Chapter Summaries

Garrosh secured Alleria’s promise of limited Blood Elf aid to reclaim Oshu’gun in exchange for loose crystal shards rich in Holy Light energy. In Dalaran, Aethas received a magic circle designed to counter Patrick’s large-scale spells, though its creation required the Dawnblade family to hand over valuable arcane knowledge.

• Garrosh first warned Alleria that Ethereals and Voidwalkers were expanding near Oshu’gun, but Alleria declined to attack without a direct request.
• Garrosh returned the next day and asked Alleria to help clear Oshu’gun and reclaim the Holy Mountain; she agreed to send a small force if the Mag’har gave the Blood Elves some loose crystal shards.
• Alleria planned for Mathis to lead Blood Knights and warlocks alongside the Orcs, and Garrosh reluctantly accepted her condition.
• Porter Dawnblade gave Aethas a magic circle designed to seal and stabilize space and disrupt spellcasting, explaining that eight ninth-tier mages could withstand Patrick’s attacks.
• Aethas and Porter discussed using many ordinary mages to maintain the circle, while Porter remained troubled that its inscriptions exposed the Dawnblade family’s accumulated knowledge to Dalaran.

Scourge forces attacked Light's Hope Chapel in overwhelming numbers as Kel'Thuzad used the assault to probe the defenses and seek corpses, especially Paladins. Darion and the Silver Hand charged the advancing undead as they reached the chapel.

• Leopold sensed that the Eastern Plaguelands were unusually quiet, and Mataus spotted undead approaching Light's Hope Chapel.
• Naxxramas moved above Corin's Crossing, where Kel'Thuzad ordered a mass assault as a probe and sought corpses for the Lich King.
• Scourge ranks overwhelmed the Plague Mark while the defenders used magic to burn and blast the advancing undead.
• Darion prayed for his father's guidance and joined the Paladins' charge, whose Holy Light turned the front ranks of undead to ash.

Darion sacrificed himself with the Corrupted Ashbringer, awakening the heroic spirits beneath Light's Hope Chapel, who destroyed the Scourge and restored many fallen defenders. Tirion declared victory, but Darion's chest wound began turning green, while Archbishop Alonsus Faol and Calia Menethil sensed the Holy Light from afar.

• The Silver Hand fought the Scourge through the night as its soldiers and Priests grew exhausted and reinforcements from Tyr's Hand were intercepted.
• At dawn, the seemingly endless Scourge remained, and Darion was gravely wounded while fighting with the Corrupted Ashbringer.
• Surrounded and out of Holy Light, Darion impaled himself with the Ashbringer and invoked Martyr's Light, while his father's soul appeared and comforted him.
• Darion's blood awakened the heroic spirits beneath Light's Hope Chapel, whose Holy Light destroyed the Scourge, healed the defenders, and restored many fallen heroes to life.
• Tirion Fordring confirmed the Silver Hand's victory, unaware that Darion's chest wound was turning inky green.
• In Tirisfal Glades, Archbishop Alonsus Faol sensed the immense Holy Light, and Calia Menethil looked toward the Eastern Plaguelands.

Mathis and Garrosh led their forces into Oshu'gun, where they freed the orc ancestors and discovered that the Holy Mountain was a Naaru ship. After defeating the demons, they agreed to keep K'ure alive and stabilize him with Soul Shards while the orcs rescued the remaining spirits.

• Mathis and Garrosh led the Blood Elf and Mag'har forces into Oshu'gun and cleared a path through the demons and Shadow Council warlocks.
• Mathis recognized Oshu'gun as a Naaru ship, but Prophet Gukus and the other orcs struggled to believe him.
• The allies found the dark Naaru K'ure draining ancestral spirits, and they killed Subjugator Vassel and the remaining warlocks, freeing the controlled souls.
• An ancestral spirit warned Dranosh Saurfang that killing K'ure would make the surrounding void collapse and plunge Oshu'gun into chaos.
• Mathis proposed feeding K'ure Soul Shards made from demon and warlock corpses until the Naaru recovered, and Garrosh agreed to hold Oshu'gun while the shamans rescued the trapped spirits.

