Chapter 1547: The Grim Judge
To most people, the Grim Judge was a mysterious entity whose nature couldn’t easily be discerned. Many said he could judge anyone, and depending on his ruling, the person would face whatever punishment he imposed.
Others said he could only judge a person’s crimes and determine the punishment they would receive. In simple terms, someone who insulted a person like Klaus could not be sentenced to death the same way a mass murderer would.
There had been many speculations about Grim’s abilities over the years.
However, what many didn’t know was that the Grim Judge was someone whose role was to sentence people to death. The core power of his job class was to judge, find people guilty, and execute them.
But because of a limitation, or in this case, a flaw in his cultivation, the execution aspect that should have made him one of the most dangerous existences had eluded him.
Klaus sought to use this opportunity to help his friend gain the true power he was meant to wield from the start.
Grim’s class clearly wasn’t something that could be underestimated, especially not when the most important aspect of it made him the literal Grim Reaper.
As he stepped onto the platform, Klaus could see in his eyes that his best friend wished to unlock his true abilities.
Over the years, he had only banished people or stripped them of their powers for a limited period of time.
"Don’t worry, Grim. I will ensure that by the time this is over, you become one of the most powerful judges in the universe."
"I trust you, big brother," Grim smiled and sat down.
While Klaus was much younger than him in this life, to Grim, Klaus was still the green-haired elf who had saved him years ago from certain death. Also, Klaus was the only person he could not judge.
In the past, they had tried, but it did not work.
"Alright, let’s start."
Klaus gave the command, and Icon went to work identifying the flaws while Atomic worked on rewriting Grim’s core structure.
The process flowed smoothly, and before long, Icon identified over 500 flaws and immediately started fixing them. The more flaws there were, the better the results.
So despite his process taking a bit of time, Klaus was actually thrilled that Icon had made these discoveries. In the end, it took much less time and energy than Klaus and his minions had expected.
Three hours later, Grim became a Celestial and rose through the ranks to the True Celestial stage before Atomic stopped.
’Something good has happened, Master. I think we underestimated this Unique Job Class,’ Icon said to Klaus, who was focused on the changes happening to Grim’s appearance.
His hunched posture had straightened, and he had de-aged, looking around 35 years old before the apocalypse. His hair changed color to black, and his eyes now possessed double pupils, something Klaus never expected.
From what he knew about Dual Pupils, considering he had possessed one during his second incarnation, one pupil looked into the past while the other looked into the future.
Some also said one looked at evil while the other looked at goodness, while others claimed one looked at truth and the other at lies.
However, when Klaus heard what Icon said, he quickly asked what had changed.
’Does this change have something to do with his Dual Pupils?’
’No, Master. I think it would be best if you asked him to take you into his Courthouse Domain.’
Klaus looked at Grim, who was staring back at him with a smile. "Take me to the Grim Courthouse."
"Of course." He snapped his fingers, and Klaus, alongside everyone else, appeared inside a massive golden courthouse suspended among the clouds and surrounded by two giant spiral rings.
Appearing inside the courtroom, Grim sat on the judge’s chair and banged the gavel. Suddenly, from the sides, two enormous golden statues appeared, each wielding a massive sword.
Klaus, being a bit of a nerd, knew the two sword-bearing statues were the bailiffs.
Then, on the other side, twelve chairs appeared, clearly meant for the jury, while spaces were also reserved for the plaintiff and defendants.
The most shocking change, however, was the sudden appearance of people inside the courtroom alongside Klaus and the others.
These people aren’t real people, just Grim’s imagination come to life.
"Thank you, big brother. Finally, I have awakened my class’s core aspect, the Grim Courtroom. In here, I possess the power to judge and pass judgment, this time ending in the death of whoever I deem guilty.
"Of course, I cannot sentence an innocent person to death, but as you can see, I now have a true courtroom where the jury, whom I can summon at random, would determine their fate.
"Well, I can directly pass judgment on those whose crimes just can’t be forgiven.
"The best part is that whoever I find guilty becomes mine to do with as I please. So I can sentence them to death or turn them into informants to aid our cause."
Klaus nodded but was not impressed. It sounded basic to him, though overpowered in a way.
Perhaps Grim saw his thoughts using his Dual Pupils, so he laughed and added, "Of course, big brother doesn’t seem impressed. I deliberately left out the best part." He grinned and banged the gavel again.
This time, the atmosphere inside the courtroom changed. The air grew thick, and suddenly, seven people clad in dark robes appeared and knelt before him.
"I am the Grim Judge, a Messenger from Hell, and these are my Grim Agents. Because a courthouse is meant to judge people, you can sue just about anyone here, and upon my summons, they would have no choice but to come.
"Those who try to resist would have to answer to my Grim Agents. Also, I can stream the proceedings for the entire universe to watch. The best part is that my rulings will influence viewers’ hearts and minds.
"So if I were to rule that the Heavens Court is guilty of this or that crime, the viewers would believe me. Of course, I can’t simply rule against them unless you can argue your case well and back it up with solid evidence.
"And as you know, a judge is not biased, and I can see truth and lies at first glance."
This time, Klaus was stunned after hearing about Grim’s updated powers. If what he said was truly the case, then Klaus could simply sue the Heavens Court and argue his case. If he were to win, then they would have no choice but to receive their sentence from the Grim Judge.
Of course, there were some technicalities, and Klaus could see them clearly. However, he was impressed.
"Grim, I have no plans to sue the Heavens Court for their crimes. However, I do plan to clear the Asura Race’s name, so when they return, we will hold a proceeding. It will be the Heavens Court versus the Asura Race.
"That will be the last nail hammered into their coffins."
Grim smiled weakly. He wanted Klaus to sue the Celestial Supreme. He knew Klaus would win since, in all of this, the Heavens Court had been in the wrong.
"I will listen to big brother’s advice. However, if possible, allow me to call the people from your last exposé to the stand. It would be nice for the universe to know that there is a Grim Court where, no matter the power of the individuals involved, people can sue them and obtain justice."
"Knock yourself out. In any case, I would like to see how it plays out for you in the end."
A few minutes later, they were back at the Puppet Workshop, where Queenie was next in line to become a Supreme.
It was time for the Asura Queen to appear in the Universe again.
