[SP-F1] The Fate of the Fallen ((COMPLETED))

[Paglikha 0]

Kaluluwa knew that he shouldn't be out of Starting City at this early level. He barely had anything to keep him alive, a lot less than the frontliners. He didn't care much about what the frontliners did, he did care about their safety though. In fact, everyone's.

 

He knew that there was players finally getting the idea to get out of Starting City and trying to get stronger. He was one of them, but it wasn't just for himself. Rather, it was for those who couldn't do anything. He knew that Juhmer wouldn't be out there fighting. He was too timid, almost spineless and he'd break down.

 

He shook off his ideas of his friend. For all Kaluluwa knew, Juhmer was already a frontliner. The information broker business was in a current stand-by so little was known about progress in Aincrad. Kaluluwa needed to be fast, faster than anyone if he wanted to be good and not die. I have to pick my fights and not get cocky.

 

He nervously sheathed and unsheathed his dagger while standing at the gate, breathing in and out. He was trying to lower his heartrate, and the sound of blood circulating pounded his ears. Kaluluwa, sheathed his dagger for the last time and balled his fists before heading out.

 

((Current RP items/skills:

 

Inventory:

 

One-Handed Basic Dagger

 

 

Skills when entering this post:

 

Novice (Rank 1) One-Handed Dagger

 

 

))

Edited October 21, 2015 by Paglikha

[Paglikha 0]

Kaluluwa stepped outside of the gate in Starting City and looked up. I guess it is more of an arch than it is a gate... He knew he was nervous, he was just trying to get his mind off of whatever could happen to him. He wouldn't want to die. I wouldn't want to leave my parents without food.

 

He'd made a mistake, actively triggering his memories. It was less forceful this time though, unlike all of the other times. He was able to take a grab in front of him and also see the good times. Sadly, those were all of his friends. His memories did have some with his parents and when he snapped out of it, his father's voice continued to ring out devoid of care of his own son.

 

Kaluluwa was by no means emotional or sentimental, but the past was hard to face. He'd left all of his friends in the Philippines and abandoned his own family for his own wishes. He felt empty, depressed even but his face was still rigid as always.

Edited September 2, 2015 by Paglikha

[Paglikha 0]

Then again, he had made new friends. Like the one he was planning on finding right now. He'd scoured the entire Starting City asking around if someone had found someone named Juhmer, but most people looked away and ignored him and the few that replied said no. That's why he was forced out into the danger zone now. More like the kill zone. The memory of hearing so many die outside of the safe zone was still burned into his memory. He'd have to choose his fights and be even more careful about everything. It's not going to get any easier.

He started sprinting out into the actual grasslands. Laying out his agenda for the day very clearly. Find a hill in the grasslands and find out there, get to the forest and look around for clues, avoid as many fights as possible, be back before sunset. It wouldn't be easy for him, he'd know that. Except that it was of the utmost importance that he find his friend. Nothing was more important than that at this time. He was commonly bullied by others because he was "anti-social." Poor Juhmer. Probably trying to find out what to do with himself.

[Paglikha 0]

Breathing in and out, he was getting tired. Deep breaths, inhaling, exhaling. Feeling the virual air entire his virtual lungs and provide his body virtual oxygen. He'd always wondered if his physical condition in the game also reflected itself in the real world. He wouldn't find out until he asked someone, anyone outside in the real world that watched over them.

Kaluluwa climbed up a hill, hoping that it was enough. Thankfully it was, but no dots of any players were to be seen. The occasional boar could be seen, but no distinctive player marks. Then he realized something. You'd be able to tell an orange/red mark from anywhere here. Everything was bright green, but nothing was close to red. For the first time in SAO, and what he thought was the first time anyone ever said this, he thanked Kayaba. Although he was a madman, he was a genius. Any player would be able to find a distinctive pattern on the first floor.

He looked up to the sky, then looked back down the hill starting to think about continuing his journey. As soon as he did though, a boar charged him uphill.

[Paglikha 0]

Kaluluwa panicked. Unsheathing his dagger, he fumbled for it. He'd practiced before unsheathing his dagger but never in the face of danger. This was a whole new experience that he'd never had before. He leaned back unconsciously, he was worried the boar would be able to kill him.

The boar continued charging up the hill, but had slowed down too much to do any real damage. Still, before the boar even made it three quarters up the hill, Kaluluwa was still scared, he was frightened and leaned back too much. He fell down the hill, wondering if this was a reason why so many people died. Because they were afraid.

