"It's him! The demon dragon, Shooting Star!" The footman shouted from up on the wall of the keep between Stormwind and Westfall. He stood his ground for a moment before running back within. Moments later, the parapet was covered in fire. The archers that had ducked and survived, stood back up and started firing their arrows at the giant black dragon.

They bounced off his scales without leaving a scratch. The dragon banked and dived for another attack. As the men got out of the way, Shootingstar set the parapets a fire again. But this time, the dragon landed to finished them all off.

One 'man' forced open the burning door to the tower and looked at the dragon. It was almost as big as the great Red, Alexandria! She ran passed the door to one of the burning balista. She screamed in pain as she pushed it to face the dragon. Grabbing the handle, and smelling the burning of her own flesh, she held it and waited for the wyrm to face her. Finally, when it did, she released the bolt, aiming for the eye. She hit but it was glancing. The dragon threw its head and roared in pain and used it's claw to get the burning thing out. His eye burned but not ruined, he flew back to the volcano off the coast of Westfall.

"...She did it," one man said as he rushed over to her. "She beat the dragon!" He helped her up until she stood at her full height and dwarfed him. "Talinth! You did it, you actually did it!"

The Draenei shaman turn her head to look at her friend. "No, I delayed it. It will return."

—oo000oo—

Illidan opened his eyes and leaned forward. "I feel it," he said to those gathered. "The staff... It still exist."

"Excuse me, my lord, to what staff do you refer," Kael'thas asked.

"Vashj," Illidan said, turning to her. "You remember that staff, correct?"

Her eyes widened and her snakes all focused on him. "Could it possible... Lord Illidan, you need only wish it and my Naga and I shall retrieve it for you!"

"The Scepter of Domination," Illidan said, a smile forming on his lips. "It was said who possesses the Sword of light, now a treasure of Stormwind, rules the land. Whoever possesses the Scepter, rules the world. It is that powerful... You know Kael'thas, I would have thought just a month ago, you would have been salivating at the mere thought of such a powerful magic item. And yet...I haven't even seen you drain so much as an imp for magic in the last few days."

"My hunger has eased up a bit for now. It ebbs and flows. Tell me, my lord, what shall you do with it once you have it in your possession?"

"...It is time will bring Outland to its knees and finally throw the hold Sargarious has on us away as well."

Kael'thas nodded to his master. 'Almost ready...almost time.'

—oo000oo—

The Seekers of Peace walked into Stormwind, most of them wearing cloaks to hide their features. "I can't believe it," one person said. "Shootingstar has return! What will the king do?"

"You don't know," a person asked him. "Legends say..."

"The ruler of Westfall is here," a person said, his voice blocking that of the others. "I heard he wants something done about the dragon. And that is will be..."

"...a hundred years! Why has he awakened now!?"

Naruto listened to the bits and pieces of those around him while he walked. His cloak covered his armor and sword, so that he appeared nothing more than a white haired youth. They came to the castle and Naruto stopped them. They were able to enter and walked up to the throne room. Where they were told they would have to wait until after the meeting between the two kings.

"King Varian," the king of Westfall said, "it has only been a day and already half my people's lands have been burned to ash. We are farmers with no real militia. The Royal family of Stormwind has always been the ones to defeat him before. I must ask you to make the sacrifice once again."

Varian shook his head. "What you ask is impossible. The only one that could possibly hold the spell would be..." He trailed off as a woman entered. Naruto was surprised to see it was a blood elf holding a half-elf babe.

"The sleep spell must be reset," King Westfall told him. "I know what I am asking of you and I am sorry. But people are dying. One life against many, King Wrynn." He turned and left.

Naruto knew what he meant and it made him growl. No one should have to sacrifice their life for others, he believed it. There had to be other ways!

Varian walked over and held the woman that entered. "How is our daughter doing, Valeera?"

"She is irritated," the elf replied. "Reminds me too much of you," she said with a chuckle. "What was he talking about?"

"...The dragon Shootingstar has reawakened. And unlike his kin, is resistant to magic as well as damage. To date, the only known way of subduing him is to take the spell inside him. And only one has worked. A spell that puts him to sleep."

Valeera realized that not killing the dragon was not what had him withdrawn. "...How is it taken within him?"

Naruto realized it and without thinking, spoke up. "It is taken within the beast, isn't it? And not just by anyone, it must be someone close to you, or you wouldn't be like this."

The two turned to him. "Who are you," Varian asked, standing at full height in front of his wife.

"My apologies, King Varian Wrynn. I am Uzumaki Naruto, leader of the Seekers of Peace."

