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"And so, Typhon's rebellion against Zeus had ended with his banishment into Tartarus. His fierce offsprings, hunted down by gods and mortal alike... There's some more flavor text but that's the gist of it." Muttered Claudia, a crimson haired maid with glasses, as she recited their current quest details from her memory. Her master, Dracul, simply grunted in approval with little more interest despite being the one to ask for the details, his heavy armor making more noise than him as he moved. As for the blonde sage wearing a blood red cape, Ariel continued to pick up herbs from the ground like the other two; materials to be used for future quests, silently refreshing her memorie with this new info. She lets out a small sigh as she raised up from her crouched position and looked in the distance towards the white walled windmill towers near Tolbana. They made a short stop just outside the setlement but from here they would march on towards their destination.

The three of them had decided to do the Dragon Hunter Anthology questline and started with the first hunt. The info brokers were a bit vague on a details, giving the players only a location to where they could find one of the crystals needed to open the mysterious castle entrance. Luckily our maid managed to dig further and get her hands on some actual lore regarding the questline. 


ID# 134519  LD: 10+5 1*T1 Material Obtained!

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[Battle Stats]:

  • 1,450 HP (71 x20 +30[athletics])
  • 140 Energy (71 x2)
  • 88 Mitigation (25 +63[armor])
  • +2 Accuracy (1[precision] +1[weapon])
  • +1 Evasion (1[Sprint & Acrobatics])
  • 19 Base Damage (1[base] +7[weapon skill] +1[athletics] +9[familiar] +1[ferocity])
  • +8 Fallen Damage (Successful attack rolls of 6-8 (before modifiers) gain (2 per slot * Tier) fallen damage to your total base damage.)
  • +24 HP Holy Blessing (After taking damage, heal [8 per slot * Tier] HP at the beginning of your next turn. Damage over time effects (Bleed, Poison) will not trigger Holy Blessing. Can only trigger once per round.)
  • +8/11 LD (5 +3[item]; +3 LD more when searching for sub-dungeons and labyrinths. Labyrinth search cooldown: 3 posts)
  • Life Mending (Increases the user’s healing done to other targets through skills and use of consumable items by 10% of the initial heal (rounded down) per slot.)

[Equipment]:
» ≪Darkened Blade#134786≫

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 T2: Fallen | Fallen | Accuracy
  A 3 meter long (~10 feet) spear that is entirely died in obsidian black. Below the spearhead, a banner hangs freely. Its background is colored in a dark blue with a white lion's head wearing a crown, in the middle. 

» ≪Leonidas' Strength#134785≫ 

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T3: Life Mending | Holy Blessing | Damage Mitigation+ | Damage Mitigation+
 A blood red cape with a black inverted V design in the middle of the back, if worn as light armor; one of the trademark items worn by the Spartans that fought until the last man.

» Guardian Cloak#65787 

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 +3 LD
 
A gray cloak with silver trims, on its backside lay four guild icons all crossed with a blood red X. (pic.)

[Buffs]:

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[Battle Ready]:
» Basic Teleport [Crystal]
» 
» Banner of Support

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+80 HP heal | (up to 6) party members
Charges: 2/4

» Holy Sovereign Orb of Antioch#54988

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+4 Prosperity, Bloodclot 
A golden orb around held by a chain to be worn, said to have protected heroes from the rabbit. An inscription on it says 'Count to Three, no less'

» ≪Firm Resolve# 134713-5≫

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T3: Recovery | Recovery | Accuracy
A pair of crimson red earrings that slightly glow when the recovery enchantment procs.

[Skills]:
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Quest Details:

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"How many more of these Items do we have so far?" I ask out loud so our escort could hear as well. We could've probably done this low level quest by ourselves but the blonde owed us and as I don't usually keep an open tab I decided to recruit her talents in my favor. Right now we we're stocking up materials for our alchemy lab, I never knew where these items would come from until now. They were always delivered to us so when Claudia said we should gather some, I was a pleasantly surprised. 
"We have a total of 21 medicinal herbs and 4 weeds!" came a swift reply from my side as the maid next to me answered before the blonde even looked our way. Seeing Claudia reply, the blonde only lifted up a hand, 5 materials... the 20 more were divided between me and my assistant then. 


