Day 190
"I can't believe the Missing Diplomat and the Dragonkin Menace were required for Onyxia." Bron wondered.
"Well not really, but the last item will open the entrance to the lair. Even though I have the key to Black Wing Lair none of the rest of you can get in. At least We can do Molten Core for our tier one set and we will need that set if we plan to survive Onyxia. Better to have tier two gear, but there is a requirement to kill her before we can get into BWL." I explained. "That raid is no joke as the first boss will kill you if you don't do it perfectly."
"Well at least UBRS, Stratholme, and Zul'Gurub are on farm now even if they are difficult." Jake added. "For both of ours guilds. Though we are teaching the other guilds as well. Then there is the constant farming of reputation. Don't these NPC's know that there are not that many mobs to go around."
"Ha! You forget just to clear Stratholme now is nearly a thousand mobs. The dungeons are either getting weaker or more time consuming." Fizzle countered. "I would rather get the door open as quickly as possible."
"All things in due time." Elvel and Petrel said in unison. We all laughed as we turned in the last quest before confronting Lady Prestor, aka Onyxia. Something needed to change, but I wasn't sure what. I saw VanCleef working with the city architect still under guard but he was still alive. That was it I needed to save Reginald Windsor. Our entire guild would be there and we had done this over and over. This was the last time I didn't want to wait for other guilds to do this as they wouldn't need it.
"Okay team we are going to do this a bit differently. Paladins I need to know if you can bubble Reginald?" I asked. Some times it wasn't possible to bubble an NPC, but one of the paladins bubbled him before we started the quest. That was a good sign. We started the quest. "All right look alive people. Peter, Darius you keep Reginald alive at all costs. Markus you better back them up as well. Remember he has to be bubbled just before Onyxia kills him as she is transforming." We continued until just before we entered the keep and on into the throne room.
"Onward!" Reginald orders. He looks at the young prince and spoke loudly "Majesty, run while you still can. She is not what you think her to be..."
"To the safe hall, your majesty." Bolvar added. Anduin runs and disappears inside.
"The masquerade is over, Lady Prestor, or should I call you by your true name." he pauses. "Onyxia!" Lady Katrana laughs cruelly.
"You will be incarcerated and tried for treason, Windsor. I shall watch with glee as they hand down a guilty verdict and sentence you to death by hanging." She stated with confidence. "And as your limp body dangles from the rafters, I shall take pleasure in knowing that a mad man has been put to death. After all, what proof do you have? Did you expect to come in here and point your fingers at royalty and leave unscathed?"
"You will not escape your fate, Onyxia." Reginald explained. "It has been prophesied, a vision resonating from the great halls of Karazhan. It ends now."
Reginald paused. "The Dark Iron's thought these tablets to be encoded. This is not any form of coding, it is the tongue of ancient dragon." he clears his throat. "Listen, dragon. Let the truth resonate throughout these halls." As he reads from the tablets strange sounds fill the chamber then the Highlord gasps. Lady Prestor starts to deform and her body rips and flows with magic as she grows into her true form. Onyxia looks at all present with hate in her eyes.
"Curious... Windsor, in this vision, did you survive?" she asked, "I only ask because one thing that I can and will assure is your death. Here and now."
"Dragon filth! Guards! Guards! Seize this monster!" Bolvar yelled. One of our paladins bubbled Windsor just before her lightning struck and it failed, but not before another bubble was applied and nearly twenty healers cast upon him.
"Do Not Let Her Escape!" Reginald Windsor yelled in frustration as he could do nothing. The guards that changed into dragonkin died quickly. I looked on as Reginald lived. I had changed the world again. This was it the one key thing. Whether good or bad or indifferent this locked the quest line.
"It is good that she could not complete her promise." Bolvar stated.
"I am in you debt Lady Kit." Windsor stated. "Bolvar the medallion is the key to her lair, but I see it is broken."
"Lady Kit take this to Haleh in Winterspring she is the leader of the Blue Dragonflight she may know how to fix it." Bolvar explains. "With it we can attack her directly." Horns blew from down the large passageway. A human dressed in barbaric clothing and armed to the teeth walks boldly up to us. Weapons jerk for a second and guards trail him proudly.
"Make way for the King of Stormwind!" the guard yelled. Bolvar looks shocked before he and Windsor bows. Anduin ran out of hiding to hug his father.
"My son, I have returned." Varian stated as he hugged his son. This was a young man soon to be a teenager. The game did him an injustice to only have one size model for children. This was not what I expected. According to lore Anduin was kidnapped and there were two Varians. What would happen now?
"Guild Master Kit please come forward." Varian ordered. I did so and bowed. "You have again served this realm with honor, but I have another task that can not wait. This vile dragon Onyxia must pay for her crimes and I bid you all the speed our gryphons and ships will give you to complete this quest. Ask and it shall be granted."
"If I may be bold there is one thing that will allow us to serve you better all of us not just my guild. I request we be taught how to fly our own gryphons or any other mount willing to bare us." I replied. Many of the players gasped in shock at my request.
"Bolvar can we do this?" Varian asked.
"It would be up to the flight masters, but by your command they will do it." Bolvar replied.
"Then this I decree from this day forward all heroes shall be able to fly to fulfill their duty." Varian ordered. "Go now and prepare for when you return we shall destroy Onyxia together." The players shouted and cheered and we quickly race to the flight master. He stonewalled us until the decree was handed to him directly and he nodded in agreement. He called out his fee and it stopped nearly everyone. I walked up and opened the training window and then closed it. I opened my spell book and saw that the flight levels were restored to me.
"I know many of you do not have the money to fly, but until we have a place to buy the mounts and I hope sooner then later. You must save, but for my guild mates you will not foot the entire bill. I urge other guilds to save up to help your members get their flight training." With that I called my Netherdrake. I mounted the drake and the onlookers gawked. "For the Alliance!" I yelled before taking off and my drake shot up in the sky.
"I do not remember agreeing to let you ride me, but you feel familiar." the drake wondered. I nearly fell as I heard him speak in my mind.
"I know that was another, but I am still the same person even if I have a different name." I replied. "In another time and place I earned the right to have you by my side or by your side. I hope this is sufficient truth."
"It is and now I feel I can do more." the drake stated. "Shall we go and fight the legion?" it was more of an urge that the dragon gave me and he felt my negativity before I answered.
"We can not, but there is legion here but not many. Outland is blocked to us and I hope the portal stays closed, but I fear it will open on this world as well." I replied.
"Then I will fight any foe you point me at." he offered.
"We will fight another dragon soon, but I am not sure you will be able to help." I replied. "But if there is a way then we will find it." My flight was the most enjoyable experience I had yet to have in Azeroth. We flew together as one. Hours later I landed in front of the White Rabbit Tavern and went inside to my lover. With in a week a vendor from the Wildhammer Clan came to Stormwind, Darnassus, and Ironforge. Slowly players started to learn to fly, but for my guild and Jake's guild we moved to Winterspring and then on to Theramore Isle.
