HikariZX

It was a nice day on the tropical third floor, the lightly hot breeze brushed against Hikari's face as she stood by the beach she went to before with Miaki and Elyth. "Glad I remembered the place..." Taking off her equipment, Hikari revealed a jet black wet-suit lined with crimson markings much like Shiranui's. The wolf standing beside her quickly changed his Divine Instrument to the Tundra Beads Rosary, as to avoid damaging his Solar Flare or electrocuting Hikari with his Thunder Edge. "You ready, Ammy?" The wolf, giving an affirmative nod, jumped into the water first and dove deeper, followed by Hikari, who knew she could just keep the wet-suit on as there were no monsters inside. The light emanating from the dungeon was distinct and Hikari and Shiranui were able to find it without any problems, surfacing on the cold stone floor of the dungeon. "Let's see now..." Inspecting the bottom of the water where she just came in, Hikari knew Miaki had found a chest there before. "Not here... Must have spawned somewhere else..." Quickly turning back to the rest of the dungeon, Hikari asked Shiranui to change to the Solar Flare for light, something she neglected to get, and proceeded to the end of the corridor.

Watching the pair run around, the owner chasing the familiar, Hikari's smile widened as she called Shiranui to her side. "Ammy, mode change, Solar Flare!" Hearing those words, Shiranui's back arched as he gave a loud howl to the moon, a mane of fire appearing on his back.

The warm mirror felt great on Hikari's front, acting as a bonfire, it melted the snow around it, creating a soft patch of ground where one could sit. "Hey, Ruri, sit down here next to me, the fire feels great!" Scooting over a bit to the side, Hikari waited for Ruri and Kanya to sit down next to her, a smile still on her face.

Wandering around the city, Hikari simply found it best to remove her gear and walk around with her normal clothes. Taking care of some business in the meanwhile, she came back to the teleporter gate to wait for Shanok and Miaki, reading the day's newspaper while she did so. "Ugh, nothing good's been happening lately, besides the ninth floor boss... Wonder how the guys are doing..." Turning her head towards the sky, Hikari relaxed and slunk her back on the bench, waiting for the two to show up.

(OOC: Sorry for short post...)

Watching Ruri roll around made Hikari kind of want to do the same. Sitting up, Hikari retracted her knees back and hugged them as she turned to Ruri, giving a smile to her. "Is that all you wanna do? It looks fun. Hey, do you wanna meet my familiar?" Snapping her fingers, Hikari called her wolf, who appeared from beneath the snow, having been covered in it while waiting for Hikari. "Ruri, meet Shiranui." Giving him a scratch behind his ears, the wolf was now as tall as Hikari was seated. The icy blue rosary chain around his neck and the crimson markings on him made him look like a divine being, though he still had sleep in his deep azure eyes. Lazily, Shiranui walked over to Ruri, and gave her a lick on her cheek.

Watching Ruri's demonstration made Hikari a little bit confused. "You don't wanna grind or anything, that's a surprise... Oh well, I'd love to relax a bit, it's not everyday I can do it and besides, the ninth floor boss is open now so I won't get another chance 'til that's done with..." Relaxing a bit, Hikari lied down on the snow, waiting for Ruri to join her. "What are you waiting for? Let's just relax today, then." Giving Ruri a radiant smile, Hikari's sliver hair camouflaged completely into the snow as she waved her limbs much in the same way Ruri was doing before. Giving a hearty laugh, Hikari called out to Ruri again. "Come on! Let's make snow angels today, I betcha I can make one that's bigger than yours!" Again flashing a smile at Ruri, Hikari closed her eyes and simply waved her limbs around to create another snow angel.

Surprised at Miaki's answer, Hikari voiced her opinion quickly. "You wanna leave already?" I mean, I already got enough materials to craft for today, but I'd still like to go hunting a bit... If you want to go, I don't mind, though." She really didn't have much to say, closing the coat's zipper, Hikari tied her belt around it, atop her stomach. Waiting for Miaki's answer, Hikari simply re-equipped her sword and shield again, as she really didn't have much more to say.

(OOC: Sorry for short post...)

Her eyes widening at the sight of the materials, Hikari was a bit flustered when Miaki sent her the majority of them. "N-no, really, I don't need that many." But she shut up when she saw the HUD appearing in front of her with the item names. "4x Atlantis Iron Ingots" Miaki couldn't do anything with metals so she just let her head drop while pressing the accept button. Accepting the cloak Miaki gave her, it was the same as her own, simply a vanity item. of no use to him. Removing her armor quickly, Hikari turned to Miaki. "It's not like I'm gonna get naked or anything, I'm just removing my coat." To dispel his potential embarrassment. Removing her sleeveless coat, Hikari equipped the long-sleeved one Miaki gave her, it had a nice fur inside, so it was warm. Equipping her armor again, Hikari gave an affirmative nod to Miaki's question, leaving the house with him.

