Chapter Summaries

After Archimonde destroyed Dalaran, he ordered the Scourge to sail for Mount Hyjal and the World Tree Nordrassil. Deathwing was summoned to join the war, leaving the Red Dragon Queen imprisoned and causing destruction on his way to Kalimdor.

• Sylvanas helped Arthas and his raiding party kill Antonidas and steal the Book of the Guardian from Dalaran.
• Kel'Thuzad used the Book of the Guardian to summon Archimonde outside Dalaran.
• Deathwing refused to release Alexstrasza, then agreed to travel to Kalimdor when a Nightborne Crusader delivered the Divine Emperor's order.
• Archimonde destroyed Dalaran with a gesture and ordered Arthas and Kel'Thuzad to prepare a fleet for Mount Hyjal.
• Deathwing flew over Dun Morogh and smashed Stormwind City's gate before heading for Kalimdor, while Magni learned that Deathwing had also destroyed the Stonewrought Dam.

After Deathwing destroyed Skala Darkscale’s murloc village, Skala set out to gather an army and seek revenge. Meanwhile, Sylvanas planned Undercity’s construction and confronted Balnazzar and Varimathras, offering to help them seize control of the Scourge or die.

• Deathwing’s passage annihilated Skala Darkscale’s village and killed his tribe, so Skala recovered his harpoon and left to find other murloc settlements and build an army.
• Sylvanas rode through Lordaeron with Oscar and ordered the construction of Undercity beneath the ruins.
• Sylvanas learned through Cthulhu’s Whisper that the battle at Hyjal was nearing and told Hu Feng to strike the Lich King hard.
• Sylvanas led her army to Balnazzar and Varimathras, revealed she knew they planned to seize power, and demanded they surrender or die.
• Sylvanas sealed the area with a purple barrier and summoned tentacles as she gave the two Pit Lords their choice.

Illidan obtained the Eye of Sargeras for Hu Feng’s Eternal Night Energy Cannon as the armies gathered at Mount Hyjal for the coming holy war. In Lordaeron, Sylvanas killed Balnazzar and forced Varimathras to submit.

• Arthas recruited Illidan after Illidan killed Tichondrius, and Illidan borrowed Scourge soldiers to travel to the South Seas.
• Illidan retrieved the Eye of Sargeras from the Tomb of Sargeras and secretly delivered it to Hu Feng, completing the cannon’s final component.
• Malfurion warned Illidan about fel energy, while Illidan said he would leave for another world after the holy war.
• The Scourge and Burning Legion established bases near Nordrassil, and the Night Elves assigned their forces for the coming battles.
• Sylvanas confronted Balnazzar and Varimathras in Lordaeron, killed Balnazzar with her divine power, and gained Varimathras’s submission.

While the battle at Mount Hyjal continued, Illidan used the Eternal Night Energy Cannon to strike the Frozen Throne, weakening Ner'zhul and his control over the Scourge. Illidan then unleashed the Illidari against Arthas's forces in Azshara, while Arthas escaped toward the Eastern Kingdoms.

• At Mount Hyjal, Merith Winterwind, Jaina, Thrall, Durotan, Lothar, and their allies focused their attacks on Regi Wintercold and the Scourge.
• In Azshara, Illidan showed Arthas the Eternal Night Energy Cannon firing a Fel Ray at the Frozen Throne in Northrend.
• The blast cracked the Frozen Throne and weakened Ner'zhul, causing undead across Azeroth to suffer and weakening Arthas's control over the Scourge.
• Illidan attacked Arthas, then summoned the Illidari to fight the undead army.
• Arthas and his Death Knights escaped aboard an Undead Sea Ship, while Illidan and the Illidari slaughtered the Scourge forces in Kalimdor.

Valentine’s Day celebrations brought romance and commercial schemes across Azeroth, while Hu Feng’s family picnicked in Teldrassil and Sylvanas and Naxxramas marked the holiday in their own ways. The chapter ended with Kel’Thuzad ignoring a fight between Oscar and Farinna to spend time with Mr. Bigglesworth.

