Shadow Trails in Azeroth

When Black took Fenner back to Valargar Fortress, Loken's trial had just begun.

All the commanders in the Hall of Valor were summoned, including the chosen warriors selected by Odin from among mortals. Even the three dragon kings and their tribesmen were allowed to watch the trial in human form.

They stood on the circular stairs surrounding the Arena of Valor, witnessing the ancient grudge between the Titan Guardians being settled today.

Odin, who always paid attention to the majesty of the guardian, had no intention of handling this matter internally. The Lord of War obviously wanted to let Loken, the hateful traitor, be ruined before his death.

As a commander, he also needs to use the death of the enemy's forward general to boost morale before the real battle begins!

In Odin's heart, his once trustworthy brother Loken has become his enemy.

Not only because of the dirty and nasty things Loken did in the past, but also because this guy betrayed the mission he was born with and surrendered to the enemies of the Titans.

He became a stain and a disgrace to the Guardian clan.

In addition to the original "Three Giants" of guardians and the two former lieutenants of God Tyr, there is also a lost and lifeless giant who is also among the guardians.

Judging from the blue thunder and lightning wrapped around his body, as well as his strange-looking lightning-winged battle helmet and the thunder gems dotted on his body armor, this guy should be the Storm Guardian who chose to self-exile many years ago. Reem.

"Look, the green light shining from the lightning crown on Lord Thorim's head is so dazzling."

After sending Fenna back to her room in the Hall of Valor to let her have a good rest, Blake and Maiev mingled with the crowd and watched the trial of the guardian before them.

He held Maiev's waist and whispered to the warden's lady:

"As expected of a Titan Guardian, even the shape of the cuckold's crown is completely different from that of ordinary mortals."

"What did you say?"

Maiev glanced at Thorim in surprise, and then said to Black:

"He's not cuckolding anything."

"No, he brought it. It is the most exaggerated cuckold in the world, but you are not smart enough so you can't see it. It is a cuckold that only smart people can see.

Idiots can't see it. "

Blake squeezed the bottle and let out a weird laugh.

He looked outside the Hall of Valor. Even while Loken was being judged, this war fortress did not stop advancing.

Calculating based on its speed and remaining distance, it would be almost time to officially start the assault on Ulduar City by the time Loken's trial ends.

Calculated based on the strength of both the enemy and ourselves and Odin Raiden's familiarity with the city of Ulduar, if everything goes well, the battle is likely to end within a day or two.

Well, that's a great thing in every sense of the word.

"boom"

While the pirate was thinking about the matter, the prisoner, who was tied up with thick chains from head to toe, was escorted into the arena by several thundercast heroic spirits. Almost as soon as Loken appeared, the surrounding heroic spirits immediately let out rude curses. Some even threw stones at him to humiliate and mock him.

The scandalous things Loken did have spread throughout Valarjar, and all the warriors who are proud to be heroes despise this kind of garbage who is obedient to the ancient gods and strikes hard at his own people.

The moment Loken appeared, Storm Guardian Thorim, who was full of sullen energy, also became excited.

This guy who can be called "handsome" among all the Guardians clenched his fist and smashed the extra-large Vrykul drinking corner filled with wine into the golden ground. As the fragrant mead splashed everywhere, Thorim moved towards Loken. Shout to:

"Tell me! How did my former brother Sif die! Why did you do such a thing? Why did you hide it from me?"

"I actually didn't intend to hide it from you, Thorim."

Facing the angry questioning of his former brother, Loken, who already knew his fate, did not choose to continue to defend himself. On the contrary, he raised his head with a very calm attitude, and his stone face was full of ridicule.

He said:

"When I strangled that slutty woman to death with my own hands, I was already prepared for you to discover all this. I had prepared a trap for you under the hint of the master to kill you.

I just didn't expect you to be so stupid, to provoke you to lose your mind in anger with just a few words from me.

I told you that it was the Frost Giants who killed your beloved Sif, so you believed it. You actually had no doubt at all, so you drove the Storm Giants to attack the Frost Giants.

He even violated our rules and killed the king of the Frost Giants with his own hands.

You and your family members beat back the Frost Giants like a pack of vengeful wolves. I watched this decisive battle begin like a herd of beasts fighting against each other, and I could no longer stop the spread of blood and hatred.

I knew then that keeping you would be more useful than killing you. "

Loken was like crazy.

He was wearing heavy shackles all over his body. Amidst the insults and scoldings of all the heroic spirits, he looked up to the sky and laughed, just like a bad guy who could no longer pretend, and decided to announce the good deeds he had done to the whole world before he died.

He shouted:

"Look at what terrible things my wisdom can do after falling into the darkness. With just a few words, the storm giants, the Iron Folk and the Frost Giants became undying and eternal enemies.

