A Collection Of Other Adventures
The Knights Of Miitopia
Date: November 5th, 2022
A time that feels like yesterday and yet like an eternity ago, the beginning of my journey in other worlds began. 5 years ago, I got the video game Miitopia. I had no idea what it would lead to. Normally, someone who gets a game never ends up crossing dimensions and having lucid dreams about the game. That started sometime after I got the video game which my dad bought for me. I was obsessed with Miitopia and adored its storyline. In my dreams, I entered a strange version of a Miitopia whose story was told by a friend I once had. For 3 months, we were pretty close. If it weren't for them, my hobby back on Earth of writing wouldn't have taken off or at least not until much later. Xaviere The Warrior, we could have still been friends if I hadn't made several mistakes. The dreams of that Miitopia were experienced by others and it depicted a Miitopia where my former friend's cherished OCs with whom she has a interdimensional connection with became "evil communists". I never should have written about that Miitopia. I thought I was making all this stuff up, depicting her OCs as communists, altering them without her permission. I messed up big time and even let in someone toxic into my life who eventually turned my friend against me. The reasons why that happened weren't entirely this person's doing, it was my fault as well. July 22nd 2018 was the worst day of my life on Earth in memory.
If for some reason you're reading this Xaviere, I want you to know that I hope you're doing well and I'm so sorry for the pain I have caused you. I didn't mean to hurt you but I did so long ago. I have grown and changed so much since then, I still remember my desperation to be forgiven. I was crushed but that doesn't excuse the mistakes I made. I hope you're with somebody you are very happy with. Saying this is long overdue but better late than never, I guess. The dream Miitopia ceased to exist after the dreams ended. It only now exists as memories, a painful reminder of my imperfect past, and as words on a digital document that will never be public again. I could have easily depicted another dream reality. I'm remembering it now, there was another but it was forgotten and buried in the past. It too no longer exists. It was of another Miitopia, the Miitopia I reside in as Swiftdrawer. Details are fuzzy but it foretold the Supreme Dark Lord and Gorganan. It came first, before the other dream reality. But that's no longer important. A week and a half ago, Nazis tried to kill me and some of my comrades. We recovered mentally after a few days in time for Halloween. On Halloween, I went to the Minecraftia where Bowling tried to kill everyone. It was a lot of fun. Then, my main friends and I went to Twisted Land after that. The park has many excellent hiding spots and is well protected. It takes hours to experience everything in it. What a great time we had there.
But now, the time has come to meet with a knight from The Knights Of Miitopia. That organization saved us but it isn't without its dirty deeds. Thanks to my connection with the power of imagination, I know some of what's up there. I go alone to Greenhorne Castle, concealing my face with my mask and cloak. I filled out the application for the knights. Grand Knight Mel should be waiting for me at the gates of the castle. The application asked for general information about myself and the skills I possess. It also asked some questions about loyalty, conviction, and more. Before I can go right to the gates, a castle guard by the name of Hudson stops me. He has short black hair, gray eyes, a red guard outfit, and pale skin. Let's get this over with, I don't want to deal with anybody loyal to Luis, that gluttonous king who used to like my comrades and I. He eats far more than all the people in his kingdom do in a day in just an hour. "Halt! Who goes there? I can't let anyone unauthorized pass through here." "I have no interest in divulging my identity. I'm just here to meet somebody by the gates." "Then I won't let you pass. If you don't have a introduction letter from the mayor of Greenhorne Village, you won't be getting past. And if you don't leave, I will have no choice but to throw you in the dungeon. My king will figure out what to do with you." "Don't make me do something I don't want to do. I have no interest in hurting you. Doing so would not help me. Please step aside unless you want nightmares that'll keep you up all night." A voice speaks: "Let them in, Hudson. They're with me."
Hudson and I turn to see who said that: "My apologizes, your knightship. As you wish, Grand Knight Mel. But why is your friend here so suspicious?" "You know how it is, our organization must be secretive. We can't have any enemies infiltrate our ranks. And we can't have anyone know about any individuals we have recruited. Forgive their attitude, this world is very much on edge lately." Hudson steps aside to let me walk pass him. Mel gestures for me to follow her. On the way to the base of the knights, we walk in silence, unwilling to say anything in case of eavesdrop. We go down winding paths and underground caverns until finally, we reach the base. The door to get in is massive. It is made out of andesite with the emblem for the knights taking up the focal point, the center of the door. It opens immediately for the knight. I follow her in. We finally talk after she takes me to the dining room for the knights and has me sit down in one of the chairs for the long dining table: "You can take your mask and cloak off now." I do so: "I've been waiting for this day." "As have I. Would you like something to eat or drink before we get started?" "No thanks, I've had enough to eat already. A friend of mine makes the greatest pancakes I have ever had. Her cooking skills are so amazing that her food never spoils no matter how old it is. There's a fridge full of spaghetti she made that was duplicated with a cloning machine in another world." "Oh yes, the famous chef, Lauren." "You know about my double identity and Lauren, what else do you know and how?" "As an organization, we collect information including rumors all the time. And we have regular contact with Guardian. They don't often meddle in the affairs of us mortals but I imagine that if they did, any crisis going on would be over much sooner. They tell us a lot of things but not everything. They have to watch over this world, after all." "Before we continue, don't you need this application? *hands it over*" "I completely forgot. I'm sorry, we're busy nearly all the time. Now that you aren't seen that often nor are any of your friends, we take care of helping the people. Now, give me a minute to read over your application."
After a couple minutes, she speaks again: "I am very impressed. Your answers have calmed me of the stress I feel. Would you care to go over your answers with me?" "Sure but let's skip the personal information part. It'd be a waste to go over that. Where are the other knights? Are we the only ones in here right now?" "Yes, everyone else had tasks to do. My protege, Rol for example entered a tournament to test and sharpen his skills." "That makes sense." "I'm glad you understand. First question: why do you want to become a knight? Do you mind if you answer the questions again in new words? It'll be more interesting that way." "Why not. After all, I just filled this application out before traveling here. I wanted to become a knight not just because you sent the invitation. It is an honor to be recognized for what I have done. A knight is someone who protects others and upholds honor, conviction, and loyalty. I have the necessary experience, skills, and knowledge to become one. My sword is an extension of my self imposed duties. I protect those I care about and those who can't help themselves. I live by my own expectations, not the expectations of others. I hold no loyalty towards any government." "Many of us here have been eager for your visit. The 2nd one: are you willing to take on any trials we put you up to to become a knight?" "Yes, of course. It'd be boring if I just became a knight because you said I'm worthy and dubbed me one. Seriously, that's so lame. I don't want to be given everything I get. I've been a chosen one already, I don't need that crap again. I want to have to work towards the things I do get. I want to grow stronger by aiming for something like knighthood, for instance."
