Domarus

Adrian listened to Hestia speak and a small grin grew on his face.  Despite the fact that he was in fact mentally unstable, and despite the situation he was in right now, he was extremely calm.  This gave off the appearance of a childish appearance rather than that of a killer.  Even though they all knew what he was.  "Oooo~  You're cocky!  I love it!  Too bad you want to be a righteous knight though.  I look forward to the day that comes crashing down on you!  Hee hee!"  When he heard her comment on how no one would love him he clutched at his heart, looking really hurt.  "Mother dearest..  Why hast thou hurtest me so?"  He chuckled, showing he didn't actually care.  When she mentioned how he didn't stand a chance due to game logic, he laughed.  Almost hysterically.  "Oh you keep thinking you're invincible!  It will make it so much more fun when I kill you~"  Before he could step forward however, movement happened around him.  Hidden rushed over to his side and covered his back.  A smile would come to his face as she did so, though she woudn't be able to see it.  "Gotta make an entrance~  Flare is what makes this half the fun!  As for Aereth I, really am sorry.  I had no idea he was going to just duck out.  Don't worry though, I'll help you find him.  I have friends after all~"  He let Hidden speak to Domarus but now..  They were surrounded.  Domarus was getting up and pulling out a spare ax he had, though it wasn't his tier two one.  Itzal, Embers and Hestia all surrounded the two of them.  Embers spoke up and Adrian chuckled.  "Mister Kettle!"  he called out to her.  "Mister pot called!  He says you're black!"  Itzal however, did make a point.  He enjoyed messing with minds, but in this instance.  He looked between Itzal and Hestia.  These two were the real dangers.  They were on his level, and she did have a lot of defense.  By herself he could probably kill her but with others nearby...  Adrian grabbed Hidden's free hand.  "Ain't this a fun family reunion!  But, much to my dismay, it will have to be canceled early.  Sorry mommy,"  he said in the most child and depressed tone he could muster.  "We'll have to try again next time.  Your friends won't let me have my fun."  With that he held out a teleport crystal, smirked, and whispered something that not even Hidden could hear.  With that, the two of them teleported out of the area.

Domarus sighed.  His tears were still fresh but, Hestia's words had given him some comfort.  He let the ax slip from his hands, the blade sinking into the ground, the handle sticking out.  He turned to the others to see if everyone was ok but before he could say anything he was struck so hard he fell to the ground.  At first he thought he was being attacked when he noticed it was Keres. 
     "I'm so glad you're ok!,"  she said as she cried.  She anticipated to be hit but was severely shocked to feel him holding her close, placing a hand on her head to try and comfort her. 
     "It's ok Keres.."  He looked to the others as he got up, making sure Keres was ok.  He was silent for a moment, and in the end looked away.  He had so many emotions going on right now that he couldn't process them all..  In the end he was hoping Hestia could help keep everyone from choking him to death.

Domarus heard her words between his tears.  His armor was slowly falling apart.  Piece after piece would slowly fall off and shatter upon hitting the ground.  He was wearing his black T shirt and his black pants underneath but to be honest he didn't care.  Hestia spoke about she defends her allies and friends no matter what for the simple reason of 'it's the right thing to do'.  Regardless of what she looks like to other people.  And yet she told him she also didn't let them do whatever it was they wanted, simply because she was pushing for a better world.  He hadn't done anything horrid so far as she knew and thus she felt she could forgive him, give him a second chance.  She told him that his past was not what defines him.  That he didn't have to hold onto it.  That every tragedy has something good that can come from it.  He didn't move or speak for a while.
     "...I can't...  I don't..  What do I..."  He fell silent as she grabbed him and he looked up, pain of his past and present clear on his face.  He saw her gentle smile, and heard her offering to help him up.  Telling him that they didn't have to be enemies.  That they could still be allies and help each other out.  The decision was obvious of course.  It was either join her or rot in prison forever.  Alone with his pain.  It's just, the choice was harder than he knew it should be.  He was unmoving for a while before he finally stirred.  He said nothing as he tried to get up, the rest of his armor falling off as he did so.  He didn't look Hestia in the eyes, still in the process of stopping the tears.  His entire life of pain had just burst through all at once, so he wasn't surprised that it was difficult to put it to a halt.
     "...I..  I don't know what to do..  I have to ask you to help me, while I work things out...  I'm not use to being...  Good...  At doing things, your way.."  He took a moment to even his breath and start composing himself...  But crying would be the last of his worries in a second...

A shadow shot like lightning across the fields, too quick and stealthy for anyone who was already preoccupied to notice approaching.  Adrian leaped up, pushing Itzal into the ground, head first as he slashed his dagger at Hidden's hand cuffs, freeing her.  He then raced towards Hestia and Domarus.  As he did he threw a dagger at each of them, both coated in paralysis.  The blades landed a crit with intense accuracy, paralyzing the both of them instantly.
     "HELLOOOOO WORLD!!!  I'M BAAAAAAAAACK~"  Adrian rushed at Hestia and tackled her, knocking her to the ground.  As he did so the hood flew off, revealing his age.  Despite his crazed state, his eyes were frightfully calm.
     "Daaaaamn.  Mind being my mother?  I'll probably just butcher my real one in the real world.  She's sooooo boring and not at all pretty like you."  The psychotic killer leaped off of her and grabbed her shield, throwing it to Hidden. 
     "Ey!  Merry Christmas!"  He turned to Domarus with a chuckle.  "Dommy!  you disappoint me.  How dare you break down under emotional pressure!  I looked up to you!"  he said holding a hand to his heart as if he were hurt.  If Embers charged at him he'd simply dodge and cause her to trip, finding her easy to avoid when in a blood rage.  If Itzal charged at him he'd simply leap behind Hestia and throw her up as a meat shield.

Keres frowned, wishing she was the one Embers beat up.  She leaped onto Embers back and wrapped her hands around the woman's eyes.  She wouldn't remove them this time however. 
     "Aww Ember, I thought I was you're favorite~  Don't you want to-"  Her eyes widened with horror as she heard the voice of Adrian and watched as Domarus and Hestia fell from paralysis.  "Domarus,"  she whispered.  She let go of Embers and landed beside her, this time grabbing her arm and tugging as much as possible.  "Please, please you have to stop him!  Stop Adrian he'll kill them!  Please please, don't let him die I'll do anything!"

