Author's Note: Hello dear readers! Here's the new chapter. Today's also the day the 7.2 patch is being added into WoW! *cheers*. Thank you all who read/reviewed/ faved this story. I'm still trying to get the hang of fan fiction net's way of posting things, so sorry if some sentences or dialogues seem a bit off.

-Sentences in italic are flashbacks

Do you play Hearthstone? If yes you might have noticed Ragnaros The Lightlord, a paladin legendary card. I thought it would be great to see it happening in Warcraft, so I took the liberty and added him on this story.

Illidan might seem off character a bit, it will be explained in the next chapter!

So on we go!

Chapter 1. Ragnaros the Lightlord

Two hours of sleep was her only reward, but she had to deal with it. She had promised Allari to bring her master back at any cost. But she didn't expect them to take her world literal; she meant bringing him back to life, not returning him on their base, that man had wings, why not let him fly over their sanctum, or teleport him there? Of course there must always be a problem.

"The demons still think that we are invading The Nighthold, word of Gul'dan's defeat hasn't been out yet, and this is our chance to catch them off guard! Illidan is still recovering from his long slumber, with a spell he can walk among the others unnoticed, and when the time comes we crush whatever Legion forces are left in the Broken Isles!" Khadgar said excited "And also you can inform him of what has been going on in Azeroth during your absence, like how you defeated the Lich King, or Deathwing" he continued. At the sound of the Lich King and the massive dragon, Illidan was now paying attention, and he was focused at the small frame of Selina's. She in return waved her hand disapproving of the mage's choices of words.

"You say it as if I did it all by myself. For starters, Lord Tirion Fordring -may Elune rest his soul- was the one who destroyed the Lich King, and the Aspects alongside Thrall and that accursed disk did the final blow on Deathwing, not to mention I had the help of twenty or so people each time!" she paused "But I did a good damn job kicking Archimonde's ass back in Draenor"

At the sound of the Demon's name Illidan stiffened, his teeth clenched, he was getting really angry, as if she was saying a sick joke. His frustration got noticed by the white haired mage "We…did defeat Archimonde a while back…it's a long story, but she witnessed very important things first handedly so she should have you covered."

He tried to explain. The woman sighed "Don't you sorcerers have any kind of spell that shows you what had happened without making me relive those horrible days?"

"We do, but it'll kill you in the process, or shatter your brain at best." Illidan said apathetically. The elf gasped and said "I guess I have a lot of talking to do."

But they couldn't use a portal to get back to Dalaran, of course not, should there be anyone tracking the portals, they would easily detect Illidan's powerful magic passing through the gate, even if it was for just a second, and therefore lose their advantage… What advantage? Would it really be possible for the demons to not sense that something was amiss? Wouldn't the Legion's overlords realize that they couldn't communicate with the Warlock, or that the portal for Sargeras had collapsed? Maybe on the other hand she was just overthinking the whole thing because of her exhaustion.

So the plan was simple, Illidan would disguise himself as a common demon hunter and they would ride back to the Broken Shore, which would be a day's ride and that meant little to no rest for her once again. With a deep sigh she stretched and stood up, she had slept with her armor on, which made her rather stiff. She was resting under a tree inside the Nighthold, it was the only place undamaged by the constant fighting and didn't have the scent of death. As she walked she saw people of her group burying the elven soldiers that had perished defending their stronghold. Some were also carrying their lost comrades, they would probably be sent back to their families to get a proper burial and songs would be written of their bravery and how they had helped save this world.

As she stepped outside the Nighthold, she found Khadgar and Illidan chatting, next to them was her master. Khadgar had brought her beloved Hearthsteed named Nyx and next to it was a nightsaber who would carry Illidan. The Demon Hunter had disguised himself as…himself,or at least the way he used to look before he absorbed the energy of the Skull of Gul'dan. He looked shorter now, without hooves, but normal legs, his horns had disappeared, but the look of disapproval and annoyance didn't leave his face. He was carrying two red warglaives, which were retrieved by one of the fallen Demon Hunters.

In fact it wasn't the first time she had met Illidan. A few years ago, Nozdormu had sent her and a couple of chosen people back into the past, to stop the entrance of Sargeras into their world through the Well of Eternity. She was disguised as Night Elf, therefore Illidan wouldn't have a way to recognize her, nor was she planning to tell him about their time travel.

