Light's Dawn of Azeroth

Chapter 668, Section 36: The Supreme Queen, who proclaims to reclaim dignity for Mother World, is unleashing her full power in the Abyss.
The core bearing the mark of the Eternal Arbiter was stolen by the artifact brokers.

This didn't surprise Diakum. In fact, if he really wanted to keep that thing, he wouldn't have put it with the spirits when he went to pick up Medivh.

Who would put a priceless treasure together with a group of merchants who would do anything for profit?
These brokers, like their ethereal counterparts in the material world, are all seasoned capitalist warriors, aren't they?

Expecting these guys to believe in anything good or beautiful is like hoping Sargeras will have a sudden change of heart, abandon the Burning Crusade tomorrow, and lead the Burning Legion into the Sea of ​​No Light to obliterate the Void Lords of the Eclipse faction.

At the very least, Sargeras might actually do that, but the brokers would never become "partners of justice" or "warriors of love."

Although the phrase is a bit cliché, all of this was part of the vigilant's plan.

He, Medivh, and the Twin Walker have reached a general conclusion through their analysis of the Eternal Mark left by the Lord of War in Kercia.

Zova, the Lord of the Maw, is only the apparent villain of this Shadow Kingdom, but there is also a mastermind and a "behind-the-scenes manipulator" in this godforsaken place.

So, of the five Eternals of the Shadowlands, apart from the naive eldest daughter and the indifferent Queen of Winter, the other three are actually capable. And more importantly, the eldest daughter only appears naive, and the Queen of Winter's "indifference" is based on the fact that she is powerless to do anything given that the great cycle of life and death is currently disrupted.

Therefore, it would be unfair to say that the five Eternals of the Shadowlands are ineffective.

Perhaps in terms of absolute power, these five guys combined wouldn't be enough to defeat Satan. It's estimated that only a fully-formed Zovar could possibly clash with Satan, which would be to the extent of "trying and dying" or "shattering upon contact." However, the five Eternals have indeed done what they were supposed to do in their extremely high positions.

The reason they seem so weak is that all five Eternals are trapped by "Destiny".

The "perfect order" created by the First Creator, a strange combination of "caste system," "fatalism," and "nihilism," is truly hard to describe.

Even a hero like Sargeras, once he was ensnared by this thing at the moment of his birth, could not unleash his full potential, no matter how great his abilities were.

"With the 'Destiny System' in place, even if Zovar assembled a massive army of Abyssal Oaths in the Maw capable of cleansing the material star sea, he couldn't do anything else."

Only when the great cycle of life and death, which forms the foundation of the Shadow Realms and Destiny, is completely broken can the power accumulated by the Shadow Realms over countless years begin to interfere with the Sea of ​​Matter.

They did nothing for countless years not because they didn't want to, but because they couldn't.

Medivh handed the unfinished rune sword he wore at his waist to Diakum. The Vigilant took it, admiring the master craftsman's skill while listening to Medivh's reflections on his time living in the Shadowlands.

The astral mage said casually:

"The Destiny system, which has been riddled with problems since its inception, is now teetering on the brink of collapse. Revendres, as the 'anima pasture,' has been providing less and less anima to other nations in recent years, and Emperor Denathrius has declared that he is powerless to do anything about it."

But we all know that it was a 'man-made famine' that He orchestrated.

Now, this crisis of missing anima has affected every member of the four covenants, and the vast amount of anima that was intercepted has been sent by Him to His collaborators, allowing Zovar to enjoy abundant resources to continuously refine and elevate His Deathbringers to perfection.

That was the seed of crisis.

As it grew over time, the seeds of disaster were sown.

When you arrive in the Shadowlands in a grand manner and bring the Eternal Arbiter to a standstill, the famine caused by the lack of anima will explode like a bomb.

Even standing here, I can hear the rigid order that has existed in the Shadowlands since its inception rapidly crumbling.

When the arbitrators fail to fulfill their duties, the souls that are destined to enter the Shadowlands every second cannot accept the arbitration to go where they are meant to go and can only fall into the Maw.

Regardless of good or evil, regardless of stance, regardless of camp.

Every soul that steps into the Shadowlands is forced to enter the Maw and become a member of Zovaar's army. The warriors who rule the tyrant have already drawn their swords and nocked their bows. He now awaits only the moment the Great Cycle collapses.

At this point, Medivh smiled, looked at Diakum, and said:

"But launching a 'death conquest' is not Zovar's only option. Looking at the experience of that 'former arbitrator,' we can easily see that he is actually an 'idealist' who is very rare in this day and age."

Although the other Eternals and those who believed in destiny destroyed all information about Zovar, we are fortunate that Hyosu was a leader who respected knowledge.

He preserved every unique copy in his secret tower, allowing me, a passing outsider, to glimpse Zovar's inner journey and his 'tragic' rebellion.

