Ace9

Tristan, farewell my good friend. You will be missed greatly.

Wow. SAO-RPG has become a battleground. I have had several unpleasant experiences with old staff such as Saix, and that old bunch, but I have never had any unpleasant experiences with any of the current staff. Although I know what they did was wrong, finding a system that would be fair for everyone is rather hard and time consuming. Sometimes, without even thinking about it, our brain does a bit of work for the staff member. The brain is automatically wired to do something that provides the person with a reward. Everything in life that you do, comes with a reward, or one that you would wish wound come out as the outcome. Think about it. You may help someone just to get the pleasure of a thank you. You may bully some underclassman just to get the feeling your ontop. You train for a race so you can win. So, although it could have been intentional, there is a good chance it was just how it turned out. I'm not fighting for either side here. I honestly just want SAO to be a fun place for it's members to have fun in a relaxed environment. 

I will always love SAO for what it is meant to be. What it was. What it is today. What it will become. I do not blame anybody for anything (Well, besides Saix for being an a**). Everyone on this site is awesome. I just hope tensions can die down soon....

Red smiled as he looked at Indigo cheering for him. Red took his sword and activated fell crescent, a downward blow sword art. It was meant to be against many opponents, but there was only one and Red got bored of using boring ole' Reaver every once in a while. The sword blew onto the ground in front of him at the wolf. The shockwave of the sword hitting off the ground so hard hit the wolf, dealing a good amount of damage. "Want some more, doggie????" Red smiled. This was a tad bit fun. 

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Post Link	Time
43604	6	8	4	6	Ace9(Red)		2015-12-28 16:21:47

Energy:3

Red-20/20

Indigo-4/4

Wolf-6/10

Red smiled. A real smile, the first real smile in a long time. Then he let out a laugh. "I was born ready!!!!" Red focused on the wolf and noticed he had no weapon in his hand. He picked up his sword off the ground and faced the wolf, and said: "Time to die." The blade was thrashed around as the wolf carefully stepped back a few steps, knowing the extent of Red's power. "Yah, just keep walking, filthy  wolf. " Red finally went for a real swing and activated Reaver. The sword turned green as it was swung in a vertical swing at the wolf. But somehow, the attack missed when the wolf ducked downward. Ugh, another miss....

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Post Link	Time
43459	1	12	19	2	Ace9(Red)		2015-12-27 17:54:30

Red 20/20

Indigo 4/4

Wolf 10/10

As Red realized who it was, he dropped his blade and began to well up in tears with Indigo. Oh my God..... Indigo reached forward to give Red a hug, and so did Red. As they were hugging, Red wiped off his tears. "I-I-I-Ind-Indigo!!!!!!" Red went in for another long hug. "Indigo............. It sure has been a while, tell you that much!!!!!" How... How did Indigo get in here???? How long has she been here???? How... How long has she been looking for me???? "Indigo, it's been too long........ I- I- I missed you. Part of me hoped you'd come, part of me wished you wouldn't come so you didn't get hurt in here, and another part, my sane part, knew..... Knew you'd be here. I just wished I had listened to it......"

Red walked across the wet and muddy plains in the dark, in search of action. Red walked around the plains, and then began to thought about how much he missed Indigo and his father. The rain masked his faces expression, which would be good if he saw someone he knew. Red was looking for some kind of excitement. As Red looked around, he saw a small girl waving to him from far away. The girl had a wolf about to attack her, and was obviously was in need of help. Red pulled out his curved sword and did not even focus on the girl as he sprinted down at the wolf, swinging his sword in a swift vertical slash. The hit missed, and then Red actually turned to look at the girl. That looks like-

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Post Link	Time
43389	4	3	16	7	Ace9(Red)		2015-12-27 14:27:37

Energy:3 (-2, miss)

Red-20/20

Indigo-4/4

Wolf-10/10

(OOC: I had a much longer thoughtful and meaningful 15-20 line post, but it erased it. Now I'm super mad......)

YAY!!!!!!!

Red knew the Azure Brigade had to recruit you, without you asking, but he wanted them to see his potential tonight. But he may have said it just a bit too loud. One of the commandments explained it to Red, but the other player walking off towards Zelrius-Holy crap it was Zelrius the dual wielder!!! And he was- He was crying????  The strongest player in Aincrad sitting their crying..... Wow... What could that mean for Red???? Red walked over to them, and overheard something about Zel leaving, to not break the mood... But this was HIS guild's home, His guild..... But everyone has their moments, and Red knew that. So Red decided to turn around and walk off, not showing any sign to Zelrius that he was over there. 

