Light's Dawn of Azeroth

Chapter 818, Section 31. Sargeras: What kind of B-mechanism is this?! - Bonus Chapter [25]

(Bonus chapter for changes in word count [2/5])
"I'm here to help you!"

When the Lord of Dawn lost his glass armor and had to fight the monster with his bare body, as he held the glass sword and prepared to step forward again, accompanied by the White Lady's resounding shout of support, and as the flowing light of the cold moon shone down, it added another layer of moon goddess light to Diakum in addition to the beams of dawn.

Various life force blessings were bestowed upon the Vigilant without restraint, but Dick was still heartbroken to see that his maximum health bar, which had been forcibly deducted, had not been restored.

Clearly, this is Sargeras's destructive magic at work.

treat?

When facing the Dark Titan, healing is meaningless! Unless you have a perfect astral body like the Lord of Argus to withstand the beating for a while, all other methods are basically a matter of one strike.

No wonder the lesser gods of the void are terrified of Him. Who wouldn't be afraid of such a crippled future where even if one could escape, one would have to live with a fatal debuff for the rest of their life?
However, there's a rather demanding prerequisite for getting this "personal stamp from General Sa"—you can't be instantly killed by Goreber in a single encounter.

During the battle just now, Dick clearly sensed a peculiar power emanating from Sargeras's sword. It was another supreme essence of fel energy, much like the ultimate form of the legendary talent called "Elimination Blade" that Diakum had once obtained.

If a person's strength falls below a certain limit, they will be wiped out by Goreber's sword.

This might be a rather complex activation mechanism, but one thing is certain: if you can't end this battle before the ultimate technique that "annihilates" you weakens to a certain extent, then in the subsequent garbage time, what awaits you is the miserable ending of being "sliced ​​alive".

At that time, the immortality brought about by the alternation of light and shadow will become the most terrible punishment in the world for "disrespecting the gods".

But Dick could clearly feel with his fingers that the shattered glass armor on his body was still effective.

Even though its physical form had been completely cleaved apart by Sargeras's twelve sword strikes, the Lord of War clearly imbued it with a certain "conceptual" symbolism, saying that it could definitely survive a battle.

Even after it is completely broken, it can still struggle to remain effective in a "low-level" manner.

This admirable tenacity is enough to prove that the Master of Weapons is the world's number one blacksmith.

The glass sword in his hand was the same.

Although it wasn't used to directly parry Sargeras's Goreber, but rather to unleash several all-out attacks, the immense pressure from the full force of its power, along with the fel energy that Sargeras had just gripped with his fingers, still caused visible cracks to appear on the invisible glass sword.

The good news is that both the sword and the armor are fulfilling their duties perfectly, and they will not yield until the battle is over.

The bad news is that Diakum himself, who uses them, will also have to survive until then.

At the start of the second phase of the battle, Sargeras dealt Diakum a major blow. As the demonic blade that annihilated the star sea slashed down, Diakum released the Dark Heart to absorb the kinetic energy of the strike, weakening the sword so that he could block it with Ashbringer. But at the very moment the two swords collided, Sargeras miraculously countered with a second strike.

A classic backhand strike!
And it's at the level of the Shattering Star Slash!

Hey, you're already this strong, why are you still hiding your skills?! Have you no shame?!
With a "thud," the Vigilant's ethereal form was cleaved in half by a single sword strike.

He bared his teeth, then entered the void form, transforming his ferocious Devouring Realms into a black hole that swallowed Sargeras in reverse.

Taking advantage of the moment when the powerful enemy was under control, the Vigilant summoned the true blazing sun and eclipse. This gift from the noble spirit of the god Anser allowed the midday sun, focused on power, to perfectly align, transforming the gentle dawn into a more scorching and powerful form.

In the Void, the Sea of ​​No Light surges with waves.

The Void Will did not prevent the supreme symbol of the eclipse from being temporarily seized; it was even pleased to see Diakum use the power of the Void in this final battle. With the "interplay of light and shadow" as the eclipse arrived, the admonition from the Sea of ​​No Light also entered Diakum's mind at this moment.

