Chapter 773 51. Look, Sea of Darkness's most promising kid is back
"That's right, a belief ceremony that spreads across the stars! We call it "Lightkindling Ritual"."
In Exodar's cabin, Archbishop Aurelesis is explaining the "principles" of the upcoming holy war to "Argus Five Little Strongs" and "Draenor Five Little Strongs".
Archbishop of Glorious Dawn drew a network diagram on the small teaching blackboard behind him and said to the people who were listening carefully:
"Vigilant only summoned the leaders and faith leaders of People of Light in order to make them the "nodes" of every faith ethnic group, using his unique faith power of Heart Power and Holy Light to combine together, and at the final moment turn the desire and persistence of all People of Light in the entire star sea into one force!
That is a force that can shake Sea of Darkness, and that is the "fire" we need.
It is also the power of the One that can rekindle An'she from the fallen Eclipse. To put it simply, An'she's current self-sacrifice is because he feels that his mission has been completed and plans to use his final strength to explode with Sea of Darkness.
But in Commander Diakum's view, An'she personally shaped the current sea of stars, and his mission has not been completed!
In fact, this is just the beginning.
A sea of stars with balanced light and shadow must have a sun hanging high in the sky, bringing light and heat to all life!
We must make An'she realize this, let the ancient god see the desire and need of Xinghai, and let him rekindle his confidence, so that we can complete the great deeds we have done."
"Wait! I have a question!"
Yrel raised her hand, and she asked the common doubt in the minds of everyone present.
She said:
"If the sea of stars needs a sun that will shine for eternity, then why can't it be Commander Diakum? In our opinion, Commander Diakum is fully qualified to shine on the sea of stars instead of An'she!
You see, An'she thinks so himself.
After He saw the victory of Vigilant against Sargeras, He regarded Commander Diakum as the shining sun of this era, just like the relationship between Mu'sha and Ms. Elune.
An'she is the sun of the past, and Commander Diakum is the sun of the present!"
"Good question!"
Oreses nodded, sighed and said:
"I also asked the same question, and then Vigilant told me that there were two reasons that forced him not to accept An'she's kindness.
First of all, the Light-Shadow Symbiosis path that Vigilant walks requires him to have both the power of light and darkness. Although at the current level of the path, Vigilant's light and shadow can be transformed dynamically.
But there are limits to this transformation.
If Commander Diakum accepts the gift from An'she and becomes the ultimate symbol of Holy Light, turning into the sun that shines for all eternity, then in order to balance the light, how much terrible darkness does Vigilant need to gather to prevent itself from getting lost in its own light?
Yrel, the five of you have personally experienced the whole process of Vigilant being lost in Draenor. At that time, he almost made a big mistake in the light. If he becomes Sunflare that covers the star sea, and makes some extreme actions, it will cause a star sea disaster no less than Burning Legion in a minute."
Eredath was the first to nod, Lelan was also shocked, and Holy Light Grand Magus Imira stood up and said:
"If you want to balance the ultimate symbol of Holy Light, you must at least seize the ultimate symbol in the void. In other words, once Commander Diakum becomes the stars Sunflare, it means that he must also seize the supreme power of Void Domain.
One person holds the highest authority in both Holy Light and the void.
This is against the basic rules of Six Forces!
No one else has reached this level except Supreme Star Soul, and the supreme symbol of the Force is the One."
"Yes, this is an impossible feat, not even Sargeras can do it."
Oreses nodded and said:
"So once Commander Diakum accepts An'she's gift, he must give up his own Light-Shadow Symbiosis path, but do you think Vigilant will make such a choice?"
"How can the road be modified at will?"
Maraad sighed and said:
"The consequences of forced conversion are disastrous. I once heard Vigilant lament that choosing the path of power is a matter of "no regrets". Except for the outrageous Star Soul who can jump left and right in different forces, other people's choices will bring great risks.
Every choice you make will damage your potential, and this is just the most basic impact."
"What about the second reason?"
Lightsworn Sword Saint Tramon leaned against the wall, maintaining his cool temperament. Wearing a battle mask, he stared at Oreses and said:
"Is it out of Vigilant's self-selection?"
"Yes, sir, he told me that he is just a passing Warrior of Light. He cannot and cannot assume the responsibility that will completely bind him to the symbol of Holy Light."
The Archbishop shrugged and said:
"I thought he was joking. After all, it sounded like a cop-out, but my sister told me that there was some truth in it that we couldn't understand yet.
In short, Vigilant will not become the glorious Sunflare for eternity. He has already made a choice. He is Dawn of Dawn, and he is only satisfied with being the light that tears apart the darkness, and has no intention of competing with the eternal Sunflare in the sky.
An'she, the Sun God must continue his journey.
