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As noted by [[User:Menoch|Menoch]], the then-Imperator of [[Stavenn]], Harbinger of the [[Revenants]], | As noted by [[User:Menoch|Menoch]], the then-Imperator of [[Stavenn]], Harbinger of the [[Revenants]], ''12 AM;'' | ||
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Diavlous Archknight Sagremor: "Pah." | Diavlous Archknight Sagremor: "Pah." | ||
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Menoch: "I am trying to recall... ah yes. I know that one." | Menoch: "I am trying to recall... ah yes. I know that one." | ||
Menoch: "The little punk that decided it was perfectly acceptable to propose to that Antiochian wench, if memory serves." | Menoch: "The little punk that decided it was perfectly acceptable to propose to that [[Antioch|Antiochian]] wench, if memory serves." | ||
Diavlous Archknight Sagremor: "Wha-?" | Diavlous Archknight Sagremor: "Wha-?" | ||
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Thedric the ssylsin youth says, "I tried-- I tried, I did sir--." | Thedric the ssylsin youth says, "I tried-- I tried, I did sir--." | ||
Diavlous Archknight Sagremor says, "I've had some complaints from the others as well. There seems confusion, throughout, about the authority of the Diavlous Archknights." | Diavlous Archknight Sagremor says, "I've had some complaints from the others as well. There seems confusion, throughout, about the authority of the [[Diavlous]] Archknights." | ||
You ask Diavlous Archknight Sagremor, "Any reason that he isn't impaled on his own sternum at our Gates?" | You ask Diavlous Archknight Sagremor, "Any reason that he isn't impaled on his own sternum at our Gates?" | ||
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Diavlous Archknight Sagremor grunts noncommittally. | Diavlous Archknight Sagremor grunts noncommittally. | ||
Arianai arrives from the east. | [[User:Arianai|Arianai]] arrives from the east. | ||
She is followed by a lithe black cat. | She is followed by a lithe black cat. | ||
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Arianai emerges from her hiding place. | Arianai emerges from her hiding place. | ||
Iluv Bialystone, the Crux Shade says, "Hail, Archknights." | [[User:Iluv|Iluv]] Bialystone, the Crux Shade says, "Hail, Archknights." | ||
Diavlous Archknight Sagremor grunts noncommittally. | Diavlous Archknight Sagremor grunts noncommittally. | ||
Diavlous Archknight Sagremor says, "Hail, Crux Shade." | Diavlous Archknight Sagremor says, "Hail, [[Saboteurs|Crux Shade]]." | ||
Diavlous Archknight Sagremor says, "While noise certainly won't be a problem... I will ask you all remain where you are. To witness history a second time is a grave privilege." | Diavlous Archknight Sagremor says, "While noise certainly won't be a problem... I will ask you all remain where you are. To witness history a second time is a grave privilege." | ||
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Iluv's mouth turns up as his face breaks into a smile. | Iluv's mouth turns up as his face breaks into a smile. | ||
Diavlous Archknight Sagremor says, "Around you, the council of Stavenn. Before you, the council speaker Acacia Farrell." | Diavlous Archknight Sagremor says, "Around you, the council of Stavenn. Before you, the council speaker [[Acacia Farrell]]." | ||
In the centre of the room there suddenly stands beside Sagremor a tall woman, fierce and imposing in her stature and expression. Sagremor himself seems much younger, clad in the same suit of fullplate, which gleams as brightly as his steeled grey eyes. | In the centre of the room there suddenly stands beside Sagremor a tall woman, fierce and imposing in her stature and expression. Sagremor himself seems much younger, clad in the same suit of fullplate, which gleams as brightly as his steeled grey eyes. | ||
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The apparition of Acacia Farrell turns towards you slowly, her expression eerily beatific. Among you emerges a shadowy figure whose harsh face is set with animosity. | The apparition of Acacia Farrell turns towards you slowly, her expression eerily beatific. Among you emerges a shadowy figure whose harsh face is set with animosity. | ||
Diavlous Archknight Sagremor says, "The man among you is Mordecai Vega, who opposed the Noctusari in their coup. He stood, foolishly, against us, refusing to accept our unyielding force." | Diavlous Archknight Sagremor says, "The man among you is [[Mordecai Vega]], who opposed the [[Noctusari]] in their coup. He stood, foolishly, against us, refusing to accept our unyielding force." | ||
You smirk. | You smirk. | ||
