The lone wolf of Freyrdrand

: The Past of Shadow Island

Lothar sat on the ground while Yorick boiled a pot of water and made two cups of tea with a little dry tea.

“I don’t think you want to drink it, so I didn’t make it for you.” Yorick said something to the little girl, but the little girl just looked at Yorick with a disgusted face, hiding behind Lothar and pinching her own nose.

Lothar looked at the water in the teacup with a cutaway corner. There were two poor pieces of dry tea leaves floating in it. Even the color of the water didn’t change. One could imagine what kind of tasteless tea it was.

“It’s hard to grow living plants in this land, and this is the only stock I have left.” Yorick put the shovel on the mat, but kept the weight on his back, and he picked up his teacup and drank a mouthful.

Lothar also took a sip. Even in a spiritual state, he could still touch things. He drank the scalding tea without feeling anything.

“I apologize for attacking you without authorization, so let me answer your question first.” Yorick said, “Just ask if you have anything, and I will know everything.”

Lothar nodded: “Why do you live in Shadow Island?”

“Don’t you know the past of the Shadow Isles?”

“have no idea.”

“The archipelago wasn’t originally called the Shadow Isles.” Yorick said plainly, “It was originally called the Blessed Isles.”

Lothar glanced at the little girl behind her. She also called Shadow Island Blessed Island, but she never explained why.

“Blessed Island used to be a beautiful place, without black mist and undead.” Yorick said, “There are magnificent palaces, wide streets and beautiful houses here, and there are many people living here besides me. .”

Lothar thought of the many ruins he had seen on Shadow Island. This island really didn’t look like a deserted island in the beginning.

“I am the pastor monk here.” Yorick pointed at his shovel and said, “We will bury the dead, dig their graves, and guide them to rest.”

“Why did Blessed Island become like this?” Lothar asked.

“Because of a great change.” Yorick’s voice became a little low, “That day was very ordinary, I was doing my daily practice and work in the cemetery, but without warning, a dark cloud appeared from the center of the archipelago .”

“Black Mist” Lothar asked.

“Yeah.” Yorick said, “The dark cloud was huge. It flowed from the sky to the ground, swallowing everything on the ground. I wanted to run away, but I didn’t.”

Lothar listened quietly, it was hard for him to imagine what kind of drastic changes had taken place on this island.

“The black mist distorts and withers all creatures, not only humans, but even animals and plants have turned into ugly existences. My master and brothers have all turned into ghosts and ghosts.” Yorick Pointing to a living corpse watching the door, “It’s similar to that.”

“Then why are you alright?” Lothar asked.

“Because of it.” Yorick touched the small bottle on his chest. “This is [Tears of Life]. I got it from the holy spring on Blessed Island. Every monk will have a bottle.”

Lothar looked at the bottle. Although it was only half a bottle, the rich life force was really attractive: “This bottle of water is not some kind of holy medicine, right?”

“It can indeed revive people who are dying, but it can’t bring back people who are completely dead.” Yorick said, “The dead in the black mist seem to be very afraid of it. survived and survived to this day.”

“Wait, live to this day.” Lothar’s heart moved, “Did you use it to prolong your life?”

“No.” Yorick said, “Since that great change, the black mist has changed my body. I haven’t drank a single tear of life, but I still live to this day.”

“How long have you lived?”

“I didn’t calculate the time… probably… thousands of years.”

Lothar took a deep breath: “It’s been so long.”

“This is a curse.” Yorick looked at the teacup. “The black mist wanted to take my life, but the tears of life protected me. They saw each other, so that I could neither live nor die.”

Yorick pointed to the statue on his back: “Since then, a wisp of black mist has been entangled with me and turned into this thing. She has been bewitching in my ears, telling me to give up the tears of life and return to into the arms of death.”

“She” Lothar noticed Yorick’s words.

“The Maiden of the Mist,” Yorick said, “I call her that because her voice is that of a woman, but I haven’t released her, you can’t hear her, and she’s been bugging me for crying out Throw it away, my other senior brothers are because of thisWhispers tormented mad and threw away tears of life. ”

“You should listen to her.” The little girl interjected, “That thing is disgusting. If you wear it, no one will like you.”

Yorick ignored the little girl and continued: “But it’s also because of this that I gained some abilities to manipulate the black mist. I can stuff them into corpses and send them out to find answers for me.”

“what is the answer?”

