Ariel - The Crowned Lion

And so she did just that, pushing the wolves back like a litter of puppies as she fearlessly swung her spear, taking full advantage of the range it had. By this time the remaining three mobs couldn't manage to get close to the blonde as she kept them at bay with something that looked as simple as s flick of the wrist. "Tsk!" once again she clicked her tongue audibly as one of the lesser wolves, unlike its unlucky brother, managed to survive with but a slither of HP left after being assaulted in the same manner as the previous one. Maybe she could change the pace a bit with her next attack. Now having a little more space to breath now that the situation was fully under her control, the blonde allowed herself a quick glance behind: "Everything alright back there?" she asked, a smile slowly making its way on her features as she adressed Yuki.

• [4/2/2] Ariel: 1190/1490 | 74/146 | 79 | 19 (+4) | AA +6(7) BD | BH+HB: 92 | +5 LD | +1 Hate
• Warg Wolves 1: 268/500 | 200 DMG | 45 MIT | 2 ACC | 1 EVA
• Warg Wolves 2: 64/500 | 200 DMG | 45 MIT | 2 ACC | 1 EVA | CoH [1/2]
• Warg Wolves 3: 304/500 | 200 DMG | 45 MIT | 2 ACC | 1 EVA | CoH [1/2]
  Spoiler

  << Sonic Fangs >> : Many Rapid Bites inflicted on the Player with the most hate. Deals 225 DMG on CD:10+
  << Protect the Alpha! >> : Warg Wolves place themselves in a position to protect their leader. <<BloodBane>> [if present] may not be targeted or hit while at least 1 <<Warg Wolf>> still lives. 

• Blood bane: 1250/1250 | 225 DMG | 50 Mit | 3 ACC
  Spoiler

  << Fenrir Fang >> : Blood Bane bites the player with the highest hate with magnificent force. Deals 200 Mitigatable DMG and Leaves a 2 Turn Bleed of 36 DMG on a attack roll of 9-10.
  << Call to Hunt >> : Blood Bane creates a howl that rips through the battlefield and invigorates itself and its allies.  Raises all enemies DMG and MIT by 25 for 2 turns on a CD rolls of 10-12. Has a cool down of 2 turns, does not stack.
  << Feast of Blood >> : Blood Bane consumes enemy blood, healing itself. Blood Bane heals itself by 25% of the Damage it deals to its foes after mitigation. If Blood Bane attacks someone under the effects of Bleed, then it heals itself for an extra 200 HP.

   

Backing off a couple of steps, the blonde glanced at her HP bar while nodding to Yuki's suggestion. They hit hard, but she could handle as such, she even smirked at the sight of her bar slowly regenerating thanks to her passive healing skill and enhancement. "They got quite the bite." muttered the blonde, unable to evade some their attacks. The canines accustomed to hunting in packs had a better coordination than the blonde would've given them credit and now she was paying the price. "But I hit back harder." she added, retaliating more ferociously, this time targeting one of the wolves that stood in front of the alpha, protecting it. Using the most powerful sword art in her spear's arsenal, she stabbed the mob for time, rendering it imobile for the finishing touch: a jumping slam over the head from above that turned the mob into a pixelated explosion. This time only another wolf managed to touch her, she took significantly less damage this turn. The tides were turning in her favor and she would use the momentum to press the attack. 

• Ariel: 1098/1490 | 87/146 | 79 | 19 (+4) | AA +6(7) BD | BH+HB: 92 | +5 LD | +1 Hate
• Warg Wolves 1: 268/500 | 200 DMG | 45 MIT | 2 ACC | 1 EVA
• Warg Wolves 2: 304/500 | 200 DMG | 45 MIT | 2 ACC | 1 EVA | CoH [1/2]
• Warg Wolves 3: 304/500 | 200 DMG | 45 MIT | 2 ACC | 1 EVA | CoH [1/2]
  Spoiler

  << Sonic Fangs >> : Many Rapid Bites inflicted on the Player with the most hate. Deals 225 DMG on CD:10+
  << Protect the Alpha! >> : Warg Wolves place themselves in a position to protect their leader. <<BloodBane>> [if present] may not be targeted or hit while at least 1 <<Warg Wolf>> still lives. 

• Blood bane: 1250/1250 | 225 DMG | 50 Mit | 3 ACC 
  Spoiler

  << Fenrir Fang >> : Blood Bane bites the player with the highest hate with magnificent force. Deals 200 Mitigatable DMG and Leaves a 2 Turn Bleed of 36 DMG on a attack roll of 9-10.
  << Call to Hunt >> : Blood Bane creates a howl that rips through the battlefield and invigorates itself and its allies.  Raises all enemies DMG and MIT by 25 for 2 turns on a CD rolls of 10-12. Has a cool down of 2 turns, does not stack.
  << Feast of Blood >> : Blood Bane consumes enemy blood, healing itself. Blood Bane heals itself by 25% of the Damage it deals to its foes after mitigation. If Blood Bane attacks someone under the effects of Bleed, then it heals itself for an extra 200 HP.

