Zajcica

The cuffs that locked her hands together snapped the moment she put pressure on them. The locks hung around her wrists dangling the broke chains that once connected her hands. The voice she heard wasn't familiar, but she could see the green cursor. Another player doing the same quest then?

"Ah, hi there. I didn't know that people could merge instances since the quest was a solo mission. Well, we aren't in a party, so we'd both have to complete the tasks to complete it. Why haven't you gotten out yet?" The girl asked standing to her feet to stretch. Paralysis was probably the most stupid status effect that anyone could suffer. Adding a paralytic immunity to her inventory at this point would probably be pretty helpful.

"Well, you see... I'm level one. The quest is too difficult for me to accomplish." Interesting. Why was he here then? This quest was way too dangerous for someone of his level.

The road to the bandit camp, or fort more specifically, was rather quiet. Much more quiet than she was expecting it to be. Firming her grip on the handle of the lance, her eyes scanned the area to find anything out of place. Surely there was something around. Bandits would be patrolling the area for people to jump. Most commoner must have realized where they were staging raids around and had begun to avoid the area. 

A few more minutes went by. Still nothing was happening, but she let her guard down for a single second and suddenly she was inflicted with paralysis somehow. Her body limped to the ground with a thud, kicking up dust as she collided with the dirt road. Before she got to look at anyone, she was bagged and carried off. When she was finally free to move again, she woke up in a cell with another person. It was too dark to see them clearly, but she could hear his voice.

"H-Hey? Are you alright?"

How long had it been since she actually did a quest on her own? Normally she always brought someone along with her to do these kinds of quests. Not because she was afraid that she would fail the quest, but more for the fact that it would take forever to finish anything without someone to back her up with some damage. They were usually pretty boring to do alone anyways. The problem with this quest in particular was that the group requirement was limited to solo. She wouldn't have help this time around.

A group of bandits were squatting in some old stone fort. They wouldn't get too comfortable in there with the toughest player in the tower coming to clear them. The paladin wasn't even wearing her armor yet, but her weapon was at the ready. The massive lance that could pierce through anything and leave them to nothing.

12 hours ago, Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows said:

Item #1

Name: Ironweave Wrappings
Your Profession:  Merchant
Your Rank: Rank 5
Roll ID:  168952, 168953, 168954
Roll Result: LD 19, 7*, 14(*Uniques on 168953)
Item Type: Light Armor
Tier: T3
Quality:  Perfect
Enhancements: LD 1, MIT 1, Bloodclot 
Description: A form of padded armor worn by tightly wrapping fabric around the body.  Basically, a giant tenser bandage.
Link: http://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/20026-sp-f22-gemini-bound-chapter-1/?do=findComment&comment=622094
Acquisition ID [167217c]

Item #2

Name: Ebonweave Breastplate
Your Profession:  Merchant
Your Rank: Rank 5
Roll ID:  168955, 168956, 168957
Roll Result: LD 10, 10*, 17(Uniques on 168956)
Item Type: Light Armor
Tier: T3
Quality:  Perfect
Enhancements: L.Mo. 1, LD 1, Vampiric (Defensive)
Description: An ornate black breastplate comprised of leather straps interwoven with tightly knit ebonweave cloth.
Link: http://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/20026-sp-f22-gemini-bound-chapter-1/?do=findComment&comment=622094
Acquisition ID [167217d]

Item #3

Name: Ebonweave Breastplate
Your Profession:  Merchant
Your Rank: Rank 5
Roll ID:  168958, 168959, 168960
Roll Result: LD 7, 12*, 18 (Uniques on 168959)
Item Type: Light Armor
Tier: T3
Quality:  Perfect
Enhancements: L.Mo. 1, LD 1, Vampiric (Defensive)
Description: An ornate black breastplate comprised of leather straps interwoven with tightly knit ebonweave cloth.
Link: http://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/20026-sp-f22-gemini-bound-chapter-1/?do=findComment&comment=622107
Acquisition ID [167234c]

Item #4

Name: Black Adder Jerkin
Your Profession:  Merchant
Your Rank: Rank 5
Roll ID:  168982*, 168983, 168984
Roll Result: LD 11*, 5, 12 (Uniques on 168982)
Item Type: Light Armor
Tier: T3
Quality:  Perfect
Enhancements: REC 1, MIT 1, Vampiric (Defensive)
Description: A short close-fitting jacket made of dark leather embroidered with interwoven serpents.
Link: http://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/20026-sp-f22-gemini-bound-chapter-1/?do=findComment&comment=622292
Acquisition ID [167477c]

