Mage Legend

Zilvra closed her eyes, gently biting her lower lip. She thought for a moment, then looked at the mage again with her purple pupils, "Lynch, since you insist on staying here to fight, I'll tell you this. If my memory serves the term 'Dark Elf' right, then I know the origin of those undead creatures."

"Know? What's going on?" Lynch seemed very surprised, "Could it be that those creatures are connected to the Underworld?"

"Lynch, do you know how the First Family began to rule Ratris City..."

What Zilvra recounted was a secret known only to the First Family. A thousand years ago, even after pledging loyalty to the Spider Goddess, the Dark Elves were unable to dominate the Underdark. Monsters fleeing the Great Arcanist War roamed the dark underground, constantly threatening the safety of this nascent race. Moreover, the infighting among the Drow greatly depleted their strength. Although every family understood that without uniting against external threats, they would inevitably lose the right to survive, the inherently evil nature of the Dark Elves prevented them from trusting each other. Until one day...

The matron of the First Family made a sacrifice to the Spider Goddess. The specifics of what was offered to the Goddess are no longer known, but she received a powerful item—the Necromancer's Magic Pearl. This was actually an item created by a surface Great Arcanist, lost amidst chaotic wars, and finally became a gift from the Spider Goddess to her followers. At that time, a few mages among the Dark Elves survived, and they worked together with the matron to summon a terrifying army.

Thankfully, the first matron did not use this army to attack her own kind, sparing the Drow of Ratris City from a battle against ghosts and vampires. The native monsters of the Underworld became victims of this slaughter, their blood even staining the entire passages of the Underdark red.

Even with thick armor and sharp claws and teeth, even containing deadly venom or terrible contagions, these forces were rendered useless before necromancy. In just over a month, from the tunnels around Ratris City to the entire Underdark, the terrifying power of the First Family completely 'combed through' those creatures unwilling to submit.

The cruelty of the undead combined with the well-trained army of the Dark Elves made secrecy extremely easy, and the details of these battles never leaked out. Other families in Ratris City had no idea that the First Family had won victory through the undead.

When countless slave soldiers and mountains of spoils were transported back to Ratris City, every family was astonished by the First Family's strength. They didn't even dare to inquire about the details of the battle—even if they had the intention, they lacked the capacity—and thus, under the deliberate concealment by the first matron, the news of the Necromancer's Magic Pearl was known only to the core members of the family. From then on, no one questioned the status of the First Family again.

The Spider Goddess maintained her own form of 'fairness', and to better appreciate schemes and stratagems, she took back the Necromancer's Magic Pearl. She informed the matron of the First Family that this item was placed somewhere on the surface world, and when the Dark Elves launched a counterattack against the elves, the item would reappear.

Because Batana once wanted her fair-skinned daughter to be a candidate for matron, she told her this history. The First Family had never given up searching for this treasure, and regaining it would significantly enhance their power.

"If those undead creatures suddenly appeared in the world, then it might be related to this item," Zilvra said, "When countless undead swarm towards you, even a place as dangerous as the Underdark cannot stop this horror, so why put yourself at risk for these frail creatures?"

Lynch rubbed his chin, pondering Zilvra's words. Although the two matters seemed related, there was a major flaw. If the Necromancer's Magic Pearl still existed, it would be one of those rare magic items from ancient times, like his refined gold arm, and would be impossible to wield without the appropriate power. The Necromancer's Magic Pearl was clearly an item for a mage; otherwise, the former matron of the First Family wouldn't have had mages assist her. And now, there is no one capable of wielding a Great Arcanist's power. Except for Lynch, who possesses the 'Arcane Secret Scroll' and thus obtained similar power, detailed records of ancient magic disappeared with the death of the Magic God, and every one of the Great Arcanists from ancient times has vanished from the world.