Death of Archimonde

Archimonde, taking advantage of the opportunity when Korialstrasz's legion temporarily held off Aiden and the others, frantically absorbed the power of other demons to restore his own strength. In these short ten minutes, he had already drained the power of hundreds of demons.

The demons didn't dare to resist their master at all. Even knowing that being drained of energy would mean death, they could only obediently line up and offer themselves.

Archimonde's power recovered a bit, and hope rekindled in his heart.

"As long as I survive, there will be a chance to escape!"

What he wanted to do most now was to recover enough energy to leave Outland. To break through the spatial barriers here, he still needed to absorb about the same amount of power as before. As long as he returned to the Twisting Nether, he would eventually have a day to fully restore his strength. When that time came, he would repay the humiliation these mortals had inflicted upon him today a hundredfold!

Archimonde thought this in his heart, but as he rushed towards another group of demon warlocks like lambs to the slaughter, another massive figure was striding towards him.

This was a giant purple dragon, and fear began to rise in Archimonde's heart again.

The purple dragon that he couldn't find in the sky in his vision was now appearing before his eyes—Twilight Dragon Dralgonax. He happened to be "feeding" in this camp and, hearing his mother's call, he happened to see Archimonde walking right into the trap.

"Food, delicious food!" Dralgonax's eyes lit up.

The third scene had appeared.

Looking at the Twilight Dragon in front of him, with saliva dripping from the corners of its mouth, Archimonde felt both fear and despair in his heart.

A feeling of being toyed with by fate filled his mind—"Is it impossible for me to escape this predetermined ending, no matter what I do?"

"Eat you!" Dralgonax strode towards Archimonde.

He was only a few months old. Even though dragons were born with the inheritance of mysterious knowledge and learned much faster than humans, Dralgonax's behavior was still not much different from that of a seven or eight-year-old child.

He felt that the magical energy emanating from this great demon was much more "delicious" than the demon warlocks he had just eaten!

So, what Dralgonax wanted to do most now was to eat the food in front of him!

Archimonde was absolutely unwilling to become food for a Twilight Dragon. A strong person should have the dignity of a strong person. He would rather die heroically than be eaten by a dragon and eventually be excreted as a pile of dung.

When Dralgonax launched an attack, Archimonde immediately retaliated!

His power was a bit weaker than the current Dralgonax, but his combat experience was definitely not something that a Twilight Dragon who was only a few months old could compare to. So, after fighting for two or three rounds and discovering the opponent's weakness, Archimonde was actually able to suppress Dralgonax!

However, it wasn't long before Aiden and the others broke through Korialstrasz's obstruction. Although the demons were numerous, once they gathered together, they became the best targets for the black dragons to attack. Krasus, Onyxia, Sabellian, and Sinestra burned a large number of demons with a few breaths of dragon fire.

"Demon King" Korialstrasz was beheaded by Kayle with a sword, and his separated corpse had already fallen to the ground, following the same path as his legion commander, Kazak.

After the field of vision was cleared, Aiden noticed the battle situation on Archimonde's side.

The Defiler was blocked by the Twilight Dragon. This was the result he wanted to see the most!

Aiden's spirits were greatly lifted, and he flapped his wings of holy light and flew towards the battlefield. Now, he and the other heroes were full of confidence. What could Archimonde use to stop them now?

Archimonde's claws scratched several deep wounds on Dralgonax's chest, causing the Twilight Dragon to bleed non-stop. The young Dralgonax let out a miserable roar. Only then did he react and begin to use his innate ability—voidification!

When Archimonde attacked again, Dralgonax was also attacking the opponent's head. However, according to the speed of the attacks, it was clear that Archimonde would hit the dragon first, and even have time to dodge after completing the attack.

Archimonde believed that this would be the result. He continued his attack, but he didn't expect that just as he was about to scratch the opponent's throat, the Twilight Dragon in front of him suddenly transformed into a void form. This attack of his only grabbed air.

He was stunned for a moment, but in the next instant, the opponent immediately counterattacked. After dodging the attack, Dralgonax turned into a solid form again, and his claws were still in the same position as before, only a tiny bit away from Archimonde's head.

Archimonde was shocked into a cold sweat. He quickly lowered his head, and the dragon's claws brushed past the back of his neck, shattering the armor on his back.

This bizarre ability made Archimonde's head ache Unparalleled.

At this time, Korialstrasz's legion had been defeated. For Archimonde, Aiden and the others, who posed the greatest threat, had already rushed up one after another.

"Is my end here?" The green light in Archimonde's eyes dimmed. He even wanted to give up resisting.

He could no longer find any way to escape. All his resistance had become meaningless. The final scene in the vision should be about to be staged.

His death, and the shattering of the world.

Whether it was Aiden's side or Archimonde himself, they all believed that things were a foregone conclusion.

However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred.

The ground beneath their feet began to tremble, as if a raging beast was shaking it violently, making it difficult for people to even stand.

