Zelrius

He smiled in memory of the shop clearing. "Aye I think I had a hand in that, which reminds me." He stopped for a second and pulled out one the Neko potions he had purchased from her shop tossing it to her. "Drink that for me." Zelrius didn't know why, he was just curious to see how the Brigadier would look in the form of Catgirl, that and Zelrius just had a niche for that sort of thing. Other than the one he gave Manta, The Golden Haired boy had a few more stocked up, and planned on giving Kiru one or two of them. With that, He activated the three Items he intended to use for this journey and headed off. This time around his items were those of the ones that made him most effective in Combat, His Boss Loadout. The Blades of Michael and Lucifer, spiced up with the Commandant's Pendant for heightened Accuracy and Evasion. Zelrius liked just how 'all-out' these items went when it came to the 'Glass-Cannon' build he had set himself to two years ago. With a slight adjustment of his cloak and the swords on each of his hips Zelrius began to walk out of the town and toward the Quest indicator. "Aside from Kiru? Doing well. It makes my day a bit better being with someone I enjoy talking to like yourself. No Guild Duties Since Takao took hold of the last boss. So, having a few days off has been nice. Anything interesting on your end?" Zelrius took a glance her direction and saw her inspecting her weapon, he was looking for eye contact, and had no idea she was trying to avoid it. His quick glance shifted back to the floor around them, not quite finding the returned gaze that he was looking for from her.

Refer to what I said above buddo

To simply hold the item is dressing your character up in it, by that definition. It's the same as wielding a sword. So yes, Holding a consumable is temporarily dressing your character in that item for a moment, therefore should not be permitted by RPG standards

It was recently ruled (Or I recently found out) that you in fact do not need to be Level 25 (The Requirement for Equipping Tier 2 Items) to use Tier 2 or higher Consumables. 

Personally, that makes little to no sense. Take it this way, If you have to be level 25 to equip the item, a Consumable cannot be pulled out of someone's inventory until they are of Required level. Since to take it out would be equipping it, thus making the Level Requirement redundant. I'd like to put forth the vote to make it so that a Player must meet Tier Requirements to use said Tier's Consumables. 

When she arrived, Zelrius waved back and gestured to the location they'd be getting their quest from. Once he got his quest in the logs of his Menu, Zelrius awaited for Manta to get her own and began to check his gear over. "So, how have you been Lady Gaul? Been a few days since we've talked, and for that I'd like to apologize. A good bit of drama appeared with Kiru and I'd rather not make you miserable by bringing my demeanor or downer attitude to you. With that out of the way, Why don't we get going on this quest, I would like to talk on the way there if you don't mind." He tried his best to not be so formal, and sound easy going about it, but the truth was, he was horrible at that

Zelrius shot Manta a Message to meet him at that little Tent-Village they found on the Fourteenth floor. As he recalled, the pair had rushed through, not wanting to spend too long in their, but there was an NPC in the village that had a quest Indicator floating above it, which meant they had something to do for the day. With that, Zelrius went through his inventory again to pack the necessary supplies and bit into one of Dom's grill foods for the added Damage over the next few hours. With that, Zelrius headed up to the floor and into the Village. It bothered him that he kept going places with just Manta, and he felt it may begin to start weirding her out. He sighed, dropping the thought trying not to be too self conscious about it. Zelrius gazed about the floor and remembered when the pair had come scouting through here and gritted his teeth in memory of the fight of Rohk. Yet, the boy needed SP as there were those that were gaining on him in level and strength, and the Golden ahired Commandant refused to let that happen. With the Lich King quest that may be slightly remedied. 

The events following his kicking of the spear were what brought a smile back the boy's face. Zelrius was glad Kiru had the piece of mind to atleast settle down and think for a second, even under pressure. It was this ability that reminded Zelrius why she and all the others were Commandants. Not simply because of their levels (Or Kiru's lack there of) but because of their substantial mindsets which easily set them apart from everyone else in all of Aincrad. Though her words before attacking Dai were slightly unsettling and made him frown. "Should've warned me years ago..." He remarked more quietly to himself more so neither of them would hear it. There was another reason he went for Manta, it was obvious that Kiru didn't want anything more than the two had between eachother, and Zelrius was more than okay leaving it that way so long as it caused no emotional damage to either.

