"Are there any members of the Molanin family?" Darkus, who suddenly thought of something, asked softly to Cowell, who was leaning on the back of the chair opposite him.
"If I remember correctly, the heirs were extinct a long time ago." Cowell responded after thinking for a moment.
"Era~" Darkus sighed. He felt that sometimes it was so wonderful. Under the tide of the times, the Elion Horse Wrangler left behind descendants, and the prominent family in the Kingdom of Nagaroth eventually became extinct.
Of the three, only Malchio's deeds were slightly dull. If I had to evaluate it, it was good luck. As a warlock from Nagol, he did not become a doomsday fire warlock. He became a doomsday fire warlock before Malekith learned about the prophecy of destruction. He was sent out by Malekith and thus escaped disaster.
Ashnir, who comes from the Moranin family, is also a leader. She was once the first love and fiancée of Aris Anar.
The Moranin family, like the Korith and Anar families, were all prominent families in the Kingdom of Nagaryth at that time. The grandfathers of these families were either generals of Aenarion or veterans of Aenarion. .
However, among these families, the Anal family was the more prominent. Compared with the Helban family at that time, they were completely inferior. The Arnar family is so prominent because of Elloran Arnar, the grandfather of the "Shadow King" Aris Arnar. He is Aenarion's most trusted and respected comrade besides the dragon tamer Caledor.
Being a flag bearer does not mean simply raising flags. You must know that no matter what era, world, or method of fighting, ascending first, breaking the formation, beheading generals, and capturing the flag are all extremely difficult.
Elloran is not so much the flag bearer of Aenarion, but rather the champion and adjutant of Aenarion. Carrying the flag is just one of the tasks. This is why Malekith left the Kingdom of Nagaryth to go to The reason why Ersin Alvin gave the eastern side of the Kingdom of Nagaris, that is, the side near the ring mountain range, to the Anal family for management.
Ashnir's father, Canteras Moranin, was a veteran of the Aenarion era and had a close relationship with the Arnar family. He was a close ally of the Arnar family, so close that Ashnir and Ali Si was preparing for a marriage alliance to oppose Morathi's regency and sect together. During this period, he was the object of Aris' worship. As Aris's father-in-law, he also taught Aris a lot of things, at least at the beginning.
Aris, who was still young and impatient at the time, pursued Ashnir for two years. He pursued Ashnir through letters, confessions, dancing and hunting activities. He was fascinated by this cold and beautiful girl. On the contrary, he felt happy because of this relationship and began to look forward to his future life. At the same time, he forgot the things that made him feel uneasy and worried.
Aris reduced his time wandering in the wild and listened to some instructions from his parents. He no longer paid attention to his clothes as before, and often learned some skills from his mother that were helpful for love. He didn't spend much time in the library, and he had little patience for politics, but he enjoyed studying documents from scholars in the Kingdom of Sulfri, which documented the mountains inhabited by the mountain dwarves. Marvel at the diversity of birds of prey.
Since then, Aris has obtained more traveler maps and diaries from Ersin Alvin in the library, because he has a beautiful fantasy of one day traveling to Ersin Alvin, under the vast woods. , hunting through towering mountains, offering their prey to Kurnos. He had a beautiful fantasy that one day, he and Ashnir would go to those strange lands together.
As a result... Aris never went to Ersin Alvin in his life, and Ashnir went instead...
After Malekith punched the most filial piety, everything changed. Malekith's The return and attitude allowed Canteras to see an opportunity. Later, Malekith's coquettish manipulations against the Arnar family also caused him to change his attitude. His hostility towards the Arnar family grew day by day, but he still did not rule out the plan to marry Ashnir to Aris.
It wasn't until Malekith's court invited Ashnir to go, Canteras accepted it on behalf of his daughter, and then he told the news to the Arnall family. In his opinion, times had changed, and Malekith The kingdom of Nagaryth was re-informed and would one day take over Ulthuan as the new Phoenix King. Naturally, the Arnar family expressed their protests and dissatisfaction, but he ignored the complaints of the Arnar family and invited young Aris to reunite with Ashnir in Tal Anlek.
