Chapter Summaries

Herad’s Obsidian Warship destroyed Argus the Unmaker and attacked Eredath, where Sargeras’s energy avatar defended the city with a vast Flame Shield. With the warship’s energy nearly spent and the shield holding, Herad ordered a retreat, leaving Eredath safe for the moment.

• Herad watched the Obsidian Warship’s attack devastate Argus and ordered another shot that shattered Argus the Unmaker’s body.
• The Obsidian Warship turned its cannon toward Eredath, and Sargeras’s energy avatar raised a Flame Shield to protect the city.
• Herad recognized the shield’s immense scale but concluded the defender was not Sargeras, so he ordered the warship to attack.
• Sargeras’s avatar reinforced the Flame Shield as the warship’s repeated cannon strikes failed to break through.
• Herad retreated when the warship’s energy ran low, and Sargeras’s avatar breathed a sigh of relief.

Herad learned from Prophet Velen that the fiery figure on Eredath was Sargeras’s energy clone, not the real Sargeras. After hearing how powerful the clone and its original were, Herad resolved to build a massive Obsidian Warship and kill them both.

• Herad dismissed his Flame Shield, and a Satellite captured his fiery form on Eredath.
• Herad sent the footage to Prophet Velen, who recognized the figure as Sargeras’s energy clone and recalled how it had deceived him on Argus.
• Velen warned Herad that the clone was immensely powerful and recounted how the Naaru who helped the Draenei flee had been nearly wiped out.
• Velen estimated that ten energy clones might match Sargeras’s true form, prompting Herad to calculate how a larger Obsidian Warship could defeat them.
• Velen maintained that fleeing an unbeatable enemy had been the right choice, while Herad insisted that the strong could solve the problem by killing Sargeras.

Herad continued harassing Sargeras’s energy clone while the Burning Legion’s forces collapsed and its enemies seized the opportunity to attack. As the Obsidian Warship collected its obsidian supplies in Deepholm, the Earth Elemental Creatures prepared to travel to the Prime Material Plane.

• Sargeras continued toward Azeroth despite his anger over Herad’s repeated attacks on his energy clone and the destruction of his fleet and Argus the Unmaker.
• Herad tested the energy clone’s limits by having the Obsidian Warship recharge and fire at it again.
• Kil’jaeden, fleeing Argus, landed on a planet controlled by the Plant Army and was struck from behind by Ulthalesh.
• With the Burning Legion weakened and Sargeras absent, Ethereals, Naaru, and other races began attacking its worlds.
• Earth Elemental Creatures watched the Obsidian Warship absorb the obsidian piled at Deepholm’s dock, then handed over their guard duties and hurried toward the Portal.

Herad used the enhanced Obsidian Warship to destroy Sargeras’s energy clone and burn Eredath, then continued toward Argus. He began harvesting Argus the Unmaker’s remains while searching for the Titan’s Heart.

• Herad sent the newly enhanced Obsidian Warship to Eredath and struck Sargeras’s energy clone before it could prepare.
• The attack destroyed Eredath and enraged the wounded energy clone, who flew after the warship.
• The energy clone detonated himself, but the Obsidian Warship absorbed the blast and survived.
• Herad continued toward Argus, confident the Burning Legion would not recover and that he could eventually kill Sargeras.
• Herad teleported plant lifeforms to mine Argus the Unmaker’s remains and search for the Titan’s Heart.

Herad discovered that a blood-red metal sphere in Argus the Unmaker's remains was a divine, soul-aspected Titan heart and sent it to the Obsidian Warship's forge to upgrade Ulthalesh. After realizing other dead Titans might provide valuable materials, he considered entering Argus's World-Soul and chose to scout its abyss first.

• Plant lifeforms searched Argus the Unmaker's remains and found a blood-red metal sphere just over ten meters across.
• Herad identified the sphere as a divine, soul-aspected Titan heart, better than sinvane ore and suited to upgrading Ulthalesh.
• Herad teleported the Titan heart to the Obsidian Warship's forge to be made into a giant sword.
• Herad realized the bodies of dead Titans such as Aggramar could yield valuable materials and considered entering Argus's World-Soul through the abyss.
• Worried that Aggramar might be waiting below, Herad decided to send Arcane Drones ahead to scout.

