Light's Dawn of Azeroth

Chapter 501, Question 40: When your humanity outweighs your animalistic instincts, werewolves become irrelevant. - [310]

(Bonus chapter for "SaSaXD" brother [3/10])
Dick and Gene Greymane had met once.

On the battlefield of Mount Hyjal, when Genn, as a member of the White Wolf God's hunting party, led the Gilnean Worgen to hunt down the War Horde, Dick had seen it from afar.

The main problem is that Genn became very withdrawn after turning into a werewolf. He doesn't like to communicate with others and has even entrusted the internal and external affairs of Gilneas, which is currently in a chaotic state, to others.

It is said that even the letters sent by Lothar and Lane are "read but not replied to," highlighting the "sage emperor's rule by doing nothing."

However, after meeting him today, Diakum realized that they had truly misunderstood King Gene.

It's not that this guy doesn't want to get involved; he's just willing but powerless. Even in his gray-white werewolf form, Gene exhibits a strong state of "mental exhaustion." Can you believe he even has dark circles under his eyes in his werewolf form?
What's more troublesome is that Dick noticed the slightly protruding belly of the female werewolf next to Gene.

Is this Queen Mia?
Why did you also turn into a werewolf like your husband?
Moreover, being pregnant means that Liam Greymane, who has consistently ranked first on the "Princes of Azeroth" list, is already enjoying the VIP service of "race change" before he's even born. Is this a "trial" that an infant should have to endure?

Wow, so the Gene couple were the ones who suffered the most after I changed the world line into this mess?

Diakum wore the Judge's Armor, and the three behind him wore the same style of armor. The most distinctive feature of this armor was that it could disguise even a lively little hoof like Yrel as a solemn and stern judge.

Therefore, the four of them standing there, without even saying a word, combined with the unique cold and gloomy environment of the Black Forest, were enough to make the atmosphere serious.

The werewolf guards that Gene brought watched them warily, but the king made his own decision. He waved his paw, leaving them there, and went forward to speak with the watchmen.

"How did you get yourself into this state?"

Dick took the initiative to ask:

"Putting aside the alienation of your body, your mental exhaustion is very serious, Your Majesty Gene. I can sense terrible regret, pain and pressure surrounding your mind."

Ignoring the possibility that a villain is using curses to harm you, it seems that you haven't had an easy time lately.
But didn't Goldrin free you from the shackles of your wildness after his duel with Lecanthus?

"It only releases the shackles."

Gene said in a hoarse voice:
"But the werewolf's uncontrollable rage still torments my people, and I cannot allow them to live like wild beasts."

I tried to control them, but with little success.

In the past, when demons raged, we could numb ourselves with the excuse of 'turning into monsters to fight demons,' but after the demons were defeated, we had to face the reality that we were now monsters.

Goldlin can offer limited help in this regard, but it tells us that it has left the problem to you.

Therefore, the vigilant.”

Gene's tired but still sharp eyes scanned Diakum, and he said:

When do you plan to help us resolve this issue?

"Now you can."

Dick did not rebuke Gene for his arrogance.

He owed the Gilneans nothing, but the Vigilant was still willing to help when questioned by the Worgen King.

他 说:

"It's not difficult to turn you back into humans. The difficulty lies in how to promote this method. I can't heal each werewolf one by one. I need a casting medium, a medium that can affect all werewolves at the same time."

You know what I mean.

Gene fell silent.

It looked at Diakum with some suspicion, wondering if the Watcher was lying to it.

After all, when Gene arrived, he was prepared for a disappointing outcome. Even Goldrin, the instigator of the werewolf's rage problem, couldn't solve it. Diakum, a priest who played with Holy Light, couldn't possibly make any achievements in the realm of life.

But to his surprise, the vigilant didn't follow the usual path and immediately told him that his illness was very easy to cure.

This sounds exactly like a scammer's opening move, just like those charlatans who sell miracle cures to terminally ill patients. They should be beaten to death in the street if they encounter one.

It also knew, of course, what Dick meant by "spellcasting medium," which was the Moon Scythe currently held by the Scythe-Claw Druid Lylar Flamefang.

