[Legend of Sun Knight] fic: New Horizons -That Person Now Returned- (6/9)
Title: New Horizons -That Person Now Returned- (6/9)
Fandom: The Legend of Sun Knight
Words: 1,448
Summary: Not long after Grisia assumes the position of the 38th Sun Knight, he spots a familiar face among the crowds-Roland, who has become a royal knight captain after disappearing from Grisia's life. However, trouble brews among the palace. This time around, is it Grisia's turn to look after Roland?
Notes: Another one of my favorite parts. Enjoy~.
Part 6
"Step aside, Sun Knight, this has nothing to do with you," Judgment said flatly, robes billowing about him.
"Judgment Knight, cease this folly. The God of Light's benevolence teaches us not to let enmity brew in our hearts. We must love all our brethren and open our hearts to forgiveness no matter how far from the path one has strayed," I said.
"Forgiveness? Sun Knight, it would behoove you to open your mind to the God of Light's severity. I am afraid that the one I seek has strayed too far from the path. You cannot hope to save this one. To hope in such a case is willful ignorance, the height of folly. Do not stop me," Judgment warned.
I kept up with his strides, my clothes getting messed up by how quickly we were walking. Would it hurt you to slow down, Judgment? I really wanted to just snap back, No, you! but that wasn't something the Sun Knight would say, so I could only swallow those words back down.
"Judgment Knight, it is not too late to turn around. You do not want to do this. To continue on is to turn your back on the God of Light!"
Around us, a sizable crowd had formed, watching as the two of us pretty much stormed through the palace. We caused such a racket that the royal knights had even come over to check up on what was going on, and just like I had planned, Roland's squad was among those who had hurried over. However, none of them dared to step up to stop us.
I shared a glance with Judgment. Our plan was going smoothly so far. Everyone knew that the Sun Knight and the Judgment Knight were the "worst" of enemies. By playing up to expectations, we had easily stormed right into the palace and confused everyone. Not only that, now everyone would believe that the Sun Knight and the Judgment Knight disagreed. This was not something endorsed by the Church of the God of Light.
It was time to continue on to the next step. Judgment blinked twice in succession to show that he had gotten my message. He then said, "Turn back? To turn back now is to trample over the God of Light's teachings, for no evildoer should go unpunished!"
"Which evildoer has angered you so, Judgment Knight?" I shook my head, as if I couldn't believe him.
By now, we had reached the royal quarters, which were guarded by royal knights, and quite an impressive crowd had followed us, trying to stop us to no avail. Foot had tried to interrupt us multiple times, but we just spoke right over him. Judgment looked like he had every intention to storm right past the palace guards, but even he had to stop when they crossed their spears in front of the entrance to the hallway to block us.
"Halt!" one of the guards called out, essentially stopping Judgment from "answering" my question as well. "You may not pass without permission."
Judgment just glared at him, causing the guard to take a step back involuntarily, but to the guard's credit, he quickly shuffled forward again and pretended he hadn't been cowed. The full force of Judgment's glare was truly nothing to scoff at. It was deadly enough to make people faint and had certainly made no small number of people flee or cry.
"You dare to stand in the way of justice?" Judgment growled. "Do you know who you are speaking with?"
The guard visibly gulped and gripped the spear tighter. "Yes sir, Judgment Knight, sir."
That's one too many "sirs" in that sentence just now.
"'Yes,' you dare to stand in the way of justice?" Judgment flung back at him and glared even harder.
"N-No! I mean, yes, I know you are the Judgment Knight..." the guard's voice grew quiet.
I would pity the guard, but there were more dire matters at hand. I smiled a gentle smile at the guard and made sure my eyes showed deep grief. I placed my hand over my heart and said, "Kind knight, would you let Sun and his brother pass? There have been rumors going around the palace and the Holy Temple that Sun and Judgment Knight must get to the bottom of. Sun does not believe that anyone here could have lost their way so much, but no matter how much Sun tries, he has been unable to persuade Judgment Knight to believe the same. I am afraid that only by investigating in person will Judgment Knight be able to see the error of his ways."
The guard just stared at me, completely dazzled by my smile and confused by the word vomit. I opened my mouth, about to repeat my request, when a voice sounded behind the guard.
"What is all this fuss?"
We all turned to see the crown prince walking toward us with a frown on his face. The guards quickly saluted him.
Perfect.
Ever the diligent son, I had expected him to come out to see what was up. As for the king? Fat chance he'd get off his lazy bum to do anything productive.
Judgment crossed his arms. "Your insolent guards insist on obstructing justice."
I turned and covered my mouth to prevent laughter from escaping through my lips. Oh dear, that was a close call. "Your insolent guards insist on obstructing justice! Hmph!" Okay, he didn't say "hmph," but dear God of Light, Judgment, are you trying to kill me here with that sullen look?
Judgment gave me an unimpressed glare.
