Light's Dawn of Azeroth

Chapter 468.7. Orc made a regrettable decision; may it live a long life.

Aegwynn arrived quickly.

But the Star Soul Spokesperson was very unhappy. After opening the portal to the Stormwind Kingdom, she complained to Diakum:

“I carry the Scepter of Sargeras to protect the world, Your Excellency the Vigilant. I am not your personal teleporter! Your Legion of the Light also has spellcasters, why not let them come?”

"Aren't you talking nonsense?"

Dick rolled his eyes and said:
"I'm just asking you to send Longsil and the black dragons away. My old darling will take care of them over there. But I'm going to the Star Soul Temple myself. I need to be involved in dealing with Lysages. After all, this involves the elemental powers of Azeroth, so I should have some involvement, right?"

So, after the Thunder-Eating Dragon was sent over, how did the conversation between the World Mother and her go?

"Ugh, they're making a really loud noise."

Aegwynn sighed and said:

"Clearly, although the World Mother appreciates the rebellious spirit of the dragon incarnations, the dragon incarnations don't believe that their fusion and strengthening with the elements comes from the secret guidance of the World Soul. Now I finally understand why the Guardian Dragons fought against these guys back then."

They really are.
The word "untamed" doesn't even begin to describe them; they're practically dragon barbarians, completely incapable of being properly communicated with.

"Oh, then you must not have mastered the correct way to communicate with a dragon in human form. It is a progenitor dragon, and it follows the same way as the progenitor dragon. If you don't even consider yourselves civilized, you should be more direct."

Diakum rolled up the sleeves of his priest's robe, cracked his knuckles, and raised the Heart of Manonos shield, brimming with fighting spirit, saying:
"Since Lysages is unwilling to reason, then I might as well go and 'mediate' for him."

Aegwynn shrugged and decisively opened the portal to the Star Soul Palace.

As soon as Diakum arrived, he saw Lysages chasing after the Loa's sons in the oasis outside the Temple of the Heart Chamber.

They look hungry and are preparing for a hunt.

They turned the sacred oasis into chaos and a mess, and neither Azadas nor Elonaya did anything about it, letting these beasts run rampant in the oasis.

"Put down the 'son of Akunda' you're talking about!"

Diakum, leaning on his shield, rebuked Lysajers, who was about to devour Akunda's son:

“These beasts all have owners. With your current ‘banned’ attitude, be careful you don’t provoke Akunda to beat you up!”

"Let it come! A big one will fill us up!"

Although the Thunder-Eating Dragon could not control thunderstorms, her physical attributes as a "prehistoric behemoth" were undeniable, and she was not afraid of the Loa's challenge. However, when she saw Diakum carrying the shield with the "double damage reflection" effect and about to "reason" with her, Lysages decisively backed down.

With great reluctance, she spat out the Son of Akunda from her mouth, startling the thunder lizard, which howled and rushed into the depths of the oasis.

In the woods near that beautiful Crescent Lake, the other Loa children peered around, having tried to resist, but their strength was far inferior to that of a dragon.

"It's not a good idea for her to keep going hungry like this."

Diakum turned to Aegwynn and said:
"You can't reason with a hungry beast. Send it to a place where it can feast and then I'll be waiting for you in the Chamber of the Heart."

Also, don't be fooled by Lysages.

She can use illusions, she just doesn't want to. This guy is cunning; his savagery and violence are just a disguise he uses to mask his intelligence.

She might try to escape, so you need to keep a close eye on her.

Here, take this book; you'll definitely find it useful.

The Watcher took a notebook from his robes and handed it to Aegwynn. The Star Soul Spokesperson picked it up and read the title: "Advanced Hunter's Guide: Twelve Methods for Quickly Taming Powerful Beasts (Note: Do not use these methods to train your partner; the author assumes no responsibility for any consequences arising from such foolish actions)."

"Did Archbishop Nelly ever try to tame you like a fierce beast?"

Aegwynn flipped through a few pages, then looked at Diakum with surprise and said:

"You two have such a weird way of getting along. By the way, how did her attempt go?"