Varian nodded. "Magni sent word that you would be coming. You are right, a person must carry it within the dragon. And that person must be a maiden of the royal family or it is not potent enough to work."

"No," Valeera shouted. "I will not let my daughter be used for this!"

"I also have no intentions of letting that happen. But we must do something about it."

"King Wrynn," Nara said to him. "When I heard Shooting Star, did you mean the dragon of Fire Dragon Mountain?"

He nodded. "How did you know?"

"I was alive the last time he awoke. Your great aunt made the sacrifice willingly."

"Bullshit," Naruto said. "People sacrifice only when they quit looking for that one thing that will help!"

"Naruto," Elaine said to him, trying to get him to stop before Varian takes offense at his family's sacrifice being made light of.

"Boy, what do you know about sacrifice," Varian asked.

"More than you could ever imagine," Naruto stated. He forced himself to calm. "There must be something that can be done. I won't let another child suffer."

Varian was quiet for a moment. "Valeera, these are the Seekers of Peace, as Naruto said. They are the ones that lifted Gnomeregan from the hold of evil."

She widened her eyes. She had heard that someone had done what many had tried and failed. But never imagined that they would be here. "Please, remove your cloaks. I think I overheard the messenger say you were a group of 'mixed alliances'."

Nodding, Naruto revealed himself to her. His dark armor shining in the afternoon light. Behind him, Ilphbryn, Sylvos, Elaine, and Nara pulled their hoods down and moved the cloth behind their bodies. The guards tensed but did nothing as they had proven themselves to the gnomes and had both gnome and dwarf in their party.

"...Ranger General Whisperwind," Valeera asked.

Elaine sighed, "Is there no one that does not know me? Yes, child, I am." Naruto chuckled at her grief.

"General, I must ask that you help us," Valeera said. "Please! I can't lose my daughter!"

Varian nodded. "If you can kill the dragon, I will also give you my support."

Naruto considered this for less than a heartbeat. "It will be done. Is there anything that will help us?"

"Possibly," the court wizard told him. "Legends speak of three weapons that will find a weakness in the dragon's impenetrable scales. A sword, a halberd, and a hammer. These 'fingers of Gloom' are written to be the only thing that can kill him."

Gar perked his head at the word Gloom. "Sylvos, we are heading back to Ironforge to get those weapons!" He turned and started running. The mage followed after a moment.

Varian, shocked that the dwarves had the things that could kill the dragon, called after them, "The Deep Tram is running, take it! You will be there in an hour!"

Sylvos jumped on his hawkstrider and chased after the dwarf. "Your people hold them!?"

"No, lad! We keep the Gloom! Gloomfrost is a black ice glacier in the mountains! And only one person has the skill to shape them into weapons!"

—oo000oo—

"Naruto, the reason only the royal family can do it is because of our proximity to a relic called the Sword of Light. I cannot, no matter how much I wish otherwise ignore this call. Three days is what it will take to...prepare my daughter to accept the spell. You have until then to kill Shooting Star."

"I will not fail this, King Varian, Queen Valeera." He turned on his heels and walked out. He climbed up onto Sleiphner as the others climbed atop their mounts. "...We must hurry," he said, kicking the felstead's flanks.

"Naruto, why does 'sacrifice upset you so," Suncatcher asked.

He was quiet a moment. "I once knew a priestess by the name of Shion. She had to ability to see into the future. But not at things people would want to know. She saw how they would die. And she was never wrong. Her mother was the first person she saw. She died by sealing a demon. Its body was kept in one country, its essence in another. Years later, the demon tried to retrieve its body and Shion was the only one that could stop it. I was her guard. She saw I would die on that mission as well. But instead of that happening, she gave me the charm she had to protect herself from it. She nearly lost her life because of it.

"...My father was the leader of my village. A demon fox came one day and attacked us. My mother died trying to protect me, I was born that same day. Later, my father died to seal that demon inside my body. Sacrifices, martyrs, they have tried to take almost everything away from me. I am a sacrifice myself, a jinchuuriki. 'Power of human sacrifice' that is what it means. And I was hated like the demon that did that to my home."

—oo000oo—

Gloomfrost rose up ahead of them and Sylvos couldn't believe it. Ice as dark as the hearts of demons. Gar led him inside a cave entrance that looked like a jaw filled with fangs. "Old Man," Gar shouted. "I need something from you!"

"What do you want," a dwarf said, stepping out of a tunnel. Sylvos dropped his jaw at the sight of his eyes. He was blind.

"We need some weapons," Gar told him with a grin. "Made from the ice itself, tempered to withstand the very heat of the flames of a dragon, and the touch of lava from a volcano."