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Mazrai steps forward as Sagremor takes a slight step backwards. | Mazrai steps forward as Sagremor takes a slight step backwards. | ||
Kappa stumbles in looking for a hiding place, imaginary guards hot on his trail. | [[Kappa]] stumbles in looking for a hiding place, imaginary guards hot on his trail. | ||
Diavlous Archknight Mazrai says, "I was there, too." | Diavlous Archknight Mazrai says, "I was there, too." | ||
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Diavlous Archknight Mazrai says, "No soldier is so awarded for losing the battle. No soldier will be given a badge "for trying."" | Diavlous Archknight Mazrai says, "No soldier is so awarded for losing the battle. No soldier will be given a badge "for trying."" | ||
Tentacles flailing wildly, Selthis enters the room. | Tentacles flailing wildly, [[User:Selthis|Selthis]] enters the room. | ||
He is followed by a ravenous hound. | He is followed by a ravenous hound. | ||
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Your surroundings begin to glow so brightly that you have a hard time seeing Arnatta's massive form but for the miasma surrounding her armour. Her sabres gleam in the awful light, and she sheaths them abruptly. | Your surroundings begin to glow so brightly that you have a hard time seeing Arnatta's massive form but for the miasma surrounding her armour. Her sabres gleam in the awful light, and she sheaths them abruptly. | ||
Riselith taps his flail against the ground, clicking his tongue quietly in thought. | [[User:Riselith|Riselith]] taps his flail against the ground, clicking his tongue quietly in thought. | ||
Archknight Arnatta says, "I was given the title not for sheer physical strength. The Noctusari were protected by us -- the Diavlous -- in more ways than the sword." | Archknight Arnatta says, "I was given the title not for sheer physical strength. The Noctusari were protected by us -- the Diavlous -- in more ways than the sword." | ||
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Just when the light is too much for you, everything falls grey and you cannot distinguish your surroundings. | Just when the light is too much for you, everything falls grey and you cannot distinguish your surroundings. | ||
Archknight Arnatta says, "I summoned a great demon, far beneath the earth." | Archknight Arnatta says, "I summoned a great [[Demons|demon]], far beneath the earth." | ||
As Arnatta's gravelly voice echoes about you, a pentagram seeps into the ground, one clearly designed for domination. Arnatta's figure is seen outside the pentagram, and around you swells dark, ancient words of summoning. | As Arnatta's gravelly voice echoes about you, a pentagram seeps into the ground, one clearly designed for domination. Arnatta's figure is seen outside the pentagram, and around you swells dark, ancient words of summoning. | ||
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A sudden form materializes before you, trapped within the pentagram's dark powers. The demon's form is grotesque and yet beautiful, strangely humanoid. Its vivid green hair flows over its nubile form, and brilliant red lips cut a gash in its pale face. | A sudden form materializes before you, trapped within the pentagram's dark powers. The demon's form is grotesque and yet beautiful, strangely humanoid. Its vivid green hair flows over its nubile form, and brilliant red lips cut a gash in its pale face. | ||
Archknight Arnatta says, "I gave it name. It was Nychtred, "night-deal," and I brought it to my will." | Archknight Arnatta says, "I gave it name. It was [[Nychtred]], "night-deal," and I brought it to my will." | ||
A dark, demonic struggle seems to be going on before you, Arnatta's superior force prevailing in the end. A miasma of red surrounds Arnatta and the grotesquely beautiful demon. | A dark, demonic struggle seems to be going on before you, Arnatta's superior force prevailing in the end. A miasma of red surrounds Arnatta and the grotesquely beautiful demon. | ||
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Archknight Arnatta grunts noncommittally. | Archknight Arnatta grunts noncommittally. | ||
You say to Thedric the ssylsin youth, "You still piss on the history and valor of the Revenants, and we Diavlous Knights before, with your actions. I would have thought my punishment for your proposal to the sandrat would have taught you a lifelong lesson." | |||
Thedric the ssylsin youth looks sad for a long moment, and seems to exhaust all reply before he lets an ill-phrased sentence slip amidst the fray. | Thedric the ssylsin youth looks sad for a long moment, and seems to exhaust all reply before he lets an ill-phrased sentence slip amidst the fray. | ||
