The knight in the abyss

Chapter 725 The Story of the Three Death Gods

"This is what I know about the King of the Dead. I have been abandoned on this plane for too long, but I still can't believe that Jergal will be replaced. After all, it is the oldest and strongest in the multiverse. One of the great gods... Dear Sword of Zariel, did you mention the name of a Melkor?"

"...Yes." The voice of the former Seraph Saber sounded a little dislocated, as if her attention was not here just now, "Mirkul, the god of the dead, Bane, the god of tyranny, and Baal, the god of murder, he Together, they are called the Three Gods of Death. In my knowledge, the Three Gods of Death have always been synonymous with evil, and it is they who have caused many disasters on the main material plane..."

"How did they replace Jergal?" Lancelot asked curiously, "Isn't it said that Jergal is one of the most powerful gods in the multiverse?"

"You don't even know? This is probably the most widely circulated story in the kingdom..." Sword of Zariel paused, "It is said that the ancient god of death, Jergal, got tired of his job very early, because death is always the same , He knows it all too well. In the end, nothing can challenge Him, and without challenges there is no fun, but Jergal's duty, to record the end of all things, is still far away at the end of time. 2000 years ago, the famous arcane empire Netheril had not yet been destroyed. At that time, there were three powerful humans, namely Bane, Baal and Melkor, who coveted the power mastered by Jergal. For this time they concluded an evil Promise, at any cost, to seize the power of the Lord of the End of All Things..."

"Mortals want to fight against gods?" Lancelot found the story more and more interesting, "How did they do it?"

"It was a chaotic and dark era, and the skills of magic had just been mastered by mortals, and the goddess of magic hadn't realized how much damage this power could cause in the hands of mortals. Of course, he later experienced it personally, but That's another story. In short, Bane, Baal and Melkor explored the world together, looking for powerful magic and artifacts to fight against death. At that time, the great arcanists of Netheril built a huge floating The empty city has opened a portal to the outer plane, intending to send troops to conquer the outer plane through the portal..."

"Uh..." Lancelot scratched his head, "Sounds like a really bad idea. The elves in the world I came from once opened a portal to the abyss plane in ancient times..."

"Fortunately, the portal is not connected to the abyss, but the divine creatures that come out of it are not something that mortals can contend with." Zariel's sword continued to narrate history with her ethereal female voice, "Netheril's great abyss The sorcerers came up with another method, summoning the natural enemies of these creatures, the lords of the elemental plane, to come to help. This method worked, and it took about 100 years. The planes were driven out, except for one, Melam the Great Spear, who fled to the northern tip of the continent and established his rule."

"Let me guess...the three who have not yet become gods defeated this Myram?"

"Yes, at that time, Bane, Baal, and Melkor were already the strongest existence among mortals. After defeating Meram, they all gained part of their divine power, and they had the power to really challenge Jergal. Three The people finally reached the Gray Wastes, the plane between the Scorch and Karceri, where Jergal's City of Bones is located. They fought off endless skeletons, zombies, liches, and all Jergal's Obstacles stood before them, and finally stood before the ancient death. 'The throne of evil is mine!' cried the tyrant Bane; 'before you have time to lift a finger, I can destroy you! ' threatened Baal the Assassin; 'and I will imprison your soul forever!' the Necromancer Melkor promised..."

"It's ridiculous." Starry Sky's Strike said mockingly, "Jergal can turn these three stupid mortals into a bunch of dry bones just by moving his fingers."

"The truth is quite the opposite." Refuting Star Strike seemed to make Zariel's sword very happy, "The Lord of the End of All Things stood up from his throne of bones, and said politely to the three: 'This chair is yours now , I am tired of this empty entitlement. If you want it, take it, and I promise to serve you, to be your steward and mentor, until you are fully comfortable in your new roles.' In Before the three stunned mortals could react, He went on to ask: 'So, which of you will take this throne?'”

"As expected of the Lord of the End of All Things." Lancelot said with emotion, "A simple sentence can make those three people kill each other..."

"Indeed, the three of them immediately started fighting with each other, which brought great joy to Jergal. Before the end of the universe came, he wanted to enjoy this good scene again. So when the three of them fought each other, they were about to die together. At the time, Jergal intervened: "After you have sacrificed so much, do you want to get nothing? Why don't you divide this right into thirds and use a small contest to decide how to distribute it?""

"The three mortals who aspired to become gods thought about it, and then agreed. So Jergal took out the skulls of three of his most powerful liches, and asked the three to roll the skulls across the pale white desert of the gray wasteland. Whoever is the farthest is the champion. Mara, the god of hunting, has been hiding from the sidelines and peeping. After the game started, it rushed out to chase those heads and prevent the game from proceeding unless he agreed to let him participate in the game. "

"I guess those three greedy mortals are not willing to share the rights that are about to be acquired." Lancelot speculated with great interest.

"Yes, and because the game was ruined, Bane, Baal, and Melkor fought again, so that Jergal had to mediate again." Zariel's sword continued to narrate in a rather contemptuous tone, "' Let Lady Luck decide, so you don't have to share it with the beast." The three agreed again, and Jergal broke his finger, and let the three of them draw the long and short, and in this way the winner was decided .”

"Ban drew the longest one, so he yelled triumphantly, 'As the winner, I choose to be the ultimate tyrant, with eternal dominion! I can create hatred and disputes as I please, and everyone will eventually have to submit My kingdom surrenders!'”

"Stupid." Star Strike commented, "A mortal means free will. No matter how powerful a god is, it is impossible to force all mortals to submit to him. This is what the creator gods of all races want to do but cannot do. .”

"Obviously, these three people don't have that kind of wisdom." Sword of Zariel echoed his predecessor politely, "The second Melkor then announced: 'I choose to be the king of the dead, so that I am the real winner .Because everything is mortal, even gods, and when you're dead, Ben, you're mine!'"

"Still stupid." Starstrike commented again, "There is no limit to prevent the gods from living until the day when the multiverse is destroyed. Before that, the master of the dead can do nothing..."

"It's a pity that you were not with them at the time." Zariel's sword replied with a smile, "and Baal, who drew the shortest finger bone, said: 'I choose to control death itself, Bane, I can destroy everything you have. All that you have, give them to Melkor; and Melkor, your kingdom will be empty without my consent, so you two must respect and obey me!' At this time Mara came back, Three new gods have been born, He roared in dissatisfaction, but could do nothing, and Jergal finally showed a smile on his expressionless face, because He knew that he was finally liberated from boredom and boredom."

"It's a little clever." Starstrike drank all the ale in the cup, "But I suspect that Jergal just gave it the priesthood of 'murder'. The priesthood of death is too important, and it can even be said to be a divine power. One of our fundamental laws. Even if Jergal wants to hand over, the gods will never agree..."

　Thanks to Spikebang, book friends 20171215234701463, please call me Daoist Taixu, Huo Qi Sheng Yan, and several book friends who voted monthly, thank you for your support!The story in this chapter should be familiar to readers who are familiar with DND, so I will polish it a little bit, ashamed...

　　By the way, I would like to add a few words. When I checked the information in the past two days, I found that many people on the Internet speculated that the talking skeleton in Baldur's Gate 3 is the incarnation of Jergal. It's true, it fits Jergal's description so well...

　　
　
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