In Imperial Calendar -50, a wandering human Teutonic tribe began to settle near what is now Middenheim. Their chief was Artur, a visionary leader and fierce warrior. As the settlement grew, he sought to prove himself a worthy chieftain, leading his troops on raids against greenskins and beastmen.
However, towards the end of his life, Artur's character underwent a major change, and the once heroic man became extremely cruel. He began to use troops against the human tribes in the south, and Sigmar came. Sigma challenged him to a duel in front of the Eternal Fire. In desperation, he pushed Sigma into the holy fire. As a result, nothing happened to Sigma, and he was terminated by Sigma.
The fragment comes from Artur's King's Dragon Sword, or the Dragon Sword in the Stone. There is a certain representation and directionality. In human legends, there is a layer of gleaming frost attached to the edge of the weapon. With the whisper of the winter wind, it cuts through the air. The gleaming silver blade can cut the hardest iron or steel. Stone. The more outrageous legend is that a mysterious wise man came here from a remote island on the other side of the ocean and forged this magic sword for Atul when he was born.
When the human tribe came to the land that is now the Midden Territory, they were helped by Lauren Loren Aenir and the dwarves of the Central Mountains. Later, as mentioned before, Artur lost the duel with Sigmar. His long sword from the elves was shattered by Sigmar's dwarf Gail Maraz hammer...
" What's the difference between that fragment and my brother's Frost Sword?" Darkus looked at Drusala and asked, if he remembered correctly, he seemed to have seen those fragments in the afternoon.
"My dear, there is no difference. They should be made by the same batch, from... the classical era." Drusala put down her hands and listened to the story. At the end, she also adopted the buzzword "classical", which was spoken by her lover. The so-called classics refer to the era of elves from the great invasion to the collapse of the earth. She thought of something and then said, "However, there seems to be some kind of blessing on the fragments."
Darkus nodded. He no longer paid attention to these things in human society. Fragments that have a certain meaning are still in the Three Emperors era of mankind. Having fragments can strengthen claims and inheritance and other messy things. Although it was already in pieces, since everything was in his hands, he naturally had no reason to return it, so he just kept it as a meaningless trophy. Maybe one day his brother's sword was broken, and he could use these fragments to repair it. ?
Genevieve went on to tell stories, such as going to watch a football match at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium next to Blackpool, a beautiful amphitheater famous throughout the empire and the venue for many sporting events. It can accommodate 5,000 people, 2,000 of whom have seats and the rest have standing room. It was originally intended as a performing arts theater, but musicals were too trendy for Middeners. Due to revenue and various problems, the amphitheater was turned into a stadium for performances that Middeners liked. Athletics, chariot races, pit games, and midden ball games.
Darkus goes in one ear and out the other. Maybe he can start similar activities after returning to Naggaroth. Organize leagues with legions as teams, just like Blood Bowl rugby. This is better than doing Kane's sacrifice. . But his current focus is not here. When he mentions the White Wolf City of Middenheim, the first thing that comes to mind is the White Wolf Holy Fire and the Eternal Fire. However, Genevieve did not go due to her own limitations, so the specific details are still there. You have to ask Lane.
If Darkus remembers correctly, the Eternal Fire was lit when Artur first came to Middenheim, and a circle composed of eight tall Ogham menhirs was erected above the Holy Fire. Around it, a century later, when humans began to build the Great Temple of Ulric, these eight Ogham stones were uprooted and moved to other places. Because the Ogham stones had been blown by the wind of Gur for a long time, the Ogham stones It is actually filled with a lot of Gu Erzhi.
After the Great Temple of Ulric was built, the Eternal Fire burned blazingly in front of the great altar, producing a huge silver pillar of fire that shot straight into the sky, like some kind of huge engine.
Some anthropologists believe that there must be a rational explanation for the eternal fire. They were careful not to advance their theories publicly, for any suggestion that the flames were generated by something other than Ulric's divine will would displease Ulric's priests, who were merely scholars and did not want to be shown uninvited. The Ulrics were taught a lesson.
However, a growing body of theory and evidence suggests that there must be something beneath Middenheim that is causing the Gulzhe Winds to concentrate and emit upwards into the flames, similar to the geysers that might result from too much concentrated groundwater. Scholars believe it would be foolish to rely on divine explanations to explain the phenomenon, with magical explanations more likely.
In addition to the research of anthropologists that often explodes, the Eternal Flame also has supporting legends. According to the legend, the rock that established Middenheim was given to Ulric by Tal. As the god of war, wolves, and winter, Ulric reigns only at certain times, while his brother Tal is revered throughout the year. So Tal presented a mountain so that His devotees could worship Him even in the summer.
Ulric accepted the gift, but thought it should be changed because it would be difficult for his followers to live on the steep mountainside. He struck the summit with his fist, forming a rough plateau. Then He struck the plateau with his axe, and hot springs flowed out from the cracks He struck. Finally His ax fell on the plateau, and from the cracks flashed a pillar of silver fire, the eternal fire.
