Chapter 231: Reef – Brittney's Trial Part 7
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I had initially thought that we would talk during our slight recess from the courtroom. However, that was not going to happen at all. Not since that fucking bitch, Brittney, decided to follow the three of us out of the room and eye us like we were some sort of vermin that she needed to get rid of.
"Don't say anything to them, honey. It will only make things worse for you." The girl's mother warned her as Theo came up to us. He was making sure that if she did something stupid, he would know about it.
"That is wise advice." He grinned at the girl as he leaned against the wall beside me. The four of us, me, Abraham, Analise and Theo, were all leaning against the wall next to the window. It was a very casual way of saying, you are not worth our time, go away.
"And why shouldn't I say anything? It's a free country, isn't it?" She snapped at us. Her true self was showing since the jury was nowhere near us.
"That's where you're wrong, little girl." Analise snapped at her. "We're not in the United States anymore. Not technically. We are under the ocean. We are in the land of the merfolk. So no, little bitch, you're not in a free country. And we may be giving you a trial, but that is just to make us more humane. I can technically execute you without a trial if the offense is bad enough. An investigation may result from it, but that would be all. I am a powerful figure under the water, and you need to learn that and start showing some respect."
I watched the girl's eyes narrow at my wife. She was pissed off and it wasn't likely to fade anytime soon. That was fine, she could hold onto that until she showed herself in front of the court.
"Brittney, sweetheart, you also need to be careful of the dragon. He can invade your mind." Oh, so the siren knew that about Abraham. At least she knew about the dragons and their special abilities. Well, one of them then. "Come here, Brittney, stay away from him."
Finally, the girl walked away with her mother. They sat on a bench outside the door while she continued to glare at us. That was until a guard swam by.
"You know Mom, I have been meaning to ask this, but how come there is water but we're walking and not getting wet?"
"Well, you saw that dome that we went through to get into this place, right? That dome is filled with different magics. It allows us to walk normally. It helps with our food and drink in this place. And it keeps the water from affecting us. The water is there, and those that choose to be in their water forms can swim in here like it was any other part of the ocean. However, in the dome it's not required. The magic of all of that also helps people to hide what water form they have. They do not need to reveal if they are a Siren, a merfolk, a selkie, a sea serpent, or a sea dragon. The magic of the dome helps with a lot more than just the trial, but that is all that you need to know about right now."
"Whatever. I think it's stupid. We're in the water, shouldn't we all be proving that we're sea creatures." Brittney flipped her hair and stood up to walk toward the courtroom. "Come on, Lizette, it's time to prove my innocence." I knew right then and there that she was flaunting her magic on the woman. She was trying to show us that she had bespelled the woman and that she could do the same to the rest of us."
The four of us went ahead and followed them back into the courtroom. The ten minute break we had been given was nearly up. We didn't want to be late and make Judge Saltwater angry with us.
Theo went to his table. Analise and I went to the same seats from before. And Abraham went to the witness stand where he sat and waited for the Judge to return. It didn't take long either. It was maybe a minute, if that, before the bailiff called for everyone to rise and the judge swam in.
"Please, be seated." The judge looked at his hands that were hidden by the top of his podium-like desk. "While we were on recess, my nephew used another room to review the memories. They did not take him long at all and he has deemed them to be necessary and important to the case's progression. I myself have not seen them and are therefore not biased or influenced by them at all. I return these to the prosecution and grant him permission to present them to the jury after the defense attorney has cross examined the witness. Remember, the witness is still under oath. Lizette, you may begin."
"Yes, your honor." She nodded and hurried forward. "I want to start off by asking Dr. Malachi about what my client yelled at him earlier. Did you try to kill my client? What did you do to her?"
"I didn't try to kill her. Had I tried, I would have succeeded. I simply gave her a very convincing ultimatum. She was taken to the human boy to remove her spell. She refused to do it, so I told her there were two ways it could be removed. She could do it herself, or she could die. The death of a Siren cancels out all of their spells. If she didn't remove the spell, then her death would. I did, however, hold her in a threatening manner with a scalpel against her throat. I let her know that I was completely serious about what I told her I would do." I loved that he was talking so calmly and didn't seem fazed at all.
