Chapter 3
The Aftermath of the Siege
At the capital of Lordaeron…
"Excellent defense measures, milady. The damned followers of the Lich King will think twice before they stage an attack on our citadel again."
The Dreadlord Varimathras and Sylvanas were discussing the events of the attack, and the next course of action to be taken.
"Yes, Dreadlord, but I feel it was all too easy. Surely the majordomo of that bastard would have been smarter than to do a direct assault…"
The Dreadlord scoffed. "I don't expect the fools and betrayers of the Legion, even the Lich King, to be especially intelligent. The Legion was all that held and controlled them. Without us, the Undead will never even have existed, let alone fight."
The banshee shook her head. "You think too simple, Dreadlord. The Undead can manage very well without you demons sitting and watching us do the dirty work."
"Milady, we demons-"
"Silence Varimathras. This subject is over. We need to plan a new action to be taken, due to our recent victory over the Lich King's forces."
The demon scowled in annoyance, since his mistress had directly insulted his kind. Nevertheless, he resumed his cool posture and said, "The lich's forces have been reduced after his siege, and thus increasing our own. The necromancers that were abandoned by him are also converted to our side, which has allowed us the making of abominations. The victory has been most fruitful for us."
"Excellent…our measly ghouls will soon be replaced by the more effective abominations. Resume your organizing of our production." Sylvanas dismissed the demon and headed back to her throne.
Scowling once again but in anger this time, Varimathras reluctantly headed back to his insulting post. A powerful demon, once a servant to Archimonde, reduced to watching the making of Undead? I will get my revenge on the banshee some day…
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Meanwhile, back at the Lich King's forces…
A dark, large ship, accompanied by hordes of flying beasts, rolled into the quiet harbor at the outskirts of the capital of Lordaeron. Kel'Thuzad awaited the landing unmoving, wondering what the "special" reinforcements King Arthas had granted him were. The transport slowly anchored a rocky landing, and a plank creakily descended toward land. Numerous crypt fiends, spider-like creatures resurrected as Undead to serve the Lich King after the slaughter and destruction of Azjol-Nerub, filed out perfectly like zombies and organized into a line. The hordes of fliers, turning out to be destroyers with sphinx heads and a black body of a lion and holding a wicked scepter of dark magic, landed along the edge of the arachnids and into a line also, forming a square missing a side. A huge beetle, with claws that were able to tear through the hardest substance with ease and a pharaoh-like headdress, stomped toward the center of the square, facing the lich. Kel'Thuzad noticed that the crypt fiends bowed their heads and crossed their front legs when the behemoth passed. He deduced that the creature must be a deity, possibly of the spiders. The giant creature, king of the Nerubians, broke his thoughts and spoke in an intimidating, thundering voice. "Greetings, Lich. I am Anub-Arak."
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"I was the king of the ancient Nerubians and their kingdom. When the Undead came and destroyed our civilization, I was brought back to serve under our Lich King. Granted with unfathomable power, I willingly chose to serve him. Recently, Ner'Zhul sent me to aid a Death Knight, Arthas. Arthas and I were confronted by High Elves, as well as snake creatures called Naga. Apparently a night elven named Illidan were in charge of them. His forces had blocked off the pass that led to Ner'Zhul's throne, so we took the path through the Nerubian Kingdom. We had managed to catch up with the Naga and elves, but we struggled to claim control of Icecrown. Soon King Arthas had defeated Illidan and saved our king. Now as his advisor, I am sent here to aid you in purging the land of this rebel Undead." Anub'Arak explained his side of the events and story to Kel'Thuzad.
"So that is how King Arthas had managed to become the Lich King…very well then, Anub'Arak. I am Kel'Thuzad, majordomo and leader of the Undead in this continent of Lordaeron. Using a cult, I had raised an undead army for Arthas to control. Bringing Archimonde to this land, he destroyed the rest of the Humans in this land and set out to Kalimdor. When he was killed, the demonic Burning Legion was destroyed and Arthas came back to claim this land his. When Ner'Zhul had called for him, he left me in charge to eradicate the band of the banshee Sylvanas Windrunner and her control of the Undead. Under her power is also a Dreadlord, so the battle will not be easy." Kel'Thuzad returned and said.
"Very well, lich. So let us begin our work…"