The dwarf was silent a moment before heading back inside, motioning for them to follow.

—oo000oo—

"Smoke," Ilphbryn said. "And burning flesh. The dragon has attacked nearby. We should check to see if they are alright." What they found were the dead and dying that King Westfall spoke of. They came to a Stormwind fort. There were men and women everywhere, having those that could heal their injuries.

"Eilistraee, Ilphbryn help them as much as you can." Naruto got down and asked one of the doctors how he could help. He was given several bandages and told to start wrapping wounds. He knelt by a woman and started wrapping them around her hand. "Hello. Tell me if this is too tight."

"No, its good," the woman said. "I don't recognize you."

"I am not of this. I was passing by. Shootingstar do this?"

"Yes. How did you know?"

"...We heard about him."

As he finished and was about to go onto the next person, a roar came from across the plains they were right next to. "Lord Naruto," Ilphbryn called to him. "Shooting Star must be readying to take flight again! We must hurry and intercept him!"

"I am sorry," Naruto said, standing up. "We ride!" They all climbed back on their mounts and started across the plain. "...There he is!" He pointed up into the air at a black dot that was growing larger. He jumped off Sleiphner and got on the ground. "Pray this works," Naruto stated, "or this will be the shortest offensive ever." Naruto began making handsigns and the water from the river behind them began to come to life. "Art of the Water Dragon!"

Shootingstar shot a spout of fire at them and it was intercepted by the water dragon. "GREAT GADGET," Suncatcher shouted. Shootingstar was too close and could not pull out of his dive. The Water Dragon grabbed it and tried to attack. But his fangs and talons couldn't hurt the real dragon.

"Everyone, his eyes and mouth," Naruto shouted as he held his hands in the last handsign so he could control the dragon.

Nara and Elaine grabbed their bows and aimed at the soft parts of the dragon. "TEMPOS," Ilphbryn shouted in a war cry, throwing the Aegis'fang. After it hit, it reappeared in his hands. Suncatcher took out several sticks of dynamite and began throwing them at the dragon.

"I don't think it is working," Nara yelled.

"DISCUSTING CREATURES!" The black dragon pulled his head back and released another flame. But this time, he didn't stop burning until the water dragon boiled away. "DIE!" The fires hit the ground in front of Naruto and headed right for him.

"NARUTO!" Elaine tried to run and help him but she couldn't get anywhere near the fires. Not that she needed to. When they stopped, Naruto was standing there, the ground around him frozen, and frost on his face.

"RUN," he yelled at them while he grabbed Frozenfury. He was about to run at the dragon when a bolt of lightning hit it.

"You run," Talinth shouted at him. She hit Shootingstar again before she changed into a wolf and started running passed them.

"You heard the lady," Suncatcher told them. "Quick, while it is busy trying to fry her!"

"I am not just going to leave her to fight that thing!"

"She is a ghost wolf right now! She has a better chance surviving as long as we don't help, now come on!"

—oo000oo—

Naruto was leaning against the rock wall of a cave, trying to force his heart to slow down again. He was terrified. Had Frozenfury not create a protective barrier around him, he would have died right then. Wyrmling was flying around his head, really excited. "What?" She gave another cry before landing on the blade. Ice covered her a moment before they seemed to be absorbed into her. "I don't understand. I'm going to check outside..." He looked back at her. Her decayed body seemed... Well, less decayed. "Of course, blues are the masters of magic and ice. That why you been attached to me? You felt drawn to it? Come on, Wyrmling, we need to see if we can find the others."

He pulled himself out of the cave...and dived back in. Shootingstar was outside. "The other way is good to!" He started running down it.

—oo000oo—

Sylvos couldn't believe it. He had helped guide the old dwarfs hands, his magics helping to create the enchantments, and here, in his hand was what the dwarf had decided to call the Kiss of the Gloomfrost. He placed it in the forge and watched as what looked like blue flames danced around it, stopping the fire.

"This is...incredible, sir."

"Good. And ma' name is Dailin. Now, for the other two. Gar, you guide me on this one." Sylvos watched, fascinated, as he slowly carved a block of ice into the head of a halberd. Runes of power were carved into it. All this without seeing. Soon, the head was fitted on a mithril staff and given to Gar. The hammer soon followed.

Sylvos thanked him and started heading back. Despite the speed that they were made at and that they traveled, the sun was already setting. "Let us pray we will not get there too late," Gar stated as he climbed back up on his ram. They started back for Ironforge.

—oo000oo—

Ilphbryn and Suncatcher were across the river back in the forest. "Where are the others," Ilphbryn asked.

