The Elven Imperial Capital

At this time, the elven imperial capital has no comfort and stability in the past, even if Mordor is about to come to the city, the elves are still maintaining their own elegance, but now it is different, almost every elf in the entire imperial capital has a deep fear, the civilians left the imperial capital one by one, and the warriors are constantly transferred in from all over the country, their fear is justified, because just yesterday, Kelgan appeared again.

This time Kelgan didn't have the kind of faint appearance a few days ago, at this time, after he suddenly appeared yesterday, he began to kill all the way to the imperial capital, almost every city he met along the way, will be made into a sea of fire by Kelgan, the Forest of Angres is now burning with three forest fires, this kind of dragon breath created flames, it is difficult for the elves to extinguish it.

These three forest fires, in fact, are three burned elf cities, the entire city was almost completely destroyed, and the elves in it did not have time to escape, most of them were burned to death in the city, the defense of these three cities is actually very strong, but in front of Kelgan, there is almost no power to fight back, they seem to have only been unilaterally kneaded, it is this kind of perverted battle contrast, which makes the elves extremely panicked.

The elven emperor in armor patrolled above the sacred tree, under his feet was the huge imperial capital, countless elven warriors had almost turned this place into a military city, the soldiers in golden armor were trained together, their expressions were arrogant, their expressions were cold, they stood on the city wall on the ground with huge bows and arrows in their hands, on the huge tree trunk, and in the castle at the top, they could see the heavily armed elven soldiers almost anywhere.

"Your Majesty, the evil dragon should be here for us tomorrow morning, and the Windy City has also been destroyed, and now there are only the last two cities left between us and Kelgan!"

An elf official reported the situation with a little anxiety, and the elf emperor looked into the distance expressionlessly, his tall figure was wrapped in armor, and his golden silky hair stood straight down, looking exceptionally handsome:

"I see, it's going to be dark, and the people in the remaining two cities have been evacuated?"

"We're all evacuated, but we don't have much time, and we can't evacuate everyone!"

The Elven Emperor looked at his minister with a stern expression:

"I don't care what method you use, you must evacuate as many of our people as possible, we elves have very few people, we can't go on like this!"

The official hurriedly said:

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely guarantee to complete the mission!"

The Elven Emperor suddenly walked forward, he stood on a high platform, still blowing the corners of his clothes with the strong wind, his eyes were deep, and his face carried a trace of sadness and determination:

"We are not Terrans, with the help of dwarves, centaurs, and even barbarians, we don't have so many friends, we can only rely on ourselves!"

The Elven Emperor's words made the officials bow their heads slightly, their arrogance was destined to make them not have too many friends, the elves in the past didn't think anything was wrong this time, but when they really faced an enemy who almost felt hopeless, they finally began to cherish their former allies.

Just when the Elven Emperor felt sorry for himself, there was a sudden huge commotion under the city wall, and the Elven Emperor's eyes tightened:

"Is the dragon coming?"

The Elven Emperor and the ministers looked towards the noisy place, and on the neat avenue, a large army was constantly marching in, one elf chanted at the front of the procession, and the lower elves were shouting in unison:

"Open the gates!"

"Open the gates!"

At the gate of the imperial capital, the elven emperor hurried to the door, at this time at the gate of the city is countless neat troops that are constantly marching in, the elf soldiers are surrounded on both sides, their eyes are excited, especially when the human army is almost endless, they are even more happy, although the existing arrogance makes them not cordial to come forward to say hello, but they still do not hesitate to give their most friendly eyes and gaze.

The Elven Emperor watched this scene dumbfounded, and the corners of his mouth kept whispering: This is impossible!

Seeing the shocked Elven Emperor, Lelouxiu, who was riding on the horse, suddenly laughed, and after waiting for a long time to finally wait for the main lord to come, he suddenly said in a loud voice:

"I wonder if the sacred covenant of a hundred years ago is still valid now?!"

Lelouch's words made the elves finally unable to suppress the excitement in their hearts and cheered, although even with the 20,000 people of the human race, they may not be able to defeat Kelgan, but after having 20,000 people, the elves at least have hope, they at least understand that they are not fighting alone!

In the face of Lelouch's loud question, the elves kept shouting long live, and Lelouch looked at the Elven Emperor with certification, he was waiting for the Elven Emperor's answer, Lelouch sent troops for himself, of course, but even for himself, there is a difference in the number of benefits, and Lelouch is now going to get the most benefits.

If the sacred covenant is still valid, then the Terrans as allies will naturally fight side by side with the elves, and in return, the elves are destined to fight with the Terrans in the future, if the elves can still watch the Terrans fight with Mordor before, then now that the elves declare that the covenant is valid, the elves will really be a comrade-in-arms in the trenches in the future, and they will have no way out.

Of course, the Elven Emperor understood what Lelouch was for, although Lelouch had made it clear that he was here to help the Elves, and that 'Sacred Covenant' greatly boosted the morale of the suffering Elves, which gave them a feeling that they had not been abandoned, and the Elven Emperor seemed to want to refuse to answer Lelouch's inquiry, but was it possible?

At this moment, the Elven Emperor had no way to retreat, and he had to accept Lu Luxiu's help no matter what, not only to enhance his own strength, but also to bring the last hope to his suffering clansmen.

He smiled bitterly, looked at the countless elven soldiers around him who cast expectant eyes, and suddenly shouted loudly in a high tone:

"The Holy Covenant, of course it works!"

"Hooray!"

"Long live the Covenant!"

"Long live the friendship between the Terrans and the Elves!"

