Zero

Actually B0nse that's in regards to whether you choose to continue the quest or not when you're in an interval of rest. If you hit 0 HP then you're done and gone just like any other quest.

They've been there for quite a while actually. No idea how they got missed before but they were there. xD

*whistles surprised* Never thought I'd see you about here again Light, been a long while since I last saw your username.

He nodded in agreement with her and looked back at the desert. Its ever shifting sands a splendid sight to behold, the mysteries hidden within them a tempting thought. The young man was happily surprised by the girl's politeness and etiquette, giving her a respectful bow in return. "Let us be on our way if you have everything you need ready then." He opened his inventory, equipping his Dragon Hide Armor under his Morningstar's Coat and conjuring his Twinfire Sword upon his left side. "Though I'd prefer to avoid any unnecessary fighting so we can make sure neither of us is put into too much danger. What exactly were you planning on doing out here in El Perdido?" He casually asked continuing to walk out of the safe zone and out into the desert.

"My pleasure to be of service, Neka. It is a delight to be acquainted with you." The young man smiled at the girl's glass like fragility and gently placed his hand on her head, kneeling down to meet her eye level. "So what's a young lady like yourself doing out here on your own? Shouldn't you be with an adult, your parents or older siblings maybe?" His smile grew more gentle from hearing how the girl addressed him. He gently pat her head and stood up straight, stretching his back. "If you got lost I'll happily take you to wherever it is you're supposed to be. I'll be imouto's personal knight and escort for today, if that's okay with you that is." The platinum haired young man gave her a thumbs and grinned.

Zero quietly made his way towards the area where the boss was said to be set to appear. He had received an indication of this event suddenly and rushed to the spot, putting on his fox mask from the festival. He glanced at the people who had already gathered and opened his inventory, taking out a Tier 2 Rare Damage potion and drinking it. Everyone present seemed pretty well equipped and ready, the young man in the mask included. "Oh this is going to be fun..." He muttered to himself in a slightly distorted voice, he had no intentions of anyone knowing his identity.

He let out a slight sigh when he saw what was available, but nodded understanding her. His eyes scanned the list, nearly half of what he wanted or was actually useful to him specifically was gone, but the other items that were useful to his companions remained. He thought about it for a few minutes, considering whether or not to take the items. After he finished thinking he decided to go on ahead anyways and take what was available to him. "That's alright then, I'll take what's available then. Thanks for this service young miss." He slightly bowed to her and carefully began to take the potions that were available, bowing to the vendor again. "I truly appreciate you giving these to me." The young man turned on his heels and marched off, waving back at her. "If you ever need a favor or anything look for the Azure Knights' Vice Commander."

-Zero has left the thread-

Collected:

4x Uncommon tier 2 damage potion(+2)
1x Rare tier 1 damage potion(+2)
4x Rare tier 1 mitigation potion(+18)
1x Healing tier 1 healing potion(+10)

Zero wandered through the first floor again, looking at his inventory with a look of misery. He lacked severely lacked consumables even though he was mid-tier player, though he figured it was due to his own lack of ambition.  If he lacked simple necessities like potions and crystals how would he be able to make sure his newly collected companions were kept safe? His feet stopped moving when he spotted a sign that announced someone was giving away free potions and crystals, the heavens had answered his prayers. He quickly ran up to the table and absentmindedly slammed his hands on it. "I need 3 T2 Rare Healing Potions, 2 T2 Perfect Mitigation Potions, 4 T2 Uncommon Damage Potions, 2 T1 Rare Damage Potions, 4 T1 Rare Mitigation Potions, 2 T1 Healing Potions and 1 T1 Uncommon Healing Crystal for me and my friends. Please tell me you have what I need!"

A sense of surprise came over Zero when he felt the girl suddenly hug his waist, her sobbing and nuzzling making the young man feel slightly embarrassed. He looked at her for a few seconds before gently petting her head in an attempt to calm her down. "It's okay, I got rid of that thing. No need to be afraid." He gave her a slight smile and kneeled down so he could look at her better. His hand carefully pushed his platinum hair back as he gazed at the young girl before him, noticing her cat ears and tail. "You should be a little more careful though, it'd be a shame if a cute girl like you were to die." He playfully teased her so the situation would ease and she could feel better, though he did believe his statement on it being a shame to let beauty get wasted and felt maybe taking advantage of the situation was a smart move. "What's your name, luv? Mine's Zero, though you can call me anything you like if you prefer."

