Takao

[Combat Sequence] Takao Wolf “One damage, huh? That's pretty low... I wonder if levels have some kinda influence on damage mitigation.†Takao thought aloud while the wolf still bit down firmly on his arm. The pain was there, but it wasn't as intense as he'd originally thought it to be. “Of course it isn't.†He thought to himself as he raised his sword arm up. “If it was too high for little bits of damage, it'd be too debilitating to fight.†He swung and missed, and- ... Wait, what? He missed? The wolf was right there-! ...Where'd the wolf go? He looked down at his arm an

[Combat Sequence] Takao Wolf After a half hour's rest, Takao found his health to have regenerated back up to full. It was a long time to wait for three points of health, but he wasn't going to complain. Especially not now. A full health bar was perfect to help him combat the new wolf that had emerged from the forest. Takao drew his sword slowly and silently. It was he that was the predator this time, and he wouldn't allow his adversary to get the jump on him as they had in the past. He tensed his legs and jumped from the bush. “Incoming!†He yelled out. The wolf turned just in tim

He estimated an hour had passed since he entered the forest in search of three items. The excursion should have been simple and easy. That's what he thought, anyways. In other games of the same genre, it would've just been finding some very obvious looking rock with a quest marker bobbing up and down above it. But in this, a world created with such mind boggling depth, he found it difficult to remind himself that he was still in a game. It felt so real. The heat, the humidity, the ambiance, his fatigue, everything working together in tandem to confuse and distort his sense of reality. He s

This rock was much different from the others he's seen. It stood out on the north side of the clearing, though Takao was wary to just go walking out into the open after the last encounter with a certain boar that had it out for him. He rubbed his stomach and remembered the faint pain from being impaled by the tusks, but shook the memories from his head. It could have been worse, he imagined. Much worse. He moved through the forest until he reached the north side of the clearing and reached out for the rock. If it weren't for the discoloured protrusions that looked suspiciously like ore, he wou

One of the three necessary ingredients to complete the quest and forge his new sword rested safely within the confines of his inventory menu. Only two remained, one more iron ore and one carbon ore. With the newly acquired knowledge that his butt had properties akin to a metal detector, he had set off with renewed vigor. Every rock was inspected closely, and upon doing so, he was very quickly learning that there were a lot of rocks in this forest. Too many rocks. So many rocks! They all look the same! A routine check of the map provided him with an answer he already knew good and well, and he

Takao leapt from behind a tree with his sword raised. “Ah-hah!†Laying in front of him was... well, nothing. Just a patch of grass and a normal looking rock. Outstanding. An exaggerated frown settled on his face and he sighed. At this point he was just goofing around and enjoying himself. He hadn't heard any strange or hostile sounds, hadn't seen anything that might knock him flat on his ass, and hadn't encountered any players. The only thing keeping himself company was the ambient sounds of the forest, which he had to admit were very calming. “Man, I figured I'd have found someth

[Combat Sequence] Boar Takao After giving the sword in his hand a twirl, the boar took after him for a third time. It was unrelenting in its pre-programmed and entirely unjustified hatred of him, but he couldn't fault an NPC for doing its job. Four hooved feet pounded against the rocky forest floor and closed in on their bipedal adversary. With a little more confidence this time around, Takao took a step forward. Then another followed, and then another, and soon he was running right at the boar that charged at him. His sword was held low and pointed forward, ready to strike. The boar lun

[Combat Sequence] Boar Takao The gash Takao had left in the boar's side didn't sit well with the beast, and rightly so. It staggered back after losing half of its health, then lurched forward into a sprint. It was slower this time around, perhaps from taking damage, which allowed for Takao to swiftly evade the boar's second attempt at tackling him. He took a hard step to the right, swinging the blade with his right arm at the same time. Both he and the boar missed their targets, which were each other respectively. Takao hadn't noticed it, but a smile was creeping up on his face. This was

[Combat Sequence] Boar Takao A single boar emerged from the foliage and immediately charged. With his sword in hand, Takao took a step back and readied himself for combat. His brows raised and his eyes widened in surprise, but he steeled his nerves and prepared to move. “H-hey, come on now! We can talk about this, can't we?!†Just as Takao was about to evade to the side, he lost his footing on the rocks, and the boar slammed into his stomach. He slid along the ground without even the slightest hint of grace and, by miracle, managed to stumble back onto his feet. He hissed out a gr

