Chapter Summaries

A Tauren from another world was swept into Hu Feng’s Azeroth and asked for help returning home. After Hu Feng supplied his craft with power and studied his equipment, the Tauren departed, only to find the route back had vanished.

• A Tauren escaped a battle in the Koprulu Sector aboard a flying toilet, then spacetime turbulence carried him to a different world near Azeroth.
• The Aether Crystal captured the Tauren and brought him to the Eternal Night Palace, where Elisande and Hu Feng questioned him.
• The Tauren explained that he wanted to return to his world, and Hu Feng agreed to replenish his craft’s energy in exchange for copies of his armor and energy gun blueprints.
• The Heklar Consortium engineers and Draenei crystal technicians studied the Tauren’s equipment while Hu Feng powered his craft with a divine crystal.
• The Tauren departed toward the spacetime turbulence, but it disappeared after he passed through, leaving him unable to return to Hu Feng’s world.

Emperor Sorcer waited to see whether the Alliance would defeat the Blackrock Orcs and Nefarian before deciding the Dark Iron Dwarves’ future. Meanwhile, adventurers crowded Blackrock Mountain to take Alliance bounties, leaving Suramar City half empty, and Hu Feng considered how to bring them back.

• Emperor Sorcer considered the Alliance’s offer to let the Dark Iron Dwarves resist Ragnaros and join them, but chose to wait until the Alliance’s campaign progressed.
• Adventurers flocked to Eastern Kingdoms bounties and gathered in Blackrock Mountain’s temporary camp to find teams for missions.
• A rogue tried to steal a European Emperor’s Dragon's Breath Crown, and the mage defeated him with Frost Nova and Pyroblast before the guards arrived.
• Hu Feng noticed that Suramar City had lost half its adventurers and discussed raising bounties with Queen Sylvanas over dinner.

The druids learned from Archmage that the Moon Goddess's Scythe was calling worgen in Duskwood, and they hurried there to search for Velinde Starsong. Meanwhile, Pamela terrorized the Scarlet Monastery, and Marcus left Northshire Abbey to seek adventure and romance.

• The Crusaders broke Archmage during interrogation, and he revealed how he had controlled worgen at Shadowfang Keep and learned of the scythe in Duskwood.
• The druids decided Archmage knew no more and continued toward Duskwood, hoping Velinde Starsong was still alive there.
• Pamela killed Scarlet Crusaders at the monastery, resisting Holy Light because of her pure heart before attacking a priest with ghostly claws.
• Marcus packed his belongings, said goodbye to the marshal, and rode out from Northshire Valley to pursue adventure and a future romance.

Illidan’s forces and their Broken allies advanced on Magtheridon’s stronghold in Shadowmoon Valley, while Akama confronted Sok'reth over their shared Draenei history. Akama learned that Sok'reth had killed Velen in his timeline, but that the Draenei there were safe under Turalyon.

• Illidan led the Demon Hunters and Sok'reth Fel Legion in an assault on Magtheridon’s lair at Shadowmoon Citadel, with Akama’s Broken fighting alongside them.
• Akama recalled how the Broken had allied with Illidan to reclaim Karabor Temple and how Maiev explained that Sok'reth came from another timeline.
• Akama attacked Sok'reth after accusing him of corruption, but Sok'reth blasted him into a ruined wall.
• Sok'reth told Akama that he had killed Archimonde in his world and intended for his Sok'reth Legion to slaughter the Eredar of the Burning Legion.
• Akama asked about the Draenei in Sok'reth’s world, and Sok'reth said they lived safely on Azeroth under Turalyon but that he had killed Velen.

Illidan defeated Malthael while his allies gathered surrendered demons and secured territory across Outland. Meanwhile, Adal watched for signs that Illidan was the Child of Light and Shadow, as Kil'jaeden launched a Burning Legion fleet toward Outland.

• Illidan and Maiev defeated Malthael as Matriarch Sha'raz and the Demon Hunters gathered the demons who had joined Illidan.
• Akama's Broken and Sok'reth's Eredar Legion cleared the lower levels of Shadowmoon Citadel, while Fashqi's Naga captured Serpent Lake to supply Illidan's army.
• In Shattrath, Khadgar learned that Illidan had arrived, and Adal speculated that he might be the Child of Light and Shadow before ordering Khadgar to wait.
• At Honor Hold, Turalyon's soldiers continued waiting for the Dark Portal to reopen while nearby Burning Legion camps fell quiet.
• On Planet Argus, Kil'jaeden dispatched a fleet of Fel Battleships to Outland to crush resistance and destroy the Dark Portal.