• King Llane discovered that Countess Katrana Prestor had invested in the Gilded Rose Inn’s Valentine’s Day lover-rental business and ordered her brought before him.
• Queen Talia dragged Varian away after he asked Llane what a brothel was, and scolded Llane for using vulgar language.
• Hu Feng’s family picnicked by a lake in Teldrassil, where Elisande fed Alleria, Vareesa, and Gugu while Elune attacked Hu Feng with Soul Martial Arts Fist techniques.
• Sylvanas received a dark golden rose from Cthulhu’s Eyeball Tentacle and learned it would strengthen her shadow powers through Hu Feng’s divine energy.
• Kel’Thuzad saw that Oscar had decorated Naxxramas for Valentine’s Day, then watched Oscar and Farinna trade insults and attacks before returning to Mr. Bigglesworth.

Merith Winterwind and Jaina defeated Regi Winterchill, while Cthulhu’s influence freed many undead from the Lich King and formed them into the Forsaken. The Alliance and Horde destroyed the Scourge and Burning Legion forces on Mount Hyjal, leaving Archimonde beside Nordrassil as the only enemy remaining.

• Merith Winterwind and Jaina slew Regi Winterchill, and Cthulhu’s influence caused many undead to break free of the Lich King and join the Forsaken under Grigori Agamand.
• The Alliance and Horde fought alongside the Forsaken, destroyed the remaining Scourge forces, and watched the Forsaken withdraw toward Azshara and Lordaeron.
• Grom and the Iron Horde wounded and killed Doomguard Lord Kaz'rogga, while Illidan and the Demon Hunters slew Abyssal Lord Azgalor and the other Abyssal Lords.
• The allied forces defeated the Burning Legion troops and demolished their base, portals, and defenses with the Iron Gronn’s cannons.
• The Scourge and Burning Legion forces on Mount Hyjal were wiped out, leaving Archimonde beside Nordrassil.

Archimonde fought Sok'reth and the assembled allied forces, but Deathwing's charge and a surge of reinforcements overwhelmed him. With Elune shielding the allies from Death Coil, Hu Feng prepared to join the battle and finish Archimonde.

• Archimonde recognized Sok'reth, while Sok'reth attacked him and Elisande led the Highborne into battle.
• Malfurion rallied the druids, and Rukhmar struck Archimonde with a Solar Flame as Elisande urged him to surrender.
• Hu Feng arrived atop Deathwing, who charged Archimonde and tore into him while the allied forces attacked.
• Archimonde unleashed repeated Death Coils, but Elune shielded the allies with moonlight.
• Hu Feng agreed to fight Archimonde alongside Elune, taking melee while she attacked from range.

Hu Feng, as Dawn Titan Sargeras, defeated Archimonde with Dawn Judgment, and the allied forces celebrated the Burning Legion leader’s death. The battle ended with the birth of the Dawn Knights, while Hu Feng turned his thoughts to Sylvanas in the Eastern Kingdoms.

• Archimonde tried to self-destruct, but the Void and fel energies inside him disrupted his body and stopped him.
• Hu Feng invoked Dawn Judgment, binding Archimonde as a golden energy sword descended upon him.
• Stormwind soldiers and knights received dawn power and took up the Paths of Retribution and Redemption as the Dawn Knights.
• The Dawn Knights and Rukhmar added their power to the flames, and Archimonde burned to ash, leaving only his ruined armor.
• Hu Feng gave the allied forces permission to celebrate, and Malfurion sounded his horn to mark their victory.
• Hu Feng wondered how Sylvanas was faring in the Eastern Kingdoms after Arthas fled and the Lich King was badly wounded.

