317. The God of the Gallows
All of us have the day to die.
The death penalty is a ceremony that gives death a solemn conclusion.
Of all the death penalty, hanging is the most glorious.
Odin once hung himself upside down under the World Tree.
Odin's mortal warriors would hang the corpses of their enemies upside down from trees, and it is said that this is where the hangings came from.
In the old era, there was an ancient empire that believed in Odin, and when a warrior came to the end of his life, he would hang himself upside down from a tree for seven days and seven nights to sacrifice himself.
It is said that when a brave warrior performs a ritual of self-sacrifice after countless battles of life and death, he will endure the painful devastation, and even a legendary warrior will find it difficult to endure the torture of Odin's divine power.
And once they pass this bloody and cruel sacrifice, they will receive Odin's bounty.
Odin will grant them death.
and eternal glory after death.
Both Odin and Hela are gods of death.
But Odin picks first.
To Odin, the warrior with the strongest body, the strongest will, the best skill, and the noblest soul.
The rest went to Hela.
It is said that the ritual of self-sacrifice is the way to Valhalla.
Over time, this has come to mean that those who die by hanging will see Odin himself before their souls return to the underworld.
And if the soul of the deceased is good enough, he may even have the opportunity to be appreciated by Odin, and if he can pass the rigorous test, he can even be lucky enough to become a great heroic spirit who fights for the gods.
It is precisely for this reason that hangings are widely promoted, because even those in power may one day end up being guillotined by the crowd.
They also hoped that what was in front of them at that time was not a sharp blade, but a thick hemp rope that might lead them to the gods.
And with the passage of time, Odin's story no longer exists on the earth.
Increasingly, more efficient methods of killing were used to end the lives of prisoners, but some of the moral of hanging remained.
For very important prisoners, some countries will also sentence them to death by public hanging, sometimes to comfort the public and let them know that the most heinous prisoners are really dead, and sometimes to restore public credibility and tell people that even the nobles are subject to the law.
Of course, on the gallows, it can never be a powerful noble.
Other times it's just a reason to bring everyone together.
Hara and the Boss of Spades were sure that by the time the hangings were carried out, the whole square would be crowded, they had been stuffy for so long that both metal and bone were going to rust.
That's a good thing for them, because it gives them a chance to fish in troubled waters.
But it's not a bad thing for Queen Clown, because it means they're more likely to be able to pinch them to death.
The Boss of Spades' entire body is hidden under his robes:
"The Joker won't show up at the execution ground, and if she's there, there's no way we'll have any chance of rescuing Peloris, and even if you can turn into a celestial snake, there's no way we're going to stop her, and it's even difficult for you to escape.
But if she really leaves the palace, it may not be a good thing, as long as she leaves for a moment, the Queen of Hearts can get back some of the power that belongs to her. ”
Hora:
"So our enemy is the Duke of Spades?"
The Boss of Spades shook his head:
"And the clown army, even if you turn into a celestial snake, in the face of such an oppressive and terrifying monster, they will not have the slightest fear, they will be like irrational puppets who are not afraid of death to flood everything with a sea of people, and then the entire square will sink. ”
Hola suddenly thought of something:
"By the way, isn't there a Cube Knight, and is he also a rebel?"
The Boss of Spades was silent for a moment.
The man's eyes were sad:
"The premise of the rebel is that we take out the capital, the Joker is not a fool, she has planned to kill us all before she steals the power, and the moment of successful stealing is when the strongest in the poker kingdom, the Queen of Hearts, is at his weakest.
"The king and queen managed to escape, and the block knight died.
"The Joker is a smart person, and she knows the ugliness of human nature, so she still misses it, because she can't imagine that there are such good people in the world.
"She lacks imagination in kindness. ”
Hara didn't say much, and no matter how much she comforted the Boss of Spades, she couldn't really alleviate his pain.
"So our opponents are mainly the Duke of Spades and the Clownfish Army, how strong is the Duke possibly, and is this time enough for him to fully recover?"
Spade boss says:
"It stands to reason that he should still be in an awkward situation, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Joker banished the Duke of Spades' curse and injuries completely.
"So let's prepare for the worst, we will face a powerful legend, not as good as the Empress and the Joker, but he is also a pioneer knight who followed the Undead Emperor in his conquest thousands of years ago.
"I don't know if all these years of quiet life have made him cowardly or strong, but the Clown Queen did change him, twisting a knight worthy of respect into a demon minion.
"Before the Fall, he was not afraid of death, and now our enemy is a powerful legend who is not afraid of death and has no bottom line.
"But then again, if your Changing Celestial Serpent is as powerful as I've ever heard, you're not incapable of coping, even if you're not even legendary.
"This creature itself is more terrifying than the legend, I really can't imagine why this creature can exist in this world, this monster itself is simply ......
"Blasphemy. ”
The Boss of Spades continued:
"At least he won't be able to defeat or imprison you when you become the Celestial Serpent, but five minutes is still too little, and we must take it by surprise and transfer Peloris within that time.
"Our advantage is that they don't know that the Celestial Snake is you, and they don't think that the Celestial Snake will come to save Peloris.
"We can make them think that if they really prepared an ambush, they would never use it against a monster that suddenly appeared, because in their perspective, you can't be there for Pelores.
"The Duke of Spades doesn't recognize you as a celestial serpent, and the Joker is even more impossible, so you are the embodiment of the Will of the Dead Wasteland, foraging for food in the poker kingdom.
"And if someone really comes to the rescue of Peloris, it is very likely that they will take this opportunity to do it, so their ambush will stand still and wait for us to appear.
"The Duke of Spades will stop you from destroying the Joker's property, and at this time, Peloris will have a lot of shackles on her that limit her power, as well as a group of members of the Clown Army who are eyeing her. ”
Hola takes:
"And I'll accidentally destroy the shackles on Peloris during my fight with the Duke of Spades. ”
The Boss of Spades nodded:
"At the same time you'll stop the Duke of Spades, and I'll show up and run away with Peloris, while you keep yourself as the embodiment of the Wasteland of Death, pretending to back down from annoyance.
"It's all going to happen in five minutes. ”
On top of the two.
Above all of them.
Ravens hover high in the sky.