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Cedric rounds the corner back to the main road, his head heavy with the new knowledge that was beaten into his head by the slightly-mad Alchemist, feeling his stomach Cedric realized he really, really needed something to drink.

Cedric decided to walk to the closest bar or inn he could find. Approaching a main street intersection he noticed a tavern off the side and immediately made his way towards the door imagining what ever form of alcoholic drink he could get his hands on. When Cedric opened the door he is met with a young girl who's forehead is a little reddish, as if she just recently hit it against something.

Stopping right before the girl, Cedric notices a little twinkle in her eye, he asks her "Excuse me miss, is everything all right?"

Walking down the busy street, Cedric lets out a long sigh, he thought he'd just check out a new game after so many years of forcing himself to grow up... As he continues to walk without any destination in mind, he takes a turn down a small dirt road and finds himself before a large, yet old-looking, storefront. The name of the store looked like it was once written in gold and silver paint... but now everything about the store looks weathered. Unsure why, Cedric felt compelled to enter the store; taking the door's handle in hand he opens it cautiously and calling out into the dark reception room "Hello? Is anyone here?" Hearing nothing yet but the sound of wind rustling, and pages lazily flapping, Cedric takes a step inside the store.

All at once the door slams shut behind him and a sickly green flame bursts forth from the counter, the flame illuminates the figure of an old man bent over an old tome. As Cedric rushes over to the man he steps on a hidden switch under the plush rug which caused a trap door to open up beneath his feet. Caught by surprise Cedric yells out in a loud shout "AHHHHHHH!" and as he descends to the unknown Cedric begins to think about his life thus far, of all the ups and downs he went through as he grew up and of his two siblings. 

As Cedric resigns himself to what he thinks is his death he is surprised when he gets caught by a suspended net. As he looks around Cedric notices more of the sickly green flame doting around on torches and in a fire pit off in the distance. Standing over the fire pit is a young-looking man, possibly no older than 33, with a a book in one hand and powder falling out of the other. Surprised by the shocking thump of Cedric's rather undramatic entry into his net trap the young man spins around a stares at Cedric with eyes wide with wonder and intrigue.

"Why hello there stranger! What brings you to my humble home?" asks the mysterious man, to which Cedric replies "I'm not really sure how I ended up here, I saw an old man up above who collapsed over a book... Is he... OK?" the mysterious man laughed man laughed and said "Ah! That was just a stage prop, if you will. To keep away the weak of heart, well since you've made it this far would you like to learn of my trade? I am an alchemist!". Confused, Cedric asks him "Can you let me down first? And what's an alchemist?" the young man replies with a mad twinkle in his eye "An alchemist, my dear boy, is the future of this world!"

After spending several hours with the crazed alchemist, Cedric walks away from the store with new knowledge in his mind and a small fear resting in his heart, and he knows that there is only one thing that can make it all better... "I need something to drink..." Cedric says

Profile
Username: Finalis
Real name: Cedric Graves
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11 (180 cm)

About: History/personality

Cedric had a normal childhood, born into a normal family with a role-model father who is self-employed, a wonderful mother who dotes on her children yet does not restrict them too much, an adorable younger sister who jumps with joy when seeing you in school, and a cool older brother who was his goal to surpass. Everything seemed perfectly fine for this close to perfect family, but what happened next would destroy their bonds to the very core.

It happened one night as the children were coming home from school; it was just another day for them, wake up, go to school, finish club activities, hang out with friends, and return home together for dinner. Yet on this one night something.... changed, something did not feel right to me and no matter how insistent I was to return home immediately my older brother and younger sister wanted to continue playing around with their friends, since it WAS the end of term and it was their long, deserved break from school. 

Now as the 3 siblings make their way home that night, just as they round the corner a large, looming shadow was running at full sprint, the large shadow crashed into Erica, the younger sister, which sent her toppling to the floor but the shadow did not stop and continued to run off into the night. Alarmed and confused the 2 brothers helped their younger sister up from the ground and round the corner... Only to be by a blazing flame... This blazing flame's source of fuel you may wonder? Was their home. Jeremy, the elder brother, rushed into the house to see if their parents were alright, as he disappears into the inferno Cedric is madly trying to keep his little sister put and console her by repeating "It'll be alright! Jeremy will be back!! Mom and Dad shouldn't be home yet anyway!!!" yet as he was saying this to his sister his heart grew cold from fear as he sees his parents' cars parked in the driveway.

