Chapter Thirty-Eight - Heartless
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Is the body already cold?
Arthas breathed heavily. He stared at Nathanos's body for a long time. He mistakenly thought several times that this human would open his eyes and wake up, which would make him very happy...
He shook his head quickly to clear his ridiculous thoughts. Nathanos was dead, and he was just lying there, lying in a pool of blood. No one needed to prove it.
"Master, this woman is about to expire!"
The death knight's eyes looked at Daphne on the cross. Pain struck, and Arthas felt the pain. What would this mother do if she woke up and saw her son fall under his sword? She yelled at him as a traitor.
, scolding him for betraying Nathanos, scolding him for failing Nathanos. That is what he never wants to see.
'Now, let him wake up. The Scourge Legion will usher in a powerful warrior.'
Arthas swallowed. This scene reminded him of Uther. The strange thing was that after Uther's death, the Lich King did not ask him to resurrect the powerful paladin, but now facing Nassar
North, he gave the order. Why...
"Nathanos." He murmured this name that made him excited and panicked. "With... the Lich King's command, stand up again and become a warrior of the Scourge. Azeroth will be with you.
Chaos in hand! To destruction!”
Frostmourne lifted Nathanos's body up. His wounds were healing, but the new flesh and blood were pale, and the broken bones and damaged tissues were also being repaired. Other parts of his body were also transforming, and healthy
His wheat-colored skin seemed to be covered with dead gray. There were scars above and below his eyes. Only his hair and eyebrows remained unchanged.
The ceremony was undisturbed and went quickly and smoothly. Nathanos stood on the ground again, just like before, but at that time he was making his last desperate resistance, and now, he was resurrected. For Arthas
, it seems like a century has passed.
This "reborn" face did not speak or open his eyes. He stood there, as if he was accepting this transformation, or the Lich King was conquering his will. Whatever the reason, Al
Sarsdu did not take the initiative to disturb Nathanos. He believed that the human would respond.
The timing was perfect, when a breeze blew the hair on Nathanos' forehead, those eyes opened. They were different from the empty eyes of ordinary ghouls, different from the green eyes of the acolytes, and even different from Arthas himself.
Unlike his blue eyes, Nathanos's eyes were scarlet, as if burning with angry flames.
Arthas grasped Frostmourne uneasily.
"At your service, Your Highness." The resurrected human in front of him knelt down on one knee. Arthas was stunned. This feeling of familiarity was very similar to when he and Nathanos were together in life.
Excited and excited, Arthas couldn't restrain his smile. "Stand up, Nathanos. We are the same."
"It's my pleasure, Master."
Prince, master, whatever you want to call him. Arthas only cares about whether Nathanos will obey his orders. He asked the Lich King what happened to Nathanos's eyes. The other party hesitated for a moment and only replied:
Transformation is individual - does this mean Nathanos is special?
indeed so.
"Nathanos!" the Lich King said. Just like before, Arthas could hear his voice, but it was not ordering the death knight.
The reborn Nathanos heard the whispers.
'Cut off that woman's head.'
What? No! Stop! Arthas shouted in his heart for a moment, just for a moment. He was surprised by this order. The Lich King asked Nathanos to kill his mother? Why should he hear all this? This is
Nathanos's loyalty was tested by his orders, not his.
"Woman?" Nathanos looked at the pale old woman in confusion. She was very familiar and... kind.
'Give her soul to me.'
"As you command, Lord Lich King." He murmured, and his tone was exactly the same as when Arthas killed him!
He walked towards the woman with slow steps, and the undead creature blocking the road stepped aside knowingly. He seemed to be adapting to his "new body", so he walked slowly, but his eyes betrayed him. Those eyes
His charcoal-like eyes could still show curiosity. He was curious about who this woman was? Why did the Lich King ask him to kill this woman? Why couldn't he bear to do it?
But he was moving after all, and he finally came to this woman, very close. He had no reason not to take action, but he did not make any move and was still looking at the woman.
'Order him to do it.'
Arthas was trembling all over. This time he believed that the Lich King was giving him an order to kill Daphne Marris.
'Quickly, let him kill his relatives, just like you, and kill your mother as you killed your father. Don't hesitate any more, let him obey you.'
These whispers drove Arthas to madness. The Lich King was explaining his crimes, which were his indelible mark. Now, he also wanted to put such a mark on Nathanos, and let death
The knight himself issued such an order.
"Kill her! Nathanos!" Arthas roared.
Blood spurted out, only a few drops splashed on his face, and most of it rained down on Nathanos. The death knight was speechless in surprise. The new servant did as he was told, and he obeyed.
The order. All at once, the moment the order came out of his mouth, he executed it quickly and neatly. Daphne's eyes were still closed when her head fell to the ground. She must have closed her eyes forever without any pain.
Did he know who he killed?
Nathanos felt like he had lost something important mentally. He turned his head helplessly and stiffly, trying to find the answer from Arthas. But the other person couldn't tell because he was shaking.
, or some other reason, I just know that the blood is more eye-catching on his gray face.
"As you wish, Prince."
His voice was also trembling, with fear and confusion.
'Nathanos did not obey,' Arthas thought to himself.
'No, he obeyed.' The Lich King retorted, 'He carried out your order so decisively and showed no mercy to his relatives.'
'But he...'
'He is yours, Arthas. Just as you are mine.'
The death knight was speechless and looked at Nathanos complicatedly.
"What else do you need me to do, Your Highness?"
‘Order him and let him lead you to seize the Sunwell. Too much time has been wasted, act now!’
"Sunwell, Nathanos!" Arthas mustered up his courage and gritted his teeth, "I want the Sunwell!"
Chapter completed!