Chapter Summaries

Sylvanas ordered the Rangers to search for Belorell near Wyrmrest Temple, while Nathanos and Malygos traveled through time to investigate Deathwing’s experiments. Nathanos proposed that Deathwing’s ultimate creation would be a lifeless Dragon Egg designed to contain the guardian dragons’ power.

• Sylvanas learned that Belorell had gone missing in Dalaran and deduced he might be at Wyrmrest Temple, so she sent Rangers to investigate.
• Nathanos left the Forsaken temporarily and traveled with Malygos toward future Grim Batol to seek a way to stop Chromatus.
• Nathanos and Malygos discussed the differences between Chromatic Dragons and Twilight Dragons, and Nathanos argued that Deathwing would try to combine their strengths.
• Nathanos reasoned that Deathwing would experiment on Dragon Eggs rather than living Twilight Dragons because living subjects rejected added powers.
• Nathanos suggested that Deathwing’s ultimate creation would use a lifeless Dragon Egg as a container for the guardian dragons’ power.

Nathanos explained to Malygos that Deathwing planned to use a Twilight Whelp’s corpse as a vessel for the power of the Guardian Dragons. They traveled to Grim Batol, where Nathanos found the altered Dragon Egg containing his child and reached toward it despite the danger.

• Nathanos told Malygos that Deathwing could use a dead creature as a vessel, and identified a Twilight Whelp as the best choice.
• Nathanos revealed that his child had told him Deathwing’s plans, and said he was about to meet his second child.
• Nathanos and Malygos infiltrated Grim Batol after confirming Deathwing was not nearby.
• Nathanos recognized the chamber where Alexstrasza had been imprisoned, and Malygos removed Deathwing’s barrier before leaving him ten minutes.
• Nathanos found a Dragon Egg fused with a Twilight Whelp corpse and infused with the Guardian Dragons’ power, then reached toward it knowing the heat would destroy his hand.

Onyxian awakened inside an egg and learned that Deathwing had cursed him to choose between life and destruction. Guided by Alexstrasza, he resisted the curse and discovered powers that could shield him from pain, leaving him prepared to deceive Deathwing and eventually help save the world.

• Onyxian became conscious inside an egg and felt unbearable pain whenever he valued life.
• A voice guided Onyxian to understand that Deathwing had created him as a weapon and cursed him to embrace destruction.
• Onyxian saw a vision of a grieving woman and learned that Alexstrasza was his mother, strengthening his resolve to reject Deathwing.
• Onyxian discovered that dreams, magic, time, and earth could help him resist the pain and escape Deathwing’s control.
• The voice told Onyxian to hide his resistance from Deathwing, endure until the right moment, and help Alexstrasza and the people of the past at Wyrmrest Temple.

Alleria, sleepless over Belorell’s disappearance, encountered Kalecgos, who sought Quel'Thalas’s help after a catastrophe destroyed the dragons’ unborn offspring and left their leaders absent or incapacitated. Alleria refused until Kalecgos revealed that he knew Belorell’s whereabouts.

• Alleria wandered Silvermoon City at night, worrying about Belorell and dismissing concerns about the Horde’s coming leadership change.
• Kalecgos approached Alleria and told her that an attack on Wyrmrest Temple had killed all the dragons’ unborn offspring.
• Alleria rejected Kalecgos’s request for Quel’Thalas’s help, saying the dragons should handle their own crisis.
• Kalecgos revealed his identity, and Alleria recognized him and again refused his request.
• Kalecgos told Alleria she could not refuse unless she did not want to know Belorell’s whereabouts.

Alleria learned that Belorell had been sent to another timeline by Nozdormu and agreed to help Kalecgos, who needed her to persuade Alexstrasza rather than provide troops. At Wyrmrest Temple, Sylvanas found signs of a battle and met Ysera the Awakened, who said she knew what Sylvanas was seeking.

• Alleria confronted Kalecgos about Belorell’s disappearance and learned that Nozdormu had sent him to another timeline.
• Alleria accepted Kalecgos’s request but learned that he needed her to persuade Alexstrasza, not assemble an army.
• Sylvanas arrived at Wyrmrest Temple and found corpses and evidence of a battle, including a Twilight Dragon and a cloaked Elf.
• A mysterious woman told Sylvanas that she knew what she was seeking, then revealed herself as Ysera the Awakened.

