With the war raging in Khaz Modan as the dwarves and the high elves prepare for what is yet to come again in the dwarven lands, back in Lordaeron the war is still going on inside but is halted for the time being as both Gilneas and Lordaeron has sustain heavy damage in the fight against each other, both sides will probably not completely trust one another at this time but Arthas believes that he could try to at least protect the Alliance against Sauron and his dark powers. He believes that if he wishes to be the king he will have to deal with these problems in the future, right now he needs to deal with them now before it's too late and by starters he must protect Lordaeron and the Alliance against dangerous threats and wipe them out, Gilneas was just one of those places that became a victim and was able to wipe out the enemy controlling them.
Back in Gilneas the king has returned to Graymane manor while prince Arthas and his men leaves Gilneas and returns back to Lordaeron, there he will make his way to see Jaina in Dalaran and hope that she is alright and well. He has saved Graymane twice now and so Graymane must honour Arthas and help him deal with the enemy before it's too late, Graymane still dislikes the Alliance and Lordaeron however with things happening and what happened to him will cause him to deal with this personally with what he has left. In his manor he will discuss the plans on the attack on the one responsible for the Worgen curse that happened in his kingdom, knowing that is was the Archmage Arugal the one who could have sent these beasts to attack his kingdom and unlash the curse upon his people, he will take care of this however he will likely not participate in the future wars after what he has done to Lordaeron.
Inside his manor he waits in his throne for one of his warriors who now comes into play, one of his generals named Darius Crowley will step forward ready to do battle against the man responsible for the Worgen threat in Gilneas.
"You called for me milord."
"Yes…" He gets off his throne "How long can you prepare a battalion to attack Shadowfang Keep?"
"So were finally going back into Lordaeron to settle business with the Archmage?" Crowley asks
"That's right… That damn bastard unleashed these beasts and made my kingdom so weak!" He turns around having his back facing Crowley "I will not allow him to create more of these monsters and send them to attack my kingdom again, never again will I allow a prince to save my kingdom."
"Well milord at least he didn't kill you and took over Gilneas, you still control this land and its people."
"And yet they think I should re-join the Alliance…" He walks forward for a bit "King Terenas will never allow this; he will kill me if he sees me out there." He looks back "We will deal with the Alliance when it comes to that but for now we go deal with the Archmage Arugal for his treachery to Gilneas."
"Then I will prepare a battalion then but it won't be big, I can maybe muster at least five hundred or more but if I ask for more soldiers to join me to Shadowfang Keep –"
"Gather as many as you can and make your way to that keep." He walks back to Crowley "I want that Archmage dead, I want his head at my feet."
"And what do you want us to do after we control Shadowfang? Surely Lordaeron will find out that we hold a keep in their territory and will think this is an act of war, shall we –"
"Leave that keep when you destroy that Archmage…. I was once under the dark lords control and I know that the ones who protects that keep isn't soldiers of Lordaeron, they are soldiers of the Easterlings and they will be dealt with ourselves."
"As you wish milord, I will prepare immediately." He bows then turns back and walks out of the manor.
"Once he is dealt with… I will restore my kingdom…" He mumbles to himself when Crowley left the manor, raising his hand in front of him. "I will not let the Alliance take my kingdom from me."
In Shadowfang Keep that place just got into a heavy fortified place ever since the Alliance defeated the armies of both the Easterlings and the Gilneans, causing them to be in lockdown and prepare to defend this keep, knowing that the enemy will find out about this keep and try to siege it with what they have. Thanks to Gilneas stalling the people of Lordaeron, no one has found out about the keep yet so they can continue their work for another while until someone will eventually show up at their front gate which will happen soon thanks to the Worgen curse, causing the Gilneans to retaliate to this.
Inside the keep the Archmage Arugal discuss the plans on dealing with the Alliance while Baron Rivendare prepare to defend against the Gilneans, knowing that after what happen at the front gate they will bound to come for revenge after what they did. Just as they prepare for battle elsewhere in Dalaran, prince Arthas stays with Jaina while she recovers and both Auric and Kael'Thas returns to Quel'Thalas to see what's going on there and to also see Sylvanas as well.
