Chapter Summaries

Odyn fought the Fel-corrupted Ragnaros while Aaron watched, and Illidan appeared transformed into a demon after absorbing energy from a demonic artifact. Illidan asked Aaron to join a strike against the demons’ headquarters, and Aaron agreed.

• Odyn overwhelmed Ragnaros, though Archaedas warned that Odyn’s strength was waning.
• Onyxia told Aaron that Archimonde was far stronger than Odyn and said she wanted Archimonde dead.
• Illidan arrived transformed by Fel and explained that an Orc had led him to a demonic artifact whose energy he absorbed.
• Illidan revealed that he had found the demons’ headquarters and proposed killing the Dreadlords there to disrupt their offensive.
• Aaron agreed to join Illidan’s dangerous attack on the demons’ headquarters.

Illidan and Aaron infiltrated the Burning Legion's headquarters to launch a surprise attack, with Aaron disguised as a Felguard. Illidan attacked the Dreadlords while Aaron fought off the summoned demons, and although Illidan killed most of the Dreadlords, Archimonde learned of the attack.

• Aaron agreed to join Illidan in attacking the Legion's headquarters after Illidan assured him Archimonde was away studying ruins near Azshara and Ashenvale.
• Illidan disguised Aaron as a small Felguard, and the pair passed through the demon ranks without being challenged.
• Illidan flew to the Legion's headquarters in a Night Elf house and set it ablaze, drawing out the demons and Dreadlords inside.
• The demons sensed Aaron's Holy Light and swarmed him while Illidan fought the Dreadlords, gravely wounding one.
• Illidan unleashed a Fel-powered attack that killed half the Dreadlords, and only two or three escaped as Archimonde learned what had happened.

Aaron and Illidan escaped after defeating the Dreadlords, but Archimonde discovered Illidan’s surveillance spell and vowed to attack the defenders himself. They flew toward Nordrassil to warn their allies as Archimonde led a furious demon army through the valley.

• Illidan and Aaron fled as Archimonde approached, then Illidan stopped to monitor him with a hidden magical item.
• Archimonde took control of Illidan’s surveillance spell, threatened the unseen spy, and blasted the item with a powerful attack.
• A gray-green spell struck at Illidan, who dodged it and watched it wither a tree; Aaron and Illidan then flew toward Nordrassil to warn the others.
• Archimonde marched through the valley with a horde of demons, smashing trees and boulders in his path.

Aaron and Illidan fled Archimonde toward the Night Elves’ defenses, while Illidan considered using a portal to Outland for power. Aaron reached Mount Hyjal and found Shandris and the Night Elves preparing to hold back the other demons as Archimonde passed them on his way to Nordrassil.

• Aaron and Illidan heard Archimonde pursuing them at great speed, and Illidan used the Skull of Gul'dan to open a portal to Outland.
• Aaron warned Illidan about Outland’s dangers, then continued fleeing when Illidan considered entering the portal.
• Aaron found the Night Elves’ defensive line deserted and learned from Shandris that they were hiding nearby to stop the other demons.
• Shandris pulled Aaron into the forest as Archimonde approached, and the two watched him pass toward Nordrassil.

Aaron followed Archimonde toward Nordrassil as the Night Elves and other races tried to delay the Burning Legion's demons. Archimonde broke through the Titan-forged defenses and reached the final line of guardians, where Ursoc charged him.

• Shandris signaled the ambush, and the Night Elves attacked the demons with arrows and druidic forms.
• Aaron left Shandris to fly toward Nordrassil while she joined the battle against the demons.
• Aaron passed the defenses formed by Kalimdor's races and saw that Archimonde had shattered the Titan-forged line.
• Archimonde approached Nordrassil, drawn by the power of the Well of Eternity beneath it.
• Ursoc charged Archimonde, who punched him and declared his resistance futile.

Ursoc, the dragons, the Titan Keepers, and Aaron joined forces against Archimonde, inflicting wounds that even the Defiler struggled to heal. Archimonde remained under attack as Aaron continued to exploit his small size to hinder the demon’s movements.

