[SP | F06] Blind-Sighted <<Calming the Soul>>

[Scarlet Firefly 0]

Today Firefly decided to leave Myst at home. She had researched the quest she was going on beforehand but it was confusing. It talked of demons and fears but couldn't clarify an exact type. That these entities are known to change depending on the person who did it. It wouldn't be weird to believe that the models were simply randomized.

The journey to the location was difficult. Without pathways or simple modes of transportation as a result of that, Firefly was left entirely with her own two feet. It took some time to travel. It was as quick as possible thanks to the map proved with the information. The quest notification would pop on her HUD to 'Rest underneath the Waterfall of the Sages.'

Firefly quietly walked into the pond around the waterfall, immediately she would notice that the water made no ripple, sound or feeling on her shoes. "What the-?" This was a sight to see for sure. Without the echo of her footsteps, Firefly closed her eyes and focused on the sound of the water hitting the pond.

Spoiler

Name: Scarlet Firefly, The Blinded Light
True Tier: 2
Level: 18
Paragon Level: 0
HP: 360/360
EN: 54/54

Stats:
Damage: 17
Mitigation: 24
Accuracy: 4
Evasion: 2
Battle Healing: 7
Stealth Rating: -1

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket: 
  - Butterfly Cross-Blade - T1 Str. Sword | DMG III
Armor/Trinket: 
  - Emerald Cape - Tier 1 Light Armor Perfect | EVA II; MIT
Shield/Armor/Trinket: 
  - basalt - T1 Trinket Perfect | ACC III

Combat Mastery:
  - Combat Mastery: Damage R3

Combat Shift:
  - ST Shift

Familiar Skill:
  - 

Custom Skill:
  - 

Skills:
  - Battle Healing R2
  - Light Armor R3
  - Straight Sword R5

Extra Skills:

Inactive Extra Skills:

Addons:
  - Ferocity
  - Precision
  - Stamina

Mods:
  - Meticulous

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:
  - Starter Healing Potion x3

Housing Buffs:

Guild Hall Buffs:

Scents of the Wild Totem:

Wedding Ring:

Crafting Profession:

Gathering Profession:

Scarlet Firefly | HP: 360/360 | EN: 54/54 | DMG: 17 | MIT:24 | ACC:4 | EVA:2 | BH:7

Edited yesterday at 02:05 PM by Scarlet Firefly

[Scarlet Firefly 0]

When Samantha opened her eyes she was in a dingy hallway with moldy yellow wallpaper. The black spots upon the wall ushered in the churning of her stomach. One singular light-bulb lit up the hallway allowing her to barely make out the silhouettes of door-frames and knobs. "Hello? ...?" The girl called out timidly to no response. Her footsteps quickly became the loudest sound just above the creaking under her feet and the soft pattering of rain against the roof.

Suddenly a bolt of lightning flashed leaving the girl stunned. Flashing lights sent her into a panic. She felt blessed to be able have a chance at sight but there were some things that were just awful to see as well. Samantha would quickly jolt back upwards when she heard the distinctive sound of a creaking door. What crawled out nearly stopped her heart. A featureless, deformed creature crawled out from the doorway clinging onto the wall. Its thin, sharp nails latched it to the wall. The joints connecting it's arm to it's shoulder, and many other places, did not sit correctly. They bent in ways that made Firefly hurt just seeing. It's face had nothing but smooth blackness, like a shadow manifested into life. Nothing could match the chill it sent down her spine as it slowly reached for the one light source in the hallway. Just before its hand curled the glass into pieces.

"̶͓̰͎͇̙̊̐̾̚Ť̶̪h̵̡͎͉̰̲̀̓e̵̡̧̧̼͎̋͋͝r̷̦̻̽ͅĕ̵̺̬̝̑̈́̄͂ͅ ̵̮̆a̸̜̗̫̼͂ŗ̵̖̜̲̈́̈͒̏̾ͅę̴̩̲̳̖͊̋̌̏ ̴͕͎̦̓̑͌s̵̤̳̫̎̌͠ơ̸̢̟̇̌̃͘m̸̨͍͓̤̞͊̉̍̑̂ȩ̴͖͍̼̚t̵̡͔͔̫̿̆́̓ͅẖ̴̍i̵̗͔̝̍̔̎͊n̶̛͖̬̘̎̔̕͝g̴͈̃̌̓͒̈́s̷͙͙̆ ̵̛͙̱͇͎̋̄i̸͖͎̰̗͉̔͛̎ṅ̸̬̦͛̕ ̷̡̤͍̫̦̅̈́́͝ṭ̵͍͚̎̆̄̉h̷̡̹͐ị̷́͠s̴̭͖̾̂͠ ̷̠͚͚̥̈̄̀͋͠l̸̡̛̦̤̘͒̄̊͘í̵͎̕f̴̼͌̋͋̉͠ę̶̦͉̀̎͂̒͘͜ ̸͙̪̫͉͖͐͐̂͆y̵̡̳̎ö̴̹͇͔ư̵͈͇̫͔̌̊̑͝'̵̣̿̀͘d̴̫̏̆ ̷̙̤̌̆̽ṟ̶̢͙͒͑̿̉̽ͅe̵̩̻̹̟̍͘ạ̶̢̨̝̫͆ļ̵̱̣̜̬̌̄̃͘̚l̸̰̉̑͠ÿ̸̛̺̲̠͕̯̐͛̿ ̸̖̳̈r̷̙͙͙̝͈̍̍̀̀à̷̱̳̻̙̔̐͊̄ṱ̴̛͗̈́̚h̴̡̙̻̆̈́̃ė̴̡͓̪͔͒͘͘r̵̞̣̍͛ ̵̻̺̗͊̄̑̀̕n̴̨̡̬̙͓̆̈͂̀̕o̷̭̾̄t̴͓̎̇̂̃͠ ̵̢̔͂s̶̢̭͚͍͍̔̅ë̴̹͖͙́̏e̵̢͐̌̚.̸̫͍͖̬̩̄̽"̸͓̓̾͒͂

