E3M8: D'Sparil's Keep (Heretic)

E3M8: D'Sparil's Keep is the eighth level in The Dome of D'Sparil episode of Heretic. It features a boss battle with D'Sparil.

Walkthrough
You start in a water area with various gargoyles around you. In the corners of the pool, there is an Ethereal Crossbow, some Ethereal Arrows, a Shadowsphere, the Wings of Wrath and a Silver Shield. Collect them if it is necessary and fly to the higher area. Enter the opened portal. You will land in a small room with a pair of disciples. Blast them and pick up the Dragon Claw, the Energy Orb, two Crystal Vials and any items the disciples may drop. Now, go back through the portal.

Enter the newly opened one in the main room, but make sure to activate your Shadowsphere before doing it. You will land in a room filled with nitrogolems. Among them there are the Gauntlets of the Necromancer, Ethereal Arrows and a Claw Orb. Use either the Dragon Claw or the Gauntlets to get rid of the monsters. Then go back to the main room and enter the third portal.

Three ophidians will greet you. Destroy them, grab the pair of Lesser Runes and activate both switches. An iron lich will be your new obstacle. Behind him, there are Crystal Vials, Greater Runes, the Hellstaff and a portal. It is recommendable that you activate your Tome of Power and blast the lich with the powered Crossbow. It should finish him before he has time to deal any significant damage. Enter the portal to return to the main room and step on the last portal.

You will land on a trident-shaped ledge with a Tome of Power, an Enchanted Shield and a Phoenix Rod. You will notice D'Sparil and his green chaos serpent below you poised to attack.

Once D'Sparil is dead, a passage with a switch will open at the far end of the arena. When you press the switch, stairs will rise to the exit portal. Congratulations, enjoy the ending.

Secrets

 * 1) In the start room, you can notice a wall that is slightly different from the others and that does not scroll. Open it. The room behind contains a Tome of Power, a Bag of Holding, a Quartz Flask and a Chaos Device.
 * 2) When you have flown to the southern ledge in the boss arena, go to the southeast corner of it. Press the wall with a distinctive banner to uncover a room with a Mystic Urn. The teleporter there leads back to the start room.
 * 3) The southwest corner has a similar wall. As previously, press it to reveal a room that holds an artifact - a Ring of Invincibility. The teleporter leads atop the trident-shaped ledge.