Death Knight

Eight years ago, the guardians of the Star City met Roland and his party in their room, but the guests this time were obviously completely different, so the reception location was changed to the formal parlor.

At this moment, Flora was sitting face-to-face with Mobadi in the spacious hall on the lowest floor of the Pavilion of the Spirit Tree. The Elegance and the dwarf Liston Queirot also attended the Star City, and the traitors were naturally "nightingales" and "kings".

"I'm sorry to come and disturb you at this time of constant spiritual disputes," said Mo Badi as a reasonable opening remark. "But the capital of the stars, which gathers many praying men, is also equivalent to gathering huge powers. So I think this visit is necessary. "

"I've learned something about you from Brandlutte." Flora nodded. "But before I answer Mr. Mobatti's question, can I make a request first?"

"please say."

"Can you show me your weapon?" The Guardian of the Star City asked calmly.

The blood race hesitated, then took out the cross sword in his arms, and passed it expressionlessly. The opponent carefully took the sword, and did not pay attention to the weapon itself, but rubbed the blue gem on the sword with his slender fingers.

"There is nothing wrong, you are indeed Karina's student. As a prayer, she is very good at making resonance gems. And as the end of Shea, her amulet is this representative. ' Karina's Sapphire '. "Flora looked up, staring at the blood-red eyes of the other person." Morbat Hinguess, are you going to inherit her legacy? "

"No, I never thought that everything I did was for someone." The blood race did not hesitate to deny the other party's temptation. "I'm performing my duties for the existence of this world."

"Do you think that the combination of Ishtoli and the end will ruin the whole world? Like Karina said? But ..." Elena couldn't help but break the silence.

"But in fact there is no precedent, so everything is just a hypothesis." Mobadi finished the following for his compatriots, and then added a sentence, "I have heard such logical reasoning many times."

He shrugged indifferently: "But reasoning is more meaningless than hypothesis."

"Because this world does not belong to a certain person or god, you must not bet everything because of the wishes of a certain person or god. Mr. Mobatti thinks so, right? I understand your mood-" Guardian The person nodded, and then the words suddenly turned, "But from the standpoint of the Star City, if mortals want to progress or change, risk and sacrifice are inevitable."

"Progress?" The blood clan smiled with ridicule very rarely. "Perhaps it is worth betting when the whole world is in deep water, but as the influence of the gods decreases, it is no longer necessary."

"Now mortals can correct the world with their own hands, albeit slowly but visibly. In this case, who would be willing to stake everything on a goddess who has never met? Not everyone has the authority of a death knight. Thought and courage, so forcing them to accept God is equally wrong. "

"I see." Flora sighed. "So, would you like to hear my final encounter before you confirm your position with the Star City?"

"Listen to your ears." The blood nodded.

"That's a girl's story, a long story." The other person's eyes were full of nostalgia.

The final destination of the Ice Crown Knights is the distant Yahwe Mountains, home of the World Tree. Starting from the destroyed foggy forest, there are no shortcuts here-the death knight must pass through Erazea, once again along the river Nelu, and once again through the three kingdoms once conquered. For the dead who burned the cold fire in their eyes, everything seemed to return to the original point—

Decades ago, the road to God's Sealing of Ishtoli began here.

As Richard had expected, the end of the escorting army was not subject to any resistance-seven years short, but it was enough to lose the believers who had lost their guidance.

A long time ago, the inexorable Luvis Alliance fell apart completely, and the allies became independent. Midland, where the holy capital is located, first deposed the Holy See, and then engaged in a long and brutal tug-of-war with Draenor, Teras, and Sokrat. As one of the main battlefields of the Divine War, Storgard's power has been greatly weakened, and he is planning to form an alliance with neighboring Fahdodo to avoid annexation.

And Elazea, a country once guarded by the Paladin, can no longer help but watch the cold wind brought by the death knight raging on the golden plains, and there is no way to stop it.

Besides, there is no need to prevent it. The word deities has nothing to do with Elazea at this moment. The only thing the new ruler needs to consider is how to protect himself.

"From the air, there are no abnormalities." Falochide landed on the glacier in the vast snow-this is one of the few landings of Kai, and it is also one of the few undead that must be performed Several renovations.

