Hello everyone!
Last week we began the story of kel'thuzad where we talked about his road into service
of the lich king, but there's still plenty more to cover so lets dive right into it shall
we?
"So, you're not upset about me killing you that one time?"
"Don't be foolish.
The Lich King told me how our encounter would end."
"The Lich King knew that I would kill you?"
"Of course.
He chose you to be his champion long before the Scourge even began."
"If he's so all knowing, then how can the dreadlords control him like they do?"
"They are agents of the ones who created our master: the fiery lords of the Burning
Legion."
"What is this Legion?"
Kel'thuzad goes on explaining to Arthas how Ner'zhul the Lich King came to be and
what his true purpose is for the world, getting the Legion in to conquer the planet.
Of course, that's not his full agenda.
In truth, Ner'zhul has no intention of forever being a slave to the demons or Kil'jaeden
but first they'll have to pretend to be obedient and make contact with Archimonde.
"So where are we going now?"
"There is a nearby encampment of Blackrock orcs who maintain a functional demon gate.
I must use the gate to commune with the demon lord and receive his instructions."
The scourge takes on the orcs, those who have failed the legion before and actually pushed
Kil'jaeden into this new plan with the undead, to build an army that would not fall in on
itself like the orcs had.
After clearing them out, Kel'thuzad does the thing and speaks with Archimonde:
"I call upon thee, Archimonde!
Your humble servant seeks an audience!"
"You called my name, puny lich, and I have come.
You are Kel'Thuzad, are you not?"
"Yes, great one.
I am the summoner."
"Very well, then.
There is a special tome you must find...the only remaining spellbook of Medivh, the Last
Guardian.
Only his lost incantations are powerful enough to bring me into your world."
"Where should we search for it, great one?"
"Seek out the mortal city of Dalaran.
It is there that the tome is kept.
At twilight, three days from now, you will begin the summoning."
The magical city of Dalaran is their next target, the place Arthas used to love to visit
mainly because of Jaina studying there and of course the city that kicked out Kel'thuzad
for his dark experiments.
This is where they'll find the book of Medivh, but the city is not without its defenses.
THey've been able to create an aura that destroys any undead that pass through them,
but by some quick movements and swift murders, they're able to claim their prize.
"The spellbook is all yours, lich.
Let's take it and leave before the wizards amass for their final attack."
"Indeed.
I will begin summoning Lord Archimonde at sunset."
Look at all these fancy troops "The circle of power has been prepared per
your instructions, lich.
Are you ready to begin the summoning?"
"Nearly, I've been reading through Medivh's spellbook.
His knowledge of demons alone is staggering.
I suspect that he was far more powerful than anyone ever realized."
Tichondrius teleports in.
"Not powerful enough to escape death, that is for certain.
Suffice to say, the work he began, we will finish...today.
Let the summoning commence!"
Kel'thuzad does his casting.
Arthas makes sure to defend Kel'thuzad while he casts his spell, even the legion sends
over some troops as the fabric of reality begins to weaken and they're succesfull
in bringing archimonde into the world.
"Come forth, Lord Archimonde!
Enter this world and let us bask in your power!"
Bawoesj, well hello there Archi.
"Tremble, mortals, and despair!
Doom has come to this world!"
"You have done well, little lich.
My plan worked perfectly."
"Lord Archimonde, all the preparations have been made."
"Very well, Tichondrius.
Since the Lich King is of no further use to me, you dreadlords will now command the Scourge."
"As you wish, Lord Archimonde."
"Soon I will order the invasion to begin.
But first, I will make an example of these paltry wizards...by crushing their city into
the ashes of history."
"This has got to be a joke!
What happens to us now?"
"Be patient, young death knight.
The Lich King foresaw this as well.
You may yet have a part to play in his grand design."
Archimonde goes on to destroy dalaran and then the Legion sets their eyes on the well
of eternity.
In order to claim it, they'll have to destroy Nordrassil and deal with the Night Elves,
but Kel' thuzad and Arthas have their own plans in mind and work against them.
The lich teleports the death knight near Illidan who had just been released from his prison
by Tyrande and points him towards the skull of Gul'dan and the power to stop Tichondrius
who's busy corrupting their lands.
The demon hunter agreed with the plan and claimed his power from the skull, while Arthas
was teleported back by Kel'thuzad as they let the lich kings plans unfold.
Archimonde was eventually defeated by the team up of Thrall, Jaina, Tyrande,Malfurion
and several others who together were able to blow up Nordrassil and send the demon lord
back to the twisting nether.
For some reason, the dreadlords still hanging out in Lordaeron and keeping an eye on the
scourge were not aware of these events and Arthas returned to reclaim his kingdom.
