Dark, oppressive, thick dark clouds

From the northern sky came a chilling dark smell.

That's an ominous taste.

Inside Karazhan's room, Medivan withdrew his gaze from the window and turned around.

"Solan Lian, the agreement between the two of us is almost complete."

He suddenly said to the astrologist behind him:

"It's time for me to leave, I think it's time to let go of humanity and do the last thing."

The old mage smiled, but there was a deep sadness in this smile.

Why?

Solanlian asked him why.

"Because enough is enough, your Highness has begun to hate me."

Madison shook his head and replied:

"In the past, he wronged himself to cooperate with my actions, because of the intense fear and the uneasiness caused by not knowing anything about the future, I was like a straw, he refused to let go of my existence, and wanted to hold on to me"

"However, this limit will soon be reached to the limit, and this deception may be the last time he trusts me, and no matter how good the straw is, if it is sure that it is meaningless, it can be discarded."

Solanlian didn't refute.

She didn't hate Madison, but she understood what he meant.

The old mage turned into a raven before her eyes and flew to the window.

"If he stays any longer, he will even doubt what happened before, but leaving now will allow him to carefully maintain his current behavior."

Medivan sighed and pushed the window open with his sharp beak.

Humid air came in from outside.

"I have to leave now, also because I don't want to offend him, Solan Lian, you can't see farther, the most terrifying person in this world is your Highness, known as the 'Light of the Light', I don't even understand why Nozdorm is helping him push himself to destruction"

He looked back at Solan Lian, then nodded goodbye slightly.

Flapping its wings, the crow left the window and flew around Karazhan.

It encircled Karazan, and the elements condensed around it, turning into wisps of blue energy that rushed towards it.

These energies were the last power Medivan had left in Karazhan, and by accepting them, he would be able to cast some spells without Kael'thas help.

The crow's size grew massive, then re-condensed into a denser entity.

It took one last look at Karazhan and, after taking in the appearance of the castle, sped away as fast as it could be.

――

Ever since Arthas got that ice chip, his job has gone a lot smoother.

Some of Terenus's teachings, he knew and applied them almost immediately.

Work becomes more efficient, and with it, more free time.

On this day, he was competing with a paladin.

"Bang!"

Just as the two of them were in the middle of their competition, the long sword in Arthas's hand suddenly broke.

Fortunately, the paladin on the opposite side immediately withdrew his hand so as not to hurt him.

"Your Highness, are you alright?"

The paladin asked nervously and in fear.

The people who were watching around immediately ran over, worried that something had happened to Arthas.

"I'm fine, let's all disperse"

Arthas impatiently drove the men away, then picked up the half of the sword from the ground.

A brand new fracture

[What a fragile sword.] 】

He thought so, and then suddenly dropped his sword to the ground again.

"I'm going to change my sword."

Arthas said this, suddenly wanting to get a good sword from the bottom of his heart.

How can an ordinary weapon match his identity?

The next day, Arthas asked for it like King Terenus.

"You're right."

Terenus did not doubt his child's decision, and he said:

"In the last war, Lothar died in disgrace because of the weapon, and I should equip you with a good sword."

The king took Arthas to the treasury of Lordaeron and let him choose for himself.

The treasury is home to centuries of swords, ranging from those as hard as dwarves to as graceful as elves.

But this pure weapon did not please Arthas.

[I don't need such a weapon. 】

He wasn't happy with these mortal weapons, and there was always a voice in his head that reminded him that he needed something more powerful.

"Thank you, father."

But Arthas picked out a better longsword and thanked Terenus.

Terenus accepted with a smile.

For the rest of the day, Arthas used the sword to go on a mission.

Day by day, he looked down on this weapon.

After a few weeks, Alsace finally got impatient.

[This long sword does not fit in the hand.] 】

He began to look for better weapons.

But how could the weapons of transcendent mortals be so easy to find, he searched for countless cities in Lordaeron to no avail.

At this time, Alsace thought of Dalaran.

He had long heard that the Violet Castle in Dalaran contained many treasures, and that he should be able to find what he was looking for there.

Soon, Terenus was going to send someone to discuss something with Dalaran.

"Father, let me go too!"

