Jaakuna heard Nadeline sort of laugh at his joke. At least someone found the humor in it. That’s all Jaakuna cares about, well at least as far as the joke is concerned. As they did continue, Jaakuna just thought about where all the soldiers were. Surely they would have been guarding the entrances. Of course, Jaakuna also thought about the fact that the city was under attack, but still. He had to wonder about these things.

As he continued to think about such things, Jaakuna almost didn’t realize that they were already at the secret entrance to the palace. It was pretty fast, but then again the lack of water allowed for such fast travel. When they arrived at the stairs, Jaakuna knew that there just had to be soldiers in the palace. So, as he drew his Demonsbane, Jaakuna followed Emiri’s lead as the three of them arrived into the Palace, and what Jaakuna saw was both confusing as fuck and stunning.

[b]“Blood…Blood everywhere.”[/b] Jaakuna said as he saw the bodies laid in front of him and the two ladies. Down every hall way, bodies of the Dalmascian soldiers and knights. They all were brutally slaughtered, but by who? Perhaps this is why the water was already gone in the Waterway, and this could also be the reason why there were no soldiers guarding the place. But still, Jaakuna still wondered about who could have done this. 

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Deep within the Royal Palace of Rabanastre, there was a blonde man working his way through the halls of the palace, successfully and effortlessly killing every single guard that came his way. He was using his lightning magic and cutting them down one by one. Then he came to the Throne Room where the royal king himself, [url=http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/211/7/5/durzo_blint_by_superstrikewolf-d594cik.jpg]Jonathan Rufus Dalmasca[/url]

[b]“Who goes there!?”[/b] Jonathan shouted as he heard someone.

All of a sudden, through the doors, the personal guard of the king himself went flying in, sent with awesome fury and the shocking power of lightning coursing through him. The King stood up from his throne and was shocked at what he saw, then he looked up and couldn’t believe it.

[b]“J-J-Judge Ixion! What are you doing here?”[/b] Jonathan said in complete surprise.

Ixion smiled. [b]“I am here for the Dusk Shard. Hand it over or lose your life, King Jonathan!”[/b] Ixion demanded.

Jonathan was stunned and he didn’t know what to do. The Dusk Shard was Dalmasca’s only leverage to remain within the war that’s brewing. [b]“I refuse. I’d rather die than hand it over to scum lik--”[/b] Before he could finish, Ixion went forth.

Using the lightning magic to amplify his speed, Ixion sped forward, impaling the king where he stood. The blade of his sword went straight through the king’s heart, and the king died on his throne, legs spread apart and mouth open as that was his last expression before he lost his last breath. [b]“What irony?”[/b] He said as he pulled his sword and sheathed it. [b]“Long live the King, I guess.” [/b]He said as he smirked at his comment.