Shadow Trails in Azeroth

In the armory area of ​​Lordaen Monastery, in an inconspicuous arms warehouse, four high knights of the Holy Light Church and a "person with a complicated identity" were having secret conversations here.

Opposite Black, Dathrohan and Turalyon were both acquaintances. The remaining two great knights were Tirion Fordring, Lord of Hearthglen of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, and Alexandros Mogg, the local lord. Lenny.

The smelly pirate certainly doesn't suffer from stage fright.

But as he sat there, the Eye of Kilrogg on his shoulder always looked at Lord Mograine from time to time. If he had looked at it with his own eyes, they would have been full of weirdness.

After all, I had just stolen someone's family secret room yesterday, and today I was sitting and "chatting" with the victim. This experience was very novel even for the shameless pirate.

But to be honest, Blake felt a guilty pleasure in returning to the crime scene to investigate.

"Before we get down to business, I have to confirm one thing."

As the initiator of the meeting, Saidan Dathrohan sat in the main seat. He glanced left and right, looked at Lord Mograine, and asked:

"Alessandro, what happened to yesterday's 'demon invasion'? I heard the knights chatting that some identifiable remnants were found in the forest?

Can you confirm the origin of the devil? "

"I invited the mages to come over and take a look, and now I can basically confirm it."

With a muscular build and a beard, his cheeks were a little thin. It seemed that the Mograine knight had not slept well last night and was playing with the family seal on his finger.

He closed his eyes and replied in a low tone:

"The incomplete armor found on the battlefield where the heroic knights fought off the demons, and the weapon fragments found in the monastery are exactly the same style as the armor of the Black Spirit Knights collected during the Silver Pine Forest incident a few days ago.

Coupled with the large scale, scattered locations, and the method of controlling demons at the same time, it is certain that the evil black knights are at work. "

"black Knight?"

The great knight Turalyon had personally experienced the demonic invasion of Silverpine Forest. He asked with a serious face:

"They tried to invade Dalaran in order to use magic to summon their evil master, but what are they doing here? There is only the miraculous power of the Holy Light in this monastery, and those evil things should avoid this place."

"No, Lord Turalyon.

You know too little about the Black Spirit Pirates, and your understanding of them is too shallow. Seriously, your intelligence officers should all be pulled out and whipped! "

Blake shook his head just in time and whispered:

"As a pirate, I know a little bit about these strange colleagues.

The way they serve their dark masters is brutal yet simple. They collect all kinds of rare treasures from all over the world and offer them as tribute to their masters.

The innocent souls killed in the process are enjoyed by themselves.

The first appearance of the Black Spirit Pirates was said to be at the end of the Orc War. During this period, as far as I know, they committed no less than seven killings and plunders in the waters of the eastern continent.

Take my guess.

When they came here, they must have been attracted by some dark and evil treasure hidden in the monastery.

The evil power of the treasure is so attractive to them that they are willing to risk being purified by the Holy Light to do this evil thing. "

"This is impossible!"

After the pirate expressed his conclusion, the great knight Fording, who had been silent, put down the pipe in his hand. The thin and lean knight with short gray-black hair shook his head and said:

"The Monastery of Lordain is the holy place of Holy Light!

There are three thousand years of sacred heritage here, and it can be said to be the headquarters of the Holy Light Church. There is no way anything evil could be brought in here without being discovered.

At this point, I absolutely trust my brother and friend Mograine. "

Fording's words were resounding.

But Grand Duke Alexandros Mograine, whom he supported, looked a little embarrassed.

He stopped talking several times, and then under the gaze of the other three great knights, he sighed with difficulty and explained briefly:

"Lord Black's guess is correct! Brothers, I have disappointed you, but I can explain.

I did store in the monastery an evil trophy taken from an evil greenskin warlock during the Orc Wars.

But I can guarantee by my faith that I have never tried to use it for evil purposes. I left it here just to verify a bold guess of mine, but unexpectedly it caused such a bad thing to happen to the Holy Land. "

The great knight shook his head guiltily and said:

"I checked the secret room of the Mograine family last night, and the evil thing has disappeared. The cunning Black Spirit pirates must have taken advantage of my opportunity to go out to greet His Majesty and the Marshal, and sneaked into the secret room. It takes away.

