[EVENT] Gone Fishin' [Closed]

[Pureblade]

"Friends are the family you choose" ☒ Kyo ✐ 271 ✉ notes Pureblade Lv 3

Greg sighed as he walked along the shore of Lake Eir. The breeze from the lake cooling his skin as the sun heated it. He'd just gotten back from hunting on the first floor and he was getting frustrated. It had been weeks since they'd opened up the second floor and they were no closer to finding the next dungeon than when they first started looking. It was a different feeling. He had not been able to, or rather was not willing to, be involved in the search for the dungeon. Still trying to wait out the storm that was the death game in the town of beginnings. He was now glad that he could help out but he felt the anticipation and frustration grow with each passing day. The brunette picked up a smooth stone from the shore and tossed it out onto the lake, watching it reflect off it's surface and skip several times. "Maybe we aren't worthy." He said to himself referring to the the rumors going around. Greg knew this was preposterous. Kiyaba himself had tasked them with clearing the game, he wouldn't make it impossible to accomplish. On the other hand however this was the same man who had designed a game where if you died you were dead for real. He just shook his head and continued tossing stones across the water, admiring the ripples they made as they skipped across the smooth silvery surface. Having his fill of rock throwing he sat down and relaxed a bit, but looked around, keeping an eye out for the monsters that were known to wander these shores.

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[Kyo]

☒ Pureblade ✐ -362 ✉ Kyo Lv.5

"ff-" he scoffed "so what if I didn't obey your orders- its not like your the police of the ga-" Kyo had seemed to be lost in thought talking to himself aloud as he approached the stranger on the beach. It was becoming pretty regular that he would take strolls out on this beach since after the battle with Illfang. He had already watched a friend of his pass to the game, he was already fed up with playing with others in fears of witnessing their demise, or worse, knowing that they would have to witness his. Recently his greatest adversary, Rue, had really gotten to him. Especially when he found out that she was really good friends with his Relsialle. Could they really get along well enough to all be in the same company together? As he almost finished his mutter sentence to himself he notice the side of the other player sitting before looking up a bit to see the man before him. Had he taken a few more mindless steps he may have even walked directly into him.  "Oh sorry about that sir." he said as he heard the last skip of the rock and looking down to the seated player. "Skipping rocks?" he asked in an inquisitive way. "You should be careful about that, last time I did that with a friend we had angered the spiders-people in the area here." he said with a grin thinking back to the time he and Angelo had to square up with the strange arachnid-like people. He wasn't even entirely sure if the community was aware of their presence here come to think of it. As Kyo had approached his appearance could even be recognizable if examined carefully enough. His black leather cloak wrapped around his torso and his black bone hilted blade, a very unique one. After being part of the party to slay Illfang Kyo had gained quite a bit of recognition, though not really the desired type. He had only hoped that bumping into people in strange places like this would warrant finding public outcasts who really didn't keep up with the players involved with progressing the game.

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[Pureblade]

"Friends are the family you choose" ☒ Kyo ✐ 228 ✉ notes Pureblade Lv 3

Luckily for Kyo he had found one of those people. Dan was still in the Town of Beginnings when the floor was cleared and he'd never asked about it. He knew some had died in the battle and it was probably hard for those who knew them. He looked up at the man in the black jacket and smiled as he apologized. It was nice to deal with a player that had manners. After dealing with the crazy that was Kitferge it was nice to be treated like a normal person. He just shook his head at the man, "Not a problem man, no harm done. Though you should be careful, next time you stumble into someone they might not be as nice as me. There was this one guy I met, he held a knife to throat cuz he didn't like me." He shivered as he remembered the feeling of the cold blade against his throat. "Bleuugh. Anyways thanks for the warning, I'll have to keep an eye out." He glanced down at the sword at Kyo's side and let out a low whistle. "Wow that's a pretty gnarly sword man. That player made or a quest reward or something?" He asked, admiring the piece of equipment. He kinda wanted to get a sword like that. Though looking at it it was a longsword so completely unusable.

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[Kyo]

☒ Pureblade ✐ 179 ✉ Kyo Lv.5

Kyo had looked at the man with a smile. "I know what ya mean..." he pause for a moment recollecting his multiple encounters with red players. The tribulations he had to endure and the mental breakdown he had gone through killing a mere child who was a red player in his past.  "I've had a good few run-ins with some pretty bad people... I guess its just some peoples ways of coping with this world we now live in." Kyo having already had run ins with around 6 or so reds really felt that either he had the worst of luck, or there were far to many people who became that way. Kyo had looked back at his blade as the man had commented on it. "Uhh, yeah its a really rare drop from the first floor dungeon." he said meekly. "Its not really anything special though." it could probably be discernible that he didn't really want to talk about it.  "So, what'dya doing out here anyway? Kinda lonely no?" he asked sincerely with a smile on his face.

