The
Overlord conjures an evil and powerful spell, one which draws all the magic
from all locations and beings on Sagar to his location, in the ice palace.
This spell has an unfortunate effect on Mara,
whose life force is sustained by magic. She starts to vanish, a little at a time,
becoming intangible.
Blackstar
understands the risk if The Overlord is successful: “evil things will run wild”
on Sagar, and there will be no chance left to stop the Overlord. Mara will die.
Meanwhile,
the ever-more-powerful Overlord summons a new minion, a devil creature called
Brilerand. The demon is so evil, even
Overlord cannot control him.
Because
of this development, Blackstar and Overlord agree to a temporary truce.
“The
Overlord’s Big Spell” is another “my enemy, my ally” story in which sworn enemies
must put aside their differences so as to vanquish a dangerous and immediate
threat.
Here, the Overlord’s
magic-sucking spell allows him to summon a big, red, gargoyle-like monster that
refuses to accept his dominion. In one
funny scene, the Overlord demands that Brilerand obey him, and Brilerand
replies by shooting laser beams at him, repetitively.
Blackstar
and the Overlord join forces, though for different reasons. Blackstar wants to
save Mara before she vanishes all-together, and Overlord knows that he cannot
defeat the demon alone. As soon as
Brilerand is vanquished, the Overlord is back to his old tricks and the truce
is definitively off.
This
is a good episode of Blackstar, even though it follows
the series formula rigorously since it features yet another evil spell. Mara’s
predicament adds an emotional appeal to the story, and it is rich indeed to see
the Overlord forced to work with his nemeses.
“Helping trobbits…it pains me!”
he croaks.
Next
week: “The Crown of the Sorceress”
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