Eruda

Every man and woman have a soul. Human, player, and NPC's alike. It is what they do with that soul that matters. 

Watching this war unfold before her very eyes, this was what Fate herself is trying to prevent. It pains her to know that she could not save everyone, but she had to try. Eruda still did not trust the man that led them here but she wouldn't let his people suffer for his mistakes. This view burned inside of her, even though they were just NPC's, Raidou was right. It was real for them and that was enough for Eruda. 

Seeing some of the other's run off right into the battle field, she would keep close watch on them for a moment. Simply to make sure that they got through all right. Seeing Sam pick up a fallen man, assuming that he was still alive seeing that he had yet to burst into nothing. Eruda believed in her team, knew that they would have the heads to do the right thing even if they didn't all agree. 

The next thing she sees is Raidou fighting tooth and against their threat. Seeing him be surround, Eruda get ready to move forward. In that same instance, she hears that static charging and then a wave of those monsters are sent flying in every direction. He kept swinging that as a defensive pose with every attacker that came his way.

Her eyes scan the floor as cries of pain and sorrow are loud within her ear drums. Getting a glimpse of her twin, protecting each group of Galtean soldiers she could. An eye would catch one of those monsters coming up behind Freya. Eruda stood still for only a moment to see if Freya would turn, but she didn't... Running as fast as she could toward her, quickly sliding between Freya and that raised sword that was about to make Freya a pancake. Slamming down against Eruda's shield instead as a outburst of blue fire spreads around the area. Pure fear in that mans eyes as he is pushed back against that weight. Freya would turn as the large brute thing would stumble back. Right them that scythe would cut the body clean in half.

It was clear what had to be done, Firm Anima and the front line team would make that happen...

Eruda | HP: 984/984 | EN: 94/94 | DMG: 1 | MIT: 334 (incl. FL Aura 2) | ACC: 2 (Focus) | BH: 53 (SURV) | BRN: 56 | BRN IMMUNE | THRNS: 136 (FL Thrn Crit 16/2) | Antidote: [2/3]

1 hour ago, Nari-Lanreth said:

Shop Post: Recovering Plates

Transaction Date: 2022.02.15

Cost of Transaction: 1 material

Crafter's Profession: Blacksmith

Crafter's Rank: 5

Item Name: Recovering Plates

Item Tier: T3

Item Type: Heavy Armour [Plate]

Item Rarity:  Uncommon

Item Enhancements: Recovery [1 Slot]

Craft/Appraisal/Obtainment IDs & Rolls: ID203700

Item Description: Crafted as a collection of heavy plates that are interlocked along the chest piece to ensure fluid movement and large pauldrons on the shoulders, the metal carries a dark yellow colour, a curled white fox on the left breast.

 

Shop Post: Momentum's Recovery

Transaction Date: 2022.02.15

Cost of Transaction: 1 material

Crafter's Profession: Blacksmith

Crafter's Rank: 5

Item Name: Momentum's Recovery

Item Tier: T3

Item Type: Heavy Armour [Plate]

Item Rarity:  Uncommon

Item Enhancements: Heavy Momentum [1 Slot]

Craft/Appraisal/Obtainment IDs & Rolls: ID203702

Item Description: A set of solid plate along the chest, this armour has smaller pauldrons that lead into bulky greaves along the arms - allowing the momentum of a strike to gain more weight as it follows through. Crafted of a dark blue colour, a curled white fox is emblazoned on the left breast piece.

 

Shop Post: Night Fox Protector

Transaction Date: 2022.02.15

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Crafter's Profession: Blacksmith

Crafter's Rank: 5

Item Name: Night Fox Protector

Item Tier: T3

Item Type: Heavy Armour [Plate]

Item Rarity:  Perfect

Item Enhancements: Mitigation [3 Slots]

Craft/Appraisal/Obtainment IDs & Rolls: ID203701

Item Description: Differing from most chest pieces, this one conforms to the waist and chest of a specific user, providing a comfortable fit, with mid-sized pauldrons to protect the shoulders. Crafted in a dark violet colouring, the edges outlined in a lighter violet, the curled white fox is emblazoned on the left breast piece.

Approved 

Watching Sam's arms go limp to her side. Not sure what Nisa did, but she knew it was for the best. Getting to her feet, she realized that she had no shoes. She couldn't help but smile. In most of her dreams that she had in the other world, it was about what could have been, anything she wanted it to be. She remembers walking on a beach, barefoot. Feeling the sand between her toes, feeling that warm breeze against her skin. This is what this place reminds her of. So simple yet so beautiful. The full package, of all your wants and needs in the world with no time wasted. Time.. That word... Eruda's eyes narrow just a bit as her mind starts to race with possibility. Could it be that the answer has been right in front of her...