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[Pureblade]

"Friends are the family you choose" ☒ @tagged ✐ 251 ✉ notes Pureblade Lv 3

Dan nodded as he noticed how quickly he strayed from the topic. It was clear that it was a painful memory and he did not want want to talk about. But his curiosity nearly got the better of him. 'What was it like?' He wondered. 'Was it exhilarating, exciting?' After all this time of being kind and respectful of this traumatic event he felt an overwhelming desire to know. However he thought about if he had been in that battle and he'd lost someone there. He wouldn't want some stranger on the beach to ask about it so he stilled his tongue and simply nodded. He chuckled briefly as the stranger asked what he was doing out here. "More like relaxing. I actually live up here. I come he to relax after a day of fighting in the fields. Also it's helping calm my frustration a bit." The brunette frowned as he thought about the missing dungeon. "I'm just getting fed up about not having found the dungeon yet you know? I figured we'd just be going through these floors faster and now we've hit this seemingly impassible roadblock. Like Kiyaba charged us with clearing this game and now it seems like he's just made it completely impossible. I mean I know he's a sadist but come on!" Dan exclaimed, getting more and more heated as he talked. Realizing he'd sort of exploded on this man he barely knew he blushed and looked away. "S-sorry. Like I said I've been frustrated."

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[Kyo]

☒ Pureblade ✐ 262 ✉ Kyo Lv.5

Kyo nodded as the boy clearly had understood his efforts to avoid the subject. He smiled as the boy started going on about his personal information though. It was nice to have a less then serious talk. Its been a while since hes been in anyone's company except Rue's and nothing that comes out of that woman's mouth is even remotely close to calm. "So you've already settled down then? I kinda wanted to wait till we started really slowing down. To where floors take months. Until then I want to grow strong." he sighed a bit "I'm actually glad they didn't find the dungeon yet... " his sigh turned to a half awkward relieved face. "The faster we find the dungeon... the quicker people die. The longer we take, the stronger we all get before proceeding. If it can be helped I'd like to see no one die at the next boss we encounter. We had two casualties on the first floor boss and several other people who were really close to dying when it all came to a close..."  Kyo had thought back to Timor and Zeroth had been defeated, and how SouthernCross, Lucia, and Quantum had been on the brink as well. "Too many good people loosing their life because were rushing. I want to get out of this hell as much as the next guy... but I don't want to have serious risks while doing it..." he looked down taking in the painful memories before looking up with a grin. "Slow and steady wins the race..." he paused "Right?"

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[Pureblade]

"Friends are the family you choose" ☒ Kyo ✐ 212 ✉ Should we get some combat up in this biz? Pureblade Lv 3

Dan chuckled a bit as the stranger asked about his living arrangement. "Well technically I won it in the Easter event awhile ago. So between the choice of staying in an inn for money, or my own place for free, more often than not, I'll choose the latter." He laughed a bit, "Who knows, maybe I'll get a house on each floor just for kicks." The boy sighed as he looked back over the lake, watching the silvery surface ripple as the wind blew across its surface. "That's true enough I suppose. I-I just want to get home,ya know. It's been weird not being able to see my Mom and Dad. Also I er, kinda met someone here and I was hoping to get to know here in the real world rather than here." Dan smiled as he remembered their first date. She had looked so adorable as she was practically swimming in his cloak. He blushed a bit as he remembered. He shook his head refocusing. "But you're probably right, it'd be better if we found it later rather than sooner." He paused briefly and looked back up to the man. "I'm sorry for your loss friend." He looked out over the lake again."Hopefully their sacrifice won't be for nothing."

