[PP-F4] Ice Age <<Absolute Zero>>

[Haine 0]

There wasn't much to do in Aincrad for entertainment. It wasn't as simple as playing a television show. If that were the case, she doubted much people would leave their homes. It would be a resurgence of hermits. Playing video games within a video game? Too meta, Aincrad knew it. After toying with Asmura's watercolor set, she pieced together a series of ill mixed splotches, abstract art. She felt ashamed. Asmura, only twelve, could paint much better than she ever could. In the end, she made a stop to the bookstore. It was nice to have that normalcy, to have people in this world creating stories to share. Digital or physical? She tapped her chin and contemplated.

A quick round near the young adult section revealed a novel in vibrant red wrapping. A romance, from the looks of it. Why not? She wasn't opposed to a good romance novel. She thumbed through its pages. Such vivid detail in anatomy, such... oh that was intense. The woman felt her cheeks heat up at the unabashed wording in it. She wouldn't be caught dead by anyone reading this. Head whipped from side to side. All clear. Oh yes, it would be an enriching read. She flipped the book face down and waddled to the counter. "Afternoon!" she greeted to the man across the counter. Thank heavens for NPCS. They didn't have any opinions. The man scanned the novel and threw it into a paper bag, as hollow as ever.

 

CONSUMES: Antidote +3: 149554, Damage +3: 182471-1
Well Done Steak Feast {Below/Filled} [2/4] (+3 DMG, -45 Mitigation)

Haine | HP:1450/1450 | EN:142/142 | DMG:25 | MIT:34 | EVA:1 | ACC:6 | HLY:6 | PHASE:1 | BRN:36 | HLY:2 | PHASE:1 | BH:72 | Antidote:3/3

Spoiler

Name: Haine
Level: 71
HP: 1450/1450
EN: 142/142

Stats:
Damage: 25
Mitigation: 34
Evasion: 1
Accuracy: 6
BH:72
HLY:6
BRN:36
PHASE:1

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: HLY, BRN, PHASE
Armor: Mitigation 2, Evasion 1
Misc: Accuracy 3

Skills:
Two Handed Assault Spear [Rank 5]
Light Armor [Rank 5]
Fishing [Obtained]
Searching [Rank 1]
First Aid [Rank 5]
Extended Mod Limit Rank 3 [Obtained]
Battle Healing [Rank 5]
Energize [Obtained]

Extra Skills:
Familiar: Fighter 3

Mods:
Finesse Rank 3
Ferocity
Precision
Athletics
Purify
Barrier Rank 2
Field Medic
Hyperactive

Battle Ready Inventory:
Teleport Crystal*1
Requires Extended Weight Limit 1
Requires Extended Weight Limit 2
Requires Extended Weight Limit 3
Obtained via Item Stash (Housing)

Housing Buffs:
Rested: -1 energy cost for the first two expenditures of each combat
Working: +2 EXP per crafting attempt
Filling: Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot.
Relaxed: Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
Angler: +1 material gained when fishing
Basic Training: +1 SP to a thread. Limit one use per month [1/1]

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.

Scents of the Wild:

Wedding Ring:

 

Edited February 20, 2021 by Haine

[Raidou 1]

A solitary moment of reflection with a multitude of conversations ringing through his head, in a small leather bound novel held open between his index and thumb. There was a strange quiet that was different than usual, and even still he found focusing long enough to make it through was impossible. He'd read the same few lines over and over, getting nowhere. A soft exhale and a twist of his lenses on his nose, trying his best to push them away and relax. That heart in the cup still held fresh in his mind, to Eruda it meant nothing. But to him, who understood it. It meant everything, and the meaning terrified him.

The divination had betrayed him, showed him something he never wished to see. It would make things more difficult.

Raidou stands, folding the book and placing it softly on the nightstand of the chamber he was hidden inside. Reaching for an array of multicolored bottles, one blue, one orange and one lime green he moves for the door. A slight turn of the handle, he moves to the hidden 3rd floor of the hall. Another doorframe is swung ajar and with a low voice Raidou begins to speak. "Good morning Ruri, I brought a couple more." He swallowed his fears and walked in deeper, toward the side of a bed. He didn't know if she could hear him at all, but just in case he'd appear happy.

