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These bandits must not be very smart, or at least overconfident in their abilities to keep prisoners in check. As Wulfrin gently pushed on his cell door, it opened with relative ease. Quickly he looked both ways down the cell block. Apparently guards weren't very regular either. Keeping as low as he could Wulfrin made his way to Kagamine's cell. Carefully he opened the door and ushered for Kagamine to follow. "Keep quiet and stay behind me," Wulfrin ordered as the two started down the hall. "If a fight breaks out stay out of sight. I'm not in the mood to watch anyone die today." "Oka

"What happened," Wulfrin groaned as he blinked back to consciousness. His Night Vision mod quickly kicked in causing his vision to immediately adjust to the near complete darkness of his surroundings. He was in a prison cell. There was a small chamber pot and a roughly crafted bed suspended by angled chains to the wall to his right. A quick glance to his HP and Energy gauges and he let out a sigh of relief. He wasn't dead nor seriously injured. He did feel slightly lighter. Wulfrin did a thorough pat down of himself and shuddered at what he found. He was left without his sword or armor. H

Raising a solitary finger to his lips, a smile perched upon mouth and eyes alike, Freyd acknowledged her arrival with an added nod. "Always glad to help," whispered the Whisper. "Things have been good. Surprisingly good," he added with emphasis. Renown for his persistently stern glare, it was unusual to see Freyd so seemingly relaxed and genuinely... happy? Life was riding high, lately, and he was determined to enjoy the wave while it lasted. "We haven't had many opportunities to get to know each other, and with another raid on the horizon it seemed like a good idea. Besides, I

Beckon the Void Description: Each creature casts its semblance onto the world; a penumbral portal granting back door access to their soul for those who know how to access it. With the strongest resolve, and affinity to the amorphous void, one can draw upon such powers to reach within and turn any darkness found inside out, literally. Enhancing the shadow manipulation effects of the Shades of the Gemini custom skill, wielding this sword art temporarily transforms a target's own shadow into a tangible threat, turning it upon

Quest | Previous Thread Floor Eight's forests were deep, dark, and full of danger. They arrived at night. In Morningstar's hand was a torch, small and light enough to wield alongside his sword. In a radius around the party, it lit their surroundings. It was plenty for them to see what was ahead. Etherial lacked Night Vision, and so Morningstar opted for an archaic light source instead. A day had passed since they had met in the Town of Beginnings. The girl agreed to accompany Morningstar on his quest in spite of the peril it put her in. He saw it as bravery. Perhaps it was foolishnes

Ciela stepped just inside the entrance of the cave just to spite Wulfrin's warning. She's nothing if not extremely stubborn. She waited for the all clear sign, as she did she read her book that she's been working on for a while. As Wulfrin gave the all clear Ciela stepped further in, motioning for Etherial to follow. She followed the wall and yelled out to Wulfrin, using that to find him in the cave. As she and Etherial finally caught up with Wulfrin, she went further and yelled for Koko. After a moment she could've sworn she saw a child, but as she approached she realized that it was ju

As the Funky Monkey fell, Ciela let out a soft sigh of relief. She relaxed slightly and returned her sword and shield to her back. "Well that's one of the extra tech arts unlocked, many more to go." She let out an exasperated sigh. After Star and Wulfrin shook Sewallus' hand, she followed suit. "Thank you for your company Sewallus." Ciela watched as Sewallus left the trio and headed into the forest. Ciela smiled at Wulfrin's ramblings. "I'd be down for lunch. Whether we go to a shop or I make it at Wulfrin's house. I'm impartial to what we do honestly." Ciela fiddled with her menus for a

Glad that she had chosen to accept the quest (and ultimately a bit surprised), he led her to Zackariah's shop. He had taken the route many times before, and knew it rather well. "Now, I'll warn you. This is the first of 3 'lessons,' I guess you could say. There's a bit of work to do before you can find Dorian's money. It's fun though. Probably," Morningstar shrugged. He tapped twice on the wooden door before pushing it open. The inside was just as he remembered it. A variety of different scents, coming from herbs and flowers, filled the room. They were strong, but not unpleasant. The old

Having wrapped up lunch and his deeper analysis of the ransom note a while back, Wulfrin finally noticed that the marker was finally updating directly on his map rather than just on the edge. It wasn't long before he entered the clearing. In the distance he could see Fort Faultwarren looming in the distance above the canopy. Cautiously, Wulfrin stepped out into the opening in the canopy. at the same moment Solaris took to the sky, no doubt enjoying the chance to properly stretch his wings. At the edge of the clearing Wulfrin scanned for any signs of an ambush. Content that none was present, Wu

Something was starting to seem off to Wulfrin. The path was way off from any already mapped trails. Wulfrin had often found himself having to take small game trails, or even having to cut through brush himself. After what felt like a handful of hours, backed up by the brief peek Wulfrin took at the clock in his vision. It was about lunch time, and Wulfrin had planned to have already farmed at least a handful of mobs at this point, but alas that was not the case. Wulfrin scrolled through his inventory to find the small bundle Ciela had packed for him before he left. It's durability was nearing

Oddly enough the instructions were vague at best. There wasn't any real meaningful landmarks mentioned let alone a clear path laid out. Never the less, Wulfrin forged ahead into the mist covered forest. Solaris fluttered close by as the canopy in the forest's bounds was too thick for the duo to use their usual tactics. The two had been in close quarters combats before, but not with this level of low visibility. It was obvious Solaris wasn't too thrilled to be confined. The phoenix was fluttering around erratically trying not to ignite the entirety of the forest with its fire trail. As it stood

