Kudos to Kinglugia who figured out who the new Dark Lady is; You're right, but Fenix… not so much. You'll see in this chapter.

Hakkyou no Yami – it's not the pressure that killed the Naga, rather the energy within the wave – that mass of water at the velocity to reach the other side of the world… that's more than enough to kill any Naga regardless of their ability to survive underwater. It doesn't matter if they can survive the pressure, its not the pressure that killed them but rather the force of the water blasting into them instantly that, for a lack of a better word, obliterated them. Anyways, here's the next chapter.

And of further notice, I will be, once again, stopping the updates soon, as too many things in school are piling up. I will update and finish this story, of course, but do not expect the story to go back into full speed until at the very least June. What with IOP, World Literature, Physics, Art, Math, and Chinese, I'm absolutely stuffed with work, and that's not counting my extra curricular activities. For Pete's Sake, I'm not even 17 yet – turning 17 in a few weeks though . And my co-author's also busy (also my beta).

Heck, 99% chance that I'll end up rewriting this chapter because the quality is so bad... but I think the next chapter should be better... I hope?

Chapter 38: The Frozen Wasteland

White. White in every direction, stretching out for miles upon miles. That was all Naruto could see the instant he landed, with his troops, on the shore. Kael had take another, longer route, to attack the Scourge indirectly through a nearly invisible mountain pass. The Blood Elves' ability to navigate through treacherous terrain made them much better at that endeavor, and would play a key role in the race against time. If Naruto was to fail to push his way forward, then Kael would have the singular job to attempt to take down the legions of the Scourge that was bound to guard the gates to the Throne, and then destroy it while Naruto attempts to attack.

Hopefully, that wasn't the case, as Naruto looked around. The Kul Tiras took the best of the best out of every legion the Alliance had ever produced, and the results were evident. They were introduced to the newer, more compact blades, and within the week that passed by to the group to approach Northrend had nearly mastered the new swords to the same extent as those within the normal army save the Recons and Ghosts, but those were a different matter entirely. Naruto watched as a Ghost dropped down.

"Team Eight, reporting for duty," the Ghost said as Naruto nodded.

"Report, is there anything new?"

"Milord, we have a small unit following Arthas right now. They reported back a few hours ago recalling Arthas' rage for losing not only Traxex Skywalker, who we could assume was in the Eastern Kingdoms, and Fenix Skywalker, who had gone rogue mere minutes before their landing, wreaking havoc on the Scourge and disabling nearly a quarter of the total Scourge force as well as incapacitating Kel'Thuzad, the Lich. There are no reports of his sighting, however."

"And of Darkterror and Athaniar?"

"Milord?"

"They are coming… have you seen them?"

"No. I was under the assumption that Athaniar was with Prince Kael during this expedition?"

"No," Naruto turned, "The Blood Elves in dark red and silver are our allies. The ones with the brighter red are now our enemies. Athaniar has betrayed Kael's orders and have gone rogue with most of the Blood Elf army. Be wary of their assaults and be on a lookout."

"Yes, milord," the Ghost said, "There… is one more thing we wish to inform you."

"What is it?" Naruto asked.

"We have reports from the other outpost that a Paladin may be in the vicinity," the Ghost said, catching Naruto's attention, "It would appear, from their report, that he is an exceptionally well-trained Paladin, able to reduce hundreds of undead to ashes with a single wave of power. In addition, he was seen sometimes with a Phoenix and a Red Drake, though we suspect the Phoenix may not actually be a Phoenix."

"Explain," Naruto ordered.

"Though the Phoenix exhibited signs of using the flames of the Phoenix, it does not show any other signs such as the flaming covers, only the attacks resemble. However, the attacks are far more powerful than normal for a Phoenix in taking down the Scourge, and in addition the Phoenix was capable of using Light techniques, which is rare according to your reports."

"It is," Naruto murmured, "Good job, continue to keep an update regularly."

The Ghost disappeared after standing up and bowing slightly as Naruto returned back to the main base, where Mei was waiting.

"So, what's the news?" Mei asked.

