Death Knight

Early the next morning, the bird's crisp cry awakened the girl. When she opened her eyes, it was no longer the towering body of the Yahwe Mountains that caught her eyes, but the calm lake water collecting a little bit of sunlight.

A magic illusion? This was Catolie's first reaction. She turned around and watched vigilantly, but the lush woods cut her sight. When the Paladin was at a loss, the ancient mark of awakening in the blood and the sound of the water in the ear made the girl's heart calm down in an instant, and she immediately understood everything.

"Yes, there is nothing wrong, this is the capital of the star ~! Finally arrived ... the legendary star capital." The girl murmured softly, staring at the sight in front of her. This is where Catoli has passed from the future, but the intimate breath penetrates into the girl's body like a substance and makes her blood boil.

"It's finally here, the capital of the stars ~! It's a surprise ~! Awesome ~!" The awakened Xiu repeated these words in a magical manner, while watching the other side of the lake without moving. However, in front of the mage, there was a vast expanse of mist. The mist on the surface of the water not only restrained the curiosity of the viewers, but also covered a mysterious veil for the legendary city.

"Just as Josephine said, 'Only the blood of Catori can open the road to the capital of the stars'. I never expected that persistent explorers would find legends that they have not seen in their lives. Accept us easily. "Ryan patted the girl's shoulder with emotion.

"That belongs to long-term blood, not mine." The girl expressed a thoughtful expression. "The residents of the Star City ... what will they do?"

"That's not your fault. If the other party is willing to communicate, they must understand that." The Paladin quickly answered.

"Well, thank you, Rennes." Cattorie smiled to cover her inner anxiety. "Xiu Yin, about the Star Capital itself, does the alliance have no copy?"

"It's true that there isn't one," the mage shook his head. "Whether it's about the city itself or its inhabitants, the specific details have not been mentioned-including the materials written by the Dark Eagle. So, the capital of the star Will become a legendary existence. "

"Didn't even mention that person ..." The girl shrugged her shoulders. "It doesn't make sense to stay here anyway. Let's start the search first, move forward in a column and pay attention to vigilance."

The water on the west side was shimmering, the forest on the east was dense and gloomy, and a team of three people advanced along the lake without a purpose. In this vast and lonely environment, no one knows what to do now. They do n’t know how to get here, how to leave here, and how to find the hidden mystery. The capital of the stars.

The capital of the stars ... Is this where Kaos doesn't even know? Catoli sighed subconsciously. Now, the man with the water-colored pupils has separated countless unknown barriers between himself and himself, and may never be able to walk again.

This fate ... may be a relief for me. The task assigned by Luvis can be carried out smoothly, and the focus of the journey need not conflict with him. That's right, this is the best ending, and ... exactly what I want. The girl told herself so.

However, is there a way for Kaos, the death knight, to enter this field?

As the girl thought about it, the paddling sound of the wooden paddle broke the moist and stagnant air, and passed into her ear. Along with this melodious echo, a small boat emerged from the mist with its long and smooth torso, and approached the shore without slowness.

A total of two people came to greet him. The one standing at the bow of the ship covered his face with a black cloak, and looked like a ghost emerging from the water. The paddler on the other side of the boat had a dazzling blond hair-something Catolie was very familiar with and could not forget.

It's him ... it's Kaos ~!

As if struck by lightning, the young girl's heart tightened, and then she jumped up like a galloping deer. Confused mixed with firmness, retreat wrapped with longing, sadness entwined with joy, at that moment, countless feelings converged into a turbulent current, breaking the dam in the girl's heart.

Catoli felt at a loss for a moment, but no matter how surging the swirling vortex, the voice from the bottom of her heart was still very clear.

I finally saw him again, it turned out that there wasn't an end between me and him ~!

"Hey ~! Kaos, it's us ~!" Xiuyin put his hands around his mouth in a trumpet shape, then shouted at the distant boat, and the Demon Hunter responded with a large wave of his hand.

"His footwork is really fast. He actually arrived here one step ahead of us. How amazing is the demon hunter?" Ren's eyes looked a little complicated.

