217 The Death Knight's Journey of Growth
Looking back on the fall of Arthas, when he was the prince of Lordaeron, he did not blindly pursue power, but only pursued his homeland from the persecution of foreign forces, in order to maintain the peace of Lordaeron. ``
Before Arthas encountered the Scourge of the Dead, he was indeed a dutiful and noble paladin. But when the plague broke out, and Arthas saw that the people had eaten contaminated food and turned into undead soldiers, and in turn slaughtered other innocent people, the young prince was furious, and he could not tolerate anyone persecuting his people and ruining his homeland by such cruel means.
When duty and honor have been twisted into hatred by possessiveness, Alsace has fallen into the abyss of darkness. It can be said that the youth and lack of experience are the fatal shortcomings of Alsace. At that time, Arthas did not know, nor did he think about what opponent he was facing, he firmly believed that as the future leader of the kingdom, the paladin of the Silver Hand, he was fully capable of handling this matter, and he did have great courage and confidence, but unfortunately this qiē was just a trap for the Lich King. Arthas was still too young after all, and it was this Achilles' heel that the old and spicy Kel'thugad and Melganis used to lead Arthas to the road of no return.
Upon returning to the camp, Arthas easily slaughtered all the unsuspecting soldiers and transformed their corpses into Scourge soldiers. An army of the undead who were completely obedient to him was born. However, no one knows this qiē yet, whether it is an alliance or an alliance, they all believe that Alsace is still in a fierce battle, and only Orson knows that Alsace has changed. Became the man who was about to bring disaster to Azeroth.
Three months later. Surrounded by the bells celebrating victory, the cheers of the people and the fluttering petals of the flowers. Arthas returned to Lordaeron as a hero. But no one noticed that at this moment a petal flew in front of Arthas's eyes, and he reached out to catch the petal, held it lightly in his hand, and then opened his hand, and the petal was crushed by the cold. A gust of wind blew, and the frozen flowers were blown away by the wind. Everyone still sees him as a hero, even ambassadors for the other human kingdoms. They all lamented that His Majesty Minahir gave birth to a heroic son.
Arriving at the palace hall, where King Terenus was waiting for his son, he quickly noticed that Arthas's golden head had turned pale, and that the paladin's warhammer, which had accompanied him since childhood, had become an ominous greatsword.
But he didn't care, all he had left in his heart was excitement and happiness, excitement that his son had grown up to be a hero, and happiness that his son was qualified to inherit his kingdom and lead their people to a more brilliant future.
Arthas pretended to bend his knees before King Terenus. At this moment, in the prince's ears, all voices were muffled by the sad words of Frost. Driven by it, Arthas took his sword and walked straight towards his dazed father. Just as everyone around him was stunned, Arthas had already arrived in front of the king, and as the frost sorrow was unsheathed, the mist steamed on the sword's body, and the hot blood of Terenus was instantly frozen into ice crystals, and the old king's body collapsed on the throne, and the bloody crown rolled to the floor...... This is the end of an era for humanity.
After killing his father, Arthas turned and left the palace, and anyone who tried to stop the prince fell to the sword of Frostmourn. In this way, the prince disappeared into the chaos of the capital, and only the words of Arthas echoed in the halls of the palace for a long time: "This kingdom will be destroyed, and a new ruling order will be born from the ruins, and it will shake the fundamental ...... of all the world."
Everyone was shocked and outraged by Alsace's patricide. The royal capital of Lordaeron, once the shining jewel of the human world, has been reduced to a silent wasteland, where nothing but death and despair remain.
This news shocked the entire Big 6, not only the human kingdom, but also the night elves, dwarves, and gnomes, and the "alliance" High Elves, Minotaurs, and bear monsters...... The first reaction of all those who got the news was that someone was teasing them, but when they really learned the facts, their eyes widened involuntarily.
