Black

Black leaps back to give Mars room so that he could utterly annihilate the Dark Elf that had spawned and set itself upon the duo.

“Alright, here comes the fatal finale! Curtain's closing on you, knife ears!” Black smirks at the Dark Elf as Mars is seen in an epic blur.

‘Whoa...he's strong…’ Black smirks and waves his hands as if sapping energy from the Martial artist. ‘Let me just borrow a little bit of that…’

Ironically in that instant Mars gets flung to the grown and lashes out at Black for his mishap. The ebony skinned twister of fate chuckled while innocently placing his hand behind his back.

“Steal your luck? I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about..” Black says with an innocent smile as his wakizashi began to crackle with lightning behind his back. At that same moment, carnage, his curved sword given to him by his sith lord began to resonate into red steel.

At the same time, the Dark Elf was preparing from a critical strike as it's charged it’s attack.

“Thunder Scream Strike!” Black cries out as his blade quickly deflects the blow and impales the Dark Elf, causing him to get stunned as a bleeding effect gets added for good measure.

Black then looks to Mars with a cheeky grin and double taps his “Lucky Devil” Assault headband without saying a word.

@Mars

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Black kept walking casually as he listened to Mutsu's fiery rant. “A competition? Hmmm…” Black began to walk around, inspecting them from all angles, before gripping his heart. “Ope...there it goes...I'm about to burst into shards as the happiest man in SAO.”

Black was pretty pleased at the impromptu photoshoot. He and the girls seemed to be having fun and enjoyed goofing off, whereas Vally was keen to give the instigators a nice thrashing. “Geez, way to take the fun out of living.” Black retorted as he placed his hands on the back of his head.

‘Wonder what's got her all uptight..” Black thought as she walked off.

She then came back and began to berate him verbally and then shove her fist into his shoulder. He contemplated putting her in an arm bar, but would have rather had the right ambiance and setting for it.

“Now, Hydra, If putting your hands on me makes you feel better, by all means~” Black smirked as he watched her walk off.

Black then cracked up at Shield's joke. “See, nothing wrong with being easygoing. No reason to take the spice out of life. It's like the big man says. We got this dragon no problem. We got contingencies with Shield and with my top of the line cooking.”

Mutsu began to bring in the cowbell counter assault and Black cracked up at her antics. However, he was blindsided as she hopped on his back. “Look at me...reduced to a mere meat shield and slave carting around oppressive tiny dictators...quick Shield, run, before the ladies catch you too!” He begged with a saddened expression.

Black then noticed Vally's vibe had shifted. “Welp. Time to get my digital a** kicked for the sake of coin...man I love my job!”

@Hydravion
@Mutsu

@Vally@Shield

“Hey man...I'm just saying, if I see you marrying a guy on this server and saying you just doing it for the buff. I'm still going to find it suspect.” Black says with his hood-like accent. “Only time I get flowers is when I'm trying to get some…” Black then begins to shape out a curvy woman's body with his hands. “You get into the shadier part of the city and bring a good amount of col with you...I could show you a place that puts a lot of the clubs in Houston to shame. “

Black bops his head a few times. “I'm for real man...they'll hijack your mind over there and you'll get to see all the digital booty you want.” Black scoffs in amusement. “World's oldest profession ain't ever going to go out of style.” He releases a cloud of smoke from his cigar.

“Yeah, you right. Yo’ momma cooking was amazing. I remember she used to lay out the pancakes when I was in bed. Nice thick syrup..you know sometimes she used to pour the syrup…” Black burst into a fit of snickers. “Naw, I'm just busting your balls, lil homie. “

“What!?” Black blinks in disbelief at Dustin. “Bruh, is you taking a nap? How we gone find this thing if you already trying to sleep?” He shakes his head as he goes to gather more materials.

ID# 108151 results:

Loot: 19

T1 Material gathered

@Dustin

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Black would finish his cigarette and flick it to the ground as he crushed it under his boot, watching it shatter into digital shards. Black had an idea that he was moving into the Devil's Den. He kept his headband tied on right and wielded his curved sword and wakizashi with a firm grip. He arched his eyebrow at Macradon with intrigue as he saw the flames erupt from his mane. “I guess Bel really does fit you...but you could have told me you had a light. “ Black chuckles as he tucked away his cigarettes. “Scaling ships...yep...this is exactly what the old school Marines used to do. “ Black commented as he gripped the edge of his ship and pulled himself up, rolling over the edge.

As soon as they encountered the enemy Macradon let out a warcry that would strike fear into the heart of man. Even moreso, with his carnivourous three headed beast at his side as the duo looked rather imposing.

