Executed
Zanillia's body was lying unconscious on the ground while I stood there before everyone's shocked gaze.
“Oh my goddess, it's indeed an evil ghost!” Someone exclaimed from the audience.
“Who is she? How did she possess Zanillia's body?”
“What's that dress on her? It doesn't seem to be from our world.”
“Of course, it's not. That must be a dress from the ghost world. Now thinking of it, I feel a chill in my body, suddenly realizing that I've been talking to an evil ghost all this while.”
The murmuring in the crowd went up.
Natasi at the side, stood dumbfounded.
'Where am I? Who am I?'
She couldn't believe that the Zanillia whom she had always had strife with, was an evil ghost.
Thankfully, she was quite lucky or else, she would have also met her demise just like the princess.
“I… I didn't kill the princess. I swear I didn't kill her. I'm also innocent in this matter.” I tried to defend myself, but their loud murmuring overwhelmed my voice.
“Halt.” Vagamound lifted his hand and the noise in the hall instantly went silent. “Then let me ask you a question.” His calm gaze was still on me. “You said you found Zanillia's body unconscious on the ground this morning, where exactly did you go too?”
The elders' eyes widened when they heard Vagamound's question. A realization soon hit them.
That's right. When the evil ghost was speaking inside Zanillia's body earlier, she had said that she found herself unconscious on the ground in the morning.
Now, with the pieces put together, doesn't that mean that she had left Zanillia's body during the night and came back in the morning.
“I went out to look for you.” I didn't hesitate to answer. “Since I was leaving for the mortal realm today, I thought I could bid farewell to you before I leave. But who would have thought that my soul would leave Zanillia's body at the last moment.”
“You went out to look for him?” Eason's brow rose in puzzlement. “I don't understand your sentences because Vagamound has been in seclusion from the moment you people arrived. If you want to make a lie, why don't you cook up a better one.”
“That's not-”
“Enough.” Vagamound's voice cut in. “Hear my decree, everyone. Since Zanillia's body was evilly possessed by a ghost, she would be termed as not guilty. Both she and the fourth lord, San, are ordered to get married tomorrow, at the earliest. As for the evil ghost before me, she must be executed right away.”
“What!” I exclaimed out loud, looking at Vagamound in bewilderment.
“Yes.” The guards instantly jumped into action and dragged me out of the hall.
I didn't even think about how they were able to touch me in my soul state.
Executed? Am I going to die for real?
I stared at Vagamound who stood above the platform. His gaze was too calm, almost as if he wasn't concerned about the life that was going to be gone soon.
Why? Why did you do this?
Tears streamed down my cheeks uncontrollably.
Is my life going to end up this way? I haven't even lived much on earth. This is unfair. Why should I be killed for a murder I didn't commit?
No. I don't want to die. I don't.
'Feiye, I thought you said you would shower the girl in the painting with all your love. Is this part of the love you say?'
What a fool I am. How could I believe the words coming out of the mouth of an evil person like him?
Do I regret it? Yes.
I regretted it from the very moment I came into this world.
I instantly let go of all resistance and let the guards willingly pull me away.