Shadow Trails in Azeroth

At the edge of the woods not far from the Sunwell Courtyard where the Kaldorei and Quel'dorei teamed up to lay an ambush for Elisande, Elisande was trying to stand up with a face of embarrassment and shame.

She fully understood why she was so weak at this moment.

Although she buried everything related to the Elf Empire and the Queen in her heart when she decided to usurp the throne, she believed that she had gotten rid of the past and had embraced her own future.

However, when she actually faced Azshara, Elisande suddenly woke up.

All the firmness I had in the past were nothing more than ridiculous self-comfort in front of the woman in front of me.

The shadow that Azshara brought to her has never dissipated in the heart of the Grand Magister.

After becoming Queen of the Nightborne, she has been secretly trying her best to imitate the Queen's methods of governing the country and her supreme majesty. She also knows that even if Azshara did a wrong thing that almost destroyed the world, she is still the queen of everything. The most perfect image that all elf rulers long for.

Before Azshara, no elf could have imagined the prosperity and power of the Elven Empire.

After the earth shattered, no one among the remaining elves tried to rebuild the beautiful empire in their memory.

It's not because they don't have dreams.

It's because all the elven rulers know that no matter what great things they do, they can never replace the queen's position in the hearts of the elves.

Even the Kaldorei who personally overthrew the Elf Empire had to subconsciously lower their voices when talking about Queen Azshara in the forest.

Her majesty has never disappeared from this world.

Even though Elisande was fully mentally prepared to face the Queen who would appear one day when she ascended the throne as king, now, when Azshara actually appeared in front of her, the Grand Magister was still panicking. .

This is not shameful.

Because the Sun King who chased her out of the woods also made the same surrender gesture as her.

Although Anastarian has only seen Queen Azshara in the magical portrait left by Dath'Remar Sunstrider in his life, this is the first time he has met the founder of the Elven Empire and all the elves. 's ancestors.

But the Sun King is "young" after all.

He has never experienced the true elven empire period, so his fear of Azshara is much weaker than others.

The Sun King suddenly woke up when he was kneeling halfway and wanted to stand up straight to express his unyieldingness to Queen Azshara. Unfortunately, the noble Queen didn't even look at his junior.

The Queen's attention is focused on Elisande.

"You are still as incompetent and cunning as I remember, and you have finally been driven to this point by your ridiculous ambition. So, should I call you 'My Queen' now?"

My dear Elisande.

speak.

Weren't you pretty good at talking before?

Haha, my incompetent courtier, pathetic betrayer, I left the comfortable Nazjatar and came to this barbaric and boring barren land just to hear you tell me your ideals and the reasons for your betrayal. . "

Azshara paused and leaned on the crystal shell chariot behind her. Blake, who knew how to serve people, promptly handed over a glass of wine as red as blood.

The Queen picked up the wine glass in her hand, raised it to Elisande, yawned, and said lazily:

"Go ahead, traitor. I'm listening to all your quibbles and your pathetic pleas for mercy, but hurry up! Your time may not be valuable, but mine is."

"I"

Elisande opened her mouth.

She, who usually knew "language art" very well, was stuck at this moment. The draft she had already prepared was ruthlessly crushed to pieces in front of Azshara, who was at full strength at this time.

She even felt a real sense of shame about "betrayal."

This scene gave Blake a more intuitive understanding of Queen Azshara's "elven bloodline suppression". Elisande in front of him was able to compete with the Queen based on her absolute strength, relying on the Scepter of Sargeras and the blessing of the Nightwell. .

But being so powerful, she still behaved like a frightened chicken in front of the Queen. This was no longer an oppressive force that could be explained by strength.

"You have nothing to say? Or do you need some time to organize your words?"

Queen Azshara leaned on her royal chariot. She was not in a hurry. She glanced at the speechless Archmage and shook her head as if she was disappointed with her.

The next moment, the queen's eyes fell on the three people next to her.

The "young" Sun King instantly felt the terrible pressure that Elisande had just endured. Under the Queen's silent gaze, his firm heart began to waver.

It seemed that there was a voice in his blood and soul that was madly scolding him for his arrogance and rudeness. The impulse originating from the deepest part of his body required him to kneel down and surrender unconditionally to the woman in front of him.

It was very difficult to resist such pressure, and it also made the Sun King extremely silent at this time.

Fortunately, the Queen didn't have much interest in him.

Azshara's attention is focused on Tyrande and Malfurion. As expected, they have experienced the ancient war and personally led Kaldorei to overthrow the leader of the empire. These two perform better than Elisande. So much better with Anastarian.

