The Void Pathfinder from the Demon Hunter World

(Recommended background music for this chapter: "Nemesis" Source: The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Soundtrack.)

April 1172, Vizima, the reception room of the royal palace, the attendant Alfred stood at the door of the reception room, stopping everyone from approaching the reception room to avoid the king and prince who were talking inside.

"Yes, father, a well-organized mage force, even if it is just an apprentice, as long as they obey orders, is very powerful. Sooner or later someone will discover this. The most difficult thing for mages to become soldiers is discipline. They have been arrogant for too long. My idea is that Temeria has its own magic academy to cultivate mages that truly belong to us." Note ①

The king stared at his son with a bright look in his eyes.

Amavet quickly raised his hand to stop him: "Don't, father, don't count on me for this. I have my own reasons. The next topic is."

"Okay, that's it for the thesis. I will keep it and won't let others see it." The king leaned back in his chair and frowned and asked: "Amavet, you seem to be very reluctant to take over the throne. Why?"

At this time, it's time to talk about some things.

"I have the blood of the ancients, you know that."

Amavit helped the king organize the papers and put them beside him, and continued: "But I am special. You are the only one in the world who knows this. I foresaw that I would awaken the blood of the ancients, I will definitely do so. Moreover, the prophecy of Islinni will come true in me. The Wild Hunt and the White Frost will chase me."

His Majesty Geidema widened his eyes, extremely surprised.

"Actually, I knew it when I awakened the magic source at the age of 12. This is considered part of the ability of the ancient blood. But I was still young at the time, and you wouldn't believe me even if I told you. So I didn't tell you until today."

The King held his head with his right hand for a long time before he raised his head and asked, "How long will it take?"

"If I awaken, it will be about 1 year. After I awaken, I don't know when the Wild Hunt will come, but they will definitely come."

"Is this why you have been studying magic and practicing swordsmanship so hard in the past few years?"

"Yes. I have been thinking about this issue in the past few years and have some plans. Before I am strong enough, I will take the initiative to suppress the awakening. Although it is difficult, I can barely do it. After I think I am strong enough, I will take the initiative to find the Wild Hunt. All the information says that the Wild Hunt is very powerful, but I don't think there is anything that cannot be killed."

"Amavit..." His Majesty Geidema interrupted the prince angrily: "Shut up! I am the King of Temeria, and we have tens of thousands of troops loyal to me. I don't believe I can't protect my children!" Anyone who wants to hurt his wife and children must die, no matter how many people there are. He had done this once more than a decade ago, and he didn't mind doing it again.

"Thank you, father." Amavit said, "I will recite to you a passage from a wizard's record of the Wild Hunt: The Wild Hunt is a group of ghosts, ghost knights riding skeleton horses, wearing rotten armor, and tattered cloaks. Under the death-gray mask is pale skin, and their eyes are emitting ghost fire, like dead people. The King of the Wild Hunt leads the Wild Hunt army across the night sky. In summer, their parade only passes high across the sky, and in winter, their riding will be more terrifying. The Wild Hunt team brings an evil breath, and the wind is mixed with screams, livestock are restless, and there are lightning and thunder."

The prince patted his knees and said, "It sounds like a folk legend, right? Father. However, as a member of the wizards, I know that 80% of the things that can be recorded by the wizards in books are true. Their piety to the book is true. No less than the priests to Meliteli. I have verified multiple pieces of information with each other, and the Wild Hunt should indeed have the ability to summon frost on a large scale. "

The prince pointed to the direction of Lake Vizima and said: "You have also seen me freeze half of Lake Vizima into ice. This ability does exist. I am not surprised that the Wild Hunt has the ability to make troops fly in the sky, or other magical abilities. "

"Our army really can't fight against such an enemy. Maybe the army can kill them, but how many people will we lose? 10,000? 20,000? Or half?"

Watching the king's expression change from anger to entanglement, the prince comforted: "The army is the foundation of our rule. We can't lose so many people because of me."

Amavit knew that ordinary armies really had no chance of winning against the Wild Hunt. The Wild Hunt was the first in his little notebook. He also had no habit of relying on others. Without the courage to face the enemy, what's the point of practicing swords?

