Chapter Summaries

Vashj returned to Nightwell Fortress and began reforming the Empress’s court and Imperial Guard after revealing that Azshara was not dead but fighting the Eternal Ones. The chapter left Varo’then renewed in his devotion as he guarded the sleeping Empress and secretly kissed her toes.

• Vashj ordered Nightborne civilians and children brought to Nightwell Fortress, then rebuked the handmaidens for their decadence and assigned them court reforms.
• Vashj’s handmaidens confessed their disloyal acts and accepted her orders to train new attendants, organize loyal Nightborne, and build alliances with nobles.
• Vashj directed the handmaidens to prepare for Azshara’s return and arrange a gift for Prince Kael’thas’s fiancée using the Empress’s jewelry.
• Vashj found Varo’then poisoned himself because he believed Azshara had died, so she revived him and explained that Azshara was campaigning in the realm of the dead.
• Varo’then agreed to reform the Imperial Guard, rejected Vashj’s warning about abusing Azshara’s permission, and kissed the sleeping Empress’s toes.

Azsuna opened up to other elven lands under Governor Mordant Evershadow, while Mar'gok studied at Nar'thalas Academy and received an apologetic gift from Diakum. The chapter left Mar'gok facing punishment after he accidentally missed an entire day of exams while working on his new Titan capacitor.

• Mordant Evershadow's reforms drew old guard loyalists from Azsuna to Suramar while other Highborne welcomed travel and exchange with distant lands.
• Several hundred Nar'thalas Academy students earned study-travel permits, and Mar'gok encouraged a Sin'dorei senior to consider visiting Draenor.
• Mar'gok reflected on his studies and his ambition to discover an Arcane Path of his own, despite resenting Diakum for enrolling him without permission.
• Diakum sent Mar'gok an apology letter and a Titan capacitor that could help him understand the Arcane Wind and Lightning Path, and invited him to Kael'thas's wedding.
• Mar'gok began turning the capacitor into a magical weapon, only to learn from his roommates that he had missed all five exams that day.

Diakum spent time with Oreses, Saloras, and Nali before hearing about political and military developments across the Eastern Kingdoms. He announced that he would retreat for two months to study the Light-Shadow Twinborn path and let hidden enemies make their moves, while the Northern Expedition’s future remained uncertain.

• Oreses reported that Yrel had been approved to leave the Light Weaver Warband and help civilians in the Northern Borderlands.
• Diakum used his Light and shadow power to draw out Saloras’s emotions, easing the shadows in her mind before she fell asleep.
• Nali told Diakum that the Dark Iron Dwarves were advancing into Khaz Modan and that King Terenas was building alliances and reclaiming territory in Alterac.
• Nali reported signs of cultist activity beneath Stormwind’s docks and suspected that Tidesages and strange human-looking figures were involved.
• Diakum told Garona and Khadgar to watch the Northern Borderlands coast for Deep Sea Naga activity and predicted that many dark forces would become involved in Lothar’s Northern Expedition.
• Diakum announced that he would see no visitors for two months, study the Light-Shadow Twinborn doctrine, and let his enemies begin moving.

Aegwynn uncovered a mental illusion surrounding Diakum’s retreat and found him playing the role of a chained evil dragon with Maximilian. Diakum revealed that Aegwynn had fallen into his Water-Moon Mirror-Flower illusion too, leaving her at risk of an embarrassing rescue by Maximilian.

• Aegwynn sealed a dangerous island in the North Sea and traveled to Northshire Abbey after Diakum ignored her messages.
• Milly led Aegwynn toward Diakum’s retreat, but Aegwynn noticed that Milly could not remember the saint’s appearance and dispelled the valley-wide illusion.
• Aegwynn and Milly found hundreds of pilgrims trapped in the illusion, while Maximilian remained unaffected and claimed he was protecting them from an evil dragon.
• Aegwynn persuaded Maximilian that she was a righteous wizard and followed him to a cave, where the chained Devourer of Worlds spoke in Diakum’s voice.
• Diakum explained that he had developed a third form during his seclusion, then revealed that Aegwynn was still caught in his illusion and warned that Maximilian was about to give her artificial respiration.

Aegwynn confronted Diakum after he trapped her in an illusion, then joined him to investigate the newly emerged Forbidden Isle and its secrets. There, they discovered black dragons and the awakening Dracthyr, whose Scalecommanders prepared to defend the island while Sarkareth insisted on confronting Neltharion.

