[F5-PP] Whose Blood was it? (Butcher of the Sands)

[Gaius 0]

An early morning akin to an early meal, Gaius was consuming the birth of what Freya had produced for him. A brandished weapon lay to his left side, near a single white cup of tea. "Hey Freya, Thinking I am going after this asshole on floor 5." He remarks toward the girl who was still hard at work in the kitchen, placing things away for a quick meal later. "You in?" The dragoon asks of the girl as he begins to transpose a message toward the rest of the guild. Taking a sip of his tea he hits send:

To: Firm Anima From: Gaius Yeah, I am going to go and do this thing on floor 5, should be easy. Going to smash it quick, who's in? I am bringing Freya along so it looks like two more.

Reaching for the polearm to his left as he let her finish up. He was dead serious about how he'd get more powerful and this was just one step on that path. A reach to his pocket to peel out a gold key, to lock up the place after he and Freya would leave.

Gaius Consumes: Titan's Strength (+3 DMG), Well Done Steak (Protein +2/1 [Filled])

Gaius | HP:890/890 | EN:96/96 | DMG:22 | MIT:6 | ACC:1 | H.M.:4 | REC:2

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Gaius, Descending Gale
Level: 43
HP: 890/890
EN: 96/96

Stats:
Damage: 22
Mitigation: 6
Accuracy: 1
H.M.:4
REC:2

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: Dragoon's Journey [2HAS] (T2/Perfect) Damage 2, Bleed 1
Armor: Dragoon's Plate MK. II [Heavy] (T2/Perfect) Mitigation 1, Heavy Momentum 2
Misc: Assault Division Bracelet: [Trinket] (T1/Perfect) Accuracy 1, Recovery 2

Skills:
Two Handed Assault Spear [Rank 5]
Heavy Armor [Rank 3]
Charge [Rank 1]
Energist [Obtained]

Extra Skills:
Disguise
Familiar Fighter R1

Mods:
Finesse Rank 3
Ferocity
Athletics
Stamina

Battle Ready Inventory:
Teleport Crystal*1
Vocal Augmentation - Resonation [T1/Perfect/Support/Instant] +60 HP*2
Bird Seed (T2/Rare/Snack) Vitality 2*1
Boar Hide Belt [Trinket] (T1/Perfect) [+3 Loot Dice]

Housing Buffs:
Well Rested: -1 energy cost for the first three expenditures of each combat
Squeaky Clean: The first time you would suffer DoT damage in a thread, reduce damage taken from DoT each turn by 25% (rounded down)
Hard Working: +2 EXP per crafting attempt and +1 crafting attempt per day
Filling: Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot.
Item Stash: +1 Battle Ready Inventory Slot
Delicious: Turn 3 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Feast. A Feast contains 6 portions of the food items sacrificed.
Relaxed: Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
Col Stash: +5% bonus col from monster kills and treasure chests
Advanced Training: +2 SP to a thread. Limit one use per month [0/1]

Guild Hall Buffs:
Lucrative: Reduce LD needed for Salvage by 5 (10+ for Alchemist crystals, 6+ for everything else). +2 EXP per craft. Rank 9 crafters receive +1 crafting attempt per day. Rank 10 crafters receive +2 crafting attempts per day.
Col Deposit: +5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests.

 

Edited February 1, 2021 by Gaius

[Freya 0]

Freya just nods as she quickly cleans the kitchen and heads out with Gaius. She was glad that Gaius was inviting her instead of the other way around. Thinking just yesterday that they had connected and shared what they had been longing to feel for one another. It was easy to be happy with Gaius and the fact that she was there to keep him anchored. Something that Freyd was doing for her through the weakest points of her life. Maybe she could trust Gaius with the knowledge but right now she had to help him. Do what Freyd did for her and keep this life a reason to stay alive in. 

There wasn't much talking between the two after Eruda and Griswold left. The fact was, sometimes no words said more. Freya takes Gaius's hand as they walk toward the gate intending to make it to floor 5 before anyone else showed up. Now that they knew what they felt, they would make a better team. She tightens her grip on his hand a bit and looks at him with a smile letting him know she would be here no matter what.

