Krysta

(OOC: @Vigilon, The update has also affected cook enhancements. You haven't gained 18 MIT, you gained 10. I know, it sucks.)

Vigilon saw the points the players were making, and made his response to each player. He also explained what he knew of the creatures the players would be facing. Mars believed there was no time to waste, and Benjamin said he was ready when Vigilon was. He also had a problem regarding how the buffs are now. Nevertheless, Krysta was also raring to go. "I'm ready whenever you are, Alex. Just lead the way, and I'll follow!" Yolviinsil, the small ruby red feathered dragon, unlike Krysta, was hesitant to be involved in this. She had seen a few familiar faces, such as Vigilon, Veriost, Mars, and even Mars's familiar. But she did not know Benjamin, and was shy as usual. She was on Krysta's shoulder, looking at Benjamin, wondering if he was the friendly kind. Krysta noticed where her familiar was looking, and said, "No worries, I'm sure that right now, you're only around friends and allies, Yolviinsil, no need to be shy."

@Benjamin Bookworm @Mars

Light pierced trough the clouds like golden spears towards the few windows, and light completely returned to the room. There were gemstones everywhere, the walls were a bright blue. Sparkling sapphires, radiant rubies, glittering topazes...the mounds of gemstones were in quantities that couldn't possibly be counted. "This is..." It was a treasure room. Krysta knew that the treasures in this very room must belong to somebody, so she wouldn't bother with them. However, she thought she saw a specific thing sparkle in the distance, so she thought she would take a look. At first, it seemed to be something that did not belong, but when she came up to it, it was a centerpiece crystal. Krysta picked it up only to take a look at it, then she looked ahead, and saw a pedestal that looked like the crystal would fit in. Assuming it was where it belonged, she placed the crystal on the pedestal, and light from the windows began reflecting off the crystal, making the crystal shine brilliantly, and the light reflected by the crystal began to reflect on the other gemstones in the room, causing radiant colored light to reflect everywhere. It was a sight to behold. "Wow..."

Veriost returned to Vigilon, and the small white frost dragon seemed to be freaking out slightly. Must have found a path that shouldn't be tread... Krysta and Vigilon followed the path that Yolviinsil had found. When they had reached a T-intersection, both paths seemed to be lined with torches, although there were no more holes in the roof as a result. Vigilon suggested that they split up. Krysta looked to her left, she looked to her right. She could see where he was going with this. "I get it, like this, we can cover more ground, and possibly reach the pendant sooner! If one of us finds the pendant, we can message each other to confirm that the goal has been reached!" She nodded her head, and turned left. She would do what she could to find this pendant, the Hoya of Minos before those other players could manage to.

@Vigilon

These were about Quest mobs, Reinka...which I have recently learned all there was to know about them...they cannot be modified. Quests like the one with the phoenix are the only exceptions.

So...I guess that clears things up, so, case closed!

Nihilita's tentacles began to wrap around Krysta, starting with the ankles, since her legs were flailing about. Clearly, Nihilita was hoping to immobilize Krysta. She couldn't let that happen. She was too close to victory for this to happen, she couldn't allow it. "Think about it all, Jewel. All that you strive for...is to no avail in the end. Your quest is futile...in the end, you're nothing more than another pretty face, a pretty, pretty little face..." Nihilita said as she stroked one of Krysta's cheeks with her hand, as if she was envious or something. "You know you can't win. You can't save anyone now, and you couldn't save anyone then, Jewel..." She leaned in and whispered in Krysta's ear, "You couldn't save Leif." And Krysta snapped, as her eyes welled up with tears, remembering the loss. She swung her blade and severed the tentacles holding and wrapping around her, and as Nihilita leaned far back, letting out a shriek of pain, Krysta dropped to the ground, and freed herself from the aimlessly wriggling and flailing tentacles she'd cut off. Once she'd done that, the severed parts of the tentacles shattered. She looked back to her foe, and rushed in to attack. She struck with the Sword Art known as Neutron, and finished the battle. "This...this isn't over, Jewel! My sisters...will avenge me...." Nihilita fell on her back, then shattered.

