There has been a lot of speculation recently on what exactly Zovaal is, as Blizzard has said he is much much older than the Titans despite resembling them to a degree.
But, what if he is the same kind of species as the Titans? A World Soul specifically (perhaps from Nathreza or an older planet of the Nathrezim, considering his apparent links to the Nathrezim), but NOT one of the Titans of the Pantheon, similar to how Argus was a sentient World Soul that was never a part of the pantheon.
Maybe there are lots of World Soul People out there in the universe and the Pantheon are a younger breed of them. After all, wouldn't it be strange if there were only the Pantheon 6 + Argus + Azeroth in the entire universe? Whether or not this is tied into the lore of the newly mentioned "First Ones" or the "Titan Afterlife" hinted at in interviews is up in the air but I think Zovaal may be a World Soul who is not a titan, and we might be meeting a lot more of them moving forward (see: Elune?)