Shadow Trails in Azeroth

Chapter 1852 78. Azshara is an emperor, and I am also an emperor [Additional update 820]

"The dragons are coming!"

There is always a moment of dawn in a difficult night, and when the first ray of sunlight bursts out in the darkest night, a low and powerful roar echoed through the smoke-filled sky of Zin-Azshari.

Emperor Shaohao, who had been fighting demons all night, leaned tiredly beside the road leading to the Well of Eternity.

There were demon corpses around him, and the road ahead had been opened. In the fight with the Monkey King wielding the monk stick, the elves loyal to Azshara had been beaten back and beaten.

Nothing could stop the rebels from approaching the Well of Eternity, and amidst the screams of the Monkey King, the tired emperor raised his head and saw an astonishingly large black dragon flying over from the distant sky.

There was a strange artifact hanging on its neck. Even from such a distance, Shaohao could feel the shocking power of it.

Based on the information previously reported internally by the resistance's top brass, it should be Neltharion, the black dragon who controls the mountains and the earth, and the artifact in its hand is the dragon soul used to blow up the Well of Eternity.

This made Shaohao's heart finally relax.

Everything is going according to plan, and all we have to do is wait for the dragons to install the artifact that can destroy the portal, so that this disaster can be completely ended.

"Come here, idiot, you look terrible now, as if you were stepped on by a hundred buffalo men and roasted on the fire."

The Monkey King is also very tired after fighting bloody battles, but he is a demigod after all.

Although it was a little weaker, the strong energy brought by the life level allowed it to retain a little strength to mock Shaohao who was about to collapse at this moment of victory.

The Pandaren Emperor ignored his friend's sarcasm.

He was helped up by the Monkey King, and then looked back at the miserable battlefield and palace under the sun. Azshara's gorgeous palace had been completely turned into a bloody ruin after a night of fighting.

The corpses of rebels, guards and demons were scattered all over this desolate land. Not far away, there were even corpses of giant dragons killed by demons smashed on the ruins of the palace, where a group of gluttonous demon hounds were feasting.

The gloomy sky was filled with the suppression of evil energy because of the coming majesty of the God of Darkness, making it impossible for sunlight to penetrate the thick clouds and shine into the earth.

Although it was already dawn, this scene seemed so desolate.

All this gave Shaohao a strong sense of déjà vu. This was exactly the future he saw in the sacred pool of the Jinyu people. Fortunately, fortunately, this disaster has finally come to an end.

And I, who personally participated in it, also fulfilled my responsibilities.

"We should go home, idiot."

The Monkey King looked at Emperor Shaohao who was full of emotion. He seemed to have guessed what his good friend was thinking at this moment, so he waggled his tail and patted Shaohao on the shoulder, saying:

"Don't think about it. We fought a world war on a foreign land with idiot friends in a foreign country. We protected the last hope and became heroes in the eyes of idiots.

And we should be thankful that this battle wasn't fought in Pandaria. "

"That's a bit too much. Be careful the elves will beat you up."

Shaohao wiped the blood on his face. The wounds on his body were already numb. He looked away, took a deep breath, and said:

“But you are right, our battle has been fought.

We should go home. It's just a pity that we can't see the final outcome of this war, but I believe that these brave elves and their allies will handle the final troubles.

Come on, let's go find Blake. "

As he spoke, Shaohao summoned his loyal Zhulong. This golden Xianglong was also strong and tenacious in last night's battle, and used his purifying breath to help the rebels open the way forward.

It was seriously injured, but due to Xianglong's self-healing power, its condition was much better than Shaohao's.

"Are you guys leaving?"

Malfurion Stormrage noticed the movements of Shaohao and the Monkey King. The druid walked quickly and thanked the pandaren allies:

"We have been friends for too short a time, but your contributions to elven civilization will go down in history forever. We will become the eternal friends of the pandaren, and we will pass on your stories forever.

Emperor of the foreign race, thank you for your dedication and help. "

"It would be ridiculous to say this. Our fight here is not just for you. If you fail, my country will be the next to perish, and my people will suffer.

I couldn't allow this to happen before my eyes. "

Shaohao smiled, and with the help of the Monkey King, he mounted the saddle of the Xianglong. Before leaving, he thought for a moment and said to Malfurion:

"Can you do me a favor? Brave Druid."

"Please tell me."

Malfurion leaned on his wooden staff and said seriously:

"As long as we can do it, we will do our best."

"Then please forget about us."

Shaohao also answered seriously:

"We are accidental travelers who should not have appeared in this epic. It was a great man who should not exist who gave us the opportunity to travel here and participate in this great war.

But we also have responsibilities we should shoulder and our stories. If it should not have existed in the first place, then let this story be remembered in our hearts.

This ancient war was won by the elves, and you are the real heroes.