"Let's take a step back..." His Royal Highness continued, "After I awaken, I am not strong enough, and the Ancient Blood will give me enough ability to escape. I will go to a place where the Wild Hunt can't find me. When I am strong enough, I will come back and kill them.

I have 100% confidence in this. So, father, don't worry too much. Your son is not that easy to die. The Wild Hunt is looking for me. If I am not in Temeria, the Wild Hunt will not be there either."

"Huh..." The king sighed, and in a moment, Geidema frowned and asked, "Amavit, you are not simply comforting your father, right?"

"Of course not!" Amavit was a little unfamiliar with the worries and concerns of such relatives, so he could only reveal some more information: "I don't know what abilities other descendants of the Ancient Blood have. But I know what abilities I will have.

When I am about to awaken, I will have some foresight about myself. After I awaken, I will have the ability to travel through time and space. I can go to another world.

Our world is like a bubble. Air, oceans, land, and everyone can only exist within this bubble. There are other bubbles outside the bubble, and I can go into other bubbles. "

His Majesty Geidema heard a black line: "Are you sure you are not fooling me?"

The legend of ancient blood is too old, and many records are only circulated among mages. The unusually long-lived mage passed down these secrets with certainty, making them more than mere legends.

But the kings don't know this, and they have no interest in knowing.

"Father, you know, I basically don't lie. I know these are like nonsense. What I am going to say later is more like nonsense and legends of gods and monsters, but please listen to the end first. Okay?"

Although His Majesty Geidema still looked suspicious, he still nodded.

"You should know about the intersection of celestial spheres. Many monsters come from other worlds through the intersection of celestial spheres. Most people half-believe it or not, and you should be one of them.

But it’s true, even we humans are not native to this world. We are also from other worlds. There is solid evidence for all this, even eyewitnesses.

Have you met Dean Tisaya's friend, Master Hen Gedides? He is over 800 years old and is a child of the first generation of humans. He has experienced many things. "

Afterwards, Amavit briefed the king on ancient history.

More than 2,000 years ago, the native dwarves crossed the mountains and came to this continent, where they met the goblins who had settled in Mahakam. Note②

About 300 BC, the Ein Siddi elves came here through the Grand Gate, landed in Skellige, decided to settle here and began to spread to the mainland.

In a similar period of time, the first convergence of the heavens and the earth occurred. Various monsters came to this world, and humans also came here, landing at the mouth of the Yaruga River and the Pontar Delta. Human writing evolved from the fusion of ancient Elvish and ancient Dwarven languages.

In the year 781, Toussaint, the last territory of the Ain Siddi elven empire, was captured. The continent began to be ruled by humans.

Then, Amavit introduced two branches of the elves to the king, Ain Siddi and Ain El. He also talked about the relationship between Ayn El and the Wild Hunt, and why the Wild Hunt hunted the ancient blood.

"So, once any of me, Fiona or Adela awakens their ancient blood, the Wild Hunt will definitely come. Fortunately, Fiona and Adela show no signs of awakening."

"What I just said is not a secret among high-level mages. You can ask Teacher Tisaya and Master Hen Gedides for verification. You can even find the elf warlock Francesca Finda through Teacher Tisaya Bei Qiu confirmed that she is also the spiritual leader of the Ain Sidi Elf clan and is the first generation of elves. She should have experienced the above things personally. "

"Meriteri..." The king never believed in Meliteri. He sighed: "It turns out that there are so many secrets in this world. Armavet, I kind of understand why you want to learn magic."

"Hmm, exploring the secrets of the world is indeed very interesting." The prince mentioned another thing: "So, some of my actions in the future will appear puzzling, especially to my mother. I need your help to block this."

"I'm not going to be your shield. You go and explain it to your mother and sisters yourself." Her Majesty Geidema refused decisively, and then thought that her son was indeed under a lot of pressure, so her tone softened: "The most I can do is not let your sister give it to you. make trouble."

"Alright."

"Wait, I remembered. What happened when you were ambushed in Willen?"

"Well, if you read the letter, that's probably what happened. What's not written in the letter is that I guess the person behind this incident should be a mage. The mage apprentice who can instruct Ben Ad is either a formal mage or a Cord Wen's spy. No matter how stupid Kaedwen is, he wouldn't kidnap me at this time. What's in it for them? Or is there something we don't know?"

