Chapter 22: Unidentified Creature, Karthas
The unknown shadow creature roared twice towards the place where Xiao Yue and the others had fled, and its pupils hidden in the darkness were dim and indistinct, emitting a faint green light, not knowing what it was thinking. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
After a long time, it let out a low roar, retreated, and returned to the bottom of the canyon again, only this time it did not return to the cave, but came to the bones of the dead Noxian warrior, looked twice, and swooped down, and black smoke poured into the bones, creating an eerie atmosphere.
When the shadow was fully embedded in the bones, the dead Noxian warrior stood up again, looking at his body curiously and smiling eerily......
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Xiao Yue and the others naturally had no idea what happened after Death Canyon, and they were advancing towards the necropolis where Karthas was located according to Warwick's records.
Everyone moved forward in an orderly manner, but the atmosphere was obviously a little heavy, Xiao Yue opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.
They came to a deserted cemetery, where the purple sky seemed to turn black, the withered branches swayed gently in the breeze, crunching slightly, and two crows stood on the branches, croaking from time to time and turning their dark eyes to look around.
Raven Ghost, the only non-aggressive ghost in the Isle of Shadows.
As everyone moved forward, a slight light emanated from their hands, shining on the ground, making this cemetery look more and more weird.
"Is this the territory of Karthas the Death Singer?" Roni looked around and shuddered.
"Yes, we have entered the territory of Karthas," Esfil nodded, and the old voice added a bit of silence to the land, "Karthhas should have sensed our presence, but he didn't show up." ”
"Karthus, it is said that he once had the blood of our Noxus in his veins," Esfil began to gush as he continued towards the center of the cemetery.
Karthas is the messenger of annihilation, the undead spirit. The living fear the spirits of the undead who will never be able to transcend life, but Karthhas sees only beauty and purity in the presence of the undead, and he sees the perfect fusion of life and death.
Hammerstone may be an irrefutable super-pervert when it comes to torturing people, but in terms of psychological distortion, Karthas is the best, the Noxian warriors are dedicated to the empire behind them, and Karthus is morbidly obsessed with death.
"If I'm not mistaken, Karthas was born under the walls of the Noxian capital, at the lowest level of the slums," Roni thoughtfully said, "his mother died at the same time she gave birth to him, leaving his father alone to raise him and his three older sisters. ”
"In the slums of Noxus, death is a norm," Xiao Yue was silent, he had also struggled in the slums of Noxus, and naturally understood the pain of Karthas at the beginning.
It is not surprising that the perverted psychology of the poor is in a place surrounded by death, and Karthhas was undoubtedly overwhelmed by this environment, and he was fascinated by the dead soul in his years of witnessing death, and he longed to see the soul cross the life and death process when people died, but many years passed, and Karthus's night tour was fruitless.
So he later joined the Qianjue Order, which is to worship the Eternal Hunting Twins Qianjue that they met not long ago.
"To tell you the truth, I often go to that place in the slums, old man, because I occasionally meet some good seedlings who are learning magic," Esfil laughed, "I have also been there in the Thousand Jue Order where Karthas has been, although I am not interested in their ideas. ”
Unfortunately, Esfil's ability to teach his students was obviously not very useful, and only one of his students had successfully graduated so far, and the others were no longer there.
"It is said that the requiem of Karthhas was famous at that time, what are the lyrics?" Esfil touched his chin and thought about it, there were so many things hidden in his head for an old immortal who didn't know how long he had lived, and sometimes it took a lot of effort to think of anything.
"O Noxian soul that destroys sins, your souls will exist with us, even if the dead are scattered in the earth, they will not disappear from the world, and the eternal light will shine on you, and your souls will be with us~Ah, you-"
Ronnie suddenly hummed softly, her voice loud and crisp, as if there was an indescribable serenity.
"It is said that the songs of Karthas were so famous that all the grief-stricken deceased would find solace in his mourning and peace in the elegy," Ronnie shrugged as she looked at the surprised eyes of the crowd, "I was a little interested in his singing, so I learned a little." ”
"This singing voice makes me feel uncomfortable, I don't know why," Xiao Yue felt a chill in his body for no reason.
"How did Karthas get to the Isle of Shadows?" Eric casually asked, "He doesn't have a ship like ours, and it's unlikely that Yorick will ferry him to the island." ”
"The black fog of Billgewater," Esfil smiled lightly, "Although the body of Shadow Island has always been in the northwest of the Valoran continent, with the help of the Shadow Island's Shadow, this island can actually reach any place, and in the entire Valoran continent, the existence of Shadow Island that attracts the most is undoubtedly the dock of Bilgewater." ”
Karthas was one of the lucky ones who made it to Bilgewater, where he was confronted with a terrible black fog and a drunk, debt-ridden fisherman who sailed the ship for countless days and nights before finally landing on the Isle of Shadows.
The black mist drifted through Karthas, ravaging his body and soul with ancient spells, but his desire to transcend death was so strong that not even the black mist had completely knocked him down. Instead, the Black Mist reshaped him, and Karthas was reborn on the island's tidal flats as a disembodied ghost.
Gaining great power, gaining the power to "liberate" the living into souls, he formed a true Shadow Isle army, an army of undead ghosts.
"Karthas's dream is to liberate all living people, and I don't think he will pass up such a good opportunity," Esfil muttered to himself, "and though he is a little insane, he is a sober madman." ”
Xiao Yue suddenly shuddered.
"I think you're right, dear mage," a soft, boneless voice suddenly came from the air, and a black-robed phantom slowly descended from the sky.
Quietly, Karthhas had come to them.