Hidden

Hidden followed Sey further down the street. "I thought it was not that far?" she asked solemnly. It turned out Hikoru and Sey were together in the guild. From what she could recall, there was nothing said about Hikoru's guild She might join, but she did not like the idea of a guild. It did not suit her one bit. She thought for a second after he replied he knew nobody. "Burn should actually also be damage over time. I might want that as well. There are a few more out there, but I have no use for them." It appeared that after this, they might just need to go ahead and set a date for material hunting. She would not have Gatherer by then, but she definitely could be of some use. She smiled at Sey. She would be more than happy to help him get a unique. He had done so much for her, it should be easy to do something just as good for him. "When I become a Merchant, if there is anything I can do for your guild I could strike a guild. Fill your members with Uniques or something like that. 

Hidden sighed as she moved forward. it was getting a bit lonely being out here all alone. She would rather be with someone like Sey. If she got done with this quest fast enough, perhaps she could go see him. Or she could hunt some mobs that might give her a good amount of Col. She needed some to be able to go see an artisan. The artisan was a scout so she could easily find a good amount materials so you could not pay her in materials. Only in Col. She was VERY close to being able to purchase stuff, but right now was not that time. She spotted another Boar pup and smiled. She raised her weapon and dashed forward slashing. The boar pup shattered faster this time, and also gave her a tusk. She smiled, knowing that she was almost done with the quest, meaning that she would have extra time do some hunting or other things. 

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75807 BD:9 MD:5 LD:12

Hidden 80/80 7/8

Boar Pup 0/5

Sword Art Used: <Armor Pierce(1x1) -1 Energy +1 Energy
1x1x(5+1)=6 Damage Dealt

MD:5 Miss

LD: 12+1 Boar Tusk Found!

2/3 Quest Items obtained.

Sey apparently knew the people he spoke of. She jumped at the noise he made after she mentioned Hikoru. Apparently he had also scared the crap out of Sey as well. "He scared the crap out of me as well. I pulled a dagger on him. Fun times. He really was kind though, and I feel his heart was in the right place." She really thought Hikoru was nice, just he had a... different personality than she would have expected. He knew Domarus too, but apparently was not too fond of Keres. "Keres? She seemed nice. I mean, usually in the stories its the servant that turns out to be that bad guy, but nothing really seemed wrong with her." Hidden laughed and looked around as they walked. He seemed surprised that she would just give him a Unique Enhancement weapon, but she meant every word. "You are one of the kindest people I have ever met. You deserve the best. Not some equipment that is ok." She laughed and smiled at his offer for free food. "Yeah, If I become a merchant, I will have very inexpensive stuff. I need to be making a bit of money, but friends of mine, and friends of friends can get unique enhancements if I don't need them. I myself would probably want some like Blight or envenom. That way I can deal maximum damage. know anyone who would want Holy or Burn Damage?" 

Her heath and Energy had returned to max, satisfying her for another battle. These boar pups were quite easy, but she wanted to ensure that she was in tip top shape for all of her battles. She searched around for the smaller boars. After a few minutes passed, she found one. She smiled and whipper out her dagger, her hand feeling much colder as she held onto it. The weapon was cold, but was no compare to the effect of a weapon with freeze enhancement on it. She zapped forward, holding her dagger in a reverse grip. Here it was. She brought the blade of her weapon straight into the shoulder blade of the pup. The pig squealed, and shattered, engulfing the girl with the blue shards. She smiled, but it quickly faded as she once again found no boar pup tusk. She had found one, but had not yet managed to get more than one tusk. Infuriating

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75806 BD:7 MD:5 LD:7

Hidden 80/80 7/8

Boar Pup 0/5

Sword Art Used: <Armor Pierce(1x1) -1 Energy +1 Energy
1x1x5=5 Damage Dealt

MD:5 Miss

LD: 7+1 No Loot

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Hidden walked beaming to the man. He believed in her that she would catch up to him level wise and she smiled. It was kind of hard for her to do, but she knew she could get somewhere soon. He began to talk more about the task at hand next. Apparently the first thing they needed was a space for her shop. She thought. He apparently knew of a space, and she nodded. "Lets go check that place out. I've been in your shop, I know you have a pretty good judgment" They veered in a different direction and he spoke that he had been busy lately. He probably was working in his shop and training in his free time. He then asked her what she had been doing. "Well, I took some quests by myself, took a quest with a man named Hikoru and helped a guy named Domarus search for materials. So, just quite a bit of training. Nothing really that special." She smiled and kept on walking forward. He wanted to be a frontliner. Something told her that he would be one of the more useful ones with his amazing build. "I finally got a rank into Search and Detect. After I get my dagger to rank two, I will be getting Gatherer so I can supply my own materials. Apparently, merchants can find cool enhancements in weapons. I might just find one for you one day." She laughed a bit before asking, "What would a preferred enhancement for you be?"

