Azeroth: Starting with Eagle Eye in the Necropolis

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Tyrande glared angrily at her husband and retorted without backing down.

"I must release Illidan."

“I will never allow this to happen.”

Watching the couple locked in a fierce argument, Rhodes was speechless. So what exactly were Tyrande's feelings for Illidan?

Is she really indifferent? Rhodes is skeptical. Tyrande's transformation into the Night Warrior in version 8.0 is basically a copy of the Demon Hunter.

If Illidan were still alive then, he would have killed Sylvanas for me if Tyrande had just asked!

Rhodes is confident that Illidan will be able to storm Orgrimmar the very next day and hunt down Sylvanas.

“Enough. Perhaps Tyrande is right. Illidan has already atoned for his sins for 1 years. If he is willing to redeem himself this time and fight off the Burning Legion for us, then we can pardon his crimes,” the demigod Cenarius finally said with a sigh.

In truth, he did not advocate releasing Illidan, but he remembered what Rhodes had told him 1 years ago.

Even after spending ten thousand years in prison, Illidan had only one thought in his mind: to destroy the Burning Legion.

"Teacher, you, you also?" Malfurion looked at his mentor in disbelief. He hadn't expected that a demigod would also suggest releasing Illidan.

“Now we should gather all available forces to deal with the Burning Legion. We absolutely cannot let Archimonde get what he wants,” Cenarius said.

"Who is this Illidan, Rhodes? Do you know?" Jaina leaned closer to Rhodes and asked in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Rhodes was at a loss for words. He did know who Illidan was, but he couldn't explain it to them!

I can't exactly tell you that I know the plot, or even some details about the ancient war 1 years ago.

But the female elf Caponia, who was standing nearby, spoke up.

"Illidan is called a sinner by the night elves, but the high elves regard him as a hero. The reason why our Sunwell was able to be successfully built is because the first Sun King was given a bottle of water from the Well of Eternity by Illidan."

"Illidan made a tremendous contribution during the War of the Ancients 1 years ago. Although he used fel energy, he was a true demon hunter," Caponia said.

The history textbooks of Quel'Thalas contain accounts of the War of the Ancients 1 years ago, and Illidan, as a key figure, naturally appears in them.

Moreover, the reason why the high elves are able to gain a foothold in the Eastern Kingdoms is largely because Illidan gave the first Sun King a bottle of water from the Well of Eternity.

“Using fel energy, isn’t that the power of demons?” Uther asked, frowning.

As a veteran of World War II, Uther had fought against orcish death knights and fel warlocks, as fel energy is an extremely dangerous and terrifying power.

“It is indeed the power of demons, but it is said that Illidan used this power to fight the Burning Legion. He called himself a demon hunter, born specifically to hunt demons,” Caponia said.

“Since it is your order, Master, I am willing to obey and release Illidan. However, if he harms our people and our homeland again, I will show no mercy,” Malfurion said.

“I don’t believe he would do that. Malfurion told us where Illidan is being held,” Tyrande said, standing to the side.

So she called Malfurion by his name directly, instead of addressing him as "my love," clearly indicating that she was angry about what had just happened.

Tyrande did not know the exact location where Illidan was imprisoned; only Malfurion, Maiev Shadowsong, and his Watchers knew of it.

"I won't go looking for him. He and his place of imprisonment are in an ancient cave below Mount Hyjal. I'll tell you the entrance." Malfurion was somewhat annoyed. After revealing Illidan's location, he transformed into a giant eagle and flew away without even saying goodbye to the others.

Rhodes was speechless. The model couple of Azeroth had turned against each other. Illidan, your chance has come! Win over your sister-in-law!

“Don’t mind the feud between Rhodes, Malfurion, and Illidan, it’s complicated,” the demigod Cenarius said, glancing at Rhodes.

After all, they are two brothers who are pursuing the same girl at the same time, and both brothers are actually very outstanding.