Zovar was once the arbitrator, but now the power of Olivos's ridiculous arbitration machine is less than one-thousandth of His.

It was a 'perfect' era, where every soul that entered the Shadowlands was judged by Zovaar according to the terms set by the Firstborn.

At that time, the Shadowlands did not only have the four covenants.

Destiny is a complex system, and each kingdom in the Shadowlands has its own responsibilities within it. Each kingdom is a cog in this vast system, and how many worlds of the dead exist in the Shadowlands' interdimensional realms?

countless!

The four covenants were the most powerful, but not the only ones. At that time, every world of the dead in the Shadowlands was prosperous, but after Zova's rebellion failed, the four covenants rose to power, directly causing the decline of other realms.

The system of destiny for the firstborn was already cracked at that time.

Well, that's too complicated to explain. Let's focus on Zovar's lamentable life.

Medivh smiled and snapped his fingers with his cold, bony fingers, signaling his partner to describe the descriptions in the books left behind by the Warlord.

This is a habit of astral mages.

He doesn't like to repeat other people's conclusions; he prefers to express his own thoughts.

But Marquis Cindy didn't feel anything special about the matter and didn't mind speaking up for her friend (or rather, her friend).

She cast a mysterious spell, retrieving an ancient tome from the War Lord's hidden tower. Unrolling the scroll, she cleared her throat and, in her chilling, unique voice, described:

"Zovar witnessed the lives of countless mortals. He should not have been influenced by the thoughts of these lives that were as pitiful as ants. However, the accumulation of countless dust eventually formed an insurmountable mountain."

It's unclear when exactly, but Zovar's mindset underwent a subtle change.

My ancient brother began to believe that the First One had told everyone a colossal lie. Zovar realized that the past, present, and future of mortals were not determined by their own choices, but by unseen fate and the whims of external circumstances.

Zovar also saw similar wars of so-called 'freedom' and 'control' played out time and time again over millions of years, but no matter which side mortals stood on, all these efforts were in vain.

Because, in Zovar's words, the thoughts of anyone who truly possesses 'free will' are merely based on the design of the destiny system set up by the First Being.

Even within this system, 'free will' itself is a false proposition.

Zovar realized that as an eternal being, He could not actually possess 'freedom'; He could not touch or even pursue it. Therefore, even though Zovar did not truly understand the meaning of 'freedom', after countless attempts to convince himself, my ancient brother still embarked on that path of no return.

He secretly stole the marks of the other Eternals, attempting to defy the laws of the Firstborn and to return to the place of the Eternals' birth and the Shadow Kingdom.

He attempted to return to the Holy Tomb of the Firstborn in Zaremotis.

He was obsessed, convinced that there lay the great power left behind by the First One to reshape all reality.

Marquis Cindy paused, observed the expressions of the audience, then turned to the next page of the "Diary of the Warlord," and said:

"Zovar's plan has been exposed!"

This is normal.

He was designed by the Firstborn to be an impartial arbitrator; He was not the cunning Denathrius, and He simply could not understand how 'conspiracy' should work.

In fact, He was discovered the moment He attempted to steal the eldest daughter's mark.

He was the strongest among us, but sadly, even the mighty Zovar could not defeat me, the master of war, in the realm of 'conquest'. He lost!
On the very platform where He once judged all beings, we judged Zovar with heavy hearts.

The eldest daughter, Gristia, declared that He had betrayed His duty as arbitrator. She seized Zovar's Eternal Power for the crime of 'dereliction of duty,' removed His heart, and rendered Him permanently weak.

The Queen of Winter declared that He had threatened the entire cycle of life and death. She stripped Zovar of his life force for the sin of 'disrupting the Great Cycle,' turning Him into a bald, desolate giant, no longer able to enjoy any reason or emotion that an eternal being should possess.

The cunning Emperor Denathrius vaguely told Zovar that He might have a great goal, but had chosen a pathetic way to achieve it.

The 'vampire' even mocked Zovar, saying that if He could find the right 'ally' before taking action, perhaps the great thing could be accomplished.

I once thought that Denathrius was also going down the path of betrayal, but that guy still used his power of forgiveness to declare Zovar guilty of the sin of 'blindness'.

He inflicted the pain of punishment upon Zova, causing him endless suffering every day he spent in the Maw, so that His powerful stream of anima could nourish the Shadowlands He had harmed.

I.
I am the eternal one who will be His final judgment, and I will never forget that day.

When I asked him why he betrayed him, Zovar looked up. He was enduring endless pain, his heart had been ripped out, and his face was as pale as a ghost.

But He answered with unwavering resolve:

We, the eternal ones, are merely protecting a universe destined to fail!
I can't understand what Zovar saw or heard from anyone, but I'm sure this guy wasn't just driven by his own passion to betray the order of destiny.