ID# 98193 BD: 6(Hit)

ID#

Neutron: 7x5-1=34

Krysta: HP 299/300, EN 15/30, | 7 DMG | 18 MIT

                         Enemies:

Nihilita(Inner Demon 1)[Self-Worthlessness]: HP 0/75, 1 MIT, 10 DMG

Krysta noticed something around the creature's neck. It was an amulet of sorts, with a strange design, made from quicksilver. How unusual. This creature had an amulet. But why? Did it serve any purpose, or was it just there? She got her mind back on the fight, for she had to finish it. "Your time is near, foul creature!" And she rushed in to attack. Nihilita saw the attack coming. "Not this time." She suddenly bunched five of her tentacles together, and used them to swat Krysta aside, preventing her attempt to attack. Krysta was going to get up, and a tentacle wrapped around her neck, the grip being firm enough to hold her, but not enough to choke her. Krysta was lifted into the air as Nihilita approached. Krysta had her left hand trying to free her from the tentacle's grip, her right hand still holding the Star Saber. "Now that I've got you, you should be able to listen now." She said as several tentacles straightened and thrust at Krysta like small spears.

ID# 98188 BD: 1(Critical Fail)

ID# 98189 Mob: 10(Critical! +2 DMG)

Krysta: HP 299/300, EN 20/30, | 7 DMG | 18 MIT

                         Enemies:

Nihilita(Inner Demon 1)[Self-Worthlessness]: HP 28/75, 1 MIT, 10 DMG

"Hold still and listen, Jewel. I didn't want to have to do this." Krysta looked to her and said, "Never!" She rushed forward to attempt another attack. She attacked with the Sword Art known as Crucifixion, thrusting her blade at her foe multiple times, tracing the shape of a cross. Nihilita was wide eyed. "A-a cross?? ...So you're serious about coming to kill me then... Very well, Jewel. If you're unwilling to listen to me, I'll just have to prove my point by force." Nihilita tried using four of her tentacles to strike Krysta as if they were whips, but each time, Krysta jumped out of the way. "I believe you'll have to be faster than that if you wish to catch me or harm me, foul creature of darkness!" Krysta was taking full analysis of the fight now. She was already keeping mental note of how Nihilita's tentacles worked, in hopes of being just as successful in her evasive action in the future.

ID# 98185 BD: 9(Critical, +1 Base DMG)

ID# 98186 Mob: 2(Miss)

Crucifixion: 8x6-1=47

Krysta: HP 300/300, EN 22/30, | 7 DMG | 18 MIT

                         Enemies:

Nihilita(Inner Demon 1)[Self-Worthlessness]: HP 28/75, 1 MIT, 10 DMG

The unusual being sighed. "I think you mean to say who am I. I am Nihilita, and you've probably come here to bring harm to me and my sisters...Perhaps if you could listen instead of fight blindly..." Krysta drew her weapon, the Star Saber. "Oh, please. We don't have to harm one another to settle this and send you back. That weapon...your boyfriend made that, didn't he, Jewel? He gave you a discount and everything... You must feel so loved, don't you? If only you both knew the futility of your situation..." Krysta stepped back, and was confused. "Futility?" "Yes, your missives are all futile, they change nothing; They are worthless..." That, Krysta did not accept. "J-just how do you know so much about me? My missive for justice is not futile! The day will be won!" Nihilita scoffed, and Krysta assumed this was one of those she had to fight. She rushed in to attack. She attempted a Sword Art she had recently learned of, Crucifixion, but she missed her enemy, for there was enough distance for Nihilita to see her coming and move out of the way when she jumped to attack. Krysta landed on the ground, and she rolled out of the way just in time to avoid some tentacles coming for her like spears.

ID# 98183 BD: 2(Miss)

ID# 98184 Mob: 4(Miss)

Krysta: HP 300/300, EN 28/30, | 7 DMG | 18 MIT

                         Enemies:

Nihilita(Inner Demon 1)[Self-Worthlessness]: HP 75/75, 1 MIT, 10 DMG

Krysta found herself in a darkened room containing lots of gemstones. However, none of them sparkled, due to a lack of light. The windows in the room were the only source of light, even though the light provided was merely enough to see. She looked out one window, and she could see the settlement that she was in just a bit ago. She turned around, and there was something emitting an eerie neon greenish blue glow at the other side of the room. She began to step towards it, and suddenly she heard a voice. "All these beautiful gemstones...they're quite the sight, aren't they? ...But if only they weren't so...tarnished." The thing emitting the unusual glow turned around and stood up, revealing what it was. From the torso upward, it was a woman in appearance, with flesh as white as porcelain, long, wavy, flowing cyan hair and calm, yet intense cyan eyes, a cyan dress on. But below the torso, there were about forty cyan colored tentacles, which looked like they could stretch up to twice their normal length, and could do things the hands could do. Standing up, the womanlike creature was a solid seven feet tall. "W-what are you!?"

