[Spoilers!] Illidan Novel

[Pothemus]

I managed to snag a copy of the book ahead of it's release, continue reading at your own risk! This might seem slightly incoherent as i'm typing as i'm reading.

Last warning, i am essentially spoiling the entire book for you. If you want to enjoy this book, press the back button now.

"The enemy of my enemy"

- Illidan seals the Dark Portal after his failure to destroy the Lich King

- Maiev was turned down by several factions in her crusade against Illidan

- Maiev misses Darnassus (Not sure if Darnassus actually existed at that time??)

- Magtheridon was imprisoned so as to harvest his blood to produce more fel orcs.

- Kael'thas goes missing after leading an expedition force to Netherstorm

- Illidan doesn't really care because he has his new Demon Hunters

- Kil'jaeden was already interested in recruiting Kael'thas during their initial meeting after taking over the Black Temple

- Mo'args were present during the Burning Legion's second invasion of Azeroth apparently.

- Demon Hunters devour the heart of a demon during their transformation ritual

- Demon Hunter's gorge out their own eyes after seeing the horrors of the Burning Legion

- 1 in 5 survives the transition

- Implied that Veras Darkshadow discovered Akama plotting with Maiev to overthrow Illidan

- Akama's soul was ripped out to create the Shade of Akama, through this all the Ashtongue broken could be corrupted (Khala)

- Akama was forced to betray Maiev by leading her army into a trap at the Hand of Gul'dan

- Maiev was captured, imprisoned and kept alive the same way Illidan was during his captivity.

- Maiev was picked on by those mean guards

- Maiev starts thinking about a spell to capture Illidan after she escapes

- Lots of Broken was killed, in addition to Maiev's Army

- Illidan consumed the soul of all the injured and dead to open a portal

- Illidan laid siege to the homeworld of the Nathrezim, Nathreza

- Demons killed here die permanently (as stated in Chronicles)

- Enters the archives of the Nathrezim and steals the Seal of Argus, a compass which points to the Eredar homeworld

- Scores of Demon was lured to defend the world, Illidan closed the portal which connected the two worlds, resulting energies shattered Nathreza

- Burning Legion retaliates by opening more portals into Outland and Azeroth

- Highlord Kruul tries to set a trap for Illidan and fails miserably

- Dark Portal was opened two months before Illidan's defeat

- Kruul intended for the forces of Azeroth to go after Illidan and hinder his plans for Argus

- Illidan prevented Highlord Kruul from flanking the Azerothian forces at the Stairs of Destiny

- Illidan projected his spirit to Argus

- Kil'jaeden's palace is in Argus

- Mysterious Voice saves Illidan and casts him back to his body before Kil'jaeden discovered him

- Magtheridon & Vashj were killed a month into the invasion

- Illidan joined the legion to learn more about them

- Auchindoun was used to power the soul siphon to open a portal to Argus

- Illidan was informed that Tempest Keep was taken a day before the assault on Black Temple, he doesn't care

- Gruul was allied with Illidan

- Illidan links Outland to Argus

- Alliance & Horde forces besiege Black Temple

- Akama betrays Illidan and frees Maiev

- Azerothian forces laid siege to Black Temple while Maiev & Akama infiltrate it

- Maiev focuses on reaching Illidan

- Akama led a force into the sewers and to defeat his shade.

- Maiev knocks out our Demon Hunter protagonist, Vandel

- Illidan opens the portal and sends all of his demon hunter through, less Vandel

- "You are not prepared"

- Vandel survives and the realisation of being the last Demon Hunter left sinks in, Illidan's spirit tells him to be prepared

Do not continue reading if you do not want to see any major spoilers.

MAJOR SPOILERS, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

Anduin is not the champion of the light

Proof! imgur.com/a/Rfbq1 (Add the http Can't link since i haven't posted too much lol)

When Illidan astral projects himself to set up the wards connecting Outland to Argus, he encounters an Elder Naaru. The very same voice which saved him earlier during his initial adventure to Argus

- Elder Naaru is more powerful than any of the Naaru's encountered

- Elder Naaru informs Illidan that his true enemy is the void

- Illidan gets a forehead mark from the Naaru

- Illidan experiences a vision where he is a champion of light against the void(he has a halo!)

Before Illidan could defend himself in any way, a bolt of pure Light blasted from the Naaru. It struck his empty eye sockets and filled them with a golden glow. Illidan braced himself for a blast of Agony that did not come. In the pastsuch magic had always racked him with pain. It would normally have done the same to any user of fel magics. His vision shimmered and faded, and he found himself looking down on a terrible battlefield.

