Azeroth Trail of Light

Wedge. The Mage Apprentice

(This story is purely fictitious. It only represents Lao Lu's love for Kel'Thuzad and Mr. Bigworth. How can a cat lover be a bad guy?)

Dalaran's sun is always icy.

Mages who possessed mysterious knowledge didn't like to let the scorching sun disturb their thinking, and there was a saying among the Arcanists that the rise in temperature would make magic elements quite active. It's not a good thing.

So when laying the magic circle in the city of wizards, they deliberately fixed a cooling magic on it. Although many people don't like this kind of sunshine without temperature, but... magic is magic, and there is no room for mistakes.

Kel'Thuzad stood by the Dalaran fountain, anxiously looking for something.

He was wearing a thick black robe, on which at least four magic circles representing at least four different effects were drawn with twelve magic lines. Just this robe, placed on the black market, can be exchanged for enough for a small town of residents spend money they won't earn in 5 years.

Of course, such precious robes are not common in Dalaran, but this is his privilege, and no one complains about it.

As the chief disciple of Antonidas, the wisest magic sage, and a reserve member of the Council of Six, Kel'Thuzad has this power, although he himself does not feel any special meaning about it.

He is a researcher, an out-and-out academic mage. In common language, he understands magic very well, but he only "understands". Before that, he didn't even shoot his magic at a single bandit. This does not prevent Kel'Thuzad from becoming one of the most outstanding and mysterious mages in Dalaran.

Academics like him who devote all their lives to the study of endless magic mysteries account for at least one-third of the entire Dalaran mages.

They really can't fight, but they are Dalaran, the magic city, the cornerstone of the magic kingdom.

But now, calmness, peace, precision, and indifference, the qualities that must be possessed by researchers, have disappeared from Kel'Thuzad's face. Under the black hood that covers his hair, there is an anxious, even slightly A flustered face.

His skin is full of the abnormal paleness that has been in the dark environment for a long time, his beard has not even been trimmed, his hair is also messy, his face is thin, and his body is slightly curved, but all these bad features are in it. Those eyes were completely smoothed out.

Even the roughest guy can see the light of wisdom in these eyes.

But at this time, Kel'Thuzad was remorseful.

Last night, the second disciple of the tutor, Jaina, who is still underage, passed the test of a senior mage. Even the strict tutor made an exception and opened a bottle of moonshine wine from 100 years ago to celebrate Dalaran's most outstanding The birth of a genius.

Kel'Thuzad, who is not good at talking, also expressed his congratulations to his little junior sister, but after two glasses of wine, Kel'Thuzad's consciousness became blurred. When he woke up in the morning, everything was still there, the thick book, the subject of his own research , and even the snacks Jaina gave him are still there.

Only the most important things are gone.

that gold coin.

An ordinary Lordaeron gold coin, but it is the last souvenir Kel'Thuzad's parents left him. It is his precious thing. The most terrible thing is that in the previous solitude, I used the magic of taking photos to express my heart It is engraved on that gold coin, if someone else picks it up...

Kel'Thuzad can be sure that he will become a laughing stock, and his highly respected mentor and his junior sister who just stood on the magic hair stage will also be implicated by him.

"Must find... find that gold coin!"

But even after searching all the streets and alleys of Dalaran, the gold coin was still missing, and finally he came to the fountain in Dalaran.

Standing next to the beautiful small fountain, Kel'Thuzad looked at the mirror-like fountain. Below the water surface, layers of coins were piled up in it. This is a tradition in Dalaran. Every person who comes to Everyone in this city is eligible to throw a coin into this fountain.

The above often have their own wishes.

It is said that only those who can help others fulfill their wishes can catch a coin in this small fountain with a fishing rod, and then good luck will favor him.

Many people think that this is just a legend of mages, but Kel'Thuzad knows that this is not just a legend. This small fountain was made by the first generation of Dalaran mages. It is hard to say why they left this, but among them It does contain special magic that ordinary people can't imagine.

Of course it's not bestowing good luck, but researchers like Kel'Thuzad believe that only those who have a fate can find their own coin in this small pool.

The young researcher can only hope that he threw his gold coins into the pool after getting drunk. This is not impossible, after all, he has wanted to do this countless times, and then he will see his fate Who is connected.

But that kind of inexplicable fear is stopping him. It is said to be fear, but it is actually more like a panic, because what comes may be family affection, friendship... maybe love.

A word that made Kel'Thuzad somewhat overwhelmed.

In the past twenty years of his life, obscure magical knowledge, mysterious history, and endless inspiration were the only colors that filled his life.

It is colorful, but only without scarlet color.

He's not ready yet... at least not yet. Excellent mages should get rid of the influence of emotions. Antonidas is like this, and Kel'Thuzad, who has always followed the old mage as an example, intends to do the same.

So he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although deceiving yourself and others is not a good attitude to do things, at least it is not unforgivable to deceive yourself when you are in a panic.

The black-robed mage stood up, intending to turn back to his mage tower and continue to study the subject that gave him a headache, but the moment he turned around, he stepped on something soft.

Then came a sharp cry.

This startled Kel'Thuzad, he looked down, it was a black and white kitten, looking dirty, it should be a test subject that escaped from a mage's tower, or a certain cat A careless mage's pet.

Stray cats, this kind of creature is not uncommon in Dalaran, but they are generally concentrated in the environment of the sewer, and few stray cats will walk on the street, although the defense mages of Dalaran will not care about such harmless cats. However, once they fall into the hands of mages with bad personalities, or mage apprentices with stubborn and daring personalities, these little lives will fall into a very dangerous situation.

