Light's Dawn of Azeroth

Chapter 691, Section 59: Diakum, having finally mastered the resurrection spell, is now invincible.

Willow Catkins and the other fairies made a dreamcatcher for Diakum.

Perhaps taking into account Dick's giant size, the dreamcatcher the fairies made this time was extremely large; for their size, such a thing was practically a "spectacle".

However, the net still seemed a bit small in the hands of Dick, who was nearly seven meters tall. Moreover, due to the "art style" of the fairies, the things they made all had a bit of a "girlish dreamy feel."

Holding the dreamcatcher, Dick felt as if he had returned to his childhood, to the carefree days when he and Jaid would run around catching insects on cicada-singing summer nights.

He stared strangely at the dreamcatcher in his hand, then turned to look at the willow catkins hovering in the air beside him.

The fairy was quite pleased with himself, standing with his hands on his hips waiting for Diakum's evaluation, his face full of expectant expressions that said, "The fairy is so amazing, hurry up and praise the fairy." But the Warrior of Light could not let down every life that had expectations of him.

Therefore, Dick said somewhat awkwardly:
"This dreamcatcher is excellent."

"Right? It's really great! This is the most perfect dreamcatcher a fairy has ever made."

"It would be even better if it weren't for the colorful ribbons wrapped around it and the flowers adorning the sticks."

The vigilant officer, barely able to contain himself, said:

"Although I know you wanted this to look festive, to be honest, holding it makes me feel like I'm a magical girl who can transform at any moment with the power of moonlight."

This is so girly!

"Huh? But Yuemei said you'd definitely like it if it were made in such a pretty style."

Liu Xu scratched her head and said:

"So, Moonberry was lying to me, wasn't she?"

"Yes, Moonberry is a big bad guy. She just wanted to get back at me for the tragedy of me beating her up."

Dick grinned and patted Willow Catkins on the head, who was shouting "Moonberry is a bad fairy." Then, under the watchful eyes of the Moon Goddess Priest spirits behind him, who were also somewhat unable to hold back, he swung the very girly pink dreamcatcher.

This scene truly possesses an abstract beauty reminiscent of "muscular men in lace dresses performing otaku dances."

But abstract as it may be, the fairy's dreamcatcher is indeed very useful.

The moment that thing, which looked exactly like an insect net, shook, Diakum clearly felt that the special dimension hidden in the "shadow" of Ardenweald had opened a path for him.

It's hard to say at the moment how the fairies' dreamcatchers can open up dangerous other dimensions, but what is certain is that what Willow Catkins made for Diakum surpasses ordinary dreamcatchers. The passage it opens can be maintained for a short time, allowing Diakum to rush into the nightmare land before him, and then the other moon goddesses and holy spirits can follow and fight their way in.

The fairies, clamoring and wielding their own dreamcatchers, followed the group of holy spirits into the dangerous other dimension.

They also want to participate in the righteous action to retrieve the Spirit Seed!
However, the little women instantly flew into a rage after they stormed in.

They clearly saw the stolen spirit seeds, placed before them in a filthy and depraved manner in this dark, cold, and swirling cursed dream.

Some of the angry fairies even shouted out loud.

Their anger is understandable.

Fairies in Ardenweald are responsible for taking care of spirit seeds. They would push the spirit seeds they cared for in comfortable and beautiful spirit seed bags around the woods, play hide-and-seek with the spirit seeds, and occasionally tell the spirit seeds some outrageous fairy jokes.

They were given responsibilities and truly regarded the Spirit Seed as a partner that needed to be taken good care of. They were really sad when the Spirit Seed was lost and couldn't sleep all night.

Now, the spirit seeds that they should be carefully tending are carelessly abandoned in this damned place to be corrupted by filth. Because of the fairies' keen senses, they can clearly hear the pitiful cries of the spirit seeds.

The fairy's rage is escalating!
The sudden intrusion of these creatures startled the nightmare creations that were corrupting the spirit seeds in the nightmares on the other side.

Their size is similar to the nightmares woven by Savage, but because they are the embodiment of suffering and despair when the natural spirits from all over the stars enter Ardenweald, the nightmare entities in the other world are much more powerful than those in the material world.

But even the strongest can only be so much stronger.

Even before Diakum could issue the first signal to start the war, the enraged fairies launched their attack, unleashing swathes of fairy fire that instantly created a spectacular scene of "flying fire and meteors."

Amidst the fairies' furious roars of "Aiya aiya," the nightmare in the entire area was quickly swept away.

Just because fairies are cute and silly doesn't mean they have no fighting power. In fact, as high-ranking dream-forged beings personally created by the Queen of Winter, fairies possess terrifying talents in all aspects.

