World of Warcraft: Burning Skies

by Blackdrag-rose

Shore: Surveying the Shore

With the sky of the Broken Shore clear of enemies, and Rainbow made sure that none of the Legion's ship were trying to get close to where Dalaran, Khadgar and the Kirin Tor opened a number of portals once they were sure Deliverance Point was clear of enemies and that there were none in the surrounding area, allowing more of their forces to move from the city and join them in the ruins Spitfire wanted them to take during the first stage of her assault on the Broken Shore, which just so happened to give everyone a good view of everything else that the corrupted isle had in store for them, since there was no telling what Kil'jaeden might have prepared ahead of time. She found that many of the heroes and forces assisted each other in moving crates full of supplies, be it food or gear for their soldiers, that had been gathered inside Dalaran, which allowed them to start outfitting the ruins with everything they might need for their battle with the Legion, while Illidan, Velen, and Maiev watched over the soldiers while ensuring that everything was set up accordingly, even though Rainbow did note that there was a command table near where Illidan was standing, why she had no idea and she honestly didn't care enough to ask about it. One thing she noticed was that there was a decent sized stone tower near the landing point of their new base of operations, one that had a couple of cracks and a few missing sections, which was understandable given that this place had been without people for some time, while the highest patch of land in this place happened to be where the landing point was placed, a flight area that was an alternate method to get from the Broken Shore to Dalaran, though in addition to that there was also a building which appeared to be a small rectangular hut of some kind, similar to the houses they had seen back in the wilds of Suramar. In addition to all of that there was also the fountain that she had killed Kalgorath near, only it doubled as a font of magical power, nothing like the Nightwell or the Sunwell based on what Khadgar discovered when he and a few mages studied it, but each of them confirmed that it should, in some way, assist them in their mission to bring down the Legion, just none of them had any idea what sort of benefit it would give them at this time, causing her to sigh for a second as Spitfire landed nearby.

None of the leaders or heroes had been expecting Spitfire to sit this battle out, though they were happy that she had used her power to protect Dalaran from the attacks the Legion sent at the floating city earlier, both before their forces even had a chance to start their new assault and during the assault, though all of that resulted in her getting a huge boost in power, no doubt putting her firmly on Kil'jaeden's level, but such a thing was why she had Rainbow tackle the assault and would no doubt be sending her to deal with the demons that were scattered across the Broken Shore, as such a thing would give her more power that could be used against the Legion.

"Everyone, you have done well in liberating Deliverance Point and pushing the demons back," Spitfire stated, where both she and Rainbow could see that many of their forces were pleased to hear that she was happy with their process and that her plan had worked even better than she originally thought, while the leaders who were down here were pleased to see that the Legion had been pushed back without losing anyone during Rainbow's initial assault, before she glanced off in the direction of the Tomb of Sargeras for a few seconds, "however, we must keep our guard up while we're here, as there's no telling what sort of tricks Kil'jaeden might have in store for us, plus it looks like Mephistroth ran away once he noticed that Rainbow was stronger than he was, so we'll have to take him down at some point as well."

"This is a good start, especially with how bad our first assault went down," Khadgar commented, though instead of them being saddened by the loss of life that happened during the initial attack on the Broken Shore, something they had done a number of times since everyone returned from this place, the heroes were ready to avenge their friends and companions at long last, as the members of the Grand Army of Azeroth resumed moving things around and setting up the base they would be using until the Tomb of Sargeras was sealed, which would remove the Felstorm, before he turned his head and lowered his voice a little so only Spitfire could hear him this time, "anyway, I'm glad that the Alliance and the Horde came to a decision and created the united front that you're leading right now, as I was planning on calling our forces something else, the 'Armies of Legionfall'... laugh if you must, but even I'm willing to admit that it was a bad name, hence why I'm so happy that we're not using it."

"Either way, Spitfire is right in that we need to be careful, given that we have no idea what Kil'jaeden might have left for us and our forces," Rainbow stated, though as she said that she glanced out at the rest of the Broken Shore and wondered if she could just siphon all of the Fel energy out of the ground, like she had done to the ships, even though it would only be a matter of time before the power of the Tomb corrupted the rest of the area again, given the dark power sleeping inside the massive structure, which looked like a darkened and twisted version of the Nighthold, before she focused on Spitfire for a few seconds as she thought about something else, "So, what do we do now?"

