"Doesn't work that way." Enki shook his head and uncrossed his legs, swinging them a few times before stilling, his face almost edging into sternness that made him seem older.
"I may not like kings or fuedal lords, but Heaven has set up the laws, and those can't be broken. Heaven provides a kirin for each kingdom to confer the will of Heaven upon one person, who becomes the king. The kirin then advises said king, and we all have to hope," Enki paused to roll his eyes, having a bit of trouble to keep the scoff out of his voice.
He was trying to be serious here and just give the rules of his world straight... "That the king is a good one and don't stray from the path. No king means the kingdom falls to ruin..."
Well, there had been Atsuyu and Gen, but, how long would Atsuyu have been able to keep Gen free of the horrors that had consumed the rest of En?
"If someone kills the king, no matter if the king was a good one or a bad one, they can't take the throne and expect the country to prosper. They won't even be able to get into the palace. Without the will of Heaven behind them, without the kirin's protection, it doesn't matter what they do, they're not, and will never be, the king." Enki shrugged. That was just how it was. A neat little package of rules that governed the well-being of his whole world.
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Date: 2011-02-27 04:45 pm (UTC)"I may not like kings or fuedal lords, but Heaven has set up the laws, and those can't be broken. Heaven provides a kirin for each kingdom to confer the will of Heaven upon one person, who becomes the king. The kirin then advises said king, and we all have to hope," Enki paused to roll his eyes, having a bit of trouble to keep the scoff out of his voice.
He was trying to be serious here and just give the rules of his world straight...
"That the king is a good one and don't stray from the path. No king means the kingdom falls to ruin..."
Well, there had been Atsuyu and Gen, but, how long would Atsuyu have been able to keep Gen free of the horrors that had consumed the rest of En?
"If someone kills the king, no matter if the king was a good one or a bad one, they can't take the throne and expect the country to prosper. They won't even be able to get into the palace. Without the will of Heaven behind them, without the kirin's protection, it doesn't matter what they do, they're not, and will never be, the king." Enki shrugged. That was just how it was. A neat little package of rules that governed the well-being of his whole world.