His Majesty the King shook his head: "No, I asked someone to check it. Kaedwin doesn't look like he wants to attack us in any way. What is the name of that mage apprentice... forget it, it doesn't matter. Anyway, he is missing. Yes, just as you guessed.”

"No matter who is hiding behind it. Judging from this failed kidnapping, he doesn't know my specific situation, he only knows a general idea. It means that the nails he buried here are not deep."

Speaking of this, His Majesty Geidema's face turned gloomy: "We have already found out, it's the gardener. I asked someone to dig through Vijima's entire body. There are really many people hiding there. They come from everywhere. Haha, Vijima. King Ma’s capital.”

"There is no need to be angry, father. We must also have many spies and spies in other people's homes." Looking at the strange expression on His Majesty the King's face, the prince remained calm: "What? Is it difficult to guess?"

The king put away his angry expression, waved his hand and said, "What are your plans for the future?"

"If it's not Kaedwin, then it's a mage. And my greatest value to a mage is the ancient blood. Tsk tsk, this thing is indeed cursed. There's no way to investigate this matter in the next step. Just If we can just leave it like this, we won’t be able to fall out with Kaedwen and fight Ben Ard, right?”

His Majesty Geidema stood up and paced around the room thinking, then stood in front of the window looking at the garden, then he turned back, rubbed the sapphire ring on his left index finger and said: "We can't do nothing. My son shouldn't suffer in silence. Kaedwen and Aedirn have been getting more and more quarrelsome in recent years. They can't get through the mountains in the west. Now they rely on the Pontar Valley as a route to trade with the outside world."

His Majesty the King spoke faster and faster: "Block the Pontar Valley, and I will make it impossible for Kaedwen to transport even a piece of fur. It's difficult for us to investigate, so let Kaedwen investigate it themselves. Amavet, if they don't give us an explanation, I will make the whole of Kaedwen restless for 5 years."

What else can I say? Amavit slapped his thigh and praised the old king: "Your Majesty is wise. This matter has caused great harm to Temeria. In addition to handing over the people, Kaedwen needs to pay due compensation."

"Oh, by the way, father. I have to ask for a job for Drina. Let them do this. I am often not in Vizima. It is a waste for them to stay in the palace."

"Hehe~, it seems that you think highly of Drina."

"Drina is capable. He may not be able to lead an army, but I believe he can do a regiment."

"Okay, I will consider it."

...

Amavit cannot let Vigfortz die at present. Without Vigfortz, Ciri may not exist, and the Nilfgaard Empire may not exist either. The timeline behind will be completely messed up.

For now, the old king's method should be the most appropriate. Force Kaedwen to check Ban Ade, and force Vigfortz to hide and not come out to cause trouble.

…

The next day, Amavet woke up in his house by the Islena River. This house is very suitable for the prince's temperament. Not only is the bedroom basically the same as his bedroom in the palace, but the terrace, study, magic laboratory, backyard and front yard are also very suitable.

It is obvious that the original building on this land was demolished and rebuilt. What this place was used for, the prince really can't remember at all.

Carrying Guswen, he came to the backyard to practice swordsmanship. The black horse ran over.

The horse is black and shiny, with a white stripe on the front face that goes all the way to the tip of the nose. It is a purebred Kaedwen warhorse with good endurance and good short-distance charging ability.

It was a gift from His Majesty Geidema to the prince when Amavet was 14 years old. When it was given to the prince, it was just 4 years old and had just reached adulthood. Now the 7-year-old black horse is tall, with well-proportioned bones, strong muscles, and black and shiny fur. It is very beautiful.

Amavit named it Nidhogg, hoping that it would eventually grow into a big black dragon, but it was just a metaphor. For the sake of convenience, it is usually called Nid. Note ③

Since arriving at Aretuza Academy, Amavit has been taking care of Nid himself. Feeding, bathing, and brushing are all done by himself, which is actually quite interesting.

In Amavit's new home, the entire backyard belongs to Nid. Here, Amavit will not tie it up or lock it in a stable. Although it cannot whistle to summon Nid, it will still come when Amavit calls its name.

Drive away the naughty Nid. The prince began his daily sword practice facing the morning sun...

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