"Let's try the green one first, if you want, you can punch me later." He chuckled softly, but it would be clear that it was pained. As he uncorked the bottle and indoctrined it carefully, into a small rose still frozen in time. "I'll be back after a bit to check up on you, just don't kick my ass ok?" As soon as he cleared the threshold with serenity and gently shut the door, as the very thing seemed to disappear and look like a wall. He presses his back beside it, sliding down as his face burned through grit teeth.

Well Done Steak combined into Feast [0/4]: 180859, 180859-1

Raidou consumes: Titan's Strength (+3 DMG) 182459, Well Done Steak Feast [1/4] (+3 Protein/Filled), Antidote 3 (Dote 3) 149550, Potion of Obsidian Flesh [+45 Mitigation) 171424

Raidou | HP:1790/1790 | EN:176/176 | DMG:25 | MIT:121 | EVA:4 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | BH:89

Spoiler

Raidou, Firm Anima Vanguard Captain
Level: 88
HP: 1790/1790
EN: 176/176

Stats:
Damage: 25
Mitigation: 121
Evasion: 4
Accuracy: 23
BH:89
TAUNT

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: Auric Sol - Corona [T3/Perfect/2HSS]: Damage 3
Armor: Red Wanderer's Robe [T1/Perfect/L.A] +3 Evasion
Misc: Commander's Scrutiny - Duress [T1/Perfect/Trinket]: +2 Accuracy, Taunt

Skills:
Gatherer [Obtained]
Two Handed Straight Sword [Rank 5]
Extended Mod Limit R3 [Obtained]
Parry [Obtained]
Howl [Obtained]
Battle Healing [Rank 5]
Fighting Spirit [Obtained]
Light Armor [Rank 5]
Searching [Rank 5]
Charge [Rank 5]
Extended Weight Limit [Obtained]

Extra Skills:
Concentration
Familiar Mastery: Protector
Survival

Active Mods:
Focused Howl
Finesse Rank 3
Athletics
Sprint and Acrobatics
Precision
Ferocity
Justified Riposte
Bull Rush

Inactive Mods:
Vengeful Riposte
Emergency Recovery
Detect
Reveal
Stamina
Tracking

Battle Ready Inventory:
Teleport Crystal*1
Pillar Fragment [Unique/Glowstone]
Eternal Watch - Tenacity [T3/Perfect/Trinket]: Recovery 2, Accuracy 1
Mass Heal Crystal*5
Incarceration [T1/Perfect/Debuff Song] Double DoT*2
Hypnosis 2 [T1/Rare/Debuff Song/Instant] -2 Accuracy*3
Visions of the End - Epiphany [T1/Perfect/Trinket] Accuracy 1, Prosperity 2
Ebon Star - Vanguard Revenant [T2/Perfect/2HSS]: V.O 2, Taunt

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]
Multipurpose: Gain +1 to LD, Stealth Rating, Stealth Detection, or Prosperity to one post in a thread. Can be applied after a roll
Decor []: 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.

Scents of the Wild:
Tanos Statue: +15 Mitigation for a thread.

 

[Kasumi 0]

A wedding ring finally finished and cut to size. Sam would be ecstatic once she found out it was done after all this time. With a smile Kasumi presses the loop through a tiny hunk of red velvet, sliding to one side the magnifier that she was using to see closer. "Looking pretty good, It might even be my best work." she comments with a bit of giddy glee, removing her apron from around her waist. A tug of the orange ribbon that held her hair up causes it to pour down around her shoulders. "Do I have any other pending orders?" She moved to the document on the countertop, drawing a final line through the toughest one. "Oh right." she exclaims with a tap of a balled up fist on her left flat. As she sets back another object, for an order placed at the odyssey via the same black haired girl. The grinding of a wheel as she began to shape the small stone to fit the setting.

Kasumi Consumes: Titan's Strength (+3 DMG) 181527, Well Done Steak Feast [3/4] (+3 Protein/Filled), Antidote 3 (Dote 3) 149551

Kasumi | HP:820/820 | EN:82/82 | DMG:20 | EVA:3 | ACC:3 | BLD:24

Spoiler

Kasumi, The Crashing Wave
Level: 41
HP: 820/820
EN: 82/82

Stats:
Damage: 20
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
Vanish

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.

