Clap, clap—
Stepping out of the shadows, the Archbishop's muddled white eyes scanned the surroundings before pausing on Kaelion.
".....I was a little skeptical at first, but you really did fulfill your role."
Kaelion merely lowered his head in acknowledgment.
"What?"
"W-what's going on? This can't be true, right?"
The others looked at the scene dumbfounded. They could hardly believe what they were seeing.
This was especially so for Evelyn who stared at Leon's decapitated body.
'H-how could it be...?'
Her mind was a mess and she could hardly think.
Those from the Aurora Empire were no better as they looked at Kaelion, their idol, in utter shock.
Of all the people that could betray them, this...
"Why did you do this!?"
"You were given everything!"
They all shouted at him in protest. They demanded answers, and they soon received their answers.
"Why did I do what I did?"