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[Kyo]

☒ Pureblade ✐ 572 ✉ Kyo Lv.5

The thought of home had really sunk in. Kyo was... well kind of a nobuddy at home. Here he was successful. He'd like to believe he was actually one of the elite. Still... he did miss his mom and his brother- and food. Food was alright here, but it was nothing compared to the real world.  "Yeah- I dunno. I just kinda crash wherever I find. I don't really have the spare coin for an inn, let alone a home. Its cool you got one for the event. I don't even really recall what I got." he smiled at his misfortunes for the event, glad that some people could at least benefit from it.  He thought back to Timor's valiant efforts to protect their party. He took Illfang head on and never really thought of himself. Then there was Zeroth... His death is probably the reason that the second floor dungeon hasn't even been discovered yet. The fearless raid party leader... After his death, the whole party of fifteen or so players... they probably all gave up, just as Kyo did. He knew Relsialle was still in the hunt for the next floor, but for the most part everyone else had been... broken... "Yeah... Its hard." he let out a sigh "Thanks though, honestly I hope his their lives were worth the sacrifice. At the very least I hope it scared lots of others into being more vigilant and not being so reckless... We really weren't ready yet. I hope when we do progress on we really..." His words stopped as his hand quickly moved to his hilt.  The ground beneath his feet began to rumble. It likely would be able to be felt by Pure as well, as Kyo dashed back drawing his black sword engraved with the skull hilt. He called out "Get back!" as the ground split open and a black arachnid torso emerged from the sands, drenched in water. Just as quickly as it came up, another had emerged from the lake itself, dowsed in water. The two arachnid men with great black tendril legs were at the ready, vicious pincers at the foaming mouth.  "Be careful, these guys are tough as hell!" he shouted over the enemy that had now separated the two. Kyo looked over to his side at the other one approaching up the shore towards them then back at the one between them. He didn't want to witness this man die today. It has been hard enough on him lately. He made it to the second floor but he didn't recognize him as a front-liner, unsure if he was ready for a fight like this.  «Arachnoid» (45/45) «Arachnoid» (45/45) Kyo had charged clasping his sword against the talon like legs of his opponent standing between himself and Pureblade. "Get back!" he yelled as he broke from his position leaping back before charging forward again. He blade began to gleam a violent purple as he quickly swiped twice at the torso of the beast. The first had hit for a measly 10 damage and the second was blocked entirely by the creature. The Arachnoid had turned to face Kyo and took a swipe at him with its black husk legs but Kyo had dodged back in time.  The second Arachnoid quickly began scudding up the shore towards Pureblades position. Seeing this one coming he would surely have a moment to plan out his next move.  «Arachnoid» (35/45) «Arachnoid» (45/45)

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[Pureblade]

"Friends are the family you choose" ☒ @tagged ✐ 216 ✉ notes Pureblade Lv 3

Dan quickly rolled away as he felt the vibrations. Just in time too as the ground opened up just as he was a safe distance away. He looked up in shock at the giant spider like creatures. They reminded him of the spiders he'd fought with Rue and Starlight but were more humanoid. He quickly opened his menu and looked through his short list of skills for his mapping skill. Apparently it was able to record data on monsters, though he'd never used it in such a manner. His eyes widened as he activated the skill and looked at the creature's stats. The stranger hadn't been kidding, these things were indeed quite strong. But he wasn't going to run away unless he absolutely had to. This stranger seemed to be pretty strong too so hopefully together they could take care of these two bad bugs. Dan quickly drew his rapier and held his arm across his chest and put his leg out in front of him as he calmed himself, triggering his sword art. He closed his eyes as his blade turned from a bright orange to a light blue. Suddenly his eyes snapped open as he launched himself forward as he attemped to strike and stun the spider thing that the stranger was not attacking.

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[Tesh]

Nothing left to say

What's standing in your way?

You had the chance to never walk alone

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Stopping by the house again, something that has become a regular, daily, event for Tesh. He would stand out front of her house hoping that it would be the day that she had returned, but each day receiving the same outcome... Nothing... Still missing. Opening up his friends list it still showed that she was still alive, but she was nowhere to be found. Tesh searched all of the first floor and as much of the second as possible, hoping she was off in one of the harder areas that he couldn't access just yet.

He clung to this belief with all that he had left in his heart, not wanting to see the girl that he got married to perish to this death game. Just the thought of that made him sick to his stomach and would awake the anger that he felt years ago after his terrible event in the real world. Trying not to let this anger take ahold of him, he was trying to hold back from going full force into rage and killing everything he would see. But to release some of this rage he would go out to train and gain experience each day after visiting his home that he once shared with Rue.

As he left the house he walked straight down the main road that went through Port Noir, to the docks at the lake. Walking down the street he looks at the shop he bought an expensive engagement gift for his love. A tear rolls down his face as he pulls his hood up over his head, his all black outfit, except for his teal scarf, billowed backwards in the wind, as he continued down to the dock.

