Ariel - The Crowned Lion

for @Macradon

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

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

*accepts the invitation *

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

Item Fusion Request: https://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/15721-f7r7-blacksmith/?do=findComment&comment=673740 Using 1x Demonic Shard and 1x Gleaming Scale to fuse the following items: (+fusion fees) ≪Nihilim’s Wrath#187490≫ ≪Yamimaru#187510≫ T4: Phase | Absolute Accuracy | Accuracy (Katana) T4: Accuracy | Fallen | Fallen (Katana) A fang of the cursed dragon, Nihilim, fashioned into a weapon. Even from inside it's saya on

"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