Takao rubbed his face vigorously and pressed on. It would take more than one poorly timed monster drop to keep him down! ...for long, that is. A few minutes of walking had lead him to a small brook running through the forest. The ambient sounds of nature were calming, and with the addition of the gentle running water, the setting was serene. He had opted to moving upstream. The highest concentration of stone he had found was the very brook he hiked beside, so coming the assumption that he was most likely to find ore nearby seemed natural. The stream started heading upstream until he stood befo

His eyes widened. It was too good to be true, wasn't it? His eyes must have been deceiving him. Hands covered with cloth gloves raised to rub his eyes. As his vision refocused on the floating object that laid in a small clearing, he knew that this was no trick. This was real. The rock spun tardily in a circle. Takao had heard some noise and went to check it out, and from the out of place item, he imagined it was a monster drop somebody had discarded. “Hah, it's my lucky day!†He trudged out into the clearing with a big smile plastered on his face. One person's trash is another perso

Several long minutes of unrelenting searching for something, anything, had bore no fruit. With his sword held tightly in hand he continued to creep through the foliage that covered the forest floor. Rays of light were shining down through the canopy and onto his face as he moved, gracing him with small sensations of heat from the direct sunlight. He pushed large leaves aside with the edge of his sword and moved branches that blocked his path to continue onward. Another quick check of the map informed him that he was still well within the boundaries and still had quite a distance before he near

The path behind him had long since disappeared behind thick foliage. Perhaps it wasn't the best idea to go wandering around so haphazardly, but he hadn't noticed anything out of the ordinary thus far. No monsters, no players, but most importantly, no items. He checked in the obvious places – as obvious as he could find in the middle of a forest. Nothing particularly stood out to him. He figured he'd find some giant outcrop with shining ore, but so far, nothing. Takao rubbed the back of his head and sighed. He waved his hand to open up the menu and checked the map. "Yep, still well within the

Takao's eyes scanned the forest closely with each step he took along the dirt path laid out before him. If his mind wasn't preoccupied with ensuring that an ambush wasn't waiting around every corner, he might've been able to appreciate the beauty of nature – however virtual it might've been. “Alrighty... Just gotta find me some iron and carbon ore and I'm outie-five-thousand.†Takao muttered quietly to himself as he closed the map. The marker had lead him precisely where the NPC had directed, but gave no definite locations for monsters to kill or items to find. He turned and drew his

» Excellent! If you can provide me with a thorough description of the kind of sword you desire, I would be happy to help you! There is a price to this sword, however. He would've narrowed his eyes in suspicion again if he wasn't positively radiating giddiness. She wanted a thorough description, did she? Well... “Okay! I'd like a Sub-Type Xa blade, preferably black in colour if possible! It should be balanced for one handed use and be at a fair middle ground between flexible and hardness. I'd like the guard to be a style seven and the pommel an inverted type N, maybe made from polish

The trip back to town was quick. He thought better than to wander too far with his current level and gear, but that was about to change. He had heard of a quest that should, he theorized, be perfect for him. From what he had overheard while walking through the town earlier in the day, a young NPC was offering players a quest for a sword tailored to their choosing. His equipment was laughable due to his lack of upgrading, so beefing up his attack power was definitely first on the list. Takao stopped in front of the building. The faint ringing of a hammer pounding into metal reverberated

(Just as a forewarning, I'm still learning about all the systems and such, and I intend on experimenting with combat/looting in this, so if anything's wrong I'll apologize ahead of time!) Blue skies, fluffy white clouds, and a glowing sun beat down on the empty field. Despite the world being entirely virtual, the sensation of heat felt incredibly real. If it weren't for the brain-melting microwave of a helmet that kept him trapped in the artificial world, he may have been more inclined to sing the developers' their well deserved praises. His blade sliced through the air with grace and ease

CHARACTER PROFILE USERNAME Takao FULL NAME Takao (Dubois) Nakamura AGE Twenty DATE OF BIRTH 21 DEC HEIGHT 185cm WEIGHT 79kg GUILD Solo « SKILLS » Straight Sword Skill Charge Search and Detect Light Armour Battle Healing 5/5 1/1 5/5 5/5 5/5 Straight Sword Ferocity Reveal Meticulous ST Specialist