Shadow Trails in Azeroth

However, Sargeras already had a very intuitive understanding of Black Shaw's evil abilities through the destruction of Argus and the collapse of the Dark Pantheon.

But when the moment came when Black shamelessly expressed his willingness to become the Dark Titan's lackey, Lord Sargeras was still shocked.

Really shocked.

This can be seen from His steps stopping and moving forward among the stars.

Black's shamelessness deeply shocked the Dark Titan's blazing heart of destruction, and he even fell silent because of it. It was not until several seconds later that the Dark Titan said in a confused tone:

"Is this some kind of damn conspiracy? Or are you humiliating me in this way that I can't understand? Are you willing to serve me?"

"Of course, of course, that's what I crave."

Blake looked normal and was unaware that he had just said something terrible. He spread his arms and said to the Dark Titan who was paying attention to him:

"From the moment I set foot on the path of a warlock, I have actually been serving you. After all, you are the only true god in the realm of evil, and all warlocks who play with evil are your servants.

I was proud of this and repeatedly swore to devote all my wisdom and power to you, but then something went wrong and you blocked my power in the Twisting Nether.

But I believe this is just the slander of some villains.

Their nonsense cannot change my supreme loyalty to you, Lord Sargeras. I have always regarded you as my idol since I was born in this world.

All the destruction, all the chaos I do is in tribute to your ruthless slaughter and cleansing of the entire stars.

At least that's what I think. "

The pirate shrugged and said eloquently:

"And now you don't have any suitable henchmen. You even have to personally command those stupid demons who have more than enough brute force but not enough wisdom. This shows the lack of talents under your command.

At this time, facing my active surrender, I don’t think you need to hesitate.

Now you can give me the power of evil and give me the title of 'Honest' or 'Purifier', so that I can legitimately help you command your invincible army.

Although for a job seeker, such salary requirements seem a bit outrageous, after all, my abilities are already there, right?

I feel that I am the most top-notch loser among the stars, the one that Ms. Elune said she would use.

I think I'm worth the price. "

"No, no, no, I think you made a mistake, Blake."

Sargeras immediately answered decisively:

"I admit that your abilities are outstanding, but I have never planned to recruit you. I am the Lord of Evil Energy. I am only violent. I am not crazy. I know very well that I want you to be a person who never expects a good life. What kind of trouble will it cause if the soul of an object enters my service.

I hope you are a problem for other forces, not for me. "

"ha?"

Blake suddenly looked disappointed and said:

"Does that mean my 'professional ability display' was all in vain?"

"What do you mean by 'demonstration of professional ability'?"

Dark Titan noticed something strange and asked:

"Speak clearly, Blake."

"It's just those bad things that just ended before."

Blake blinked, took a sip of wine to moisten his throat, and then spread his hands seriously and replied:

"The destruction of Argus, the most desperate defeat in the history of the Burning Legion, the death of Lord Aggramar and the disappearance of Lord Argus, the escape of the Titan Souls imprisoned by you, I am in the dark Provoking the rebellion of the Nathrezim, and inadvertently causing the Eredar to flee, etc.

This series of achievements perfectly proves my worth.

I am using this very direct way to express my outstanding work ability to you, in order to look forward to getting a job from you that is suitable for me and a high salary that is consistent with my work ability.

You see, this principle is very simple.

I would like to seek a new position.

But there's someone else in that position, so I have to find a way to get my job back by killing the bastards who took my position and kicking their incompetent people out of your system.

I did this perfectly.

I killed Archimonde, allowed Kil'jaeden to escape voluntarily, and Lord Aggramar has died in the battle. All important positions under your command have been vacant.

If you need it, I can also recommend a few very useful 'professionals' to you to effectively improve the current situation of the Burning Legion being leaderless.

Of course, I also know that deliberately killing your adjutant for selfish reasons is somewhat unscrupulous.

