Sotarou 0 Posted July 13, 2014 #1 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 Mumbling and grumbling to himself, he was upset with the fact that all this time he'd been mentioning the quest to people, and they didn't have ANY decency to tell him that he could have just acquired the quest on Floor 1! Trolls... the lot of them... well, either way. He got the quest, and he was well on his way with his new Curved Blade! He had to just fight with this thing for a while... or something better, if after this whole thing he ends up with several materials that he could use to try for a better weapon... either way, it was time to go out and work. And the materials he'd work for would drop off of enemies in Floor 2. Stone elementals... this wouldn't be all that easy... but hopefully, it was going to get him enough materials to finish the quest... "Alright... Floor 2 enemies, here I come!" Link to post Share on other sites
Sotarou 0 Posted July 14, 2014 Author #2 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Sotarou made his first jaunt into the forest, careful to avoid the monsters in there... he was there to fight one and only one type of enemy, and they were found in the mountainous region of this floor... it took him longer than he had thought, most of the day had already passed by, but he made it to the base of the mountain and that was a start... he wasn't really all that tired, though... so he assumed it was safe to press on... but no sooner had he started 'pressing on' that he had been spotted by an enemy and the familiar sound of a battle theme erupted around him! It was go time! And what luck; the first enemy just happened to be a Stone Elemental! "Alright, big guy! I'm here for your ores, and I won't take no for an answer! Now cough them up!" He took the first move, drawing his Atlantian's Guardian Blade and striking towards the big elemental! The blade hit home, and even managed to deliver a nice blow to the thing! And just as luck would have it, the blade's special ability kicked in, paralyzing the big brute for a few hits! Maybe this wouldn't be so hard after all! Sotarou 11/11 Stone Elemental 3/4 Link to post Share on other sites
Sotarou 0 Posted July 14, 2014 Author #3 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Not letting up an inch, Sota moved to strike again, trying to get fancy with his move this time... and it paid off, his adjustment of his swing made all the difference as the blade caught a particularly weak spot on the creature and dealt a critical strike to it! And once again, the blade's ability kicked up and paralyzed the creature again, resetting its paralysis timer! Sotarou 11/11 Stone Elemental 1/4 Link to post Share on other sites
Sotarou 0 Posted July 14, 2014 Author #4 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 And the death blow! Sotarou was certain that this next swing would be the end of it! That he'd succeed in dealing the killing blow to this creature! Buuuut... he got cocky and his blade glanced off without doing any damage at all... "Note to self... don't get cocky..." He still had two more hits before this thing could get a shot off... so... he hoped one of them was the one he needed! Link to post Share on other sites
Sotarou 0 Posted July 14, 2014 Author #5 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Repeat performance, but this time he took his time to make sure he got the attack right! He wasn't going to fail... not anymore! This was his time to shine! Or he could completely whiff... that happens too... the Stone Elemental was getting its movement back... he'd only have time for one more attack before it regained full combat ability! Link to post Share on other sites
Sotarou 0 Posted July 14, 2014 Author #6 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 This was the last hit he could make before this elemental would get a shot in... and its big arms looked like they'd pack a whallop... so he had to finish it here! And that was it! His blade hit true! In a shower of breaking crystals, the Stone Elemental was finished! But... no loot drop, sadly. "Okay... maybe this would be harder than I thought... but I'm just getting started, and I haven't taken damage yet!" Link to post Share on other sites
Sotarou 0 Posted July 14, 2014 Author #7 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 "Let's go!" He ran up the mountain to find his next victim! And there it was! This one looked bigger than the last, however... but that wasn't going to stop him, no sir! He drew his blade and entered battle stance, initiating the fight with the creature! The familiar music played as he charged forward, blade aimed directly at his foe! However, his foe noticed the attack in time and was able to dodge it. Just bad timing on Sotarou's part... Sotarou 11/11 Stone Elemental 6/6 Link to post Share on other sites
Sotarou 0 Posted July 16, 2014 Author #8 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 And it was the Stone Elemental's turn to make a swing at Sotarou! And a swing and a hit! The big thing swung and hit true, knocking Sotarou back a few feet. But the damage was minimal, only doing one damage. Seems these things weren't all that damaging... or he was just more adept at taking the damage now. Sotarou 10/11 Stone Elemental 6/6 Link to post Share on other sites
Sotarou 0 Posted July 16, 2014 Author #9 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 And Sotarou took a swing right back in retaliation! The sword hit well enough, catching in a joint and damaging the Stone Elemental. But not for much damage in return, only dealing 1 point of damage. Sotarou 10/11 Stone Elemental 5/6 Link to post Share on other sites
