Chapter 609: Beginning

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

“You also… die?” Alexstrasza’s tone was indescribable as she sighed. “Do you know that just a few days ago, I felt the fading of Malygos’s flames of life? If nothing unexpected happened, Malygos offered his soul to Osiris. The death of an old friend has already made me sad enough, and now, you’re actually saying that you will die in Osiris’s hands… Pardon my frankness, but I don’t see any light in the future you’ve described! Osiris’s existence, like his title, makes me feel shrouded in endless despair…”

“That’s because you can only see the darkness in front of you, Alexstrasza… But I see more!” Nozdormu’s eyes were shining, as though he was using his power. “In the scenes of the future, I see devastation everywhere and endless enemies. Even without the Burning Legion, there’s still Neltharion and the Old Gods. Even without external enemies, the various races of Azeroth will still go to war because of endless conflicts… Alexstrasza, it’s difficult for peace to come to Azeroth in the future. The hatred accumulated in the wars has always been causing the various races to slide into the abyss. This is what I’ve seen in many timelines, all kinds of endings.”

“Is that so? It’s been hard on you, old friend…” Alexstrasza patted Nozdormu’s shoulder. “Do you feel terrible seeing those scenes all the time?”

Nozdormu shook his head. “You don’t understand what I mean. What I’m saying is that in other timelines, Azeroth has always been in a state of disaster, and many of them even welcome the end of time, which is the destruction of the world… But what’s strange is that because of the existence of Osiris, this current timeline is able to continue for a long time. I don’t know why, nor do I know what happens. After all, I can’t see the future after my death. But from the perspective of an observer of time, I can confirm that this timeline is the longest I’ve seen… In other words, the future of Azeroth has been extended further.”

“Why is that happening?” Alexstrasza was puzzled.

Nozdormu said, “I’ve been thinking about it for a long time. I think Osiris probably does something that has a profound impact on the future. Otherwise, it’s impossible for this to happen.”

“He is a demon king. Could he turn around and protect Azeroth?” Alexstrasza said. “You said that you died in his hands. From the looks of it, even we Aspects won’t be able to escape his vicious hands. He will also cause immense damage to Azeroth.”

“But this damage might not be his ultimate goal!” Nozdormu said. “Unlike other demons of the Burning Legion, Osiris might not care about Azeroth… Alexstrasza, I have a vague premonition that… it might be a good thing for us to let Osiris wreak havoc…”

Alexstrasza looked at Nozdormu speechlessly. “If I hadn’t been able to confirm that you are indeed Nozdormu, I would have definitely suspected that you had fallen. Is this what an Aspect should say? Let a demon king wreak havoc on Azeroth?”

Nozdormu shook his head. “That’s all I can say. Alexstrasza, whether you believe me or doubt me, what I want to say is that you don’t need to have any psychological burden. Just do whatever you have to do. It’s fine to fight against Osiris, and it’s also fine to preserve your strength. When you’re thinking about your course of action, you don’t need to consider the content of our conversation today. Just proceed as normal.”

“Damn it!” Alexstrasza couldn’t help cursing after hearing this. “You’ve already said so much, and now you’re telling me not to feel burdened? How is that possible?!”

Nozdormu smiled and didn’t say anything.

Alexstrasza suddenly thought of something, and her face turned cold. “There’s one more thing, Nozdormu. About me being captured by the Dragonmaw clan…”

Hearing this, Nozdormu immediately knew what she wanted to ask. He sighed and said, “Alexstrasza, I’m sorry about this. I did see this history, but I couldn’t stop it from happening because it’s a necessary factor in the timeline…”

Alexstrasza gritted her teeth and looked at Nozdormu, but she didn’t say anything.

“I’m leaving, Alexstrasza!” After a moment of silence, Nozdormu said, “The reason why I came to see you is that we might never have the chance to meet again in this timeline…”

Alexstrasza hesitated for a moment before finally nodding. But she stayed silent, and Nozdormu gradually disappeared.

After he left, she sat alone on the top of Wyrmrest Temple for a long time. It wasn’t until dawn that she straightened up. Do what I have to do? Okay…

Over the next period of time, the red dragonflight of Wyrmrest Temple attacked several times under Alexstrasza’s lead. Their goal was Roy, who was searching for dragon corpses in the Dragonblight to create an army of dragon liches!

Although Alexstrasza knew that she couldn’t kill Roy by doing this or even cause him any harm, as the Dragonqueen and an Aspect, she couldn’t tolerate him desecrating the corpses of dragons, so it was inevitable for her to attack him.

While Alexstrasza was entangling Roy, the situation on Azeroth was rapidly changing.

Just as Medivh had expected, the Burning Legion and the Scourge had lost a lot of troops when crossing the Endless Sea. Although most of them were undead creatures without a will, the demons also suffered many casualties.

But no matter what, under Tichondrius’s lead, they still set foot on Kalimdor.

What surprised Tichondrius was that Archimonde had clearly set off first, but after the Legion and the Scourge landed, Archimonde had yet to appear. He hadn’t even reached Kalimdor.

The reason was naturally that Archimonde was entangled by the nagas in the Maelstrom…

Although Archimonde could fly, he was unwilling to fly. This was out of habit. And because of the World Tree Nordrassil on Kalimdor, he couldn’t use Teleportation to enter for the time being, so he had no choice but to cross the sea personally. It made him feel angry and impatient. As a result, when he passed by the Maelstrom and was attacked by the ugly and slippery nagas, how could he not be furious?

Archimonde tore apart all the nagas who dared to attack him. The fel energy flowing from his body contaminated a vast stretch of the sea. But even so, the nagas still tenaciously harassed and sneak attacked him, making it difficult for him to move forward.

Even so, he had never thought about what was going on with these creatures that kept appearing to obstruct him. In fact, after ten thousand years, the Burning Legion had long forgotten the group of Highborne that they had bewitched. After using pawns, they would discard them. This was the usual tradition of the Burning Legion, so Archimonde never thought that these nagas were the Highborne from before. He only thought that they were some ugly insects and stomped them to death.

But the nagas had already recognized Archimonde’s identity. The reason why they kept attacking him was due to the hatred and anger of the Burning Legion deceiving them. Moreover, under the leadership of Queen Azshara, the nagas had taken refuge in the Old God N’Zoth. Although they were both in the camp of evil, the Old Gods and the Burning Legion were not friends, so they didn’t have any reservations at all.

Precisely because Archimonde didn’t arrive for a long time, the Burning Legion and the Scourge had to stop their invasion and wait for their commander. This naturally gave the human and orcs who had escaped to Kalimdor time to form an alliance with the night elves.

However, after the Orc Horde landed on Kalimdor, Grom Hellscream had a conflict with the night elf demigod Cenarius and killed him with his ax. This matter caused a tremendous conflict between the night elves and the orcs. But under the immense threat of the Burning Legion and Archimonde, no matter how unwilling the night elves were, they could only put aside their hatred for the time being and face the powerful enemy together.

Deeply aware of the strength of the enemy, the worried High Priestess of Elune, Tyrande Whisperwind, released Illidan Stormrage, who had been imprisoned for ten thousand years, hoping that he could contribute in the upcoming war.

And letting Illidan out of his cage was a sign that the Battle of Mount Hyjal was coming…