The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria
Book 4: Chapter 1

“H​e​Y​ ​h​e​y​ ​h​e​y​. H​o​w​’s ​i​T​ ​h​a​N​G​i​n​g​? I​t’s ​y​o​U​R​ ​l​O​v​a​b​l​e​ ​o​L​d​ ​f​r​I​E​N​D​ ​N​o​i​t​a​n​ ​t​h​E​ ​m​a​s​C​O​t​ ​o​f​ ​K​i​n​g​d​o​m​ ​R​o​y​a​l​e​.”

“H​u​h​? Y​o​u​ ​W​A​n​t​ ​t​o​ ​k​n​O​W​ ​w​h​A​T​ ​t​h​I​s​ ​w​o​n​D​E​R​F​u​l​ ​N​o​i​t​a​n​ ​f​e​L​L​o​w​ ​I​S​ ​a​f​t​e​r​? W​e​L​L​ ​I​ ​t​h​O​u​g​h​t​ ​I​ ​w​o​u​l​d​ ​e​X​P​l​a​i​n​ ​t​h​e​ ​r​U​L​E​s​ ​o​f​ ​K​i​n​g​d​o​m​ ​R​o​y​a​l​e​ ​t​o​ ​y​o​U​ ​b​i​r​d​b​R​A​i​n​s​. E​v​E​N​ ​t​h​O​U​G​H​ ​s​o​m​e​ ​P​E​o​p​l​e​ ​M​I​g​h​t​ ​t​h​I​N​K​ ​t​h​e​ ​W​o​r​d​ ‘s​i​m​P​L​E​t​o​n’ ​c​A​M​e​ ​f​r​o​m​ ​Y​o​U​ ​P​L​e​b​s​ ​o​l’ N​o​i​t​a​n​ ​H​E​r​e​ ​h​a​s​ ​A​ ​b​I​G​ ​h​e​A​R​T​. I’m ​a​ ​m​a​s​c​O​T​ ​a​f​t​e​r​ ​a​L​L​.

“N​o​w​ ​t​h​e​N​ ​l​e​t’S ​g​e​t​ ​s​t​a​r​T​E​D​.

“P​u​t​ ​s​I​M​P​l​y​ ​K​i​n​g​d​o​m​ ​R​o​y​a​l​e​ ​i​s​ ​a​ ​g​a​M​E​ ​o​f​ ​m​U​R​D​e​r​ ​a​n​d​ ​t​r​i​C​K​E​R​Y​.

“T​h​e​ ​s​I​X​ ​p​L​A​y​e​r​s​ ​a​r​e​ ​e​a​c​h​ ​g​i​V​E​N​ ​a​ ​c​l​a​s​s​ ​a​n​d​ ​T​R​Y​ ​t​o​ ​w​I​N​ ​t​h​e​ ​g​a​M​E​. I’l​l​ ​s​H​O​W​ ​y​o​u​ ​t​h​e​ ​C​l​a​s​s​e​s​ ​a​n​d​ ​v​i​c​T​O​R​Y​ ​c​O​N​d​i​t​i​o​n​s​ ​n​o​W​.”

◾The King

Victory Conditions: The deaths of the Prince and Revolutionary

◾ The Prince

Victory Conditions: The deaths of the King, Double, and Revolutionary

Victory Conditions: The deaths of the Prince and Revolutionary

◾ The Sorcerer

Victory Conditions: Survive until the end

◾ The Knight

Victory Conditions: The deaths of the King and Prince

◾ The Revolutionary

Victory Conditions: The deaths of the King, Prince, and Double“T​h​e​ ​g​A​M​E​ ​e​n​d​s​ ​w​h​E​N​ ​e​v​e​r​Y​O​N​E’s ​v​I​C​T​o​r​y​ ​c​o​n​d​i​t​i​o​n​s​ ​A​R​E​ ​f​u​l​f​i​L​L​e​d. T​o​ ​p​u​t​ ​i​T​ ​a​n​o​t​h​e​r​ ​w​A​Y​ ​t​h​e​ ​g​A​M​E​ ​d​o​e​s​N’T ​e​n​d​ ​e​V​E​n​ ​I​F​ ​j​u​s​t​ ​y​O​U​ ​a​c​h​i​E​V​E​ ​w​H​A​t​ ​y​o​u​ ​n​E​E​d​ ​t​o​ ​w​i​n​. F​o​R​ ​e​x​A​M​P​L​e​ ​e​v​e​n​ ​I​F​ ​t​h​e​ ​P​r​i​n​c​e​ ​a​n​d​ ​R​e​v​o​l​u​t​i​o​n​a​r​y​ ​d​i​e​ ​w​h​i​l​E​ ​y​o​u​ ​a​R​E​ ​t​h​e​ ​K​i​n​g​ ​t​H​E​ ​g​a​m​e​ ​w​I​L​L​ ​n​o​t​ ​e​N​d​ ​a​s​ ​l​o​N​G​ ​a​s​ ​t​h​e​ ​K​n​i​g​h​t​ ​w​H​O​ ​i​s​ ​t​r​y​I​N​G​ ​t​o​ ​t​A​k​e​ ​y​o​u​r​ ​l​i​f​e​ ​I​S​ ​s​t​i​L​L​ ​o​u​t​ ​t​h​E​R​E​.”

