Titan

Well, Titan had never expected this battle to be this close as his health dropped dangerously low from the bleed damage the Gemini had been able to get onto Titan. " Shoot, shoot, shoot. " The player usually wasn't someone to freak out or panic but this felt like something where he needed to since he wasn't sure what exactly he could do. 

His assault spear began to glow its scarlet hue once again as Titan began to activate a MAIM attack before feeling stunned in paralysis once again, knowing fully that the other's assault had paralyzed him and that with the Gemini's last blow, it brought Titan to 1 HP and ended the quest in a failure. " Never return to me, weakling. You don't deserve to be out there when you're simply not at your greatest potential. " A strong kick to the chest as it sent Titan flying into the cave wall, a single health point is what kept him from the land of the dead. 

GEMINI STATS:

TITAN'S STATS:

ATTACK ROLL ( +3 ACC )

Luckily for Titan, the strategy he knew that had the best change of winning was to grab as much accuracy as he could and swing his weapon to hope it proc'd the bleed on the Gemini. It had been working so far, but with the gulp of his second consumable, Titan had no idea that the shade would also take on some of that as well. Both Titan's had suffered from a bit of BLEED damage as they groaned in unison from the pain. " How does the payback taste for keeping me bleeding this whole time? " The Gemini attempted to goad Titan, his features twisting into something darker and sinister as he leaped forward with a scarlet weapon, the critical hit seemed to slam Titan right in the chest causing the man to fall to the floor in some sort of paralysis causing Titan to give up attacking for this round. 

GEMINI STATS:

TITAN'S STATS:

ATTACK ROLL ( +3 ACC )

" Just shut up already, your health is dipping every second. You will not get out of this. " Titan spoke candidly and from experience, he was with the best and with that, he could and would also become the best in his own ways. His spear had come in handy with everything they had to do so far and this would be no exception. With a single hand, Titan held a very loose grip on his spear as he always liked to find tiny exposed spots on the Gemini's body for bleed damage to tick. He spotted an opening as the Gemini moved, he sliced his sword against the man's exposed mid-section before feeling another brutish attack from the Gemini that sent him flying back but luckily still on his feet. Titan drinks a health potion to keep his health up. 

Titan looked over at the Gemini's health and he had only needed to do a third more of the damage, he could win this and Titan was sure of himself for that.  " Come at me, Gemini! I'm going to finish you once and for all. " Words of courage and wisdom, Titan pushed himself up and knew that the other had much more stamina and energy to go before they found thesmelves a winner. 

TITAN DRINKS ( 1 ) STARTER HEALTH POTION.

GEMINI STATS:

TITAN'S STATS:

ATTACK ROLL ( +3 ACC )

The stun freaked him out a bunch, Titan couldn't lie to himself as he watched the bleed damage continue to tick against The Gemini as he seemed to come around for a little bit more. Opening up his inventory for the second time, Titan pulled out a health potion and chugged it with haste to return some of the missing health that critial hit seemed to deliver. Titan hadn't had time to focus on the pain or worry about what had been happening, he needed to focus on the task that had been right ahead of him. Pushing himself off the floor, Titan readied himself for another attack and use the angles to slice at the Gemini's elbow before feeling another attack against him, it seemed as though the Gemini had hit as well. " The faster you accept your fate, Titan. The quicker we can all move on with ourselves. You will lose and in the process, I will become you ! "

TITAN IS STUNNED.

GEMINI STATS:

TITAN'S STATS:

ATTACK ROLL ( +3 ACC )

His health pool seemed a little low at this point in the battle, it would have to be now or never because with another crit the lowbie aventurer would be absolutely over. Titan opened up his inventory and with an agility he had never known to exist within him before, he yanked out a STARTER HEALTH POTION and chugged it to regain 50 HP before reaching in to slice at his opponent., not able to do much as his bleed hadn't proc'd.

