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Post by raiken on Dec 1, 2016 10:22:42 GMT -6
Raiken was enjoying a nice cup of green tea while eating rice crackers at a open air cafe. It was her day off from making weapons and adventuring, she had acquired a pretty penny of col and was just relaxing for a while. She did not expect to be messaged by someone, she didn't even know you could instant message people from inside games. As she was drinking the nice hot cup of tea it happened. A message box appeared right in front of her. Due to the suddenness, she dropped the glass breaking it and spilling hot tea all over herself. Reading it she found that it was a message notification. 'Whomever sent this is going to pay,' she thought darkly before opening the box.
It read: [Hey Raiken! It's Horus, from questing? I was hoping you could meet me somewhere. I have a pretty big favor to ask you, so can you meet me in an hour? Go to where you can start the quest Green Thumb. I'll see you there.]
'Horus… Who the hell is Horus? And how the hell does he know me?' She thought before paying for the cup and finishing up her snacks. 'I might as well head there and tor… I mean help him a bit,' she thought while chuckling. She dried her clothing off before walking towards where she heard the Green Thumb quest was, wondering what it was about. She almost remembered the white hair man from the mountain and the pig fighting.
As soon as she arrived she noticed that only the NPCs were around, and that this Horus person wasn't even there yet. Shrugging she might as well get the quest before he got there so all they had to do was party up and do the quest he wanted help with. Walking up to the quest NPC she raised an eyebrow at the quest explanation.
Sighing, Raiken pulled out another snack from her inventory. It was a bag of small cookies. Having sat on a fence, she waited for the man to arrive while snacking on cookies.
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Post by Horus on Dec 1, 2016 11:25:42 GMT -6
When Horus arrived at the meeting point, Raiken had already arrived; jeez, he planned to show up early, but she didn't like to waste time did she?
"Hey, you're early," Horus grinned, waving as he approached. His sword bounced on his pack a little as he quickened his place to approach the girl sitting on the fence. She was eating...were those cookies? Those looked delicious, but he didn't dare ask to have one. He was about to ask enough of her already.
"So, uh, I was wanting to do this quest. And getting the benefits and stuff will be nice, but mostly I was hoping you could teach me how to fight. We've done two quests together and you handle yourself really well. And if we do more work together, you probably want someone as skilled as you to watch your back, right? So maybe...I don't know, could you teach me?" he asked, watching her expectantly. "I understand sword arts and stuff like that, but as far as actual sword fighting goes, I'm not really an expert."
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Post by raiken on Dec 1, 2016 11:55:39 GMT -6
QUEST?: Green Thumb TAGS: Horus NOTES:LITTLE NEPENTS LV. 2 "Did you piss off a house plant? Yes." This walking house plant with teeth stands between five to six feet tall with tendrils that reach double that! Watch out! 150 HP | 30 STR | 5 DEX
Little Nepent A: 150/150HP Little Nepent B: 150/150HP Little Nepent C: 150/150HP Little Nepent D: 150/150HP Little Nepent E: 150/150HP Little Nepent F: 150/150HP Little Nepent G: 150/150HP
Personal Stats HP: 105/105 STR: 0 CON: 1 DEX: 0(+5) Weapon Damage: 28 Raiken was halfway through her bag of cookies when the man appeared and started talking to her. She stared at him while slowly eating the cookies, a blank appearance was on her face while she listened to him. So he wanted to ask her to teach him how to fight did he? Well, she'll help him alright. After this quest, she'll take him to a field somewhere and 'train' him. A smile appeared on her face at the thought of training him.
"Alright, I'll help you," she said while the smile continued to grow. Her eyes didn't change however as she ate the cookies. "After this, we will train. You asked for my help, I'll help you as much as I can with the basics," she continued while finishing the bag of cookies. Wiping her hands she tossed the bag aside letting it pixilate. Going through the menu, she invited him to her party.
