Shadow Trails in Azeroth

It was almost midnight in the main tower hall of Windrunner Manor, but the magic wall lamps on the walls were not lit, leaving the entire hall in quiet darkness.

Alleria Windrunner sat alone in the position of the head of the family. She closed her eyes and maintained this action. From dusk to now, the fatigue of the journey has been relieved, and the legendary ranger has also adjusted her condition to the best.

Then she heard a faint sound.

It was not a sound made by a humanoid creature, but the footsteps of a beast walking in the dark night. Even if the sound was muffled by the soft pads of flesh, the faint sound made by the feline walking on the ground could not be hidden from the ranger. Perception.

As a high elf, Alleria also felt a trace of magic vibrating with the footsteps.

It should be a magical creature.

Such beasts are not uncommon in Quel'Thalas. This land has been illuminated by the light of the sunwell for nearly seven thousand years, and it is not just the elves who live here who have been infected by magic.

But it is indeed very rare for the beast in front of me to be so perfectly integrated into the magic.

In the darkness, Alleria opened her eyes, and was gently lifted up by Sasdorla in her hands. A magic arrow was drawn silently as the bow was drawn, and was placed on the bowstring.

As she stood up, Mionix also emerged from the shadows where the spirit was walking.

This beautiful magic-alienated soul beast used its eyes that glowed in the dark to look at Alleria in front of him curiously.

The arrow aimed at it made it feel extremely threatened, but the big leopard didn't really care. Like the best-behaved cat, it squatted where it appeared.

The tail with shining magic lines was still sweeping around in place.

As a legendary ranger, Alleria immediately recognized the aura of this beast, a rare soul beast. What made her even more premonition was that the beast in front of her looked completely tamed.

In other words, this is a hunter's pet.

Its appearance means that its owner is nearby, perhaps.

"Snapped"

A cold hand suddenly placed on Alleria's shoulder, making the legendary ranger's body tense and stiff for a moment, and she almost jumped.

She swore that she didn't feel any breath approaching at all.

The slender body of Windrunner's mother emerged from the shadows, still wrapped in the black smoke of the peeling and dispersing shadows. Her posture was very much like the posture of a high-level assassin emerging from the shadows.

This is a secret that even Blake doesn't know.

In the constant discussions with his disciples, Blake is not the only one who has grown.

General Lyresa, who was good at learning, also learned many useful techniques from his disciples, and even quietly completed the Shadow Trial and became a high-level assassin.

In this dead darkness, Lyressa let out a light sigh.

she says:

"You are still the same as before, my daughter.

Since you were a child, you have always been attracted by what appears in front of you and ignored the changes around you. In this regard, you are far inferior to your sister.

And you are acting so carelessly now, is it because you have found a support that allows you to not worry about the danger behind you? "

"No."

When she heard this illusory but real voice, the tense body of the eldest daughter of Windrunner relaxed for a moment. She put down the bow in her hand and whispered:

“I was so careless because I believed I wouldn’t get hurt tonight.

I believe that no matter what kind of stranger you become, you will not stab your favorite family member with your own sword. You see, I didn't even place a trap.

I wasn't preparing for a battle, I was just looking forward to meeting a fellow traveler. "

She turned around.

Unprepared, he threw himself into the arms of the physical ghost behind him and hugged her tightly.

"I really miss you, mom. I'm sorry that I couldn't be by your side when you needed me most. If I could fight side by side with you, maybe

It was my willfulness that killed you.

It’s hard for me to forgive myself. I don’t dare to return to my hometown. I don’t dare to face Sylvanas and Vereesa, I don’t dare to face Rilas, and I don’t dare to face the questions from my tribe.

They are questioning my choice between my family, my country and foreigners, but I never want to give up on you.

If I had to choose again, I would never follow that stupid oath again.”

The eldest daughter cried in her arms.

This burst of emotion was so intense and sincere that Windrunner's mother, who had been holding back her anger, softened her heart in an instant.

She did not question her daughter and the human being again.

She stretched out her hand and patted her daughter's shoulder gently, just like when she was a child, she would secretly come to her to talk to her after being scolded in training.

poor child.

These words, these self-blame and remorse that cannot be expressed to others, must have been held in her heart for a long time.

"I believe that if you are given another chance to choose, you will still support mankind. What kind of character you are, I cannot understand you better, my daughter.

Brave, just, never give in, and at the same time there is some innate idealism in his heart that cannot be wiped away. "

Lilesa hugged her daughter who was sobbing silently in the darkness. She felt Alleria's emotions being vented, and she whispered:

"But which Windrunner is not like this? From the ancestor Natalas to the present, generations of Windrunners have shed their lives and blood for this country and this land.

We guard Quel'Thalas and we are loyal to it. We know that this country is not perfect, but we use our own power to make this country more perfect.

You didn't do anything wrong.

You just stood up when everyone acquiesced in letting Quel'dorei bear the stain of being forsaken, and used your own sacrifice to preserve the dignity of all high elves.

My daughter has proven to be the most sane person in the country and the most forward-thinking.

My misjudgment of strategy cost me my life on the battlefield. And all your early efforts have brought back trusted allies to Quel'Thalas when it needs it most. "

Windrunner's mother patted her daughter on the shoulder and said with a sense of pride as a mother:

"You did nothing wrong, you saved the country, you saved Windrunner's reputation, and you made up for the fatal mistake I made due to arrogance and ignorance.

You make me feel proud even in death, my Alleria. "

"But even if you praise me so highly, you can't erase the pain I feel after hearing that you died in battle, mother."

At this moment, the legendary ranger looked like a spoiled child. She raised her head, with tears in her eyes, and carefully looked at her mother's current posture.

She prayed passionately:

"When you come back this time, do you want to stay?

