[PP-F9] (Quest) Guardian of Fire (Teion & Avilon)

[Oikawa 1]

Heat sweltered and licked at the soles of the blonde's boots as he stepped into one of the many lava layered caverns outside the walls of Vulcan Village. Taking up residence against one of the various stalagmites protruding from the cavern's floors, Oikawa produced his menu and brought up the messenger. Selecting the name of one of his travel partners for this quest, he sent off a quick message to her. Informing her that he had just arrived, he gave her the coordinates to the cave and awaited her response. Flicking the messenger HUD away, he surveyed the area for materials.

ID: 60694 LD: 11 (3+8) [No Material Found.]

Edited June 5, 2016 by Oikawa

[Teion 0]

As a message appeared before her, the violet-haired blacksmith blinked in slight surprise. She had resorted to spending most of her time putting out her name as more or less a mercenary or hired hand; her offers applied more to lower-level players that needed combat assistance or wanted an escort through dangerous areas of Aincrad.

With an invitation from a name she didn't recognize, the woman gave herself a small shrug of her shoulders. Floor 9 would be a new place for her, but a surprising amount of apathy kept her from being concerned.

Following the coordinates provided, the axe-wielder made her way from the main city towards the cave entrance.

Gathering Attempt

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• ID#: 60696
  • BD: 10
  • CD: 11
  • LD: 13 + (2 Search & Detect) + (2 Equipment) = 17 - Success
  • MD: 9
• +1 Crafting Material
   
• Total Loot
  • Teion: 1 Crafting Material

Declared Stats/Equipment:

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Basic Stats
Level: 15
HP: 60
Energy: 15
DMG: 7
MIT: 0
EVA: 0
ACC: 2
 

Equipment/Inventory
»[Equipped] [Perfect] Lucent Reaver - +3 DMG
»[Equipped] [Perfect] Waning Crescent +2 ACC, +1 Recovery
»[Equipped] [Rare] Treasure Hunter's Scarf - +2 LD

»[Perfect] Lucky Col +3 Prosperity
»[Rare] Twilight Greaves - +2 Heavy Momentum
»[Perfect] Sand Armor Potion +27 MIT

Skills
[Rank 3] <<Two-Handed Battle Axe>>
[Rank 2] <<Search & Detect>>
<<Disguise>>

Edited June 5, 2016 by Teion

[Avilon 0]

Avilon yawned now glancing over the ninth floor, her mind racing back to that memory of when she did Feeding the Enemy as she now hung her head remembering how her previous companion for it had slain the little dragon. His explanation didn't seem wrong as it was particularly week but it didn't help that she now felt extremely lonely without the pet she was so eager to obtain. A tear now streaming down her cheek as the hot volcano vapors now gushed into the air letting ash glitter down through the sky like snow back on the fourth floor. As she wandered though she finally had come back toward the Vulcan village, where numerous caverns had been formed through hardened lava for wanderers and monsters to rest in. Each step caused her to stray off toward one of those caverns, uncertain of what was drawing her in she merely allowed her peaked curiosity lead her directly into the den of what appeared to be empty for the most part. Scanning over it till she saw that a man was standing in her midst, but even worse a man who had an orange crystal.

A few minutes later though she turned around to see yet another player approaching form behind with her ax equipped as she quickly danced her fingers through the menu and equipping her own armor, shield and sword. "W-what on earth are you two doing out here in the middle of active volcanic zone?"

[Oikawa 1]

Rocks skittered out the mouth of the cave, causing the man to look up. His crimson gaze locked onto the small frame of a lass standing a few yards ahead of him. Just as she arrived, another face, one he was familiar with, hovered into view. Waving at Teion, a lower leveled blacksmith that he had come to hear about by word of mouth, he rose to a stand and addressed the question posed by the girl who now seemed on edge. He didn't blame her for immediately equipping her gear but he offered her a soft smile as he spoke. "Name is Oikawa, pleasure to meet you. The lass behind you is Teion; a rising blacksmith and apparent merc for hire. My intentions were to actually help her partake in the killing of Cerberus for a quest reward. A little birdy told me you'd be interested," explained the blonde as he gestured to Teion.