"Kill Sargeras, and I will grant you the title of 'Lord of the Void'."

good good!
Seeing their promising child so assertive, and even with the real hope of dealing with the villain who had bullied the Void faction for tens of thousands of years, the conflicted parents finally stopped maintaining their awkward authority and prepared to go all in.

Unfortunately, Diakum has no immediate plans to leave the High Heavens and jump ship to the Void.

But how to say it?

Having more options always makes people feel good, even in a life-or-death battle.

Therefore, when General Sa emerged from the black hole stomach of the Devourer of All Realms, wielding the Shattering Star Sword, what he saw was the complete "Lord of Dawn".

His shattered body rapidly healed amidst the shifting light and shadow. The "black and white spheres" that always surrounded him were replaced by two supreme symbols: the Holy Flame Sun and the Void Eclipse. When Diakum opened his eyes in that posture of embracing the sun, he tossed the Ashbringer in his hand toward the Lord of Argus, who was observing from the sidelines.

Ashbringer is not yet able to handle the "grand scene" of the two supreme powers that are about to erupt, because the rapid change of light and shadow may cause some irreversible damage to this Blade of the Way in the light.

The light and shadow shifted to Diakum, not the Holy Blade, which is a bit of a disappointment.

But Ashbringer is very strong.

It was not disappointed. It knew that this was the protection of the great Lord of Dawn. It was a blade of light and should not be tainted by darkness, just as the hateful Twilight's Hammer was a sacred object of shadow, and any light would enrage it.

Therefore, when Ashbringer was held captive by Argus, he encouraged Argus to continue to uphold his fervent righteousness and not to lose heart because of Sargeras's beating.

To be able to dance alongside the Lord of Dawn and the Dark Titans in the same battle, you're already quite impressive.

This comforting platitude left Lord Argus with a strange expression.

Thinking to myself, this Ashbringer must have been chanting sutras with Diakum too much. How come you, with such a holy sword, speak with such a priestly tone? If this continues, are you going to one day swear an oath of "no killing" and become a monk?

"Fancy and unorthodox!"

The heavily wounded Sargeras roared and mocked, dragging Gribel as he strode forward. Diakum gripped his sword in one hand and swung the other around, smashing it down on the Dark Titan before him.

The symbol of the blazing sun then roared towards Sargeras, and at this moment, this true collision of Mars and Earth finally had the wild mythical feel of "true gods fighting with the sun and moon as swords" in the imagination of mortals.

But Sa has seen countless stars and galaxies over the years, what hasn't he seen?

The mere symbol of the path could not stop Him. Gribel raised his head, and the shattered starlight cleaved the blazing sun, splitting the symbol of the star in two. The pouring midday holy flames engulfed Him, burning and condemning Him. The intense heat suppressed the cosmic flames, making Sargeras feel the "scorching heat" for the first time.

However, He already possessed the noble attribute of "Immune to Flames" when He was a Titan, so it can be concluded that this blazing sun contains more than just ordinary light and heat.

Even amidst the blazing sun, Sargeras's single eye reflected the remnants of the ancient war between the sun and moon—a supreme battle that occurred before the Great Order of Light and Darkness, when He was merely a small, unawakened star soul.

The prayers of millions of people of light to the sun have become a spell that surrounds the mind of destruction, trying to make Him lay down His weapons and pursue truth, goodness and beauty.

A few tricks cannot shake the will to destroy.

Enveloped in various flames, Goreber continued its attack on Diakum with the momentum of "one sword shattering all laws," only to be evaded by the Vigilant who vanished into the shadows. When it reappeared, the Eclipse Star crashed down along with the Glass Sword's "Shattering Star Slash."

Sa turned around and unleashed a series of attacks, taking a hit from the Shattering Star Slash and destroying the Eclipse Star. This time, the attack poured out the cold, primordial void of the Sea of ​​No Light.