This myth about Ulric is excerpted from an ancient collection of legends called "Uric and the Founding of the World", and is now enshrined as a holy relic in the Temple of Ulric in Middenheim. Of course, this is just an excerpt from Ulric's mythology, and there are other highlights, such as the trickster god Ranold selling his teammates and the appearance of the Horned Rat. The legend corresponds to reality. The descendants of the Horned Rat really appeared. However, the Ranold believers in the Midden Territory have been unfairly treated by the Ulric believers and can only hide in the dark side.
Darkus didn't understand the research of human codebreakers and the myth of Yurik, but he knew some other things. There was almost a ten-century gap between Asur's withdrawal from Elsin Alvin and the rise of mankind. He asked Asanok and Marist about it, and looked it up in Tal Litanel's library. Although Middenheim is very close to Lauren Loren and Kor Vanas, it did not have any stronghold during the elven rule. The closest to Middenheim are the two elven high buildings in the current Duncanwald Forest. The abandoned ruins of the tower.
The same mountaintop with a silver pillar of fire did not appear when the elves ruled Elsin Alvin. When Dax was in Itaza, the old skink priest who was very good to him told him about the Slann Demon. The priests' cunning operations directly led to the decline of the dwarves and the rise of the Skaven.
Asanok's memories also correspond to Tal Litanel's library records. The earthquake not only caused explosions and earthquakes at the edge of the world's mountains, but other places in Ersin Alvin were also affected. Enil in Renloren also felt the tremor.
Darkus believes that this mountaintop was probably formed through this earthquake, or that the mountaintop itself is very fragile. Due to the earthquake, the mountaintop became more fragile, and the silver fire pillar also spewed out from that time, just like the shallow layer of the earth's surface. Oil gushes out through the holes and is then ignited to form an eternal fire.
Elsin Alvin means vast wilderness in the Elvish language, but when the elves were active in Elsin Alvin, the so-called wilderness was far less outrageous than it is now. This was probably after the Eternal Fire was ignited. , the violent Gurzhi wind made Duncan Wald and the Shadow Forest more and more lush. These two forests were even so lush that some elven ruins were impossible to discover.
As for why the mountain is so fragile, in Billak's words: Although the Chaos Gods are happy to accept souls for dinner, they don't care about the slaughter of mortals, because Middenheim is the real reward.
There is an artifact beneath Middenheim, or to be precise, it is a creation of the Old Ones. That creation was placed there before the Great Invasion. That creation is Archaon's true target in the end.
Perhaps except for the ancient saints, no one knows what the creation was originally used for. The creation contains terrible energy. The appearance of the eternal fire is a manifestation of the overflow of creation energy. It may be that Ulric really knows something, so he lit the holy fire to discharge part of the energy in creation. Likewise, with the proper rituals, the energy within creation can be detonated, creating a rift in the mortal world nearly as large as the Chaos Portals at the North and South Poles.
According to the pool theory, the Great Invasion ended because the emergence of the Maelstrom and the energy pouring out of the Chaos Portals at the North and South Poles reached a terrible balance, canceling each other out, and eventually calming down. Without a corresponding rift to provide balance for a similar rift to appear in Middenheim, the consequence would be that the entire world would be swallowed up. At the End of Time, Teclis stole the Eternal Fire to resurrect Tyrion. If he had not stolen the Holy Fire, his brother would have died, but perhaps Middenheim would have survived and the world would have survived. Then... the legions that were still in Athel Loren attacked through magic, and fought the final battle in Middenheim, and then there was no more...
The story begins with Aenarion, and the story also begins in his third year. It ended under the witness of a bloodline. The three bloodlines correspond to the Tai brothers, Alarielle and Malekith. In the end, the Middle Ages were destroyed under the witness of these three, and then joined hands to enter the next era, replacing the previous elven gods and carrying out a new era. Reincarnation.
Teclis's act of stealing the fire caused the high morale of the human defenders of Middenheim to plummet. With the eternal fire extinguished, they believed that Ulric was no longer around and had given up on them, leaving Chaos and the Rats The People's Army found an opportunity to capture Middenheim.
From Darkus' point of view, it is meaningless to evaluate Tigris' so-called salvation and selfish behavior. The moment the maelstrom was disintegrated, everything was doomed, just like the spread of cancer in the late stage. No matter how hard it is, it will always be that way. It's over. The so-called army of order can only be that after a tossing, but without the maelstrom, the army of chaos is endless, and it will be over after consumption. Tigris' behavior is more like stepping on the accelerator. On the other hand, if Tigris doesn't step on the accelerator, the outcome is doomed.
As for the incarnation of the Eight Winds... If Darkus could choose, he chose to place the Eight Winds on the Slann Demon Priest headed by Mazdamudi. The second generation was bound to the third generation, and the third generation was not enough to go to the fourth generation... ...Elves, humans, etc. are all ignored. Without them, the Slann Demon Priests don’t have that many emotions and don’t have that many things to do.
But these are not important. What is important is that Darkus, who has a rich history of excavation and discovery, believes that the things left in the ancient sanctuary are all corresponding, just like the east, west, south, and north star pyramids and the north and south pole portals, so... …Where is the creation of the Ancient Saint corresponding to Middenheim? The ancient city of Quintex in Naggaroth? Or... Cathay on the other side of the planet?
