Azeroth Trail of Light

The Land of Shadows is a place where time flows very slowly and changes very slowly.

This is not an exaggeration. The special rules of this demiplane have greatly hindered the flow of time, so a day here is only one-tenth that of the outside world, or even slower.

In other words, even a dying person can live ten times longer as long as he can enter the Kingdom of Shadows, but it is not the same as it seems on the surface. For the creatures in the Kingdom of God, this just means that they will suffer more torture.

Prolong the torture tenfold!

This is not a good place for any creature, unique shadows and mist will seep into the body of every creature that breaks in here, quietly transforming their bodies without them realizing it, Gorm is one example.

After it stayed with Hela on this demiplane for tens of thousands of years, it was almost completely transformed into a shadow creature, and even its own power system was greatly biased towards shadow and darkness. In fact, If Gorm hadn't faced Dick in the world of order, it would never have lost so badly, even losing its life.

Gao Mu is the side that is inclined to be transformed. It has become like that willingly here, and there are some guys who would rather die than submit. What they accept here is real torture.

For example, those heroic spirits who were captured by Valagar were tied up in this place by Hela. They didn't even need shackles or confinement. As long as they stayed in the Kingdom of Shadows and continued to fight against this place with their own will, they would feel the power from The wear and tear of the soul.

That is almost eternal, as long as they don't give in for a day, they will not be redeemed and freed for a day. With the passage of time, the will may still be so firm, like steel, but other things, such as memory, such as thinking , will be completely worn away by the ubiquitous rules.

They wander blankly in the sewage of the Kingdom of Shadows, attacking everything that can be attacked. These wanderers are the most dangerous creatures in this country. Even the Mist Warriors of Kvaldir are unwilling to provoke them, but Even worse for the heroic spirits are those mortals who fell into the land of shadows.

Anduin was sober in this situation.

When he woke up, he found himself trapped in a cage made of steel, which was shaped like a birdcage with railings. He leaned on the railing, and the moment he opened his eyes, a wave of The musty and rotten smell rushed into his nostrils, and Anduin's eyes widened.

His vision gradually became clear, and the world in front of him stopped shaking. He let out a groan, and felt that the bones all over his body became sore. He looked at the railing in front of him, which was covered with bronze-colored rust, and there were many The flat burr hurt even looking at it, and he immediately understood where the pain in his body came from.

Anduin struggled to stand up from the cage, his shoulders and his back leaning against the railing were covered with spots of blood, it was not painful but numb, it seemed that he had been unconscious here for a long time.

The last memory of the little prince is that he was pulled back into the shadows by a tentacle full of fishy smell, as if there was Anveena's scream. The sky of the earth, thinking about everything about this place.

But... nothing.

Except for the pain behind, there was nothing.

The mist rolls just outside the birdcage, but it will never invade it. Anduin looked left and right, and soon found that there were more birdcages on his left, in which either bound and Gavincent A vrykul who was as tall as he was, would be nothing more than a pile of white bones, and the ground below the birdcage was full of bone stubble and filth mixed together. This ghostly place is simply a real hell!

The sight was shocking even at first glance, and Anduin simply turned his head and stopped looking. He stretched out his hand, trying to find the opening of the birdcage fence, but at the moment when his hand was about to touch the birdcage, a The voice stopped him.

"Don't touch it"

Anduin subconsciously withdrew his finger, then turned his head, and saw an old Vrykul leaning against the birdcage. He didn't look like a warrior, judging from the silver-white robe he was wearing and the magic lines on his face. Look, this should be a mage. He closed his eyes and seemed to be taking a rest, but he didn't care about the barb on the birdcage, allowing it to pierce into his body.

He also seems to be very tired... It's hard to say whether it's because of the exhaustion of the body or the mind. At least within 5 minutes after waking up, Anduin already felt the oppression of this world.

"Who are you?"

The little prince asked, and the answer he received was silence. It was not until a few minutes later that the Navku mage replied,

"Is there any water?"

This question made the little prince stunned for a moment, and then he tried to open his storage ring, but found it very difficult to infiltrate his spirit into the ring, just like putting his will into a crack in a rock. It took five times longer to take out his water bottle.

It was an exquisite glass bottle. Thanks to Dick's teaching, Anduin's storage ring was almost full of these "meaningless" things in the eyes of other nobles, food and drinking water, and necessary Potions and ointments, according to Dick, fate will give you a surprise at any time, all we can do is to be ready at any time.

Now, Dick's words and deeds have played a role.

But the little prince soon discovered that the moment he took out the bottle, the water in the bottle became cloudy at a speed visible to the naked eye. The vrykul cursed mercilessly.

"Fool, give it to me! Quick!"

Anduin immediately complied, not because of fear or other reasons, but because the vrykul looked really anxious. He passed the glass bottle through the railing of the birdcage, and the old vrykul took it in his hand. Twist it away, without saying a word, drank the water that already had gray flecks in one go.

His chapped lips were moistened by this, and the running water stained his beard, which looked hearty. After drinking, the vrykul threw the bottle away, and then said to Anduin,

"This is the first lesson. In the land of shadows, you get a bottle of clean water. The only thing you have to do is to drink it in your stomach before it is completely corrupted by the rules... ah, It's refreshing, I probably haven't tasted water in… well, thirty years, thank you, rookie."

"Thirty... thirty years?"

Anduin was dumbfounded, while the Vrykul waved his hand. The big bottle of water just now seemed to have revived him a little bit, and even his dull eyes became radiant. Looking at Anduin's surprised expression, Vikul The Ku people laughed,

"You probably don't know what this is yet, do you? Do you still have water? A bottle of... no, half a bottle of water is a question! Fair enough, isn't it?"

