Wulfrin

Wulfrin cracked his knuckles as he stepped up to the boulder. With a smirk, he prepared to strike. He briefly saw a moment of him striking off target and instead concentrated on not following through with that motion. In a moment of clarity, a resounding THWACK, he struck true on the boulder. The crack had almost completely encompassed the boulder. It still needed quite a bit more damage for it to completely crumble, but the object would not be much longer for this world. "I know a good steak house on Floor 28," Wulfrin said as he stepped aside for his companion. "In fact Freyd took me th

Wulfrin simply watched his bobber ride up and down along the river's waves. This was the same spot he brought every new player he aided to. It provided a nice secluded spot for him to fish at, while having next to zero hostile mobs to hassle with. It was honestly the safest option he could think of. What surprised Wulfrin was Riardon stating he had found an item just by looking in a tree. "Don't get used to just finding them laying around," Wulfrin cautioned. "I've been to this spot a countless number of times with fresh players like yourself and never have whole items just been laying ar

"Yeah I don't think eagles can do that," Wulfrin sighed. He sat up and pulled out his fishing rod again. Solaris was still being a bit unresponsive at the moment, so he figured a bit more of a break would do him some good. The gentle kiss slightly calmed his growing frustration. He cast his line into the small fishing pond and waited. All the while he watched Solaris fly around the estate grounds and Ciela and Pearlita play together. He felt a tug on the line. No items with the fish this time, but that wasn't the goal anyway. The focus was the skill's exp. He sat and fiddled with the fishing r

His face was in fact redder than usual. Wulfrin quickly recentered himself and prepared to strike the boulder. With little hesitation he brought his fist to bare against his stone faced adversary. Another resounding TWACK echoed throughout the training facility. The crack continued to expand across the boulder's surface. They only had about a third of its HP to go, so it shouldn't take much more. The boulder could definitely take two more punches from himself, but if Ciela could land a critical it might go down faster. Wulfrin stepped away from the boulder having reset his mentality to return

Wulfrin and Solaris continued their spar with their invisible enemy. Only about half way through Solaris seemed to lose interest in the activity and began to wander off. The next several minutes were spent by Wulfrin in an attempt to coax the phoenix back into training, to no avail. With a dejected sigh, Wulfrin returned to the edge of his small fishing pond and lay in the grass. Wulfrin stared up to the floor above him with an air of longing. Once this training day was over, he would be one step closer to advancing on the frontlines with his fellow players. With any luck he might be ready in

Wulfrin had decided a small change of scenery was in order. Solaris flew above him just out of view as they exited the teleport gate in the Town of Beginnings. Today the goal was simple, explore the floor and try to locate the start for the Third Lesson. He was trying to get ahead of the game a bit since Ciela and himself planned to take it on at some point. He had made is way to Tolbana without any serious opposition. He was well above anything that this floor could throw at him, unless of course he went searching for mobs specifically to loot. The system was funny like that. It almost seemed

"Go for it," Wulfrin said as he walked away from the pond. "I keep it stocked to help with fishing experience." Wulfrin gave whistle for Solaris to return to his side. The flaming eagle responded well and the pair made there way back towards the center of the yard. This time Wulfrin planned to try and get Solaris to focus on timing his attack to land in tandem with his own. This would require Solaris to be more focused on the blade than his verbal commands. As Wulfrin repeatedly swung his sword elegantly through the air, he would occasionally whistle as an audible cue for Solaris. After

"Solid hit," Wulfrin said as his companion stepped away from the boulder. "Keep that up and we'll be done in no time!" Wulfrin's celebration was cut short by the gentle kiss placed upon him by Ciela. She gestured for him to take his turn and with renewed confidence, he advanced on the boulder. His face was as red as his coat, but that same fire only increased his strength. Determined not to botch his current streak against the boulder, Wulfrin reeled back and slammed his fist into the rock. The sound of his fist hitting the stone echoed throughout the training grounds causing a small trem

