Koga

► Shokko-do (The Candlelight Way) Cost: 10 SP Passive Effect: BRN inflicted/refreshed by the user also will apply partial phase (-25% Mitigation) for the same duration. Partial phase stacks with other phase effects up to the maximum of -100% Description: After completing Calming The Soul, Koga returned to the practice of his arts. Kendo, Iaido, and Aikido all served as part of the basis of what would become Koga's Shokko-Do. Born from the countless days and nights spent honing his skills, examining both himself and his place in a world that had entrapped him, Shokko-Do embodied and empow

"We'll definitely have to catch up sometime, after the meeting," Koga said to Astralin with a smile. She'd always been a bit of a strange one in his eyes. Excitable, curious mannerisms, but a good person nonetheless. But for now, they had more pressing matters to tend to...and the fact that Astralin's attention shifted to a woman Koga hadn't noticed slip in whom he did not recognize. As Arabelle and Morningstar...interacted...Koga couldn't help but quirk a brow in curiosity. Even if she was attempting to suppress it there was a certain amount of admiration for Morningstar that leaked out

"Oh, its Cherry Blossom distilled in oil and dried," Kasumi said as Koga turned back to the aromatic mixture and took another whiff, this time out of curiosity. "It ups the scent. Should...Soften...." She sneezed. "Bless you." "Soften the senses, at least until your healing kicks in. Sorry." Koga turned as Kasumi finished rubbing her nose, and, for some reason apologized. She'd done that before, when he'd taken care of her while she was sick at her home too, he remembered as he leaned back against the counter again. "I dunno what I'm doing." His head quirked to the side again, and Ka

Damn that smile. Sometimes, somethings were just a little too bright and you had to look away. And so Koga looked away again, his eyes finding the floor as he smiled sheepishly. "Thanks," he said, secretly hoping he sounded a little more confident than he actually felt. A sudden flurry of movement had Kasumi up and prowling around the kitchen again, pulling out a copper pot and pan from one cupboard, worn with use. A quirked brow and tilted head followed her around as Koga watched with a hint of confusion up until the girl rummaged through her bags to pull out a few vials. While it w

More and more people. Most of whom, Koga realized, he actually knew, even if it was only in passing. Hirru, to name one for certain. Koga had not seen the man since the climatic end of the raid against Gabrandr, but stressful situations forged a sense of kinship, and the swordsman made a mental note to go and talk to him later. There were more than a few people to speak to now anyways (when did Koga get so popular?) "Can't blame you," the man said to Arabelle, as she'd introduced herself as. "It's unusual for a raid meeting for sure, but," Koga pointed towards Wulfrin with his t

"Are you ok?" The small voice heralded the appearance oh Kasumi hanging her head over Koga's, a hand tightly gripping the shirt she wore in the front in a near-futile effort to retain her modesty. "I'm fine," Koga reassured the girl with a half-hearted smile, letting his hand fall away from his face to reveal the already swelled shut eye. Fine was subjective in this case. As Kasumi stood, moving towards the kitchen, Koga sat up from his prone position, propping himself up on an arm as his eyes followed the girl to- Well, whatever modesty Kasumi was trying to retain by holding th

Little by little, more people began to join the group of Frontliners, other raid participants no doubt, given NIGHT's appearance. And that was Yuki beside her. Er, other Yuki. Pink Yuki. Koga had never formally met her before, but maybe this time.The man nodded to both of them in silent greeting. The clip clop of sandals were the next thing to draw Koga's attention, as a pretty blonde lady approached the growing group and congratulated the groom before introducing herself to them. "Koga," the swordsman said with a faint smile and a nod. "Good to see you again, Kat," likewise recognizing h

