Chapter Summaries

Patrick and Medivh agreed to open a new Astral Gate as a way for the Kingdom of Stormwind to escape an uncertain future, while Medivh sought assurances about the alliance’s rights and benefits. Patrick activated the gate in Quelrins City, and images of the new world appeared as the two worlds began connecting.

• Medivh agreed that the Kingdom of Stormwind needed a way out because the Old Gods might activate the spell inscription on Anduin.
• Patrick and Medivh discussed the Kingdom of Azeroth Alliance joining, and Patrick told Medivh that its returns would depend on its contributions.
• Medivh settled in Quelrins City to check whether the new gate would affect Azeroth.
• Patrick used the Celestial Planetarium to activate the Astral Gate, which he controlled with assistance from Malygos’s ley-line privileges.
• Arcane energy charged the red, white, and gold gate as images of the new world appeared and the worlds began to connect.

Patrick and Kael'thas remembered the High Elf warriors who died in Outland and discussed the dangers still facing Azeroth and Patrick’s plans for the future. Queen Luminass reported that Alliance, Horde, and Covenant forces had gathered to join the expedition through the portal, and Patrick, Kael'thas, and Luminass went to meet them.

• Patrick and Kael'thas mourned the fallen High Elf warriors at the memorial and discussed the continuing dangers to Azeroth.
• Patrick explained that he was searching for a path into the future and that reaching other worlds would help preserve a seed for what was to come.
• The chapter recounted how demonic power had corrupted Solarian and how Patrick's defeat of Kil'jaeden had freed Kael'thas and the Royalists from his control.
• Queen Luminass told Patrick and Kael'thas that Medivh, Alliance and Horde ambassadors, and several Covenant kingdoms had sent forces to join the expedition.
• Patrick teleported himself, Kael'thas, and Luminass away to meet the gathered visitors.

The Alliance and Horde offered support for the Arcane Pact’s expedition and agreed to travel through Quelrins City, while Patrick ignored their political calculations and returned to the Floating City. Vashj then told him that Her Majesty the Queen wished to see him, leaving Patrick wondering whether Azshara had come because of N'Zoth.

• Alliance and Horde representatives pledged their support for the Arcane Pact’s expedition, and Kael'thas directed them to register in Quelrins City before traveling to the Astral Gate.
• The chapter described how the Alliance had eased trade restrictions with the Horde partly out of fear that Patrick might hold their past schemes against them.
• Patrick told the Alliance and Horde that their personnel could travel through the Astral Gate, then returned to the Floating City.
• Vashj informed Patrick that Her Majesty the Queen wished to see him, and Patrick suspected that Azshara’s visit might be connected to N'Zoth.

Azshara arrived at the Tidal Temple, where Patrick recognized that something was wrong with her despite her calm demeanor. After Elune revealed that Azshara retained her sense of self and possessed power from the Well of Eternity, Patrick demanded to hear her purpose and insisted on treating their meeting as a transaction.

• Kael'thas prepared a formal reception for Azshara, and Illidan, Maiev, Malfurion, and Tyrande attended.
• Azshara arrived at Shalandis Isle with her naga royal guard and praised the recreation of ancient Kaldorei formalities.
• Elune warned Patrick that something was wrong with Azshara, so Patrick coldly demanded that she state her business.
• Azshara calmed her guards and changed from her naga form into her former Highborne appearance.
• Elune told Patrick that Azshara had retained her sense of self because she possessed power from the Well of Eternity and might have plans beyond being a naga.
• Patrick rejected the ceremony's pleasantries and told Azshara he would deal with her only through a transaction.

Patrick questioned Azshara’s offer to place all Naga under his command in exchange for sovereign territory in the New World. Azshara revealed that she sought to escape N’Zoth’s influence, leaving Patrick to demand whether the Naga intended to remain within the Arcane Pact or break away.

• Azshara offered to have all Naga fight for Patrick if he granted them territory in the New World.
• Patrick explained that the Naga already had homes within the Arcane Pact, but Azshara insisted she wanted a territory with full sovereignty and governing authority.
• Azshara said she needed a new world to escape N’Zoth’s influence and that Vashj had confirmed her theory after traveling to Outland with Illidan.
• Patrick considered the risk that the Naga might defect and the damage that division could cause within the Arcane Pact.
• Patrick asked whether Azshara intended to establish an autonomous government within the Pact or split away entirely, and the atmosphere turned tense.

