Algalon stopped what he was doing. "Observe your world through my eyes-a vast universe. How could mortals possibly understand?"
Patrick shook his head. "I truly don't understand the universe, but understanding Azeroth is enough for me."
Patrick needed to think carefully about what he could say to persuade Algalon. Saying that he had free will and could surely change his future fate would never work, because with their current strength, Patrick, Illidan, and the others were no match at all for the Old Gods.
If he told Algalon that he would definitely defeat the Old Gods and save the World-Soul in the future, never mind Algalon-if someone said that to Patrick, he wouldn't believe it himself.
So Patrick had to persuade Algalon from another angle. "Let me explain what will happen if we follow your approach."
"As you can see, Elune already has a vessel. At least for now, she has escaped the Old Gods' corruption. All she lacks is a physical body."
Standing behind him, Maiev abruptly raised her head at the mention of Elune and looked at Patrick. In the night elves' faith, Elune was the Moon Goddess. How could she be a World-Soul? Still, Maiev did not interrupt and instead listened to Patrick.
"According to your plan, if you activate the Reorigination Device and destroy everything, Elune will simply return to the Core and quietly wait for her fleshly body to take shape before emerging. But you haven't considered that the body Aman'Thul made for Elune has already been partially corrupted by the Old Gods. With no other choice, she had to leave her old body and seek another vessel. Can your Reorigination Device strip away the Old Gods' corruption? Or can you make the Old Gods stop corrupting Elune's body?"
Without letting Algalon interject, Patrick continued,