Arthas returned to the Eastern Kingdoms, where Sylvanas had founded the Forsaken and turned against him. As he fled toward his next meeting with Kel'Thuzad, Sylvanas claimed the freed Death Knights and revealed her authority over Undercity.

• Alexandros Mograine fought the Scourge while growing angry at Reno for falling in love with Whitemane, unaware that the demon possessing Dathrohan was influencing Reno.
• Arthas rode into the Eastern Kingdoms, weakened by the Lich King's injuries and intent on meeting Kel'Thuzad before returning to Northrend.
• Sylvanas confronted Arthas from the walls of Undercity and used a strange arrow to free many Death Knights from his control.
• The freed Death Knights pursued Arthas, but Sylvanas stopped most of them and killed the two who defied her.
• Sylvanas warned the Forsaken that she could grant or revoke their free will, then rode away on Cuckoo, her beloved Undead Strider.

As the Lich King’s control weakened, Sylvanas’s rebellion expanded while Kel'Thuzad organized the Scourge from Naxxramas and fought the Scarlet Crusade. The chapter also described the Alliance-backed Dawn Brotherhood, Jaina’s new settlement in Dustwallow Marsh, and the Draenei rebuilding their communities.

• Arthas joined Kel'Thuzad, who commanded the Eastern Kingdoms’ Scourge from Naxxramas in Stratholme as undead increasingly rebelled under Sylvanas’s influence.
• The Scarlet Crusade, led by Mograine and supported by Ashbringer, battled the Scourge while the Alliance-backed Dawn Brotherhood formed under Highlord Bolvar.
• Deathwing’s forces killed Scourge attackers near the Alliance border, while Malygos gathered evidence against Deathwing and prepared to confront the Titan God-Emperor.
• Jaina and her followers received permission to establish a settlement on the coast of Dustwallow Marsh, while Onyxia lived on Floating Island No. 3 under Hu Feng’s authority.
• The Draenei developed their towns on Misty Blue and Misty Blood, rebuilt New Karabor Temple and New Auchindoun, and arranged to elect archbishops to help Turalyon lead them.

Heklar opened the first phase of the cross-sea bridge project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, while the prospect of earning Night Empire titles inspired elves and gnomes to pursue contributions. Hu Feng watched the new orbital train depart and fantasized about future Titan-powered technology, as Elune went with the Windrunner Sisters to visit Darnassus.

• Heklar prepared to cut the ribbon on the completed routes linking Teldrassil, the Floating Islands, and the Tower of Slumber, while plans were made for later phases.
• An elven team killed Stone Element Princess Theraldis in Maraudon and freed Zaetar, who stayed behind to guide the centaurs and restore the region.
• The Eternal Night Chancellor Council rewarded the elves for their contribution, prompting ambitious elves and gnome engineers such as Mekkatorque to seek ways to earn credit.
• Heklar completed the ceremony, and the silver-white orbital train made its maiden round trip using Arcane Power Crystals and steam in the Heklar Engine.
• Hu Feng watched the train depart and fantasized about building a Silver Fleet, while Elune asked Alleria and Vareesa to take her to Darnassus to ride the train.
• Argus felt a strange premonition as he traveled through the universe, then assumed Hu Feng was hoping he would arrive sooner and continued on.

God Queen Elisande led the Night Empire’s forces against Dire Maul while, in the Eastern Kingdoms, Reno betrayed and killed Ashbringer Mograine. Mograine’s death shattered the Scarlet Crusade, whose factions retreated, split, or continued their campaigns.

• Elisande assigned the Border Guard to attack the Satyr demons, the Moonpetal Rangers to attack the Ogres, and her own forces to confront Tosedrin’s Syndra Elves.
• Elisande agreed to let Vareesa accompany her after Shandris Feathermoon and Garrond Shadowsong defended the young ranger.
• Mograine traveled with Darian, Reno, and Fairbanks to meet Dathrohan, but an undead army ambushed them and Reno became separated from the others.
• After Mograine destroyed the undead, Reno stabbed him with a dagger and blamed his father for favoring his brothers and opposing his relationship with Whitemane.
• Fairbanks accused Reno, but most people doubted him; Mograine’s death threw the Scarlet Crusade into disarray, with Reno returning to Scarlet Monastery, Illidan withdrawing to Light’s Hope Chapel, and Dathrohan continuing toward Stratholme.
• Members who suspected Reno founded the Silver Dawn in the eastern Eastern Plaguelands.

