[PP |FL 10] Wail of the Banshee

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

He was always interested in legends. This one particular legend was about a banshee on the 10^th floor that he wanted to see. The rest of the information was based off of Tartarus. This was basically hell. Hell in a hand basket. He tapped his chin lightly as he patiently waited for Haine to come to the 10^th floor. He shot her a message since they had separated earlier to go shopping. He happened to already flag the quest but it was time for them to hunt it all down.

“Pingu, don’t get lost.” He stood waiting at the entrance of where they had to go. Pingu was rolling a rock out of boredom. She was scared of the dark of this place. It as gloomy. She was already terrified of the woman that he had to speak to about the quest. He had a clue about what was going to happen since he had previously spoken to an info broker. For this, he was ready.

Spoiler

Name: Kiluia
Level: 47
HP: 940/940
EN: 94/94

Stats:
Damage: 16
Mitigation: 48
Evasion: 1
Accuracy: 2
BLD:24
REC:1

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: Ra's Wrappings (T2/Perfect/Handwrap): Damage 2, Bleed 1
Armor: Rose Prism (T2/Perfect/Light Armor): Mitigation 2, Evasion 1
Misc: Eye of Rain (T2/Perfect/Trinket): Accuracy 2, Recovery 1

Skills:
Martial Arts [Rank 5]
Picking [Obtained]
Searching [Rank 3]
Light Armor [Rank 3]

Extra Skills:
Familiar -Fighter
Survival

Mods:
Dismantling
Finesse Rank 3
Ferocity
Athletics

Battle Ready Inventory:
Primrose Cross (T1/Perfect/Trinket): Loot Dice 3
Requires Extended Weight Limit 1
Requires Extended Weight Limit 2
Requires Extended Weight Limit 3
Obtained via Item Stash (Housing)
Obtained via Dimensional Backpack

Housing Buffs:
Rested: -1 energy cost for the first two expenditures of each combat
Working: +2 EXP per crafting attempt
Filling: Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot.
Relaxed: Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
Col Stash: +5% bonus col from monster kills and treasure chests
Basic Training: +1 SP to a thread. Limit one use per month [1/1]

Guild Hall Buffs:
Lucrative: Reduce LD needed for Salvage by 5 (10+ for Alchemist crystals, 6+ for everything else). +2 EXP per craft. Rank 9 crafters receive +1 crafting attempt per day. Rank 10 crafters receive +2 crafting attempts per day.
Col Deposit: +5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests.

Scents of the Wild:

Wedding Ring:

 

Edited August 8, 2020 by Kiluia Seiko

[Haine 0]

"Tenth one again? Really?"

Haine swiped away her HUD and whined for a moment. That underground floor gave her the heebie jeebies, with all of the undead lurking and nary a trace of light in that biome. Haine kicked back on the stone she was sitting on and pondered. Well, if it meant easy SP, she wasn't about to be a coward over it. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply, mustering her resolve. She opened them and swiped back her HUD, firing a quick response.

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To: @Kiluia Seiko

Aight. Be there in a jiffy!

She turned to the cub who was asleep on the rock beside her. "Wake up, lazy! We've got stuff to do." She shook the cub awake and he stretched. A quiet yawn escaped him and he looked up at his owner with droopy eyes. She pat his fur and then pushed off the rock. With a crystal equipped, she teleported them both to the gloomy settlement. Instantaneously, she felt a chill crawl up her spine. She scooped the cub into her arms and squeezed him tight for reassurance. She used her tracker to locate Kiluia. She padded up to him invaded his personal space. He would be her living shield.

 

Spoiler

Name: Haine
Level: 62
HP: 1270/1270
EN: 124/124

Stats:
Damage: 19
Mitigation: 66
Evasion: 1
Accuracy: 4
BLD:36

Equipped Gear:
Divine Piercer - Aqua [Weapon]: Damage 2, Bleed 1
Heart's Container - Aquilia [Light Armor]: Mitigation 2, Evasion 1
Osiris's Grips [Trinket]: Accuracy 3

Skills:
Two Handed Assault Spear [Rank 5]
Light Armor [Rank 3]
Fishing [Obtained]
Searching [Rank 1]
First Aid [Rank 5]

Extra Skills:
Familiar -Fighter

Mods:
Finesse Rank 3
Ferocity
Precision
Athletics
Purify

Battle Ready Inventory:
Starter HP Potions (+50 HP)*3

Housing Buffs:

Bedroom ( Rested ) -1 energy cost for the first two expenditures of each combat

Basic Workshop ( Working ) -  +2 EXP per crafting attempt

Slime farm ( Basic training ) +1 SP to a thread. Limit one use per month. Must be used on a player's first post in a thread. Cooldown begins counting down when used in a post.