Following Miaki through the tunnel, Hikari was assaulted by a radiant light as he opened the chest, setting her eyes upon a pile of crafting materials, high-quality ones too. "W-wow... this is amazing..." She couldn't keep her enthusiasm to herself, half the materials could only be used by her, after all. Elyth was still her nisepanda self, something Hikari wasn't quite happy about, as she never saw her true face. Looking at the end of the corridor, Hikari saw a very ornate circular fountain, carrying a huge size and pure, clean water that reflected the sunlight above the transparent ceiling above it. "Hey, how about we rest here a minute?" Grabbing a bit of the water in her hands, Hikari put it up to her mouth and drank it. "Ahhh... t-this water's..." She couldn't finish her sentence as it was just so good, tears of joy started pouring down her face. Hikari felt as though she was relieved of every single bad thing that happened to her, as if she was reborn anew. "Guys, you gotta try this!" Taking Elyth's paw in her hands, Hikari brought her to the water, hoping she'd drink it.

Splitting up with Miaki, Hikari searched the living room, where she was resting before, thoroughly with Shiranui, stopping when Miaki told her to come upstairs. Quickly dropping what she was doing, Hikari ran up and to the room the voice came from, much to her surprise, finding a chest. "Great job, will you open it or should I?" Asking Miaki quickly before noticing what he was carrying with him, Hikari crouched down a little bit to check the chest. "Seems easy enough to open, doesn't need a key or anything... Go ahead, Miaki." Signaling her friend to open the chest, Hikari stepped back a bit beside Shiranui, heating her hands in the meanwhile.

Hikari noticed Miaki's surprise immediately as the the crimson-marked white wolf appeared from the snow, carrying first a gigantic blade of lightning, then a sort of plate surrounded by fire. "You like him? His name's Shiranui, he was already named and I couldn't change it." The wolf was truly majestic with a rainbow of fire emanating from Solar Flare. "So today, we'll be hunting for mats? Sounds good." Flashing Miaki a smile, Hikari turned her body towards Shiranui and extended her hands out to him, hoping to heat herself more before getting back to her position.

Noticing Miaki going to the back of the farmhouse, Hikari got up and followed him, hoping to find something good.

Hearing Miaki's words, Hikari simply followed him as she called for Shiranui. "Mode change, Solar Flare!"

The fiery mirror immediately warmed up the surroundings and Hikari. "Ghhh.... that's better..." Giving a satisfied smile, Hikari scratched Shiranui's ears before turning to Miaki again. "So, what are we gonna do today?" She knew she wasn't really dressed very well for this weather but the heat generated from the Solar Flare was more than enough to keep her warm.Waiting for Miaki's response, Hikari simply sat down on the wooden floor inside the house where Miaki had taken her, grabbing her legs to keep heat from escaping.

Leaving the dungeon of the third floor, a chill came down Hikari's spine, though she'd already gotten used to it, the fourth floor clearly was very cold, cold enough to make her flesh chill. Walking on the snow to the meeting place, Hikari dropped her head and tied her right arm around her left, hoping to diminish the cold on the naked arm and conserve heat. Walking to the meeting point, Hikari sprinted a bit to heat herself up and reached the farm where her friend Miaki waited. "Hey! Sorry I'm late, this floor is a lot colder when one of your arms is naked..." The man dressed completely in a detective's outfit matched her trench-coat in all but color and sleeves, of which hers had none. Waiting for his reply, Hikari tried to find a place to warm herself up, a campfire or something, still clearly shaking from the cold.

Her glare easing up through seeing the gigantic insect vanish into blue polygons, Hikari sheathed her sword and stood looking at the fading blue light, regretting that last failure. "Next time you're mine..." Still glaring a bit at the now faded light, Hikari was snapped back to reality by her party's comments. "H-huh? I really did nothing special, t-that's just how I fight... Ehehe..." Blushing a bit and rubbing her head, Hikari looked to her HUD to see what she got. "133 Col" That was all that was listed. Assuming the others got the same, Hikari closed the HUD and teleported back to the first floor while saying a few words. "I'll wait for you at the gate to turn in this quest, alright? Just need to do some things in town before that." Disappearing in a blue light, Hikari went on with her business for the day while waiting for the two of them to show up.

Seeing the wasp's health drop like it had no parachute, Hikari's smirk got even wider, her crimson red eyes glowing like a demon's. "UfufufHAHAH! You're mine now!" Charging forward, Hikari's sword was already glowing a crimson color as the skill "Linear" was being charged. Once at point-blank range, Hikari released the move, still keeping the smirk on her face.