"I like Yuki-chan too! Way more natural than the other one, but then again it's a japanese name which I'm more familiar with." she admitted  with a bright smile. Her keen eye couldn't have not notice the blush on the pinkette's expression. She found it cute and wanted to tease her more about the actual meaning that she may or may not purposely omitted. However, a small rustle in the greenery behind her prompted her combat switch to flip. Pushing the extends of her skills and mods to the limit, Ariel turned towards the sound source with almost inhuman speed. She had already been caught off-guard once, her pride wouldn't let her fall for it again. Especially when there was someone else present. She instinctively put herself between whatever was coming and Yuki. Moments later the sound intensified and she could see leaves moving, making way for four more canine figures. She took a sharp breath as this time, alongside the three wolves they had fought before, there was a more imposing mob; its eyes glowing blue. "We found the rest of the pack... or rather, they found us." she muttered, her ludic tone from earlier non-existent now. 

Waiting for them to attack would put them at a bigger disadvantage so the blonde decided to attack first. "The big one looks more dangerous, let me take their attention this times. I can take a few hits. " she said before charging in and slashing all the four of the new mobs.

• Ariel: 1127/1490 | 100/146 | 79 | 19 (+4) | AA +6(7) BD | BH+HB: 92 | +5 LD | +1 Hate
• Warg Wolves 1: 268/500 | 175 DMG | 20 MIT | 2 ACC | 1 EVA
• Warg Wolves 2: 304/500 | 175 DMG | 20 MIT | 2 ACC | 1 EVA
• Warg Wolves 3: 304/500 | 175 DMG | 20 MIT | 2 ACC | 1 EVA
  Spoiler

  << Sonic Fangs >> : Many Rapid Bites inflicted on the Player with the most hate. Deals 225 DMG on CD:10+
  << Protect the Alpha! >> : Warg Wolves place themselves in a position to protect their leader. <<BloodBane>> [if present] may not be targeted or hit while at least 1 <<Warg Wolf>> still lives. 

• Blood bane: 1250/1250 | 225 DMG | 50 Mit | 3 ACC 
  Spoiler

  << Fenrir Fang >> : Blood Bane bites the player with the highest hate with magnificent force. Deals 200 Mitigatable DMG and Leaves a 2 Turn Bleed of 36 DMG on a attack roll of 9-10.
  << Call to Hunt >> : Blood Bane creates a howl that rips through the battlefield and invigorates itself and its allies.  Raises all enemies DMG and MIT by 25 for 2 turns on a CD rolls of 10-12. Has a cool down of 2 turns, does not stack.
  << Feast of Blood >> : Blood Bane consumes enemy blood, healing itself. Blood Bane heals itself by 25% of the Damage it deals to its foes after mitigation. If Blood Bane attacks someone under the effects of Bleed, then it heals itself for an extra 200 HP.

   

She could see Crowzeph getting slowly frustrated and she wouldn't blame him. Twice already, this bear had managed to evade and parry all they threw at it but alas, it started showing signs of fatigue. The blonde still couldn't believe that it managed to stand up against them the way that it did until now but even such a beast had to get tired eventually. She found it weird that it walked on two feet to begin it, on top of that it evaded their attacks with its massive body, now it was paying the price and the blonde would cash in the opportunity. With a frustrated look, she dashes towards the mob and stabbed it four times near its shoulder and knee joints; taking full advantage of the range her three meter spear gave her. With a smirk she watch as the bear, unable to support itself fell on all fours and to the ground. She ended her attack with one big overhead slam of her weapon, hopeful that it would confuse the bear enough that Crow had time to deal the last blow. "Finish it!" she commanded like a drill sergeant as soon as she was almost done with her attack.

ID#154134  BD: 6 (3+5-2, Keen proc.) Dimension Stampede x15 (19) =285 -50 =235 DMG > Kumatetsu  (Beast Form proc.)
ID#154135  CD:7  MD: 4-1 (Miss!) 

• [0] Crozeph I HP: 544/600 I EN: 60/60 I DMG: 12 I MIT: 44 I ACC: 2 I EVA: 1 I FRZ: 1 I REC: 2 
• [2] Ariel 1490/1490 HP | 131/146 EN | 79 MIT | AA +5(6) BD | 1 EVA | +1 Hate
• «Kumatetsu» 65/300 HP | 205 DMG | 25 MIT | 0 ACC | 2 EVA
  Spoiler

  Dodge and Parry: On a player's natural attack roll of 10, the attack will miss «Kumatetsu». Instead «Kumatetsu» will gain a +2 Accuracy and +15 Damage for his next attack.

