One Last Knight. A Series of Short Stories.

Hello all, and welcome back to the gates of Enverdolmal!

I hope that wherever you are on this planet of ours, you are well.

I have a few more Character Dives for you all that I hope will hold you over till the next drop, a few that are a bit late in all honesty lol.

Pardon my dust folks.

Life has been...very hectic for me as of late.

But I got this.

I always manage.

As we all do, yeah?

One Last Knight just hit 51K Views, and I don't know how to feel about it lol.

I am overjoyed by the fact that so many of you have hung around this long, and it really means the world to me.

This world has continued to thrive and grow thanks to all of you beautiful people, and I hope you all continue to return to the gates for as long as I am alive to post the latest and greatest tales lol. 

I won't keep you all.

I know what you've come for.

Enjoy!

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"In the name of love. Part 1 & 1.5"

Character: Boongaloot.

Species: Orcis -Type Sand.- 

Class: Brawler Squad leader.

Nation: Suidelain, North East region.

Age: 70 HLS.

Weapon: -Hume-Doom (corrupted Paladin broad sword.) Previously known as Orcis-Bane.

-Short bow + Poisoned arrows.

-Corrupted Aetherite Shard. 

Origin:

Boongaloot was born as one of one. A rare thing among Sand Orcis, who tend to be born in litters of 3-5. This fact made him an Alpha without contest.

But this one was different.

He was three times the size of his fellow kin at birth, and with age, this became more and more evident. While the average Orcis wasn't the brightest or most inspired thinker, Boongaloot was a stand out in this area as well being not only cunning, greedy, and selfish, but capable of thought beyond just his next meal. The last quality -as wild as it may sound- is what has made him such a good leader among his kin and clan.

This celebrated Squad Leader has used a supersizing amount of tact and strategy in many of his raids on both human and enemy Orcis clan settlements. One of such raids saw him come face-to-face with a young and overconfident Paladin whose sword and head he took. He uses the said sword to this day.

Update!

Boongaloot was born one of one, only because he ate his other two siblings alive while the three of them were in the womb.

After this, he proceeded to eat his way out of his mother. 

His father was proud beyond grunts and howls!

Boongaloot had always been both greedy and gluttonous, his size and strength were a clear show of such temperaments. 

So uncouth and unbearable was he, that even his kin and clan would begin to fear him, leading to his quick rise through the ranks.

Of this, his father was considerably less proud.

Boongalot -as his towering, muscle-bound father was named- would challenge his pup to an official dual for dominance well before the boy was of age, seeking to nip the plant at the bud before the rapidly growing boy could sprout into something far more dangerous. 

It would be an ill-fated attempt, and Boongalot would have his throat savagely ripped out by the jaws and fangs of his own son. 

Without anyone of blood to oppose him, Boongaloot was quickly elevated in social status to the point of drawing the High Chieftain's eye, a turn of events that would see him promoted to Brawler Squad Leader half a decade before he was of age for the role.

Boongaloot's main objective has been to infiltrate and dismantle both the defenses and the Automaton army that protects the city of Bant. 

He has demonstrated that he is capable of doing both thus far, having obtained a meeting with the leader of Bant and shown that his "plan" may just have some legs by effectively disabling one of the governor's own personal Gatemen Guard Models. 

The Sand Orcis Chieftain had a plan that the Humans and Humanoids of Bant would never see coming...

A plan that would inevitably give the Orcis and his people a good chance of taking the city for themselves.

The first phase down, he would move on to a small project of his own: Replace his old Paladin sword with something with a bit more bite, he had seen a fine blade strapped to the hip of a young human soldier-looking type.

It was one of those fancy diamond blades that the stupid, stuck-up Governor had handed out to a few of his more reputable soldiers...

Boongaloot wanted one for himself, although he would never outwardly admit this to his own.

The diamond-bladed weapons appeared to be a bit smaller than anything that any self-respecting Orcis would willingly wield into battle, but Boongaloot knew of their real power.

He had seen what one of those things could do to Humanoid flesh.

He would take it from her dead body just as soon as he did away with her husband and his stupid Mecha man...

Abilities:

-Can double his considerable strength by infusing his muscles with Aether.

-Surprisingly skilled at swordplay.

-Can harden his fur patches -located on the forearms and shins/calf areas- to steel-like levels of durability.

-Can disrupt the Aether flow in most forms of Tinker-tech/Automaton with the use of his Corrupted Aetherite Shard. 

Stats:

Strength: 9/10.

Stamina: 6/10.

Agility: 6/10.

Dexterity: 7/10.

Intellect: 6.5/10.

Aether: 4.5/10.

Resilience: 8/10.

Resistance: High Magic: 3.5/10.