The Alliance joined the New Horde’s fight against the Gurubashi and Skullsplitter Trolls after Bloodlord Mandokir attacked Alliance outposts. Meanwhile, Heklar turned Gurubashi Arena into a profitable gladiatorial venue and black-market town, and his wealth began to surge.

• Bloodlord Mandokir allied with the Skullsplitter Trolls and attacked New Horde forces and Alliance outposts, drawing the Alliance into the conflict.
• The Alliance and the New Horde coordinated against the Gurubashi Trolls and Skullsplitter Trolls while avoiding an official war between their factions.
• Heklar reopened Gurubashi Arena with the Heklar Consortium, the Venture Company, and the Hydraxian Waterlords as shareholders.
• Heklar used the Night Empire’s banner to deter interference as the arena’s deathmatches attracted contestants and customers.
• The arena’s surroundings developed into a neutral town filled with black markets and shady deals, and Heklar’s wealth grew rapidly.

Heklar used his favor with the Divine Emperor and payments to the Crusaders to have them target goblins in Booty Bay who favored Trade Prince Gazlowe. After the raid, Heklar gained control of Booty Bay while the Steamwheedle Cartel lost its foothold there.

• Heklar displayed his dark-gold cloak and prestige as the Divine Emperor’s favored servant while overseeing a deathmatch at Gurubashi Arena.
• Heklar gave the Crusader mage the Divine Emperor’s monthly share, extra chests for the God Queens, and a donation to the Crusaders.
• Heklar asked the Crusaders to suppress goblins in Booty Bay who respected Trade Prince Gazlowe more than the Divine Emperor, and the mage agreed to help.
• Days later, Chosen Zealots and a Chosen Immortal raided Booty Bay, while bribed goblin guards stood aside and the Zealots attacked anyone who resisted.
• Trade Prince Gazlowe avoided confronting the Crusaders, and Booty Bay fell under Heklar’s control as the Steamwheedle Cartel was driven out.

Heklar consolidated Booty Bay’s banks into Heklar Bank, expanding his legitimate business and influence while lending the Lordaeron Restoration Army gold. His efforts to expand into Azshara were rebuffed by Queen Azshara, setting up a future conflict with the vengeful Goblin.

• Heklar united Booty Bay’s banks as Heklar Bank, offering high deposit interest and low-interest loans backed by collateral.
• Heklar expanded his influence through Booty Bay’s legal businesses and Gurubashi Arena’s black markets, while gaining favor with the Night Empire’s God Queens.
• The Lordaeron Restoration Army borrowed one million gold from Heklar Bank, pledging Princess Calia’s childhood doll as symbolic collateral.
• The New Horde considered borrowing from Heklar, but Trade Prince Gazlowe offered better terms, and Thrall accepted the Steamwheedle Cartel’s loan.
• Queen Azshara rejected the Heklar Consortium’s presence in Azshara, despite Medivh’s warning that Heklar would resent the insult.

After the Alliance was driven from Blackwing Lair by Chromaggus, Hu Feng decided to head to Blackrock Mountain to help. He rode through Stormwind and Elwynn Forest, where a child’s admiration reassured him before he continued on his journey.

• Chromaggus and the black dragonkin defeated the Alliance forces in Blackwing Lair, forcing them to retreat, though Varian personally slew three black dragons.
• Hu Feng read the battle report and decided to go to Blackrock Mountain, brushing off Alleria’s teasing about his motives.
• Hu Feng borrowed a Mechanical Road Buster in Stormwind and set off through the congested city toward Elwynn Forest.
• Hu Feng rode through Goldshire and detoured to Lake of Stone Markers, where he watched families and children enjoying the peaceful surroundings.
• A little girl recognized Hu Feng and called him a good god, reassuring him that his sacrifices had protected Azeroth before he rode on.

Hu Feng recruited the Three Brothers Behind the Stone into the Iron Horde as its first Orc Dawn Knights, then joined the Alliance battle at Blackrock Mountain and reassured Varian. The Alliance forces regrouped with Hu Feng’s help as the fighting continued.

• Hu Feng discovered the Three Brothers Behind the Stone ambushing travelers near Lakeshire and learned they had been waiting for the Old Horde to return.
• Hu Feng transformed the brothers with dawn light, explained the fate of the Old Horde, and accepted their pledge to serve the Iron Horde.
• The Three Brothers Behind the Stone ate at Lakeshire Inn, received armor and horses, and set off with Hu Feng.
• Alliance troops and adventurers fought dragonkin and Blackrock Orcs at Blackrock Mountain while Varian led the defense.
• Hu Feng arrived, healed the Alliance forces, and urged Varian to let the troops rest and regroup before counterattacking.

