nashuaworldcup Chapter 468 New and old grudges
Chapter 468 New and old grudges
The carpet bombardment of magic by Silvermoon City's Chief Archmage, Romans, was immense... ordinary undead minions, and even high-level ghouls and abominations, were blasted into dust in large numbers...
Bloodstains were everywhere... and some mangled remains were still struggling in the viscous liquid.
Its power is indeed not to be underestimated!
Archmage Romans, clad in the blood-red robes of the Sin'dorei, stood calmly atop the dragonhawk, enveloped in a purple magical shield, as steady as a rock... He flew directly over the head of the great lich Kel'Thuzad.
Kel'Thuzad stared intently at his enemy, preparing to retaliate fiercely, but paused for a moment after recognizing who it was...
"So that's it!"
Kel'Thuzad, who was about to unleash a massive area-of-effect frost magic arrow, immediately withdrew his bone claws with a sigh and changed his spell seals, casting three layers of magical shields on himself.
Frost Armor!
Bone Spirit Shield!
There was also a magic orb that Lorraine didn't recognize, which hung above her head and created a colorful light curtain.
These measures demonstrate the great importance the Lich King placed on Romans.
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The two had met before and had interacted frequently in the past...
When Kael'thas, the Blood Elf Prince, was still a member of the Kirin Tor Council of Six, Archmage Romansh was also a senior figure in the Kirin Tor... When the Scholomance school was expelled from Dalaran, the fire mage school led by Kael'thas was quite sentimental...
Just a few years later, Kel'Thuzad, in his lich form, returned to Dalaran with the death knight Arthas. Prior to this, Arthas had destroyed Silvermoon City, corrupted the Sunwell, and killed ninety percent of the Quel'Thalas elven empire.
Sun King and former Ranger-General Sylvanas Windrunner also perished in that catastrophe...
Like the Forsaken, the Blood Elves harbor an indelible hatred for the Lich King Arthas.
Romanus harbors deep hatred for the Scourge, especially for the Blood Elf Prince Kael'thas and the current Lich King Arthas... a blood feud stemming from patricide, the destruction of a kingdom, and the theft of love.
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Arthas killed Lord Antonidas, stole the Three Artifacts, and together with the Lich King Kel'Thuzad, completed the apocalypse. The demon lord Archimonde descended upon Azeroth and utterly destroyed Dalaran once.
Later, Dalaran was also rebuilt under the leadership of Rhonin, Krasus, and others, which is why there were new members of the Kirin Tor Council.
Only with the fall of an old power can new heroes be born and grow.
This is an inevitable law.
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Ultimately, Kael'thas, the Blood Elf prince, is a tragic and unfortunate character.
When Arthas stormed the gates of the Quel'Serrar Empire, Kael'thas missed the defense of Silvermoon City.
Kael'thas had just returned to Silvermoon City to bury his father, the Sun King, renamed his surviving followers Blood Elves, and swore an oath to avenge himself against the undead army when Dalaran was struck by misfortune once more...
After that, Kael'thas wanted to join the Alliance resistance.
Kael'thas was determined to save his country with the help of the Alliance's human race in Lordaeron, but unfortunately, Marshal Garithos held Kael'thas in contempt and doubted the blood elves' loyalty.
After several twists and turns, the unlucky guy encountered Maiev, the Night Elf Warden, who had come across the sea to hunt down Illidan, at the shores of Lake Lordaeron... and played a minor role as an observer amidst the entanglements between the Stormrage brothers, Maiev, and Tyrande, the Priestess of the Moon.
This only fueled human suspicion...
It was at this moment that Kael'thas and Romance were almost buried together in the Dalaran magical dungeon...
Fortunately, the demon hunters Illidan and Stormrage rescued the blood elf prince Kael'thas... Romance was sent back to Silvermoon City to continue helping his fellow blood elves, but the blood elf prince embarked on his path of complete corruption.
A group of traitors, including night elf demon hunters, naga, and blood elf princes who share the same ancestry, have come together.