“Why did Blessed Island become like that.” Yorick’s tone was still very calm. “I want to know what happened that day, what destroyed my homeland, and how to save it.”

“Why don’t you go find it yourself?”

“The black mist in the deepest part of Shadow Island is too thick for me to enter, and there are some very powerful undead living there. Dealing with them is very troublesome.”

“Like Karthus”

“You know him”

Lothar told Yorick all his experiences, and Yorick looked at Lothar with serious eyes: “Karthus can’t be trusted, I’ve seen him, he’s just a fanatical believer in death, he I just want everything in the world to die.”

“Cut, I’m much more handsome than you.” The little girl said disdainfully.

Lothar nodded to Yorick: “I also want to take my body back from him, can you help me?”

“As I said, I can’t get into the depths of the black mist, because technically I’m still alive, and the black mist will repel me.” Yorick touched the handle of the spatula, “Although I can send a few of these guys To help you, but I don’t think it will be of much use, they have no fighting ability without me, and Karthus should not be afraid of them.”

“That’s right…” Lothar was a little disappointed. He thought he had found a good helper. “Then after so many years of investigation, do you understand why Fuguang Island became like this?”

“After the black mist took over the islands, I found some survivors. Although they are all gone now, I still roughly figured out what happened.” Yorick said, “[The Ruined King].”

“[The Ruined King]” Lothar opened his eyes wide. Isn’t that one of the [Three Kings’ Feast] in the gluttonous market auction?

“[The Ruined King] is the chief culprit who destroyed Blessed Island.” Yorick said in a deep voice, “He is the king of another country, and he came to Blessed Island in order to revive his queen.”

“The Queen of Resurrection…” Lothar had never heard of the story about the [King of Ruin]. Even the auction at the Gluttony Market said he was a forgotten king.

“He should have come for the Fountain of Life.” Yorick touched the small bottle on his chest, “The water of the Fountain of Life can indeed heal the wounded, but it has absolutely no ability to revive the dead. The king failed, he did not Resurrecting his own queen, he unleashes a curse in rage and grief.”

Yorick poured himself another cup of tea and continued, “I don’t know how he did it, but the Ruined King’s curse did destroy the Blessed Isle and killed everyone, so I’ve been looking for a reversal This [Curse of Ruin] method.”

“So that’s how it is…” Lothar probably has an understanding of the history of the Shadow Isles. Although what Yorick said was only one-sided, Lothar didn’t find any logical errors.

“After the Curse of Ruin, the minds of all undead have been distorted. The originally kind people became extreme, the brave people became murderous, and the innocent people became cunning.” Yorick glanced at the little girl intentionally or unintentionally. , Looking at Lothar again, “You are the first spirit body I have seen that has not been affected by the black mist at all. Maybe this has something to do with you not dying yet.”

Lothar nodded. He was indeed not affected. He knew this best. He still didn’t like death at all.

“Maybe…you can help me…” Yorick looked at Lothar and said, “You are not a dead person, but you can freely enter and exit the black mist, you may be able to enter the deepest part of the island and find the root of the [Curse of Ruin]. ”

“Ah, I…” Lothar wanted to refuse, he was not interested in saving Shadow Island or anything, he just wanted to return to his own body, and if possible, he wanted to pry Karthus’s mouth open and let him say out of one’s own life.

“I have nothing to give you. I can’t give you the tears of life. Once I give it up, I will be swallowed by the black mist and become a dead person.” Yorick said sincerely, “But I can tell you where the fountain of life is A place where there are inexhaustible tears of life.”

Lothar was in a bit of a dilemma. The tears of life were undoubtedly treasures, and the rich life force could not deceive anyone. However, no matter how many tears of life Lothar had, he still couldn’t get his own body.

“You don’t need to solve the Ruinous Curse, you just need to find it and come back and tell me.”

Lothar still didn’t agree.

“I can also tell you about an existence.” Yorick added chips, “That existence may help you defeat Karthus.”

Lothar’s heart moved: “Is it strong?”

“Very strong.” Yorick said, “I have seen that existence fight on the island from a distance. Even the entire island’s undead army can’t match his anger.”

“Okay.” Lothar weighed it. It is really difficult for him to deal with Karthus alone, not to mention that there are many dead people around Karthus who listen to him. Lothar really needs a strong helper, “I Promise you, tell me where he is?”

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I will restore the archipelago to its former appearance.

only for this purpose,Can support me to live.

——Yorick