Battle Dice - 3 - Fail! - no damage

The wasp quickly blocking the circular slash released at point-blank range with her iron stinger, Hikari got the hit off but dealt no damage. "Why you! I'll teach you not to mess with us! SHANNY, FINISH IT OFF!" Her eyes now filled with murderous intent, Hikari wanted nothing more than to see this creature die in front of her, her smirk turned to a demonic glare, Hikari signaled Shanok to finish it off.

Arriving with Miaki on the scene and hearing his battle cry made a demonic smirk appear on Hikari. "Well, then... let's play..." Waiting for Miaki to finish his attack, Hikari drew her sword, shouting as she did so. "Longsword! Battlechip! DOWNLOAD! Sprinting towards the boss monster, Hikari jumped up and tried to slash its insect head.

Battle Dice - 6 - Success! - 1 + 2 WDMG + 2 MDMG

Coming down on the wasp's head, Hikari's sword drew a gash from it to the tip of its abdomen. Proceeding with the attack, Hikari gave eight slashes in quick succession while drawing a circle around the boss. Finishing it up, Hikari readied her sword and gave a sharp uppercut to the wasp, shouting as she did so. "Fujiwara! VOLCANO!!" Once again creating a vertical gash from its abdomen to its head.

Hikari - 17/17

Wasp - 15/30 -5HP = 10/30

Getting up after the meeting with Nikki and Miaki, Hikari gave a slight smile at how Miaki kissed Nikki, she secretly liked seeing those two together. Giving Shiranui a scratch behind his ears to wake him up, Hikari walked over to Miaki, giving him the report of the meeting. "All done here, sir." Relaxing a bit now that the meeting was done, Hikari listened to the information about the field boss. "What are we waiting for, then, let's go!" Always itching for a fight, Hikari put her gear back on and headed to the second floor with Miaki.

HP: (Owner's level)x 2 + 1

DST: 0

DMG: 2

Abilities:

Mode Change - the ability to switch between three kinds of weapons, it takes one full turn to switch and the owner can't attack while he's doing so. The weapon affects only the kind of status effect that can be inflicted on the enemy, on a BD roll of 9-10.

Modes:

Reflector Mode - calls out the divine chakram "Solar Flare†to burn enemies. (needs rank 3 in familiar communication to take effect, lasts 3 turns)

Sword mode - calls out the blade "Thunder Edge" to paralyze enemies. (needs rank 3 in familiar communication to take effect, lasts 3 turns)

Rosary Mode - calls out the holy bead chain "Tundra Beads†to freeze enemies. (needs rank 3 in familiar communication to take effect, lasts 3 turns)

Taking Shiranui's paw on her hand, the HUD saying "BATTLE END. WINNERS: HikariZX; Seldentar" appeared in front of the three. Impressed by Shiranui's various weapons, Hikari stored one of the chops of meat remaining in her inventory and tossed the other one to Seldentar. "A promise is a promise, half the remaining's yours" Opening up her inventory, Hikari examined the Col she got from the boars before. "200, you got the same, right, Sel?" Closing up her inventory, Hikari immediately shook Seldentar's hand for his help. "You really did most all of the work here, I couldn't have done it without you, honest." Walking back to town with her wolf, Hikari disbanded the party with Seldentar before giving him a smile. "I really don't know how to repay you, but if you ever need something, swing by my shop, I'll make you some equipment, for free, this first time." Turning around and heading back to town, Hikari petted Shadow one last time for today. "And you too, little guy, thank you for your help."

Col got: 1 page full - 400 Col/2 participants = 200 Col for each.

Items got: (3 Boar meat -1 spent to tame)/2 members = 1 boar meat for each

«Shiranui Post»

Being struck by the man's blade, Shiranui felt that his condition wouldn't be enough to battle anymore. Considering Hikari worthy of being his equal, Shiranui approached her slowly, sitting in front of her and offering her his paw, signifying the end of the challenge and the acceptance of her becoming his Celestial Envoy. Summoning his remaining two Divine Instruments to Hikari so she could see them, Shiranui made sure not to intimidate her, as he had no more desire to fight.

The Mirror coated in the fires of purgatory, Solar Flare:

And the Rosary enchanted with the ice of the depths of Yomi, Tundra Beads:

Visualizing Shiranui's attack was easy, the attacks were telegraphed enough to see exactly where they'd hit, but this wolf was perhaps a bit different, he didn't fight with the intent to kill, he simply wanted a duel, nothing more. Quickly jumping back to avoid his strike, Hikari gave a slight smirk at the Divine Wolf before quickly reaching for her blade and charging it with a distinct dark purple glow, the mark of the skill "Linear".

