Abigail's spirit suddenly froze. She finally came back to her senses from the fantasy before her death, and found that she was being tied to the torture rack, with branches piled one meter high at her feet, and the executioner from the Realm of Bright Light next to her.
Grease is being poured.
"Miss Writer...the darkest moment is before dawn, but please don't close your eyes...You should have the courage to look directly into the darkness. Only a true warrior is qualified to see the first glimmer of light...!"
This voice coming from the depths of consciousness began to bloom from Abigail's chest like a warm current, permeating her whole body.
She raised her head, looking for the so-called dawn.
At the outermost edge of the crazy crowd, the midday sun shone from the sky and reflected on a dazzling piece of metal armor.
It was an exquisitely crafted silver helmet, and a messenger on horseback was carrying it as he sprinted from the outside of the square.
The horse roared past countless passers-by. The moment the messenger arrived at the execution site, he immediately read out the yellow document in his hand in a loud voice.
"Stop! Stop it now! The Prime Minister has signed an order! Pardon Abigail Gerstaf Herman of all crimes! Stop it all!"
As he spoke, he dismounted and rushed to the execution platform, unfolded the long yellow scroll, and showed it to everyone.
People were surprised to find that it was covered with many seals. In addition to the seals of the cabinet and the prime minister, there were also the signatures and seals of the Greybean royal family.
"The truth has been found out! Abigail Gerstave Herman is not a witch. The real culprit comes from the Valentan people, the indigenous people of the Indong continent! At present, the empire has proposed to negotiate with the Secred government!"
The messenger pushed away the church executioner.
"Throw away the torch now! The Prime Minister orders Miss Hermann to be released immediately!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.
Abigail was stunned. After a moment, she finally couldn't hold on any longer and burst into tears.
There were no tears, only the joy and relief of being reborn after suffering all the grievances.
It turns out that this is the dawn...
Mr. Yi...it must be him, he saved me!
The drooped head was lifted up again, and Abigail looked directly at the scorching sun in the sky regardless of the dazzle.
What sun...what light...what radiant realm!
The church’s beliefs are all fake, and so is the Supreme Will! The five major gods are all lies!
There is no sun in the sky, but I don't feel dark...
Because someone replaced it!
…
Judge Wendell, who was standing at the edge of the execution platform, was in disbelief. He hurriedly knelt down and looked carefully at the pardon order. He couldn't see any flaws even if he looked at it word for word.
Therefore, he could only look at the white-haired Baroness sitting in the highest position at a loss.
…
Remilia sat motionless, her exposed eyes becoming sharp as she stared at Abigail on the stage.
Klein next to him stood up, looking shocked.
"At such a time, there is still a reversal? Her Majesty the Queen and the cabinet signed the pardon order at the same time, and the news reached an astonishing unity. What did they do earlier? I don't believe that they only got the information from the eastern continent now.
.”
After all, he is an old noble and has a deep mind. Klein has already begun to think about the interests involved. There is a high probability that someone is paying a price behind the scenes to protect Abigail.
"I must go back and find out what all this is about..." After muttering a few words to himself, Klein turned to Remilia and said, "My Lady, Baroness, what do you think of this matter?"
…
Under the attention and boos of many citizens, Abigail was put down from the stake.
People who had read the pardon document began to spread the contents, and soon the citizens in the square learned the truth about the "Blackwater Disaster."
It turns out that the culprits are the Valentan people from the Indong Continent, and their chief is already wanted by the Sai Kingdom.
Everything was a misunderstanding, and the prisoner called a witch was framed...
The ignorant citizens were led by the imperial government's public opinion and almost executed her!
Now that they got the truth, those who had cursed Abigail just now looked at her with very complicated eyes.
However, no one apologized to her, and until the end, everyone still regarded her as an unlucky little person and ignored her.
The conflict was transferred, some citizens began to curse the imperial government, riots broke out in the square, and the police and the sheriff began to maintain order and deal with those who wanted to cause trouble.
In the commotion, most people forgot about Abigail.
She was still crying quietly.
She kept thanking Mr. Yi for his help in her heart, but received no response.
But it doesn't matter, even if Mr. Yi no longer pays attention to her, Abigail is still full of piety and gratitude.
Picking up a coat that someone else had dropped, Abigail put it on her body and quietly watched the commotion in the square.
People and the sheriff were scuffling with each other, eggs and rotten vegetable leaves were flying everywhere, and vicious curses were heard.
What an ironic scene...
It turns out that some places do not need light. The sufferings suffered by the people of this country are worthy of their thoughts...
…
"Lady Remilia?"
Klein asked the girl next to him again. Suddenly, as if he had seen an hallucination, he found that the girl's eyes had turned red, as if they were bloodshot.
"Here we come..." Remilia put down her fan, lightly opened her soft lips, and said only these words.
coming?
Klein frowned slightly: "What's coming?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sun in the sky immediately dimmed, and the dark color shrouded it like a curtain, giving the square bathed in the midday sun a dark color.
The people who were still rioting stopped. A policeman was suppressing the troublemaking citizens. When he was hit by the black, he instantly noticed something and raised his head to look at the sky.
Everyone in the square was also looking up, including Abigail.
They saw that a gap opened on the edge of the sun, and the intense black color emerged from the gap, like ink dots on white paper, spreading continuously in the sky, forming a huge black spot.
The dark spots covered the sun, blocking nearly half of its sunlight.
Seeing such a strange phenomenon, people instantly panicked.
People in the square began to run away randomly. People thought that the situation on the day of the Blackwater Disaster was about to happen again, and they were frightened and lost their minds.
"Inspection Bureau! Go call the Inspection Bureau!"
“And the seers of the Church!”
The police maintaining law and order were calling for special personnel to intervene in such incidents.
Among the people at the scene, even if there were foresights, they had never seen such a terrifying and bizarre phenomenon. Most of them, like ordinary people, chose to escape first.
Dardaniel did not attend today's execution. He was in the office and was not aware of the cabinet's pardon for Abigail.
But it didn't matter, because even in the office, he saw the blocked sun through the window and was extremely shocked.
"This... this is not something we can handle. We must apply to activate the Hand of God Council!"
…
Everyone in the square had almost run away, but Dame Remilia was still sitting firmly in the VIP seat, looking at the cracks in the sky without any panic.
Klein reminded her to leave quickly, but she didn't care. Instead, she turned to look at Klein and said something strange.
"The person behind the scenes has revealed some clues, and that person can't wait any longer..."
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a deafening tearing sound in the sky.
The dark crack was torn open again, and a larger crack opened. A branch-like thing stretched out from it, spreading close to the sky and toward the eastern coastline.
It is like a towering tree that continues to grow. The shadow it casts crosses the coastline of the harbor area and points directly to the ocean to the east!