Light's Dawn of Azeroth

Chapter 554, Section 15: The Eternal Dragons Decide to Use Diakum's Head to Announce Their Invincible Return!

After a modest but lively victory celebration with the demon hunters among the stars, the two sides parted ways again, with the Exodar and the demon hunters' fleet returning to the vicinity of the stargate.

Following the method left behind by Ms. Vera, the war portal was opened once again.

However, Diakum was not on the Exodar at the moment, but had accepted Yuna's invitation to visit her Bah hunter ship.

Yuna proudly showed off her extravagant "collection" to her compatriots and Uncle Diakum.

Most of them were rare items collected from all over the universe during wartime and leisure time, which made Yrel envious. Like Yuna, she was a candidate for the next Grand Chancellor of the Eredar Star Clan and had the same status as the "Crown Princess".

But Yuna has a starship, while she doesn't; Yuna is a decorated general, while she's just a Lightforged veteran; Yuna is already in the top 100 on the Burning Legion's bounty list, while she herself isn't even qualified to be in the top 1,000.

This left Irelia somewhat frustrated.

But on the other hand, the Draenei clan also possesses a "god-like Gandalar," a "treasure" that Yuna could not find even if she searched the entire star system with all her might.

Therefore, Irele quickly recovered her composure.

Diakum's guess was correct; Yrel and Yuna did indeed hit it off. Although there was an age difference of over 20,000 years between them, it was nothing to the immortal Eredar.

The two girls shared their stories with laughter, but Diakum and the twins discovered something difficult to handle in Yuna's collection.

"Hiss, it's a little goat!"

Saloras stared in disbelief at the "little black goat" that Yuna was keeping in a glass cabinet.

The latter is gnawing on bones
That's right, it has the face of a herbivore, yet it's munching away on a fresh rib from a hellhound.

Moreover, while this guy was gnawing on the bone, his blood-red eyes remained expressionless as he stared at the three people outside the glass.

The little goat was entirely black except for its red eyes. It wore gold rings on its ears and had a rather complex and strange magical mark on its forehead, like a born evil spell.

"Is this a void creature?"

Aurecis exclaimed in surprise:

"Just by looking at the magic markings on its head, you can tell this guy is definitely someone important!"

"Something very strange."

Diakum also became interested in the little goat, but just as he was about to observe it closely, the goat, which had been staring at the glass with a vicious look, suddenly let out a terrified cry, immediately attracting Yuna's attention.

“Oh my, why is Baal so terrified? That’s strange. Ever since I found it in the Astral Plane, I’ve never seen this fierce little thing so afraid of anyone.”

Yuna reached into the glass case, grabbed the little goat, and hugged it tightly, rubbing it vigorously.

The strange-looking thing stayed obediently in Yuna's arms, letting its human rub its soft ears.

Yuna clearly loved her little pet. She tilted her head back, waved the "Lightforged Fleet Pet Trainer Master Tournament Champion Medal" in her hand, and explained to the others who were looking at her strangely:

"Baal is my 'lucky charm,' the most powerful combat pet in the Lightforged Fleet."

After finding it, I haven't encountered any trouble, and I've survived every battle, no matter how dangerous.

The others on the ship initially had reservations about it, but after personally experiencing Baal's magic, they agreed to keep the little guy on the ship, naming the hunter ship after it, in order to share in the good fortune.

Despite its fierce appearance and apparent origin from the void, it is actually quite docile and will never grow very large.

It's been over ten thousand years and it's still this big, even though it eats a lot.

"Uh, I think there's something a little strange about your 'lucky charm'."

Irelia reached out and poked Dark Baal's little tail, saying:

"This thing looks dangerous no matter how you look at it."

"Can it be as dangerous as the wars I've fought in?"

Yuna waved her hand dismissively and said:

"Everyone was on edge during the war. They would adopt any means to improve their survival rate if it was useful. I didn't care what Baal was or what it would become. I only knew that its good luck had saved us many times."

"Indeed, people need to be a little pragmatic sometimes in order to live a happy and peaceful life."

Diakum nodded.

Then, staring at the fearful black goat, he whispered in Shasyar:
"Be good."

"Thank you for your kindness."

The other party responded quickly, but Diakum pretended not to hear and went to explore the other collections with the twins.

