Volume 2: Funeral Song of Crows Chapter 33 The Cursed and the Lost (Part 1)
A thousand years ago, the entire Vic continent was walking on a tightrope on the edge of the end, and it seemed like a miracle that the Judgment Seat could resolve all the threats in the end.
In this context, William always took it for granted that the Judgment Seat had united all the forces on the continent - after all, without unity, the entire world would be turned into a living hell under the Moon Realm Crisis.
But it wasn't until William saw the drama of the meeting that he really began to think about what the Endwatch would be when all was said and done.
There is no doubt that it is a military organization that is above all secular regimes. And according to the original intention when it was established, except for crises that threaten the peace of the world, they should not have the power to interfere with the operation of this world .
However, in reality, after the End Watcher has such a powerful influence, it is difficult for it to maintain its imagined transcendent status. Every move of such a behemoth will seriously affect the balance of the entire continent.
Especially in that era, no matter whether it was kings, generals or common people, as long as it involved the worship of the Moon Realm, the Judgment Seat had the supreme "judgment power". Even the king had been judged by them - it was just a matter of a quest line.
From this perspective, there is nothing wrong with calling the Tribunal the true ruler of the Vic Continent after the Moon Crisis.
This is also the reason why the Endwatch needs to be disbanded at the end of the full moon. Now that all threats have disappeared, there is no reason for them to maintain such a strong military force and hold such terrible power.
Unless the End Watcher intends to use his reputation of saving the world to directly establish a country.
William didn't mind but unfortunately there was no such option in the game, so disbanding the country was the next best option - respecting the fate of this world and leaving the fate of mortals to mortals.
In fact, in the epilogue of the game, this is indeed a very perfect ending. Everyone lives a happy life, and the whole world enters a new era of tranquility and peace again.
But all this is based on the assumption that William does not leave.
Now that he's gone, the nature of everything is different.
No one in the Tribunal has the prestige and power to prevent the ensuing chaos in the mortal world. Even after the disbandment of the Endwatch, the members of the Tribunal who originally came from various countries have to rethink the positions they should maintain now.
The departure of Coles has broken the current fragile balance.
His question before he left hit the nail on the head.
After the Chief Judge leaves, even if we want to continue to maintain the existence of the Judgment Seat and the End Watcher, or even want to further establish a new era of order, who should be in charge?
This will be a more fatal and sensitive issue.
After Coles left, several members of the Tribunal at the Obsidian Round Table stood up and left. During this time, Byron kept trying to persuade and stop them, but to no avail.
With each person leaving, the spotlight on that character would go out. Eventually, including Byron, there were only five spotlights left around the round table.
"Ah, this is how the seeds of strife are sown."
Valk looked at the lights on the stage going out one by one in fascination and said with emotion.
"You really trust your subordinates too much, or you trust mortals too much. If they really let everything go well as you imagined, would we still be born? Throwing all these choices to them directly is like throwing a piece of good cheese into a dog cage. After all, do dogs eat cheese?"
Valk kept chattering beside William, while William watched everything on the stage in silence.
On the stage, Byron looked around at the four remaining people at the round table and let out a long sigh.
Evelyn, who had also voted in favor earlier, also left.
"Then let us start all the changes..."
As Byron finished his last line, the remaining five spotlights on the stage went out at the same time, and the stage fell into darkness again. The velvet curtain slowly closed, and soothing interlude music sounded.
The prologue is over.
Valk then jumped up and shouted to the stage:
"Skip Acts 1 and 2. Time is running out. Fast forward to Act 4!"
After He finished shouting, the orderly sounds of prop preparation behind the curtain immediately became chaotic.
After sitting back in his seat, Valk adjusted his hair and said to William:
“I love Act 4, The Damned and the Lost. You’ll definitely enjoy it more than the boring political drama that preceded it.”
William actually wanted to say that you should start directly from the first act and finish all the plots.
But firstly, this was someone else's own theater after all, and secondly, he didn't buy a ticket. More importantly, the other party was a complete lunatic, so he didn't think his suggestion would be accepted by the other party.
Not long after, as the bell rang, the curtain was unveiled again.
The background of the stage became a richly colored abstract painting, with flames of constantly changing shapes floating on the background. In the entire background, you can't find any tangible objects.
There is no doubt that this stage background symbolizes the ever-changing lunar landscape.
Two spotlights shone on two people at the edge of the stage.
The dark swordsman Blake and the jackdaw Coles, the fourth and last seats of the original Trial Seat, were now walking side by side in the Moon Realm.
"Remedios chose to remain neutral, Sibylla disappeared, Byron supported the Kos Empire, and Jay supported the royal family of the Storm Kingdom... Now the entire continent is shrouded in the shadow of war. I don't understand why it has become like this. What went wrong?"
After the two walked to the center of the stage in silence, Blake asked with a heavy expression.
"Because the Tribunal no longer has a person who can suppress everything. Whether it is choosing to create a new order or to maintain the old order, without such a person, nothing can be achieved."
Coles responded calmly to Blake's question.
"So you chose to leave at that time because you had foreseen this outcome?"
Blake asked.
The thread of fate flickered in Coles' eyes, and he replied:
"If I don't break this window paper, they will still be entangled in this issue for more than a year. When the Tribunal is divided again at that time, it can only be tied to its own chariot by the seven kingdoms, instead of being like now. At least it can take the initiative and retain a spark for rebuilding the Tribunal."
Coles suddenly stopped after he finished speaking, looked at Blake and asked:
"Do you believe that William is dead now?"
