[PP-F1] From Zero to Hero! Now Without Montage! [Nixon]

[Nikodemus_Blackwood 1]

The afternoon sun crawled over Aincrad and lit everything with its pale golden beams. The grasslands outside the Town of Beginnings we swept with a gentle breeze. Here and there groups of players could be found fighting boars and trying desperately to level up in order to survive. Always sitting at the knife edge of death, they took matters seriously and fought with vigor and fear coursing through their veins.

 

Sitting just inside the safe zone of the Town of Beginnings, the day caught Nikodemus unaware. Almost like he was meditating, Nikodemus sat with his basic shield, a simple steel and wooden buckler no larger than a servers tray, strapped to his back. His Axe, a slightly rusted, chipped affair with a strangely curved blade that made one end of the axe almost scythe like, lay across his folded legs. Breathing deeply, Nikodemus tried to calm the many voices inside his fractured mind while he waited for someone to come by on their way out to fight boars.

 

Today, Nikodemus was going to risk it and try to get some experience under his belt. Enough games, enough sweets (even though there was no such a thing for Nikodemus), and enough jokes from the strange rainbow colored birds that constantly floated around the town. Nikodemus had to get stronger so he could find a way home, a way to escape this madness that didn't involve walking from the large edge of town into the nothing below or being crushed by a pack of vicious creatures.

 

He just needed someone to come by on their way out so he could tag along.

[Nixon 0]

Nixon walked up behind the young man, examined him, and sat down beside him. "Its a great view, isn't it?" he said with a sigh. "To think that so much has happened sense this game started so long ago and yet the longer you are here, the more familiar it is and the less that past seems real." he pauses for a moment "Do you feel it? The game. It calls to each and every one of us. and yet most of us ignore it. We brush it off and call it nothing. we think, 'this game needs to be beaten.' But is this game not our home?" he looks over to the man looking in his eyes, Nixons striking blue eyes glistened in the sunlight "What do you think? Do you see this game as a home, or a prison? A trap, or a fresh start?" Nixon was genuinely curious. and stared at the man intently waiting for an answer.

[Nikodemus_Blackwood 1]

Hearing someone sit beside him, Nikodemus opened his eyes slowly and let out the long held breath he had built up over the last minute. Seeing the young man beside him, a slight smile crept across the corners of Nikodemus mouth. Hearing him speak and ask about the view being great, Nikodemus kept silent but nodded and let him continue.

 

"The... The voices in my head say it is our home now. But, everyone always said 'Home is where the heart it'. My heart is with my wife. And she is not here. For now, this is just a temporary place for me. Much like Purgatory is a temporary realm for those waiting to be judged. I find myself much like the great poet Dante. Stuck in a realm of horrific pain and torture, wanting nothing more than to be reunited with his home and his love.'

 

'But, for now, I will not take this world for granted. I will live in it like it was my home, so long as I CAN live in it... As I am now, I cannot. I am too weak. A simple boar could kill me in less than a minute. And I am sure that if I ever angered the rainbow colored birds that occasionally flit around me, they too would kill me in a manner of seconds."

 

Nikodemus sighed softly as he realized once more that the birds he mentioned were just another of his fragmented psyches hallucinations. Shaking his head softly and then running a hand through his short oak brown hair, Nikodemus smiled at the young man and held an outstretched hand to him. "Names Nikodemus. Many around here call me Niko the Mad. And you?"

[Nixon 0]

Nixon listened to the man, who he now knew as Niko, and was intrigued by his words. This man called himself mad, but he brought to mind a man who was long sense gone. "You remind me of a player by the name of Abandon. He chose that name by mistake, but it fit him better than any other name." Nixon's voice had a very distant feel to it, He sounded like he was in the past, like nothing mattered. It was the voice of a man who had no soul left to share with the world. His smile was weak and his eyes lost their glisten. He seemed much older then he was. "I, my friend, Have seen more things then any man my age. I have experianced order and chaos, life and death, right and wrong. I am no more then an empty shell of the man I once was. Nothing more than an actor, I fake emotion like a puppet. I seem to have lost emotion of my own. I am Nixon, Nixon The Abandon." He looked at the man "You, who is not much more than myself. You have the chance to be more.  Life is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing." He pauses "And yet, we still go out of our way to help others."