He couldn't help it though, he was afraid. He couldn't show anything, the bottle of emotion in his torso was always filling up but was never able to explode. He stood back up now, was wondering if he could take on the boar by himself and believed that it was possible.

Health:
Paglikha: 11/11
Boar: 6/6

ID: 30951; BD: 4; MD: 4

Edited September 9, 2015 by Paglikha
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[Paglikha 0]

Fear ran through him, taking over his mind. He'd be a caged animal with his back to the wall if he gets attacked. He couldn't allow himself to die. His friend was waiting for him somewhere, maybe on the second floor even. I'll find you if it takes everything I got. I won't leave you behind. He got back up and lowered his stance to mimic what he's seen plenty of times in his native country. The street fights, that he tried to avoid so many times and wanted to unsee them even more.

The boar had started tumbling down the hill after Kaluluwa, and was descending faster than he could ever thought was possible. The boar was basically going through free fall, not touching the hill at all and Kaluluwa was right below it. He was too scared of backing up, wondering if he would be crushed right now and lose all of his breath.

At the very last second, he raised his knife up hoping that the boar would possibly be hurt by the blade and so it was. However, Kaluluwa was not strong enough to possibly keep the boar up by the small dagger and so the boar still fell onto him. He groaned in pain.

Health:
Paglikha: 9/11 ((1 Base + 1 Mi. crit.= 2 Damage))
Boar: 3/6 ((1 Base + 1 Mi. crit. + 1 Skill = 3 Damage))

ID: 31491; BD: 9; MD: 9

Edited September 14, 2015 by Paglikha

[Paglikha 0]

The boar had gotten off of Kaluluwa and stepped back a bit. When he looked at the beast, he realized that it was limping but he also realized the pain in his torso. It felt like one of his ribs had broke. The boar sure was heavy and he also heard some players believe that they could feel type of physical harm being done to them, and this was part of the proof he'd tell others. If he'd live to tell the tale at least.

Putting his pain aside, Kaluluwa stood up once more and got into his fighting stance. He wasn't fast enough yet to dodge any of the attacks well, but he was fast enough to land hits and that was all that mattered at this point in time. To survive and find his friend is the only goal that he'd have today. The sun was at its peak and Kaluluwa charged the boar.

Kaluluwa swung his knife at the boar but missed by a couple of centimeters but the boar got spooked by the mere fact that he was up and fighting. The boar had backed up just enough so that he was safe from harm for the next few moments but it had moved so slowly that it wouldn't be able to do any other attack as well.

Health:
Paglikha: 9/11
Boar: 3/6

ID: 31500; BD: 5; MD: 1

Edited September 14, 2015 by Paglikha

[Paglikha 0]

Kaluluwa had some ferocity in him that he'd never noticed before, he wanted to kill the boar. To smash it into tiny pieces. He knew he'd take a rest after this one, reevaluate something. Reevaluate himself. He needed to find who he truly was, find out if this was the possibility of a new part of himself or if this was just because of the adrenaline running through his veins. His face was normal, his mind was screaming for the emotionless body. He struck out at the boar again.

The boar wasn't able to escape this time, it wasn't fast enough to do anything. Kaluluwa had damaged it too much in his first shot and he killed the boar in a single strike to the abdomen of the beast. It exploded into death crystals and he sheathed his dagger before going on to the forest that he'd heard about. He'd have to be careful though or else he'd be attacked again. I'll think on the way there.

Health:
Paglikha: 9/11
Boar: 0/6 ((1 Base + 1 Skill + 1 Mi. crit. = 3 Damage))

<<No extra loot found>>
+1 Mat

ID: 31501; BD: 9; MD: 3; LD: 1

Edited September 14, 2015 by Paglikha

[Paglikha 0]

Kaluluwa started walking towards the "crossroads." He began to think about all of the different names given to the areas of the first floor. The Town of Beginnings was the official name but it was also named Starting City and, he was unsure of where he had heard this, also Newbie Town. He tightened his grip on the dagger quickly before releasing it. The first floor was probably the most traversed floor. There was a sense of security in the area for older players and new players were able to acquaint themselves to the system.

Then there was where he was standing and where he was going to. Grasslands seemed to fit the description of the original name of the "Field of Crossroads" it was dubbed and he decided that it will be just the grasslands. He'd heard of other grassy areas in the upper floors but never seen them. Then there was the forest, he didn't know what the forest was named as rarely anyone who had decided to stay in Starting City left the security of the safe zone.

