[SP-F1] I Don't Want to Be <<The First Few Lessons Are Free>>(Complete)

[Kion 0]

It was true, Kion hadn't really left the inns on floor one much besides for the occasional fight with weaker mobs. It was true he had been scared of what might face him around Aincrad, what might be hiding around every corner. But Kion felt... It was getting time where he was gonna have to come out of the dark. He had already fell behind enough in Sword Art Online, and it was time he needed to come back.

Standing up from the bed he was on in the inn, Kion extended his arms, and let out a loud yawn. It felt good waking up feeling well rested like that, a good feeling like no other. In the real world there was never any time for good rest. Stress would take that last bit of sleep that remained. Here in the game, you simply have much more time to do so as it seemed to Kion. Getting a full rest, though, was by far the best thing of SAO. 

But something about this morning felt different. Something about Kion wanted to actually go out and begin doing what he bought the game for... To actually get the full experience. It was time he had to face his fears and go out and fight some monsters.

QUEST INFORMATION

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http://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/13965-f01-beginner-quest/

 

THREAD BATTLE READY INVENTORY: 

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Boar Tusk Sword (+1 DMG) [EQUIP], Blue Sweatshirt (+9 MIT) [EQUIP], 5x Starter Health Potions (Heal 50 HP)

 

SKILLS/STATS/ETC.

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LV.1
HP: 20
DMG: 3 (Base[1] + OHSS Skill[1] + Sword[1])
MIT: 9 (Blue Sweatshirt[1])

Skills:
One Handed Straight Sword: Rank 1 (5 SP Invested) [+1 DMG]
 

 

Edited October 15, 2017 by Kion

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After quickly preparing for the exciting activities the day would bring, Kion ran out of his room at the inn. "Room 136," Kion said as he turned back at the door, almost as if just to be sure he wouldn't forget it. Smiling, he headed down the hallway to an elevator that would take him down to the first floor, the floor with the lobby, and where breakfast was served. Delicious waffles, scrumptious omelets, tasty yogurt, oh my! Breakfast food was by far the best food out there to Kion, the most amazing meal of any day as long as it was prepared right. And Kion had yet to see a hotel in all of the Town of Beginnings so far that didn't serve breakfast food, so that was a plus. If anything had changed about Kion since the day he put the Nervegear on, his love for breakfast food certainly hadn't. 

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Upon arriving on the first floor, Kion quickly made his way to the breakfast food area, in a large room directly across from the general lobby area. Devouring until his stomach pleaded him stop, Kion enjoyed the food in a quickly manner. While eating, he remembered something he had seen about a quest for players just starting (however late) on their combat journey. The quest was restricted to players level 15 and under, and would give Kion a pretty quick introduction to many different aspects of the game that he had yet to dive into. Pulling up the information on the quest, the first part of it involved finding a few materials for an alchemist and helping him craft some potions. After the quest, as Kion read, the player would be rewarded with a few potions for his own use. The next part of the quest would involve combat no matter if you wanted to or not, as it seemed, so the potions might come in handy. Although the first quest might just as well lead Kion to find himself in a combat scenario all the same, it would not be a requirement for completing the quest. 

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Tossing his trash and plastic plate into a trash can that stood at the edge of the breakfast room and the lobby area, Kion pulled up the quest and accepted it. "Here we go," Kion said quietly to himself as he walked quickly out of the lobby area and through the doors, out into the beautiful Town of Beginnings. A cool breeze hit Kion as he exited the inn, a very nice feeling one. Kion took a deep breath to let the air fill his airway, let it back out, and then got his mind back on topic, looking at the map on his heads-up display. The map would lead Kion to the alchemists, who went by the name Zakariah as it seemed, but it wouldn't be necessary until after Kion had found the necessary materials that the alchemist needed. Closing the map for after the materials had been collected, Kion headed out of the Town of Beginnings to find some of the materials. 

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From the quest's description, it did not seem like Zakariah was too specific on the type of material to be found, just simply had to be one that could be used in alchemy. That will make this a lot easier, Kion thought to himself. 

The weather on the floor was close to, if not, perfection. The light wind felt great. The clouds in the sky gave only small pockets to the sun, across the light blue gradient colored sky. The trees in the small forest-y areas in the distant swayed with the wind. 

Kion continued walking on a brick path around the town until he came across a small plant beside him that looked like it could be potentially used in an alchemist's concoctions. Kion leaned down to analyze the plant. Picking it up, Kion was disappointed to find it was not quite what he was looking for, the plant would not make a good material. 