Biting her bottom lip as she watches Gaius and Nisa, another one in the loop. It would be on Freya now to get him up to date on everything. It was very unexpected and she had never actually seen that part of Freya before. It amazed her that Gaius would be so open to taking that leap without knowing not a whole lot. That right there was true love. Morrighan would look in Eruda's direction curiously. Eruda would take a small step forward, "I heard you that morning, and I am trying. He is not making it easy." Another step forward as she sees Freya walk to Gaius's side. "I have seen some of what you can do, is it at all possible to share a dream with another." It was a huge long shot and she knew that it might be a little stupid but she had to. That chance that it would help Raidou, speak and do as he wished freely. If there wasn't then she would have to find another way. "Also, how does one gain access to this portal that Freyd, I mean Montjoy?" She says in a question as she looks to the man before continuing. "How will we find you, this place when we have another. Even Freyd deemed it difficult at first."

That smile turns slightly down, as her eyes narrow to the horizon. "Yea I know, I was starting to get that from the last conversation that we had." Her face turns to a fresh red as she thinks about that day, that kiss, that static and fire merged together as one. What they almost did... Placing her hands against her knees, "He had said something before we parted... He said live in the world I build for you, live in the one I leave behind..." A sigh before turning to the man sitting beside her. "I have vowed to protect everyone that I know and don't, as does he. When he said that though, I knew that it wasn't in the same context." That breeze waves her hair calmly against her shoulders as they spoke. 

"That recent morning that I spent with Raidou, he was different, he was having fun and enjoying himself. He was so full of passion that he says he can't give, but Freyd. I have seen it, what he could be like and from the way that he acted that day, I feel like he wants it so bad." That emotion shown on her face, "He just can't... It's like his heart says one thing, he thinks about what he is doing and has to do and then just back down." Her eyes narrow again, but this time to the big open water. "It's almost like he just wants me to give up on him because it hurts him that he can't be all in, but I will not do that. Even if he has sentenced himself to death upon the future, I just want him to know that I will always be right there by him no matter what. He just can't see it that way or he doesn't want to..." Eruda's mind began to race with everything, trying to piece stuff together... 

Opening her eyes to a voice, Montjoy. A smile as she pats to sand for him to sit. "Why Raidou, you already know that he doesn't want me to know anything else." As much as it hurts that he won't tell her, she understood or she was starting too. Giving a sigh, as she closes her eyes once more to feel that breeze. Thinking about it though, if he had something that would allow her to help to get Raidou with them, "Okay I'll bite," she says pulling her hands up and patting the sand off them. She would also wonder why he would want to speak he her. As far as she was concerned, she angered Freya and Freyd that day they were investigating people. A lot has changed since then so it could be all bad right. A yawn was giving, before glancing up to Montjoy now. This is was he was calling himself now and she could see that change when he talked with Morrighan and the group. She would wonder just how far that went though. "I will let this curiosity stem just this once. Talk and I will listen..." That smile stays on her face as she shields her eyes from the sun. 

The warmth on her skin as she gazes out to an ocean front. Eruda had not slept since that day that transpired with Morrighan. It was so easy for her to believe in something that couldn't easily be seen. Everything that has happened up to this point, with Riadou, meeting her father, her twin sister, gaining that fury courage that she finally found within herself. Taking a deep, long outdrawn breath as she holds her hand out in front of her. She would not be here without Raidou, mentally or physically. He saved her life in more ways that he could ever fathom. Allowed her to believe that her life had purpose, that it meant something more that just being a sister or a daughter. He gave her that shield that started this path that she had been longing for her entire life. Being the first one in her life to believe in her and those words she spoke, making her that off tank and making her go out of her comfort zone to say what had to be said. He knew all this time, even when she couldn't bring herself to. Raidou just kept pushing her to be the best she could and eventually she became just that in every way that was possible.

Raidou has also given her the one thing that she never thought she would ever have been possible, love. Even under extreme circumstances, he said he loves her. That meant the world to her, which was why she was determined to keep pushing him. Raidou has changed every wrong path that Eruda could have gone down. He kept her going and she would do just the same for him. That last little jaunt that she took was her own doing, simply because she did believe in fate and what Morrighan was doing. Making an army of the best warriors in Aincrad so that Fate herself, could lead them to victory, and one day get out of this game. 

Everything has been crammed in her noggin for months now. All those conversations with Raidou, him creating a better world for us to live in, him doing the right things for the right reasons. Doing what he though was the one and only way. Pushing himself half way between dark and light in doing so, figuring that it was the only way to get to the finish line. Sacrificing himself so that no one else would need to. She was beginning to understand why Raidou didn't want Eruda to walk his path. That road that he has walked has fucked him up and Eruda has seen this just a little, enough to see that pain he was in. Hiding his emotions and not wanting to get attached because he didn't want to put that same burden on Eruda. He loved her to much to do this to her, Eruda has seen that he wants it, her, but he can't bring himself to give it all to her.

