A Deal with Illidan

Yes, Roy had come to the Well of Eternity specifically to retrieve the sword embryo he had hidden there years ago!

The reason why he was taking it out now was that Roy knew the Well of Eternity had not only been contaminated by Sargeras's Fel energy, but would soon be transformed into a massive vortex by the great explosion. The Well of Eternity of old would merge with the sea, and diluted by the endless seawater, its energy would cease to exist.

Under such circumstances, there was no point in continuing to hide the sword embryo there, since it would no longer absorb any energy. It was better to retrieve it now...

Holding the sword embryo, Roy sensed a burst of joyous awareness coming from within it. It seems that after more than twelve thousand years of continuously drawing upon the Well of Eternity's energy, the sword embryo had indeed developed a faint intelligence.

But... it was still not enough. There was not enough energy! It was still short of the energy level Roy envisioned for a super divine artifact!

"You... you came to the Well of Eternity for this?" Illidan stared wide-eyed at the sword embryo in Roy's hand and asked in shock, "When did you hide it in the Well of Eternity!? Why did the Night Elves never know about this!?"

"When?" Roy soothed the spirit within the sword embryo and smiled. "Probably before your Night Elves were born!"

Like a bolt from the blue, Illidan was completely stunned. Though he was unwilling to believe it, his intuition told him it was probably true.

In other words, this demon, Osiris, had already appeared on Azeroth before the Night Elves were even born!?

At that moment, Illidan felt as though he had glimpsed an enormous conspiracy, yet he