The area around him started giving off a brighter shade of color. The grass became the proverbial greener and the sky became bluer. He sighed a sigh of relief. Thankful that he was able to continue traversing the grasslands and take his mind off of whatever perils may await him.

Health:
Paglikha: 10/11 ((1 HP Healed: Out-of-combat post))

[Paglikha 0]

This entire world is messed up.There will always be people to hurt others, then there will always be those people who want to help but never do. Kaluluwa sighed. His hope was running thin, the last glimmer slowly becoming a shadow. He'd continue on, but he'd never leave behind his friend. He was starting to believe that just one hint of his existence, something to bring about an end to his thoughts would be fine. Then he took it back. So many good memories were created between the two of them. More that he'd want to create in SAO, maybe even make this impriosnment more tolerable.

The grass had started to become darker and the lighting began to become dimmer. The grass slowly gave way to shrubbery which in turn gave way to the looming trees in the forest. The trees had hung over him now, providing cool shade against the previous burning sun. He'd entered the forest that he'd never thought he would. The most dangerous place that he dared to imagine in the game. He'd heard of other creatures in this forest other than just boars. "Nepens", they've called them. Sneaking around, Kaluluwa was trying to be discrete about his presence and his missions.

Health:

Paglikha: 11/11 ((1 HP Healed: Out-of-combat post))

Edited September 22, 2015 by Paglikha

[Paglikha 0]

Kaluluwa was beating around the bush in order to avoid contact before a wolf had appeared right in front of him. It's gold yellow eyes made him think that it had more intelligence than a boar. Something even stronger than it as well. If the boar was the equivalent to a henchman who knows nothing, than this wolf was the equivalent to a thug who knows what is happening. The wolf had bared it's teeth and Kaluluwa had unsheathed his dagger, both ready to attack and leap out at each other. It began to rear its hind legs and he lowered his stance. They both leaped at each other at the same time.

Thankfully though, Kaluluwa had the longer reach. He slashed his dagger at the wolf's snout and a crystallized gash had appeared where his blade struck. The wolf had went past him, probably stunned by Kaluluwa's attack. Or maybe because it had just gotten hit in the snout. Either way, they both landed at the same time and turned towards each other again. Both of them preparing what could happen next as it could change in a matter of seconds.

Health:

Paglikha: 13/13

Wolf: 5/7 ((1 Base + 1 Skill = 2 Damage))

ID: 32365; BD: 6; MD: 1

Edited September 22, 2015 by Paglikha

[Paglikha 0]

The wolf didn't dare back down, neither did Kaluluwa want to. He would fight the boar for as long as it could take, as close to death as possible in order to find his friend. Then he concentrated on the trunk behind the boar and his heart sunk. It had read the following, "Here lies a wolf. Slain by Axios. He regrets." It angered Kaluluwa, he wanted to scream out to the world. His friend was most likely dead. He circled around the wolf until his back was to the trunk and he whispered under his breath while touching the carving, "It's okay Juhmer. I'll tell them."

Kaluluwa took in memories from anything he could remember about Juhmer. All the painful ones, all the happy ones, all the ones in-between. He was always emotional, was always timid. Was always being called weak. Kaluluwa felt as if his heart was going to be ripped apart, one of his only friends was gone. Gone forever. The carving was too old, too crooked. It bore the sentiment of a thousand souls. He didn't even bother not thinking that the person who carved it could have been someone else, he's never met anyone as emotional as Juhmer and will always claim he may never find someone as emotional.

The wolf had leaped out at him. It had jumped higher than it ever has, and Kaluluwa shielded himself from the beast by using his arms. Sadly, that was where the wolf was going to bite. Thankfully, his knife was pointing outwards and it had stabbed the underbelly of the wolf but he himself has groaned out in pain since his arm was bitten. Breathing heavily, he backed up to the trunk once again. "I'll live for you. I'll clear it for you", he said before giving his final goodbyes to the carving.

Health:
Paglikha: 12/13 ((1 Base = 1 Damage))
Wolf: 1/7 ((1 Base + 1 Skill + 2 Ma. Crit. = 4 Damage))

ID: 32434; BD: 10; MD: 8
 

Edited September 22, 2015 by Paglikha

[Paglikha 0]

The wolf whimpered as it hit the ground, obviously hurt but wasn't going to back down. In the real world, before he came to Japan, Kaluluwa believed that the world was a dog eat dog world. You can't have the possibility of feeling safe in your bed. There was strength in numbers, but everyone had to rest at sometime. Eventually everyone would be worrying about themselves and not care about others. Always saying they would, but the instincts from a million years ago always telling them to run. Time is stopped in this world of Aincrad, no one would move on from the past and always bear their burdens.

