Chapter Summaries

Alleria and Sylvanas used their legendary bows to attack Halazzi and Nalorakk, aiming to weaken the divine warriors and give their allies an advantage. Alleria’s shot blasted Halazzi with arcane energy, while Sylvanas’s arrow struck Nalorakk and began attacking his soul.

• Alleria and Sylvanas prepared powerful attacks with Thas'dorah and Sunstrider's Bow.
• The sisters aimed at Halazzi and Nalorakk, whose defenses were vulnerable to their respective attacks.
• Alleria’s amethyst arrow struck Halazzi’s abdomen and erupted in a massive blast of violet energy.
• Sylvanas’s arrow hit Nalorakk’s forehead, but his physical defenses stopped it.
• Nalorakk felt a deadly force manifest inside him and tear at his soul.

Ye Ting returned from the Emerald Dream empowered by the four demigods’ natural divine power and discovered it could help him reshape Animagus magic. He used that power to create four divine-aura beasts, terrifying Malacrass and disrupting his control of the ritual.

• The injured demigods lent Ye Ting their remaining natural divine power and trusted him to defeat the Trolls and save them.
• Ye Ting returned to his body and sensed the four distinct streams of divine power, each bearing the traits of its demigod.
• Ye Ting realized the demigod traits might help him develop Animagus magic that allowed multiple animal forms.
• Ye Ting transfigured battlefield debris into an eagle, a bear, a dragonhawk, and a lynx, then infused each beast with a different stream of divine power.
• Malacrass mistook the beasts’ demigod auras for the escaped gods and lost control of the ritual and shadow energy, giving Ye Ting a chance to defeat him.

Ye Ting shattered Malacrass’s barrier and blood ritual, freeing the four demigods and the souls he had bound. The Loa appeared on the battlefield and attacked the Trolls who had sealed their power, while Ye Ting’s allies watched.

• Ye Ting summoned four divine beasts to break Malacrass’s shadow barrier, then destroyed the ritual array and stopped the spell.
• The four demigods and countless dead souls discovered that Malacrass’s restraints had vanished, and the vengeful spirits surged toward him.
• On the battlefield, the Alliance saw four enormous beasts appear and attack the divine-powered Troll warriors.
• The giant eagle questioned Ye Ting, who explained that the Trolls had sealed the demigods’ powers and served Malacrass’s experiments.
• The bear demigod attacked Nalorakk, and the other Loa joined the assault while Ye Ting’s allies stood back.
• Ye Ting told Sylvanas and Alleria that most Loa were natural demigods who could take animal forms.

The four demigods killed the Trolls who had stolen and sealed their power, then discovered that Malacrass had been driven mad by the souls of his victims. With Daakara still missing and only a few Amani survivors left, the Alliance’s campaign against the Amani Trolls was effectively over, and the next target was the Trolls in the Hinterlands.

• The eagle, bear, dragonhawk, and lynx demigods killed Akil'zon, Nakorakk, Jan'alai, and Halazzi with their respective powers.
• The demigods found Malacrass raving and learned through Ye Ting’s Retrocognition that the souls of his victims had driven him mad.
• The demigods put Malacrass out of his misery and cast his body into the sacrificial pit.
• The Alliance concluded that the Amani Trolls were nearly extinct, though Daakara and a small number of women and children had escaped.
• The Alliance prepared to turn its attention to the Trolls in the Hinterlands.

After the Alliance defeated the Amani Trolls, Sylvanas questioned the purpose of soldiers and rangers in a world without their ancient enemy. Ye Ting helped her find meaning in protecting peace, then invited a tired Alleria to take a walk with him.

• Ye Ting announced that the Amani Trolls had been eradicated, and the Alliance celebrated the end of the war.
• Sylvanas wondered what purpose rangers and soldiers had without the Trolls, and Alleria tried to comfort her.
• Ye Ting explained to Sylvanas that warriors fought to end wars and preserve peace, restoring her resolve.
• Sylvanas teased Ye Ting before leaving, while Alleria admitted she was tired from years of work and fighting.
• Ye Ting suggested that he and Alleria take a walk, and she led him toward a nearby lake.