• Ursoc charged Archimonde but was struck down and set ablaze, then began recovering under the Emerald Dream’s protection as Freya healed him.
• The dragons’ combined breath burned Archimonde’s chest, and he retaliated by raining fel-wreathed boulders down on them.
• Archaedas trapped Archimonde’s feet while Thorim and Hodir joined him in a three-direction assault that made Archimonde spit green blood.
• Aaron struck Archimonde’s shoulder with his Holy Light-infused warhammer, then used Frostmourne to open more wounds.
• The Titan Keepers and the recovered Ursoc continued striking Archimonde while Aaron’s frost and Holy Light wounds hindered his movement.

Archimonde turned the tide against Aaron, the Titan Keepers, and the Dragon Aspects, then began draining Nordrassil’s energy. As Aaron feared the defenders could not stop him, Malygos and the others returned to the fight.

• Archimonde flicked Aaron away and hurled Hodir toward a distant mountain.
• Archimonde shattered Thorim’s warhammer, but the Dragon Aspects and Archaedas intervened before Thorim was badly injured.
• Malygos charged Archimonde to save Archaedas, then bit into Archimonde’s arm before Archimonde hurled him into Nordrassil’s branches.
• Archimonde defeated or drove back the defenders and began drawing energy from Nordrassil.
• Malygos flew back to face Archimonde, and the other Keepers and dragons returned to battle.

As the injured Keepers struggled to hold Archimonde at bay, Malygos drew on the Well of Eternity to unleash a massive arcane attack. Archimonde narrowly dodged it, but Aaron knocked him back into its path, and the demon was consumed by the blast.

• Thorim and Hodir rejoined Archaedas, and the three fought Archimonde to a stalemate.
• Odyn explained that his true body was still recovering in the Well of Eternity and agreed to hold the battle line while Malygos prepared a powerful spell.
• Malygos connected to the Well of Eternity and directed a mass of arcane energy at Archimonde.
• Archimonde teleported past the attack and neared Nordrassil, but Aaron used Avatar and struck him with the Silver Hand Warhammer.
• Aaron knocked Archimonde back into Malygos's arcane blast, which engulfed and consumed him.

After Archimonde’s explosion left him in pieces, Aaron stopped his surviving head from reaching Nordrassil, but Archimonde cursed him by severing his connection to the Holy Light. Aaron killed Archimonde with the light he had left, then collapsed unconscious.

• The explosion destroyed Archimonde’s body and scattered its fragments around the crater, while Aaron survived the blast and saw the allied forces approaching.
• Archimonde’s still-living head flew toward Nordrassil, and Aaron used Avatar to seize it and keep it from corrupting the World Tree.
• Archimonde recognized Aaron and traced fel runes onto him, severing his connection to the Holy Light and the Tear of Elune.
• Aaron threw Archimonde’s head into the air and smashed it with the Silver Hand Warhammer, killing The Defiler for good before passing out.

After waking from his battle with Archimonde, Aaron learned that the curse had severed his connection to the Holy Light and left him too weak to walk. As he and Vereesa recovered at Mount Hyjal, he proposed to her, and she accepted.

• Aaron woke after three days and learned that Archimonde was dead, while Vereesa scolded him for risking his life alone.
• Vereesa took Aaron outside in a wheelchair built by the High Tinker, and Aaron discovered that Archimonde's curse had cut him off from the Holy Light and could not be removed.
• Vereesa told Aaron that the Alliance and Night Elves were preparing a conference, Nordrassil's immortality blessing was weakening, and Orcs had joined the battle against Ner'zhul's betrayal.
• Aaron and Vereesa admired the peaceful scenery near Nordrassil, and Aaron asked her to marry him.
• Vereesa accepted Aaron's proposal and kissed him.

Aaron and Vereesa held a simple wedding at the Temple of the Moon, surrounded by allies and distinguished guests. After the ceremony and a long banquet, the exhausted newlyweds returned to their room late at night, where Aaron found himself feeling newly energized.

