Just being a dark elf in Warhammer

"Lilith."

"Lilith."

"We all love Lilith."

"Once, I walked forward in a daze. On the road of illusion, Lilith was the only direction."

Hearing the strange accent and strange lyrics coming from the distant forest, Aris subconsciously turned his head to look at Lilith beside him. His face was full of confusion and bewilderment, as if he had suddenly heard the most absurd thing in the world. He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say, so he could only look for answers.

However, Lilith did not respond to Aris's thoughts. She raised one hand to block her face, and her faintly red cheeks could be seen between her fingers. She still maintained a calm posture, but from the slight tremor of her shoulders, the shame almost overwhelmed her.

"Lilith!"

"Merciful God, woman among women, supreme Lilith, my destiny-like Lilith!"

Dakuus spread his hands, as if leading a grand stage play in the forest. As he walked, he sang in a strange alto aria, with an incredible solemnity on his face, as if he was doing something very sacred, great, and serious. This solemnity formed a great contrast with the content of his singing.

Shame? It doesn't exist. As long as he doesn't feel ashamed, shame doesn't exist. What does it have to do with him if others feel ashamed.

The elves following Dacus had different expressions. They opened their mouths slightly and looked at a loss. Some even couldn't help but secretly glanced at Tolandil with their eyes full of suspicion and curiosity.

Tolandil looked even more embarrassed. He looked at Dacus's back with an expression of "Dude, is it true? Dude, please, stop singing." His eyes were full of hopelessness that could not be concealed. When he noticed the elves' gradually focused attention, he shook his head and firmly denied it, with a clear gesture: "I definitely didn't write this lyrics, let alone teach him!"

"Lilith!"

"We all love Lilith!"

"Once you fall in love with Lilith, your life will be set, and you will love Lilith for the rest of your life!"

"Lilith!"

"Lilith!!"

The shameless Dacus sang louder and louder, and the aria seemed to carry a strange shocking force, soaring into the sky. He raised his arms, embraced the forest, and even tried to embrace the entire sky.

At this time, he and a group of elves also came to the ice lake. The lake was ice blue and clear, and the scene on the other side of the lake gradually became clear. Lilith and Aris stood there, their figures reflected by the ice lake, standing still like a picture.

And the shadow warriors hidden in the woods on the other side of the lake were lurking one by one at this moment, eager to try. Their movements were always light, but at this moment they seemed particularly stiff, as if they were unsure whether they should continue to lurk or jump out to ask that damned Drucci why he could sing such shameful lyrics in this way.

"Lilith!"

"Lilith!!"

As the last low hum fell, Dacus stopped abruptly, his posture still maintaining that exaggerated solemnity. He turned his head and scanned the elves with an inquiring look, hoping to get their recognition and praise. However, the elves collectively lowered their heads with a look of "I don't know him" and silently took a step back, and even Genevieve showed a disgusted expression on her face.

"We... what are we doing?" Aris muttered in a low voice with a confused look.

"Bring you to see a... friend?" Lilith finally put down her hand covering her face and sighed, as if thinking about why she was still standing here. After a moment, she sighed after realizing that Dacus had no intention of continuing to sing.

"Darkius, the Scourge of Hell!"

After a while, Darkius raised his right hand to Lilith and Aris, just like Saladin and Baldwin in the Kingdom of Heaven meeting in front of the two armies, just like when he met Siglin in the Anureil Peninsula.

The elves who followed him bowed their heads to Lilith, and then looked at Aris with curiosity, admiration and scrutiny.

Aris's face was full of contradictions and struggles. The moment Darkius raised his right hand, he instinctively tensed his whole body, his eyes wandering back and forth between Darkius's face and gestures, and then slowly dropped his left hand to the mouth of the quiver on his back. His fingers gently touched the tail feathers of the arrow, his face was cold, and his eyes were alert and angry.

"You exude the stench of Druzy, why shouldn't I kill you?" He couldn't help but speak, his voice full of suppressed anger. It seemed that as long as one word was wrong, the Moon Bow would be raised in the next second.

