[SP-F1]Blade of Dreams Quest: Forging the HardEdge

[Lindow 0]

The beast snarled at the woman as she didn't back down from it, she gave a war cry of her own and threatened the beast to keep the contact on her. His bright crimson eyes were menacing and his fur was dark as the night appeared. His tail and fur stood on end, he was battle worn and could feel the sting of the battle and heat raging inside from the wound gifted by these two players. Lindow and Opal's team work was a blessing, he had not enjoyed such a thing. They could do this and they can win. So far they whittled down the HP of this beast to half while maintaining a healthy status. While Opal took one good claw strike to her body, she seemed relaxed and composed as she was threatened once more by the damn dire wolf. 

Lindow felt the fury in his next swing, both hand on the hilt as he moved in on his target. The slash came down hard ripping through the air splitting everything away in its destructive path. The creature's tail was lopped off and fizzled into nothingness. The howl of the beast was much louder than they both could bare and they shrunk to their knees holding their ears. The wolf cried in pain as it stumbled from the force of the cleave. Lindow got up and the beast, his eyes changed to a darker red, his black fur spiky and his teeth showed as he leapt at the swordsman, the paw crushed Lindow and pinned him to the ground. He coughed and sputtered as his frame was impacted and by the snarling dire wolf. Opal gave a loud cry as she got up, "Lindow! Stay in there, I'm coming!" 

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Round 4: Lindow Strikes True!

ID: 27726 || BD: 9 [+2 Dmg] || MD: 9 [+4 Dmg > Lindow]

[Hate 2] Lindow: HP 11/15 Dmg: 1 

[Hate 1]Opal: HP 12/15 Dmg: 2

Dire Wolf: HP: 2/8 Dmg: 3

Edited August 16, 2015 by Lindow

[Lindow 0]

Where else was he going to go? He was pinned down by one of the mighty legs of the beast. The thick saliva dripped from its mouth and onto Lindow's face coating his beard and 'stache with a translucent goo. His otherwise stoic expression changed, he could not stand the stench of the wolf's hot breath on him and the sticky saliva falling all over him, "Yep! Definitely need a shower!" he said straining under the clawed foot of the Wolf. He reached for his sword but the closer his fingers got to it, the more the wolf pushed him into the ground. He coughed and sputtered as he felt the intense weight crush his abdomen. Opal swung her sword at the beast getting it's attention, but this player Lindow took his tail. The girl was of little muse to him, he would much rather enjoy Lindow as a tasty snack! 

She gave a valiant battle cry as her long dark hair shimmered over her eyes, her hand gripped the hilt of her trusty Rapier and she skid to a stop. "You foul creature! You have taken a friend of mine! His name was Cloak! And my name is Opal! Remember the name as I send you straight to hell!!!" rage in her voice, anger in her heart, passion in her thrust. The rapier ripped through the air and punctured it as it skewered the creature. The demon wolf was pulverized from the blow and staggered. The bloody hide of the beast dripped to the ground as its haggard body fumbled to stand up. There was silence and the damn beast died as it fell over. Lindow got up and watched the dematerialization of the wolf and picked up his blade. He smiled to Opal and produced his fist, she smiled and bumped his with her small one sheathing her blade as he did. 

"So its over..." she stated, a low tone.

"Yeah...seems to be over."

"You were right, it didn't bring Cloak back. That damn thing still took him from us. From the world. Alas, I feel as though his soul can be at peace now. Even if just a little. He died nobily..." Opal said shedding a single tear. Lindow placed a hand on her shoulder noticing a faint light where the creature died, "Can't pass up some loot, right?" She nodded and they walked towards the glowing light. 

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Round 5: Opal's Killing Blow! 

