[PP-F1] Material Hunting with a Reaper

[Minato 0]

Walking aimlessly in the world of Aincrad, Minato decided the best thing would be getting some material up. All he had was a stupid basic sword. He knew that getting material meant fighting things. Something that he wasn't comfortable with and what he lacked courage in doing. There was no other way for a scaredy cat like him to survive but to fight. He knew he had to but he really was too chicken to do it. He knew he needed friends that'll help him overcome such fear and help him out whenever he needs it. Minato had equipped his basic sword which looked like stainless crap.

He sighs while looking up at the sky as his unbuttoned collar shirt with it's collared popped blowing in the breeze. His gray pants didn't match the shoes he had and he looked like a skinny tool. As he was walking he bumped into a another figure. He quickly hopped back and bowed. "Sorry!!! Sorry!! Please forgive me... I didn't mean any harm! I'm just on my way to collect material and I carelessly ran into you. Sorry." the young boy cowardly explained to the man. The boys looks where rather different from others. His eye color was a mixture of red and orange and his hair was golden orangish yellow. The young boy was frightened by the figure before him.

[Guest]

The air grows cold, as a hooded figure, dressed in black approaches. Now, the <> has cometh, he looks up from his hood, a never ending darkness it held. his eyes a hellish orange, he sees two young men standing before him, "Greetings, you seem to be a wandering soul, may I assist you in this time of peril?" Grim says, standing there, his hellish orange eyes, piercing through the never ending void that his hood had upon him. As he sees two people before him he removes his hood to show his mask, as he moves the mask up, but not unequiped, he looks at the two of them his jet black hair slowy waving out of his coat.

[items equiped]

<> +1 Damage, Paralyze (Crit. 2 turns)

<> +1 Loot +2 Hiding

<> +2 Acc.

[Minato 0]

Minato looked up at the man whom brought chills to his very bone. His eyes looked similar to Minato's but the only difference was that Minato's also had red in them. Who was this guy and why does he look really deadly and suspicious. "A wandering soul? Um....assist me? You want to help me get material? I don't know....I wouldn't wanna bother you." the scared boy said as his palms began sweating. "By the way....I'm Minato. I'm in need of good material since I'm a low level." he watched the man closely as the young boys collar blew in the wind as if stood up.

[Guest]

Grim unequiped his mask, as his eye returned to their cool emerald green color, "Pleased to meet you Minato, Im Grim, and I dont mind helping our a lower level player, we of The Ebon Vanguard have to protect other players here in Aincrad." "So what were you hoping im mind to get, this must mean you are going to go for a profession," "Let me guess, the way your body is telling me is, you like shinny things, you never liked to fight, and that you prefer to be more flashy than brutal." "Im guessing, an Artisan." Grim scratched his mustachee and goatee combo, waiting for the boy to answer him.

[Minato 0]

Minato's eyes watched his ever move. Even when he was un-equipping his mask. Minato noticed his eye color changed. What was that all about? He thought to himself while listening to the man. "Nice to meet ya Grim... That's a really nice thing for guilds to do I suppose. Shinny things, never like to fight and more flashy? I'm not gay man. I don't care for shinny things and nor do I care for flashiness. You only got one thing right. I'm a scaredy cat and prefer not to fight..." he shrugged as the man mentioned a profession. "Professions aren't my thing... That's too much work for me. And I'm looking for material to craft an amazing sword. That's all..." he sighs after explaining what he was doing. He looked up at the man and stared at his goatee and mustache combo.

[Guest]

Grim grinned, his pearl white teeth flashed, "Never said that you where homosexual, you just said it, I was talking about you like to get girls attention, so you act aliitle timid, but I guess I was wrong," "Soo, you need mats. to make a sword, mind me asking what your proficient in, Im a level 4 one-handed curved swordsman." Grim pointed to his sword, it was that of a perfect quality, he draws the blade out, and sets in his hands, the blade howled as he drew it from its metal sheathe. As it slide across the sheathe guard the ring was emitting a sorrowful melecolly sound, as he showed it to Minato.

