Just being a dark elf in Warhammer

The standing Darkus looked condescendingly at Skylan, who was lying down, and the communication was passed between their eyes, making Skylan feel a tremor deep in his soul.

For the first time, Skylan had a crazy idea. He felt that Vlad appeared in front of him, but this was impossible. The other person was an elf, whom he had seen when he followed Vlad to attack the city wall. , and Vlad is dead. However, he saw Vlad's figure in the elf's eyes. That figure was so deep, ancient, intellectual, and so ruthless. Those eyes that looked directly at him peeled away the layers of lies and disguises. , reveal your heart.

Darkus, who looked at Skylan, saw awe and fear in Skylan's eyes. In addition to these, there seemed to be a trace of recognition. He didn't know what Skylan recognized him for. There were so many people in the cell, and he It was not convenient to ask, after all, it was also the first time for him to see Skylan. As for the city wall, there were so many vampires, and he didn't know which one was which.

"I'm sorry, I'm not him. He's dead. I just attended his funeral. He will never come back." After thinking for a moment, Darkus spoke. After finishing speaking, he calmed down and continued. Said, "Introduce yourself, as you can see, I am an elf, my name is Darkus, Darkus Helban."

"But you look..." Skylan said in an uncertain tone after a moment's hesitation.

"Like him? What do you want to express? In your opinion, Vlad and I are both monsters, right?" Darkus said what Skylan didn't say, and he squatted down Come on, stop looking down. After he finished the action, he continued, "But you only saw the surface, not the inner essence."

"I...I smell his scent on you..."

"Maybe I was standing in the wrong position just now? I have attended some funerals, various forms of funerals, but there is no doubt that Vlad's funeral left a deep impression on me. Even if he was dead, he was not so... ...Ansheng? Smoke, air, smell." Darkus made a not-so-funny joke. After speaking, he turned to look at William III standing there and asked, "Maybe the priest put too much kerosene. Already?"

William III knew that Darkos was joking, he smiled and agreed, nodded, and spread his hands. There is a state that seems to be the case, and there is a state that seems to be not the case. Everything is so ambiguous.

"You know that's not what I'm talking about."

"I know, what should I do?" Darkus responded to Skylan in an indifferent tone.

Just as Skylan thought Darkus was like Vlad, Darkus also saw a shadow in Skylan, a shadow that had disappeared for a long time, Malus Blackblade. He could feel that Skylan's heart was darker than any of his vampire counterparts. This darkness had existed when Skylan was still a human, and life and various experiences had gone through the darkness in Skylan's heart. In his opinion, Skylan did not coexist in complete harmony with the world around him and lost a certain anchor point. This is the most basic thing that belongs to a creature or a person. It is the identifier of this world to determine who he is. .

Perhaps Skylan was a victim of the Survivor's Curse, haunted by ghosts who loved him too much and didn't want to leave him alone. This kind of impact is very powerful for a person, but he didn't choose to fight. Choose to devote yourself wholeheartedly to it and never extricate yourself.

"Can I ask a question? This question has been bothering me for a long time." The atmosphere of silence echoed in the narrow cell. In this depressing atmosphere, William III looked at Darkus and asked in a deep voice.

"Of course, my friend."

"Jon Skylan, can you answer me a question?" William III nodded, then he propped up his body and imitated Darkus's movements and squatted on the ground. He stared at Skylan. After a moment asked seriously.

"Of course, Your Excellency the Great Priest."

"Stephen, Stephen Fisher, he is not only your friend, he is also my friend. As his friend, I want to know what happened to him in the end." William III asked in a deep voice.

As William III reached middle age and moved toward old age, he took on many responsibilities and identities after transforming from a hateful drunkard into a Sigmar believer. Strictly speaking, he and Stephen Fisher were not only friends, but also partners and comrades-in-arms. When he was in the Silver Hammer Knights, he often went on missions with Stephen until something happened. After that incident, everything changed. Changed, Stephen brought back a melancholic and impulsive person, that person was Jon Skylan, but it was the Skylan of the past, not the Skylan of today.

A question has been lingering in William III's mind, especially after knowing that Skylan was captured. He wanted to know what happened to Stephen in the end. Was he turned into a vampire like Skylan, died in a certain battle, or died from a vampire? In the internal fighting, Skylan still did not become a vampire and had other encounters.

Skylan was stunned there, all kinds of memories poured out from the forgotten places in his mind. The name Stephen triggered his reaction like a switch. As the memories poured out, various emotions flickered in his pupils. With. He followed his memory back to nineteen years ago, which was the year 2009 in the imperial calendar. Stephen brought him here, which was the Sigma Cathedral, and then went out from here to Sylvania.