But Illidan Stormrage was far too power-hungry, unlike his brother Malfurion, and lacked the maturity and composure of his elder brother.

"I'm sorry you had to see this, but Malfurion will understand my predicament. I'll find time to have a proper talk with him after this battle is over," Tyrande said with an awkward smile to Rhodes.

Honestly, some things Rhodes was right. Malfurion really does sleep for thousands of years.

“I will give you a release order,” said Cenarius, the demigod.

Illidan is the highest-ranking prisoner of the Night Elf race. Even Tyrande, one of the leaders, is not authorized to release him. However, if one has a letter from him, he can be released.

Tyrande suddenly remembered a joke Rhodes had once told her, called "Dried Banana, You Little Rascal!"

"Rhodes, come with me, let's go rescue Illidan Stormrage."

“I understand, Lady Tyrande. I will go with you to rescue Illidan,” Rhodes nodded and said.

The renowned Illidan Stormrage, the legendary Demon Hunter, the man who would one day truly lead Azeroth to defeat the Burning Legion.

Cenarius nodded upon hearing this, saying it was fine to let Rhodes go along.

“There’s no time to lose. You should set off immediately. I anticipate that the Burning Legion will launch a full-scale attack on the World Tree very soon,” Cenarius said.

The two nodded together. Rhode summoned his own Wyvern King and summoned one for Tyrande as well. This time, Rhode did not bring anyone else with him, but acted with Tyrande.

The two set off that afternoon and flew directly to Illidan's prison without resting that night.

"Lady Tyrande, how strong was I 1 years ago? I mean, compared to how strong I am now," Rhodes asked Tyrande.

"Well, of course you were more powerful ten thousand years ago!"

"Rhodes, just call me Tyrande from now on. There's no need to add 'Madam,' it makes me uncomfortable." Tyrande turned to Rhodes and smiled.

“Okay, Tyrande.”

“By the way, Rhodes, have you heard a joke?” Tyrande suddenly turned to Rhodes and asked.

"What joke?"

"This is what you told me about 1 years ago, called Tyrande dried bananas. At the time, I had no idea what it meant."

"When you left 1 years ago, you said, 'I can ask you when we meet again,'" Tyrande said.

"Ahem, I don't know the specifics either." Rhodes looked a little embarrassed. Damn it, what did he say in the future? What the heck is a dried banana?

So what if a tribal thief stole a bunch of your bananas?

"Looks like you know, I thought I was the one who would tell you the answer to this joke in the end!"

"Actually, after you told me this joke, you said I would be accompanied by dried bananas in the future." Tyrande turned her head and said with a half-smile.

She couldn't understand the joke when she was young, but now she does. However, it seems that Rod already knew, and that the kid was hiding something from her.

"Haha, you said it yourself, it was just a joke," Rod said awkwardly.

“But I’ve never used dried bananas,” Tyrande said.

"............ Ahem." No, sister, you don't need to tell me this kind of thing.

But Rhodes didn't dare ask that question aloud, as the two weren't that close yet.

"Haha, you used to tease me like that back then. I was just a little girl then, and you made me blush."

This time I've gotten my revenge. Time really flies. Let's have a proper chat when you come back from 1 years in the future!

The person you are now is not the person I used to know.

"By the way, don't tell Malfurion or Illidan about what we're talking about today, unless you want to die." Tyrande turned to look at Rhodes and said.

Rhodes was a little embarrassed. "Damn it, you're telling me everything about yourself 1 years in the future?! This is ridiculous!"

I always felt that Tyrande's tone of voice was a bit off.

"So, Tyrande, were we on good terms 1 years ago?"

"We're just ordinary friends, don't overthink it."

That's good.

Chapter 130 Illidan's rumored girlfriend, Tyrande's gossip

To be honest, when Rod heard that they were just ordinary friends, he was very glad that his future self hadn't dug a big hole for himself.

But wait, that's a lie! That might fool the natives, but forget about fooling a modern person! There's definitely something fishy about this!