Freya | HP:660/660 | EN:64/64 | DMG:14 | MIT:12 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | BLD:24 | REC:1

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Freya
Level: 32
HP: 660/660
EN: 64/64

Stats:
Damage: 14
Mitigation: 12
Evasion: 2
Accuracy: 3
BLD:24
REC:1

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: Grim Reminder - Sorrow (T2/Perfect/2HBA): Damage 2, Bleed 1
Armor: Dark Embrace - Sacrifice (T2/Perfect/Light Armor): Evasion 2, Recovery 1
Misc: Bringer (Tierless/Perfect/Trinket): Accuracy 3

Skills:
Two-Handed Battle Axe [Rank 5]
Light Armor [Rank 3]

Extra Skills:
Concentration
Familiar Fighter (Pending)
Survival (No SP used yet)

Mods:
Finesse Rank 3
Ferocity
Athletics

Battle Ready Inventory:
Teleport Crystal*1
Resistance Plate - Lily (T1/Perfect/HA): Mitigation 27
Silver Band - Farore's Wind: (T1/Perfect/Trinket) Loot Dice 3

Housing Buffs:
Hard Working: +2 EXP per crafting attempt and +1 crafting attempt per day
Filling: Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot.
Tasty: Turn 2 identical food items into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed.
Advanced Training: +2 SP to a thread. Limit one use per month [0/1]

Guild Hall Buffs:
Lucrative: Reduce LD needed for Salvage by 5 (10+ for Alchemist crystals, 6+ for everything else). +2 EXP per craft. Rank 9 crafters receive +1 crafting attempt per day. Rank 10 crafters receive +2 crafting attempts per day.
Col Deposit: +5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests.

 

[Kasumi 0]

A sudden notification peels across her HUD, another message from Gaius. A recollection of the fight with Freyd and Raidou, just but a few leagues from the cathedral of the forgotten. Placing down the still being constructed wedding ring that was rounding completion.  The blossom glances to her hand, still remembering what blood was on its surface. "I have to be ok with this." Kasumi remarks to the empty chamber, ushering about the place to collect up her gear and get changed. A quick and hasted response to Gaius to confirm her coming she breaks loose of the building. A ringing bell at her back as she breaches the threshold and makes a single bound into one of the many trees that held up floor 2, a spray of one of the many patches of flowers as she does. There was something on the horizon for the girl, she was coming to terms with what must be done. All thanks to a few wise words from Griswold and the others.

Kasumi | HP:820/820 | EN:82/82 | DMG:14 | EVA:3 | ACC:3 | BLD:24

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Kasumi, The Blossom
Level: 41
HP: 820/820
EN: 82/82

Stats:
Damage: 14
Evasion: 3
Accuracy: 3
BLD:24

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: Mugen's Lineage - Growth [T2/Perfect] Damage 2, Bleed 1
Armor: Mugen Tenshin Decree [T1/Perfect] (3 Accuracy)
Misc: White Red-trimmed Gee [T1/Perfect] (3 Evasion)

Skills:
Martial Arts [Rank 5]
Light Armor [Rank 3]
Hiding [Rank 4]+1

Extra Skills:
Concentration

Mods:
Finesse Rank 3
Ferocity
Athletics

Battle Ready Inventory:
Teleport Crystal*1
Vocal Augmentation - Resonation [T1/Perfect/Support/Instant] +60 HP*2
Bird Seed (T2/Rare/Snack) Vitality 2*1

Housing Buffs:
Well Rested: -1 energy cost for the first three expenditures of each combat
Squeaky Clean: The first time you would suffer DoT damage in a thread, reduce damage taken from DoT each turn by 25% (rounded down)
Hard Working: +2 EXP per crafting attempt and +1 crafting attempt per day
Filling: Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot.
Item Stash: +1 Battle Ready Inventory Slot
Tasty: Turn 2 identical food items into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed.
Relaxed: Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
Skylight (Hiding): +1 Rank to the Hiding skill.
Advanced Training: +2 SP to a thread. Limit one use per month [0/1]
Multipurpose: Gain +1 to LD, Stealth Rating, Stealth Detection, or Prosperity to one post in a thread. Can be applied after a roll
Decor [Potted Tanabata]: This buff affects the player and their choice of up to two party members.