Just because they don't like fighting doesn't mean they can't fight.

On the contrary, because of the fairies' silly and adorable nature and their eccentric behavior, they can express their terrifying power in an "abstract" way.

The most obvious example is the fairy boss "Mist Summoner" in the Fairy Forest dungeon.

They used childish tricks like hide-and-seek, riddles, and tag to easily kill one tough adventurer after another in their own game.

Fairies are powerful, especially angry fairies, who can be quite dangerous.

Enraged by the tragic plight of the spirits, these little beings scattered in a chaotic mass, scattering fairy fire everywhere. The moon goddess's holy spirits also dispersed to rescue more spirits.

"Destroy those already formed Nightmare entities and prevent them from infusing more filth into the Spirit Seed. Ignore the smaller Nightmares! Everyone, advance while moving the Spirit Seed away."

Diakum flicked his fingers and threw out shimmering "holy light swords" in a sweeping motion, like a "grandmaster of swordsmanship," while also giving orders to the fairies and holy spirits who were fighting the nightmare.

He had realized that the other dimension was not a continuous space.

They have only entered a larger part of the other side, which means that if the Night Fae fairies want to retrieve all the stolen spirit seeds, they will probably have to continue to delve into the nightmare shadows throughout Ardenweald for a long time to come.

With the help of these powerful and determined Elune Holy Spirits, the fairies' "lost item retrieval" work is destined to go smoothly.

“Here! Dick, Anzu’s spirit seed is in my direction.”

As Huon Highmountain fired arrows to purify the Nightmare Monster, he called out to Diakum a few times, and the Watcher gestured for it to wait a moment.

Dick crouched down, looking at the spirit seed at his feet that had been "stained black" by the nightmare infusion.

Like an extra-large luminous tree species, beneath its translucent shell, the spirit seed, which should have been adorned with a ghostly blue light like the trees of the Azure Fairyland, was now filled with filthy light.

The vigilant held it to his ear and could hear the savage roar of the immortal spirit within, a frenzied howl only a beast devoid of reason could utter.

This is hopeless.

Dick thought that spirit seeds were the weakened state of immortal spirits. They were spirits that had been infused with nightmares and had their wisdom eroded. Even if such spirit seeds were resurrected, they would become immortal evil beings.

To allow such filthy spirits to return to the material world is tantamount to utterly disregarding human life.

But as the sacred land of life in the world of death, the Queen of Winter must have the means to purify spirit seeds in Azure Fairyland. However, he stood up, holding the filthy spirit seed, and looked around.

There are nearly a hundred stolen spirit species in this otherworld region alone, and they all show signs of contamination to varying degrees.

Given the current state of Azure Willow, with its depleted anima and withered forests, even if the Queen of Winter were willing, she would most likely be unable to purify these poor creatures in a short time. Allowing the filth to spread among the spirit seeds would be tantamount to sending these weakened immortal spirits to their deaths.

Should I help them out?

Dick hesitated.

He knew that once he intervened to help, the "ownership" of these nature spirits would change, which was an open and aboveboard "bully." Considering the Winter Queen's aloof temperament, Diakum felt he should be more cautious.

But just as he hesitated, a ball of moonlight quietly appeared around the vigilant, draping him in a veil of starlight.

Lady Elune, who had just finished chatting with her sister, seemed to be in a good mood. She noticed the tainted spirit seed in Diakum's hand, and combined with the Vigilant's style of doing things, the Moon Goddess knew what Dick was hesitating about.

Then He laughed and said:
"Do not worry, Diakum, use your methods to save this poor immortal essence. Do not fear that your holy light will carry it into the High Heavens, for 'light' is also one of the ways of the moon."

You should remember Shibalah, the 'Sun Dragon Mother' of Zandalar, and Rukhmar, the 'Sun Spirit' of Draenor. They both wielded the power of the sun, but they were undoubtedly spirits of life.

Therefore, you cannot 'lure' my children into your light without my consent.

“I just wanted to help, madam. I had absolutely no intention of kidnapping your child. You have misunderstood me.”

Hearing Lady Elune's teasing, Dick felt relieved. He held the filthy spirit seed in his left hand, turning his own light into the sun and pouring it into the filth. Then, with the pull and devouring of the shadow in his right hand, he extracted all the filthy energy in the spirit seed.

The two-pronged approach quickly restored the seemingly hopeless spirit seed to its purity, and it was then enveloped in a beautiful layer of sunlight.

This means that after being resurrected, this spirit will also possess the ability to control sunlight, just like Rukma and Shibala.

