Alet 0 Posted September 17, 2015 #1 Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) Its been quite some time after that "incident" with Mr.Game Creator, and i'm preparing myself to step into this world with knowledge as my weapon. So many people have fallen due to these boars that its honestly depressing, and for the ones who do make it out are the ones who are either saved by another player or with a sliver of health left. I refused to join the rush of people attempting to level up quickly and took to the sidelines where I gained info to make sure I didn't join that depressing wall of names that just grew every single day...So,after a absurd amount of data collection, messing around, and bugging people for information, I finally know what to do know. Gathering myself up from the shady alley I was staying at for a few days,I started to plot my next move and do a quick inventory with a monotone voice."OK, beginners knife... Check. Cloth clothes... Check. Food and water... Check. A really bad plan that can easily go wrong, double check... OK, i'm ready to join this blood bath called SAO...With those happy thoughts in mind, I started to walk toward the gates of the city while inspecting my knife to make sure its suitable for the task i'm going to use it for. "If the blade was a bit sharper, it would be perfect for what i'm about to do... Sadly, it seems i'm what you would call a "noob" and I don't have much available to me right now... Maybe I should just stay in the "spawn" a bit longer... Then again, i wont be able to analyze as much... Mr. Game Creator, why do you do this to me?"As I walked by while inspecting my knife,a few players called out to me, some wanting to create parties, others offering to power level me, but I declined them all, they wouldn't be useful for what I was about to do.However, that doesn't mean they didn't talk behind my back, saying that i'm as good as dead if I try to solo a boar,I'm not that stupid, I have a plan that will set me apart from these people, hopefully setting myself apart from the dead people rather than the living.After a bit of a sigh and a rant in my head, I continue forward and out of the gates and into the fields where so many have fallen to these pig like creatures..."Well then," I say while drawing out my puny knife, "Its time to see if this info is actually true."I step into the green grass, then shake my head a little. "Then again, when has my info ever been wrong?" Edited September 18, 2015 by Alet I did it :D Link to post Share on other sites
Alet 0 Posted September 17, 2015 Author #2 Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) "A small cut here, a small slice there and, YES! It actually works!"A small stack of salvaged iron lies before me, stolen from the fields where so many have fallen by Mr.Porky's tusks."Why don't more players actually just get materials? From what I gathered, materials are really valuable, and can be used to get starting equipment. And I know that part is right cause some player made shops actually take materials as a form of currency, which is something I don't currently have... So seriously, why is this sort of thing so unknown, the update came out a while ago, that should be enough time to see the changes..."With a grin and a click, the bit of iron is dropped into my inventory."Well, time to salvage a bit more!"I start walking away, a bit happier than I usually show under my poker face.ID: 31899LD : 20 (Heck yeah!)+1 Material Edited September 17, 2015 by Alet A few mistakes Link to post Share on other sites
Alet 0 Posted September 17, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) Bolting from the scene, Mr.Porky is seen where I was last gathering from a plant. Said plant looked like a decent potion material, which is just what I need. Sadly, Mr.Porky's path led straight to where I was gathering. Luckily, I spotted him before he could aggro me and I ran the hell away. However, before I could return to the plant I was gathering, Mr.Porky to a large bite out of the plant, ruining my hard work...Leaving me in tears, the boar continued on its merry way, not giving me a second glance as i'm out of its aggro range... "No way... Mr.Plant, your sacrifice will not be forgotten..."I trudged on, my spirits dampened...ID: 31902LD: 7 Edited September 18, 2015 by Alet Really bad English.... Link to post Share on other sites
Alet 0 Posted September 17, 2015 Author #4 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Deciding to rest a bit after that close encounter, I opened my inventory and started to look over what I had..."OK, I have some water, bread, some iron, and a knife. Actually, a drink right now might solve that meter going down right now..."Taking out some water from my inventory, I started to look for a relatively safe spot for where I probably wouldn't die. Spotting a tree on a hill, I started moving towards it, making sure no mobs were in range of the tree.After checking the tree to make sure it wasn't a mob itself, I took a long drink out of the water I was given during the beginning, and started to observe the players also on the plains, fighting for there lives.After finishing up my water, out of habit, I started to analyze the players movements, checking how they fought, and what they did afterwards.I sat they're for awhile, un-moving, and silently staring at the players in mortal combat...-1 Water I Link to post Share on other sites