Roll:
 

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ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
89204	10	12	4	8	Kion		Quest Material	2017-10-07 07:24:46

No material found, LD 11+ required. 

 

0/5 Quest materials found total.

Edited October 7, 2017 by Kion

[Kion 0]

Continuing on down the path after tossing the small plant he had plucked for nothing, Kion felt relaxed. It wasn't just the perfect weather, but the fact it was one of his first times in a very long time leaving the Town of Beginnings. Hopefully, it would not be that long again before he would go out. Kion knew he had already fallen back quite a back from the top players in Aincrad, if it was even possible to catch back up at this point it definitely not be easy to do so. Kion wasn't even quite sure what floor the players had reached yet, but he thought it was in the 20's. Maybe 21? Kion thought. Either way, the floors were surely much more difficult to get through then floor one, and Kion couldn't be scared of the floor where all of the players started at, floor 1. In the distance, Kion could see a few boars. 

Roll:

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ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
89206	5	3	1	2	Kion		Quest Material	2017-10-07 07:37:25

No material found. (11+ LD Required)

 

0/5 Quest materials found.

Edited October 7, 2017 by Kion

[Kion 0]

The boars were not blocking the pathway, rather they were off to the side of it quite some ways. But Kion thought of how much easier it would be to get an alchemist material from the boar, as surely they would drop some kind of tusk or something. But at the same time... Kion knew the dangers of jumping into combat just like that. Especially with no extra equipment or items to help him. Kion knew that if he waited until this quest was over, surely the quest would reward him with some experience points, and maybe even some damage increasing or mitigation increasing potions, as well as some health potions. It'd be better off to wait, Kion thought to himself as he continued on the path in search of materials.  Just a bit further down the path, Kion spotted out the forest he had seen earlier coming closer. Surely he could find some more materials there, if not here.

Roll:

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ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
89209	6	5	1	9	Kion		Quest Material	2017-10-07 07:45:02

No material found. (11+ LD Required)

 

 

0/5 Quest Materials Found

Edited October 7, 2017 by Kion

[Kion 0]

One of the bricks in the path stood out a little further than the rest of them, and Kion did not seem to notice as he walked closer to it. Accidentally, Kion's foot caught right onto the brick, almost falling right onto his face. He caught his balance right before he could fall, then slowly stood back up, his face slightly red as he looked around to see if any other players had seen his little fall. But, the only players that Kion could see were far in the distance and would not have been watching closely enough to see his fall. Whew, Kion sighed. It would've been pretty embarrassing to have someone see him fall like that, and could've even brought some unnecessary attention towards Kion. He continued to walk on the same, though, pretending nothing had happened. As he walked, Kion noticed a flower on the side of the path.

Roll:
 

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ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
89210	7	11	20	7	Kion		Quest Material	2017-10-07 07:57:41

 

+1 Quest material found!

 

 

1/5 Quest materials found

Edited October 7, 2017 by Kion

[Kion 0]

The small flower, as Kion found out when he picked it up and the item menu displayed, happened to be a material that could be used in alchemy! Kion put the material into his inventory, and smiled as he continued walking. That's one down, four more to go! Kion thought to himself. Positivity always seemed to help in situations like these. The forest slowly became closer and closer until Kion was in it, just like that. Some of the trees blocked out most of the light blue sky, the brick path turned to dirt, and the wind died down slightly upon entering the forest. The forest itself felt much darker than the rest of the areas he had been around in the wild of floor one. The forest also kept a more spooky feeling as Kion went on. He kept one hand close to his sword, in it's sheath on his left side.

Roll:

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ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
89211	6	2	4	9	Kion		Quest Material	2017-10-07 08:06:50

 

(No material found, LD 11+ needed)

 

1/5 Quest materials found. 

Edited October 7, 2017 by Kion

[Kion 0]

Kion continued on through the small forest in search of materials. The chilly breeze from inside felt nice, and not too cold with his blue sweatshirt. But it almost felt too nice... Like something further on could be dangerous. Kion knew any risk like that would not be worth it, and turned around, reasoning with himself that his life was not worth making the quest go quicker. Surely there were more materials some where else, or maybe he had missed some on his way through the forest already. Heading back the way he had came, Kion still kept his hand near his Boar Tusk Sword, still not feeling entirely safe in the forest area. Kion's thoughts have drifted off several times to the fact that if he died in here, it did not seem like very many people would care. What if I die here..... Would my parents even shed a tear? Or would 'my' dog? She might be the only one to care if I were to die... And then Kion's thoughts drifted off to how the dog was doing without him there. 

