NIGHT 0 Posted July 2, 2023 Author #41 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) so she kneeled before the chest, and nyanko squirmed to be let out. night let him down gently, watching him reach out towards the chest’s lid and chuckling, before reaching for the cover lid herself. it was tough, and heavy, but it opened with two hands on its surface and a forceful push. it was big enough for the kitten to need to take two steps back before jumping in. a good thing that he did, too. because the moment night peered in, realizing there was nothing inside it, so too did she realize that the air around them had started to grow warm. and her instincts came alive once again, but not before her self-doubt did, questioning why she’d let her guard down about a treasure chest with her familiar in some place unknown and dangerous. her first thought was to worry about the kitten in the chest, so she kicked it forward in her rise, making sure it slid off the stage towards the far end of the room, where it was devoid of an open exit. ID212826 | x | cd2 | oh. yeah. i totally should've expected this. ID212827 | x | md8+3-4 = 7 | -> NIGHT 360 - 64 = 296 DMG IMPERIAL GUARDIAN | HP: 2000/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3 NIGHT | HP: 923/1219 | EN: 144/144 | DMG: 26 | ACC: 7 | EVA: 4 | MIT: 64 | LD: 17 | BH: 67 | FLN: 16 | AA | PARA-V | TXV: 32 | VAMP-D | Stealth Rating: 6 Edited July 10, 2023 by NIGHT Link to post Share on other sites
NIGHT 0 Posted July 2, 2023 Author #42 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) then, and only then, did she turn around with her sword brandished in hand. the ground ahead of her was growing with shadow, and so too did her vision start to be filled with the form of a giant, jade dog. up close, she could feel how despite the hunter looking rather inanimate, it heaved and huffed like a realistic beast. its form towering over her own was intimidating, despite her past experiences with creatures of similar sizes, and the player felt herself taking a few steps back as it struggled to even look downwards, gaze unable to meet her own due to an oversized snout. so, to her surprise, she could spot an unusual color amidst the ugly patch of green, because she hadn’t stopped thinking about when they would appear again — at the very entrance of the room stood one entity, her face obscured in darkness, with blue eyes almost saucer-like glowing in the void. Spoiler FREE ACTION: IMUGI'S INSPIRATION | +134 HP FREE ACTION: QUICK CHANGE abjudicator. | signet. | rider. ---> abjudicator. | signet. | regards. battle / NIGHT | HP: 1219/1219 | EN: 144/144 | DMG: 26 | ACC: 7 | EVA: 6 | MIT: 64 | LD: 14 | BH: 120 | FLN: 16 | AA | PARA-V | TXV: 32 | Stealth Rating: 6 POST ACTION: TECH-F ID212828 | x | bd2+7-3 = 6 | -> IMPERIAL GUARDIAN 8 + (2*1) -3 = 7 EN 26 * 8 = 208 DMG 208 - 160 = 48 DMG IMPERIAL GUARDIAN | HP: 1952/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3 | STUNNED NIGHT | HP: 1124/1219 | EN: 137/144 | DMG: 26 | ACC: 7 | EVA: 6 | MIT: 64 | LD: 14 | BH: 120 | FLN: 16 | AA | PARA-V | TXV: 32 | Stealth Rating: 6 | [QUICK CHANGE: 1/3] Edited July 10, 2023 by NIGHT Link to post Share on other sites
NIGHT 0 Posted July 2, 2023 Author #43 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) the whip of a flash of light illuminated her face again, just in time for the imperial guardian to dive towards night, and the player to leap out of the way, in a similar vein to the entity’s own launch from their position without a wind-up. cheating, night could imagine herself saying, but in her fluster from evasion (it didn’t matter anyway, she got nicked before she realized) all she could find herself barking back is, “what are you doing?!” and day barely had time to shoot her a grin, in landing her attack. “getting one back from you, obviously.” her spear landed into the side of the dog, right where its ribs were meant to be, lodged in