Arriving at the dock Tesh looked out over the water and thought to himself "I wonder where u are"... as he heard a loud voice in the distance yelling get back. Looking from the corner of his eye he watched as two large arachnids came burrowing out from the ground, as well as two other people who he didn't recognize. Looking hack out to the water and the horizon he thought, "they will be fine." As he began to check out mentally and go back into his thinking of his missing wife he heard the man yell it again.

Looking over at the two it was obvious who was the stronger of the two and from the looks of it the stronger one even seemed to have a distressed look to him. "Just Run if you are that worried" he thought to himself... jumping down off of the dock down onto the beach, a decently further drop than he thought, but was fine as he began to walk of to the two fighting with his hood still up and his scarf drifting off. Walking up not very far from the one with the bone hilt sword and black leather, Tesh lift up his hand kinda like he was waving waiting to see what the player would do or say, or if the arachnid would turn on him instead.

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[Kyo]

☒ Pureblade ✐ 281 ✉ Kyo Lv.5

As Pureblade made a lung at the spider slightly farther down the beach the foe had lifted its two thick front two legs to block the brunt of the attack, however, a spark of paralysis seemed to afflict the arachnoid even though it blocked the force behind the swing. Its legs still upward in a blocking position as the body fell somewhat forward before catching itself. It looked like it was having trouble holding its composure leaving it open for an attack. The other Arachnoid had jumped forward at Kyo making a lunging attack forcing him to roll back in retreat. As he begun his leap back he had heard someone talking from behind, nearly jumping back into him he, in a very ignoring way, followed with a quick shot of words "Stand back if you don't want to get hit." As he finished his last few words he quickly darted forward and tried sliding beneath the spider-man while trying to cut its underbelly abdomen area that looked to be slightly less protected. He had landed a slice under it but as he finished his slide one of the back legs had come down on his shoulder cutting into it for a pretty hefty hit. A 16 appearing over his HUD as his healthbar began to drain. As he looked up he saw the Arachnoid wasn't seeing its best day either. The additional 10 damage he had dealt without his sword art might have been worth the damage. He turn quickly to see that his new acquaintance had been doing alright as well, seeing as his spider was looking a bit incapacitated. Perhaps he wasn't as weak as he first assumed. «Arachnoid» (25/45) «Arachnoid» (45/45) *paralysis*

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[Takita]

435 WORDS Pureblade Kyo Tesh SHIN OF ADOX

Takita looked at her reflection in the mirror as she tried to fix her messy bangs that had gotten into a wild mess from her shower. The long light brown hair was sticking to her damp neck prior to her putting it up in a ponytail. The hair tie easily caught her hair in place as she took a last look into the mirror before leaving the room she was renting at an Inn on the second floor. Ever since Takita reached lv 3, it gave her enough courage to make her way to the second floor. However, since her drastic leveling, she hadn't gotten the opportunity to meet Pure. The thought of his warm hazel eyes got her pale cheeks to turn crimson red before she lightly slapped herself on both cheeks. '' Stop being so silly '' she thought as she equipped her rapier and made her way out of the building known as the home to many players. Despite it being a nice day, the young woman wanted to gain some EXP and knowing that the beach spawned monsters every now and then, that was her destination. However, to her unpleasant surprise, a familiar voice reached her ears. A lump formed in her throat as it came from the same direction as the sudden earthquake like motion had come from. With a deep breath, Takita took a short sprint to the beach where she quickly caught 3 people standing, two ready to fight and one being a simple bystander. It took her a few seconds before it clicked. It was indeed Pure standing on the other side, fighting alongside a man she had never seen before. Dark clothes to match his corp black hair. He yelled at the hooded man that she yet could not get a proper view of. Standing a good distance away from them, Takita but her hands on each side of her mouth and yelled. '' Pure! '' her voice echoed over the quiet beach as she started to run again, Rapier still by her side. However, Takita was not dressed for battle as she wore her commoner clothes. a simple dark blue dress with a brown belt. Without paying much attention to her surroundings, Takita bumped into the hooded man that stood behind the two engaged in battle, Ready to spew out a few insults of her own but Takita stopped herself as the man was someone sh knew, Tesh in fact. '' Tesh? What are you doing here? '' she blurted out in surprise as she took a step back, hesitant about the battle before her.

