[SP-F6] The Darkest Dungeon <<Calming the Soul>> .:COMPLETE:.

[Creius 0]

.:COMBAT INITIATED:.

Creius: 23/24 HP   4/6 (-2) ENG    4 DMG    12 Mit                    Nathan: 18/18 HP   6 DMG    3 Mit

ID#59895    BD:3   Miss         MD:10   Base 6 + Crit 2 - 12 Mit = 1 DMG to Creius

Nathan watched in horror as he was approached by himself. The reflection casually walked forward and its blade began to glow a bright red. Nathan cried out and swung his sword at the reflection, an attack which the reflection dodged with disdain. "You are weak. How have you survived this long? You should have died the first time you wielded a weapon." With that the reflection brought its sword up and cut two quick diagonals into Nathan, replicating the powerful Rip Ravine which he used at his low level. Nathan cried out at the pain and backed off, his mind creating pain at the thought of being cut. He was quickly grateful though that his armour enhancements had mitigated almost all the damage and his health bar had only dropped marginally.

Edited May 29, 2016 by Creius

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Creius: 23/24 HP   3/6 (+1-2) ENG    4 DMG    12 Mit                    Nathan: 18/18 HP   6 DMG    3 Mit

ID#59896    BD:5   Miss    MD:2   Miss

Nathan picked himself up off the ground and looked up at his reflection standing over him, a cruel smile on his face. Nathan stood up and gripped his sword tightly and charged forward to the reflection. Nathan slashed out at the reflection, his blade just barely missing the reflection's cheek, and Nathan's momentum carried him forward. The reflection tried to bring his blade up at the rush but Nathan simply pushed his arm out of the way, bringing them both crashing to the floor and wrestling. The mirrors sat and watched as the two of them fought for control, replaying the fight a dozen times over.

Edited May 29, 2016 by Creius

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Creius: 23/24 HP   2/6 (+1-2) ENG    4 DMG    12 Mit                    Nathan: 18/18 HP   6 DMG    3 Mit

ID#59897   BD:1    Miss      MD:3   Miss

When the two hit the ground they began wrestling, just trying to get any advantage over the other. Fists flew though they dealt no damage. The two rapiers lay forgotten on the floor as the melee continued, resulting in the two figures to roll across the room. The mirrors sat there emotionless, simply reflecting the fight for the entire world to see. The melee continued on for a few minutes with neither of the two gaining any significant advantage and eventually the two broke apart, nursing sore parts where fists had landed. They retrieved their swords, wary of the other's presence, and backed off and glared at each other, tired from the extended brawl.

Edited May 29, 2016 by Creius

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Creius: 22/24 HP   1/6 (+1-2) ENG    4 DMG    12 Mit                    Nathan: 18/18 HP   6 DMG    3 Mit

ID#59898    BD:4   Miss      MD:9   Base 6 + Crit 1 - Mit 12 = 1 DMG to Creius

The reflection walked around the room, circling Nathan like a vulture. "You are a spineless coward, are you not? You dissolve into a cry baby as soon as you are confronted with the atrocities that you have done." It opened its arms wide, showing off its unmarked body. "Look, you can not even damage me. You really should be dead by now and only luck has carried you through." With this said Nathan yelled out and rushed blindly at the reflection of himself, swinging Bloodletter wide at him. The reflection dodges the maddened rush easily and the blade ended up catching only one of the many mirrors. There was a loud crashing sound as the mirror shattered into pieces and glass fell everywhere. The reflection laughed and darted forward, its blade easily slipping under Nathan's ribs and out his stomach. Nathan's vision blurred slightly as he saw the blade quickly push through him, the sight of the blade sticking out of him making him queasy. Just as quickly though the blade was gone and Nathan collapsed to the ground, feeling as though he was going to lose his stomach.

Edited May 29, 2016 by Creius

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Creius: 22/24 HP   0/6 (+1-2) ENG    4 DMG    12 Mit                    Nathan: 18/18 HP   6 DMG    3 Mit

ID#59899   BD:2   Miss      MD:2   Miss

The reflection watched as Nathan fell to the ground in pain and smiled wide. "Now you know the pain that you caused. You think you will not hurt anymore but that is a lie. You have done it before and I know that you will easily turn to that if you are pushed ever so slightly. Just let me end you." The reflection raised his blade once again and quickly brought it down. Nathan, hearing the blade whistle through the air, felt a sudden surge of desire to survive. He rolled to the side, out of the reach of the blade, and slashed out at the air in front of the reflection. The reflection hissed at Nathan's feeble attempt to survive and strike back, stepping forward to attack again.

Edited May 29, 2016 by Creius

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Creius: 22/24 HP   0/6 (+1-2) ENG    4 DMG    12 Mit                    Nathan: 18/18 HP   6 DMG    3 Mit

ID#59901   BD:3   Miss      MD:3   Miss

The reflection quickly closed the small distance between it and Nathan and brought its hand up to cleave its blade through Nathan. At the same time that the reflection began to bring its blade down Nathan threw his sword up. The two rapiers met each other in mid air, a large clashing sound being made as metal rasped against metal. Nathan sat there, struggling under the weight of the reflection as it pushed down on him. After what seemed like forever Nathan finally had the strength to give a shove and sent the reflection a few steps backwards. Nathan picked himself up and stood defiantly. "I am not dying here. I am not dying in this game. And I will most definitely not take any more innocent lives. That is behind me." The reflection let loose a short bark of laughter and approached once more.