Item #5

Name: Weathered Grey Duster
Your Profession:  Merchant
Your Rank: Rank 5
Roll ID:  169000, 169001, 169002
Roll Result: LD 15*, 2, 7 (Uniques on 169000)
Item Type: Light Armor
Tier: T3
Quality:  Perfect
Enhancements: REG 1, L.Mo. 1, Holy Blessing 
Description: A grey leather duster favoured by scouts with a knack for finding trouble
Link: http://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/20026-sp-f22-gemini-bound-chapter-1/?do=findComment&comment=622315
Acquisition ID [167539a]

Item #6

Name: Ebonweave Breastplate
Your Profession:  Merchant
Your Rank: Rank 5
Roll ID:  169009, 169010, 169011
Roll Result: LD 18, 10*, 9 (Uniques on 169010)
Item Type: Light Armor
Tier: T3
Quality:  Perfect
Enhancements: L.Mo. 1, LD 1, Vampiric (Defensive)
Description: An ornate black breastplate comprised of leather straps interwoven with tightly knit ebonweave cloth.
Link: http://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/20026-sp-f22-gemini-bound-chapter-1/?do=findComment&comment=622332
Acquisition ID [167579c]

Items to be Junked:

T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167217c | Item #1 (NOT JUNK)
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167217d | Item #2 (NOT JUNK)
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167234c | Item #3 (NOT JUNK)
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167234d | Roll IDs 168961, 168962, 168963
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167235c | Roll IDs 168964, 168965, 168966
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167235d | Roll IDs 168967, 168968, 168969
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167392c | Roll IDs 168970, 168971, 168972
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167392d | Roll IDs 168973, 168974, 168975
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167462a | Roll IDs 168976, 168977, 168978
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167463a | Roll IDs 168979, 168980, 168981
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167477c | Item #4 (NOT JUNK)
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167477d | Roll IDs 168985, 168986, 168987
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167479a | Roll IDs 168988, 168989, 168990
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167495a | Roll IDs 168991, 168992, 168993
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167526c | Roll IDs 168994, 168995, 168996
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167526d | Roll IDs 168997, 168998, 168999
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167539a | Item #5 (NOT JUNK)
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167553a | Roll IDs 169003, 169004, 169005
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167563a | Roll IDs 169006, 169007, 169008
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167579c | Item #6 (NOT JUNK)
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167579d | Roll IDs 169012, 169013, 169014
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167593a | Roll IDs 169015, 169016, 169017
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167606c | Roll IDs 169018, 169019, 169020
T3 Perfect Light Armor | Acq.ID 167606d | Roll IDs 169021, 169022, 169023

Notes: 

Rank 5 Merchant (Base: BD 10, CD 8+ for unique, 10 identifications per day)
+1 to CD from Hermes’ Scale
+1 to CD from Milky Way Rail Blueprint (3/4) (http://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/19619-useful-items-to-reuse/?do=findComment&comment=622144)
+2 EXP: Hard Working (also +1 crafting attempt per day)
+2 EXP: Lucrative (Firm Anima)
+1 EXP: Custom Ambition Tool (bought from own shop 2020-07-16)
+1 EXP from Ambition n/a
Crafting Respite: [163633]

Identification Costs:

Total Cost to Identify:   48,000 col

24x T3 Perfect Items (@2,000 col)      

Junking Value:

Total Value of Items Junked: 22,500 col
Total No. of Items Junked: 18 EXP

18x T3 Perfect Item (@1,250)

Net cost to banker: 25,500

 
 

The glorious shinning lance was eager to get to battle, just as eager as the one wielding it. It had felt like ages since she activated a sword art. Ever since she bought howl, she had given up on the chance of missing gaining hate. It was just like riding a bike, right?

Wrong. The lance shined a brighter pink than any other sword art she'd ever used. This was also one of the strongest in the game, so the power was overwhelming to the point that it was out of control. Unable to guide the power, the paladin launched her attack to no affect greater than shattering a boulder with little effort.

Yuki hefted the weapon back up and looked at the boulder that was annihilated by Argalia. "I... I did that?" That moment of disbelief got her caught up in her thoughts. The Shadow wouldn't stand a chance against her.

Dimension Stampede misses Skalaugh!
-2 Energy

Riding on the arm of the beast was taxing. It was only made more difficult when the stun overtook Skalaugh, causing him to come crashing to the ground. The pinkette rolled onto the cave floor, staggering to land on her feet but soon gaining her balance. Raidou seemed to want to take the next hit until his parry was off cooldown. A shame. She couldn't do a whole lot of anything if the enemies weren't focusing her. Red Robe was hogging all the hate, so there was only one thing thing she could do right now: Switch to DPS.

