Light's Dawn of Azeroth

Chapter 278, Section 35: Strike hard against the Titan Guardians immediately! Vigilant Kaka!
"Great Prophet! Please immediately drop everything and come to the Temple of Karabor. The otherworldly guardian, Lady Aegwynn, has sent word that she will use the Staff of Sargeras to open a small portal to Azeroth in fifteen minutes."

The Vigilant demands that you proceed to Azeroth immediately!

While the prophet Velen was diligently purifying the "Original Flavor of the Great Tree of Satan" beneath the roots of the World Tree Tayara, he suddenly received a message. Archbishop Isana's tone was very serious, which made Velen, who was very tired after completing a round of holy light purification, raise his eyebrows.

He reached for his Redeemer Staff, and as he walked out, he held the Arkenite Communication Stone in his hand and asked:

"Has something happened over there? Given Diakum's composed nature, he shouldn't be calling us so anxiously, and he even used that staff that is extremely dangerous to all worlds. Could it be that the Burning Legion has suddenly invaded?"

“I don’t know, Great Prophet. Lady Aegwynn didn’t say much.”

The archbishop replied:

"But she relayed the message from the Watcher that he had found a 'salvation plan' there, and not just you, but all the archbishops and leaders of the Draenei clan are being summoned, and Diakum has demanded that we all go there."

He will reveal to us the ultimate fate of his homeland.

"In that case, let's execute it immediately!"

The prophet's expression grew even more serious.

He was convinced that the Vigilant would not joke about such things, and as he left the sacred Roots Land, old Velen glanced back at the divine incarnation behind him.

After so many days of diligent purification, the outer shell of this divine construct has finally been initially purified. This was achieved after he and His Holiness Khala maintained a high-intensity "shift" of work. However, once His Holiness Mida's Eredar clan arrives in Draenor, the purification of this sacred object will accelerate once again.

Velen was not afraid of hardship; he knew the significance of this divine incarnation to the Eredar.

Although Diakum did not voice his sorrowful speculation when he returned last time, old Velen knew that if there was no hope of reclaiming their homeland, then this construct would most likely become the "shell" of their Argus Lord.

He will lose his dignity as a Star Soul and become an "outcast god," eternally exiled with the Eredar in the sorrowful sea of ​​stars.

That was an outcome Velen did not want to see.

But as the spiritual leader of the Eredar, he had to prepare for the worst-case scenario in advance.

When Velen returned to the teleportation hall of the Temple of Karabor, all the archbishops were already there. High Archon Hatton and General Jaid had also been summoned. Although Tirazaran had not yet seen the reconstruction of his loyal city of Shattrath, where the foundations of the new city had just been laid, he was also summoned as a military commander.

"So what's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Temporary Ranger Archbishop Yura asked in confusion:

"I'm also leading the Dragon Knights to assist the Shadowmoon Orcs in wiping out the Forge camp. Shouldn't that be the highest priority operation?"

"Don't ask too many questions, you'll find out when the time comes."

Archbishop Akama said seriously, but in reality, he didn't know what Diakum and Nellie were up to; he simply had great faith in them.

A few minutes later, a world portal forcibly torn open by Sargeras' scepter appeared before everyone's eyes. Unlike those stable portals that were carefully developed and maintained for a long time, the edges of this portal were very unstable, constantly rolling and shrinking like a living thing, as if it would collapse and crumble at any moment.

No sensible person should cross this portal, but Diakum was on the other side, so Velen reached out to protect everyone before stepping in first.

After a brief moment of dizziness, Velen found himself on a Naaru spaceship. Looking up, he saw a golden guardian Naaru maintaining the ship's operation at the navigation console, while Dick and Nelly stood at the observation window whispering to each other, and the guardian of the other world kept the portal open.

This was Velen's first time arriving in Azeroth, but before the old prophet could even admire the otherworldly scenery, he saw five powerful warriors striding towards him and bowing respectfully.

"Great, great, the wanderer has returned home."

Viren smiled and reached out to help these successful young people up, looking with satisfaction at their growth over the past 20,000 years. He still vividly remembered the scene when he sent these children away from the Genidal.

"Now is not the time for reminiscing, for the Great Prophet and all the Archbishops."

Faria pointed to the observation window and said seriously:

“Please go there, and the watchman will explain our new discovery to you.”

“Look there, gentlemen.”