When Skylan came to Sylvania, he realized that there was no sign of life in the land, no frogs croaking, no birds chirping, not even the sound of the breeze blowing through the leaves, although His experience is not that rich yet, but he knows that this silence is unnatural. Evil has corrupted everything. Darkness is deeply rooted in the land of Sylvania. Sickness has swallowed everything. Every inch of the land is festering. , whine.

Even in spring, the trees are still bare with no signs of sprouting, welcoming the spring. The bird's nests on the trees are also empty. Skylan, who used to be a farmer, can tell that the bird's nest has been empty for a long time. The land is full of Bloody, desperate and cruel. Stephen beside him also saw everything in ruins, but Stephen didn't say anything. He seemed to be accustomed to this situation. After looking at it for a moment, Stephen made a symbol of the Hammer of Sigmar in the air in front of him.

Skylan and Stephen came to Sylvania with a purpose, a dual purpose. They are very far from their hometown, and it's not just distance. Sylvania was unlike any place he had been to before. As a former farmer, he had heard some stories about Sylvania, but like most people, he believed that these stories were exaggerated by gossip and tall tales. However, the truth was even crueler than he thought.

In fact, it was William III and Stephen who were going to Sylvania to carry out the mission, not Skylan. It was he who insisted on accepting this mission. Everything was because of the incident seven years ago. It was his choice to become who he is today. Reality has shaped him and transformed him. Reality has worn away his edges, but reality has not defeated him. Seven years have passed, and he is still searching for his enemy, so that his enemy can finally rest in peace.

Skylan and Stephen are not brothers, and they are very different in height and build. Although they are not brothers and have different heights and builds, reality makes them closely linked. Their fate is so cruel. Stephen is Skylan's brother-in-law. Stephen in the year 009 of Empire Calendar is nine years older than Skylan. If there is any similarity between the two, it is their eyes. Their eyes tell stories. Their future was once filled with the pursuit of happiness, but this pursuit was deprived of them.

They both lost their families at the same time. With the loss of their families, they became more mature than their peers, and their souls became older and harder. They both experienced the most horrific things in their lives, but they survived and are now seeking revenge. start.

"Have you ever thought about... what if? What would happen?" After Stephen finished drawing the symbol of the Hammer of Sigmar, Skylan asked. He did not explain the word "if", and his brother-in-law knew what he was talking about.

"I think about it every day, all the time. It's like the story suddenly stops in the middle of the story. You don't know how the story ends. You are haunted by the story. What would life be like if...? Where would we be now? Definitely not here, maybe not us, but me and William, I kind of miss that old drunkard."

"Actually, that day...not just them, we also died. Sebastian took away our lives, just like a sword was inserted into our hearts. We are nothing now."

"Yes, I agree, we are nothing," Stephen responded.

The word carries a heavy burden for Skylan, if the word refers to the death of his and Stephen's wife, who died seven years ago. He accepted this matter because it had happened, but he did not forgive, let alone forget, the seven robbers that day.

Revenge is long. Under the guidance of Stephen, Skylan changed from a farmer to a Sigmar cultist and a fanatical witch hunter. He used the opportunity of the mission to track down the seven robbers for seven long years. Leaving six of the seven bandits buried in the earth, they paid for their past crimes.

The price was painful. Skylan didn't show any mercy. The six bandits died in agony, and they didn't look so beautiful. After being tortured in every possible way, he chose to use the method that witch hunters are best at, killing the six robbers. He calmly watched the robbers wailing in the fire, and crushed the robbers' bones into ashes.

"Answer me! This is very important to me!" William III yelled at Skylan who was in a daze.

However, William III's scolding did not bring Skyland back, but made him sink deeper and deeper. His forgotten memories kept emerging, and a name echoed in his mind.

Sebastian Angner.

In Skylan's view, Sebastian is a ghost. Sebastian does not seem to exist. Every time he appears there after hearing the news about Sebastian, he cannot find any trace of Sebastian. Sometimes he even thinks that Sebastian does not exist, but is an illusion in his heart. Even though he knew that he and Sebastian were very close, so close that they might be separated by a wall, so close that he could hear Sebastian gasping for air behind him, but he was so far away from Sebastian. The closer it gets, the more elusive it becomes.

Skylan was always one step behind Sebastian, and any reliable information he gathered ultimately turned out to be false. Every road seems blind, and even if the brokers who sell information know something, they won't tell it. Using the witch hunter to ask local officials was of no avail. He could clearly feel that the officials looked at him like a walking beast. Sometimes, the identity of a witch hunter is not so easy to use in the empire, and he is even rejected. Sometimes he will use his meager income to pay bribes, but to no avail, Sebastian seems to disappear .