  Beast Form: When «Kumatetsu» is reduced to 150 (or lower) health, he will transform and turn into a bulked-up creature, increasing his damage to 100, but losing his Accuracy and half of his mitigation

  Ferocious Roar: When «Kumatetsu» rolls a CD of 10+, he lets out a mighty roar instead of his attack, paralyzing the party.

   

"Huh?" was al she could mutter before a flash of pink got past her, she could hear a loud thud on the ground before turning around and acknowledging that one of the wolves was still alive. She clicked her tongue audibly in frustration "I thought I finished you off!" she said with a frown as she watched the barely alive mob circle around the party tank, paying no attention to her. "Grrrrr..." unconsciously soft growled the blonde through gritted teeth and furrowed brows. With a single, powerful thrust she made sure that the mob was completely obliterated out of existence. After looking around them to make sure there weren't anymore strays, she was now facing Yuki. Ariel looked to the side and guiltily scratched the back of her neck with her free hand. "Sorry about that, I thought I finished them all off." 

A small grin took over her expression as she looked her in the eye once more. "Now that I kept my end of the deal..." a mischievous smile forming on her face, implying that she was expecting her to give an answer to her early inquiry.

ID# 154133  BD: 6+ (6+7-1, Keen proc.) Fatal Thrust x3(19+4) 69 -20 =49 DMG > Wolf1  

 Yuki: 662/840 +9 | 60/78 | DMG: 9 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 112 | ACC: 3 | DoT Restst: 25%+25%(1st proc) | Thorns: 36+20 | BH: 8 | Conc. CD: [0/3]
 Ariel: 1490/1490 | 111/146 | 79 | 19 (+4) | AA +6(7) BD | BH+HB: 92 | +5 LD | +1 Hate

Warg Wolf 1: 15/500 | DMG: 175 | MIT: 20 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1

Slowly, she clenched and opened her free hand fist repeatedly as the paralyze faded. She let out a smirk and readied her weapon with both hands as she watched Crow engage it once more. So far none of them managed to land a clean hit on it and it started to frustrate the blonde. Taking in a large breath of air, she expelled it with her eyes closed, focusing her distraught thoughts into one point. She assumed the attack stance once more, and once again her attacks were skillfully deflected her strikes with its bare ...paws. "Who would train a bear to do that???" she shouted as she backed off, evading the counterattack it just threw her way. "It can't be self taught in martial arts..." she mutters, glancing at Crow for confirmation. "Could it?" then again, she remembered that this wasn't a regular bear but a avatar made and ruled by the Cardinal system. she frowned at the thought that the AI would come up with such a ludacris concept.

ID# 154117 BD: 10 (le sigh) -2 EN
ID# 154118 MD: 1 CD: 8 (Miss Ariel)

• [0] Crozeph I HP: 544/600 I EN: 60/60 I DMG: 12 I MIT: 44 I ACC: 2 I EVA: 1 I FRZ: 1 I REC: 2 
• [0] Ariel 1490/1490 HP | 144/146 EN | 79 MIT | AA +5(6) BD | 1 EVA | +1 Hate
•  «Kumatetsu» 300/300 HP | 105 DMG | 50 MIT | 5 ACC | 2 EVA
  Spoiler

  Dodge and Parry: On a player's natural attack roll of 10, the attack will miss «Kumatetsu». Instead «Kumatetsu» will gain a +2 Accuracy and +15 Damage for his next attack.

  Beast Form: When «Kumatetsu» is reduced to 150 (or lower) health, he will transform and turn into a bulked-up creature, increasing his damage to 100, but losing his Accuracy and half of his mitigation

  Ferocious Roar: When «Kumatetsu» rolls a CD of 10+, he lets out a mighty roar instead of his attack, paralyzing the party.

   

Seeing the first mob disappear into nothingness, she couldn't help but smirk at the familiar death animation of the mob.  "Now they're all done for. Hyaa!" shouted the blonde at the end as she once again used a AoE to finish off the stranglers. This time instead of a clean slash she used the lenght of her weapon to pole vault in the air, kick the three mobs and end the sword art with a concluding thrust that pierced through all three in one motion.

A little bit disappointed that they didn't drop any loot, she quickly changed her focus to her partner who she deduced was a most likely a tank. "That was the plan, despite not doing much damage AoE wise, I specialize in one to one combat." she claimed proudly puffing her chest while resting the tenfoot/three meter spear on her shoulder , nodding at Yuki's last statement. The blonde's silver eyes rested for a moment at the tank's name tag and she wasted no time to voice the question on her mind. "I've been wondering for a while, you introduced yourself as 'Yuki' but what's with that name?" she asked bluntly, gently pointing with her index above the pinkette's head. She didn't recognize the word and curiosity got the better of her. She didn't notice that not all of the mobs died.