"Why did you enter this land without the permission of Aris Anar, the Lord of the Anar Family and the Shadow King of Nagarys? If you are here to negotiate with me, then listen to my oath. No... forgetfulness, no... forgiveness!" Dacus heard Aris' question, shook his head slowly, and raised a slightly sarcastic smile at the corner of his mouth. He spread his hands and said in a calm but strange tone.

As he spoke, his head swayed left and right in coordination with his words, as if imitating some absurd ritual, and this playful posture seemed to challenge the weight of every word.

"You!"

Aris paused. Wasn't this what he said to Malekith the second time he saw him during the Great Sundering? The sudden emergence of memories made him dazed for a moment, and then his face flushed instantly, and a mixture of humiliation and anger burned in his eyes. While grappling and cursing in a low voice, he raised the Moon Bow and pointed it directly at Daquus' chest. The bowstring trembled slightly, as if waiting for the next moment of release.

"According to the upcoming Elven Noble Law, your diplomatic rhetoric is problematic... But I'm not going to hold you accountable. After all, it hasn't been officially introduced yet, right?" Daquus raised his chin indifferently, and then said in a lazy tone. He curled his lips, as if he didn't see the Moon Bow pointing at him at all. His eyes had passed Aris and fell directly on Lilith standing behind Aris.

"Put down the bow, Aris." Lilith slowly stepped forward, stretched out a hand and placed it on Aris' shoulder, and said in a calm and soft voice.

"I won't entertain the scum of Druzy in front of me!" Aris's expression was stiff, and cold sweat oozed from his forehead. His fingers slid gently on the bowstring, his lips pursed tightly, and his eyes were filled with great unwillingness and anger.

"Don't do this, you make me heartbroken." Dacus suddenly spread his arms and shouted to Lilith as if he was welcoming some kind of holy book.

"So... in order to show my sincerity, I allow you to shoot an arrow at me, how about it?" Seeing that the awkward atmosphere was broken, he continued.

Hearing Dacus' words, Ryan looked at his brother Franes standing aside. Franes, who felt his gaze, turned his head and shook it slowly, signaling him not to act rashly. He was entangled, but finally nodded. After all, Dacus had instructed when he came not to do anything or say anything, just watch.

"Darkius..." Lilith dissuaded, trying to stop Darkius's risky move, but Darkius just shook his head slightly and responded to her with a firm look.

Darkius turned his head to look at the last point of the three-point line. Aris was the first point, he was the second point, and the last point was the elf standing behind him. After confirming that no one was standing behind him, he turned his head and nodded to Aris.

"Okay..."

Before Darkius finished speaking, Aris had already released the bowstring, and a silver arrow flashed through the air.

However, something unexpected happened. In the vision of the elves, Darkius's figure was suddenly replaced by a sudden lightning. His body turned into a dazzling electric light, and with a low thunder, he quickly rushed towards Aris.

Aris' pupils shrank, an incredible look flashed in his eyes, and then he activated the Shadow Crown. As the Shadow Crown was activated, everything slowed down. He wanted to dodge but saw that the lightning did not come straight at him, but paused in mid-air and turned into Dacus who was taking steps.

Dacus put his hands behind his back, tilted his head, with a playful smile on his lips, and calmly stretched out his right hand to firmly grasp the arrow that was still struggling to break free.

Ares' eyes widened, his expression turned into surprise, and he turned his head stiffly. However, before his expression was fully expressed, before his head turned around, something faster happened. Dacus appeared in front of him like a ghost, smiled and waved to him with his left hand, the movement was as easy as a greeting.

Then, Dacus looked at him, grabbed his right hand that was still touching the bowstring, and effortlessly put the arrow that had been shot back into his hand, and then pointed to the place where he was a second ago, as if he was conducting a silent demonstration.

The whole action was smooth and leisurely, so fast that it was breathtaking and impossible to catch.

After completing all this, Dacus turned around without any delay and returned to the place where he first stood.

In just one second, twenty-four frames, everything was settled.

Some elves with slightly dull eyes only caught a flash of lightning that cut through the air and some vague, hallucinatory images. Those elves with more sensitive reactions showed a look of shock. They recalled the short and dreamy images one after another: Dacus's movements, Aris's expression, and the low hum echoing in the lightning. All this was like a dream, but it really happened in front of them.

