Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 663: The posthumous son of a thief, the caliph

Not everyone on the scene has Jacqueline's extraordinary sense of smell.

Louis XI, who was sitting with his queen Anne, did not notice anything wrong at all.

Or rather, it is now difficult for anything to restore the spirit to his lifeless eyes.

The leader of the Poor Knights once cursed him with the [Ghost Hand Knife]:
“Whoever steals the property of the Poor Knights will end up like us!
All the real estate was lost, the power fell apart, and the leader's entire family was buried with him!!!"

Since that day when he led his team to wipe out a part of the Poor Knights and confiscated all their real estate within the Iris Kingdom.

Louis XI was always in a state of fear, to the point where he was extremely nervous and saw enemies everywhere.

Even those "lovers" that I love the most have become less popular.

He kept trying to comfort himself that curses were all lies, but then more and more accidents happened to him:
"Once he forgot to wear a wig, and an eagle mistook his bald head for a rock. It threw a tortoise from the sky, hoping to use the hard 'rock' to break the tortoise shell. Fortunately, a loyal guardian knight discovered him in advance and saved his life.
Another time, when he was enjoying a cockfighting show, he was kicked in the thigh by the sharp claws of a fighting cock, which severed his femoral artery. Fortunately, there was a mid-sequence [Doctor Crow] by his side, otherwise he would have died from excessive bleeding in just a few minutes.

Because he had a skin disease due to not taking a bath and only spraying perfume for years, the doctor suggested that he wrap his whole body with linen soaked in highly distilled liquor for treatment.

But the maid forgot to bring scissors, so she picked up the candle next to her and burned off the excess thread soaked in liquor."

In just half a year, it's like the death coming, too many similar things have happened.

Louis XI's repeated brushes with death caused his temper to become increasingly irritable. He would fly into a rage over trivial matters, which in turn led to severe neurasthenia.

Many state affairs had to be handed over to the red prime minister Richelieu, who was obsessed with the prosperity of the country and was more competent than any Iris king.

At the same time, he also left his queen Anna at the center of power as a check on the prime minister.

Although he had no feelings for his queen, who was a woman, he even felt a little disgusted with her.

But in the iron law of royal power, she still retains the status of "Queen" and is the person who best represents royal power besides him, without a doubt.

Louis XI originally did not want to attend the wedding. He just wanted to avoid "death coming" again and again in the heavily guarded palace. He was dragged away by the queen and could not come.

I planned to wait until the dinner was over and then return to the palace.

"Queen, what are you looking at?"

He was looking around carefully to identify any source of danger when he suddenly noticed that the queen beside him was not eating, but was reading a book that she had come from somewhere with great interest.

Louis XI looked down at the cover and found that the name of the book was "The Key of King Solomon".

The name sounded familiar to me, and after thinking for a while I remembered that this was a book on mysticism that was banned by the Church of the Creator, and the author was none other than the famous mythological figure: Solomon.

King Solomon was a figure from the Mythological Age, who lived around 990 BC in the Silver Age.

He was the king of the Remit people at that time and the most beloved of Holy Father Yahweh.

Even though the Holy Father at that time was not the only Creator God, he was still one of the three main gods of mankind. Needless to say, how powerful he was.

[Key of King Solomon] is a powerful magic book written by King Solomon with the power of God the Father. The original manuscript is a zero-level holy relic.

It is said that he conquered 72 powerful beings among the one-third of the rebellious fallen angels and recorded their names in this book.

The owner of the book can use the true names of these fallen angels and demons to drive their power.

After the Silver Age, although the Creator ate all the gods, the [Key of King Solomon] did not become invalid, but became even more powerful.

Because when summoning the 72 demon gods, what you are facing is only their devoured divinity, which has no consciousness, and the risk is greatly reduced.

[King Solomon's Key] is the most precious treasure in the hands of the Remit Church, and is on par with another incomplete zero-level holy relic, the heretical text [Dead Sea Scrolls] also known as the [Dead Sea Papers].

Louis XI naturally did not think that such a zero-level holy relic would appear in the hands of his own queen.

After the end of the Dark Millennium, the church's ruling power weakened sharply, and various forbidden knowledge was passively released. It was not a big deal if a copied version like "The Key of Solomon" was occasionally leaked.

However, this book is mainly used to drive fallen angels and demons, and is often related to curses, which made Louis XI, who was already deeply troubled by the curse of the Ghost Hand Knife, frown deeply.

So, he leaned over to see what was written on the page.

"Vassago: The third of the 72 demon gods.

This fallen angel has a kind heart and his duty is to declare the past and the future and to find all that is hidden and lost.

It can direct things that are destined to happen in the future to the present.

The summoning ritual and what actions are required as sacrifice."

When Louis XI read the description, he suddenly felt a great panic in his heart.