 

[Simmone 0]

Simmone strokes Felix softly, taking a moment to fiddle with her feline. They were out on a walk, taking in the sights of Athenia after the events of the Nemean Lion. The woman wanted to peruse the wares again, finding some interest in wherever the girl had found those earrings. Rising to her feet, the cat ablaze with a purr. She begins to walk and the small ringing of a bell showed the ball of mischief was on her heels. A glance toward a stall containing obtuse looking food, a single huge chunk of meat spinning on a vertical spit. "Isn't that a bit much?" Simmone asked the man who held it up. He eyed her quizzically, as if questioning if she was serious. "Ye want some?" Simmone was almost appalled. "No, you think I get a figure like this by eating something so..." She eyes it with a scowl "Dripping with fat." It was a wonder that the man wasn't sick from eating that oily sloppy mess.

Simmone | HP:840/840 | EN:84/84 | DMG:1 | EVA:1 | ACC:3 | BLD:12 | LD:5 | KEEN:1 | REC:4

Spoiler

Simmone, The Black Lotus
Level: 42
HP: 840/840
EN: 84/84

Stats:
Damage: 1
Evasion: 1
Accuracy: 3
BLD:12
LD:5
KEEN:1
REC:4

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: Ornate Quicksilver Rapier [T1/Rare/Rapier] (Bleed 1 [9-10{12 Dmg over 2}], 1 Keen)
Armor: Cat's Gaze [T1/Perfect/Trinket] (3 Accuracy)
Misc: The Black Lotus - Expedition [T2/Perfect/Trinket] Recovery 2, Evasion 1

Skills:
Searching [Rank 5]
Picking [Obtained]
Energize [Obtained]
First Aid [Rank 4]

Extra Skills:
Concentration
Familiar Mastery: Assistant

Mods:
Hyperactive
Dismantling

Battle Ready Inventory:
Teleport Crystal*1
Misperception [T1/Perfect/Debuff/Instant]*3
Bird Seed (T2/Rare/Snack) Vitality 2*2
Vocal Augmentation - Resonation [T1/Perfect/Support/Instant] +60 HP*2
Gilded Lotus [T1/Perfect/Trinket] (+3 Loot Dice)
Requires Extended Weight Limit 2
Requires Extended Weight Limit 3
Obtained via Item Stash (Housing)
Obtained via Dimensional Backpack

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]
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 Plant]: 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.

 

[Haine 0]

A tantalizing read it would be, under the shade of a nice tree in her garden. She'd keep it safe in her inventory, lest Asmura read it out of curiosity. She was much too young to be exposed to certain things of the world. She clutched the bag to her chest and pulled up her inventory. A few swipes and she stowed it away for a boring day. Walking about town in her simple wear felt rejuvenating on its own. Her concept of entertainment had changed drastically in this world and that was apparent. Never before would a good book or a simple stroll be enough to cure her boredom.

She contemplated a day in or out on the walk through town. After the events of the raid, she survived and held her own weight, though her level disparity compared to the lot made her feel inferior. She wanted to at least be on par with the others, never under. She was pushing herself to reach her goals a little at a time but not outright torture herself. She'd done enough torturing to earn the might she had now. She pulled a random quest off the top of her list and sent a message to the guild. An invitation to the snowy parts of Aincrad, to fight a great golem.

She made her way to the fourth floor's safe zone.

[Raidou 1]

A single message has him snap to attention, lifted to his feet and weakened footsteps down the well of the stairs. The last creeks as he presses his head with his sleeve, removing his lenses and holding them to the side. A deep breath and they are replaced, shielding what was from view. A reply sent to Haine, the mask replaced. Raidou takes to the chair to which he normally sat, where that book still lay. A flutter of his robe as it rounds his frame, a reach for the book stored away. He was terrible at this disconnecting. 

Raidou activates Justified Riposte, -5 EN, Justified Riposte CD [-/3]

He reaches into his pocket, setting a coordinate in his head. For Snowfrost. A pop of the crystal in his hand bends reality in an instant. Seconds later he lands to the crunch of snow, this floor of all things held a special place for him. But there were matters to attend, and distractions to make. He needed them.