The scene between Kiru and Dai reminded Zelrius was he was originally afraid of Kiru. She had been a higher level than him, that and she was nothing but cold-hearted ruthlessness. The kind Zelrius emulated while he was orange but never even came close to achieving. The Golden haired boy had always been far too soft at heart, and it was one of the many reasons he hated himself to this day for ever going Orange. But Kiru was different, she had no issue stabbing that man to death, and to Zelrius the apology sounded half fake, once again reminding Zelrius why he had always though of Kiru as a Maverick. 

Of course, even after all of that, for some reason he still loved her, even after all his fear and discontent with her coldness, he still couldn't bring himself to ever cause her harm or let someone else do so intentionally. The worst part; He didn't know why. There were no words for it, and Zelrius himself wasn't even sure when those feelings began. 

Now Dai was gone, and Zelrius quickly rushed over to where Kiru was before she started collapsing, simply sitting down and trying to hold her up, putting the sword away."Better get that weapon back in my shared Inventory with Dom before he realizes it's missing. Don't tell him you used it." That bit was more joking, knowing Dom wouldn't care, especially after the situation would be explained to him. But unless they asked, Zelrius intended to keep the events of today on the down low. He used his hand to Lower Kiru's from her inventory, merely pulling out an HP crystal and handing it to her. "Kiru, Listen to me for a second." And for the first time since he rushed getting the Skill, Zelrius turned off his search and detect, his eyes no longer glowing faintly and being their full dark blue instead of the silver-azure color that they were for the longest time. He began talking, looking up to the sky and more to himself than to her. 

"Everything over the past 6 months to a year happened for a reason. Let me break it down for you. Me going green wasn't just waking up one day and going 'I need to be green.' Being Orange didn't bother me all that much. About mid April last year, I disappeared, not because I wanted to run away or anything, but because I got a lead on something I was looking for. Then, Keith was gone, and I knew days before you saw me next and told me. The first thing I did was ask all the info brokers and shadow watchers I could if they knew anything. For a few months I came up with nothing, until one of them told me there was someone asking questions about You, Me, Tristan and Oikawa. I began looking over my shoulder and caught sight one time of a player following me through the deserts of Floor 5. That was the moment I invested in Search and Detect and began to throw all my points into it. At first, the Skill was useless, and did next to nothing."

He took a breath and looked back to her. "At that moment I needed two things; To get behind him and see if he could follow well enough, and to be able to get lost in cities while still having vision on this stranger. Along with that, I needed SP, so a Quest was in order. There was one quest that could accomplish those three things; Redemption. So, to avoid any questions or suspicions why I did it so suddenly, I just called you guys together, and told the Commandants I wanted to be Green, and that was it. I was Green and Hunting Season was in. For the next few months I studied the Stranger, followed him and even got his username. Once I got his user, This being about mid October, I turned on my tracking skill and left it on until about three seconds ago. My eyes hurt immensely, but I did it for you. A few days later, the moments leading to the Crusader on Floor 11, You said you had leads. and Rather than explain all of this then and possibly have one of his brokers hear me, I lied and told you that I didn't care anymore, and after that, you left me alone about it, just as I had wanted. I did boss fights as normal, but most if not all of my free time was spent stalking and planning. The next instance of importance was the Christmas party. I had seen a blip moving towards the Guild Hall, and while I am sure we could have slain him out there, that neither the time nor the place to kill him. So I left the Guild Hall with haste after giving you a hug, making sure the man was following me." 

Another short break and gaze away from the two-tone haired girl "I began to bait him, intentionally handing out information to anyone who asked, but on a low enough key it was suspicious. Soon enough, Dai knew who my friends were, and who weren't. Eventually it led to you, and on this day. He baited you out on a day he though I'd be far too occupied with Scouting the next floor after Rohk, but instead, I went home, leaving Takao to handle the scouting in my stead. That was unplanned, but worked in my favor. And here he was, of course, what wasn't planned and I really hate myself for was you getting hurt and having to be the one to kill him. and for that," He sniffled choking back tears and hugging her "I am extremely sorry."

