[PP-F7] OHSS & OHCS

[Zelrius 0]

Zelrius stood in the settlement of Nimbus, early today weird as it may seem. Rarely did the golden haired boy get up so early for anything other than a boss fight, but this was said to be far more exciting. With his arrogant smile ever so present under the skull of the Hydra and his Azure Commandant's cloak keeping him warm in the midsts of the cold mountain tops, Zelrius had messaged a certaion One-Handed Straight-Sword master along for quite a journey. The boy found it ironic, he never pictured himself asking Takao of all people for help, and it seemed even more unlikely that the man actually accept. Nonetheless, The boy stared out over the fortress of a city that lay on top of Floor 7. Nimbus was an exceptionally quiet little location in the lower floors. Most people seemed to simply like the Winter Wonderland of Floor 4 more. To which, The Commandant couldn't blame them, Nimbus was crawling with guards and NPC soldiers at all times, like a Stronghold on the defensive side of some war. Over the Horizon, the sun rose, its orange light brightly piercing through the faint blue light that often loomed in the mornings. The boy waited, he was going to be patient about this one, even though inside he couldn't wait to start.

Edited November 2, 2015 by Zelrius

[Takao 0]

"You chill here for a bit, alright?" said Takao, his emerald-hued gaze set over his shoulder and resting upon his scale clad familiar. "Try not to wreck the place while I'm gone." His words were met with a mischievous shark toothed grin, to which he sighed and shook his head at. Requesting anything less than complete destruction of his shop was more likely to incite the small monster's wrath rather than avert it, but he couldn't help but try. With one last check of his equipment and items, he headed out into the third floor, and quickly made his way to the warp gate. Muttering the name of the desired settlement, "Nimbus", brought him to the aforementioned fortress themed city. He arrived as punctual as ever, and greeted the fellow front-liner with a raised hand. "Yo, Blood Buccaroo. Y'ready to get started?"

Edited April 1, 2017 by Takao

[Zelrius 0]

Zelrius looked over to Takao and unequipped his Hydra skull. "Not quite yet. First," His thoughts drifted to his Unique Skill, Darkness Blade and then back to Takao. Drawing his sword the boy began to explain himself "I need to get rid of my Unique Skill. Given that the Information says I cannot have one or the brother's may not appear. So, I propose a no Sword-Arts Duel. Half HP, winner takes Darkness blade. Of Course, I intend for you to win said duel. So, if there is nothing else you'd like to say, let's get started." His arrogant smile had dropped to a mere flat line on his face, his brows creased in thought. With his right hand, the one not wielding the Absolved Blade, Zelrius had sent Takao a Duel request. Ready when you are. 

[Takao 0]

His gaze fell to the duel request prompt as it appeared before him, and a smile began to grow on his face. Very few monsters had proved to be a challenge for him since his decision to take his in-game progress seriously, and as a person who thrived on the thrill of challenging himself, the thought of dueling another front-liner filled him with childlike excitement. Even if the duel was prefaced with his opponent's intentions to let him win, it was sure to be interesting regardless. His gloved hand rose and approved the request, selecting the "Half Health" option from the drop down menu before drawing his own sword. "Alright then." Takao said simply, his feet shifting apart to root himself to the ground as his grip tightened around the handle of his sword. From how his stance was looking, it would be rather obvious he didn't intend on striking first.

- -

«Parry» skill activated.

» ID : [[ 37057 ]]
» BD : [[ MISS (5) ]]

« Takao »
[[ 145/145 HP ]] | [[ 72/72 Duel HP ]]
[[ 33/35 Energy ]] «Riposte» missed. (-2 Energy)

[Zelrius 0]

The boy grinned, Parry. A Skill he had seen Tristan use many times over, Whether it be in PVP or actual fighting. Takao was certainly no moron, and Zelrius realized now that maybe there were other intelligent people in Aincrad, Just maybe. Normally, The golden haired boy would just stand there and wait for the enemy to strike first, but as of right now, there was no time for that. Taking a peek at his Accuracy Rating, Zelrius guessed that Takao's evasion rating probably matched it. However, as far as the Vice versa, the boy knew that Savvy was a popular skill, and as such Takao's own Accuracy may out the boy's evasion. Things have certainly changed in the last few months. He thought, poising to strike. However, he did not actually do so.