ID: 27727 || BD: 8 [+2 Dmg] || MD: 5 || LD: 19 [Needs Approval]

+ 1 Material

[Hate 2] Lindow: HP 11/15 Dmg: 1 

[Hate 1]Opal: HP 12/15 Dmg: 2

Dire Wolf: HP: 0/8 Dmg: 3

 

 

 

 

Edited August 17, 2015 by Lindow

[Lindow 0]

"You got the killing blow, Opal. Go ahead and take the loot. Use it as a reminder to protect your friends in the future," Lindow crossed his arms over his body as he stood up, gestured his head to the treasure laying on the ground that the dire wolf had dropped. Opal wasn't sure what to say, she thanked him for that and the glowing light of loot disappeared and she sent an empty trade request to Lindow. His brows arched, it was a material for the quest he was on. He thanked her and accepted the trade. 

"I didn't realize it was so late now. We better hurry back to Starting City. You are still on your quest for material hunting, aren't you?"

"Yeah, I was heading back to where I was and just checking out some refreshed nodes so I can get more ores. Thanks to you, just need three more to go in that department. Why don't you head back, I'm gonna loiter around a bit and wait for these nodes to refresh and try to finish up this quest I am on. A new sword is gonna come in handy after a battle like that. I need to replace this starter Greatsword," Lindow explained. 

"Right.." she placed a hand over her raven hair and smiled gently, "You are a good man, Lindow. You're wife must be one lucky gal."

"I am that one that is lucky. You have a good night, Opal."

She nodded and walked away into the darkness, she was tough, she could find her way back if she came out here all by herself. Lindow turned his back and looked into the darkness, there was so much on his mind right now but there was little time to focus on that. Grunting, his arms swung to his side as he came upon a refreshed mining node, "Come on Lady Luck..."

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ID: 27836 || LD: 15 [+1 Material]

Ores: 8/10

Wood: 0/5

[Lindow 0]

The rock fell from the broken node from the swing of his pickaxe. He examined the object and he gave a sigh of relief as it glinted back to him a shiny exterior. Two more ores to go but there was a lot of night left out. The darkness fell around his surroundings like a massive blanket, punctured by the radiant stars above. Perhaps he would stay and camp out for the night, but probably the not the safest plan. He yearned for a hot shower right now, he knew the dirt was encrusting itself in his fingernails and clothing. His wife Crystal would normally throw a fit after working out in the yard, his jeans muddy and stomping dirt into the house, or the oil messes in the driveway when he was working on his '77 Pontiac. Those were times he missed right now, those thoughts still fresh in his mind. He would never forget them, never. 

With new invigoration, Lindow took to the next node and he would take all his frustration out in the next swing of his pickaxe. The sharp edge lodged itself into the node. He placed a booted foot onto the wall and pulled with all his weight until it cracked and splintered off. The rocks crumbled to the ground, he fell to his knees and searched once more for anything shiny amongst the dull rocks.  

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ID: 27837 || LD: 17 [+1 Material]

Ores: 9/10

Wood: 0/5

[Lindow 0]

Falling on his butt, Lindow dusted his hands after collecting another shiny object for the quest. One more ore was all he needed, then he needed the wooded. His head lowered and he scratched his thick beard. Getting up and dusting his hands once more, he drew closer to the next refreshed node. From this distance he could see the distant lights of Starting City. It was well past his bedtime and he was feeling the grogginess as he moved towards the next node. Hefting his pickaxe over his head as he would do with his larger than normal sword, he swung down on the node and attempted to pry some extra pieces of rubble from it and get this quest moving along. As the formation cracked from his pickaxe, it fell to the ground as it had normally done from the others. Leaning down and moving the fragments with his boot, he attempted to scavenge for some shiny material. 

