Undead Nightmare.
To say Nova was worried would be the understatement of the decade. She just woke up this morning only to notice that her beloved Hana was not in the bed. At first she figured that Hana had just woken up early to prepare breakfast... only she was not in the kitchen. Hana had not even left a note to tell Nova where she was. Nova walked around the places that Hana liked to hang out in and even asked the people she liked to talk to. Nothing. Hana was not in any of those places and no one she knew had seen her recently. Nova did not like this one bit, it's not like Hana to just vanish like this without telling anyone.
Nova told some of her allies and they agreed to help looking for her. Nova had finished her own search and was waiting for news from the others, soon a raven landed in front of her and turned in to Medivh "Well?".
Medivh shook his head "I searched every corner of the camps. No sign of young Hana anywhere".
Nova hissed in frustration "Damn it! Where the hell did she run of to?".
Medivh thought for a moment until he spoke "Nova, has Hana behaved differently than her useal self?".
Nova looked at him for a moment before she slowly nods "Yes... now that you mention it, she has been a lot different ever since... Sonya died. She kept blaming herself for what happened and kept going on and on that if she had been stronger, then Sonya would still be alive".
Nova's words made the picture much more clear for Medivh "I think I understand now. He grief and guilt has lead her to seek other means of growing stronger".
Nova did not like where this was going "What do you mean?".
"I have seen this happen before. When someone becomes so desperate for the strength to protect everything they care about, to the point they even travels in to dark places and goes down a very dangerous path, all in a restless search of power... and at a certain point, they no longer care what they need to sacrifice to get it. It becomes and obsession, an obsession that ultimately leads to their destruction, or they become the very thing they fought against" Medivh explained.
His words made Nova even more worried than she already was, but Hana would never go that far just for power... right?
"I can sense your doubt Nova. But even the most innocent soul can be tempted. And while their intentions may be pure, their actions will decide if it's worth it or not" Medivh said as he placed a hand on Nova's shoulder "And if Hana has chosen the wrong path, you might be the only one who can pull her back on to the right path".
Nova let his words sink in before she spoke "I will. But first we need to find her. Something I can't do alone".
Before anything else could be said, a knight ran up "Lady Nova. You have been called to a meeting. Something dark is happening in the nearby villages".
Nova growls, she really did not need this right now.
Later, in the meeting room, all the leaders where gathered to discuss what was going on. Everyone went silent when Jim spoke up "Alright listen up everyone. Our scouts has reported that something is attacking nearby villages. The reports fits the description of these, Undead monsters that our allies told us about. The people are in danger so we are going to send a small team in to help them. We can spare to many in case it's just a ploy to leave us exposed" He looked at Nova "I want you to lead the mission".
Nova was silent for a moment before she shook her head "I can't".
Jim blinked "Come again?".
"Hana has gone missing. I need to find her" Nova explained.
Jim sighed at that "I know, I received the news. But look Nova, I understand your need to save her. Hell, I would have done the same if I was in your position. But innocent people need our help. Hana is not helpless, I'm sure she-".
"I am not doing anything until I know Hana is safe!" Nova snapped, refusing to let Jim finish.
Everyone fell silent as the leaders shared uncertain glances. But surprisingly, it was Varian who spoke up "Then go find her" Nova looked at him in surprise as he walked up to her "I lost the woman I loved. I don't want to see you go through the same pain. But you can only look for her as long as you don't go alone. Take at least two more people with you. Last thing we need is for you to go missing too".
Nova looked at him for several moments before she gave a sharp nod "Understood. Thank you, Lord Varian".
Varian only smiled as Nova left to get the two people she knew could help her in her search. Still, now they had to make a new team that could deal with the situation in the village.
As if reading the other's thoughts, Jack spoke up "I'll handle the mission. And judging by the nature of the situation. I think I got the perfect team that I wish to bring with me".
Everyone looked at him, curious of who he had in mind.
Later, Jack was heading out with his team. The team was made up of: Himself, Jaina, Li-Ming and Tychus. They walked in to the village and saw that the people had clearly just recovered from an attack. But they could see the fear and stress in their eyes, like they were just waiting for another attack to happen at any moment.
Jack walked up to a soldier who barely looked like he could even hold a blade "What happened here?".
"The undead... They showed up out of nowhere, we did our best to hold them of, but there was just so many of them. We had no choice but to pull back and lead the villagers to safety. But we are running out of space to keep them in and we lose more ground and soldiers with every attack... it's hopeless. We are all going to die" The man said in a defeated tone.
"Then why are you not just taking the people and leave?" Li-Ming asked as if it was an obvious solution.
"Easier said than done. The undead would slaughter us before we can get anywhere. And besides. Where would we even go?" The man asked.