Ye Ting apologized to Garona for leaving without telling her, then asked how she was adjusting to the demigods’ blessing. After reassuring her that she belonged with his people, he embraced her, and she left the encounter flustered.

• Ye Ting returned to camp after spending the night with Alleria and found Garona training with daggers outside his tent.
• Ye Ting apologized for leaving Garona behind, and she asked whether he had been with Alleria.
• Garona told Ye Ting that the blessing had improved her strength, stamina, and agility and let her sense wind and fire.
• Ye Ting explained that the demigods had blessed Garona and reassured her that she deserved their power and belonged among his people.
• Ye Ting embraced Garona, and she eventually pushed him away and hurried off after feeling overwhelmed by his warmth.
• Ye Ting told Garona to rest and said he would introduce her to Alleria and the others.

Sylvanas sneaked into Ye Ting’s tent and challenged him to a close-quarters contest that turned into an intimate encounter. She questioned how she and Alleria should share their feelings for him, and Ye Ting reassured her that they could be happy together before she fell asleep beside him.

• Sylvanas ambushed Ye Ting in his tent and challenged him to a contest with no spells allowed.
• Ye Ting overpowered Sylvanas, and she admitted defeat after he repeatedly bested her.
• Sylvanas asked Ye Ting what should happen between her, Alleria, and him, and Ye Ting said their happiness mattered most.
• Sylvanas accepted his answer and fell asleep beside Ye Ting.

After the Zul'Aman war, Ye Ting began preparing to destroy the Hinterlands Troll tribes by provoking conflict among them. He drove the surviving Amani Trolls toward Hinterlands, expecting the Vilebranch Tribe's hostility to ignite further fighting.

• Ye Ting planned to weaken the Hinterlands Troll tribes by turning them against one another before the Alliance attacked.
• Alliance scouts found Daakara leading only a few hundred Amani survivors, fewer than a hundred of whom could fight.
• Ye Ting ordered the Amani remnants pursued so they would be forced into Hinterlands rather than exterminated.
• Ye Ting expected the other tribes to spare the Amani survivors, while the Vilebranch Tribe would target them.
• The Vilebranch Tribe's worship of Hakkar and its frequent use of Trolls from rival tribes as sacrifices had earned it the hatred of the Witherbark, Revantusk, and Rotting Moss Tribes.

Ye Ting arranged Zul'jin's death and used the news to undermine the fragile peace among the Hinterlands Troll tribes. As Daakara led the Amani remnants into Hinterlands, Ye Ting's forces appeared to withdraw, leaving the tribes unaware that a devastating war was being set in motion.

• Ye Ting had Zul'jin killed in a prisoner-of-war camp and his head delivered to Alliance forces in Zul'Aman.
• Ye Ting arranged for the Amani remnants and the Wildhammer Dwarves to spread news of Zul'jin's death among the Hinterlands Troll tribes.
• Ye Ting planned for the Amani remnants to use their status to unite the Witherbark, Revantusk, and Rotting Moss Tribes against the Vilebranch Trolls.
• Daakara led the Amani remnants through the Alliance encirclement and into Hinterlands, where the Troll tribes allowed them to settle.
• Ye Ting pulled back Alliance pursuers and had the Wildhammer Dwarves recall troops and civilians, making the Trolls believe the Alliance was leaving Hinterlands.

Ye Ting’s plan led the Vilebranch Trolls to attack the Amani remnants, prompting Daakara to unite the Hinterlands’ Troll tribes against them. The coalition and Hexx’s forces began a bloody forest war, leaving Ye Ting’s plan largely successful.

• Hexx organized a hunt for the Amani remnants, intending to sacrifice them and then attack rival Troll tribes.
• Ye Ting watched the Amani and Vilebranch Trolls, using magic to expose the Vilebranch ambush when the Amani’s weak defenses failed to spot it.
• Daakara led the Amani Trolls to escape and contacted the Witherbark, Revantusk, Rotting Moss, and other tribes to form a coalition.
• The coalition chose Daakara as its commander, and Hexx prepared the Vilebranch Trolls to punish the gathered tribes.
• Daakara’s coalition and Hexx’s Vilebranch Trolls fought a fierce forest war across the Hinterlands, with hundreds of Trolls dying each day.

