Merely one year following his election by the council of elders, Victor found himself at the stake being read his crimes and awaiting the flames to consume his flesh. The verdict, which was delivered unanimously by the elders just a couple of hours ago, found Viktor guilty of violating the most sacred divine commands. Instead of raiding the neighboring tribes to obtain human sacrifice, he sent a delegation to negotiate a peace agreement in exchange for fur to assist in warming Viktor’s tribesmen in the cold winter. In addition, he disassembled half of the structure of the local wooden shrine to reinforce the local villagers’ crumbling yurts. Nevertheless, in his most outrageous act, Viktor distributed 80 percent of the season’s wild game and crops to the tribesmen instead of allocating it to the elders, a clear violation of the thousand-years old command of the gods. Despite the villagers’ plea of mercy for their beloved leader, the elders’ devotion and fear of the gods compelled them to seek justice and set the despicable sinner on fire. That same night, nonetheless, after Viktor’s execution, 7 out of the 12 members of the Council of Elders died in their sleep, with the circumstances surrounding their deaths remaining a mystery for the years to come.
Sue Clayton
8/5/2021 05:56:13 am
So much torture done in the name of gods over the eons, when kindness could have done so much more in their name. Comments are closed.
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