[PP-F1] Treasure Hunting (Nature's Treasure)

[Kioshi 0]

Eve's Garden. How original. Still, there is no denying its beauty in the eyes of mortals. Various kinds of beautiful flora grow around this place, all adorning different color tones that make themselves pop out and fit with the serene atmosphere of the hunting playground. Still, monsters tend to lurk about here and there like drifters with no destination at sight. To fighters, this is the perfect place to grind and kill as a casual hobby. No worries about dangerous behemoths, although care must still be exercised so they won't that foolishly killed in this beautiful garden.

Kioshi stands just under the arch of the entrance, which is decorated with fancy flowers and good-smelling perfumes. Or at least they smell like so. With his Kelly armour donned, he holds onto the sword with the tip of its blade standing on the ground, his one arm wrapped around its handle and rests on its hilt. It has been around a week or two since he was first stuck in Aincrad, and yet he feels like his loneliness might not become a very big burden.

So many things to do here. And to be careful off. 

His long white hair flows along the gentle breeze as he looks ahead, his diseased, elderly face maintains his sour but stoic expression. His mind dreams of a treasure chest that might exist deep in the gardens.

(OOC: As he leveled up in a previous thread, now he is wearing Kelly armor and wielding a new weapon)

@Arabelle

Edited July 25, 2018 by Kioshi

[Arabelle 0]

Leaning back on her large weapon, which was propped up against one of the garden's tall walls, Arabelle breathed in deeply and closed her eyes. For a few moments, it was as if she was transported back to St. Mary's sweet-smelling gardens, surrounded by nothing but rose bushes and cherubim statues pouring water onto a small manmade canal. This was...a very pretty place. It reminded her of home. She opened her eyes, almost expecting to see herself sitting on her usual bench with one of her textbooks in hand and her school bag placed carelessly on the ground in front of her. 

But there was nothing of the sort. She was still in the game. It had been two weeks since 10,000 players had been trapped within the virtual world of Aincrad. Her weapon was behind her, the garden was filled with various colorful flora instead of the white roses she would often see, and she was staring straight up at the virtual world's artificial sun without it causing as much pain to her eyes. Arabelle instinctively dropped her gaze, blinking in an attempt to get rid of the game's UI which was ever present in her vision. This was her new reality.

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a flutter of white that didn't seem to belong in the garden. Arabelle turned her head to the left, her senses now sharpened. It was an old man in heavy armor, standing at the garden's entrance and staring off in the distance. The white she had sighted was his long hair, and while he was dressed up in an intimidating manner and wore a scowl on his face, Arabelle didn't particularly care about him being around. She turned her head to face forward once again, quietly gazing at the garden that reminded her of home. Perhaps if she ignored him, he would ignore her too.

[ooc:
   arabelle actually levels up to seven two years after the game starts, but her timeline is a mess anyway, so whatever.
   the difference in personality is also because of the thread's timeline, and her plot. why did i have to make such a complicated one? :c
   st. mary's is the school she attended before coming to sao.]

Spoiler

 BATTLE STATS

~STATS 
Level: 7 - 16 SP
140 HP
14 Energy
5 Damage
1 Accuracy
1 Mitigation
2 Evasion
2 Paralyze

~EQUIPPED
» [T1 - Perfect] Shikama Dōji -- Enhancements: Paralyze, Paralyze, Accuracy 
» [T1 - Perfect] Imperial Demon Army Uniform -- Enhancements: Mitigation, Evasion, Evasion

~BATTLE-READY INVENTORY
» 3 Starter Healing Potions (heals 50 HP)
» Snowfrost - The wearer will only take half damage from the burning damage over time effect

~SKILLS
Rank 2 - Two-Handed Battle Axe (+4 DMG, access to rank 2 sword arts)

E - 

~SWORD ARTS
Two-Handed Battle Axe
Rank 1
» [x2] Whirlwind (2 Energy) - A single sweeping attack so powerful that it sends forth a shock wave to hit again.
» [x2 AoE] Smash (2 Energy + 2 per target hit) - An uppercut aimed at opponents head to send them reeling.
Rank 2
» [x3 AoE] Lumberjack (3 Energy + 2 per target hit) - Three wide sweeping strokes aimed at multiple targets.
» [x3] Ultimate Breaker (3 Energy) - A pair of uppercuts that finish with a vertical slam to the target's head.

 

 

[Kioshi 0]

Not even ten steps forward later and Kioshi already stops advancing as he hears the sounds of a pair of legs stomping the ground while they sound gradually louder. Drawing out his sword, Kioshi gazes forward through his visor, ready to strike whatever enemy that is coming to him. Right now, the path he is on ends at a T junction, but whatever is sprinting must be charging through the hedge walls as twigs and leaves can be heard being snapped and rustled respectively.

As Kioshi takes one small step forward, the hedge wall at his sight is suddenly burst through. A humanoid creature covered entirely in dark shades of vegetation goes full sprint, not producing a single noise from its vocal cords. It is wielding a large woodaxe, and it is already prepared to be swung immediately upon contact with a foe.

Kioshi jumps a little as he is surprised at this unexpected bushman who literally came out of nowhere and already on its way to assault him. He raises up his sword quickly in defense or offense as the axe's blade is swung to him.