“Just friends…” Rod muttered to himself, “Would just friends make jokes like that that could literally run a car wheel over someone’s face? Would they talk about something as trivial as ‘dried bananas’? How many time bombs have you planted in my future self?”

Tyrande seemed to see through Rhodes's embarrassment and let out a soft laugh, a laugh that carried a hint of mockery and...nostalgia?

"Don't worry about Rhodes. Right now, you do seem more like a familiar stranger to me. It's just that... when I see your face, I can't help but want to tease you."

"Oh!" Rhodes nodded without saying anything more. The two didn't have much further interaction after that, except for Tyrande giving Rhodes directions.

After a night of flying, the two arrived at a secluded cave the next morning. It was a very dark and gloomy cave.

“We’ve arrived in Rhodes, and this is it. To be honest, I never expected Cenarius and Malfurion to imprison Illidan here,” Tyrande said, looking at the dark and deep cave before her.

"So what did he eat and drink in this dark and gloomy place, without even a guard?" Rhodes said, looking around the unusually dark cave.

I remember in the game, the mission was for Malfurion and Tyrande to go to a mysterious cave to awaken a group of Claw Druids, a cave that had been untouched for 3000 years.

Among them were bear-men, a large number of giant spiders corrupted by fel energy, and slumbering druids of the claws. Rhodes clearly remembered that there was a quest here called the Fountain of Life: to find the Fountain of Life for the bear-men and then save their shaman. After completing the quest, he would receive an amulet, which would allow him to summon bear-men to fight.

Later, Tyrande and Malfurion found an extremely well-hidden cell door here, and Malfurion didn't even remember that this was where Illidan was imprisoned.

However, in later parts of the story, this place is described as the Watcher's Cave, guarded by the Watchers. But if the Watchers are in charge of guarding it, that would be too rudimentary.

“I don’t know either. I’m not even sure if Illidan is still alive. The Watchers have secretly imprisoned him, and the location is a secret from me. Only Malfurion and the demigod Cenarius know the exact location,” Tyrande said, her fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

Although he deeply loved Malfurion, he was indeed dissatisfied with some of Malfurion's actions, especially his treatment of Illidan.

Who was the most crucial person who enabled them to defeat the Burning Legion in the War of the Ancients? It wasn't Rhodes, nor those time travelers, but Illidan.

After the battle, the entire night elf community began to fear the power of magic, and the high elves, the nobles among the night elves, were collectively expelled.

Illidan's only sin was trying to create a second Well of Eternity, but this could not compare to the first Well of Eternity, neither in scale nor in the energy it produced.

Even so, they still instilled immense fear in the other tribes. Although they imprisoned Illidan, they later planted the World Tree on the second Well of Eternity.

"You night elves are a very peculiar kind of life, easily infected by the six fundamental forces, such as the satyrs infected with fel energy."

For example, Highborne elves infected with arcane magic, and druids tainted by the life force of nature—Illidan wouldn't die so easily, even without food or water. Rhodes said, approaching Tyrande.

"Hehe, just like what you said 1 years ago, but what you said is indeed true, because our Night Elf scholars have also come to this conclusion."

"We are the most receptive beings to other forces in all of Azeroth. Maiev Shadowsong hates Illidan to the extreme. I can't even imagine what he might do to Illidan," Tyrande sighed.

“Don’t worry, at least Maiev Shadowsong didn’t kill him, I can confirm that. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to say that I would reunite with Illidan in the future 1 years ago,” Rhodes said as he stepped forward.

“I hope so. By the way, that rumor, right? That Vashj and Mave Shadowsong both have a crush on Illidan, is that true?” Tyrande suddenly turned and asked.

"Ahem, Tyrande, where did you hear this from? It wasn't me, was it?" Rhodes said, sounding slightly guilty.

"Who else do you think would say these things to me besides yourself? Let's test your guess!"

You confidently asserted that if Illidan and Maiev spent 1 years together, their relationship would change significantly, and you even mentioned a lonely man and woman.