Valagarh, a place of legend.

Some people call it the Sky Fortress because it hangs high in the sky of Stormfjord, and when the weather is good, you can look up and see the golden fortress that shines between the white clouds, and the sacred fortress reflects the sunlight like a second sun.

And in the legend of the Viku people, Valagar has another name, called Valhalla!

It is said that those souls who have done truly great deeds or demonstrated their prowess during their lifetimes will be led to Valhalla after death by the armed handmaidens of Odin, the god of war, who wear golden armor and hold glowing spears and ride Pegasi galloping through the sky, where they will be reborn and spent every day in endless battles as warriors of the great Odin.

It is said that Valhalla is filled with endless wine, the delicious food on the table never runs out, and the eyes are full of warriors, Heroic spirits from ancient times and present gather in this sacred fortress to enjoy endless hunting and gladiatorial battles with Venerable Odin, and on the day of the terrifying Ragnarok, the undefeated Heimdall, the most courageous warrior of Odin, the god of war, will blow the horn of Orar, awaken all the heroic spirits, and they will step into battle together.

They will use their powers and weapons to save the world, or they will fight and die with the world.

Every year, in Stormfjord or Howling Bay in Northrend, thousands of Veku berserkers take to the battlefield with Odin's tokens, or simply rush into the wilderness in search of powerful beasts to fight, and these fanatical brains are eager to show Odin this way of expressing their bravery to Odin.

But the vast majority of them could not do so

On the one hand, because Odin's selection standards for heroic spirits are really high, on the other hand, because the number of Vargri in Odin's hands is also very small, and Valagar was sealed by Hela and Loken, Odin can't leave this temple, and can only search for heroic souls around the world by Vargri, which is too inefficient.

However, since the establishment of the Sky Fortress Valagar, Odin's Legion of the Immortal has had nearly 150,000 people, and these bodies are surging with the power of Titans, the bodies of thunder-forged metal, and the war machines driven by the souls of the craziest berserkers, enough to resist the demons ten times their size, or go deep into the dark corners of the world and completely slay those damned ancient gods.

It was a formidable force, and it had been firmly held in Odin's hands from the moment it was born.

The true identity of the god of war, the god of war that Viku has been praised orally, is the Titans of the Pantheon, the chief manager of all the guardians left in Azeroth, he is the first person in force among the guardians, and even the great guardian Rai cannot confront Odin in terms of strength.

The power of Lay and Odin actually comes from the king of the gods of the Pantheon, Almansur, but they are both literate and martial, and together they command the guardians to defend the world left by the Pantheon, but unfortunately, nearly 30,000 years ago, Odin and his brothers had some conceptual conflicts, he quarreled with the guardians, he did not trust the guardian dragon legion introduced by the guardians, and did not trust any life except the Titans.

It wasn't until 25,000 years ago, when the picture of the fall of the Titans of the Pantheon worried the Guardians, that Odin finally broke with the other Guardians, and he created his own Legion of Immortals in the Temple of Valagarh, intending to face the worst things that might happen in the future alone, but was betrayed by his adopted daughter Hela, who was already mad at the time, and the betrayer Lorcan joined forces to seal Valagar in the sky until now.

The great Odin sits on his throne of steel, the highest temple in the Sky Fortress Valagarh, it is made of metal similar to gold, in the eternal flames on both sides of the throne, this temple is illuminated with incomparable light, on both sides of the temple, there are statues made of metal, that are the 12 most famous kings of the Viku people, and they are all the leaders of the Immortal Spirits personally chosen by Odin, who are the spokesmen of Odin, commanding the Immortal Legion.

The most powerful of guardians was not like his brothers, he was born with a body of steel, strong and full of glory, he wore golden armor, a red cloak, and a golden helmet that resembled the horns of a bull, but also like the outstretched wings of a raven, his face was as tough as steel, but his left eye was a blue gem, which was scarred by the servants of the Elder Gods, the powerful elemental lords, in the battle for domination.

