A young man could be seen, he was standing among the hoard of people who were gathered for a very specific reason, "The ex'ecution".
The hoard of people who were gathered were all facing towards the same direction, towards that same direction was a stage where a few people, three people to be specific who were tied up to a wooden log which were placed side by side.
In the crowd, some were screaming out loud the screams of joy but there were some as well who were protesting but the young man was, unlike the others just standing there without bother moving an inch.
"What have they done!? At least explain their crimes!"
The crowd was loud with all the kinds of voices mixed into one but one voice exceeded the others in terms of loudness as the voice reached the eardrums of the people who were standing on the stage, not the ones who were tied up.
The beings who stood besides the tied ones, they were tall, as huge as the piece of log on which the people were tied to. Their faces were covered by a dark hood but their armor which had a bright and celestial shine to it was enough for one to figure out that they weren't mere mortals but they were creations of the gods who ruled the celestial realm.
The ones who stood tall heard the person who had just shouted a question out loud which overshadowed the others, upon hearing it, their gazes immediately turned towards the exact person who had ignited the question.
"Crimes? Do you think a word as simple as crime would be enough to title their grave acts of insult to the literal gods of this world? Call it a sin instead."
It's voice somehow matched perfectly with it's appearance, it was deep and almost animal like but the words which it spoke were very clear and scary enough for the crowd which was so loud and rowdy just few seconds ago to go completely silent in a matter of seconds.
"— While pointing at the one — you, young man who questioned, come up here will you? The one who questioned must have the guts to accept the answer shouldn't they?"
It's finger pointed directly towards the young man who had ignited the question but seeing the look on the faces of people around him was enough for him to start regretting his actions. They had already started distancing themselves from him the moment he asked the question but now, he was already isolated from them, all trying to stay as far away from him as possible.
He took one step at a time as he slowly made his way up to the stage, the entire time his heart was beating out loud enough for even others to hear it paired with the terrified look on his face because he didn't know what would happen of him. More or less the crowd were very much similar to him, their silence made it even easier for everyone to hear his heartbeat and created a moment of tension.
The beings who stood tall were tall from afar but when the young man reached them and stood besides them, he was finally able to comprehend their true size. They were almost twice as big or even more compared to him but it was no time to be impressed as they looked down on him and their gazes, only some parts of their eyes were visible which was covered by the dark hood but the gaze itself made the young man shiver from fear.
"I see, your fear is understandable but be at ease, we are creatures of absolute order, we do not harm any who aren't sinners."
"Sinners?"
The young man questioned even though he was still scared, the curiosity won him over.
"Yes, sinners. — He pointed at the people who were tied — look at these hideous creatures, they may look like mere mortals but looks can deceive. Even animals know how to respect their owners but these creatures? They are far worse than animals. Defying and rebelling against the one who literally created them is the highest level of stupidity one can achieve and surprisingly they are the ones to do so. We, The watchers are the ones who are tasked with eliminating these pathetic creatures, simple right?"
At the end of it's speech, it's voice became more furious and irritated as it didn't even bother looking at the tied ones even though it was talking about them. The level of hatred he had for them had exceeded mortal comprehension as the hatred had turned into disgust. Just the sight of them disgusted it so much.
"Since you have already joined us up on the stage, how bout you help us punish these things" — He didn't even count them as living beings now —
"Help? What punishment will they receive?"
The young man who was a little bit more calm now, knowing they wouldn't hurt him questioned the tall ones once again while still maintaining a certain distance from them because he didn't fully trust them.
"It's nothing much, the moment their scream of pain reaches the celestial realm, their punishment will be over and to do so, we just have to burn them alive."
The calmness in it's voice was terrifying, while saying such horrendous things, it stretched it's arm towards the sky and said.
"Let the world know the consciousness of their actions, i summon the fire from the deepest depths of hell, hellfire!"
It spoke some words which were foreign to the others because it said those words in a language that none other than the watchers could understand so, they just started at it intensely as in a split second a raging flame emerged in it's hand.
The tall one who spoke lowered it's arm, extending it towards the young man who was staring at the flame intensely. Another tall one who was one of the ones who didn't spoke but just stood besides the one who did pulled his sword out while moving closer towards the young man.
The sword had a grand look to it, golden colored blade and it had specific markings on the handle which once again was in a language foreign to the young man so he didn't know what it meant. The other tall one with the sword, grabbed the blade part of the sword and extended the handle towards the young man leaving the young man confused.
