Speaking of the Heart of Darkness, two people have to be mentioned: Velandis Crowwatch and Radha of Sarran.
Verandis Ravenwatch is a pure-blood vampire who was personally transformed by the demon Molag Bal in the Coldhaven realm of the plane of annihilation. He founded House Ravenwatch and was a member of the Gray Army. The Gray Army was a powerful and terrifying army composed of vampires, orcs, zombies and Faceless Shadows, active in the first half of the First Age. Although he is a vampire, Velandis is pure in heart and has tried throughout his life to keep vampires away from blood lust and to live in peace with mortals. He hopes other members of the family will follow his lead.
Rada al-Saran is an ancient Yokudan swordmaster said to have sword skills that rival those of the gods. He came to the Hammerfell Coast to hone his skills and reveal the Holy Sea. Radha strives to achieve "self-perfection", but eventually becomes a vampire and joins the Gray Army. He once led the vampire organization as The Ashen Lord and single-handedly revived it briefly.
In the First Era, a long time ago in the Age of Juggernauts, Radha challenged the goddess Leki in the Arikel Oasis in order to hone her skills. Some say that Leki took on the form of a warrior of sand and fought against Radha, wielding a sword made of the hardest rock. Radha bowed to Leki before the battle, and he finally found a worthy opponent. The battle between the Sword Master and the Sword God lasted for three days and three nights, and they were still evenly matched. In one last attempt, a tired Rada aimed at the weak point of her opponent's sword and cut Laki's sword in two. At this time, a huge sandstorm suddenly blew up on the battlefield. When the storm ended, Radha was gone. Leki built a shrine in the sand, and from then on the surrounding oasis had the purest water in the Arikel Desert.
Due to the pursuit of extreme perfection, failure to defeat your opponent means failure. The frustrated Radha also lost the ability of the Holy Sea. In pursuit of higher power, he turned to the Daedra Demon God and was transformed into a vampire by Molag Bal himself (it can be seen that the meaning of Molag Bal, the God of Rape, cannot be understood one-sidedly. Otherwise, how to transform Velandi S. Crowwatch and Radha of Sarran?). After becoming a vampire, Radha tried to understand the secrets of Daedra and push the limits of what a mortal could achieve. So he resolutely left the Arikel Desert and joined the Gray Army. At some point, Velandis also joined the Grays, forming a close friendship with Radha. Velandis hopes to prevent other members of the Gray Army from harming innocent people, hoping that they will only drink the blood of volunteers (╮(╯_╰)╭) and live in peace with mortals. Radha understood his idea but didn't think it could be realized. The rest of the Grays wouldn't listen either. During this time, Velandis researched "methods of pulling vampire souls out of Cold Harbor and into the afterlife." He hopes to end death and create a world where vampires, werewolves, and mortals coexist peacefully (╮(╯_╰)╭). But when the experiment was conducted on a mortal, it was found that humans could not bear the pain of soul tearing at all. Velandis believed that this went against his original intention, so he abandoned the Stone Husk experiment, but kept the manuscript and some of the essence of the experiment. Afterwards, Velandis left the Gray Army and decided to carve his own path and realize his ideals.
The two best friends parted ways and began their own legends (the plots and epic characters behind these games look so enjoyable, my lord).
In 1E 1029, the Gray Army was defeated at Bankole Garrison, and the souls of the fallen were forever trapped in Cold Harbor. Radha escapes with the help of the Lady of Thorns, a noble family of Direnni. It took him tens of thousands of years to finally realize the secret of Daedra and understand that what he was missing was "love". So we started the grand "True Love Completion Plan (Ikari Yuantang: Completion? I'm familiar with this!)".
The primary goal of the Rada plan is to rescue the twelve Privy Councilors from Cold Harbor and treat them as parts of his own body, hands, feet, brains, etc., but the most critical heart cavity belongs to the dimension he regards as his greatest friend. Landis.