between day’s boots too, the entity using her momentum to apply a full impact against the palace hound itself. the force was enough to stagger the creature, giving the construct enough time to pull her weapon out and hop back onto the ground. Spoiler POST ACTION: AOE-I ID212829 | x | bd7+7-3 = 11 | md5+3-6 = 2 -> IMPERIAL GUARDIAN 15+ (2*1) -3-6 = 8 EN (26+16) * 15 = 630 DMG 630 - 160 = 470 DMG IMPERIAL GUARDIAN | HP: 1482/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3 NIGHT | HP: 1219/1219 | EN: 129/144 | DMG: 26 | ACC: 7 | EVA: 6 | MIT: 64 | LD: 14 | BH: 120 | FLN: 16 | AA | PARA-V | TXV: 32 | Stealth Rating: 6 Edited July 10, 2023 by NIGHT Link to post Share on other sites
NIGHT 0 Posted July 2, 2023 Author #44 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) “i figured you’d protest if i went off hunting on my own,” day returned, eyes upon the guardian, just as night darted in to try and capture the opportunity of her opening. the brief thought of the entity, cheating, crossed her mind. night grew sour just a little, as the hound turned to snap back at the gemini, in time for her strike to connect against stone, and the damage from her own attack to apply just the same, though not of a scale to her secondary’s wondrous show. “but you must understand; we’d be fighting two of them in the same room right now if i hadn’t done so.” night grunted, trying to reach out to grab hold of the dog as it rounded the room, chasing after an impossible target. without fur, her fingers only traced smooth polished rock, and only found success upon grabbing onto the curves of the beast’s hind legs. “them’s the breaks, isn’t it?” Spoiler POST ACTION: AOE-II ID212830 | x | bd6+7-3 = 10 | md7+3-6 = 4 -> IMPERIAL GUARDIAN 18+ (2*1) -3-6 = 11 EN (26+16) * 18 = 756 DMG 756 - 160 = 596 DMG IMPERIAL GUARDIAN | HP: 886/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3 NIGHT | HP: 1219/1219 | EN: 118/144 | DMG: 26 | ACC: 7 | EVA: 6 | MIT: 64 | LD: 14 | BH: 120 | FLN: 16 | AA | PARA-V | TXV: 32 | Stealth Rating: 6 Edited July 10, 2023 by NIGHT Link to post Share on other sites
NIGHT 0 Posted July 2, 2023 Author #45 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) she growled as she held on, sticking a rumbling adjudicator into the guardian in the hopes that she could draw its attention. she couldn’t. “that’s just what we get,” night yelled back, the wind from her ride’s violent leaps starting to pick up in volume, as its speed in the chase increased. “a player and their entity companion – hah! even showing up here alone is a difficult story for anyone in aincrad to believe. those are the rules we set for ourselves in stepping in here, a pair, alone!” all the player had to do was hang on and bide her time. the guardian was fast, but it would never catch up – but day would be showy, sliding underneath the hound in some manner, and in that moment night threw herself off the beast towards her companion, reaching out for the hood of her secondary’s cloak again to tug. day yelped against, trying to prevent her original’s attack to do so. Spoiler POST ACTION: AOE-I ID212831 | x | bd5+7-3 = 9 | md4+3-6 = 1 | cd10 -> IMPERIAL GUARDIAN 15 + (2*1) -2-6 = 9 EN 26 * 15 = 390 DMG 390 - 160 = 230 DMG IMPERIAL GUARDIAN | HP: 656/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3 NIGHT | HP: 1219/1219 | EN: 109/144 | DMG: 26 | ACC: 7 | EVA: 6 | MIT: 64 | LD: 14 | BH: 120 | FLN: 16 | AA | PARA-V | TXV: 32 | Stealth Rating: 6 | [ST-B] Edited July 10, 2023 by NIGHT Link to post Share on other sites
