[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-reborn-king":3,"chapter-the-reborn-king-the-reborn-king-chapter-203":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Reborn King",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1101060,1437,"Chapter 203: Crumbling Authority","the-reborn-king-chapter-203",203,"\u003Cp>Helga looked at the note that had just arrived. Her eyes went cold looking at it as she clenched the paper. \"Why is nothing going right?\" Her words came out as a growl, and she grabbed her head in frustration, unable to understand where she had gone wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Everything should have been perfect. Those three would have lost and I could invade the two kings.’Grinding her teeth, Ketil walked in with a slightly panicky face. Helga looked at him angrily stopping him, but collected himself and gave a bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord.\" He was respectful but a hint of wariness lingered in his voice. \"There is a mutiny,\" Ketil said softly as he felt the air in the room dropped several degrees. Helga’s unstable breathing was all he could hear as she slowly got herself up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone wants to kill me. Their jealousy is so immense.\" Grabbing the side of her head she dug her fingers into her skull. \"Fools. Disgusting fools. Can’t see my vision.\" Finally pulling her hands away she got up and walked by his side, placing her hand on his shoulder and leaning down. \"Where?\" Her voice was sharp but to his trained ear he heard a tinge of excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Follow.\" Ketil got up and quickly led Helga as she pulled her sword out, steadily walking behind. The loud arguments echoed as she got closer. Her men surrounded a circle of soldiers who drew their weapons. The crowd parted as she got closer, letting her to the front to stare at the 50-odd soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"DEATH TO THE FALSE GOD!\" One shouted as he charged at Helga seeing her come closer. She tried to lift her left arm, but the pain of Finn’s attack still lingered. Ketil acted quickly, seeing Helga unable to. The sword cut down, and Ketil pulled her back. With the blade hitting the open air, he struck his hand forward, grabbing the man’s face, before slamming him into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly brought his foot down on the man’s neck, breaking it. The rest of the mutineers watched in horror as their hands slightly shook. \"Why have they been allowed to live for so long?\" Helga asked coldly as she looked at the men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd surrounding them looked at one another, with a few finally walking forward as if they had been released. The circle got tighter as the 50 readied themselves. Seeing they were likely to die, they lost all restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"DEATH TO THE CHILD KILLING QUEEN!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"FALSE GOD!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"WHORE QUEEN!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fury of insults flew out as they all cried for the same thing, Helga’s death. \"Ketil,\" Helga spoke softly to her champion, looking up into his eyes. Looking down at her, he froze seeing a deep emptiness. \"Keep a few alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single nod, he charged forward, as Helga stood back and watched the desperate struggle of the mutineers. Her smile widened with each one that died as she let out a sigh. Ketil followed through on his mission as he expertly subdued two, leaving them for Helga. returning his axe to its rightful place, he dragged them out and threw them before Helga.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tie them.\" She said with an almost childish happiness as she watched Ketil and a few loyal soldiers tie up the bodies to wooden beams. \"I will hold a ceremony for the gods right here. To bless our camping against traitors and enemies.\" She said happily walking over to one of the men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pulling her dagger out with her good hand she cut his writ and dapped her finger in his blood. Drawing a series of patterns on her face she turned to the people who were watching. The streaks of blood across her face created a horrifying appearance as it slowly rolled down dying her red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Floki. Take these vermin to your home and treat them as you would any guest.\" Her words send a chill down everyone, understanding the weight behind that. To offer a sacrifice to Floki was the equivalent of wishing them to be dammed forever. \"My brother. Protect me from the threats of those who follow me, and use these pathetic vermin as you wish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helga removed the first man’s armor and cut his clothes open. Revealing his bare chest her smile grew. The dagger traced over his skin, cutting a thin line as dragged it back up, Putting more weight behind it she followed along his rib cage revealing the bone below. Cutting across collar bone she did the same, her smile getting wider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her left hand shook as she grabbed the skin and pulled it carefully. The man screamed in pain, as he quickly began to bleed out, unable to remain conscious. Moving to the right side she did the same pulling his skin away and showing his bare ribs. The man had long lost consciousness, unknown to anyone if he was even alive anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helga lifted her but off her dagger and repeatedly slammed into his ribs, sending waves throughout his body. The world was silent, the only noise of the man’s ribs breaking. Helga enthusiastically carried on, eventually breaking through. Once the gap opened, she carefully cut in and pulled his heart out, leaving it to hang over his exposed chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She moved to the second, her left arm hurting even more now. Clicking her tongue she knew it was impossible to do it a second time and keep her appearance. Grabbing his chin she forced the man to look into her eyes. With a look of contempt and anger, Helga yelled as she plunged the knife into his eye, killing