"Uh, it's hard to say."

Diakum frowned, thought for a moment, and replied briefly:
"After my persistent efforts, she is now very happy when I bring her cherry cake, and she even allows me to stroke her hair like a kitten. According to the book, my intimacy with Nelly can be described as 'loyalty'."

"???"

A question mark flashed in Aegwynn's eyes.

Diakum's answer left this brilliant mage completely bewildered.

Hey, that's a lot of information! What kind of weird stuff do you ancient Eredar people usually play with? Mr. Pavlov's experiments weren't for you to do like this! Bastards.

Although I couldn't understand it, I was deeply moved.

"Ahem, go see Lord Star Soul."

Aegwynn put away the "forbidden book" and said:
"I'm taking Lysages to Un'Goro Crater, where there are so many large beasts that they're almost overpopulated. We can use her big appetite to clean up the mess. Also, the Lord thinks the Thunder Dragon's appearance is too rugged, so she plans to have Lysages undergo a second transformation, choosing a beautiful and elegant appearance like Ysera."

But Lysajers refused.

This is also one of the sources of their conflict.

One believes freedom and savagery represent healthy beauty, while the other is an incurable 'looks-obsessed' person. I'm starting to think sending them over was a bad idea."

After saying this, she raised the Staff of Sargeras and sent Lessages and herself out of the Star Soul Temple. Diakum calmed the frightened Loa children and then went into the main hall.

Elonaya, who had been frozen in stone, wielding a giant blade and guarding the portal to the Chamber of Hearts, now came to life. She said to Diakum:
"That Thunder-devouring Dragon treated us very badly. She repeatedly tried to attack me and Azadas. She and the Lord have at least one thing in common: they don't have any good feelings towards the Titan Guardians."

But you'd better convince Lysages to be more respectable; that guy's provocations make me want to stab her in the head.

“You need to be tougher on her. The proto-dragons have a beastly tradition. They worship savage customs, and bullying the weak and fearing the strong is their way of survival.”

Dick shook his head and said:
"Such a personality is clearly not suitable for the important responsibilities that the Star Soul Lord needs her to shoulder. Unfortunately, we do not have any alternatives at the moment."

"Actually, there is."

Elonaya reminded:
"The four Celestials of Pandaria are no less integrated with the elemental forces than they are with dragons, and they are all very imposing and know how to use their power effectively. From any perspective, the four Celestials are clearly more suitable, aren't they?"

"They are the gods of the wilderness, creations of the life force. The birth of the four gods is also related to Freya, the guardian of the Titans."

Diakum rejected Elonaya's proposal with a single sentence:

"The four Celestials never intended to wield the power of the world's elements. The elements were merely tools they used to bless Pandaria; their true majesty lay in the power they shaped through life. But becoming dragons is a different matter altogether; they are elemental beings who have ascended from flesh and blood."

"Okay, I was just saying it offhand."

As Elonaya reverted to his stone statue form, he said:

"But if Lysages remains so untamed, then I think it wouldn't be a bad idea to let Al'Akir continue to wield the power of the wind element. At least, Al'Akir has little interest in the material world most of the time, while Lysages is eager to unleash storms to 'purify' the Titans' 'contamination'."

She's not qualified!

At least for now, that violent individual is not qualified to control the world's elements; it has nothing to do with 'goodness'.

Dick did not deny this.
He crossed the portal to the Chamber of Hearts and found the Mogu Twins cleaning up the exquisite ornaments that Lysages had destroyed.

It looks like a small "conflict" broke out here earlier.

The Vigilant glanced at Lai, who sat cross-legged on the edge of the temple like an ascetic, then stepped forward and activated his connection with the Supreme Star Soul at the control panel.

"Lesajers disappointed me."

The Star Soul Lord was asleep, but a wisp of his consciousness was connected to Diakum's mind. He sighed and said:
"The savage dragons are willing to accept me, their world mother, but they are unwilling to admit that their elemental blessing more than 20,000 years ago was related to me. They firmly believe that they chose to fuse with the elements to fight against the Titans' 'enslavement' and take pride in this resistance."