NIGHT 0 Posted July 2, 2023 Author #46 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) “well, you seem to be doing quite well for yourself, aren’t you?” and as day struggled to regain her vision, night was prepared to intercept the oncoming beast, watching it bounce from wall to wall, front feet planted on the space above the room’s entrance, before hind feet switched to it. then the guardian extended itself, pouncing upon the mess of two labyrinth adventurers – only one of which had their steel out for an attack in his launch. night opened with a cleave, enough to shred out another inch of the boss’ massive health bar, and surely she would’ve lead that strike into a tumble and an uppercut ‘or something’, too, if day hadn’t pulled her downwards and away in an unfair advantage of strength, with her secondary jumping out of the way of the dog after her. dazed, the player only recognized that the dopple was atop her with a dreadful smile. Spoiler FREE ACTION: CONCENTRATION POST ACTION: ST-B | CHARGED ID212832 | x | bd1 | md1 -> IMPERIAL GUARDIAN -2+6 = +4 EN IMPERIAL GUARDIAN | HP: 656/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3 NIGHT | HP: 1219/1219 | EN: 113/144 | DMG: 26 | ACC: 7 | EVA: 6 | MIT: 64 | LD: 14 | BH: 120 | FLN: 16 | AA | PARA-V | TXV: 32 | Stealth Rating: 6 Edited July 10, 2023 by NIGHT Link to post Share on other sites
NIGHT 0 Posted July 2, 2023 Author #47 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) “‘cause i’ve decided. you’re not getting this one from me, this time.” day retreated before night could push the entity off of herself, and the player pulled her sword back up from the ground, too, as she surveyed the field once again. the box nyanko was peeking out of was now shoved into a corner of the room, just as the dog brushed through the room’s center with a hurried war path. the player’s challenger was already starting to wind up another attack against the hound that now stood no chance, and night dove back into the fray, uncertain if she should feel comfortable or threatened that her gemini was bent on fighting the same fight she was. the imperial guardian snapped ferociously at the shadow, head protruding out in a variety of directions, snarling feral, just to get a bite out of its target. it caught nothing but air in its jaw, and a slash where it shouldn’t be possible with a spear not made like a naginata. Spoiler POST ACTION: AOE-I ID212833 | x | bd3+7-3 = 7 | md1 -> IMPERIAL GUARDIAN 15 + (2*1) -2-6 = 9 EN 26 * 15 = 390 DMG 390 - 160 = 230 DMG IMPERIAL GUARDIAN | HP: 426/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3 NIGHT | HP: 1219/1219 | EN: 104/144 | DMG: 26 | ACC: 7 | EVA: 6 | MIT: 64 | LD: 14 | BH: 120 | FLN: 16 | AA | PARA-V | TXV: 32 | Stealth Rating: 6 Edited July 10, 2023 by NIGHT Link to post Share on other sites
NIGHT 0 Posted July 2, 2023 Author #48 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) so night made the playing field even just the same, piercing the corner of its jaw with adjudicator, enough to spike its health bar into an unfortunate looking orange, and invite its strategy from ankle-biter to getting the zoomies with enough energy to physically bounce around the room – a feat for a dog as big as its size. night kept an eye out, trying to track its form, and despite her well-meaning intentions to ensure she didn’t just get out of the boss fight scott free, it was her mirror image that was the bait of the canine, and the one it dove towards just as night inched closer to her position. wasn’t that a grand plan? it left the player enough room to exit the area of impact – if she had been a little more prepared, a little more ready to remember that despite being alone, there were technically two targets on the field, and that she should’ve been treating the fight more like a co-operative battle rather than a fight. Spoiler POST ACTION: AOE-II ID212834 | x | bd1 | md2+3-6 = -1 -> IMPERIAL GUARDIAN -2+6 = +4 EN IMPERIAL GUARDIAN | HP: 426/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3 NIGHT | HP: 1219/1219 | EN: 108/144 | DMG: 26 | ACC: 7 | EVA: 6 | MIT: 64 | LD: 14 | BH: 120 | FLN: 16 | AA | PARA-V | TXV: 32 | Stealth Rating: 6 Edited July 10, 2023 by NIGHT Link to post Share on other sites
