Fate's Dark Side Chapter 435

Leonardo Albert stood up, and I figured he had been made the council leader.

He gracefully addressed all those present, including some of the citizens allowed to enter the King's Hall and witness the hearing. Then he stated what we were all present for and implored everyone to be on their best behaviour.

Devin stood and greeted everyone quickly before informing everyone of the day's itinerary.

"Today, we will be discussing the crimes of the following people. Larry McMillian, Amanda Richford, Ramsey Richford, Jacob Makhailov, Gaston Wayat and Neil Peakman. They have conspired and committed treason and must be tried and punished for their crimes." Devin said, and I could hear the tinge of anger in his voice.

The truth was everyone had lost something in the process, and some of those things could never be recovered. There was no way they would go free or receive a slap on the wrist. They had committed heinous crimes and had to pay for them.

The hall was silent, and Devin sat down.

Pamela read Amanda's crimes, and she pleaded guilty. The same was done for Gaston Wayat, and he pleaded guilty.

Neil Peakman was difficult; he pleaded not guilty.

"I have the right to an investigation. These are baseless allegations laid against me. It is my right to request an investigation," he said, looking at his former colleagues on the council.

None of them dared to look at him. I could see that they were afraid too. It was clear Neil needed to understand the situation he was in.

"Are you trying to say that we are lying?" Leo asked him sternly.

"I am not saying anything; I am just saying that evidence needs to be provided before there is a conviction," Neil argued, and Devin laughed.

"Why do you always like to do things the hard way, Peakman? You tried to run away when the King went to arrest you himself. If your hands were clean, and you were truly innocent, you wouldn't have been caught loading your suitcase into the trunk of your car, ready to run away on the night of the massive arrest," Devin said. The people who were in the hall murmured.

"Mr Peakman, I hope you know this is not the old system where council members abused the laws and liberties for their benefit. Only one man makes the law now, and thus you have no right to request an investigation. You are at the mercy of the King," Leo told him, and Neil looked up at the box where I was sitting with my wife.

I looked into his eyes, and he could not speak. I was the one that arrested him. I was the one who locked him up in prison.

"If you deny your crimes one more time, the penalty will be severe," Devin warned him. Even though they were all going to die, there were worse ways to go. Death can be quick and easy or slow and painful. The decision was his.

He conceded after that and pleaded guilty. Likewise, Jacob Mikhailov pleaded guilty and exonerated his family members that were in the cell.

"My brothers were not a part of this, your Majesty. They have no hand in this. They were just helping me out. They did not know the severity of the crime. Please, your Majesty, do not punish them for my crimes," He pleaded, but I was going to be the one to decide that. I remained silent and left my face expressionless.

Ramsey pleased guilty, and the enforcers moved them to a holding cell, leaving Larry behind. That was when I decided to speak.

"Larry McMillian, you have committed treason against my father in the past and against me. You tried to usurp power and name yourself King. You created chaos in our world, and many people lost their lives. I was disappointed to find out your reasons. You claim you did it based on what your fiancee told you, but she never told you to try to install yourself as King and ruin lives in the process. You recruited minors into your scheme and ruined them. You manipulated and killed the people on your team to cover your tracks. You misled them and destroyed everything from the shadows, all in the name of vengeance. Today I sentence you to life imprisonment in a silver cage where you will be forgotten and die a slow and painful death. You will be starved and allowed a meal every four days to repent for the lives you took and the people you displaced because of your greed and wickedness. I promise you will beg for death during this period, but it will never come. I hope your remorse is enough for the goddess to forgive you." I said, and the entire hall was silent. Larry began to laugh.