Blood

"So, you're just not going to converse with me? Actually, keep it that way, that's just the way that I like it," Blood exclaimed, staring at the man as he failed to respond to her initiation. It was actually quite rare for Blood to willingly talk to people, and she would have certainly avoided the man had she not noticed the strange appearance that he possesses. If one needed a face of intimidation, there's no doubt that this was the face that could do the job. Already, you don't see very many old players around here, and an old man with a creepy face is the most rare out of all the types of players. She licked her lips, imagine waking up in the middle of the night with that face staring at you from the darkness... that is quite the scare to behold. To Blood, this man might prove to be of some worth for her acts of terrorism. If she manages to establish a business relationship, with the elderly man, she can certainly find ways to put him to use in her evil deeds.

Blood stared at the man from behind the whole time that it took them to get to the forest. She found him awfully intriguing in a way that cannot be described. Uniques are treasures... unique players are just as valuable. "Well, well... I hope you have experience in fighting... because we're going to have to fight quite a bit of monsters for the medicine. Actually, do you even think we should get this medicine for them? They are weak... thus they cannot get the medicine for themselves. The weak should be dead, right?" Blood snarled, quietly whispering with a certain menace from behind the man with her hand on the katana. Soon, the two would be alone with no one to look in the deeps of the forest... that is when it shall become interesting.

(OOC: Blood doesn't know that Kioshi has a condition that causes him to look old)

@Kioshi

ID: 103342
LD: 15

Blood looked around herself when she was laying, sprawled out on the grassy floor. It was then that she saw a mushroom simply sitting there, waiting for her to pick up. With a sigh, she smiled, grabbing a hold of the brown mushroom and adding it to her inventory. She had gathered two materials, which was enough for her to make two potions. She can attempt two crafting attempts with the materials that she had gathered. She had spent enough time here, and therefore she is no longer needed for the time being. With a smile, she stood up and walked off into the distance. She had done her job here, and Pick would be able to get even more materials gathered, which is exactly why she is no longer needed for the moment. Blood sighed, charging off with both hands by her side, swaying without control. That was her unique running style.

Blood Leaves the Thread

Total Materials: 2

ID: 103340
LD: 2

Blood sighed, this was not how she wanted to spend the day. She should be out here at night, terrorizing any newer players who had come out to this floor without knowing what they are doing. She should be staring into the souls of players with absolute menace and stabbing the absolute crap out of players. This was not the thing that Blood should be doing. Blood should not be wasting her time material gathering, but she had to, to be complete honest. This was how all players started off in this game, by material gathering, getting gear, crafting, until they were of decent level to kill things and get even more materials afterwards. Blood yawned, laying on the ground, completely sprawled out as she found a relaxing spot in the shade. This was what she needed to do... sleep in the morning and play during the night, killing them things.

Total Materials: 1

ID: 103338
LD: 3

Blood yawned, looking around for any materials that she can potentially use. After this quest, she was sure that the other two players would be able to obtain their first skill, which would help all three of them progress as dominators of the world. For now, she must get through with the boring stuff... that is, the grinding to get to that stage. It won't take that long since time passes by fast before the three of them reach the top of the ladder, but right now, it seemed that time was going slow and all three of them weren't really making that much of a progress. Still, it is undeniable that this game was not meant to be easy, so Blood didn't mind it at all. In fact, she embraced the difficulty, knowing that one day, that difficulty will become far easier. Difficulty is simply another word to restriction of progress.

Total Materials: 1

ID: 103336
LD: 17

While Pick was busy picking up a girl and Thicc was busy getting his quest done, Blood was out far away from them way out into the outside of the safe zones. She was surrounded by tall grass and had gotten out her katana so the boars cannot attack her due to intimidation. Out in the fields, she began to gather some materials for herself. She didn't want to, and would much rather be resting because the time was day time, and she was most active during the night, but if she didn't gather these materials, she would not have very much left to do everything else that she wants with those materials. With those materials, she could craft plenty of potions to hold on to. She sighed, digging through the heavy grass when she saw a small patch of grass. Pick smiled, picking through the grass and adding to her material count.