"Earthquake!" Aiden's expression changed. He had to insert his staff into the ground to maintain his balance.

Thrall suddenly exclaimed, "It's not good, elemental spirits! They are telling me that this world is collapsing!"

When the change happened, Archimonde was also stunned for a moment, and then he began to laugh wildly, "Kil'jaeden, my good brother! So this is your choice!"

Prophet Velen's expression became extremely sorrowful when he heard Archimonde's roar, "It's Kil'jaeden, he's using magic to destroy this world!"

"What to do?"

Everyone looked at each other. No one thought that Kil'jaeden would possess such an ability—if that were the case, why didn't he use this trick earlier and wait until this time to take action?

Everyone no longer had the mind to explore the answer.

Aiden gritted his teeth and said, "Krasus, Onyxia, Sabellian, you take all the people who can't fly and leave first!"

"Quinn! Notify everyone to return to the fortress immediately!"

Then he said to Kayle and the others, "We're going to kill Archimonde. This is our last chance!"

In the end, only Aiden, Kayle, Karthus, Kassadin, and Khadgar remained. Sinestra and Dralgonax, this mother and son pair, did not leave, but were blocking other demons.

Thrall also wanted to stay under normal circumstances, the wind spirit could help him fly. But now, all the elemental spirits in Outland had fallen into extreme panic, and he could hardly cast any shaman spells.

So, he could only say "Take care" to Aiden and the others.

Aiden saw that some huge cracks had already begun to appear on the ground, and some places had begun to sink one after another. Prophet Velen was right, this world was being destroyed.

Archimonde's opponent, Dralgonax, panicked because of the sudden change. He could finally take a breath, perhaps his last breath.

He shouted angrily at the sky, "Kil'jaeden! You are worthy of your title! The Burning Legion is yours!"

Archimonde knew best how powerful the spell being cast now was. The last scene in his vision—his corpse floating in a completely broken space—was about to become a reality.

His "good brother" was using this world to bury him with!

No one would sympathize with this great demon, even if he was betrayed.

Aiden whispered to the remaining people, "Let's go, let's complete one last thing together!"

The earth was collapsing. Although Aiden had already ordered the others to retreat into the Shattered Halls, no one knew if it could survive the destruction of the world. This might be the last journey for these people in Outland, and it might also be Aiden's last journey.

Khadgar extended his hand, a most sincere smile on his old face: "It is my greatest honor to walk with you!"

"It is also my honor!" Karthus smiled and put his hand on it.

Then it was Kassadin's hand, Aiden's hand, and Kayle's hand.

Aiden saw Kayle take off his gauntlet and gently place his palm on the back of his hand. He looked at the angel, the first hero he summoned after crossing over, and also the hero who might accompany him to the final moment, and a sense of unspeakable emotion arose in his heart.

This was a wonderful and thrilling life journey, and if there's a future, he will definitely record it.

The five heroes picked up their weapons again, flying through the air towards Archimonde, who was kneeling on the ground. The violent earthquake made it difficult for him to stand steadily.

Holy flames ignited on Silver Hand, and Aiden shouted loudly at the great demon: "Your time is up, Archimonde!"

Archimonde staggered to his feet, his face twisted with betrayal from his good brother and his impending death.

"You will all be buried with me!" Archimonde shouted madly, "The whole world will be buried with me!"

"You die first!"

The five heroes rushed up together, Archimonde frantically resisting while laughing wildly.

"We will all die!"

The violent arcane energy released by Khadgar exploded on Archimonde's left shoulder.

"You will also die!"

Karthus finished chanting the spell, and the tyrannical annihilation energy exploded above Archimonde's head, covering his entire face with filthy blood, making him look as terrifying as a demon.

"The world is about to be destroyed! All worlds!" His voice began to tremble, and his resistance began to weaken.

Kassadin's Void Blade fiercely stabbed into Archimonde's abdomen, stirring it several times, the great pain causing Archimonde to scream incessantly.

"Kil'jaeden, you will also die! Hahaha…" Archimonde's screams were mixed with vicious curses, he was cursing his "good brother."

At this moment, Kayle's sword pierced Archimonde's body for the third time along the previous two wounds, the holy flame burning on the Judgment Blade igniting the internal organs in Archimonde's chest.

The Defiler had completely stopped resisting, he trembled all over, knelt on the collapsing earth, his eyes staring blankly into the distance.

A purple dragon was stumbling across the bumpy ground, the greed in its eyes so obvious.

Aiden placed his sword on Archimonde's neck and said, "Do you have any good last words?"

All the weapons were aimed at the dying Archimonde, and now no accident could prevent his death.

The fel energy in Archimonde's eyes was fading, and a trace of clarity returned to his gaze.

"Preserve my body… is that possible?"

Kog'Maw had already left the dragon's back, but another dragon, nakedly coveting his body, was rushing over. He didn't want his body to be desecrated.

Aiden was silent for a moment, he also saw Dralgonax, and could see the twilight dragon's undisguised intentions.

