Recaps

N'Zoth’s corruption of Patrick stalled at 77%, leaving him unable to control, kill, or split Patrick’s soul. As Patrick endured the Sha’s whispers, he resisted N'Zoth’s temptations and mocked his threats.

• The seven great Sha drew out Patrick’s anger, despair, doubt, violence, hatred, fear, and pride, while Elune struggled to slow N'Zoth’s corruption.
• N'Zoth discovered that his corruption of Patrick stopped at 77%, and the remaining 23% of Patrick’s soul repelled and purged his power.
• N'Zoth failed to separate Patrick’s corrupted soul from the rest, and he resolved to use the seven great Sha to sway Patrick while he planned to conquer Pandaria.
• Patrick resisted the whispers reaching him through a gap in his Arcane Shield and dismissed N'Zoth’s promises of war and enslavement as empty political tricks.

Patrick reflected on why he had saved Kael'thas and Illidan, concluding that each had acted according to his convictions while trapped by impossible circumstances. He rejected the Sha's attempt to manipulate him and reaffirmed his commitment to his own ideals.

• Patrick decided that killing Kael'thas would have prevented Quel'Thalas from overcoming its divisions and restoring unity.
• Patrick concluded that Kael'thas had cooperated with Kil'jaeden only because he was trapped, while resisting Kil'jaeden's demand to demonize Quel'Thalas and destroy Shattrath.
• Patrick explained that he had saved Kael'thas, set a trap for Kil'jaeden, and helped bring Kael'thas and Illidan back so Quel'Thalas could reform.
• Patrick reflected that he had spared Jaina despite his hatred of Dalaran, because he remained committed to justice and fairness.
• Patrick confronted his dark self in his sea of consciousness, rejected the Old Gods and Sha's attempts to control him, and shattered it with Arcane Flame.

Azeroth’s powers and the Arcane Pact mobilized their armies to rescue Patrick from the Vale of Eternal Blossoms and stop the Old Gods’ threat. Illidan led the Covenant forces out from Netherwing Ledge as the campaign began.

• Varian committed the Alliance’s First Legion, while Thrall brought the Earthen Ring’s shamans and the Horde’s Kor’kron legion into the operation.
• Velen deployed the Hand of Argus, and the Four Dragon Aspects, the Earthen Ring, and the Cenarion Circle joined the coalition.
• The Arcane Pact assembled at Netherwing Ledge, using its harbor, airfield, and portals to prepare its forces for war.
• Illidan, Maiev, Kael’thas, High King Maulgar, and Vashj gathered with their troops, while Alonsus Faol brought undead forces and the Evil Citadel Malykriss.
• Illidan ordered the Covenant army to move out and flew over the sea toward the battle.

With Patrick missing inside the Sha-corrupted Vale of Eternal Blossoms, the Coalition Forces prepared to invade and destroy the Old Gods. Illidan’s Demon Hunters blasted open the Gate of the August Celestials, and the assembled forces began reshaping the mountains to bring their armies into the vale.

• Taran Zhu reported that the Mantid and Sha had overrun the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, while Kael'thas detected no trace of Patrick or Arcane activity.
• Alleria charged Thori'dal with the Sunwell’s energy and vowed to rescue Patrick.
• Illidan and four master Demon Hunters blasted the corrupted Gate of the August Celestials with Fel, destroying it.
• Thrall summoned Therazane as Kael'thas, Onyxia, Sabellian, and other Black Dragons lowered the surrounding mountains to open a route for the Coalition Forces.
• Ysera, Yu'lon, Hui Li, Netherkurse, and the Draenei led by Kierlas and Velen lent their powers to the army as it advanced into the vale.
• Illidan flew into the Mantid ranks first, attacking beneath the Coalition Forces’ cries of “For Azeroth!”

