Chapter 299: The resurrection quota goes to whoever slays the Lich King; the Princess of Lordaeron

"O great Holy Light God! My brother, my brother, during the time when the Scourge raged several years ago, he died bravely in battle."

"He is a warrior, utterly devoted to the Holy Light; please, bring him back to life!" a paladin who was praying suddenly said.

That paladin looked at the Holy Light God with eager eyes; this resurrection, a skill only gods can wield, appeared before them for the first time today.

The dead truly came back to life, and it was the great envoy of light, Uther.

"O great Holy Light God, my dearest comrade, he was harmed by the Scourge several years ago, and he too was a devout follower of the Holy Light."

"O great Holy Light God, my wife and my children died in that war; please have mercy! Save them."

"O great Holy Light God, my beloved."

With the first, immediately came the second and third; countless paladins and priests began to pray.

Everyone had regrets, everyone had someone they wanted to resurrect, and everyone began to pray to the great Holy Light God.

Although many knew that this ability to resurrect the dead could not be used casually, they still held a sliver of hope.

They hoped they would be the lucky one, hoping the great Holy Light God would make an exception for them once.

"This is a reward the world of Azeroth gave me after my birth, but I can only resurrect one mortal per year, and it consumes a great deal of energy; I cannot fulfill all of your wishes."

"Uther, you must stay on this planet, spread the Holy Light, and oppose the evil forces on this world, so I grant you this first resurrection's honor." The Holy Light God Dikka spoke.

These words directly ended others' thoughts; this was the plan we had worked out with Luode earlier.

This resurrection ability can only resurrect one existence per year, and the Holy Light God will consume a great deal of power.

The reason for resurrecting Uther is to have him oppose the evil entities on this planet.

"O great Holy Light God, I sincerely praise you! I am an envoy of light, I am one resurrected by the Holy Light!"

"I will lead the followers of the Holy Light to crush all evil on this planet; I am the bane of evil." Uther spoke with a solemn and grave expression.

He felt his heart beating again, felt blood flowing through his body.

He was no longer his former undead self, yet this state of being alive made him happier; perhaps this is what it means to pursue life as a mortal! "O Holy Light God, praise you, I don't know what conditions are needed to be resurrected by you? We ordinary followers of the Holy Light, do we have the qualification to ask for your resurrection?" a paladin asked.

Upon saying this, everyone present agreed; they all wanted an answer, for the Holy Light God to give them a definite answer.

Each year there is a resurrection quota; who should it be given to?

"Such resurrection requires certain prerequisites: the body must still remain in this world, and the soul must still linger here, in order to be resurrected."

"If the soul has already gone to another world, the world of the dead, then the cost of resurrection would be enormous." Dikka said.

Upon hearing this, many paladins and priests showed disappointed expressions, as their relatives and friends had died in the war.

Moreover, many corpses could not be found; those who had been resurrected as Scourge, some low‑grade cannon fodder, could not even be recognized as they once were.

"O great Holy Light God, does that mean only the undead, or those who are newly born, can be resurrected by your power?" a paladin asked.

"Although I would love to resurrect everyone's family, friends, and relatives, it is regrettable that the resurrection spell breaks the natural balance entirely, even for me."

"I must also follow certain rules; newly born beings and undead creatures, as well as souls still present in this world, are easier to resurrect, but if a soul has entered the Shadow Realm, I must expend a great cost to bring it back."

However, I assure you all.

"If someone is extremely important to this world, then after death I will certainly resurrect them."

"Even if some people perform heroic deeds, I can expend a portion of my own power to make an exception and resurrect one person for them."

"Take this campaign against the Lich King as an example: if anyone among you can behead Arthas and end the Lich King's rule, then I will grant him a wish—a resurrection wish—allowing him to let me resurrect anyone he chooses!"

"Even if that person has been dead for many years, I will still draw his soul from the Shadow Realm and fully resurrect him." The Giant of Light Dikka said.

Upon hearing this, the people who had begun to feel disappointed were suddenly brightened; at least, at least, there is still hope!

Killing the Lich King, killing Lich King Arthas, will grant this resurrection quota.

