Chapter 683: No Proof - 683
Skybelle spoke. "Besides the Chief of Police, there were two other officers at the scene who witnessed the scar on the Skygod's hand."
"Alright then. They can verify it. Bring them here." Skymender said.
Skybelle turned around and looked at the Imperial Guards, who moved out of the house.
Skymender waited patiently. He was in no hurry. After around an hour, they brought news. Not only had the Chief of Police been killed, but so had the two officers at the scene. They also brought with them further news. All of the information on the scar had gone missing or been destroyed. This included written descriptions and drawings.
Everyone who had seen them was also dead.
This was the work of Third Moon. Skymender had made sure that he would destroy any records on him while Violet killed the Chief of Police's family and Skymender attacked the police department.
He had made a mistake in ever showing his scar. He simply had never assumed that his identity would be found out. After all, how crazy would one have to be to suspect a child?
Skybelle received the news and looked at Skymender.
Her emotions were clearly chaotic.
"Skymender. Tell me honestly. Are you the Skygod?" She asked.
Skymender shook his head. "The fact that you are even asking me that is ridiculous. You can believe what you want to believe, such as the fact that a child could create an assassination organization. In addition, at the time that Skygod first appeared, I was around 11 years old. But sure, it all makes sense because we both have a scar on our hand, and I was out minding my own business while an attack took place."
Hearing Skymender's words made everyone feel as though it was indeed ridiculous. But the scene of Skymender killing the detective made everyone feel as though it was indeed a possibility that a child had created an assassination organization.
Regardless of what they believed, they had no proof. If Skymender was a commoner, then even on suspicion they could arrest him. But like this, all they could do was let him go.
The Imperial Guards seemed to internally admit defeat in this endeavor.
Skybelle spoke again. "Come to the Imperial Capital so that you can formally use the pardon badge in front of the Emperor. Don't do anything stupid, or you may get yourself killed."
Her last sentence wasn't a threat, but a warning because she still cared about Skymender.
Skymender shook his head. "They wouldn't kill me even if I was the Skygod."
Skybelle did not understand, but she did not need to. In the entire Sky Barony, including his mother, father, Baron Sky, and his sister, he was the one that the Imperial Scholar valued the most. As such, it was unlikely he would be killed unless he truly committed treason against the Empire.
Killing a detective was nothing near treason. Neither was being an assassin. He would be fine.
Skymender made his way to the Imperial Capital, the Imperial Guards following him the entire way. The pardon badge had not been officially used, as only the Emperor could approve its use. But upon unofficially using it, the person was temporarily cleared from any sort of punishment for anything they had done.
The usual ten day trip passed by quickly.
It was in complete silence that they arrived at the Imperial Capital.
Without a single word, he was taken to the Imperial Palace. He was brought before the throne room.
The doors opened, and Skymender, along with Skybelle, entered the room. The Imperial Guards dispersed elsewhere.
As they entered, the door closed.
Inside the room was the Emperor, the Imperial Scholar, Sword Master Shang, Skymender's sister, and Skymender.
Skybelle began to speak.
She explained everything that had happened, before explaining how Skymender used his pardon badge.
The Emperor nodded at the end. "I see."
"So, your Imperial Majesty, what say you?" Skybelle asked.
The Emperor tilted his head for a moment. "Oh right. Of course Skymender's pardon badge can take effect. You are hereby pardoned."
"Thank you." Skymender said with a slight bow.
His sister looked at him. "You must kneel before the Emperor."
Skymender had nearly forgotten that it was customary to kneel. After all, he had been here a lot and had often forgotten to.
Just as he was about to, the Emperor waved his hand. "Skymender doesn't have to kneel. It's fine."
Skybelle was confused. Not only was Skymender not punished for his crimes, and had gotten away with most likely being Skygod, but now the Emperor was saying he didn't have to kneel.
She suddenly realized that she didn't understand her brother at all.
"Skybelle." Sword Master Shang said.
Skybelle's head turned, instantly paying attention.
"Try not to be such a stickler for the law. He's your brother. You can give him some favor."
Skybelle was even more shocked. She knew her master well. He wouldn't say that normally.
It seemed that Skymender was even in her master's good graces.
She looked at the Imperial Scholar, wondering if he would also say anything.
The Imperial Scholar, who had his pinky finger in his ear, saw her looking at him out of the corner of his eye.
"Huh? What's happening?"
Skybelle felt as if the upper echelon of the Empire had to be a joke.
She turned around and left the room.
The Imperial Scholar awkwardly looked around, wondering what he had done.
He was definitely more relaxed than when Skymender first met him. Perhaps it was age, and the possibility of finding a successor.
"So." The Emperor said.
Skymender paid attention.
"Are you really that Skygod guy?"
The Imperial Scholar paid attention to this, as did Sword Master Shang.
"Of course." Skymender said.
The Imperial Scholar nodded. "I had guessed so. Who else would be so proficient in poison?"
