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Chapter 467 Breaking Free from Chains

Chapter 467 Breaking Free from Chains

In the void beyond the universe, Morgoth, who had been chained and banished for countless eons, lay quietly in the void, as if asleep, yet also as if brewing a terrifying power.

He exuded a powerful aura, forming his own independent domain, a world unto himself in the boundless void.

After being captured in the War of Wrath, his body was bound with chains forged by the god of craftsmen, Auril, and he was banished to the Void.

Morgoth's power did not weaken; on the contrary, it gradually increased, becoming even more powerful than before.

Especially after Sauron sacrificed countless lives for Morgoth before the War of the Ring, Morgoth's power was replenished, giving him the possibility of breaking free of his chains.

Although Morgoth is known as the Lord of Darkness, the authority he wields is not the law of darkness.

Because he is essentially an Aenu created by the creator god Ilúvatar, possessing the same attributes as the other Valar.

However, he is different from the other Valar, who each wield different powers of law, such as Manwë in charge of the atmosphere, Olli in charge of forging, and Ulmo in charge of the waters.

But Morgoth did not have a fixed domain of power, or rather, he possessed a portion of all the Valar's power.

Before Morgoth was completely corrupted, he was called Melkor, and was the most powerful and glorious of all the Aenus created by Ilúvatar.

Ilúvatar placed great hopes on him, thus bestowing upon him the greatest power and authority, possessing fragments of all the Valar's power, and considering him the closest to the creator god Ilúvatar among the Aenu.

It can be said that Melkor possesses almost all the power except for the ability of the creator god Ilúvatar to create life.

Ilúvatar endowed Melkor with such great power, intending for him to become the king of the Aenu and lead the creation of the world in the Great Music.

But what no one expected was the immense ambition Melkor harbored. Instead of using the powerful abilities granted to him by Ilúvatar to create a world, he sought to destroy and distort the Great Symphony, wanting it to be executed according to his own will.

That is why Ilúvatar was disappointed in him, and made his brother Manwë the King of the Valar, leading the Valar and the Maiar to create the world of Arda.

This only fueled Melkor's jealousy and resentment. In his constant sabotage of the Valar's creations, he also plotted to make Arda his own and become its ruler.

He even coveted the Secret Fire, unique to the creator god Ilúvatar, because the Secret Fire is the core of the creation of the universe, life, and souls. Whether it is the Aenu, the elves, or the humans, they are all key to Ilúvatar's creation with the Secret Fire and the granting of their free will.

Morgoth desired this power; he wanted to use the Secret Fire to create a race entirely of his own, to dominate the world.

He even wanted to become a creator god like Ilúvatar and replace Ilúvatar's position.

He infused his will into the material foundation of Arda, corrupting the earth, creatures, and souls, and twisting existing life, turning elves into orcs, animals into monsters, and Maiar into balora, and creating dark creatures such as dragons and trolls.

However, because he poured his power into the world to dominate all things, he eventually weakened due to the excessive dispersion of his power, becoming the "Cancer of Arda," and was ultimately defeated in the War of Wrath.

However, this also bound him to the world of Arda, meaning that as long as the world of Arda remains intact, he can never be destroyed.

This is also why, after being arrested in the War of Wrath, he was not killed by the Valar, but was instead banished from the world.

Since being banished to the Void, Morgoth has been gradually gathering his scattered power in an attempt to break free of his chains and return to Arda.

Originally, according to the original trajectory, he might have needed to wait until the world was in its twilight and the power of the Valar was weakened before he could take the opportunity to break free of his chains and start the final war of the apocalypse.

But since Sauron sacrificed millions of lives and souls, he was like a thirsty and weary man in the desert who suddenly found a pot of water.

Although it couldn't fully restore him, it gave him a chance to catch his breath.

This brief respite was enough to bring about a qualitative change, allowing him to break free of his chains ahead of schedule.

As human society developed, especially after entering the extraordinary era, the individual strength of humans improved, and the world of Alda was constantly transformed.

Correspondingly, this has also led to the abuse of magic, especially the abuse of black magic, which has allowed darkness to continue to grow.

Some humans even traced back fragments of Morgoth's words while excavating ancient ruins, and thus the worship and faith in Morgoth secretly developed.

And this growing darkness became Morgoth's best tonic.

Then, at a certain moment, Morgoth, having gathered enough power, suddenly opened his demonic eyes, and a terrifying aura erupted from his body, stirring up a storm in the once peaceful Void.

Morgoth's body rapidly expanded and grew to the size of a mountain, and it continued to grow, ten thousand feet, twenty thousand feet—comparable to a continent, comparable to the world of Arda!

The iron chains that bound him tightly, Anguinor, grew larger as his body grew.

This iron chain is a divine artifact crafted by the god of craftsmen, Oli, and once locked, there is no possibility of breaking free.

But now that Morgoth has grown to the size of the world of Arda, this incredibly tough artifact is gradually becoming unbearable and has begun to deform.

"Roar!" Morgoth roared, a low growl that shook the Void, as terrifying power erupted from his body.

Morgoth's face contorted with rage as he gritted his teeth and continued to pry open the chains binding him, Anghianot.

The immense power tore apart the surrounding void, stirring up a storm of chaotic energy. Countless elements and matter were instantly annihilated upon their creation, ultimately returning to chaos.

In the end, Morgoth prevailed.

With a loud snapping sound, Morgoth broke the Anghnor Chains in two.

Morgoth, having broken free of his restraints, was also in bad shape; exhausted, he was panting heavily and his strength was waning.

But his eyes shone brightly, and his unrestrained laughter echoed in the void, like a prisoner finally breaking free of his restraints, radiating boundless joy and madness.

After laughing his fill, Morgoth stopped, then fixed his gaze on the broken chain, his eyes filled with both disgust and...

Shame can also be a complex and difficult emotion to understand.

Then he reached out and grabbed the chains, and a scorching, evil flame of destruction appeared in his hand. The chains had already lost their power when they broke, and were easily melted into molten lava by the flames of destruction.

Morgoth reshaped the molten lava into a black iron crown.

He placed the iron crown on his head, then looked toward the Void, toward the world of Arda.

"Arda, your king has returned!"