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A Lie Hidden Underneath
Chapter 9: Dictatrice

Chapter 9: Dictatrice

Athena or “Juliet”: Well I was thinking that first, we announce that Lady Capulet and Lord Capulet are dead then…

[ A scene rolls in where…]

Athena or “Juliet”: I fret to declare this awful news… but I’m afraid that… My parents are announced dead.

[The people are in chaos]

A Civilian: What?!?! the king and queen are dead…

Civilian 2: How could our kingdom improve without their guide

Civilian 3: What will happen to us?!?!

[As the people of the king panic, Athena or “Juliet” announces another piece of news]

Athena or “Juliet”: When the King or Queen dies, his or her successor assumes the position and becomes the new King and Queen. So I'll be in charge of this kingdom for the time being.

[The crowd starts to calm down and Athena or “Juliet” is bombarded with questions]

A civilian: As the new monarch, what would you do as your first move??

Civilian 2: Who would be the new king?? Would it be Romeo??

Civilian 3: If the king and queen are dead, where would they be buried?? Where’re their bodies to begin with??

Civilian 4: Who would be the new princess and prince???

Athena or “Juliet”: Well the first thing I would do as a Queen, Is that I would make a law where someone rebelled against me. They would be given a death sentence. Second;

Athena or “Juliet”: The prices of the products within the kingdom would increase and some would be given to me.

[Athena or “Juliet” implemented this rule so that she would be richer]

Athena or “Juliet”: Lastly, There would be an increase of guards during the night and there would be a curfew around 7 pm to prevent rebellion.

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Athena or “Juliet”: As for the new king, Yes it would be Romeo.

Athena or “Juliet”: The king and queen would be buried under the Capulet tomb and as for their bodies… Their bodies were found outside the kingdom of Verona and I’m afraid their bodies were beyond recognition.

Athena or “Juliet”: For the new princess and prince, I’m afraid I do not know.

[Athena or “Juliet” implemented corrupt laws and committed “corrumpere et dictatore”]

[“Corrumpere et dictatore” is a term in the kingdom of Verona where a King or Queen makes a law that is not beneficial for the kingdom but for themselves.]

[Later that night Romeo stumbled into Athena or “Juliet”]

Romeo: My Juliet, what are you doing here?

Athena or “Juliet”: I'm just here roaming the palace.

Romeo: Right… By the way my Juliet, on your announcement, on where you found your parents' bodies… Where did you find them…?

Athena or “Juliet”: Well, I found their bodies outside the kingdom of Verona.

Romeo: That’s weird… I explored the outside of the kingdom yet I still found no trace of them…

Athena or “Juliet”: Well, Maybe you didn’t search hard enough.

Romeo: Well that may be correct.

Romeo: I’m just glad I saw your pretty face again.

Athena or “Juliet”: Thank you, Romeo.

Romeo: I’m off then see you somewhere in the castle Juliet!

[Romeo takes off]

[Romeo: That was weird… Juliet was not acting like herself at all… I’ll ask a guard about this]

[Romeo goes around the kingdom to find a guard that knows what happened at the Castle while he was gone]

Romeo: You over there!!

A Guard: Me???

Romeo: Yes you!! I have some questions. Do you know what has happened here in the castle?? And why does Juliet act very strange?

A Guard: Well all I saw was that Juliet went inside the basement.

Romeo: Then? What happened next??

A Guard: Then she left the basement acting weird and that’s all about it.

Romeo: Something must have happened to the basement!

[Romeo took off and ran to the basement but “Juliet” stopped him.]

Romeo: Juliet! What are you doing!!

Athena or “Juliet”: I’m protecting you from the knowledge you don’t want to know!

Romeo: I’m sorry my Juliet… But…

Romeo: Reditio!!

Athena or “Juliet”: WHAT HOW DID YOU LEARN SPELL?!?!

Romeo: I just happened to stumble into some book. Well then I’m off

[Athena is in excruciating pain the burden of 2 spells (Reditio and Reformatio) on her is too much]

[She tumbles into the ground reverting to her original looks]

[Romeo heads inside the basement seeing Lord Capulet and the deceased Lady Capulet on his side.]

Romeo: What happened here? Lord Capulet and Lady Capulet are you ok??

Romeo: It seems that they’re unconscious and unable to respond… well I have a trick on my sleeve.

Romeo: Cognosco!!

[Romeo analyzes everything that has happened and was left baffled.]