 Yuki: 653/840 (175-112)+8 | 60/78 | DMG: 9 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 112 | ACC: 3 | DoT Restst: 25%+25%(1st proc) | Thorns: 36+20 | BH: 8 | Conc. CD: [0/3]
 Ariel: 1490/1490 | 111/146 | 79 | 19 (+4) | AA +6(7) BD | BH+HB: 92 | +5 LD | +1 Hate

Warg Wolf 1: 15/500 | DMG: 175 | MIT: 20 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1
Warg Wolf 2: 77/500 -(6*4-20+24) | DMG: 175 | MIT: 20 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1 | BLEED: (24)[0/2]
Warg Wolf 3: 89/500 -(6*4-20) | DMG: 175 | MIT: 20 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1 
Warg Wolf 4: 40/500 | DMG: 175 | MIT: 20 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1 | BLEED: (24)[0/2]

She couldn't help but chuckle softly at the situation. "Yeah, she... didn't mention anything... about this. This... it's no standard mob..." she added in a low broken voice as it was all that she could muster. While not unfamiliar with this status effect, it had certainly been a while since she was directly affected by it. It was as unpleasant as she remembered. Seeing the bear get closer to them, she wanted to shout to get its attention but her throat felt dry and she could barely utter words. The blonde only watched with annoyance as the bear closed in to Crowzeph and started punching him mercilessly.

ID# 154089 CD:2  MD: 9  90 -44 =56 DMG > Crowzeph

• [0] Crozeph I HP: 544/600 I EN: 59/60 I DMG: 12 I MIT: 44 I ACC: 2 I EVA: 1 I FRZ: 1 I REC: 2 
• [0] Ariel 1490/1490 HP | 145/146 EN | 79 MIT | AA +5(6) BD | 1 EVA | +1 Hate
•  «Kumatetsu» 300/300 HP | 90 DMG | 50 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA 
  Spoiler

  Dodge and Parry: On a player's natural attack roll of 10, the attack will miss «Kumatetsu». Instead «Kumatetsu» will gain a +2 Accuracy and +15 Damage for his next attack.

  Beast Form: When «Kumatetsu» is reduced to 150 (or lower) health, he will transform and turn into a bulked-up creature, increasing his damage to 100, but losing his Accuracy and half of his mitigation

  Ferocious Roar: When «Kumatetsu» rolls a CD of 10+, he lets out a mighty roar instead of his attack, paralyzing the party.

   

With furrowed brows Ariel watched as her words were ignored, the blonde having a momentary feeling of deja-vu. Unfortunately the retaliation from one of the wolves would snap her attention back to their current reality. "You're overestimating me a little." muttered the blonde as she once again repeated her most powerful AoE sword art which wasn't what the area in which the two handed spear exceled. Still, she tried her damn best to finish them off despite that to meet her expectations. She audibly clicked her tongue as she saw all four mobs in the red zone but still pretty much alive. "Close enough, try to finish them." she once again commanded with little effort/thought, experience taking over her impulses. Even with such lesser mobs, the blonde couldn't help but fully concentrate on it and do her utmost best to deal with the situation before them. That's how she did it until now and probably continue to do so. 

[1/4/3/4] Yuki: 705/840 | 78/78 | DMG: 9 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 112 | ACC: 3 | DoT Restst: 25%+25%(1st proc) | Thorns: 36+20 | BH: 8 | Conc. CD: [0/3]
[4/4/4/4] Ariel: 1488/1490 | 146/146 | 79 | 19 (+4) | AA +6(7) BD | BH+HB: 92 | +5 LD | +1 Hate

Warg Wolf 1: 113/500 | DMG: 175 | MIT: 20 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1
Warg Wolf 2: 105/500 | DMG: 175 | MIT: 20 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1 | BLEED: (24)[1/2]
Warg Wolf 3: 93/500 | DMG: 175 | MIT: 20 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1 
Warg Wolf 4: 40/500 | DMG: 175 | MIT: 20 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1 | BLEED: (24)[1/2]

"Hehe thanks I guess? you're definitely an oddball but not the creepy type, rather more of the fun kind of nerd like Dracul!" she affirmed with a smile, lacking of any ill intent behind her words. Ariel offered to help dust him off as he finally stepped out in the sun once again. She looked around them once again and picked up one of the three bigger golden apples. "Let's get to the bottom of this mystery and join those two. I'm sure the elder had some things he didn't want to tell us." a small grin appeared on her expression as she continued: "Even if he's a NPC I think we can find some means to make him talk." In the distance she could see a familiar maid dress and apron, its owner waving at them. The menacing aura around the blonde soothed by Claudia's presence almost instantly. Dracul was a little behind her and there was a figure next to him, obscured by the bespectacled player figure.

