Buzz #15 09 июля 1998

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Novella - Computer novella "The last battle against evil" (at level 3 game "LORD of CHAOS").

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                    FINAL BATTLE WITH EVIL.

            (On the third level of "LORD OF CHAOS".)


  Sinister glow of candles flickered on the white stone 
corridor, and every step of the heavy echo sounded muffled, 
carry forward into the unknown. Mazirian walked cautiously 
stretched out his right hand forward, to lose no time to fight 
or shut the spell. Red demon back protects it and the danger 
was just ahead. Another twist - and suddenly forward, blindly 
eyes, shading and discoloring the surrounding world, with 
increasing noise spell hit the enemy. Numb hands, the fire 
began to eat clothing and Mazirian horror felt pain bites into

his stranglehold, but the pain of the soul was stronger body 
aches. His head throbbed: "How so?" How so? " And when both of 
these pain merged, he felt that this is the limit and sank into 
the darkness, and only remnants of consciousness caught the 
triumphant laughter Rugar ... 

   Slowly coming to himself, Mazirian surprise felt that the 
body does not hurt, and that light is trying to break through 
the closed eyelids. "It's a dream just a dream." - Mazirian 
reassured himself, but the calm did not come, and even his cat 
cautiously looked around the sides. Mazirian realized that not 
having calmed down, he can not even start preparing for battle, 
fell on his knees and rested his head on stone of wisdom. Cold 
marble pripechatat forehead and flew hours, merging into the 
infinite future. He did not know how he stood so only this time 
he again lived his long life. 

   Ochnuvshison once knew him to be a deadly fight
knew, but did not fear him, and waited. Everyone is preparing 
for death own: the patient write a will, the sailors are 
changing clothes, and magicians put your head amulet. Great 
magicians can not spend its energy and therefore do not have 
children, but are students. Mazirian with thought sadly that he 
had no one: neither the children nor the students. Holding the 
amulet, he put forth that if you win, it will look for his 
pupil, and not - ... Wearing a heavy chain with a magic circle 
the sun, he quietly went to the library, although I knew that 
it was unlikely that find there the castle of darkness. And so 
it happened: the only inscription brown ink reads: "I saw the 
castle of darkness ...". The letters were jagged and gnarled, 
and Mazirian realized that the man wrote in blood, as the time 
to look at the ink it was not. Sun has already rose up and 
began the day. Glancing view room, he took road knapsack, 
stroked the cat and got on the magic circle, saying the portal 
spell. If u go to the castle of darkness, then it is better 
day. Why give Ragarilu trumps the night? Mazirian knew spell 
portal, and Rugar, following the code of the great magicians, 
was obliged to give him access to the third world, or he would 
lost his magical powers. Mazirian knew that the choice of the 
place remained for Ragarilom and that he would try to win on 
this one. But the choice of was not. He could not walk, but 
walking, and Rugar did not want to see But let's palace. With 
each word spells become fainter light, blurred outlines of the 
walls and loomed black a temporary corridor. "Just a dark," - 
time to think Mazirian and disappeared into it. 

                             * * * * *


   Rugar could not conjure up the appearance of the enemy, but 
he could prepare for the appearance of an uninvited guest to 
another. And he tried to glory. Even now at the thought of 
these preparations, He wanted to rub his hands with pleasure. 
"Well! Welcome, Mazirian! even knew by heart the castle, not 
Rugar could get used to the new walls, partitions tricky, but it

Goblin yesterday narrowly escaped death in the new unseen trap. 
"That's and tested "- chuckled quite a while Rugar. Increasing 
noise and shrieking with fright soaring bats, said Ragarilu,

that Mazirian use spells portal and now stands at
his castle. Cheerfully jumping up and standing in a pentagram 
ring, Rugar thought, respectfully: "Bold, and yet could easily 
be trained in the catacombs, calling the spirit of an innocent 
is Elbo. Good Practice no risk no one interferes. "And it is 
not wasting any time, Rugar started call into being their 
accomplices. Lightning flashed, the fragrance smoke and stir 
the outlines of the emerging army of darkness. 

