Vol. 7The Shadowlands Campaign

Diakum defeated N'Zoth, prepared Draenor for the Burning Legion, and entered the Shadowlands to challenge its failing orders. He left Ardenweald with a vessel for Sire Denathrius as Denathrius prepared to resist him.

  • Antonidas transported Lothar’s special force as Lothar brought Mechagnome machines into the war against N'Zoth.
  • Diakum defeated Loken, entered Yogg-Saron’s prison, and prepared to consume the Old God as Algalon’s threat emerged.
  • Diakum left Azeroth for Draenor as Lothar was crowned Emperor and Mar'gok hid the Pillars of Creation beneath Tayara.
  • Diakum destroyed demon warships and battled Norgannon as Sarkir attacked Karabor Temple and the Argus Lord unleashed a cosmic storm.
  • Diakum united Light and Shadow to survive Dymus, then sent his soul into the Shadowlands as Xe'ra returned to the High Heavens.
  • Diakum and Devos reached the Fortress of Loyalty, where resisting Kyrians asked him to lead them against Kyrestia.
  • Diakum defeated Bastion’s defenders and forced Gristletia to face the collapse of the First Ones’ system.
  • Diakum and the Winter Queen helped Elune recover corrupted soulseeds, then freed Bwonsamdi and defeated Mueh'zala.
Chapters 604–703 Read from Ch. 604

Arc 25The Fall of N'Zoth

Lothar and his allies fought N'Zoth as the Old God joined Ny'alotha to Kul Tiras, while Diakum led the assault on Ulduar and confronted Yogg-Saron. N'Zoth was destroyed, Yogg-Saron was consumed, and the story left Diakum preparing to return home as the Sea of Darkness faced extinction.

  • Antonidas agreed to transport Lothar’s special force, while Lothar arranged for Mechagnome machines to join the war against N'Zoth.
  • Lothar’s army captured Butcher's Harbor, defeated Yenajz with Taloc’s help, and advanced as Ashvane’s forces tried to delay them.
  • Daelin resisted N'Zoth’s coronation at the Storm Temple, and the Arathi forces joined Pasonia and Jorachi in attacking the Eclipse Sect.
  • N'Zoth began exchanging Ny'alotha and Kul Tiras, while the two Daelins fought to save Tandred and Boralus from the Void’s control.
  • Yrel’s allies deployed the Origin-Returning Bomb in Ny'alotha, and Lothar’s forces fought N'Zoth in the Waking Dream until Azeroth empowered them to kill the Old God.
  • Diakum defeated Loken and entered Yogg-Saron’s prison, where he prepared to consume the Old God as Algalon’s formatting threat emerged.
  • Iridikron corrupted Algalon and brought him to Diakum, who sentenced the Star Saint to the Seven Sha Trial as the Sea of Darkness faced extinction.
  • Kael'thas and the demigods destroyed N'Zoth’s physical body, and Lothar prepared to leave the lucid dream while Admiral Daelin stayed behind to see King Daelin off.
Chapters 604–62825 summaries Read

Arc 26The Draenor Invasion

Daikium and his allies prepared Draenor for the Burning Legion’s attack while the Lightforged faced a crisis of faith and the Eternal Ones’ schemes came to light. The invasion began with Draenor’s defenders repelling the fleet and confronting Sarkir’s forces.