Odin's magma-like beard, like a burning flame, made him look majestic.

At the throne was a steel spear, Odin's weapon, and when Odin stepped onto the battlefield with this spear in his hand, the thunder and flames that glittered on the spear were enough to make any enemy fearful.

He is the most powerful guardian left by the Titans in this world, and he should be the sharpest sword in the hands of the sleeping world spirit, but unfortunately, the world makes people.

"Bang"

A general in brass-colored armor and a full-covered horned helmet, carrying the Storm Greatsword, kneeling in front of Odin's throne, a thin bolt of lightning pulsing across his body, Heimdall, Odin's most trusted lieutenant and general, and the gatekeeper of the Sky Fortress Valagarh.

"Venerable Odin, there is a visitor in Valagarh!"

Heimdall's voice was as low as a converging storm, and he lowered his head and said in a deep voice:

"A guest is outside the temple, he claims to be your deceased, and he asks you to go and see him, and he says that he is from Ulduar and has important news."

"I see."

Odin, seated on the throne, nodded, and the giant propped his head in his left hand, and an undisguised smile flashed across his steely face, and he said in a deep voice:

"I already know who it is, and I'm glad to see my venerable brother Heimdall again after 10,000 years, and empty the temple vestibule, and let no one disturb me, I'm going to entertain my brother there!"

"Yes! Venerable Odin. ”

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The seal on Valagar by the rebellious Hela and the traitor Loken was one-way, meaning that any life that was allowed could enter it, but they could not come out until the seal was lifted.

This seal can work, it is entirely because the body of the Wallagar Fortress is a part of Odin cut from the Titan City of Ulduar, although this temple fortress has been separated from Ulduar, but the two still maintain some kind of connection, so it is not so much that Hela and Lorcan sealed Odin with their own power, but that the two of them secretly used Ulduar's authority to remotely lock the Rainbow Bridge portal of the Wallagar Fortress.

But Loken had fallen years earlier, and Ulduar had been regained control by the Awakened Guardians, who had theorized that the Guardians had the ability to open Valagar's energy blockade after most of the Titans' facilities had been reactivated, but they hadn't done so.

The reasons why Guardians don't do this are complex, and there are many ways to do that.

But this does not prevent the Great Guardian Rai, as the messenger of Ulduar, from coming to Valagar at this important moment to "catch up" with his old brother who has not been seen for tens of thousands of years.

"I thought you were dead!"

Odin stood in the antechamber of the Valgalar Fortress, shrinking his body to resemble the size of Rai in front of him, looking like two Viku people chatting.

They sat on either side of a metal round table filled with all sorts of delicacies and wines, all prepared for the Immortals, specially treated to ensure that they could also taste the unique tastes, and as the home of Valhalla, the Valgarh Fortress was never short of these indulgents.

Odin was a very qualified general, and he knew very well what a warrior needed to relax after a battle, good wine, good food, singing, or a gladiatorial tournament full of passion and strength, which all warriors loved

Odin leaned back in his chair, and could not see any loss in the face of the iron giant, as if he did not feel frustration and anger because he had been sealed for tens of thousands of years, he held a wine glass made of rhinoceros horn, held it high to the hooded Lai in front of him, and he said with a smile:

"It makes me feel happy to see you again after tens of thousands of years, Rai, I have to admit! Far from being destroyed, the Pantheon's legacy has grown stronger and stronger, which is very gratifying."

In the face of Odin's hospitality, the hooded Rai hesitated for a moment, and he reached out to remove his hood, revealing the steel body, which made Odin froze for a moment, in his memory, his brother Rai, should be the body of rock, like the other guardians.

"I'm glad too, Odin, that after all that's been through, there's nothing more joyful than seeing my brother."

Rai reached out and picked up the giant cup in his hand, which was enough to be used as a basin for ordinary humans.