In that instant, Sargeras's will was as if it were being torn apart and devoured by countless greedy worms. Thousands of truths burst forth before the true god. In a daze, he saw the endless twilight sky hanging high with a solar eclipse, and all things and the stars enjoying an endless, deathly slumber beneath it. Kneeling in the front row of the solar eclipse was a familiar big guy.

Upon closer inspection, it was clearly himself, already embracing the void.
"phantom!"

The roaring Dark Titan swung his fist and shattered the illusion, but amidst the laughter of the Lord of Dawn, it was He Himself who coughed up blood.

The destructive fist that tore through the illusion struck Himself precisely.

This is a vain trick!
Sargeras's anger was escalating.

He felt like a clown on a stage, being fooled by the fool before him. Amidst the roar of fel energy, the Dark Titan stepped forward, sword raised. He had already slain the Sun and the Eclipse; what tricks could Diakum possibly pull now?
Faced with such a brutal massacre, the Vigilant vanished into a phase, creating distance before reappearing, the harmonious light and shadow surrounding his body subtly shifting.

When light goes out, it becomes shadow; when shadow is lit, it becomes light.

Once again, light and shadow intertwine, and as this process concludes, the supreme symbol of the cleaved sun and the eclipse reappears, encircling Him once more.

In this round of attack and defense, apart from being hit by two swords, Diakum was completely unharmed.

The blatant "You son of a bitch" mechanism made General Sa unusually want to yell and curse, but the moment the filthy words left his mouth, the Dark Titan flicked his hand back and gently slashed at himself, as if grabbing out some kind of "toxin" hidden in his body and refining it in an instant.

All anger, resentment, and bitterness were suppressed and replaced at this moment by the destructive desire surging with evil energy.

"What a pity, what a difficult situation."

As Diakum watched helplessly as the Demonic Curse was annihilated by Satan at the last moment, he sighed in despair. Sure enough, when facing an ultimate being like the Dark Titan, unorthodox methods were no longer of any use.

but.
"click"

As Sargeras prepared to step forward and swing his sword again, a sharp sound startled him.

Looking down, he saw that the True God's body with the Dawn Sword Mark still visible on his chest was now covered in dense cracks that spread outwards from both sides of the mark, like a spider web. Every movement he made caused debris to fall.

Even more critically, the surging flames of fel energy could not repair the damage.

What kind of outrageous attack is this?

"Isn't it normal for something heated to extreme temperatures to suddenly be impacted by the coldest force in the universe, resulting in 'material fatigue'?"

The cold, chilly language of Shasyaar rang out, answering Sargeras's question.

The vigilant flicked the glass sword in his hand, which was wreathed in light and shadow, and said in a gentle tone:
"It's just a very simple principle of physics. I just increased its intensity to the limit within the universal system. By the way, sir, your body was only reshaped by fel energy, not forged by it, right?"

You use the body of order to commit acts of destruction.

"Tsk, you're so conflicted."

Sargeras's response was to draw his sword and strike!

"boom"

The blazing midday sun that had been smashed down was shattered once again, just like the previous round. Then, the torn eclipse sphere brought an illusion again, forcing the Dark Titan to focus its energy on fighting the void erosion. It finally managed to shatter the "eclipse illusion," but the next second it felt a pain in its neck.

Under the perfect interplay of light and shadow, the glass sword swiftly sliced ​​across Sargeras's neck, taking away a large chunk of his divine body, which was no longer indestructible under the impact of light and shadow.

But this time, as Diakum completed his attack, Sargeras formed a spell seal with his left hand, turned around, and hurled a Chaos Arrow.

The beam of light transformed into the head of a fel dragon, showering Diakum with a filthy, annihilating light as he manifested through Blink Phase. This thing was utterly ineffective against Diakum in his "casting form," but Sargeras didn't cast the spell to break through his defenses!
That's a phase beacon!
"Swish"

Sargeras appeared before Diakum, unleashing a devastating Star Slash. The Vigilant entered phase, but the annihilating power clung to him like a leech, impossible to dodge or block.