The Alliance pushed through Blackwing Lair while Hu Feng helped them and searched for valuables. As Varian fought Chromaggus, Hu Feng discovered Nefarian had fled to his secret laboratory in Blackwing Circle, which was nearing completion.

• Hu Feng found Bloodfang Leather Armor and gave it to Varian to pass to Garona.
• Nefarian gathered his research materials and fled Blackwing Lair after learning Hu Feng was with the Alliance.
• Varian fought and killed Valastrasz with Hu Feng's divine power keeping him healed.
• Hu Feng bound the Goblin Engineers with divine chains and claimed them for the Heklar Consortium.
• Hu Feng found Nefarian's private platform empty, then located Blackwing Circle and saw that the secret base was nearly finished.
• Hu Feng returned to Blackwing Lair while the Alliance continued fighting Chromaggus.

Kael'thas oversaw the Sunwell's transformation into a living woman named Anveena, while the Demonic Blade Girl arrived in Theramore and drew Jaina and Aegwynn's attention. Aegwynn suspected the girl came from near Karazhan and was seeking revenge against Sargeras.

• Kael'thas chose Krasus's plan to condense the Sunwell's essence into a human rather than destroy it permanently.
• Krasus used his power to shape the Sunwell's essence into Anveena, who understood that she might one day become the Sunwell again.
• Kael'thas promised to protect Anveena, and Krasus realized that the Sun King might have fallen for her.
• The Demonic Blade Girl left Theramore and crossed Dustwallow Marsh with a crimson blade on her back.
• Jaina and Aegwynn watched the girl through an Arcane Eye, which she destroyed with a slash of Demonic Energy.
• Aegwynn recognized the girl's energy as mutated dark divine power and suspected she came from near Karazhan to seek revenge against Sargeras.

The Alliance's campaign in Blackrock Mountain ended its first phase, while Dark Iron Emperor Sorcer considered joining the Alliance under Moira's influence. Across the north, restoration armies and their allies prepared for further battles, and the Silver Dawn and Crimson Vanguard planned an assault on Naxxramas.

• The Alliance destroyed the True Horde and nearly wiped out the Blackrock Orcs and Nefarian's Black Dragonflight before returning to Stormwind to reorganize.
• Sorcer agreed to explore joining the Alliance after Moira urged him to unite the Dark Iron and Bronzebeard Dwarves against Ragnaros and the Fire Elements.
• Princess Calia used support from the Heklar Consortium and the Dawn Brotherhood to rebuild the Alterac Mountains, while Southshore sought her protection against the Forsaken.
• The Stromgarde Restoration Army and Alliance dwarf forces fought the Forsaken and New Horde in Arathi as Prince Trollbane planned to retake Stromgarde.
• Bridget Abendis renamed her Scarlet Crusade force the Crimson Vanguard, and Darian Mograine prepared to join it in an assault on Naxxramas.

Oscar secretly built a rebel force in Naxxramas and agreed to cooperate with Dark Witch Farinna, who offered to bring Noth the Plaguebringer to his side. As the world’s factions prepared to attack Naxxramas, Kel'Thuzad fortified Stratholme and the Battle of Naxxramas drew near.

• Oscar secretly moved loyal undead into Stratholme and prepared to rebel against the Lich King when Azeroth’s armies attacked.
• Dark Witch Farinna approached Oscar after breaking free of the Lich King’s influence and offered her cultists and Noth the Plaguebringer in exchange for joining him.
• Oscar consulted Cthulhu, then agreed to let Farinna follow him on the condition that she bring Noth the Plaguebringer.
• Arch Lich Kel'Thuzad gathered Scourge forces around Stratholme and guarded the Lich Tower that connected the city to Naxxramas.
• The world’s factions prepared for the attack, while the Forsaken and Lordaeron Restoration Army set aside their conflict and Sylvanas and Princess Calia sought to join the campaign.

The Demonic Blade Girl traveled through the Night Empire and struggled to reconcile its people's support for Hu Feng with her hatred of Sarodar, then reached Darkshore and vowed to take revenge. In Quel'Thalas, Kael'thas cared for Anveena and resolved not to force her to sacrifice herself, while wrestling with his growing feelings for her.

• The Demonic Blade Girl witnessed the Night Elves' genuine support for Hu Feng and heard how he explained the empire's policies and promised its people a voice in its decisions.
• The Demonic Blade Girl decided that the empire's causes and justifications could not erase the harm its actions had caused ordinary people.
• The Demonic Blade Girl traveled through Ashenvale to rainy Darkshore, saw the three Floating Islands, and vowed to make Sarodar admit his crimes.
• Kael'thas told Anveena that the Mage Corps was seeking a way to separate her from the essence so she would not have to sacrifice her life for Quel'Thalas.
• Kael'thas admitted to himself that he wanted to keep Anveena with him and was troubled by his feelings for her.

