Mayonaka

I nodded at Heathcliff, who noticed my change in clothes since the last time I saw him, or battled him. My eyes watched as Ryu walked across the room in his new armor. There was a red cross on the chest plate, it indicated the guild colors. Heathcliff became a little more serious when he got to why he wanted us to gather here today, to announce the Vice Commander of the guild. Since Ryu and I both battle Heathcliff it was obvious that it would be Ryu or me. I sucked in my breath a little when he announced the winner, it was Ryu. A wide smile lit up my face as I got up to go over to him. Congratulations, Ryu.

I noticed a figure with blue hair in the distance, sitting on a bench. My map indicated that the player there was Rue of course, as I was invited to meet her there. A light smile curved my lips as I sat next to her and giggled a little at here sneeze. Hey, sorry if I took too long. I was actually headed here anyways but I didn't really run so... I trailed off with a now nervous expression.

I gave a nervous laugh when he stared at me, as if he was inspecting me or something. His eyes moved from my height, of course, then to my hair. He shook his head, probably not knowing that I was a little wierded out by it, and put his hand out for me to shake it. As he did this he bowed his head and apologized again for knocking me over. Well Hirokal, it's okay, and nice to meet you. My name is Mayonaka. I said and extended my hand to meet his. When my hand grasped his my stomach start to grumble, I was actually a little hungry. I blushed and hoped he would just let it by without making a big deal out of it.

I took the boy's warning as something I should consider, I haven't tanked before and I don't wear armor at all so it almost made no sense for me to be doing so. Still, I was willing to tank to protect these players, even if I didn't even know their names. My feet followed him away from the group's ears and listened.

My eyes looked directly at the boy, who was concerned about the other players, we were alike in a strange way; wanted to protect those around us. I will do my best to keep out of your way while you tank. I'm probably the strongest in combat here so I'll do as you wish and do repeated attacks on the field boss and the minions. This will be a little hard to keep an eye on everyone but you need to stay focused on leading the attention to yourself. I'll kepp dealing damage while making sure the others do nothing stupid. I said, in a super serious tone above all. When it came to speaking about other players lives I was sensitive. I seriously considered taking the invite to icecream, it sounded so good right now, but I refused and held my head high.You don't need to repay me in any way, I'm just happy to help in any way I can.

I gripped his hand and smiled lightly. I'll help you. Oh and what is your name, I don't think I caught it?

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I glanced behind me as Cindelika hopped off my back suddenly. She began to run away from me fast. Was it something I said? I thought as I noticed Ryu was gone too, not good. My mind raced of possibilities until it became clear to me that he must have gone into the cave, that's why Cindelika left so abruptly. I ran as hard as I could after her, hoping to catch up to Ryu too.

A message appeared in the front of my vision as I walked towards the starting town of floor four. She wanted me to meet her in the location I was going to anyways. Since I'm going there anyways....I guess a little visit couldn't hurt...I thought and picked up my pace to meet Rue.

I stared up into the artificial sky of Aincrad and sucked in the very real air, it all felt good. To be in a place where you lived life "on the edge" was fun for me actually. With only one real common goal among the players it was easy to get caught up in it. I wonder how long all of us will stay here...can someone really- My thoughts were cut short when I was knocked down very suddenly. It's fine...just watch where your going next time.. I said, not in the mood to blow up his face with insults. I took his hand and stood up from the ground.

I smiled contently when the other player (Michad) spoke of not wanted to split the group either. As he said, and I agreed, living here in Aincrad would be much more fun if you had a few friends instead of wandering around alone with no one to watch your back. Being me, I almost always needed someone to watch my back because I was always doing something stupid and getting myself into trouble.

My ears perked up when he explained the field boss, I found the name funny. To me, it sounded like an oversized boar waltzing around with false power. He shouldn't be too hard to beat, especially with the skills we have here. I inserted after he told the group about Wilbur, the boss. I followed him up the hill and looked down at the movement below. Four smaller boars were grazing, and somewhat guarding the main target. I would say to just go in and fight our best but I think that wouldn't be a very smart idea. The grin on his face reminded me of myself, being happy too. A grin almost identical to his spread across my face as I thought about what to do.