"Your honor, I would like this man taken into custody. He assaulted and threatened to kill my client." Lizette pointed an accusatory finger at Abraham.
"Something he could have done legally, as long as the death was warranted." The judge shot her down immediately. If you would like to continue your cross examination, please do so now. If not, take your seat."
"Fine, I will leave it at this for now. This man has proven how evil he has been toward my client. I will present my evidence soon enough. And that is when I will prove my client's innocence. I will show you all."
Lizette didn't wait any longer, she headed straight back to her seat and sat with a harumph. Her arms were crossed, and she was glaring at Abraham.
"Theo, you may return to the floor and present your evidence to the court." At that, Judge Saltwater held out the memories toward the other man. It was now time for things to get interesting.
"Thank you, Judge. I appreciate having this opportunity to present the facts as Dr. Malachi knows them. Now, I want the jury to remember that these memories are taken directly from the mind and are being presented here for you to view. These memories will show exactly what the defendant is like, and what she has done."
Theo pulled out a screen type of device from a room behind the judge's bench. At that time, he took one of the memories, one labeled as number one, and put it on the screen.
"Dr. Malachi, can you please tell me what this memory is."
"This is when I found out how she bespelled that boy." The memory started to play and we all saw her singing her vicious song to Justin.
"♫ Ocean is a pest. He has ruined your life. He has stopped you from being the best. He causes nothing but pain and strife. We need to get rid of him. We need to start a fight. Not just Ocean, but all of them. Help me Justin, silence Ocean with all your might. Berate and demean that boy. Give him a quick shove. Destroy him with joy. Take away all that he might love. You will do this. You have no free will. You better hit him and not miss. Make sure that punch is hard enough to kill."
"Oh my, that is horrible. She really did that?" Theo looked shocked.
"NO! IT'S A LIE!"
"Hush, Miss Cartwright!" The judge yelled at her. "This is not your time to talk. Sit down, shut up, and wait to be called back to the stand. I do not want to hear another outburst from you. If I do, you will sit in a cell for the remainder of your trial. Do you understand me?"
"Y..yes." Brittney stuttered out the one word while sitting back in her chair, angry and embarrassed.
From there, Theo went through the other two memories that Abraham had brought with him. These ones were from when Brittney went off on her psycho rants. They were confirming what it was that I had said earlier. Word for word. And based on the faces of the jury, they were quite appalled by the girl's behavior.
"Have any of you ever seen something so despicable?" Theo asked the jury. "This is truly disturbing. And this is how it all really happened, Dr. Malachi?"
"Yes, this is the truth of it all. This is what really happened."
"Thank you, Dr. Malachi. I appreciate your honesty. You may step down now."
"Thank you." Abraham stepped down and came toward me and Analise once again.. Now it was time for Theo to call Brittney back to the stand.
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I had initially thought that we would talk during our slight recess from the courtroom. However, that was not going to happen at all. Not since that fucking bitch, Brittney, decided to follow the three of us out of the room and eye us like we were some sort of vermin that she needed to get rid of.
"Don't say anything to them, honey. It will only make things worse for you." The girl's mother warned her as Theo came up to us. He was making sure that if she did something stupid, he would know about it.
"That is wise advice." He grinned at the girl as he leaned against the wall beside me. The four of us, me, Abraham, Analise and Theo, were all leaning against the wall next to the window. It was a very casual way of saying, you are not worth our time, go away.
"And why shouldn't I say anything? It's a free country, isn't it?" She snapped at us. Her true self was showing since the jury was nowhere near us.
"That's where you're wrong, little girl." Analise snapped at her. "We're not in the United States anymore. Not technically. We are under the ocean. We are in the land of the merfolk. So no, little bitch, you're not in a free country. And we may be giving you a trial, but that is just to make us more humane. I can technically execute you without a trial if the offense is bad enough. An investigation may result from it, but that would be all. I am a powerful figure under the water, and you need to learn that and start showing some respect."
I watched the girl's eyes narrow at my wife. She was pissed off and it wasn't likely to fade anytime soon. That was fine, she could hold onto that until she showed herself in front of the court.