[Kasumi 0]

Eyeing closely through her looking glass, a large lens on a brass arm affixed to her station. "There we go!" She exhumes, using a fine pair of needle nose to drop the greenish gemstone into the socket and bend it inwards. A prompt unexpectantly startles her in her intense focus. "Scared the jeez out of me." Kasumi remarks waving a hand toward her face, sliding the little flashing envelope open to read what it said. "Oh Haine, ok." A twist of that little arm above and backward, setting that ring in a vice to continue later. She quickly taps out a message in a reply to Haine with a smile. The scamper of her feet across the slightly uneven floor causes it to creek, as she rushes around and collects her battle clothes.

A rip of her door open, the sound of a rattling bell affixed to the shops entryway. She's immediately blinded by the difference in lighting. She eyes toward Delilah and makes a powerful leap, right into the trees. What it was with Firm Anima girls and not using their feet to run was beyond me. But she finds the gate, calls out Floor 4's settlement and arrives. The girl was quick, and just a little chilly.

[Simmone 0]

The cat meows up at her, having caught some mouse it had found and attempting to show it to Simmone. The woman however was affixed on the newly obtained message from Haine. "Alright dear. Felix, take your mouse and head home." The black and white alley boy perks up, as if to salute and scampers away to the gate on his own. A flash of light proved the cat was very well trained, and a bit crafty. "Looks like I have somewhere I am needed." A soft chuckle as she leaves the meat man alone for now. The man had a lot to learn about a healthy diet.

"Oh, right this floor." as she lands in the clearing sizing up those that had come before her. A light shutter causes her arms to twitch. "Always the extremes in this game, can't really ask for a paradise can we. Something's always got to be broken or off putting." She eyes quizzically the girls as Raidou plunks in. "This just got a lot more interesting."

[Haine 0]

She equipped her warmer gear, a heavy duty coat with thicker boots geared for snow. She braced herself for a world of blustery weather on the fourth floor. A quick teleport to the wintry floor and business would be dealt with. On entry, the chill of the ice nipped at her nose. She shivered, drawing her coat snug around her. These conditions were of mild discomfort, as her skill accustomed her to harsh climates. Polar cub in tow, she headed for the heart of town. The shade of an awning provided temporary reprieve from the snowfall.

Not long after, a string of messages flashed on her HUD. She heeded the names of her guild members, particularly of two women. Kasumi, one who fought with only the might of her fists, and Simmone, the shrewd merchant with a regal air. She hadn't been on a quest with the two of them together before. Today would make for a refreshing outing.

Soon enough, the trio arrived near the awning she stood. Amber eyes flickered to the approaching figures and a soft smile followed. "Glad you could all make it. Let's knock out a quick one, yeah?" She nodded in acknowledgement of Raidou, and then, the women beside her. She cast a brief glance between the group and fired a party invite. "Ever fought an ice golem?" she hummed, filling a moment of silence with idle chatter.

[Raidou 1]

A pull of his robe tight to his frame, pressing a faint memory away,  he had to concentrate. "Hello, Haine." he stammered out as survival kicked in, hiding the uncomfortable reflection. "Absolute zero, I have." Raidou looked curiously at his book, peeling the information he needed as moments later he activated a skill which instantly revealed the creature's location. A soft exhale as he corrected his glasses on the bridge of his nose, as both Kasumi and Simmone accepted in tandem. It was clear from his aura, that today was not for nonsense.

As he traveled, Raidou couldn't help but wonder how Haine was fairing. "How goes things with Kiluia?" he asked rather loosely, to probe and see if she was staying happy. That was what he wanted for the oldest, to let him shoulder the mourning and let him handle it. He wouldn't accept any failure, and every minute strove to that end. So at the very least they could be happy. He would take the point and play the part of the guide, an emblazed red robe among the sleet in white. Drawing a bold gold blade, it creates a lantern of light as he draws the stone down its length. It allows vision through the falling petals of frost, through the overcast sky.

[Kasumi 0]

Joining the group as she tightens the white wraps around her palms, looking to Haine and Simmone before taking note of Raidou. This was going to be a hell of a ride, Haine was no slouch and neither was Raidou. This was going to be an extremely quick fight with both of them. "I haven't, but I've read up on it." She glances to Raidou, it was his notes that she was glancing through. A huge creature, aoe attacks and freeze effects. She was prepared for whatever it might do to her.

