stonecrandall 286【The Story of Xal'atath】
286【The Story of Xal'atath】
Angmar turned around and looked around, but he didn't see the shadow of this dark artifact in any corner of the tent or in someone's hand, nor did he sense any shadow aura on it.
His expression couldn't help but darken.
attacker
Taken away the Blade of Xal'atath's Dark Empire.
The horror of this artifact is far beyond what anyone can imagine.
Although its power is slightly less powerful than the "Silver Hand" owned by Tirion and other supreme artifacts crafted by the Titans themselves, Xal'atath, unlike most artifacts, has a free dark will.
It is the embodiment of the power of the void. It is also said that it was formed from the claws of the fifth ancient god that fell on the land of Azeroth but had already been absorbed by the other four ancient gods.
In short, no matter what, every time it appears, it is accompanied by terror, disaster and death. It is an ominous blade.
The story of the first appearance of the Blade of Xal'atath's Dark Empire starts from the prehistoric era when the time is unclear and the specific year cannot be studied.
Due to Loken's betrayal, Guardian Tyr and his colleagues Azadas and Ellonaya protected some Vrykul people and came to the Eastern Continent.
Finally, they were caught up by two faceless men sent by Loken in what is now Tirisfal Glades, which means Tyr's Fall Glade, and an earth-shattering battle broke out.These two faceless men were both the most powerful Krasis generals under the command of the ancient god Yogg-Saron who was trapped in Ulduar. Even with Tyr's astonishing power, he could not defeat them.
In the end, Tyr sacrificed himself to protect his followers, severely injuring his pursuing enemies with his own self-destruction.One of them is Zakaz, who was sealed in the tomb built for Tyr by the other two guardians. Not long ago, he caused great trouble to Angmar who went to search for two artifacts.
The other one, Kisix, dragged his dying body and fled to the south, where he slept under a high mountain and began to recover.
Time flies, and the timeline reaches 16000 years in the Black Gate calendar. A native race called trolls built their own civilization around these mountains.
They worship the powerful Loa god and believe in primitive witchcraft.They called the mountains the Zandalari Mountains because the gods lived in them.One of the most powerful tribes among the trolls also established a magnificent city, Zuldazar.They are closest to the Loa, often accompanying the Loa, and play an important role in troll society.
All loa feel the terror of Kithix, and they warn the trolls that unspeakable horrors lurk within the mountains, and that whatever slumbers beneath them must not be disturbed.Since then, the place where Kissix sleeps has been classified as a forbidden area, and no one can enter it.
As the timeline continues to advance, the scorching sun and the bright moon alternate endlessly, and the light of troll civilization becomes more and more dazzling, and its territory even includes most of the original Kalimdor.
Hundreds of millions of people, thousands of soldiers, brave and good at fighting, its territory far exceeds the total of all races in Azeroth today.Even the ancient night elf empire could not compete with it.
At the peak of troll civilization, the Blade of Xal'atath's Dark Empire
Now alive.
A troll witch doctor named "Zandu" "found" this ominous blade. Under the influence of the dark whispers, he took his entourage to the forbidden areas of the Zandalari Mountains and brutally slashed , stabbing Xal'atath into the rugged surface of Kithix exposed beyond the ground.
Kisix woke up from his long sleep, furiously killed these humble insects, looked around, and felt the world that had changed drastically.
The guardians had long forgotten their duties and were lost in their respective ruined palaces. Only Loken, who was corrupted by his master, was left.
Each ancient god's cage also suffered varying degrees of damage.
this world
There is no power to stop the dark corruption from the void.
It summoned the Aqirs who also slept underground after the defeat of the Old Gods, intending to launch a war of annihilation and seize the power of Azeroth in order to please the master who was bound to escape. them.
It waited patiently for the insect people to gather strength. When the army of servants of the Old God was assembled, he appeared in person and led the aqir insect people out of the underground and swarmed towards the Zandalari Mountains. The insect tide covered the sky. All over the mountains and plains.
But the tenacity of mortals was beyond the expectations of General Krasis.
Under the leadership of the Zandalari tribe, all troll tribes put aside their past differences and united to form the most powerful tribe in the history of Azeroth.
Zul Empire
The Loa joined the battle, and the Wildbody was among them. With this help, the trolls defeated the arrogant insect army in one fell swoop, sending them fleeing in confusion.Kissix was also unable to match its power, and led some of the insect men to flee into the dense forest in the northeast.
That is Quel'Thalas today.
The Zandalari tribe knew full well that the Ruoliu people would cause endless troubles, so they used the fertile land as a basis to persuade the tribes that were constantly fighting for the land to pursue and annihilate the fleeing enemies.From now on, all those lands will be theirs.
The powerful Amani tribe pursued Kisix in the northeast, and finally killed him after going through many hardships, ridding the world of the threat of the servants of the ancient gods.And built Zul'Aman on the spot which still exists today.
Two thousand and eight hundred years ago, Amani was defeated by the coalition of high elves and humans, and has declined since then.
The Drakkari tribe went to the cold, frozen realm in the north and drove the Yaqirs into hiding underground, never daring to show their faces again.
After a long period of time, these bug-men eventually mutated into a race of spider demons that were not controlled by the ancient gods. After the Great Sundering, Northrend split from Kalimdor and established an underground kingdom that connected the entire continent. Azjol-Nerub.
The trolls of the Drakkari tribe also changed due to the severe cold climate in the north, and became the ice trolls they are today.The magnificent city Zul'Drak they built completely occupies the northeastern corner of Northrend, and is extremely majestic.
