F08/SP - Shattering the Monke <<Monkey King>>

[Oscar 0]

A long silence passed between Oscar and his hallucination. Down below, the view shifted. An abandoned manor among the crags stretched about below them. If this were the real world, perhaps the shrubs would have become overgrown. Perhaps nature would have begun to reclaim the marble tiles. Plants forcing their way through the cracks and crevices, widening them and cracking the opulent stone. It was a stark reminder that they were not in the real world; this was a game. A game with consequences no less dire, but a game nonetheless. Rather than being overgrown by flora, the manor stood resolute. A shining beacon frozen in time, waiting for its Master’s return. Oscar had gained control of the vision quest that he found himself on. He and his twin began to descend towards the ground. Two sets of feet landed upon the stones outside of the wrought-iron gate. The Other had a look of confusion. He was supposed to be the conductor. And yet, it had gone off the rails nonetheless.

Spoiler

Oscar | HP: 920/920 | EN: 98/124 [+4 -15] | DMG: 29 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 5 | AA | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:0 | BH:51 | VAMP-O: 152 | REC: 4 | LD: 12 | PROSP:3 | QUAL: 2

AOE-I vs Bear #45 | ID: 224489| BD: 8+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #46 | ID: 224490| BD: 10+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #47| ID: 224491| BD: 6+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #48| ID: 224492| BD: 8+5 | DMG: 435

Bear #45 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224493 | LD: 1+12 | CD: 3+2
Obtained: 2,376 Col, 4 Materials
Bear #46 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224494 | LD: 12+12| CD: 7+2
Obtained: 5,544 Col, 2 Materials
Bear #47 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224495 | LD: 18+12 | CD: 4+2
Obtained: 6,732 Col, 3 T4 Perfect Weapons
Bear #48 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224496 | LD: 6+12 | CD: 2+2 
Obtained: 3,960 Col

Loot Summary:
197,770 Col
102 Materials
9 Demonic Shards
T4 Perfect Trinket:
224487, 224488
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
IDs: 224421-1, 224421-2, 224431-1, 224431-2, 224447, 224453-1. 224453-2, 224456-1. 224456-2, 224485-1, 224485-2, 224487
T4 Perfect Weapon
IDs: 224408-1, 224408-2, 224408-3, 224416-1, 224416-2, 224416-3, 224429, 224430, 224432-1, 224432-2, 224432-3, 224446-1, 224446-2, 224446-3, 224461, 224469, 224477-1, 224477-2, 224477-3, 224479-1, 224479-2, 224479-3, 224495-1, 224495-2, 224495-3

 

Edited August 14 by Oscar

[Oscar 0]

“Surprised,” Oscar asked with a chuckle. “We’re in my mind. I’m taking the wheel for a bit. Come along.”

Oscar strode through the gate, with The Other following close behind. As they approached the door, they were greeted by Oscar’s twin-headed Cerberus. His trusted familiar had been left behind too. Frozen just as the manor was, stuck in time, waiting for Oscar to cross the threshold once more. The beast sat back on his haunches, eyes fixed toward the gate. A fearsome sentinel guarding his Master’s sanctum. As Oscar approached the door, he paused for a moment to scratch his familiar behind the ears. His presence wasn’t acknowledged, an Oscar’s expression soured just a bit. The carefree determination in his eyes bled away, replaced by mournful regret. His smile turned into a frown as he looked down at his hound.

“You want to test my resolve? Make me second guess myself? Shoulda started here. But you’re a little late."
 

Spoiler

Oscar | HP: 920/920 | EN: 87/124 [+4 -15] | DMG: 29 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 5 | AA | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:0 | BH:51 | VAMP-O: 152 | REC: 4 | LD: 12 | PROSP:3 | QUAL: 2

AOE-I vs Bear #49 | ID: 224497| BD: 9+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #50 | ID: 224498| BD: 1+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #51| ID: 224499| BD: 4+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #52| ID: 224500| BD: 1+5 | DMG: 435

Bear #49 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224501 | LD: 2+12 | CD: 12+2
Obtained: 4,752 Col
Bear #50 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224502 | LD: 18+12| CD: 12+2
Obtained: 3,960, Demonic Shard
Bear #51 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224503 | LD: 14+12 | CD: 2+2
Obtained: 3,960 Col, T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
Bear #52 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224504 | LD: 12+12 | CD: 10+2 
Obtained: 6,732 Col, 3 T4 Perfect Weapons

Loot Summary:
217,174 Col
102 Materials
10 Demonic Shards
T4 Perfect Trinket:
224487, 224488
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
IDs: 224421-1, 224421-2, 224431-1, 224431-2, 224447, 224453-1. 224453-2, 224456-1. 224456-2, 224485-1, 224485-2, 224487, 224503
T4 Perfect Weapon
IDs: 224408-1, 224408-2, 224408-3, 224416-1, 224416-2, 224416-3, 224429, 224430, 224432-1, 224432-2, 224432-3, 224446-1, 224446-2, 224446-3, 224461, 224469, 224477-1, 224477-2, 224477-3, 224479-1, 224479-2, 224479-3, 224495-1, 224495-2, 224495-3, 224504-1, 224504-2, 224504-3

 

Edited August 14 by Oscar

[Oscar 0]

“I already dealt with this,” Oscar continued.

He stepped forward, his fingers wrapping around the knob. There was a heavy click as he turned the handle, a loud creak as the door opened inward. Deep shadows filled the interior. Undaunted, Oscar stepped inside beckoning his twin to follow. As he crossed the threshold, the manor came alive. Lights in sconces along the wall burst to life one by one. A soft lilt of music could be heard on the air and the skittering of nails on the stone floor added to the melody. His hound came to life with the manor, dashing around Oscar and his twin in excited circles. He hopped up, front paws resting on Oscar’s torso as two energetic tongues assaulted his face. Satisfied, the beast dropped down to all fours and took off like a rocket up the stairs. Oscar could only laugh and wipe his face on his sleeve, more out of impulse than any lingering slobber.
 

