"Kil'jaeden..."
Archimonde's towering body was pinned in the lava by the equally colossal Kil'jaeden.
Green fel flames roared, setting even the void ablaze.
The earth split apart, and a thousand miles of land around them turned into scorching magma. Archimonde's struggles grew weaker and weaker.
His thoughts grew sluggish. A stiffness crept over his soul, as though each blink left him losing fragments of time.
Vaguely, Archimonde seemed to understand that Kil'jaeden had suffered the same calamity, and perhaps so had the many other demons nearby!
But understanding it now was meaningless. In the end, Archimonde's consciousness left him...
Although Argus had suffered the damage of Kil'jaeden and Archimonde's chaotic battle, the planet's surface was visibly scarred.
Even so, wave after wave of demons were still returning through the vortices of the Twisted Void surrounding the planet.
The lesser Legion Commanders, leaders, and countless others gathered in a newly built plaza on Argus.
After Kil'jaeden and Archimonde had served as a demolition crew, they had cleared space for this enormous platform!
All the demons with self-awareness gathered there, bowing as they faced the center of the plaza.
The towering forms of Kil'jaeden and Archimonde stood on either side of a high platform.
On the throne atop it, Tao Yu sat back casually, looking down at the returning demons.
The Burning Legion was far larger than the force gathered here. It had already suffered a disastrous defeat on the Big Dipper, with heavy casualties, and many legions had refused to return when summoned. Still, this gathering included plenty of commanders and intelligent demons.
"Long live the Legion Commander! May he rule the Abyss forever!"
Capybah stood at the front, shrieking out the chant.
"Long live the Legion Commander! May he rule the Abyss forever..."
The demons' low, jumbled voices rang