4 minutes ago, Daeron said:

Man a year later and the forum hasn't passed my floor yet #ShotsFired #FrontlinersSuck #ImAFrontliner

Dude, WTF 

I was just about to post on this out of date thing, and then all of the sudden someone else posts too. What  a coincidence lol..............

Is this still a thing??? Eh, why not.

Started December 24th, 2015

Red

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Floor 1

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0 Minutes

"To tell you the truth, I saw this as a chance to get into the Azure Brigade, the best guild in the game at the moment. There aren't very many active guilds right now. And this one is by far the best out of the ones that are active. So I would naturally do anything to get in. Also I loved the idea of the present boxes, and had a ton of extra crap in my inventory, so I just brought some of it. " Red smiled. "I also would love to have some true friends in this game, and this party could definitely get me a friend. At least, I hoped. Well, it led me back to you so I'm happy about that! " Red looked around, and thought a moment. "Hey, Coddexx, am I the only one that likes being trapped in this game??? I mean, of course I miss my dad and all, but my mom is dead, and my step mom is a devil, my oldest favorite brother is dead, The only people I miss from IRL are my little Half Sister, Indigo, and  my dad, Dave. How about you???"

That.... That makes a little more sense. Red smiled to this player, although at the same time noticing the fact he was an orange player. Red just needed to be sure he didn't say something stupid to anger him. "Yah I am so ready for this event too!!!! You got any clue on what the reward might be???" Red smiled, but then thought, Oh crap. I should probably introduce myself. "By the way, my name is Red. It is nice to meet you." Red looked around, but noticed Daeron was kind of distracted during their conversation, looking at the girl who had offered the Santa hat to Red. She was the host of the party. But when the player brought up the alcohol, Red laughed, just a bit, and then noticed the host's hair color..... Red didn't remember her having red hair before..... But then he remembered there are potions that change your hair color. But Red wondered how that worked. Did you just drink it and say the color you want, or does each potion have to have a specific color??? Eh. Didn't matter to Red. "Hey Coddexx, may I ask what brought you here to this party????"

Man. I have seen alchemist shops with prices for tier 3 POTIONS being 1500 col. But for an item that you will use permanently and not come back for more, That should be a lot more than a one use potion, wouldn't you think?? Eh, but life is the way it is, and alchemists will always make big bucks while blacksmiths are left in the dust. The way it will be here in SAO. Red looked around. "I wonder where the most mobs can be......" Even in the rain, Red noticed a forest. But with the rain the way it was, that wouldn't be the best idea. Red also noticed a couple of higher leveled wolves to the left of them, Ones that could potentially have enough health to grant us loot. "How about we head over there?????" Red smiled.

(OOC: Snowflake time! Macrodon and Red vs Coddexx!!!! Who will win?????)

Red had gone on an adventure with this "Rag" once. They were cool together, but Red didn't think of Rag as one he'd want to be around 247. But the Rag Level one that Red saw- There was no way that guy would be hosting a snowman design contest. He seemed like one of those guys who would need help and someone to hold their hand in every little thing they did. But no, Rag must've changed a bit since they were level 1. I did, so it's completely possible he did. But where in the world did he get the cup money for that?????? "Where in the world did Rag get the money for that??? That's a lot of col. I could be closer to buying myself a house. Speaking of which, can you own more than one house in SAO???? That'd be interesting." Red smiled as he bit down into the milk chocolate, as his taste buds were flushed with deliciousness. Red looked around more at the structure of the Azure Brigade Guild Hall. It was simply amazing, but must have cost big dollars......

Red was walking over to the tree to set his present down when Coddexx came over to say a few words, to engage in conversation. Red smiled, a friendly one, and then took a santa hat too. "Eh, alright. Haven't actually done much. I do know that after this party, I'm gonna go search for snowflakes. You know anything about them????" Red did not know if Coddexx had seen Red too at the event, but Red had seen Coddexx. But he had also saw his name, on the naughty list. Man this sounds freaking weird... Naughty List, Nice List..... Lol Red retured to Earth from thought and then said "Yes I am!" Red took a little chocolate piece from the table, but wondering if he should at the same time. Man, I'm so greedy..... "Yah, me too!" Red looked at Coddexx. "I am so ready to go collect snowflakes bro. Plus, there's supposed to be an awesome award for Anyone who participated, not just the winning team!!!! Of course, the winning team gets a better prize, so I plan on winning, but..... Well? Are you participating in the event????"

