Krysta

The small boar didn't seem to notice any deaths, but it charged for her nevertheless. Krysta prepared herself to evade and strike, as soon as the opportunity rose. She would have to deal with having to kill the poor things, until the objective was complete. Krysta tried sidestepping to the right, but the small boar had charged in that direction, striking Krysta's leg and causing her to lose her balance. "WhoooOOOAAAA!" She fell on her back. "How embarrassing..." She got up, and grabbed her weapon, saying, "Despite that little mishap, I still don't want to do this. But alas, I cannot change the goal the quest has set for me." She knew she was practically talking to herself, as a little boar couldn't possibly understand human speech. She didn't want this, she didn't want to kill young boars for something that could easily be obtained from the mature boars. It didn't seem right at all.

@Hestia

ID# 96275 Mob: 8(Hit)

ID# 96276 BD: 1(Critical Fail!)

Tusks collected: 1/3

[6] Krysta: HP 115/120, EP 7/12 | 5 DMG | 18 MIT.

              Enemies:

[Wave 1]

[Wave 2]

Krysta was walking in the rocky fields of the seventh floor, when she heard a familiar voice, on that she had heard a few days ago. "Darn it, the trail ends here..." Krysta walked over to the player dressed as an explorer. "Hello again, Mitria! Thanks for the bits of info about my familiar earlier!" The safari gear-clad woman looked at Krysta, same with her familiar, her owl, Alya. "Oh hello again, Krysta! Perky as ever, I see." The owl on Mitria's shoulder spun it's head around clockwise, as she often did. Krysta looked to the forest and asked, "Do you think there could be anything hiding there?" "Hmm, I don't really think so, besides the occasional chest, that is." "Well, there are always materials, right?" She started for the forest, looking around for anything useful once she was inside. She found a cotton plant, and retrieved the material from it, Mitria arriving after. "Hey now, I was going to say something. I don't suppose you've seen a large black dragon, have you?" Krysta looked at her as she continued on. "Oh, if you're looking for Bruniikahrel, he's already dead. Dealt the final blow myself. I couldn't have done it without a few friends, though..." She noticed two familiar faces on the horizon, and headed over to them. "Benjamin! Alex! how are you two?" Mitria followed her, and noticed the other two players. "These two friends of yours, Krysta?"

@Vigilon @Benjamin Bookworm

ID# 96251 LD: 19+3=22(+1 T1 Mat)

The mother began charging towards Krysta. She had a fair guess as to what she would do. Most likely, this boar had more common stats, thus meaning the most efficient choice would be to use a Sword Art. Krysta tried to evade again, but this one was smarter than her young. She knew exactly where to attack Krysta, but the impact wasn't as fierce as expected. Although Krysta knew that this boar was fighting for vengeance for her young, Krysta didn't have any qualms on fighting her, not like she did with her young, the quest targets. Krysta readied her Sword Art, Rip Ravine, and struck the creature twice, ending the fight as soon as it had started. "Whew...that was easier than I thought it would be." As if on cue, she heard another squeal. It was from yet another small boar, heading over aggressively. "Oh dear, here we go again..."

@Hestia

ID# 96248 Mob: 7(Hit)

ID# 96249 BD: 8(Hit)

Tusks collected: 1/3

[6] Krysta: HP 116/120, EP 8/12 | 5 DMG | 18 MIT.

              Enemies

Boar pup 1: HP 0/5, 3 DMG

Boar pup 2: HP 0/5, 3 DMG

Boar pup 3: HP 0/5, 3 DMG

Boar pup 4: HP 0/5, 3 DMG

Mother Boar 1: HP 0/10, 3 DMG

[Wave 1 Cleared!]

Boar pup 5: HP 5/5, 3 DMG

She opened the window of the room she was renting at the inn, and stretched her arms, admiring the bright blue morning sky. Today was another day, so what should she do now? Look for materials? Find some allies and train for a bit? Visit her new boyfriend? She had chosen to spend her night after the event in one of Taft's inns, so when she looked down, she saw the settlement of the first tier two floor. She soon received a message, and on that, she got her things together, helped Yolviinsil up on her shoulder, and was off to the teleport gate. She appeared in the Town of Beginnings, and quickly saw the others. "Hello Tsu, how are you today? And hello Mars, I received the message, and I'm ready to help! I don't have any healing skills yet, but I plan to get to that soon." She also noticed that Vigilon was invited to this as well. "Heehee, hello again, Alex..." She said as she looked at her boyfriend with an endearing smile.