"A hard working attitude alone makes you qualified. In this organization, every member became a knight through at least one trial. Knights are a job change for warriors such as yourself. We take what warriors do to the next level. That's part of the reason why we don't just grant knighthood to anyone worthy. They have to earn it and pass our tests first. Next question, would you be willing to put your life on the line for royalty? If not, who would you risk your life for and why?" "I have no desire to serve some royal family. In general, royalty bask in luxury while many of their subjects struggle to survive. As someone with the advocate personality type, I don't like that. I despise inequality. The pockets of a few getting bigger and bigger at the expense of everybody else. It's disgusting. In my opinion, if sin is real, greed is the worst of them. Wrath and envy are behind it in my books. I would risk my life for those who struggle to survive, the marginalized, my friends, my comrades, the love of my life, innocent creatures being hunted, and whoever else I care about." "Traditionally, if you said no to the first part, you would have been thrown in the dungeon for the rest of your life. But as the current head of the organization, I have done away with that, following the SDL's rule over our world. We have been investigating and removing every knight who still serves royalty and/or the Nazis. It's been really hard and we're still far from finishing the investigation. What kind of future do you want for Miitopia?" "I see you've done away with the whole next question thing. Saves us time. I want Miitopia to be a place where all life is valued as equal. A place where capitalism and the state no longer exist, no more kingdoms, no more Nazis, none of that crap. Society would live attuned to nature in communal settings where resources are shared and cooperation is key. All the needless pain in this world must be ended."
There are a few more questions but those were the most important ones. After that, her dark skin, green eyes, amber hair in a bun, and silver and gold armor shine as she asks: "Now that that's done, let me explain more of the organization. It was founded during the 2nd Great Sage's time in power. That Sage was horrible but the 1st Great Sage was training another pupil, the 3rd Great Sage who was connected to the plant life of Miitopia. When the 2nd tried to kill them both, a lone knight came and saved them. This knight was Legendary Knight Nona. Nona was the first warrior to be ascended into a knight by Guardian. Of course, anyone who earned a job was seen as important to Miitopia's future by Guardian. The pendant that gave you, your counterpart, and your friends jobs has existed since the founding of ancient Miitopia. It was crafted by the original Great Sage who was born with immense magical abilities. During this time, the Great Sage was the most powerful person throughout all Miitopia. Before countries were born, they were the leaders of all Miitopia. Due to this authority, Nona would be appointed a protector of Miitopia. That was after the 2nd Great Sage was deposed and killed in battle. Nona's heroics inspired many, causing some young adventurers to seek then out for training to use a sword to protect others. Thus, The Knights Of Miitopia was born. Ever since then for such a long time, we unquestionably served sages and many kings and queens throughout history. However, your generation changed that." "What did we do?"
"It started with Kind Warrior Adam, Austin, Madison, and Lauren. They were at first weak adventurers without much strength. But on their quest to stop the Dark Lord Melvin, they got far stronger. They along with your counterpart's other adventurer friends brought with them new ideas never seen before and those ideas spread. The founding of Pizza Island by you was no accident, it was fate. Relative to Earth, aging is much faster before slowing down in the Tomodachi Islands. You already know about Bray's true life story but there's much you never saw. After the Darker Lord was defeated, a lot more miis from Pizza Island were recruited as adventurers including Dominic. At first, he didn't offer much but as he grew stronger, he began inventing devices that began to change some Miitopians. That was after he graduated from a university. Your arrival to Fun Land led to a chain reaction, you helped radicalize them and others. Dominic found many books about anti capitalist ideas in older Miitopian libraries. All this plus later events led to a resurgence in the left. That's how I learned the truth about Miitopia." "That explains a lot. Now, what exactly do you do here anyway?" "We often go on missions from requests at the Traveler's Hub, protect citizens, take care of some minor issues and tasks, resolve disputes, and protect royalty. But most of us only offer that protection to royalty to evade suspicion. The kingdoms refuse to inspect us because they trust us completely. Once we're done restructuring this organization, we will officially switch to the side you're on and help you more proactively like we did a week and a half ago. That's basically how we operate. We also live here because it's the best way to keep it secret. Did you tell anyone about our meeting?" "I understand what you do perfectly now. Yes, I told my comrades. Bray revealed she got invited to a guild as well. I can't believe that one has changed its name twice as of late. Dominic revealed an invitation too."
"That's okay, I know that they wouldn't spill our meeting. It's supposed to be secret after all. Few know of our existence as an organization. We have kept it that way for millennia. Our longevity is due to that. Most knights are loyal to it to the core. This base has been our base ever since the founding of our guild. We even eat and train here as well." "Interesting! That's exactly what we do with the BRAINS Collective!" "BRAINS Collective? I've never heard of that." "We have far too many enemies to go public with BRAINS. It'd be a disaster if any enemy infiltrated it. That's even with the annoying safeguards for accessing information we have. *explains the collective in detail* You see, we have to keep it secret. It contains so much information and advanced technology. Luckily, information on each BRAINS member is no longer digitally accessible. Now, you have to read actual books for that information. The membership list is scattered in many pieces throughout those books. This intentional way of doing things is to further limit what any spies or traitors can learn." "Would you mind if I joined it?" "Let's sort that out another day. I want to begin proving myself worthy to become a knight now. My sword and I are one, I will cut down all enemies who stand in my way and won't change for the better. Once I become one of you, please know that I don't take orders. I take requests. I have to take orders in my world when it comes to my job but that's because I have no choice. Here, I actually have choice. If you want me to help capture a bounty hunter with a huge bounty on their own head, just ask. I won't do anything for money. Because BRAINS is self sufficient, we have no need for such artificial and greed inducing things as money unless we're on a mission and have to use money for some reason."
"Don't worry, I will remember that. The trials of knighthood must commence with all our members present. While we wait for them to return, would you like a tour of this place?" "Sure, it'll kill some time. I have nothing planned right now anyway." "Good, let's get moving." An hour passes by as she shows me all that there is to see in the base. It's huge. Each knight has their own quarters to sleep in. Clearly, every knight here is seen as exceptional. I can tell from just that. Upon our returning to the dining hall, I ask her: "Hey Mel, I'm curious. What of your squire, Rol? Besides missions, what does he do? Better yet, he's not a warrior or a full on knight so why is he here?" "He's a special case. His parents were killed 3 years ago when the Supreme Dark Lord conquered Miitopia. I was on a mission, in search of anyone I could find before they could be enslaved. That's when I found Rol cornered by a bunch of monsters controlled by the SDL. I easily defeated them and rescued him. I took him in once he said he had no home to go back to. My efforts to save him caused him to be fascinated by knights. One day, he asked if I could teach him. Ever since, he has trained under my guidance. Guardian will change his job to knight from none once he grows into a strong enough knight to pass the trials. You will be taking 3 trials to test you. Be ready." "I already am. If you don't mind, I'd like to help you train Rol when I'm not busy. Maybe I can take him on some BRAINS missions. He could use the experience." "I would like that very much. I know you won't move to this base so please keep in touch. We'll work this out another day. Would you like to do some training at our training grounds before your tests?" "Unless you have some lunch food, no. I'm hungry now."