There is no alien emperor, and there is no help from monkey demigods. In the history that has been handed down, the Monkey King and I should still be on the land of Pandaria looking for answers for the future of our people.

I know you don't understand, but just think of it as doing us a favor. "

"this"

Shaohao's request was beyond Malfurion's understanding. The druid's eyes widened for a moment, but he quickly reacted, looked at Shaohao, and whispered:

"Sir Black?"

"Um."

Shaohao nodded, and Malfurion also understood.

He put his hand on his heart and said as if he was swearing:

"Then, we will keep our promise. The story about the two of you will be forgotten, but we will be eternal friends. If you need help in the future, then the Kaldorei are willing to do their best to assist you just as you helped us. people.

This is Stormrage's oath! "

"Um."

The Pandaren Emperor was once very curious about the kingdom of elves, but now he just wants to go back to his hometown where he has been away for a long time and witnessed the end of the world war with his own eyes. He also wants to let his people enjoy a peaceful era.

After a brief farewell, the Xianglong flew up in the dark sunlight. In the sky behind Shaohao, the arrival of the Black Dragon King caused another disturbance in the battlefield near the Well of Eternity.

But that has nothing to do with Shaohao.

"Look down there! You idiot."

The Monkey King, who was lying behind Xianglong, grabbed his private banana and moved his sore arms to stuff the banana into his mouth. However, with his sharp eyes, he quickly discovered the strange things in the messy ruins below. shape.

It patted Shaohao's shoulder, pointed down and screamed:

"Look at that woman, she is Azshara, right? You said before that you must find an opportunity to visit her. Do you want to go down and have a few words with her?

She looked very sad, standing there alone like a fool. "

"Well?"

Emperor Shaohao lowered his head.

Sure enough, as the Monkey King said, the queen of the elves was standing alone by the ruins. Her palace seemed to have been swept by a terrible magic storm, and there was no intact rubble or pillar left.

There are still fires burning, ice frozen, and the fragments shocked by the arcane power are suspended in mid-air in an unscientific manner.

The Pandaren Emperor thought for a moment and patted the candle dragon's neck to let it land.

The alien emperor landed next to the ruins. As soon as he entered here, he felt the chaotic magic power entrenched. The magic power group around him that could not be dissipated even had signs of forming elemental creatures.

This means that at some point last night, a magic war beyond ordinary people's imagination must have broken out here.

Looking at Azshara's robes in tatters and the queen's disheveled hair, she may not have lost, but she won by no means easily. There were still miserable sword marks on her arms.

Although it is healing, the previous sword strike must have been very painful.

This made Shaohao blink his eyes.

Even he, an outsider emperor, has heard of Azshara's famous name. If Black hadn't taken action, who else in this elven kingdom could have fought Azshara to this level in a magical confrontation?

"A strange bear man is really the end of the world is coming, and weird things are appearing."

As Shaohao approached, Queen Azshara, who was like a meditative stone, suddenly spoke and said in a very rude voice:

"What do you want to do by approaching me? Emperor Shaohao, before everything happened, I received a message from Elrethalas. I even prepared a luxurious banquet for your arrival and wanted to personally take you there. Take a tour of my palace and city, and listen to stories from distant Pandaria.

But now, as you can see.

My empire has fallen apart, my palaces are in ruins, and the elven landscapes I prepared to show you have become a mob intent on killing me.

This puts a damper on my face.

I'm sorry, Your Majesty, this is rude, but I'm really not in the mood to compromise with a foreign emperor right now, especially since you were also involved in the people's betrayal of me.

Before I kill you, go and leave my land.

You are an unwelcome guest in this empire! "

Azshara's words carry a gun and a stick.

It clearly shows the painful and confused state of mind of the queen at this time. To be fair, if the Pandaren Emperor fell into this situation, his reaction would definitely not be better than Azshara.

After all, he was witnessing the collapse of his empire, and no emperor could remain calm under such circumstances.

But Shaohao didn't like what Azshara said very much.

He said in a deep voice:

“At this point, you still call your people’s struggle a ‘betrayal’?

Azshara, after experiencing such a disaster, it seems like you haven’t learned any lessons at all! Do you still want to blame yourself on the people who had to take up arms in order to survive?

At a time when your empire is collapsing, will you still refuse to admit your mistakes because of the hopeless arrogance and self-esteem in your heart? "

"You are not qualified to say this! Stranger! You have not experienced what I have experienced, and you will not understand. So don't criticize me from the moral high ground. This will only make you arrogant and stupid."

The Queen's tone became even colder, and she scolded:

"Go away! Otherwise I will ask you to leave."

"Why am I not qualified?"

Shaohao cursed:

"You are an emperor, and I am an emperor too. My status is no lower than yours, and the heritage of the Pandaren is older than your elves. When you moved to the Well of Eternity, we had united to resist the tyranny of the Mogu!