Zelrius left whatever he was doing with a moderate steadfast stroll to the place a Player-wide message indicated all those interested to go. Within moments, he realized he may have been too eager and was evidently the first to arrive. That was fine, He would say no words to most everyone this time around and keep to himself, trying his best to avoid meeting any glares or stares he'd get for the deaths of Azide and Cora. It was no use trying to tell a world of morons that there was nothing he could do, he could now only hope that they are put in a Leadership position one day and blamed for all of Aincrad falling apart. The Golden haired boy was slowly losing the empathy and caring nature that he held for the general populace, each day fighting the urge to even leave the guild hall and let them die without him. And fighting the even greater urge to hunt all of them down one by one and kill all ten thousand or how many ever are left.

T2 Bloodrage Crystal Activated

T2 Alcholic Food Activated

Deal continued

35 Materials to Hunie

Deal continued

35 Materials to Shira

Zelrius eyed the person Kiru was with and grew tense, just as he had when Kiru showed up. The boy gave a breath and attempted to keep his voice calm. "No, seriously Kiru. Don't talk to Strangers." Of course saying this yielded nothing, they ignored him and kept talking. Inside, Zelrius wanted to grab Kiru's arm and yank her away from Dai. The many things that raged in his mind stopped him from doing so, the main of which being that he knew full well she'd rip her arm away from his grip and only want to listen and walk with the man more. So the Golden Haired Commandant eyed more, trying his best to take the words of wisdom Tristan had given him and stay as calm as possible.

Resisting the temptation to grab his swords and dice Dai up into a thousand pieces at that exact moment, Zelrius simply spoke up, though his voice more serious than friendly. "I am afraid that is my Princess there, not yours. In the words of an old video game 'Your Princess is in another castle.' One that you won't be making it to. Ever." Only half the conversation was caught and Zelrius grew even more frustrated with the entire situation. The boy hated himself for his own lust and his greed. Had he not even gone to the Festival the day before. Had he not tried to get to know Manta in the previous weeks, had Zelrius not given a single [censored] about his Brigadiers like usual, none of this would be happening right now. Or at the very least, that's how he reasoned it. Since, in his mind, the only reason Kiru was talking to the man and completely ignoring Zelrius, which had the events aforementioned not taken place, maybe Kiru would be willing to hear atleast every third word Zelrius was dropping.

Dai went on to spout that he knew quite the considerable bit of information of both Zelrius and Kiru, though Zelrius already nailed down exactly who the man was just with the Princess line. Once more, Zelrius fought the urge to draw his weapons and slice the man like fabric, only because now it would be a lesson to Kiru. He went on to insult and belittle Keith, putting on quite the theatrics to do so. The boy hated himself even more for the reason he agreed with Dai, in that he shared the sentiment that Keith was annoying and waste of space, but the golden haired Commandant would never voice this opinion, especially not in the presence of Kiru.

It was when the man shoved Kiru into the water that Zelrius now had to actually debate with himself whether to let it continue as a sort of vengeance on her for all the Emotional and Mental hardache Zelrius went through in order to keep their little friendship barely floating. That went out in an instant however, simply because of how he knew that wasn't right and the two-toned haired girl wasn't the one in the wrong, The Commandant was. He quickly drew his sword, Dai in anticipation of this drew his own spear now holding it against Kiru and words directed at the Hero.

"Thought it was going to be that easy, Blackfyre?" Zelrius simply smirked, unreplying. He decided to let Dai have his moment of glory, clearly unaware that Zelrius could close the distance between the two of them in the blink of an eye and snap him in two. "Another step and she's dead. And you don't want your dear Princess to die do you?" Still no response from Zelrius only the activation of his Commandant's Pendant to boost his Speed and Accuracy above their respective caps.

After the Pendant was securely activated and both blades of Michael and Lucifer were emanating their beautiful Auras of power, Zelrius spoke, his voice slow and calm, as if talking to someone mentally handicapped, with a hint of joking mockery "You're holding a sharp blade there boyo. There's a reason your mommy told you not to touch them, you could hurt yourself." The man's face instantly contorted shoving the spear further into Kiru's direction, yet Zelrius still didn't move. "Make fun of me again and I WILL stab her." I win. Zelrius thought to himself silently with that remark. Zelrius sheathed his weapons, and casually started randomly going through his inventory. "Go for it," He stated non-chalantly, almost daring the man to do it. Within a few moments, Zelrius had sent the Unique Morphing weapon 'DESPAIR' to Kiru and looked back up to Dai. Now all Kiru had to do was draw the weapon and stab him. It was that instant that Dai took the challenge the Golden haired Commandant ushered him, and Zelrius charged forth in a blaze of fury, kicking the spear out of his hand and far into this distance, hoping Kiru would react to the situation fast enough.

