Karazhan is home to many Undead creatures, and Aegwynn and her son are both skilled in Undead magic; strictly speaking, they are Lich beings themselves.
Jaina and Aegwynn learned a lot of magical knowledge. Although Undead magic was only at the Entry level, it was enough to revive them.
The fake King Varian was nothing but a pile of bones. Jaina's Soul Summoning wasn't particularly sophisticated; it required some bones and herbs to aid in the spell, which Raven Hill had readily available.
Thus, Kalecgos once again became free labor, gathering materials alongside Kites.
Picking up a suitable thigh bone and carefully wiping away the dirt, Kites suddenly asked, "You said the one to be resurrected isn't the real King Varian. Who is he?"
After spending these past few days together, especially with Jaina as their aloof boss, Kalecgos and Kites are united in their hatred of the enemy, and the two have gotten along quite well.
Kalecgos casually replied, "This person is also a member of the House Wrynn, possibly Varian's brother. Human royalty all have special bloodlines, Medivh selects the best among them, sending them to Karazhan from infancy."
Although he had lived in Karazhan since childhood, Kites was completely unaware of the situation, as the saying goes, those involved are often blinded by their own perspective. He asked in bewilderment, "Why would Medivh do this?"
Kalecgos said mysteriously:
"Of course, it's to improve his strength. Do you think Medivh's strength came from? He has a way to extract other people's talents for his own use. That's a very clever method."
At this point, Kalecgos glanced at Kites:
"I almost forgot, you also grew up in Karazhan. You're immune to the Worgen curse, which is an extremely good bloodline, but unfortunately, it's not very useful for Medivh."
Kites bent down and picked up a sprig of graveyard moss, seemingly lost in thought. He asked casually, "I've seen Medivh resurrect an old servant as Undead. He did it easily, without needing so many spellcasting materials."
Kalecgos didn't think much of it and vaguely replied, "Jaina's Undead magic is lacking, far inferior to Medivh's. However, Medivh's Undead magic is inferior to Arthas's, and even less so to Sylvanas's. This is called specialization."
Kites feigned curiosity and asked, "If the Undead die, can they be resurrected?"
Kalecgos scratched his head in embarrassment. As a Blue Dragonflight, he was completely clueless about Undead magic, but fortunately, he was knowledgeable and knew a little bit about it:
"Casting Undead magic inflicts immense trauma on the soul, and an ordinary soul can hardly withstand two Undead magic. However, it is not without a way; this requires more advanced Undead magic, such as that of the Val'kyr who walk between life and death. Legendary they have a way to heal soul wounds."
Kites buried himself in his work, casually chatting with Kalecgos, his mind racing with thoughts. After a fierce internal struggle, he finally made up his mind.
Inside a secluded cave, Jaina closed her eyes to rest and recuperate.
For unfamiliar Undead magic, Jaina must be in peak condition and make sure to complete them on the first try; once the spell fails, there will be no second chance.
Kalecgos and Kites delivered the spellcasting materials, which Jaina carefully examined. She then drove the dragon and the human out of the cave, set up a magical barrier, and cast the spell alone.
Strange Magic Circles were drawn on the ground. Jaina sat beside the Magic Circle, with the skeletons of the fake Varian and the bones collected from Raven Hill placed in the Magic Circle.
Jaina prepared a large pot and placed dozens of herbs inside to steam.
Once the cauldron was boiling, Jaina added a special potion, chanted incantations, and poured the boiling water onto the bones.
With a harsh, grinding sound, the bones came together to form a complete skeleton. The power of magic seeped into the bones, hardening these rotting, withered bones.
If the Soul Summoning is performed like this, then what is resurrected is merely a Ghoul.
Jaina needed plenty of meat on her bones, so she carefully mixed together herbs gathered from Raven Hill, stirred them with boiling water in a pot, and added a piece of Abomination meat.
The Abomination flesh, the size of a fingernail, grew rapidly, soon covering the exposed bones. A foul stench wafted over, and Jaina's face lit up with joy. Skin gradually appeared on the corpse, and the facial features became clearer. The limbs began to twitch.
The final step is Soul Summoning. Jaina holds a Soulstone containing the spirit of the fake Varian, and she needs to fuse the soul with the corpse.
The humanoid soul slowly floated out and gradually merged with the corpse.
Suddenly, the soul let out a piercing scream, then exploded into countless gray fragments.
Jaina stared in disbelief, utterly despondent. The spell had failed. She carefully recalled the steps of the spell, which had been executed perfectly. Where had she gone wrong?
After finally calming down, Jaina, still unwilling to give up, carefully examined the spellcasting tools and materials.
Among the dregs of herbs collected from Raven Hill, Jaina found a short, green hair.
These are hairs on the legs of the Raven Hill Widow Spider, deliberately embedded in some herb, making them extremely difficult to spot. They are coated with a tiny bit of spider venom.
Damn it!
Jaina's eyebrows shot up sharply, and her beautiful eyes flashed with murderous intent.
When Kalecgos was summoned into the cave by Jaina, he was completely bewildered. Upon seeing the failed magical ritual, he was immediately taken aback.
Although Kites also showed surprise, he couldn't escape Jaina's sharp gaze.
Jaina, her right palm gathering Frost power, roared:
"Kites, tell me, how do you want to die? Or I can give you a suggestion: I'll use Frost magic to drastically lower the temperature of your skin, then use Flame magic to rapidly raise it. It's said that this will peel your skin off completely, ensuring you're still alive."
Realizing his plot had been exposed, Kites was so frightened that his legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground.
But he refused to give up and mustered his courage to say:
"Yes, I did it. I'm just an ordinary Night Watch from Raven Hill, and I've always envied the luxurious lives of the nobles. I always thought that because of my humble origins, those lives were an unattainable dream for me. But now I know that I have noble blood flowing through my veins. I was originally a Prince. Why can't I become the King of Stormwind City?"
Kalecgos was dumbfounded, never expecting that a human as lowly as a weed would have such ambition.
"You're dreaming if you think you can impersonate the King of Stormwind City."
Jaina was so angry she laughed:
"Sylvanas holds a soul in her hands, the true King Varian. The King has no place for you; your ambition has ruined my perfect plan."
"What? Why is this happening?"
Kites was filled with unease, never expecting such a thing to happen, and fell into deep despair.
A dignified female voice rang out:
"If I were you, I would say yes!"
Three figures entered the cave, with Sylvanas leading the way, followed by the grim-faced Blightcaller and Archmage Antonidas.
Sylvanas looked at Kites with admiration. "I greatly admire his courage."