"This is a Scimitar here, my personal favorite, having another one made, even better than this one." Grim steps back and tossed his blade up spinning around in a 360 degree turn, goin onto one knee, as the blades handle lands in his hands perfectly, and he sheathes it. As he looks back to the young man, "So as I said, your weapon class?"

[Minato 0]

Minato shrugged and flopped to his butt. "Wait n-no. I'm not like that...what's wrong with you. I love the ladies but.... Why would they want a coward like me a-anyway? I'll just be in there way.." he sighs as he looked up at the man. "Yes, I'm in need of mats. I just use a one handed straight sword. I prefer the length to be good so I guess longsword." his eyes widened as the man unsheathed his sword to reveal it to Minato.

"W-woah...that's a beauty man. Scimitar, huh? You have an even better one? That's amazing." Minato watched the man do some impressive move by throwing his blade in a 360 and catching it before sheathing his sword. Minato stood up and clapped even though you could see the sweat dropping from his face. He was nervous being with a guy like this. He gulped a bit. "You know...a-any g-good areas for mats?" he scaredy asked the man.

[Guest]

Grim loked around, "There's a samll cavern near by, that has black steel ore, but its about 10 minutes away from here, if we hurry, we can make it there before the sun goes down." Grim pointed toward the sky, as it was almost evening time, he then begins to walk toward the direction of the cave. His hand set on the pummel of his sword, as he siganls the boy to walk with him.

[Minato 0]

Minato nodded at Grim's words as he followed him. "Black steel ore, huh? That sounds really good. I'm really into black swords and things. Even though I hesitate to use things like that...fighting isn't cool man. Why does things have to be this way!? It's a hard life for me....here in Aincrad." he calmly spoke while cautiously looking around his surroundings to make sure nothing was gonna sneak attack.

[Guest]

Grim looked around as he too was very causious, even though he was a high level here, he didn't want anything to happen to this new player. As he walked he saw the area that he lossed Blood Wing at and a tear fell from his eye, as he hesitated to cry, but he was strong and just held it back, "Ok, this part we might have an encounter ok, just trust me, it's the fastest way through to the cavern." Grim veared to the left of the path, and they were on another path toward the outskirts of the forest, as he used his <> skill to see if anything was near. "Hey kid, you got any passive abilities that may help, even though im guessing your a level 2 or so, they could save your very life, and they'll level up to. just try it." Grim pointed at his ear, as he was using his listening skill to hear what was arrund him.

[Minato 0]

Minato noticed Grim was looking around as if he was trying to be aware of things to. Minato softly smiled because he knew Grim wouldn't let anything happen to him. He seemed like a veteran to Minato, and a really good friend. When Grim stated they might have an encounter, Minato's eyes widened and his knees got weak and shook a little."An encounter!?!? B-but I c-can't fight man....I seriously can't.." he whined for a while until Grim stated something about a passive skill. Minato nodded. "Y-yeah, I have a few though I never used them...I'll try. " the young male took a deep breath and activated the skill <>. Minato could now notice enemies and secrets from a distance. He suddenly started to get a weird vibe. "B-be careful...I t-think something might b-be near." he stuttered while looking tense.

[Guest]

Grim heard them and stopped, "Okay... from what I can tell, these parts house living plants, call <>, these things are somewhat of a hand full, there is alot of them, and they attack in swarms, they have about 2 HP, and cause only one point of damage in total." "They stay to the ground so, were going high dude." Grim walks to the boy, and grabs his collar, as he uses his <> skill to pull him and the boy up. "Ok, you can now either a.) get on my back, and we can fly past them, or b.) we can jump from each brach, and hope that you dont fall." "You do have the acrobatics skill correct?"

Grim says as he sees the boy flipping out, as he taps his boot on his foot. "Hey, hey, you need to focus, this isn't a game anymore, you need to act like you life is in danger, remember, Kayaba said that if you die here, your brain is a scrambled egg IRL." Grim looked at the boy with a firm brotherly look, as he waited for him to calm down.