  • King Daelin rescued Derek Proudmoore at Boralus, then returned to N’yalotha and left Derek with the Kingdom Regent’s seal.
  • Hogger united gnolls and allies against Corrupt Matriarch Nu Yan, defeated her with the Holy Light, and was hailed as a gnoll Saint.
  • Diakum left Azeroth for Draenor as Lothar was crowned Emperor, while Mar'gok delivered the Pillars of Creation to be hidden beneath Tayara.
  • Sargerei redirected the Burning Legion’s invasion toward Draenor, and Pasonia Shaw warned Kargath Bladefist that the fleet was coming for Diakum.
  • Lothraxion sabotaged the Xenedar, but Diakum saved the Lightforged and removed the bombs before purging Death Force from Xe'ra.
  • Diakum showed Zehra evidence that the Eternal Ones had manipulated the Six Forces, then redirected her sacred power to the Magic-addicted Sin'dorei and asked Xe'ra to help ignite Xal'atath.
  • The Dark Portal exploded, cutting Draenor off from Azeroth, and Diakum sent the displaced Lightforged fleet toward Azeroth while promising to bring them home.
  • Diakum destroyed many demon warships and battled the corrupted Titan Norgannon, while Sarkir attacked Karabor Temple and the Argus Lord unleashed a cosmic storm that destroyed the Fel warships.
Chapters 629–65325 summaries Read

Arc 27The Light-Shadow Journey

Diakum survived Dymus by uniting Light and Shadow, then entered the Shadowlands while his allies worked to preserve Draenor and prepare for war. He gathered deathly allies and reached Bastion with Devos, where Kyrians resisting Kyrestia asked him to lead them.

  • Diakum fought Dymus as Draenor’s sun died, was swallowed, and used Xe'ra’s sacrifice and the Eclipse Fragment to prove he could unite Light and Shadow.
  • Xe'ra returned to the High Heavens and called the People of Light to join the Solar Expedition, while Diakum sent his soul into the Shadowlands.
  • Argus killed Norgannon, Xal'atath reassured him that Diakum had chosen his path, and she took Diakum’s place as Draenor’s source of light and heat.
  • Aegwynn began moving Draenor toward Azeroth as Kil'jaeden’s forces attacked the planet and Illidan launched a counterattack against the Burning Legion.
  • Diakum met the Nether-Stalker and Medivh, investigated the First Ones’ sigils, and joined plans to confront Zovaal and reach Zereth Mortis.
  • Diakum rallied the House of the Chosen, healed Devos, and helped her recover her memories as she rejected the Firstborn’s rule over Bastion.
  • After the Bone Smith finished Diakum’s cross warhammer, he and Devos secretly reached the Fortress of Loyalty, where resisting Kyrians asked Diakum to lead them against Kyrestia.
Chapters 654–67825 summaries Read

Arc 28The Choice of Ardenweald

Diakum overthrew Bastion’s failing order and helped Kyrestia begin a new life in High Heaven. In Ardenweald, he reunited Elune and the Winter Queen, rescued stolen soulseeds, defeated Mueh'zala, and left with a vessel intended for Sire Denathrius.

  • Diakum unleashed the Seven Sha Trial on Bastion, defeated its defenders, and forced Gristletia to confront her exhaustion and the collapse of the First Ones’ system.
  • Diakum separated Gristletia from the Dutiful One’s machinery, assigned its parts to the six Paragons, and took Kyrestia to High Heaven to recover and help shape its future.
  • Diakum rejected Sire Denathrius’s invitation and threatened to collect debts for unjustly slain souls, while Denathrius and Sarkir planned a phylactery and weapon to resist him.
  • Diakum entered Ardenweald, learned that soulseeds had been stolen, and discovered that the Winter Queen and Elune had been set against each other over the missing moonlight.
  • Diakum and the Winter Queen helped Elune recover corrupted soulseeds from The Other Side, where Anzu warned that Zovaal planned to use them to invade living worlds.
  • Diakum reunited Anzu with Rukhmar, then freed Bwonsamdi and helped him and the Winter Queen destroy Mueh'zala.
  • Diakum and Sarkir revealed their cooperation, while Prince Renathal learned that Sire Denathrius had manipulated his rebellion and was preparing a trap.
  • The Winter Queen made Diakum a vessel of life and death for Denathrius, and Diakum invited Willow Wisp and the fae to visit High Heaven once the Soulseed Garden reopened.
Chapters 679–70325 summaries Read
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