Spoiler

Oscar | HP: 920/920 | EN: 76/124 [+4 -15] | DMG: 29 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 5 | AA | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:0 | BH:51 | VAMP-O: 152 | REC: 4 | LD: 12 | PROSP:3 | QUAL: 2

AOE-I vs Bear #53 | ID: 224505| BD: 7+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #54 | ID: 224506| BD: 9+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #55 ID: 224507| BD: 8+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #56| ID: 224508| BD: 2+5 | DMG: 435

Bear #53 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224509 | LD: 8+12 | CD: 7+2
Obtained: 4,752 Col, 2 Materials, T4 Perfect Weapon
Bear #54 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224510 | LD: 1+12| CD: 2+2
Obtained: 3,168 Col, 2 Materials
Bear #55 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224511 | LD: 14+12 | CD: 4+2
Obtained: 6,732 Col, 3 T4 Perfect Weapons
Bear #56 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224512 | LD: 1+12 | CD: 12+2 
Obtained: 3,960 Col, 2 Materials

Loot Summary:
238,784 Col
108 Materials
10 Demonic Shards
T4 Perfect Trinket:
224487, 224488
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
IDs: 224421-1, 224421-2, 224431-1, 224431-2, 224447, 224453-1. 224453-2, 224456-1. 224456-2, 224485-1, 224485-2, 224487, 224503
T4 Perfect Weapon
IDs: 224408-1, 224408-2, 224408-3, 224416-1, 224416-2, 224416-3, 224429, 224430, 224432-1, 224432-2, 224432-3, 224446-1, 224446-2, 224446-3, 224461, 224469, 224477-1, 224477-2, 224477-3, 224479-1, 224479-2, 224479-3, 224495-1, 224495-2, 224495-3, 224504-1, 224504-2, 224504-3, 224509, 224511-1, 224511-2, 224511-3

 

Edited August 14 by Oscar

[Oscar 0]

“I was fortunate enough for my life to freeze when I stepped away from it,” Oscar said. “Doesn’t happen in the real world. But that’s not to say everything was as it was.”

Where Leeroy & Jenkins dashed up the stairs, Oscar led his twin to bank a sharp left. As they did, they saw a third version of themselves. An echo of the past. Looking at the memory of himself, Oscar noticed how tired he looked. World-weary and under-rested. The solitude had taken its toll. The running and hiding had worked their devilish magic upon him, sapping him of all the things that made him, him. He looked, quite simply, pathetic. At his wit’s end and without any idea of how to proceed. Even he, with his abounding energy and devil-may-care attitude was entitled to the odd crisis of faith from time to time. His faith had always been in himself. So without that, what could have possibly driven him?

Spoiler

Oscar | HP: 920/920 | EN: 65/124 [+4 -15] | DMG: 29 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 5 | AA | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:0 | BH:51 | VAMP-O: 152 | REC: 4 | LD: 12 | PROSP:3 | QUAL: 2

AOE-I vs Bear #57 | ID: 224513| BD: 9+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #58 | ID: 224514| BD: 3+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #59 ID: 224515| BD: 6+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #60| ID: 224516| BD: 7+5 | DMG: 435

Bear #57 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224517 | LD: 7+12 | CD: 10+2
Obtained: 4,752 Col, 2 Materials, T4 Perfect Weapon
Bear #58 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224518 | LD: 6+12| CD: 8+2
Obtained: 5,148 Col
Bear #59 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224519 | LD: 11+12 | CD: 6+2
Obtained: 3,168 Col, 2 Materials, T4 Perfect Armor/Shield, 2 T4 Perfect Weapons
Bear #60 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224520 | LD: 14+12 | CD: 8+2 
Obtained: 3,960 Col, Gleaming Scale

Loot Summary:
255,812 Col
112 Materials
10 Demonic Shards
1 Gleaming Scale
T4 Perfect Trinket:
224487, 224488
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
IDs: 224421-1, 224421-2, 224431-1, 224431-2, 224447, 224453-1. 224453-2, 224456-1. 224456-2, 224485-1, 224485-2, 224487, 224503, 224519
T4 Perfect Weapon
IDs: 224408-1, 224408-2, 224408-3, 224416-1, 224416-2, 224416-3, 224429, 224430, 224432-1, 224432-2, 224432-3, 224446-1, 224446-2, 224446-3, 224461, 224469, 224477-1, 224477-2, 224477-3, 224479-1, 224479-2, 224479-3, 224495-1, 224495-2, 224495-3, 224504-1, 224504-2, 224504-3, 224509, 224511-1, 224511-2, 224511-3, 224517, 224519-1, 224519-2

 

Edited August 14 by Oscar

[Oscar 0]

“Might have been intimidating if you showed up to harass that version of us,” Oscar said with a chipper tone. “Hell, might have even had me take a long walk off a short cliff and just be done with it all.”

The echo opened the door he was stood in front of and disappeared inside. Oscar and the Other followed suit. He had an entire manor, but this room had been where he had spent the majority of his time. It was stylized as a small apartment. A small kitchenette, clean and sterile as Oscar left it. A bed with disheveled blankets. It had been slept in at some point, but had never been remade. There was a desk beneath a large sectioned window, bereft of all but a beautiful pendant in the shape of a snowflake. The Hoya of Minos. An item he’d obtained a long time before for one specific person. The echo crossed over to the desk, lifting the pendant from the surface and looking down at it in the palm of his hand.
 

Spoiler

Oscar | HP: 920/920 | EN: 54/124 [+4 -15] | DMG: 29 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 5 | AA | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:0 | BH:51 | VAMP-O: 152 | REC: 4 | LD: 12 | PROSP:3 | QUAL: 2

AOE-I vs Bear #61 | ID: 224521| BD: 7+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #62 | ID: 224522| BD: 7+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #63 ID: 224523| BD: 5+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #64| ID: 224524| BD: 9+5 | DMG: 435

Bear #61 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224525 | LD: 7+12 | CD: 2+2
Obtained: 3,168 Col Col, 2 Materials
Bear #62 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224526 | LD: 1+12| CD: 12+2
Obtained: 3,960 Col, 2 Materials
Bear #63 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224527 | LD: 2+12 | CD: 10+2
Obtained: 4,752 Col
Bear #64 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224528 | LD: 13+12 | CD: 11+2 
Obtained: 2,376 Col, 4 Materials, Gleaming Scale

Loot Summary:
270,068 Col
120 Materials
10 Demonic Shards
2 Gleaming Scale
T4 Perfect Trinket:
224487, 224488
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
IDs: 224421-1, 224421-2, 224431-1, 224431-2, 224447, 224453-1. 224453-2, 224456-1. 224456-2, 224485-1, 224485-2, 224487, 224503, 224519
T4 Perfect Weapon
IDs: 224408-1, 224408-2, 224408-3, 224416-1, 224416-2, 224416-3, 224429, 224430, 224432-1, 224432-2, 224432-3, 224446-1, 224446-2, 224446-3, 224461, 224469, 224477-1, 224477-2, 224477-3, 224479-1, 224479-2, 224479-3, 224495-1, 224495-2, 224495-3, 224504-1, 224504-2, 224504-3, 224509, 224511-1, 224511-2, 224511-3, 224517, 224519-1, 224519-2

 

Edited August 14 by Oscar

[Oscar 0]

“Cordelia,” the Echo said.

“Cordelia,” Oscar agreed.

“What happened?”

“We happened,” Oscar said with a shrug. “Don’t really know where she is now. Know she’s not dead, if that helps at all. But she had the good goddamn sense to get the fuck away from us.”

It was true. One day, she was just gone. She’d taken everything but left behind the Hoya. Oscar got the memo. He didn’t try to find her. He didn’t try to fight for her. She hadn’t wanted him to, clearly. It wasn’t as if he was in any position to do so anyway. An entire PK Guild breathing down his neck and all.

“Did we love her?”