Guild Hall Buffs:
Lucrative: Reduce LD needed for Salvage by 5 (10+ for Alchemist crystals, 6+ for everything else). +2 EXP per craft. Rank 9 crafters receive +1 crafting attempt per day. Rank 10 crafters receive +2 crafting attempts per day.
Col Deposit: +5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests.

 

[Eruda 0]

Eruda hard at work in the same place she found comfort in. The halls were empty but it felt so full of life. The team was en route for big success and she couldn't wait to see what comes of it. A chime of her HUD and a grip of her Shield as she reads the message. A smile as she remembers the last time she was with Freya and Gaius. They really were good together, they were both unknown variables but becoming tame in a way and she was glad that they were growing like they were.

She takes her Shield and her weapon, without a response she heads to floor 5 after placing the papers as they were on the table before she got there. She would give the support needed for the team and she was excited to see what came of them. Arriving at the warp gate, with a simple step, her feet land on floor 5. No one seemed to be there yet but it was just a matter of time before they showed up. She steps away from the gateway and waits for the others to set foot where she once was. Raserei at her feet she sits and waits patiently. 

Eruda | HP:830/830 | EN:80/80 | DMG:3 | MIT:111 | BLD:24 | TAUNT | THRNS:36 | REC:1 | BH:24 | DoT -25%

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Eruda
Level: 40
HP: 830/830
EN: 80/80

Stats:
Damage: 3
Mitigation: 111
BH:24
BLD:24
TAUNT
THRNS:36
REC:1

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: Unforgiving Edge - Malice T2: (Bleed 2, Taunt)
Armor: Reinforced Plate - Lily T2: Damage Mitigation 3 (+54 Mitigation)
Misc: Stalwart Defender T2: (Thorns 2, Recovery 1)

Skills:
Heavy Armor [Rank 5]
One-Handed Curved Sword [Rank 2]
Fighting Spirit [Obtained]
Howl [Obtained]
Block [Rank 3]
Battle Healing [Rank 3]

Extra Skills:
Concentration
Familiar Protector (Rank 1)

Mods:
Stonewall

Battle Ready Inventory:
Teleport Crystal
Ebon Tether - Beauty (+3 Loot Dice)

 

[Gaius 0]

A tightly clutched hand around his own, the firmness felt right. Into the walls of Deepedge and upon the warp gate, he releases and is the first to leap upon its surface. A bark of a location on floor 5 instantly twists the place from a slightly green and softness to a scorching heat with sand. Hopping clear as he'd wait for the others to arrive. Gaius heads to the quest board, scrolling through the list and finding the target after a bit of difficulty. He usually wasn't the one to accept such things, just generally going with the flow. A target of Freya as she'd arrive offers a quest share and a party invite. A brandish of his glaive to a spin, he docks it over his right shoulder and behind his head. "And now we wait." Spoken as he receives a message from Kasumi that she'd be coming along. Seconds later appears Eruda, choosing to show up instead of a message. "Eruda." Gaius comments with a nod extending the same to the other twin he confused Freya for. Strange that now he could easily pick them apart.

[Freya 0]

Freya comes through the gate right after Gaius getting a share of everything. Accepting it quickly she sees Eruda, she gives a nod toward her with no words. She told Freyd that she would have a conversation with Eruda about how she was feeling about everything but the chance was yet to show up. The fact that Eruda was here though with them makes Freya feel like everything was okay. Would talking to her burst a can of worms open that was unwanted. She couldn't think about that right now. She was holding a secret from everyone that she held dear to her and she was really wondering when she would just break. 

She walks to Gaius's side standing close to him, she was wondering who else was going to show up, also wondering what quest they were doing as she opens her HUD and scans over what they were about to face. A smirk forms saying "This is gonna be fun." She loved the fighting aspect of this game. It leads to a great distraction for conversations that she really wished to avoid coming up.

Edited February 1, 2021 by Freya

[Kasumi 0]

A sudden flash brings her in last, the final of the three to join the dragoon on his endeavor. "I'm here." Kasumi remarks making a quick hop from the gate using a slowing step to bring herself to a stop. "What are we doing?" She asks as Gaius sends her an invite and a quest share. "Butcher of the sands?" She reads its description, notably remembering it to be rather easy to complete. They were leagues past this being difficult, but that wouldn't cause her to lower her defense. It was for the best. Peeling a white tether around her palm tightly, she pays Gaius a nod. "Let's get this started." She remarks with a slight sigh, the heat was a bit much but not too hard to handle. With this group they should tear it apart, it was optimized for a lower-level party, and Kasumi had kept tabs on how most of them were progressing. Freya is the only one she knew nothing about. "Hi, I'm Kasumi." She exclaims offering the girl a hand for a shake a slight dangling strand of hand wraps still present.

[Eruda 0]

"This is my twin I told you about. I am glad that you are finally able to meet." Giving a smile to Kasumi a nod to Gaius in response to her name. The last time she talked with Kasumi she was in a hard place. Since then a lot has happened, she was dying to tell her how it turned out with her and Raidou but now wasn't the time. There was a time and place for everything and now that everyone was here, the place was within the quest. Glancing to Freya then to Gaius, she could see that something was off with Freya. The lack of words given to her gave it away. Did she do something wrong. It was something that she would need to discuss at a later date. She didn't like leaving things unsaid and a talk with her sister was long overdue. "We should get going," she turns to the gates and begins to walk through the exit of this town. Glancing at her nav marker that formed on her map the moment everything was excepted she heads in the direction it points.

[Gaius 0]

The dragoon kept toes with Eruda as Kasumi was ushered in an invite and share the same. "Yeah, should be easy." He remarks toward Kasumi as he lets them get introduced, moving into the bright sands glaring from the burning ball of pain above them. There were no clouds, the place simply sucked. "So it's a big gator or something." He comments to Eruda as they walked "Don't mean much though, I can handle it. You just do your thing."

A twist and spin of his glaive, a sudden burst of energy as wind disperses. "I've got your back, and you haven't seen shit yet. I am going to make that dad of yours back the hell up and watch the fireworks, just a few more of these and you won't even recognize me anymore." Gaius was joking but didn't know how true his statement really was. The change was setting in, completely through the actions of those around him. The sweeping typhoon was finding his wings.

[Freya 0]

Watching Gaius and Eruda start to walk toward the market, Eruda half introduces the member of the team that Freya had yet to meet. Kasumi offers a name and a hand. She gladly shakes her hand with a smile "Freya," she sees the fabric dangling from her wrist. Meeting Kasumi's eyes, with a pure invited motion. "Let's catch up, we don't want to fall too far behind." A head bob to the side toward the group ahead, motioning to walk with her. She was curious as to what Kasumi's fighting style was but she would find out soon enough. She walks with her hands in her front pockets with her eyes locked on Gaius's back. An almost gazing like she was enjoying the view. She knew that she would have to get serious soon but she had to enjoy every small moment she could. Heat blazed against her shoulders if it was possible she would be getting a sunburn right now. Her eyes shift around the environment now as they carve deeper into the trail. She pulls her Scythe from her back with a twirl getting ready for the inevitable to happen.

[Kasumi 0]

A subtle shake and a look to Eruda and then back to Freya shows the resemblance. Twins. Then that would mean that the twins Griswold mentioned were his daughters. This was a new development. Grabbing that last bit of hand wrap and peeling it around her palm tightly, Kasumi ushers behind Freya "Right." A single bound and some rapid steps catch up the rear, the girl was no slowpoke. The desert heat began to grow, becoming much less deniable as she could almost feel it through the soles of her shoes. The whole place felt hot and sticky, like an oven. "Butcher of the Sands..." She remarks trying to recall what it was she had read from the guildhall table, when Gaius speaks to what it was supposed to be. "Oh, a gator?" She asks as the information begins to flood in. "He ignores all defense but doesn't have a ton himself. He targets at random and is hidden in a..." A pause of her words as they arrived. "That..."

