Артас: Возвышение короля-лича
Chapter 11
fool,"hemanaged,swallowing."Mydeathwillmakelittledifferenceinthelongrun...fornow...thescourgingofthisland...begins."
Hiselbowsbuckledand,eyesclosing,hefell.
Thebodybegantorotimmediately.Decompositionthatshouldhavetakendayshappenedinmereseconds,thefleshpaling,bloating,burstingopen.Themengaspedandstartedback,coveringtheirnosesandmouths.Someofthemturnedandvomitedfromthestench.Arthasstared,horrifiedandenrapturedatthesametime,unabletolookaway.Fluidsgushedfromthecorpse,thefleshtakingonacreamyconsistencyandturningblack.TheunnaturaldecompositionslowedandArthasturnedaway,gaspingforfreshair.
Jainawasdeathlypalewithdarkcirclesaroundherwide,shockedeyes.Arthaswenttoherandturnedherawayfromthedisgustingimage."Whathappenedtohim?"heaskedquietly.
Jainaswallowed,tryingtocalmherself.Again,sheseemedtofindstrengthinherdetachment."Itisbelievedthat,ah,ifnecromancersarenotperfectlypreciseintheirmagicalworkingsthat,um...iftheyarekilledtheyaresubjectto..."Hervoicetrailedoffandsuddenlyshewasayoungwoman,lookingsickenedandshocked."That."
"Comeon,"Arthassaidgently."Let’sgettoHearthglen.Theyneedtobewarned—ifwe’renottoolatealready."
Theyleftthebodywhereithadfallen,notgrantingitanotherglance.ArthassaidasilentprayertotheLightthattheywerenottoolate.