Alet 0 Posted September 17, 2015 Author #5 Share Posted September 17, 2015 After a hour or two of observing players, I snapped out of the trance and started to move again."OK, judging from what happened last time, I should probably just stick with gathering iron for a new knife or something..."Looking around for a relatively safe field, I started the meticulously annoying task of getting enough bits and bobs together to make a suitable amount of material for a blacksmith or something.However, once again a really bad mob spawn screwed up my plan, forcing me to run away... Again...ID: 31904LD: 7 Link to post Share on other sites
Alet 0 Posted September 17, 2015 Author #6 Share Posted September 17, 2015 "This poor knife right now, I actually kinda feel bad for it."Right now, i currently slicing metal in a attempt to separate the rusted part of the scrap from the actually useful part of it. I think it use to be a chest plate or something of the sorts, might be a shield as well...It took me ages to find it, and I hoped that it would give off a decent amount of scrap.However, I screwed up on a slice, and the bit of scrap dissipated into small little pixels..."Damn, I almost got killed for that piece of metal... Well, too late now..."With a sigh, I set off once again for the fields, hoping that my luck will be a bit better...ID: 31904LD: 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Alet 0 Posted September 17, 2015 Author #7 Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) Halfheartedly, I started once again looking for some more metal, when i spotted something shine on the ground. With wide eyes, I started to set off for it, and against all odds, it was a unfinished iron shieldIt was a bit rusty, but I wasn't about to complain about free materials. Using my knife, I cut off the useless parts of the shields and after a while, the cut up shield finally became iron scraps."Finally, a second material... Maybe my luck is looking a bit up right now..."Placing the iron in my inventory, I tiredly set off to try to gather more materials for my plans...ID: 31906LD: 15+1 Material Edited September 17, 2015 by Alet Forgot the plus one... Link to post Share on other sites
Alet 0 Posted September 17, 2015 Author #8 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I yawned a bit as I looked over my inventory. "OK, some more iron added to my meager stock of goods... Great."Sleepily, i closed my menu and started to look around for somewhere to rest up for the night.Climbing up into a random tree that may or may not have had a bee hive, I attempted to find a town or something that wasn't the looming city that identifies as spawn.Luckily, I spot a small road leading into a forest of some sort, and I decide to follow the rather suspicious road into the dark forest.Holding out my knife in front of me, I make sure that nothing jumps out at me from a tree, or if said tree comes to life and tries to kill me. After a hour or two of walking, exploring, and running from random mobs that want to take a bite out of me, I reach a small village that consists of ten buildings, says on the map its called "Harunka Village", useful as a hunting base, and says that it doesn't have mobs that cause paralysis and/or equipment destruction... That isn't fishy at all..."Well, might as well use it as it was designed for, as a base."And so I entered town, found a dark corner and slept... Link to post Share on other sites
Alet 0 Posted September 18, 2015 Author #9 Share Posted September 18, 2015 After a really nice sleep in a back alley (its more comfortable than you think,) I continued my hunt for materials.Why i'm searching in the woods is rather simple... Other players. More importantly, a really high level player attracting the attention of all the mobs in the area, leaving me safe from any mob that gets curious on how a Alet tastes like, huh, I wonder how I taste like...Anyways, I was checking out the surrounding area when I saw a small plant that stood out from its fellow shrubbery. Taking out my knife I started to harvest the rather interesting plant when said high level player made a bit too much noise for my comfort, and resulted in a rather sloppy cut, ruining the plant."Damn... It was of good material too..."Walking away from the messed up plant as well as the rather high level player, I started to head towards the outskirts of the forest to see if I can find something to either salvage or harvest once again...ID: 31911LD: 14 Link to post Share on other sites