ID: 103768

Kioshi: HP 79/80 -- DMG 7 -- MIT 35 -- Energy 6/8

Bushman: HP 36/36 -- DMG 27 -- MIT 0 -- +1 Blight

BD: 3

MD: 7

S*it! His thoughts scream in his head as the axe hits one of his spaulders. He quickly backs away and takes a swing to the bushman, only to slightly swat the axe away from him. Both figures hold their weapons with both hands, each trying to find an opportunity of attack while they move in circles, facing each other.

@Arabelle

Edited July 30, 2018 by Kioshi

[Arabelle 0]

The old man advanced into the garden with a purpose and eventually disappeared from her view. That was fine with her. Arabelle was glad he wasn't the type of person who would just randomly go up to a stranger and start up a conversation. She did not feel like talking today. She probably won't talk for the rest of her stay in this game. Arabelle continued minding her own business until her ears picked up the sound of stomping. Angry stomping. She straightened and looked up. It was coming from where the man had disappeared off to earlier. A mob?

Arabelle didn't want to get involved. But she wasn't heartless. Not completely anyway. If that old guy was in danger, despite how scary he looked, she didn't really want to turn a blind eye. Besides, she was too young to have some old dude's death hanging on her shoulders. And maybe the mob would drop some nice stuff that she could sell for Col. So she stood up and retrieved her weapon from where it leaned against the garden's wall and carefully made her way towards the sound. 

The noise had developed from just stomping to the sound of metal hitting metal. Then, scuffling. She peeked around a corner and almost shrunk back. The hell was that? It had the form of a human, but it was like that human had jumped into a pile of leaves or bush covered in superglue and also randomly grabbed a large wooden axe. And it was scary. Like something that would chase people around in a horror movie. (She was not very familiar with the term, 'Ghillie Suit,' thus her surprise at the mob's appearance).

Now, they were circling each other: the player and the mob. It was a deadly dance. One where you kept an eye on every one of your partner's actions and struck once you found an opening. Arabelle waited from behind the corner and gathered her resolve -- you wanted to help, dammit --  before hefting her beginner axe up and charging the enemy. But Arabelle wasn't familiar with openings. Or any of the technical combat stuff. So her measly attempt at landing a hit on the bushman was met by a block. She leaped backward, watching both the man and the mob.

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ID: 103773 | BD: 4 + 1 = 5 [fail]

[H:0] @Kioshi: HP 79/80 -- DMG 7 -- MIT 35 -- Energy 6/8
[H:0] Arabelle: HP 140/140 -- DMG 5 -- ACC 1 -- MIT 9 -- EVA 2 -- PARA 2 -- Energy 12/14

Bushman: HP 36/36 -- DMG 27 -- MIT 0 -- +1 Blight

 

 

Edited July 30, 2018 by Arabelle

[Kioshi 0]

ID: 103774

Kioshi: HP 66/80 (-12 extra damage from Blight!) -- Energy 4/8 (Used Straight! (x2) )

Bushman: HP 22/36 

BD: 8

MD: 9 (+1 Blight activated!)

Just as both Kioshi and the bushman are about to strike against each other, the former looks behind him to see a female player rushing towards its back, wielding a battle axe. She is wearing a dark colored uniform, and sporting long purple hair. He has never seen her before, and it is unexpected for someone to randomly help him for whatever reason they are harboring in themselves.

Unfortunately, the bushman hears her loud sprinting footsteps and slightly turns around to block her incoming attack with its axe, holding it in one hand. It succeeds in doing so, and Kioshi also notices that the attack looked quite sloppy.

Seeing this as a chance to attack, his Zweihanded glows as he brings the blade down to the bushman's collarbone, blood spurting out of the wound. As quickly as his attack, it strikes his unarmored leg in return, the axe's blade landed just above his knee. Kioshi feels some sort of pain as he receives the damage and quickly steps back, pushing the bushman away with the tip of his Zweihander.

A new problem soon rises as Kioshi feels slightly sick. Looking up to his health bar, he notices a status symbol just below the bar. A green droplet. His health starts to decrease. 

F**king axe must have been dipped with blight disease or some toxic s**t. Kioshi grits his teeth in his helmet. This is not a good moment to be idle now. The bushman walks towards him, axe on its shoulder.

@Arabelle

Edited July 30, 2018 by Kioshi

[Arabelle 0]

Not wanting to get caught in the middle while the old man and the bushman exchanged blows, Arabelle backed up. It seemed to her that he had taken advantage of the bushman blocking her attack and momentarily having all of its attention on her. Smart move.  She would have done that, if only she had the axe-wielding skills and the ACC stat to back her up. Seeing the man shove the mob away from him, Arabelle readied her weapon for another attack. She swung her weapon upwards--

--and missed. 

Quickly forcing herself to recover from that embarrassing failure, she stepped away from the bushman. God, I know I'm a low-level, but I didn't expect myself to be this useless in a fight. She tried not to let her frustration show as she turned to the man. "How's your HP? I have a few spare potions I can share," Arabelle offered. 

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ID: 103815 | BD: 3 + 1 = 4 [fail D:]

[H:1] @Kioshi: HP 66/80 -- DMG 7 -- MIT 35 -- Energy 4/8
[H:0] Arabelle: HP 140/140 -- DMG 5 -- ACC 1 -- MIT 9 -- EVA 2 -- PARA 2 -- Energy 10/14

Bushman: HP 22/36 -- DMG 27 -- MIT 0 -- +1 Blight

 

 

 

Edited August 2, 2018 by Arabelle