Light's Dawn of Azeroth

Chapter 759, Section 37: The Eclipse is Coming! Haha, great news! The eclipse is coming! - Bonus Chapter [35]

(Bonus chapter for changes in word count [3/5])
Sargeras had a unique obsession with Azeroth.

Back when Sargeras was still a Bronze Titan in the Pantheon, he knew that the Supreme Star Soul had immense potential. At that time, he and the other Titans were determined to protect this precious "sister".

After embracing fel energy and becoming the Lord of Demons, Sargeras's attitude toward the Supreme Star Soul transformed into a more terrifying obsession.

There have been rumors circulating in the Star Ocean that the Dark Titans launched the Burning Crusade with the intention of destroying Azeroth because the Supreme StarSoul, once awakened, would possess power surpassing Sargeras. Therefore, the Dark Titans are terrified of this and are determined to eliminate this threat before Azeroth awakens.

This rumor was known to many demon slayers, and the vast majority of them believed it to be the truth.

But no.

Sargeras, as the Lord of Fel, was not so mentally fragile as to fear a challenger, and his obsession with Azeroth was not out of vanity to maintain his status as the "most powerful in the world."

The Supreme Star Soul's "challenge" to Him was not on the level of power.

The real threat to Azeroth lies in its potential to "transcend the six fundamental forces." Once Azeroth becomes the "seventh," Sargeras's unique "power" in the universe will be shattered by the overthrow of the six fundamental force system.

Although Sargeras wields the power of destruction, He does have His own plans for the future of Starsea, and the Burning Crusade is only the first step in shaping Starsea.

Ultimately, Sargeras, like Zovar, possessed the stubbornness of an "idealist" after the disillusionment of his ideals. He used destruction as a tool to shape a world that he considered "pure".

Therefore, what He truly fears is that Azeroth will be seduced by other Forces and become an inescapable source of chaos.

Once she becomes the "Seventh" as a disruptor, even Sargeras himself will be unable to deal with her before things spiral out of control.

This is not mere conjecture.

The various threats this world has faced since its inception demonstrate that the Six Forces' covetousness of her will never cease.

Therefore, as long as this world exists, the chaos in the starry sea will not cease.

As long as Azeroth exists in the universe, none of Sargeras' plans for this galaxy can become a reality; this is a true moral battle.

For individuals with such stubborn will, persuasion and negotiation are futile.

Before truly defeating Sargeras, the Dark Titan would never stop his actions due to any external conditions; he even killed his brothers and sisters who were only in his way.

This act of "annihilating his entire family" is enough to demonstrate Sargeras's almost fanatical obsession.

Therefore, in this battle of incarnations, Diakum unusually refrained from using his perfectly mastered Sha power, which would not be effective against Sargeras and would instead be used by Sargeras to apply the "Enrage" buff to Him.

Sargeras is already difficult to deal with under normal conditions, and Dick really doesn't want to increase his strength any further.

In this battle zone formed by the convergence of divine power, the evil fire storm that incinerates all things continues to boil and burn. The Vigilant standing in it swung his sword and severed the left arm of Sargeras' avatar, before being shattered by the Dark Titan's heavy punch, causing Diakum to explode into shards of light amidst the exploding sound of shattering crystals.

The boiling fel energy was about to reshape Sargeras' body, but under the shadow of the eclipse, all healing and rebirth were rendered ineffective.

This conceptual constraint made the Dark Titan feel unusually troubled and irritable.

What's even more infuriating is that this time, Diakum, whose body was shattered, didn't attempt a transformation of light and shadow. Instead, he let himself "fall" into the void. A moment later, with a low roar, a smaller version of the Devourer of Worlds burst forth from the surrounding darkness.

It was exactly the same type as Dimensius, but in the hands of the Vigilant, it was no longer a soft, limp energy creature. It was shaped into a humanoid form resembling black glass, and its cold, antimatter claws swung up, tearing even more ferocious shards into Sa's wound on the very first contact.

All the characteristics of the Holy Light vanished from this creature, replaced by a genuine Void God. Sargeras was even forced to retreat and dodge, but under the relentless attacks of the Void Monk tactics mastered by the Devourer of Worlds, the inability to heal itself was still forced into a predicament.

The one-armed Sargeras roared, wielding Goreber's Illusion Sword with one hand. Instead of the straightforward Star Shattering Slash, he summoned fel fire to create an Annihilation Storm that swept across everything around him.

During the Battle of Nalan, He used this very move to annihilate the Titans of the Pantheon. This ultimate manifestation of the destructive fel energy was enough to incinerate the Titans' stellar bodies. While the avatar's use of it now certainly wouldn't reach that level, it was still more than capable of tearing apart the troublesome Eclipse summoned by Diakum.

Then, He saw a black hole being thrown towards Him.

That's right!

A genuine black hole.