I'm totally fine with tanking, I have to most health anyways so it wouldn't be a problem to me at all. I would like to point out that I have never tank before, I can figure it out I'm sure. I said, sincerely hoping no one objected because if they did then other people would get hurt besides me. I knew that some of my friends that I had met through this game wouldn't approve of my actions but if I didn't take these then who would? If I didn't take the damage and let someone die I would never forgive myself for it; I hated seeing and even hearing about deaths in this game. Your plan will work fine. I can tank the monsters while everyone else goes into battle and kills the main enemy.

I peeked my head inside the door, was this where I needed to be right now? My eyes trained on Heatchliff as I entered fully through the door now, this was indeed the right place. The clothes I wore today would surely make our guild leader think I was a little more serious; I wore a red and white attire. As I already had an idea of what the meeting was about I took the imitative to speak to Heathcliff. Heathcliff, if I may call you that, I just wanted to thank you for inviting me here. I nodded and took a seat directly in front of him, next to another girl with red hair. There was another girl in the room with a familiar, she looked a lot younger than the rest of us. I looked around the room, expecting to lay eyes on Ryu, I was surprised the see that he would be the last one to show up.

I was tempted to explain my life story to him but held my tongue, I didn't like to go around exposing myself. If I did tell this boy who I was, would he laugh? Players in this town are here because they can't handle what lies in front of them, their own virtual reality. It might be true that some have moved from here to start a journey of their own but there's still an overwhelming number of people populated here. Again, this is all out of my hands so all I can do is sit here and complain about it. I said, leaning against the building I jumped down from.

The way that he was so willing to help me, someone he just met, made me know I could trust him with my life.Her name? Oh, her username is Axelle, and she looks a lot like me so she's hard to miss. Somehow I can't seem to locate her though. We were separated in the mix of choas at the beginning of the game. I think that she's here but I can't be sure. I mean, I didn't really see if she logged on in the first place...I trailed off, trying to remember as much as I could of my sister from the real world. Did she even get caught in this death trap?

I squinted at the twinkling objects in the sky, knowing of course because of my height and actions I did look like a child most of the time. A smirk made it's way onto my face as I returned my attention to the player in front of me. I'm not offended, I'm actually a little amused in a way. And yes I have had a blast here. Although I want to return to my family, I long to stay here where anything you do counts against you with real consequences.

My vision suddenly went dark, like someone pulled the plug to my sight or something. Then I looked blearily through my pink eyes and around in the dark. Did I stumble, and they both just left me? No, that's not it. Dylan stopped talking abruptly so we must have triggered something... I processed the situation in my mind, concluding that I wasn't in range of the other two players I was just with. If I had friended them then maybe I could track them. No matter, I need to find them before they get hurt!I stood up from the cold, hard floor and pulled out my sword as a reflex. The cave's climate seemed to be different, I know I'm near water because it feels humid in here.

I was a little disappointed to know that they weren't going to stay after the adventure. I, of course, would have liked to stay with them until they absolutely had to leave; but this was another thing that was out of my hands. I'm ready, we can head out anytime now. I think that's a great idea Rue! I said, excited that I might make another friend to hang out with. On the plus side she was a girl.

I grinned at his last comment, I took that as a compliment for right now. You can never be too catious, but theres a personal limit to that even. You should decide weather you want to stay here and rot or go out there and live your life remaining here. Who knows how long we'll be here! I said, throwing my hands in the air, trying to touch the stars. My time here hasn't been a waste, each day more exciting than the last.

After Ethereal and Yami both made there attacks I did a somersault under the monster. From behind it I dug my sword into the Metal golem's back with no trouble. It didn't see me appear under it because of how dark it was in the cave we were in right now. Switch. I called out to whoever was listening and positioned myself far away from the golem's hit range.