As soon as the combat broke out, Macradon would easily heal himself completely and block a wide array of attacks. ‘Damn...he's just toying with them.’ Black thinks as he aims for one who had their blade deflected by Macradon and was knocked off balance.

“Alright, time to crash this party!” Black spat as he landed a fierce uppercut with his sword, stunning one of the men as he hit him straight across the jaw. “We'll be taking all that loot, boys. Thanks for holding it for us.” Black spoke with a cocky grin.

@Macradon

- Health List -
H[4,4,4,4] <Macradon> 1565/1565 HP || 116 MIT || 19 DMG || 2 ACC ||  0 EVA || 78 BH || 152/152 NRG (-1)(+78)
H[0,0,0,0] <Black>     420/420  HP ||  52 MIT ||  2 DMG || 3 ACC || 2 PAR || 18 THR || 1 TNT ||  42/42  NRG

< Pirate Deckhand >1   249/250  HP ||  40 MIT || 85 DMG || Hornswaggl e [Stunned] [3/3]
< Pirate Deckhand >2   250/250  HP ||  40 MIT || 85 DMG || Hornswaggle
< Pirate Deckhand >3   250/250  HP ||  40 MIT || 85 DMG || Hornswaggle
< Pirate Deckhand >4   250/250  HP ||  40 MIT || 85 DMG || Hornswaggle

Black on the other hand wouldn’t have been used to people to call them partners. Most of his journeys was much like a drifter. He would have random encounters with others, but not necessarily get too close to them or repeat journeys. Black was very much so a drifter, even entertaining solo adventures to test his might.

However, given the fact that he was now in the realm of Tier 2 players, he thought it was wise to journey with other tier 2 players like himself and get to know them. However, it seemed that Tier 2 players were few and far between. Most players had either started out adventuring from the start or lagged behind. Most players advanced to Tier 2 in I'm a increments.

As he takes the stat buff items, he decides to enjoy some of his own Teriyaki Chicken with Snow Mountain Rolls, to boost his defenses.

“This will be useful. I'll save it for a tougher fight. Thank you.” Black replies as he tucks away the 30 mit potion and then uses the tiger potion.

“Alright, I'm ready.” Black states as he begins to enter the cavern alongside Mars. However, the moment they stepped in, a Dark Elf Bandit had ambushed them!

H: 0/ 0/0/0 /0] Lvl. 25 Black:   - HP: 499/500 // EN : 50/50 // MIT: 114// DMG: 4// THN: 36// EVA: 0 // ACC : 1// PARA : 8-10 // Bleed 8-10 // REC 1 // REGEN 10

Buffs used - +15 Teriyaki Chicken

/+2 DMG Tiger potion

Dark Elf Bandit 334/370 111 DMG

@Mars

Black seemed to be relaxing in a carefree moment as he indulged himself in a book, taking the time to eat one of his delicious Lucky Sushi Rolls that gave him a +2 LD buff. He felt that he needed to be as prepared as possible for the grand duel with the RNG Gods. “And now we sit and wait…” He mused as he began to add a bit of wasabi to his taaty little snack and devour it.

He was completely oblivious to Mutsu's mischievous schemes. “Ha, this manga is great. Hey, Mutsu, you should re- Hey! What the hell are you?!” Black gasped and looked back at her, but the easygoing man loved his wild antics and neither like a mad man as he charged at the opponent and they tackled each other. “Mess with the bull and you get the thorns!” Black smirked as a medicinal item fell from the beast.

He then turned his head up at Mutsu. “You done having fun? I mean if you were going to ride me, I thought you'd  pick a better saddle.” Black smirked as he began to rummage through his pockets and activate a song crystal. The song featured was “Pony” by Ginuwine.

“I'm just a bachelor, I'm looking for a partner.~”
“Someone who knows how to ride, without even falling off.~”

He would then snicker a little and give her a buck to get her off.

"So, want to go gather up some materials and talk about anime and [censored] for a bit before we turn in the quest? You ever seen Seven Deadly Sins?" He asked as he'd turn around, no matter if she was still on or not.

@Mutsu

The sassy chocolate eyed vixen was throwing jabs left and right with the Marine and he enjoyed the banter. “Hmmm...you're just jealous I get to eat like a hippo at the buffet because all my fans shower me with cash...and that mortar fire...that's just my fireworks celebrating my claim to fame!” He said as he began to get dizzy from watching her dance around him.