But in reality, without my intervention, how could they possibly control and manage the disordered elements of the material world?
They only gave birth to four avatars throughout the entire process because I could only control so much primal energy at the time, and I could only bless the four most powerful progenitor dragons.

Their own private attempts all failed!
It was an extremely painful and dangerous process, which only the strongest and most elementally sensitive proto-dragons could complete.

The proto-dragons needed to purify their elemental power to an astonishing degree, and then infuse their individual flesh and blood with the power of the elements through an infusion ritual, so that the elements would be reorganized into form.

Flesh and blood are just an illusion.
Lysages is now a dragon sculpted from storms and thunder, but her ignorant challenge to Al'Akir's control over the storms led the Wind Riders to seal her powers.

"What Lysages thinks is not important, Your Majesty, for she needs to be by your side to receive instruction and learn. Just because we believe the Guardian Dragons have gone astray does not mean we should promote the savage and cruel primitive ideals of becoming dragons."

Their resistance against the Titans' shackles is commendable, but they are not perfect fighters.

In reality, they have many flaws.

And that is precisely the direction you should strive for next.

They are not perfect; you must guide them towards perfection through natural evolution, rather than forcibly shaping them using the power of order, as the Titan Guardians did.

Dick reassured him:
"You shouldn't be disappointed by Lysages's savagery and stubbornness. The Thunder-Eating Dragon has never been the decision-maker for the dragon race. She is impulsive, as unpredictable as a storm, and has a serious tendency towards violence. She is also full of thirst for power and even immersed in the killings of the Scaled Blood War."

She once carried out centuries of harassment and extermination against the villages of the primitive trolls.

All I can say is that the dragons' rebellion may be justified, but their methods of resistance are clearly full of destructive intent. Rather than trying to give them a glorious and righteous title of 'rebels,' perhaps we should accept that the truth of the 'War of the Scaled Ones' is simply a struggle among dragons for leadership of their race.

The then-immature Guardian Dragons handled the 'Titan's Blessing' issue in the wrong way, which resulted in a civil war among the dragons.

You need to accept the fact that those kids you think are 'rebellious' are more like 'thugs'.

You need to train them to become true warriors.

The Supreme Star Soul remained silent.

He hesitated and said:
"But I really don't know how to teach children, so do you have any suggestions?"

"Of course, I'd be happy to provide you with a solution."

Diakum smiled and said:

"There are four leaders who have transformed into dragons. Apart from Lessages, the other three leaders are sealed in the dungeons of the Dragon Islands."

Ilyudicon the Stone Scale Dragon, Velanoz the Ice Heart Dragon, and Philek the Firelight Dragon.

Compared to the volatile Thunder-devouring Dragon Lysages, the three of them are more like leaders, especially Velanoz, who is composed, dignified, rational, protective, and strategic.

If we release her first, then you won't have a headache right now.

"My lord, the proto-dragons are not beasts. They may appear savage, but they possess their own emotions. If they were truly just a pack of uncooperative wild beasts, the guardian dragons wouldn't have been forced to create weapons of war like Dragonsil. You should address the issue at its root to guide Lysages into becoming your henchman."

The vigilant paused.

他 说:

"You should grant her a noble mission, create a home for her to be close to, promise to free her people, and ultimately guide her to shatter the shackles imposed by the Titans."

She needs to recognize the damage her past misdeeds have caused to the world, and she needs to realize that the wrong way of resisting will bring unacceptable bitter consequences.

Most importantly, she needs to realize that the savage and cruel nature of the proto-dragon is not perfect, and that 'order' itself is not evil; what is truly evil are those so-called 'gods' who impose their will on others.

The Protodragon needed to evolve!
It was a pure evolution bestowed by Mother World, not an order shaped by the Titans.

The Thunder-Eating Dragon needs to personally participate in shaping the world order you desire, and regard it as a lifelong ideal and a source of pride from the bottom of your heart.

Thus, she will become your loyal child, willing to use the power of the Sky Wall to protect the world.