The elves fell into the excited shouts, and the Terran soldiers finally showed their smiling faces, rhythmically raised the weapons in their hands, and responded to the cheers here.

What is Dragon?

Dragons represent absolute holiness in both the West and the East, and the lake is absolutely evil, they are the purest creatures in heaven and earth, the most mysterious monsters, no matter where they are on earth, there are legends about him, even if the legends are not the same, but in the end, they all have a common name, Dragon!

In the earliest legends that gave rise to Western traditions, dragons were sacred beings, not monsters that human adventurers encountered and fought. However, the organized myths of agricultural or urban cultures generally do not worship such creatures; rather, the image of the dragon is the enemy of the primordial chaos, the creator, the order of the gods.

But in other places, there are different legends and interpretations, such as in ancient Egypt:

There is no typical image of a dragon in ancient Egyptian mythology, and there is no explicit story with a dragon as the main character. However, ancient Egyptian mythology already contains all the source material for the image and story of the dragon, including the destruction of humanity, the confrontation between Horus and Seth, and the wings of the sun. Ancient Babylonian mythology blended these elements to produce the prototype of the later dragon story. The prototype of a dragon in ancient Egyptian mythology is the image of an eagle with the upper half of the body and the lower half of the body of a lion. The eagle shape in the upper half represents the sun god, while the sphinin in the lower half is one of the images of the mother goddess, the goddess of fertility, Hathol. The image of the dragon represents all the properties of water, including the embodiment of the good side that makes the earth rich and its destructive side.

In the mythology of the Mesopotamian civilization, the myth of the Mesopotamian civilization has the most concentrated and reasonable dragon image in all parts of the world, and there are detailed records, but in Mesopota, this kind of dragon is called 'angry snake'!

A representative example is Diamat in Babylonian mythology. Diamat, the goddess of the sea, was not only the creator of all things, but also the embodiment of the primordial chaos (i.e., Kaos in Greek mythology). One can see the concepts of the sea, the mother goddess, and destruction (chaos) inherited from ancient Egyptian mythology in Babylonian mythology. Diamat's battle with the main god Marduk was an early prototype of the motif of the warrior fighting the monster of the sea.

Diamat's descendant, the Raging Serpent, is believed to have a closer relationship with dragons. According to the reliefs on the Ishtar Gate (6th century BCE) of the Babylonian city built during the Neo-Babylonian period, the image of the angry serpent is close to that of a unicorn, with its head, neck, and torso covered with snake scales, lion's feet on its forefeet, eagle's claws on its hind feet, and long horns on its head and a scorpion's tail pins on its tail.

It can be said that in mythology, there are already the core key points in the future dragon system, appearance, identity, and combat effectiveness, but the dragon that Lelouch will meet next is the dragon described in the Bible as the core of Western culture.

The image of the dragon appears in the Bible. Revelation 12:3-4 says, "And there was a vision in heaven, and there was a great red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns on seven heads." Its tail dragged a third of the stars in the sky and fell to the ground. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, and when she had given birth, he would devour her child. Michael then fought the dragon. And the identity of the dragon is stated in verse 9: "The great dragon is the old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world." The final end is from the first 3 verses of chapter 20: "And I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he took the dragon, the serpent of old, and the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut it up, and sealed it up, that it might no longer deceive the nations, until the thousand years were finished. It must be released temporarily later. "In the book of Revelation, the image of the dragon is evil, the embodiment of Satan. This image is also permeated in various Christian doctrines and derived literary works and cultures. The early biographies of the saints are full of stories of saints fighting dragons.

Early Christianity associated the traditional image of the Chaos Serpent God with Satan. The imperceptible disguised King of Hell roams the land, tempting humanity to place itself under his control. Although he can manifest as a human, his true form is the seven-headed red dragon of the Book of Revelation. In medieval artworks, dragons in their terrifying splendor became images representing all sorts of original sin, evil, and heresy. The church encourages the folklore of Christian heroes defeating pagan dragons.

These dragon figures draw on the legends of the past, but the stories rarely detail what the monsters look like, instead focusing on the legendary heroes. In the imagination of the Church, dragons are depicted as weak reptiles, often crushed at the feet of saints, just as faith powerifies evil. Dragons' fire-breathing abilities symbolize their connection to hell.

Similarly, in past Near Eastern legends, the dragon may have been a symbol of the armies of a rival empire. The seven-headed dragon in the book of Revelation may represent Rome.

Most dragons are not evil, but absolutely all of them are not good, for the countless little people on the ground, the dragon looks at other creatures like humans look at ants, which naturally leads to the bad influence of dragons in other races, so dragons may not be all bastards, but they are definitely not good dragons!

The morning sun slowly rose, as the sun that had been repeated hundreds of millions of times in the past once again shone on this land, bringing light and heat to the earth, and also bringing endless warmth and vitality to the earth, especially in the elven imperial capital, the sunlight projected under the huge leaves, so that the people in it feel like living in a huge forest, this kind of beauty makes the Terran soldiers who came here for the first time particularly shocked, but now they don't have time to watch these beautiful things at this time.

Because today, they are going to fight with the legendary creatures, they have heard of the fighting power of the evil dragons, and they also know that even if they can defeat each other, they will pay a huge price, but they have no complaints, the elves are because this is their home, and the human race is because they unconditionally believe in their leader, who has brought countless miracles to the legendary gods, His Majesty.

The early sun slowly got angry, the fiery red sun made people look extraordinarily beautiful and relaxed, but when people looked carefully, they would find that under the huge red sun, a black dot was constantly approaching, especially when the sun shone on the sphere of the mother tree essence, which huge light stimulated a huge sound:

Dragon's Voice!