Azeroth Shadow Trail

   Chapter 1794 20. Spark of Disaster

   The night was extraordinarily long, and of course the citizens of the city enjoying the banquet didn’t care.

   They drank all night long to release the stress of the recent period of panic in a hedonic manner. But while the bright lights illuminate the luxurious and magnificent city of Suramar, a cold night wind is also blowing over this gorgeous city.

The blockade of the Tower of Darkness, towering outside the Riverbend Harbor, was not lifted until dawn, but not because the Great Magister and her courtiers came up with a solution to the disaster, but because the true master of the city was there. In the darkness, a Hippogryph cavalry commanded and landed on the dome platform of the tower.

  “哐”

  Lord Kurtalos Ravencrest, wearing black elven armor and carrying a heavy sword, jumped from the saddle of his hippogryph.

  Behind him, the Black Raven Guards with spears dispersed silently, and those Moon Guards in robes stood behind the guards with staffs.

  The well-trained army formed a phalanx when they landed. The guard commander and the captain of the moon guard stood beside the great lord, and a tall young elf stood out from the crowd.

   He also wears the robe of the Moon Guard and holds a spar staff.

   But what sets him apart from the other guards is that this young and resolute elf has amber eyes that sparkle in the dark.

   He maintained a calm and capable attitude, but when he looked at the night scene of Suramar at dawn from this height, there was also a flash of nostalgia and anticipation in the eyes of the elf mage.

  He grew up here.

   The people he cares about are also here. Even though he can't wait to put his wings on his wings and take a walk around the Moon Temple in the city, as a recruit who has just joined the Moon Guard, he can't abandon his responsibilities.

"The matter is true?"

   Facing the great magister Elisande who brought several great nobles to greet him, Lord Ravencase had no intention of greeting, and asked in a deep voice.

"Um."

  The Great Magister also understood the behavior of her superior. She restrained all arrogance and said in a cold tone:

   "I didn't tell the others, but the alien emperor didn't come alone, he brought the only survivor of the Azsuna incident and your good friend.

  The head of the Academy of Magic of Nar'Thalas, the Imperial Grand Arcanist Lady Elya Bluemoon. "

   "Blue Moon is still alive?"

   A relaxed smile appeared on the face of the lord under the battle helmet, but it was fleeting, and soon returned to the calm posture before.

   He glanced at Sir Moonshire and several other great nobles who were standing in the distance, and said:

   "I don't have time to talk to them, let them get ready for trouble as soon as possible, take me to see Lanyue, I want to listen to her with my own ears."

   "Okay, please come with me, High Lord."

   Elisande nodded, waved his hand to open a portal leading to the interior of the Tower of Darkness, and sent his adjutant to inform the nobles of the meaning of the great lord.

   When he walked into the portal, Ravencase turned back and gestured to the guards behind him, and the two adjutants immediately understood.

   "The Raven Guard takes over the defense of the Tower of Night!"

   The captain of the Black Rook Castle turned around and gave orders to his subordinates, while the commander of the Moon Guard waved his hand and said to the casters:

   "The Moon Guard takes over the inner lewd center of Suramar, and the first and second squads go to the Moon Fortress to activate the teleportation facility there and prepare for the passage of a large-scale army.

  Illidan! "

"exist!"

   The tall young elf with amber eyes answered loudly, and then he heard the commander give him an order:

   "Go to the Moon Temple area and convey the order of Lord Ravencrest to the high priests, asking all the priests who can fight in the Moon Temple to be ready for battle.

  We need them to have the Moonwell and the Wounded Barracks ready. "

   "Follow orders!"

  The young Illidan immediately accepted the order, and although he was serious on the surface, there was still a little bit of joy in his heart. Finally, I can meet my sweetheart without affecting military affairs.

   O, praise Elune.

—

"Uh"

  In a quiet lounge in the Tower of Darkness, the comatose Dean Aria Lanyue felt the magic stimulation from the outside world, and she opened her eyes with difficulty.

   The first thing I saw was the dome of the lounge. The ornately painted murals commemorated the establishment of the Well of Eternity, and the purple stars and moons dotted around it represented the domain of a spellcaster.

  It is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish the true meaning from those decorations, but for Dean Lanyue, who is very experienced in theory and can be called a walking imperial encyclopedia, she immediately recognized that she had arrived at Suramar City.

   and in the room of the great magister Elisande.

   This made her slightly confused mind feel relaxed, and then there was a surge of resistance.

  Relaxed because I came to a safe area.

  Resistance because she and Elisande have a bad personal relationship.