Yuki opened her menu, taking a moment to scroll through the menus to look for her new damage equipment. A glorious lance, much more massive and heavy then her old model; and, a new armor piece to protect her former-shield arm replaced the sword and shield she once bore. She would use these shinning weapons to destroy anything that thought it could hurt her friends.

Yuki switches her equipment as follows

Durandal -> Trap of Argalia[DMG III](ID: 154339)
Cassiuer de Logistila -> Trap's Bite[HM I; Thorns II](ID:160289)

The heat of Inferno Cavern was something that Yuki was thankful that she left in her memories. It certainly wasn't pleasing to revisit this searing heat, even with the help of the survival skill making it somewhat bearable. Yuki made a mental note that this would probably be the last time she visited floor nine for the next month.

The battle had begun. The hell hounds had noticed them pretty quickly, and Chase wasn't standing around to wait for them to get the advantage. His blade froze one of the hounds completely solid. How did that even worked in this heat? Whatever, no time to question it. The paladin grabbed hold of her brass horn, taking a deep breath and blowing it for the entire cavern to hear. Her howl's blue light afflicted the Hounds, getting all their attentions at once. They jumped on her instead of Chase, slashing a shallow red claw across her chest. Lighting ablaze to their attack, the paladin stood unwavering and uncaring for their assault.

Yuki activates Howl.

168700 null. Hell Hound 2 is frozen.

Floor twenty was a relaxing place to think about all the things on her mind. Though could have just wandered around the safe zone of Inti, what was the point. As much as she wanted to be humble about her build, she was realizing that she was pretty much invincible to almost everything in this game. Her armor was one of the best anyone could ever hope for. The only thing she could fear at this point was a player with insanely high damage, and even then, she was sure that she could out last them long enough to teleport away. She would gamble that she could even survive an onslaught from Night at this point. Night was too nice to go around and do something like that though.

Steeping through the thicket of trees, a few enemy hornets surrounded her. By a few, she wagered probably twenty or so. Any normal person would draw their weapon or maybe try to flee - Not Yuki, she just walked through them. They all rushed her, stinging at the metal of her shinning armor only to fall down lit ablaze by her glorious, radiant aura. Poofing out existence with only a single sting. Yuki sighed quietly. "You could try a little harder than that I'd say."

The pressure Skalaugh was applying now was even worse. The crystals that it absorbed continued to fuel it's rage and strength. Even through all this, the paladin was hardly phased. With her fellow tank smashed under the massive claw of the beast, Yuki does what she needs to get the attention off him. Rushing into the fight, she draws her sword and plants it directly into the scales of the crystaline beast. It raised it's hand off Morgenstern after, bringing the pinkette to the sky with him.

Taking a quick glance at the health bars around her, she could see that no one was suffering too harshly. Crow was doing his best to heal people up. With a toothy grin, the paladin faced Skalaugh down latched to his arm. "OI! You're looking at me!" She yelled. Her attempt to siphon health from the boss would only work if it began to focus her. In this entire fight, it had already missed her twice. "I told you already! Hit me with everything you have! I dare you!"

Looking back down to her companions she screamed as loud as she could so they could hear her. "Yahoo! Rai, switch with me!"

Skalaugh takes 1 damage. 

Switch commenced with Raidou.

"I never said you couldn't fight." Yuki prefaced before she continued to say anything. "You're obviously a very strong person who has overcome their shortcomings and become better for it. No one makes it to Tier 3 simply by luck. It's all hard work."

The entrance to Inferno cavern was before them. The heat inside the cave was scorching compared to the outside world of the ninth floor. "Looks like we're here. The Cerberus that you fought before this one is a pup in comparison. Be careful and keep yourself safe above everything else. If you feel pressured, back off." She was trying not to treat him like a kid, but she was scared to walk into any boss with just about anyone. If someone died under her protection, she wouldn't know how to cope with the feeling.

Taking a few steps into the cavern, she could see the hell hounds rounding the area. Looks like they'd have to take them out before they could fight the reborn Cerberus.

The claws of the crystal dragon sliced Yuki's chest open. A special damage over time ability afflicted her, mocking a bleeding effect. The red drips from her wounds actually caught her attention. How long had it been since she had actually seen blood? The visual made her heart skip a beat, subtly reminding her that she was still human.

