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Annerose laid their against the rock, her outfit changed as the four man group enjoyed being waited on by the newly indentured servant girl that had been locked away for the better part of three years. It had been so long since she even bothered to cry as this life style had become so routine for her. The once rope bonds that held her arms behind her back now replaced by simple chain that was locked into her collar. Escape was still futile and now that the distance had grown between her level and theirs she realized how far behind she was. The years had blurred together, how was it possible that could even be lost for so long on her own. I'm just a maid to the four of them, please ... I don't want to be alone with them any more I can't think straight. She thought, her own witty resolve had even disappeared over the time as she glanced up to see the four captors all sitting around the head quarters laughing happily as they drank the ale she had made as well as a delicious strawberry decorated cake that were gathered for her. The girl's fingers raised up to her eyes as she felt about for tears, the emotional stream had dried up a long time ago as she hung her head to rest against her knees. "It's hopeless," she whispered before suddenly being kicked over into the ground.

Anne - HP: 50/60

Gerald laughed as she plummeted to the ground her head crashing against the stone with a small portion of her health bar dropping as he now gripped her by her hair. "Hey Rosy this food was quite good how would you like to have some of it." He then smacked her face and pulled her onto his lap as he began to stand up equipping his spear and stabbing her through the stomach as he dropped a few scraps of the cake in front of her. After her health bar dropped to below a quarter as he felt that a she should always be low enough to kill with a single strike if he had wanted to.

Anne - HP: 15/60

Anne lied there collapsed against the ground her eyes staring out from the mess of hair that she had been hiding behind. A red pixel gash now  through her stomach as she reached out to grip the plate and nodded. "Thank your ... Gerald." She muttered thankfully as she slowly licked off the few   crumbs and icing that had smeared onto the plate. It wasn't much but she assumed it was more then she was going to get for today's dinner. As she finished she grabbed some of the rags of her rather shabby looking maid outfit that Aiko had demanded her to wear. Washing it off with her own clothes as she didn't have any dish water or soap to use at the moment. It was then that Lil pushed the brutal man out of the way.

"Hey stop striking the poor thing, she isn't a punching bag she's a dolly!" Lil shouted annoyed with Gerald as he always seemed to get physical with Anne. Lil now crawled over and sat on Anne's lap who had finally pulled herself back up to a sitting position as her hands started to come through the red hair. "Aren't you just the most gorgeous doll." She giggled wickedly trying to freshen her up a bit as she enjoyed the life size manikin. "What you think Aiko isn't the Annerose doll is precious?" She smiled back to the leader who was now approaching the girl who she had once loved.

"Indeed, sadly that stubborn resolve outlasted my love for you Rose else you could have been released and lived a happier life." Aiko patted Lil's back telling her she was fine to continue to enjoy the maid. Aiko now gripping Esmerelda by her waist as the two shared a passionate kiss. "Anyway, all of you stay here and wait I'm planning to hire some new recruits for the group of ours, actual frontliners who could assist in our search of tougher dungeons and leveling up quicker. I just need to shoot them a quick message to meet me in the town of beginnings. See you all shortly." As she said this she escorted Esmerelda out and went back out searching for the two who had gained quite a reputation in recent times.

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@Hakai

          We saw how good you were in the last boss fight and were wondering if you would like to join our group. We will be sending you the meeting place and time is on the first floor.

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  • 2 months later...

Hakai stared at the message. People were dumb and only seemed to be getting dumber these days. So these people had seen her in the boss fight, not researched her at all, and just sent her a message. Most frontliners knew her, and the mixed opinions should have been plenty to discourage any potential guilds from wanting her. And if they did know about her and had decided to go along with an attempt at recruiting her anyway, they were going to be in for a surprise. It was probably about time to take the Redemption quest anyway. She made her way to the first floor, her frontlining equipment on and her replacement katana at her side.She wondered who she would be meeting with and what sort of group it would be. Depending on the outcome the group might not be around for much longer. Either that or it would be her group. She would make her decision later, but something was about to go down.