Azshara met Patrick and proposed joining forces to escape N'Zoth's influence and restore the Naga as Highborne, offering a solution to the political threat her people posed to the Arcane Pact. Patrick accepted her proposal and returned to Sunlight City to prepare the Astral Gate as danger loomed near the portal to Silver Night Forest.

• Patrick unleashed his power when Azshara raised the possibility of making the Naga autonomous, while Illidan, Malfurion, and Tyrande braced for a confrontation.
• Azshara explained that she wanted to free herself and the Naga from N'Zoth's corruption and believed Patrick could help restore them as Highborne.
• Illidan offered to relinquish the throne of Eldre'Thalas if Azshara became a Highborne again, and Azshara welcomed the prospect of ruling there.
• Patrick and Azshara reached an agreement, and Patrick left to prepare the magic circles for the Astral Gate.
• Patrick returned to Sunlight City, where Kael'thas arrived, as Patrick prepared for possible attacks near the portal to Silver Night Forest.

As Silver Night Forest held off the abyssal army, Mirana and the priests prepared to activate the Astral Gate and summon an army from another world. Luna Moonfang returned to battle, and her past as the Calamity of the Plains was revealed; the chapter ended just before the gate was activated.

• Mirana and Luna discussed the approaching oracle and the abyssal army, while Luna resolved to keep the enemy outside Silver Night Forest.
• Luna left C'elestine's temple on her Black Panther and prepared to return to the battlefield.
• The chapter recounted how the Calamity of the Plains lost her army to the God of Death's undead forces and fled west.
• Hooded figures told the Calamity of the Plains that C'elestine had chosen and tested her, and she joined Dark Moon as Luna Moonfang.
• Mirana and the priests gathered at the Astral Gate to channel C'elestine's power and prepare to summon the otherworldly army.

Patrick infused the Astral Gate with arcane energy as the Elemental Fury debated whether to trust him and decided to meet him. Patrick then appeared over the ruins of Arak, where the story recounted how Sethe’s curse corrupted Anzu and drove Rukhmar to create the arakkoa.

• Patrick poured arcane energy into the Astral Gate, causing its Titan Runes to light up and energy to surge from sites across Azeroth.
• Greatmother Geyah and the Elemental Fury discussed the danger of Patrick building another portal, but Gordawg and Karalios argued that he should be trusted.
• Eblius said the Elemental Fury could not heal the world’s wounds alone, and the four elemental beings vanished to go see Patrick.
• Patrick appeared above the ruins of Arak, once the center of the Apexis Empire.
• Sethe cursed Anzu, Rukhmar, and Draenor before Anzu devoured him, but Sethe’s curse corrupted Anzu and drove Rukhmar to create the arakkoa.

Patrick confronted Sethe over the corruption spreading from his foul blood and warned Rukhmar and Anzu not to endanger Azeroth. The story then shifted to Shattrath, where Kael'thas had captured Tempest Keep and threatened the lightly defended city.

• Patrick explained the Arakkoa's origins and the history of Terokk, Sethe's curse, and Skettis's civil war.
• Patrick warned Sethe that the corruption had to stop and cautioned Rukhmar and Anzu against threatening Azeroth.
• Patrick advised Rukhmar and Anzu that the souls of most Animal Gods waited in the Emerald Dream for their people to resurrect them.
• The narrative described Shattrath's history, from A'dal's rebuilding of the city to Kael'thas's capture of Tempest Keep and M'uru.
• Kael'thas planned to have Voren'thal wipe out Shattrath, which had few troops to defend it.

Patrick warned A'dal and the Draenei leaders that absorbing souls could expose them to conflict and Old God corruption, and urged them to find safer ways to sustain themselves. He then confronted Gruul in Draenor and told him Azeroth had to remain stable, but Gruul attacked him.

• A'dal and the Draenei leaders reacted with alarm when Patrick appeared in Shattrath, but A'dal told them through telepathy that Patrick meant no harm.
• Patrick warned A'dal that converting souls carried risks and could let the Old Gods control the Naaru, and he suggested gathering Soul Shards or being honest with their followers.
• Patrick left after urging A'dal to choose a safer course, while A'dal remained silent and visibly troubled.
• Patrick appeared before Gruul and told him that Azeroth had to remain stable despite Gruul's command of the earth element.
• Gruul struck Patrick, then pounded the ground and raised spikes when his attacks failed against Patrick's defenses.

Patrick moved Gruul away from his lair and warned him about the dangers of Azeroth’s unstable elements and the Old Gods. At Karazhan, Medivh began constructing a levitation ring to raise the tower and much of Deadwind Pass into a floating city for the Alliance.