Ysera showed Sylvanas a vision of Deathwing unleashing the Cataclysm at the Maelstrom and asked her to help the dragons reunite. Sylvanas agreed and planned to warn Jaina, the Alliance, Dalaran, and the Forsaken.

• Sylvanas met Ysera at Wyrmrest Temple and learned that Azeroth faced a coming Cataclysm.
• Ysera drew Sylvanas into the Dream and showed her Deathwing erupting from the Maelstrom amid a world-shaking disaster.
• Sylvanas awoke in terror, and Ysera confirmed that the vision had not yet come to pass but that the Wyrmrest Accord had fallen apart.
• Sylvanas urged Ysera to reunite the Guardian Dragons against Deathwing, and Ysera asked her for help.
• Sylvanas agreed to help and decided to warn Jaina, the Alliance, Dalaran, and the Forsaken.

Alleria confronted the grieving Alexstrasza in Crystalsong Forest and challenged her despair over Krasus and the stolen Dragon Eggs. The chapter ended with Alleria revealing how she had been forced to kill her undead husband, urging Alexstrasza to endure her loss.

• Kalecgos told Alleria that Krasus had vanished after destroying the dragon sanctuaries and that other dragons suspected him, then dropped her near Alexstrasza in Crystalsong Forest.
• Alleria found Alexstrasza starving beneath a tree and tried to make her face the burden of being the Lifebinder.
• Alexstrasza cursed Eonar for granting her the power and burden of protecting life, and said that betrayal and death had followed all her sacrifices.
• Alleria revealed that Red Dragons had killed her parents and challenged Alexstrasza to compare their losses.
• Alleria described how Nathanos had sacrificed himself to save her, become an undead servant of the Scourge, and been killed by her so she could grant him rest.

Alleria failed to persuade Alexstrasza to return to Wyrmrest Temple, while Malygos revealed that Belorell had been sent to a dangerous moment in Nathanos's past. Nathanos accepted that his survival might be exposed and faced the prospect of confronting the Horde and the Alliance.

• Alleria told Alexstrasza that Belorell's return depended on her going back to Wyrmrest Temple, but Alexstrasza ordered her to leave.
• Kalecgos apologized to Alleria and asked her to accompany him to the Nexus, where Nozdormu had arranged to meet them.
• Malygos told Nathanos that Belorell had been found at Marius Farm in the past, at the time after Nathanos's joint siege by Quel'Thalas and Stormwind City.
• Nathanos realized that Belorell might have witnessed his survival beneath the ruins and said he had expected to be exposed eventually.
• Malygos asked how Nathanos would face Quel'Thalas and Stormwind City, and warned that he might now have to face the Horde and the Alliance.

Nathanos argued with Malygos about whether history should be changed and admitted that he had accepted becoming the Witherer to spare those he cared about. He planned to disappear and travel the world while helping counter Deathwing’s disasters.

• Malygos told Nathanos that Nozdormu wanted to erase him because his actions had overturned the original timeline.
• Nathanos argued that no one could control history and challenged Malygos to consider whether changing the past would improve the future.
• Malygos described the visions of tragedy that had driven him to interfere with time, and Nathanos said he was glad he had become the Witherer.
• Nathanos said he would let Nozdormu make his identity public, then disappear, evade pursuit, and help the world face Deathwing’s disasters.

Belorell woke in Hillsbrad after Chromie rescued him from an Undead at Marius Farm, and she urged him to remember the place and tell others what he had seen. Chromie sent him through a portal toward Dalaran, then told Nozdormu that her task was complete.

• Belorell woke in a forest in Hillsbrad beside Chromie, who told him she had rescued him twice and that he had been unconscious for two days.
• Chromie explained that her superior had ordered her to protect Belorell, and asked him to remember Marius Farm, where his mother had once gone, and tell others what he saw there.
• Belorell agreed to remember the place, though he suspected Chromie was concealing a secret.
• Chromie opened a portal she said led to Dalaran and pushed Belorell through it toward the Blood Elf kingdom.
• Chromie looked up at Nozdormu and said her task was complete and she would never do something like this again.

Alleria traveled with Kalecgos to The Nexus, where the Blue Dragonflight prepared to choose a new Guardian through a ceremony tied to the twin moons’ rare convergence. She learned that Kalecgos was one of two candidates for the role, leaving her uncertain about his chances as she continued toward the ceremony.