 

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ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
89430	4	5	9	4	Kion		Quest Material	2017-10-15 09:33:09

 

No material found (LD 11+ only)

 

Quest Materials: 1/5

Edited October 15, 2017 by Kion

[Kion 0]

His siblings had never cared for the Siberian Husky named Lucy, they were always too focused on the other dogs. For the first time in a long time, Kion began to realize that he really did want to escape this game. if for nothing else but for Lucy. Who knew if she was even being fed properly... And there was no way the rest of his siblings were taking good care of her in general... The dog wasn't that old, but who knows how long Kion and the rest of the other players were gonna take to clear the game? What if I sit here on floor one and do nothing... And by the time I get back... Lucy is dead?!!? Kion began to get mad at himself for being this selfish, this was the first time in the game he had truly thought of the dog he had left behind. My best friend, the one I might never get back. 

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ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
89431	7	12	16	7	Kion		Quest Material	2017-10-15 09:45:31

2/5 Quest Materials Found. (+1)

Edited October 15, 2017 by Kion

[Kion 0]

Kion saw a flower off to the side of the path and picked it up, finding it was a good material for crafting. He wasn't nearly excited as he was for the last one, as Kion was too into his thoughts at the moment. I've already wasted so much time on this dang floor, in which I could've been leveling up and helping to clear this game.... What kind of friend am I? Kion stopped and looked up at the clouds. At this point he was already out of small forest. Clearly a pretty crappy one. Kion looked back forward and continued walking on the path. He needed to get this series of quests done, and quick, to have any hopes of catching up to the 'front-liners'. It was gonna take a lot of effort to clear this game, and Kion felt he needed to be a part of that. Right this second. For the best friend he had ever had, that was, even if Kion hadn't been the greatest friend back to Lucy. 

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ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
89432	1	11	4	8	Kion		Quest Material	2017-10-15 09:50:09

2/5 Quest materials found.

Edited October 15, 2017 by Kion

[Kion 0]

But at the same time, the other half of Kion knew that this game was the best thing to ever happen to him. I mean, heck, he was in a game! How many generations of gamers could only dream of such a reality?!!? It was an escape from the real world, offered a refuge from society. And being stuck in the game, he wouldn't have to worry about his siblings/parents making him get off to do more stuff to benefit them. If only the game allowed pets to join the game too, Kion thought to himself, still in regards to Lucy. But at the moment, Kion needed to know there was nothing he could do at the moment besides gain levels and move up the ranks across Aincrad. After all, it was the only thing he could do, wasn't it? Kion was distracted from his trail of thought by a flower just a bit farther down the path, glistening oddly in the sunlight.

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ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
89514	7	9	16	8	Kion		Quest Material	2017-10-17 18:02:45

3/5 Quest materials found. (+1)

Edited October 19, 2017 by Kion

[Kion 0]

Walking up to the small flower, Kion picked it up and examined it before the item menu popped up. That's three! two more materials to go and I can almost be done with this quest. Or, for that matter, this part of the quest. The flower looked fairly similar to the ones in a garden that he saw on a daily base on his bike ride to both the public high school and to his job at the local grocery store. Heck, Kion ran past the garden a lot during runs with the school track team. Kion shook his head to clear it of thoughts of the real world, with one closing thought. I wonder if I'm gonna get trouble at work for this whole Sword Art Online thing... Hmmm. Kion continued walking down the path, and in the distance he was able to see the Town of Beginnings again. Hopefully he will have collected enough materials by the time he made it down there back to the town. 

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ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
89552	4	9	5	1	Kion		Quest Material	2017-10-18 18:12:40

3/5 Quest materials found. (+0)

Edited October 19, 2017 by Kion

[Kion 0]

The Town of Beginnings looked simply humongous in the distance. The bottom floor, Floor 1, was of course the biggest floor in the tower of Aincrad. The biggest location of the first floor was of course the Town of Beginnings. Everything seemed to happen there. The town, which formed a semicircle facing the north, was said to have a diameter of about a kilometer. The number of people in the town were too many to count. The town was filled with players who were too scared to go into the wilds of the game (scared of death), players who didn't care enough to help advance through the floors to liberate other players, players who are there to help others grow threw the levels and just stay in live general, and so many more players. Heck, Kion had even seen a place where a lady had been taking care of children lost in SAO.

