[F16-PP] Hide and Seek (Snake out of Water)

[Freya 0]

It was mid afternoon, Freya sits in the shared shop eating lunch. French toast and eggs, yes, breakfast for lunch. She had not heard a peep from her little friend in her head for a while and she was sorta glad but at the same time disappointed. The day was still early and she needed to do something to get herself moving. She realized right then that she had yet to send a message to Freyd lately... Shit... She had hoped he was okay. She finishes her meal and sends a message to Freyd saying:

To: Freyd From: Freya You want to hang out today? I was thinking about killing a snake today but I don't want to go alone... Floor 16 is you care to join.

Her HUD chimes as the message sends and she sents another message through guild chat with the same message content without the hang out part. Her HUD chimes as that message was sent as well and she gets up from her chair and washes her dishes. At that moment she hears a crash from the other room. Peaking out she sees Boris and Ko rough housing with a chair knocked over. She shakes her head and dries her hands with a towel laying around. Freya gathers her things and makes a pit stop to the guild hall before making her way to floor 16. Arriving at this floor now after a bit of time she grabs the quest and sits on the fountain waiting for any responders for her invite.

Freya consumes:
Well-done Steak (Protein 2 Filling Making it Protein 3)
Lemon Berry Palmiers (Loot Dice +3)
Poached Egg (Accuracy 2)
Titan's Strength (Damage +3)

Freya | HP:900/900 | EN:88/88 | DMG:22 | EVA:2 | ACC:5 | BLD:24 | REC:1 | LD:3

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Freya
Level: 44
HP: 900/900
EN: 88/88

Stats:
Damage: 22
Evasion: 2
Accuracy: 5
BLD:24
REC:1
LD:3

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]
Charge [Rank 5]

Extra Skills:
Concentration
Familiar Fighter (Rank 1)
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.

 

[Freyd 0]

To: Freya From: Freyd Snek?  Sure thing.  Meet you there.  I'm bringing the pastries this time.

Should we try the thing?

"Hrm.  Not a bad idea.  It's been interesting to test out a few of these new mods.  Sure.  Why not, right?"

Leaving the Liminal Blind in his wake, Freyd checked in with Quip and Dingo on his way out, dutifully receiving his scolding from the former and a roguish wink from the latter before he left.  They were good people.  A quick detour to the Town of Beginnings secured a panoply of snackage suitable for two or more, on the off change the group size grew.  Freyd caught himself, startled by the concept that they might be joined by additional friends.  He'd never had those in the real world, and was still adjusting to the concept.  

Emerging from the portal in Zugaikotsushima, Freyd glanced about, looking for Freya or any other familiar faces, both hands burdened by a large cardboard box with the words 'Tim Hortons' scrawled across the top.  Cultural rituals are so hard to break.

***

Freyd | HP:1790/1790 | EN:191/191 | DMG:26 | MIT:34 | EVA:2 | ACC:6 | VAMP OFF:179 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:8 | BH:89 | DOT 2/2

Freyd consumes:

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Crème Brûlée (Snack) | Accuracy 2 [172199-1]
Liquor of Light (Potion) | Damage 3 [178023-1]
Breakfast Fry | Protein 2 [174589] + Filled
Super-Duper Anti Snake Sauce (Salve) | Antidote 2 [179927]
Berry Crumb Bars (Snack) | LOOT DIE 3 [172798-1]

Stats:

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Freyd
Level: 88
HP: 1790/1790
EN: 191/191

Stats:
Damage: 20 (+3+3)
Mitigation: 79 (-45)
Evasion: 2
Accuracy: 4 (+2)
BH:89
VAMP OFF:179
HLY:6
FLN:6
LD:5 (+3)
(DOTE: 2/2)

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: Samael's Pride (T3-2HSS, VO 1, HOLY 1, FLN 1)
Armor: Skirmisher's Garb (T3 LA, MIT 2, EVA 1)
Misc: Night Shades (T3-Trinket, ACC 3)

Skills:
2H Straight Sword [Rank 5]
Light Armor [Rank 5]
Searching [Rank 4]
Battle Healing [Rank 5]
Parry [Obtained]
Energist [Obtained]
Charge [Rank 5]
Extended Mod Limit R3 [Obtained]
Hiding [Rank 5]
Howl [Obtained]
Quick Change [Obtained]