• Aegwynn demanded to know how Diakum had bypassed the World Soul's protection, and he explained that Ashbringer let him impose Confession on those with sins.
• Dick healed Maximilian and Miss Milly, recruited Maximilian into the Light Weaver Warband, and proposed that Miss Milly sell her family's wine in Draenor.
• Aegwynn warned Diakum that a Void-related seal lay on the Forbidden Isle, and he admitted he had studied An'she's power and feared being forced to choose between the Holy Light and the Void.
• Diakum and Aegwynn arrived at the Forbidden Isle, where they saw two black dragons searching for something and discussed the Dracthyr and a sealed Incarnate Dragon.
• Aegwynn contacted the Blue Dragonflight while Diakum refused to brainwash the Dracthyr, arguing that they should be allowed to build their own civilization.
• Scalecommander Anbosa reported the intruders, the other Scalecommanders prepared defenses, and Sarkareth declared that he would confront the black dragons and ask Neltharion about his supposed fall.

On the Forbidden Isle, the Dracthyr rejected the black dragons’ attempt to recruit them and fought them while Onyxia watched. At the Froststone Vault, Diakum and Aegwynn discovered Xal'atath opening Raszageth’s seal; Raszageth broke free, leaving Diakum and Aegwynn facing the Incarnate Dragon.

• Heleram and Nalis claimed Neltharion had sent them to bring the Dracthyr home, but Sarkareth questioned their Void corruption and refused to trust them.
• Onyxia arrived, offered to lead the Dracthyr to the Supreme Star Soul, and warned them about Deathwing, but Sarkareth ordered the Blackscale Camp to capture the black dragons.
• The Dracthyr overwhelmed Heleram and Nalis, while Onyxia learned from Tarecgosa that Malygos and the blue dragons were coming to the Isle.
• Diakum and Aegwynn secretly approached the Froststone Vault and realized Deathwing’s black dragons had served as a distraction while Xal'atath worked to break Raszageth’s seal.
• Diakum recognized Xal'atath and warned her against serving a power that opposed the Void; she departed as Raszageth tore through the collapsing rift and confronted Diakum and Aegwynn.

Raszageth unleashed a catastrophic storm across the Forbidden Isle, but Aegwynn and Diakum forced her into a confrontation above the island, where the Windlord stripped away her control of storms. As Raszageth fled toward the sea, Xiao Yeye revealed her true form and crashed into her, sending them both plunging downward.

• Raszageth's storm battered the Forbidden Isle, and Onyxia rescued Dracthyr before flying back into the tempest to save Heleram and Nalis.
• Lightning struck Onyxia and sent her falling toward the sea, so Anbosa led Sarkareth and other Dracthyr through an underground tunnel to rescue her and the two black dragons.
• Aegwynn and Diakum fought Raszageth, and Aegwynn teleported them above the isle, where Raszageth gathered the storm's power to attack them.
• The Windlord calmed Raszageth's storm and struck her with lightning, temporarily stripping away her command of thunder and storms.
• Xiao Yeye revealed her true form and rammed Raszageth with her Cute Yeye Star Flying Crash, sending both dragons tumbling toward the sea as Malygos and Senegos watched.

Onyxia learned that Deathwing was turning the Black Dragonflight into Twilight Dragons, while the Guardian Dragons offered the Dracthyr freedom to choose their future. The Dracthyr remained uncertain, and Diakum stayed behind to observe their decision and prevent their divisions from becoming a civil war.

• Onyxia recovered in a cavern as Dracthyr treated her and two badly injured black dragons, Heleram and Nalis.
• Scalecommander Sarkareth and Anbosa asked Onyxia to explain the fate of the Black Dragonflight, and Heleram and Nalis revealed that Deathwing had made Nefarian the first Twilight Dragon while Sabellian gathered black dragons resisting transformation.
• Onyxia told Heleram and Nalis that Lightforging could free them from Void corruption, then led them and the Dracthyr toward the surface.
• Aegwynn brought the captured Raszageth to the Forbidden Isle, where the Weaver, Senegos, Eldragosa, and Diakum discussed the Dracthyr and the Guardian Dragons' obligations.
• The Weaver offered the Dracthyr a home with the Guardian Dragons while insisting they could choose their own lives, but the Dracthyr showed confusion rather than celebration.
• Diakum stayed behind as Aegwynn took Raszageth to the Chamber of Heart, intending to watch the Dracthyr's choice and keep any division from becoming a civil war.

