Prologue Destruction and Hope(1/3)
spring.
No matter which plane or continent, spring is a season that makes most races happy.
There are always exceptions. In this world composed of many planes, countless continents, complex races and billions of creatures, although the exceptions are only a few, the absolute number can still exceed the computing power of many intelligent races.
The world is complex, so complex that the gods cannot fully grasp. Destruction and rebirth alternately, and stars and energy are born and destroyed in the void. The sky is also complex. Those shining stars are hanging high in the endless night sky, and I don’t know how many existences are looking up at them at the same time. In the eyes of different existences, stars represent different meanings, they are hope and destruction. Some people see eternal stillness, while others see the trajectory of the rules that are inconsistent with the rules. In the eyes of most people, stars are symbols of the gods, and in the eyes of a few wise men, they see planes, earth and even countless bizarre worlds from the stars.
The stars are eternal, and only a few existences can foresee their destruction, or even witness their demise with their own eyes. They are already in line with the stars. The stars will also be destroyed, so they will eventually die. But before the end of the world, they often think that they are eternal.
Spring refers to general. For example, in an unknown plane, there is also spring. However, there are only two seasons here. Spring is the one that revives and grows vigorously, and autumn is the one that lives silently and dormant and disappears. Each season rotation is calculated according to the example of the main plane of the world. In this plane, three suns are hung in the sky, and huge stars are arranged in the sky, and the stars and sunlight are shining together, which is clearly visible even during the day. The halo of the giant star's orbit is slowly rotating, which is the origin of countless beautiful legends in this world.
This plane does not only have a continent, but the carrier of life is a whole planet. Most of the surface of the planet is ocean, and the area of land accounts for less than one-sixth of the area. From the sky, the whole planet shines with deep purple light, magnificent and mysterious. A total of six satellites are flying around it. On every clear night, the indigenous people of this plane can see at least three moons, with different colors. The six moons in this plane are the source of magic tides and the cornerstone of magic and civilization in the entire plane.
There are mountains, rivers, lakes and forests on the continent. Purple is still the main color, but there are other mottled colors. The continent is winding and undulating, with several majestic and steep mountains lying across the continent. The shortest mountain is nearly 10,000 kilometers, and peaks over 10,000 meters are everywhere. On this continent, there are cities of all sizes, and the most magnificent city is standing on the top of the highest mountain! On this mountain with an altitude of 20,000 meters, the entire peak is as flat as a knife, occupied by a magnificent city covering an area of hundreds of square kilometers. In the city stands one after another, spiral buildings are inserted straight into the sky. They shine with metallic luster, and the rich purple is bright and dark, as if life is flowing.
At the center of the giant city is a spire up to three thousand meters high. The spiral spire on the upper floor constantly gushing out purple and golden symbols to all directions, forming a gorgeous belt of light, and constantly flying around the spire. On the upper floor of the spire, there is a tall creature standing with a human-like upper body, with extremely strong muscles, two anti-joint legs, and huge hoof feet on the feet. The dark blue skin does not hide the majesty on his face, and dozens of slender tentacles grow on his chin and cheeks, constantly waving, as if there is life. His body is covered with strange heavy armor and exudes a metallic luster. Several important parts, such as shoulder armor, actually grow together with his body.
This is an old man. The deep wrinkles on the surface of his skin are not formed naturally, but only traces carved by the knife of time.
He is in a huge space, with countless shining runes flying in the room, and the trajectory seems to be messy, but in fact it is in line with the movement of stars. In front of him, the ten-meter-high wall was completely transparent and turned into a panoramic wall, allowing him to see the outside world. This is a miracle city built on a mountain peak of 20,000 meters high. The place where he is based is the commanding height of the city. Standing here and looking around, the horizon in the distance also presents a clear arc. If you have enough eyesight, it will make people feel that he has seen the whole world.
This is where all the beings on this plane dream of standing one day. It has a very appropriate name called the Overlook Hall. This tall spire is the holy place of the entire continent: the Temple of Twilight.
A light flashed deep in the overlooking hall, and a young man's figure flashed in the light. His body was even taller, striding, and his hooves collided with the all-metal ground, splashing a large bunch of sparks. Every time his heavy steps fell, the entire hall trembled slightly. Inside his strong body, the surging power could not be suppressed at all, and it overflowed, turning into lightning or a small deep black storm, and then shattered on the heavy armor, and the armor surface was like water without trace under such wild energy impact.