She then made some fancy comment about getting a diamond. “Hmm...you know...I could do that...or I could just wear this fancy shirt!” Black said as he pulled out a lucky shirt that was ebony and had a graphic of a samurai against the setting of a red sun. “It's a lucky shirt...so...you know...I say my chances just improved about 15%. See? Right here in the guidebook.” Black stats as he smacks the side of his trusty dusty guide book. “Lowkey, though...word on the street is people do that marriage bullshit in the game for extra stats. Perfect for the bromance duos. “ He blinks at Mutsu. “Seriously though. I've seen more guys marry each other just for the hell of it. They just out here killing mother****ers with the power of love!” Black exclaims as he throws his hands in the air. Unfortunately, that's what caused the nepent to miss him.

“Well, [censored]...we might as well start pitching tents.” He then just realized what he just said. “Uh...on second thought...you better not. If you do, I might need my pebble back.” Black casts her a [censored]-eating grin from his crude remark.

@Mutsu

Black was making his way to the more treacherous levels of the floor as he was seeking to earn a good fortune to better supply his estate and satisfy his needs for a better dining table. If he could accomplish this small goal, then he would be able to generate a large source of buffs for his future teams. 'This is the best way to set up contingencies to ensure everyone's safety.' Black considered. He made sure to bring along the necessary items in his pack to use as needed.

If anything, the Marine was certainly resourceful. He made sure he was prepared by setting out a few items for his partner Mars while they sat in their camp on the outskirts of the cave. "Here...take these..they will help us clean up these enemies fast." He suggests as he sets out a platter of different delicious food buffs to assist their conquest.

@Mars

Buffs Given
- +2 ACC (Thunder Roll)
- +3 Pros
- +3 LD

-Optional Buff
Asian Curry (+1 DMG, -5 Mit)
White Tiger Roll (+1) EVA

Craft Attempt Day 10/22

 

Craft Attempt Day 10/23

 

Black would scowl at the enemy as he and the elven armada stand among the scorched earth. Anger burning brightly and flooding their emotions with each blow. Passion and tenacity engulf themselves around each warriors soul. His wakizashi gets spun around into a reverse grip as he slashes away enemy blades with expert grace.

He deflects the demise that was issued against him with sharp resolve and furrowed eyebrows. The violent rattling of steel ringing against each other begins to flood the environment as sparks fly from their blades. Black then kicks off of the tree to do a vertical slam of his rage blow sword art against the commander.

The commander retaliates swiftly. “Now, Inthan!” The duo began to launch a combined strike that rips through Black's armor at the expense of their own life force. As the red light punctures Black, he begins to stare down his assailants.

“I feel nothing…” He would state in a dark voice.

Black blinked as he saw an Asian woman, dressed in an oriental fashion walking among the snow. “Oh my gosh it's Mulan!” Black broke into a bright and cheerful smile. “Hey Mulan! Do you bring news from the general? How goes the front?” He says as he gives her a mighty salute, puffing out his chest. “What? Soviet Snipers...Prekoi Menya, sesstra! Quick get to cover!” He would say as he attempts to pull her safely into the hole. If she came down he would immediately offer her a long stick with a handle that could pass as a rifle.

“Quick, grab this rifle.” Black would say in a Russian Accent. “There is American Sniper there...two hundred meters. Do you see him? “ Black points his rifle in the distance at a little rabbit scurrying. “He's been stalking our camp for two days! I think he is a filthy American spy. “

Black sounds serious as he slams a pot on his head like a helmet.  “Load your rifle...and when I give the signal, open fire. You will see something truly wonderful, I promise.” Black stated as he hoped the girl would humor his silly antics while he looks around for some nearby supplies.

@Mutsu

Black would relax in the boat as he saw Macradon get in without any concern of him falling out. Somehow the boat seemed to row easy enough. Perhaps it was because of their strength parameters or some other unknown physic. Black began to row in tandem with the Scarlet Knight, his eyes drifting from the coastline toward's the direction of the Ill Man's Cove. As he noticed their party formation, he became aware of Macradon's superior stats and level. He shook his head in disbelief. ‘There are players that strong already….I forget if even Hestia is that powerful.’

He turned his head as the man said something about them closing in on the enemy. They were getting prepared to stage for the initial assault. Macradon had advised him of the most appropriate approach. He then switched out the enchantments from his blade to be accuracy enchantments from his +3 ACC Assault Headband. “Solid Copy. I'll light them up with everything I got.” Black announced as he prepared to take down any targets through subterfuge.

@Macradon

Black was waiting for some eager adventurous boy to start attacking out of adventurous spirit. Most players were eager to kick a few mobs around just for the entertainment value, but Black forgot asking him to do this was like giving a kid a knife and shoving him off to go stab some serial killer that's already had a history of killing people.