The Azeroth Coalition Forces fought their way through the Vale of Eternal Blossoms with help from Dragonhawk Riders and Arcane Bombs. At the Gilded Fan, the Seven Sha created Lesser Sha, while Alonsus Faol discovered that the Sha energy there corroded even the Scourge, leaving the Coalition Forces unable to cross.

• The Coalition leaders, Demon Hunters, Alleria, and their allies attacked the Mantid as the battle spread through the corrupted Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
• Verlin Sunstrider received Kael'thas's orders, and the Dragonhawk Riders bombarded the Mantid while dragons and helicopters destroyed their air force.
• Dranosh and Garrosh led the Coalition Forces toward Emperor's Reach and the Gilded Fan, where Grand Empress Shek'zeer and the Faceless Ones appeared.
• Murloc Vara used the Coalition Forces' negative emotions and the well water of Midsummer Meadow to activate the Heart of Y'Shaarj, allowing the Seven Sha to create Lesser Sha.
• Alonsus Faol watched his Abominations dissolve in the Sha energy at the Gilded Fan, revealing a deadly barrier the Coalition Forces could not cross.

Velen and the Naaru briefly purified the Gilded Fan, while Alonsus used the Pandaren souls to unleash another surge of Holy Light, but Sha energy quickly returned and the Coalition Forces remained trapped. As the army faltered and Alleria struggled to reach Patrick, Thori'dal drew on the Sunwell's power and she became one of the Immortal Ones.

• Velen and the Naaru purified the Gilded Fan with Holy Light, but the Heart of Y'Shaarj's Sha energy contaminated it again as soon as the light faded.
• Alonsus removed and crushed the Helm of Domination, freeing the Pandaren souls to join him in flooding the battlefield with Holy Light.
• The Sha and Mantid replenished their forces, leaving the Coalition Forces unable to advance or safely retreat.
• Alleria attacked with Thori'dal, Fury of Vengeance, but her volleys could not kill the enemies quickly enough to break through the blockade.
• Alleria's resolve and Thori'dal's connection to the Sunwell transformed her senses and power, elevating her to the ranks of the Immortal Ones.

Alleria, Kael'thas, and the Coalition Forces fought the Sha but could not enter the Gilded Fan, while Patrick resisted N'Zoth's corruption inside his seal. Aman'Thul and Norgannon gave Patrick their power and knowledge, leaving him poised to challenge the seal and approach the False God realm.

• Alleria and Kael'thas slaughtered Sha across the battlefield as their powers advanced, while Alonsus Faol controlled the Scourge through the Holy Light.
• The Sha's pollution blocked the Coalition Forces from reaching Midsummer Meadow and forced them to retreat from the Gilded Fan.
• Patrick destroyed the dark versions of himself in his Spirit World, resisted N'Zoth's will, and dissipated its presence.
• Norgannon and Aman'Thul appeared in Patrick's Spirit World and gave him Titan magic, power, and records of their battles against the Old Gods.
• Patrick absorbed their gifts, gained a clearer understanding of time, and reached the pinnacle of the Demigod realm, nearing the False God realm.

While sealed away from the Sha, Patrick learned from Elune that his soul had been created by Model and that this made him immune to N'Zoth's corruption. He agreed to keep helping Elune, then began breaking the seal with his enhanced power as the Sha's defeat drew near.

• Patrick recovered his control and Arcane Shield, then demanded that Elune explain why N'Zoth could not corrupt him.
• Elune revealed that Model had created Patrick's soul, split it among several people, and sent the portions to different worlds before she completed Patrick's soul.
• Patrick learned that the other soul portions were in Sanctuary and the Koprulu Sector, and questioned Model's motives and the responsibilities placed on him.
• Patrick renewed his promise to find a planet where Elune could rebuild her body and asked her to support his plan.
• Patrick expanded his Temporal Domain with power from Aman'Thul and Norgannon, cracking the seal as the seven Sha struggled to contain him.