Considering that Flamefang was currently recruiting werewolves in Silverpine Forest to form a new "Cult of the Wolf," and was also in close contact with the court witches under King Terenas, the overthinking Genn couldn't help but suspect that Diakum was deliberately luring him and the Gilnean werewolves into joining Lothar's conquest.

As everyone knows, the Vigilant is the man behind Lothar.

In the eyes of a "conspirator" like Gene, Lothar, who once had no desire for power, had been pushed to this point entirely by the Vigilant.

The more Genn learned about what this guy had done in Stormwind, the stronger this feeling became. Compared to the argument that Lothar was an "ambitious manipulator," this Watcher hidden in the Holy Light was more in line with the feeling of the "mastermind behind the scenes" in the story.

It must be said that after Gene became a werewolf, his "hunting instinct" became incredibly sharp, and he immediately grasped the core of the problem.

Seeing the various thoughts swirling in Gene's eyes, Dick knew what the guy was thinking.

In official history, Gene Greymane's later life was indeed legendary, but his early life was truly complicated.

Whether it was being the first to leave the alliance or building the Greymane Wall, both actions vividly portrayed the "profit-driven" nature of a politician. Therefore, in Dick's view, letting Gene contract werewolf disease was not actually harming him.

On the contrary, Goldrinn's savage power killed "Politician" Gene, allowing "Warrior" Gene to truly resurrect from that body; otherwise, this guy would have been the next King Terenas.

For this king, the battlefield is his only salvation.

“You don’t seem to believe me, and perhaps you can’t understand why Goldrin would entrust me with the ‘redemption of the werewolves’. Let me demonstrate for you.”

Diakum stretched out his hand and waved to the female werewolf not far away, saying:

"Queen Mia, please come to my side, I will help you turn back into a human."

"I come!"

Gene stretched out his claws to block his wife.

It distrusted Dick and was even less willing to use its own wife as a "test subject".

"I can too."

Lord Godfrey, wearing a hunting belt, two pistols tucked into his waistband, a long-barreled shotgun slung across his back, and a traditional Gilnean top hat, stepped forward.

The fierce "werewolf sharpshooter" grinned and said:

"There is no reason to put the Queen at risk."

"You guys are no good!"

Dick scolded:
“Your wildness and anger lack an anchor to pull you back, and can easily evolve into an uncontrollable destructive urge. I don’t want to forcibly ‘castrate’ your spirit in order to complete this ‘transformation’.”

But Queen Mia had every reason to suppress her wildness; she knew she had to protect the child in her womb.

Her maternal instincts made it easier for her to pass the test of 'humanity versus animality' and regain a sense of self-control amidst uncontrollable anger.

"Nupton, gather some Tranquilizing Flowers from the swamp and mix them with healing potions to make an extract; we'll need it later."

"Ok."

The shaman, clad in the Judge's Armor, turned and walked into the swamp.

Peacebloom is the most common herb on the land of Azeroth. It is a consumable used by novice apothecaries to practice their skills. Noboundo is an excellent alchemist, and he has long since passed the point where he needs to use Peacebloom to practice.

But beneath that solemn helmet and mask, Nuboton was also wondering why the treatment for werewolf disease required the use of Tranquilizing Flowers.
If the answer to curing this alienation of life is really so difficult, the werewolves in Gilneas wouldn't be so rampant. Therefore, the Vigilant's use of Peacebloom extract must only be an auxiliary measure. The real secret lies in what he just mentioned, the "test of bestiality."

As the name suggests, this is a trial that takes place on the level of the soul and will.

"Gene, I'm willing to try."

Queen Mia is a decisive person.

She stepped forward in her robes and pulled her baring-toothed husband back. As Diakum had said, she had followed Gene to become a werewolf and protect the country in dire straits, but that idea changed after having children.

She now believes she can believe in any god who can help her child be born safely, whether it's the Holy Light, Druidism, or anything else.

"It doesn't have to be like a life-or-death separation. It's just a test of the mind. It's not as complicated as you think."

Diakum raised his gauntlet, and a dim light hovered at his fingertips.

He said to Queen Mia:
"The essence of unleashing the fury of the beast lies not in indulgence, but in control; it is an innate fighting desire that can be regarded as a 'mental demon'."