him in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breathing was erratic as she looked on with ecstasy as the body fell. Turning to her people she spoke with a smile, the face now fully red. \"We march now. Our enemies have invaded my land, and threaten every single one of your families. My home. Your home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked back at the bodies of the mutineers. \"And when you look at them one last time, remember, they are the enemy. The ones who wish to undermine you. Undermine the God mission for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked at one another and gave small nods. The more blind followers all smiled seeing it as they quickly went off to prepare their equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigurd looked at the defense force prepared for him. He chuckled looking at Astrom’s Jarls as they slammed their weapons on their shields to intimidate him. He knew it was the first resistance that came to test them. \"Everyone,\" Sigurd called out to his soldiers. \"The Gods have given us a chance to finally be rid of the Brute Astrom. Fight with glory. Fight without fear. Destroy your enemy and become heroes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigurd looked at the small distance between the two forces. Despite the much smaller force ahead he knew not to be too cocky. Astrom had cultivated a true warrior society and each of his soldiers where equivalent to two of his. Their tight-knit defense showed the unity between them. Raising his sword, he lowered it and ran forward with his army. The defenders showed no fear, instead smiling in the face of what would be their death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"FOR KING SIGURD!\" One man in the back called out as they ran getting the cries to spread across the line. It was funny to him. His father was still king yet no one recognized it other than the old man himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap between the line closed quickly and Sigurd slammed into the wall, raising his shield to block an attack. The laughter of the men before hi mas they met the attack was insane but it made his blood boil as he could tell he would enjoy the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing against the wall, soldiers slightly stumbled and Sigurd didn’t hesitate. He stabbed forward, cutting through one’s stomach, killing him. It was the first casualty of many as the mass melee broke out. The sound of iron clashing against iron, and wood cracking under the weight of attacks instantly became the tune of the battle with groans of pain joining afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Astroms men were valiant, pushing against the line that was more than double their size. The attacks were wild, but strong as Sigurd lifted his shield with two hands, his feet buckling under the pressure of one attack. A soldier behind him, quickly covered his body letting him recover as let out an animalistic yell. Pushing up, he threw the soldier back, and swung down, his sword blocked by another shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"FIGHT!\" Sigurd yelled as he beat into the wall with attacks that had no real target, only wishing to force the defenders to focus on nothing else. His strikes were powerful as one shield split from his endless attacks. Another didn’t wait and followed up by stabbing the soldier with a broken shield. In a final desperation, he charged forward without his shield and stabbed forward, killing the man who killed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It caused Sigurd to jump back as he looked at the insane display. A bitter chuckle left his mouth.’This will be very annoying.’It was only the first force he faced and it made him wonder if he should have brought his entire army instead of splitting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gunnar walked through the gates of Helstia once more, his eyes hiding a scheme behind them. He knew that an invasion had begun in the North and Rolf had begun to create havoc in the outer villages and towns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see that the pressure of everything was getting to the Black Cloaks. There were significantly fewer than he last remembered as he walked around the streets and the air around them tenser.’I need to find Brede.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was ever a chance to get into Helga’s house then it was now. But it would take some planning. Walking up to the butcher the man smiled seeing Gunnar as he slammed another deer carcass on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The usual?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not today, I just need the money.\" Gunnar shook his head surprising the butcher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"May I ask why?\" He didn’t really care only wishing to make small talk with a regular. Gunnar put on a conflicted expression before sighing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaning in the butcher did the same. \"The North has been invaded. I’m looking to leave now.\" He whispered to the Butcher who leaned back in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The north. Surely not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gunnar shook his head. \"It’s true. I saw a bunch of black cloaks heading there to help in defense.\" It was a lie, the reality being them to deal with Rolf, but the butcher looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re serious?\" To his question, Gunnar nodded. \"Ahh, fuck. Looks like business will get harder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It best you don’t tell anyone.\" The butcher nodded, but Gunnar could see he didn’t mean it. It was a good thing. He needed Helsita on edge. Only then could he lure those in the manor out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll get this cut up for you.\" The butcher walked off with the deer’s body deeper into his store as Gunnar looked around.’Where to spread the news next?’\u003C\u002Fp>",1847,"2026-06-03T11:17:48.775Z","2026-06-03T11:17:51.400Z",1,"novelbin.me","1df2ad384248538af7ecabed95e96e78ff049cc094a34e8629edcfe99d5a8947","the-reborn-king-chapter-204","the-reborn-king-chapter-202",487,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-reborn-king-cover.jpg"]