"Cough," I said into my glove.
"Sun Knight, are you well, sir?" the guard asked.
I held a hand up and said, "Sun is well, only troubled. If the truth of this matter is not ascertained, Sun will not be able to lay down his troubles. Has this esteemed soul truly strayed from the path of light, as what Judgment Knight believes, or is this perhaps a baseless rumor? Sun cannot bear to even entertain the thought that anyone can believe such a thing to be possible. How can our honorable ruler partake in something as base as torture? Preposterous."
The royal knights behind us, including those in Roland's squad, began to murmur.
The prince frowned even harder and snapped, "You dare accuse your king of such a thing? Though you may be the Sun Knight, you are still stepping out of line!"
I wanted to laugh again but held back the urge. Since when did I even mention the king? I only said "ruler," which could mean a lot of people, the prince included, but of course right when I said that in conjunction with "torture," everyone's thoughts jumped right to the king, as who else would be foolish and repulsive enough to do such a thing?
I shook my head and took the opening he gave me. "Your Highness, Sun means no such thing. Sun only wishes to clear His Majesty's name and put an end to these baseless rumors once and for all."
Judgment actually gave a "hmph" and cut in, saying, "Sun Knight means no such thing, but I certainly do. Though you may be the prince, and your father the king, you and your father are still not exempt from justice. Move aside, Your Highness."
Ohhh, burn. That last "your Highness" was oozing with sarcasm. You totally nailed it, Judgment!
The prince pursed his lips but couldn't refute Judgment's words.
"Your Highness, Sun will accompany Judgment Knight, so please feel at ease," I said to persuade him.
"The royal family will not forget this transgression, Sun Knight," the prince said with narrowed eyes. "Come. Let me witness this 'justice' you speak of."
Ah. The prince is sharp indeed, earlier misstep aside. How did that fat pig king come to have such a smart, devoted son? Sometimes, I really wondered if they were even father and son. I mean, look at the prince! He's quite tall and has a refined appearance. He and his father look nothing alike, and their personalities are also eons apart. Either the prince and the princess both take after the queen, or the queen had a grand time with someone else. I mean, who would blame her, when her husband is such a deplorable excuse for a human being?
While the entire continent knew that the Sun Knight and the Judgment Knight never got along, and the prince therefore believed the same, he also, unfortunately, knew whenever I was up to no good.
Drat, I had hoped to get one over him, but no matter. We had already gotten this far.
He waved us in.
to be continued
This entry was originally posted at https://lucathia.dreamwidth.org/364091.html. You can comment here or there.
Fandom: The Legend of Sun Knight
Words: 1,448
Summary: Not long after Grisia assumes the position of the 38th Sun Knight, he spots a familiar face among the crowds-Roland, who has become a royal knight captain after disappearing from Grisia's life. However, trouble brews among the palace. This time around, is it Grisia's turn to look after Roland?
Notes: Another one of my favorite parts. Enjoy~.
Part 6
"Step aside, Sun Knight, this has nothing to do with you," Judgment said flatly, robes billowing about him.
"Judgment Knight, cease this folly. The God of Light's benevolence teaches us not to let enmity brew in our hearts. We must love all our brethren and open our hearts to forgiveness no matter how far from the path one has strayed," I said.
"Forgiveness? Sun Knight, it would behoove you to open your mind to the God of Light's severity. I am afraid that the one I seek has strayed too far from the path. You cannot hope to save this one. To hope in such a case is willful ignorance, the height of folly. Do not stop me," Judgment warned.
I kept up with his strides, my clothes getting messed up by how quickly we were walking. Would it hurt you to slow down, Judgment? I really wanted to just snap back, No, you! but that wasn't something the Sun Knight would say, so I could only swallow those words back down.
"Judgment Knight, it is not too late to turn around. You do not want to do this. To continue on is to turn your back on the God of Light!"
Around us, a sizable crowd had formed, watching as the two of us pretty much stormed through the palace. We caused such a racket that the royal knights had even come over to check up on what was going on, and just like I had planned, Roland's squad was among those who had hurried over. However, none of them dared to step up to stop us.
I shared a glance with Judgment. Our plan was going smoothly so far. Everyone knew that the Sun Knight and the Judgment Knight were the "worst" of enemies. By playing up to expectations, we had easily stormed right into the palace and confused everyone. Not only that, now everyone would believe that the Sun Knight and the Judgment Knight disagreed. This was not something endorsed by the Church of the God of Light.
It was time to continue on to the next step. Judgment blinked twice in succession to show that he had gotten my message. He then said, "Turn back? To turn back now is to trample over the God of Light's teachings, for no evildoer should go unpunished!"
"Which evildoer has angered you so, Judgment Knight?" I shook my head, as if I couldn't believe him.
