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

Return to Cradle (Roleplay. Apps accepted!)

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Wed, 03/27/2013 - 19:36

#1101

Thinslayer

Revival mechanism?

How do you reckon Dagoon should be revived?

Thu, 03/28/2013 - 21:59

#1102

Infernus-Dragneel

Asteriuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuush

((I was waiting for Kaiju to post this whole time o_o .... Do you know that feeling when you had an amazing idea but wasn't able to show/present it?))

"Gwen..." Thanatos grinned and turned around, "Gwen... perhaps she would suffice..." he continued, the darkness around him slowly clears and formed a red gate with chains flying around it. "You... you wouldn't dare to make a contract with Gwen now do you?!" Atropos hissed, she tried to grab Thanatos' hand but the darkness surrounding him blocked her. "It's alright... this will.... err... only be temporary... because... your task is to summon Mother right?" Thanatos replied with a grin on his face, he opened the gate and stepped inside it. "Perhaps this shall be the last time I made a contract with anyone... and all I ever wanted is... to be with Gwen," he continued with a kind smile on his face, Thanatos then disappeared into the darkness of Labyrinthos Gate once more.

The darkness... it has been over a thousand years since the last time I entered the Labyrinthos Gate... a gate which is said to be able to connect to anywhere in this universe... but there is only one rule that anyone must abide to enter the gate... one must pass this gate for a pure reason... to save lives... but....

Thanatos paused and the darkness around him disappeared, a gigantic figure emerged from the ground. An enormous monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man, the legendary creature said to guard the maze of this gate that will destroy all that trespass if one's goal was to destroy even more lives. "Asterius..." Thanatos growled and brandished his sword, pointing it's edge at the beast. "You have once taken my sister's life... now it is the time where your life ends!"

The monster roared in anger and swung his mighty fist, sending Thanatos flying through the air. "Not this time!" Thanatos smirked, he twirled in the air and landed on the ground, "I told you... not this time!" Thanatos taunted the beast and raised his blade as his shield. Asterius growled and slammed his fist to the ground, creating a long crack along the ground. Thanatos side-stepped quickly and dodged another incoming strike, the hatred to Asterius he had held for eons and his goal to find Gwen gave birth to a new strength. Thanatos raised his blade and swung it, the moment he sheathed his blade, the body of the giant Minotaur was sliced into bits as darkness slowly returns. "Consequences, consequences!" Thanatos chuckled as he walked pass the bits of whatever was left of Asterius.

"Gwen!" Thanatos smiled, he could see the image of a girl at the end of the horizon, "I have finally found you..."

Wed, 03/27/2013 - 20:23

#1103

Callis-The-Wicked

Energy

(Seatus)

I feel a kind of energy stir within the monster, a kind of life, besides the Final. Thanatos, probably, and Atropos. I back away from Diablo, leaving his life close to useless ((a permanent melancholy, a feeling not of fear or dread, but of pure nothingness. No motivation. No life. This is what I mean. It's close to that point, but not completely.)) I turn and walk back a ways before I turn back to face Diablo. And I feel a renewal. An unnatural, disturbing renewal.

"Gods, don't let it be so," I whisper, and a chaotic magenta light flashes into the cloud-vortex in the sky. A small pod-like shape, black to the point which light is drawn into it. Swarm writhes on it's surface, and a magenta light streams out of it as it opens up. "The Master..." I gasp, and the pod disappears as the vortex continues. A black form of a creature like my current body appears, with magenta eyes and black spiked hair. His skin forms out of the Swarm, and the Swarm forms into black clothes.

"Son of the Snarbolax! It's been awhile. I regret having to possess yohr body all these years, just to communicate with you, but now I can talk with you face to face!" He laughs, and I stare in fear. "Relax," he says, "I am not planning to fight with the likes of YOU! I must rebuild first. You will regret your birth!" He snaps, and flies into the vortex. The clouds disappear, and shortly I feel the rebirth of someone elae, but I can't tell from this distance. I spin around to face Diablo, staring at him.

"Well, shall we get this over with, or would you prefer the Valkyries?"

Wed, 03/27/2013 - 20:32

#1104

Liminori

. . .

post edited.
TRANSISTOR!!! (Jaunts to other side of wall*)

Thu, 03/28/2013 - 02:30

#1105

Midnight-Dj

mind if i join?

Hey guys, i am new here, plz let me introduce my self :3

Name: Midnight-DJ
Gander: male
Faction: valkyrie order (isorian)

Equipment: valkyrie amor, CIC + blaster

Bio: i was one of the first cradle born knights, and I was the only male valkyrie of my kind( in my universe at least...), the rest of the valkyrie order are girls, but as a part of the tradition, I was forced to wear the feminine armour. Bechamel, the head fashion designer of the spiral order helped me to modify the dress so it fits me. Bechamel, as a tranny, loved this dress and reckons it will be even better if he added on a flower. I refused his offer of course :P It was tough for me to wear this girly dress while walking on the paths of plazza, people called me a fem-boy alot, but i was glad i was assinged to captain Affairs, he was the best knight that I have ever known, he was the survivor of the bloody assualt on the grand arsenal. And he was the one that took out seerus and claimed his mask for himself( even though his former comrade Desna reckons it is a disgrace to wear that mask, but i think it is really cool) Together, we started a new adventure down into the depth of cradle. Story continues....

Ability: being a valkyrie does has its advantage, my ability is to manipulate mists in the air of cradle and harness them into solid mists(CE). Even though they are small( in captain Affair's opinion, they worth less than a single crown) but enough to revive a dying comrade. I sometimes have mysterious dream where i met with a man in a heavy armor suit, in my opinion, the armor is more of a prison than a piece of protection. This man has a black halo on his back, so i persume he is a fallen( i have seen a single fallen in my life). He called himself, INCEPTRON, the will of the planet, he often teaches me how to make weapons with alchemy and i was a quick learner. I reckon he regards me as his apprintice, but at the end, i am not even sure he exists or not.

With the ability to manipulate mists, I can sense and detect any thing that contains mist within a certain radius. In dire situation, I can make weapons or enhence them without the alchemy machine, basically, i can turn thin air into materials. But apart from that, i am just an average knight( the same speed health and so on)

Final log:
vallain suggestion: INCEPTRON, the ultimate boss of the story, he is the creator of this planet and cradle is the training ground of his creations. He is locked up in the core by tinkinzar and he tricked the knights to deposite CEs in the core so oneday he can gain enough power to escape his prison.

weapon: BLADE OF GENESIS
The bade is semimaterialized( made of half pure mists and half solid matter) it appeares to be glowing and it is as powerful as hell. He has 2 pairs of wings, one is demon, one is valkyrie, he is also the commender of the swarm( black thinging) allowing him to kill knights in seconds and he will not hesitate. Knights prepare urselves, the end is here...INCEPTRON has escaped his prison and he is out for revenge.

P.S. for more info, search up a forum topic known as "the creation of cradle" and there I explained the lore more extensively, hope u like it.

Thu, 03/28/2013 - 07:17

#1106

Thinslayer

Wrapping up

((
@Midnight-Dj: We are trying to wrap up and close down Return to Cradle. You're still free to join, but we might just end up making an epilogue for your character before he has even started.

I strongly recommend joining Finder's Keepers instead, or participating in Criminal Hunters.
))

Thu, 03/28/2013 - 13:08

#1107

Archemiday-Thebard

I'm not dead lim😃. I'm just

I'm not dead lim😃. I'm just waiting for the next of thins RP. I'll have a revised Archy there!

Thu, 03/28/2013 - 13:08

#1108

Archemiday-Thebard

I'm not dead lim😃. I'm just

I'm not dead lim😃. I'm just waiting for the next of thins RP. I'll have a revised Archy there!

Thu, 03/28/2013 - 14:43

#1109

Liminori

Stares at double post*

Double posts*
AHAHAHA- so, anyway. . . Agh, can't think of anything.

Thu, 03/28/2013 - 14:51

#1110

Liminori

DOOUBBBLEEE POOOST!

"Equinox, it seems the fight has just truly began. I will have to leave soon, so I can attempt to keep her alive longer, after all, I dissapear, she dies indefinitely. Could you get somebody on the task of healing Dagoon?" Ecta said as she left him sitting there, by himself.
Ecta flew back up to the sky and reattached her soul, Archemiday also sitting up there, helping play the fight song.
((Background music! It's dangerous, but somebody's gotta do it.))

Thu, 03/28/2013 - 20:26

#1111

Kaijuhunter

Part 1112: Endgame

Ikaros

I smiled at my older brother as he smirked mischieviously at Diablo. He unholstered his two guns and casually pointed them at the Fallen, saying, "You know, under normal circumstances I would never try to kill someone who can take down the Skylark. But, from what I'm seeing, you're bullying my baby sister. Nobody bullies Ikaros." With a laugh, he added, "Except for me." I pouted and whined, "Gee, thanks bro." A jovial holler escaped from his throat and he replied, "What are siblings for?"

"Hey, why don't we just kill this guy and be done with it?" A single voice cried out. My brother went into one of his pretend-deep-thought moments and finally announced, "Yes, let's." Pointing his Argent Peacemaker threateningly at Diablo, he roared, "ATTACK!" and a sea of both Isorans and Morai bore down on the Fallen Valkyrie.