ID: 60700 LD: 27 (19+8) [1 Material Found. Total: 1]

Stats:

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Stats:
211 HP
50 Energy
4 Accuracy
0 Evasion
13 Base Damage
30 Mitigation

Items
Orochi // +6 Damage
Ring of Belphegor // +3 Accuracy
Leopard Plushy// +2 Loot Die

Skills
One Handed Straight Sword | Rank 5
Search & Detect | Rank 4
Light Armour | Rank 5
Charge | Rank 3
Battle Healing | Rank 1

Meditation
Concentration
Survival
Martial Arts | Rank 2

Skill Mods
Athletics
Reveal
Precision

 

Edited June 10, 2016 by Oikawa

[Teion 0]

Teion arched a brow as she came to a stop, a generous distance between herself and the other two players. A pink-haired girl had stumbled upon the scene, questioning the both of them. Before she could even give herself a mental answer, the blonde spoke up, explaining the situation to both of them. Teion's eyes flickered up to the orange cursor looming over the man's head, and then to the other girl in front of her. It was a bit surprising to hear that the man knew of her profession, but she supposed before she shut her doors she had done her best to make herself well-known.

She offered the two players a half-smile, tugging at the yellow scarf around her neck to loosen it. The item certainly didn't feel fitting with their environment, but she couldn't bring herself to unequip it. "Nice to meet the both of you," She started simply, speaking in a calm tone. Giving a small nod to agree with the man, Teion glanced to the girl. "Basically. The more the merrier, or something like that?" She extended the offer to have her join them.

Gathering Attempt

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• ID#: 60703
  • BD: 1
  • CD: 9
  • LD: 3 + (2 Search & Detect) + (2 Equipment) = 7 - Fail
  • MD: 2
     
• Total Loot
  • Oikawa: 1 Crafting Material
  • Teion: 1 Crafting Material

Edited June 5, 2016 by Teion

[Avilon 0]

"You," she hesitated now stopping as she didn't unsheathe her sword realizing the orange cursor player was a name she faintly remembered hearing perhaps it was from Opal? Avilon stopped now peeking back and froth at the two of them as she now stood there hearing about the idea of doing another quest. Frankly she wasn't certain of whether or not she could trust the man or the other female for that matter, but the aid in a quest she otherwise would have lost own her own she sighed. "I suppose I could use the experience as well I'm not rally strong enough to take on that mission by any stretch of the imagination. Her nerves still racing as she was still stuck between the two now backpedaling till she had the comfort of a wall against her back as she didn't particularly trust pkers yet as most of them seemed to have earned it through being unstable. "Thanks although I want to be in the back of this group ..." Nervously stating that she wasn't completely comfortable yet working along with two strangers.

Spoiler

HP: 60/60

En: 15/15

Mit: 43

Dmg: 3

The Sinner

The Savior 

Mortal Reminder

 

[Oikawa 1]

"Pleasure is mine ladies," responded the orange player as the group somewhat got acquainted with one another. Nodding to Teion as she extended and invitation to Avilon, he perked up at the mention of wanting to be at the back of the group. "I can honor your request on the merit that you don't plunge that blade of yours into my backside. I will in turn, extend to you both the same courtesy. If that can be agreed upon, I will gladly escort you both to Cerberus. Is that a deal?" If they were all in agree-ance, Oikawa would take the lead. Sending them both a party request, he pushed past Teion and their new comrade and began to make haste towards mountains. "Follow me please, and you," he gestured towards the pink haired girl among them, "Mind if we have your name?"

[Teion 0]

For a moment the blacksmith felt a bit surprised at herself. She knew her demeanor had changed in the time she'd spent in Aincrad so far, but the lengths at which her apathy and monotony were taking her was something she wouldn't have believed several months ago. The man seemed nice enough--Oikawa, a name a name that sounded both unfamiliar and vaguely recognizable at the same time. Perhaps she'd heard his name carried through town; she could only assume the orange marker above him would be the cause. With his demeanor alone, there was no reason not to trust him, but the brand of "Player Killer" held a lot of weight. Or at least it did, in her mind. The woman was simply after experience, strength--things she could hardly achieve on her own, as much as it irked her to admit.

As Oikawa took the lead, Teion followed wordlessly behind him, glancing back to the pink-haired player. For now, she would leave herself with these two. All she had to worry about was getting the job done.

[Avilon 0]

Avilon listened as the orange player was the first to really break the silence keeping a civil tongue as he mentioned how they would all play nice so long as they didn't try anything as well. The shield maiden nodded, "Not that I would be doing much to you even if I did try to deal with it. Although, I will admit you don't feel like the type who cruelly kills another players out of mere sport more from a crime of passion perhaps?" She questioned now peering over to him as he then asked for her name, "My name is Avilon, it's nice to meet you both as well I suppose and I would gladly assist in the battle of Cerberus, but I'm afraid I'm far to weak to of a tank and I don't have any means of damage." As they walked along the volcanic terrain she would continue to keep an eye upon the two before her a bit nervous as she knew that if anyone did try anything her defenses wouldn't do her any good. The fact of the matter was she felt she was probably the weakest player in SAO even if it wasn't true.