Pop.

Edited 7 hours ago by Scarlet Firefly

[Scarlet Firefly 0]

In the darkness, I fumble my hands on the dirty, moldy wall desperately searching for one of the several door knobs I had seen just seconds ago. The fear was making the image I attempted to recall like acid dissolving through steel. The scratching of nails against the wall accelerated my heart-rate to a very uncomfortable pace. My mouth was beginning to feel dry as I gasped for air in desperation to escape this creature's domain. The posterized image of the creature's hand caressing the light bulb in it's hands was the only thing my mind could show me. I needed to run.

"̶̣̟̣̳̃̈́͋̽W̵̮̭̚h̴̜̫̀͑a̵̦͛t̷̝̮̏'̴͈̙͑͑̿͑͘ͅṣ̴̢̫̾̀͌͘ ̸́͋̀̏̚͜t̸̳̺͕̘́̀͗̈̇ḫ̵͇͚͊ẻ̸͚̹̞̟͉̚ ̵̧͍͎̉̀m̵̮̳͖̪̈́͐̎̎͘a̷̧̧̠͗͂͜t̸̫̟̬͈̔͛̄̓͝t̶̨̯̔e̶̺̝͌͊̅̔͌ŕ̴̡?̵̧̛̱̳̹͑ ̵̨̮̪͍̎̐̚A̴̡̰̮̲͂r̸̮̂̊ḛ̶̻̉n̶̪̺͚̈́͆͋͆'̸̜̘̥̿̅͂̈́̚t̸̡̺̘͒͜ ̸̃͐͋͜y̸̰̻͐̒̂̊ͅo̸̡͋̉̑͗̍û̷̡͇̈́ ̴̻̹̞̰̦̉̒u̵̡̹̘͇͋ͅs̵̡̱̳̮͑̒͆̿̓ͅe̶͖͑ͅd̷͎͖͎̈́̒̈̃ ̸̞̉̓ẗ̷͇̻́̓͐͌o̸̮̿̈͂͜ ̶̱͇̳̯̻̉́t̵̯̞̟̪̣́̃͝h̵̖̊̍͝͠͝i̷̧̨̫̦̫̐̽̈͘s̸̛̺͍̖̯?̵̧͚͆̚͠"̸̟̝̙̦͝

I swear I could feel it's warm breath on my face but how could I be so certain now that disbelief had plagued my memories. That thing COULDN'T be real. No way-. Wait! The Witch Light! I reached for my belt where the make shift Glow Stone could provide some relief. It flashed on. A once-featureless face now bore a smile just inches in front of my face. My shrill scream made sounds I could never reproduce.

Butterfly Cross-Blade tore the shadow in half. It faded like a puff of smoke before her eyes, leaving a chill colder than ice down her spine.

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246835 | BD:3+4 = 7 Hit! (17x15) DMG!

Scarlet Firefly | HP: 360/360 | EN: 54/54 | DMG: 17 | MIT:24 | ACC:4 | EVA:2 | BH:7

Whispering Voices(?) | HP: 0/80 (255-5) | DMG:85 | MIT:5

Edited yesterday at 04:22 PM by Scarlet Firefly

[Scarlet Firefly 0]

Quickly, Firefly grabbed hold of the door knob closest to her and began to panic as she fumbled with the immovable door. "Let me out! I don't wanna be here anymore! Cancel the quest, please!" The girl cried.