*insert Azure-Orbit's post here*
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I panted like a dog as beads of sweat trickled down my face. My chest struggled to heave enough oxygen into my lungs and my legs felt more wobbly than a baby Lichen Colony. I could only watch uselessly as Diablo and Equinox fought, dealing blow upon blow on each other.

*insert Seatus' Diablo vs Equinox post here*.

Impossible... Somehow, Diablo had defeated all of them. Almost every single Morai and Isoran was either severely wounded or dead. In a corner, i spotted Tomoki nursing an enormous gash in his side. I felt useless. Turning my attention away, i took in the battle in front of me. For a brief time, Equinox dominated Diablo. The Valkyrie was a cunning strategist, and although he was a great swordsman, he wasn't nearly as good as Equinox. Just before he could deal a death blow- oh Vog no. Without Equinox noticing, a spiked barb from Diablo's wing was stretching out behind the Knight. Quicker than lightning, Equinox whirled around and severed the spike, earning a wince from Diablo. But the Fallen Valkyrie recovered and quickly sent his blade through Equinox's arm. The Knight roared in pain and Diablo kicked him away. The Knight went skidding, and although no deadly damage was done, he nursed the wound as if it had just disabled him. Suddenly, my eyes widened in fear. That was the Knight's sword arm that Diablo skewered, meaning...

"You're next, beautiful" the Valkyrie sneered.
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The next few minutes were a blur. All i remembered was all the training I had received over the years, every trick, every parry and feint and block I was taught to execute, but Diablo easily caught up with me. He wasted not a single movement, dodging every strike at the last moment to save energy. I slammed my Divine Avenger against his shield and pushed harder, watching as the holy blade bore a dent into the dark shield. His zanbatō clanged against the Vorpal Sword, sending sparks flying. We both sent a surge of energy towards each other and were simultaneously blown back. I lifted my swords once more, taking in all of the helpless Isorans, Morai, and Valkyries looking at me, hope in their eyes. I turned back to the Valkyrie and charged, determined to end this.

For a final time, Diablo's blade clashed with both the sword Vaelyntine gave me and my Divine Avenger. Dark cloudes gathered overhead, and lightning scorched the ground at random intervals. A sudden blast of evil slammed against my mind, twisting my head around and darkening my thoughts. I bit my tongue in pain and felt it; Diablo's insanity and evil was corrupting me, trying desperately to overpower my mind. I winced and struggled to hold back the evil. In a final desperate tactic, I decided to try and turn Diablo's own trick against him. I turned my thoughts to all my friends back on Isora, my family and all the times we shared, my new friends here on Cradle... And Trivoc. I felt an ounce of purity in my soul, a white drop in the black ocean of Diablo's evil, but it was enough. Letting out a defiant yell, I felt new strength bubble up in my heart and pushed harder. Only one thought resonated through my mind.

KILL HIM!
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I finally forced Diablo to his knees and kicked him to the ground. I caught my breath, and continually slammed my boot into the Valkyrie's face whenever he tried to rise. I scored scar after scar into the Fallen's back, side, and chest. The first time, i hissed, "This is for Tomoki!" Then, "This one's for Kirito!" Eventually, I began to lose count of how many strikes i had dealt. Lifting my sword once more, i brought it down on Diablo's back, screaming, "And this one's for Trivoc!". I backed away a few steps and sighed. Drawing my bow, i readied a coup de grâce arrow and pointed it at the Valkyrie as he struggled to get to his feet. He smiled maniacally at me and hissed, "Please, do it. Kill me. Prove that you're no better than the god of death, no better than a murderer!"

I roared, "Go rot in hell" and slowly released the arrow, watching as it burned into Diablo's chest, sending him back to the primordial ooze he first rose from. For a second, I caught the Fallen's eyes staring at me as his essence degraded. What i saw would haunt me for months to come. As i glanced into those soulless black pupils, i saw it...

He was tortured but still smiling.
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((The end! Epilogue time!))

Thu, 03/28/2013 - 20:50

#1112

Callis-The-Wicked

Seatus' Leave

(Seatus)

I step back as I watch Ikaros end it all. A light shines through the sky as I feel a wave of darkness radiate from the ground under me. My Father appears next to me, in a human form. He looks around twenty, with spiky hair and a goatee. On either side of him I see the Jelly King, who looks around the same age with pink long hair and royal garments, and both Roarmulous Twins, now with dark rusty hair, fairly tan skin, and blacksmithing overalls.

My Father turns to me, "We must leave, son. Darkness is going to ensue. We won't be able to live with such evil." Skolver and Vog suddenly appear in their human forms, Skolver with bright shining wavy hair and Vog with dark brown hair with some facial hair. "The Children are safe." The two say at the same time, glaring at each other for a second before looking to my Father. "Right. Let's go." he says.

He gravs my shoulder and turns me around as I see all four Sanctuaries erupt from the ground and float into the sky. I watch them merge into a bigger, more expansive land to live in, and it shines with a new beauty. Knights and Morai stare up at it in awe even as they drop their guard. I am suddenly gone into the new Sanctuary, just as gates of light appear around it and hide the contents from sight before it disappears.
(Equinox)

I watch the strange creature leave with others into the new Sanctuary as it disappears. I see everyone has everything handled, but I feel a darkness. I am going to have to hide in my alley for awhile as I figure out how to survive the future ahead. I change into my Stranger clothing and walk away, keeping my hat tipped down during the confusion. I pet my Snipes and vanish into the crowd, no one to notice me...

Thu, 03/28/2013 - 22:47

#1113

Thinslayer

The Finder is born

A small, black, forsaken creature tried to sleep, but to no avail. The ground was rocky and harsh, and grated on the raw, charred skin. Something disgusting came up its throat, and it threw it up. Black liquid came out, and the creature found it so disgusting that it induced a further fit of vomiting. A wandering knight saw the creature and tried to kill it, but before he had gotten far, he was tackled to the ground, finding himself face to face with the wretch. That was the last thing he saw before his neck was torn out.

As the monster enjoyed the fresh meat, it espied a dark spirit form approaching. It was oddly familiar, so the creature put aside its meal and cautiously met the spirit.

Somehow, the spirit knew who the creature was. Their eyes met, and there was a mutual understanding.

There was a new contract now.

Sat, 04/06/2013 - 01:30

#1114

Infernus-Dragneel

My version! Updated some part of it .-.

Theo first person perspective

"It's finally over..." I looked around and sheathed my Acheron, "The battle has ended...". Suddenly, my head throbs in pain and I fell to my knees, I clutched my head hoping the pain would end. But it didn't, it became even worse, I tried to scream for help but my voice wouldn't come out at all.

"T-Theo! W-what's happening?" I heard a familiar voice right next to me, it was Cleo's. "I-I'll call for hel-" she tried to speak but I shook my head weakly, "No..." I tried to whisper at her, "I knew... that Diablo have somehow merged a little with Thanatos' soul... and... also mines... Kill me... or else he can be.... resurrected..." I continued, the pain couldn't be described anymore as I almost lost consciousness.

"N-no! I-I will not allow you to die!" Cleo sobbed, she tried checking for any injuries but to no avail. "Kill me... before... AAAAAH!" I screamed, the pain I am feeling is enough to kill someone already, but why am I not dying?

"The world of mortal... I have not stepped foot on it for.... what seems as an eternity..." an eerie female voice echoed, the sky slowly lost it's breeze, the weak and injured ones quickly lost their breath, darkness gathered right in front of us.... "N...no..." I croaked.

"SILENCE CHILD, YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL THAT YOUR BODY HAS BECOME A MEDIUM FOR ME," the voice echoed again, this time only in my mind. "Who are you?" I tried talking to whoever this person is inside my mind, my body is no longer something I could control- someone else is controlling it... and I had a hunch of who might be doing it.

"YOU DON'T HAVE ANY SINGLE IDEA? YOU MORTALS ASHAMED ME... ESPECIALLY YOU THEODORE..." the voice replied to him again in a much more strict tone. "You know my name? Heck, I could smell Thanatos all over this..." I complained in my own thought, my vision had turned pitch black and I couldn't feel anything anymore....

"I AM NYX... THE NIGHT MOTHER WHO SHALL PASS HER HOLY JUDGEMENT.... USING YOU..." the woman spoke again, I was shocked... the... prophecy... "No! What does this have to do with me?! I have nothing else to do with you anymore!" I shot back at her using my angered thought. "SILENCE! I HAVE CHOSEN YOU AND THAT IS MY FINAL CHOICE, YOU SHALL DO WHAT I DO FROM NOW ON!"

Her voice scared me, although I could hear the gentleness in every one of those words which... Now I know why Thanatos always obeyed his mother, he didn't want to die.... "I.... It shall be yours to control from now on... Mother...."

And then, I blacked out.

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The next thing I knew was this... Bright light... I still couldn't see anything after Nyx has taken over my body but somehow I could feel it- I could feel the Core.

"Who dares?!" Nyx growled in anger, I could suddenly feel pain- it is as if someone is shooting at me. "Another Isoran to crush beneath my feet!" Nyx continued, I could vaguely see the outside after the attack before. I could see a knight carrying a pepperbox- it was Chappers. "Run!" I tried to shout at him, but my voice didn't reach to him at all, "You can't defeat her! Just run for it!" I continued. "Silence! You are in no place to speak!" Nyx's voice echoed in my mind, it was a traumatic experience to be yelled at by her.