Ye Ting’s scheme drove the Vilebranch Tribe and the tribal alliance into a devastating civil war, while Alliance rulers grew both impressed by and wary of him. As the Trolls depleted their forces and population, Ye Ting judged that they had reached the moment for the Alliance to act.

• Alliance rulers recognized Ye Ting’s role in provoking the Troll conflict and feared what his schemes could do in the wrong hands.
• Ye Ting ignored the kings’ attempts to win him over and focused on the Troll civil war.
• The Vilebranch Tribe and the tribal alliance continued fighting out of hatred, despite their leaders’ awareness of their mounting losses.
• Both sides committed their remaining reserves and attacked enemy settlements, killing civilians and recruiting the young, old, and women.
• The Trolls lost more than half their population and most of their strength but continued fighting, believing victory would let them recover.
• Ye Ting judged that the Trolls had weakened enough for the Alliance to reap the benefits.

As the Vilebranch Trolls neared victory in their civil war, Ye Ting led the Alliance in a surprise campaign that destroyed their exhausted army and crushed the remaining rival tribes. He then marched on Jintha'Alor, where the weakened Vilebranch survivors had taken refuge.

• Hexx used Jintha'Alor as a secure refuge while the Vilebranch Trolls raided and defeated the rival tribes through base trading.
• Ye Ting secretly led Alliance forces through Wildhammer territory and launched a nighttime attack that annihilated the Vilebranch expeditionary army.
• The Alliance wiped out the remnants of the Witherbark, Revantusk, and Rotting Moss tribes, and Garona killed Daakara.
• Ye Ting left a small force to search for survivors and led the main army toward Jintha'Alor.
• The Vilebranch Trolls retreated behind Jintha'Alor's defenses, with their strength reduced to a fraction of its former size.

Ye Ting rejected a prolonged siege of Jintha'Alor because an Orc invasion could break the blockade, and instead surveyed the surrounding mountains for another way to defeat the Vilebranch Trolls. He announced a plan to use Earthquake spells with the mages to bury the city, but they questioned whether they could control the collapse.

• Ye Ting decided he could not trap the Vilebranch Trolls in Jintha'Alor for months while the Orc threat loomed.
• Ye Ting ordered the Alliance to block every road out of Jintha'Alor, then flew with mages and Kurdran Wildhammer to survey the mountains.
• Ye Ting and the mages spent a day mapping the terrain and investigating its geology and caves while the Trolls grew anxious.
• Ye Ting returned to camp, analyzed the survey data, and worked through the night on a plan.
• Ye Ting told the mages he intended to use Earthquake spells to bury Jintha'Alor beneath the mountains.
• A mage questioned whether Earthquake could cause a collapse large enough, and an older mage warned that its effects might send the mountain in the wrong direction.

Ye Ting returned to Lordaeron after the Alliance defeated the Trolls and received a triumphant welcome that strengthened confidence in the coming war against the Orcs. At the palace, he met several young Alliance royals, including his future apprentice Jaina Proudmoore.

• Ye Ting and his generals received a warm welcome from the Alliance rulers, who praised their victory against the Trolls and honored the returning warriors.
• Terenas, Kael'thas, and Falstad gathered to discuss the division of the newly occupied territories, while Ye Ting left the matter to them.
• After the victory banquet, Daelin Proudmoore led Ye Ting into the palace garden, where they met several royal children.
• Daelin introduced Galen Trollbane, Calia Menethil, Arthas Menethil, and Jaina Proudmoore to Ye Ting.
• Jaina greeted Ye Ting enthusiastically and curtsied, while Ye Ting thought she was adorable.

Ye Ting planned to recover the Dragon Soul and free the red dragons only after the Horde fleet had sailed, preserving his chance to destroy it at sea while luring Deathwing into an ambush. He decided to infiltrate Grim Batol himself with an elite team, and arranged for Krasus to propose the mission without revealing his ties to the Dragon Aspects.

• Ye Ting concluded that the Dragon Soul had to be seized or destroyed after the Horde fleet left port but before it met the Alliance fleet.
• Ye Ting determined that a covert, swift infiltration of Grim Batol was the only way to free the red dragons without alerting the Horde.
• Ye Ting planned to use the mission to draw Deathwing out, with the Dragon Aspects waiting to ambush him while the mortal team operated without dragon assistance.
• Ye Ting chose to lead an elite team himself and use Alliance resources for the operation.
• Ye Ting had Alexstrasza arrange for Krasus, who was secretly Korialstrasz, to propose the mission so Ye Ting's relationship with the Dragon Aspect women stayed hidden.