"That dragon went rampant in trying to kill that shaman. It must have forced us apart," Suncatcher replied.

"We need to get back together. Lord Naruto never covered a situation like this though."

"We move for the target," Suncatcher stated. "Everyone knows that is where we are heading."

Ilphbryn nodded. "We wait for Sylvos and Gar first. The road is over there and they will have to take it to get here."

Suncatcher agreed with him and sat and waited.

—oo000oo—

Elaine, Fenrir, Nara, and Nekomata were in the remains of a burnt out barn. Elaine was standing next to the wall, her hand near the ground, and still. She suddenly pushed it forward and grabbed a mouse. She brought it up to her face and stared in its eyes. After a moment, the mouse squeaked and she let it go. It ran outside and came back in several minutes later.

"Shootingstar is not out there," she told Nara when the mouse told her. "We need to hurry to find them."

Nara nodded, notched an arrow in her bow, and stepped out, her bow leading. When she saw for herself it was safe, she started running back to the site where they fought Shootingstar. She knelt down at the tracks and saw Ilphbryn and Suncatcher had headed in the direction of Elwynn Forest. "These are Naruto's tracks," Nara said, coming across a set that were heavier than even Ilphbryn's. "He ran to the forest as well..." She had been looking up at it and found scorched earth along the same path. "He slid here, trying to avoid the fire." She saw a part of the grass was pulled out meaning he pushed himself back up and started running again. But in a different direction.

Elaine looked from the tracks of Ilphbryn and Suncatcher to Naruto's. "Nara, I will go after Lord Naruto, you go find the others and bring them."

Nara looked out across the plains. She wanted to go with Elaine but she could see that without her, the others would have no idea where to go. "If I lose your trail, I will lead them to Fire Dragon Mountain."

"May your hunt of those that are our enemies be fruitful."

"And let them hope it is not." The two turned and headed after their friends.

—oo000oo—

A portal opened and two Blood elves stepped forward through it, making sure the area was secured. "Lord Kael'thas, it is safe." The Prince of the Blood Elves stepped though followed by Lady Vashj.

"We will remain here," Kael'thas told her, "for forty eight hours. If you do not return in that time, we will come looking for you. But we don't have the numbers to fight him. Good luck, Vashj. Don't die for this."

She smiled at him. "Worry not, I will survive this as I have survived others." She gave him a kiss on the cheek before turning and heading into the ocean followed by her naga.

"...Be safe, my friend."

—oo000oo—

Elaine came to a river and cursed. She went to the other side and prayed he went straight across. But instead, she found more signs of Shootingstar. "He has a special place in that black heart of his for him," she said with a frown. She looked left then right. Before snapping her head left. Climbing out of the river were frost foot prints. She ran, hoping they did not melt before she found him.

Before long, Fenrir started to growl. Elaine took her bow out and readied it. "Who is there!?"

"Wait," came the accented voice of a Draenei. "I am Talinth. You were with that Death Knight, yes? I have been searching for him to lead back to you."

Elaine lowered her bow. "Why did you help?"

"Because you were fighting Shootingstar. I had to."

"...Naruto ran this way." The two began running and came to a cave. Elaine put her fingers against the stone. There were scrapes from something wearing metal squeezing inside it. "He is here." They ran inside and and down the tunnel. Eventually, they found moisture on the walls.

"We are under the ocean," Talinth realized. "And the air...it is getting hotter."

"This leads to the volcano. Lord Naruto," she called down the tunnel. But she received no answer. "Let us hurry, he maybe in trouble."

—oo000oo—

Nara, Ilphbryn, and Suncatcher met up with Gar and Sylvos in the morning and headed out after Elaine. When they came to the river and lost them, she headed them in direction of the island. "Blast," gar said when they came to the ocean. "How are we gettin' to tha' island!?"

"Shh," Nara said to him. "Pirates." He looked around a hill and saw what she was talking about. There was a ship weighed off shore and its men on the beach. "Sylvos, can you create winds to control it?"

"Yes."

"Good. This way." She led them around the hill and to the ocean. After looking around for a bit, she found a log and they pulled it to the water. Using it as a raft, they went out to the ship, and climbed up the side. "Go, Nekomata," she whispered. The cat clawed his way up the side and soon, the screams of those on board were heard. Nara went up top and saw that they were all injured and only a few dead. So she put an arrow into each. As the crew came back as undead, she gave her orders. "Get us to Fire Dragon Mountain."

When they got there, the Seekers got off the ship, and walked into the cave. Gar kept the hammer for himself, gave the sword to Suncatcher, and had Ilphbryn wield the halberd. "Ready, lads?"