ID 37069 BD 4 Miss

Zelrius Duel HP: 72/72

Takao Duel HP: 72/72

Edited November 2, 2015 by Zelrius

[Takao 0]

The attack he'd been expecting never came, which left him with the opportunity to strike first. It seemed like a terrible chance to waste on Zelrius's part, who had the advantage in terms of charge skill. His legs tensed as his body prepared for the usage of his own lower ranked «Charge» skill, and his smile persisted. "Was worth a shot." he said in reference to his failed attempt to both mitigate as well as paralyze Zelrius with his parry skill, just before quickly closing the distance between them. His sword arm snapped forward, sending a left to right horizontal cut toward his blonde haired opponent's torso.

- -

» ID : [[ 37078 ]]
» BD : [[ C.HIT (10 + 4(ACC) - 3(EVA) + 2(Savvy) ]]

« Takao »
[[ 72/72 Duel HP ]]
[[ 33/35 Energy ]] Regular attack hit. (-1 Energy | +1 energy recovered)

« Zelrius »
[[ 59/72 Duel HP ]] ( 10(DMG) + 1(Charge) + 2(Critical) = -13HP )

Edited November 3, 2015 by Takao

[Zelrius 0]

Once the sword struck him, the golden haired boy didn't even move. It simply dwindled his health, which was the ultimate goal. He laughed at Takao's response to Zelrius not attack him when the man was parried. Though now that Zelrius thought about it the battle might have gone faster had he struck him. Sighing, it was too late now, and he simply stood there not swinging once more to allow Takao another strike. 

ID #37130 BD 3

Zelrius Duel HP: 59/72

Takao Duel HP: 72/72

Edited November 3, 2015 by Zelrius

[Takao 0]

Despite the absence of pain in the game, the brunet couldn't help the uncomfortable feeling that set in the pit of his stomach as his blade sank through the torso of another player. It was different from monsters, and different from his real world experience with sparring, but he wasn't about to let his discomfort compromise the duel. Takao's right arm pulled the blade out and his left came to rest on the pommel while his wrist twisted. The blade was twirled, missing his own right arm by a small margin, before its momentum carried the blade back down onto Zelrius's shoulder.

- -

» ID : [[ 37131 ]]
» BD : [[ C.HIT (10 + 4(ACC) - 3(EVA) + 2(Savvy) ]]

« Takao »
[[ 72/72 Duel HP ]]
[[ 33/35 Energy ]] Regular attack hit. (-1 Energy | +1 energy recovered)

« Zelrius »
[[ 47/72 Duel HP ]] ( 10(DMG) + 2(Critical) = -12HP )

Edited November 3, 2015 by Takao

[Zelrius 0]

With the blade sinking into his shoulder, Zelrius shuddered. Despite there being no pain, The feeling of a blade going through one's body was certainly a weird one. Zelrius finally decided with Takao's last attack, that it was time to strike back. No point in having this duel at all if he was just going to stand there. Drawing the absolved blade up, Zelrius brought back down and along his torso to inflict the Holy Damage that the sword held within it.

37132 BD 10 +6 Holy Damage, +2 Crit, 15 Damage.

Zelrius Duel HP: 47/72

Takao Duel HP: 57/72

Edited November 3, 2015 by Zelrius

[Takao 0]

His green eyes followed by blade as it cleaved through his torso, and he hissed out a breath in response. No literal pain was felt, but he couldn't help but simulate it in his mind regardless, yet his smile persisted. His weight fell onto his left foot and the blade which had been lodged in Zelrius's shoulder prior to sustaining damage was pulled free. "Damn, you hit like a truck." he said, subsequently striking high with a feint before redirecting his blow to cut through Zelrius's right side.