At least it was someone likable was what first popped into his head when she politely greeted him. It was more unusual to meet someone who did not irritate the young man than most would think, though it was mainly due to his easily irritated personality. He gave the girl a slight smile when she not only agreed with him but praised him for making a well-thought out suggestion. His eyes followed her as she motioned to the ever expanding desert, nodding in slight agreement of how dangerous it could though it was for different reasons that he thought this. "It can be a traitorous place to go to, yes, but it's also quite a wonderful place to lose yourself within, or at least that's my opinion." He turned towards her and smiled in a friendly, somewhat charismatic, manner when she introduced herself. "A divine pleasure to meet you Allania, my name is Zero. Shall we take out leave then and see what we find out in this wild, unforgiving land?"

Another venture out of the fifth floor had taken Zero all the way to the tenth floor, the excursion being centered on getting his hands on extra funds for the house he was hoping to buy soon. The young man had no plans of getting side-tracked like he had been as of late and immediately set out, making his way through the cavern floor's environment. He walked for a while before hearing what sounded like a mob getting ready to attack and ran towards the sound's point of origin. The sight of the skeleton was soon replaced by that of what it was trying to attack, a small girl who seemed terrified out of her wits. Can't let that thing just kill her can I? He sighed slightly annoyed that he bothered asking himself and pulled out Three Great Beast's Behemoth blade, his feet already guiding him to dash at the skeleton from behind.

The blade became consumed by a flame that seemed to be made out of darkness itself. He leapt over the skeleton as it turned its head towards him, hid body consumed by the flames before crashing down and slicing through the monster. The skeleton managed to slip an attack of its own through, slashing his side, and crumbled into polygons. The platinum haired boy sighed as he sheathed his sword, the black flames banishing from his body, and turned to the fallen young girl, extending his hand out to her. "Are you alright? It seems that thing caught you off guard, I guess for a beginner it was probably a terrifying thing to witness."

Ra's Beam: 5x2 = 10x11 = 110 DMG

ID# 53451
Battle: 9
Loot: 12
MOB: 9

Zero: 85/116

Skeleton: -2/50 (30 DMG, 58 DMIT)

+1 Mat and 250 Col

The heat was as strong as always on the fifth floor, not that it bothered the young man after spending the majority of his time on the floor since it was unlocked. Even with the intense desert heat Zero wore his Morningstar's coat, the heat from it but secondary though. He quietly walked through town on his daily routine for a drink and some shade in a tavern. This floor's as empty as usual and I'm grateful for that... Little to no people around here makes my life easier..." His feet stopped when he spotted an unfamiliar face heading for the gate out of the safe zone. He glanced towards the stairs that led down to the tavern then back at the female player, grumbling as he turned around and walked towards her. God damn me and my bad habit of being chivalrous... This is starting to piss me off more than most people do...

The platinum haired boy quickly caught up to the female before she ventured out and gently tapped her shoulder. "Excuse me, miss? Are you planning on heading out?" He walked out from behind her and grabbed her hand, kissing the back of it out of habit. "If so may I tag along? I have a bad habit of being chivalrous even when it's inconvenient for me so I feel a necessity to help you out, specially on this floor since it's easy to get caught off guard by monsters and PKers."

A slight laugh escaped his mouth when the young man noted the blonde's slight envy of those who flaunted their Unique skills around. He released her hand, straightening himself, and brushed his hair back. "Unlike them I don't publicly use mine almost at all, only about a handful of people actually know I have a Unique Skill. Even less know what it actually does." He smiled with a pleased expression upon his face and slipped his hands into his pockets. Under normal circumstances he would not offer something like help with Unique Skills to someone he had just met, but Zero remembered something he had heard once in the past. The team that is going to win is the one that does its homework the best by studying its opponents... Guess at least I can say she's not a fool, asking for help from someone who fought for one.