The young man rushed behind the old man, knelt down on one knee, and said in a powerful voice: "Great Sacrifice! My people can no longer hold back. Please leave here immediately!"
The old man did not answer or move, and even the tentacles hung softly and calmly. He was still looking at the outside world, as if any change was not enough to make him move his gaze at all. It was dusk, and it was supposed to be the most beautiful moment on this continent. The hustle and bustle of the day began to rest in sequence, and the sky would be covered with lilac sunset. The two suns that had not yet set and the three rising moons hung together on the sky. The beautiful halo would reflect endless colors that the eyes of all living beings could not be fully recognized. This moment was the time when countless legends occurred, and it was also the origin of the name of the Twilight Temple.
However, the dusk at the moment seems like the end of the world. From time to time, flashes of lights appeared in the mountains, and then pillars of fire rose to the sky and slowly turned into thick smoke. Now the dark black smoke has covered half of the sky. But wherever you can see countless small dots in the sky circling and flying, chasing each other, colliding with each other, and people burning and falling from time to time. The transparent magic curtain wall blocked the sound, but could not block the vibration, and the overlooking hall was constantly trembling.
The blood-red planet in the sky occupies most of the sky. Against its backdrop, you can see dozens of huge black shadows floating in the sky. They wind forward like walking on flat ground, slowly passing through the sky. They are far apart and seem inconspicuous, but their actual size is extremely huge. Each is almost the size of a whole city! These huge black shadows have sail-like fins on their backs, and the huge bone wings on their sides are stretched and extended, just like the ancient giant beasts that once hidden deep in the ocean as legendary, which are incredibly huge.
They slowly swing their bodies and shake off flames. Each flame can cover a city. It is not a magic flame or a magic flame. It has almost no temperature, but it can burn everything and cannot be extinguished. Under them, cities begin to burn, and the shrill screams continue. Under this flame, non-life matter will burn violently to the end, but life can last for a long time. This is an extremely painful and long death.
A strange red cloud flashed through the distant sky from time to time, which meant another ancient giant beast appeared out of thin air.
One by one, one figure rose from the mountains and rushed towards the huge black shadows flying in the sky. The high priests and young people knew that those were all warriors in the clan, and they were now launching a desperate attack on an unprecedented enemy at the cost of their lives. Their attacks were brave and harsh, but they did not have much effect. Most of the warriors even had an immortal flame burned on their bodies and fell from the sky with their yelling sound.
Flames, ice shuttles and lightning also rose from the ground, spanning thousands of meters, bombarding the enemies in the suspended sky, and being able to send magic attacks to such a long distance, they will not be names on the entire continent. Although the coverage of those flames and lightning looks very small, their power is enough to level the entire mountain. Behind the seemingly monotonous light and shadow are deep blue roars, void divine punishment, extreme scorching beams, dragon breathing, neutral cutting and other names that make people unable to breathe.
However, these powerful magic, magic and even skills bombarded the giant beasts, but only caused ripples, shattering a few flames, and bursting out a few small mushroom black clouds on the body. But seeing that the giant beasts gliding trajectories did not deviate at all, you know that they could not damage their bodies at all.
The young man was still kneeling on the ground, but he also looked up at the silent doomsday scene outside the curtain wall. He had already had a deep understanding of the unprecedented enemy. Just a moment ago, he himself was one of the fearless warriors who flew into the sky. He just lived to return to the earth with the power of superman and came to the overlooking hall. It was not that he lacked the courage to die, but that there was a greater responsibility here that needed him to overturn it.
So when he spoke again, there was a faint despair in his voice: "The Great Priest, only the attack of the peak warriors can cause damage to them. The magic and magic of legendary mages and priests is completely ineffective! The same is true for the divine punishments performed with the power of the gods! But for them, the damage caused by the peak warriors is completely insignificant. The Great Priest, the gods have abandoned us..."
"Don't worry, we still have the magical beasts of war." The high priest said slowly.
"But..." The young warrior did not continue to say it, but turned to look at the doomsday world outside.
The earth shook, and a silver dragon rose among the distant mountains. It was elegant and beautiful, and its brilliance almost illuminated the mountains. This was the peak of one of the few war beasts, the plane guardian, the frost dragon Sera. During the long years, because of her existence, I don’t know how many invasions of alien creatures have been destroyed.