He will be rekindled, and what choice he will make after that is An'she's freedom.
I think it is very likely that An'she will follow Ms. Mu'sha's approach and shape the current sun for this world, completing the most reasonable counterpoint with Ms. Elune."
"No!"
Yrel jumped up, Little Hooves shouted angrily:
"I cannot allow others to usurp the divine authority of High Heaven that Commander Diakum has spent so much time and energy to create, nor can He An'she airborne the ultimate symbol of Holy Light to replace Commander Diakum's position in Holy Light's faith!
This.
This is not unity at all, this is creating division!"
"What if this new sun will shine on all living beings under the guidance and leadership of Vigilant?"
Oreses asked rhetorically:
"Just like he leads and teaches you! You have to understand, Yrel, dawn is always before Sunflare. Without dawn, there would be no noon Sunflare.
This is not a replacement.
Even if a new Sunflare symbol appears, it will not affect Vigilant's status in the current Holy Light belief system, and may even invisibly elevate his status.
This is an uncomplicated theological concept.
But obviously, it's still a bit complicated for a paladin like you.
Moreover, the Sunflare symbol will not interfere with the operation of High Heaven. Lord of Dawn is still the undisputed lord of High Heaven."
"Yes, Yrel, this is not a replacement! Just calm down and I will explain it to you later."
Eredath quickly stretched out his hand and pulled Yrel back to the chair to prevent the little hooves from making any scary remarks like "The emperor's star is swaying and the sky is high".
You, a paladin who doesn't understand theological symbols, just do what Warrior is supposed to do honestly, and don't think about these complicated concepts that you shouldn't consider in Priest's professional field!
You must have confidence in your own wisdom! But you must also be confident.
"In short, the situation is like this. Now the People of Lights in the entire star sea are making final preparations. Once Vigilant opens the faith beacon leading to Sea of Darkness, then our "Solar Expedition army" will set foot in the territory of the void thieves."
Oreses put down his pointer and said to the commanders in front of him:
"Although you are not required to lead People of Light in Sea of Darkness Charge to fight the void traitors on the front line, but when the "Lightkindling Ritual" in this star sea advances, the Warriors of Army of the Light still have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of maintaining the ceremony, which is also one of your tasks.
The void thieves will stop at nothing to disrupt our ritual, but don't worry.
Vigilant will fight with you against the counterattack of the void until Lightkindling Ritual of Xinghai is completely completed, and the souls of all People of Light who died in Sea of Darkness will also be canonized through Faith Stairway and directly enter the paradise of High Heaven.
They will Eternal Life in the scorching sun, they will sing in Holy Light."
The commanders nodded in unison, "Crescent Blade" Captain Fariya whispered:
"We still have an alliance, right? I learned from my own news channels that the "Moon People" in the Star Sea seem to have also mobilized, and at least ten Night Warrior will be traveling with us."
"Yes, Ms. Elune looks forward to a future where the sun and the moon shine together. She will naturally send her servants to participate in such an undertaking."
Oreses said:
"But even without them, we still have to complete this matter. In these few days, everyone go and prepare. Our Shadewalker companions have already gone deep into Sea of Darkness at this time, and they will accompany us in Shadow Beneath the Light."
General Staghelm is leaning on Soul-Reaping War Scythe, standing on the coast of Sea of Darkness.
He looked at the surrounding ruins with a "nostalgic" look. There used to be a whole Chaos Coast here, but now there is only a desolate archipelago standing under Twilight that no one cares about.
This is where they last fought in Sea of Darkness, and it is also where they will start in this war.
I have to say that Vigilant still has a sense of "ceremony" when doing things. What he pays attention to is getting up from wherever he falls. Of course, choosing such a place to log in also shows that Vigilant holds a grudge.
He has not forgotten the embarrassment he felt when Shadow Chasing Swarm was expelled from Sea of Darkness last time.
These shames must be paid off!
"Something's not right, Vastan."
Fandral Staghelm's good comrade-in-arms and former commander of Shifting Sands Guardian, Colonel Marlis, stepped forward under the protection of the mighty and domineering Warrior Bug, pushed his black eye mask, and whispered to Fandral Staghelm:
"The imagined "void rejection" did not appear. Not only did Sea of Darkness not exclude us from entering, many compatriots even clearly felt that entering Sea of Darkness today was "easier" than in the past, just like..."
"Welcome!"
General Staghelm waved his hand and said:
"You want to say that Sea of Darkness is welcoming us the Exiled back, right?"
"Yes, at least I think so."
Marlis nodded and said:
"Perhaps, Sea of Darkness really welcomes us "traitors".
You see, even from the most simple perspective, all the thieves sent by Void Force in the past would be easily Execute when faced with Sargeras. Only Light Weaver has expelled Dark Titan twice in Material World.