"First off, accept the party request and quest. Then you will watch me fight the first monster, after that I'll watch as you fight the second one. I'll only help if you get into the yellow. Acceptable?" She said while asking if that was ok with the man in front of her. The teenager waited for him to agree to the terms of the training while she gripped the hilt of her sword. She had done a few of these higher ranked quests, this should be pretty straight forward though she wanted to see how the nepents fought against people, especially these frisky ones.
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Post by Horus on Dec 2, 2016 9:40:34 GMT -6
Horus was bouncing internally, but restrained himself as he joined Raiken's party (he already had the quest). He knew Raiken to be a very reserved person, and he needed to make a point of impressing her. Whether he would or not was a different story, but maybe that would be sufficient motivation to stay alive for today. Horus had heard a few whispers about this quest; something about killer plant monsters? He wasn't sure, but it wasn't something he wanted to take alone.
And Raiken has proven herself a reliable questing partner; heck, he went into combat for the first time at her side. Then, with her help, he was able to climb a mountain. There were few people in this game that he trusted more than her, except maybe Icarus. But that was neither here nor there, they needed to get on their way.
Horus glanced into the forest; it was dense, without too much space between the trees. By quest logic, it was likely the space would open up a little more as they got close to their target to allow the players room to fight. Then again, SAO wasn't one to follow standards per-say...nonetheless, maybe they could use the trees to their advantage. Horus was pretty light on his feet, after all. Maybe his speed could impress Raiken.
"Sure. I'll follow you then."
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Post by raiken on Dec 2, 2016 13:31:10 GMT -6
QUEST?: Green Thumb TAGS: Horus NOTES:LITTLE NEPENTS LV. 2 "Did you piss off a house plant? Yes." This walking house plant with teeth stands between five to six feet tall with tendrils that reach double that! Watch out! 150 HP | 30 STR | 5 DEX
Little Nepent A: 94/150HP Little Nepent B: 150/150HP Little Nepent C: 150/150HP Little Nepent D: 150/150HP Little Nepent E: 150/150HP Little Nepent F: 150/150HP Little Nepent G: 150/150HP
Personal Stats HP: 105/105 STR: 0 CON: 1 DEX: 0(+5) Weapon Damage: 28 Raiken walked through the woods while thinking about the situation and wondering about these little Nepents and how strong they were. 'I may be able to take one alone due to my better sword than before, but I do not have good armor. This may take a while,' she thought while they entered a clearing and a little Nepent wandered into the area. Raiken stared at it before looking back at Horus.
"Stay here, if you can get somewhere where they cannot hit you. After that just watch," Raiken said before putting her cloak's hood over her head. Unsheathing the better sword, Raiken watched the little Nepent and walked towards it. Soon the little Nepent, noticed her and started to shriek.
It rushed Raiken with it's plant tentacles swaying like they had minds of it's own. Letting them attack at her, Raiken swung her blade twice cutting through the tentacles coming towards her and dealing two sets of twenty-eight damage to the beast. She had dealt fifty-six points of damage to it sending it's health down by a third. "Bring it," she told the plant beast while holding her blade between her and the plant beast. Seeing her two strikes do that, Raiken planned on performing her horizontal sword art against the plant next.
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Post by Horus on Dec 3, 2016 12:43:07 GMT -6
Raiken fought like a demon.
There was no evasion as the creature, a grotesque creation of vines and fauna, began its charge, she hardly blinked. She met it straight on, severing the vines with a single strike and going for it as hard as she could. It was admirable, though Horus could tell they had fairly similar styles of fighting. He wondered if it was just a shared preference, or if he had picked up some tips from Raiken without even noticing? He supposed either was possible, or even both. Though Horus wondered if he was faster; he had two items equipped to boost his Dexterity; one identical to the cloak Raiken wore, and a pair of gloves he'd gotten before his quest up the mountain. He suspected he could move faster, but Raiken could definitely hit harder.