Domarus continued.  He never stopped.  He struck at her shield with the intensity of an earthquake.  Hestia would notice that his energy has been fully depleted at this point, flashing red with every strike he made.  But he wasn't nearly done.  In fact it would appear as if he was twice as fast as before.  If the rules of game mechanics, tiers, levels and stats had not existed, the shield would have surely broken in by now.  The man continued to strike, always trying to get around the shield and get to her.  Every strike he received the thorns damage, his health slowly depleting.  At the same time however, his armor continued to suffer durability loss.  Piece by piece, it slowly shattered.  Torn and damaged.  Pauldron, elbow piece, segments of undercoating.  He heard her words and it only enraged him further.  Instead of slamming into her he grabbed her shield and yanked it up.  If she didn't let go of the shield she would be swung overhead and slammed into the ground.
     "WHY?!  WHY ALLOW YOURSELF TO BECOME A TOOL FOR OTHERS?!"  He continued to beat on her.  If she was without a shield he would pin her down and start striking her without end, hitting her in the head, stomach, every weak point he could detect.  Over and over again.  If she had her shield still he'd simply repeat the process of swinging and slamming her into the ground until the sheer force knocked her off.
     "WHY WOULD YOU JUST LET THEM USE YOU?!  AFTER EVERYTHING THIS WORLD HAS DONE!  YOU WOULD JUST LET THEM DO WHATEVER THEY WISH?!"  At this point a piece of his helmet cracked.
     "WHY WOULD YOU FORGIVE THEM?!?!"  The crack began to spread.
     "WHY WOULD YOU FORGIVE ME?!?!"  A piece of his helmet fell off.
     "HOW DO YOU HAVE NO RAGE?!  HOW DO YOU STAND EACH DAY?!  HOW CAN YOU STAND IT?!  HOW ARE YOU NOT LIKE ME?!"  He roared, a chunk of his helmet falling off, revealing his left eye.  Tears streaming from it, pain equally mixing with the rage, each fighting for control.  He continued to strike at her with all his power until.  He raised his hands, cupping them together for one final, powerful strike.  He held it in the air a moment, his hands shaking.  And then.  He collapsed.  His hands fell to the sides, hitting the ground around Hestia rather than her.  His eye closed as the tears won over the hate.
     "Damnit!"  He said through the tears as he fell to his knees and just remained there.  His helmet fell off entirely, shattering before it hit the ground, as he broke down.  The pain of his past.  An uncaring father who shoved his son into this life of cruelty.  Who snuffed out any hope for a better future.  Never knowing love, never knowing friendship.  Only seeing the worst in others.  He was jealous.  Envious.  Envious of those who had been hurt, and yet could somehow manage.  Envious of the ignorant and naive.  And through this, he despised them.  He didn't truly hate them.  What he really hated.

Was himself.  And the destruction he brought.

Eventually he was able to gain some control of his breathing, and managed to inhale oxygen between his grief.  Control was all he'd ever known to shoot for.  And now, he couldn't even control himself...

Domarus remained in the back.  Waiting and watching the rest of the players act.  Everything was finally organized, yet at the same time not.  He could see Hirru, who had finally realized what he's been doing.  Aereth helped Hidden, and now they only had one boss to worry about.  He heard Hestia's words and tsked in annoyance. 
     "If Beat does get the final hit then my point will only be made concrete when it comes to frontliners.."  He turned to the boss.  Well, she had a point.  He was going to deal the final hit.  He may as well launch an attack with what energy he had left.  So he charged his ax with a sword art.  He consumed all of his energy in one go and barely did anything to the boss.  This was to be expected however, as he was only tier two using a times nine multiplier sword art on the tank boss.  He saw Hestia running over to Itzal and speaking to him, his eyes narrowing.  He then heard Macradon say something cheesy and rolled his eyes under the helmet.  So help him he didn't meet half of these frontliners ever again...

ID#  109181  BD:  9  18+1x9-100=71 damage.

Name: Allsehend
Profession: Artisan
Rank: 7
ID:  108982
Roll: CD:  12
Item Type: trinket
Tier: 1
Quality: perfect
Enhancements: three slots of accuracy 
Description: a pendant clasp meant to hold the edges of a cloak or cape together. It is a triangular stone whose edges are etched with runic lines; there is a rough hewn diamond vaguely shaped like an open eye placed in the center.

Domarus collected the last of his materials and sighed, knowing that this was probably going to be his last craft in a little while.  He began to get to work, forging it one small piece at a time.  It took a few attempts, but eventually he had managed to succeed in crafting the item Cosi had requested.  He picked the item up and told Keres to inform Cosi that the item was ready.  He walked over to the counter and placed it on there for him.  Keres stared at him as he walked away.
     "Domarus," she said.  Getting no response she frowned, her eyes narrowing and called again:  "HARKEN!"  This time, Domarus stopped.  "What now?  You aren't just going to give up are you?  What happened to the man I knew?!"  Domarus was silent for a moment.  When he spoke he didn't turn around.
     "I'll tell you tomorrow.  For now, I just need some time to process.  Don't hate me Raven.  Please..  Be patient with me.  Be understanding."  Keres fumed.  This wasn't how it was supposed to be!  She folded her arms and glared at him as he walked into his room.  When Cosi approached she'd give him a hard look before gesturing to his item.
     "You're item is done, go have fun."  And with that she'd storm away into the other room.

ID#  108982  CD:  12

The fires rise

Domarus felt a surge of power that filled his very essence.  He heard the boss's words as he felt it too.  He felt twice, no three..  Almost four times stronger than he normally was.  He spun his ax in a circle and it was as if it weighed less than nothing.  He looked at his hand as he clenched his fist and opened it again.  This power was incredibly tempting.  Especially for Domarus.  However, there was something that held him back..  And it wasn't his reputation among the players this time.  This time, it was what he was faced with.  His memory of his mother..  His spies reporting that Aereth and Itzal were seen speaking to one another after all this time..  Hestia and what she had been saying to him as of late..  He held his ax in front of him and sighed.  He couldn't keep this.  Not only because siding with the event boss was not only going to hurt his reputation, and not just because he knew it was probably temporary at best, but because he knew that he was going to be crashing and burning soon.  This power would only hurt those around him.  Those he actually felt close to.  He then saw the image the boss showed them, and watched frontliners falling.  People breaking down.  He turned as Mina reacted in raw hysteria.  Domarus rushed towards her, ripped his helmet off, grabbed her shoulder, and pulled her back.  He dropped his weapon and held her with both hands, and looked her in the eyes. 
     "Mina!  It's a lie!  An illusion!"  He was hoping to death that he could get through to her.  He was no longer acting on his need for reputation after all, so who knows how this would turn out.  "Itzal is not dead!  We both know him, and he would never let himself die, let alone to an event boss.  He would teleport away for certain.  Stay calm.  Miraak is dead, the demons took over completely.  Worry about that later however,"  he said as he pointed to the other players.  "Our priority is them.  We have to slay this beast now or teleport out of here.  Mina.  If you feel like you are about to die, you use that teleport crystal.  I will not lose someone on the  battlefield.  Understood?"  Domarus turned to the rest of the players in his group, picking up his ax and equipping his helmet again.
     "Everyone!  Ignore the demon!  It's nothing more than an illusion!  Focus on killing the creature and fast.  Anyone who is afraid they may die, you use that teleport crystal IMMEDIATELY.  Remember this is an event boss.  Your life is more valuable than a reward!"  He then activated screw dimension on the monster to gain some more hate and draw it's attention.  Hopefully it would stop using AoE attacks so often... 
     "Su-Nova!  I leave who to heal up to you!"  He called out, saying her name correctly and fluently this time.