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ID: 27841 || LD: 14 [0 Material]

Ores: 9/10

Wood: 0/5

[Lindow 0]

He grunted, frustration was mounting and he was very tired to begin with. Another empty node and he shook his head. He continued walking down the dark, dirty pathway as he seemed to come closer and closer to Starting City, the allure of the lights was drawing him in, but he had to stay steadfast and at least finish this portion of the quest before going to bed. Sighing greatly to himself, he turned towards another node. He placed a hand on it and bowed his head, "Come on, give me an ore...Come to Papa..." He thrust his pickaxe into the node, pushed his weight into the shaft until the dirt and rock were free of it and out sprang a fist sized metal ore. He hurried to the ground and picked it up, "Yes! My preci-...Stop it, Lindow. No need to get silly." he cleared his throat and was finished with part one of this horrifyingly long quest. Next were the wooden planks he needed from a very strong tree. It was specifically stated on the note in the journal for the quest item. The night seemed to welcome several long yawns from the Journeying Swordsman, his eyes sagged with sleep as he moved out of the mining portion of the first floor. He yawned yet again as he neared Starting City and was within the confines of the safe zone. His feet dragged behind him as he walked, yawning and barely able to keep his eyes open much longer. 

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ID: 27842 || LD: 16 [+1 Material]

Ores: 10/10

Wood: 0/5

Edited August 17, 2015 by Lindow

[Lindow 0]

A new day had started and due to his nightly activities, Lindow had slept in. Giving a monster of a yawn, his groggy body seemed to move on its own accord as he stretched wildly in his bed. Scratching the surface of his chin, the peppered beard settled back in place by long swipes of his fingers and he sat up right looking about his room. Feeling his joints and pop, even in the game he felt old as worn out shoe. He grunted getting up and stretched, followed by a face plant into the floor...Well, not exactly. He did exactly twenty push up before ending the count and got back up and clothed himself in his starter garb. Fastening the mighty greatsword to his back, he was ready to start part two of his quest. The search for wood! Yeah! He had to make an exclamation of it in his mind to make it sound more thrilling than it was. Stepping out of his room, he waved to the Shop Keeper saying few words before heading out towards the City.  

[Lindow 0]

Coming out of the city gates, Lindow rolled his shoulders looking towards the lootable part of the forested region. He'd have to go there for some wood for the quest items and he was ready to get things started. As he was stepping out of the safe zone, the sound of heavy steps was behind him. He looked about and found a familiar face smiling at him, "Well good morning Opal. Off to tend to the hunt?" 

"You betcha. I got a small party coming with me, you wanna join us?" 

Lindow had to decline for he wanted to finish up his quest which he explained, "Perhaps another time. This quest is a bit demanding and I still need some wood materials. You and your party be safe out there, no risky adventures."

"No worries, thanks to that loot drop you handed to me yesterday I was able to upgrade my armor. You take care of yourself, Lindow. I also heard there was a fishing lake in the woods as well, might wanna try and gather some bait there."

"Thanks for the advice, Opal. Good luck!"

He waved his friend off and he headed towards the forest, a hand on the hilt of his starter blade. As he entered the woodland area, there was nodes all over the place for him to go chopping. Coming up to a nice oak, he got his quest axe out and started chopping. 

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 ID: 27963 || LD: 12 [+0 Material]

 

 

Edited August 18, 2015 by Lindow

[Lindow 0]

Nothing there as the tree splintered into nothing. Lindow traversed deeper into the woods. The trees were thick and there was not much room to move around, every other oak was a node that could be used to strike at for the quest item so he just picked a random tree and started to whack at it with the quest axe. He chopped and chopped until the tree splintered once more, the wood breaking apart and scattering the debris before him. Lindow examined where he struck his axe to see if there was anything suitable to be salvaged from the trunk. As he looked there was nothing but shavings on the surface. Lindow turned and scratched the back of his head, "Man, this is going to be another long day..." He normally didn't complain, but since he was alone and by himself, he didn't think it would matter. 

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 ID: 27964 || LD: 12 [+0 Material]

 

[Lindow 0]

Wood hunting seemed to be just as difficult as gathering ore. It was more or less the luck of the system, but two dead trees in row and nothing to show for it. Lindow delved deeper into the forest and got his not so trusty quest axe out. Hefting it over his shoulder, he spotted another oak and started to hammer at it with his axe. Splinter and chunks of wood were shaved off of it until it was whittled down to a trunk where he searched the node for any questing materials. He still had a full list to go and he was getting nowhere fast with his luck. 

