In the face of what the True King knows, Llewig reveals himself to be an Otherworlder and retreats. To find out more about the coffer, the True King had arbitrarily ordered the executions of BLF members. As penance for his abuse of the law, he abdicates the throne and compels Gran to take his place. Before leaving the courtroom, the True King tells Gran he'll be waiting in Estalucia.
Duat's Viceroy
...
True King
Mark my words, Viceroy. You are not the one on trial here. There is another individual who must be judged.
White Knight
(What is he talking about? This is uncharacteristic of His Majesty. Why all the theatrics?)
True King
Shall we have Maat's Scales weigh in on my conclusion?
Duat's Viceroy
That won't be necessary. His Majesty speaks true. I aided Ruby Pop Irotis, the leader of the Blue Liberation Front.
How could the viceroy of the island that administers justice abet the resistance? The confession again draws gasps from the gallery.
True King
Enlighten us with your reason for doing so.
Duat's Viceroy
Istavion's law does not discriminate. Thus I didn't think it was fair to sentence the BLF members without first establishing their motives.
True King
Were you planning to confront me, using the court as your stage?
Duat's Viceroy
That would all depend.
True King
To further your plan, you went against my orders as well as Maat's Scales.
Duat's Viceroy
That is true. Regardless of the BLF's dissidence, it was my belief that the death penalty was meted out too swiftly.
True King
Hm.
True King
There is a reason I created laws in lieu of having primal beasts control one's thoughts.
True King
As you know, it is paramount that every individual obey the law by their own volition. The Scales are merely a compass. Furthermore—
The Crew
...
The True King's solemn voice commands everyone in the silent courtroom to listen.
True King
This situation is exactly what I had hoped for. A skydweller's disposition bows to no one, not even a sovereign.
True King
Do you understand, Prosecutor? This is what makes a skydweller a skydweller.
Llewig
Kehehe... Yes. I'm painfully aware of your obstinance when it comes to laying down defenses.
Llewig
I must give some thought to my next move.
Katalina
What!
Vyrn
It's an Otherworldly being!
Llewig
Oh, you didn't notice? How's that for method acting?
Llewig
Let's meet again some day. The coffer at the bottom of the blue... It will be ours.
Katalina
Coffer at the bottom of the blue?
Shrine Priestess
Katalina. Please tell this to Gran.
Shrine Priestess
Find the coffer at the bottom of the blue.
True King
Indeed, the coffer.
True King
The box which the BLF brought to the skies that ushered in the Otherworld's invasion. In short, it summoned the Otherworld.
Katalina
This coffer you speak of did that? Are the BLF a sect of the Otherworld?
True King
No. The BLF merely safeguards the coffer. They will surrender it to no one.
White Knight
(I knew it; he's desperate. The Otherworld, the invasion, the coffer... What's pushing His Majesty?)
True King
I was certain I could force Irotis to the surface by having her subordinates executed in succession, but I cannot stall any longer.
Katalina
What did you just say?
True King
You heard me. My call for the death penalty was not predicated on the crimes committed, but to flush out their ringleader, Irotis.
Everyone
...!
True King
Why do you act surprised? I said there is another individual who must stand trial, did I not?
True King
I, who arbitrarily ordered punishment not on the grounds of the law, stand to be judged.
Voices simultaneously erupt as spectators grapple with this implication. The True King strikes the floor with his scepter as if to offer himself before the court.
He ignores the uproar and speaks over the din.
True King
Let us ask Maat's Scales. Based on my testimony, should the young man be set free?
One by one, the charges brought against Raclitus disappear from the scales, the two plates leveling out to indicate innocence.
True King
Conversely, weigh my arbitrary abuse of the law and the contempt for the lives of my subjects.
True King
Do my crimes warrant imprisonment?
Vyrn
Whoa, hold on there! You can't just take control of the trial like that!
Maat's Scales
...
A weight representing the True King's crimes manifests on one side of the scales, tipping it down considerably.
True King
Is it worthy of capital punishment?
Vyrn
What're you tryin' to pull!
Maat's Scales
...
The scales indicate that death is too harsh a punishment.
True King
Hmph. A show of compassion for a life past its prime.
True King
Then so it shall be.
True King
I hereby abdicate the throne. Is that acceptable, Maat's Scales?
White Knight
...!
Your Majesty!
Maat's Scales
...
As the White Knight yells out, Maat's Scales returns to equilibrium.
His penance has been judged befitting of his deeds—for the misuse of Istavion's laws, the True King deserves to vacate his seat.
True King
I trust there are no objections, Viceroy? I do not look forward to being weighed on the scale twice.
Duat's Viceroy
Ah... Erm...
True King
Acquit the boy immediately.
Everyone is at a loss for words. With that final declaration, the True King turns to leave the courtroom.
White Knight
Your Majesty! What have you done!
True King
From this point forth, I am no longer the True King. What you see before you is an aged Erune who goes by the name Tau'luk.
White Knight
What will become of Istavion!
True King
Install a new king. A worthy candidate exists within this very room.
True King
One who will make the perfect partner for my daughter, Alliah. Let Gran shepherd you as the next True King.
Katalina
...
Lyria
...
Gran
...
The courtroom falls silent as everyone tries to comprehend the historic event they are witnessing.
True King
How does that sound, venerable child? I entrust the kingdom to you. Ascend the throne and take the reins.
Lyria
Wha... Whaaat!
Vyrn
Th-th-this has to be some kinda trick!
True King
All of this is for the greater good of the skies. The invisible hand is starting to move.
True King
Watch from the king's throne, Gran, to see what I had witnessed in this courtroom.
True King
Then come find me on Estalucia, Island of the Astrals. I will be waiting.
And so the man walks out of the courtroom.
White Knight
Wait, Your Majesty!
The White Knight springs from his seat to chase after him.
White Knight
...!
But the True King has already vanished.
In the aftermath of the hearing, the White Knight mobilized the whole of the Istavion military to track down the True King.
They turn up nothing—no documents nor sightings that can help determine where he went.
155: The Law in Action 
