Ariel - The Crowned Lion

The boss didn't have the chance to attack as the blonde saw the [STUN] mark on their party's assigned 'head'. She took a deep breath and began initiating her assault on the target. She would take aim once more and slash at the neck of the frost hydra head. Cursing through clenched teeth as she noticed the head's HP bar slowly tinting red with nothing but a slither of color allowing it to remain in the fight once more. Frustration built up as she looked over her shoulder and noticed that the rest of the groups had finished their part of the task of cutting the heads in unison. Only they were th

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It looked like a pretty streamlined fight, up until they started chipping at the boss' third health bar. Then things started to get more a little more complicated. Wushen started showing its aces, in the form of multiple hydra heads. A different one for each party she noticed before each grup got segregated, not that the blonde had time to pay attention to the rest of the raid. The casual glance over the participants HP bars showed they were mostly green. These new variables were definitely a headscratcher but not something that couldn't be solved with raw force as they did until now, at

Voices began to circle the boss room, nonsense begun to reach her ears, earning audible 'haaa?' from the blonde with a slightly annoyed expression. Soon enough her features would change from annoyance to surprise, as the dragon finally made a serious move against them. It would look at them in contempt and moments later, brilliant flashes would signal the boss' attack onto them. Like a rain of arrows from a well known movie scene, it all came pouring down upon them. As best as she tried, she didn't walk away unscratched, as they were fighting on a open field with little to no cover: "Kuso

Yet they still stood, defiant, despite the dragon's attempts to dismantle their annoying assault. The second wave of attacks almost depleted the foe's second health bar, changing it green hue to a red shade. The loud shout that came with its attack was more of a hassle that made the blonde squint her eyes and grit her teeth. "What a unpleasant thing.." she muttered as she readied her weapon once more. A quick glance behind revealed that the rest of the parties were doing fairly well so far, she could even spot some smiles throughout the battlefield. 'So far, so good' Readying her weapon o

Slowly but consistently, they were depleting their foe's health bars. One down already, 5 more to go, was a significant amount od damage the whole raid managed to deal in such a short time. So far, it looked like this boss will be another punching bag but her gut feeling told her they were only scratching the surface and some sort of complication will disturb their smooth sail, as much as she hoped it wouldn't be the case. For now however, she would continue to do her best and do her part at hacking at the multiple health bars present in the form of a annoyed dragon that was swatting its membe

A huge blast came their way, fortunately easily avoidable for the cloth armour user and most of her team. Except their tank that took it head on and got out of it without a scratch. Ariel couldn't help but smile as the defying silhouette reminded her of an old friend on blue. She raised two fingers next to her head and lightly wave in acknowledgement of her request, then prepared for her next attack. Now that she took all the precautions needed, she could focus on setting up to deal some real damage like the rest. Luckily they were against a static target that didn't seem overly interested in

Stepping forward, Ariel couldn't help but let out a loud giggle at the sight of the dragon? Not too long ago they slayed a similar beast controlled by a 'god'. Brandishing the proof of her triumph in her hand, a dragon's fang fashioned in the form of a katana, she would put it to good use against its own kind. Others steered into motion against their foe, she would follow suit. "Your cousin, Nihilim, sends his regards!" she added with a smirk as she left a wide cut on the dragon's neck. It felt weird... having her trademark skill disabled here. Yet she would adapt to the current condition

While the rest were still making preparations, the blonde decided to take a peak inside the boss room. She had to cover her eyes the moment she stepped through the open entrance, instinctively deactivating the Night Vision Mod she's used until now. With a sour expression she adverted her gaze for a few seconds then tried again to scan the area which they will face their next challenge. The katana at her hip seemed to judder in its saya as it seemed to react to the guardian's sorrow. Heck, even Ariel felt her own emotions tainted by the now moving entity. "Easy now, you'll get your debut

She felt a rumble, like the whole floor was shaking beneath her legs. 'guess I'm not that late yet' she thought, seeing several players from the previous raid meeting. It looked like they managed to clear the obstacle in one way or another. Even though that same 'obstacle' was walking on its own two feet once more. She swallowed the digital saliva with an audible *gulp* hoping they wouldn't have to face it once more. So far it seemed to ignore them and do its own thing. The rest of the raiding party didn't seem too affected by this, which eased her mind a bit. She had munched on some left

As even more people joined, the blonde took the now crowded meeting place as her que to leave. Her objectives have been meet: see they information the scouts had and get a feel for what their manpower was like. Her first curiosity was sated by the knowledge of these so called 'words of power' and the cycle presented on the cards handed to them by their host. As usual, the hints were mostly vague and highly ambiguos, leaving a lot to interpretation which spiralled in the current situation of having multiple working theories. None of which seemed to be more believable than the other, a stalemate

More and more people were joining... as she predicted. The digital air was beginning to get stifling for the blonde who materialized an ivory fan with blue markings in her right hand and started using it as she shifted her weight in the chair, resting one leg onto the other. She peered over the additional notes she took for herself from the rest of the participants as well as factoring in Night's answer: "Then we only have a simple cycle.. a rotation, some good news at least. We'll only have to break the circle." she muttered. In her head she would already dread the amount of theory crafting t