"Until the blood of our enemies lies at our feet," Ilphbryn said.

"Lord Naruto undoubtedly went ahead to finish the mission," Sylvos said. "I shall follow and help."

"While I am not as enthusiastic as they are," Suncatcher stated, "I am in this as well."

"Then we go," Nara told them. She led the way through the cave until they came to the chamber inside. "...Wow."

"I have never dreamed," Ilphbryn started but couldn't find the words to finish it. Suncatcher's eyes had changed golden. In front of them was one of the legendary dragon's hoard of gold, gems, and magic. Along with the collection of bones from those that would think to take it.

"...To glory, to friendship, to lining our pockets," Gar muttered.

"I think not, meal," came a very hateful voice. They looked up and saw Shootingstar was on the other side of the cave. "I know not where you are but I can hear you. This hoard shall never leave this cave!" He grew silent and Nara pressed her finger to her lips. Then to her ear. He was trying to listen for them. "...Then I will wait. How long can you go without making a sound? How long until hunger or greed makes you move? I can wait."

—oo000oo—

Naruto swallowed. He was in another chamber above the great wyrm and he could see both Shootingstar and his friends; plus he felt like he was being watched. He wanted to help them but he had no way of dealing with a dragon. He saw their ice weapons and smiled. 'They got them...' He looked at Frozenfury and wondered something. Would it work against.

He looked around, tired of that feeling. But all he saw was Wyrmling sitting on this giant white rock. With holes in it. And the inside was starting to glow. "...A dragon," Naruto asked in a whisper. Going over to it, he found blue scales. Looking around, he realized that there were two dragon corpses here. The other had black scales and it too was glowing on the inside of its skull. "You in there," Naruto whispered to the blue.

It replied in a feminine 'voice'. 'What do you want? What reason do you disturb my rest?'

Even though it was only in his head, Naruto still looked around to see if anyone heard him. "Seems like if you were resting, I wouldn't be able to talk to you. How did you die?"

'The betrayer, Shootingstar, killed me and my Earth aspect mate. Now he claims our hoard.'

"So that isn't a black?"

'No child. Not that is matters, we are dead and nothing can change that.' Naruto couldn't help but grin.

"Lord Naruto," he heard Elaine shout behind him. Naruto spun around and didn't even need to look down at the ledge to see that Shootingstar had looked up and was getting ready to jump up to them.

"GET DOWN!" He made several handsigns and when Shootingstar entered the chamber, he shouted, "Daitoppa!" The blast of wind hit him and threw him into the wall, it was so unexpected. He faced the wyrm. "You want to get your revenge!?"

'YES!'

Naruto raised the Frozenfury and what looked like snowflakes gathered into it. "Rise fallen warrior!" He brought the blade down on the skull and the glow it had vanished.

Shootingstar shook his head and looked at him. "What was that, boy? Tell me before you die."

"You want to find out? Come and get me and maybe I will tell you!" Naruto ran and jumped, landing on his head. The dragon skull on Frozenfury flared to life as he raised it and brought it down. Fire gathered over the scales where the blade was about to hit while the ice flames danced around the blade, driving them back.

"BETRAYER! MURDERER!" The blue dragon had gotten back to its feet and it spread its wings before lunging at it and driving all three to the room below.

—oo000oo—

Vashj watched, amazed. The boy had just brought an elder blue dragon back to life. But from the look of his companions, he did not work for Arthas. "Mistresss," one of her sirens said to her. "What are your ordersss?"

"...Do not interfere in the fight. Send a few scouts out to find the Scepter." When the siren went to carry out her orders, Vashj turned back to the group in front of them. Though she hadn't shown it to Kael'thas, she had been very afraid of the thought of fighting the dragon. Now, she was more afraid of the boy. Then she drew back in shock. His hair was different but his eyes, when they were not shining, were still the luminescent blue that made her say he didn't look much like a demon. This 'boy' was the one her lord had sent after the Lich King.

"Make sure to stay away from them," she reaffirmed her orders.

—oo000oo—

Ilphbryn hid behind the wall as the two wyrms crashed to the ground, throwing the mountain of gold everywhere. "...Now, while Lord Naruto has the beast pinned!" He rushed forward and swung his halberd, the Fang of the Gloomfrost, at the fearsome beast. The scale it hit frosted and shattered, letting the blade dig into the soft flesh underneath it. "GO!"

Gar didn't need any encouraging. "For the Bronzebeards!" He grew in size as his rage increased. He began smashing with the hammer and hacking with his ax. Behind him, Suncatcher followed, his Frostbrand leading with his second sword following.