For their part, the Arnall family knew Canteras' intentions and plans, and they walked the line between friendship and hostility. They didn't want to make the contact public and at the same time maintained a subtle relationship so that Canteras would benefit in case anything happened in the future, but in the end the Arnall family canceled the wedding.
While going through this day, Aris, who heard the news of Ashnir's arrival, carefully prepared himself. After walking out of the foyer, he saw Ashnir staring from the window of a carriage. He waved his hand. Ashnir saw him, but Ashnir's expression was blank. His heart began to be filled with deep doubts, and finally Ashnir closed the curtains.
After Canteras and Ashnir left, Aris realized that he loved Ashnir, but he now realized that his feelings were never reciprocated. This has always been a political game, initiated by Canteras and dutifully executed by Ashnir. He didn't feel any sadness in the parting Ashnir. There was only extraordinary indifference in Ashnir's eyes.
Aris, who grew more and more angry as he thought about it, thought that Ashnir must think he was very smart, and seeing the ignorance, he came at the slightest call, just like a dog to its master. He thought Ashnir had taken him for a fool. After he re-read the letters Ashnir wrote to him again and recalled those conversations, he thought that his love for Ashnir was always his love for Ashnir, and Ashnir's love only came from him. Imagine.
At that moment, Aris broke away from his love thoughts. He thought that Ashnir would use the story of taming him as a story and tell it to the other princesses of Tal Anlek as a talking point.
Then as time progressed, Ulthuan ushered in the Great Schism. During this period, many things happened, such as Aris's family being killed, the people being slaughtered, and the land being destroyed. In the end, he was the only one left in the Anar family. .
Aris assassinated Cantras, who ruled Tal Anrok, the capital of the Kingdom of Tyranroc. At that time, Cantras had gone from a being he admired and respected to a minion of the Witch King and Witch Queen. It was precisely because of Canteras' death that Morathi had to look for Alandrian to help.
At the same time, Ashnir, who entered Tal Anlek's court, followed Morathi to learn black magic. After he was successful in learning, he began to hunt down the Shadow King, who was gradually becoming famous.
Alandrian agreed, and then he brought his two daughters, Heliben and Liris, and of course Ashnir, who had the revenge of killing his father. The result was that Lyris was shot to death by the False Shadow King, Aris was disguised by his followers, and the hunting team killed the False Shadow King. Aris was taken away from the eaves by another of his followers. Ashnir gestured to the two elves, but was rejected by Alandrian. In his opinion, the real Shadow King was dead, leaving the two elves It would be perfect for an elf to go back and deliver the news of the Shadow King's death.
The result is that Alandrian let the real Shadow King run away. The most embarrassing thing is that only a very small number of existences know that Aris is the Shadow King. Of course, this very few does not include Ashnir...
Fast forward after that, fast forward Fast forward to the events of Skyfall and Malekith sending the trio to Elsin Alvin.
Ashnir, Drusala, and Malchio successfully infiltrated Elzin Alvin through dark magic. In the following months, they attacked the dwarf caravans with the cooperation of a small group of Shadows. and small settlements, causing as many casualties as possible and leaving behind false evidence in order to pin the blame on the Assur settlers.
What’s interesting is that these settlements and caravan routes were told by Malekith. These locations were opened during the era of the Dwarf High King Snorri Whitebeard. As a close friend of Snorri, Malekith said Clear on this. He hoped that this would spark a war between the dwarves and their hated cousins in Ulthuan, forcing Caledor II to divert resources and armies from Naggaroth to Elzin Arwen.
When Argrim Fireheart, the most revered runelord of Barak Highgate, was killed by the trio, the powder keg was finally detonated. The dwarves were furious at these irrational attacks, and many kings and lords cried out for help. In revenge, the Dwarf High King Gotrek Starbreaker banned any commercial dealings with the elven colonists, but did not declare war, but was still trying to appease them.