Wulfrin cast his line into his small fishing pond at his home. He tried to keep it stocked so he could continually gain fishing exp like he could with his other profession at his shop. Wulfrin watched the bobber glide across the small pond's surface as he watched the progress of Pearlita and Ciela. In a similar fashion as he and Solaris, the duo seemed to be making progress. Pearlita seemed to be responding to commands given by Ciela. He smiled at the progress both pairs were making. They still had a ways to go, but the task seemed much less daunting at this moment. Feeling a tug, Wulfrin pull

Wulfrin stepped up to take his turn. unlike the last time he had done this quest, he had additional bonuses in his back pocket. He had spent quite a bit of skill points improving his raw damage and some of those carried over to his unarmed attacks. The bonus wasn't as much as it would be had he invested in the Martial Arts skill he had unlocked, but he was saving that for when he had extra skill points to spend. Once again he took his stance before the immovable object known as the boulder. With another THWACK, the boulder began to crack even farther. "You're getting closer," Wulfrin said

"Calmed you down didn't it?" Wulfrin smirked as he stepped up to the boulder. Calmly he reeled back and with a loud THWACK, landed a solid blow against the boulder. The boulder started to form a slight crack at the point of contact with Wulfrin's fist. He made his way over to his companion and continued to console her in her failures. "Don't fret about it," Wulfrin said as he stepped aside allowing his companion a second try at the boulder. "It's less about power and more about accuracy. That's what the tests were for. To make full use of your fists as weapons, you have to be able to cast

Wulfrin had faced this trial once before. This time his resolve was a bit hardier than last one. However he still couldn't bear the weight of the waterfall for long. The crushing weight made every fiber of his virtual form ache. He forced himself to endure more and more. Before he knew it his time was up. He wasn't as frustrated as his companion was, but he was still kicking himself. Perhaps all his time on Floor 22 was making him soft. Ciela stormed off towards the location of the boulder with several angry stomps. "Hey," Wulfrin said in a hushed tone as he placed a hand on her shoulder

Wulfrin sliced at the tree, as he did he gave a quick whistle as if to have Solaris come to him. Surprisingly the phoenix listened to its master and in a streak of flames, darted up to Wulfrin's shoulder. Wulfrin pointed his sword at the bullseye in the tree and gave a second shorter, sharper whistle and Solaris darted forward, raking his claws across the target. "Nice job Solaris!" Wulfrin praised his flaming eagle. He materialized a fish from his inventory and tossed it into the air. Solaris swooped towards it and snatched it up mid air. "Keep that up, and you and I will be clearing mob

It took Wulfrin a moment to get himself back into the training mindset. However he did finally get there. While Ciela took to attacking a nearby training dummy, Wulfrin took to the course around the edge of the dojo. The American Ninja Warrior course was always more up his alley. He preferred combat with a blade, and would rather keep his body agile and strong. He fell a couple times, but by the time Ciela had wrapped up her sparring session with the inanimate target, Wulfrin was making his way to the top of a small platform by climbing his way up a curved wall. He regrouped with with his

Wulfrin and Solaris's training was more intensive. Wulfrin was essentially in combat with Solaris, attempting to get their attacks to sync up. Solaris was acting like the regal animal he was and not wanting to dirty his talons. There was a bit more response from Wulfrin's phoenix when food was introduced. Wulfrin then swapped tactics. Perhaps a whistle to attack was more in order. Wulfrin had no idea what he was doing. He had never attempted to train an animal in his life. Hell he could barely keep a fish alive. This whole training session was proving to be a much harder endeavor than he had o

"That would have been nice info to disclose," Wulfrin said as he helped Ciela further up the mountain. They didn't have much farther to go. In fact, Wulfrin could see the path just a bit above them. "It's alright. One final push is all we have left. After that it's just talking with the master. You'll have to lead since I have already cleared this one." Wulfrin did not clarify the rock punching comment. She would find out soon. Once they reached the top, Wulfrin stretched out the aching in his physical body. It was a completely unnecessary act, since there wasn't any actual pain. After hi