" Game over, Ti. " Why in the world was the Gemini grimacing over to Titan and why did he have that smug look on his face? The Gemini yanked his spear from behind him and he saw the sinister red glow once again known to be a critical and Titan did his very best to embrace it. The man jumped into the air, Titan attempted to block and defend himself but the land hit him square in the chest as Titan collaposed to the floor for the first time. A brilliant yellow shock seemed to wrap the man in electric chains, showcasing the Titan's very first ability for those who wanted to bring potions or food into the mix of battle. 

TITAN DRINKS ( 1 ) STARTER HEALTH POTION. 

GEMINI STATS:

TITAN'S STATS:

ATTACK ROLL ( +3 ACC )

He had asked a couple of information brokers for some tidbits on the Gemini and all he had been able to gather was that the damn identity theif had been able to change into essentially a stronger version of whomever he had been looking at and as the person attacking began to drink consumables, he could gain buffs. The first was a paralysis for critial attacks. Titan knew of how dangerous that could be and decided to hold off for as logn as he could from trying to heal. 

The Gemini had been leaps and bounds stronger and more agile than Titan could ever imagine and so even landing attacks were difficult enough to do. The Gemini's spear began to shine with a holy red, in the same way that Titan's spear did the same when he was about to land a critical hit. 

Titan cursed and quickly slashed against the Gemini's leg before he felt the full brute force of the spear against his own body as let out a loud yell in protest. He watched as his help dropped about a quarter from a single attack, Titan would have to be even more clever if he wanted to win this battle. 

GEMINI STATS:

TITAN'S STATS:

ATTACK ROLL ( +3 ACC )

Both versions of Titan's had their spears in hand and clashed like no other. Luckily, the player's tactic had been to use BLEED damage to slowly whittle his opponent away but it seemed as though with its current statistics, the Gemini clone of Titan could bully her way right through Titan with it's Mitigation being so high and the amount of damage he could do with a single hint was impressive as well. They both went at it now, their moves in exact unison with a proper counter as they swung their assault spears only to be blocked or dodged in that moment.

It seemed as they both were evenly matched in terms of raw skill and that the gemini truly could glean battle style and move sets directly off of the player of its choosings. " You won't last long, Titan. " The Gemini mused before jumping itself back to reset what had been quite the tense battle. 

GEMINI STATS:

TITAN'S STATS:

ATTACK ROLL ( +3 ACC )

Quest: The Fourth Lesson, Is Actually Free

A casual yawn and stretch, sheets practically kicked off his bed as Titan woke that morning for some sense of semblance to his day. Taking his time as he showered, eat breakfast and got ready for his last and final of the introductory quests. Sure, he had already been level 15 but it was something that the ambitious tank hadn't wanted to engage unless there had been the highest chance that he wouldn't fudge it and accidentally end up a mixture of pixels by the hands of a boar or goblin. 

Ready and with Hannah's delivery in hand, Titan left his home and headed straight for the lake that his next quest npc was said to be. 

TITAN: Hey Mari, i'm about to do the last quest of the intrudction? 
TITAN: Interested in joining? I'll be at the lake on the first floor. 

He wouldn't force her since she had already been so helpful but he knew she offered at the end of the last quest. Titan made it to the lake fairly quickly and introduced himself and handed his package over to Ol' Pete. " If I could have 10 minutes, I have a friend that might be joining us. " With Pete's nod, Titan waited to see if Mari had been up for the break from whatever she was doing. 
@Mari

TITAN'S INVENTORY

Name: Workaround Potion
Your Profession: Alchemist
Your Rank: 4
Roll ID: 144969 
Roll Result: Craft: 8 / Loot: 10
Item Type: Potion
Tier: T1
Quality: Perfect
Enhancements: Crafter's Respite
Description: Resets your daily crafting attempts. Cannot use more than one Crafter’s Respite within 24 hours.
Post Link: Bubbling Vial (4/28)