 

Edited May 29, 2016 by Creius

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Creius: 22/24 HP   0/6 (+1-2) ENG    4 DMG    12 Mit                    Nathan: 18/18 HP   6 DMG    3 Mit

ID#59912   BD:2   Miss         MD:3   Miss

The reflection walked forward, swishing its blade from side to side. "You will have to cut me down. That is the only way to survive. Be that a lesson to you, in order to survive you must kill. It's the only way." Nathan shook his head violently at this, not wanting to believe it at all. An NPC like this mattered little but there was no chance that he would be forced to kill another player for his own sake. The reflection kept approaching and quickly slashed its forward toward Nathan. Nathan stepped back out of the reach of the blade and then darted forward, making his own counter attack. The reflection parried Nathan's blade aside and hissed at him once more, the contempt easily seen in its eyes.

Edited May 29, 2016 by Creius

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Creius: 22/24 HP   0/6 (+1-1) ENG    4 DMG    12 Mit                    Nathan: 16/18 HP   6 DMG    3 Mit

ID#59913   BD:9  Base 4 + Crit 1 - 3 Mit = 2 DMG to Nathan (Bleed Applied)        MD:2   Miss

Nathan stepped back after his blade was parried and quickly threw up a guard, warding off the reflection's next attack. Following through on the reflection being off balance by the violent shove Nathan had put into the deflection, he darted forward and made a wide slash across the reflection's chest. There was now a red line of pixels across his body and the rage was evident but it quickly gave way to a smirk. "See? That is the way to do it. Just hit me a few more times like that and you will be well on your way." The reflection gave Nathan a evil grin then winced as Bloodletter did its work and the bleed effect began.

 

Edited May 29, 2016 by Creius

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Creius: 21/24 HP   0/6 (+1-1) ENG    4 DMG    12 Mit                    Nathan: 6/18 HP   6 DMG    3 Mit

ID#59914   BD:9   Base 4 + Crit 1 - Mit 3 + Bleed 8 = 10 DMG to Nathan (Bleed Reapplied)          MD:9   Base 6 + Crit 1 - Mit 12 = 1 DMG to Creius

Nathan dashed forward while the reflection winced and his health bar dropped further, just a little past the half way point. The reflection looked up from its wincing just in time to see Nathan pierce its heart with Bloodletter. The health bar of the reflection dropped once more, leaving around a third of its health left to deal with. The reflection looked down at the blade then up at Nathan, an evil grin growing on its face. "I enjoy this pain and so do you. You are enjoying watching me suffer." Nathan closed his eyes and shook his head violently, rejecting the notion as he stepped back and took his blade with him. The reflection took advantage of this and stepped close and swung its sword. The blade left a large gash on Nathan's forehead and Nathan immediately felt the pain. The reflection laughed at the obvious pain that Nathan was in and pressed closer for another attack.

Edited May 29, 2016 by Creius

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Creius: 20/24 HP   0/6 (+1-1) ENG    4 DMG    12 Mit                    Nathan: 6/18 HP   6 DMG    3 Mit

ID#59915   BD:2   Miss: Bleed 8 = 8 DMG to Nathan          MD:9   Base 6 + Crit 1 - 12 Mit = 1 DMG to Creius

Nathan watched as the reflection's health bar continued to drop towards zero and was amazed to see that it still fought on. The reflection darted forward and Nathan was not able to get out of the way. There was more pain and the two of them were pressed close to each other, the reflection's blade shoved through Nathan. "A final gift to you." With that the reflection gave Nathan a wide grin and that was the last thing it did before its health bar reached zero. The reflection shivered slightly then exploded into a million pixels, the blade dissolving inside Nathan. After the reflection dissolved the mirrors reflected back the lonely image of him standing there in an empty room. Nathan looked around and just collapsed to the floor, exhausted from that ordeal.

.:COMBAT COMPLETED:.

Edited May 29, 2016 by Creius

[Creius 0]

Slowly, one by one, the mirrors began to explode into pixels. With each explosion more and more of the black void was exposed. Nathan paid this no mind though, he just sat there as so many thoughts flew through his head. The violent remembering of his past by this encounter had really left him shaken and he was not entirely sure that he had the energy to pick himself up. He knew he could not go back to what he had been, he had hated that part of his life and tried to block it off. Slowly he closed his eyes and tried to forget all that had transpired. Slowly, bit by bit peace came over him and he felt a bit better. He had bought a bit more time and that would be time which he would use wisely. With this new resolution he realized he could hear the sound of the waterfall once more and he opened his eyes quickly to see that he was on the stone circle on his knees. Nathan looked at the waterfall for a few seconds, wondering if it held anymore answers. After those few seconds he discarded the notion and looked away. His eyes fell down on a small window that informed him of the completion of <<Calming the Soul>> and how he had received the skill of 'Concentration'. Not really caring at the moment he hit the accept button and went back to staring at the waterfall. He stayed this way for a few hours before picking himself up and heading back towards Amazon, ready to teleport back to the first floor.

[Creius 0]

.:SUMMARY:.

Quest <<Calming the Soul>> Completed

-Meditation Earned

+2 SP earned

Full Thread Completed

+400 Col

+1 SP