In the early morning, the sun is rising.

The warm sun is unhurriedly dispelling the cold mist that envelops the earth.

Between the mountains and forests, there is even more water vapor, and the clouds and mist are rolling.

Two figures, one after the other, are shuttling through this sea of fog, not knowing where they are going.

I don't know how long they walked, but it wasn't until the sun had fully risen and dispelled most of the mist in the rainforest that the two stopped in front of a deserted mound of dirt.

The supplicant walked up to the mound with a gloomy expression, crouched down, and wiped the weedy stele in front of the mound like a caressing old friend whom he hadn't seen for a long time, "Old fellow, I've brought him to see you." ”

Rubick remained silent behind him, and it wasn't until the Supplicant summoned him that he stepped forward.

"This is your father's grave. The supplicant said lightly.

Hearing this, Rubick only moved his eyebrows slightly, and his expression was still so cold, as if he had just heard a news that had nothing to do with him, and his emotions did not even show the slightest fluctuation that a normal person should have.

The supplicant was not at all surprised by his reaction, and he continued to wipe the tombstone, "You know what? If he hadn't saved me, I would have died long ago, and for more than twenty years, I have been dependent on him for more than twenty years, and although I am not related by blood, we are like father and son. ”

The supplicant slowly stood up, looked at Rubick and asked, "You know what, what has he been doing for more than twenty years that we've been together?"

Rubick remained silent, not at all intending to answer.

The supplicant groped around his waist, took out the staff that Aghanim had given him, and handed it to Rubick, "This is the staff that your father spent his life building for you, and I named it Aghanim's Scepter, and before he died, he only said one word to me, to take care of you, he owes you so much. ”

As he spoke, and regardless of whether Rubick agreed or not, the supplicant forcibly handed Aghanim's scepter into his hand.

Slapped Rubick on the shoulder twice, "Some things, let it pass, some people, forgive those who should be forgiven, after all, he is your father." ”

After saying this, the supplicant lingered no longer, and turned and walked away, leaving Rubick alone, standing in front of the grave.

Rubick looked at the lonely grave in front of him, and then at the staff in his hand, and a touch of crystal sparkle slipped down his cheek silently.

He felt a little warmth in the staff, just like when he was young, holding his father's hand, still so gentle, full of security.

And that time also became the only intersection he had with his father in his life.

Since receiving the help of Aghanim's Scepter, Rubick's strength has grown by leaps and bounds.

Not only can he easily lift tons of boulders, but he can also make a qualitative leap in the attack power of weakening the energy flow.

And Shelby, who was incompatible with him, has successfully passed the preliminary mage assessment of Wind Eclipse Cold, become a qualified mage, and through the resources given to mages by the World Tree, he has gained his second skill in just two months, and has the capital to impact the great mage.

However, his outstanding talent did not attract the slightest attention from the supplicants, and the supplicants' attitude towards him was still ignorant of him, and there was a feeling that he was left to fend for himself.

Especially when he saw that the supplicant was putting all his energy on that waste, the dissatisfaction in his heart instantly turned to resentment.

It is estimated that even the supplicant himself did not expect that in the near future, his completely different attitude towards the two would directly lead to the cannibalism of the two brothers.

One day, the supplicant found Rubick.

"How's that? Is it possible to fully control the power in Aghanim's Scepter?" asked the invoker.

Rubick glanced at the invoker and shook his head slightly, "Not yet." ”

Compared to the past, Rubick's heart has obviously improved a lot, and it seems that the knot in his heart for many years has been slowly untied by the supplicants.

In fact, for the power in Aghanim's scepter, the supplicant himself does not dare to say that he can fully grasp it, although it can help the holder, enhance the sense of elemental power, so that the magic skills it casts greatly increase the power, but for some reason, there seems to be some kind of prohibition in the staff, such as a throttle valve, which greatly limits the output of the staff's power.

The invoker touched Rubick's head, "Don't hurry, take your time, I've held the staff for so many years, and I haven't been able to solve the mystery, since he is from your father's hand, he can unlock the secret, and I guess there is no one else." ”

Rubick nodded silently.

