American comics: Starting with Luke the Maker

After resigning from her duties as Guardian, Aegwynn, who had secluded herself to focus on studying magic, also became aware of the changes in magical energy. Once easily accessible, profound magic now felt strongly obstructed. Not only was the energy consumption increased, but even when releasing spells, she herself was no longer certain of success.

As one of the most accomplished archmages in the world, although she could no longer compare to her peak strength after relinquishing the Guardian's power, the knowledge she possessed, the skills she had mastered, and the secrets she knew remained with her.

She was confident that even in her current state, she did not fear the Council of Tirisfal that had split from her. Moreover, she had not stopped growing after resigning as Guardian. At least, she had mastered a new magical system from her magical confidante, Agatha.

Although it was somewhat incompatible with the arcane and other magical forces of Azeroth, it could be modified for use. All that was needed was a vast energy source that met the requirements.

And Aegwynn had a target in mind for this energy source.

The Dragon Tower!

Built by the Tyrant King Bakal at the cost of everything, collecting countless precious materials and unknown knowledge from this world, the tower itself contained immense energy.

Aegwynn had never seen the Well of Eternity, so she couldn't make a comparison, but she had felt the Sunwell of Quel'Thalas in the elven kingdom. Purely in terms of energy, the Dragon Tower could be considered the Sunwell for human mages.

However, this place was too sensitive. Although she had not returned the key after resigning from the Guardian position, she had attracted the close attention and vigilance of Dalaran.

Those old relics still believed that there was a problem with her thinking and style, so every time they met, they were almost always arguing. In the end, they went their separate ways, and later she even placed the Council between herself, the Guardian, and the key.

Fortunately, she was not in a hurry. She still needed some time to familiarize herself with and master this new system of magic.

But now, after excluding her own factors, she was surprised to find that there was a problem with the magical system she had originally mastered!

Magical energy had become inactive, even more difficult to perceive, master, and manipulate. After reaching a certain energy value, it would even show resistance and non-cooperation. This greatly increased the difficulty and failure rate of spellcasting.

"Agatha, do you know why this is?" Aegwynn subconsciously asked Agatha, who was facing the same situation as her.

"It's as if someone has put a lock on the energy," Agatha said thoughtfully. She even vaguely felt a sense of familiarity.

"Isn't energy supposed to be usable by anyone? How can it be locked? And how can it be locked?" Aegwynn felt her understanding of knowledge being challenged.

Who would bother to put a lock on energy for no reason?

And who could do it?

Those old relics of the Council of Tirisfal? They don't have the strength!

Those magic-playing elves of Quel'Thalas?

They already have the Silvermoon Barrier, and once locked, wouldn't that cause the elves' magic addiction to explode and create chaos?

"Unowned energy can of course be used by anyone. But what about owned energy? Like a god's? If you want to use a god's power, you first need to be a believer, right? And depending on the degree of piety, you can obtain different levels of energy supply. If you are not a believer, or have not obtained permission, can you use a god's power?" Agatha gave Aegwynn an answer that allowed her to understand instantly.

"Are you talking about a god of magic? But neither arcane nor magic has a god. We are just studying the rules of this world. And arcane and magic are the bonuses that come with this research.

We believe in arcane, we believe in magic, but we don't believe in a 'He'," Aegwynn shook her head. She thought that mages were very similar to a profession that Agatha had mentioned called mathematicians. They were rigorous, rational, cold, and one-is-one. Most importantly, only the most outstanding and intelligent people had the talent and ability to study magic.

The dull-witted cannot play with magic.

So even if there really were gods in this world, Aegwynn did not have deep faith. She and the mages only pursued the power of magic.

"It might have been, but now, not necessarily," Agatha said with a heavy expression. She had already figured out where this sense of familiarity came from.

Dimensional Demon Gods!

Some say that dimensional demon gods created some kind of power, and some say that some dimensional demon gods simply discovered some kind of energy. Like the Black Magic God, Cthon.

Even she couldn't have a definite answer to that level of secrecy, but there was no doubt that the situation of energy being owned was too normal in her understanding!

She also knew better than any mage here the importance of high-quality energy! And how important it was to have a new, powerful energy source!

That was a shortcut to heaven that could allow one to reach the sky in one step!

Why had she fallen to this point? Wasn't it because she had set her sights on a vast energy source?

She thought that Luke was an ordinary human being engaged in scientific research, similar to Stark and the others, and that it would be impossible for him to fully grasp that energy and become its master, but the facts told her that her guess was wrong.

It was precisely because of a wrong guess that she felt so desperate when facing Luke.

Although the other party seemed to have given her a way out, Agatha, who was constantly shielding the soul connection, increasingly realized that this way out was rugged and full of life-threatening dangers.

As for locking energy, or even stealing and occupying other people's energy, wasn't that the unique skill of a certain bald female mage?

She could take owned energy without telling anyone, let alone the unowned energy of this world. If it were her, then directly obtaining permissions and becoming its representative owner would not be difficult in Agatha's opinion.

As the one who inherited all the magical methods of the Supreme Mage, Held also could do this.

"What do you mean?" Aegwynn looked at Agatha with a surprised expression.

"She's coming." Because the soul connection was forcibly shielded by her, although this prevented Held from locating her exact location and probing her memory, Agatha was also unable to accurately grasp Held's information. But as the shadow in her heart grew heavier and heavier, she finally had to face Held's threat in her heart.