[Eruda 0]

"I don't doubt you for a second Gaius, and you take care of her okay." A suttle glance meeting his eyes but sincere. Head-turning as Kasumi speaks, right then Eruda's demeanor changes. "Kasumi is right, it can be dangerous but given that each of you has grown in strength this should be easy. Keep cautious though, Gaius and Freya you move in first. Kasumi, if they do not put it down, try your best to do so. If that doesn't work then I will take action. Keep on your toes and do your best out there. I have faith in each of you." Eruda gives each party member a glance as she gives orders that she thinks would work best in this situation. Pulling out her sword and shield she looks to the large interior and exterior of what they stood outside of. She believed in her team and trusted them to give it their all. Most of all, she believed that they could finally work as a team to get this done. A sand storm started to brew around them from inside the Arena. "Put it down..." 

[Gaius 0]

A quick swell of force, a lunge like electricity and a scatter of sands as quick as they breach the threshold creating a ring from where he leaps. The gator begins to peel from its encased tomb beneath the waves of tan dust. A green hide reveals some jagged claws. Gaius held aloft by his own winds, already airborne and ramping up for that powerful blow. "Gimme just a second, keep it busy." Gaius asks of the party with a glance to Freya, a flare of energy building on his polearm gaining more and more light as it begins to focal. The air seems to tear around its point, the glaive becoming buried under the slowly visible gale through the debris trapped within its vacuum. It would all be over soon. From above like a star, the sun begins to vanish behind his lime green glow. He was about to make a whole damn crater.

Dimension Stampede [x15], -13 EN (17 - [Finesse 3] - [Stamina]), -1 EN (2 - [Stamina]), Charge R1 Activated [-1 ACC, +1 DMG]

ID# 181895 results: Battle: 4+1-1=4, Missed vs. Sando Satsu!

Heavy Momentum Triggered [+4 DMG]

Players:
[H: 0] Gaius | HP:890/890 | EN:95/96 | DMG:22{4} | MIT:6 | ACC:1 | H.M.:4 | REC:2
[H: 0] Freya | HP:660/660 | EN:64/64 | DMG:14 | MIT:12 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | BLD:24 | REC:1
[H: 0] Kasumi | HP:820/820 | EN:82/82 | DMG:14 | EVA:3 | ACC:3 | BLD:24
[H: 0] Eruda | HP:830/830 | EN:80/80 | DMG:3 | MIT:111 | BLD:24 | TAUNT | THRNS:36 | REC:1 | BH:24 | DoT -25%

Boss:
Sando Satsu | HP:350/350 | DMG:100 | MIT:20 | V.O (BD: 10/AoE): 10 | FULL PHASE | EVA NEGATION | DOMINUS [175][0/1]
Dominus: When he reaches 175 hp, he grows massive in size upping his damage to 150 and mitigation to 30 for the rest of the fight.

Edited February 2, 2021 by Gaius

[Freya 0]

Watching Gaius jump up into the storm of dust forcing a green glow around himself. Barley seeing his figure now she doesn't hesitate to feed onto Eruda's commanding posture. She was becoming something that Freya didn't recognize but it looked good on her. Freya runs as quickly as she can toward the movement within the storm on the sands ahead of them. With her focus now on the huge creature, she forces her concentration skill out resulting in black oozed mist forming around her and her weapon, trailing her path leading the way. A large set of claws smash against the ground in front of her causing her instincts to kick in, pivoting out of death's door. With that, her sword art activates as she slashing her Scythe clean through his hand with a burst and explosion upon impact. Right then a roar shaking the entire ground as it grows twice in size from what it was. "Kasumi," Freya calls out within the storm.

