Spiral Knights - Return to Cradle (Roleplay. Apps accepted!)

Return to Cradle (Roleplay. Apps accepted!)

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Sat, 02/23/2013 - 19:43

#101

Azure-Orbit

Some IC, and an update

((Just so you guys know, I'll be having some exams in the following week, meaning I wont be able to post much for a while. I give Thinslayer some control over Trivoc if my character is needed to keep the story going. I'll just catch up when I get back. See you all soon :).

Note: the "---" represents an unspecified passage of time.

Random fact: Thinslayer, while playing SK, I ran into someone named Gwenyvier. I thought she was you XD))

Trivoc

The Cursed Vanaduke screamed in defiance as Arkus and Trivoc delivered the finishing blow on the Swarm-infected king. His gargantuan frame fell upon the smoldering floor as his body began to be turned to stone, and then turn to ash as his spirit flew into the air. [He's defeated, but he's definitely not dead, no. Thousands of Knights have beaten him in combat, but none have been able to truly kill him...] Trivoc thought as they continued to the elevator that would lead them through the Unknown Passage.

Trivoc was panting after he had finished the fight. He was leaning forward as he walked, and his eyes were starting to go flat. "I'm not sure how many more fights I have left in me..." He thought out load. Arkus patted him on the back. "You'll be fine. If you can make it through this, you can handle any run in the Clockworks! Just push on a little more, the dark is nothing to be afraid of." Arkus said cheerfully. Trivoc nodded, but he found no reason to be cheerful. Still, he had agreed to do this, and by the light of the Core he would see this through.

The duo entered the elevator to the Unknown Passage. As it descended, the elevator shook, tossing the two of them around like ragdolls. Eventually, the mechanism fell at a great speed and slammed hard into the Unknown Passage, but the two of them were knocked unconscious.

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They awoke sometime later, still in the elevator, but now they were surrounded by The Swarm, and their helmet display as all but useless. [I never know how Knights get used to that experience whenever they enter an Unknown Passage...] Trivoc thought. Before the two could fully recover however, Arkus suddenly spoke. "Kid, start running!" He said. Trivoc looked behind him and saw grotesque Void creatures climbing from underneath their platform as portals opened up in walls and the air itself. The two of them made a dash for it.

A Void creature with razor-sharp nails pounced on Arkus, which caused a brief scuffle. Trivoc shot the foe with his Peacemaker as he ran close to them, and then proceeded to pull up Arkus. "They wont stop coming. We need to keep moving!" He said as he struggled to pull up the heavy ex-Guardian. Soon enough, Arkus was on his feet and they were running again.

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Everything was a blur as the Knight and the ex-Guardian dashed madly through the nightmarish passage. Arkus used his Perun as a lance, pushing away anything that got in front of them, while Trivoc was behind him, gunning down anything that moved with his Argent Peacemaker. Trivoc could hear distorted voices inside his head.

["GiVe up... ThERe is no HoPe... LigHt will not sAVE you!"] Were some of the things he heard as they fought their way through the Swarm's never-ending horde. ["Shut up"] Trivoc thought, trying to suppress the negative force. ["The Sw- *Screech* wILL noT BE rEsisTEd..."]. ["Get out of my head!"] He thought defiantly.

Everything after that, Trivoc had a hard time remembering. Perhaps it was an attempt by his mind to block out something that would've driven Trivoc mad if he remembered, he didn't know. All he knew was that he could barely remember what had happened in the Unknown Passage, or what horrors he might have seen

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The next thing Trivoc knew, he was sitting flat on the floor of the elevator inside The Sanctuary. Arkus was tired out by the ordeal as well, since he was breathing heavily, and sitting down too. "Well kid... We made it." He said. Trivoc nodded and forced himself to stand up. He thought that he would have a hard time walking across the area, but for some reason the bright lights of The Sanctuary seemed to have some sort of strange healing effect on the Knight. Within seconds, he was completely rejuvenated.

Trivoc walked forward past the Alchemy Statue of The Sanctuary and picked up the Echo Stone. The artifact hummed as Trivoc held it in his grasp, and in his mind he heard a soothing voice. It was not the voice of a man or a woman, it was something else entirely. It was... the sound of tranquility.

["As I dreamed, it consumed.

It devoured the knowledge of time... Memories of the dead... The hearts of kings and the souls of their people... Good and evil... It consumed.

It grew stronger, endlessly mirroring itself within the space of my dream. Endlessly mirroring... Expanding... Infinite.

What it was before, it is no more. Neither beast nor god, it is a creation unlike all.

It is... The Swarm."]

The humming stopped, and Trivoc had recovered so much that he felt that he could do the mission all over again. He turned to Arkus and spoke. "It's time we got this Echo Stone to Gwen." He said as he headed for the elevator. He suddenly realized how much The Sanctuary's atmosphere reminded Trivoc of her [I guess now I understand why Chappers referred to Gwen as "the light". Her white color and powers of calming match that of The Sanctuary] He thought. "Agreed. I'd rather not keep her waiting." Arkus replied as he followed Trivoc into the elevator.

A strange air overtook them, causing Arkus and Trivoc to feel drowsy. It was not the forced sleep of some vile concoction, but rather the subtly suggested sleep; the kind of rest a weary man takes at the end of the long journey. Before they fell comepletely asleep however, Arkus remembered something important. "C'mon buddy, wake up; we got the wrong Echo Stone. The one we're looking for is in someplace called the 'Pool of Reflection'. Remember her explaining that?" He said.

Trivoc shook himself awake. "By Cradle, you're right!" He pushed himself off the elevator and started looking. [How could I have been so stupid as to forget that? I'm a Knight aren't I?] He thought, mentally punishing himself.

The duo searched the Sanctuary, looking for anything that resembled a pool. Trivoc brought up the pictures of the maps, checking to see if its location was showed there...

((Decided to change some parts of the Passage and Sanctuary for realism, and creative purposes XD. Tell me if they're alright. I'm assuming that the pixelated black blocks that represent the Swarm are "barriers" created by the mind of a Knight so as not to remember the true horrors they had seen in its place. And the Void monsters don't have the form that we see them as, but rather they are likenesses created by the mind (The creature with long nails was likened to a zombie) because the mind had no way of describing the gruesome creature without completely blacking it out.

EDIT: I'll let you decide where it is Thinslayer, I need to log-off now. See you all in a week.))

Sat, 02/23/2013 - 20:34

#102

Thinslayer

@Azure-Orbit

((I've actually seen Gwenyvier on the forums. I just took her name xD. However, I do have an alt of mine in the story, named Jakuras, a.k.a. "Jak."))

((You did a pretty good job. The Unknown Passage is genuinely creepy in-game; there are several paths to take, but I don't know if they all lead to the same place. Your minimap is all static. Slowing Swarm Seed litters the place, and indestructible turrets fire at you from all sides. If you die without a partner nearby, no one can come back to rev you. Unlike most Clockwork gates, they don't open when you kill all the monsters - the monsters repeatedly respawn. The gates are timed, and you can only survive until they open. It's the nastiest, most unique level you'll ever encounter, and a heck of a lot of fun.))

Arkus was puzzled. The Echo Stone that they'd acquired was one he'd seen before; why did Gwen want it, and why didn't she take advantage of it back when she had access to it? He considered the possibility that there was a second Echo Stone here. She said something about a Pool of Reflection...

He shook Trivoc awake. "C'mon buddy, wake up; we got the wrong Echo Stone. The one we're looking for is in someplace called the 'Pool of Reflection.' Remember her explaining that?"

