Maldar, the Magnificent

[MongoJerry]

MALDAR: ACT IV, DIABLO

A deep thundering voice echoed through the sanctuary.

"Not even death can save you from me!"

Maldar uttered a hearty laugh. "Do you think your terror can work on me, Diablo?" he said. "I have bested you once before, and I will best you again today."

"Ah, Maldar, 'the Magnificent,'" the voice answered mockingly. "You have grown old and weak since you were the Demonslayer. In the meantime, the soulstones have made me more powerful with each passing day."

"We shall see who has grown old and weak, Diablo," said Maldar. "Let us begin."



Maldar charged forward, threw a bone prison around Diablo, and continued forward until he stood just outside the bone prison holding Diablo. Diablo breathed his legendary Lightning Breath of Death.

"Diablo, Diablo, Diablo," said Maldar while firing a series of bone spirits, "Haven't any of your minions ever told you that your lightning breath starts several yards away from you? It's totally ineffectual against someone standing as close as I am to you."

"You like to get close, eh?" responded Diablo. "Let this infernal bone prison fall and I'll show you something that will terrify your soul."

"Your wish is my command, my Lord," said Maldar. He let the bone prison surrounding Diablo collapse and moved forward. "Now what was it you wanted to show me?"



"Ouch, fire!" exclaimed Maldar, mockingly. "Why another three or four of those and I might have to quaff a healing potion. Really, Diablo, if the bards are to sing songs of this battle, you must give them something to work with."



Diablo reared back and smashed his claw down on Maldar, issuing what he thought would be a bone crushing blow.

"Look at what you did," said a laughing Maldar. "Why you made me have to refresh my bone armor. Tsk tsk."

Diablo roared again.

"Not your lightning breath again," said Maldar. "We've been through this!"



Without ever once being in danger, Maldar killed Diablo, and he only needed to drink three red healing potions and three blue mana potions to do it.

"Don't worry, Diablo," said Maldar as Diablo uttered his dying roar. "When I tell others of what happened here, I will speak of a great and terrifying battle in which you brought me to the brink of death. I wouldn't want your reputation to be tarnished by what transpired today."

As Maldar walked away, he shook his head, saying, "They don't make Lords of Terror like they used to."

Back in the Pandemonium Fortress, Cain congratulated Maldar on his victory, but Tyrael told Maldar that his mission was not over for while Maldar was making his way through hell, Baal had raised a terrifying army to assault Mount Arreat, deep in the land of the barbarians. Tyrael said that while the barbarians were fighting valiantly against Baal's army, they were taking heavy losses. Maldar needed to go to Harrogoth to stop Baal from assending Mt. Arreat and gaining control of the Worldstone. If he didn't, then the resulting death toll of both free peoples and demons would be uncountable.

Maldar stepped into the portal to Harrogoth that Tyrael had opened. Will he be able to stop Baal before Baal reaches the Worldstone?

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