Herad's exploration team descended into Argus's damaged World-Soul, where the Burning Legion had built a vast manufacturing plant and deployed Demons Mechs. Xal'atath and Ulthalesh destroyed the machines and cleared the way deeper inside.

• Magical drones led Xal'atath and Ulthalesh down the abyss, while the two artifacts killed demons hiding in caves along the cliff walls.
• The exploration team reached Argus's shattered World-Soul and found the Burning Legion using its residual heat to build mechanical demons and warships.
• Demons Mechs fired on the drones, shooting down several and shrugging off their small missiles.
• Xal'atath used Shadow Torrent to burn the fel from the Demons Mechs, leaving their hulks empty.
• Ulthalesh hacked the Demons Mechs apart with its greatsword and Crimson Sword Qi, disabling them by severing their limbs and bodies.

Xal'atath and Ulthalesh fought through Argus's World-Soul toward Antorus, the Burning Throne, while the Plant Army overwhelmed the Burning Legion's outer industrial region. Antorus was still under construction, but Xal'atath and Ulthalesh pressed on to clear its heavily guarded interior.

• Magical drones explored the vast, fel-corrupted interior of Argus's World-Soul and revealed the Burning Legion's industrial operations.
• Demons mined resources and used Fel Forges to produce materials for Antorus, the Burning Throne, a colossal structure that Sargeras was building.
• The Plant Army devastated demons in the outer Fel Forge region with spores, anti-tank weapons, and plasma weapons that pierced felsteel armor.
• Xal'atath and Ulthalesh fought their way toward Antorus, where Lord-tier demons and demon mechs guarded the unfinished structure.
• Xal'atath and Ulthalesh set out to kill every demon inside Antorus, the Burning Throne.

Herad and Ulthalesh dismantled Sargeras’s forces and began stripping Antorus, the Burning Throne for its materials. Sargeras turned back toward Antorus, but he would not arrive for nearly two years, leaving Herad time to finish the demolition.

• Ulthalesh killed all the dark Titan Keepers in Antorus, the Burning Throne, prompting Sargeras to sense his losses and begin the long journey back.
• Interstellar scouts tracking Sargeras were relieved when he retraced his route, but they continued following him to discover what had angered him.
• Herad found the corpses of the Titans in Antorus and concluded that Sargeras had betrayed and killed them.
• Herad opened a Portal and brought in the Plant Army to dismantle the Titan corpses and Antorus, the Burning Throne for its materials.
• Herad expected the Plant Army to finish dismantling Antorus within a few years and planned to leave the site as a toilet for Sargeras.

Herad's Plant Army dismantled the Titans' remains and recovered their Titan's Hearts, discovering that the hearts were made of soul metal. Herad used them to forge a two-thousand-meter greatsword, which he believed could kill Sargeras.

• Herad ordered the Plant Army to blast apart the Titans' remains and Antorus, provoking Sargeras as he returned.
• The Plant Army recovered the Titans' Titan's Hearts and Herad discovered that each heart was made of soul metal.
• Herad delayed his plan for a hundred-meter greatsword and renovated the Obsidian Warship's foundry to forge a much larger weapon.
• Herad teleported the Titan's Hearts to the foundry, where arcane golems melted and forged them into a two-thousand-meter greatsword.
• Herad inspected the finished greatsword and imagined it slaying Sargeras.

Herad tested Ulthalesh, a colossal flying sword, against Antorus, the Burning Throne, then used it to destroy C'Thun and his prison. The sword remained embedded in the fire left by the impact.

• Herad tested Ulthalesh's anti-gravity runes and had it carve fissures into Antorus, the Burning Throne, for the Plant Army's demolition experts.
• Herad brought Ulthalesh to the Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj and used the Hammer of Khaz'goroth to raise C'Thun's prison from underground.
• C'Thun mistook Herad for a harmless mortal and smugly believed he was invincible below the Titans.
• Herad teleported behind the Scarab Wall as Ulthalesh plunged from the atmosphere and struck C'Thun's prison at more than fifty times the speed of sound.
• The impact shattered the prison and killed C'Thun, whose body evaporated in the resulting fireball, while Ulthalesh remained embedded in the flames.

