Артас: Возвышение короля-лича

           Hecametowithastart,terrifiedatthelapse,forcinghimselftohangon.Hecouldnotfalter,notnow.

           Theycrestedahill,andArthasatlastsawtheglacierinthemiddleofthevalley—andthearmythatawaitedhim.HisspiritsliftedatthesightofsomanyassembledtofightforhimandtheLichKing.Anub’arakhadleftmanyofhiswarriorsbehind,andtheywerethere,stoicandready.Fartherdown,though,closertotheglacier,hesawotherfiguresmillingabout.Hewastoofarawaytodistinguishthem,butheknewwhomtheymustbe.Hisgazetraveledupward,andhisbreathcaught.

           TheLichKingwasthere,deepinsidetheglacier.Trappedinhisprison,Arthashadseenhimsointhevisions.HelistenedwithhalfanearasoneofthenerubianshasteneduptoAnub’arakandArthastobriefthemonthesituation.

           "You’vearrivedjustintime.Illidan’sforceshavetakenuppositionsatthebaseoftheglacierand—"

           Arthascriedoutastheworstpainhehadyettastedbuffetedhim.Again,hisworldturnedthecolorofbloodasagonyrackedhisbody.SoclosetotheLichKingnow,thetormenthesharedwiththatgreatentitywasmagnifiedahundredfold.

           "Arthas,mychampion.Youhavecomeatlast."

           "Master,"Arthaswhispered,hiseyessqueezedshutandhisfingerspressedintohistemples."Yes,Ihavecome.Iamhere.