If you've ever owned a dog, you know that only by frequently scolding and discipline can you get a wild and unruly dog ​​to obey your commands, and only by combining kindness and severity can you make it devoted to you.

The same is true of the animalistic nature within your spirit.

I will temporarily separate your humanity and bestiality, allowing you to confront them in the spiritual realm. But it won't be just a simple battle. As I just said, you need to find a spiritual anchor to solidify your humanity and suppress the desire to 'become a wolf' within you.

Maintaining a balance between these two is essential for you to harness power with wisdom.

It sounds complicated, but you'll soon see that it's not as difficult as you think. Don't worry, even if you fail, it won't affect the baby growing inside you.

Diakum paused, then emphasized:
"But you'd better win!"
The child in your womb is not yet fully formed. The sooner you return to human form, the better it will be for his future, as he will inherit a portion of your power.

If you continue to act like a werewolf, your child might also be born in werewolf form. Mother, you wouldn't want that to happen, would you?

"This"

Not only did Queen Mia clench her fists, but Irelia beside her also couldn't help but speak up:

"Is werewolf disease really that miraculous? How can werewolves mate and have human children?"

"Well, you don't need to understand the mysteries of the life realm so clearly, Irelia."

Diakum waved his hand and said:

"So what if werewolves mate and give birth to human children? I think if the Moon Goddess so desires, and if the highest level of the reproductive path in the realm of life exerts its power, humans could even give birth to insects."

The vigilant suddenly stopped.

He fell into a strange silence.

That silence meant that a terrible "conjecture" had been inadvertently uttered, causing Diakum to look up at the cold moonlight that enveloped the Black Forest.

He wasn't sure if Lady Elune could create a conceptual-level swarm of insects like the "Universal Locust Plague" in the universe, but upon closer inspection, it seemed that this thing really could be related to the mysteries of life, "reproduction."

So, if Lady Elune were willing to help... well, she most likely wouldn't.

After all, this kind of thing is too terrifying, but if the Moon God is forced to use such a forbidden method in the future, then he can only mourn for all the individuals in the entire star sea and all the Force.

Thinking about it this way, perhaps the seemingly gentle Force of Life is actually the most "mischievous" of the six Forces.

"Are you ready?"

Dick looked at Queen Mia, who took a deep breath and nodded.

Diakum's fingers touched Queen Mia's brow, and her mind was immediately drawn into a completely fabricated illusion.

The vigilant used the power of his heart to personify her humanity and bestiality.

She stood in the ruins of Gilneas in human form, while her werewolf form lay opposite her, baring its teeth at her.

The moment the werewolf pounced, Queen Mia instinctively tried to run, but the next second she heard the little boy hiding in the ruins calling out for his mother in terror.

The queen looked back and, although she had never seen the boy before, she was certain that he was her future child.

If he ran away now, the ferocious mother wolf in front of him would surely devour his son.

"No!"

Mia screamed and punched the mother wolf who pounced on her in the face.

She was a skilled female warrior, not one of those noblewomen who held banquets in the palace all day long. She rolled around with the ferocious werewolf, grabbed a brick from the ruins beside her, and slammed it down on it.

Diakum's eyes twitched at the sight of that posture, and then he whispered to King Gene, who was holding his wife:

"Sigh, you must have a tough time too. It must be tough when your wife bullies you, right? I think you and Losa must have a lot in common."

"If anything happens to my wife, I must..."

"Calm down, Queen Mia will be fine. Besides, you can't beat me. Even if all the Gilnean werewolves rushed up together, they wouldn't be a match for me. I'm no longer the kind of enemy you can defeat with numbers."

Gene and the Vigilant's "friendly conversation" made Irelia stick out her tongue under her mask.

She felt that the Vigilant was like a "big villain," but upon closer inspection, he wasn't wrong. No demigods had appeared among the Gilnean worgen yet, and you don't even have the right to fight the Vigilant until you become a demigod!
"Sir, the extract is ready."

Nuboton emerged from the hunter's hut, holding a vial of orange liquid in his hand. It was a mixture of calming flower extract and healing potion, and it had a pleasant fragrance.