"A Paladin has been rumored to be around here," Naruto said, "I'll be looking for him with a detachment. Stay here and guard the base for now, if I don't return in eight hours proceed with the attack. You're one of the few in charge of the big Alliance, so you'd make for a better commander right now."

"Fine," Mei pouted before Naruto kissed her, "You really like it when you do that don't you?"

"Whatever gave you the idea Mei-hime?" Naruto asked with a smirk before disappearing in a flurry of snow, as the wind that shielded him slurred up the falling snow.

"Impressive shunshin," Mei said as she looked at the flying snow, before she disappeared in a veil of water as well, freezing the ground on contact.

Unknown to the two, there were people watching them. To be more precise, three people were watching the two.

"Is that them?" one spoke to the other.

"Yes, that is Naruto," the other spoke, a bow held loosely on his left hand. The two suddenly disappeared in a dim flash of light even as the usage of the energy attracted the third's attention, as red eyes scanned the area.

"Fenix… you will not hide forever from my eyes…" the dark figure said before frost enveloped him, and abyssal-like flames tore into him, and as it cleared out the figure was gone.

Naruto suddenly looked in said direction, his eyes automatically activating even as Mei also appeared, chakra already flaring.

"Sasuke," Naruto said simply as he stared forward. Indeed, standing in front of him, was Sasuke.

"Hn. To think you would figure it out so soon. Is it really you, or is it the Mizukage?" Sasuke asked as his eyes glowed a fierce red, energy beginning to seep out, "No matter. Today you will die by my hands."

Without warning Sasuke disappeared, and a blade headed straight for Mei, its frost-blue tip gleaming in the light even as smoke erupted, and Mei blocked the weapon with something neither of them expected.

"Kubikiri Houcho…" Naruto whispered, "Mei-chan…?"

"So Suigetsu lost it to you," Sasuke replied simply, "He was too weak to handle it in any case."

The instant he finished a cold grip began to encompass the entire battleground, though Naruto recovered faster with a flare of his chakra which disrupted Sasuke's, and rushed forward, his own blade unsheathed from its holster within the wrist seals, and clashed with Sasuke's blade, arcing lightning between them, before both jumped back.

Without warning both of them launched their spells, as a hammer of light and a blast of dark green energy impacted against each other, dispelling both. Twisting around, Naruto aimed a fireball at Sasuke, who responded in kind with a shot of lightning that nearly pierced through Naruto, missing by only a hair's breadth. The blast was blocked by Mei, who swiped some blood on the blade to heal the damage it sustained. Naruto raised an eyebrow.

"I didn't know that could happen," Naruto commented.

"It's something inherent to the metal from which Kubikiri Houcho was made from, some strange thing that the swordmakers capitalized on when creating it. It's rarer than the metal which created Samehada, and that's saying something," Mei replied, "Though, the metal's getting brittle. I need to fix it soon."

"I'll take care of the repairs later if you let me check the blade out more, I want to know about now that you told me what actually made it special… I thought it was just an oversized butcher blade that time," Naruto said as he blocked a thrust from Sasuke, before returning the favor and launching a stream of wind blades, but Sasuke countered with a massive blast of fire that soared at Naruto, who cursed and jumped away. Mei was about to charge in when she sensed something amiss, and hurriedly leapt only to dodge a series of spikes that suddenly erupted from the ground. A spider-like… thing suddenly appeared, as if out of nowhere, where she was standing just seconds earlier, now spitting acid-like globules at Mei. Mei countered with a cloud of steam that boiled the globules away before proceeding to near the spider.

"Anube'seran, fall back, that cloud of vapor is acidic," Sasuke warned as the named spider thing nimbly avoided the cloud, "Meet our new allies, Naruto. Nerubians."

"Spiders, huh?" Naruto said as he punted the ground, sending a shockwave that redirected another wave of spikes, "Or Scarabs?"

"Neither," Sasuke replied, "Though I doubt you will know the difference anyhow."

"Try me," Naruto smirked as he charged up a Rasengan and smashed it against a surprised Sasuke's Chidori. The two techniques struggled for dominance, before they simultaneously exploded, enveloping the two in a bright light, before fading only to show Naruto crouched even as Sasuke brought his sword down. Blood spilled across the air.