The two giants of the same origin laughed and drank the wine from their glasses, and the atmosphere became warm, and Lay spoke to Odin with a look of nostalgia about the past, the war times they had spent together, even the occasional quarrels, and some memories of the two in Ulduar.

Odin enthusiastically described his life to Lai in the past tens of thousands of years, introducing his Legion of the Immortals to Ray, and seemed to be happy, while Odin's adjutant Heimdall continued to bring good wine to the two of them, and at the same time stood at the entrance of the antechamber as a guard, so as not to disturb the conversation between the two noble leaders.

After drinking the thirteenth glass of wine, Lay looked at Odin as open-minded and heroic as ever, his mind recalled the past, the good, the wrong, the painful, the absurd, he put down the glass, wiped the wine stains from his mouth, and he said in a deep voice:

"Odin, my brother, do you want to go out?"

This question made Odin, who was reminiscing about the past, also stop the heroic action of drinking, he held the wine glass, looked at Rai, and after a few seconds, a glimmer of light flashed in Odin's only remaining right eye, and he whispered:

"Since you mentioned this, then my brother Rai, I also have a little question for you to ask on the day you took the mortal heroes to retake Ulduar, and Muning was there, and through its eyes, I saw the complete victory, and I saw the feat of Ulduar returning to the Guardians, but I also wondered, why, didn't you open the seal of Valagar in the first place?"

"That's a complicated issue."

Rai shook his head, and he looked directly at Odin:

"That's what I'm here for today, you just said, Muning and Hukin, your two raven pets can help you see everything that is happening in the whole world, then presumably the war that is taking place in Stormfjord is also under your gaze, presumably you are also very aware of the changes in this world in the last ten years, those who have risen, those who have fallen, Odin, I hope you can return to us, and you can bring your legion back to Ulduar! Demons are coveting the world among the stars, and we need you! ”

"Then open the seal!"

Odin's voice hardened a bit:

"I'm going to come back to Ulduar, I'm happy to do that, I've done a lot of things I shouldn't have done in the past, but it's all for the world, and if it takes me to go on the battlefield, then it's my duty, that's what our creators want me to do, and I'm willing to make that sacrifice!"

"We'll open the seal, my brother."

Rai coughed, and he took a deep breath:

"As long as you can share with us the Shield of Agrama and the Gate of the Highest, and promise not to try to interfere with the evolution of the Viku civilization again."

"Bang"

The cup in Odin's hand fell fiercely on the round steel table, and the god of war stared at his ancient brother with his own one eye, and he said in a deep voice:

"What does this mean? My brother Lai, why do I listen to these ridiculous words not like an exchange between brothers, but rather like a kind of"

"Surrender!"

Lay said without a trace of emotion:

"Yes, my brother, I have indeed come here to persuade you to surrender."

"The glorious Pantheon fell to Sargeras twenty-five thousand years ago, the Dark Titan destroyed the Pantheon, but his gaze is still on Azeroth, the depths of this world are pregnant with the hope of the stars, and now, the whole of Ulduar revolves around the will of the last Titan, Elune, and we will be the warriors who protect Elune!"

"And I say, this is Elune's will! Your High Gatekeeper will make Elune's legions stronger, and when the final battle comes, the transformed Heroic Spirits will become our most trusted comrades! ”

"Nope! This is a lie! ”

Odin stood up, his hands propped up on the metal round table, he looked at Rai in front of him, and in his one eye, a flash of anger shone brightly:

"You can't fool me! Rai, this is not Elune's will at all, this is the will of that mortal! Tyrion. Dawnblade, the believer of death, is what he asked you to do! His birth, his experiences, his growth, his destruction, I know in my eyes that his legions are attacking Hela's Hela's Hell, and he wants a way to transform his Spirits from me! ”

"You guys! You are gullible again! It's like the Dragon Legion that once guarded."

Odin clenched his fists, and he stared at Rai, and said in a strong tone:

"And this time, I won't mess around with you anymore!"

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors