Days and Knights of Peace

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Days and Knights of Peace is a short story from Shimmering Skies. It was written by Jacob Rennaker and published on the official website on September 3, 2024.

The story centers around the enchanted knight glimmers of the Seven Dwarfs from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Story

Emerging from the mine to protect the realm

Not far over the misty hills of Lorcana, there is a fortress that rests upon pillars of seeming giants. From afar, the fortress looks rather small. But upon reaching its carved doors, it looms large and imposing. The decorative figures on either side of the door are smaller depictions of the pillared giants, now gazing admiringly at an image of a serene maiden.

Hark! A rhythmic chant sounds from deep inside, growing louder with each steady syllable. As something nears the door, a terrible question arises: Were these doors meant to keep threats out, or to keep threats locked within?

With a rumble, the massive door swings open until it come to rest with a BOOM. Out marches a procession of knights—seven in number and noble of appearance. Their armor glints as they cross the well-trodden bridge, their marching song ringing through the canyon: of a reluctant King who called for a celebration beneath a bruised Illuminary; of a crown that was far too large for His young brow; and of His royal charge to protect the lands surrounding the festival grounds—for the dark never sleeps.

As the song draws to a close, almost all of the knights chuckle—for one of them is impervious to laughter. They nod to each another, turn, and march in separate directions. Each has his charge to maintain peace in the realm, even though the sea witch has been defeated and the heroic Illumineers and their glimmers are enjoying a much-needed moment of revelry.

And so, the knights depart resolutely for their appointed stations to keep watch over the land. All of the knights, that is, except for one. Because, although the dark may never sleep, one of these knights is already snoring.

Characters

Storylore
Storyline  Main  •  Minor
Setting  Illumineer  •  Glimmer (Storyborn  •  Dreamborn  •  Floodborn)  •  Story star  •  Lore
Inks  Amber-Ink.png Amber  •  Amethyst-Ink.png Amethyst  •  Emerald-Ink.png Emerald  •  Ruby-Ink.png Ruby  •  Sapphire-Ink.png Sapphire  •  Steel-Ink.png Steel  •  Dual Inks
Stories  The First Chapter  The First Chapter: The Story Begins
Rise of the Floodborn  Rise of the Floodborn: The Roar of Rushing Ink
Ursula's Return  The Eye of the Storm  •  When Hope Rose Transformed  •  The Missing Piece - An Epilogue
Shimmering Skies  Days and Knights of Peace  •  A Vision of Discovery  •  The After Party - An Epilogue
Azurite Sea  Smee's Schemes  •  Alice's Splashy Voyage
Characters  Shanzay  •  Martin  •  Venturo  •  Archazia  •  The Curator
Items  Inkcaster  •  Lorebook  •  Inkrunner  •  Chromicon  •  Coil (Amber Coil  •  Amethyst Coil  •  Emerald Coil  •  Ruby Coil  •  Sapphire Coil  •  Steel Coil)  •  Vitalisphere  •  Aurelian Gyrosensor  •  Fortisphere  •  Obscurosphere  •  Retrosphere  •  Starlight Vial  •  King's Sensor Core  •  Queen's Sensor Core  •  The Hexwell Crown
Locations  The Great Illuminary  •  The Inklands  •  Azurite Sea  •  Hexwell Island
Miscellaneous  The Flood  •  Ink Geyser
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