frightfiction 564【My past】
564【My past】
The moment their hands held each other's hands, their consciousnesses were completely connected as one under the influence of the spell.
Fragments of Angmar's memories emerged in Azshara's mind one after another - modified memories of course - like silhouettes flying past her eyes. It was blurry at first and it was difficult to capture an accurate image, but gradually Then she realized that she had been immersed in it without even realizing it.
This is a very strange feeling, she is both a bystander and a personal experiencer.Because she can not only see the contents of the memory fragments clearly, but also feel the strong emotions contained in the fragments.
In the first memory fragment, the young and energetic Angmar stood in front of a golden portal flowing with yellow sand, staring into the depths of the portal, full of uneasiness due to the unknown of the road ahead.But when he thought of the purpose of his trip, he put aside all doubts and stepped in without hesitation...
Is it...for me?Azshara couldn't help but be a little moved. It's a wonderful feeling to feel the other person's memory personally.
Immediately afterwards, young Angmar appeared in the place where the stars shone forever 1 years ago.Just like now, he went to Suramar City, and the apprentices he accepted were still the same as today.
Azshara discovers that these apprentices may be key figures important to history.She concentrated her mind and observed carefully.Suddenly, the memory fragments changed and began to show horrifying scenes.
A strange portal opened, and led by a black shadow, a giant dragon with dark scales kept attacking him.Angmar tried his best to repel the enemy, but he was also injured...
Seeing this scene, Azshara was very worried.
Is that the enemy following behind? ...she thought to herself.
But Angmar's tragic experience is far from over. The black shadow has bewitched many powerful beings, including shadow creatures and ancient giants with infinite power. It is located in the far north of the continent and keeps a large number of magical artifacts. Shandara, a magic research institute that observes creatures like blue dragons at close range, often sends back sighting reports of rock creatures or frost giants similar to this one.
The night elves have always believed that these apparently intelligent giants were servants of the Creator.It was only after Azshara came into contact with Angmar and learned the mystery of the origin of the world from him that she realized that there was indeed nothing wrong with this understanding. They were all creations of the Titans.It just lost its former purity for some reason.
But at this time, they are all chasing young Angmar...
Azshara noticed that Angmar at that time was far less powerful than it is now.Facing an unbeatable enemy, he was seriously injured and had no choice but to flee, all the way to the frozen land in the far north of the continent...
Although Azshara knew that Angmar had survived this disaster safely, otherwise he would not have been standing by her side.But seeing her sweetheart injured in the memory fragments, she couldn't help but break into a cold sweat and became more and more nervous.
The screen continues.
Suddenly, a huge black dragon fell from the sky, and together with another terrifying existence filled with the aura of death, blocked all escape directions from Angmar.Angmar was unable to escape and was completely restrained...
The terrifying being in charge of the power of the dead smiled sinisterly and pierced his chest with the strangely ominous blade in his hand...
Azshara covered her mouth, she could even clearly feel the pain in her memory.
She saw that the young Angmar used his remaining power to once again summon the portal flowing with yellow sand, and escaped at the critical moment...
As soon as Azshara breathed a sigh of relief, she discovered that the extremely powerful black shadow appeared again, blocking Angmar's path.The black shadow condescendingly told Angmar that he had killed him more than 100 million times in the endless timeline and did not think he could survive...
Azshara took a breath. Her understanding of magic was superb. No one has reached her level since ancient times.She also has a vague understanding of the illusory timeline Angmar mentioned.
That is not an area that mortals can access.
But what Black Shadow said at least means that he has traveled through different timelines more than 100 million times. What a terrifying ability is this?Who is this black shadow...?How did Angmar end up with such a formidable enemy?
Questions kept popping up in her mind, and Azshara continued to read with concentration.
Young Angmar finally escaped successfully, but came to another timeline.There, he came into contact with a rock creature - Azshara knew it was some kind of titan creation - and struggled to recover...
Along the way, Azshara felt his wrath.Because he knew that he could not defeat the shadow no matter what, and because of the feeling of powerlessness, he was filled with anger. In the end, his thoughts even turned into madness...
This madness was too strong, washing Azshara's heart over and over again. She couldn't believe that Angmar, who was always gentle to her and even spoke softly, as if he was afraid of scaring her, could actually There is such a past.
She put aside the distracting thoughts in her mind and continued to immerse herself in the memory of the other person.
Angmar came to the ruins of the Titan creation and absorbed power that was difficult for mortals to control at any cost...
Azshara is familiar with this power, as it is the ultimate expression of arcane energy.
She suddenly understood that Angmar's power came from the Titans, from the god-like race that brought order to the world. No wonder it was so pure.
Angmar continued to lead her, a bystander, until they entered a dark underground palace and broke the sealing device that had long been sealed...
When what was inside emerged, she was horrified.
It was a huge, deformed heart, beating at a constant frequency. Every time it beat, it would emit shadow energy that was so rich that it couldn't be dispersed...
Azshara had never seen anything uglier than this heart. She was surprised to find that Angmar, with a look of madness in his eyes, gritted his teeth and began to absorb the shadow energy contained in the heart without hesitation. .
The bone-chilling chill that surged from the depths of her soul tightly gripped her heart. She could clearly feel the intense pain Angma suffered during this period, and her whole body trembled.
At this moment, she suddenly felt a warm current flowing into her body along the palm of her hand, and all the pain disappeared.Angmar's gentle voice also sounded in his ears: "Don't be afraid, I'm right here."
She let go of her palms and gasped for air, looking at Angmar in disbelief, her eyes full of concern, "Then...that's a shadow...how can you ignore the danger?"