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Currently leaning against a tree, not far away from the hideout of the group he had been stalking for the better part of the last couple of weeks, Aereth decided to put an end to the cruel things the group of four was doing. They were neither careful, nor over the top strong. And of the course of the last couple of days, Aereth found out that they were trying to recruit new members for their little group...

Suddenly Aereth's train of thoughts got interrupted by the two girls of the group leaving the hideout. Alone. Aereth pulled up the black hood of his cloak and silently followed the two girls. As soon as they were far enough away from the hideout, Aereth jumped in front of them, his sword gripped tightly by his left hand, and the blade firmly placed against the throat of Esmeralda. "Greetings, miladies." Aereth exclaimed in a pleased tone. "I've heard rumors about how you two and your 'friends' were looking for some new players to join you." he said while slowly removing the blade from the throat of Esmeralda, his eyes locked to hers. "I'm here to offer my services to you and your group today, in exchange for an 'adequate' payment, to say so. I'm a Scout/DPS hybrid, and not afraid to do some dirty work." He told the two woman, referring to the orange cursor that was floating over his head.

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Anne lied there against the ground of the camp, her eyes stared off along the surface as she spotted a beetle that would then crawl up and over her face resting there as she looked up. It was no use, her only hope of rescue in her mind was the release of the game and by that point she probably would be killed so she couldn't even report all this. The woman pulled herself up toward the wall as the majority of the camp left barring two guards. Her body surely would have ached if she had been forced to undergo such torture in the real world, but even then the only sign of her damage was that sliver of health that dwindled in the bar, "I-I'm s-sorry ..." She softly spoke as she closed her eyes.

Esmerlda and Aiko both finally made it toward the first floor before they heard someone, "Ahh you are that player killer what's your name Aereth right?" She smirked now glancing over toward Hakai as well who seemed to show up. "How about I show you both to the gang and introduce you to the doll that happily treats us all." She giggled now offering out to arms with a perky jump to her step as she seemed quite proud of herself. If the two seemed agreeable enough she wouldn't lead them toward the trap which Aiko had set in case of possible defiance else they would come across a clearing where two men, Gerald and Sniper both glanced up a bit confused now smirking. 

"New recruits huh?" Gerald smirked now sitting behind Anne, his ha slapping against her cheek against  as her health bar was a sliver from death. "Say hello doll."

Anne's eyes were drained as she weakly spoke, "W-would y-you like some s-soup?"

@Hakai @Aereth

 

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Hakai followed the woman into the camp, disliking her already. She was too cheery, and it wasnt just that. There was just something about the woman that annoyed her. She directed her gaze towards the woman that they had called their doll. That was more annoying than anything. It wasnt that she cared about the right or wrong of the matter.They obviously viewed the girl as their servant, but the way that she was being treated didn't sit right with her. It was one thing to kill someone and another thing to torture them. She looked over at the man who had just slapped the young woman, mentally noting what he looked like. "I'm Hekate." She turned to the woman who had led her into the camp. "I'm not looking to join any groups. Change my mind." Generally she was as nice as possible, and always trying to help people, but she wasnt in the mood for hiding her real personality at that moment. 

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Sheathing his blade completely, Aereth slowly removed his hood to reveal his face to the two women. "Seems like somebody did his homework on gathering information about me." He said with a smirk on his face. "But not quite well enough it seems. Otherwise you wouldn't have tried to hire me." he added mentally, before pulling up his hood again in order to hide his face once more. "It seems like you two beauties here already know who I am. How about you two introduce yourself as well?" Aereth asked them in a playful tone.

After some time of waiting and small talk, another player showed up. And that player was nobody less than Hakai. Frontliner, ex-girlfriend of a former guild mate of his, and very capable when it came down to a fight. Not being completely sure if Hakai would cause him problems, or would help him getting rid of those sh*theads.