Most importantly, Lysages was a valuable experiment!

If she is proven to be able to control the winds of the world, then the Firelands, where the throne is currently vacant, will welcome its own monarch.

I personally have confidence in the wisdom and character of 'Tidehunter' Neptulon and 'Stone Mother' Therazane. These two probably won't resist your takeover, but the existence of the Iceheart Dragon and the Stonescale Dragon is your 'insurance'!
If the elemental monarch shows any signs of instability, you can replace the weak and wavering leader at any time with your more trusted henchmen.

Elemental energy is the very power you use to intervene in the evolution of the world; you must master it firmly.

"A grand plan."

Star Soul Lord exclaimed in praise:
"Assisting the progenitor dragons in establishing their race and civilization is a time-consuming but incredibly rewarding endeavor. Yes, I should follow your advice and be more patient, and recruit Lysajes as my World Guardian."

These four dragons harness primal energy, and the return of the guardian dragons will stabilize the world's rules, thus putting the evolution of celestial bodies on a path of rapid development.

It seems I really need to spend some time guiding Lessages before the seal inside the Dragon Islands is broken.

But Olakil is cunning, Diakum.

It has hidden the entrance to the Skywall in the Titan land of Uldum. Currently, the Unified Field of All Things has not been weakened to the point where its protection can be reduced, and Lysajers will not be able to reclaim her sealed power for the time being.

I have already sent giants to the Sky Wall, but Al'Akir has not yet replied.

"It's not a big deal."

Dick had his own opinion on this, and he spread his hands and said:

"While the elemental infusion that transforms into dragons is powerful, it also carries significant risks. The fact that the Wind Riders were able to so easily seize the storm power of Lysages indicates that the ritual has a flaw."

If, in the future, the Thunder Dragon wishes to travel to the Skywall to challenge Al'Akir, then she must accept the physical reshaping you have granted her.

She must heal the flaws within her, transforming the infused power of wind and thunder into her true strength. Only what cannot be taken away is her true power. Am I right, Thunder-devouring Dragon?

Diakum turned around and looked at Lysages, who was eavesdropping on the conversation from the shadows outside the temple.

This guy hunted very quickly in the Un'Goro Crater. After devouring several Devilsaurs, he ran back to eavesdrop on their conversation.

She is really cunning.

She knew that Diakum and the World Soul were plotting how to "tame" her, and since she couldn't escape, she had to know all their plans in order to effectively resist.

Now that she's been exposed, she's decided to stop pretending.

Amidst a faint swirling of wind and thunder, Lysages appeared in his illusionary form.

Its appearance is extremely wild.

Perhaps because there weren't many race avatars to choose from in ancient Kalimdor during the "War of the Scaledborn," the human form of the Thunderlord is very similar to a fusion of a female troll and a female Vrykul.

She wore a suit of armor that shimmered with lightning, and her body was adorned with bone spikes crackling with electricity.

Standing before World Soul and Diakum, her eyes crackling with lightning, she dropped the pretense and shouted:

“I overheard your conversation. You didn’t intend to hide it from me at all. You just wanted me to hear you admit that I urgently need to rescue my companions. My wisdom is insufficient to deal with the current situation.”

I need to follow Wilanos's advice.

I trust her.

If you can help me rescue my people, I can stay here and even accept the shaping of the Star Soul.

After all, what this powerful 'Giant of Light' said wasn't wrong.

I had my storm taken away by Al'Akir, which means I only used the storm, and the storm never truly obeyed me.

Wilanos is right.

She always told me to have reverence for power. I didn't understand then, but I do now.

"See, isn't this a good opportunity for communication?"

The vigilant smiled, maintaining the release of "Mental Power" without making a sound, continuously softening Lessages's attitude, and then asked:
"But you haven't mentioned 'Ilydikon' at all. What's wrong? Did the Stone Scale Dragon offend you in some way?"

"It used me! It used all the Protodras."

Lysajers bluntly stated:

"Veranovz is as ancient and enduring as a glacier, always maintaining composure, a symbol of ancient wisdom; Philek is like a flame, leading the proto-dragons against the dragons of order, a wild and powerful leader."