By now, we had reached the royal quarters, which were guarded by royal knights, and quite an impressive crowd had followed us, trying to stop us to no avail. Foot had tried to interrupt us multiple times, but we just spoke right over him. Judgment looked like he had every intention to storm right past the palace guards, but even he had to stop when they crossed their spears in front of the entrance to the hallway to block us.
"Halt!" one of the guards called out, essentially stopping Judgment from "answering" my question as well. "You may not pass without permission."
Judgment just glared at him, causing the guard to take a step back involuntarily, but to the guard's credit, he quickly shuffled forward again and pretended he hadn't been cowed. The full force of Judgment's glare was truly nothing to scoff at. It was deadly enough to make people faint and had certainly made no small number of people flee or cry.
"You dare to stand in the way of justice?" Judgment growled. "Do you know who you are speaking with?"
The guard visibly gulped and gripped the spear tighter. "Yes sir, Judgment Knight, sir."
That's one too many "sirs" in that sentence just now.
"'Yes,' you dare to stand in the way of justice?" Judgment flung back at him and glared even harder.
"N-No! I mean, yes, I know you are the Judgment Knight..." the guard's voice grew quiet.
I would pity the guard, but there were more dire matters at hand. I smiled a gentle smile at the guard and made sure my eyes showed deep grief. I placed my hand over my heart and said, "Kind knight, would you let Sun and his brother pass? There have been rumors going around the palace and the Holy Temple that Sun and Judgment Knight must get to the bottom of. Sun does not believe that anyone here could have lost their way so much, but no matter how much Sun tries, he has been unable to persuade Judgment Knight to believe the same. I am afraid that only by investigating in person will Judgment Knight be able to see the error of his ways."
The guard just stared at me, completely dazzled by my smile and confused by the word vomit. I opened my mouth, about to repeat my request, when a voice sounded behind the guard.
"What is all this fuss?"
We all turned to see the crown prince walking toward us with a frown on his face. The guards quickly saluted him.
Perfect.
Ever the diligent son, I had expected him to come out to see what was up. As for the king? Fat chance he'd get off his lazy bum to do anything productive.
Judgment crossed his arms. "Your insolent guards insist on obstructing justice."
I turned and covered my mouth to prevent laughter from escaping through my lips. Oh dear, that was a close call. "Your insolent guards insist on obstructing justice! Hmph!" Okay, he didn't say "hmph," but dear God of Light, Judgment, are you trying to kill me here with that sullen look?
Judgment gave me an unimpressed glare.
"Cough," I said into my glove.
"Sun Knight, are you well, sir?" the guard asked.
I held a hand up and said, "Sun is well, only troubled. If the truth of this matter is not ascertained, Sun will not be able to lay down his troubles. Has this esteemed soul truly strayed from the path of light, as what Judgment Knight believes, or is this perhaps a baseless rumor? Sun cannot bear to even entertain the thought that anyone can believe such a thing to be possible. How can our honorable ruler partake in something as base as torture? Preposterous."
The royal knights behind us, including those in Roland's squad, began to murmur.
The prince frowned even harder and snapped, "You dare accuse your king of such a thing? Though you may be the Sun Knight, you are still stepping out of line!"
I wanted to laugh again but held back the urge. Since when did I even mention the king? I only said "ruler," which could mean a lot of people, the prince included, but of course right when I said that in conjunction with "torture," everyone's thoughts jumped right to the king, as who else would be foolish and repulsive enough to do such a thing?
I shook my head and took the opening he gave me. "Your Highness, Sun means no such thing. Sun only wishes to clear His Majesty's name and put an end to these baseless rumors once and for all."
Judgment actually gave a "hmph" and cut in, saying, "Sun Knight means no such thing, but I certainly do. Though you may be the prince, and your father the king, you and your father are still not exempt from justice. Move aside, Your Highness."
Ohhh, burn. That last "your Highness" was oozing with sarcasm. You totally nailed it, Judgment!
The prince pursed his lips but couldn't refute Judgment's words.
"Your Highness, Sun will accompany Judgment Knight, so please feel at ease," I said to persuade him.
"The royal family will not forget this transgression, Sun Knight," the prince said with narrowed eyes. "Come. Let me witness this 'justice' you speak of."
Ah. The prince is sharp indeed, earlier misstep aside. How did that fat pig king come to have such a smart, devoted son? Sometimes, I really wondered if they were even father and son. I mean, look at the prince! He's quite tall and has a refined appearance. He and his father look nothing alike, and their personalities are also eons apart. Either the prince and the princess both take after the queen, or the queen had a grand time with someone else. I mean, who would blame her, when her husband is such a deplorable excuse for a human being?
While the entire continent knew that the Sun Knight and the Judgment Knight never got along, and the prince therefore believed the same, he also, unfortunately, knew whenever I was up to no good.
Drat, I had hoped to get one over him, but no matter. We had already gotten this far.
He waved us in.
to be continued
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