He slowed down hearing her call out, a sigh of relief and a small smile crossing his face. Even if she did hate him as much as everyone else did right now, It would appear she was still willing to even speak to him, which is  a lot further than he thought he would get at this point and time. Zelrius slowed down quite a bit, letting his scouting partner catch up. Once she did, he turned to her, a grin of small happiness lining his facial features. "You remember the drill? We can do this one nearly as quick if not faster than the last." He was currently ambitious, though if they did get, Zelrius was unsure if he could lead the Raid team to battle again,

The punch was expected, just not from someone he considered a friend. Oikawa had knocked him the face, and rather than retaliate the golden haired Commandant simply lowered his sword, a glare reflecting the one Oikawa gave him. "You don't want to be my Rival, General. You know as well as anyone in this room I could crush you in an instant."  Zelrius sighed and looked back. The plan was a failure, and he would no doubt be blamed for the Catastrophe that was that boss fight. Though overall, He didn't care what most of them thought about him, only a select few. One of which was someone he had grown quite fond of lately; Manta. He creased his brows, now wondering if she would dislike him or maybe even hate him for the diaster that was just the Fourteenth Floor boss. Of course, in all honesty, Zelrius didn't feel he was mostly to blame, given the boss was far stronger than anticpated, but no one would ever listen to him on that. He sighed, seeing where a small girl once occupied a space now dead, the little Level 1 whom he never got the name of. With a sheathing of his swords, Zelrius dropped those thoughts, calling out to Manta for them to get a move on and he rushed up the stairs, completely expecting her to refuse to follow.

Too sick to write a decent post, extreme apologies, will edit by end of fight.

BD 8 ID 52246

Out of Energy Now :/

6 Base + 16 Holy + 8 Fallen = 30+5 Charge = 35 + 11 Enhancements = 46*8 (Crimson Splash) = 368

Raptor Falcon:-0/300 | Mitigation: 0 | Evasion: 4 | Damage: 85
Raptor Falcon: 0/300 | Mitigation: 0 | Evasion: 4 | Damage: 85
Raptor Falcon: 0/300 | Mitigation: 0 | Evasion: 4 | Damage: 85
Raptor Falcon: 0/300 | Mitigation: 0 | Evasion: 4 | Damage: 85 
Raptor Falcon: 0/300 | Mitigation: 0 | Evasion: 4 | Damage: 85 
Amber Egg: 0/300 | Mitigation: 100
Amber Egg: 0/300 | Mitigation: 100
Raptor Falcon: 0/300 | Mitigation: 0 | Evasion: 4 | Damage: 85 
Raptor Falcon 0/300 | Mitigation: 0 | Evasion: 4 | Damage: 85
Amber Egg: 297/300 | Mitigation: 100

(Here's an attempt for you)

Zelrius got back from the Inn her stayed at in Taft the night before. Normally, the Golden haired boy would have simply meandered home to the Guild hall and slept in his own bed. However, the issue with that was there was a risk to doing so. You would think that one's home would be the most risk free out of all places in the world, however, the night and day before had conjured not so much physical risk, but the risk of Emotional and Social Confrontation. Taft's Spring Festival had gone on and the air was heavy with high hopes and lifted spirits. On this day, Zelrius decided to check if he had an actual fondness for Brigadier Manta, whom he had gone and done many adventures and grinding expeditions with as of lately. He had hoped that he'd go there, ask her out, and leave before anyone saw him. Alas, life is not that easy and the one person Zelrius did not want seeing him with another girl was there. Honestly, if the golden haired boy could have personally picked one person to not go to that Festival, it would have been Kiru. The reasons behind this thinking were complicated and certainly wouldn't be very easy to explain in a few words. Regardless, He had saw her there, and Kiru had saw him with Manta, not that Zel and Kiru had anything going, just that it was quite awkward. Rather than handling it like he should have, Zelrius panicked, and quickly took the hasty-formal route, rushing Manta off as soon as he could. And while Zel didn't stick around to see what came after, he could only imagine Kiru quite honestly didn't care. Though that was not a bet The Golden haired Commandant was willing to take, and after his disaster of a date with Manta, he slept in an Inn the following night.

