"What? Are you saying that Arthas betrayed his homeland, became a servant of the Lich King, and led the Scourge undead through Lordaeron, and King Terenus was killed by his own son? ”

In Shattrath City, when Varian told Khadgar about what had happened in Azeroth in the past ten or twenty years, the gray-haired old man's face was full of shock.

He couldn't believe that all this was true, Arthas, what a sunny boy he used to be, this Prince Lordaeron was born with a golden key in his mouth, he grew up in the envious eyes of many people, he was loved by almost everyone, how could he embark on such a dark path? There was no doubt that Khadgar could not believe it.

"I know you can't believe it, Khadgar, but it's true. Arthas killed his benevolent great father, betrayed his homeland, and the moment the sorrow of frost was lifted up, he had forgotten the whole world. Forget about the world that once gave him light and hope. He is the commander of the army of the undead, and has swept through Lordaeron with the Scourge Legion. Uther, the Lightbringer, was also killed by his own hands...... Almost all the core members of the Silver Hand Knights were killed......"

Khadgar couldn't believe it, but Varian still had to finish his story, and he had to let the "old mage" understand the truth. Although the truth is always brutal. Power and desire have made and ruined many people.

"After the fall of Lordaeron, militias were formed in various regions to rebel against Alsace and fight against the Scourge legions. The remnants of the Knights of the Silver Hand immediately came together and re-formed an organization, the Scarlet Crusade. to fight against the hordes of natural disasters that are ravaging the kingdom. At the same time, Arthas, in order to resurrect the lich Kergassud, began to march north to Quel'Salas. Along the way, they were hindered by militias and regular armies from all over Lordaeron, and although they were all defeated, they slowed down the Scourge Legion's march at the same time, and at the same time, the main force of the alliance of Garithars was arriving from the south. It's just that in the end, the Scourge Legion led by Arthas arrived at Quel'Thalas, the home of the High Elves. After a bloody battle, Silvermoon City fell, and it is said that 90% of the High Elves were slaughtered in that battle, and Quel'Thalas was reduced to a land of death. ”

"The High Elves have been exterminated?"

Khadgar asked.

"Yes, haven't the blood elves in this city told you about it?"

Varian asked rhetorically.

"No...... They had only recently returned to Naru, and although they lived in Shattrath, they had little communication with the other races, and they always gathered on their own. It is normal to avoid talking about the history of his own race, after all, everything Kael'thas has done is nothing but darkness and sin. ”

"Maybe it's not all darkness, at least he did a lot for the Alliance in the beginning."

Varian sighed.

"How?"

After the destruction of Quel'Thalas, Kael'thas returned to his homeland and gathered the rest of his people, calling themselves the Blood Elves. They first joined the alliance and worked for Garissus, but it is said that Garissus did not believe in the blood elves, and repeatedly embarrassed them, giving them the most dangerous tasks. In the end, for some unknown reason, the blood elves and the Naga clan walked together. Gather convicted them of betrayal of the Alliance, and captured Kael'thas and all the Blood Elves for condemnation. Later, the Blood Elves were rescued by Naga again and severed ties with the Alliance. ”

"Alas, Garissus...... Prejudice and resentment can blind a person's eyes. ”

Khadgar sighed.

"By the way, who is that Ares that you often talk about? His position in the league seems to be high? ”

After chatting about Kael'thas past, Khadgar suddenly became interested in the legendary figure in the mouth of the Alliance warriors. Before that, he had never heard of the existence of this person.

"Yes, his status in the league is very high...... He is a paladin...... The story about him is just a story. It can be said that it is a legend. ”

Varian picked up the glass in his hand, took a sip of the mellow drink, and began to tell the story of Ares—

After Arthas killed his mentor Uther, the Order of the Silver Hand fell apart, but soon the remaining members of the Order formed the Scarlet Crusade to fight the Scourge undead. It was at this time that Ares joined the Scarlet Crusade, and when he was out in battle, he was seriously wounded, rescued by the High Elf Ranger, and made his way to Silvermoon City. However, the good times did not last long, and a few months later, the Scourge arrived at Quel'Thalas, and Ares persuaded the High Elves to evacuate Quel'Thalas, but no one listened to him. Eventually, Ares chose to stay in Quel'Thalas and take part in the defense of Silvermoon City, after which he fled the land of death with the Windrangers. ”

Since then, he has been active in the plague-stricken continent of Lordaeron. An unexpected event led him to capture the fallen Ashesbringer. And began the long journey of purification of the Ash Bringer. ”

"Wait, Ember Bringer? So what? ”

Khadgar interrupted Varian. The story is well-known in Azeroth, but it is a blank slate in the Outlands......

"A sacred weapon. Back then, Mograine found a Dark Crystal during the Battle of Blackstone Mountain, and its darkness was endless, and Mograine just reached out and touched it, leaving a terrible scar on his entire hand. He didn't tell anyone about it, and years later, when the Scourge wreaked havoc on Lordaeron, Mograine thought of the Dark Crystal and tried to create an indestructible weapon of light based on the theory that light could not exist independently of darkness. The high-ranking members of the Scarlet Crusaders, along with Tirio and others, poured their holy light power into this dark crystal, and after absorbing a large amount of holy light energy, the dark crystal turned into an incomparably brilliant light crystal. They sent the crystal to Magni. At this time, Magni had just learned that his brother Muradin had been killed by Arthas, and with great grief and anger, he began to forge this sacred weapon from the Light Crystal. Three months later, this peerless weapon was forged by Magni himself, and Mograine took it back to Lordaeron to fight in and out of the Scourge of the Undead, and countless undead were wiped out and turned to ashes under the sword. Seeing its power, the crowd named it Ember Bringer. ”

"It's just that, like Quel'Thalas's fate, the Ashesbringer didn't have much to live for. Mograini was killed in a battle by his eldest son, Renaud. Mograine was killed, and the Ashbringer fell. ”

Sitting in his chair, Varian told Khadgar stories about the Ember Bringer, about Ares...... They are like legends, light and darkness, order and chaos, constantly clashing in this land, and these stories remind Khadgar of the orc wars of the past...... It is also so heart-wrenching, the twilight of the hero, full of epic tragedy.

"After Ares captured the Fallen Ember Messenger, he began to search for a way to purify it throughout Lordaeron......"

After introducing the birth and fall of the Ember Bringer, Varian shifted the conversation to Ares......