[Minato 0]

Minato stopped right when Grim did. "T-they sound l-like a handful to deal with. They only stay on the ground? Were going high? Wait what do you...." he was interrupted by Grim grabbing the collar of his shirt and jumping up. "AHHHH!!!! Dude dude!!! Chill!!!" he panted while looking at Grim.

"Couldn't you have just grabbed me by my arm? Why the collar where my neck is at? Could've strangled me!!!" he whined more and more until Grim gave him to options. "Wait what....no way I'm not jumping tree to tree!! I don't wanna die man!! Let me get on your back. To hell with that..." he yelled toward Grim. Grim suddenly stepped on Minato's foot. "Okay...I'm sorry. I just don't wanna die....I'm scared. My knees are weak, arms are heavy..." Minato noticed the look on Grims face. It was almost like he was acting like a big brother. Maybe Minato was just imagining that. He climbed on Grim's back while his palms were sweaty.

[Guest]

Grim knelt down as Minato climbed on his back, his weight was not that heavy, as he then activated his <> skill once agian, he he dashes across the tree braches, as Grim looks around, he notices tha <> they were laying dormant. This was something he didn't like, they were always active, as Grim then stopped, he hears a familiar voice, "Greetings mortal Reaper." Grim then looked around, "I thought i smelled a familiar being, what brings you to my forest Walking Reaper?"

Grim immedietly calmed down, "Oh mighty Fill-fang, I am only here to escort this young man to "The Lonesome Cavern" enterace, we only wish to mine the <> that lays dormant there." "May we pass, for we wish not an ill threat from you, if needed be we will return to the fields at once." The voice echos through the trees, "Don't need be this way, you helped me obtain my <>, I will kindly guide you through the network of my forest, come this way." As a large wolf appeared, on so large that it was the size of a large horse. its hellish red eyes pearing at them both. "Very well oh lord of the forests, lead us onward." As the wolf takes them to their destination. "Were gonna be fine now, trust me."

[Minato 0]

This guy seemed to have no problem carrying Minato at all. Well, Minato was really skinny for someone his age. Right as he was about to speak, another being spoke before him. "AHHHH!!!! What the hell was that!?!?" Minato flipped out and fell backwards letting his grip off of Grim go. Luckily, Grim was holding his legs so he didn't fall onto the ground. He continued to panic as Grim and whoever this was had started having a conversation.

"How the hell are you talking to ghosts!?! Can we please get outta here...??" he asked Grim right as he began lifting himself up with bare strength. Finally back onto Grim's back he tapped his head. "Grim...that wolf. What's going on!?!? Why are we following it? Are we gonna end up being that things supper? If so, let me leave right now!!" he grunted while starting to look sick as the wolf looked at them both like he could see through our body and into out very soul.

[Guest]

Grim felt Minato's fear take hold, as he was sqwering, "It's ok, he's a ally of mine, he wont hurt us, so long as we do as he says, then he's our friend." Grim still nervous, Fill-fang did say he would never see him again, but he wasn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth, as they dashed through the trees, Grim sees it, "There mortal, is your destination, my loyal subjects shall not hinder your valliant trip here and back to your encampment, untill we meet again mortal Reaper." As the hell hound disapears into the shadows of his domain, Grim leds Minato to the enterance of the cave. "Ok, you can begin to mine if you please, there should be some pick axes around here, ahh here we are."

Grim picks ups one and tosses it at Minato, "Mine your heart out kid, the monsters don't disobey Fill-fang, were safe til he tires of our presence here, for I know he is watching us, protecting more of his treasures he hides in this forest." Grim used his <> skill and saw two hellish red eyes, Fill-fang was definetly watching them, but he was staring at Grim, and not the cavern enterance, which lead to more than just ore, as Grim looked at the cavern, and walked away from the enterance. "Okay, we should be okay, there are ore deposits around the cliff side, stay away from the cavern ok?" Grim pointed in the direction of the trees siganling him that they were being watched.