After searching through their maps, the pool turned out to be just around the corner. When they got there, they noticed depressions and claw marks in the grass. A very large beast had been here. Trivoc was more than a little worried, but Arkus paid no attention to it. He looked into the pool and saw the stone. He reached in, but no matter how far he stretched, the stone was always just out of reach.

"Hey, Tri? Get a load of this."

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 15:56

#103

Callis-The-Wicked

The Future is Glass

*has quit*

Sat, 02/23/2013 - 19:04

#104

Azure-Orbit

Whoopsies

((Whoops forgot about the pool of reflection thing... Guess it's not a good idea to be writing so early in the morning XP. Let me edit that in a second...))

Sun, 02/24/2013 - 11:23

#105

Liminori

NPCs and story update

EVS(EvaluationSystem): Her job as a bot is to help knights and morai alike, through said person's Helment Display>( Anybody can use this character, as long as it doesn't get used incorrectly)

UnnamedPirate(Dagoon's Dad):
Originally Spiral Knight, Abandoned his crew during the exploration of Cradle and left for Pirate life.(Preferably used by Thinslayer)
--
Dagoon slowly drifted towards Cradle, Name of planet and situation, unbeknownst to her. "Hey, that looks like a settlement down there!" As she was slowly gaining speed, she adjusted her shield band and jumped the direction of the settlement. (Still in space!)
--
"hmm. . . I think I'll land on that hill over there." She fell towards the hill at an alarming rate, parts of the shield breaking as she hoped the shield would last long enough.

Sat, 02/23/2013 - 21:29

#106

Thinslayer

Gwen & Seatus

Gwen spotted Seatus out the window in the corner of her eye. She could barely contain her laughter in front of the captain because Seatus looked so funny flying out there. His fur was all standing up on end as if he were shocked, and his cheeks were flapping in the air like what happens when you go skydiving. That, and his tongue was hanging out. The captain looked out the window to see what Gwen was snorting at, and nearly fainted from the shock. The look on his face was priceless.

Seatus had no idea why Gwen was laughing at him until she telepathically linked him to her vision.

At any rate, she was very happy to see him. Did you travel through time just to see me? That's really sweet! I'll join you in about an hour or two. I have an appointment to depth 23 when I'm done; will you join me there?

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 15:57

#107

Callis-The-Wicked

Indeed

*has quit*

Sun, 02/24/2013 - 15:36

#108

Xenonguard

Flawed

"Well," Jari said, pondering on what to do next, "You know that drone I used to bomb the rescue camp?". Ozlo nodded warily, not knowing what Jari was proposing."If you had access to this snipe-drone, you could easily prevent a large number of deaths", Jari continued, "I could give you the one I used to launch the missile. One on condition. You give me a knight, any knight to do anything I want with. Torturing, experimenting, anything. You could save a great many lives, in exchange for one".

((By the way, since I cannot progress Jari's story without doing this, I'm going to take the liberty of controlling Ozlo for a bit and making him agree, seeing as no one made an app for him and he's just an NPC.))

Ozlo turned to Feron, "I think we have no choice" he sighed, "He could easily destroy Haven with that drone so we need to find a way to put it out of action". Feron frowned, "But... Who would agree to do that? We know what Jari's capable of doing". Ozlo shook his head. "It's worth it. Perhaps, we might be able to use the drone against him.". He turned to the portable television. "We agree to your terms. Where do you want the trade to take place?". Jari smiled and replied "On the bridge connecting Haven to the Rescue Camp, over the chasm. Make it a squad of knights.".

A few hours later

Jari grabbed his television and positioned it on a ledge behind him. A large holoshield stood in the way of several Vanguards and Jari. He admired the sacrifice, the knight who was now going to be traded for the drone. Jari wouldn't have been able to do that. He'd have just hypnotised someone into doing it for him. Wirefury stood in the shadows, watching with his fists ready. The Vanguards stood on the bridge, watching as Jari temporarily deactivated the shield barrier. Jari handed over the drone, and the lead Vanguard escorted the sacrifice over to Jari. "Good," Jari laughed, "I'm glad we could come to an agreement". He gave the knight to Wirefury to watch over while he reactivated the shield. From the television screen, Feron frowned. "Why did you make us watch that?" he asked. Jari sneered, "Because I left the missile in". Feron's eyes widened as Jari activated the detonator and the drone exploded, leaving scattered Justifier body parts dripping down the shield wall.

"Looks like nobody's going to be crossing the chasm anytime soon".

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 07:26

#109

Infernus-Dragneel

Edited: sorry about before...

Cleo looked up to the sky, she took a deep breath and released it gently. She looked around the destroyed Rescue Camp to see Morai warriors who were oddly quiet, it was then that moment Cleo realized that she was one of the only female warrior chosen to invade Cradle. She slowly walked away from the dead knight and towards the rest of the group, few Berserkers noticed her and smirked at Cleo's presence.

"Hey look, I didn't know that girls are allowed to fight!" a Berserker grunted as he turned to his other friends, "If she was one of those damn knights, I would already grab her in!"

"Yeah..." his other friend grinned, the Berserker then walked towards Cleo and grabbed her chin, "She DOES look cute... Maybe Kazam wouldn't mind?"

Few other Berserker slowly walked towards Cleo who was scared of what will happen to her, "Umm... It's kind of hot... I think you should give me some space..."

And that was when Gured appeared, he shot one of the Berserker and he fell to the ground with blood flowing from his chest. Cleo's eye widen in fear as the Berserker collapsed to the ground, Gured rushed towards Cleo and pulled her up. "Stay put." Gured whispered to her.

Cleo tried to cover her mouth from shrieking, she was shocked to see how skilled Gured was dispatching the hostile Berserkers. But what scared her more was that she saw dead warriors in front of her, dead warriors. After it was all over, Gured walked over to Cleo and tenderly hold her up by the hand.

"You okay sis?" Gured spoke to her gently.

"I.... I..." Cleo stammered and took a deep breath, "....Yes.. I'm okay..." she smiled back at Gured. ".... But those people... Why... Do you have to kill them...?" Cleo's eye began to water, and a single tear began to emerge from her eye. "They.... They have... All the rights to live... Right? Don't you think... If we go back... Won't their family... Miss them?"

((I'll edit it when Gured responds to Cleo :3))

Sun, 02/24/2013 - 14:50

#110

Thinslayer

Interesting and confusing

((@Seatus: just to be clear, Gwen is on the Al'truis, which is hovering in the atmosphere.))

((@Infernus-Dragneel: recall that Gured was accompanying Cleo.))

Much to Kyrto's shock, the beast teleported through the window and offered him a paw. Gwen giggled and said, "He's offering to shake you hand. Go ahead, take it!" The beast said cheerfully, "Hi, I'm Seatus." The captain was even more shocked that the animal could talk. Slowly, he took Seatus's paw and shook it. "W-w-w-what d-d-do you w-want?" he stuttered out.

Back on Cradle...

Gured lunged at the beserker who was trying to hang Cleo, grabbed the string, and shot the beserker. He pulled Cleo up onto the ground before the rest of them came at him. He whispered to Cleo, "Stay put."

The warriors were no match for the war veteran. He shot four of them in quick succession, and when they got close, he drew his combat knives. He sidestepped a sword swing and cut off the guy's hand. Another one tried to shoot him, but he caused the shot to hit a comrade instead. Drawing his slug, he took out that warrior too. As another tried to sneak up on him, he gave the warrior the butt of his rifle on the head.

