: You're right, but if Alric could kill him very easy(using
: his normal sword or his loyal Herons) why he didn't do
: it? Why did he used all his powers and all powers of
: Balmung to damage SB if he had his loyal herons and
: zerks with him? They could kill him very easy.
: Why did Deceiver used this lighting spell, why he didn't
: send zerks to make him damage and than when he turned
: in crows he could catch one of them? Why?
It was always perfectly possible to damage Soulblighter with any weapons, whether swords, spells or artifacts. The trouble is that he had the ability to transform into crows, and so could always escape when he felt he was too badly wounded. But lop his head off, and he'd be as dead as anyone else (of course, easier said than done!). As to why Alric chose to engage Soulblighter in single combat rather than use weight of numbers, consider that in "Twice Born", Alric had decided to weild Balmung (a very good idea, as it means he can kick the hell out of whole formations of Myrrkydia. However, the chain lightning effect pretty much forces a single combat, as anything else that comes near dies. And Alric, presumably, felt it necessary to be weilding Balmung as such a critical battle, both through its potency, and through the fact that it is an anchient symbol of the Cath Bruig empire, and so the sight of him weilding it (very impressive in itself) would have reinforced his authority. Also, Alric believed himself capable of taking on and beating Soulblighter in single combat, and knew that doing so would stremngthen his new empire no end (everyone likes to think they have a mighty ruler, especially a ruler who can take on a semi-immortal warlord at the age of 80 :) )
: Mb, mb not. I think that SB didn't saw that Balmung was
: broken. Or Alric was great avatara, great king and
: great emperor, so he could finish him without others
: artifacts.
: I think he had a lot of spells and he could use them on
: him.
Firstly, it's pretty hard not to notice that the weapon of the guy you're fighting in single combat has just broken. In the press of the melee, perhaps, but in single combat, no. I, personally, think that Soulblighter fled because, with the destruction of Balmung, there was nothing to stop the rest of the Light troops from overwhelming him with sheer weight of numbers. Soulblighter knew he was capable of killing Alric if he stayed, but wasn't willing to risk his own death at the hands of an entire Light army.
Martel, who has just written a huge amount to explain a few simple points. Again.
