Master of Spells from Faerun

Chapter 140 (Two Chapters and One Chapter) Evil Alliance
On a moonless night, under the temptation of the endless abyss.The young apprentice felt himself drawn into the hypnotic dance of the flames in the copper basin, and the four flames gathered into a single flame, like a candle dozens of times larger, which swayed mockingly back and forth.

The hypnotized apprentices were not aware that the density of the flames had increased significantly.The flame jumped higher and higher, flickered faster and faster, and its hue gradually shifted to hot white.

Rock back and forth, rock back and forth.

It shook faster and harder, fast enough to provide strength to support the powerful entity waiting on the other side.

The apprentice is sweating.He knew that the power of this spell was beyond his control, the magic had taken control of the whole situation and had a life of its own.And he didn't have the strength to stop it.

He saw dark shadows in the fire, huge claws, and batlike wings.And it's so huge!Big by the standards of their kind.

"Errtu!" cried the young man, compelled by the need for magic.The name was not fully confirmed in his master's notebook, but he clearly saw that it was a powerful demon, second only to those demon lords in the power hierarchy of the Abyssal Demon Realm.

The flame continued to sway back and forth.

A monstrous, monkey-like head emerged from the fire, with the belly and snout of a dog, and the teeth of a wild boar; huge, blood-red eyes stared at him from within the flames, as acidic saliva dripped into the fire Make a hissing sound.

The flames grew suddenly, and Errtu stepped out.The demon didn't stop to think about the terrified young human who had foolishly summoned it.It began to walk slowly along the magic circle, and he wanted to find the loopholes in the magic circle that trapped him.

The apprentice finally calmed himself down, and he actually summoned a big demon!The incident made him reassess his confidence in himself as a wizard.

"Stand before me!" he commanded, knowing that it took a firm will to control the evil beings from the Inner Planes.

Errtu, completely undisturbed, continued on his way.

The apprentice is getting more and more angry. "You have to listen to me!" he yelled.

"I brought you here, and I have a way to torture you! If you obey my order, I will let you go and let you go back to your dirty world! Stand up for me now!"

"A conceited apprentice."

Errtu muttered with a sneer, he finally found a mistake in the pattern of the mysterious text, this fatal flaw made the magic circle not perfect.

The shadow flashed quickly, and all the candles in the room were not extinguished, leaving only the apprentice's head, which still kept its arrogant face, slowly falling from the neck supporting it to the ground.

Errtu fled, feeling the power of the Material Plane more clearly, and it had no trouble seeing where it emanated.It flew over many human cities on great wings, causing commotion wherever it was seen, but it had no interest in pausing to admire the chaos unfolding below.

It went straight at full speed, flying over lakes and mountains, and over vast wastelands.It flew to the Spine of the World, the northernmost mountain range of the Forgotten Realms, and the treasure he had found for many centuries.
-
Kessell knew it was coming before his monster army scattered in terror under the shadow of the demon plunging down.

Crenshinibon had told him of this long ago, the living artifact anticipating the actions of this daemon from the depths he had coveted himself for countless centuries.

Kessell isn't worried, though, and in his tower of power, he's confident enough to take on a foe as strong as Errtu.

Moreover, he can also take advantage of this matter, because he is the orthodox ruler of the Crystal Shard.The artifact had opened itself to be attuned to him, and like so many other artifacts left over from the world's beginning, Crenshinibon could not be taken away by violence.

Errtu intended to dominate the gem, so he dared not stand against Kessell so much as to provoke the wrath of Crenshinibon, who was confident that he could subdue this mighty demon.

When the demon saw the crystal tower, coveted acidic saliva flowed from its mouth.

"Years?" it yelled triumphantly, and Errtu had a clear view of the pylon, so powerful and evil that Kessell's goblins, not even giants, dared stop him.

The wizard waited for Errtu in the main wing on the first floor of the Crystal Tower, surrounded by his troll guards.

The wizard knew that these trolls were of little use against fire-breathing demons, but he hoped that the monsters would enhance the demon's first impression of him.He knew he had the strength to easily drive Errtu back to his old home, but the Crystal Shard had taught him otherwise.

That demon will be very useful.

As Errtu walked through the narrow doorway into where the wizard was, it stopped suddenly.

Due to the tower's remote location, the demon presumed an orc or giant would possess the crystal shard.He intended to threaten or deceive these low-intelligence creatures into obtaining the artifact, but it saw a man in a robe, or a mage, and his plan had to be terminated.

"Welcome, mighty demon." Kessell said politely, bowing deeply. "Welcome to the humble house."

Errtu howled in rage and moved on, oblivious to the consequences of doing so in resentment and envy of the smug mage.

Clinshinibon reminded it.

A sudden flash of light began to flicker from the walls of the tower, and the image of Er was enveloped in the light of twelve suns in the desert. Intense pain struck, and the demon stopped and rolled its sensitive eyes. It soon dissipated, but Errtu stood where he was, not daring to act rashly to the wizard again.

Kessell smiled smugly, and the Crystal Shard supported him as always, even in front of this powerful demon.

Filled with confidence, he spoke to the demon again, this time with a much more serious tone.

"You are here to get this." He took out the magic crystal shard from inside his robe.Errtu's eyes narrowed, staring straight at the thing he'd longed for.

"You can't have it," Kessell said bluntly, putting it back under his robe again.

"It's mine, I found it, and it won't recognize your right to own it!" The fatal flaw in Kessell's personality—foolish pride always pushes him on a path that is sure to be tragic, making him He constantly taunts the helpless demon.

"Enough!" an inner feeling warned him, and he guessed the voice was coming from the Crystal Shard.