Using Concentration, Explode Catapult -13 EN [14-3 (Finesse) + 2 (Hits 1)], Concentration CD [0/3]

ID# 181900 results: Battle: 8+4=12, Hit! vs Sando Satsu Dealing 14*14=196-20=176 DMG

Players:
[H: 0] Gaius | HP:890/890 | EN:95/96 | DMG:22{4} | MIT:6 | ACC:1 | H.M.:4 | REC:2
[H: 1] Freya | HP:660/660 | EN:51/64 | DMG:14 | MIT:12 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | BLD:24 | REC:1
[H: 0] Kasumi | HP:820/820 | EN:82/82 | DMG:14 | EVA:3 | ACC:3 | BLD:24
[H: 0] Eruda | HP:830/830 | EN:80/80 | DMG:3 | MIT:111 | BLD:24 | TAUNT | THRNS:36 | REC:1 | BH:24 | DoT -25%

Boss:
Sando Satsu | HP:154/350 | DMG:150 | MIT:30 | V.O (BD: 10/AoE): 10 | FULL PHASE | EVA NEGATION | DOMINUS [175][0/1]
Dominus: When he reaches 175 hp, he grows massive in size upping his damage to 150 and mitigation to 30 for the rest of the fight.

Edited February 2, 2021 by Freya

[Kasumi 0]

A glimmer in pink through the tide, a slight spray of cherry blossoms as she appears. Sliding against Freya's back as the arc of her scythe carries her, the crashing wave uses the blonde for support. Rolling with her Kasumi connects an extended right foot using the flat in a high pitched whir, the boss reels and spins from the twinned blows. Dragging the blow through the blossom vanishes in a blink as he swipes. Using both heels from above she drives him into the ground by its skull as if she was running, using every ounce of power her frame could muster. Standing upon its face, a look down she remarks toward it. "I'm sorry." as she looks at the blonde, the neck of the creature lay upon the edge of her scythe. Freya obliges as Kasumi pulls away in a flash of pink, and with one sharp pull, the head rolls across the sand before popping.

All Might [x15], -14 EN (17 - [Finesse 3]), Concentration Activated (+1 ACC), Concentration CD [0/3]

ID# 181905 results: Battle: 4+3+1=8, Hit! vs. Sando Satsu dealing 14x15=210-30=180 DMG

Players:
[H: 0] Gaius | HP:890/890 | EN:95/96 | DMG:22{4} | MIT:6 | ACC:1 | H.M.:4 | REC:2
[H: 1] Freya | HP:660/660 | EN:51/64 | DMG:14 | MIT:12 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | BLD:24 | REC:1
[H: 1] Kasumi | HP:820/820 | EN:82/82 | DMG:14 | EVA:3 | ACC:3 | BLD:24
[H: 0] Eruda | HP:830/830 | EN:80/80 | DMG:3 | MIT:111 | BLD:24 | TAUNT | THRNS:36 | REC:1 | BH:24 | DoT -25%

Boss:
Sando Satsu | HP:154/350 | DMG:150 | MIT:30 | V.O (BD: 10/AoE): 10 | FULL PHASE | EVA NEGATION | DOMINUS [175][1/1]
Dominus: When he reaches 175 hp, he grows massive in size upping his damage to 150 and mitigation to 30 for the rest of the fight.

[Eruda 0]

Eruda watches what transpires in front of her. Gaius had jumped and was not down yet. The girls destroyed the large creature. She felt so proud of everything. The storm had died down a bit as Eruda walks into the arena with Freya and Kasumi. "You were both amazing. Raidou would be very proud of how you guys worked together." She puts her weapon away after scanning around not seeing any more thread around them. "I wonder how long Gaius stays up there..." she chuckles a bit at the fact that he jumped and was intending to assumingly do loads of damage but he wouldn't get a chance. Maybe they would have to find something bigger so that he could get that chance. 

They would wait for Gaius before heading back. Glancing at Freya as the black mist fates, how did she gain that blackness around her. Something else to bring up when they got around to talking. Eyes meet Kasumi's "So how have you been Kasumi?" Making small talk while still watching the surrounding area's as they wait. 