"First, we should check out the rest of the isle and take stock of what Kil'jaeden has left for us," Spitfire replied, which also meant that they would be checking out two areas that might be good secondary areas for more of their forces to gather before the eventual strike on the Tomb itself, since she was sure that the demonic Eredar in charge of Sargeras' forces would summon reinforcements if he felt that they were getting close to assault the structure, before she let out a sigh as she thought about something else, "also, I have asked that a few of our forces set up temporary bases in the provinces of the Broken Isles, just in case Kil'jaeden sends his forces to attack us while we're focusing on this corrupted isle... if such a thing happens our allies will send a message to Khadgar and we can respond accordingly."

Since the Legion loved to assault places while their enemies were focused on a certain area, such as attacking the Eastern Kingdoms while the forces of Azeroth were busy defending Kalimdor from some of the Legion's forces, which did sort of happen at the beginning of this invasion, before the forces of Azeroth retaliated and struck at the demons one the Broken Isles, so she was fully expecting Kil'jaeden to assault one of the other provinces of the Broken Isles, especially Suramar due to the fact that Gul'dan had perished there, hence why she had a few of their forces standing guard in those areas, just in the off chance her thoughts proved to be correct.

"That sounds like an excellent idea," Khadgar said, as he had been thinking the same thing when he first stared out at the rest of the Broken Shore, due to the fact that there was so much they didn't know about this place, though they did know that this island had once been called Thal'dranath, something that was thanks to Thalyssra giving them that small piece of information, though that was when he reached into his pack for a moment and pulled out an ancient tome that had been a surprise to him, the Kirin Tor, and the Council, as it had survived despite all the years spent on this island, something that caused the pair to raise their eyebrows for a moment, "when we took Deliverance Point we discovered this tome inside the ruined tower, an ancient Kaldorei tome that has survived in this harsh environment for so long, and what we have found so far is that many of the enchantments this tome possessed have faded over time... but, since you two are going to be exploring this island, I thought that it might be best for you to take it around the Broken Shore and see what sort of new information you can gleam from it."

Spitfire said nothing as she accepted the tome in question, taking a moment to glance over it as she took hold of it and felt that it was hungry for either knowledge or some measure of Arcane energy, making her wonder if it might be a weapon of the Legion, before tossing that idea out entirely, as while the Legion tempted people with knowledge, power, and all sorts of things to pull them to their side, to corrupt them while said individual gained what they desired, she knew that using a book like this wasn't something Kil'jaeden would have done, especially since there was no Fel energy coming from it, due to what she was feeling right now. Once she finished looking at the tome, and made sure it wasn't a tool of an Eredar or one of the other demons of the Legion, Spitfire stashed it inside her pack for a moment before she and Rainbow headed out to see what else the Broken Shore had in store for them, since there were two other locations on this island she had noted before the assault took place and she was eager to see if they could use them as areas to prepare more forces for when the decisive battle for this island went down, meaning she wanted to have all her cards at the ready before taking on Kil'jaeden's forces. While the Grand Army of Azeroth focused on outfitting Deliverance Point with everything they needed for the rest of their assault on this island, and that meant leaving Illidan, Maiev, Velen, and Khadgar in charge of everyone who was there right now, Spitfire and Rainbow took to the air as they headed to the north, as they knew that Izal and a few Illidari would be attempting to set up a forward base for all of their forces, as in they would scout it out and then report to Spitfire with their findings, though based on the scattered Fel energies they were feeling it was easy to tell that there were a number of Fel portals in the area that Izal's forces were gathered in. One thing she could tell as they flew through the air was that the tome Khadgar had found was beckoning for them to visit the eastern part of the Broken Shore, something the two of them would worry about after dealing with the Legion forces that had to be attacking Izal's section of the island, as not a few seconds later they found that they were right to even consider the possibility that Kil'jaeden wanted to ensure no more bases were created, as he wanted to contain the forces of Azeroth to a single position and not let them spread out all over this island.

