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Chapter 546 Illidan & Stormrage are Heroes
"If you're tired, rest. Close your eyes, don't resist. Death is a gift... Let death bloom with the flowers of plague, for you possess a great gift... We've been waiting for the day you give up..."
A voice echoed Lorraine's sentiment: "Definitely not a teacher."
My teacher won't let me give up!
The teacher once said that the source of most of Azeroth's magic is the Well of Eternity, and that Illidan and Stormrage deserve much credit for its existence... Before the Well of Eternity exploded, Illidan and Stormrage secretly kept its waters hidden away...
The Sunwell and the World Tree on Mount Hyjal, ten thousand years later, exist because Illidan and Stormrage, not wanting the Well of Eternity, which contains the source of Azeroth's arcane energy, to disappear, secretly poured in several vials...
The Blood Elf prince Kael'thas and Sunstrider chose to follow Illidan, likely for the sake of the Well of Eternity.
Awakened from the Eye of Eternity, Lady Vashj, once a handmaiden of Queen Azshara and now one of the Naga leaders, led an army cursed from the deep sea—swept into the ocean by the explosion of the Well of Eternity and transformed into Naga basilisks—to join Illidan. From one perspective, it's not hard to guess that this is also because he still possesses the essence of the Well of Eternity's waters...
Chosen by the Dark Titan, the body of a demon hunter bearing all secrets and evil power—is this another scheme by Sargeras?
Like Arthas, Sargeras still possessed a kind heart and intended to break free from the control of the Void.
Or perhaps it's just a coincidence; all betrayers yearn to escape shame, and all those who abandon dignity and admit cowardice desperately want to prove their choices were right. Therefore, they will go to great lengths to smear those who stubbornly persist...
"Persistence will inevitably be painful, but giving up easily and admitting defeat is a wise move; those who understand the times are heroes..."
"Blindness grants the ability to see through the void, distortion of form allows demonic wings to sprout. You are the embodiment of death, and we have observed you for a long time. You can choose other masters—oh, 'master' may be too harsh—you can also call me your new 'godfather'... This is my domain, and I represent destruction, chaos, and death..."
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"Even lich golems struggle to escape the power of ice and death. Can't a dual-souled being like you hear Lord Barbaras's mercy? The demons you mortals speak of are merely your own imaginations. And what about the angels of light? They too have demonic wings. The Eredar and Nathrezim have joined the Burning Legion. Do you really think a brute like Sargeras is adept at recruiting these distinctive races? He's nothing more than a jailer of Mardon's Prison!"
"If you wish, you too can... obtain the power bestowed by the Lord of the Abyss... and enjoy the thrill of fire and slaughter. Instead of that scoundrel granting you the ability to manipulate a chilling and annihilating body..."
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"you are?"
"I am the Lord of the Abyss. Your adoptive father sent you to interfere with me, intending to kill the Elemental Lord? The Abyss Council already knew everything. Now that you're inside me, what are your last words... Mage, submit to me, and I will grant you what you've been searching for. No need for a long journey; offer your loyalty right here..."
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"Are you reading my memories? Who are you?"
"Your memories are like a wad of phlegm, utterly foul. I have no interest in them. I only want to tell you, don't believe the lies of the Destroyer of Realms... The gods are not your enemies, they are your protectors, even if you are just an alien soul who shouldn't be here..."
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"You've got it wrong, I'm not like my teacher... Shut up, your power can't make me give up..."
"Fool, Lord Barbaras, the Lord of the Abyss, hasn't even shown you his favor yet, and you foolishly refuse. Do you really think you can rid yourself of the Plague Seed? No one, no one can. That laughable Lich King, those self-aggrandizing Demon Hunters, the Burning Legion? Before the true Void, they are all ants, and among those ants, you're not even a slightly larger one..."
Lorraine listened intently. This voice was irritable and different from her adoptive father's; it lacked his authority and power, relying more on verbal threats... Because the instant the lava hound opened its mouth to spew flames, Lorraine seemed to be frozen in time by an unknown entity, and then the voice in her mind appeared...