ID# 134520  LD: 16  1*T1 Material Obtained!

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✠ Level: 9  ❤ Health: 180  ✽ Energy: 19
⚔ Damage: 7  ❋ Mitigation: 27  ☣ Thorns: 18

✿ Equipped Items:
Blue Rose#58993≫

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T1: Damage | Damage | Damage
An elegant two handed straight sword with a bluish blade and a rose placed on top to the side of the hilt. (pic.)

Azure Chevalier Armor#58994≫

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T1: Mitigation | Thorns | Thorns
An elegant bluish heavy armor set with rose motif and a cape. (pic.)

Rose Shirt#32879≫

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T1: Mitigation | Mitigation
A simple light armor item that has the form of a white shirt, its accompanied by a red tie with a blue rose near the end. In front of the left breast pocket it has a crowned logo imprint.

 

 

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We have a total of 21 medicinal herbs and 4 weeds!

His ears perked at the word herbs and hung on it for but a moment to hear the rest of the statement, digging on his own behind a large oak tree.

#134518 CD: 7, LD: 10+5

[Gatherer Activated!] +2 Bonus Materials

3*T1 Materials Obtained!

Ripping a few free and sporadically shoving them into a small satchel on his belt.

"If... y-you d-dont...those are not weeds." Raidou remarked a bit perturbed by the audacity of the claim being the only thing he caught out of the exchange, Raidou queued himself to his own outburst. "S-sorry, I'll be l-leaving." gliding down to the ground and skittering his way toward a standing oak tree.

The audacity of calling a comprise material for bonding a weed

A bit of anger welling up in his stomach "It's not a weed!" bothering Raidou more than he would like to admit shouted from behind a tree with gusto, the words slipped from his concealment before his hands found his mouth.

Maybe they hadn't heard me

I can just slip away and get the hell out of here

Slinking away in plain sight and a brilliant red robe, with almost comical soft steps Raidou attempts to flee.

@Ariel - The Crowned Lion

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Raidou, The Red Wanderer:

HP: 500

EN: 50

Damage: 2 (Art x3 Snake Bite 3 EN Cost)

Mitigation: 27

Evasion: 3

Vampiric Offensive: 9-10 BD HP Recovery 10%

Paralyze 1: (9-10 BD), Stunned for 1

Taunt: +1 Hatred Generation from sources (Howl [Focused]/Attacks)

 

 

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Ariel was the first to pick up the foreign voice, she turned her sharp gaze at the tree from where the shout came from. Her mind went to thinking about being ambushed but she tempered her urge to pull her spear out of her inventory. After a second she registered the words said and let out a amused puff through her nose. Slightly admonishing herself for her rash judgment. "Seems we got company!" she said out loud, catching the attention of her two companions and making herself known by the extra(s?) behind the tree. "Chotto matte!" she commanded and dashed to the oak tree, unconsciously using her charge skill to cross the distance in a flash before they would leave. In her haste, she slipped out a command in her native tongue.

"It's not polite to eavesdrop on people. Some may take it in a bad way?" she said with a remnant of a sadistic smile, peeking from the side of the tree. She spotted there a red clad young man which was trying to flee.


TL Note: 'Chotto matte!' - jap. "Hold on a second/hang on!"
ID# 134523 LD: 6+5

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Before I could even turn to look, the blonde apparently teleported several meters away from her initial position. I tilt my head and send all the herbs to claudia before going after her. After a puzzled look, the maid put all the materials into her storage and walked behind me. "Someone was spying on us?" she asked halfheartedly, finding it difficult to believe it. "Unlikely but that blonde amazon will probably think something similar. She's got muscle for brains after all. We're done gathering for now, come!" "Understood!" came the obedient reply from Claudia.

