Yona

Yona got up, and shook off the sand. "Ugh...what even..." Whatever this place was, even its interior was kinda wearing down. Stone bricks were cracked and slowly eroding, how the ceiling of the structure hadn't crumbled under the sand was a surprise to Yona, despite the fact that there were scattered spots where sand was trickling down, all fairly distant from each other. Oddly colored flames began to light up along the walls. Was this place haunted or something? Yona slowly began to explore this strange place. There didn't seem to be any immediate activity, but it was still kind of

Suddenly, a tremor shook the ground. Yona could barely keep her footing. Sand was shifting in various places. "Wh-whaaaaaaa??? What's?? Whoa-whoa-whoaaaaaaaaaaaaauugh!!!!!" As a structure seemed to rise from the ground, the sands moved. Even when the structure stopped moving, the sand hadn't stopped moving, as the doors opened, and the structure was low enough for gravity to start pulling the sand down into the stairway the doors opened into, and Yona found herself going down with them. The sandslide was the last thing she'd expected to put up with, but if there was a disturbance in the a

This...was getting tiring. It was a sea of sand and stone, and there didn't seem to be much beyond that. Random critters, big and small, just seemed to stare, waiting to see if Yona would step in their range. Luckily for Yona, she didn't...because she didn't seem to have time for that shit, she wanted to get this over with and catch a break from the heat. Who designed this floor?? The heat of this time in day could kill people with heatstroke! What kind of death-by-sunlight was placed upon here? How was Yona not taking damage(although that was definitely a good thing)? HOW??? We

Well, at least Yona was headed in the right direction, that was good to know. She lowered her blade, but did not sheathe it. The bandit fled once she did so, and now it was time to return to the trail. Yona checked her map. The bandit said the location was near the place called El Perdido, right? Maybe checking around it might help. "It's just a simple walk around a location, this'll work, how bad could it be?" Yona asked. The sun shone down on the floor, bringing the intense midday heat to the sands. Even the fact that there was white on her apparel didn't stop Yona's equipped gea

Yona chuckled. "Too slow, all of you. How can you hope to lay a blade against me if you can't even catch up with me?" She taunted. The two bandits looked at each other, then attempted to assault Yona again, but a bit more advanced. If Yona didn't use her sword art at that moment, that third bandit would've reached her. Unfortunately for the bandits, only their leader was left standing after that attack. Yona saw what she'd gotten from the bandits. One had a consumable and dropped his sword, and the other had nothing but a trinket on him. Well, Yona might find a use for them, somehow. She

The Bandits were not expecting this response. The bandit who got slapped would laugh. "She's a pretty rattler, that one!" He remarked. "No sweet talk's gonna persuade her, boss. What's your call?" The bandit who thought he could get Yona to pay him seemed to be in thought for a few seconds. "Show her what you've got, boys. If she wants a fight, she'll get one. Killing won't be necessary." Three of the four bandits began charging at Yona. In response, Yona took position and readied a sword art. The bandits' leader didn't seem too pleased about that other one jumping in, however. "Ferdin, w

Yona would take a deep breath, then step outside the safe zone. She walked along the sands, but it wasn't like she knew where she was going...because she wasn't. No one specified the exact location, so Yona was kind of...lost, in that regard... Soon she heard some noise. She looked behind her, then to her left, and finally, to her right. Ah, there's trouble. "What, you itching for a fight?" Yona called out to the bandits who were clearly terrible at camouflage. One bandit proceeded to slap another in the face. "I told you, dunehead, we gotta be silent when we see someone!" The bandit

Yona left knowing that she was technically already prepared for battle. She made her way over to the safe zone's exit, but as she did so, she overheard a line or two from some NPCs she passed by. "Someone was making some odd talk lately, he looked pretty done in, though." "His pockets were empty, he was probably ambushed by some bandits." "Could be, but I heard one traveler say that he saw members of 'the true people' heading over to the spot mentioned by that blathering old man." Seeing that said "Blathering old man" happened to be the NPC Yona spoke with, she pretty much took this

Yona returned to the shade and started on her water provisions before starting on that mousse, as it turned out to have a bit of a paste-like texture. Wouldn't want to get a dry mouth, after all...especially not in this environment haunted by a dry heat. Now that she'd buffed herself, it was time to ask about that shift and make use of her buffed up stats. Most of the NPCs seemed to ignore her or give her dirty looks, but within one of the structures, there was an NPC willing to answer her. "Hm? What is it you need, adventurer?" The NPC asked. "Care to explain the odd shift that happened

Yona dug into her inventory to add more items to her quick-access inventory, so that if she ever needed them, they'd be right there and she wouldn't take forever trying to pull them out. There, now that this issue was handled, time to finish preparations. She wandered around the settlement she was in, wondering if there was anything going on. If there was a lead to follow, she was likely to find something more than sparsely spread enemies. Of course, she'd heard that there exist areas of the game that balance the enemies to the highest leveled player present, so as long as no one considered fo

Not too long ago, in a secluded location... "What? Someone released the Black Seal?" A male voice asked. Another male voice, this one being gruff, would speak again. "It seems so." The owner of the gruff voice would scratch his chin before speaking once more. "I'm only the one who found out, it won't be long before they return." The owner of the first voice would practically drop to his knees in despair. "Gods help us... What will we do now? How will we keep them from bringing death and destruction to Aincrad?" He asked. The male with the gruff voice didn't seem to have the same reac

When lacking allies, get buffs, get good. When having allies, get buffs, get good. Basically Yona needed to get herself into a better state in terms of her stats and skills. For now, she'd have to train herself up to do so. But how she ended up coming across this place was a mystery. She was just wandering the floors, and there was this campsite-shop, sticking out like a sore thumb. Do you want thieves? Because this is how you get thieves. After just standing there, confused, Yona tried to consider her options carefully...this was convenient...too convenient. After taking a