Now thinking about it, maybe that is the main thing that put him where he was now. Knowing way too much and everything happening in a instant chain reaction, one after another. Eruda walking out after giving him that robe, Haine and her boo just go missing. He was made to believe that the 3 of them were gone, and Ruri... Poor Ruri... Everything just happened so fast and all at once, he had to act quickly... Walking down something dark to get to this point, and when they all returned, he felt stuck. All those past conversations between Haine and Raidou, it pained her to know just this alone. When she formed that contract with Morrighan, it cleared her mind to start thinking about all of this in a mass form without feeling overwhelmed about it. For this, she would be forever grateful. 

Eruda figured out how to give Raidou that time that he is always saying he needs, there is not enough time, he can't waste time. After that last conversation with Morrighan and the others, she knew that she had to try even harder to get Rai on board. The question was how. How do you get one to take a leap of faith when he doesn't believe... A hint of static still lingers inside of her, she could still feel that connection they had that morning, it was a reminder just like that flame... 

Sending a message to Montjoy now, he had also gone through some major changed. She was looking forward to finding out what exactly that meant.

A chime of her HUD as she closes her eyes, letting that breeze flow through her, allowing her mind to finally be one with everything that she held behind.

Eruda | HP: 880/880 | EN: 100/100 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 179 | BH: 48 | LD: 2 | BRN: 56 | BRN IMMUNE | FL. AURA: 16 | FL. THRN: 8 | REC: 8 | TAUNT | THRNS: 72

1 hour ago, Nari-Lanreth said:

Shop Post: Defensive Plates

Transaction Date: 2022.02.10

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Crafter's Profession: Blacksmith

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Item Name: Defensive Plates

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Item Type: Heavy Armour [Plate]

Item Rarity:  Uncommon

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Item Description: Thick silver armour wraps around the form of the individual whom dons this armour. Emblazoned on the chest is a curled white fox, barely visible against the silver backdrop.

 

Shop Post: Chains of Resistance

Transaction Date: 2022.02.10

Cost of Transaction: 1 material

Crafter's Profession: Blacksmith

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Item Name: Chains of Resistance

Item Tier: T2

Item Type: Light Armour [Chain Mail]

Item Rarity:  Rare

Item Enhancements: Mitigation[2 Slots]

Craft/Appraisal/Obtainment IDs & Rolls: ID203520

Item Description: A collection of ring metal chains, dark grey in colour and appearing somehow unnatural, the rings appear somehow more durable than normal chain mail, as if somehow enhanced against outward pressures.

Approved by Eruda

Approved

Watching everyone, Freya and Takeshi, is what Freya called him. That was a new one for her, but the appearance would speak loudly to that different name. This man no longer looked like Freyd. Freya seemed comfortable with the situation. This made her think that after everything that her sister had gone through, had already had a conversation with Morrighan in her other form maybe. Gaius and Sam, however, were a mixture of feeling, Sam only pulled her claws out when she was nervous or scared. This was something that Eruda had noticed a few times while under that sorta pressure. Gaius was aimlessly looking so confused. He would understand soon enough. Eruda felt almost at home here, even though this was the first time she had ever been here, she would expect nothing less from Morrighan.

Stepping forward to hold Samantha's hand, the one that was clawing at her arm. "There is no need for that," glancing at the others for a moment before turning back to Morrighan. "I am sure that you know we have been investigating you. Only facts will change the minds of Firm Anima. Proof, if you will, they do not want to walk into a trap and you," glancing to Freya then to the Takeshi figure, eyes following back to Morrighan, "Are the unknown variable. From what you have told me, they can't simply just blindly believe in Fate. Some need more, more that just a promise of their own controlled path. They need proof that you will not just end us the first chance you get. They need to know that you are on our side as a whole, when it comes that time." A deep breath before glancing to the others, they were are staring at her. This was a different side of her, one of reason, her voice that she was hiding in the back of her head but couldn't fully grasp it till now. 

Eruda chose this path, to believe in Fate even though it was very much of the unknown. Things in her life, the people she has crossed paths with, people that she has formed bonds with. The path that she has chosen to walk down, one of protection and guidance to her family, which included Firm Anima, and anyone else who were willing to take it. She wouldn't stand down, she was in it all for the long run. If she could get her mates here and Morrighan could do the rest, that would be enough, at least for now. 

That voice that she heard when she was with Raidou, that static with fire blending within one another, was that Morrighan proving a point or was that true Fate in the works... That was the only thing that she was really wondering right now. It was something that she rather not mention in front of the others, mainly because it was so new. Eruda would stand there waiting and holding Sam's hand for pure comfort, letting her know that she didn't need to be afraid.