Looking around at her companions, the blonde was once again reminded how important the extra skill was. She couldn't specifically recall but she was sure it served her well through the times in many different environments and fights where she would be put at a disadvantage without it, like her 'pupils' right now. A faint smile appeared on the blonde's lips at the thought of being in some sort of a traditional teaching position. An idea had been already seeded in her head, she would only need to act upon it in one way or another, sooner rather than later. "We can make it be fun! It's always better when you're doing it with others." she replied with a smile.

Dracul noticed the grin on her face and kept altering his gaze, from behind them, between Ariel and Assassin. " I didn't take you for a lolicon. I guess they come in all forms and shapes." he said plainly, showing no intention of being apologetic about the suggestion implied by his words. 

Ariel tilted her head even more, slightly interested but showing with a nod that she was willing to let go of the subject. She chalked it off as the player's quirkiness and didn't put anymore thought in it as Snow didn't seem to show ill intent when referring to the past. Another nod confirmed her intention to move on with the farming quest, her white familiar reinforcing it by perking her ears and moving in front of them, proudly leading despite Ariel's hunch that the familiar didn't know where they were headed. "I've never done this quest before, can you tell me anything more than what its bland description says. Anything special about it or even worth mentioning?" Asked the blonde, turning towards Snow, coming to the unexpected realization that the two didn't share a similar hair color but also the height, not to mention.. other proportions. Ariel found herself checking Snow up from head to toe after her question.

"Looks like its... boxing?"she concluded out loud, her head slightly tilted to the side as she came to the realization. Seeing Crow engage the mob, made her connect the dots in her head on how to approach it. They had range advantage thanks to their weapons, the blonde more so than anything with her tall two handed spear that with a small flourish she brought it in a attack stance. With one sharp exhale accompanied by short shout 'Hyaa!' she charges into the fight, her concentration unwavering. There was no doubt that her strike would pierce, the target was too big to miss... however she didn't feel the familiar sensation of her weapon making contact. "Huh?" she uttered more than a little dumbfounded as the bear literally punched her spear away from itself. Effectively deflecting with precise strikes from the side, making the sword art miss. "It does... martial arts?" her confusion visible on her expression as she put some distance between the bear and her as soon as the post movement delay allowed her to move. She managed to avoid the swing coming her way but when a third, Ferocious Roar came their way. the blonde lightly cursed as she found herself unable to move, same as Crowzeph. She'd underestimated it, and now was paying the price.

ID# 154010  BD:10 (Miss!!) -2 EN
ID# 154011  BD:1 (Miss!!)

• [0] Crozeph I HP: 600/600 I EN: 58/60 I DMG: 12 I MIT: 44 I ACC: 2 I EVA: 1 I FRZ: 1 I REC: 2 [PARALYZED]
• [0] Ariel 1490/1490 HP | 144/146 EN | 79 MIT | AA +5(6) BD | 1 EVA | KEEN | Taunt [PARALYZED]
• «Kumatetsu» 300/300 HP | 90 DMG | 50 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA 
  Spoiler

  Dodge and Parry: On a player's natural attack roll of 10, the attack will miss «Kumatetsu». Instead «Kumatetsu» will gain a +2 Accuracy and +15 Damage for his next attack.

  Beast Form: When «Kumatetsu» is reduced to 150 (or lower) health, he will transform and turn into a bulked-up creature, increasing his damage to 100, but losing his Accuracy and half of his mitigation

  Ferocious Roar: When «Kumatetsu» rolls a CD of 10+, he lets out a mighty roar instead of his attack, paralyzing the party.

   

"Strong companion!?" she parroted, tilting her head while looking at Kimba, her white furred companion. "Well I don't know how you picked it up but she is pretty strong." The blonde snickered at her own stupid joke before hearing a rustle in the nearby canopy. With practiced mastery she summoned her two handed spear and gave it a twirl as she entered a defensive position, anticipating a ambush. Her disposition changed instantly, her mentality switching to combat mode. "Let me get a couple of hits in to take their attention." 

With nothing else but that short but concise instruction, she charged at the four wolves, her concentration resolute: She let the white truffles of her weapon caught dark flames that extended to one of the mobs the blonde slashed with a 360º horizontal slash. She clicked her tongue as she saw that while she did a decent amount of damage, it was less than what she expected to do. Once again she cursed her lack of dps while fighting groups.

