Grimm Reaper

Current Level: 33
Current SP: 111
Link to SP Tracking: Linked her under Grimm Reaper(RP)
Item Upgrades: 

Notes: No Items wanted for eval, but bringing over vanity trinket specter's mask

Much like his lover Valentine Ozwald felt refreshed, he had also allocated his skill points that he had gathered, boosting his level up to 33 which wasn't that high, but for Ozwald it was a huge accomplishment. Ozwald listened as Valentine explained who they would be fighting, and where it would be, although the river moved it shouldn't be that hard to find, hopefully.

"Well then, I guess we better get looking Luv." Ozwald offered his arm to his lover before he started walking to the place that the river was supposedly supposed to show up, evidently they would be able to tell exactly what they were looking for when they saw it, which was a complete and total relief. "What is the Leech Lich like?" Ozwald asked inquiring about the boss that they would be facing in the next quest of this chain. He was hoping that the leech part of his name didn't mean that he would heal from attacking them like it did in most video games, because that would be an absolute pain to deal with.

Ozwald smiled at the taller blonde man's muttering, he was chanting Ozwald's advice under his breathe as he prepared to attack the boar, which was both funny and flattering to Ozwald, he was glad that he was taking the advice to heart and using it in order to fight the monsters. It didn't take much longer before an opportunity arose for Aquan, the boar was attacking and if he timed it right he would be able to kill the boar before it landed a blow.  Aquan did just that. the boar dying similarly to the ones before it.

Hopping of of his rock onto the ground below Ozwald smiled at the Aquan's joyousness "See I told you there would be no problem, you fight well." Ozwald praised him, the praise was something that Aquan truly deserved though, when Ozwald had taken this quest he had almost died to some much larger boars. "Well then I think it is time we head back and turn this one in."

Chase had managed to take down Dagahra after Ozwald's miss with his incredible glowing blade, which of course caused the dragon knight to explode into the blue sparks that meant death for anything in the world that they were in. With this Ozwald was completely prepared to move up to the next floor, the one that he believed would be the last one, so far they had taken out a dragon knight for every single one of the hatchlings that they had fought which would leave only one more after this one.

Looking back Ozwald saw Chase gesturing to sit, and so he did taking his place on the ground beside his blue haired friend. Looking at his own energy Ozwald realized that he was almost out and could barely make any of his powerful attacks. "Yeah I think a break would probably be nice." He admitted leaning back on his palms.

"I honestly don't know much about it myself, I was always into the flashy moves, but all of the training and discipline was too much for me." Ozwald chuckled as Aquan took another small hit, once again being knocked over by the boar that was evading his attacks. "You're fine, you could be attacked by 4 of them at once and it would still take them forever to kill you, even if they were landing every attack." Ozwald didn't mind the fact that Aquan was focusing on him, the man was fun to talk to and seemed to share his interest in just general knowledge, he wondered what would have happened if he had met him before Valentine. Quickly shaking his head to dispel the thought, Valentine was his love and nothing would change that, of that Ozwald was sure. "The only advice I can give is to anticipate where he will be not where he is. If you attack where his then while he is moving you will miss, but if you attack where he will be then he will walk directly into your attacks." Ozwald explained simply enough, it was an easy concept to follow and he was sure Aquan would be able to perfect it.

Ozwald compared the health bar of the dragon knight to his maximum damage, figuring that he wouldn't be able to kill it in one hit no matter what he did, unless of course he got his bleed to go off and the knight died from that. "I don't think I can take him out, not with one hit." Ozwald admitted to his fighting companion and friend. Nevertheless Ozwald was never one to back away from a challenge, opting instead to listen to Chas and go in for the most damaging attack that he could. Using the system and sword arts allowed Ozwald to send a devastating punch towards the knight that would have felled most creatures, that was of course only if he hit, which in the case of the faster knight he did not. The knight stepped back just enough in order to dodge the enhanced punch, leaving it ready for a counterattack.