Edited March 15, 2016 by Nixon

[Nikodemus_Blackwood 1]

Hearing the man, Nixon, speak to him, Nikodemus looked him up and down. This was truly a man who had seen much, and lost even more. A smile spread to the corners of his mouth, twisted in a way. His light blue and grey streaked eyes caught the sun and seemed to burn with an inner fire.

 

Standing up and dusting himself off slightly, his axe hanging at his hip by a length of chain and swingling lightly like a pendulum offset by its heavier axe shaped head and the scythe end point up somewhat due to this. Staring out at the grasslands just outside the safe zone, Nikodemus had made up his mind.

 

"Well Nixon. since this is a story told by and idiot, and we seem to both be broken actors stuck in the stage of it all, then I suppose I should play my part. I am going to go and play with one of those happy boars. Do you wish to join me?"

[Nixon 0]

Nixon chuckled and stood up, he liked this kid. He understood  the reality of life. "I shall join you. As I have nothing better to do today. and I am curious of your fighting style" He stood up, pulled his shield off his back and joined the player at the bottom of the hill. He looked around, there were about 3 boars waiting for them at the bottom. He laughed, but not in a way anyone had heard him laugh before. This laughed was much more evil, much more... frightening. these small monsters were nothing, he could destroy them will a single flick. though the man with him, Niko, Struck something within Nix that he hadn't felt in a very long time. though he was unsure of what it was. "I feel that I should call you the Hatter, over the Mad. I feel it would suit you more" 

Niko 4/4 HP | 1/1 Energy | 3 MIT | 1DMG

Nixon 36/36 HP | 9/9 Energy | 35 MIT | 14 Thrns | 3 DMG

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Boar(1) 4/4 HP | 1 MIT | 3 DMG

Boar(2) 4/4 HP | 1 MIT | 3 DMG

Dire-Boar 18/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible) 

[Nikodemus_Blackwood 1]

Smiling at Nixon's comment, Nikodemus nodded slightly. "I do like hats. Maybe I can make one from these friendly boars before us." Standing straight and tall, Nikodemus slid the shield from his back and onto his arm and then unhooked the strange axe from it's chain and held it firm crouching slightly at the hips. "As for fighting style, well... I guess that will depend on me showing you."

 

Taking a deep breath inwards, Nikodemus let out a high pitched whistle to gain the nearest boars attention. Seeing it's ears perk up slightly, he grinned as it began to charge at him. As the boars left tusk made contact with his right leg, Nikodemus spun it with the moment and brought the crescent axe shaped head down and into an arc, slicing the boars back left flank in a clean cut.

 

 ID# 51521 results: (Niko: Hit) (MOB: Hit)

 Battle: 9 Craft: 6 Loot: 4 MOB: 8

 

Niko 4/4 HP | 1/1 Energy | 3 MIT | 1DMG

Nixon 36/36 HP | 9/9 Energy | 35 MIT | 14 Thrns | 3 DMG

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Boar(1) 3/4 HP | 1 MIT | 3 DMG

Boar(2) 4/4 HP | 1 MIT | 3 DMG

Dire-Boar 18/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible) 

 

*(OOC: I am new to MIT and such but I think I did it right. if not, I will correct it.)

Edited March 15, 2016 by Nikodemus_Blackwood
Results

[Nixon 0]

Nixon was ready to go in for the kill and that is exactly what he did. He knew these boars couldn't even lay a finger on him. The boars still wanted to try. He watched as the boars attacked him in succession. The first and second boar died upon impact with his shield. the larger one, however, Didn't. He brought down his whip on the larger Boar and activated <<Crack Of Dawn>>. A loud Crack shot out from every tail of his nine-tailed whip. The Boar swiftly shattered into pixels and the battle was over before it had begun. 