Dick gestured for them not to disturb him.

Everyone, whether Eredar or werewolf, was staring at Queen Mia in Gene's arms.

The werewolves, in particular, are in a very bad situation right now.

The collective "out-of-control anger" is a truly terrifying problem. If a way to control it is not found soon, within a few years, there will be no more humans in Gilneas, and it will become a true "land of werewolves."

If you were born a werewolf, that wouldn't be a problem, but the problem is that every single werewolf in Gilneas was once human!

As Gene said, not everyone can accept the fact that they have been transformed into a monster.

In Diakum's view, Queen Mia had already suppressed the ferocious she-wolf on the battlefield of the mind. She even acted more ferociously than the werewolf, just like a human in a desperate fight.

She screamed, grabbing the werewolf by the neck and letting its claws scratch her body.

The only saving grace was that this was an illusion and she wouldn't actually die; otherwise, the werewolf's claws alone would have been enough to kill her. However, the werewolf's struggles grew weaker and weaker, and it finally vanished into a cloud of black smoke when Queen Mia grabbed its head and smashed it against the nearby rubble.

The werewolf's dying roar was filled with resentment.

What kind of crazy human woman is this?

Is this how you fight?

You have absolutely no sense of martial ethics. Meeting you is really bad luck. Wait, you seem to be my humanity?
Blanch!
Is human nature more ferocious than animal nature?
Fine, I give up.

"Come here, come here to Mommy!"

Queen Mia, victorious, collapsed in a pool of blood, gasping for breath and feeling dizzy. She looked at the little boy hiding beside her, quickly wiped the blood from her face, and called out to him. The child rushed out of the shadows and into the queen's arms.

Queen Mia felt a deep sense of contentment as she held him in her arms.

She was determined to give birth to this child in human form.

I must protect my precious son.

"I'm going to call you 'Liam'."

In this illusion, she kissed the baby in her arms and whispered:

"See you later, baby."

The child in her arms also hugged his mother tightly.

At that moment, Queen Mia suddenly realized that the cunning Saint of the Watchers had deceived her!

At this moment, her human form does not represent her "humanity." The little boy in her arms is the embodiment of her humanity. She has overcome her animalistic nature with human will in order to protect her humanity.

What a cunning saint.

At the same time, Diakum poured the vial of Tranquilizing Flower extract into Queen Mia's mouth, which was being rubbed by her sharp teeth. He took a few steps back, and amidst the werewolves' gasps, Queen Mia's appearance rapidly changed.

Her long, slender wolf snout was "collapsed," her mane was disappearing, and her pointed ears were transforming into human ears.

It was as if a layer of life-giving mist enveloped her, and after several breaths, when she opened her eyes again, she had returned to her long-lost human form.

"Mia!"

Gene called out, wanting to embrace his wife but worried that his claws and teeth would hurt her. Queen Mia reached out and wrapped her arms around her husband's neck, whispering in his ear:
“I saw Liam, I saw our son, who will be born in the pure form of a human being.”

“No, Liam’s parents were werewolves, so the child was born with the talent to ‘transform into a wolf’.”

Diakum corrected:
"But because his brave mother controlled this wild blessing of life, Liam only needs simple training and long periods of meditation to switch between human and werewolf forms as freely as you do."

Please remember this!
Werewolves are not a curse, but a blessing in the war of life!

Your inability to control the werewolf's rage is your own problem, not a flaw in your very being.

The vigilant looked at Gene and said:

"Now, do you believe it?"

Gene hugged his weeping wife tightly.

It glanced at the excited werewolves around it, then sighed and turned to Dick, saying:
"Alright, we'll join Lothar's side."

"Ok?"

Dick looked at Gene with a puzzled expression, then said:

"When will I ask you to join Lothar's side?"

This is a diplomatic issue between human nations. What does it have to do with me, a Warrior of Light passing through Azeroth?
You and Losa can talk to each other yourselves.

I'm talking about something else entirely: the Moon Goddess's Scythe!

That symbol of the balance between humanity and animality lies on this very land. Take it back! Gene Greymane, I will use it to reveal to you the true meaning of life.

(End of this chapter)