Above them, Elaine ran to the edge, afraid that Naruto had been crushed between the two struggling dragons. She found him holding onto the tip of a dragon wing with one hand. "Not to bother you, Elaine-chan, but I could use a hand." It would have been funny, with him smiling like he was despite the dire situation, if he was not over a hundred feet in the air. "Hey, Talinth, imagine seeing you here."

"Greetings, Naruto," she said as she walked out on the bone. "I hope I am not intruding."

"Intrude, I insist. In fact, you can intrude right to saving me, please." When she and Elaine had pulled him back onto solid ground, he looked down at them. "We need to help them."

"You are one weird Death Knight," Talinth said. "How do we help?"

"...I don't know." He looked back at the dragon skull. "But maybe he can help."

—oo000oo—

"Who are you and what are you doing in my lair!?"

"YOU'RE LAIR!? You kill me and my mate for our hoard and home!"

"AHAHAHA! Is that you, Mystra!? How did you come to be in this sorry state!?"

"The Death Knight you failed to kill asked if I wanted vengeance! I accepted his offer for it! Now die!" She inhaled deeply and let loose a blast of ice. Ice covered the walls of the chamber before melting moments later. Shootingstar roared in pain before his bit the neck of Mystra and began to thrash about, trying to tear flesh and bone. The two began to roll around, trying to come out atop the other. Shootingstar's pupils narrowed as the pain being inflicted into him by the humanoids began to actually hurt. He let go just before Naruto, running down the wall, jumped on he neck, driving Frozenfury into his flesh.

The dragon's soul was far too strong for the rune blade to destroy. But it did weaken it. Naruto then reached his glowing, off hand into the wyrm's neck. He grabbed something and pulled out what looked like a struggling dragon wyrmling. He threw it into the air and cut it in half. It roared before being absorbed into Frozenfury and Naruto. The dragon fell limp and a moment later, so did Naruto. Mystra let go of the dead dragon and looked at the human lying on her murderer. Wyrmling was flying around him, giving her little roars for him to get up. "He is fine, little one. That sword of his was strained by what it had done is all. And he is tired from getting the magic that beast possessed."

She chanted a few words and touched Naruto on the forehead with one of her claws. Then she stood up and ran to the other side of the room. She gave a roar of happiness. "HE DIDN'T HARM THEM! My clutch survived!"

Gar looked from the still dragon, to the groaning Naruto, and finally the ecstatic undead dragon. "Okay, what is going on, lad?"

Naruto shook his head to clear it. "I restored that dragon her ability to move so she could have her vengeance against the dragon that killed her and her mate. As for...Shootingstar, I removed his soul from his body and killed him. But to do that..."

Shootingstar started to shift again. "Can't we catch a break," Suncatcher shouted. They all hefted their weapons save Naruto, and the Elaine and Talinth who were climbing down on a rope.

"Wait," Naruto said, jumping up and between them. "I was only able to remove his soul by replacing it!"

Shootingstar shook his head. "Wh...What happened? Mystra? Mystra what is going on?"

"Can't you just die," the blue shouted. Causing the black to get a very confused look on his face.

"Did I do something to make you angry? I don't remember. Last thing I knew, my brother had entered our lair and... Mystra, what happened to you!?" He got up and walked over to her, surprising everyone but Naruto. "What happened, dear wife!?"

Naruto rubbed a hand behind his head. "You see, his soul was trapped inside his corpse. But his body was far too damaged to restore. But I knew we needed more help to kill Shootingstar so I used Frozenfury to weaken his hold on life and placed this one inside the body, allowing me to remove the soul.

The two dragons looked at him then the Earth dragon looked at his reflection in an enchanted mirror. "...I am my brother now. Mystra... Our clutch!?" He turned again and moved over by Mystra. Naruto moved up top a mound of gold and found they were staring at a nest of objects as large as his chest encased in ice. "Thank heavens," he said, after inspecting each one.

Naruto went up to Mystra. "There is a tunnel in the chamber above that leads to a cave outside. You might want to seal it." He didn't even realize he wasn't talking all the same language. His head hurt too much.

She nodded. "I thank you, young one, for allowing me to finally be at peace. Gorebash, take care of our children."

He looked from her to his eggs. "No, you can't leave me. I can't..."

"You have been restored to life, I have not. I am undead and I can't let our children see me as this. Plus, I will not become a beast to be controlled. I watched as the undead attacked the kingdoms to the north. They were without a will of their own."

