Ariel - The Crowned Lion

As Ariel trudged alongside her companion, the dense foliage of the forest seemed to stretch endlessly before them. Despite the lush greenery and the gentle rustle of leaves in the wind, there was an eerie silence that hung heavy in the air, a stark reminder of their particular circumstances. Pushing through the undergrowth, Ariel kept her eyes peeled for any signs of their friends. Every rustle of leaves, every broken branch, could be a clue leading them closer to their goal. That is why, while Hirru was taking point she would follow up behind, keeping watching behind and on their flank with h

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Ariel deftly sidestepped the mimic's sluggish tentacle strikes, a trace of disgust momentarily showing on her otherwise focused expression. Her strikes were wearing down their foe and her latest evasive maneuver seemed to aggravate it more. With a swift pivot, Ariel brought her katana to bear once more, her gaze locked onto the creature before her. She could the weakness in its form, its desperation, and she knew that now was the time to strike. With a soft trained shout, she launched herself forward, her blade slicing through the air with deadly precision. With a swift flick of her wrist

Ariel's grip tightened on her katana as she narrowed her eyes at the elusive mimic. With a swift exhale, she channelled her focus, letting go of any lingering frustration from her missed attack. "We have little choice, Hirru!" Ariel replied, her voice firm and resolute. "I'm counting on you to continue keeping me covered." Her gaze remained fixed on the mimic, ready to press the advantage and keep up the pressure. She knew that time was of an important factor, and she was determined to emerge victorious, no matter what obstacles stood in their way. As Ariel lunged forward once more,

Panting, the blonde readied herself once more, bracing for another dire onslaught from their foe. Several contingency plans ran through her mind, but for the moment, they were still holding up. However, a quick glance at her companion's energy bar confirmed to her that he was burning through it at a fast pace, all for her sake. She closed her eyes and envisioned one of the items in her inventory as Hirru once more dealt with the aftermath of her blunder. The pristine, high-quality gray cape with various crossed-off guild icons was engulfed in a golden shine for a brief moment. Then, it tu

Ariel's immediate response seemed to have the desired effect of distracting the new enemy, but the mimic's transformation sent a cold chill crawling up her spine. Its grotesque appearance, a twisted amalgamation of wood and metal, filled her with slight disgust. The mimic's tentacled form was a sight to behold, its appendages writhing and lashing out with sinister intent. As the barbed tentacle flew towards her, she instinctively braced herself, ready to defend against the impending strike. With swift reflexes, she extended her katana in an attempt to cut down the approaching appendage. Howeve

Ariel's hand instinctively gripped the hilt of her katana as she surveyed the area, her keen eyes scanning for any potential threats. The thumping noise had startled her, but her focus remained sharp. She quickly assessed the surroundings, ensuring there were no additional assailants descending upon them. Seeing Hirru on the ground, with the fallen treasure chest on top, Ariel's mind switched into combat mode. She took a step back, creating some distance between herself and the mimic, preparing for an engagement. Her searching skill remained active, providing her with insights into the mi

Ariel let out a soft chuckle between her lips as she watched the two, listening to their banter... "I could eat." she added sheepishly as she looked to take the best route behind them, hopefully with the same amount of success at avoiding the metalic devices at their feet. Now that she knew how the contraptions looked, it was only a matter of letting the «Search» skill register them and pinpoint their locations within her field of view, at her command. A process that only took a few seconds to execute. She made sure to take a mental note, to stay vigilent in the near future for such things.

The blonde would listen to the rest of the discussion with the now recovering dragon. It seemed like this was indeed the quest location, a conclusion she came to after noticing the ease with which the mother dragon trusted them with the task of recovering her offsprings. Well already talking to a mythical being like her was pretty off of Ariel's 'normality occurrences scale', which have been warped throughout the years spent in this 'game'. A quick nod of approval towards Randal, who offered their help. Details on what they had to do, were provided in relative depths so that the blonde he

Mina snuffed out the remaining of the bears' HP bars moments before extinguishing her blade, in a manner not different than how the blonde quenches her own blade. The color of their blaze a different tone but similarly lethal, by the looks of it. The trio emerged victorious from their battle against the pair of albino bears. Ariel nods at the fellow swordswoman's words and replied: "I'm not sure where he wandered off to... Let me take a look." she let her words trail as she pulled out the map, he slipped off and left the party during the fight. Making his tracking a lot more difficult.

re-evaluation request Final Version after ticket#33: ``` ► « Kaiso no Waza: Meikyo Shisui » Cost: 10 SP Requirement: « Katana » Rank 5, « Concentration » Passive Effects: - The effects of « Concentration » [Extra Skill] are now a passive but must still be equipped (this still consumes an available extra skill slot as normal) - While wielding a katana, the user can choose to store the usage of ST-B when a natural CD9+ has been rolled (removing the restriction of the roll having to be made the previous attack). This stored ST-B can be

She would feel guilty even if it wasn't his intention, having heard Hirru's question. With one hand raised, she would silently dismiss the assumption and replied; hoping to sound reassuring: "I'm ok, just an unfortunate streak!" Mina's words stung even more as she knew the redhead was right. With reaffirmed determination she tightened the grip on her weapon and eyed the proposed target. The bear turned its attention to Ariel, as if it sensed her predatory gaze. As the albino bear's massive claws swiped through the air, the agile swordswoman executed a mesmerizing dance of evasion in res

