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Broken Isles
Three Scourge necropolises arrived in the Broken Isles. Each of them headed to different areas of the island chain and landed there. The undead inside then began to create defensive outposts around each site. Malygos, Olrun, Allari and Ymiron came out of one of the necropolis, the one that was near where Illysanna and Illidan met
"The outpost is now starting construction but it will take some time before it is complete." an acolyte said a few minutes after the necropolis landed
"That's fine. Send some sky barges to guard the sea outside the western coast." Ymiron ordered and the acolyte bowed before leaving
"This is the islands that Gul'dan raised from the sea. It makes me wish I still had my eyesight." Allari commented while they observed some sky barges leave the necropolis
In response, Malygos chanted some magic and it allowed the demon hunter to see things the way she used to
Allari was surprised that she was suddenly able to see and grew worried about what happened. "What in the hell?" she muttered
"Don't worry about that. I merely cast a spell that would restore your original eyesight but it will only last for a few minutes." Malygos said when she immediately looked at him. "You should try to learn how to shift between your regular and spectral vision. Illidan has stated that he has been able to do that for a long time now." he suggested and Allari merely adopted a thoughtful look
"Alright, that's enough small talk." Olrun said and broke up their banter. "We need to scavenge these islands as soon as we are able to."
"You there." Ymiron called out to an acolyte who approached them. "Ensure that our coastal defenses take top priority. Given Illysanna's information, there shouldn't be any hostile creatures on land. The sea is another story."
"As you command, master." the acolyte bowed before gather a small group of cultists who began creating defensive towers near the coast
'All Death Knights in the Broken Isles, make sure you prioritize your coastal defenses. You should already know the reason why.' Ymiron ordered to the other necropolises
Allari then made a gesture at the necropolis near them and a few shades came towards them. "You called, Lady Allari?"
"The eight of you, go out and scout the rest of the area. Go as far as you are able. I want to know exactly what else lies here." Allari ordered and the shades promptly left
Silvermoon
It has been a few days since Allari brought Vandel to the Scourge. Kel'thuzad made sure he was telling the truth and surprisingly, he was. He lost his son to the Legion and Illidan managed to save him when he destroyed the gunships during the Legion's recent invasion. Vandel wanted to become a demon hunter in pursuit of vengeance just like all the other demon hunters. Since it was found out that he was genuine, Illysanna agreed to let him join them and become a demon hunter
In one of the lower courtyards of the fortress, Illysanna was personally teaching Vandel his newfound powers. Unlike the others, Vandel had proven to be the most volatile and his powers were slowly driving him insane. He had to be restrained for the first two days under the watchful eye of at least two of the demon hunters
Vandel still hasn't returned to his regular night elf form and was mostly stuck in his demon form. He had gained control over it but was still prone to violent and mindless outbursts. Just like in the current moment, Illysanna had been beating him due to her greater experience in battle. Vandel lost control and began attacking like a mindless beast, like a lesser demon, which made it very easy for Illysanna to continue outmaneuvering him
"Vandel, listen, get control of yourself. If you allow your demonic powers to consume you..." Illysanna trailed off while performing a backflip to dodge an attack. "I will kill you." she threatened before delivering a strong kick right to his torso and sent him flying
The male demon hunter eventually got up and growled. Despite his missing eyes, one could tell that he was sending a glare her way. Contrary to what Illysanna expected, Vandel merely glared but did not recklessly move or attack. It became clear that despite being in a feral state, Vandel could still clearly understand what she had said. This resulted in the two of them just having a standoff. Illysanna merely observed if he would give in to his powers while Vandel was trying to control it. Closing his eyes, Vandel merely stood very still before suddenly unleashing an eye beam