It was a few more minutes before dead and wounded warriors law strewn across the grass. Gured tenderly took Cleo by the hand and helped her up. "You okay sis?"

EDIT: [redacted] ((I must invoke Overwrite. Jari is unable to trade out the snipe bomber for a recruit because the Skylark has not arrived yet. Trade will not be possible until the Skylark enters Cradle's orbit.))

Sun, 02/24/2013 - 11:21

#111

Liminori

(())

(( To be honest, I feel a bit detached from the rest of the story so far, because I still have yet to actually interact with other text bubbles, but this will probably soon change.
Or maybe nobody actually saw my last post considering how unimportant of a character I have been so far. May the Spiral be with you! ))

(( edited old post. ))

Sun, 02/24/2013 - 11:04

#112

Thinslayer

Kazam vs Dagoon?

((@Liminori: Kazam would have been more curious than hostile. I'll overwrite a little bit.))

As Kazam was resting from drilling the Morai warriors, he spotted a shooting star. He was about to make a wish when he realized that it wa getting closer. He calculated its landing spot and walked over. After a couple of minutes, it landed on a bubble shield, much like those the Knights use.

It was the strangest-looking Isoran he'd ever seen. It was wearing a mining hat shaped like a house and a dusky armored robe. "Who...or what...are you?" Larore walked up beside Kazam, rubbing his eyes. "What's going- ACK! What is that thing? Who is that?"

Sun, 02/24/2013 - 11:46

#113

Liminori

Kazam vs Dagoon?

One of the soldiers walked toward the spot she was to land at.
Upon impact there was a large amount of dust and dirt that was thrown around at two unlucky people. One of them said with difficulty,
"What's going- ACK! What is that thing? Who is that?" However Dagoon was unconscious from the impact of the ground, so she could barely hear the person who had said it.
She felt like she was being dragged off somewhere until she was slumped against a wall hard enough she jolted back to her senses.
"Excuse me sir, yes, you, where am I? I came to this place, because I saw a few ships. I was hoping I could find someone here, because most of my life I have been alone on an isolated planet. (No response.((She's talking to a wall, She's seeing things because she wants it to be true.))Someone from behind turns her around.)"Are you alright? I think you need a bit of time to recover before you try to talk to anyone."No! please don't leave! I haven't had anyone to talk to for 17 years!"
((Wow, It seems I'm the only person without a picture. How do I apply one?))

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 15:59

#114

Callis-The-Wicked

Desire

*has quit*

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 09:20

#115

Thinslayer

Notes

((@Liminori: Find the "Forum Preferences" link to the left of the search box, click on the "Edit" tab, then choose an avatar. Click the "Save" button at the bottom when you're done.))

((
We have a few loose ends to tie up and story arcs to complete.

*Trivoc & Arkus have yet to collect the special Echo Stone from the pool.
*Svanto's character Tyrexo has yet to be introduced.
*Gwen has yet to finish her appointment with Trivoc at the D23 terminal.
*Gor'Kazam was training the Morai warriors at Rescue Camp in the ways of the Chivalric Code.
))

((I also noted an inconsistency. Jari supposedly traded his snipe bomber for a Skylark knight to experiment on at the Chasm, handled by the Justifiers. Problem is, both the knight and the Justifiers are still on the Skylark, which hasn't arrived yet, so they can't very well go places on Cradle. I have invoked Overwrite on the problem; the trade never occurred.))

((Jari has been teleporting onto the Skylark, which was still light-years away and moving fast. The teleporter needs to break down or explode, or otherwise be rendered useless. I'll overlook the problem of Jari somehow knowing the Skylark's exact location in space. But he can no longer be teleporting around; I'd like him to find other creative ways of getting places.))

"You okay, sis?" Gured asked.

"I...I..." Cleo stammered and took a deep breath, "...Yes...I'm okay..." she smiled back at Gured. "...But those people...Why...Do you have to kill them...?" Cleo's eye began to water, and a single tear began to emerge from her eye. "They...they have...all the rights to live...Right? Don't you think...if we go back...won't their family...miss them?"

Gured bowed his head. "Life is a gift, and nobody has a right to it. We all deserve to die, and some deserve it sooner than others." He, too, shed a few tears. "Their families won't miss them. My family didn't miss me - that's why they put me in the army to begin with. We were a shame to our parents. We had no honor, and no love."

He looked at Cleo with swollen eyes. "They were trying to hurt and kill you, Cleo. You couldn't see it, but I could. I used to be like these guys, so I know how they think. Now I need you to be strong for me, because...because...I'm not. I'm...I'm not...strong enough. I don't want to see you hurt."

He buried his head in his hands and cried silently.

Sun, 02/24/2013 - 15:35

#116

Xenonguard

((Surely Feron and Ozlo have a direct feed to Spiral HQ in Haven, allowing Ozlo to order there be a knight being traded. As for Justifiers, I suppose I can just replace them with normal Vanguards.))

((For the matter of the teleporter, it has a high energy usage, so Jari can only use it very very rarely. The trip to the Skylark was a one time thing.))

Sun, 02/24/2013 - 16:28

#117

Thinslayer

Kyrto & Jari hate surprises.

((Vanguards are still too valuable. Jari has had a history with Spiral HQ, so they know better than to trust him to just give them the drone. That, and they wouldn't give him a Knight, either. They'll send a squad of remotely-controlled Mecha Knights to give Jari a prisoner from death row.))

Gwen poked at her spaghetti. It needed a little blaze pepper. "Well captain, it was nice meeting you. I have an appointment coming up, so I can't stay." Kyrto took her hand. "Will you come back?" She smiled at him. "Maybe, but I can't promise. Good bye, Captain Kyrto." She slung her Striker Boost over her back and headed to the launch bay. "Oh, and by the way, inform your chef to add a pinch of blaze pepper to his spaghetti next time," she said with a wink. Kyrto watched her longingly as she took off and disappeared into the bright blue sky.

Meanwhile...

It was midnight in that part of Cradle.

Unbeknownst to Jari, a small battle sprite hovered over Rescue Camp, armed with a camera, X-Ray scanner, and Big Angry Bomb. It found Jari near the entrance to the Chasm. It cloaked and waited for further orders.

An insertion pod hit the ground next to Rescue Camp. When the hatch blew open, four knights came out. Three of them (except the smallest) wore Azure Guardian armor. The first one wore a Rose cavalier hat, with a Leviathan Blade and Guardian Shield slung over his back. The second wore a beefed-up Solid Cobalt helm, and wielded a pair of flourishes. The third wore a damaged Blazebreak helm, carrying the full Guardian module and a Leviathan Blade. The fourth was smaller than the other three, and wore a round helm over draped armor.

The four of them set up camp on a mesa overlooking Rescue Camp. The smallest knight, a female, set up a connection to the hovering battle sprite while the other three set up makeshift defenses. The one in the Blazebreak brought out a portable turret.

250,000 insertion pods dropped from the sky around Haven. Most folks assumed it was a meteor shower.

Under cover of darkness, the Al'truis had been hit hard in the engines by an unknown force. Sentries described it as an orange, firey laser beam that came out of nowhere. Technicians rushed to fix the engines, and barely managed to get one of them working to keep the ship afloat.

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 16:01

#118

Callis-The-Wicked

Sanctuary

*has quit*

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 09:10

#119

Thinslayer

Good morning, old Chappers.

