The blinking eye of true seeing penetrated the blizzard-shrouded ball screen and saw the brand-new Skull Rot Staff standing in the center of the Labrinthian ruins.
In the old adventure, the lord completed the exploration of the ruins and retrieved the Staff of Magnus, and the ancient tomb also became a ruin. All underground caves collapsed, and the ruins were buried under thick ice and snow. Only the bare sacrificial platform of the ancient Dragon Worship Cult is left in front of you.
The Rot Skull Staff was inserted in the center of the Dragon Altar, and was firmly guarded by a scarlet magic shield similar to the one in the Night Calling Temple. A distorted light and shadow can be seen through the magic waves, which is the realm of nightmares.
"Master, how do I get in?" Judgment Angel Shulia stood in front of him and asked. According to her temperament, going straight to the point is the best solution. And just like the goddess of light Meridia's natural rejection of heretics, similar negative and distorted projections will arouse the hostility of angels.
"Don't worry, let me give it a try." With that said, the Lord took out the ball of Valmina as a "reward".
The light released by the magic crystal ball melted through the blizzard curtain carrying the wind of ashes?
"Look, just as I thought, this is also the realm formed by the Nightmare Swamp superimposed on the 'Dream of Death', or it is called the Dream Barrier." The lord held the crystal ball in his hand and walked into the eye of the storm.
Centered on the lord, a walking "hole" shrouded around the magic crystal ball following his steps. It was like a mysterious passage that was temporarily opened, allowing the lord and his adventure team to penetrate into the center of the eye of the storm without any hindrance.
After an unknown amount of time, Judgment Angel Shulia whispered: "The silence on this road is terrifying."
"Have we unknowingly walked into Valmina's nightmare?" The librarian who accompanied the lord on his adventure this time was Dusk and Wind Catelia. As a well-known adventurer in Skyrim, she is both nervous and excited about delving into the realm of the Daedra.
"Master, is it dangerous for you to do this?" Ice-blooded witch Daniela has always been wary of the magic crystal ball held in the Lord's hand: "This is the Demonic Artifact of the Nightmare Queen after all."
"That's right." The Lord did not refute: "So the purpose of the Nightmare Queen sending this crystal ball is also to test my 'believe it or not'."
"Believe it or not..." Judgment Angel Shulia seemed to understand: "Because only this 'Valmina Ball' can dispel the dream of death superimposed by the Skull Rot Staff. But the premise is..."
"The premise is to use your Dragon Break to rewrite its narrative, my Baron Ximu." Accompanied by the nightmare's murmurs, the eyes of the skull inlaid on the Skull Rot Staff, which is probably the "Death Girl", lit up. Scarlet magic vortex. As mentioned before, if the demon god in the plane of annihilation wants to project a ray of divine consciousness to Nien in the present world, he must have a divine anchor. Most of them are statues, shrines, artifacts and the like.
"That's right." The Lord Lord gently raised the Ball of Valmina in his hand: "Now it has become your divine anchor."
"But it's not enough. My Baron Ximu." The Nightmare Queen's words penetrated the magic shield and stirred up ripples of magic waves: "You also need to carve the rotten skull staff and rewrite the story of 'Dream of Death'" Narrative.”
"What is the difference between 'Death Dream' and your 'Nightmare Swamp'?" The Lord who asked this question already had a vague answer in his mind.
"'Dead Dreams' has the rare 'peace' of 'Nightmare Swamp', almost dead silence without change." This is also the answer in the Lord's mind.
"Because there are too many 'deposits of nightmares' in your field. So this swamp is changing all the time. Even the 'nightmare journey' experienced by everyone changes from 'not the same' to 'completely different'. This invisibly aggravates the distortion and change of the swamp. So this is the chaos and disorder that you don't want to see and the 'backlash of nightmares'." The Lord expressed his understanding: "Just like the 'dragon-slaying boy, finally Become a dragon'. The Nightmare Swamp is about to be overrun by nightmares."
