Vol. 8Sundering and Return

Aaron fought the Burning Legion across Mount Hyjal and the ancient past, then learned Azeroth had brought him back to merge timelines. He joined Illidan in Outland, helped the Draenei and Alliance Expedition return to Azeroth, and learned that Scourge activity had appeared again in Stormwind City.

  • Aaron led forces to save Razorfen Downs, where he and Onyxia helped the Quilboar and Night Elves defeat demons and gained Agamaggan’s pledge.
  • Aaron and Illidan helped kill Mannoroth, but after Vereesa reunited with her dying mother, Archimonde broke through the defenses and reached Nordrassil, where Ursoc challenged him.
  • Aaron and the defenders killed Archimonde, though he lost his connection to the Holy Light, and he later married Vereesa before joining Chromie’s trip into the past.
  • Aaron and Vereesa helped defend Black Rook Hold against the Burning Legion, and Kur'talos gathered them with other fighters to assign new tasks.
  • Aaron joined the resistance’s assault on Zin-Azshari, where Broxigar wounded Sargeras and Aaron and Malfurion helped trigger the Sundering.
  • After helping the Bronze Dragonflight defeat Murozond, Aaron learned Azeroth had brought him back to merge timelines and received another Aaron’s memories.
  • Aaron joined Illidan’s campaign in Outland, helped secure Hellfire Citadel and the Black Temple, and arranged for Maiev and the Watchers to return to Azeroth.
  • Aaron helped the Draenei and Alliance Expedition return to Azeroth and reopened the Dark Portal for Northrend’s orcs, then learned Scourge activity had appeared in Stormwind City.
Chapters 701–801 Read from Ch. 701

Arc 29The Battle of Mount Hyjal

Aaron and the allied races fought the Burning Legion at Mount Hyjal as he helped save the Quilboar, defeated Mannoroth, and supported the Alliance’s defense. After Vereesa reunited with her mother and lost her, Archimonde broke through the defenses and reached Nordrassil, where Ursoc challenged him.

  • Aaron led an Alliance force to Ratchet, learned the demons had taken its supplies, and diverted to save Razorfen Downs.
  • Aaron and Onyxia helped the Quilboar and Night Elves drive the demons from Razorfen Downs, and Agamaggan pledged the Quilboar to the war.
  • The allied armies organized their defenses at Mount Hyjal, where demons attacked the temples and dragons fought to protect the Wild Gods’ shrines.
  • Aaron, Illidan, and the dragons confronted Mannoroth, and Malygos killed him with Holy Light.
  • The Burning Legion launched its attack on the Alliance line, and Kel'Thuzad’s Requiem destroyed much of Ner'zhul’s undead army.
  • Vereesa found her mother Lireesa, freed her from death magic with Titans' Strike, and held her as she died.
  • The Alliance retreated through Shandris’s ambush, where Odyn fought a corrupted Firelord, while Illidan and Aaron attacked the Legion’s headquarters and escaped Archimonde.
  • Archimonde pursued Aaron and Illidan toward Nordrassil, broke through the Titan-forged defense, and was challenged by Ursoc.
Chapters 701–72525 summaries Read

Arc 30The War of the Ancients

Aaron killed Archimonde but lost his connection to the Holy Light, then married Vereesa before Chromie took them into the War of the Ancients. In the past, Aaron reunited with familiar allies and helped defend Black Rook Hold, where Kur'talos assigned the fighters new tasks.

