2. Crisis self-justification
"Bang"
The Great Knight was rudely pushed into an uninhabited stable outside the quiet night of the monastery, and in the dim shadows, he could see 5 figures standing around, all of them were very well-dressed human nobles, but only the same kind could see the disguise of the same kind, only the same kind could smell the breath of the same kind, the Great Knight was sure that none of the 5 people standing here were pure humans.
They, like him, are pretenders.
"Who are you!"
A hoarse voice sounded in the darkness, a voice familiar to the Grand Knight, and in his memory it was very disgusting, so he reached out and patted the dust on his clothes, which did not exist, and replied in a voice:
"Are you blind? Valimas, don't you recognize me? You disgusting lackey of the usurper! Did Tikdios steal my place and then erase everything about me? You deceitful juniors, you should bow to me! ”
"Oh? Why? ”
Another sneaky voice rang out, and he looked at the Grand Knight with a look full of malice:
"How did I not know that there was another of our compatriots in Azeroth?"
"If you can't speak, don't speak, Marganis!"
The Grand Knight scolded in a low voice:
"Back then, you wanted to kneel at my feet and lick my shoes, look at you now, do you have the confidence to face me with your new master? Do you know that I can tear you apart in just a second, you cowardly and incompetent fool! ”
"Oh, look at our guest, he's so grumpy, brothers, should we teach him what it means to "times have changed"? ”
A tall figure approached the Great Knight, his eyes shone with a chaotic light, he waved his hand, and at the moment of the wave, the arm turned into a black blood claw, and grabbed at the Great Knight, but the latter only laughed disdainfully, and between the flashes of dark light, the pretender who took the initiative was easily trampled under his feet.
He struggled, but with the power of the former leader of the Council of Fear, he was like an ant.
"Desellock, the weakest Lord of Nasrezm..."
The big knight's eyes shone with blood-red light, and he was like a real villain, and his strange gaze swept over the few people in front of him, and he roared in a low voice:
"You should know who you are... You are not worthy to talk to me, let Tikdios or Anatheron come to me!" If they don't have time... Hehe, the cowardly third lord Mephistopes will do too. ”
"Let it go! Casanatyr! It is not intended to provoke you. ”
The last figure that didn't speak slowly spoke, it was different from the other disguised Dread Demon Lords, it seemed very steady, and there was no trace of tyranny between the words.
And this voice made the Grand Knight blink, and after a moment, he asked with some confusion:
"Bain Holler? My friend, how did you get involved in this troubled waters? ”
"Because times have changed, Casanatyr, our time is over."
The Demon King Bainholler came out of the darkness, he was disguised as a dying old nobleman, and his temperament was also very much in line with his appearance, maybe in the Dreadlord Council, Bainholler was not an important character, but that was now... Hundreds of years ago, when the Council of the Dreadlords was still controlled by Casanatyr, Bainholler was his chief brain, a gloomy Dreadlord, a conspirator who carried out dark thinking to the extreme.
He is also a veteran conspirator, but after Casanatyr disappeared from the world of Azeroth, the current First Lord of Nasrezm, Tikdios, loyal to the fraudster, took power, and Bainholler had to stand aside.
But to be honest, in the group of Nasrezm, there are still many people who miss the time when Casanatyr commanded them, at that time, Nasrezm was not a vassal of any big demon, they were a force that existed alone within the Burning Legion, making waves in countless worlds, and they didn't need to look at anyone's eyes at all, but unfortunately, the original First Lord Casanatyr disappeared in the Legion's henchman called Azeroth with the most dangerous magic blade "Apocalypse", so that this beautiful era was ended.
Many Dreadlords believe that Casanatyr is not dead, the reason is very simple, the Dreadlord is one body and soul, if it dies, the soul will definitely be reborn in the twisted void, but no, hundreds of years have passed, and there is still no news of Casanatyr, so that some conspirators believe that the scheming Dreadlord is probably hiding in Azeroth and plotting some shocking secrets.
But in reality?
When the Dreadlords were sent into Azeroth as the vanguard scouts of Mardon's demon army, they searched almost the entire civilization circle of the world, but they couldn't find anything related to Casanatyr, and it really seemed to be missing until recently... Just when the "vanguard" carefully prepared by the fraudsters, the undead scourge of Northrend in the Northland, was about to set off to open the portal for the legion, Casanatire appeared strangely.
Stuck at this point in time, anyone with a brain would be suspicious, let alone the Nasrezms who are full of intrigue and intrigue?
It was a temptation and a confirmation of identity, and of course, the First Lord of the Northlands, Tikdios, had given his subordinates another mission... If Casanatier is weakened, kill it!
But now, looking at Desellock, who was easily trampled under Casanatyr's feet, all the Dreadlord knew that the former First Lord had not only returned, but also returned with more power than before.
At this moment, in the hearts of all the Dreaddemon Kings, an idea came to mind... The fraudster's most loyal dogleg, the First Lord Tikdios, has an opponent.
"Times have changed? Hehe, I knew that once I vanished, the dog mongrels of Tikdios and Annetheron would be eager to take my throne, but that was okay... Let them go. ”
The Great Knight let go of his left foot, and the struggling Dreadlord Desailo struggled to get up, and returned to his companions without saying a word, looking at his compatriots who belonged to the previous era in front of him with a vicious gaze, but it didn't dare to provoke again, knowing that it couldn't beat it, and sent his face up to someone else for the second time, that was not the style of the Dreadlord Lord.