These tens of thousands of years of mutual slaughter have brought the Frost Giant civilization to the brink of collapse, and the Storm Giants that once spread all over the world have become a rare species.

Those Brunhilda vrykul who were protected by you are living well, but they have also changed from staunch Titan warriors to a group of wanton flesh and blood who only desire your favor and caress.

Thorim, my poor brother

I have done a lot of bad things, but believe me, at least half of so many deaths and so many depravities are related to you! I just opened a door for you to fall.

And what you have done has transcended the fall.

You accomplished a great massacre!

The pitiable Titans left behind to defend this world killed each other under your indulgence, leading to the end of the Age of Gods, and the world finally being seized by shameful mortals.

Oh, by the way, you are asking me why I killed Sif, and why I killed the woman you loved so much. Let me tell you, Sif has been secretly meeting with me before we became partners with you.

The greatest queen born in the history of Brunhilda clan is just a vain woman. She worships your strength and my wisdom.

She hopes to gain favor and 'blessing' from both of us.

Of course I satisfied her.

I admit that for a while, when I learned the terrible news among the stars, I was very depressed and frightened. I regarded her as a rest for my soul and longed for her company.

But that shameless woman asked to sever the intimate relationship with me at that time. She said that she would be loyal to you.

So, in anger and jealousy, I accidentally strangled her to death.

Sorry, my brother.

It wasn't just the day you lost a loved one.

Me too, I lost my lover and my faith, my brother and my perseverance. On that day, I degenerated into a shameful criminal.

But that didn't make me feel any pain.

I realized that falling into darkness was not a terrible punishment. It meant that another door of despair was open to me, so I embraced it. "

Loken said he was sorry, but the damn gloomy smile on his face was clearly a provocation. This cruel fact not only made Thorim's eyes widen and became speechless for a while, but also made everyone around him quiet down. .

The King of War curled his lips in disdain.

He knew that for warriors, excess emotions were definitely a burden. The cruel scene in front of him fully proved that Odin's contempt for love was absolutely justified.

And those mortals.

Especially Dai Lin, a well-informed old sea dog, looked at each other with the other mortal warriors around him, and they all showed some meaningful smiles of confusion.

They originally thought that the world of the guardians was so mysterious, but now it seems that these naturally powerful guys are actually no different from mortals.

Look at this bloody plot at eight o'clock

Gee, I didn’t expect that they could still enjoy such exciting gossip before a battle of gods in the eyes of mortals began. Is this probably the “relaxation” before the war?

"Well, no wonder you said that Thorim's crown glows green."

Maiev pursed her lips and said to Blake, who showed a big evil smile:

"The relationship between these guardians is so chaotic. No wonder Queen Azshara is so disdainful of them."

"Well, I think the Queen's disdain for them does not just come from her knowing the secrets of these guardians. My supreme Queen has such disdain for everyone.

That is her unique attitude towards life.

She believed that only arrogance could interpret royal power, but obviously, she was wrong, and she realized this herself. "

The pirate explained in a low voice. He looked at Loken who was determined to "destruct himself" in front of him and said:

"Don't worry, my little dear, this guy who knows he is going to die will definitely say a lot of amazing things today, and we are all witnesses."

"What a shame!"

As soon as the pirate finished speaking, a shout came from the crowd, coming from Alexstrasza, the Red Dragon Queen.

The dragon king yelled angrily:

"The Guardian Dragon once sacrificed many of its compatriots because it wanted to mediate the war between giants. We once thought that such sacrifices were necessary, but we failed to realize that the cause of all this was your shameful desire and cover-up of sins!

Loken, you are not worthy of the power the Pantheon has bestowed upon you!

You shameful degenerate! "

"Ah, look who this is, the Dragon King pretending to be righteous. What qualifications do you have to speak nonsense here?"

Loken turned around and stared at the angry Red Dragon Queen. He sneered and said:

"You are just 'pets' tamed by my brother Tire out of kindness. Do you really think that because we have given you power, pets have the right to slap their owners in the face?"

Although I am imprisoned in the Lightning Hall, I am fully aware of everything in the outside world, and I can see all the changes in this world.

Including those stupid things you did.

On behalf of the gods, we give you power to help us manage this world, but you are like a group of children who have been given toys, arbitrarily using authority that you do not understand at all.

Do you want me to tell the story of how Dragon Soul was born again here?

Your brother, how did Deathwing use clumsy lies to deceive you into pouring precious divine power into creating objects of destruction? Haha, you almost destroyed the world.

In my opinion, the extinction of the blue dragon and the fall of the black dragon are all your own faults."

"You bastard!"

Hearing Loken bring up old things again suddenly struck the blue dragon's most terrifying scar.

