[SP-F2] <<long live the queen>> What is a bee? [Complete]

Dominion · February 17, 2017

Dominion was now looking for a spot to spend his days. As of late, he had been staying in an alleyway on the first floor. Even though he liked the place a lot, he knew that he must stay on the move. This was, in part, to keep his motivations going. He needed to improve, to change, his current abilities, skills, and even appearance. So, Dominion made up his mind to move all his stuff somewhere onto the second floor. After having entered the tavern, he went into the tavern to ask a question about tea. He didn't know if they had any tea in this tavern, and did not want to assume anything. He had done that on the first floor, and didn't get any tea for several weeks. Tea to Dominion was like Starbucks to a hipster. Dominion, of course, had never noticed that similarity, being that he didn't hear the term "hipster" while he was in America. Dominion had his white, unbuttoned tee-shirt, faded blue jeans, and his Monkey Ring and Monkey King Semblance visibly equipped. Dominion was standing right in front of the tavern doors, admiring the engravings embedded in the wood.

Edited February 18, 2017 by Dominion

Dominion · February 17, 2017

The door to the tavern creeks as it is moved inward, toward the people within. Technically, Dominion could have tried to open the door toward himself, but there was no obvious handle. Dominion had placed his open hand on the outside engraving and pushed slowly forward. As he did such, a small amount of light came from the inside of the tavern, as the was some candle lights here and there. He walked in, looking to both sides at NPC's on either side. "Well looks like I won't find much here, especially in terms of player to NPC ratio." Dominion looked to the other side, noticing a bunch of empty chairs. Slightly above the furthest chair from him, rays of light streamed in from a small, half circular window. The light was a bit stronger than the candle light, but it was more like a focused beam when compared to the wide birth of the candle rays. Dominion took his first step in, after standing still for a couple moments to take in all of his surroundings.

Dominion · February 17, 2017

Before he could take a second step forward, an NPC came up to him to talk about something. Dominion was not entirely sure if the man was an NPC or just a low level player, but either way he began to whisper. "Hey dude, you ever heard of the Queen? She spawns somewhere on this floor, and I hear she drops a pretty good piece of loot. I would say, it is not a bad drop, if you are up for the challenge." The NPC turned around and walked back to the place where he was sitting. Dominion stood for a while, thinking about the potential consequences. He had never challenged a so called "bee" before, so the adventure and possible quest was not entirely a bad idea. Dominion, after some careful consideration, decided that the tea and place to dwell would have to wait another few days. Dominion turned his entire body around, pivoting on his right leg. Now, Dominion was exiting the tavern about as fast as he had pushed the door open.

Dominion · February 17, 2017

Dominion took a quick step forward, making sure to leave space on his side if someone happened to be entering. His eyes hadn't quite adjusted to the dim light of the tavern, so he would be fine going back to the sunlight. Dominion opened his mouth to yawn before lifting his right arm to the side. He swiped right to open his menu. From there, it was memory that opened his inventory and equipped his battle gear. He was, to his knowledge, ready to take on whatever threats were to come his way. He began walking forward, with no specific destination, except to leave the city of course. As he walked, he saw merchants, tailors, blacksmiths, and other vendors of various sorts. This time of organization reminded Dominion of the first floor. There was a fair amount in common between the first floor and the second floor. For instance, both of these floors were not packed with snow. This would hinder any attempt to track and follow, especially with a lack of footprint trails.

Dominion · February 17, 2017

Dominion walked for a couple more minutes, admiring the small things that were sold. He was not really one to buy and sell stuff, especially having the mindset with which he was raised. He recalled a time and place at which his father and himself were living in a shack like apartment. He had asked what they would eat, and his father decided they would have vegetables. This was somewhat of a luxury for Dominion, as he was accustomed to eating rice and bread from the monastery. Thus, Dominion was going to try to make these vegetables cooked! That, to be totally honest, was one of the worst things Dominion had ever done. As he had moved his blade over the union and sliced down, he could feel the tears roll down his cheek. He was happy, overjoyed that he was finally getting something other than rice and bread. However, the union forced him to cry, as if he was sad. Dominion learned about the three forms of crying that day. This has stayed at the back of his mind ever since.

Dominion · February 17, 2017

Dominion had slowed down his pace again, just now exiting the main gates of the second floor. He had been so deep in thought, he couldn't remember getting to where he was now. He just shrugged his shoulders as the thoughts came back to him... He had no specific area to go, so wandering wouldn't hurt. Dominion walked forward, brightening up his pace a bit. Taking one step in front of the other, Dominion turned his head over his right shoulder to take a look at the town. It was pretty large, especially in its length and width. If Dominion had to estimate the number of people that dwelled in the city, he would probably be off by several hundred. The people standing around were most likely NPC's as well, being that none of them seemed to talk to each other. Dominion understood people who didn't want to talk. However, he could never claim to be someone, as he seems to be talking a lot to all sorts of people.

Dominion · February 17, 2017

Dominion turned his head back around to face the forward direction. His Monkey King Armor shined a golden gleam, reflecting the light from the rays. This was only partially, as part of the Monkey King Armor was some sort of fur. Thus, a tailor, such as Aereth, was able to make such a useful item. Dominion snapped back to his realization as he approached a small, path leading up into the mountains. According to what Dominion had heard from the strange NPC, his calculations for a possible hide-out were as good as ever. It wasn't a bad idea to go in search for the queen, but he would need to be careful of attracting too many bee's to him at one time. It wasn't like Dominion had brought Row on this quest. Now that Dominion thought about it, he should have invited her to come and join in on the fun. Dominion didn't have the damage power to take out a swarm of bees, especially ones with strength equal to the second floor. From what he had realized when he went with Domarus to the fifth floor was that the strength increases as you progress floors.

Dominion · February 17, 2017

Dominion began his walk up the mountain. He, at one point, needed to secure his balance with his right arm. Another time, a rock began to slip out from under his foot. This caused him to fall over, but catch himself once again. This was because he never focused his eyes on the ground which he trekked upon. The trees, still sprouting dark green leaves, seemed spaced out, almost strategically so. He kept a watchful eye around him as he passed by the first layer of trees. To both his left and right, health bars were popping up, but he could see no bodies to pair with them. He was probably in the right area, but he would have to search somewhat quietly for the enemy in order to find out. If he were to find a group of them, he would most certainly be in the worst trouble. Dominion turned his upper body to take a look at a tree beside him. There was certainly a health bar, marking that there was some sort of mob there, but it must have been hidden or something. Dominion took a deep breath as he walked up to the tree. Time to find you, queen of the bee's, Dominion thought.