"Anyway, our strength has been restored, haven't we?" The mage's mouth raised, "I'll have to ask carefully later, how exactly he achieved this level is really amazing."

Just a few minutes later, the exquisite boat had slipped over the mirror-like lake and lightly stood by the shore. Roland jumped out of the boat first, and the black robe quietly behind the palace.

"I thought I couldn't see you anymore," Cattoli said softly.

"Why? I promised, I never said anything." Roland opened the cloth bag with a smile and passed the bright short sword to the other person. "Thank you for the sword, it helped a lot. Besides, Josephine's revenge has already been reported. "

"Thank you, Kaos." The girl lowered her head, letting her hair cover her eyes, "Welcome back to the team."

"There is no need to thank ... after all, he is also my companion." The death knight shook his head, then turned to think of something, and made a "please" gesture to the man in the black robe.

"Introduction late, this is my lost companion, the messenger of the Lucis Alliance, for the World Tree."

"My name is Elena, the representative of the Capital of the Stars, and I am here to greet you in the name of the Guardian." The other person took off his hood and replied in pure common language. The man in the black robe was a woman with long night-sky hair and mature eyes, but her marble-smooth skin, pale appearance, and eyes swimming with crimson flames instantly froze the atmosphere.

"Vampires !?" The three men's faces showed an uncontrollable tense expression, and reason told them that everything was safe, but human instincts forced them to tighten their muscles.

"If you can, I hope you can call me 'Blood'." Elaine said with a smile, and her pleasant voice contained the pride and elegance unique to that race.

"I've been in a hurry after defeating Austin, but unfortunately there was an accident when I crossed the watershed the day before yesterday, and the whole person was hanging on a cliff. She happened to be patrolling nearby and I was able to escape It ’s a robbery. ”Roland smiled and recounted the experiences of these days lightly.“ Although the gap between the two different races could not be avoided in the beginning, after explaining the purpose and identity, Elena took me. In the capital of the stars ... this should be considered a fate. I am waiting for your arrival with the guardian at the other end of the lake until this morning. "

"Thank you for helping Kaos," Cattolic stretched out his hand. "I'm Catoli Orland, Palais of Luves."

"You're welcome, Lord Orland." The other person held her hand, and the cold touch immediately passed down to Catoli's body along the palm of the hand, and the girl subconsciously shivered.

Is the Death Knight's hand so smooth and cold? She couldn't help guessing.

"I'm Rain Brent, and I'm also a Paladin." After seeing the reaction of the captain, Rain decided to say hello in a cavalry ceremony to avoid physical contact.

"I'm Shuin Weiner, a high-level mage." Xiuyin shook hands with the other side forcefully-a real mage will never miss this rare opportunity, regardless of whether the flesh protests. "Can you ask a question? ? "

"Please."

"Are you a sunwalker?" The mage pointed his finger at the sun.

Ileina, who was so serious about it, stunned when she heard this question, then hid her mouth and laughed: "His curiosity is really admirable, but unfortunately, I am not a sunwalker .As for the reason that the blood races can act in the sun, I think it is best to talk about this problem when sailing on the Lake of Mirror. Please go on board first, the guardians are anxiously waiting for your arrival. "She After that, he walked slowly to the boat.

"The realm of the Star City is not this world, but the overlap of this world and the spirit world. In this place, the blood race does not have to fear the burning of the sun, nor does it need to rely on blood to sustain life-the four major things we can directly contain from the air. Power is extracted from the elements, "explained Elaine, sitting at the bow.

"In other words, if we go back to the present world, we are still in the Yahwe Mountains. This fact was derived by me yesterday. It sounds incredible, right? In a place dominated by rocky rocks in the physical world, many After the asylum in the spiritual realm, it will turn into a city on the lake. "Rowland, who rowed, added.

