We still have a VOLCANO to investigate!
But first, is that someone hiding behind the nearby building? Ask them if they know anything about the VOLCANO.

Moremetals 2016/04/20(Wed)19:00 No. 718032 ID: 75c569
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Alright just gotta round this corner and OH GOD WHAT IN THE HOLY FUCK!?

SILVER KNIGHT has stumbled across the remains of a tier 2 ABOMINATION attack.
Sleeping is going to be a little harder tonight for SILVER KNIGHT.

The stench of decay is overwhelming here and blood stains the innards of this building. Something's in there eating. A dead rat rots in the the mans' head. There's a note on the wall. Next to the man is a bottle of unknown liquid.

SILVER KNIGHT OBTAINED: Nightmares. +7 exp.

Get bottle, open door, receive SPOOKS.

Moremetals 2016/04/20(Wed)20:19 No. 718052 ID: 75c569
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Grabbing the bottle off the ground SILVER KNIGHT presses himself against the wall. Readying his TRIANGLE SHIELD he takes a deep breath and enters the building.

"Oh a new friend? We like new friends. Are you cold new friend? You're shivering. We can fix the cold new friend. We like fixing problems for our friends."
Standing in the room is a tier 2 ABOMINATION covered in blood and speaking nonsense. It's eyes cycle colours and it slowly lowers the pieces of HUMAN FLESH it had in it's claws.
The creature has the perk STARDUST EYES so it's best to avoid eye contact or it will take control of SILVER KNIGHTS' mind!

SILVER KNIGHT is so not sleeping tonight.
SILVER KNIGHT OBTAINED: More nightmares. A bottle.
[ANIMATED]

Use GUN. Optionally accompanied by a line like "Die monster! You don't belong in this world!"

Moremetals 2016/04/20(Wed)21:44 No. 718095 ID: 75c569
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>Use GUN
In a calm collected manner SILVER KNIGHT steps back out of the doorway, raises his EXECUTIONERS PISTOL, and starts to bolt it out of there.
A load CRACK sounds as the weapon fires a large lead ball. Bright light flashing for a moment followed by a CRUNCH of bones breaking on impact. The monster seems unaffected or just isn't showing any pain. They tend to do that now that I think about it. SILVER KNIGHT is too scared to come up with any witty one liners so he just screams appropriately.
'AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!'
"It's not nice to hurt friends! Why would you hurt me friend?"
'AAAAAAAHHHH!'
"You're very loud friend I can fix that to!"

[ANIMATED]

SLVR KNGHT OBTND: +17 exp

From how little damage that did, it looks like time to ABSCOND. Towards the VOLCANO!

We should check inside, we might find some useful supplies. There also might be someone in there who needs our help!

Moremetals 2016/04/22(Fri)20:32 No. 718531 ID: 13da85
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>>718115
Sounds like a plan to me.

SILVER KNIGHT makes a run for it. If he's fast enough he'll be able to outrun the monster. If he's too slow however, the best case scenario is he only loses half his blood and limbs. The worst is he's so dead that they have to write a new description for the word "dead".

>>718498
On his way out of the doorway SILVER KNIGHT made an observation on the ITEMS in the house. The most valuable was a COPPER POCKET WATCH. The only living thing in there was the monster currently chasing him.

Moremetals 2016/04/22(Fri)20:54 No. 718534 ID: 13da85
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...Well I suppose that means we can focus on making it to the VOLCANO now.
[ANIMATED]

Moremetals 2016/04/22(Fri)21:12 No. 718537 ID: 13da85
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SILVER KNIGHT has made it to the volcano. A confrontation is just a couple hundred steps away. Not knowing how he'll win this one SILVER KNIGHT takes the first step to the top of the VOLCANO. Ash and stone cover the ground as clouds of yet more ash fill the air. Coughing SILVER KNIGHT stands and waits to recover. A figure stands at the top, sword in his hands he watches the VOLCANO as the heat rises.

+14 EXP

SILVER KNIGHT gained a level.
STR: [4/10] How hard you hit physically and how much stuff you can carry.
VIT: [6/10] How durable you are and how fast you recover from wounds
INT: [5/10] How much magic you can know and how strong it is.
SOUL: [978/10,000] The rank of your soul. Determines how hard an all out attack hits and your likelihood of surviving a lethal attack anyways.
LCK: [2/10] CRITS. CRIIIIIIIIITS.

That shady figure up there might be some volcano cultist! We better question them.

>>718538
Either that or another HERO investigating the sinister VOLCANO.

Moremetals 2016/04/24(Sun)19:00 No. 718901 ID: ec2077
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...

Moremetals 2016/04/24(Sun)19:01 No. 718902 ID: ec2077
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The air is filled with ash and the pieces are set. The wind howls around them sending clouds of ash across the battlefield before them. Without caution they will fight atop this mountain of basalt swords clashing, dust being flung towards the sky, and truths being revealed.
And for now, THE NARATOR is silenced.

[ANIMATED]

"So it seems we fight! Tell me your name, sir, so I may know who I face."

(You reloaded the gun on the way up the mountain, right?)

I think that's a challenge if I ever saw one. I think we can take this foolish knave down.

1/2 Moremetals 2016/04/25(Mon)20:14 No. 719213 ID: 8e582a
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The shining knight calls out seeking the mystery figures' name but his words fall on deaf ears.

Though I can tell you his name. He is one of the first heros of Terra now fallen into corruption. His siloet is embeded on the shields of many knights for his great actions before his fall into madness and greed. He is Valideen, knight of the old royal guard.
Though to tell you who I am, I am the volcano god. The one who told these events before the shining knight arived here was THE NARATOR a oddity of a man who works for the corrupt and evil king. My duty here is just to see that whatever happens one of these two comes out on top and saves Terra before it is destroyed by an outside force.

The first blow is struck.

>>718969
I do not believe the gun will be needed. Though I am certain it was reloaded on the journey here.

2/2 Moremetals 2016/04/25(Mon)20:17 No. 719215 ID: 8e582a
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So begins the fight I'd seen only in my dreams. Good luck 'SILVER KNIGHT'. May you save us all.

[THIS AND THE LAST ONE ARE ANIMATED]
--
Alternate file name, "This is the point at which you have fucked up."

Also I would totally make an OST for this if I could.

If you're sure you don't need the gun then keep swording at him, though so far that doesn't seem to be going so well.

1/2 again Moremetals 2016/04/30(Sat)20:20 No. 720176 ID: b3d3b3
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...
The knights continue their duel.

[ANIMATED]

--
Slow update wasn't it?
Already working on the next part asswell.

2/2 again Moremetals 2016/05/01(Sun)20:23 No. 720401 ID: b3d3b3
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...
I have created a connection between you and this SILVER KNIGHT character.

SK: HAH! Got you!
SILVER KNIGHT has won this battle.
Though his wounds cause him great pain and are relatively quickly killing him he takes a moment to consider his next action/actions.
Lvl up.
STR: [5/10] For you damage and carry capacity.
VIT: [7/10] Durability and regen.
INT: [6/10] Smarts and magic.
SOUL: [988/10,000] Soul rank and soul attacks.
LCK: [2/10] Still crits

Chug healing potions. Maybe remove the sword first?

Remove sword, chug potion like life depends on it.

Moremetals 2016/05/02(Mon)16:43 No. 720547 ID: b3d3b3
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>Remove sword.
SK: On it.
SK: Ok ow that hurt.

>Drink healing potions.
SK: Sounds good to me.

SK:...

SK: Wait, fuck. I'm not sure if this is a healing potion or not. I think they're blue but I can't see colours right now. This isn't going too well.

>>720548
Well it's either going to heal you or it's not and your injury will kill you. So you'll know if that's a healing potion pretty quick.

I think you had various potions but no poisons, so keep drinking potions until you are no longer dying.

1/3 Moremetals 2016/05/02(Mon)19:35 No. 720595 ID: be50e6
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SK: Alright, alright I'll drink some. It's just that it could be a ILLUMINATION potion and those are deadly if you drink the full bottle.

SK:...Now I'm nervous.

2/3 Moremetals 2016/05/02(Mon)19:37 No. 720597 ID: be50e6
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SK: Then again I am dieing.

SK:...Fuck it. Let's do this.

3/3 Moremetals 2016/05/02(Mon)19:40 No. 720598 ID: be50e6
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SILVER KNIGHT drinks the potion.

SK: Well I certainly feel better.
SK:Should we do something about the sword? That and the guy I just killed? He said some...things that are making me question who I'm fighting for. Is it the KING or my country? It's been so long since I knew.

>Should we do something about the sword?
Keep the sword. Unless your sword can cut through SILVER ARMOR that easily it is an upgrade over yours.

>That and the guy I just killed?
Check to make sure if he is dead I guess, and see if he had anything else interesting with him. According to the VOLCANO GOD this guy was a villain of some renown, so it might be worth taking his helmet with you as proof.

