Aeris

Athalia Academy

Nope. Just kidding. c:

And.

Nope.

Athalia Academy

Driving Park said
@Nero: Still one to worry about though...slightly :P

Sadfaec.

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Driving Park said
So...like I said. :P

He's the last demon you should worry about.

Trust me.

...

Or don't. n-n

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The Garden is where Bael is currently, lolol.

~At the bottom of the Stairs~ An S.A.O RP

Tiberious said
Those are mobs on Floor 1, Field Bosses guard the entrance to Labyrinths. Sub Dungeons can have different mobs if you so choose.Imma do my post within the hour. It will set up the Labyrinth(I'll create a list of mobs in the Labyrinth), and it'll end it with advancing to the meeting. You all can be at the meeting after that or be informed via a mass message.

Merely reworded to Sub-Boss instead of Field-Boss, I thought field bosses were just bosses of a particular area, apologizes :P

~At the bottom of the Stairs~ An S.A.O RP

Shadowcatcher said
@Nero this is still floor 1 correct? these would just be the strongest set of monsters on this floor?

I would assume not; just look at what Nem said. c:

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Bael gets freakier and freakier the closer these demons get, heh.

~At the bottom of the Stairs~ An S.A.O RP

Whimsical and Titan - The Hunt Never Ceases

Friendship

Whimsical looked up at Titan as he replied; eliminating a young dire wolf with utmost ease with an incredible casualness, as well. The red-haired man eyed his axe over, dragging two slender fingers over it's handle; it seemed as if it was composed of bones, however, it was extremely resistant. It felt cold as well, colder than usual, but Whimsical had absolutely no idea of what the reason might be. When Titan landed onto the ground, the red-haired barbarian spun the axe around before slinging it onto his back, held by a leather cord. "I got two of them." He spoke out, exhaling a sigh right after.

"As you know, I've been working on my blacksmithing skills too. I can't become dependent of someone to forge and improve my weapons and equipment." He paused, his right hand moving up, index finger clicking the air as if he was accessing an invisible touch-screen. Soon, a glowing, silver-horn appeared on his hand. He held it out to his friend. "You can still have one, though. Say, how about we rest for a while? Perhaps we could even return to the nearest town, I just got 10,000col from this big guy, I'm sure I could afford a better equipment- at least a single piece." Yet again, he paused, opening a wide, flashy grin. "The same dude who told me about this field boss- and that he dropped a rare two-handed axe item- also told me that he respawns every ten hours. The horns are guaranteed drops and once we refine it, we get at least two silver-ingots, depending on material refining ability, uh. I'm talking far more than I'm used to."

Apparently talking was something that he either disliked, or something that exhausted him. He had to take a few, long deep breathes, even walking to the left, then to the right... then in circles. Finally, after at least thirty seconds, he began speaking again. "Anyway. Four ingots in ten hours, eight in twenty hours. We will need at least fourty hours to gather sixteen- eight for each of us, which is more than enough to forge something good. It's not as good as going into the labyrinth and getting it there, but it's easier, since it's not crowded in here and we don't have to compete. At least not for now." Finally, he finished explaining all the unnecessary details.

A low humming sound vibrated throughout the clearing as Titan quickly absorbed and processed the information. The tall player wasn't an idiot, despite the stereotypes most people have about 'brutes', and he quickly stored away all of the details for later use. "No rest for the wicked," the man's dark, gravelly voice cut through the air like a steel blade, "But cooling off for a bit shouldn't be too bad." As he finished speaking, Titan slashed his finger through the air, hitting an invisible 'hotkey' that quickly unequiped his helmet, leaving his face in view. Despite aging being impossible in Sword Art Online, mostly because of the virtual pixelation that all players...are, well, are, a few more scars now litter Titan's face, due to him momentarily turning off the pain-negating option everytime he felt no challenge. One scar, an angry red, jaggedly cuts from his forehead and down through his nose, ending near his jaw, while another cuts over his eyebrow and eye, thankfully just avoiding his retinas and, therefore, blindness. He had recently cut and dyed his hair as well, leaving it short and black, sweeping backwards and only bolstering his already intimidating features.

However, an easy-going grin was now on his face, instead of the scowl of hatred you'd expect from his appearance. Accepting the horn with a nod of thanks, Titan clenched his hand, bringing it up to his face and slowly unclenching it, a small pouch of col sitting in the middle. "Recent grinding's been good. I'll give you 250col for the horn. Thanks." Although it probably wasn't necessary, Titan always liked to pay back his dues, even if it's over simpler things like glasses of ale or stale bread. Tossing the pouch at Whimsical, Titan turned around, stretching his muscular arms over his head with an echoing crack of bones realigning themselves. "Oh...yeah. Shit." His hands moved nimbly through the menu, before clicking a button.