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"A weapon improved by use of dragon's breath, seems fitting." muttered the blonde as she drew closer to her destination. It was quite the hike rom Nimbus but she didn't mind it. It was a good opportunity to plan ahead set some short and long distance goals for her and her school. The interior design of the place was to her liking, staying in theme with the establishment's name. “Ojamashimasu!” (‘Sorry to disturb you’') was the greeting she went with on this occasion, being the first time she visited this place. Her attention was initially directed at the small dragon before engaging with

It has certainly been a while since the blonde descended to the 13th floor. She had a soft spot for Angel's Point ever since she first scouted the floor once it was available for them. Ariel however wasn't familiar with her destination, an appraiser's shop that had been recommended to her by an acquaintance. She certainly didn't expect it to be next to the remains of what appeared a place or worship. She greeted young woman who didn't seem to be pleased when she walked in: "Good day, I'm here to have some items identified." Then with a few hand gestures, she accesses her inventory and mat

A few others joined the gathering and the blonde was delighted to notice that her favourite Irishman also made his way here. It was good to see more dependable individuals joining the frey though she wished more would come. Hopefully they just skipped today's meeting and she would see more of her old acquaintances at the actual raid. After their host finished explaining and Ariel received Night's card, she stared at it for a while. Then took one of the markers available and started scribbling on the planning paper: The diagram cemented the elemental system theory they had.

First floor, where it all began on that wretched day. The question of 'why would people organize meetings here?' kept popping in Ariel's head every time she was summoned to this place; be it for business or pleasure. She continued to watch over the meeting place from an opposite rooftop. (u can skip this spoiler, it's just some tangent writing practice) 'I'm off now, message me if u need something!' she said with a wave before dropping down next to the shop entrance. She dusted off her blue themed kimono with koi patern and after a quick glance at her reflection on a nearby window, en

As she saw Raidou, with his hand on his weapon ready to slay the king, she too walked behind him ready to assist him as she shared the same feeling. Unfortunately, he didn't get a chance to act and decided to spare? in the same time guilt tripping the others. She let out a long sigh as she slightly shook her head. Her blade, even though worn out throughout this boss fight and still yearning for more action, syncing once more with its owner's desires. Was now taking a momentary rest in its saya. She drew closer to Raidou, his was one of the few opinions she bothered mulling over, alon

With a downcast gaze, she would let out a short sigh under her breath as she would hear people chatting up the boss. The topic has long since lost it's meaning to the blonde, she would see no other use than offering the frontlines a small reprieve in the fight. She would use that time to look around and take a mental note for the future, of the few members of her team that preferred actions over talk. Dashing towards the pillar from an off-angle, via a more indirect route, she hoped to entertain the blue neon light show with a backstab while it entertained the rest with words. At the very

The area attack caught the blonde on the wrong foot, literally making her lose her balance and almost fell, as she was about to dash once more towards their target. The red cape she wore responded to the unexpected fall of her health, instantly gaining a green hue that enveloped the blonde as the [Holy Blessing] from the spartan commander's armor and her native battle healing kicked in and restores some of her orange HP bar. She looked at the party's status: "That hit us hard..." she muttered, now particularly concerned about Lessa's situation. With a thought, she materialized a small green cr

Without hesitation (or knocking) the blonde enters the premises of the « Lion's Share », one of the annexes in the form of a alchemy shop on the Shirajishi-ryū Valley grounds. Seeing two new member addition to the party, entered with a smile, taking a second to look around. " Definitely an improvement from your last place. " she claimed, resting her eyes on the shop owner in formal black themed attire below his lab coat. Almost in complete contrast with the white theme interior of the shop. A low growl came as a reply from Dracul who frowned at her. " Good morning miss Ariel, miss Millicent! "

The change in the boss' form did not come as a surprise, it was to be expected after all. With the initial lackluster NPC appearance now gone, the blonde couldn't help but smile at the new form. A small glance to the raid health bars confirmed they were still on the green and the fast work of the Firm Anima maidens removed, at least for the moment, one of her immediate concerns. Ariel squinted her eyes at the new tittle in the boss' name. The extra HP bars adding fuel to her determination to strike it down. She felt a slight tingle in the palm of her right hand and looked to her side, the

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A new dawn starts shinning over the tranquil valley of the lion. As per usual, the early sun rays find the master of the domain with her sword in hand, honing her skills against an imaginary foe materialized over a training dummy. Undisturbed, Ariel executes her enemy with one last horizontal slash that threatened to decapitate the dummy if it wasn't for it's extremely high and seemingly unending HP bar. A soft ping alerted her a while back that someone entered her territory. As she opened her eyes at the end of the mock battle, she motioned for that person to approach. When she first jo

A frown took over her features as, what seemed to be the boss? gave the raid party what looked like a concerned warning. The glitter in the air certainly didn't help improve her mood as the 'king' seemed to command it and the scathers with a wave of his hand. She then took a better look at his attire and something clicked. She didn't get to present it at the meeting but based on the intel the Shirajishi-ryū gathered, she had an idea who the floor boss might be this time. None the less, the moment the NPC attacked Shield and Raidou, she gritted her teeth then looked at the remainder of her