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ID: 27965 || LD: 16 [+1 Material]

Wood: 1/5

[Lindow 0]

He laughed to himself picking up the quest item from the previously cut tree. The timber was put into the inventory as he collected it and gave himself a pat on the back, "Thank you Lady Luck. Just four more of those and this thing will be wrapped up!" Feeling good about collecting the first piece of timber for the quest, he went ahead and searched for the next tree. The narrow path lead him to a small inlet with a cave at the base. Another cave...his thoughts of the previous night resurfaced as he and Opal fought that monstrosity of a Dire Wolf. He looked at the cave with speculation and shook his head, not with this gear...He moved away from it and head back into the woods, finding another massive tree to mow down. Hefting the axe once more over his shoulder, he started to whack at it with all his encompassing strength. He sensed the failure as he saw nothing but wood shavings from the dead tree. A defeated look he expressed and moved on. 

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ID: 27967 || LD: 4 [+0 Material]

[Lindow 0]

Whack! Whack! His axe was chomping down on the tree as he struck it hard several times before it became just a stump in the woods. Lindow heaved his axe over his shoulder and knelt down at the base of the hunk of wood. He examined the contents to see if any quest materials had popped up. As he searched with his hands, there didn't seem to be any lumber for him to use. He shook his head dusting his hands of the shavings. He scratched the back of his head, if this kept up, he was going to end up wasting another full day just hunting for pieces of wood. He swept the peppered hand from his face and shook his head moving onto the next tree. 

 

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ID: 27969 || LD: 11 [+0 Material]

[Lindow 0]

The task was as mundane as it could be, sure the background music was pleasant enough but the work was down right boring, chopping wood had almost no benefit instead of possibly gaining a material here or there. Lindow came up to another large tree, he felt the wood with his hand. He couldn't tell if this one was gonna be another empty node or not. But he hefted the heavy quest axe over his shoulder and bit down into the wood with the bit. The wood splintered and cracked and he continued chopping until the tree fizzled into just a stump. Lindow leaned down and searched the surface...He must have hit the tree so hard, whatever material he was looking for had disappeared along with the node. 

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 ID: 28703 || LD: 1 [+0 Material]

[Lindow 0]

Stretching, Lindow raised his hands up in the air still feeling groggy for the previous day. He went through his menu and opened up a water from the inventory and noticed he had received a PM from Opal. 

"Wish you were here. Scoring some awesome loot over here. Stay safe, handsome!" 

He shook his head, the peppered hair of his falling out of place as he took a few more swigs of water. He would have replied, but there were things to do such as finishing this quest. He was never one of those texter type of people with their cell phones and the what have you, but his daughter's eyes were always fastened to the thing. Finding the next wooden tree node, Lindow raised the axe, "Here goes something!" Whack! Whack! 

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ID: 28075 || LD: 18 [+1 Material]

Wood: 2/5

[Lindow 0]

"That's the ticket!" he exclaimed as a thin board of wood was presented to him as he lifted the object up gaining the material. Now if he could just manage three more lucky strikes to these trees he could be finished with this quest. It took him an entire day just for the ores and that turned out to be a day he would never forget, but in the end he met a nice woman by the name of Opal, a one handed Rapier user. Her lightning quick attacks were one of those most impressive displays of ability and power he had seen yet in the game. He regretted not being able to join her team for some loot hunting though, he had priorities unfortunately. Getting back to business, another tree node was found. He squared up his attack on the tree and the bit came down with as much driving force as he could muster. 