Ț̷̥̩̑̎̈́͘ḧ̷̡̯͎͚͈́̑ề̴̡͐̆ȑ̴̘̣̦̿͝ę̸̹̈́ͅ ̵̗̞̲̈́̈́ͅi̴̲͖͑̈́͋̇s̵̿̾̎̀͜ ̴̳͈́̎̔͘͜͝n̷̮̰̫͍̑̀ȍ̴̡̗͒͘ ̶͕̥̽͊̏e̵̘̝͙͚̠̿͊̿̔͝š̶͔̋͘c̴͉̉̍ǎ̴̧̭̬͉͙̓̄̄p̵̟̣͖͍͛̈́̓͒͝e̴͚̦̭͒͋͗̈͘ ̷̘͛̔n̷̤̋o̷̬̩̜̩̞̒͌w̵̦̲͕̉͋́̊́ ̶̣̜̩͕͖̓̽S̴͔̪̈́̀͒̅͝ä̵̡̰̩́͗m̶̮͙͈̈́̔͠͝ą̵̢̖͉̬͂̌̀͘̕ņ̴̫̑t̸̽̀͜h̴̤̑̍̇́̔a̷̧̍͐͠.̵͎͆́ ̴̫̮̓͐Y̴̝̤͔̙̏̓̌͝ơ̷̼̗̈́͝ṷ̵͚̞̒͛̈r̵̘̟͔̟͓̈́̑͋ ̶̡̻͚̱̐̄̅͐̚f̴̨͓̂͠e̵͙̙̋͌̂̓̉a̸͓͎͖͑̐̽r̶͎̞̅͌̂̽̕s̷͓͔̟̱̹̅̚ ̶̠̦̠̟͂͋̚͠w̶̻͉͒i̵̙̟̬̥̰͒̓̔l̵̜̑ḷ̶̘͍̫̭̃ ̸͚̝͂̕c̴̨͑̇͝ơ̵͈͔̼̖͍̓͘n̶̪̖͍̻͕͐̀ṥ̷͕̠̯̓̔ư̴̛͎̆̍͝m̴̡͉̫̯̑͒̋̇̕e̸̡̻̥͊̿͝ ̷̝̻͍̬͊̾͠ỹ̵̯̥̎̓̈́͘ͅo̵̱̤͉̥̻̒̑͆̍̚ú̴̡̹̒̚͘͝.̸̝̩̪̲̊͒̒͜"̵͕̲͘

The voice echoed through the hallway. Soon her attempts to open the door turned into a loud bashing as rammed her shoulder and foot into the wood. Splinters sprinkled against her skin as the door gave way. The light momentarily blinded her so she closed her eyes and hit the ground.

When she opened them once more, instead of being assaulted by the darkness the opposite consumed her vision: Complete whiteness. The strain on her eyes was so powerful she had to squint to keep them from burning. It took a moment for her eyes to adjust to the new environment but she barely had time to sit still. Footsteps trailed behind her...

When she turned to face the next demon that plagued her, a visual cacophony of colors overloaded her sense. A kaleidoscope of rainbow colors forced her eyes shut but the sound of it's footsteps was sending her into a panic once again. With her eyes covered, she struggled to swing the Cross-Blade with a single hand and somehow she found her target. The dissipation sounds it made was telling of its fate. And yet somehow... she was terrified that she never even got the chance to see it.

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246995 | BD: 2+4 = 6 Hit! (17x15) DMG!

Scarlet Firefly | HP: 360/360 | EN: 41/54 | DMG: 17 | MIT:24 | ACC:4 | EVA:2 | BH:7

Silent Voices(?) | HP: 0/120 (255-6) | DMG:114 | MIT:6

Edited 5 hours ago by Scarlet Firefly

[Scarlet Firefly 0]

Amongst the mess of fear that was overwhelming her from all angles, Firefly felt like she could barely catch herself up. Sight was becoming just as much a bane as it was a boon. Several times she attempted to remove the blinder from her face -- Her arm specifically -- but every time it ended up back where it was.

"My eyes!" Tears streamed down her face from the stress and strain they were suffering. "Agh-! Please make it stop!" In desperation, Firefly grabbed the clothed headband from her hair and used it to cover her vision. She panted relentlessly in desperation to calm herself.

"You are struggling." A familiar voice called to me. Distinctly it was @Morningstar's voice. Despite its appearance, I felt it was still unsafe to remove the blindfold from my face. "Is it so difficult to accept the reality that-"

"Don't you dare use my friends' voices." My voice silenced the other's instantly. The game was messing with me. It wants me to hesitate hearing his voice, playing with my comfort like a toy. "I won't allow you to soil their image!"

"What are you gonna do without your eye-" My sword spoke for me. The blade found resistance.

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246996 | BD: 6+4 = 10 Hit! (17x15) DMG!

Scarlet Firefly | HP: 360/360 | EN: 14/54 | DMG: 17 | MIT:24 | ACC:4 | EVA:2 | BH:7

Cacophonous Voices(?) | HP: 0/180 255-9 | DMG:170 | MIT:9

Edited 4 hours ago by Scarlet Firefly

[Scarlet Firefly 0]

Silence.

All around me was utter silence. I could not fathom what was coming next. The game was doing so well at picking me apart. Praying upon my new photo-memory, using the light to force me not to see my own fears and mocking my best friends to coax me into fealty. Yuki wouldn't allow this to stop her. It was time I followed her example.

The girl would grab hold of the fabric bound to her face to regain her sight. She was in a bedroom unfamiliar to her. Though it didn't take long for it to become familiar at all. When she pieced together the layout in her head from her memory it was very clear this was her bedroom -- Not her SAO bedroom -- Her actual real life bedroom.

How? How would she be here? How would the game know what her bedroom looks like?! SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HER BEDROOM LOOKED LIKE!