Alsace offered to ask.

"What are you going to do?"

Terenus looked at him with some confusion.

"I'd like to go to Dalaran to see it."

Alsace explained, then added:

"I heard that Gianna has become a powerful mage, and I want to try it out with her."

In fact, he didn't understand why he suddenly remembered Gianna at this time.

But when Terenus heard this, he was moved to think - the king had always thought that Arthas and Gianna were a natural match.

He agreed.

This simple decision brought with it the influence of deciding the surname.

As Arthas set out from Lordaeron, Baron Rivendell followed him in the shadows with Frost Grief.

All of this was Darkan's ploy.

Arthas's will was so strong that they could no longer seduce the prince directly.

So Darkan hid in the ice and guided Arthas's actions little by little according to the situation - he didn't make a specific temptation, so Arthas didn't notice it.

But at this point, Darkan gave up the idea of pulling Arthas out of Frost Sorrow.

Pulling out the Frost Sorrow, its own soul stealing can make Arthas directly become a subordinate of Naozu.

In this sense, Kael'thas was not cautious enough, and history's portrayal of Alsace's transformation made him forget the most fundamental things.

In true history, Arthas travels to investigate the plague, and after discovering that the people of Stratholme have been infected with the plague, he orders the slaughter of the city to prevent the outbreak of the undead.

The entire people of Stratholm were killed by him, and Arthas fell into hatred for the undead. He followed the investigation to Nordson, where he uprooted Frostmourn and became a Death Knight.

These historical events are so famous that most players mistakenly believe that Alsace went into darkness on his own.

Kael'thas, like them, had forgotten the most fundamental thing—the sorrow of frost.

In fact, Arthas's final appearance as a death knight has nothing to do with the previous story, and when he pulls out the frost sorrow, he dies directly. All of this had been a ploy by Naozu to lure him to Frostmourn.

No matter what Alsace's soul may be, if he plucks up the sorrow of frost - he will be plunged into darkness forever.

But Darkan wasn't going to do that at the moment.

Before he plucks up the Frost Sorrow, Arthas's identity can help him do something else - go to Dalaran to get the Book of Medivan.

The demons no longer give the undead time, and now in Icecrown, there are already demons standing next to Naozu threatening the two.

Darkan's soul origin is inseparable from the ice prison, so at this moment he can only act according to the demon's words.

He needed to summon Akmund directly from the Book of Medivan.

Akmund is Sargeras's right-hand man, one of the world's most powerful and darkest Eredan warlocks, and now the leader of the entire Burning Legion.

But his power is too strong to enter this world directly.

The Book of Medivan researched and documented the methods of summoning him, and it was for this reason that Darkan existed.

During the Orc Wars, the demons captured Darkan's soul in order to use his magical prowess to summon Akmund.

Before the ice dungeon was projected from the void to the glacier, the demons left the energy needed to summon it in Darkan's soul.

Besides, there is the cooperation of the rest of the little devils.

――

All of this was exactly the same as what Medivan saw.

The Prophet was flying towards Alterac at the moment, but had no intention of stopping Artace.

He can stop-

Yes, if he had thought so, he would have been able to stop Kael'thas a long time ago.

But Medivan didn't do it, knowing that such an act would produce even more terrible things.

In fact, Darkan summoned Akmund, and although the demonic leader appeared, the casualties to humans were smaller.

In the unlikely event that Medivan had prevented this, the demons would have helped the undead spread the plague to Lordaeron in advance, causing the entire northern human kingdom to disappear - something that could not have been avoided no matter what.

With the appearance of Akmund, the plague will not break out first, and this demon leader will not kill humans based on his purpose, and there will be more remnants of mankind.

If Akmund does not appear, the plague will break out, turning the whole world into a paradise for the undead, and while humans are struggling, Naozu and others will summon Akmund again.

The plague is more damaging than Akmund's

Short or long pain -

Maddie is very clear.

He had no strength and could only choose between these two lines.

And now this route has the added benefit that it will be Arthas who picks up the Frost Sorrow, and no one else.

Arthas picked up the Frost Sorrow, which was a blessing for humans.

At the very least, he can save more people from the side.

(To be continued)