From an individual perspective, this wave of being stolen from and corrupted, yet ultimately saved by the incarnation of the sun god and granted new power, is hard to say whether it was good or bad.

"I'm leaving."

The moonlight dappled and swayed around Dick, and Lady Elune spoke gently:

"Thank you for your help. It has finally dispelled the suspicions and misunderstandings between my sister and me. Although we still have some grievances against each other, I believe that once everything is on the right track, we will one day become true sisters who support each other."

I have invited you to be my messenger, adding another layer of pressure to your already heavy responsibilities. I should reward you accordingly. Therefore, let me, as the true God of life, teach you some of the mysteries of 'light' and 'life'.

"Dick, do you know how the earliest life on this starry sea came into being?"

"Elemental evolution? World shaping?"

Diakum said softly:
"Or perhaps you yourself sow and nurture life?"

"no."

Elune explained with a nostalgic tone:
"The original source of life in the Star Sea comes precisely from the path you are now walking. At the moment when the great order of light and darkness was established, Anser's primordial light swept across the eternal night of the Star Sea, bringing about the division of day and night."

When those lights, full of passion and blessings, collided with the celestial bodies in the material world, the first buds of life were born.

Back then, I was still called Musa.

I witnessed that scene with my own eyes. It was Anser's final blessing to the starry sea, and also the earliest and most fundamental connection between 'light' and 'life'.

Your light can bring life, if you use it correctly.

[Hint! The Mythical Secret of Holy Light/Life Force "Miracle - Resurrection" has been learned! After comprehending the connection between light and life, you can use your own light to give new life to the dead.]

hint!

This skill is directly related to the three fundamental concepts of Holy Light, Life, and Death. Each use of it will have unpredictable consequences, so please use it with extreme caution.

A notification popped up in front of Diakum, causing the vigilant to squint.

Legend has it that only gods can bring the dead back to life, and now, Diakum has finally learned this "divine touch."

As expected of Lady Elune, what a generous person! The reward for hiring someone to do the work is so generous that Diakum was speechless for a moment. You should have said earlier that the reward for this long journey was "Resurrection"!

If only I had learned this skill sooner.
Dick couldn't help but think that perhaps the fates of so many victims along the way would be altered.

However, seemingly anticipating Diakum's thoughts, Lady Elune offered a reminder and warning:
"Do not use your power to arbitrarily interfere with the cycle of life and death, Diakum, you cannot do this! If you do not want to trigger a great melee between life, holy light, and death."

You must understand that death is the end of life, and life is a stage of death.

For both individuals and groups, death is often a blessing rather than a curse. If you aspire to be a balancer of the Force, then do not disturb that balance with your own hands.

“I will keep it in mind.”

Dick nodded, watching the moonlight fade away. He then handed the spirit seed, which was radiating fragments of sunlight, to Liu Xu, who was clapping and cheering with wide eyes. He then followed Hu En Gaoling towards the location of the unlucky Ansu.

Before long, they found Ansu's spirit seed.

Whether it was lucky or unlucky, this thing's spirit seed had been placed in a strange ritual, which was surrounded by ruling runes that were clearly related to the Maw.

Dick even saw three Valkyries with black wings, wearing Abyss Oath armor.

These guys are Zovar's messengers, the true elite of the Abyss Oath.

Seeing that the spirits were about to be sent into the Maw, Hu En immediately drew his halberd, mounted Elliot, and charged over. Diakum didn't waste any words with these villains and immediately unleashed a barrage of Solar Fists, forcibly disrupting the already initiated ritual. He then used his Holy Light to create a barrier to protect Anzu and the other unfortunate souls.

As Dick grasped Ansu's spirit seed, the weak old raven shrieked:

"Setai! Setai's spirit seed has been sent to the Maw! Save it, Dick, save it!"

"Isn't Setai your enemy?"

Dick asked, puzzled:
"You ate it yourself to protect your wife, how come your relationship has suddenly become so good?"

"No, I hate Setai."

Ansu called out anxiously:

"But Warden Zovar wants me and Sethe to be 'guides' for His army! If we don't bring Sethe back, Zovar's army will follow him to Draenor. Do you understand?"

"Quack! We are connected to our homeland. That's why Zoval had that big Grim Reaper steal the Spirit Seed!"
Once the veil of life and death is shattered, the army of the Abyss Oathbreakers can use these 'guides' to directly invade every planet inhabited by life.

This is part of their vicious strategy.

Bring it back!
Bring them all back!
Otherwise, Draenor and other thriving worlds would be doomed.

(End of this chapter)