"It's none of your business!" Kessell snarled back.Errtu looked around the room for a moment, wondering who the lifeless mage was talking to.Apparently, the trolls hadn't spoken to his master.As a precaution, the demon used several detection spells, fearing the presence of invisible attackers.

"You are taunting a very dangerous enemy," the Crystal Shard insisted.

"Although I protect you from demons, you are destroying the relationship between a valuable ally!"

As usual with Crenshinibon communicating with the mage, it led the foolish and short-sighted arrogant mage to see new possibilities.

Kessell decided to give in, which was to his and the demon's benefit.

Errtu pondered its plight.It couldn't kill the impudent human, at least not by itself with the help of the Crystal Shard, though the demon liked that kind of action.

And it couldn't accept leaving here without getting the Crystal Shard, which was the only thing it longed for for a long time.

"I have a suggestion. This is an agreement in your favor." Kessell changed his attitude and said in a seductive tone, avoiding the demon's eyes that wanted to kill him.

"Stand by my side and be the commander of all my armies! With you at the head, with the strength of Crenshinibon, and me, with Acar Kessell behind us, this army will sweep the Northlands in no time. !"

"You want me to work for you?" Errtu smiled. "You can't control my weak and stupid human!"

"You misjudged the situation," Kessell said impatiently. He wished he could use the power of the Crystal Shard to tear up the demon's human entity and drive him back to the abyss, but the hint from the Crystal Shard was too strong. He could only retort:
"Think about it, this is not service, but joining a campaign that can destroy and conquer everything! You will have my highest respect, powerful demon, you are not serving me, and I will not be arrogant enough to think that I am enough Be your master."

Clinshinibon had guided him in Kessell's consciousness, and Errtu's now less hostile hostility showed some interest in the mage's offer.

"Think about what you could be paid in the future," Kessell continued. "Based on your lifespan, humans won't last long. When Akar Kessell is no longer in this world, who will get the Crystal Shard?"

Ertu smiled evilly, yes, he has been waiting for a million years, so why should he care about this mere decades, let alone
Knowing the nature of the Crystal Shard, he knows Kessell's ending, and it will come to an end soon.

The mighty Balor bowed before the wizard: "How could I refuse such a generous offer?" said the demon in his frightening, out-of-this-world harsh voice. "Let me see what lies in our path of glorious conquest, mage."

Kessell was almost dancing.His army was finally truly complete.

He got the commander in chief of his army.
-
Imrik and Drizzt set off for the Spine of the World the next day. There are countless cold monsters hidden in this huge mountain range that tore apart Luskan and Icewind Dale, and White Dragon is one of them.

"Further on is the territory of the white dragon." Drizzt said to Imrik in the cold wind.

Lord of Ice - White Dragon Vasalis, an old white dragon.His name resounded throughout the ten towns in Icewind Valley. Many dragon slaying warriors and frost giants living in the Spine of the World did not kill this white dragon. The original built his own lair, and often raided the caravans going to Icewind Dale through the tundra road to collect treasures.

Imrik's target is this white dragon. Although the opponent has reached the stage of an old dragon, the white dragon is much weaker than other real dragons. The most powerful red dragon among the five-color dragons, even if it is only At the stage of adult dragon, he can defeat a white dragon that has reached old age. Even without the help of Drizzt, Imrik has the confidence to hunt and kill this real dragon alone.

The challenge level of the old white dragon reaches level 15, but their low IQ and meager blood of warlocks make their spellcasting ability extremely weak. Say no threat.

The so-called law addiction refers to some mutants among real dragons. They often have serious mental illnesses and cannot stay at home like other giant dragons and rely on sleep to increase their strength. Instead, they are extremely interested in spells. Even if he is willing to prolong his own growth time, he also needs to extract the magic power to study the secrets of arcana.

The black dragon in [Twilight Star] is a typical magic addict. As an adult dragon, it has a mage level of seven or more, which is extremely rare among lazy real dragons.

But don't think that these magic-addicted true dragons must be a good thing. There is a reason why true dragons do not pursue the part-time mage profession. Every true dragon is a born spellcaster. As long as they grow up, they can also learn the secrets of advanced magic without a teacher. A golden dragon who has never received arcane training, as long as it sleeps naturally to the ancient dragon stage, it can rely on the ability bestowed by its blood to become a magician with a level up to level 19 , This is something that a weak race like human beings can't imagine.

But those real dragons who are addicted to law, because of excessive study of magic, the growth rate is greatly delayed, even more than double the time of normal dragons, so they are likely to die young before reaching the stage of the ancient dragon, which is why Many dracoliches were formerly law-loving true dragons, and their own obsession with arcane magic and age restrictions allowed them to abandon the glory of true dragons and transform themselves into loathsome undead creatures.

Therefore, true dragons don't bother to study spells at all. Although true dragons with the mage profession will be more powerful and have more spell slots if they are true dragons of the same age, as one of the most powerful races in Faerun Continent, This is simply unnecessary.

Just in case this old white dragon was a rare law addict, Imrikla came to Drizzt's help, in fact, before coming, Imrik even bought a huge dragon-slaying weapon, a kind of dragon-slaying weapon full of dimples. Once inserted into the body, the giant sword in the slot will cause unstoppable blood wounds, and it was also cursed by Imric with the five-ring spell [Magic Persistence], which can give various negative states.

"With this sword, I think I can deal with that white dragon by myself."

Drizzt held a big sword in his hand. Although Drizzt's own scimitar was also an extremely sharp high-level weapon, but facing a huge creature like a real dragon, one must use a special weapon that can cause a lot of wounds. This is also the experience of many dragon slayers.

(End of this chapter)