I knew that Chappers couldn't hear me at all, but I know he could feel something was off with me- I hope that he could understand that his life is in danger.

"G-g-gack!" a gagging sound of pain broke the silence, I could see the poor chap in pain, Nyx had already caught Chappers by the neck. "Scream! Let your pain be an offering for me!" Nyx cackled in joy as he raised the knight even higher, "

((@Infernus-Dragneel: Like I said before, I'll let you decide how the battle goes. Although (like in many movies XD) I plan to have the cavalry come in after, or just before, the baddie is beaten. If that's alright :) ))

(@Azure: Chappers won't die, he'll just be in a severe state of shock, delusion and a world of unceasing pain))

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Cleo first person perspective

"It's finally over..." I took a deep breath and sheathed my axe behind me, I looked in joy, "The battle has ended...". Is this the end? What will happen to us Morais? I thought to myself as I looked at everyone else, "Will we be punished? Or...". Suddenly, something interrupted my thought, I looked at Theo who was down on his knees, he was in pain.

"T-Theo! W-what's happening?" I rushed towards him , he was in a real pain. "I-I'll call for hel-" I tried to speak but Theo shook his head. "No..." I tried to whisper at her, "I knew... that Diablo have somehow merged a little with Thanatos' soul... and... also mines... Kill me... or else he can be.... resurrected..." he spoke to me in a raspy voice, is that true? Will I... no!

"N-no! I-I will not allow you to die!" the tears began to drip to his chest, I quickly check for any injuries he might be suffering from but there was none. "Kill me... before... AAAAAH!" he tried to speak but instead he screamed, I had to act fast, before he really die-

"What is happening to you Theo?!" I shrieked, some shadowy thing is eating him, I don't know what it going on with him but it is as if.... someone is taking over him! And he it seems that he is somewhere that no one else could reach... perhaps his mind? "Theo, come on, wake up!" I shouted at him, shaking his cold body... he isn't... dead is he?

It was then when I realized that Chappers was next to me, with the same fear etched in my face. "Please... You can do healing stuff right?" I ask him, "Please help him! I don't want anyone to die anymore!"

"Death is the only salvation..." I heard a whisper from Theo's mouth, suddenly his eyes opened.. But it wasn't Theo's eyes... It was someone else...

"BEGONE!" Theo roared and pushed me and Chappers away, he stood up and grinned at me. "Clotho, don't cross my way or else you shall end up like Theo..." he spoke in a feminine voice. I turned to Chappers and shook my head, "Chappers.. Please... I don't want to see you hurt... Please... Run..."

I waited for him to run, but there was hesitation described on his face as he tried to stop himself from following my orders. "No... No! Come on! We have to warn everyone about what's happening," Chappers spoke to me as he tried to pull me away from Theo. I let myself go as he pulled me away from Theo, "No... Please, I do not want anyone else to get hurt..." I sobbed and looked back at Theo who had walked away towards the arcade.

"The Core awaits... The Grand Banquet shall start with the Core as the main course!" Theo cackled and walked away. "No... He... He is going to eat the Core?" I gasped as I turned back to Chappers, "I have to go.... I need to stop him from doing whatever he is going to do... It is your choice if you wanted to help me... But it's better if you stay here because I cannot guarantee avoiding combat,"

I paused and waited for an answer, but I didn't have time, I have to go now... Before it was too late. I stood up and walked away towards the arcade but I stopped as soon as I heard his resolution. "I- I'll help. Let's stop him." Chappers answered as he loaded his pepperbox, I couldn't help but smile, because I know that I am not alone anymore. "Thank you..." I whispered and continued walking. I could hear the sounds of clinking bullets being shot on the air, Chappers already knew that this wouldn't be an easy task and it might be the best to warn the others- if we didn't make it.

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The Clockworks... Now tainted by dark purple runes which slowly crawls across the wall, creatures that used to reside here is no longer breathing. "What had he done...?" I whispered to myself, I turned back to see Chappers who was managing better than me, "Why would he destroy this planet?" I continued as tears flowed down my cheeks. I wanted to return back to the rest of the group but I knew that would be wrong- someone must stop Theo before it is too late.

"Tell me Chappers... Umm... Are you comfortable doing this?" I asked him while trying to break the dreadful silence we both had experience for a while, "I mean... If... You're scared... I... I am also scared so... We will be helping each other?"

"In all honesty, I'm scared out of my mind... But we need to keep going. I- I'll fight with you but... I don't know how much use I'll be against a demon..." He replied. Chappers sighed before continuing. "A-and even if things start to look bad, I promise not to leave you behind." He continued. Hearing those words made me smile, I hugged him tightly and whispered gently to his ears, "Gods and Godesses are powerful, but together we can achieve the impossible,"

The Core is near, I could feel something going on there... It was....

"LeT ME devOUr YouR SOul!" Theo cackled as he plunged his blade at the chest of another familiar knight- it was Thanatos. Thanatos tilted the side of his head to see both of us, I could see sadness and anguish in his cold eyes. "You dare to stop me?!" the possessed Theo growled at us, he turned to another knight and pointed at us, "Atropos, dispose of them while I make my way to the Core,"

"Yesss Mother," the girl answered and advanced towards us. "Who are you?!" I asked her while gripping the handle of my axe. "I am Atropossss... Dear Sssssissster..." she answered with a devilish grin, "I sssseee that you are sssstill alive... Let me help you deal with that!" she continued with a cackle. "Chappers! Go and stop Theo! I'll handle her!" I commanded him and swung my axe, "I don't care whoever you are... You have no right to take the lives of anyone!" I shouted at Atropos. Chappers was caught by surprise by my request, he hesitated for a moment. "B-b-but-" he tried to speak but he stopped himself for a moment. I knew that this won't be easy for him but someone has to do the job- and fast.

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Thanatos first person perspective

"Atropos, do you hear me? It seems that Diablo has been eliminated... thus our powers has returned..." I tried contacting her with the powers which had returned to me, but suddenly I felt something inside of me burning. "T-Thanatosss... we musssst make hassste... We are dying becaussse of Diablo..." Atropos answered me through the same method, I tried to force myself not to meet Gwen... but...

"Gwen..." I smiled at her, hoping she would notice me. "I... loved you..." I muttered sheepishly and turned around, I walked deeper into the darkness until I met Atropos again.

"I knew what you did, I thought you were about to create a contract with her..." she crossed her arm while waiting for my answer. "I... don't want to involve her to anything I do anymore..." I sighed and closed my eyes. "I loved her, but I don't want her to bear the sins of a thousand..."

"Letsss do thissss then," Atropos spoke up, she took my hand and runes glowed under our feet. "Alright, I shall begin," I continued after her. After that, we began the ritual.

"Dear mortals remember than none of you are immortal."
"Every one of you shall turn to dust as your soul shall be devoured by lust."
"Alas, you no longer need to fight for there is no longer a light."
"Today and tomorrow you can only feel sorrow."
"Haven shall struggle as Cradle will crumble."
"In the end you all shall be condemned."
"Souls shall be devoured and there will be no more power."
"Souls shall be devoured and there will be no more power."
"Sinfull ones shall be sacrificed until mother is satisfied."
"All those who survived shall be deprived."
"Listen to her words about your lords."
"Valkyries shall surrender to mother's temper."
"Angels shall fall from their hall."
"Tainted heroes shall kill with their fierros."
"Isolate your emotions and focus on your devotion."
"Only now is the time for you to repay your crime."
"Nyx await to end your fate."

We both paused and opened our eyes. "COME FORTH NIGHT MOTHER, EMBRACE THIS LAND IN DARKNESS AND DEVOUR IT'S HEART!"

The ground shook, the darkness disappeared, the Arbiter of Death has taken one soul as a sacrifice to summon the Night mother... that soul is....

"It seems that Mother has taken over a body she chose..." I smiled as my heart was satisfied, "I bet that they will make their way to the Core... Shall you care to come Atropos?" I continued at Atropos while making a polite gesture. "That would be the besssst!" she hissed happily and took me by the hand.

And now, we entered the darkness once more- hopefully leading us to Mother.

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"The Core... How original..." I grunted as the bright light burned my vision, "I hated this place... I hated this place..." I continued as I tried to forget the dark memories which slowly returns to my mind. "I wonder how Mother will consssssume the Core..." Atropos smiled at me, I knew that she is trying to cheer me up but...

"The Core..." a whisper caught my attention, I turned around to see a knight standing on the edge of the floor gazing the infinite power, he looks very familiar... Wait... "Theo? What are you doing here?" I spoke to that knight in anger as I pulled my blade, he is supposed to be dead and I will make sure that will hap-

"Behave yourself Thanatos!" Theo barked at me, the intonation and the choice of words... It sends a chill of fear to my heart, "M-mother? I-is that you?" I blurted out, ready to bow down at the Night Mother. "Indeed... I have taken this body as my medium... Perhaps you could assist me?" Theo/Mother whispered to me as he/she stroked my cheeks gently like a mother calming down her child, "Y-yes, what can I do to h-help you Mother?" I asked him/her.

"LeT ME devOUr YouR SOul!"