• News of Aaron and Vereesa’s wedding spread through the allied camp, and guests arrived with gifts and congratulations.
• Aaron agreed to keep the wedding simple after Vereesa and Sylvanas insisted it happen soon, and Archbishop Faol was chosen as officiant.
• Aaron met Vereesa at the Temple of the Moon, where Sylvanas escorted her to him and the couple entered together.
• Archbishop Faol married Aaron and Vereesa after they exchanged vows, and Aaron kissed his bride as guests applauded.
• Aaron and Vereesa attended a banquet that lasted until late at night, then returned to their room exhausted.

After Aaron’s wedding, Chromie arrived to summon him to the Caverns of Time, where the Bronze Dragonflight needed his help in the War of the Ancients. Aaron agreed to consider the dangerous mission, and Vereesa insisted on accompanying him.

• Illucia reported that Covenant City would host a monument and embassies following the agreement with the Night Elves, while Vereesa listened to the city’s affairs.
• A rocket crashed through Aaron and Vereesa’s window, and Aaron cleared the smoke to reveal Chromie.
• Chromie invited Aaron to the Caverns of Time and explained that his severed connection to the Tear of Elune would let him travel to the War of the Ancients.
• Aaron questioned whether he could help without the Emerald Dream’s power, but Chromie insisted that his role was crucial to ending the war.
• Vereesa told Aaron to go and insisted on joining him, so Chromie agreed to take her along.

Aaron and Vereesa traveled with Chromie to the Caverns of Time, where they prepared disguises and equipment for a journey to the War of the Ancients. After emerging from the time tunnel ten thousand years in the past, they discovered that Chromie did not know where they had arrived.

• Aaron agreed to let Vereesa accompany him and left his artifacts behind, asking Azuregos to watch over them.
• Chromie took Aaron and Vereesa through the Caverns of Time and provided them with period-appropriate weapons and clothes.
• Vereesa chose a crude longbow, while Aaron picked a longsword and staff.
• Chromie disguised Vereesa as a Night Elf and transformed Aaron into one so they could enter the ancient era unnoticed.
• Chromie opened a time tunnel and followed Aaron and Vereesa through it disguised as an orange cat.
• After arriving ten thousand years in the past, Aaron asked where they were, and Chromie admitted she did not know.

Aaron, Vereesa, and Chromie struggled to find their bearings and travel through Kalimdor’s ancient wilderness while heading toward a familiar mountain. Their journey ended when a blue-scaled python transformed into a dragon and politely questioned Aaron.

• Aaron learned that the time tunnel had left them in an unknown location and that Chromie could not fly in her cat form.
• Vereesa climbed the tree to help establish their bearings, while Aaron identified wild fruits for food and poison.
• Chromie spotted a familiar mountain to the north, then ate a poisonous fruit and had to make herself vomit.
• Aaron, Vereesa, and Chromie set off through the desolate forest, cutting a path and fending off wild beasts.
• Aaron tried to calm a massive blue-scaled python, but it transformed into a dragon and asked what he was doing.

Aaron and Vereesa met Azuregos in the wilderness, and the curious blue dragon joined them on their journey toward a nearby Night Elf city. After several days of enduring his chatter, they reached Eldre'Thalas.

• Azuregos revealed his true form, cast comprehend languages on Aaron, and asked about the power he sensed in him.
• Aaron denied that Azuregos had met Chromie before and asked for directions; Azuregos pointed them toward a Night Elf city to the south.
• Azuregos decided to accompany Aaron and Vereesa, traveling beside them in Night Elf form rather than carrying them.
• During the journey, Azuregos's draconic aura frightened away wild beasts, and his endless questions and stories tested Aaron and Vereesa.
• Chromie told Aaron that young blue dragons were naturally talkative, and the group eventually recognized their destination as Eldre'Thalas.

Aaron, Vereesa, and Azuregos reached Eldre'Thalas and learned that its portal to Zin-Azshari had been closed by Prince Tortheldrin. Suspecting interference in the Night Elf capital, Aaron agreed to join Tortheldrin and investigate the queen's court.

