A/N: Please note that this is of course Fan Fiction, therefore the events described would be slightly deviated from the orginal telling.
And nope, I in fact do not own Warcraft or anything else I write about.
Chapter 19
Minutes went by with the Banshee Queen and her small party of chosen Forsaken as they took a rest along the path. All felt dejected, all felt ready to expel their rage upon an enemy. Luckily for them, their soon to be adversaries were about to appear before them. The wind shifted as the fiery brimstone smell of the Dreadlords Tichondrius, Detheroc, and Varimathras teleported near them on the road.
"Ah I see you have failed in your quest to kill the Princeling," said Detheroc in a mocking tone.
"Because of no thanks to you!" The Dark Lady spat back. "If you would have taken care of the Lich then I would not have been interrupted!"
"He seemed to have evaded our legion's detection," Detheroc said, obviously not showing any concern. "Now that Arthas has left for good, these lan-"
"Don't be a fool Dreadlord," interrupted The Dark Lady. "These lands now belong to the Forsaken only, and I will never curry errands for demons."
The three Dreadlords began to laugh in a dark sinister way. Wayne, Nollis, Blightcaller and the nameless Necromancer each moved closer to their Queen, their weapons inching closer to their hands. Not only did they anticipate the fight with the Dreadlords, they desired it. Slaying the three here and now would avoid many costly and risky battles later on. But no move would be made without the order from their Queen. They simply gritted their teeth, or what teeth that they had left as they stood shoulder to shoulder, facing down the demons.
"Do not be so hasty in your decision Sylvanas. You are a great fool or your brain has simply rotted too much for you to honestly believe that your rabble of cast off Scourge misfits could dare stand against the might of the Burning Legion," Detheroc said, still laughing.
With unbelievable speed, The Dark Lady took hold of her bow, locked an arrow in the string and pulled it back before anyone had a chance to react. The tip of her arrow pointing directly between the eyes of Detheroc. The other four followed suit, holding their weapons out and at the ready. Every curse imaginable was about to escape from Wayne's lips as his bone wand pointed directly at Varimathras demonic heart.
"If you really believe that Dreadlord, then challenge us, here and now," The Dark Lady said dangerously.
The Dreadlords showed fear for only a split second. Their eyes then narrowed in a show of indignit anger, but they made no movements to provoke Sylvanas's fingers from slipping.
"You shall regret this Sylvanas," Detheroc said as the three teleported away.
Upon their vanishing everyone lowered their weapons in the still silence. The Dark Lady walked forward a few steps before turning back to look at her chosen ones.
"I promised the Forsaken a fight for freedom, that fight begins now! You three are the best I have under my command, and that is no easy place to arise to!" The Dark Lady said in a raised voice.
"Though you," The Dark Lady said, pointing at Nollis. "Are always welcome at Delovely's side. You have proven yourself to be most worthy."
Nollis bowed low at the recongnition. "Thank you, My Queen."
"Now this war will have to be conducted carefully, there is a chance those fiendish Dreadlords could succeed," said The Banshee Queen.
"There is no chance of that My Lady," Blightcaller said boldly. "I will crush their hearts with my very hands as I stand before you."
His tone was maliciously brutal, and yet very sincere. The Dark Lady stared him down for a moment before continuing.
"It is not those demons that worry me!" The Dark Lady said, slightly annoyed. "It is the overwhelming number of soldiers they can muster, perfectly obedient and mindless, no different then the Scourge. We will have to use strategy and tactics if the Forsaken is to endure."
"What are your orders My Lady," Wayne asked as they all went down on one knee.
"Simple," said The Banshee Queen. "We wait for them to come to us."
End of Chapter 19