As for Ilyudicun
It is more cunning than Vilanoz, more belligerent than Philek, and more brutal than me, but it always drives others to charge ahead while it hides behind to plot its schemes.

It promises much, but delivers little.

It exploited our hatred for the Dragons of Order and those 'egg thieves,' fueling our anger and even instigating me to impersonate a Dragon of Order to attack the neutrals, forcing more proto-dragons to join the Wasteland Worshippers.

The Thunder-Eating Dragon was unaware that her emotions were being influenced by Diakum, and she uttered words she shouldn't have said at that moment.

She even showed a general sense of sadness and helplessness, saying:
“Veranovz secretly told me that I must consult with Ilyudicon before obeying its orders, but I was too belligerent at the time. I was angered by Ilyudicon and promised victory by it.”

My impulsive attack on the forbidden island without informing Vilanoz beforehand directly led to my being sealed away by Neltharion using the power of the Void.

Without me, their power was no longer complete, and they were subsequently defeated one by one by the guardian dragons.

It was my impulsiveness that led to the Protoss's ultimate defeat.

In reality, however, when Philek was in charge, our struggle against the Order Dragons was limited to territory, food, and the dragon eggs they stole. But after Ilydikon defeated Philek and took over leadership, the scale of the war escalated rapidly.

Ilyudicon hated not only the dragons of order, but something much deeper.

It's Titan!
It hates the Titans.

We don't know why it hates them so much.

It had never even seen a Titan, so why would it hate something it had never even come into contact with?

The more than 20,000 years that I was sealed away were not a pleasure for me. I would think about it and look back on the past, but that war was no longer as passionate or vivid as I remembered it.

I paid the price for my impulsiveness and blind obedience.

Perhaps I should have listened to Vilanoz when she advised me to stay away from Ilyudicun.

I used to think that Iceheart Dragon was cowardly, trapped in her personal friendship with Alexstrasza, but now I know that she is the only wise one among us.

Ilyudicon took advantage of her broken heart.

Diakum flexed his fingers; the power of his mind was taking effect so silently, yet so irresistibly.

Under the astonished gazes of the two queens, Lysages, this "violent maniac" actually shed tears. Her defenses were quietly broken down, and she recalled those war years that she hadn't really enjoyed.

Just then, a rock giant entered the temple. It had obvious wounds on its body, and its body was almost broken.

It reported to Star Soul:
"My Lord, I regret to inform you that Aurekiel has declined your invitation."

It claimed that the Skywalls were free, and even the Star Souls were not qualified to control them. It also said that the Titans' imprisonment had made the wind elementals realize the value of freedom, and they would not allow themselves to become prisoners of any great power again.

Diakum was not surprised by this.

He looked at Lysages and said:
"Then, Mother World will bestow upon you the power of storms and thunder, provided that you defeat the Wind Riders and reclaim your elemental powers on your own. Are you confident?"

Lysages remained silent, perhaps because she truly lacked confidence; twenty thousand years of imprisonment had worn away her ambition.

This is not possible!

Azeroth faces many more threats, and the World Soul needs powerful guardians. Thus, through the movement of Diakum's fingers, the power of the heart quietly shifted, reviving the wildness and warlike nature inherent in Lysages.

She raised her head.

Despite still having tear stains, he shouted at this moment:

"Of course! I will repay the humiliation the Wind Rider inflicted upon me tenfold!"

“You just said that we should be wary of those ‘gods’ who impose their will on others.”

Aegwynn's teasing voice echoed in Dick's ears.

she says:

"How does it feel to become a 'god'?"

"It sucks."

Dick answered in his mind:
"I really don't know why those guys are so obsessed with the feeling of manipulating 'puppets'?"

Fine, then send someone to Darkhearth to find Moira. I don't want the other loot the Dark Iron dwarves have in Firelands, but the two 'Bound Skulls of the Windseeker' must be returned to me!
We need Sunderland, the Wind Chaser.

We need an 'elemental guide'.

(End of this chapter)