Chapter 179: Federation's Judgement

“Now that both the prosecution and defense teams have rested their cases,” said the judge, “they may now present their final arguments. The prosecution may begin with theirs.”

The lead prosecutor stood up and cleared his throat before he walked straight towards the jury.

“Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,” he said, “it has been an extraordinarily long few cycles. You’ve heard all our witnesses, read all the testimonies, reviewed all of the evidence. There is irrefutable proof that this person, the defendant…”

The lead prosecutor turned his body slightly, and pointed at Nightmare behind him without even looking.

“...knowingly and willingly committed grievous acts of assault, battery, larceny, robbery, and of course, murder. No matter what the defense team might try to convince you, this person most certainly harmed people, their companies, and the Federation itself.”