Listen to everyone speak, Eruda gets to her feet. So this is what her sister has been up too. She sort of thought somewhere along that line when that meeting had transpired and those questions that were being asked came to light. Sam was thinking straight forward and seemed to be desperate on only one topic, it made sense why Sam tripped over her now. Hearing that this place they were going to, the time was different and the fact that people had gotten lost, her HUD opens quickly. Regardless of the disagreement that Raidou and Eruda just had, it wouldn't stop her from keeping him in the loop. 

She remembers what Rai told her, to not get into it... She was already in it though. She made a contract with this woman and even though she didn't know exactly what that meant, everything that was wrong with Eruda was fixed in an instant. How could she just ignore that. This woman stopped Eruda from having another mental shut down. She just felt scared most of the time, but let her emotions lead the way. Now, she is guided by the truth, no negative thoughts have crossed her mind and she has only been thinking about the could be's and what is. Rai has shown Eruda that true love is possible, but Nisa. She has shown Eruda that if having faith, anything can happen. It has opened a whole new realm of possibilities and she just needed to convince her guild mates that Nisa was the best offer, maybe the only option for the true outcome to unfold. Eruda right then sends that message.

Watching Freyd vanish into the portal looking door, looking back to the others now. She holds out a hand to Sam and she looked like she was about ready to just run away. Hesitantly, Sam grabs Eruda's arm as they walk into the unknown together.

Getting to her knees, a small glow of herbs at her disposal. Maybe Rai was right, maybe she didn't need to know everything. She just needed to trust in the fact that he is doing whatever he is doing for the right reasons. After everything that has happened and everything that they have been through, what he has done for this guild and her alone. It has all been proven that he is in the right. The fact that he has killed people, it didn't matter to Eruda, simply because she knows and believes that he wouldn't do so without a good reason. The entire conversation in the floor raid, the words spoken just moments ago, she knew that she could trust this man with her whole heart, maybe that was all she needed.

There was still one thing that was bothering her though. From everything said, he was ready to die, a tank to protect everything and everyone, it was what she lived for these days. For family, guild mates and Aincrad players alike. She would help protect everyone who was worth saving in this hell, but for Raidou it seemed different. It was this but much more extreme. Eruda had accepted death, she knew that being a frontline off tank, it was something that would have to be an option. This was all fine, if she had to die to keep her companions living, to give them a chance to get out of this game, then she wouldn't wave off from that path simply because it was the right thing to do. She wouldn't let this path that she has taken, waste the time with her loved ones though. If this was the only life she was going to get, she wouldn't let it go to the grave without trying to do everything that she wanted and dreamed of first.

Instead of trying to learn all of Raidou's deep dark secrets, maybe this was what she needed to have Raidou understand. That there was more to life that just battle and death. A deep, slow breath of recognition was given before she was forced forward to the ground with a body on the floor next to her. Glancing over to see a raven haired girl flat on her face. "Sam, what are you doing here," very curious, she didn't tell anyone else where she was going... 

Hand on the front door, Rai says his last words before a crushing of something and a flash of blue light coming from the room in her peripheral. A small whine, he was gone. Closing her eyes and taking a deep breath, as she opens the door and heads out. Her wolf scampering behind her, kicking rocks as her feet find each step. -But I don't want to live in any world that your not in...- a furry snout finds her hand. Biting her bottom lip, that feeling of Rai's soft lips against hers. Her heart began to pound faster in her chest. Where that hand was placed upon her skin, it burned for more. Her path finds a teleportation pad. "Floor 24' she says almost blankly as she shimmers into nothing and then somewhere... A flash of like brings her to a town that she had only been a hand full of times. The last time was a family vacation hold up, It was a bit awkward to say the least. 

"Why do I always put my foot in my mouth, why can't I just be normal." Thinking about that conversation that got seemingly no where. "I said some things and my actions were unjust, and then I just fucked it all up..." -it could have been something great but I had to say the wrong thing and make everything awkward.- "All I did was ask him to come, and then everything went down hill..." head back, eyes closed, a whinny grunt of annoyance comes from her mouth. "I wish there was a damn manual for this relationship thing. I feel like I am doing everything wrong Raserei." Her wolf just looks up at her, almost like she was a bit crazy, but it was nice to have a furry friend to just talk at, even if there was no chance of a response. 

Maybe she just didn't understand, which made her say things that made Rai angry. With her maybe, but how was she suppose to create a bond with the man she fell in love with if he barely gave her the time of day to do so. She hoped to god that her actions didn't make Rai want her out of the house. Eruda had worked so hard to get to this point and now because of mouth, it felt like it was all just going to crumble in a single wrong instance. Eruda eventually lost track of time and winds up at that grove with out realizing it. Glancing to a patch of herbs, "What do I do now..." she didn't want to lose Rai and somewhere along than thin line she knew he felt the same, but she was digging her own grave...

