Setting the scene…

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And now it came to pass, it has been three years since Chrisias was anointed king and emperor over the whole greek empire . King Philip body has been embalmed and kept for the past three years, now it's time to give the body into Hades…
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Previously
…As he rode towards the palace, the city seemed to hold its breath. The usual boisterous marketplace was subdued, the merchants casting wary glances at the soldiers who patrolled the streets with an unusual vigilance. The air, once filled with the scent of spices and the chatter of commerce, now carried a faint, metallic tang of apprehension. The whispers of the serpent had begun to coil around the heart of the kingdom, and no one, not even the King, seemed to realize the danger. The harvest of righteousness was coming, but Julius feared it would be a harvest of tears and blood.