"I was wondering when you'd get hungry. Give me some time, I'll make you something. What would you like?" "You kind of remind me of my mom. I still can't believe she passed away. I still remember the look on her face when I saw her after she died. It's like she died painfully. There was no way I could have seen her death coming. It shook my biological family to the core. My legs were shaking, I was asked if I wanted to sit down but refused. We got through it but the shock never completely went away. I will never see my mom again. I have held mixed feelings for her for a long time but still, the fact that she's gone still kind of hurts. Damn it. I don't want to lose anybody again. I want to stop all the Nazis I can so this doesn't happen to other people. They're going to come for us in 10 days." "I'm so sorry to hear about your mother. It must have been hard to deal with." "I hate saying this but I have to. It wasn't that hard. My mixed feelings about her and overall chill attitude and creative mind kept me from experiencing grief like several of my kin did. I wasn't totally crushed by her death. I just couldn't believe it. I got used to her being gone but it's like there's still a gap where she should be. My grades at school didn't suffer a bit due to losing her. No, I kept moving forward. An overwhelming amount of support and condolences entered my life very quickly. Hundreds of people were directly impacted by what happened. This is part of why I want to become a knight and become stronger. I want to protect. I don't want to die and leave behind a legacy and lots of grief long before I'm supposed to die of old age. I won't give up on living or loving, no matter how hard things get."
"Few knights who have been a part of our organization have exhibited this level of determination to stay alive. I bet you will be able to clear these trials without having to start all over. Are you still hungry?" "*tells her the foods I enjoy* Just make whatever you want to of what I like. I love surprises." A few minutes later, she comes with food served in a silver platter which she lifts upon placing it down in front of me: "Here you go. It's on the house. We use meat from farms that only collect meat when animals die naturally. That's the only honorable way to collect animal meat besides defeating a giant and tough life form in battle." She made me spaghetti and meat sauce with breadsticks on the side plus a glass of water: "Thank you so much! It smells delicious! I never knew of any knights who could cook. Well, besides my Midgardian counterpart, a Lord Knight." "You're welcome! A knight must always be properly nourished before training or battling, victory is harder on an empty stomach after all! Eat up, you'll need all the energy you can get. As you eat, I have a few chores to take care of. I will return soon." 15 minutes later, I'm done eating in time for her to come back: "Hey, I'm back. Did you enjoy your meal?" "Yes I did, it was fantastic! You knights sure have a lot of connections considering what ingredients it took to make this stuff." "I'm happy to hear you liked it. Sometimes, my wife has to witness me accidentally burn my own cooking. She teases me a little about it, it's funny." "I'm amazed that you're the leader of the knights considering the fact that you're a lesbian and black. In my world, you would be shit on so much." "It took a long time to prove myself but after many battles and missions, everyone stopped caring about that. Btw, should I call you Adam or Swiftdrawer? What do you prefer?" "Just call me Adam when I'm not concealing my face behind my mask. Otherwise, Swiftdrawer. Unless you're referring to me specifically regarding my whole warrior thing." "Alright. Now then, I'm going to prepare your trials. In the meantime, please go train but don't drain all your strength!"
"I have no intention of doing that. See ya later then! Let me know when everyone and everything is here and ready." "I plan on it. I will see you then." We part ways and I head to their training ground. It's not high tech like ours are in BRAINS but it works just fine. Self repairing battle robots are pretty cool, it is too bad they don't have any here. But training old school is what I mainly do so that's not an issue. For 3 or so hours, I train there and keep my skills sharp and my senses open. After watching the horror movie Smile back in my world, I couldn't help but feel a little paranoid. After all that time, Mel comes get me and we head to the entrance of their base where all the knights are waiting, clad in armor. She then says: "We're all here. Good, now we can begin! Artistic Warrior Swiftdrawer, are you ready for your first trial?" "I am ready." "Good then we will start with the customary elements. You have accepted the terms. You will face 3 trials: the Trial Of Kindness, the Trial Of Determination, and the Trial Of Strength. Under the gaze of the knights who have fallen, we will soon begin this honorable set of tests. We, The Knights Of Miitopia uphold the reasons for which we became knights in the first place. Now, I Grand Knight Mel announce that the trials begin! To start, you will face the Trial Of Kindness. In this trial, you will go to a hidden island off the coast of Miitopia. There, you will attempt to befriend a pegasus. If you pass all 3 trials, they will be your friend to take care of. In return, they will take you around wherever you want to go. Pick carefully, some are more docile than others. The portal is opening now. Please step into it."
I comply and find myself on a beautiful island untapped by civilization. It's beautiful and the biodiversity is immense. Among all that are a fair number of pegasi spread throughout the small island. After some walking, I find the perfect one to be friends with. I know this because my skill Artist's Eye randomly activates when I take a look at the flying horse. Their eyes are green as if they are full of life. Their mane is yellow as if they come with much energy. Their wings are blue as if conveying some sort of innocence. Perhaps that's just the graphic designer in me talking. It doesn't matter. The rest of their body is white with a few black dots here and there: "My eye tells me that we can forge a perfect symbiosis and become great friends. I can tell you don't fear me. Your breathing is calm like the gentle breeze. Your eyes stare right into me, the look of a focused and curious individual. What do you see in me?" I get a response in my mind: "I cannot talk to you physically but I have the power to communication neurally. You're not a mii, you're a human and have been through so much. So, you want to become a knight? I hate to intrude on your memories but I must know who you are. I see so much. You have a strong balance about you. And yet, you harbor many held back feelings. I want to become your friend now but you need to prove that we really are compatible." "What do you need me to do exactly? Take a peek at whatever memories you want. Just don't be shocked if some of them are weird, dark, or anything like that." "There are 2 things. I need you to collect some apples from a tree on the other side of the island. No one has been able to pick them in years. After that, I want you to give me the apples and try to ride me as I fly through the sky. If you can do this all without failing, you will pass and I will take you back to the knights personally and watch you continue from there." "I will do it but first, do you have a name? I don't want to just call you pegasus or jump through grammatical gymnastics to avoid doing so. I can do it as a writer but that'd still be annoying." "Of course. I forgot to introduce myself. Sorry about that! My name is Herbsalvin."
