Editing Arkhan the Black (section)

===The Liche King===
Many years later Nagash, now secured in his northern fortress Nagashizzar and more powerful than before, decided to take his revenge on the Priest Kings of Nehekhara. Although generations had passed, he had not forgotten his most loyal lieutenant. Knowing he would soon have need of him Nagash had Arkhan rise from his tomb and join him in the north. Once again, he led his master’s forces against the united Priest Kings alongside W'soran. The two became bitter rivals, with Arkhan considering W'soran reckless and W'soran considering Arkhan cowardly, and argued often; when they weren't disagreeing on the best way to conduct the battles, they bickered over which of them was the better wizard, which form of undeath was best or who was Nagash's favorite. Between their mutual animosity and the great leadership and military prowess of king Alcadizaar of Khemri, they were unsuccessful despite a long campaign.

When Nagash enacted the first part of his Great Ritual, Arkhan commanded Nagash's undead army once more and this time easily defeated the plague-riddled Nehekharans, taking Alcadizaar prisoner. Staying in Khemri to take control of Nagash’s supreme army when the second part of the ritual raised all of Nehekhara's dead, Arkhan was instead put on the backfoot when Nagash’s assassination left the risen kings with their own willpower and later forced to flee when Settra returned. United under Settra, the wrath of the Tomb Kings was simply too great.

Intent on wreaking vengeance on the living for Nagash's death or becoming an undead ruler in his own right to relish his newfound freedom (depending which lore you follow), Arkhan ransacked Nagashizzar (fighting his long time rival W’Soran and other returned Immortals in the process) and left with a few of Nagash's most important books. He then marshalled an army and attacked Araby, battering its kingdoms for generations in what Arabian chroniclers would come to call the Wars of Death. Inhabiting the desert wastes that surround Araby, Arkhan would lead his armies upon an Arabian city, razing it to the ground before withdrawing again to the deserts. At some point Arkhan made himself a sweet new ride; a flying chariot made from the body, wings and still beating heart of a Manticore and pulled by four skeleton horses. It bears a resemblance to Settra's chariot of the gods, something Arkhan [[heresy|probably did on purpose]].

Later he established himself once again in Nehekhara in his fortress of old, the Black Tower. From here his repeated raids and incursions, while not a major threat, soon became more than just a mere nuisance. Repeatedly, Settra was be forced to do battle with Arkhan and whilst he had a vastly superior sense of strategy and better troops at his command, their battles always resulted in a stalemate as Settra could never hope to match the great necromantic power of Arkhan. Therefore Arkhan would submit to Settra's authority and swear fealty before once again defying him just a few years later. This stalemate might have been broken had the other Tomb Kings assisted, but Settra was too proud to ask for their help (and writer's bias ensured he forgot he could just order them to help him) and most considered Arkhan a valuable, if untrustworthy, ally. These constant battles against Settra did serve to improve Arkhan's tactical and strategic skills through trial and error.

Over the following centuries, Arkhan busied himself with hunting down various treasures of Nagash in order to serve his master on the day of his return. However, for some reason, he didn’t re-join Nagash when he was resurrected and engaged in his northwards campaign against Sigmar. When not doing something for Nagash or providing military aid to certain Tomb Kings, Arkhan stayed in his tower practicing magic or losing himself in years or even decades of introspection and reminiscing.

Arkhan had for a long time foreseen the End Times coming and knew Nagash was one of the few beings who could be relied upon to defeat the Chaos Gods. Nagash himself also recognized this threat, and after The Night of the Restless Dead fiasco, Nagash fast-tracked his latest restoration plan by several centuries and told Arkhan to get to work. In order to restore Nagash, Arkhan needed to gain many of the items Nagash had imbued with his power over the years. Already possessing two of his nine books, Arkhan sought Nagash’s staff. By allying himself with Khalida of Lybaras to attack the vampire lord Mandregan in Sylvania, Arkhan acquired one of Nagash’s lesser staffs, and soon learned the location of his primary staff Alakanesh; Bretonnia. Though being undead and serving Nagash dulled his emotions and killed his libido, Arkhan still loved [[Queen Neferata]] for all that time.