That being said, she was about throw her life in front of this boss yet again to ensure that her allies were safe while they fight. The paladin marched forward, slowly looking up at the monster's health bar. It was about to fall to them once again. If history repeated itself, the dragon would reawaken even stronger. "Everyone! Be careful! If it dies, it's probably going to revive itself and be even stronger! Aggro will reset so prepare yourself until I can regain the control!" Durandal shined with glory, readying Yuki for the beast's next attack.

Activate Parry!

The initial shock of the boss returning to life would only wear off when a fellow member of the front lines would be launched straight past her. Just barely missing catching her, Oscar's save was enough to put her mind at ease. Checking everyone's health bars she realized that the mark hadn't even worked. What a useless ability!

"Yuki, get that thing's attention again. We cannot have this dragon shredding the party like that." He said when he noticed her looking his way. Shaking her head and giving her cheeks a pat she put her mind back into the fight. That girl would be alright with some healing.

"Yuki!  Topside bounce!" Called Freyd as he charged her way. Lifting her shielded arm, she allowed him to step there and launched him with a heavy force. Although she was a tiny, scrawny little girl, she had the strength of a freight train in this world.

Once Freyd was in the air, she too got back into the fray. Stepping forward, ensuring she was in front of the pack and close enough for anyone to retreat behind her, she bellowed her voice, using Howl the conventional way. "You think you can out last me?! Try me you overgrown lizard!" She taunted, raising her guard.

Yuki activates Howl! +3 Hate

Rare EVA Meal

T3 Rare Protein Meal

T3 MIT Meal

Day 48

-12 Materials; 6 T3 Materials; 6 T1 Materials

He didn't care for boasting too much it seemed. Though it could feel pompous to brag about how she can deal damage when is a tank, she's never out damaged her thorns since she started leveling. It felt nice to have some options again.

"You've done the Cerberus quest before haven't you? This is a stronger version of that quest. It's supposed to be kind of tough due to the heat of the cave, but since we both have survival we'll be alright. Every time you attack this boss, it will deal damage to you that you can't mitigate. Don't over exert yourself if you take a chunk of damage. The only skills I don't have is healing." The duo walked through the harsh crags of blackened rocks on their way to the Inferno Cavern where she had first met the beast. The heat was actually bearable thanks to Survival.

"When you're tanking, it's important to know how to control the battlefield. You have to strategize and think while blocking and attacking at the same time. You are the one who puts the enemy at a disadvantage and allow your damage players to fight with the advantage."

"Its not my job to deal the damage." She replied without even thinking about it. "Your build is different yes, but our jobs are still the same: We must keep our friends out of the line of fire. I've never had to do damage, so I never invested in it. NIGHT's sword is more than enough damage to account for three players at once." Mentioning her sword was key. Night was the sword of their structure and she was the shield. As long as the two of them had fought together, they had overcome just about every obstacle with flying colours.

"Besides." The paladin held out her hand, letting a massive lance form in her grip. The weapon was taller and seemed like it weighed more than it's wielder. "I have this bad boy if I'm caught out on my own." The sword at her side was also replaced with a small battle horn.

The wait on the ninth floor wasn't very long at all. Not that she was in a hurry or anything. By now she was level sixty-six, more than ready for whenever they would take on the shadow. Looking Chase up and down as he was making his way to her, she could tell that he had already gotten a lot stronger. That put a smile on her face. She could see a lot of her in him.

"Yo." She waved back a little casually. Raising her back off the wall, she stood tall, but still shorter than the boy. "I did promise that would teach you a little bit about tanking. It's clear our styles are a lot different, but there are still somethings that all tanks need to know how to do. That being said, I can tell you have climbed quite a bit. I think you'll do fine."

Turning towards the outskirts of town, she would start making her way back to the place where her and Crozeph first met. This place was already giving her nostalgic memories. She still hated it here though.

Sitting at her kotatsu, Yuki sipped a drink of tea and looked back down at the magnificent weapon that she had just received from Andromeda. That girl was way too lucky. She couldn't let this item go to waste, but she didn't really know anyone that could need a katana besides Crow and he already has a katana with the same effects. With a deep sigh she opened her menu and scrolled through the long friends list.

When she got to 'C' she saw the name ChaseR. They had only met once and it was starting to come back to her. She was such a dick to the both of them all because she was worn out from grinding. Now having gotten a chance to cool down, she was ready to get back into fighting. The girl of his group, who she presumed was his girlfriend, was holding a katana when they went through the desert. Whether she's tier 3 or not, she would surely appreciate the gift, but she needed to apologize to ChaseR as well.

