Aside from Stormwind Keep, every other district of Stormwind successfully broke free from the Black Empire's domain. Stormwind Keep was reduced to a massive crater, with water from the moat continuously pouring into it.
The sun An'she rose over the horizon, bathing all of Stormwind in warm sunlight. The morning sun was not particularly scorching, but even that faint warmth was enough to bring comfort to the Stormwind residents who had fallen into despair.
When their king, Varian Wrynn, brought the Sha and Mantid back to Stormwind, panic had already begun spreading among them, and they had remained hidden inside their homes.
Yet the influence of the six emotion Sha still hung over Stormwind, making that period especially agonizing.
But what drove them into the deepest despair was when Stormwind was dragged into the Black Empire's domain.
Unknown darkness blanketed the sky as all manner of hideous Faceless Ones and void creatures sprang from the shadows, attacking everything before them.
The Horde army, once seen as enemies by the people of Stormwind, protected them at that time.
"Is it finally over?"
Anduin Wrynn's youthful face was covered in dust, and his armor was badly shattered. Fortunately, he had not suffered any serious wounds, because the old marshal, Reginald Windsor, had shielded him with all his strength.
Not long after Anduin Wrynn and the old marshal, Marshal Reginald Windsor, captured The Stockade and freed the imprisoned Ironfoe, Stormwind was dragged into the Black Empire's domain.
As Stormwind's new king and the heir to House Wrynn's bloodline, Anduin Wrynn could not stand by and watch the Faceless Ones of the Black Empire slaughter Stormwind's citizens. He decisively led the Second Legion and the Ironfoe out of The Stockade to protect the people of Stormwind.
The Second Legion and the Ironfoe fought side