Cause and Consequences

Along the way, Roy had been analyzing the patterns behind the temporal turbulence affecting him. Although these time jumps came without warning, they were not entirely without trace.

Roy's latest time jump had occurred at the point in history when the Battle of Nihilam took place. Sargeras destroyed the Pantheon of Order and personally slew his fellow Titans. However, Norgannon, the guardian of celestial magic and knowledge, saw that things had gone badly and made one final effort. He connected the two cosmic energies of arcane and nature, shielding every Titan's soul within barriers of energy and temporarily sending them into the void, thus preserving the souls of the Pantheon gods amid the tidal wave of Fel storms unleashed by Sargeras.

Sargeras had not noticed this. After destroying the Titans' physical bodies, he believed he had won a complete victory, and afterward destroyed Nihilam, the site of the negotiations, along with them.

The fall of the Pantheon was undoubtedly a major historical turning point in this universe. Roy had not participated in that battle, but he guessed that the moment of his time jump had been the very instant the Pantheon was destroyed.

And now, upon hearing Tichondrius mention that the Burning Legion was attacking Argus, Roy immediately understood that he had arrived at another point in time.

That was fine too, Roy thought. The Burning Legion led by Sargeras had ravaged this universe for more than twenty thousand years, all the way until the era of the Dark Portal. If Roy had to take part in that entire twenty-thousand-year expedition, that would have been troublesome. His lifespan was a minor concern; the real issue was how many major and minor events would happen over those twenty thousand years. All those experiences would turn into memories filling his mind. If