Arthas came to Dalaran.

Before he could enter the city gates, he saw a girl in a mage's robe waiting for him with a smile.

"Gianna?"

Not seen in years, Arthas was a little unfamiliar with the much more mature face in front of him.

Isn't Gianna?

But the girl still greeted with a familiar smile.

"You've grown taller, Arthas."

She circled the war horse twice, and boasted:

"You're a male version of Sister Kalia in this outfit."

These compliments made Arthas somewhat happy.

[She's grown up too.] 】

Thinking like this, he had the impression that Gianna would not be so easy to praise.

The two of them walked towards Dalaran.

On the way, Gianna asked Arthas for the purpose of his visit, and Arthas gave some of Tyrenus's commands.

"Hmm"

Upon hearing this, Gianna frowned.

"I can't call the shots with these things."

She looked apologetic:

"But Mr. Antonidas is in a meeting, and you may have to wait a while."

The ice chips in the pocket lit up eerily.

"It's fine."

Arthas replied, remembering something else, and then asked:

"Can you take me to Violet Castle?"

Gianna stopped in confusion, not understanding what he was trying to do.

Then Arthas said that he wanted a sword.

"Unfortunately, this is not possible."

Gianna refused without hesitation:

"There aren't many weapons in Violet Castle, and some can't be taken away."

Even if she was a disciple of Antonidas, Gianna didn't dare to give away weapons at will.

But she couldn't bear to see Arthas's confused look, and led him to Violet Castle.

Antonidas was in a meeting with the other councillors, and Gianna thought to herself that it would be a good time for him to meet Arthas as soon as he was done.

The meeting lasted a bit longer.

Arthas flipped through the book in boredom, and before he knew it, he had reached the corner where the Book of Medivan was hidden.

He stared at the corner wall.

"What's wrong?"

Gianna walked over and asked.

"I think there's something wrong with this wall."

Arthas replied as he reached out and touched the wall, adding:

"It doesn't seem to be the same as the surroundings."

Gianna couldn't help but laugh.

"Of course it's wrong, this is Dalaran's treasure trove."

She said it bluntly - it's not much of a secret.

The bigger secret is the way to open the door to the treasure house.

After the last time Deathwing broke through with great force, this treasure trove has been tightly fortified.

But Gianna had that permission - she was Antonidas' favorite disciple.

This identity caught the attention of Darkan in the Ice Shatter.

He cautiously emitted invisible soul fluctuations and began to charm Gianna.

Gianna didn't resist.

Perhaps because she didn't suspect Arthas in the first place, or perhaps because she was excited to see Arthas, she began to tell Alsace what was inside.

"By the way, I'll show you quietly."

She ended up helping Arthas open the door to the treasury.

The two walked in.

Gianna introduces Arthas to the treasures, and before she can come to her senses, Arthas comes to the Book of Medivan.

He picked it up.

"No, you can't!"

Gianna was stunned, suddenly woke up from her excitement, and then stopped Arthas.

"No, please put this book back."

She snatched the book and carefully put it back.

This caused Arthas to be inexplicably ablaze.

"Alright, let's go out"

Gianna said again.

She turned and walked out with Arthas.

But the moment Gianna turned around, Arthas felt an impulse in his heart, and unknowingly took the Book of Medivan again.

[It must have a lot of weapons in it.] 】

He identified the contents of the book.

All this is Darkan's calculations

But this time Darkan moved too much, and with Arthas's will, he might soon be able to come to his senses.

In order to prevent such a thing from happening, Darkan gave Arthas a hunger hallucination, and asked the human prince to say goodbye to Gianna and go out to eat.

As Arthas left, Antonidas caught a glimpse of him at the top of Violet Castle.

[So early?] 】

Of course, the old mage knew that Arthas was here, so he didn't care.

Alsace keeps going.

He walked dozens of meters, and the confusion in his eyes gradually disappeared

[Something is wrong. 】

Arthas recalled his actions just now, and instantly noticed something unusual.

"No"

He was about to shout when a strong force enveloped his body.

"It's late!"

Darkan's voice whispered in his head, snatching his body away.

The soul strength of this saint-level mage was enough for him to control Arthas in the outside world for more than ten minutes

He ran quickly towards the gates of Dalaran.