~•~

Selina tapped her left shoulder plate that had a heart sigil on it, her whole plate armor disappeared, aside of her left shoulder were the heart shaped crest was resting. Illidan snorted once again "Oh a Quel'dorei." he said,the girl didn't reply.

Selina had the average height of a blood elf, she had long silver hair, her skin was pale and her body type reminded a bit more of a night elf despite her short height. She was wearing a purple leather shirt that had long sleeves and covered her whole torso except her back which was partially exposed; a matching purple belt, black leather pants and plain black knee high boots. Her face was young, with a small nose and full lips which had a piercing with a pearl. Her pointy elfish ears had also several piercings. What really stood out on that woman was her extraordinary eyes, her pupils had a purple glow in them.

Illidan had a different sight because of his magical eyes. His vision was as if it had a green translucent filter, and he could see everyone's magical aura in all kind of colors. He could see her, however, clearly as if he had normal eyes, without any distortion, just a slight silver aura surrounding her. She seemed to have no connection to the arcane magic because there was no such aura around her that gave away any magical skills, which is why he thought she was a Night Elf.

Adatin, Selina's master approached her. The Tauren was old, but despite his years he was still as sharp and strong as he was in his youth, except he now was wiser, and was covered in many scars. His mane was brown, his fur was grey with brown spots and a big scar covered his right cheek. His eyes were brown and gentle like most of the Taurens'. He had removed his damaged year and now was wearing plain white robes.

"My dear student, I'm afraid you'll have to make another stop in your way to the Broken Shore. Our little "friend" has finally contacted me, he agreed in our experiment."

Selina's face brightened and she gave a warm smile "Great! That's the best news I've had in weeks!". Khadgar gave them a confused look.

"Do not get so excited child, it worked once yes, but this is different, it could be a trap, should anything feel amiss, extinguish it." Her teacher replied.

~•~

The woman mounted her steed petting it caringly. "Thanks for bringing her here Khadgar!" she thanked the mage.

"We'll meet tomorrow evening on the Broken Shore, don't get lost!" he replied to her.

"Oh you guys pressure me too much with your time limits, I'll do my best." She sighed annoyed. Illidan was silent, he didn't say anything nor did he bid farewell to the two figures standing next to him. The mage waved them smiling, the Tauren on the other side had a strict look on his face, as if he was silently disapproving of him riding alone with his student. Illidan was used to this kind of looks so he paid no mind, he wasn't much happy to be accompanied by a child either. He knew the girl probably had some skill, or incredible luck, but he'd much prefer being accompanied by his trusted Illidari or by a beautiful Night Elf. He was finally back and wanted to be honored, and worshiped, yet nobody came to him to apologize or welcome him back at least. What really annoyed him was that he hadn't fully recovered his arcane or fel powers, he felt his power returning little by little, and of course he could eradicate any foe that dared attack him, but it was still far from the glorious power he used to have. The blood elf was riding in front of him and she was looking at her map. He thought he might have been too rude to her, the girl after all went to hell and back to get his soul, but then again it's their fault the world has been at the state it is now, so he was still rather bitter.

"We're going through Azsuna first, it won't take long I think." She said still checking the map and nibbling a cookie.

"Care to enlighten me with what's been going on?" He asked coldly.

~•~

Selina almost chocked on her snack, she looked at the sky pondering, then replied "Hmm, where to begin…Oh dear, these years have been a total, huge, unending mess…well I guess I can begin from where we killed Kael'thas…?" Illidan's ears twitched at the sound of the mage's name .

"Go on." he said curious. The girl began at how they infiltrated Silvermoon city, only to find a corrupted Kael'thas with an even more corrupted Sunwell and how she and a group of people managed to defeat hi , purge the sunwell and prevented Kil'jaeden from entering their world. Illidan sounded unimpressed when he reacted with a plain "Oh" when she finished her story; she continued with the fall of the Lich King. He still kept a cold look on his face.

"So, if it wasn't for Fordring and his powers you'd most likely have failed." He remarked, making Selina roll her eyes.

She also told him about Ulduar and the Titanforged, and how they had defeated Yog'sharon whose madness had corrupted the Keepers. On that part Illidan was listening very carefully, surprised at their feat and their discoveries, almost telling her that he wished he'd have taken part into that fight. He decided to remain silent though.