>He said some...things that are making me question who I'm fighting for.
It was the VOLCANO GOD who said stuff about the king as far as we can tell, and who knows whether or not we can believe them. What do you know about the KING's history of ruling?

>a ILLUMINATION potion and those are deadly if you drink the full bottle.
Next time you are in town shop for some smaller vials to split it into. Storing multiple doses in one bottle might save a bit of INVENTORY space, but it isn't worth the risk of a DEADLY OVERDOSE.

Moremetals 2016/05/02(Mon)22:16 No. 720605 ID: be50e6
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>What do we know about the KINGs history?

SK: Well the our current KING is the 13th KING of Terra so far.He's done a lot of his rule using FEAR to control the citizens and ward off any enemies of our country. Though I've never seen him actively lash out at anyone and he does still try to be as nice as he can. He also hasn't raised taxes on the UNDERDWELLERS yet so they should be alright.

SK: The UNDERDWELLERS are what we call the people not lucky enough to live in the UPPER CITY of Terra. Cause most of the KINGDOM is UNDERGROUND you see. Just in case you wanted to know.

SK: As for what you heard I can only assume you weren't able to hear us talk. This VOLCANO GOD must have broken concentration on us to establish this OUTSIDER CONNECTION.

>Keep the sword. Unless your sword can cut through SILVER ARMOR that easily it is an upgrade over yours.

SK: I should clarify that this SWORD has the SOUL of the ex-knights' brother in it. I don't know if taking it would be an honorable decision. He was loyal to his cause. I should do something to respect him. perhaps I could bury him. He deserves that at least. Also yes my sword can cut through SILVER ARMOR and other tier 2 ARMORs.

>Next time you are in town shop for some smaller vials to split it into.

SK: I'll keep that in mind. Having several doses of ILLUMINATION is a plus in my book.

>Check to make sure if he is dead I guess.

SK: He's more than likely dead. He fought like a CORRUPTED so it's likely he couldn't take a hit. Especially a hit that hard. I can only hope his SOUL was not CORRUPTED as well.

>And see if he had anything else interesting with him.

SK: I'd rather not defile a corpse of a loyal knight but I can see his stuff from here. He's only got roughly 30 GOLD PIECES and a TORN PHOTO left.

SK: I should also find a way to CLEAN my self. I Don't want to be scraping dried BLOOD off my ARMOR. That and you would not believe the stench this SWORD is giving off right now.

>He's done a lot of his rule using FEAR to control the citizens and ward off any enemies of our country. Though I've never seen him actively lash out at anyone and he does still try to be as nice as he can. He also hasn't raised taxes on the UNDERDWELLERS yet so they should be alright.
That sounds pretty average as royalty goes, really. Not great, but not "we must put an end to his villainy" levels of evil.

>As for what you heard I can only assume you weren't able to hear us talk.
So what did he say? We just heard the VOLCANO GOD claim that this guy was a hero fallen to madness and greed, that the KING is corrupt, and that there was some vague external threat to Terra.

>He fought like a CORRUPTED
What are those?

>SWORD has the SOUL of the ex-knights' brother in it. I don't know if taking it would be an honorable decision. He was loyal to his cause.
What is his cause? It is dishonorable and unwise to use a sword with a SOUL against its will, but if his cause is compatible with yours you might be able to reach an understanding. If not, I guess you can just leave the sword dramatically sticking out of the knight's grave then (or bury the sword if his goal is evil and you want to keep it out of other hands).

Also, investigate TORN PHOTO. Is it the BROTHER or someone else?

Take his money and use it for an honorable cause like charity or other noble deeds.

>>720605
probably =\= is

ALWAYS check the body

>>720632
Agreed, at least let him be remembered as a charitable man.
Also check the body anyway, there's always the possibility he's still alive.

Moremetals 2016/05/03(Tue)16:47 No. 720728 ID: 1d6b04
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>Sounds like a pretty average KING

SK: I've, uh, not ever really SEEN or heard what the KING even really does besides what the people who come to send me off for training new KNIGHTS tell me.

>So what did he say? We just heard the VOLCANO GOD claim that this guy was a hero fallen to madness and greed, that the KING is corrupt, and that there was some vague external threat to Terra.

SK: He...talked a lot about how the KING wanted me dead for being too much a good guy that could thwart his plans to take over the whole continent. He was a HERO before this? That's something new to me. I suppose I should expect that. Even HEROES are just as flawed as the rest of us. The kind being Corrupt is a possibility as well. He doesn't seem to do as much to take care of the people as the previous KINGs. As for the external threat I think that's the PLAGUED LANDS but I might be wrong and there's yet another thing we have to worry about.