                            * * * * *


   Recovering, Mazirian looked around. Still there! Rugar used 
his trump card and brought him out of the portal in the very 
corner hall of the castle. Still looking, Mazirian had two 
friends demons and Pegasus, since realized that the way to 
close Ragarilu not work. While out of the fog loomed features 
satellite Mazirian thought that this fight will be like a chess 
battle. There too, to getting at the enemy king, but after 
putting a good half of the army. Demons friendly smile: "Hi, 
boss!" Mazirian and nodded to them. His demons liked him. He 
himself created figure and his demons were smiling, though in a 
battle of a smile shudder. From the hall were two doors: the 
north and east. "Let's try this way first," - he decided 
Mazirian and a demon in his order to open the northern gate and 
moved on, and the other Mazirian sent east to the first 
intersection to guard and not let anyone hit in the back. 
Mazirian sat on the Pegasus and rode slowly behind a formidable 
intelligence, but then realized that not only close, but will 
not be an easy way. In an instant the demon was gone, and 
before his eyes appeared vines. "Wow!" Mazirian not surprised 
themselves, and commended myself for having sent a demon 
forward. Tom was nestrashny such obstacles, he broke through 
with a roar their way forward, but Mazirian ordered: "I first 
tries way to you! "As long as the demon struggled, Mazirian 
thought:" if I just bumped into a trap, then what other 
surprises await me? "- and wasted no time, he summoned a ghost: 
a weak, amorphous creation was indispensable for the 
exploration. Quietly penetrating through walls, it could see a 
lot. "Fly, check it!" - Ordered Mazirian and apparition slowly 
disappeared, having gone through the beautiful white stone 
walls. Yes, this world does not compare to predyduschimi.Les, 
catacombs, where they equal the splendor of the castle. White 
walls, marble patterned floor, beautiful candles in gilt 
candelabra, to be sure: the beauty of it and the castle of evil 
beauty. Mazirian saw collapsed last branch of the vines, and as 
the demon began to burst forth. Even this shaggy Scarecrow was 
not easy to get out of this trap, and any other would have 
stayed there forever. Finally demon could go on and Mazirian go 
after him, but reaching the middle of the hall, he again saw 
the falling climber. And once the demon was making the road. 
Coming out of the trap, Mazirian gave respite to the demon, and 
again set off. But the roar of Satan's throats, shouting, 
trampling, the sound of blows Mazirianu said that his hairy 
friend has already found his opponent. "It's interesting, 
because the corridor was totally clear, but now has a huge 
giant, bleeding backs back. "bright light on the left was 
getting stronger and saw a shimmering Mazirian purple circle. 
"Unilateral teleport!" - Mazirian heard knew that this peak of 
magic, but had never seen. "So, Rugar made such teleports in 
the castle, and can send their Warriors in the necessary 
places! "Mazirian tense and rushed past teleport podospev to a 
head battle. Sharp claws, the demon tore heart of a giant, and 
he fell in a dead-end wall, left to lie shapeless pile of gray. 
Mazirian meanwhile, looked haunted eyes and remember what they 
see. So: here the trunk, there is still and again, but hiding 
killers: goblin, zombie, even some ghost that is dangerous even 
for a demon, if strike first, and surprise. And here is the 
throne room Rugar, but ghost just look and in horror ulepetalo. 
Yes, and have something: himself a magician, a demon ghosts, 
trolls, vampire, an army of giants zla.I all scream, break, 
snap canines. But for this second Mazirian noticed that in the 
corners of rooms are flashing four red circle starting point 
teleports. "So, in four places you can expect uninvited guests. 
Only that's where these places? Wait and see! "Examining north 
wing and is found in one room key from the door, Mazirian 
returned once again broke through the vines to the place where 
you started the path. Going to the eastern door, he slowly 
explore the labyrinth. In one room he was in a museum of arms 
mages killed Ragarilom. What is just not there: bows, shields, 
battle axes, spears, swords and even a shuriken. All of it, 
which failed to help their owners, lying in a beautiful display 
cases of heavy-duty glass. "Once you work!" - Said Mazirian 
demon, and when he broke the glass with a few attempts, took a 
bow, shuriken and a shield. "You're not handy, can be useful to 
me" - he said the former owners and moved on.


                          * * * * * *


   Looking into the magic ball, Rugar mused: "boldly go, 
Mazirian, even reckless: only a demon and Pegasus". And wanted, 
even as once to rush into battle, but he knew that to him was 
not a simple magician, a killer junior Lords. And who knows 
what would happen had he with him. Close Mazirian magic shield 
to cause assistants, begin to beat the lightning, but rain 
curses. Maybe odoleesh it, maybe ... "But why take the risk, if 
he still All koridaram have to go, but it is not rolled carpet 
walk! "- and Rugar abruptly laughed a laugh so that even the 
undead took a step back. 