Despite saying that, I was curious to see who would be here with us. I'm willing to leave the blonde to her attics unless it gets too dangerous, for whoever was there. We come by her side as soon as she finished her inquiry, myself feeling a cold shiver as I see the expression on Ariel. Claudia seemed unaffected and more curious about the man wearing a brilliant red robe. "Good afternoon, mister eavesdropper!" she added politely with a heartwarming smile.


ID# 134524 LD: 6

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Raidou suddenly found himself surrounded by 3 players with his failed attempts to extract himself after the outburst.

Crap I've been had!

Looking at his compromised position a tough-looking broad clad in all black with golden locks, a brunette maid? and a man in platinum armor flanking him, Raidou melts to the floor clutching his noggin. "I-i did-nt m-mean to l-listen I-in." Raidou shouts prostrated in the soil "But that's no weed, try refining it and using as a base for other materials!" he shouts at the maid while trying to roll along the ground and extricate himself from the enclosure. Finding a small gap between the three like a barrel down a hill, he sprawls out like an opening umbrella landing on his feet kneeled taking a second to push the frames up his nose, a glimmer of light before he turns and takes a couple of steps away.

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"Oh!?" you could see the literally question marks on Dracul's head as he passed by the blonde and got closer,  curious about the refining process. "What would you use it for? what's your refining process?" he started asking questions in a rapid succession. The blonde let out a sigh she checked out the newcomer, her trained tailor eye and enhanced observation skills noticing the apparent quality of his gear. Not someone that stayed in noob town until now, he had seen some action throughout the years of their imprisonment. "Not good enough for frontline fighting though!" she claimed out loud. Her instinct pushed her to advance. 

"You, did you do the quest close to here yet?" she mused for a second and drew closer with determined steps. Her overall attitude was commanding as a drill sergeant with new recruits and like those recruits, the decision has already been made for him.

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I let out a sigh as I hear the blonde sage almost shouting behind me. "Don't mind her..." I pondered for a second, thinking the best way to describe my relation with the amazon currently advancing toward us. "She's more like, hired help to keep us safe." I added with mischievous smile. Then I directed my attention at the brunette again, combing my hair with my right hand I add: "Listen I own a alchemy lab, so I'm very interested in what you said. We couldn't find any real value for these plants and treated them as weeds. Maybe we can exchange trade secrets?"

I extended a hand and presented myself: "The name's Dracul and the maid over there is my assistent Claudia!" I took a more careful look at his appearance, in order to try to read him. However I knew I didn't possess the blonde's sharp eye so for now, he only seemed a bit sloppy and cowardish to me. I will learn what he knows, if he knows anything or he just spat words at that moment.

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The woman was imposing and seemingly aggressive. Raidou was more afraid of her words and proximity than her.

Remember, you've got this!

Pushing a quivering hand toward Ariel in attempts to greet her, it would take some work.

Listen I own a alchemy lab, so I'm very interested in what you said. We couldn't find any real value for these plants and treated them as weeds. Maybe we can exchange trade secrets

The prospect of exchanging knowledge piqued his interest more than any quest ever could, removing a small black almost a leather appearing book about the size of a palm withdrawn from an interior robe pocket Raidou began to read off alchemical formula to Dracul, processes and the like.

Clad in black with sharpened tongue she spoke of the front lines something he chose to forget long ago as the words finally broke through the surrounding ones.

"Don't talk to me about the frontlines, full cries of fear and despair, dread washing over faces before they become nothing more than a memory. My gear has served me well before and though it is dated it was forged by my only friends and I'll carry it to my grave." Raidou's demeanor shifted heavily, evolving into a completely different person with a stalwart gusto not present before as he thinks of the people he knew that had lost themselves to the ravenous fires of this hell, some confirmed and some not.