Leave me to clean up this mess, I am already in the thick of it

A few things catch her ear, she was trying to make sense of it. She already was under the impression that he was in something deep, but she was still unsure what. Just by the way he acted, the words that come from his mouth. It was all wise, almost like it was from his experience that such perspectives could be presented. 

change the recipe, and synthesize what you want to exist

Change the outcome by doing things differently. If something didn't work, try something new until it did. She could most certainly agree with this. Eruda came into this game with that mindset because what she was doing in the real world was not working. Changing most of what she was, it was the only way to crack her shell, and even then it was an issue up until recent events had transpired.  

it's impossible to do the same thing and expect different results

She already knew this, he had been saying this for years. The question was how?

Raidou has chosen to be everything, so he could think of everything in the light of each situation that may come up. That would make him the ultimate mastermind of sorts. "You speak of brewing a new world, could be metaphor for something different, but I have a feeling that it is not. You're everything and nothing, hero and villain, what are you planning Raidou. Before you tell me you couldn't do that to me, you can't involve me, I am already in it. I have been in it, maybe more than you would like me to. There are things that I have not told you or anyone else about one special person," a small sigh as she picks up her cup of coffee, taking a sip it was cold. "I am in something deep as well and maybe not in the same circumstance but still something just as important..." Eruda would let that sink in before saying anything else.

A sigh was given, it was clear that this topic was getting nowhere. She couldn't help but feel like she was missing something. The morning was still early, but Raidou was right. There was no window, there was just small talk and tiny moments that made what she felt real. She didn't mean for this entire thing to be almost an argument. It was not her intention, drinking the coffee left in the cup before walking around the corner. It was becoming clear that maybe Eruda didn't understand, but she would not give up on him. Placing the robe lightly over his shoulders, she kisses him on the cheek. Walking to the door frame, "I am sorry," she goes to start walking out, but then a smile inches on her face. A slight turn of her head over her shoulder, "Thank you for a great morning Raidou. I hope you have a good day." A sigh before walking into the living room. Switching her gear on from her HUD's inventory, she would head to that grove but not for sightseeing. She would gather what it had to offer for the preparation that needed to be done before next big battle. It was the one thing she could do to help.

There was that word again, Monster. "I am sorry, but I will never see you that way. You are nothing like those things that we fight, you do everything for the right reasons. Those orange players, those mobs that the cardinal spawn up. You are nothing like them," Eruda's eyes narrow a bit. "I have seen you Rai, and not just the part that this place has forced you to become. The man when we first met, the one in the other room just moments ago. This one..." It started to make her wonder about a few things. Each instance, was different from the other. It was almost like he couldn't decide who to be. Thinking about it, it was the first time that this even came to mind. It almost seemed like he was stuck... 

"You are loving and caring, and you have a calm, collected side, one that is determined to be prepared for every instance. You have a protective side that I have seen so many times before, but at the same time, all the anger inside of you continues to boil on the surface." Something started to come to light and she was unsure if any of it was actually what she was thinking, "It is almost like you can't decide who to be, or maybe you are all of those things... That really sounds like a mess..." Every part she named was night and day different from the other. This game truly shattered him...   

A small raise of her brow just listening to Raidou speak. "Isn't that what you are doing as we speak." Eruda began to think about all those previous conversations that she had. "You speak about human life as if it is the most important thing in the world, yet you do not value yours." Everything that was said, from Freya to Rai, Freyd in the last floor raid. "You are willing to throw your life away and everything in it for Firm Anima for me. You speak as if sanity is long gone from your view, but what of humanity Rai." That entire conversation with Freya and what she had done, "You deem yourself a monster because you have killed players that took advantage of others, so what does that make Freya. She also did what had to be done to save her skin." This game is not just a game, it has caused changes to happen and forced people to do things that they would have never done before.

"You think that I can't help you because you cannot help yourself, maybe you have already deemed yourself dead and do not think that you are worth saving. You strive to protect because you think yourself already gone, so it does not matter what would happen to you as long as everyone else lives." Eruda pulls that long robe around her. "Every human life is worth trying to save even if it is not wanted, and Rai you are human. Everything that you are doing to help keep this place safe, that makes you worth saving too." Watching his hand move across those vials, "You are willing to put everything on the line including your soul, and I do not care if you do not want my help. I will take my last breath trying, simply because you are worth saving just as much as everyone else is this god forsaken world." Eruda just stands there watching his hands work, wrapping that robe around her, she was not going to give up on Raidou just because he thinks what he did.  