Fishing Pond ( Angler ) +1 material gained when fishing

Guild Hall Buffs:

Trading hall

Every member of Firm Anima receives an additional +2 EXP for each craft. +5 to salvage recovery LD's. (10+ for alchemy crystals, 6+ for others). If you are rank 9 you also get +1 crafting attempt/day. If you are rank 10 you get +2 crafting attempts/day.

Treasury

+5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests.

Storage Vault

Allows a guild to create a Storage Vault in their Guild Page. Members can use this thread to store and withdraw items. Any items that have trading restrictions cannot be moved to a Storage Vault.

Guild Bank

Allows the Guild Owner to promote one member (or themselves) to 'Treasurer'. This unlocks access to a Guild Bank spending account.

Basic Kitchen

Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps. Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30

Living Room

Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.

Scents of the Wild:

Kumatetsu 

Yamata no Orochi

Wedding Ring:

 

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

He wasn’t all that happy that this quest had to deal with going into hell which involved going into a building but it didn’t matter. He just had to live with the quest and move on with it. It was a quick quest for the most part, or at least he had hoped. He looked at the time and then watched as Haine approached. He knew that this place wasn’t their favorite place to be, but it had to be done. He straightened himself up and moved to her. Hand slipped around hers and he looked at the surroundings. He gave her a slight smile and spoke. “Well. Might as well get this stuff done and over with” He opened up his HUD and sifted his equipment. He replaced his one trinket for the other for the time being. The quest was simple but perhaps finding it would prove difficult. Or not since he loved searching for things.

Unequipping Eye of Rain, Equipping Primrose Cross

[Haine 0]

Haine moved rigid beside Kiluia. Her uncomfortable expression was transparent and her death squeeze on the cub was starting to suffocate him. With a whine, the cub wriggled about, demanding freedom. He nipped Haine's arm and she yelped, her grip loosening. "Oww..." The cub tottered over to Pingu and paired up with her for protection. "Traitor." Haine scrunched her nose at the cub and accepted Kiluia's hand. With that, she led them forward, however she had no idea where they were going exactly. 

"Uhh... so where...?" She realized she didn't exactly know what the quest entailed. She chalked it up to some spooky shit and willed her resolve. The sooner they got to it, the faster they could get it over with. The woman scooted closer to the sidewalk when a particularly skeletal figure came close. She eyeballed it and noticed the thing had no eyes, just pitch black hollows.

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

He smiled as he watched the two get along better than usual. He walked with Haine away from the town entrance and toward the place where Tartarus was. He looked at her and spoke softly. “Don’t worry about looking at the ghosts. They won’t attack us. We are looking for a banshee. According to the info brokers, the banshee has a few ghosts with her we must kill when we spawn her and that’s pretty much the gist of it.” It was short and sweet as he walked with her. Tartarus was slightly farther than he anticipated.

He pulled her closer to him. He was over this fear as he had plenty of other challenges on his mind. What to do with Haine, how to be a dad, and how he is going to adopt her just to name a few. He looked at the looming area named Tartarus. “Greek Mythology…I actually like it.” He bent over and picked up something that looked edible.

Spoiler

1 t1 material gathered 

Edited August 6, 2020 by Kiluia Seiko

[Haine 0]

They moved away from the town entrance and Haine wasn't sure if that made her feel relieved or even more anxious. The town was stuffy, but being out there in the dark unknown, hearing the howling wind and ominous sounds? Pick your poison. She leaned her head against Kil's shoulder and listened to him go on. Ghosts, banshees, the usual things here. She recalled the time she fought the lich, her blood went cold just thinking about that mess. "Yeah," she replied, softly. She felt safer with the proximity.

She preoccupied herself with looking at the ground to find loot, but to no avail. She could hardly see the forest floor, it was covered by a thin veil of mist. In fact, she could hardly see much else around her. A particularly chilly draft moved over the forest floor, sending a chill up her spine. Haine pulled her coat around her in seek of warmth.