"It's nice to meet you, Herbsalvin! Before I go get those apples, I have another question. How exactly are you able to communicate with me telepathically?" "It's an interesting story. That ability is something all us pegasi on this island possess. We have lived many lives in and around Miitopia. Through that, we learned new lessons every time we were reborn. In my previous life, I was a knight myself. That life completed my knowledge and my soul ended up being reborn as a pegasus. I've known about your presence for a long time. I sensed a strange power growing inside of you when you first came to this world. It feels like that power is connected to many universes. I don't understand it but trust me, it will blossom in time. In fact, it has already started to do so." "I know what you mean. Let's not dwell on it too much. After all, I can't just hang around here all day. I have trials to pass. My desire is to become a knight so I'm going to become a knight!" "That's the spirit!" I find the tree in a few minutes. It seemed like an easy enough task. I shook the tree as hard as I could but before the apples fell down after coming loose, time froze. Suddenly, a figure that looked exactly like me but with a murderous facial expression grinned widely appeared: "Come on Adam, embrace your hatred and destroy everything that stands in your way without mercy! Make everyone fear you! Make your power and will absolute! Become unstoppable!" "I'm not going to. I only destroy when necessary nowadays. I don't take orders. I make my own path and you won't stop me." "But don't you want to see those you despise bleed out to death as they cry for help? It'll be so satisfying to just end their worthless lives, right?"
"As much as I love a gruesome scene where a villain is absolutely destroyed, I will not kill just because I don't like somebody. I harbor so much hate for those in power. They're just like parasites but they will only become my targets if there's no other way to stop them and I get the opportunity to stop them. You can't get to me, I have too much to care about. All I want is peace, equality, unity, communal living, and happiness in the end. If the blood of fascists must be spilled all the time in order to get those things then there's no choice. I will not bow or break." "But what about your laziness? You don't help others that often in our world." "What choice do I have? I can't exactly walk wherever I want to get stronger and build up my brain mass. And writing requires a quiet space as does art for me. Home is perfect for that. I'm slowly working my way towards being more responsible and less lazy. It's just better to take my time so I can plan everything out." "Oh come on, I should have known that you would be so stubborn. We are the same person after all." "That's ridiculous. I have accepted all of my feelings, positive and negative. You're just trying to consume me so I never return from trying to gather the apples. Nice try. If I were stressed before our encounter, you'd have found it easier to control me. But after talking to a new friend, I'm relaxed. I came here at a steady and calm pace. My heart rate is normal. But seeing as this is the Trial Of Kindness, maybe you're just part of the test. And if this is a test of kindness, maybe I need to show you kindness."
"But you love quietly labeling people as clueless fools!" "Yes, I do that a lot in my world. I admit it. Society is full of happy go lucky individuals who know the value of hard work but don't know the value of taking uncomfortable problems seriously. They risk their own health and the health of others for comfort and freedom. It's absolutely disgusting. You'd think people would argue to not wear underwear or socks considering their vendetta against wearing facial masks. I have a friend who got sick because the mailman coughed on their package while delivering it. Seriously, everybody should be wearing a mask when they're in contact with other humans. It's not that hard. I have written thousands of words while undergoing migraines, wearing a mask is nothing compared to that. I really need to order N95s for myself. In public, I see hundreds if not thousands of people and only at most 2-5 people besides me wear one. It's absurd. They are fools but I don't entirely blame them for it. After all, they were molded into fools by the accursed society. But seriously, if I ever go to my universe in this body especially with anybody, I'm wearing a damn mask. And I'm talking about a good facial mask. Not a surgical mask, those aren't designed for reducing the transfer of germs. But I must stop being so critical for now." "Your emotional control pisses me off!" "It doesn't have to. Listen, there's no reason to get upset over everything. Please stop destroying yourself, you matter no matter how little we agree on. Take my hand. Focusing on your hatred just hurts you. It may make you stronger but at what cost? Hurting innocents won't get you what you want. You can change, you just have to let yourself. Please, I'm begging you to stop putting yourself through hell. I have no reason to hurt you so just come together with me. There is so much more than desiring the destruction of the system. That is what I want but if I focus on it, I will destroy myself and lose my way."
Time starts moving again and my other self vanishes. I have earned the right to keep living on. The apples fall from the tree. I pick them up. They smell and look delicious but I've never been a big fan of them. Eating their skin isn't fun and I'm not big on their texture on the inside either. But I'm sure Herbsalvin will love them. I will succeed at becoming a knight and with what I get out of it, I will grow into a better protector. Yappa Yappa won't see my latest character development coming. I soon return to the pegasus with the apples. They happily eat them all very quickly: "Thank you so much! These apples are my favorite! After eating some, I can go a week without food! They're enchanted by the tree they grow from. I'm so glad you overcame the challenge to get them! You have proven that you have a strong will and sense of self control. Now, hop on! Let's see how you can handle me!" "I will! I've ridden on the back of a good friend of mine many times. He's a ender dragon named Shadow. I should be able to ride on you no problem. But before I do so, I don't think you'd feel comfortable having your fur brush up against my armor. Give me a second, friend." Herbsalvin nods and I open up my new ender pouch to extract a Minecraftian saddle. With that done, I take my time to place it on Herbsalvin: "It is common practice to put saddles on any creature who is ridable in many worlds. Saddles are mutually beneficial." I hop onto them and they take off into the sky as fast as possible. They fly me all over the entire world, not just Miitopia. Everything below is like a blur caused by really bad photography. After a few minutes, Herbsalvin suddenly stops above Greenhorne. I don't fall off: "Nice! You can ride me without much trouble! That means you pass the first trial!"
Before I can reply, we hear a loud call for help: "Hold on, there is something even more important than my road to knighthood. Someone in close proximity is in trouble. Can you find them? I'm going to keep my eyes peeled. Let's go save them before I move onto the 2nd trial. What good is a knight who can't even put aside their own business to save somebody from danger?" "I see them! I'll fly you down there. You must take care of the rest. I can't exactly help with this kind of situation." "Because no hands or opposable thumbs. I get it." A couple minutes later, Herbsalvin lands right by the mii in need and waits for me. I get a good look at the mii. Their leather clothing is torn in a lot of places and there are a lot of minor stab wounds. They're still breathing but heavily shaken with an expression of pure terror. Their black hair is partly burned, their purple eyes are red with tears, and their tan skin is fine besides the wounds: "Hey, are you okay? What happened to you?" They reply: "Bandits! They attacked me and took all of my belongings!" "Judging by your appearance, this attack might have been motivated by misogyny. If I'm right then these bandits are real jerks. And that's putting it nicely. Sorry, I sometimes get very critical. No time for introductions, I'll get your stuff back. Are you bleeding anywhere?" They shake their head no but upon closer examination, one of the wounds is bleeding: "Yeesh, bandits. How cliche. They must be desperate to rob an innocent person. *takes out bandages from a first aid kit* You're lucky you have a really loud voice when you feel scared. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to know you were in trouble. *puts bandages on* Here you go but please stay here until I come back. Herbsalvin will watch over you."