Sure enough there were a number of Felbats and Felguards attempting to bring down Izal's group, who were doing a good job tearing into all of the demons that were coming at them, though in the following seconds Rainbow rushed down at all of their enemies and joined the fight, even though her first action was to draw out the power of the Fel portals and forced both portals closed, granting her another condensed Fel orb for her to add to her growing pool of energy, while she let the Illidari capture the souls of the demons that were marching on their base, as there were more demons to kill and Rainbow was planning on taking their souls when she fought them. Izal was happy to have some reinforcements, especially since she and her small group had left without giving most of their task force time to get ready, which would have been a fatal flaw had the pair not come this way first, though fortunately no harm was done and it didn't take them long to clear up all of the remaining demons, where near the end of their visit to this area Spitfire noticed that Izal's allies came to join them in Vengeance Point, as that was what Maiev insisted it be called, like she was trying to make up for the fact that she and the Wardens had locked the Illidari away inside their Vault, and there were a few Wardens here as well, partly confirming Spitfire's thoughts on the matter. Once she was sure that Vengeance Point was secure, and that Izal's full force could hold the area in question, at least until Spitfire could figure out who else to assign to this area before the big event, she and Rainbow took off and headed to the southeast, as it was time to check out the other base that she and her allies wanted to set up before the big assault on Kil'jaeden and the Tomb of Sargeras, a base that would be tucked out of the way, near the water to be exact, meaning that when the time came the forces posted here could be more like a pincer attack when she gave the order to fight the Legion, an area Khadgar wished to call Aalgen Point. From what she knew some Valarjar and a number of Stormforged, the latter being stronger than the normal Valarjar, would be waiting with some of their drakes, as Izal had a few tamed Felbats to act as their mounts, meaning some of Odyn's forces were there and would be waiting for more soldiers to join them in due time, so they could be ready for when she called for everyone to assault the Tomb and drive Kil'jaeden to his knees, before killing him anyway.

It didn't take them too long to reach the somewhat hidden camp that the Valarjar were setting up, on a coast that just so happened to be out of the way and meant most of the demons wouldn't notice them until it was far too late, and found it was just fine, the warriors and ancient members of Odyn's forces that were here seemed to be fine and no demons had come to assault them, making many wish they had taken Vengeance Point instead, but Spitfire informed them that they would get a chance to do battle with the Legion, once they secured more of the island and were starting to push their foes back towards the Tomb. Once that was done Spitfire and Rainbow quickly headed up the side of the nearby mountain that Aalgen Point had been established at the base of, where they found a flat area and a peak, plus a hole that headed down to a hidden temple that one of the Highlords had recovered their artifact from earlier, though from what Spitfire could see there were three ancient elven structures that were scattered around the decent sized mountain, one that happened to be on the side that the Valarjar had built their base on, another on the opposite side of the first, and a third one which rested between the coast and a Fel-corrupted area. What they did was land at each ruin and Spitfire pulled the tome out without much delay, while Rainbow stood back and made sure none of the demons came rushing at them, otherwise they would be in for a bad day when she was done with them, and it wasn't long before she found a number of Kaldorei spirits who appeared all around the various ruins, who channeled their ancient power into the tome and she watched as the pages in the ancient book seemed to fill with whatever knowledge the spirits wanted to share with her, Rainbow, and their forces, but in the end she honestly didn't care since it would be turned on the Legion and she had the feeling that every spirit did understand what they would use this knowledge to do. As soon as she finished with the third ruin Spitfire had the feeling that the tome was full and that there was nothing else it could gleam from the island, even though the latter part of that she had a hard time believing since most of the structures on this island were Kaldorei in nature and each might have a bit of information to share with them, before she sighed as she stashed it inside her pack once more, where she and Rainbow took off and headed for Deliverance Point, taking a few moments to stare out at the rest of the island.

Based on what Spitfire could see the main points of the Broken Shore were a web infested area to the northwest of their main base, passed an area that some Eredar were using as a building ground for new Fel Reavers, while a small patch of ground rested to the west, where a ruined airship, from the Alliance, rested in half and the ground seemed to be tainted by the Legion, while to the northeast of their base rested the offline Soul Engine, while further in that direction was both the Black City and the Tomb of Sargeras, and from their direction was the mountain and a northern coast that had some Fel naga, because of course they could be corrupted as well... though as they flew near the coast, however, Rainbow took a moment to chance her course and flashed into the water, causing Spitfire to raise an eyebrow as her friend burst out of the water a few seconds later and stopped by her.