Hidden listened closely to the man. His White hair glinted in the sunlight, but his smile appeared a bit brighter. "It really is nice to see you as well, Casper" Her face felt a bit hot, but she tried to ignore it as much as possible. She smiled as she looked over, a few players coming through the gates. She shifted her position, hiding her face. Sey assured her that a dagger could get her far in the beginning. "I know, but I just want to get as strong as possible. I have to catch up to you!" Se laughed and turned looking at the details of the quest she had enlisted it. As he asked her of the merchant profession she nodded. She had studied a bit, and Merchant was the only one that would suit her. "I would not mind you being my coach or whatever. I really don't know much about people, or businesses so as always, you are perfect." The last part just came out of nowhere, but she kept it calm to act like it was nothing. She began to walk backwards, starting to head toward the gates. "So, how have you been lately? I bet you have a whole bunch of things going on" 

Hidden waited silently as was rather glad to hear the notification of him replying. Reading it carefully she smiled. 'He'll be here in a few minutes. Great!' She smiled and opened her HUD looking at the items she had gathered on her own. With a few seconds of looking she heard a familiar voice. Her face beamed as she seen him, but she realized he could not see her face. She looked around the area, seeing no one was nearby. She removed her hood, revealing her face. Her eyes met the candy apple and she laughed. She removed one from his hands, stared deeply at it and replied, "I can't believe you brought more of these!" She laughed and took a bite. She chewed and swallowed. 'Alright, one thing at a time' She felt her hand move to her sheath inside her cloak and she brought out a dagger, black as night. The air around it was darker as black mist protruded from the weapon. "This is my weapon, Shadow's Bite. Some of the materials you helped me get went to get this. Haven't managed to get around to get the other items though." 

Hidden stepped forward into the town. She wore her cloak as usual, obscuring her features from those around her. It was time she figured, to see Sey again. She had grown stronger, and even though she hated to admit it... she needed his help again. She hated the fact that she relied on his help every so often. A thought crossed her mind. She really did not need his help anymore, she just... preferred having him around. She gave in and decided to send him a message. 

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To: Sey
From: Hidden

Subject: Earning a Living
 

Hey Sey, I am sorry to bother you again, but I would like to request your help on Earning a Living. I have decided to become a merchant after close consideration of what you said. If you are searching for me, you can check the friend's list, or just return to the bench that we met at

She pressed send and sighed, sliding on the cold bench seat. Hopefully he was not busy. She wanted to show him how much of a help that he had been. She still had yet to get anything other than her weapon, but the Artisan he recommended was closed, and so was the tailor. She was getting close to needing to go to someone else, but she was giving them some time. 

@Sey

God you got long posts... Makes me feel bad XD...

As quickly as she spoke, Domarus replied. She nodded at first, but it quickly became a shake. "I don't wish to be famous, or stand out where everyone knows who I am. I don't want to be thrown aside like before. I just don't want to be trash." A bit saddened she looked around. The world had not been the most forgiving to her, but there was nothing she could do about that. Just in this world, she would not let that happen. Those around her would know who she was, and her importance. Those who did not.... She would not think about that. She heard Domarus give her advice, advice that she heard many people tell her, to be the bigger person. Ignore the haters etc etc. The problem as, it jut did not work. It did well at first, but it begins to just slowly build up inside. Hidden spoke but no words came out. she looked at herself. She sounded broken, lost. She promised herself in this world she would not be that way. She was strong and silent. "Alright, Let us continue our work." She searched the ground and picked up a nice material

75782  LD:17+1

1 Material Found

@Domarus

Hidden walked forward. It was silent for a moment or so before Domarus answered. He gave her a lesson about power, speaking about how everyone wants some form of power. There was the power to help others, power of being able to control others, the power to protect, and quite a few more. Domarus claimed that his thirst for power came wanting to protect himself, and wanting to help others that could not. It really did not make sense when comparing it to his personality, but she had no idea what all he had been through, and she was not going to ask. Another few seconds passed before he asked her a question. "Power I desire...." Her thought brought her into the deepness of her mind. She felt her desire to get stronger. She wanted power to not be able to be ignored. There was also a darker want there. The power of revenge. She shook that away. Who could she possibly want revenge on? Keeping that thought to herself she quietly whispered, "I wish to be able to protect myself, and be powerful enough to matter. Its been drilled into my head all my life that I don't matter" She sighed and continued to search for materials. 