ID# 51547 Combat: 9 (Crit Success) [(3+1)*2-4=4DMG] V.S. Dire-Boar | <<Crack Of Dawn>>

Mob(1) 8 (Success) [3-35=1DMG] V.S. Nixon | [14 Thrns]

ID# 51548 Mob(2) 6 (Success) [3-35=1DMG] V.S. Nixon | [14 Thrns]

ID# 51549 Mob(Dire-Boar) 8 (Success) [4-35=1DMG] V.S. Nixon | [14 Thrns]

Loot 8 (No Loot)

Niko 4/4 HP | 1/1 Energy | 3 MIT | 1DMG

Nixon 36/36 HP | 9/9 Energy | 35 MIT | 14 Thrns | 3 DMG

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Boar(1) 0/4 HP DED

Boar(2) 0/4 HP DED

Dire-Boar 0/18 HP DED (No Loot) 

Edited March 15, 2016 by Nixon

[Nikodemus_Blackwood 1]

Standing there, Nikodemus eyes widened slightly at the display of strength. Composing himself, he then wiped the boars blood from his axe on a tuft of long grass and then stood straight and tall, relaxing his muscles within his armor. "Well now, those boars sure were playful. Good thing you gave them something to play with. That whip sure is cool. My axe is pretty basic, bit rusty and chipped, but I keep it sharp. Maybe one day I'll find a new axe, or get enough money to go have one made for me."

 

Looking around for more boars, Nikodemus began to meander about in semi-circle archs no more than a couple feet from Nixon. "Hmmm... I wonder if any more boars will come and play with us today Nixon. I am having quite a lot of fun. Hide and Seek or Tag can only be fun for so long, and the others in town always seem to not remember we're playing when I either tag them, or find them in some back alley behind a barrel."

[Nixon 0]

Nixon laughed, the same diabolical laughter he had shown earlier. He walked beside the Hatter and looked around. he felt something stir within him a beast he had locked up a long time ago. He wasnt truly sure what it was though. "Hatter, what is it that make people so weak? These, things, that call themselves people. They are really just Pigs in human skin. What makes them so weak?" he asked. He had never spoken his mind and feelings to anyone, why was he doing it now? he needed to ponder what this man brought out in him in the future

[Nikodemus_Blackwood 1]

Quirking his head to the left a little as if listening to something, a twisted grin spread across his face. He looked at Nixon and continued to smirk. "Fear and hubris usually. Atleast, that is what the voices say. Most are fearful and this makes them weak. The rest hide their fear with hubris and thoughts of glory. This world provokes that from most people in a much stronger sense.'

 

'This happened the moment we were locked in here. Most people gave in to fear. The others hubris or thoughts of glory. Hubris for those who wish to rule this world and kill without hesitation or real reason. Thoughts of glory for those who rush recklessly towards dungeon bosses without being ready. Fear, in the rest of us who just try to live day by day. Some of us, the fear breaks us. It did me. Now, I am no longer afraid. I am happy with the rainbow birds, and the voices in my head laugh and tell jokes, and I play games with people in town and stare at food or eat what scraps I can scrounge up. Now, I am out here with you, playing with boars and having more fun."

 

He looked over a small knoll and noticed a small group of boars, none fairly larger than the next. "More pigs. Maybe they'll have something of use for either of us. Want to go play with them?" 

[Nixon 0]

Nixon considered the statement "Ah, but why do Humans fear things that they cannot change?" Nixon laughed once again "People as so fun to observe! Their weak minds making them susceptible to all sorts of stimuli!" he started to relish on all of the social experiments he had done. before looking to the boars. "Yes, we shall go play with them! I love these games, they are what make life interesting!" Nixon ran over to the group of boars his shield in hand "Let us play!" He waved for The Hatter to join him and signaled for him to attack first.

 

Niko 4/4 HP | 1/1 Energy | 3 MIT | 1DMG

Nixon 36/36 HP | 9/9 Energy | 35 MIT | 14 Thrns | 3 DMG

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Boar(1) 18/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(2) 18/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(3) 18/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(5) 18/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

[Nikodemus_Blackwood 1]

Contemplating Nixons words, he worked through the fragments of his psyche and came to the only conclusion he could. "Because they cannot change it. Most humans must be in complete control of their life and everything about it. From what they wear, to what they eat, to what they look like, and so on. Outside they lie to themselves and think they have complete control. But, in here, that illusion was stripped from them the moment this death game began. So, now that they are faced with the truth, they are afraid."