Over the years, especially in recent years, as Alsace has grown up, his talent, his wisdom, and his gentleness and wisdom have become the pride of the kingdom of Lordaeron, and his people, his king, and his allies have felt that he is the future of Lothar, capable of leading humanity to glory. Unexpectedly, their "hero", after conquering the undead natural disaster, actually changed, and changed so much, from the originally beloved paladin to a terrifying death knight overnight.
The Dreadlord Titodios, who was in charge of monitoring the Lich King, approached Arthas and issued a new order to Arthas through the Lich King's dictation to resurrect Kel'thugad.
"This runic sword was forged by the Lich King himself, it can eat away at people's souls, and you are its first sacrifice." Titodios said, pointing to Frost's Sorrow. If Arthas had heard this before he went astray, he would not have brought such disaster to Lendaren, but by this time Arthas had been completely controlled by the curse of Frost Sorrow, and he almost did not hesitate to submit to the Lich King's power.
At this time, the people of Lordaeron were full of hatred and disgust for Arthas who committed the crime of killing his father, but this did not make Arthas feel the slightest guilt in his heart. At this time, Arthas, as a traitor, could no longer return to the human race, on the one hand, he was helpless to take refuge in the undead, and on the other hand, his soul was gradually eaten away by the sorrow of frost, and he once again raised his arms against his compatriots.
Upon returning to the town of Andorhar, which he had once saved, Arthas killed three of his former comrades of the Order of the Silver Hand, and in front of Kel'thugad's grave, Titodios told Alsace that he must obtain a very special container from the paladin, and place Kel'thugad's remains in it for protection.
Just as Uther the Lightbringer escorted King Terenus's ashes to a suitable place, Arthas focused on his father's urn. He found Uther, who scolded him. If it was once Alsace. He will feel guilty. He would be sad, he would even weep bitterly to confess his sins, but by this time Arthas had completely become a minion of the Lich King, and the power of Frost Sorrow had completely eroded his brain and occupied his soul, and he did not hesitate to raise the butcher's knife against his once beloved teacher.
Eventually, Uther, the Lightbringer. Dead by the sword of their former proudest student, with the death of Uther, the Knights of the Silver Hand also completely disintegrated, in fact, they also resisted, but in the face of the almost endless and fearless army of the undead, the Knights of the Silver Hand finally failed, most of the paladins were killed, and only a few paladins escaped. And the urn of Arthas's father, King Terenus, was also taken by him. His father's ashes were scattered by him to an unknown corner, and he put Kel'thugad's ashes in it. The final betrayal was completed.
This is the path of the fall of Arthas.
I have to say that the fall of Arthas is unbelievable and heartbreaking, such a good young man, and the end of such a fate, even the various races of the alliance can't help but rise up a sad mentality, because they have realized the horror of the undead disaster, and the people of the kingdom of Lordaeron were killed and injured in less than a month, and all became part of the undead natural disaster.
Because resurrecting a powerful mage like Kel'thugad requires a powerful power field, the Lich King chose the location in the Well of the Sun in the High Elf kingdom of Quel'Thalas. In fact, there is no need for the Sunwell at all, and the Sunwell is such a powerful energy source that Kel'thugad can't even bear at all, but the Lich King still chose here, on the one hand, to pollute the Sunwell and completely destroy the powerful race of the High Elves, and on the other hand, he also needs the power of the Sunwell to become a medium to summon the Burning Legion.
And the basis of this qiē is to destroy the race of high elves, so that the sunwell is completely exposed to the undead natural disaster.
Neozu was sure of this, as he had seduced one of the High Elves' powerful magicians, one of the lords of the Silvermoon Council, Darkan. Drahir!
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The beautiful and peaceful Silver Moon Forest is as quiet as ever, and the sunlight shines through the dense leaves, turning into spots of light, quietly sprinkled on this land.
The High Elves don't seem to be aware that the Undead Scourge is approaching here, and they are still enjoying the bounty of nature and the rewards of magic.