Extra Skills:
Disguise
Familiar Mastery: Fighter 3
Survival
Meditation

Active Mods:
Precision - 2HSS
Finesse - Rank 3
LA Athletics
Ferocity - 2HSS
LA Sprint and Acrobatics
Vengeful Riposte
Tracking
Bull Rush

Inactive Mods:
Vanish
Surprise Attack (Assassin)
Night Vision
Untraceable
Focused Howl
Emergency Recovery

Battle Ready Inventory:
Teleport Crystals*5
Gungnir Shard: Haniel's Modesty (T3 Perfect HP Rec [Instant]*5
Flash of Rejuvenation (Mass HP Rec [Instant] (+30*Tier HP)*5
Fruit-Infused Tea (T3 HP Recovery)*5
Imugi's Inspiration (T3 Mass HP Recovery)*5
Mega-Duper... Sauce (Antidote 3)*5
Grave Injustice (T3-2HSS, ACC 1, Keen 1, Abs. ACC)*1

Housing Buffs:
Rested: -1 energy cost for the first two expenditures of each combat
Clean: The first time you would suffer DoT damage in a thread, reduce damage taken from DoT each turn by 20% (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.
Skylight (Searching): +1 Rank to the Searching skill.
Angler: +1 material gained when fishing
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 Bamboo Tree]: 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:
Kumatetsu Statue: +1 Base Damage for a thread

Wedding Ring:

 

[Setsuna 0]

Raising her head as Freya enters and exits the hall at a rather quick pace, an ode to heading off to do something. There was no message through guild chat, however, and like let there be light the girl had a habit of biting off more than she could chew. A shift of her hand shows a few items still cluttering her inventory that could be used, a hollow sound like a whispered exhale as she becomes intangible. Tailing the girl and overhearing the destination as she stared her down from above. "Floor 16. The snake or the boat." Setsuna muttered under her breathe, recalling the shared analytics from the captains that littered the guild's main hall table.

Leaping down with a slide of her hand to the rim of the roof sees her fall without a sound, and in a blur of chill that makes the NPC's shift in confusion. "Floor 16, Zugaikotsushima" she whispers the trigger, the place swelling with energy and firing down like out of a mortar. "What exactly are you attempting to do alone, Freya" Setsuna snapped with a cold tone like a mother scolding a child.

Consumed:
Titan's Strength (Damage +3: 182471)
Poached Egg (Accuracy +2: 180404-1)
Lemon Berry Palmiers (Loot Dice +3: 175861-2)
Well Done Steak (Protein +2: 182489) (FILLED)

Setsuna | HP:960/960 | EN:96/96 | DMG:22 | EVA:3 | ACC:5 | LD:3

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Setsuna, The Creature in the Mist
Level: 48
HP: 960/960
EN: 96/96

Stats:
Damage: 22
Evasion: 3
Accuracy: 5
LD:3

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: Shiva's Embrace - Ancestry T2/Perfect/Katana [Damage 3]
Armor: Cold Fabric Kunoichi Wear T1/Perfect/L.A [+3 Evasion]
Misc: Kunoichi Wrapping's T1/Perfect/Trinket [+3 Accuracy]

Skills:
One-Handed Curved Sword [Rank 1]
Katana [Rank 5]
Hiding [Rank 4] + 1
Light Armor [Rank 3]
Charge [Rank 2]

Extra Skills:
Disguise
Familiar (Fighter) R1

Mods:
Finesse Rank 3
Ferocity
Athletics
Vanish
Surprise Attack (Assassin)

Battle Ready Inventory:
Teleport Crystal*1
Gold Star Sticker (+1 of either DMG/LD/15 Mit, treated as Totems charge [1/3])
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.

