Kuro Takanori

"pizza huh?.. never had it before" Kuro looked at it's melting goodness and took a slice cautiously "this won't do anything to me right? i mean.. it looks good and all, but is it okay to eat?-" Kuro watched Itzal eat some and put the slice to his lips "might as well". He took a bite and moved the slice away from his mouth, a line of melting cheese connected his mouth to the slice of pizza he just bit out of.

His face turned a little red in the cheeks and his eyes glistened a little "holy crap" Kuro looked as if he had just figured out the purpose of life. "where'd you find this stuff?" Kuro was planning on going to that restaurant later and getting more of this, all he needed was the name of the restaurant they were at but because he wasn't focused on the restaurant and was focused on Itzal he didn't get the name of it.

Kuro took another bite and chewed it down, these actions made him seem younger to anyone that hadn't seen him before. a smile was tugging at the corners of his mouth, he kept taking bites until that slice was gone. "um. may i please have another slice of that?" he pointed to the pizza inbetween them.

Kuro sat with him on the bench and kind of stared at Itzal as he spoke. once itzal was done he said "i.. don't mind you sharing... and as for the ins and outs?.. i would um... appreciate that?". Inside Kuro's mind he started to stop wondering why Itzal wanted to help people and started to wonder what kind of person he was. what kind of person would he have to be to be in able for him to just trust people right off the bat and fight next to them, teaching them.

"so how do you just. give out your trust like you do? what's to stop the beginners if they attack you?" Kuro looked as if he never had heard of someone helping for no apparent reason other then to help. Kuro stood up and turned to Itzal "what would you do if they attacked you huh? kill them? or just leave them there and run? what insurance do you have!?"

Kuro took Itzal by his collar and pulled "how do you know that i won't kill you myself or at least attempt it? huh?"

Kuro was quiet and didn't answer to him at all, he only rubbed his eyes so he would stop all the god damn waterworks. abut thirty seconds of silence later he replied with "my name.. is Kuro... my problem is that you read me like a damn book.... and for the last. i panicked.". He took the sword quickly and sheathed it upon his back, where it was easiest for him to get to it "right now pizza sounds pretty good..". He sniffled, then hid behind his bangs again.

Kuro was not happy yet was not angry.. he was sad altogether. He wasn't sure what to think of Itzal and was confusing himself with all of these damn emotions flying around in his head. "i don't understand why you go this far though, can't a guy be left alone with his waterworks?". Kuro laughed a little and then went back to sad. He was all mixed up with emotion and memories and he just needed a little human interaction to take his mind off of things.

The blade that he sheathed had a crack from the handguard to the middle of the blade though, so he'd have to go and get that fixed when he went to get new equipment.

Kuro froze. someone saw his weakness. this was going to get out, he had to do something. Even though there are rules in the town he ignored them and drew his blade, activating a light blue sword skill that slashed from the left side to the right, this skill was called "horizontal". but because of the safety rules inside of towns and cities his blade was blocked and sent back with a hexagon shaped pop up where his blade should have struck. his blade flew to the ground and he stood unarmed.

Kuro wasn't crying anymore but had red around his eye's. "get the hell out of here.. now..." Kuro had no power of the other player to stop him from leaking his secret. Itzal knew his secret, which was that he, in fact, isn't strong. he's the most emotional and weird person of all.. he did not want to let the player go, but there wasn't anything to stop him with. Anyways Kuro was pretty sure that he'd cracked his sword when he attacked Itzal and it was blocked.

Kuro was wondering what rumors would be made of him, what names he'd be called, how helpless he'd be to stop this all.. he couldn't take it and started to cry yet again, it's a good thing this was digital because he'd probly run out of tears if he'd have done this in real life. He wasn't a match now, he'd be the laughing stock of the whole game. He'd become everything he wished he wouldn't become. it'd all be over for him.

the metallic eyes widened, his mouth tugged into an angry frown "I'm not helpless okay, I can handle myself just fine out there in the fields." Kuro stood up and walked towards itzal. "and don't go around talking as if you know me. you don't and never will!" Kuro then threw his fist to the table and turned "bye, whatsit-zal". with that he just started walking away, Itzal had struck a subject that even Kuro didn't dare talk about... the subject was Kuro's past. when Itzal mentioned how he couldn't have trusted people in his past was enough to set him off.

It was somewhat obvious that Kuro was heading in an odd direction if he were to be going back into the fields. He made his way into an alleyway and looked around each way before leaning against the wall of the alleyway and sliding down. "get ahold of yourself idiot.. you broke character, again.." he fought back tears and only ended up with small drops leaking from his metallic eyes. Kuro hated his past and wished he'd just forget about it completely, but the past comes to bite you in the back whenever you're weak.. so Kuro keeps up his strong and independent act so people won't notice. He can't let anyone close, from his past he'd learned that people who get too close are potential victims.

Kuro sat there on his knees and threw his arms around his shoulder's to hide his face. even though he knew nobody was around he had to hide it no matter what. in his mind, if he becomes weak then the memories come flooding back. Kuro's actual personality was hidden behind thick walls and locks he'd put up to protect himself and others.

(emotional real quick)

"i don't need handouts and I'm not in the mood for anything" his reply was short and got to the point, Kuro looked him over one last time but this time focusing on any areas he could hide weapons and items. When he was younger and in the slums of japan he had to make sure to be able to decide if his enemy had a weapon or didn't". while thinking of the places he could hide things he came to the conclusion that there are over 53 ways to hide a small blade within his armor.

Kuro totally ignored the waitress from that point on and just stared for a moment while processing the dialog that he had just been told. 'why would he do this if it doesn't benefit him in the slightest? it's a trap for sure. why else would he do it? it doesn't make sense' Kuro then moved his hair away from his face to show his whitish-grayish metallic eyes that reflected light as well as a top ranking blade.