However, there was a young faction in dwarven society. The dwarves at that time were not as hip as after the Sad Age. Several dwarf lords began to take justice into their own hands. Snorri Halfhand, the son of Gotrek Starbreaker, The Young Faction and a circle of Tzeentch daemons launched an attack on Kor Vanath.
Eight years had passed between the death of Agrim Fireheart and the siege of Kol Vanas. Leandra of the Arsinoe family discovered the magical mark left by the trio when she was at the scene. For the next eight years, they have been tracking the trio in order to prove to the dwarves that it was Druchi who was doing the sabotage from the beginning to the end.
Over the course of eight years, the trio did their best to avoid Leandra while attacking the dwarves, causing a growing feud between the two races. After eight years of hiding, Drusala could feel that the dragon mage was getting closer to her, but at this moment Kor Vanas was besieged, and Leandra had to suddenly give up the pursuit. Return to Kor Vanas.
Although Morkin, located under the city of Kor Vanas, was still preventing the two races from entering the war, the trumpet finally blew and the drum beat, from the rope maker, the lantern bearer, the barrel maker, the gold shaper , rock cutters to brewers, dwarves from all walks of life in the clan put down their tools and picked up axes. The dwarves who became warriors knocked on their shields and attacked Kor Vanas.
Throwing stones and crossbow bolts filled the air with a murderous whistling sound.
The inevitable war finally begins.
According to Asanok's description, the fighting outside the gates of Kor Vanas was extremely fierce. The dwarves did not even cut down trees to serve as battering rams. Instead, they swarmed to the city gate and hacked at the gate with axes. At first, the elves thought that the dwarves were taking it for granted. Although the rain of arrows from above continued to take away the lives of the descendants of Granni, things still changed. An hour later, the elves' initial belief turned into a mistake, and the gate opened Slowly bending, breaking, and collapsing.
The city gate was broken, and a close-range battle began. Fendaril, the steward of the Arsino family, wore a suit of shining silver scales and rode a white horse to direct the battle. The forest of spears composed of elven spearmen flickered. Cold light. However, the dwarves were not afraid, but raised their shields and rushed straight over. The dwarves who rushed into the city gate withstood simultaneous attacks from bows and arrows from above the city wall and spears in front. However, after leaving more than a hundred corpses, the dwarves were still like A wave broke through the elves' defense.
Asanok saw a dwarf hit by an arrow in the shoulder, but the raised shield blocked the attack of the three elves. He could only see the dwarf with elf boots and scale skirt swinging like a top and slashing with an axe. meat, then split the bones. The tip of the spear grazed the dwarf's helmet, but the sharp blow from the dwarf in response was met with an almost strangled scream from the elf.
Countless elven defenders fell under the dwarf's axe, and Fendalil, who fought until the last moment, also fell under the dwarf's axe. The elves began to retreat deeper into the city, but their numbers and formations were scattered. Most of the improvised archers had emptied their quivers and thus abandoned their bows in favor of blades. Fighting and retreating, they continued to retreat northward until they withdrew from Col Vanas and retreated into the forest.
The low rumble of cracking stone heralded the collapse of the gatehouse, and after Kor Varnas had been plundered by the dwarves and then razed to the ground and turned into ruins, the engineers of Stormwind who presided over the demolition work burst into cheers after cheers.
A beast-like howl filled with hatred like the abyss resounded through the sky. A dragon appeared. The dragon flying against the wind moved very fast, and the breeze was filled with the smell of ashes and sulfur. The dragon swooped down, its scales flashing like fire in the sun, like a red sharp blade tearing through the snow-covered cloud dam. A roar like discordant bells fell from the sky, and dragons and knights shouted in unison.
However, at this time, the giant dragon had stopped diving and instead climbed higher into the sky.
Tears streamed down Leandra's face, and Franesh howled in sympathetic anguish.
Kor Varnas was gone, reduced to rubble, and Fendalil was dead. Leandra has failed her people, and she is obsessed with revenge and desires to punish the Druchi for what they have done. She knew her father knew she was emotionally unstable, but only now did she understand why her father sent her to Elsin Alvin.
