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<blockquote data-quote="TheVengefulKoala" data-source="post: 5444346" data-attributes="member: 99681"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><u>Crux Cruenta</u></strong></span></p><p> </p><p><em>"You ask how we can still serve God, even when we are like this? Then let me educate you. We cannot. It is impossible for unholy abominations such as we to play any role in the Father's plans, save for destruction. We are all Hell-bound. Every one of us.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>"Which is why we continue to serve God, even like this. Only by kneeling and praying and asking forgiveness of our Lord, only by slaying His enemies to the last, only be dying in His name...do we have any hope of redemption."</em> -Knight-Colonel Jakob Edson, Commander of the Crux Cruenta.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Knights die every day. Scores of holy warriors die across the planet every day to ensure that humanity sees the next sunrise. But sometimes, the unthinkable happens, and those Knights do not stay dead.</p><p> </p><p>Sometimes, a Knight will become a vampire. For whatever reason their creator had, be it a perverse sense of humor or just good old-fashioned bloodlust combined with a desire for revenge, some knights become the undead. Sometimes they're too low-ranked to have a Solis, or sometimes that device malfunctions, and other times the Knight is vampirized while out of their armor. No matter the circumstances, it is at this point that their careers, and often their lives, are officially over. </p><p> </p><p>Most Knights who become undead end their unlives themselves, their last sight on Earth a sunrise. Other Knights, particularly those who are devout Catholics, will have their comrades or a priest end their unlife. And, if the individual in question has a particularly valuable skill-set, they may be recruited by the Crux Cruenta.</p><p> </p><p>Latin for "the Bloody Cross", the Crux Cruenta is a secret subdivision of the Knights of the Silver Cross comprised of roughly 30 Knights who suffer the curse of vampirism. They engage in secret military operations against the vampiric nation-states, using the vampire's own powers against them. They are similar to standard Knights, save that none of them have any Solis device (no matter their rank), and their armor is altered to remove any religious icons. In addition to this, their armor is painted a crimson red, and many urban legends circulate in both the vampiric states as well as the NPS about "blood-armored ghosts".</p><p> </p><p>The Crux Cruenta is a closely-guarded secret of the NPS; only a handful of people know about them. Knowledge of their existance is considered treasonous for non-military personnel, and soldiers who ask too many questions may find themselves facing a court-marshall.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheVengefulKoala, post: 5444346, member: 99681"] [SIZE=4][B][U]Crux Cruenta[/U][/B][/SIZE] [I]"You ask how we can still serve God, even when we are like this? Then let me educate you. We cannot. It is impossible for unholy abominations such as we to play any role in the Father's plans, save for destruction. We are all Hell-bound. Every one of us.[/I] [I]"Which is why we continue to serve God, even like this. Only by kneeling and praying and asking forgiveness of our Lord, only by slaying His enemies to the last, only be dying in His name...do we have any hope of redemption."[/I] -Knight-Colonel Jakob Edson, Commander of the Crux Cruenta. Knights die every day. Scores of holy warriors die across the planet every day to ensure that humanity sees the next sunrise. But sometimes, the unthinkable happens, and those Knights do not stay dead. Sometimes, a Knight will become a vampire. For whatever reason their creator had, be it a perverse sense of humor or just good old-fashioned bloodlust combined with a desire for revenge, some knights become the undead. Sometimes they're too low-ranked to have a Solis, or sometimes that device malfunctions, and other times the Knight is vampirized while out of their armor. No matter the circumstances, it is at this point that their careers, and often their lives, are officially over. Most Knights who become undead end their unlives themselves, their last sight on Earth a sunrise. Other Knights, particularly those who are devout Catholics, will have their comrades or a priest end their unlife. And, if the individual in question has a particularly valuable skill-set, they may be recruited by the Crux Cruenta. Latin for "the Bloody Cross", the Crux Cruenta is a secret subdivision of the Knights of the Silver Cross comprised of roughly 30 Knights who suffer the curse of vampirism. They engage in secret military operations against the vampiric nation-states, using the vampire's own powers against them. They are similar to standard Knights, save that none of them have any Solis device (no matter their rank), and their armor is altered to remove any religious icons. In addition to this, their armor is painted a crimson red, and many urban legends circulate in both the vampiric states as well as the NPS about "blood-armored ghosts". The Crux Cruenta is a closely-guarded secret of the NPS; only a handful of people know about them. Knowledge of their existance is considered treasonous for non-military personnel, and soldiers who ask too many questions may find themselves facing a court-marshall. [/QUOTE]
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