Chapter 19 Chapter 15 The Incarnation of Darkness

The thick smoke he brought out filled the space inside the ring, and the huge leather wings were restricted by the barrier, unable to stretch at all.Errtu struck the barrier with his claws, roaring like thunder.Then he raised his terrifying head again, and let out a wild laugh.After a while, Baelor suddenly calmed down and looked forward, pointing directly at Drizzt Do'Urden. It had been many years since Drizzt had last seen the mighty Errtu, but the ranger would never forget the demon.His ugly face seemed to be a cross between a dog and an ape.Those eyes are two dark abysses full of evil.When they widen, a destructive flame erupts from them.Sometimes they shrink into two twisted slits in which the torments of hell are conceived.Drizzt remembered Errtu, and he couldn't forget the desperate fight with him at the Cylinder of Cairn all those years ago.

The scimitar the ranger got from the white dragon's lair also seemed to remember the devil.Drizzt felt it calling to him, longing to leap out of the scabbard again and plunge into Errtu's heart.This knife specializes in fighting creatures of fire, and the hot flesh of a devil is its favorite feast. Katie had never seen this embodiment of darkness and evil, this sinner of sins.She wanted to shoot the devil's ugly face with a tamari, but she was afraid that this would send Errtu back to the abyss, which was not what the young woman wanted. Errtu laughed wildly again, and he swung the multi-headed whip at Drizzt with terrifying speed.But the violent blow faltered in mid-air, as if blocked by some kind of force, and this was indeed the case.

"Your weapons, flesh and magic cannot penetrate this barrier, Errtu," Cadderly said quietly.The old priest didn't seem to be afraid of the tanar'um. Errtu narrowed his eyes fiercely, staring at the priest who dared to summon him.White-hot flames came in and out from the gaps in Ertu's claws, and the fire waves rose high, almost blocking the sight of people outside the barrier.The three friends watched the devil's attack on the barrier in waves of heat.Finally, Katie jumped back with a cry of surprise, and Drizzt ran to her in an instant.Only Cadderly remained where he was, expressionless. He was sure that the rune ring could completely block the assault of flames.But the sweat was already streaming down his face like a stream.

"Stop!" Cadderly yelled over the crackling of the flames.He uttered a series of incantations in a language Drizzt and Katie had never heard, and at the end he shouted Errtu's name. Baylor fell into a painful roar, and the wall of fire disappeared invisible. "I will remember you, old man," swore the mighty Baelor, "don't let me set foot in your plane again." "Come if you want," Cadderly replied calmly. "It will be my honor to drive you back to where you belong." Errtu didn't speak, and he turned his eyes again to the rebellious drow—the one he hated most, Drizzt Do'Urden.

"He's in my hands, Drow," the devil sneered, "in the Abyss." "Who?" Drizzt asked him, but Baelor just laughed wildly back. "Who's in your hands? Errtu." Katie asked again in a strong tone. "I don't have to answer questions," Baylor reminded the priest. "He's in my possession, you know. The only way you'll get him back is to end my exile. I'll bring him to you. Choi Stuter Do'Urden, if you want to save him, you must come to me and find him!" "I want to talk to Zaknafein!" Drizzt shouted.He stretched out his hand to the magic weapon at his waist, which was about to be unsheathed, and Errtu was sneering and laughing at him heartily.Drizzt's frustration made him extremely excited, and this was only the beginning of the drow's torment.

"Let me go!" roared the devil. "Let me go now! Otherwise, every day will be an endless torment for my prisoner. That is your beloved father..." Errtu stopped abruptly, Let the voice just now echo in the air.Baelor wagged a finger in front of Cadderly. "Did I fall for it?" Errtu pretended to be scared. "I almost answered a question that I didn't have to do." Cadderly looked at Drizzt, knowing that the ranger was in a dilemma.The priest knew that Drizzt would love to jump into the magic circle and fight Errtu's blood for his lost father and friends, or any other good man.But the danger that might set the devil free made the noble drow unable to do as he pleased.A selfish rescue of the father may well have endangered countless others.

"Let me go!" Baylor kept roaring, and the roar made the whole room tremble. Drizzt suddenly relaxed. "I can't do this, evil creature." He shook his head calmly, as if every second passed made him more determined. "You fool! I'll strip his flesh from his bones! I'll eat his fingers! But I'll keep him alive. I swear he'll be alive and conscious All this. I'm going to tell him before he suffers a little bit of torture, it's all because you refused to help him, you caused his suffering!" Drizzt turned to look aside.His body tensed again, his breathing became short, and he was already controlled by anger.But he knew his father's heart.He knew that no matter what price the martial arts master paid, he would not let Drizzt release Errtu.

Katie took Drizzt's left hand, and the ranger's right was wrapped in Cadderly's. "I won't tell you what to do, good drow," the old priest told him, "but if that devil has imprisoned a soul that deserves no such fate, then it is our duty to free..." "But at what cost?" Drizzt said desperately, "what will this do for the world?" Errtu laughed wildly again.Cadderly just opened his mouth, but Baylor said first: "You know, pastor, you know!" "What's that ugly guy talking about?" Katie asked. "Tell them," Errtu ordered Cadderly, and for the first time the priest looked embarrassed in front of Drizzt and Katie.