 

[Shiina 0]

A glance around the settlement proved it rather boring and plain. Just a bunch of buttflap wearing monkey people, and there was only so many times you could pants one before that became droll. Shiina was looking for some excitement, making a relative routine of causing mischief over the floors. Spotting Freyd immerge from the gate for a moment brings a spark to her eyes, yeeting the boring into the furnace. "Freyd!, Yoohoo!" She wailed in a sharp squeal followed by the soft patter of feet. "Whatcha doin'? Doing a thing? Let me come?" Her eyes advance after a sudden barrage of questions. She stops stone cold as if staring into a viper in close proximity. "Are those cookies?" Like a small dog with a ball, Shiina's attention locks to it as his hand would move. An excellent motivator, was such a delight for the sugary powder princess of music.

Shiina | HP:840/840 | EN:84/84 | DMG:1 | MIT:89 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3

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Shiina, The Resonant Valkyre
Level: 42
HP: 840/840
EN: 84/84

Stats:
Damage: 1
Mitigation: 89
MENDING:1
REC:4
LD:3

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: Wings of the Valkyre - Spring [Heavy Armor] (T2/Perfect) +54 Miti
Armor: Ancient Larissa Leaf Necklace [T2/Perfect/Trinket] Life Mending 1, Recovery 2
Misc: Sapphire Hair Clips [Trinket] (T1/Perfect) +3 LD

Skills:
First Aid [Rank 5]
Energize [Obtained]
Heavy Armor [Rank 5]

Extra Skills:
Concentration

Mods:
Sharpness
Field Medic
Hyperactive

Battle Ready Inventory:
Teleport Crystal*1
Lullaby 2 [T1/Rare/Debuff/Instant] -2 Evasion*2
Vocal Augmentation - Resonation [T1/Perfect/Support/Instant] +60 HP*3
Flash of Rejuvenation [T1/Perfect/Crystal] Mass Heal*5
Flash of Rejuvenation [T1/Perfect/Crystal] Mass Heal*5
Flash of Rejuvenation [T1/Perfect/Crystal] Mass Heal*3
Vocal Augmentation - Resonation [T2/Perfect/Support/Instant] +120 HP*4

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.
Skylight (Extended Mod Limit): +1 Rank to the Extended Mod Limit skill.
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.

 

[Freya 0]

Turning a seeing Setsuna as her voice sounds snappy. Freya sits on the fountain facing her now. "A snake and no I am not doing this alone and you would know that if you payed attention to the message that was just sent 10 minutes ago. Instead, you were quick to judge me based on my passed experiences." This was said in an even tone with a bit of irritation added to it. Taking a deep breath, trying to calm herself as to not lose control, she looks up to the clouds. "I told you before that I was going to try and it's what all my focus has been on since our last talk." This was said in a calmer voice. She didn't like that Setsuna just jumped to the worst possible scenario, but all she could do was prove that she meant every word. "Freyd will be joining, you can if you wish to." She knew that deep down, maybe Setsuna was just keeping an eye on her giving that fact that she showed up so fast, she meant well but she had a weird way of showing it. Freya was secretly appreciative of this fact though...

Edited March 25, 2021 by Freya

[Freyd 0]

"Better," Freyd replied flipping open his plain brown box, grabbing one its contents and then holding it out to Shiinar.  Covered in rainbow sprinkles and frosting, the jelly filled donut in his hand was a marvel of SAO cooking mastery.  You couldn't find these anywhere, unless you knew exactly where to source them.  "My treat.  Enjoy!  You here to ride the giant pool noodle?  It's a bit slimy, but gives you one hell of a spin.  I think you'd like it."  

It never ceased to amaze him that he could act so... normal, around kids.  For all of the emotional trials and tribulations he'd endured over the years, something about the raw innocence of youthful spirit always resonated within.  Maybe it was that he'd locked his own emotions when he was still so young.  They were stifled and stuck in an age that long preceded his own internal entombment, or adult imprisonment in the floating castle.  Freya and Setsuna ported in an instant later.

"Ladies!  I bring sustenance!  Feast, before we hunt.  But, be careful, I think these only buff your waistlines."

The smile faded from his plain face, and eyes narrowed, as he turned and shifted his gaze to the east.  

"It just respawned."  The mirth had already faded and coldness seeped into his voice.  "We should go before someone else claims it."