In Skylan's view, Sebastian does not seem to be as simple as a bandit leader. Sebastian seems to have many, many friends, and the influence of these friends is enough to help Sebastian disappear. In his understanding, this is abnormal. Speaking is human nature, and words are alive, just like chaos and evil, constantly spreading among the crowd. However, there is no conclusion surrounding Sebastian's words, which is abnormal in itself.

Maybe others would choose to give up and let Sebastian disappear into the air and become a ghost, but Skylan would not. Sebastian is his obsession and a strong desire for revenge. Sebastian led a group of robbers to kill his wife. This is something he cannot accept. This is unforgivable. Without forgiveness, it is impossible. forget!

Frustration and obsession tormented Skylan. He had been in Sylvania for a year. It had been a difficult year, a year of failure, and the frustration weighed heavily on him. Pain and disappointment were etched in every wrinkle on his face, and his eyes showed extreme pain. He was troubled by one thing. Sebastian was still alive in Sylvania, but he just couldn't find it. , this seems to be a kind of humiliation, playing a cat and mouse game.

Since Skylan and Stephen came to Duncanhof, he almost found Sebastian several times. He could feel that he was very close to Sebastian. He could smell it in the air of the hotel and casino. He smelled Sebastian, but he just couldn't find Sebastian. Whenever he started looking, Sebastian always disappeared without a trace.

Skylan combined all the circumstances and came to the conclusion he could draw. This conclusion was shocking, but also reasonable. Sebastian's friend was more powerful than he thought, so powerful that he had astonishing power. It was not an uneasy conclusion for him to shelter the murderer of his wife. This made him unable to trust the brokers. He began to reject any information provided by those brokers and started searching in his own way.

In the end, Skylan, as a witch hunter, found clues, all pointing to the Dance of Death. He and Skylan found a wine merchant, who in his opinion was undoubtedly a good person. There is a reason why the wine merchant is a good person. During the chat, he learned that the reason why the wine merchant took the risk to keep him and Skylan by his side was because he sympathized with them and had the same experience as them.

A few years ago, the wine merchant's wife and daughter were also killed by bandits. To a certain extent, he was jealous of Skyland and the ruthless pursuit of those bandits. This was something he could not do, but he was still willing to help. Skyland and Stephen. As the provider of drinks for the banquet at Duncanhof Castle, he had a way to get Skylan and Stephen into the mix. He made Skylan and Stephen hide in the wine barrel.

Skylan and Stephen quickly came to the kitchen from the basement. They stopped at the door of the kitchen. The sounds from the kitchen reached their ears. There was no doubt that the staff in the kitchen were working hard. Prepare elaborate food for the party.

"If we can't leave here, what kind of life will you choose in the next life?" Stephen whispered, his eyes flickering in the darkness.

"I once had a wonderful life, an unknown peasant in the empire, living in a remote corner of the empire, living a happy life with my wife. I am willing to pay any price to go back to that time and be who I was in the past, not Me now."

"I also want to go back to that day, but I think I will choose to die with them instead of living like this."

"Let's begin, my brother-in-law, I can feel death calling us." Skylan said in a firm tone. After speaking, he put the bottle of wine on his shoulders, opened the door and walked into the narrow servant's room. stairs.

Stephen, who turned from a farmer to a witch hunter, has experienced a lot. He ignored the expressions of the staff in the kitchen and kept walking forward. Carrying the wine barrel, he shuttled through the lower floors of the castle, looking for the stairs leading to the upper floors. . The corridor was filled with hangings, from the cold floor to the felt-covered walls. Finally, the noise led him to the hall.

The moment he entered the hall, the noise turned into a roar. The hot and humid hall was crowded with people. Talking and laughter kept pouring into Skylan's ears. All the people were wearing strange masks. It felt as if those people had just crawled out of the grave. Fortunately, the moment he appeared in the hall, a young waiter appeared in front of him and put the mask into his and Stephen's hands.

After putting down the barrel, Skylan shuttled among the crowd, searching. Various sounds washed over him like a tide. People moved gracefully, as if the steps were planned before. He kept searching. Standing, looking at the masks that dazzled him, he was now very sure in his heart that Sebastian must be lurking among these masked people.

The rhythm of the music gradually turns melancholy, and Skylan, who keeps searching, finally finds his target.

