Karp

Chapter 81

Varrus and Syra marched through the portal to Tranquillien flanked by Tae'thelon, Rho'dan, the Crossguard, the Illidari Council, as well as a sizable chunk of his House Guard. 

Telonicus had opted to return to Silvermoon, claiming he was useless without his golem, whereas Tae'thelon tagged along because he wanted to run an experiment. Whatever it was that Tae'thelon had in mind, Varrus welcomed the expertise of the vaunted engineer. 

In total, his f...

Chapter 80

(Koren POV, Day 1 of the Siege of Tranquillien) 

Tranquillien was a fortress city with a population in the tens of thousands, and was situated atop a cliff face. 

Stationed within the middle of the prov...

Chapter 79

A few days had passed since Varrus and Syra had resolved the temple crisis that had been plaguing the Kobold's. During that time, he had taken care of business, strengthened relations, and created an alliance. Yet he was left puzzled by the events within the temple. 

The symbolism had been lost on him, but he felt like he had seen something similar in Skyrim. But he hadn't played the game in such a long time, and the symbols on the statue could have belonged to any eldri...

Chapter 78

Varrus walked alongside Syra as they entered a vast chamber. Their steps, naturally soft due to their Elven nature, seemed to echo in this hall that could rival the size of over 10 sports arenas. 

The ceiling was tall-at least four stories high-and was held up by massive Greek-style columns. Each monumental piece of marble was the width of a bus. 

About 50 of these columns were spread throughout this massive room, and gave Varrus a vibe that this wa...

Diplomacy 101: How my Yandere Wife (murders) solves all my Problems! Chapter 77

Before long, an ad hoc force of around 2,000~ Kobolds had answered the call to arms. 

They largely divided themselves into 4 separate groups based upon the value of their equipment. 

Most of them wore rusted copper chainmail, a pair of boots, and hard hat, leather gloves, and wielded pickaxes as their primary weapons. 

In effect, the bulk of the army, perhaps 1,700 of them, were Common tier cannon fodder. The flimsy mesh on the...

Chapter 76

The priest leading Varrus wore a white cowl, and a backpack festooned with candlesticks. The flame atop his head burned brighter than most, and a sizable amount of mana permeated his body. 

Based solely on ...

Chapter 75

Varrus was out in some ruins training his new Mana Stone magic, but was seeing little success. However, he had made great strides in other fields, as had the other Heroes of Quel'Thalas. 

Two weeks had passed since Kael had set out with the Sunfury, and both he and the Convocation had made substantial progress. 

The teleportation network throughout Silvermoon was all but finished, allowing swift travel between zones for the general citizenry at larg...

Chapter 74

Varrus had lost the foot race against Jan'alai, but he didn't care much at the moment, as the military parade was in full swing. 

He had returned to Silvermoon just in time to officiate the Sunfury's virgin march against the enemies of Quel'Thalas, and was waiting at the gates along with the rest of the Convocation to officially sign off on this military campaign, and show the people that despite the ongoing rumors and speculation of last night's gala, their government w...

Chapter 73

Varrus witnessed Kael's triumph just as he was moving to reinforce his beleaguered friend. 

When he came to Kael’s side, he saw that the newly christened King had been surrounded by an orange wave of energy similar to what surrounded a Super Saiyan from DBZ. 

Upon releasing his aura, the portal to the Elemental Planes disappeared, a feeling of calm and stateliness suffused the young monarch.  

Kael’Thas had truly come ...

Chapter 72

Whilst Varrus had been hosting the gala, and was busy fighting against the old Convocation, the largest threat to Elf-kind at the moment, the Scourge, had not remained idle. 

Within the provincial capitol of the Ghostlands, the city of Deatholme was a smoldering pile of ruins, and destruction. 

The city stood upon the remains of a once ancient, and proud forest. One in which a world tree-a being of life vital to the entire continent, one that fought...

Chapter 71

The fight between Kael’Thas and Rommath had progressed to its final stages. 

Obscure spells were slung between one another, such that it would put most archmages to shame. 

Kael’Thas for example, had reversed gravity, as well as the XYZ axis within an area of 1500ft, or about the size of four football fields. The very concept of forward was backward, up was down, left was right, etc. In essence, whichever way someone caught in this spell intende...