But considering the wonderful reality that you can just nod your head and get a new employee a hundred times more qualified, let's forget about the bad past for a moment.

As long as you nod, I can report to the Burning Legion's nearest outpost to Azeroth tomorrow. Seriously, I've even packed my bags and prepared a salute.

It's certainly a very challenging job to clean the stars by hand, but I think I can do it. "

Blake's answer silenced the Dark Titan.

He did not speak again to interrupt Sargeras's contemplation, but quietly waited for his "new boss"'s reply. After a minute of silence, the Dark Titan spoke:

"You crazy person!"

"No, I am normal, sir. I have received very professional and rigorous spiritual evaluations in Dalaran, Quel'Thalas, the Church of the Holy Light, and the Academy of Narthalas."

Blake said seriously:

"It turns out I'm not a lunatic, and you shouldn't have slandered me like that, but considering you're about to be my boss, I can pretend I didn't hear it.

But you need to increase my salary to silence me, otherwise I will complain to Lady Elune about your inappropriate language. "

"Enough! What kind of nonsense have I heard? You are totally wasting my time!"

Sargeras no longer wanted to continue arguing with Black.

He began to withdraw his burning will and was already planning to close this dialogue window. He had lost interest in everything related to Blake.

He will use an ultimate destruction to completely crush everything this damn pirate wants to protect.

At this moment, Blake took a deep breath, lowered his head, picked up his pipe, and said softly as if saying goodbye:

"Oh, I originally planned to share a secret related to you, but since you are so busy, let's talk about it next time.

About the origin of the imbalance in the Force, about a conspiracy that has lasted for countless epochs, about how those assholes use you as a knife to clean up those who get in the way.

about your fall

Yes, you thought you chose the destruction of evil energy, but that was just what they made you think.

Look, the most powerful star destroyer that can be born from the material stars is just a pawn on the conspirator's chessboard in the end. Don't you really want to know why Lord Aggramar was willing to be hacked to death by my sword?

Oh, wrong.

Lord Aggramar is not dead yet.

In other words, His current state cannot be called true 'death'. It is just like sleeping in the lightless sea, keeping a low profile and recovering strength, accepting the transformation of the truth of the void, and looking forward to one day in the future among the material stars. Same with you, Lord Argus.

Everyone who understands the truth has a bright future, but you are the only one.

You don't.

Like a marionette.

You are performing a script that was not chosen by you on a stage that does not belong to you. Your outstanding performance deserves the applause of onlookers and some trivial rewards.

I mean, I'll drop you a few gold coins at some opportune moment for your great acting. "

After saying this, the pirate maintained a waiting posture. He looked at the evil door slowly closing in front of him and felt Sargeras' silence.

He knew that the Dark Titan also had many doubts in his heart.

He is also always looking for answers.

"explain!"

When the Fel Gate was closed to only a small half of its original area, Sargeras' burning will sounded again, and he said:

"If you really know the answers to these questions, then tell them, Black Shaw. Considering that your world has been included in my purification schedule, you'd better not have anything to hide."

"Well, I tried my best to perform and finally caught the attention of my idol. This is really touching to me."

The pirate laughed and put his hands on his hips and said:

"I hate to tell you, my dear Lord Sargeras, but unfortunately, with so much power focused on me, any truth I tell will lead to a series of unpredictable surprises.

And I am not a person who likes surprises, so you are destined to leave with disappointment today.

But don't worry.

You already know the answer"

"This riddle isn't funny, Black."

Sargeras' aura became dangerous, and he said:

"Maybe I should reward you with a sword for this? Can your little world and my stupid compatriots block this piercing blow?"

"If we can't stop it, we will die. Even though I can't, I don't want to experience having my head cut into eight pieces again. That's not fun at all."

Blake said softly:

"I am not playing charades, Lord Sargeras.

We already talked about it, you just didn’t know it. Be patient and keep moving forward, at some point you will understand what I mean and be faced with a difficult choice.