Perhaps in the near future, they would meet again soon.

Agatha even had a strong premonition that even if she went out at this moment and saw Held appear in front of her, it would be possible and not surprising.

And when that time came, one of them would inevitably become the other's complete resource.

Although she didn't want to admit it, even though her strength had become even stronger after mastering the magical system of this world, she still didn't have absolute confidence in defeating Held when facing her. The pressure the other party brought her was too great. The despair and loss of being defeated lightly in your area of expertise would be deeply rooted in the depths of your heart, difficult to eradicate, and unable to extricate yourself.

"The enemy you mentioned?" Aegwynn's mind stirred, and she suddenly thought of a terrible enemy that Agatha had once told her about.

"Yes. If I'm not mistaken, all of this was done by the other party. Only she can easily do this. Taking such vast and endless energy for herself…" Agatha felt bitter in her heart, and also felt a strong envy and unwillingness.

This was a path to godhood that she had been thinking about for a long time!

Whether it was done by Held or not, this behavior had obviously forcibly interrupted her plan. Yes, she also wanted to possess this power. It was just that her knowledge and methods in this area were still in their infancy. She followed Aegwynn to learn the magical system here and the magical knowledge here, all just to understand and master this energy more deeply.

From the process, her behavior was successful.

From the result, she was preempted by someone else.

"That Luke, or rather, Held?" Aegwynn said thoughtfully. She looked at Agatha: "If she really took the magical energy for herself, then not only me, I think the people in Dalaran can't escape either. Perhaps soon, they will come to our door.

I certainly wouldn't want to see them before. But this time, I hope they can bring us some useful intelligence."

Saying that, Aegwynn sighed.

She originally thought that the world would be safe after solving Sargeras, but she didn't expect that there would be other troubles from beyond the realm. And this time, if there was a problem with the magical energy, then the trouble would probably be big.

At least the overall strength of this world would decline to a terrible level, and the strength of humans and other races might become a little insignificant when facing the demons that occasionally sneak in and the disasters hidden in this world.

But she no longer had that peak power.

"It seems that there is really a problem outside," Agatha sighed.

Agatha, who participated in the construction of the surrounding magic barrier, also had the magic barrier permissions for this area. She and Aegwynn almost simultaneously noticed the warning that the magic barrier had been touched. The two looked at each other and confirmed their previous idea.

When Aegwynn opened the magic barrier and walked out of her mage tower, she saw a familiar old face.

"You should already know why I'm here, Aegwynn." Looking at Aegwynn who walked out, Antonidas's wise face showed an ugly smile.

"There is a problem with the magical energy, I know," Aegwynn nodded.

"Then do you know who did it?" Antonidas asked. "You have to know that Dalaran is in chaos now. I even received inquiries from the guardian dragons. They have always been unwilling to pay attention to external affairs. But once they participate, you can understand what that means, right?"

"It means that this world has encountered the Burning Legion again, or a troublesome thing like the Dragon Empire," Aegwynn gave the answer without hesitation. Only when this world is threatened will those guardian dragons主动 come out of their nests.

"Yes," Antonidas sighed.

"So, you think I did it?" Aegwynn saw Antonidas's suspicion and asked bluntly.

"Of course not, I'm here just to ask you to verify some information. I can see that you know something, don't you? You are always so disdainful of hiding your true emotions." Antonidas didn't have much hope for his visit, but seeing Aegwynn's face, he felt that he would have a major harvest this time.

"Coincidentally, I also want to know the intelligence outside," Aegwynn welcomed Antonidas into the mage tower.

In the following time, Aegwynn, Agatha, and Antonidas frankly exchanged the intelligence information they had. Finally, after the three of them summed up their respective intelligence information, they had a result.

"It seems that all of this is related to that outsider named Held," Antonidas said with a face full of distress: "Quel'Thalas's Prince Kael'thas is in Dalaran to exchange and study magic. According to the news he received, the elves' Sunwell has also undergone changes.

A small team of orc invaders invaded Quel'Thalas without alarming the barrier, and used some method to gradually seal off the Sunwell. The energy of the Sunwell is gradually declining, and perhaps soon, the elves of Quel'Thalas will face a 【depleted】 Sunwell.

The Dragon Tower has also undergone changes. I don't know what Kel'Thuzad and the king of Lordaeron did. I once warned Kel'Thuzad, I warned him not to study his dangerous summoning necromancy magic again. Obviously, he didn't listen. Perhaps this disaster came from Kel'Thuzad who didn't listen to the warning."

"Without Kel'Thuzad, there would be other people. Our world is being targeted!" Aegwynn saw it very clearly. How can you prevent thieves for a thousand days?

"Are you willing to come out and help? Losing energy, Dalaran's guarding power has dropped to an extremely dangerous level. Those ordinary mages may not be greatly affected for the time being, but like us archmages, our strength has inevitably declined," Antonidas extended an invitation to Aegwynn and Agatha.

"What about Medivh? As a guardian, shouldn't he stand up?" Aegwynn thought of her son.

"He fell into some unknown slumber for more than ten years, and after waking up, he disappeared," Antonidas's face became even more ugly. If there was the power of the guardian, they might still have a powerful trump card to play. But now, that trump card is gone!

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A group of noble elves are having a heated debate in the Silvermoon City's palace. The reason for the debate comes from an invitation. The one who sent the invitation is an orc.