"I'm willing to use the whereabouts of the Tidestone as a bargaining chip, and I can even help you retrieve it."

In the "lonely" castle of the Dead Realm, Prince Farodis, who existed in a special state, no longer had the grace he had before, and in a sincere, urgent tone, he pleaded with the Great Lord sitting in front of him:

"Please be merciful to share this "freedom" that we have been looking forward to for 10,000 years with my people, as it is the best gift they can get..."

Prince Farodis does not have a "body" in the traditional sense, but the ubiquitous death energy of the dead world has created a "body of energy" for him, which can be touched, can enjoy food and wine like a real body, and the mind and body are extremely compatible, and will not even affect the perception of will, except for the absence of flesh and blood, in this world that belongs to the soul, Prince Farodis is like a real "rebirth".

The curse that had been laid down 10,000 years ago, the memory that had been tormenting his soul, the shackles of his soul, had completely vanished in this land that was not under the management of Azhara.

The freedom of the body is only insignificant, and what is more important is the soul... Freedom of the soul!

Prince Farodis is the most special ghost in the ruins of Asuna, probably because Queen Aishara was unwilling to let the rebel easily survive this immortal curse, she let all the ghosts except Farodis be trapped in a kind of memory gap, those ghosts have lost their concept of the passage of time, their souls are trapped in the fragments of life, and they try to break the cycle over and over again, but they can't!

The terrible cycle of 10,000 years has caused these cursed ghosts to fall into the chaos and madness of their minds, in fact, the ghosts that naturally arise in the world of Azeroth due to various accidents have a somewhat abnormal concept of time, and their external manifestations are extremely stubborn, unless there is a strong factual impact, their minds will stay forever at the moment of death, and keep repeating the terrible encounter in time.

That is to say, it is normal that there is only one ghost in the whole Asuna, Farodis, everyone else has gone crazy, they are madly cursing Farodis, they think that it is Farodis who disobeyed the queen to let Asuna incur this terrible reality, they will not listen to Farodis's explanation, they are not willing to accept the reality, the ghosts who once loved the leader have become the most resentful madmen, and they keep treating the only one who is awake with all kinds of vicious curses and cold violence.

Queen Azhara tortured Pharyrdis in this way as punishment for his betrayal.

I have to say that women's anger and revenge are the most terrible things in the world, and it can even transcend time, turning into substantial resentment for 10,000 years, constantly hitting the will of Farodis... So once again, don't mess with women, especially those who have great power.

In the face of Prince Pharrodis's plea, Tyrion shook the wine glass in his hand, and in the light of the crimson wine, the High Lord whispered:

"Forget the Tide Stone, it seems to me to be a trivial decoration... Why not talk about yourself? Farodis... I've heard that the disaster for you and the whole of Asuna is because you betrayed Aishara? ”

The Great Lord took a sip of his wine, and he said with interest:

"I guess that's going to be a great story..."

"No, that's not great at all."

Prince Farodis sat back in his chair, and as if he were a frustrated, he covered his face with his hands, and whispered:

"I'm a terrible leader, I've got no eyes, I've chosen the wrong path, and I've made my people bear the calamity for me, it's the stupidity I've done, and my people won't rest in peace after death, my failures... Let them become the people they are now, ghosts and ghosts..."

"Huh?"

Tyrion narrowed his eyes:

"It sounds like the beginning of a family story... Come on, Farodis, share it, and if I find this story pleasing to my heart, maybe, I'll grant your request..."

Prince Pharrodis froze for a moment, he looked at Tyrion, and after making sure that the latter was not joking, the prince sat up straight, and his gaze fell on the burning fireplace before him, and in the beating of the flames he seemed to see visions of the past, and he whispered:

"Actually... It's a very simple thing. ”

"Ten thousand years ago, a few months before the War of the Ancients, I was the magical advisor to Queen Azhara at that time, just an honorary title, all the princes of magic have this title, the only special thing is that the city of Nazaras under my rule is far from Kim. Azhara is very close, so I visit the Queen more often than any other Magical Prince. ”

"I thought it would be an honor..."

Farodis shook his head: "But as it turned out, it wasn't..."

"On one of my visits to Queen Azhara, I smelled something special in her heavenly court that I had never been exposed to, a magic that was inclined to destruction and destruction, and driven by curiosity, I followed the trail left by that energy all the way from the gold. Azhara came to the Well of Eternity... I discovered the secret hidden by my beautiful queen who swore allegiance. ”

"She's using the energy of the Well of Eternity to summon demons... From the saboteurs of the stars, that number made my scalp tingle, I didn't know what to do at the time, I couldn't betray the Queen, I couldn't leak the news... So I secretly returned to Nazaras, and I didn't know it, for I thought that the Supreme Queen had been seduced by a demon. ”

The magic prince of 10,000 years ago showed a hesitant smile:

"I went back to the place where I was born, and I gathered my friends and other magical princes, including the then very young Torsedrin, and they told me that the queen was not tempted, that the demons had been summoned by the queen of her own accord, and that the queen had made a secret agreement with the leader of those demons."