So, watch your tone!

Azshara, in front of us pandaren, you elves are the real descendants.

I am talking to you as a senior!

I'm not irritating you, I just want to know that when things reach this point, as the initiator, do you really have no shame in your heart?

Is this your attitude as an emperor?

Is this your attitude towards reflecting on your own mistakes?

Is this your attitude towards your life?

Arrogant at first, stubborn in the middle, and finally giving up on yourself?

No wonder your empire collapsed so quickly. "

Shaohao's scolding made Azshara's face turn red.

She clenched the tidal scepter in her hand, and waves of magic energy boiled around the queen. The Monkey King grinned and raised the stick, ready to save the bold fool Shaohao at any time.

Why did you tell her this?

His family's fortune is gone, and that woman is a lunatic. It's not illegal for a lunatic to kill someone. Come back quickly, please. If something happens, even a good and loyal brother like me won't be able to save you.

Seeing the silent, desolate and stubborn Azshara, Shaohao also sighed.

He could probably understand the queen's painful mood at this time, and he was also sure that Azshara must have woken up from that dark and terrifying dream.

He softened his tone and said:

"You are the last emperor of the Elven Empire, and I am also the last emperor of Pandaria."

"Are you joking?"

Azshara retorted sarcastically:

"You have done such a great deed and overthrew a tyrannical foreign emperor with your own hands. This is enough for you to be praised as the greatest emperor by your people after you return to Pandaria.

My failure will be your stepping stone, Pandaren, stop being so pretentious! "

"No, I'm serious."

Shaohao looked in the direction of his hometown. He walked to Azshara and looked with her in the direction of the Well of Eternity.

He said softly:

"I already knew my destiny before I came here. After I leave here, when I return to my hometown, I will activate a Titan instrument to protect my country and people and help them survive the next earthquake. .

I assume you've met Mr. Black.

The black prophet found me before he found you, and he also gave me a prophecy.

I will die in that salvation, and I will turn into mist and be with my people forever.

Maybe that's a bit hypocritical.

But I feel that if such a sacrifice makes me the last emperor, and if such a choice makes my empire die after my death, then this is not unacceptable.

Azshara, I am not criticizing you elves, but what you have done as an emperor is really unqualified. I am not saying that you fell into arrogant fantasies and brought the empire to collapse.

I mean, maybe you don't understand what the word 'emperor' means. "

The Pandaren Emperor pointed to the other side behind the ruins of the palace.

There is a palace on the edge, which miraculously was not affected by last night's war. It is the last gathering place of the frightened Shangzeng elves.

Shaohao said to Azshara:

"Failure is failure, and that's okay. No one can win forever. We Pandaren have also experienced failure. Even after the establishment of the Empire, we suffered several humiliating defeats by the Mantid.

But a momentary failure will not disgrace an emperor. Failure to protect the people who have devoted their loyalty to you is the most tragic outcome.

Your mistakes caused your people to turn their backs on you. That is your own business and I am not qualified to judge.

But young queen, look behind you.

Those people who still cling to you at this moment, those high elves who place all their future on you, they are now afraid.

Their sky is falling.

They need you more than ever.

Rather than stand here and watch your empire collapse and make yourself miserable and desperate, I think you are on the road again now. Your empire is gone, but your people are still there.

You should lead them.

Whether it's revenge against the rebels, rebuilding the empire, or even running away, it's much better than wasting your time here. This is what an emperor should do.

Go ahead. "

Shaohao pushed the stubborn Azshara behind him and pushed her in the direction of the upper elves.

He said:

"Even at the last moment, please stand with your people, Your Majesty Azshara, this is advice from your peers."

Azshara gave no thanks or reply.

She took one last look at the portal that had expanded to its limit and appeared in the material world like a black hole. She turned back towards the palace of the upper elves. After taking a few steps, she looked at Shaohao who was riding the Xianglong again.

she says:

"It would be better if you came a few years earlier. I admit that I was wrong. There is no worse queen than me. In the profession of emperor, you are better than me, Shaohao.

It's a pity that we didn't become friends while our empires were still there. "

"There will always be opportunities in the future."

Shaohao grinned and waved his bear paw at Azshara.

Flying out of the city amidst the roar of the candle dragon, Black was waiting for him there, and he finally completed his journey and realized his wish to talk to Queen Azshara.

This trip was really a great success.

"You were so majestic when you scolded her just now, you idiot Shaohao."

The Monkey King laughed loudly and said:

"If the wandering scholars knew about this, they would definitely be very happy. This is called showing off one's power outside the country. Unfortunately, we are the ones who must be forgotten.

By the way, you know I hate hairless idiots, right?

But that Azshara

But I want to have a baby with her, hahahaha, she is such a beautiful person. "