Illysanna was surprised at this move but was able to barely dodge by jumping. When she landed, Vandel was already trying to attack her once more and managed to graze her arm. The two of them engaged in hand to hand combat but Vandel's movements, while still feral, was controlled. She pushed him away and turned into her own demon form. There was only one way to see if Vandel was really the one in control so Illysanna fired her own eye beam and scored a direct hit. The male demon hunter was slightly burned from the attack. It became clear that Illysanna was trying to rile him up to see if he was in control or not. Barely stopping himself from doing something stupid, Vandel unleashed a stream of fire at where his opponent was. As expected, Illysanna dodged this easily before she rushed behind him. Before Vandel could react, Illysanna kicked the back of his knees and caused him to lose his balance. Vandel wasn't even given a chance to react as Illysanna grabbed him by his wings and threw him into a wall before firing an eye beam at him. Vandel fell to the ground suffering even more burns
'This is usually when he lashes out. Let's see if he does it this time. If he does, then I'll have no choice.' Illysanna thought to herself. Despite the smoke, she could clearly see Vandel slowly get up. To her surprise and relief, he didn't do anything stupid. He just stood up before falling to his knees, clearly weakened from the little sparring session. She decided to walk over to him and extended her hand while dropping her demon form
Vandel noticed this and smiled as he accepted the gesture. Before either of them could say a word, the sound of clapping hands was heard and the two looked towards where it came from
"Impressive. You didn't lash out when you were pushed to your limit and it hasn't been that long since you became one of us." Kor'vas said as she approached the duo
"Thank you, Kor'vas. It wasn't easy to control this kind of power and I don't think I have full control of it yet." Vandel said but both Illysanna and Kor'vas could see that he was trying his hardest not to lash out
"That'll be it for today but you'll still have to be locked up until you gain full control of it." Illysanna said
Vandel was slightly disheartened at this and tried to revert to his night elf form. The dark parts of his skin turned into very pale purple but didn't go further than that. His horns and wings were still there, fully extended. "I understand." he muttered with slightly sadness
"Don't be too hard to yourself. This kind of power is not for everyone and believe me, the high elves took longer to control it than you did." Kor'vas said reassuringly. "As a matter of fact, it took them weeks before they could control this power while the three of us night elves only took around the same time as you did."
"How long did the high elves take before they could control themselves anyway?" Vandel asked curiously, somewhat surprising them at how fast his improvement for control was going
"Well, the longest was Allari with around five or six weeks while the others definitely took at least three." Kor'vas said before looking at Illysanna. "Am I counting that right?"
"I think so but on the other hand, they weren't as feral as you were..." Illysanna said while turning her head to Vandel. "However, even just trying to make conversation with them would cause them to lash out. That never happened to you, which is why it is very impressive."
Vandel smiled upon hearing this but his demonic powers were still gnawing at him. "Was there any reason why the high elves took so long to control them?"
"Magical addiction." Kor'vas answered, confusing Vandel as he never heard about such a thing. "The high elves have had the powers of the Sunwell flowing in them for thousands of years now, I believe. When it was corrupted when it was used to reanimate Kel'thuzad, they felt some kind of hunger ever since. Illidan believes that it is this hunger for magic that almost made them succumb to the demonic powers."
"So, you're saying that their hunger has made them consume the power instead of controlling it?" Vandel asked and the two girls simply nodded. "I understand. I'm glad that they didn't lose themselves." he said thoughtfully. "Thank you, Illysanna, Kor'vas. I'll take my leave." he said and Illysanna motioned for a death knight to accompany him
"So, what's going on? Something happened?" Illysanna asked
"Maiev just learned that about a couple hours ago, the Alliance had sent a few ships towards the continent Agatha had mentioned. She's in Kalimdor right now personally trying to gather whatever information she can find." Kor'vas replied
"I see. Has Altruis been informed of it?" Illysanna asked and they began walking towards the upper levels
"He has. From what I heard, he has begun mapping out the area." Kor'vas replied
"That's good. It should take them at least a week before they even make it there." Illysanna said before the two of them found a place to sit down
"By the way, how is Illidan?" Kor'vas asked
"I'm not exactly sure. His situation has not improved since Deathwing." Illysanna answered and grew a worried look
