32. Black Razor part II

The heroes left the lion pen, travelled down the 50’ corridor to a door. After failing to open it the door opened and another corridor ending in a door lay beyond. This one was 40’ long. As the group marched for the door Bornir noticed strange echoing in the chamber and group halted. Morgrim moved forward ahead of the rest of the group.
Suddenly an invisible voice spoke in a gravely rasp “Now.” In quick succession a the group was hit from nowhere by a slow spell and a cone of cold. Azrael, Shaft, Felnar and Edgrin, in the rear to the group were affected by the slow spell. Morgrim and Bornir suffered the most from the Cold.
Unable to see their adversaries the group cured and cast a few offensive or defensive spells, or just waited. A large javelin struck Azrael in the side, through the wall! Felnar cast a web spell at the front of the hallway, catching Morgrim and with luck whomever was casting spells. Krech saw the javelin pass through the wall and after a moments indecision strode through the wall, almost immediately there were sounds of combat from beyond the illusory wall. “There’s a wizard and a very large Ogre back here! UGHHG!” Shouted Krech, as he was struck by the Ogre’s great club.
The enemy wizard cast a spell and a flaming pea shot forth and blossomed into a fireball at Felnar’s feet. Everyone except Krech was hit by the fire. Edgrin collapsed in pain. Morgrim, unable to move was freed from Felnar’s web, but took the full force of the blast.
Morgrim then Bornir ducked to the right through the illusionary wall following Krech. Meanwhile the monk from the previous fight appeared, and tumbled past Lath to attck Felnar. Felnar was struck but unstunned by the monk’s attack and immediately dimension doored with Azrael away from fight to reappear in the lions room.
A fourth attacker followed at the monk’s heels, a blue skinned ogre with horns, armor and bearing a large blade seemingly made from the night sky. The Ogre Mage was wielding Black Razor. He issued a challenge to Lath, then was struck in the side by an arrow from Shaft’s bow. He swatted it aside and lunged at Lath. The Ogre Mage’s wound healed almost immediately.
The monk ran down the hallway and kicked open the door reavealing Felnar and Azreal. They had gotten off a few spells. Azrael had cured himself a little and Felnar cast a mirror image upon himself. Azrael swung his flail at the monk and connected, then the monk tumbled past him to continue attacking Felnar. Azrael cured Felnar a bit and then Felnar was forced to Dimension door with Azrael once more. This time they appeared dead center in the room. By this time the illusionary hallway had disappeared, though Felnar's web spell obscured view for several of the combatants.
The ogre mage was hammering away at Lath, who cut heavy into the brute. The Ogre Mage was fighting defensively, making deft cuts with Black Razor, while the Ogre was swinging mightily with his great club. The Ogre bashed Krech, who was fighting defensively, while Bornir cured Krech as fast as he could. Morgrim had briefly attacked the Ogre when the wizard from the previous fight, a bushy beared chap in robes, cast a Tasha's Hideous Laughter spell upon Morgrim. Morgrim laughted and rolled on the floor as the Ogre took a few swings at him then proceeded to knock Krech about. Krech eventually went prone and semi-conscious. Bornir kept curing him and then was forced to fight.
By this time the monk had advanced and attacked Shaft from behind. Shaft was knocked prone and got off a shield spell as the monk battered at him. Lath was forced to cast curative spells on his cousin, lest he die. Eventually the ogre mage's blows knocked Lath out. The Ogre Mage's next move was to touch the tip of Black Razor to Lath's chest, and attempt to extract his soul. Lath, bolstered by the power of Corellon Larethian, resisted the devestating attack.
By this point Felnar had cast an explosive cascade and a Rainbow Blast at the Ogre Mage and the monk. Each time the monk evaded taking any damage. The ogre mage was hurt but was also regenerating.
The monk told Shaft to surrender. Shaft agreed and the monk took his bow. "If you re-enter this fight I will return and kill you." The monk then left to attack Felnar. Shaft immediately shimmied over to Lath and fed him a Cure Serious Wounds potion. Lath awoke immediately and cured himself, then stood up ready to attack the Ogre Mage.
By this time the monks blows had eliminated most of Felnar's mirror images. The Ogre Mage struck a telling blow with Black Razor, skewering Felnar through the chest. He was dead before he hit the ground.
Morgrim recovered from the spell and rejoined the fight with Bornir against the Ogre. Between the two dwarves they quickly laid him low. Morgrim turned towards the Ogre Mage, while Bornir pursued the wizard.
The wizard was in a corner with Aardgal. Aardgal, unconscious but alive, was at the wizards mercy with a dagger at his throat. Bornir, who was in a silence spell he had cast previously, tried to bluff the wizard into thinking he would back away, then charged immediately. The wizard plunged the dagger into Aardgal's neck. Bornir's blow jarred the wizards arm, as his axe struck the wizards invisible spell wrought armor. The wizard turned and fled awy from Bornir towards the entrance to the hallway. Bornir, using his boots of striding caught up with the coward and cut him down.
Meanwhile the monk was beated unconscious, and the combatants turned to attacking the Ogre Mage wielding Black Razor.
Morgrim, Krech, and Azrael wound up assisting Lath in attacking the Ogre Mage, and eventually Lath struck the fatal blow, knocking the brute out and immediately the elf felt a surge of power enter his sword and into him through his own sword arm. He knew the power of defeating another legacy weapon, and the day had been won, but at a terrible cost.