The beast was gearing up to attack her. Horus gripped the hilt of his sword tightly until his knuckles ached. She told him to wait, and he planned to; he would study her with a careful eye until he was ready, or if he needed to interfere for some reason. He'd already told himself that if another appeared to gang up on Raiken, Horus would step in to protect her. Not that Raiken couldn't handle herself, but he hoped she might appreciate the initiative. For now, though, he would have to sit and watch.
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Post by raiken on Dec 6, 2016 15:01:26 GMT -6
QUEST?: Green Thumb TAGS: Horus NOTES:LITTLE NEPENTS LV. 2 "Did you piss off a house plant? Yes." This walking house plant with teeth stands between five to six feet tall with tendrils that reach double that! Watch out! 150 HP | 30 STR | 5 DEX
Little Nepent A: 28/150HP Little Nepent B: 150/150HP Little Nepent C: 150/150HP Little Nepent D: 150/150HP Little Nepent E: 150/150HP Little Nepent F: 150/150HP Little Nepent G: 150/150HP
Personal Stats HP: 75/105 STR: 0 CON: 1 DEX: 0(+5) Weapon Damage: 28 The beast's HP was down by a third, Raiken had yet to take any damage from it due to her move of slicing through it's tentacles. Prepping her next attack, Raiken waited while charging her sword art. The sun was beating down on them it would be awhile before dark, the air was getting colder meaning that the system was going to enter winter mode soon. Not that Raiken could tell how cold it currently was due to her dulled senses.
Once the sword art was ready, Raiken charged forward towards the beast. One of it's tentacles flung out and snapped against her back dealing thirty points nearly a third of her health. 'Can't let that happen again. These things are really too dangerous, should've messaged someone who had better equipment to help out,' she thought while stumbling slightly.
As she approached the creature, Raiken's arm snapped forward slicing through the beast and dealing even more damage to it than what it did to her. Turning, she snapped out once more slashing in the opposite direction parallel to the first slice dealing even more damage. Jumping back, she prepared to strike once more against it.
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Post by Horus on Dec 7, 2016 9:59:16 GMT -6
Raiken's help dropped quickly, and Horus jumped slightly. These things hit like a truck; and Raiken's gear was superior to Horus' by a pretty large margin. Horus was going to have to rely almost entirely on his speed to dodge these things, and hit them whenever he could get a strike in. The vines were fairly brittle, he noticed. Raiken didn't use a shield, neither did Horus, but she went in by slicing the vines as they approached. It was a good idea, and Horus tucked it away in the back of his mind.
He fought every urge to jump in and help her. He knew Raiken was perfectly capable, but the battle was proving to be a bit more treacherous than Horus had expected. And Raiken was going to have him fight six of these things?! He wasn't sure he could pull it off after watching this fight.
Raiken landed another good hit on the beast, and it could only take a little more before it would be gone. That would mean six left; and Raiken had intended for Horus to fight them alone. He swallowed nervously, wondering if this encounter had changed her mind.
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Post by raiken on Dec 7, 2016 20:33:16 GMT -6
QUEST?: Green Thumb TAGS: Horus NOTES:LITTLE NEPENTS LV. 2 "Did you piss off a house plant? Yes." This walking house plant with teeth stands between five to six feet tall with tendrils that reach double that! Watch out! 150 HP | 30 STR | 5 DEX
Little Nepent B: 150/150HP Little Nepent C: 150/150HP Little Nepent D: 150/150HP Little Nepent E: 150/150HP Little Nepent F: 150/150HP Little Nepent G: 150/150HP
Personal Stats HP: 75/105 STR: 0 CON: 1 DEX: 0(+5) Weapon Damage: 28 Raiken did not have the time to stop and catch her breath even if she had breath in the virtual world. She was cursing herself for being over confident with these Lesser Nepents, she should have told the man they would take them down as a team instead of one on one. Well that mistake will be rectified during the next fight. With a vicious stab, she buried her viking-esque sword into the plant monster destroying it. Turning around she would signal for the man to come to her.
"Alright, we're going to be doing the rest of them with both of us fighting them. But before that, since you still have the basic sword," she said while opening her menu to send a trade request to the man and continued, "You're going to be the first to try out one of the swords I made. It's definitely better than the starter sword however." She had said that entire monologue with only one breath.