Either continue the career that you have persisted in for a long time, or choose to face your painful heart.

I am a prophet.

I know I deserve a beating for what I say, but trust me, this is how we people tell the truth and you already know the answer.

It's hidden in your heart.

It just takes the key of time to open it.

But luckily, this time, time is on our side. "

"us?"

Sargeras savored the word, and after a few seconds, he said:

"So, you will still choose to serve me? Become the vanguard of evil energy's destruction?"

"Well, just because I serve you doesn't mean that I will regard evil as the last stop of my career. That's not the case. It seems that I need to explain my career plan to you."

The pirate sighed helplessly and opened his hands.

The moon arc of life blooms in the left hand, and the thoughts of emptiness are entangled in the right hand.

Between the two of order and chaos, the arcane aura belonging to the Creator Titan, the blessing of the Holy Light given by the gray Naruzlali and Zera, and the stream of sin originating from the Eternal in the Death World appeared one after another.

Five of the six Forces left their mark on Blake, like a painted disk with only the last piece remaining blank.

He raised his head and said to Sargeras who was paying attention to him:

"Look, you should understand by now that I am not pursuing a pure goal, that is not it. The creed of life that I have always aspired to has proved that I am unwilling to pin my existence on a single power.

I like to leave myself plenty of options at any given moment.

In this way, when a certain force hates me and wants to kill me, I have other options, or to use a less elegant word, it is called a 'spare tire'.

When I serve a god, I am a loyal servant of that god.

When I serve the ten gods, I am their collaborator and friend.

When I serve hundreds of gods, they must learn to fight and appease me to pray that I will not abandon them. I do not want to become the power itself.

That's so boring.

I want to be the King of Power.

As you can see, my dear Lord Sargeras, I hope to find a job in the realm of evil to spread my footprints in each of the six realms of the Force.

In this way, I can both satisfy my desire to serve you and complete the final piece of my career plan. You will have a loyal and capable servant, and I will have the freedom I long for.

Everyone will have a bright future.

Why not do it? "

"What an arrogant ideal."

Sargeras said in a deep voice:

"But why should I satisfy your arrogant desire? Just because of your ridiculous prophecy?"

“It’s not that you should do it, it’s that you have to do it.”

Blake's eyes shone with a strange light, and he said seriously:

"You know that you will agree to my request. Although I may seem crazy for saying this, I know that there is an impulse in your heart to tell you.

You should accept me.

Because everything is arranged, including this conversation between you and me at this time.

You didn't realize that it wasn't that you couldn't kill me with that sword in Argus, but you knew that you couldn't kill me at that time.

This is what we agreed to.

My dear friend, that is something that has not happened yet but will happen. If you insist on a reason, I will tell you that we have a common enemy.

And I will give you the honor of striking the last sword against the hateful conspirator.

It's that simple.

Come, open your realm to me, my beloved Lord Sargeras, and share your power of destruction with me. I guarantee that you will get an extremely brilliant victory to pave the way for what you really want. That kind of order.

This is the prophecy of the black prophet. "

The Dark Titan feels that Black Shaw has gone crazy. He has been making such baseless and terrible predictions. He obviously knows something, but he is unwilling to say it directly.

This made Sargeras completely lose interest in continuing this conversation. He waved his hand to close the evil door. He wanted to continue his march. He would not be affected by the damn prophecy of the pirates.

But before the door was completely closed, a bit of rich and pure evil force flew out like an arrow, and Black laughed and held it in his hand.

Only a little bit.

But it does mean that the evil realm controlled by Sargeras has reopened its door to him.

The five-color force in Blake's hand received the last bit of replenishment. In the beating of the six rays of light, the pirate took them back into his body with satisfaction.

In front of the pure magic tide that had been restored, the pirate leaned down, like a job seeker who finally got a job, and whispered to the cold and domineering boss who had left:

"That's it, your loyal Black Shaw is at your service."