[Oikawa 1]

"That's a fair assessment," chortled the blonde as Avilon replied to his earlier request. "A crime of passion certainly puts what happened into a nutshell and leaves little room for judgement as you don't have a lot of the information. That said, I mean this when I say it, you have nothing to fear for me. As you stated I'm not one to kill for the hell of it and if I could take back what happened, I gladly would." Pausing briefly as the pinkette gave her name and spoke on her stats, Oikawa couldn't help but chuckle at her statement. "Despite what you may think, you certainly aren't weak. And I can make both of you stronger," he said eyeing Teion as well. "After this, please allow me to repay you both the favor. Stop by my shop and you guys are free to request or buy an item on the house. Any quality."

[Teion 0]

The additional snippets of information didn't change her attitude; Teion was already along for the ride, and her lack of expression could likely be chalked up to a personality trait at this point. Still, she appreciated the fact that the blonde didn't seem intent on hiding anything. Quite the contrary, it would seem the stigma of "orange player" already weighed pretty heavily on him. Taking her mental notes, Teion glanced back at the other girl, Avilon, occasionally as their small party traveled. At a glance, the tank seemed to be around her own skill level, though it was hard to tell. She resisted drawing her eyes up to read her player level, possibly out of politeness, and turned back to face forward.

Oikawa added on something about freebies, which took Teion a bit by surprise. The violet-haired girl figured she couldn't very well refuse. "I would say you're the one doing us the favor," She started with a half-smile, "but I would be a fool not to accept your continued generosity." The woman could barely help her expression turning into a smirk, matching the man's formal tone. Though she meant no sarcasm with her response, she was growing to enjoy the company of their patchwork party.

[Avilon 0]

Avilon looked toward Oikawa and then Teion nodding her head as he seemed to be making quite an agreeable comment as it was quite curious why someone if they were a murderer would aid in the leveling of other players. "I-I suppose you are right that we do need to owe you a debt of gratitude for assisting us on a quest. A-and the offer you make it's just to much honest how can you afford to give away such merchandise?" She blushed now nibbling her lip, Avilon frankly was feeling quite ashamed of herself of judging him so quickly when in the long run he seemed to be a gentlemen. Her hands now slipping down to her side as she sighed, "Frankly I should apologize for judging so quickly when I don't even know you that well."

[Oikawa 1]

"When you've leveled so far into this game, Col is quite useless unless you plan on bribing info brokers for uniques or you want to buy a house. Outside of that, Material gathering has become far too easy as well, so handing out freebies is not much of an issue nowadays, especially being that I'm a rank eight blacksmith." Stifling a small laugh as the girls accepted his offer and Avilon apologizing for her quick judgement, he just shook his head an commented. "I've been harassed by far worse love. I will however gladly accept your apology." Scanning the area, Oikawa noted they were nearing the <Inferno Cavern>. "Do either of you have the <Survival> skill yet? If not, be careful, the place is none to induce burn damage from time to time" (Anytime your roll a CD less than 6, you take 1 point of burn damage.) Entering the cavern, Oikawa began to lead them to Cerberus' domain.

[Teion 0]

As the group approached the mouth of the fiery cave, Teion fell silent again. She kept her attention focused on their surroundings, surveying the volcanic caverns. They hadn't gotten far in when the blacksmith paused a moment to reach for a stray piece of materials--something resembling an ore--lying on the cave floor. As her hand made contact with the hard stone, a tingling feeling shot through her fingers and caused her to wince. The woman didn't retract her hand, instead she hastily dissolved the item to her inventory before frowning at the digital red hash marks on her palm and fingers. At least the amount of damage the environment could do wasn't substantial, provided nobody decided to go swimming in magma.

