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lling the lich was someone else's job。
The matron mother stepped to the rigid察calcified form of her brother。 The expression frozen on his face was one of anger。 Triel smiled at that。
;Ah察Gromph察─she said。 ;You couldn't do it alone after all察could you拭There are limits to your power as there are limits to mine察but together 。。。;
Triel embraced the petrified form of her brother察wrapping her arms around his back as she whispered a prayer to Lolth。
Warmth came first察then softness察then a breath察then movement察and Gromph's knees collapsed。 Triel held him up察and he grasped her around the waist察his head lolling on her shoulder as he drew in a series of ragged察phlegmy breaths。 When his legs came back under him察Triel released him and stepped back。 Their eyes met察and Gromph opened his mouth to speak。
;No察─Triel said察stopping him。 She glanced at the quickly recovering Dyrr察and her brother's eyes followed hers。 ;Finish what you started。;
He opened his mouth to speak again察but Triel turned her back on him。 She could hear his feet shifting on the loose gravel and glass察and she knew he was facing his enemy。
Triel walked away。
Chapter Twenty´seven
Anger察hatred察and exhaustion passed between the archmage and the lichdrow。 They were done with each other。 Both only wanted to finish it。 They stood a dozen paces apart察eyes locked。 Dyrr began to cast a spell察and Gromph surrounded himself in another globe。
Gromph began to cast a spell too察and the lichdrow kept casting。 He was doing something plex。 He meant to finish it indeed。
Before Gromph could finish his spell´one meant to burn the already wounded lich once more´Dyrr whispered something the archmage couldn't quite hear察and the spell took effect。 The skull sapphire burned red´hot against Gromph's forehead察and he reached up to throw it off him´but it disintegrated before he could touch it。 The dust that fell over the archmage's face was dull gray and powerless。 There would be no more protection from the skull sapphire and no more stored necromancies。 Gromph knew it had taken a wish to destroy it。
His own spell ruined察Gromph brought another to mind and said察 Well察everyone's using the big spells today察aren't we拭
The lich ignored the jibe and started casting a spell the same time Gromph did。 It was the archmage's that finished first此another minor divination spent to create a blast of arcane fire。 The preternatural flames poured over the lich察who threw his arms over his face to block them but to no avail。 Dyrr's dry flesh crisped and curled察and the lich staggered in pain。
When the fire burned out察the lich lurched forward察red eyes bulging察his ever´present mask burned away察his face twisted in hatred and agony。 Gromph could feel that despite the arcane fire Dyrr had finished his own spell。
Cold coursed through Gromph's body察and he shook´and Gromph was getting painfully tired of shaking察shivering察and quivering´but the lich wasn't through with him yet。 He could feel the warmth察the life itself察being drawn from him。 He staggered backward察barely managing to stay on his feet。
;I'll drain you dry察Gromph察─the lich grumbled察his voice raspy and haggard。 ;You'll die with me察with my House察and my cause。;
The lich began to cast again察and Gromph recognized the peculiar cadence and structure that revealed the incantation as a powerful necromancy。 Gromph knew many ways to kill察but he also knew that Dyrr probably knew more。
The archmage's hand tightened on his staff察and his arm jerked。 A dull pain and a hard pressure settled in his chest察and when he tried to take a breath察no air came to him。 His knees finally buckled察and he fell。 Gromph forced air into his lungs察but barely a whisper made it in。 Dark shadows began to coalesce at the edges of his vision察and his ears went numb with a roaring rush of blood as his body fought in vain to keep his brain alive。 The ring was of no help。 The lich wasn't wounding him察he was killing him soul´first。
Gromph tried to speak察to utter the words of a spell that might save him察but he couldn't。 Dyrr stepped closer察moving to stand over him。 Gromph barely managed to turn his head to look up at the gloating lich。 The archmage had other means of escape but couldn't force himself to activate any of them。 He could feel Nauzhror and Prath trying to speak into his head察but their words never fully formed。 Gromph feared that his body was already dead。
He tightened his grip on the staff察and his arm jerked again´the staff。
Gromph forced every ounce of will he had left into pulling his other hand beneath him。 He felt his fingers wrap around the staff。
;Fight it察Gromph察─the lich growled at him。 ;Suffer before you die。;
;Arrogant´; Gromph coughed out察surprising himself with his ability to speak察even if it was only that one word。
;What was that拭─the lich asked察taunting him。 ;The last words of Gromph Baenre拭
;Not。 。 。; the archmage gasped。
Gromph's arms tensed察his hands tight around the staff of power´an item so prized hundreds had died just to possess it for a day。
;。 。 。 quite察─Gromph finished察and he broke the staff。
The ancient wood snapped in response less to the force of Gromph's arms and hands than to his will。 The staff broke because Gromph wanted it to break。
Dyrr had time to take in a breath察Gromph had time to smile察then the world around them both became a raging hell of fire察heat察pain察and death。 Gromph couldn't see the lich blasted to pieces。 He was too busy worrying that the same had happened to him。 He closed his eyes察but the light still burned them。 He felt his flesh peel away in parts察sizzle察and crisp。
It was over as fast as it started。
Gromph Baenre drew in a breath and laughed through waves of burning agony。 The ring started to bring him back to life a cell at a time and he lay there察waiting。
;You've done it察─Nauzhror said察and it took a few murmuring heartbeats for Gromph to realize he'd heard the Master of Sorcere's voice with his ears and not his mind。 ;The lichdrow is dead。;
Gromph coughed and dragged himself up to a sitting position。 Nauzhror squatted next to him。 The rotund wizard began examining the archmage's wounds。
;Dead拭─Gromph said then coughed again。
;The cost was high察and not only the staff of power察─Nauzhror said察 but he's been utterly destroyed。;
Gromph shook his head察disappointed with Nauzhror。 The lich's physical form was blasted to flinders when the staff unleashed all its power in one final burst察but a lich was more than a body。
;Dead拭─the archmage said。 ;Not quite yet。;
Nimor Imphraezl stepped out of the Shadow Fringe and into the ruins of Ched Nasad。 High above him察clinging to the remains of a calcified web street察was perched a massive shadow dragon察an ancient wyrm magnificent in the terror it inspired in all who gazed upon it。
It was a dragon Nimor recognized instantly。 It was the dragon Nimor had gone there to see。
Stretching his own aching察exhausted察wounded wings´wings that were puny in parison to the great shadow wyrm's´Nimor lifted himself up off the rubble´strewn floor of the cavern and into the air below the dragon。 If the wyrm took any notice of him察it gave no sign。 Instead察it continued as it had been察directing the clearing of the rubble in the preparation for the rebuilding of Ched Nasad。 It was a huge task察even for the dragon。
Nimor coasted to a slow察respectful stop on the web strand next to the dragon and bowed察holding the posture until the dragon acknowledged his presence。 He was still bowing when the enormous shadow wyrm shrank into the form of an aging drow with thinning hair but a solid察muscular form察dressed in fine silks and linens from all corners of the World Above察every stitch as black as the assassin's heart。
;Stand察─the transformed dragon said察 and heed me。;
Nimor straightened察looked the drow´formed dragon in the eyes察and said察 I am less than satisfied with the results at Menzoberranzan察Revered Grandfather。;
The dragon´drow returned Nimor's lo