>>Pain Negation On<<

His Perception skill suddenly blasted to life, and the scowl was back, Titan whipping around, spear clenched in his hand as if he was about to throw it like a javelin. A blazing crimson glow had surrounded the entire weapon, and his shield glowed a similar orange, both tools of war ready to slay a beast. It was only a fleeting figure, however, and Titan gave a small snort before sheathing his spear on his back, his shield resting over the spear's hilt and keeping it in place. He turned back to Whimsical as if he wasn't just about to completely curbstomp some random player or mob.

"Teleport Crystal, or do you want to walk the long way?" A Mutant Bat flitted from the cave behind the two, but Titan ignored it in favor of giving his attention to the smaller man beside him.

When the intimidating man took his helmet off, Whimsical brought his hand up to feel his own face. Nope, no scar; his face was as beautiful as ever. He never understood why the man left the pain negation off when in combat, but he never asked, either. His business, after all- everyone had their own habits and ways of doing things. Titan's way as... brutal, to say the least. He had seen him fighting, it was always a good show, better than Whimsical himself- except for the outcome. A beheaded monster always proved to be awe-inspiring, at least to Whimsical. He couldn't help but grin at the first few words the man spoke, though; ah, these moments where he wasn't entirely serious were rare, but it wasn't like Whimsical didn't enjoy the man's seriousness. The two of them were similar, they were focused on surviving.

Whimsical moved his hand up to catch the pouch with the col on it, which disappeared as the quantity was added to his inventory. He watched quietly, snickering when the man complained after stretching. And right after, he raised the spear- and his shield, both glowing as he apparently prepared to shoot his spear like a javelin, but simply snorted and sheathed his spear. The red-haired man exhaled a soft sigh, shaking his head slowly. "One day, you'll end up killing someone on accident." He spoke out, his tone serious- even if he wasn't scolding Titan or something like that.

"We do you know any other high level location here in floor one? We need to find something exciting to do while we wait... ten hours to return here. Perhaps slaying some.. more difficult beasts."

Titan brought his right hand up, tracing the outline of his trimmed black beard. He was well-aware of the bone-white and ashy gray forest that treads along the area past the intimidating bulk of Dire Mountain, and had even wandered a mile or so into it's depths, only to be occasionally bombarded by certain mobs. He cleared them out, of course, but it was really dangerous to venture in without backup. However, he was confident that he and his companion could pave a deep path of glory within the walls of Sword Art Online, so what was a little forest to their combined might?

"There's a location right pass the mountain. It's uncharted, as the Beta Testers couldn't get far into the forest without getting careless and dying. It's tough, but it should be worth it, if not for the experience." he spoke, taking out his own teleportation crystal and clenching the fragile glass between two fingers.

"Teleporting up the mountain would be stupid, however." A grin materialized on his face, and Titan slammed his fists together, giving his companion a challenging glare. "Race you up the mountain."

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Bael - Resolve

"Yes! Yes! Long live the Lord!" The demon shouted from the roof, laughing histerically for at least thirty seconds before he crouched down, hands resting on his knees. He took deep breathes, his senses slowly coming to him as his eyebrows furrowed into an intense glare. "Is Apophis trul-" Bael could feel the shockwave and his eyes instantly focused on the skies. They were dark now, there was no doubt now, the chaos had begun. Bael started walking around the roof aimlessly, trying to catch a glimpse of the demons; he didn't want to make his presence known, even though Thane or Apophis, being far too experienced, would likely feel his presence even without him being in his demonic form or using any type of spell. The boy crossed his arms in front of his chest, his lips twisting upwards in a sweet, docile smile. "Poor, poor Lily. Endangering her friends and every student like this." He paused, his smile turning into a frown nearly instantly. "And in the end, who'll be there to protect her? Who will be willing to die for her..."

He so badly wanted to see these questions answering themselves- and the only way of doing this, was to directly partake into the action. Bael descended from the roof with a graceful fall, his demonic-enhanced physique and agility being the only reason he didn't break a leg or another bone from the fall. Rather than confronting the demons entering the academy, he simply stood at the garden, where he landed, Just a bit more and they'd be deeper within the academy...

Tori - Disgrace

Surprisingly, Tori was still at the library, reading- when suddenly, a strange feeling crossed her. "W-What the hell..." Indeed, the pure form of hell. Demons. She could sense them, to certain extent- and their energies were so volatile that not even her grace, being twisted as it was, was capable of supporting such feeling without Tori feeling sickly herself. Quickly running off, leaving an open book over a random table on the library, the dark angel made her way into the main building's halls. There were some students running about, chaos itself already being created within the school even before their arrival... Then, a bewildering voice, loud as loud could get, shouting a hail to no one but Lucifer himself.