Krasus persuaded the Council of Six to send an envoy to Grim Batol, and the council selected Ye Ting to lead an elite squad. With Kirin Tor authorization, Ye Ting gained access to Alliance resources and intelligence for the mission.

• Krasus briefed the Council of Six on the Orcs' possible control of Dragons and urged them to send an envoy to Grim Batol.
• The Council of Six agreed to handle the mission privately and argued over who should lead it.
• Krasus and Kael'thas backed Ye Ting, and the council selected him as envoy.
• Ye Ting accepted the assignment and was tasked with forming an elite squad to infiltrate Grim Batol.
• The Kirin Tor authorized Ye Ting to mobilize Alliance resources, use its intelligence, and assemble his team.

Ye Ting assembled a squad to infiltrate Grim Batol and investigate the Dragonmaw Clan’s red dragons. The four crossed the strait by gryphon and camped in the mountains near their destination.

• Ye Ting recruited Vereesa Windrunner, Garona, and Kurdran Wildhammer for the mission after Alleria and Sylvanas declined.
• Ye Ting chose Kurdran because the squad needed gryphons to avoid the Orcs’ red dragons and travel safely to Grim Batol.
• As the Orc fleet prepared to sail, Ye Ting’s squad set out while Alliance forces braced for attacks along the coast and at the Thandol Span.
• The four joined a Wildhammer Gryphon Rider patrol, then left it over the Arathi Highlands and flew across the strait toward Grim Batol.
• The squad crossed the sea east of the Thandol Span and camped in the mountains after nightfall.

Ye Ting and his companions encountered Countess Katrana Prestor, who claimed to be a lost noblewoman fleeing the Orcs. Ye Ting saw through her disguise and confronted her as the black dragon Onyxia, leaving her identity exposed.

• Garona questioned Countess Katrana Prestor, who claimed her family had fled Stormwind and begged to be escorted to Lordaeron.
• Katrana recoiled at Garona's half-Orc appearance, then clung to Ye Ting when he and his companions revealed themselves.
• Ye Ting comforted Katrana and promised to protect her and take her to Lordaeron.
• Ye Ting recognized the scent of a Dragon on Katrana and accused her of being Onyxia.
• Katrana's expression changed when Ye Ting spoke the name Onyxia.

Ye Ting and his companions cornered Onyxia, whose humanoid form and Ye Ting’s field magic prevented her from unleashing her full strength. After escaping a coordinated attack and nearly killing Vereesa, Onyxia was blasted back by Ye Ting’s Repulsion spell and flew away, promising revenge.

• Onyxia struggled to break Ye Ting’s field prison as Vereesa, Garona, Kurdran, and Ye Ting attacked her.
• Onyxia met Kurdran’s hammer with her scaled hand, then used the force of his Thunder Clap to leap toward Vereesa.
• Vereesa panicked and missed her shot, so Ye Ting Blinked in front of her and blocked Onyxia’s claw with a magical shield.
• Ye Ting’s prepared Repulsion spell hurled Onyxia backward, and she used her small dragon wings to escape into the air.
• Onyxia admitted that Ye Ting had won this time and threatened to repay the humiliation someday.

Ye Ting and his companions captured Onyxia after stopping her escape and placed her under numerous magical restraints. The group prepared to leave with their prisoner, who was forced to dress and stand obediently beside them.

• Onyxia abandoned her attack and fled, but Ye Ting used an Anti-Flight Spell to bring her crashing to the ground.
• Garona held Kingslayers to Onyxia's neck, and Onyxia surrendered after being injured.
• Ye Ting sealed Onyxia's magic, strength, and abilities, then bound her with mithril handcuffs and spells.
• Onyxia teased Ye Ting while asking for clothes, and Garona revealed that Lord Sandor had many girlfriends.
• Kurdran and Vereesa arrived to find Onyxia dressed and standing obediently beside Ye Ting and Garona.