Eruda 0 Posted Tuesday at 03:33 PM #1 Share Posted Tuesday at 03:33 PM Sitting on the window seal downstairs in her own head. What Freya did a couple days ago was sweet, taking them out to a bar of all things for their belated birthday. What her twin did not know was that it wasn't quite their 21st yet. Eruda didn't want to ruin the day by saying anything, she had been keeping a journal of the days passing in Aincrad thinking that maybe it could be useful somehow someday. Its been exactly 5 years 2 months and 3 days since they had arrived and today marks their special day. Raidou had been gone for three days, it had been since they picked flowers with Nisahime. She really couldn't blame him for not being here today of all days, she couldn't even remember if she told him or not. Maybe he had been here and she just missed him in passing. All she knew is there had been no messages from him, no note to let her know where he'd be. She was starting to get worried, but in truth she knew that he could take care of himself. On the soft white kitchen table lays a wine bottle with two glasses. Eruda had gotten that from Gaius after a bit of convincing. She wanted to taste it with the man she loved on this special day. That and she wanted to see what all the fuss was about, people were going crazy over it, it had to be good right? In the middle sat a circle of lit candles that smelled like a cherry blossoms. Knowing that she couldn't cook that well she had Freya prepare a meal for her. There was all sorts of dishes laying on the kitchen counter like curry, rice, sweet n' sour chicken and much more. She had been dreaming about this day for months, she just hoped that Raidou would remember something that she may have mentioned years ago... <<Assist System Engaged>> Level: 34 Paragon: 59 Tier: 4 True Tier: 10 Final EXP reward: +0% GUILD RANK 5 (+5% col, +5% EXP) Eruda | HP: 940/940 | EN: 106/106 | DMG: 8 | MIT:184 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | BRN-IM | FL.AURA: 16 | FL.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:72 | BH:52 | REC: 8 | BRN: 56 | LD:4 Spoiler Eruda, Unbridalled Fury True Tier: 10 Level: 34 Paragon Level: 53 HP: 940/940 EN: 106/106 Stats: Damage: 8 Mitigation: 184 Battle Healing: 52 Loot Die: 4 Stealth Rating: -5 TAUNT BRN-IM FL.AURA: 16 FL.THORNS: 8/16 REC: 8 BRN: 56 Equipped Gear: Weapon/Armor/Trinket: - Consuming Pyre - Surt T4: (Burn 2, Taunt) Armor/Trinket: - Reinforced Plate - Lily T4 Demonic: Flame Aura 2, Flameproof, Recovery 1 Shield/Armor/Trinket: - Stalwart Defender T4 Demonic: Thorns 2, Recovery 1, Flame Thorns 1 Combat Mastery: - Combat Mastery: Mitigation R3 Combat Shift: - AOE Shift Familiar Skill: - Custom Skill: - Supernatural Fury Skills: - Battle Healing R5 - Curved Sword R5 - Fighting Spirit - Heavy Armor R5 - Howl - Searching R4 Extra Skills: - Block R5 - Concentration - Survival Inactive Extra Skills: Addons: - Focus - Iron Skin - Stamina Mods: - Night Vision - Shield Bash - Tracking Inactive Mods: Battle Ready Inventory: - Anthem of Finality - Destruction x1 - Anthem of Finality - Destruction x3 - Anthem of Finality - Destruction x5 - Anthem of Finality - Destruction x5 - Teleport Crystal x2 Housing Buffs: - Dining Hall: Turn 3 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Feast. A Feast contains 6 portions of the food items sacrificed. Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread. Guild Hall Buffs: Scents of the Wild Totem: Wedding Ring: Crafting Profession: - Tailoring[exp] R1 Gathering Profession: Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted 19 hours ago #2 Share Posted 19 hours ago The streets of Aradennia seemed rather tame, a dim dusk offering only a faint orange glow peppered in window panes across only a few of the many buildings that made up the sun elf capital. The city was holding its breathe, in a constant silence as it slumbered under a crescent moon. Stars scattered piecemeal in tiny sparks on a blackened sky. The ivory spires and bridges loomed in greyed intricacy, as waters purred in a soft endless whisper. His footsteps carried with them a rhythmic drone on repeat, a shattering of the silence that echoed in its absence. The door opens, allowing light to ooze out and cause the white stone to glow in white. That same gaudy building, to which the extravagant appearance would offer him little in the way of comfort. Breaching the threshold, the smell of all manner of culture would assault the senses with pleasantry. To his shoulders he'd clasp at his robe, sliding it off