[0/0/0/0] Yuki: 840/840 | 78/78 | DMG: 6 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 112 | ACC: 3 | DoT Restst: 25%+25%(1st proc) | Thorns: 36+20 | BH: 8 | Conc. CD: [0/3]
[2/2/2/2] Ariel: 1490/1490 | 146/146 | 19 (+4) | AA +6(7) BD | BH+HB: 92 | +5 LD | +1 Hate

Warg Wolf 1: 284/500 | DMG: 175 | MIT: 20 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1
Warg Wolf 2: 284/500 | DMG: 175 | MIT: 20 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1
Warg Wolf 3: 248/500 | DMG: 175 | MIT: 20 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1
Warg Wolf 4: 284/500 | DMG: 175 | MIT: 20 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1

The blonde nodded at the questions presented before her. Taking one of a time she tapped her chin and looked at the sky while walking, formulating a reply in her head which she voiced it shortly after: "I don't mind telling ya. Right now I'm around..." she swiped with her index in front of her and quickly dismiss the HUD. "Level 73 and I personally set foot out of noob town with that exact objective in mind. I rushed out of there, bent on joining the frontlines and oblivious to what it meant. Luckily my guildmaster held me on a tight leash and didn't let me join until I was level...34? but then again the frontline was around floor 13-ish."

She frowned for a second, while the details were vague from that time. The latest labyrinth fight was fresh in her memory, the cursed blade in her inventory a vivid reminder. "But this floor, will be a real pain to pass by." she visibly shuddered, remembering the last moments of the fight. "I'd say at least level fifty... the higher the better." She took a long look at Yuki from top to bottom, trying to discern if she was a tank or a different build.

The blonde materialized her currently favorite weapon: A long two handed assault spear made of polished maple. Its tip is a brilliant golden colour and is surrounded by tufts of white feathers. She gave it a flourish before resting it on her shoulder, ready for whatever would come their way. "I wonder..." she muttered, not ending the thought but letting it float in the air.

They didn't have to wait much more it seemed, a merchant came running in their direction, fear visible all over his expression. He only uttered "HEEEELP!" before a roar came from the woods behind him. A large bear made its appearance and sniffed the air, as if looking for the NPC. A louder, second roar followed as it eyed the two players, apparently it prefered them over the fat NPC. Ariel took a second to assess the threat: named «Kumatetsu», the mob stood on his two hind legs and was holding lis fore paws in front of him. Oddly enough it reminded the blonde of a boxer.

• Crowzeph stats
• Ariel 1490/1490 HP | 146/146 EN | 79 MIT | AA +5(6) BD | 1 EVA | KEEN | Taunt
• «Kumatetsu» 300/300 HP | 75 DMG | 50 MIT | 1 ACC | 2 EVA 
  Spoiler

  Dodge and Parry: On a player's natural attack roll of 10, the attack will miss «Kumatetsu». Instead «Kumatetsu» will gain a +2 Accuracy and +15 Damage for his next attack.

  Beast Form: When «Kumatetsu» is reduced to 150 (or lower) health, he will transform and turn into a bulked-up creature, increasing his damage to 100, but losing his Accuracy and half of his mitigation

  Ferocious Roar: When «Kumatetsu» rolls a CD of 10+, he lets out a mighty roar instead of his attack, paralyzing the party.

   

What was all this she wondered, their HP pools kept being halved, the bosses.. two keep respawning while the third can't be finished off; a slither of its HP keeping his digital existence intact. The blonde stopped attacking at this point and surveyed the battlefield which had descended into chaos. Coming to the same realization as her, she saw people trying different alternatives to fighting such as dancing, singing, mimicking their moves..flexing? A bunch of cultist looking players also appeared out of the blue and started chanting "Nyek-nyek-nyek-nyek...?" repeated the blonde, puzzled by the bizarre words.

With a sigh, she assumed a defensive position and readied her spear to parry?, deflect?, reflect? but hopefully reduce the damage of the next invisible attack. Her muscles tensed and she wasn't sure what they would do if this ridiculous situation continues. With a flourish of her weapon she steeled herself.

smol flex: Parry! -5 +1 EN

It hurt... her pride but at this point she had to suck it up and follow the rest. She had expected, hoped that the lights would mean the end of their 'scouting'; Ariel could only stare in the dark dumbfounded after all the lighted pillars shattered, along with her hopes of emerging victorious. Fortunately, after all the damage that was dealt to her she was still alive. She couldn't help but smirk despite the dire situation. "I'm still here..." she whispered softly, as if she was clinging on her own voice despite her menacingly red pulsating health bar.
Macradon was the first one to call the retreat and after a short flash she saw his HP bar grey out, the same happened to two more members. Looking around in the dark, she spotted Morgenstern's player cursor and extra health bars. "Do you have a tp crystal to get out?" she shouted at the player and stumbled towards the NPC that was now unchained.
"Can you get out of here in your own?" she asked Orgoth, wanting to help him get up by pulling on one of his massive arms over her shoulder with all her strength. Seeing Morg tp out, she used her own and hoped that she could take the NPC with her. "We'll be back, bug!" shouted the blonde as her body was engulfed in light. Inside the Iron Fist, she struck the floor with her fist as hard as she could, teeth clenched. Looking around her earlier, only the players managed to escape that dark room.

