The Qiraji are the main force of the Twilight's Hammer. They possess an extremely long history and civilization. In ancient times, during the disaster when four sun gods appeared simultaneously, causing the earth to burn, the Qiraji were one of the most powerful surviving races. This was because they had always had the custom of living underground, which allowed many of their people to escape that calamity.
After the disaster, the Qiraji became even more unscrupulous, rapidly expanding their power while constructing underground structures on a massive scale. During the War of the Ancients, the Qiraji were Gore's most loyal followers. Their underground kingdom caused the allied forces that were sent to suppress them to suffer greatly.
Now it's the Burning Legion's turn to taste that suffering.
"We judge that the Burning Legion's advance into the underground will definitely be more difficult than the war on the surface. Subsequent reconnaissance results basically match our predictions. However, the demons of the Burning Legion are constantly teleporting from the Twisting Nether to this world, so even if the Twilight's Hammer is capable, I'm afraid they will hardly escape being overwhelmed by a human wave tactic."
Turalyon summarized, then said worriedly: "I'm afraid after that, it will be our turn."
The leaders of the Silithus Alliance basically agreed with this conclusion, and some even suggested that they could unite with the Twilight's Hammer to defeat the Burning Legion first. However, such a proposal was obviously impossible to be approved.
How could the followers of Elune fight side by side with the followers of the rebellious Gore?
Sometimes, the camps divided by faith are more important than simple survival.
Who knows, after helping the Twilight's Hammer, whether the scenario mentioned in the prophecy, where Gore reappears and all living beings are drowned in Elune's blood, will really happen?
If they really have to face destruction, the followers of Elune would rather see Gore and his servants destroyed by the Burning Legion first. That way, even if they are killed by the Burning Legion, at least it proves that Gore did not succeed, and their goddess will not die.
"I'm afraid things are not that simple," Aiden said in a deep voice, staring at the map.
"Your Excellency, are you saying…"
Aiden raised his head and looked at Turalyon and Saint Zechariah: "If you really agree that I am the person in Elune's prophecy, then first you have to agree with some of my views."
He recalled the prophecy, which was at least not entirely wrong—from a certain point of view, the 'World of Warcraft' constructed by the virtual world did come into being because of him, and he possessed the "Titan" Aiden's authority, which could also be seen as "wielding supreme power." As for "upholding the true will of the universe," it was not impossible to explain—at least he was indeed considering how to end the troubles and problems before him.
"Please speak."
"Based on my understanding of the Twilight's Hammer and the Old Gods, Gore is basically impossible to be easily eliminated by the Burning Legion. I can almost be sure that he still has a backup plan."
Turalyon's lips moved slightly, as if wanting to interrupt, but he remembered Zechariah's words and swallowed it back.
Although from the perspective of a professional commander, he could not completely agree with this unfounded subjective judgment, since the prophecy ten thousand years ago had already foreshadowed Aiden's arrival, and he had now truly become this Excellency's "vanguard," so he had to abandon objective reasoning and force himself to believe the other party.
"We have dealt with the Old Gods in Azeroth—based on the current situation, we can basically judge that Gore and his three brothers, and even the moon goddess Elune, may all be Old Gods."
"This?" Khadgar widened his eyes. He looked at Aiden with a questioning gaze. No matter what, apart from the mad Gore, the other sun gods and the moon goddess did not seem as evil as N'Zoth or Yogg-Saron.
"Take it easy, my friend," Aiden raised his hand. "As it stands, the Old Gods are also divided into two types, one is the crazy Old Gods like N'Zoth and Gore, and the other is the few in the sky now, and the original Old Gods like Velen we saw in Outland. The latter basically abide by the order, so I made this judgment."
"Oh!" Khadgar suddenly understood.
When he was in Outland, he did not personally deal with Velen, he only knew that this guy who could carry the entire Outland was huge and powerful, but it seemed that he was relatively gentle, at least he didn't always think about subverting the world.
He now knew that this was called the original Old God.
He had learned something—
"High Priest, the stone tablet prophecy says that Gore once issued a curse, saying that when Elune meets her children, they will overthrow her rule together with him."
"Yes, that's what the first paragraph says," Saint Zechariah nodded quickly.
"This basically fits my understanding of the Old Gods—at the beginning of the universe, there were actually no crazy Old Gods, only original Old Gods. They abide by a certain order, and after drifting to some dead planets, they will slowly transform them into vibrant worlds. However, as time goes by, some Old Gods seem to have received some kind of curse, or an implication of a certain voice, and then they will fall into madness, with the intention of destroying all living beings in the world."