@Vigilon @Froppy @Mars

The small boar charged for Krysta, and she readied herself to evade and strike, ending the fight quickly, and hopefully bringing her closer to her goal. She didn't want to do this anymore, but she had no choice, she had to do it, despite that the thought of it was disturbing, and was fairly censurable in her opinion. She blocked the boar pup with her weapon, and it rolled onto its back, struggling and squealing. Krysta held her blade over it, closed her eyes, and stabbed the little boar, causing it to squeal fairly loud before it shattered. When she opened her eyes, the loot menu popped up to show Krysta that she had retrieved a boar pup tusk. "Whew, one down... Two to go..." She was a little disheartened, since she would have to keep killing young boars. She heard a fairly normal squeal, and looked to see a normal sized boar heading her direction...and it wasn't pleased at all. No, she wasn't pleased at all. It was the boar pups' mother!

@Hestia

ID# 96245 Mob: 1(Critical fail)

ID# 96246 BD: 6(Hit)

ID# 96247 LD: 20(Success! +1 Quest Mat) (OOC: Thank you.)

Tusks collected: 1/3

[5] Krysta: HP 117/120, EP 10/12 | 5 DMG | 18 MIT.

              Enemies

Boar pup 1: HP 0/5, 3 DMG

Boar pup 2: HP 0/5, 3 DMG

Boar pup 3: HP 0/5, 3 DMG

Boar pup 4: HP 0/5, 3 DMG

Mother Boar 1: HP 10/10, 3 DMG

Krysta responded to the words, one thing at a time. "Well, like I said before, I had come across someone well learned in various things. She's hard to miss, actually. Dressed like an explorer, studies lore and the wilds of Aincrad, and she has a familiar as well. Her owl, however, tends to be a little awkward, and is alert to sounds. She had a book with the translations, allowing her to always keep her notes with her, in case she ever forgets. Turns out, she's got a lot of books in her inventory." Reinka seemed to explain quickly that she wasn't into PKing whatsoever, which calmed Krysta and confirmed the positive side. She then explained her intention to be a dungeon delver in-depth. "Well, that kind of adventure seems as good as any." Krysta said as she smiled. "You both really seem like nice people. I'd love to have some adventures sometime." She said as she pulled up her menu, and sent friend requests to Reinka and Amira.

Friend requests have been sent to @Reinka and @Amira

Outlander began to speak again, but it wasn't any more pleasant from the last time he spoke. "If you don't watch your tongue, someone may decide to cut it off." She said in a manner close to a growl. Outlander continued to speak, saying that although he didn't hate people, but wasn't excited about their existence, and pointed to the white haired girl, making her an example. The very thought. He then spoke of the inevitable end, then just expected everyone to leave him be. He had finished speaking, but what all that he said ended up doing was riling Krysta up. "Why you careless, cold-blooded miscreant of a beast!!" She drew her rapier, her eyes ablaze. She glared at Outlander. "The minute you commit a crime, I shall not hesitate to vanquish you!" She was a justified young woman, and would not stand for any of this. "The heavens have no place for you, foul monster..." Right now, she would be ready to start a duel, but this time, she wanted to see if the other players had the same thought. "The light of justice always wins in the end, while the darkness retreats into the realm of suffering from whence it came!" She wondered, how would he respond to all this hate he was getting?

@Outlander @Dazia @Vigilon @H3LL0 @Benjamin Bookworm @Froppy @Novafire

Vigilon told Krysta that Veriost was originally left at the shop to rest, although there was still a fair chance for some activity. "I guess she'll be able to relax with a new friend." She said with a smile. Vigilon then said that he'd almost forgotten something. He pulled out a box from his inventory, and gave it to Krysta, saying he'd been hoping to give this to her. She received the box and opened it to see what was inside, revealing some sweets. In the center of the box was a chocolate cupcake Around the centerpiece cupcake, there were milk chocolate hearts and pieces of white chocolate in the shapes of crystals. In each corner, there was a strawberry dipped in chocolate, with white chocolate stripes. "Why, these are wonderful, how thoughtful of you, Alex, thank you." She closed the box and stashed it in her inventory, then gave Vigilon a quick kiss on the cheek; an action to support her words. There was an opening for them to take a small break and possibly socialize and/or raid the food tables before everyone else finished off all the refreshments. "Should we take a small break, Alex?"