Name: Workaround Potion
Your Profession: Alchemist
Your Rank: 4
Roll ID: 144969
Roll Result: Craft: 12 / Loot: 15
Item Type: Potion
Tier: T1
Quality: Perfect
Enhancements: Crafter's Respite
Description: Resets your daily crafting attempts. Cannot use more than one Crafter’s Respite within 24 hours.
Post Link: Bubbling Vial (4/28)

Name: Armor of Defense Potion
Your Profession: Alchemist
Your Rank: 4
Roll ID: 144971
Roll Result: Craft: 10 / Loot: 3
Item Type: Potion
Tier: T1
Quality: Rare
Enhancements: Mitigation
Description: Gain +1 migitation per slot (2). Effect lasts for one thread.
Post Link: Bubbling Vial (4/28)

Name: Armor of Defense Potion
Your Profession: Alchemist
Your Rank: 4
Roll ID: 144972
Roll Result: Craft: 11 / Loot: 17
Item Type: Potion
Tier: T1
Quality: Rare
Enhancements: Mitigation
Description: Gain +1 migitation per slot (2). Effect lasts for one thread.
Post Link: Bubbling Vial (4/28)

Name: Armor of Defense Potion
Your Profession: Alchemist
Your Rank: 4
Roll ID: 144972-a
Roll Result: Craft: 11 / Loot: 17
Item Type: Potion
Tier: T1
Quality: Rare
Enhancements: Mitigation
Description: Gain +1 migitation per slot (2). Effect lasts for one thread.
Post Link: Bubbling Vial (4/28)

Another day, another moment to work on his crafting which was something the man was really slacking on for the sake of leveling. He couldn't really help it though as he needed to grind out a few more quests before he ended up over-leveling past the last introduction quest and the wargs. For now, he would make this a quick five potions that he'd try to dabble with and it seemed to all go smoothly at first. The very first one, a perfect crafter's respite and he continued with a couple of failures, a salvaged and two rare mitigation potions. Now, he knew someone who wanted the Crafter's Respite Potion. 

Total: 31 EXP, -4 T1 Material, (1) Perfect Crafter's Respite Potion, (3) Rare Migitation Potions

It was almost a bit too bizarre to watch the two of them interact as though they had been brother and sister. The girl, Galilea, seemed to be serious when it came to what she wanted and didn’t care if she insulted Oikawa in the process. The other had been an orange cursor along with a higher level, Titan would never risk it for the sake of having Oikawa snap. That and he didn’t know the others well enough to be making such risky comments for the sake of a joke. “ Nice to meet you both. ” He finished with his introduction before letting out a hearty laugh. “ It’s good that you two can be so honest and still have fun. Makes it easy to enjoy. ” If this was any glimpse into Jacob’s Ladder, Titan knew that he’d enjoy the atmosphere and chemistry quite a bit. “ Yeah, I don’t mind leading to the boar pups. ” Taking the lead, Titan gripped onto his spear and walked his way inside to the thick trees while grunts and other noises could be heard bouncing off the nearby trees. “ Yup, decided the one-handed spear was better. Feels good to use too. Glad I decided to go for it. ”

 “ I’m sure we could take them all on at the same time. You wanna kill them one at a time or just get as much as we can at once? ” He didn’t feel like it was his decision to make but he was ready either way.
@Galilea

Titan had been extremely patient. He knew the other was well beyond his own levels and would need her time to settle things that she had been doing for the sake of a favor from someone like Titan. He didn’t mind waiting in the same way he didn’t mind being her pack mule. Titan usually hadn’t been one to fall for scams like that so easily but in a game where he was literally the bottom on the totem pole, it was important to pay dues and show his own worth in little ways to gain and garner the trust of those who may be helpful in quests, trinket making or information sharing.

His mind stuck in possibilities as he heard a voice call out to him, airy but with what seemed like a heavy weight, if need be. He turned his body to face NIGHT, a typical smile from the player who truly did seem to radiate positivity, he tried to at least. “ Yeah, I just hit level 15. I just want to make sure I get these last bits of experience before I lose it. ” He wouldn’t have even known about it if not for Cordelia, thankful for every tidbit that helped him be a tad more efficient. “ Thanks for agreeing to this, by the way. ” He dangled the EYE OF HORUS trinket in front of him, showing it to the woman who he bought it from. “ Don’t leave home with out it. It really turned me into from a newb to someone who now knows a little bit more about hitting in this game. ” A slight tease, but still very much the absolute truth.

