Light's Dawn of Azeroth

Chapter 777, Section 55: Farewell, My Power and My Weakness in the Void Faction - Bonus Chapter [15]

(Bonus chapter for changes in word count [1/5])
During Sargeras's long reign of "monopolizing the starry sea," the Void forces, unable to break through directly, maintained a fairly "diverse" range of methods to interfere with the material world.

The old-school Void Lords would continuously seek out power-hungry souls in the starry sea through the spread of "truth," and in the darkness of consciousness, there would always be reckless souls that inadvertently stumbled in and were captured.

If nothing unexpected happens, a brand new cult will be born, followed by a sect hiding in the shadows.

Such attempts are time-consuming and the returns are uncertain. After all, even a Void Lord cannot guarantee that the soul he captures will not accidentally encounter a paladin who likes to use "Evil Detection" instead of "Greeting" when he goes out for a stroll, and then be uprooted in an unexpected encounter.

Therefore, in this era, Void Lords rarely immerse themselves in this ancient and traditional "game".

They prefer to take more direct measures.

For example, rudely throwing a light-dark aggregate into the world one favors.
It is impossible to ascertain which Void Lord created the original Old Gods, but it must be admitted that in the current material universe, whenever the Void faction is mentioned, any mortal race with a bit of knowledge will associate them with the Old Gods.

Those corrupt beings that lurk and thrive in the darkness hidden throughout the starry sea have long become symbols of the void.

Over the years, in order to avoid personally going to the material world and being killed by the Dark Titan, the Void Lords have been throwing the seeds of the Old Gods into the sea of ​​stars in a "saturation" manner.

The attrition rate during this process is also quite astonishing. According to statistics, only about 50% of the Old Gods can take root in the target world, and the number of Old Gods who grow to adulthood is even smaller.

These things are indeed incredibly powerful, but they are not invincible.

There will always be magical worlds like Azeroth that can exterminate the Old Gods, or when certain fierce races are driven to the brink of despair by darkness, they will pray to the "Radiance of a Thousand Moons" for power.

The overly generous and kind-hearted Lady Elune is happy to unleash her anger at will, sending her fearsome "one-time use" Moon God of War to slay demons and monsters.

Well, not all Old Gods are called "Yashaki".

Therefore, when the ancient gods encountered such a situation, they were likely to face a tragic and devastating end.

However, from the perspective of cannon fodder, the Old Gods are undoubtedly very qualified.

After all, the Void Lords who cast them out require almost no cost; they only need to invest time and effort to continue this dark practice until the end of time.

But the ancient gods are like mischievous children; they inherit some of the characteristics of their creators to varying degrees.

For example, now that Diakum has voiced his conjecture, the Eclipse faction leader in front of him has not denied it, which proves that the Old Gods who were thrown into Azeroth were most likely his doing.

This is actually quite easy to understand.

The ancient gods were "creators," and their upper limit depended on the potential they were given, which was always determined by the level of the creator.

Of all the mediocre creatures Diakum has encountered in the Sea of ​​Darkness so far, only this guy who single-handedly led the Eclipse faction has the ability to create a "super Old God" like Y'Shaarj.

However, this powerful figure was currently in a state of "shattered Dao heart".

All because Diakum revealed that cruel truth, which chilled its heart to the bone.

The Void Will no longer needs them; the Sea of ​​Darkness is about to centralize power!

If the Void faction wants to maintain its base in the next era of emerging powerhouses, it must create a "Hand of Truth" that can truly protect the interests of the Void, which obviously cannot be the one that has already fallen into a desperate situation.

Even though it is one of the most powerful Void Lords that can be born from the Sea of ​​No Light.

But it knows its own limitations. At its current level, let alone fighting against a veteran powerhouse like Sargeras, it can't even get past Diakum, this "youthful mini version of the Lightforged Dark Titan."

Look at this remarkably accurate self-assessment; it has already foreshadowed the course of this war, with only minor "ripples" along the way that cannot affect the overall situation.

