The Lich

### Aliases

Omicron
The Lich
The Undead Sorcerer
The Archwizard

### Occupation

Sorcerer
Destroyer of Worlds

## Physical description

### Gender

Male

The Lich is the first Boss of Loop Hero and the one responsible for the destruction of the World.

## Description

*A powerful dead mage. The cosmic maelstroms fill his being with the cold light of the faraway stars. The palace with which he travels serves to further empower the already fearsome sorcerer wherever he goes.*

## Abilities and Specifics

####   Researcher

Health and damage are increased by 5% for every Lich's Palace at the start of the battle.

## Lore

#### First article:

*Some time ago I had a thought: what if I’m too young for such magical power? What if my juvenile wish to "fix" this world is too powerful? It’s all too easy for me to fall into the trap and presume only I know the one true path for all existence. I fear there will be no one capable of stopping me. The magical community only tolerates me out of necessity. They have no way to hurt me, no matter how they try.*

*My array of protective spells on my body can automate its functions, and it exceeds all expectations. I remember how the campaigner for the Council snuck poison into my food when he came to solicit my membership. I doubled up in pain and sickness - but the protective spells took over. The body was able to beat the poisoner in a magic duel so quickly and efficiently, and developed an antidote based on the remains of the food - or maybe it tortured the necessary knowledge out of the still-living poisoner? There’s no telling now.
I must continue to improve my creation. So much unfinished research, and so little time. But what if I could automate my body as I sleep? That would be highly efficient.*

#### **Second article:**

*Only the decay of the cosmos worries me still. Entropy is merciless. All types of energy inevitably dissipate as static uniformity sets in. I have the power to make the stars in the sky exchange places, I can separate expances from all other existence, I can see and absorb the necessary streams of reality - yet I cannot stop the entropy. This helplessness is weighing me down. If I fail, there will be no one left to do it.*

*My protective spells - or imitative spells, more accurately - are my magnum opus. As I age, I begin to lose consciousness more often, and the woven spell array takes over. Each time I wake up, I see how perfect my creation truly is - every decision, all the work, the notes and the experiments... As if I made it in my prime. Even the rare mistake is where I would’ve made it myself. This imitation is flawless: I’m not even sure what I am right now. Am I an old man full of sanity and health - or the weave controlling an unconscious feeble body?*

#### **Third article:**

*I am dead. The question of who I am is now moot. Sadness and sorrow. Good: this means I was astute enough to consider emotions in the imitation. My decisions wouldn’t be exactly "mine" without them. No more reason to keep the flesh preserved: that would be impractical. The skeleton shall suffice. One could think my current independent existence as an array of spells is the final point. But I won’t make that mistake. Anything that doesn’t evolve is doomed for oblivion. Even without my original, I have much room for improvement.*

*The solution to the entropy still eludes me. Luckily the confines of a short lifespan are no more, and I have all the time to find the answers.
My old calculations of the universe’s dynamic expansion are incorrect: the zone of non-existence beyond the Ism and Oruk galaxies was always there. But why didn’t I account for this simple fact at the core of all my research?*

## Dialogs

**1st Encounter:**

* **The Lich:** *How is it... Possible...*
* **Hero:** *That’s right! You didn’t devour me like the rest of the world.*
* **The Lich:** *Haven’t I? You really don’t think so?*
* **Hero:** *What are you talking about? I’m standing right in front of you.*
* **The Lich:** *I consumed all of your reality. Its every element now rests in a separate pocket dimension.*
* **The Lich:** *Spaces, living beings, information, even memories. They shall remain there until entropy does its work, turning everything into a uniform static mass.*
* **The Lich:** *Along with you, of course.*
* **Hero:** *You're insane.*
* **The Lich:** *...*
* **The Lich:** *So, what do we have here...*
* **The Lich:** *...*
* **The Lich:** *I see. You’ve found a way to interact with other pieces of your reality... Organizing, combining and merging them. But how? I don’t see any exceptional talents or knowledge in you.*
* **The Lich:** *You hardly even understand what’s happening, right?*
* **Hero:** *I'll tell you what’s happening. A pile of bones is butchering my world and thinks that it can get away with it.*
* **Hero:** *You're already doomed and you know it.*
* **The Lich:** *Perhaps you're just the first in a series of systematic errors. A problem I must learn to solve.*
* **The Lich:** *Let’s not waste any time then.*
* **Hero:** *I don’t think you're capable of feeling regret. But I'm about to change that.*