"If you stay here, you will all be killed for sure. We have a camp that's not to far away. We can shelter your people there, long enough until we can find a safer home for you all" Jaina offered.
The man hesitated before Tychus spoke "Look man, it's either a possible death or a certain death. If there is even one chance for you all to live, why not take it?".
The man looked at him before he sighed "Very well, we shall follow your lead. But how do you suggest we even move all these people without the undead catching us?".
"We won't. We will hold our ground here until our pick up arrives. I already sent word to our allies, they are sending over transports to get us out of here. We just need to survive until then" Jack answered.
"Are you insane? We don't have time to wait! The undead will be on us any second now!" The man argued.
"At ease Soldier! I said I had a plan, stay calm and focused, and you may just make it through this" Jack told the man in a harsh tone before looking at the magic users of the team "Jaina, you and Li-Ming are in charge of protecting the people. Me and Tychus will fight warriors on the front line. With any luck, we can hold of the undead until pick up arrives".
"Hey, why do I get the boring part?" Li-Ming complained.
"Because I said so, that's why!" Jack said in a aggressive tone, making Li-Ming shut her mouth "Alright, time to get ready".
Little did they know. These warriors just so happened to belong to a rather dangerous woman.
Sally Whitemane, the High Inquisitor of the Scarlet Crusade.
At a young age, Sally Whitemane witnessed her family succumbing to the Scourge's plague of undeath while they were traveling through Lordaeron. She was forced to destroy her own parents and siblings when they rose as mindless undead, and since that day she found fulfillment only in the destruction of undead. She became a priestess of the Light and joined the Scarlet Crusade, a religious order dedicated to the eradication of the undead from Lordaeron. Though they believed that their mission of cleansing the world of undead was a noble one, the crusaders soon grew intolerant of all non-human races and came to believe that anyone who was not a part of their order was infected by the Scourge's plague of undeath and had to be tortured or eradicated. Along with Renault Mograine, who had been given the rank of Scarlet Commander, Whitemane oversaw operations in the Scarlet Monastery. However, while Mograine commanded the military forces in the area, the fearsome Whitemane, who had the ability to resurrect her comrades after death, was the true master of the Monastery.
Alliance and Horde ordered Sally's death, but this was not the end as the High Inquisitor returned years later. According to Lilian Voss, "the problem with the Scarlet Crusade is that they keep coming back, even after death. Behind those resurrections is High Inquisitor Whitemane. With her death, so goes the Crusade." To give Whitemane a final rest, Alliance and Horde adventurers retrieved two anointed blades known as Unquenchable and the Hand of Providence. They then confronted and slew Whitemane. The adventurers plunged the blades into Whitemane's corpse, seemingly putting a final end to the Scarlet Crusade's tyranny.
Ironically, Sally Whitemane was later raised as an undead by Thassarian and the Deathlord to serve as the third member of the new Four Horsemen. While death rid her of her madness, her strong spirit remained.
But when she woke up in the Nexus, her living form had been restored and she was alive again, and ready to continue her quest to purge the Undead.
She had noticed the new comers and she was quite intrigued in what they had to offer.
"Interesting... but I see Jaina Proudmore is with them... wonder if she will truly help us. Or just leave us to die again" Sally said with a small hiss, she did not trust Jaina one bit for leaving Lordaeron, despite not knowing the true reason behind it. But those other people do interest her, so she decided to hold back for now and see what they can do.
She will join in if the situation goes bad.
Back in the camp. Genji was meditating on top of a rock, he was doing his best to move on from Sonya's death... but it was next to impossible. He loved her, and her death wounded him even deeper than even Hanzo did when he struck Genji down. All Genji could feet was anger and even hatred towards the monsters responsible for this. He knew that hate and anger would not help him. But what else could he do?
"Genji" Said cyborg looked up and saw Nova in front of him "I need your help".
"If you are going to bring me on a mission. I am afraid I have to refuse. I got to much on my mind at the moment" Genji said.
"To much to help your friend?" Nova asked.
"What do you mean? What happened?" Genji asked.
Nova sighed, seems Genji has been to close of to learn about the situation "Hana has gone missing".
Genji's eyes became wide behind his mask "What?".
"She blames herself for Sonya's death and left to find power" Nova explained.
"Why? No one blames her for what happened. I even told her myself that I held no anger towards her" Genji said.
"Which I am thankful for. But no one needed to blame her, because our blame is nothing compared to how much she blames herself. We need to find her before she does something stupid. So are you with me or not?" Nova demanded.
Genji thought it over before standing up "Alright, I will aid you, for Hana's sake. But how are you planing on finding her?".
Nova smirked "I got the best tracker I could find".
The sound of a bear was heard and both Genji and Nova looked to see Rexxar waiting for them "Let's start the hunt for our missing comrade".
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