The Grand Battle [Game Over!]

Originally posted on MSPA by Dragon Fogel.

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"You want to talk? Fine, here's what I've got to say to you!" Lutherion lifted a foot and stepped towards Eximo, trying to stomp it flat.

It backed up.

"Now, really. We can keep this up all day without getting anywhere." Konka Rar's voice took on an annoyed tone. "Meanwhile, I am offering you an opportunity to ally yourself with me. My skill in necromancy, and magic in general, is virtually unmatched in my own world. I do not make this offer lightly. But it seems you seek to squander it because you have some sort of grudge against my vacuum cleaner."

"Big deal!" Lutherion shouted back. "I AM THE GREATEST NECROMANCER EVER! I don't need you!"

"Then I suppose I won't bother to dispel the barrier keeping you in there. After all, it is limiting you more than Eximo. I'll simply wait until you have been disabled."

Lutherion sneered. "You're telling me you can take this thing down, just like that? That's a laugh."

"If that was an attempt to taunt me so I would feel compelled to demonstrate, it failed utterly. Now, I will make the offer one last time. Will you cease this tedious battle and ally yourself with me?"

"If I do, you'll drop the barrier?" Lutherion looked thoughtful.

"Indeed. Although I ask that you return to human size first."

Lutherion shrugged his massive shoulders. "Fine. You win. I'm getting sick of the scenery here." He reverted to his standard form. "Now, let's see you get rid of this barrier."

The air nearby shimmered momentarily. Then it stopped. Lutherion walked over to where it had shivered and touched it with his normal hand.

It passed right through.

"This unit will guide you to its master, in accordance with its new orders," the vacuum said, this time in its usual voice. Lutherion thought it sounded annoyed; maybe it didn't like being ordered to act nice to him.

Maybe an alliance with this 'Konka Rar' won't be all bad, he thought, as he followed Eximo down the street.