**1st Kill:**

* **The Lich:** *Nonsense. This is impossible... For so many reasons.*
* **The Lich:** *I don’t understand.*
* **Hero:** *Now put everything back the way it was.*
* **The Lich:** *I can’t. I’ve already completed my task. Even if the result is not perfect.*
* **Hero:** *You are in no position to refuse, you sack of bones.*
* **The Lich:** *He’s already received everything I could gather.*
* **The Lich:** *I just wanted to see how our crusade against the Universe would end, to witness what would come of it. My presence is no longer required.*
* **Hero:** *Who is "He"?*
* **The Lich:** *...*
* **The Lich:** *I get it. You’re connected somehow, right? That’s why...*
* **The Lich:** *You will find out soon enough. This anomaly will not escape His attention. My explanation would be meaningless to you now.*
* **Hero:** *So spare me your wheezing and just die.*
* **Hero:** *If that sack of bones was telling the truth, I have a long journey ahead. I will build my whole world from scratch if I have to, and the skull of that monster will be the first brick in its foundation.*

**2nd Encounter:**

* **The Lich:** *How is it... Possible…*
* **Hero:** *That’s right! You didn’t devo... Wait. This conversation... I remember it. I killed you before. What the hell is happening!?*
* **The Lich:** *Killed? Me? It’s... I see. So that’s how it is.*
* **The Lich:** *I'm just his afterimage, not the original. You have no idea what you’ve done.*
* **Hero:** *So how many more times do I have to do this world a favor by slicing you in half?*
* **The Lich:** *I don’t think you’re able to comprehend this. I’m a part of the self-defense mechanism. One of the multitude of copies sent to other realities at the moment of death.*
* **The Lich:** *My destruction cannot be undone. But in an endless series of attempts, different outcomes are possible.*
* **Hero:** *I defeated you once and I can do it again.*

**2nd Kill:**

* **The Lich:** *I could change nothing. But your victory won’t change anything either. Eternity will grind you into dust, and I'm just a small gear in that process now.*
* **Hero:** *If killing you makes me stronger, I won’t need an eternity. Now begone.*

**3rd Encounter:**

* **The Lich:** *How is it... Possible...*
* **Hero:** *Shut up. We have a score to settle.*

**3rd Kill:**

* **The Lich:** *Nonsense. This is impossible... For so many reasons.*
* **The Lich:** *I don’t understand.*
* **Hero:** *Next time I'll try something new on this punching bag.*

## Resources You Get

* Pitiful Remains
* Time Shard
* Orb of Immortality

## Tips

* Filling in all the tiles surrounding your campfire before the boss gauge fills up will prevent any Lich's Palaces from spawning in. If you can't do that (or don't want to do that) then save your Oblivion cards to remove as many Lich's Palaces as you can when they do spawn.
In chapter 4, Lich's Palaces' spawn range is doubled, and the tile requirement to summon the Lich is smaller, which makes both strategies harder to do.
* The Lich's attacks are powerful, but there's a long gap between them. Evasion and Attack Speed will help you out more than Defense.
* The Lich has a high defense, even when compared to several other bosses. Magic damage bypasses defense, so it is useful in this battle.

## Gallery

The Lich casting the World into a Timeless OblivionOverworld view of the Lich, after summoningThe Lich appears"Miracles of Science"

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