NIGHT jumped, and shot him a glare. The man suppressed a chuckle in return. He didn't feel like getting stabbed. Yet. Who knew what their prey had planned for them. Hopefully Morningstar did, considering he was calling the pair over. Koga waved back and made a little bit of effort to quicken his pace over to the others. Before Koga even had a chance to comment on the 'time-crunch' though, Freyd beat him to the punch. No matter, Koga was aiming to get all this over with before dinner time. Maybe even elevensies, if they were fast enough. Skele-bois, spiders, the tower. If Koga had kno

k o g a the elder wolf Looking around, Koga was glad that he wasn't the only one who'd dressed down a little for the wedding. That wasn't to say he'd gone full sandals, shorts and no shirt, but he'd instead opted for some light blue pants, made of a rather light material, and a beige linen shirt. Very beachy, even with the more formal shoes he wore. As Masato, Koga had lived in enough places to know that he did not want to wear a full suit on the beach. Forget ruining the outfit, the humidity would kill him. All in all, it had been

There's that kind of joy one feels, when seeing someone they care about smile. The pure, innocent kind. Kasumi embodied it, fully. Putting aside the melodrama, that smile truly made that dark space in the back of Koga's mind just a little brighter every time he saw it. Even in just some regular clothes, work clothes even, the boy could hardly take his eyes off the girl as he followed her into the back of the shop and leaned against one of the tables to watch her work, careful not to disturb anything. She had accepted the job in an instant, without any fuss or questions. Simple and straigh

Oh, how Koga felt the urge to make a friendly jab at NIGHT for missing her attack, especially when she had just done the same exact thing only moments earlier. Sweet, sweet vengeance could have been his. Sadly for the swordsman, he was currently dealing with the fact that Lilith was trying to swipe at him with her long finger-claws, and man did that look like a back time. Falling back, and lifting his sword into a high guard, Koga barely heard NIGHT's dual apology and quip. "Alright, alright!" the man grumbled, "I take it back, now could you hit this thing, please! Bitch is creepin' me ou

So, no obvious boss-level threats to worry about in Zero. That didn't sound so bad in that case. Koga made a mental note to attempt a visit to Zero himself one day. If he ever got through the myriad other quests he still needed to finish. Like the Dragon Hunting questline. One day he'd finish that one. Poor NIGHT, getting dragged around to slay overgrown lizards. Well, she was the one who always said yes. It's her fault, really. "I dunno about you, but the there is no amount of slime-killing that would make it all worthwhile to me," Koga countered, almost groaning. "In fact, the more

Koga knocked on the door of Kasumi's shop, as he often did these days. He probably spent just as much time here, on Floor 2, now as he did in his own home on 11. What that exactly implied hadn't been discussed. Wasn't. Frankly, it just didn't matter. Rushing ahead had too often left Koga hurt afterwards anyways. And they were both content, he thought. In any case, Koga hadn't come today for just one of his regular social visits. This time, it was raid-prep business, a fact he made known not long after Kasumi welcomed him inside. "Hey," he said, with his usual warm smile. "Got some bu

"Anytime chief," Koga said with a grin, giving Morning star a mock salute as he back towards the shop door to leave. He gave one last wave behind him before the door shut, the chime of the bell hanging above disappearing entirely. Koga didn't make it more than a couple steps before he realized something was missing though, and Koga patted his rear pocket with furrowed brows. Out came a sighed expletive, as he turned around and entered the store again. "Sorry...forgot something. Lost. Whatever," it wasn't hard to spot the plain black wallet against the floor. "Got it now, thanks again

Koga stared at the item blankly. It was hard to make out what emotions were going through his system at the moment, at least right up until the point he said. "Holy fuck..." What Koga stared at, a god-roll. Koga had never seen one before, let alone crafted one (not that that was in his cards to begin with). He sometimes struggled just to craft a rare weapon. Morningstar might be Koga's new favorite appraiser now. Koga looked up at Morningstar. "I can't take this. Dude, this thing belongs in a museum. Keep it." The swordsman produced another trinket from his inventory, this one marked