"I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Azshara was the most powerful night elf in existence." Kor'vas muttered
"That's an understatement. Nobody knew just how powerful she was. The Queen was a master of manipulation and managed to keep her true self hidden from everyone in the world." Illysanna pointed out
"This just makes me more uneasy than I already am." Kor'vas said and surprised her friend
"'Already am?' What do you mean by that?" Illysanna asked curiously
"I don't really know to be honest. Ever since we have destroyed Northrend, I had the feeling that we're being played." Kor'vas answered honestly
"Played? But by who? I doubt the Old Gods wanted their most powerful servant forced into a battle before they were ready and the Legion is not entering this world anytime soon." Illysanna pointed out
"That's exactly why I feel uneasy. Even though there is no reason for me to think that way, I feel like something is wrong and it's not what we're doing. It's something else entirely." Kor'vas answered
Ashenvale Forest
A small group of druids were gathered in a slightly remote area of the forest. They were trying to enter the Emerald Dream to aid Ysera in her quest to investigate what the undead had warned. While none of them trusted the undead, that warning was too dire not to consider the possibility of being true. While they in the middle of their efforts, some of the trees suddenly became black with red markings
"Hmm?" one of the druids muttered when he heard the change in sound. The others tried to look at what he was looking at but suddenly, darkness slowly engulfed them all before they suddenly lost consciousness, their bodies suddenly became gray similar to Illidan's but they had red markings everywhere and their bodies were flailing
Some time later, a group of sentinels that was patrolling the area noticed the sudden odd phenomenon. "Hey, are those trees dead?" one of them asked when she noticed the trees
The other in the group notice where she was pointing at and went towards there. When they saw what had happened, they were horrified
"What is this? Corruption?" another one of them asked
"But no one has been in the forest and the mortals aren't even corrupt." another pointed out
"We'll have to figure that out later. Let's tend to the druids." their leader said before one of them stopped her
"Don't. We don't know anything about this. We could suffer the same fate if we touched them. I think we should tell Shan'do Stormrage about this." a fourth sentinel suggested
"That's a better idea." their leader said and they all left to find Malfurion
It wasn't long before they found Malfurion talking with Ysera in the main sentinel base at the bottom of Mount Hyjal
"Shan'do!" the group's leader called out
"You look tired. What is so urgent that you exhausted yourselves to get here?" Malfurion asked worriedly
"It's a small part of the forest and some of the druids. They've been corrupted." the leader answered and surprised the green aspect and the archdruid
"What? Lead us there." Ysera commanded as they all left back to where the group of druids was. When they arrived, the green dragon instantly knew what it was a she could feel the kind of power
"Ysera, what's wrong?" Malfurion asked when he noticed her uneasiness
"This corruption. I know it." Ysera muttered with horror evident in her voice. "This is what the Scourge warned us about. The corruption of the Emerald Dream." she finished and everyone's eyes widened in surprise. While Ysera had not yet encountered the corruption, the energy it gives off is very similar to the Emerald Dream's albeit very twisted
"If this really is the effect of a corruption in the Emerald Dream, just what is the extent of this?" Malfurion asked with concern
"Regardless, we need to warn everybody about this." Ysera said as she approached the fallen druids. "They seem to be in some kind of trance, maybe even a nightmare." she said after studying them for a bit
"A nightmare? Then that means all of us is at risk of falling into this corruption." a sentinel pointed out
"Indeed. We will need to get to the bottom of this and fix it as soon as possible otherwise only the Scourge may be left conscious in the world." Ysera said grimly
Unbeknowst to them, Maiev was on the branches of a nearby tree with an invisibility spell. With her familiarity with night elven magic, she was able to keep herself hidden even though the night elves took precations against invisible targets. 'Illysanna, Kel'thuzad, Malygos, this is Maiev. I'm in Ashenvale right now. That corruption that Ymiron spoke of, it has taken effect. From what I witnessed, it traps the victim in some sort of nightmare.'
'A nightmare you say? That seems fitting.' Malygos commented. 'Is Ysera aware of this?'
