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Desperately you scramble across the throne hall and leap towards the swirling maw of this supernatural portal, but your entry is barred by a horde of shrieking horrors which materialize from the smoke surrounding the circumference of the Shadow Gate. Immediately you recognize them and your heart sinks—they are Crypt Spawn.

Now Naar himself is aware of your true identity and he is determined not to let you escape from the Plane of Darkness.

If you possess the Sommerswerd, turn to 3.

If you do not possess this Special Item, turn to 123.