@Vigilon

Reinka began to ask Krysta some questions about Yolviinsil. "Thanks, If you're asking how I came by the name, well, it kind of started when a powerful monster, a large dragon that was wreaking havoc on the seventh floor until recently, seemed to address her. About a day or two later, I came across someone well learned in various things. Turns out, what I had a hunch about was true. She was being addressed and spoken to. Yolviinsil is actually her original name. It is in dragon tongue. When translated, it means Fire-Shine-Soul. You can find and tame familiars out in the wilds. It works like a quest, and can happen on any floor. Unlike most quests, this one will come to you. There will be an elderly woman who will tell you the secret to taming familiars, which will start the quest." Reinka returned to speaking to Amira for a bit, then she spoke about her friend, what she'd planned to do in the future, and what she aspired to be in this game. At first, Krysta was confused. "A....what??" She had heard both fantasy and reality of the two words. Being a justified soul, she normally didn't stand for certain things. She focused on the positive, and asked, "So, wait, by that, do you speak of your planned profession, and that you wish to scour the dungeons and wilds of Aincrad for loot?" She also had the first part of what Reinka said in her mind. "I have a friend who intends to start a Guild as well. Vigilon hopes to lead a Guild that will protect the players of Aincrad and help other players to rise in this game. This Guild he wishes to start is called the Rising Dragons"

@Reinka @Amira

(OOC: Not at all. It's much more complicated than that, actually. I'm sure there are staff members with some knowledge of NPC Players you could message. Not only that, but last time I checked, somewhere in the tutorials, there is a FAQ where there should be some minor information regarding NPC Players. From what I know, they are created by players with accounts, in a manner similar to other entities that aren't the player the account owns. They can contribute to story and rp, but cannot be given stats/rolls unless they are fighting/dueling with an actual player. There are also some other restrictions that I haven't fully learned of.)

Krysta seemed to have arrived in time, and things would be drawing to a close at some point, if not soon. The white haired girl that was accompanying Dazia made a comment on ego, which seemed to be directed at Outlander. Dazia tried to discourage her from that, but it didn't seem to work. Did this Outlander have an ego issue, or was the girl just poking fun at him? Most likely, it was both, from where this began to lead. Outlander responded to the girl's comment in a rather offending way, which included one of many ways of murder, then he smiled. "W-why would you even DO that? Why would you dare to give someone such a death threat, while keeping a smug smile on your face?" The white haired girl took quite the offense over being called not-so-existant. Outlander's next comment that was in response to the girl's response wasn't good either. He said that she acted and looked like an NPC, then said another rude comment involving harm. "I'm starting to wonder if what the dark armored brute said about you was true." Krysta was offended by how he seemed to act. Why did he have to be so cruel?

@Outlander @Dazia @Vigilon @H3LL0 @Benjamin Bookworm @Froppy @Novafire

Krysta was waiting for the others to arrive. She was hoping nothing bad had happened to them. She soon noticed Vigilon arrive, but Kimi wasn't close by. She was going to ask where Kimi was, then Vigilon said that Kimi should hopefully arrive soon. "I sure do hope so, I don't want to feel like a coward who left her ally to die." It was true, she didn't want to feel like anything bad that happened was because of her. Being one who hated injustice, and the suffering of others, she didn't like the idea of unintentionally causing it. She got up and asked, "So then...what should we do in the meantime?" One thought would be to gather materials, another idea would be to chat or something. She wondered if Kimi was going to be okay, and if she would be able to get away from the mimic that had hidden itself prior to the situation.