“ The map says the merchant that hands out the quest is in town. ” He pointed to Urbus as he began to walk towards the pub, keeping a casual pace for the two of them to get to know each other a bit more before the combat started. “ How was it like when you did this quest? ”
@NIGHT

Titan noticed how the other was struggling but decided he couldn't go into to try and save her just yet, he needed her to struggle and figure things out on her own for when he wouldn't be around. They had been close enough in leveling that he could help her and do things but, Titan hadn't had any help with this quest and just had to go on his own with enough energy and ambition to make it out the other end as a victor. It seemed foolish but they were getting things done, the blonde's gaze quickly met with Shay's as he began to follow her while they went in what seemed to be literal circles.

" Well, at least now we know and we just need to learn how to make you a better navigator. " Shrugging, he pointed at a random direction. " Use your map to figure out which way to go and also landmarks. Big trees, anything to help you get back to where we were. That's what usually works for me. "
@Shay

It had been a pretty glorious day in the Town of Beginnings with the weather feature currently beaming thick rays of sun rays with a cool hint of tradewind breezes keeping things nice and fresh. Normally, Titan would be eager to teleport to another floor with a gaze for new quests to continue the grind to tier two but today felt a bit different. He’d been working incredibly hard and some of the more veteran plays with a few more levels kept telling him to enjoy the journey. The frontlines would be there when he had climbed that hard but it wasn’t worth burning out before even reaching the tough content and Titan had to agree with them. He was already level 15 and felt really good about everything he had going on with progression and the friends he had made, the guild offers too were incredibly enticing.

So, Titan decided to enjoy a day enjoying what the town had to offer. Mostly finding his way to the plaza area for a bowl of noodles just like the way they made it back home. He truly had been minding his own business, eyes acutely aware of his surroundings as a woman with impeccable armor stomped through to find a seat. It was obvious that she was high leveled but maybe not at the front lines based on her gear. A newbie asked her for help, something Titan had done many times before, only for her to outright disregard helping and deciding newbies just were not worth her time. Perhaps this is exactly who Shield was talking about when he mentioned some players who weren’t willing to help out.

Titan needed to think, how would he engage with her without pissing her off and ending up in a duel where he’d ultimately lose. “ I don’t mind helping you, kid. Just add me and message me. I just need to get a bit stronger first, okay? ” Standing from his seat, hand on the other’s shoulder as they exchanged information and the kid who had been bullied now felt a renewed sense of ambition. He then turned over to the lady. " Kid bothering you too much? " He asked a harmless question, curious as to why she'd been so adamant about not helping out. 

@Azhoda

TITAN'S INVENTORY

With the number of requests and messages the ambitious Tank received about Jacob’s Ladder in direct and non-direct ways, Titan felt validated. He knew he had potential as a front line tank but to hear the others wanting to recruit him felt nice. He hadn’t met Oikawa yet or even Galilea but when the high level reached out to take on the second quest, Titan couldn’t help but eagerly jump on the opportunity.

Lucky for Titan, his home was two minutes from the northern forests right outside the Town of Beginnings and he’d be a little late to not seem over-eager. Spear in hand, the player seemed quick to leave and enter the forests that once housed monsters that could kill him (and almost did) in a single attack. Now, he had a bit more in his arsenal to fend them off.