The core of the Glutton, which remained after Dimensius's self-collapse, was thrown out by the Vigilant. Once it left his antimatter claws, it began to frantically devour all the energy around it. Most of the fel energy storm that Sassa unleashed was absorbed by this black hole orb. The remaining fierce impacts that crashed against the boundary of this eclipse illusion were no longer enough to destroy the shaping of this concept of power.

The swirling black hole orb, absorbing cosmic energy, grew even heavier and bombarded Sargeras's avatar, dealing "true damage" once again.

The Dark Titan's chest exploded, spewing out boiling fel magma like blood. It took root and allowed the fel energy to seep into the earth, creating fel volcanoes through the distortion of material properties.

They are erupting.

The flowing lava covered the broken body of Sargeras' avatar, spreading upwards along his form, barely managing to create a lava claw that could be used in battle.

The Dark Titan wanted to use more power to defeat this evil Vigilant, but the avatar couldn't hold on any longer!
A single river could not possibly contain a larger lake, let alone compare Kil'jaeden to Sargeras, which is like Stormwind's pond to the endless sea.

This fel-powered body is crumbling; it is the decay caused by Sargeras wielding power beyond the concept of "normal".

While Sargeras himself is unlikely to have any problems, this time it is Kil'jaeden, acting as the vessel, who is truly fighting with his life on the line.

Even more tragically, even after risking the life of the egg and releasing supernormal power at the cost of his shattered demonic body, the Dark Titan still found himself unable to defeat Diakum while bound.

This is not the power a lesser god should possess.

The Vigilant before him, who was unleashing a Void Rage with his antimatter claws, reminded Sargeras of his apprentice and lieutenant, Aggramar, who had once fought in the same way.

Moreover, Diakum's fighting prowess may now be comparable to that of Aggramar in the past.

This is enough to prove that once the vigilant has accumulated enough experience over the years and elevated his status to that of a "true god," he will indeed have an "opponent."

What is an opponent?

Only those who can withstand two moves without being instantly killed can be considered opponents.

Even.
A ridiculous idea couldn't help but pop into Sa's mind: maybe in the future, in the sea of ​​stars, he would have a "nemesis" living in the light and shadow?
Wow, this is really exciting!
He has been invincible for far too long.

After single-handedly defeating the other Titans of the Pantheon, Sargeras had his own important tasks to attend to during his subsequent "invincible years," but the slaughter of those weak Void lesser gods had made his soul as a "warrior" feel weary.

Now, His part as a "warrior" is being gradually awakened in this tense back-and-forth.

OK!

This sea of ​​stars is finally not so boring!
With this in mind, Sargeras lost interest in the "rehearsal" before him, in which he could not use his full strength, or even at most mobilize a third of his power.

He was tired of the awkwardness of fighting in the "glass house" and desperately wanted to descend into the material star sea in his physical form and have a real "duel" with Diakum on the wasteland of Argus!
He can find any help he can to challenge himself.

He would unleash the boundless fury of Goreber to bring them a glorious destruction, and with that, the last force in the entire star system that could oppose him would be personally annihilated by him.

Thus, his desire to reshape the galaxy could finally be realized.
"bring it on!"

For the first time, Sargeras' avatar gripped the hilt of Goreber the Darkboiler's sword with both hands, and after a brief moment of charging, unleashed a devastating strike that shook the stars as the Devourer of Worlds lunged at him.

All the evil fire in sight suddenly subsided at that moment, just as Diakum gathered all his light and heat for his final execution. As the sword of the true god slid down, the entire planet trembled violently. Amidst the Supreme Star Soul's terrified scream, Diakum knew he had to block this sword.

Otherwise, the planet Azeroth would most likely be shattered by this sword.

This is the Dark Titan's Star Shattering Slash at its true power. After this strike, His avatar will collapse. This guy is forcing Diakum to use his strongest form to fight against him.

Therefore, as the Star Shattering Slash fell, the light spot on the abdomen of the Devourer of All Realms flashed, returning him to the black and white world where light and shadow coexisted.

The solar eclipse in the sky quietly subsided, calling for the dawn as the night was about to end. As the first ray of light fell after the night had faded, Diakum raised his hands and caught a blade barehanded with a loud bang.

The Holy Light's left hand and the Void's right hand pressed down on Sargeras's Starshattering Blade, preventing it from slashing downwards and absorbing all the destructive power of the attack.

A loud crash erupted behind Dick as a shard of crystal tore down his spine, leaving his Dawn God Body with an unhealable wound.

The shattered crystals swirled around Diakum and merged into the lit star ring.

After Sargeras's Starshattering Strike was completely absorbed, Diakum shattered Gribber's illusion and stepped forward. He raised his left hand, causing the shattered star ring to coalesce into a rapidly spinning, scorching wheel of light, which he then slashed down at Sargeras's neck.

Amidst terrifying echoes and explosions, this area protected by the divine barrier finally collapsed.

