It has begun, the shattering, the fall and everything else that the truth has held, the real truth which has remained and kept for so long. Time to return to a world, that has encountered so much war, so much conflict, and now... A horrific ending, would come. Enjoy reading this, everyone.

Spells and Louds.
Chapter 1,054: The Shadowlands, has begun.

(Icecrown Glacier, Northrend.)

A portal opens, and coming through are the Royal Defenders, but then they stop and are shocked by what they see. Leon comes out from the Tiger Tank. "OH MY FUCKING GOD. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!"

Anub'Arak and his warriors are also surprised, and confused. "This... What is this madness?! What has become of the frozen throne?!"

Luna Frost is on her Frostwyrm Sindragosa, and she is confused at what she sees. "No, what has happened here? What the hell is going on?!"

They see the sky above the Icecrown glacier, above the frozen throne is shattered, and it appears that another world is slowly crumbling the sky, trying to reach the surface of the world. They see many dead scourge warriors, and this makes Luna Frost realize. "No, Windrunner did this!"

"She did!" Kel'Thuzad arrives, and on Saphiron. "I was at Lordaeron discussing about the Forsaken warriors scourging through Northrend and then I was ambushed by Windrunner's forces, and escaped back here. Now, it seems... Her plan, has worked... The Shadowlands, has been revealed."

Lincoln tries his best to calm down his Netherdrake, and then he looks towards Luna Frost. "Mom, what the heck do we do?" Because he knows, that this world is something not in his jurisdiction.

They look towards the portal in the sky, and all of them didn't like this. Luna Frost on the other hand, she looks super pissed off. "We need to find the Lich King, now!"

(Within Aboard the Acherus necropolis.)

The doors open, and we see the Knights of the Ebon Blade, and Gyro, Pyrrha, and on the throne, Highlord Bolvar Fordragon. Luna Frost then bows, but then he speaks. "There is no need fo such, Frost. For the title of Lich King, has been uprooted, and is now diminished. I am no longer the jailor of the damned, nor am I the lord of the Scourge Darkness."

The Royal Defenders are surprised, and then Neil speaks. "What?! Wait, where is the Helm of Domination?! Where is the crown which is used to maintain control over the Scourge?!"

Gyro shows them. "This is all that is left. The banshee queen came to Icecrown, and attacked the Frozen Throne, she ensured she attacked the route that was weakest, and with easy to fight forces."

Bolvar then speaks. "We fought her, but she fought with everything she had, and she has gained new sources of power as well, power which doesn't belong to her, for she has broken the veil between life and death. The Helm of Domination's destruction, has opened the gateway which divides the land of the living, and the land of the dead. The Shadowlands."

"And she is not working alone" replied Pyrrha.

This surprises them and Linka asks. "Wait, who is she working with?"

Bolvar then continues. "The one she serves, is the one who tricked the Burning Legion, with the use of Dreadlords, the one who has been toiling away in secret, and plotting to bring ruin to this world, and possibly beyond. His name, is the jailor and from the voices that I have heard within the helm, it speaks that he was sent to the Maw, within the Shadowlands."

Lori then speaks. "So, without the helm... what of the undead armies around this world?"

Leni also speaks. "Yeah, won't they like, ravage and destroy everything they see like savages?"

"That is true, yes" replied Kel'Thuzad. "But such precautions have been taken, for we have made a plan should something happen to the title of the Lich King. We hae dispatched all undead forces to be led by either a Lich Lord, or whatever else is at the high rank, some are Necromancers, Crypt Lords, Shattered ones, Fallen Ones and Death Knights, the Scourge is fine, for now. We need to silence the Jailor, before his plans are in motion, and I assume that we do not know what the plans are, correct?"

Gyro nods. "Yeah, we are at a loss for words, and the worst part... Sylvanas sent flying horrors, and they have kidnapped... King Anduin Wrynn, former Warchief Thrall, tauren chieftain Baine Bloodhoof and Lady Jaina Proudmoore. They brought them through the portal, and they tried to claim me, but we fended them off!"

Bolvar then speaks. "We know not of why she would claim them, but perhaps revenge is what she seeks, to those whom have denied her of the rights she seeks to bring death to this world and..."

Sergei slams his hammer, startling the others. "Then when are we going there?! We need to save the chieftains!" Neil and Leon do what they can to hold them back, but then Luna Frost looks to the others.

"What the hell are the Shadowlands?"

Gyro speaks first. "The Shadowlands... is the realm of Death, an infinite plane where the souls of deceased mortals go to be reborn, serve, find peace, do battle, or endure endless torment. The Shadowlands exist on the edge of reality, separated from the physical universe by a barrier known as the Veil, and consist of an infinite number of diverse afterlives sustained by the flow of anima from the recently dead. Mortal souls who cross the Veil between life and death arrive at the Eternal City of Oribos and are judged by the Arbiter, who then assigns them to the afterlife that suits them most, the largest and most significant of which are ruled by a pantheon of Eternal Ones and powerful orders known as covenants, each with its own unique role in maintaining the ecosystem of the afterlife."