Mathis sought to gather Oshu'gun Crystal Shards while K'ure recovered, and Patrick explained his plan to the Four Council members in the Black Temple. He urged them to provoke Shattrath, the Alliance, or the Horde to convince Kil'jaeden of their loyalty and create a chance for Kael'thas and their forces to return to Azeroth.

• Mathis prioritized collecting Oshu'gun Crystal Shards, while warlocks fed demon souls to K'ure and helped stabilize him.
• Gathios objected to Patrick's plan, but Patrick argued that remaining in the Black Temple left them vulnerable to Kil'jaeden.
• Patrick revealed that he intended to create an opportunity for Kael'thas, the Eclipse Burning Legion, and the Fire/Spellseal troops to return to Azeroth.
• Patrick told the Four Council to gather their people and provoke Shattrath or the Alliance and Horde to draw their attention and force the Black Temple into a corner.
• Sailervor asked whether Kael'thas had approved the scheme, and Patrick confirmed that he had.
• Patrick urged the Four Council to preserve their forces and wait, declaring Azeroth their main battlefield.

Patrick’s proposal prompted Illidan to consider using Azeroth’s ley lines and the Sunwell to defeat Kil’jaeden. Meanwhile, Alliance and Horde reinforcements poured into Outland and began pushing beyond Hellfire Peninsula.

• Loramus questioned Illidan about following Patrick’s suggestion, while Altruis remained wary of the plan.
• Illidan told Loramus and Altruis that Patrick’s ideas offered a possible lifeline against Kil’jaeden and recalled how Archimonde had fallen at Mount Hyjal.
• Illidan explained that Azeroth’s Titan-built ley lines could weaken Kil’jaeden and suggested the Sunwell might help create an opportunity like the one at Mount Hyjal.
• Varian led the Alliance army into Outland, while High Overlord Saurfang led the Horde forces through the Dark Portal.
• Alliance and Horde troops secured Honor Hold and Thrallmar, and their forces began advancing toward Zangarmarsh and Terokkar Forest.

High Overlord Saurfang and Varian both decided that the Horde and Alliance should join forces to take Hellfire Citadel rather than attack it alone. Varian welcomed the Horde envoy, while his broader plan to weaken Quel'Thalas and other rivals remained in motion.

• High Overlord Saurfang learned from Nazgrel that the Fel Orcs occupied Hellfire Citadel and that the Horde had contacted Gorkan Bloodfist at Mag'har Post.
• High Overlord Saurfang ordered an envoy sent to the Alliance to arrange a joint assault on Hellfire Citadel, and he told his troops to rest and drill while watching for Doom Lord Kazzak.
• Varian and Commander Dullon agreed that the Alliance should not attack Hellfire Citadel alone because the Fel Orcs there could inflict heavy losses.
• Varian considered how the expedition could weaken Stromgarde, Aerie Peak, and Quel'Thalas while advancing the Alliance's interests in Outland.
• A guard informed Varian that a Horde envoy had arrived to discuss taking Hellfire Citadel, and Varian welcomed the chance to negotiate.

After returning to Sunspring Watchpost, Patrick prepared to withdraw his forces from Nagrand and return to Azeroth. He offered to bring the Mag'har Orcs with him to join the New Horde, leaving Garrosh and Jorin to consider their future.

• Patrick returned to Sunspring Watchpost with Loramus and Altruis, where he learned Mathis's forces had recovered the dark Naaru K'ure from Oshu'gun.
• Patrick told Garrosh and Jorin that the Blood Elves would leave Nagrand and return to Azeroth after visiting Zangarmarsh.
• Mathis questioned Patrick about leaving while Prince Kael'thas remained in Outland, and Patrick assured him that Kael'thas would soon return to Quel'Thalas.
• Jorin explained that the Mag'har Orcs would have to abandon Sunspring Watchpost and Halaa and retreat to Garadar because of their enemies.
• Patrick invited Garrosh and Jorin to lead the Mag'har Orcs to Thrallmar and join the New Horde when his army returned to Azeroth.