"What was that about?" Spitfire asked, though at this point she wasn't even surprised to find that Rainbow's attire and her body weren't wet at all, meaning her aura must have protected her from the water, and was simply asking to see what in the world was so important that it made her friend do something like that, given that time happened to be precious right now since no one had any idea when the Legion would make a move against the forces of Azeroth, which worried her due to the fact that the Legion was know to retaliate and had done so many times in the past, to some degree, so it made her wonder what Kil'jaeden might have planned for them.

"I spotted this, and for some reason it called out to me," Rainbow replied, where she held out her hand and revealed that what she had pulled out of the water was a brass compass that looked like it had been battered, likely dropped out of one of the airships during the first assault on the Broken Shore, the failed one that drove the forces of Azeroth to push forward so they could tear Gul'dan, Kil'jaeden, and all of the demons that served the Legion to pieces, something that caused her to carefully grasp the glasp and opened it not a few seconds later, revealed that the glass had been broken and that the needle was twisted to the point where it didn't move, before they noticed a small portrait of Anduin set inside it, which told them that this had belonged to King Varian at one point.

Spitfire stared at it for a few seconds, as she wasn't expecting Rainbow to find something that must have been a treasure to the former High King of the Alliance and the King of Stormwind, positions that Anduin had inherited after his father had passed away during the first assault on this corrupted island, before nodding her head as she and Rainbow headed back to Deliverance Point, where they found that Genn and Anduin were chatting with Velen, meaning they must have come to check on their forces before heading back to Stormwind for a time, something that was interrupted as the pair landed in the center of the command section of their camp and folded their wings not a couple of seconds later.

"Ah, Lady Spitfire, Rainbow Dash, it seems that we've made good headway in securing the Broken Shore, though we might need to do more to ensure the Legion doesn't overwhelm us," Anduin commented, speaking the moment the pair landed near him and the others, where it was easy for them to see that he was pleased with their progress so far and that he was eager to see what happened in the near future, since everyone here knew that it was only a matter of time until the Legion came with their own attack force to take back every bit of the Broken Shore they were taking from them, before he turned his attention towards them, as he noticed Rainbow was a little distracted and it interested him, "What is it? What did you find while you were surveying this corrupted place?"

"You mean besides the bases our allies are setting up, which need to be outfitted, and the fact that the Legion hasn't even tried to take them back yet?" Rainbow inquired, though while she knew that Spitfire would be telling Khadgar and the rest of the leaders what they had found so far, to prepare for further scouting missions and the eventual preparation for their main assault on the Tomb of Sargeras, she focused on the item that was in her hand right now and wasted no time as she raised her right hand, causing Anduin to raise an eyebrow as she opened her hand, only he seemed surprised by the item she was holding, which also caused Genn and Velen to pause for a moment as they noticed it, "While we were flying back to this base, while you guys are outfitting in record speed, I spotted this in the water of the beach we started our assault on earlier, and based on the portrait inside it both Spitfire and I figured it would be best to return this to you."

"Father's compass... I had this commissioned for him as a birthday present, which I gave to him a few months before my ship found Pandaria, which feels like a lifetime ago," Anduin said, where he gently lifted the compass from Rainbow's hand and studied it for a few moments as the others watched him, as he wanted to make sure that it was the item in question, something only he and the artisans who made it would know since he had been specific when having this crafted, but the portrait and the brass casing were all he needed to see to figure out that this was his father's compass, something that caused tears to fill his eyes as he stared at it, "After our failed assault on the Broken Shore, where we honored my father and all of our fallen heroes, I went through my father's things and found that this compass was nowhere to be seen, so I just assumed that it had been on his person when Gul'dan... when he... you know what he did... since this war has started the people of Azeroth haven't had a chance to mourn for those who have been lost, something I will have to change once we seal the Tomb of Sargeras... but thanks for bringing this back to me. Oh, how I wish I could just return to Stormwind for a time, to spend a day in the Cathedral of Light, praying for my father and the souls of the fallen, both the soldiers of the Alliance and those of the Horde, to reach whatever their final destination is without delay... but I know that our focus must be here, on the Broken Shore and the Tomb of Sargeras, and that such a thing can wait until we've succeeded in pushing our enemies back to their corrupted world."