Oscar hesitated for a moment. “I don’t know. Maybe? I think we needed something from one another, once. And maybe that was a type of love. All I know is we did the best we could while we could. But sometimes people just grow apart. Maybe you’ll reconnect. Maybe you won’t. But that time is no less valuable when someone’s gone. Quite the opposite.”
 

Spoiler

Oscar | HP: 920/920 | EN: 43/124 [+4 -15] | DMG: 29 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 5 | AA | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:0 | BH:51 | VAMP-O: 152 | REC: 4 | LD: 12 | PROSP:3 | QUAL: 2

AOE-I vs Bear #65 | ID: 224529| BD: 3+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #66 | ID: 224530| BD: 10+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #67 ID: 224531| BD: 3+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #68| ID: 224532| BD: 2+5 | DMG: 435

Bear #65 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224533 | LD: 17+12 | CD: 9+2
Obtained: 2,376 Col, 4 Materials, Gleaming Scale
Bear #66 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224534 | LD: 18+12| CD: 5+2
Obtained: 5,940 Col, 2 Materials, 3 T4 Perfect Weapons
Bear #67 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224535 | LD: 3+12 | CD: 3+2
Obtained: 2,376 Col, 4 Materials
Bear #68 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224536 | LD: 9+12 | CD: 5+2 
Obtained: 2,376 Col, 4 Materials, T4 Perfect Armor/Shield

Loot Summary:
283,136 Col
134 Materials
10 Demonic Shards
3 Gleaming Scale
T4 Perfect Trinket:
224487, 224488
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
IDs: 224421-1, 224421-2, 224431-1, 224431-2, 224447, 224453-1. 224453-2, 224456-1. 224456-2, 224485-1, 224485-2, 224487, 224503, 224519, 224536
T4 Perfect Weapon
IDs: 224408-1, 224408-2, 224408-3, 224416-1, 224416-2, 224416-3, 224429, 224430, 224432-1, 224432-2, 224432-3, 224446-1, 224446-2, 224446-3, 224461, 224469, 224477-1, 224477-2, 224477-3, 224479-1, 224479-2, 224479-3, 224495-1, 224495-2, 224495-3, 224504-1, 224504-2, 224504-3, 224509, 224511-1, 224511-2, 224511-3, 224517, 224519-1, 224519-2, 224534-1, 224534-2, 224534-3

 

Edited August 14 by Oscar

[Oscar 0]

Oscar wasn’t ashamed to admit that this was his lowest point. The fight had all but evaporated from him. He’d lost his way, lost his purpose. Everything he’d fought so hard for. He stepped into a Raid and failed. He tried to outmaneuver Tyson and failed. He’d abandoned his friends, his Guild, and even his very purpose. It would have been so easy to put an end to it all. To be done with the game and the fight. And Oscar wouldn’t lie and say that he wasn’t tempted. He’d fought so hard and for what? A self-imposed exile and the loss of everything and everyone he valued? Why bother anymore? The Other thought the same. Oscar knew everything that was rolling through the echo’s mind right now as he gazed down at that pendant. At the end of the day, had it all been worth it? Was the fight worth it?

Spoiler

Oscar | HP: 920/920 | EN: 32/124 [+4 -15] | DMG: 29 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 5 | AA | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:0 | BH:51 | VAMP-O: 152 | REC: 4 | LD: 12 | PROSP:3 | QUAL: 2

AOE-I vs Bear #69 | ID: 224537| BD: 8+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #70 | ID: 224538| BD: 6+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #71 ID: 224539| BD: 2+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #72| ID: 224540| BD: 3+5 | DMG: 435

Bear #69 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224541 | LD: 17+12 | CD: 7+2
Obtained: 2,376 Col, 4 Materials, Gleaming Scale
Bear #70 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224542 | LD: 20+12| CD: 2+2
Obtained: 3,960 Col, 2 T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
Bear #71 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224543 | LD: 10+12 | CD: 1+2
Obtained: 3,960 Col, T4 Perfect Weapon, T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
Bear #72 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224544 | LD: 5+12 | CD: 3+2 
Obtained: 2,376 Col, 4 Materials

Loot Summary:
295,808 Col
142 Materials
10 Demonic Shards
4 Gleaming Scale
T4 Perfect Trinket:
224487, 224488
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
IDs: 224421-1, 224421-2, 224431-1, 224431-2, 224447, 224453-1. 224453-2, 224456-1. 224456-2, 224485-1, 224485-2, 224487, 224503, 224519, 224536, 224542-1, 224542-2, 224543
T4 Perfect Weapon
IDs: 224408-1, 224408-2, 224408-3, 224416-1, 224416-2, 224416-3, 224429, 224430, 224432-1, 224432-2, 224432-3, 224446-1, 224446-2, 224446-3, 224461, 224469, 224477-1, 224477-2, 224477-3, 224479-1, 224479-2, 224479-3, 224495-1, 224495-2, 224495-3, 224504-1, 224504-2, 224504-3, 224509, 224511-1, 224511-2, 224511-3, 224517, 224519-1, 224519-2, 224534-1, 224534-2, 224534-3, 224543

 

Edited August 14 by Oscar

[Oscar 0]

Of course it was. The sorrow evaporated from the echo’s eyes as his fingers coiled around the Hoya. He could rebuild. He could make amends. And most importantly, he could win.

He would win. There was simply no other option.

Oscar would allow for no other alternative.

“It’s really quite simple,” Oscar explained to his twin. “If our own self-loathing couldn’t put us down, there really isn’t anyone or anything else that can. We’re better than that. He,” Oscar trailed off, pointing at the echo. “Is better than that. Fucked up as we were back then. Beaten down and bloodied with our backs against the wall. We’ve always done our best work when the chips are down.”

The echo made his exit. Oscar and The Other followed suit. As they did, the door disappeared behind them. The room in its entirety was unmade. Oscar couldn’t move forward if he was anchored by the past. If he let his regrets drag him down and crush him, he would not be able to do what was necessary.

Spoiler

Oscar | HP: 920/920 | EN: 21/124 [+4 -15] | DMG: 29 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 5 | AA | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:0 | BH:51 | VAMP-O: 152 | REC: 4 | LD: 12 | PROSP:3 | QUAL: 2

AOE-I vs Bear #73 | ID: 224545| BD: 4+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #74 | ID: 224546| BD: 10+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #75 | ID: 224547| BD: 8+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #76 | ID: 224548| BD: 5+5 | DMG: 435

Bear #73 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224549 | LD: 18+12 | CD: 6+2
Obtained: 6,732 Col, 3 T4 Perfect Weapons
Bear #74 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224550 | LD: 4+12| CD: 4+2
Obtained: 3,960 Col
Bear #75 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224551 | LD: 5+12 | CD: 1+2
Obtained: 2,376 Col, 4 Materials
Bear #76 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224552 | LD: 10+12 | CD: 2+2 
Obtained: 3,960 Col, T4 Perfect Weapon, T4 Perfect Armor/Shield