Naruto shook his head. "Actually, you are free," Naruto told them in dragonic. "Plus, I might be able to do something about you being totally undead." They stared at him and the other Seekers of Peace wondered what he said to get that kind of reaction out of them. "Watch." He called Wyrmling down to him and had her sit on his blade. He channeled magic through the sword and ice covered Wyrmling again. Then it was absorbed inside herself and soon, she looked like she never died.

"The blues are creatures of the ice and magic. So is this blade. Now, you will still be undead but besides that fact and that you will no longer be able to spawn clutches, you will be just as you were before you died. Will you accept this?"

"Gladly," she said. Naruto held out the blade and she wrapped her claw around it. The magic was almost pulled out of Naruto and as it kept going, everyone thought he was going to pass out. But he stayed upright and didn't even break out in a sweat until five minutes until it was done.

"Being you are undead, your body will not decompose beyond what you are. Neither will you age or die. But dragons are immortal anyway." Naruto told her. "The king of Stormwind might be here in a few days to try to force Shootingstar to sleep again. Would you kindly simply reveal yourselves and send him on his way?"

"It will be done," Gorebash replied. "Why did you help us?"

"A little girl's life was at stake if I didn't. I could really use a nap right now." He fell backwards and started snoring. Making everyone there sweat drop.

—oo000oo—

"They must have been dead for ten thousand years," Eilistraee said, looking at the two wrapped around the nest.

"How do you know," Elaine asked.

"Because Gorebash died before the insanity that infected the leader of the Earth Aspect could infect him while it did his brother." She looked at Naruto. "I didn't realize he could speak dragonic. As far as I knew, no mortal could speak it."

"Which makes me wonder where he learned," Nara stated.

"The sword," Sylvos told them all. "While Frostmourn is 'power' eternal, Frozenfury is 'knowledge' eternal. It absorbs the knowledge and magic of each person it slays and gives it to him. And he just killed a dragon over ten thousand years of age."

The realization of this hit them. Naruto wasn't tired during casting that because he had more magic than all of Silverymoon combined. Maybe even all of Qual'thalas.

—oo000oo—

Vashj looked at the boy and then his sword. He would quickly become a threat if he ever wanted to. She should try to kill him and take his weapon. But fear stayed her hand. Two elder dragons were now grateful to him and she was in their lair. "Where is the scepter," she demanded of one of her soldiers.

He hissed to one of his men and he hissed back. "Mistress, it is encased in ice. The dragons protect it while they protect their young."

She scowled and looked. Now that she knew where, she easily found it. There, in a time stasis crystal, the same that had held the eggs, was the scepter. She could even make out the carved female night elf near the top. "... Send a messenger to Lord Illidan, warning him that we cannot take it at the moment. Also tell him about the demon, this 'Naruto'."

The naga was about to do as she ordered when they started talking again. "I think he really can defeat Arthas," Eilistraee stated. "I mean look. He has brought us all together with just words and actions. Even though some of us hate each other's people." At this, Nara and Talinth locked eyes. "And he doesn't intend to stop until the Lich King lies dead at his feet."

Talinth looked at him and then his sword. "But won't that make him the new Lich King if he absorbs his power?"

"No," came from Naruto as he stood back up, "I won't. I will leave him dead and his power with him."

"Why do you hate him so much," Talinth asked him.

"Because Naruto was forced to become a death knight," Nara told her. "Arthas took his humanity. Naruto wishes to take his life."

"...So not everyone here calls him Lord Naruto?"

As they continued talking, Vashj smiled. "Tell Lord Illidan that the demon is gathering power to kill the Lich King. But has no desire for his power." As the naga messenger slithered off, Vashj couldn't barely keep her laughter in check. The boy was throwing away a power unlike any other. A power Lord Illidan would be more than happy to take off his hands.

—oo000oo—

Naruto stretched as he walked out the tunnel to the cave, the next morning. And to his surprise, he came face to face with King Varian. "You're early."

"You're late," he countered.

"I got lost on the road of life," Naruto quoted.

"If you are coming out, in one piece..." He trailed off as beside him, Valeera held her daughter closer while Varian's first son stood beside him.

Naruto rubbed his chin. "While Shootingstar is dead, you don't want to go in there."

"I must make sure," Varian said.

Naruto thought about it a moment. "You, your wife, and children may enter. The mage may not."

"I will not leave my king unprotected."

Naruto leveled his gaze on the man and he felt like he was being picked apart from it. It was the gaze of someone that had seen something no one else could imagine. "You will stay out here." The mage agreed reluctantly. "Besides, I highly doubt that he is a man without protection."