In the war between Silithus, He almost faced Sargeras and defeated it.
So far, no Void Lord can do this.
Perhaps, Sea of Darkness has calmed down after the anger caused by our "rebellion", and it has realized who is its most capable "child"."
"Well, I don't think Sea of Darkness and Void Will are as anthropomorphic as you think."
General Staghelm complained, then waved his hand and said:
"But being able to infiltrate smoothly is not a bad thing at all. Let brothers and sisters take action and complete the installation of Shadow-Chasing Beacon that guides the Insect Saint across the void as soon as possible.
This is a big project.
Shadow Chasing Swarm wants to transfer half of their current insect swarm at once, so as to open up the situation for us in a short period of time.
Moreover, we ourselves must be prepared.
As a force strongly bound to Shadow Chasing Swarm, after Shadow Chasing Swarm's void Great Cycle is opened, perhaps for a long time thereafter, we will have to work silently in this lightless land.
I mean, I hope you left a letter for your wife before you came."
"It doesn't matter, we are elves, we can live a long time."
Marlis is quite insightful.
This tough man with an eye patch played with the Void Insect emblem in his hand, flipping it back and forth in his fingers like a coin. Every time he flipped it, the roar of the thunder beast could be faintly heard from it.
He glanced at Sea of Darkness, who was shrouded in pale eyes in the distance, and said:
"This place is actually quite good. There are always many "means" that cannot be used in Material World. For those of us who walk in the shadows, "pursuing efficiency" is the correct attitude.
And I heard before that those Saviors people were discussing the topic of "whether death is a power that Azeroth people can legitimately use."
I think it's quite interesting.
Perhaps soon, the void will become a "legitimate force" that can be accepted by Azeroth people."
"Don't be stupid, no one has ever forbidden anyone to study the truth of vanity."
General Staghelm saw it clearly, he said in an indifferent tone:
"However, not everyone is suitable to walk Path of the Void. The truth of Sea of Darkness is very "challenging", so our roads are destined not to be open to everyone.
You go tell those newcomers who have doubts about this in their hearts. If they still want to be heroes that everyone admires, then maybe it's not too late for them to quit now.
The last thing people who walk in the shadows need is praise and flattery in the light."
"Well said."
A burst of void smoke accompanied by Sea of Darkness's wind of chaos blew to the deserted coast of this archipelago. As Fandral Staghelm and Marlis bent down to salute at the same time, the illusion of Truth Hunter quietly appeared.
It was an irregular white shimmer, and the rhythm of something abnormal could be vaguely seen in the beating light.
The soft Shath'yar is filled with praise, it says:
"Diakum really has a great eye for picking people. Among my followers of Material World, there are few sober souls like you. They always hope to use the power of the void to hurt others, but they have no idea that the truth of the void is not about harm.
In fact, the void is the most harmless power in Six Forces, provided that the seeker knows how to use it rationally.
Are you interested in joining me? General Staghelm, I can give you several worlds to manage."
"Well, my "working relationship" is still in Shadow Chasing Swarm's system."
Fandral Staghelm said softly:
"How about you say hello to Overmind who is about to return? If he agrees, it's not like I can't be "seconded" to serve under you.
My little daughter has always wanted to be a traveler. She is very eager for the scenery in the sea of stars. As a father, I should also collect different stories for my children in different worlds."
"Then let's just say it."
Truth Hunter I am very happy.
The radiance of its incarnation floated, and then its tone became serious, and it said:
"You have felt the change in Void Will's attitude towards you, right?
After expelling the rebellious Light Weaver in anger, Void Will has apparently realized the subtle differences between "attitude", "loyalty" and "ability".
Now, the desperate actions of Void Lord and Eclipse Sect have made Void Will aware of the danger, especially the "dead together" fall of An'she, which is likely to cause irreparable heavy losses to Sea of Darkness.
Therefore, please tell Light Weaver so that he does not have to worry about Sea of Darkness's attitude on this matter.
It may still be angry!
But compared to being led into an eternal hell by a group of mediocre children driven by ambition, Sea of Darkness can obviously accept the return of the most capable "rebellious son".
for me personally
I once said to Light Weaver that not all Void Lord are content to accept the current status quo of Sea of Darkness. Eclipse Sect have deviated from the quiet and beautiful truth of the void, and they need to be reversed by external forces and bring about new changes.
I long to see those splendid changes and hate a future without any ripples.
Don't let them go further down the wrong road, let Heaven's Gate of Light Weaver open here, and let Sea of Darkness also enter the cruel selection of the new era.
When a forest becomes too dense, fire from heaven will come down and burn away the excess branches.
Him.
It's time to transform into heavenly fire."
PS:
Will update 3+5 tomorrow.