'She is. I eavesdropped on their conversation and Ysera was the one who mentioned it was a nightmare. I think she's even coining the name 'Emerald Nightmare'.' Maiev answered
'Maiev, listen. Once you're finished there, I want you to head to the other mortal cities and see if this nightmare is affecting them as well.' Illysanna ordered
'As you wish.' Maiev replied, shutting off the mental link and promptly left. She continued to hide around her former home for a few hours, carefully observing for any signs of the corruption. Eventually, out of curiosity, she entered the place where she once spent a lot of hours in, the barrow deeps. To her surprise, the wardens were not there. Maiev was aware that she basically led them to their deaths but she thought that there would have been new members with Naisha still alive. 'I guess that Tyrande didn't want anymore of us.' she thought to herself before she left the area and the forest altogether
Durotar
A small group of seven zeppelins provided to them by goblins beforehand has gathered in the outskirts of Durotar
"Is everything ready?" Thrall asked
"It is, Warchief." Rokhan responded
"Warchief, are we sure that we should leave now when the Alliance still haven't secured a foothold?" Baine asked
"Perhaps it is not but at the same time, we cannot exactly afford to let the Alliance get wiped out in the event the continent is hostile lands. The trips were scheduled so that you would arrive within only a few hours of each other. They should be able to hold on until then." Thrall explained
"I see. Understood, Warchief." Dranosh said
"Very well, remember, do not agitate any of the locals and only do recon. If there are no complications during the journey, you should arrive only a few hours after they do." Thrall reminded them
"Yes, Warchief." Rexxar said before the leaders of this small group, which were Rexxar, Rokhan, Baine and Dranosh Saurfang, got on the zeppelin and they flew towards the southeast
In the distance from Durotar, Maiev noticed seven zeppelins rise into the sky that left the orcish lands. She was surprised that the horde has chosen to act this soon considering that the trip to the southern continent could take at week at minimum. Regardless, she has informed Illysanna and the others of this development
Deciding that she has had enough of this place, Maiev headed to the very south of Kalimdor, far beyond the eyes of the mortals, and boarded the sky barge the Scourge had hidden there beforehand. She left for the Broken Isles where some of their forces would be there while leaving the spying to the shades they have on Kalimdor
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Illidan was walking in the outside areas of Zin Azshari. Everything that he has seen or heard all made sense, except for one. He was part demon which meant that if Azshara had truly killed him, he would have gone to the Twisting Nether. On the other hand, he had no real idea what the Twisting Nether was so it was still entirely possible that this is what a demon goes through while their bodies are regenerating. Soon enough, his mind wandered to one of his early training days with Azshara
It had been two weeks since Illidan first started training with Azshara and she had shown him absolutely no mercy. Unlike with Kur'talos Ravencrest, the queen was not lenient and in the first few days, he was left barely alive after their training session. Azshara had expected that she would be forced to kill him but to her surprise, he stayed strong. He has learned his lesson about resolve very quickly and even though he thought he would be killed, Illidan's decision to train still remained strong
One day, Illidan was about to meet up with Azshara when there was a knock on the door. He opened it and saw Vashj. He was familiar with the woman. They had met some time after the trial and she was more intrigued that furious at what he had done. They soon began hanging out with each other and they realized that they didn't really have different mindsets and as such, they got along fairly well
"Vashj, hey. You caught me at a bad time. I was just about to leave." Illidan said
"About that." Vashj said hesitantly. She knew where he was going but even she was confused at why she was sent here. "Queen Azshara has told me that she needs you in her quarters right now. She said it was very important."
Illidan raised an eyebrow at this. 'That is not what she said to me. Was there a change of plans?' he thought to himself. He was going to ask Vashj about this but remembered that she didn't know about his training, or so he thought. "Did she mention anything what this was about, Vashj?"
Vashj shook her head. "No, all she said is that it was urgent."
"I see. I'll go there in a few minutes. Thank you, Vashj." Illidan said
Vashj gave him a smile after that before she turned to leave. Azshara had told her about the training with Illidan which is why she was the one the queen ordered to do this task. She went to the queen's quarters. "Queen Azshara, it's me, Vashj." she said as she knocked on the door. Vashj got no response so she knocked again. "My queen?" she asked and again, no response so she decided to open the door. To her surprise, Azshara wasn't there. 'What? Why would Azshara tell me to go get Illidan if she wasn't even here?'
In the meantime, Illidan did not go to the queen's chambers. He instead went to the place where he was supposed to meet up with Azshara. 'What is going on? Why didn't Azshara tell me herself that there was a change of plans? Regardless, I can always go to her quarters at any time.' he thought as he was making his way there. While the queen did order him to head to her quarters, he had a nagging feeling that this is where he should be going. Upon arriving at the meeting place, he found it empty. 'Azshara's not here. Did she really want to me to go to her quarters?' he thought before he had another strange feeling and quickly took cover among the trees. The timing was perfect as an arcane bolt was shot his way and he quickly drew his sword
However, the source of the attack soon made itself known. "So, you did come here after all, Illidan." Azshara said as she revealed herself and he stepped out from behind the three
"What is going on, Azhsara?" Illidan demanded to know
"Your next lesson." Azshara answered and he grew more confused. "Illidan, listen to me. This is something that will save you in the future. Always trust your instinct no matter what. Whenever you have a feeling that something isn't quite right, then something most definitely isn't no matter how big or small it is. Sometimes, you may not be able to immediately tell what it is and sometimes, it may take you a long time before you figure it out but for as long as you have that feeling inside you, do not disregard it. Trust it instead."