Then there were his friends. Always helping each other out whichever way he could. Misery loves company, but company does not reciprocate. That was true, he felt as if they knew his pain. Even if only a fraction. In Japan it was no different. He became known in his school for finding the "misfits" and putting them together. Misery loves company. The exact reason why he gathered up people at the beginning. He wanted to hear their stories. Compare them to his own. He was the unofficial leader of the group since he brought them all together. Maybe if they didn't feel real pain, he would throw them out. But company does not reciprocate. The final reason why he gathered up people. He knew that they felt pain, superficial or true. It didn't matter.

The wolf circled once again, almost hobbling against the forest floor. It decided it was do or die time. All the while, Kaluluwa's stone face stayed unwavering. On the outside, the calmness around him; on the inside, a turmoil of emotions. How he longed to be in the silence of his friends during lunch, to look at them and nod a knowing nod. A nod signifying that he knew what they were all thinking about.  Then the wolf lunged out, aiming for the neck of Kaluluwa.

It hit its mark beautifully and Kaluluwa backed up to the tree and bonked his head. The fire of the will to live had not disappeared from its eyes, but the coldness of Kaluluwa's stayed the same. In the inside, he was dying; more so then his physical self in the game.

ID: 34552; BD: 2; MD: 10

Paglikha: 9/13 ((1 Base + 2 Maj. Crit. = 3 Damage))

Wolf: 1/7

Edited October 10, 2015 by Paglikha

[Paglikha 0]

Kaluluwa grunted. He was unprepared for fights like these, and they were just going to get tougher and tougher. He regretted his promise that he made, but the thought of regretting it made his thoughts depressing. He thought he couldn't survive and clear Aincrad. Sooner or later, his life would be ended by a mob or a player. It wasn't uncommon. Yet, he had to attempt.

And in order to fulfill his friend's wishes to the best he can, he needed to survive today. Survive this fight. Darkness crept into his mind and there was a golden memory to stave it off, if only for a little while.

However, it just wasn't enough to stave off the wolf. He'd been distracted, his thought processes snapped back to reality and to the moment as the wolf attacked. Slashing at the air, Kaluluwa attempted to hit something, anything. The wolf found its mark a lot better and Kaluluwa's health bar dropped again.

ID: 34792; BD: 3; MD: 8

Paglikha: 8/13 ((1 Base = 1 Damage))

Wolf: 1/7

Edited October 12, 2015 by Paglikha

[Paglikha 0]

I really need to settle some things when this is all over... Kaluluwa had begun thinking about what he needed to do. Both here and there. Both in the virtual world and in the real world. Both now and later. He'd decided that he'd personally check up on his parents. Scratch that. He thought it would be too painful. Then once again, he was uncertain about his new decision as well.

He hated how his friendship ended. How bittersweet it tasted. How much he wanted to help his friend survive in this new, cold world. Then he realized, just how much he wanted to laugh and have fun after finding out that this world was inescapable. He and his friend, living together and not having another care in the world. That was when His heart began to burst and his face continued to be iron.

He gripped the dagger that he held in his hand. "Hmph", was all Kaluluwa said. He said it in a way only a human could understand. More of an act of curiosity than was of fighting against the wolf. Like in so many action movies, time slowed down. Side by side for what seemed like a minute, each turning their head towards one another. Then time sped up to its normal state. Upon landing, Kaluluwa noticed that the wolf had crystallized into red crystals and he had received a gash of the same crystals on his left shoulder, and also a notification of mob drops had popped up.

HP: 

Paglikha: 6/13 ((1 Base + 1 Mi. Crit. = 2 Damage))

Wolf: -2/7 ((1 Base + 1 Skill + 1 Mi. crit. = 3 Damage))

<<Extra loot found!!>>

+35 Col; +2 Mats

ID: 35224; BD: 9; MD: 9; LD: 20

Edited October 16, 2015 by Paglikha

[Paglikha 0]

He slowly trudged over to the nearest tree. He looked at its trunk, not seeing Juhmer's — or rather Axios' — last mark. He fell to his knees. He scooted along the floor until his back met the front of the trunk. He put up his knees, then put his head in the middle. Am I crying? His hand rose to his head, his face, and finally his cheek. Nothing. Not even a trail. I'm sorry... He took up his knife, and realized something. His friend must've had the same weapon as him. It would've been extremely difficult to do it with a sword, spear, or an axe.