Not to mention that the Knights need to take care of the fatigued human members. In the case of Melody Dick's death, the raging Blizzard was also an important reason to stop the pace. Before the enemy appears, the death knight must ensure that he can reach his full strength every minute to avoid a sudden attack. If you are blind, you may only be ruined at the end. Therefore, the undead will wait quietly for the night to come on the ruins of the base once established.

"Very good. It seems that the forces affiliated with the godtraders are quite clever. They understand that there will be no chance of sniping in the middle of the road, so they will adopt the method of staying unmoved." Richard reasoned, "Although Mobadi We will definitely be near the World Tree, but at least we can reach the Grandale River very soon. "

"The decisive battle will take place at that time." The blonde and blue-eyed female swordsman replied, although her expression was calm, but how cruel the so-called "decisive battle" would be, no one could predict.

"Well. But Falochite," the Lich paused, her voice suddenly becoming very subtle, "Aren't you planning to go back and see?"

"Back ... go?" The Gryphon Knight looked at each other in confusion.

"Isn't this your birthplace?"

"Where to go back? Ishtoli has taken back the blood of a long time, so I restored my mortal appearance, and I will no longer be spied on by the devil." The girl lowered her head and asked softly, "But what about it? Except the ice There is no place for me in this world other than the Crown Knights. "

"Really?" Richard smiled slightly. "It seems that the problem is with me. Well, I seem to have forgotten to tell you. In recent years, the undead have been with the great sage Kadar and the head of the Holy Knight Knight Dilly. West Asia stays in touch. "

"What ~ !?" Farrow shouted rare.

"Are you surprised? But now that the Alliance has been disbanded, the ally that has left also loses the reason for Ishtoli to remain hostile." The Lich's expression seemed unpredictable. "Although the undead have no advantage in capital, Our magic techniques helped tremendously in post-war reconstruction. Based on this, Kadar and Delicia accepted my proposal-the magic array technology optimized by the Lich's Secret Mage Association, in return for four countries Intelligence information. "

"Of course, in the exchange of private information, there is also a mention of 'Cattorie Oland'." This sentence shook Faro's whole body.

"What did you tell them?" Faro asked eagerly.

"Based on the current fighting intensity, even with the end of the goddess, I am afraid that the death knight will still have a very high death rate." Richard does not seem to intend to answer the other question, "You do not intend to see yourself Parents? "

The girl shook her head: "I've realized something."

"Every soldier of the Ice Crown Knights deems death," the unexpected response made the commander of the Undead Corps smile again, "but, since you gave up Roland Streve, at least it should be in the end See your only loved ones before the war. "

Neither affirmed nor denied, Falochide fell silent.

"Here you are." Richard took two letters and a gem from his arms. "Forty kilometers from the camp, there is a shrine of the brigade. You can run the magic circle by the magic power attached to the gem. Contact your father Kadar following the transfer as instructed in the letter. "

"What about the other one?" The female swordsman looked at the items that had been prepared, and could not help but look suspicious in her pupils.

"It is the line of action of the Knights of Ishtoli. It is classified as a first-class military secret. It must be destroyed immediately after remembering the contents." The Lich paused. "Please be careful when you act alone, as it merges with the main force. You can decide when and where you want. "

"Is this an order?"

"That's right." The wise commander smiled unpredictably for the last time. "Please execute with a happy mood."

As the griffin ascended into the snowy sky with the blond swordsman in mind, Arthas couldn't help but say, "Richard, is the road map you gave her outdated?"

"It's a pity that your reasoning is completely wrong. Although not the top order, Falochita is also a superb swordsman user of Yunyao. I will not let her leave at this very time." Richard With a near-ruthless intellect in his voice, "In order for Ishtoli to achieve his desire to be fully realized, even if it is a deathly order, I will implement it without hesitation."

"So, is that just giving her a chance to say goodbye?" The red-eyed pastor curiously looked at his colleagues-although they have been together for hundreds of years, the Lich, who has always appeared elegantly, rarely uses this. Talk fiercely.

"That's right." The other person's expression suddenly waved, "On the other hand, to restrain Cardal. If the other party confirms that his beloved daughter is serving Ishtoli now, presumably the situation will change subtlely? The undead can get some advantages here. "

"Hahaha," the mighty death knight couldn't help laughing, "using this rotten strategy as a reason, it's nothing like you ~!" He said, patting sarcastically on the shoulders of his colleagues.

