Артас: Возвышение короля-лича

           HehadnotattemptedtoslayTichondriushimself,ashehadMal’Ganis.Ohno,thewilyonce-humanprincehadtrickedanotherintodoinghisdirtyworkforhim.Illidan,thelucklessbeinghadbeennamed.ArthashadbeenabletosmellIllidan’shungerforpowerandusedthatagainsthim,goadinghimintostealingtheSkullofGul’dan,alegendaryorcishwarlock.Todoso,IllidanwouldhavetokillTichondrius.Arthaswouldberidofthedemonlord,andIllidanwouldberewardedwithanartifacttosatehislustforpower.Presumablyallhadgoneaccordingtoplan.Arthas—andthereforeSylvanas—hadheardnothingofIllidansince.

           AsforArchimonde...somightythathehadbeenabletodestroyDalaran,thegreatmagecity,withasinglespell,hehadfallentothepowerofthelifehehadcomeheretoconsume.SylvanasnowhatedthelivingwiththesamepassiontheLegionhadhad,andthusitwaswithmixedfeelingsthatshelearnedofhisfall.Thenightelveshadsacrificedtheirimmortalitytodefeathim.Thepure,focusedpowerofnaturehaddestroyedthedemonfrominside,andthentheWorldTreehadsurrendereditsvastpowerinacataclysmthatsentoutamassiveshockwave.AndwhenArchimondehadfallen,hisskeletonallthatwasleft,sotoohadtheLegion’sattempttogainafootholdinthisworldbeendefeated.

           Sylvanasreturnedherattentionfromherreverietothepresent,asthenameofthelateunlamenteddemonlordcaughtherear.