That was when I felt his/her blade piercing my heart- the colours of this world slowly vanish before my very eye and everything felt like it was in slow motion, I tiltled my head a bit to the side to see two more presence. It was Clotho and... Chappers...

....

Is this the end for me?

Thu, 03/28/2013 - 23:15

#1115

Thinslayer

Reviving Dagoon!

((It's not too late, I hope? :D))

As I stroll along while puffing my Regal Pipe, I spy a great fallen warrior. I tip up my Gold Chap for a better look. Why, I do believe that's Dagoon over there! What's she doing dead?

Hmm. Time to set things straight. I shift my pipe to the corner of my mouth, roll up my sleeves, and first fix up the body. My, it's a mess! But it's nothing I can't fix. A little light here... some crushed valestone there...aha! That should do it.

Now for the life force, otherwise known as a "spirit." I snap my fingers, and her spirit returns to the body. She's clearly confused about her sudden relocation, but that's okay; she'll understand it in a moment. One more step is needed: I apply a strong shock vial.

That outta do it. I salute as Dagoon sits up and examines herself.

"Good day, madam."

Thu, 04/04/2013 - 19:56

#1116

Azure-Orbit

The end... or is it?

((I'll pretend that Infernus' event happens after the ceremony. That the darkness comes after the light heals them.))

The Horde

"ATTACK!" Tomoki shouted from afar. Not everyone had heard the command, so the soldiers just glanced at each other, wondering if they should follow it. Feron took initiative and charged forward with a deep battle-cry, Leviathan Blade raised high in the air.

Kyrto and his personal guard followed suit, and soon enough a wave of Knights and Warriors were bearing down on Diablo.

Gunshots and bombs flew from the crowd and landed in Diablo's immediate area. The very ground around him erupted in brilliant explosions. Once the first wave had gotten close, the swords were drawn, and the clash of metal began resonating across the battlefield.

---

Diablo fought monstrously. He looked as if he was a swirling mass of sharp blades, despite having only one sword. Isorans and Morai took him on in large groups, but they barely scratched the foe. For every Knight that landed a lucky hit on him, Diablo took down 10 of the fighters.

A Morai squad attacked Diablo in a straight line. The Fallen Valkyrie assumed a stance, and speared them with all the spikes from his wings. Just as he retracted his wings however, he felt a several spikes hit and shatter near him. He looked up and saw Daxen in his gunslinger get-up, firing a Hail Mary storm of spikes from his dual Blitz Needles. As the shooter reloaded for another attack, Diablo kept the gunner at the corner of his vision while he fought off unrelenting attacks from another squad of Knights, led by Izola, in her Ironmight Plate armor.

Once Daxen let loose another round of shots, Diablo twirled his blade and reflected the spikes, sending the projectiles at Izola, her Guardians, and Daxen. All of them fell to the ground, writhing in pain.

Tomoki Alpha flew above on, blasting him with a rain of gunfire from his Argent Peacemaker, and explosions from his Magma Driver. Diablo leaped up high and slashed at the Valkyrie, creating a large wound at his side, and knocking him out of the air. They both fell down, but Diablo landed on his feet, as opposed to Tomoki, who fell down flat.

Once the two Valkyries had touched the ground, Feron and Kyrto stepped in. Feron, accompanied by his Honor Knights. And Kyrto, accompanied by what was left of the Morai Triumvirate. Kyrto's men were the first to engage. One of them hacked away at Diablo, only to be pierced, and have his body pushed into his comrades. The distracted fighters then suffered the same fate. The Honor Knights in their Blue and Gold armor proceeded to attack Diablo. The first attacker was sliced at the neck, the following ones lost much more than shreds of skins.

Feron and Kyrto moved in and began tag-teaming Diablo. Whenever Feron attacked, and got blocked by Diablo, Kyrto would make a move and strike, which Diablo would also avoid, only to be greeted by another attack from the Isoran Lieutenant. Diablo calculated their attacks, and soon found openings in between his enemies' assault. It didn't take long for him to exploit them, and start landing hits in the exposed parts of heir armor.

The fight was tiring out Diabo, but he was nowhere close to being defeated. After Feron and Kyrto fell, the rest of the men lost morale. Some had fled the fight entirely, while others fought valiantly to avenge their fallen brethren. Unfortunately, even with their large numbers, they found themselves severely outmatched.

---

Feron

The Lieutenant pierced his Leviathan Blade to the ground, and attempted to stand up. He felt an excruciating pain in his legs, shouted in agony, and fell back down. [No good... Too weak...]

He looked up and saw a single Valkyrie squaring off against Diablo. Feron squinted his eyes and tried to get a better look through the blur caused by his own fatigue. [Pink hair... Is that... Ikaros Alpha?! She's still alive? And wearing, next to no armor... Oh great... now I'm never gonna go up a rank, if a girl from my batch is doing this much better, almost without armor, no less...] He thought to himself. He did hope however that she would win, as she seemed to be the only one left who could fight that unholy creature.

Without warning, a bolt of lightning landed near the Lieutenant, sending sparks flying around. "Gah!" Feron exclaimed as he rolled to the opposite direction. He looked up and saw storm clouds forming in the sky, darkening the landscape. [Weird... that's never happened on Cradle before...] He thought. Then again, so many strange and scary things had happened lately, that Feron decided to push the thought away, and continue praying that Diablo would meet his end.

---

The Lieutenant watched with great surprise as Ikaros pushed Diablo to his knees. Then, down to the ground where she pummeled him with stomps. Stab him in the back with one of her two swords, and then finish him off with a Coup De Grace arrow from her bow. [Yep... Goodbye promotion...] Feron thought in awe.

After Diablo disintegrated, everything was silent, as none of the surviving Isorans and Morai could realize that their once unstoppable enemy, had finally fallen. Before they were given time to react however, four white landscapes suddenly erupted from the ground, merged together into a great, white landscape, and remained in the sky. Everyone stared at it in mixed surprise and awe. The new land appeared to shine a powerful light at Cradle, healing the wounded.

Feron felt the pain leave his body, and managed to stand up with some support from his blade. He approached Ikaros, who still seemed shocked from her fight with Diablo, but aware enough to notice him. Feron pointed his blade at the sky, and then stabbed the ground with it, before falling into a kneeling position before the female Valkyrie as a sign of admiration and respect. Kyrto saw the Lieutenant, approached Ikaros, and did the same. The surviving Knights and Warriors followed the example of their leaders, and knelt before the Uranus Queen underneath the shining light of the Sky Sanctuary.

---

Trivoc

All Trivoc could see was darkness. And all he could feel was an un-ending pain caused by the dark energies flowing through him. He had no memory of who he was, or how he ended up there. [Pain... pain... pain... Make it stop... make it stop... Who am I... Must not forget... Must remember...] He tried to think through the feeling of a hundred knives being continuously stabbed into his limbs, and the burning feeling in his face and chest. His thought process was severely crippled by his suffering.

[Trivoc... Who is Trivoc?... An Isoran... Isoran? Knight... A Knight... My name is Trivoc... I am a Knight... Pain... Pain... No! Must focus... Must remember everything else...] The pain was increasing. The knives felt as if they were on fire, and burning feeling began to mix with a painful, freezing sensation.

[Friends... What is a friend?... Chappers... Arkus... Gwen... They are friends... Friends help each other... Where are they?... Did they leave me?... Leave me to suffer in this pain?... Pain... Pain... Focus!... No, they didn't leave me... Who are my other friends?... Archemiday... Thrynn... Seatus... Alpha Squad... Alpha?... Ikaros Alpha!... They need my help... She needs my help... How do I escape?... How did I get here?... Got hurt... By who?... Demonic Valkyrie... He is Evil... Evil... Diablo... He is Diablo... Diablo hurt me... Pain... Pain... Pain makes people faint... Faint... I'm asleep... Must awaken... Must awaken... Must help... Must help them...]

Trivoc struggled to awaken himself, but the alarming rate at which the pain coursed through his body was making it difficult to focus his mental power.

Thankfully, a small white light began shining in the immense darkness. [Light... good... good... Focus on light...] He focused himself on the small, flickering light, hoping that it would help clear the darkness. It did. The darkness was replaced by a blinding light. Trivoc would've shut his eyes, if they weren't already closed. The painful sensations began to go away, and they were replaced by feelings of relief and contentment. The same way one would feel after they emerged from a serious situation.

The light re-awakened Trivoc's senses, and he could move his limbs once again. After control had been restored to his body, he found that he could open his eyes.

---

He slowly opened his eyelids and saw a familiar Knight in Cobalt Armor standing over him. "Chappers..." He muttered. "Oh, thank goodness you're finally awake! I was worried that Diablo would get us before I could get you back into prime condition." Chappers said merrily. "Diablo!" Trivoc exclaimed as he tried to push himself up. He only managed to put himself in a sitting position, with how tired he still was.

Chappers put his hand on Trivoc and gently tried to stop him from trying to stand up. "Relax, relax. There's no more need to worry about Diablo. He's deceased. Ikaros made sure of that." He told him. Trivoc tried to process what he had just been told. "Ikaros?" He replied.