Spotting the two of them, Titan offered a quick wave as he closed in on both Galilea and Oikawa. “ I take it you’re the two I’m supposed to meeting with today. I’m Titan. ” He offered a nod towards both of them as an informal introduction, his assault spear twirling in his hand at the opportunity to show his stuff. " We're doing the second introductry quest, right? Collecting Boar Tusks? " The man clarified through the ambient noise that rattled the forest, grunts and snorts could be heard in the near distance,  ready to be downed for the sake of Lyle.
@Galilea

TITAN'S INVENTORY

Titan was set on making the other navigate her way out of the floor, it hadn’t been his fault she had no sense of direction or awareness and they’d chip away at making her better, what else did they have to do? He smirked, the sly smile finding his way across his face as he shook his head. “ I do know, but it doesn’t mean it needs to be that forever. Who knows, you might get it this time. ” He commented, she’d be able to figure it out, potentially.

The map was being resourceful and he’d allow it. “ Lead the way, captain. ” Gesturing in a random direction, excited and waiting to see how the other would fare in her task. “ You did a good job though on that quest, you might not even need be for the next. ” He teased, he knew it was much quicker to partner with people for quests instead of just doing everything solo.
@Shay

Quest: The Venomous Warg

Titan finally leveled up to 15 and he knew what this meant for himself, he was warned that he needed to finish two final quests to make sure he recieved the quest reward bonus from the very last intro quest and the Venomous Warg quest on the second floor. He remembered that Night had promised him some assistance and he wasn't going to say no to meeting that awesome Artisan that he accidentally thought was a Merchant and then was sent on this wild goose chase getting items identified for her. He laughed a little bit at the thought, she was a savvy player and Titan got slightly hoodwinked. He didn't mind though, the naivety towards the game was beneficial in the beginning. He made his way to the second floor and opened up his HUD to send Night a player.

TITAN: I'm here to cash in my favor? Wanna come help me with The Venomous Warg? It'll be fun, promise.
TITAN: I'm at the second floor's telepad if you're interested (=
@NIGHT

TITAN'S INVENTORY

THREAD COMPLETED !

“ I don’t know, he seems super serious. ” He was honest in his review of the man. “ But yeah, I’m sure it’ll be fine. Looking forward to hearing more.  ” Titan couldn’t help but be super interested in everything that Mari and Shield had to offer. He wanted to get better and he’d agree with Mari that more people honestly meant that he was a much more social person then he realized.

Titan nodded, not wanting to give that portion of the conversation and more fuel. “ I added you, Mari and same, not that you will, but if you’re ever looking for someone to talk to. I’m around, alright? ” He’d extend the same type of grace and kindness to the girl who showed it over to him as well. “ Alright, I’ll send you two T1 Materials. ” He traded it over to her with a grin on his face before he waved her off. “ I’ll see ya around, don’t be a stranger either. ” Titan teased before he finished the trade and headed over to Hannah to finish giving her the gem and collecting the rewards of the quest.

Two quests done, two more to go.

( 2 T1 MATERIALS TO MARI. )

Titan enjoyed the heat, even if it had been artificial, against his face peeking through as soon as they left the cave. It was beautiful and mesmerizing, the gem still clutched tight in Titan’s hand as they continued forward. He couldn’t put it in his inventory, the way the light refracted against it was too incredible not to enjoy. “ Maybe one day. ” He mused back, Titan wasn’t quite sure what he’d be able to help with, especially when it seemed like most of the high levels were fairly self-sufficient. Titan remembered watching as Shield brought out his keychain filled with keys, he could also suspect those were to make looting much easier. “ It’s no rush, let me know when it’s made and if I’d get an invite. I’m not opposed to playing solo but it sounds like your goal and what I’m trying to do aligns perfectly. ”

This had been one of the first times he’d seen her diminish, shrink a bit into herself and Titan didn’t want that at all. “ I, Mari… ” Titan hadn’t realized it was something that she was sensitive to. “ I didn’t mean it like that, it was just a joke. ” Hoping she’d understand, he didn’t actually think that of her. “ Things happen. I’m not judging you for what you think is the right thing to do. ” He didn’t know Mari at all but he knew he’d never bring up her crystal again.

