Knight Class/Emoran/Level 9

One of the Knight Class' optional tenth quests and Advanced 'Emoran Knight Class Training's last quest, where you learn the final skill Dark Pact.

Summary
The Chosen is finally invited to meet with the Queen of Granemor, but when the Chosen arrives to the meeting General Herous informs him/her that the queen won't be coming; instead, Kaley Obsidia was there.

General Herous seeing that the Chosen is surprised tells the tale of how his family came from a kingdom in the Western Expanse and, when the demons came, they destroyed their kingdom. They had nothing until they met Kaley, who struck a deal with the Herous family: the necromancers would give them the money necessary to rebuild Granemor—which had previously been destroyed by The Network—, in exchange for using the city as a protective veil from the Paladin Order.

At first the Chosen didn't want to support this conspiracy until Kaley convinced him/her that this deal was best for Granemor. So then Kaley Obsidia teaches the Chosen their most powerful technique, Dark Pact. But the Chosen will need to embrace his/her inner darkness to utilize this technique. Due to this, she sent the Chosen into his/her own mind to face the horrors within.

Once the Chosen has succeed in embracing the darkness, General Herous wants to battle the Chosen one last time and, once defeated, he proudly accepts the Chosen as a full-fledged 'Emoran Knight.

Dialogue
General Herous: Our queen has requested an audience with you. It seems your talent has not gone unnoticed.

General Herous: I warn you, be careful what you say. If you should speak out of turn, you may not live to regret it.

General Herous: If you impress her, I have been told that you will be allowed to learn our greatest technique!


 * I'm ready!
 * I need more time to think about this. - (Returns you to the Knight menu.)

If you chose the "I'm ready" option:

General Herous: Excellent! I hope you remembered to bring your 'Emoran Knight Armor. You won't be allowed to train in anything else.

''You equip the 'Emoran Knight Armour and proceed to a dungeon. You meet General Herous.''

«You»: Sir! Reporting for duty.

General Herous: At ease. The queen will not be coming, I'm afraid. However, there is someone I'd like you to meet....

Kaley Obsidia enters the scene.

«You»: ....you! Kaley Obsidia! Your reputation precedes you, necromancer.

Kaley Obsidia: Ah, it is good to know that.

General Herous: «You», hold your hand! The necromancers are our benefactors.

«You»: What?!

General Herous: Perhaps I should explain....

General Herous: My family came from a kingdom in the Western Expanse. When the demons came, they destroyed our kingdom.

General Herous: We had nothing... nothing but the fire of vengeance in our hearts. And then we met Kaley...

Kaley Obsidia: The necromancers are quite wealthy indeed, but we lived in constant fear of the Paladin Order.

Kaley Obsidia: We hid in Granemor, but the Devourer destroyed this haven with his armies. We needed a place to hide...

Kaley Obsidia: That's when we struck a deal with the Herous family.

General Herous: None in the east knew of our small kingdom, so no one knew of us. We showed up, offering to rebuild Granemor....

General Herous: And in exchange, we took over as its leaders.

«You»: Except that the money came from the necromancers, in exchange for using the city as a protective veil from the Paladin Order!

Kaley Obsidia: Precisely.

General Herous: The city is heavily fortified and has kept the necromancers safe and hidden from the Paladin Order all this time.

«You»: Everything about Granemor's history makes sense now... why the city had such an infestation of undead all this time, for one.

«You»: And it explains how the city was rebuilt so quickly by a royal family that no one had ever heard of...

«You»: It explains your armaments and techniques as well. Your knights use dark magic! You are the antithesis of what Tathlin...

General Herous: Tathlin, as I said, is young and naive. His order uses light magic and fools himself into believing it is different.

General Herous: It is no different than the demons' fire magic, or our dark magic.

Kaley Obsidia: And dark magics are not necessarily evil. They can be used with rightful intentions.

«You»: So then... why join the war against Stormfallen? What do you gain from this?

Kaley Obsidia: Bodies. Plenty of kingdoms have been destroyed and their people slaughtered... it provides us with limitless undead.

«You»: What a horrific truth this is....

General Herous: «You»! Hold your tongue! The necromancers are our benefactors!

General Herous: This deal has done much good. Granemor is safer than ever from attack. The people are happy!

General Herous: And we have been able to fight back against the demons, to seek our vengeance.

General Herous: We can fight them forever, now. Pay back the suffering they have caused a thousandfold, and more!

«You»: But... I can't support this...

Kaley Obsidia: Come now, what would you do? Tell the paladins? None would believe you. We have left no trace of our existence here.

Kaley Obsidia: Besides, would you have them burn Granemor to the ground and bring harm to its people in their witch hunt for us?

«You»: ....no, I suppose not.

Kaley Obsidia: Glad you see it our way.

General Herous: Please, «You». We need loyal knights like you to keep Granemor safe.

«You»: ....very well. For the sake of Granemor, I will keep your secrets safe.

Kaley Obsidia: Excellent! General, he is ready to learn our most powerful technique.

General Herous: Of course, my lady. We'll proceed at once with his training.

A swirling dark orb appears on Kaley Obsidia's hand, and swirls of darkness surround you.

Kaley Obsidia: You will need to embrace your inner darkness to utilize this technique.

Kaley Obsidia: So I shall send you into your own mind to face the horrors within.

Kaley Obsidia: If you are able to embrace their power, you will emerge with great dark power... but fail, and you will die.

Kaley Obsidia: Make us proud, «You».

As the swirls engulf you, you get transported into a dark, hollow part of yourself.

«You»: It's awfully dark and empty in my mind... I'm not sure if I should be insulted or not.

1 BATTLE: Inner Darkness


 * Inner Darkness


 * Have you embraced the darkness yet?


 * Difficulty: 101


 * Stat Used: Strength


 * If you fail the roll, you receive a Full Heal and the following dialogue.


 * «You»: Got to keep trying....


 * Repeat battle as above followed by a roll -5 of the difficult per time you fail the roll.


 * If you succeeded in the roll, you obtain the Dark Pact! skill and the scene returns back to the dungeon, proceeding with the dialogue below.

Kaley Obsidia: Ah, you've returned to us.

General Herous: Show me the might of the necromancers! Use the Dark Pact!

1 BATTLE: General Herous

Full Heal

General Herous: Ahaha! A fine effort today, friend. You've earned a brief break.

'''Congratulations! You are now a Level 10 Knight, and have learned a new skill as a result of your training!'''