 

Seeing Nixon run to the boars and wave him in for the first attack, Nikodemus ran in at high speed and spun his axe around so that the long scythe was brandished. As he raised his arm and began his swing in to attack the boar, he realized to late he had come in to fast. Swinging hard downwards with the pommel of his axe handle, he missed and went into a roll. Coming up on one knee, he braced for a hit with his shield and cussed loudly.

 

 

ID# 51693 results: Fail on all ends

Battle: 4 Craft: 7 Loot: 4 MOB: 4

Edited March 16, 2016 by Nikodemus_Blackwood

[Nixon 0]

Nixon lashed at the boars with his whip, getting their attention. he didn't hit anything but the crack was loud enough to make them target him. They attacked in succession, the first missed but opened up room for the second. It hit him full force and strait on. Nixon just laughed at the pain, he had felt worse both in and out of this game. He laughed when the other two hit him and took more damage then they dealt. "These creature, they have no mind and yet I'd say they are stronger and more fun then most people!" Nixon said to The Hatter

ID# 51698 Result: Combat 3 (Fail)

Mob(1) 5 (Fail)

ID# 51699 Mob(2) 10 (Natural Crit) [6+2-35=1DMG] V.S. Nixon | [No Thrns]

ID# 51700 Mob(3) 6 (Success) [6-35=1DMG] V.S. Nixon | [14 Thrns]

ID# 51701 Mob(5) 6 (Success) [6-35=1DMG] V.S. Nixon | [14 Thrns]

Niko 4/4 HP | 1/1 Energy | 3 MIT | 1DMG

Nixon 33/36 HP | 9/9 Energy | 35 MIT | 14 Thrns | 3 DMG

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Boar(1) 18/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(2) 18/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(3) 4/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(5) 4/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Edited March 16, 2016 by Nixon

[Nikodemus_Blackwood 1]

Seeing 2 of the boars take damage, Nikodemus targeted one of them and jumped high into the air bringing his axe high above his head. As came close to one of the wounded boars, he brought the axe down hard and fast, the thin scythe blade on its back carving an arc down the boars left side.

 

Upon touching the ground, he pushed off once more with his back leg and rolled across the pack of boars and twisted, positioning himself facing them and brought his shield up in defense. Panting lightly, he grinned and looked at the blade of his axe and shook his head slightly. "I need to sharpen this later, or get a new one."

 

 

 

 

Niko 4/4 HP | 1/1 Energy | 3 MIT | 1DMG

Nixon 33/36 HP | 9/9 Energy | 35 MIT | 14 Thrns | 3 DMG

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Boar(1) 18/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(2) 18/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(3) 3/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(5) 4/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

 

 ID# 51714 results:

 Battle: 7 Craft: 7 Loot: 18 MOB: 4

Edited March 16, 2016 by Nikodemus_Blackwood
damage to mob

[Nixon 0]

"If you need help friend, I may be able to get you in touch with someone" Nixon smiled and cracked his whip at one of the stronger Boars. "Aw, i missed it" he said like a deranged child. two of the Boars hit him full force, he was knocked back slightly It was weird for him, the ground moved benith him but his feat weren't moving, he shrugged and readied another attack

ID# 51783 Result: Combat 4

Mob(1) 5

ID# 51784 Mob(2) 9 (Crit Success) [6+1-35=1DMG] V.S. Nixon | [No Thrns]

ID# 51785 Mob(3) 10 (Natural Success) [6+2-35=1DMG] V.S. Nixon | [No Thrns]

ID# 51786 Mob(5) 1 (Natural Fail)

Niko 4/4 HP | 1/1 Energy | 3 MIT | 1DMG

Nixon 31/36 HP | 9/9 Energy | 35 MIT | 14 Thrns | 3 DMG

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Boar(1) 18/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(2) 18/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(3) 3/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(5) 4/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Edited March 17, 2016 by Nixon

[Nikodemus_Blackwood 1]

"That may be in order. This poor axe is quite rusted and chipped." Nikodemus brought the broad axe head around in a dazzling arc and cleaved a large swath down the left side of a boars head. Watching the large carve form in pixelated data and spread outwards as artificial blood, Nikodemus smiled and ignored the second boar that had come in just behind him.