Every shot hits its target!
There is nowhere to hide, nowhere to escape!
"puff"

The body of light and shadow was shattered and slaughtered.

The next second, the Watcher reappeared on the other side of the battlefield amidst the falling ashes of the eclipse.

He now exudes an aura of slaughter, and his maximum health bar, which could have circled Azeroth several times over, has been drastically reduced to only half.

Diakum's gaze toward Sargeras grew increasingly serious.

There's a story behind that stab!
Because the combat characteristic of "Super Magic - Guaranteed Hit" is not a power of the Fel Realm, but a signature technique of the Arcane Realm. Diakum witnessed Lady Aegwynn using it during the Night of Karazhan long ago.

In other words, in order to defeat himself here, Sargeras began to use powers other than fel energy.

He was once the most powerful battle titan in the pantheon.

He had an extremely perfect grasp of the arcane way of fighting.

He had put too much pressure on Sargeras, causing Him to openly defy the domineering and unique nature of fel energy in pursuit of victory.

But Sargeras remained calm.

He shook off the constantly peeling debris from his body, grabbed Goreber with one hand, and raised the other, continuously releasing arcane magic driven by fel energy, applying one enhancement after another to his scarred body.

Most importantly, the application of a time-related cyclical spell forcefully pulled His body back to its pre-attack state.

"Do you know what you're doing?"

Surrounded by the blazing sun and the eclipse, Diakum said in a deep voice:
"If you do this, even if you win, the fel energy will condemn you."

"Isn't this what you wanted? Haven't you been trying to wrest control of a few strands of fel energy from me in order to split the Twisting Nether? I'll grant your wish, but the price is that you will die here today!"

Sargeras said:
“I can hear the roar and shouts of the evil energy even as I stand here. It is commanding me not to touch other powers, but I must admit it, Diakum Zastins.”

Pure destruction cannot defeat you.

Just as attracting more darkness cannot extinguish the light, it will only make you more courageous in the face of setbacks.

With these tedious tricks, you have driven me into a miserable situation I never imagined. You, a soul who has risen step by step from the land of mortals to the altar, possess the same burning sense of righteousness as me.

Ah, I will probably never forget the shock you gave me today for the rest of my life.

But I also felt despair.

When I realized that after I slew you, this sea of ​​stars would never again produce another life that could give me such an exhilarating combat experience, every warrior yearns for a battle of equal strength that will be unforgettable for a lifetime.

I got it.

But I may never have such an enemy again!
Therefore, I will confront you head-on and slay you in my strongest form. After you fall, no other force will be able to stop me from completing the final step of the Burning Crusade.

To hell with the ridiculous prophecies of the Firstborn! The 'Seventh One' cannot, and should not, appear!

"boom"

Sargeras's Starshattering Sword cleaved through space, completely destroying the phase and spatial mapping around the Vigilant and even the entire Star Sea Battlefield, engulfing the three in an uncontrollable spatial storm.

After activating the power of arcane magic, all manipulation of space and time loses its meaning before Him.

The instant the death warning pounded in his mind, Diakum felt the pain of Gribel piercing his body.

Sargeras, who had blocked others' phase shifts and was now moving with Titan Steps, appeared like a ghost and swung his hand to deflect the glass sword that Diakum was thrusting at him.

The shattering star slash tore apart the Dark Titan's arm and half its body in an instant, but as time reversed, the shattered remains healed in a flash and then pressed down on the Vigilant's shoulder in a pincer-like posture.

It was like an execution.

The Dark Titan pressed down on the Vigilant, and as Grubel shattered his body, he heard Sargeras say:
"You wanted to defeat the strongest person in the universe, and now you've seen it with your own eyes!"

Light shatters into shadow.

It reappeared in the next second, radiating light to illuminate a few inches of darkness.

Diakum remained in this chaotic space as if he were in a sea of ​​sharp blades.

He stretched his shoulders, gripped the shattered Ymirworth Cosmic Blade with both hands, adjusted his breathing, and whispered:

"Then... let me defeat you!"

(End of this chapter)