Battle Dice - 2 - Fail! - no damage

Her blade meeting with Shiranui's Thunder Edge, Hikari quickly jumped back to prevent more damage, signaling Seldentar with a familiar shout: "Switch!" Hoping the man would finish this battle, she knew Shiranui was very astute, able to sense where and how they'd strike.

Shiranui - 13/20

«Shiranui Combat Post»

A shining glint in the divine wolf's eyes, he was impressed with the man's strength and dexterity, but his main target was the woman who would become his Celestial Envoy. Charging forward, Shiranui called upon a blade of monstrous thunder.

Holding the blade in his mouth, Shiranui quickly slashed at Hikari, careful not to kill her, at least.

Combat Roll - 1 - Epic Fail! - no damage

Impressed the silver-haired girl could dodge even one of his Divine Instruments, Shiranui jumped back, giving a back-flip in midair and looking at the girl with fire in his eyes, new-found respect filling his heart.

Grabbing the meat in mid-air with her left hand, something she was proud of, being a righty, Hikari immediately fed one of the chops to this mob, hoping it would work.

Taming roll - 20 - Success!

The wolf eating the meat contentedly, its eyes changed from a glowing crimson to a radiant azure, looking at Hikari with determination, as if saying: "If you're to be my master, prove yourself worthy." Its fur lightening up, radiant crimson patterns could be seen on its back, extending throughout its whole body. A thundering sword appearing on its back, floating just above him, a HUD appeared right in front of Hikari. "Party Challenge from "Shiranui", Accept? Y/N" A grin forming on her face, Hikari clicked on the "yes" button, prompting Shiranui to take a combat stand, back arched, legs bent and a snarl on his snout. "Hey, Sel, help me out here, reduce his HP to half, don't kill it." Indicating her partner what to do, Hikari drew her sword "Rage" and readied her shield. "Two strikes and you're out..."

ENEMY ENCOUNTER:

NAME: Shiranui

TYPE: Mini-boss

SPECIES: Divine Wolf

HEALTH: 20

BASE DAMAGE: 2

DST: 0

BATTLE TYPE: Half-health diminish

Battle theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaHrwTz7-sk

Quickly charging up to the wolf, Hikari slashed with her blade once, hoping to perform one of her favorite moves if it connected.

(OOC: I'll be posting as Shiranui in a RP fashion, like a miniboss, this has been approved by a GM, which means I'll be posting twice.)

Battle roll - 1 - Epic Fail! - no damage

The wolf swiftly evades Hikari's attack, a result of its knowledge as a Divine Being, and turns to Seldentar, knowing the man was most likely going to attack next.

(POST ORDER FROM NOW ON: Seldentar, Shiranui, Hikari)

Giving a loud yelp at the sudden hug, Hikari jumped a bit before realizing what was happening. "You really are as cheerful as they say..." Getting up from the snowy ground, Hikari pushed Ruri away just a tiny bit, careful not to break the hug, before speaking to her. "I've seen you a lot around the floors, I never imagined I would actually party with you before, though..." Hikari gave her a light smile, she really did admire Ruri. Patting her head, Hikari asked her something else. "S-so, what do you wanna do today?" Giving a slight shy tone to this question, Hikari's low-toned voice was heard almost as a whisper, though still loud enough for the bluenette to hear.

Oh, that's big?

Dylan X Giant:

BAHM You're no longer alone!

and

Hikari X Mudkips:

[2] Hikari Arisato: I'll liek it as much as I liek Mudkips

[2] Hikari Arisato: I love mudkips

[2] Hikari Arisato: LOVE'EM

You win, Ruri... *surrenders herself to the mudkipz* But I'm more a Typhlosion person, anyway...

A harsh weather upon the ground, snow falling at a tremendous rate, something Hikari always liked about this floor, cold and homely, she felt at peace here. The ground was white, just as always, even to the exit of the third floor dungeon, teleportation crystals were expensive and money was running short the last couple of days. Her purpose of being in this winter wonderland was but a girl, one that she had always wanted to meet, that she always watched from afar. It was a short walk to the city, Snowfrost town, the agreed upon meeting place. her coat protecting her chest and guard protecting her right arm, Hikari could say those places were pretty warm, she'd just come from a tropical floor, after all; her left arm, however, was shafted; having a sleeveless coat was fine on warm floors but this one was completely ridiculous.

Her left side freezing and the rest of her fine, Hikari looked around the entrance for an orange player, as she knew the girl was, trying to distinguish white from blue. Her eyes fell upon a light blue figure laying in the snow, waving its limbs and creating a snow angel. "Hey!" Shouting out to the girl while walking towards her, Hikari immediately introduced herself. "I'm Hikari, it's nice to meet you, Ruri." Standing above the girl, Hikari looked at her face with a smile, her attitude towards her coming from she being a friend of Miaki's and Keith's, as well as Hikari already knowing what she as like.