This dark corner is reality

Raidou was right, she already knew it. There were things that she was keeping inside and she really didn't want to go straight into the darkened bridge of this game. Eruda had been doing some research of her own, and the truth is, it was a lot to take in. This game was demented in more ways than she would like and all the killing, violence that happened behind the scenes while everyone else were pretending that it didn't exist. Just trying to live their life and forgetting that the real world just stopped being real because they have been trapped in this insanity for way too long. Those little petty things that she did for herself, like dancing in the kitchen and finding love, it was something real to hold on to. Those feelings to keep her knowing that something beyond this was still intact. It was her way of keeping sane. Raidou walking out abruptly, she knew that he was just trying to not outburst at her, and that was fine because she didn't tell him all this. Eruda didn't want him to think that she was a waste of time, communication was everything...

Grabbing her coffee, she had to keep positive, she just had too. A deep breath as she walks toward the room, the vials rumbling quickly, the smell of something burning upon liquid. His robe against her frame drags against the ground as she makes her way to the door he went through. Standing there watching him work for a moment, her chest was heavy with emotion. Thinking about what Haine had once told her, if she focused on just the fight in the game then she would inevitably lose who and what she truly was in this game. Eruda's eyes narrow, she did not want Rai to think that she couldn't handle the darkness of this world, she could, she just had to force herself to find an outlet, simply so that she didn't lose herself in this darkness.

In a soft voice, "I do these specific things for a reason Rai. Random has never been ideal for me. Everyone has an outlet, and these little events are mine." Walking slowly to the other side of the table watching his hand swiftly work, prepare. "I have been slowly learning your world, everything that is has, that brink of evil, and yes our reality. Setsuna has taught me a thing or too as well," thinking about the duel that had, it was completely one sided because she couldn't do anything else but take that hit. Picking up a finished vial, observing the content, it was a dark blue color. "Those feelings of excitement and passion, it keeps me sane. Allows me to know that there is something to go back to after this hell. I just needed a small break, that is all. Do not get that mixed up with thinking I don't understand, because I do more than I wish too." Setting the vial down, twisting her head just a bit. "Tell me what I can do to help..." She was ready to go back to prep mode that break was over. These days it was like a switch of off and on for her.       

"You know, normally I would be okay with that answer," Eruda takes the second plate and sets in on the floor for Raserei. "Nod my head and just agree," getting up, she grabs her plate as the wolf scrambles past her feet to the eggs. Turning the water on now, washing that dish, then waiting for the other to be available. Turning slightly, leaning against the counter. Glancing to Rai, "Today, no..." Drying her hands, she tosses it on the counter next to her. "We just got out of the Raid not even 2 days ago and now," Eruda pauses to make more coffee. Turning slightly as she pours the water in the container, "We have a window. It is going to take the frontliners time to find the next course of action and floor door." Grabbing the other plate as she watches her blue canine lick her lips, setting it in the sink. Her head shifts slightly over her shoulder back to Rai, "You may think it to be a waste of time, but I see that very small window of silence as an opportunity to relax a bit before the blazing fire hits once more." Water goes on and the sponge hits the plate.

Pouring her coffee, black again, taking a seat next to Rai again. "I will not let you go back into that dark corner by yourself again. The prep for the next battle will be done with the entire Firm Anima together when it comes time." Taking a sip of her coffee as her gaze meets Rai's through those frames with a glare from the light. "Until the come with me and enjoy that tiny opening that is given to us, please." Taking another sip, she didn't want this to end just yet, and maybe Rai would completely disagree with her, either way, she wouldn't give up. He was a hard person to get time with, but it was becoming a bit easier as the days go on. 

Watching and listening to everyone speak and decide, she looks to Raidou. That couldn't have been easy for him, and Freyd... She remembered right then a group of NPC kids, they couldn't have been more that 8 years of age. They were running around and laughing in the town of beginnings. They seemed so real, at that moment all Eruda could of thought was that this was their reality now. There was that very slim thought in the back of her mind that told her that they were not getting out of here and that THIS is what real life had to hold now. Her flames die to nothing as her sword and shield return to her back. "This is all just a sick joke, but I will not go against everything I have been taught about kindness alone in this game. Make any other move, but the right one though, this will not end in your favor @Gabrandr." Eruda stands there now with her arms folded across her chest, staring at the large man to figure out what his next move was.

<Spare>

Finishing that slice of cheese, she clears her throat, taking a drink of her coffee. Seeing Rai walk back out she smiles, placing the eggs on two separate plates. She quickly prepares a cup of tea for Rai before she places two plates of eggs on the small table. She knows that he said he didn't want any but she would give him the option if he changed his mind. Walking back to the kitchen grabbing the coffee and tea, she takes a seat at the table, scooting the tea toward Raidou. It was a gesture for him to take a seat. What just happened didn't need to be an awkward thing.