"Brittney, sweetheart, you also need to be careful of the dragon. He can invade your mind." Oh, so the siren knew that about Abraham. At least she knew about the dragons and their special abilities. Well, one of them then. "Come here, Brittney, stay away from him."
Finally, the girl walked away with her mother. They sat on a bench outside the door while she continued to glare at us. That was until a guard swam by.
"You know Mom, I have been meaning to ask this, but how come there is water but we're walking and not getting wet?"
"Well, you saw that dome that we went through to get into this place, right? That dome is filled with different magics. It allows us to walk normally. It helps with our food and drink in this place. And it keeps the water from affecting us. The water is there, and those that choose to be in their water forms can swim in here like it was any other part of the ocean. However, in the dome it's not required. The magic of all of that also helps people to hide what water form they have. They do not need to reveal if they are a Siren, a merfolk, a selkie, a sea serpent, or a sea dragon. The magic of the dome helps with a lot more than just the trial, but that is all that you need to know about right now."
"Whatever. I think it's stupid. We're in the water, shouldn't we all be proving that we're sea creatures." Brittney flipped her hair and stood up to walk toward the courtroom. "Come on, Lizette, it's time to prove my innocence." I knew right then and there that she was flaunting her magic on the woman. She was trying to show us that she had bespelled the woman and that she could do the same to the rest of us."
The four of us went ahead and followed them back into the courtroom. The ten minute break we had been given was nearly up. We didn't want to be late and make Judge Saltwater angry with us.
Theo went to his table. Analise and I went to the same seats from before. And Abraham went to the witness stand where he sat and waited for the Judge to return. It didn't take long either. It was maybe a minute, if that, before the bailiff called for everyone to rise and the judge swam in.
"Please, be seated." The judge looked at his hands that were hidden by the top of his podium-like desk. "While we were on recess, my nephew used another room to review the memories. They did not take him long at all and he has deemed them to be necessary and important to the case's progression. I myself have not seen them and are therefore not biased or influenced by them at all. I return these to the prosecution and grant him permission to present them to the jury after the defense attorney has cross examined the witness. Remember, the witness is still under oath. Lizette, you may begin."
"Yes, your honor." She nodded and hurried forward. "I want to start off by asking Dr. Malachi about what my client yelled at him earlier. Did you try to kill my client? What did you do to her?"
"I didn't try to kill her. Had I tried, I would have succeeded. I simply gave her a very convincing ultimatum. She was taken to the human boy to remove her spell. She refused to do it, so I told her there were two ways it could be removed. She could do it herself, or she could die. The death of a Siren cancels out all of their spells. If she didn't remove the spell, then her death would. I did, however, hold her in a threatening manner with a scalpel against her throat. I let her know that I was completely serious about what I told her I would do." I loved that he was talking so calmly and didn't seem fazed at all.
"Your honor, I would like this man taken into custody. He assaulted and threatened to kill my client." Lizette pointed an accusatory finger at Abraham.
"Something he could have done legally, as long as the death was warranted." The judge shot her down immediately. If you would like to continue your cross examination, please do so now. If not, take your seat."
"Fine, I will leave it at this for now. This man has proven how evil he has been toward my client. I will present my evidence soon enough. And that is when I will prove my client's innocence. I will show you all."
Lizette didn't wait any longer, she headed straight back to her seat and sat with a harumph. Her arms were crossed, and she was glaring at Abraham.
"Theo, you may return to the floor and present your evidence to the court." At that, Judge Saltwater held out the memories toward the other man. It was now time for things to get interesting.
"Thank you, Judge. I appreciate having this opportunity to present the facts as Dr. Malachi knows them. Now, I want the jury to remember that these memories are taken directly from the mind and are being presented here for you to view. These memories will show exactly what the defendant is like, and what she has done."
Theo pulled out a screen type of device from a room behind the judge's bench. At that time, he took one of the memories, one labeled as number one, and put it on the screen.
"Dr. Malachi, can you please tell me what this memory is."
"This is when I found out how she bespelled that boy." The memory started to play and we all saw her singing her vicious song to Justin.
