Артас: Возвышение короля-лича

           Thepaladinfoughtwitheverythinghehad,butitwasnotenough.Arthastoyedwithhimalittle,easingthestingthatGavinrad’swordshadcaused,butsoontiredofthegameanddispatchedhiserstwhilebrotherinarmswithasinglemightyswordblow.HefeltFrostmournetakeinandobliterateyetanothersoul,andshiveredslightlyasGavinrad’slifelessbodyfelltotheearth.Despitewhathehadpromisedhisnow-vanquishedfoe,Arthaslethimstaydead.

           Withacurtgestureheorderedhisservantstobeginretrievingthecorpse.HehadleftKel’Thuzadtorotwherehehadfallen,butsomeone,doubtlessthenecromancer’sdevoutfollowers,hadcaredenoughtoputthebodyinasmallcrypt.TheacolytesoftheCultoftheDamnednowrushedforward,findingthetombandwitheffortpushingasidethelid.Insidewasacoffin,whichwasquicklyliftedout.Arthasnudgeditwithhisfoot,grinningalittle.

           "Comealongnow,necromancer,"hesaidteasinglyasthecasketwasborneintothebackofavehiclereferredtoasa"meatwagon.""Thepowersthatyouonceservedhaveneedofyouagain."

           "Toldyoumydeathwouldmeanlittle."

           Arthasstarted.Hehadbecomesomewhataccustomedtohearingvoices;theLichKing,throughFrostmourne,whisperedtohimalmostconstantlynow.Butthiswassomethingdifferent.Herecognizedthevoice;hehadhearditbefore,butarrogantandtaunting,notconfidentialandconspiratorial.

           Kel’Thuzad.

           "Whatthe...