Amid mountains of corpses, a winged figured battled at the head of the legions of Lights. A golden glow surrounded his warglaives. He cleft demons asunder with mighty blows. The soldiers surrounding him gazed up in awe and wonder at their leader. It took Illidan a moment to realize that this being's features were his own, transformed, his eyes glowing fiercely. This avatar of the Light looked calm and strong and at peace. His face was filled with confidence, shorn of all suffering.

As Illidan watched, the winged figure rose above the battle, defying gigantic entities of darkness, creations of the evil of the Void. A halo played around his head. His body began to glow brighter than the sun, and from his outstretched arms, rays of Light emerged to strike down his foes.

There was a sense of rightness about this, as if he looked upon a vision of the unborn future. For a moment he could not believe in it, but then his doubts rushed back. This could not be true. It was not any path he had ever set out on. It was not who he was. He was a fighter and a killer , as driven by darkness and his own desires as he was by any urge to do right.

"You will defy death," the naaru's voice said as the vision faded. "I have seen this. Whatever you were, whatever you are, a champion of Light is what you will be."

There was utter certainty in the naaru's voice, and it communicated itself to Illidan. For a moment, he felt the Light embrace him, and his heart was at rest. He had been given a vision of redemption beyond any he had hoped for. Peace filled him as he communed silently with the naaru. The moment lasted only a heartbeat, but when it ended, Illidan felt as if it might have been a lifetime.

"You will be a hero," said the naaru. "But there will be a price."

"There always is."

[derpkitteh]

this might explain the holy nathrezim model datamined a few days ago.

[Frozenbeef]

So basically Illidan = Imperius?

[Deleted]

that last part is shitty as hell.Illidan-Champion of Light????my ass.

[Elyiandris]

Plenty of good stuff, but god damn that messiah of the light ending is terrible.

[Deleted]

if the ending is true then I'm pretty much done with WoW.

[Aeula]

HOLY ILLIDAN?! What the actual fuck. We didn't want him redeemed by the light, the thing illidan's fans love about him is the fact that he's an anti-hero, we don't want some holy demon hunter nonsense.

Hoping this is a troll.

[Qprah]

Sounds neat. Cant wait to read it myself.

[theun]

Illidan being super redeemed champion of Light is....unexpected to say the least.
Though, Light worshipping Night Elves would be an odd thing.

[DanteNuve]

1 post, "has" spoilers, i dont believe this yet.

it feels like 4chan trash trolls.

[Deleted]

Where is this on the timeline of things? Vashj and Magtheridons death confused me. Thought maybe this is happening during TBC but then Illidan links Outland to Argus? Im just confused now... What happend in our TBC Black Temple then!?

[Deleted]

1 post, "has" spoilers, i dont believe this yet.

it feels like 4chan trash trolls.

yeah and 3/3 of those trash leaks came to be true.


its as badass as fuck. he was fighting against evil from the start

[Deleted]

yeah and 3/3 of those trash leaks came to be true.


its as badass as fuck. he was fighting against evil from the start

that is good and all but the ending...........I hope that Blizzard is trolling us.

[Deleted]

Where is this on the timeline of things? Vashj and Magtheridons death confused me. Thought maybe this is happening during TBC but then Illidan links Outland to Argus? Im just confused now... What happend in our TBC Black Temple then!?

its timeline is TBC, we are called Azerothians. and we killed him in there and that was "the price". About the linking, no one knew what had happened to auchindoun all along, the link is the key.

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that is good and all but the ending...........I hope that Blizzard is trolling us.

there are too few possibilities to give this a cadence, this one is just as good as any other.

[Maxilian]

I like it, mainly cause not even Illidan believe it, like "A champion of the light? me? you have to be kidding" Naaru: "Nope, i'm not kidding"

[Pothemus]

Where is this on the timeline of things? Vashj and Magtheridons death confused me. Thought maybe this is happening during TBC but then Illidan links Outland to Argus? Im just confused now... What happend in our TBC Black Temple then!?

TBC started just about 2 months before the fall of Black Temple. The Illidari Council is bringing him reports every now and then.

As the Azeroth forces laid siege to Black Temple, Akama freed Maiev. Illidan retreated to the summit to cast his spells to link Outland to Argus and proceeded to open a portal where he sent all of his demon hunters through. Basically, while we were out fighting demons and illidan's forces during TBC, he was focused solely on the destruction of Argus.

[Deleted]

Yeah the lore went to hell years ago, let's beat a dead horse.

[Deleted]

I really hope that he dies now in Legion because if that last thing is true then he will fall from fan favorite to fan worse character in history of Warcraft.

[A Chozo]

Hmm.

Winged being of light VS gigantic void beings?

...Is this Starcraft all over again!?!??!

[Traveler Voltin]

Night elf paladins in coming?

Also yes the last part sounds like fanfic
Unless there are many champions