- -

» ID : [[ 37133 ]]
» BD : [[ HIT (8 + 4(ACC) - 3(EVA) ]]

« Takao »
[[ 57/72 Duel HP ]]
[[ 33/35 Energy ]] Regular attack hit. (-1 Energy | +1 energy recovered)

« Zelrius »
[[ 37/72 Duel HP ]] ( 10(DMG) = -10HP )

Edited November 3, 2015 by Takao

[Zelrius 0]

"Same could be said about you," the boy replied in response to his own sword striking the boy, Takao does actually hits quite hard. He's certainly stronger than I thought he was. With that in mind, Zelrius swung once more, The holy weapon not activating this time, and basically just being a blank blade of steel. Even weaker than most any other weapon the boy had held before, How unfortunate. 

ID 37135 BD 7

Zelrius Duel HP: 37/72

Takao Duel HP: 50/72

Edited November 3, 2015 by Zelrius

[Takao 0]

"How long's it been since I had a proper fight like this?" he thought to himself, his gaze not faltering even as he sustained damage. He hadn't had many duels in the past, somewhere around enough to count on one hand. He couldn't count his tournament bout with Rebekah, that was just a matter of luck. Gemini was likely a close second, and was one of the few times he'd come close to death. He shook the thoughts from his head and refocused, setting his gaze on his health. Considerably less damage had been dealt in comparison to the first strike. "I'm thankful that I'm not regularly at the receiving end of that." he quipped, aiming a quick strike in retaliation.

- -

» ID : [[ 37136 ]]
» BD : [[ HIT (7 + 4(ACC) - 3(EVA) ]]

« Takao »
[[ 50/72 Duel HP ]]
[[ 33/35 Energy ]] Regular attack hit. (-1 Energy | +1 energy recovered)

« Zelrius »
[[ 27/72 Duel HP ]] ( 10(DMG) = -10HP )

Edited November 3, 2015 by Takao

[Zelrius 0]

"I am sure a lot of people are." Zelrius struck again, this time with more minor damage. It would seem that his 'Truck' hittin days were coming to an end. Things were winding down and at the same time, winding up. The moment they got this duel done, the pair would head off to the temple somewhere not far from here. And there they would challenge the Brother's of the heavens. Looking at his opponent, Zelrius was beginning to think that Inviting Takao along was certainly a good idea.

ID 37137 BD 7

Zelrius Duel HP: 27/72

Takao Duel HP: 43/72

Edited November 3, 2015 by Zelrius

[Takao 0]

A light chuckle escaped from his throat and he nodded. "True that." said Takao as he forfeited the opportunity to try and strike Zelrius in order to attempt to block his incoming blow. The attempt ultimately failed, though he was quietly thankful for the benevolence of whatever forces were in charge of activating his opponent's rather unpleasant damaging capabilities. He quickly and effortlessly slipped into a guard with his sword raised, ready to receive another one of Zelrius's strikes.

- -

» ID : [[ 37138 ]]
» BD : [[ MISS (3 + 4(ACC) - 3(EVA) ]]

« Takao »
[[ 43/72 Duel HP ]]
[[ 32/35 Energy ]] Regular attack missed. (-2 Energy | +1 energy recovered)

« Zelrius »
[[ 27/72 Duel HP ]]

Edited November 3, 2015 by Takao

[Zelrius 0]

Zelrius simply stood there for a moment, lost in his thoughts. It would appear as of late, that was something that happened far too often to him. Nonetheless, the boy raised his sword to attack, but much like his first attempt, He didn't bring it back down to make the poised strike. Simply kept it there, a thing he did to throw off Low levels from time to time had become pure habit. He looked to Takao, and waited for the next move. This duel needed to go just a little bit faster, though at the same time, Zelrius was enjoying it. There was something he would never admit out loud.

