They emerged into a nightmare. Draenor was a jagged wasteland of bone-colored rock and blood-red skies.
The Second War had ended with the shattering of the Dark Portal, but for , the silence was louder than the drums of war. He knew the rift between worlds wasn't truly closed—it was a wound that refused to scab. Warcraft 2: Beyond the Dark Portal
The Alliance Expedition pushed deep into the heart of the Shadowmoon Valley. They fought through the twisted citadels of the Fel Horde, racing against Ner'zhul's ritual. But they were too late. At the Black Temple, Ner'zhul channeled the stolen artifacts, tearing dozens of new rifts into the reality of Draenor. The planet began to shudder. The sky cracked like glass. They emerged into a nightmare