After selecting the blade, she put it into the trade box. "If you're worried about payment, just do a quest with me. That's also the payment for training sessions, quests. It'll make us both stronger, and net us both more Col and possibly more rewards," she continued from before while sheathing her blade in an attempt to rest before they had to fight more.
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Post by Horus on Dec 7, 2016 22:25:03 GMT -6
Horus all but gasped as the new sword fell into his inventory. He hurriedly scrolled through his menu to find it. It didn't take long; there weren't many items bouncing around his inventory, and this was his first new sword. He located it quickly and equipped it. The sword on his back dematerialized, and was instantly replaced by a new blade.
Horus drew it hesitantly, unfamiliar with the weight in his hand. It was slightly heavier than the old sword, but not by much. Rather than a rusted, dulled edge, this one was a clean material and sharp on both edges. He gave it a couple of experimental swings, and then thrust forward with it sharply. "Yeah, this'll do just fine. Thanks, Raiken! I'll pay you back for this, I swear."
And she'd made this with her own two hands? Horus wasn't really familiar with the crafting in SAO, but he could feel that she'd put a lot of work into this. He checked the stats for the sword; not too shabby, and a huge step up from his earlier weapon. He would do just fine with this.
"Yeah, I can work with this," Horus said, gripping it tightly. He leveled the tip of the sword with his eyes, holding it out in front of him like he'd seen Kendo fighters do. He wasn't sure if he held the sword right, but he did what he could. "Alright. I'll go on your signal, Raiken."
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Post by raiken on Dec 9, 2016 20:21:48 GMT -6
QUEST?: Green Thumb TAGS: Horus NOTES:LITTLE NEPENTS LV. 2 "Did you piss off a house plant? Yes." This walking house plant with teeth stands between five to six feet tall with tendrils that reach double that! Watch out! 150 HP | 30 STR | 5 DEX
Little Nepent G: 150/150HP
Personal Stats HP: 75/105 STR: 0 CON: 1 DEX: 0(+5) Weapon Damage: 28 A half hour went by as the duo fought the nepents together to ensure that neither of them got hit by even a single attack. They had done combo attacks to whittle away the nepents to nothing before finishing them off. The duo had just come across the last nepent that they needed to kill. Raiken stared at the last Nepent as she gripped her blade tightly. She said, "Would you like to go first or shall I?" It really didn't matter who went first, but maybe she should stay back for this last one, so the man could get a chance to fight solo against one of the nepents like Raiken did.
But that would be a very poor decision because they did not know what else was out there, and they needed to be at relatively good health before they head back to the NPC just in case they ran into something like one of those Dire Wolves that Raiken had heard about and luckily never fought. 'Though, he shouldn't rely on others to help him. What if he were to go into a dungeon and everyone around him died. He'd need to be able to fight alone. But, if I leave the last one to the man he could die potentially opening my own fate up for death as well,' she thought while trying to decide whether or not she should let the man fight alone. Each side had merits, and finally she decided to simply fight with the man.
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Post by Horus on Dec 9, 2016 22:30:24 GMT -6
Horus wasn't as tired as he should have been. He hadn't been fighting long in SAO, but had gotten used to the sensation of dodging and slashing in time with the enemy's movements. He wondered if it was natural battle reflex, or if the game helped him at all, or if maybe he was getting overly confident with the weaker enemies.
He knew better than to try anything alone, though; Raiken had been a huge help so far. In fact, though he hadn't kept count, he was fairly certain she'd gotten more kills than him. It was definitely a team effort, but Horus knew well that she was carrying just a little extra weight since her gear was still better.
He was thankful for the sword she'd given him, but Horus could already tell he wanted something different; he'd get a lighter sword, something he could move faster with and help him dodge and parry attacks. Even if he couldn't hit as hard, he knew it was more important to not get hit.