The couple stood there neither humble nor haughty, with their backs straight. This rude attitude made Her Majesty the Queen frown with disgust.

But she also noticed the Moon War Bow that Tyrande was holding tightly and the Staff of Garnier Mother Tree that Malfurion was holding on the ground. It could be seen from the vigilance on their faces as they held weapons. , the hearts of these two are not as peaceful as they appear on the surface.

"It's been too long since we last met."

The Queen brought the drink in her hand to her mouth and took a sip with a grace that would make all men swallow their saliva. She said:

"Tylande, you are still as beautiful as I remember, and even more perfect than I remembered. Your youthful maturity has finally faded away, making you even more tempting.

Forget about those men.

Even a woman like me will feel that your existence is a work of art created by Elune in this world.

It's a pity that underneath such a beautiful appearance, there is a heart like a poisonous snake.

Look at you, because of your existence, a pair of brothers turned against each other, and because of your use, an outstanding young man like Illidan embarked on a path of no return as a betrayer.

Actually, I have always wanted to ask you a question, dear Tyrande.

You personally destroyed the empire you were born into, you led my once noble people to degenerate into the forest, and you allowed your faith to blind their hearts. Do these stupid things you do really make you feel comfortable? "

"Ahem"

Before Tyrande could speak, Black, who served Queen Azshara as the captain of the bodyguard, coughed first and whispered to the queen who was in full swing:

"Well, Your Majesty, just say what you say. Don't bring Ms. Elune with you. I will probably become His divine choice in the future, so please be sure not to make me make a difficult choice between faith and loyalty.

This is a very dangerous thing, I mean, what if I lose my mind and choose to believe? "

"I can give you whatever you want, my captain of the bodyguard."

Azshara said dissatisfied:

"Even if I can personally teach you the knowledge that leads to the essence of the six forces, except that I can't make you a true god, I can give you everything Elune can give you, Black.

Why do you, an outstanding person like you, have to be immersed in the shackles of faith?

those gods

Whether Sargeras or Elune, they are just naturally powerful beings. They also have their own flaws, and they are not worth relying on.

There is probably no one in the world who is more qualified to say this than me. I personally talked to Sargeras, my Black.

I have also seen His creation.

Kil'jaeden and Archimonde are nothing more than that.

Also, this is my grand debut, so don’t speak, lest it affect my momentum. "

The pirate shrugged, made an OK gesture to the queen, and retreated behind the queen. As a result, this retreat brought him trouble.

"Blake Shaw!"

Tyrande said angrily:

"Is it you who led Azshara here?

I once thought that you were just going astray and that there was still a possibility of being saved. After learning that the Moon God had chosen you as the chosen one, I wanted to talk to you about your future. I wanted to do my best to help you become a human being. name savior.

but you!

How can you stay with someone who nearly destroyed the world? "

"Including G'huun, I have killed the three ancient gods, my crown prince Tyrande."

Blake rolled his eyes and said in a disdainful tone:

“When it comes to your contribution to the world, all of you put together don’t have as much as I do, so I don’t think you have the right to say anything about who I play with.

Besides, what does it have to do with you who I stay with?

Are you another elf lover of my father's?

Do I still want to call you mom? "

After saying that, the pirate looked angrily at the Archdruid who had remained silent, and shouted:

"Lord Malfurion, take care of your woman!

They say Tyrande is reckless, but I really saw it today. In front of the Queen to whom I am loyal, she didn't even think about how to please me and asked me not to intervene in this situation, but she dared to scold me so boldly?

Tsk tsk, Her Majesty the Queen and I can easily kill you together.

No, no, no, I don’t think I need to draw my sword. I just need to stand here and watch Her Majesty the Queen press you to the ground and rub you one by one, and dance with the accompaniment for my Queen.

Oh, right.

I want to make an additional statement, everyone, this is not a personal grudge, I am just doing my best to serve my queen. Except for you, Ms. Elisande. "

Black whistled at the silent Grand Magister, winked and said:

"This is a truly personal grudge between us. I have always made a clear distinction between public and private affairs. I hope you left a suicide note for yourself before setting off from Suramar.

Or maybe I beg the Queen to have mercy on your behalf and give you some time to arrange your funeral arrangements before she starts to torture you? "

Faced with the pirate's arrogant speech, everyone present fell silent.

Queen Azshara was very satisfied with the speech of her captain of the bodyguard. Although the pirate was using his queen to gain power, Her Majesty the Queen did not care.

The fact that she can appear here in person means that she has indeed made up her mind to "teach a lesson" to these ineffective descendants of elves today.