Opening the menu to send a message, she begins to type: 'Good morning. I know the last person in the world that you want to talk to is me, but if you'll hear me out, I want to make it up to you for being such a jerk in our Traveler quest. If you do, meet me on floor nine with your gear and we'll go through a tough quest together that drops a really rare item. I'll be waiting in Yogan Village near the teleportation plaza.'

She would hit send and make her way through town. Stepping up to the plaza and get whisked away to Floor 9.

With her speech finished, the paladin was beginning to believe that she might not be the kind of person to rally people. Savvy words were never her strong suit, however, she hoped that even if her call to action wasn't the most inspiring that people would feel safe knowing that she was here to be their shield.

The boss spawned and the fight began. The wind of shrapnel blew near her face, but thankfully her massive gauntlet was more than enough to protect her eyes from such a beast. By the time it had stopped, many had already plunged their blades into the beast. If she wanted, she could easily pull out her own two-handed weapon and do the same. Yet no matter what, she'll never escape her self-proclaimed fate of wanting to protect others. There was more than enough damage combined with all the allies they had. She would be the shield they need.

Charging into battle, light on her feet and bright as a flood light in heaven, the holy warrior was ready for anything the boss might throw at her. Raidou landed to his feet in front of her. They were hardly known to each other at this time, but the hair on her arms stood on end when his voice crept to her.

"This will be your proof, hopefully its enough." That big toothy grin graced her lips once more. There were people here that believed in her and nothing was going to stop the burning fire in her chest. Her purpose was clear: Protect everyone.

Skidding to stop in front of the crystalline dragon, the paladin tossed her red cloak behind her, freeing her action in front of her to take a defensive stance. There was so much emotion welling up that she could hardly take it: Thrill, fear, judgement, unease. If she could get through this, then she would make the shadow nothing but her bitch.

"What are you looking at?!" Her growling voice called to the winged demon. Forming her arms in front of her, she readied for a decisive impact from her adversary. "Hit me as hard as you can or don't even bother staying here to prolong your death!"

She had definitely gotten the attention of the boss, probably much more than she really wanted, yet still she whispered to herself in assurance. A quiet hush. "From the moment I stepped on this battlefield, victory was assured..."

Mark applied at BD 9+2 = 11
Skalaugh must roll 11+ to break the mark.

Yuki scratched the back of her head upon the request for something a little more aesthetically pleasing. "Unfortunately, it's a quest type item and I can't alter how it looks. It took quite a bit of effort to get a hold of but it's best used in this situation." An downed the potion the conventional way for the game, by using the menu - She probably would have done the same - then took a look down to the weapon.

As the glow over took the weapon and showed its shape more clearly, Yuki realized that what she saw wasn't a spear - It was a katana. How could she even have missed that detail? The Unique enhancement was amazing, but she couldn't make use of it with her build. There wasn't any way she was going to invest in Katana. Just not her style.

"Its... a katana. Shit. I can't use this. Ah well, I know someone who would love this weapon." Pulling up her menu, she pulled out the necessary col and dropped it into the girls hand. "I appreciate you. Still as lucky as ever getting yet another unique. Man you are such a good luck charm, I wish I could take you home with me." She joked with a slight giggle in her tone. "Have a good day!"

2 hours ago, Andromeda said:

[name:]	Yatsufusa [161658]
[profession/rank:]	R5 Merchant
[roll id/results:]	ID: 167289 | LD: 13 ID: 167290 | LD: 4 ID: 167291 | BD: 10 | CD: 9 | LD: 10 ID: 167292 | LD: 16
[item type:]	T3 Demonic Katana
[enhancements:]	FREEZE I | ACC I | BLEED I | KEEN I
[description:]	A sinister looking blade that is said to eat away at the victim’s soul. One can feel its malevolent energy just holding it.
[link:]	[✦]

Back here again. The last time she was here, she had gotten one of the best things to ever happen to her in the entire game, second probably to Crozeph proposing to her. Either way, she was ready to have this item identified. With luck, it would be an insanely good item for her to use on the battlefield and make her feel much less like she was a stationary pillar.

Heading over to the counter where one of her favorite merchants was, she put the item down on the counter. "Oi! Willing to give me another shot here? I have a four slot item here that needs to be identified. You are one of the luckiest people I've met in Aincrad. I entrust it to you."

Rewards:

SP: 3 Quest; 3 page; 1 event
Col: 600 (Shield and Zajcica)
Witches Brew(CD+1 item): Zajcica(2); Shield(1)