7. Intersection of Fates (Part II)
Dick raised the Windchaser Sword, Anvina and Imsus and Reshi who were standing on his shoulder also raised their left hands in the same way, these three elemental creatures did not have a sword in their hands, but this did not bother them, Anvina held a holy light sword in her hand, and in the hands of Imesus and Resh, it was a blue water sword, and from a distance, Dick had three dagger-like long swords on his shoulders, which startled Valella who was standing beside him. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Today's High Elves don't wear her leather armor, after all, it's a ceremony, so she and Varian both put on ceremonial robes, King Varian's black dress is covered with a ribbon similar to Anduin's, but the nobleman's thing is to pay attention to details, the ribbons of the two people are at least seventeen different, Dick can't see it, it's all standing beside him, Leadlin, who is also holding a sword, told him.
And Valella is wearing a long skirt with six layers of lace, so luxurious that people can't look at it directly, anyone who looks at this is a noblewoman, but the experience of gladiators still leaves an indelible mark on her, and she has at least three scars on her arms, as a queen, this is obviously not appropriate, so Valella is wearing long gloves today, but it can be seen that she is still worried about this.
"You can get a tattoo artist, I think it's better to have a few more butterflies on the arm. ”
Dick winked at her, then looked ahead, and Kalia's last question came, and if answered, she would be the new king of Lordaeron, the first queen of all of Azeroth's time.
Gavinrad's voice was still calm and serious, he looked at Kalia in front of him, and whispered,
"So Kalia Minahir, in the face of darkness, will you fight to the end for your people, and will you not compromise?"
It seemed like an ordinary question, but everyone in the room was breathless, everyone knew that this question was definitely not ordinary, Arthas Minehir, he should have stood in this position, but now, as fate would have been, he had become the greatest darkness in the country, like a black hand in the clouds.
If Kalia wants to bring light to New Lordaeron, she has to tear the black hand, she has to stand on the absolute opposite side of the darkness, the two sides will be bloody, there will be no mercy, there must be only when one person falls, this war will end, but that is Arthas, her brother, her only relative, in front of the people and affection, what will she choose?
"If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight. ”
Dick lowered his head, he couldn't imagine the torment in Kalia's heart at this time, he also remembered what Rasha said to him in the Origin Crucible, and now, he understood this sentence more deeply.
Under that glamorous crown, there is not only heaviness, but also sacrifice, and others, and for Kaliya, there is also family affection.
"I... I, I will!"
Kalia hesitated a few times, and finally lowered her head, and her hoarse voice spread throughout the square, "Even Arthas, I will persevere to the end, he, my brother has brought heavy pain to this land, so as his sister, let me spend my life trying to heal this pain!"
Kalia closed her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief,
"I will give my life, the rest of my life, my will, my soul, my name, to Lordaeron, in the name of Kalia Minehir..."
"I will be born here and die here. ”
"After wearing that crown, I voluntarily renounce everything in the world except for the responsibilities that the Light has bestowed on Menethil!"
"Wow"
After this sentence appeared, everyone's discussion immediately sounded, Dick and Varian's faces changed greatly, even Kael'thas and Druid, who were sitting in chairs, the envoys of the pandaren, couldn't help but stand up, this sentence may not be anything for ordinary people, but for a king like Kalia, it means that she has given up all power as a mortal... Yes, including marriage!
And taking an oath in the name of the Light, which is the most solemn vow, at least in the secular world, is made only by nuns, which means that Kalia will become the queen of solitude.
As the people closest to Kaliya, they naturally knew why she did this... As she said, it was atonement for the sins of Arthas, with her life. The worst thing is that Kaliya hadn't consulted anyone before making this decision, and as you can see from the surprise on Gianna's face, she hadn't even told her best friend about it, which shows that, at least at this moment, Kaliya's will is irreversible.
Calvincent was also taken aback by this oath, but he was the presiding officer after all, and he wanted to say something, but when he saw Kalia's tearful expression, the paladin's words stopped, he could see the determination and sacrifice in those eyes, and he knew that it was useless to say anything now.
"So... In the name of the Light, the earth and the people, I declare that you will be the queen of the kingdom of Lordaeron, from the Tirisfal Glades to Stratholme, from the frontier of the North Sea to Theramore, this earth and sky will be your territory, it will bear your surname and first name, it will be at your disposal, and the people of this territory will make you king, from life to death, born for you, and fight for you!"
"From now on, there will be guidance for those who hesitate, support for the desperate, reward for the brave, and refuge for the righteous. ”
"Kalia Minahir, take your crown!"
Gianna stepped forward, her father stepped out of the viewing platform on the side, and Dai Lin took the crown with both hands, placed it on top of Kalia's head, wiped tears from her face, and hugged her.
"Son, the king cannot have tears, for we can be vicious, we can be mean, we can be merciful, we can be kind, but we must not be weak... Child, may the Light bless you. ”
Daileen and Gianna withdrew, and Gavenrad picked up the laurel branch from the side, counted it in the basin of holy water that Anduin had raised, then lifted the branch and sprinkled the golden liquid on Kalia's body, and with the light of salvation, punishment, and order spread, Kalia stood up under the guidance of Gavenrad, put on the crown for the first time, took the scepter, and faced her people.
There were tears in her eyes, and there was still sadness in her expression, but in the hoarse cheers of the people, in the fluttering of colored flags and the sound of salutes, Her Majesty began her first speech, with only one sentence.
Because there are more things, she has already proved with practical actions.
"From today onwards, I will not leave Lordaeron again, and if the enemy comes, they will have to step over my corpse first before they can hurt you!"
