Spiral Knights - Mitternacht: Quite. Indeed. Indubitably.

Mitternacht: Quite. Indeed. Indubitably.

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Wed, 04/18/2012 - 14:20

#51

Kryptix

The three knights grow anxious at the unexpected turn of events.

As the three sit in silence and as still as could be, the transport suddenly comes to a stop. "Hey, why did you stop?" comes a voice from the front. Suddenly, manic laughter comes from the driver's seat and scuffling is heard. They hear the door slide open and all three are pushed out quickly. They stumble in their restrained state and fall to the ground with thuds. Their hoods are pulled off and they close their eyes quickly at the blinding light unveiled from their darkness. As a knight quickly uncuffs them, he shouts "Get up and armed, we have company!" Arixraven is the first to stand and survey the situation. The second transport comes to a stop behind the first and he can see fighting in the transport. "The driver has been corrupted by the Swarm and we're expecting company any moment!" shouts the knight. He tosses all three their weapons as they prepare mentally.

Suddenly, the door to the second transport bursts open. The two shrouded knights from before leap out of the transport as a darkness begins to consume it. The shop keeper tries to escape as well, but a shadowy gremlin skewers him with a blade. "Aaahhh! Help me!" shouts Perronius. Before anyone can move, he is yanked back into the void, he screams of pain quickly fading. A Timber crawls out from the void, followed by a stream of gremlins. The knight that uncuffed the three is quickly taken out as a gremlin throws it's sword into his stomach. The two hooded knights begin to fight the Timber as the gremlins run at the three friends. They work quickly to dispatch the incoming gremlins, but are becoming over-whelmed by the sheer numbers that are emerging. Sevinoss takes down two gremlins with well places shots from his Polaris and clears a path. "This wa..." before he finishes his sentence, a shadowy zombie emerges and pounces on him. Sevinoss struggles with the zombie as he shouts "Get the hell out of here! Now!" Akarahn and Arixraven have no choice to run as the gremlins surround Sevinoss. The run around the body of the shorter hooded knight, crushed by the Timber. Arixraven looks over to see what is going on, he witnesses the taller hooded knight hit brutally by the Timber's arm. He's knocked out on the ground. Before he can get up, gremlins swarm over his body and drag it towards the void. He turns away as he hears the struggling. Tears begin to stream down his face.

Akarahn and Arixraven continue running in the desert and slow to a stop as they no longer see any pursuers. Akarahn and Arixraven exchange glances of relief, tears streaking their dusty faces. As they catch their breath and try to process what happened, they hear footsteps behind them. Before they can turn, they feel an intense sting in their chests. Akarahn looks down to see a black sword sticking out of his chest as well as Arixraven's, and can hear demonic laughing behind him. Akarahn slumps to his knees as his vision begins to fade. Akarahn takes in his last breath and...

He wakes up. Feeling the effects of the sedative remains, he opens heavy eyes and struggles to clear his blurred vision. He slowly moves his head up and begins to process his surroundings as his vision clears. He sees his guild mates to his side, also starting to come two. Realization and panic hits him and he quickly looks down at his chest and sees no blade. A wave of relief washes over him as he hears a voice, though it fades in and out as his brain works through the sedative effects. "You're al...king up. As so...you're aware, we'll debrief you."

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Here was the winning choices with two votes each:

C) There is an insider.

D) Something unexpected happens.

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Mon, 04/23/2012 - 14:09

#52

Kryptix

"These damn assassins could have blown my cover!"

Shouts Perronius to his boss. The captain of the Spiral Order massages his temples. "Yes, I know. At least they didn't kill you. I found there was mis-communication between the departments. Lucky for us, the trio broke the fight up." Perronius paces for a moment. "Wait a sec, maybe I could use this to get close to the king. If any gremlin spies caught the first part, they might think I've been captured. We should stage an escape." The captain looks up. "Good idea. We'll get the logistics together and we'll head to HQ shortly. In the meantime, assassins A and F, you are dismissed." The two knights bow respectfully and walk off.

