Vol. 3Stormwind and the Burning Legion

Diakum helped Stormwind survive the Horde and plague, defeated C’Thun, and gathered allies while confronting threats to Azeroth and Argus. The Burning Legion devastated the Northern Borderlands, and Dalaran’s refugees reached Stormwind as Lothar faced a trial for the Arathor throne.

  • Orgrim led the Horde through Redridge as Gaiara, Lothar, and Diakum defended civilians, and Gaiara defeated Zuluhed’s attack on Lakeshire.
  • Diakum saved Tranquil Garden Town, helped Stormwind prepare for war, crowned Lothar king, and left for the Tomb of Sargeras with Neri and Sasilin as Xal'atath tempted Eska.
  • Diakum helped Stormwind repel the Horde, then secured Draenor’s support and spread a cure for the Magic Plague.
  • He reached Cenarion Hold, where he found the Guardians transformed into Dark Trolls and General Staghelm waking beside an empty potion bottle.
  • Diakum led an alliance against C’Thun, devoured the Old God from within, and restored Vastann Staghelm through the Ascension Ritual.
  • Azeroth revealed that a rift in Pandaria was draining her life and gave the dragons one final chance to serve her.
  • Diakum and his allies fought demonic plots and pursued a way to restore Argus as the Burning Legion overran the Northern Borderlands.
  • Aegwynn teleported Dalaran and its refugees to Stormwind, where Emperor Thoradin ordered Lothar to kill 999 demons to prove his claim to the Arathor throne.
Chapters 204–303 Read from Ch. 204

Arc 9Stormwind Under Siege

Diakum and Stormwind’s allies struggled against the Horde, the Magic Plague, and demonic threats while preparing new defenders. As Stormwind faced a major assault, Diakum left for the Tomb of Sargeras, where he sought help navigating the Naga’s territory and the Void began tempting Eska.

  • Orgrim organized the Horde’s advance through Redridge while Gaiara, Lothar, and Diakum fought to evacuate civilians and hold the region against Fenris’s forces.
  • Zuluhed used the Dragon Soul to freeze Lakeshire and drain Tarecgosa, but Gaiara melted the ice and brought down landslides that forced Fenris to withdraw.
  • Diakum saved Tranquil Garden Town from the Twisting Nether, defeated the demon lord Balador, and helped move the civilians to safety as Lothar prepared Stormwind for war.
  • Diakum and Lothar confronted Modera over the Guardian’s inheritance, and Diakum gave King Llane weapons as Zuluhed recruited Morgus and plotted to claim Atiesh.
  • Neri’s expedition reached the Sunwell, then joined Lirath’s party on its journey to Stormwind, where Diakum summoned Ashbringer, awakened the Ash Knights, and publicly crowned Lothar king.
  • The Magic Plague spread across coastal ports as Horde forces and gnolls pushed toward Stormwind, while Diakum and his allies exposed Korein’s plot to spread plague through the city.
  • Major Windsor and Stormwind’s defenders repelled assaults on the walls, and Diakum consecrated hundreds of warriors as Varian departed for Draenor and the battle intensified.
  • Diakum left Stormwind for the Tomb of Sargeras with Neri, recruited Sasilin to guide them through Naga territory, and heard Xal'atath tempt Eska with a promise to cure his clan.
Chapters 204–22825 summaries Read

Arc 10The Plague and the Fallen King

Diakum helped Stormwind survive the Horde’s assault, then traveled to Draenor and Kalimdor to secure allies and spread a cure for the Magic Plague. The arc ended at Cenarion Hold, where the plague had transformed the Shifting Sands Guardians and several had gone missing, while General Staghelm awoke from an apparent death.