However, Darkan shot with all his strength this time, and his soul fluctuations could no longer hide the perception of several councilors.

Antonidas they stopped going out of the way.

Their eyes widened in disbelief at the sight of Arthas running out.

"Catch up with him, he's possessed by something!"

Antonidas spoke to his two companions and teleported together.

But just as they were near, a demon with wings suddenly stood in front of the three of them.

"Oh, you can't go over."

The demon smiled, his squinted eyes filled with an evil smile, and it was clearly not an ordinary fellow.

Dreadlord Tikdios, Akmund's minions.

The demon possessed enough power to rival the three councillors, which made them stop for a moment.

It's a pity that Antonidas didn't find out what Arthas stole and what he was going to do, otherwise they would have fought to stop it, even if they died.

――

The crow that Medivan turned into flew up to Alterac.

In this snow-white world, only this one crow is black.

But Medivan didn't have time to laugh at himself, and he flew towards the palace.

The palace was bustling with activity, apparently in the midst of parliament.

Some of the guards spotted Medivan and tried to stop him, but all the attacks failed to hit him.

The crow eventually appeared in the hall, attracting everyone's attention.

"What people!"

Sitting at the top, dressed in silver armor, Kalia drew her sword and asked him - no fool would believe that the crow that flew in was an animal.

"I Am a Prophet"

The raven spoke, and slowly landed on the ground and changed into a human.

His image became a little different.

The gloomy hood covered his face, and he was slightly hunched over with a huge staff in his hand.

"Your Majesty, the darkness is coming, and I will show you the direction of the light"

Medivan's voice became low and vicissitudes, and if Kael'thas had it again, he would surely have felt ridiculous at the voice of the god.

But no one laughed at the moment.

Everyone took note of his title - the future Her Majesty

"Nonsense!"

Kalia's face turned cold, and she said angrily:

"What queen, what darkness, you don't talk nonsense in this sacred place?"

Medivan was denied at the beginning.

But this is also inevitable, even if she doesn't believe it now, Kalia will believe it in the future.

And all Medivin has to do is finish speaking.

"There is not much time left, Queen, please go and pick up your sword, the cry of war echoes in the wind, and the relics of the past remain in the world like scars. And the world is once again threatened by war, the Burning Legion has descended, and they will consume each and every one of us. ”

He said in a low voice, as if he were chanting a song:

"The northern continent will be a new paradise for demons and the undead, no one can resist this powerful darkness, take up the sword to redeem your people, and go to the continent of Kalimdor that you have forgotten"

"It's your only option."

Medivan stooped and saluted, then turned into a crow and flew away.

It looked around the hall before leaving with a high-pitched chirp

And after the crow left, there was a commotion in the palace.

"Quiet!"

Kalia shouted coldly:

"Don't believe the liar, let's keep meeting."

Her words couldn't extinguish the fire in the hearts of the crowd below.

Perhaps these people do not believe Medivan's prophecy now, but when the prophecy comes true, the flame of ambition in the hearts of these nobles will completely explode.

Medivan's uttering of the word queen gave these people more ambition - they aspired to be the king's subordinates, higher powers.

Even if Kalia didn't do anything, the prophecy would bring something enough to drive her path.

And the time when this prophecy was proven is too short to be recalled.

On this very evening, the sky outside Dalaran was torn apart, and countless rains of fire fell from the sky.

The roar of a demon resounded across the continent.

"I, Akmund, are back."

"Tremble, despair, the end of the mortal world has come!"

A prologue to darkness

It's not the Undead Scourge, it's the Burning Legion that comes back first.

This is the invader of the War of the Ancients, an enemy who once expelled the entire world with all its might.

now

They're invincible too!

Medivan flapped its wings and flew west.

The prelude has been opened, and it must travel to the continent of Kalimdor to seek the union of more races.

It would not have been possible to save the world without the efforts of the dragons and the Night Elves

It still has time to unite those races.

Because on this road, there is a race destined to suffer the first devastation of Akmund.

That's Quel'Salas

This is a 'bait' that has been abandoned by all the demigods who have foreseen this darkness

It will delay the union of other races

But

Perhaps there will come a time when this race that has been used as bait will bring the ultimate twilight to the gods

(To be continued)