"That's smart I know there are a few quests that have to be taken on solo, the practice is a fairly good idea." Ozwald was mainly thinking of the Gemini quest that he had heard about, he didn't know anything about it really just that you have to do it completely alone. Ozwald hoped that Aquan would be able to handle those sorts of quests when he got to them, he would hate to see someone he considered a close friend lose like that. 

"My life before Aincrad? There isn't a whole lot to tell." Ozwald thought briefly about his life there truly wasn't much to say he had lived with his parents until they died, and then moved in with his aunt in Japan and lived their until the game happened. "Well I was born in Britain, hence the accent. I moved to Japan though when my parent's passed. There I made friends with a girl named Yuri, she wanted to be an Olympic Martial Arts fighter, so I helped her train a lot, picked up some of my skills from her but it isn't nearly as much as she has." Ozwald finished his explanation it was overly simple, but it was the general things about his life someone might want to know.

"I am in no rush. After all I have good company." Ozwald admitted that he was actually enjoying himself Aquan fought almost like a dancer and it was amazing especially when compared to his own fighting style, which he didn't think had much pizzazz. "Any time you think you might want help I can come down off this rock, but it seems like you have this fairly under control." 

Ozwald watched for another boar to appear so that he could warn Aquan before it came charging at him, but it seemed like his vantage point wasn't that great, Aquan had much more view of the surrounding area than he did. "I don't know all that much about actual combat really. These are all just theories. All I know is how to throw a punch really, and that's only because of the real world." Ozwald admitted to his friend. The only reason that he fought with his fists was due to the small amount of training he had in it while he was helping his friend train, the very same one who was meant to join him in this world. Ozwald was glad she hadn't but he still missed her dearly.

"Well the issue doesn't necessarily come with the size of the creature, but rather the way that they choose to fight." Ozwald began explaining to Aquan, when you got him going he could talk someone's ear off almost as much as his current companion, and it seems Aquan has done just that. "Take the boar for example. It fights with a reckless charge, and when combined with its fairly low intellect the perfect weapon would be a spear or polearm." Ozwald continued his explanation making simple gestures to make his points more clear. "You can brace the end of a spear into the ground and the boar will charge right into it. At least that is in the real world." Ozwald wasn't sure if he needed to keep going or if his explanation was enough, ultimately he decided that another example might be helpful. "When you are talking something smarter and faster than the boar that is where your sword and rapier have the advantage. They have a lot more control and allow you to easily swipe at the most opportune time. All in all though it depends on the style that makes you comfortable." Ozwald liked taking on a teacher like role even though he didn't know much so he continued "With me I use my fists because that is what makes me comfortable, despite the weapon having terrible reach and putting me in much more harms way. So far it seems like this one handed sword suits you well. You handle yourself with amazing grace and know how to analyze where an opponent will be rather than where he is so I think it is perfect for you." Ozwald ended off his rant with a compliment towards Aquan that he completely believed. 

"When I fought them I found a cave that was guarded by larger boars and had some boar pups in the back of it." Ozwald tried to remember his experience with this, it was a long time ago, all he remembered were boars that were much larger and a cave, oh and the fact that he almost died. Ozwald didn't know what had happened, one second Aquan was fine standing there talking with him, and then suddenly he was on the ground. Ozwald laughed knowing that the danger was nothing serious. "You have to watch out for those charges, most people didn't fight boars with swords, it is very inefficient." Ozwald explained figuring that Aquan already knew at least as much as he did with how knowledgeable the man was. "I believe in you Aquan you got this." Ozwald decided that it was time to be the cheerleader that he was destined to be and give his compatriot some encouragement. 