She looks down to Haine's polar bear, offering Mishka a soft rub. The girl was already struggling with its cuteness, but she clears her throat sharply, trying to maintain a professional vibe. "I'll be ready." as she kept tow behind Raidou and Haine, ready to enter stealth when combat would begin. The cold makes her shutter a bit, mainly on her exposed thighs, which were a bit numb. She needed to invest in something to cover her butt.

[Simmone 0]

A soft chuckle at the strange occlusion of them both, Simmone couldn't help but feel the tension between the two. Perhaps there was some history, maybe they used to date. It just seemed off. An intense stare as she weighed the exchange of Haine and Raidou, looking to suss out the subtly. Drawing slow her rapier into her left hand, she remembered milling through the list, but Zero was certainly not one that she'd read. Looks like she'd defer to the two higher level players here, see what she was dealing with and act accordingly. Simmone wasn't stupid, she could make due on the fly. This weather sucked, and it nipped a bit at her fingertips. Hopefully when she needed them, they wouldn't be too frostbitten to move fluidly. Like a hawk, the lotus remained locked to them both with a slight squint of her sienna iris. She wasn't going to miss anything.

[Haine 0]

Raidou was always concise and to the point, though seldom was he this... choppy? She quirked a brow and wondered what could've bothered him. She didn't have long to ponder as a question came her way. "Ah, Kiluia?" She clicked her tongue. "He's doing well. Always on the grind, yeah?" She cast her attention to the women beside her. She shrugged it off. Everyone had those days. She'd find time to check with him later. The situation fixed on the quest at hand, with all four readying. She wasn't opposed to the work, though a little play was must for balance.

Her attention shifted to the cub, now pouncing on Kasumi for attention. "Oh, come here, you!" the bluenette called out. "We don't smother people." She gestured beside her and the fur ball trotted over. "Good." She fished for a treat and fed the little one. She scooped him into her arms and turned to the party. "Let's?"

[Kasumi 0]

Zero Degree Weather Activated: -2 Evasion to Players

As if on queue to Haine's decree to head along, the very mountain at which they all stood seemed to quiver. Kasumi looks to the others before vanishing in a brief flash of pink, darting in to get the preemptive strike. A single rattling fist followed by a spin of her hips. The crashing wave drives her heel into its left shoulder, a shuttering hairline of breakage that flows through its massive frame before a few pieces begin to fall off like flakes the size of almost cars. This thing was terrifying but she had fought it before, and like before it was with Raidou. She disconnects as the massive slab of ice forming a titan with glowing red eyes as it reaches for her, sliding down the length of its arm like a ramp before she tumbles through the air. A flapping of her clothes as she lands in the snow, peeling out for a moment before she corrects her footing with finesse. The girl was rather deft.

All Might [x15], -14 EN (17 - [Finesse 3])

ID# 184740 results: Battle: 3+3+2=8, Hit vs. Absolute Zero dealing 20x15=300-75=225 DMG

Players:
Kasumi | HP:820/820 | EN:68/82 | DMG:20 | EVA:1 | ACC:3 | BLD:24 | Antidote:3/3
Haine | HP:1450/1450 | EN:142/142 | DMG:25 | MIT:34 | EVA:-1 | ACC:6 | HLY:6 | PHASE:1 | BRN:36 | HLY:2 | PHASE:1 | BH:72 | Antidote:3/3
Simmone | HP:840/840 | EN:84/84 | DMG:1 | EVA:-1 | ACC:3 | BLD:12 | LD:5 | KEEN:1 | REC:4
Raidou | HP:1790/1790 | EN:176/176 | DMG:25 | MIT:121 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | BH:89 | Antidote:3/3 | Justified Riposte

Boss:
(1,0,0,0) Absolute Zero | HP:625/850 | DMG:200(250/300) | MIT:75 | EVA:-2 | ACC:3 | Freeze 2 (8-10)
<<Grand Slam>> : On a CD of 12, this boss will raise its arm and slam against everyone in your party, dealing damage to everyone and freezing them in place.