Patrick offered to help Garadar reunite with the Horde, and the Mag'har leaders agreed to leave Outland with the Blood Elves. The combined force set out north toward Zangarmarsh.

• Patrick told Garadar's leaders that Varok Saurfang's Horde expeditionary force was at Thrallmar and offered ships to carry the Mag'har to Orgrimmar.
• Garadar's elders weighed the dangers of traveling through Hellfire Peninsula and the chance to reunite with their relatives in the Horde.
• Alleria urged the Mag'har to decide, while Mathis warned that Patrick's forces could destroy Garadar if they chose to.
• Patrick left the decision to the Orcs, and Kaurhuk and the other Mag'har leaders agreed to join the Blood Elves' return journey.
• The Mag'har packed necessities, and their combined force with the Blood Elves headed north into Zangarmarsh.

Patrick led the Blood Elf army and the Mag'har Orcs through Zangarmarsh toward Hellfire Peninsula, passing safely through Zabra'jin. When Bloodscale Naga confronted them, Patrick used Illidan's signet to summon Vashj, who arrived to hear his request.

• Patrick told Dren'gar that Garrosh, Dranosh, and the other Mag'har Orcs were seeking to join the Horde, and Dren'gar let the army pass through Zabra'jin.
• Dren'gar reported that High Overlord Saurfang's Horde expeditionary force had reached Thrallmar, bringing Dranosh news of his father.
• Patrick's army continued past the Twin Spire Ruins, where Bloodscale Naga emerged from the marsh water.
• Patrick released his arcane restraints, compelled Princess Feyashi to identify herself, and asked her to contact Vashj.
• Princess Feyashi recognized Illidan's Stormrage Signet Ring and summoned Vashj, whom Patrick greeted in Ancient Thalassian.

Patrick led the Mag'har orcs, blood elves, and Vashj's naga toward Azeroth, telling Vashj that Illidan intended to return as well. At the Black Temple, Illidan approved Patrick's plan to recall Kargath and preserve the fel orcs, while explosives were prepared to destroy Magtheridon's prison if the Alliance and Horde attacked Hellfire Citadel.

• Patrick told Vashj that Illidan had asked him to bring the naga to Azeroth and have them wait in Quel'Thalas, and Vashj agreed to follow the request.
• Patrick's combined force passed Teredor and Cenarion Refuge, negotiated passage with the Cenarion Circle, and entered Hellfire Peninsula through Hellfire Citadel.
• Duchess Malande reported that the Illidari Council planned to recall Kargath Bladefist and the fel orcs from Hellfire Citadel to protect them from the advancing Alliance and Horde.
• Illidan approved Patrick's plan to preserve the fel orcs and use demons for attacks on Shattrath, while considering how Kargath's hatred of Ner'zhul could be useful.
• The Illidari Council ordered Kargath to return with the Shattered Hand Clan, and explosives were placed around the magic circles imprisoning Magtheridon.

Illidan considered Patrick’s plan a possible way to build a force loyal to him, while Patrick explained to Vashj why he had helped the Mag'har Orcs. The chapter left Vashj and Karathress confronted with the likelihood that the Alliance and Horde would attack Tempest Keep and the Black Temple.

• Illidan realized that Kargath, Zuluhed, and High King Maulgar were his most loyal followers and began to think Patrick’s plan might succeed.
• Patrick’s group reached the Legion Front, where Nazgrel, Varok Saurfang, and other Horde leaders welcomed the Mag'har Orcs; Varok reunited with his son, Dranosh.
• Varok thanked the Blood Elves while avoiding mention of the Naga, and the Horde took responsibility for the Mag'har Orcs as Patrick continued transporting K'ure.
• Patrick returned to Azeroth through the Dark Portal with Vashj, who angrily challenged him for helping the Mag'har Orcs and weakening the defenses of Tempest Keep and the Black Temple.
• Patrick argued that the Alliance and Horde would attack the Black Temple and Tempest Keep regardless, and explained how they could use the conflict to weaken their rivals and absorb the Blood Elves.