Herad killed C'Thun with Ulthalesh and sent Xal'atath to infiltrate Ulduar and take control of Loken before Yogg-Saron could trigger a threat to Azeroth. Xal'atath reached a guarded hall and silently killed the two Iron Vrykul at its entrance.

• Herad inspected the devastation Ulthalesh had caused and confirmed that C'Thun had been reduced to harmless ashes.
• Herad chose Yogg-Saron as his next target and explained that Loken's corruption could prompt Algalon to activate Azeroth's global purification protocol.
• Herad sent Xal'atath into Ulduar to secretly subdue Loken and prevent the threat.
• Xal'atath used invisibility and silent flight to pass through Ulduar's caverns without being noticed.
• Xal'atath killed the two Iron Vrykul guarding a closed hall, quietly catching their heads and steadying their bodies.

Xal'atath fought a Faceless Ones General while Herad drove Ulthalesh into the mountain housing Ulduar. The battle exposed Loken's allegiance to the Old Gods, and Mimiron led the Neutralists in an uprising as Ulduar's defenders abandoned Loken.

• Xal'atath clashed with Loken's Faceless Ones General, whose defenses and shadow magic held it off.
• Herad drove Ulthalesh into the mountain housing Ulduar, alarming the Titan-forged.
• Mimiron recognized the exposed evidence of Loken's collusion with the Old Gods and led the Neutralists against the Fallen Faction.
• The Neutralists broadcast footage of the fight and spread the truth, causing most of the Fallen Faction to flee.
• The Titan-forged arriving to defend Loken learned he had submitted to the Old Gods and chose not to protect him.

Xal'atath forced Loken out of Ulduar after Ulthalesh killed the Faceless Ones General and continued toward Yogg-Saron's prison. Outside, Mimiron and the titan-forged blocked their path, but Xal'atath warned them that the mountain was about to collapse.

• Ulthalesh's blood-red Greatsword pierced the Saronite ceiling and split the Faceless Ones General in half while Shadow Chains held it in place.
• Loken realized the Greatsword was heading toward Yogg-Saron's prison, but Xal'atath pressed her blade to his back and ordered him to leave Ulduar.
• Loken obeyed and walked out of Ulduar as a Reconnaissance Robot secretly livestreamed his departure.
• Xal'atath spotted the Reconnaissance Robot but ignored it, while Titan Keepers and titan-forged gathered outside and stared at Loken.
• Mimiron led the titan-forged to block the way, and Xal'atath warned them that the trembling mountain might collapse.

Herad’s Crimson Greatsword reached Yogg-Saron’s lair and brutally attacked the Old God without triggering an explosion at the Forge of Wills. Xal'atath joined in tormenting Yogg-Saron while Herad chose to let them continue.

• At Xal'atath’s warning, Loken and the Titan-forged fled as Mimiron’s mechanical faction led the escape with war machines and overloaded helicopters.
• Ulthalesh cut through the mountain while avoiding the Forge of Wills, which remained intact as the mountain collapsed.
• The Crimson Greatsword pierced Yogg-Saron’s head, severed his tentacles, broke through his prison, and churned his body.
• Xal'atath left Loken in Mimiron’s custody and hurried to join Ulthalesh in tormenting Yogg-Saron.
• Herad shrugged off Xal'atath and Ulthalesh’s abuse of Yogg-Saron and let them continue.

After Loken was executed, the Pantheon’s alarm awakened Watcher Algalon, who headed toward Azeroth and was intercepted by Ulthalesh. Herad warned Algalon to stay away, but Algalon charged ahead despite being badly wounded.

• Yogg-Saron’s amplified screams tormented the Titan-forged for half a month while they excavated Ulduar and prepared to study the Old God.
• The Titan-forged sentenced Loken to death, and heavy tanks executed him with ion-flame shells.
• Loken’s death triggered an alarm in the Pantheon, whose system awakened Watcher Algalon after receiving no response from its masters.
• Ulthalesh spotted Algalon approaching Azeroth and struck him at nearly the speed of light, piercing his starlight body and severely damaging him.
• Herad warned Algalon through Ulthalesh to leave and never approach Azeroth, but Algalon ignored the warning and charged at Ulthalesh.

