[[PP - F:01]] Fading Memories

[Mari 1]

A solitary figure stood in front of the monument of life, hand outstretched, delicate fingers running over the names of the fallen. Every time Mari came here… she came face to face with her past, again, and again - the several names etched onto the monument forever a testament to her failings. She failed to protect them. She failed to find any sort of peaceful resolution, and in turn had burned down so many lives.   Just like that burning fire; an orange crystal silently floated above her. Tinged with the colours of her sins. Alerting other players. This person is not safe. Stay away. And many did, others ignored it. Whatever Mari had thought of those people, she didn’t pay it mind right now. The memory of her transgressions had nearly faded from those of Aincrad. She had even paid penance with time. Locked away. Penance came with price. Mari would never forget those lives, but no one could argue that she had not tried to redeem herself. More so than most in this virtual world.

 

Voices tinged at the recesses of her mind, ones she had drowned out. Ones that called her a monster. The guilt. Telling her she didn’t deserve to walk free, even now. What was a few years locked away in solitary confinement compared to a human life? Grief and regret and remorse - they didn't’ change anything. She was still a Monster.

But Mari had time to meditate. Time to reflect. Those voices no longer tore at her, they no longer took control. She had a new resolve, one that could only come from utter isolation.

In the past Mari had made it a habit to come here every week. Just to make sure. And in two years…

Two whole years she had not been able to visit it.
 

Soft blue hues travelled back and forth, yearning for the absence of a name. 
 

No Shield. No Beat. No Oikawa.
 

A sigh of relief fell from her lips. But just as one concern disappeared, another arose to sit 

firmly in its place. There was a name that was repeated, over and over again on the monument. One she recognized. Oscar? 

Oscar. Someone she recognized - a man with an exuberant love for hot dogs. She didn’t have many run-ins with him, but the ones she had…were jovial, carefree - lighthearted. He was good friends with both Freyd and Macradon, right? So - why was someone like that here, over and over again? That was the first cause for alarm.

 

The second, a name she recognized - one she didn’t recall before, but maybe - that’s just because she wasn’t intimately aware of the creature before. The Black Iron Dragon. One of the beasts that guarded the very prison she was now free from. She’d only ever caught a glimpse of it once - when she was being escorted into the prison… why was it the cause of all these deaths?

“Just what the hell happened during my time away..”

 

Spoiler

Mari | HP: 900/900 | EN: 124/124 | DMG: 21 | MIT:30 | ACC:3 | KEEN: 1 | EVA:2 | BH:50 | HB: 20 | FLN: 8

Name: Mari
True Tier: 9
Level: 34
Paragon Level: 49
HP: 900/900
EN: 124/124

Stats:
Damage: 21
Mitigation: 30
Accuracy: 3
Evasion: 2
Battle Healing: 50
Stealth Rating: 3
KEEN: 1
HB: 20
FLN: 8

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket:
- Darkened Bore | T4 Perfect | ACC I | Keen I | Fallen I
Armor/Trinket:
- Infernal Shadow | T4 Perfect LA | EVA II | Holy Blessing
Shield/Armor/Trinket:
-

Combat Mastery:
- Combat Mastery: Damage R3

Combat Shift:
- AOE Shift

Familiar Skill:
- Rending Familiar

Custom Skill:
-

Skills:
- Battle Healing R5
- Charge
- Energist
- Light Armor R5
- Polearm R5

Extra Skills:
- Survival
- Hiding R5
- First Aid R2

Inactive Extra Skills:

Addons:
- Focus
- Precision
- Resolve
- Stamina

Mods:
- Meticulous
- Surpise Attack: Trickster
- Untraceable
- Vanish

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:

Housing Buffs:
- Bedroom: -1 energy cost for the first two expenditures of each combat
- Living Room: Increases out of combatHP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.

Guild Hall Buffs:

Scents of the Wild Totem:

Wedding Ring:

Crafting Profession:
- Alchemist[exp] R10
Gathering Profession:

 

Edited 11 hours ago by Mari