Rise of the blood elves

597 ["Young" Nefarian]

Sensing Angmar's gaze, Nefarian moved with some annoyance and said in a deep voice: "The war is so urgent, but we have been here watching the scenery for a long time..."

The black dragon is originally the largest among the five-color dragon clan.Some adult black dragons are even twice the size of green dragons of the same age. Of course, this is just an extreme case and not common.

As the eldest son of Neltharion, Nefarian inherited from his father not only the noble bloodline, but also the surprisingly large size.He is so big that he has almost caught up with Ysera, the Green Dragon Queen, who is the smallest among the five Aspect Dragons.

He and Angmar stood together, and the difference in size between the two was so great that it gave people the illusion that the black dragon could slap each other to death if he wanted to.

But in fact, whenever Angmar looked at Nefarian, the latter would always feel an inexplicable feeling, and even feel uneasy.

Because this seemingly weak guy is so powerful that he can even keep pace with his father.In the face of unequal forces, especially when the powerful party makes no secret of its own strength, it is common for the weak party to feel uneasy.But what really makes Nefarian strange is that whenever those eyes that seem to be able to see through all things look at him, they are always full of scrutiny, as if...

As if he had committed some serious crime.

"Don't be impatient, son of the Black Dragon King. If you wait a little longer, our work can begin." Angmar comforted him softly.

After getting along with each other for a few days and observing for such a long time, Angmar finally came to a conclusion.

Nefarian at this time was not corrupted or corrupted.Thinking about it, with Neltharion's caution, how could he possibly drag the tribe into the water before everything was ready?If something major is exposed, wouldn't it be like shooting yourself in the foot?

"Work?" Two lines of white smoke blew out from Nefarian's nostrils. It was obvious that he couldn't stay any longer. "If you have any plans, please tell me as soon as possible. The Guardian Dragon Council asked me to assist You, but these days we are either looking at the scenery or observing the degenerating Vrykul..."

Having said this, the black dragon opened its wings to reveal the wounds underneath. There were large burn marks on the roots of the wings, and all the dragon scales were rolled, damaged, and dull.

"My injury has almost healed. Now I just want to return to the battlefield as soon as possible, lead my tribe, and bring my anger to the heads of those dark minions!" Nefarian said.

This wound is the reason why he appears here.

According to the original deployment, Nefarian was originally responsible for commanding the main force of the Black Dragon Legion, cooperating with the Red Dragon Legion led by the Red Dragon Queen and the Green Dragon Legion led by Ysera's consort Eranikus on the front line to delay the march of the corrupt army. Buy time for the search for Uldaman in the rear.

But in a battle three days ago, he was shot down from the air by Loken. Not only was the dragon wing on his right side injured, but several ribs were also broken when he fell to the ground.

Who is Loken?

That was the King of Wisdom appointed by Titan when he created a group of guardians and creatures to attack the Dark Empire!Like Malygos, its power comes from the Titan Norgannon. In terms of spellcasting ability, it is not inferior to Malygos, and its strength is on par with the five Aspect Dragons.

Being hit by Loken's magic would be unbearable even for the Aspect, let alone Nefarian.

Fortunately, the blood flowing in Nefarian's body is Neltharion's.Even though he was not an Aspect Dragon, he was far more powerful than an ordinary dragon, so his injuries were not too serious.

Although they won't be able to return to their lair to recuperate, they won't be able to fight on the battlefield again.Just as Angmar arrived at the Well of Eternity, the Aspect Dragon Council sent him to Angmar's command to assist the latter in evacuating the Vrykul tribe in Tirisfal.The command of the Black Dragon Legion was temporarily handed over to another spouse sent by Neltharion.

"I have a question..." Angmar asked while looking into the distance.

"Speak everything you know." Nefarian still respected this prophet.

"how old are you?"

Hearing this strange question, Nefarian couldn't help but froze for a moment, but noticing the thirst for knowledge in Angmar's eyes, he quickly became serious and answered: "This question... is very strange. Prophet, you You know, dragons are immortal, and our concept of time is completely different from that of mortals, so I’m not sure you can understand my answer.”

Angmar burst into laughter: "How can it be so complicated? The age of a mortal is calculated in sidereal years. One sidereal year is considered one year old. Just answer this way."

"Okay," Nefarian lowered his head and thought for a while, "About...one hundred thousand years old."

"10 years? So old?" Angamaduo was a little surprised, "What about your father? I mean, how long have they been the guardian dragons?"

Angmar has always been very curious about this question.Because the relevant historical records are very vague, there is no accurate conclusion at all.

It is said that the age of the five-color giant dragon is unknown, and its origin may even be traced back to hundreds of millions, or even hundreds of millions of years ago.