"♫ Ocean is a pest. He has ruined your life. He has stopped you from being the best. He causes nothing but pain and strife. We need to get rid of him. We need to start a fight. Not just Ocean, but all of them. Help me Justin, silence Ocean with all your might. Berate and demean that boy. Give him a quick shove. Destroy him with joy. Take away all that he might love. You will do this. You have no free will. You better hit him and not miss. Make sure that punch is hard enough to kill."
"Oh my, that is horrible. She really did that?" Theo looked shocked.
"NO! IT'S A LIE!"
"Hush, Miss Cartwright!" The judge yelled at her. "This is not your time to talk. Sit down, shut up, and wait to be called back to the stand. I do not want to hear another outburst from you. If I do, you will sit in a cell for the remainder of your trial. Do you understand me?"
"Y..yes." Brittney stuttered out the one word while sitting back in her chair, angry and embarrassed.
From there, Theo went through the other two memories that Abraham had brought with him. These ones were from when Brittney went off on her psycho rants. They were confirming what it was that I had said earlier. Word for word. And based on the faces of the jury, they were quite appalled by the girl's behavior.
"Have any of you ever seen something so despicable?" Theo asked the jury. "This is truly disturbing. And this is how it all really happened, Dr. Malachi?"
"Yes, this is the truth of it all. This is what really happened."
"Thank you, Dr. Malachi. I appreciate your honesty. You may step down now."
"Thank you." Abraham stepped down and came toward me and Analise once again.. Now it was time for Theo to call Brittney back to the stand.
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Read novel fast updates at LatestNovel.Net or NovelTeam.Net~~Reef~~I had initially thought that we would talk during our slight recess from the courtroom. However, that was not going to happen at all. Not since that fucking bitch, Brittney, decided to follow the three of us out of the room and eye us like we were some sort of vermin that she needed to get rid of."Don't say anything to them, honey. It will only make things worse for you." The girl's mother warned her as Theo came up to us. He was making sure that if she did something stupid, he would know about it."That is wise advice." He grinned at the girl as he leaned against the wall beside me. The four of us, me, Abraham, Analise and Theo, were all leaning against the wall next to the window. It was a very casual way of saying, you are not worth our time, go away."And why shouldn't I say anything? It's a free country, isn't it?" She snapped at us. Her true self was showing since the jury was nowhere near us."That's where you're wrong, little girl." Analise snapped at her. "We're not in the United States anymore. Not technically. We are under the ocean. We are in the land of the merfolk. So no, little bitch, you're not in a free country. And we may be giving you a trial, but that is just to make us more humane. I can technically execute you without a trial if the offense is bad enough. An investigation may result from it, but that would be all. I am a powerful figure under the water, and you need to learn that and start showing some respect."I watched the girl's eyes narrow at my wife. She was pissed off and it wasn't likely to fade anytime soon. That was fine, she could hold onto that until she showed herself in front of the court."Brittney, sweetheart, you also need to be careful of the dragon. He can invade your mind." Oh, so the siren knew that about Abraham. At least she knew about the dragons and their special abilities. Well, one of them then. "Come here, Brittney, stay away from him."Finally, the girl walked away with her mother. They sat on a bench outside the door while she continued to glare at us. That was until a guard swam by."You know Mom, I have been meaning to ask this, but how come there is water but we're walking and not getting wet?" "Well, you saw that dome that we went through to get into this place, right? That dome is filled with different magics. It allows us to walk normally. It helps with our food and drink in this place. And it keeps the water from affecting us. The water is there, and those that choose to be in their water forms can swim in here like it was any other part of the ocean. However, in the dome it's not required. The magic of all of that also helps people to hide what water form they have. They do not need to reveal if they are a Siren, a merfolk, a selkie, a sea serpent, or a sea dragon. The magic of the dome helps with a lot more than just the trial, but that is all that you need to know about right now.""Whatever. I think it's stupid. We're in the water, shouldn't we all be proving that we're sea creatures." Brittney flipped her hair and stood up to walk toward the courtroom. "Come on, Lizette, it's time to prove my innocence." I knew right then and there that she was flaunting her magic on the woman. She was trying to show us that she had bespelled the woman and that she could do the same to the rest of us."The four of us went ahead and followed them back into the