***

Freyd activates Tracking [Hebishinu]

[Setsuna 0]

A twist of her vision toward the guild messages, in her meditative state she had missed it. "Your tone can use some work, but I see that it was my own misinterpretation that caused the confusion." Her best attempt an apology. Already present, she'd tag along with this little affair with the lot. A lift of her mask and a step back sees the girl's appearance simply breaking away like vapored co2 off of a block of ice, like she was melting. Into the shadows as she'd tail them from them. Such was customary, and her method of hunting. With Freyd here she had no qualms with direction, knowing full well that it would remain on track. Into one of the rotted trees, keeping an eye on Freya from the distance as she would join with the rest of the group. Shiina was with the group, and a soft sigh from her perch. This just got a lot more difficult.

ID# 186406 results: Loot: 9+5=15, Stealth Rating Success!

Edited March 25, 2021 by Setsuna

[Shiina 0]

A rush toward the large slimy boy as soon as it begun to rise, Shiina was going to attempt to hop on top of it. With a sticky slap, Shiina does sorta get on it. More like adheres to its side. "Me first!" She expresses in jubilant glee, as the thing shifts its massive head down to look in her direction. "Hi there big boy. Do you have a saddle?" It's maw begins to slide open revealing two long fangs easily the size of the girls arms. A sharp hiss sends a splash of saliva in her direction. "Ugh, rude. Say it don't spray it bruh." the girl remarks with a shake of her head, as if a refusal of its attempts at scaring her off. A bit of a wiggle of her hands, she continues to try and climb onto the 100 ft large nope rope. This was Fuckin' Shiina.

Basic Attack [x1], -1 EN, Concentration Activated (+1 Accuracy), Concentration [0/3]

ID# 186407 results: Battle: 2+1, Naw Dog, LD: 15+3=18

Players:
Shiina | HP:840/840 | EN:82/84 | DMG:1 | MIT:89 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Freya | HP:900/900 | EN:88/88 | DMG:22 | EVA:2 | ACC:5 | BLD:24 | REC:1 | LD:3
Setsuna | HP:960/960 | EN:96/96 | DMG:22 | EVA:3 | ACC:5 | LD:3
Freyd | HP:1790/1790 | EN:191/191 | DMG:26 | MIT:34 | EVA:2 | ACC:6 | VAMP OFF:179 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:8 | BH:89 | DOT 2/2

Mobs:
Hebishinu | HP:600/600 | DMG:140 | MIT:100 | SAFEGUARD [2/2]
If lands 9-10 on BD, adds Paralyze or Toxic Venom. On CD, if the dice is 1-6, its Toxic Venom. If 7-12, its Paralyze, along with the +1 or +2 Damage from the roll

Edited March 28, 2021 by Shiina

[Freya 0]

Freya gives a half smile to Setsuna as her attempt to an apologize sunk in. It needed work but Freya got the gist. A shake of her head as Freyd eggs Shiina on, practically saying she should ride the snake. Great... of course he would say that, as she goes to reach for the pastry. A glance to Shiina right before it was about to hit her buds... Shiina was already on the snake. "Great, look what you did Freyd," as she places the donut down on the tray. She looks around and up as she runs toward Shiina. She jumps into a tree where the snake curls around and grabs Shiina by the scruff of the neck. As she is drugged off the snake, Shiina tears a good chunk of its skin off the slimy beast. It cries out in pain and shifts it large face toward Freya. It strikes toward her with Shiina in her arms now. Freya jumps to the branch above as it hits the tree branch that she was perched on. Freya jumps off the branch now on to solid ground with a splash. Looking to the snake making sure it wasn't going to strike again, she glances down at Shiina, placing her down saying "I will find you something safe to ride after this, but please for now focus on your music. It helps me focus," smiling toward her hopefully allowing her to stay in a safe proximity. Freya takes her Scythe out now, eyes shifting toward the snake shaking its head rapidly as it took a tree to the face.