ID: #163844

LD: 9 [ no mats ]

Edited August 6, 2020 by Haine

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

The lighting of the rocks glowed for them. The looming Tartarus was closing in as they walked. It wasn’t going to be much longer as he looked around. He perked a brow as he snatched up another material that he thought could be of use. He was excited for this as he kissed her head. “What’s on your mind?” He wanted to hear her thoughts as they were walking and not in danger. Of course, he would prefer a field of flowers instead of a path of rocks leading to hell, but to each their own. Eyes of amber watched as the two familiars ran ahead only to run back when they thought they saw something scary.

He stifled a laugh as he squeezed Haine’s hand. He wanted to ensure her that they would be together for as long as they could. “I’m thinking of buying her toys if I can find them on the first floor.”

Spoiler

T1 Material gathered 

Edited August 6, 2020 by Kiluia Seiko

[Haine 0]

His question snapped her out of her trance as she tilted her head. "Hmm?" Amber eyes searched his gaze. "Well, I was thinking..." Haine trailed off, a finger on her chin. "We should ask her what she likes first." Two years had passed in the death game, the girl's preferences might have changed and she wanted to gift her the best of the best. Was this what it felt like to be a doting parent? She didn't want to get ahead of herself, they'd yet to ask Asmura the big question. "Things like her favorite color? -" Her eyes lit up. "Ooh or an art set? She draws at the guild hall sometimes." The blueenette pulled her hands to her sides and noticed a strange glowing herb in the undergrowth. She knelt down to observe it and recognized it as an alchemy ingredient. She plucked it for safe keeping, it would prove useful for Raidou's crafting.

 

ID: #163848

LD: 14 + 1 SEARCH = 15 [ 1 T1 MAT ]

Edited August 6, 2020 by Haine

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

They had to think about her wants and needs. What did they want when they were that age? He thought about it and tuned into her once more about the art. “That would be a great idea for her to start painting. Or something to that extent.” He looked around for more materials. It seemed the area they were passing didn’t have any materials he would find useful.  The area seemed to grow more barren as the any type of vegetation was becoming scarce. “How about after we are done, we should ask her to come out and just have a family dinner? Discuss what we are thinking about?”

The familiars were running around trying to keep themselves entertained. Despite the dark cavern, they seemed to be growing accustomed to the fact that their masters liked going to creepy places. If only their masters could hear or understand what they were thinking or talking about to each other.

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Edited August 6, 2020 by Kiluia Seiko

[Haine 0]

Haine pondered whilst she trained her gaze for any foliage she might find useful. As they traversed, the ground grew more and more barren. Greenery faded into little patches of grey, dried matter, as if there were something lurking which sucked the life out. "I think dinner would be a nice way to get to it." The bluenette shot him a reassuring smile and noted all the questions he was asking.

She placed a hand on his shoulder and tilted her head. "Love, don't worry about it. I'm sure she will love it with us." She trailed off, looking for the right words. "Just be yourself, she likes you the way you are now." A glowing herb caught her attention and her eyes lit up. "Ah, lucky day." She knelt down and plucked the herb, something in the same family as the one she picked up previously. It would serve useful for a salve.

 

ID: #163968

LD: 15 + 1 SEARCHING = 16 [ 1 T1 MAT found ]

Edited August 7, 2020 by Haine

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

His brain was fried trying to think of the perfect opportunity to get together as a unit. They could discuss a variety of things that would make sense for a family to do but was it natural? How would they approach it? If steam could be seen, Haine would of seen that steam coming out of his ears by now. He gave a slight sigh as their walk continued. Amber eyes locked onto an ingredient and snatched the material up. He was excited for this.

“I know. I know. It’s hard though. I feel like I forced her. But her smile was this grin that you couldn’t turn away. “He looked at Haine who used cute tactics all the time. She would have a taste of her own medicine when it came to Asmura. She would spoil the poor child and he would snicker a little bit thinking about how that would work out for her and him.

Spoiler

T1 Material Gathered. 

Edited August 7, 2020 by Kiluia Seiko

[Haine 0]

"One day at a time." Haine planted a kiss on his cheek. "I'll ask her how she feels about it." She could sense his tension from his rigid posture. Up ahead, the familiars were huddled close for security. She noticed that the two were growing closer now, they'd come far from the initial animosity. There was still a sense of rivalry between the two, but a playful one where they bantered and made up in the end. It was easy to manage them, the couple seldom had to break up fights anymore.