When they reached the hideout, and went inside, there were three persons he was able to see. Two guys, and one nearly dead female. His eyes shortly flickered while he activated his searching skill in order to check for any sneaky attempts to blackmail him or Hakai. When Gerald asked if they were new recruits, Aereth removed his hood and looked the man directly into his eyes. "I like to see myself more as a mercenary who isn't afraid to do some 'dirty work', and unlike her you don’t need to change my mind as long as the payment is alright. Speaking about business, what do you guys need her and me for?" Aereth replied with a malicious smirk on his face. However, they got interrupted by the half dead woman who was asking them if they wanted some soup. On the inside Aereth was boiling from anger and rage, but showed nothing on the outside. Rising an eyebrow he answered. "Nah, thanks. I think I'm fine for now. Although, a drink would be appreciated."

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Anne shivered and nodded as she apologized with a bow as she shuffled off to get a drink. It seemed like the five other players were relatively weak in comparison but the leader who use to be known as Anne's boyfriend was on par with the two frontliners at least. Aiko smirked and patted his lap, "Come over here after you finish serving them hun we need to hook you back up the mob spawn that will be coming. It's always fun to watch her squirm and cry as the wolves start to rip into her. Of course you have to know just how much she can take before you come to her rescue." He grinned, "So I'm Aiko, that beauty is Esmerelda. The man there is Gerald. Sniper is the one on guard and Lin well she right now is going to hunt down our next mark. How would you two like to be initiated into the group with your first kill before us?" It seemed like everyone was orange but the two girl who seemed to always act as bait. He didn't even seem to care about introducing the slave girl, as if she was nothing more than an NPC they had one in some sort of quest now.

Ane then strolled back in as she brought a glass toward Aereth before then looking up toward Hakai hearing her rather angry expression. She winced and shuffled back off before Aiko stopped her, a hand firmly gripping her scalp as he then began to lead her out of their layer. A few wolves and a chain attached to the trunk of a tree set up just in range of the spawner as he locked her up. "P-please s-stop I-I d-don't want to play with the wolves again!" She cried now shivering as she stared over to hear a growl that was a few meters away from the group.

The rest seemed to laugh and watch, Aiko however moved toward Hakai and planted his hand down upon her rear, "Well beauties like you are perfect for our type of organization and ones with attitude can make it more entertaining."

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Hakai raised an eyebrow. Sadists, every one of them. She simply waited and watched, keeping her attention on the the woman, Anne, who was begging not to be thrown to the wolves. What a weakling. "You do realize that they arent going to let the wolves kill you, and you cant feel pain in this game. So why are you begging. Let yourself die with dignity at the very least. Do you want to stay broken for the rest of your life?" She questioned, ignoring the hand on her rear for a moment. She would get to that in a little bit. She could already feel the twisting in her stomach. Not like she would be able to control herself for much longer, might as well let the guy savor the last few moments of his horrendous sadistic life. Her hand twitched momentarily. Beatbox was probably the only person who she would ever let get away with something like that. Her quick change skill activated, her katana coming seemingly out of nowhere to embed itself in Aiko's chest in an inverted grip. She twirled away from him, her katana held at the ready. Her tongue flitted out of her mouth, seemingly some sort of habit, touching the edge of her mouth. The golden snake slithered out from her sleeve, coiling around her arm before rearing its head and hissing loudly. slithering its way out of her sleeve at the same time. "If only Kayaba had implemented blood, this game would be a paradise...."

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"Disgusting sh*theads..." Aereth thought at the sight of Aiko pulling Anne out of hideout to a trunk with a chain around it. The poor girl was pleading and begging them to let her go but to no avail. Glancing over to Hakai, Aereth also noticed how the front liner started to prepare for an attack when Aiko put her hand on Hakai's rear. 