The bandits left footprints that imply they ran off in a hurry. Probably to some kind of underground black market. It doesn't matter where they went, they don't appear to be very strong based on the wounds of the mii they hurt and took from. I quickly take off in the direction they went and soon catch up to them. The bandits are a bunch of laughing buff and big men. Can this stop being cliche? At first, they're too happy to notice me but then they hear the clank of my armor and turn around: "Who are you supposed to be? A pathetic little knight? Get lost, kid. Let the grownups take care of their business." The bandit who said that has their right wrist effortlessly twisted by me: "Kid? You have no clue who you're making fun of, do you? Oh well, petty trash talk like that doesn't work on me. Let's get this over with. I am taller than average and yet you see me as just a little pest who can't hurt you, right? My apologies for intruding but that stuff you got there doesn't belong to you. Stealing from innocents? You're no better than those damn rich Nazis. Wait, I'm not sorry. I'm not sorry for getting in your way. Don't make anymore trouble. I can inflict so much suffering onto you even though I'd rather not." To prove my point, I squeeze the guy's now twisted arm. He screams in pain. The others try to attack me as I continue my hold on him: "Wrong move, dudes." I defeat them all in seconds and call Pirate Blaster to come get them. He arrives in an instant: "Arr! I thought you were becoming a knight, Adam!" "I am but can do me a favor? Could you take these guys to extract any information they could have? After that, try to change their ways but if that doesn't work, you know what to do." "Yar har! I will do so! Leave them to me! See you when you return to base!" I take the stuff the bandits clearly stole and Blaster takes them away.
I teleport back to Herbsalvin and the innocent mii, giving them their stuff back as promised: "Here you are. The bandits didn't stand a chance. Please be more careful from now on. Do you need more help or are you good now?" "Thank you so much, I don't need anymore help. Im a mii exploring the world to help my family. We're very poor." "Nice to meet you, Im Adam. You might have heard of me." "Oh that's right! You're regarded heavily in the Miitopian Peoples' Resistance. My family and I have been trying to join but they're really hard to reach. I'm Ebella by the way. I must get going, maybe we'll cross paths in the resistance!" "Until then, comrade! I have to go too." We part ways and I get back on Herbsalvin. As they fly me back to the knights, they say: "That was incredible. I've never seen anyone dispatch bandits so quickly." "I was just doing what was needed. My training and experience gives me an edge against most from this land. And don't get any ideas please, you know as well as I do how gay I am." "Don't worry, I don't joke about those kinds of things." "That's good to know. And look, we're already here." The doors are opened for us, revealing Mel with the rest of the knights behind her: "You far exceeded my expectations. Same with the expectations of the others. You managed to resist the spirit who lives inside that enchanted tree in addition to saving someone in need even though you had pressing matters to take care of. You performed so well that we're willing to let you become a knight without the other 2 trials." "I decline your offer. Knights are well equipped and trained warriors who hone their skills and stick with their convictions. Taking a shortcut like that would be too easy and no fun. How can I grow while becoming a knight by taking the easy way out. Bring on the next trial."
"We respect your wishes. But this next one is going to be much more difficult. You have to fight all of us at once in the training grounds. We watched your actions through a orb but now, you have to show your determination and resilience against overwhelming odds. We'll begin as soon as we're there and you're ready." We all head to the training grounds and I immediately draw my sword: "I'm ready. I won't give in. Let's do this." Instantly, many swords are coming for me as the chaos begins. But that won't stop me. I've handled worse. Everything goes by so fast and there's no way to yell audibly over all of the clanking, slashing, and so on going on. They're all determined to give me the greatest challenge I could face. I'm overwhelmed with how many knights are attacking me at once. Escape isn't an option. Even if I play defense the whole time until somebody gets exhausted, that won't help me. Their attacks are well coordinated and executed while maintaining an intense speed that is mind blowing. I have no room to reach for anything to help me now. My sword and armor are my only help now. But I can work with this. I absolutely can. Before anyone knew it, I jumped up and performed a standard Darkeye Slash but with an extra kick. This knocks some of the knights down onto the ground. I keep up a strategy of well planned attacks while banking on defense as well. I block some attacks but it isn't enough. I'm being pelted on all sides. No one is stopping to take a break or anything. There's only one sure fire way of winning this but it'd kill me so I can't rely on it. What's left? Damn it. Instead of expending all my energy at defending, I pull some half hearted simple counter slashes while thinking of anyway I can beat them all without destroying my own body. The knights don't seem to have any healers or anything that heals so taking the risk would be a fatal mistake.
There just has to be a way to win but what is it? I can't afford to lose my focus to activate my duel disk or teleport with Quantum Leap. Hmm. If I can't do much against them, maybe I can get them to accidentally attack each other. My concentration and dexterity must be perfect to pull something like that off. But if I can lure them before jumping up, I could send many of them to the ground. It'd be like during The Battle Of The Lost Academia all over again. When a sword is about to hit my armor, I dodge out of the way and manage to knock down a few knights. After a while, my formulated strategy really begins to take shape. I even mix in some wall climbing despite the fact I'm terrible at it. Even though I fall because of doing so, I manage to knock down others that way too. And then, my strategy becomes ineffective. I have to try something else. I climb up a wall again and quickly send out a Extremely Risky Spin Slash at the others right before I fall again. My armor is pretty dented so I'm a little worried. But that won't stop me either. I have to pass this trial. My attack sends more knights falling and they begin to really struggle getting back up. Finally. An opening. I find a little space where I can stand before screaming at the top of my lungs as I unleash my 2nd best attack but 8 of them at once. The combination is enough to finally end this trial in my victory. I knock down all of the knights but am somewhat exhausted, sweating, and shaking. I need to sit down. I help the knights unscramble themselves off the floor. They all look at me in shock. Mel is the first to recover: "Swiftdrawer, that was astounding! You're the first warrior who has ever passed this trial without magic. When we lost several of our best knights 3 years ago, we had to lower the bar of entry to just the first trial to make up. So many knights here haven't been around for longer than right around 3 years. You should be proud of yourself. But we don't have time to celebrate because your third trial will be very dangerous." "Thank you but I have no need of compliments. I'm seeing a pattern. I'm going to have to defeat a boss monster on my own, right? I'm ready, my heart is already racing so just tell me who I need to fight and I will do so."
"There have been many reports sent to us alleging sightings of the Dark Sun who was vanquished on top of the Tower Of Dread quite some time ago. We investigated and found the Dark Sun hiding out in Otherworld. That's where the Darkest Lord was defeated." "The Dark Sun revived? But how! They're extremely difficult to overcome without a healer. It's not impossible without a healer but I know what the Dark Sun can do. It's not fun." "Herbsalvin will take you to Otherworld. We're going to stay behind. You did give us all one memorable knockdown after all. And we dare not get close to the Dark Sun. Good luck." "If that is what I must do, then I will defeat the Dark Sun or die painfully while trying. Chickening out would be foolish. I have come so far, this is the next part of my evolution into who I am poised to become in the future. It awaits." Herbsalvin hangs by the entrance to the training grounds. I go to them and hop onto them immediately. One of the younger knights opens the entrance of the base for us. We are soon off and quickly reach Otherworld. It's a strange and colorful place, it was inaccessible until the Darker Lord made it his home abode. The Dark Sun appears to have been waiting for us: "At last, a challenger! I will make you fall before me, mortal! You will not survive! I'm even more powerful than the Darkest Lord was!" "Don't give me a history lesson about what I already know. Herbsalvin, please take me down and step back. I don't want you to get hurt during this fight." They nod and soon, the Dark Sun and I are face to face. The boss is all black with a big face on their circular head. They are literally like a dark sun. They even have black coin like circular faces around them. Wait, this boss was never so black before. They must be more powerful and corrupt than ever! Our fight begins. I deal a lot of damage because I'm much stronger than your typical level 50 warrior adventurer mii. I have far surpassed what any of them can do on their own.