This sound is most likely from the plague seed that was picked up on the summit of Mount Alterant, though it's unclear how it was contracted. The name Barbaras also seems to be the title of a demon lord...
However, the latter certainly cannot be compared to the original Destroyer of All Realms, the adoptive father...
The fact that the other party could know my thoughts meant they were secretly reading Lorraine's memories, or perhaps my teacher's. This guy's power seemed completely incomparable to my adoptive father's, yet he was trying to intimidate me...
The sound never stopped last time on Atonement Island...
It turns out that it was waiting, waiting for Lorraine to fall into a desperate situation, so that, like most evil gods, it could corrupt their followers.
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"Barbaras is willing to give you a chance, just to thwart that bastard's plot. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind letting you be devoured by the lava behemoth and resurrected as a Flame Walker... to burn this world for me..."
"Like Illidan and Stormrage? They sided with demons, then became demon children, working for them?"
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"That's right, Illidan... Although he failed, he's still a decent bargaining chip. It's your honor to have chosen me, and I hope you won't be ungrateful... From the moment I discovered you, you've been comparable to Arthas, Medivh, and Illidan..."
"Oh...that's beyond my reach...Illidan is the Lord of Outland, Arthas is now the Lich King after his union, and as for the Prophet Medivh, I've only heard his legends and seen his mother...but you, Barbaras? Just what kind of being are you? How about we offer you a taste of your own medicine? Haha, forget it, I bet you're just a wisp of the Abyss Lord's consciousness in Ragefire Chasm, you can't possibly harm me..."
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Illidan and Stormrage were once magicians, and the magic that exists in the human world of Azeroth today is said to originate from elves and the Well of Eternity.
Everyone thought Demon Hunters relied on dual-wielding melee combat...
Little did people know, Illidan was actually one of the few elven mages among the night elves with exceptional magical talent, for which he was praised by Azshara, the earliest queen of the Kaldorei night elf empire, even in his childhood...
Due to the immense power within the Well of Eternity, the Kaldorei high nobility, including some night elves who had been constantly influenced by its arcane energy, called themselves High Elves and began to look down upon the hunters and priests who still worshipped the forces of nature, the moon goddess Elune, and the forest gods...
Ultimately, a disagreement arose between the two sides. Azshara, the most powerful Night Elf queen in history, was lured by the Burning Legion and used the power of the Well of Eternity to open a portal. Illidan's allegiance was feigned, hoping to save everything through magic; unexpectedly, he ended up becoming a Demon Hunter...
The disabled Eggman has endured countless hardships and humiliations along the way, bearing the brunt of the Burning Legion's insults. He remains subservient to the Legion, yet secretly gathers strength to launch a counterattack on the demons' lair, aiming his sword at the Twisting Nether to utterly annihilate the demonic army that seems invincible on Azeroth...
Only the teacher mentioned this to Lorraine...
In other words, the Burning Legion's minions, whom both the Alliance and the Horde recognized as enemies, were, in Lorraine's mind, a newly discovered lone hero, a true hero who endured humiliation and hardship to save the world, second only to Archmage Rhonin, the High Priest of Dalaran.
The new Council of Tirisfal should recruit such a powerful entity...
Compared to actually meeting the Archmage Rhonin, Lorraine felt a sense of disappointment towards her former idol.
The mages of Dalaran prided themselves on neutrality, and the Kirin Tor hoped to maintain order in Azeroth. Having learned from the Alliance and Horde's conflict, Dalaran, standing on the moral high ground, flew directly away from the center of the battlefield. However, after encountering several real-life situations, Lorraine's interest in joining Dalaran vanished completely; otherwise, he wouldn't have resolutely come to Kalimdor...
Even the Kirin Tor of Dalaran couldn't entice Lorraine. Already overwhelmed with worry for his teacher, how could Lorraine possibly listen to the voice hidden within the plague seed that was suspected of having been lurking for a long time and secretly harming his teacher?
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