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Chapter 2 - Dura Lex, Sed Lex

Inside the Parliament of Irreducible Domain, the Justiciar of Axiom called for urgent session with the Overseers of Panopticon. As Philosopher of Omniscience, Sovereign of Omnipotence and Potentiate of Omnipresence arrived in Court of Irrefutable Disputation. Justiciar stand in translucent pedestal reflecting the cosmos as canopy of conceptual semiotics covered the court not to judge trials but set agenda of due notice from petitioners.

"I'm hereby in petition of the Suzerain of Abstract Domain, they demand repeal and issued memo of due warnings that our excellency Indomitable Magistrate repeatedly violating the Cosmic Commercial Act and impulsively active in punishing newcomers without knowledge or consent of Suzerains".

The Overseers of Panopticon whispering each other and what verdict needed to comply or argue could save Indomitable Magistrate from vote of no confidence from opposition party of Suzerains.

"Also, the Clerics of Ineffable Domain are involved on verdict and they already delivered the data result of countless parallel simulations runned by Bishop of Probability that our excellency Indomitable Magistrate is exempted in legal liability, solidified minimal error of probability over 1 in 100 trillion. As Suzerains, overstepping the boundary of specific domain's customary and legal practices. The good news is our Reverend Clerics declare the petition null as Suzerains become negligent related to commercial administrative matters. Bad news is, our excellency Indomitable Magistrate still pay compensation to Suzerains can satisfy their demands without being binded in principle of unreasonable justification."

Justiciar stared in bleak palisade of court with indifference, as carefully choosing the word derived from matter of legal jurisprudence.

"To boost our prestige and reputation with Suzerains, we invite The Flayed Man to serve as our political leverage. He is ideal propaganda tool to distract the Suzerains from their irrespective silliness."

The Overseers of Panopticon irked in displeasure not in result of verdict but the idea of putting a mortal in grand scheme of things. Idea that mortals only worthy of eternal agony and uncaring repression because irredeemable infantilism is not worthy of significance. Justiciar interrupt with silence, not with assertion of authority but delivering intent with urgency.

"Summon the Indomitable Magistrate, now! This is order not request, we need the final executive decision from our excellency." The Overseers of Panopticon affirm in unison. "Yes, your honor!"

The Justiciar standing indefinitely in pedestal gazing in enveloped void of court's wall seems possessed forbidden knowledge were only man can dream of to comprehend. The Parliament violently tremors the void stretching in expanse of spacetime continuum signs that Indomitable Magistrate is already arrived. Devoid of pleasantries only formality.

"Draft the resolution, your honor. Also my venerable sages, summon the Suzerains let we hear their arguments and possible concessions".

The Suzerains of Abstract Domain arrived immediately, their entrance may appear not grand or pompous but projection of absolute constantness over epistemic inescapability. Suzerains and Overseers stands together in translucent pedestal below Magistrate and Justiciar reflecting the microworld of Planck scale, chaotic but maddening beautiful. The ultimate law cannot be lie, to cheat, to defend and to punish but elucidate rules over irrelevance of man in grand schemes of things.

"The concession begins, please remainder! Be professional and follow procedures. Scathing humors or sarcastic arguments are discouraged here. Indomitable Magistrate present your draft of concessions".

Officials agreed and affirmed in unison, "yes my honor". Indomitable Magistrate speech with ominous assertion of authority:"

"I'm hereby in authority of the Clerics of Ineffable Domain. Orders a resolution based on recommendation by Pope of Determinism."

"First clause, the account settled between two parties in exchange of desired compensation. Free from unreasonable justification of legal addendum.

Second clause, the Justiciar enforce new policy that my authority is no longer assumes autonomy and required consent from opposing party.

Third clause, the Clerics of Ineffable Domain, Overseers of Panopticon and Court of Irrefutable Disputation effectively set guidelines. In hereby, proclamation of orders that The Flayed Man serve as our political mediator that bridging the gap of the specific domains".