Her story continued with their vicious fight against noted that he had raised the firelord Ragnaros in order to win time for his plans.

"Did you use the Demon Soul to kill him?" he asked curious recalling the events from the War of the Ancients.

"We did, but the Aspects had to give up their, well, aspects, to do so…" she explained looking gloomy, Illidan for the first time during their conversation looked surprised. "The Aspects lost their powers?!"

She nodded "We had to kill Malygos…he had gone mad beyond salvation, so it made things worst at first…"

"I guess he never got over the loss of his dragonflight huh…" Illidan pondered.

"No…Anyways, Thrall did an amazing job as well…"

"Where are the Aspects now?" He interrupted her.

Her face turned grim, remembering the recent loss of Ysera's. Illidan at first thought that all Aspects were gone by her sudden reaction.

"Well…I don't know. Ysera recently passed away during our fight against the Legion…" she said. Illidan replied with a plain "I see"

There was a short pause,and awkward silence, as they were riding past a grove with trees that had purple blossoms on them. The air had a sweet delightful scent, as if the fighting that was happening a couple of hours ago never occurred. Selina took a deep breath and continued with their quests in the newfound Pandaria. Illidan paid attention when he heard about the Sha and their effect on the previous warchief of the Horde, Garosh Hellscream. She also told him that Pandaria was the best place she had ever been to, and she really admired the monks their food and their brew. However her descriptions were brief.

~•~

As they were riding, Illidan had noticed several changes in the fauna and flora of the area, he also saw some odd skeletal purple creatures, their magical aura seemed completely off, damaged or destroyed. They were riding in a fast pace so he thought they were some elf hybrids that had gone insane. Suddenly Selina halted her steed, dismounting it with a jump and ran. Illidan stared confused, she was running to a what seemed to be elf, but the elf seemed altered by magic, like the ones he had seen inside the Nighthold. This one however looked sickly, it was shivering and scratching its skin almost peeling it off. Its arcane power was running wild, it was pretty weak, but nothing was invisible for his eyes. The young woman reached her backpack, pulling out what seemed like two azure orbs that were radiating with energy. She gave a disarming kind smile to the poor creature.

"There you go friend, one for today, and the other one for the next week…make sure you hang in there, you hear me?" She said. The elf looked at her with awe, taking the orbs into her trembling hands. Soon the trembling stopped and the elf's energy was returning to normal, she smiled at Selina

"Thank you…thank you so much..." she said tears escaping her glowing eyes.

Selina pulled out the map from her bag. She opened it and marked a certain area inside Suramar, she then gave it to the now happy and energetic elf. "Go to the place I've marked, Thalyssra is there, there are many mana hungry victims as well, they will take care of you… we found the cure!" She said warmly. The creature lightened up with happiness. She bowed and ran into the opposite direction thanking once again the girl.

"What was that all about?" He asked curious.

"Did you notice that the elves in Suramar were different?" She questioned returning to her horse.

"Yes."

"Now, do you remember the found of energy that was in the middle of the area you woke up a few hours ago?"

"Yes…"

"That was the Nightwell. The elves that had opposed Azshara with Grand Magistrix Elisande had taken refugee inside Suramar. They harnessed the power of the Nightwell to retain their arcane energies, but soon the Legion came to them. They created a barrier that would hold them off, but the price was staying inside their town for 10.000 years… Since the light of the moon and the sun wouldn't reach them, the Nightwell had altered their appearance, as well as the environment they were living into. In the end many got addicted to the well's power, mana addicts in fact."

"So that creature was a starving elf…" He said thinking carefully of what had been told to him.

"No, it was a hungry elf, the starving ones cannot hold much, they end up as we call them Withered, brainless, unfortunate souls, condemned to hunger and go after any living creature that could feed their mana lust."

Illidan could partially feel for these people, his kin had a problem with addiction, he too used to be one of them. But what he really wanted to know is how they had defeated had told him that they killed him, but how could that be possible?

"Tell me about Archimonde." He asked bluntly.

"We entered an alternative dimension… this is how the Gul'dan you killed came into this world in the first place. By the way we don't have a map."

Illidan needed a few seconds to process what she said, she had just informed him of two completely differed things, with a hint that they might be lost. "If you imply you'll get us lost, I'll push you off a cliff, I swear. " He said irritated.