"I was at a loss to learn the truth, and I should have continued to be loyal to the Queen and comply with all her demands, as my companions did, but... But I can't. ”

"I studied the magic of otherworldly creatures, and I knew very well what terrible the consequences of summoning a group of destroyers into my world could be, I tried to persuade the Queen, but we had a quarrel, and the Queen, who had always ruled the empire with wisdom and majesty, became stubborn and difficult to convince, she scolded me, she ordered me to obey... At that moment, I knew that my beloved queen had stepped into some abyss. ”

Farodis clenched his fists, even though ten thousand years had passed, the flame had not been extinguished in his eyes, and his voice became firm:

"I'm going to save her... The first step was to get rid of the demon's influence on the Queen, but the demon portal opened by the Well of Eternity was something I couldn't destroy, it was protected by the Well of Eternity, and I had to come up with another way, so I found the artifact hidden deep in the treasury in the Nazaras School of Magic, where I had studied magic... Tide Stone. ”

"I can't use it, it doesn't approve of me, but this artifact undoubtedly contains great power, and the best thing is that this artifact is very disgusted with demons and evil powers, I just need to quietly put it into the Well of Eternity, and the confrontation of the two energies is enough to completely destroy the portal... Unfortunately, just as I was ready to embark on this adventurous plan... It leaked. ”

Tyrion duly handed a glass of wine to Farodis, who took it in his hand, drank it down, and said in a bitter voice:

"Vandos, a member of the court of Nazaras, I used to think he was my most loyal subordinate, but he was not... He passed the news to the Queen, and that night, in the square of Nazaras, the cloaked Queen Azhara appeared, and she shattered the Tidestone in my presence with her terrible power..."

"At the moment when the energy of that divine creature was vented, Queen Aishara used that energy as a carrier to descend a terrible curse on the land of Assuna, and I will never forget that night, that terrible energy storm."

Undisguised pain flashed in the eyes of the Magic Prince:

"It wasn't the Great Explosion of the Well of Eternity that destroyed Asuna and my Sanaras, it wasn't... Before the Well of Eternity exploded, the homeland I loved had been destroyed, destroyed by the rulers to whom it was loyal without care, like crushing disobedient worms, but the people... My people, they are innocent! ”

"I understand that the queen wants to punish me for my betrayal, but she shouldn't punish her people for that... Her people, did not betray her! ”

Clusters of frail flames of pure magic flickered across Pharodis's fingertips, a scene that was certainly due to the powerful vibration of the Magic Prince's mind, but also gave Tyrion a new understanding of the power of the ghost in front of him.

This is the realm of death... All the power of the present world will be wiped out in this place, but the elven prince in front of him, just relying on his own comprehension of magic, actually reorganized the core of fire magic in this place that is completely opposite to the current world... It's almost impossible to do, at least Tyrion himself.

In other words, the magic prince in front of him 10,000 years ago, his understanding of fire magic has almost surpassed the shackles of the present world, and his understanding of fire has reached another realm, and even the laws of the world can no longer restrain him... And according to him, there were more than a dozen magical princes like him during the Elven Empire.

"Hmm... The mages of the Elven Empire... Are they all monsters? ”

The Great Lord complained, but in his heart, after seeing the potential of Farodis, he had a new arrangement for the ghosts in the ruins of Assuna.

It doesn't make a difference to Tyrion whether these spirits are righteous or evil, as long as they can show their worth, then the Dead Realm is willing to open the door for them, if they are just a bunch of rubbish who only shout justice, then the High Lord will not notice them at all, just as mortals will not notice the ants at their feet.

"Well, don't blindly follow anyone, especially your leader..."

Tyrion crossed his legs, he leaned back in his chair in a very comfortable position, he looked at Prince Pharodis in front of him, and he whispered:

"I see in your story that you are an admirable character, Farodis, and I believe that your people are worth saving... But I don't need the Tidestone, as I've already said, that thing doesn't mean much to me, I need something else. ”

The High Lord raised his glass towards the Magic Prince:

"Someone like you, you should know what I need... Cheers? ”

Prince Farodis did not immediately raise his glass, he looked at Tyrion, and although he desperately longed for his people to be free, he was not willing to sell his people to a guy he had just met, who knew no details and had terrible power and great ambitions.

He said to Tyrion:

"I am willing to serve you in exchange for the freedom of my people, but their choice, I cannot interfere with, and I do not want to interfere! In that story, my people have paid a terrible price for a reckless act I made 10,000 years ago, and I don't want to burden them more. That's not what a leader should do. ”

"Is this a bargain?"

Tyrion's expression turned indifferent, and he looked at Farodis:

"I'll give you one more chance to organize the language, Farodis, freedom... The price of freedom has always been expensive, is there any freedom in this world that can be bought without bloodshed? You shouldn't be so naïve, right? ”

"Bang"

The Great Lord's fingers tapped lightly on the table, and he took a sip of the cold wine, and said:

"500 years... 500 years of service to the Darkblade, I mean everyone! After the end of this soul contract, I will grant you eternal freedom... Before hell falls, I can assure you that no one will be able to interfere with your freedom..."

"500 years?"

Prince Farodis breathed a sigh of relief, he thought that the main thing for the Great Lordship was the eternal loyalty of all the inhabitants of Nazaras, which would mean that the freedom they had gained would become meaningless, and that one servitude would be replaced by another curse, but... If it were only 500 years, it would be much simpler.

Even if he became a ghost, Farodis's mind still belonged to the immortal species, and in the eyes of these immortal species, 500 years was just an insignificant part of a long life.

"Good!"

Prince Farodis raised his glass and gently collided with the glass in the hand of the High Lord, and in that crisp sound, the Prince of Magic drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and then slightly rudely threw the glass into the fireplace burning on the side, and with the sound of the glass being burned by flames, Prince Farodis leaned down towards Tyrion, and in a 90° bow symbolizing obedience, he whispered:

"Well, it's a pleasure to work with... Grand Lord of the Dawn Blade. ”

"My... Sovereign. ”