Total Materials: 1

Blood took a glance at Pick, knowing that he had bought the item, since she was the person who instructed him to do so. It's good that he offered for Thicc to borrow it on his own. This was how to develop team chemistry. "Once you guys finish the quest, if you have time, get some materials for me. I ran out of all my materials by buying these potions for both of you. Pick, you save yours... but Bates, you need to drink yours for this quest to make everything easier for yourself, got it? Good. Actually, I'll hold onto yours for now Pick, in case you forget. I'm going to head off and do my own thing for a bit. You two have fun out here, alright? Make sure that you get the job down before reporting back to me." Blood instructed, sending Thicc the expresso that would make material gathering easier.

Blood sighed. She didn't want to go purchase items from random people, but she needed some loot die enhancements that will help the players on their next quest. The next quest, Blood will lead the other two players so that one of them gets a profession, which will be important since all three of them need different types of professions that can make up for the flaws of the other three. Blood sighed, walking into the shop once again, with the perfect amount of materials for all the items that she needed. All she needed was two perfect loot die snacks.

-12 T1 Mats
+2x T1 Loot Die Expresso

Name: Rare HP Recovery Potion T1
Your Profession: Alchemist
Your Rank: Rank 1
ID: 103302
Roll: CD - 11; LD - 6
Item Type: Salve
Tier: 1
Quality: Rare
Enhancements: 2x HP Recovery
Description: Smooth salve applied to the skin to give the user +40 HP.

Blood had made a decision to become a poison master, but in order to do that, she must first start from the basics. She was starting from level one, and that's where she will be grinding all the way up to level ten. The grind would be long, and the road would be difficult, but she recently recruited a future scout that will be a potential benefit to her. If he does what she tells him, he'll have a successful life in Aincrad, and she'll have practically unlimited amounts of material that she can use to level her crafting up.

Crafted

A perfect night. The darkness masked any sort of killings, and this was the atmosphere that Blood craved. With her katana, she can weave in and out in between targets, sneak up on unsuspecting victims, and defeat them with one solid attack to the head. Blood grinned widely. Every time it was dark outside, she always got like this. Her eyes glowed of merciless bloodlust, and her claws ready to be launched at any target that she felt the urge to. She was a killer, but she had yet to kill. She had been looking for the right one, the one that she would release her built-up urge through her first time. Tonight, she would wander the forests of the first floor, or the villages. The first death that she causes must be an easy one… probably an NPC, or just a weak player.

With her katana by her side, Blood walked out of her secret base. The two other players who were part of her team were already asleep, not used to the life of night. Recently, she found that sleep was not appealing to herself, and she would much rather spend her time hidden in the shadows of the night, while the moonlight only shows the path that she would follow. Her black loose clothing trailed her from behind due to its length, but only slightly, and not enough to make it that her movements are impaired. Blood grinned even wider as she finally made her way towards the village that she would spend the night in.

“It seems like the night had beheld itself upon us far earlier today than the other days. It’s not even that dark yet,” Blood noticed. The sun was partially covered, but it was well on its way down and covered by a tree with extraordinary wideness and height. To call it a tree would not do it justice. Soon enough, Blood found her way to the village, and noticed an old, elderly man whose appearance gave him a sort of creepy feeling, especially during the night, not that Blood feared any player.

“Completing this quest, I see. I hope you don’t mind me joining you alone on this quest of yours,” Blood snarled, her mouth wide with menace, her eyes staring straight at the wrinkles that seemed like waves on the ocean of the man’s ghastly face. “You don’t seem like you have any companion with you, not that that’s necessarily a surprise given the state of your face.” Blood exclaimed, giving a hardened stare at the NPC who was the quest giver. “Accept.” She said simply, clicking on the accept button when it appeared.