Sevinoss is the next one to come to from the sedative effects. As his vision begins to clear, he sees the two hooded knights sit across from him. "Ready for more?" says Akarahn. The taller knight smiles as he removes his hood. "No way. You three put up a good fight. Not sure if you know us, but my name is Flawedknight. My partner here is Aylnine. We're friends of your guild masters." Aylnine removes her hood and smiles, "Indeed." Sevinoss looks down, "Two of them anyway." Flawedknight cocks his head to one side, "Two?" Sevinoss explains what happened previously. "Oh...no..." says Flawedknight. "I'm sorry to hear that. He was a good friend." replies Flaweknight. A knock is heard on the door. "Time is up." says Aylnine. Flawedknight sighs and stands. "Pass along our condolences would you? We've got another mission to attend to. Take care." As the two knights walk out, two more walk in. Officers of the Spiral Order. Arixraven begins to wake at this point. He sees to officers and freaks out. "I swear I didn't do it!" he shouts as he jumps up and falls flat on his face, his legs to wobbly from the sedation. Sevinoss and Akarahn both face-palm at the sight.

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Thu, 04/26/2012 - 14:15

#53

Kryptix

Silence is all that is heard in the gloomy guild hall.

The patter of the rain echoes through the darkened hallways, mimicking the somber mood of the group as they walk in. Tengu heads to his office to grab his gear. Each step resonates inside the building, keeping in pace with the rain. Tengu closes the door and slumps into his chair. He can't help but let out a deep sigh. He glances at the gear thrown into the corner. He gets up and proceeds to make a makeshift plaque to his lost friend. A Swiftstrike Buckler with a fiery red glow crossed by a Divine Avenger and Gran Faust. He looks away as a tear forms in his eye. He distracts himself by donning his bomber gear and prepping his bombs. He opens the door to see Gist about to knock. "Oh, um... The new recruits are in and ready to go." Tengu nods in response. "Just on my way."

Tengu stands in front of the batch of new recruits and introduces himself and explains the guild rules. "Any questions at this time?" asks Tengu. One of the recruits raises their hand. "Yes, Aroxys?" Aroxys says "What is the black band for on your arm?" Tengu looks down for a moment, to catch his thoughts. He looks up at the recruits, a pang of sadness radiates from inside him. "We recently lost one of our Guild Masters, a friend. We are wearing these to honor his memory." The recruits all look around nervously, some let out a sigh. Tengu then says "Anyway, are you all ready for your trial run? Since we have so many, I want us to split into three groups of four. I will lead team red, Vengence-Links will lead team purple and Gist will lead team orange. Separate into your respective teams according to the color told to you when you arrived. At that time, prepare your gear as will then depart shortly thereafter." All the recruits salute, Tengu, Vengence-Links and Gist salute in return and split up into their teams to depart.

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Mon, 05/07/2012 - 14:04

#54

Kryptix

"Sir? I have a question."

Asks one of the new recruits as they walk towards the Arcade. Gist looks over. "What's that, Kiku?" replies Gist. "Well, there are lots of expeditions to the Firestorm Citadel and Vanaduke is defeated many times, how is it that Vanaduke always keeps coming back? Asks Kikuichi. Gist smiles and asks "You know the history of the Firestorm Citadel, yes?" Kikuichi nods. "You know that Vanaduke became the way he is due to the dark magic that he found in the mountains. Even though we defeat his body, his soul is bound to his kingdom. Overtime, his body is restored by his corrupted soul and the dark magic. Until a research team can find a way to cleanse the Citadel and bring peace to his tortured soul, teams like us have to go in and defeat him again so that he won't destroy Cradle in his rage." A successive "oh" can be heard in the group. "It's somewhat the same for the other bosses. The Snarbolax reproduce as is normal, their litters can reach up to 8 pups at a time. The Royal Jelly is respawned by the merging of lesser jellies, and heals in the same fashion. The Roarmulus Twins are re-manufactured by the Gremlins once destroyed." says Gist. Kikuichi nods in response. "Makes sense."

As the groups reach the Arcade, Randomzz walks up to Tengu and speaks to him in a hushed tone. Tengu's cheery face becomes grim once Randomzz is done talking. He looks over at Vengeance-Links and says "Veng, come with me. Something important needs to be done. Random, take my spot as team leader, and radio Worldender in to help with the other group." Tengu and Vengeance-Links quickly depart as Randomzz radios Worldender to the Arcade. One of the recruits raises their hand. Randomzz looks over "Yes, Aries?" "What's going on?" asks Aries-Gow. "Just important guild business, they'll be gone for a while" replies Randomzz. The heavy Arcade doors swing open as a dusty gunslinger walks in. The sun shines brightly behind him as the dust floats around him, creating a haze. Worldender walks into the Arcade, the spurs on his heavily worn and scratched boots cling with each step, spinning his trusty Callahan and holsters it as Randomzz waves at him. Worldender tips his hat and takes a puff of his pipe. "Howdy, how about we rustle up some zombies?"