In the end, they all became minions of the Burning Legion...
Isolated by the whole world...
Some say it's a coincidence, others say it's a conspiracy, or that the fate of the humans and high elves of Lordaeron was already written into the Faceless Men's script.
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Illidan had promised to cure Kael'thas's blood elf mana addiction, give him a bottle of original mineral water from the Well of Eternity, and rebuild the Sunwell... Unfortunately, he never delivered on his promise, but he did teach the blood elves how to draw arcane energy...
Including fel magic...
A demonic spell that drains life and magic.
Kael'thas and his blood elves discovered the secrets of arcane magic at that time.
Arcane magic is inextricably linked to void energy. When the blood elf Kael'thas captured the Naaru, seized Netherstorm Keep, and acquired some of their technology... the Blood Elf King seemed to glimpse the future...
He wants to expand the Blood Elf Empire into the universe...
Unfortunately, the arrogant and overconfident young man soon submitted once again to Kil'jaeden, a demon lord of near-godlike status...
His strength didn't match his ambition; burdened by too many responsibilities, the Blood Elf prince, constantly shifting his stance, was always stubborn. The last Blood Elf lord, Arthas the Sun King, and his Sunfury army were ultimately just tools to be manipulated.
Blood elves have long lost their so-called glory; they are not even as carefree as orcs.
Whenever he thought about these things, Romans felt utterly disappointed in his young master.
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Honestly, it wasn't Kael'thas's fault that the Blood Mage, with his arrogant and overbearing nature, betrayed the Alliance.
However, his twisted personality did indeed lead to the tragedy of those who remained loyal to the blood elf prince's lineage.
Blood Elves have never truly betrayed the Alliance; from beginning to end, the High Elf Farstriders have always upheld the covenant.
The high elf rangers of the Silver Covenant were originally sent by the Sun King to help humanity. The earliest human ranger, Nathanos, was the first human ranger lord personally trained by Sylvanas.
Humans learned a great deal from the High Elves, which led to a rapid increase in the strength of the human race.
Prince Kael'thas initially opposed this.
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When faced with natural disasters and the invasion of undead spirits, a catastrophe will ensue.
The proud and arrogant Prince Kael'thas, the Grand Magister of Fire and Speaker of Dalaran, reluctantly obeys the orders of an incompetent human noble marshal, forced to carry out some impossible and suicidal tasks...
If it weren't for Lady Nagavash, who suddenly appeared from the lakeside to lend a helping hand, Prince Kael'thas and his followers would have been dead long ago.
This led Marshal Garithos, then commander of the Lordaeron resistance and a high-ranking human noble, to declare Kael'thas and his high elves traitors. Kael'thas was forced to break away from the Alliance and, with his followers, join Illidan and the Naga in fleeing to Outland...
This is clearly a honey trap... As a legendary fire archmage who is hundreds of years old, Kael'thas's intelligence is questionable.
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During this period, I will not go into the various experiences of living as a dependent and slave in foreign lands.
Kael'thas once brought power back to the people of Silvermoon City. The captured Naaru once restored the blood elves' power of the Holy Light, although it was by forcibly absorbing the Naaru's magic, creating a group of twisted blood knights.
Moreover, side effects soon appeared, and some people lost their minds under the dual torment of addiction.
However, Kael'thas still shared new magical powers with his people, including a new understanding and application of arcane magic, a mysterious void gravity spell... beyond mortal comprehension.
It temporarily alleviated his people's addiction to magic... and restored their confidence and strength.
If Kael'thas doesn't completely submit to the demons, he truly is a qualified crown prince of the Sun King.
Unfortunately, the Sunwell has not only failed to recover, but has also become a new portal for the Burning Legion. Silvermoon City's troubles can now only be resolved by relying on the Naaru cultists they once captured.
This truly shamed Countess Delineia, who had repented of her ways, and the blood elf knights wanted to join the Holy Light Legion to atone for their sins.
Romans observed the situation with indifference, but did not object.
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