[Inner Demon 1 Spawned]

Krysta: HP 300/300, EN 30/30, | 7 DMG | 18 MIT

                         Enemies:

Nihilita(Inner Demon 1)[Self-Worthlessness]: HP 75/75, 1 MIT, 10 DMG

"H-hello? Um, where am I? May I ask who or what you are?" The figure stood up and smiled strangely, and four doors appeared. Thunder began to rumble in the distance. "You've come at last...the land you stand in is in turmoil. You must save it. The enemy has taken residence in the palace and its towers. The door to the palace cannot be opened at this time, but these doors here should take you to each one. Now, I ask you, fight the enemy, prove your might to them, and save this land from the darkness that slowly corrupts it." Krysta didn't get all of her questions answered there, but she knew where this was going, and as a result, she wasn't surprised when a quest notification popped up. She pressed accept, and thus she wouldn't be turning back. She looked at the four doors, and came up to the one completely to the left. It depicted a crystal for a few seconds, but then the door was suddenly blank. She opened the strange door, and suddenly she was somewhere else.

Still confused, she decided to ignore the scenery that wasn't right in front of her. After about what seemed like half an hour, she found a cobblestone wall with an open gate. She decided to enter, and she found herself in what seemed to be an empty settlement. She looked up, and noticed there were clouds about, blocking the sun, and causing there to be less light reaching the settlement. When she reached the center of the seemingly empty settlement, she saw several things: Far ahead of her was a white stone palace, the spires of the castle's three towers being a sky blue, but the colors appeared as grey and deep blue, due to the clouds casting shade on the scenery. Most of the settlement's buildings looked highly similar to the buildings on floor three's settlements. In the center of this circular plaza there was a water fountain, where an unusual figure noticed Krysta approach.

There was no waterfall, there were no flat stones she was sitting on, there was no jungle. Instead, she was sitting in a colorful meadow, full of daisies, lilies, orchids, and many other elegant floral life. "It's all just so lovely, but where am I?" The meadow seemed to stretch for miles and miles. Were these the wilds of another area or floor, or was it something else? She could hardly understand. Every here and there, there seemed to be a small grove of trees in bloom. She was absolutely confused as to what she would do. She turned around, and noticed that two rosebushes were growing in a certain direction, forming a path of sorts. The roses seemed to be in multiple colors, and any thorns shrank until they were nonexistent when she came near. "That's strange..." She continued along the path that the rosebushes provided, and sometimes when she passed by a grove, the trees were almost covered with the flowers that grew from them.

Krysta made her way through all of the native flora, trying to reach her destination with all due haste. If there would be something worthwhile there, she might as well take a look. Once she had finally arrived, she felt so calm. She felt comfortable, as if she had left a world of danger and entered one of serenity. She felt drawn to sit down and relax. She found a set of flat stones, and sat down on one of them. Mitria wasn't kidding about this place, the tension in her shoulders had already lifted as if it didn't even exist in the first place. The beauty of nature, the calm waterfall, the seemingly relaxing sounds... Krysta suddenly felt sleepy. Her eyes became heavy, and she drifted off into what she thought was sleep...but it wasn't. When she opened her eyes, she noticed the original scenery was missing. She wasn't there anymore. Could someone have taken her somewhere while her eyes were closed?

Krysta accepted the party invite, and listened to the other players as they shared their thoughts. Benjamin seemed worried over how many they would face, although he was ready and willing to participate, and do what he could. Mars simply said that he was ready to fight whenever they set out. Krysta remembered what she had read from what Vigilon had posted on the bulletin board, and it got her thinking for a moment. "Um, Alex? When you posted on the bulletin board, you said that there is usually more than one prowling about at a time? Doesn't that mean there is still a chance of picking them off one by one? I do hope so, in case more than one is more than we can handle at a time." Krysta had a fair damage output, but she didn't know if it would work against these creatures for long, since they always seemed to grow stronger whenever she did.

