Shadow Trails in Azeroth

"Other people's inner demons can talk, why are you so silent? Come on, let's talk."

In the captain's cabin of the Nagfar, the pirate who had just completed his first lesson as an educator felt very good about himself. While writing today's homework, he said to the "demon in his heart":

"Come on, Cassanatir, let's talk about the Shadow Realm, about the secrets of Emperor Denathrius. I heard that the Eternal One has a demonized blade that gives birth to thoughts?

Dean Lanyue has a complete set of methods for making demonized blades, but she has no ideas on how to make the blades sane.

Do you know how the emperor did it?

I'm also very interested in Vencil's magical 'Sin Monument' magic. "

"have no idea."

Cassanatir's dull and weak voice came from the pirate's heart, and the sulking Dread Lord said with a bit of hatred:

"But if you give me my power back, I might suddenly remember."

"Well, are you bargaining with me?"

Blake grinned and said while writing the answers to the questions on the test paper in front of him:

"My loyal servant, I summon you to teach this unscrupulous inner demon the 'rules'."

"As you wish, my little master, but we have agreed that you can't call it a demon, it doesn't deserve it! Only I am your favorite demon."

Xalatath responded to the call, with an evil and ambiguous laugh. As the power of the void was slightly released, she began to use whispers and nightmare visions very skillfully to invade the soul of the Dread Lord trapped in Black's body.

"No! Keep this filthy thing away from me!"

Nasrezim's screams echoed in the pirate's mind, seriously disturbing Black's fun of "swimming in the ocean of knowledge", so he simply turned a blind eye.

He closed off his perception of his inner demons and allowed Xal'atath, who had a bad personality, to torture Kasanatil.

With this "new toy", the sullenness in Miss Void's heart can be relieved, so that she will not always dig holes for Black, and using the Void to suppress the demon can also help the unruly Cassanatil learn the "rules" .

This is a double win.

Only the world in which the Dread Lord was injured has been achieved, but who cares about the experiences and thoughts of the "Tool Demon" Cassanatil?

"Bang, bang"

A knock on the door sounded outside the captain's room. Blake, who was working on a question, raised his head and saw the first mate Pirate Dragon walking in with a strange expression on his hands and a letter in his hand.

She said to the pirate:

"Old Garni brought back a letter from the Uncrowned stronghold over at Dragonbone Harbor, and it's for you."

"Letter? Who will write to me?"

Blake put down his pen and asked:

"Is it Shore?"

"No, she is a woman. She is a powerful, dangerous, and powerful woman."

Sephiel smiled evilly and said:

"Your debt is upon you, my captain, and I have come to expect a change in your expression."

Saying strange words, she handed the letter in her hand to Black, who took it and turned the Eye of Kilrogg on his shoulder to see the name signed on the letter.

The signature was Miss J, and the recipient's name was Mr. S.

It's like a secret organization joint.

But it's postmarked from Dalaran.

"ah!"

The pirate patted his head with a headache, which made Sephiel, who was waiting to watch the excitement, momentarily satisfied. She put her hands on her hips and burst into laughter.

Today's fun was in hand, now she could happily play snail contest with the murlocs. She turned to leave, but was stopped by Black.

The pirate played with the letter, but without opening it, he raised his head and asked:

"How is my apprentice Lilas these days?"

"good."

Sephiel flipped his hair and said:

"In addition to daily training with Nathanos in the Dark Forest these days, he has been staying in General Lyressa's room. I have talked with him several times, and his mentality is changing.

Overall, it is indeed growing rapidly according to your ideas.

In addition, the child was born with a weak constitution. Nathanos asked me if I could ask Dean Lanyue to use magic to strengthen his constitution. "

"Now is not the time."

Blake shook his head and said:

"He is my apprentice, and I have my own plans for strengthening my physique.

But before his body becomes stronger, I hope his will becomes stronger first. He is a member of the Windrunner. As long as he is determined enough, he can definitely become the best ranger in the world.

Having grown up with the Windrunner sisters, what he needed was not basic training at all. "

The pirate shook his head and said to Sephiel:

“Let’s do this, go find Nathanos and ask him to take Lilas to the forest of the South Island, throw him in with only weapons, and let him live there by himself for seven days.

Nathanos was not allowed to help him unless his life was in danger. "

"You're crazy, there are mountain monsters in that place!"

Sephiel said loudly:

"Lilas can't deal with that legendary creature."

"Can a ranger whose movements are big enough to scare a stupid mountain monster be called a good ranger?"

The pirate said without raising his head:

"As a member of the natural forces of the wilderness, he must first learn to coexist with the threats in nature. Do as I say. If he wants to be a man, he should behave decently for me."

"If you do this, Ms. Lilesa will definitely beat you up when she wakes up."

Seifer said:

"It's not like you don't know that she likes her youngest son the most."

"I think it's more appropriate to call it doting."

The pirate complained:

"Just like how Daelin and Catherine treated Tanred, my younger brother was not treated as well as I was when I was a child. I was taken on a ship at the age of seven, and I vomited on the first voyage.

As a result, Dai Lin told me that men are not allowed to cry. If I cry again, I will be hoisted to the mast.

whispering sound.

A spoiled child will be ruined. "

"Your family problems are really serious, but I have no experience and I won't get involved in this topic."

Sephiel snorted, closed the door and walked out. After she left, Blake reached out and opened the envelope in his hand, and what he saw was a line of human language with a very beautiful font:

"Dear brother:

I have recently returned to Dalaran from my travels in Swamp of Sorrows. After hesitating for a long time, I started writing my first letter to you.