The platinum haired boy took a deep breath and let out a light sigh. "Alright Ariel, I'll give you the information I have knowledge of thus far. What I want in return if you happen to be a blacksmith or tailor, a piece of armor in the future would be appreciated." He pulled his pulled his right hand out and scratched the back of his head. "This a basic breakdown. Unique Skills are held by a designated NPC, that NPC carries a set of high grade equipment so make sure your skills are high, they seem to posses maxed out skills that probably based on NPC, to challenge them you need to posses a set of specific skills otherwise they ignore you, lastly they seem to posses some form of personality so you can haggle with them on how to get your skill. Different NPC's have done this in different matters. Let's see what else do I know..." He glanced at the sky for a few moments then looked back at Ariel. "Ah right, it seems their HP is measured to be the same as yours by default so if you get them to allow consumables Overhealth and Safeguard from the start are your best bets."

Zero casually arrived late to the raid meeting, being the on duty leader for the Azure Knights he was asked to attend as a means of being a third party with connections to both of the main groups at the meeting. The young had gotten to the meeting just when tensions seemed to be at their highest, some form of argument or disagreement occurring. It seemed to revolve at the amount of players of below recommended levels that wanted to join the fight, mainly their involvement being capable of causing more unnecessary deaths to the Front Liners. He managed to catch Takao explain the information of boss concerning its room, possible minion capabilities and the boss itself.

His eyes scanned the room, finding his fellow AK members, and lazily raised his hand up after another player had offered to create consumables for the fight. "Hope you don't mind me also speak my mind on this Takao, Mack." He lowered his hands and slipped them inside his coat's pockets. "While it's true Zelriu's blitz strategy didn't get the job it was not the main reason for the boss fight going south so fast. Now I haven't been in Raids for almost a year I'd say, but I have kept myself up to date with their progress so I can confidently state that underprepared and under leveled players were also a huge factor in the mess that occurred against the previous Floor Boss, Rokh. There's a clear disregard of safety from them as well, so no one can solely blame Azure Brigade on this one since even some of my own recruits found themselves severely underprepared for that boss and nearly perished."

He carefully pulled out a chair for himself and sat down, leaning back on the seat. He glanced at the people at the room then leaned his head back and closed his eyes. "All minor characters should just leave for their own good, before you get yourselves hurt...or worse." He sighed as stretched and relaxed, showing little care for the actual subject. "This isn't to say that all of you should drop out because of your level, like Takao said earlier regarding potions and antidotes. However, you should think about this well and not just charge in because you want to play hero. Floor Bosses are no joke so if you have any respect for the people who know what they're doing then I suggest you leave if you're incapable of becoming stronger or coming properly equipped." He pulled out his Twinfire blade and stuck it into the table. "Hindrances will be dealt by myself personally as to avoid causing either party any resentment for each other." He grinned and opened his eyes, looking at them all. "It is the duty of the third party to settle matters in a non-biased manner after all."

The platinum haired boy sats up and placed his elbows against the table, resting his chin between his hands. "As for strategy I can understand Mack being chosen if he has military experience, though remember that bosses always have something up their sleeve. Every boss I've faced or studied has had a clear theme to them, from Orochi's Alcohol Caskets to Hydra's multiple heads. Hell even Rokh had one with those eggs of his. Anyway, all of you who know you'll be a hindrance leave and those who are ready to put any petty issues aside to listen to Takao and Mack stay. I'm going to take a nap so wake me up once everything's settled." His body swayed back to its previous position as he closed his eyes and quietly took a rest.

On March 24, 2016 at 3:02 PM, Mack said:

Name: Blood Oath Scale Armor

Profession: Blacksmith

Rank: 7

ID: 52990

Roll: 12 (11+1)

Quality: Perfect

Tier: 1

Item Type: Heavy Armor

Enhancements: +27 Mit. (3 Slots)

Description: A set of gleaming white piece of mithril scale armor that covers the wearer's chest, shoulders, stomach, hips, and thighs. A crimson cross, symbol of the Knights of the Blood Oath has been worked across the chest in a line of rubies.