Loot Summary:
312,836 Col
146 Materials
10 Demonic Shards
4 Gleaming Scale
T4 Perfect Trinket:
224487, 224488
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
IDs: 224421-1, 224421-2, 224431-1, 224431-2, 224447, 224453-1. 224453-2, 224456-1. 224456-2, 224485-1, 224485-2, 224487, 224503, 224519, 224536, 224542-1, 224542-2, 224543, 224552
T4 Perfect Weapon
IDs: 224408-1, 224408-2, 224408-3, 224416-1, 224416-2, 224416-3, 224429, 224430, 224432-1, 224432-2, 224432-3, 224446-1, 224446-2, 224446-3, 224461, 224469, 224477-1, 224477-2, 224477-3, 224479-1, 224479-2, 224479-3, 224495-1, 224495-2, 224495-3, 224504-1, 224504-2, 224504-3, 224509, 224511-1, 224511-2, 224511-3, 224517, 224519-1, 224519-2, 224534-1, 224534-2, 224534-3, 224543, 224552, 224549-1, 224549-2, 224549-3

 

Edited August 14 by Oscar

[Oscar 0]

Oscar had been on the back foot for long enough. It was time to reset. Refocus. Remember who he was. Or, more specifically, remember just who it was Tyson was fucking with. The boy had always known him to be a good man blessed with infinite patience and restraint. And that was true, to an extent. But he, too, had his demons. Demons that he could now safely allow to come out and play. Tyson had assumed Oscar to be a good man. In reality, Oscar was a barely-contained rage monster that kept it all underwraps simply because of the lessons learned in his formative years. Simply because violence was an absolute last resort and even then, there was a limit. Those limits did not exist here. Oscar would reset. He would reunite with his friends and allies, begging their forgiveness for his absence if he needed to. But his restraint would not come with him.

Spoiler

Oscar | HP: 920/920 | EN: 6/124 [+4 -15] | DMG: 29 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 5 | AA | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:0 | BH:51 | VAMP-O: 152 | REC: 4 | LD: 12 | PROSP:3 | QUAL: 2

AOE-I vs Bear #77 | ID: 224553| BD: 4+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #78 | ID: 224554| BD: 3+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #79 | ID: 224555| BD: 5+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #80 | ID: 224556| BD: 5+5 | DMG: 435

Bear #77 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224557 | LD: 13+12 | CD: 5+2
Obtained: 5,148 Col, 4 Materials, 3 T4 Perfect Weapons
Bear #78 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224558 | LD: 6+12| CD: 8+2
Obtained: 5,148 Col
Bear #79 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224559 | LD: 20+12 | CD: 4+2
Obtained: 6,732 Col, 3 T4 Perfect Weapons
Bear #80 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224560 | LD: 20+12 | CD: 8+2 
Obtained: 3,960 Col, Gleaming Scale

Loot Summary:
333,824 Col
150 Materials
10 Demonic Shards
5 Gleaming Scale
T4 Perfect Trinket:
224487, 224488
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
IDs: 224421-1, 224421-2, 224431-1, 224431-2, 224447, 224453-1. 224453-2, 224456-1. 224456-2, 224485-1, 224485-2, 224487, 224503, 224519, 224536, 224542-1, 224542-2, 224543, 224552
T4 Perfect Weapon
IDs: 224408-1, 224408-2, 224408-3, 224416-1, 224416-2, 224416-3, 224429, 224430, 224432-1, 224432-2, 224432-3, 224446-1, 224446-2, 224446-3, 224461, 224469, 224477-1, 224477-2, 224477-3, 224479-1, 224479-2, 224479-3, 224495-1, 224495-2, 224495-3, 224504-1, 224504-2, 224504-3, 224509, 224511-1, 224511-2, 224511-3, 224517, 224519-1, 224519-2, 224534-1, 224534-2, 224534-3, 224543, 224552, 224549-1, 224549-2, 224549-3, 224557-1, 224557-2, 224557-3, 224559-1, 224559-2, 224559-3

Edited August 14 by Oscar

[Oscar 0]

The scene shifted once more. Oscar had reached a determination. He and his twin returned to hovering in midair. The scenes passed beneath them quickly. Every kill Oscar made. Every attempt on his life was returned to sender. Tyson had wanted him in exile, wanted him to be isolated and exposed. Wanted Oscar to live in fear of what he was going to do next.

But there comes a point where a man is tired of running. It would have been a good plan to weaken Oscar. If, of course, the kid had a made a move before he reached the end of his rope. But he waited too long. He let the despair rebound. Let Oscar get his head in the game again. And one-by-one, the pieces fell. Every PKer Tyson sent after him died. Every trap the boy laid failed. Oscar had still not made contact with his friends. He had to send a message first.
 

 

Edited August 14 by Oscar

[Oscar 0]

Oscar still had no idea how expansive the boy’s organization was. He’d must have carved through dozens of his heavies before there was finally a lull in the attacks. For an entire week, Oscar was left to his own devices. The calm before the storm, as it turned out. His preparations paid off when he discovered that the Orphanage in the Town of Beginnings had been ransacked. It was a bold move. And to this day, Oscar wasn’t sure how Tyson had managed to pull it off. Oscar had to assume that, somehow, there had been some hostage situation in play. The kids and the caretakers were perfectly safe inside of the Safe Zone. Oscar had to wonder exactly what it was that lured them out from within its confines. But regardless of the how or the why, the entire Orphanage had been ransacked and abandoned with neither the caretakers or the children to be seen.

 

Edited August 15 by Oscar

[Oscar 0]

Oscar needed help. That much was certain. But before he could attempt to call in the cavalry, he was met with a blast from the past. The golden-haired Guardian of Aincrad.

“Lessa,” the Other finally said.

“Indeed. She wasn’t happy to see me,” Oscar responded. Again, he gave a light chuckle as if the entire situation was amusing to him. “Can’t say I blame her. Bahr and I had a pretty legendary falling-out.”

“How do you feel about that? Was it worth it?”

Oscar extended his index finger and wagged it while clicking his tongue. “We’ll get to that. Let’s just watch the show.”

The Guardian and the Beast had a standoff. Oscar couldn’t remember a time when his former Guildmaster was ever quite so intense. Exuded quite so much hatred. But, then again, Aincrad had changed her too. She was harder than she was when Oscar first met her. But, then again, there weren’t a few dozen children left in the lurch back then either.
 

