Upon returning to Sunlight City, the first news Patrick received came from the Cenarion Circle. After repelling Ragnaros in Hyjal, the druids were discussing the matter with the shamans of the Earthen Ring while calming the turbulent elemental energy on Mount Hyjal.
But just then, an assassin sent by the Twilight's Hammer-Malfurion's former pupil, the flame druid Fandral Staghelm-slipped in unnoticed and launched a surprise attack, striking Thrall down with dark magic and casting his soul into the Firelands.
At the same time, the fire elementals on Mount Hyjal erupted into turmoil, and a Sulfuron Spire rose from the ground. The southern reaches of Mount Hyjal turned into a field of lava, and the smell of Sulfuron Flame filled the area. All of Mount Hyjal had practically become the domain of sulfur flame. (Sulfuron means sulfur.)
The Cenarion Circle and the Earthen Ring planned to join forces and invade the fire elemental plane. The Horde needed to rescue their Warchief, and the Cenarion Circle needed to save the land of Mount Hyjal.
As for the Alliance, especially the Kingdom of Stormwind, they were already overwhelmed by the Twilight's Hammer's offensive. The Twilight cultists' covert activities in the Kingdom of Stormwind grew increasingly rampant. According to SI:7 intelligence, after the great tsunami struck, a group of elemental creatures poured out from an unknown location and attacked Stormwind City directly.
Among the lower classes who had lost everything to the Scourge, despair over the future and dissatisfaction with their lives gave the Twilight cultists an opening to stir up hatred and violence. Some SI:7 rogues infiltrated a gathering of Twilight cultists, hoping to find their leader, but all they saw was a shadow in Shadowform. They had no idea who he really was.
When they discovered that Major Samuelson, a military officer