After they left the collection room, Saloras whispered:

“That thing is a ‘divine molt,’ right? The remains of a Void God after its fall, just like that crystal beneath the surface of Azeroth, but its energy level is far inferior to Lord Anser’s divine molt.”

"It's just a faint, ancient echo of resentment. Yuna is right. It's not dangerous. At least until it's fully mature, it's just a strange little goat."

Diakum shrugged and said:

"But this guy's divinity is quite interesting. It devours bad luck and creates good luck. Hmm, that sounds pretty frivolous."

"But the fact that Yuna was raised by her for so long means that Yuna is not a lucky person at all, but rather an unlucky person plagued by misfortune. Otherwise, her misfortune would not be enough for Baal to eat."

Aurecis said with a strange look in her eyes:
"If Yuna was really that unlucky, how did she survive before she met Baal?"

"Because that little girl met me."

The vigilant grinned, and said with a sense of accomplishment:
"I changed her fate, that's all. The stargate transfer is about to begin, let's go to the cabin."

The three quickly arrived at the navigation station. Yuna was already holding Baal and sitting in the command chair. The others secured themselves, and then the stargate was activated for the second time.

Just like the previous wormhole dive, the opened wormhole quickly "swallowed" the entire fleet, dragging them into the phase.

But during this wormhole journey that should have lasted only a few seconds, Diakum suddenly blinked.

Time stopped.

Do not!
It's just a pause in mental perception.

A powerful force intervened in this wormhole journey and needed to have a conversation with me.

"The Force of Death is boiling, all because I just broke a taboo that I shouldn't have done."

Elune's voice rang in Diakum's ears, and at the same time, a blurry figure sculpted by moonlight appeared before Dick's eyes.

The moon goddess has descended.

The situation seems quite serious.

"But you don't need to worry. Even without your intervention, the loss of control of death was already inevitable."

Diakum said in a gentle tone:

"In fact, you should have realized this when the connection between the Emerald Dream and the Azure Wilderness, which you control, was severed. These two places are the two fulcrums of the great cycle of life and death."

How long has it been since the material world has seen a naturally resurrected eternal spirit?

The gods of the wilderness and the Loas are lined up in Ardenweald, waiting to return to the material world.

I have no idea what kind of conflict you two sisters had that could have gotten to the point where the Queen of Winter had to go on strike.

How long has her Mind Garden been abandoned?

"That's a problem within the Force of Death, Diakum. Their rules are very complex. The Shadowlands are the oldest Force realm, but also the most rigid. They are far less free than other realms."

Elune was being secretive about her "sister," saying:

"My differences with the Queen of Winter are minor, and there are evil forces interfering, but that is not enough to affect the great cycle of life and death."

Diakum remained silent.

A few seconds later, he looked up and asked directly:

"You were created, weren't you?"
Created by Musa, and wielding the life force as the 'present moon,' the opposition and cycle of life and death have made you the sister of the Queen of Winter, though your symbolism and power far surpass hers.

"That's not the case. My relationship with the Queen of Winter is complicated."

The Moon Goddess said with a hint of regret:

"He also possesses a portion of Musa's divinity, thus we are true 'sisters,' and He has thus become a rather unique Eternal in the Shadowlands."

Death is an integral part of life.

Or conversely, life is a stage of death.

"Diakm, you don't need to delve into these things. Without entering the realm of life, you cannot understand these complex concepts. I simply want to ask you, were you serious when you promised you could reshape the cycle of life and death for me and the Queen of Winter?"

"It's not about reshaping, Your Majesty. I don't have the ability to establish an obscure connection between two Forces. I'm talking about 'balance,' reshaping the balance."

Dick explained:
"Although I have no evidence, I suspect that in the near future I may really have to make a trip to the Shadowlands, and I can take the opportunity to mediate the complicated interpersonal relationships between you and your family."

At the same time, restart the Garden of Souls, so that at least the eternal spirits can continue to cycle between life and death.

If possible, it would be best to clarify the relationship between other Forces and death. At the very least, I feel that the current cycle of all life returning to the Shadowlands after death is a bit too unreasonable.

If the Shadowlands cannot bring the souls of the dead back to them, then they have no right to forcibly take the souls of other Force followers as well!
After their devout lives end, Lightwalkers should ascend to the higher heavens of the Light; Voidwalkers should also be reborn in the Sea of ​​No Light. Arcane masters should rightfully enjoy the freedom to roam the Astral Plane of Truth without constraint.