Felnar's eyes were closed and his body, and that of Edgrin's were laid out in the corner under their cloaks.
Still worse, the group realized that without Felnar's magic spells they would have to figure out how to navigated the glass tunnels and fight their way out eventually.
As they ponder that they took stock of the room. It was a large 50'x50' room with a bed, nightstand, dresser, a sitting chair and a side table. Wall hanging sized tapestries hung on the wall, and these normal furnishings were located in on of the corners of the room. Much of it had been pushed aside before the fighting began.
At the back of the room was a large face of a man, bald and with fu manchu style mustache. It was formed and part of the masonry wall. Five feet in front of this face was a third device, much as they had seen before, a circular stone disc with three diagonal stone snakes projecting from the surface. The device, disc and snakes revolved, and this one was revolving at a faster rate than the last two.
Suddenly the mouth of the stone face animated and spoke in a booming voice "I am the immortal Keraptis, Scion of the Order of Storms and greatest of the earth magi.
So it was written, the death of the last drop of Auran blood passes from the race of men, then shall the Age of Wars end and then shall the Age of Worms commence.
As the Ages of men pass, they drum like the beating of a heart upon the mountain. With each such beat a call goes out, and heroes of legend vie for favor.
Praise to the Champion. Step forward and claim your reward."

Lath stepped forward and placed Nenharna, his elfin long sword between the spinning snakes. A force took hold of the blade gradually, and Lath allowed the blade to rotate slowly between the spinning device.
"Name your boon." Demanded the face of Karaptis.
Lath thought momtarily, then looked towards his dead friends, whom easily could have been himself or his cousin. "I ask for the power to raise my friends and return them to health."
"Done" Said the face, and a pulse of violet light shone from Nenharna, then slowly the device ceased to rotate. Lath gingerly grasped the blade and took it from the force which held it aloft. He closed his eyes and meditated trying to devine what had occured.
"Hey what's going on?" Said Edgrin.
"Why are we under our cloaks? Did we win?" Said Felnar.
They arose with wounds and sprains, but very much alive! Much to the rejoicing of their friends.
The group gathered around the two, and as they did so the stone face of Keraptis smoothed and receeded into the masonry wall.
Lath broke from his revery. He was very much aware of the miracle of his friends resurrections, and he knew that his blade would increase in power as he had wished for. Nenharna would become a strong source of healing and protection magics. It and he would gain in power in order to help his friends.
They all rested.