The Dracthyr debated their future and divided among the Guardian Dragonflight, the Star Soul Salvation Army, and Onyxia’s side so they could investigate the changed world while preserving their freedom. After the Forbidden Isle was sealed, Sarkareth admitted to Vigilant that he still hoped to judge Neltharion for himself and would oppose him if he had betrayed his own principles.

• Rabisageth complained to Malygos and Senegos about being abandoned, then warned them that magic still lingered in the Azure Span and that the Dragon Isles might soon return.
• Ysera treated Rabisageth and recommended that he recover in Winterspring Valley, while Malygos invited her and Chromie to join an important discussion with Alexstrasza.
• The five Dracthyr scale leaders agreed to split their camps among the Guardian Dragonflight, the Star Soul Salvation Army, and Onyxia’s group so they could gather information and compare findings.
• Anbosa revealed that another Oathbinder imitation was hidden somewhere on the Dragon Isles, and the scale leaders agreed the isle was crucial to their freedom and safety.
• The Dracthyr asked Malygos and Ysera to seal the Forbidden Isle, and the Dragon Kings concealed it with arcane magic and the dream before Vigilant blessed it with peace.
• Sarkareth told Vigilant that he wanted to see whether Neltharion had truly fallen, and vowed that the Dracthyr would treat him as an enemy if he violated his own principles.

Diakum helped the World Mother confront Raszageth’s resistance and persuaded her to accept guidance and a chance to reclaim her storm powers from Al’Akir. After Al’Akir rejected the World Mother’s invitation, Diakum prepared to seek Thunderaan as an elemental ally.

• Aegwynn took Raszageth to Un’Goro Crater to hunt while Diakum entered the Chamber of Heart and discussed her with the World Mother.
• Diakum advised the World Mother to guide Raszageth rather than force her into obedience, and Raszageth overheard their conversation before agreeing to remain and accept reshaping if her clan could be freed.
• Raszageth described how Iridikron manipulated the Incarnate Dragons and admitted that her own impulsiveness had helped bring about their defeat.
• A wounded stone giant reported that Al’Akir had rejected the World Mother’s invitation and refused to submit to her authority.
• Diakum promised Raszageth the World Mother’s support in challenging Al’Akir, stirred her fighting spirit, and asked Aegwynn to arrange a search for Thunderaan.

Raszageth recounted the War of the Scaled, challenged Ysera over the Guardian Dragons’ egg thefts, and agreed to help seek reconciliation between Vyranoth and Alexstrasza if Alexstrasza rejects Titan control. Meanwhile, the World Soul arranged missions to secure Therazane’s return and address Deepholm’s problems, while Diakum hinted that he faced a serious danger.

• Raszageth told Ysera and the others that the Guardian Dragons’ egg thefts and broken promises had fueled the War of the Scaled, and Ysera struggled to defend her sister’s actions.
• Raszageth acknowledged Ysera’s courage in returning to the World Mother and agreed to help bring Vyranoth and Alexstrasza together if Alexstrasza cast off Titan control.
• Ysera and Raszageth set out to visit Veranus in the Storm Peaks, while Raszageth vowed to stop Iridikron from leading the Proto-Dragons again.
• Aegwynn reported that Therazane would return to the World Soul’s embrace if the Salvation Army dealt with Deathwing and the black dragons in Deepholm and purified Maraudon to rescue Theradras.
• The World Soul assigned the Tauren to purify Maraudon and seek Theradras, and Diakum assured her he could handle the danger he had sensed.

Ysera urged the Dragon Aspects to tell the Dracthyr the truth and helped arrange contact with the Bronze Dragonflight, while she warned Alexstrasza to prepare for Vyranoth’s return. In Quel’Thalas, a mysterious Thief King threatened Kael’thas’s wedding, prompting Anasterian to strengthen security and invite the Vigilant.

• Ysera overheard Malygos recount how Neltharion had deceived him into helping seal the Dracthyr, then urged him to reveal the truth to them.
• Ysera explained that Raszageth was changing under the Vigilant’s influence, and Malygos proposed using the Dracthyr and Chromie’s hourglass to contact the Bronze Dragonflight.
• Chromie supplied an hourglass made with Epoch Stones and warned that summoning the Bronze Dragonflight could also bring Infinite Dragons into the timeline.
• Ysera warned Alexstrasza that she had betrayed Vyranoth during the War of the Scaled and urged her to prepare for their eventual reunion.
• Anasterian welcomed news that the Wandering Isle and Pandaren envoys would arrive for Kael’thas’s wedding, then received a threatening greeting card from Rafaam, the Supreme Thief King.
• Anasterian ordered heightened security for the wedding and royal treasury, then sent an invitation to the Vigilant to help stop the threatened theft.

