Chapter 637 The execution
"I am ready".
"…"
"…"
"…..!"
Time seemed to freeze across the Minerva Star System.
Multiple races across the Minerva Star System were watching the broadcast, billions of people watched and they were captivated by that last speech.
Gaufrid did a good job with his speech.
Watching him, all the beasts felt sad but none of them felt a spirit of rebellion rising in them as the words of their leader settled into their head.
'Do not taint my legacy by being another version of me…'
'Prove to them that we are as sentient as they are!'
Billions of beasts spread across the Minerva Star System felt different emotions ranging from sadness to frustration, billions cried on behalf of their savior as they watched him bend the knee before the sword.
On his knees, Gaufrid faced the camera again.
"Do not cry because its ending, be happy because it happened".
"Let me take all the stigma of the beast fate with me to the afterworld".
"With my death, let all beasts be reborn to a new fate".
Gaufrid took his eyes away from the camera as he looked down. 'Ancestor…, are you watching?'
He shook in excitement. 'I hope I performed to your expectations'.
'I hope I was the savior that you hoped for'.
'I'm glad I got to know you'.
The Demonic Lion finally closed his eyes.
Thud! Thud!
The footsteps reverberated as the executioner walked closer.
He was a hefty Nak warrior carrying a giant executioner sword, this warrior had been informed of his task since long ago and he was prepared for it.
As he walked closer though, Gaufrid opened his eyes again and looked.
Not at the Nak warrior, but at Legolas.
"Complete what you started…, please".
"…" Legolas' heart skipped a beat.
"Be my executioner". Gaufrid demanded.
"Send me on my journey to go meet Ancestor".
"Be the one who executes Duhkha".
"…" Legolas had a poker look on his face but a lot of things went through his mind as his heart began beating faster.
This was the worse case scenario that he hoped against.
'If I personally execute their leader, those Beast Priests won't forgive me'. His thought process briefly halted when his game interface lit up with a notification.
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[You have triggered the Main Storyline Grade A+ Mission: The Beast Coalition; Scars of the Past and Present!]
[Mission Details:]
[Again, the scars of an arrogant past and present have been reopened!]
[For a long time, humans, Naks, Ackermanns, Demons, every race saw beasts as simply that, monsters!]
[They saw them as brainless existences who only live to kill and cause chaos. In their quest to curb them, they decided to completely cripple the beasts!]
[They subdued them, killed them, they enslaved them, they treated them worse than living things in their quest to instill a sense of superiority within them!]
[This brutality birthed a trauma that lived from generation to generation!]
[This trauma gave birth to him…, Duhkha, the embodiment of suffering and pain!]
[He is ready to liberate his race and he will do anything to get his goal!]
[The Beast King is ready to kill everyone to get his goal!]
[The sentient races pushed the beasts to the wall, now they are unhinged!]
[The Minerva Star System will now face the revenge of their slaves!]
[Are they ready for it? Probably not!]
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[Main Mission: Do what you want! Yes, this is a choice mission. Both the Beast King and his enemies are in the wrong, follow your personality and do what you think is right, there's a greater chance for additional rewards with this mission!]
[Mission Reward: ???]
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[Remark: Once a Slave; now a Savior!]
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[You have triggered Main Storyline Grade A Mission: The Executioner!]
[Mission Details:]
[You made your choice.]
[Somehow, you were able to stay neutral, siding neither side completely as you stood for justice, bringing the war to an end without the amount of bloodshed that would have been the norm.]
[Your actions have won the respect of Duhkha, the Beast King.]
[He feels no one is worthy of executing Duhkha except you, the one who orchestrated the way out for the Beast race.]
[This is why Gaufrid asks your favor, he wants you to execute Duhkha personally to finally bring an end to the stigma of the Beast race.]
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[Main Mission: Become Gaufrid's benefactor; become the executioner of Duhkha and the savior of Gaufrid.]
[Mission Reward: 1 Trillion Experience Points!]
[Additional Reward: Massively increased favorability with the Beast race!]
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"…!" Legolas' eyes widened into saucers as he saw this notification.
'Holy sh*t!'
'Killing the Beast King increases my favorability with the beast race?!'
'Damn…, how does that even work?'
Legolas was amazed but he did not let his shock show on his face even as Gaufrid's eyes kept on looking into his own eyes.
The next moment, the Obsidian Spear materialized out of his inventory.
Thud!
This spear's sharp blade landed with a thud.
Seeing his actions, Gaufrid smiled again. "Thank you".
This beast finally closed his eyes and embraced his death.
Legolas took short steady steps as he went closer to his target. On arriving there, he looked down at the leader of the Beast Empire and Beast Coalition one last time before raising his spear high into the air.
"In the name of freedom, I set you free".
Legolas raised his pitch-black spear up before swinging it hard.
WHOM!
The spear cut through the air with power.
The Beast King was finally about to be executed.
Duhkha was about to become history.
Gaufrid was finally about to become the symbol that he always wanted but just before the spear could hit its target, a foreign power erupted.
The fire erupted and tore through the shield surrounding the Beast Emperor's palace almost instantly as it enveloped the executioner the next moment, Legolas instantly felt all his danger instincts tingle.
He felt powerless as the indomitable fire energy completely suppressed him.
"Ah…, Legolas Baron, finally, we meet". A voice reverberated.
"This place is noisy, let's go to a quieter place to discuss".
BZZZ!
The fire disappeared.
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