They were nearly done, and only one nepent remained. Horus singled out one nearby, and decided not to wait for confirmation before launching his assault; he could handle this, even if Raiken was tired or didn't want to jump in this time. Horus charged quickly, readying his blade as he charged and landing a quick slice across it, sprinting straight past it. The vines whipped behind him but he moved just a little too quickly for them to connect. With 15 damage dealt, Horus charged his Uppercut sword skill and did short work of 25 more health points. He readied himself to deal with the counterattack, if it came.
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Post by raiken on Dec 10, 2016 15:11:37 GMT -6
QUEST?: Green Thumb TAGS: Horus NOTES: LITTLE NEPENTS LV. 2 "Did you piss off a house plant? Yes." This walking house plant with teeth stands between five to six feet tall with tendrils that reach double that! Watch out! 150 HP | 30 STR | 5 DEX
Little Nepent G: 44/150HP
Personal Stats HP: 75/105 STR: 0 CON: 1 DEX: 0(+5) Weapon Damage: 28 Raiken was not tired as she signaled for the man to go for the last of the Nepents they were supposed to kill. As soon as the man started to launch his own assault, a regular attack before using a sword art to finish the first two blows. Raiken closed in on the Nepent from the side, striking fast with a stab as it started to attack Horus with a whip. Due to the strike she stopped the beast's attack on the man. Without warning, Raiken charged up a sword art, her blade glowing a deep purple like her eyes.
With a quick strike, parallel to the ground she landed her hit on the Nepent. "Launch your attacks now," she said as she jumped away from the Nepent. It turned and focused on Raiken as it shouted out in rage as it was near death. All Raiken really had to do was attack twice more, but she wanted Horus to deal more damage to it before the girl finishes it off for the both of them to turn in the quest.
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Post by Horus on Dec 10, 2016 15:48:33 GMT -6
Raiken failed to disappoint. She delivered two savage blows, and the nepent was on its last...well, not leg, but something. Horus knew he wouldn't be able to finish it before Raiken sunk her claws in, but that was fine; he'd gotten the last hit a couple of times, as had she. What mattered was that they both got out of this unharmed.
Horus charged his slant sword art, and dropped another 25 points of health from the beast. It stumbled; convulsing slightly as more vines whipped around to strike Horus. He sliced them before they made contact, a swift blow upward that stopped the attack and subsequently dealt another 15 points of damage. That was close; it wouldn't have killed him, but he wasn't in any hurry to get his ass kicked either. It screeched again, and more vines swept in his direction. Horus backed away but the vines were too quick, but they didn't strike him; instead the tentacles wrapped hastily around his ankles, jerking them out from under him. Horus crashed to the ground, sword launched out of his hand and a few feet away, stuck in the ground. He clawed at the earth, but couldn't break its grasp without his sword. "Ah, shit!" he exclaimed, kicking at his restraints uselessly.
The best grew closer, its huge mouth opening in a malicious grin. A few more seconds, and Horus would be nepent chow.
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Post by raiken on Dec 10, 2016 16:14:37 GMT -6
QUEST?: Green Thumb TAGS: Horus NOTES:Personal Stats HP: 75/105 STR: 0 CON: 1 DEX: 0(+5) Weapon Damage: 28 Raiken watched as the man delivered his last two hits on the beast before watching as the beast wrapped it's vines around the man's ankles and trip him up. Without hesitation, Raiken stabbed the beast pixelating the beast and saving Horus from a fate worst than death being plant food. Turning to the man, she would offer him a hand so she can help him up. She was planning on making sure he never dropped his sword ever again, but for now she'll be nice and help him up.
They were still in the wilderness there was never telling what may or may not appear, especially in this death game made by the mad man known as Kayaba. Raiken was sure that she wasn't going to acknowledge the fact that she had just saved his life, this was so he'll feel like he owed the girl his life, which he did. She was going to use this to her advantage while tor… training the man so he'd survive. Besides, since she was charging quests for training sessions and weapon crafting, she would have plenty of time to tor… train the man quite thoroughly. She grimly chuckled to herself.
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