courtroom. The ten minute break we had been given was nearly up. We didn't want to be late and make Judge Saltwater angry with us.Theo went to his table. Analise and I went to the same seats from before. And Abraham went to the witness stand where he sat and waited for the Judge to return. It didn't take long either. It was maybe a minute, if that, before the bailiff called for everyone to rise and the judge swam in."Please, be seated." The judge looked at his hands that were hidden by the top of his podium-like desk. "While we were on recess, my nephew used another room to review the memories. They did not take him long at all and he has deemed them to be necessary and important to the case's progression. I myself have not seen them and are therefore not biased or influenced by them at all. I return these to the prosecution and grant him permission to present them to the jury after the defense attorney has cross examined the witness. Remember, the witness is still under oath. Lizette, you may begin.""Yes, your honor." She nodded and hurried forward. "I want to start off by asking Dr. Malachi about what my client yelled at him earlier. Did you try to kill my client? What did you do to her?""I didn't try to kill her. Had I tried, I would have succeeded. I simply gave her a very convincing ultimatum. She was taken to the human boy to remove her spell. She refused to do it, so I told her there were two ways it could be removed. She could do it herself, or she could die. The death of a Siren cancels out all of their spells. If she didn't remove the spell, then her death would. I did, however, hold her in a threatening manner with a scalpel against her throat. I let her know that I was completely serious about what I told her I would do." I loved that he was talking so calmly and didn't seem fazed at all."Your honor, I would like this man taken into custody. He assaulted and threatened to kill my client." Lizette pointed an accusatory finger at Abraham. "Something he could have done legally, as long as the death was warranted." The judge shot her down immediately. If you would like to continue your cross examination, please do so now. If not, take your seat.""Fine, I will leave it at this for now. This man has proven how evil he has been toward my client. I will present my evidence soon enough. And that is when I will prove my client's innocence. I will show you all."Lizette didn't wait any longer, she headed straight back to her seat and sat with a harumph. Her arms were crossed, and she was glaring at Abraham."Theo, you may return to the floor and present your evidence to the court." At that, Judge Saltwater held out the memories toward the other man. It was now time for things to get interesting."Thank you, Judge. I appreciate having this opportunity to present the facts as Dr. Malachi knows them. Now, I want the jury to remember that these memories are taken directly from the mind and are being presented here for you to view. These memories will show exactly what the defendant is like, and what she has done."Theo pulled out a screen type of device from a room behind the judge's bench. At that time, he took one of the memories, one labeled as number one, and put it on the screen."Dr. Malachi, can you please tell me what this memory is.""This is when I found out how she bespelled that boy." The memory started to play and we all saw her singing her vicious song to Justin." Ocean is a pest. He has ruined your life. He has stopped you from being the best. He causes nothing but pain and strife. We need to get rid of him. We need to start a fight. Not just Ocean, but all of them. Help me Justin, silence Ocean with all your might. Berate and demean that boy. Give him a quick shove. Destroy him with joy. Take away all that he might love. You will do this. You have no free will. You better hit him and not miss. Make sure that punch is hard enough to kill.""Oh my, that is horrible. She really did that?" Theo looked shocked."NO! IT'S A LIE!""Hush, Miss Cartwright!" The judge yelled at her. "This is not your time to talk. Sit down, shut up, and wait to be called back to the stand. I do not want to hear another outburst from you. If I do, you will sit in a cell for the remainder of your trial. Do you understand me?""Y..yes." Brittney stuttered out the one word while sitting back in her chair, angry and embarrassed.From there, Theo went through the other two memories that Abraham had brought with him. These ones were from when Brittney went off on her psycho rants. They were confirming what it was that I had said earlier. Word for word. And based on the faces of the jury, they were quite appalled by the girl's behavior."Have any of you ever seen something so despicable?" Theo asked the jury. "This is truly disturbing. And this is how it all really happened, Dr. Malachi?""Yes, this is the truth of it all. This is what really happened.""Thank you, Dr. Malachi. I appreciate your honesty. You may step down now.""Thank you." Abraham stepped down and came toward me and Analise once again.. Now it was time for Theo to call Brittney back to the stand.You can read the novel fast updates at LatestNovel.Net or NovelTeam.Net