Even in the silent overlooking hall, you can hear the earth-shaking dragon roar of the Frost Dragon. She pounced on the back of a huge enemy and launched a fierce attack with sharp claws, dragon horns and breaths. Compared with the enemies floating in the sky, even the Frost Dragon seemed slender and weak, but under her attack, the unknown enemy began to struggle violently for the first time, and slowly fell to the mountains below.
At the same time, there were countless cheers in every corner of the mainland. This was the first time that an enemy had been shot down since the Doomsday War.
"But... there is only one Sera." The young man said something that could be judged as blasphemy, but the high priest just sighed deeply. This young man was the most outstanding genius in the entire continent in the past decade. His power had already reached its peak since the legend, and he was also the only survivor after fighting the Doomsday Messenger. His judgment would not be wrong.
The wrinkles on the high priest's skin became deeper, and it seemed that he had been aging for decades in an instant. He shook his head and sighed heavily. Several tentacles fell off his jaw and turned into ashes before they even landed on the ground.
A gray column of light suddenly appeared in the distance, connecting the earth and the sky. It was the place where Sera pounced on the destruction of the Doomsday. In the gray column of light, the frost dragon soared into the sky, struggling to fly out of the range covered by the gray light. She roared in extreme pain, but her wings quickly annihilated, and then the fog made of silver sand flew up from the huge dragon body. In an instant, the elegant and beautiful existence turned into countless silver fine sands and then disappeared silently!
"Great Saint! Let's go, it's still time! With my power, I can open a channel between planes and send you to other planes. As long as you still exist, the inheritance of the Twilight Temple can continue!" Until this time, the young man's voice was still firm and powerful. Although he did not say that the price of opening the plane channel would be his entire life and soul. However, this is the last hope of this world.
A bronze book suddenly appeared in the hands of the great priest. This book was thick and simple. It had just appeared, and the desolate atmosphere of this plane that carries the billions of years since its rebirth. It filled the entire overlooking hall.
"Book of Eternity!!" The young man's eyes lit up again. He almost forgot that the high priest had such a magical artifact in his hand.
However, the great priest still looked as deep as water, quietly opened the Book of Eternity. On the pages of the opened book, a pattern was emerging, which was the scene of the frost dragon struggling in the gray column of light. On the ancient pages, the picture of the yellow and monochromatic lines of the old paper made everyone who saw it feel the deepest tremor in the soul. It was indescribable despair.
The young man obviously knew the characteristics of the Book of Eternity. He only swept over the picture quickly, and the focus of his sight fell on the hands of the Great Saint, hoping that he would turn over this page quickly. The Book of Eternity did not stop, and the page of the Book of Eternity quietly flipped, and finally, the back cover appeared.
However, after the plane guardian fell, there was no new chapter.
The young man stared blankly at the back cover of the Book of Eternity, his heart was blank.
Outside the curtain wall, all the doomsday destroyers were burning, and gray columns of light penetrated the heaven and earth. They used themselves as their fire to ignite the entire plane.
The sixth epoch ends from then on.
It's the end.
spring.
Spring is here.
No matter which plane or continent, spring is a season for most races to enjoy, and this is even more so on the legendary Norland Continent. This is a magical land and a beautiful land, incredibly vast and fertile, shockingly rich.
If the Norland continent is a gorgeous robe covered with jewels, the Eternal Night Forest, which stretches for thousands of kilometers, is just a piece of beautiful jade on the collar, but it is by no means the largest or the most beautiful one. However, there are also legends that the real area of the Eternal Night Forest is far larger than what it shows on the map. It is said that there are more than one and a half planes hidden in this forest. It is said that the royal court of the Silver Moon Elf is located in the center of the Eternal Night Forest. However, the legend is just a legend. Except for the Silver Moon Elf, no human or other races have entered the Eternal King Court. Perhaps there are always a few people in the long period of time, but they obviously chose to keep the secret.
Not far from the Eternal Night Forest, an ordinary small caravan was moving forward. The caravan consisted of more than a dozen carriages and less than twenty guards. It was not fast and there was no rush to travel. This was not common for merchants who believed that time was money.
This season is the most beautiful season on the mainland and the most relaxing and pleasant season. The warm wind with the fragrance of various seasonal flowers gently blows across the earth and blows away the fatigue in people's body and mind. The caravan is not large in size, and the cargo is not heavy. Experienced people can see at a glance that the carriage is loaded with specialties from the Eternal Night Forest, the fur, meat, various materials and rare wood of the monsters. It is similar to the carriage loaded by the carriage.