@Kioshi

ID: 103269
LD: 2

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Materials: 2

ID: 103266
LD: 2

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Materials: 2

ID: 103263
LD: 17

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Materials: 2

ID: 103260
LD: 20

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Materials: 1

ID: 103257
LD: 11

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Materials: 0

ID: 103254
LD: 3

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Materials: 0

Blood stared at Thicc. She knew that he didn't like music that much, but under her command, he would definitely go through with the quest anyways. Currently, Blood was an alchemist. She had the ability to create potions and crystals to boost a party of three, but she needed someone who would be able to give debuffs to enemies at any moment. This was the job of the tank, and Blood specifically requested that he makes these debuffs and gives them to Pick during quests where the three players need some additional help. Blood sighed, "You both accompany each other and get this quest done as fast as possible. Pick, you can try finding a treasure chest again. If you manage to succeed, it will help us get more gear faster and easier. Now, I am going to go and get some more things done in my shop. Once something happens, contact me."

"Looks like today is over for me," Blood said as soon as she accompanied Pick outside of the quest giving area. The man had received the quest, and she just needed the two of them to continue and complete the quest so they can get the skill points for it. Of course, she had already completed this quest, and knew that the system makes it easier for players to material gather during this quest. She knew that Thicc must be having a hard time with Michael, but that was exactly what she wanted to do, by pushing him to his limits and increasing the amount that he can take, both mentally and physically. The training that she had set for these two players were now under way, and she was no longer needed at the very moment. This was her cue to leave the place, and let the two players do what they need to do. She sent a message to Thicc, and told Pick the same thing.

"Come to meet me at the quest giver's location once you get all five materials. From there, you will complete and the rest of the quest with me with you, and that will be our day complete." She explained, walking away.

Blood leaves the thread temporarily.

"Seems like we're going to have to polish up your luck by just that tad bit, not that it's necessarily a hard thing to do. We just need to get your butt some experience, and that means you're going to have to pull your weight out here and get some quests done. I already got one of my other beginning tanks to start with a beginner's quest, and you'll just do the same one. He's still hard at work right now, and we're going to get you started. Once we get all three of us to a high level, the potential of us becoming the strongest group is uncapped," Blood exclaimed, beginning to walk towards the safe zone. There, she would get Pick to start off with a beginner's quest, and learn how to get materials in this real world. The fact that she met him here couldn't be luckier for her, because he was exactly what she needed.... a support player that was mainly a treasure hunter elsewhere. While Thicc could only prove his potential as a tank in battle, Pick could provide far more outside of combat with his ability to gather materials for players, mainly her and Thicc.

"Actually, that's what I want to talk to you about. You join us, and we get you the materials you need. I know you aren't much into the ways of killing and the sorts like that, so I won't force you to do any of that. If you join up with our party of criminals, though, I'll ensure that you level up high enough to get the materials that you need to pay these people. I'm not sure why you would want to give these materials away freely, but it's not my right to question your motives. All I know is, it will get you some good relationships, and that will help me if I associate myself with you." Blood exclaimed. She had a way of speaking, and the voice she possesses can be both demanding and passionate at the same time. It wasn't a threat, but it was delivered like one, and the result was to intimidate this character, Pick, to join up with her. With him on her side, crafting would become much easier, and with more potions and poisons available to her, killing would become much easier as well.

Blood saw that the guy was someone that she recognized. She too, had been promised materials, and as an alchemist, she definitely appreciated the guy's effort to provide with free materials. However, she did not need him giving materials to other people, and she saw this as a great opportunity to come in and take charge. She could recruit him to be part of a three-way triad between herself and Thicc, and although Blood would want him to focus on material gathering skills, he would eventually evolve into a support or a healer. Blood nodded... he could prove to be a crucial member of her party if he was willing to join up with the forces of evil. Blood took out her katana, and rushed in front of the man with her blade held high in the air. "You go, or I force you to go." She snarled, eyes unblinking as her stare of death continued to be placed on the man's eyes. With a look of disgust and anger, he turned away and walked off into the distance. Blood sighed, putting away the blade.

Blood motioned for Michael to come closer so they can have a whispering session. This was a good opportunity to find out more about this individual, Wyson, and although Blood passed up on the previous few votings due to disinterest, this was something that she must participate in. Under her hood, she asked Michael what he thinks would be a good question that could lead them to the Laughing Coffin. 

