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[sub][color=ff0000]HP 371/550[/color] [color=00ff00]SP 35/350[/color] [color=0000ff]MP 370/370[/color][/sub]
[hider=Character Information][hider=Classes][b]Low[/b]: Warrior - 36
[b]High[/b]:
[b]Superior[/b]:[/hider][hider=Attributes]
[i]HP[/i] – 400 + [100] + 10% ([b]550[/b])
[i]MP[/i] – 300 + [70] ([b]370[/b])
[i]SP[/i] – 300 + [50] ([b]350[/b])
[i]STR[/i] – 60 + [4] + 20% ([b]77[/b])
[i]AGI[/i] – 50 + [5] + <20> ([b]75[/b])
[i]END[/i] – 100 + [10] + 10% ([b]121[/b])
[i]DEX[/i] – 50 + [20] ([b]70[/b])
[i]LUC[/i] – 15 + [10] ([b]25[/b])[/hider][hider=User Experience]
[b]Perception:[/b] Anime
[b]Gore:[/b] On
[b]Pain Setting:[/b] 20%
[b]Clothing Damage:[/b] On
[b]Nudity Censor:[/b] Off
[b]Profanity Censor:[/b] Off
[b]Combat Action:[/b] Manual
[b]Spell Incantations:[/b] Manual[/hider][hider=Equipment]
[b]Helmet:[/b] Riverreed Hat (Common)
[b]Armor:[/b] Hooked Shellgear (Uncommon) [+50 HP, +10 END, Increase Grappling proficiency by 10%.]
Arm Equipment: Armguard of the Challenger (Uncommon) [+30 HP, +40 SP, +5 DEX, At 20% HP, increase STR and DEX by 10.]
[b]Main Hand:[/b] Kodachi (Common Sword)
[b]Off Hand:[/b] Lotus Bloom (Rare Shield) [+20 HP, +50 MP, +15 DEX, -10 END, Reduce magical damage taken by 20, and reduce water element damage by an additional 20. At the cost of 50 MP, temporarily extend magical damage reduction to all allies within 10 meters.]
[b]Leg Equipment:[/b] Battlewrap Greaves (Common)
[b]Shoes:[/b] Suckered Sandals (Uncommon) [+5 END, + 10 LCK, Increase resistance to Knockback effects by 20%.]

[b]Accessory 1:[/b] Carp Scales (Common) [+5 END, +3 AGI]
[b]Accessory 2:[/b] Dulled Shirikodama (Common) [+20 MP, +2 AGI]
[b]Accessory 3:[/b] Fishskin Headband (Common) [+10 SP, +4 STR]
[b]Accessory 4:[/b]
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[b]Inventory Type:[/b] Item Pouch (Common)
[b]Inventory Capacity:[/b] 6/20

[b]List[/b]
[Regen Talisman (Common)]x7
[Attack Talisman (Common)]x26
[Healing Talisman (Common)]x4
[Healing Talisman (Uncommon]x1
[Purification Talisman (Uncommon)]x1
[Rishi]x0[/hider][hider=Abilities]
Weapon Proficiency LVL 1[sub]Increase proficiency with all weapons.[/sub]
Power Attack[sub]Actively consume SP while preparing for an attack; unleash for increased damage on attack.[/sub]
Combat Stance[sub]Passive. Increase STR, END, or DEX by 10% at will. Five second cooldown.[/sub]
Double Strike[sub]Active. 25% SP cost. Attack twice with your weapon, dealing incremental bonus damage based off SP consumed. Can be combo'd into from Power Attack.[/sub]
Sundering Blow[sub]Active. 40% SP cost. Strike downwards, causing a burst of energy around you and dealing damage to all enemies. May inflict Stun. Range increases by 5 meters for every 100 SP consumed, starting from a radius of 10 meters. Can be combo'd into from Power Attack.[/sub]
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"[color=crimson]Wait, that was a ref-[/color]"

[i]Crunch![/i] Lew was suddenly crunched down inside the monster's mouth, slammed around like a basement dweller's meat. This wasn't quite the monster girl experience Lew was looking for... Or at least, not before he was hardened from his experiences in the River. Feeling any sort of pain invigorated Lew's still, numb heart, and this was the most he has felt in ages. It was almost enough for Lew to do something quite drastic, something he would do if his allies weren't in danger. Sadly, Lew has to focus on defending his allies, which means he could not be as inhibited with the artificial pain this game provides nor could he properly admire the inner anatomy of the centipede woman's maw. Instead, he needed to act now, and he wasn't going to allow himself to just be a wailing target for the beast.

Lew considered drawing some of his talismans, his range of movement limited by the beast's jaws crushing down on him. However, such a thing felt wrong in this circumstance. There was something more he could do, something greater... something he could trust his sword in accomplishing.

Instead of equipping his talismans, Lew pulled his arms closer together, allowing bones to break and tendons to tear so he could wield his sword in both hands. He gritted his teeth at this agony, but muscled through nonetheless. To aid in this endeavor, Lew switched his [b]Combat Stance[/b] to focus on his inner strength, boosting his STR in place of his DEX. If this would end up causing him to be engulfed by the monster, then so be it. In fact, Lew would propel himself inwards if that was the only path available to him. Whether he was in any position to wield his sword properly or not did not matter. In battle, a swordsman would suffer many wounds, but is still expected to press on despite this. Lew would not count himself as an exception to this, embracing his roots as a Warrior further. While Lew did not wholly believe in this mindset, this was only a video game in the end. A perfect outlet for him to indulge into his fantasies and to become something he wasn't.

And so Lew swung his blade through the monster's mouth in any direction feasible so long as he struck flesh or even teeth. He continued to swing for as much as his body and speed would allow, welcoming the damage that would be inflicted onto his body doing so. A warrior must not give up no matter the circumstances, accepting even death before surrender. All he could do while he ripped himself and this beast to shreds was scream with all his might.