"Water, is it okay to eat?"

The little prince was a little confused. It wasn't that there wasn't enough water, but he remembered what Dick said. In this environment, water is always more precious than food, so he decided to exchange information with food, and the Vrykul didn't care. shrug,

"It's all right! But I'll give you a suggestion, don't ask stupid questions. Before your food bottoms out, you'd better understand your situation, otherwise it will be difficult to survive, especially in this ghost place."

Anduin didn't answer, he took out a large piece of beef wrapped in oil paper from the storage ring, tore half of it, and quickly handed it to the old vrykul, sitting cross-legged on the ground himself, ignoring the fact that it was slowly getting worse Seeing this scene, the old Vrykul nodded slightly.

Only smart people can live longer in the Kingdom of Shadows. It is obvious that this kid in front of him is a real smart person.

He sniffed the aroma of the beef, bit off more than half of it in one bite, and said while chewing.

"First question, let's ask."

"Where is this? Can I go out?"

The old Vrykul glared at Anduin, who was struggling to swallow the last bite of beef, and raised his brows, "These are two questions, but forget it, look at the glass of water just now, this is the Kingdom of Shadows, the Sea of ​​Death The country ruled by Ra, you see, there are only two types of creatures here, Kvaldir who surrendered to Hela, and idiots who refused to obey her, as for going out, unfortunately, how many years have I been here... I have never seen A person who can go out, even the heroic spirits, cannot go out."

Anduin lowered his head and thought for a while, took out another glass of water, took a big gulp himself, and handed it to the old Vrykul,

"Tell me about Hela."

The old vrykul drank the water again, played with the glass in his hand, and looked at the little prince playfully. After eating and drinking, he completely recovered his spirit. He moved his shoulders and stretched out his arm. a finger,

"Give me another piece of meat, it's a long story."

The little prince gritted his teeth, but in the end he reluctantly threw a big oiled paper bag to the old vrykul, who took it in his hand, put it to his mouth and sniffed it, and nodded in satisfaction,

"Well, the pastrami was cooked just right. It seems that your elder is a knowledgeable guy who knows what is most important to you... Well, where do I start, Hella, she She was originally the adopted daughter of God Odin, by the way, God Odin, you should know about it, right?"

Anduin nodded. Before coming to the Broken Isles, Gavincent told him the legends about Odin and the Vrykul, so he knew what Odin meant to the Vrykul, like a holy light. What it means to humans, and Anduin also has a good mentor.

Dick had told him more than once that Odin was also the Guardian of the Titans, and one of the two leaders of the Guardians.

Seeing him nod, the old vrykul continued,

"In the beginning, God Odin first established the Heroic Legion, and he selected the brave Vrykul from all things in the world, but there is a problem. After the Vrykul dies, their souls will return to the Kingdom of Shadows to wait for the next life to come. Although Odin is powerful, he is not omnipotent, so he found Hela, his adopted daughter who is proficient in magic, and went deep into the Kingdom of Shadows with Hela. After thousands of sunrises and sunsets, Odin The Great God finally understood the rules of the Kingdom of Shadows, so he asked Hela to help him transport the most heroic Vrykul from the Kingdom of Shadows. Hela fulfilled his promise, and God Odin gave her the glorious Val'kyr form , she is also the first Val'kyr queen to be blessed."

"You probably don't know, for all Vrykul women, that is a supreme honor, just like a Vrykul man becoming a heroic spirit."

The old Vrykul put the last piece of tasteless minced meat in his mouth, aftertaste, rubbed his belly, and continued to tell the story of Hella,

"This process lasted for tens of thousands of years, and that was the most perfect tens of thousands of years. All Vrykul who died bravely in battle will become heroic spirits and live in the most glorious Valagar, but it is like all the stories told In that way, the human heart is always greedy, and so are the gods. Long-term exposure to the twisted rules of the Kingdom of Shadows has stimulated the greed in Hela's heart. She is not satisfied with sending the great soul to Valagar, but intercepts She stole part of it as her private army, she stole part of the secrets of the heroic spirits, and these are those guys!"

The old Vrykul pointed to the Mist Warrior looming outside the mist, his tone full of contempt, "Kvaldir, the dead who returned from the mist, Hela's "heroic spirit", filled with evil and darkness, but they are more Heroic spirits are too weak, even a vrykul warrior can defeat them. With more and more souls being detained, Hela started a war in the originally quiet and peaceful land of shadows. This is the result of the war, Kwa Dill's army occupied the entire Kingdom of Shadows, Hela became the queen of the dead, and then started a war against Odin."

"The eternal war of the gods...continues to this day."

There was a trace of grief on the face of the old Vrykul, "The great god Odin was also hurt by the betrayal of Hela, his adopted daughter. He no longer trusts mortals easily. Only those souls who have passed his permission can enter Vala again. Gal, but more war dead were taken here by Hela, and I was one of them...but that's okay."

He glanced at Anduin, then ended his narration, closed his eyes,

"Take a good rest, boy, this ghost place is not without benefits, don't waste your precious water and food, here, a full meal can last at least a week, take advantage of this period of time, get used to the environment here Rules, by the way, mark what I said...never get out of this cage, unless you want to lose everything about yourself."

"But...but this is a cage!"

Anduin yelled, "We can't live like prisoners!"

"It's much better than you dying, and here, even if you die, your soul will not be free... You can choose for yourself, whether to surrender to Hela, or to fight like this half-dead alive, no one maintains The Ku people will submit, but my people are too reckless, and I am waiting for an opportunity...but it may never come."

Well, tell the story of Hela from all aspects, this is the vrykul version~ What, it’s the end of the month, please ask for a ticket, thank you brothers for your support~