ID#  108902  BD:  7+5=12  198 damage

The fires rise

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Domarus had in fact used sword arts originally.  However his rage had become so great he switched to simply lashing out in whatever seemed natural and right in that moment.  Sometimes it was a sword art, and sometimes it wasn't.  And while Hestia had been right in that his energy was quickly running out, there was one factor that neither her nor cardinal had taken into account:  The mind ran on adrenaline, and that adrenaline was translating into the game.  While it didn't recharge his energy, it kept Domarus going and pushing as if his energy and strength had doubled.  His sword arts would not function once he hit zero of course, but that would never stop the player from lashing out at Hestia.  He felt her give way to his next blow which immediately triggered a reaction in him, causing him to push forward and keep attacking.  Never backing up or letting up.  His focus was not on his health, he didn't care about that right now.  All of his hatred, his wrath, all of his pain he was pinning on one target.  And that was Hestia.  She told him to let loose his anger in this fight and he was doing just that.  His father.  His tortured childhood.  Being motherless.  Being isolated and alone.  His only friend only there because she wanted the pain he unleashed.  His goals so far out of reach.  Hopes of having a family, even a broken one, vanishing before his eyes.  All of the emotions buried deep within him exploding in this one fight.  His entire life bursting out, not like a dam breaking, but like hell broke out from inside the earth, and was now laying waste to the surface world. 

Domarus heard her words.  That she did in fact regret bringing them.  That she had wanted it to be a one on one fight.  Domarus responded not with words, but with a roar of rage, releasing a sword art on her.
     "THEN THEY WILL DIE ALONG WITH YOU!!!"  This time when he attacked her, it was different.  With each swing he made she used her sword, as well as her own sword art, to parry each swing he made onto her shield.  This not only protected her, but also dealt damage against Domarus himself.  Some of the blows she made and managed to strike his armor, and to his shock had managed to crack it.  When he struck at her shield, her thorns had managed to shatter his left shoulder piece which sent him into another spiked rage.  With this increased adrenaline his last strike from the sword art managed to hit her and her armor, which would have knocked her far away if it weren't for her mod.  Even as the light from the sword art ended he continued to attack.  He heard her next words, and what she wanted to do.  His visor flashed yet again as he activated Screw Dimension, consuming the last of his energy as he bashed against her with all his strength.  Not even trying to hit her at this point, only trying to bash her into the ground through sheer force.
     "THEY DON'T WANT OUR HELP!!  THEY DON'T WANT TO BE SAVED!  OR LED!  OR FREED!  THEY LET THEIR PRIDE RULE OVER THEM!!  THEY'RE ALL MAGGOTS!!!!  WORTHLESS IDIOTS WHO DON'T GIVE A D**N ABOUT THOSE AROUND THEM!!!  ONLY ABOUT THEMSELVES!!"  He slammed his ax down on her, and regardless of whether it was her sword or shield, his ax would snap in two.  The blade shattering into shards and the handle falling apart in two split pieces before it crystallized and perished.  However Domarus didn't stop.  He reached over to grab her and attempted to tear past her shield in the attempts to knee her in the stomach and knock her into the ground with as much force as he could muster.  Even if he couldn't he'd make every attempt to strike her, speaking in between strikes.  If given the opportunity he'd use his legs as much as his arms.  "Everyone USES you!  No one CARES for you!  All they WANT from you!  Is what you can PROVIDE THEM!  They ACT like they care!  But in the end they only leave you HELPLESS!  BROKEN!  ALONE!"

Keres chuckled at Raven's words before she dodged Ember's most recent attack and heard her threat. 
     "Aww, come on auntie Embers~  After all we've been through?"  When Rowan came charging at Keres, the bird would be intercepted by something:  A flaming snake would shoot out from the shadows, suddenly for the first time in forever, in combat mode.  The familiar ignited into flames, spikes coming out from it's spine as it bit into the bird and ripped at it's wings before letting go.  The serpent would be in defensive mode, ready to dodge and counter the bird whenever it could.  All the while covered tip to tail in active flames.  Keres giggled. 
     "I always did like your bird, it's so cute~"  She rushed over to Embers again and gave her a kiss on the cheek before dodging her yet again.  "Just like you when you're angry~"

His teeth grit tightly as she told him she had more allies than these and only brought them because they ended up wrapped up in all of this.  Her posture and expression oozing with nothing but arrogance, confidence and cockiness.  He roared with pure hate as he swung his ax low, nearly touching the ground, to strike under her shield and at her legs.  The result would be her falling on her back.  If this worked he'd do everything in his power to tear her shield from her arms.  If that failed he would simply press his foot against her shield, pushing it against her and thus keeping her from blocking her face, and would begin hacking at her open head. 
     "You'll regret dragging them into this!"  He wouldn't stop.  He wouldn't stop even after Hestia managed to knock him off and get back up.  He would simply continue to swing and find more creative ways to get around the shield of hers.  His movements however, were shifting.  They were faster than before, more reckless and random.  Not only that but he was applying more force than before as well.  His energy was quickly dropping but it was almost as if he was growing stronger and faster.  Something that didn't compute with the cardinal system.  Then again, emotion was hard for a computer to understand.  He could feel himself being pierced by her thorns, as well as receiving blows from her parry skill and most likely the mod.  This however only enraged him more and pushed harder than previous endeavors.  He knew he couldn't beat her.  He hated her for being so stubborn.  He hated the system for not giving him the ability to kill her like he could in the real world.  She was only strong because of numbers.  That was all that protected her!  He could kill her with ease in the real world!  She spoke again, telling him to give up.  He made a half growl half roar sound as he swung with all his might.  With most people this would have knocked them off their feet and into a wall behind.  He wasn't sure what it would do to Hestia however.
     "SHUT UP!!"  He roared before charging at her again.  Unleashing a ruthless barrage of strikes.  "GIVE UP?!  GIVE UP?!  AFTER COMING THIS FAR, PRACTICING AND GROWING!  AFTER I'VE WALKED THIS PATH DOWN TO IT'S CORE YOU THINK I'M ABOUT TO GIVE UP?!  I AM NOT WEAK!"  He locked blades with her, pressing his handle down on her as hard as he could.  The heat of his breath felt through his helmet, and the glow of his visor so bright it looked like a living fire.  "I'll NEVER bow to anyone.  Let alone you." 

Keres giggled at Ember's words and dashed to her side, jabbing her dagger upward into Ember's arm pit.  A weak point in her armor.  It barely did anything, but this was to annoy Embers and remind the woman just how fast and agile Keres was. 
     "Aww lighten up Auntie Embers~  Don't you want to have some fun?"  she giggled again as she dodged Embers with ease, flipping backward before dashing forward and sliding under another swing.  When Embers mentioned being queen of the jungle Keres popped out of nowhere and booped her on the nose before dodging another attack.  "Queen?  Of the jungle?  That's cute~"

Adrian watched from the trees, humming a fun tune to himself while he made himself a drink.  He had ingredients in his inventory and was glad they didn't spoil.  He continued to watch the fight the entire time of course, why would he not?  He laughed to himself as the scout became very aggressive, attacking Aereth in an interesting manner.  Adrian wished he could be up close so that he could see what the boy was doing that made Aereth back off.  Then he watched as Aereth changed into someone else entirely, causing Adrian to blink.  Now that was new.  He turned into a woman.  Was that the disguise skill?  He'd have to go fight the gemini after seeing this.  That would be a fun skill to have...  Though he didn't see the woman in the group anywhere.  He wasn't aware disguise turns you into any person, just the person you're fighting.  Before anything else could happen however, Aereth pulled out another teleport crystal and vanished.  "S**t.."  He was hoping to have some fun with this, but it would seem they were not going to make this easy.  He sighed and continued to wait, wanting to see how Hidden responded.

Domarus heard Aereth and Itzal shouting and fighting, before he heard the sound of a teleport crystal activate.  Itzal and Aereth dueled it out then?  And from what he was hearing Aereth ditched out.  So the arrogant little man finally learned his place then. 
     "I'm sorry,"  he said as he swung his ax.  The force she applied to the shield in addition to his extra force caused it to bounce off, but instead of stumbling he used it's momentum to swing around with twice the force.  "What did you say about family?  Friends?  People who would stick by your side?  It looks to me like all you have is a scout who's snapped and a wildfire you can only hope to control!  Who else stands beside you Hestia?!"  He waited until she swung her sword, or at least held it out from behind the shield, and swung his ax quickly.  Hooking the curved part of the ax around the guard and blade of her sword, he pulled with all his might.  This would result in either tearing the sword from her hand, or forcing her towards him.  If the latter, he would swung the butt end of his weapon at her in the hopes of striking her or knocking her backwards into the ground. 
     "Meanwhile I have them!  Keres, Raven, the Triad!  They did not abandon me.  They kept their calm and their resolve.  Raven isn't brainwashed Ember, she joined me by her own volition!!!"  With that he began another assault.  His rage fueling his body as he struck at her, making quick movements, side by side, to try and get around her shield.
     "I never planned for her to see you confront me Ember, but she did!  She didn't run away now did she?  Instead she stayed and listened to what my plans were!  She heard the man I truly am!  AND WHO DID SHE SIDE WITH?!"  The hatred for Ember-  no.  The hatred of being hated.  Of just trying to do the only thing he could do.  The only skill he had, trying to make the world better with it.  And being hated for it.  Not even given a chance.  The pain of being betrayed-  no.  The pain of being alone.  Of having no one there for you when you need it most.  Of having no one close to you.  He wished he had more time to experience that with someone.  And now he wouldn't.  He would either die or be locked in a cell for the rest of his life.  In here and in the real world, Ember would ensure it.  And all of that pain and hatred flowed into his next attack.
     "WHO ARE YOU TO DAMN ME AS THE VILLAIN?!"  he roared as he grabbed her shield with his left hand, shoving it to the side, and swung with all his strength at her with his right.  Effectively shattering her shoulder piece and creating a long crack along her armor.  The red visor in his helmet was flashing more brightly than ever before.

The Triad had taken their distance, and rightfully so.  If they intervened then they would surely be killed.  The Triad would await orders from Hidden.  If they received none, or if she told them to stay out of the way, Keres would speak up.
     "You three stay here.  I'll go assist Raven."  With that she'd dash out of the way and move with incredible speed and agility towards the two fighters.  She'd leap over Embers, place her hand on the woman's armor and push herself off, and land beside Raven.  She made a playful push against Raven with her shoulder as she giggled.
     "Hope you don't mind if I join in on the fun~  You two ladies seem to be having a very good time."

He watched as players verbally attacked the boss more and more.  At the same time however, the boss was retaliating, dealing damage against the parties.  Most groups seemed to be handling it very well, but his group...  Sunova had half her health at this point which really concerned her.  Besides her, Dazia's health was the lowest in his current party.  He'd brace the attack from the boss, losing more health than before.  Once the attack ended he turned over to @Sunova.  "Sun!  Make sure to heal Dazia!  She's lost the most health this round!  Everyone else keep attacking the boss!  He's going to get progressively stronger but that's all the more reason to take him down quicker!"  As he charged his sword art he took note of the energy of all the players.  they could keep going a little bit longer, but pretty soon they were going to need more energy.  He had to wonder:  Did any of their supporters have the mod that provided others with energy?  He charged forward in that instant and lashed his ax against the boss.  Using enough force to knock it back a bit.  "You lay your hands off of my team!!"  he cried as he cleaved the possessed man with his ax.  Rhozarth shot out of nowhere and breathed a jet of flame into the man's hood but didn't charge at him.  Domarus told him to play it safe for now.

ID#  108387  BD:  4+5-2=7  24x13-75=237 damage

Everyone:  If you've already posted and edited, please apply changes for Domarus in your player stat in the spoiler:  40/84 energy.  Domarus has 6 hate.

Adrian cackled ad Hidden's words and leaned against Hidden with a grin on his face.  "Please.  He couldn't leave the fight even if he wanted to.  And I doubt he'd even try when he sees me enter the fray, so don't worry about Aereth running off."  he stopped leaning against Hidden and walked beside her spinning a dagger in his hands.  "And you don't need to worry about me, though it is sweet of you to be concerned~  I could slaughter his assistance, take him on with relative ease.  Hestia would be an interesting challenge, but she wouldn't be able to kill me.  Never in a million years."  Adrian gave off a little giggle when he heard her mention his nosy attitude.  "Pure innocent curiosity Hidden.  Nothing wrong with that now is there?"  He listened to her words and felt a slight chill up his spine.  A light would dance across his eyes as she finished and, this time, a genuine smile would rest on his face.  "Respect.  Fear.  Strength.  Fine goals to be sure...  As for laughing coffin, that is an interesting goal..."  He stood still for a moment as he thought about it.  He wanted to get his guild up and running yes, but he wanted to make it known.  Perhaps he should help the other players remove the laughing coffin from power.  He would work closely with Hidden too...  He turned back to her and smiled, closing his eyes and giving off a cute kid appearance.  "Alright then!  I've decided:  After we're done with this upcoming skirmish, I'll help you slaughter every member of the laughing coffin and make them beg for mercy~  For now though, we should focus on stabbing your old comrades in the back." 

Soon they were in a patch of trees near the area.  They could hear and see everything happening in the distance and Adrian sat on the lower branch of a tree, his stealth skill active.  He chuckled as he swung his legs back and forth.  "This is so funny.  Embers is in shock, Dommy and Hesty are going at it.  Itzi is fighting dear Raven.  Aereth is taking on four at the same-  oh!  Looks like Embers snapped out of it..  Can you see all of this?  I don't know if you have the detect mod or not." 

Domarus watched as Hestia shifted her attention to Embers and let his left hand go of the massive ax and grabbed her shield, pulling it aside as he slashed her with the ax using his right hand.  The result was dealing a little bit of damage while knocking her back even further.  He would try to utilize his strength to rip the shield off her hand or even break it, which he would hopefully have the advantage to do so since she was momentarily distracted.  Of course it was an instinctive attempt and if it failed he'd simply let go, grab his ax and land another strike on her or her shield.  Seeing her distracted so easily from him angered him further, causing him to put more effort into his strikes.
     "You're a fool to shift your eyes from me Ember!!"  he roared as he began his barrage of attacks.  Each strike aimed at her shield to either knock her back, and in the process knock her off balance (in which case he'd strike immediately afterwards in the attempt to knock her down and strike her in her helpless state).  Or to swing around her shield, hook onto it with the blade and yank the shield off, break it, or swing Hestia over his head into the ground opposite side of him.  If she tried to swing a blade at him he simply spun his long handled ax to parry the strike with the blunt end, and immediately counter with the blade coming up from the opposite end.  He was incredibly fast and utilized the momentum he was building up against her with near perfect timing.  With every time his blade collided against her, her shield or when the blade hooked onto her or her shield, the red visor would flash brighter.  Hestia would know that he was keeping his promise from the previous day.  He was not holding back.  He was in fact, letting all the rage and hate.  His eternal wrath.  Loose.