Hu Feng publicly accused Reno of murdering Mograine, triggering war between the Scarlet Crusade factions as Reno struggled to defend himself. Meanwhile, the Night Elf Border Guard cornered the satyr leader Wildheart Ozen at Dire Maul and attacked him with Hellhounds, soldiers, and warlocks.

• King Llane, the Dawn Brotherhood, and Hu Feng questioned Mograine’s death, and Hu Feng named Reno as the murderer.
• The Silver Dawn declared war on Reno’s Scarlet Crusade, while High Lord Illidan and Dathrohan’s Scarlet Crusade distanced themselves from the Scarlet Monastery.
• Reno raged at the Scarlet Monastery but continued to deny the accusation because he feared opposing the Night Empire.
• The Night Elf Border Guard advanced through Dire Maul, with warlocks capturing souls and Hellhounds tracking the Satyrs.
• Wildheart Ozen tried to unleash a fel storm, but Hellhounds silenced him and drained his mana as soldiers and warlocks attacked.

Shandris and Vareesa stopped attacking the Gorok Ogres after Kargath arrived with orders to recruit them into the Iron Horde. Elisande’s forces destroyed the Syndra and freed Immol’thar, who was sent to the Eternal Night Palace after Hu Feng expressed interest in him.

• Shandris led the Feathermoon Rangers in attacking the Gorok Ogres while Vareesa watched Crusher Kray dance to avoid being shot.
• Kargath presented the Emperor’s decree to recruit the Gorok clan, and the Iron Horde beat the ogres into submission.
• Kargath killed King Gorok in a duel, and Observer Krush accepted him as the new king before the clan withdrew with the Iron Horde.
• Elisande and the Highborne reached Immol’thar’s Energy Cage, freed the demon, and killed the Syndra in the hall.
• Elisande told Hu Feng about the apparently timid Immol’thar, and Hu Feng ordered him sent to the Eternal Night Palace.

Elisande defeated Prince Tosedrin and ordered him sent to the Crusaders for judgment and public execution. In Orgrimmar, Hu Feng arranged to transform land near the Valley of Trials for the New Horde, while awkwardly denying that he had asked for female Orcs himself.

• Elisande battered Prince Tosedrin with three schools of magic, then ordered him taken to the Crusaders for judgment and public execution.
• The elven army withdrew from Dire Maul, leaving plans for its reconstruction to future immigrants and workers.
• In Orgrimmar, Durotan misunderstood Hu Feng's request about the Iron Horde's shortage of women, and Hu Feng angrily clarified that the Iron Horde—not he—wanted female Orcs.
• Hu Feng met with Durotan to fulfill his promise to improve part of Durotar after the New Horde's contributions to the Holy War of Mount Hyjal.
• Durotan chose the area around the Valley of Trials for crops, and Hu Feng promised that changes would begin appearing within a few days.

Hu Feng returned to the Halls of Origination and used the Azerothian Reboot Device to transform the Valley of Trials into fertile, rainy land. The chapter ended with Thrall, Durotan, Orgrim, and Grom witnessing the newly green valley.

• Hu Feng returned to the Halls of Origination, where Al'Khan and the Tol'vir guarded the entrance and High Guardian Anrafeht confirmed that all was normal.
• Elune appeared behind Hu Feng, complained that he had eaten one of her moons, and objected to his plans for the planet.
• Hu Feng used the reboot device to select rich soil and a mild, rainy climate for the Valley of Trials.
• The pyramids of Uldum activated and sent a golden beam into the sky as the device began transforming the valley.
• Golden rain softened the Valley of Trials' barren ground, and grass spread across it while rain continued to fall.
• Thrall, Durotan, Orgrim, and Grom watched the valley turn lush as Durotan and Orgrim examined its damp soil.