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75777 LD:8

@Domarus

Hidden searched behind Domarus, staying a safe distance, but close enough to not cause for him to be able to notice it. She did not see any in her area, so she listened as he spoke of her build. He seemed quite happy for a man who was material searching with his servant and a random player off the streets. She felt as the dragon shifted its weight on her shoulder, causing her to wobble for a second before regaining balance. As he stopped speaking, it became silent again and once again uncomfortable. She needed to think of something to say. She looked to the dragon on her shoulder and noticed the flames licking off of it. Strong, tall man, DPS, Flaming Familiar. He must be a man thirsty for power. It made good sense, most men do. The thrive in competition. "I am assuming you like power? Its not really anything bad, can be seen as a flaw, but I was just wondering. Just putting a few things together." She was putting a bit more than few together. She was trying to sum him up personality wise. 

75644 LD:1+1 WOW
 

@Domarus

Hidden listened in further and heard Gray speak to Sky. "Are you really going to do this Sky? I had higher hopes for you, but after Yen told me that you planned to destroy one of our camps, I had to intervene, see for myself. I proclaimed that Yen did something awful, and he was on probation. Now, I have caught you in the act for your betrayal." Laughing, He snapped his fingers and Yen rose his weapon to attack Sky. Unknowing of what to do, Hidden grabbed a rock ad chucked it into the cave where it bounced off the man's foot. Gray turned with his nostrils flared, but his face shown a hint of worry. "Yen, get out there and find out what threw that rock. Once you do, eliminate it. There re too many people in this game after... us... that it is too dangerous to ignore!" Yen nodded and turned, coming out the entrance to the cave. He was a scout, so it would only be a matter of minutes before he spotted her. Tensing the woman remained silent. Hopefully he would not be able to find her but she doubted it. 

Sky took a drink of a golden liquid, seeming refreshed after doing so. She then looked over to the man, grabbed the hilt of his sword on his back and shook it. "I know you are worried but I have to go. It is the only way I can get the item." An item? This just seemed to be making less and less sense. The man looked gravely at her and said, I may be on probation, but you are breaking a rule that will end up with you dead. How do you think Gray will feel about this." The woman squinted her face and it became contorted with anger. "I ALREADY TOLD YOU. I DON'T CARE WHAT HE THINKS" The man seemed a bit startled, but then his surprise turned into a sneer. He unsheathed his weapon, and held it with both hands. "You really should watch who you tell that to, especially when you say it when you tell it to his right hand scout." The man laughed and a silver haired man with a hammer stepped out of the darkness, right across from her. He joined in on the laughter and the woman backed into the wall. The silver haired man must have been Gray. "Yen, how could you? After all we have been through? I have saved your like tons of times!" Yen, the man with the claymore, cackled and advanced. 

Straining to hear more, Hidden got a bit closer. It was now the woman, Sky, who spoke. "I'll be fine. If anyone has to worry it should be you Yen. You have already gotten yourself as a probation member, one more strike and you are done for. I will be in and out of..." The woman's voice drowned out as she got out of distance of hearing. Thirsty for more information, Hidden began to move forward, going after the two. Her foot steps were silent as she found the location of the two. They appeared to be heading toward a small cave, hidden by the trees. The man's voice was barely audible, so she missed a few words. "I need... get out of... dungeon." His words drowned out once more. What did he need? Get out of what? Curiosity killed the cat, but it had not gotten her yet. She stalked forward, and got a good look inside the small concealed cave. It was lit by torches and bed rolls were spread across the floor as if this was a small hideout for the two. On the walls were draped insignia's for an arrow dripping a purple liquid. 'Who are they?'

Deciding to stop going for materials, the woman moved forward. It would take her forever to be able to acquire enough to get her a weapon or such. She would just have to wait until she was stronger, better stats. There was no chance now that she would be able to do it. So far, the only way was... getting help from another player. She could try, but the chances were slim, especially on this floor. Her thoughts were interrupted by a medium pitched male voice and footsteps approaching. Pulling up her hood, she hid, concealed in the darkness. She caught sight of a player speaking to another. The moonlight made their figure's visible, but not too much on facial features. The man was tall and skinny, with a large straight sword on his back. Must have been two handed. The girl carried a long this weapon. A one handed spear. She was short and skinny. Her hair was up in a bun, and they spoke rather softly. It was not until they got extra close that she could really here them. "... know what will happen Sky. Do you remember what happened to Steel after he disobeyed him?" the man said. He sounded worried, warning the woman. Her mind was going a million miles an hour as she thought of what could possibly be going on. 