The blonde did a quick mental review of the items she had in her inventory, more specifically the armor section. While her lucky cloak was her usual travel companion during scouting missions like this, she wanted to take advantage of the relatively recent acquired «Quick Change» skill. However her split second review came out empty as she packed light, expecting a swift expedition. She felt a little annoyed at herself, lightly clicking her tongue but quickly sent the sensation into the abys as her name was called into action. "On it!" she replied instinctively, her weapon aimed at the app

It seemed that the rest of the group were not fans of the floor's native transportation methods. She thought it was a shame but that was only from her point of view. Complying with the rest, she followed-up afoot as they went towards their set location. Nothing worth mentioning happens until they reach the forest so she replied to Hirru's initial comment: "I'm sure the Rat and the information brokers are up to their necks on the quests and whatever new info they can get their hands on safely." she allowed herself a little smirk as her Search skill and its mods and addons gave her a heads-up as

The blonde pretty much kept quiet throughout their interactions regarding presentations. While not being overly familiar with any of the present company, she did cross paths with them at some point until now.. during previous raids, events or whatever. Listening to her instincts, classifying them as dependable and competent in the matter of scouting. When Bahr mentioned 'grotesque monsters', Ariel suddenly replies with a involuntary "...desho?" in the sense of 'I know, right?' Her eyes then went to the area of the map he mentioned, she agreed with a nod that the forest area would be

The serene atmosphere reminded her of the 22nd floor, where her base of operations was located. She felt a little guilty for leaving those two in charge, for the time being. They were still too green to join her in this endeavour. Kimba shoot her a nagging look, as if reading her companion's thoughts: "It's still too early for them." she answered in a low tone, partially trying to convince herself. Though her musings didn't get to advance further as the sound of the old wood creaking under a heavy steps caught her attention, it seemed she wasn't as rusty as she thought. This mission would h

Floor 22, in the wilderness near Ariel's domain, Shirajishi Valley, an unexpected encounter occurs. First to reach this mobile stand is a small white lioness familiar, who followed her nose all the way from the main road throughout the dense forest until her current destination. Without any regard to the campsite owner's current situation, the lioness went straight into his displayed stock and unapologetically consumed one..two.....five x skewer roll. Halfway in the midst of the last skewer one could hear the sounds of shrubbery and leaves being unnaturally moved, followed by a hoarse voi

Floor 28, the main settlement of «Glyndebourne». It's been [ insert time ] since the frontlines extended to this new autumn paradise. This particular blonde could be found in the southern part of the city, the shopping district, window shopping (most of the time). However she and her short, white fur, four legged companion were happily munching on fresh piece of pumpkin pie. The thought of having a seat at a bear tavern and fully indulge in the local specialities did crossed her mind as soon as the different flavours that danced though the air enticed her. She almost gave in but the agreement

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Ariel claims the following Raid Rewards: Braso Crystal-A | Removes one enhancement on a weapon and replaces it with Absolute Accuracy. (This effect cannot override the Absolute Accuracy enhancement cap. Consumed on use.) ID: 218302 Ronbaru Crystal-B | Removes one enhancement on an item and replaces it with Frost Aura. (This effect cannot override the Frost Aura enhancement cap. Consumed on use.) ID: 218303

One more health bar, they were almost done with this floor boss. Ariel couldn't help put puff her chest with pride as she monitored the raid party's situation. No casualties.. barely touch green health bar and the attacks launched against them were merely brushed off by their tanks. She was happy to see that almost everyone came overprepared while this fight showed her the shortcomings. The retired scout made a mental note to improve her energy management and probably invest more in some form of energy recovery. She quickly shelves those later thought and returned her focus on current mom

With their tank once more taking lead, the blonde more than happy to oblige with her request. Especially now that they had another facet of the dragon-kin boss against them. This one in particular seemed easier to manage for their group as it's HP bar depleted at a much faster rate than the previous one. Looking overhead at the still passive 'elephant in the room', Ariel couldn't help but smirk at the remaining health bar. Despite being a little rusty at the beginning, she seemed to be back in the game. Even the before aprehensive 'tool' in her hand seemed to now better respond to her intent

It wasn't much she could do at this point, the final head.. cut off by Jomei. All that remained was to join the rest in finishing off Wushen's main body. *thud* The blonde hit one of the nearby walls with the pommel of her katana. "Didn't think so...." she muttered as her fist meet decent resistance in her half-assed attempt. Her weapon let out a few black sparks in retaliation. She didn't have any fire sources around so she had to improvise. Turning around to face the wall she sheathed her blade. Time to put the Iaido training to good use. Closing her eyes, she focused on the obstacle i

Ariel could only smirk as the mighty dragon roared in their faces. 'Now you're taking us seriously' she thought to herself. One head fell, only to be replaced by another. She initially thought of it as a hydra but she was happy now, to see that it had a limited amount of 'elements'. At the sight of the new one, her weapon shivered in the blonde's hand. With a raised eyebrow, Ariel examined the katana and could swear she saw the black flames on it gradually receding towards the handle. A soft chuckle escaped her: " Did the big bad dragon scare you? " she asked condescendingly in a whispered ton