Within the seal, the corruption afflicting Patrick faded completely. Although he still could not break free, Elune could at least connect with him again.
His Arcane Shield returned, and all the Sha energy clinging to Patrick was purged.
Control of his body returned to him. Without those enemies attacking his mind, breaking this seal would take only a little time.
Before that, however, Patrick still had some questions. Being sealed here, cut off from the outside world, conveniently prevented any secrets from leaking. Together with Patrick's own Arcane Shield, it also ensured that the Sha could not find out. "Under the circumstances, don't you think you should tell me a few things?"
After a pause, Patrick said seriously, "Or are you saying you can resist N'Zoth's corruption?"
[I cannot. N'Zoth's corruption severed our mental connection. As the most powerful of the surviving Old Gods, N'Zoth has the power to corrupt me, but his power has no effect on you. That is why he cannot control or corrupt you.] Elune's projection appeared in Patrick's Spirit World: a female Titan with white light shining in her eyes.
"You think I can resist N'Zoth's corruption?" Patrick raised an eyebrow. "Why don't I see it that way?"
[Thinking back to the Frost Wraith we encountered in the Storm Peaks, he truly exceeded my expectations. He saw at a glance that your soul was incomplete. Indeed, your soul is incomplete. Only about 23% belongs to you; the other 77% was filled in with my power.]
"So your power was corrupted by N'Zoth, and you lost contact with me, but there was still 23% of my soul that N'Zoth couldn't affect. That remaining portion belongs to me alone."
"And this part of me was beyond N'Zoth's expectations, leaving him powerless?"
[Yes. With N'Zoth's abilities, he cannot