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ght a spell to mind and rushed through the casting of it察racing the lich察though he would likely still have to suffer through whatever Dyrr was throwing at him。 He needed to get the forcecage off him。 Being trapped in a magical box was hardly convenient at that moment。
Dyrr's spell took effect half a heartbeat before Gromph's。 As the lich finished the last gestures and the final plex verbalization and crunched a lodestone and a pinch of dust in his right hand察something opened under the archmage's feet。
Gromph's spell went off察and his own globe fell victim to it´but so did the forcecage´and Gromph was falling into whatever it was Dyrr had conjured underneath him。
The archmage touched his brooch and made himself stop quickly察well before he contacted Dyrr's dramatic magical effect。 As he drew himself up察moving farther and farther away from it察Gromph looked down´and into a whole other universe。 The lichdrow had opened a gate beneath him察and a blinding察eye´searing light poured out of it。 Gromph had seen light like it only a few times in his long life。 It was sunlight察and the Archmage of Menzoberranzan didn't like it at all。
;Where are you trying to send me拭─Gromph asked his opponent。
The World Above拭Prath mused察though only Gromph could hear him。
Dyrr didn't answer but busied himself gathering some spell ponent or perhaps another magic item。
;You've imprisoned me more than once already察─Gromph went on察 though they seem to hold me less time each attempt。 Now you want to send me away拭For pity's sake察Dyrr察why not simply kill me and get it over with拭Or is it that you can't kill me拭
Gromph certainly wished that were the case´and maybe by some bizarre twist of fate it was´but Dyrr seemed to have something else in mind。 The lich finished casting his spell。 The immediate effect was that Gromph's stomach lifted in his gut。 He caught his breath in a hissing gasp and started to fall。
He couldn't levitate´Dyrr had dispelled the magic that was keeping him aloft´and Gromph fell toward the rotating pool of daylight beneath him。 Knowing Dyrr察it would be a worse fate than simply splattering at the bottom of the Clawrift。 It was a fate Gromph would do anything to avoid。
The archmage extended himself察wiping more stored energy察more access to the Weave from his mind than he normally would have had to察but he needed the spell to take effect faster and couldn't spare the time for plicated incantations。 The effect felt the same as Dyrr's dispelling of his levitation察but instead of falling down察Gromph drifted to a stop then started falling upward。 The source of gravity察with enough magic察could be moved。
Gromph twisted in the air as he accelerated toward the roof of the cavern that housed Menzoberranzan。 As the lich crossed his field of vision察Gromph could see him grimace in frustration。 The archmage didn't waste time gloating。 His brooch was useless to him´at least for the time being´Gromph would continue to fall upward toward the new source of gravity until he was dashed against the ceiling。 He would have to stop himself。
The mand word察Gromph sent to the masters of Sorcere。 Quickly。
The staff that he'd used to surround himself in the globe of protective magic had been charged with more than one effect。 He'd never used it察but the staff would grant him the same power of levitation as his brooch。
Sshivex察Nauzhror provided。
;Sshivex察─Gromph repeated and immediately began to levitate ;up; and away from the ceiling。
In a fraction of a second´before he ;landed; on the ceiling´Gromph once again drew to a halt in midair。 The pool of blinding sunlight was far below him。 The light made it difficult察but Gromph finally managed to spot the lichdrow察who was flying slowly察well away from the gate察and casting another spell。
;That was close察Dyrr察─Gromph called out。 ;You almost´;
The words caught in Gromph's throat。 His vision blurred。 For a few seconds he couldn't breathe。
;You al´; Gromph started again察but the words were pinched off when his throat clamped shut。
Tears welled up in the archmage's eyes察and a wave of overwhelming despair passed through him察leaving his skin clammy察and his head spinning。
It's an enchantment察Grendan told him。
He was going to die。 Gromph knew that with absolute certainty察but what was worse察Menzoberranzan would die soon after him。 Everything he'd built over a life spent in the corridors of power had e to nothing。 Menzoberranzan was eating itself alive。 Everything Gromph had considered a strength´in himself察and in his race´had proven a weakness。
A pulsion察added Prath。
The hate and mistrust察the vendettas and animosities察had finally e home to roost。 The once great City of Spiders had been reduced to a besieged察ragged察self´destructing ruin of its former glory´glory that was proving with every dead drow to have been a lie all along。
Fight it察Archmage察Nauzhror urged。
Lolth was dead察and Gromph would be dead soon too。 Lolth was dead察and so was House Baenre。 So was Sorcere。 So was Menzoberranzan。 It had all e to nothing察as he himself had e to nothing。
Archmage 。 。 。 Nauzhror prodded。
Gromph's body shuddered through an alien sensation此a sob。 He wiped at his eyes with the back of his hand and tried to blink away the tears察but more came。 Through the tears he saw that Dyrr had moved and was floating above him。
;That's it察young Baenre察─the lichdrow said。 ;Lament。 Cry for fallen Menzoberranzan。 Cry for House Baenre。;
Cry拭Gromph thought。 Am I crying
;Slow察─Dyrr said察his voice like a gentle caress against Gromph's pain´ravaged brow。 ;Stop察young mage。;
No察a voice in Gromph's mind all but shouted。
Gromph hadn't realized he was moving´levitating slowly ;down; toward the ceiling察moving away from the blinding light pouring from Dyrr's gate。 The archmage slowed his descent and came to a stop察hanging only a few yards from the jagged stalactites that hung from the ceiling like fangs ready to puncture the neck of Menzoberranzan the Mighty察ready to punish them all for their weakness。
;There 。 。 。; the lichdrow murmured察his voice sending a quivering chill down Gromph's spine。 ;There 。 。 。;
The lich was holding something。
How did he get so close
Archmage察the voice in his head asked察shall I e help you
No察he thought back at the voice。
Gromph tried to flinch away察but the lichdrow touched him with a long察thin wand of gem´inlaid silver。 The touch of it sent a wave of blinding agony ripping through the archmage's body。 Every muscle tensed察joints popped察and the wizard clenched his teeth against the pain。 His eyes watered more察and Gromph could feel tears streaming down his tingling black cheeks。
He turned away from the lich察rolling in the air察and faced down toward the gate。 His eyes closed against the light察but he blinked them open and saw the briefest flash of a silhouette此Dyrr in shadow against the sunlight。 The lichdrow was below him but had been above him。 Gromph wasn't sure at that instant what he was seeing。 Dyrr had fooled him察or he was disoriented 。。。 or he was dying。
Am I dying拭Gromph thought。
;Am I拭─he said aloud then clamped a hand over his face察closing his eyes and mouth。
No察Archmage察said the voice in his head。 You are under the effect of a powerful enchantment。
In that moment察Gromph lost all memory of any plan察of any determination察of any purpose for the ruin of a life he'd been cursed with。 He wanted to get away。 He needed to run察but he was still the Archmage of Menzoberranzan察so he cast a spell that would get him away a little faster察a little farther。 With a few words and gestures he'd repeated so many times that even in his confused察despairing state of mind he managed to get right察Gromph brought forth the magic to open a doorway through the dimensions´a break in space and time。
Gromph levitated toward it察but something hit him and hit him hard。 It was Dyrr。 The lichdrow had put away his wand。 The slim magical weapon caused physical damage and pain察but it didn't cause an imp