As soon as Hakai planted her katana into Aiko's stomach, Aereth knew that she probably was here for the same reasons as him. when Gerald got up in order to help his companion, a small but malicious grin flickered on Aereth's face, and he immediately threw his drink at Esmralda while activated his material arts skill. With an enzuigiri kick, Gerald was sent through the air, crashing directly into Sniper. Immediately he removed his cloak, and his Flame Aura enhancement flickered to life, engulfing his entire body into white flames. Jumping forward, and pressing his back against @Hakai's he said: "I'll take care of the three idiots as well as the hostage, you finish of that b*tch." She looked much tougher than the other ones here. Now slowly unsheathing his own blade, Aereth parted with Hakai, making his way over to @Anne and freed her. "Stay with me for now, I'll keep you safe!" He told her before focusing back on Gerald, Sniper and Esmeralda.

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Anne's eyes were watering as she heard Hakai's harsh comment now hanging her head expecting no sense of mercy form these new recruits as she just laid down accepting the idea of death like she suggested. It wasn't till she heard Aiko shout out angrily as the stab sliced through his chest, her eyes now stared up a bit lost as she watched the health bar drain from him. The rest of the group now jumping to their feet a she heard the newcoming male pull her free from her chains as she simply sat there blinking a bit lost, "W-what?" IT was so long since she had met a nice person. Her imprisonment started at the beginning of this game and now that they were here she started to disbelieve it closing her eyes and curling up. "N-no s-stop these cruel tricks on me!" She screamed collapsing, obviously suffering from  her  state of a prisoner as she shivered and scrunched up.

The sudden sneak attack pissed off the group as Esmerelda, Sniper and Gerald all surrounded Aereth grumbling, "H-hey g-get away from the boss!" Gerald yelled now pulling out his hammer and pulling it up and over his head down toward Aereth. The girl pulled out daggers also rushing forward to attempt and strike him from the flank.

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Hakai smiled a genuine, if slightly bloodthirsty, smile. A fellow killer. Looks like one wasnt enough for him, he wanted three of them. She could share; She'd waited years anyway for the first kill. She looked at Aiko. "One strike and your out. You shouldn't have touched me." She slashed her katana in the air before sprinting back in, her sword art San Ge activating and her katana slashing and stabbing feverishly. Despite the fact that they were apparently similar levels, it seemed as though Aiko's equipment was sub par, or perhaps he hadn't equipped it. Either way, his health bar drained incredibly quickly until he had only a sliver left, Hakai having only taken one or two hits. One more strike would do it. She smiled and grabbed him by the throat, pushing him down and pinning him as she squeezed. She let out a little giggle. "Die for me please." She whispered before slowly sinking the tip of her katana into his chest.

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Parrying the strike of Gerald's war-hammer with his sword, Aereth was left wide oped to the dagger attack of Esmeralda. The dagger made contact with his armor, but fortunately Esmeralda took more damage from the Flame Aura Enhancement, than she was doing to Aereth with her daggers. "I've been spying on you for quite some time now, and I know what you did. People are talking, and I just needed to listen in order to find you." Aereth exclaimed with a malicious grin. His dark side had completely taken over now. Only driven by his instincts and the hatred deep inside of his heart, Aereth pushed back Gerald with his sword, and immediately went in on an attack for Esmeralda. With both his one handed sword skill as well as his material arts skill, Aereth would unleash a barrage of attacks at the woman before glancing over once more to Hakai. She seemed to be almost done with her opponent. And so was he with at least one of his opponents. With a last kick, he sent Esmeralda a couple of steps backwards, before going for the final blow. With a horizontal swipe her head got cleanly severed from her shoulders, and Esmeralda's body burst into tiny polygons.

Just in time he was able to dodge a hit from Geralds war-hammer. Sniper still hadn't attacked him or Hakai yet, so Aereth had his guard up in case he tried something fancy, still having himself placed in front of the collapsed Anne. "Hey. Get hold of yourself, and try not to become an easy target, if you don't want to die!" He yelled at Anne still facing his two opponents.