1E 1030, Rada went to Fioran the Red Eagle to find a way to restore the Holy Sea. Fioran helped him get rid of his life's demanding "becoming a perfect human being", let go of his obsession, and once again showed the Holy Sea recast with bitter blood, and his strength reached a peak that the Yokuda Sword Master had never seen before (roughly) Equivalent to level 3 security).
In the second era, Velandis established the Crowwatch family in the Broken Peak area of High Rock, and launched operations based on Crowwatch Castle to protect the truly good vampires and destroy the evil vampires.
Around 2E 582, Rada, who became the new leader of the Gray Army in Tamriel and was called the Gray King by his followers, began the second step of his plan. He attempted to use the Harrowstorms to free the vampires from the clutches of Molag Bal. Created by the Icereach Coven, this storm can drain the life force trapped within it in exchange for the life force of the Gray Army members trapped in Coldharbour. By using the stone shell that Velandis left in the Gray House, Radha retrieved the brain of the Gray Army, Exarch Tzinghalis, who solved the problem in a short time. The stone shell experiment was completed despite the obstacles that could not be overcome for thousands of years.
Rada tried his best in Dugu City and created a miserable storm. He did not stop there, but took the opportunity to turn his focus to the vast Reach area in the west of Skyrim. He sought out the Heart of Darkness to sever ties with Molag Bal and create the vampire realm: Grayhaven. It is the Gray Harbor opposite of Cold Harbor. Lady Belain, the sole survivor of the ancient vampire Nighthollow clan, formed an alliance with Radha long ago. She knows the secrets of the Heart of Darkness. Lady Beilein persuaded Ard Caddach of Markarth to gather the Reachers into the city for refuge, in order to absorb the souls of the Reachers and reawaken the Heart of Darkness. Lady Beilein awakened the Heart of Darkness in the Nighthollow Keep in Blackfall and absorbed the souls of the Reach people in Markarth City.
The soulless one (the protagonist in "The Elder Scrolls Online") followed Radha's trail. With the help of members of the Crowwatch family, the soulless one used the stone shell to pull Velandis back from the void. Go and stop Radha. Although Lady Beilein was defeated, she bought enough time for Radha. Rada and members of the Gray Army held a meeting to make the next plan: using the Heart of Darkness as a power source and the astrology as a map, opening the void door to the Gray Heaven. He could anchor the souls of the Grays in the land between Mundus and Oblivion, freeing them from the control of the daemon Molag Bal.
Radha summons a world-destroying dark storm in the Gray Heaven - an upgraded version of using the Heart of Darkness to summon the Storm of Misery. He went on to invite Valandis to join him in his plan to achieve true immortality. For this reason, Radha taught Velandis the manipulation methods of the Heart of Darkness without reservation, but Velandis was unwilling to join. The final break between the two best friends resulted in Radha being defeated by Soulless and remaining in the Ash Heaven forever. And Velandis manipulated the Heart of Darkness to return the devoured souls to Nirn. However, Velandis's soul was forever fused with the Heart of Darkness and fell into a long dormancy.
Gently close several ancient books carefully selected by Dawn Warhammer Xili, the administrator of the lord's study, for this adventure. Wu Chen rubbed his swollen temples: "Is this the love (that Radha is looking for)?"
"Perhaps the master should ask, who is the true love between Velandis Crowwatch and Radha of Sarran." The housekeeper smiled.
"Just like Radha's last words: 'Everything I do is for love.'" Wu Chen sighed: "In the beginning, the goals of Velandis Crowwatch and Saran's Radha were the same, He vowed to spend his whole life to rescue the souls of his fellow vampires from the cold harbor of the demon Molag Bal. To this end, Radha of Sarran even established a gray paradise for all vampires. However, he only focused on himself. They did not care about the life and death of mankind. They even did not hesitate to launch a dark storm, swallowing the souls of countless Reach people, and opening the void door to the gray paradise."
"On the other hand, Velandis Crowwatch chose to sacrifice himself in order to save the Reach people in Markarth City." The housekeeper completed Wu Chen's words.
"So, at the last moment of his life, did Saran's Lada realize 'true love'?" Wu Chen sighed with a smile.
Everyone knows that the Lord's question is destined to have no answer.