Please, please stay, please let me make up for my regrets and make this family whole again. I dare not tell Sylvanas that you still exist.

I know she can't bear it. "

"I have come to say goodbye to you, my daughters."

Windrunner's mother gently wiped away her daughter's tears and whispered in the darkness:

“I have embarked on a path that I don’t know what the outcome will be, but I must complete it. This is for a great goal, and it is an important thing for the Windrunner family to fulfill their oath of loyalty.

I must blend into the darkness until the light comes.

You must forget me.

You cannot tell others about my existence. You must accept the reality that I am dead, and you must continue to fulfill your responsibilities and mission as the eldest daughter.

I want you to come back to tell you my decision. "

Lilesa looked at the family war bow in Alleria's hand. She stretched out her fingers to touch it, and she could feel the magic inside the war bow, and she cheered for the return of the master.

"As the head of the Windrunner family, I announce that Alleria Windrunner will become the new leader of all Windrunners. The family sacred objects will truly unlock your power."

As Windrunner's mother declared, Alleria looked at the battle bow in her hand in surprise.

Sasdora, which she had always used, seemed to have truly come to life at this moment, taking on the extremely vivid appearance of this knight-errant relic in her mother's hands.

Waves of invisible wind swirled around the bowstring, and its shape seemed to be changing.

As a sacred object created by Quel'Thalas with all the efforts of civilization, it naturally has multiple forms that adapt to the power characteristics of different users.

"Now, you are the true master of Sasdora, go and lead your sisters."

Lilesa took a step back, as if to blend into the shadows. She severed the last connection between herself and Sasdora so that her daughter could truly control the power of this family sacred object.

This is the truth she did not tell her disciples.

But Windrunner's mother was very doubtful. Black might have guessed this a long time ago, because his disciples had many sacred objects of power similar to Sasdora in their hands.

Her disciple had no intention of stopping this action, which gave Lilesa some peace of mind.

"Mother."

Alleria felt no joy in mastering the holy object. She had a strong feeling that if she let her leave now, she would lose her mother again.

And this time, it is likely to be a longer loss.

"I'm not finished yet."

Lilesa raised her hand, interrupting her daughter's persistence. She pulled up her hood to cover her eyes in the darkness.

she says:

"I want you to stay in Quel'Thalas.

I want you to succeed Sylvanas as ranger general. Your sister is excellent and she can perfectly fulfill her mission to Quel'Thalas.

But her character is too cold, unsociable, and ignorant of politics, so she is not suitable to become a knight-errant general.

Only by taking over that position can you ensure that the alliance between humans and elves is impregnable. The Sun King allowed the members of the Silver Moon Council to criticize your sister, hoping that she would voluntarily give up the position of general.

The Sun King also saw Sylvanas' flaws.

Your sister lacks the prestige she is not ready for, but what she lacks you have gained for you through your foresight.

She will be your best lieutenant.

You must do as I say. "

"No!"

Alleria loudly refused:

"Quel'Thalas needs a better general than Shiva and I! That's you. You can't just abandon your mission and responsibilities and flee into the darkness like a coward.

I've already lost you once.

I will not allow you to leave me again. I have arranged for you to be promoted to the Holy Spirit in Holy Light Church, mother! You can't leave me, you can't leave this land that calls you. "

Her daughter's speech made Lilesa silent for a few seconds.

Then, Windrunner's mother casually took off the dark war bow behind her and let out a playful laugh. Minnie, who had been squatting there, also moved her body and escaped into the soul walk.

"I didn't plan to talk to you about it anymore, but since you brought it up, I have to ask."

Lilesa raised her bow, looked at her daughter, and said:

"Do you think that paladin is the destination of your life? You must know that in my opinion, he is not worthy. In some weird dreams when the Nagfar was sleeping, I once saw another This attitude of you.

my daughter.

In that story of yours, your partner is a true god.

And how are you going to stop me from leaving? "

"use this!"

Alleria also raised the hunting relic in her hand that had truly unleashed its power. She looked at her mother without fear and threw out a few holy light relics entwined in her hand.

As soon as the thing fell to the ground, a golden chain imprisoned Lyressa Windrunner in place.

This is the imprisonment of the undead in the Holy Light Magic.

The eldest daughter of Windrunner brushed her long golden hair, revealing the sky blue war lines on her face, she said:

"Turalyon may not be perfect, but I'm devoted to him, and I don't need anyone's blessing on my marriage, and your weird dreams don't affect that.

I said, I won't let you leave me again! "

"Ah, my disciple is truly a prophet."

Windrunner's mother sighed. Being imprisoned in the holy light, she moved her arms and whispered:

"He was instilling his weird ideas in me along the way. He predicted that my trip would not go well, and he also said crazy things like 'a loving mother and a filial daughter'.

Probably because he has family problems, he is eager to see others be like him.

What a bad character.

but."

When Lilesa spoke, she reached out and took out a black heavy sword covered with sword cloth from her bag. She put it on her back and clasped the golden chain that bound her in front of her.

With the blue sparks of death wrapped around her fingertips, and with Alleria's stunned gaze, the Holy Light Talisman that Turayan handed to her with his own hands was so easily pinched inch by inch by her mother. Broken apart.

"You don't really think that this holy light trick can trap your old mother, do you? My ignorant daughter."

Windrunner's mother moved her fingers in the golden light. When she raised her head, her eyes under the hood transformed into a blue soul fire that frightened Alleria.

"If you come back with your little lover, you might still be able to make things difficult for me, but tonight I'm going to give you the last lesson of the ranger course.

The most powerful hunters often appear as prey.

You are not the only one who has made preparations in advance, my daughter.

Come, hold on to your weapons and strengthen your will. Let me see how much progress you have made after I die? "