Tirion Fording took command of the Silver Dawn and reformed it into a diverse force allied with other groups against the Scourge. As the Eastern Plaguelands campaign gathered support, rumors about Yao Dao Ji’s attack on the Eternal Night Divine Emperor distracted the world from the Night Empire’s absence.

• Tirion Fording accepted leadership of the Silver Dawn and opened recruitment to members of every race and faction, including the Forsaken.
• Eitrigg endorsed Tirion, and Orc warriors and shaman prepared to join the campaign against the Scourge alongside Tauren and Night Elf druids.
• Tirion eased relations with the Lordaeron Restoration Army and invited the Dawn Brotherhood to fight the Scourge; Highlord Bolvar agreed and redirected the Alliance’s expedition north.
• King Varian stayed behind to marry Tiffin, leaving Highlord Bolvar to lead the Alliance army to the Eastern Plaguelands.
• The Night Empire withheld its forces because the Eternal Night Divine Emperor had been injured by Yao Dao Ji, and people mistakenly began treating her as his prospective God Queen.

Hu Feng met a woman wielding the altered Apocalypse, who blamed him for the disaster that killed her family and vowed revenge. After stopping her attack, he learned that the power unleashed during the Battle of Karazhan had mutated her and destroyed her home.

• A Crusader guard brought Hu Feng a human woman carrying a blade infused with his power.
• The woman identified her weapon as Apocalypse and attacked Hu Feng with its crimson energy.
• Hu Feng caught the blade, ordered the Crusaders not to intervene, and disarmed her.
• The woman accused Hu Feng of causing the destruction of her home in Sunlit Forest and the deaths of her family.
• Hu Feng realized that the clash of divine powers at Karazhan had spread a curse fused with his fel energy across Duskwood and Westfall.
• The woman declared that she would avenge her family by making Hu Feng suffer as she had.

Hu Feng admitted responsibility for the Demonic Blade girl's family’s deaths and let her attack him without resisting. After she collapsed from exhaustion, he ordered his followers to protect her, leaving him to face his mistake.

• Hu Feng apologized to the girl for causing her family’s deaths and offered to let her take revenge without resistance.
• The girl attacked Hu Feng repeatedly with the Demonic Blade, but his Titan avatar could be wounded without being killed.
• The girl exhausted her demonic power and fainted after telling Hu Feng that she wanted revenge; he caught her and summoned healers.
• Hu Feng reflected that his actions had caused an ordinary family’s tragedy and kept the scar over his heart as a reminder of his fault.
• Hu Feng ordered Elisande and Auriel to ensure nothing happened to the girl, and Auriel abandoned her plan to arrange the girl’s death.

The Demonic Blade Girl woke in Hu Feng’s palace and wrestled with what to do after learning she could not kill Titan Sargeras. Hu Feng offered to travel back and save her family, but warned that changing the past would erase her memories and risk a time paradox, leaving her to consider his offer.

• The Demonic Blade Girl woke after two days of sleep, exhausted and troubled by her inability to avenge her family by killing Titan Sargeras.
• An elven maid brought the girl food and tea, and Hu Feng visited her after hearing she had awakened.
• Hu Feng told the girl he felt responsible for her family’s deaths and could ask the Infinite Dragonflight to take him back to the eve of the Battle of Karazhan to save them.
• Hu Feng warned that saving her family would erase the girl’s later memories and that changing the past could create a dangerous time paradox.
• The girl acknowledged Hu Feng’s motives but insisted they did not excuse his crimes, while Hu Feng promised to make amends.

Illidan investigated growing demon activity across Outland and learned that the Naaru Starfleet had arrived in The Storm Peaks. Rejecting Khadgar’s attempt to enlist his help, he sent forces to scout the Naaru ships and capture a vessel or a Naaru for the Night Empire.

• Maiev Shadowsong warned Illidan that demon camps were expanding and mass-producing infernals, while demons were also attacking the Fel Orcs and the brown-skinned orcs in Nagrand.
• Illidan reviewed the Illidari’s forces, including the Fel Orcs, Coilfang Naga, Akama’s Broken, and the Void Dragon-riding Dragonmaw Skybreakers.
• Dragonmaw Skybreakers reported that a Naaru Starfleet had arrived near The Storm Peaks to support Adal in Shattrath City.
• Khadgar told Adal that Illidan had refused to join the Army of the Light, and Adal noted that Illidan’s allegiance to the Night Empire had altered fate’s course.
• Illidan ordered Dragonmaw Skybreakers and succubi to investigate the Naaru ships and capture a ship or a Naaru for the Divine Emperor.