Chappers awoke to find a Snarbolax staring at him. "WHOAAAAH!!" He stumbled back and tripped over his own two feet. As he lay on his back, he noted that it wasn't attacking him. It was just watching him, the way Snarbolaxes do, but it didn't burrow away. "WHOA!" he said again. "Go away! You're scaring me!"

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 17:03

#120

Liminori

First Battle Sprite Character

Thrynn:Spiral, Male, Tired eyes, Sea Green (Personal Color), White stripe that runs from tail to jaw.
Arsenal: Spiked Tail, Flame Breath, Jaws? Costume: Forehead Mark
Bio: An escapee, the first prototype of Drakon, A type of battle sprite. He left the science lab which is southeast of the rescue camp.
He envies the fully developed Battle Sprites.

.Y^MM^Y
< OHHO >
..XVVVX
......Y

Picture: http://wiki.spiralknights.com/File:Promo_drakon-solo.png

Night, I'm going to bed,If you need to further plot, I allow use of my characters Because I MIGHT have school in the morning.

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 00:29

#121

Thinslayer

The cavalry has arrived!

((Thrynn is Spiral by default. Whether he takes orders from the Spiral Order is another story, but that doesn't change his faction. Thrynn is accepted on condition that his faction is Spiral.))

A vast shadow loomed overhead. Kazam and his team looked up, and they saw a great white vessel, shining even in the shadow, and it had the most beautiful lines and curves they'd ever seen. She was armed to the teeth, and looked like she could be vicious in a fight.

They soon found out just how vicious she was - the Al'truis fired on her, but the white vessel just dodged and returned fire with pinpoint accuracy and incredible firepower, tearing up the mothership's hull. Kyrto scrambled to get the fighters launched, but they were easily shot down by the white ship's point defense weaponry. Within minutes, the Al'truis was burning up in the atmosphere. The hearts of all the Morai sank as they now realized that they could not soon return home. It could be weeks, maybe even months, before another mothership arrived, and that was only if the government cared enough to send one.

Explosions and screams went up from Rescue Camp as the Morai garrison was mowed down by the white ship's missiles and cannons. Many warriors took the elevators underground; some scattered into the forest; others tried to dig makeshift bunkers.

Suddenly, they found themselves surrounded and attacked on all sides by nearly a million Spiral Knights. The remainder of the Morai still on the surface scrambled to the elevators and escaped to the underground. The rest were either killed or captured.

The Skylark had arrived.

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 01:13

#122

Xenonguard

This Blows

Jari grabbed the fuel cylinder off the his lab's wall, forced to endure the cramped conditions of the rescue camp hut, and made a large incision in the prisoner's belly with his scalpel. Pushing past the stomach, he slid the cylinder inside the convict's ribs along with a remote detonation rig. He only just finished sewing the skin back up when an explosion went off in the tent beside him. Jari poked his head out of the window, seeing the sleek white figure of the Skylark floating above him. Jari whistled for Wirefury, who picked up the now unconscious prisoner in its big meaty hands and carried him to the exit. Jari slipped into the abandoned elevator with Wirefury and fortunately, it was still operational. The elevator slid downwards into the Clockworks. It looked like his plans would be delayed.

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 06:35

#123

Svanto

Im back...

Serko watched the skylark destroy Al'truis blow...

He swore an voe that he would see the skylark blow... How long it may take... He was gonna watch the Skylark blow...
Kyrto had told him of what value this planet was, both to them and the spiral order. He started to make a giant bomb, made from diffrent things from nukes, bombs, missiles from the skylark, and pieces from the Al'truis, he used his illusion device to look like a vanuguard, carrying valuable supplies to the skylark, he planted the box (UBER NUKE) under the skylark howevering in midair. He made himself ready to press the detonator, he was going to die, but the skylark, ozlo feron and all other knights was going to die with him.
Suddendly someone nocked the detonator out of his hand and put a sword to his throat.
Don't move, your coming to prison. Vealyn said, and a few knights hurried over and put bound his hand with some sort of electric chain.

(Serko is on cradle: Check)
(Vealyn found Serko: Check)
(Tyrexo intruduced: Next Serko chapter)

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 11:27

#124

Thinslayer

Horror

Gwen looked on in horror as she watched the Al'truis disintegrate in the atmosphere. If what Seatus told her was true, the Skylark had just destroyed the least objectionable means of removing the Morai from Cradle. Now, her options were limited. She would either have to kill them all, convert them all to her side, or construct a transport from scratch. None of those options were very appealing. She didn't like killing people, didn't have time to convert them all, and didn't have the resources to make a transport.

The only feasible option was killing. Unless...she could convince Kyrto to abandon his quest for power.

But she had an appointment to keep. Her memories and powers were stored away in her echo stone, and she had no way of protecting Cradle, her knights, or the Morai without it. She took the elevator to Emberlight, hoping against hope that Trivoc had made it safely through the Core Passage.

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 14:38

#125

Kaijuhunter

Ill give it a shot.

Might as well try out.... Well heres my character.

Faction: Isoran
Name: Ikaros
Gender: female
Appearance: normal height. without her usual skolver set on, she has flowing, curly pink hair that falls halfway between her shoulders and her waist. Her eyes are an even deeper blue than the ocean's depths. Her wings are a very faint pink and are very wispy, as if they could break any second, although they are actually quite strong.
Arsenal: Valkyroid set, Skolver Set, Final flourish, Divine Avenger, her bow Artemis, a scoped Valiance (slightly weaker than a regular valiance, but has a scope), and an Argent Peacemaker.
Costume: usually a skolver coat and valkyrie helm with her divine Valkyrie wings spread out behind her. In her Omega Mode, her incredibly powerful bow Artemis and her armor, the Valkyroid gear, are on.
Bio: Ikaros is... Sort of like that robot Astro Boy. Only better. She is a Valkyroid, a spiralian gynoid (which is a real word, meaning female android), designed to be a weapon of last resort. Valkyroids like Ikaros were designed to be the perfect mix of the legendary Valkyries' strength and the potency and adaptability of technology. She was sent to Cradle in a single pod as a failsafe; should the Morai overtake the Spiralians on Cradle before the Skylark arrives, Ikaros would be able to hold them off until support arrives. At least, that was what was intended. Ikaros' pod arrived late, and as such she can do nothing other than try and support the already-commencing battle between the Isorans and Morai.