"This is directed at me!

Those who are cursed by the Ghost Hand Knife are destined to meet the fate predetermined by the curser.

If this Vashak shows my future, then I... No, why would the Queen want to see this kind of thing???"

But when he thought of this and was about to snatch the book from his wife's hand.

However, he found that all the ancient texts on it began to move. Countless small black hands stretched out from the pages and slowly grabbed towards him.

Louis XI wanted to dodge, but found that he was in a state of terror. Not only could he not move his body, he couldn't even take his eyes off the pages of the book.

He watched helplessly as those little hands spread over his body and face.

He wanted to use his own title, "Spider King", to communicate the iron law of the kingship of the Iris Kingdom, but he found that this church had quietly unfolded its divine domain at some point.

They had secretly cut off his connection with the legal network long ago, and their blocking authority was even higher than his!

Only a saint can do this!

Even though this was the capital of the Valois royal family, it only took him half a minute to reopen the blockade once he realized something was wrong.

But this series of things that were wrong together were enough to make him realize the seriousness of the problem.

I couldn't help but cry out in horror:
"Anna, what did you do to me? This joke is not funny."

The beautiful queen picked up her knife and fork, and slowly ate the rare, bloody steak on the table, revealing a bloodstained horror smile:

"No, my dear sire, this is no joke.

If you don't cultivate a fertile piece of land, someone else will naturally cultivate it for you. Now that the harvest season has come, you are completely useless. "

He reached out and gently stroked his belly, then took off the rare ring he had been wearing on his hand and removed his disguise.

Then a huge bulge was revealed, indicating that the baby was at least ten months pregnant and could be born at any time!
Louis XI's eyes widened in disbelief, turning red, and he shouted at her:
"You betrayed me? Tell me, whose bastard is this?"

Queen Anne did not answer him, but the groom of the wedding next door, Count Angoulême, came forward and put his arms around the queen's thin shoulders.

Regardless of the public, he kissed the queen's beautiful red lips.

It is now obvious to whom the child in the queen's belly belongs.

Om-!
The king is always the protagonist in any banquet. The commotion here has already attracted other people's attention, and there was an uproar in the hall.

Louis XI's other brother-in-law, Marquis Dominique, stood up and shouted:

"How dare you insult the royal family! Are you going to..."

He hasn't finished yet.

A waiter behind him suddenly pulled out a dagger and stabbed him in the back.

The marquis himself was a third-rank [Treasure Guardian]. When he was attacked, the golden armor he was carrying automatically unfolded, but was pierced by the dagger that had been primed with the magic-breaking effect, and had no defensive effect.

"what--!"

Seeing the dead, the screams in the hall became one.

However, in just a moment the scream turned into a shriek.

Every member of the Valois royal family and the pro-Protestant alliance who attended the wedding was targeted early on.

Special assassination plans were formulated in advance based on their extraordinary professions and professional abilities that had no secrets at all.

In just a few breaths, most people fell tragically in a pool of blood.

Old people, men, women, children. No exceptions.

"Do not--!"

"Mom, save me!"

Even Princess Charlotte Mago, the "prop bride" used to gather all the relatives, was killed by a sword.

And because she was so beautiful and her body was still twitching, she was dragged to the next compartment by two extraordinary people from the Orthodox Alliance with a sinister smile.

Then there was the sound of clothes tearing.

Byron's "Key to Omniscience" actually received a piece of news that seemed to be just gossip a long time ago:

".Louis XI, who was about to inherit the throne of Fleur-de-lis, was extremely fond of men. It was said that he felt sick when he saw a woman, which caused great headaches for the royal family.

The news was strictly sealed, and the future queen who was crying all day was brewing a big plan (Chapter 508).

Apparently that was the whole plan.

The conditions for succession to the throne were basically met.

The queen was pregnant with a posthumous child of Louis XI. As long as all the members of the Valois royal family were killed, who would have known that Louis XI was a homosexual and would have difficulty in giving birth?

As a distant branch of the Valois royal family, Count Angoulême will naturally become the regent who holds real power in the Iris Kingdom!

Assisting orphans and widowed mothers to rule the country, on stage during the day and in bed at night.

With the support of external forces such as the Orthodox Church, Cromwell, the Protector of the Netherlands, and the Pyrenean Empire, they will successfully become the new masters of this country.

In theory, even Byron's claim to power is subject to this "posthumous child".

It doesn't matter if it's an illegitimate child.

Juana of Castile could do it, and so could this posthumous child.

Compared to Byron who killed the White Rose York family with real swords and guns in the war for the throne, the Count of Angoulême who was supported by the Remit people was the real "country thief".

Steal the country from the House of Valois.

Louis XI saw that his entire family had been wiped out and his wife was not pregnant but was not his own. He was so heartbroken that his eyes were stained red by the royal blood.

