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Necropolis
Necropolis Information
Name(s) Necropolis,

Merryn ta Uul, The City Below, The City of the Dead,

Part of Scotland


Necropolis is a city where only the dead can enter, also known as Meryyn ta Uul and City of the Dead. It is located in Scotland.

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History[]

The Dying of the Light[]

Skulduggery Pleasent , Solomon Wreath and Fletcher Renn  succeed in finding Necropolis so they activate the Merryn sigil. As no living creature can enter, Solomon and Fletcher watch from a balcony overlooking the city as Skulduggery proceeded in, prepared for the three tests.

Skulduggery meets The Inquisitor. When asked what the test is, The Inquisitor replies 'A simple one. A test of purity.’ He tells Skulduggery that people he knew are whispering in his ear. The Inquisitor mentions Skulduggery's wife and child, how they were murdered right in front of him, and how his life is defined by that moment. When asked how he knows this, he says 'Ones who know you.' The Inquisitor tells Skulduggery that his wife and child are waiting for him in the city. When he is accused of lying he tells Skulduggery he can pass. Skulduggery asks 'What about the test?' The Inquisitor replies 'This is the test,’ and he disappears into the shadows.

As Skulduggery gets closer to the centre the second test begins. He encounters The Validator, and as they talk, the ghost of Skulduggery's wife comes to them soon followed by that of his child. When asked why he still wants to live, he tells them he still has debts to pay. The ghosts of Ghastly Bespoke and Anton Shudder come and tries to convince him to join them. The ghosts of everyone he knew come to try and convince him, including Mr. Bliss, Kenspeckle Grouse, Tesseract and Stephanie. A hole opens in the ground and  the ghosts dragged him into it and the hole closes but it opens again and Skulduggery jumps out. Skulduggery pushes The Validator into the hole and it closes once more.

Skulduggery continues on and enters a square in the centre of the city, where he meets the Guardian. The Guardian states that to activate the Merryn sigil, Skulduggery must defeat him in combat. Upon learning that the sigil’s power will only last for twenty-three minutes, and that it activates as soon as the fight is over, Skulduggery asks whether they can come back later to fight. The Guardian confirms that he can, stating that the previous test will not reset until he has been fought. Skulduggery proceeds to leave with Fletcher and Wreath, returning to Roarhaven.

Vaurien Scapegrace and Thrasher and sent back to fight the Guardian after Ravel leaves his protective circle, luring Darquesse to the Sanctuary. Fletcher teleports them to the city. The Guardian is at first confused that Skulduggery sent someone else to fight him, but them recognises Scapegrace as the Zombie King, and states it would be an honour to fight. A pillar rises from the ground with weapons hanging off it. Scapegrace picks a curved sword off it and Thrasher picks two small swords. They then begin to fight.

When the Guardian stabs Thrasher through the head, Scapegrace is overtaken by rage and proceeds to tackle the Guardian and punch him relentlessly. When he is finished, the Guardian claims they have passed, and states that Scapegrace is pure of heart. The Guardian pulls open his robe, revealing a burning light where his heart should have been. Scapegrace reaches out to it and activates the Merryn sigil. Scapegrace pulls the sword of Thrasher, who immediately gets back up unscathed, Thrasher says that Scapegrace cared about him and Scapegrace says it was because he was dying. The Inquisitor and the Validator appear, and the Inquisitor tries to concince Scapegrace to rule Necropolis, but he tells he will when his work in the living world is done.

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