The trickling of a nearby stream alerted her attention. "Ooh! Let's gather by the river for a minute." She hurried past him to the source of the noise and knelt down beside the body of water. A root embedded in the soil floated above the surface. "Perfect! I was looking for this." She snagged it for safe keeping.

 

ID: #163973

LD: 16 + 1 SEARCHING = 17 [ 1 T1 MAT found ]

Edited August 7, 2020 by Haine

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

Her kiss made him melt. It was one of the only things that could and would calm him down. Her brightness was something he would have to protect on a daily basis just to keep himself calm. His amber eyes concentrated on their destination, but she stopped by the river. Why not? He picked up an item as well and looked at the lobster he snatched up. It was odd seeing this here but no matter. “Thank you, love.” They slowly started walking again.

“I think I’ll make us like a big feast. When I was talking about food, she seemed extra hungry. I was a bit sad… I hope she finds her next meal.” For some reason, his heart was breaking and he felt like she was hungry. Those were bad times to feel and he found out that happened to him once or twice when he forgot school lunch. This was nothing of the same caliber, but she would feel hunger. Tartarus was getting closer and he was happy to get this damn long journey done.

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Edited August 7, 2020 by Kiluia Seiko

[Haine 0]

"I'll gather the intel on her favorite foods." Haine shot him a wink and brewed up the perfect opportunity in her head. She'd take Asmura for a dessert splurge and make her spill the beans. They'd be set up for success! Her eyes lit up with excitement, the cogs in her brain working. As she thought, her intuition guided her down a mysteriously shrouded path to the left. She stepped in front of Kiluia as if to protect him from the unknown. She couldn't see shit, but the path got a little brighter as they advanced. Little stones in the undergrowth illuminated the path, leading up to a strange, abandoned building.

Haine cocked a brow and looked back at her map. "Hmm, says the banshee is right in here...?" She glanced at the gate that was cracked ajar. She took the initiative and struggled with all her tiny might to push it aside. With a creak that screamed rusty, their entrance was cleared off. She took a tentative step and felt a chill crawl up her spine. Wisps of mist floated over the ground like a scene from a haunted graveyard.

 

ID: #164194

LD: 17 [ banshee's lair located ]

Edited August 8, 2020 by Haine

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

Desserts were his specialty. The three of them would tear into any type of sweet treat with him around. A smile would cross his face as a plethora of possibilities crossed his mind. It was soon interrupted with her saying she spotted the Lair of the Banshee. Well that was quick, he thought as he reequipped his other trinket for this fight. He was expecting him to search and find it to be honest. It was his job really. He would slowly walk around but spotted the ghosts that were in the way. He stayed back a bit not wanting to trigger the fight just yet.

“You go ahead and strike first love.” He would take second hit since he wanted to do clean up on the fight. She hit a lot harder than he did any day. Eyes would glance over looking for the banshee but nothing was seen just yet.

Unequipping Primrose Cross, Equipping Eye of Rain

Edited August 8, 2020 by Kiluia Seiko

[Haine 0]

She entered the decrepit building and heard a distant sound of something... wailing? Another chill traveled up her spine. She shot Kiluia a tentative look and closed her eyes a moment. She inhaled sharply and mustered the will to go forth. With renewed vigor, she traveled forth. The noise came from the floor above and to her right was a staircase that was just about to give. She'd just have to risk her chance then. Haine crept up the staircase and cringed at the creaky wood beneath her. Drops of water trickled from the ceiling, the place smelled akin to an old library.

She pressed her back against the wall adjacent to the room the banshee was wailing from. She fought the urge to cover her ears, it was a shrill and grating sound. She analyzed the ability of those spawnlings in front of her, she could never. With a nod of determination, she burst into the room and materialized her blade. "Alright, time to do the die." With a jut of her hip, she prepared her stance for the minions to come forward. She rotated the spear and jabbed clean through the wisps with a flourish.