Keres frowned, her eyes narrowing under her hood at Aereth's words.  She watched him throw a pair of handcuffs aside and her eyes widened.  He's finally snapped.  For real this time.  She glanced over and saw Embers attacking Raven now.  That meant:  She saw Itzal charge over and she whistled, signaling for them to back up immediately.  They each leaped out of the way as Itzal shot over.  Whether he attacked them or Aereth she wasn't able to determine.  Not until it happened.  If Itzal attacked Aereth then they would need to stay out of it as it would most likely get violent.  If he was helping Aereth, then they would need to coordinate more than ever before.  Most likely Domarus would want Keres facing Itzal since he seemed more rational in this moment than Aereth.

     "Enough!"  he said loud enough for everyone to hear.  "Arguing gets us nowhere!  We need to work together, and argument and anger will only make everything worse."  He turned to @tricolor_mina who asked Domarus a favor and nodded to her.  "I will do what I can, I promise."  He turned to the support players ( @Sunova & @Krysta) .  "Remember!  Focus on keeping players alive.  Don't worry too much about buffing strengths or restoring energy until absolutely necessary!  If anyone has a healing item they can give to Sunova toss it over!"  He returned his focus on the boss and swung his ax so that he could hold it in position, sighing under the helmet.  These players-  no.  These children.  He chose to ignore Mars and his idiocy.  Hopefully his example would cause other to follow suit and pay him no mind.  He was going to have to talk to the frontliners and let them know about Mars.  His personality, attitude, and essentially warn them.  And he will also suggest keeping that player away from the frontlines to the best of their ability.  For now however, he watched as the boss suddenly changed into a different form.  He heard Mina's comment and nodded. 
     "Most MMO games have bosses that power up as they reach the end of their life.  This seems to be one.  Remember to keep those teleport crystals handy!  If you hit red health you get the hell out!  Remember everyone who is a tier two player:  Tier one players are our priority.  You protect them at all cost!  If need be you can switch with another player!"  He charged the boss now and landed a solid hit, dealing almost two hundred and fifty points of damage.  After his attack he nodded to his fellow comrades to attack.

ID#  108232  BD:  5+5-2=8  23x14-75=247 damage    14+2=16 energy lost

Domarus couldn't believe what he was seeing.  The calmness and bliss on Hirru's face, and the sheer audacity to start giving out orders and request the tank be given a teleport crystal from another player filled him with rage.  It pleased him to no end to see Shield strike Hirru the way he did and give him a lecture.  Players continued criticizing each other, however the second and third groups seemed calm enough.  His team on the other hand..  He heard Hestia's soft words and turned to her.  He moved closer so that only she could hear him:
     "That's something to think about isn't it?  Defying orders and instructions, strategy and plan all for what?  So you can satisfy your curiosity on a world that not only isn't real, but is keeping you, me, everyone here, innocent men women and children prisoner.  Your actions are not as far as Hirru's but you must remind yourself, Ember, that this is a boss.  It is nothing but programming built with pre set dialogue and emotions.  You feel sorry for the poor b*****ds?  They can be brought back!!!  Our first and foremost priority is clearing this floor, so we can clear the next one.  Reach the final floor and beat the game.  So that everyone who is a prisoner here can go Home!!  If you're comfortable living in this world and want to enjoy it then take your teleport crystal and go write the maniac Kayaba's stories elsewhere!"  He swung his ax around as he prepared to attack.  "You want to take chances Embers?  Remember that each time you do, you risk every soul trapped in this hell."  He turned his head to glare at her through his helmet.  "You want to tell them you risked their lives to satisfy your curiosity?  That you value the lives of numbers over real humans?  Make your choice Ember.  You're either here to defend humanity and get us out.  Or you're here to hinder us."  With this he launched forward at the bosses, landing a solid hit on them both.  He ended up landing a critical hit on the tank, cutting through her armor easier.  This time, there was nothing but hatred.  Wrath.  And pain behind his blows.  He watched as his energy hit zero and growled.  He rushed over to Macradon to give him an update.
     "Out of energy.  What do you suggest I do in the meantime?"

ID#  108014  BD:  5+5-1=9  177 damage
ID#  108015  BD:  9  166 damage

Domarus watched as the false priest opened his eyes and was immediately filled with rage and disappointment.  This was what he truly was.  He then began to speak up, mentioning how he had hoped he was facing a reasonable and forgiving crowd.  Domarus however knew better.  Humanity as a whole was corrupt and wanted power over other things.  If this npc was a real individual who was manipulating the masses and working with demons, then people would be hesitant to forgive him in general, quick to condemn him at worst, and at best want to forgive him despite all the evil he had done, and is doing.  The majority would always lean towards the darkness and Domarus knew this better than most.  All it took were very careful words.  The people were told he was the enemy, and so they react with haste.  Mars caring about nothing but destruction.  As Domarus expected, there were consequences for their decision and all players received an instant hit, Domarus receiving no damage due to his safeguard.  He grit his teeth in anger towards Mars and Cosi for sending them down this path in the first place.  However there was a benefit.  They all received a temporary damage buff, so he planned to use it while he could.
     "From now on if another choice appears, Listen to what your party leaders decide on!  Do not act recklessly!!"  He looked back at the boss and thought quickly.  "Sunova!  We're good on energy so far, focus on healing everyone first!  If anyone has a healing item either use it on Sunova or toss her one!  We need to keep her health up as much as possible!  Everyone else, use your highest sword art and use that bonus damage you've received!  Kyoto, can you use a stun sword art on the boss?  Try and keep it pinned down enough if we can."  Domarus activated charge and shot at the false priest, swinging his massive black ax at the boss, spinning it so that it struck him multiple times.  After he had landed his hits, he leaped back, satisfied with the damage he had inflicted thus far.  This would be a hard battle he knew...
     "Now let's win this fight!"

