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> 我輩はノイクレザント卿騎士である。  
>  この惑星を **滅ぼさんと** 企む悪の魔法使いの手より姫を守りし  
>  世界を滅亡から救うためはせ参じた公貴の力を貸して欲しい

The bold part is the one I don't really understand, the rest is included for
context. What function is "と" serving here?
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particle-と reading-comprehension
What function does と serve in this phrase?
This と itself is a plain old quotative particle. The part before this と is the
content of the evil wizard's 企み.

> 「この惑星を滅ぼさん」と企む悪の魔法使いの手より姫を守りし...  
>  ... (who) protected Princess from the clutches of the evil wizard who
> attempts to destroy this planet

In case you've missed it, this 滅ぼさん is an archaic version of 滅ぼそう, or "I will
destroy."

  * [archaic -an conjugation](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/14414/5010)
  * [What is the verb ending of われん mean?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/33867/5010)
  * [Is there a difference between んがため and ために?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/5396/5010)
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