"I gave you a chance, but you are useless." Dacus' voice was calm, but there was a kind of disdainful ridicule in his tone.

There is no doubt that the brass ring is powerful.

The moment Malekith put it on, he was freed from the constraints of the shadow environment and could travel anytime and anywhere.

Kolonia can use the brass ring to reshape time and return to the previous moment.

Dacus showed a strange ability similar to that of the Flash, so fast that he could almost walk in time. Now he no longer needs the strange boots that played a big role in killing the giant.

Anna Sara... I don’t know yet, the two gold rings connected to the brass ring need further processing, and she didn’t have time to deal with them before Dacus left.

Aris, who had recovered, breathed rapidly, and the cold sweat on his face became more and more. His mind echoed the scene just now, the arrow left the string, flew through the air at a high speed, and rushed straight to Duruchi... but lost its target in an instant. A figure grabbed the arrow that should have been flying in the air, and then the figure came in front of him...

His hand involuntarily put the arrow that had been shot out by his right hand and hit the target back on the Moon Bow. This Duruchi was too powerful, even beyond his cognition. This kind of power was not only a display of strength, but also an invisible deterrent, far more powerful than the Shadow Crown.

If this Duruchi wanted to, he could kill him. Although Duruchi was not wearing armor or carrying weapons, it didn't matter. The ability shown by this Duruchi was more threatening than any fully armed enemy.

He was struggling in his heart. He could shoot another arrow and try to decide the outcome with one arrow, defeat this terrible enemy with the Moon Bow, or...

He clenched his teeth, looked away from the arrow, and turned to look at Daquus. The expression on that face was calm with a hint of teasing, as if he had seen through all his thoughts. That kind of look was like a bird of prey staring at its prey, which made his heart beat faster and faster. He was supposed to be a hunter, but now he became the prey, but this also suppressed his originally restless anger.

At this moment, he realized that the other party was obviously prepared. From the very beginning of the meeting, he said the words he had said to Malekith thousands of years ago. Then, he showed such a terrifying ability again.

The eyes of the elves standing next to Daquus changed from the initial reverence and curiosity to anger and indifference. They sometimes looked at him and sometimes looked at the surrounding treetops. Obviously, these elves discovered the shadow warriors lurking in the shadows.

This guy is a monster...

Aris's hand froze in mid-air, and in the end, he still did not shoot the arrow. His eyes were full of unwillingness, and his lips trembled slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

He knew, he admitted that he had lost in the previous confrontation.

"Enough, Aris. You don't have to test him anymore. His strength is something you can't compete with." Lilith's voice sounded beside him, soft and helpless.

Aris closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He put the arrow back into the quiver, turned his head coldly, and no longer looked at Daquus. His silence was both a compromise and a resentment for his inability to change the status quo.

"My supreme Lilith, my destiny-like Lilith!" At this time, Dacus moved, spreading his arms, his voice high and solemn, he walked briskly towards Lilith, with an undisguised smirk on his face. When he was a few steps away from Lilith, he took a deep breath and suddenly began to sing again, "Lilith! Lilith!!"

"Please, stop singing, who taught you?" Lilith raised her eyebrows slightly, the expression on her face froze for a moment, and she finally sighed in a low voice out of endurance.

Dacus did not answer, but just stepped closer until the two hugged each other tightly.

When the hug ended, Dacus turned his head and glanced at Tolandir standing at the back of the team. And Lilith followed his gaze, and then all the elves turned their eyes to Tolandir, with sympathy, teasing and a little silent accusation in their eyes.

Tolandil was so scared that he waved his hands repeatedly, and even shook his head like a rattle. The expression on his face clearly said: "Don't look at me, I didn't do anything!"

"You..." Lilith retracted her gaze, looked at Dacus, sighed deeply, and a complicated look appeared on her face, "You always surprise me!" At the end of the words, she gritted her teeth, as if she was angry and laughed.

"Although today is a new day, I haven't slept, so you are the third person who said this to me today...existence." Dacus shrugged and put on an innocent look.

"Promise me, don't make it difficult for him, okay?" Lilith shook her head helplessly, her hand gently holding Dacus's wrist, with a little more anxiety and pleading in her eyes.

"Don't worry, I promise you, I..."

