Chapter 857 Captured Zanzan Nobles (Part-2)
?857 Captured Zanzan Nobles (Part-2)
Although Alexander did not show, internally, he was extremely furious with that man.
And it was not because of the threats he had made.
Those Alexander only saw as the barkings of a mad dog.
But what really ticked him off was how that man had surely tortured other innocent people to death.
So taking the dagger, Alexander plunged it deep into the man's chest, Updated from novelbIn.(c)om
"*Aghhhhhh!* You dare! When my father... arghhhh"
Even as the man let out an ear splitting painful howl, he still could not stop from threatening Alexander, while Alexander himself only sneered,
"Noble! What noble? I only see a dog in human skin, panting like a miserable beast,"
As he then brought the huge knife downward diagonally, ripping open the chest and producing an extremely large, undoubtedly mortal wound.
"Aghhhhhh! Kill! I will.... arghhhh"
But even at this maddening pain, the man did not repent and letting out an even larger pitched howl continued to curse Alexander as he tried to twist his body to try and break free of the men holding him.
That of course he failed in.
"*Stab!* Why did I kill those innocent people?" But Alexander was not done with just that one slash, as retrieving the dagger, he once again struck, now on the opposite left side, and drew a cross, dying the man's chest and abs matt black.
"Agghh... uuhhh," It was only by this point that the man seemed to have lost his voice, possibly due to the huge blood loss as Alexander had ripped apart major veins and arteries, and started to pant as he entered his last death thrones, his eyes losing focus.
While Alexander too found himself breathing heavily.
He had only slashed twice but he felt like he had run a mile.
And the reason for this exhaustion was because he felt like his whole body was set on fire after hearing that story and his heart thumped uncontrollably in anger at how much pain the man had surely caused for no reason at all.
Just killing him with a few slashes seemed way too merciful.
But Alexander was no torturer and other than slashing the man a few more times and getting his armor splashed with blood, he was unable to properly inflict pain on the man.
"Ahghhh." And after a while of bleeding out, the man finally slumped over and went quite, utterly this last word- 'Mother!'
But although that single utterance might sound like the clue to a tragic backstory, it really was not.
That maid of a mother was no saint and that Matbar (Marquess) Kyuam was no great villain who drove the woman to death.
So no matter what mistake his son committed, the man was never admonished, which only let his tyranny grow and grow, leading to the current tragedy.
This of course did not excuse the man from his crimes, and neither could Matbar (Marquiss) Kyuam deny his culpability in facilitating his son's crimes.
But strictly speaking, the man himself never did such things, neither did he encourage or propagate such acts.
Alexander was of course unaware of such intricate details, and slitting that man's throat to put him out of his misery, he angrily turned around to sneer at the captured nobles,
"So you serve a lord whose son is such a scum like this? And you dare call your nobility!"
But if Alexander's plan was to intimidate them, he failed, as the nobles were veterans who would not be caught by a simple trap, as one of them simply replied with a brush of his hand,
"Please do not paint everyone with the same brush, my lord. He was not our lord's son, but an illegitimate offspring."
"He is nothing to us- neither a noble nor related to one."
Following this, another quickly chimed in nodding his head,
"Yes, that is correct. Even his 'so called' crimes that you say, that is simply just your word against his. You have no proof. Please do not slander!"
And lastly, another man claimed breezily,
"Whatever Matbar (Marquiss) Kyuam and his sons did in their estate, it is up to them. We would never judge them."
It was apparent these men were very nonchalant about the crimes the man had clearly committed and Alexander was indeed very angry to see not even a single word of condemnation from them.
They might not have done these things themselves, but they certainly tacitly condoned, through their actions and gestures.
So Alexander gave them a harsh choice, turning to address them as such,
"Since you are all nobles, you should be aware of the sides me and Matbar (Marquiss) Kyuam represent."
"And if you know your lord, and he really is as stubborn as I heard, you should know I will not be able to reach any compromise with him."
"That means once the peace treaty expires, there will be war." Alexander declared in a deep voice, before pulling a chilling look,
"With that inevitability almost set in stone, I see no reason to keep you alive."
"Matbar (Marquiss) Kyuam will go to war if I kill you, while Matbar (Marquiss) Kyuam plus all of you will go to war if I let to return."
"So doesn't it make more sense to make to end up like that!" Alexander pointed to the corpses lying prone on the ground while producing a malicious grin.
"That! Lord Al... Pasha let us not be rash!" And that certainly got the reaction Alexander wanted from the captured nobles, who up until now had appeared quite relaxed, with that particular statement being uttered by that bushy eye browed man, who further added,
"We... we can swear! As part of our condition for release, we can swear not to participate in any war between Lord Alexander and Matbar (Marquiss) Kyuam."
"Oh? Is that possible?" To this concession, Alexander pretended to put asurprised face, like he had never even thought about it, before posing, "Does your oath to Matbar (Marquiss) Kyuam not oblige you to come to his aid when he calls?"
"No! No! We are allowed to make exceptions when our life is in danger! By Ramuh!" The bushy browed swore.