Spoiler

Oscar | HP: 920/920 | EN: 109/124 [-15] | DMG: 29 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 5 | AA | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:0 | BH:51 | VAMP-O: 152 | REC: 4 | LD: 12 | PROSP:3 | QUAL: 2

AOE-I vs Bear #81 | ID: 224563| BD: 10+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #82 | ID: 224564| BD: 2+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #83 | ID: 224565| BD: 4+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #84 | ID: 224566| BD: 1+5 | DMG: 435

Bear #81 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224567 | LD: 12+12 | CD: 4+2
Obtained: 3,960 Col, 2 T4 Perfect Weapons, T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
Bear #82 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224568 | LD: 17+12| CD: 8+2
Obtained: 3,168 Col, 2 Materials, Gleaming Scale
Bear #83 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224569 | LD: 14+12 | CD: 10+2
Obtained: 3,960 Col, Gleaming Scale
Bear #84 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224570 | LD: 11+12 | CD: 2+2 
Obtained: 3,168 Col, 2 Materials, T4 Perfect Trinket, T4 Perfect Weapon

Loot Summary:
348,080 Col
156 Materials
10 Demonic Shards
7 Gleaming Scale
T4 Perfect Trinket:
224487, 224488, 224570
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
IDs: 224421-1, 224421-2, 224431-1, 224431-2, 224447, 224453-1. 224453-2, 224456-1. 224456-2, 224485-1, 224485-2, 224487, 224503, 224519, 224536, 224542-1, 224542-2, 224543, 224552
T4 Perfect Weapon
IDs: 224408-1, 224408-2, 224408-3, 224416-1, 224416-2, 224416-3, 224429, 224430, 224432-1, 224432-2, 224432-3, 224446-1, 224446-2, 224446-3, 224461, 224469, 224477-1, 224477-2, 224477-3, 224479-1, 224479-2, 224479-3, 224495-1, 224495-2, 224495-3, 224504-1, 224504-2, 224504-3, 224509, 224511-1, 224511-2, 224511-3, 224517, 224519-1, 224519-2, 224534-1, 224534-2, 224534-3, 224543, 224552, 224549-1, 224549-2, 224549-3, 224557-1, 224557-2, 224557-3, 224559-1, 224559-2, 224559-3, 224567-1, 224567-2, 224570

 

Edited August 15 by Oscar

[Oscar 0]

“Perhaps one of the largest mistakes was not making sure everyone I knew was aware of the gravity of the situation,” Oscar said. “I had made the assumption that Bahr would have told Lessa what happened. You know, just the smallest of explanations as to why my name was suddenly carved into the Monument as a cause of death. But, he didn’t. So we lost a little time with me explaining things to her.”

“But you didn’t expect her response.”

Oscar paused for a moment, nodding sagely as he watched another Echo of him hold a blade to Lessa’s neck. Thankfully, he’d also sent a message out with his other hand. And, quick as a flash, the Whisper had arrived. A well-needed distraction. For all of Oscar’s posturing as a hardass, he truly didn’t have it in him to swing on a friend. It would have rather defeated the purpose, after all.
 

Spoiler

Oscar | HP: 920/920 | EN: 98/124 [-15] | DMG: 29 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 5 | AA | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:0 | BH:51 | VAMP-O: 152 | REC: 4 | LD: 12 | PROSP:3 | QUAL: 2

AOE-I vs Bear #85 | ID: 224633| BD: 7+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #86 | ID: 224634| BD: 3+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #87 | ID: 224635| BD: 3+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #88 | ID: 224636| BD: 6+5 | DMG: 435

Bear #85 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224637 | LD: 11+12 | CD: 7+2
Obtained: 5,752 Col, 4 Materials
Bear #86 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224638 | LD: 3+12| CD: 1+2
Obtained: 2,376 Col, 4 Materials
Bear #87 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224639 | LD: 10+12 | CD: 8+2
Obtained: 5,940 Col, T4 Perfect Trinket
Bear #88 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224640 | LD: 4+12 | CD: 5+2 
Obtained: 4,356, 2 Materials

Loot Summary:
366,504 Col
166 Materials
10 Demonic Shards
7 Gleaming Scale
T4 Perfect Trinket:
224487, 224488, 224570, 224639
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
IDs: 224421-1, 224421-2, 224431-1, 224431-2, 224447, 224453-1. 224453-2, 224456-1. 224456-2, 224485-1, 224485-2, 224487, 224503, 224519, 224536, 224542-1, 224542-2, 224543, 224552
T4 Perfect Weapon
IDs: 224408-1, 224408-2, 224408-3, 224416-1, 224416-2, 224416-3, 224429, 224430, 224432-1, 224432-2, 224432-3, 224446-1, 224446-2, 224446-3, 224461, 224469, 224477-1, 224477-2, 224477-3, 224479-1, 224479-2, 224479-3, 224495-1, 224495-2, 224495-3, 224504-1, 224504-2, 224504-3, 224509, 224511-1, 224511-2, 224511-3, 224517, 224519-1, 224519-2, 224534-1, 224534-2, 224534-3, 224543, 224552, 224549-1, 224549-2, 224549-3, 224557-1, 224557-2, 224557-3, 224559-1, 224559-2, 224559-3, 224567-1, 224567-2, 224570

 

Edited August 15 by Oscar

[Oscar 0]

“What I really didn’t expect was Lessa’s response, honestly. Freyd? He’s been a ride-or-die for a minute. Love that dude. Hell, pretty sure if I called up Firm Anima as a guild, they’d have come in hot too. Never woulda been able to pay that debt back to Simmone though. Don’t wanna owe that woman money.” Oscar gave off a laugh in an attempt to play it off. But in a game filled with death and Player-Killers, the one thing that gave Oscar even the slightest amount of trepidation anymore was having Simmone own one of his debts.

“Back on track,” Oscar said quickly after a moment. “I really expected her response to be closer to Bahr’s. A holier-than-thou condemnation. A Batman-esque attempt at dealing with the problem.”

“But she understood the gravity of the situation and didn’t let her emotions get in the way.”

“Right. Which really fuckin’ chapped my ass, if I’m being honest about it.”
 

Spoiler

Oscar | HP: 920/920 | EN: 87/124 [-15] | DMG: 29 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 5 | AA | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:0 | BH:51 | VAMP-O: 152 | REC: 4 | LD: 12 | PROSP:3 | QUAL: 2

AOE-I vs Bear #89 | ID: 224641| BD: 8+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #90 | ID: 224642| BD: 4+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #91 | ID: 224643| BD: 4+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #92 | ID: 224644| BD: 9+5 | DMG: 435

Bear #89 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224645 | LD: 10+12 | CD: 4+2
Obtained: 3,960 Col, T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
Bear #90 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224646 | LD: 5+12| CD: 2+2
Obtained: 3,168 Col, 2 Materials
Bear #91 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224647 | LD: 1+12 | CD: 2+2
Obtained: 3,168 Col, 2 Materials
Bear #92 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224648 | LD: 14+12 | CD: 3+2 
Obtained: 5,940 Col, 2 Materials, 3 T4 Perfect Weapons

Loot Summary:
382,740 Col
174 Materials
10 Demonic Shards
7 Gleaming Scale
T4 Perfect Trinket:
224487, 224488, 224570, 224639
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
IDs: 224421-1, 224421-2, 224431-1, 224431-2, 224447, 224453-1. 224453-2, 224456-1. 224456-2, 224485-1, 224485-2, 224487, 224503, 224519, 224536, 224542-1, 224542-2, 224543, 224552, 224645
T4 Perfect Weapon
IDs: 224408-1, 224408-2, 224408-3, 224416-1, 224416-2, 224416-3, 224429, 224430, 224432-1, 224432-2, 224432-3, 224446-1, 224446-2, 224446-3, 224461, 224469, 224477-1, 224477-2, 224477-3, 224479-1, 224479-2, 224479-3, 224495-1, 224495-2, 224495-3, 224504-1, 224504-2, 224504-3, 224509, 224511-1, 224511-2, 224511-3, 224517, 224519-1, 224519-2, 224534-1, 224534-2, 224534-3, 224543, 224552, 224549-1, 224549-2, 224549-3, 224557-1, 224557-2, 224557-3, 224559-1, 224559-2, 224559-3, 224567-1, 224567-2, 224570, 224648-1, 224648-2, 224648-3

 

Edited August 15 by Oscar

[Oscar 0]

“Why is that?”