Diakum beckoned to them, and once everyone had gathered at the observation window, he pointed to the distant mountains and shifting sands that were faintly visible in the wind and sand, and said:
"The solution to save Argus's homeland lies there! We have spent over 20,000 years traveling across the entire star system and have finally found the 'solution'."

"Ok?"

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the scene.

With the help of the Naaru spaceship's built-in focus adjustment observation equipment, they could see that the area in front of them was surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the southern coastal area was covered with ancient yellow sand that was no different from Silithus. However, some oases and obvious man-made building complexes could be vaguely seen in the sea of ​​sand.

In different directions of the desert, there are also towering stone monuments and various strange "feline statues".

Archbishop Omona, an arcane scholar, quickly determined that the orientation of these buildings was related to celestial phenomena, and that the arrangement of these buildings when viewed from above always seemed to have been deliberately designed.

Is this some kind of ritual?

He stroked his antennae and said:
"No, it's not just a simple ritual; it's more like the connection area of ​​some kind of device components!"

Look, the southernmost stone tablet and city are the control panel, the large city in the central area are energy storage structures, and the city at the bottom is an energy emission device. The inhabitants of that desert built cities on these devices, seemingly trying to deliberately conceal the secrets of the desert.

Please stop with the riddles, Watchman.

Archbishop Arcane Archmage looked at Diakum and said:

"Please reveal the answer."

"That place is the core area of ​​the Unified Field Device that the Titans placed on the world of Azeroth. Now this desert is protected by Titan energy, and even if a Naaru ship enters it, it will be bombarded."

Land travel is impossible; it is a truly isolated place.

Dick explained:
"It was isolated from the rest of the world even before the cataclysmic destruction of the War of the Ancients, because the Titan devices installed here were extremely dangerous."

It's called the 'Origin Furnace'.

On the surface, this is a 'weather station' that the Titans placed in the Unified Field of All Things to regulate the world's climate system. But in reality, when the supreme star soul of this world is corrupted to an irreversible degree by other forces, the Origin Forge will be activated, and the massive amount of Titan power hidden beneath the Uldum Desert will erupt all at once.

Using the pre-set pattern of the Unified Field of All Things, a 'formatting' is completed simultaneously at the Earth's core and on celestial bodies.

The environment, structure, and even the Star Soul it nurtures will be formatted to a pure state in a short period of time. It can only be used once, and this is the Titans' last resort to 'protect' the Supreme Star Soul.

The three interconnected desert landscapes you see are the result of energy leakage from the primordial furnace more than 10,000 years ago.

That energy leak was an accident, but even a fraction of that power leaking out was enough to instantly reshape one-fifth of the continent's terrain, proving that the Origin Forge truly possessed the power to 'format' the world.

"That was actually a noose."

"Star Soul Guardian" Aegwynn said coldly from the side:

"Once the Origin Engine is activated, the Azerothian Star Soul Lord will be freed from the corruption of the Force, but His wisdom and mind will also be erased, returning Him to the most primordial state of chaos."

I believe the Eredar people should be able to understand that for a being as naturally great as the Star Soul Lord, having their mind erased means that they are 'dead'.

The Titans left the surface of the Origin Engine to ensure that the Supreme Star Soul would not be corrupted by the Void. But in reality, it wasn't just the Void; any Force other than the Arcane Order that attempted to corrupt the Star Soul could be thwarted by the Titans just before they achieved victory.

This is an 'insurance' imposed on this world by the arcane force, indeed to protect the Star Soul, but it is also a 'lifesaving poison pill' that can only be used in the most critical moments.

They would rather forfeit their authority as the Supreme Star Soul than allow any other Force to touch them.

The leaders of the Draenei clan now fully understood.

Grand Consul Hatton said excitedly:
"In other words, as long as we remove this Origin Engine from Azeroth, transport it to our homeland of Argus, bury it deep within the star core that has been completely corrupted by fel energy, and then activate that 'formatting' function!"
Will our world, including our star souls now corrupted by fel energy and on the verge of complete corruption, instantly return to its most primal and pure state?

"That's the principle, but it's definitely not that simple to do in practice."

Jaid, gripping the hilt of his knife, shook his head and said:
“I estimate that it’s not just the Origin Forge that needs to be dismantled. In order for this dangerous device to be activated, we might need to dismantle all the Unifying Field devices that the Titans left in this world and send them back to their homeland to reset them on Argus?”

“Yes, Jaid is right.”