"You're an adventurer right?" The NPC asked as she stifled through tears. "I could really use your assistance." "What seems to be the problem?" Wulfrin asked taking note of a piece of parchment clenched in her fist. "Well," She composed her self before continuing. "Flora has been plagued by crime at the hands of the Faultwarren Bandits from the nearby Fort Faultwarren. Until now it was simple raids, but this last time they took a prisoner. My son, Kagamine." "I'm terribly sorry to hear that," Wulfrin spoke with a solemn tone. "Did they leave anything like a ransom note or the li

The earthquake caught Wulfrin off guard. The tower however was more jarring. In all his many trips to this location, he had either not noticed it or more likely it was triggered by Miryu's odd player data. Wulfrin was even more caught off guard by the announcement that their quest logs had updated. By his count none of them should have met the requirements yet, so it was either bugged out or a new update had just retroactively progressed them in the quest. Neither option was farfetched, a fully automated system capable of editing and updating itself to maintain balance for the game is fully ca

"No, no, not that," Koga said as he swung again at the demoness, his blade flashing by and slicing nothing but air before striking the ground at NIGHT's feet. Cracks spider-webbed across it's surface as it cracked, and Lilith, mockingly, smirked at him. "Stop moving around so much," the black-clad swordsman growled at her. "I mean the spinny, dive thingy. Isn't that a move from an old game. Like a dragoon thing?" Koga carried on, slowly walking around Lilith to be at her backside, putting the demoness between the two players. Maybe if she could only focus on one of them, her exposed rear

The quest log updated, the time to search was over. Before long, however, another tremor shook the land. Kylissia drew her sword and stuck it into the ground for stability. She only pulled the weapon out once the tremor had ended. She then noticed that the other girls were investigating a possible source of the tremor, a tower that wasn't there before. Kylissia rushed over, but Miryu was already climbing the tower. Almina seemed to be wary enough to avoid climbing it for the time being. When Miryu reached the top, Kylissia kept her eye looking towards Miryu's HP bar in the

Oh? Time was up? "Already? Guess that means I'll only be going back with one-" A tremor interrupted Almina, shaking the ground and causing Almina to lose her footing and faceplant onto the ground. She got up and shook herself off, then noticed that the local wildlife was panicking. What was happening? Was it just an effect of the tremor, or was there something else? As the tremor slowed to a stop, Almina turned her gaze to notice that a small tower had just...popped up from the ground. Maybe that was what caused the tremor? Almina got in close, but clearly not as close

Paragon Level 25 - (1) Gleaming Scale, (1) Demonic Shard, Free Skill Respec Current EXP: 158,032

"If you've got any bright ideas, I'm all ears right now!" Between the screaming raider and the groaning of the ship, Morningstar was barely able to process what Nari had shouted. He looked at the hole left behind in the floor and wall up ahead. It was jumpable, for him anyway. He wondered if it would be more difficult to Nari, considering her armor was much heavier. Outside, he noticed a cylindrical object toppling from above. His eyes lit up. "Escape pods! Somewhere higher up!" He yelled back, hoping to break through the excessive noise. With a firm kick, he knocked the Skyrat Raide

"Zackariah, huh...Think I've heard the name before..." Ty mused, tapping her chin in thought. She had to remind herself that this was, in fact, a game and this was probably a fetch quest. As much as she usually didn't like those kinds of quests (who did, really?), she nodded. "Sure, Dorian, Star and I can check this out for you." Better pay well. she added mentally. She just nodded to Star. "Lead the way, I suppose? I assume you know where it is better than me." While they walked, Ty took her time to take in the sights and remember the way back. She was absolutely terri

Everything was a matter of chaos. The ship tilted and shifted with each concussion that seemed to rock it, and as she glanced around she realised that it was very quickly falling apart around them. Even as Morningstar rushed forwards to attack the raider, his own strike going wide and failing to connect, Nari could tell that they were in no place to continue pushing forwards. We need to start thinking about alternatives here...this isn't going to end in our favour unless something miraculous happens. "Things are getting a little...unstable up here, Star! If we're going to do something, no

"I don't mean to be nosey," Kent chuckled. The man took a long sip from his mug, giving Morningstar the opportunity to look him over. He was not a player, and this surprised the swordsman. By the way he talked, dressed, and acted, Morningstar would never have guessed that he was an NPC. Lately, they appeared indistinguishable to him. He could have a conversation with an NPC and it would feel as though he were talking to a real life human. Sometimes, he thought it better. "Or, maybe I do," Kent said, setting the mug down. "Taft's not the safe place it once was, you know? What, with the mis

A singular second was all they were given to enjoy their victory over the blightbound creatures that had swarmed them. A singular second, before the mass of goo began to appear, to rise and swallow everything around it. It moved slowly, and yet somehow seemed to immediately surround and consume whatever was in it's path, as if it's movement, speed and appearance were little more than an illusion. Nari found herself reeling back from it at first, trying to direct her horse away from it, back onto hard land where it couldn't reach them. It was futile, of course. An effort that would accoun

"Tanks and supports are the real carries. Us DPS players would die without y'all." Morningstar watched as Nari lit the man ablaze, following suit with an attack of his own. With no room for a long swing, he jabbed at the pirate, who was in no position to counterattack or parry. Before he could get close, however, the aircraft shook violently. Morningstar was pulled off balance. He clung to a pipe on the wall, shimmying across to a spot close enough to reach the Skyrat Raider. The raider flailed and screamed, his health bar ticking slowly as if the game was torturing him. The flames