Helios

ID: 62941 LD: 8+1=9 (No Mat. Found)

Despite finding nothing on his long journey back, he wasn't frustrated. Nor was he saddened by the fact that he only came back with a few materials. He still had the Col and experience he would obtain after arriving at the tavern and once again speaking to the NPC warrior inside. After this quest, I should level up! One step closer to the frontlines." he smirked.

ID: 62940 LD: 13+1=14 (No Mat. Found)

No longer was he set on finding materials. He had lost all interest in them after they became harder for him to find. It was like they were invisible or something! "Whatever. I'll just start heading back faster, I guess. It is starting to get dark after all." he told himself, beginning to walk up the path faster now. Occasionally, he'd catch himself looking at the ground for materials again, but he never managed to find any.

Helios attacked the beast with a total of five powerful kicks before swinging his sword in an "X" pattern and defeating his opponent. "Alright, where's my loot drop?" he asked as the notification popped up. Some col and two materials. Not a bad start if you ask me. He chuckled. The noirette was definitely ready to head back soon, seeing as he had managed to collect a few materials and didn't have much left to accomplish out there.

ID: 62937 BD: 8 CD: 6 (+1 Energy) MD:  9
Activated Melee Slash. 7*7*1=49 DMG

Party:

Helios: 64/64 | Energy: 3/16

Enemies:

Silver Golem: 0/36 | DMG: 27 | MIT: 9

On his way back to the campsite, which had been used by the bandits previously, Helios noticed something small and shiny on the ground in front of him. He reached down and picked up the object, which turned out to be a small, piece of a silver rock, and smiled. "Ah, yes. A material. Definitely can't use this as a cook." he chuckled, looking around for a mob or two to fight.

I'm not finding any materials out here. It's just rocks and lava! he decided, looking around to see if he could find any monsters to challenge instead. Helios then remembered that he had defeated the four bandits who controlled the good farming spots. "I'll check those areas out first. There was one right next to their camp if I recall correctly." he stated, wandering back towards what once was a bandit camp.

ID: 62922 LD: 15+1=16 (Material found!)

"Well," Helios yawned, "I still have time to spare. Might as well collect some materials while I'm out here. Nothing better to do anyway, I suppose." He said, considering going back and collecting the mysterious liquid. No. There's no way I'm going back and taking that... stuff back to my shop with me. On the other hand, it could be made into some really "good" cookies...

"Yeah, I'm going back for it." he chuckled, pulling a small vial from his inventory. When the young, dark-haired man arrived at the liquid, which was no longer bubbling, he sighed, a bit nervous to stick his hand near it. Helios unscrewed the cork on the vial and filled about half of it up with the purple gooey substance. "I hate this floor."

(+1 Material)

For a moment, He hadn't realized that one of the bandits had slashed him with their blade. "Well, that's a bit rude, isn't it?" Helios joked. He was surprisingly having a lot of fun with the bandits, despite him originally thinking it wouldn't be a quest worth taking. Sure, there wasn't a lot of gold or experience given for completing the quest, but it was a lot of fun for him, at the very least. Lifting his blade once more, the noirette spun a total of three times after activating a fairly simple and weak Sword Art: Farrant Full Moon. Thankfully, it did more than enough damage to finish the four bandits off. "And only one point of health depleted." He chuckled, watching the bandits shatter into a million of tiny, glass-like shards.

ID: 62916 BD: 6+1=7 CD: 6 (+1 Energy) MD:  9
Activated Farrant Full Moon. 7*3*1=21 DMG

Party:

Helios: 63/64 | Energy: 2/16

Enemies:

Bandit: 0/70
Bandit: 0/70
Bandit: 0/70
Bandit: 0/70

The black-haired swordsman stepped into the camp and drew his sword. "Hey you good-looking bandits! So, I don't want to alarm you, but I've been hired to fight you guys. I don't want to make this last too long, however, so I'll start now." he grinned, lunging at the group before they could get ready to attack back. Swiftly, he leaped into the air, swooping back down and slashing his blade downward. Suddenly, the four opponents were low on health. "Whew," Helios pretended to wipe the sweat off of his forehead, "I just love the thrill of battle. Don't you guys?" he smiled, jokingly.

ID: 62914 BD: 10 (+2 DMG)  CD: 6 (+1 Energy) MD:  3
Activated Death Creep. 7+2*1*6=54 DMG

Party:

Helios: 64/64 | Energy: 6

Enemies:

Bandit: 16/70
Bandit: 16/70
Bandit: 16/70
Bandit: 16/70

ID: 62913 LD: 15+1=16 (Camp found!)

Suddenly, he saw it. In the distance, Helios spotted a campsite with flaming torches and warriors in leather armor. They carried straight-swords in leather sheathes at there hip and wore helmets with small, metal spikes at the top. Finally, I found them. Helios grinned as he began walking straight towards the camp. He was able to make out how many barbarians were in the camp. "Four of them. Perfect."

ID: 62908 LD: 8+1=9 (No camp found)

The dark-haired young man stepped away from the unknown substance, as it began to bubble a bit, and continued to search for the hideout used by the thieves. "I'd better stay on track and not bother with any more weird liquids. If I were a bandit, were would I hide?" he mumbled to himself, thinking carefully of a position that would be best suited for clearing the monsters efficiently. His first thought was a cave near the farming spots. The Ninth Floor was probably covered in small caves that groups of bandits could hide away in. Of course, it was also possible that he simply wasn't looking in the right area. Maybe they had a camp inside of the spot where the mobs spawned. Although it was less likely, it seemed like it could be a possibility he should consider.