(This is for my own tracking)

Snowflakes: 0

Monsters slayed: 

Red had heard of the quest before, and remembered the time he had the idea of doing it with Ebony, and tanking with her... But that was like a month ago. Red hadn't done much in that month, and hadn't spoken to Ebony, his crush, at all in the last month. But he also remembered that the quest was on floor two. "Hey, guys, I think that quest is on floor two.... Maybe their are some special mobs out their for us to go fight, and have some differences for the Christmas Season!!!" Red smiled, and wondered if there could be a Christmas mini-boss anywhere around. Certainly not on a rainy day such as thing. Red began to walk off in the opposite direction, before turning around to Codexx: "That's a nice sword you got their! Macrodon, I presume you are a.... decent smith???" Red smiled as he pulled out his shield. "This shield here, it has +2 Paralyze. It's name is Aegis, you might recognize it from Greek myth. But anyways, I need another better shield crafted. I have heard of one, a tier three shield, named Aegis+. It has another stat added to the item, I  don't remember what it was, but if you could, I would love to have it crafted. Of course, with a shield like that, that would require a high amount of col. But I got it covered. Any price you desire, I can retrieve for you." Red hoped he wouldn't go anywhere over 5,000 col, but if he was any type of real gentleman he wouldn't. 

Red sat at an inn on floor thirteen. He was looking at his unequipped inventory, and could not figure out what to take with him to a holiday party hosted by the Azure Brigade. This was Red's chance to show off to one of the top guilds, or the top guild in Aincrad. Red wouldn't pass that up for the world. So Red decided to take a couple items and wrap them up all as one, to give someone a full set of items. But what could he put in the set, he wondered...... Eh, Red decided he wouldn't go crazy. but he wanted to make someones day.... So Red decided to wrap up the following:

Gift: Red's Generous Gift:

Red put a little tag inside of the present, without knowing if he was supposed to or not, and it said: From Red. Enjoy it. With a little smiley face. Red put it all in a box, and wrapped it in a old looking red and green striped wrapping paper. On the outside, he also put a tag saying it was from him. Hurriedly, Red rushed out of the inn, wanting to keep his reputation high by being their early, and maybe helping out with a few things. He quickly made his way over to the Azure Brigade Guild Hall, and then went in, seeing two players their. Assuming they both were of the Azure Brigade, Red walked up to a girl (who was, in Red's standards, very very cute), and asked a question. "So, ummm, umm, " Red stuttered for a moment, "Where do I put this at???" Red looked around at the big Christmas tree and the beautiful lights around the room. Red held out the box, waiting for a response. 

Red was in Christmas looking clothes: A Red Plad button-up, Kacki pants, and nice, dark brown shoes. Red hated to admit it, but he actually looked kind of nice. All he had to do was to not make a fool of himself tonight, then he could call it a success. 

(OOC: What's this about a santa hat??? Yay!!!)

Red read the description(Red read???? Lol) of the event. It seemed very interesting, even though Red would not be of any use, as he was not good at anything at the moment. he wasn't doing any good at tanking yet, he still hadn't invested enough SP. But if Red joined, even if he/his team lost, he would get a reward, and red doubted that the reward would be sucky. So Red decided to sign up. Then he saw Macrodon their as well. Then he saw Codexx. they were the only two he knew at the moment. "Alright! I am so in this! Bring it on, elf!"

Red quit singing and wiped some of the water off of his face at the sound of applauding near him. Not even caring what type of player it could be, Red went out and spoke: "Eh, my voice in Aincrad, well, at least my singing voice, sounds a lot better than IRL. Tell you that much." Red smirked and turned to the player, who was obviously older than Red and maybe just a tad bit stronger. "May I ask who you are??? I am Red." Red cut to the chase quickly, with a smile still on his face. "You ever heard that artist before??? It's the All-American Rejects. Kind of old for our time, but still a very good artist, eh????" Red wondered if the reason this player was clapping was because he liked the band.  "Yah, I haven't been out much recently. I have no idea if we'll have a white Christmas or not, but right now it's not seeming like it. Aincrad changes it's weather a lot, you know???" Then Red noticed another player, Identifying the player who was applauding as "Codexx". Then Red turned to this new player. "Hey there! My name's Red. And you are????" Red smiled a friendly smile, and began to scan the surrounding surface again, wiping some rain off his face again. It could have very well been sweat though, Red got nervous around other people a lot. Red opened his inventory, and searched for any kind of helmet or anything. Just some vanity item to help him in the rain. But he had no leather items, just a ton of heavy armor items crafted by smiths named "Draterion" and "Finnick". Red thanked them for everything he owned, without their items, he would not exist today. Well, that's the way he saw it anyway. "Okay, so.... You guys know of any mini-bosses around these parts??? Maybe we could go find a quest... Just a simple one, where we fight an easy mini-boss. I really want to for some reason."