Patrick broke free of the Sha’s seal and used his power, strengthened by Aman'Thul and Norgannon, to contain the contamination and defeat the Sha forces in Midsummer Meadow. As the Coalition Forces advanced, Elune challenged Patrick to consider how his own assumptions had kept him from questioning the truth about his soul and their relationship.

• Patrick shattered the seal, trapped the Sha and Faceless Ones inside his Arcane Energy Space-Time Domain, and turned his attention to the Heart of Y'Shaarj.
• Vara the Murloc and the other six Sha merged with the Heart of Y'Shaarj, forming a miniature Y'Shaarj that Patrick confronted and outgrew.
• Medivh recognized Patrick’s Arcane energy, and the Coalition Forces saw the contamination barrier contract and seal the enemy within Midsummer Meadow.
• Illidan flew toward Patrick as the Coalition Forces advanced, while Patrick used Bigby's Crushing Hand to pull the miniature Y'Shaarj from the pool and trap it with the remaining Sha.
• Wrathion questioned how Patrick had avoided Old God control, and Elune told Patrick that his own suspicions and assumptions had stopped him from questioning what he had been shown.

Patrick and the Coalition Forces destroyed the amalgamated Sha and eliminated the Heart of Y'Shaarj, securing victory in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. After reuniting with Alleria, Patrick planned to remain in the Vale to deal with the aftermath while Kael'thas handled the Kingdom's affairs.

• Patrick compressed the Coffin of Space to contain the amalgamated Sha instead of killing it by shattering space.
• Patrick asked Illidan and the Coalition Forces to burn the Sha's body away completely, and their leaders and soldiers unleashed their attacks.
• Patrick used arcane energy to disintegrate the remaining Sha energy and N'Zoth's power until the amalgamated Sha was gone for good.
• Patrick announced victory, and the Coalition Forces surveyed the devastation and casualties across the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
• Alleria rushed to Patrick as he returned to normal size, and he told her he was sorry for worrying her.
• Patrick told Kael'thas he would stay in the Vale to address its remaining problems, while Kael'thas took charge of the Kingdom's internal affairs.

Ner'zhul emerged from the Helm of Domination after its destruction and explained that he no longer wished to be the Lich King. Patrick destroyed the Helm, freeing Ner'zhul from Kil'jaeden's lingering influence, and Ner'zhul's soul dispersed after urging the others to live well.

• Patrick ordered the iron giants to return to Ulduar and prepared to withdraw from the Vale of Eternal Blossoms with the Coalition Forces.
• Ner'zhul emerged from Alonsus's armor, and Illidan, Kargath Bladefist, and Teron Gorefiend readied themselves to fight him.
• Ner'zhul told Alonsus and the others that he no longer wanted to be the Lich King and thanked Illidan and Patrick for protecting and sheltering his people.
• Ner'zhul confessed his past failures and asked Patrick to destroy the Helm of Domination, which Patrick shattered with his power.
• Ner'zhul revealed that the Helm's sapphire had been his last support and that its destruction freed his soul from Kil'jaeden's control.
• Ner'zhul urged Kargath and the others to live well, then dispersed peacefully.

Patrick purified the remaining Sha energy and restored the Titan facility at Midsummer Meadow, though he could not promise the Vale would regain its former power. Taran Zhu then proposed comprehensive cooperation between the Pandaren and the Arcane Pact, potentially leading to an alliance.

• The Alliance withdrew, while Chen hosted the Horde as the Pandaren continued celebrating after the battle.
• Taran Zhu asked Patrick whether Midsummer Meadow's well could be restored, and Patrick said only a partial recovery was possible.
• Patrick contacted the Titan facility, cleared away the remaining Sha energy, and restored its operation, bringing clear spring water and new grass to Midsummer Meadow.
• Shaohao and the Four August Celestials spoke with Patrick about heroism and cultivating the mind, while Patrick explained his views on self-control and sound judgment.
• Taran Zhu thanked Patrick and proposed comprehensive cooperation between the Pandaren and the Arcane Pact, with a possible alliance to follow.

