Артас: Возвышение короля-лича

           Alleriawasgone,vanishedthroughtheDarkPortalinanattempttostoptheHordefromvisitingtheiratrocitiesagainonAzerothandonotherworldsaswell.

           Shehadneverreturned.Shehadmelteddownanecklacegiventoherbytheirparents,andmadeindividualnecklacesoutofthethreestonesforeachoftheWindrunnersisters.Sylvanas’swasasapphire.Sheknewtheinscriptionbyheart:ToSylvanas.Lovealways,Alleria.

           Shewaited,graspingthenecklace,feelingtheconnectionwithherdeadsisteritalwaysprovided,thenslowlyforcedherhandaway.Sylvanastookadeepbreathandshouted,"Attack!ForQuel’Thalas!"

           Therewouldbenostoppingthem.Intruth,shedidnotexpecttostopthem.Fromtheexpressionsonthegrim,bloodiedfacesaroundher,Sylvanasrealizedherrangersknewthisaswellasshe.Sweatdewedherface.Hermusclesscreamedwithexhaustion,andstillSylvanasWindrunnerfought.Shefired,nockingandreleasingandnockingagainsoswiftlythatherhandswerealmostablur.Whentheswarmofcorpsesandmonsterscametoocloseforarrows,sheflungherbowawayandseizedhershortswordanddagger.Shewhirledandturnedandstabbed,cryingoutincoherentlyasshebattled.

           Anotheronefell,itsheadtopplingfromitsshoulderstobetrampled,burstingopenlikeamelonbeneaththefeetofoneofitsown.Twomoremonstrocitiessurgedforwardtotakeitsplace.