Due to Black's Level and gear, it was as if the enemy was trying to cut into diamond with a sharp layer of steel. It was simply ineffective. However, CrownS might as well have been wearing a paper bag, because that's how then his mitigation was. Black could understand the man's discomfort.

It seemed the man had found his resolve and charged forth to go in, but his actions lacked congruence with his words. “Right..it's okay. I get it. You're scared. “ Black said calmly despite the beast stabbing him straight through the torso. “Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand, so that we may fear less.” Black responds as he charges another strike and rips the enemy down to yellow health.

@Cr0wnS

“Really? I mean all this time I've been trying to defend my world title in dancing from you and your jingling all over the place. “ Black retorted with a response as dry as sandpaper. “Can't go letting the little newbies beat my high score.” Black then shuffles about the battlefield evading blows left and right. “Oh! Happy feet! That was my movie. Don't they have some weird mating ritual.” Black replies with an evil grin as he flicks a pebble in her direction. “There. Now you have a token of my appreciation. Perhaps it will satisfy those weird cravings. “

Black stands proud as the nepent whips a tentacle at him and he just tilts his head to the side to evade. “Yeah...real shame...I know your pain..being wildly attractive and attracting every wild beast out in the forest. But then again...you came here on purpose, but yeah..I'm not judging or anything.”

Black huffed. “Damn, and here I thought you had potential. “ The man shakes his head and crunches on a crayon. “You just lost about five points. How are we supposed to be battle buddies if you ain't willing to chow down on some crayons with me? This is treason.”

@Mutsu

Black decides to return. This time he comes more prepared in a black jacket with a dark blue scarf. "Hey! Good morning!" He beams with delight as he looks around the place to view the items. "I was in the market for something to help me with grinding money if you could fit me in to your busy schedule. I was wanting a +3 Prosperity item in the form of lucky dice. And I want the one's side to have a red colored dye. It'd also be good if there was a hole through the slots so they can act as a sort of keychain maybe. " He informs her as he begins to write down his order so she can remember. He then pauses and says. "Hey, how come I don't see you out grinding or in the other floors so much?"

@Ennakai

Black takes a moment to allow the woman's words to sink into his mind. He puts trust in her judgement considering that she would know first hand what that burden must feel like to bear. She seemed pretty cautious. Perhaps too cautious. ‘Sensei...is that the pain of discipline...or the pain of regret?’ He thought to himself as he watched her cheerful face.

She seemed guided by altruism and goodwill, but the man wondered how long that would last, and if perhaps he would see another side of her as he got closer to the darker sides of the battlefield.

While she mentioned the two paths that he would have to consider taking, Black steadied his mind as he tried to consider his options. He was at the point now where it wasn't too late to consider going down the route that opted for more damage. He paused to look at his weapons and it's status effects and his thorns. He then listened to howl she mentioned use of mitigation and howl and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

“I'm sure there will be more to learn, senpai.” Black smirks.

‘But will it be enough?’ The young warrior wonders.

@Hestia
Reward:
5 SP Black

2 SP Hestia

800 Col - Black

 <<Snake Venom>> A coating which grants a weapon a poison effect which activates on a critical hit, dealing 4 damage for 10 turns to an enemy. Lasts for one thread. Takes a post action to apply. (Each)

Black - 515 COL , 3 T1 mat s, 2 T1 unidentified r are consum ables.

Black was finally happy to have been finished with such a seemingly challenging quest. It was at that moment that he began to notice the difficulty spike of the game increasing. "It all gets a lot tougher from here...doesn't it?" Black mentions to Hestia as he looks into her eyes while he speaks of dangerous and foreboding risks that were inevitably more treacherous than he ever encountered.

"I'm going to have to be a lot wiser in my choice of skills. Every skill point matters from here on out. " Black would state as he scans through his skill points and activates his 5th rank of Mitigation.

Kiba would then come at his side, however, this time the Wolf would appear even stronger and more elementary charged than before as if it had evolved. It kept a sinister hunter's gaze as it began to advanced forward. "I think he's going off to look for treasure. Let's see if we find anything. If we don't, maybe now you can introduce me to those other guys you mentioned from your meetings. "

@Hestia

The aspiring chef kept himself dedicated to the cause. He recognized that the demand for goods was beginning to get bigger and bigger as the days went on and he had to keep the shelves stocked with the advertised goods.

"Wow...this place is getting pretty busy. There's so much traffic flowing through. I wonder if they'll hire more chefs...of course they all have to pass the tests...this place only has about a ten percent graduation rate.."

He began to look around the corner at all the other young aspiring chefs looming in gloom after being caste out because their dishes weren't up to par.

"Eesh...that's tough."

