Chaos Crown

Chapter 633, Crown of Karsus

The burning Avernus announced the fall of the first layer of hell, and also announced that the bloody battle in the abyss in the multiverse, after an unknown amount of time, had finally reached its climax again.

In the long history of bloody battles, after the establishment of Baator, the devils of hell and the devils of the abyss fought bloody battles for tens of thousands of years around the front line of Avernus, the Plain of Ten Thousand Abysses. The devils had entered the first layer of the Abyss, the Plain of Ten Thousand Abysses, many times, and the devils had also entered the first layer of Avernus, the first layer of Baator, many times.

However, no matter how fierce the bloody battle was, the Abyss Demons occupied Avernus for no more than two days. The biggest crisis that Battor Hell had to face was the Abyss Demons besieging Dis, the second layer of hell. The City of Steel was soon relieved with the arrival of other Battor Hell reinforcements.

The famous Flying Insect Prince Baalzebub was punished by Asmodeus because he wanted to preserve his strength in this war, but there are also rumors that Baalzebub was not punished just for this incident.

But this time it was completely different. The bronze tower of Avernus only held out for one day in the hands of Archaon. The outcome in which millions of demons were forced to withdraw from Avernus shocked the entire multiverse. All the gods were paying close attention to how the Lord of the Nine Hells would deal with this matter.

Asmodeus reacted quickly: first, the Lord of the Nine Hells immediately resurrected Bile and gave his most elite Nessus Legion to Bile's command; second, he ordered to gather all the armies of the remaining Eight Hells, but was not in a hurry to retake the lost ground; third, he pardoned Baalzebub's sins, restored his status as a fallen angel, and appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the front line, ready to defend the second layer of Hell to the death.

After explaining these things, the order to mobilize the devil was issued.

Mephistopheles, the Lord of the Eighth Hell, only had time to look back at his own territory, and he was almost furious.

Not only did he let Elminster escape, Aaron also blew up half of his own tower! He blew up the entire Hellfire Academy, leaving nothing for him!

Aaron, Aaron, have you forgotten the days when we fought against Xirik together in the Chaos Realm?
Mephistopheles was so angry that his teeth were itching. Asmodeus took the initiative to comfort his good friend and announced that he would pay Mephistopheles' debts to other grand dukes. At this critical moment, the entire Nine Hells must unite.

Mephistopheles naturally agreed readily, but he did not tell Asmodeus that something vital had been stolen from his treasury.

Crown of Karsus.

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Archaon's appearance successfully diverted the attention of Aaron and others. When Aaron brought Elminster back to the kingdom, the old wizard was about to cry.

Familiar forest, familiar friends.

Lying on the grass that he thought he would never see again, Elminster savored the fragrance of the soil and the scent of the grass. The old wizard panted hard, "No matter what, I have to thank you, little Aaron... Your Majesty, the country only cares about deeds, not the heart."

"That guy and I have reached a tacit understanding." Aaron kept a gloomy look on his face. He looked at the direction of the Nine Hells in the multiverse, a little absent-mindedly: "No matter what, it's good that you can come out. You are Alice's grandfather and the great sage of Shadow Valley. The country needs you, your goddess needs you, and your goddess has already paid for saving you."

"It's okay, Il, it's okay." The masked priestess Iristri fell to the ground and comforted the white-haired old man.

"What are you going to do next? Do you want me to send you back to Shadow Valley?" Aaron then asked, "Also, why did you fall into hell?"

“No need.” Elminster sighed, and he tried to get up from the ground. “As for how I fell into Hell… I was ambushed by the City of Ghosts after the battle of Tyswei. In order to deal with Kozef, I had already used up the power given to me by the goddess, so I was outnumbered. In order not to be captured… Anyway, I accidentally fell into Hell.”

"Thank you for your help. If you need my help in the future, please let me know." Elminster struggled to get up. "I'm going to find Lyra and Storm. The Harper and I, Elminster, have a score to settle with the City of Ghosts."

"But..." Aaron was about to say something, but Elminster waved his hand impatiently: "I know that your majesty has a truce agreement with the City of Ghosts. You can remain completely neutral in this matter. This is my promise."

"You are right, Il, but." Aaron smiled and said, "The City of Ghosts has surrendered to the Cormier Empire."

"what?!"

Aaron did not lie. The moment Aaron revealed his deified nature, the City of Ghosts reacted quickly.

The Lord of Shade City, Telramant, immediately surrendered to Cormyr and pledged his loyalty to Queen Alyssere of Cormyr in exchange for becoming a vassal of Cormyr and maintaining its independence.

The surrender of Ghost City shocked the government and the people of Cormyr.

The invincible Netherese Empire has surrendered to our Cormyr?
The great arcanists of Netheril, who claim to be so arbitrary that they can extinguish the stars and bury the gods, have also bowed to us in Cormyr?
Alicesel was unable to make a decision on this matter, so she took the initiative to seek out Aaron for discussion, wanting to know what her husband, the prince who had already been deified, thought. After all, Cormier's high-end combat power was basically in Aaron's hands.

Aaron’s answer: Yes.

So when Aaron was rescuing Elminster, Telemante arrived at Suzal, the capital of Cormyr, with the twelve princes of Shade City and his deputies, kissed the queen's scepter, and officially became a vassal of Cormyr.

Elminster: “…………”

After the Great Sage of Shadow Valley listened to Aaron's description of the incident, the expression on his face was as uncomfortable as if he had eaten shit.