"Really?" The Lich whispered softly, then looked up at the snowflakes.

"Is it okay to leave like this? The next strategic arrangement ..." Zephylis asked quietly when he boarded the canoe again.

Negotiations with Flora did not achieve the desired results. The Star City not only did not accept the proposal of Mobadi to fight against Ishtoli, but it also did not clearly indicate its position in the war. The next atmosphere naturally became very natural. Subtle, mixed with the coldness of the metal and a touch of blood.

"I don't think so." The vampire with a gemstone pupil replied calmly. "Although there is no guarantee, this is also proof that the other party is willing to treat each other with sincerity. This is enough to justify any form of contract. In addition, excluding logical reasoning, what do you think of Ms. Flora? "

"Not bad." It took a while before the Nightingale lowered his head to answer.

Mobadi nodded, then turned his attention to the sturdy prayers: "Then, Brandruth, then set the main force in the area of ​​the Yahwe Mountains. Although the power of the star capital still needs to beware, ... … "The blood race said, turning to look at the shore of the emerald lake that was gradually being thrown away.

"I don't think they have the courage to step out of this overlap." The holder of the Holy Cross sword asserted so.

This judgment raised the corner of ‘King’ ’s mouth slightly: “That ’s true, otherwise the fate between you and me would not exist.”

"Let Mobadi Singhves go like this?" Watching the three traitors disappear from the surface of Lake Mirror far away, Elena asked reluctantly, "Although the power of Kaelina Sapphire It's really strong, but just three people can't fight the entire Star City. "

"Elena, why would Brandrut follow Mobadi?" The Guardian of the Star City asked a completely irrelevant question.

"I think ... because Brandluth is a 'foreigner'." The vampire thought about it for a while, and then answered, "Although he has felt the huge fluctuations from the Sea of ​​Ninth, but anyway, for that For men, prayer is still a means, not an end. "

"I could feel it when I studied with him before. At that time, the teacher, you always taught us to understand the origin of the world and the fluctuations of the sea of ​​thought, but," Elena sighed softly. Countless twists and turns of mortals, what Brandluth desires is not those still truths, but the desire to devote himself to reality to change the world and his destiny. "

"You're right." Flora nodded approvingly. "That being the case, then Mobadi, who was identified by Brandruth, may also represent 'progress' in another sense. No, abandon The claims of the gods themselves should be unprecedented changes. "

"In this case, the Star City has no reason to help either side. The reason why the holder of the Holy Cross sword left so easily is probably because of the awareness of this relationship." The guardian held out his hand, Subconsciously picking up the falling snowflakes, "The result of too much desire for truth is to make yourself as objective as ruthless."

"However, from my own point of view, I hope Roland can give him a good shot." The beautiful blood races aside.

"Well, I think so too," Flora said, showing a rare relaxed smile.

red.

When Roland opened his eyes, he could only use this word to describe everything around him—no crisp sound of flames, no low humming sounds of magma raging, and no soft sound of blood dripping—reflected into the water His pupils only had large swaths of red.

Countless bright red petals are falling from the dark night sky, like bright waterfalls and heavy rain.

In the red silence, the blonde swordsman waited. After a while, the familiar footsteps finally rang from his opposite. Through the flying red, Roland saw the dark eagle standing on the other side of the horizon, in front of himself. The two people staring at each other are like two sides of a mirror, one side is colored and the other side is black and white. Roland's hair is brilliant golden, and the dark eagle's hair is like flying ashes; Roland's eyes are beautiful aqua, and the dark eagle's eyes are burning hot flames.

However, a subtle but not negligible part completely ruined the entire image-

The text on the two swords is different.

The surface of the metal bears guilt, and the surface of the crystal chases desire.

"The original Roland was just an empty shell that was created. Rather than you abandon memory, it is better that memory abandons you. But now it is different." The death knight's voice is very calm, "Now you have a negation Past qualifications. "

"No ... dark eagle?" The youth looked up.

"When facing the irreparable death again, Roland Strevef did not entrust his will to hate, but remained determined to protect Shifan, which is a new path." Dark Eagle first He glanced at his frost, and then fixed his eyes on the blue crystal sword. "It turns out that this choice really resonates with Ishtoli's wish and achieves the guardian's wish."