Another theory claims that the Battle of Galakrond took place around the year -147000 of the Black Gate Calendar. Since the Five-Colored Dragon Tribe emerged with the blessing of Titan after that battle, the history of the Five-Colored Dragon Tribe began in that year.In this way, there is a relatively clear inference. Although Archosaurus has the word "dragon" in its name, it is no different from the "dragon" of those Zandalar dinosaurs. It is just a kind of native beast of Azeroth. Lifespan is not long.Considering that the five-color dragon clan originated in the Black Gate Calendar -147000 years ago, the age of the five guardian dragons, even if they are not blessed by the Titans, and when they were the ancestor dragons, will not exceed 15 years old.

Angmar personally prefers this speculation, but anyway, there is nothing else to do at the moment. Waiting is just waiting. It is better to let the eldest son of the Black Dragon King answer his questions in person.

"Nearly 15 years old, and the other Aspect Dragons are about the same." Nefarian pondered.

Angmar suddenly understood. So, regarding the guess about the age of the guardian dragon, it turns out that the second statement is correct.Well, despite possessing such powerful power, this age is really not that long on a cosmic scale.

He became interested and asked: "In the five-color dragon clan, are there any dragons that are older than the five guardian dragons?"

Nefarian was stunned when he heard this, and glanced at Angmar with a look like "Isn't this normal?" "Of course, doesn't the prophet know our origins? After the five guardian dragons received the blessing, they protected The author also transformed many other ancestral dragons to form today's five-color dragon clan. Among them, many of the ancestral dragons that underwent transformation were very old, even much larger than the Aspect Dragon. After all, my father and the others were all at that time. very young."

"So," Angmar asked again, "Just like Senegos?"

Senegos was the old blue dragon who nested in the Azsuna area of ​​the Broken Islands in later generations and was almost taken away by the Withered.Before returning to ancient times, he also helped Angmar a lot.

"Yes," Nefarian nodded, "That elder is much older than the Magic Guardian. Before undergoing the transformation, he was the oldest among the ancestral dragons where Lord Malygos belonged. He was already almost [-] years old. He has reached the end of his life. If he had not transformed into a blue dragon to extend his life, I would have died long ago."

As he said that, the eldest son of the Black Dragon King stretched his wings toward the northeast, "Senagos is the eldest among the five-colored dragon clan. Many old dragons about the same age as him have died. You can see it in Dragonblight. Most of the skeletons arrived are from these giant dragons.”

Angmar frowned in confusion. He originally thought that the dragons in Dragonblight all died of injuries. "Aren't dragons immortal? How can they die naturally?"

Nefarian smiled and replied: "How could it be? Only guardian dragons like my father and others are immortal. The power to transform ordinary dragons comes from the guardians, not the titans. How can the guardians give so many powerful ones at once?" The dragon is immortal?..."

Nefarian explained a lot more.

Angmar had enlightenments again and again and felt that he had gained a lot of knowledge.It turns out that in detail, from strength to lifespan, the five-color dragon clan is also graded.

First of all, the batch of ancestral dragons transformed by the guardians, that is, the original five-color dragon clan, are the weakest in power and have the shortest life span.There is no other reason. The power of the Guardians is far inferior to that of the Titans. Changing their life forms is already very difficult, and it is impossible to make them immortal.The oldest dragons of Senegos had already lost most of their life essence before they were transformed. Even if they accepted the transformation, their lifespan would be difficult to extend too much, so they were the earliest to die.When the dragons are dying, they will go to the Dragonblight and wait for death near the holy places of their respective groups. Therefore, until later generations, most of the remains in the Dragonblight are this group of dragons.From this point of view, it is actually very rare that Senegos, the extremely old first-generation five-color dragon, could live to die after 1 years.

Secondly, the direct blood descendants of the five guardian dragons are much more powerful than the original five-color dragons.Because flowing in their veins are the supreme blessings received from the Titans by their fathers.At least even the first batch of newborn dragons like Nefarian are still in their prime years, young and full of vitality. Let alone hundreds of thousands of years, there is absolutely no problem in living for millions of years. .And first-generation descendants like Nefarian, Onyxia, or the eldest son of the Red Dragon Queen, Kerestraz, have the strongest bloodline, and they may be able to live forever.

Thirdly, they are the descendants of these direct blood descendants.Their power is stronger than the original five-color dragon, but weaker than the direct descendants of the five guardian dragons.

In short, this is the situation of the five-color dragon clan.

While the two were talking, a Mogu servant climbed up the hill.

Angmar glanced at Nefarian with a smile and said, "Now our work can begin."