 

With a low grunt Nikodemus was hit in the back right side by the second boar and sent face forward into the grass. coming to a stop just a foot from his original position, he climbed to his feet and panted as he tried to catch his breath. Looking back at the boar, he growled a low rumble and spat to the side. "How rude Mr. Piggy. Wait your turn. I'll play with you in a moment!"

 

 

 

 

ID: 51896 Results: Success all around  

Battle 6   Craft 2   Loot 9   MOB 9

 

Niko 1/4 HP | 1/1 Energy | 3 MIT | 1DMG

Nixon 31/36 HP | 9/9 Energy | 35 MIT | 14 Thrns | 3 DMG

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Boar(1) 18/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(2) 18/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(3) 2/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(5) 4/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Edited March 17, 2016 by Nikodemus_Blackwood

[Nixon 0]

As Nixon Watched The Hatters health drop to 1 He looked at him his eyes intense with fear. "Hatter! Get behind me, stop attacking. Let me handle this!" His voice had completely shifted from happy chaos to Serious urgency. "I cannot afford for you to die, So Do as I say." He brought up his shield and felt the intense Hit of two of the boars. He wasn't about to go down without a fight, Nor was he about to let his friend die. Not again. The Abandon Man grabbed The Hatter by the collar of his armour and threw him behind him. "If you get in front of me You will die. Allow me to finish these heathens off"

ID# 51899 Result: Combat 5 (Fail)

Mob(1) 6 (Success)

ID# 51900 Mob(2) 10 (Natural Crit)

ID# 51901 Mob(3) 5 (Fail)

ID# 51902 Mob(5) 10 (Natural Crit)

Niko 1/4 HP | 1/1 Energy | 3 MIT | 1DMG

Nixon 31/36 HP | 9/9 Energy | 35 MIT | 14 Thrns | 3 DMG

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Boar(1) 18/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(2) 18/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(3) 2/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(5) 4/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Edited March 17, 2016 by Nixon

[Nikodemus_Blackwood 1]

Hearing Nixon's shift in tone, Nikodemus looked towards him and nodded slightly. "Oka-AAAAAY! WHEEE!" Being physically lifted up and moved behind Nixon, Nikodemus landed on his feet and looked at Nixon up and down. He saw the dramatic change in the mans stature as he took to large boars with his shield. 'Wow. that kind of hit would have crushed me.' he thought silently, becoming aware of the danger.

[Nixon 0]

Nixon's mindset had totally changed, along with his stance. He went from a generally playful relaxed stance to that of a powerful knight in a second. His eyes narrowed and he growled at the boars. He swung his whip down hard on one of the weaker ones and activated his <<Crack Of Dawn>> Sword art. It quickly shattered into pixels. The two stronger boars  seemed petrified with fear, while the other weak boar Ran at him. However upon contact with Nixon the boar denigrated into the many pixels as the first one had. His voice was deep and menacing by now "You two dont stand a chance. Come on, ATTACK ME!"

ID# 51911 Result: Combat 9 (Crit Success) [(3+1)*2-4=4DMG] +Bleed +Paralyze

Mob(1) 5 (Fail)

Loot 8 (No Loot)

ID# 51912 Mob(2) 1 (Natural Fail)

ID# 51913 Mob(3) Paralyzed 

ID# 51914 Mob(5) 8 (Success) [6-35=1DMG] V.S. Nixon | [14 Thrns]

Loot 6 (No Loot)

Niko 1/4 HP | 1/1 Energy | 3 MIT | 1DMG

Nixon 30/36 HP | 7/9 Energy | 35 MIT | 14 Thrns | 3 DMG

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Boar(1) 18/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(2) 18/18 HP | 4 MIT | 6 DMG (Loot eligible)

Boar(3) 0/18 HP DED (No Loot)

Boar(5) 0/18 HP DED (No Loot)

Edited March 17, 2016 by Nixon