A figure walked slowly along the avenue, he was wearing a gorgeous magic robe, the powerful energy on his body was constantly surging, and everywhere he passed, all the high elves saluted him, and he also saluted one by one, looking gentle and elegant, as if the plot was written according to the script.
Darkan walked towards the edge of the Silver Pines Forest, where the rune defense circle was and where the rune stones were located.
These rune stones, combined with the power of the Sunwell, form a powerful defensive shield covering the entire Silver Pine Forest, which can not only defend against the invasion of foreign enemies, but also block the power of the Sunwell from infiltrating the outside world, so as not to be exposed by the Burning Legion.
This magic circle has been standing for thousands of years, protecting the high elves for thousands of years, and the high elves have become accustomed to the existence of the magic circle, but they did not expect that the mage they respected would actually destroy their last barrier today.
Darkan came to a rune magic stone almost without any hindrance, and looked up at the three-meter-tall rune stone, with a look of fascination on his face. But this look was forcibly put away by him just the moment it appeared, he didn't come today to appreciate these magic props, he wanted to completely destroy this thing. Only one need to destroy Miè, and the entire magic array will completely collapse, and the army of the undead will be able to break in directly. The High Elves will be unstoppable, and the Legion of Mages will not have time to stop them, and they will ......
"Do you want to be more powerful?"
A voice suddenly sounded from behind him, and Darkan's body trembled slightly, but he didn't look back.
"Kayla Orson? I knew you were coming. ”
"Oh? Why? ”
Orson looked at Darkan with some surprise, he didn't expect that Darkan could anticipate his arrival.
"Hehe, it's simple, because from the first sight of you, I saw a thick distrust and hostility in your eyes. I didn't know why you were hostile to me at the time, I asked myself if I didn't know you, I didn't know you before, and if I hadn't had that contact, I'm afraid I wouldn't know you in the future. If that's what I'm doing, it's strange that you're hostile to me. So, I started to collect your information, but your information is very ordinary, and there is nothing unusual at all, which makes me even more confused.
But as I continue to get to know you, I now, it seems that many things on the big 6 are in your hands, you shouldn't have such a strong source of intelligence, and your previous cousin Xiàn didn't tell me that you have the talent for this. So I guessed, are you from the Ze group? Could it be that the prophet did not succeed? This speculation made me even more interested in you, and I didn't listen to the analysis of your qiē, but still found nothing. So I think, perhaps, that you have always been an astrologer, using the guò horoscopes to understand the present and future of the Big 6, but you are hiding too deep for others to know. ”
Darkan turned, his eyes brightly looking at Orson.
With a gentle smile on his face, it was impossible to connect him with the traitor who had almost ruined the entire High Elf. If it weren't for Orson knowing the plot, how would he know that this guy could do that kind of thing? It's really unbelievable.
"Huh."
Orson smiled noncommittally at Darkan's seemingly positive remarks.
"Master Darkan, I don't understand, why would you want to betray your race and kingdom? Why betray His Majesty and His Royal Highness? What can't the High Elves offer you? Need you to take refuge in the Scourge of the Dead and become a traitor that everyone shouts about? ”
"You don't understand? Haha, you say you don't understand, yes, of course you don't understand, it's normal that you don't understand. The information shows that you have only recently acquired magical powers, and I believe that astrologers and magicians are not necessarily connected. But you can go from a most ordinary civilian to a high-level magician in such a short period of time, your talent certainly makes you unable to understand my choice, but how do you know my mentality that has been trapped in a realm for thousands of years! Young man, you don't know anything, you don't understand anything, you don't know, I feel the pain when I look at myself for thousands of years and have not been able to improve even a little bit of strength! You don't understand, you don't understand anything! ”
Darkan's face began to turn hideous, and at last he even roared angrily, and his whole body was exhausted, and he scattered like a storm. (To be continued!)
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