Diakum sighed and said:
"The equipment left behind by the Titans is a whole. According to my current estimate, we need to dismantle at least the two core devices, the 'Origin Furnace' and the 'Will Furnace,' and also take some important components from other Titan facilities to ensure that the Unified Field of Everything can operate at the lowest power."

Furthermore, the Titans used Pantheon technology to place this entire system within the planet, making it impossible for anyone other than them to retrieve these devices, buried deep within the Earth's crust, without damaging Azeroth.

Whether Azeroth can withstand a violent dismantling is one thing, but I'm more worried that it might trigger some kind of dangerous 'self-destruct program.'

"But where are the Titans in the Star Sea now?"

Yura, who was reporting to Nelly, jumped up and screamed upon hearing Diakum's words:

"Wasn't the Pantheon wiped out by Sargeras? All the Titans are dead, and their souls couldn't escape. They were all captured by Sargeras and his Burning Legion in the sea of ​​stars and are now trapped in Argus's demon city, undergoing corruption."

We simply can't find any Titans we can cooperate with.

“No! There’s one more.” Old Velen narrowed his eyes.

He reached out, his hand brimming with excitement and deep emotion, and touched the observation window before him, as if touching the ancient land that held hidden hope, or even his distant homeland.

Under the gaze of others, Velen turned around and said:

"The Burning Legion has not captured all the Titan Souls. As far as I know, Lady Eonar, the Oathbinder of Life, is still hiding in a certain edge of the star system. The Burning Legion has one of its most elite fleets that searches for her all over the stars year after year."

That was the last Titan Soul to escape.

This information was accidentally revealed by a Node Prince during a conversation I had with the Genidal thousands of years ago when the Genidal was resupplying at a starport of the Voidworld Consortium.

That Titan's spirit is probably the last one in this constellation who can teach us how to safely dismantle the Unified Field of Everything device.

As long as we find Him before the Burning Legion and protect Him!

Then, Diakum's plan to save the world will become a reality!

Let me state my position first.

I personally absolutely support this plan!

The great prophet looked at the others and said solemnly:

"This is basically the most executable and most likely to succeed plan of all the Eredar clans that have proposed in the past 20,000 years! Azeroth contains the Supreme Star Soul, and the 'formatting' program set up by the Titans with Him as the target can definitely save our world and our Star Soul Lord."

"I support it too! After all, there's no other way."

Archbishop Akama raised his hand, but then he frowned and said:
"However, there are still many problems to be solved. For example, Ms. Aegwynn said that once this thing is activated, it will completely kill the Star Soul's will."

"But the will of Lord Argus is not in His celestial body!"

Nellie stroked her Heart of Argus pendant and whispered a reminder:

"The Lord's pure will has always remained in the spirit of our people. The will that has emerged after our homeland was corrupted is an evil force imposed upon Him. It is a 'Destroyer' catalyzed by demons!"
He does not represent Argus at all, so this fatal clause, which the Lord of Azeroth considers dangerous, is actually a great advantage for us.

"Let the Titans' power of order kill that fel will in the instant of formatting. Only in this way can the world, returning to its pure state, and the astral energy once again bear the pure will of Lord Argus."

"But this is Titan's equipment."

Archbishop Hataru adjusted his engineering glasses and said with some concern:

"Wouldn't the world purification accomplished by the power of the Titans lead our Star Souls into the path of arcane magic? In that case, even if the Star Souls come back to life, they will lose the right to freely choose their future."

"You're just too old-fashioned."

Archbishop Isana shook her head and said:
"It's already quite good that we were able to save our homeland. I dream of seeing Argus return to its purity and the Star Soul return to its homeland. As for what form He will take in the future, that's really beyond the control of us mortals."

Even if we take a step back and say that the Pantheon has been wiped out by Sargeras, our Lord Argus, even if he becomes a Titan, doesn't need to be bewitched and brainwashed by those evil old guys.

He will become the supreme being of arcane force, just as Sargeras single-handedly controlled the entire Force realm.

"Well, that's highly unlikely. To be honest, Lord Argus's potential is not as exaggerated as that of Sargeras and Lord Azeroth. It would be difficult for him to control an entire Force domain on his own."

Diakum shrugged and said:

"However, the situation you are worried about is unlikely to occur. The Titan power stored in the Origin Forge of Uldum is most likely to be attribute-less. The reason is simple: if they could forcibly incorporate the Star Soul into arcane power by activating this thing, then why would they bother to discipline Azeroth?"

Why not just format it once and get a Supreme Titan?
After formatting the world, this thing will at most make the pure star soul more arcane-friendly; it cannot instantly forge the star soul into the shape of an arcane titan.