Jaina reconsidered Kael'thas after he helped Theramore, but he rejected her belated affection and left. Meanwhile, Hu Feng tried to leave Elune at the Throne of the Wind God, only to end up fishing with her in Feralas before they encountered a strange courtship.

• Jaina appreciated Kael'thas's aid to Theramore and began to see him in a new light.
• Jaina invited Kael'thas to stay, but he explained that his help was a farewell to his past feelings and left her in tears.
• Hu Feng told Elune he was leaving, but she persuaded him to go fishing in Feralas.
• Hu Feng and Elune spotted a High Elf by a lake as an adventurer arrived and declared his love to him.
• Hu Feng dragged Elune away from the scene, refusing to watch the confession and leaving her curious about what gays were.

Oscar captured the Scarlet Crusade fortress in Stratholme and secretly raised its dead into an army loyal to him, while Balnazzar fled. In Darrowshire, Sylvanas freed Pamela from her comforting illusion and awakened the little ghost’s desire for revenge.

• Oscar and his forces, including Mr. Fat Maggot and Tragic Timmy, broke through the Scarlet Crusade’s defenses and raised fallen crusaders as undead.
• Oscar found a painting of Tirion Fording’s family, took it with him, and resolved to return it to Tirion when the time was right.
• Oscar discovered that Balnazzar had fled, then left his Scarlet Undead guarding the fortress as a secret base.
• Sylvanas reached Darrowshire and found Pamela, who was searching for her parents and doll.
• Sylvanas’s Death Knights recovered Pamela’s doll, and Cthulhu’s Whisper broke her illusion so she understood that her parents were dead.
• Sylvanas comforted Pamela and urged her to become strong, and Pamela transformed into a vengeful spirit determined to avenge her parents.

Oscar secretly relayed Naxxramas’s secrets to Sylvanas while building his own faction, and Arthas reached Icecrown Glacier with Anub’arak. Illidan ambushed them with the Illidari, leaving Arthas fighting for his life.

• Mograine became a Death Knight and led the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, including Oscar and his armored battle maggot, Mr. Fat Maggot.
• Oscar secretly sent Naxxramas’s layout and troop information to Sylvanas and began recruiting undead with Cthulhu’s help to establish his own faction.
• Arthas and Anub’arak emerged near Icecrown Citadel after escaping through the Spider Kingdom and killing part of Yogg-Saron’s flesh.
• Illidan confronted Arthas and Anub’arak in a snowy valley and ordered the Illidari to kill them.
• Illidan clashed with Arthas’s Frostmourne and fired Fel Rays at him.

Illidan left Azeroth with the Illidari and Sok'reth Fel Legion to establish a foothold in Outland, while Maiev and a group of Wardens went with him. Meanwhile, King Llane announced that Varian would succeed him and that Marshal Windsor would replace Lothar as Supreme Commander of the Alliance.

• Illidan ordered the Illidari to return to Kalimdor, where they prepared to travel to Outland as the Night Empire's vanguard.
• Malfurion, Tyrande, Hu Feng, Elisande, and Elune saw Illidan off in Darkshore, and Maiev promised to keep watch over him.
• Illidan crossed through the Fel portal with the Illidari, Sok'reth, and Maiev's Wardens, then took the Skull of Gul'dan as the portal collapsed.
• King Llane declared that he would abdicate and that Varian would become the new King of the Stormwind Kingdom.
• Lothar announced his retirement and yielded the Alliance's Supreme Commander position to Marshal Windsor, while Highlord Bolvar and Countess Katrana Prestor remained responsible for internal affairs.