Throne Of The Apocalypse - Chapter 1
As he finished inscribing the last rune of Figaro formula, Lin Yun closed
the grimoire carefully, then he left the collapsing library.
The sky is gray and full of cracks caused by the void storms. The sun is
red like the blood and looks like its taking its last breath, while bathing
the city in an ominous light. The city is engulfed in mist that looks like
the last breath of a dying man.
The tall defense tower in the middle of the city that has protected Heather
city for the last 3000 years is s.h.i.+ning a faint light thats about to be
extinguished forever.
The world of Northrend that once gave birth to a glorious magic civilization
is about to die as its mana dries up.
At its peak, Northrend inhabitants developed magic to perfection. The
magicians of that time had the power to destroy the world. They
conquered thousands of planes across the universe as countless races
s.h.i.+vered at the sight of their wands.
They claimed to be living G.o.ds. In fact, if it wasnt for the depletion of
mana, some magicians could ascend and obtain eternal life by uncovering
the secrets of magic.
Unfortunately, with the depletion of mana, all this has come to an end.
Humans grew weaker with each pa.s.sing day. Their fleet of magic s.h.i.+ps
always docked at the ports. The horrible magic crystal canons no longer
roar. The numerous planes calmed down as they no longer need to worry
about the sudden arrival of uninvited guests.
The magicians that were once powerful to challenge the G.o.ds, couldnt
withstand the pa.s.sage of time and fell one after the other. The once
legendary magicians now lay in the ruins of Northrend with their names
engraved on the tombstones. Finally, they were forgotten in the sands of
time.
The only thing they left behind is the library that Lin Yun just left. The
library contains thousands of books that acc.u.mulate the magicians
lifelong knowledge and experience. If it was placed in the previous era
before the decline of mana it would be enough to drive any magician
crazy.
But now they lay quietly in the library, covered by a thick layer of dust,
with no value other than being witness to the once glorious Northrend.
In Lin Yuns opinion, these books arent as valuable as a trivial Figaro
formula. At least, Figaro formula can aid meditation by absorbing mana
from the void. The powerful spells in the books can longer be cast with
the absence of mana. The books only value is a casual reading when
one is bored.
I really have a bad luck. Lin Yun came to Northrend 20 years ago,
and all he cared about is his luck. Why had everyone else left, couldnt
they save the world, now i have to hunt for food in the hot desert and wait
to be buried with the world when its destroyed.
This era is similar to the Northrend thousands of years ago. Civilization
was still primitive, magicians were struggling, human race was still young.
But at least, Northrends sky wasnt torn by the void storms, the earth
wasnt covered by the boundless desert, mana was abundant everywhere.
The most important thing is that living in that era, one didnt have to suffer
nightmares of the world destruction every night.
Lin Yun sighed as he dragged his tired body across the empty street.
Silence surrounded the area, as if Lin Yun is left alone in this world.
Northrend slowly approach death, as the resources continue to deplete.
The population of Heather city continues to decrease with each pa.s.sing
day. May be before the end, Heather city will become a real ghost city.
This bleak future made Lin Yun feel a chill. No, its really a bit cold
Lin Yun has been living in heather city for 20 years, that he became
accustomed to the ominous sunlight and the hot desert outside the city
but he hasnt felt this kind of cold before. It seeped into his bones like a
poisonous snake that frightened him.
Lin Yun took a look of the sky and his face paled all of a sudden. The sky
above the city was shrouded in a boundless darkness that swallowed the
last sliver of light. The defense tower that protected the city for thousands
of years finally exhausted its mana.
With that dim light extinguished, Northrend is about to face its final
moments. The void storms are tearing the sky. A ma.s.sive flaming meteor
is descending. violent energy is surging, tearing the fragile s.p.a.ce. The
wind is whistling outside the city. The yellow sands are rolling up like a
wave to swallow Heather city.
The earth is sinking. The world is shaking. Buildings are collapsing.
People are dying. Some of them are calling for help. Some are praying.
Some are screaming. Heather city that had been quiet for thousands of
years, suddenly became very noisy. Blood and fire are filling every corner
of the city. The last city of humanity has finally fallen. Its finally coming…
Lin Yun stood looking outside his residence. Then everything thing was
swallowed by darkness.
When Lin Yun finally woke up, the sky was blue and no longer full with
cracks. The sun was no longer red, and the city was no longer an endless desert.
The dense forests, the rolling hills, the rus.h.i.+ng rivers, everything, made
the world full of vitality.
Of course, there was mana. Mana was everywhere. Compared to the end
of days when it was difficult to absorb mana, Northrend of this era is like a
nouveau riche. Mana is abundant everywhere, even in the air. It looked
inexhaustible and any magician can squander as he likes.
For Lin Yun who survived for 20 years in his last life while trying to extract
mana all the time, this was a paradise. But he had no time to enjoy it
because hefound himself in a strange body.
The memories of the original owner of the body appeared in his mind.
From these memories he knew the original owner of the body was called
Mafa Merlin, a hard working nine-level mage apprentice, he studies under
archmage Seth. His father is Rogge Merlin, who used to run an alchemy
business [ The golds.h.i.+re ] chamber of commerce, one of the seven major
chambers of commerce in the thousand sail city.
That looks good, superior family and great future.
Unfortunately thats a thing from the past. It seems that Mafa Merlin was
really unlucky, as he reached the threshold of the nine-level mage
apprentice, just one step and he could become an official mage and wear
black robes. But his father who ran an alchemy business had an accident.
A storm swallowed up the fleet of [ the Golds.h.i.+re ] Chamber of
Commerce, and hundreds of people including Rogge Merlin perished and
the priceless goods sank in the sea. It was a real disaster that alarmed the
entire thousand sails city.
The golds.h.i.+re chamber of commerce was swarmed by creditors
demanding their money, and the families of victims demanding
compensation for their relatives. As they took everything, Mafa lost the
resources to support him in the expensive magic study, so he went home
to deal with the acc.u.mulating debts.
The big mansion that day was empty, not even a rat was there. The last
servant sneaked away 3 days ago with a dozen of gold coins. No one
remained except of the old butler who was loyal to the old master.
Oh yes, there is a contract.
The owner of the contract is the cousin of Rogge Merlin and the uncle of
Mafa, Farion. When Rogge was there he took care of his cousin. He spent
a lot of money and used lot of connections to help him get the position of
the sheriff of thousand sails city.
Before Rogge went out to the sea, he gave Farion a share and he didnt
even need to pay money, he would just get a huge bonus when Rogge
get back.
No one thought this time the fleet would become a s.h.i.+pwreck. And as
Rogge bit the dust, his cousin came with the contract to take the money.
Now the contract is in front of Lin Yun. Actually the number it contains isnt
actually big, just 8000 gold coins. When Rogge was there, the magic
experiments performed by Mafa costed more than that.
The problem now is that the current Mafa cant afford this amount even if
he sold his body. Now, his uncle Farion isnt good as he used to be.
Seeing the due date is getting closer, Mafa Merlin couldnt handle the
pressure and collapsed after eating the breakfast, when he woke up, he
was the current Lin Yun.
this guys really unlucky. Lin Yun sighed as he digested the
memories in his mind. Mafa Merlin was unlucky to a certain extent, a
young man with a promising future who got stuck in the present.