But the power from the level zero relic has covered his entire body, and the predetermined future has arrived.

Pfft!
He fell headfirst onto the table, a fork pierced his eye socket and then into his brain, killing him instantly.

And no matter which prophet came to check, they would only conclude that he died from the curse of the ghost hand knife, and it had nothing to do with [King Solomon's Key] and the queen.

Because Meganilla and Jacqueline, mother and daughter, who were sitting in the corner of the banquet hall, also faced a crisis.

Ever since Meganilla was dismissed from her post as colonial governor by Louis XI, she and her daughter gradually faded out of the power center of Iris and the sight of others.

According to the official information updated three months ago, both of them are third-level singers.

The two assassins simply tore up a pawn contract that contained the [Silent Force Field] and wanted to kill them with two swords.

But I do not know that the rate of progress of Byron's followers should never be measured according to common sense.

Jacqueline had already accepted Byron's First Embrace and became the fourth-order mythical creature [Night Devil] that countless powerful people dreamed of.

As long as there is blood, you can achieve immortality.

Even if the singer's ability was sealed, his physical fitness alone was at the demon level. In addition, Jacqueline had already smelled the blood coming from the guards being killed outside, so she became alert in advance.

The Orthodox Alliance acted too quickly and had no time to save others, but there was no problem saving the mother.

He turned the two table knives in his hands and stabbed them into their necks in the opposite direction before the assassin's dagger stabbed over.

"Mom, let's go."

He took Meganilla's hand, unfolded his [Shadow Robe], and together they fell into the huge shadow hole that opened up beneath their feet.

But the shadow jump was forced to stop as the mother and daughter had just left the Sacre-Coeur.

Because Saint Matthew, one of the seven [Saints] of the Orthodox Church who was responsible for blocking the inside and outside, had already reacted and cast the [Holy Prayer] to prohibit all non-human movement within the royal capital.

A large number of armed men from the Orthodox Union swarmed in and chased them relentlessly.

While the Orthodox armed personnel were hunting them down, they also began to purge all Protestant believers and supporters in the entire royal capital.

"By order of His Holiness the Pope, kill all Protestants."

"Orthodoxy is the only spokesman for the Creator!"

A massacre had begun throughout the city, and in just a few moments the Seine was filled with corpses in miserable states of death.

In this era, the Remit Church and the Creator Church are indeed much more barbaric than the Holy Spirit Church, which was born last.

Heretics and pagans must die!
The Red Wedding on the East Coast was horrific, and the battle for the throne on the West Coast has come to its final moments.

Mehmed II was probably so angry that he forgot that nothing could defend against the slash of the [Holy Sword of Zulfiqar]. Even the hardest shield in the world would be cut in two.

He subconsciously used his scimitar to block the holy sword in Bayezid's hand, but was chopped into two small scimitars by Bayezid's sword, and then was knocked far away by the halberd that followed.

In the center of the square where the wedding was held was a large and carefully constructed fountain pool, with three statues several dozen meters high standing in the middle.

In the center is the crescent and star, symbols of the Holy Spirit, similar to the cross emblem of the Church of the Creator.

The crescent moon symbolizes new beginnings and hope, while the star represents light and guidance.

Next to it are two statues of people, one side is the founder of the Holy Spirit Church, and the other side is the Lord of the Two Seas and Two Lands, Mehmed II himself.

The father and son landed on the huge pedestal under the statue one after another.

Mehmed II, who was already showing signs of defeat, coughed up blood and called for help from his guards:

"Come and save me!"

Being old and frail, he was indeed no match for his son who was in his prime, and he was almost killed after just a few moves.

But just when the guards of the old Sultan's side rushed into the pool and wanted to besiege the eldest prince.

The latter's men suddenly threw several large barrels from the storage of strange objects and smashed them into the fountain pool.

The black-gold liquid with a pungent smell instantly covered the water surface, and the sparks from the collision of the halberd and scimitar between the father and son instantly ignited it.

Teng——!
Raging flames suddenly rose up, turning the guards who rashly tried to rescue Mehmed II into firemen. The tragic scene scared away everyone else.

They also successfully isolated the inside and the outside, and no one could help them.

It’s that alchemical product of a West Coast specialty: “fire in water.”

Once ignited, it is difficult to extinguish and can burn fiercely even on the sea. It once shone brightly in wars.

Amita, who had originally planned to take sides as the "Old Man in the Mountain", saw that she had no chance and could only return to Byron in a depressed mood.

Byron didn't care and comforted her:

“It doesn’t matter. The revelation of the Old Man in the Mountain will cause great trouble.

It’s not easy for you to make a move, just wait for a new opportunity.”

Opportunities come quickly.