The cheers of the whole Stratholme went up a step again, and then Queen Kalia took another scepter from the hands of her own squire, and in the amplification of the mages, the queen's hoarse voice was heard throughout Stratholme again,
"In the reconstruction of Lordaeron, in the last five years, there is one person who has helped the country and the whole country knows about it, but we have subconsciously ignored him. ”
"We ignored him in Stratholm, right at our feet, saving more than 1,000 civilians!"
"We ignore that when everyone is fleeing here, he is still standing firm and defending the dignity of this country to the death. ”
"We neglected to see that when our world was threatened, he stepped forward and participated in the great battle against demons on behalf of the human world. ”
"We ignore that at a time when another human city-state was about to be subverted, it was he who stood in front of the evil black dragon and played for the survival of that country for a long time. ”
"We should not ignore the fact that when the ancient evil awakened and tried to plunge the world into darkness, he was still the one who went behind enemy lines and died. ”
In the end, when the darkness was driven away, he was the first to stand up and twist the world into a rope to counter the possible backlash of the darkness. ”
"Greatness, can it be a reason for us to forget him?"
"No, Lordaeron won't forget! I won't forget! You won't forget!"
"Now, in my capacity as Queen of Lordaeron, I declare that the Grand Knight Dick Don will confer upon him the title of Grand Duke of Theramore, and he will be the Governor of Theramore, the only overseas province of Lordaeron, and this is the position he deserves, and what we have done for him is nothing compared to what he has done for us!"
Queen Kalia looked at the people who were quiet because of this edict, and she whispered,
"If anyone objects to this appointment, please speak up. ”
No one, because, as Queen Kalia said, Dick's prestige in the entire human world has already reached a peak, and even because he is too great, he is always ignored.
Even if someone really wants to make trouble, in this case, any person with a normal IQ knows that he should not stand out, because he may be killed directly by the people, and there is still a bust of Dick standing in front of the town hall in this city, and it is no exaggeration to say that all the residents of this city are diehards of Dick.
When Dick, dressed in a black dress, stood opposite Queen Kalia amid thunderous applause, he looked at the smiling Kalia and shook his head in distress,
"You don't have to, Your Majesty, it will get Lordaeron into unnecessary trouble, and it may even cost you some of your power..."
Her Majesty looked at him, shook her head likewise, reached out and put the crown in her hand in Dick's palm, gave him a hug, and whispered in his ear,
"Dick, call me Kalia, and don't make me a real loner. ”
At the same time, on the ice fortress in Northrend, in the piece of ice that was completely frozen, a pair of eyes suddenly opened, and the faint blue light flashed in it, and then turned into a blue streamer, the ice vibrate, and he seemed to be about to break the seal, but the next moment, when the crack appeared on the surface of the ice, the eye slowly closed again.
"Soon... It's going to be soon..."
That night, at the Queen's coronation reception, celebrities and gentlemen from various countries traveled here, interspersed with layers of impermeable nets for themselves and their families in the aristocratic society.
This is the daily life of the aristocracy, vulgar and realistic, peeling back the veil of confusion, nothing more than a naked exchange of interests, no friends, no enemies, only allies, and covenants that can be trampled on at any time.
The eldest princess... No, Her Majesty had drunk a little wine, her cheeks were a little red, and she walked over to Dick, the paladin was standing on the balcony, Gianna was going to see her father home, and by the way, to go back with him for the promotion of her sister Fenna Golden Sword, and Liadline went to Quel'Thalas to visit her best friend Sylvanas, who had recently heard that she was in poor shape.
Master Anvena took her two little henchmen to play in the carnival in the city, so in the blink of an eye, Dick was left alone.
Sensing someone approaching behind him, Dick turned his head and saw Her Majesty who had come in a hurry, she looked a little panicked, Dick hurriedly asked,
"Your Majesty... Uh, Kalia, is there anything I need help with?"
Her Majesty glanced at him and lowered her voice, "I noticed that someone had infiltrated the inner chamber of my dormitory, shhhh ”
Dick immediately understood the seriousness of the matter, being able to sneak into a queen's bedchamber, this is no longer a leak can be described, if the worst happens, it is likely to affect the stability of the newly built Lordaeron, he immediately followed behind Kalia with a serious expression, walked to the queen's bedchamber, and pressed his finger on the storage ring at all times, ensuring that the next moment he could summon the Wind Chaser Sword.
He doesn't need too many attendants to help, and with his current strength, the entire human world, at least here, there are not too many people who can hurt him.
The two of them soon came to the inner room of the dormitory, Dick reached out to block Kalia who wanted to enter it, put his finger to his mouth, made a silent gesture, and then took out the Wind Chaser, quietly pushed the door open, and walked inside.
But before Dick could scrutinize the room for anomalies, the door closed behind him, and he turned around and saw Kalia, whose face was flushed,
"Kalia, you..."
"I'm sorry, Dick. ”
"Poof"
A pink smoke burst between the two of them, and the paladin retreated the moment he smelled the sweet and greasy aroma, covering his mouth and nose, but it was too late, he knew what it was, he had seen it, from the Zandalar tribe, the potions prepared by the mysterious witch doctors, had a thousand strange effects.
And without allowing him to think, a hot body was entangled, and the most terrible thing was that the most primitive fire energy also burst out from his body, and the potions prepared by the witch doctors of those trolls were really weird, even the holy light and order, and even the thunder and lightning could not be dispelled, and he could only restrain himself with his iron will.
He looked down at the face, the familiar face, which he had called His Majesty before, but now, that face had been replaced by another look that Dick was brave and could not have imagined.
"Kalia... Don't be like this... Wake up, Your Majesty!
"Give me a child... Don't leave me alone all my life... You're the best man I can find... I'm sorry..."
Night... Slightly cool.