Arthas goes to the bedroom where Jaina is to see her for a moment, seeing her sitting on the bed with the blanket covering her lower body. She was looking out the window then turns her head towards Arthas when he enters the room, having a slight smile on her face when he walks over, he sits on the side of the bed looking at her.
"Jaina… Are you feeling alright now?"
"I'm fine Arthas, those visions are all gone and I am feeling alright now to go back out there."
"I see, well I doubt I can stop you from deciding to do that."
"I am sorry for what happened out there, I just got worried after what I saw. I don't know if it's fate that we will lose or its fate that we have a chance to stop this mess."
"I know we can stop this, we will defeat Sauron and restore Lordaeron." He moves his hand over her hand "Together we will protect the Alliance."
"Yeah… But it appears you will be doing this alone."
"What do you mean?"
She looks to the side "Arthas…"
"No… Don't even think about it Jaina, my feelings for you is still there Jaina and you feel the same, there is no one else that can be my bride except you. I promise you that whatever happens I will protect you and this kingdom, I will make sure that when i become the king i will have you by my side until i die."
"Arthas…"
A wizard comes interrupting the two to see Arthas "Prince Arthas, lord Antonidas has called for you in his quarters; he wishes to discuss something."
Arthas sighs and let's go of Jaina's hand "I guess we will talk later then." He gets up off the bed and fixes his armour before leaving "We'll talk again Jaina."
"Alright.. bye Arthas."
Arthas will meet with Antonidas alone in his quarters discussing the plans on the threat of Sauron and his orcs, he even wanted to know about this prophet that he heard about a few times and wanted to know what's the story going on out there. Arthas will explain as much as he can about this prophet and Sauron, also about Talion and the Balrog that destroyed Stratholme.
"I see… Another world has come to Azeroth to destroy us." He said facing the window having his back facing Arthas.
"Yes, I do remember that before Talion gave his life for Lordaeron I did hear that there could be a weapon to defeat Sauron, a sword maybe but it isn't here. My bet is that it's in the western lands called Kalimdor, it could be there."
"The key to destroy Sauron is what we need right now, but even if we do have the weapon it will be impossible to get closer to Sauron." He looks back to Arthas "He's consumed Stormwind with this type of magic I have never seen before, it's different from Fel but it is corrupted. He will use that kingdom as his base of operations and prepare to send his armies back into Khaz Modan, his forces are moving fast and will attack soon."
"We have a chance to defeat Sauron but all we need is enough men to invade Stormwind."
"We don't have that type of legion to attack Stormwind head on, for what I heard there's hundreds of thousands of orcs living in Stormwind. There corrupting that land well and are increasing numbers, they will attack soon."
"I see…"
"I have heard that the dwarves have delivered a heavy blow to Sauron and his armies, they won a victory in Khaz Modan however they have lost the southern lands, I don't know if they are preparing to retake those lands or just defend but whatever happens out there can't be good."
"I wish I can go out there to join the fight, but there's still chaos coming in Lordaeron and I can't leave my people."
"I know Arthas… I know." He looks back to the window "The third great war… I never thought it would happen again."
As they discuss the problems in the Eastern Kingdoms elsewhere the Gilneans prepare to march out of their land and into Lordaeron, bringing eight hundred Gilneans to attack Shadowfang Keep, with a combine force of five hundred Easterlings protecting the keep, along with some Worgen as well, leading this defence will be Baron Rivendare while Arugal prepares something, maybe a trap or something while his defenders stall them for some time.
At midnight in Shadowfang Keep the battle will soon come as Easterlings storm the walls raising arrows and aiming out in the open, they raise the gate and the rest of the Easterlings wielding shields and pikes stands behind that door at the ready. Baron will walk to the walls looking out at the view, waiting for the Gilneans to arrive knowing they will be arriving soon.
They will discover that in the night they notice lights being lighted up in the distance, seeing hundreds of lights of torches by the Gilneans, seeing as they go marching towards the front gate showing the Easterlings where they are and good opportunity to rain arrows down upon them when they get closer. Baron will draw his sword and prepares to signal the archers on the walls to open fire, waiting for the right moment to attack however the Gilneans made the move first by loading up rifles they quickly open fire when they are in range, firing upwards towards the walls hitting some of the archers and getting Baron to duck for cover.
