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 Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2025 6:48 pm
As Carterhaugh stepped into the secret room he had discovered, he was struck for a moment by sheer awe.
It was small, yes, but lovely, with trellises built into the walls, with arches overhead, on which he could still see the remains of long-dead climbing roses. They formed what had undoubtedly once been quite the promenade, and in the center was a black wrought-iron table, topped with glass. Hanging above it, attached to the trellis, was what looked like a wrought iron basket, and sitting in that basket was a glowing, golden orb.
Oh. Carterhaugh had heard other Knights speak of such a thing. A secret room, prominently arranged around a particular feature--was this...
"Are you the Code?" He asked.
He would feel very silly if the orb didn't answer, but even sillier if he didn't ask and it spoke up, annoyed at him for ignoring it, or something.
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Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2025 8:42 am
“None other,” the light answered. The orb swirled lazily, made up of a fine mist that continuously churned. With no face, no eyes, its gaze still landed upon Carterhaugh. The attention lingered as such for a moment before it asked in a clear, curious voice, “What do you want?”
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Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2026 3:13 pm
This really was it. The Code, the thing that gave all Knights their power. Carterhaugh had never really thought to find it, or speak to it--others did, obviously, but something in him had simply decided (stupidly, he realized now, looking at it in front of him) that he just didn't get to do that.
"...I admit, if I'd expected to find you, I think I'd have had a better speech prepared," he confessed, a little sheepishly. "But I..."
Was it worth it to try to beat around the bush with an ancient and powerful entity? Surely if it thought he was insufficient to be guarding this place, it would make it known, and might get especially annoyed if he avoided.
"A few years ago, I..." He hadn't really spoken of this with anyone, not in depth. "I almost joined the Negaverse. It was a foolish decision. I thought I could save someone, but almost gave up myself to do it. And I....I suppose I can't help but feeling I'm not really a worthy Knight, doing something so stupid and then running away for years."
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