Артас: Возвышение короля-лича
Chapter 20
Friendstheyhadoncebeen,butthatwasallinthepast,asirrelevanttohimasyesterday’sweather.Itwasgettingeasiernow,tofeelnothingbutsatisfactionasFrostmourne,glowingandallbutsingingasitfeasteduponsouls,roseandfell,cuttingthroughplateaseasilyasflesh.
Afterthefirstwaveofsoldiersfell,raisedtoserveintheScourgeorabandonedwheretheyhadfallenasofnouse,asecondonecame.Thisonehadmagiwiththem,cladinthepurplerobesofDalaranwithanembroideredsymbolofthegreatEyeuponthem.ButArthas,too,hadadditionalaid.
Thedemons,itwouldseem,wishedtoprotecttheirown.
Giantstonesscreameddownfromthesky,theirtailsstreaksoffelgreenfire.Theearthshookwheretheystruck,andfromthecraterscausedbytheirimpactclimbedwhatlookedlikestonegolems,heldtogetheranddirectedbythesicklygreenenergy.
Arthasglancedoverhisshoulder.Kel’Thuzadhovered,hisarmsspread,hishornedheadthrownback.Energycrackledandcoursedfromhim,andagreenorbbegantoform.Then,abruptly,thelichloweredhisarmsandsteppedoutofthecircle.
"Comeforth,LordArchimonde!"Kel’Thuzadcried."Enterthisworldandletusbaskinyourpower!"
Thegreenorbpulsed,expanding,growingtallerandglowingyetmorebrightly.Suddenlyapillaroffireshotskyward,andseveralansweringlightningboltscrackleddownoutsidethecircle.