NIGHT 0 Posted July 2, 2023 Author #49 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) hence, she was dropped upon by the guardian from the ceiling, the bite a single target strike that was not meant for her, but the weight of a statue pushed her onto the ground. it made sure that she wasn’t able to retaliate, nor prevent the next attack from her other from landing. not that she could have done much anyway, night realized, as she observed the construct round the player’s position and jump up into the air, angling her spear downwards, tip pointed towards the dog. with a rush and a spark of energy similar to that of an art, day finished off the threat with a final dive as her blow, enveloping night’s vision in complete white, before the room’s auspicious ambient colors started to fade back into view. the sound of their crash alone was enough to send night into a dizzy spell. in her thoughts, she noted, rather reluctantly, that day always seemed to get her way in the end. Spoiler POST ACTION: AOE-II ID212835 | x | bd8+7-3 = 12 | md3+3-6 = 0 -> IMPERIAL GUARDIAN 18+ (2*1) -2-6 = 12 EN (26+16) * 18 = 756 DMG 756 - 160 = 596 DMG IMPERIAL GUARDIAN | HP: 426/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3 NIGHT | HP: 1219/1219 | EN: 96/144 | DMG: 26 | ACC: 7 | EVA: 6 | MIT: 64 | LD: 14 | BH: 120 | FLN: 16 | AA | PARA-V | TXV: 32 | Stealth Rating: 6 Edited July 10, 2023 by NIGHT Link to post Share on other sites
NIGHT 0 Posted July 2, 2023 Author #50 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) day eventually picked up her player with an extended palm towards her, and a tight, forceful pull of the downed fighter upwards. and night got an earful, a sensual whisper; “see? i told you i would do it,” enough to make the player recoil. then, and only then, did night find enough in herself to stick her tongue out with an unintentional grin. day but laughed, and the two slowly made their way across the room, if only to pick up nyanko from the chest, which was very well, and very certainly empty. the familiar would know. he was the most efficient member of the trio, after all. night scooped up the kitten as he clung onto her shoulder, enough to make the gemini coo and brush upon his fuzzy furry forehead. and he beeped, gently, hoping it would mark the end of their expedition as they shuffled towards the back of the room. because, though it had been difficult to see, they were almost certain they had found the door to the guardian of the labyrinth. Edited July 10, 2023 by NIGHT Link to post Share on other sites
NIGHT 0 Posted July 10, 2023 Author #51 Share Posted July 10, 2023 (edited) thread closing. [total] + 15120 xp | (840 * 15 * 1) * 1.2 + 78368 col | (xp * 0.15) + 76100 + 18 materials + combat loot. Spoiler [thread progression] +10% exp. | mega slime farm. 8405 words | 840 sects | factor: 1 | [x] [labyrinth rewards] +10% exp. [chests] ID212817 | x | cd11 | ld13 | looting chest. +4290col | 8 materials | Perfect Armor/Shield (1) | Rare Consumables (2) ID212822 | x | cd6 | ld2 | looting chest. +1430col | 2 materials | Uncommon Consumables (2) [combat loot] | x Spoiler TOTAL COL: 70,380 MATERIALS: 8 Dungeon Map (3) | [212838] | [212839] | [212840] Gleaming Scale/Demonic Shard (3) | [212838] | [212839] | [212840] Tier 3 Perfect Trinket (1) | [212836] Tier 3 Rare Trinket (1) | [212837] ID: 212836 | LD: 22 (10, +12) | CD: 10 | 20,700col, Tier 3 Perfect Trinket (1) ID: 212837 | LD: 13 (1, +12) | CD: 4 | 11,040col, Tier 3 Materials (2), Tier 3 Rare Trinket (1) ID: 212838 | LD: 33 (20, +13) | CD: 11 | 11,040col, Tier 3 Materials (2), Dungeon Map: Floor 26 (1), Gleaming Scale/Demonic Shard (1) ID: 212839 | LD: 27 (14, +13) | CD: 12 | 13,800col, Dungeon Map: Floor 26 (1), Gleaming Scale/Demonic Shard (1) ID: 212840 | LD: 26 (17, +9) | CD: 11 | 13,800col, Tier 3 Materials (4), Dungeon Map: Floor 26 (1), Gleaming Scale/Demonic Shard (1) Edited July 10, 2023 by NIGHT Link to post Share on other sites
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