She overheard something about an emergency meeting at the Auditorium and after some small searching, she found herself there. Literally, she didn't know a single soul from there, so the girl just tried to blend with the faceless unknown students and get to the quietest corner possible- if this was at all possible with so many students in one single area.

~At the bottom of the Stairs~ An S.A.O RP

This is basically where both my character and Asuu's are, we've made this just incase anyone feels like venturing around, killing more stronger mobs, dying or something. Feel free to use the location/mobs as you so want. c:

Dire Mountain Mobs

- By Nero and Asuu

• Dire Wolf


Dire Wolves are the more...powerful counterparts to the regular 'Wolf' you would see around the second city of Floor 1. Larger, standing at 5 feet tall when completely straight, combined with a rough hide of brown skin and a shaggy gray pelt. Bulging, yet lean muscles contract and pulse with the need to pounce on any pray, while obsidian claws glistens from lean paws. These Dire Wolves are more intelligent than their Wolf counterparts as well, opting to hunt only in packs of 2 or more.


• Dire Alpha Wolf


Around the same strength and speed level of a regular Dire Wolf, the Dire Alpha Wolf is the 'leader' of a certain pack of Dire Wolves, commanding his pack through gruesome growls, snarls, and howls. The brain and brawn, these wolves are only slightly larger than the regular Dire Wolf, and can be notified by the ritualistic tattoo of a blue moon curling around it's snout.


• Dire Bear


Notoriously known for hunting solo, or with it's mate, the Dire Bear is a gruesome being, indeed. Standing above the height of 5 feet when on all fours, and being 9 feet tall when standing up straight, this beast has been known to slay idiotic players who dare to inspire it's ire. Powerful, bulky muscle moves languidly from under a torn, rubbery hide of gray and black, from which crimson eyes gleam. The Dire Bear's paws are topped off with wickedly sharp white claws. What the Dire Bear lacks in intelligence, they make up with strength and grit.


• Dire Mutated Bat


Scavengers and thieves.

Dire Mutated Bats, or Mutated Bats, are small, compact beings with a short, round body, purple wings, and slim legs that lacks feet. They have no eyes, though their large, gaping maws are filled to the brim with venom-coated fangs. At the end of their wings are short, wicked claws used for taking left-behind items. Most Mutated Bats carry a heft amount of col, due to their stealing ways. They are usually found either solo, or in partnerships, as they do not attack unless directly provoked. They are similar to crows, in both intelligence and in fighting prowess. They taste their air with soundwaves they release via screeching cries or hisses.


• Dire Boar


Dire Boars are the rarest of the dire animals, being prominiently recognized- and differed from a Frenzy Boar because of it's large size, standing at the height of 4 feet when on all fours and easily doubling it's size if it was to ever stand straight, this extremely bulky creature is difficult to deal with. The leather is as hard as steel and can easily deflect slashes and jabs with ease, and the tusks are far larger than the ones of a usual boar, as sharp as a steel sword, and double the durability. Dire Boars are usually prone to rage-induced charges, and are easily confused and out-tricked. It has large, beady black eyes that are a lot more fleshy and weak than it's thick hide.

Sub-Boss, Dire Mountain Guard:

A minotaur, the massive beast is a colossal being, with a tough leathery hide that stretched, grotesque, over his bulky, bulging muscles. A scarred, disgusting maw filled with razor-sharp teeth frames by the beady black eyes and short, stubby brown ears, which rested beside the famed massive silver horns. A large, similarily muscular tail waves behind, powerful enough to deal strong concussive blows to those who get too close to it's back. The most prominient trait and easily noticeable one, however, it's the pair of beautiful, long silver horns adorning it's head, which is reason of why this beast is known as Silver Horns.

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Dire Mountain Description

- There was no sun shining brightly over the sharp, rugged hills and incoves that dotted Dire Mountain. A constant ashy mist floats in from the surrounding forests, giving the large mountainous region a misty, intimidating appearance. Throughout the numerous ridges and caves, you could hear the occasional howls echoing, slamming against the stone caverns before releasing out into the dreary atmosphere, giving any players foolish enough to venture out this far constant chills. A dusty, abandoned, and rather small city sits on the pinnacle of the mountain, containing the default features a regular city would get, including a Teleportation Pad.
This is a location located miles away from the Starting City, and even farther away from the misc cities you would see after leaving the safety of your beginning spawn. It's recommended that players level 15 and plus hunt here, and even then, it's extremely risky without backup not too far away...