OOC - Everyone make sure to apply the burn damage to your character in your post.  T2 players receive 24 damage.  T1 players receive 12

ID#  107872  BD:  7+5-1=11   23+5x14-50=342 damage   Explode Catapult  -14+2=16 energy

Domarus sighed and relaxed when Miraak finally got to the point.  He saw the options and felt like there was more to this than it was letting on..  Mars had convinced everyone that the decision didn't matter as it was all ones and zeroes and nothing about morals.  However he felt like it was the reverse going on here.  The previous boss, the elven counsel, had been heavily based on the lore of that specific floor.  Much had occurred that no one had seen before.  Now they were facing a boss who gave them a choice before the fight?  He couldn't say anything now however since everyone was already pressing unforgivable.  He couldn't do anything about it.  What was worse, Black was supporting this, solidifying the decision.  He sighed with frustration before pressing the button unforgivable before he turned to the groups. 
     "Right.  Everyone this is it!  Take your positions and wait for the signal!  Group one stand by me!"  Domarus drew his ax and spun it really quick before taking a stance.  He would make sure that he was right beside the tank in his party.  He wanted to ensure he kept the heat off of some of his party members.  He wanted to keep everyone as safe as possible.  He turned to @Hazado, the tank in his party.  He wasn't going to just let everyone think these fights were going to be simple every time.  He spoke softly so only he could hear him.
     "Listen Hazado.  Go ahead and click unforgivable, thanks to Mars and Black's speech it's too late to go back.  But the fact of the matter is why would the boss have this question up?  It's so obvious for most people don't you think?  My guess is that each option has a different result that will occur.  I don't care much for Christianity, but I have met a few in my life.  One of them believed that everyone deserved forgiveness in the eyes of the Lord, no matter his crimes.  The reasons were complicated and ones I didn't care for at the time, but the fact remains that this question isn't as foolish and obvious as everyone believes.  It's too late to go back, but I want you to be ready.  Ready for anything understand?"

<Unforgivable>

@Miraak the Accursed

Domarus smiled as Black spoke up.  He appreciated Mina's scolding against Mars, whom he hoped everyone would see cared about no one at this point.  However Black was on the right track in regards as to their foolishness.  He placed a hand on Black's shoulder and nodded his appreciation.
     "Bottom line people, is we can't help but wait.  I have no control over the boss in that regard.  We just have to be patient and wait until the fight actually starts.  I'll let you know if I see a hint of aggression so no one will be caught off guard.  As for everyone who has a problem with me or this strategy I've presented, make sure you keep that hate to yourself in this room.  You can claw me out afterwards and I will hear what you have to say.  But for now keep your focus on the boss and not each other.  That goes for everyone here."  He turned to look at Mina and nodded his thanks for backing him up in regards to Mars.  However she was incorrect when it came to him stopping Mars, and he'd need to correct her at some point.  After all, Mars caught him unawares the first time, and had used the charge skill.  Even with Domarus' strength and reflexes he coudln't have stopped him the first time.  When Cosi spoke up however he shook his head.
     "No it wasn't Cosi.  There is no way to predict what a boss has up his sleeve.  We must never face an enemy alone, so charging forward was dangerous if not suicidal.  Not to mention doing so already broke our strategy, and while he may not have meant for this to be so it tells others that he isn't one to follow strategies or the leads of others.  However this discussion is meant for another time."  He then looked at Mars, whom he now pinned as the greatest trouble maker in this raid. 
     "You hate me so much you can tell me after this raid is finished.  And unlike the situation with Hirru, I'm not protecting the boss in any way.  I'm recognizing that he refuses to attack and can't be attacked as of yet.  Thus we organize ourselves and fight as a unit.  Hirru rushed up, and protected the floor boss from the players.  There is a great difference between the two Mars.  Anyone can easily tell the difference between strategy and treason."  After that he returned his attention to the false priest Miraak. 
     "Pretty sure it was all according to your plan for everyone to turn on each other Miraak, but I trust these players to have the strength and focus to remember who the true enemy is.  You on the other hand, are a man without faith.  That much is obvious." 

@Mars @tricolor_mina @Cosi @Black

Adrian could easily see he won the argument and was clearly reveling in that fact.  When she said she always made the attempt to never underestimate an opponent, which he thought was poorly phrased, he simply chuckled.  "So you say~  We'll see what happens."  She began to take a while to think to herself, before speaking again.  Mentioning how she would only beat Aereth as long as it took to put him into submission.  To this, Adrian laughed.  "Well dear Hidden, knowing that moron's ego you've got at least a months work in front of you.  And I doubt you can make him submit to you by yourself.  Of course you'll realize this soon enough."  She took another moment to think to herself and he grinned.  "Do I really make that much of an impact?  Dear oh dear, I didn't realize words could be so powerful."  He loved taunting and teasing people, but...  Hidden was different.  He had a different goal set for her than he did others.  "Of course, the art of speechcraft is teachable."  When she spoke up again, his grin slowly grew into a big smile.  When she finished his eyes flashed with excitement and interest.  "As it should be!  I'm very proud of you Hidden dear~"  She released his bonds and he stood up straight instantly, stretching his limbs.  After some stretching he opened his menu and equipped his gear.  Now, instead of looking like a small innocent child, he wore a black hood and cape, gray leather bracers, cloth shirt and pants, and black boots.  He also wore a ring that had a symbol on it.  A dagger appeared on his right hip and a rapier appeared on his left.  "As for a plan of action?  For maximum entertainment, I recommend you charge into the fight aiding Domarus.  Act like you're on his side.  I'll watch from afar for a bit while I enjoy Domarus crumbling in his emotional struggle against Hestia.  When it reaches the breaking point then I'll jump in.  When I do you turn 'traitor' and we take on the fools.  How does that sound?"  He walked past her but the stopped.  "One thing I want to know however:  Hidden.  What is your goal?"

Domarus turned to look at Embers as she ran her little speech.  He scoffed at her through his helmet. 
     "For someone who prefers combat over chatting, you sure do talk a lot Embers.  And what happened to you?  You always said you took what you wanted.  That you were a hunter.  Yet here you are talking about loyalty to someone who doesn't burn with the fire you enjoy seeing and feeling.  Someone who doesn't have that same conviction to take what they want at any cost.  Following her won't gain you anything you desire.  So which is it Embers?-"  His attention snapped to Hestia who activated charge and swung her blade at him.  Due to him being off guard she landed a few swings on him, but he was able to intercept the last half of the activated sword art with his ax, spinning it so that it knocked her own blade, and herself back a moment.  The instant she was knocked back, even if it was just a step, he would slam his weapon down on her, holding his long hilt against her own blade, pressing down on her as he spoke up.
     "Interrupting a conversation now?"  His red visor flashed, revealing his wrath to her.  "How low do you intend to stoop Ember?"  And with that he used all his strength to launch her back, then activated charge as he rushed forward and activated the Screw Dimension sword art on her before shifting to his own fighting style.

Keres watched as Itzal took on Raven, pushing her back.  She rolled her eyes under the shadow of her hood before she and the three other players at her sides charged at Aereth.  Unlike the other player killers he'd fought, they were completely and totally unified.  Keres leaped up over Aereth's head, using a dagger to block any swing he made at her.  While she did that, the scout shot at him head on, with the two assassins circling towards his sides.  All three arrived at the same time, with the scout thrusting his rapier at Aereth, and the assassins striking him with a dagger, and straight sword.  If he tried to attack one of them they would parry it and let his force push them back while another of the trio struck at him from another angle.  Keres rejoined the fight, and the four of them would continue to switch around and shift.  Even if he focused on the weapons it would be hard to tell who was who. 
     "Well lookie there Ae~  All alone again are we?  Hestia having her little face off with Dommy.  Ember dozing off with facing reality.  Itzi too busy worrying about the little one.  And why wouldn't you be alone?  You only help those who benefit you right?  You don't actually care about them do you?  All you care about is how to further your own goals.  So~"  In the middle of their shifting, Keres popped up behind Aereth and spoke in his ears.  "Tell me how your different than Domarus?"  and with a laugh she'd rejoin the group.