Franesh soared high in the sky, and Leandra ushered in loneliness and coldness. She saw the dwarf army. Although she wanted to pour out her anger on the dwarves, she refused. Other cities needed to be warned. Tal Alessi was the greatest city after Esho Talarian, and she wanted to go there first. She urged Franesh, trying to erase the image of Kor Vanas from her mind. , but Kor Vanas is burning there, and it won't go away. Another thing to mention is that when the news of the destruction of Kor Vanas reached the Phoenix Court of Lothern, the dwarf messengers sent by Gotrek Starbreaker and who had no knowledge of the matter also came. Arriving at the Phoenix Court of Lothern... Caledor II felt threatened and commented that the visiting dwarf Furyk was just a pig rolling in the mud. Furyk, who was enraged, took out his ax on the spot, and then After a tug, Furik's beard was gone...
For a dwarf, shaving off his beard and breaking his original oath was an unimaginable shame and humiliation. After learning about Snorri Halfhand's actions, Gotrek realized By the time war was inevitable, what the dwarves had done to Kor Vanas also marked the beginning of the war.
"Have you stayed in Lauren Loren since you left Cole Vanus?" After Ashnir finished speaking, Darkus asked a very crucial question.
"Yes, I saw Liandra and Franesh that day, but Liandra did not attack the dwarves, but turned around and flew to the northwest. After Fendaril died, I will bear the responsibility Taking up my responsibility, I led the remaining people of Kor Vanas into the forest and finally arrived here. Some of them chose not to follow me, but went to Sis Leonask. "Asanok sighed mid-sentence, and then said, "The war has begun, and the destroyed Kor Vanas has lost its strategic value." "
So, you have never seen me again since then. Have you ever been to Leandra? Have you ever returned to Col Vanas?" After thinking for a long time, Darkus asked this question.
"No, I heard the news about her reconstruction of Col Vanas, but at that time... In the end, I adopted the principle of voluntariness, and part of me chose to go back. As a result, a small part of the part that went back came back. A small part, they said..." At the end of the sentence, Asanok narrowed his eyes and looked at Darkus, with an uncontrollable inquiry in his eyes.
"Yes." Darkus responded directly without thinking.
Asanok's violent coughing filled the silent air, like a cold wind blowing through, carrying an indescribable bitterness. His gaze always paused on Darkus, with conflicting emotions flashing in his deep eyes.
"Your answer is what I expected, but at the same time it is also what I don't want to face." Asanok finally controlled his coughing, and his voice revealed a complex emotion that could not be let go. His heart was filled with a desire for the truth, but he couldn't get rid of his worries about reality.
"With the changes of time and the ruthless passage of history, what we have to face is the impermanence of this world." Darkus took a deep breath, with a hint of helplessness in his tone. He knew that some things cannot be hidden. And there was no need to hide it, but he didn't say it explicitly. After all, there were so many Enil around him whose ancestors had participated in the battle of revenge.
The only ones who clearly acted were the trio and some of the shadows. The other Druchi were either lurking as spies or engaged in other activities. Therefore, the revenge war initiated by Druch has always been based on rumors, and now only the participants, Malekith, Asanok and Leandra, know the truth.
Darkus knew what Asanok wanted to ask, and the elf who returned to Lauren Loren must have talked to Ashnir about the black dragon.
After the destruction of Cole Vanas, Leandra, who had delivered the message to other elven cities, started hunting again. At this time, Drusala received a summons from Malekith, who asked her to find A black dragon called Bloody Fang.
This black dragon is no ordinary black dragon. It also has a complicated background. It was one of the first batch of dragon eggs stolen from the Caledor Cave by Druch, and Alandrian was also involved.
Bloody Fang is one of the earliest black dragons born. It is from the same group as Suleh that Malekith rides. It has been incubated by black magic since birth and cruelly trained by its trainer, and it has surrendered to the proud will of the dragon. Yu Druch's calculation. It eventually became a ferocious war beast, and it's hard to imagine what kind of torture it went through, because it took decades to turn this noble creature into such a twisted and destructive horror.