Chapter 70

Whilst Varrus stood triumphant with Syra in his arms, he took a quick glance around the battlefield to adjust his bearings, and determine where he was needed next. 

Lor'Themar had taken out their alchemist, and was sniping at a portly priest. He was dodging Hammers of Justice-literal hammers made of Light energy that spawned directly overhead- dropping down from the sky like nobody's business. The Ranger General was banged up from his previous fight, but his unyielding r...

Chapter 69

Varrus watched on as hundreds of Mana Stones took on the shape of trees. Their translucent crystalline shapes emanated an insane amount of mana after absorbing the ambient energy from both the leylines, and the environment. 

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Chapter 68

“Oh, wow, Vandercross has made his crystal forest, shouldn't you be just about done by now?” Earthwarder, the green haired golem summoner yawned towards Starbottle as he boredly reclined in the dirt. 

“Don't bother the girl much, Ward, she's had it tough. Chasing Vandercross all these years, and he shows up with a mystery child out of nowhere? Now Vandercross is having the time of his life playing with said child. Starbottle must be cross if I do say so my...

Chapter 67

(Happening concurrently with Varrus’s first battle) 

Whilst Varrus and Syra were facing off against Vandercross, the rest of his party were engaged in fierce mortal combat against their respective foes as well. 

Lor'Themar was playing a game of cat and mouse where he and Lireesa Windrunner repeatedly sniped at one another from camouflage, and ambushed one another with elemental traps. Through the millenia, they had trained togethe...

Chapter 66

As soon as Varrus finished with the Fire Elementals, and everyone had resumed their respective battles, he noticed that the colossal golem was playing a less than active role in the fight. 

Oh sure, it was hurling stones, and stomping the ground here and there, but it was in support of other theaters of combat. 

Squinting his eyes, Varrus spotted a beautiful silver haired lady working over a cauldron at the base of the crater. 

Chapter 65

Syra was, for the first time in a long time, nervous. Not because of Vandercross’s reputation as the First Seat, or due to any fear of battle. 

She was worried, because her father-in-law obviously had a deep and caring love for Varrus, and she would hate to disappoint the only other male that Varrus was allowed to associate with. 

“Do not be worried. You are a Vandercross, now. Welcome to the family!” 

Syra felt her ear t...

Chapter 64

Note: a slight change in Canon for the Lore nerds this chapter. If you’re not one, you won’t even notice the tweak in history. 

All hell broke loose as meteorite after meteorite bombarded the golem. Its knee was taking a beating, and molten rock dripped onto the ground beneath. 

Vandercross allowed himself a small smirk of pride, before erasing it from his face, and concentrating on the battle. 

Arrows streaked into waiting...

Chapter 63

The starless night sky suddenly regressed as the ritual had finally concluded, and a pale beam of moonlight spilled upon the scene.

A cold draft of air ruffled Varrus's red robe, and sweat dripped down his spine as he considered which spells to throw out. A magical barrier stood between him, and the former leaders of Quel'Thalas, giving each side some time to regard one another before all Hell was let loose. 

Standing in the crater of the now defunct Sun...

Chapter 62

On the Isle of Quel'Danas, just north of Silvermoon, Rommath had gathered the remaining cultists to perform a ritual. 

Circling the destroyed remains of the corrupted Sunwell, the cultists were chattering about the Vandercross Gala, and shared their mutual jealousy for being unable to attend. 

Their constant chatter grated heavily on Rommath's ears, but they were a necessary component if his ritual was to be completed. 

By draw...

Chapter 61

Lurking at the edges of the party, an infiltrator had donned a mask, and made herself hidden to all but her most ardent supporters. 

Skin deathly pale, and long hair flowing snow-white, she was Princess Thal'Ena, eldest child, and daughter to King Anasterian Sunstrider, and Queen Lana'thal. 

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Chapter 60

The gala was well underway, and the strength of the thorium armor was all the rage. Its natural resistance alongside protective enchantments made it a beast of an armor set. 

Already, a dozen Heroes and Elites had tried the one-hit challenge, yet all had failed to destroy Varrus's creation. 

That didn't deter the smug Elves one bit, as each and every one of the contestants were self assured that all others were too weak, and that they...