"Each person chose a piece and infused it with their spirit. Then the match could begin."
Just then, the chessboard twisted, and pieces slowly took shape on both sides.
"Humans and orcs?" Lothar looked at the pieces.
"Looks like it's simulating the war between the Stormwind Kingdom and the orcish Horde." Alleria tilted her head as she studied Warchief Blackhand's rugged appearance across from them.
Everyone chose their pieces. Hu Feng naturally took King Llane; Lothar chose an infantryman; Alleria and Sylvanas chose Water Elementals; Garona chose a priest; and Khadgar was miserably assigned a warhorse.
"Why am I a horse?"
"Shut up! Divine Venerable, how should we fight?" Lothar's soldier piece turned to look at the King Llane controlled by Hu Feng.
"Fight however you want. I was only playing for the rewards because I was bored. So... I'm going to cheat."
With that, King Llane raised one hand. The Titan's Golden Divine Power radiated outward and flowed into the chessboard.
"Think about it. Could you possibly become stronger without spending money?"
The chessboard twisted again. The Alliance's side expanded into a double-box shape. Hu Feng's section was twice as large as the orcs' across from them. Then it twisted once more, and a cluster of elf mage pieces appeared on the board, with several Arcane Golems positioned at the front.
Everyone stared in stunned silence. Damn, that worked too!? This was cheating without leaving the other side any chance at all! Their side had doubled its pieces in the blink of an eye...
"Mm... this should be enough. Come on, let's begin and crush them!" Hu Feng nodded in satisfaction and shouted.
Everyone began controlling their pieces. Medivh's mental projection seemed to freeze, unsure how to handle this situation... By the time it reacted, the battle on the