But the good news is that they also lost one of their members to the trap set in the secret room.

The mutilated body was in the secret room. Judging from the style of his armor, he seemed to be a leader. "

"This makes no sense, Mograine."

Great Knight Turalyon shook his head and said:

"According to the Druids' inspections in Dalaran, they believe that the black knights have some kind of evil curse attached to them, which can make them come back from the dead again and again.

They are not afraid of death and judgment at all, that's why they are so confident. That piece of loot you lost, its destructive power.”

“Everyone can rest assured about this!”

Duke Mograine explained seriously:

"After my research, the black crystal seems to be just the carrier of dark power. I bombarded it with holy light, and even a violent hammer blow at close range will not let the power inside it escape.

It does not possess the nature of mass destruction.

What I'm more worried about now is that those evil people will use it as raw material for some kind of dark ritual. "

"The Black Knights have been included in the wanted list of spellcasters. They will be hunted throughout the Eastern Continent. His Majesty the Pope has ordered the Privy Councilors to distribute the wanted list of Black Knights to various dioceses.

Perhaps there will be news about them soon. "

Dathrohan said something to his brothers, but Lord Mograine clenched his fists and said loudly:

"The Holy Land has been put in danger because of my recklessness, and even threatened His Majesty the Pope and His Excellency the Marshal. This is a shame for the Mograine family.

Once there is news about the Black Knight, I will personally lead the family knights to pursue it. After this is over, I will spend five years in self-imprisonment in a holy place.

This is a punishment, but also an oath! "

The local owner has already said this oath in the name of the family, which naturally means that the accountability and discussion on this matter are over.

After a few seconds of silence, Dasohan, the initiator of the meeting, coughed a few times and said:

“Let’s get down to business.

I told you the specific situation yesterday. Your Majesty's 'Holy Light Activation' disease has become very serious. Although we secretly customized a 'Holy Light Demonic Pattern' for your Majesty at Nathalas Academy that can restrain energy, this It only treats the symptoms but not the root cause.

The holy light in his body is constantly purifying itself, constantly changing its nature, and has even merged into the blood to form an energy entity. If this continues, all the vitality will be absorbed by the activated holy light.

The good news is that we know the knowledge can be found on the world of Draenor to help His Majesty complete the Lightforging Ritual.

The bad news is that His Majesty, with his always kind nature, does not want to see others put in danger for him. He revealed in several conversations with me that he is ready to be called by the Holy Light at any time.

We are summoned here today to make a decision on this matter. "

Dathrohan looked around. The great knight, who was unwilling to take off his helmet when talking in the secret room, paused and said with emphasis:

"My opinion is that we must go to the world of Draenor. Quel'dorei's expedition team is currently being formed and has not yet set off, and they may not necessarily share all intelligence information with us.

Furthermore, the elves go to Draenor more to find magical objects and knowledge, and they will not focus their exploration on areas where the ‘Delaenei’ are suspected to be active.

Our needs and their interests do not overlap.

We must send some trustworthy members there to search for the presence of the Light Walkers. We must find the vital knowledge before the situation worsens under the Crown.

Just as he never let go of leading us forward in the most difficult moments of the Orc War, we cannot sit back and watch him be defeated by this disaster! "

"I agree!"

After Dathrohan finished speaking, Grand Knight Turalyon immediately gave his answer.

He glanced at Black and said to Fording and Mograine who were meditating:

"I used some 'personal connections' to confirm that there is indeed an expedition team being formed within Quel'dorei, and there are signs of the Phoenix Mage and Far Walker being mobilized.

It is not false that elves want to explore the world of orcs.

This is not even just for the life of His Majesty the Pope. If we can really find the companions of the Holy Light in another world, it means that we can finally proudly announce to all the people of the Holy Light that our faith is not limited to our world.

