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ty could be made to serve a rational purpose察every excess curbed to produce a city whose strength was not spent on its own internecine strife。 Would not such a city be worthy of his loyalty
Would such a city have any place for a Baenre拭he answered himself。
No revolution such as Dyrr dreamed of could possibly end with anything but plete annihilation for the First House of Menzoberranzan。 While Gromph despised his sisters and loathed many of the simpering relations who populated Castle Baenre察he would be damned if he would allow some lesser House to unseat his high and ancient family as the supreme power of Menzoberranzan。 There could be察really察only one response。
As quick as thought察Gromph raised his hand and unleashed a terrible察brilliant blast of colors at the lich察a spell whose energy he had prepared with such care and effort that it took only the merest act of will to unleash it。 Colors never seen in the gloom of the cavern city lanced through his conjury察each carrying with it a different doom察blight察or energy。 A quivering blue bolt of electricity passed so close to Dyrr that the lich's ancient robes crackled with tiny arcs察while a bright orange ray burned the ancient creature with acid powerful enough to melt stone。 A third ray察a beam of insidious violet察was deflected by the lich's animated buckler。 The device tittered like a wicked child as it intercepted the attack。
;I am the Archmage of Menzoberranzan察─Gromph roared。 ;I am no one's errand boy
Dyrr recoiled with a wailing shriek of anger as the acid splattered and hissed察gnawing at his ancient flesh。 The smell of burning bone filled the magnificent conjury with a horrid stench。 Gromph followed up his first assault by raising an abjuration he hoped would turn Dyrr's spells back at him。 The archmage fully expected that it would take every ruse察every defense察every subtle and deadly spell at his mand to defeat a thing as powerful as the Lord of Agrach Dyrr。
Gromph concluded his turning spell just in time察as Dyrr recovered with impossible speed and lashed out with a dire black ray of invidious energy that would have ripped away great portions of the archmage's very life´force had it struck home。 Instead察the ebon beam rebounded on Gromph's shield and struck Dyrr in the center of his torso。 This察however察had an unforeseen effect。 Instead of shredding the ancient lich's own life´force察the crackling black energy swelled the Lord of Agrach Dyrr with its horrible power。 The lich laughed aloud。
;A clever move察Gromph察but I fear it miscarried。 Living creatures are grievously harmed by that spell察but the undead are invigorated by it
The archmage muttered a curse and struck again察this time directing a vile green ray at the laughing lich。 It burned a perfect round hole in Dyrr's breastbone察blasting undead flesh and bone to dust。 The lich screeched again in whatever passed for pain in its undead state and leaped aside before Gromph could disintegrate him outright。
Even as the archmage menced another casting察Dyrr snarled out the words of a dark and murderous spell that clawed horribly at Gromph's flesh察sucking greedily at the very fluids of his body and bleaching his skin with a thousand needles of agony。 Gromph gasped aloud in pain and lost the spell he'd been preparing to cast察stumbling back over a marble bench and falling heavily to the floor。
Damn it all察he thought。 I need to buy a moment's respite。
Fortunately察he was in his sanctum察surrounded by a dozen weapons he might employ。
Gromph rolled to his elbow and barked out察 Szashune Destroy him
In one alcove of the room察a tall statue of a four´armed swordsman carved from perfect black obsidian stirred to life察striding out into the chamber as it hefted and clashed its ebon blades like a living warrior。
Dyrr skittered away several steps and spoke a word。 The lich soared up out of the spiderstone golem's reach察but Gromph used the opportunity of the distraction to summon up the most destructive spell he knew and hurl it at the airborne lich。 From his outstretched hands eight brilliant orbs of blinding white energy streaked out to blast through the lich's undead form察each detonating in a stone´shattering explosion that demolished great gaping pieces of the undead sorcerer。 The exploding meteors caused no small damage to Gromph's sanctum察blasting a pair of old bookshelves to flinders and snapping an arm from the spiderstone golem as if the device was a toy damaged by a petulant child。 Gromph cried out in triumph as pieces of Dyrr clattered to the floor。
Dust billowed from the hovering form of the lich察and his skull nodded down to his breastbone almost as if his animating magic was failing him察but the bony creature returned to itself with startling speed。 Dyrr looked up again as wicked green light grew strong in his eye sockets察and he laughed。
;My old bones aren't the entirety of my being察Gromph察─he rasped。 ;You abuse them to no great effect。;
He started to intone another spell察but the archmage struck again察seeking to dispel any enchantments or abjurations protecting the lich。 Dyrr's flying spell failed察and the lich sank down into blade´reach of the living statue waiting below。
The golem rushed forward。 The massive construct pounded at the lich with terrific blows of its three remaining arms察its gleaming black face pletely expressionless。 The conjury rang with the mighty impact of the blows。 Gromph bared his teeth in a savage grin。
;You might not be tied to your moldering corpse察lich察but you'll have a difficult time casting spells when you've been dismembered and buried in a dozen different graves察─he called。 ;You were a fool to challenge me here
Gromph prowled closer察looking for an opening to strike again with a spell。
Dyrr endured two察then three tremendous blows from the towering statue察staggering in his steps as bone cracked and split。 The demon´faced buckler darted and wheeled around him察laughing shrilly and blocking even more blows than that察parrying strike after strike from the stone construct。 The sorcerer retreated a step察found his footing察and spread his arms wide。 His gleaming black robes shimmered once察and exploded outward in a deadly spinning saw of razor´sharp blades that carved chunks of stone from Gromph's golem and diced tables察furnishings察and books with abandon。
Blades slashed through the archmage's own potent defensive enchantments察gashing him in a dozen places察though nowhere deep enough to kill。 Gromph threw himself flat to duck beneath the disk of flying razors察blinking blood from his eyes as his golem crumbled into worthless black rock。
Dyrr shouted in triumph and leaped forward at the archmage察swinging his adamantine staff with startling speed and swiftness。 Gromph yelped in surprise and rolled aside just in time to avoid a two´handed blow that split the marble flagstone right where he'd fallen。
;That does not befit mages of our station ─Gromph howled察scrambling to his feet。
Dyrr didn't answer。 Instead the lich leaped after him察clearing off whole tabletops and bookshelves with great two´handed sweeps of his staff。
Gromph shouted a spell that ripped the lich's weapon from his grasp察hurling it across the room with such force that the adamantine rod stuck察quivering end first察in the chamber's wall like a javelin thrown by a giant。
As Dyrr floundered for balance察Gromph took a moment to craft a potent spell defense察a shimmering globe that would pletely negate the effects of all but the most powerful of spells。 So fortified察he hunted quickly through the various incantations locked in his mind察seeking the most efficacious to employ against the Lord of Agrach Dyrr。
;Ah察─Dyrr remarked察studying the shimmering sphere。 ;An excellent defense察young Gromph察but not impervious to one of my skill。;
The lich muttered a word of awful power and scuttled forward察his skeletal talons outstretched。 Seemingly unconcerned by Gromph's defensive spell the lich plunged his hand through the dancing globe of color and grasped the archmage by one arm。 Gromph shrieked in dismay as