"I honestly don't know if there is any technique to it or not." Ozwald kept watching Aquan from atop his rock knowing that the man would have no trouble facing the creatures inside. "I think the easiest option is just killing as many as possible." Ozwald didn't fully remember when he did this quest, but he knew that all he did was kill the small boars and hope for a drop to fall from them. Ozwald enjoyed watching the taller skinny man, the way he fought was somehow both methodical and graceful it was definitely a sight to behold. Ozwald couldn't wait to see what would happen once Aquan became higher level and became more confident, he knew that Aquan's fighting would look marvelous. For now though all he could do was sit and wait for Aquan to get lucky. Which seemingly was going to take a while, but that was fine by him.

Ozwald saw Piasuhon's health bar dropping rapidly with the consecutive hits that were being laid on it. With what it was at now Ozwald figured that he could take out the rhino with one attack. Ozwald charged at the rhino the way any brawler should, with reckless abandon. Ozwald was not much worried for his safety knowing that the large beast was too focused on their resident blue haired tank to focus on him at all, whether the creature would die or not.  Ozwald was ready to use the largest sword art he had, one that would send a single massive punch launched at the target, which would surely Piasuhon if it hit. Sadly though that was where the problem was. The rhino charged at the last second leaving nothing behind for Ozwald to hit. The rhino had managed to make his attack miss, and so the glory of the kill would not belong to Ozwald but rather Chase.

Ozwald noticed Aquan's response when it came to Chase, frowning a bit inside. Ozwald truly believed that Chase was a good man, and seeing how much hatred was being pushed towards him made his heart feel heavy. He would have to confront the blue haired man soon. "A crafter? They are just as important, if not more important than the front liners themselves." Ozwald replied making sure to let Aquan know that he completely understood his goal and that it was one that he appreciated, if no one knew how to make a sword than how would the front liners get their gear?

Ozwald hopped onto a nearby boulder sitting cross legged watching the man fight the small boar pups.  chuckling as he counted out his steps on the way to finish it off. Ozwald clapped lightly when he killed his first boar, sadly no tusk dropped, but that was fine. "See I told you you would be fine."

"Yeah I know that where I am at I am running out of energy pretty fast." Ozwald sighed at how low level he was in comparison to Chase, he hoped that soon he would be just as strong but it was unlikely that that would be the case for a long time. The next floor was exactly like the floor below and presumably the floor above. A knight hatched and then the attack commenced. Ozwald ran forward charging into the fray just like the brawler he was. Ozwald dodged underneath the knight that was somewhat larger than a normal man raking his tiger like claws across his Achilles tendons and the backs of his knees before leaping into the air stamping his foot into the back of its head causing it to fall to the ground. The damage wasn't great but the creature was bleeding and seemed as though it would not stand up for a while. 

Ozwald chuckled, "Yeah no I don't know if I would want to play a game where I could get food poisoning, that sounds dreadful" Ozwald grabbed Valentines hand as they walked, leaning against his much larger companion as they walked towards the restaurant. Ozwald couldn't help but imagine what would happen after this was all over, Valentine lived nowhere near Ozwald and he had no idea if they would ever meet again. That scared Ozwald, the friends and people that he met here already meant the world to him, so losing them was almost unimaginably painful, but for the time being all he knew was that he should savor the moments that he had right now. Ozwald let his eyes close as he let Valentine guide them along, listening to the heartbeat of his lover as he walked cradled in his arms. It was a perfect moment to share with a perfect man.

Ozwald listened to the words that Are was saying as he placed the small plate that allowed him to eat back onto his mask, once again making completely obscuring his face with no visible way to see. There wasn't much packing up that Ozwald himself could do so he just whistled for his companion and familiar Ryoto to come back. By the time the small chicken raptor had come back to the clearing that the pair had set their camp up in Are had already practically finished clearing away the camp, the only trace of them being there being the faint impressions in the snow around where they were staying. "I know who I am, and who I want to be." Ozwald replied simply to the Are's final statement about this world making you show your true self.  Ozwald knew that he was a fighter, and that paired well with who he wanted to be, a warrior for all of the people who could no longer fight for themselves, a fighter in the name of all who had already lost the fight. This is what Ozwald would be.