When Dacus was about to sing again, the alert Lilith immediately noticed his intention, and before he sang a word that might be extremely shameful, she raised her hand and pressed a finger on his lips to stop him.

"By the way, we haven't seen each other for a long time. What have you been busy with recently?" After Lilith's finger left, Dacus asked without hiding his speechlessness.

"Didn't you tell me not to disturb your dream?" Lilith's voice was calm and teasing.

Dacus shrugged and didn't answer. He looked around. He frowned. Obviously, the environment here was not to his liking.

"Hey, have you eaten?" He turned to look at Aris and asked half seriously and half teasingly.

But Aris turned his head coldly and didn't even bother to give him a look.

Seeing this, he shrugged again, showing an indifferent attitude, and turned to look at Lilith.

"Do you think I need to eat?" Lilith, who knew what Dacus was saying, smiled indifferently.

"It's come to this, let's eat first." Dacus nodded, said something, and then whispered, "Send a signal!"

A moment later, the three assault ships slowly landed and docked steadily by the lake.

"Dig a hole? A hole to shelter from the wind!" Dacus said to Drusala who had just walked down from the assault ship.

Drusala simply nodded back and then started to get busy.

At the same time, Dacus turned to the elves around him. They looked at each other and nodded, then quickly took action. Some elves came to the raiding ship and skillfully carried tools, while others scattered to find branches suitable for building and heating. Dacus also joined their busyness, moving the materials piled on the raiding ship one by one, with neat and tidy movements.

On the entire lakeshore, except for the shadow warriors hidden in the shadows of the forest and Lilith and Aris standing quietly, all the elves were working.

Talos bent down and picked up a branch that fell to the ground, but frowned when he stood up. His eyes fell on the branch in his hand, and there was a bit of resistance and struggle in his eyes. He was close to nature and instinctively resisted everything in Nagaros. Corruption, darkness, indifference, these negative emotions seemed to permeate every corner of this land, making him feel uncomfortable, but helpless.

Raising his head, his eyes passed through the treetops that blocked out the sun. After a moment, he gently raised his hand and greeted the shadows of the trees hidden in the darkness, then lowered his head again and continued to look for more branches.

"They... are not all Duruchi?" Aris's eyes followed the movements of the elves. After observing quietly for a while, he came to a conclusion.

"Yes." Lilith's answer was straightforward and calm.

"I saw Morarion's son today!" Aris's voice suddenly became low. He turned his head to look at Lilith, his eyes fixed directly on Lilith's face.

However, Lilith's expression was as calm as water. She just looked at Aris quietly, without any waves or surprise in her eyes, as if she had already known everything.

"He... you... Eltharion, and these elves, what happened? What happened? My lady..." Aris's voice trembled slightly, implying indescribable complex emotions. There was confusion and a hint of fragility in his eyes when he looked at Lilith. "You have always supported me, when I was confused, when I was in pain, when I was weak... Can you tell me what happened?"

Lilith sighed, and that sigh was filled with fatigue and struggle that she could not tell. She tilted her head slightly and cast her eyes on Dacus who was busy not far away.

"He can answer your confusion, which is why I brought you to see him." She said softly, with rare tenderness and trust in her tone.

It didn't take long. With the help of magic, the cave that was originally difficult to make was easily done. The place for ventilation was cleverly arranged, the stove was burning warmly, the clean branches were neatly stacked aside, the food was placed on the mat, and the windproof curtain was fixed firmly and thoughtfully, as if everything was perfectly prepared for this moment of stay.

"Don't stand there, talk while eating." Looking at the finished arrangement, Dacus nodded with satisfaction, then appeared by the lake and waved to Aris who was still standing there, with a casual invitation in his tone.

But Aris still stood there stiffly, looking at the dugout with complicated eyes, without any intention of moving. His expression was cold and stubborn, as if this was not an exchange, but an inevitable confrontation.

Lilith sighed and stretched out her soft and irresistible hand. Her movements were gentle and firm, and her fingertips warmly covered the back of Aris's hand.

Aris' body suddenly stiffened, and he trembled violently as if he had been electrocuted, and then his tense shoulders slowly relaxed. After struggling for a while, he finally compromised, took a step, and walked towards the dugout. (End of this chapter)