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精灵血脉四部曲-第225部分

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ing as their tower home shivered beneath them。 In unison; they turned to regard the smiling halfling。

   〃Another day perhaps;〃 Regis said to them; and then; without looking down; he leaped out。 Twenty feet down; he hit the side of the iceberg cone; bouncing and sliding wildly to e to a sudden; jolting stop in the icy snow。 The crystal tower crumbled around him; huge blocks narrowly missing the stunned and bruised halfling。



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   The earthquake on the iceberg brought a temporary halt to the fighting within the cave; a temporary reprieve for those being badly beaten by the powerful tanar'ri。 But poor Bruenor; standing by the cave wall; fell down as a wide crack opened at his feet。 Though the break wasn't very deep; barely to Bruenor's waist; when the shaking ended; the dwarf found himself wedged in tightly。

   The loss of Crenshinibon did nothing to diminish Errtu's powers; and the obvious fall of the tower only heightened the balor's rage。

   Guenhwyvar came flying back in at him; but the fiend skewered the cat in mid…flight with his mighty sword; holding Guenhwyvar aloft with one powerful hand。

   Drizzt; on his knees in the slush; could only watch in horror as Errtu calmly stalked in; as the panther twitched and tried futilely to free herself; growling with agony。

   It was over; Drizzt knew。 All of it had e to a sudden; crashing end。 He could not win out。 He wished that Guenhwyvar could get off of that sword梚f she did; Drizzt would send her over to Bruenor and then dismiss her。 Hopefully she would take the dwarf with her to the relative safety of her astral home。

   But that couldn't happen。 Guenhwyvar twitched again and slumped; and then dissipated into gray smoke; her corporeal form defeated and sent away from the Prime Material Plane。

   Drizzt pulled out the figurine。 He knew that he could not recall the cat; not for some days。 He heard the hiss as the fiend's fires neared him and were extinguished by his trusty blade; and he looked from the figurine to grinning Errtu; towering over him; barely five feet away。

   〃Are you ready to die; Drizzt Do'Urden?〃 the fiend asked。 〃Your father can see us; you know; and how pained he is that you will die slowly before me!〃

   Drizzt didn't doubt the words; and his rage came up in full。 But it wouldn't help him; not this time。 He was cold; weary; filled with sorrow; and defeated。 He knew that。



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   Errtu's words were half true。 The prisoner; behind a partially opaque wall of ice at the side of the cave's upper landing; could indeed see the scene; highlighted by the blue glow of Drizzt's scimitars and the orange flames near Errtu。

   He clawed at the wall futilely。 He cried as he had not cried in so many years。



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   〃And what a fine pet your cat will make for me;〃 Errtu teased。

   〃Never;〃 the drow growled; and purely on impulse; Drizzt threw the figurine with all his might; back through the cave entrance。 He didn't hear the splash; but he was confident that he had heaved it far enough to reach the sea。

   〃Well done; me friend;〃 a grim Bruenor said from the side。

   Errtu's grin became a grimace of outrage。 Up came the deadly sword; hanging right over Drizzt's vulnerable head。 The drow lifted Twinkle to block。

   And then a hammer twirled in end over end to slam hard into the balor; acpanied by the hearty call of 〃Tempus!〃

   Without fear; Kierstaad rushed into the cave; skidding right through the breach in Errtu's flames caused by Drizzt's scimitar; skidding right into the face of the tanar'ri; and howling for Aegis…fang all the way。 Kierstaad knew the hammer's legend; knew that it would return to his hands。

   But it didn't。 It was gone from the ground near the fiend; but for some reason that Kierstaad did not understand; it had not materialized in his waiting hands。

   〃It should have e back!〃 he cried in protest; to Bruenor mostly; and then Kierstaad was flying; slapped away by the fiend。 He smacked hard into an ice mound; rolled off the thing and fell heavily; groaning; to the slushy floor。

   〃It should have e back;〃 he said once more; before his consciousness drifted away。



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   Aegis…fang couldn't go back to Kierstaad; for it had returned to its rightful owner; to Wulfgar; son of Beornegar; watching the scene from behind an ice wall。 Wulfgar had been Errtu's prisoner for six long years。

   The feel of the weapon transformed Wulfgar; gave him back a measure of himself along with the familiarity of this warhammer; forged for him by the dwarf who loved him。 He remembered so much at that moment; so much that he had; by necessity; forced himself to forget in the years of hopelessness。

   Truly the strong barbarian was overwhelmed; but not so much so that he didn't think of the immediate need。 He roared out to Tempus; his god梙ow good it felt to hear that name ing from his lips again!梐nd began taking down the wall with mighty chops of his powerful hammer。



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   Regis felt a call in his mind。 At first he thought it to be the crystal shard; and then; when he convinced himself that the artifact was safely and pletely locked away in the coffer; he guessed it to be the ruby pendant。