"It's incredible." Xiuyin pulled out half of his body and gently flicked the clear lake with his hand. The silky touch and clear reflection told the mage that all this was not an illusion. "It's coming, the capital of the star ... What kind of place is that? "

"Perhaps for the people of this world, it's just legend and records. But the stars are real and have a proud history of more than a thousand years. This field has special significance not only for the blood race, but also for all aversion to disputes. Those who seek truth are irreplaceable. There are all races that are well known and unfamiliar to humankind. All people can live in peace and progress together. "The beautiful blood race described in a tone of frustration," Of course, the capital of the star People know that occlusion is the wrong way of life, so we are not only willing to accept identified outsiders, but we also send messengers to understand the changes in this world. "

"But I have to make it clear in advance that this time, the gate of the Star City is opened for a long time, not for anyone else." Elaine's voice suddenly became cold, and her red eyes carefully looked down. The silent girl, "My hometown felt the breath of my daughter, so I welcomed with open arms, but we regret to find that it is not her who entered here. This should be somewhere in the Union's winter in 2016 The incident is related, am I right, Princess Orland? "

"I can't justify it," Cattolie took a deep breath. "But ..."

"No, you don't have to tell here," Elena stopped the other side. "Wait until the guardian, and we will look at all this. At that time, I will also listen to all the events as a long-time guardian. For the capital of the star This is the most important thing, and I hope you understand and take it seriously. "

"Yes, I understand." The girl dropped her head again.

The noble blood nodded, and closed his eyes to stop talking. Renn then put his hand on Catoli's shoulder, and Xiu stared silently at the white water, while the death knight's pupil burst into a flame of memory.

After half an hour, the fog covering everyone's sight suddenly disappeared. The white maze collapsed in an instant and was replaced by the emerald lake shore that was unrolling. Countless towering trees stand peacefully on the other shore, the gentle sunlight sifts from the gaps between their branches and leaves, the warm breeze lingers beside them, and the exquisite and ingenious building complex of the capital of the star is located in the thick of the big trees reaching into the sky Between arms.

These houses and palaces formed by big trees are closer to nature than the kingdom of elves, and their owners are indeed as Elena said-from all corners of the world-there are humans, dwarves, elves, vampires, orcs , Trolls and more. The sight in front of them confused the eyes of the three foreigners who had just arrived, and believed that they could see them all day long, but the guide in the black robe obviously did not mean to take them around the city.

Elena walked quietly along the grass-paved street, and the only thing Catoli could do was to follow her closely. When the team stopped, a tree older than them was standing in front of them. And the huge oak tree, the lush canopy even obscured everyone's sight.

"The guardian is waiting for you inside, come with me." Elena briefly introduced, and then set foot on the wide steps formed by the tree roots. She led four people through the winding corridor in the tree house, and finally entered a spacious room.

The furnishings here are ordinary and warm, more like the living room of a farmhouse, not the VIP room for receiving guests. And in the middle of the hall, the guardian of the Star City is resting peacefully on a lounger woven from green rattan.

"I brought them here, teacher." The beautiful blood race retreated quietly.

The other person nodded, and then responded with a kind voice: "Welcome everyone to the Spirit Tree Pavilion. I am Flora, the owner of this tree house."

The owner of the voice is He Tong Tong Yan. Years stained her horns, wrinkles climbed up to her forehead, and the shoulders under the plain cloth were thin and weak, but the kind expression reflected the beauty of the beautiful witch many years ago. Along the way, Catoli has guessed the image of the guardian countless times-maybe an elegant elf, maybe the head of a proud blood, maybe a majestic mage, maybe a resolute old dwarf-but the girl is completely Unexpectedly, the manager of the legendary capital would actually be such an old woman with a kind eyes.

"Please forgive Elena for her rudeness, because she is all for me." Flora explained apologetically. "I learned something about you from this demon hunter yesterday. You are the answer. The request of the goddess Visse came here for the colorful aurora a few months ago, that is, the call of the world tree. But this matter can be settled at night, and now ... if I can, I would like to know about A long time ago. You are Catolie Holland, right? "

"Yes," the girl whispered.

"Come here, let me see clearly."