Low Magic: 5.5/10.

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"In the name of love. Part 1."

Character: Captain Grom "Dusty" Royson.

Species: Human.

Class: Veteran Soldier.

Age: 51 HLS. 

Nation: Bant, Suidelain. 

Weapon: B.C.D.F Standard Issued Diamond-bladed Longsword.

-Aether Limiter cuffs. 

-Aether Baton. 

Origin:

Grom was born and raised on the streets of Western Bant.

His life was a strange combination of that of Bant royalty and the lowest of the low in Bantian society. 

His father was a B.C.D.F. Captain of some repute. 

His mother was an AWOL member of the Magistrate of Mages.

Grom was often left to his own devices, as both of his parents had careers that often kept them from home for extended periods, and although his father was a brave and honored Captain, he was not a warm or kind man when it came to his one and only child.

The boy's father was ashamed of both him and his mother, so he would never come around or be seen in public with the child, as even this was a secret. Grom's mother had abandoned her path and education in Lumaleza and had been in hiding within Bant's tall and impregnable walls. 

She was not a fugitive, and only Grom's father knew of this, as he was indeed tasked with bringing her to justice...

The majority of Grom's education had been taught to him by his mother, an intellectual and studious woman who had once even worked alongside the Theodoran Knighthood as a Battlefield Nurse for the Lumaleza Magistrate of Mages. 

Grom was never one for the antics and tomfoolery that seemed to be popular among his peers.

He was a straight-edged teen, and even though this often found him at the center of many jokes, he was rather proud of it.

He would study while all of the other boys played.

He would train while all of the other children rested.

He would rest whenever her found time between his training and studying.

It would all work out in his favor in the long run, as nearly 75% of the men who now serve under him were many of those who had once been so condescending. 

Grom would be promoted to Captain at just 20 after he and his patrol had managed to fell a group of Sand Orcis that had outnumbered his squad by nearly 3-1. He and his men had been ambushed among the Northern dunes and had lost but a single soldier in the fray that ensued. 

As a lauded Captain and the man who had trained a good portion of the Bant City Defense Force's modern roster over the past nearly two decades, Grom took it personally when he suddenly received news that nearly 60% of his Soldiers would be taken out of active roles within the B.C.D.F. only to be replaced by Davien Jakon's new and improved Gatemen Automatons. 

This change in power and structure would spark a long-lived and deep-seated rivalry between the proud and renowned Captain Grom and the apt and proven man of science Davien Jakon.

A rivalry that would lead to a much deeper plot, and an attempt on the lives of both Davien and his wife Amoura. 

Abilities:

-Grom can manipulate his personal gravity field as well as those of other things that he has recently touched living or otherwise.

This ability is limited to just under 20 yards but can be sustained at very little cost to his Aether pool, and can be held for as long as he is willing to pay the toll. 

The amount of time and the number of targets increases the cost.

This allows him to either rapidly increase or decrease his weight and that of his target (or targets) by 50% in either direction. 

-Expert Swordsmanship. 

-Expert Hand-to-hand combatant.

-Combat Strategist. 

Stats:

Strength: 6.5/10. 

Stamina: 5.5/10.

Agility: 7/10. 

Aether: 7.5/10. 

Dexterity: 8/10.

Resilience: 6.5/10. 

Intellect: 6.5/10.

Resistance: High: 6/10. Low: 6.5/10.

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"In the name of love. Part 1."

Character: Governor Telith. 

Class: Political Figure. Governor.

Species: ?????.

Age: 145.5 HLS

Nation: Dyvulzold, Lumaleza. Currently: Bant, Suidelain. 

Weapon: ?????.

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Origin:

His main goal is to rule over Bant for as long as humanly...and inhumanly possible.

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Abilities:

-Can shapeshift in a limited capacity, but is not a Changeling like Zandara. 

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Stats:

Strength: 10/10. 

Stamina: 5/10.

Agility: 6/10. 

Aether: 10/10. 

Dexterity: 5.5/10.

Resilience: 10/10. 

Intellect: 8.5/10.

Resistance: High: 8.5/10. Low: 7/10. 

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Man, things are going to start heating up very soon!

Part Two of all of our Chapter Parts is just around the corner, yeah?

Well... time-wise, yes lol.

I have a few concepts in mind, but I tend to write them off the top of my head lbvs, so we will how this goes! I tend to come up with ideas and then go in a whole different direction once I actually start to write/type lol.

It sucks...

But it seems to be working out just fine, and you all have yet to complain lol.

Thank you kindly.

I think?

Feel free to complain lbvs.

I will see you all back here soon enough.

Until then?

Safe travels folks.

Stay safe.

 Stay healthy.

 Stay vigilant. 

-Redd.