Edited March 4, 2021 by Kasumi

[Haine 0]

The trek up the mountain was mildly unpleasant. Her skills protected her from harsh winds, though the uncomfortable sting still nipped at her nose. She sneezed and wiped her nose. Oh boy. The fight had not even begun yet. She quickened her steps in haste, boots crunching at the snow tops. A moment of silence followed through the trek, and Haine fixed her attention on the slender woman ahead. The auburn haired woman wore next to nothing in terms of snow attire. Haine all but shivered just noticing the risque dress. A bold and elegant choice she could never dare to sport. She averted her attention lest she make it apparent she was looking. Fingertips brushed back her bangs and she moved ahead of the party.

Finally, the great golem revealed itself. The task was simple. She was hardly frightened by its gargantuan form. Years of fighting all sorts of foes desensitized her to the shock factor of large, hideous beasts. She squared her shoulders, and with a flourish of her glaive, went in for a hit.

Spoiler

Dimension Stampede [x15], -13 EN (17 - [Finesse 3] -1 well rested)

ID: #184741 results: Battle: 8+6+2=16, Hit vs. Absolute Zero dealing 20x15=375-75=300 DMG

Players:
Kasumi | HP:820/820 | EN:68/82 | DMG:20 | EVA:1 | ACC:3 | BLD:24 | Antidote:3/3
Haine | HP:1450/1450 | EN:129/142 | DMG:25 | MIT:34 | EVA:-1 | ACC:6 | HLY:6 | PHASE:1 | BRN:36 | HLY:2 | PHASE:1 | BH:72 | Antidote:3/3
Simmone | HP:840/840 | EN:84/84 | DMG:1 | EVA:-1 | ACC:3 | BLD:12 | LD:5 | KEEN:1 | REC:4
Raidou | HP:1790/1790 | EN:176/176 | DMG:25 | MIT:121 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | BH:89 | Antidote:3/3 | Justified Riposte

Boss:
(1,1,0,0) Absolute Zero | HP:325/850 | DMG:200(250/300) | MIT:75 | EVA:-2 | ACC:3 | Freeze 2 (8-10)
<<Grand Slam>> : On a CD of 12, this boss will raise its arm and slam against everyone in your party, dealing damage to everyone and freezing them in place.

 

Edited March 4, 2021 by Haine

[Simmone 0]

As Kasumi falls back and Haine clears the gap, dropping her own polearm through a section of ice causing it to squeal and melt beneath the swing. Not a single member of the party seemed worried, as Simmone scanned them it was almost reassuring. A reach out at tap of the blossoms shoulders as she slides past. "Well done dear, a pick me up." The lotus exclaims as she folds her arms in front of her and looks up toward the moving mountain, just as a huge portion of its health bar immediately evaporates. "This isn't quite far is it?" Simmone asked the rest of the group as they huddled withdrawing from attacks made and waited for the skill stasis to fade. A wander past of a red robe, the last that had to act. That odd man that was enigmatic and strange, Simmone could hardly peg. "No, that's the point."

Simmone casts Hyperactive on Kasumi (+3 EN per Turn for 3 Turns), -5 EN, Hyperactive CD [0/3]

Players:
Kasumi | HP:820/820 | EN:68/82 | DMG:20 | EVA:1 | ACC:3 | BLD:24 | Antidote:3/3
Haine | HP:1450/1450 | EN:129/142 | DMG:25 | MIT:34 | EVA:-1 | ACC:6 | HLY:6 | PHASE:1 | BRN:36 | HLY:2 | PHASE:1 | BH:72 | Antidote:3/3
Simmone | HP:840/840 | EN:79/84 | DMG:1 | EVA:-1 | ACC:3 | BLD:12 | LD:5 | KEEN:1 | REC:4
Raidou | HP:1790/1790 | EN:176/176 | DMG:25 | MIT:121 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | BH:89 | Antidote:3/3 | Justified Riposte

Boss:
(1,1,0,0) Absolute Zero | HP:325/850 | DMG:200(250/300) | MIT:75 | EVA:-2 | ACC:3 | Freeze 2 (8-10)
<<Grand Slam>> : On a CD of 12, this boss will raise its arm and slam against everyone in your party, dealing damage to everyone and freezing them in place.