"Wait, so you sent Vashj to tell me that you wanted me in your quarters just to see if I would trust my instincts?" Illidan asked curiously
"Yes. As Ravencrest should have told you by now, instinct is one of the most important parts in a battle. I wanted to see how much you trusted yours but I didn't want to put too much pressure so I just went with something simple." Azshara answered him as she drew her own sword. "Now, let's do this, Illidan."
'Did Azshara do something to me? Can she actually trap someone in an alternate reality? No, that's not it. That kind of magic would take an incredible amount of power. Not even Azshara could do something like that and the Old Gods are far too weakened to do this on their own.' he tried to make sense. He had begun to accept this new reality as the afterlife but something in him said this was all wrong. 'It is also doubtful that this is what a demon goes through while their body is regenerating. It is very unlikely given the nature of demons. I guess I'll have to gather as much information as I can before I figure this out. The only question is would I figure it out before the Old Gods mount a counter attack of some sort.'
"There you are, Illidan." a voice said behind the former demon hunter
'It couldn't be.' Illidan thought to himself. He had heard this voice so many times before but in recent years, most of it has been with contempt. This time, it was just a plain voice not filled with anything malicious and he turned around. "Malfurion? Tyrande? What are-" he was cut off when Tyrande suddenly hugged him
"Vashj told us just a few minutes ago that you were awake and we came to see you. It's good to finally see you awake, brother." Malfurion replied with a smile
"What are you even doing here, Illidan?" Tyrande asked as she lightly slapped his body. "It hasn't been half a day since you awoke and you already left your wife alone. What the hell is the matter with you? Are you actually planning on leaving her? Try to do that and I will rip your balls off. And why in the hell did the guards allow you to leave on your own?" she fired questions and growing angrier by the second
"What are in the world you talking about? I go out for a walk and you're already accusing me of leaving her? Am I not allowed to think about what happened to me for a few minutes?" Illidan fired back but it did nothing to deter his childhood friend. With every passing event, things grew further distant from the Azeroth he knew but at the same time, it made him feel much more comfortable which was reasonable when you compare it to the constant fighting he experienced ever since he absorbed the Skull of Gul'dan
"No, you are absolutely not. You are supposed to stay with her until you are fully recovered. What if you lost consciousness again here? What is she supposed to do then?" Tyrande argued back
"What? Are you insinuating that Vashj is helpless without me?" Illidan countered
"No, but what you're doing is making her worry unnecessarily." Tyrande replied, still not backing down while Malfurion watched the argument between his brother and Tyrande with amusement
"I'm fine." Illidan muttered simply
"It doesn't matter and you're completely missing the point." Tyrande said in frustration
"Alright, you two. That's enough." Malfurion said as he got in between the two. "Let's go back. Vashj said she was going to cook dinner for us. Illysanna and Shandris are joining us as well." and Ilidan had a dumbstruck look on his face which Tyrande did not miss
"See? Your memories are still groggy that you forgot about your own daughter." Tyrande said scoldingly and grabbed him by the wrist. "Come on. Don't keep your family waiting any longer." she said as she dragged him back
Illidan looked at Malfurion who merely shrugged his shoulders. "She has a point, Illidan. You really should have just stayed with your wife until you fully recovered. You may be physically fine but your memories clearly are not." he said as his brother sighed in defeat
Tyrande dragged her childhood friends back to the area of the palace that was off limits anyone but Vashj, Illidan and their families. They arrived at a dining room and saw three individuals working there
"Father!" one of them cried out as she put down the plate she was carrying and ran over to Illidan and hugged him and nearly made him lose his balance. "You've finally regained consciousness." she said which Illidan can only assume the identity was Illysanna's since he knew that Shandris was his brother's adoptive daughter from his reality. "I'm sorry I wasn't there when Xavius knocked you out."