It hadn't been since his trip with Morningstar that Wulfrin had been on Floor 2. Truthfully he had only come because Ciela could use some company when heading up to the monastery to complete the tests. It was mostly out of a joke she had made during their first interaction. Ciela had declared her hands Rated E for Everyone when Wulfrin had asked why she didn't have a weapon. To that end before they left the comforts of his home on Floor 22, Wulfrin had suggested the duo tackle the Breaking The Unbreakable quest. Mainly so Ciela could gain access to the multi target stun Sword Art that Wulfrin

"Morning sleepy head," Wulfrin said as he entered the front door. As per his usual routine, he had been out at the forge early this morning to get some quick crafts out of the way before starting his adventuring day. "I finished your sword and shield. You've basically paid for them by feeding me all that wonderful food of yours, so no need to pay for them." Wulfrin laid the longsword and shield on the nearby coffee table for Ciela to grab at her convenience. He quickly swapped out of his smithing garb in favor of a more relaxed shirt and pants. He made his way to the kitchen and grabbed a

"If the goal is not to be the last to hit," Wulfrin said with a smirk as he rushed forward. "I don't think I'll be buying any way." Wulfrin wasn't about to fall out of a challenge. He did however have a painfully large advantage against the other combatants. Assuming they went all out on the monsters, his companions would way out class him in damage output, pretty much guaranteeing him to not land the final hit. He had nothing left in his energy gauge to fuel a sword art, so that left only basic attacks. Luckily his Tier 1 sword could kind of make up for that. As he swiped the blade acros

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Wulfrin Felt one more tug at his line before he packed everything away. This whole trip he only seemed to succeed when Ciela was around, not that he was complaining mind you. After collecting his things, Wulfrin swapped back to his combat gear. The trek back to Scalabis was uneventful. Nothing seemed too keen on attacking them this time around. The two made idle chit chat the entire trip. Wulfrin was now certain he had developed some sort of crush on his female companion. She had been even more flirtatious this trip, as if testing the waters and Wulfrin didn't mind it one bit. She made lovely

It was true, Wulfrin had caught a fish, an otter, and a chest all in one. Good news the system didn't care about the otter and gave him the material any way. Ciela's embrace was both reassuring and comforting all in one. This whole trip had been both a welcome vacation and an eye opening experience. Wulfrin's cheeks were almost as red as his coat. He leaned into her embrace and ran his fingers through her hair. He was proud of her for accomplishing her impromptu quest for the day. "I was starting to get worried that you had stumbled into a dungeon," Wulfrin said with a sigh of relief. "Yo

Wulfrin had spotted Ciela walking off to the beach below. There was a small alcove lightly obscured by foliage, but it was still within the safe zone, so Wulfrin wasn’t concerned. There wasn’t much activity from his rod so he simply reclined back and enjoyed the sea breeze. He felt his eyes growing heavy, with how relaxed he was, and he may have slipped briefly into sleep. He quickly snapped himself back when he felt his head drop a bit. He could have sworn he also felt his line move slightly, but when he checked it, there was nothing on the hook. ”Damn,” Wulfrin sighed. “Luck must n

"Since we aren't going to be outside the safe zone," Wulfrin unequipped his combat gear for a more comfortable attire. Having known they were coming to Floor Twenty-Four, Wulfrin had made sure to set his casual clothing accordingly. He wore a white shirt under an open floral patterned button shirt and black trunks. "Might as well relax." Wulfrin materialized a wooden chair from his inventory, a spare from decorating his house, and set up on the end of a nearby pier. He had the entire "dad on vacation" look going on. It only intensified when he pulled his fishing rod back out and began to

"Seems simple enough," Wulfrin said looking over the order. "I'll give you a shout when it's finished." Wulfrin was certain he had the pieces he would need to build the weapon. He usually liked to keep a variety of blank items near completion in case an order came in. After a few minutes he found a couple straight swords that would do the trick. It wasn't long after that Wulfrin finished the fusion process. He quickly applied the finishing touches and the ornately decorated sword took its final shape. After a final inspection that all attributes were in order, Wulfrin pulled up his friend