The size of the guards seems a bit extravagant. The twenty guards are all very young, which is the golden age of the warriors. Well-made armor, uniform weapons, and mounts that meet the standards of war horses under their crotch all show that they are not easy to mess with. The owners of excellent equipment usually have corresponding force, and perhaps the guards are too young, but obviously their masters are not short of money. In the social rules of this plane, money is closely related to strength.
The flower branches on the carriage represent the nobles. Scholars who are proficient in heraldry will definitely recognize the meaning represented by the three quails in the middle of the flower branches. This is a family with a history of at least four hundred years, old enough, and has achieved merit in past wars. Although the history represented by the heraldry is not prominent, the current situation shows that the family has not fallen.
The nearby thieves will look at the caravan from another perspective: the guards' equipment is too good to make up for the possible gap in martial arts. To defeat them, they will have to pay the price of bleeding, but the limited gains are difficult to make up for the losses. This is the logic of the thieves. Glittering equipment can affect their judgment more than internal force.
So along the way, this small caravan did not encounter a group of thieves who were blindly ill-open.
A girl in the convoy was wearing gorgeous light armor, with her beautiful chestnut hair tied behind her head. Her agile eyes looked energetic and jumpy, with a childlike innocence. But the big sword hanging on the side of the horse showed that maybe she was not as beautiful and harmless as she showed. She yawned a lot, looked around, and said boredly: "It's so quiet... Why don't there be a thief group? Have they all become smart?"
There was also an older girl next to her. After hearing her words, she smiled and said, "The unwise thieves have long been destroyed!"
The girl was very dissatisfied: "But aren't there guys with some courage?"
"The courageous thief dies faster."
The girl was so blocked that she couldn't speak. She pouted and hummed, "Sister Yilanni, I can't always talk to you."
The girl named Yilanni was wearing a plain robe. This is a common outfit among magic apprentices or low-level magicians. It is simple in style and does not have any obvious magic accessories. She has long dark hair, which is casually tied behind her, and a few strands of radiance drooped along her cheeks to her chest, outlining a slender face. Her appearance is not very outstanding, but Ning Ding's temperament always makes people look at her unconsciously. Yilanni obviously likes the girl very much. Seeing her angry look, she jokes and comforts her, and a few words make the girl look so beautiful.
At this time, a sudden sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded behind the caravan, and the guards were immediately alert. Although the carriage did not stop, the guards' hands were already placed near the weapons. This place belonged to Viscount Ansik's territory. Under the Viscount's rule, it spared no effort to attack the thieves' group, so it was very safe. However, the guards were well-trained and did not be careless.
The sound of hooves is like thunder!
But there was only one rider running in the smoke and dust. It was a man with a very rough appearance. His messy hair was tied with red cloth, and his leather armor was not wearing a linen lined shirt. He was just wearing a shirtless body, revealing two chest muscles covered with chest hair. I don’t know if it was really rough or showing off his steel-like muscles and thick chest hair. The man was under his crotch was a black war horse, much taller than an ordinary military horse, and obviously had the blood of a monster. One person galloped like a flying horse, but his voice was like a thousand troops!
Aroused by the momentum of the knight, the faces of several guards changed instantly, and they couldn't help but hold the hilt tightly. Someone subconsciously pulled out half of the sword! The sword blade unsheathed was shining brightly, and it was obvious that it was a magic weapon with superb skills. However, the value of such a long sword was greater than that of a car of ordinary monster fur.
With a choking sound, the big sword on the side of the ponytail girl snorted and jumped into her hands automatically. Her eyes shone brightly, staring at the running knight, and shouting loudly: "Thieves?!"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Yilanni stopped the girl who was eager to try and signaled the guards to give up the middle of the road. Several guards showed dissatisfaction, but silently turned their horses' heads and gave up the road.
The knights ran past the convoy like wind and thunder, people like tigers and horses like dragons, and the strong wind brought about when they passed by staggered, stirring up Elanney's long hair scattered.
After running out for dozens of meters, the black war horse suddenly stood up and rotated on the spot for several times. The knight on the horse was facing the caravan and shouted loudly: "Hi! Beautiful girl, my name is Geton!"
With a roar, the war horse had turned around, and the four hooves fell to the ground, leaving the distance like wind and thunder again, leaving only the caravan standing in place, stunned.
"Sister Yilanni, does he want to fuck you?" The girl stayed for a long time before saying.
"Zhu, he is talking about you."