Patrick discussed the Pandaren joining the Covenant and approved cooperative relations with them and the Kingdom of Gilneas, with a possible alliance to follow. He also agreed to Grizzlemaw's request to build a port in Worwend, pending the Covenant's formal approval.

• Patrick gathered Covenant leaders and asked Taran Zhu for his thoughts on the Pandaren joining them.
• Tirion Fordring proposed that Gilneas join the Covenant, while Lynn Bluestone agreed to cooperation with the Pandaren and requested help building a port in Worwend for Grizzlemaw.
• Patrick approved Grizzlemaw's port proposal for formal review and said the Covenant's member nations would contribute their expertise and resources.
• Patrick approved cooperative relations with the Pandaren and Gilneas, saying they could become allies if relations went well.
• Patrick warned that Covenant members had to follow its regulations, barred religious organizations from interfering in society, and reiterated that returns depended on contributions.

Patrick explained why he banned religious forces and sought to preserve social mobility, then discussed cooperation with the Pandaren and traveled to Boralus to arrange shipbuilding with Tandred. The chapter ended as Patrick asked Kul Tiras to begin building ships without limit.

• Patrick explained that entrenched class systems and restricted paths to advancement had helped drive Dar'Khan to ally with the Scourge, and said he prohibited religious forces to protect social mobility.
• Taran Zhu said rebuilding the Vale of Eternal Blossoms came first, while the Pandaren considered the terms of cooperation with the Arcane Pact.
• Patrick sent Alleria back to Quel'Thalas and waited in the Vale for Tandred to arrive before teleporting to Kul Tiras.
• Tandred and Gina Proudmoore welcomed Patrick to Proudmoore Keep in Boralus.
• Patrick declined the planned celebration and told Tandred to begin building merchant ships, passenger ships, troop transports, and warships without limit.

Tandred discussed building Kul Tiran ships to prepare for Patrick’s planned portal to another world, while Patrick revealed that he had spared Jaina before. The chapter left Patrick condemning Jaina and questioning why Tandred continued to keep her alive.

• Patrick told Tandred he planned to open a portal to another world and asked him to prepare ships to Kul Tiras’s highest specifications.
• Tandred summoned several great nobles to discuss shipbuilding, and Patrick explained that whoever owned the ships would pay for them.
• Jaina confronted Patrick and said she no longer feared death after losing her power, freedom, and influence.
• Patrick said he had spared Jaina for Tandred’s sake but now believed she could not be saved, and he asked Tandred why he kept her around.
• Patrick condemned Jaina’s heartlessness, cruelty, and ignorance as soldiers brought her over.

Patrick interrogated Jaina over her role in Daelin's death, her inheritance of his troops, and her abandonment of Kul Tiras, while Tandred and the nobles listened. Jaina admitted she had failed her father but defended her choice to fight at Mount Hyjal, and Patrick left her facing accusations over Arthas and Stratholme.

• Jaina grew angry when Patrick called her a little girl, but he pressed her to consider whether her actions had been childish.
• Patrick questioned what Jaina had done while Rexxar's forces defeated Daelin, why she inherited Daelin's troops ahead of Tandred, and why she kept those troops in Theramore instead of returning them to Kul Tiras.
• Patrick accused Jaina of cutting off contact with Kul Tiras while gaining support from the Alliance and Dalaran, prompting Tandred and the Kul Tiran nobles to grow more hostile toward her.
• Jaina admitted that she had failed her father but argued that Medivh's prophecy had required her to lead troops to Mount Hyjal against the Burning Legion.
• Patrick said Jaina could have stopped Rexxar or saved Daelin, then connected her choices to Arthas's fall and Lordaeron's destruction.
• Jaina defended her concern for Stratholme's people, and Patrick firmly said he would have slaughtered them and that Arthas's decision had been right in light of the results.