Herad killed Watcher Algalon and sent Ulthalesh after N'Zoth, the last Old God. Queen Azshara found N'Zoth under attack and withdrew with her followers, while Herad decided to spare the Naga.

• Ulthalesh killed Watcher Algalon, erasing his soul and scattering his energy across the night sky.
• As C'Thun and Yogg-Saron's soul fluctuations vanished, N'Zoth grew anxious about the unknown enemy hunting the Old Gods.
• Ulthalesh pierced N'Zoth's prison and attacked him as nearby Naga soldiers watched and reported what they saw.
• Queen Azshara and her Sea Witches probed the prison, saw N'Zoth being brutalized, and retreated on her command.
• Herad chose to spare the Naga because they had shown cowardice and their presence benefited Kul Tiras's maritime interests.

N'Zoth endured prolonged torture as Herad kept him on the path to death, while scouts discovered plant lifeforms attacking the Burning Legion's stronghold. The Ethereal Consortium established contact with the Plant Army, giving Herad a chance to acquire Eco-Dome technology for his marine park.

• Xal'atath repeatedly paused N'Zoth's torture to let him recover before it began again, and Herad continued the punishment without concern for his suffering.
• Scouts tracking Sargeras entered Burning Legion territory and saw the Plant Army attacking demons with an array of weapons.
• The Ethereals' Consortium contacted the Plant Army and introduced its Eco-Dome technology for improving harsh environments.
• Herad learned the Consortium was led by Prince Haramad and decided its contact could help him reduce the energy costs of his expanding marine park.

Herad oversaw the Ethereals’ construction of an Eco-Dome on Argus while preparing the Obsidian Warship for Sargeras’s return. After learning how Dimensius destroyed the Ethereals’ homeworld and transformed the survivors, Herad became interested in making the Devourer of All Worlds a potential opponent.

• Herad continued building an Eco-Dome on Argus, confident the Obsidian Warship could be strengthened before Sargeras arrived in about two years.
• Herad paid the Ethereals five thousand bolts of Mageweave Cloth for the Eco-Dome, and Sullivan offered him their lowest acceptable price for the technology.
• Sullivan praised the colorful felcloth robe Herad had given him and departed in high spirits.
• Herad recalled how Dimensius devoured most of the Ethereals and shattered their arcane barrier, transforming the survivors into energy beings.
• After learning the Ethereals considered Dimensius the universe’s second strongest being after Sargeras, Herad hoped the Obsidian Warship could face him.

Herad used the Obsidian Warship to attack Voidwalkers on K'aresh, hoping to draw out Dimensius and test his strength. Dimensius appeared but fled back into the Void realm after the ship's main cannon struck him, leaving Herad to face the challenge of killing him.

• Herad brought the Obsidian Warship to K'aresh and bombarded the Voidwalkers there to pressure Dimensius into appearing.
• Dimensius watched from the Void realm as the Voidwalkers fought back, then manifested in the Material Universe and summoned more of them to attack the ship.
• Herad ordered the Obsidian Warship to fire its main cannon, which destroyed the Voidwalkers in its path and broke Dimensius's shield.
• The cannon shot slightly shrank Dimensius, but he returned to the Void realm before the ship could fire again.

Herad failed to lure Dimensius out, so he set K'aresh ablaze by destabilizing its mantle and left the Ethereals’ homeworld to cool over a vast stretch of time. The Ethereals celebrated the planet’s rebirth and united around finding a way to kill Dimensius before they could reclaim it.

• Herad concluded that the Ethereals’ device could not capture Dimensius and that bombardment would not make him emerge.
• Herad used the Obsidian Warship and the Titan’s knowledge to destabilize K’aresh’s mantle, igniting its surface and breaking apart its continents.
• Herad quickly left K’aresh, worried the Ethereals might resent what he had done.
• An Ethereum scout reported the transformed homeworld to the faction’s captain, who confirmed the news and passed it up the ranks.
• The Ethereal factions gathered and made killing Dimensius their foremost task so they could eventually reclaim their homeworld.