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You say, "I hold to them yet still. So few do. But I cannot- and WILL not-, permit divisiveness. It was out of my hands, and I work now to rebuild us to glory." | You say, "I hold to them yet still. So few do. But I cannot- and WILL not-, permit divisiveness. It was out of my hands, and I work now to rebuild us to glory." | ||
Iluv Bialystone, the Crux Shade says, "In the past I served as the Lord of the Damned." | Iluv Bialystone, the Crux Shade says, "In the past I served as the [[Malignists|Lord of the Damned]]." | ||
Diavlous Archknight Sagremor says, "I will not be muted, with all due respect. I have been mute all these years, but no more, Imperator. What is the state of the Diavlous? "No more"? Replaced by a watered-down version?" | Diavlous Archknight Sagremor says, "I will not be muted, with all due respect. I have been mute all these years, but no more, Imperator. What is the state of the Diavlous? "No more"? Replaced by a watered-down version?" | ||
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Arianai glances up towards the rain contemplatively, kneeling low in silence before she returns her attention to the surrounding discussion. | Arianai glances up towards the rain contemplatively, kneeling low in silence before she returns her attention to the surrounding discussion. | ||
Diavlous Archknight Mazrai says, "Come now. The Noctusari were rejected because of their ability to evolve and adapt to a new landscape, Sagremor." | |||
Diavlous Archknight Mazrai says, "If you cannot do the same, you are no different than Mordecai." | Diavlous Archknight Mazrai says, "If you cannot do the same, you are no different than Mordecai." | ||
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Diavlous Archknight Sagremor takes particular offense to this statement, but fumes silently, looking to the Imperator instead. | Diavlous Archknight Sagremor takes particular offense to this statement, but fumes silently, looking to the Imperator instead. | ||
Menoch grits his teeth, his face turned into something terrible to behold. "I wish I could disagree with Sagremor. I felt the exact same, and did as any Diavlous would. I took control, the former Harbinger left, and I tortured him to death in his beloved Shaahri desert." | Menoch grits his teeth, his face turned into something terrible to behold. "I wish I could disagree with Sagremor. I felt the exact same, and did as any Diavlous would. I took control, the former Harbinger left, and I tortured him to death in his beloved [[Shaahri]] desert." | ||
You say, "But there is some truth to Mazrai's words." | You say, "But there is some truth to Mazrai's words." | ||
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Iluv picks up an iron collar bearing the crest of the Diavlous Knights. | Iluv picks up an iron collar bearing the crest of the Diavlous Knights. | ||
Jonny picks up a curved sabre. | [[User:Jonny|Jonny]] picks up a curved sabre. | ||
Iluv Bialystone, the Crux Shade says to Diavlous Archknight Sagremor, "I believe this is yours." | Iluv Bialystone, the Crux Shade says to Diavlous Archknight Sagremor, "I believe this is yours." | ||
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The skies turn darker as the rain intensifies. | The skies turn darker as the rain intensifies. | ||
The body of Lady Mena Greyjoy appears in a flash and her soul descends to fill it, causing the previously expressionless face to fill with emotion. | The body of Lady [[User:Mena|Mena]] Greyjoy appears in a flash and her soul descends to fill it, causing the previously expressionless face to fill with emotion. | ||
You ponder the situation. | You ponder the situation. | ||
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You say, "Look at the knights in the Revenants thus far." | You say, "Look at the knights in the Revenants thus far." | ||
You say, "Antrax, Lixan, myself, Ihsan. All knighted by the Diavlous, are the few who have been capable of maintaining the standards I hold for knighthood today." | You say, "[[User:Antrax|Antrax]], [[User:Lixan|Lixan]], myself, Ihsan. All knighted by the Diavlous, are the few who have been capable of maintaining the standards I hold for knighthood today." | ||
Jonny says, "I can earn it." | Jonny says, "I can earn it." | ||
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Riselith brings his flail to his head in a casual salute once more. | Riselith brings his flail to his head in a casual salute once more. | ||
Diavlous Archknight Sagremor says, "Far too skinny to make it in the Dia--the Revenants." | |||
You grin and nod. | |||
You say, "My... -extreme-... pleasure." | You say, "My... -extreme-... pleasure." | ||