The Gilneans fired their rifles while the rest of their forces go charging towards the gate with Darius Crowley leading the attack, drawing his swords he rushes towards the gate with his men while the men with rifles continues firing and some who are joining Crowley to the gate will fire upwards to get good shots on the Easterlings. Baron would get up and shouts out to fire, getting the Easterlings to rain arrows down at the attackers and also trying to tell them to get two of the trebuchets to fire towards the shooters in the far distance.
Crowley and his men storm the front gate and try to break it down while the Easterlings on the other side try to hold the gate, Baron Rivendare will draw his sword and stays with the Easterlings as they prepare to defend here against the Gilneans while Arugal continues his research for a time, all Baron must do is give him more time so he can prepare to strike a blow to Gilneas. When the Gilneans finally broke through the gate and kicked everyone back, their riflemen got at the front then fired through, penetrating through their shields and sending them flying back before the Gilneans come charging through and clashing against the Easterlings, fighting against the men that once fought by their side and now it's a fight for betrayal.
Crowley and Baron fights through, striking down one soldier after another and Crowley gets his hand on a handgun from one of the Gilneans then aims it to Baron when he saw him nearby. Baron looks over seeing Crowley but didn't have time to block his shot, taking a hit through the top right side of his torso and sending Baron retreating back. The Easterlings form up around Baron while he retreats then push forward, pushing the Gilneans back and fighting inside and out in a bloody carnage in Shadowfang Keep.
As the fight continues and the Easterlings are being overrun, losing the walls and being pushed back inside the interior of the keep. Baron Rivendare returns to Arugal while holding onto his wound, seeing what's taking him so long as the Easterlings are failing out there.
"Your magic better be ready!" Baron said leaning against the wall and still holding his sword.
"Just give me time…"
Baron lets a deep sighs then turns back and notices a few Gilneans drawing their swords and running down the hall towards him. He has to embrace his pain and will charge to clash against the Gilneans, striking down all of them and sustaining a few injuries but he keeps fighting and keeps going, striking down two more before he notices Crowley coming towards him and ends up elbowing him to the face, sending him falling to the ground.
Crowley looks to three Gilneans who comes running towards him. "Take him as a prisoner, bring him to the men outside." He looks forward and started walking down the hall "Leave Arugal to me."
The Gilneans will drag Baron away and leaves his sword behind, getting him outside while the Gilneans secure the keep and started searching through all the rooms to kill the Easterlings. Crowley will end up appearing in the room where Arugal lies, kicking down the door and drawing his swords ready to end this once and for all.
"Archmage Arugal, you have failed Gilneas and its people!"
Arugal will stand up off his seat then turns towards Crowley. "This is just the beginning…"
Crowley takes a step forward then started hearing gunfire and men screaming at the front gate, turning back and hearing wolf cries as the Worgen have finally arrived to help on the counterattack against the Gilneans. Crowley will look back to Arugal then charges towards him however he hits him with a fireball, sending him out of the room and landing against the wall. A Worgen will come running around the corner when it threw a soldier against the wall, turning towards Crowley when he tries to get up he quickly gets his sword and tries to stab the Worgen however another one appeared on the other side, giving him the bite to his arm and not able to stop the other Worgen as it comes over and bites his other arm, injecting the curse inside of him while Arugal watches.
In the keep everyone was being turned, both the Easterlings and Gilneans who are alive will turn into the Worgen and the curse will continue all over again. Arugal will stand triumph in this keep and has control over the Worgen, branding the leader of the Bloodfang pack named Ivar Bloodfang, having a greater force of werewolves at his disposal. They now control Shadowfang Keep and has devoted their life to the dark lord Sauron, Darius Crowley and his men will come back as Worgen warriors and will join Arugal and Ivar on the assault to Gilneas while the survivors who took Baron out of there by horse will be the last ones to see this, they will make their escape back into Gilneas and hope they will arrive to tell the king that the war against the werewolves is just getting started.