Alet 0 Posted September 18, 2015 Author #10 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I was walking away from all the noise when I stepped on something that sounded rather leafy.Jumping up a bit, I backed away from the crushed plant, which use to look like a rather important alchemy ingredient... "Dang it..."I knelt over the herb and attempted to try to salvage the plant, but it was no use, it was ruined no matter what I did.Sighing a little, I cleaned off the bottom of my shoe from chlorophyll and started to look around once more for a plant that I haven't crushed,,,ID: 31912LD: 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Alet 0 Posted September 18, 2015 Author #11 Share Posted September 18, 2015 (edited) Bending over a piece of thrown out shield I start muttering to myself, "Maybe I should just stick with salvaging iron... It's honestly way more fruitful than my attempts at gathering plants and such..."Using my knife that honestly looked like it was on the verge of breaking, I start hacking away at the discarded buckler, cutting of the pieces that are still useful, and removing the bits that aren't so much.Luckily, nothing interrupts me or no mistakes were made, and another material is happily added to my inventory, and the durability of my poor knife slowly plummets to a place of no return...ID: 31913LD: 18+1 Material Edited September 18, 2015 by Alet A mistake or two Link to post Share on other sites
Alet 0 Posted September 18, 2015 Author #12 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Due to the fact I actually crushed a possible material under my feet, after gathering the last bits of the buckler, I started to rest under a tree, trying to shake off the bits of fatigue that has been piling up during this trip, well, physical fatigue, not mental fatigue. In my mind I was reviewing the combat that I observed yesterday during my break. Now that I think about it, isn't this game more focused around combat? Surprisingly, no one actually gave me that bit of information... Was it that common of knowledge that literally everyone assumed that you know that bit of info? Well then, that's a tad bit depressing on my part as I usual analyze every single thing that I take note of. Well, it explains the plethora of weapons that go on sale in the spawning area...Well, now that i'm here, might as well eat and drink a little to recover that meter that's slowly going down as I search...Taking out some bread and water, I get into a sitting position against a tree and start to eat, trying to recover my energy...-1 Bread -1 Water Link to post Share on other sites
Alet 0 Posted September 18, 2015 Author #13 Share Posted September 18, 2015 School... Also known as my playground. Here I observe humans, identify them, analyze there actions, and slowly bend them to my will, with no knowledge that they're being controlled. It is also where I usually doze off and fail to complete my studies, which is my current predicament..."Oi, cm'on Alet! Were going to be late to class!""Wait, let me finish this thing!"I scribble down a few notes and run off with another of my connections, dragging me to who knows where. I really need to learn that persons name, its been what, 3 years since I met him? Why am I so bad with names... As I start mumbling incoherently, me and my companion pass through the familiar hallways.Halfway to our destination, hear a small, timid voice yell out behind me."Alet, wake up!"As I turn behind me, I see a small figure run up to me, with no face but with a human body type. As I tilt my head in slight confusion at the oddity, the figure flicks my forehead, and starts to speak."Before you get killed, wake up!"Baffled, I awaken from my slumber, to see a boar approaching my area. Wisely following the figures advice, I flee from Mr.Porky's aggro range and into safety.That was... A rather interesting dream... Can you even dream in SAO? Or was it just me dozing off to a large degree? Probably former, hopefully the latter... Dreams can bend your mind quicker than a bullet piercing through it. I really hope there are no dreams...I look around to make sure that nothing followed me, and sighed in relief when I spotted absolutely nothing. So, I sat down to recollect myself...While flipping through my inventory, I thank the mysterious figure in my dreams, curious about the entity. Now that I think about it, I really have no idea who that entity was, I believe I would have remembered the entity due to its lack of characteristics... Said lack of characteristics is probably not normal anyhow.... So what was it? A figment of my imagination, or something else? It could also be.. Yeah, no, its not. That's quite literally impossible. Well. let mysteries stay as mysteries, at least for now, until then...I draw out my depressing dagger, "Lets continue gathering..." Link to post Share on other sites
Alet 0 Posted September 18, 2015 Author #14 Share Posted September 18, 2015 A song... Hmm, many of my connections sang such a thing while doing a rather repetitive task, maybe it'll decrease the amount of times I need to rest? Thinking back, I actually never tried to sing before... Might as well give it a go..."With a iron knife, I slice through the night, harvesting those who fallen...I'm a scavenger, going through the world, avoiding Mr.Tusker...Gathering materials, hoping for a miracle, that one day we may be free..."With a rather botched up song, I started to sing while the sun went down... Sadly, I didn't actually find anything while singing, but nothing found me, so that's a fair trade in my opinion...ID: 31962LD: 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Alet 0 Posted September 18, 2015 Author #15 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Its night, I'm rather cautious, and would very much like to not deal with anything that's lurking in the darkness...So maybe, just maybe, it was idiotic of me to try and continue to harvest with the moon as my only companion.Not that it didn't do me any good besides from settling a small