Misc: Ikaros is extremely smart and skilled in battle, but she is particularly weak in the areas of strategy and bombing. She also... Can't express her emotions very well. She is shy and timid, and wants nothing other than a friend. Being an android, she is basically enslaved to the Isorans, controlled by the leaders of Isora. She literally can not disobey her masters' orders, and as such is the (almost) perfect supersoldier. As established earlier, she is horrible with bombs, but is an experienced melee fighter and marksman. Unfortunately, she has a few Achilles Heels. Literally. Should she ever go berserk, her heel was made her weak point, a reboot button, if you will. Shadow damage is extremely effective against Ikaros, since for some strange reason it is able to sap her Energy. Despite being an android, and therefore classed as a construct, she is quite strong against elemental damage, and is also completely terrified of water, a universal deterrent for robots (since water causes circuits to shut down and break). Simply hold a water bottle towards her and she will tremble in fear. While her skin is protected by an invisible waterproof barrier, she is pathetic at swimming. Yes. A supersoldier android can't even swim. Ikaros also has a strange obsession with Wolvers, being able to tame them like the Lizard Whisperer does with moody Chromalisks. Ikaros also seems to crave pure Crystals, preferrably Crystal Energy, which she gulps down and processes as easily as one would go for some Snipe nuggets. Her wings are also so fast, during flight her top speed has been clocked in at about mach 5, over three THOUSAND miles per hour. However, this is only in ABOVE top condition. Normally, Ikaros can only fly at about 100 miles per hour, not even as fast as the average Isoran battleship.
Ikaros also has a special ability- Omega Mode. This is the only way she can utilize her Valkyroid set and her bow, Artemis. Her power increases tenfold, and it would take an entire squadron of 50 well trained Knights to down her. Although this form is incredibly powerful, to prevent her body from self-destructing, Ikaros can only maintain this power for ten minutes at a time before reverting back to her original form, at which only one (albeit elite) Knight could defeat her in single combat. After using the Omega Mode, Ikaros is left extremely weakened, and even a proto knight could defeat her, should he survive long enough. This power is extremely strong, but puts incredinle strain on Ikaros' body, and as such is reserved only for the most desperate of battles. In addition, this form can only be attained after a half hour of deep focus on Ikaros' part and a stellar amount of Crystal Energy deposited into her system. It, like her gear, consumes so much power that it can only be used 4 times every year.
As another note, Ikaros prefers to not use a shield, usually utilizing one of her swords and her Argent Peacemaker in unison to attack the enemy.
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New armors!
Name: Valkyroid set
Level: both 5 star
Defense type: strong against piercing, normal, and elemental, but EXTREMELY weak to shadow (drains her Energy, something it doesnt do to regular knights). If shocked, the armor's capabilites increase, since they are mechanic.
Abilties: compatible with Artemis, provides a massive damage increase to the bow's shots, making each shot slightly stronger than even the swing of the infamous Gran Faust. Also provides a low movement speed increase.
Description: Ikaros' custom-made set of armor, an extremely powerful set of gear. Its true potential lies in the fact that it can function alongside the bow Artemis, making the bow even more powerful. However, it shares a weakness with the bow: they both function on pure Crystal Energy, just like a race spaceship requires quality fuel. Used in unison, the armor and weapon are extremely powerful, but consume so much energy, without an enormous supply of Crystal Energy, they can be used together only about four times every YEAR.
Appearance: same as the Valkyrie armor, only it is a pure snow white with blue streaks down the sides of the armor, feathery wings sprouting out of the side of the helm, an azure blue core in the middle of the chest area, and a Vanguard Crest symbolizing Ikaros' allegiance to the Isorans.
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New Weapon!
Name: Artemis

Class: projectile

Level: 5 star

Damage type: piercing/elemental

Shot style: six quick shots, slightly faster than the Blaster Line

Charge: blasts ten small arrows towards the enemy that will follow them for 5 seconds, (basically like the tier 3 rocket puppy's shot) followed by one large, extremely powerful arrow (the final arrow doesn't follow the target)

Abilties: ASI Maximum, so the shots are only just faster than the Antigua line.

Description: ((sry in advance for the long description)) a weapon that was the result of one of tge greatest Isoran weaponsmakers teaming up with the planet's most gifted scientist. The simple external appearance of the weapon belies its true powers. Artemis is infused with both a self-regenerating shard of pure Crystal Energy and a block of Sun Silver. The pure power of Crystal Energy allows this bow to barrage enemies with a near endless wave of elemental arrows, with a short overheating/reloading break taken between every six shots. The near-indestructible properties of Sun Silver make this weapon nearly unbreakable, but the divine power of the steel also grants Elemental damage to the energy arrows. Artemis was created to be bound to Ikaros' armor, meaning only she can use it. The only downside to this weapon is the fact that it has a limited supply of Energy -just like her armor- and must gather more Energy from the air around it, just like a Knight's armor. The weapon uses so much energy that it is rarely ever used, reserved only for emergencies or large-scale battles. It is estimated that the weapon uses so much power that it can only be used about 4 times a year.
Artemis also has a powerful, yet extremely dangerous ability: it can draw from its wielder's own energy to increase its power; however, this puts enormous strain on said wielder, and should it consume too much power, it could potentially kill them. Of course, such leeching is purely consentual; the user must allow the weapon to engage in this dangerous activity. However, when using its user's energy, the power of the weapon is increased almost tenfold, which, utilized correctly, more than makes up for the price of its strength.
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New weapon!
Name: M-4 Valiance 2000
Class: projectile
Level: 5 star
Damage type: same as a regular valiance; normal type damage.
Shot style: same as the regular valiance, only slightly slower.
Charge: a super-charged, very small bullet that packs a punch even more powerful than a Callahan or Iron Slug shot.
Abilities: none
Description: a slightly weaker, slightly slower version of the Valiance, plain and simple. Alas, it IS a sniper gun, and as such, even if it is weaker, its immense accuracy and range easily make up for its lack of strength. A single very well placed shot can down even a Lumber, whereas it would take dozens of shots from a regular valiance, and at closer range, if that wasnt enough, to take out the same target.

Side note: In a one on one sword fight, Ikaros can down even the strongest of the Hammer-spamming-Polaris-loving-Toothpick-adoring Skolver-wearers, but just barely. Just. Barely.
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Does this chara need any more weaknesses? I made her special gear very strong, but its use is very limited, so most of the time she is reduced to normal gear like most knights.

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 16:02

#126

Callis-The-Wicked

Trivoc...

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Mon, 02/25/2013 - 18:37

#127

Thinslayer

New character!

((
@Kaijuhunter: I like your character, but I'm reluctant to bend the rules any farther than I have to. Let me recommend equivalents:

*Ikaros was raised a Spiral Knight and indoctrinated in the Order's principles from day one. She is therefore unquestioningly loyal, and need not be a robot.
*Valkyrie set with fire: max, shock: max, pierce: max, freeze: max. Although her armor is resistant to shadow damage, her energy reserves are not. Shadow attacks will drain her energy without doing her much physical damage. Being shocked will grant her MSI: high to each armor piece, for a total of MSI: max. This set replaces the Valkyroid set.
*Argent Peacemaker with UVs ASI: vhigh, CTR: vhigh, beast damage bonus: vhigh. Her armor already grants a very high fiend damage bonus, so combined with the beast damage bonus, her AP is good against enemies that are weak to pierce. This weapon replaces the Artemis.
*We can take some creative liberties to pretend that the Iron Slug and Callahan are essentially sniper handguns. They are much more powerful in this story than they are in-game (just look at Gor'Kazam; he killed a 4* Commissar in one shot with his 4* Heavy Slug). Ikaros will use an Iron Slug.

Tell me whether or not you can accept these recommendations. I might still let your character in unmodified, but only after you've confirmed that the above changes won't work for you.
))

Gwenyvier arrived at D23, breathless from having rushed through the levels. Trivoc had managed to take the echo stone from the pool because he was not fooled by the illusion of long distance, unlike Arkus. Gwen waved at Seatus and bent over to catch her breath.

"Hey Seatus!" *pant* *pant* "Hey Trivoc!" *pant* *gasp* "I see you managed to find the echo stone." *sigh* "Bring it here, if you please."

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 18:38

#128

Liminori

Storehs.

