The lone wolf of Freyrdrand

Karthus’ Past

Lothar was walking on the road leading to the chapel. After many days, he was finally going to face Karthus.

Karthus stood quietly in front of the chapel, as if he had been waiting for Lothar for a long time. There were still a group of undead whispering in unison beside him. Now Lothar, who has a deep understanding of necromantic magic, can naturally hear them What was being sung—a requiem, a spell to soothe the restless heart of the dead.

“Karthus!” The little girl rushed in front of Karthus, vomited bitterly, “Brother stinky bullied me badly! You have to make it up to me! Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo…”

Karthus raised his finger lightly, and a little soul floated out from his fingertips. The little girl grabbed the soul with radiant eyes and began to play with it wantonly.

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“Why do you look weak?” Lothar noticed that the soul light on Karthus’ body was much dimmer than when he first saw him.

“Used a time-consuming magic.” Karthus said.

“do what?”

“Get rid of some people who will disturb us.”

Lothar frowned, and Karthus didn’t want to say that he didn’t force him to ask, “Where’s my body?”

“Here I am.”

“give me back.”

“Why are you obsessed with a body that will decay sooner or later?” Karthus asked suspiciously, “We have already obtained the immortality that mortals dream of. Why do you insist on regressing?”

“Is this how you understand life and death?” Lothar stared at Karthus, trying to understand Karthus’ death, to see if he could be subdued directly with the Book of the Dead.

“yes.”

“I’m different from you. I don’t expect to live forever.” Lothar said, “Besides, being imprisoned in the black mist like this is not very attractive.”

“Then what is attractive to you?” Karthus asked back, “Wealth, power, food, or love are all worthless to death, and they will eventually perish.”

“I’m not here to argue with you.” Lothar took out the Book of the Dead, “Give me back my body, that’s all I ask for.”

“You seem to have signed a summoning spell with many undead.” Karthus looked at the Book of the Dead in Lothar’s hand, “Do you know why I gave it to you?”

“Give the traitor the punishment of piercing the heart with a thousand spears.” As soon as Lothar’s spell ended, a thin, haggard figure of a woman emerged from behind him, and she pointed directly at Karthus with the soul spear in her hand.

“Because I don’t like it, quasi [resource; source’ group]: 9? 8; 0; 2?. 0′. 5,, 8″5. ;6 To be precise, I don’t like the part of [Illustrated Book]. “The appearance of Calista did not shake Karthus in the slightest, he just continued to speak calmly, “I like the [Dictionary] and [Spells] parts very much. It taught me such a wonderful language as Ochen, but [Illustrated Book] ] But I don’t like it at all. This method of enslaving other undead shows the mortal’s desire to conquer and control, which the dead should not have. After realizing this, I will sign the summoning spell with me The undead are all lifted. ”

“Are you trying to persuade me to lift the contract spell?” Lothar asked Calista to raise the spear, “But I’m not dead, I’m still alive, so I have such a desire.”

“You shouldn’t have.” Karthus said disappointedly, “It seems that you didn’t learn anything during your time on Shadow Isle.”

“Stop talking nonsense!” Callista de Rosa shouted, the spear in her hand dropped instantly, and stabbed at Karthus fiercely.

Karthus raised his hand lightly, and the Soul Spear stopped in front of him: “You are so impatient, don’t you want to know your life experience?”

Lothar was startled, and stopped Calista from throwing the second spear. His face sank, “Say.”

“I was originally a Noxian.” Karthus beckoned the little girl to his side, “I was born in a slum.”

Lothar listened quietly, but the little girl was noisy and asked Karthus to give her a new toy, Karthus really gave her more souls, the little girl was so happy that she couldn’t keep her eyes open.

“I have a father and three older sisters. My mother passed away when I was born.” Karthus said, “I’m sorry I can’t tell you their names. It’s the luck of the dead to forget everything in life. Although I haven’t been able to forget my own, I can’t even remember their faces, I just remember that there are still so many people.”

Lothar saw Karthus put his hand gently on the little girl’s head, watching her squeeze the soul in his hand like a loving father, and he continued: “If you have been to the slums of Noxus , I know that it is not a good place for the living. My childhood memories are very vague. I only remember that my father and my sisters were starving every day, but I seem to be quite good at finding food. I can often find food. I found some rotten corpses to eat, but I can’t remember the taste at all.”

Lothar did not sympathize with Karthus. His own childhood was even more miserable than Karthus.

“In fact, life can be lived like this. I remember that I like the slums. People die every day. I like to listen to those crying and sobbing. It’s just that death always comes around.” Karthus laughed. As if the tragedy he was speaking of was not his own, “It was like a plague, as it often happens in the slums. My sisters died one by one, and I was the only one left, but I didn’t feel sad like everyone else, but There was something sacred in their passing.”

Karthus looked at Lothar, smiled and said, “Life and death.”

“What does this have to do with my background?” Lothar asked.

“Don’t worry.” Karthus continued, “After losing my family members, I later joined the Kindred Cult.”

“Qianjue Order” Lothar knows this sect, it is a sect in Noxus that believes in Kindred, unlike most Noxians who only believe in wolf spirits, the people of Qianjue Order At the same time, he believes in sheep spirit and wolf spirit, and is mainly responsible for collecting and burying corpses. Lothar still remembers seeing the scene of them collecting corpses on the street.

“Yes, I was quite happy working there.” Karthus said, “I like to communicate with those dying and dead people, their voices can always bring me closer to death, I thought I will serve in the order for the rest of my life, until… I met you.”

“I” Lothar’s spiritual halo flickered a few times.

“Yes.” Karthus looked at Lothar, with a trace of excitement on his thin face, “I knew it the moment I saw you, I saw a miracle.”

“What do you mean!” Lothar stepped forward.

“It’s just like your name, life and death, what a beautiful name.” Karthus seemed a little self-forgetful, “Only you, and only you can completely rule… No, it is the Book of Conquest of the Dead, because you are a thousand Jue’s child!”

“What did you say?” Lothar didn’t understand what Karthus was talking nonsense at all, how could he be a child of God, “tell me clearly!”

“I want to thank you, Lothar.” Karthus looked at Lothar gratefully, “It was you who made me understand the true meaning of death, which made me come here without hesitation from the Kindred Order. I was really pleasantly surprised when you appeared around the Shadow Isles, and it was you again, about to help me accomplish my great cause.”

“What great cause?” Lothar’s heart went berserk, he felt that Karthus was about to do something, and he had to stop it immediately, “Calista!”

Calista immediately obeyed Lothar’s order and threw her spear at Karthus, but she still couldn’t get close to Karthus. .

Karthus took out a piece of paper without haste.

Lothar’s pupils shrank, he recognized the piece of paper.

Those are the pages of the Book of the Dead.

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Although there are Kindred beliefs all over the world, most of them are unorganized pan-beliefs, more similar to folk myths, so religious Kindred organizations like the Kindred Order in Noxus are quite rare.

However, this may also be due to the fact that Noxus is a country that has integrated many regional cultures and people.

—— “Pursuing Qian Jue’s Faith”