[Raidou 1]

As he walks past Simmone, dropping the single statement with a bit of bite he was no mood and had a clear object to vent on. The blade in his grasp screams, becoming engulfed in a power that was not his but lent to him, The forgotten king's lightning. Within a jarring fold, Raidou gets low before a spray of white powder makes his robe vanish. A vacuum as it flowed behind him, the bright glow of that electricity danced along Auric Sol in a chattering of power. Planting the edge of his steel square in the things chest, the whole thing shakes as an explosion at its sternum causes it to topple onto its back. The energy discharges out in waves from the center, the golden bastard sword still burning white hot. Raidou's red robe flutters as the thing lands square on its back, the wind alone feeling like a blizzard.

Galaxy Destroyer [x13], -9 EN (13 - [Finesse 3] - [Well Rested 1/2]), Bull Rush Activated [+5 DMG, -1 Accuracy, Stun]

ID# 184742 results: Battle: 8+3+2-1=12, Hit vs. Absolute Zero dealing 30x13=390-75=315 DMG, and Applying [Stunned!]

Absolute Zero Takes no Action, Stun fades and is replaced with Stun Immunity

Players:
Kasumi | HP:820/820 | EN:68/82 | DMG:20 | EVA:1 | ACC:3 | BLD:24 | Antidote:3/3
Haine | HP:1450/1450 | EN:129/142 | DMG:25 | MIT:34 | EVA:-1 | ACC:6 | HLY:6 | PHASE:1 | BRN:36 | HLY:2 | PHASE:1 | BH:72 | Antidote:3/3
Simmone | HP:840/840 | EN:79/84 | DMG:1 | EVA:-1 | ACC:3 | BLD:12 | LD:5 | KEEN:1 | REC:4
Raidou | HP:1790/1790 | EN:176/176 | DMG:25 | MIT:121 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | BH:89 | Antidote:3/3 | Justified Riposte

Boss:
(1,1,0,3) Absolute Zero | HP:10/850 | DMG:200(250/300) | MIT:75 | EVA:-2 | ACC:3 | Freeze 2 (8-10)
<<Grand Slam>> : On a CD of 12, this boss will raise its arm and slam against everyone in your party, dealing damage to everyone and freezing them in place.

[Haine 0]

It was almost too easy to fight the thing. She'd struck the thing once and before she knew it, the rest of her team reduced it to an edge of its existence. She smirked. "Good one, team!" Her spirits kicked up a little. It was always nice to have an extra hand. She wasn't so fond of grueling on the field if she could avoid it. The sooner they could decimate this golem, the sooner she could retreat to the warmth of her cottage. A nice afternoon basking in the sun with her love, that would be the plan should he respond to her messages. She pushed aside the mild irritation of how slow he could reply. Perhaps he was in the middle of battle. Oh well. With or without him, she would enjoy a pleasant afternoon break. 

She moved with purpose, eager to get the battle over with soon.

Spoiler

Dimension Stampede [x15], -13 EN (17 - [Finesse 3] -1 well rested)

ID: #184743 results: Battle: 4+6+2=12, Hit vs. Absolute Zero dealing D E A T H

Players:
Kasumi | HP:820/820 | EN:68/82 | DMG:20 | EVA:1 | ACC:3 | BLD:24 | Antidote:3/3
Haine | HP:1450/1450 | EN:116/142 | DMG:25 | MIT:34 | EVA:-1 | ACC:6 | HLY:6 | PHASE:1 | BRN:36 | HLY:2 | PHASE:1 | BH:72 | Antidote:3/3
Simmone | HP:840/840 | EN:79/84 | DMG:1 | EVA:-1 | ACC:3 | BLD:12 | LD:5 | KEEN:1 | REC:4
Raidou | HP:1790/1790 | EN:176/176 | DMG:25 | MIT:121 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | BH:89 | Antidote:3/3 | Justified Riposte

Boss:
(1,1,0,3) Absolute Zero | HP:0/850 | DMG:200(250/300) | MIT:75 | EVA:-2 | ACC:3 | Freeze 2 (8-10)
<<Grand Slam>> : On a CD of 12, this boss will raise its arm and slam against everyone in your party, dealing damage to everyone and freezing them in place.