The last Gurubashi tribe defeated the Aqir in the southwest, causing them to retreat into the fortress of Ahn'Qiraj and become the Qiraji today.To this day, the Gurubashi tribe that founded Zul'Farrak in the Tanaris Desert is also known as the "Sand Fury Troll"
After this war, the trolls who once controlled Azeroth could no longer regain their former glory and have since declined.
An ominous blade influenced the fate of this empire and had a profound impact on today's world.
Its second appearance was during the dwarf civil war known as the "War of the Three Hammers" 200 years ago.
After the death of Modimus Anvilmar, the king of the Kingdom of Khaz Modan, the three most powerful tribes, who had always had enmity with each other, began to fight against each other in order to compete for the throne.In the end, the Bronzebeard tribe won and the Wildhammer and Dark Iron tribes were driven out of Ironforge.
The Wildhammer tribe moved northeast and established Grim Batol on the east side of the middle part of the continent.The Dark Iron tribe went south and established the city of Thaurissan in what is now the Burning Plains.
It was also at this time that the Blade of Xalatath's Dark Empire fell into the hands of Emperor Thaurissan's wife Modgud, who was extremely powerful and unique in the field of arcane magic.
Under the influence of the dark whispers, Prince Thaurissan wanted to regain everything he had lost, and launched another attack on the remaining two tribes.He and his wife split their forces into two groups, attacking Ironforge by themselves, while Modgud led Xalatath to attack Grim Batol.
They failed.
Defeated by the Bronzebeard and Wildhammer tribes.
Before his death, Modgud, possessed by negative emotions, unleashed the dark power of Xalatath and engulfed Grim Batol of the Wildhammer dwarves.From now on, this underground city will be shrouded in shadow and will no longer be habitable.
Prince Thaurissan, who was defeated and retreated to his own territory, was desperate. Facing the pursuit of the other two tribes, he recklessly summoned the servants of the ancient god Ragnaros, the lord of the fire element.
A high mountain, known as "Blackstone Mountain" in later generations, rose from the ground. The earth tore apart and lava spewed out. The landscape of the vast land where Thaurissan City is located was changed in one fell swoop, turning into a scorching land flowing with lava. It was called the "Burning Plains" and "Seering Canyon" by later generations.
Prince Thaurissan himself was crushed by the Balrog, and even his tribe was enslaved by the Balrog.
This time in the world, Xal'atath rewrote the history of the dwarves. With the help of Prince Thaurissan and Modgud, one of the most powerful servants of the Old God, Ragnaros the Firelord, was isolated from the world. The elemental realm was summoned and became an imminent threat to the creatures in the Eastern Continent.
Soon after, Xal'atas was found by a female bishop of the Holy Light Church of Humanity, Natalie Serling, after several twists and turns.
However, she was not as reckless as the first two holders. She studied this ominous blade carefully and proposed the famous "Light and Shadow Balance" theory, becoming the No. 1 priest in human history who can control the power of shadow. , which is the shadow priest.
Natalie's dark teachings are chilling.Her research has gone beyond what ordinary people can tolerate.
Most people in the church view this as rebellion.The Kirin Tor Council of Dalaran also closely monitored this unique bishop.
Natalie died at the hands of a cultist who was bewitched by Xal'atath.She had expected this, left a spell to revive herself, and disappeared from people's sight.All of her writings during her lifetime were collected and sealed by Dalaran and the Holy Light Church to prevent them from being spread around the world and causing unpredictable consequences.
The Blade of Xalatath's Dark Empire was finally acquired by Benedictus of the Kingdom of Stormwind, the current Archbishop who was sorting out Natalie's belongings, and was also sealed away. Angmar guessed that in the official history, this incarnation of Twilight The corruption of the priest's archbishop was also due to the influence of Xal'atas.
Then it is now. After the trip to the Tomb of Tire, Angmar told the resurrected Archbishop Faol. Faol went to the Kingdom of Stormwind to meet with his beloved disciple Benedictus, and obtained Got this dark artifact.
In Angmar's view, only the Archbishop, who is strong-willed enough to be able to free himself from the Lich King's mental control, can control Xal'atath.There is no alternative.
It must be controlled, otherwise the Old Gods can use it to corrupt and cause unrest.
take it away
Who is it
Angmar looked at Lor'themar, who was taking the half of the Farstrider arrow that had been cut off from Princess Calia's wound from the table.
Because it had not been maintained for a long time, the half of the feathered arrow was very worn. The tail feathers were sparse, the varnish was peeling off, and it was slightly blackened by blood. There was a lot of dirt in the gaps, and it was exuding strong necromantic energy.
Lor'themar felt something and turned back to look at Angmar.
"Your Highness, General." Angmar ended his meditation and stepped forward to greet Prince Kael'thas and Lor'themar.
"You came."
Kael'thas stared at the two seriously injured people being treated by everyone in the center of the tent, and nodded slightly.
Lor'themar took out an arrow from his quiver and showed it to Angmar along with the half of the worn-out feathered arrow.
Angmar didn't know much about standard equipment, but he also knew that the arrows issued to the ranger troops were divided into many grades.The most common Eversong Ranger, the ordinary Farstrider Ranger, and even the Farstrider Elite all use different arrows.The highest level arrows are even equipped with enhanced magic and are extremely expensive to make.
And this half of a worn-out feathered arrow is the same as the highest-standard arrow used by Lor'themar.
The same.
Angmar frowned. Could it be that
really her
He raised his head in disbelief and looked at Lor'themar.
Lor'themar's eyes clearly showed that he was worried about the same thing as Angmar.
Seeing the two of them like this, Kael'thas noticed something and asked softly: "What's wrong? Are you hiding something from me?"