 

Name: Eviscerator

Profession: Blacksmith

Rank: 7

ID: 52889

Roll: 9 (8+1)

Quality: Uncommon

Tier: 1

Item Type: One Hand Straight Sword

Enhancements: +1 DMG (1 Slot)

Description: The name is more fearsome than the simple steel sword itself, nonetheless, it does carry a damage boost.

 

Name: Bronze Armor

Profession: Blacksmith

Rank: 7

ID: 52995

Roll: 7 (6+1)

Quality: Uncommon

Tier: 1

Item Type: Heavy Armor

Enhancements: +9 Mit. (1 Slot)

Description: A simple bronze breastplate.

 

Name: Iron Armor

Profession: Blacksmith

Rank: 7

ID: 52994

Roll: 8 (7+1)

Quality: Uncommon

Tier: 1

Item Type: Heavy Armor

Enhancements: +9 Mit. (1 Slot)

Description: A simple iron breastplate.

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On March 24, 2016 at 3:49 AM, Allania said:

Sorry, hadn't filled in the form for this one correctly:

Name: Basic Navy Cloak MK3

Your Profession: Tailor

Your Rank: 3

ID: 52766

Roll: 9

Item Type: light armour
Tier: 1

Quality: Uncommon

Enhancements: Mit +1

Description: A simple navy cloak, made of thick leather so as to add protection. It is uniform in colour, except for the trimming around the edges, which adds a hint of brightness, due to its white colour.

 

Name: Gauntlets of  Avoidance MK2

Your Profession: Tailor

Your Rank: 2

ID: 52974

Roll: 9

Item Type: light armour
Tier: 1

Quality: Uncommon

Enhancements: Evasion +1

Description: Leather gauntlets, with an entrancing pattern woven into them using orange, white and blue thread, causing the opponent to lower it's accuracy.

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He expected her to be mad he had interrupted her mid-sentence but did not expect her to return the kiss so forcefully. The young man slightly smiled when she returned his kiss, his heartbeat increasing and his body wanting to have Crimsa closer. His eyes opened wide from surprise but quickly began to close as she attempted to take dominance in the situation. He did not fight back and accepted her reign over him, pulling her towards him as he fell back on the bed. Her lips felt tender and loving to him, something he missed from a while ago, while her tongue showed her determination to dominate him. The sensation made his chest feel tight and as if it were hard to breathe, she had really gotten to him.

His hands moved about and found themselves grabbing her. A sense of calmness came over him as his fingers tried to intertwine with hers; he briefly broke the kiss and smiled with an intensely blushing face. "No need to try so much, I could never dominate a strong person like you Crimsa." He leaned over to her ear and gently whispered into it. "When morning comes let's go somewhere you like, maybe the fourth floor." He pulled back and looked into her eyes, smiling even more.

After hearing of a special sale at a Alchemical shop where they wer handing out items in stock for free. Zero scratched his head when he arrived at the shop, realizing he actually knew the owner, and carefully walked in. He slowly approached the shops counter and called out. "Oi, I heard free potions and crystals were being handed out for some kind of sale. If you have a Tier 2 Damage potion, Tier 1 Health Potion and Tier 1 Safeguard I'd like to ask for those."

"It's not really specified that it has to be one person funny enough." He stretched his back slightly and removed his shoes. He looked at Crimsa when she playfully scolded him and flicked his nose, smiling at it all. He looked at her hair and felt his smile persistently growing. "Okay Crimsa-nee." The young man touched her cheek for a second and proceeded to remove his shirt. "If you declare yourself mine then I can only accept that you're mine. After all, I am here to obey your command." He let out a short laugh and turned to her completely.

Her face spoke about how she felt, a little disappointed about his request but she was willing to comply nonetheless. He moved up to her face and gently placed his hands on both her cheeks. "You should be a little more selfish and tell me you want to get going Crimsa. I'm happy you're willing to put up with my request, but I think I should spoil you a little more. I'll start with this." He gently kissed her lips, his hands moving down to her shoulder.