A haggard young man stood on the mahogany railing. His eyes were cold and firm, seeming to despise the dancing figures on the dance floor. He seemed to see a group of flies squirming on the corpse of a dead animal. The look on his face The disgust was unabashed.

Behind the young man, there were five people standing, two of whom looked very similar to him. They seemed to be brothers. They carry weapons and are ready to intervene at any time to control any disturbance that may occur. Their eyes were alert and cold, as if they were guards from a certain family, defending the honor of their master and family to the death. If the dance floor descends into chaos, due to the riot of drunkards or the anger of a border baron, they will immediately spring into action to maintain order and safety.

After finding the target, Skylan did not act rashly. He walked around in the venue, constantly using his peripheral vision to detect when turning around. As he continued to get closer to the target, he saw what he wanted to see. I saw the symbol on Sebastian's forehead. He kept breathing deeply, sucking the hot and humid air into his lungs to calm himself down. Otherwise, he was afraid that he would take out the hand crossbow hidden under his clothes and fire it at Sebastian's throat.

The more he controlled, the more that thought spread in his mind. He imagined taking out the crossbow, pressing the switch, and watching the fatal crossbow arrow pierce Sebastian's throat. The shock of the moment confused Sebastian. , and then blood spurted out from the arteries in his neck. This thought tried to dominate him, and he kept controlling his thoughts. He was not going to get out alive today, and everything would end tonight, but he was not going to take out his crossbow now. He was really far away from Sebastian. It's too far.

Stephen looked around the venue again, trying to find the stairs leading to the upper floor, but he found nothing. The stone pillars around the venue were covered with thick velvet, and the four walls were hung with gorgeous tapestries. Ideas spread in his mind, and people surrounded him, cutting off the connection with Stephen. He could only keep moving forward, trying to pass through the gap that did not exist at all, but the gap did not exist until the music The tone changes again.

Vlad and Isabella appeared, and people made a way. Skylan took advantage of this opportunity to squeeze out of the gap. When he squeezed out, he looked back and saw people While trying to approach the Earl and Lady, he sees Stephen trapped. Stephen was trying to squeeze out of the crowd, but his physique was so strong that he couldn't squeeze out at all. He had no choice, he couldn't look back, and he couldn't wait here,

When Vlad's toast drew a burst of applause, Stephen walked through the velvet. He tried to find a staircase leading to the upper floor. When he opened the second velvet curtain, he found the hidden passage. He didn't Choosing to go in, he thought the passage seemed to lead deeper into the castle than to the upper levels. There was a locked door hidden behind the third block, and he could only place his hope on the last block.

As the music started playing again, Skylan climbed up the stairs. At this time, more thoughts were surging in his mind. These thoughts were pointless, and he couldn't control them. He couldn't think calmly. His body was shaking with excitement and anticipation. He put on his gloves and took out a glass bottle from his arms.

Stephen was trapped in the crowd, which is what Skylan wanted to see, because he did not tell the truth to his brother-in-law. He knew the risks involved. He had to do it in front of hundreds of people in the venue, in front of the earl and countess. Killing Sebastian in front of him made him have no idea of ​​leaving Duncanhof Castle alive, but that didn't matter.

The important thing is that Skylan avenged his wife. The cycle of killing will stop tonight. He is not afraid of death. Death is nothing terrible to him. His wife is waiting for him in the kingdom of Maul. He would be with his wife again, and perhaps as Vlad said, death was something to celebrate.

The sound of music covered up Skylan's footsteps. He saw four people standing with Sebastian in the corridor, but he didn't care. He only had Sebastian in his eyes, and nothing else mattered. The fist of his left hand clenched the glass bottle, and as he approached, one of the men turned and saw him.

"Go down, you are not allowed to come up here."

"I can go anywhere I want."

Sebastian turned around as Skylan's voice sounded. The moment Sebastian turned around, he seemed to see a look of recognition in Sebastian's eyes.

"You did it, okay, but not today. Please hurry downstairs before I decide to teach you a lesson you will never forget."

"I forgot nothing, my wife, my daughter, my friends. They are all here, they are all here, burning!" Just as Skylan thought, Sebastian recognized him, But instead of turning around and going downstairs, he took two steps forward and said in a hateful tone, while pointing at his head.

"So... you are a witch hunter? Really? I thought you would be... very tall, but I didn't expect you to be... so short? Like a dwarf."

"It seems that you two... seem to know each other?" One of them came out and asked, standing between Skylan and Sebastian.

"No, there is no problem at all, because he is about to die." Sebastian shook his head with a smile. His smile was particularly cruel, and his lips curled back, revealing the sharp teeth in his mouth. (End of chapter)