"Urg…" Naruto groaned as he rolled, sliding the blade out from his shoulders even at the same time sending blasts of violet fire at the wound to heal it, "Got too careless…"

Without warning he was hit by a blast of green energy, though rather than leaving him with a sense of lost energy, it burnt its way through him, coursing through his veins as if it was fire. Naruto managed to look up only to see two miniature versions of the bigger Nerubian bearing down on him. Without hesitation he swept his hand across, slicing them into pieces.

"You see, they have unique abilities which can… neutralize your chakra capacity," Sasuke gloated, "You cannot fight without chakra, Naruto. Even though you have a lot."

The Naruto suddenly disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

"You talk too much Sasuke. Imari!" Naruto roared as he sent a blast of demonic energy at them, only for Sasuke to jump out of the way while the Nerubian simply disappeared in a wave of wind once more. Naruto growled as he backflipped, unsheathing his blade only for it to meet the blade of another, as it sent sparks flying out.

"You're an annoying pest. I will enjoy your defeat the more you prolong it… Naruto," Sasuke growled as dark marks spread across his features, even as Naruto activated Sage Mode.

"It's not going to be that easy taking me down Sasuke. You're probably the only one that knows that best," Naruto said as he flipped through seals.

"Futon: Diatoppa!" Naruto roared as he sent a fierce blast of wind at Sasuke, tearing up the snow and, accidentally, making the Nerubian Assassin visible, only for Naruto to send a couple kunai at it, trailing explosive tags behind. The Nerubian Assassin dodged to the left clumsily, only for the explosive tags to detonate, blasting out a cloud of snow and fire that charred the thick carapace of the Assassin. The time it took for the Assassin to regain it's focus, however, was all Naruto needed as he stabbed a wind-enhanced kunai onto it's shell, the Assassin roaring in pain and anguish before burrowing underneath, forcing Naruto to jump as spikes erupted, and it disappeared.

Sasuke, on the other hand, was not stationary. As soon as Naruto took care of the Assassin he was forced to dodge a series of electrical impulses that were sent out from Sasuke's body.

"Kuso," Naruto groaned before he, too, unleashed several blasts of electricity, neutralizing them burst for burst, as they disintegrated in a show of sparks and fire that rained upon the snow, sizzling on touch.

There was a pregnant pause as they looked at each other, before a dark, ominous feeling was felt by both forces. Sasuke suddenly leapt, and though Naruto tried to intercept him, Sasuke turned back and launched, literally, hundred of fireballs at Naruto, forcing him to execute a series of complex maneuvers.

"That feeling… could it be?" Naruto wondered as he looked at the rapidly retreating figure, before a all-too familiar signature made its way to Naruto's senses.

Darkterror… you stole my kill… Naruto thought, though he wasn't sure if he should breath a sigh of relief at the rest or be even more wary. It was at that time that chaos ensued in the base.

"What the…?" a soldier yelled before he was torn apart by an invisible force. A wall of spikes rose up, tearing through the formation once more even as Naruto growled and rushed forward.

"Shinra Tensei!" Naruto yelled as the pulse deactivated Wind Walk, and the Nerubian Assassin appeared.

"What is that thing? A spider? Or a Scarab?" a soldier asked.

"Get away!" someone yelled as suddenly several spikes erupted from the ground once more, Naruto only escaping by jumping up onto a narrow ledge and sticking with chakra.

"What the hell?" Naruto asked himself before an arrow, its tip coated in a strange, green energy, pierced right through the weak joint in the Nerubian's carapace, right in the neck. The Nerubian groaned, before the body heaved itself down, crashing into the ice with a loud screech, tearing through the ice.

"Nani…?" Naruto asked as he looked up. There were two figures standing there, as well as two, darker shadows circling around in the sky. Revealing his Rinnegan, Naruto couldn't help but look on in slight shock at who fired that arrow.

"Fenix…" Naruto breathed out, "So you did escape."

"Yes, I did. Thanks to what you said, I was able to struggle successfully from the Lich King's grip before his powers weakened," Fenix said, "There was another person here as well, though he left to take on the undead camp ahead."

"Let me guess… Horus Lightwing," Mei said as Fenix turned.

