Illidan Stormrage, the most famous demon hunter in Azeroth, the younger brother of Malfurion Stormrage.
There is a legend in the night elf civilization: Anyone with golden eyes will do something earth-shattering in the future.
The last person with golden eyes was Queen Azshara, the Light of Light in the Dark Night Empire.
When Illidan was born, everyone's attention was focused on his pale golden eyes, and ancient legends echoed in their minds.
Although he didn't believe in any legends or prophecies, as a "prophet" who knew the future direction in advance, Sarlayan knew that Illidan would indeed accomplish great things in the future.
Due to repeatedly jumping between the Burning Legion and the Defenders of Azeroth during the War of the Ancients, Illidan was given the title "Betrayer" by both warring parties.
But in fact, Illidan's position has never changed. From the beginning to the end, he only wanted to protect Azeroth and his beloved Tyrande.
He defected to join the Burning Legion and exchanged his eyes for Sargeras' evil infusion in order to gain powerful power in a short period of time and better protect Azeroth.
However, Illidana's unscrupulous style of doing things to achieve his goals is destined to be unable to be understood and accepted by most people, including Tyrande, whom he longs for.
After the war, Malfurion originally wanted to treat Illidan lightly, who had made great contributions in the war but also made big mistakes.
But the restless Illidan happened to bring up the new Well of Eternity after the war, and Malfurion couldn't find any reason to cover it up.
In desperation, Malfurion could only order Illidan to be imprisoned permanently for a full ten thousand years amid the excitement of the crowd.
In any case, everything Illidan did was for Azeroth, and his combat power was also very strong.
At this stage, Illidan, like Malfurion and Tyrande, has the strength to reach the peak of mortals.
If he can absorb the power of the Skull of Gul'dan as in the original history, Illidan will become the second night elf after Azshara to break through the shackles of the mortal body.
Illidan's breakthrough is different from the Guardian of Tirisfal who was forcibly spawned by infusion of power.
He has long been stuck at the final breakthrough bottleneck. The power of the Skull of Gul'dan only helped him cross the final threshold. In terms of controlling power, Illidan is better than Tirisfal who relies on external force infusion.
Guardians are stronger.
At the end of the Second Orc War, the Skull of Gul'dan was taken out of the Tomb of Sargeras by Deathwing's black dragons, and brought back to Draenor by the death knight Talon Bloodseeker to be given to Ner'zhul.
After Ner'zhul opened the space door to other worlds, Sharlayan and the expeditionary officers recovered the Eye of Dalaran and the Book of Medivh.
Khadgar, who decided to stay in Draenor, commissioned Sharlayan to bring the two artifacts back to Azeroth and return them to Dalaran for safekeeping. Only the Skull of Gul'dan was jumped into space with Ner'zhul.
door.
Ner'zhul thought he could escape to a new world where the Burning Legion could not find him, but in the end he fell into the trap Kil'jaeden had prepared.
Ner'zhul sent it without any surprise, and his soul was extracted to become the Lich King, and was used as a pawn by Kil'jaeden and thrown into Azeroth. At this time, Gul'dan's head should still be kept in the Burning Legion.
in hand.
If historical development does not deviate too much, the Skull of Gul'dan should be brought to Azeroth by Tichondrius, leader of the Dreadlord, during the next invasion of the Burning Legion.
Then this guy will become the delivery boy who delivers artifacts thousands of miles away, and will be killed by Illidanga who escapes from the trap.
Sharlayan wanted to persuade the night elves to release Illidan, but from his position it was difficult to bring it up. After all, Illidan was considered a major sinner by the night elves.
'Forget it, let nature take its course. If that doesn't work, wait until the Burning Legion invades and find an opportunity to secretly release him.'
Sharlayan had no objection to releasing Illidan, but what he couldn't understand was the way Tyrande released Illidan.
You can let him go, but why do you want to kill all the wardens left by Maiev to guard Illidan? Just because they are loyal to their duties and do not listen to your personal orders?
Combined with the thousands of years of open and secret fighting between Tyrande and Maiev, Sharlayan has reason to suspect that Tyrande is deliberately retaliating and taking the opportunity to weaken the strength of Maiev's direct troops.
