Ares
Aeternus || Nexus
Beggars Inn -> Town Square
Affected Players: Prince, The Imagineer, LilithAs he passed through the gates, he noticed the message icon blink several times – 2 messages. Lilith’s message, it stung. Hard. So many years as friends and this was all he deserved.
Aurora,
Never stop smiling. I’ll be here in the morning.
Hunter
Imagineer,
That will no longer be necessary.
Ares
Hunter had no business here and he knew it; it was time for him to move on and initiate what he intended to do. At that moment, a towering player with a cheesy grin haphazardly snuck on him – Prince.
“I suggest you keep your hands off me if you want to keep them, clown.” Ares said rather annoyed. “Relay me the information immediately. I’ll meet you later by the lanterns or something. Oh and please don’t tell anyone you saw me. It’s just, some rumors going around and I don’t want it to get out of hand…you understand, right?” And with those cryptic words, Ares left the Buccaneer.
A large wooden sign that read ‘The Beggars Inn’ stood mounted on a poorly kept building. Not that anyone would go looking for him but Ares figured this was the best place to plan without interruption. A creak let loose as he opened the broken wooden door. “I need a room for a few minutes – an hour at most – and a map of the Mystic Woods.” Ares held out his pouch and poured a substantial amount of gold coins onto the counter. The innkeeper was the same old man from before but this time the result was different. The Lantern Festival had done its job; players were visibly relaxed and had come out of hiding so rooms were vacant. “Basement, third door to the left. Here’s your map. Anything else?” The scruffy innkeeper inquired as he handed Ares a chipped key and a worn out but legible map. “I want all available information on the area boss,” Ares instructed as he shook his pouch, pouring yet more gold coins on the counter. The innkeeper had a rather skeptical expression plastered on his face but could tell by the sheer intensity of his guest’s emerald eyes that he was serious and all business. “What is it you want to know, son?” The Dark Knight crossed his arms and shot questions at the old man like relentless rapid-fire. “I need fail rates, most common deaths, known attacks, potential mobs and any environmental information you might have. I also need you to deny you ever saw me here and various sheets of paper.”
Once in the confines of his room, Ares went to work. He had dozens of connected pieces of paper pinned to the wall. “Trolls, they’re slow, they lack periphery vision and will hit hard but are clumsy; wolves are fast and charge head-on, wait, parry and aim for vitals; raptors, faster than wolves, strike in rapid successive moments of the claw but can only manage three, four at most, hits; Thousand Year Kame, high defense, two phases, one mob and one environmental hazard.” He recited the written information until committed to memory. He knew a single mistake could, no
would cost him his life. “Soul Attack, will leave me indefinitely at 1%HP, rumored item will restore condition.”
I’ll need a way out, he noted; Ares tried to remain as calm as possible but couldn’t help but feel death knocking on his door. It had been like that for a while now, actually, but he said nothing. A loud, coincidental knock on the door shook the Dark Knight from his deep thought. It was a delivery boy with a package he had ordered just a few minutes ago – a change of clothes. There were still a couple things that Ares needed from town including crucial items but his equipment was all too recognizable. He figured no one would know who he was if he was completely uncovered – it was the perfect camouflage, his real self.
Before heading out the door, Ares accessed his HUD and blocked all incoming messages from anyone that was not specifically Prince. With a determined stride, Ares, the Dark Knight, stepped out into the festival, blending into the crowd as one more spectator.
Level: 3
HP: 100%
SP: 35
InventoryGold x67
Wolf Pelt x2
Wolf Fang
Ares’ EnemiesForest Troll Level: 4 HP: 0%Forest Troll Level: 2 HP: 0%Forest Troll Level: 2 HP: 0% [DoT]Forest Troll Level: 3 HP: 0% [SLEEP]Forest Troll Level: 3 HP: 0%Raptor Level: 2 HP: 0%Raptor Level: 3 HP: 0%Raptor Level: 2 HP 0%
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