"Anduin... when I lost Liam, back during the start of the Cataclysm, I mourned his passing as my citizens focused on doing everything in their power to save the rest of my people," Genn spoke up, recalling what happened back when his people had been inflicted by the worgen curse, something they had turned into their power, during the time that Sylvanas had attacked the city and tried to kill him in the process, almost as if she had known his secret before he revealed it to those that were close to him, an event that ended with his son taking an arrow meant for him, "in the end, I chose to evacuate the rest of my people, to honor Liam's sacrifice, instead of tracking down the Banshee Queen and killing her in an act of revenge that, at the time, would have likely gotten me killed... you, on the other hand, haven't had a chance to mourn the loss of your father or those who served under him, and I can imagine that part of you wants to go to where he fell, just to understand his sacrifice and the decisions he made."

"The demons are calling it Wrynnfall, just to mock us," Khadgar added, once more showing that the Legion wanted to do some damage to them by naming an area after the fallen High King, who sacrificed himself to ensure Genn and the rest of the Alliance escaped with their lives, though as he said that he took the tome that Spitfire had for him, which he would look at later, before he considered something as he glanced across most of the Broken Shore and focused on the front of the Tomb of Sargeras, "normally, given its position, I would hesitate to allow anyone to go over there right now, since we are still trying to find Mephistroth and figure out how to use the Pillars of Creation to seal the Felstorm, but, due to the power that our allies possess, if you decide to head down there either Lady Spitfire or Rainbow can escort you over there and ensure your safety... also, one of the Illidari informed me that there was an odd Fel signature in that area, one that is similar to what a Nightborne might possess."

Rainbow raised an eyebrow for a moment, as all of the Felborne were dead, something she and the others confirmed not all that long after killing Gul'dan and liberating Suramar from the Legion's grasp, but this told her that there was another Felborne near Wrynnfall, meaning that if Anduin went there to commune with the spirits of his father and those that had served him, to understand their sacrifices for the good of Azeroth, there was a chance that the Felborne would appear to do him harm or even attempt to capture him for whatever plan Kil'jaeden had in store for him. As such she nodded her head not a second later and watched as the High King didn't even bother to wait for a decision to be made, rather he knew that someone would follow him and sure enough Rainbow did so without delay, though Genn and Velen joined him as he walked down the path that lead out of Deliverance Point, where Spitfire took to the air to be sure nothing was happening to the Broken Shore, mostly to give Anduin's group the safest walk possible, but based on what she could see most of the demons were elsewhere right now, likely terrified of Rainbow to some degree. One thing Spitfire noticed while Rainbow's group walked towards Wrynnfall was that there were a few figures flying through the air, unseen by everyone else since it didn't look like Rainbow had noticed any of them yet, and based on what she could tell they were blue skinned figures who were wearing interesting armor that had to be from the Shadowlands, silver colored armor to be exact, and she noted that all of them had light blue feathered wings, though she could see that they were gathering the souls of the fallen, the last of them no doubt, before bearing them to the Realm of Death, so they could be judged and sent on their way, similar to how Sylvanas ended up in a realm of torment. Other than that there was next to nothing else happening in this area, meaning they could just walk down the corrupted path and head for the Black City, as it held a path that would bring them to the area that was resting right in front of the Tomb of Sargeras, though thanks to everything Rainbow did earlier most of the demons were either dead or had pulled out before they had been killed, which let all of them reach their destination without too much delay, even though it was about five to ten minutes away from where their base was located.

As she, Rainbow, and the others came to a stop Spitfire noted a few things, like the pool of Fel energy to their left that had the head of a powerful looking Fel Reaver resting inside it, one that Genn claimed Varian had slain before being left on the Broken Shore, as he killed it to make sure his forces could retreat and live to fight another day, along with the ridge off to their right, overlooking this area, that was where the leaders of the Horde fought, including where Vol'jin was wounded by some of their enemies, before she focused on the small blast crater in front of them, which was a marker of where Varian had died, especially since his skull seemed to be the only thing left of the once mighty warrior.