Patrick confronted Jaina over her choices during Arthas’s fall, arguing that her departure helped leave Arthas isolated and that his purge of the undead might have prevented later disasters. Jaina challenged Patrick’s claim to judge her, and Patrick began defending his actions against Dalaran as the argument continued.

• Patrick told Jaina that leaving Arthas at Stratholme had contributed to his isolation and eventual fall.
• Patrick argued that a purge of the undead could have prevented Kel'Thuzad’s resurrection and Archimonde’s destruction of Dalaran.
• Patrick recalled that he had let Arthas invade Silvermoon City to eliminate the Council’s Five Great Families and prepare Quel'Thalas for the Burning Legion.
• Jaina accused Patrick of being a butcher because of the lives he had taken, including High Elves in the Violet Citadel.
• Patrick claimed he had acted against Dalaran because its mages were damaging the ley lines and plotting against Malygos, but Jaina rejected his explanation.

Patrick exposed the Kirin Tor’s concealment of Onyxia’s identity to Jaina, then returned to Sunlight City and released Onyxia and the other black dragons from their magical restrictions. He planned to bring the Black Dragonflight under Silvermoon’s protection and subdued Wrathion when he challenged him.

• Patrick told Jaina that the Kirin Tor had known Countess Katrana Prestor was Onyxia and had hidden the truth from the Alliance.
• Jaina collapsed in distress, and Patrick urged her to reconsider her actions before teleporting away.
• Patrick returned to Sunlight City, where Onyxia presented Sabellian and Wrathion as the last heirs of the Black Dragon bloodline.
• Patrick removed the magical markings restricting Onyxia, Nalis, and the others, and appointed Onyxia as an advisor.
• Patrick said the Silvermoon Council would arrange a place for the Black Dragonflight, then seized Wrathion with Bigby’s Crushing Hand when he objected.

Patrick forced Wrathion to choose whether to follow the Covenant’s laws or leave, while Onyxia asked him to protect the black dragon bloodline through a brood of children. At a Silvermoon Council meeting, Patrick announced that he planned to build an Astral Portal and explained that he could make it work without damaging Azeroth’s ley lines.

• Patrick restrained Wrathion, then told him to study the Covenant’s rules if he wanted Patrick’s protection or leave if he refused it.
• Onyxia asked Patrick for a brood of children so that one line of black dragon blood would have his protection.
• Patrick noticed that Luminass was pregnant with twins as he and the others arrived at the Silvermoon Council meeting.
• Patrick announced that he intended to build an Astral Portal to another world, prompting the high elves to react with alarm.
• Patrick explained that he planned to use the ley-line network to enable astral teleportation without harming Azeroth’s stability.

Patrick prepared to build an Astral Gate to reach another war-torn world, then announced his plan at the Arcane Pact's Supreme Council plenary meeting. The representatives reacted with confusion and doubt as the chapter ended.

• Elune told Patrick that C'elestine had arranged for a portal to be built in Silvernight Forest, and warned him that the world was engulfed in chaotic energy and war.
• Patrick presented the Astral Gate plan to the Council, which agreed to his decision, and he told Kael'thas that he sought the future.
• The Arcane Pact's representatives reported on their countries and organizations, while observers including Prince Liam Greymane and Taran Zhu's companions attended.
• Patrick announced that he would build an Astral Gate to connect Azeroth with another world and focus his efforts there.
• The representatives erupted in doubt and confusion over Patrick's plan.

Patrick explained that the Old Gods’ threat made expansion beyond Azeroth necessary, and proposed establishing a foothold in a new world. He told the representatives that Azeroth’s ley lines would remain safe but warned of new enemies and conflict, leaving participation and rewards to each nation’s choice.