Recovering from the suckerpunch the blonde kept a grin "You'd wish you were me when we're done." With the back of her hand, she wiped her face of the remaining dirt: smirking at how that one blow did only a third of her hp as damage. She couldn't help but smile as he backed off and tied to shield from the light. She nodded at Baldur's instructions: "It's time to end this nuisance."  Next she dashed towards the more obscure corner of the room and started feeling the pillar. It didn't take much and she managed to slide in the last piece. Or so it seemed as the light kept amplifying... This was their last chance, there was no backup plan if this failed so the centaur better have been right. If not all was left a warrior's retreat. "Now go back to your dark hole where you belong bug!" she shouted defiantly despite the earlier hit.

ID# 153312  LD: 8 #3
LIGHT#1 - [ACTIVE]
LIGHT#2 - [ACTIVE]
LIGHT#3 -  71/66+
LIGHT#4 -  67/66+

With a small wave towards Snow, Ariel greeted her and was about to say a few words regarding this situation. That is before the following events occurred, three clowns NPCs appeared and reduced her HP to half. While she still had plenty of HP left, she worried for those of lower level around them who had a lower health pool. She stared at the names of the mobs in disbelief and a urge to just walk away from all this joke overcame her. Yet she remain, seeing the masses assault the trio regardless of the massive debuff they all suffered. 'What was the Cardinal's plan here?' she wondered, double checking she had a teleport crystal at hand in case there were more surprises. She looked at the rest of the people she was with and muttered "Have fun!" as she activated her charge and went for the squealing pigface. With the simple and clean effectiveness of her skills and mods, she was but a red streak across in the sea of people until she came face to face with her target and unleashed her strongest sword art on it. A small smile forming along her features as her spear left went ablaze in a black flame.

ID# 152818  CD:7 (+3 EN)  BD: 8 (8+7+1-3-1, FLN & KEEN proc) Dimensional Stampede (24+5+4) x15 =495 DMG >Swine Jesus 
+1(8) Accuracy next round

NIGHT: [2, 2, 1] NIGHT | HP: 600/600 | EN: 88/102 | DMG: 25 | MIT: 81 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 4 | BRN: 36 | BLIGHT: 72 | BLD: 36 | TXC VNM: 24 | PRLZ: 1 | LD: 6 | Stealth Detection: 3
Pinball: HP: 640/640 | EN: 123/128 | DMG: 15 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3 | BRN: 36 | BLIGHT: 36 | BLD: 36 | TXC VNM: 24 | BH: 64 {Vanish: 0/3}
Mari: [0, 0, 1] HP: 783/783 | EN: 124/140 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 88 | ACC: 6 | EVA: 5 | BRN: 24 | BLD: 48 | THNS: 45 | BH: 72 | Burn DoT: -50%
Oscar: HP: 683/683 | EN: 120/120 | DMG: 26 | MIT: 106 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 2 | FLN: 12 | BRN: 36 (8-10) | VAMP DEF: 68 | REC: 6 | BH: 68 | PRLZ IMMUNITY
Macradon: [2, 1, 2] HP: 993/993 | EN: 189 | DMG: 26 | MIT: 107 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 1 | PSN: 24 | REC: 6 | FROST THORNS: 36(21 CRIT) | FROST AURA: 6 | VAMP OFF: 189 | BH: 99 | SAFEGUARD
Bahr: HP: 625/625 | EN: 122/122 | DMG: 20 | MIT: 106 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 2 | HM: 6 | LM: 1 | BH: 62 | DoT Resist: 25%+5% (1st proc)
Lessa: HP: 523/523 | EN: 50/50 | DMG: 22 | MIT: 116 | ACC: 3 | THNS: 54 | HM: 3 | DoT Resist: 20% (1st proc)
Ariel [0, 0, 1]: HP: 745/745 | EN: 135/146 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 64 | ACC: 7(8) | EVA: 1 | KEEN: 1 | FLN: 4 | REC: 1 | BH: 44 | HB: 48 | LD: 5
Cordelia: [0, 0, 0] HP: 570/570 | EN: 111/112 | DMG: 19 | MIT: 25 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 3 | PARA VNM [DF]: 1 | HLY: 12 | ABS. ACC | PHASE -1