(774/1279) EXP

-7 T1 Mats

Black blinks at the man as he fires up his cigar and takes a longer drag before shoving his hands in his pockets and walking away like a boss. “It probably tastes like death, kid.” Black answers in a matter of fact sort of fashion. “Death and a whole lotta class. Kind of like when I visit the ladies after bathing in the blood of my enemies.” He answers as he listens to Dustin speak about his real world exploits. “Oh yeah, well back in prison, I sold cigarettes..used to chop them up into fifths and sell each part for five dollars. You make mad money that way, kid. “

Black arches a brow at the mysterious liquid. “What the hell type of liquid you carrying around, kid? That a jar of piss...that s*** don't work for luring mobs.  

He then watches as Dustin picks up a flower off the ground and then stashes it away. “ Son, if you're going to be running around with me. We're going to be hunting materials like men. “ He stated as he slammed his sword into a little squirrel that was scurrying on the ground. The cute little squirrel twitched and started at doesn't with a waning sadness as it was sapped of it's life and converted into a material item.

“Then I cook them up good!” Black beamed with delight. Black turned to see Dustin humming and singing. “Oh hell naw! Don't you start prancing around. Only familiar you're going to catch like that is a fairy.” The gruff Marine retorted.

@Dustin

Black begins to flex for the non-existant cameras as he enjoys his fifteen seconds of fame. The armor was stylish and fit him snugly. Not only that, but he appreciated the artistic lore behind it. “Hell yeah, I'm like a Black Kratos from God of War. I feel like the son of Ares in this thing. Matter of fact, go call up Zeus and tell him that Ares need to pay my momma child support right now!” Black insisted as he pointed a finger to the ground and stomped his feet.

He then produced a sound crystal that played a hip-hop instrumental.

“I'm a bar spitta, I'm hard a hard hitta~ “ His hands proceeded to trace across the golden sun of his armor to the darkness of the moon.
“Yeah, I'm light skinned, but I'm still a dark n****”
He smirked at Hestia as he began to rap with his hands.
“I'm a wig splitta, my Col looking like six figures”
“I'm a wild unforgivin’ wild dog n****”
“Somethin’ wrong with ‘em mobs, got ‘me all bitter”
“I’m a bill printer, I'm a gravedigger”
“Thorns on my vest like I'm a crazed killer”

He laughed as he considered her words on passing off Revial, Twilight Shadow, and the Ruby armor off. Black then crossed his arms with a very serious expression. “Only if they show me they got what it takes and are in this for the long haul. I'd hate to give it to someone who's just going to lose it, sell it, or end up going missing. Whoever holds it has to have the right mentality. If they just vanish in a few weeks. I'll be pissed.” He makes it known that he values those sacred treasures and the sentimental value.

@Hestia

Black was heaving breaths of fresh air as the sandstorm disappeared and the skies cleared. He stood firm, not wanting to show weakness by hunching over and looking exhausted. The fire in his veins had fully subsided and he didn't have to worry about anymore venom as he picked up the vial and eyed it. “This is going to be some pretty potent stuff. I'll save it for the right occasion. “ Black muttered as he looked at the eerie green liquid. “Hopefully I use things like this unlike how I tend to do in other MMOs and just let it gather dust in my inventory.

He then began to walk over towards her, trying to look for useful items along the way, happy to see a familiar face at last. “Well, that was a hell of an experience. I bet the Marines back home would be jealous as [censored].” He laughed as opened his menu and began to don his new armor.

He felt the far superior stats begin to overwhelm him. “Now that's what I'm talking about! This is perfect for crushing opponents. I bet I'd wreck anything on tier one for sure now. I still have a few quests to knock out. This will be great for those loot mobs, too! “He announced with a warm smile. “I might have to check with Mars soon for a loot mob run. “

@Mars

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Note: Level 24 for this quest.

Black was ready for the beast as he descended down into the sandy abyss. He could see it tunneling deep underground, preparing for another strike. Black immediately began running toward his safety boulder. Once he made it there he turned around to find that the snake's tail had wiped around.

He began judging the distance and rate of speed for the beast. During the prolonged battle he had gotten a feel for it.

"And...now!" Black shouted as he leaped out of the way and the large wyrm nose dived straight into the rock. Black kept running to get some distance, but the clever snake had whipped him with his tail to grapple and squeeze him once more. "Checkmate, you stupid little snake..." Black smirked as the beast quickly released him with thorns embedded in his scales. Having completed the quest, Black's level and health at that time would have definitely boosted up and it would have seemed as if it never even touched the red zone.

"Behold! We have a new Tier 2 Champion!" Black would shout out as he reached level 25 in the party, raising his weapons above his head like a gladiator.

@Hestia