"Time is perceived differently in the Shadowlands. Time and Death are not related, as Death is about eternity and not linear time. Time is a construct of order and structure, but circumstances in the Shadowlands are more chaotic. To a soul in the Shadowlands, it can therefore feel like eons have passed since their arrival whereas only a few months or years have elapsed in the world of the living, much like a dream in which a significant period of time can seem to pass even though one has only slept for a few hours."

Kel'Thuzad then speaks. "I know little, but each role is needed to ensure balance is made, and Bolvar knows of this realm as well, since the Helm of Domination and the Runeblade Frostmourne were forged from those lands, many years ago before the dawn of time."

Luna Frost looks to the Runeblade, and she didn't know, that all this time she wielded a weapon, from a world beyond that of Azeroth, and this angers her, and then she speaks. "Sir, when do we go there and bring destruction to the damned jailor?"

Bolvar speaks. "I shall be going, along with the Death Knights of the Ebon Blade, with the Guardian, and the four who could aid us. Spellman brothers, and Sharp." they all look to Neil, Leon, Sergei and Peter.

This confuses them and Leon asks. "Wait, what? Why is?"

Gyro explains. "Neil has the soul of Deathwing, Leon is a cunning Aswang shifting freak, Sergei trained with the Horde lately, and Peter Sharp, also known as Pyron has the Spirit of Vengeance, and also you four have died before and returned."

This made sense to them, but Luna Frost is confused. "Wait, wait. Then, what the hell am I supposed to do?! I can help, I have the Runeblade and..."

"No" replied Bolvar. "The jailor is not aware of the Runeblade, and that it lives. He must never know, instead you must remain here and hold the line within Northrend, and ensure nothing goes out of that portal, or tries to go in."

Luna Frost didn't like this and then he speaks. "I might not be the Lich King as I was before, but you must remain and defend this land, for you are the wielder of the Runeblade, and the Champion of the Scourge. Do not falter, and do not attempt to come with us, your safety is needed, and your world needs you more."

Lincoln goes over, and he holds Luna's hand, and he knows she didn't like these orders, but she has to obey them and defend this land.

(Later.)

We see Gyro and Pyrrha use their magic outside, and the fragments of the Helm of Domination are floating, and a portal is made. "The path to meet with the Arbiter is open, we can proceed into the Shadowlands."

Gwen shares a kiss with Neil. "Come back, please."

Neil nods. "I will come back, and we will win."

Then he shifts to Deathwing. "You have my word, that I will return this man home."

Gwen nods. "You'd better."

Sam hugs her dad, and Peter Sharp knows how she feels. "Take care of the family while I am gone, and I will return home, I promise you that darling."

Sergei also says his goodbye to Loona, and same with Leon to Dana. They even see the former Lich King Bolvar Fordragon, and he is speaking with someone whom he hasn't seen in a long time since he became the Lich King, his daughter, who has become a warrior for the Alliance.

The others are also concerned about them, but Luna Frost didn't like this, she wants to come along and help them, but she has to also ensure that the Scourge is maintained and balanced, and that everything is alright here. She even sees some Alliance and Horde forces are going to help reinforce the kingdom, to ensure that nothing else from the Shadowlands comes in.

Lincoln then holds Luna's hand, and then Sam stands with her. Neil then looks to Gyro. "We're not calling Hollow to this fight?"

"The Sith Lord Supreme Leader is busy with his own thing, and he might not be able to contact us for the time being" replied Gyro. "Now, steer yourselves heroes, the hour of battle is here, the time to slay our true enemy, has come!"

The champions and heroes from the Alliance and Horde cheer, and so they all charge through the portal and Peter Sharp leads them, while Sergei yells. "Lok'tar Ogar!" Then Leon follows him and so does Neil. Gyro steps through, leaving Pyrrha to defend Karazhan.

Then the Death Knights of the Ebon blade go through, Bolvar Fordragon turns around and sees the other Royal Defenders and he speaks. "Defend your world, and ensure that the darkness from the maw, never comes here." Bolvar has his hammer, and he too goes through the portal.

The portal closes, and the pieces from the Helm of Domination are sent through the portal as well, which means the guardian is holding them in safe keeping, believing that it will help them as well, and the others watch as the large portal above is still there, and are hoping that they will sort this out, and yet they feel upset about something else.

They want to help and join the fight, but as the guardian said... their world, and this world, needs their help, but Luna Frost has some thoughts about this. 'At some point, I will go through and help them, whether the Highlord likes it or not!'

To be continued... On November 20.

A/N: The Shadowlands has been revealed, and the great darkness has been seen, though not all of them have gone through, they might one day, soon perhaps. I hope that you all enjoyed reading this, and for more to come.
Date made: 10/4/22 – 10/5/22.