One of the few people ran to the door and locked it shut, not that it was going to last long.
Dagoon, however was befuddled, because she didn't know what was going on. "What's going on? Why is everyone trying to bar themselves in or run?
"You don't understand, these are our enemies. We're trying to i-" He was cut off by a tail hitting him in the head from the vents. Dagoon was terrified. Was this one of the ways that people were taken out by this unknown force? Something slowly crawled out of the vents, and slowly walked towards Dagoon. It stopped at her feet (Dagoon was so terrified she couldn't move) and lowered it's tail to a curl and raised it's head towards Dagoon.
Of course Dagoon's fear turned from straight up fear to "Aww, Aren't you adorable?" Then suddenly the unknown creature Flicked it's tail towards the vents again and turned around. "Alright, I'll follow you, because I can trust animals more than I can other unknown people. Just as she pulled her feet up, She heard the door being banged. "We need to hurry. Hold on, I'll close the vents, just to lower suspicion." Clachack* BANG* Creeeeeeeeeeee* The door was slowly creaking inward from the sheer force of a bomb. "Looks clear." "I'll search for any other people in the area."

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 16:00

#129

Callis-The-Wicked

Awe

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Mon, 02/25/2013 - 19:14

#130

Kaijuhunter

Ty for the recommendations

Im good with all those changes, except maybe for the artemis part. I'll nerf it so its as powerful as any other gun, but id still like to keep my own weapon. Tell me if these changes are good.

Changes:
1- shots arent as strong, they are simply the piercing equivalent of the Sentenza and AP. (besides, i dont know any other piercing projectiles other than Callahan, so i thought this was convenient)
2- charge attack isnt as powerful. Just 6 shots bursting outward followed by a phantom skolver (basically the same as the BTB charge). Each of the 6 shots has a slight chance to inflict a random status effect on the enemy. Artemis still saps a little bit of the wielder's energy when using the charge attack, as the energy is what gives the charge attack arrows their status affecting.
3- since its not as powerful, it doesnt use up energy. It will still, in some cases, (with the wielder's consent) take small amounts of energy in order to use the charge attack.

New description (did this for fun): A legendary hunting bow whose hunting prowess is unquestionable. A legend among the Gremlins said that the goddess of hunting, for whom this bow was named, wielded this weapon and, with it, was able to down creatures as strong as the Vog itself in a single shot. In Ikaros' hands, the bow's potential is just short of that; the Artemis can break barriers as strong as the Snarbolax's steel-like armor and pierce through the chinks of any armor.

I think this is weak enough now, its only a bit stronger than other guns. Its not too powerful though, so can i keep mah little Katniss bow of arrowness (ill sacrifice the AP and replace it with this)

As for the iron slug change, i'm fine. I'll use a Glacius instead if thats okay with you.

Oh, and in regards to the Valkyroid changes, can the Valkyroid set basically just be exactly the same as you said (valkyrie set with all those bonuses)? I'd like to keep my glowy white/blue armors.

Sooo.... If you agree with the suggestions, my chara would be something like this: the above version of the Valkyroid set, the nerfed Artemis, Final Flourish, Divine Avenger, and Glacius.

Oh, by the way, can Ikaros still keep her pink wings? Pweeeeease?
I'm fine with everything else, just please take the ^ reccomendations and nerfs into account. Hope ya like em!

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 19:16

#131

Thinslayer

Could have just called? Nah, too simple.

Both Gwen and Trivoc were exasperated. Gwen, because she could have spared Trivoc the trouble; Trivoc, because he could have spent that valuable time defending Haven. They both said in unison, "Seerusly Seatus?"

Gwen took the echo stone and examined it. She couldn't quite figure out how to recover her power from it. Arcane pass phrase, perhaps? She tried a few, but nothing happened. She shook it, burned it, spoke to it, and telepathically levitated it, but nothing worked.

In frustration, she threw it to the ground and kicked it. "Stupid glowstone..." she said under her breath. But when she kicked it, it suddenly lit up. "Finally! Wasn't expecting that to work." She walked over and picked it up. Upon touching it, she began to feel her power return to her.

Yes! I have the power! Oh, stop gloating Gwen.

She smiled. "Well then! Shall we depart? There is much left to do."

((@Kaijuhunter: your changes are acceptable, as is your character. You may begin!))

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 16:03

#132

Callis-The-Wicked

Ha Ha

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Tue, 02/26/2013 - 22:04

#133

Callis-The-Wicked

App

Name: Anubis

Race/Faction: (Neither, he's the Core-creation of a Knight. Just neutral ground.

Equipment: Dread Skelly Armor, Helm, and Crest of Almire. Gran Faust.

EDIT: Costume: Full Black Rose Regalia

EDIT: Specially Notable Items: Book, Black Bookbag

Bio: Anubis thinks he's a Knight, but is surprised he can't remember his past. He was really created by the Core, and has full loyalty to Seatus, since Seatus was the one that gave Anubis his armor, shield, and weapon from his (Seatus') Altered Fur, Shadow, and Madness. He has some power over the Souls of Almire that he has been freeing and collecting, giving them sweet dreams of Heaven inside the Book he carries around so they don't lose themselves to madness and turn against him.

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 21:59

#134

Liminori

More Storhez. (Rushed, got dissconected)

The slow crawl through the vents was slow and strainful for Dagoon, but it was worth it, because she was able to get away from the spiral knights as the creature called them. And she was going to get new equipment from him, that he got from a Guard of the Battle sprite lab. How did she know all this? Mind to mind telepathy, an ability given to few. Apparently he got the ability from an accident involving a rather angry bowl of petunias. He'd rather not talk about the accident, so nothing can be proved. His name happens to be Thrynn. When they finally got to their destination, Dagoon sat down on a pile of stolen blankets, next to an odd shield with a core of some sort. The core had a Z pattern across it. ( http://wiki.spiralknights.com/Zee_Core )
It was so odd she had to pick it up. "So you found the shield already. Do you see that core? That is a core that was deemed useless but collectable, So that core was hard to find, and was even harder to show a knight how it would provide energy for the shield. ( Combination of heater shield + Zee core)
Here's the sword." Thrynn dragged a sword that resembled a Fearless Rigadoon, but with a Royal Core sticking out where the energy symbol should have been.

Zeeater Shield : Zee core + Heater Shield
Chance of causing Stun + Sleep

Royal Rigadoon: Jelly Variant of Fearless Rigadoon, Special Variant - Protection to peircing

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 22:20

#135

Thinslayer

Accepted.

((Anubis is accepted. He seems to be distantly related to Theo...))

As Dagoon sat, nine Morai warriors files in. The lead one was familiar; Dagoon had seen him earlier when he landed on Cradle. The commissar said to him, "What are you doing here? You're no warrior. Are you a knight? Hey, no worries - I won't kill you if you are, just so long as you don't try anything stupid." He sat down and popped off a can of rations, which he passed around. "Boys, this will be a test of your character. See this knight here? Don't hurt her. At all. Not even with words. This will be harder than it seems, seeing as our mothership just got blown up by them." The rations came back around to Dagoon. "I need you boys to be on alert for any armed knights that come down the elevator. I'm going back outside to find my squad." With that, he got up and took the elevator up.

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 16:04

#136

Callis-The-Wicked

Theo is distantly related to Anubis!

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Tue, 02/26/2013 - 18:11

#137

Infernus-Dragneel

@Thinslayer

((But thanks a lot for putting Theo back once more :D))

The clouds have became dark, and the heaven's tear dropped slowly but ferocious. A knight wearing a Chaos set bender his knees in front of a resting place of a knight who no longer be recovered. He closed his eyes and plunged a sword which glowed a warm light to the grave of the knight.

"Why must you depart me... My dear brother..." the knight mumbled unclearly, trying to hide the sadness that had devoured his heart. "Along time exists fate... Bearer of cruelty... It doesn't matter for who you are... Death awaits you..."