Rhozarth roared at Kuro and took flight.  The red dragon, always bathing in flames wore a black iron armor that looked like a dragon's skeleton on the outside.  Rhozarth wasn't as fast as Kuro, not by a long shot, but he was fast enough to evade attacks.  In addition to this he was very strong and could withstand most attacks.  The difference between Kuro and Rhozarth, was that one of them could use projectile attacks.  While the other could not.  Rhozarth launched waves of intense flames after Kuro, aiming them in a way that would lead Kuro in a certain area.  Whether Kuro realized it or not, Rhozarth was leading the familiar into an enclosed area where the familiar would find itself hard pressed to run away from Rhozarth.

Domarus grabbed Mars before he could charge past him a second time and held a tight grip so he couldn't run off again.
     "Everyone calm down!"  he called out as players urged an attack.  He glanced at Mars who had started all of this.  The fool.  He knew exactly what kind of person that Mars was now.  The difference between him and Domarus was their motivations.  "Now listen!  Some of you have never been in a boss fight before and some of you have.  In the end you must understand that rushing in blindly will get you killed.  If we want to be effective we have to work together as a unit."  He turned to look at everyone who called out.  "Bosses have unique abilities that monsters and players can never mimic.  We must work together and proceed with caution.  What Mars did was a perfect example.  Most bosses don't have high evasion, save for the strongest of floor bosses.  My guess is that this program has a dialogue that must be completed before the fight commences.  In other words:  We can't land a finger on it until whatever it's objective is has been fulfilled.  So in the meantime, stay behind me and form up parties accordingly.  Be ready for when it does finally begin.  I'll try to speed this process up as fast as I possibly can."  He would let Mars go the moment he showed no signs of resistance, but until then he would be an unmovable fortress keeping him from getting out of line.
     "And you,"  he said to Mars.  "Try to think strategically instead of impulsively.  One wrong move from anyone and the rest of the people are in danger."  Then he whispered to the player:  "Of course, it's all part of your weak facade, correct?"
     "Now then.."  He turned to the priest.  If players were observant, they would notice that regardless of who he was talking two, he was watching the false priest the entire time, while his arm rested ready to draw his ax at any second.  "Miraak.  No one believes a word you say.  No matter how noble you make yourself sound, your actions speak far more than your words do.  So if you have anything you wish to say, then say it.  Regardless of how you lived life before, right here and now you are corrupted and an enemy.  None of us will be sitting down for you, and none of us want to hear your s**t.  Tell us what it is you want to say so we can get on with this."

@Mars @Black @Cosi @Kairi @Miraak the Accursed

    "Stop that kind of talk!"  Domarus called back to @Dustin, turning his head to look at him.  The silver helmet flashing on the movement.  "Event bosses don't control players like you think they do.  The worst the system has done is forced players to attack the boss, nothing more.  They don't control your minds Dustin.  Even if that were the case, we are not going to kill you.  No one will.  We stand together and we fall together.  If worst comes to worst we escape the fight together."  He turned to look at the rest of the players.  "I don't want to hear any despair understood?  You aren't alone and you aren't helpless.  You have an escape option so even if things become dangerous you don't need to worry.  Remember, it's words can only affect you as much as you allow it.  This boss is only programming, nothing more.  Stand strong.  Stand together.  And face the enemy head on."  He turned to look at the priest again.
     "You really are a piece of work aren't you?  Rumors, aura, setting.  You've got everything set up to put a scare to these players.  More than likely you try and psych them out because you're not actually that strong.  You were designed for their tier after all.  At any rate, don't think your cheap deception will work when it counts.  You're easily seen through as the villain in this story.  It's obvious you are working with demons, but you didn't seem to have picked up on their knack for deception."

@Miraak the Accursed

Domarus walked into the chapel, standing in front leading the other players in.  He was now wearing his cross necklace and his silver helmet, thus no part of his skin was seen.  He was a full on silver knight.  He would stand beside @Black as they walked in, and after he finished speaking would say softly to Black. 
     "Leading these people will be different than what you are used to.  They aren't hardened veterans.  They are civilians who are desperate to survive.  They need orders, yes, but they also need kindness, support and encouragement.  There may be moments where fear will seize them.  Such as Mina,"  he said, hoping Black would notice the nervous aura that was rather evident.  "It's not just our duty to protect them and give them direction.  But also to give moral support, hope, and comfort.  These players will not fight their hardest if they feel they are under pressure.  While nothing you do or say is wrong, fear can twist the mind.  Try and do your best to speak gently and thoughtfully, even if you believe you already are."  He placed a hand on Black's shoulder with a chuckle.  "It takes a while to understand and execute, but once you get the hang of it it's worth it."  After that he walked over to @tricolor_mina .  He looked at the boss and wondered just what sort of personality the programmers had given him.  At hearing Mina's words he chuckled and patted her back.
     "Perhaps that's because he's the boss?  Remember Mina.  At the end of the day he's just bits of coding.  Nothing more.  Ignore what he says, and remember that you have people here to fight by your side and support you.  If you feel the need to stand beside anyone, I'm always here for you."  He glanced at Rhozarth, who was as emotionless as he possibly could be, and refused to look at anyone.  Which was a good thing.  He looked out to the priest and began walking towards him calmly and slowly.
     "Don't really care too much what the priests have to say, you included.  People are a bit uptight because of that creepy aura you give off.  The dead look in your eyes."  Domarus stopped a good distance from the Priest, still rather close to the players.  "I've only taken a first glance at you and I already know you are a terrible priest.  I wonder if you even believe in a God at all?  Or at least, if you even want to side with him in the end.  Still, no need to be rude on either end.  Your name was Miraak was it?  You may call me Domarus."