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Thu, 05/10/2012 - 12:28

#55

Randomzz

Woot!

I made it to the story :)

Also, this guild is awesome. For the moment I'm largely limited to forums, but these guys are a fantastic group to run with. They won't babysit you, but they will help you progress your gear and skill. Talk to one of our GM's, we're way better than those stressful "big name" guilds ;)

Thu, 05/10/2012 - 13:57

#56

Kryptix

The knights step off the elevator and into a pile of ash.

All knights briefly covers their face as the intense radiant heat hits them. The air so dry that the sweat that beads on their brows evaporates almost instantly. Gist looks around and takes a head count. "Alright, everyone is here. Make sure you have plenty of water and supplies with you. There are few supply stations during the expedition, so grab what you can at the Arsenal Station there before we depart." A few of the recruits walk over to the station while Randomzz and Worldender join Gist. "Hmm, the gound is covered in more ash than usual." states Randomzz. "Yeah, and the elevator ride down wasn't as smooth as usual either. Maybe it's been awhile since a maintenance crew or research team has been down here." replies Worldender. As the knights get ready to depart, they all hear a loud snap behind them. "Stand back!" shouts Gist as all move away from the elevator. They watch as the main cable falls into coils on the ground. Randomzz walks up and inspects it. He looks back with a frown. "It's been cut." Gist grabs his radio. "HQ, this is team gamma seven. The main cable for the elevator has been cut. Repeat, the main cable for the elevator has been cut." Static is the only response.

Tengu and Vengence-Links walk into the guild hall. Both frown at the mess. The guild hall has been ransacked, items thrown all over. Tengu looks over at his offer, the door hanging on one hinge. He walks rushes over and checks his office. The plaque that he recently made is gone, but nothing else seems to be missing. Both knights being to clean up the mess. Tengu feels a pang of sadness each time he glances up and sees the empty space above his door. Vengence-Links walks over to his desk and begins to tidy up and realizes something is missing. The Callahan that belonged to his late brother is gone. He frantically looks around, but can't find it. He wanders around the guild hall, throwing papers and books around searching, but unable to locate it. Tengu sees Vengence-Links frantically looking. "What's going on?" "I can't find Krypt's Callahan." replies Vengence-Links. "Huh, some of the gear that I had from him as well is also gone, yet nothing else seems to be missing. Very odd." says Tengu. Both knights stand in quiet thought in the middle of the guild hall, being watched by a shadow through a skylight, before leaving with the equpment.

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Fri, 05/11/2012 - 14:03

#57

Kryptix

The ground begins to rumble.

All the knights look across the bridge as large wheels barrel down towards them. "Split up and head across the bridge to destroy the machines of war." shouts Randomzz over the noise. The knights split up as they race across the bridge, dodging the rolling wheels, the shadow fire and swipes from the shambling zombies. A few of the knights stay back, intimidated by the wheels, choosing to stay behind a barrier. The draw their weapons as the wheels brutally push the zombies towards them. Kikuichi ducks a clawed swipe from a zombie as Aries-Gow swings around and kicks it to pieces. One of the other knights jumps out of the way of a leaping zombie, to find a spiked wheel nearly on top of him. He brings up his shield at the last second and is pushed against the wall. "Are you ok, Smarf!?" shouts Unhinged-Turtle. Smarf shakes his head to clear his vision. "Yeah... yeah I'm fine." he responds. A few moments later, the rumbling ceases. The knights behind the barrier peak over to see some of the advancing knights walk back and shout "It's clear! Let's go!"

Worldender, Sturak and Sweetprey take a breather as they wait for their guild mates to join up. Worldender smiles as he takes his pipe and hovers the end towards one of the shadow fire pits and lights it. "Heh, glad it's not just a team full of noobs." Sturak chuckles. "Speak for yourself! I saw you take a hit froma wheel!" Worldender raises an eyebrow "Hey! I let me shield take the hit, besides, I almost dropped by pipe from a zombie swipe. Can't loose this baby." Sweetprey smiles as she leans against Sturak. As the remaining team comes up the stairs, the three refocus on the task. Gist walks up and says "For those who are new here, these pressure plates on the sides need to be activated by those statues behind me. The gate drops once we activate this button I'm standing on, but becareful. It also drops the gates beside me and releasing the wheels." The knights look to either side, seeing more war machines launching wheels against the gate, the wheels breaking apart upon impact and launching fiery ash into the air. "Alright, let's go." says Randomzz as he steps on, followed by the remaining knights. The group together tightly as the first wheels wizz by, inches from where they stand.