Trivoc turned to where a large crowd was gathered, kneeling before a solitary figure with pink hair. Trivoc tried once more to stand up, and this time, succeeded. He was a little shaky when he stood up, forcing Chappers to support him. Once Trivoc felt used to his legs again, he spoke to Chappers. "Thanks, but I'm fine now... I can walk by myself." He said. Chappers examined him, hesitated, and then nodded as he released his grip, still watching Trivoc in case he fell down again.

He walked shakily through the kneeling crowd, slowly regaining energy as he walked (due to the light from the Sky Sanctuary). Eventually, he could walk normally. He walked past members of the Spiral Order as he approached Ikaros. Once he was the one closest to her (and the only one standing up) he drew his Elemental Blade.

Trivoc looked, and smiled at her for a moment, before he stabbed the ground with the sword, and knelt down as well. The crowd awaited Ikaros to give the command for them to rise once again, as was tradition.

((I'll let Kaiju write the first part of the epilogue for Trivoc, Ikaros, and Tomoki. I'll just do the epilogue for the Spiral Order, and Morai. Unless of course you want that pleasure for yourself, Thin :) ))

---

Chappers

The young Cobalt Knight looked at the large gathering. [I've never seen ceremonies this big before...] He thought. Even Arkus and Alpha Squad was kneeling. [I guess I should join them...] He thought as he moved to join the crowd. he was stopped short however by a familiar voice.

"N-no! I-I will not allow you to die!" It said. Chappers turned and saw Cleo, trying to shake a fallen Theo. He ran to the two of them. "Wait! Maybe I can help him." He said, preparing his healing hands. "Kill me... before... AAAAAH!" Theo exclaimed as he fell to the ground. Before Chappers could start working, an eerie female voice came from Theo's mouth, echoing around their area.

"The world of mortal... I have not stepped foot on it for.... what seems as an eternity..." It said, as a darkness began to envelop Theo. Chappers tried to use his powers, but his hands stung the moment he tried. [What's happening to him?] He thought, starting to become quite scared.

"Please... You can do healing stuff right?" I ask him, "Please help him! I don't want anyone to die anymore!" Cleo begged him. Chappers' hands shook uncontrollably in anxiety. "I- I- I don't know! I'm trying but it doesn't appear to be working!" He exclaimed.

"BEGONE!" Theo shouted, as he pushed both Chappers and Cleo away with some sort of telekenetic force. While all of this happened, the partying Knights were oblivious. "Clotho, don't cross my way or else you shall end up like Theo..." Theo said in a demonically, feminine voice. Cleo turned to Chappers. "Chappers.. Please... I don't want to see you hurt... Please... Run..." She said.

The Cobalt Knight wasn't sure what to do. Someone had just possessed Theo, and seemed ready to go on a rampage. He prepared to make a break for it, as Cleo instructed, but he stopped himself. [My whole life, I've spent it trying to run away; fleeing from anything that endangered me, even at the cost of others... I'm... I'm not leaving anyone behind me again] "No... No! Come on! We have to warn everyone about what's happening" He said, attempting to pull Cleo away from the possessed Theo. Cleo didn't struggle, and the two of them managed to put some distance in between them, and Theo.

"The Core awaits... The Grand Banquet shall start with the Core as the main course!" Theo exclaimed menacingly as he started walking off. "No... He... He is going to eat the Core?" Cleo thought loudly. The Morai turned to Chappers and spoke. "I have to go.... I need to stop him from doing whatever he is going to do... It is your choice if you wanted to help me... But it's better if you stay here because I cannot guarantee avoiding combat." She said.

Chappers was conflicted. He didn't want to cross into the line of fire again, but if he ran, he'd be abandoning Cleo. The girl seemed to think of him as a close friend; the guilt he would feel for leaving her behind would haunt him forever, Chappers was sure of that. He sighed and loaded his Pepperbox. "I- I'll help. Let's stop him." He said.

He aimed his gun at the air, and fired several shots, hoping to catch the attention of any nearby Knights. If they couldn't stop Theo, they had to make sure others knew what was going to happen.

Some Knights had taken notice of the gunfire, and went to investigate. By the time that they reached the area where it originated from however, Chappers and Cleo were already descending into The Clockworks.

---

[This place doesn't look like the Clockworks I know...] Chappers thought. The walls were covered in eerie, purple runes that seemed to creep along surfaces. Bodies of creatures that once called the depths their home, littered the area. "Why would he destroy this planet?" Cleo asked herself as tears began falling from her eyes. Chappers thought that he ought to say something, but he wasn't sure how to comfort her, given the fact that he was pretty shaken by the sights as well.

Eventually, Cleo broke the haunting silence. "Tell me Chappers... Umm... Are you comfortable doing this? mean... If... You're scared... I... I am also scared so... We will be helping each other?" She said.

It didn't comfort him to make a promise to keep himself in harm's way, but Cleo might lose her morale if she thought that she was dealing with the problem by herself. The Core was near now.

Chappers was taken aback when Cleo hugged him. Although, it did make him feel better. [A hug really does make everything better] He thought. "Gods and Godesses are powerful, but together we can achieve the impossible." Cleo whispered. Chappers was encouraged by her confidence in him, but he was still unsure as to how they were supposed to stop the possessed Theo. [Maybe the answer will present itself. After all, that's what's been happening every time I've been in a pinch] He thought.

As they neared the Core, they once again heard the demonic voice. "LeT ME devOUr YouR SOul!" It said. When they got closer to the source, they saw Theo, stabbing an Isoranoid being, while the female Morai who had strangled Cleo from before, watched. Chappers turned to Cleo and saw from her face that she seemed to recognize the one Theo had killed. The possessed Isoran suddenly darted his head in their direction, casting a menacing look. "You dare to stop me?!" He said in his distorted, feminine voice.

"Atropos, dispose of them while I make my way to the Core." He continued, ordering the female Morai. "Yesss Mother." She replied. "Who are you?!" Cleo demanded. Chappers pointed his Pepperbox at the foe, finger on the trigger. "I am Atropossss... Dear Sssssissster... I sssseee that you are sssstill alive... Let me help you deal with that!" The Morai said in her snake-like voice as she released a shrilly laugh.

"Chappers! Go and stop Theo! I'll handle her!" Cleo commanded as she drew her battle-axe. Chappers was caught by surprise. [No one told me I'd be fighting him alone!] He thought frantically. "b-b-but-" He stammered. He stopped himself short, however. He knew that there was no point in arguing the matter. He sighed and dashed forward, hoping to catch up with Theo.

---

The Knight in Cobalt armor had reached The Core, and standing on the edge of of the platform was Theo. He seemed to be busy doing something, since he still hadn't noticed him yet. [Whatever it is, it must have something to do with absorbing The Core] He thought. Chappers hesitated, took aim, shut his eyes, and pulled the trigger. He felt the recoil of the gun as the shots came flying out. He knew that this would probably end up getting him killed, but he decided that he'd rather die trying than run away.

Fri, 03/29/2013 - 06:39

#1117

Infernus-Dragneel

Apples!

((Aha, the sad part will only be for my chars... It won't end tragically... This is just a short story expansion for my chars only... And perhaps others. But wasn't it your job to make the true ending? It wasn't mines, it was your job to do that!

Besides, I'm doing this because Theo and Thanatos really, really needs to die for real... Too much God Modding for them both...

I will be continuing the part in the before post, by editing it!))

Fri, 03/29/2013 - 10:34

#1118

Kaijuhunter

Double post...

Herp

Fri, 03/29/2013 - 07:19

#1119

Kaijuhunter

Whew, the fight is over

Ikaros

I bent over panting, holding my knees to balance myself. Suddenly, I noticed the figures of 8 Valkyries approaching me. One of them put a hand on my shoulder smiling, then announced to the crowd, "All hail Uranus Queen Ikaros!" and bowed respectfully. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Trivoc kneeling right in front of me and caught his attention. He grinned at me, a gesture which i returned with a generous flying kiss. Everyone kept on kneeling, making me feel embarassed, when i suddenly remembered. [You idiot!] I thought, recalling the ceremonies I had attended. I was supposed to give the order for them to rise. I shook my head. I wasn't going to act all high and mighty- no, sir. I knelt down as well, much to everyone's surprise, and announced, "You know, you don't have to keep kneeling there like morons. I'm not your superior." A small ripple of laughter went through the crowd as everyone rose, going back to their normal business of tending wounds, flirting, joking with friends, or in the Isoran/Morai case, making NEW friends. I smiled. [There's hope for us after all]
-----

I ran over to Trivoc and tackled him in a bear hug. He responded by dramatically dropping to his knees and kissing my hand. I smiled at him and let him wrap his arms around me. I savored his rich, somewhat woody scent, his soft touch... [Idiot!] i thought, breaking away from my thoughts. I quickly whispered to Trivoc, "I need you to do something." Oh, how could I forget to do this? Tomoki would kill me if he didn't think Trivoc was a good person. Trivoc looked at me questioningly, and i answered, "There's someone i need you to meet."
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Tomoki frowned at Trivoc and I as we walked over to him. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Who's this?" I suddenly became very interested in my boots, but Trivoc came up like a man and held his hand out, "I'm Trivoc, Ikaros' boyfriend. Nice to meet you." Tomoki glanced at me disapprovingly, saying, "Ikaros, remember when Dad said you could only date at 30?" I pouted and whined, "I'm already 26, shouldn't that be close enough?!" A laugh escaped from Tomoki's lips and he turned to Trivoc, his expression sour once more. "I need to talk with you."