[Gaius 0]

Dropping like a bomb it forces the sand into a spray. "Where the fuck!?" Gaius looks around having lost sight of the beast beneath the rising sandstorm. A rip of his glaive up as the energy disperses, with a spin its docked behind his right shoulder. "Did it run or something?" Gaius asks the group as he coughs a bit of dust from his nostrils. It had yet to dawn on him that the girls had killed it while he was playing bird, not even noticing that combat had ended and he was recovering what little energy he'd spent. He begins to scour the place with his weapon at the ready, around the walls now revealed by the dying storm. A bend and a kneel, as if looking under objects for the thing. Nah, couldn't have... he thought trying to imagine what he assumed was rather large squeezing its ass under some broken boards, he then looked down and began to jab the sand thinking that maybe it dived in.

[Freya 0]

Freya gives Eruda a blank look then glances at Kasumi. Watching Gaius now looking under things places around the land she burst into laughter. She walks to him now so that he didn't make a fool of himself. Picking Gaius to his feet she holds his hand in hers. "I told you I got stronger. While you were playing helicopter I and Kasumi tag teamed it. It is very much dead. You were just too slow this time Typhoon." She gives Gaius a kiss on the cheek with a chuckle and leads him back to the group still with his hand in hers. "As easy as that was I think we need to find something stronger if we all want a chance to hit it." It was smooth sailing from here, for the most part, and her day was far from over. "Let's go make some lunch and then we will figure out what quest to do that is more of a threat at our level," she says looking up at Gaius, "Yea why the hell not." Giving a glance to Eruda and Kasumi, "Keep up the good work, both of you and Eruda don't ever lose that voice of yours. It's a nice change of pace." Freya gives them both a nod and trails of to the house holding his hand.  

[Kasumi 0]

A twist of her face grimacing when Freya spoke the word dead. Kasumi still was not totally comfortable with the thought, but she was coming to terms with it. As Gaius and Freya leave, a strange relationship now known between them with how they were acting. A single thought pops into her head. "Eruda, how are things going with Raidou?" She asks the blonde, trying to distract herself with something happier. Kasumi knew that Eruda had been vying for attention from her cousin, unsure exactly how it would fair. He wasn't exactly the easiest to understand, even for her. Eager to hear how it played out, Kasumi moves closer to the blond using some of the shade cast by the ring of stone around them for cover. The heat was starting to get to her a bit. A place of her back against it she leans and exhales softly to prepare herself for the journey back to floor 5's settlement. The quest was over.

Edited February 2, 2021 by Kasumi

[Eruda 0]

The mention of Raidou makes her face become flustered. "After we spoke last another month had passed before I saw him again. One day when I started heading out Raserei caught him sitting against a tree near my shop..." She starts to walk with Kasumi back to the settlement. Taking out a bottle of water she hands it to her. "We got to talking and at first it hard because all those feeling that pained me for so long started to come back..." Biting her bottom lip slightly as she remembered what happened next. "Kasumi, he kissed me...and everything just became okay. Every bad thought left and what I tried blocking out came back..." She thought of the blast to the past memory lane that Raidou took her through. "We went on a date and spent the day together and Kasumi, it felt right. It was everything that I could have imagined it to be and more." Thinking about the dance that they had. The entire day was a precious moment that she would hold dear. She thought about the heart that she saw in the tea cut and how it make Raidou freeze. He explained what everything meant except for that one... What did it mean...

They eventually made it back to the town and after a while, more of talking the day fade to an end and they go their separate ways. Eruda falls to rest happy with all the memories she had and the ones they would have soon to come.

Quest Completed:
Gaius:
Tier 1 (Cloak or Armor) of the Sands: +2 Mitigation, +1 Thorns
5 SP (1 for page, 1 for event, 3 for Quest completion)

Freya:
5 SP (1 for page, 1 for event, 3 for Quest completion)

Kasumi:
5 SP (1 for page, 1 for event, 3 for Quest completion)

Eruda:
5 SP (1 for page, 1 for event, 3 for Quest completion)

Simmone (Guild Treasury):
400*Col (For page)