Basic Attack [x1], -1 EN

ID# 187201 results: Battle: 10, Major Critical (Doesn't matter), Loot: 17+3=20, Breaks one Safeguard

Players:
Shiina | HP:840/840 | EN:82/84 | DMG:1 | MIT:89 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Freya | HP:900/900 | EN:87/88 | DMG:22 | EVA:2 | ACC:5 | BLD:24 | REC:1 | LD:3
Setsuna | HP:960/960 | EN:96/96 | DMG:22 | EVA:3 | ACC:5 | LD:3
Freyd | HP:1790/1790 | EN:191/191 | DMG:26 | MIT:34 | EVA:2 | ACC:6 | VAMP OFF:179 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:8 | BH:89 | DOT 2/2

Mobs:
Hebishinu | HP:600/600 | DMG:140 | MIT:100 | SAFEGUARD [1/2]
If lands 9-10 on BD, adds Paralyze or Toxic Venom. On CD, if the dice is 1-6, its Toxic Venom. If 7-12, its Paralyze, along with the +1 or +2 Damage from the roll

Edited March 29, 2021 by Freya

[Setsuna 0]

Stealth Roll: ID# 187210 results: Loot: 11+5=16, Success!

A brutal snap once Freya ushers Shiina clear from the target, shearing the shedding skin from the creature like a wrapper from a candy bar. It exposes fresh and smooth glossed skin. The creature hisses in a dark howl. It knew that it was no longer under its signature protection. It's attempts at aggression toward Setsuna fall rather quickly, as the high pitch whir followed by a cascade of opposing energy began to play about Samiel's Pride. It wasn't the girl this thing should be worried about, but rather the weapon that was about to blow its ass from here to space like an explosive meant to level a building. A twist of her frame as the snake changes its eyes to the whisper to inspect the noises origin. Her body becomes corporeal and ceases to exist, her attack had done what intended. Now it would be to her captain to make due on the weakening.

Basic Attack [x1], -1 EN

ID# 187211 results: Battle: 8, [Auto Hit], Loot: 10+3=13, Successful Connection. Final Safeguard Blown!

Players:
Shiina | HP:840/840 | EN:82/84 | DMG:1 | MIT:89 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Freya | HP:900/900 | EN:87/88 | DMG:22 | EVA:2 | ACC:5 | BLD:24 | REC:1 | LD:3
Setsuna | HP:960/960 | EN:95/96 | DMG:22 | EVA:3 | ACC:5 | LD:3
Freyd | HP:1790/1790 | EN:191/191 | DMG:26 | MIT:34 | EVA:2 | ACC:6 | VAMP OFF:179 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:8 | BH:89 | DOT 2/2

Mobs:
Hebishinu | HP:600/600 | DMG:140 | MIT:100
If lands 9-10 on BD, adds Paralyze or Toxic Venom. On CD, if the dice is 1-6, its Toxic Venom. If 7-12, its Paralyze, along with the +1 or +2 Damage from the roll

Edited March 29, 2021 by Setsuna

[Freyd 0]

Watching the melee unfold before him, Freyd watched intently as each piece of the plan fell into place.  Chaos first, mayhem second, and the cold, calculating precision of a surgical tool followed, stripping away the creature's defenses.  Bending a knee as he watched, Freyd drew a thin line with his index finger, then slipped his hand outside of the folds of their digital reality and into the void beyond.  When he rose, the nothingness came with him , bound in a seal of holy light but crackling with the menace of something that hungered to consume anything and everything it touched.  With it, he would draw the line that connected the dots already drawn, and make it regret this moment.

"You forget, Hebishinu," he whispered to himself.  "I. Know. You."

Flitting between shadows cast by the twisted vegetation all around them, Freyd moved like the darkness cast by the passing of the sun.  He appeared and disappeared as the danced from tree limb to tree limb, relentlessly moving forward until... *blink*

*SLAM*

Reappearing suddenly from beneath a bough on the far side of the serpent, Samael's Pride collided with the massive beast with such force that its middle bowed outward, lifting the entire beast momentarily out of the water.  Both ends of its body whipped towards its centre and snapped hard against one another before its entire mass collapsed into the water below, looking like one massive, traumatize heap of snek.  Freyd glided to a stop on a nearby branch, his arm wound casually around a thick, greenish-brown vine.  His eyes locked momentarily with his companions.

"Finish it."