"puff"

Ashbringer slashed down like a golden lightning bolt, its simple yet deadly strike tearing apart the Eclipse's eye stalk tentacles as if severing chains. The filthy flesh burst open, attempting to scatter the pollution of the void upon the Lord of Dawn before him.

Faced with such a vicious attack, Diakum didn't even bother to dodge.

This big shot seems to have forgotten that Diakum has been walking the path of both Holy Light and Void since his demigod days. In the past, casting shadow spells required transforming into Void form, but now Diakum no longer has such a clear form distinction.

Light and shadow can change at will.

As the flesh and blood imbued with the curse of the void splattered upon the Vigilant, his half-body turned into the darkness of night. Amidst the wailing of the Devourers of All Realms, he summoned a black hole orb, "swallowing" the void flesh and blood that had come to him. At the same time, with an artistic energy conversion technique, he transformed it into a bright stream of dawn light in the interplay of black and white, applying it to his blade like shattered pool water.

then
Fiery Sun Shattering Star Slash!
"bang"

It was clearly a slash, but it had the effect of a "crushing blow," sending the Eclipse Master flying out in a sorry state.

The seven layers of Void Shield on its body were shattered by a single strike. The powerful mental magic struck Diakum's mind like hitting a wall of burning steel; Diakum was unharmed, but Diakum himself was burned and screamed in pain.

Those corrupting entanglements could not restrain the Vigilant. The shadow beneath his feet coalesced into a gaping maw of abyss, trying to swallow him whole, but was slammed down by Diakum's giant hoof, shattering the nascent void imprisonment with a single step, leaving only scattered shadows wailing as they fled.

The opponent is very strong!

It is almost invincible in strength, and it has a thorough understanding of the tricks of the void.

There's simply no way to fight this!

As the Eclipse was hurled towards the gloomy "Sea of ​​Shadows" behind it, it spun around in a sorry state, constantly "losing equipment" along the way.

Golden holy flames coiled and burned on the flesh, forcing the eclipse to "cut off its own arm," like a gecko actively discarding the torn and ignited limbs to prevent the damned divine fire from continuing to burn.

However, given the force of this attack, even if it isn't killed by Diakum, it would be crippled after at most two more blows.

Even though the Void Lords could survive in the Sea of ​​No Light by relying on the immortal essence of darkness without physical bodies, the big boss had absolutely no confidence that the Vigilant would spare them and allow them to return to the Sea of ​​No Light.

But if we can't win, then we won't fight!
It made up its mind.

Now is the time for a desperate gamble. Rather than let our Void Power be shattered by Diakum, the God of Light, it is better to sacrifice it for something more useful.

Anser!

Anser's Eclipse Land!

One’s own sacrifice may not necessarily pull Anser into the fall faster, but it can ignite the power to reshape reality that has already merged with the fallen sun god in advance.

The power left behind by the First Ones, used to transform the world.
I can transform myself into a lamp to ignite it as much as possible, to pry it open. I don't need to ignite everything, even just a tiny spark would be enough to project Anser into all the worlds in his current eclipse state.

Even if it is not a true eclipse and eternal night, at most it can only cause a massacre in the sea of ​​stars, at most it can only extinguish the glimmer of the mortal world, but that is enough!

Even if only ten worlds are dragged into eternal night, it would be enough to allow the Sea of ​​Light to expand into the material world!
It will prove with facts that the Void Will's cold abandonment was a wrong choice. It will prove with its own existence and life that only the choice of the Void Lords of the Eclipse faction is the only possibility for the Void to obtain victory in the Force conflict.

If they don't take this extreme approach, what will the Void faction have to compete with other factions?

The Abyss People born from the tides of the Sea of ​​No Light are indeed numerous, but even if they are numerous, they are far more numerous than the demons that are born in the Twisted Void every moment.
More undead than those created by each surge of souls in the Shadowlands?

Quantity is not a realm of emptiness at all!

Not to mention the quality.

The Void Force is not a force used for direct combat. Its fighting style is characterized by lurking in the shadows, coveting, tempting, and corrupting. But in this era where Force conflicts have already spread like wildfire, how many opportunities are left for the Void to choose its agents from other Forces?