Sotarou 0 Posted July 19, 2014 Author #10 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 And it was the Stone Elemental's turn to strike out, big lunky arm coming in to hit Sota as hard as possible. And hit it did, while only doing 1 damage, it was still damage that Sota would have to avoid in the future! Sotarou 9/11 Stone Elemental 5/6 Link to post Share on other sites
Sotarou 0 Posted July 19, 2014 Author #11 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Sotarou now took the time to make another swing attempt at the overgrown boulder! And with a hit, the blade's special ability took effect, paralyzing it for its next two turns! Sotarou 9/11 Stone Elemental 4/6 Link to post Share on other sites
Sotarou 0 Posted July 19, 2014 Author #12 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Taking the opportunity, Sota took another swing in hopes of at least dealing damage to the thing! Alas, a swing and a miss. He just wasn't on the ball today... Link to post Share on other sites
Sotarou 0 Posted July 19, 2014 Author #13 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Sotarou would only get this attack in before the creature could attack once more... and he intended for this attack to be a good one! A swing... and a deep-fly ball! Critical damage! It was a low crit, but the blade ability flared again, causing the paralysis ability for two more turns! Lucky was Sota for getting another ability proc. Sotarou 9/11 Stone Elemental 2/6 Link to post Share on other sites
Sotarou 0 Posted July 19, 2014 Author #14 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 And Sotarou would get two more hits in, unfettered. Let's hope that they both at least hit, and if only one hits, let it be another stun... and a beauty of a super crit, dealing more than enough damage to kill it! The Stone Elemental exploded in a shower of fragments, and as it exploded a ding of loot popped up! He checked it... materials! Right on! But he'd need more... alot more... to turn in for the quest. So he began searching for more enemies. Link to post Share on other sites
Sotarou 0 Posted July 24, 2014 Author #15 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 He felt himself able to swing the blade in his hand much more precisely as he went looking for one last Stone Elemental before calling it a day. And wouldn't you know it... one last enemy... but... this one seemed much bigger than the last one... almost... boss-ish... and it was shaped much differently... but the combat log showed the creature as a Stone Elemental... so must just be a tougher variety or something... though those spikes on the creature's arm was a bit disorienting... and disconcerting... it was possible this creature was going to hit harder. But the large size would mean it'd be slower to attack... ((Mini Boss time! -1 BD on creature's attacks, but does +1 Damage on a hit and a crit does 4 damage, regardless of a 9 or 10.)) Link to post Share on other sites
Sotarou 0 Posted July 24, 2014 Author #16 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Sotarou took the first attack, swinging his Curved Atlantian Blade at the large Mini Boss, as its health was indicative of such. Too high for a Floor 2 creature... but it wouldn't matter, if he kept getting his weapon's ability to proc each time! Dealing 1 damage to the creature, the blade's paralysis kicked in. The Mini Boss would be unable to act for a couple of attacks. Sotarou - 9/11 Mini-Boss Stone Elemental 9/10 Link to post Share on other sites
Sotarou 0 Posted July 24, 2014 Author #17 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Keeping his momentum, he swung the blade once more against the Stone elemental, hoping to restart the paralysis debuff. But it wasn't to be, as his blade just twanged off of the creature's hard rocky exterior, creating a reverb in his hand... it felt weird, but now wasn't the time to worry about it! Link to post Share on other sites
Sotarou 0 Posted July 24, 2014 Author #18 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 This next hit would be the last one before the Elemental got a chance to attack again. So he had to make it count! From his hitting of the Elementals before, he found the right spot for hitting the creature and was JUST able to get in there to deal another point of damage to it... but the blade's ability didn't proc, which meant the nasty creature would have a chance to strike now... Sotarou 9/11 Mini-Boss Stone Elemental - 8/10 Link to post Share on other sites
Sotarou 0 Posted July 24, 2014 Author #19 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 And the Mini Boss did indeed make an attack! It lumbered its large body towards Sotarou and swung a large appendage, spiked stone and all, in an attempt to deal serious harm to him! Aaaaand a SOLID hit to Sotarou! Serious damage ripped through him! Sotarou 5/11 Mini-Boss Stone Elemental - 8/10 Link to post Share on other sites
Sotarou 0 Posted July 24, 2014 Author #20 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Sotarou reeled heavily from that attack! This was NOT going to end well, unless he could hurt this thing enough... he could only hope to hit it and proc the sword's special ability... he hit, but no sword special ability... he was going to feel this next attack... Sotarou 5/11 Mini-Boss Stone Elemental - 7/10 Link to post Share on other sites
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