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The blonde stopped her advance and raised her eyebrow. "Cries, dread what are you talking about? We barely have had any casualties in recent floors boss fights. Only the bravest and well prepared players tend to join. At least since I started attending them on floor 12." she looked at him once again. As much as she rummaged through her memory she couldn't remember seeing him at neither past meetings or fights, she would be one of the first to protest to his participation judging by his gear if she had seen him before at those type of gatherings. "It will be an early grave then. You should update your gear with the best you can acquire. Your life literally depends on it here." her words came a bit harsh but she was adamant in her resolve. The sage realized it herself and her features softened but before she could continue a small voice came from behind her.

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Nimbly our 3rd companion catched up with us from behind. While her appearance wasn't as commanding as Ariel's, there was a aura about her that always seem to tame the blonde lioness' temper. "I'm also interested in any other formulas you have, sir." said Claudia, passing by and stopping behind me. "I see, I never thought about it that way to be honest. Did you write it down?" I ask with a smirk, already knowing the answer. A simple yes was her response, to be expected from my assistant.

"Yes, it's decided then. Join us.. friend." he made a momentary pause before continuing: "We can talk more as we go through this quest, something something about hunting the offsprings of Typhon." I haven't been listening to the fluff text description but I had confidence in our lioness. And a couple of teleport crystals for me and my assistant in quickslot.

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No, keep a level head, clean, civil

Practicing new philosophy and emulation Raidou broke himself away of the statement from Ariel with a turn with his back facing her.

Turned back - Acceptance The thought bounced around behind his eyes

"Maybe you're right, maybe some of my gear won't cut it these days but color me sentimental and I cannot bring myself to part with it. however, most of my gear is purely percentage based." he remarks sliding his menu open and listing the attributes out from the stat descriptions. "So most of them would be unchanged unless the magnitude was altered somehow." Final words with analysis complete with a waving left hand to shut the interface.

I'm also interested in any other formulas you have, sir

Interesting...I don't see why not.

Pulling out another small book he bought just incase he filled this one and needed it onhand. Both books in each paw glow blue for a second before he extends a hand with the produced one to the brunette taking notes "Here, a copy of my notes." explained with a manufactured smile.

"Sure I'll come along I suppose, I've been meaning to try myself on for size." Raidou convinced himself through a facade painted loosely on his face, checking to see if his crafted teleport crystal was still in his robe while he pocketed the small notebook.

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Ariel nods as she listens to him, she was satisfied as long as he understood her point. However, she was puzzled by his overall attitude, at the moment speaking with his back turned towards her. She just brushed it off as him being shy and after fumbling with her own HUD, she send a invitation to their party. She watched the three of them interact, a bit loss in the alchemy department, herself being a tailor. She took the time to review the quest info once again, trying to recall detail from the real world legends about Typhon but she was drawing blanks. Something about this lack of details unsettled the blonde.

Receiving the copy booklet, Dracul let out a small word of appreciation before opening it. He shifted through the pages with evident interest shown by constant remarks like: "Oh!", "Ah..should've thought of that", "I see!" and "We should try this!". But before he got too engrossed, he stopped himself and handed the item to Claudia who simply stored it in her inventory.

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"We'll do a full review and put some of those formulae to use when we get back to shop." I added as I turned to my assistant. "Yes, sir." Then after sparing a glance at the lioness, I add. "Where to next?"  We had aquired a new member to our party, now it was time to move on and do the quest itself.

Claudia was ready with a reply and after a few more moments of pondering the blonde got close to listen. "We're close to the location the information broker gave us." she adjusted her glasses and then pointed at the mountain range past the forest they we're in. Overlaying the floor map data she got from Ariel, she showed us a small red dot that seemed to be in the mountain area. "Is it a cave or do we have to climb the mountain?" I ask with a frown, lightly rubbing my chin.

"The quest is based on the calamitous battle for supremacy of the cosmos between Zeus and Typhon, which resulted with the latter's defeat. It is said that the loser was send to the underworld or buried under a mountain." added Claudia with a small smile, next sending the quest info she had to all three of them. Out of the three, the maid seemed to be the one that had best prepared beforehand.

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Moving to the fellow player's side with a flick of his hand and dragging his hands across the digital map to zoom it into the red point while Claudia ran him through the debriefing.