I only caught snippets of the conversation as my brother directed Tomoki to a piece of the Skylark's shrapnel and sat on it. All I heard was, "Better... Have... Good... Intentions... You hurt her... I'll come for you..." and a couple other things. That alone was enough to embarass me beyond words. I sighed. Tomoki and Trivoc returned to me, and my brother nodded. "Seems like a nice fellow." He smiled and tossed a can of Mountain Jelly [Diet?! How dare he! He knows I only love the original kind!] at me. He ruffled my hair and cooed, "Baby' sister's all grown up!" I frowned, but Tomoki didn't notice. "Peace out, lovebirds," he grinned, moving into the crowd to join in on the fun.
------

"I hope my brother didn't scare you..." I finally whispered. Trivoc laughed. "There's worse things than him. The thought of losing you is what scares me the most." I blushed a fiery red and muttered, "Is that true...?"
The strikingly handsome, annoyingly perfect boyfriend of mine replied, "Yes, Ikaros. You're the most important thing in the world to me." A smile began to form on my face and I whispered, 'Do you really feel that way about me?" Trivoc wrapped his arms around me and responded to my question with only three words; but those three words were enough to turn my legs to jelly and push all other thoughts from my scatterbrained mind. I savored the feeling of those words... "I love you."
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I brushed my lips against Trivoc's, savoring the moment. Finally, I worked up the nerve to say, "Kiss me, you fool." Trivoc smiled at me, and whispered softly into my ear, "Yes, my Queen." Our lips met, and I suddenly noticed the sky brighten. The black typhoon clouds dissipated, allowing the radiant light of the sun to descend onto Cradle. I saw fledgling Snipes learning to fly, baby Wolvers and their mothers emerging from hiding. The scorched grass began to regain their color and the trees sprouted new, healthy branches. In the midst of all this beauty, I was with Trivoc.

Life couldn't get any better than this.

Fri, 03/29/2013 - 09:42

#1120

Gzilla

wrapping things up for Axis.

Axis sighed and got up, the fight was finally over. No thanks to him. At least Chappers had found him, feeling had finally returned to his legs. He looked up but before he could even enjoy the new sunshine that had appeared his master said one thing, "You're free." and like that a shadowy cloud dissipated from his body, and like that the enforcer was back to normal. He walked over to the gathering of knights and morai. He saw everyone mingling and having fun. everyone was safe, "Everything's back to normal" he thought to himself. He walked over to his friends, he was glad he could call them that after all they'd been through. "So how ARE we going to get off this Vog forsaken rock now?" he said, but after all of this he didn't know if anyone might want to leave, Haven needed rebuilding, the skylark was destroyed and totaled, not to mention missing over 100,000 CE used to power it. He smiled, they'd have to make things work if they wanted to all get along, but from the looks of the party it wouldn't be a problem.

Fri, 03/29/2013 - 18:21

#1121

Liminori

Aftermath (Yay, firstperson!)

Dagoon slowly rose up. She could feel the tingling in her body, most likely the shock vial, but could it be something else? Possibly the life-force returning to her? Bah, who ca- "Gooday madam" Dagoon snapped back to reality, looking at her surroundings. "a- I see. . It's over now. . .
I do have two questions though- no, three. First, where did all these people come from, second, who took my armor? Third, - Dagoon looked around once more - Where's Gwen?"
"Oh, right, you aren't from here are you? This is the many, many knights from both Isora and (Morai homeworld).
I think I saw Equinox fighting Diablo in your armor, As for Gwen. . ." Valentine trailed off "I'm not sure. . ." Dagoon thought for a bit. "Maybe Thrynn wou- oh. right. . . " she said after seeing the bits and pieces of Thrynn, then the whole battlefield of dead people. "We've got a lot to do." Dagoon looked down upon the ground, and picked up a dead soldier's staff. "I hope you won't mind me using this as a walking stick. . . " She said as she hobbled over towards the party.

Fri, 03/29/2013 - 14:57

#1122

Azure-Orbit

The end!

((@Infernus-Dragneel: Oh ok. So, does that mean I'm interrupting things with Chappers' intervention? If so, I'll edit it out.))

The Army

The Lieutenant kept his eyes locked on the ground, like everyone else, until he heard Ikaros speak. "You know, you don't have to keep kneeling there like morons. I'm not your superior." She said. A Guardian Knight in Spiral Warden armor let out a hearty laugh, this was followed by several more from the crowd as everyone stood up. After a few moments of awkward silence, the celebration began.

Cheers erupted from every direction. Friends and enemies alike greeted each other, shaking hands, or letting out cries of victory. Kyrto approached several Knights (much to their surprise) and bowed respectfully to them. Those who had fled the fight returned, clearly embarrassed, but were welcomed by their allies all the same.

Feron was celebrating with the rest of the officers of the Spiral Order, such as Jorin, Echo, and Archilus. Daxen and Izola had managed to pull out the spikes, during which Izola slapped Daxen hard across the face for what happened during the battle. But the two of them laughed it off. In the euphoria of it all, Feron hadn't realized that he had grabbed Agent Kora and embraced her, much to the Intel Agent's surprise.

The Lieutenant didn't care however, let out a "Woohoo!", and then joined other Knights in their celebration, while Kora just stood there and blushed furiously. After she had managed ti gather herself, she shouted after Feron. "That's going on your record lieutenant!" She said, teasing him. Kora felt someone slap her back and speak in a tough, feminine voice. "You need to learn to loosen up, Agent." It said. Kora turned around to see Desna, leader of the Recon Rangers. Kora had turned into a deeper red, after realizing that Desna had seen it.

The Recon Ranger however, continued. "We just cheated death again, Agent Kora. Can't you lighten up and celebrate a bit? This isn't a formal ceremony. There's no need to stand at attention every 5 seonds." She said. As embarrassed as Kora was for being given a sermon by Desna, she was right. Kora was too uptight about things

The Intel Agent straightened her glasses. "You're right..." She admitted. Then, she smiled and went after Feron. Desna chuckled to herself. "She'll never change..." She muttered. She saw her own Recon Rangers cheering with Morai Assassins, along with someone the Morai called "Axis". "I can't believe you started partying without me! I thought you men were more disciplined than this!" She said in mock anger. The Recons and Assassins both laughed, and continued with what they were doing.

"So how ARE we going to get off this Vog forsaken rock now?" Axis said. "Scrap, Energy, and a metric ton of Jelly Glue." One of the Recons responded jokingly, which drew laughs from the group.

Escaping wasn't a priority as of now; everyone was celebrating. For they had lived through the impossible.

---

Trivoc

After Ikaros had told them to rise, Trivoc got up and was immediately approached by Isorans and Morai alike. Some of which, he was acquainted with, while others, he didn't even know. The greeted and congratulated each other on surviving the fight. Some of them argued about who had softened up Diablo the most.

"I shot him 6 times with my Biohazard!" One of the Morai boasted. "Oh yeah? Well I cut him up with my Wild Hunting Fang while he was distracted!" An Isoran said. Trivoc joined in. "Please... I was here before any of you arrived." He said in mock arrogance. Some of them believed him, while others doubted him. Either way, they were all elated from the victory.

Trivoc felt someone envelop him in a hug, and saw Ikaros embracing him. After she released him, he decided to mess around, and dropped to his knees while kissing Ikaros' hand. He then stood back up, and hugged her in return. The Isorans and Morai nearby were surprised to see him doing this with the very warrior that had saved them all. He faintly heard one of them mutter "Lucky son of a gun...", but Trivoc didn't care.

"I need you to do something." Ikaros whispered as she broke away from the embrace. Trivoc looked at her in askance. "There's someone I need you to meet." She continued. Trivoc nodded and wondered who she could be talking about. [Wait... Didn't she say she had a brother? Uh oh...]

---

Just as he suspected, the two of them approached a male Valkyrie, who bore great resemblance to Ikaros. "Who's this?" He asked in suspicion. Ikaros went quiet and stared at the ground. [Well, she's not pulling you out of this... Time to take it like a man] Trivoc thought. He held out his hand and spoke. "I'm Trivoc, Ikaros' boyfriend. Nice to meet you." He said. He figured that if her brother heard it directly, then the situation couldn't get any worse, than if he beat around the bush.

"Ikaros, remember when Dad said you could only date at 30?" Tomoki said to his sister. "I'm already 26, shouldn't that be close enough?!" Ikaros replied, sounding like a whining child. Tomoki laughed at his sister's response, but then turned back to Trivoc with a sour look. "I need to talk with you." He said. Trivoc nodded and followed him to a discarded piece of The Skylark. They sat down, and Tomoki just sized him up.

"Boyfriend huh?... How long has this been going on? And how did you meet my sister in the first place?" He asked. "Not... That long actually. We met under coincidental circumstances. She saved my life from some Morai Warriors while in the Clockworks. And later on, I saved her life from The Swarm. we became "official" not too long ago. When we were preparing to fight Diablo." Trivoc replied, trying to sound firm and sincere. "Try" was the keyword.