  • Diakum accepted Sasilin’s Abyssal Maw and K’ah, then met Dejana and persuaded the ancient moon sisters to aid Stormwind before departing for Ardenweald.
  • Diakum and Aegwynn claimed Sargeras’s divine body for restoration, then Diakum destroyed Sarkir’s projection and identified the Chamber of Heart as their next objective.
  • Dejana’s warriors joined Stormwind’s defense as Diakum spread the Holy Light’s blessing, and Lothar’s forces defeated the Horde’s commanders, including Fenris Wolfvein.
  • Kargath’s assassination attempt left Pasonia Shaw maimed and King Llane poisoned, while Zuluhed stole the king’s remains and the abbey’s Holy Book to prepare a Death Knight warband.
  • Diakum captured Onyxia, negotiated with Bwonsamdi over the Blood Plague, then traveled to Draenor with Varian and arranged for the Spriggans to cure Stormwind’s sick in exchange for an alliance.
  • Tichondrius crowned Gul’dan and gave him Frostmourne, after which Gul’dan raised the dead across Azeroth and joined the sword spirit in plotting Diakum’s death.
  • Diakum secured Draenor’s support and returned to Azeroth, where the Spriggans began treating Stormwind and Lothar agreed to plant a World Tree seed and undergo their Trial of Life.
  • Diakum traveled to Gadgetzan to spread the cure and establish trade, then reached Cenarion Hold, where he found the Guardians transformed into Dark Trolls, ordered the fortress sealed, and discovered General Staghelm waking beside an empty potion bottle.
Chapters 229–25325 summaries Read

Arc 11The Lightless War

Diakum united elves, trolls, draenei, and other allies to defeat C’Thun, then emerged with a new power between Light and Void. He restored the Shifting Sands Guardians and helped Azeroth contact and heal Argus, before Azeroth tasked him with confronting the death-force threat in Pandaria and granted the dragons one final chance to serve her.

  • Diakum learned that the Magic Plague could transform elves into Dark Trolls or drive them to the Void, while the Zandalari prepared an expedition to Silithus and elven leaders sought aid.
  • Diakum proposed a Void Ascension Ritual to protect infected elves, and General Staghelm chose the path of shadow while Diakum refused C’Thun’s offer and declared war.
  • The allied forces breached the Scarab Wall and assaulted Ahn’Qiraj as the Lightforged joined the battle and Diakum advanced toward C’Thun.
  • Diakum fought C’Thun with Light and Void powers, was swallowed by the Old God, and devoured it from within after resisting corruption through his Light-Shadow Sacred Pact.
  • Diakum emerged as a Radiant Holy Spirit, purified the Temple of Ahn’Qiraj, and announced C’Thun’s defeat before helping restore Vastann Staghelm through the Ascension Ritual.
  • Diakum established the Light Weaver faction, prepared the Shadewalkers to hunt demons, and led his allies to the Chamber of Heart, where he connected Azeroth with Argus and recovered some of Argus’s will fragments.
  • Azeroth revealed that a hidden rift in Pandaria was draining her life, and Diakum defended Chromie’s pledge to serve her as Azeroth gave the dragons one final chance.
Chapters 254–27825 summaries Read

Arc 12The Northern Borderlands Crisis

Diakum and his allies confronted demonic plots across Azeroth while pursuing a plan to save Argus and challenging the Titans’ legacy. As the Burning Legion devastated the Northern Borderlands, Dalaran and Lordaeron’s civilians were evacuated to Stormwind, where Lothar was given a trial for the Arathor throne.

  • Azeroth broke Chromie free of the Titans’ timeline network, empowered Aegwynn as her World Spokesperson, and recognized the Zandalari as World Guardians while rebuking the elves for their dependence on magic.
  • Diakum and the Draenei agreed to seek Eonar and use the Forge of Origination to restore Argus, while Diakum persuaded Saloras and Oreses to reject Xe'ra’s extreme prophecy and join his cause.
  • Diakum exposed and killed the Dreadlord impersonating Jaina in Kul Tiras, then led the fight against Eranikus and Hakkar as the demons attacked the Temple of Atal’Hakkar and threatened Ysera.
  • Demons overran the Northern Borderlands, and Lothar organized evacuations and proposed rebuilding the Arathor Empire as Genn and the people of Gilneas sought refuge and aid.
  • Diakum and Benedictias helped survivors flee Lordaeron, while Liadrin and Dath'Remar stopped Dar'Khan’s traitors from surrendering the Sunwell to the Burning Legion, and Illidan emerged through the reopened portal.
  • Dalaran’s Grand Magi contained the Fel Well, and Aegwynn sealed it and prepared to transport the city and refugees to Stormwind as Terenas entrusted Arthas with Lordaeron’s exiles and took Daval’s Dragon Power Potion.
  • Aegwynn teleported Dalaran and its civilians to the sea near Stormwind, where Llane welcomed the refugees, and Emperor Thoradin ordered Lothar to kill 999 demons to prove he deserved the Arathor throne.
Chapters 279–30325 summaries Read
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