All physical and metaphysical rules here have been completely destroyed. The shattered continental shelf has turned into scattered boulders surrounding it, and what is boiling below is no longer seawater but a river of light formed by the cosmic energy scattered by the two gods in their battle.

The concepts of Sargeras and Diakum's power permeate every corner of this place, making it a realm beyond reality.

In the final cut of the "Sun Wheel," Sargeras' invincible avatar fell. Even without Diakum's finishing blow, this body had already reached the point of "running out of fuel."

It bore too much pressure that it shouldn't have had to endure. In that final blow, Sargeras used His great power to completely crush this incarnation.

"boom"

The Dark Titan knelt awkwardly on this shattered, surreal earth, its will fading away with a satisfied feeling after a "warm-up."

"Has the fel-powered Zare Holy Land been destroyed?"

Diakum, panting heavily, used Ashbringer to support himself and asked a question.

"We just arrived and they're currently dismantling the gate to that place; it will take a little longer."

Sargeras casually remarked:
“Once I demolish that place, you’ll be next! Remember to bring all the help you can find, Diakum. You’re now on par with Aggramar. However, in Nalan, I finished off my apprentice with just one sword strike.”

"That was a sneak attack!"

Dick stubbornly insisted:

"No matter how weak Lord Aggramar is, he can still go back and forth with you ten times."

"Hmm, what about after ten rounds?"

Sargeras snorted, too lazy to argue with this ant, and withdrew from the world, but before he completely left, he heard the Supreme Star Soul's loud question:
"I have never provoked you!"

Azeroth shouted:

Why are they relentlessly hunting me down?

Mr. Sa coldly did not respond.

But He knew it wasn't Azeroth's fault, and perhaps it was difficult to explain all of this to her.

After the Dark Titan left, Diakum, finally unable to hold on any longer, collapsed to the ground. The wounds that gushed down his spine on his back did not hurt, but the series of negative statuses inflicted by the concept of destruction from fel energy would require him a long time to heal.

Most importantly, the repulsive force of the universe has returned.

The Supreme Star Soul could not hold on any longer.

After this battle, and after repelling the Dark Titans for the second time, he had to return to the High Heavens.

“It’s still a little worse.”

Dick rubbed his forehead and sighed.

While it was certainly gratifying to receive Sargeras's assessment that "you are no weaker than Aggramar," the Vigilant's head was throbbing with pain at the thought that Aggramar was just a greenhorn in Sargeras's eyes.

Sargeras is a true monster!

The thought of facing the fully-fledged Dark Titans on Argus sent shivers down Dick's spine.

Although he still had the hidden "glass sword" unused, that sword could only slightly increase his chances of victory. If he were to face the Dark Titan in his current state, he would most likely only receive a slightly more dignified funeral from the opponent.

"Dick!"

A familiar voice called out from behind.

Archbishop Nelly painstakingly tore open a corner of the divine barrier and charged toward Diakum, followed by the twins.

However, their journey through this surreal land was fraught with difficulty. It was filled with the power and concepts of the gods, and was not a place that ordinary people could set foot in. Therefore, the Vigilant transformed into a streak of light and landed beside his girlfriends in the next instant. He took Nelly's arm, picked her up, spun her around on the spot, and then opened his arms to embrace the twins as he landed.

Since Draenor's departure, the four of them haven't seen each other for a long time.

What's even more disheartening is that the repulsive force of the universe grew increasingly intense, causing this reunion to last only a few minutes.

"We'll talk in detail tonight in the highest heaven."

Dick kissed his girlfriends and whispered:

“We will have endless time to share each other there. I must leave now. This sea of ​​stars cannot sustain an individual like me for long.”

But you're injured!

Saloras stroked the gruesome, broken scars on Diakum's back, tears welling in her eyes, and said:

"You've become a god, yet you still bear the suffering of all living beings? Can't you make your life a little easier?"

"If I wanted an easy life, why would I have chosen this path?"

Dick smiled and stroked Saloras's long hair, then looked at the reluctant Nelly.

He left a kiss mark on the archbishop's forehead, and let the sun's radiance transform into bright incantations covering Neli's moonlit battle markings, thus casting a protective sun seal upon his first wife.

"The battle isn't over yet."

The vigilant said:

"The whole world is teeming with demons, and Sargeras seemed to have given them an order to fight to the death before he left. The danger is not over yet."

Go ahead.

Go and fulfill your duties.

"Ah."

Aurecis nodded and hugged her lover tightly again. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly looked up at the sky. Nelly and Saloras did the same, and even Diakum seemed to sense something and looked up.

As they watched, the sun high above the world suddenly dimmed, like a celestial dog devouring the sun, casting darkness into bright light.

"Are you going to use this method to kill the demon?"

Nelly looked at her boyfriend and said worriedly:

"But solar eclipses do not distinguish between friend and foe."

"No! This is not my 'eclipse'."

Diakum's face was serious and ashen. Then he sighed and said:
“It is Anther who wants to extinguish the void and is unwilling to rest.”

(End of this chapter)