Spoiler

Galaxy Destroyer (x13): 13 EN - (Rested 1/2, Finesse 3) = 9 EN

ID # | BD: 6 (Autohit, Fallen +6; LD 18+8=26 (success). DMG (13*32=416-100=316)

ID # | MD:7-2=5 (miss)

Players:
Shiina | HP:840/840 | EN:82/84 | DMG:1 | MIT:89 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Freya | HP:900/900 | EN:87/88 | DMG:22 | EVA:2 | ACC:5 | BLD:24 | REC:1 | LD:3
Setsuna | HP:960/960 | EN:95/96 | DMG:22 | EVA:3 | ACC:5 | LD:3
Freyd | HP:1790/1790 | EN:182/191 | DMG:26 | MIT:34 | EVA:2 | ACC:6 | VAMP OFF:179 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:8 | BH:89 | DOT 2/2

Mobs:
Hebishinu | HP:284/600 | DMG:140 | MIT:100 (600-316)
If lands 9-10 on BD, adds Paralyze or Toxic Venom. On CD, if the dice is 1-6, its Toxic Venom. If 7-12, its Paralyze, along with the +1 or +2 Damage from the roll

 

Edited March 29, 2021 by Freyd

[Shiina 0]

Beginning to hum a tone as Freya starts to play fun police, pulling her away from the giant hazard spaghetti. "Your no fun, How many times do you think I can ride a giant danger noodle?" She exclaims toward the blonde. It's not like this thing could even deal any damage to her at all anyway. That composure that bleeds from her mirrors the little sound that plays from Samiels Pride, like an angelic chorus from a temple. The weapon responds and begins to swell with power unheard of by even its owner. It crackles with a maelstrom of power barely contained, as Shiina forms a bond with the blades edge in her sonate. What stems next is a burning ring that causes the water to stir, forcing solid rings to thum out from where she stood in that murky puddle. The ground shakes just a bit, tremoring to each note struck.

Sharpness on Freyd (+3 DMG for 2 Turns), -12 EN, Sharpness CD [0/2]

ID# 187255 results: Craft: 10 [+4 EN]

Players:
Shiina | HP:840/840 | EN:75/84 | DMG:1 | MIT:89 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Freya | HP:900/900 | EN:87/88 | DMG:22 | EVA:2 | ACC:5 | BLD:24 | REC:1 | LD:3
Setsuna | HP:960/960 | EN:95/96 | DMG:22 | EVA:3 | ACC:5 | LD:3
Freyd | HP:1790/1790 | EN:182/191 | DMG:26(+3/2) | MIT:34 | EVA:2 | ACC:6 | VAMP OFF:179 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:8 | BH:89 | DOT 2/2

Mobs:
Hebishinu | HP:284/600 | DMG:140 | MIT:100 (600-316)
If lands 9-10 on BD, adds Paralyze or Toxic Venom. On CD, if the dice is 1-6, its Toxic Venom. If 7-12, its Paralyze, along with the +1 or +2 Damage from the roll

Edited March 29, 2021 by Shiina

[Freya 0]

Watching Setsuna hitting the last safeguard on the creature, its fate was set. Freya pulls her Scythe back, that glow activates and the target it lit. Black oozed mist starts to pour from her frame as she starts quickly moving to the target. Its movements were erratic, almost despite to get away. It seemed to be scared. Freya moves and jumps toward a tree near it and at that moment, jumps off the tree springing herself off and toward the creature. Her Scythe carve deep against its slimy frame as it hisses out in agony. Its health bar plummets as Freya lands to the ground on her feet with a splash. Freya's gash forms bright along the serpents body, an opening made... It was going to be over sooner than they expected. Freya turns to Freyd with a smile. She knew that he had tricks up is sleeves and possible demons but what he demonstrated was just pure amazing and that was truly an understatement to say the least.

