AN: A while back, I wrote a fanfic called The Dark Blade. You can find it down below, but I'd say that you only need to read the first few chapters.
http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/109601
This is going to be an alternate version of the story. I'll fiddle with the characters a bit, and change the rules of the world's most insane weapon. Let's have some more fun!
Chapter 1: Chasing Shadows
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The purple eye of the Unknown Passage appears, surrounded by black.
Open the window and look outside.
Run around, feeling the wind on your fingertips.
Breathe the air, savour the taste.
Know that your mind, little one, is completely, and wholly, your own.
The eye disappears.
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Kora said on the radio, "You know the drill Lotus. Go into the level, pick up any loot the knights left behind, and ascend as soon as you can."
As her elevator finally stopped, Lotus replied, "Yeah, yeah. You better put in a good word for me when you talk to Barrus. If I don't become a Knight Elite by the end of today, I'll kill someone."
"Whoa there girl! You're on Geo-Knight duty in an Unknown-freaking-Passage, that Barrus is GOING to accept your application this time."
"Shut up and let me work."
Lotus stepped off the elevator and sighed. Opening her quantum bag and pulling the minecart, she got to work. Since her application for promotion was rejected a month ago, Lotus had been working as a Geo-Knight non-stop. It payed half decently, it looked half decent on a resume, but the biggest issue, by far, was that it was boring as hell.
Picking up after slobs that were too lazy to pick up a damn Red Shard, cleaning up the corpses that they were too squeamish to throw over the edge, it was all stupid! Lotus' talents were wasted in this occupation. Lotus, the rising prodigy of Haven, hadn't gotten to kill anything for weeks! She could probably take on the fat Vanaduke sucker by herself, but NO, Barrus just had to get in her way.
What basis did he have to reject her? Elemental hood, cloak, Nightblade, Needle Shot, Great Defender; it was all she needed. So what, if she was only fifteen?
Scraping the Gremlin-blood off the floor, Lotus realized she didn't have enough cleaning wipes. If they worked for a few more eons, the Spiral Knights just might be able to colonize all of the Unknown Passages. Moving her blond hair over and behind her ears, Lotus got up and went back towards the elevator.
However, out of the corner of her eye, Lotus saw a pair of red eyes peeking around a corner. Strangely enough, the eyes looked like they belonged to a Black Kat! Screw getting permission, Lotus was going to kill some Margrel spawn. A book of dark rituals would be awesome!
Lotus dashed with a speed rivaling an enraged Wolver. Her heart racing, Lotus subconsciously fastened her shield and equipped her Nightblade. With permission or not, Lotus was going to become a hero, a legend! She turned the corner, and then...
It was empty.
Bowing her head down, Lotus prepared to walk back, but something in the centre of the area glowed a peculiar shade of purple and pink. She sprinted and immediately performed a visual examination. It wasn't like anything she had ever seen before.
It was a Cutter, but not just any Cutter. This particular one was the kind wielded by the Gremlins of the Unknown Passage. It had teeth made out of the essence of the void, ready to bring treachery to any victim.
It wasn't what she was expecting, but Lotus was going to take any oppurtunity she was given. After checking if she was being watched by any Spiral Order surveillance drones, Lotus quickly strapped the Dark Blade inside her cloak and went back up to Haven.
Lotus might as well try to become a Knight Elite again. Kora can get some other scumbag to shovel Gremlin corpses.
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That evening, Lotus sat by the edge of Haven, overlooking the Chasm.
Rejected, again. Time to wait until next month, again. Lotus sighed.
However, a minute later, a shadow crept up beside Lotus. She turned around to see its source.
Walking down the steps of Haven was a woman. Short, just like Lotus. Long hair, just like Lotus. Same face, body built similarly.
There were only two significant differences. One was the woman's black hair against Lotus' blond.
Second, and more shockingly, was that compared to Lotus' emerald eyes, the woman had a pair of red ones, staring into the chasm. The woman looked at Lotus and said, "Oh, hey. You're in my spot."
Lotus said, "No, this is my spot."
The woman sighed. "Heh, I'll give it up for today." She sat beside Lotus. "Did something go wrong, hmm?"
Lotus shot a look at the woman. Lotus asked, "And, who the hell are you?"
"I'm Djinn! You're Lotus, right?"
Lotus didn't feel a need to answer. Suddenly, an overwhelming sense of...curiosity, overcame Lotus. She asked Djinn, "By any chance, did you happen to sneak into an Unknown Passage today?"
Djinn paused a moment before saying...
"No."
Lotus narrowed her eyes some more, then ran off towards the Geo-Knight laboratory.
Djinn whispered to herself, "Little girl, we'll have so much fun, hee."
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Lotus, now in her lockable personal lab, silently took out the Dark Blade and grabbed her toolkit.
It's damage and heat level readings were indiscernible by any conventional means. After using damage formula, Lotus found that the Dark Blade was neither normal, piercing, elemental, shadow, or a split. According to calculations and material measurements, it also had curse effects, but after being tested on rats, the rats only had their rib cages crushed. However, that was attributable to Lotus' eagerness.
In terms of heat level, most weapons start at 1 and go up by natural numbers. For some reason, the Dark Blade was at the root of 0.89. Then, a few minutes later, the Dark Blade was at heat level tau.
If Lotus could rationalize this madness, she would be the greatest mind of the Spiral Order since Dr. Spiral invented the Proto Gun!
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. It was Reg, Lotus' supervisor. He shouted, "You're in too late again! Open up and get out!"
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AN: And that's the first chapter of this alternate story. I'd appreciate any and all feedback!
This is interesting and all that stuff.
I'm sure that Loturia is still gonna be a big d@#%head and do even more homicidal bs.