Although they are both great arcanists who are trusted by Queen Azshara, Elisander and Willing to be ordinary, who have always been keen on politics and have achieved noble places, hide in Azsuna's academies to teach and educate people, and never get involved in politics Dean Alya Bluemoon has never been a one-of-a-kind.

   And the inheritance of the two is also different.

   Elisande is the most orthodox Highborne spellcaster, while Dean Aria Bluemoon is under the tutelage of Hermit Matri, the master "hermit" known in the Empire for her solitary style.

   "Azshara"

Dean Lanyue lay on the luxurious bed in the lounge, clenched her fists and pronounced the name with incomparable anger. She tried to get up, but the next moment she was pressed by a strong arm on her shoulders, forcing her to lie down. back to bed.

   "Blue Moon, you need to rest."

   A steady voice came from the side, and Dean Lan Yue completely relaxed when he heard this voice.

   She knew that her real friend had rushed to her side, which made her no longer have the sense of crisis in danger.

   "Ravencrest."

   Dean Blue Moon was lying on the purple pillow and turned back with difficulty. She saw High Lord Kutalos Ravencrest who was sitting on the edge of the bed with the battle helmet by his hand.

   At this time, the big lord no longer had the serious expression outside. With a smile on his handsome and handsome face, he said softly to his friend whom he had not seen for many years:

   "I'm here, Lanyue, don't be afraid, I'm here."

   "Azuna Azsuna is gone."

   After seeing the appearance of her trusted friend, Dean Lanyue's tears and grievances poured out of her eyes. She trembled and said:

   "My college. My students. Gone, gone"

   "What a terrible news."

   The high lord sighed.

   He took off his gauntlet and held the cold hand of Dean Lanyue. He said:

   "I know you're in pain, Blue Moon, but you must tell me the truth now. I talked to the pandaren emperor, and I learned from him what happened.

   But I trust you more than an alien noble.

  I must know all the details, you must tell me exactly what the Queen did about Azshara in Azsuna. "

   "Really, it's all true."

   Dean Lanyue was reluctant to recall the hellish scene, but she trusted Ravencase as much as her mentor. She closed her eyes and let herself recall the moment of disaster, and said in a difficult tone:

   "The tyrant was furious at the fantasy of Farodis trying to stop her from falling into darkness, but my poor student Farodis was a very good administrator but not a ruler.

   A traitor appears in his court, causing Azshara to know his plans ahead of time.

   As the storm came, Azshara appeared in Nar'Thalas City with the power of the Well of Eternity.

   She shattered her beloved Tidestone, unleashing a devastating force that destroyed her realm and her people, and cursed them. Ravencrest, go to Torcedrin. "

   Dean Lanyue clenched the hand of the great lord, she took out more evidence, she said:

   "There is a letter from Farodis from Torsedrin. Farodis invited him to join the plan to set things right. Torsedrin knows all this, which is enough to prove that we are not lying.

  Our Queen.

   Once the light of the light, the once elven pride has fallen into a tyrant and a monster under the lure of darkness, and a prophet told me that terrible things will happen to Zin Azsali, and you must stop it.”

   "I can't stop it, Blue Moon."

   Lord Ravencrest sighed, helplessness and pain were written on the face of this great noble who supported the elven empire like a mountain.

   He wanted to hide this fact.

   But when he saw the pain in the eyes of his friend, he decided to tell the whole story about the news he just got. Under the astonished gaze of the Great Magister Elisande who was standing next to him, Lord Ravencrest whispered:

   "I can't stop it. It's not that I don't want to, but it's too late! Terrible things have happened in Zin Azali, the city. The heart and pride of the empire

   A horrific massacre took place there.

   Creatures named demons gushing out of the portal of the Well of Eternity have turned it into a **** on earth. "

   Lord Ravencrest clearly felt that Dean Blue Moon was holding his hand tightening at this moment, and he could also feel the panic in his adjutant Elisande.

   He glanced back at the shaky Great Magister and whispered:

"There can be no mistake. It was a message sent by a young ranger under Das Reema Sunstrider who risked his life. The great noble who followed the Queen saw everything and found out with his conscience, and risked being discovered. The news was revealed to the me.

   Sunstrider told me, Queen.

  The Queen has fallen into darkness and can't turn back.

   And her favorite servant Xavius ​​has become a servant of some kind of evil existence. We are not willing to face all this, but we must face it.

  The war has begun. "

"This is impossible."

  The Great Magister was struck by lightning at this moment, she rubbed her white forehead and said in an unbelievably hoarse tone:

   "The last time I went to Zin Asari to meet the Queen, she was fine, how could it be so soon. When did Farodis find out about the Queen's problem?

  Why didn't he inform me of the news? "

"you?"