Hidden had not used much of her energy yet, but she decided to give herself a break. She did not need to overwork herself with too much boar hunting. She searched around and found a grassy area to conceal herself in as she rested. She sat down, the grass folding in under her weight, only leaving the exterior wall of grass around her. Her skills were increasing incredibly fast, but she still was not prepared to fight alone. Not just yet at least. She was fine being slow about it now. She did not want to risk the chance of dying, and working on these quests were really helping her. They were easy, and had a goal for her to work to. Her main skill goals at the moment were her Dagger and Search and Detect. Then she would get a mod or two for both, then her next two would be Hiding and Light Armor. By then, she should have been extra strong, with some kind of unique or even possibly a demonic. A demonic weapon would be great, espically if she had fallen damage. She needed to get a damage familiar, that way she could deal quite a bit of damage. 

Hidden sat quietly as the man sped forward, thrusting his weapon into the treant. It shattered upon touch and the other tree guys turned on Hikoru. His technique with the dagger was flawless. He must have mastered the skill with it. She watched as he turned to the next, as if he were going to kill all of them too. His face was completely serious, and he had a whole different attitude while he was fighting. It was more of a pressing matter and there was no time for fun. She felt the urge to fight, but knew that she would be of no help anyway. She would get herself killed, and deal no damage. She heard a rustle behind her and adverted her attention away from the battle. She could not make out any figures, but she could have sworn she heard something. Instinctively, she felt her weapon in her hand. It was cold to the touch, but it was comforting. The fact that she knew she could defend herself with it was great, now she just needed to increase her damage and get new equipment. Soon she would be able to get things done.

@Hikoru 

Hidden smiled to the fact she was already almost done with her work. It had gone great so far, she just now needed to go ahead and finish off a few more before she was done with this quest. The reward item was useless to her now, but she could see or gift the item to another player. Or for now, she could keep the armor until she got herself a cloak, that way she could have a bit of mitigation. Smiling at her ideas she searched around, finding yet another boar pup. Stealthily sneaking forward, she held her weapon in a reverse grip. One hit wonders were on her side in the quest, all she had to do was get close enough. She sprinted forward, her cloak flowing beside her. The boar pup barely got the chance to look her way before her dagger slashed right through its body. She smiled and resheathed her weapon, but was saddened to find out that she had not received anything for it. 

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75593 BD:8 MD:3 LD:7

Hidden 75/80 7/8 

Boar Pup 0/5

Sword Art Used: <Armor Pierce(1x1) -1 Energy +1 Energy
1x1x5=5 Damage Dealt

MD:3 Miss

LD:7+1=8 No Tusk found

Tusks Found 1/3

Hidden watched as Hikoru began to slow down and she was a bit relieved. That was quite a run and he was going in full. He turned and told her to observe. She nodded, but was a bit unhappy that she would have to sit on the sidelines, but it was her own good. Hikoru could do this on his own, and had no need for her in the way. He told her to watch the correct way he used shadowed path. 'What is that There is nothing called Shadowed Path.' He retrieved his knife and she became wary. She was quite sure that it was not going to be used on her. Sinking into the thick of the forest, she began to conceal herself from view from the monsters. She should watch from a distance to ensure that she was not caught in the battle. She began to peer out of the wood and watched as he seemed to advance towards... a tree. He came here to kill trees? That was a bit odd. What did he say this quest was? Something about a rivalry. She guessed she would find out sooner or later. 

Hidden listened to the man as he proudly told her if the mobs were able to hit him. Her face became glum as once again she felt much too weak to do anything. Helpless. He brought up the hood to his cloak and told her they were to be traveling through the shadows. Hidden. She thought there was a hint to a pun in his words, but she did not get a chance as he told her to keep up. She followed him, even though he was ridiculously fast. She sped up to where she was running at the highest of her speed. It allowed her just to stay behind the man, but if he ran any faster he would be gone. 'When he said Master of Shadows earlier, I don't feel like that was a self given nickname. He seemes quite proud of his hiding abilities as well. I wonder why.' They reached the woodline, and she began to look around. They still had to go in through the extra heavy thicket. She burst through, and jumped to the side a she almost ran into a few trees. Hikoru lay in front of her about ten feet, and showed no signs of slowing down yet. 

@Hikoru

OOC Heard I needed to Post again.... Dang.