• Patrick teleported Gruul outside his lair and urged him to help maintain Azeroth’s elemental stability.
• Gordawg and the other members of the Elemental Fury appeared and explained how the deaths and disappearances of elemental leaders, the Old Gods, and the World Pillar’s destruction had left Azeroth’s elements in disarray.
• Patrick gave Gruul basic knowledge about Azeroth and warned him not to draw on the Old Gods’ power.
• Kael'thas Sunstrider and Queen Luminass Sunstrider arrived at Karazhan, where Medivh had invited leaders and representatives from across Azeroth.
• Medivh forged a vast levitation ring and connected its arcane crystals and circuits so Karazhan and much of Deadwind Pass could rise into the air.

Medivh completed the levitation magic circle and raised Karazhan as a floating city, naming it Teo'korin. At the celebration, he entrusted Kael'thas with Arcanagos's remains, and Kael'thas reflected on how time had changed the people around him.

• Medivh and Med'an completed the levitation ring and activated the safeguards that would let Med'an control the floating city.
• Medivh severed the city's connection to the ground, and Karazhan rose as Stormwind's people cheered.
• Medivh named the floating city Teo'korin, and Varian and Anduin joined the celebration.
• Medivh asked Kael'thas to deliver Arcanagos's bone fragments to Patrick Kabolon or Malygos, explaining that a remnant of the dragon's soul might remain.
• Kael'thas saw the aged Aegwynn and the mana-less, disgraced Jaina and reflected that he had become king of Quel'Thalas and that they were now strangers.

Patrick and his forces passed through the Astral Gate into the Dota World, where Mirana welcomed them as reinforcements against the Abyssal Demons. He then met C'elestine in a separate space with Elune, and C'elestine questioned whether Patrick could uphold their agreement.

• Freya, Thorim, Hodir, and Mimiron stabilized the Astral Gate as Patrick led his troops through it to Starry Night Jungle.
• Mirana greeted Patrick, and he sensed the battle and identified the enemy pit lord as likely an avatar; Illidan revealed himself as a Demon Hunter.
• Mirana offered the newcomers a place to establish camp in Starry Night Jungle but barred them from the area near Rexxar and C'elestine Temple.
• C'elestine appeared above her temple, sensed Elune's power in Patrick, and summoned him to a separate space.
• Patrick called forth Elune's Remnant Soul, and C'elestine questioned why he controlled the body and whether he could fulfill their agreement.

Patrick challenged C'elestine’s claim to godhood, then agreed to help her meet her demands and protect Silver Night Forest. At the Astral Gate, Verlin and Higgins discussed the demons in the new world, with Verlin doubting that they would behave like the Burning Legion.

• Patrick used the Coffin of Space against C'elestine, and she broke free of it with a purple magic circle.
• C'elestine acknowledged Patrick’s strength and asked how he would guarantee he could fulfill his bargain with Elune.
• Patrick offered to follow a carefully drafted contract, and C'elestine stated her demands.
• Patrick promised to help C'elestine accomplish her goal and protect Silver Night Forest.
• At the Astral Gate, Verlin painted the new world while Higgins predicted Patrick’s forces would drive out its demons.
• Verlin questioned why the demons seemed peaceful compared with the Burning Legion, and Higgins put down Verlin’s white paint.

Verlin, Keli'dan, and Hui Li Sandgull questioned why the demons' fighting in this world differed from the Burning Legion's usual tactics, and Keli'dan decided to report the threat to Illidan. Meanwhile, Alliance, Horde, and other faction leaders signed non-aggression and peaceful-development agreements, leaving Kael'thas wary as Thrall welcomed him to the ceremony.

• Verlin argued that the Abyssal Demons were attacking to keep the Moon Goddess Sect from striking their forces in the rear, while their true targets were the Valley of Omens or Stonehall.
• Keli'dan recalled that the world was connected to Hell and the abyss, and said he would report the danger to Illidan.
• In Tuurem, Thrall and Varian signed the Alliance-Horde Non-Aggression Treaty and the Protocol on Peaceful and Friendly Development in Azeroth.
• Leaders from the Cenarion Circle, the Earthen Ring, and other factions added their Magic Signatures to both agreements.
• Medivh distributed the treaties, which established neutrality between the Alliance and Horde and called on Azeroth's factions to pursue peace and recovery.
• Thrall thanked Kael'thas for attending the ceremony, and Kael'thas replied courteously while remaining wary.