Fierce Battle Outside the Chapel (2)

The warhorse beneath him had become a Skeleton Horse with bone spurs jutting from its body, while his own body was completely controlled by the Lich King's will. His soul refused to submit, but all it could do was make him howl in agony.

"End this pointless battle at once! Leave while you're still alive!"

"Retreat! Hurry! You should retreat while there's still time!"

"Run! Run, or it'll be too late!"

"Forgive me! Forgive me! Forgive me, my love!"

"I have no choice but to obey..."

In the end, Sir Zeliek raised his weapon against the comrades who had fought beside him through life and death. The Lich King's will could not be defied.

Anub'rekhan, leader of the Crypt Fiends, spoke as well. "Ah, I hear some lovely little hearts beating."

"Ah, they're beating faster now. But soon they'll all stop."

His massive mouthparts rasped out the words in Common, taunting the soldiers of the Silver Dawn.

"Wretched humans, by the Lich King's will, this will all end in pain and death." Heigan, the high-ranking necromancer, gave the order for a full assault.

"For the Holy Light!"

"Long live the Kingdom of Lordaeron!"

"The Holy Light shall protect the righteous!"

"The Holy Light is with us!"

The Warriors of the Silver Dawn were not frightened by the vast Undead host. Shouting all kinds of battle cries, they clashed with the Undead swarming onto the walls.

The enemy needed no siege weapons. Layers of Undead soldiers piled beneath the walls, climbing over one another's bodies to reach the top.

The frenzied Ghouls clawed and bit at the massive stones, trying to tear down the sturdy defenses with their own flesh and blood.

Their claws snapped against the stone, and their fangs shattered on impact. Wounded, bleeding Ghouls were torn apart by