He nodded, "alright."

"…Thank you." After receiving the promise, Archimonde's expression softened, he looked at Aiden, the green light representing fel energy no longer in his eyes, "Aiden, this is your name—in return, I, about to die, will give you a piece of advice: The Titans' order is not necessarily correct, and the Burning Legion's destruction is not necessarily wrong. One day, this world's Burning Legion will also be destroyed. It has nothing to do with me anymore, but I still want to say, if there is no Burning Legion, then the 'End Time' will come even faster. The void will consume the universe. It will affect all worlds, destroying everything… more thoroughly than the Burning Legion's destruction."

"If you are the one who destroys the Legion in the future, I hope that by then you will have completely understood the Burning Legion's responsibilities, and found a way to fight against the End Time, against the Old Gods."

"Finally, please tell Velen, I… am sorry."

"I have awakened from a great dream, and am about to enter another, possibly longer dream."

When he said the last sentence, Archimonde's voice gradually lowered, until it was inaudible.

An ordinary-looking scepter slipped from his hand, Aiden recognized it as the Scepter of Sargeras.

Seeing that Archimonde's eyes had slowly closed, he could feel the other party losing his life force.

He sheathed Silver Hand, stepped forward to pick up the scepter, and said in a low voice, "He is dead."

That's right, without Aiden taking action, Archimonde had already died. The others checked and confirmed this result.

The Defiler, who had destroyed countless worlds, died just like that, and the five heroes were all witnesses and the people who personally caused this result.

But everyone felt a little heavy in their hearts.

What was the meaning of Archimonde's last words?

End Time—Aiden knew this name. In the game, Nozdormu once mentioned that if Deathwing launched "The Cataclysm", Azeroth would become like that: the world would be shattered, most people would die, and the rest would go completely insane, only the Old Gods and their minions would be able to survive and occupy the entire world.

But the "End Time" in Archimonde's mouth was clearly another concept.

Its occurrence does not require Deathwing's destruction of the world, and it will affect all worlds, destroying everything—if this is true, it will be a true doomsday catastrophe, and no one will be able to escape.

Moreover, both statements have one thing in common, that is, the Old Gods are likely to be the culprits who launched the End Time.

But is this true? If it's false, what is Archimonde's intention in doing this? To make Aiden be lenient to the Burning Legion in the future?

But they all knew very well that Kil'jaeden had just betrayed Archimonde. He himself was about to die, how could he intercede for Kil'jaeden?

Aiden's mind was full of questions, but he didn't have time to think about it carefully. Before them, the earth was covered with terrifying cracks, and many places began to sink, sliding into the endless void.

Dralgonax, who had just staggered over, happened to be standing on a collapsing plate, he almost fell into the bottomless abyss, fortunately he had wings and finally flew up.

Dralgonax's target was still Archimonde's body, and he flew over here.

Aiden had just promised Archimonde to preserve his body, which was also the respect due to a strong man. If the other party's last words were true, he should fulfill his promise even more.

"Go back!" Aiden glared at Dralgonax and drove him away.

Dralgonax roared unwillingly, he was not Aiden's servant, he only recognized the orders of Dragon Mother Sinestra. Seeing that this mortal wanted to stop him from eating, he immediately became angry, and even prepared to spew dragon breath!

Aiden frowned, he signaled to Kassadin, the Void Walker immediately crossed the void and appeared in front of the giant dragon, releasing a Void Sphere, the mysterious power in it interrupted Dralgonax's dragon breath.

"Lady Sinestra, control your dragon!" Aiden shouted at the sky.

The Dragon Mother had been hovering in the sky, paying attention to the battle situation below. She also hoped that Dralgonax would eat Archimonde's body and then become stronger, then she could take revenge!

But now Dralgonax had not grown to the point where he could single-handedly challenge all the heroes, and if she launched it in advance, the consequences would be unpredictable.

She felt suffocated, but she really didn't dare to order Dralgonax to attack, so she could only angrily tell him to leave.

Aiden saw that the plate where Archimonde's body was located also began to sink into the abyss, so he didn't have to worry about Dralgonax's gluttony.

"Let's go back! See if we can get Tempest Keep started!"

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The entire Outland was collapsing completely, like a doomsday catastrophe. All living beings were extremely panicked, because this was their end!

Outside the world is the void, according to the Earth's terminology, it is outer space, not the Twisting Nether.

The two are different.

The Twisting Nether is the cell membrane of the universe, and the creatures inside will not be hungry even if they do not eat. If they are not hunted by other creatures, they will never die. The void is the space outside the planet, that is, outer space. In that extremely cold vacuum, even germs will die, let alone humans who need to breathe and eat?

Aiden quickly flew back to the Shattered Spire, only hoping that Kil'jaeden would release the imprisonment of the Outland dimension when he guided the spell to destroy the world, so that the Naaru's spacecraft could successfully shuttle.

This was the only way out he could think of.

He hoped that this path would work, otherwise they would really be buried with Archimonde!