"Laughing Coffin? I thought we're just hunting some random player killer for fun?" Michael blurted out in a semi-whisper to Blood's dismay. Blood sighed, making a quiet sign with her right pointer finger and looking around in case any faces turned their way. This was one reason that Blood could not keep Michael for the long run. He must die before her plans come to fruit, and she must make sure that he is not part of her future when the time truly comes, for he is one of those characters who can ruin a step in a plan with an unexpected snap of fingers. Right now, his presence is needed because she is still so weak... but when she becomes stronger, his uselessness will become a burden, and all burdens must be eliminated.

"Look. Right now, we're not even sure if this guy is part of the Laughing Coffin, but if he is, his appearance will be very useful to us. Currently, we can't even spot if someone is part of the player killer guild, but if there's a unique characteristic in the gear of all the guild members, then it will be far easier for us to find the Laughing Coffin and join them." Blood whispered, paying careful attention to those around her, for this was something that simply cannot be known to any other player apart from them. "So... what do you want me to do?" "Go ask him if there's anything special about the man in terms of gear and equipment, you idiot."

With a smirk, Michael casually walked over to the barkeeper with a nice, cheerful face. "Why don't ya get me the best beer you go out here, and while you're at it, we can get a conversation going. You remember this guy, right? When you saw him here, were there any special things that caught your eye on his gear or equipment?" Michael exclaimed, adding, "It might help us with our investigation" and with that, both Blood and Michael awaited for the answer after Hestia's own.

Blood sighed, listening as Michael started blurting out random gibberish from out of no where. Luckily, before he could attract even more attention to himself, a series of lightening flashes appeared in the sky, giving Blood the opportunity to hurry along and get Michael to shut his mouth before he could further the damage. Hopefully, the others didn't see her grabbing onto Michael's tank top and tugging it so the man noticed that she was unhappy with what he was doing.

"Look man, I'm just trying to fit in with everyone else." Michael said, chuckling as he followed Blood, "Why don't you go talk to someone for once?" He continued, getting on Blood's nerves, which wasn't that hard of a thing to do in all honesty. Blood ignored him, continue to walk and follow everyone else as the useless words of the green-haired gangster passed through her ears. She needed to keep track of what everyone else was doing, and if she was to get a hint of where this player killer was, she would go after him without attracting too much attention. That was her plan, but if Michael here keeps on doing the careless things that he has been doing, Blood won't get the opportunity to pull off her intentions. Perhaps she won't even be able to spot her before someone else does. If that happens, this was just a big waste of a time.

Finally, the group of players reached the destination - the last place this player killer was spotted. She doubted that the PKer would show himself here, since no smart killers stay in the same place that they have executed. For now, Blood would watch from the back as everyone else did the work for her. "Don't show yourself that much. I don't need you ruining my plans. In fact, I don't even need you here to be completely honest."

ID: 102072
LD: 12

Blood carried on, hoping that she can find something nearby that she can use, but not really believing that it's a possibility. She found that it's actually quite hard to find anything that can be useful in this world, so material gathering is actually quite a challenge even when it seems like there are a whole bunch of materials waiting to be discovered on the first floor. This is actually not the case, and Blood had found out the hard way when she first attempted to go material gathering. Blood sighed, lifting her black hair so that it didn't cover her face. It was at this moment when she spotted something in the distance. Two blackened figures conversing amongst each other. It seemed like they were conversing, but she didn't know about what. Blood slowly crept closer to the two figures, watching as they continued and leaning as close as possible to them without alerting them to her presence.

Materials: 0

ID: 102065
LD: 7

Blood watched as the two big guys squeezed into the opening of the mine shaft. Inside, there would be plenty of ores for them to mine, but she would take the challenge and try to find some materials outside. It would be far harder for her, but that's fine, for she just wanted to take her time and get some material gathering done when she had the time to do so. The inside of the mine, if she could remember, was far wider than the opening, so the two would have no problem inside. She sighed, looking around for anything on the outside that she can conveniently grab and claim as her own, but as far as she could tell, there were nothing even remotely close to anything that she could use as a potion maker. Potion... more like poison. There were apples around, but that's not the stuff that she was looking for.

Materials: 0