"To be honest, I've never actually witnessed the horrors of the Legion, not like Velen has in his many years of fighting them as the draenei moved through space... Father..." Anduin said, where it was clear that he was likely speaking to them at first, admitting that he didn't have a lot of experience with fighting the Legion and, since that had to be true, this had to be his first true experience dealing with them, before he switched to speaking to the spirit of his father, where Spitfire knew that those mysterious Val'kyr hadn't taken the former High King's soul yet, as it appeared that Varian might be lingering in this place, as she noticed a faint mist that most of the others didn't seem to notice, though that was followed by Anduin falling to his knees as he rested before his father's final resting place, as if he had been stabbed or experienced the pain that his father had felt before his death, before he moved some dirt and found the right half of his father's weapon, "you never surrendered, no matter who your enemies were... even here, at the very end. Father, even with my allies and everything you taught me, I'm unsure of whether or not I'll be able to do this... I can't be the hero you were, much less the grand king that you were."

As Anduin said that Genn walked over to him and knelt near him, where he told the young High King something that was a tad bit interesting to Spitfire, that his father's actions were indeed heroic, something that he would always be remembered for by both the forces of the Alliance and the forces of the Horde, but they were also a challenge to his people, to never let fear prevail, especially when confronted by a place as dark as the Broken Shore, the 'very gates of Hell' as he called part of the Tomb of Sargeras, before he lifted the half of Shalamayne Anduin had found and placed it in the young King's hand for a moment, something that caused Anduin to stare off into space for a moment... but not a few seconds later something interesting happened, an orb made of Light energy, reflecting his inner power, and Anduin raised his head with a new look on his face, fierce determination to lead the Alliance.

"How wonderful, the flame of a dead king has been passed on, becoming the light of another," a voice said, though in that moment Spitfire and Rainbow glanced around the area they were in and determined that the speaker was standing to the right of where Anduin and Genn were resting, where everyone noticed a shimmer as a slender female figure appeared not a few seconds later, though it was easy to see she was a demon, thanks to the faint blue skin that looked like it was mixed with the gray of a Dreadlord's skin, her legs were shaped like a Dreadlord's and ended in hooves, she had a pair of twisted dark green curved horns growing out of her forehead, her fingers were sharpened like claws, her breasts were a size larger than a normal elf's, and she had a pair of large bat wings growing out of her back, though she was wearing a chest piece that only covered her breast area and exposed her stomach area, while wearing the leggings that a Dreadlord wore, only it was opened to show the insides, fronts, and backs of her legs, "and it seems like you were able to force his soul to depart from this place... a pity, as it would have been wonderful to twist him into a pawn of the Legion."

"Wait a second, I know that voice," Rainbow remarked, though while she wasn't surprised to find that a demon wanted to take the soul of someone who was already dead, to force them into one of the Soul Engines or another machine that the Legion used in their war against all life, the voice of this one was oddly familiar, especially since none of the demons she or Spitfire have killed so far would have returned, given that most of their souls were trapped inside their weapons and the rest had been slain on shattered worlds, before she noted the silver hair and the absolute look of pure hatred that was in the demon's eyes, causing her to realize who was in front of them, "Anarys, is that you?"

"Rainbow Dash... no, more like Rainbow Anarys Lunastre, since you stole everything from me!" the figure replied, though in that moment Spitfire understood what was going on and knew that Rainbow did as well, because when Ly'leth had been kidnapped by the Legion their forces found that her sister had been stolen at the same time, hence why Rainbow couldn't use the mask Ly'leth had given her at the start of their incursion into the city, and they hadn't found Anarys inside the rest of the Nighthold, much to the sorrow of Ly'leth when she learned that no one had seen her sister since her kidnapping and imprisonment inside the cage they found her in, but it was easy to see why Anarys was angry with Rainbow, even if it had been Ly'leth's idea and let her keep her sister safe from the Legion, "Just like you stole everything from the various Dreadlords when you, Spitfire, and the Illidari and attacked Nathreza all those years ago... in fact, I bonded with the soul of the last female Dreadlord, taking on her name 'Anzagora', and we'll take our revenge on you in due time, though once we beat you we'll chain you up and force you to watch as we purge your home world, before delivering you to our master so he can twist you into a loyal demon."