The knight stood up and turned around, he looked up to the sky and let the rain shower himself, and perhaps it might shower away the uncquenchable fear. The fear of losing someone dear to him once more.

"Theo... You're gonna catch a cold if you keep on staying like that..." a young girl wearing the same set of armor walked towards him, "I know that you're sad... That our dearest brother had departed from us but... Please, understand him... He tried to-"

"Tried to what?! He did in VAIN! All... All because of me!" Theo shouted angrily at the girl, "If I wasn't there... He could've lived! Marmalde... He... Would still be with us right now!"

Theo then looked at the face of the girl, the feeling of guilt spreaded him as he saw the girl starting to cry. "I...I should've never screamed at you... Forgive me Eri..." Theo sighed and hugged his sister, letting both of them be drenched by the silent rain.

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 09:51

#138

Thinslayer

@Infernus-Dragneel

A little steam heart floated up and joined the dark clouds overhead. Gwen bit her pipe. It had been ages since she'd last seen the Bearer of the Slain. Oh well. No use longing for days long gone.

She looked at the echo stone. She brought it close to her heart and listened to its echoes. She heard the voice of her beloved, speaking to her through her memories.

All the knights who recognized her saluted her, remembering that it was she who had graciously provided the energy necessary to depart Cradle. It felt bittersweet to see them again, since she loved them all dearly, but was angry with them for destroying the Al'truis, stranding the poor Morai on this hostile world.

Perhaps they could all take the Skylark home. It certainly had enough room. But would the Morai ever agree to that?

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 14:01

#139

Thinslayer

More story.

((@Svanto: I'd rather you didn't control the NPCs. I'll do my best to handle them fairly.))

((Kora, Vaelyn, Desna, and Barrus are currently on a mesa overlooking Rescue Camp somewhere on Cradle.))

Kora watched the monitor. The hovering sprite tracked Jari into the Clockworks. He wasn't going to escape so easily. Jari's path seemed to be taking him to depth 23, where the Shadow Lairs were located. "Vaelyn? Jari's headed to depth 23. Do we have any units down there?" Vaelyn checked the log. "...uh...looks like...Tri- yeah, Trivoc." Kora got on the comlink and attempted to contact him. She got a weak signal, but a signal nonetheless.
"Trivoc! Do you copy?"
"Yes, I copy. Is that you Agent Kora?"
"Yes, it is. Are you still at depth 23?"

Meanwhile...

Gwen tucked her hands in her pockets and kept her head down as the rain fell and tumbled over her hat. It was evening, and she was trekking towards the nearest surface town, Dawn. It was a Stranger town, and not very big, but it was friendly, and many gremlins took up residence there. As she walked, she nearly stumbled over a gravestone.

She knelt down and looked at it. In memory of our dearest brother Marmalade. Gwen recognized the name from somewhere, but couldn't quite put her finger on it. She picked up a stone, transformed it into an echo stone, and spoke a few tender words into it before planting it on the grave and moving on.

Before she had taken another step, she realized that she was standing right next to another kneeling figure - no, wait, two of them. It was so dark and rainy that she hadn't seen them. Both appeared to be wearing some kind of Magic-line garments. She touched the male on the shoulder, but could find no comforting words to say to him.

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 14:48

#140

Azure-Orbit

The Long (yet shortened) Story of Trivoc!

((Managed to find a little time to post. I'll do my best to catch up to recent events, but I don't expect to reach as far as the story at this moment. This is also going to be rushed so expect grammatical error XP))

Trivoc

The Pool of Reflection...

Arkus had failed to retrieve the Echo Stone, for he did not seem to be able to reach that far. Trivoc tried it himself, and he also found the Echo Stone to be quite out of reach. "Hmm..." He said, trying to think of a way to get it. "Arkus, I'm going to lean forward into the water and try to grab it, you hold onto my legs in case the water's deep." He said. "No problem." Arkus replied.

The large Knight grabbed onto to Trivoc's legs as the latter leaned into the pool.

It was quite deep, but not deep enough to drown them. Trivoc's helmet allowed him to see clearly in the water, and he saw the Echo Stone, sitting in the bottom-most part of the pool, where the artificial sunlight of The Sanctuary danced around in the wavy water. Once Trivoc had his hands around the Stone, Arkus pulled him up.

"I have it. Let's go." Trivoc said, water still dripping from multiple parts of his armor. "Great work, kid! Now, let's see if Gwen is waiting for us in the Terminal." Arkus replied.

Trivoc held the Echo Stone firmly in his grasp, but it did not hum, nor make a sound in his head. [I wonder if Gwen will be able to get anything out of this...] He thought.

The two, once again, boarded the elevator. But this time, they allowed the "Air of Rest" (as they decided to call it) overtake them. They welcomed it even. Their journey had been pressing on the body and mind, after all.

---

When they reached the Terminal, they had found the strangest sight. A Snarbolax staring at Chappers who was cowering in a corner. Suddenly, another voice began to speak in his head.

"Hello, Trivoc, I have come to make sure you are okay. I also have come to see what Gwenyvier has in mind for you," It said as The Snarbolax began hovering around him. [What... In the Skylark's name is going on?!] Trivoc thought. [Ah, forget it already. Everything that's happened so far has made no sense, so don't expect it to start now. Just play along...] His train of thought continued.

After Trivoc's last experience with voices talking in his head, this voice was less than welcome. The fact that a Snarbolax was hovering around him didn't make things any easier. Trivoc scrounged about his confused mind to think of a reply to the current situation.

"So...you know of Gwen. Well, you must be special then, she should be arriving soon." The voice (Which Trivoc assumed had came from the Snarbolax) said.

Soon enough, Gwen herself arrived and asked for the Echo Stone. She appeared to be very tired. [She must have been as busy as we were. I wonder what things are like on the surface right now...] Trivoc thought, wondering how well his comrades were faring against the Morai assault, or if The Skylark had arrived with their back-up yet.

The Knight in the White Rose yet asked for the Echo Stone. The Snarbolax appeared to have mentioned something about being able to have taken it, which obviously had gotten on the nerves of both Gwen and Trivoc. Arkus on the other hand, just made fun of the situation.

Gwen finally took the Echo Stone, and after appearing to have a short tantrum with it (which included but is not limited to, burning the Stone and kicking the Stone) it finally started glowing.

After holding onto it for a while, Gwen spoke. "Well then! Shall we depart? There is much left to do." She said as she left the elevator, leaving Arkus and Trivoc behind. [Why ask to leave, if she's just going to leave us behind...?] Trivoc thought. The Snarbolax also disappeared somewhere.

"We should get moving once the elevator comes back. I want to see the situation outside for myself." Trivoc said to Arkus. "As do I, my friend. But don't expect to take on the Morai assault force on your own. The Void is one thing, Morai are a completely different story." Arkus replied humorously.

Trivoc smiled from under his helmet, and then nodded. The two sat down on the terminal floor, deciding to save their energy for the fight ahead of them. Chappers was still up against the wall when he spoke. "Uhh, guys... Can I go home now?" He said. Arkus decided to be the one to reply. "Well, none of us are going anywhere until that elevator comes back, so I guess you're stuck with us for now, heh." He said.

[I just hope he doesn't talk my ear off again...] Trivoc thought hopefully.

Meanwhile in the corner of the room, Basil just stood there, silently pondering the situation. [That has to be one of the weirdest things to have ever. But hey, I've seen weirder back in my day...] The Stranger thought.