Likewise, the Dark Sun is doing damage though not as much thanks to my armor. But it was clear that they were just toying with me. They have a move that can nearly end me in one shot. Their strategy unfolds when they start using "Call Servant" many times over. The servants overwhelm me briefly but I keep defeating them easily, releasing the faces trapped on them in the process. "I see what you're trying, Dark Sun. But it won't work. You're trying to make me waste the rest of my strength on them before killing me as easy as 1 2 3. But you're also trying to wear down my armor. So I'm going to run and change tactics." I swap my sword out with my bow and arrow and begin shooting at the Dark Sun from the distance with a careful and slow aim as I keep running. Aiming is easy even though they're moving a bit because I shut my left eye to better focus while aiming. This was briefly successful until I realized that they were conjuring up magic for something. Oh no. But it was too late. I'm lulled into a nightmare and fall asleep. My unconscious body trembles and I talk in my sleep as it begins. The nightmare depicts one of my greatest fears. The coppers coming for me to force me into a truck to be taken with other queer people to a concentration camp, a so called "conversion center". In the nightmare, I was unable to stop them no matter how hard I resisted. It kept going and getting worse. There was no way to shake this nightmare, I'm trapped and think it's real. Time skips imply it's been weeks since I was taken to the nearest one which was one by a massive church. The day was now a day where the likes of Desantis, Trump, Vance, and more visited the place to watch as we were exterminated. Dems stood outside of the place and did nothing to save anybody. I am then brutally killed by firing squad for being myself.
The Dark Sun deals near fatal damage to forcibly wake me up. I wake up with so much pain, both mental and physical: "Damn it. That's the worse nightmare I've ever had.. It was so real, I'm glad it wasn't. Actually, no that could happen to me in my homeworld. And it happened in another universe. Damn it. They're coming for people like me and they're doing it slowly like in a horror movie. Like in Scream. You haven't killed me yet, I'm in so much pain but I won't give up. You can take my sanity, you can take my blood and my bones but as long as I live, I will fight you." "Too bad you won't last much longer! This attack will finish you!" I dodge and eat an HP banana to heal my wounds and regain some strength. I am unable to find the perfect opening to use my best attack for a while. So I'm forced to keep dodging and defending while keeping in mind that my best attack is the only way to end this in one go. But if the Dark Sun survives it, I will be dead right after. What do I do about this? How can I create an opening to give myself enough time to take the risk and successfully inflict damage? I'm getting tired and I'm covered in wounds. New scars will form and my nervous system is on fire. My vocal chords hurt too much to talk work and my ears are so full of ringing that I can't hurt anything but the ringing. It's driving me crazy! What do I do? I'm in so much danger and so done for if I can't buy myself enough time. Unless. I stand in one spot firmly and tank everything coming my way no matter how much it hurts. That's exactly what I do. I had no idea it was even possible to feel this much pain. I swap my bow for my sword and begin charging up my attack while protecting it and my right hand and arm from harm using my left hand and arm. At this rate, it's a incredibly bloody mess but there is no other way to end this in my victory. I must use the attack even though it will almost certainly kill me. At least then the somehow revived Dark Sun will no longer be a threat. I pour all my remaining strength into the attack.
Now that they don't think I will move anywhere ever again, getting them caught in the tornado should be easy if I make it go fast enough. I take on so much pain and nearly lose my left hand in the process but release the attack. It rips right through the Dark Sun, killing them instantly. It's over, I won but now, I'm dying fast. I'm in such bad shape that even if I use all the remaining HP bananas, that won't be enough to keep me from being critically injured. That would save me but barely. Since I won, there are no more threats around me. I eat HP bananas as fast I can with my right hand. I stop dying but am still in really bad shape. I collect what the Dark Sun dropped and return to Herbsalvin: "Adam! You're so hurt right now, are you sure you want to return to the knights in that condition?" I then remembered I have another HP banana and ate it. Huh, it fixes up most of the rest of my injuries so now I look less in critical condition and just wounded in battle. Good. I can return in this shape: "I got lucky. Looks like I will return to them in decent shape after all." "I see. Now hop onto me! The others are eagerly awaiting! I can feel their emotions in the air." "It's settled. I'm so not writing about the whole battle in detail. A lot happened and there was much tediousness." I get onto them and they take me back to the base for the knights. There, my comrades from Miitopia BRAINS are waiting for me in front of the entrance. Willy comes up to me excitedly: "Bark! You did it! You succeeded! I'm so happy I could chase my own tail for weeks!" Carlos comes up to me too: "Is that a pegasus?! Holy crap, you really have done it! But what did you do to succeed? You look beat up! Also, do you want some candy? You look like you could use some!"
Bray replies: "Adam, I can tell you don't want some right now. You defeated the Dark Sun by yourself. They were brought back by a rival of Nathan's for the role of my successor. We shall talk more another day, let me heal your wounds for you first. Giga Cure! There you go. Now, you really look proud and triumphant! It's intriguing what healing can do to your image in terms of appearance. Your exploits today will be remembered forever. Let's head inside, it's getting chilly out here and we must not keep the knights waiting. We'll walk with you as your friends and comrades. We're all so proud of you. I hope when Carlos undergoes the trials and ceremony to become a ninja that we see success too." I nod and Herbsalvin gladly lets me ride on them into the base. The knights are in awe. It would have been one thing for just Herbsalvin to let me keep riding on them in here but to have many of my close friends with me walking by my side, that's really something special. Mel gasps upon seeing Bray and begins to bow: "It's such a pleasure to have you here, Great Sage Bray. I am honored to be in your presence." Bray laughs: "No need to be so official. I may be a sage but I don't need that respect everywhere I go. I do not require this. You mustn't bow. We have a warrior to officially certify a knight, after all. This is a very special moment we shall always remember. My predecessor told me what the knight ceremony is like. I have wanted to see it for myself for decades." My friends, Herbsalvin included urge me forward eagerly. I get off of Herbsalvin as Mel walks up some steps to where a throne like chair is before destroying the chair with her sword. After that, she casts a spell and the ceremony begins.