"Even if you don't show up, I'll go look for you."
The Grand Knight snorted, looked left and right, took a cigar from his waist, reached out and lit it with a black flame, and in the mellow smoke, he exhaled slowly.
"Surely you are curious about what I've been doing for hundreds of years? Quite simply, I have traveled every inch of the world for our only and supreme master, and all the secrets of this world are in my mind, including your actions, all the plans in Northrend, I have seen them all... You're also curious why I didn't show up when you followed the ice down in Northrend? ”
"Huh"
The Grand Knight let out a sneer:
"It's simple, because I don't want to be anyone's dog, Nasrezm shouldn't be anyone's vassal, a fraudster, I admit that he's powerful, but so what? As long as we alone complete the destruction of Azeroth, the supreme Dark Titan will see... Nothing can be hidden from him, and he will know that there is a loyal force at the service of his great cause at a time when polluters and fraudsters are fighting among themselves and vying for power: us! ”
"The Legion's greatest enemy is the Void, and you know better than anyone else, while Akmund and Kil'Gardan have mistargeted... The destruction of Azeroth is a means, not an end, and when it comes to understanding the Void, who else is stronger than Nasrezm? Without! Fools, you have abandoned your greatest advantage and leaned over to be a dog for the fraudsters, and what good has he given you? ”
"Did he give you an extra bone because of your wagging tail and begging?"
Casanatyr's sarcasm made the five Dreadlord lords in front of them silent, but in fact, even if they wanted to, they were powerless to refute, before this invasion, Akmund the Polluter arrogantly humiliated Tikdios, this matter is known to many people, and in the era when Casanatyr controlled the Legion's intelligence organization, who would dare to do this?
You must know that for a military organization like the Legion that fights across galaxies, it only takes one mistake in coordinates to completely bury millions of demons...
Admittedly, this is due to the fact that over the past few hundred years, the polluters and fraudsters have more and more military power at their disposal, especially since they corrupted the Star Soul of Argus for the Dark Titan and found a way to corrupt the Titan Soul, but on the other hand, this is not the reason why Nasrezm himself is not angry?
As a leader, you can be greedy, you can be tyrannical, you can be arrogant, but you can't only be without the backbone and due responsibility to be responsible for the people.
From this point of view, Tikdios is indeed not a qualified leader.
And after Casanatyr's sarcasm ended, the Demon King Bainholler asked in a questioning tone:
"It's not that I don't believe you, old friend, but if you want to convince us, you have to show me hope... Do you understand what I mean? Tikdios has already driven the Undead Scourge to attack the Eastern Continent and open the door for the invasion of the Legion, we can't just rely on two beautiful words to throw away this kind of big thing and follow you all the way to the black... That's impossible! ”
"You want proof? Well, I'll give it to you! ”
The Grand Knight's fingers waved in the dark air, and a moment later, a heavy book was tossed to the other Dreadlords, a codex written by the Guardian Medivan, some of which had been marked with red marks by the Grand Knight.
"Lord Sargeras's soul has resided in this world, and he has discovered many of the world's hidden secrets, but unfortunately, he has not had much time to unearth them, and after hundreds of years of research, some of them have been very helpful to the cause of the Dark Titan... As you know, he's been searching the stars for the escaped Titan Soul, and we can help him! ”
"The Pillar of Creation?"
Demon King Bainholler's eyes widened, and he asked softly:
"Does this stuff have anything to do with the Titans?"
"Absolutely! This is the item they used to shape the ecology of Azeroth, each of which is related to their soul, and if you find these five pillars of creation, you can easily find the location of the Titan soul in the stars... Think, my fellow citizens, that a cause doomed to destruction, from which you can only receive a pittance of commendation? Or is it more important for us to find the hideout of the Dark Titan's greatest enemy on our own? ”
Casanatire smiled gloomily, flicked the burned cigar with his fingers, threw it on the ground, and then stomped on the cigarette butt on the ground:
"Of course, I won't ask you to give up your mission, in fact, I'll help you... Tikdios wants to tear the space apart with the magic of the magical city of Dalaran, but that's too slow, how much magic can a mere mortal city provide? That would only allow the polluter to pass alone, but as long as you agree to do this great thing with me, I will tell you a secret. ”
"Hehe, a secret that allows the Legion to project most of its military power into this world in an instant! That is the news that I have received in hundreds of years of hiding, and it is the news that you most desperately want to know. ”
"I will reorganize the Council of Fear, the cowardly softbone Tikdios will be kicked away by me, the cunning Annatheron will be sent to hell by me, and the polluter who has no one in his eyes, he has humiliated you, but you don't even dare to resist, you don't dare, then let me come, I know that in this world, there are many forces that want to put him to death! The best part is that it will have nothing to do with us, and at the same time that he will lose, we will win! ”
"And once Akmund is dead, the highest position is vacated..."
The Grand Knight took a step back, hiding his figure in the darkness, and said in a seductive voice:
"The time is coming for Nasrezm to regain the dignity of his existence in the Burning Legion, and such a great cause will be started by my own hands, and we will return to the glorious era, and we will no longer have to look at anyone's face... We will be great again! ”
"I'm done... Now, who's in favor? Who is against? ”