Freedom... they highly doubted it but neither could ignore any leads despite the overwhelming odds that this was a blatant trap or rouse. So Ariel alongside @Assassin, Dracul and his two assistants arrived at the meeting place a little before time. A crowd was already forming in front of them: "Look at all of them wasting their time!" came a sour comment from their resident 'white' knight. "We need to investigate even in the possibility of you are right. Simply put it, it's an offer we can't refuse." replied Claudia, earning a firm nod from her brother besides her who was a fan of old mafia movies. 
"Umu!" added the blonde. "There are bound to be some good rewards even if not what they advertised. I'm also curious who will these three kings be. What do you think, Sin-chan?" she asked the girl in front of them that went to greet someone she knew. Ariel's hand trailed through the air as she was making final checks on her gear.

Peering at the sign, the blonde couldn't help but grab a couple of bottles of Liquor of Light ( [151936] | [151942] ) and a couple of T3 Viperion salves( [148767] | [151628]). Sending 2000 Col as payment.

Accepting Items, paying 800 Col.

4 minutes ago, GetComfy said:

Name: Stay-Awake Tea
Your Profession: Cook
Your Rank: 1
Roll ID: 150785
Roll Result: 11
Item Type: Snack
Tier: 1
Quality: Rare
Enhancements: Evasion 2
Description: A simple green tea that marks GetComfy's first foray into the culinary world. Mixed into a simple disposable glass bottle that is beautifully ordained, it can be consumed anywhere the player wishes - Mason would give you a dirty look though if you buy the drink to go. He also made sure to add a little bit of his own touch to it, adding certain herbs and spices that would insure that the consumer would be awake enough to hit the dirt and dodge an attack. Simple, no?
Post Link: [Here]

Name: Stay-Awake Tea
Your Profession: Cook
Your Rank: 3
Roll ID: 151217
Roll Result: 11
Item Type: Snack
Tier: 1
Quality: Rare
Enhancements: Evasion 2
Description: A simple green tea infused with various herbs and spices meant to keep one awake. After all, one with sharpened sense would surely dodge the next attack, no?
Post Link: [Here]

Name: Spicy Rice Cakes
Your Profession: Cook
Your Rank: 3
Roll ID: 152043
Roll Result: 11
Item Type: Dessert
Tier: 1
Quality: Rare
Enhancements: Accuracy II
Description: A nice toasty rice cylinder, with a rough exterior and a soft and chewy inside. Poured over all of it as a sweet and sour sauce that will stay tingling on your tongue. With the rice, you'll surely be more precise!
Post Link: [Here]

Name: Spicy Rice Cakes
Your Profession: Cook
Your Rank: 3
Roll ID: 152043-1
Roll Result: 11
Item Type: Dessert
Tier: 1
Quality: Rare
Enhancements: Accuracy II
Description: A nice toasty rice cylinder, with a rough exterior and a soft and chewy inside. Poured over all of it as a sweet and sour sauce that will stay tingling on your tongue. With the rice, you'll surely be more precise!
Post Link: [Here]

Catching up with Assassin, Ariel now walked next to her unaware of what the two behind were talking. She could spot them with the corner of her eye as they equipped the items she gave them. "I hope it won't take as long as I remember." she chimed. "Last couple of time I went into the desert, we ended up camping overnight. Good thing is that it gets colder then." she then looks as Sin and smiles: "Or maybe I don't mind, since I'll get to camping in the wild with Sin-chan!"

She tried to think of some other quests around this area that they could do in the same time but came up drawing blanks, her brows furrowed as she unconsciously tugged on her crimson cape. She checked her map, making sure they didn't stray from the route that Assassin proposed. Momentarily, her eyes fell on the party's HP bars. While the damage was minimal on this quest compared to others, she wanted to keep a close eye on them.

Eliciting no response from Shield, the blonde simply shrugged and went to put her shoes back on. With her fan now folded in her hand, she went roaming around some more with the vague objective of reuniting with Sin and Kimba. Knowing her familiar, she though it a little odd that there wasn't any kind of disturbance yet... or thought that maybe she was too far away from the two to hear anything. She tried to follow the directions the guildmaster told earlier and with the extra help from her nose she would arrive at the kitchen. 

"Dare ga omae?" she involuntarily asked with disbelief, as she saw a man revealing his half-naked torso. She moved next to Assassin and affectionately tried to cover her eyes with her hands from behind. "I hope we're not interrupting anything." she asked with a sly smile while eyeing Calrex and the other girl in the room.

TL Note: (jap.)"Dare ga omae?" - "Who're you?"