"That is correct," Fenix replied, "He and his companions have wreaked considerable havoc on Northrend, though his true powers are just beginning to arise from what I've noticed. His growth right now is astounding, but that also means he needs to constantly refine it, hence the constant battling."

"They were easy to kill," a hoarse voice replied as they turned. There, standing in front, was Horus.

"So… Lordaeron's War Angel, huh?" Naruto said, "Jaina spoke about you sometimes."

"Jaina's a fool," Horus growled, "Going after Arthas like that in the beginning. Had she bothered to take action instead of moving away this probably won't happened, and Uther won't be dead."

"You're still on that? That's a whole year ago," Naruto replied, "Let go of…"

"Don't lecture me on vengeance," Horus shot back, "I know enough of it from Uther. Paladin or not, we're cold, calculating beings. We have emotions as well, and anger, vengeance is but one of the few."

"Well said," Naruto said, "Now… what is the situation?"

"Define your rank first," Horus replied.

"Naruto Namikaze, High Commander of the army sent to take down Arthas before he reaches the Frozen Throne," Naruto said.

"Mei Terumi, Commander and overall tactician of the army," Mei replied, "And you two are…?"

"I'm surprised you haven't heard of us," Fenix said.

"Excuse us, you'll get the details later," Naruto said, "Provided a few conditions."

"Like what?"

"If you come back and rejoin the Alliance remnants," Naruto replied.

"No thanks," Horus was the first to reply, "I've had enough of proving my allegiance. I'm allied only to the light."

"And we have Paladins that need to be trained," Naruto shot back, "What's more, with the threat of the Horde gone we also have demons to worry about. We need people with your expertise there in Theramore."

"I will join regardless, but…" Fenix said with a hint of worry, "What of the Elves that are seen?"

"Athaniar is leading a group of rogue Blood Elves," Naruto replied, "However, he is leading 90% of the surviving population. Prince Kael is also here, though on the western shoreline. Speaking of something though… why are you still an Elf? I would've thought he made you an undead."

"Being an undead would sever my connection to the world from which my abilities are based on; Arthas, for a lack of a better word, recruited me because of my unique abilities. If he were to turn me into an undead, then he would lose the advantage. Thus, using his near non-existent Paladin powers he still had control over, he resurrected me but also placed a binding spell on me," Fenix replied.

"But because you are technically alive, the bind is much weaker than it should be, allowing you to fight over it even as we fought in the ruins of Dalaran," Naruto deduced as Fenix nodded.

"Exactly," Fenix replied, "It was a good thing we fought, or I would not have been able to find a reason to break out of the control. But, Commander."

"Yes?"

"I request a temporary leave once we end the siege here."

"For what purpose?"

"Arthas took down Traxex as well… I wish to search for her," Fenix replied, "I need to know."

"…" Naruto said nothing as he sighed and looked away, "I don't think you would want to know."

"Perhaps I don't, but I must," Fenix said.

"Then search for Kael, he should be the one to give you permission," Naruto replied, "Say hi to Sylvanas for me."

"Polygamy?"

"That was fast. I can see why you're selected as the Champion of Quel'Thalas," Naruto complimented as Fenix bowed, "But now that I think about it…"

"You were wondering why Fenix said once the siege is over, rather than once we destroy the Frozen Throne, yes?" Horus asked as Naruto nodded, "The numbers for the undead far exceed what we know… they would simply overwhelm us with numbers alone even with your clones. We can siege them and attempt to destroy them, but the most likely outcome is that we will fail. Despite my growing powers, I can barely control it as it is because it is growing too fast, and the training I went through with Uther is starting to fail to condition the powers. Until I can get it under control I will fair inefficiently against the Scourge."

"I see…" Naruto said, "Still, given our forces, what are you estimations?"

"With Darkterror also taking Arthas on?" Fenix asked, "Around 20%."

"Wow," Naruto replied, "So pretty much all we're going to do is make a dent in an army so freaking massive that the dent is pretty much a scratch?"

Fenix nodded.

"Fun," Naruto said with a raised eyebrow, "Do we happen to have big monstrous demons that can punch a way through the line?"