Environment

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• ID#: 60982
  • BD: 4
  • CD: 5 - Fail
  • LD: 17
  • MD: 9
• Took 1 Environmental Damage
  • Teion's HP: 60/60 -> 59/60

Gathering Attempt

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• ID#: 60982
  • BD: 4
  • CD: 5
  • LD: 17 + (2 Search & Detect) + (2 Equipment) = 21 - Success
  • MD: 9
• +1 Crafting Material
   
• Total Loot
  • Oikawa: 1 Crafting Material
  • Teion: 2 Crafting Materials

 

Edited June 8, 2016 by Teion

[Avilon 0]

Avilon wandered forward and winced now feeling the burning sensation of the volcano her entire body now growing quite uncomfortable from this touch. As she looked to the rest she gulped and asked, "I-I is just me or is it extremely hot in here, as she now began to look over to Oikawa. I just felt bad is all about referring to you like that ..." She winced now nodding as she heard that he seemed listen to him hearing that materials weren't an issue for him. "I suppose it would prove quite boring now if you were so strong compared to the majority." She hummed now feeling faint as she wished she had manage to finish her quest that would have earned her survival. "U-unfortunately no."

ID 61160 CD: 5

HP: 59/60

Edited June 9, 2016 by Avilon

[Oikawa 1]

"I recommend investing in that skill, while it doesn't see much use nowadays, the little things it can mitigate are invaluable." Ruffling the golden locks near his lids, Oikawa spotted the entrance to the throne room. However, just like last time, a few snarling hisses came rounding the corner. Oikawa quickly deduced their skill level in comparison to their party's and began to take the lead. "Avilon and Teion, despite what I said earlier, according to what I can infer, you two are around level fifteen? Level sixteen? Regardless, take the lead on the second group. I will eliminate the first and the last, then come to your aid alright should they not be defeated alright?" With that, he bolted for the first pack of hounds. He quickly tore through them with his <Charge> induced <Sweep> sword art. Looking over his shoulder, he called out. "My group is down!"

ID: 61247 BD: 6 (2+4) LD: 24 (16+8) [Sweep: 13 + 3 = 16 x 2 = 32]

[1] Oikawa: 211/211 E: 46/50 (-4) [3 Materials Found. Total: 4]

[0] Teion: 60/60 E: 15/15

[0] Avilon: 60/60 E: 15/15

Mob Group 1: (3/3)

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Hell Hound 1: 30/30 D: 23 (-32)

Hell Hound 2: 30/30 D: 23 (-32)

Hell Hound 3: 30/30 D: 23 (-32)

Mob Group 2: (0/3)

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Hell Hound 4: 30/30 D: 23

Hell Hound 5: 30/30 D: 23

Hell Hound 6: 30/30 D: 23

Mob Group 3: (0/3)

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Hell Hound 7: 30/30 D: 23

Hell Hound 8: 30/30 D: 23

Hell Hound 9: 30/30 D: 23

 

Edited June 10, 2016 by Oikawa

[Teion 0]

((Sorry for the long time it took to finish this =__=;))

As the group approached their destination, Teion reached a hand behind her at the sight of several environmentally-appropriate beasts. The black and red hounds looked to be part-animal, part-volcano, and as their fangs bared with loud snarls, Teion felt several pairs of glowing red eyes staring the players down. Curling her fingers around the marble handle of her weapon, the blacksmith brought it in front of her, gripping it tightly with both hands.

The woman nodded as Oikawa had them split off. She eyed the middle three hounds, digging her boot into the blackened ground before running up to the beasts. She swung her blade sideways, bringing it across her body in an attempt to hit all three monsters at once, but her movements must have been too slow. The hounds moved in unison, dashing and weaving out of her weapon's path as they continued to growl.

Combat Results

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Opponent:

• Pack of 3 <<Hell Hounds>> (Group 2)
  • HP: 30
  • DMG: 23

Turn Order:

• [H: 1] Oikawa
• [H:0] Teion --> Post Action: Attack
• [H:0} Avilon
• <<Hell Hounds>>

Combat Roll:

• ID#: 61352
  • BD: 2 + (2 Equipment) = 4 - Fail
  • CD: 4 - Fail
  • LD: 3
  • MD: 10
• Took 1 Environmental Damage

Combat Results

• Oikawa:
  • HP: 211/211
  • Energy: 46/50
• Teion:
  • HP: 59/60 -> 58/60
  • Energy: 15/15 -> 13/15
    • Miss!
• Avilon:
  • HP: 59/60
  • Energy: 15/15
• <<Hell Hound>> 1:
  • HP: 30/30
• <<Hell Hound>> 2:
  • HP: 30/30
• <<Hell Hound>> 3:
  • HP: 30/30

Total Loot

• Oikawa:
  • 4 Crafting Materials
• Teion:
  • 2 Crafting Materials

Edited June 13, 2016 by Teion

[Avilon 0]

 

Avilon merely wandered through the volcanic ash, as her hand slowly drifted off to the side as she then yelped her health bar dropping  by another tick as she had mistakenly touched the flaming hot rock. Her cheeks now as pink as her own hair as she looked over to both her companions nervously as she had never dealt with the terrain itself attempting to kill her before. "G-guys I don't think staying in this place is good for people as low a level as me? Or maybe even you?" Now pointing a finger over a Teion whom seemed to be suffering the same environmental hazard as herself. Brandishing her weapon she looked at the hounds before missing. The bladed swinging over the heads of the beast as she now winced and squinted. "I-I c-can't stay in here."