The great cycle of life and death is not a bad thing, but now I only see death expanding while life gradually decays. This is not right!

"But that was the destiny shaped by the First Ones, and it has been operating in that manner for countless ages."

Is the firstborn always right?

Lady Elune's explanation was interrupted by Diakum, who looked up and said:
"Although I don't fully understand the whole process of how the Firstborn created the Starry Sky and the Force, Anser's current situation has proven that even the Firstborn cannot control everything."

They are clumsy creators, possessing beautiful visions but lacking the ability to put them into practice.

They created the great cycle of life and death, which should have been a beautiful system, but you are in it, and you know better than I how rotten it has become.

Even a conspiracy in the realm of death
They yearn to rule the stars and break the cycle, but is that really just the desire of ambitious people?
Not necessarily.

That was rebellion, rebellion against fate!
The world of death is like a stagnant pool, but death should not be like that.

That was a Force Realm designed and built by the Firstborn, and it should have been a perfect symbol, but even the Eternals they created as administrators have begun to rebel.

The so-called 'Mandate of Heaven' should not exist, because those who establish this Mandate of Heaven are neither omniscient nor omnipotent.

These words left the Moon Goddess speechless.

If He had no objection to this severely unbalanced system, He wouldn't have helped Diakum save Autocris just now.

This is an attempt.

But things were clearly not as simple as Diakum imagined, and Lady Elune was not there to debate with him.

He merely reminded him:

"The invasion of the Death Realm into the Sea of ​​Matter is irreversible. If you do go to the Shadow Kingdom in the future, there is no need to try to stop it. Death has accumulated far too much power. A controlled release will help restore the balance between life and death."

If you can truly help me persuade my distressed sister to reconnect with me, I would be eternally grateful.

You're right. The weakening of life force in the material star sea is a very important problem, and it's one that I must address, but all of that can only happen after Anser's matter has been resolved smoothly.

I wanted to persuade you, but you are a determined and stubborn soul.

If you want to ignite the sun, then go for it.

Until you find a viable solution, I will do my best to hold Anser back from falling into darkness, but Diakum, I am already exhausted.

So, please hurry.

"I will do my utmost; however, have you considered what would happen if I failed?"

Dick said:
"If the eclipse truly descends upon the sea of ​​stars and the six realms, how will you respond?"

Elune remained silent for a long time.

Only when His divine power was withdrawn did she whisper:
"If there were no sun, then the moon should illuminate the Milky Way! But I cannot be sure whether the next moon will be born before the moonlight fades. Diakum, you must understand, I also have a dark phase of the moon."

If a solar eclipse represents decline, then what does my Black Moon represent?

Musa also experienced the war between the sun and the moon.

Think about it carefully.

The light of the moon goddess faded, and Diakum blinked. Elune seemed to be implying that she too was at risk of falling into darkness, just like Anser was now.

But He can suppress His own depravity, so the best way is to resolve Anser's problem as soon as possible.

"Dick? Dick! Wake up! We've arrived in the Azeroth region."

The call from beside his ear made the vigilant open his eyes.

He had fallen into a deep sleep leaning against the navigation console of the Baal, and the conversation he had just witnessed happened in his dream.

Dreams, that is Elune's realm.

Diakum stretched and stood up, giving the others an apologetic look.

He looked at the familiar blue world in the starry sea ahead and finally breathed a sigh of relief. But as he left the navigation station, he saw Baal, the black goat in Yuna's arms, looking at him with terrified eyes.

This guy must have realized who the Watcher met while he was asleep.

"shush"

He put his finger to his lips and gestured for the black goat to be quiet, which nodded frantically as if it had epilepsy.

It's best not to let mortals know about things related to the true gods of the Force.

But the next second, Diakum, who had been walking steadily, suddenly stumbled and was caught by the twins. They thought it was because Dick was too tired, since he had fallen asleep during the phase transition.

But the truth doesn't end there.

"The vigilant's fingers! Look!"

Irele, with her sharpest eyes, screamed, and everyone's attention was drawn to Dick's fingers.

The vigilant stared in astonishment at his left hand, his five fingers were abnormally "fading," like bubbles in the sunlight, ready to evaporate and burst at any moment.