It was not long before her dagger was finished, and Hidden stepped forward with a smile. Her dagger was placed on the rack and she sent the woman her materials. It was just how she described and she was fascinated the woman could craft something like that with such ease. She plucked the dagger from the rack and twirled it in her hand. It felt comfortable, and balanced in her hand. She smiled, barely able to be seen by the woman. "You have my gratitude, I will ensure to come back when I need to again." With that she equipped her weapon and walked out the door. She would no longer need her iron dagger, but she would keep it just case. It had gone well without wait and if asked, she definently would refer this woman. She truly was a remarkable blacksmith. Only one question layed in her mind. What would hse do with the weapon now? She really was not strong enough to go fighting yet, so she would have to take a while before actively using it. 

 

+ Shadow's Bite
-5 Materials

Hidden listened to the man. He must have been a man of jokes, because he made a slight one of her name. 'Now that I think about it, I am quite surprised he is the only that has made a joke like that' She remained calm, not wanting to give him the satisfaction of his joke. He told her he was only joking, and continued to greet her. She accepted his party request and Hikoru appeared under her bar, just as her's was. She gasped at his level. "F-f- Fifty four?" she spoke quietly. He was an ungodly high level. Especially compared to her. While it was out, he appeared to have identified her weapon. Nonthreatening, he pulled his out, showing he also used the dagger. He spoke of it not dealing as much damage, but conserved energy. She shrugged. It was more of the fact she had gotten used to it in the real world, and she did not like the fact of having to struggle under the weight of a larger weapon. She had a small frame, and could not carry much weight. "What is your plan? Are you going to take the damage?" This was a more serious matter. She could not take two hits from things on this floor without dying. 

Hidden watched the boar tort as if it were proud of itself for a job well done. Now she was prepared, she knew what she had to do. She switched her dagger from a reverse to normal grip and held it tightly. It was not as long as a sword or another weapon, so he would have to use a speed advantage. She sped in, her weapon glowing a faint blue. She seemed to have caught the boar by surprise, and she ducked to the side of it to prevent herself from getting hit again. Using this newfound strength and confidence, she thrust her dagger into the side of the boar pup, shattering it upon contact. She smiled and sheathed her weapon back inside her cloak. That was one gone. Two was left to deal with. She already had taken out one and got a boar pup, meaning this quest was going much smoother than the previous. She could not get to excted. She was still out in the plains, and that was still where people died at. 

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Hidden 75/80 7/8

Boar Pup 0/5

75498 BD:9 
Sword Art Used: <Armor Pierce(1x1)
1x1x(5+1)=6 Damage Dealt

MD:3 Miss

LD:19+1=20 Boar Tush Found

 

She stepped outside the door and into the plains. She was looking for boar pups that traveled here, and she needed to kill a few of them and reap them of their tusks. Luckily, they were not strong, and had a low amount of health. At her damage, she could one shot them without using a sword art. She kept moving forward, scanning her surrounding area. She smiled as she finally seen one of them. This was her first chance in combat. This was where you could see if you were any good or not. The Boar Pup seemed to notice her as well, but she shot forward right at it. Her dagger came into her hand, and she slashed forward from a reverse grip. She was much too slow, allowing the Boar pup to dodge her attack and ram her forward. She fell to the ground, but rolled back up, giving her an chance to go at the ready next time. She had gotten to far ahead of herself for that attack. She needed to come in better. 

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Hidden 35/40 6/8

Boar Pup 5/5

75497 BD:1 
Sword Art Used: (Miss~ -2 Energy)

MD:10 
Base Damage: 5

Hidden followed Domarus numbly, searching around as she did. He answered her, sounding strangely pleased with himself about it. He told her that he would be a DPS. That was also bad news for her if they got into a fight. She literally would have no second chance. Hopefully it would not come down to that though. Domarus spoke again, speaking of how she was a more of a non combat character. Meaning she probably was a scout. Them together would eventually be her build. He asked of her build, and she stopped herself. Of course he was going to ask this question. She asked him the same. She spoke, a bit hesitant to be giving out information like that, but it would keep things going a bit. "My build will be the cross of a Damage and a Scout, allowing me to deal a ton of damage, but be useful out of combat. I will mainly be DPS though. Until later at least." After that she shut her mouth. That was a lot of information to be given out, but it would have been rude not to answer. 

Hidden's eyes lied along the trail She did not have to strong of a Search and Detect skill, but it certainly was enough to get her somewhere right? It appeared neither of them had found anything yet.

75496 LD:5+1(Search and Detect)

@Domarus