Артас: Возвышение короля-лича
Chapter 24
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"Thereisafractureinmyprison,theFrozenThrone,andmyenergiesareseepingfromit,"theLichKingcontinued."Thatiswhyyourpowershavediminished."
"Buthow?"Hadsomeoneattackedhim?Arthassawnoimmediatefoesinhisvision,surelyhewasnottoolate—
"Theruneblade,Frostmourne,wasoncelockedinsidethethroneaswell.Ithrustitfromtheicesothatitwouldfinditswaytoyou...andthenleadyoutome."
"Andsoithas,"Arthasbreathed.TheLichKingwasimmobilized,trappedinsidetheice.ItmusthavebeenthroughsheerwillthathehadbeenabletoforcethegreatswordthroughtheiceandsendittoArthas.NowherecalledtheicethathadheldFrostmourne—howithadlookedjagged,asifithadbeenbrokenoffofalargerpiece.Suchvastpower...andallbenttowardbringingArthastothisplace.Stepbystep,Arthashadbeenledhere.Directed.Controlled...
"Youmustmakehaste,mychampion.Mycreator,thedemonlordKil’jaeden,senthisagentsheretodestroyme.IftheyshouldreachtheFrozenThronebeforeyou,allwillbelost.TheScourgewillbeundone.Nowhurry!IwillgrantyouallthepowerIcanspare."
ColdnesssuddenlybegantoseepthroughArthas,numbingtheangry,rawpain,calminghisthoughts.Theenergywassovast,soheady...itwasmorepowerfuleventhanwhatArthashadknownbefore.This,then,waswhyhehadcome.