"The fallen Old Gods believe that one day, all universes will be polluted by them, and the universe will come to the end of time after the twilight moment spreads."
"And then?"
"And then…" Aiden suddenly paused. A thought suddenly burst out in his mind like a flash of lightning:
What comes after the end of time?
Then countless questions that had troubled him for a long time emerged at this moment.
Why are the Old Gods corrupted?
Kil'jaeden's answer was: Because the dark forces in the depths of the universe are budding.
So where does this power come from?
Velen's answer at the beginning was: When virtual energy is released, the power of destruction will increase.
What kind of scene are the corrupted Old Gods trying to create at the end of time?
Kil'jaeden's answer was: The scene of the power of the Old Gods subverting all worlds. The real world, the Twisting Nether. Past, future, material, spiritual. All spaces are polluted by the Old Gods and their minions.
Why do the corrupted Old Gods want to usher in the "End of Time"?
Velen told him at the time: To the entire universe, the Titans and demons, and even all other species, are latecomers or outsiders. Except for the Old Gods, all living beings are not clear about the essence of the universe! They launch the end of time in order to correct the "error." And if the "error" cannot be corrected, this power will try to reshape the universe.
So what is "error"?
Velen guessed at the time: The change that makes the world colorful led to the occurrence of errors.
What comes after the "End of Time"?
Velen had already given the answer at the time: After the "error" is eliminated, the universe will be completely reshaped in the power of destruction, and everything will start again! The Old Gods and their minions will also be completely destroyed.
All of these questions were presented to Aiden, and he almost touched the answer.
He looked around and happened to see the pool not far away. Aiden's eyes lit up, and he immediately walked over quickly.
"Your Excellency Aiden?" Turalyon didn't quite understand the actions of this "savior." He saw the other party walking to the pool, turning a deaf ear to his call.
"Aiden—" He was about to walk over when Kayle suddenly stopped him.
"Stop here. Don't disturb him!" the angel said.
"What's wrong with him, he looks a bit…"
Abnormal—Turalyon added in his heart.
But it would be very impolite to say it, so he swallowed it back rationally.
"He should have thought of something key," Saint Zechariah could see it at a glance. "I have been like this before. I hope he can find the answer!"
Although Kayle didn't speak, her eyes showed approval. She thought so too.
Aiden is most afraid of being interrupted in his current state, because the problems that can trouble him must be very, very important, which may be related to the survival of Silithus, or even more things.
Aiden seemed to be possessed, he squatted by the pool, the calm water reflected his shadow. He stretched out his hand and fiddled with the water surface, and the shadow immediately twisted and twisted, looking strange. When the external force disappeared, the sleep gradually calmed down, and his shadow became clear again, and finally it was exactly the same as his original appearance.
This water surface is a "mirror", and he is sure that he has found the answers to those questions that have troubled him for a long time:
"Virtual World", "The Power of Destruction in the Universe", "Twilight Moment", "End of Time", "Error"… These truths related to the survival of the universe may be in that simple scene just now!
"Have you figured it out?"
A voice suddenly came to Aiden's ears, he was not sure who it was, but he felt a little familiar.
"Figured it out!" At this time, he couldn't wait to share the answer he had come to with others, no matter who it was.
"Congratulations, congratulations." The voice became clearer.
Aiden suddenly turned his head and saw a shadow leaving.
A dark long cloak, a thin back, and that extremely familiar "chicken leg staff"!
"Medivh!"
Aiden widened his eyes.
He suddenly woke up, but found that he was still squatting by the pool.
The voice just now, and that back—"Could it be an illusion?" Aiden couldn't help thinking.
But when his eyes condensed, he suddenly saw a slender figure reflected on the water surface. He turned his head and gave Aiden a meaningful smile.
"Medivh?!" This time Aiden saw it very clearly. In just the blink of an eye, the water surface turned back into his own shadow.
One time may be an auditory or visual hallucination, but could both be at the same time?
Aiden would not think that he had reached the age of being old-eyed and deaf, and his powerful power made it extremely difficult for him to be deceived by illusions.
If that was really an illusion, then it must have been cast by a caster stronger than him.
It couldn't be Medivh—the current Medivh wouldn't be stronger than him.
He thought of a person, that person was qualified to say such a thing—"Have you figured it out?"—that was the one who once possessed Medivh—the Dark Titan, Sargeras!