Oscar let out a sigh. “Well, the entire fuckin’ point of killing all those people was to keep my friends from having to do it. Because let’s be real, if Tyson had managed to get me, they’d have had to deal with that situation one way or another, eventually. A whole-ass Guild of Player Killers without a target? Yeah, fuck that. It wouldn’t have taken much for Tyson to lose control of ‘em either.”

“His focus was on you.”

“Right, and if he lost his focus, he’d lose his position. Some other, stronger, Player would have snapped the Guild up right from under him and then we’d have a fuckin’ war on our hands. Their hands. I’d be dead in this hypothetical.”

“Don’t you think they could have handled it?”

“Oh, for sure. But that’s not the point. I didn’t want ‘em to have to. It was my fight, remember?”
 

Spoiler

Oscar | HP: 920/920 | EN: 76/124 [+4-15] | DMG: 29 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 5 | AA | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:0 | BH:51 | VAMP-O: 152 | REC: 4 | LD: 12 | PROSP:3 | QUAL: 2

AOE-I vs Bear #93 | ID: 224655| BD: 2+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #94 | ID: 224656| BD: 1+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #95 | ID: 224657| BD: 7+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #96 | ID: 224658| BD: 1+5 | DMG: 435

Bear #93 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224659 | LD: 5+12 | CD: 6+2
Obtained: 3,168 Col, 2 Materials
Bear #94 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224660 | LD: 6+12| CD: 2+2
Obtained: 3,960 Col
Bear #95 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224661 | LD: 12+12 | CD: 1+2
Obtained: 3,168 Col, 2 Materials, T4 Perfect Trinket, T4 Perfect Weapon
Bear #96 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224662 | LD: 6+12 | CD: 2+2 
Obtained: 3,960 Col

Loot Summary:
396,996 Col
178 Materials
10 Demonic Shards
7 Gleaming Scale
T4 Perfect Trinket:
224487, 224488, 224570, 224639, 224661
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
IDs: 224421-1, 224421-2, 224431-1, 224431-2, 224447, 224453-1. 224453-2, 224456-1. 224456-2, 224485-1, 224485-2, 224487, 224503, 224519, 224536, 224542-1, 224542-2, 224543, 224552, 224645
T4 Perfect Weapon
IDs: 224408-1, 224408-2, 224408-3, 224416-1, 224416-2, 224416-3, 224429, 224430, 224432-1, 224432-2, 224432-3, 224446-1, 224446-2, 224446-3, 224461, 224469, 224477-1, 224477-2, 224477-3, 224479-1, 224479-2, 224479-3, 224495-1, 224495-2, 224495-3, 224504-1, 224504-2, 224504-3, 224509, 224511-1, 224511-2, 224511-3, 224517, 224519-1, 224519-2, 224534-1, 224534-2, 224534-3, 224543, 224552, 224549-1, 224549-2, 224549-3, 224557-1, 224557-2, 224557-3, 224559-1, 224559-2, 224559-3, 224567-1, 224567-2, 224570, 224648-1, 224648-2, 224648-3, 224661

 

Edited August 15 by Oscar

[Oscar 0]

“Anyway,” Oscar continued. “Lessa was one of the friends I worried the most about. She was  - and still is - a good person. We wound up getting separated during the rescue attempt. Lessa took the kids and made for the Safe Zone. Freyd and I tried to take point together but got forced apart by the traps in Tyson’s hideout. I don’t know how it went down for either of them, but none of us walked out of there with clean hands. And it was a bittersweet thing. The kids were safe and any doubts on what Lessa would do when her back was against the wall were dispelled. But I never wanted it to come to that. That much blood don’t wash off and that much killing leaves a mark you’re gonna take to the grave.”

“That’s a morbid thing to be impressed with.”

“Oh, shit. Was that *snark* from my own fucking hallucination?”
 

Spoiler

Oscar | HP: 920/920 | EN: 65/124 [+4-15] | DMG: 29 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 5 | AA | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:0 | BH:51 | VAMP-O: 152 | REC: 4 | LD: 12 | PROSP:3 | QUAL: 2

AOE-I vs Bear #97 | ID: 224664| BD: 1+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #98 | ID: 224665| BD: 5+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #99 | ID: 224666| BD: 4+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Bear #100 | ID: 224667| BD: 2+5 | DMG: 435

Bear #97 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224668 | LD: 15+12 | CD: 5+2
Obtained: 5,940 Col, 4 Materials, 3 T4 Perfect Weapons
Bear #98 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224669 | LD: 19+12| CD: 10+2
Obtained: 3,168 Col, 2 Materials, Gleaming Scale
Bear #99 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224670 | LD: 11+12 | CD: 3+2
Obtained: 2,376 Col, 4 Materials, T4 Perfect Armor/Shield, 2 T4 Perfect Weapons
Bear #100 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224671 | LD: 10+12 | CD: 9+2 
Obtained: 5,148 Col, 2 Materials, T4 Perfect Trinket

Loot Summary:
413,628 Col
190 Materials
10 Demonic Shards
8 Gleaming Scale
T4 Perfect Trinket:
224487, 224488, 224570, 224639, 224661, 224671
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
IDs: 224421-1, 224421-2, 224431-1, 224431-2, 224447, 224453-1. 224453-2, 224456-1. 224456-2, 224485-1, 224485-2, 224487, 224503, 224519, 224536, 224542-1, 224542-2, 224543, 224552, 224645
T4 Perfect Weapon
IDs: 224408-1, 224408-2, 224408-3, 224416-1, 224416-2, 224416-3, 224429, 224430, 224432-1, 224432-2, 224432-3, 224446-1, 224446-2, 224446-3, 224461, 224469, 224477-1, 224477-2, 224477-3, 224479-1, 224479-2, 224479-3, 224495-1, 224495-2, 224495-3, 224504-1, 224504-2, 224504-3, 224509, 224511-1, 224511-2, 224511-3, 224517, 224519-1, 224519-2, 224534-1, 224534-2, 224534-3, 224543, 224552, 224549-1, 224549-2, 224549-3, 224557-1, 224557-2, 224557-3, 224559-1, 224559-2, 224559-3, 224567-1, 224567-2, 224570, 224648-1, 224648-2, 224648-3, 224661, 224668-1, 224668-2, 224668-3, 224670-1, 224670-2

 

Edited August 15 by Oscar

[Oscar 0]

“I’m you,” the Other said as a shit-eating grin rose to his face. “Remember?”