"…What?" Horus asked, confused. Naruto shook his head.

"Never mind," Naruto replied, "let's get going, even if there's a slim chance I'm still willing to take it. Not for revenge, but for justice – justice to those that have lost their lives."

"I am at your call," Fenix said.

"For now, I shall hear your commands," Horus added, "Selena, Lexia, come down."

Two cries echoed around the valley in which Naruto was situated as suddenly, a phoenix and a red drake moved in. Naruto raised an eyebrow.

"I was under the impression that only Kael knew how to summon the phoenix aside from me," Naruto commented.

"And you're right. I'm not s Phoenix, rather I'm someone whose flight form takes the form of a Phoenix. Take note in mind that I'm not a druid, mind you," the phoenix suddenly replied as it glowed with a bright light, which warped into a woman of around 5 ½ feet (around 160cm). The only thing that was out of place was a pair of white, feathery wings, as Naruto stared a bit.

"Horus… you managed to… befriend an angel?" Naruto asked, or rather deadpanned, at said Paladin, who shrugged.

"Found her injured by the side of a cliff while I was climbing down to retrieve my weapon," Horus said, holding up the spear for emphasis, "And after that we decided to stick together, at least until she recovers completely. Make no mistakes, I will not turn her over to the Knight of the Silver Hand even if her powers are massive."

"Horus… the Silver Hand's gone. Without Uther or anyone leading it, the organization descended into madness. Most of the Paladins there were turned to Death Knights, and those who aren't are nearly all joined the Scarlet Monastery… didn't I tell you that?" Fenix asked as Horus turned with a raised brow.

"I thought they had more patience than that? A thirst for revenge perhaps?" Horus asked as Naruto shrugged.

"It matters not. We need to move in," Naruto said, "Ghosts, get ready to head out. As soon as we enter within a mile of the undead location, initiate blitzkrieg attack, wipe out as many as you can before you retreat. Place traps along the way for half a mile before you proceed to retreat at full speed and engage in guerilla warfare. Do not waste your poisons, instead concentrate on napalm attacks, make it as wide spread as possible."

There was no reply, at least that was what most thought until a shadow seemingly moved imperceptibly, before stilling. Naruto looked the other way as he informed the soldiers.

"Gear up, we're moving."

There was no complaints as they packed up their belongings and moved out into the cold wilderness, eventually disappearing in a storm of snow that covered their vision.

Blood Elf Camp, Twenty Miles away from Naruto's Base Camp

"It seems Naruto is performing his job well," Kael commented to Nortrom and Sylvanas as they hurried through the canyon pass and into a small underground cave, "We've seen neither heads nor tails of any enemy, undead or otherwise. I thought Malygos lived here?"

"The remaining Blue Dragonflight are in such small numbers that they would no longer dare venture out anymore," Nortrom replied, "You ought to know that, Prince Kael."

"Yes, good point, my mistake," Kael said as he looked around, "Though… this place reeks of evil… almost like…"

"The feeling at Trisfal Glades," Sylvanas finished for him, "Be on guard, the Old God's remnants linger. Tell our troops to ready themselves, and make sure they do not succumb to the taint."

"Or we're getting close… I can feel our victory," Kael said as Sylvanas shook her head.

"Unlikely, Prince Kael. This is a separate source, though similar of power," Sylvanas reported, "I can acutely feel the power running through underground… the Scourge's powers differ from what I sense currently. This screams chaos to me; the Scourge screams death and decay."

"Hold. I sense a source of magic coming in close," Nortrom warned as everyone tensed, before Nortrom threw his glaive forward, impacting onto a tentacle that had burst from the ground, even as dozens erupted from all over the chamber.

"Ambush!" Kael yelled, "All Blood Elves, engage!"

Wasting no time at all, Sylvanas launched a hail of arrows right at the first few, piercing through them with deadly accuracy even as an entire storm raced overhead, catching up to destroy more of the tentacles. A Priest screamed as he was suddenly picked up by a tentacle that erupted right underneath him, and tossed him aside. A thud, followed by a crack ,signified his death even as the tentacle that killed it was destroyed by a quick throw of a Glaive from Nortrom. Closing his eyes in concentration, he detected multiple bursts of mana, gathering up at the tips and following down into a central location. A moment later, he realized what was about to happen, and hastily casted his spell.

