Before The SMSB: The Legacy of Sheriff Bladepoint

"*Blood will be shed! Justice will be obtained! Victory shall be ours!*"
―Paige Nelson**[src]**
***Before The SMSB: The Legacy of Sheriff Bladepoint*** is the fifth and final prequel of a series of books of the story before the coming of Baby Intelligence. It was released on December 16, 2018. It is the thirty-first installment of the D.I.T. Literary Universe and the seventh installment of Part Four: Truth Eternal. It is written by D. Isaac Thomas.

## Summary

*In the bone-jarring conclusion of the series, the Dark Lord Mr. Stupid NoHead has dramatically broken out of his comatose and has summoned all of his followers. As Sheriff Bladepoint and his friends draw ever closer to the final battle that lies ahead, the Qi'sheng moves to fulfill an ancient prophecy alongside the mysterious baby L'smae and the wicked mercenary Mr. Formidable NoHead. As two powerful forces collide, the fate of the entire universe hangs on seven decisions.*

## Plot

The novel's opening events occur.

After his followers arrive, Mr. Stupid NoHead spends time criticizing them for failing to seek him out during these last six years, even though they knew that he had found a way to escape mortal death. He identifies several NoHeads and announces his plans for rebuilding his army and punish the NoHeads that have deserted him. Rowan the Authoritarian comes into the picture.

Realizing Xydarone IV has a box of hers, Xalvatrix tracks her to the City Volcano. In spite of failing to maintain hold of her prize, the bounty hunter defeats her and steals her vehicle. Luckily for Xalvatrix, L'smae and friends board the *North Star* and eventually meet Vorg the Unholy, who gives Xalvatrix a ride. She shows him the casket and they search for Abalan. Splitting up, L'smae is introduced to Annabeth Black, who tracks down numerous officers in Kansas, with her manhunt undergone to prove herself to the Dark Lord leading her to Texas. Before dying, ringleader Ronald Noace foresees her receiving her comeuppance. However, L'smae realizes her cohort is in fact Abalan himself, whom Noace had recently beheaded.

During the meeting, Mr. Crooked NoHead sees a nine-year-old named Paige Nelson standing slightly outside the chamber. When he beckons her in as a guest, Paige stands up to Mr. Crooked NoHead, who is unhappy that young children would be spying on him. He fires a Death beam at her, but Paige, still determined to inform the police about the NoHeads' plot, projects a force field and flees.

Meanwhile, Xalvatrix reveals herself as a Quorron, swallows the relic, and amputates Bladepoint. She is killed by a boot and the relic is retrieved and stored away.

Paige and the police were transported to Golgolod in several police cruisers that stayed over the city throughout the operation. Valora appeared around this time, bringing the members of the Council of Outcasts. Marching silently to the gates of the base with the police, Paige was met by Gate Master Mr. Dire NoHead, whom Paige killed. She then led the police inside. After entering the base, Paige then demanded that one NoHead draw a sword and be killed, claiming that the NoHead’s plot to overthrow the government had failed. Paige killed the NoHead, took his sword, and proceeded to stalk through the halls. She eliminated any NoHeads she encountered while destroying any robot soldiers she met that were guarding the NoHead base.

As the police disperse throughout the base’s vaulted halls at Sheriff Bladepoint’s direction, Nelson took a small group of policemen to capture the communication center. There, Hell Burnbottom, weary from research, awoke to smoke and a battle raging in the base. Seeing the police in the halls surrounding the control center, he felt their intent and fled deep into the base. Sensing his grandmother's death, he utilizes passageways. Upon approaching the library, the police called Paige and said they were on their way to regroup with her. Paige then engaged two NoHeads in sword combat. Despite her relative lack of experience, Paige was able to defeat them. Paige then ordered the police to go and destroy their ships to ensure none escaped. Paige rooted the dormitories for any survivors, yet she found none, to her satisfaction. Thinking quickly, Paige posted police at all exits to ensure that no NoHeads could leave or enter to aid the NoHeads. Paige rooted out any remaining NoHeads that were hidden in the library while the troops placed themselves.