There was no need to hide anything from these bunch of old fellows. Skymender felt a sort of warmth from them, as if they viewed him as a future member of the Empire, a true member.
It was as if they knew that he would be the one to carry their legacy, the legacy of the Empire.
Chapter 684: Last Year - 684
The main reason why Skymender didn't bother to lie was because he knew that if they wanted to find out, they would be able to. It wouldn't be difficult, especially if all they wanted to know was whether or not he was the Skygod.
Just watching him would suffice. Either he would slip up and show that he is Skygod, or the Skygod would suddenly stop taking action while Skymender was being watched, which was enough proof.
Regardless, he had another pardon badge.
The Emperor spoke. "As long as you don't kill a noble or anything, you're good to continue. I'll just act as though I never heard you."
Skymender nodded, thanking him.
"Alright, you can go."
Skymender left the throne room, and began to travel back to the Sky Barony.
As he did so, Sword Master Shang turned to the Emperor. "Is it time?"
The Emperor nodded solemnly. "Just about. Are you sure you don't want to bring Skymender?"
Sword Master Shang nodded. "He may be a powerful asset, but he isn't prepared for the battlefield. Any mistake can lead to death, and his death is something the Empire cannot afford."
The Emperor understood. "Don't die out there."
Sword Master Shang turned around and left through an exit. "I could never lose."
After ten days, Skymender arrived back at the Sky Barony. He had not seen his sister since she stormed out of the throne room.
Skymender sighed. Both of them had grown older, and being away for so long had caused their emotions for each other to grow thin.
This was especially so for Skymender, who had been affected by the Deprivation poison.
He continued as always, studying. Even though his schooling had been interrupted multiple times recently, he had long surpassed anything they could teach.
Without a single word that he could be Skygod, Skymender's life continued steadily.
Soon, summer came. Skymender did not do anything special. He simply studied and assassinated. His pockets had become so deep that he wasn't even sure how much money he had.
All he knew was that the money he used to take from the Sky Barony's reserves were nothing in comparison to the money he had now.
The same went for Western Guardian, Third Moon, and Violet. They had become extremely wealthy, though nobody around them knew it.
They kept most of their money in an underground bank. They would most likely never use it, simply passing it on to their children or someone else after they passed away.
They kept a low profile, staying in the same houses as always.
Skymender had not only changed their lives, but even Sky City in general had been assisted by him.
More than half of the people he assassinated were criminals, and that kept the streets cleaner and safer than before. In fact, seeing the rate at which criminals died, most people avoided committing any crimes, no matter the circumstances.
This made Sky City one of the safest cities in the entire Empire.
That only contributed further to its growth.
Skymender returned home. It had been silent for a long time.
He was the youngest child, and all of his brothers and sisters had either moved out, whether temporarily or permanently, or stayed in their rooms all day. Skymerge had left to join the Imperial School a while ago.
Others had joined the Royal school or left to simply make a life for themselves.
Even during the summer, they only occasionally returned.
Skymender was the last to leave the house, and he only had a year or so left.
As things continued, his last year of school commenced. After this, he could either join the Imperial school, Royal school, some other school, or never join a school again. Naturally, he had long planned to enter the Imperial School.
It wasn't even a question. He would probably be exempt from any test necessary to enter, simply because his intelligence was so high.
He wasn't even excited for the Imperial school. He felt that there was nothing it could possibly teach him. Even the number one graduates of each year may not know as much as him. It would be a formality, but perhaps Charles would be there. If so, then as long as he had also grown, it may be interesting.
The last year of school passed by quickly.
Skymender turned 14, the age required to enter the Imperial school, though he had to finish the school year.
All resistance to his assassination organization was quelled. The police no longer officially worked with him, but he could tell that they occasionally requested tasks.
If he wanted to, he could completely take over the underground of Sky city, and perhaps even the entirety of the city itself. That would never be allowed to happen by the Empire, but if they were to, for some reason, not interfere, then he definitely could.
Around the start of the new year, his brother called him into his office. He seemed a bit exhausted, but his eyes were as bright as ever.
"As you know, my goal is to expand Sky city, and make it even greater than it already is. I cannot do that alone. Therefore, I wanted to ask you to advise me. I know of your intelligence, as you have long surpassed the knowledge of the academy level." Baron Sky said.
Though he said this, Skymender understood what he was really asking. He wanted to work with Skymender, or rather, Skygod, to expand the city.
"I can help you, brother." Skymender said.
Baron Sky nodded.
"Though I want to expand the city, it costs a lot of money. I can tax and tax, but at some point, people get dissatisfied. Therefore, I have considered working with the one known as Skygod to tax the underground. Doing so would benefit everyone. What do you think about this idea?"
Skymender nodded. "It makes sense. I'm sure as long as you could show proof of what the money would be going towards, this Skygod person would be willing to help tax the underground."
Baron Sky nodded. "I will send him a formal letter then. In addition…"
Baron Sky began to talk about many ideas for cooperation with the one known as Skygod.
Some, Skymender advised he did not go through with, and some he suggested he did.
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