"Revenge can't create anything, but guardianship can." The silent voice continued, as if blame yourself, "Remember what I told you once-'Although abandoned by my own soul, the dark eagle is still It's in the memory of others, but it's different now. "

You've achieved something that the Dark Eagle can't do with its soul.

"So, you can use the choice at this moment to erase the Roland that exists only for revenge. In the future, people will remember the guardian of Shifan, not the survivor who abandoned everything for revenge."

"No, that's all right." The blonde swordsman shook his head and slowly walked towards the other side. The Dark Eagle suddenly found that his body broke free from the control of the will, as if it were a real mirror image, and began to perform exactly the same action as the guardian himself. The distance between the living and the deceased is getting closer and closer, and finally it is only one step away.

"If Oluha confesses at the last minute, I can only refuse to do it. Although it is selfish, I will not regret that choice." Roland looked at another Roland intently. "And a long time ago It may be wrong to do everything for revenge, but I have no regrets. "

"Because you are me, I am you. Even if everyone denies you, I will not deny myself. Even if the world forgets you, I will never forget myself."

Whether it is revenge or guardianship, there are meanings and reasons for existence.

"... Really." The dark eagle's tone was mixed with surprise for a moment, but then a resolute expression appeared. "So, this is also your choice?"

"Wrong again." Roland Streff smiled. "This is our choice ~!"

He said, hugging another Roland Streve. Both bodies seemed to have become liquid and could penetrate each other without hindrance. And when Shifan's guardian and the distant guardian merged with each other, the words on the two swords flickered at the same time, and the transparent frost and the pure black frost trembled together, just like the dance of magic , Metal chorus.

In the end, the two voices merged into one.

The frozen time began to flow again, the abandoned past returned to the soul again, and the sword in his hand would no longer be confused.

Roland opened his eyes subconsciously. The low ceiling and the magically bright ceiling light instantly reflected into the pupils, judging from the narrow bed and closed space environment swaying under him, the young man thought that he was lying in a carriage advancing at high speed.

"I'm finally awake." Familiar words came from his ears, and Roland made a habitual "grace". But then, he immediately noticed something strange in his voice—at least, the speaker was not the person he imagined.

"Alsace? What are you doing here?" The young man sat up sharply from the bed and rubbed his eyes hard. But it was useless. This was obviously not a hallucination or hallucination. The death knight with red eyes and gray long hair did sit firmly opposite him, holding an apple strangely in his hand.

"It looks like your condition is recovering quickly. But unfortunately, the ability of logical thinking has not been able to enter a normal state." The other side smiled sarcastically. "What else can I do here? Of course, it is to take care of you." "Do you want an apple?" Said the death knight, handing out the fruit half frozen by the spirit of the undead.

"What happened? I feel like I've been sleeping for a long time, when is it now?" Roland cautiously pushed away his opponent's hand, and then spit out a series of questions.

The Death Knight couldn't help smiling again: "Rest assured, this is the home of the Frozen Crown Knights. We have passed through Elazia and are now marching at full speed in the territory of Stojad. As for this luxury carriage Is specially prepared for your serious injury, because you have been unconscious for a whole week. "

Roland blinked, but never looked back: "You mean seven days?"

Arthas nodded sympathetically.

"How is that possible? I didn't even get hurt while fighting Melody ..."

"It's because of Isiutoli." The deceased turned his gaze to the frost on the shelf, and the unsheathed bluish blue blade was extremely cold against the background of sandalwood. "According to Shifan, when When Ishtoli ’s power came to life, she, Oluha, and you three were the receiving terminals, which was actually a form of prayer. Leaving aside the elf girl, she was the goddess' end Shi Fan will not be backwashed for this, but you guys naturally cannot have the ability to bear it completely. "

"It didn't show up in the battle because your mental state reached its peak at that time, but in the burial ... When leaving the moon flower, the warrior's will has been completely relaxed." The undead shrugged. , "Just as relaxing the body will lead to the defeat of the battle, relaxing the spirit will also lead to the out of control of the power of prayer, and the results are conceivable."

"Is that so?" The young man murmured. "What about the others?"