"i don't see how you get anything out of this, mind filling me in?" Kuro wasn't the one to speak to someone for long periods of time and did not enjoy anyone's company so these actions weren't actually interest in the conversation. it was only the fact that he could possibly become stronger, he didn't care about the other people involved. His eye's could become linked with another's and dig within your chamber of secret's stored inside your heart (metaphorically). 

Kuro kind of followed the guy with his eyes as he did his parkour routine into the restaurant, he walked into the restaurant and seated himself directly opposite of the player that had so easily maneuvered through roof tops and bars to sit down without breaking a sweat. Kuro thought it through and the player sitting across from him seemed to be strong himself, kuro covered his eyes with his long almost glowing white bangs. now that his eyes were unseen he glanced at the player's armor and equipment.

"so.. you going to tell me why a higher level player like you wants to speak with me in the first place?" Kuro's face didn't show emotion, no smile, no frown, nothing but how his lips are positioned on his face. Kuro was thinking of what this higher level individual might want with him, sure his cursor was green but there's still a chance that he could lure him into a trap and kill him with multiple players.

He then looked down and started talking to himself quietly about what to do if that came to be the situation, if he had to fight other player's he didn't mind it but he'd rather not end someones life over something so trivial as experience and items so he had to think of running away and keeping a dash without stopping to catch his breath. mentally he was creating options and paths to go on.

Kuro standing before the entrance of the wall looked around and tapped the wall again, but the immortal object pop up didn't come up so he just shook his head and started out the entrance which was most likely a very stupid idea since he's never fought here in sword art online before.

"it's time to see battle through sword art online's rules and techniques. i have my straight sword so i should be good i think.. hopefully" Kuro had thought of enemies stronger than him and was prepared to run at any moment, but for now he just kept walking along the trail going down the first route

"so where's an easy mob to kill?" he glanced around and couldn't find an enemy in sight "crap.. maybe they were hunted clean and just need time to respawn?" he wasn't actually too far away from the front gates, he was only about fifty feet or so away from it "ugh... wonderful... i have to wait longer..". he had nothing to do so he started back boredly and just kicked the ground as he came to the gates.

"stupid system.."

"not strong, but committed..." he stood there with his hand on his chin as he thought. 'so he is commited.. he should do just fine i guess'. Kuro noticed the swordsman staring him down and crossed his arms, Kuro hated being judged but judged people in his mind all the time.

"I am known as Kuro, and about the job, it's to help me find and defeat the dire wolf in its sub dungeon here on floor one. and for pay i was going to give you a cut of the dropped items. but just for your information, i need to be able to get the last attack on it." Kuro knew he was most likely spouting more info then he should since the swordsman had not yet agreed to help him but to make sure that the swordsman wasn't in the dark and felt comfortable taking it he let it out.

Kuro swiped his finger and the menu window appeared, he tapped the "items" option and scrolled until he got to his starting one handed straight sword that was obviously beginner equipment and showed the other teen the blade after it pixelated in his right hand

"this is why i need your help for this job, i myself am only level one and couldn't do it on my own.. so you up or no?"

while searching for someone that looked a higher level than him, which was anyone since he was level one, he'd caught sight of a swordsman sitting with a pick in his mouth.

"he looks like he'd be up for a little hunting" kuro's mouth became a smirk as he thought of getting the rare material from the dire wolf itself. He walked over with his arms to his sides and said nonchalantly "you seem to be strong, am i correct in assuming this?". Kuro was equipped in his black starter's shirt and tanish brown starter pants, along with a weak starting one handed longsword that shined like it was brand new.

he obviously hadn't been out hunting since he'd logged in but Kuro had a smirking confidence like he knew something the others didn't. if the swordsman could tell that Kuro was lying then he might have gotten angry, but Kuro kept his cool because there was nothing to be angry about.

"if you'd like i have a job for you" Kuro sounded young, even though he was 15 he seemed to be 13.

Kuro was hiding it but inside he was wanting to hunt so much he would explode if he let it out. 

[PP-F1] The Dire wolf <Lycan, Kuro>

Kuro walked through the town of beginnings wondering if he should go out and defeat some monsters, or was, till he overheard an NPCman talking to a player about a creature that is fearless and strong. "hmm." he listened in on their talk and recieved the creatures name. "The Dire Wolf" is what he heard.

when the individual talking to the NPC left Kuro had already gotten himself some info on the creature for free, apparently the creature dwells within a small cave entrance leading to a sub dungeon. The dire wolf was supposed to have a rare coat of fur that could go for a pretty penny and Kuro was a little lacky in col.

"but im level one.. i won't be able to survive this one on my own... crap" he cursed himself for not leveling earlier, then he looked around for anyone looking stronger than himself. having not much luck with the searching he kept looking and looking.

[PP-F1] hopeful beginnings <Kuro, Itzal>

Kuro had logged in and looked around, he was at the towns main plaza standing on an almost shining metal platform with four small stone pillars around him. Knowing from the beta testers he was chatting with online these were called "teleport platforms" or something like that, he liked how when he focused on the metal platform the cardinal system made the metal platform look beyond real.

"well, that's a neat trick" \ he swiped his right hand down and his menu window appeared in front of him, he tapped the "items" option and a small list of item names came up. "they said something about sword skills.." his voice became quiet as he started walking while looking at his items, he wasn't paying attention and ran into a wall. BAM!

"ow-.. wait what?.. it doesn't hurt?" he poked his head and didn't notice any pain. he looked at the purple hexagon like pop up that read "Immortal object", the pop up dissipated and he looked at his hand.

"this world.. won't beat me" he thought of this game as a challenge instead of a death threat.