A strange look fell on Dynn's face. She could not believe the words that were coming from Anachronos' mouth.
"She's going to be the one to open the gate? She is but a lowly druid!" Staghelm exclaimed as he paced around his room.
"She maybe lowly now but in the future, she will grow in power. If she was not to become powerful, how could she be the one to open the gate? The sands of time do not lie Staghelm." Anachronos said as he moved towards Dynn.
"Me? How can it possibly be me? I know nothing about the Qiraji or the gate!" Dynn said.
"Then we shall teach you everything you need to know about the opening of the gate. Come meet me and the others at the Caverns of Time. Everything shall be explained there. My master Nozdormu will shed light on this mystery. Staghelm, you will go with Dynn to the Caverns." said Anachronos as he walked out of the room and disappeared along with the other dragons.
(Later, in the desert of Tanaris) Dynn traveled along the arid sands of Tanaris. She and Staghelm had reached the fabled Caverns of Time where they were to meet the legendary Nozdormu. They made their way to the gates of the caverns and entered. The walked throughout the mysterious caverns and made their way to the Sands of Time.
"Ahhh Dynn and Archdruid Staghelm, we are glad to see the both of you here safe." Anachronos said as he greeted them. "Come, you shall meet my master Nozdormu very shortly" he said as he moved towards a table where the other dragons sat. Soon, a great bronze dragon descended from the Sands of Time. It was Nozdormu the Timeless. He flew down and transformed into his humanoid form. He took the form of a male Blood Elf mage.
"Dynn and Staghelm, I already know what questions you will ask so do not bother to speak. Allow me to explain everything. You see the Qiraji are a menace created by the Old God C'Thun. He modeled them after his image. They intend to take all of Kalimdor for themselves. They plan to do this with the help of those parasites you have found and through a full-scale invasion. They will be backed by the power of C'Thun himself. This has caused the Bronze Dragonflight to take action. We cannot allow the Qiraji to take over Kalimdor. Now in order to stop them you must venture to the depths of Ahn'Qiraji. However it is blocked by the Scarab Gate. No one can enter it unless the gate is opened and it can only by opened using the Scepter of the Shifting Sands which Staghelm here destroyed many years ago." Nozdormu explained. "Now we must recreate the Scepter and open the gate. I know not what lies there. The power of C'Thun is too strong and I cannot see what lies ahead. The first step you must take there is to defeat Ossirian the Unscathed. He rules over the Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj. Next you must venture into the temple. There, the Twin Emperors Vek'nilash and Vek'lor will be at their thrones. I know not what form C'Thun has taken but you must also defeat him as well. You much banish him from this world forever! This is a task impossible for only one person to do so you must rally your people in this war." Nozdormu said.
"We will aid in the fight Dynn" Meritha said.
"Yes, the children of the Four Dragonflights will aid you as will I. You will need all the help you can get to defeat C'Thun. Unfortunately, Malygos, Ysera, and Alextrasza cannot aid us. Malygos needs to rebuild his flight, Ysera battles the Nightmare in the Dream, and Alextrasza has gone missing." Nozdormu said. "I have managed to recover some of the Scepter but the rest is hidden away in Silithus. You must recover them Dynn and bring them back to me so that I may recreate the scepter. Now go" Nozdorum said as he flew back to his domain. Dynn, Staghelm, Anachronos, Arygos, Caelestrasz, and Meritha left the Caverns and headed for Silithus.
"We've been running around this damned place for hours. Anachronos, can't you look into the future and find where the remains if the scepter are?" Staghelm said.
"Unfortunately, I can't. C'Thun's power is preventing me from doing so. He doesn't want us to ruin his plans." Anachronos said.
"Look! There are some bones over there. I sense some source of arcane power in there." said Arygos as the party approached the bones. They examined the sight and found something glowing in the ground. "Perhaps this is it?" he said as he picked up the glowing object. All of a sudden, the ground started shaking. The skies turned pitch black and there was the sound of an evil laughter in the air.
"I don't like the looks of this" Caelastrasz said as he unsheathed his daggers.
"YOU WILL NOT ENTER AHN'QIRAJ" said a mysterious voice. Soon, a large stone figure appeared behind the party. "I EMISSARY ROMAN'KHAN WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO ENTER. NOW DIE!" said the emissary as he swung his fist towards Arygos. Meritha chanted in a foreign language and created a barrier around Arygos and deflected the emissary's attack. Dynn and Staghelm called upon the forces of nature and attacked the emissary. Anachronos drew his sword and shield and started slicing at the emissary's legs. Caelestrasz climbed to the emissary's head and started slicing at it. Soon, Roman'Khan fell to the ground dead. Dynn reached into his pockets and found the remains of the scepter.
"This is it. Let's head back to the Caverns. Staghelm, you should rally the people and tell them to meet at Cenarion Hold. The time has come." Anachronos said. They all traveled back to the caverns while Staghelm traveled to Darnassus. At the caverns, Nozdormu reformed the scepter and handed it to Dynn.
"Now Dynn all you have to do is slam the scepter on the gong outside of the gate. Then it shall open up Ahn'Qiraj. Be careful everyone. I shall meet you there soon. Meanwhile in Cenarion Hold, an entire army of humans, dwarves, gnomes, and elves were assembled and waiting for orders. Even members of the Horde were present.
"NOW IS THE TIME WE RID THIS WORLD OF THE QIRAJI! NOW IS THE TIME WE RIDE TO WAR! WE WILL RIDE TO OUR DEATHS BUT WE SHALL RIDE TO VICTORY!" Anachronos yelled as the army mounted up and rode towards the Scarab Gate. The soon arrived at the gate and everyone prepared for the worse. Dynn took the scepter and slammed it on the gong. There was silence after she had done so. The gate did not open. Everyone was paralyzed in fear and anticipation. Dynn rang it again and once more. There was silence again. Soon the earth trembled. The roots on the gate receded. The glyphs disappeared. The gate rumbled and exploded. The army cheered and charged in.
"NOW IS OUR TIME MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS! WE WILL CHARGE INTO THEIR CURSED CITY! NOTHING CAN STOP US! CHAAAAAAARGE!" Anachronos yelled as he charged into the ruins of Ahn'Qiraj. The army soon followed. Dynn stood at the gong standing still.
"So this is it. This is my last day on this planet." Dynn whispered to herself. She knew she was going to die. She knew that this was going to be a bloody war. She knew that if she did not act, the Qiraji would take over. She was the last to enter the ruins. As she entered, she looked back with a somber look on her face. At that moment her whole life flashed before her eyes. She then charged into the battle, awaiting her destiny.