(I'm going to start rolling for the camp. Because why not? Camp found on an LD of 15+)
ID: 62907 LD: 4+1=5 (No camp found)

"Time to leave, I suppose." Helios decided as he began to exit the metallic settlement, known as Vulcan Village. He examined the hot, volcanic area and sighed. "This place is as bad as the wasteland of a desert we call the Fifth Floor." For a while, he roamed the area in search of the bandit camp that the NPC from the tavern spoke of, however nothing of the sort was found. Instead, he came across a small patch of liquid. He was unsure what it was, but he had a feeling he could use it as a material. "On the other hand, I'd rather not feed this to people..."

The noirette nodded as he began to walk away from the NPC warrior. The task he had been given sounded simple enough. "Defeat all of the bandits and he'll reward me with some col or something, I assume. This will hopefully be worth my time." Helios opened his inventory and began equipping the items he would need for the quest. His curved sword, <<God's Wrath>>, and the trinket he had ordered from the artisan Teselmar some time prior to this quest. And, of course, he put on his black cape. Although it didn't boost his stats in any way, he liked the style of it.

Helios stepped into a tavern, one that had been specified in the details of an interesting request. He examined the place thoroughly. Where was the warrior that was supposed to be waiting for him? They all looked like warriors to the noirette. Ah yes, he's an NPC. he chuckled, remembering that he wasn't looking for a player. As he stepped near an NPC that seemed to be the one the boy was searching for, it approached him and began to speak. "Hello traveler. I am a warrior in need of assistance. Would you be kind enough to help me?"

Well, that is what i'm here for. Helios thought as a quest pop up appeared. Quickly, he accepted the warrior's request and listened to him speak. "On this floor, there is a group of bandits who have been claiming a majority of the areas with strong monsters in them. Because of this, there is a decline in potential experience for players to take. I need you, brave swordsman, to defeat these evil bandits and restore the fields to the players of Aincrad!"

Soloing this

Helios nearly jumped when he noticed the blonde looking over his shoulder. She did the one thing he hoped she wouldn't do; Ask him to accompany her on the quest. He wanted to say that he was busy and had other plans, however he hated turning down another player's request. Of course, the tone of her voice wasn't in his favor either. "Well... I don't have anything else to do. Sure." The dark-haired man smiled, turning to face the woman. "I'm Helios. Nice to meet you both." He said, introducing himself.

Breaking the Unbreakable. He recalled the last time he had accepted that quest. Helios had been lucky enough to meet Manta Gaul and receive help from her. It didn't seem right to let the two players standing with the noirette do it alone. "When do we leave?" 

Helios agreed with Cygnus completely. He couldn't think of many players he'd met who enjoyed harming people in the way that Jazmyne did. "Combat is definitely one of the more entertaining things in this game, despite it being so dangerous. Believe it or not, Cygnus, my hobbies are quite similar to your own. I used to run a shop down here as well, but I ended up closing down a while ago. I guess this probably sounds fairly boring to you though, doesn't it?" he asked, turning his emerald eyes in the woman's direction.

Although she did seem interesting in some way or another, the girl definitely wasn't the friendliest player. Not one Helios could see himself getting along with well. "Well, since sitting here won't intrigue you, Jazymne, is there anything you two feel like doing?" he questioned the players as he stood up from the rather cramped seat on the bench.

"Umm, hello sir!"

Helios swiftly turned as he heard the voice behind him. A blonde kid who seemed to be quite a bit younger than the dark-haired swordsman stood there. For some reason, he thought he recognized the kid, but he wasn't sure where from. "Ah, hello. Sorry, but have we met before?" he said, hoping it wasn't someone he'd partied with in the past who he'd completely forgotten about. He didn't want to come of sounding rude or anything, so he hoped they had never spoken with each other in the past. It wouldn't sound super nice if the blonde remembered Helios, but Helios had completely neglected the boy's existence.

@Emblem

Upon arriving at the gates of Spartaia, the noirette entered his inventory and removed his sword and cape. He stepped into the safezone and examined the beautiful Greek city. The red marble buildings looked incredible to him. If I ever decide to open a new shop, it'll be up here. Helios decided. Standing still for a moment, the boy took a look at the place. From what he had heard, it was quite a bit smaller than Athenaia. He turned his head back and forth, looking for a cafe he could relax in for a bit and maybe have a snack while he was there. It never hurts to take a break once in a while.

ID: 62779 CD: 7
No Damage Taken

"Nice job, Rain. Great work." Helios spoke up. He had stayed quiet for a while, hoping to get the quest over and done with as soon as possible. Unfortunately, it was taking longer than he had expected. Before he had taken the quest, he had assumed a day and a night in the desert would be simple enough. And it was, actually. The only problem was, he was becoming bored. Stuck in a cave with five other players who were all unknown to him wasn't exactly what he'd call "fun".

The dark-haired young man decided to take a seat at the wall of the cave and relax for a bit while Khrysaor watched for any approaching enemies. After all of the walking they'd done, Helios had become tired. However, he didn't fall asleep. His eyes stayed wide open as he stared down at the dry cave's floor, deep in thought.