Shadow Trails in Azeroth

On the eve of the magical visit from the Academy of Narthalas, the pirates guarded the cabin of the Nagfar.

He opened the window and let the moonlight shine into the dark place.

The moonlight shines through the window on Blake's body holding a pipe, making part of his body fall into shadow escape, as if it was strangely cut open by an invisible object.

There is also part of the moonlight shining on the black coffin placed in the cabin. The loyal Demon Saber Myonix is ​​lying on the coffin like a big cat, with its beautiful tail wagging back and forth.

She also seems to know that the master will revive tonight, and is waiting patiently.

The pirate kept the golden harp sent by Quel'Thalas on hand, intending to use it as a gift to congratulate Windrunner's mother on her "rebirth".

If it weren't for his ignorance of music, this would be accompanied by this quiet and terrifying scene, and he would have played a song to add to the fun.

There are clever crows flying around outside the window.

This is in line with the biological habits of trade wind crows foraging for food at night. Miss Hisari Black Crow is really serious. As long as there are pirates, she strives to improve her camouflage performance to a perfect score.

Blake blew out smoke rings and looked at the crow flying past with a green bug in its mouth outside the window.

There was an inexplicable feeling in his heart.

I decided that when this "pretend game" comes to an end, I must personally award Miss Black Crow with an honorary actor certificate from the Karazhan Theater Company to reward her for such a hard-working performance.

"But what drives her to drink dew and eat bugs every day, just to stay with me to explore intelligence? Is it loyalty to Elune?

How did the Raptor Druids cultivate such loyal spies? "

Blake rubbed his chin and thought:

"There must be a trick to this kind of thing, right? Isn't it possible that Miss Hisari Black Crow is a born drama queen? Doesn't she really enjoy this kind of deception and prying into privacy?

For this reason, they can even endure such boring and harsh living conditions.

Eh~ If you think about it carefully, this is too perverted. It is a humanoid camera. She has a miserable life every day. How about starting to prepare special bird food for her tomorrow?

Nat's side has specially made bait for fishing, which is said to have been learned from the walrus people.

Several types of insects were ground up and mixed together. It smelled quite fragrant last time I passed by. I wonder if it would suit her taste? "

Blake's thoughts ran a little wild for a moment.

Mainly because the waiting time was a bit long. He finished smoking the pipe in his hand and looked back at the coffin under the moonlight.

The countdown for Lyresa Windrunner's soul reconstruction and career transformation given on the character card had reached zero more than ten minutes ago, but Windrunner's mother showed no signs of waking up.

"Did something go wrong?"

Blake stepped forward, reached out and touched the big purple leopard lying there, drove it off the coffin, and then reached out to grab the edge of the coffin.

At this moment, Hisali Black Crow landed quietly on the window. While she was elegantly preening her feathers with her sharp beak, she also looked towards Blake inquiringly.

She was also curious about what the pirates wanted to do after going through so much trouble to steal the remains of Lylitha Windrunner.

It’s not like he’s going to resurrect Windrunner, right?

As a druid who uses the power of life, Miss Black Crow knows very well that resurrection from the dead is simply impossible, okay? Otherwise the Archdruid of Staghelm would have resurrected his son who died in Silithus a thousand years ago.

Miss Druid has enough reason to believe that the evil pirate must be doing something blasphemous about life and death.

As a bystander, she wanted to record this incident and send it back to the Cenarion Order as Black's "evidence" to be used in the future when launching a liquidation against the evil-minded pirates.

Of course, on this boring night, it’s not bad to come and watch the excitement.

"Click"

Blake opened the coffin that had been closed for half a month.

What came oncoming was a thick dark force, much like the cold mist formed when the high-level death power was transformed and dissipated, causing the temperature of the entire cabin to drop several degrees at this moment.

After the black mist was dispelled, what came into view was still Lyresa Windrunner's pale body. Compared with half a month ago, there was no change except for her face.

Blake noticed that his mentor's eyes looked like he had smoky makeup.

Dark red tear spots formed around her closed eyes. Her cheeks were thinner than before, and the outline of her jawbone could even be clearly seen.

This thinness gave Lyressa a "mean" and indifferent feeling, making her image infinitely closer to the Queen of Darkness in Blake's memory.

"This wave, this wave is the mother stealing her daughter's future career plan."

The pirate complained and stopped the big purple cat next to him from poking his head to jump into the coffin. He stretched out his hand and put it on his mentor's neck, wanting to see her current situation.

But when the fingers came close, they were accurately grasped by the hands wearing black gauntlets.