King Terenas agreed to a plan to strike Quel'Thalas during Kael'thas's wedding, while Lord Daval and Xal'atath sought to use the attack to eliminate Diakum. Diakum prepared to accompany Lothar to the wedding, and the chapter ended with Arthas and Jialiya returning through the Dark Portal and insisting on joining them.

• King Terenas discussed plans with Lord Daval and Xal'atath, who urged him to attack Quel'Thalas and disrupt the Sunwell during the wedding.
• Lord Daval and Xal'atath privately agreed that they needed to deal with Diakum before the Dragon Isles emerged.
• Diakum warned Lothar that Terenas might launch a decapitation strike at the wedding, but Lothar insisted on attending and preparing to retaliate if attacked.
• Diakum told Lothar he would not join his duel with Terenas, but would travel to Quel'Thalas for his own reasons and advised Lothar to bring the human Saviors.
• White Pawn reported that Arthas and Jialiya had returned through the Dark Portal and wanted to accompany them to Quel'Thalas, and that Arthas intended to confront his father.

Arthas and Jialiya returned to Azeroth and clashed with Varian before Lothar agreed to let them join the fight against their father. Meanwhile, Diakum developed a new Heart Power defensive spell, the Wall of Heart, and tested it against Onyxia’s attack.

• Ms. Vilara studied the Dark Portal with Diakum and discussed how mortals’ gradual growth distinguished them from Titans.
• Arthas and Varian fought until Jialiya, Daenerys, and Sir Uther intervened, and Lothar agreed to show the siblings Khadgar’s reports if they obeyed his orders.
• Arthas promised Sir Uther he would share Lordaeron’s burdens, and Varian offered him armor and training to control his strength.
• Ms. Vilara suggested Diakum shape Heart Power into a force field, and he created the Wall of Heart around Northshire Abbey.
• Onyxia struck the invisible shield, and Diakum explained that its strength came from the collective resolve of those within it.

Lothar and Diakum traveled to Quel'Thalas, where Elisande gave Kael'thas an Arcan'dor fruit that cured his Magic Addiction and Aegwynn named him the Savior Phoenix. The arrival of Lothar's party and Terenas's procession led to a clash between Sarkareth and Lordaeron's Dragonborn knights, leaving the gathering's tensions unresolved.

• Lothar and Diakum discussed Titan Technology and the dangers of the Golden Throne aboard the Exodar as it headed for Quel'Thalas.
• Diakum learned that Elisande and the Black Crow King had arrived in Quel'Thalas, where the leaders of four elven peoples were gathering.
• Elisande gave Kael'thas an Arcan'dor fruit, and Kael'thas consumed it, curing his Magic Addiction and sharing some of its energy with Lanathel.
• Aegwynn named Kael'thas the Savior Phoenix and listed the other Saviors who would gather in Quel'Thalas.
• Lothar's party encountered Terenas's procession near the Sun Tower, and Sarkareth attacked two Lordaeron Dragonborn knights before Onyxia called him back.

Diakum and the delegation arrived in Quel'Thalas, where the elven leaders argued over Elisande's warning that Azshara was preparing to awaken. The meeting ended when the Black Crow King fell ill, and Diakum privately warned Elisande that a greater threat was approaching.

• Diakum and Archbishop Nali discussed the Dragonborn's Void corruption and Lordaron's growing Dragon Cult before the delegation left for Silvermoon City.
• Liadrin escorted Lothar and Muradin to the Sun King's court, where they learned that Pandaren envoys had brought news and letters from Brann Bronzebeard.
• Ms. Vilara discussed the Sunwell and the Arcan'dor with Diakum, while Old Anzu reported that Elisande, the Black Crow King, and the Sun King were arguing over an Anti-Azshara Front.
• Elisande described the Empress's expanding court, guards, and support among Suramar's commoners as evidence that Azshara was nearing her awakening, and urged the elven leaders to act.
• The Black Crow King began coughing violently, forcing the meeting to end, and Diakum entered to treat him while warning Elisande that she was overlooking a more serious threat.

As the Black Crow King's health failed, Talanji used voodoo to restore him temporarily, allowing him to begin negotiations with the Eternal Shadow Governor and Anasterian. Meanwhile, Lothar confirmed that Terenas chose war of his own will, while Zul'jin rallied the Amani, Gurubashi, and Drakkari against Quel'Thalas and the Zandalari.