The girl's expression was a little embarrassed, but Flora quickly calmed down the atmosphere-the witch gently held Catoli's hand, her eyes and the death knight that overflowed the cold fire in her pupils were completely opposite, no hatred There is no hostility, only comfort and tolerance, and undetectable grief.

"It's a nostalgic look ..." After a closer look at the girl, Flora sighed. "A girl who inherited blood from a long time, can you tell me what happened?"

"Yes," facing that sincere look, Catoli suddenly felt that she had no room for excuse. "I would like to explain the whole thing to you in detail."

"Sit down, it must be a long story." Flora patted her hands, and the clay figure cymbals standing on the side immediately acted. The dwarfs with a handful of grass on their heads were quickly arranged in the center of the room. Five chairs, then returned to the corner and waited for the next order.

"I was not born at that time, but because of my special status and status, I was allowed to read a black material in the league archives-that is my father, Winddam Orland's confession in the holy capital." Having said that, the girl's tone trembled involuntarily, "About Roland, and the long history, there are detailed descriptions. The writer is the great sage Kadar, as proof of the authenticity of this document, the three Paladins Head Nicholas, Joey, and Uther, listeners Loren Auguste, and Pope Julian Auguste all signed it. Not only that, but the light of the Holy Circle was intolerable. Lies, so I believe that what is said can represent facts. "

"Specifically, we need to talk about the winter of 2016 in Luvis' calendar. On November 4, Roland finally returned to Dalla, the capital of Elazia, with a long time ..." Catoli's voice was in the room Slowly rippling away.

Time flies, and the morning glow quickly dissipates with the mist. The sun soon climbs to the crown of the tree, and then slowly slides down the transparent **** in the sky, dragging long for people and things on the horizon. Black shadow.

"The last time-and the only time-I saw Roland Streff almost eight years ago when Dallara attacked and defended. At that time he had become a death knight, and the Alliance soldiers Call him 'Dark Eagle.' And when Roland held up his big sword, I could even feel the heat radiating from the flame in his eyes-it was like burning to burn everything out, I still can't get rid of that nightmare. "The girl hugged herself with her arms, but didn't notice the sight from the demon hunter.

"After the tragic battle, Roland never appeared again. There are rumors that he has achieved his wish, so he has truly rested; there are rumors that he was brought back to the north by Ishtoli ... maybe Only the undead know the truth. "

"Do you think he's alive?" Elena broke the silence.

"No, I don't know, and I haven't searched for the answer, because it doesn't matter to me." The girl answered firmly.

Then the whole room fell into a cold silence, and people subconsciously avoided sight, and let their minds hover carefully in their own narrow space, until finally Flora's old voice broke the silence.

"Jiu Yuan is my beloved disciple and my adoptive daughter. We have had a lot of happy times. Since she left the capital of the star, we have lost contact with it completely, and the ruler of Elazia blocked all The news simply declared Roland ’s treason and apostasy, but did not mention long-term existence. It was a sign of danger, but I continued to send people to look for it with a glimmer of hope. However, nineteen years had passed. , Still without her message, but only getting more and more terrible rumors. "The guardian turned his head and stared out of the window. Through the intersecting leaf shadows, the dim sunset is covering the dusky sky with the silent star capital.

"Even though I know there will be such a day sooner or later, I did not expect that the time to confirm the rumor will come so early ..." As if forgetting the people around, Flora whispered to himself, "I stopped my time, but there was no way It is cruel to change this world. "

"I'm sorry ..." The girl lowered her head.

"No, all of this has nothing to do with you, and because of this special blood relationship, you must have been hard these years, right?" The other person shook his head.

"Destiny is sometimes more cruel than imagined. For small people, it is the end of logic and morality. I think that when the pain comes, we should do our best to heal it instead of putting the same The feeling of forcibly imposed on the innocent. "Flora smiled hard," I will not blame you for these things, the Star Capital is willing to accept the messenger from the alliance. "

"Thank you ... I'm sorry ..." Cattoli couldn't help walking forward, holding tightly on the guardian's warm hands.