To win decisively, you have to take risky moves!

Why can't the Will of the Void understand such a simple principle?
The eclipse is roaring.

It's cursing, it's scolding, it's swearing.

Perhaps they are blaming the Void Will for its shortsightedness, truly believing that after their loyal subjects were destroyed by Diakum and the People of Light, the Sea of ​​Light would move in the so-called "right direction"?

madness!

Never follow a path laid out for you by others. This is the most basic, albeit empty, truth.

Anger burned, jealousy, madness, and disgust boiled over, but a big shot is a big shot; it quickly realized its emotions were spiraling out of control, and so, as it turned and stretched its tentacles in mid-air, it roared:
"Dick! How dare you use the power I gave to Y'Shaarj to attack me?!"

The response was a fully charged Sun Punch.

Like a golden meteor tearing through the eternal night, it struck the Eclipse's body squarely, but this energy attack had limited destructive power. At the level of a lesser god, which one doesn't have maxed-out spell resistance?

Sargeras's preference for swordsmanship is not just because he is too lazy to cast spells. It is mainly because divine-level spells can only play a restraining role in battles. Unless it is an intelligent character like Norgannon who focuses on casting spells, it is very difficult to inflict a quick and severe blow.

Conversely, even the most powerful god will face difficulties if their body is damaged; even a Dark Titan would be affected if its arm was severed.

The advantage of the Void Lords lies in the fact that while they may not be able to withstand the blades of divinity, their Void flesh and blood are comparable to the great beings of the life force in terms of regeneration.

It's hard to say whether rapid regeneration will result in a few extra "parts".

But that's alright, even a Void Boss can't have all the good things by himself.

The Eclipse perfectly absorbed the Solar Punch, then suppressed the damned feeling of "I'm so awesome" that suddenly rose in its heart, and used the impact to make itself fly faster towards Anser's Falling Sea.

Its eyes, which hadn't yet been blinded by the light, gazed at the chaotic battlefield.

The People of Light are extremely fierce.

Protected by the "Shield of the Heart" formed by the Naaru, they blocked the path out of the Void Heart, refusing to retreat despite the Abyss Children's frantic assaults. Meanwhile, the strong and leaders among the People of Light, led by the ancient Eredar archbishop and the Moonlit War God, hunted down the weak Void Gods.

The Holy Light has gone mad!

Even the moon goddess has gone mad!
They exerted an enormous amount of their own Force on these warriors of the People of Light, almost without reservation, at a terrible cost, granting them the power to slay evil gods.

The Eclipse One witnessed his subordinates being surrounded and killed by a dozen demigods of holy light, like dying snakes.

It saw the three-eyed black bird fly into the sky and be pierced and shot down by the Moon God of War with his Moonlight Arrow. It saw the Void Lord, who was like a mud snail, hiding in the eternal night, but was driven out by the Naaru with light, and then burned alive by the seventeen Naaru working together with scorching light.

The death knell of the Sea of ​​No Light tolls incessantly, outlining and highlighting this hellish scene.

Just hours ago, they were the supreme Void Lords, the noblest and most powerful beings in the vast universe; now, they have been reduced to prey, cruelly slaughtered by these outsiders in their own forest.

They all deserve to die!
These people of light deserve to die!
This was its only thought as it fell into Anser's Sea of ​​Shadows, its tentacles moving like an octopus as it swam toward Anser's body: it had to summon the dark powers that reshaped reality and kill all these people of light.
and many more!

What was I thinking of doing just now?

The sudden surge of doubt left the Eclipse in a daze in this dark place; had its mind been altered?

who!
Who did this?!

"Ow"

Being tricked in their area of ​​expertise caused the Eclipse to lose control and break down.

Its twilight-filled eyes rolled forward, looking ahead. In the dark sea where Anser had fallen, on the broken "reef," three figures stood in a strange "JOJO pose."

Even without any background music, when Diakum saw this "Warcraft version of the three brothers under the moon," he couldn't help but mentally add a peculiar "Auntie, give me a squeeze~" entrance sound effect to the "Queen Trio."

