Knife Fight Entry: Der Ritter (Existing Lake)


Konrad was an ordinary fluffy with a peculiar fascination. Living with an amateur blacksmith who collected medieval relics and armor, Konrad’s eyes were always drawn to the gleaming metal pieces that adorned the workshop. Among the items was a small Frog Mouth Helmet, a relic that, in Konrad’s innocent eyes, sparkled with a magical allure. Amused by his fluffy’s persistent interest, the blacksmith decided to craft a miniature version of the helmet, tailored to Konrad’s size.

However, what began as a simple indulgence soon spiraled into something far more sinister. The blacksmith, finding humor in the fluffy’s curiosity, securely fastened the helmet onto Konrad’s head using a makeshift leather strap. The contraption was tight enough that Konrad could not shake it off, leaving him trapped in the dark, metallic confines of his new headgear.

To Konrad, this was no simple adornment. His limited understanding and fearful nature led him to believe he had been thrust into the feared “sorry box.” Panicking, the fluffy began to thrash wildly, the helmet rattling with each frantic movement. It was then that the blacksmith witnessed something that sparked a morbid inspiration within him: Konrad’s chaotic struggle, the way his movements mimicked a medieval warrior in the throes of battle.

A mischievous idea took hold of the blacksmith. Why stop at the helmet? If Konrad was to be a knight, he would need a weapon. With a grim sense of artistry, the blacksmith fashioned a tiny dagger—more akin to a sword in the fluffy’s perspective—and lashed it to the fluffy’s unicorn horn. This was not a toy, but a crude instrument that turned the fluffy into a parody of a medieval warrior.

Thus, Der Ritter was born. Konrad, now burdened with both helmet and blade, staggered and stumbled around the workshop, every movement a desperate dance of fear and confusion. To the blacksmith, however, this was a performance—a dark spectacle where the lines between humor, cruelty, and art blurred. He watched as Konrad transformed into an unwilling knight, a creature whose mere existence was now a twisted homage to chivalric ideals gone awry.

The image before you captures the essence of Der Ritter. It stands as a testament to the blacksmith’s grim vision: a fluffy knight, forever battling the ghosts of his own terror. Here, in the dim glow of the workshop, Konrad’s legend is forged—not in glory, but in the mockery of a knighthood forced upon him. The Latin inscriptions on the tapestry behind him whisper of his plight: “Clamo” for his cries, “Infirmus” for his frailty, and “Mori” for the death that lingers as his ultimate fate.

Konrad’s owner, now more of a puppeteer than a caretaker, sees in this grotesque transformation the embodiment of his bizarre desire—a fluffy that is no longer just a pet, but a twisted knight on a perpetual quest for survival.


Here is the actual event as it occurred without the flowery imagination of any of characters
This is my entry for @anon9587322
Fluffy Knife Fights by Bloody Boots

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So the blacksmith made a scaled frogmouth to fit fluffy, but didn’t shape it so that the fluffy could wear it properly?

Marks for being an effective abuser, demerits for being a incompetent blacksmith. Late medieval dog armour (mainly for hunting dogs when they’re used for boar hunting) were a thing and extant examples can be seen in a couple of collections, like the Royal Armoury of Madrid.

I’m also struggling to imagine how the fluffy’s head fits inside the helmet as it currently stands, given that the dagger is fitted to the fluffy’s horn, which comes out of the forehead. I would have expected a pig face or a hound face bascinet to be more suitable, to fit the fluffy’s muzzle.

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Awesome! :clap: :sunglasses:

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That’s… That’s the joke.

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The guy was thinking about if he could. Not if he should. Or how to do it in a functional way. Just ‘can I make a fluffy sized frogmouth’.

This is the essence of fluffy lore as far as I’m aware. “Could we make kiwi fruit horses that eat pasta and speak in twee” and no one ever thought “is that a good idea?”

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