@Vigilon

Krysta watched the little boar make it's way towards her, and she would try and evade, probably with a different direction to sidestep, at least. Her rapier in her hand, she was ready to try and end the fight quickly, for quick battles might make this whole ordeal easier on her. Once again, Krysta did not expect the small boar to rush in the right direction, once again, Krysta managed to stab and defeat the creature, and once again, the quest mob had dropped nothing. "Just how often are these tusks actually dropped? Could they be so small and frail that the tusks are hardly dropped at all?" She looked ahead, and, as expected, there was another small boar on it's way, most likely to be after Krysta in order to avenge it's siblings. Krysta had already had enough of this, but now she had a question for herself. Where are the small boars' parents?

@Hestia

ID# 96014 Mob: 7(Hit)

ID# 96015 BD: 8(Hit)

ID# 96016 LD: 9(Failed)

(OOC: Come on, LD, for crying out loud, the third time in a row???)

[4] Krysta: HP 117/120, EP 10/12 | 5 DMG | 18 MIT.

              Enemies

Boar pup 1: HP 0/5, 3 DMG

Boar pup 2: HP 0/5, 3 DMG

Boar pup 3: HP 0/5, 3 DMG

Boar pup 4: HP 5/5, 3 DMG

Vigilon seemed to be a little lost in thought, but he definitely heard what Krysta said, and returned to the moment in not much time at all. He smiled, and then seemed to notice something. He then asked her if he could ask a quick question. "Certainly, Alex." He then asked her about where Yolviinsil was. She realized that she'd completely forgotten about that. Her familiar, Yolviinsil, was a shy creature after all. She then looked through her memories of the day, and remembered that Yolviinsil sneaked into Vigilon's shop in hopes of being able to have a play date with a fellow small dragon, Veriost, Vigilon's familiar. "I-I think she got into your shop looking for Veriost. She's been wanting to get to know a fellow small dragon for about a bit of a while, now." Despite how shy Yolviinsil normally was, she felt more comfortable around familiars she didn't know than players she didn't know.

@Vigilon

The small boar squealed as it readied itself to charge at Krysta again. Krysta was prepared to evade and strike, although she was liking the idea less and less. The miniature boar managed to veer in the right direction, but Krysta stabbed it after taking the mitigated damage. The small boar squealed and shattered, but once again, nothing was dropped. Krysta sighed regarding her second failure to recover a material from one of the specified quest mobs. She looked forward, and there was, yet again, another small, young boar on it's way to avenge it's fallen siblings. At this point, Krysta wasn't liking this at all. "Can't I just gather the tusks from the fully grown ones? It just feels so wrong to slaughter their young!" Sure, the game would probably tell her to just keep going, whether she liked it or not, and she would be left to deal with it.

ID# 95991 Mob: 9(Hit)

ID# 95992 BD: 8(Hit)

ID# 95993 LD: 8(Failed)

[3] Krysta: HP 117/120, EP 10/12 | 5 DMG | 18 MIT.

              Enemies

Boar pup 1: HP 0/5, 3 DMG

Boar pup 2: HP 0/5, 3 DMG

Boar pup 3: HP 5/5, 3 DMG

Krysta listened carefully to what Amira was saying. "Well, I'm sure I'll be ready to see what you had in mind once I'm all set up." Amira spoke to Reinka, and the last few words seemed to linger in Krysta's mind. "Well, I can't say I blame you, I'm certain most of us put it off in fear of getting killed on the first day out there. But if you had some help, I'm sure you'd be fine. I haven't managed to get my hands on any yet, but I do intend to pick up on healing skills in the near future." Krysta noticed that some extra weight was not on her shoulder, but, rather, on her back. She nudged the familiar that was there to climb up to her shoulder. "I think these people are nice, Yolviinsil. Would you like to get to know them?" The small ruby red feathered dragon slowly climbed up, looking at the other players shyly.

@Amira @Reinka @Core XI @Froppy

Krysta looked back, and realized she was currently alone. She looked around her, hoping that nothing would be lurking nearby. Sure enough, she really was alone at this moment. "I sure hope they're okay..." She didn't want the mimic to pursue them, and hoped they would be able to make it out. She decided to stay put where she was, so that when the others got away, they could find her easily, and make it back to the safe zone without worry. She began to wonder, why would a mimic hide in a place where it would be concealed, rather than where anyone might find it? She guessed that it preferred to prey on the attentive. She sat down, wondering when the others would arrive. The mimic may have made a sudden appearance and all, but Krysta was certain that it couldn't possibly be capable of killing either of them.