• Patrick reminded the representatives of the danger posed by the Sha and Old Gods and argued that Azeroth needed an escape route.
• Maiev supported Patrick’s plan, while Illidan questioned whether the new world could withstand attacks from the Twisting Nether and Kil'jaeden.
• Patrick said he could face Kil'jaeden without fear and argued that staying trapped in Azeroth would leave them vulnerable to the Old Gods.
• Illidan asked about the plan’s risks, and Patrick said the ley lines would be protected but that the new world was already at war and held enemies stronger than Archimonde.
• Patrick described the new world’s opportunities for growth, knowledge, and resources, while warning that it would bring new challenges.
• Falstad asked whether every nation had to join, and Patrick said participation was optional, with spoils distributed according to contribution or available for purchase with Magic Coins.

Patrick left the Arcane Pact’s representatives to decide whether to join his expedition to a new world, then returned home, where Kyrissa confronted him over Onyxia’s offer. She told him he could choose her instead, leaving Patrick stunned by her unexpected confession.

• Patrick explained that each participant would keep their own spoils and said the astral gate would be built in Zul'Mashar.
• Patrick left the representatives to discuss the expedition and returned to his residence, where Kyrissa followed him.
• Kyrissa worried that Onyxia’s offer to bear Patrick children could strengthen the Black Dragons’ position and had already reported it to Malygos.
• Patrick asked Kyrissa what she wanted after she hesitated to speak.
• Kyrissa blushed and told Patrick she could be his dragon lover instead, insisting he could not choose Onyxia.

Alleria reassured Sylvanas and Lirath that Onyxia and Kyrissa posed no threat to her standing as Patrick’s wife and mistress of the Cabrolon family. She saw the female dragons as potential companions for Patrick, while her own position remained secure.

• Patrick suspected Onyxia sought renewed protection as the runes he had placed on her disappeared, while Kyrissa felt the Blue Dragons were being sidelined and acted out of concern for her standing.
• Sylvanas and Lirath questioned Alleria about Onyxia and Kyrissa pursuing Patrick while she handled military and government affairs in the City of Time.
• Alleria said Patrick could welcome the dragons’ company and explained that the Windrunners’ authority came from their accomplishments, not from using her to secure his favor.
• Alleria explained that her position as Patrick’s wife and the Cabrolon family’s mistress was unshakable, while Onyxia and Kyrissa could only serve as companions or enforcers.

Alleria considered the pressure from the Cabrolon and Windrunner families to have children, while Patrick and Kael'thas oversaw construction of a new Astral Gate at Zul'Mashar. Patrick used Freya’s nature power and his control over time to transform the barren land, revealing the extent of his mastery over time and space.

• Lirath and Sylvanas urged Alleria to consider having children with Patrick, and Alleria began to feel a sense of crisis.
• Patrick and Kael'thas arrived in Zul'Mashar to oversee construction of a new Astral Gate.
• Kael'thas ordered Nasalan and Frewen to come restore the land, but Patrick summoned Freya instead.
• Freya restored the land’s vitality, and Patrick accelerated the plants’ growth with the Power of Time.
• Patrick explained that his magic was arcane and declared himself a master of space and time.

Patrick restored Zul'Mashar and began building a fortified outpost around its Astral Gate. Medivh arrived with his family, and Patrick persuaded him that the gate was necessary as a safeguard and a route out of Azeroth; Medivh then asked what awaited them in the New World.

• Patrick accelerated time and, with Freya's nature magic, restored Zul'Mashar's vitality.
• Thorim, Mimiron, and Hodir arrived with their forces to build a garrison and four zones around the Astral Gate.
• Medivh arrived with Med'an, Aegwynn, and Garona and warned Patrick about the danger of opening a portal.
• Patrick explained that the Astral Gate was linked to Azeroth's ley lines and sent Medivh runes explaining why he needed a way out of Azeroth.
• Medivh accepted Patrick's reasoning and asked what he knew about the New World.
• Patrick warned that the New World was at war, plagued by demons, and divided by racial conflict.