"No, he is clearly looking at you..." The girl wanted to say something else, but a small whirlwind popped out of Yilanni's fingertips, slapped her horse's buttocks. So the horse neighed and left with the reluctant girl.
Nothing happened except this little episode. The caravan arrived at the booked camping town of Ludwig at dusk and prepared to spend the night here.
Ludwig Town is not big, with only one road that runs through the town and several alleys that stretch out over it. The indigenous population is only a few hundred, but because it happens to be located between the Viscount Ansic and the Eternal Night Forest, there are many business trips, so it is very prosperous. The town has many hotels and taverns disproportionately, as well as many shops of martial arts, magic props and monster fur. However, the most popular thing in the town is the local self-produced spirits.
As night fell, the town was brightly lit, and even the wind was blowing with the aroma of wine and food. Dinner time was also the most relaxing time for people who had been busy all day. In the lobby of the hotel, Elanni and the Brave occupied a table, and the guards and other caravans sat separately. However, the restaurant in this hotel was large, with dozens of people occupying only a small part, while other merchant groups and mercenaries occupied the remaining seats.
The side of the restaurant near the bar, three minstrels were performing, two poets were playing guitars, and the poet in the middle was already a little older, and was pounding the drums, singing the epic hero: the story of the black knight Alexandra. The hoarse singing, powerful drum beats, exotic music, and passionate stories together constitute a unique charm. Although the story has been sung for many years, people are still intoxicated by listening. A bottle of wine was brought up, drunk, injected into blood vessels, mixed into blood, and then boiling to the top of their heads. In the drunkenness, the rhythm of the drum gradually grabbed everyone's heart. Even Elanni and Tsui were fascinated.
At this time, the sound of horse hooves like wind and thunder sounded outside the door, and it suddenly stopped outside the door. Then a strong man walked into the hall. He was so tall that he had to lower his head slightly before squeezing in from the door. He looked around for a while, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he strolled towards Ilanni and Tsubasa, ignoring the murderous gazes of the guards, sat down at the table, grinning, staring at Ilanni as if no one was around, and said, "Hi, beautiful girl, we're meeting again! My name is Geton!"
Now I can see clearly that this is a rough and ostentatious man with a tough and tough face, and his lines are as hard as metal. Although the thick moustaches on the upper lip are hard like steel needles, which densely cover the upper lip, it can be seen that he is actually very young. And those eyes are as pure and clear as two dark green gems. After staring at them for a long time, they may even feel a clear light flowing. His skin is dark, and a light red scar crosses the left face from the corner of his eyes. This is a recent injury, which not only does not destroy the sculpture-like face, but adds a bit of male charm to Geun. The leather armor on his body is not a high-end product, there are traces of wear and tear, and there are several scratches that have not been repaired.
Her eyes lit up, and she stared at Gotton without any scruples and asked, "Thieves?"
"Adventurer."
"It's so boring!" Geden's answer disappointed Peng. But she did not give up, but continued to ask: "Then why are you pestering us?"
Gordon grinned, pointed at Elanni and said, "Because I like her!"
"So it's a pervert!" Zhuo looked disappointed.
Elanni sat peacefully, but behind her, a metal collision sounded. The guards were all angry, and many people had drawn out their weapons. As soon as the sword was unsheathed, the young guards' momentum changed suddenly, and their bodies were faintly filled with cold murderous aura. The temperature in the restaurant suddenly dropped, and the other mercenaries who were originally noisy were also slowly silent and looked here in surprise. They, who have been taking risks all year round, understand what this murderous aura means. These guards are not only masters, but also truly killed people, and their real strength is far beyond their young appearance!
Elanni frowned slightly, looking at Geden with light blue eyes, not avoiding his gaze that was as hot as flames. She raised her hand slightly, and the guards restrained their murderous intent, returned to the sheath of the sword, and sat down silently. However, dozens of cold eyes of Daoshan Han still locked on Geden. As long as he had a strange move, more than a dozen long swords would pierce into his body in an instant.
Elanni said lightly: "I hate meaningless entanglement. If you do this, you will not have any results."
Geden laughed a few times and said, "I like you, and you will fall in love with me too! This is what the prophecy says."
"You said you like me because of prophecy?" Elanni's expression and tone were still faint. She didn't even ask where the prophecy came from.
"The latter half is prophecy, the first half is not. I saw you and fell in love with you, that's that simple."
"Whose prophecy?"
To be continued...