                          * * * * *


   Going to a sturdy oak door, Mazirian noticed lying on the
half roll. He ordered him to lift a sacrifice on the altar 
Mazirian took the bridle of Pegasus and cautiously opened the 
door. Comfortable rooms, in the depth of which stood the altar. 
But this was not a church altar, and Altar, spattered krovyu.I 
as not resist soul Mazirian, he also had to pay someone to 
slaughter the forces of darkness. "For what to pay and who to 
pay? "thought on.Dazhe weak warrior was needed, Mounts alone, 
because a lot of this very long corridors do not run against. 
"We'll have to give the centaur" - sadly thought Mazirian. Here 
the breadwinner was out of work. Summoning the spirit and 
waiting for the Incarnation, led Mazirian zalu.Neobychaynoy 
beauty sex purple color feast for the eyes, and in the corner 
lay another roll. "The flame of hope burning bright!". "Well 
enough!" I'll be back, take a pebble in a fight! " - Mazirian 
tired, he was tired of walking through the maze, solving a 
mystery with no tangible benefits, but came to the stone, he 
suddenly found himself in a trap: green flames surrounded him, 
and no burning was not allowed back. And why did he not only 
took the scroll from the trunk? After all, there a hint, but he 
forgot in the heat of the entire text. "Maybe I can fly?" - 
Mazirian drank the elixir, but felt unusual lightness in the 
body, take off all the same I could not. "Do not go!" despair 
already creep into my heart when he remembered the catacombs 
and a sly smile Elbo. "Jumper" Only close. I after three spells 
with him ... "When he came to, Mazirian saw that freedom and 
stands next to the walls of the throne room of the castle. 

   "Well, a ghost, has discovered that there! While I rest." 
Seeing the army Rugar, Mazirian just shook his head: The Force 
and the unequal fight will be difficult. And Mazirian prayed 
maramor fair and all the bright gods, so they sent him the 
wisdom and courage. And they probably could not leave it 
unanswered, sent in his head bold and mischievous idea. Become 
a teleport, that walls interfered with the enemy, and tease 
him! "- he ordered a ghost, pointing to the side closest to the 
demon, and prizraku.Prividenie peeking out from the wall and 
zauhalo, whistled, and the whole army Rugar a few moments to 
recover. But the order triggered faster consciousness: the 
demon and ghost, and a giant failed to teleport rushing 
directly to privideniyu.I although Rugar destroyed it in the 
next second, he was left without protection. Meanwhile Mazirian 
closed magic shield and teleport into the room where waiting 
for him unknown. Rugar wanted to rush ahead, but saw the golden 
glow of protection and sent them ahead of giants and zombies. 
They ran to Maziriana and hug him, bending to the floor. 
"Gotcha!" Rugar screamed - "the end of thee." 

                            * * * * *


   Crouching in the ram's horn, Mazirian hurriedly whispered 
spells off. "Faster, faster, until the action ended in a magic 
shield ... Flight!" - Choking and spitting fur giant Mazirian 
shouted end of the sentence and began to climb upwards, not 
feeling the gravity of the beetle on its body. Enemies at once 
let him go they were afraid of heights than Ragarila.Mazirian 
flew up to his foe and fell beside him. "Mean soul! Get ready 
to justice!" But I'm even dirty my hands on you I will not. 
You're not the magician of darkness, and worm, a snail, but I 
got to your sink! "And Mazirian summoned a demon, vampire, and 
blow a magic lightning forced the Giants Rugar, came to the 
rescue to help, to attack its host. And yet the one twirling 
round and round parried their blows, shaggy demon slowly 
approached Ragarilu and scope slashed clawed paw. "This is for 
the first brother!". Cracked fabric shield fell, but Rugar 
stood. More blow: "it's for the second brother!". Rugar dropped 
to one knee, the stream of blood spurted from the broken ribs 
on the floor, but his eyes gazed without fear, and his lips 
were whispering order. And Mazirian not understand who and how 
to fall on top of him, but realized that he has not long to 
live if he does not get rid of the enemy. "To me!" had to order 
it - and it saved him. Demon knocked with him and tore 
viciously hissing vampire - the last hope Rugar. "Rugar, turn 
to good or perish!" - "No, Mazirian, I'm not afraid of death, 
it is closer to me!" - Wheezing and Rugar remnants of faith and 
magic brought to life the giant, and zombies. But Mazirian 
immediately sent to meet them invisible-fairy. And although she 
died, but time has been won. Demon caught Rugar and without 
haste, with two strokes laid the greatest magician of the dark 
half of the world. 

   Just a few seconds to lay wizened old man with malicious
grin, and then poured into a giant prah.Raneny difficulty 
standing, fighting off a vampire clinging, and the craven 
zombies Rugar ran into the teleport. 

   "That's all ..." - Somehow detached Mazirian thought - "well
yet the action of the elixir of flight is not over, but it 
would ...". wounds were superficial, but serious. from blood 
loss dizzy and flickering lights portal presented not 
fireworks, as to think and dream, but simply a signal to the 
rest all tired out and the wounded body. Treading heavily, he 
went. 

   Tomorrow he will be back, restore order, and while sleeping, 
sleeping ... AND already entering the portal, Mazirian 
remembered, and smiled: "Yes, but some students will now have 
to find ..."