There was a tense feeling about the air. The gates had been barred shut, and the archers and mages were in place atop the wall. We stood behind the gate, ready to fight. I, Sir Megamickel, along with Sir Zachary, Sir Ray, and Sir Joshua, all stood together. I held my dragon battleaxe tight, reading a verse from the Holy Book of Saradomin. Sir Joshua, to my right, rolled his eyes at me. He was wearing his new red dragonhide armour, holding his rocky maul at the ready. On the other side of him was Sir Zachary. He was the most powerful of the group, wearing the armour of an ancient warrior, his spear included. On his other side was Sir Ray, who wore the same runite armour as me. However, Sir Ray was holding an abyssal whip, one of the most prestigious weapons in the entire world, and kiteshield. The four of us stood ready, as the mages and archers began to shoot and blast the things on the other side of the wall.

Suddenly, the gates began to shake. Our front lines ran forward to brace the door. The enemy kept pushing, untill the lock on the wooden gate began to crack. We braced ourselves as the enemy began to pour in! It was a hoard of black knights, of course! Who else would attack the great city of Falador? "RRRRAAARRRGH!" I cried, drawing the energy of my battleaxe. It drove me into a fury! Pain didn't matter. I raced at the enemy, swinging like a madman! I felt my axe connect cleanly with one of their skulls, straight through his helmet. I pulled it out and moved onto the next. I felt one of their swords clank against my armour, but it didn't matter. "AAAAARGH!" I heard the cries of the fallen all around me.

Sir Joshua was behind me, locked in combat with four of the black knights. "Heeeargh!" he shouted, swinging his maul at one of them. He landed a solid blow on his head. Sir Josh quickly pulled the maul up and threw another of the knights off of him. He swung his maul around again, knocking two of them to the floor. The last remaining knight lept at him, only to feel Sir Zach's spear slide cleanly through his back and out the front of him. Sir Zach pulled the spear out, and used the spear's power to draw from the energy of his foe. "Ahhh... that feels good." he said, as he was healed of all his wounds.

We turned around to see that many of the knights were retreating. However, some of them refused to return home. I rushed at one of them, only to find that Sir Ray had hit him with his powerful whip; the poor man was cut cleanly in two by the whip's end. As the last of the knights fell, we ran back into the city with the rest of the makeshift army to share the news with Sir Amik Varze, head of the White Knights of Falador.

"Well done!" he said. "I doubt they'll attack us again, at least not for another week or two. We thought they might attack... They're not the best at hiding their plans. We have many spies among their ranks, most of which they do not even suspect. We now have plans to attack their fortress..." he said. "Now, Sir Megamickel, I'd like to have a word with you..." he said.

I nodded and followed him upstairs to his office. "Now, you've achieved the rank of 'Adept', correct?" he said. I nodded. Where was this going? "Good, good... You hardly see someone of that rank these days, you know... Now, I'm sure you're wondering why I've called you up here?" he said. I nodded. He suddenly looked very concerned. "As you know, the black knights have a fortress not too far from Falador."
"So, you want me to destroy their fortress?" I asked. "Not quite. You see, we've recieved intelligence that this is merely an outpost of the black knights. Their actual fortress is..." he pointed to a map of the world on the wall "Here." I looked at where he was pointing and gasped.
"But... That's in the wilderness!" I gasped.
"Yes, and that's PRECISELY why we can't lead an armed expidition to there. However, I feel I can trust you... I wish for you to infiltrate this fortress and discover what they're up to. This may be just another outpost, however, our scouts report it's much larger than the one on Ice Mountain"
"Sir"
"Yes, Sir Megamickel"
"I was wondering if I could ask Sirs Zachary, Joshua, and Ray to come with me"
"Well... I suppose. If you trust them, then I trust your judgement, Sir Megamickel"
"Thank you, sir. I'll do this in the name of the White Knights"
"Good-bye, Sir Megamickel"
"Good-bye"
I climbed down the ladders to the ground floor of the castle and met up with my four companions. I quickly recapped what Sir Amik Varze had told me. They looked a little surprised, but not shocked.
"And you want US to come with you?" said Sir Ray. "I don't know... this seems a little risky"
"Of course it's risky. That's what makes it fun." said Sir Joshua. "I'll go, Megs." he said. I shuddered at the nickname that so many people had taken to calling me, but didn't comment on it. "Alright. What about you, Sir Zach? You in"
"Well, alright. But we'll have to be careful. There's all kinds of bringands in the wilderness"
"And you never gave me your answer, Ray"
"Yes, well... I'll go. But I'll have to be careful, there's a bounty hunter with my name. Turns out I'm a wanted felon in Mort'ton" he said.
"Alright then.. shall we go?"

Alright, that ends chapter the first. If you wish to talk to me one-to-one about the chapter, I'm known in game as Megamickel . Want yourself in the story? Say so in your review! I'll be glad to pop you in. Just tell me what you do in RuneScape. And what you want to be called. Oh, and appearance can be helpful as well.