>What's a corrupted?

SK: Oh boy. Well where should I start? Well I should probably let you know of the PLAGUED LANDS first. The PLAGUED LANDS are a large portion of the continent that has been CORRUPTED by WILD MAGIC. WILD MAGIC itself is unpredictable, almost like CHAOS in a sense. WILD MAGIC however only can change somethings STATE to GOOD, EVIL, NEUTRAL, DEAD, ALIVE, DEAD, or ASCENDED. At least that's the theory. The problem here is that when WILD MAGIC comes into contact with a living being the beings NATURAL MAGIC reacts negatively causing them to mutate and morph into something far from their original form. ABOMINATIONS for example all used to be HUMANS. So a CORRUPT is basically the product of the WILD MAGIC and it's interaction with us. It also turns your blood a different colour. For that EX-KNIGHT to have retained his original form means he used to be far more powerful.

>What is his cause? It is dishonorable and unwise to use a sword with a SOUL against its will, but if his cause is compatible with yours you might be able to reach an understanding. If not, I guess you can just leave the sword dramatically sticking out of the knight's grave then (or bury the sword if his goal is evil and you want to keep it out of other hands).

SK: I don't know much about the sword but if the runes on it's side are any indication I can only assume it talks through them. It doesn't seem to be CORRUPTED at all and I get a feeling it doesn't like being an instrument of death. The poor SOUL, trapped in a OBJECT for all eternity. Though that's the fate of many unfortunate SOULS that battle against the PLAGUED LANDS every day.

>Look at tron photo.

The TORN PHOTO flickers in the wind as I pick it up.

SK: It's a picture of THE BROTHERS and their PARENTS. It looks like it's from years ago, back when they first went into KNIGHT TRAINING. It almost looks like it's from before I was born. I guess CORRUPTION increases your lifespan by some degree. The picture is also signed 'Taken by Sir Dunstan.' I don't know who that is but I don't know if he should be in the photo taking career.

>Check if he's really dead.

SK: There's no movement from his body and it looks like his eyes have glazed over already. Though it seems he's at the very edge of being dead. Even if I wanted to there's no way I could stop or revert his death at this point. I may have to deliver a MERCY KILLING so he doesn't suffer any longer than he needs to.

>Check for any more loot.

SK:On closer inspection I can see a SMALL SILVER POCKET WATCH on him as well. It's engraved with the initials G.H.

>Take his money and use it for an honorable cause like charity or other noble deeds.

SK: I suppose I should take the money and give it to some charity or someone that needs it later down the line. You never know, a little bit of coin could save someone's' chances in this world.

--
Quite the long post init?

>I don't know much about the sword but if the runes on it's side are any indication I can only assume it talks through them.
Try talking to him. (Did the dead guy tell you his brother's name?) Say something like to glow two times if he understands what you are saying.

>I may have to deliver a MERCY KILLING so he doesn't suffer any longer than he needs to.
You should probably do that, and explain to his brother why. (You should probably finish him off with your own sword rather than stabbing him with his brother.)

>SMALL SILVER POCKET WATCH
Probably leave that. Using the gold charitably is one thing, but pawning the watch would be kind of crass.

Moremetals 2016/05/04(Wed)19:43 No. 721036 ID: 9eedac
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SK: "Do you understand me?"

SK: A small runic 'Yes' forms on the sword. Guess it does.

SK:"I'm going to put him out of his misery. Will that be fine?"

SK: A short time passes but it tells me that's better than leaving him to bleed out.

...

VH: I went to the corruption to save him but only cursed him to eternal damnation in the sword. Now I see the real hero my brother needed. A man clad in shining silver armor. Please OUTSIDER'S, guide him to saving my brother. For I am a hero no more and I can not save him myself.

VH:....

VH: My vision is fading and the darkness is closing in on me.

VH: This is farewell. Good luck.

SK: I pull the trigger.

--
'SK: "I shanked the rock with a toothpick." would be talking and 'SK: I shanked the rock with a toothpick.' would be thinking.
Just for clarification.

Moremetals 2016/05/04(Wed)19:45 No. 721037 ID: 9eedac
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Bang.

Soul freed. +1 reputation.

Back towards the castle then. The trip might be a good time to chat with SWORDBRO and get to know him some.
(If you run into that ABOMINATION again, do you think you could beat it now that you have SWORDBRO?)

Maybe we should talk with the king about these recent events?

Putting Knight Improvement on temporary Hiatus until I get my creative drive back.

Until the next update I'm going to just practice to get better at drawing. Maybe things might start to look better. Who knows.