~ The unforeseen ~

~ by Odeena Sabnach ~

Prologue

Though Archimonde had been destroyed, the foul corruption of the Burning Legion still gripped the lands of Kalimdor. Under the twin leadership of Malfurion Stormrage and Tyrande Whisperwind, the Night Elf Sentinels fought tirelessly to rid their beloved homeland of this plague. Many lives were lost, though not forgotten. The remains of battle still scarred the land, and victory was yet to come.

It was during these times of darkness and fear that the Sentinels claimed a strange victory. The defeated one, Illidan Stormrage was no demon, but a former leader of their ranks and brother to Malfurion. The warden Maiev Shadowsong finally captured Illidan Stormrage. She had followed his trail to the distant lands of Quel’Thalas. Although his sentence had initially been death, Malfurion had changed it to imprisonment at the request of his beloved Tyrande. Reluctantly, Maiev accepted the Archdruid’s decision, and had resumed her watch over the Barrow prisons.

Although this one win at Quel’Thalas made little difference in the ongoing war. The demons were powerful even to the mighty druids. These demons fought fiercely against anyone who intruded onto the lands they had claimed as their own. For each victory, the ranks of the Sentinels grew thinner. As time passed, the first signs of aging began to show; with the destruction of the World Tree, the Night Elves had also lost their immortality, and many of them were getting slower and tired more easily. There were no new-born. Their race was in danger of being wiped away, and when he realized this, Malfurion Stormrage turned sought help in the most unexpected place…

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Author’s Note:

For this fanfic, I would like to thank Son-of-Durotan, whose excellent fanfic “The Ties That Blind” inspired me to begin this story. Also, I would like to thank everyone that has reviewed my other Warcraft (so-called) story “Random Blab”, and a very special Thank You goes to my friend Dovid, who beta-read this story and helped me improve it. Thanks again, everyone! …and now, if it is not too much to ask - review!