He stood up. Walked over to the tree. The virtual wind blew in his virtual ears. The virtual trees were swaying. And yet, pain was all he felt. He raised his knife to the trunk of the tree. He started carving a new message below the initial carving. The new addition now read, "Kaluluwa (Paglikha) wasn't in time to save his friend. He also regrets." He sheathed his knife again, and put his head against the trunk. How awkward it must've looked like if he were found out right now by someone. A man mourning a loss without crying,

HP:

Paglikha: 7/13 ((1 HP Healed: Out of combat post))

[Paglikha 0]

He wanted to slam his fist into the tree. If someone came by, it'd be a lot more awkward than what he was doing a few moments before. He'd probably just say that there was no reason if they asked and then they'd see his face. The player would probably think something was wrong with him. That he was sick in the head. "It doesn't matter anymore", Kaluluwa said. "I've been living in this game and been searching for you. And none of it mattered. I don't know when you died. I don't know if you truly died." Kaluluwa paused. He thought he was going to cry for once in his life but the emotion quelled down. "But, you probably did." He paused again, he wanted a moment of silence.

"Juhmer, or Axios, or whatever your name was. I'll live on as long as I can. How long it will be until my time comes? I have no idea." Another pause, this time to gather his composure. "If you were Juhmer, I'd like to say that all those times I seemed rough and callous, I wanted to be kind and sweet. Though you'd already know why. I gathered all of the misfits in the school and brought us together." His eyes blinked. Once, twice. Probably the most emotion he's shown although it was extremely subtle. "Misery loves company, but company does not reciprocate. How silly that seems now. So many people are miserable in this world, but so were we in the real one." The wind whistled in his ear as if it was whispering in agreement.

HP:
Paglikha: 8/13 ((1 HP Healed: Out of combat post))

[Paglikha 0]

Kaluluwa sighed. "Misery loves company...", he trailed off. "I'd like to come clean, I gathered up the group for a selfish initial reason. Not the one I've been telling you guys." Kaluluwa unsheathed his dagger and started fiddling with the tip. "I wanted to see how other people had pain. I'd hoped that it'd make me feel better." Kaluluwa slowly bent his knees until it came to a squat. "You know, I was the new guy in town. The one no one knew. At least at that time." Kaluluwa sat down with his legs spread outward. "I thought maybe, just maybe, someone had a worse life than me. What I found was a group of people who's experienced misery. That I didn't want them to get hurt again."

"I don't want anyone else to get hurt. I don't want anyone else to die", Kaluluwa proclaimed. His voice as stoic as ever, but his mind went quiet. “I didn’t want the group to get hurt either. After I realized that my misery didn’t come close to the rest of the group.” I never told them my story did I? “However, it was two different things. I was physically hurt and emotionally as well. But I had friends. You guys were physical fine. But you guys were hurt emotionally, and didn’t have friends.”

HP:
Paglikha: 9/13 ((1 HP Healed: Out of combat post))

[Paglikha 0]

"Yet company does not reciprocate. The reason after I found out all of your guys' stories. I hoped that you'd be able to understand how each other felt. Survive together." I must sound really silly. Survive right now has taken on a new meaning for me. No, rather it's an old meaning with a new perspective. "I—", Kaluluwa trailed off and looked down at the forest floor. "Why couldn't you just wait for me?"

"Why couldn't you wait for me to find you? Why couldn't you just stay out at Starting City so that I could get to you quicker? Why? Why? Why?", Kaluluwa spoke. His voice was steady unlike his current mind. His heart was screaming out for mercy. It was screaming out to let every secret, every emotion, every thought out.

HP:

Paglikha: 10/13 ((1 HP Healed: Out of combat post))

[Paglikha 0]

Silence fell over the forest. Not even the wind dared to make its whistling sound. Time was frozen. Time was frozen in Kaluluwa's visible world. It was frozen in his friend's world. "I already know why. My famous quote is yet to disprove itself. The saddest people smile the brightest, the loneliest people are the kindest, and the most damaged people are the wisest." He paused for a while, hoping for a response, maybe even a sound.

Five seconds, nothing. "You fit into two of those categories my friend. Sad due to the bullies in your former school and our school, yet lonely due to being a misfit", Kaluluwa explained. "I... I'll be back... I'm not going to leave you. In one way or the other, I'll stay connected." That was when nature's sound filled the forest. He swore that the entire world listened to him talk. Then he realized only 10,000 people got trapped in this game. Out of his few friends, Juhmer just had to be one.

HP:

Paglikha: 11/13 ((1 HP Healed: Out of combat post))