Diakum himself felt a strange sensation, as if he had suddenly arrived on a stormy sea, riding in a small boat that could capsize at any moment.

But nothing was attacking him, and he himself did not feel any pain.

He was indeed being attacked, but not now, but in the past!

“Something is attacking me from the ‘past.’ It’s insane. My traces are everywhere in this timeline. I’ve become a pillar of time. Once I die in the past, the entire timeline will collapse.”

Diakum forced himself to stand up and said to the twins:
“It’s the Eternal Dragons! Only those guys would be this crazy. The ‘Time Travelers’ are back, which means the Bronze Dragonflight has also arrived here.”

Inform Chromie that she has work to do.

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In fact, there was no need for notification. The moment the Eternal Dragons began to do evil, Chromie felt the call and urging of the World Soul.

At that moment, Chromie, who was in the Red Dragon Laboratory in the desolate lands, helping Rheastarssa purify the black dragon egg and causing trouble along the way, jumped up like a spring.

She grabbed her staff, which was taller than herself, from the side, shouted a few words to the surprised red dragon, and then turned and jumped into a swirling vortex of time.

Perhaps it was because of the "peaceful days" that had lasted too long, and the fact that he hadn't fought against enemies on the timeline for a long time, that Chromie felt a sense of "discomfort" when he re-entered the time battlefield.

However, this unease vanished immediately when she saw several Eternal Dragons at some point in the past, eagerly besieging Diakum and Lothar.

Perhaps this is the fighting instinct of high-ranking members of the Shifting Sands Scales.

With a roar, Chromie pounced forward, using the new power of her new form to draw upon the sun's fire from time, transforming it into a blazing pillar of fire that crashed down, burning the pathetic Eternal Dragon to death on the spot.

The guy screamed in agony.

The moment it sensed death approaching, this creature lost its arrogance as a "rebel," perhaps because it truly felt something was wrong.

It flapped its wings, trying desperately to escape its doom, but was then brutally trampled on the head by Chromie, rendering it powerless to break free from the burning sun's flames.

"Ha, you figured it out, didn't you?"

Chromie grinned and roared at the terrified Eternal Dragons:
"This timeline doesn't have the Titans' time network! This river of time flows in one direction, which means that once you're killed, you can't be resurrected in the past or future."

It's so good to see you back!
I have mastered the true secret to defeating the Eternal Dragon, and now I will show you the consequences of recklessly invading the timelines I protect! Fools, your days of swaggering are over.

The Eternal Dragons were indeed startled by the tragic death of their companions, but they quickly recovered.

The leading, ferocious black dragon drawled:
"We can't be resurrected in the past or future, so doesn't that mean if we kill you here, you little bug, you'll die a horrible death too?"

"Yes, that's right, everyone's in 'one-life mode' now!"

Chromie flapped its golden, feather-like wings and charged forward with incredible ferocity to fight the Eternal Dragon.

She said loudly:

"Come and kill me! Do whatever you like! Let's see who's the warrior and who's the coward! Did you really think I'd been wasting my time all this time?"

"asshole!"

Chromie's arrogance enraged the Eternal Dragons, who immediately pounced on him, ready to surround and kill him.

But this was clearly a sinister scheme. Just as the Eternal Dragons approached, several Dragon Slayer Spears flew out of the suddenly opened time vortex without warning, striking the Eternal Dragons' scales and causing them to scream in pain.

The dragons that then emerged from the vortex didn't need to communicate at all; they cooperated with Chromie to begin the dragon-slaying campaign.

Steel-Scaled Anbosha ignited dragonfire in her hands, soaring into the air to bombard the Eternal Dragon, her scales shimmering with an earthy yellow light of time.

Although the Dragonsil cannot travel through time as freely as the Bronze Dragons, they do possess the essence of the Bronze Dragons' power. Under Chromie's guidance, they can rush into the "past" to fight for a short period of time, something other life forms cannot do at all.

They cannot linger in time that does not belong to them; they can easily create troublesome situations like the "grandfather paradox" if they are not careful.

"Ambosa, take them out! Hold this point!"

Chromie has now opened a time portal to another point in the past, she cried out:

"The Eternal Dragons have launched a full-scale 'saturation assassination' against Diakum across the entire timeline. Damn it! I need to find more helpers."

Ps:

Little pet Bal:
(End of this chapter)