Sylvanas hated Arthas for what he had done to her, but Kel'thuzad was thrilled to see
the prince, now calling himself a king, once again.
Not all was going that smoothly though as the powers granted to him by the Lich King
were fading and enemies were approaching the frozen throne so he had to come back to Northrend
to serve his master.
The drop in power allowed Sylvanas to regain some of her free will and together with the
dreadlords she planned a bloody coup.
"So the seizures have been getting worse?"
"Yes.
With my powers drained, I can barely command my own warriors.
The Lich King warned me that if I didn't reach Northrend soon, all could be lost."
"Fear not, my king.
Everything has been prepared for your departure.
The ships are waiting at the coast and –" "There's been a change of plans, King
Arthas.
You're not going anywhere."
"Assassins!
It's a trap!"
Fight,fight,fight "You should never have returned, human.
Weakened as you are, we have assumed control over the majority of your warriors.
It seems your reign was short lived."
"There are too many of them, my king!
Flee—escape from the city.
I'll find my own way out and meet you in the wilderness."
"All right, lich.
Good luck."
The majority of his forces were claimed by the dreadlords, but some still answered Arthas'
call as he fought his way out of the city.
He was so very weak, Frostmourne getting heavier with each swing and near safety, a bunch of
abominations lumbered towards him.
"We have no time for this!
We must find our way out quickly!"
Banshee go inside the bodies, I made this, this is mine now.
"You have my thanks, ladies.
But where is your mistress?
Where is Sylvanas?"
"She sent us to find you, great king.
We've come to escort you across the river.
Once we cross it, we'll take refuge in the wilderness."
Run run, as fast as you can.
"This is the place, sisters.
We'll rest here, great king."
"Why here?
We've got to find Kel'thuzad before we – Aarrghh!"
"You have been deceived!
Come to my side at once!
Obey!"
"What is...happening here?"
Pew "Sylvanas!"
"You walked right into this one, Arthas.
It's time to even the scales."
"Traitor!
What have you done to me?"
"It's a special poisoned arrow I made just for you.
The paralysis you're experiencing now is but a fraction of the agony you've caused
me."
"Finish me then."
"A quick death...like the one you gave me?
No.
You're going to suffer as I did.
Thanks to my arrow, you can't even run."
"Give my regards to hell, you son of a bitch."
"Back you mindless ones!
You shall not fall today, my king."
Pew pew pew "This isn't over Arthas!
I'll never stop hunting you!"
"The effects of her arrow will wear off in time.
All the preparations for your journey to Northrend have been made."
"You have been a loyal friend, Kel'Thuzad.
I don't know what the future holds, or if I'll even return, but I want you to watch
over this land.
See to it that my legacy endures."
"I shall, King Arthas.
I shall."
He trusted the lich, not out of affection or loyalty, but simply as a cold, hard fact.
Kel'Thuzad was an undead thing, bound to the master they both served.
As Arthas' journey took him to Northrend and eventually merging with Ner'zhul, Kel'Thuzad
remained behind keeping an eye on the plaguelands with Naxxramas as his base of operations.
He would go on playing a massive roll in the story of the Ashbringer in which Alexandros
Mograine had obtained a mighty and holy blade which he wielded against the forces of the
scourge.
Not all of humanity had been wiped out quite yet, organizations rose up to fight against
them so something had to be done about this threat.
Alexandros had 2 children, Darion and Renault Morgraine with the last one falling to corruption.
He was persuaded to lead his father into a trap at Stratholme where countless undead
were waiting to strike.
Mograine kept slicing them down until countless turned into only a few and even those few
fell before the Ashbringer.
The battle had been endless, Mograine was tired and he had dropped his weapon.
This was the opportunity his son had been waiting for as Renault appeared, picked up
his fathers blade and stabbed him in the back.
Alexandros was betrayed by his own son and even worse, this plan was created by Balnazar
and Kel'thuzad, apparently Kel'thuzad was able to work with the dreadlords again,
and instead of just murdering Alexandros, they decided to turn him into an ally of the
undead.
They took the body back to Naxxramas and started to torture him, convert him.
Images of his deceased wife, the pain and grief of losing his beloved, turned against
him.
Love is nothing but a childish fantasy, learn this lesson and learn it well: hatred and
despair are the only truth of existence.
I only harbor resentment for you.
And Darion, your beloved son, the cursed filth who stole my life, taken away into the hands
of death.
The other child stabbed you in the back, only harbors hatred for you and would kill you
again and again and again.
Further resistance is pointless.
YOur will is no longer your own.
Who do you love?
No one.
And who loves you?
No one.
He was ready for the next step, being forged into a death knight by Kel'thuzad, the ashbringer
turned from a holy weapon into a corrupted blade.