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Anne's eyes watered as she stared up shaking her head, "Stop lying to me! This isn't real and I'm sick of these twisted games." She shouted before then glancing up toward Aiko knowing that he had some sick ideas but as the blade sliced through his health bar her eyes then stopped realizing the horror on his expression. The entirety of her body was fidgeting as she shook, "This is real?" Her voice stuttered out nervously now staring up toward the firm rear of the man who was now guarding her from the front her trembling limbs still shook as she questioned this. "Why are you helping me?" She asked now pulling herself together only a single piece at a time. After months of captivity and treatment worse then that of an animal she had grown use to her role as trash only to be stepped on and roughed about human kindness a luxury of the past Anne as she began to now shuffle away toward freedom and the outskirts of the fight. Anne's crimson gaze locked Hakai as she slaughtered the man who had once sought Anne out as a girlfriend only to sink to such low levels after the denial. A regret that had been paid in this time of servitude. Anne glared up toward the gang who had once spat on her and demand her to cook, clean and take care of them, She now grimaced as she raised a fist wanting to kill someone herself as she glared down furious. 

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"Nobody's lying to you, god damn it. We're just trying to save your a**." Aereth shouted back at the helpless player. Just then he had to parry an incoming attack from Gerald, that he barely managed to fend off, before turning his attention back to Sniper. The player still hadn't moved, and now Aereth would finally capitalize on that fact. Closing the distance between him and the other player in an instant Aereth charged up his strongest sword art once more, and unleashed a barrage of hits on the frozen player. As soon as the last hit connected with the virtual body of Sniper, it scattered into tiny little polygons.

Now noticing how Anne was getting up, raising a fist, Aereth needed to do something very quickly. "Damn, she'll get herself killed if I don't stop her." he thought, and immediately sprinted over to her. He grabbed her and threw her over his shoulder before breaking out into a sprint. Due to him wearing light armor he would be much faster than the stupid Gerald, and thus would be able to create some distance between Anne and the battlefield. "You're coming with me." he simply said, and sprinted away from the battlefield, with Gerald following them.

@Anne

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"Let me go!" She shouted as she was now lifted up by the stranger and taken away over the shoulder of uniquely strong individual. The stats of this virtual cell a blessing to certain players who were capable of defending oneself. In this world strength was a mater of binary bits, 1's and 0's all flickering across the terminal to develop these little encounters. Her tear ducts tried up as she screamed and punched at the strangers back. It wasn't her first time she had been handled in this fashion, though none of those times had ever been done with good intentions. A deathly intent was in her eyes as she screamed out, "I'll kill all of you! Every last one of you is dead let me go!" Her fists landing weak impacts down the length of his back. Her fury now blinded her of her once competitive nature that she had with her cousin. She didn't intend to play the victim not now that she was finally free of the chains that bound her she intended to serve no one let alone a man who came at first to seek companionship with these acquaintances.

"Release me!" She shrieked out finally weakened from the over exertion of screaming out as she slowly collapsed against his back her eyes twitching as she began to convulse upon the back of her, would be rescuer. The appearance was that of a child having some sort of conniption or possibly seizures as she jerked sideways and about upon the broad shoulders. The duration however was hardly noticeable as she then woke back up her body went limp as she cried and watched as the trees wisp passed them.

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"If you really are so eager to throw away your life, please do it after I saved you, understood?" Aereth said to the strongly pretesting female that was resting over his shoulders. Unfortunately he wasn't able to go as fast as he would have liked, and so Gerald was slowly stating to catch up with the two. Aereth was slowly but surely getting annoyed by the constant barking and moving of the girl, and thus stopped, while dropping her to the floor. "In your current state you can't do anything to anybody. You first need to get stronger before you can accomplish anything in this world. This is a world where the strong enslave the weak. It's cruel, but it's ture." Aereth spat out and immediately unsheathed his blade in order to block an incoming strike from Gerald. "I can show you how you get strong, but at first you need to survive." Aereth shouted, before overpowering Gerald. He was at least tier two, but still no match for Aereth. "Why did you follow us? Do you have a death wish?" Aereth said, now fully entering his combat mode. He would show the man, why he was called Demon King in the underground of Aincrad...

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