Jomei

"Let's both be selfish, probably for the first time in our lives." Truer words had never been spoken. Lessa and Jomei were, undoubtedly, two of the most altruistic people in all of Aincrad. The wants and needs of their friends and loved ones always came before their own, and neither ever complained about it. Jomei couldn't remember the last time he did something for his own gain or pleasure. Just the constant need to make others around him happy. Perhaps Lessa was right. No, he knew Lessa was right. The two of them had the power to change that, individually or together. Even if these mome

"Take it you like it?" Jomei would ask softly, not noticing that the window was not the object of Lessa's cerulean stare. While he may not have seen her looking his way for himself, he still felt his cheeks heat as his lips spread into another wide smile. Lessa drew his attention to the two musical instruments that rested on either end of his desk. While he had others scattered about the first floor, they served more of a decorative purpose. Nowadays, the violin and the guitar were the two he found himself putting all of his focus into. Perhaps it was his disinterest in crafting songs t

The sound of Siren's rapier slicing into the hip of the bandit drew the attention of all around her. A mix of shock that she attacked one of their own and excitement that they'd get to see some action. It caught Jomei's eye as well, but instead he looked at the health bar that appeared beside the bandit as the attack landed. A paper thin sliver of green was taken away from the total. "Hoo-boy.." Jomei muttered under his breath through a sigh. He had help onto a bit of hope that Siren was just being humble, at that she could hold her own in combat. This quest, at least, seemed a bit above

"Just not the one where I get stabbed." For a moment he was having a sweet moment, smiling along with Lessa in the face of danger. The next.. he could not even describe the sensation. As if everything around him, the beach, the others, all of Aincrad had been crumpled up like a paper ball. Dark storm clouds collapsed into the ocean, players were stretched over one another.. and he felt like his body was going to tear at the seams. Just a mere second, a vision of chaos had come and gone.. everything the same as it was a moment before. Except for Belregor, he had dropped his gui

Had he even registered that look in Lessa's eyes as the already miniscule space between them became mere inches... This story would have ended much differently. Instead the oblivious, intoxicated ginger continued to ramble on about how he felt about her. He stumbled over his words as the wavering bit of sobriety within him fought with his wine drunk mind to not drop any emotional bombs on her. They both had a long day, and the last thing he wanted was to make the mistake of pushing her away by telling her how he really, truly felt about her. "Of course it makes you special, you're the be

There was no need for reassurance, he was already certain that these feelings he and Lessa shared were genuine and concrete. From the moment they had kissed, possibly even before that, Jomei knew the bond the two had shared had blossomed into something more. His lips still curled into a soft smile that found his lines despite. And yet, hearing the words from her lips felt just as sweet as feeling that realization for the first time. "Yeah. It is real." he repeated, his hushed voice matching the volume of Lessa's. Hovering a hand over the mug that rested next to him, he would

"Merciful and generous?" Taking the spoon from Lessa's grasp with pinched fingers, he would scrape the top of the ice cream - making sure to snag a couple of cookie dough pieces along the way. "I don't deserve such kindness." he would reply in an equally dramatic tone before sliding the spoon into his mouth. "Mmm" his eyes close as he savors the taste, nodding his head. "Might just be tasty enough to fight you over." He would smile down at her one last time before finally taking his own pint of ice cream and putting away the others. As he moved some of the various boxes, jars and cans ar

Jomei takes: Gungir's Shard [247758]

The beach turned into a scene of utter chaos within a matter of seconds as players rushed at Belregor from all sides. Weapons clashed against its armor, sparks taking to the air and sizzling out in the sand at their feet. Yet, through it all, he could still feel that blood red gaze locked onto him. A confident smirk creeped onto his face as he returned the glare and continued to play along with the pop starts providing background music up the cliffs behind. The shriek of a sharp note cut the air as his melody was cut short. A moment later, and the onyx knight's presence was gone, and a b

Jomei the emerald duelist "A couple of times, yeah." The ginger walked beside Baldur, his guild leader and long time friend. They had met shortly after receiving a message from Morningstar, an invitation to explore some mystery on the twenty eighth floor. They would be accompanied by Wulfrin as well. "Wulfrin and I were investigating that Scents of The Wild questline. We had taken a break to prepare for the fight against Callisto and then..." He would simply shrug his shoulders, lips pursed into a tight line. "The hell that

The rain slowed, the storm's intensity calmed, and the last of the waves came crashing into the shore. Aside from the light drizzle that still remained, the floor was as calm as it had been in.. well.. ever. What would normally provide a bit of respite, a small relief that, perhaps, they would not need to fight in torrential downpour, instead was anxiety inducing. It was time. Rising from the still ocean, the reflections of what little light illuminated the beach on its slick, black armor were the only thing that broke it apart form the black void looming on the horizon. While its s

Fwoosh Small flames ignited in a ring around the burner just under the cast iron grates. Over time, the heat from the wood burning stove would bring the water within the lavender kettle to a boil. But as all good things, it required some time and patience. He wanted to wait to see if he would get a message back anyway.. although he held his doubts. Sighing heavily, he would lean his rear end against the table across the kitchen and just.. stare. The orange of the fire reflected off of his olive green eyes as the ginger watched the flames dance within their black iron cell. Perhaps the tea

Jomei walks into the store.. Jomei purchases: 5x Teleport Crystal - 4000col 1x Dimensional Backpack - 5000col Total: 9000 Col Jomei walks out of the store.