The body is covered with ebony scales, and is filled with spikes from nose to tail. The dark skin is covered with scars from old injuries, some of which are the product of participating in battles, and some of which are the cruelty used by Druch to bend his will. Training method testimonials. The Bloodtusk's tusks are stacked along its jagged jaw, and its claws are as long as the elf's body. Only its eyes are a blank silver, which makes it painful to look at them for a long time. Black and silver are Malekith's favorite colors, and just as Malekith thought, they have indeed left a deep mark on the world.
The Battle of the Dark Marshes was one of the most important battles in the early days of the Schism, ultimately leading to the schism of the Kingdom of Nagaryth. The first rider of the Bloody Fang was Kalanion, who commanded Druchi's army. He was the guy who spared his life when Malekith entered Tal Anlek during the civil strife in Nagaryth. A Nagaryth elf loyal to the Phoenix King Caledor. With the assistance of the Bloody Fangs, the Arnar family's army failed, and in the end only Aris was left. Aris later became the Shadow King, which turned back...
Interestingly, the appearance of the black dragon angered Ka The fire dragon of Ledo, the fire dragon thinks that the black dragon is evil and dark. After seeing the black dragon, the fire dragon returned directly to the Kingdom of Caledor, called the Dragon Zone. The result was that during the Battle of the Elion Plains, Kalanion, who had already won, was besieged by a group of dragon princes and fire dragons that suddenly appeared. In the end, Kalanion died in the battle, and the freed bloody fangs escaped and disappeared into the clouds.
At some point, Bloody Fang flew towards Erzin Alvin, only to be trapped in a huge, perfectly round chasm deep in the Gray Mountains, with huge pilasters looming, each with a Engraved with huge containment runes.
No one knows how the Bloody Fang got there, and no one knows how long it has been kept there. However, Malekith, as its creator, knew of its existence, so the trio went to it. the place where it is located.
After Drusala unleashed the Bloody Fang, bending it to her will through dark magic and pain, she flew to Kor Vanas.
Leandra seemed to have a DEBUFF that she couldn't catch up with every time. This time she still came too late. Cole Vanus, who had recovered from the ravages of the dwarves twenty years ago, was again attacked by Drusala and the bloody wolf. The tooth is destroyed. She and Franesh, Drusala and Bloody Fang faced off and fought. A fierce air battle that lasted for several hours began. The two spellcasters blasted each other, while the two dragons continued to attack each other. Biting and tearing at each other.
"I don't know how Leandra would react when she saw the current Drusala after so many years..." Darkus, who was thinking, suddenly found something and couldn't help but muttered.
In the end, Leandra came out on top, Druzala underestimated her strength, and she proved to be a very powerful mage. She used magic to inflict fatal damage to Bloody Fang. Finally, Drusala and Bloody Fang fell into the lake. Drusala successfully surfaced, but the black dragon sank into the depths.
This incident was told by Malekith to Dacus. As for what happened next, with the death of Bloody Fang, Malekith did not know. But he knew something very evil. He knew how and where the trio died...
In fact, what happened between Drusala crawling out of the lake and the moment he died It's also quite sinister that she is captured by Leandra when she is alone, and Leandra prepares to hand her over to the dwarves in the hope of stopping the conflict, as she is responsible for the attack that started it.
Unfortunately, the peace attempts failed due to the animosity that arose between the two races. A large dwarf army led by Morkin besieged the city where Imradric was located. In the battle, Malkin was not defeated by Imradric as before, and with Imradric's death, the dwarves began to attack the city.
Drusala, who was imprisoned in the cell, was eventually rescued by Marchio and Ashnir who arrived, and then took advantage of the chaos to escape. Then the trio began a long escape. In fact, the trio were at odds. Malchio and Ashnir chose to rescue Drusala because Drusala knew to return to Nagaroth.
However, Drusala's luck returned, and just when Malchior and Ashnir realized that she had no idea how to return to Naggaroth, her precious son appeared.
Drusala's son Ashelil remained in the Kingdom of Nagaryth and eventually became a shadow warrior, killing Malchior and Ashnir with his bow. When Drusala recognized him, he began to taunt him, mocking the irony of a son killing his mother, but he promised to bring Drusala before his patron.