~•~

Selina tried to ignore him comment, wishing none of these would happen. He told him how they had helped destroy the Iron Horde when Garrosh tried to change history and how they prevented the Dark Portal from opening. She gave full details of their fight with Archimonde, noting his strengths and weaknesses during their battle. Illidan was actually surprised of how well the girl knew in such details the skills he had used and how he used them. Especially when she told him that she instructed her group of the Demons' weaknesses in order to destroy them faster.

He then noticed that the scenery had begun to change, it reminded him of a canyon. There were not many flowers or trees, and even less animals inhabited the area. Soon they reached a large cave and Selina dismounted her steed. "We'll make a short pause here. You can stay outside if you want, but if you join…well just don't attack or kill anything please." She said got curious and followed, how bad could it be after all, he thought.

Upon entering the cave , a heat wave permeated them. The cove was deep, and lead underground. As they descended, the temperature increased, and the cave seemed more spacious. Illidan started doubting he should follow, maybe the girl was leading him to a trap and he'd be dead once again, and this time it would be permanent.

Before he could complete his thought, he saw a strong light in a corner.

"So you have come after all mortal…" A voice came from where the light was visible.

"It's nice to see you too!" Selina giggled. "So, are we doing this or not?"

"You have a lot of nerve to talk to me like that!" the voice shouted revealing itself.

Illidan was speechless. In front of them was standing a hectic elemental, it reached the height of his knee.

"Yes, I will agree to help you for the time being, but know this, there will be a time where your heart will be engulfed by your anger, and that time I'll make you one of my servants!" Ragnaros the Firelord said.

"Hmm, sounds like a plan to me! But for that to happen we need to get you back to your old size don't you think?" The female elf replied not irritated in the slightest by Ragnaros' choice of words."Remember, you're not bound to the Old Gods anymore, and you won't be a slave to me or anyone else, but if you dare harm even in the slightest, any creature aside Demons, I'll come put you out myself." She continued in a really serious manner.

"And what makes you think that I will follow to your rules you fool?!" The ex-elemental lord asked.

"Nothing, but I think people will think of you better if you purge the Demons…you might even get more followers! Listen, it's simple, your powers will burn demons and heal your allies, it's a win-win situation for everyone!" She said, while Illidan was listening to their conversation speechless by what he was witnessing.

"And what about my reward?!" Ragnaros asked slightly calmer.

"Oh right, I can always open you a portal so that you can dominate another world, or you can erase that excuse of a firelord that exists now in the Firelands and get back your title.

"You have a deal my dear." The creature said satisfied.

Selina raised her hand, and her Keyblade appeared. In Illidan's eyes this weapon had a very bright aura surrounding it, but also it was the first time he had witnessed such a blade. He had realized that elemental was once the infamous Ragnaros, the Lord of the Firelands. What he didn't understand was what kind of deal the girl was trying to bargain.

"Please back away from us a little bit further, I don't want to get my skin burned after that…" she said eagerly.

"Oh, I'm sure you'd still look lovely. " The Firelord said excited for his return.

"Remember! You can always turn back to your fire element, I just can't promise that people won't go after you again!" She added.

"Just get over with it already before I lose my patience."

A ray of light emitted from the Keyblade's head. The room was being swallowed into light. The temperature increased again, but this time the warmth was more welcome, to Selina at least, because for Illidan it was partially burning him. Holy light poured inside the elemental lord, his size kept increasing, where hot lava was running through his form, now was replaced by a white and yellow warm light. A shield on his left and a hammer on his right hand were created.

Selina smiled, she was extremely satisfied that this kind of thing had worked.

"How do you feel for being the first Elemental Lord to switch elements?" She asked.

"I feel powerful… yes…yes I can still burn everything I am still me!" Ragnaros replied excited with his new powers.

" Now I know you want to go all out on your enemies, but you gotta wait for us to call you, you're gonna make a big surprise to everyone."

"Do you really think an Elemental Lord will just come and help you? Are you out of your mind?" Illidan asked. This girl might have proven she wasn't all that weak and useless, but this was beyond madness.

"Oh you think this is weird? You should have seen what I've done with that Dreadlord…After all there will be no world for him to burn if it's destroyed by the Legion" Selina said proudly.