"Ah... So you are really immune to dragon plague, my Baron Ximu." Valmina changed her tone: "Then, do you still dare to engrave the Skull Rot Staff?"
"Honestly, the 'Thought Lord' of the Soul Cairn is right. I am the biggest soul-devouring demon in the entire world of Nirn and even the world of Mendus. My small universe has been experiencing a long-term power outage, and I have been mentally weak for a long time. The depletion has become so serious that my mental energy is on the verge of exhaustion. Just like a hungry man who has been starving for a long time, his hunger suddenly bursts when faced with a gluttonous feast. Compared with Sognard, which is full of Nord heroic spirits, your nightmare swamp is what makes me 'A feast without guilt'. Compared with devouring all the Nordic spirits in history, devouring your 'deposits of nightmares' gives me no mental pressure and no moral burden at all. The only thing I have to worry about is A small amount of mental poisoning. And you must also know that my small universe can resist most mental poisoning."
Just like what the Lord said from the bottom of his heart. The "nightmare deposits" that manifest as nightmare swamps are, in the final analysis, materialized spiritual energy (please note). For Lord Lord, the small universe that has been short of power for a long time is simply a bowl of tonic soup. Don’t drink as much as you want!
"Do you want to drink?" As expected of the housekeeper, she has heard the Lord's "feelings".
"As the old saying goes: 'It's medicine that's three parts poison.'" The lord said with a smile.
"As the master said, from another perspective, 'nightmare' is actually a kind of 'spiritual antidote': it can be used to 'fight fire with fire' at certain critical moments." The housekeeper nodded lightly.
"Do you still remember the 'Tempering Ceremony' in Ash Pond?" The Lord was reminding everyone and deepening the narrative.
Librarian Dusk and Wind Catelia blurted out: "Orcs who follow the Code of Malacath must undergo a 'tempering ritual' before reincarnating into the next life. They are thrown into the fire, and all the resentments from their previous lives will be melted. As grudges against Tamriel are burned and returned, some of the unforgettable grudges of past lives can be forged into legendary weapons and armor on the ashen anvil beside the ashenfurnace."
"That's right, 'If you don't bring it with you in life, you won't take it with you in death' is a must for reincarnation. Just like Alduin, the world devourer, he must swallow everything in Nirn before he can start the reincarnation of the next life. For those who are 'indelible' Narrative (memory)', each demon has its own different way of dealing with it. For example, the orcs who believe in Malachis forge old and new grudges into legendary weapons. The Nords' paradise only accepts Nords who die holding swords. The soul of the brave. As for the mortals of Mendas, all the 'indelible narratives' will turn into nightmares and be deposited in the swamp." The Lord revealed the powerful divine origin of the Nightmare Queen.
"So that's it..." Everyone suddenly realized.
Even Nightmare Queen Valmina showed her utmost respect to the lord: "You are indeed the 'last dragonborn'. Your understanding of Mendas is far beyond that of ordinary people (my lord, please don't sell melons)."
"Actually, it's not a big deal. If I have a chance, I'll tell you the story of 'Grandma Meng and the soup she made.'" The Lord also smiled and changed the topic: "Why is this?"
"After you defeated the immortal Dragon Priest Moloch and retrieved the Staff of Magnus, how did the plane traveler from afar defeat Moloch again and take away his Dragon Priest Mask? What about? Wearing the wooden mask of Jailer Varok can go back to the past, but is that really the case?" She is worthy of being the Queen of Nightmares. A simple sentence hits the point.
"As far as we know so far, Varok's wooden mask can only return to a specific past." The Lord Lord thought thoughtfully.
The Nightmare Queen continued to explore this seemingly "plot paradox" topic in depth: "If the plane traveler does not want to perform a dark sacrifice when he returns to the past, then what is the use of the 'Heart of Darkness'?"
"'Heart of Darkness', what's the use..."
For a moment, the lord seemed to find the breakthrough point of the entire main plot without a main line from the Nightmare Queen's dialogue.