  • Aaron and the allied defenders killed Archimonde, but Archimonde severed Aaron’s connection to the Holy Light and the Tear of Elune before Aaron destroyed his head.
  • Aaron recovered, learned his curse could not be removed, and married Vereesa, and Chromie soon invited them to travel to the War of the Ancients, and Vereesa joined him.
  • Chromie brought Aaron and Vereesa ten thousand years into the past, where Azuregos guided them to Eldre'Thalas and Prince Tortheldrin escorted them to Zin-Azshari.
  • Aaron’s group freed Tyrande from the Eternal Palace as demons invaded Zin-Azshari, then traveled toward Suramar and joined Malfurion and Illidan in defeating a fel lord.
  • Aaron met Rhonin, Krasus, and Broxigar at Cenarius’s grove, and the group learned the Burning Legion’s vanguard was approaching Black Rook Hold.
  • Cenarius’s forces harried the demons while Kur'talos Ravencrest’s defenders fought off assaults on Black Rook Hold, including demons that appeared through portals inside the fortress.
  • Kur'talos improved the fortress’s defenses, praised Aaron and the other fighters after the attacks slackened, and gathered a small group to assign them tasks.
Chapters 726–75025 summaries Read

Arc 31The Sundering and the Timelines

Aaron helped unite the resistance against the Burning Legion, joined the assault on Zin-Azshari, and helped bring about the Sundering that stopped Sargeras from entering Azeroth. After the Bronze Dragonflight defeated Murozond, Azeroth revealed that Aaron had been brought back to merge timelines, and he received the memories of another version of himself.

  • Kur'talos appointed Illidan leader of the Moon Guard and Jarod Shadowsong his adjutant, while Aaron advised the resistance as demons advanced on Black Rook Hold.
  • Aaron helped defend Black Rook Hold from assassins and Xavius's fel-corrupted forces, then returned with Titan-forged reinforcements to help drive demons from Suramar.
  • After Varo'then killed Kur'talos and other resistance leaders, Aaron supported Jarod as commander and joined the Night Elves' effort to rally allies against the Legion.
  • Aaron, Malfurion, Illidan, and their companions infiltrated Zin-Azshari, seized the Dragon Soul, and reached the Well of Eternity as Sargeras began forcing his way through the portal.
  • Broxigar wounded Sargeras before dying, and Aaron used the Thorn of the Holy Light to disrupt the portal while Malfurion unleashed the Dragon Soul, triggering the Sundering.
  • The surviving Night Elves settled on Mount Hyjal, while Illidan was imprisoned and Chromie took Aaron and Vereesa to help the Bronze Dragonflight defeat Murozond.
  • Azeroth explained that Aaron had been brought back to merge branching timelines, then showed him the memories of another Aaron whose actions had helped awaken her.
  • The other Aaron's memories ended, and Aaron greeted Azeroth's World-Soul.
Chapters 751–77525 summaries Read

Arc 32Outland and the Road Home

Aaron joined Illidan’s campaign in Outland, helped secure allies and a homeward route for the Draenei and Alliance Expedition, and returned with them to Azeroth. After the Dark Portal reopened and Illidan began conquering Outland, renewed Scourge activity appeared in Stormwind City.

  • Azeroth sent Aaron back through time with Vereesa, and Illidan recruited them to help fight the Burning Legion, beginning with a journey to the Broken Isles.
  • Illidan obtained the Eye of Sargeras in the Tomb of Sargeras and escaped through a portal to Outland with Aaron and Vereesa, while Maiev and the Watchers pursued them.
  • Illidan seized Hellfire Citadel and defeated Magtheridon at the Black Temple, then began turning Night Elf recruits into Demon Hunters while Aaron arranged for Maiev and the Watchers to return to Azeroth.
  • Aaron and Velen worked with Khadgar and Romuul to prepare the Draenei ships for a voyage to Azeroth, and the Exodar and Mechanar carried the Draenei and expeditionary forces to the Borean Tundra.
  • Aaron welcomed the returning expeditionary soldiers and helped the Draenei settle in the Borean Tundra, where they later joined the Alliance.
  • With Azeroth’s approval and help from Medivh, Aaron reopened the Dark Portal so Northrend’s orcs could seek their surviving kin in Outland, while Illidan continued his conquest there.
  • After a relatively peaceful year, Aaron learned at an Alliance meeting that signs of Scourge activity had appeared again in Stormwind City.
Chapters 776–80125 summaries Read
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