"Silence insects!" Ragnaros shouted "As if I'd let their hideous fel fires corrupt the precious flames of this world!" he continued. "All Demons will burn; I will let you know this at least."

"Great! Please don't let the light corrupt you! We don't want any more of those!" Selina said. "Well I'll be going now, contact Master Adatin , he has found a nice place to reside until the time is right." She bowed her head and left without letting the Lightlord form a sentence, because she was sure he wouldn't hear any instructions or orders. Illidan followed her silently, he was actually angry and the girl's recklessness. It reminded him a lot of younger self, but more stupid and naïve.

~•~

"What was that weapon you summoned?" He asked as the walked back to their mounts.

"I'm not sure I can correctly answer you that, so let's leave it for another time." She said hoping there won't be another time. The talk about that weapon stressed her, the fewer people knew about it, the better. Not even her was sure of what was the deal with it, all she had learned about it was from the teacher. It was a powerful weapon blessed by the light, or so it was said, and it could open any kind of door.

"Back there…I heard somebody call you the Slayer, what of it? Do you really kill demons?" He asked wanting to somehow learn more about that weird sword she had summoned. The girl had no magical powers, so how could she summon such a weapon?

"Looks can be deceiving! I have actually slaughtered many Demons, to the point many tried to invade the village I was in just to get my head." She said with a cold smile.

"Hm, and how did you come to fight Demons? Did they kill your family? Your beloved? Burned down your village...?"

"My brother… they stole my brother…and burned the orphanage we lived to the ground. I've yet to find him. "She said looking rather upset, her excitement and happiness from the feats she did seemed to dim in the thought of her past.

"That's a strong motivation, and how are you sure you'll find him alive?" He asked rather coldly.

"I don't… but I have a strong feeling that he's still out there, of course I've thought of the worse. Like he being turned into a Demon, or even being dead, but positive thoughts make me live another day."

"And what's your name?"

~•~

Selina was surprised, Illidan didn't care to ask for her name when they met, she didn't really mind but now maybe he thought of her as a worthy fighter. "It's Selina." She replied.

"Very well Selina, it's almost midnight, our mounts need some rest from all this running." He didn't want to admit it, but he also felt weary.

She could really use some rest, the chirping of the night birds relaxed her and made her tired, she also had to eat something or else she'd collapse from exhaustion. "Alright, the flight master should be a four hours ride from here, and then one more hour to fly to the Broken Shore." She tried to remember the road from the map.

They were near a lake, after dismounting, Selina set up a campfire, there was no need to secure the area, since Illidan's spectral sight could see anything that might approach them. She got some food from her bag. It was a plain laybeque rib and for desert she ate her last cookie. Illidan had conjured some food for himself and some wine. From afar murlocs could be heart alongside owls. During their meal, the two of them talked about efficient ways of killing fast the fel hounds, though grim they both were having a very pleasant conversation, they however had different techniques, but Selina listened to Illidan's instructions since he had fought way more than she did.

Without her realizing, she fell asleep on the tree branch she was leaning on as they were discussing. Illidan didn't really mind, she told him they were on the assault in Suramar for days and she had slept a total of four hours the past three days.

~•~

The girl was sound asleep, so he had plenty of time to recap of the countless information he received that day, it was a really long day for him, it felt weird to be back and not being hunted by any crazy elves and demons alike. He was being restless, he knew soon he'd have to face the ones who had sentenced him to exile and eventually in death, and he would finally get to slaughter many more demons. Was he prepared though? He didn't complete his thought though, soon the sounds of nature had led him into a sweet calm sleep, after so many sleepless years.

Author's note part.2

Whew! That was a long chapter! I've tried to recap a bit of lore, and also look at those two getting to know each other and stuff! I'm trying not to get too out of character with Illidan : I will make them get closer sooner or later though

But hey! You finally got a first glance of Selina! And Ragnaros is back into the game!

Selina's name is a combination of the name : Selena- a greek divine entity that resembled the moon with the name Inanna a Sumerian entity known as the queen of heaven. She ruled over the stars, planets, water, and light. Also symbolizes love, destruction of the indestuctable, health, the moon workings.

So you got a deeper glance into our story! The next chapter will unfold in the Broken Shore. Please let me know if you liked this with a review or a pm, always happy to read about your opinion!