 

Edited March 4, 2021 by Haine

[Raidou 1]

As soon as the beast falls Raidou leaves, ripping his weapon off to the side, allowing the sleet still attached to it to fall. The boss had died long before it could even resist, an ode to the strength of the group and to his already boiling issues. He was a bit more brash than usual, a bit less vocal, which wasn't much different and was hard to read. Shuffling past Kasumi and Simmone, leaving Haine to the kill and to the rest of her day. He needed this small respite, but like always there was always more to do.

Through the beat of the floor, the snow that they had blazed to this very point and slew a titan the size of a building without breaking a sweat. The wanderer removes a small crystal from his pocket, a little signature device that was designed as a memory for his destination. A flash of that little gem and he ends up in Floor 22's square, the patrons and those living within Coral take a glance on instinct. Raidou reaches for his glasses on the bridge of his nose. Ignoring the eyes that were piercing his skin, and out the walls. Through the forest of memories, into the cathedral of the forgotten. Named after two of the three reclaimed and the one still lost to time. The guild hall, and it was still empty for all but one.

A removal of his robe, to the back of the head of the table. The very same where the meeting regarding Chase was held, where various discussions would be held on the daily before a quest would be taken. Across that mahogany red wood table, a scattering of paper with writing for every quest Raidou had ever cataloged. Up for grabs for any that would wish to take them on, with words of warning and tips on strategy. He sighs while removing his glasses for a moment and wiping his face, trying to press the emotions that he would need to hide aside.

A step up the stairs, with vials in hand. There were two: an orange and a blue. It had been an hour or so since the first was delivered it was time for him to try more. He wasn't convinced it would ever work, and that knot in his throat worked to discourage him. The well of stairs creeks as he moves up, reaching for the handle and performing a turn of its brass spin. The door is revealed and begins to creek open slowly, before a small fist catches him square in the side of the jaw.

[Ruri 0]

Stirring as she struggled to move and fighting back like she did every day in her affliction, when her eyelids actually manage to begin to slide open. The first thing she sees is the off white ceiling through blurred vision, and as she slinks up and the white covers on her chest slide down to reveal her torso still in her clothes. Her body felt heavy and sluggish, stiff and almost uncooperative. It tingled on her skin like static. A click of a door in the empty hall echoes off the walls, and with a wobble she gets onto her heels.

Almost capsizing she reaches for the first thing she can, a table and uses both arms to catch and brace herself. Ruri's legs felt like noodles, unable to straighten out completely and shaking from the weight. A slide of her palms across the flat surface she makes it to the left wall and uses it to keep her stable. Her arms jiggle near her elbows as she moves for the door, and through the room she was in she could hear creaking a bit closer than the sounds before. It was that guy, Raidou.

Yeah that was it, it was hard to forget when he said it nearly every damn day. Why the hell was he so dedicated to making her suck down all those strange tasting liquids. A memory plays back in her head, a feeling of darkness and cold. Being alone and unable to move for so long, but that single moment where she heard his voice. His screams. His anger, and then felt his arm carrying her out. The wind on her face, the smells of grass and flowers. As if the world had reawakened around her.

Then came later, Ruri remembered hearing her sister cry. Hearing Raidou tell her to leave him to deal with it, and he had. She had to sit there and listen to her sister cry, without being able to say a word. It hurt her chest, and when mixed with that fatigue it felt like she was dying. A sharp inhale provides air into her lungs, but offers her little strength. The door begins to slide open slowly, and she balls up her right fist as tight as she can. Taking a swing as soon as she saw that mug of his and ends up decking him square in the side of the head. She then immediately collapses forward onto him, her legs couldn't take it. A raspy and almost dry version of her voice pours out in pieces weakly "T-that's f-for the gre... one, you .old me I could-d."

Ruri | HP:860/860 | EN:86/86 | DMG:10

Spoiler

Name: Ruri, The Blue Bolt
Level: 43
HP: 860/860
EN: 86/86

Stats:
Damage: 10

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: Vanity Katana
Armor:
Misc:

Skills:
One-Handed Curved Sword [Rank 1]
Katana [Rank 5]
Light Armor [Obtained]

Extra Skills:
Survival
Familiar (Untrained)

Mods:
Ferocity
Finesse R3
Athletics