Chapter Ninety-Three: The End of the Empress
"Bastard ......" After helping Tyrande out of the portal, Mavi was waiting for Moon Shadow, watching Illidan and Malfurion walk out of the portal, the portal suddenly closed, and Mavi raised her eyebrows and scolded angrily.
"I think there's something else going on with Moon Shadow, and it's dangerous. In addition, our strength is relatively weak, and we are afraid that it will affect us, so. Looking at the angry Maviteland couldn't help but sigh with relief.
Mavi shook her head, a little lonely she didn't know. She had been feeling guilty for not being able to help Moon Shadow for a long time, she had worked hard, but when he needed help, she always couldn't intervene, and Ponytail hated herself a little for being so weak.
"Moon Shadow is indeed too much, ready to steal the limelight alone. I'm going to break up with him the next time we meet. Illidan gritted his teeth, and there was some unwillingness in his eyes.
"Our strength is still too weak for those truly powerful demons, and Tyrande is not in a good state right now, so he is sensible in doing so. Moreover, the battle that begins soon outside the city will require our strength even more. "Malfurion is still more rational in his analysis, although he also wants to help Lunaris." Illidan, where did these two weapons come from? I could feel a strong evil aura on it. With that, Malfurion shifted his gaze to the weapon behind Illidan's back.
Illidan removed the weapon from his back and rubbed it gently. "I call it the Aeginoth Blade, and I got it after I left and killed a demonic officer who killed the Burning Legion, Doom Guard, Aesinos."
"You still use less of this weapon, for a druid, nature is our weapon, we can't sacrifice our roots." Malfurion frowned and said earnestly.
"Power is in the hands of people, no matter what kind of weapon it is, as long as it is easy to use. We are on different paths, so why do you ask me to be on par with you? Illidan retorted with some scoffing at Malfurion's words.
"You...... You are going down the wrong path. Illidan said a moment of urgency, Semafario was angry.
"Alright, don't argue. I'm going to have to go and take a break. Tyrande was a little speechless, these two brothers quarreled when they met, and if they didn't dissuade them, they would definitely be endless.
"You must come back, if you dare not come back, I will not let you go." Regardless of the conversation of several people, looking at the direction of the imperial city, Mavi muttered to himself.
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Moon Shadow looked at the vanishing portal and said sorry, and began to walk towards the palace. The main purpose of sending a few people away this time was that he was going to meet someone, and to meet someone secretly. Aisara. For better or worse, she was her mentor, the person closest to her in Azeroth. If Esshara had fallen as he remembered, he didn't want anyone else to see it. Let him, the disciple, bear everything, he doesn't want to break the image of the queen in everyone's hearts.
Passing through the demon-infested square, he ascended the stairs leading to the tower, which he had walked tens of thousands of times, but each time his mood was different. The first time was when Aishara wanted to summon him, and he walked up the stairs full of anticipation and longing. It was different many times after that, but this time the mood was particularly heavy. Countless demons flew in the air, and the smell of sulfur made this familiar place devoid of a trace of familiarity.
Moon Shadow didn't walk fast, but she had reached the platform of the Tower, and Azhara wasn't there. You can see that the Well of Eternity below has turned dark, and the demons that are roaring like fellow army ants are densely surrounding the Well of Eternity. Moon Shadow gently walked across the platform into the inner sanctum, where Azhara sat on her royal couch. With a glass of red wine in hand, several maids knelt in front of him and waited for her, and Vaschi stood behind her.
"Since you're here, show up, my lovely disciple." Azhara looked in the direction of Moon Shadow, took a sip of red wine, and smiled.
"I've seen the mentor." Moon Shadow had come to see Azhara and didn't want to dodge, so she made a mentoring salute to Azhara after she showed up.
"It's a pity that I didn't take a bath this time, and you don't have a view to see." Azhara handed the glass to Vaskey and stepped down from the throne to look at Moon Shadow with a hint of a smile in her eyes.
"Thank you so much, mentor." Moon Shadow bowed deeply to the throne with a hint of respect in her eyes. Azhara looked at the smile on Moon Shadow's lips and froze.