"It's fine, really. I would never have forgiven myself if you got caught up with that traitor." Illidan said reasurringly. 'How am I able to react like this even though I have no memory of these things ever happening? Have I learned to instinctively adapt to different kinds of situations?' he wondered to himself as he knows that thinking on your feet was one of the things Azshara trained him extensively in since according to her, plans never go the way you want to. "So, where have you been, daughter?" he asked, not breaking the hug
"I was training with Kor'vas. We went on a mock rescue mission earlier." Illysanna replied
'Kor'vas? Are the two of them still best friends here?' Illidan wondered to himself, remembering how close the two were ever since the little skirmish in the Broken Isles
"Illy, you're gonna suffocate your father if you keep that up." Vashj said teasingly and her daughter quickly let go
"Mother, come on." Illysanna whined as she let go of her father
"It is good to see you back, uncle." Shandris said as she herself hugged Illidan
Illidan was at a loss of words at what he was experiencing. Ever since the War of the Ancients, he had never imagined that he would ever have a family let alone have a daughter. He watched his wife and daughter banter playfully while being in deep thought about everything, specifically at his relationship with Illysanna Ravencrest, the daughter of the first person who trained him how to fight. He was pulled out of his thoughts when Vashj waved a hand in front of his face. "Wh-What?"
"Come on, Illidan. The food is ready and it might get cold." Vashj said with a smile
"Oh right." Illidan replied thoughtlessly while Vashj dragged him to the table
The six of them then began talking about various topics as they ate. Illidan couldn't remember most of them but to his surprise, all of them refreshed his memories on it. He still did not remember the events but he was given a good understanding of it. One thing that really surprised him was how no one seems to take offense that he couldn't remember anything which he assumed that his 'encounter' with Xavius was that bad
After the dining room was cleaned up, Malfurion, Tyrande and Shandris stayed in the guest rooms which was below the floor they were on, Illysanna retired to her room while Illidan and Vashj went back to theirs
"Something on your mind?" Vashj asked as she came out of the bathroom and noticed her husband looking off into the stars
"I'm just surprised. I couldn't remember any of the things we talked about in dinner yet none of you seem to be mad or even offended." Illidan replied as he turned to face her
"Illidan, what happened to you with Xavius could have wiped your memory for good and all of us are very grateful that it's only discombobulated. None of us should be giving you a hard time because of it and if it's still messed up, we can always go to the sorcerers and have them check up on you." Vashj said as she sat beside him on the bad
"I suppose you're right." Illidan sighed out
"Well, I hope there's one thing you didn't forget about." Vashj said in a teasing tone
"Huh? What are-" Illidan began to ask but was cut off when Vashj tackled him onto the bed. Before he could ask what she was up to, Vashj suddenly kissed him hungrily. He was surprised at first but quickly returned them with just as much fervor
"You haven't forgotten this, have you?" Vashj continued to tease him
"Never." Illidan said as he rolled them over so that he was on top and kissed her again
Some time later, Illidan awoke but unlike the last time, he wasn't surprised but he did find it odd that he woke up in the middle of the night. He looked over to his wife and found her cuddled up to him covered in only their blanket, both of them were. The former demon hunter still couldn't believe the life he was currently in as it was the polar opposite of the one he had prior to his operation to destroy Deathwing. The former dragon aspect wasn't even a former in this life as Neltharion apparently was never corrupted. Suddenly, a massive migraine struck him. The cause of it was unknown at first but as he gripped his head, he began to recall all of the memories he had in this life
The moment the memory of last week's events came back to him, only then did he understand why Vashj and everyone else was not upset at him for forgetting. His fight with Xavius could have burned him alive in the very same way he does to his enemies with his eye beams. He looked at his wife's peaceful sleeping form and held her closer as if he was afraid that he would lose her at any moment
Despite all this, there was one thing that still gave him trouble and it didn't stray too far from his instinct that something was wrong with this whole getup. 'If those are the memories of what had happened to me in this life, why can I still remember the one I had where the War of the Ancients actually took place?'
Yes, that is the Emerald Nightmare although it will be very different one from the canon. There are a lot of things I wanna talk about especially with what is going on with Illidan but if I say anything, that might just spoil everything. Don't worry too much about it. This part of the story won't last too long and in fact, I will say this. What is going on with Illidan will be revealed on or before chapter thirty five. That's all I will say so everything will be left to your speculation
And yes, Vashj and Illidan did have sex in this chapter. I just didn't put the details on it. Now, I did warn you before that there would be moments like this so don't be surprised. Also, even though there are now some slight romance, it won't be too much. This story will still focus on the war part