The next moment, Lyressa opened her eyes, shocking the pirate.

They were a pair of dark red eyes, completely different from the color of Windrunner's mother's eyes before.

As the undead race is currently in the ascendant, this kind of weird eye color is absolutely rare in Azeroth, and it is not right to say that it is soul fire.

"Buzz"

Lilesa's body turned into black mist and disappeared into the coffin. Blake reacted very quickly, turned around and swung the moon blade, shattering the shadow blade in the hand of Windrunner's mother who appeared behind him.

Then he disappeared under the moonlight, and started a short but fierce close combat with Lilesa in the small cabin.

Relying on the unreasonable moonlight reinforcements of the Watcher, he suppressed the newly awakened Windrunner mother from beginning to end, and then saw an opportunity to banish Lyressa from the real dimension with warlock magic.

After the exile ended, Windrunner's mother stood up holding on to the bulkhead. When she raised her head again, the soul fire in her eyes had returned to its normal blue color.

She coughed and said in a hoarse and weird voice:

"Very good, you haven't regressed in the past half month, my disciple."

"Stop pretending, mentor! You can't fake your murderous intention towards me just now. You are all role models. Why do you have this bad habit of not acknowledging your own weakness?"

Blake emerged from the moonlight. He frowned and said to Lilesa:

"What happened just now?"

"Disruption from the Shadow Realm."

Windrunner’s mother didn’t hide anything, she rubbed her head and said frankly:

"Ever since the soul body reintegrated, I can hear the whisper on the other side of the curtain of life and death. It scolded me for violating the laws of life and death, and asked me to take the initiative to go to the world of the dead and accept the judgment of my fate."

"Don't listen, don't respond."

Blake understood immediately. He raised his hand and said:

“Let’s go to Dalaran to discuss this matter.

Now, my dear Master, I have prepared for you the gift of 'rebirth'. I spent a lot of effort to get this from Quel'Thalas. I hope you can stay in a good mood.

Because I have some very, very bad news to tell you. "

The pirate flatteringly raised the golden harp in his hand and gave it to his chief retainer with both hands, while Windrunner's mother also showed a look of nostalgia on her thin face.

She stretched out her hand, touched the golden lyre in front of her, held it in her hand, and gently plucked it with her slender fingers, and an extremely beautiful melody came out of the elven lyre.

Blake did not interrupt Windrunner's mother's reminiscence.

He stayed there quietly, listening to the resurrected Lyresa playing an ancient song, and using her hollower voice to sing a cappella to the melody in Salas.

The song was familiar to Blake, and he could even beat it to it.

It's called "The Elegy of the High Elves". It is a ballad created by Quel'dorei artists for the lost elven empire. It is also often used by the high elves to express their condolences or for burials.

To put it simply, this is a sad song.

Not so auspicious.

But considering the special shape of Windrunner's mother at this time, it's not particularly surprising.

The little crow standing on the pirate's shoulder was also immersed in this elegy. For a few seconds, he even relaxed his disguised vigilance and followed the song to recall the ancient and prosperous empire era.

Blake was more concerned about another thing. When Windrunner's mother played the golden harp, several buffs appeared on his character card.

They are all temporary buffs, and their effects last for ten minutes, but there are many types, from boosting mental resistance, to temporarily enhancing movement and attack speed, to dispelling negative states of mental clarity, etc.

This made him realize that the Phoenix King's Golden Xi Qin was not just beautiful.

It is truly a rare magical weapon.

At the end of the song, Windrunner's mother, who had expressed her sorrow for herself, removed her fingers from the strings, looked at her disciples again, and said:

"You just said you have bad news to tell me?"

"Uh, yes."

The pirate glanced at the window and was ready to escape at any time, then whispered:

"Well, your little son came to me and said he wanted to follow you. The young man was really determined and swore a manly oath in front of me.

I was so moved that he is now surviving in the wilderness of the South Island forest in Tol Barad.

I asked Nathanos to protect him.

Moreover, I used the method of training me, my mentor, to strictly demand him. After beating him several times, he finally made some progress and no longer looked like a sissy.

Hey, hey, mentor, this Jin Xiqin is a rare work of art! That’s not how you use it! "

"Ah, if you have something to say, please say it and don't swing the ax!!!"

——

On the southern island of Tol Barad, in the forest where mountain monsters are said to roam, Rilas Windrunner, dressed like a wild man, finally ended his "seven-day trial" when dawn arrived.