Mayonaka 27/27

Metal Golem 11/32

BD 9 -2 Damage

Cursed huh? So what do you plan to do with it? I said, turning the pendant over in my hands. The gem in the middle seemed eerie enough but now knowing that there was actually such a thing I stared deeply at the strange item. Why in the world would...

I noticed the slight behavior change in the young girl, Cindelika. She left us, bored with our chat, to go onto the frozen lake. I returned my gaze to Ryu and smiled with bright red cheeks from the cold. Thank you, I really appreciate it. I said, putting the coat on even though I wasn't cold at all. I'm wearing the colors today. My lips curled into a grin, looking down at my attire today, it wasn't really something I wanted to wear exactly but I knew I needed to wear them sooner or later. My eyes tore from Ryu and to Cindelika, who just shrieked really loud. Instantly, I ran to her on the lake when the monsters appeared, ready to rip them to shreds. Cindelika ran from them, cowardly, which made her seem even smaller. I smiled and motioned for her to get on my back, I wanted to see her smile now for some odd reason.

The players around me, most I knew already, fought hard with all they could at the bird. If we kept going at the bird with our strength we would be sure to win and rid this bird of the land. It would be a shame to see the vibrancy in it's wings leave the sky but that was something all of us needed to sacrifice in order to stop deaths.

I took my turn right after Zelrius got a good attack on the bird, right in the stomach area. My sword behind me like a baseball bat, I did a sidestep to the left of the bird. My body felt almost weightless as the motion of swinging coursed through my body. Only instead of hitting the phoenix, I tripped before my blade could come in contact with it. Why do I always screw up when it's so important?!

BD 2+2=4 {-0 Damage}

Ruri: 77/77

Kirigiri: 7/7

RyujinSeaLord: 56/56

Alkor: 3/11 (No more damage, -2 damage of HP)

Zelrius: 63/63

Zero: 19/19

Mayonaka: 27/27

Keith: 83/83

Yami: 17/17

Rebekah: 17/17

5iou5: 17/17

Ethereal: 35/35

Twinfire Phoenix: 90/100

I don't consider myself a team player either, in fact I'm mostly a solo player. Times like these excite me enough to consider myself and those around me a team; they can choose to accept it or not. I pointed out, arguing my point of view as always. The feeling of joy still crept along inside me even though this player I was talking to clearly wasn't that sure of himself, not enthusiastic either.

My eyes narrowed at the male NPC leaving our group with a bag of col in his hands, Rue had just bought something from him. My suspicion grew even more when they told her "No Refunds." After that they disappeared into thin air, like they never came at all. Rue...I don't think you should have trusted that person, the items they sold were way too cheap for a rare item...still can you show me what you got?

Yeah I guess skills are useful sometimes. Of course never bothered to get a profession or anything; I like combat more than learning something like that...i said, proving his point to be true. My carelessness shouldn't be reflected on other players though, it wouldn't be very good if they raced out dies because of me.

I nodded my head solemnly. If I knew this person better I probably would have smacked him upside the head and told him to get his butt out there and fight, but I didn't so I kept that to myself. You won't improve unless you start training...I trailed off with a warning.

I wish I could say myself really. I guess I just like to watch the city lights..maybe it's the way I laugh at how stupid these people are for staying "protected" in this area. I say with air quotations for a dramatic effect. My hands rest on the back of my neck as I lean against the wall. Now you, why are you here in this town? Your not even close to my level but your seem different... My voice trailed off.

I'm totally safe here, especially now that your here Ryu.I stepped close to Ryu and hugged him tight before speaking to the girl beside him. Hello, Cindelika. I'm Mayonaka and I'm part of the Knights of Blood like this guy here. I say, playfully poking Ryu in the arm with a grin. The girl seemed to be some what surprised by Ryu's concern for me, his girlfriend.