Ember Dragon

Rhea stood there in a daze, her eyes widened in disbelief, and she muttered to herself, "Killing Her Majesty Catherine, how is this possible?"

"No, you must be the one causing the trouble! You are deceiving me!"

The half-elf paladin raised his sword in anger and pointed it at the incarnation of Rose in the distance.

"There's no need for me to deceive a pathetic mortal like you."

However, Rose only chuckled, her eyes full of teasing and mockery: "Then wait to be slaughtered by your dear Queen. After all, you don't have much chance."

Rhea clenched her teeth, her hand holding the silver sword trembling slightly. She turned her head and looked at Catherine. The black rose mark on her neck was emitting thick black mist, like a poisonous snake about to wake up.

She could feel that what Rose said was true.

The chaotic divine power in Catherine's body is still expanding. When the suppression of the Silver Moon divine power disappears, the elven queen who has combined the power of all gods will transform into a terrifying evil god.

By then, it will be too late.

"Catherine"

Rhea looked at that familiar, beautiful face, her heart full of hesitation.

Did she really want to kill Catherine herself? Kill the queen she had sworn allegiance to?
The ancient golden dragon tried his best to maintain the dragon's grip, let out a long sigh, and said in a deep voice: "Rhea, follow your heart, we don't have much time."

Emerson held the staff tremblingly, his veins bulging from overuse of his brain, his eyes bloodshot: "Hurry, Lord Rhea, that power is too strong, I can't hold on any longer!"

For a moment, all the pressure was piled on Rhea's heart, making her a little breathless. Countless thoughts flashed through her mind - Serenia was in danger, the queen had fallen mad and was about to wake up.

Rhea knew that if Her Majesty Catherine was still conscious, she would definitely not want to become a tool of killing by the Spider Queen.

Finally, she made up her mind.

Rhea took a deep breath, and the pure moonlight power flowed along her remaining right arm into the silver sword. The silver sword suddenly became shining and sparkling.

Sword of divine power.

If this silver sword containing divine power were stabbed into the heart, even a demigod would find it difficult to survive.

"Rest in peace, Your Majesty Catherine. You will die a hero."

With endless reluctance, heartache and sorrow, Rhea stretched out the silver sword and stabbed Catherine's heart firmly.

At this moment, Rose in the distance showed an extremely expectant smile. She gently moved her fingers, and one of the spider silks seemed to break suddenly.

He uttered a hoarse sneer: "Everything. I said that I would let you be killed by the hands of the person you trust the most!"

"Just let me enjoy this wonderful show!"

At the same time, Catherine suddenly opened her eyes. Her eyes became clear and bright, no longer filled with scarlet blood, nor did they reveal any madness or bloodshed. Only confusion remained.

She seemed to have woken up from a long dream, in which she was fighting with endless monsters until her death.

Catherine looked at Rhea in front of her, the wounds all over her body, her empty arms, and the silver sword piercing her chest. Her pupils suddenly shrank and her eyes were full of disbelief.

Looking at her blood-stained hands and feeling the chaotic divine power suppressed in her body, Catherine instantly deduced what had happened.

——She was controlled by the Spider Queen and slaughtered her compatriots and allies, even destroying Rhea's arm with her own hands!

"What on earth did I do?" Catherine's throat trembled, and her tone was full of guilt and self-blame.

Realizing that Catherine had woken up, Rhea slowed down her stabbing with the silver sword. Tears flowed from the corners of her eyes and she called softly, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry."

Rose's cruel and malicious laughter lingered in Catherine's ears and even echoed directly in her mind, and she could not get rid of it no matter what.

"Look, Catherine, these are your most trusted subordinates! These are your most loyal dogs! These traitors are ready to stab their swords into your heart at any time!"

"But you still have one choice - that is to submit to me, give up that bitch Sehani, and become my chosen one! I will grant you unparalleled power to slaughter those traitors!"

"you are dreaming!"

Catherine cursed in her heart: "Even if I die, I will never associate with a filthy scum like you!"

Thinking that she was about to fall into madness again, about to become a bloody and sinful executioner, and even about to slaughter her own people with her own hands, she made up her mind almost instantly.

Even if she died, she could not become the Spider Queen's accomplice!
Under the gazes of everyone, Catherine suddenly stretched out her arms, grabbed the silver sword with her white, slender hands, leaned forward as far as she could, and slammed the glowing silver sword into her chest.