“Oh fuck you, dude,” Oscar spat back in response. “What the fuck does a man have to do around here to get respect from his own schizophrenic doppelganger.”

“Am I the schizophrenic one or are you?”

Oscar paused. He shoved his hands into his pockets, leaning back as he looked up at the sky of Floor 4.  “Can’t say as this all warrants a clinical diagnosis. But it’s really fucking weird. Feels like a fever dream or something.”

“Well you are asleep,” the Other said. “Farming Bears is really fucking boring and you can do it, literally, in your sleep.”

“Oh no shit?” Oscar cocked an eyebrow, looking at his twin incredulously. “I knew I was good. Didn’t think I was that good.”

“Yeah, yeah. Everyone praise the Weiner Man. You’d just better hope you don’t come across any cliffs. Kinda hard to pay attention to where you’re going right now.”
 

Spoiler

Oscar | HP: 920/920 | EN: 54/124 [+4-15] | DMG: 29 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 5 | AA | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:0 | BH:51 | VAMP-O: 152 | REC: 4 | LD: 12 | PROSP:3 | QUAL: 2

AOE-I vs Ent #1 | ID: 224673| BD: 5+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Ent #2 | ID: 224674| BD: 6+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Ent #3 | ID: 224675| BD: 6+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Ent #4 | ID: 224676| BD: 1+5 | DMG: 435

Ent #1 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224677 | LD: 4+12 | CD: 12+2
Obtained: 5,148 Col
Ent #2 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224678 | LD: 2+12| CD: 8+2
Obtained: 4,752 Col
Ent #3 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224679 | LD: 6+12 | CD: 9+2
Obtained: 4,356 Col, 2 Materials
Ent #4 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224680 | LD: 11+12 | CD: 6+2 
Obtained: 3,168 Col, 2 Materials, T4 Perfect Armor/Shield, 2 T4 Perfect Weapons

Loot Summary:
431,052 Col
194 Materials
10 Demonic Shards
8 Gleaming Scale
T4 Perfect Trinket:
224487, 224488, 224570, 224639, 224661, 224671
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
IDs: 224421-1, 224421-2, 224431-1, 224431-2, 224447, 224453-1. 224453-2, 224456-1. 224456-2, 224485-1, 224485-2, 224487, 224503, 224519, 224536, 224542-1, 224542-2, 224543, 224552, 224645, 224680
T4 Perfect Weapon
IDs: 224408-1, 224408-2, 224408-3, 224416-1, 224416-2, 224416-3, 224429, 224430, 224432-1, 224432-2, 224432-3, 224446-1, 224446-2, 224446-3, 224461, 224469, 224477-1, 224477-2, 224477-3, 224479-1, 224479-2, 224479-3, 224495-1, 224495-2, 224495-3, 224504-1, 224504-2, 224504-3, 224509, 224511-1, 224511-2, 224511-3, 224517, 224519-1, 224519-2, 224534-1, 224534-2, 224534-3, 224543, 224552, 224549-1, 224549-2, 224549-3, 224557-1, 224557-2, 224557-3, 224559-1, 224559-2, 224559-3, 224567-1, 224567-2, 224570, 224648-1, 224648-2, 224648-3, 224661, 224668-1, 224668-2, 224668-3, 224670-1, 224670-2, 224680-1, 224680-2

 

Edited August 15 by Oscar

[Oscar 0]

“This ain’t exactly the healthiest way to reconcile things, is it?”

“Oh, no. Not at all. But you don’t make the healthy choices do you?”

Oscar’s twin took control over the scene again. Before them, as if projected on a screen, was Oscar within the belly of a frozen fortress. He was beat up pretty badly. A constant stream of Tyson’s best Player Killers had taken their toll. It had quickly devolved into a war of attrition. He was given no quarter. No time to let his health regenerate. His energy was depleting just as quickly. Every head he claimed took just a bit more out of him. And they were everywhere. Around every corner, hiding in side rooms, on the ceiling. Doing whatever they could do get the drop on Oscar and slow him down. Or, if they got lucky, put him down entirely.

“All of this could have been entirely avoided. You could have called in some favors. Let the Frontliners know what was going on. Hell, could have brought a fourth person along so maybe you guys wouldn’t have gotten split up. Lessa, I understand. Her job was the most important. But Freyd? You guys would have linked back up sooner if you had an extra set of hands.”
 

Spoiler

Oscar | HP: 920/920 | EN: 43/124 [+4-15] | DMG: 29 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 5 | AA | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:0 | BH:51 | VAMP-O: 152 | REC: 4 | LD: 12 | PROSP:3 | QUAL: 2

AOE-I vs Ent #5 | ID: 224691| BD: 2+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Ent #6 | ID: 224692| BD: 4+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Ent #7 | ID: 224693| BD: 9+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Ent #8 | ID: 224694| BD: 5+5 | DMG: 435

Ent #5 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224695 | LD: 7+12 | CD: 2+2
Obtained: 3,196 Col, 2 Materials
Ent #6 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224696 | LD: 17+12| CD: 4+2
Obtained: 5,940 Col, 2 Materials, 3 T4 Perfect Weapons
Ent #7 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224697 | LD: 3+12 | CD: 5+2
Obtained: 3,196 Col Col, 4 Materials
Ent #8 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224698 | LD: 2+12 | CD: 6+2 
Obtained: 4,752 Col

Loot Summary:
448,136 Col
202 Materials
10 Demonic Shards
8 Gleaming Scales
T4 Perfect Trinket:
224487, 224488, 224570, 224639, 224661, 224671
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
IDs: 224421-1, 224421-2, 224431-1, 224431-2, 224447, 224453-1. 224453-2, 224456-1. 224456-2, 224485-1, 224485-2, 224487, 224503, 224519, 224536, 224542-1, 224542-2, 224543, 224552, 224645, 224680
T4 Perfect Weapon
IDs: 224408-1, 224408-2, 224408-3, 224416-1, 224416-2, 224416-3, 224429, 224430, 224432-1, 224432-2, 224432-3, 224446-1, 224446-2, 224446-3, 224461, 224469, 224477-1, 224477-2, 224477-3, 224479-1, 224479-2, 224479-3, 224495-1, 224495-2, 224495-3, 224504-1, 224504-2, 224504-3, 224509, 224511-1, 224511-2, 224511-3, 224517, 224519-1, 224519-2, 224534-1, 224534-2, 224534-3, 224543, 224552, 224549-1, 224549-2, 224549-3, 224557-1, 224557-2, 224557-3, 224559-1, 224559-2, 224559-3, 224567-1, 224567-2, 224570, 224648-1, 224648-2, 224648-3, 224661, 224668-1, 224668-2, 224668-3, 224670-1, 224670-2, 224680-1, 224680-2, 224696-1, 224696-2, 224696-3

 

Edited August 15 by Oscar

[Oscar 0]

“But you had to fuck it up. You had to risk it and make it harder on yourself. You couldn’t take the easy win. The one that minimized the risk to the children the most. You really think if you put out that call-to-arms that at least half of the Frontlines wouldn’t have showed up? A lot of them don’t know you, but they know of you. Your reputation precedes you and not the one where you want to pretend to be this hard mother fucker who kicks ass and chews bubblegum.”