After a long time, the supplicant said, "Have you ever wondered when you will go to the Wind Eclipse Cold to conduct a magician assessment? Your brother Shelby, however, has already received the title of Great Magician. ”

Hearing the supplicant mention Shelby, Rubick's face froze, "I told you not once, don't put that guy in front of me." ”

After a long period of observation, the supplicant naturally knew a little about the relationship between the two of them, and immediately smiled, "Okay, okay, don't mention it if you don't mention it, but if you can't get the title of magician, then you won't be able to enjoy the resources provided by the World Tree, and when the time comes, it's not a good thing to be surpassed by that guy!"

After a few seconds of silence, Rubick turned and walked towards the door, "When I can fully grasp the power in Aghanim's scepter, I will naturally go." ”

Looking at the distant back, the supplicant smiled slightly, and it seemed that his agitation method had worked.

Squatting in front of his father's grave, Rubick was silent.

Ever since he forgave his father, who had ignored him since he was a child, Rubick would come here almost every day, and he would not do anything, but just sit in front of the grave for half a day.

He held the staff in his hand, and his mind was full of thoughts.

He thought back to when he was a child, and he tried to rummage through the depths of his mind, trying to find some memories of himself and his father, but he didn't.

He sneered self-deprecatingly, still staring at the mound silently, for a long, long time.

"Yo, so you're here?" I don't know how long it took, but suddenly a voice that was very familiar to Rubick sounded in the dense forest.

Hearing this voice, Rubick immediately stood up with displeasure, and before he looked back, he had already guessed the identity of the other party, "Shelby, what are you doing here?"

Not far away, Shelby was alone, and walked towards Rubick with a wicked smile on his face, "What? Is this dense forest your Rubick's? No one else is allowed to come in!"

When Shelby walked up to Rubick and noticed the grave beside him, the smile on Shelby's face became even more hateful.

He laughed and pointed to the grave and said, "Haha... I'm wondering, how can your strength have improved by leaps and bounds recently? Could it be that chatting with dead people all day long can also improve your strength? haha... ”

Looking at Shelby's hateful face, Rubick stepped forward and grabbed the other party's collar, and he said viciously: "I warn you, show me some respect." ”

Shelby obviously didn't eat him, and with a wave of his hand, the blue flame suddenly opened Rubick's hand, "Hmph, show respect?

As soon as he finished speaking, the blue flame in Shelby's hand was much larger, and the blue fire snake took advantage of the situation and blasted towards Rubick, who was close at hand.

Rubick was caught off guard, and the blow was slammed into his chest, and his body flew backwards like a cannonball, slamming into a huge tree.

Before he could take care of the sharp pain in his chest, a mouthful of blood had spurted out of his throat, along with the staff in his hand, which was also stained red with blood.

Rubick shouted at Shelby word by word, "You bastard, what the hell do you want to do?"

Although on weekdays, Rubick and Shelby are sworn enemies, but they are basically stagnant in verbal disputes, and occasional physical conflicts will never involve magic, but now, Shelby actually used magic directly against Rubick, which is clearly killing him.

Shelby gestured back and forth with the blue flame in his hand, the bewitching dark blue, rendering his cheeks extremely gloomy, "I really can't figure it out, in the family, my old foolish father, even care for you, I didn't expect that even the supplicant is so confused, I am obviously more talented in magic than you, but the supplicant ignores me, you tell me why?"

Rubick clutched his chest in excruciating pain and struggled to get up from the ground, "Is this because of this? You want to kill me now, are you crazy?"

Shelby ignored Rubick's rebuke, and the blue flame in his hand burned brighter and brighter, "That's right, only by killing you will the supplicant put all his energy on me, and with his help, I can definitely become a great archmage." ”

Listening to Shelby's almost crazy thoughts, Rubick suddenly shook his head and cursed: "Crazy, this guy must be crazy." ”

"Give me death. With a wave of his hand, Shelby unleashed the Blue Fire Serpent again.

How dare Rubick take it, he turned around and hid behind the giant tree behind him.

"Bang!"

The four of them hugged the thick giant tree, and it was directly broken by the blue fire snake.

In a panic, Rubick hurriedly dodged the fallen giant tree, but he didn't see that Shelby had taken this opportunity to sneak up on him.

"Hehe, before you die, let me learn my newly comprehended skill, "Wind and Fire Slash". ”

With Shelby's loud shout, Rubick's entire face was suddenly shattered by a glowing blue light.