"Thorn-"

A crisp sound of flesh being pierced was heard, and the sharp silver sword instantly pierced through the Elf Queen's chest and directly stabbed into her still beating heart.

In an instant, warm blood gushed out from the chest, unable to be stopped.

"Her Majesty Catherine"

Rhea stood there, her voice full of grief and shock. She stood there as if hit by a sledgehammer, and the hand holding the sword loosened.

Catherine raised her head with her last bit of strength, stretched out her bloody hand, and said weakly, "I'm sorry."

“I failed to fulfill the vow I made.”

"Your Majesty Catherine, Your Majesty." Rhea squatted down anxiously and hugged Catherine in her arms. Tears flowed like a tide, constantly running down her cheeks and dripping down her chin.

The beautiful elf queen fell in a pool of blood, completely silent.

A thick sadness filled the air. Elves, dwarves, humans, and dragons all mourned the passing of the king.

They were also mourning for their own fate, and a feeling of despair filled everyone's heart.

Scarlet spider webs blocked out the sky and almost enveloped the entire Elf Forest. Horrible spider monsters could be seen everywhere. It was already a doomsday scene.

And the Elf Queen, the only one who could lead them to break free from the shackles of darkness, died just like that.

The ancient golden dragon Titus also lowered his head and sighed again: "Her Majesty Catherine is a brave and fearless king. History will remember her contributions, and also... our struggle."

Although Cassius pretended to look sad and regretful, he was quite confident in his heart and had guessed the general direction of the plot.

In this Serenia coup, in order to ensure that history continued along its original trajectory, he had not made any decisive intervention, but simply watched and allowed it to develop.

Now, even if Catherine was "dead", Cassius felt no ripple in his heart.

"So that's how it is. Everything is right."

You know, in his memory, Catherine is not only the "Queen of Silver Moon", but also has the titles of "Lord of Miracles", "Heart of the Moon" and "Resurrection".

The half-elf paladin Rhea is also known as the "Left Hand of the Moon Goddess".

For Cassius, or Titus, this most desperate moment is actually a good opportunity to gain reputation in the good camp.

Thinking of this, Gu Jinlong looked around and roared majestically: "Everyone, everything is not over yet!"

"Do you want to watch those filthy monsters trample on your land? Do you want to become the cowards that the bards say are frightened by the evil gods?" "Even if we are facing real gods, we must fight to the end! To the death! Revenge for Her Majesty Catherine!"

The ancient golden dragon's speech first aroused deep resonance among the Silver Moon Elves. They were the first to shout out heart-wrenchingly that they would avenge the queen even at the cost of their lives.

"For Her Majesty Catherine!"

Then the dwarves and humans were also infected by this emotion. In the end, tens of thousands of allied officers and soldiers waved their weapons and shouted loudly, and the sound was like a wave.

"Till death!"

"Revenge for Her Majesty Catherine!"

Under the blood-red full moon and dark sky, the Allied soldiers held up torches, becoming a rare light in this dark forest.

Rhea slowly raised her head, her tears had dried up, she looked at the incarnation of Rose in the distance, her eyes filled with deep hatred.

As the saying goes, the army that mourns will win.

Now, Queen Catherine has died, the Elf Forest has been shrouded in the Spider Web Demon Realm, and even the space has been blocked. The coalition soldiers have no way out.

They can only choose to fight those ugly monsters to the end. Rather than being infected by the abyss, it is better to die on the battlefield as a warrior.

What's more, whether it is the Silvermoon Elves, or the dwarves and humans who have come from afar to support Serenya, they are basically brave warriors who uphold justice.

Their morale was high, and they let out majestic war roars, rushing towards the group of demons one after another, wrestling and fighting with many spider monsters.

"I'm going to smash this disgusting big bug to pieces!"

A dwarf warrior swung his sledgehammer with all his might and smashed it hard on the giant spider's head, causing broken shells and dirty poisonous blood to splatter everywhere.

But soon, a demon-hunting spider appeared behind him and pierced the dwarf's chest with its blade-like sharp feet. The bloody toes pierced through his chest and hung him on the demon-hunting spider's limbs.

But the dwarf warrior burst out with amazing willpower. He roared with blood in his mouth, twisted around in a strange posture, and while his chest was twisted to pieces, he swung his warhammer and threw it at the demon hunting spider's head.

"Go to hell!"