   Dean Lan Yue, who was lying on the bed, sneered weakly.

   The weakness imposed on her by her mysterious "disciple" dissipated little by little, which made Ms. Lan Yue's sanity return quickly.

   She glanced at Elisande and said:

"With your loyalty to the Queen, the day after Farondis told you about his findings, I'm afraid that the Queen's guards will come and arrest you. Wake up, Elisande, now is not the time to question the truth. .

   With the Queen's paranoia hidden under her arrogance, since she let the demons slaughter the people, she must have made a desperate plan. Perhaps the order she gave you is already on the way.

  Why do you think she would destroy Azsuna in this way at this moment? "

   "Power Demonstration After Rebel Discovery"

  The Great Magister glanced at the seal of the Great Magister on her finger, and she said with a pale face and trembling:

   "If we don't obey, if we dare try to resist like Farodis did, Suramar will be the next Azsuna, this is crazy!"

   "Bang Bang Bang"

   A hurried knock on the door sounded at this moment, causing the three people in the room to turn back at the same time.

  The Great Magister threw a ball of ice **** on her face to force herself to calm down. She glanced at Lord Ravencase and Lady Lanyue, reached out and wiped her face with a handkerchief, and said to the door:

"Come in!"

The door was pushed open, and the complex-faced great astrologer Lord Aitavus walked into the room holding a scroll with Azshara's emblem. To the Great Magister with an ugly face.

   he whispered:

   "Xin Azali's communication has been restarted, and the Queen's order has been issued. This is for you, Great Magister.

   is also issued together with the evidence and verdict on Prince Farondis and the treason of the city of Nar'Thalas. The verdict was an open letter sent to all cities in the empire and all magic princes. "

   Elisande glanced at the scroll that was handed in front of him, and then glanced at his immediate superior, Lord Ravencasse, who was looking at her with a faint gaze.

   At this moment, the Great Magister finally understood why the Great Lord brought the Black Raven Guard and the Moon Guard to Suramar.

  The atmosphere in the room suddenly froze.

   After being silent for more than ten seconds, the Great Magister said in a dry tone:

   "Perhaps, maybe we can talk to the Queen? Didn't Pharodis also want to save the Queen from the temptation of darkness? This may prove that we don't need to go such an antagonistic step.

  Perhaps, we can.”

   "There's nothing to talk about, my adjutant Elisander."

   Lord Ravencrest reached out and took off his neck guard, revealing a terrifying scar from his neck to his shoulders, as if torn apart by the claws of some kind of monster.

   This is a fatal injury.

   "I was attacked by monsters in my hunting ground a month ago, you should all know."

The high lord    stroked his wound that had healed, and said in a low voice:

"If that young man named Illidan Stormrage hadn't been brave enough and vigilant enough, I'm afraid you would have gone to my funeral a month ago. Well, guess what, Elisande, the monster that attacked me. ?

   Guess again, who sent it? "

"I see."

  The Great Magister heard his determination from the words of the Great Lord.

She weighed it in her heart, and then looked at Dean Lanyue who was staring at her. The fingers of the spellcaster who was as powerful as her might have pinched a certain imprisoned seal. Perhaps the magical enchantment of the Tower of Night, taken over by the Moon Guard, is no longer at its command.

   She can remain loyal to Queen Azshara

   But the price is too high.

   What's more, a queen who can destroy her own territory and people with her own hands doesn't seem to be worth her own life to follow, right?

   Under the gazes of Ravencase and Dean Blue Moon, the Great Magister raised his finger and touched the royal scroll in Aitaus's hand, a magical flame ignited, burning the scroll in an instant.

  As the ashes fell, Elisande also relaxed. Now that he had chosen his side, the next thing to do was simple.

   She looked at the smiling High Lord Ravencrest and whispered:

   "Can we win? Holding the Well of Eternity has attracted allies from another world, and there are so many nobles serving her queen, is she really an opponent we can defeat?"

   "The Well of Eternity is going to be used to maintain the portal to another world, and the nobles who serve the Queen are not necessarily that firm. My friend Dath Remar is working in secret."

   High Lord Ravencrest stood up, holding the hilt of the great sword beside him, he said:

   "The only troubles are those otherworldly demons

   But we also have our own allies. Although the Pandaren Emperor's army cannot cross the mainland to support us, he has already warned the King of Gold when he traveled the troll empire before.

  We no longer have to worry about border conflicts with trolls, the Sisters of Elune will definitely join us, I will persuade both Erethras and Sandara, and I am very sure. "

   "Trolls?"

   Elisande's expression changed instantly, she complained:

   "I'm starting to regret joining your side, really, High Lord."

   (end of this chapter)