A deathly silence followed the casting as the mana which had gathered began to flow away, leaving as the channeling was interrupted by the Global Silence. Nortrom panted a bit as he threw another glaive.

"Take them down before the… thing manages to get his spellcasting ability back! It's planning an earthquake pulse that will shatter the floor and kill us all. We need to find it or it'll just keep following us," Nortrom yelled as Kael conjured up a pillar of fire in the center, the shockwave taking out a clear path.

"Follow the path!" Kael yelled as they quickly moved forward just as the first resounding crash resonated throughout the room, the vibrations knocking the room loose, and stalactites began to fall. Rocks of all sizes began tumbling down even as several Sorceresses and mages produced a temporary barrier to allow the troops to escape, but the rocks were simply falling too fast. Thankfully, not many were buried, though any death would still be highly frowned on as there was simply not that many Blood Elves or High Elves left.

"Milord," a Priest moved forward and reported, "All casualties accounted for. Twenty are injured, three bad enough to be out of commission, but none fatal. Twenty-two deaths."

"I see…" Kael said, "What of the Spell Breakers?"

"All accounted for," Nortrom announced from the other side of the cave, "We have injuries but not as severe as they would be. The shields did their job well."

"At least that's a good thing," Kael sighed in relief, "And the other divisions."

"Two casualties and six wounded," Sylvanas replied, "Our mobility prevented us from suffering the worst of the rock fall. Three died as a result of that sudden ambush. The Sorceress division was heavily targeted because of their spells, making their casualties the worst – they suffered twelve deaths. No Priests were killed though some were injured. The rest of the deaths are swordsmen."

"So many lost…" Kael murmured, "Still, we have a task. We can mourn for the lost later; right now, we need to hurry to reach the Frozen Throne and destroy it before anything else happens."

"Milord, a suggestion?" Nortrom spoke up as Kael turned around, "Why not have a squad of fast moving troops take a beach head of sorts before we mount our attack? It would be more effective as we would have a forward base already set up for our troops to rest in, providing, figuratively, more time for us to ready a more successful attack."

"But which troops? Archers by themselves without reinforcements will be destroyed by the massive forces of the Scourge, as deadly as they are. Swordsmen, Priest, and Spell Breakers are too slow, and Sorceresses have lesser combat capability to increase their spell casting abilities. Unless your talking about a mixed force, it would be suicidal for any single unit to venture out alone," Kael said, but Sylvanas held up a hand.

"Allow me," Sylvanas said before motioning to her own squad of Archers, before motioning with another hand. A squad of Recons and Ghosts leapt down, sending the array of Blood Elves scrambling to ready their weapons against the sudden intrusion.

"Relax, they're Naruto's special operations units," Sylvanas waved off the hostility, "I will lead these troops forward first, then you people catch up."

"Wait!" Kael tried to say but was too late as they disappeared, "Naruto's going to kill me if he finds a scratch on Sylvanas…"

"I was under the impression he was courting Jaina?" Nortrom asked but Kael shook his head.

"Polygamy," Kael simply said as Nortrom nodded in acceptance.

"Unusual, but not uncommon for people of very high status," Kael said, "Although I'm surprised that so many… well, high-powered women would willingly share a single man."

"From what I have seen of him, even recently, is that he is very surprising, milord," Nortrom said, "I won't be surprised if he's the one to slay the betrayer."

"Call him Arthas, Nortrom. I know he's also slain your family, but that's in the past. We must look towards the future," Kael said as Nortrom nodded.

"Understood, milord. I am sorry for letting my emotions cloud my judgment," Nortrom said.

"Emotions do not cloud judgment, it is the absence and overuse of said emotions which cloud our vision. We will need its aid to decide our upcoming future," Kael said, "Without our intuition and emotion we would be lost within ourselves. Do not fret over such small matters."

"What are we to do now then? Many of our troops are exhausted," Nortrom asked as Kael looked around wearily. Nortrom was right – with the exception of the veterans, many of their troops were suffering from mild fatigue, but it was significant and could lower their combat potential if not fixed properly.