They had clearly been there long ago, like the most skilled and wicked fishermen, waiting for the eclipse to approach.

It was clearly forced into this situation by Diakum.

In other words, it had already fallen into the Vigilant's sinister plan at the very beginning of the battle.

Meanwhile, the ethereal sorcerer at the edge, wielding a dim star staff in both hands, was channeling some strange spell. The sequence of Firstborn Scriptures shifted constantly around him, which was the source of his own mental confusion.

This guy.
This guy is even trying to control it?
Unforgivable!

"Mortals! Go back to where you belong!"

The Eclipse roared as it gathered immense power in its eyes and hurled it at the ignorant mortals before it.

However, Queen Azshara, who was posing under the moonlight, didn't even need to lift a finger. To her left, the magical prince Medivh gently raised the Staff of Aluneth, which had been "as docile as a quail" during this war of gods and dared not utter a single unnecessary word.

With a gentle tap from the Astral Mage, the protective Firstborn Cipher sequence evolved and pulsed, drawing an incomprehensible spacetime star map that spun and enveloped the Eclipse, "devouring" all the Twilight attacks unleashed by the Eclipse, and then, as if a ray of light had fallen, dragged it into this tenth-order Cipher sequence.

"buzz"

Time and space are reversing simultaneously.

The truth from the Firstborn made it impossible for the Eclipse to break free from the forced retreat effect for a while.

When it finally broke free from the constraints of time and space, the combined force of the bursting light and heat and the chilling cold from behind caused the eclipse to roar in despair.

It was thrown out of the Sea of ​​Anser’s Eclipse and placed before Diakum.

Behind it, the Vigilant wielded his divine sword and holy hammer, attacking from both sides with overwhelming force, clearly intending to send this powerful figure to his doom.

Diakum is a grateful person.

He still remembered that when he first repelled the Dark Titans in Karazhan, this very person was among those who were watching him. And in the Trial of the Demigods beneath the Silithus Desert, it was He who presided over the trial and granted Diakum the power of the Sea of ​​Lightless.

This eclipse was practically his mentor.

Unfortunately, due to differing moral principles, the two were never friends from the start.

The moment the twin Star-Shattering Slashes struck its body, the concept of time and space was shattered, allowing this powerful being to hear Diakum's gentle voice in the last second before its complete annihilation:
"At the very least, you are loyal."

"so what?"

The eclipseer cursed loudly:

"My only mistake was not killing you with my own hands on that day in Karazhan when you repelled the Dark Titan! You traitor!"

"I'm not, but you probably won't listen to me calmly either."

The vigilante, like a funeral procession with his back to the eclipse, walks towards the exit of this "land of broken spirits," saying to the eclipse, who is already collapsing like an hourglass, without turning back:

"But I will send your purest Void Seed back into the tides of the Sea of ​​No Light, and the Hunter of Truth will take good care of you until the next season of enlightenment and inspiration."

No one, not even Sargeras, could single-handedly support an entire faction.
Truth hunters also need helpers and partners.

You've simply taken the wrong path, being too eager for quick success, but you are loyal.

Who wouldn't love their loyal followers?
Furthermore, the price the Void Will allows me to rekindle Anther is that from this day forward, I will be forever banished from the Void's ranks. I can still wield my shadow and Void power, but I will no longer be one of you.

Therefore, the eclipse.
The future of the Sea of ​​Darkness does not lie with me, but with you!
As I said, wherever I go, I will burn away all darkness, letting its warm ashes fall to the earth and nourish the hope buried within.

I destroyed you, but I will leave this seed; I want to balance the Force, not destroy one side.

"hypocritical!"

The eclipse, in its self-collapse, cursed:

"In my next life, I will extinguish your light, you traitor!"

"Whatever you want, as long as you have the ability."

"."

Diakum's figure disappeared from the "execution illusion".

At the moment when the will and mind of the eclipseer completely collapse, it whispers in a whimper of relief:

Don't expect me to thank you; however, we no longer have time for hatred.

(End of this chapter)