@Vigilon

Krysta watched as Mars opened the chest, eventually she received some materials and col. The next question, however, was what to do with the rest, which item went to who. Vigilon chose to take one of the rare potions. Krysta had only one item in mind, the rest could be left to Pinball. "I'll go with the light armor." In total, what she received from the chest was 263 col, 2 materials, and a perfect quality light armor. Krysta looked to the sky, and it seemed that she would have to return to the safe zone. She looked at the other players. "Thanks for all of your help today. I really appreciate it!" Soon she was on her way back to the safe zone, with a new friend coming along with her. She didn't know for how long, but surely this small ruby red dragon would be by her side for at least a long while. It was only a matter of time before something would begin to stir within her...

Summary:

Krysta: 4 SP, 913 Col, 3 T1 materials, <<Unidentified T1 Perfect Light Armor>>, and T1 enhanced familiar

@Pinball: 3 SP, 912 Col, 5 T1 Materials, and <<Unidentified T1 Rare Potion>>

@Mars: 3 SP, 912 Col, and 1 T1 material

@Vigilon: 3 SP, 912 Col, 3 T1 materials, and <<Unidentified T1 Rare Potion>>

From what the man had said they were probably going to search for materials. "Um, no, I don't think any of us own a horse, nor are there going to be any times with you having the same problem happen in a row. At least, I don't think so." The girl with vibrant red hair introduced herself. "Amira...it's a wonderful name. I haven't heard anything like it." Whether it was a name or username, it didn't matter to Krysta, she thought it was a good, well thought out name. The only thing Krysta didn't know at the current moment was what was going to happen, now and later on. Reinka introduced herself, and soon began speaking of the man's issue regarding his trench coat. "Well, once I open my tailor shop, I could always try and sew a new one for him if the trench coat is in such terrible condition."

@Amira @Reinka @Core XI @Froppy

The small boar squealed as it rushed towards Krysta. "I'm sorry, but the circumstances of this game leave me little choice." Krysta was going to do exactly what she did before, but the problem was, the boar veered to the left to strike her leg rather than leap to try and ram her. The thought of having to do this weighed on Krysta slightly. Why these little things, rather than full grown boars whose tusks would be in much better shape, not to mention it would be an aggressive beast that had lived it's life? Sure, the creatures were small, but they could actually deal damage, despite that the damage was mitigated. But why could such small creatures have that kind of force to be able to harm people at so young an age? Game mechanics? Probably, although as a result it wouldn't make very much sense. She knew that she had to deal with these small creatures, but she never expected to feel so discouraged about killing monsters.

ID# 95904 Mob: 7(Hit)

ID# 95905 BD: 2(Miss)

[2] Krysta: HP 118/120, EP 10/12 | 5 DMG | 18 MIT.

              Enemies

Boar pup 1: HP 0/5, 3 DMG

Boar pup 2: HP 5/5, 3 DMG

Krysta decided to breathe. Granted, it truly wasn't the best place or time to fight, but she hated it when injustice got away or got it's way. Soon, she received a message.

Quote

Hello Everyone! 

.   Hope you had fun today! I know I did! The competition is about to end in 8 minutes! Make your way to the start area immediately! We are going to see which team won!     

    -Novafire

The reason why she arrived later was because she went to where she previously was before the duel to bring her teammates with her. "Gwydion! Tressa! The game's about to end, come on!" She brought the two players along as she made her way to the starting point, keeping her eyes peeled for materials in the process. She spotted a cotton plant, and retrieved the material from it. Things looked like an event was about to end when she arrived. "Whew! Just in time, I hope!"

