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You spring forward and strike a blow that would have decapitated a mortal creature. But the moment your weapon hits Taktaal's flesh, it disintegrates in a flash of sparks. The Darklord laughs as he closes his clawed hands around your throat and squeezes the life from your body.

Tragically, your life and your mission end here in the Tower of the Damned.

Text copyright © 1988 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1988 Brian Williams.