A magical rune circle appears around me and makes my armor glow. She beckons me forward and is given a small chest by one of the other knights. I go up the stairs and am now standing face to face with her. Mel speaks: "Greetings to everyone here. I would go off tradition but we have a feast coming and I happen to enjoy this ceremony. I am Grand Knight Mel, 18th leader of The Knights Of Miitopia. We do not simply give out anything to anyone because of privilege. All of us are here because we worked hard to get to where we are today. I am happy to announce Miitopia's newest knight. We'll begin with the continuation of this speech. We remain devoted to everything we swore ourselves to and are overjoyed to have yet another beyond just capable adventurer join us. This organization has gone through so many obstacles while still upholding the honor for which we owe our duties to. This world's Guardian watches us all. To become a knight, you must show great compassion, strength, loyalty, determination, and experience in the face of whatever you are facing. Anyone who becomes a knight is deserving of respect. Not every life form can become a knight, it takes certain kinds of individuals to become one of us. Therefore, we will now honor and recognize Adam aka Swiftdrawer as Miitopia's 5679th knight! Before we proceed, would you like to say a few words, devoted young and artistic knight?" "I would like that very much."
I move to stand beside her and face our audience without fear or nervousness: "I'm so honored to have this opportunity to become something more than I already am. I'm thankful to everyone who has been responsible for getting me to where I am today. My friends, family, teachers, comrades, allies, and even my enemies to an extent. I wouldn't be here without them today. I've wanted to grow stronger and protect more life forms for a long time. After facing those trials, I already feel significantly stronger. Being a knight feels incredible. There is so much honor empathized for knights, I feel like my ascension to knighthood isn't just my victory, it is the people's victory. I declare that as a knight, I will better protect and fight for the people. My will and sword are already one. That is a fact but now that I'm a knight, my motivation to protect is even stronger. Thank you for inviting me to come here and undergo the trials to become a noble knight. Thank you so much. That's all I have to say. Let us continue with the ceremony." I turn to face Mel as she presents me with the small chest which suddenly expands in size: "I now officially present you as Artistic Knight Swiftdrawer! In this chest are items that will be necessary for your future as a knight. I will cease speaking now to let you see what's inside." I open it and first see a knight helm, typically a forehead or chin/mouth accessory of a knight. I pull it out: "I see you've chosen to get the helm out first. It will serve you well and protect you from damage to your face in battle. It is also resistant to the magic that can remove your face and place it on a monster. It's silver color provides a stark contrast with your helmet." I attach it to my helmet before getting out some knight robes next. It's a full body article of clothing. The leggings part is white with gold and blue patterns in the form of shields and straight and angled lines. The shirt is made from a very fine silk. It's colored silver and features the emblem for The Knights Of Miitopia.
That emblem is a blue and white sword inside a golden shield with purple outlines. Above the shirt is something that's much like a cloak or lab coast. It's colored forest green and features a macro version of the emblem of the knights on the back. Additionally, there is a gray utility belt over the waist area: "This outfit is given to all knights who successfully pass the trials. Wear and use them well. It is designed to honor your ascension to a knight. Wearing it is meant to display honor. The design hasn't changed in hundreds of years. It is a symbol of what you have accomplished and will accomplish." After that, I find and pull out a sort of belt but with a purple silk cloth like material reaching down from the belt and displaying the emblem of the knights too. When my legs are close together, it partially conceals part of the armor over my legs: "This belt and cloth combination is enchanted to increase the defensive power your gear already gives you! As you can see, most knights aren't wearing the same armor. This is also a way to identify that we all belong together as one. I hope you enjoy! It sometimes is an excellent way to annoy your foes in battle." Next up after that is the shield. I don't say anything because I just want to see and listen. It features a wooden brown outline/frame and a white background with the emblem on top of it on the front side. The back side has a handle thing for it and is wooden brown too: "For so many years, these shields have protected us knights from all kinds of danger. And you don't have to use it just for defense either. Some knights became infamous for throwing them at their enemies in battle." But then, some strange stuff happens when I try touching the sword in there after equipping the rest of everything I've gotten. It's far too heavy to be lifted but when I touch it, I am overwhelmed by energy that's unknown to me but is also familiar to me for some reason.
The blade is a shiny silver and white with a sharp tip at the end. The handle forms a T shape of sorts but with some jagged edges. In the middle of the top piece of the handle is a green orb surrounded by white. Along the rest of that center area is a clash of blue and pink. The rest of the handle is silver as an outline with white and splashes of pink with some red on the inside: "After someone passes the trials, a sword from that closed off room I told you about glows and is taken out to be presented to the new knight. All of our swords were forged during the era of the 3rd Great Sage who saw into the future many times in her lifetime. It was her guidance that led to the forging of the swords. But something is different. It's like you aren't strong enough or have progressed enough to wield yours just yet. But I promise my friend and fellow knight in arms that the time will come." "I'm not ready for this sword? I guess that makes sense. *a bright pink light radiates from the sword* What's this? It's like it's calling me to lift it. But that makes no sense." "I always forget about this part. Don't fear it, something like this happens every time. Your future will now be revealed to you. Close your eyes." I close my eyes and see all kinds of things. Twisted Land being attacked by Eggman and his army of robots with myself standing most defiantly against him with a scar over the right side of my face that is interrupted by my right eye which is covered up by an eyepatch. Next up, I see Obelisk Force invade Ninjago City and the Crystal King be revived by the tributing of some Ancient Gear Hunting Hounds. Then there's a scene where Frieza kills Beerus in front of Goku and Vegeta who are helpless and can do nothing. I see a lot more too: a journey where I go alone into the wilderness to grow stronger, a child becoming a master sword fighter under my teachings, and the corruption of Gorganan. But then, there's even more.
A green marking appears as my left eye turns pink in the middle of battle. I go through a painful trial to prove myself to Orochimaru in order to get something. Carlos enters a scorching desert and returns a ninja. Bray dies but I couldn't see how. Dominic evolves and grabs at the fabric of reality to defeat an enemy. Pirate Blaster levels up to a pirate assassin and assassinates the leader of the Miitopian fascist movement we're dealing with. The Wacky Clowns merge together again and become a cuthulu like creature with 4 heads on Mars. I roam a city in ruins with myself but in my Earth body. Reiji Akaba expands the tournament in Maimai City and invites the likes of myself to participate. The Fusion Dimension falls into civil war with Leo Akaba's forces defeated and forced to flee to the Synchro Dimension. Ryoken and Spectre weigh their options about erasing Windy and Lightning from existence. Takius, Keough, and Iruga from Rune-Midgarts are brought back there from the digital Link VRAINS thanks to Leo Akaba, AI, Playmaker, Unagami, Cyrus Borg, Akira Zaizen, and the Knights Of Hanoi. After that, I am brought back to the present and now, Bray is up here with Mel and I. Upon seeing my confusion, the sage explains: "I have read extensively on The Knights Of Miitopia and found out that sometimes, whoever is Great Sage will help the leader of the knights finish the sacred knighthood ceremony. I shall now help after seeing that pink energy. I could sense you experienced a lot. My friend, I shall now also inform you that you just saw far more than most knights do during the ceremonies that make them knights. It wasn't what is called Knight's Destiny, it was Sage's Vision. Normally, Sage's Vision is only experienced by a Great Sage but what's intriguing is when it's not a sage who does. On occasion, someone who has changed into or is about to be changed into a 2nd Miitopian job aka class can experience it too. Your role in the future is set to be enormous. I know that now."