"Uh huh... So what do you think of my sister?" Tomoki asked. [Man, this guy makes me feel like I'm a spy being interrogated...] Trivoc thought. As long as he answered truthfully however, he had nothing to worry about. At least that's what he thought. He opened his mouth to answer the question. "Your sister is amazing. I've never seen anyone fight the way she fights. Not to mention how cute she acts, and how stunningly beautiful she is... I've never met anyone that could compare to her..." He said. "You're darn right about that! Especially the way she acts... Heh, I don't know whether to get annoyed or laugh sometimes..." Tomoki replied.

The Valkyrie became serious again, however. "Listen here... You better take good care of my sister. If I find out that you don't have any good intentions for her, or if you try to hurt her, then I'll come for you. I will hunt you down and mutilate your body so badly, that your corpse will be unrecognizable. Do we have an understanding?" He said. Trivoc slowly nodded. "You wont have to worry about doing any of that. I promise." He said. Tomoki nodded, and walked back to Ikaros, Trivoc followed.

"Seems like a nice fellow." He said, tossing a can of Mountain Jelly to Ikaros. "Peace out, lovebirds." He said, disappearing into the crowd.

Ikaros looked at Trivoc, clearly embarrassed by her brother. "I hope my brother didn't scare you..." She said softly. "There's worse things than him. The thought of losing you is what scares me the most." Trivoc told her, trying to change the subject to save her the humiliation. "Is that true...?" Ikaros replied in a whisper as she blushed. Trivoc moved closer and spoke. "Yes, Ikaros. You're the most important thing in the world to me." He said, taking hold of her hands.

"Do you really feel that way about me?" She said, almost shaking with excitement. Trivoc held her in a tight embrace. He could faintly smell the aroma of the strange, Sanctuary air that had lulled him to sleep once before. It was fulfilling, and relaxing. [Just say it already... Who cares if there's people watching? As if that's something new... Do it!] his mind urged. He whispered gently in Ikaros' ear. "I love you."

Ikaros brushed her lips against Trivoc's. "Kiss me, you fool." She said quietly. Trivoc smiled. "Yes, my Queen." he replied, and complied, pressing his face against Ikaros'. As far as Trivoc was concerned, he was no longer part of the world. The ground could fall apart and eat them up right then and there and he still wouldn't notice. All that mattered was that Ikaros was there in his arms.

[Finally...] Trivoc thought. [Finally... I feel as if I belong...] He thought, savoring the sensation. Ever since the last of his old friends died, he always felt out of place. For too long had he felt detached from people, and society. For too long had he felt like a ghost among the Isorans. No longer...

Now he knew, that he was out of place no more. He knew that where he belonged was right here, by her side.

---

Arkus

The Guardian stood from the top of piece of wreckage from The Skylark, observing the festivities taking place below. He smiled at all the happy Isorans and Morai, joyful with the thought that there could actually be peace between the rival races.

He jumped down and saw a Geo-Knight holding scraps of red metal in his hands. "What's wrong?" Arkus asked. "These are the parts of my favorite Battle-Sprite. I helped develop him, but they took him away to turn him into a weapon... I've never seen him until now. I recognize him from the white stripe here..." The Geo-Knight said sadly. [oh right... Thrynn...] Arkus thought. "Can't you rebuild him?" He asked. "I... He can be repaired, but... I doubt that we can restore his personality..." The Geo-Knight replied. "I see..." Arkus said.

He went up to the Knight an patted him on the back. "Friends are lost all the time, especially in times of conflict. It doesn't matter if they die or not. What matters is what they did when they were still alive. Thrynn traveled with me and my team through the entire war, and I can tell you that Thrynn was one of the best Battle-Sprites I've ever met. He went above and beyond the call of duty. And while his name wont go in history books, his name will stay with us." Arkus said gently.

The Geo-Knight gathered the pieces of metal and stuffed it in his pack. "Can you... tell me what Thrynn did?" The Knight asked. "Come with me..." Arkus replied, as the two walked off.

---

Alpha Squad

The Knights had joined in the fun just as quickly as everyone else did. At first, they weren't minded by the Isorans and Morai, and were greeted like everyone else. Once someone asked who they were however, that was when their anonymity ended. "It's Alpha Squad!" Isorans would exclaim, drawing even more attention to them.

Knights would go to Euclid, and ask him about his adventures and war stories. Guardians went to Grantz, and tried to beat him in arm wrestling. Needless to say, they all lost. Rulen spoke with Geo-Knights and engineers, telling them about their first experiences with the Clockowrkian machinery, while sneaking in a few snarky comments about how Isoran engineers built the way they did. Meanwhile, Parma was practicing her stealth techniques by hiding from boys who were trying to hit on her.

Rulen went up to Euclid and spoke. "Sir, I never knew we'd get this famous for being the first to go down that rusty lift." Rulen said. "Well, we have been missing for quite some time. I'd remember someone if they suddenly disappeared on duty." Euclid replied. "I guess... We should get lost down there more often!" Rulen said jokingly.

After the Isorans asked several questions, Alpha Squad asked some of their own. Euclid asked what had happened while they were away, to which a Knight in Sinister Skelly Armor answered. "We were sent to find out what happened to you, and at the same time try to unlock the Core and restore power to The Skylark. Eventually, the Lady of The Core granted us the power, and that was how we managed to return to Isora. We simply left a small army of Knights behind to defend the power held by The Core in case anyone had ill intentions for it." The Knight explained. "Interesting... We certainly have a lot of catching up to do..." Euclid said, thinking out loud.

His thoughts were interrupted when more new Isorans came up to him to ask more questions. [This however, will take some getting used to...] Euclid thought, wondering what it was like to live as a famous name.

---To be edited with the ___ years later part---

Fri, 03/29/2013 - 15:05

#1123

Liminori

Spiral Knights

I'm going to be on SK from U.S. time 5:00-7:00.

Come on, let's celebrate or something, because now, the forum is nearly over.

Fri, 03/29/2013 - 18:37

#1124

Liminori

A party is in order soon.

Spiral Knights
We need to plan this a bit more before it happens. Although, it has to be on either Saturday/Sunday, because some of us have school/ Work.

Gah, this is weird, I'm posting on the forums, through SK, in steam.

Fri, 03/29/2013 - 18:18

#1125

Thinslayer

10:00pm, GMT-7

I get home from work at 9:00pm MST, and can only get settled down by about 10-10:30 pm. I doubt I'll be able to make it.

Fri, 03/29/2013 - 19:36

#1126

Kaijuhunter

Hmm.

Not sure if i can make it either. On the weekends, I play at different intervals, usually in the time span of 10:00 AM- 10:00 PM. Depends, 'cause sometimes I have to go places...

Fri, 03/29/2013 - 19:41

#1127

Callis-The-Wicked

And me....

I type stories on a Wii U....and my mom is like a nazi with her laptop (I can't let you use this ,*insert real name here*, my boss SAID you'd give it viruses)

Thus my mother trusts her boss more than she trusts her son. Smart girl.

Fri, 03/29/2013 - 20:00

#1128

Azure-Orbit

Well...

Even though it's already Summer Vacation for me, I have some place to be this coming Sunday. I'll also be out of town next week (due to a competition) so that's not an option for me either :/. I can be online anytime this coming week, except for the coming Sunday and Friday (I'm taking a flight on Saturday morning). And I'll have no chance at all to be online next week.

Anytime after the next couple of weeks though, is fine by me.

Fri, 03/29/2013 - 20:19

#1129

Infernus-Dragneel

Anytime, but not this week... GMT +8

I could go on anytime but it seems that this Saturday and Sunday would be very busy, so maybe at Monday?

Sat, 03/30/2013 - 09:22

#1130

Feline-Grenadier

...

Just one last thing to say...

Can you edit the first page so that The Fangs is totally unaffiliated with this? I'd like to count that Dominance, is now, the actual sequal to that RP. Thank you.

Sat, 03/30/2013 - 09:38

#1131

Thinslayer

Will do, Vin. EDIT: I

Will do, Vin.

EDIT: I couldn't find any references to The Fangs on the first page beyond a passing mention about halfway down.

Sat, 03/30/2013 - 15:50

#1132

Azure-Orbit

For Theo/Cleo ending...

((@Infernus-Dragneel: I edited my last IC post with Chappers' response to what was happening. Sorry that took so long >_<))

Sat, 03/30/2013 - 22:16

#1133

Callis-The-Wicked

I Felt It

(Seatus)

I felt it. Deep in my heart just now. Darkness only bested by the Master himself. It has returned, like my Father prophecied. We stand on our floating gated Sanctuary, and outside is just a complete white. But not that complete. Dark leaves fall from the area above, which I am not sure to call sky, as there is no ground outside the Sanctuary, just a sheer end of the land's mass.

I feel the darkness come with the everfalling leaves. I walk over to a rocj and sit on it, holding my arms tight around myself. Is this place close to Heaven or Hell? It seems to pure, yet destined to crumble apart. We will wait here, patiently, watching the lives of the Isorans move by. We can no longer alter anything in any way but through the dreams of the LifeBound. I will soon find my way to help, my Father tells me, though there is no Opening Gate, only a large fence...

I miss Lily....so...so much. But nothing I can wish will bring her to me in this locked place. Is this place the true Key of the Core? Is this place...only a step to something larger? We'll soon see. I can feel the child Equinox getting closer to us. As I can with Diyu...time means nothing here...we can still sense the Chosen. I raise my head to the 'sky', lean back on a tree directly behind the rock, and let my form join with the air and ground around me.