Not too late is it??? Please tell me I'm not too late!!!!!

Red backed up from the hit he took, and spat at the ground to look tough. Red eyed the monster. "You are going to regret hitting me like that!!!" Red charged at the monster, but from like 3 feet away. He leaped into the air, slashing his sword in the Reaver sword art form, using up 1 energy. The sword sliced vertically, and Red hoped it found it's mark. But the sword was blocked by the enemy beast and Red was thrown back a bit, but Red was up and standing again really quickly.

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Post Link	Time
42929	1	9	16	1	Ace9(Red)		2015-12-22 20:54:33

Red looked up at the sky. The sun was slowly coming up, with bright pink, blue, orange, as well as purple colors beautifully scattered around the sky. The day seemed like it was willing to be perfect, until a little rain drop found it's mark on Red's head. The clouds became more clustered and darker colored, and by an hour the rain was heavily pouring. It was a rainy day, and Red's predictions of it being a nice day were completely inaccurate. But it did seem like a good day to go fight a mini-boss or something. Red also needed a guild he could join.... And if he found some players to party with him that thought he was worthy of being in their guild, then maybe, just maybe, Red could get an invite. Some time in the far away future, Red planned on making his own guild. But for now, Red needed a safe place to call home. 

Red analyzed the surrounding areas once more. In the far distance, to the left, Red was able to see two boars, walking around very slow pace. To the right, Red saw nothing but a couple of birds flying away. And in front sat nothing. A good day for nothing. Red looked around, as the rain began to pour harder. "So, where to look???" There was no one near Red. Maybe he could head back the way to city limits, and see if there were any players there??? Red decided that a grand idea and headed back. As Red began to walk, he began to sing along a song by one of his favorite old time bands, "Move Along", by "All-American Rejects".

"Go ahead as you waste your days with thinking
When you fall, everyone stands
Another day, and you've had your fill of sinking
With the life held in your
Hands are shaking cold
These hands are meant to hold

Speak to me
When all you got to keep is strong
Move along, move along like I know you do
And even when your hope is gone
Move along, move along just to make it through
Move along
Move along

So a day when you've lost yourself completely
Could be a night when your life ends
Such a heart that will lead you to deceiving
All the pain held in your
Hands are shaking cold
Your hands are mine to hold

Speak to me
When all you got to keep is strong
Move along, move along like I know you do
And even when your hope is gone
Move along, move along just to make it through"

Red knew all the  lyrics by heart. No one could know the song better than Red did. He just continued walking on his way, singing, looking for players in range.

"That's really the best you can do???? Hah! I can kill you pretty easily right now!!!!!" Red smiled again. He leveled his sword at his opponent, and instead of using a Sword Art, ran at it randomly with a downward slash. But the beast merely knocked the sword out of the way and scratched down at Red. The scratch landed cleanly, but only dealt one damage again. "God, if I keep missing, you may be able to win, you stupid monster!!!! God I will slay you!!!!" 

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Post Link	Time
42897	4	1	18	6	Ace9(Red)		2015-12-22 15:59:02

Ace9: 18/20

Night's Dusk Guardian: 40/40

The wolf monster growled at the sound of Red's voice. it obviously did not want to hear Red speak. It leaped at Red, with Red running to the side to dodge the jump strike. the monster turned to face Red again, and clawed at him. Red deflected the hit with Cupid's Arrow, and pushed the wolf of him. Then Red prepared his strike, his sword art, Reaver. As Red began the vertical slash, the sword glowed a light neon greenish color, which looked really cool, as Red swung the sword. The sword missed it's target as the wolf came down on Red with a huge damage dealing slash, but through Red's 14 damage mitigation it meant nothing. Red smirked. 

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Post Link	Time
42854	3	3	19	10	Ace9(Red)		2015-12-22 06:00:13

Red:19/20

Night's Dusk Guardian: 40/40 (6 Base Damage per attack)