What about Shifan? Roland originally wanted to ask this question, but in the end he dismissed the idea.

"What have you been looking forward to since then? If you're looking for someone, it's really embarrassing. I accidentally blocked it." Arthas smirked and let it go.

she is at.

Shi Fan curled up in her sleeping bag, her eyelashes flickered slightly.

"Speaking of it, I didn't expect that a goddess as calm as Richard would be shaken in the end, but that will be said later." The death knight looked at the dark-haired girl with emotion, "This week she was in I take care of you and I have hardly ever slept. It wasn't until a few hours ago that your condition was stable, which allowed you to rest. "

Roland didn't answer, but just stared at the girl she cared about.

"Now that the former head of the Cavaliers is awake," the Death Knight stood up happily, looking for a reason to leave: "I'd better inform Richard." The voice did not fall, and it opened lightly for convenience. The carriage door. Before the cold snowflakes invaded the carriage, Alsace's sturdy figure had jumped out and disappeared into the vast white.

Without the sneer and sarcasm of the undead, the ears regained their tranquility.

Originally, the current thinking should be in a state of confusion-the memories of the dark eagle twitched up and down, and Oluha's last smile remained in his eyes. But Roland had no way to pay attention to those moods. Shi Fan's dreaming sleeping face not only stopped his sight, but also stopped his heartbeat.

That's so cute.

If matched with a scattered black hair, it can be described as perfect.

The next moment, as if dissatisfied with the regrets in Roland's heart, the pretty short hair began to shake-Shi Fan awoke. The girl who opened her eyes stupidly jumped out of the bed as soon as she realized who the person who was looking at her was.

"Roland ~!" The imperceptible light flashed in the emerald eyes.

"I worry you, I'm sorry." The youth put away the reverie and carefully apologized, "I already know the general situation from Alsace, but now it seems that there is nothing wrong, and the physical response is also very high. "

"Of course there is no problem with the body, and you are not physically attacked." The girl glared at Roland with a layman's eye. "The key is the spiritual aspect, such as memory, consciousness, and thinking and logical reasoning. For example, Do you remember what you did with me in Manurin? "

"Remember." The other nodded honestly.

"Don't be so sure! Check it carefully." The girl gave Roland a white look again.

"I remember every detail." The young man replied obediently for a while.

"That would be no problem. I originally thought that there would be no personality loss. Roland is also Olin of Ishtoli. How could it collapse because it was connected to the goddess?" Shi Fan's voice revealed vaguely Excited, but didn't look at Roland directly, "but I didn't expect to be in a coma for a whole week. Your consciousness is too weak, even if ..."

Shi Fan said half of his words, and suddenly came to an abrupt halt.

"Even if you can't protect important people, you should not close your feelings and immerse yourself in sorrow." The dark eagle who restored the memory finished the sentence for the dark-haired girl. World, and people waiting for themselves. "

"Because I realized this, I was able to awaken the sword in my hand." Roland silently looked at the ice-crystal sword body. "Ischutli's body for me was blank, but Roland Strevef Everything in the past has not been lost, and it is completely preserved in the frost. So when the sword is reopened ... "

"I can think of it all. Whether it's sad things or happy things, everything has been recalled."

"Well." Shi Fan's expression was not surprised or surprised, but mixed with a subtle sense of distance.

"You know what?" Roland asked.

"I saw it during the liberation, because it wasn't just the power of Ishtoli that flowed out. What's more, when you wake up, the way you speak is a little different." The girl whispered, with a hint of hesitation in her expression.

In the end, as if determined, Shi Fan finally asked, "So, is Roland now the same Roland I know?"

After merging with the past self, is the current self still considered to be yourself? Humans are not immutable, but change must be justified. Roland's reincarnation is different. This is a sudden change without any reason and without any transition. Therefore, even if the old self and the new self are similar, there are still faults and conflicts. No matter which aspect of contradiction is abandoned, it is tantamount to negating oneself, and what kind of existence of Roland Strevef at this moment is born in this negation?

This is really a philosophical question, and I am afraid that even Richard cannot answer it.

But the young man nodded without a doubt, with a gentle smile: "Of course! Anyway, I'm the same Roland Strife you know."

Because no matter how everything changes, I feel like your mood has not changed.

Isn't this reason enough?