His originally delicate skin became a little rougher, and the feminine feeling on his body also dissipated a lot. His handsome face was covered with herbal war makeup, and his body was covered with camouflage leaves weaved by himself.

There are many small wounds on the body. There is a bracelet woven from bear teeth on the wrist. There is a processed bear head in the bag made of broken clothes on the back.

It was the tradition of the Windrunner family that the first prey caught by hand would be made into a specimen, symbolizing the transformation from prey to hunter.

Lilas did not understand the significance of this slightly barbaric tradition.

Now, he has learned not to think about these emotional things.

He walked out of the edge of the forest, looked back at the wilderness behind him, grinned, put the broken bow on his waist, took off his "original equipment" and threw it on the ground.

Bowing towards the forest, he followed the route he left and headed towards the evacuation point agreed with his "second brother-in-law".

"Ouch"

A low roar of beasts came from the darkness, making Lilas quickly prepare for battle. He pulled out the bear bone dagger from his waist and looked around cautiously.

He saw a slender figure riding an armored magic saber, slowly walking out of the darkness.

"boom"

The two things were thrown in front of Liras by the familiar figure.

On the left hand side is a beautiful golden lyre, and on the right hand side is an ancient rough cane. They are like two different paths in life, placed in front of Liras.

"Take Jin Xiqin back."

Windrunner's mother in black armor said:

"The Windrunner family has enough outstanding hunters, and you are the only one missing! But there has not been a bard in our family yet. Maybe you can be the first one.

Let's go back.

Your sisters need your company more than I do. "

"The Windrunner family has enough outstanding hunters, and I am the only one missing."

Lilas straightened his back like a soldier being reviewed by a general.

He picked up the Jinxi Qin and the cane from the ground at the same time, and repeated the words of Windrunner's mother, saying:

“I can also be the first bard in my family, but my sisters are strong enough and they can accompany each other, but you are walking in the darkness and you need me to follow you so that you don’t lose your way.

I've already lost you once, Mom.

I won't let you go alone this time. "

A second later, Lilas shouted loudly:

"Dear General Ranger, Lilas Windrunner, a new member of the Farstrider Legion, has completed the wilderness trial and is now applying to join the team!"

In the darkness, Windrunner's mother looked at her little son again.

After several seconds of silence, she sat down and put on the armor. Minnie, the magic blade leopard, roared low, turned around and walked into the night without saying a word, carrying her master.

The moment Liras felt disappointed, he heard a hollow voice:

"Follow me, recruit."

"It's time for you to enter the next stage of training."

This answer made Lilas extremely excited. He responded, carrying the head of his first prey on his back, leaning on the ancient rune cane, and carrying Jin Xiqin on his back, and strode after him.

In the darkness further behind, the expressionless Black was hiding in the grass with his brother Nathanos, and the emotional Lordaeron Ranger General now had a peaceful smile on his face.

Looks like a retard to a pirate.

Marius patted Blake on the shoulder and said:

"This is so touching. Why can't you just smile?"

"Why should I laugh?"

The pirate said with a wooden face:

"I understand the truth, but why did she use my things to give her son as a reunion gift? I am her favorite disciple, okay? I went through life and death for her, but I didn't get any good rewards.

This is too different. "

"My mother has sacrificed her life for you, and you are still distressed about a magic cane!"

Maris rebuked dissatisfiedly:

"You're really hopeless."

"Oh, I feel bad, but I don't feel bad. Anyway, I will have a better war bow soon."

Blake sighed and said:

"My silly brother, I am complaining for you. Do you know that although Ms. Lilesa didn't say it, I, a person who is good at perceiving people's hearts, have already tasted what she meant.

If you want to continue to have contact and development with her daughter, you have to show 'sincerity'.

I gave her son a cane and that was it.

But to turn my staff into a powerful war bow, I also need a demonized dragon sinew."

The pirate patted Maris on the shoulder with a malicious look on his face and said:

"Do you understand now? You have to prepare the 'betrothal gift', but don't expect me to help you. Tsk tsk, as expected of the Windrunner family. If you want to marry her daughter, you have to fight the dragon to the death.

Fortunately, I have no interest in these three sisters, otherwise I would be as unlucky as you. Hmm, is that a happy wry smile on your face? Or frowning happily?

I think she is deliberately trying to embarrass you.

Otherwise, if you don't want Sylvanas, I will suffer a loss and allow you to pursue Fenner, okay?

Our Proudmoore family's requirements for choosing a son-in-law are very low. Just help me kill any chief priest of the Church of Storms! Dai Lin's level may not be easy, but I believe you can handle it.

Think about it. "