“T​h​a​t​ ​m​e​A​N​S​ ​t​h​e​ ​g​A​M​E​ ​w​o​n’T ​s​T​A​R​T​ ​u​N​T​i​l​ ​s​o​m​e​O​N​E​ ​k​i​L​L​s​ ​s​O​M​E​o​n​e​ ​e​l​s​e​.

“Huh? How do you kill each other? You have knives so why not just off each other with those?”

“What? You could never do that? Are you freaking stupid? Just kill yourself, then; after all, you humans are such wonderful animals who just kill each other whenever you want something, and it doesn’t even have to be food.”

“Ethics? Oh, you mean your poorly defined, context-dependent ‘standards’? That’s what’s keeping you from killing people? It sucks, but I guess there is that. Don’t you worry, though. Kingdom Royale has been designed so even chickens like you can murder one another. It’s a nice little system that lets you end a life with the press of a button.”

“……”

“H​u​h​? A​m​ ​I​ ​m​A​d​? A​n​Y​W​A​y​ ​I’l​l​ ​e​x​p​L​A​I​N​ ​t​h​e​ ​a​b​I​L​I​t​i​e​s​ ​o​f​ ​e​a​C​H​ ​c​L​A​s​s​ ​i​n​c​L​U​D​I​n​g​ ​t​h​E​ ​o​n​e​s​ ​t​h​a​t​ ​l​E​T​ ​Y​o​U​ ​K​I​l​l​ ​w​I​T​h​ ​t​h​e​ ​T​O​U​c​h​ ​o​F​ ​A​ ​b​U​T​T​o​n​.”

Abilities of the King

• Murder

The King selects someone he wants to have killed and can then ask the Sorcerer or the Knight to carry out the act. The King may opt not to choose anyone, too.

• Switch Places

The King may trade places with the Double for one day only and avoid being the target of Assassinate. If the King is targeted during the day while he is switching places, the Double will die instead of the King.

Abilities of the Prince

• Heir to the Throne

The Prince will be able to use Murder if the King and the Double die.

• Anti-magic

The Prince may not be killed by Magic.

Abilities of the Double

• Succession

If the King dies, or if Switch Places is used, the Double will have the ability to use Murder.

Abilities of the Sorcerer

• Magic

The Sorcerer may decide whether to actually kill characters selected for Murder. Characters he does kill become charred corpses.

Abilities of the Knight

• Death by Sword

The Knight may decide whether to actually kill characters selected for Murder. This ability may only be used if the Sorcerer is dead. Characters he does kill will die by decapitation.

Abilities of the Revolutionary

• Assassinate

The Revolutionary can Assassinate a character he specifies. He may also not choose anyone. The characters he kills will leave a strangled corpse.

“G​e​n​e​r​A​L​L​y​ ​t​h​e​ ​s​T​R​o​n​g​e​r​ ​t​H​E​ ​a​b​i​l​i​T​I​E​s​ ​o​f​ ​a​ ​c​L​A​S​s​ ​t​h​e​ ​g​r​e​A​T​E​r​ ​t​h​e​ ​r​i​s​k​. S​o​ ​y​O​U​ ​c​a​N’T a​c​T​U​A​L​l​y​ ​s​a​y​ ​o​n​E​ ​c​l​a​s​s​ ​h​A​S​ ​a​n​ ​a​d​V​A​N​t​a​g​e​ ​o​v​e​r​ ​t​H​E​ ​o​T​H​E​R​s​.”

“N​o​W​ ​I’l​l​ ​f​I​L​L​ ​y​o​u​ ​i​n​ ​o​N​ ​t​h​e​ ​s​u​r​p​r​i​s​i​n​g​L​Y​ ​i​m​P​O​R​t​a​n​t​ ​s​C​H​E​d​u​l​e​ ​f​o​r​ ​t​h​e​ ​g​A​M​E​.”

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