We can claim that the Holy Light we believe in is a great power that protects the stars. "

The mature and steady Tirion Fordring nodded.

He and Lord Mograine looked at each other, then set his sights on Black, and he said:

"Sadan told us about the Templar Assassins, about the things in the abyss beneath Tirisfal, about Emperor Thoradin's last wish, about the recovery of the Emperor's Sword, and the truth about the Battle of the Burning Steppes.

There is also the fall of demigods that just happened in the far north.

To be honest, hearing these unknown insider stories for the first time is really frightening. Please satisfy my petty curiosity, are you really a prophet? Mr. Black. "

"I could be the one."

The pirate replied in a strange way:

"Especially when those stubborn guys who don't want to believe that I really exist are testing me in various ways, I will declare that I am a prophet.

Do you need me to perform a 'prophet's trick' for you?

Lord Tirion. "

"Blake, don't do this."

Seeing that Black, who was unhappy without quarreling for a day, began to provoke Fording, Dathrohan stopped him and said:

"Fording is a man of integrity and he is worthy of trust.

You have to understand that all the plans we are making now are based on your prophecies. One mistake may cost hundreds of knights.

When it comes to pure life, Fording's caution is necessary. "

"Yes, Tirion Fordring is an upright and almost pedantic person. I suspect that he may suffer from some kind of moral paranoia."

The pirate snorted and said directly in front of all the great knights:

"Among the four of you, there is one who hates greenskins as much as you on the surface, but in fact, he upholds a very strange value system in his heart.

He believes that the important factor that makes people become human is self-glory.

He believes that everything we say and do must have more or less significance to the world.

He believed that race could not explain honor any more than faces and words could explain good and evil.

He believes that humans are not born noble, and orcs are not born evil. His standard for judging enemies is not the evaluation of others, but the truth discerned with his own eyes.

If given the chance, this guy would not hesitate to save a defenseless old orc, and would be willing to pay any terrible price for it. "

The Eye of Kilrogg on Black's shoulder turned to look at Tirion Fordring, whose expression changed drastically and even stood up suddenly. He said with full malice:

"Guess now, who is this maverick guy?

What I just said is the most likely one among the countless futures for that guy.

His integrity and stubborn pursuit of glory will destroy his family, make his wife die of grief and anger, make his son suffer and bewilderment, and make him homeless and lonely for half his life.

In this life, he will fall into rock bottom and lose everything because of his persistence in glory.

In this life, he will reach the top by holding on to glory, ending the fear of a world, and achieving true greatness. "

In the silent room, the pirate curled his lips and said:

"You must be cautious when making friends. This is the best advice a prophet can give him. Of course I know he will not adopt it. If he changes, he will not become the 'big lord' I am familiar with.

But precisely because of his excellent qualities of treating foreigners equally, not judging good and evil by outsiders, and being able to unite all forces, I think he is the most suitable to be the commander of this expedition. "

As he spoke, Black took out another map of the world of Draenor from his bag and placed it on the table in front of the four knights.

He put his hand on the map and said with emphasis:

"You must seize the time. The waves of fate are happening in Azeroth and have already affected Draenor. The war-torn world will not be peaceful for much longer."

"Then how should we contact those Draenei after we get there?"

Dathrohan looked at the detailed map and asked again:

"According to what you said before, they were massacred and expelled by the orcs and have entered seclusion in the edge land. We don't have so much time to waste on searching."

"No need to initiate contact."

Blake replied seriously:

"What you are going to face is a very powerful prophet, my most powerful 'peer' among the stars. You only need to enter that world and go to that swamp, and they will take the initiative to find you.

This is a contact between two prophets!

It’s the tacit understanding between me and him. "

"Is it so mysterious?"

At this moment, the four high knights had this idea in their minds at the same time, and the younger high knight Turalyon raised his eyebrows and asked:

"If they are both prophets, then between you and the leader of the Draenei, whose prophecy is more powerful?"

"Does that need to be said?"

The pirate shamelessly patted his chest and said proudly:

"I noticed him, but he didn't notice me, so of course I am more powerful."