Although the night elves have not conducted much research on shadow, this does not prevent them from drawing parallels and having a relatively complete understanding.At least the mages in ancient times understood that this was a dangerous energy that was quite dangerous and difficult to control, and could easily cause the user to fall.
"In order to understand the ultimate enemy, I have to do this." Angmar said softly.
Azshara paused for two seconds and felt that his eyes made her feel completely at ease. She held his hand again and continued to read his memory.
……
After absorbing the heart's shadow energy, Angmar has become quite powerful.Azshara suddenly admired him. How much willpower is needed to control two powers that mortals cannot control?Not to mention the pain you have to go through during this period...
At least she couldn't do that.
In the picture, Angmar returns to the original timeline with unprecedented confidence, facing the final enemy - the strange and mysterious black shadow above the Well of Eternity.Angmar was furious, triggering a massive vision. The Well of Eternity rolled and roared, and thunder and lightning fell from the sky...
Azshara was stunned for a moment. Isn't this the scene when she first saw Angmar three years ago?She knew clearly that Angmar did not fight the enemy, otherwise Zin Aissalin would not be standing still, and she would have been destroyed in the aftermath of the battle.
Just when she was wondering how Angmar could contain his anger, an incredible scene happened.The dark aura around the shadow dissipated, and he actually looked... exactly like Angmar!She could fully understand Angmar's shock when he saw that face...
What happened next made Azshara even more confused.
This "black shadow" is actually Angmar himself at the end of time.At that time, the world was about to be destroyed. He searched for a way to save himself in thousands of timelines, but millions of attempts failed. Only Angmar in the memory fragments gave him a glimmer of hope...
It turns out that the "Black Shadow" is not Angmar's enemy. He split the timeline in a way that is unimaginable for mortals, just to guide his young self, so that he can hope to save the world...
In the final moment revealed by "Black Shadow", Azshara saw an extremely terrifying scene.The planet was destroyed, the earth was shattered, and ugly creatures like mountains of flesh and blood completely occupied the sky and kept falling to the ground, causing shocking earthquakes... Among the layers of victims, the "black shadow" lonely witnessed the destruction of the world. …
When the giant that was so big that it was unimaginable, even bigger than this planet, stretched his palms to the ground, the end came...
Azshara broke away from her memory and fell to the ground, but was held by Angmar with quick hands and eyes.
"Then...is that the ultimate enemy?" she asked.
Angmar nodded.
Azshara couldn't believe what she saw. "I remember you once said that the master of the ancient gods is the ultimate enemy of the material universe... Is that giant the Lord of the Void?"
Angmar shook his head.
"In the image of the final moment, the entire planet has been destroyed and turned into fragments floating in the universe... In fact, it was not destroyed by external forces."
Azshara frowned, "You mean... the planet was exploded by internal forces?"
"That's right. Do you still remember the Titan Star Soul I mentioned?" Angmar asked.
Azshara nodded, she remembered this story.Inside this planet is the Star Soul, an infant that should have grown up to become a Titan.But the corruption brought by the ancient gods changed everything.Although the subsequent arrival of the Titans cured the surface of the corruption, the root causes could not be healed.Today's star soul will always be in an awkward in-between state, unable to die and destined to be unable to evolve to the next stage of life.
Angmar sighed: "That terrifying dark giant is not the Lord of the Void, but one who was completely corrupted and successfully emerged..."
He took a breath and said word by word: "Dark Titan."
Azshara was stunned.Because Angmar once said that once the star soul within Azeroth is corrupted into a dark titan, the universe will no longer be able to stop the corruption of the void, because no existence can resist such a terrifying existence.
She suddenly understood why even the "black shadow" equivalent to a god was unable to reverse the moment of the end.
"Anyway... this is my past. If I have the chance in the future, I can tell you about my childhood, including the history of my people, the high elves." Angmar looked at it quietly and had not yet recovered from the shock. Azshara came over and said in an unprecedented gentle tone: "Azshara, I only came here to find a powerful ally. But as I said, I am gradually fascinated by you..."
Azshara hugged him and buried her face in his chest in silence for a long time.These memory fragments have completely rewritten her perception of Angmar, and also made her understand what kind of burden Angmar shoulders.
"Do you want to know your fate in the original history?" Angmar asked softly.
"Have you forgotten? You told me this a long time ago... The Burning Legion was summoned, the continent was torn apart, and I became a twisted Naga, living a miserable life under the control of some dark existence..." Azshara replied.
"Then do you know... what the so-called dark existence is?"
"What?" Azshara raised her head and looked directly into his eyes.
"The Old God."
Azshara was a little surprised, then relieved.Because of Angmar's presence, she will no longer make the same mistakes again, not to mention that after witnessing so many ultimate horrors in the memory fragments, she is no longer frightened by the fact that she was controlled by the ancient gods in the original history.
"They always talk about light and dark sensitive parasitic communities... Do you want to go with me to see the real ancient god? Of course, it's just a distance, it may be dangerous if you get close... By the way, this world is changing What threats are faced?”
Azshara now understands that the void is the most terrifying thing in the world.She instinctively resisted anything related to it.But Angma's eyes made her feel extremely reassured, and finally, she nodded.
Angmar grabbed her hand and opened a portal to the Storm Cliff directly in front of him.
The end of the portal will be the Titan-created city built around the Forge of Will - Ulduar, where the ancient god Yogg-Saron was imprisoned, but was eventually completely corrupted by the latter who broke through the prison.
"Hold on tight." Angmar said, leading Azshara into the portal.