ID 37139 BD 1

Zelrius Duel HP: 27/72

Takao Duel HP: 43/72

Edited November 3, 2015 by Zelrius

[Takao 0]

Takao took a heavy right step forward as Zelrius poised his blade and managed to, by some miracle of sheer luck, skirt around the sword and land a strike upon his blonde haired adversary's side. He pulled the slender sword back, cutting through digital flesh and fabric alike, and leaving a rather pleasant looking grid-patterned wound in place of a more gory laceration. A quick glance at his health gauge lead him to believe that the duel would be coming to a close soon, but he hadn't shelved the possibility that it could be turned around. After all, he was at the mercy of unknown forces.

- -

» ID : [[ 37142 ]]
» BD : [[ HIT (2 + 4(ACC) - 3(EVA) + 2(Savvy) + 1(Concentration) ]]

« Takao »
[[ 43/72 Duel HP ]]
[[ 32/35 Energy ]] Regular attack hit. (-1 Energy | +1 energy recovered)

« Zelrius »
[[ 17/72 Duel HP ]] ( 10(DMG) = -10HP )

Edited November 3, 2015 by Takao

[Zelrius 0]

 

Just as he thought it, the duel had infact sped up. It seemed there for a second that Takao had gone through just a tiny bit of extra effort in order to land the hit he was going for. Nonetheless, Zelrius was sastified with the result thus far, and only struck back to keep things interesting. It would appear that once more the holy essecence inside the blade activated, wiping even more of the man's HP out. For the last few days, Zelrius doubted the Absolved Blade, thinking it was a bad trade for the Twinfire. This was proven wrong once more as mixed with sword arts, This sword's damage would make even Boss' wilt like beaten puppies. 

ID 37146 BD 9 +6 Holy Damage, +1 Crit = 14 Damage.

Zelrius Duel HP: 17/72

Takao Duel HP: 29/72

 

Edited November 3, 2015 by Zelrius
Roll Roll Roll your Dice.

[Takao 0]

The purpose of the duel had been entirely forgotten - in fact, it was likely he hadn't even heard the purpose in the first place. An indescribable sound of surprise escaped from his throat as the full force of the blade's simplest attack hit him and took with it a chunk of his health gauge, yet the smile on his face hadn't faltered in the slightest. The absence of sword art usage gave the battle longevity, and also reduced the consequences for mistakes. Even so, letting his guard down didn't seem like the best of ideas.

- -

» ID : [[ 37148 ]]
» BD : [[ MISS (3 + 4(ACC) - 3(EVA) ]]

« Takao »
[[ 29/72 Duel HP ]]
[[ 32/35 Energy ]] Regular attack hit. (-1 Energy | +1 energy recovered)

« Zelrius »
[[ 17/72 Duel HP ]]

Edited November 3, 2015 by Takao

[Zelrius 0]

Zelrius swung his sword again. Once more, the sword's ability activated and cut deeper than it really should have. Or rather, than Zelrius had intended it to. It would appear now that either his HP was equal to or there was a slight difference in the HP from the two. Zelrius sighed and took a step back once his sword was done cutting through, He awaited the counter from Takao, which he guessed was only moments away. It would appear that Takao could actually lose this battle, and if so, they would have to do it again and again until the man won. 

ID37149 BD 8, +6 Holy Damage. = 13 Damage

Zelrius Duel HP: 17/72

Takao Duel HP: 16/72

Edited November 3, 2015 by Zelrius

[Takao 0]

"Hah," Takao huffed out amidst laboured breath as he was struck again, and his health was put on par with Zelrius's. "What a turnaround." His luck seemed to have run out, but he wasn't one to lay down and accept defeat so easily either. Still in the mindset of the duel's outcome not being pre-determined, he stepped forward and swung, though his aim proved to be an inch too far to the right, and ultimately missed.

- -

» ID : [[ 37150 ]]
» BD : [[ MISS (2 + 4(ACC) - 3(EVA) ]]

« Takao »
[[ 16/72 Duel HP ]]
[[ 32/35 Energy ]] Regular attack hit. (-1 Energy | +1 energy recovered)

« Zelrius »
[[ 17/72 Duel HP ]]

Edited November 3, 2015 by Takao