And what is the real purpose of this ancient holy creation? Space travel like those gates to the north and south? Anchor positioning? Can the Four Gods of Chaos be brought back to Earth as gifts? Holy Terra, right? In Darkus' view, idealistic things like the ancient saint's creations are full of evil. Two seemingly identical things are useless when spliced together. Two seemingly identical things have their own functions. The correct use depends on the stone slab. , instead of thinking about it, of course it can also be forcibly activated and used through some methods.
It was precisely because he knew the importance of Middenheim that Darkus chose to invest so much energy in Lauren Loren, based on the coastline of the Sea of Claws, and Lauren Loren, Duncan Walder and the Shadow Forest. The pincer formation allows the elves to surround Middenheim, allowing the elves to support Middenheim when a situation arises.
After landing in Ulthuan, we must ensure that some military leaders and young factions are not allowed to appear. If that doesn't work, we can simply eat up Middenheim completely and occupy the entire northern part of the empire. In Darkus' view, it is not so much that there is a forest within the territory of the empire, but that there is an empire within the forest.
"You two talk first." The thoughtful Darkus suddenly stood up and said something, then turned and walked out of the tent.
"What's wrong with him?" Genevieve asked inexplicably.
"There are some things that are bothering him, and those things are probably related to what you just mentioned." After Drusala saw Darkus leaving, she continued to sew with her head down. While she was talking, she thought of something. , then asked, "Did Ren discover any secret passage when he was in Middenheim?"
"I found it, but it was too intense for me. He went down alone, but nothing was gained. However, There's something else there, like a dungeon, and I saw traces of rats, just like we saw in Queza."
Drusala and Genevieve were chatting. At that time, Darkus returned to the tent. He just went to Renn's tent and asked Renn some questions.
Renn, who was writing a debriefing report, answered Darkus' question. However, Renn's answer was what he wanted, and it was not what he wanted. Renn did discover something. There was a stone chamber deep beneath the Eternal Fire. Renn could feel that something related to the Ancient Saint was in that stone chamber, but the stone chamber seemed to be teleported through space. It also grew into the mountain. Ren searched for a long time but could not find the so-called passage, and did not sense the existence of the stone slab. It seemed that only the ancient saint's creation was in the stone chamber.
In addition to the stone room, the mountain below Middenheim is very complex. There is a supporting sewer facility below the entire city, and below it is the underground city. There are dwarf tunnels on the upper and lower levels. In addition to the dwarf tunnels, Renn and Genevieve also saw traces of Skaven. Renn judged that there was even a Skaven lair under the mountain.
Renn's words made Darkus waver. He had originally planned to go to Middenheim to see it in person, but Renn went there before him, which was unplanned. He knew that Renn was being targeted by Tzeentch. If he went again... I'm afraid it would cause other changes. In a world without him, the ancient saint's creation would always be there. He who can cut through destiny doesn't know what changes will happen after he goes there that he can't imagine. This ancient saint's creation is not some cruel fang connected to a dragon. Maybe he can even kick the accelerator and jump to the next one in advance. era.
The most critical question is what can Darkus do after seeing the creation of the Ancient Saint and enter the stone chamber through the Bridge of Shadows? See if there is a slate? Shut down or start up? He also made a cameo as a fire thief? Under the noses of humans, dwarves, and Ulric, take the creation out of Middenheim, put it on a ship, and transport it to the continent of Lustria? Or just looking at it? The problem is that it doesn't make sense.
If Darkus remembers correctly, after Middenheim was captured by Archaon in the End of Time, Archaon adopted the traditional method of digging through human, dwarf and ogre captives. The stone chamber was full of geometric symbols. Just like what he had seen before, it had a sense of technology that was not of this world. Shining stones were lined up on the walls. Liv, who saw the stone chamber through a dream, realized that the stone chamber was built by the elves. before the era.
There is a sphere in the stone chamber that is held up by two perfect golden hemispheres. The sphere is completely black, but its surface is pulsating and ripples like a liquid. Each pulsation sent a dull glow lazily through the stone chamber, and even through Dreamland Liv could feel the magic emanating from the orb, taste the corrosion in the spoiled air.
Can two perfect golden hemispheres be closed? Can you put the black ball in it? or? Stuff the ancient saint's creation into the spacecraft, then send it into space, send it to Morsrib and detonate it for Xie Yue to send it away in reverse? Or find a group of dwarf miners to roll their eyes on the Morse cloth and stuff the creation into it, and watch a green meteor shower? Or, ask the magical Horned Rat or Sotek?
After thinking for a while, Darkus stopped thinking. He was going to put the ancient saint's creation aside for a while. The hot object was beyond his ability to handle now. At least he had to have a correct understanding. Decide later.
Darkus, who cheered up, ate gummies and listened to Genevieve's continued story. He felt that things suddenly became outrageous. Compared with the previous Druchi mother and son and the Lamia vampire, now Genevieve told This one is more heavyweight.
Today's situation is not good, so I need to make some adjustments. The part where the protagonist goes to Middenheim has been cut. I will make a transition tomorrow. After explaining what needs to be explained, I will set off and try to return to the New World at the end of the month.