Nari-Lanreth

As the three creatures exploded into shards, joining their earlier brethren that Nari and Onora had already dealt with, the knightess turned her attention onto the final survivor. The thing showed little in the way of concern over it's current situation - a difference from the previous group that they had faced. Nari didn't waste time on sentiment, however, turning to look at Onora and nodding her head towards the thing. "Last one, then we can tackle those wolves. Should be relatively easy once we have this one down. So long as you're still up for it, that is." Onora returned her grin wi

"Now, I'm no combat master, but don't you want to hit all of them with that attack?" Onora called out from the opposite side of the group of creatures, her own blade cutting slashes into one of the creature's that Nari had stunned, cutting down the health on it even further as it remained frozen in place. Nari couldn't help but grin at the commentary - as much a jest as it was a return for her earlier commentary about the girl's fighting skills. She considered returning the prod in kind, before deciding that it would be much easier to just let it slide and allow Onora to have a victory in this

The creature exploded into a collection of shards as Nari's spear impacted with it, matching the sudden strike of Onora's own outward slash. Between the two blades the alien like creature's health bar depleted itself, and the form shimmered before exploding outwards in the typical death shard manner. Nari threw a quick smile towards Onora, before motioning to a grassy spot a few metres away. The two made their way across the field unhindered as they let their muscles relax for a moment. "I see you've remember almost every thing I taught you. Although that hack and slash towards the end w

Her limbs released slowly, the venom seemingly flowing away in a manner that allowed her to move piece by piece. The moment Nari had felt it begin, she'd opened her eyes and smiled towards Onora - the blonde thankfully noticing the change and backing off to get some respite from her continued, unrelenting assault against the creature's form. As soon as she was able to, Nari had brought her shield up and spear outwards, forcing the creature back and away from her. It had scrambled backwards to avoid the attack, apparently taken by surprise with the sudden movement that had come from the previou

Another of the creatures had exploded into shards following the impalement of Nari's thorns into it's form, and although she felt a bit safer with the defeat of the creature, she could see Onora's concern growing as Nari's form remained frozen in time. The blonde had been hacking away at the alien creatures with a previous fury, but as the blonde's body began to tire, Nari saw the swings become less frequent and far, far less powerful. Clearly someone needs to lay off the snacks and focus more on cardio work. She s[censored]ed internally at the thought before feeling a moment of distaste at th

As the assault struck her again and Nari saw the timer restart, she felt herself frown ever so slightly. A bare shift of her lips as she considered the annoyance of the pair of creatures managing yet another successful strike against her form. She knew that there was little chance of them continuing to get as lucky as they'd gotten thus far, and that it was only a matter of time before her reactive armour kicked in to protect her. With little else to do in the meantime, she focused her attention on watching Onora's movements and strikes, silently critiquing the blonde's form as she lashed out

Nari cocked her head as the first two exploded, her health dipping only slightly in retaliation for the damage she'd carved into the group of things. She felt, suddenly as the effect took over her and locked her body into place. The venom from the last creature's cut had made it's way past her defences and into her body, forcing her to remain in place even as the toxins tore through her body. She felt a single second of concern before noticing how little damage the venom itself was doing, realising that she'd be free and clear of the effect long before it became a concern. "Nari!" Onora,

Her first explosive rush into combat had been a success, and while her own strike had stunned each of the creatures in a nearly perfect manner, Nari had held off following up her assault. Instead, she let Onora rush in and slash her own path through the creatures, smiling in a mixture of happiness and pride as the blonde displayed a more advanced motion with the longsword in her hand. She'd come to Nari a while ago requesting assistance and practice with the blade, and while Nari had been far from the best teacher for the sword that Onora had wielded, she'd taught the blonde nearly everything

"Hey! I can be flexible and unique and different!" Nari's eyes passed over the area, looking for something else to draw her attention away from the wolves she'd spotted just before Onora had spoken. It vexed her that the woman knew exactly what she was going to suggest, before she suggested it. It also vexed her that she knew Onora had already foreseen what was about to occur, because she knew the knightess well enough to figure out her plan of action. "Aha! How about those?" Onora followed the pointed finger, her eyes locking onto the tall, insectoid alien looking things in the distance

Whatever argument may have been voiced next was lost at the sound of Nemo's voice cutting in, his typical happy-go-lucky tone signifying their arrival to the garden. "We're here! I hope you enjoy what you find inside. I've collected a large number of creatures, plants and assorted items that I think will be appealing to everyone!" Nari turned to the NPC, her smile honest. "Thank you for inviting us Nemo, it's always a pleasure to come visit you and your garden of collections...I don't know if you remember our history, but...well, I appreciate your welcoming form in the present. It's...it

Nari poked Onora, the woman having fallen silent once more during their casual pace behind Nemo. They'd fallen back once the NPC had begun to lead them in earnest, putting a single step distance between them and him. He had continued to narrate stories that had long ago been told to both the women, and having no further interest in them they had feigned an awareness to the words, when in actuality they had fallen back to discuss other topics of interest. Most recently had been Nari's prodding of Onora's recent development of a new clothing line in Aincrad's lower levels - an involvement that O

Nemo's greeting had been enthusiastic to say the least. The man had almost leapt at being approached, and Nari had found herself sharing a glance with Onora as the two wondered just how sparing his visits had been as of late. Smiling to herself, and trying to show some interest in the stories that the man had started sharing almost immediately, Nari had fallen in alongside Nemo as he began to lead the two towards his garden. Beside her she'd felt Onora press close, her words lowered so that the NPC would be less likely to hear them, although Nari doubted the man-dragon would care about anythin

