Gale wasn't just being soft-hearted; Neptulon was simply too useless. For a small Akumai to be able to kill him, it was an absolute disgrace to the four Elemental Lords.
Look at the other three Elemental Lords: Ragnaros destroyed the entire Redridge Mountain upon his appearance. In the game, he created three maps: Burning Steppes, Searing Gorge, and Blasted Lands.
AlAkir challenged high-level maps upon his appearance, and if Gale hadn't rescued him, he might have already flattened Uldum.
Although Therazane hasn't appeared, her daughter is very famous. The most famous princess in Warcraft history, Theradras, created a race. Although Blizzard later retconned it, turning Centaur into an ancient race, it still doesn't change Theradras's power.
Compared to them, Neptulon hardly seemed like an Elemental Lord. If his essence didn't truly possess the ability to command Water Elementals, Gale might have truly doubted his identity.
Not to mention compared to the other three Elemental Lords, Neptulon was inferior to many mortals. Forget Gale and Nordrassil, even Mejia could fight Akumai to a standstill.
Regardless of whether Neptulon could be resurrected, Gale decided to find a new master for the sea. Before that, the Liches could only temporarily bear the responsibility of guarding the sea.
Mejia suggested, "Perhaps we can resurrect Prince Farodis and have him guard the sea."
Gale shook his head slightly, "Farodis certainly needs to be resurrected, but the sea will not be handed over to him."
There was something Gale didn't say: Liches are, after all, undead, and it is inconvenient for them to walk in the world of the living. Moreover, the number of Liches is limited; guarding a certain sea area is fine, but managing the entire sea is simply impossible.
Therefore, Gale wanted to find a race that could rule the sea. Before that, he wanted to forge a divine artifact that could rule the sea.
Leaving the Liches to plunder souls here, he sent Nordrassil back to the ship and directly returned to Nordrassil.
He opened Nordrassil's treasury and selected adamantine, ogonium, and source ingot from within.
Using the Hammer of Kaz'goroth, he melted the three metals into a golden alloy and forged it into a trident.
The trident was entirely engraved with titan runes, and Gale was most familiar with the water-based titan runes. Both the tide stone and the tidal scepter were the first divine artifacts Gale had encountered, providing much reference.
Gale took out neptulons essence and placed it within the trident.
The trident immediately rippled with a large amount of water, as if it were in the middle of the sea.
This was the "Sword of Kings" of the Water Elemental Plane; if he could also gather the one from the Earth Element Realm, Gale would be able to command all four elements.
Unfortunately, this goal was destined not to be achieved.
Azadas was helping the Earth Elements restore Deepholm, and those Earth Elements had already expressed goodwill to Ulduar, becoming firm allies of the Titan Guardians.
Therefore, it was impossible to obtain Therazane's essence.
Although Gale was a little disappointed, he wouldn't force it. After all, with the Hammer of Kaz'goroth, it could replace the "Sword of Kings" of the Earth Element Realm.
The Earth Element Realm was subservient to the Titan Guardians and would not easily betray them, so whether there was a "Sword of Kings" or not made little difference.
Gale only created the trident of the tides as a precaution. After all, the Water Elemental Plane was not peaceful, and there were Water Elementals rebelling; what if Neptulon couldn't even quell the rebellion?
Gale didn't know that his proactive idea would prove to be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
The Water Elementals escorting neptulons essence back to the Water Elemental Plane encountered an ambush by rebel forces on their way to the Tidal Throne.
The Tidal Throne was Neptulon's palace in the Water Elemental Plane; after arriving in the real world, Neptulon used that trench as his temporary residence and also called the palace there the Tidal Throne.
As a result, the Tidal Throne in the trench was still under construction when it was captured by the Naga, and Neptulon also died within it.
Duke Hydraxys relentlessly pursued the rebels in the Water Elemental Plane but failed to recover neptulons essence.
It wasn't until several months later that a giant Water Elemental, calling himself Hydross, the King of Water Elementals, appeared before him.
Duke Hydraxys knew that Hydross had absorbed neptulons essence and immediately launched an attack.
However, the Water Elementals' attacks could not harm Hydross at all; instead, one Tidal Wave from Hydross sent all the Water Elementals sprawling.
Hydross unleashed a vortex, trapping all the Water Elementals led by Duke Hydraxys, "Surrender! Submit to me!"
The lower-ranking Water Elementals all obeyed Hydross's command, but only the higher-ranking Water Elementals led by Duke Hydraxys could maintain their sanity and refused to obey the traitor Hydross.
Hydross heard their curses and said disdainfully, "Traitor? You obey a mortal; where is the dignity of an elemental? We are the masters of this world; we will reclaim our sea."
The higher-ranking Water Elementals, who had been swayed by Hydross, looked at him with fanaticism. They had long been tired of Neptulon's weakness; they should reclaim the sea and once again become the masters of the world.
"Follow me back to the real world and eliminate those mortals."
Hydross led the Water Elementals to the portal, arriving in the sea near Darkshore.
Looking at the bustling Auberdine port, Hydross said resentfully, "Those mortals have occupied our land; kill them all."
The Water Elementals immediately advanced fanatically towards Auberdine, driving the waves as weapons, sweeping towards Auberdine.
"Dong, dong, dong…"
The guards at Auberdine port sounded the alarm, and the Elves on the port immediately climbed the high towers, avoiding the impact of the waves.
The waves grew closer and soon crashed against the tower's shield. The shield remained motionless, and the Mages inside the tower watched vigilantly above the waves, where a large number of Water Elementals were present.
"Send a message to Nordrassil; the Water Elementals have rebelled."
"Sea Monster Killers, prepare! Any Water Elemental that enters range can be killed!"
On top of the high tower, dozens of ballistas at the firing ports were pushed out. The Sentry Shooters aimed the Sea Monster Killers at the Water Elementals and immediately attacked.
Behind them, the Mages immediately cast spells. The moment the Sea Monster Killer hit the protective shield, a small opening was created in the shield.
The Sea Monster Killer passed through the opening, shot into the seawater, and pierced through the Water Elemental's body.
The Water Elemental's body collapsed, instantly killed by the Sea Monster Killer.
"Attack!"
The higher-ranking Water Elementals immediately roared, urging the Water Elementals to speed up their attack.
The Water Elementals immediately rushed towards the high tower, driving the waves, continuously attacking the shield.
Some Water Elementals also bypassed the high tower and rushed towards Auberdine behind it.
Auberdine had already been destroyed by the waves, and the Kaldorei were rescuing each other. Seeing the Water Elementals launch their attack, they couldn't help but cry out.
A Kaldorei climbed onto a rooftop, looking angrily at the Water Elemental army.
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