"It's not too late," Flora said in response. "I'm so sorry that I didn't get a hot meal at noon because of my too capricious relationship. Elena, please go for the star The guests in the city prepare medicinal baths, will you? "

"Yes, teacher," the blood race stood up and opened the wooden door on the other side of the room. "Please come with me, everyone."

"I will prepare a rich dinner for everyone. Then we will discuss the purpose of your visit." The calm and kind expression returned to the face of the guardian. "Of course, there is the question of this mage, I will answer them one by one. "

Cattolic and his team left the room one by one, but Roland stayed. The death knight stared at the silent old man with worried eyes, then kneeled on one side of the rattan chair with his body leaning forward slightly.

"Mother-in-law, is it all right?"

"Don't worry about me, boy." Flora patted Roland's head.

"But why do you want to hear it again?" The other person shook his head. "Yesterday I clearly told you all this. This painful memory is not necessary ..."

"I also want to know what everything looks like in the eyes of others, and one should not evade facts and his own heart. And ..." The guardian smiled kindly. "If you want to understand a person who not only inherits the blood of a long time, And the girl who is also valued by Roland, I want to listen to her and say that these are the most suitable. What do you think? "

"Maybe." The death knight didn't comment.

"Well, hurry up and chase your companion. It's not early, and I should prepare dinner."

"Well," Roland stood up, but asked again, "is it all right?"

"Death and sorrow are eternal companions. Fate is cruel, and even God is probably unable to escape the shackles of that huge vortex, right?" Flora again set his eyes back out the window. The sun had almost completely sunk below the horizon. The vision is still very wide-because the cold moon does not know when it is embedded in the corner of the sky, like a hard jasper, covering the quiet forest with a layer of silver and white feathers.

"I have always believed that no matter what fate a person has at birth, the choice of path is always in his own hands. Nineteen years ago, when Jiu Yuan decided to embark on a journey with you, I supported her decision. Now I am sad, and my long death will always be in my heart. However, I have never regretted entrusting Jiu Yuan to Roland, "the guardian stared at each other quietly," the past is so, and it is still the same. "

Everything in the vapour envelope was hazy. Various inexplicable medicinal materials float on the water surface, the light fragrance diffuses in the air, and the warm heat flow seems to penetrate into every part of the body, which not only relaxes the muscles and nerves, but even the consciousness becomes soft.

I can't even dream of it. There will be such a leisurely time on this journey ... and it is still in the legendary star capital. Catoli sighed with satisfaction, then leaned comfortably against the edge of the bath.

But the next moment, the wooden door was suddenly opened, and the blurry figure that appeared in the doorway of the bathroom surprised the girl.

"Who is it !?" she snapped, quickly grabbing the towel on the side.

"Don't be nervous, it's me." Elaine replied lazily. "Although the blood in the body no longer flows, it doesn't prevent us from taking a hot spring. If you don't mind, wash it together?" She waited for her to react. Enter the bathroom, and gently unwrap the body-wrapped towel. Suona's figure in front of the girl was like a magnet, firmly attracting Catoli's eyes-even if she was also a woman.

It was a tall and perfect figure—a long, elegant neck, a curvy chest, a smooth jade-like thin waist, and long legs. In order to avoid getting the hair wet, the beautiful blood tribe turned her long hair into a high hair, which further set off the unique **** and charm of mature women.

Is there such a beauty in vampires? If I walk on the street, I am afraid that even the priest in the temple will run out, right? Under the strong stimulus, the female's exclusive jealousy swarmed immediately, and occupied all the Paladin's thoughts in an instant. If I also keep my hair long, I don't know if I can achieve the same effect ... but I'm not as tall as her, and in terms of body ...

"It seems that my **** are a little smaller." Elena bent down and looked at the girl with a critical eye. "How? If you want, I can tell you the secret of the bloodline's perfect body."

"Ah? What? No, don't need it!" Catolie, who had returned, quickly buried her body in the water, and answered in a panic. The teaser couldn't help giggling at the embarrassment of the girl.

"I'm not interested in women's coveted secrets for breast augmentation. Paladins are really old-fashioned." The blood race immersed his body in warm water and only showed his head outside. "But ... would you like to know something far away?"