Naruto turned and led the way back in. "Gar and Sylvos returned from Gloomfrost where they had the weapons made. Once we had them, we were able to break through his hide. While I was able to do something else. I found the dragons that had once lived in this lair before being forced out. And it was with there help, we killed them." Not a single word was untrue.

"Wait, we have more dragons to contend with," Valeera demanded.

"Good dragons," Naruto told them. "They lived here long before humans even existed. The elves even."

She looked at him closely. "Something is different about you."

"I couldn't imagine what. No touching the gold." Naruto entered and they found themselves with the group as they finished breakfast. Wyrmling flew above him and shrieked at the newcomers, welcoming them. They stopped when they saw what was beyond the group. Gold enough to fill the coffers of Stormwind for the next thousand years. "Remember what I said. Mystra, Gorebash, may I have a moment of your time?"

They got up from their nest, which was no longer covered in ice. "Yes, Naruto," Gorebash asked.

"In common, please. I present to you, King Varian of Stormwind and his wife and queen, Valeera Sanguinar. Prince Anduin Wrynn, son of the late Queen Wrynn, and Princess Alleria Draconian Wrynn, daughter of King and Queen Wrynn."

They bent down until they could see these mortals up close. "Was it you that sent Naruto Uzumaki here," Mystra asked in common.

"It was I," Varian replied, swallowing.

"Then we must also thank you, good king," Gorebash said to him. "As well as your family for holding Shootingstar away from your lands as well as our clutch. Without your sacrifices, he would have found a way to break the spell my wife placed over them."

"You need not thank me," Varian told them. "What we did, we did to save ourselves. It was a side effect. Even sending Naruto here now and returning your home to you was a side effect. I was desperate to save my daughter."

"Never the less, Naruto would not have come had you not requested him too," Mystra told him. "Come, enough of this talk." She changed into an elven woman dressed in fine robes. "Let us eat and talk as friends."

Gorebash followed her lead and changed into a elf warrior in armor. "You have sworn your support for Naruto, yes? You would call him a friend? Then we shall call you a friend."

Seeing the two older dragons do it, Wyrmling decided to give it a try. She tried to change and was covered in smoke. It cleared, revealing her still as a wyrmling, her eyes dizzy. "Come here, little one," Naruto said, picking her up and setting her on her perch on his shoulder. By the time that Varian had to excuse himself and his family, Naruto was laughing at the awkwardness they were displaying at being so close to two dragons. "I cannot wait to meet you again, Naruto 'Dragonkeeper' Uzumaki," Valeera stated before leaving.

"Dragonkeeper," Naruto said, rubbing his chin again, "I like the sound of that."

"Why are ya' doing tha'," Gar asked.

"I've been growing a beard and it itches like hell," Naruto told him.

Gar just laughed. "Tha' ain't nothin' but peach fuzz on ya's chin!" He tugged on his beard, which was tucked into his belt. "This is a beard!"

"Just because growing them is so strong in your people that the woman have beards, doesn't mean it is in others. We must go as well," Naruto told Gorebash and Mystra. "Now that we have made friends with the Dwarfs, Gnomes, and Humans, we need to get the Night Elves as well as the Draenei to agree."

"We wish you well," Gorebash said to them.

"Yes, and when our clutch has hatched, you must come and see them," Mystra said. "And here, a gift. This is a relic of the old Night Elf Kingdom. You must never use it. It is called the Scepter of Domination. See this as the trust we have in you."

Naruto put it inside his pouch. "I thank you. And I will come, a dragon flight couldn't keep me away." He turned to Talinth. "Are you coming with us?"

"Yes, you have done a great service and I wish to help you more."

"Good. You three stayed with us when fighting a dragon. I believe I can trust you with this now. As you know, the Seekers of Peace are meant to kill Arthas. How we will do it is by bringing peace to the Horde as well as the Alliance. We will get them to make peace, though force or trickery if necessary. Then, when they are all aligned together, like they were before the destruction of the World Tree, we will face down the armies of Arthas. The time for his plague will end with the start of the first eternal peace. Believe it."

—oo000oo—

Author's notes. Man, I got to thank Fox for doing that! A lot of people have been reading my story thanks to him!

Now, for those that did not read the comic, Varian is obviously the father of King Anduin Wrynn from WoW. He was captured by defias and lost his memory. After escaping, he met Valeera and even reclaimed the belt of Anduin Lothar. While it doesn't elaborate on it, Valeera is attract to Varian so I decided that to have the sacrifice be a child between him and her. And yes, this chapter was inspired in part by Records of the Lodoss Wars, Episode 10, The Demon Dragon of Fire Dragon Mountain.

Yes, I am building up a confrontation between Illidan and Naruto.