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Fri, 05/11/2012 - 18:33

#58

Alpphonse

Can i joing?

Fri, 05/11/2012 - 18:36

#59

Alpphonse

i'm interesed in this

i'm interesed in this guild:D
i'm five stars... i hava 8 armor and helmet 5*stars and i like the name of the guild xd

Sun, 05/13/2012 - 06:25

#60

Kaijuhunter

Yeah, can i join if anyone is

Yeah, can i join if anyone is online right now? I applied a while ago but i couldnt find any1 from the guild.

Please let me join, i just reached tier 3, so im not sure if i could do a full FSC run yet. Plz consider me.

Wed, 05/16/2012 - 14:02

#61

Kryptix

Sounds reverberate in the empty guild hall...

As Tengu and Vengence-Links clean up the ransacked rooms. The only thoughts going through their minds is the missing equipment. As they finish in a back room, they hear the door to the guild hall open. Tengu walks up to see who it is. As he rounds the corner, he sees Sevinoss, Akarahn and Arixraven walk through. "Hey guys, haven't seen you for a while, where have you been?" says Tengu as he walks up. All three slump down on a couch with a groan. "Heh, it's a long story." replies Sevinoss. Tengu sits down. "Well, I've got nothing but time at the moment." Akarahn smiles and says "It's a story of intrigue, gruesome fighting and backstabbing..." Akarahn pauses for a moment and smirks as he nods towards Arixraven. "And Arixraven being a complete derp!" says Akarhan as he busts out laughing, followed by Sevinoss. Arixraven crosses his arms and frowns. "Yeah, yeah. I was drugged alright!"

Two hooded knights leap from the top of a building as they chase their shadowy quarry. The quckly race across the roof tops to keep up as the hunted figure knows it's being followed. It dashes around a corner. The two knights leap down to the stree and run down the alley, only to stop at a dead end. "What the...?" says one of the knights. They look around, but unable to find any trace in plain sight. After about twenty minutes of searching, the walk away, unable to discover where the figure disappeared to.

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Mon, 05/21/2012 - 14:07

#62

Kryptix

The bones crumble into a pile of ash on the ground...

As the last skeleton in the area is defeated. Worldender hears the whine of the Trojan behind him as Randomzz cracks the glowing crystal in its back. Sweetprey and Sturak move quickly to revive their fallen comrades on the ground. The intense heat and fighting taking a toll on their bodies. The group hears grinding as the gate before the drops. Revealing the elevators. Worldender and Kikuichi rush up to the elevators, but stop in disappointment. The return elevator has also been disabled. It lies at their feet in pieces. Worldender brings out his radio as Kikuichi returns to assist the others to catch the elevator. As the remaining knights catch up, they hear Worldender. "Repeat, this is group Gamma Seven. The return elevators are down. Requesting assistance." shouts Worldender over the radio, but no response. "Guess we'll just have to continue. We'll take a break, so freshen up before we go on." says Worldender to the group. Randomzz walks up to Worlender and whispers "have you notices the weird dark spots?" Worldender nodes. "Yeah, something is definitely off on this trip."

"Well, I'm glad you guys made it back in either case." says Tengu as he pats Arixraven on the back. As Tengu stands up, he hears his radio beeping. He grabs it and says "Tengu here." "Tengu, this is Spiral HQ, a team has recently descended into the Firestorm Citadel on a mission and we have not heard back from them. Assistance is required. Repeast, assistance required. Get any other guild members you can and meet the expedition team at the Spiral HQ express elevator in the Arcade. Warden out." The radio beeps again and is silent. Tengu sighs and looks around. "You heard him, let's go."

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Mon, 05/21/2012 - 22:28

#63

Lunary

Well well

Hey there, long time no see. (hoping ya remember me lol)
It looks like you guys finally accomplished your goal of having group of people that progress in T3!

Man that is a long story haha.

but anyway, I am interested in joining ya.

Since I started playing again, about 3 weeks ago, I've just been guildless while I check out all the new features and whatnot.

Just send me a mail in-game or something.

I do have a question though. Are your playing times still afternoon~evening? I tend to be on evening til wee late hours o the night.

Wed, 05/23/2012 - 09:05

#64

Flawedknight

Bump for a great group of

Bump for a great group of guys

Wed, 05/23/2012 - 14:03

#65

Kryptix

Whispers echo in the distance.