• Kalecgos brought Alleria to a forest near The Nexus and asked her to witness an important Blue Dragonflight event.
• Kalecgos introduced Alleria to his sister Tethys, who escorted her toward The Nexus while he left for the ceremony.
• Tethys told Alleria that the Blue Dragons planned to choose a new Guardian, called the Arcanist, during the twin moons’ convergence.
• Alleria learned that Kalecgos was one of the two candidates and questioned whether he was capable of becoming the Arcanist.
• Tethys said that many Blue Dragons doubted Kalecgos but argued that a leader needed more than strength.

Alleria learned that Kalecgos and Malygos's son, Arygos, were competing to become the Blue Dragonflight's new Arcanist, with opposing views about the flight's future. As the ritual approached, Tethys warned that the chosen guardian's will would decide all matters, leaving Alleria concerned about Arygos's ambitions.

• Alleria asked Tethys about Kalecgos's rival, and Tethys identified him as Malygos's son, Arygos.
• Tethys explained that Arygos claimed the Arcanist's position should pass to a direct descendant, while Kalecgos supported a different path for the Blue Dragonflight.
• Alleria waited in her guest room until Tethys returned, tired from the tension among the Blue Dragons.
• Tethys said Kalecgos wanted closer ties with other dragonflights and mortal races, while Arygos dismissed those ties and focused on the Blue Dragons.
• Alleria questioned whether Arygos sought authority, and Tethys insisted that being Arcanist meant responsibility but warned that the chosen guardian would have the final say.

Alleria reassured Tethys about Kalecgos’s intentions and acknowledged the burden of leadership as the Blue Dragonflight prepared to seek a new Guardian. Meanwhile, the Twilight Father reported to Deathwing that Arygos’s plan was still uncertain, prompting Deathwing to order the immediate retrieval of what he needed for Chromatus’s resurrection.

• Tethys asked Alleria whether the ritual to restore the Guardian’s power could fail, and Alleria noted that the blue dragons would still have to choose a Guardian.
• Tethys worried that Kalecgos’s desire to lead might be mistaken for ambition, and Alleria defended his sense of responsibility.
• Tethys feared that becoming Guardian could change Kalecgos or drive him mad, and Alleria said only Kalecgos could learn what the role would do to him.
• The Twilight Father told Deathwing that Arygos had promised to seek the Guardian’s power and offer the blue dragons’ sacred artifact in return for recognition.
• Deathwing doubted Arygos could be trusted and ordered the Twilight Father to send someone to The Nexus for what he wanted, so Chromatus’s resurrection would not be delayed.

Alleria watched Kalecgos and Arygos compete to become Arcanist of the Blue Dragonflight as the two moons joined. Kalecgos called for responsible use of magic, and the moonlight chose him, leaving him transformed and towering over Arygos.

• Alleria watched the ritual from The Oculus while Tethys listened among the dragons and sent her a crystal ball.
• Arygos urged the Blue Dragonflight to reclaim its power and promised to restore its former glory under his leadership.
• Kalecgos spoke of taking responsibility for the Nexus War's damage and using magic for the good of Azeroth and all living things.
• As the moons embraced, their light converged on Kalecgos, marked him with glowing runes, and caused him to grow far larger than Arygos.

Arygos’s betrayal brought the Twilight Dragonflight to attack The Nexus, while Alleria realized the assault was a diversion to steal the Blue Dragonflight’s Prism of Focus. Kalecgos pursued the stolen relic toward Dragonblight as the invaders tried to hold him back.

• Arygos warned the Blue Dragons that Neltharion would kill them, then summoned the Twilight Dragonflight to attack The Nexus.
• Kalecgos fought Arygos and the invading dragons, while Tethys protected Alleria.
• Alleria suspected the attack was a diversion, and she and Tethys realized the Twilight Dragons were targeting the Eye of Eternity.
• An explosion shook The Nexus, and Kalecgos discovered that the Prism of Focus had been stolen.
• Kalecgos ordered the Blue Dragons to pursue the thieves, then broke through the Twilight Dragons’ blockade and headed toward Dragonblight.

Wounded Arygos fled to the Twilight Father with the Prism of Focus and proposed using Chromatus to kill Kalecgos and reclaim the Blue Dragonflight. The Twilight Father revealed that Deathwing no longer needed Arygos and stabbed him to activate the artifact, explaining that it required an Arcanist’s bloodline and soul.

