Chapter 20: The Staff of Reincarnation
And while Regner was torn apart by the mysteries of the year, the war between the two empires did not stop at all.
Under the command of Alexander, the commander of the front, the Northern Army is in full swing, and since the capture of the Costa Fortress, the Hawk Empire has fully dominated the eastern and western battlefields of the Chino continent. The current northerners have entered the hinterland of the Stoke Empire. Under the command of Alexander, the generals of various legions attacked the city, and in just one month, the entire Northern Empire legion had formed a situation of encirclement of the thousand-year-old capital. At this point, the Southern Empire has completely lost its dominance over the Chino Continent, and the former overlord of the continent has now become the meat of the northern eagle's mouth.
In fact, not only were northerners confident in the current pattern of war, but even many southerners had lost hope in the Stoke Empire. They left their homeland with their families and migrated north under the contemptuous eyes of the northerners. And what is done is just a stable life and a complete home.
The Northern Imperial Legion had seen many civilians from the south heading north, and not many northern warriors persecuted them after Alexander's orders forbade them.
Because of this, the empire that once ruled the Western continent for thousands of years completely collapsed, except for the warriors who were tied to the imperial chariot. The civilians of the entire continent have realized that the symbol of this continent has changed from a violet to an eagle.
But it is clear that the situation on the surface is a tool used to fool and confuse all living beings. Regardless of what the civilians think, at least the top brass of the two empires have their own opinions on the situation that will come in the war.
From the perspective of the Northern Empire, the Southern Empire is already in its own pocket, but if you want to swallow this behemoth that is several times larger than yourself, the price and time you will pay will inevitably be expensive. The hundred-legged insect will not stiffen until death, and if he really wants to let the continent of Chino be free of war, Alexander conservatively estimates that it will take at least three years or more to reach it.
On the other hand, the royal family of the Stoke Empire never felt that they had reached the end of their rope. At least...... Kilron, King of the Stoke Empire, didn't think so. Because, he still has the last hole card.
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Recently, Rogge seems to be particularly laid-back, because Kilron and the others, who know their existence, have been busy with the war in the north. And taking advantage of this time, Rogge also took the opportunity to complete the last part of his arrangement.
"Purr......" Rogge took a shallow sip of hot coffee, he had just finished his final task, and it was time to enjoy everything in reserve.
Although the situation between the North and the South was extremely bad at this time, Rogge, who was the last hole card of the Southern Empire, seemed extremely calm, he took a shallow sip of coffee, and then said as if talking to himself: "Almost, it's time to come, right?"
Rog put down his teacup and slowly walked from the basement to the surface.
"Rog!!" Kilron's anxious and angry roar poured in from the exit of the underpass.
Rog walked up from the basement with the most standard smile for Kilrohn, bowed slightly, and made a mage salute before saying, "Here I am, Great Majesty." ”
And Kielrohn, who was facing the fall of the empire, obviously did not have such good patience, so the old king grabbed Rogge's chest, he pulled Rog's head very close to the tip of his nose, and then asked: "For your plan, I and the empire have paid a lot." Right now...... How's your preparation?"
"My Majesty, are you doubting my integrity and loyalty?" said Rogge, with a very innocent expression, as he stretched out his finger and pointed to the depths of the underground passage, "My most respected Majesty, just two nights ago, everything I promised you was ready. Now it's time for you to validate your promise and prove my loyalty. ”
Led by Rog, Kilron arrived in the underchamber of the Dharma, which was too complex for him to understand. The veins of the circle were clear, but the initial starting point of all the magic patterns was an empty stone flat.
"Your Majesty, the circle has been completely completed. Rogge bowed down and said, "Now, all we lack is an energy core that can control this terrible circle, and of course, the master of this circle. ”
Although Rogge said it well, Rogge was still a little hesitant about it.
"Why are there so many runes that I can't understand?" After all, Kilron was also a high-level mage who had stepped into the legend with half a step, and with his eyes, he could naturally see that many magic patterns were not carved according to the specifications of the orthodox magic books at all. What are these magic patterns used for?
