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HP: 500
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STR: 3 (+29)
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DEX: 0 (+13)
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CON: 6 (+74)
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Post by PAXILON on Nov 15, 2016 13:56:02 GMT -6
Pax grinned an evil grin at Ruler, "What am I snickering about? I doubt you'd find it nearly as humorous, so I'll leave it a secret."
Pax smiled more kindly after that and nodded. He was dead set on not messing up like that again. He'd already scared one kid this week. He didn't need that list piling up either. With a sigh, he brought his shield up and stepped forward to aggro the first boar. He laughed as it charged, and got ready. If he played it right, he might lose next to no HP. Then, the boar was on him. Tusks pulled back and ready to arc under his shield. He smirked. Such predictable mobs.
He stepped back and knocked the tusk back like he'd done the first time, sword lighting up behind him. Tusks and head alike were sent to the side, and he launched the skill. Combat was pretty boring so far. Once he'd figured out mob mechanics, it was simple. He frowned at the thought.
"Switch!" @ruler
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2016 14:41:52 GMT -6
Ruler had no interest in whatever Paxilon had been snickering about. He hoped the guy wouldn't elucidate.
They had the boar killing down to a T, hopefully. No more mess-ups by Paxilon. Ruler's eyes were set on his movements. Good block. Nice swi─
"Dammit!" Ruler only barely managed to avoid the oncoming boar, tusks grazing past him. The beast whirled around, stomping the ground.
Readying itself for another charge.
Where'd it come from? Thud, thud thud, thud thud. The plodding hooves made a rhythmic sound.
"Little busy here! Deal with 'em yourself!" Ruler shouted at the switch command, sword held ready to strike.
Three. Two. One.
The blade flashed forward with a dazzling light. The boar ducked underneath. Ruler was knocked backward by the fierce blow, landing on his butt.
The boy grit his teeth. Stood. Locked eyes with the boar.
It glared at him. Was it protecting the other boar? Did these creatures even band together? He'd misjudged the boar's size. Or had it nimbly ducked under his blade? He wasn't sure anymore.
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LV 3
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HP: 500
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STR: 3 (+29)
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DEX: 0 (+13)
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CON: 6 (+74)
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Post by PAXILON on Nov 15, 2016 15:30:40 GMT -6
Pax grinned as Ruler slashed through the- . . . Ruler wasn't switching. He turned his head just in time to see the boar bearing down on Ruler. Damn it. He snarled a bit and turned back to his boar. It was preparing another attack. With a sigh, he smacked the boar with his shield as it tried to bite him. He charged his skill and let loose a line of death-giving code. He sat there and watched as the boar was backed up a bit.
"If you die," Pax yelled back to Ruler, "I expect a full refund."
It was a weird brand of joke, to be sure. But he thought it was clever. He focused his attention back to the boar that was in front of him and scowled. He really wished he could one shot these things. @ruler
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2016 16:12:48 GMT -6
When they were done here, Ruler was going to clock Paxilon for his dumb jokes. Japanese custom be damned. One could simply not ignore a backpfeifengesicht.
The boar's rhythmic padding resumed. Focus!
Two. He dropped the blade low, tip against the earth. One.
"Hng!"
The sword arc forward and upward, slicing cleanly through the boar. It shrieked and fell back. A little over 50 percent of its health was gone in that one attack.
Staggered as it was, it sure would've been nice to have an ally! Ruler shot a quick glance at Paxilon. Still engaged in battle. At this rate, they'd finish simultaneously.
A grunt. Ruler's attention focused back. The tusks just barely scraped past his cheek. The beast soared past him and landed with a thud. Grass sprang up underneath it.
Ruler readied his blade. One last attack. He licked his lips. Health was looking good. Beast was not. Time to finish it! |
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LV 3
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HP: 500
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STR: 3 (+29)
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CON: 6 (+74)
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Pax IS
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Post by PAXILON on Nov 15, 2016 17:41:03 GMT -6
Pax almost growled at the situation. But, he laughed instead. He charged what he knew was going to be his final attack against this swine. If they'd had worse gear, this would have been a dire situation. The idea that he got into this situation because he had received new gear just seemed incredibly ironic to him. He loved this.
