Destroying the reincarnation pool was not difficult. After all, every gnoll in Yeenoghu's City had either died in battle or fled. Though it was protected by magic, it could not withstand Solam and the others' destruction.
Speaking of which, Solam had been quite curious about Yeenoghu's reincarnation pool, because it could actually move. The thing was located inside Yeenoghu's City, and as Yeenoghu moved, it moved with him. Wasn't that strange?
Solam had wanted to keep it for study, but because of his plan with Malcanthet, he had no choice but to destroy it. Solam found that rather regrettable.
After completing this step, Solam's next destination was the tomb of Bechard, the Obyrith demon lord known as the Lord of Tempests. As for the treasury, Solam had left it to Sanguinius. Compared to Leman Russ, Solam trusted Sanguinius's competence more. If it had been Leman Russ, Solam feared that fellow might somehow lose all that wealth.
Bechard, the Lord of Tempests, was an Obyrith demon. He was the earliest recorded ruler of this plane, predating the fallen angel Azael's rule over this layer by several eras. He was a
Although the betrayal and treachery of the Tanar'ri had ultimately severed Bechard's connection to this layer and drained the life from his enormous, lifeless shell, the agonizing death throes of the Obyrith demon had endured for endless ages. Now, this immense and bizarre demon resembled a twisted, beached whale, incapable of moving on his own and left to bake beneath this layer's scorching sun. Again and again, the coastal rock strata supporting his half-dead body were shattered by raging hurricanes, treacherous gales, and acid rain—the unbearable agony of his slow death unintentionally triggering the once-flawless control he had possessed over the weather.
Tens of millions of years had now passed, yet