Ascheril's patron is Prince Elandriel, the gray lord of Eshor Talarian. As mentioned before, this is an unscrupulous prince. With the help of Drusala, he mastered the method of using objects to power the dragon. It was still a sea dragon at first, but in the end, the Ulthuan fire dragons who stayed in Elzin Alvin abandoned the elves directly after seeing what they did to avoid suffering the same fate. It was then that the dragons in the Dragon Towers of Erso Talarian and Tal Litanel returned to Ulthuan. The Dragon Tower from Tal Litanel was empty, but Erso. Talarian's didn't.
The fire dragon was gone and the red dragon was gone. With the help of Drusala, the ambitious Elandriel rode the red dragon of the old world to slaughter and destroy Karak Kuro, who is now located near Nuln. In the Chronicles of Sur, this day is recorded as the Battle of Elandriel Hills, and in the Dwarven Book of Hatred, it is known as the Massacre of Karak Kurro.
However, in fact, it was a big thunder, and Drusala knew that sooner or later the dragon would be able to break free and take revenge. The result was just as she expected, Elendriel was played to death by the red dragon and turned into a meat pie. But the fire dragon survived, has always lived, and lived in Darkus' era.
The next step is the fun part. After the dwarves entered Esso Talarian, Ashelil chose to come to his mother's cell and execute his mother. In the end, his mother was superior and when he approached , his mother, who had gotten rid of her restraints at some point, was waiting for him there, and then taught him the last lesson.
Drusala snatched Ascheril's dagger, thrust it into her son's chin, and pushed until the blade penetrated her son's brain. After killing her son, she fled into the streets, trying to escape the city, but as fate would have it, Leandra was there too at that time. After noticing her, Leandra attacked her, slashing her wrists and removing her clothes that concealed Assati's tattoos.
The Asur refugees who could not escape recognized Drusala's Druchi identity, and all their grievances were poured out on her head. Amid a burst of screams and curses, the Asurs beat her half to death. Her luck is here again! The dwarf army came, and she survived for the time being. She was taken out of the city as she lay there soon after.
When Drusala woke up, she found that it was Marchio and Ashnir who had been killed by her son before. They wanted to take advantage of that opportunity to fake their death and get rid of her, because at that time they had already realized Until she didn't know how to return to Naggaroth. As a result, after making a large circle around Ersin Alvin, Marchio followed Ashnir, who had excellent tracking talent, and found her again.
Drusala's luck works sometimes and sometimes not. The trio got on a ship returning to Ulthuan and planned to find a solution after arriving in Ulthuan. However, their luck failed again. , a storm stranded the ship off the Nehekhara coastline near Zandiri. Months later, the Zandiri went to war with the Khemri, and the king of Zandiri convinced the trio to help in exchange for their freedom.
The trio used powerful magic to attack the Khemri king who was far behind the battle line. The result was a great defeat for Khemri and a great victory for Zandiri.
This great victory over Zandiri did not surprise the king, but frightened the trio. He was shocked by the trio's power, so he did not fulfill his oath and betrayed the trio. As a result, his actions made He couldn't even live in peace after death. He did not want his hands to be stained with blood, and the trio who killed King Tutpu's father fell victim to the subsequent peace agreement with Tutep, the successor of Khemri.
Originally, the trio were to be buried in the pyramid as sacrifices to Tutop's father. But, but, at this time Tutop’s brother, Nagash, the great saint of Khemri, appeared!
Nagash was intrigued by the trio, and for years he searched for power independent of the Nehekhara gods he despised, thereby uncovering the secrets of immortality and his destructive use of Druchi's dark magic. Very fascinated.
Then another short story began.
Darkus, who knew how the trio died, looked at Drusala again. Maybe a few hundred years later there will be a magical showdown between Drusala and Big Bone Man. It seems that fate is constantly reincarnating. I don’t know. How will Gash react after seeing Drusala, and he doesn't know whether Naga will win the next duel.
I left a few foreshadowings, both long and short.