"Let's hope Sylvanas can hold on long enough then," Kael said grimly, "Or Naruto arrives early enough."

He did not expect how true his word were.

Primary Strike Force

"Beyond this canyon lies the majority of the forces," Fenix reported back, "Assuming we strike in a spear formation, we should be able to break through much easier than if we were to simply engage them."

"And time is of the essence," Horus added, "I can sense Arthas' energies moving ever closer to the glacier, where there are… unknowns… laying siege there, waiting for him, I suppose. One feels like a hybrid demon… while the others have taints of the Fel energy within them… in fact, if I'm not mistaken, they are…"

"Blood Elves," Naruto finished, cursing, "They're faster than we are even though Darkterror's injuries are severe."

"Darkterror…" Horus said as he closed his eyes, "Is incomplete. Something is missing form his overall powers, though he is still held up by… something… fully demonic. I cannot describe fully what it is."

"A prosthetic…" Naruto said, "I'm guessing a demonic prosthetic… almost like the way I form my chakra cloak's tails…"

"Chakra cloak?" Horus asked as Naruto shook his head.

"If the time comes for that, stay away from me. Your power would clash with mine, and the results would be your own death," Naruto warned.

"Do not underestimate me. Arthas did, and he paid the same price," Horus warned, but Naruto shook his head as he stopped.

"If you want a demonstration…" Naruto said as suddenly, a cloak of power enveloped him, "You will know why I'm telling you to stay away. Leave this group to me. Launch the attack. For now, you will listen to Mei Terumi, who will be the acting commander until I return from dealing with this."

Without another word, he disappeared in a burst of speed, leaving Fenix and Horus simply standing there.

"If I had to hazard a guess, that's almost as fast as a blink," Fenix said as he looked, "Only this is raw speed."

"The cloak is demonic… how did he get such a power? It's not like anything I've seen before," Horus said as he felt the air.

"It matters not," Fenix said, "Return to the army and tell Mei that I'll be up here, and will join her after she's punched through the line."

"You don't command me, Fenix. Don't forget that," Horus said as the Phoenix landed nearby. The Red Drake was nowhere to be seen.

"Don't worry. I'm not. Considering you're going back anyways, it would be more efficient to simply deliver a message for me, while I provide support from up here," Fenix said.

"The usual?"

"I'll meet up with you when I'm done."

There was silence for a while as Horus turned to leave, but stopped mid-step.

"Same wager?"

"As you wish. Personal abilities only – no companion aid."

"You're just jealous I got such awesome companions."

"No. It is the fact that I got a Frost Wyrm right now that's making it unfair," there was a slightly amused undertone beneath Fenix's last sentence, before Horus turned to leave.

"Right. I got an angel as a girlfriend that can incinerate the undead faster than I can even greet her, if you didn't forget," Horus turned back and smirked, before disappearing in a flash of light as Fenix shook his head.

"Showoff," Fenix muttered before he got to work. His left forearm's armor suddenly began shifting, a green glow encompassing the arm, which spread out into a mist. From there, a seemingly solid shaft of green light extended, before shattering, to reveal an intricately designed bow underneath, as Fenix crouched, and pulled the bow string back, even as an arrow materialized out of nowhere, its tip glowing an eerie green.

The hunt is on.

Meanwhile, Naruto flashed right into the center of the enemy camp, crouched, unnoticed until he let out a primal roar, the powerful sonic wave blasting and tearing through the files of enemy, even as a flight of frost wyrms descended upon him immediately, launching their icy breath attacks at him. Grinning with malice, he retaliated back with a jet of fire, hotter than anything the wyrms had ever seen, and simply ripped through the waves of breath attacks, before colliding with the dragon-like creatures. Ten disintegrated almost immediately, and the remaining ten plummeted to the earth, the flaming bodies smashing into the ground with the force of a small meteor, kicking up clouds of snow in all directions, obscuring vision. And that was when the army struck.