The exhausted Malygos angrily wanted to rush into the arena and bite the damn Titan traitor to death, but was stopped by Ysera and Senegos. This guy is dead today, there is no need to lose his mind because of his provocation.

"What? You little blue dragon think I'm deliberately mocking you? Haha, let me tell you something you don't know."

Loken sneered, raised his hand in the direction of the Kalimdor continent as the chains shook, and said:

"That tree, the World Tree that you blessed the Kaldorei elves, you think it is a blessing to all living things. You wantonly abused the power given to you by the Pantheon and destroyed a civilization that had great potential. Imprisoned beyond life and death.

You have abused the power of life and provoked death.

You have personally disrupted the balance of life and death in this world, causing the Kaldorei to be trapped in a cage of eternal life because of your 'blessing'. Let me tell you, every life in this universe has its place after death.

That's part of the cycle and balance.

Except the Kaldorei

After that tree was planted, there was no more death kingdom left for them among the stars. This was a terrible curse that prevented their civilization from making any progress for ten thousand years.

This will eventually lead to their extinction in eternal disaster, and they will not even be qualified to become lonely ghosts. All this is because of your misbehavior!

You have ruined them.

The reason for destruction is favor, praise, and love.

Compared to me, you are the real destroyers of civilization, and you are still talking nonsense in front of me. Sure enough, my brother Odin's evaluation of you is absolutely correct.

Weak and stupid dragons are never worth relying on.

Tyr's vision is as bad as his wisdom!

This is really disgusting! "

Loken's speech revealing the truth made Maiev subconsciously grab Black's wrist at this moment. She looked at the pirate tremblingly, and the pirate looked at her with a look of regret and nodded slightly.

"You! And you, what are you laughing at?"

Loken finished spraying the dragon and turned to look at the mortal warriors in the crowd. His eyes swept across Dailin and Muradin, and stayed on Varok for a moment. He said:

"This race is somewhat interesting, but it is a pity that evil diseases such as curses are destroying you. Your little war with humans once interested me, but I finally realized that you are just a failure created by the afterglow of the Pantheon.

Humans, dwarves.

A group of bugs that can be defeated with a curse of flesh and blood.

After the age of gods came to an end, they thought they had control over the world and arrogantly declared their domination of the world at the feet of the giants.

Your stupidity makes me unwilling to even laugh at you.

I guess, my brother Odin must have used seemingly great reasons to persuade you to join this war, but I guess he didn’t tell you the cruel fact at all.”

"Shut up!"

The Lord of War stood up suddenly. He realized that Loken was going to tell some dangerous secrets, so he picked up the Lightning Spear to execute the crazy traitor.

But Odin's wrist was held by the silent Lyden.

The Great Guardian looked at his brother and said:

"Let him say it! Let him tell it all! It's time. We can't be like him and use false lies to lure the warriors to join us on the final battlefield.

Lies cannot lead to victory.

Let him speak.

True courage can be inspired by telling the world the terrible truth that crushed us, and by making everyone aware of the situation we face. "

Odin fell silent.

He stared at Loken, who had a provocative look on his face.

Probably because he knew that he was bound to die, Loken had nothing to fear at this time. He wanted to express all his disgust for this world before he died.

At this moment, he appeared as a prisoner and shook the prison chains on his body, shouting loudly:

“I didn’t give up on this world because I was weak, and I didn’t give up on my responsibilities because I was tempted. I was once as full of hope for this world as you are, and I once admired the shapers among the stars.

But they are dead!

Long before the life of this world was born, they were already dead and died under the sword of the God of Darkness. This world and the stars are destined to be destroyed, and no one can escape the ending where everything turns to ashes.

And Yogg-Saron showed me another hope.

I did not want to accept that fallen hope, because I thought that the gods who formed me were omnipotent!

They should be omnipotent!

But they are not.

Sad mortals, sad warriors, your courage and strength are meaningless, because all hope has long been extinguished.

I?

I'm a loser, I admit it.

But sooner or later you will be like me, and I only declare to you the final prophecy of destruction. You will thank me for revealing to you the truth behind this false hope.

Die standing?

Or live on your knees?

I leave the right of choice to you. This is the last blessing I give to this world as the King of Wisdom. Haha, you are really lucky, you still have a choice.

Bow down to the void.

It's just a struggle to survive without dignity or right or wrong. "

Loken snorted.

He closed his eyes as if he had finished his last words.

Let Thorim leap up with a roar, swing his spherical war hammer filled with lightning storms, and smash it down with a roar, completely annihilating the traitor's head in the thunder.

At the moment when his thinking circuit was completely shattered, Loken whispered:

“This world without hope really sucks.”

Ps:

The chapter number of the previous chapter is wrong. . . Sorry~