Your Majesty Gail had no prejudice against Liches, even though Liches were beings that defied the Natural Power.
However, death is a rule of the universe itself. What exists is reasonable, and Liches should be no different.
"Good! I will make you a phylactery and a body as soon as possible."
Mejia bowed, "Thank you, My King!"
The expressions of the surrounding people varied; they didn't know if this decision was right or wrong. Just as they didn't know if the surprise attack on Sin'dorei was right or wrong, only after trying would they know the outcome.
Aeon, however, was speechless. I saved your soul because I wanted you to become my follower, but you want to become a Lich.
Your Majesty Gail looked at him: "Protect Mejia's soul."
"Alright!" Aeon said dismissively.
He pulled Mejia's soul away, preparing to have a good talk with this fellow.
Lunden rummaged through Mejia's magic satchel, found the Destroyer Witch's records, and respectfully presented them to Your Majesty Gail.
Your Majesty Gail took the notes and then said to everyone: "Although we failed this time, we also learned the enemy's strength. The power of the pillars of creation alone cannot close the portal, so we need to unite more forces."
"Nalarex, go contact Cenarius and tell him our situation."
"Maiev, head to Black Rook Hold and contact Lord Ravencrest."
"Metri, teleport to Gale's Tower and tell Sethonis to prepare defenses. Then go to Darkmoon City and contact Archlord Moon Rage. As for Vaschi and Turan, after sounding out their attitudes, decide whether to contact them yourself. Also, notify the humans to evacuate; they are too far from us, and if the demons attack them, we will be beyond our reach."
The three received their orders and departed.
Your Majesty Gail looked at the Tauren and Drogbar: "The demon counterattack will come very soon. You should first return and move your kin to a hidden place. After you've handled things, come back and rendezvous with us. Also… Turok's remains should be buried as soon as possible."
The Drogbar were silent for a long time before leaving with Turok's body.
Huln Highmountain returned to Highmountain to notify his kin to evacuate to the Frosthoof Camp on the snowy mountains.
However, he did not stay.
"Your Majesty Gail, I am going to Cenarius Grove to help others resist the demons. When you march out again, remember to contact me."
Your Majesty Gail looked at this warm-hearted warrior, deeply moved: "I will."
Huln Highmountain left, and the Stone Giant Gaddana followed.
"Sorry, Your Majesty Gail, we must also leave. You know, protecting this world is our mission, and we will fight until the last moment. But rest assured, as soon as you return to the battlefield, we will gather under your banner again."
The allied army temporarily disbanded at this moment, which saddened Your Majesty Gail. If he hadn't been injured, how would the situation have turned out like this?
He had Antaria settle everyone and bring over all the civilians from Antu'dara. The war would continue to worsen, and until the Dragon Legion joined the fight, the Kaldorei would only be slaughtered.
After everything was arranged, Your Majesty Gail returned to the wooden house and opened the Destroyer Witch's notes.
His wounds had healed; all that remained was to recover his stamina. Shala'nil was rich in natural energy, so even if Your Majesty Gail did nothing, the Natural Power could help him recover.
The Destroyer Witch's notes recorded many soul spells and also documented the origins of these soul spells.
The Burning Legion occupied the Draenei (Eredar) world of Argus and captured the nascent Titan, Argus. The witches continuously tortured Argus, experimenting with various soul spells on him. Finally, Argus was tortured into losing his sanity, with only the idea of destroying all things, which the witches instilled in him, remaining.
The witches were very satisfied with this creation; they called Argus the Annihilator.
The power of soul spells that could make a Titan succumb was evident. Although Argus was a nascent Titan, the strength of a nascent Titan was not something mortals could compare to.
The spell for creating a Lich was only recorded as an anecdote in the notes. The phylactery was the secret to a Lich's immortality, usually a long box made of sturdy metal, with runes for binding the soul inscribed on it.
Your Majesty Gail thought for a moment and also made a long box using nether iron. However, he did not have Mejia bind his soul to it, only publicly stating that this long box was Mejia's phylactery.
Then he took out nether iron, adamantine, thorium, and ogonium, proportioned a new type of alloy, and then repeatedly hammered it with the hammer of khaz'goroth. He continuously enhanced its sturdiness and magic conductivity, finally crafting it into a magic sword.
Your Majesty Gail took out the last of his divine soul power and infused it all into the magic sword, which immediately burst into soul fire. Reflected by the adamantine and ogonium on the sword, the soul fire turned into golden flames.
The soul fire blazed brightly, radiating a unique brilliance. A soul-based artifact was thus born, which Your Majesty Gail named the Lich Bane.
During the forging of the Lich Bane, Your Majesty Gail inscribed runes for binding the soul within the sword.
He had Mejia use this sword as his phylactery; the long box was merely a smoke screen Your Majesty Gail spread. Once Mejia was killed, the person who killed him would focus their attention on the long box in Your Majesty Gail's possession, not noticing the Lich Bane. On the contrary, because the Lich Bane was an artifact, the person who killed him would cherish it greatly.
This gave Your Majesty Gail the opportunity to retrieve the Lich Bane and resurrect Mejia.
Mejia strongly approved of this idea, even though doing so did not align with his cautious nature. However, becoming a Lich was itself a risky decision.
After binding his phylactery, Mejia gained control of the Lich Bane. The divine soul power on it nourished his soul, constantly strengthening it, making Aeon's protection completely unnecessary.
These days, Aeon would nag him daily, urging him to give up on becoming a Lich. Mejia was so annoyed he almost wanted to just dissipate his soul; he didn't know who this little guy learned it from.
Now it was good; he could finally get rid of Aeon and do what he liked.
He retrieved the Destroyer Witch's notes from Your Majesty Gail and diligently studied the spells recorded within. Because he was in a soul state, Mejia's understanding of soul spells doubled. According to the description of Argus in the book, he simulated a Titan and depicted it in a training book.
Virtual training was a specialty of Nathalas Academy, specifically used to train mage apprentices. Mage apprentices, when first learning to cast spells, often made mistakes and could easily injure people. Virtual training could prevent this outcome, and some powerful mages also used it to test the power of spells.
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