Therefore, as long as Lord Argus's will is firm enough, He can still retain His right to choose.

Moreover, the six fundamental forces are not monsters; they are manifestations of the rules of the universe. After a star soul is fully born, it must also choose a force as its own power tool. The only one who can truly be independent of the six fundamental forces and become the 'seventh' is Azeroth, the supreme star soul.

That is His privilege.

Unfortunately, our Lord Argus doesn't have such privileges; He is merely an ordinary Star Soul.

The vigilant looked at the others.

He gazed into their eyes, which held a mixture of excitement and worry, and in the ensuing silence, he said:
"Let's start the vote now. This concerns the fate of our hometown, and we must reach a consensus."

"Swish"

Everyone raised their hands, even the five young heroes, Yrel, and Marad. No one in the Draenei clan would object to saving their homeland.

"Then let's start preparing now!"

Viren said in a deep voice:
"Diacombe stayed in Azeroth to clean up the remnants of the Titan's Unifying Field in various regions, making preliminary preparations for saving his homeland from the 'Great Migration,' while I stayed in Draenor to continue my important work."

But we need to send an envoy to contact other Eredar clans and cooperate with other forces, and do our utmost to find Lady Ionar's whereabouts.

"I'll go."

Grand Councilor Hatton asserted without hesitation:

“I left behind a prophecy in Krokun, and that resilient land awaits our return! I must fulfill my oath. I need a starship and some warriors to accompany me.”

"The Stormhold can serve as your flagship, Grand Archon Hatton! His Majesty Adal, upon learning of this situation, also expressed his willingness to provide full assistance and his honor to participate in such an epic rescue."

Faria said loudly:

"We and the Lightforged we lead are also willing to be your warriors, and we are all willing to dedicate our strength to the revival of our homeland."

"No, you stay in Azeroth to assist Diakum; the work here is very important."

Hatton waved his hand and said:
"One starship is enough. I will select warriors from the Kourei Alliance to accompany me, and every Eredar clan must contribute! The World Oath was made by us together, and naturally it must be fulfilled by us together!"
The search for the Titans of Life is not a bad thing for the Legion of Light. They are dedicated to fighting demons, and they will certainly be willing to participate in thwarting the demons' plans. I will not lack force on this trip.

The main issue is intelligence.

If the demons have searched for over 20,000 years and still haven't found Lady Ionar, it means that the Titan has indeed hidden herself very well, and it won't be so easy for us to find her either.

"I have a solution!"

Diakum said in a deep voice:
"Father, you go ahead. Once I find the Titan Guardian that Eonar 'created' in Azeroth, I will immediately send her to you."

Freya, the Keeper of Life of Azeroth, can theoretically be considered Eonar's 'daughter'. She is likely able to sense her mother's presence among the stars. However, considering the impending demonic invasion of Azeroth, you may need to wait for some time. You must defeat the demons before you can begin your conquest of the Titan city of Ulduar.

That is also the location of the 'Forge of Will'.

There's a group of mad and powerful Titan guardians there, and an adult Old God is also causing trouble; it's a very difficult challenge for me."

"It's alright, it takes time to gather manpower."

Hatton stroked his beard and gave Dick some instructions:
"Now that we have a plan and a goal, we can proceed naturally from here on out. Don't put too much pressure on yourself, kid."

“This matter cannot be delayed, Grand Consul Hatton.”

Irelia shouted:
"We don't know when that 'Destroyer' will awaken. Once it hatches, even if we obtain the Forge of Origin, it will be useless. So, Saint Diakum, please lead us to sweep through all the Titan equipment in Azeroth!"

Let's strike hard against these places that harbor filth and evil!

If forced to choose between their homeland and them, I believe no Eredar would hesitate. You have received the supreme declaration of war; it is time to begin this 'conquest' that benefits both worlds!

"Calm down!"

Nelly stepped forward, grabbed Irelia's ear, and dragged her aside.

This young man is so impatient. He's trying to do something big, but he's so restless.

“But Iriel is right, Commander Diakum.”

Faria said in a deep voice:

"We really should speed things up."

"Ah."

Dick nodded and said:

"After dealing with the Corruptors' invasion of Azeroth, we will begin our work to save our world! At that time, Lady Aegwynn will also join us to remove the shackles and corruption from Azeroth."

In this way, both worlds and both star souls will obtain the justice and freedom that belong to them!

(End of this chapter)