After all, many dangerous magics require experimental products during experiments.

Kel'Thuzad didn't have much feeling for these little creatures. He didn't like them, but he didn't hate them either. To be precise, this was the attitude of mages towards other creatures, even the same kind.

Yes, I don't like it, I don't hate it, it's so calm that it's almost indifferent.

But his behavior of stepping on the kitten and then turning away made another bystander a little angry.

"stop!"

Kel'Thuzad stopped in his tracks. He turned his head in doubt. It was another guy who appeared in the sunlight. In the slightly dazzling light, Kel'Thuzad couldn't see her face, but he took a step back. The figure of the reckless guy fell into his eyes.

Well, a white robe, a rough magic staff, and an apprentice's emblem pinned on it.

This is the mage apprentice you see everywhere in Dalaran, and finally... she's a girl.

This discovery made Kel'Thuzad panic for no reason, but before he could speak, the girl put down the thing in her hand, which should be a bag of cat food, and strode forward angrily, her posture was completely out of character. Like a mage, but like those rude soldiers.

But this tough posture made Kel'Thuzad's heart beat faster, and he backed away in a bit of embarrassment, as if he was frightened by this girl, and the expression on his face became a little weird.

"boom"

Kel'Thuzad retreated to the wall, his back was pressed against the wall, and the girl was standing in front of him, and the two of them were already close to each other. This kind of intimate gesture was something that the researcher had never experienced in his life. The experience he had had made him look extremely embarrassed.

He is not a person who is good at dealing with others.

After seeing the youthful and flustered expression on the face of the sneaky black-robed mage in front of her, the girl's originally angry expression became playful. She took a step back, looked Kel'Thuzad up and down, and raised her eyebrows , There was a trace of scrutiny on that delicate face.

"Apologize!"

"What... what?"

Kel'Thuzad didn't hear clearly, and asked subconsciously, and then the girl pointed to the kitten at her feet, with her hips on her hips, like a heroic female mercenary,

"Apologize to it, you stepped on it! Is this what your mentor taught you? To walk away after hurting someone else?"

This question made Kel'Thuzad a little angry. He also has his own pride. His time is precious, so there is no way to waste it here. But when he saw the girl's eyes narrowed, the proud researcher suddenly felt His heart beat violently, he was a little afraid to look at the girl, then lowered his eyes and whispered,

"I'm sorry."

"Ha, that's right!"

The familiar girl stretched out her hand and patted Kel'Thuzad's shoulder, ready to turn around and leave in satisfaction, which made Kel'Thuzad heave a sigh of relief, but the next moment, she turned around again, tilting her head to look at the black-robed mage ,

"I just saw here, you have been standing here for a long time, are you looking for something?"

"No!"

Kel'Thuzad subconsciously denied it, but when he saw the girl's raised eyebrows again, he could only slump his shoulders and say in a dejected manner,

"Well, actually, it's a... well, a gold coin, and that's a very important thing to me."

"Wow, wishing gold coins?"

The girl raised her delicate eyebrows again, and exaggeratedly said, "You still believe this? You are such a gullible child."

This kind of statement made Kel'Thuzad frowned uncontrollably. He was really angry. He didn't like this kind of mocking way of speaking, so he bluntly dropped a sentence and planned to leave.

"goodbye!"

Seeing how Kel'Thuzad turned to leave, the girl also realized that she had said something wrong, so she hurriedly called out,

"Hey, wait a minute!"

Kel'Thuzad ignored the girl's call and quickened his pace. Everything that happened this afternoon was not worth remembering for him at all. He felt that he had wasted precious time on a stupid thing.

But at the next moment, the sound of fingers touching the gold coin made Kel'Thuzad stop in his tracks, and the girl's voice continued.

"I picked this up here this morning, and someone threw it by the fountain, let me see what secrets are written on it?"

"Enough! Don't look!"

Kel'Thuzad turned his head, and like an enraged wolf, he threw all the jerky and tranquility aside, and rushed towards the girl viciously, trying to snatch the gold coin from her hand.

"Don't let her see...! Absolutely not!"

But looking at Kel'Thuzad who was rushing towards him, a trace of surprise flashed in the eyes of the mage apprentice, but she did not retreat, but when the mage rushed over, she shifted her body slightly outwards, and then grabbed it with her left hand. Kel'Thuzad's neck slammed against the wall like a slam.

Her eyes were on Kel'Thuzad,

"Hey, it's not polite to yell at a lady like that!"

But seeing the look in Kel'Thuzad's eyes, the trace of panic and confusion hidden in that anger, and the last trace of deep loneliness hidden, the girl still didn't say what she said next. On the contrary, she opened her hand and gently He hugged Kel'Thuzad in his arms, and folded his arms behind Kel'Thuzad's back.

This action made Kel'Thuzad wake up from his anger in an instant, and his body became stiff. His thinking that Dalaran could be ranked in the top three was rarely disconnected at this moment. He didn't know what to do. hug? or let go?

However, the mage's entanglement did not last long. A few seconds later, the girl let go of Kel'Thuzad, with a blush on her face. She threw the gold coin in her hand to him, and then handed over the kitten lying at her feet. Putting it on his shoulders, he whispered,

"This is an apology."

After finishing speaking, she looked at the panicked Kel'Thuzad, a mischievous smile appeared on the corner of her mouth,

"By the way, is this hug warm?"