[Pureblade]

"Friends are the family you choose" ☒ @tagged ✐ 180 ✉ notes Pureblade Lv 3

Dan grinned as he saw the spider-man that he had attacked with his sword art was paralyzed, though it hadn't sustained any damage. But now that it was he could deal with it accordingly since it wouldn't be able to guard his attacks. Seeing the dark haired man attack from bellow successfully he figured he'd take a page from his book and thrusted his blade deeply into the beasts soft belly. As he pulled it out the blade was covered in the spiders thick dark blood. Then his ran cold as he heard a voice call out his name. He saw Takita rushing towards them. Though not in her armor, simply in her common clothes. His eyes widened in surprise and fear as he realized this. He turned his back on the giant spider and instead turning to the girl that he was dating. "Takita, what are you doing?! It's dangerous!" He called out to her. While he was paying attention more to Takita he at least had enough sense not to leave the stranger alone with the two monsters.

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[Tesh]

Nothing left to say

What's standing in your way?

You had the chance to never walk alone

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Tesh grinned back at the man who told him to step back, knowing that he was at a safe enough distance to dodge the arachnids attacks if it went to turn on him. Tesh was watching as the man slide underneath the spider, landing a nice hit but at the consequence of taking a hit himself. Watching its back leg come down on his shoulder he was slightly surprised as he felt a force hit his back. Turning around, he looked down noticing that it was Takita, he replied to her abrasive statement saying " Standing here at the moment... And what exactly are you doing? Especially in that attire " with a slight grin on his face.

" I was interested in the fight so I came over, that is all. " Turning back around to the man with the bone hilt, with the spider in front of him, he reach for his two handed sword over his back and began to walk forward. Noticing that this guy could obviously take on this spider Tesh was more interested at this point in the other man and helping him out before he died too. As Tesh began to collapse down from behind the spider that Pure is fighting it seemed as though he was beginning to come out of his paralysis, but what was worst than that was the man turned his back on the spider, concerned about Taki... "Fool" Tesh says to himself as he begins to lean forward, sprinting, letting his sword drag in the sand, as he held it in his right hand. Getting closer to the Arachnid, that was just stabbed from the other man, a crack appears in his sword and a black color comes forth from it as if the sword was consumed in a void. For a moment Tesh feels the void within his own heart as if all that is left was despair. Jumping into the air and using his acrobatics to turn himself sideways, laying parallel to the ground, he spins twice try to sink his blade into the spiders head or shoulders.

Waaaaahhhhh

[Kyo]

☒ Pureblade ✐ 281 ✉ Kyo Lv.5

As Pureblade lunged his sword into the stilled spider man and pulled it from its underbelly it suffered 14 damage. When Tesh charged the beast with his sword art the first swing of the art was quickly deflected by the hard spider leg carapace only glancing it for 3 damage, the follow up swing however, cracked the shell of a leg for 11 damage. «Arachnoid» (25/45) «Arachnoid» (17/45) As the Arachnoid male was impaled by the two it quickly lashed back spinning its cracked leg in Tesh's direction while trying to use its humanoid arm to punch Pureblade. The tendril of a leg had directly impacting Tesh, hitting for 31 damage. The fist from the Arachnoid came a bit delayed making it easily block or dodgable for Pureblade. The other Arachnoid make a swing to attempt to impale the still grounded Kyo with its back legs, but Kyo had rolled quickly out of the way of the creature. Just as Kyo would be able to get to his feet him, and the nearby Takita would feel a rumble beneath their feet as suddenly a third Arachnoid would spring from the ground.  Pureblade (60/60) Tesh (24/55) Kyo (39/55) Takita (65/65) As the Spider emerges from the ground Kyo quickly tumbles between the two Arachnoids on their side and Takita. He holds his sword out in a defensive stance as it begins to glow a faint purple light that begins to slowly grow in intensity. "Quick, get on some armor, you're gunna get killed out here!" he quickly says as he prepares for the attack of any enemies that may come their way. He didn't even know the girl, but he wasn't ready to have any more blood on his hands. Things got out of hand quick but he could handle a few attacks so long as they other two could quickly dispatch their spider and come to their aid. Kyo quickly yelled over to the other two. "I can hold these ones off if you guys can get rid of that one quick!" His focus returned back to the spiders who were moving their way.  «Arachnoid» (25/45) @ Kyo/Takita «Arachnoid» (17/45) @ Pure/Tesh «Arachnoid» (45/45) @ Kyo/Takita

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