"This is the rune that provides the final energy transformation for this pinnacle spell. Your Majesty, this is a necromancy beyond the pinnacle, and you don't know much about necromantic magic. Rog smiled and reminded him of his high authority in the Necromantic realm.
"But judging from the magic pattern, there will be a lot of load on the magic circle!" Kilron exclaimed impatiently.
"That's right, my majesty, haven't you seen it until now?" Rogge spread his hands and said with a smile, "Not only necromancy, but any powerful power has a load. ”
"So how can I deal with this?" Cried Kilron almost angrily, he had paid a lot of price for today, which was originally the Empire's hope against the northern mongrels, but at this time, hope carried many hidden dangers, which really could not reassure Kilrohn.
"Your Majesty......" Rogge stretched out his hand, and a staff appeared in the palm of his hand out of thin air: "It can help you." ”
"This is ......" Kilron looked at the staff with some confusion, it was a very strange staff, the whole slender staff god was divided into two parts, the bottom to the middle of the staff was made of unknown wood, and the material from the middle to the top of the staff suddenly turned into a pale substance like human bone. At the top of the staff is a miniature version of a crystal skull with a gem emitting a turquoise glow at the center of the eyebrow.
Rogge didn't answer, just quietly waited for Kilron to recognize.
The old king looked at the staff for half a minute, and suddenly, his mind flashed through the contents of the artifact treasure book that he had seen when he was an apprentice. Kilron exclaimed, "This is Hela, the staff of reincarnation?!"
"That's right, this staff is Hela. ”
"How is this possible?" said Kilrohn, shocked. Hela, the staff of reincarnation, is one of the most powerful and oldest artifacts ever recorded in the wizarding world.
Its former creator and owner is rumored to be a legendary necromancer. The necromancer killed another legendary mage of the time, refining its head into a staff head. The necromancer then slew a black dragon, destroyed an elven tree of life, and used the dragon bone of the black dragon and the heart of the tree of life to refine the body of the staff, and finally refined this super artifact.
Hela, the staff of reincarnation, accompanied the necromancer for thousands of years, and eventually, the necromancer ignited a divine fire and attained the priesthood. For the rest of the endless years, the necromancer's previous name had been forgotten, but even now, the mention of his god name sends a shudder from the soul.
He is Naraku, the god of death.
And Hela, his staff, wandered and wandered for countless years, and finally disappeared. As far as Kilron knew, there was a very old text that mentioned that the staff was last seen about 3,000 years ago. But what exactly happened at that time is not recorded. The texts simply say that this is an extremely powerful and evil artifact, and that every time this staff appears, the world faces a great catastrophe.
"As for authenticity, you can try it yourself. "Rog summoned a black and white puppy using the Pet Summon.
Kilron hesitated, then he took the staff. The old king tentatively pointed the tip of the staff at the puppy, and the green gem light in the center of the staff's skull eyebrows measured a few points, and it began to continuously absorb the life force of the puppy, and in just two or three seconds, the puppy that was only two or three months old became dying.
"Your Majesty......" Rogge reminded, "try the other end." ”
Kilron turned the staff around, and as the staff reversed, the original crystal skeleton disappeared, and the remaining white bone segment became the bottom of the staff, and the wooden staff part slowly appeared another wooden staff head. The head of the rod looked like the bud of a plant that had just broken its map, and the center of the sprout was also inlaid with the turquoise gem.
Kilrohn once again aimed the head of the rod, a symbol of life, at the puppy, and the gem shone again, but unlike before, the last time the gem extracted the puppy's life force, this time, the gem injected life into the puppy. As a result, the puppy, whose heart had stopped beating, suddenly became vibrant, and it even had the spirit to run to Rogge's side and wag its tail and lick Rogge's cloth boots with its little pink tongue.
At this point, Kilron was completely convinced, and what he held in his hand was Hela, the legendary staff of reincarnation with the ability to give and deprive others of life.