Before starting to eat, she says "The other day I found a grove like the one on floor 21. It is smaller but it is a real beauty." Taking a small bite of her eggs, they were pretty well seasoned. "It's on floor 24, it has a small cave entrance, not sure the length of it but the grove itself is worth seeing." Taking a drink of her coffee, leaning back in her chair, glancing up at him. "It's where I was going today, you can join me if you'd like." It was somewhere that she waiting to explore, she wanted to share something as beautiful with him. "I didn't see it in your guild notes so I was unsure if you've been there." It was almost a question but not of the same tone. She sits there now eating her eggs silently and drinking her coffee. This might have been why she was caught dancing in the first place, she was excited for the day to come.  

Eruda's eyes widen and glance to each person as they speak. Opening her mouth to speak, but then another spoke over. It was like a raged discussion that had seemly no end because no one could fully agree on one thing. Whether Gabrandr should live or die. As she listens to everyone of these people, each had some valid points, but it started to make her wonder.

Shifting her feet to stand closer to Raidou as it really did seem like almost everyone had something to say about what Raidou and Freyd had to say. It was also clear that Raidou may have pissed a few of them off... Clearing her throat as she turns to face the whole of the front liners. Glancing to @Morgenstern "Yes, this enemy is most likely advanced AI. Gabrandr is keeping us from getting from point A to point B. Cardinal is keeping us here and distracting us from getting further in this game by putting an obstacle in our way. This thing standing in our way doesn't have feeling so he will not mourn whatever is decided." At this point she was shifting her eyes to everyone that was in view. 

"Yes, there may or may not be a scathar that is the all big and evil, but we cannot waste time to try and decided if this obstacle is worth saving. He is simply not real, if he dies now he will most likely respond, as if we didn't kill him at all. We would just be simply removing him temporarily to move past him." Taking a breath as her eyes scan the room. 

"Another thing we do not know, lying or not, there may or may not be something else through those doors. I honestly choose to rely on sight alone. I want to see for myself if there is a scather or even another threat past this point. I simply trust what I can see with my eyes and what is being said is just hearsay until proven otherwise." Looking to Raidou and then to Freyd. Eyes shifting to her sister Freya now. 

"We have all gotten to this point under one thought of the same mentality. We all want out of this game. We all want to live and get to the next floor, we all want to survive this hell and see another day under our belt. We have all worked so fucking hard to get to this point." Taking a deep breath as she began to scan the room again. "Everyone below the front liners are counting on us to do the right thing. If we work together, all of us as one, we will all figure this out together as shit gets difficult together. Going past him or through him does not matter to me, we just need to see what is on the other side so that we can physically see that problem and deal with it..." You could see a sizzle of light blue flame under Eruda's feet as it starts to get larger while she spoke...

Releasing him as he stands, and as every time before this, he was wise. To be honest Eruda was a bit relieved. She let her emotion take control, while her head kept saying wait. She was swept in the moment and maybe went a little too far for her liking. Hands placed on her knees, "No, I am sorry. I shouldn't have never put you in that position." Grabbing a pair of sweats from the very edge of the bed, as she scoots herself off. Putting them on her face was till a bit flustered, she takes a deep breath to try calming her emotions. "I think," she moves to Raidou's side now, placing a hand on his shoulder with a smile, "I think this person, the one in the kitchen ready to learn, to take a chance. This person is your best yet." A small chuckle, remembering everything that just transpired in this last few minutes, dancing and all... Her head turns toward the door, realizing that her eggs were still sitting on the counter. 

Meeting Raidou's eyes one more, "I will wait forever if I have to, you are worth it Raidou." A small exhale of breath as she gives him a kiss on the cheek. 

Walking toward the doorway of her room now, biting her bottom lip in embarrassment, "I am really sorry if I made you feel... Uncomfortable... I refuse to regret it though." Leaning her head against the doorframe for a moment, " When the time is right, we will both know. Thank you for snapping me out of it. Oh, and by the way you are a great dancer, I can continue to teach you if you want..." A smile given before she rushes out to tend to her eggs that were on the floor now being consumed by Raserei. "Ahh, really..." A huff before she started to make more eggs, double just in case Rai changed his mind. 

Eruda was really glad that Raidou stopped it right there, her morals were still intact. Even though he may have his own reasons, she was happy. When the right time came, it would be special. Eruda was happy right where she was. She would not take this as a rejection, just something to look forward to.

Taking the tray of eggs out of the fridge now as she grabs the cheese as well, for some reason she wanted some... Turning on the burner now, cracking eggs on the edge of the counter and pouring the yoke in the heating up pan. A yawn as she realized that she had brewed some coffee. She grabs a cup as the eggs cook on low temp, pouring herself some coffee. Today she would have it black, she liked that every now and again. Grabbing a knife as she opens the cheese bag and creates a few slices. Setting a good portion on a plate that she grabs from the cupboard. Putting the cheese away, as she takes a slice in her hand.

