The Final Battle
The Elves and the Dwarves conducted a coordinated attack upon the Northland army at dusk. As the already decimated Northlanders were being routed, Jerle faced down the Warlock Lord. The magic of the sword worked and almost killed the Warlock Lord, but Jerle broke down after seeing images of his wife being attacked by a Skull Bearer. He became angry, and resorted to all of his years of training: he used the Sword as a weapon instead of a talisman. However, this allowed the Warlock Lord to be banished for a time while he regained his physical form instead of killing him. The duty of 'finishing him off' fell instead to Shea Ohmsford in The Sword of Shannara, 500 years later.
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