How did Koga end up here? That was a great question. He didn't know either. In fact, he wasn't entirely sure where 'here' was. Or even what floor he was on. None the less 'here' he was. Standing dumbly in the middle of a forest with a massive cabin standing in front of him. So, naturally, Koga did what anyone else would do, and went in. To be fair, it was a very nice cabin from the outside. Inside was just as appealing. Homey, comfy, perhaps a bit cluttered, but what else would you expect from a witch's home? Oh no, was Koga about to be turned into stew? Wait, no it was just Mor

k o g a the elder wolf Dragons? Hunting? Well, sign Koga up, you didn't even need to state that it was an urgent request. The man had hardly registered that part of the message before heading out the door, his snow-furred companion right on his heels, eager at the prospect of hunting, despite not knowing what their prey was. Their arrival to Floor 25 was met with about as much fanfare as usual. Read as: negligible. Sure the main settlement was somewhat crowded with players and NPCs, but nobody paid much attention to th

Mina grinned at Koga, crossing her arms as she made a comment about his sudden change in demeanor. "Well, you know what they say, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach," Koga replied with a grin of his own. "Don't think that's limited to just men though." Food was the way to anyone's heart, if you asked Koga. Fast forward all of thirty seconds, and Jomei's weapon glowed like a beacon as he tore it from the giant's body, as Mina's attack engulfed the big bastard in both frost and ice. Despite their flurry of attacks burning through the boss' HP bar, taking it almost down to half

What else was Koga going to do but frown at NIGHT at the mention of 'skill issue'. She wasn't exactly wrong. But she wasn't exactly right. In either case it irked him, but being such a gracious and well-mannered player, the swordsman let it go as Lilith collapsed into a crumpled corpse on the ground. "That's it?" Koga couldn't help but question with a raised brow before he turned towards the strange man that seemed to act as Lilith's superior. There was a slight shrug before the swordsman looked towards NIGHT again and continued with their conversation. "Can't say I'm familiar with that o

A quick swish and suddenly the sound of a door slamming shut echoed through the house. Koga looked back at where Kasumi had been standing only a moment earlier, and then to his outstretched hand, now notable shirt-free. Damn, that girl was fast. "Don't worry about it," Koga said through the door, pausing just outside it to consider asking if she needed anything else. The sounds of swearing and rattling shower curtains brought that line of thinking to an abrupt halt. Best not poke the bear right now. Instead Koga opted to go back to the kitchen, quickly washing and rinsing the dish that ha

"Not that-" Before Koga could finish the sentence, Kasumi had opened the storage closet, the broom someone had haphazardly thrust back into it whilst helping clean up the mess that had been the Christmas party viciously attacking her as it was freed from its cage. It tilted forward slowly and almost tapped the girl on her head. The audacity. Thankfully Kasumi managed to show it who was boss with a inelegant storm of hands and feet before handing back to its owner sheepishly. Koga took the broom back silently, completely unsure of how to react. "Uh, that one," Koga finally settled on, pointing

"First Lessons was it?" Kasumi mused, a finger against her chin as Koga nodded. "That's the usual culprit, yup," the man confirmed, finally sinking deep into his chair with what could only be described as a great and welcome relief as the burden of entertaining was lifted from his shoulders. The sound of porcelain miraculously not shattering on the hardwood floors drew his eyes to watch the offending platter roll almost comically on it's thin edge all the way to the dining room, beneath a chair and under the table before it took it's sweet time coming to a noisy stop. "Not really. The lit

Someone waved in Koga's direction, drawing the raven-haired man's eyes. The swordsman recognized the much taller fellow from raids, and though they had yet to be acquainted, Koga waved back. There was only one person it could be. "Oscar, I presume?" Koga guessed, seeing as that would've been the only team member he didn't actually know. "I'm Koga," he introduced himself, offering a hand in greeting. "Mina and Jomei are our other two. Full stack of Frontliners so this should go along pretty quickly," he'd then answer, before one of the aforementioned raiders made their appearance. Although

k o g a the elder wolf Another Floor Boss, another round of farming. Koga couldn't exactly say it was something he was ecstatic about, farming for the consumables needed always became a chore, but it would be good for the swordsman to get out and stretch his legs again for a bit. Shake off the rust before they all went off to face what might very well be their deaths. Such was life in Aincrad. Koga approached the whole affair with his usual air of nonchalance, and would continue to do so until that red day dawned. In the meantime thou

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