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

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   In the 15 th issue of our newspaper was published novel to a 
computer game "Lord Of Chaos", but later okazlos that we have 
was made an unpardonable mistake - an article was published not 
in full - there was no middle of the text and in the end has 
turned out some nonsense. We apologize to the author of this 
short story and print it again in full. 

(C) Player

                    The last battle against 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 to 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 recklessly: just a demon, and Pegasus." And the 
desire to 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, Mazirian led him to the altar. 
Poor creature leaped from a presentiment of death, when he was 
tied to gold pole - gold does not kill the smell of blood. 
Mazirian and little horse stood near. Beginning to darken, the 
wind rose and became dark. There was a cry of a centaur, but 
Mazirian could not and did not dare move. He knew what was 
going higher evil which simply sweep away anyone who comes in 
his way. 

   Gradually returned mazirian day and saw that the centaur was 
gone and that in the hall, something changed. Yes, exactly! 
There were four locked doors with the same magical castle! 
Mazirian could not risking his only magic keys and began to 
recall look haunted. And when the heavy locks were opened 
before Mazirianom was a chest, but the only key to the magic 
trunk turned on its bottom. Hence, the very trunk somewhere 
else waits. Mazirian whistled, and ran Pegasus. Creased wings 
were hung on the sides. "Yes, friend, do not fly here! "- 
Mazirian sighed, climbing into the saddle, and started on the 
road. 

                          * * * * *


   Rugar laughed: "run, run! You somehow think I've found
useful thing, and this you may not be useful. I wonder what-if
making the corridor of death, and my servants were digging an 
abyss? No, Mazirian you will soon see and understand what's 
waiting for you. Maybe poumneesh and come back until intact "- 
Rugar not noticed that the fingers are squeezed to White 
knuckles in. Rousing himself from his thoughts, he mentally 
ordered ghost: "Go meet them!" - And he quietly followed a 
range of teleportation. 

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