There was something about this woman that he found not just comforting, but nostalgic. He chuckled when she began to rush him on finding the room and gently nuzzled the top of her head. "Patience is a virtue. We're almost there, I'm sorry for depriving you of what is yours." His mind was already getting over the liquor and it was he alone who now confidently spoke to her. Normally, I can barely approach someone like her let alone talk to her... At the same time she doesn't feel like most of the people I've met, that's been happening a lot lately... He thought of this for a moment only noticing her looking into his eyes, reading them, a moment later. His usual reaction to having his eyes read like that was to look away and avoid eye contact, feeling ashamed of what could be seen in them. However, he did not mind letting Crimsa look into them and see what laid within.

The young man smiled when the scarlet haired woman showed signs of what he could only call jealousy. "I will marry you for sure Crimsa, I promised you I would. Though if one of the others asks it of me as well, do you think this little boy would be capable of harming them?" He stopped in front of a room and carefully opened it, carrying her to the bed. "I'll belong to you no matter what, you don't belong to anyone however. Except yourself of course." He turned around and sat down so she could easily get off, immediately stretching his arms. "I am glad to hear you'll come to me when I break, it makes my heart feel at ease. So, before we do anything could I be a little selfish and ask you to let my head rest on you lap while you stroke my hair?"

The sensation of her chest against his back made his body ease up almost entirely and sent a shiver down his spine. He did not fight back her touching his body or his face, simply smiling at her childish demeanor at that moment. It was true that he would have rather not made the conversation get serious, but it was unavoidable since it was a matter of importance. His head leaned back and gently placed itself against the top of hers. "Yeah I saw that, your talent is amazing and worth admiration. I also noticed those details about your behavior too, and my body is reacting the same way." The young man that seemed like a shy, stuttering mess now seemed more collected and confident, a sign of how comfortable he was with Crimsa's presence now. He caught sight of her bright blush and clearly embarrassed expression, she looked like she was about to crumble to him.

His hands gripped her even more tightly when she accepted him so long as he kept a promise. He "Don't worry Crimsa, if that's what it takes to make you feel confident on the strength of what we'll become then I'm completely fine with that." He let out a light sigh when she pecked his cheek and then took control of the situation. "If that is possible, I'd be happy." He pecked her cheek back as they reached the stairs down to the inn and carefully made his way down. "I'll even marry all of you if that's what each of you asks of me." He teased while entering the inn and asking for a room for two with a single bed. He glanced back at her, looking at her eyes, and smiled as the made their way passed the rooms.

He would never have picked up someone so suddenly, let alone in the position they were in, unless he felt completely comfortable with the person. His face lit up when he felt his hands moved under her skirt and onto her rear. "Happy isn't the only word I'd use... He glanced back at her and smiled slightly. "It wasn't because I wanted to touch you badly, although I'll admit to wanting to do that, but because I didn't want to risk you falling over or something after our drinking. However," he gently pulled her against his back more, pushing up on her rear, and looked forward. "I'll admit to enjoying this." His feet moved more slowly, purposely prolonging the walk to the inn. It was a new experience for him to be this close to someone for so long and still be somewhat aware of his actions. The young man tightened his grip on Crimsa without noticing and glanced at the ground slightly, somewhat embarrassed by what was transpiring. Her purring into his ear only made his grip tighten more and his face become all the more flushed.

He felt himself smiling when she mentioned not wanting to simply toy with him, that he was now her lover.  The platinum haired boy's body slightly trembled at her grip on his chest and even more when she began to play with his neck's skin. "Before we continue I want to tell you that aside from my instability I'm not really..."monogamous" if you catch my drift. I know it's unfair towards you to ask this, but would you be able to accept my care for others of the same kind as the one for you?" He looked back at her and gave her bright smile, his face still red as a cherry. "I'll still be yours even if you say no obviously, but I just want to see if my heart can stay as it is or if it has to change." A slight worry came upon Zero about how she would take it and found himself laughing at the thought. "First time I admit that about myself, feels really strange to say it outloud..." He hung his head quietly and let out a small sigh.