• Aaron and his companions admired Eldre'Thalas, whose size and magical wonders surpassed the ruins Aaron remembered.
• The city's residents told Aaron that Prince Tortheldrin had closed the portal to Zin-Azshari and barred ordinary travelers from using it.
• Aaron suspected the Infinite Dragonflight had isolated Zin-Azshari to let Sargeras arrive and decided to confront Tortheldrin.
• Tortheldrin mistook Aaron's group, especially Azuregos, for investigators of the anomalies in Zin-Azshari and offered to help them enter the queen's court.
• Aaron, Vereesa, and Azuregos agreed to accompany Tortheldrin to Zin-Azshari and investigate.

Aaron and his companions entered Zin-Azshari under Prince Tortheldrin’s cover and saw the Well of Eternity before planning how to reach the Eternal Palace. Tortheldrin agreed to help them get inside as attendants, though their movements would be restricted.

• Prince Tortheldrin escorted Aaron, Vereesa, and Azuregos through the portal to Zin-Azshari, claiming they were his attendants.
• Aaron found no sign that the Burning Legion had reached the city, while Vereesa discovered that the Well of Eternity made it easier to cast Arcane Magic.
• Prince Tortheldrin pointed out the immense Well of Eternity, which left Aaron amazed by its power and scale.
• Prince Tortheldrin warned that Aaron and the others could enter the Eternal Palace as his attendants but would be limited to certain areas.
• Aaron proposed that Tortheldrin arrange for someone to show them around less important parts of the palace, and Tortheldrin agreed to try.

Aaron, Vereesa, and Chromie entered the Eternal Palace with Prince Tortheldrin, where Lady Vashj led them on a suspicious tour and sprang an ambush. Aaron discovered that none of the attackers were members of the Infinite Dragonflight and sent Azuregos to deal with them.

• Prince Tortheldrin led Aaron, Vereesa, and Chromie to the Eternal Palace, where the guards recognized him and sent word to the queen.
• Lady Vashj welcomed Prince Tortheldrin and escorted Aaron and his companions into the palace after he was admitted.
• Lady Vashj guided Aaron, Vereesa, and Chromie deeper into the palace, eventually bringing them to the prison.
• Lady Vashj ordered more than a dozen arcanists to attack the group and accused them of plotting against the queen.
• Chromie confirmed that none of the attackers were infinite dragons, and Aaron told Azuregos to finish them off.

Aaron, Vereesa, and Azuregos entered the prison after Azuregos disrupted the Night Elf Arcanists’ spells, where they encountered Infinite Dragonspawn and fought them. Azuregos defeated a young bronze dragon and its dragonspawn, and Vereesa noticed the enemies had emerged from an open cell.

• Azuregos manipulated the ley lines, causing the Arcanists’ spells to go out of control, then rushed Aaron and Vereesa into the prison as an explosion erupted outside.
• Inside the prison, Azuregos mistook the Infinite Dragonspawn for Bronze Dragonspawn pretending to be Black Dragonspawn, while Aaron recognized the hostile group.
• Aaron attacked first, binding some dragonspawn with vines and defeating three before more enemies arrived with a young bronze dragon.
• Azuregos transformed into his dragon form, defeated the young dragon and its dragonspawn, and imprisoned them with Arcane Magic.
• Vereesa pointed out that the second group of Infinite Dragonspawn had come from an open cell and asked what they had been doing there.

Aaron and Vereesa discovered Tyrande Whisperwind imprisoned in the Eternal Palace under Elune’s protection, and learned that she did not know why Azshara had captured her. They prepared to leave and question the bound Infinite Dragonflight member, while Tyrande revealed that she had been hungry for days.

• Aaron asked Azuregos to guard the captured Infinite Dragonflight member while he and Vereesa investigated the room where Tyrande was held.
• Vereesa and Aaron found Tyrande kneeling in a shaft of moonlight, and Aaron recognized that Elune was protecting her.
• Tyrande identified herself as Tyrande Whisperwind and explained that Azshara’s soldiers had imprisoned her after summoning her to Zin-Azshari.
• Aaron helped Tyrande stand with a summoned vine, and Vereesa supported her as they prepared to leave the cell.
• Tyrande dismissed the moonlight and asked Aaron whether he had any food because she had been hungry for several days.