and moving it onto the coat rack just left of the door. Across the room the woman had not gone unnoticed, and deeper still her attire told a story that his suspicions were more then correct. A hand reaches for the bridge of his nose, pinching the glasses that rested there and slowly he'd fold them up. At the base of the stairs, he'd seek out the set of drawers setting them down atop it. Fishing into his pocket, out comes a long strand of fabric in a vibrant red. One of crimson that matched his robe. A scrap older then most articles of clothing, something easily forgotten from the past. The nomad leans low, opening the bottom right drawer and sliding out a thicker square shaped box. Good thing Eruda wasn't the sort to snoop around. Tucking it under his arm, he'd slide out the round bottle of champagne collected from a quant little store in Urbus. Rubbing the label, it hadn't lasted nearly as well as the glass. Faded beyond compare, but he knew what it used to say. Setting on the top as he'd raise to the flat of his feet, a flash of light would see a smaller little container in his hand that was cold to the touch. The man inhales nervously for although he could easily stave off any wound, understand any battle. Matters of the heart were a road he had hardly traveled. "It's late." The man comments off the cuff looking out the window and drinking in the picturesque scene that was moonlight washing through that back window, taking care to set the bottle of alcohol near a very expensive bottle of wine. It would seem that Elda had plans of her own. The wanderer would stare with an amber colored intensity toward her. "I was wondering of you could try this on, to make sure it fits." Extending the larger box to the blonde, trying to keep his embarrassment in check. <<Assist System Engaged>> Level: 34 Paragon: 59 Tier: 4 True Tier: 16 Final EXP reward: +5% Final EXP GUILD RANK 5 (+5% col, +5% EXP) Mega Slime Farm: +10% Final EXP Raidou | HP: 900/900 | EN: 128/128 | DMG: 24 | MIT:92 | ACC:2 | AA | F-SPIRIT | EVA:4 | BH:50 | VAMP-D: 99 | REC: 8 | LD:6 Spoiler Name: Raidou, The Truth True Tier: 16 Level: 34 Paragon Level: 59 HP: 900/900 EN: 128/128 Stats: Damage: 24 Mitigation: 92 Accuracy: 2 Evasion: 4 Battle Healing: 50 Loot Die: 6 AA VAMP-D: 99 REC: 8 Equipped Gear: Weapon/Armor/Trinket: - Auric Sunlight - Finality of Faith [T4/Demonic/2HSS] +3 Damage, AA Armor/Trinket: - Red Wanderer's Resolve - Sympathy [T1/Demonic/Cloth] 2 Evasion, 2 Vampiric Defensive Shield/Armor/Trinket: - Vision of Wisdom - Whisper [T4/Demonic/Trinket] Evasion 1, Recovery 2, Accuracy 1 Combat Mastery: - Combat Mastery: Mitigation R3 Combat Shift: - TECH Shift Familiar Skill: - Custom Skill: - Ill Omen in Red Skills: - Battle Healing R5 - Charge - Cloth Armor R5 - Energist - Fighting Spirit - Howl - Quick Change - Searching R5 - Straight Sword R5 Extra Skills: - Survival - Parry - Forgotten King's Authority - Concentration - - - Inactive Extra Skills: - Photosynthesize - Brawler - Frozen Hide Addons: - Ferocity - Focused Howl - Nimble - Precision - Reveal - Stamina Mods: - Athletics - Detect - Justified Riposte - Tracking - Vengeful Riposte Inactive Mods: Battle Ready Inventory: - Crippling Composition - Lullaby [Tierless/Rare/Debuff/Instant] Hypnosis 2 | [224055] x1 - Ebon Star - Vanguard Revenant [T4/Demonic/Straight Sword]: V.O 2, Taunt, Blight 1 x1 - Teleport Crystal x1 - Vocal Augmentation - Resonation [Tierless/Perfect/Support/Instant] +15% HP [160898][161641][161642][162018][162529] x5 Housing Buffs: - Basic Kitchen: Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps. Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30. - Storage Closet: +1 Battle Ready Inventory Slot - Living Room: Increases out of combatHP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts. - Attic (Storage): +5% bonus col from monster kills and treasure chests - Basement: Gain +1 to LD, Stealth Rating, Stealth Detection, or Prosperity to one post in a thread. Can be applied after a roll - Guest Room: Players can have one «Amenity» in a «Guest Room» and the «Amenity» cannot be recovered. Players are allowed to change which «Amenity» is in the «Guest Room». Multiple instances of the same «Amenity» do not stack. This buff affects the player and their choice of up to two party members. - Master Bedroom: -1 energy cost for the first three expenditures of each combat - Master Bathroom: The first time you would suffer DoT damage in a thread, reduce damage taken from DoT each turn by 25% (rounded down) - Extended Workshop: +2 Crafting EXP per crafting attempt and +1 crafting attempt per day - Greenhouse: +2 Gathering EXP per Attempt and additional +1 LD & CD to gathering attempts. - Dining Hall: Turn 3 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Feast. A Feast contains 6 portions of the food items sacrificed. Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread. - Mega Slime Farm: +10% EXP to a thread. Limit one use per month. Must be used on a player's first post in a thread. Cooldown begins counting down when used in a post. Guild Hall Buffs: - Trading Hall: Reduce LD needed for Salvage by 5 (10+ for Alchemist crystals, 6+ for everything else). +2 EXP per craft. Rank 9 crafters and Rank 4 merchants/performers receive +1 crafting/identification attempt per day. Rank 10 crafters and Rank 5 merchants/performers receive +2 crafting/identification attempts per day. - Treasury: +5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests. Scents of the Wild Totem: - Kumatetsu Wedding Ring: Crafting Profession: Gathering Profession: Link to post Share on other sites
Eruda 0 Posted 17 hours ago Author #3 Share Posted 17 hours ago Sitting, staring at the front door, it opens and her heart skips a beat. Seeing him walk in the door with normal entire on. At first she thought maybe he did forget. There was so many questions she wanted to ask but nothing was coming out. Seeing the man hang his robe then walk to the dresser, setting the frames down. That dresser was something that Raidou had placed in the house. To Eruda it was his property so she never felt comfortable opening it. Seeing him pull out a medium sized box, it made her confused. When did he... thinking as he pulls out an old rustic looking bottle. Still the room laid silent, all that she could hear was the pounding of her own chest and crickets in the night sitting dormant outside. He was making so much careful movements, seeing him pull another smaller box. The man says very little, setting the bottle he had next to hers. Outstretching that larger container toward her, looking up to meet those ember eyes that seemed almost pleading. Biting her bottom lip as he asks her to try it on. Setting the lily's she was holding on the window seal next to her, "Sure," was all she could muster out before hesitantly taking the box. Standing up after taking off her shoes, for a split second she was thinking about changing here but there was to many windows for that. It was also the fact that he hadn't seen her like that before. Her cheeks start to turn red at the thought as she quickly runs up the stairs into the bathroom. Setting the box on the counter, looking in the mirror. It was clear that Raidou did not forget, it was also to note that he had plans already. There was no hi, no hey how are you. He had been gone for three days and he come in and just... Trying for another breath trying to calm down. She felt stupid for even trying to prepare...Turning on the water, splashing her face and taking a slow deep breath. Right about now she was freaking out. Glancing to the box, she takes the lid off. It was clothing. Another inhale, she dries her hands and raises the gown. A stunning blue dress, it looked nothing like her designs in the other room down the hall. Slouching her shoulders, head slightly back with a "uggg." Looking to her reflection again, "I have to fix my hair, what do I do with it though..." After about 20 minutes her feet step slowly down the cold marble staircase. Glancing down at the kitchen counter from her height, looking back to the man. "I'm sorry about... I wouldn't of if..." What the heck was going on. Where was that brave person she'd became, it was like words couldn't come out the right way. She was so nervous beyond belief and had no clue why. Stepping the rest on the way down, flustered. Right hand rubs her left arm, hoping that at the very least she looked okay. Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted 15 hours ago #4 Share Posted 15 hours ago As Elda whisked away up the stairs, the man watches on as she scampers off. As pretty as the dress from before was, it likely just cause her to trip over it. This one was tailored under recommendation, the color hand picked out by quite a few different people. That cobalt was decided given it matched her fathers armor, something very noble about it. He'd move to the kitchen and find a vase, filling it with water and putting a couple of the lilies into it. In the center of the table, it slides into place making for a good centerpiece. A hand to his pocket, out comes a small prism that he slinks onto a side shelf and tapping it gently with a finger to cause it to glow in an incandescent warmth of different colors. Music starts to fill the room, a gentle tone held with class. ♫ The wanderer would slide away, allowing himself a free hand and he'd lift it. *snap* his fingers ring out in an echo, <<Quick Change>> firing off and causing his clothes to swap on a dime. A pure white tailored suite blinks into existence, and his shoes clicking on the large ballroom floor. The guy does his best to start moving things around. Elda had no idea what to expect, but he'd thought about this very moment for the last 9 months, 27 days, 10 hours, 27 minutes and 3.... 4 seconds. The man would slide to one of the side halls, raising the sleeves on his new attire. Rolling in a white piano, another strange gift for the girl that he'd procured from floor 29 Ronbaru and had one hell of a time getting it down. Sliding his hands on his sleeves, he'd usher to the small box flicking open the lid sees a little cold frost escape. A small little vibrant flower in greens and pinks, from the forest of beginnings popped into his front jacket pocket. He sat toying in a somber match of the music with the keys of the piano, as Elda would come wandering down. "It looks...perfect." He'd slide out and approach the foot of the stairs, holding out his right hand for her to take it during her descent. Link to post Share on other sites
Eruda 0 Posted 14 hours ago Author #5 Share Posted 14 hours ago Hearing a piano stop playing but the music continued as Raidou came around with a hand held out toward her. Where did he learn to play? A complement given as she meets his eyes. Taking his hand, stepping down the last few steps. Suddenly he twirls her, closing the gap between them. Holding her in his arms, her face so close. "Stunning," soft clearing of her throat, "You look stunning." A smile with not much to say, this was all just so breathtaking. Before she could say anything else, they begin to move. His left hand on her side, Eruda's left hand on his right shoulder with their free hands interlinked with one another. Not knowing when that even happened, she followed his lead the best she could with no shoes. Their eyes locked, she couldn't turn away, and she didn't want to. It was like time had just stopped, she felt like she was burning up but not in a bad way. She could feel electricity from Raidou palms coursing through every inch of he body, it might of just been the butterflies in her stomach talking. For her it made her feel like she was still alive and not dreaming. She felt like she could melt at any moment as Raidou twirls her around on the dance floor. It was so fluent, graceful, she could swear he'd gotten better since the last time. All that fear she was gone. Feeling like she could be here, doing this forever, like nothing else mattered. That gaze never frayed or faltered, as Raidou pulls her closer and dips her. Pulling her up slowly, his arm around her as his palm moves to her lower back. Dancing began once more, panic set in she was having trouble keeping up with his feet. It was then she remembered what he told her what seemed such a long time ago, don't think. That is when she focused on Raidou's ember eyes, listening to the music. They start prowling around with purpose, letting the man fully guide each step taken. At this moment she realized this was the movements that were similar to the way he fought. The side steps to the left or right was his pivots to dodge. Moving back then instantly forward was the parries. These lifts that would come from almost nowhere were him raising that blade. Those swirls when he held her so close were the round about side slashes he does. It was all calculated... She was sure that maybe it wasn't that simple but this is what she saw with every swift step he made. "You dance like your fighting style," it was more of an observation than a question. This is when the music stopped, Raidou holding her close, taking a deep breath just to make sure she was still breathing. "I didn't think you'd remembered, I thought..." placing her left hand on his face. There was so much she wanted to say, but instead she just wraps her arms around his neck, "I missed you." She was blushing and she really couldn't help that. Being this close to him did that. Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted 11 hours ago #6 Share Posted 11 hours ago The man moved the floor with a trained grace. Practice of ages and a simple recurring body memory made this all the more easier. He'd trace the path with Eruda, keeping a look of stoic concentration. An epitome of composition despite the bundle of nerves he was. Entirely different then Haine and Simmone, the man was struggling to maintain that composure. Yet the façade would hold through desperation as his heart threatened to rip out of his ribcage. His mind raced to the static between them, locked on the pureness of her skin. It held his attentions so easily, a man so composed found himself swept up in her and using the music as his only focus. The scent of lily, the warmth of her hand in his. Every breath, every heartbeat through her palm. Eventually the song would come to a close and yet despite the fact, he'd not let her go. The man would release her side and look to his other still clutching hers. "Come with me." he'd offer with a low murmur. He had to be the guide here, as if some piece of himself was urging him to keep control. To the table, he'd move the chairs closer together. The man takes her hands in his again, "I would never forget, Elda. I was lost without you." Raidou offered the truth, cupping her left hand in his. Interlocking his fingers through hers, he'd fish out that bit of cloth that looked aged beyond compare. A small strand of red fabric, unassuming in stark crimson. He'd pinch the end and allow it to unravel toward the floor. Lifting up his hand and hers, he'd drape it over his wrist. "In a time when I was lost, I found you." He slid a bit over her wrist. "When I didn't know who I was, I found you." Raidou moves the strand back to his own, his gaze carefully focused on it as to not miss the mark. "And whenever I roam, looking for who I'm supposed to be. I find you." Back to hers, he'd fold it across and pull it tight. "I have been accused of wearing my heart on my sleeve." Making sure the bind around their hands held nice and strong. "But its your heart, the one you made for me. There is nothing to miss." He leads her to take a seat, two hands bound together by an ancient scrap of robe that defines him. "I'll always find you." Link to post Share on other sites
Eruda 0 Posted 8 hours ago Author #7 Share Posted 8 hours ago Leading her to the table, he has never gone anywhere without that robe. It was the first masterpiece that she had ever made. That crimson fabric took her forever to find, yet he manages to have a strand of it. His robe didn't look damage in any way, shape or form. Unless he found where she was stashing the remainder fabric cut from the same cloth. As they link hands and he drapes one side over her wrist, Eruda's eyes widen. Was he doing what she thought he was doing... -oh my god-. In a time when I was lost, I found you. He folds it against her wrist, her heart was beating a million mile a second. Her mind flashed back to the cave with his hand against her heart. When I didn't know who I was, I found you. A flip over his own, she could feel her hand begin the lightly shake beneath his warmth. Another flash back, a hand against his face as red mist flows around them. And whenever I roam, looking for who I'm supposed to be. I find you. Another twist over hers and a fold across with a tight tug. Her eyes began to fill with tears, yet she couldn't take that smile off her face. Racing back to the world that never was when he finally was ready to share his world with her. Soulmates... Its what the red string meant when it was intertwined with two people. She thought the day he asked her to marry him was the best day of her life, but this... This takes the cake. What does she even say to this, or do. Should she do something...Inhaling for a moment trying to take it in. "I..." trying to gather words in her mind, anything that would make sense. Looking down at the bond as a tear drips down her cheek. Bringing her eyes back up to meet his gaze, "No matter where you are, through time and space, a different universe..." she pauses placing her free hand on his cheek, "I will always find you, I don't care how long it takes..." She gets up slightly to sit on his lap, their arms are placed on her legs as she wraps her other arm around his neck placing her palm on the opposite back side of his shoulder blade. Closing her eyes as she presses her lips against his. She was so ungodly nervous right now, but right in this moment, the way she was feeling, being here with him, it felt right. For the first time in her life she knew what true love felt like. Link to post Share on other sites
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