---

After waiting for a short while (during which Arkus and Chappers seemed to get along, better than with Trivoc at least). Trivoc suddenly heard his communicator beep (At this point, he had taken off Gwen's Silverhelm, and had re-equipped his own Miracle Hood).

"Trivoc! Do you copy?" A familiar voice said. "Yes, I copy. Is that you Agent Kora?" Trivoc replied. "Yes, it is. Are you still at depth 23?" Kora answered. "Yes, I am. Kora, what's the situation out there? Has The Skylark arrived?" Trivoc asked.

By this time, Arkus and Chappers had taken notice of Trivoc's conversation and tried to listen to him.

((Phew... Can't believe I actually made it that far XD))

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 14:01

#141

Xenonguard

What?!

((What? My plan for Jari was just to lay low for a while in the clockworks, before launching his secondary offensive. I have no intention for him to be encountering Trivoc.))

Jari looked at the depth meter. It slowly slid down to 17, 18, 19... Jari swore silently, reaching for the emergency switch. This wasn't his intention at all! He looked towards the prisoner, now with a large bandage covering his waist. He would be vital to Jari's plans. He grabbed the lever, but the elevator lurched upwards for a brief moment and threw him against the side. His head knocked against a wall and left him unconscious. His last waking view was of the Shadow Lair Eye appearing on the gate map.

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 14:08

#142

Thinslayer

Curious!

((@Azure-Orbit: Kora has replied.))
((@Unstable-Ordinance: I wasn't exactly planning that either, but I figured it would be a fun story arc to pursue. The good guys in most stories tend to be rather dim-witted compared to the villains, and I wanted to avoid that. I want both Jari and the Knights to have some kind of mutual fear of each other.

Kora will be Jari's nemesis from here on out. She is an intel agent, and is about as bright as Jari, though obviously not in the same way.))

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 15:05

#143

Kaijuhunter

Ikaros woke up to the sounds

Ikaros woke up to the sounds of chirping. She was still groggy, but managed to push out of the strange pod she was in. She stared at her hands, still half awake, trying to remember who she was and why she was here. Suddenly, she felt a slight sticking noise behind her, and whirled around to see a small green lizard -Chromalisks, were they called?- pawing and licking a small arsenal of weapons that lay inside the Spiralian po- oh, that was it! Spiralian! Ikaros remembered now; she was an Isoran. She was Lieutenant Ikaros Alpha, Vanguard of the Spiral Order, sent to Cradle to help protect against the Morai threat. Joyful that she could recall who she was, Ikaros dressed herself for combat (she wore nothing but a flannel shirt and an unflatteringly short skirt), donning her Valkyroid Gear, then proceeding to place her swords in their scabbards. Her Flourish sat at her side, while she held the hilts of her Divine Avenger and Glacius as one would hold the sheath of a Nightblade. Ikaros also discovered a bow: a beautifully crafted snow white longbow with a oak brown handle and a thin, delicate string. It was her favorite weapon: Artemis, the mysterious hunting bow whose past was shrouded in mist and myths. Ikaros swiftly slung the bow over her shoulder and searched the pod for any other items. She found her Vanguard Crest, a few days' supply of food, a can of her favorite (no sugar added!) Mountain Jelly, her meager savings of 12,000 Crowns, an IPS -also known as an Interplanetary Positioning System-, a backpack to hold the other items in, and a com unit. Ikaros grabbed all of the aforementioned items, stuffed them in the pack, and slipped it on. She popped open the Mountain Jelly, took a sip, switched on her IPS, and looked at the supposed location of her assigned encampment area: somewhere called depth 23. Apparently, it was underground. Ikaros sighed as she gazed at her delicate-appearing (their appearance bely their sstrong structure) wings; she wouldn't be giving them any exercise if the area was underground. Taking another look at her IPS, she grinned. Spreading her large wings,(each of them measured exactly 5 feet) she took off in search of the quickest shortcut to Depth 23: a place known as Haven.

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Sooo.... Is that good for my first post?

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 15:10

#144

Xenonguard

Mmmmmm Mountain Jelly

That was pretty good! I can't wait for the epic encounter with Arkus, Gwen,(Seatus?), Trivoc, Jari and Ikaros at depth 23.

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 15:15

#145

Thinslayer

@Kaijuhunter

((Remember to enclose your out-of-character comments in double-parentheses, unless it was Ikaros breaking the fourth wall. xD))

((Let me give you a little writing tip: people quickly lose patience with unbroken walls of text. Try to break it up into paragraphs as you go - I'd recommend around 2-5 lines each. The content of your post looks good; I'm interested to see what Ikaros does next.))

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 16:28

#146

Liminori

More Storhez.

Drink App?: Mountain Jelly> Hmm. . . Mountain dew? ah well. (( Just doing this for Kaiju.))

Dagoon sat down as Thrynn searched around in a pile for something. "What are you looking for?" "A Battle Sprite Control Ring, I need it because people are coming." Dagoon continued to sit with her items as she heard an elevator slam onto her level.
A soldier of morai walked over to Dagoon. "What are you doing here? You're no warrior. Are you a knight? Hey, no worries - I won't kill you if you are, just so long as you don't try anything stupid.
" He sat down and popped off a can of rations, which he passed around. "Boys, this will be a test of your character. See this knight here? Don't hurt her.
At all. Not even with words. This will be harder than it seems, seeing as our mothership just got blown up by them."
The rations came back around to Dagoon. "I need you boys to be on alert for any armed knights that come down the elevator. I'm going back outside to find my squad." Dagoon silently ate her rations and had some Mountain Jelly with it.
The knight nearest to her asked, "So who are you?" "I'd ask the same, but in the position I'm in, I'll just forget it, anyway, My name's Dagoon but I guess you can just call me Dag. I came to this planet because I saw ships headed for it, and was interested because I had been stranded on a planet for 17 years. So, that's kind of a hint that I'm not Isoran. If you see a Drakon nearby, don't worry, that's my Drakon.

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 16:06

#147

Callis-The-Wicked

Guardian

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Tue, 02/26/2013 - 22:20

#148

Thinslayer

In two places at once.

Gwen returned from her visit to Dawn (will be described later) to find the strangest knight she had ever seen, caged in by Anubis. She got a dark, sinister vibe from him, but he was not under the influence of dark matter, the Swarm, or any other source of darkness. Until now, she always thought that Knights were pure, goodly beings at heart, but Jari's very presence shattered that perception.

She circled him slowly, examining him with great curiosity.

A young male voice asked her, "Who are you?" She glanced in his direction, and noticed a knight dressed in Black Rose Regalia. He looked at Jari. "He's still sleeping. I can't decide what to do with him, but I think it's better to keep him locked up no matter what we do. He may become an even greater threat by entering a Shadow Lair if he awakens more of the Swarm."

She finished examining Jari and decided to answer the knight. She smiled at him and said, "My name is Gwenyvier; what is yours? And are you...connected...to Seatus?"

"My name is Anubis. I was the first Knight to make it to the Sanctuary, so Seatus gifted me with the equipment I carry." He gestured down to his Black Rose Set and Crest of Almire, and then removed his sword from its sheath and laid it between his hands. "He was kind enough to make me this blade from the essence of his madness. It has similar properties to a Gran Faust, but he linked it to...uh...never mind. The point is, I am on your side if you are connected to Seatus too." He finished with a slight bow.

Gwen nodded, and then said simply, "I am the Core. Pleasure to make your acquaintance."

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 16:07

#149

Callis-The-Wicked

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Thu, 02/28/2013 - 16:08

#150

Callis-The-Wicked

Knight of the Snarbolaxes

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