His eyes begin to open. All that can be made out is darkness. He tries to move his arm, but it's restrained. He pulls against them, but they do not give. He suddenly feels hot rage boil inside him. He growls as the rage consumes him and his restraints shatter. The rage calms. He sits up on the table and looks around. Still only darkness. He stretches his neck and wings, both feel very stiff. He looks at his hands, familiar, but different. His wings and helmet as well. Memories float around in his mind in waves of haziness, unsure if they are real or not. He slides off the table and nearly falls. He steadies himself as he regains himself. The whispers quiet, and then a voice calls out. "Here..." A table in the distance is illuminated faintly with equipment. He is at the table before he even realizes he's moved. The gear looks familiar, but he can't be sure. He collapses in confusion, unsure of what is real and not. Suddenly, a voice echoes in his head. "It is your duty!" He can't recall a face, but the voice gives him strength.

He stands and looks at the gear. Instinct takes over and he equips it as if he's done it his whole life. A voice comes out from the darkness, raspy this time. "You know what you must do... dispose of the intruders..." He feels a brief moment of conflict before the rage gives him resolve. He nods. He feels the darkness wash over and consume him. The light fades and the room is still. Through the darkness, a voice cackles. "The swarm will consume all of Cradle..." and ends in feverish laughter. The sound echoing and fading as the stillness takes hold. The room dark and silent, turns cold.

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Fri, 05/25/2012 - 13:54

#66

Kryptix

The group waits anxiously in the Arcade.

Time ticks slowly by as they wait for the support from Spiral HQ. Arixraven watches as other knights walk by, oblivious to the concerns of others as they make their way through the Arcade. Arixraven looks out across the balcony of the Arcade to see the lush forest spread below, snipes whizzing through the trees. As he starts to get lost in the beauty of Cradle, he is snapped out of it by some commotion behind him. He turns around as he sees a group walk into the Arcade in formation. "Ahh, our support is here finally." says Tengu.

In a shadowy alley, two hooded knights stand just beyond the reach of light, in the shadows, waiting. Minutes tick by before they hear footsteps. A knight stops at, and leans against the corner, dressed in all Dread Skelly armor. The shorter hooded knight tosses a leather-bound pouch towards the Skelly knight. "Agent R." says the taller hooded knight. Agent R nods and catches the pouch. "There seems to be a situation brewing in the Clockworks. Our mission is to head down to the Firestorm Citadel and recon." The two hooded knights nod in silence. The skelly knight then departs as the two hooded knights climb to the top of the building. The alley turns into silence. Moments later, yellow eyes appear as maniacal laugher emanates from the silence.

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Mon, 05/28/2012 - 17:49

#67

Flawedknight

Thanks for the honorable mention in the story

Cheers to all in Mitternacht
Flawedknight

(and a bump for you guys as well :)

Mon, 06/04/2012 - 14:07

#68

Kryptix

The elevator groans to a halt.

The rescue group step and into the Terminal. The group hears a familiar wispy voice at the end of the hallway. "Ahh, guests. Care to check my wares?" The lieutenant waves. "Not today Basil, on a rescue mission." The tall stranger slowly smiles. "I see, may your travels be safe then." Basil walks over to the other end of the room and sits down as he opens his box of crowns. The group stands in front of the elevator shaft. Intense heat radiates from the opening. The lieutenant sighs and looks back over to Basil. "Has anyone come by and tampered with the elevator?" Basil looks up. "Why no. Just me today." The lights begin to flicker. Everyone looks around, but they don't see anything abnormal. Then the lights go out. In the dark, they hear a groan and a thud. Moments later, the lights turn on. Tengu and the lieutenant are on the floor, unconscious.

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Fri, 06/08/2012 - 14:28

#69

Kryptix

Voices are heard up the hall.

The three agents hide out of sight as they think of a plan. Agent F looks around and spots a wall panel. He walks up to it and inspects it. "Hmm, electric panel. I'll shut off and we can most past that group without an issue." The other two agents nod. He does a countdown on his fingers, at zero, he cuts the power. The lights go out. They quickly run down the hall towards the elevator shaft. Agent R is grabbed on either side, and performs a double uppercut to each, knocking them out. The slide down the shaft and then land at the bottom. The Firestorm Citadel lies before them. Bones and ash scatter the ground. "Looks like a party has already made it through." says Agent A. "It does, let's see if we can get ahead of them to see what's going on." replies Agent F. Before they can depart, a dark substance begins to bubble up from the rubble and it begins to form into something. Slag Guards and zombies appear, but different. The zombies have shields and have a symbol over their gnarled face. The zombies let loose a breath attack, cursing the three agents. They quickly scramble as the Slag Guards charge.

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