"That's fair we can always just take a break if the need ever arises." Ozwald stopped walking turning to face his lover. "Valentine. You are one of the strongest men I have met, It doesn't matter if you can throw a punch or if you can swing a spear." Ozwald looked into Valentine's eyes placing his hand on his heart "What matters is the strength you find in here. And there you have me beat by a landslide Luv." Ozwald gave the man a little peck on the cheek before turning and walking down the path towards the nearest town. "you know I heard about a restaurant somewhere nearby that serves Yorkshire pudding." Ozwald responded to his loves latest question by recommending a food from his childhood growing up in Britain.  "Let's hope you like it because it is definitely an acquired taste." Ozwald chuckled looking back at the beautiful giant he called his man.

Questing with Aquan was a massive change from his usual questing partners, there was very little silence, but that wasn't bad, honestly Ozwald liked the conversation. "Your questions don't bother me at all." Ozwald responded chuckling at how much the bigger man apologized with no ill intent in his mind at all. "Well I'd say I could just take them on for you like Chase did for me, but I think you can handle them a lot better than I could've handled them at the time, I will let you fight them, but if you need my help in any way all you have to do is ask." Ozwald was pretty sure that Aquan being so much higher level than the quest would have absolutely no problem taking care of the monsters himself. An uncustomary silence grew between the pair as they walked, it wasn't awkward at all, at least not to Ozwald, just quiet. Soon though this silence was interrupted by yet another question from the tall blonde man. "Hmmm, I haven't put a lot of thought into it with me being fairly far away from the right level. But probably, I want to be a warrior representing the people who can't fight for themselves." Ozwald responded a fire burning in his eyes as he referenced the goal that he told Are when he took on his separate mantle as the Spectre. "What about you, what are your plans for the higher levels and floors?"

Are wasn't the only person who was thinking of the past during the small lapse in their conversation. Ozwald may not have been out doing quests and killing monsters for more than just a few months, but he had been in this world just as long as everyone else, and he had just as many memories. Though none prior to a few months ago would have been considered dangerous. Ozwald's revelry was cut off when Are said that they should quest together, which was a wonderful idea, it would help him hone his own skills as well as be taught by Are while knocking a few quests out of the way. "I completely agree." Ozwald responded to his new teacher's idea. The next question though, caught him off guard, most people don't talk about the fact that they were trapped in this game, and fewer thought that it wasn't a bad thing. "Really it depends on what version of me you ask." Ozwald contemplated  a bit more, there were many different aspects of himself, and they all made him feel differently about the situation. "When this began my answer would have been yes completely; but now? Now it isn't that I think it is bad or good, it just is. I'm here and this is what it will be like for a long time to come. Is it bad? Not always, I have met people I love and I have shared laughter with many people, but at the end of the day, this isn't my world. This isn't where I grew up. I guess my answer would be no, not entirely bad." Ozwald looked up towards the sky as he finished talking the sun nearing the horizon as the day neared it's wonderful end. It was a sight of beauty, the sunset mingling with the snow. How could something so beautiful be bad?

"I think it would be harder if we were both my level, less because of their health and damage but more for resource management." Ozwald explained to his stronger companion as the climbed the steps leading to the next floor of the tower, the place where they would be fighting their eighth dragon knight. The same scene as always unfolded before the pair. A large knight hatched out of a dragon's egg and stood waiting for the pair to charge guarding the way up to the next floor. Taking the charge Ozwald leapt into the air using a sword art called Leaping Crane, it wasn't as powerful as some of his others, but it had a nice stun effect. Ozwald was too predictable however as the knight just shifted his weight slightly letting the brawler harmlessly fly by. "Well I guess you will get the first chance this time." Ozwald called out as he landed on the floor opposite from where they had come in.