@Vigilon @Benjamin Bookworm @Mars

Vigilon decided to have Veriost assist with navigation. He explained his idea to the small white dragon when she seemed to think the idea was impossible. When the little frost dragon took flight, Krysta looked over to Yolviinsil. "Well, Yolviinsil? Would you like to help Veriost? I'm sure she wouldn't mind a little help." The small ruby red feathered dragon took flight, and began to follow Veriost a bit closely. As shy as she was, Yolviinsil liked being able to do things for friends, especially if she knew it could be accomplished. No doubt, the small ruby red feathered dragon would be a tremendous help to the small white frost dragon. Krysta knew not to worry. Yolviinsil was a sensible little thing, and could quickly retreat if something went wrong. When Yolviinsil returned to Krysta, the little ruby red dragon would be ready to lead Krysta and Vigilon to the correct way to proceed.

@Vigilon

Krysta walked past the edge of the sixth floor's safe zone, wondering what the floor had in store for her. She hadn't really been in this floor, at least, not very much at all. She was going to see where fate would take her, when she stumbled upon a friend. "Oh! Mitria! How are you?" "Pretty good, Krysta! My, do I have something to tell you!" What Mitria just said had piqued Krysta's interest. "Oh? What would that be?" The safari gear clad woman adjusted her glasses and said, "I saw someone at a peculiar waterfall. When he opened his eyes, he told me I should take a seat on the flat stones, that I would feel rested. Well, I did so, and now I'm ready for almost anything! Of course, I've also heard some rumors of something strange happening there every once in a while. Perhaps it would be good to stop by at least once if you're going to explore this floor!" Krysta asked for and received the directions from Mitria, and was on her way.

Stats and equipment:

The shopkeeper named the price. It was a fair one, she could easily pay it with little worry. She paid for the item, laying a sum of col onto the counter. Yolviinsil noticed the bird that was perched on a rim. The small ruby red feathered dragon wondered if she would be able to make more friends, with familiars of course, she was a bit shy around people. Before leaving, Krysta said to the shopkeeper, "Thank you! Hope your shop continues to be successful!" She was sure the item she had just bought would be quite useful. She didn't know when, but the time would surely come...

Paid 575 Col to @Spangie

+Roasted Chickpeas(2 ACC, 1 MIT)

Krysta was wandering the third floor, and she wondered if she would be able to keep up when fighting creatures that would be harder to face. She would certainly need to be more accurate, and there were chances she would need some more mitigation, as the enemies were growing stronger and stronger as she progressed in level. She noticed a building that kind of stood out in the open. She walked up to the building, and noticed it was a shop of sorts. She decided to enter the shop, wondering if it might have something she could need in the near future. It was a snug little place, with softly glowing lanterns hanging from the ceiling. Krysta noticed an item that was in stock, and when the young shopkeeper welcomed her and asked Krysta if she could help her. "How much for this bowl of roasted chickpeas here?"

@Spangie

Ordered Item:

Vigilon agreed with Krysta's suggestion, and led her to a path hidden by nature. He disappeared into the overgrowth for about a second or two, then poked his hand out so he could gesture for Krysta to follow. Krysta was slightly surprised to find an actual path, rather than a path that would look nothing like one. The path was lined with trees, in such a way that the trees were practically a wooden wall grown by nature. "I...never knew this existed..." Vigilon led her though the path, making sure the path ahead was safe before making any turns. Soon, they reached their destination. Vigilon noticed that not only was the path a hidden entrance to the maze, but they also should be able to see just fine. She walked into the maze, and stopped. "Oh. Right. Maze..." She looked over to Vigilon. "How are we going to find the pendant in such short time at this rate?"

@Vigilon

Krysta was ready to face the tenth floor now, and she would be ready for almost anything. She wasn't going to let something simple stop her. Well, at least, not easily. She looked at the bulletin board, and saw Vigilon's note there. After she read it, she decided, "Alex could probably use my help. I should go!" And she was off. She guessed that the rumors about an area with certain creatures was true. Before she had gone to the tenth floor, she had been talking to Mitria in one of the previous floors. She spoke of there being rumors of monsters in the tenth floor that dropped some fair amounts of col, but had some bulk to their HP as a result. She approached the safe zone's edge, finding three players there. Vigilon, Benjamin, and Mars. "Hello! Nice to see you all again!" She looked to Vigilon. "I saw what you posted on the board. I would be delighted to help!" Thankfully, she was prepared for such a trip, for she had some items that would help her out during the trip.