But things have come to this point, Aaron's status is no longer what it used to be, and he has saved his life. Faced with the fait accompli, Elminster has nothing to say. He can only apologize and accept the midnight summons to go to the Heart of Spell to repair his broken soul and body.

"Ever since the fall of Mystra, the relationship between Ir and the Seven Sisters of the North and Mystra has become far less close."

Ilistri beside her said that the first "Mystra" in the masked priestess refers to the second-generation goddess of magic, the "slut" who had physical relations with countless mortals, and the second "Mystra" refers to the third-generation goddess of magic, the Midnight who teamed up with Cyric and Klemvor to adventure together.

"I have completed Midnight's request. This could have been the best way for us to get closer to the magic network, but... we have our own purposes." Aaron patted Eilistraee's shoulder, indicating that someone was coming.

The great devil, the son of Mephistopheles, the Grand Duke of the Eighth Hell, Raphael's phantom approached quickly: "Hey! Lord of Reincarnation! Don't forget the promise you owe me!" "Of course I remember." Aaron nodded.

Crown of Karsus.

Aaron took advantage of Zariel's attack on Cania and, with the help of clues provided by Mephistopheles' eldest son Raphael, obtained this treasure from the secret hiding place of the Lord of the Eighth Hell.

Composed of three gems, this artifact contains the wisdom and magic of the last great archmage.

"Very good, I will support you to become the Grand Duke of Avernus." Aaron shook hands with Raphael with satisfaction.

Aaron and Raphael reached a deal, a deal between a god and the great devil. Aaron promised to find a way to support Raphael to become a devil archduke, and Raphael helped Aaron investigate the whereabouts of the crown of Karsus.

The big devil completed his mission, and naturally, Aaron was not stingy with his gifts. In addition to the empty promise of supporting Raphael, Aaron also gave Raphael three pieces of heavenly magic.

The big devil left with satisfaction, leaving Aaron and Eilistraee standing there, as well as Zariel who arrived from afar holding Eleanor in a standard princess hug: "Is everything done?"

Aaron played with the Karsus crown for a while: "Hmm... maybe we all got one thing wrong."

"Ok?"

"Karsas made this crown not for his plan to replace the Goddess of Magic, but to leave a backup for him in case of failure!"

“Hiss!” Eilistraee gasped, “Didn’t Karsus fall? His stone statue of the God of Breathing remains in the High Forest!”

"The one who perfectly combines priesthood, divinity and fragments of godhood is the true god. From this perspective, Karsus is just a deed. He has indeed fallen, because he is fixed by His Majesty AO. He can neither respond to any external affairs nor use any abilities." Aaron said coldly: "But he may have anticipated this outcome in advance."

"And then?" Eleanor asked curiously.

"The Crown of Karsus appears to be a high-level artifact, containing the lifelong learning and arcane power of the Archmage, but in fact it is a prop for collecting divine power for Karsus's resurrection. It will try to make every owner do things for him, accurately teach him arcane knowledge, and collect and devour enough magic network power bit by bit. When enough magic power is stored, our God of Moment will try to possess the strongest owner and achieve a demigod body."

However, it is hard to say whether it was Karsus or the owner himself who achieved the accomplishment, because Karsus's soul was fixed. He prepared this thing in advance just for the backup of a great arcanist, but he did not expect that it would provoke a god among gods.

Will the fixation of AO be broken by a high-level artifact?

Aaron thought it was unlikely, and that Karsas had underestimated the consequences.

Eleanor understood instantly that the great arcanist who was resurrected in this way would be extremely powerful. Even if he was not a true god, he would still be extremely difficult to deal with.

The great arcanists have never been strong in their hard power, but in their endless magic and endless variety of great inventions.

"If I were Raphael, I would definitely run away after getting this thing." Zariel said, and the Seraph could not help but be curious: "What are you going to do with it?"

"Perhaps it is best for us to give this thing to Midnight, but..." Aaron frowned: "Perhaps, by borrowing my power of reincarnation, this thing can have another use."

Even Aaron cannot destroy the power contained in the Crown of Karsus. Draconian is a special attack against divine power, and the Crown of Karsus is the artifact of the Great Arcanist. Without powerful divine power, Aaron really can't do anything about this thing.

But, someone can.

The Lord of Mankind, the Emperor, sits on the Golden Throne.

The knowledge and magic of this crown may allow the Emperor to completely close the breach in the Webway beneath the Imperial Palace.

Moreover, the Lord of Mankind is in a similar state to Karsus.

Karsus is the half-dead God of the Moment, and the Emperor is the Dark Lord who is about to ascend.

Karsus possesses ultimate magical powers far beyond the limits of mortals and is one of the greatest archmages.

The Emperor possesses pinnacle psychic powers that far exceed the limits of mortals and is the most powerful psychic in the human race.

If it were given to the Emperor, perhaps the Lord of Mankind would have a good chance of getting rid of the Golden Throne...A golden flame had already ignited in Aaron's palm.

I can also repay the emperor for his cultivation.

Even though this would most likely offend Midnight, the Magic Goddess could not consider so much since she had to resolve the problems of Shar and Su Lun.

"You all go back and get ready." Aaron suddenly said to Iristri and the others, "I'll go take care of other things, and then we'll prepare to go to the Temple of Time."

"There, we will put together the last two pieces of the puzzle of the Heavenly God System."

"The sun and...eternal night!"