• Talanji warned Anasterian and Kael'thas that the Amani might soon attack, then used voodoo to restore Kur'talos Ravencrest for seven days while warning that his death was near.
• Kur'talos awakened and demanded that Anasterian negotiate a real agreement with the Eternal Shadow Governor, and Kael'thas urged his father to accept responsibility as Sun King.
• Dick gave Kael'thas Radiant Sunfire as a wedding gift and challenged him to consider becoming Quel'Thalas's sun and future king.
• Lothar urged Terenas to expel the black dragons and end the war, but Terenas refused; Lothar concluded that Terenas acted freely and ordered his party to prepare for an attack.
• Zul'jin killed Nalorakk, consumed the Wild Bear God's Loa Mana Essence, and declared that the Amani, Gurubashi, and Drakkari would rebel against the Zandalari and invade Quel'Thalas.

On Kael'thas's wedding day, Deathwing and his allies launched a surprise assault on Quel'Thalas, while King Terenas revealed his role in the invasion. As Deathwing descended on the Sunwell, Diakum prepared to use the Eye of Sargeras against him.

• The Windrunner sisters departed for Silvermoon City, while their father stayed behind; Eldragosa arrived and urged him to flee with her.
• Amani Trolls destroyed the Ban'dinoriel Rune Stones, and Windrunner rang the alarm as Eldragosa fought off the attackers and escaped with him when Deathwing burned Windrunner Spire.
• Lirath organized Silvermoon's defense, Alleria went to arrest Terenas, and Vereesa saw Deathwing and his forces attack the city.
• Lothar confronted Terenas in the palace, where Terenas admitted his alliance with the trolls and his plan to conquer the Eastern Continent.
• The Sunwell's barrier failed as Deathwing approached, and Diakum revealed the Eye of Sargeras and prepared to use it against him.

Kael'thas and Quel'Thalas's defenders fought off the invasion as Diakum used the Eye of Sargeras to tear Deathwing apart and began purifying him. With the Sunwell threatened by a Void staff and Dymus, Diakum tried to take Deathwing through a portal to Draenor, but Rafaam interfered with the portal's destination.

• Kael'thas defeated Ethereal assassins with Phoenixfire and Phoenix Swordsmanship before joining Mar'gok to defend the palace.
• Garona warned that animated shadows were swallowing the palace, while Deathwing was struck down by a blast from the Sunwell.
• Lothar severed Terenas's arm, but a shadow portal whisked Terenas away as Qiraji and Faceless Ones entered the battle.
• Anveena authorized Gluttonous Locust Kanoz and his swarm to hunt the invaders while Diakum fought Deathwing at the Sunwell.
• Diakum learned that Xal'atath had planted a Void staff to lure Dymus, then arranged with Aegwynn to send himself and Deathwing through a portal to Draenor.
• Rafaam appeared and interfered with the portal's destination as Aegwynn warned Diakum not to approach it.

A spatial rift swallowed the Isle of Quel'Danas and the Sunwell, leaving Quel'Thalas exposed to Twilight Dragons and trolls while General Lirath embraced the Shadewalker path to defend her homeland. The island and its survivors landed in a distant Void rift, where Diakum learned Rafaam had stolen the Staff of Sargeras and the group faced a long journey back to Azeroth.

• A black rift swallowed the Isle of Quel'Danas and the Sunwell, then collapsed into a great maelstrom as Ban'dinoriel failed and Twilight Dragons invaded Silvermoon City.
• General Lirath rescued Sylvanas from a Twilight Dragon's breath, then received Kavia Shadowblade's Shadewalker insignia and warning to summon a Thunder Beast.
• Anveena told Lirath that ordinary Thunder Beasts could not defeat Twilight Dragons, so Lirath crushed the insignia and asked how to summon a King Beast.
• Diakum and the others found the island stranded in the Terokkar Rift, where the Nether-Stalker explained that Rafaam's theft had disrupted Xal'atath's plan and helped them escape the Devourer of Worlds.
• Aegwynn revealed that Rafaam had stolen the Staff of Sargeras, and the Nether-Stalker proposed converting the island into a Floating City to return through the Nether.
• Diakum began preparing to dispose of Deathwing's remains while reassuring the group that his chosen would protect Quel'Thalas, though the Sunwell had to return before Magic Addiction spread.