'For now...let's let the Backlight Blade place some manpower near the Watcher's Prison in Ashenvale. I hope Tyrande won't fight to die like in the original history.'
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The celebration ceremony and the subsequent banquet were nothing worth mentioning in detail, and Sarlayan had never been interested in such formal ceremonies.
After the crisis in Estorante is resolved, Malfurion will soon move his office back to the capital Andarius, and Tyrande will naturally follow him back.
Maiev's nationwide tour had not yet been completed. The day after the banquet, she hurriedly said goodbye to Jarod and others, riding a night saber with shiny black hair, heading towards the Ashenvale along the road.
Aluriel, who led the reinforcements from Suramar, then left and sailed towards the Broken Islands under the escort of the Dragon Legion.
After going to Suramar for supplies, the dragon army will turn to the northeast and return to Yangfan Port in the north of Yongsong Forest at full speed.
Sharlayan has recorded the detailed battle situation and Stellagosa teleported it back to the Sunstrider Court.
After the dragon army returns home, Kael'thas will naturally reward them based on their merits.
As for Sharlayan's reward, he could only postpone it temporarily. Next, he had to go to Nazjatar for an appointment.
"Aisshara..."
After learning that Sharlayan was going to risk diving into the deep sea to meet Azshara, Jarod said worriedly: "I don't think the War of the Ancients is entirely Azshara's fault, but she does have to bear the responsibility for her mistakes in decision-making.
Small responsibilities.”
"After so many years, no one knows whether Azshara, who has become a Naga, is still the Queen of Destiny. Maybe her personality has been distorted by N'Zoth."
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Sarlayan patted Jarod's shoulder calmly: "Don't worry, I won't come to you unprepared to seek death."
"My parents helped me step through minefields in Nazjatar in advance. They are willing to believe in Azshara's character."
"Even if Azshara really plans to attack me over a disagreement, I can still use the escape route they left to escape smoothly, and I won't be caught easily."
Jarod sighed softly: "Okay, I know you have always been very independent."
"During this period, I will stay on the Estorante frontline to assess the situation and set up multiple outposts."
"If you encounter trouble, send me a message as soon as possible, and I will rush to Nazjatar as quickly as possible to rescue you."
Sarlayan: "Thank you, I hope this rescue preparation will not be used in the end."
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Since the place we are going to next is very dangerous, the current configuration of the Sarlayan team is undoubtedly a bit bloated.
If they were just fighting against the Nagas of the Ancient God under N'zoth, the weaker Jaina and Tinagosa could handle it.
But Azshara...
"don't want!"
Tina Gosa displeasedly put her hands on her hips and refused loudly: "You clearly agreed that you would take the adventure with you, how could you go back on your word?"
Sarlayan smiled bitterly, picked up little Tina, and gently rubbed her blue hair.
"This time, that time."
"If it's just a simple adventure, or even a war of this intensity, I can take you and Jaina with me."
"But the threat level of Azshara...you don't need me to tell you, do I?"
Sarlayan said earnestly: "When I act alone, I can escape without any worries, but I am really not sure that I can save you all in the hands of Azshara."
If the negotiation accidentally breaks down, Sarlayan can use the channel left by Inas and Julian to transform into a killer whale and escape quickly.
Not to mention Tinargosa and Jaina, Sharlayan didn't even plan to take Valeera and Stellagosa with him, as their underwater mobility was really worrying.
When it comes time to escape, Azshara, who is a demigod arcanist herself, will definitely launch a space blockade as soon as possible.
Without the ability to teleport through space, Valeera and Stellagosa, who have poor underwater mobility, have become turtles in a jar.
To put it harshly, their presence would actually hold Sharlayan back.
Of course, Valeera and Stellagosa won't be as angry as Tina.
Although they were somewhat reluctant, they all understood Sarlayan's concerns and silently accepted his arrangement.
"All right."
Valeera sighed softly: "I will take the others back to Quel'Thalas first. In this situation of going deep into the enemy camp, you must be extra careful and evacuate immediately if you find anything wrong."
Sarlayan smiled and nodded to Valeela: "Don't worry, I know the appropriateness. If you go back early, you can supervise the construction of the city."
"If I'm not wrong, after returning this time, our family's territory will probably expand again."