Her eyes catch a glimmer of light on the floor. Walking toward it as she holds the piece of cheese in her mouth, it was his glasses. Leaning down, picking them up, folding them back, setting them on the table. Glancing at the robe, she smiles and puts his robe back on. In a way, it was comfortable. Walking back into the kitchen, leaning against her elbows on the counter and she munches of the cheese waiting for the eggs. 

Eruda puts a hand on his shoulder and in a soft voice, "It does matter what you want. I know that I can give you comfort if you just let me." Thinking about those other words that were said, "I trust that you are doing the right thing Raidou, I do not doubt you for a second." Eruda moves her hand to his as that ooze drips from his palm. "Do you know what I want..." she pauses for a moment bends her head down to get his attention, "I want you to be happy." Another slight pause before she climbs onto the bed. Sitting on her knees behind him and wrapping her arms around his neck loosely. Resting her head on his left shoulder while she whispers in his ear, "Let go for if only a moment and I will show you happiness." She stays latched to him softly so if he were to move, she would not fall straight to her face. He said that he wanted to share this with her, that could mean so many different things on the spectrum scale. She was hoping though that he meant at this moment... She didn't want to look like a fool for trying even though she probably already did... "Let me steal that pain for just one night." Her face was still flushed... 

Eruda steps forward next to Raidou. Shield raised and sword to her side. "You have also wasted our time. This entire debacle you could have been leading us to this King that you speak of, to destroy the real problem and grand all of us," at this time she looks to Firm Anima and then everyone else in the room, "Peace, including your mind and your companions. You chose your path, for that you will not be allowed to leave this room." Looking back, she finds Firm Anima walking to shadow behind her and Raidou, weapon at the ready for when the word was given. Today would be the end of this monster, all he had to do was speak first. He chose revenge over all things though. That was a very wrong choice on his part. Flames began to raise beneath her feet, that same flame that @Gabrandr had but lighter and much hotter. She was ready for anything that would happen from this point forward.

@Freyd @Freya @Sam @Shiina @Simmone

-Kill-

-Morals, what about morals...- her head starts to race with comments as that heating voltage continues to grow. -Rules, we had rules...-, -I have followed all the rules in the book my whole life.- Eruda was fighting with herself in her head as she could feel them get even closer by a force that was unknown, she wasn't paying much attention to anything besides this. This moment, her lips never left his. -What about waiting till marriage, morals... You vowed this...- Eruda breath gets harder... This was something that she wanted for a very time from him, only him, there was no one else. That urge stuck hard as everything started to rush through her head all at once. -God damn it...- Everything she was feeling was telling her to go for it, but her head was telling her to wait... 

Eruda right then pulls away, but grabs Raidou's hand without words to her room. The walls were a deep purple and the floor was a soft gray color. Nothing on the walls just an in table sitting next to the bed frame. She was unsure what Raidou was thinking right now, but Eruda starts to make a decision, but still undecided. She knew that her thoughts were right. She wanted this so bad, but something had to be kept, a resemblance of this moment. No matter how wonderful this feeling felt, no matter how much she wanted this, she knew that some things were worth savoring, just knowing that Rai felt the same that Eruda did, it was enough for now.

After letting what just transpired sink in for a moment, she turns to Rai. Her face felt flushed as hell. Gazing into those soft eyes, those of one that looked undetermined... She already knew that Rai had not a clue what he was doing and honestly, neither did she, but it seemed that Eruda had more of an idea than he did. The one main thing that would make the final decision on this all was if Raidou wanted the same thing she did. She didn't want to make him feel like he had to do something, she didn't want to force anything on him. On this same note, she didn't want anything that they did to feel rushed. 

Moving him to the bed, sitting on the edge of it, turning her body toward his as she locks gazes with him once more. Placing a hand on the side of his neck as her fingers rustled his hair a bit, and the other softly intertwining her fingers in his. "What do you want..." his answer would say it all. Right here, right now, would determine what they would do, she would accept anything that would be said, simply because she loved him. 

Her breathing was still heavy as that heat and static extended through just their touch to one another. Her chest was beating a million miles per second, waiting for Raidou to answer the one question that would certainly change something for the both of them, one way or another in a good way.   

"You don't know how much that means to me." Regardless of what was going on, right in this moment... She understood that Rai couldn't drop everything. Maybe he could just drop in for now though... Raidou seemed completely oblivious to Eruda's actions, maybe because something like this had never been done or said... Eruda takes a nervous cracky deep breath as she removes the robe from her shoulders settling it in a slight fold on the table next to them still in his grasp. It was a bit nerve wracking, but she was ready to take another step forward, the question was... was Raidou ready... If he were to pull away, then she would know that he was not... Eruda was redder that his robe now, but she glances down at his arm as she moves it to her upper back, between her should blades. Slowly glancing up meeting his gaze again, placing her hand back on Rai's cheek. Right then she would close her eyes and press her lips against his and she rises to her tippy toes slightly to reach...

(the shirt is still on...)