Dozens of troops poured into the gash made by Naruto just a few seconds ago, rapidly filling up the slots vacated by the dead undead army and savagely tearing through each and every ghoul, necromancer, and abomination with deadly precision. Naruto leapt back and launched a multitude of fireballs, looking out for any danger even as the grounds beneath him began to burn. Farther away, another death knight approached, his runeblade glowing as he waved it down, sending a wave of frost heading towards the soldiers. One of his Ghosts managed to erect a barrier of stone in time to block it, though the death knight charged through the bitter stone wall soon after, letting loose a loud battle cry as his hand descended, cutting through the first of the troops. Naruto began moving forward, intent on engaging, but yet another line of spikes erupted, forcing him off course. Naruto gritted his teeth.

"This is really, really annoying," Naruto muttered as he stomped on the ground, a pulse of power travelling from his location. Within seconds he had located the erratically moving Nerubian, and sent a spike of his own erupting at a predicted destination. It was spot on as the Nerubian was shot into the air, the wind walk dissipating even as an arrow tore through the soft underside, and Horus appeared, swinging his spear and sending a wave of light across the troops, instantly healing them, before launching the spear into an Abomination, easily shattering the poor structure that made up the walking, grunting corpse. The spear of light lanced through another file of Ghouls, shredding them before Naruto flashed through seals again, bulging his mouth only to spray a fine mist of dark looking liquid.

"Please tell me that's not what it looks like," Horus said as he teleported back, as the mist slowly descended onto the enemy army. Naruto smirked.

"Horus, if there are two things you want to know about me, it's that one, I am very unpredictable.

Second, I was the demolition specialist in my old army. I can blow anything and everything up," Naruto said as he snapped his fingers. Instantly, a tiny explosive note, mounted inconspicuously on the ground beside some corpses, blew into sparks, igniting the rotting flesh that was in the center of the black mist.

The mist detonated in a loud bang, spreading a cloud of black smoke out from its epicenter as Naruto pushed it away with a wave of his hand, leaping in to finish off the stragglers that had survived such a large explosion – not that there were many to begin with. It wasn't very long after when Naruto was finished, and felt a tug on him. Turning to Mei, he shouted, "Hold the lines and try to advance! Sylvanas-chan has reached the Frozen Throne but she needs help. I sense hundreds of signatures surrounding her position, but only a few dozen of her own troops. I'm going to help her out."

Before she had a chance to respond, he disappeared in a flash of light even as a claw pierced where he had been barely an instant ago. Said claw was immediately pierced through by an arrow, glowing a bright pink. Detonating suddenly, the dreadlord had no time to pull the arrow out, and was roaring in agony before another arrow was shot through the open mouth, ending his life.

"Hmm, I thought dreadlords were loyal to the Burning Legion only. To think that the Lich King has one under his control. Impressive," Horus said as Fenix appeared.

"Dreadlords are cowards, Horus. I win," Fenix said as he gestured over the grounds, "Three hundred and twenty two killed."

"I hate you," Horus muttered as he reached inside one of the slips in his armor, "I really hate you."

"So, Ranger-General Windrunner has reached the frontlines?" Fenix asked as Mei nodded.

"Supposedly," Mei replied, "So now we need to hurry up. Naruto-kun asked us to either hold the line or advance if possible, so we'll be advancing as soon as the causalities are accounted for."

"What causalities?" Horus asked as he casted a wide area Redemption, "I don't see any."

"Showoff," Fenix muttered as they began to set out again. This time, their march was interrupted by the Phoenix.

"Careful. Something's blocking the way, and it's very heavy in the dark energies," the Phoenix warned, "I sense three energies ahead. One of them is the Death Knight with the red eyes."

"Uchiha Sasuke. He must be ahead, taking on Naruto-kun," Mei deducted as the Phoenix nodded.

"Then it is imperative that we advance as soon as possible to aid them and destroy the Icecrown Citadel," Fenix said resolutely, "There is no other choice."

"Agreed," Horus said as the army began marching again, this time with greater urgency.

Nearby, Darkterror grinned.

"Now, I will have my revenge… Naruto Namikaze…" Darkterror muttered as Athaniar stood by, watching.

Whew! Done! Next chapter will not come out that quickly, but I assure you it will be filled with battles… hopefully better than this one, this one sucked, majorly. I simply did not have time to chain it together.