Cadderly looked at Drizzt and Katie, and shook his head. "Then I'll tell them!" Errtu's deep roar echoed in the rock room, tearing everyone's eardrums again. "You should go!" Cadderly began to chant the spell.Errtu's body jerked violently and began to shrink, as if collapsing rapidly. "I'm free now!" Baylor declared triumphantly. "Wait." Drizzt stopped Cadderly, and the priest stopped chanting. "I can now go wherever I want, stupid Drizzt Do'Urden! By your will, I have access to the Prime Material. So my exile is over. I can return at anyone's beck and call !"

Cadderly began to chant the spell again, his voice more urgent.Errtu's image gradually faded and disappeared. "Come on, Drizzt Do'Urden," Baelor's voice came from afar, "if you still want to see him, come here, I won't come to you again." The demon then disappeared, leaving only three exhausted mortal beings in the empty room.The most exhausted of them all was Drizzt, leaning against the wall.In the eyes of the two friends, the frail drow ranger seemed to be able to stand only because of the wall behind him. "You don't know." Katie tried to share the burden of guilt on her friend's shoulders.Seeing that her words had no effect, she had to look back at the old pastor who didn't seem bothered by the fact.

"Is this true?" Drizzt asked Cadderly. "I'm not sure," the priest replied, "but I do believe that our summoning Errtu to the Material Plane may indeed have ended the banishment of the Baelor." "And you knew about it from the start," Katie said accusingly. "I just doubt it," Cadderly had to admit. "Then why did you ask us to summon this demon?" Drizzt wondered.It would never have occurred to him that Cadderly would end his banishment of this vile monster.But when Drizzt looked at the old priest again, he felt that Cadderly didn't seem to be affected by this incident. "Such a devil can return to the main material world with the help of any priest or magician," Cadderly explained to them, "There are not many people who summon demons, and there are many demons waiting to be summoned. The race is not unique either. It is not a very serious disaster for Errtu to be free, let alone he may not be truly free." Drizzt and Katie knew that Cadderly was right.There will always be demons eager for blood and destruction, and there will always be mortal creatures eager to use demons to realize their ambitions.The combination of the two can form the destructive power of this world. "The thing I'm really afraid of is that Baelor hates you more than anything, Drizzt. Even though he said he would never seek you again, he may come to our world again to seek revenge on you." "Then let me find Errtu," Drizzt replied calmly.Cadderly's mouth curled into a slight smile, which was exactly the answer he wanted the brave drow to answer.He was a great fighter for the good.The priest believed with all his heart that if such a battle were to come, Drizzt and his friends would be victorious, and Drizzt's father would end his never-ending torment. ※※※※ Veran Mason and Duggin Tamas came to Goofy later that day.They found Captain Deudermont sitting comfortably on the shaded lawn outside the temple gate, throwing strange nuts to a white squirrel. "Percival," Deudermont introduced the squirrel to the two, and the squirrel jumped into his outstretched hand.The captain then introduced Pike Stoneshoulders, who was working hard. "Pike told me that Percival was a close friend of Cadderly's." Wei Lan and Du Jin exchanged a suspicious look, neither of them knew what Deudermont was talking about. "It doesn't matter," said the captain, standing up, brushing the blades of grass from his trousers. "What news is there on the Sea Spirit?" "The repair work is well underway," Velan replied. "Many Caton fishermen have offered to help us. They have found a tall tree to replace the damaged mast." "The residents of Carton are really friendly people," said Deudermont. Deudermont stared at Dugin for a moment, pleased with the slight change in the man.The person standing in front of him was no longer the surly and gloomy Ming Tan envoy.This man is an excellent sailor, and judging from Weilan's expression, he should be a good companion.Deudermont planned to offer him a full-time position on the Sea Sprite.Of course, they had to send the Sea Spirit back to Waterdeep City first. "Robilar is in Carton." Wei Lan's unexpected news immediately attracted the attention of the captain, but the captain thought that it was only a matter of time before Robila escaped the storm and found the Sea Sprite.Weilan continued, "He might have been here long ago. He's going back to Waterdeep now. He said he could get us back." "But we have to spend some money for it," added Durgin. "The magician needs the help of his companions. It is impossible to get them to help without spending money." Deudermont didn't care too much about it.The lords of Waterdeep will be willing to pay this fee.What the captain noticed was the "we" in Duggin's words.It made him very happy. "Robilar said he would take some time to get organized and ready," said Veran at last, "but we'd have at least two weeks to repair the Sea Spirit. Here, with the help of the locals, the repairs The work is even smoother than in Waterdeep City." Deudermont just nodded.Pike came to them at this moment, and immediately attracted the attention of Wei Lan and Du Jin.Deudermont felt that everything was going well.Sea Sprite's return has been resolved, and Robilla is a capable and dedicated magician.But the captain foresaw the separation to come.Two of his friends (three if you count Guenhuffa) probably won't be back on board again; and if they do, they won't be around for long.