Patrick explained his plan to use the Mag'har orcs and summoning circles on Quel'Danas to bring Illidan and Kael'thas back to Azeroth, then led the blood elves through the Dark Portal. In Dalaran, Zendarri confronted Aethas and Porter Dawnblade over sharing Quel'Thalas's arcane secrets, but they dismissed his warning.

• Patrick told Vashj that Garrosh's position in the Horde could deepen its internal divisions and explained that he planned to station naga in the Ghostlands and around Quel'Danas.
• Patrick said he would open summoning circles on Quel'Danas linked to the Black Temple and Tempest Keep to bring Illidan and Kael'thas back to Azeroth.
• Patrick led the blood elves through the Dark Portal, and Vashj followed him.
• Zendarri angrily accused Aethas and Porter Dawnblade of betraying Quel'Thalas by sharing the Dawnblade Family's arcane knowledge with Dalaran.
• Aethas explained that the magic circle would help counter Patrick's Arcane Mass Point, while Zendarri warned that the elves would lose their leverage over Dalaran.
• Porter Dawnblade and Aethas dismissed Zendarri after he left, while Dalaran and Quel'Thalas continued to regard each other with political suspicion.

Magtheridon broke free from his imprisonment beneath Hellfire Citadel just as the Alliance and Horde forces approached, and the two armies began fighting him. The battle continued as High Overlord Saurfang confronted the Pit Lord and Varian led Duke Leoric toward Magtheridon's vulnerable abdomen.

• The Mag'har Orcs joined the Horde, and the Alliance and Horde agreed to attack Hellfire Citadel together.
• Magtheridon escaped as the Citadel collapsed and found the combined armies approaching.
• Varian and Dranosh suspected Illidan had arranged Magtheridon's escape and the Fel Orcs' disappearance to weaken the invading forces.
• Magtheridon killed Broggok, then charged the Alliance and Horde armies.
• High Overlord Saurfang called for attacks on Magtheridon's abdomen and blocked the Pit Lord's blow head-on.
• Varian ordered Duke Leoric to attack Magtheridon's abdomen while Saurfang held the Pit Lord's attention.

Varian, Saurfang, Dranosh, Leoric, and the allied army defeated Magtheridon by exposing and attacking his vulnerable abdomen, while reinforcements protected them from his death explosion. After retaking Hellfire Citadel, the Alliance and Horde celebrated their victory as Jaina welcomed Dalaran and other neutral forces into the united effort against the Burning Legion.

• Varian and Duke Leoric attacked Magtheridon, but the Pit Lord sent Leoric crashing to the ground with a blow blocked by Divine Shield.
• High Overlord Saurfang and Dranosh broke the chains protecting Magtheridon's abdomen, exposing his weakness to the allied army.
• Varian and the allied soldiers attacked Magtheridon's exposed abdomen, and Saurfang struck a decisive blow with his axe.
• As Magtheridon began to explode, the allies shielded the army with roots, ice, earth, fire resistance, and Holy Light.
• The Alliance and Horde celebrated their victory after retaking Hellfire Citadel, and Jaina introduced Rhonin and Dalaran's reinforcements.

At the first Alliance, Horde, and neutral-powers conference in Outland, Garrosh accused the Naaru of consuming souls and recounted how the Mag'har discovered a Dark Naaru inside Oshu'gun. He left the gathering standing by his account and explained that he had brought Garadar's Mag'har to Thrallmar to give them a future.

• Jaina urged the Alliance, Horde, and neutral powers to unite against the Burning Legion, and Velen invited them to join Shattrath's campaign against the demons.
• Garrosh interrupted Velen to accuse the Naaru of draining souls, angering the Draenei and drawing the gathering's attention.
• Garrosh told the assembled leaders how Blood Elf forces had helped the Mag'har reclaim Oshu'gun and discover that a Dark Naaru there was consuming their ancestors' souls.
• Garrosh explained that Blood Elf warlocks had stabilized and bound the Dark Naaru, freeing the ancestral spirits on the Spirit Plains.
• Thrall asked whether Garrosh was certain, and Garrosh affirmed his account before explaining why he had led Garadar's Mag'har to Thrallmar.

