Although the Black Knight had barely had time to warm his artifact in his hands before the Arcane Scavenger snatched it away.
Even so, the loser still got to experience the satisfaction of finding an artifact.
When Sargeras controlled the Black Knight, the curse he laid was not at all rigorous.
Finding an artifact was entirely different from obtaining it and bringing it back to Karazhan.
Now the artifact-hunting hound he had created had delivered two artifacts to the Burning Legion's enemies.
Ulthalesh, that powerful artifact scythe, possessed the ability to grow without limit.
The demon sword Apocalypse had an equally extraordinary history.
For countless centuries, Apocalypse had passed between many Dreadlords.
Every Dreadlord who had wielded this weapon had successfully used it to strike at mortal civilizations on planets, making the Burning Legion's subsequent conquest easier.
Apocalypse created plague and famine and spread the seeds of fear.
Apocalypse took lives and tempted others into betrayal, making the Burning Legion's enemies slaughter one another.
Mortals lost their strength at the sight of this weapon and trembled in fear.
Every time Apocalypse changed hands, its new master modified and refined it.
They drew lessons from their campaigns of conquest, continually imbuing the demon sword with new plagues and curses.
The fusion of the Dreadlords' dark arts had forged it into a terrifying weapon!
As Herad approached the evil demon sword, he immediately sensed a cold, eerie aura.
If he reached out and touched it, perhaps his mind would not be completely corrupted by its dark will.
But he would inevitably begin behaving strangely and having all sorts of bad thoughts.
At first, the powerful mage from the Council of Tirisfal had wanted to use Apocalypse to teach Aegwynn a lesson.
Gradually, his will had been twisted, and his goal had changed