"Alright, let's be done with this," he muttered to himself, letting loose the sword, slicing through the boar's face and also through the last of its HP. He huffed as it bursted into a shower of pixels and he turned to watch Ruler, prepared to jump in if he needed to. It didn't look like the kid needed much help, though. He resolved to only jump in if Ruler was in serious danger, or if he saw a good opening for it. To Ruler, it might have looked like Pax was just being lazy on the sidelines, but that was only half true. He was observing Ruler, seeing how you were supposed to fight with that blade. He also didn't like jumping in front of people who might not realise he was moving in. @ruler
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2016 18:08:58 GMT -6
"Gwooowwwhhh!" The boar charged forward, thud, thud thud, thud thud. Ruler's blade sang once more. Iron connected with face. The beast's head blurred, began to sank in twain. Then it exploded.
Rote execution. Ruler began to understand why people would practice the same swing a hundred times, and then another hundred times over.
He straightened, sheathing his sword with one elegant sweep. Then he finally turned to Paxilon, who'd already finished with his charge.
"Good job," said the boy, giving a thumbsup while the other hand navigated to his inventory. Five tusks. The quota was met nicely.
"Operation Tusk, a resounding success," he declared. The boy trotted over, smiling. "So, what was that about refunds? Unhappy with the sword? You shouldn't be!" He grinned. "'cuz the only fails I've seen were yours. Wanna hand in the quest now, or d'you wanna go for bonus points?"
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HP: 500
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STR: 3 (+29)
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DEX: 0 (+13)
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CON: 6 (+74)
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Post by PAXILON on Nov 15, 2016 20:08:30 GMT -6
Pax just smiled at Ruler, "Operation Tusk? I have a great many questions about that name, I'm not gonna lie."
He let out a sigh of relief at being done with the quest and unequipped his shield. He fixed his gaze on Ruler for a moment. He held out the sword and mockingly scrunched his mouth to the side, "I said if you died. You didn't die, obviously. I never said anything about being displeased with the sword. I actually like it quite a bit, to be honest. And that is not a joke."
Pax smiled a bit and nodded. And then his smile was replaced by a bloodthirsty grin, "What's that? Bonus points? I simply can't resist such a- . . ."
He sighed and flipped the sword over in his hand, sliding it into its sheath in a fancy flourish, "Who am I kidding? I can't put you through anymore torture today. Come on, let's go turn in this silly quest." @ruler
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2016 20:28:22 GMT -6
PAXILON - feel free to end on that note? "Well good, because there aren't bonus points." Was this Paxilon for real? If he was this gullible, Ruler worried the guy'd get himself tricked sooner or later.
On the other hand, the surplus of jokes certainly meant the guy deserved some trickery.
"Not up to me, though," Ruler mumbled, heading off towards the farm. It was a good thing they hadn't needed to travel too far for this quest. Could take his time to rest up afterwards. Maybe he'd even hang around the farm, see if anyone else does this quest and help 'em out.
"So that was Hog Wash, which was a pretty easy quest, don't you think? Five boars isn't very hard to kill, especially not together, but I imagine if we had the beginner gear this'd be troubling." Ruler said after a while. In the background, the quest NPC said something or another about boars in the field. Ruler tapped his menu a few times, and the NPC's face lit up.
Some praises were sung, but Ruler wasn't paying attention to the NPC. He studied Paxilon a bit longer, trying to gauge the guy. Honestly, there was nothing special about him. If anything, his continuous stream of jokes was the only special thing about him.
"Anyway, um... I'll be hanging around here. What're you going to do?" |
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HP: 999
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STR: 999
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DEX: 999
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CON: 999
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Post by thyme? on Nov 17, 2016 19:42:24 GMT -6
Congratulations! You've completed <<HOG WASH>>!
You've earned ¢40, +1DEX (Ruler), +1CON (Pax), and the following item.
Last Edit: Nov 17, 2016 19:42:37 GMT -6 by thyme?
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