ebookland Chapter 423 Fallen Ashes
Chapter 423 Fallen Ashes
Calculating the time, it's almost the morning of the 21st.
However, the crevice was pitch black, with only the firelight of hell... The Faceless One whispered, slowly approaching, and the crowd trembled.
Every member of the Scarlet Crusade had undergone repeated brainwashing and censorship; though they were fanatical, they possessed courage and fearlessness far exceeding that of ordinary people. Yet, at this moment, the Scarlet Crusade warriors all wore expressions of fear.
Back then, they survived the plague and despair by sheer luck.
These survivors of Lordaeron joined the Scarlet Crusade to defend their homeland, drive out the plague, and eradicate the Scourge.
Under the leadership of the first Ashbringer holder, Scarlet Highlord Alexandros Mograine, who is also the father of the current commander of Scarlet Monastery, Mograine the Elder, they once wiped out many evil undead creatures and saved many human refugees.
Unfortunately, the Lordaeron Salvation Army, composed of elite Knights of the Silver Hand, soon changed... The Scarlet Crusade was founded with the intention of revenge, salvation, and to demonstrate the determination and courage of its members.
As a result, Mograine was betrayed by his eldest son during the battle, and the Scarlet Crusade's leader's sword, Ashbringer, the artifact weapon used to fight the undead, was tainted with the blood of heroes, becoming the corrupted Ashbringer...
Old Mograine was taken away by the Lich King's minions, and his artifacts have disappeared without a trace.
With the support of the High Inquisitor, Renault & Mograine became commanders of the Scarlet Monastery army, becoming Isenlien's right-hand men alongside Tyrande & Fording, the current master of Hearthglen.
Scarlet Monastery and Hearthglen are effectively under the control of Iselien...
General Abidis of Tyr's Hand is surrounded by the Scourge and is struggling to survive.
At Stratholme, Grand Crusader Danso & Dassohan led another elite force in a desperate defense of Crusader Square...
This group of humans, also descendants of Lordaeron, has been constantly fooled and manipulated... As a Forsaken and a champion of the Dark Queen, Lorraine knows that Varimathras, the dreadlord, is similarly infiltrating and controlling the Forsaken army near Undercity...
The Scarlet Crusade, the Forsaken of Lordaeron, the so-called remnants of the Scourge—they're all puppets and pathetic tools...
In any case, Lorraine should not, and was unwilling to, lay a hand on these pathetic humans. However, they did indeed have their hateful aspects... easily swayed and incited by others, they truly did not deserve sympathy or approval.
Among the extraordinary heroes of the Scarlet Crusade, those who truly understand the situation either leave the Scarlet Crusade or join the Alliance. For example, Lieutenant 'The Sword of Tranquility' Renlyne, who is currently lurking in the crowd, waiting for his chance.
He was a veteran of Lordaeron, a former paladin of the Silver Hand, and later joined the Scarlet Crusade. Upon discovering the Scarlet Crusade had become corrupt, he resolutely withdrew and went to Southshore to protect the remaining civilians.
Accept Stormwind's aid and reorganization, and become a true patriot.
Although in the eyes of Hernold and Jordan, Lieutenant Rayleigh was an outright traitor to the Scarlet Crusade... Hernold the Warrior and Jordan the Pure, along with other elite members of the Scarlet Crusade, were taught that Stormwind was an opportunist who had usurped the leadership of the Alliance.
Their ability to be swayed by Master Yuvel of the Silver Covenant stemmed from the Alliance's long-held, impossible desire to restore Lordaeron...
Galin and Thorbain originally had no enmity with Lorraine, but they always inexplicably targeted each other. Perhaps it was because the black dragon princess disguised as a human countess was too beautiful, or perhaps Galin's mind had already been corrupted by an unknown power, and Galin had a guilty conscience.
Galin Thorbain harbors a secret: he personally assassinated his father, the last king of Stromgarde, from the Thorbain family...
Galin seemed to be paying homage to the Lich King Arthas. Come to think of it, they did know each other... they were both once candidates for the crown prince of the seven human kingdoms... Prince Arthas, under the influence of the cursed sword Frostmourne, beheaded the benevolent King Tyrese & Menethil II of Lordaeron... personally destroying the strongest human kingdom, Lordaeron.
It transformed the beautiful and fertile northern lands into a land of death and plague.
After his elderly father was injured while fighting the Cataclysm, Galin had an argument with him over a trivial matter. He was then insulted by King Thoras & Trollbane of Stromgarde, who said that he lacked the courage, magnanimity, and even the insight that a king should have.
The reason for this was that the old King Thoras and King Tyrese of Lordaeron had a very good relationship. They had fought together to resist the orc invasion and even the Scourge plague.
This resulted in heavy losses for Stromgarde, as the uncle took away the elite forces of the Sons of Lothar, making Arathi Highlands unable to resist the subsequent army of the dead.
Garin had long heard a voice say that his father would not pass the throne to him, Lorraine, but to his uncle, an outsider, the so-called one of the Five Heroes of the Alliance, Darnass Thorbain...
Upon seeing the Thorbain Holy Sword, a family heirloom, Garin directly murdered his own father.
Like his predecessors, Arthas & Menethil, Garin & Thorbain, Jaina & Prodomor, Raynor & Mograine... the second-generation heirs of the human Alliance heroes all killed their own fathers in exchange for status and power.
Some people were misled, while others did it themselves...
Galin was the wise prince who took the initiative to do this. Under his leadership, Stromgarde declined and became a band of outlaws.
It was initially thought that the combined offensive launched by the Silver Covenant in Dalaran would allow Garin to restore Stromgarde's former glory and rightfully inherit the throne of the Kingdom of Stromgarde...
History will not be rewritten...
The despicable, incompetent, cowardly, and restless prince of Stromgarde proved himself to be unworthy of the throne...
Mayor Bourne, pulling on the tentacles, lifted it up at lightning speed...
Lorraine and the others watched as Prince Garin, who had been burned half to death, was pulled up from the lava. He was so dying that he couldn't even groan... The Faceless One's tentacles pierced Garin's mouth, and a surge of black energy flowed in.
Garin was pulled back from the brink of death... He opened one eye in terror, his face contorted, staring at everyone present.
It seemed to be a yearning, yet also a curse.
The next second, Garin, not quite dead yet, was resurrected by being infused with shadow energy. He was thrown back into the lava of the fissure, as if being roasted. The Faceless Ones seemed to enjoy this immensely...
The Scarlet Crusaders present were all utterly horrified; some couldn't help but collapse...
Some glared angrily, wanting to charge at the Faceless One and kill this terrifying monster...
Seeing Prince Garin's tragic fate, Lorraine couldn't help but think of several people... Taylor, the traitor who had made an enemy of him... Now only his head remained, kept in the exhibition hall in Dalaran.
The creator of the Rotskin Worgen, the evil necromancer Thule & Duckclaw, is now frozen in a Dalaran exhibition hall...
This handsome human prince who had deliberately sought trouble had ended up in such a miserable state. While feeling a pang of regret, Lorraine's mind raced... The mayor was clearly toying with Garin; obviously, his next targets were Lorraine, the Scarlet Crusaders present, and the human survivors...