Greek, the battle Zeus won the battle against a giant serpent that wished to usurp his reign and paid for it with unending captivity in Tartarus, the plains of judgment and turmoil. A hyperactive recalling of a few of the books he read burning a hole behind his eyes with a flash of insight.

"If the designation is based loosely around this myth, then we can probably assume it to be literal. Let's scan the surface of the mountain for any designating marks or entryways" The response concise and static as if it was droned through some kind of lesson tape.

Unsheathing his blade, it propped on his shoulder precariously and obtuse seemingly off-kilter a blackish iron hue to it.

"Then shall we enter the maw of Tartarus."

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In little time, the four man group has reached the base of the mountain they had previously set as their destination. Using her skill enhanced sensed, the blonde would scout around the area trying to identify some sort of entrance inside the mountain. The rest were left behind for a small break as they continued to chat at a nearby clearing. Claudia was the one to break the momentary silence as as she materialized a small picnic basket and removed a couple of sandwiches, handing one to both her male companions.

Meanwhile, the blonde would discover a cave entry with the help of her Reveal mod. Somehow, she felt that being able to see through walls was kind of cheating but nonetheless she marked the area on her map and went back to the main group that seemed to take a picnic break while she was away. She let out a sigh as she joined them, accepting the sandwich handed out to her by the maid.

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"I found an entrance." muttered the blonde between bites "From a distance, it looked unguarded but who knows what could be inside." she added, finishing her ration as fast as her pet lion familiar would usually do. It struck me a bit odd that she hadn't brought KImba around this time seeing the two were almost inseparable. Banishing the thought, I straighten out and graciously unsheath my blue rose sword. "Let's get going them, as you know I am quite the busy man. We can have a proper dinner at my place sometime soon.... " I made a quick pause, mentally recalling out conversations and coming in blank. A small glance at my assistant confirmed the fact that that she didn't knew either "I'm sorry I didn't get your name.

The blonde prepared as well, once they reached the entrance she materialized her freakishly huge (~3m/10 feet tall) obsidian assault spear. Slightly tilting the white lion banner at the end so that it didn't scrape the roof of the cave, she took lead as they entered the partially illuminated cave. Oddly enough, phosphorescent crystals were glowing to the sides like torches, not needing us to use any other items for light. The blue hue of my blade also provided a small contrast to the green light around us. The trek through the cave was harsh because of the uneven terrain, the interior damp and the air stall but a small natural light could be seen at the end of their current hallway. 


I forgot until now but let's add our stats to the first posts.

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Taking to a stand, A sandwich still dangling from his mouth and following along with the rest of the group.

I'm sorry I didn't get your name.

A solid gulp like a python swallowing prey with haste, it was a bit large and rough tearing its way downward. A soft cough before a reply finds its way past the food.

Streaming past richened red walls with various shades of illuminated crystal jutting from the walls. "Emeralds..." Taking one in hand before dropping it to the ground as it was of no use to him. "We must be close I assume, from what I've overheard..." Adjusting his grip in his hand and preparing an attack, with softening footsteps.

"To be fair I didn't get any of yours either..." The realization finally hitting him as he moved past Ariel and an excessively large blackened spear with a bit of ornamental cloth locked on its tip. Shifting his torso to allow him to pass by unimpeded.

"Raidou, My name is Raidou." The red wanderer remarked before he tore through the cavern, the assist system from his art ripping him down and past into a large circular cavern.

#134790 BD: 5 Missed!