 

DMG: Weeping Moon 19x9 = 171 DMG - 15 MIT = 156 DMG

Party

Haine | HP: 1270/1270 | EN: 109/124 | DMG: 19 | MIT: 66 |EVA: 1 | ACC: 4 | BLD:36

 

Enemies

Undead Guardian Zombie #1 | HP: 0/40 | DMG: 120 | MIT: 15 | #164196 | BD: 8 ( hit )

Undead Guardian Zombie #4 | HP: 0/40 | DMG: 120 | MIT: 15 | #164197 | BD: 2 ( hit )

Undead Guardian Zombie #3 | HP: 0/40 | DMG: 120 | MIT: 15 | #164198 | BD: 8 ( hit )

Undead Guardian Zombie #4 | HP: 40/40 | DMG: 120 | MIT: 15 | #164199 | BD: 1 ( miss )

Edited August 8, 2020 by Haine

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

She had missed the other zombie but he didn’t! He loved the fact he was going to have a chance to knock out a zombie and send them into oblivion. It was every guys dream come true. Really it is. Legs rushed forward and he came at the last zombie. Hand pulled back and he was in front of the creature in seconds. Hand snapped forward in an open palm strike to the face of the zombie. The head of the creature snapped back its head back so hard it fell right off from the impact and into thousands of pieces. A slight grin crossed his face as he looked at Haine with a thumbs up. (All Might-14 EN)

A shriek was heard coming from the lair. It was time to face the music with the oncoming banshee. Of course it was taking its sweet ass time to get there. “You’ll be wrapping this up, love”

Spoiler

Kiluia| 940/940 HP | 80/94 EN | DMG 16 |MIT 48 |EVA 1|ACC 2 |BLD 24 |REC 1

Undead Guardian Zombie #4 | HP:0/40 | DMG: 120 | MIT: 15

 

Edited August 8, 2020 by Kiluia Seiko

[Haine 0]

She narrowed her eyes at the zombie she'd missed. The sneaky bastard had staggered its way out of range before she could get to it. That was her love's cue to step in and seize the spotlight. With one mighty swing, she witnessed the zombie's head roll clean off its shoulders. She gaped for a moment at the gory sight and recovered once its body slumped to the floor. "Woah, nice one." She reached over for a high five and turned her attention to the banshee's incessant wailing across the room.

"We get it!" The bluenette quipped. "I'll give ya' something to wail about." She squared her shoulders and approached the banshee, a grotesque mutant in humanoid form, with shaggy locks of raven and a tattered wedding dress. "Well aren't you a beauty?" Haine smirked whilst she charged her glaive. There'd be time to jest later. With one powerful swing, she tore right through the ghost.

 

ID: #164215

BD: 10

DMG: Dimension Stampede 19x15 = 285 DMG

Party

Haine | HP: 1270/1270 | EN: 95/124 | DMG: 19 | MIT: 66 |EVA: 1 | ACC: 4 | BLD:36

Kiluia| 940/940 HP | 80/94 EN | DMG 16 |MIT 48 |EVA 1|ACC 2 |BLD 24 |REC 1

 

Enemies

Banshee | HP: 0/250 | DMG: 200 | EVA: 2

Edited August 8, 2020 by Haine

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

The banshee walked in and was dispatched immediately. This was the norm with his OP waifu. A glance was given to her as he watched her without mercy take out the banshee. The funny part was that the banshee looked like the quest giver. This was the info broker information he paid for which turned out to be true. At least the money was spent. They wouldn’t be getting any money from this hag since she was gone. Still though, he felt bad. Perhaps it was to lead them to their deaths or to put her to rest. No matter. He would begin walking back. No materials jumped out at him as they walked back to town. “Time to go home. The quest is pretty much done other than the item drop. No Col for us since that banshee is the actual quest giver.” He pointed out while walking back. The trip was always shorter than getting there.  

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Edited August 8, 2020 by Kiluia Seiko

[Haine 0]

Her eyes widened at the corpse in front of her. The grotesque looking banshee had morphed into an old woman, the quest broker she presumed. What an interesting twist, Haine applauded the cardinal for it. She was bummed, though, she could've used the extra cash. Nonetheless, Haine scooped up the potion drop and added it to her inventory. It was growing unwieldy and in need of some organizing.  It was kind of a bum, but she was glad it was over with quicker so she didn't have to stay in this creepy place for long.

With every moment that passed by as the adrenaline slipped away, the more her fear began to heighten once more. She wrapped her arm around Kiluia's for safety and traveled down the eerie forest. Their familiars were long since accustomed to such gloomy habitats, they'd been every which way questing by now. They didn't stray too far from their owners, they opted to lead the way down the illuminating stone path.

 

THREAD COMPLETE

Kiluia - 4 SP ( 2 quest, 1 page, 1 bonus ) + 200 COL + 3 T1 Materials + Bottled Banshee Scream

Haine - 4 SP ( 2 quest, 1 page, 1 bonus ) + 200 COL + 3 T1 Materials + Bottled Banshee Scream