It's not that I dare not write because of fear, it's because I misunderstood you before.

I am really sorry.

Before, I had always questioned why you had to stay away from your family, leaving you to endure the loneliness alone, and letting us endure the pain of loss. I thought you had become a stranger to me after experiencing death.

Frankly speaking, after meeting your messenger Mr. Black, I felt angry in my heart. I once thought about ignoring you and treating you as if you were truly dead.

but.

But it wasn't until I saw those nightmare things with my own eyes in the Troll Temple in the Swamp of Sorrows that I understood your difficulties.

Even the powerful Green Dragon Prince is trapped in a nightmare and unable to extricate himself. How can ordinary people like us deal with such an evil force?

I finally understand your choice, just like the choice I am about to make.

I could not tell my father, mother, and Tanred what I had seen; it would frighten them and make them anxious.

Like you, I must hide from ordinary people the secrets of the abyssal things that continue to breed at the edge of the world.

My mentor told me that ignorance is a kind of happiness and also a kind of protection.

I couldn't understand it, but I do now.

If my brother endures the pain of loneliness and separation, walks alone on the sea, and fights against such creatures in a secret battlefield unknown to mortals, then I will definitely worship my brother as a true hero. .

You haven't changed.

You are still the brother I remember, and you are greater than ever, and I have come to be proud of you.

Even though I can't tell your story to others. "

"this"

After seeing this, Blake rubbed his forehead and whispered:

"What kind of ecstasy has this old Merry poured into Jaina? Why does she suddenly understand me? What force am I fighting against? Why don't I know?

Speaking of which, this little girl is really emotional. When she saw the shadow of the evil green dragon in the Atalhaka Temple, she thought she had seen the reality of the ugly side of the world.

Alas, I still have little knowledge.

If you see the corrupted Ursock, why don't you collapse on the spot? "

He smiled and continued reading.

Jaina probably saw something that surprised her during her trip to the Swamp of Sorrows, so she described in detail the details of her trip with her mentor and fellow travelers in her letter.

When attacked by nightmare dragons, the instructor used powerful magic to kill all the dragons.

I saw a group of Halaka cultists in the temple, made evil mummies and dark barbarian trolls, and summoned the power projection of the evil god Haka.

He killed several tainted young dragons, and saw the nightmare entity of Dream Prince Eranikus in the temple. He was forced to fight it, and killed it with great difficulty, completing the feat of slaying the dragon.

Afterwards, he left the temple and ran to the Dusk Forest. In the valley of the Dawn Forest, he saw the Emerald Dream Gate created by the druids, and met with the envoy of the Green Dragon Legion.

Finally, Jaina said in a very excited tone that she was lucky enough to meet the legendary Emerald Queen "The Awakener" Ysera, and was blessed by the Green Dragon Queen.

In short, this trip allowed Jaina to see the vastness of the world, greatly broadening her horizons, and made her unable to calm down for a long time after returning to Dalaran.

He also said that the old lich is planning his next trip.

Gianna said she is looking forward to these trips.

But at the end of the letter, Gianna made a request:

"Because Marshal Lothar is about to return to Northern Xinjiang, my father also secretly came to Dalaran. He had a deep talk with me last night and talked about you again. My father said that he is willing to give everything just to meet you again.

I miss you too, brother.

if

I mean, if possible, could you take the time to come to Dalaran and meet us? I know that this request is a bit too arbitrary for you who is fighting against evil things in a secret battlefield. Too much.

However, even just a glance from a distance is enough to ease our longing.

If it doesn't work, I won't be disappointed. I will work harder to learn magic until one day I can really help you.

May the waves bless you, my brother.

May the powers of darkness never reach you.

Hope we can meet again soon.

——

Missing your sister, Jaina Proudmoore, Dalaran. "

"Ah, what a willful request."

Blake leaned back on his vulgar and ornate chair, resting his head there, holding the letter in his hand, and after sighing, he said softly:

“I can understand it, but it’s a pity that I can’t accept it.

Once I reappear in front of you, the tide sages will get the news immediately. At that time, not only you, but also me will be affected again.

Therefore, regarding your request, I can only say that I will definitely do it next time.

But if you’re lucky”

The pirate tilted his head and thought for a while, then calculated the time. If the magical visit to Narthalas College could go smoothly in seven days, he would indeed meet little Jaina again in another identity in Dalaran.

As for Dai Lin

forget it.

Now is really not the time.

This was very different from the scene he imagined seeing Dai Lin again after the fierce battle in the sea, with no sense of ceremony at all. What if we meet in person?

The pirate sighed and shook his head.

Even if Dai Lin knew that there was a problem between the Tide Sage and the Church of Storms, he would not be able to give up on them. Over the years, the Tide Sage had been too deeply tied to the Kul Tiras fleet.

They are one of the main sources of strength for the Ku people to travel across the sea.

Even if Dai Lin is cut off again, he can't slash the butcher knife at those abyss walkers. As long as he has this intention, the Ku navy and even the entire country will immediately be divided.

After all, the Stormsong family in charge of the Church of Storms is one of the four nobles of Kul Tiras. They are an important part of that country and have great influence in the navy and political circles.

As a king, how could he take matters into his own hands and disintegrate his country from within?

"So, I still have to do this job."

The pirate lifted Jaina's letter, placed it on the lantern on the table, and watched the paper burn in the fire.

He looked at the fire in his hand and whispered:

"I am destined not to be the kind of hero you imagined. But pirates fighting the navy is a matter of course, and who can find fault with it?"