"Listen, all I'm saying is that there's no reason to not add chocolate to everything, right? I mean, obviously it's not going to go with somethings, but in general-" "In general it's going to taste disgusting." Onora's voice cut off the argument Nari was making, her voice harsh and almost condescending, but the smile on her face clearly telling Nari that the woman wasn't being entirely serious about the commentary. Nari gave a heavy sigh and groan of frustration, pushing herself off the counter and tossing a marshmallow at the other, the piece dropping far short of the blonde's form and b

So, you did know love?Nari felt herself recoil at the words, her mind repeating them over and over again even as the flow of conversation reached a hiatus, and eventually end. She hadn't expected the revelation, the statement catching her entirely unaware and off guard. She wasn't sure what to make of it, and yet somehow she felt it was important. Perhaps not damning or judgemental in nature, but the way that the other player had stated it left her feeling as if she'd faced some test, some unknown review to determine her place. She wasn't sure whether she had passed, failed, or if it had been

The first of the pair exploded into shards, giving a momentary pause to the assault as it's companion seemed to falter. Nari could see the confusion on it's face as it glanced towards where it's companion had stood mere moments before, as if wondering where they had disappeared to in the heat of the moment. She wondered if it had finally realised the danger in a forward assault against her, and the retaliatory measures that she implemented in order to keep the things at bay and the fight under her control. Tiring as it may be, Nari couldn't help but feel a moment of pride at what she had accom

The first humanoid creature had frozen in place, it's health dipping even as the stunned effect had ripped across it's body. Nari had felt herself give paused as she considered the finality of the battle - barely dodging out of the way as a set of claws raked past her face. She blinked in surprise, realising belatedly that her spear strike had missed the second creature, the thing coming forwards with it's monotonous energy and drive. Even with her lack of awareness however, the thing's strikes were wide and far from their mark, leaving no sting upon Nari's skin as it failed to connect with he

She chose her moment carefully, watching as the pair came closer and closer to her, their movements more and more erratic the longer the fight was going. Nari had given up dodging their assaults altogether, using the shield to simply block the half-hearted strikes. There was little left in the pair, a minimal amount of energy and zealousness that seemed to be fading as each second ticked by, barely keeping up the anger that had spurned them on mere moments ago. Nari could see the lingering death in their features - the acceptance that they were going to lose this fight, and there was nothing t

The thorns lashed out again as the creatures impacted against the shield, causing her health to drop ever so slightly before it returned to it's original amount. The fish creatures weren't nearly as lucky however, their own health dipping heavily as the reactionary spikes flashed from the shield and penetrated their forms before quickly disappearing from sight again. Nari had long since stopped questioning whether the pair would figure out the detriment to their own health or not, simply accepting that they would likely impale themselves to death upon her defences. All the less for me to do, s

With the leader gone and dead Nari found the two remaining creatures more animalistic than they had been earlier, their movements and strikes given over to a pure collection of swats and slams rather than any coordinated assault. She wondered for the first time if perhaps they would be able to overwhelm her, her steps being forced backwards towards the water as the two launched their entire form against her without hesitation or restraint. Shifting even as she moved, she turned herself in a slow circle, allowing the strikes to impact the more protected parts of her body and avoiding the

The large form of the creature seemed to become frantic as the escape route it had been determined to use was cut off. Screeching in a way that Nari hadn't previously heard from it, it seemed to lurch and sway in the air before her, as if hoping to cause her to retreat in fear. Gritting her teeth against the sound, she instead jabbed forwards, pushing the spear into the centre of the thing's form and twisting it in a way that activated the explosive skill, causing the very scaled exterior to explode slightly. She watched as flames and frost mingled together over it's hide and tore away at what

The sudden shift in momentum caught her off guard, as steps forward ceased motion and the body before her spun in an almost sinister, naturally defying manner to face her, Nari felt her heart rate rise. Adrenaline shot through her entire form as she felt her hands twitch; the motion reactive in nature in response to the sudden face she found herself before, it's eyes piercing through her in ways that she hadn't felt in quite some time. The question was simple, one which Nari herself had asked once or twice before. Who are the real monsters? She found herself, however, unable to answer it. She'

As the creature burst into shards, Nari's eyes shifted towards the waterfront, looking for the shifting lapse of waves that would signify another of the creatures emerging from the depths. She held her breath, sighing after a few seconds as nothing emerged to greet her vision - and she realised that she was finally heading in a direction where the finality of the fight was becoming clear. She could feel the sudden shift of the battle, an almost relief like feeling having washed over her the moment she realised that no reinforcements were arriving. "Looks like we're finally coming to the

The creatures had rushed upwards to swarm at her again, and Nari prepared herself, bringing her shield up and leveling the spear across it's top corner. She waited, watching as they crossed the short distance without care or worry. She felt the reverberation as one of the creatures slammed directly onto the spearhead, apparently unbothered as it wiggled up the spear's length, it's body slowly frosting over as the weapon released it's core effects into the creature. No sooner had the thing impaled itself than Nari found herself swarmed by the others, their forms closing over her and batt

No sooner had she made her realisation than she felt a measure of energy course back into her. Once more she returned to her dance of dodging the assaults of the creatures, letting them slash and whip about in the trails of her movements, focusing on avoiding as much as deflecting. She was careful in her return strikes, stabbing outwards only during those openings she was sure would not leave her ready for retaliation, knowing all too well that she had as much time as she required in this conflict. Instead of pressing her attacks, she found herself falling back, leading the gaggle of creatures

The fight had already gone on too long as far as Nari was concerned. She was almost out of energy, and what little damage the creature's had done was beginning to wear on her mentally. She doubted she was in danger of any actual death, but there was a rush of adrenaline that had been flowing through her veins that had begun to subside, the energy of it leaving her feel drained and doubting her success. She knew that if more of the creatures appeared and worked together in swarm, she would be in trouble. For a brief second she considered the teleportation crystal, wondering if it wouldn't be sa