Chapter X
Raistlin stood alone in the research room, leaning on Mazi's staff. The light of the staff had already been extinguished. The archmage stood undisturbed in the thick dust and darkness. His spellbook, chair, and velvet curtains were all the same.
The dust was almost as deep as the darkness and silence that shrouded the place.
Raistlin adjusted his breathing and listened to the silence. No living creature dared to disturb this silence, because this was the Sanctuary guarded by evil ghosts whose cold hatred was enough to break the boundaries of death. Raistlin almost thought he could hear the sound of dust falling, the sound of time passing...
The Great Wizard sighed tiredly and looked at the darkness, breaking the silence that had lasted for countless years. " I've completed the mission you wanted," he shouted. Are you satisfied?
There was no answer, only the sound of dust falling in the eternal night.
No, Raistlin murmured. You can't hear me. This was good too. Dalama, you would never have thought that when you summoned my phantom, you would summon my true body as well! Oh no, apprentice, Raistlin said with a wry smile. Don't be so arrogant. You're not bad, but you're not that strong. It was not your magic that woke me from my slumber. No, it was something else…He paused for a moment and tried to recall. What did I tell that young man? A blurry image in my heart? Yes, that was it.
Ah, Dalama, you're so lucky. The archmage shook his head. For a brief moment, the darkness was illuminated by the burning gaze of the Golden Eye. If he is really like me back then, you will find yourself in great danger, Dark Elf. I can use him to return to the human world. However, just as his compassion and kinship released me from the darkness of self-destruction, it was also the same compassion and kinship that kept me bound here. As darkness descended once again, the light in his golden eyes dimmed.
Raistlin sighed. But it didn't matter. He leaned on his staff and whispered. I'm very tired, very, very tired. I want to continue my sleep. The mage walked silently across the stone floor. The black robe made a sigh at his ankles, but there was no trace left on the thick dust. He walked to the velvet curtain and put his hand on it. He looked back at the research lab that he could only see in his memories.
" I just want you to know," Raistlin shouted." Mages, I'm not doing this for you!" I'm not doing this for the Mage Congress, and I'm not doing this for my brother! This is the last debt of gratitude I have left in my life. Now I have paid it back. I can rest in peace.
Raistlin couldn't see the staff he was leaning on in the darkness, but he didn't need it. He knew every grain on the wood and the location of all the flaws. He lovingly caressed the staff, his slender fingers touching the Golden Dragon Claw, caressing every cut surface of the dim and cold crystal. Raistlin's eyes stared into the darkness, at the future he could see through the light of the black moon.
He would become a great mage, he said proudly. He would be the greatest mage in the world. He will bring glory and fame to us. Because of him, magic would flourish in the world. The archmage lowered his voice. All the joy and happiness in my life, Palin, came from magic.
For magic, I give this to you…
Raistlin continued to look at the staff for a moment, then placed the smooth wooden barrel against his cheek. Then, with the power of the incantation, he handed the staff over. The staff disappeared, swallowed by the endless night. He lowered his head tiredly, placed his hand on the velvet curtain, and fell asleep again, blending into the darkness, silence, and dust.
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