• Arygos escaped Kalecgos and flew to the Obsidian Dragonshrine, clutching the Prism of Focus.
• Arygos told the Twilight Father that Kalecgos had taken the Arcanist’s position and showed him the Prism.
• Arygos asked the Twilight Father to send Chromatus to kill Kalecgos so he could regain the Blue Dragonflight and become Arcanist.
• The Twilight Father told Arygos that Deathwing no longer needed him and stabbed him in the neck with a purple sword.
• The Prism of Focus activated as Arygos’s blood spilled onto it, and the Twilight Father explained that it required an Arcanist’s bloodline and soul.

Kalecgos arrived at the Obsidian Dragonshrine and discovered that the Twilight Father had used Arygos and the Prism of Focus to revive Chromatus, a five-headed Chromatic Dragon. As Chromatus awakened and targeted Arygos, Kalecgos attacked but was halted by the green head’s magic.

• Kalecgos sensed Arygos’s death and the Prism of Focus activating, then located the ritual at the Obsidian Dragonshrine.
• Warchief Blackhorn killed Arygos, and the Twilight Father revealed Chromatus’s corpse to the arriving Kalecgos.
• The Twilight Father explained that Nefarian had discovered how to revive Chromatic Dragons, and the vortex’s energy brought Chromatus back to life.
• The Twilight Father admitted Arygos had been a pawn, while Chromatus roared that he was hungry and turned toward Arygos’s corpse.
• Kalecgos charged Chromatus, but the green head’s magic made him lose control of his wings before he shook off its drowsiness.

Kalecgos fought Chromatus but was overwhelmed by the Chromatic Dragon’s combined powers. Injured, he escaped the Obsidian Dragonshrine to warn the other dragonflights that Deathwing’s weapon against the Guardian Dragons had awakened.

• Kalecgos attacked Chromatus, but its blue head absorbed his arcane magic and combined it with the red head’s flames to overpower him.
• Kalecgos recognized that Chromatus wielded the powers of all five dragonflights and attacked again, but the black and yellow heads strengthened its defenses and slowed time around him.
• Chromatus used its Bronze Dragon head to predict Kalecgos’s movements, while its red, green, and blue heads worked together to break his magical barrier and wound him.
• Kalecgos suppressed the poison and froze his burns, then blasted the Obsidian Dragonshrine to create cover and fled.
• Kalecgos escaped to warn his followers and the other dragonflights that Deathwing’s weapon against the Guardian Dragons had awakened.

Injured after failing to defeat Chromatus, Kalecgos told Tethys and Alleria that the monster had killed Arygos and still possessed the resurrecting Prism of Focus. He sought help from the other dragonflights and asked Alleria to persuade Alexstrasza to join them.

• Kalecgos concealed his return to the Nexus, then went to the abandoned Kirin Tor camp and asked Tethys to bring Alleria to meet him.
• Kalecgos revealed that Chromatus had defeated him, devoured Arygos, and been resurrected by the Prism of Focus still held by Twilight's Hammer.
• Kalecgos explained that Chromatus could wield the powers of all five dragonflights and urged the dragons to find the other Guardians quickly.
• Tethys offered to contact the green dragons, while Kalecgos said they also needed Nozdormu and Alexstrasza to have any chance of victory.
• Alleria agreed to speak with Alexstrasza again and warned Kalecgos not to involve mortals in the conflict.

Belorell met Alexstrasza in Crystalsong Forest and told her what had happened beneath Wyrmrest Temple. His account revealed that Krasus had sacrificed himself to destroy the corrupted dragon eggs, leaving Alexstrasza grieving and certain of his loyalty.

• Belorell returned to Crystalsong Forest and found Alexstrasza sitting alone beneath Dalaran.
• Alexstrasza questioned Belorell about his mother and learned that he was Alleria Windrunner’s son, who knew nothing about his father.
• Belorell explained that he had been taken to Wyrmrest Temple, where black-robed attackers corrupted the dragon eggs and a five-headed monster emerged.
• Belorell told Alexstrasza that Krasus had stayed behind during the attack and that an explosion followed his final words.
• Alexstrasza realized Krasus had sacrificed himself to destroy the eggs and wept as she declared that he had not betrayed the dragons.