How many Black Knights (Black Wings Generals) are there really?

But storyline is what makes MapleStory a real "STORY". After all, if we went back to the days of post-Beta Official release, where everything was grind central, I'dve quit long ago.

Now that Maple is developing a story, you can bet your ass I'm gonna speculate and wonder about it, like someone reading a giant book series, wondering what'll come next.

This is the whole point of what cliffhangers are supposed to do; when you don't know enough about the story, you speculate what might happen.

EDIT - @Viaje How do we know Freed wasn't struggling with that egg during the time he carried it? He could've died on the spot when he got back to Afrien (most likely due to exhaustion).

And what makes it have anything to do with "MAPLE"?
Don't try to make sense of a nonsensical title.

Again, there is a difference between speculating and just plain making pomegranate up. When you do the latter, you don't get to advertise it as fact.

You said nothing new about Freud while simultaneously failing to address how a mortally wounded person could make such a trip.

After you save Afrien, he speaks of the past. You get teleported to the moment where the final battle was about to be fought. And Afrien speaks of what happened later. I believe it's the level 70 quest. But he does say it.

I'll have to reread that then. Honestly, I do have a habit of mixing up Afrien and Freud, so I have trouble remembering who did what.