Last time, on CYOA, as written by Skipper of WoW Druid: Click Here.

And now, as the saga concludes:

Fully surrounded by the death and devastation that the Scourge had laid before him, Corrigan had the most brutal of decisions to make. He could try and rally his men and hope that reinforcements from elsewhere in the kingdom could swing the tide…or he could try to help the citizens escape, and know that doing so would sacrifice his once-loyal soldiers.

“Serve…protect…” He muttered under his breath as he slowly backed away, battling internally before finally closing his eyes for a brief second. “Light guide me to make the correct choice…”

And with his words, the fog in his mind cleared and his priorities fell into place – he was to protect his citizens, those he was sworn to guard – even if he and his troops were to fall in the process. Calling upon strength he wasn’t aware he still possessed, Corrigen bellowed, “Hear me, soldiers! Fight, as though your lives depended on it. The Light will guide your way!”

‘And let it guide me as well,’ he thought to himself as he turned his back on his soldiers, turning to head further into the city to encourage the citizens to flee en masse.

But before Corrigan even managed a few steps he heard heavy footsteps behind him and the unmistakable stench of the recently dead filled his nostrils. As he turned his head, he saw an impossible sight – Rufus stood before him. Only, there was little that remained of the Rufus he once knew.

This undead Rufus, raised as a death knight, pointed an accusatory finger at Corrigan, preying on his insecurities and managed an almost malicious sneer on its ghastly face. “A true commander does not abandon his troops…” whispered the air, sending a chill down Corrigan’s spine.

“No…” he whispered. “I’m not a coward…I’m not…”

The undead Rufus swung a mighty axe and silenced the once commanding Paladin, ending the conversation as quickly as it had began.

CORRIGAN HAS DIED!

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