Chapter 95: Which is heavier, your sword or your past?
The female judge took the fragments.

Touch with your fingertips and examine carefully.

Even from a distance, this piece of metal fragment is very similar to the broken sword.

Riven's breathing almost stopped.

This was the fragment she had once worked hard to find, but eventually gave up.

Now it is about to be pieced together, which also indicates that the sins that were once deeply hidden will soon see the light of day.

"Where did you find this?" the magistrate asked the attendant.

"At Elder Suma's cervical vertebrae."

There was an uproar in the parliament hall.

"Why didn't you submit it before?" the magistrate asked.

“I submitted it.”

The hall attendant looked at the samurai priest next to him with an evasive look in his eyes, "But the priest said it was insignificant."

The judge glanced at the samurai priest, then handed over the fragment and said, "You go and put it together."

The samurai priest glared at the hall servant.

"Your Excellency, this weapon is enchanted with dark magic. We don't know what will happen if we put it together."

"I will do as you say." The magistrate's tone left no room for doubt.

"Yes!"

The warrior priest took the fragment, then turned and walked to the altar, placing the broken metal in his hand in the gap at the tip of the broken sword.

——Nothing changed. The complete giant sword lay there quietly.

The female judge secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But at the moment.

Riven looked unhappy.

She looked at the old man and his wife guiltily, she knew their hopes were about to be dashed.

The not guilty verdict they hoped for would be shattered in the next moment.

This caused her to feel endless sorrow.

buzzing-

Riven heard her sword begin to hum.

"Everyone, be quiet!"

She raised her voice as loud as she could, trying to make her voice be heard over the noise in the hall, "You must listen carefully!"

The sound of the sword became stronger and stronger, and its vibration even made the air tremble. Now everyone can hear and feel it.

For a moment, the villagers panicked and pushed each other to try to retreat.

"Get down quickly!!"

In the chaos, Riven shouted at the top of her lungs.

However, the roar of the greatsword drowned out her voice, drowning out all other sounds, and the weapon began to emit a sharp, piercing tone.

All of a sudden.

Rune energy exploded, and a violent hurricane mixed with broken wood chips swept in, knocking everyone to the ground.

People lay on the ground, looking up at Riven with horror.

Riven's lips were cold and her cheeks were hot.

The memories buried deep in my mind burst out like a surging tide, vividly in my mind.

The brutal invasion of Noxus, the blood and sacrifice of Ionia, and the desperate deaths of his soldiers before his eyes.
They were betrayed and abandoned, and all of them were destroyed by the war.

Asa and Shava helped each other to stand up, and they called softly, "Deda."

Riven blushed and lowered her head, unable to suppress her guilt and shame.

"I did it!"

After a moment, she bit her lips and teeth.

The piercing confession filled the hall.

"I killed your elder."

She told everyone she could barely breathe, "I killed everyone!"

"Damn it, it's really Riven!"

"Alas, although I had expected it, when she finally confessed, I always felt an inexplicable pain in my heart."

"why?"

"Since she has repented, hates war, and hates Noxus, why did she still kill Elder Suma?"

“Maybe it was an accident”

"Yes, she said at the beginning that she wanted to break the Rune Blade. Maybe she accidentally hurt Elder Su Ma when she was breaking it."

"My poor brother Suozi has been taking the blame for so long."

"The truth is out!"

""I am certain.""

"After I confess my crime, I will be judged by them."

""Maybe.""

““They will punish me.””

""Maybe.""

“They will sentence me to death.”

““But none of this matters anymore.””

“I don’t want to hide anymore.”

"The sins that have been committed will eventually come to an end."

"I killed him."

Riven repeated.

She looked at the excited and angry people in the hall, and was ready to accept the impending fate.

"Rui Wen."

The judge looked serious and asked, "Do you know what crime you are confessing to?"

Riven nodded.

"Why do you do this?"

"I do not remember."

This was her only answer.

With her hands tied, she was unable to wipe away her silent tears and could only let them slowly slide down her face.

The magistrate stared at her, waiting for more of the truth to be revealed.

However, it was all in vain, and Riven didn't say another word.

The judge shook his head slightly, then declared to her in a serious tone:
"Riven, you will be imprisoned here until dawn tomorrow, when we will formally sentence you."

"I and the other two judges will search the law code and consult with the elders to impose an appropriate punishment for your crime."

Say it.

The three judges nodded to each other, left the podium and went into the back room.

Subsequently, the villagers also left quietly one after another.

The last to leave were the unsteady old couple, and the sound of them slowly walking out the door gradually faded away.

Riven finally raised her head.

The hall was empty and she was the only one standing there alone.

Late at night, the moonlight is like water.

Silver light shone into the council chamber through the open door, but did not reach the shadows deep inside the room.

Riven closed her eyes and meditated, recalling her shameful past while meditating.

There was a rustling sound of footsteps approaching.

Riven opened her eyes.

"Dad?"

She turned her head and saw Asa coming in from the door, crouching down and slowly sliding towards her side.

"What are you doing here?" Riven asked in a surprised voice.

Asa opened a soft bag full of tools. Riven recognized that they were metal equipment used to install and repair plowshares.

"Look at what I'm doing, kid." In the moonlight, the contours of his face became clearer and the wrinkles on his face were particularly deep.

He said with a hint of reproach: "You really want to die."

"That's not okay."

"My two sons are dead, my daughter"

Asa muttered, and began to fiddle with her handcuffs and leg irons.

Riven's heart fluttered again.

Although she felt strongly in her heart that she should stop this behavior, her selfishness prevented her from doing so.

She couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts.

If daddy is the last person to accompany her in this life, then she hopes that this moment can be prolonged as much as possible.

So she just sat there in silence.

It wasn't until a few minutes later that she heard footsteps on the gravel road outside the hall.

Riven immediately became alert.

She glanced at Asa.

He was laughing and waving the untied shackles in front of her like a child showing off his toys.

"Dad, hide quickly, someone is coming!" Riven's voice was hurried and nervous.

Hearing this, the old man was stunned for a moment, then quickly hid in the shadow of the corner.

Riven lowered her head again and assumed a sleeping position, letting her hair cover her face.

Even though his eyes were open, he seemed to be in a deep sleep.

A strong wind blew through the trees and around the doorposts of the hall. In a beam of moonlight, a figure stood in the doorway.

The visitor took off his cloak, revealing his face. The metal shoulder guards and the sword at his waist were exposed, shining coldly in the moonlight.

He paused at the door for a moment, then walked in, leaving no sound behind.

When he was only a sword's distance away from Riven, he stopped.

wow-

He picked up the leather scabbard on his back and threw it at Riven's feet. There were crude runes engraved on it.

"Which one is heavier, Riven?"

"It's your sword."

"Or your past?"

(End of this chapter)