sense of paranoia within me. I literally couldn't find anything in the fields, even though the moon was rather bright tonight, but I did step on a alchemy ingredient, again... Well then... I'm just going to wait going to wait till the suns up and try my chances once again... Hopefully luck will be on my side? And/or what many players refer to as the Random Number Games God? Please help?ID: 31964LD: 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Alet 0 Posted September 18, 2015 Author #16 Share Posted September 18, 2015 "Well then... Thanks Random Number Games God... It would be nice however if the entity that controlled the Mr.Porky would show a bit of mercy on me as well..."Within my sights I see a rusted piece of metal, lying on the ground, just waiting to be harvested... However... A very scary, much no, very much no, all the no's, wolf is currently guarding it... Yeah, no.Turning my back on said wolf, I decide to try my hand at the forests once again... Please, no wolves, I hate wolves. Wolves are curious on how a Alet tastes like, and I don't want them to know... Then again, if I was a wolf, I wouldn't want to taste me... I taste terrible, I swear, and don't ask how I know from the time span from yesterday...ID: 31966LD: 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Alet 0 Posted September 18, 2015 Author #17 Share Posted September 18, 2015 This is just not my day it seems... I found a bit of armor, had enough non rusty bits attached to it, started slicing it, and my knife slipped from my hands...Said knife flung itself into a rather delicate bit, and made all the work I had just done dissipate into a shattered blue light... "Great. I think i'm better off just staying with analyzing living beings that don't destroy themselves dramatically when you make a slip up... Actually, now that I think about it, that's exactly how some of said living beings function... Did i just make a analogy comparing humanity to a digital item?"As I contemplated this, I started to walk off, trying to find my way to a place that maybe, just maybe, has something that I can harvest and wont destroy themselves... Like humanity...ID: 31967LD: 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Alet 0 Posted September 18, 2015 Author #18 Share Posted September 18, 2015 "OK Alet, your almost there... Just... One... More... SLICE!!!" I brought down my knife to the last bit of iron that was separating me from a new material when... Well... It seemed like that the game thought I was trying to activate a sword skill, as my knife shone with a light blue that pierced right through the now un-salvageable piece of armor...As my knife activated the skill [Armor Pierce], my soul died a little when the blade was bathed in pixels from the now non-existent piece of metal...Despair rarely is shown in my emotions, with it usually being calm, and calculating... But, I would be lying if I said didn't feel a tinge of it in my heart...ID: 39170LD: 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Alet 0 Posted September 18, 2015 Author #19 Share Posted September 18, 2015 (edited) I've practically given up at this point, as i'm now just gazing upon a hill, looking over the fields... Its rather... Peaceful... With a gentle breeze hitting my side, accompanied by the sun gazing down warmly upon my body, this is what many of my connections with call the "Good Life"... I sigh a little as I think back on my progress... "I believe I have enough so that if I gain one more material, I will be able to acquire something at the blacksmith's shop on this floor, or maybe there is another shop that has lower prices... Hopefully..."I start to relax as I close my eyes... Maybe a break will do nicely...As I start to doze off, I shift onto something that sounds rather leafy, and crushed it...With a bittersweet smile, I pulled myself off the alchemy ingredient I just crushed, and just walked away...ID: 31977LD: 2 Edited September 18, 2015 by Alet English makes me cry... Link to post Share on other sites
Alet 0 Posted September 18, 2015 Author #20 Share Posted September 18, 2015 (edited) With my arms to my side, and knife in hand, I start walking through the fields back to city where it all began. I looked around and started to admire the scenery, with calm skies, and rushing waterfalls, I can see why many choose to stay on the first floor rather than try to escape it. Looking ahead, I spot the walls of the city that protects the ones who choose to hide and panic. Its rather... Depressing, actually. From the rumors I've gathered, its been, what, a few years since this all began? And we have only explored about 10% of the game so far... How long will this last? With these thoughts in mind, I absentmindedly check the surrounding area, looking around for any materials that might assist me in my journey, but with a sigh, I spot nothing that can be actually used to craft, only a few random boars that patrol this section of land.With nothing amiss, I look up to the sky, the suns still has a few hours left, maybe I should keep looking?Thinking nothing could go wrong, I turn back to where I came from, trying to make use of the rest of the day...ID: 31981LD: 7 Edited September 18, 2015 by Alet A few mistakes. Link to post Share on other sites
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