“You’re right. But it was my mess.”

“Fuck off with that, man. You can lie to everyone else, but you can’t lie to yourself. This responsibility you clung to might hold some water if you had actually put your money where your mouth is. But when the chips were down you did the dumbest thing.”

“And you know exactly why I did it,” Oscar spat. It had taken a minute, but this vision quest was finally starting to get under his skin.
 

Spoiler

Oscar | HP: 920/920 | EN: 32/124 [+4-15] | DMG: 29 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 5 | AA | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:0 | BH:51 | VAMP-O: 152 | REC: 4 | LD: 12 | PROSP:3 | QUAL: 2

AOE-I vs Ent #9 | ID: 224708| BD: 8+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Ent #10 | ID: 224709| BD: 3+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Ent #11 | ID: 224710| BD: 4+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Ent #12 | ID: 224711| BD: 10+5 | DMG: 435

Ent #9 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224712 | LD: 15+12 | CD: 11+2
Obtained: 2,376 Col, 4 Materials, Gleaming Scale
Ent #10 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224713 | LD: 8+12| CD: 8+2
Obtained: 5,544 Col, T4 Perfect Weapon
Ent #11 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224714 | LD: 16+12 | CD: 8+2
Obtained: 3,960 Col, Gleaming Scale
Ent #12 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224715 | LD: 11+12 | CD: 3+2 
Obtained: 5,148 Col, 4 Materials, T4 Perfect Armor/Shield, 2 T4 Perfect Weapons

Loot Summary:
465,164 Col
210 Materials
10 Demonic Shards
10 Gleaming Scales
T4 Perfect Trinket:
224487, 224488, 224570, 224639, 224661, 224671
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
IDs: 224421-1, 224421-2, 224431-1, 224431-2, 224447, 224453-1. 224453-2, 224456-1. 224456-2, 224485-1, 224485-2, 224487, 224503, 224519, 224536, 224542-1, 224542-2, 224543, 224552, 224645, 224680, 224715
T4 Perfect Weapon
IDs: 224408-1, 224408-2, 224408-3, 224416-1, 224416-2, 224416-3, 224429, 224430, 224432-1, 224432-2, 224432-3, 224446-1, 224446-2, 224446-3, 224461, 224469, 224477-1, 224477-2, 224477-3, 224479-1, 224479-2, 224479-3, 224495-1, 224495-2, 224495-3, 224504-1, 224504-2, 224504-3, 224509, 224511-1, 224511-2, 224511-3, 224517, 224519-1, 224519-2, 224534-1, 224534-2, 224534-3, 224543, 224552, 224549-1, 224549-2, 224549-3, 224557-1, 224557-2, 224557-3, 224559-1, 224559-2, 224559-3, 224567-1, 224567-2, 224570, 224648-1, 224648-2, 224648-3, 224661, 224668-1, 224668-2, 224668-3, 224670-1, 224670-2, 224680-1, 224680-2, 224696-1, 224696-2, 224696-3, 224713, 224715-1, 224715-2

 

Edited August 15 by Oscar

[Oscar 0]

“Because Tyson had it so hard, right? How many people did he kill that had hard lives too? Jason? What about the men he led to the slaughter? That you slaughtered? You act like he was a victim here. He wasn’t. He knew what he was doing.”

Oscar took a deep breath. His fists were clenched, his jaw was set. The intake of air was cool. As his lungs filled, his blood ceased boiling. He exhaled, hot and long, and let the anger ebb away. His twin had succeeded in landing a telling blow for the first time since hallucination started. And it was a deep one.

“How many people did I rob? How many people did I rough up? And just how many did I leave afraid of their own shadows?”

“We were a kid. We didn’t kno-”

“We didn’t? What about the guilt back then? What about all that self-hatred. We were old enough to know better. Just like Tyson was. But how did we end up?”
 

Spoiler

Oscar | HP: 920/920 | EN: 32/124 [+4-15] | DMG: 29 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 5 | AA | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:0 | BH:51 | VAMP-O: 152 | REC: 4 | LD: 12 | PROSP:3 | QUAL: 2

AOE-I vs Ent 13 | ID: 224708| BD: 8+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Ent #14 | ID: 224709| BD: 3+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Ent #15 | ID: 224710| BD: 4+5 | DMG: 435
AOE-I vs Ent #16 | ID: 224711| BD: 10+5 | DMG: 435

Ent #13 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224712 | LD: 15+12 | CD: 11+2
Obtained: 2,376 Col, 4 Materials, Gleaming Scale
Ent #14 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224713 | LD: 8+12| CD: 8+2
Obtained: 5,544 Col, T4 Perfect Weapon
Ent #15 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224714 | LD: 16+12 | CD: 8+2
Obtained: 3,960 Col, Gleaming Scale
Ent #16 HP: 0/396 | DMG: 132 | LOOTING | ID: 224715 | LD: 11+12 | CD: 3+2 
Obtained: 5,148 Col, 4 Materials, T4 Perfect Armor/Shield, 2 T4 Perfect Weapons

Loot Summary:
465,164 Col
210 Materials
10 Demonic Shards
10 Gleaming Scales
T4 Perfect Trinket:
224487, 224488, 224570, 224639, 224661, 224671
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield
IDs: 224421-1, 224421-2, 224431-1, 224431-2, 224447, 224453-1. 224453-2, 224456-1. 224456-2, 224485-1, 224485-2, 224487, 224503, 224519, 224536, 224542-1, 224542-2, 224543, 224552, 224645, 224680, 224715
T4 Perfect Weapon
IDs: 224408-1, 224408-2, 224408-3, 224416-1, 224416-2, 224416-3, 224429, 224430, 224432-1, 224432-2, 224432-3, 224446-1, 224446-2, 224446-3, 224461, 224469, 224477-1, 224477-2, 224477-3, 224479-1, 224479-2, 224479-3, 224495-1, 224495-2, 224495-3, 224504-1, 224504-2, 224504-3, 224509, 224511-1, 224511-2, 224511-3, 224517, 224519-1, 224519-2, 224534-1, 224534-2, 224534-3, 224543, 224552, 224549-1, 224549-2, 224549-3, 224557-1, 224557-2, 224557-3, 224559-1, 224559-2, 224559-3, 224567-1, 224567-2, 224570, 224648-1, 224648-2, 224648-3, 224661, 224668-1, 224668-2, 224668-3, 224670-1, 224670-2, 224680-1, 224680-2, 224696-1, 224696-2, 224696-3, 224713, 224715-1, 224715-2

 

Edited August 15 by Oscar