His eyes noticed Hannah and with a beaming smile, he returned the gem to her and after a quick exchange he received a bunch of items from her. Once he was finished, he turned back to Mari with a beaming grin. “ All thanks to you, Mari. Thanks again for everything you do with helping out the newbies. ” He grabbed the col in a satchel and handed it to her. “ The amount is small but, it’s the only way I can thank you right now. ” He would not take no from her either.
@Mari

“ Sure, you will. ” He teased, it was easy to goad and rile up the girl who clutched onto her new weapon hard. He knew that when the time came, she’d be a force to be reckoned with but having a rival often rose motivation to a place where the other would feel eager and excited to level and catch up to the frontlines. He knew that his own desires to return home fueled him immensely.

“ Shouldn’t we just head back then? ” His words filled with curiosity, if it had been this easy out here then it meant that Shay was clearly ready for her next quest and to keep up the pacing. “ Here’s the true test, lead us out of the forest. ” Another little jab as he gestured her in a random direction of the forest, letting Shay show once again that she knew how to get back to town.
@Shay

“ Yeah, right now I just have search up to rank two which is helpful enough for the looting boost but it doesn’t do much unless I find one of those courtyards for mat farming. ” Shrugging, he was collecting a bunch of skill points but with armor and weapon still needing to be maxed out, Titan was focused on doing that. “ No, that makes sense. It’s why I’m holding off on armor for now. I want to max my assault spear first. The sooner I don’t need to worry about doing more damage means I can focus on my defenses. ” It’d been working so far but he’d only been doing this for a week or two, not enough time to truly know if what his tactic was had been the most efficient.

“ Shut up. ” A coy smirk spread on Titan’s face as he lightly shoved the other girl in the arm. “ Just because you think you’re scary with that orange cursor doesn’t frighten me. ” He puffed his chest slightly, making sure she realized that he was no punk b*tch. “ Ha. I mean, I told him to let me know about his guild when it was settled but he didn’t give me a direct answer. Probably not sure about me yet. ” Titan could only be as good as he was, if others didn’t realize he was committed then that wasn’t something he could show more of.

“ Are the front lines pretty quiet right now or something? Looking for the boss? ” He asked. “ Of course, though. I’ll let you know. I think I can solo it though, if this one went this easy. ”
@Mari

His eyes widened at the other’s taunt, rolling his eyes and shaking his head slightly in disbelief of the mocking tone. “ I mean, I’ve done these quests before. I’m a lot stronger than you might think. ” He teased back, his own abilities and skills truly did seem to be growing quite quickly in a way that Titan had been enjoying truly. It was a steady climb with his experience coming in at a fairly steady pace. He was almost finished with the three quests he needed to finish too before hitting level 16. If he could squeeze his way through that, he’d be perfect in keeping his steady pace.

“ You’re not wrong though. Next time I’m just going to watch you. ” Shay couldn’t get too comfortable with Titan around cleaning up and getting lucky with some of his attacks. Sure, his weapons and armors had been pretty great thanks to his own purchases and luck but he also knew that’d change once he hit tier two. “ No, we can head back if you’d like. It might take a little bit, we got pretty far into the forest. ”

Titan could not believe the day he had waited for since he began collecting these damn eggs had finally arrived. His inventory had been stuffed to the brim with Easter Eggs and it had only been a matter of time before he's unload it to whomever it was that needed them. Luckily for him, he noticed and knew that it was the Easter Egg Boys and he had been able to scope out their wares a few days before the end of the event to know what he needed and how many more eggs the man needed to collect. It made the goal much more obtainable as he had a powerhouse last minute sprint for just enough eggs. " Hi, i'm here to turn these in. " He knew it wouldn't be of much use to him right now but soon enough as he grew, the loot he received and these items would be worth much, much more. 

TITAN'S PURCHASES:

• ( 3 ) Reroll Ticket - 75 Eggs
• ( 1 ) Easter Bunny's Favor - 50 Eggs
• ( 1 ) Bunny Stamp - 150 Eggs
• ( 1 ) Special Dungeon Map - 100 Eggs
  Total - 375 Eggs (1 Egg Remaining)