As time passes by he could hear the screaming of sirens off in the distance, yet in all this time Jeremy has not returned yet... Worried he tells Erica to stay put and wait for the fire fighters and ambulance while he checks on the house, only to be greeted by more flame and smoke, he crouched to the floor calling out to Jeremy and his parents, hoping and praying for their safety. As he reaches the living room and find Jeremy alive, yet pinned to the floor by one of the wall cabinets which fell above him while the fire raged. Grunting with effort he helped Jeremy up while pushing the cabinet away, together they limp back outside only to be greeted by yelling fire fighters garbed in their yellow, fire-retardant uniforms, the fire fighters took Jeremy off my shoulders and while 2 of them carry him back to the awaiting ambulance the others rush past me and into the house to try and find any signs of my still missing parents.

And after the whole ordeal is over, and the fire dies away, the firemen showed my brother and I a note written in the penmanship of our mother, and it says "Kids, your father and I are fine, we'll contact you soon, take care of yourselves and of your sister, I love you both..." The rest of the note was burnt away by the flames, and as tears gather across my eyes and my shoulders slump forwards with grief, my brother slaps my back and tells me we have to be strong for Erica, we both straighten up and return to her. And end the horrible night falling asleep in the ambulance as it brings them  to the hospital to be checked up on.

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Now 12 years later Cedric joined the firefighter academy, to prevent other children from suffering the tragic events he had to go through, now a full fledged firefighter he is a well respected and diligent civil servant. 

On one of the rare breaks he had, Cedric visits a showroom showing off the newest game SAO, and intrigued he buys a copy and brings it home, switching it on he dives into his first experience of video games after many years... Then with the preliminary scans out of the way, the last thing Cedric remembers saying before everything turns dark is.... "Link. Start"

Virtues:

Adaptable/Resourceful: One of the many tactics taught to them in the academy is to analyze the surroundings and take note of things of interest which can help them deal with any and all situations. Cedric being a captain also has to adjust to new additions to his team, allowing him to utilize everyone's best to it's fullest capability. This is a core principle in his life.

Strong-willed: Other than building up his physical strength to combat burning homes and buildings, Cedric also trained his mind to avoid panicking at crucial moments. By utilizing this skill he is able to dive head first into danger to save the precious lives he has vowed to protect. Although at the end of every mission he is reprimanded for his seemingly rash actions, but in the end he is praised by his superiors and coworkers alike.

Dependable: Being a firefighter has taught Cedric the value of team-work and cooperation, which allows him to protect his team mates and friends from danger. He will be vigilant of each member's condition and mental state which allows him to make correct decisions on how and when to deploy members of his team. The team relies on Cedric's level head to help them fight the fires and save as many lives as they can.

Flaws:

Stubborn: Will not make unnecessary sacrifices regardless the danger he may face. As stated above he is routinely reprimanded at how fearless he may be, but also at how little he cares for his own safety. Cedric will always prioritize children in a fire to save them from the fate he had to live through.

Alcoholic: Having picked up on the habit of drinking the nights away with his team after each and every successful mission has left a "problematic" love for any and all things alcoholic. This tends to lead Cedric into bar fights over trivial issues. He has also kicked out of or made to pay for the damage he inflicts on the bars he had fights in due to the unnecessary force he uses while drunk.

Blunt: There are many times when sugar coating words have never really worked for Cedric, so regardless of the situation he will be extremely straight forward and honest about his point of view. This has caused many fights to break out in his life, more so while intoxicated. Yet just as reckless he is with his life outside work, he is also unafraid to fight back against people who irk him.

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Weapon skills:
» One-handed Battle Axe (Firefighter Axe)
1 Rank
Passive
The effectiveness with which a player can use one-handed cleaving type weapons


Inventory
Weapons/Tools:
» 10 bread

15 water


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