The response that Are gave was one that Ozwald liked, he completely agreed with him. The beauty that could be found in this virtual world was nothing to be scoffed at. Kayaba may have been insane when he locked every SAO player into this world, but no one could say he wasn't a visionary. "I can see the beauty of this place every day, and every time I am surprised. Even just my home on the fourth floor, is a magical place the way that the snow falls when the sun rises is a beautiful scene." Ozwald commented leaning back a bit more to set his gaze on the sky above them. "The fauna too, it is nothing like what can be found in the real world, here I can see creature's that god could never dream of." Ozwald was becoming accustomed to the world that he was trapped in, it had been a long and hard two years but with every day that passed, it was beginning to make the real world feel all that much more distant. How was anyone here going to go back to the regular world, leaving there house for a cup of tea, when for the last two years leaving the city meant almost certain danger and even death. Ozwald didn't know how his life would change, but he knew it wouldn't be the same. "I completely understand questing for fun. Combat is almost, an escape I guess. One that I definitely enjoy. Especially when it isn't with the deranged psychos." 

"Yeah, I know if I were alone this would probably be a fairly difficult challenge, but with the two of us, it seems almost, boring I guess." Ozwald remarked as he watched Chase destroy a knight in a single hit, something that he was in no way capable of doing. After the customary light faded the pair made there way to the next floor the same scene happening before them, a knight hatching out of a dragon's egg. "I mean I can definitely see where he was going with his design of this combat, but over leveling is seriously killing the atmosphere." Ozwald casually remarked as he leapt forward raking the dagger like  claws attached to his gauntlets against several of the knights tendons, not only causing the knight to bleed profusely but also stunning him so that he could not make an attack against either of the pair before he was struck down by Chase's sword. "At least it won't be much longer to reach the top right? Only three more knights, if I remember right."

Watching the newest dragon knights health rapidly deplete just like all of the others that had come before it was both satisfying and somewhat disappointing to Ozwald.  He liked the fact that there was no inherent danger really in these fights due to Chase's ability to tank everything they came across as well as almost destroy it in a single hit, but he wished there was more of a challenge, especially with how much effort they had put into getting to the castle on the tenth floor. "Yeah I know how you feel, I feel like we are just blazing through them, thanks to you mostly might I add." He knew who was doing all of the work in these fights, and it was not himself. Ozwald said this as he came before the hulking knight kicking him a few times before placing one final blow to the back of the neck, as graceful as a brawler could be. 

Ozwald's fighting style was a very simple one, it was basically just charge and punch hard, there wasn't much complexity to his actions. This was the exact reason as to why he wanted Are to be his mentor. "It won't last much longer, Chase should have this in the bag if I manage to hit it." Ozwald said this as he started sprinting towards the enraged rhino that was fighting their party. Ozwald knew that with the Rhino being so enraged and focused on Chase that getting a hit in on it would not be a problem. Ozwald rolled when he reached the hulking behemoth of a beast, coming to a stop under his chin before launching upwards in a large uppercut. A sizable portion of the Rhino's remaining health bar had been knocked out, one that he could be proud about. Knowing that his presence was not one the creature would tolerate longer Ozwald leaped backwards far out of its reach.

"I know, it is probably stupid, but the idea of a fully grown knight hatching out of an egg. I hate it." Ozwald was still capable of joking around even though they were inside of a dungeon because he truly believed that Chase would be able to handle anything that was thrown at the pair. "Well I guess I will go." Ozwald said before running forward and leaping into the air, his foot outstretched towards the newly hatched dragon knight, this one resembling the icy dragon that they had fought against during their many battles with the dragons. Flying through the air was sadly a fairly obvious attack, and dodging it was almost as easy as it was to notice. Ozwald found himself flying past the knight landing into a roll behind it before standing. "Well that didn't work." Ozwald stood staring at the larger knight, although Ozwald had tried to attack it, it seemed as though it was focused on Chase instead.