@Miraak the Accursed

Domarus watched as players approached him one after another, each of them telling him who they were, what their level was and what their general build was.  He took notes using his menu system and would nod and greet each of them individually.  He watched as Hidden walked over and joined him, and he would speak softly for her ears only:
     "I put my faith in you @Hidden.  I know you won't risk yourself to protect others, but during this fight, no matter what happens.  Do not attack any players.  We need to keep everything as focused on the boss as possible to avoid another raid situation.  At the same time try to work with the other players, regardless of how foolish their personalities.  If players start fighting each other then the risks of death will only rise.  If we're ever to get out of this game, cooperation is needed, at least on the front lines if not anywhere else."  he said casting a glance towards Aereth. 
     "A martial artist eh?  I look forward to seeing your sheer damage in action.  Glad to have you aboard @Mars.  That name suits you well."  I probably won't have him leading anyone.  He doesn't seem like the individual to care much about others in the end.  He turned to the next player approaching.  This player had the appearance, bearing, movement and eyes of a soldier.  When he began informing Domarus of all he was able to do and that he had no teleport crystal, Domarus was equally impressed.  Then the player told him that he was in fact a marines infantryman in the real world.  Domarus offered the man a handshake.
     " @Black right?  A pleasure to meet you sir.  Don't worry, I plan to do everything in my power to keep everyone in this raid alive.  I'll be trusting you and another tank to keep the players safe in your squad,"  he said, trying to use terminology the player would understand better than a gaming term.  "As for the teleport crystal I'll get you one momentarily."  It was then a message appeared before him and he looked to the player who sent it.  He assumed she simply wanted to stay with her temporary shop and focus on that rather than walk over to him and nodded to her with a smile, showing he was supporting her.  He then shifted his attention to another player who walked up to him and gave his stats.  He was mentally irritated that this many players didn't have teleport crystals, or were leeching off of someone else to do it for them.  In reality he wanted to punch the player for his laziness, but outwardly just smiled and nodded, shaking his hand.
     "Nice to meet you @Cosi!  If what you say is true, I'll most likely put you with another tank.  Try and keep as much hate off of the rest of the players as you can ok?  And if you have one, I'd suggest a weapon with bleed or paralysis enhancement on it if your damage is as low as you claim it is.  As for the teleport crystal, I'll purchase it for you in a moment."  Yet another player approached him, this player giving him very little info on his build and asking for a teleport crystal.  This time Domarus' finger tapped in response to his anger.  It was in no way a movement that screamed 'this player is angry', but he was getting irritated beyond measure.  He shares that little detail and asks for something?
     "I'll be able to purchase a teleport crystal for you soon, thanks for approaching me @Dustin.  And thank you for sharing your, stats.  I'll work on finding your position."  The next player to approach was a girl.  This time she shared a decent amount of detail and he nodded with a smile. 
     "It will be extremely helpful to have a healer on board @Sunova.  It will make things far easier and less deadly."  One last player approached him and gave his info.  Thankfully, no one else needed a teleport crystal.  Domarus nodded. 
     "Alright, thank you @Hazado.  I'll work on placement soon."

Domarus took a mental sigh as the players left, then noted Cosi returning.  He told Domarus that he and Mars worked well together and he took a moment to think about it.
     "...While I completely understand and respect that, Mars is actually one of the higher level players.  The fact of the matter is that we only have two support players and enough players for three, and quite frankly almost four parties.  So I intend for the third party to be made up of all the highest level players.  Higher health and more skills and mods means less chance of death.  Mars was in that group.  Meanwhile I wanted all the players on the lower half level wise to be in parties with the most tanks and a supporter.  If you really want to, I can move you to the third party, but that would be high risk with no healer.  It will be your decision if that happens."  He walked over to the priest and dumped six thousand col, still inwardly annoyed at how players were so lazy not to purchase their own essentials.  He handed them out to the appropriate players and began setting up the system.  When he finished he turned his menu around. 
     "All tier one and two players!  I have a party set up and would like you all to take a look!  We have three parties and only two supporters so I sorted everyone out as such:  The highest level players are in party three and have one tank but no supporters.  These players have the highest chance of making it without a supporter!  Parties one and two have tanks and supporters alike, and will be doing our best to protect the players in our parties, as the tank in party three should.  If you want to be in the same party as another player for personal reasons, or because you work together let me and the other players know.  Just note that if you switch into the third party group you're chances of being in more danger will rise.  I'll also appoint players to act as the leaders of their parties.  I'm trusting you to make good decisions, or to follow my lead if I call out an order.  These players are Black, and Kairi.  If you are close to dying you make sure to use that teleport crystal, no exceptions.  Any questions?" 

When the players were finished he walked over to Black and @Kairi and gestured for them to walk to the side.  When they were away from the others he would speak. 
     "I don't know you two very well, and I wish I did.  You both seem like great individuals.  If we can find time to get to know each other in the future that would be perfect, but right now I don't have enough time.  What I'll need you two to do is, with what is within your power, ability and skill, keep your groups calm, focused, and keep them from attacking each other.  Besides that, I need additional things from you in this fight:  Clear and quick thinking.  If you have an idea that may work, or if you spot a weakness in the boss that you can exploit.  If you have an idea that will help the raid inform your party and do so while telling the other two parties.  If you aren't sure of something fall back to the default strategy provided by myself.  And finally, if I call out an order you need to follow it, and convince those under your charge to do the same.  It's not much, don't feel too much pressure.  We don't need to win.  If it becomes too dangerous and you fear for any player's lives, you get them to teleport out."

After this he gestured to Hidden and Aereth to speak with him and walked over to them.  When they were with him he would speak with them.
     "The reasons I have not chosen you two to be leaders is because you don't have the experience or qualities.  Don't take offense to that it's simply facts.  Hidden you are very strong, loyal, reliable and focused.  However do you think you could lead a group of players, end a feud between them without adding to the anger and stress, and keep them focused?  @Aereth your actions in the raid the last time prove you are not anywhere near ready to become a leader.  All you did was stir up anger and hate and did nothing to help focus their attention on what they should have done.  I expected better of you, and I do not want you to disappoint me a second time."  A fire appeared in his eyes, one that threatened to consume Aereth if he wasn't careful.  "Do, I make, myself, clear?"

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Party 1:
Domarus
Hazado
Sunova
Mina
Aereth
Dazia

Party 2: 
Cosi
Black
Krysta
Kyoto
Vigilon
Dustin

Party 3:
Kairi
Hidden
Stryder
Mars
Neo
Kimi

 

-6,000 col

+1 Teleport crystal to Black, Cosi and Dustin

Domarus heard Dazia call out to him asking for a teleport crystal.  He nodded to her and made the purchase, sending two thousand more col to the npc.  He then walked over to Dazia and nodded to her, handing the crystal to her.
     "Here we are Dazia.  I hope you fair well in this fight.  Prove how strong a fighter you can be."  After that he turned to the Priests and accepted one of the items.  He looked at the shape of it before rolling his eyes under the helmet, holding onto it and not wearing it until the fight actually started.  Then Hestia mentioned and addressed Domarus he stepped up to stand next to her.  He turned around and faced the crowd, still wearing his silver armor.  Rhozarth sat in the back of the area so that he didn't unnerve anyone.  His proud attitude and his judgemental glare was something Domarus was aware of.  Domarus had been spreading his reputation across the floors a long time.  Helping players in need, saving them from unexpected mobs or from danger they thought they could handle.  He'd been spreading how good of a person he truly was.  Now was the time to establish those rumors once and for all.
     "I'm not sure how many of you know me, but I'm hoping you all will choose to trust me.  I need everyone who is tier one or two to tell me your build, whether it be dps, support or tank.  From there I'll set up the best possible formation for us to use in the upcoming fight.  I myself will be acting as a dps and tank hybrid.  I don't have the howl skill, but I do have a taunt enhancement, so if we have enough tanks I'll take some of the heat off of the other dps players.  If you don't have a teleport crystal please let me know and I'll fetch one for you.  Be ready to use it at any time.  Remember:  We're fighting together to defeat an event boss.  Whatever happens inside there, remember that it is in the end, a program designed to attack.  Come to me if you are in fact participating in the fight against the priest inside."  Domarus nodded to Hestia then stepped off, moving to the side so players could speak with him there and not interrupt.

@Cosi @Black @Kairi @Hazado @Krysta @Sunova @Aereth @Hidden @Kimi @Neo @Vigilon @Dustin @tricolor_mina @Dazia @Mars @Kyot0 @Stryder