Jomei the emerald duelist Was he ready to do this again? Physically, mentally? No, probably not. But were any of them truly ready for this. They had gotten comfortable to the typical format; scouts find boss room, discover clue, share with the class. Rinse and repeat. That luxury was stripped from them, and instead they were forced to keep to unending forces of the void from wreaking havoc across all of Aincrad. No time for clues, no time for meetings. They were lost in the dark, both figuratively and literally. Most of all they were tire

"Acanthus is right." Jomei chimed in with a nod, returning his rapier to his hip as he joined the group. "Its the biggest lead we've got, and with the hell we've faced ever since we unlocked the damn floor.. We need to catch some sort of break. Apparently the boss is massive.. which means hard to miss. There's a good chance when the Spectral Knights finally gave up on the attack, the boss revealed itself." His arms rose and fell with a shrug, "We don't really have much choice, or else we're all gonna lose more steam and end up dead." Swiping a hand up, Jomei would summon that very messag

The ginger growled to himself as he bobbed and weaved out of the way. Three large sets of teeth, all chomping and gnashing in his face as the tried to get rid of the nuisance that was Jomei. Even one of the hell hounds dove at him from the side, which he managed to shove over him before it could do any damage. "Alright, now this is just starting to feel personal." As another of Cerberus' heads lashed out at Jomei, the quick footed duelist would leap up and kick off of its snout to gain some air. His boots would plant into the side of the third heads face, giving him that little bit

A screech from the sky above, the fast moving mass of brown feathers definitely caught the hungry eyes of some of the lionesses that lingered to watch their male counterpart battle. Exiting her dive with outstretched wings, the owl zipped past the Nemean Lion, sharp talons raking into its body as she passed. With a twist in the space behind the large cat, she would shoot up to the safety of the skies once more. As the Nemean Lion quickly turned to counter the much smaller bird, and possibly catch himself a snack, he was instead met with a blur of green. Allowing the <Charge> skill

As if he were some chew toy being fought over by the oversized dogs, both the left and right heads tugged Jomei in either direction. When he would try and wrench himself free, their teeth would dig deeper into his skin, and the head on his opposite side would try and rip his arm off. The only thing missing was a couple squeaks and some stuffing popping out at the seams. Jomei was able to use the slight distraction of the Cerberus needing to call out to the hell hounds standing by to release his body from their grasp. A run and a slide, the ginger moved himself to the beast's rear side for a mo

Jomei receives: Rune of Cain | [No ID] | Deals 50 Thorns DMG to anything that deals a critical hit against the user. Lasts for one thread. Ignores passive abilities that would otherwise negate this effect.

Jomei the emerald duelist Tired, bloodshot eyes must have stared at the message for over an hour at this point. The Floor Boss had been found, though not where expected. This time, there was no room to keep the guardian of the next floor at bay. Instead, it wandered off of the coast of the floor, waiting to be found. Waiting to be challenged. What was more peculiar was the message they had received, or, more so, who it was from. Hackman, a name that was completely unfamiliar to Jomei, apparently located the boss without much

He wore an expression of confusion, brows scrunching as he turned to look at Wulfrin. "The Gemini, you mean that that quest at the waterfall?" It had been a very very long time since he had heard of that quest, let alone complete it. Jomei never thought of it much more than some quest that makes you do some self reflecting. Movement in the tree line behind Wulfrin caught his attention, and Jomei rose to a knee while bracing himself on some of the roped down cargo. "We've got company." Jomei would say in voice only Freyd and Wulfrin could hear. Two wolves and something else, bigger and ug

Jomei's smile softened, "It's the beginnings of something.. We don't really know what to make of it yet but.." shoulders would fall, as if a weight was lifted off of them, "Its just nice something to have right now. A really nice something." His smile found his eyes as he reiterated it. He was happy with where they were, and, if it didn't go anywhere, he would still be happy. But he would be lying if he said he didn't want this relationship to blossom. *** Securing a seat on the back of the wagon, Jomei would knock on the wooden surface twice to let Gyrard know they were ready to

Freyd and Wulfrin were quick to respond, and in person too. When Jomei hadn't received any personal messages back, he figured everyone was either busy.. or just didn't want to accompany him. However, when the two men emerged from the warp gate - each looking just as soaked and exhausted as he - he would offer them a tired smile and a wave. He was relieved someone heeded the call, and if it was the two of them he was working with, they would be finished with this quest in no time. "Yo" he called out to Freyd before walking over to greet them. "Honestly... surprised you showed up, given how

Jomei the emerald duelist // Mega Slime Farm Active | +10% EXP How long did they have before the floor boss was found.. days, hours? While the information provided by this floor wasn't as typical as it had been in the past, there was an air about the 29th floor that carried with it a tension and anticipation. It was going to be soon, very very soon. Despite their goal being to keep the spectral knights, and any other wandering monsters, from using the warp gates to invade lower floors, Jomei needed to take the time to prepare himse

"I remember" Jomei would remark with a nod, as he attempted to rush in to attack the single head that remained out of the threshold they needed. The best rose its heads, looking down at the players from a height they couldn't reach without risking falling into the lava. Jomei wasn't about to take that chance, so his boots would skid to a halt at the edge of the rocky surface. "Was a shit show, all I remember. Not that what happened wasn't significant, but.. all these boss fights, events, quests.. I'm hardly able to keep track anymore. Though, if I'm being honest, I may not have agreed with you