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ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
98878	3	9	8	2	Kion		Quest Material	2018-03-18 21:50:06

3/5 Quest Material(s) found. (+0)

Edited March 19, 2018 by Kion

[Kion 0]

Continuing on his walk towards the Town of Beginnings, AKA Starting City, Kion kept his eyes peeled for the little flowers he had previously seen on the path that could be used as materials for the alchemist who gave him the quest, Zackariah. He still needed to find two more for the alchemist to help him create his potions and to teach Kion a variety of things about Sword Art Online, or so he'd hoped. This was the first real time Kion had explored much outside of the Town of Beginnings. It probably wasn't the safest thing to do it alone, but he wasn't too worried. After all, he hadn't even ran into a single monster fight and he was already almost back. As he walked, he eventually saw a small flower identical to one of the ones he had seen earlier on his little journey outside the town. Kion picked up the alchemic material and continued on his way. One more. 

 

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ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
98881	8	4	11	7	Kion		Quest Material	2018-03-19 07:06:08

Quest Material Found! 4/5 (+1)

Edited March 19, 2018 by Kion

[Kion 0]

Kion continued his walk. It was weird, but all of the sudden, he felt the need to get out of the Town of the Beginnings the way that he did. He had been there for so long - almost forever, for what it felt like - but now he wanted to become stronger. He'd seen the other troubled players wondering around that town for way too long. Kion wanted to help clear the game, help liberate these people. Some of these people, most of these people, had families at home that loved them and missed them dearly. There were people in the real world watching the game's death list daily, scared to see the day that someone close to them's name appears. There were even kids in the game, some being watched by people, while their parents are who knows where. Maybe they died in the game. Maybe they let their children buy the game and didn't get on with them. Maybe they were just dead irl. Either way. These people needed to get free, no matter how cool this game seemed. 

 

 

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ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
98882	3	1	3	2	Kion		Quest Material	2018-03-19 07:19:56

Quest Material: 4/5 (+0)

Edited March 19, 2018 by Kion

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Kion felt the need to not only get the full Sword Art Online in-game experience, even with the risk of death; But, he also felt the need to help free those trapped in this game. Every one of those players still living in the Town of Beginnings. Every player fighting for their own freedoms on the frontlines and in the boss raids. Every player just trying to get by in the game until it is either over for them or the game is over. Even every player that liked the game and didn't want to go back home, the ones who did have a good family or something of the sort to come back to. Kion wanted them to come back, but wanted them to come back to a better home. A better life than they had before they had came into this game.  Maybe, either way, they were planning to use this game as an escape from their irl lives. 

 

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ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
98900	5	5	9	2	Kion		Quest Material	2018-03-20 10:12:01

 

Quest Material: 4/5 (+0)

Edited March 20, 2018 by Kion

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While Kion did not want to be trapped in this game, he kind of thought of the virtual reality game as being an escape from the real world himself. He could escape from the judgemental eyes of his family, expecting him to be just like his older brother, when in reality, he really wasn't anything like him. He could escape all his problems. And in this game- he felt free- free to whatever he wished. At least, that was until the announcement of the death game happened that day - then every one of the players' new found freedom in the game quickly vanished. The void left behind was filled by the lingering fear of death, or of the game not being cleared and them never making it home safe. A fear that still lingered in their souls today, even so long into the game.

 

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ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
98901	3	6	2	6	Kion		Quest Material	2018-03-20 10:22:32

Quest Materials: 4/5 (+0)

Edited March 20, 2018 by Kion

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Kion continued walking down the path while looking up a the Town of Beginnings. As he walked, he carried his sword at his side. It was made from boar tusks from <<Frenzy Boars>>, and wasn't too strong a weapon, but Kion figured it was enough to help him defeat many of the creatures in the plains surrounding the town. As he walked, he spotted a small flower that looked a little different than the ones he had seen before. He picked up the material all the same, and quickly made his way back into the city and on his way to the alchemist's shop. Now where was that shop located at... Kion looked around a bit before pulling up a map. As it seemed, he had gotten so excited in finally leaving the Town of Beginning's that he had forgotten the location of the NPC's - Zackariah's - shop. The quest map would help him though.

 

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ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
98909	7	7	15	3	Kion		Quest Material	2018-03-20 18:56:08

Quest Material found! 5/5 (+1)

Edited March 21, 2018 by Kion