"Even the selfless Grand Lord Tirion Fordring, who wholeheartedly seeks to destroy the Lich King and protect Azeroth, has begun to think; his young son should not have died so miserably. Perhaps, perhaps if he himself beheads Arthas the Lich King, accomplishing a great deed for the world, maybe the Holy Light God could resurrect his son Turalyon."

Darian Mograine also began to think at this moment; his father Alexandros Mograine had spent his life striving for Lordaeron, his life fighting evil, fighting the Scourge.

"If I can kill Arthas, then I can obtain the wish to resurrect my father."

At this moment, everyone—all paladins, death knights, even priests—had in their hearts a single thought, a fervent idea.

Kill the Lich King Arthas, obtain the Holy Light God's resurrection reward.

"Not only Arthas, my father said, any evil existence in Azeroth..."

"The warriors who annihilate these evils should all be rewarded; defeating those evil ancient gods, the fallen Titan guardians—I will provide rewards for you all." Dikka said.

"Praise you, praise you, great Holy Light God; we can no longer express it in words, the excitement deep in our hearts."

"We want to establish a new sect, the Holy Light God Sect."

"Great Envoy of Light Uther, become the leader of this religion!"

"If everyone is willing to elect me as the leader of the sect, then I will assume the position of leader."

"Together let us pray to the Holy Light God, to the great Holy Light." Uther raised his Silver Hand warhammer high and said.

The Holy Light God manifested in the Eastern Plaguelands, at the Holy Light's Wish Cathedral, and made a promise to all followers of the Holy Light.

Take off Arthas's head, kill the evil ancient gods, eradicate the fallen Titan guardians.

Those warriors who achieve such great feats will all receive a reward: a resurrection reward.

This caused an uproar throughout the human world; everyone shouted for the Lich King's defeat, for the Lich King's defeat! The Alliance and the Horde also began preparations for their expedition; the blood elf race, the newly born race, the silver‑white northern expeditionary army will serve as the vanguard.

In two months' time, they will jointly organize a fleet to attack the Northrend continent.

In a farm in the Western Plaguelands lives a strange pair: a woman with golden silky hair and a beautiful visage.

And a undead emanating strong Holy Light aura from head to toe, living together here; they are the first‑generation Archbishop Alonsus Faol.

Also there is the princess of Lordaeron, sister of the Lich King Arthas, Princess Calia Menethil.

Archbishop Alonsus Faol had already died, but was resurrected by the power of the Scourge.

Yet he, through his steadfast faith in the Holy Light, gained freedom and is not under the Lich King's control.

And he rescued the Lordaeron princess Calia, who was being hunted by the Scourge.

Afterward, Lordaeron Princess Calia became a disciple of Archbishop Alonsus Faol, following at his side and upholding the Holy Light's path.

My mentor, have you heard the recent news? Uther, Uther has actually been resurrected!

A Holy Light God has been born; it was that day when golden light filled the entire sky, and the Holy Light truly answered us. Princess Kariya said excitedly.

On the day the Holy Light God was born, she was following her mentor to learn the Way of Holy Light; suddenly, golden light filled the sky and covered the heavens.

She suddenly felt that her connection to the Holy Light was incredibly close, and in the vision she saw that great golden giant.

After so many years of devout prayer to the Holy Light, could it be that she finally received a response? The Holy Light God has descended, able to let the dead return to life—this is something only a god could do, right? Upon hearing this news, she could not wait to go meet Uther.

Then she begged the great Holy Light God to resurrect this Archbishop Alonsos Fa'ao.

"I have never felt such a surging, mighty, so powerful Holy Light force; he is indeed a Holy Light God, but resurrecting the dead breaks the balance of life and death." Archbishop Alonsos Fa'ao shook his head.

That giant, radiating golden light from head to toe, indeed matches the identity of the Holy Light God, and he also truly demonstrated something only a god could do—resurrecting the dead.

But he was unsure whether breaking the balance of life and death was a good thing or a bad thing: "However, Archbishop, that great Holy Light God also said that only those who have made great contributions to Azeroth can receive his reward

"I think, with your status, you should be able to obtain this resurrection quota, and I also want to atone to my people, to repay Arthas's sins.

Princess Kariya looked at the Archbishop with a determined expression. (End of chapter)