The carapace on the Demon Hunting Spider's head was smashed into a dent, cracks appeared, and poisonous blood splashed out.

At this moment, another dwarf warrior who had been lying in ambush for a long time jumped out from behind, shouting "Revenge", grabbed the Demon Hunting Spider's back, and split the already broken head into two halves with one axe.

Similar things happened in various places on the battlefield. The soldiers of the coalition forces were fearless and were willing to drag the abyss monsters to death even at the cost of their lives.

"Tsk, the struggle of mortals"

In the center of the dense swirling spider web, Rose smiled sarcastically, with disdain showing on her beautiful face.

He walked along the spider web with his eight hideous limbs step by step towards Rhea and others, looking at Catherine's body with greedy eyes.

“Hahahaha, there’s only one last step left. The body of Saint Shahani. As long as I sacrifice her, I can escape from the cage of the abyss and come back to the world!”

"I will make the hypocritical Seldarine pay the price. I will make the elves feel real pain. Even the gods will tremble in fear when they hear my name!"

Rose's incarnation gradually approached, and the evil and chaotic pressure poured down like an overwhelming force, making people feel fear from the bottom of their souls.

It was as if He was a natural disaster, He was darkness, an invincible and insurmountable existence.

"Rose."

Rhea stared at the incarnation of Rose, with nothing in her eyes except hatred and loathing that penetrated deep into her bones.

She would make this arrogant and cruel god pay the price!

The half-elf paladin reached out and grabbed the silver sword stuck in Catherine's chest, trying to pull it out.

At this moment, a vast wave of divine power emanated from Catherine's body.

"This is."

Rhea was surprised.

However, the Rose incarnation's expression changed drastically, as if he had seen something incredible. He shook his head and murmured, "No, this is impossible. She is obviously dead, not to mention that she has been infected with my Qilashar poison!"

I saw a silver beam of light released from the Elf Queen's chest, shooting up into the sky, shattering the thick dark clouds and scarlet spider webs in the sky, allowing the milky white crescent moon to reappear and hang in the night sky.

The moonlight was like a surging tide, pouring out in all directions with Catherine as the center, purifying countless ugly and evil monsters.

The extremely pure moonlight power gathered at Catherine's pierced chest, gradually forming a crystal clear heart with a milky white halo, and the flesh and skin also grew at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This is the "Heart of the Moon".

And the surging divine light also passed along the silver sword into the body of the half-elf paladin, and Rhea felt a warm current flowing through her body.

I saw silver threads crisscrossing and starlight shining, and it actually condensed into a solid on her empty left arm, forming an arm as bright as the moon and flawless.

This is the so-called "Left Hand of the Moon Goddess".

Melodious hymns echoed across the earth. Illusory silver palaces appeared in the sky, emitting a luxurious glow, making this place seem like the divine realm descended to the mortal world.

Seeing such a sacred scene, humans, dwarves and Silvermoon elves were all excited and inspired, and the elves even began to sing hymns.

"A miracle! It was Her Majesty Shahani who performed a miracle!"

"Praise the Mother Goddess!"

"Please dispel the chaos, destroy the evil god, and let Serenia return to the light of the moon!"

Feeling that familiar pressure, Rose looked resentful and gloomy, and her tone revealed panic and fear that were difficult to conceal.

"Damn it, it's Sehani! That cunning bitch!"

"You will regret this, and I will make you pay an unforgettable price!" Rose screamed and roared madly at the silver moon hanging high in the sky.

Cassius, who was watching nearby, saw it particularly clearly.

Sehanine also holds the titles of "Secret of the Moon" and "Mystic Prophet".

As an important deity in the Seldarine pantheon, she possesses the priesthood of prophecy, death, and dreams. She can predict the future, manipulate the death of elves, and control their dreams.

Because of the constraints of the material plane and the priesthood, Sehanine cannot descend to the mortal world. She can only extinguish part of her immortal divinity, conceal it from the will of the plane, and hide it in Catherine's heart through dreams.

The "key" to activate Shahanni's divinity is Rhea's silver sword carrying the power of moonlight, and the death of Catherine, the queen of the elves.

The body of Saint Shahanni is the indispensable introduction to Rose's coming to the world. No matter how she plans, she will be led into the destined ending.

"Tsk, he is indeed a mysterious prophet. It turns out that all this was predicted by Her Majesty Shahani." Cassius thought to himself. (End of this chapter)