Bodies are too tedious here.

Tue, 04/02/2013 - 05:13

#1134

Liminori

So. . .

We're not going to do anything about Gwen/Nix?

Tue, 04/02/2013 - 07:07

#1135

Thinslayer

Already done, sorta

Nyx is more of an overarching prophetic power than a direct force. She didn't want Gwen and Theo to get together. Clearly, she got her way.

Tue, 04/02/2013 - 17:11

#1136

Infernus-Dragneel

...

Sorry that I haven't finished up my part...

But yes, Nyx did got her way, now she wants to eat the Core, while Chappers and Cleo is about to stop it!

Edited parts of my story!

@Seatus

Welp, Nyx, Thanatos, Theo and Atropos won't be returning anymore after I finished my part of the story. But yes, Nyx is currently unaware of the Core's defensive mechanism but we're talking about the Goddess who created Death itself- she is quite powerful, like a gentle flick on the head could send you flying from the edge of Garrison to the edge of Bazaar...

But yes, she won't have it her way this time.

Tue, 04/02/2013 - 09:38

#1137

Callis-The-Wicked

Waaaaaait

To keep my Lore of the story correct, Nyx, and any other who try to consume the Core, will most likely be unaware that it has it's own defense mechanism. The Core will most likely swallow Nyx, not capturing her but swallowing, and she will land at the Intersection of all Dimensions. She will then torture all it's inhabitants for what will seem like an eternity before the Knights in Finder's Keepers or Retribution let all of us out, thus making Nyx a threat as well as Vog. I will be there, but my body will be weak from the torture. Hmm, Infernus?

Tue, 04/02/2013 - 23:32

#1138

Callis-The-Wicked

Mhm

I get her power, but it's not the Core's power that gives it this ability. It's almost like a LAW. Could I use Nyx in Retribution? I promise not to make her Lore elaborate, but just as a bigger darkness than Vog's resurrection?

Wed, 04/03/2013 - 00:24

#1139

Thinslayer

Maybe...

Seatus, mind running Nyx's exact role by me? I'd like the story to mainly focus on the MCs, and later on the main villain. I fear that an even higher villain would add unnecessary complexity to the story. Of course, my fears may not be justified, which is why I would like to review her role. Nyx may be to Vog as the Finder is to the Master (except that the Finder is a lot less strong).

Wed, 04/03/2013 - 00:45

#1140

Callis-The-Wicked

O_o

I see impossibilities as a challenge. What if we would only be able to stop Vog by opening the Core, possibly leaving him in a vulnerable state, but Nyx merges with him? Or better, the ritual starts to go wrong, and they unintentionally summon Nyx along with Vog, merging herself with him into an Abomination.

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

Wed, 04/03/2013 - 00:49

#1141

Thinslayer

Who is Nyx?

There's one thing I never really got straight: who is Nyx, exactly? Stuff like "night mother" won't tell me much.

Wed, 04/03/2013 - 03:50

#1142

Infernus-Dragneel

Nyx~

As I onced explain, Nyx is the great Night Mother who governs over darkness and the night. She is the Entity which created Thanatos, Hypnos, Eris, Geras, Nemesis, Moros, Morpheus and many more. She does not exist in a realm where mortal can enter and only those who were 'special' and unethereal that can enter her realm, every thousand years she would bring upon the Fall on every single planet in the universe- which is via Thanatos. The main reason of the Fall is to return every single planet to its original state and cleanse everything in it, much like clicking the retry option on a video game, but a different result will happen instead.

For example:

-Isorans manage to reach the Core
-Tries to open the Core
-Opens it successfully
-Mass Destruction

But with the bringing of the Fall...

-Isorans manage to reach the Core
-Tries to open the Core
-Fails to open the Core
-Stays in Cradle, kills each other in LD and Blast Network

So yes, the Fall is something which resets to a certain part of time where a single option could lead to many different paths like the above explanation. Although that, the Fall requires a lot of energy and life force from Nyx, so she sent Thanatos to slay Mortals and do the reset for her, but now here energy is completely depleted- resulting her of taking the action to consume the Core and to never bring the Fall to Cradle anymore. So yes, Nyx isn't really an evil being, just hungry for power so she can protect every planet. But in exchange there shall be a planet she must consume so her energy to protect other planets shall be returned.

And also Erebus, the true Deity darkness is the father of Thanatos and many other, he resides in Tartarus where he awaits to bring the end of the world to everything- if he awakens from his eternal slumber.

And Nyx is very demanding and very, very scary when she's angry, that is why Thanatos fears her.

@Azure:

It's fine, I actually wanted someone to stop Nyx! And that role goes to... *drum roll* Chappers!

Thu, 04/04/2013 - 14:09

#1143

Liminori

Uhhh. . .

@seatus: Hasn't that already happened in retribution? You know, the marks. Akairo.

Thu, 04/04/2013 - 15:26

#1144

Tedme

hmmm....

like the story. Good to know there are people out there as obsessed as me. I was kinda thinking of doing a Vanaduke RP. Would I have followers?

Also, if any of you play Savage Worlds, I suggest you check out Savage Cradle.

Thanks!

~Ted

Thu, 04/04/2013 - 15:29

#1145

Thinslayer

@Tedme

Tell me about this Vanaduke RP. I have an RP called "Finder's Keepers" where Vanaduke is restored and is once again King of Almire. But the world itself is also rather dystopic and has not yet reached Vanaduke's city. I doubt we'll ever finish the RP.

I have seen Savage Cradle. It's a cool idea, but it doesn't particularly interest me.

Thu, 04/04/2013 - 15:52

#1146

Tedme

@Thinslayer

I'll mail you on the game to tell you about it. I can tell you though, it isn't that type of thing.

Thanks for the feed back on Savage Cradle though. Also, before I saw this, mind you, me and Ghret's idea for the backstory involved the return to Cradle after 15 years and the Core growing in strength after the knights being able to use it.

Sat, 04/06/2013 - 00:36

#1147

Azure-Orbit

I'm gone... for now!

So yeah, I'm leaving tomorrow morning, and I wont be back until possibly Friday next week. I don't know if there will be an internet connection where I'll be, but I'll just say if I do.

@Infernus: The reason I didn't continue the fight is because I was unsure as to how Nyx would act. Nyx is your character after all. Whereas Chappers is quite a predictable fellow (given how long he's been in the story) so you should be able to use him well for... whatever happens next XD.

I'll also write the "___ Years" later part (still haven't decided on the number. I am open to suggestions XD) When I get back. See you all soon.

Sat, 04/06/2013 - 04:47

#1148

Infernus-Dragneel

A special true ending, following my ending!

Few years later...

I always wondered if there is a second chance for everyone, but there is no more for me. It was the same day as always, the usual cursing from the guards and the same mistreatment from them also, so far I can say life is better here than in my old place. I took the blame for everything, got a life sentence, charged for genocide and attempt for destroying this planet. Of course, I took it all, because I knew that I am no linger worthy of seeing anyone anymore.

It didn't took me long to see what was going in outside, Isoran and strangers laughing and enjoying them selves to the fullest, seeing this made my heart smile for the first time in years. "Cake! We found Cake on depth 1!" a voice perked up which was followed by cheers and sounds of footsteps, there were few knights wearing cake shaped helmets while running around throwing confettis. I tried to figure out what was going on but my mind was distracted by the sound of my cell door swinging open. "Cake, eat it," the guard spoke to me as he placed a plate of cake on top of my bunk, it was the first time I had ever been given something decent to eat. "Thank you," I spoke to him politely and sat on my bed, "Why are you doing this?" I asked him. The guard smiled and fixed the position of his hallow glasses, "An act of appreciation you did few years ago I suppose," he spoke to me and sat right next to where he placed the cake. "If it weren't for you, who knows what will happen to Cradle,"

Huh? Did I just hear what he said? "What do you mean?" I asked him in surprise as I took a nibble on a piece of my cake. "I was there, I was there to see Theodore falling into the Core, I was there to see you ending his fate," he answered gently, I couldn't understand how he was able to say it calmly while lying at me straight in my face. "Oh... You know Theo?" I mumbled quietly in remorse, I miss him alright... I tried to cry for him but the tears couldn't fall anymore. "Oh yes, I do know him, he was a close friend of mines, we spent many times in the arcade and doing countless of missions!" the guard laughed heartily, I looked down at my feet in sadness, I have killed him and it is my sin to bear. "Don't you hate me for killing him?" I asked him once more. "....To speak honestly, I do not hate you at all, you have done us a favour and I am sure that he is happier now than ever," the guard answered and stood up, "My, I better go back to my shift before Feron catches me!" he continued while heading towards the exit.

"Oh forgive me, I haven't catch your name," I spoke to him with a mouthful of cake. He smiled and locked my cell door, "Marmalade Noir, glad to become acquainted with you Cleo Reithbow,"

Sat, 04/06/2013 - 12:40

#1149

Liminori

Again. . .

We need an SK party!
Where? SK!
When? We must agree first! Even on the day!
No idea what we'll be doing there. It's a party.

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 02:30

#1150

Thinslayer

You know what's strange?

The longest RP in SK history ended because it lost its steam and puffed out. xD

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