   When that proved false; Regis finally discerned the source: the gemstone ring in his pocket。 Regis took it out and stared hard at it。 He feared that it was yet another manifestation of Crenshinibon and lifted his arm back to hurl it into the sea。

   But then Regis recognized the little voice in his head。

   〃Stumpet?〃 he asked; curiously; peering hard into the stone。 He moved as he spoke; ing to kneel right beside one of the broken tower blocks。 Out came his little mace。



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   The thunder of the barbarian's hits shook the whole of the cave; so much so that a suddenly nervous Errtu could not help but look back。 And when the balor did; Drizzt Do'Urden struck hard。

   Twinkle gashed against the fiend's calf; while Drizzt launched his other blade higher; aiming for Errtu's groin。 The scimitar's pointy tip dug in; and how Errtu howled! Again came that weled throbbing along Drizzt's arm as the scimitar fed on the fiend's life force。

   But the turn in the battle was temporary。 Errtu quickly slapped Drizzt away; then disappeared; ing back into view high among the icy fingers that hung down from the ceiling。

   〃Up; Bruenor;〃 Drizzt called。 〃We have been given a reprieve; for Zaknafein will soon be among us。〃

   The drow looked to the red…bearded dwarf as he spoke; and Bruenor had nearly wriggled his way out of the hole。

   Up Drizzt scrambled; up and ready; but something about the look that came over Bruenor's face as the dwarf gazed to the side; weakened Drizzt's knees。 He followed the dwarf's stare across the chamber; to the ice wall; where he expected to see Zaknafein。

   He saw Wulfgar instead; with unkempt; wild hair and beard; but Wulfgar no doubt; hoisting Aegis…fang high and roaring with pure hatred。

   〃Me boy;〃 was all the dwarf could whisper; and Bruenor slumped back into the hole。

   Errtu went at Wulfgar hard; swooping in; his whip cracking and his sword blazing。

   A hurled Aegis…fang nearly knocked the fiend from the air。 Still the balor swept by; entangling Wulfgar's ankles with his whip and tugging the man from the ledge to send him bouncing among the ice mounds of the slushy floor。

   〃Wulfgar;〃 Drizzt called out; and he winced as the man tumbled。 It would take more than a fall to stop the tormented Wulfgar; now that he was among his friends; now that he held his mighty hammer。 Up he sprang; roaring like some animal; and Aegis…fang; beautiful and solid Aegis…fang; was back in his hand。

   Errtu went into a frenzy; determined to squash this minor uprising; to destroy all of Drizzt's friends; and then the drow himself。 Balls of darkness appeared in the air; obscuring Wulfgar's vision as he tried to line up another throw。 The fiend cracked his whip and zipped all about the cave; sometimes in swift flight; other times calling upon magic to teleport himself from place to place。

   The chaos was plete; and every time Drizzt tried to get to Bruenor; Wulfgar; or even to fallen Kierstaad; there was Errtu; smacking him away。 Always the drow parried the lightning sword; but each hit jolted him and hurt him。 And every time; before Drizzt could begin to counter; Errtu was gone; simply gone; to wreak havoc in another part of the cave with another of the drow's friends。



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   She wasn't cold anymore; was far beyond that simple sensation。 Catti…brie was walking in darkness; fleeing the realm of mortals。

   A strong hand grabbed her by the shoulder; the physical shoulder; bringing her senses back in tune with her corporeal body; and then she felt herself being lifted from the water。

   And then 。 。 。 the woman felt warmth; magical warmth; seeping through her body; returning life where there was barely any。

   Catti…brie's eyes fluttered open to see Stumpet Rakingclaw working furiously over her; calling upon the dwarven gods to breathe life back into this woman who had been as a daughter to Clan Battlehammer。



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   Lightning simmered every time Errtu used that mighty sword。 The rumbling of thunder and the fiend's victorious roars were matched by the beating of great leathery wings; the roars of Wulfgar to his battle god; and the cries of 〃Me boy!〃 from a wild…eyed; and still trapped Bruenor。 Drizzt shouted; trying to bring some semblance of order to his panions; some mon strategy that might corner and at last defeat wicked Errtu。

   The fiend would have none of that。 Errtu swooped and disappeared; struck fast and hard and was simply gone。 Sometimes the balor hung up high amidst the stalactites; using his fires to loosen and drop the natural spikes at the panions scrambling below。 Other times; Errtu had to e down to keep them apart; and even with the balor's tremendous efforts; Drizzt wove his way stubbornly toward Bruenor。

   Wherever the fiend chose to appear; he could not remain in place and visible for very long。 Even though the quagmire continued to slow any moves the drow might try; and even though the dwarf remained stuck in the stubborn crevice; the tormented priso
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