Seeing that the battle was about to break out, the Sun King hesitated, glanced at Tyrande and Malfurion, and the old king moved his fingers, preparing to take a step back to show that he was unwilling to offend Azshara.

Quel'dorei and the Deep Sea Empire have never had any conflicts on the table.

But his thoughts were immediately interpreted by Elisande. The Grand Magister sneered while leaning on the scepter of Sargeras and said:

"It's now, and you still want to stay out of it? Stupid! Do you think the Elf Queen in front of you will let you and your country go because of your concession?

Do not be silly!

When your ancestor Dath'Remar stole the water from Illidan's Well of Eternity and led you to imitate the Well of Eternity to create the Sunwell on this land, it was already a naked betrayal.

Do you really think that your grandfather Dath'Remar relied on his own wisdom to design the Sunwell?

No!

That was the blueprint he stole from the Queen's treasure house in Elrethalas City!

There is no room for retreat, Anastarian!

You ‘descendant of sinners’.

Either join us in defeating the Queen, or we will have to bury each other together today. "

"Elisande is right, Anastarion."

Queen Azshara didn't care about Elisande's "pre-war mobilization". She handed the wine glass in her hand to Black, moved her four arms and took out the staff, magic and exquisite magic accessories in her hands.

She moved her neck and her tentacles, and said to the Sun King:

"I have no plans to let go of the Quel'dorei elves just yet, so you'd better use all your skills and let me see if the descendants of my favorite at the time, Dath'Remar, are as good as him.

If you don't meet my standards, I will be very disappointed in this shoddy country full of fakes. "

After speaking, the Queen raised her hand, and a ball of magic-shaped fireworks flew into the sky, and a ball of the emblem of the Elf Empire exploded high above the Sunwell battlefield.

This scene made the black-skinned and white-skinned elves who were fighting fiercely raise their heads at the same time, and then they heard the sound of waves hitting the coast.

Amidst the panicked warnings of the Dragon Eagle Knights, the sea surface around Quel'Danas Island seemed to have suddenly experienced a tsunami. The sea water from all directions surged upward in an extremely unscientific manner, creating a shape of more than ten meters. High walls of water roared towards the island, which is surrounded by sea.

The attacking waves were filled with the assembled Naga army, and their dense and terrifying numbers were enough to make anyone who saw them feel numb.

This scene was also seen clearly by the Sun King.

He looked at Azshara with clenched teeth, who laughed like a queen, and she whispered in a hoarse tone:

"Your magic well brought back terrible memories, so if you weren't good enough, there would be no need for this island to exist.

Come, my subjects!

Do your best, use all your abilities to please your Queen. "

"Go together!"

The moment Azshara made a fighting stance and made an extremely arrogant declaration, Elisande was the first to take action.

The desire for survival in her heart finally overcame her fear of the Queen. She started by jumping through space with the Scepter of Sargeras, hoping to use time magic to send the Queen of the Deep Sea to the current point in time.

But as soon as her teleportation began, Azshara used the wand in her hand to cut off the magic line connecting her to the scepter of Sargeras with the precision of a dagger.

The space tear that was originally thrown at Her Majesty the Queen was transferred to Tyrande without any warning.

If it hadn't been for the High Priest of the Moon who had secretly raised his spirits and prepared for a hard fight, Elisande would have delivered a "surprise" in the first blow of the battle.

"Is this how you use precision space magic? Are you a spellcaster or a rough warrior? Is that a staff or a sword in your hand?

Are you going to win by laughing me to death with this stupid trick? "

Azshara waved her tentacles disdainfully and said to the pale Grand Mage:

"Alas, my evaluation of you back then was correct. My poor traitor, your talent is really not outstanding."

"Ouch"

While Her Majesty the Queen was performing a mental critical attack on Elisande, Malfurion transformed into a giant bear and pounced towards the Queen. Tyrande also opened the Moon Bow and called for Elune's divine power to be added to her body.

Without much hesitation, the Sun King drew out his Flame Strike and fired three phoenix flames at the supreme Elf Lord in front of him.

Seeing that the four people who had been fighting to the death before finally united to fight against her, Her Majesty the Queen was a little happy. She turned to Blake who was about to escape into the shadows behind her and said:

"Look, my captain, I am really good at mediating conflicts among my subjects, and I can always think of good ways to unite them.

I must be a great and perfect ruler, right? "

"Of course, my lord!"

Black avoided the bombardment of the magic aftermath as nimbly as a monkey, raised his hand to his mouth and shouted:

"There is no ruler in the world more qualified than you. The elves found you a real treasure to find you as their queen. I will just watch the fun and cheer for you, Your Majesty.

Call me anytime if you need anything. "