Mehmed II looked at his son approaching with a halberd in his hand, and finally despair appeared in his eyes. He cried out sadly to the star and crescent holy emblem beside him:
"Holy Spirit, is chaos really the ultimate end of the universe, and will the Holy Spirit Church never have a chance to become unified again?

Even if I return to your arms today, I will not be able to rest in peace."

An anchor chain of faith sank into the void.

When a person is about to die, his faith becomes particularly pure.

The Creator behind the Holy Spirit was too busy with His own affairs to pay attention to him.

But when Byron saw this, he just laughed.

Resonating with the [Ten Thousand Winged Angel], he gently plucked the anchor chain of faith that was linked to him, and the thoughts and willpower accumulated in the sky above the Star-Moon Empire poured down.

The infusion of power was so obvious that even the anchor chain of faith appeared in the air.

The vitality injected back into Mehmed II's body actually helped him regain his youthful form.

Holding two swords in his hands, he forcibly blocked Bayezid's fatal blow and pushed him back half a step.

"This is... the blessing of the Holy Spirit?!"

This time it was Bayezid's turn to be caught off guard.

There were religious judges and devout believers everywhere. Even if they lied with their eyes open, they would not dare to say that this was not the power from the Holy Spirit.

“Could it be that the old Sultan [Lord of the Two Seas and Two Lands] is the ruler of the world recognized by the Holy Spirit?”

"It's a miracle! It's really the Holy Spirit appearing."

"The Holy Spirit is going to punish the rebellious prince who broke the law and killed his father with his own son!"

Seeing the two sides fighting in the chaos around them, even their own people had doubts in their eyes.

Bayezid was so anxious that he had no time to think about why the Holy Spirit, who had been worshipped for thousands of years but had been silent, suddenly appeared at this critical moment.

He imitated his father and shouted at the holy emblem:
“Great Holy Spirit, don’t listen to this old guy’s nonsense.

A devout believer will not transgress the law, will not proclaim himself a caliph, and will not ignore your beloved Saint Byron.

Even if he conquers the east and the west to unify the Holy Spirit Church world, it is not for you, but for himself!
He is blaspheming!
I am your most loyal Sultan!"

A chain of faith also rose above his head.

The Holy Spirit in heaven impartially gave him the gift.

Bayezid's power suddenly increased, and he suppressed his father again.

His men cheered:
"It seems that His Highness Bayezid is the one favored by the Holy Spirit."

Mehmed II was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

After all, he was a great leader who was both civil and military, but he realized that someone was playing tricks just from the "extreme tug-of-war" in front of him.

The top church leaders all knew that the Creator was splitting apart, and of course he, the Sultan, knew it too.

When he discovered that his God had even lost self-awareness, he unknowingly became ignorant of the One and Only God, and of course he could no longer be respectful to the so-called Holy Spirit's favored one.

This kind of faith feedback appeared at this time, most likely because the self-aware follower intervened.

Moreover, the Zoroastrian Empire had not sent beauties earlier or later, but suddenly came to propose marriage to him right after Saint Byron's visit. This was obviously very strange.

Muhammad II's life had been going so smoothly before that he never expected that others would dare to conspire against him.

As things progressed to this point, if he still couldn't see the problem, he would be unworthy of his title of "Lord of Two Seas and Two Lands".

Unfortunately, what can they do now?

Mehmed II looked at his foolish son who was brave but not wise, and was filled with sorrow:

"To be or not to be, that is the question."

Indeed, in normal times when the Star-Moon Empire was strong and politically stable, the so-called faith in Byron's hands did not play much of a role.

But at the critical turning point in history, his belief may weigh only four pounds, but it can move thousands of pounds.

Byron never did business without being pushed around. Even if he sold something to someone else, he would ask the other person to help him count the money.

At this time, the two anchor chains of faith are like water pipes. The firmer one's faith and the lower his bottom line, the more power he will gain.

The father and son are already at loggerheads with each other and it is impossible for them to allow the other to survive. If they do not betray their faith, they will surely lose their lives.

As a result, the natural resistance to theocracy in their hearts began to quickly disintegrate.

The originally weak faith anchor of these two rulers immediately became stronger as they competed with each other.

Among them, the eldest prince's growth rate was much faster than that of Muhammad II.

Like the comprador class, they are most generous and open-minded in selling things that do not belong to them.

Even if we had to sell all our land, resources, and young and strong population, we wouldn't even blink an eye.

The same was true for Bayezid, who had not yet obtained the throne. He did not feel any pain at all when his son sold his father's land.

Mehmed II only hesitated for a moment because of the increasingly irreversible sunk costs, and fell behind in the arms race.

The eldest prince stabbed his kidneys with his halberd and skewered them into pieces.

At the same time, the [Human Crown] on Byron's head also began to shine brightly.

(End of this chapter)