Chapter 157 - The Usurper's Fall (2)

"After the battle, King Drystan was badly injured and taken away to be treated, and that was when Alaric took control of court matters. Because he had the support and influence of many soldiers at the time, the ministers followed his lead. Days passed, and no one was allowed to visit the king where he was being kept. During that time, Alaric killed, threatened, and tortured many people into submitting to him. It became what we now call the Purge. When King Drystan eventually learned what had happened, Alaric ordered that he be taken to the dungeon and confined in solitude. He drugged him countless times and subjected him to so many horrors that the king gradually lost his memories of who he truly was. Before anyone realized what had happened, the rightful king had been reduced to a servant while Alaric sat upon a throne that never belonged to him," Cedric said for all to hear.