I have to put my sword back in the chest and continue to hold it through that as Mel starts the next part of the ceremony. The rune stuff is still around me: "Swiftdrawer, it is time for the non magical portions of the ceremony to end! As a knight, you will serve the people with honor, loyalty, and passion. You have chosen this path and now, we choose to officially welcome you into the knights! Your time as just a warrior is over. Your many adventures have led you here to the next part of your life. Now, stand proud and hold up your sword and shout out what you vow to do! After that, Bray will do the rest of the ceremony for us." I nod and easily pull out the sword I can use, the one I currently fight with. I keep my left foot straight and step forward a bit just with it and rotate my right foot about 45 degrees and hold my sword as high as I can: "For the future of Miitopia! This isn't just about me, this is about becoming more to protect more innocent people! I vow to uphold honor but do whatever it takes to protect everyone! I will give my life for the people, I serve no master. I serve as a protector not because anyone told me to but because that is my wish! I will keep myself as sharp as my sword. I will work together with others. I now happily call myself a knight! Haaaaaaa!" I put my sword down and Bray casts a spell to finish off the ceremony: "My friend, with the rune magical circle already in place, I shall unlock the rest of your hidden potential that is derived from this world. The potential that can only be unsealed when one becomes a knight! As the current Great Sage, I state that we must all keep doing our best to protect. Now, accept knighthood completely, my friend! This is your time to shine!" And just like that, I feel my mind get sharper as my strength increases a bit. I am a knight now. I've been waiting for this moment. The ceremony ends after that and Carlos breaks the serious vibe: "Let's eat! I'm starving! Why didn't I bring lunch to the rescue mission I went on?"
I feel ecstatic now. Becoming a knight, huh? Incredible. Finally, a organization of knights where at least some of them hold no loyalty to royalty or the church. Anarchist knights. There needs to be more of us. Carlos's outburst gets most of us to crack up laughing. Bray and I meet up with the others together and Mel goes in front of everyone to lead us to the dining hall which is now decorated all over. I earned this, I wasn't given knighthood. I was granted and rewarded it for working so hard. Yappa Yappa is going to have a fit the next time we see each other and I can't wait. I wonder if my becoming a knight has fucked with the Nazis and Pmurt Nedib. I hope so. Anyway, the feast was wonderful. As we ate, we all recounted tales of some of our greatest moments. For example, I talked about the time I became a Dark Signer to have another go at the SDL after I died fighting him. There was plenty to eat. I had a sword shaped piece of bread, fries, and shield shaped pizza with water as a drink. For dessert, there were even more options than with the main course. I ended up having chocolate cake with some ice cream. It all was so very good. Myself and the other Miitopia BRAINS members left together but before we did, Mel said to me: "Please keep in touch and don't be a stranger. I want to see you here every once in a while. You're also one of us now. I will send you more letters whenever we need you." "That won't be necessary. Once you're a member of the collective, it will be much easier to communicate and travel. Thank you so much for everything. I am proud to call myself a knight but right now, I need to call it a night too. I'm exhausted. I'll come back here in the morning to talk. After all, we need to kick out the knights who are still loyal to any authority. It's sad but true. We're literally reinventing so much about knights now." "Okay, I will be waiting!" "Great, take care!"
Myself and the other BRAINS members teleport back to base with smiles on our faces. Everyone congratulates me so I hug them all and thank them for everything too. I didn't leave Herbsalvin behind btw, I took them with us. Dominic and Bray quickly created a room for the pegasus to live in. It's right next to mine. Smart. They happily checked it out and fell asleep inside. Anyway, I get ready for bed and say goodnight to everyone before climbing into my bed to sleep. Miitopia and all of us are in grave danger but my becoming a knight eases our concerns for now. I did it for everyone I care about and since knights have fascinated me on and off for so long. *Same time, United Mining Company headquarters* "What do you mean Adam became a Miitopian knight? No! How could you let this happen? I commissioned you to stop this and now, you'll be removed from that organization! With him in it, there's no way you or my other knight allies will remain in the knights! I should have just crushed Miitopia with the likes of you AND the now gone imperialist Tomopieian forces! This isn't fair! I will have your head for this! Yappa Yappa, I see you behind me. Go kill this failure and bring his head to me! This time, I mean it literally!" Pmurt Nedib slams the interdimensional phone as Yappa Yappa pulls a sadistic grin: "It will be my pleasure, master! I'm going to pummel him so hard! It's going to be so much fun to play with him as I slowly kill him! His screams will echo everywhere and I will relish in all of his suffering! I'll be back soon!" "Good! Now here's a portal to get you there and back here. Don't let anyone find it or else, I will dismantle your pacemaker and you will die again!" *Creative realm, Abstractoa's home* "They did it. They have become a real knight. Pmurt Nedib must be furious right now. Things are going right as they should. I just hope Swiftdrawer and the others are strong enough this time to break the cycle. I shouldn't worry too much. The Plot is starting to make bad calls like never before."
Outro: Wow, this is the longest fiction chapter I have made in almost 3 years. I hope you enjoyed. I've been planning this chapter for months. I wonder how many of you enjoyed the small teases of future events. Yes, Eggman will attack Twisted Land in time to restart his Eggman Empire again. I have so much planned and honestly, this chapter will be very significant in terms of the plot even more moving forward. You'll see. And I might have "accidentally" revealed the name of a certain unnamed character at the end. But what does it mean? I'm not close to ready for revealing that. You'll find out, it'll be one of my greatest twists yet, if not the greatest. In real life, my mind is my weapon. I really do need to become strong like Swiftdrawer has. As a queer autistic person, my life will be in grave danger in time. The Nazis are going to want me quiet or gone. But those 2 things aren't mutually exclusive. If you don't like that I'm putting in so much anti-capitalism, anti-fascism, and anti-authoritarianism into my stories, that's your problem, not mine. I have seen the truth of society and I'm not going back to being misled and clueless about it. My stories now serve as a warning as to what's going on. The villains I create are largely based off of real life wealthy people and bigots. They are the manifestation of the collection of knowledge required to see how much hatred and greed there really is to a very good extent. Don't settle for mediocrity or almost nothing in life. Those in power aren't our friends, they will do anything to make us suffer if it gives them more power. That is all I have to say, I will see you possibly again soon.