Though the date with Manta wasn't terrible, something was brought to light to Zelrius. In the last few months he had been distracting himself with other girls, though never really grew attached to any of them with the exception of Erin, whom left him alone and helpless in the middle of the night. Since then, he had bounced between dates, really only using those he took out as a sort of get away from reality. Without regard for how they felt or thought, Zelrius simply used them for a short bout of happiness until they bored him, and he would bounce to the next one. Manta either knew he did this, or caught on quick, simply because she insisted that she wasn't going to be another 'Fling' for the Commandant. And with that, Zelrius quite honestly tried to develop some feelings for Manta on his date with her, and came up short. The Commandant began to worry that he had lost the absolute ability to really grow attached to people anymore, especially after enduring so many losses and the now distancing of his own Commandants from himself.

How ever hard Zelrius tried to not make Manta another Fling (I personally hate that terminology, but whateves) he still thought back to Kiru. He didn't know how he felt about Kiru. One moment she was like a Sister, the other she was like a distant Friend, and it just made things more and more complicated. With a sigh as he returned to the Guild hall the first thing he did was call out "Hey! Anyone home?" Though he knew full well that no one was. He had cleared most if not all of the Members, Oikawa had stepped down, Dom was more than likely grinding, Manta doesn't live in the Guild hall as far as he knows, Kiru was probably out drinking hot cocoa and if Tristan was home, he was with Flints, and the last thing he'd want to do is leave that bedroom to come say Hi. All that aside, if Rebekah was home, Zelrius was pretty sure she was nocturnal, or just never came out of the room, so he wouldn't even bother with her.

With a quick scan of the Guild hall it was obvious no one had done anything but maybe go to their rooms and sleep. Which, Zelrius expected nothing less. Since Oikawa had left, it seemed the Golden Haired boy was the only one to call meetings and public events within the hall, and while he didn't mind, the Commandant fekt as though Azure has lost its touch. He sighed, "Speaking of losing touch..." He whispered to himself quietly, opening his menu and turning on his Tracking skill. He decided he'd fine Kiru and maybe give her a hug and treat her to dinner or something, trying to make up for how much of an asshole he was at the Festival.

He followed the Trail to the Teleportation gate, off to Floor 12, and out to find out where she was, wondering what in the hell she was doing out so far. Once he caught up, he slowed down, seeing her with someone and calling out "Hey there, Little girl. Did your parents ever tell you it was dangerous to talk to strangers?" Of course, he had no clue whether or not Kiru knew this person, it was more of a joke than anything serious.

Yo hook it up with Neko potion, here be 3000 col for it.

The deal is on

14 Mats for the week

The deal is on

21 Mats for the week

Totally, Those three people would insult and 'Gang up' on you for a joke. Sure, Maybe I will, but Zero and Life? Probably not.

Zelrius backed up a bit, The fight was going horrible and his plan was extremely ballsy, and now they were being punished for it. More than half the party could not take another hit like they just did, The golden boy gritted his teeth, making a mental note to never make another plan even remotely similar to this one. He charged, Activating Concentration eliminating the Raptor Falcon. "Manta, Oikawa one of you HAS to end Rohk, This very moment." Of course, those two out of all people knew this, but the Golden Haired boy still felt it was necessary to say.

ID 51061 4ACC = 9-4 EVA = 5+1 CON = 6 HIT

8 Fallen + 6 Base = 14 + 5 Charge (New Enemy is allowed) = 19*22 = 418 (Not even going to factor Enhancements, It's dead)

<Rohk, the Predatory Avian>
HP: 288/1,200
Mitigation: 80
Accuracy: 4
Evasion: 4
Immune to Stun and Paralysis.
Mitigates 50% of the damage from Critical Hits and Thorns (all variants)

ID: 51049 BD: 8 (4+4) CD: 5 [Capture]

Capture Target Rolls:

ID: 51050 CD: 6 LD: 18 [Hikoru]

ID: 51051 CD: 5 LD: 9 [Macradon]