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ID: 28080 || LD: 15 [+1 Material]

Wood: 3/5

[Lindow 0]

He stepped back when the wood splintered before him, a shard of the tree had snapped off in a good long board and it was salvageable as a material for the quest. He got lucky there, two in a row and he was feeling his lucky streak was about to end. He decided the next time he would partake in one of these adventures where material hunting was required, he'd take some form of insurance and get better items to help just for that. Lugging his axe around over his shoulder, the self proclaimed Fisherman's Lumberjack [??] sported his way to the next tall oak. Taking a step back from the tree, he sheltered his eyes from the sun as he looked upwards. Perhaps it was mid afternoon, after this he would need to settle down somewhere for a quick lunch. With the axe ready to bite down, he squared himself up once more and extended his arms forward with a mighty smack to the tall tree. 

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ID: 28085 || LD: 4 [+0 Material]

Wood: 3/5

[Lindow 0]

The empty node was a sign given to him that he needed to take a lunch break. He hunkered down by one of the trees and took out a loaf of dry bread. It was nothing to call home about, but then he frequently remembered the taste of the home cooked meals his wife use to make. Thick, juicy pieces of steak, bacon and cheese mashed potatoes...the thoughts made him drool as he pretended the loaf of bread was something more tasty than what it was. However, the feeling of being full was all that really mattered, taste was just a bonus. Devouring the last half of the bread, he got up and dusted his hands clean of the crumbs. He tilted his neck to one side and popped as he rubbed his shoulder. Hefting the weighty instrument, he came to his next tree after his small meager meal. Getting in a good stance, Lindow raised the axe and came down with loud crack! 

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ID: 28088 || LD: 7 [+0 Material]

Wood: 3/5

[Lindow 0]

More splinters but no good wood. He scratched his peppered beard and backed away from the stump. If this was gonna keep happening, he might end up mowing down the entire forest by the end of the day. He looked back to see the stumps of trees he had already cleared, he nodded his head as if he knew they would refresh in due time. Lugging the axe once more over his shoulder, the steel tip of the blade was gleaming in the lowering sunset. His silver stormy eyes set to the skies once more as he heard thunder rolling overhead. He had no idea that it was possible for Aincrad to have this kind of environmental effect. He sighed to himself, the rain was pleasant to him but he wasn't sure if he'd enjoy the rain while hunting for wooden scraps. He decided to pick up his pace and get going with these last few pieces of lumber he needed. His next destination fell upon a sporting oak, he lined up the tree with his quest axe and smashed into it with a side-cleave. 

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ID: 28091 || LD: 4 [+0 Material]

Wood: 3/5

[Lindow 0]

Thunder cradled into the darkening clouds above him, the trees acting as a somewhat of a cover for the sparse droplets of rain. Surely enough he wouldn't get too wet with the vast and large canopy over head. The rain reminded him of a memory with his wife. One of their first dates and it had begun to rain that night. He remembered the soft features on her face as they took cover under a tree. Lindow smiled to himself, his hand leaning on the in game oak. His eyes were fixed low to the ground as the memory surfaced, that was the first time he kissed her, and it was one of the days he cherished the most in the past. The droplets of rain fell towards him, his thick beard now damp from the rain overhead as the thunder seemed to crack loudly in the sky. He opened his menu and sent Opal a message.

"Hey Opal! I didn't know it rained here. Seems kinda enjoyable. A bit hard to see where I am walking though. I hope you are staying safe, don't get caught up in this weather when you are outside in the safe zone. Take care." 

He sent the message and got back to work on the next nearby tree, the rain decorated his face as he lifted his axe and beared down on it to dislodge any materials.

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ID: 28096 || LD: 6 [+0 Material]

Wood: 3/5

[Lindow 0]

He shook his head of the rain, another empty node. He shrugged his shoulders. Frustration was evident on his face as he scowled the trees, the rain was making it a bit more difficult to see through the growing darkness of the forest as well seemingly to turn into a wall of blackness in every direction. He heard the sound of wolves howling in the distance, that was just his luck to come up on some mobs while he was hunting for lumber for this quest. He had to work quickly now. Taking action, he lined his sights on the next tree and got ready to swing his axe into it. As soon as he did, he heard another howl. He was now racing against time to finish...He did not want to be out here too much longer. 

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ID: 28100 || LD: 4 [+0 Material]

Wood: 3/5