ID 61586 BD: 5 CD: 1

HP: 58/60 13/15

Edited June 13, 2016 by Avilon

[Oikawa 1]

Crimson eyes glossed over the situation as a whole. Checking on his two comrades, Oikawa was certain that they could handle the mobs. But he may have given the gals too much credit as this floor was one of the higher lower leveled ones. Deciding to keep his faith in them, he darted between the girls and their hounds and to distract the mobs as they half-arse attempted to maul the blonde. Nimbly evading their blows, Oikawa winked at the girls before charging at the last group. "You gals got this. Just focus!" Tearing into the last group, Oikawa made quick work of them just the same as he did for the first group.

ID: 61631 MD: 1

ID: 61632 BD: 8 (4+4) LD: 11 (3+8) [Sweep: 13 + 3 = 16 x 2 = 32]

[1] Oikawa: 211/211 E: 43/50 (+1/-4) [0 Materials Found. Total: 4]

[0] Teion: 60/60 E: 15/15

[0] Avilon: 60/60 E: 15/15

Mob Group 2: (0/3)

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Hell Hound 4: 30/30 D: 23

Hell Hound 5: 30/30 D: 23

Hell Hound 6: 30/30 D: 23

Mob Group 3: (3/3)

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Hell Hound 4: 30/30 D: 23 (-32)

Hell Hound 5: 30/30 D: 23 (-32)

Hell Hound 6: 30/30 D: 23 (-32)

 

Edited June 14, 2016 by Oikawa

[Teion 0]

A low growl subconsciously escaped Teion's throat in response to the hounds that snarled and glowered back at her. The pink-haired girl failed her attack as well, and as the blonde man finished slicing through another three creatures, their targets were the last ones standing. His words of encouragement caused a small smirk to crawl over the blacksmith's lips. She quickly took in a breath and steadied herself, balancing the weight of the heavy weapon in her hands. Tightening her grip on the handle, the wide blade of her axe glowed a bright sky blue.

She ran directly into the trio of hounds once again, but this time she didn't stop at the length that her blade would reach. The hell hounds sprinted back towards her with fangs bared, and as the middle hound launched itself at her frame the woman twisted her torso to slam her shoulder into its chest. The beast fell backwards as Teion's sword art activated, unleashing two clean sweeps in front of her that struck all three monsters and quickly drained their health bars.

Energy nearly depleted in one go, Teion breathed a bit heavily as her lungs could only fill with hot air. She allowed the head of her axe to rest on the volcano floor beside her as she took a moment to compose herself.

Combat Results

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Opponent:

• Pack of 3 <<Hell Hounds>> (Group 2)
  • HP: 30
  • DMG: 23

Turn Order:

• [H: 2] Oikawa
• [H:1] Teion --> Post Action: Attack
• [H:0} Avilon
• <<Hell Hounds>>

Combat Roll:

• ID#: 61667
  • BD: 6 + (2 Equipment) = 8 - Success
  • CD: 7 - Success
  • LD: 11 + (2 Skill) + (2 Equipment) = 15
  • MD: 9

Combat Results

• Oikawa:
  • HP: 211/211
  • Energy: 43/50
• Teion:
  • HP: 58/60
  • Energy: 13/15 -> 15/15 (1 Recovery) -> 3/15
    • Hit! Trample Act Activated!
      • (1 Base) + (3 Weapon Skill) + (3 Equipment) = (7 Damage) x (6 Sword Art) = 42 DMG
• Avilon:
  • HP: 58/60
  • Energy: 13/15
• <<Hell Hound>> 1:
  • HP: 30/30 -> 0/30 [Dead] +1 Crafting Material
• <<Hell Hound>> 2:
  • HP: 30/30 -> 0/30 [Dead] +1 Crafting Material
• <<Hell Hound>> 3:
  • HP: 30/30 -> 0/30 [Dead] +1 Crafting Material

Total Loot

• Oikawa:
  • 4 Crafting Materials
• Teion:
  • 5 Crafting Materials

Edited June 15, 2016 by Teion