The police charged into the foyer to meet with heavy resistance from NoHead personnel, eventually clearing the foyer of resistance. They were then ordered to pacify an underground chamber and defend computer files from NoHeads that were trying to destroy them until a content download could be performed to capture needed information. But as soon as the police had done so, a NoHead activated a force field that trapped Paige. Once Sheriff Bladepoint had disabled the shields, Paige was able to kill the NoHead. After cutting down a squad of robots, Paige used a force field to break her way into a study hall, where her party eliminated several NoHead students. When robotic fighters were launched in an attempt to cut down the police, Paige boarded a one-man fighter and pursued, shooting them down before they could cause trouble. Once she finished off the last ship, she flew the fighter to the communication center at the summit of the astronomy tower. She altered and broadcast a beacon ordering all NoHeads to return to the NoHead base on Mr. Crooked NoHead’s command because the base was in danger, leading any who heeded the call to their death at the hands of the police. Meanwhile, Mr. Crooked NoHead managed to penetrate upper-level defenses, and Paige chose to deal with him, ordering nearby police to guard the beacon with their lives.

Before tracking down Mr. Crooked NoHead, Nelson made her way to a series of briefing rooms, where Mrs. Gruesome NoHead confronted Paige and engaged her in a duel. Jumping on a catwalk, Gruesome attempted to escape, but Paige fired a force field that slammed her through a wall and plummeting to the ground outside. In the meantime, Roxanne Waterston runs into Xalvatrix and they begin to duel.

As the remaining NoHeads realized that the base was lost, they began to escape through the Base Precinct. Paige made her way to the base of the fortress, where she found Mr. Crooked NoHead guarding a group of fleeing students he had been instructing in sword combat in Room B-114. After murdering two of NoHead’s trainees, the girl entered a duel with the NoHead Master alongside his remaining student. After some time dueling, NoHead ordered the student to retreat, beginning to duel Paige personally. Paige killed the NoHead by hurling him into a wall via missile. The squad of police accompanying Paige then blasted at the other students that Crooked was protecting, killing them. Mordo had also been assigned to protect a group of trainees. She was caught by Paige and, after a brief duel, was struck down.

Eventually, Galfalor of Eris saw Lady Valora on camera going for RC-3 with Ressammes covering her by scouting the area for hiding NoHeads. When Galfalor walks down a ramp looking for Valora, she slices his chin via Slashing Effect. The two opponents brawl, with Galfalor of Eris having the slightest advantage while he taunts her about Verpus the Foul. Suddenly, Mr. Formidable NoHead shows up and pulls Valora away from his Master before firing a Death beam. Meanwhile, the police secured the Central Meeting Room and fought the NoHead Security Force in the main hall. Paige then returned from her duel with Mr. Crooked NoHead and commended the police. As they focused the brunt of their attack on the hall, three NoHeads entered the main hall in a final attempt to repel the police. The NoHeads came out in a sudden charge against the police, but despite their assault, the three were eventually killed along with their allies by the cops. Paige ascended an elevator to search the dormitories for more survivors, and it was there that she found an entire clan of students, including Ort Hickson. In answer, Paige executed the entire group.

After hiding for some time, Mr. Stupid NoHead makes for the control bunker to learn the password that Paige had changed. Now that he had it, he headed down to find the police. Meanwhile, the police were finally finished with their mission. They located Paige and prepared to leave. However, upon her arrival, NoHead, still hidden in the shadows, telekinetically closed the doors of the bunker, trapping the police within. He then disarmed Paige before revealing himself. Sheriff Bladepoint fired on him, but NoHead deflected the blasts and injured Bladepoint terribly. Engaging in a rampant killing spree, NoHead destroyed the police whilst also utilizing lightning, death beams, wormholes, and NoHead magic to achieve this. Finally, and with Paige and Sheriff Bladepoint to flank them, the police finally retreated, left with no other options.

More events occur.

Bladepoint tells Lewis that a new organization of robot soldiers recently resurfaced on New York City, as a resistance against the government and attacking in the State Capitol. They were repelled by members of the Government Defense Army, including Emily Fiennes, and he boasts that he did most of the work. However, he is disturbed because no one agrees with him that the robots were not acting without orders.

## Development

"*The series is complete 12/16.*"
―Promotional tagline[src]
## Appearances

### Organizations

* NoHeads
* Venom Circle

### New Characters

* Xalvatrix
* Rowan the Authoritarian
* Victor Bamsickle
* Vorgon the Unholy
* Sarah Hill
* Old Papa
* Doctor Conda