"A long time ..." Cattolic muttered the name intertwined with her own destiny.

"Have you seen the painting in the room?"

"Yes, is that long? She's so pretty." The girl nodded, lost in thought.

The girl in the picture has a quiet and beautiful appearance. She is holding a book and reading under the shade of a big tree. Her emerald eyes are focused and bright, and her long hair in the night sky is fluttered with the breeze. It was a lifelike oil painting. The passionate brush strokes of the unknown artist vividly reproduced the figure of the girl's gracefulness. When Catoli saw the painting for the first time, she even felt that she could feel it from a long time ago. Gentle breath.

"That's a long time," Elaine's tone was full of nostalgia, "the girl of the Star City is called the" Child of the Star "."

"Children of the stars?"

"This title has no special meaning, as long as you understand it literally." The other side smiled. "Because there are no parents for a long time, she was born from the stars falling from the sky."

"What ~ !?"

"That was the year of Luvis's calendar in 1999. One night in June, a dazzling star cut through the silent night sky, and finally fell into the forest at the Lake of Mirror. This is for us It ’s an incredible phenomenon—although there are indeed meteorites falling to the ground due to gravity, but that ’s the situation in this world—in theory, it ’s absolutely impossible to see a meteor at the overlap between this world and the spirit world, so we immediately Go there and observe. "

"But completely different from imagination. There are no huge craters or fire on the ground, and we don't even hear any noise. Finally, after walking through the forest in the middle of the night, we finally found the guest who fell from the sky- It was a beautiful baby, she fell asleep peacefully, and the light flowing from the pendant on the neck gently surrounded the baby. As we hesitated, my teacher-Flora-took the lead Stepped forward and hugged the child. At the same time the light woke up, the baby woke up. Instead of crying, he also giggled at the teacher, it was so cute ~! "

"This is a plot in a fairy tale ... how could this happen?" Cattoli stared at each other with wide eyes.

"It's really hard to believe, but that's the fact, and the long-term arrival has brought us a lot of joy-you know, the Star City has never accepted new blood for nearly thirty years before that." Elena Leaning on the side of the bath comfortably, "We can all see that Flora is the happiest. For more than four hundred years, teachers who have frozen their time have been silently leading everyone through one difficulty after another. Although life is not static, it is always tired and boring with eternity. Now, this very talented and understanding girl has obviously brought her a new world. Teachers have taught many students, they They have become excellent prayers, but they are not the best. This time, she intends to teach all her knowledge to a long time and let her inherit everything she has. "

"It just seems that the good things always leave unconsciously. Seventeen years of upbringing passed away in a blink of an eye, and the waiting and suffering afterwards can never be seen. From this aspect See, I really hope that you can come earlier, so that the teacher will not be so embarrassed. "After finishing the blood race, he stood up from the hot spring, and wrapped his charming body tightly with a bath towel.

Speaking of which, Roland's stupid person will be slow to return to the capital of the stars because he is afraid to face the past, and he should learn a little. Thinking of this, Elena couldn't help sighing.

"Flora's beloved daughter is long, is this like ..." Cattoli clenched her lips subconsciously. Until this moment, the girl finally realized that the grief in the eyes of the guardian was an abyss that could not be dissipated no matter what kind of compensation.

"Don't blame yourself, the teacher has said that, it's not your fault. It's definitely not a polite word, but the feeling from the heart. And she can see that she likes you very much."

"Does she like me? Is it true?" The girl asked eagerly, and her flying eyes flashed across the emerald eyes in an instant.

"Of course, but ..." The other person shrugged. "I don't know what the author of the painting would think of you when facing you."

"The author of that painting? Who is he?"

"It's Roland. The long-time lover, Roland Streve." Elena admired the girl with mixed expressions of surprise, anger and confusion, and then lightly blew out the dangerous tinder, "In short, the truth That's it. After all, many things go beyond moral and logical criteria, so you don't have to think too much, it will only make you overwhelmed. Let's freshen up and prepare for a rich dinner prepared by the guardian. "