Using Concentration, Explode Catapult [x14] -13 EN [14-3 (Finesse) + 2 (Hits 1)], Concentration CD [0/3], Charge R5 (+5 Dmg,-1 ACC)

ID# 187264 results: Battle: 5+5+1=11, Loot: 10+3=13, Hit! vs Hebishinu Dealing 22*14=308-100=208 Damage, Craft: 7 (+2 EN)

Players:
Shiina | HP:840/840 | EN:75/84 | DMG:1 | MIT:89 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Freya | HP:900/900 | EN:77/88 | DMG:22 | EVA:2 | ACC:5 | BLD:24 | REC:1 | LD:3
Setsuna | HP:960/960 | EN:95/96 | DMG:22 | EVA:3 | ACC:5 | LD:3
Freyd | HP:1790/1790 | EN:182/191 | DMG:26(+3/2) | MIT:34 | EVA:2 | ACC:6 | VAMP OFF:179 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:8 | BH:89 | DOT 2/2

Mobs:
Hebishinu | HP:76/600 | DMG:140 | MIT:100 (600-316)
If lands 9-10 on BD, adds Paralyze or Toxic Venom. On CD, if the dice is 1-6, its Toxic Venom. If 7-12, its Paralyze, along with the +1 or +2 Damage from the roll

Edited March 29, 2021 by Freya

[Setsuna 0]

Sliding across the field at a rapid pace, exploiting the opening produced by Freya as the serpent turns to face the blonde. A single silent blue lancing line slides across its neck behind the large head. The creature grows still, and as her weapon is returned into its saya the head simply detaches in a smooth and surgical line across that tear. In a chain of two pops, the snake ceases to exist moments after her attacks execution, the freeze not taking hold despite the fact. Perhaps due to the viscosity of the creature disabling its effects. This quest was over, as it promptly erases itself into a faint gray before disappearing completely. Moments later the rewards flood in to each participant. A glance toward the group shows her acceptance of such an easy completion, proving once again strength in numbers being the most optimal way of handling these tasks.

San Ge [x15], -12 EN (15 - [Finesse R3])

ID# 187265 results: Battle: 8+5=13, Loot: 19+3=22, Hit! vs. Hebishinu dealing 22x15=330-100=220 DMG

Lethal Activation: Next turn Vanish can be cast as a free action if off CD

Players:
Shiina | HP:840/840 | EN:75/84 | DMG:1 | MIT:89 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Freya | HP:900/900 | EN:77/88 | DMG:22 | EVA:2 | ACC:5 | BLD:24 | REC:1 | LD:3
Setsuna | HP:960/960 | EN:84/96 | DMG:22 | EVA:3 | ACC:5 | LD:3
Freyd | HP:1790/1790 | EN:182/191 | DMG:26(+3/2) | MIT:34 | EVA:2 | ACC:6 | VAMP OFF:179 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:8 | BH:89 | DOT 2/2

Mobs:
Hebishinu | HP:-144/600 | DMG:140 | MIT:100
If lands 9-10 on BD, adds Paralyze or Toxic Venom. On CD, if the dice is 1-6, its Toxic Venom. If 7-12, its Paralyze, along with the +1 or +2 Damage from the roll

Edited March 29, 2021 by Setsuna

[Freyd 0]

Shiina's song resonated with the duality within his blade, sending its inner hunger into overdrive, but no targets remained.  Yet the thirst grew within, unabated and eager to be quenched by any means necessary.  Freyd noticed it immediately.  His pulse synchronized with the blade in an instant, harmonizing with the beat of the void's maw clenched in his grasp.  His neck strained against an impulse even as he watched his three companions celebrate, each in their own way.  A burning red gaze, coiled behind an ironclad will, nodded to them collectively, then turned to face away from them.

A flick of the wrist was all it took to unleash the empowered fury of a blade that weighed as much as nothing yet carried within the call of infinite singularity. 

"Galaxy Destroyer."  

He barely whispered the words, yet the wave of destruction unleashed before him leveled a small island.  A hole remained in the water, strangely paused by the magnitude of concussive force he had just unleashed upon it, until time resumed and the brackish liquid rushed back in and struck against itself with a thunderclap as it rushed to fill the void.

Everything fears nothing.

"Well done, everyone.  Apologies, but I must be off.  Good luck..."  

Leaping to the highest boughs, he was one the move once more, not even looking back.  Something fumed behind his eyes and he did not wish it seen.  It was time to go.