"Hold the sword and put it's blade above this flame in my hand."
The young man knew that refusing was not an option anymore because any kinds of mistake could end up being him tied up as well so, he simply did what it said. The moment the flame and the blade of the sword met, it immediately became one, the raging flame had now became the blade of the sword.
"Now, stab these three who are tied up directly in their hearts, they should receive as much pain as possible and this flame from the hell will make it so that their souls upon their death never escape the excruciating depths of hell. — It turned towards the crowd and his voice became louder — Any mortal! who defies the gods has no place in both the mortal realm and even in the heavens after their death! Let this ex'ecution be the symbol of absolute order in these mortal lands. None shall defy the gods!!"
It's words were direct and absolute, it did not stutter once as it's speech echoed through the crowd and surprisingly the crowd had started to cheer for it which was strange because just a few seconds ago they were absolutely terrified but now it was completely different.
The cheering kept getting louder and louder as more people joined one after another and eventually the whole crowd went wild but among the crowd was a dark figure who was strangely silent and just started at the watchers curiously unlike everyone else.
It seems that whatever was going on had affected the young man as well because he had a huge smile on his face while walking towards the three who were tied up.
"Was the use of the voice necessary? We could have just ended things quickly without putting on a show like this."
Another tall one who was silent all this time came close to the one who spoke and said those words in an irritated tone.
"The rate of people who sin has grown much higher these past few days, we have to set an example like this once in a while to keep these mortals in check, that is the sole reason why the Pantheon Lords blessed us with this role of eliminating rebellion and i am willing to do anything to live up to them."
The tall one who spoke replied, the other tall one who had approached immediately backed off after hearing the words of the tall one who spoke.
When the tall one who spoke turned it's head towards the three who were tied up, the young man had already done his part.
All three, two male and one female had stab wound in their left chest where the heart was located, the place where they were stabbed was engulfed with raging flame that was slowly spreading through their entire body, ultimately burning their entire body in matter of minutes.
When the flame that burned even the bones of the three who were tied up ultimately left nothing behind but a pile of ash, the young man and the entire crowd were laying down unconscious as the side effect of the voice had kicked in.
They had completed what they had came to do, all that was left was their departure and so, they did exactly that. The other tall one claimed his sword from the young man who was unconscious on the stage as the flame had gone out leaving the blade of the sword back in it's original state.
When it was picking it's sword up from the stage, it's gaze landed towards the crowd and to it's surprise, there was one among the fallen crowd who was standing tall meaning he wasn't affected by the voice.
"What is that? You used the voice didn't you? How is he still standing?"
When it heard the other tall one, it immediately turned it's head towards the crowd and there actually was one who stood tall.
"The voice", an ability used by the watchers to manipulate people's senses and making people agree to whatever they may wish but the side effect of this is that the ones they use the voice on collapses right after they fulfill their purpose and when they regain consciousness, they feel immense pain in their head.
"Well, that's quite perfect! These mortals who have collapsed will take quite some time to recollect their memories but when they do, it will be something that will be imprinted into their memories for as long as they live as a form of fear. So, this young man who is standing will be the sole witness of today's ex'ecution. He will actually be a lot of help, mortals can't keep their mouth shut you see so, they end up talking about things they shouldn't have and it ends up creating fear among the ones who didn't witness today's ex'ecution."
The focus shifts from the young man who was standing, to the skies in which a huge figure several dark figures were approaching.
"Our D. Rakens have arrived, they've already located the next sinners. Let's not waste any more time, there are many sinners out there waiting to be punished, every minute is valuable to reign absolute order"
The dark figures from the skies landed gracefully just besides each of the four watchers that were present. They are revealed to be the great seekers of the skies who tear through the skies with their immense speed and locate new sinners while the watchers punish the previously found sinners by the D. Rakens. Obsidian—black scales and a body as big as the towering watchers, body that looked like it was made out of obsidian itself and the huge wings that tore skies apart which weren't feathered but were like sheets of Devine light. Their eyes were burning red, just like the hellfire a while ago.
They rode the divine celestial hunting beasts and with the watchers on it's back, it was as if the two parts had become one, they finally completed the look of the "one's who punish".
Flapping it's huge wings, it slowly took flight as the tall one who spoke stared at the young man who stood and so did the young man who stood as well, neither of them breaking their intense stares eventually the watchers flew away with immense speed, it was almost like in a blink of an eye.