The impossible happened earlier. When not in sight, Yona slapped herself over and over, trying to wake up from what seemed to be a nightmare to her. She couldn't possibly have lost this early! Despite having attempted to set her Plan B into motion, she hated the fact that not only did she lose in the first round...she'd been beaten by a blonde veteran...and the veteran was prettier than her! How in the world, why? Why? Was it the difference in hair color or something? Should Yona dye her hair blonde? No, wait, that'd be a terrible idea involving her not being true to herself. She nee

A swing and a miss, someone else got the cookies. ...but maybe he'd be gullible enough to put them on the line for a double or nothing? The dealer, who happened to be the half-drunk dumbass from earlier was clearly being too cocky. Wasn't the dealer always at disadvantage when it came to Blackjack? He'd put himself in the worst position anyway, so why'd he think he could possibly win? Yona chuckled, as long as she had another shot at snagging all the cookies, she was going for it. "Hit me." ...Damn, these cards were worse. The guy who'd won the last round didn't seem too p

Thread Summary: Word Count: 6014 EXP Value: 1002*Tier Yona(T1): 1302 EXP(Thread Progression[1002], Quest Clear[300]) 2700 Col(Thread Progression[200], Quest Clear[2500]) <<Appraiser>> Profession Liquid Strength(Potion, 2 DMG) Hirru(T8) 8016 EXP 200 Col

The half-drunk didn't take Yona's reaction too well, but hey, it was him barging in with semi-wild animals digging into everything that- wait, was the bear offering to split a cherry? She wasn't too sure about it, so she shook her head, politely declining the bear's offer. She also noticed that Hirru had set aside some raw meats to pull the animals' attention away from the players' food. Thank goodness... Yona was now calm enough to start eating at a more normal pace, but that calm left once she heard one of the players call out betting sweets on a card game, that the winner gets to eat t

Things went from bad to worse in seconds. "You're not bad, for a beginner." Yona's opponent commented. "This ain't my first rodeo, I'm not going down without a fight." came Yona's response. ...Well, Lessa put up a fight, all right. Yona was unprepared for the force of the impact, for it was too strong of an attack to simply block. Having been knocked a few yards(Or meters, if you use the metric system) from the force of the hit against Yona's blade, even though the tip of the opponent's weapon had only lightly tapped Yona's forehead. What was worse than weakness was dishonor. Yo

Everything fell apart all at once. Yona's strategy had failed her, the attempted attack was deflected and countered, and it was now that Yona had realized that this was no run of the mill player... Yona raised her weapon to block the following strike, and rolled herself to the side before getting up quickly and keeping her training weapon in position to block incoming attacks. In an environment not effected by stats, the only thing that effected the duel was skill. This woman had the skill to predict Yona's assault like it was nothing. "She's a...damn veteran!" Yona thought

Yona never intended to go easy on this woman. Regardless of however it came up on her life, Yona had become competitive by nature. Life, Gaming, Business, Status...it was always a struggle, a survival of the fittest, no matter who or what was involved. Not everyone worked together, so there were times when one had to behave like an apex. Perhaps one good thing Yona had received from her parents long ago, was her name, her real name. The name Tora had more than one meaning. Tiger, Conqueror, even Thunder, were all meanings tied to her name. What a strong and powerful name she had.

Yona had gotten herself into the necessary garment, and had gotten herself a training weapon that was just her size and style. Her first opponent would wave to her, greeting her and introducing herself. "Nice to meet you too, Lessa. I go by Yona." Yona responded. Even though she was fighting to avoid ulterior motives of others and trying to get through this tourney unscathed by means of a winning streak, it didn't mean she couldn't mask her current paranoia with the sweet, smiling face carrying words of pleasantries. Her training weapon was rested upon her shoulder as her main hand held it, wh

Yona looked around, hoping to find someone to talk to...someone to talk to, who hadn't seen the outburst towards the pink haired saboteur. About two people, aside from the blonde from earlier, were potential choices. The blonde seemed to be catching up with others, especially a ginger, so she wasn't an option. Another woman who had seen the outburst was talking with the new arrival, so she wasn't an option either, as the other woman might be off-put by the outburst. Seriously, that pink haired player almost ruined everything. Yona just had to ease everyone else by talking to someone uninv

Yona made her way to the 24th floor, where the tournament she'd heard of and signed up for was going to be held. Figures that she'd end up finding that the location was an island in the middle of the floor's damn sea. At least there was someone on a boat. "Hello there, are you coming for the tournament?" The person asked. "Yep." Yona answered. "May I ask whether you two are participating or spectating?" The person continued. "Participating. I'm a contender in this tourney." Yona answered. Then her eyes widened slightly as the confusion struck her. "Wait, what do you mean, 'you two'-?"

Yona noticed an odd flyer as she was going about her business. She started reading it, and noticed it was a tournament for all levels of skill. Forgetting to read the rest, she signed up. It was time to prove herself. "Heh, now I'll get a chance to put myself in a higher position than 'low level girl'. Look out Aincrad, you're getting a Champion..." But would that really be the case? It was too late to turn back now, so only time will tell...

Well, there wasn't much else to do around here, and Yona was sure that the area directly outside the safe zone wouldn't have anything too dangerous right away...so she decided to just wait out there, the others might be returning soon. She might not have done any investigation, but what she did know, was that hardly anyone else seemed to notice anything off. Maybe that was something worth telling the others. She was an appraiser now, too, and she had an idea as to what she should pursue next. Fishing sounded like a good choice, but she should get settled with what she had first. If she we

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