[Shiina 0]

Watching on as Freyd proceeds to obliterate a small hunk of land, a missile sent hook line and sinker. Her face puffs up for a moment before she makes a sound "sssshblamm" the air oozes out with the gesture. But by the time she looks back toward the producer of such a thing, and he was gone. Where did Freyd go? Shiina's attentions shift back to Freya and Setsuna who seemed just as stricken with confusion. "Where'd he go, was it O&I thingy?" Her question was set directly toward Setsuna as if she had some answer. The girl simply shakes her head no. Her gaze pushes back to the still shifting waves in that inky black moisture. Maybe it had something to do with her song, at most times she'd seen him fight he'd just disable the attack. But this time he released it on an unsuspecting tree. Perhaps it couldn't be contained.

[Freya 0]

Seeing Freyd walk off with hardly a word as to why, she knew that something was bothering him. A comment from Shiina as she raises her brow, "Hardly Shiina." Her friend was hurting and it was obvious. Could it be those glitches again or something new that came into the light of though. Could it be something that always bothered him, Freya just had yet to know about it. Could it be from the attacks that he brought out toward this thing that they just fought. Freya opens her HUD and sends a message to Freyd as he vanishes out of sight:

To: Freyd From: Freya Are you okay, I am here if you need to talk...

A chime of her HUD, the message was sent. She became a bit worried about him. She knew that he was going through some shit and like he was for her, she would be there anytime he needed her. A glance to Setsuna, "I hope he's okay..." as she glances back to where Freyd had walked away and disappeared.

[Setsuna 0]

A follow of the energy released, it was unfocused and rampant. She offers a firm no to Shiina's inquiry before turning to find that Freyd was gone. Her master wasn't usually one to exit before a routine was through, and her eyes narrow into that pool, as if it held some meaning. "You needn't worry, My master is not one for fickle weakness. Whatever ails him will be overcome." spoken from the silver haired girl, but she was unconvinced. It was an attempt to fool herself out of the concern. The girl had chosen to trust his instincts, for if there was something amiss. She had to trust that he was able to conquer them. A share of aspects that neither wished to express or have others intervene in, she'd not pry into his affairs now. Respect did not allow that, for her to dig into it and chase after him. She'd wait for that next alert to which the whisper would beckon her aid, nothing more. No matter how much she was worried.

[Freya 0]

Staring into the pool of water with Setsuna, she couldn't help but worry about him though. "He may be your master, but he is a dear friend of mine. You are right though, he is not weak by any means of the word, but there are just some things that you cannot overcome by yourself..." She spoke these words softly knowing that she would have never gotten through what she was still fighting with alone. "If he needs help... He may not admit it. That alone scares the shit out of me." She was going to give Freyd sometime, but then she would go check on him. She was sure that Setsuna knew a different side of Freyd than she did and that was fine. Freya made him a promise though. She would be there for him no matter what. Taking a slow, deep breath, she starts to walk past Setsuna now. Turning her head slightly knowing that if Setsuna cared about him at all that she would be worried, even if it was just a little bit. "I will let you know if he is okay,' Freya says without looking at her. She begins to walk again, but this time it is a faster pace. She would find her friend and make sure he was okay...

Edited March 31, 2021 by Freya

[Setsuna 0]

A twist of her head in a snap, an intense glare strapped to her eyes to an icy blue trail. "If there is anyone that can, it would be my master. Do not choose what you believe over what is real. Assume not that there is anything wrong until proven, and do not mettle in his affairs." A spin on her heel, the venom spat. "Please do, and should you become a nuisance and attempt to slow my master down I will deal with you." It was very clear that Setsuna was not enthused by the fact that Freya intended to pry. A lift of her mask onto her mouth, sees the girl disappear in a blink of cold smoke that freezes the water below where she stood. She didn't want to believe that anything was wrong with Freyd, and Freya would have an extraordinarily hard time convincing her otherwise.

Quest Complete:
Freya
5*SP (1 Thread Closure, 1 Event Bonus, 3 Quest Reward)
Freyd
2*SP (1 Thread Closure, 1 Event Bonus)
1*Serpent's Tongue
200*Col (200 Thread Closure)
Setsuna
5*SP (1 Thread Closure, 1 Event Bonus, 3 Quest Reward)
Shiina
5*SP (1 Thread Closure, 1 Event Bonus, 3 Quest Reward)
Simmone (Guild Treasurer)
3*Serpent's Tongue
200*Col (200 Thread Closure)

Edited March 31, 2021 by Setsuna