He must have seen something we cannot understand.
But regardless, betrayal is an unforgivable sin, and as the one in charge of war, I must build a prison from which Zovar cannot escape.

I have decided to design a tower with countless corridors as His prison. I also want to research a great power that can counter Zovar's power, and ideally, perfectly suppress Zovar's rebellious heart.

I've decided to call that tower 'Torgaster Tower of Sinful Souls,' and I've decided to call the power that will be used to bind Zovar 'Power of Domination.'

Alas, may my ancient brother rest in peace.

The diary of the warlord ends here.

But Marquis Cindy turned to the last page, as if revealing some kind of "surprise," and picked at the stain on the last page of the diary with her finger, whispering:

"No, He is right about this system; it is far from perfect."

"This last sentence was written by the Lord of War before he went to Cecilia alone."

Medivh said softly:

"From this one sentence alone, one can glimpse the complex and difficult mental journey of our esteemed Conqueror of Eternity. Without a doubt, the Lord of War orchestrated all of this! Just as He teased Zovar, Zovar could not understand how a conspiracy was carried out, but the Lord of War was a true master in this field."

Three of the five Eternals have already decided to personally destroy the so-called 'Destiny' in different ways.

Of the remaining two, one had been languishing for countless years, and the other was trapped in an inescapable family conflict with his sister. Therefore, I concluded long ago that the collapse of destiny was only a matter of time, and your arrival accelerated it.

I hope the material world is ready.

I hope that all living beings, the Burning Legion, and the Highlords of the Sea of ​​Light are ready.

Death, constrained by the rules and regulations imposed on it by the first being from the moment of its birth.
They're about to be taken out of the cage.

In the utter silence where you could hear a pin drop, Diakum's fingers brushed against the exquisite rune sword.

This thing doesn't have a hilt yet, but it's already the prototype of a true divine weapon.

Considering that Diakum did not bring Ashbringer with him when he came to the Shadowlands this time, and left Twilight's Hammer and Spirit Scythe to his followers, he also needed a suitable weapon, so he "reasonably requisitioned" this sword.

他 说:

"I am not here to stop death from emerging from its cage. I do not even intend to destroy the 'Destiny System' with my own hands. I am here to restart the great cycle of life and death. Although this thing overlaps with Destiny, they are two different concepts."

Therefore, let the shackles break, let death be released.

I am not worried about the Abyssal Oath army wreaking havoc in the Sea of ​​Matter. That is meaningless. Pure violence cannot conquer the Sea of ​​Matter. The dead will not even get past the Burning Legion.

After all, even their strongest among them was no match for Sargeras.

What really matters is Zovar's actions.

I cannot allow Him to mess around in Zaremotis; He was an idealist who made the same foolish mistake as the Firstborn.

They always try to use their wisdom to create a so-called 'perfect order'.

Hmph, the Titans, who were more powerful and freer than the Eternals, also thought and did the same thing, but what was their fate?

Perfect order cannot be bestowed; it can only evolve itself on a rational basis.

"So, we're going to Zaremotis, right?"

Medivh clapped his hands and said:

“I like this idea. As a seeker of truth, I wouldn’t die in peace if I couldn’t enter and glimpse the mysteries of the First One. But how do we get there? Are we going to cooperate with those bastards who are trying to get a ‘correct answer’ in the wrong way?”

"How can a Warrior of Light cooperate with evil?"

Diakum scoffed and said:
“I’ll handle the mark, you go and raise the army! After I finish some personal business, we’ll head to the Maw and fight ‘Idealist’ Zovar.”

By the way, how is our 'Queen' doing lately?

"She's having a really 'pleasant' time."

Medivh sighed and said:
“This week alone, our Majesty has gone on three ‘unrivaled’ trips in the Tower of Torghast. I heard that she is fascinated by the mysteries of the Mind Sphere and needs a lot of ‘research material’.”

In that godforsaken place, the Maw, is there a more perfect place to gather materials than Torghast, the Tower of the Damned?

"This"

Dick was taken aback for a moment, then asked in return:

"Doesn't the warden do anything about it? Does he just let Azshara come and go as she pleases in His territory?"

"They did manage it, why didn't they?"

Medivh shrugged, and said sarcastically in a lich's sinister tone:
"The Jailer sent his most powerful warriors to stop and hunt down Azshara. Do you know what became of them?"

Dick shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

Medivh said with a smile:
"I do not know either.

But Azshara is still active, and becoming increasingly 'rampant', so we can assume that, just as the Queen demolished half of Denathrius's palace, the Eternal could only throw it into the Maw.

Zovar, the daughter of Azeroth, also had no good solutions.

So, I think you don't need to get involved in the fight against Zovar. Give Azshara some time; she'd be happy to help us with it for free.

In addition, a place should be reserved for Zaremotis's journey.
If you don't want to anger her.

(End of this chapter)