ID: 51052 CD: 11 LD: 2 [Azide]

ID: 51053 CD: 1 LD: 11 [Ebony]

Raptor Falcon:-0/300 | Mitigation: 0 | Evasion: 4 | Damage: 85
Raptor Falcon: 0/300 | Mitigation: 0 | Evasion: 4 | Damage: 85
Raptor Falcon: 0/300 | Mitigation: 0 | Evasion: 4 | Damage: 85
Raptor Falcon: 0/300 | Mitigation: 0 | Evasion: 4 | Damage: 85 
Raptor Falcon: 0/300 | Mitigation: 0 | Evasion: 4 | Damage: 85 
Amber Egg: 64/300 | Mitigation: 100 [Stunned]
Amber Egg: 90/300 | Mitigation: 100  [Stunned]
Amber Egg: 299/300 | Mitigation: 100 
Amber Egg: 299/300 | Mitigation: 100 
Amber Egg: 299/300 | Mitigation: 100

He gave another hand squeeze and pulled away, handing her the Kitsune mask he won at the Festival and nodded. He decided that between that and the hair pin, he had given enough gifts for one day, not that they were hard to obtain anyhow.  "Thanks again Lady Manta. I am really glad you accepted my offer to come out here and hope that you're not just some fling. I will message you when I have a night free is that okay?" With that he let go of her hands and began to walk back to the plaza they just teleported from. One this was different, He was leaving with a smile, and a hope that maybe Manta would like to hang out more, just maybe.

Her hand words ended by the hand squeeze was what kicked the emotions on Zelrius. He tightened his hands around hers too, inching just a bit closer, nearly wanting to hug her, despite that being reserved for Kiru only so far. "I am glad you're not forcing yourself to be here. It's hard to explain; I wanted to be here with you, and the actual experience is not what is driving me away. I just can't take my mind off Kiru, and just how pained she looked greeting you and as we pulled away. I am extremely sorry for that, and would like to invite you to a dinner date in a few days when I don't have so many things weighing on my mind." He had hoped she'd accept, that they he'd get a second shot to for form some kind of actual feeling for her, without the headaches caused by other social relations.

As they teleported, he spoke again "Personally I love travelling, of course, so does everyone but," He began unsure of where else to go for this conversation. "I rarely left my home country of the United States. When I did, it was up to British Columbia on the West coast of Canada to visit my mother. The place was nice, she, not so much." He cut off there not interested in sharing his parent's statuses out beyond in the real world. "That being said, I can only Imagine the Hero of Aincrad will be invited all over the place, If he survives the game that is." It was always an if. Zelrius wasn't so much afraid of the Bosses, but of the other players. Zelrius couldn't help but be afraid of the jealous and hateful glares and the constant fear and paranoia that someone would sneak up on him one day and get the jump. He stopped moving pulling Manta back and a bit closer. She used to be one of those people he was afraid of, and here he was now on a 'date' with her, if you could call it that. "This date has been a roller coaster of emotions, and for that I apologize. But, maybe I can make it up to you for sticking through it this long." He lifted an eyebrow, questioning her now without speaking.

As they headed down to the teleporter, Zelrius began to try and force himself to feel some emotion for this date. Anything, hate, sadness, love, trust, Anything at this point. Alas, none came at that moment, however desperately he wanted it to. When they neared the gate, Zelrius spoke quietly to her, simply because of the people bustling around the Plaza, teleporting to and from Taft for the Festival. "The place we want to go is Nimbus." Unsure of whether or not she had ever been to the Seventh floor, but quickly felt like an idiot because they had gone grinding there together not that long ago. With that, Zelrius activated his Search & Detect skill, along with the Tracking Mod, glancing around and at his map to make sure no one was following, a sort of caution he developed a long time ago.

Zelrius hadn't asked for her whole life story, or even part of it, just where she was from. He felt even more inconsiderate than he was being already on that day, and her tone of voice bit at him a little. "Ah, so an international person you are. Wish my story was half that interesting." Zelrius took another glance at the Cathedral and then turned back to Manta, still holding both her hands, though he didn't know why. "Aye, this place has gotten a bit on the boring side of things. What do you say we head out to one of the Lower Floors? Seven is relatively secluded and the Mountains provide a nice cooler environment with a bit of everything on it."