Nielas Aran?
Med'an asked doubtfully, "You mean, my last name Nielas Aran?"
Every intelligent being in this world has a surname; for example, Meryl's surname is " Winterstorm."
So from a young age, Med'an had asked Meryl what his surname was, but Meryl never told him. So for all those years, Med'an only had a given name and no surname.
His countless fantasies and assumptions, now suddenly revealing his own surname, evoked a sense of absurdity.
Did Nicholas know his last name?
Meryl must know that too?
Is he the only one who doesn't know?
"Don't be sad, don't be confused. The days of ignorance will always pass, and a better life is coming... Come with me. Once you see him, I think you'll understand everything. Am I right, Master Meryl?" Jiang Jie turned around and said calmly.
Unbeknownst to her, Meryl had arrived here. Looking at the enclosed room before her, she hesitated, "A magical barrier is blocking my senses... Is he inside? Are you sure?"
"As I said, what's inside isn't really him anymore, but rather his image within Medivh's mind—a phantom created by magic. But no one knows whether this phantom truly is him, after all, Medivh's mastery of magic far surpasses our imagination. He's a Demigod mage with the ability to 'create,' and anything is possible for him. You should know more about this," Jiang Jie replied in a deep voice.
Meryl stared at the door, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "No, I don't understand. The realm of Demigod is too far removed from me; I can never reach that point. Whether it's him inside or not, we'll find out once we go in!"
Meryl lifted his hood, walked ahead, and pushed open the door to enter.
Jiang Jie followed.
Although confused, Med'an followed.
Soon, they all entered the room.
This is a private library protected by a magical barrier. The walls of the room are lined with bookshelves, and the bookshelves are filled with books.
There were four or five desks in the room, and many books were placed on the desks, some piled together, and some already opened.
Everything in this room is protected by powerful magic; ordinary spells cannot harm them. This is an incredible defensive measure, something probably only Medivh could accomplish.
An old mage dressed in purple mage armor stood in the very center.
This monk, though not old, looked to be around fifty years old. His hair was half black and half gray, but he seemed to be in good spirits, though his face was expressionless.
He didn't have a staff, or rather, he didn't take out a staff; instead, he was holding a book and reading it carefully.
It wasn't a book, but a diary, which he read with great interest.
The game pod scan revealed to Jiang Jie that the book cover had a signature, and that signature was from a great name:
Medivh.
That was Medivh's diary, which the old mage had always carried. There were even traces of magic on it, clearly indicating that it was protected by magic. It seemed that this diary was more important to him than any spellbook or artifact.
The first to enter, Meryl, stared intently at the old mage. After a long while, he gently shook his head and muttered to himself, "No, he's not... He's an illusion, a temporal echo created by Medivh at this special intersection of time and space! Exquisite magic brought Nielas from Medivh's memories here, perfectly simulating the Nielas of his past life, even including his memories, but... he's not Nielas!"
Nielas Aran!
The mage before me is none other than Nielas Aran!
Med'an looked completely bewildered, having no idea what the name meant. Even Garona, who had followed him in, didn't know, but Jiang Jie did.
This still involves the ancient Council of Tirisfal and Aegwynn.
After Aegwynn killed Sargeras's avatar, a wisp of Sargeras's soul lurked within Aegwynn, subtly influencing her.
Aegwynn began to think that the people of the Council of Tirisfal were unreliable.
The term of office for the Guardian of Tirisfal is one hundred years, but when the hundred years were up, Aegwynn did not relinquish her Keeper powers and continued to serve as the Keeper, and no one could do anything about it.
The members of the Council of Tirisfal were furious, but they were no match for Aegwynn. Furthermore, if a new Keeper were to be cultivated, not only would its power be weaker, but the existence of two Keeper simultaneously would inevitably lead to chaos.
So the councilors formed a new organization, recruiting the best mages, giving them the best equipment and even artifacts, and sent them to hunt down Aegwynn and force her to relinquish the power of the Keeper.
This organization is called the " Tirisgarde ".
This organization has been hunting Aegwynn for centuries.
In fact, all of them combined were no match for Aegwynn, but Aegwynn didn't want to kill them and kept hiding. Eventually, even Karazhan was discovered, so Aegwynn sealed Karazhan away and went to the vicinity of Suramar in the Broken Isles to build the Sanctum of the Keeper, which later became the Mage Class Hall: the Hall of the Keeper.
Centuries later, Aegwynn was finally found.
This time, the one who found her was the most outstanding Legendary mage in the history of the Tirisgarde: Nielas Aran.
It's quite remarkable that Aegwynn couldn't get rid of Nielas without harming Nielas; there are very few mages in the world with this ability.
Then, the two monks fell in love.
Of course, no one knows how much of it was love and how much was Aegwynn's scheme: she wanted to have a child, pass on the power of the Keeper to him, and raise him, believing that her child would be more reliable than the old mages of the Council of Tirisfal.
That's just how proud and arrogant she is; she is the most remarkable woman in the world.
And so, Medivh was born.
After giving birth to Medivh, Aegwynn left on her own to live the life she wanted.
To better raise Medivh, Nielas brought him to Stormwind City. With his exceptional spellcasting abilities, Medivh became Stormwind City's chief court mage, and Medivh became a childhood friend of Marshal Lothar and King Llane.
That period was probably the best time of Medivh's life.
Until the age of fourteen.
The Keeper's power suddenly erupted, nearly destroying Medivh.
It took the combined efforts of Nielas and hundreds of Priest from the entire Northshire Abbey to finally suppress the power of this Demigod- level Keeper. However, even someone as powerful as Nielas was still killed by this power.
Many years later, Medivh remembered his father and prepared a private library for him, trying to recreate his father. But without a doubt, this was merely an echo of time and space, a manifestation of Medivh's memory, not the real Nielas.
That is, the person right in front of me.
Jiang Jie once again truly felt Medivh's power, because no matter what he did, he couldn't tell the difference between the Nielas before him and the Perfected One.
Furthermore, the scan from the game pod showed that Nielas still possessed the magical power of a regular Legendary figure. How did Medivh manage to do that?
"Who are you? What do you want? Get away from me!" Jiang Jie and his group's intrusion finally drew Nielas's attention away from Medivh's diary. The old mage flipped his hand and put the diary away, then shouted, "Get out of here! No one is allowed to come near!"
" Nielas."
Meryl stepped forward, a hint of sadness in her voice. "Do you still recognize me? I'm Meryl, you took my class! You were an outstanding student. If the Keeper's legacy hadn't been seized by Aegwynn, perhaps you would have been the Keeper of the last hundred years!"
" Meryl?" Nielas murmured to himself, "Who is Meryl? I remember now, the Tirisgarde! You are Meryl Winterstorm, the Undead who has lived for nearly three thousand years?"
"It's me, you remember me?" Meryl was clearly pleasantly surprised.
Had he mistaken someone else for someone else? Was the Nielas before him truly the real Nielas? Had Medivh somehow resurrected him?
However, the next moment, Meryl's smile froze.
"And who is Aegwynn?" Nielas's expression changed upon hearing the name.
Who is Aegwynn? Who is Aegwynn?
He repeated it several times, his face suddenly turning crazed, and his magical power surged. "My son is Medivh! He is the most powerful mage! But I also have my own power!"
"I'm powerful too! I'll show you that even an old dog has a few teeth!"
"You damned intruders! You've come to harm my child! My magic will tear you to pieces!"
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