Darion would eventually discover that his father might still be around within Naxxramas
so he grabbed a raid team and they went in to try and save him, but his father was already
too far gone and the only option was to put him down.
With the corrupted ashbringer in hand, Darion left Naxxramas but Kel'thuzad wasn't done
quite yet.
He lead a massive army in an assault upon light's hope chappel, but by stabbing himself
with the blade, making an ultimate sacrifice, the heavens opened up and the day was saved.
Not all was lost though, a brand new wielder of the corrupted ashbringer found his way
to Kel'thuzad, the son taking over the roll of the father.
We wouldn't see that storyline until wrath of the lich king, first there's classic
world of warcraft in which we, like Darion and his raid team, assaulted Naxxramas ourselves.
When I say we, I mean a very small part of the playerbase because getting into naxxramas
was not easy with the reputation requirement or the insane price for the attunement quest
as well as a bit of frost resistance gear that you had to get.
Once inside the fun could begin with the 4 different wings and some spicy encounters,
but raids took on the challenge all the same until they unlocked access into Kel'thuzad's
domain, but the lich did not come alone.
Portals to northrend allowed for some of the army of the scourge to come in, the lich had
some tricks of his own, but all the same...the heroes were able to defeat Kel'thuzad and
collect his phylactery.
This is what a lich binds their soul too and allows them to be resurrected or if you take
care of the phylactery, kill them once and for all.
The first boss in scholomance is a good example of that and Kel'thuzad's phylactery started
a quest.
The phylactery is all that remains of the master of Naxxramas.
Your better judgment dictates that you destroy the phylactery, preventing the lich from ever
reforming.
Thankfully, you seldom listen to that internal voice of reason.
Someone at Light's Hope will pay you hugely for this artifact.
Who cares if Kel'Thuzad regenerates to full power?
And that's exactly what happened.
Heroes handed over the phylactery to father Inigo Montoy for some sweet rewards too which
Montoy betrayws the argent dawn and brings the phylactery to the Lich King.
As a reward, he too became a lich known as Thel'zan the Duskbringer and Kel'thuzad
was reformed, ready to have another go at it during Wrath of the Lich King.
In the borean tundra horde players discover that it's kel'thuzad leading the scourge
in the area and they inform garrosh about what they've seen.
Eventually heroes of the horde and alliance ventured forth into naxxramas once again.
Very similar to what went down during classic, but of course also a bit different since the
raid size had become a lot smaller and the four horseman recruited a new member to replace
alexandros mograine.
All the same, we went into the 4 different wings, the construct quarter, the military
quarter, the arachnid quarter and the plague quarter, with each victory earned, the voice
of kel'thuzad echoed across its halls.
"I grow tired of these games.
Proceed and I will banish your souls to oblivion.
"
Despite the big talk, we were still able to conquer naxxramas, some even rubbed it in
a little bit more for poor kel'thuzad by murdering his beloved mr bigglesworth.
"Look what you did to mr bigglesworth!"
The mighty dragon Sapphiron is the last enemy standing in our way and then we can finally
confront
the Lich.
"Kel'thuzad intro speech."
First waves of undead must be taken care of with skeletal soldiers, soul weavers and abominations,
abominations created by Kel'thuzad since what could be more useful than a gigantic,
malformed monstrosity with perfect loyalty and a voracious hunger to devour enemies.
After taking down the small army, Kel'thuzad himself jumps into the fight with ice, shadow,
arcane and even a bit of mind control but at 45% health he realizes that he could use
some aid and calls for his master.
"Master I require aid!"
"Very well.
Warriors of the frozen wasted, rise up!
I command you to fight, kill and die for your master!
Let none survive!"
Guardians of icecrown are teleported in and the longer they stay in the fight, the bigger
and more powerful they become.
Yet all the same, Kel'thuzad was unable to hold his ground and fell to the heroes
of azeroth once more.
"Death quote"
This time he was a little bit smarter and did not keep his phylactery on him and we
have no idea where it currently is so a return of Kel'thuzad is still possible.
The mage who's curiosity and lust for power lead him to a road of damnation from which
there was no return.
He pledged his loyalty to the Lich King and spread the plague across the lands of lordaeron.
Who knows when or how or what he might do in the future, but for now this is where the
story of Kel'thuzad ends.
He is extremely popular though as he's been addapted into a card for hearthstone, was
part of the curse of naxxramas hearthstone adventure, has his
own tavern brawl with rafaam and now a hero within heroes of the storm.
"Yes, well done minions.
Now, bow before Kel'thuzad!"
Reks the crap out of everyone.
And that ladies and gentleman is where we're going to end the story for today so as always
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