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Prelude
Thedemonsatbackontheseatithadcarvedinthestemofthegiantmushroom.Sludgeslurpedandrolledaroundtherockisland,theeternaloozingandshiftingthatmarkedthislayeroftheAbyss.
Errtudrummeditsclawedfingers,itshorned,apelikeheadlollingaboutonitsshouldersasitpeeredintothegloom.Whereareyou,Telshazz?thedemonhissed,expectingnewsoftherelic.Crenshinibon,pervadedallofthedemon'sthoughts.Withtheshardinitsgrasp,Errtucouldriseoveranentirelayer,maybeevenseverallayers.
AndErrtuhadcomesoclosetopossessingit!Thedemonknewthepoweroftheartifact;Errtuhadbeenservingsevenlichswhentheycombinedtheirevilmagicsandmadethecrystalshard.Thelichs,undeadspiritsofpowerfulwizardsthatrefusedtorestwhentheirmortalbodieshadpassedfromtherealmsoftheliving,hadgatheredtocreatethemostvileartifactevermade,anevilthatfedandflourishedoffofthatwhichthepurveyorsofgoodconsideredmostprecious-thelightofthesun.
Buttheyhadgonebeyondeventheirownconsiderablepowers.Theforgingactuallyconsumedtheseven,Crenshinibonstealingthemagicalstrengththatpreservedthelichs'undeadstatetofuelitsownfirstflickersoflife.TheensuingburstsofpowerhadhurtledErrtubacktotheAbyss,andthedemonhadpresumedthesharddestroyed.
ButCrenshinibonwouldnotbesoeasilydestroyed.Now,centurieslater,Errtuhadstumbleduponthetrailofthecrystalshardagain;acrystaltower,Cryshal-Tirith,withapulsatinghearttheexactimageofCrenshinibon.
Errtuknewthemagicwascloseby;thedemoncouldsensethepowerfulpresenceoftherelic.Ifonlyitcouldhavefoundthethingearlier...ifonlyitcouldhavegrasped...
ButthenAlDimeneirahadarrived,anangelicbeingoftremendouspower.AlDimeneirabanishedErrtubacktotheAbysswithasingleword.
Errtupeeredthroughtheswirlingsmokeandgloomwhenitheardthesuckingfootsteps.
Telshazz?thedemonbellowed.
Yes,mymaster,thesmallerdemonanswered,coweringasitapproachedthemushroomthrone.
Didhegetit?Errturoared.DoesAlDimeneirahavethecrystalshard?
Telshazzquiveredandwhimpered,Yes,mylord...uh,no,mylord!
Errtu'sevilredeyesnarrowed.
Hecouldnotdestroyit,thelittledemonwasquicktoexplain.Crenshinibonburnedhishands!
Hah!Errtusnorted.BeyondeventhepowerofAlDimeneira!Whereisit,then?Didyoubringit,ordoesitremaininthesecondcrystaltower?
Telshazzwhimperedagain.Itdidn'twanttotellitscruelmasterthetruth,butitwouldnotdaretodisobey.No,master,notinthetower,thelittledemonwhispered.
No!Errturoared.Whereisit?
AlDimeneirathrewit.
Threwit?
Acrosstheplanes,mercifulmaster!Telshazzcried.Withallofhisstrength!
Acrosstheveryplanesofexistence!Errtugrowled.
Itriedtostophim,but...
Thehornedheadshotforward.Telshazz'swordsgurgledindecipherablyasErrtu'scaninemawtoreitsthroatout. |
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