Emperor of Origin nod in satisfaction and nobilities are glad in result of concession but Emperor of Origin interrupt the silence and smirks sardonically like Mobius Strip:

"Your excellency, i'm here for a single concession. Please, your method of entertainment is very bland and maybe it's time to introduce fresh concepts. Isn't, the Connoisseur of Earthly Entertainment?"

Indomitable Magistrate cheerfully retorts in return; "Don't worry your majesty, the hot meal waiting to serve, the Overseers agreed to let me borrow the Simulacrum. Cravings can wait patiently isn't your majesty".

Emperor of Origin nod with respect implied glee over the new toy to play within. Abstract nobilities spread their canopy of semiotics and applauded in rejoice produce violent tremors within the court's hall, tearing the void apart.

"Since the disputes of opposing parties settled, I'm hereby to declare the session adjourned. Dura lex, sed lex".

After Suzerains leave the Parliament. The Indomitable Magistrate roared in frustration;

"Those motherfuckers! How dares they're demand concessions and limit my authority!. By the way, our leverage still in our hands and I will make them regret for their audacity, hehe!"

The outburst of Indomitable Magistrate sends celestial bodies in disarray and collides each other in relativistic speed caused unnecessary destruction on every extraterrestrial civilizations.

"Fuck the Suzerains, those hedonistic silliness. Don't worry, we'll give them a pompous playwright that outshines even the quasars, hehe!"

Justiciar and Overseers of Panopticon answered silence, petty unprofessional banters of Magistrate not concern them. Besides, their smiles stretching in the blanket of interstellar horizon in whispers of conspiracy.

Meanwhile in Palace of Incongruent Congregation. The Suzerains staring with cruel indifference in the Crimson Canvas of the Damned countlessly spiraling within the dome endlessly. A visual vertigo can break human sanity not only the incompatibility of dimension also the tormented scream of the damned echoes and reverberates the palace eternally. Built in aesthetics of human agony echoed their once cherished earthly treasures of arrogance, lust, pride, glutony, greed, sloth, psychopathy and what ever human agency that throned their delusions.

There's a robed man standing at illustrative and opulent landscape of dome. Examining it's new art subject with blade that pierce through statistical probability of evil and good. The blade sunk into the skin of subject slowly peeling the skin apart like parchment, reciting the passage from Liturgy of Flayed;

"Tommorow, night and the wind of sorrow caress thy soul.

Emptiness connives exaltation of flesh.

Beneath the wall of gods whisper madness.

Ephemeral passion lead the shepherd in Spring of Indignance.

Love wash away in crimson wasteland bedded by Haemanthus, tattered by forgetfulness.

Pain, the eternal serenity of loneliness, lie beneath in Cathedral of Illusions.

Drown thyself in Lake of Oblivion, offer thy body in inescapable abyss of darkness.

I exist, I regret, I suffer. My hatred is eternal."

The art subject convulsed in extreme agony and sheer terror transcending limitation of earthly experiences of bottomless despair. Scream produce no plead, just a noiseless particles heed no significance mere data of no importance. Archduke of Morality hanged the new art subject in dome, tied in translucent shackles symbolize ineffable futility of man's infantilism.

Emperor of Origin approach and respectfully address the robed man, "My Reverend Agony, the curtain of theather is now open and you will reherse along Magistrate. The script is ready and entertain us well. Besides that Magistrate, from fiery quasar ended being docile as cold yet dead moon."

I respond with dry apathy and cruel smirk; "I did it well, your majesty. Everything arranged in accordance. The new subjects arrive sooner and roles will be assigned under the bait of Magistrate."

The Emperor giggled and I extend several details; "The playwright's plot sets in fantasy settings, focused on heroism that divided in three acts as Magistrate planned, your majesty."

Emperor chuckled in dry response; "Don't worry, my Reverend Agony. I know that bureaucrat deliberately omitted the details. There's one thing you only to focused on. Become a Demon Lord for me, slay the goddamned generic archtype of reincarnation fantasy heroes to cleanse the cosmic filth of earthly delusion that dares to stand in pedestal of divine conundrum and don't disappoint us, hehe!."

I smiled in efficient cruelty and response leave only clear, concise and simple honorific, pleasantries of the enslaved; "Yes, your majesty!"

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