The creature had however detected him and the rest prior, saw this coming and sprung upward coiling around a stalactite hanging from the ceiling above. Jade scales with a tough silverish sheen, glowing purple eyes that stood out in the lit cavern around them as a name appeared with an aggravated hiss: [Typhon - the Emerald Serpent]

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Raidou, The Red Wanderer:

HP: 500

EN: 48/50

Damage: 2 (Art x3 Snake Bite 3 EN Cost)

Mitigation: 27

Evasion: 3

Vampiric Offensive: (9-10 BD) HP Recovery 10%

Paralyze: Stun 1, (9-10 BD)

Taunt: +1 Hatred Generation from sources (Howl [Focused]/Attacks)

 

 

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Emerald Green Hatchling - Rhaegal

HP: 125

Damage: 50

Mitigation: 25

Screech (LD:17+) : Stun 1

Hatred Table:

  1. Raidou: (If Tied for Hate [CD: 1-4])
  2. Ariel: (If Tied for Hate [CD: 5-8])
  3. Dracul: (If Tied for Hate [CD: 9-12])

 

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"That little weasel..." muttered the blonde as Raidou slipped past her and took initiative in fighting the serpentine creature at the end of the long corridor. She dashed forward using her charge skill and attempted to strike at the scaled foe who seemed to have been expecting them. She got there before It attacked and released a sword art consisting of several slashes across its body. She let out a dissatisfied grunt as her spear bounced off its wings that shielded the rest of the beast's body from her strikes... While keeping her busy, the dragon let lashed its tail towards its initial attacker, sending him flying across the room against one of the walls. Dracul and Claudia had entered the room in haste, just in time to witness the violent display. The maid rushed by Raidou's side, first checking his health bar, then letting out a small relieved sigh as the hit barely chipped it.


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  • [0] Raidou: 476/500  |  48/50 ✽ | 27 ♜ | 2 ⚔ | 3 EVA | 1 V. Off
  • [0] Ariel: 1450/1450  | 130/140  | 88 ♜ | 19  | 2 ACC | 1 EVA 
  • [0] Dracul: 180/180   |  19/19 ✽ | 27 ♜ | 7  | 18 Thorns
  • ≪Rhaegal≫ : 125/125 ❤ | 25 ♜ | 50 ⚔ | Screech (LD:17+) : Stun 1

ID# 134792  BD: 2+2 (Miss!)  LD: 10  MD: 9 (Crit!)  CD:3
Vent Forth - Miss | 51 -27 Mit = 24 DMG @Raidou

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Emerald Green Serpent - Rhaegal

HP: 125

Damage: 50

Mitigation: 25

Screech (LD:17+) : Stun 1

Hatred Table:

  1. Raidou: (If Tied for Hate [CD: 1-4])
  2. Ariel: (If Tied for Hate [CD: 5-8])
  3. Dracul: (If Tied for Hate [CD: 9-12])

 

 

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As we walk through the caves I begin rummaging through recent memories, distinctly remember introducing myself and my assistant. However it's understandable that during that specific situation he would pay little attention to us and more to the blonde lioness that was even as we speak, on his trails, charging in front of us. We start to quicken our own pace, as soon after we start hearing the sound of fighting from ahead. We pass by the entrance of the dragon's chambers just in time to see Raidou flying backwards across the room. 

I step inside while my assistant checks on him; he'll be fine, this is the first floor after all. I direct my attention towards the lioness who currently was trying to distract the dragon hatchling. I have to admit I'm a bit surprised that it wasn't dead yet, considering the blonde's stats. I ran next to her and before she could protest to me being there, I raise my weapon high above head and bring it downwards with all my might. In a flash, my strike is almost effortlessly parried by one of its wing. I try not to recoil from the blow as my hands felt like I've struck against stone. "What are you doing here? Stay back, I got this!" shouted the blonde with slight annoyance.


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  • [0] Raidou: 476/500  |  48/50 ✽ | 27 ♜ | 2 ⚔ | 3 EVA | 1 V. Off
  • [0] Ariel: 1450/1450  | 130/140  | 88 ♜ | 19  | 2 ACC | 1 EVA 
  • [0] Dracul: 180/180   |  19/19 ✽ | 27 ♜ | 7  | 18 Thorns
  • ≪Rhaegal≫ : 125/125 ❤ | 25 ♜ | 50 ⚔ | Screech (LD:17+) : Stun 1

ID# 134793  BD: 5
Straight - Miss

 

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