@Vigilon @Benjamin Bookworm @Mars

Stats and Equipment:

Krysta was happy to know that Vigilon had managed to open up shop. She was actually a bit surprised when he gave her a Guild Discount. "A-a Guild discount, even though the Rising Dragons hasn't been established yet?" She smiled over his kindness. "Heehee, you're the best, Alex. Thank you!" She gave him five hundred and twenty five Col, and retrieved her new weapon. It was perfect. It suited her very well, and no doubt, it would assist her in plenty of battles. Now she needed some better light armor, and a trinket or something, and she would be ready for almost all the tier one floors had for her.

Paid 525 Col to @Vigilon

+Star Saber(+3 DMG)

Krysta was walking in the town of Nimbus, wondering if there would be anything else for her at the moment. She looked at her weapon. A simple saber; it did some decent damage, but she was starting to get worried that it wouldn't be enough in the end. She began looking around, then noticed the nearby mountain where Vigilon had his shop. She decided, "Why not pay him a quick visit?" Surely, she would be doing more than expected during said visit. After a minor trek up the mountain, she knocked on the door. "Alex? are you there?" When she would be let in, she would notice that the interior had now looked like, well, a shop. There were armor and weapon racks, all stocked up with items. She took a look around, noticing a few things, like the dragon bone armor made from Bruniikahrel's remains. She laid her eyes on a Rapier of elegant design. "Um, Alex? If you don't mind, how much would it be for this rapier here?"

@Vigilon

Ordered Item: Star Saber

A woman with pink hair, wearing a white kimono with rosegold detailing, pulled apart the branches, and seemed surprised to have found Krysta. "Ah...Krysta. My name is...Krysta." The green haired player that was with the woman sighed, and asked her to leave Krysta be. "Whew..." The woman, it seemed, wanted absolutely nothing to do with Krysta whatsoever...except for a single question. The woman asked Krysta if she saw Vigilon. There was only one right answer to this...and she wouldn't say it and betray her boyfriend. "N-no, I don't remember seeing anyone with red eyes, but when I turned and saw you, I thought you two were after me for certain. That's why I hid." It seemed that it worked, for the two players seemed disappointed, and then they moved on to a different topic. The green haired player asked if Krysta would join them in searching for the pendant. "So Vigilon was right..." She still was unwilling to even falsely betray Vigilon. "No, thank you for the offer though. I was...actually considering to look for it myself...but perhaps another time." When the players left, Vigilon came back out into the open. "I think we should take a shortcut to the maze now..."

@Vigilon

Vigilon explained his half of the situation. "Oh, dear. That...that sure puts a monkey in our wrench..." This was going to be a major issue. If these rivals were to acquire the pendant, She and Vigilon would ultimately fail. "W-wait, you have a rival?" Who was this rival? Why did this rivalry begin? The questions were unending at the moment. Vigilon took her hand and lead her into the forest, primarily trying to get away from those who were chasing after him. They tried, but the players behind them seemed to be on their trail or on their tail at all times. When Krysta and Vigilon managed to get far enough ahead, Vigilon suggested that they hide from sight, ending the chase. He dove into a bush, and seemed well hidden to whoever hadn't seen him jump in. She found a bush with white flowers, and decided that if she was to enter a bush at all, it would be this one, for the white flowers would make it harder to tell what areas of white were from Krysta's dress. Unfortunately, she didn't notice how late she had dove in, for it made a sound that the players chasing would hear. Hopefully, Vigilon was the only target of the chase, and she would be fine.

@Vigilon

ID# 97903 LD: 9(Too low, discovered)

Krysta had only one that she could wait for. Vigilon. Anything else, she'd have a minor problem. Starting to get bored, she began looking through the area for anything a tailor might be able to use. There didn't seem to be anything, but she then guessed that it was because this was the edge of the forest. She turned and saw Vigilon sprinting towards her, two players probably trying to catch up, it seemed. When he would arrive, Krysta would say, "Nice to see that you came! I currently now have more reason to retrieve the pendant, for Mitria would like to see it, although we still get to keep it. Is...something troubling you?" Krysta wondered, why was he sprinting? Or was it because he wanted to get here as soon as possible? Who were the two players within sight? Did something perhaps happen between them? She hoped it was nothing bad.

@Vigilon

ID# 97900 LD: 4+3=7(Failed)