Garrosh recounted how the Draenei and the Naaru had deceived the orcs at Oshu'gun, prompting Thrall to reject an alliance with Shattrath while keeping the Horde's opposition focused on the Draenei. Prophet Kaurhuk then projected his memories of the events, revealing evidence that implicated Mathis and the blood elves.

• Garrosh explained that he had witnessed the Naaru devouring souls at Oshu'gun and that the blood elves had helped Garadar reach Thrallmar.
• Jaina argued that the blood elves and their regent might have deceived Garrosh, but Garrosh insisted that he had seen the events himself and swore by Grom Hellscream.
• Thrall declared that the orcs could not forgive the Naaru and would not join Shattrath, while maintaining the Horde's opposition to the Burning Legion.
• Jaina defended the Naaru, but Prophet Kaurhuk challenged her and said the ancestral spirits and elemental spirits could reveal the truth.
• Prophet Kaurhuk used elemental power to project his memories of Oshu'gun, showing the conversation between Mathis and Garrosh and the blood elves feeding the Naaru.

Prophet Kaurhuk revealed that the dark Naaru K'ure had absorbed Orc ancestral spirits, prompting Thrall to withdraw the Horde from cooperation with the Naaru. Varian heard Velen's explanation and ordered the Alliance to march toward Terokkar Forest while considering cooperation with Shattrath.

• Prophet Kaurhuk showed the gathered leaders how the dark Naaru absorbed Orc ancestral spirits, and the Horde erupted in anger while the Alliance fell silent.
• Thrall told Jaina that the Horde would not associate with the soul-eating Naaru, then led the Horde away from Hellfire Citadel.
• Varian demanded an explanation from Velen, who said K'ure had been near death and had been consumed by the Void after its Holy Light dissipated.
• Velen urged the Alliance to consider cooperation with Shattrath against the Burning Legion, and Varian weighed that against the Alliance's plans to destroy Kael'thas.
• Varian ordered the Alliance's main force to march to Tuurem in Terokkar Forest as a temporary base for the advance toward Netherstorm.

Patrick brought Vashj and the Naga to Quel'Thalas and asked her to oversee a summoning circle to bring Illidan's forces back from Outland. He explained his strategy for keeping the Alliance and Horde from attacking Quel'Thalas, while preparing for the worst-case outcome of a united assault.

• Patrick and Vashj arrived at Sunsail Anchorage in Quel'Thalas with the Naga fleet.
• Patrick asked Vashj to supervise the summoning circle on the Isle of Quel'Danas and summon everyone from Tempest Keep and the Black Temple.
• Vashj questioned the danger of sheltering Illidan's demons, Fel Orcs, Satyrs, and Naga, but Patrick argued that the Horde had once been Azeroth's common enemy and later became its defender.
• Patrick described how he would fortify Quel'Thalas and use the Naga and Dragonhawk Riders to strike Stormwind City and Orgrimmar if the Alliance and Horde united against them.
• Patrick explained that alliances, Sylvanas's ties to Quel'Thalas, and the Mag'har Orcs could prevent either faction from defeating Quel'Thalas, leaving Vashj to consider his plan.

Vashj agreed to Patrick’s request, and preparations for the summoning began in Quel’Thalas. Patrick then told Saragoss that he suspected a connection between Malygos’s condition and an Old God’s aura on Kyrissa, leaving the Blue Dragon alarmed about the threat to the Nexus.

• Vashj agreed to Patrick’s request, and Patrick assigned Rommath to help her prepare the summoning in Silvermoon City.
• Saragoss met Patrick and warned that the plan was risky, while confirming that Malygos had not yet approved an alliance between the Blue Dragons and Quel’Thalas.
• Patrick suggested that Malygos’s condition might be a problem, prompting Saragoss to warn him not to make such claims lightly.
• Patrick reminded Saragoss that he had fought C’Thun’s avatar in the Temple of Ahn’Qiraj and helped rescue the dragon princes, including Arygos.
• Patrick revealed that he had sensed an Old God’s aura on Kyrissa and connected it to his suspicion about Malygos, leaving Saragoss pale with fear for the Blue Dragons.