In that moment Rainbow sighed as she stepped forward and neared Anarys, as she wasn't going to use the demon's name at all, where she dodged the couple of incoming claw attacks that her foe happened to be sending at her, where she knew that Gul'dan had sent her to Kil'jaeden, or maybe it was one of the other demons that had been inside the Nighthold just before their forces assaulted it, though it was clear that Anarys didn't have a strong will and she had been corrupted by the twisted methods of the Deceiver, just like what happened with Varedis and Caria, making her into a vessel for the demonic soul that was now inside her body. The disappointing aspect of this was that Anarys had rushed into battle without taking some time to make sure Anzagora's soul had fully bonded to her body, as in to the point where she was capable of using all of the Dreadlord's power, meaning both of them wanted to have their revenge and it was going to cost them greatly in the long run, though for now she avoided most of her foe's attacks and blocked some with her hands, the latter being the moment when she kicked her opponent backwards and beckoned for her to continue the assault. She knew that Anarys hated her, even though this could have been avoided had Anarys turn away from the Legion's power and join Ly'leth in aiding Thalyssra's rebellion, and that, combined with the rage of the Dreadlord who was sharing her body, made them an easy target to take down since there were numerous holes in Anarys' defenses, ones Rainbow avoided for the time being, as she wanted to use this opportunity to test another aspect of the power she had developed earlier, which happened to be the energy drain power she used against Mephistroth earlier. Spitfire and the others watched as Anarys started to slow down, like she was becoming more exhausted the longer they fought each other, which Anduin and the others assumed to be the case based on what they were seeing, but the reality of the situation was that Rainbow was slowly siphoning more of Anarys' Fel energy and was gathering it into a single point like what she had done previously, before Spitfire watched as Rainbow grasped Anarys by the neck and slammed her into the ground, and when she pulled herself back her foe tried to claw her eyes out and prompted Rainbow to remove Anarys' head, allowing her to seal the pair of souls in her weapons and add the rest of her foe's Fel energy to her growing reserves.

"It would seem that the Legion has not yet figured out that you are no easy target to take down," a voice said, which was when she and the others noticed that Illidan and Maiev were standing nearby, even though it looked like the Warden had the Aegis of Aggramar in her hands, meaning there must be something happening and they needed to move the first Pillar of Creation into place, or at least that appeared to be what was going on right now, even though Rainbow as happy to see that her mentor thought her skills met his standards, before he focused on all of them for a moment as they stared at him and Maiev, "Khadgar informed us that, thanks to his studies of some of Aegwynn, we need to place the Aegis in the highest point of the Tomb of Sargeras, in a dungeon that the Guardian in question called the 'Cathedral of Eternal Night', and we have determined that Mephistroth is lurking around where the Aegis must go, so in order for us to fulfill the next stage of our plan someone will have to go in there, kill the demons inside it, and place the Aegis in its resting place... I have been told that the normal rules for a dungeon are to have five heroes gather and face whatever is inside each place, but, due to our enemy being the Legion, I would say that one of you should tackle it. Maiev and I are simply coming along to protect the Aegis, just in case the demons try to come at us from behind."

Rainbow smiled for a moment as she learned that, as while she knew that Spitfire could dismantle an entire dungeon with all of her power, due to having four Cosmic Forces inside her, this was more her speed and she knew that Anduin and the other leaders would want to speak with Spitfire for a time as they prepared for the eventual retaliation from the Legion, to which Spitfire nodded and headed back to Deliverance Point with Anduin, Genn, and Velen, leaving Rainbow to head for the entrance to the Cathedral of Eternal Night as Illidan and Maiev followed after her, as she knew that it was going to be fun hunting down the Dreadlord that had fled from her, and putting the first seal in place to take down the Felstorm that happened to be resting above their heads.

Comments

[PrismStrike]

I suddenly have a picture in my head of Rainbow, standing on the chest of a now dead avatar of sargeras from his tomb, letting out a belch and going "well that was a spicy meatball" after having drained him like a caprisun slammer pack.