ID# 95902 LD: 17(+1 T1 Mat)

@Novafire @Vigilon @Dazia @Froppy @Outlander

@Gwydion @Tressa

Krysta liked the thought of possibly doing something else before leaving. Preferably not involving combat, for honestly she had enough for one day. It seemed that the others had also had their fill of combat. She looked to her new familiar, the small ruby red dragon, that landed on her shoulder, and brushed itself against her in thanks. It actually made her curious as to what the small dragon was dealing with regarding the larger one, Bruniikahrel. Could it have been fear? A threat made to it? Both? Either way, there were reasons somewhere. She looked at Vigilon when he suggested that they look for a chest, and said, "Why, that's a great idea!" She began to look in places where a chest might be concealed, while hoping it wouldn't end up like the last time a chest was found and opened... She found a fairly sized, but loose stone that made her curious. With some difficulty, she managed to move the stone away. "Hrrrnnnngggghhhh!!!" She looked where the stone was previously, and in a rectangular hole was a chest.

ID# 95899 LD: 16+5=21(Found a chest)

@Pinball @Mars @Vigilon

Krysta had been hoping to not only get stronger and level up in this game, but she also wanted to make more friends. Both were necessities. She had also been told by Vigilon that potential players and friends tend to be at the gates. Thus did she head over in that direction. It had been five, maybe six months since she had decided to actually get out of the shell known as the Town of Beginnings. She soon found some players near the gates, only one of them did she recognize. She walked over, hoping she could join in the conversation. "Hello, I saw you having a conversation, and I was wondering if I could join in. My name is Krysta." She looked to the player she had met in an earlier time. "And hello again, Tsu, how are you today? Doing well, I hope." She hoped she could make some more friends during this conversation.

@Amira @Reinka @Froppy @Core XI

Krysta was wondering, and was worried about, what Vigilon might say. His answer was that her heart was like a gemstone, that she was a sweet young woman and a caring, kindhearted soul, and that one thing he'd noticed is how much she shined. She blushed softly, and her eyes sparkled as she looked into his eyes sweetly. "I... Thank you, Alex, you're very sweet..." She was practically at a loss for words, except what she'd managed to get out. His words had touched her heart and set it aflutter. This moment was getting more magical to Krysta, and if anyone was to ask her of this day, she would describe it to them as "A fairy tale becoming a reality". "I can't believe I'm experiencing such a wonderful day! Alex loves me as well, we got to dance, and are still dancing now! I will treasure this day always..."

@Vigilon

Krysta saw the area on the horizon as Hestia responds to Krysta's response. Hestia patted Krysta on the back, saying that she would leave the task to her alone unless things got out of hand. Of course, with her current light armor on, it would be unlikely for any damage higher than one to occur. Krysta went on ahead, and spotted one of the quest mobs, falling behind on trying to keep up. It noticed Krysta, and began staring at her. She walked towards, it, and it suddenly began rushing for her. The small creature managed to ram into Krysta, but all it took was to thrust her weapon into it's back, and it shattered. Nothing was dropped, however. She looked to see another small boar heading her direction, probably upset about the loss of it's sibling. It was times like this where she actually felt sorry for some of the creatures here in the game, despite that they didn't have souls and were only part of a game.

ID# 95878 Mob: 9(Hit)

ID# 95879 BD: 9(Critical, +1 DMG)

ID# 95880 LD: 5(Failed)

[2] Krysta: HP 119/120, EP 11/12 | 5 DMG | 18 MIT.

              Enemies

Boar pup 1: HP 0/5, 3 DMG

Boar pup 2: HP 5/5, 3 DMG

Krysta noticed how the other two players suggested that they flee instead. Kimi began her attempt, but the mimic ran up to her and bit her on the leg. Under normal circumstances, she would have tried to fight the creature anyway, so that it wouldn't be around to bother anyone else who would come in this area, but there were indeed some valid points on why they should leave instead. "As much as I want to vanquish this creature, I guess I'll have to come back to it later..." She began to turn tail, hoping the Mimic wouldn't spot her trying to get away... Krysta looked back at the situation, and noticed that the mimic seemed too distracted to notice that Krysta was getting away. Hopefully, Vigilon would get away as well, and Kimi would be able to outrun the deceitful chest with teeth. The area where they encountered the Wasp Queen began to be farther and farther away from her, as she hoped the others would be able to escape, and regroup before returning to the safe zone.

@Vigilon @Kimi

ID# 95873 LD: 15(Successfully fled from combat)