"You can see it!" Azshara laughed happily as she spoke. Then everything began to shatter like a mirror, and Azhara was still seated on the throne, and all the handmaidens around her were gone, except for Vaschi, who remained behind her. Everything was just an illusion, and Azhara on the throne had a haggard face, and her long silver hair was dull without its former luster. Her golden eyes were a little blank, but she still looked at Moon Shadow with a smile on her face. "I'm glad to see through my illusions and prove that your magic is on par with mine."
"Thank you, mentor, I just accepted the blessing of the guardian dragon, and most of them are not the power I cultivated myself." Moon Shadow said as she shifted her gaze to Azhara's hands, which had been in a position, and an energy rune in her hand was uncertain. Moon Shadow could clearly feel that Azhara was injecting her mana into the rune, and the power of the rune was suppressing something. And along with the loss of her magic power, her life force. Looking at Moon Shadow, I couldn't help but feel a sour in the corners of my eyes, and some hot liquid seemed to be flowing out.
"You haven't comprehended your own laws, and you're essentially an archmagus. These forces will not inhibit your future development. Ahem," Azshara said with a cough, the rune in her hand suddenly shattered, and then an extremely evil force rose from the Well of Eternity. "I can't hold him back after all." She continued to cough as she spoke, and Vasqi hurriedly helped her.
Moon Shadow looked at Azhara and didn't know what to say, he was a little worried about Azhara's fall before he came, but now he knew that if it hadn't been for Azhara maybe a year ago, Sargeras would have descended on Azerath. Then the consequences of everything are obvious.
"The calamity in Azeroth was caused by our High Elves, I know that. Actually, I knew this very early on, but the entire civilization of Kadore is based on the Well of Eternity, and I can't say that I will abandon our civilization. Aishara said and looked out the window, her eyes deep and sentimental. Moon Shadow nodded as well, and so did the human civilization on Earth in his memory. Although it is known that the use of fossil energy will lead to global warming, glacier melting, etc., which will bring great disasters. But humanity still can't give up, and the progress of any civilization will cause disaster, whether it's the magical civilization of Azeroth or the technological civilization of Earth. No one can jump out of this point, although environmentalists shout about environmental protection, but they still have to rely on this civilization to do everything. The pace of a civilization can only move forward, and there is no way to go back.
"Come to me Moon Shadow and let me get a good look at you." Azhara beckoned to Moonshade, who bit her lip and slowly walked over to Azhara.
Azhara also stood up, her eyes shining. She was half a head taller than Moon Shadow, and Moon Shadow had to look up to see her face. Azhara smiled, removing the crown from her head and looking at Moon Shadow. He said in a deep voice: "I don't have the strength anymore, are you willing to pick up the burden of Kadore?" ”
Moon Shadow was startled when she heard Azhara's words, but when he looked into Azhara's eyes. He could clearly see the expectation in the empress's eyes, and there was a kind of longing. That kind of look, Moon Shadow couldn't think of a way to refuse.
"I do." Moon Shadow couldn't say anything else, and he knelt in front of Azhara. Azhara heard Moon Shadow's answer, a hint of joy on her lips, and she gently placed the crown on Moon Shadow's head. "It's a pity that I can't hold an enthronement ceremony for you, I hope you can help me protect Kadore." With that, Azhara fell on the king's couch, and seemed to have no strength to stand anymore.
Moon Shadow felt heavy with the crown, and he knew it was the weight of the whole of Kadore. Now that he has a different identity, he must protect all of Kadore's people, which is what Azhara wants. Gradually, there was a determination in his eyes, and he got up and looked at Aishara who had something to say but couldn't, Aishara shook her head and smiled faintly. She smiled happily, but then she slowly closed her eyes, she was tired, but she could now fall asleep with peace of mind, knowing that someone could help her do what she wanted to do and what she wanted to protect.
Moon Shadow stood up, and he could clearly feel that Azhara's life energy was disappearing, and he fell to his knees with tears in his eyes. Moonshadow's eyes narrowed slightly, and Azhara was only able to do this because she had exhausted her mana, but the Well of Eternity was now under the control of demons, and she couldn't absorb mana at all. But Moon Shadow still has a source of magic. He gently picked up Azhara, a rune flashing in his eyes, and vanished into the palace with Vasqi.
It's the best ending I can think of for Azhara, hey!!