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So what day of the week would it be supposedly for day two? and how many other days do they have?
After saying his goodbyes to Ren, Lucian went back to his place. Locking the door, he let out a sigh and tossed his keys on the counter. I need to get stronger then everyone else, in ways they wont notice as easily. leveling up gives away too much, as we can see our levels, and other seem to be able to sense it if they are ability users as well. He sat himself on the floor, pondering ways to achieve his goals, and even browsing through his skills. He then closed them and started both meditating and Mana Flow, He had to stop working on mana flow a few times, as he lacked the regen, but this small session before bed did shoot Lucian up to Level 11 Meditation and Level 10 Mana Flow. After reading over his skills again he saw that Mana Flow also now has an interesting other buff affect as well. He smiled, then called it a night.
He woke up to his alarm, feeling completely refreshed when the alarm went off was a feeling the Lucian was starting to really enjoy. It was much better then waking up and feeling like death if he lost so much as an hour of sleep. He only let out one yawn as he got himself ready for the day, grabbing his keys and bag. He had classes again today, but he was planning a pit stop by the ocean before his day really got started. He was going to ask the Ocean for a boon.
37 - 27 Nature Rituals = 10
It works. As you ask the Ocean for a boon you suddenly hear that same voice in your head from before, only its not really a voice, but more like it feels like a voice and is something much more, just like the other times.
"So, you wish to enlist the aid of the oceans to protect you? Very well, another contract shall be made."
As whoever or whatever is speaking finishes doing so, you suddenly feel the ocean surrounding you, encasing you, enshrining you in its vast, deep waters. Despite being under water though you can breath, and feel as though nothing can get to you. Despite how cold it is down deep below, you do not shiver. Nothing can get to you down here, but at the bottom of the ocean you are also all alone, unable to reach out for those on the surface, no matter how hard you try. They cannot get to you and you cannot get to them. Suddenly though, before this can continue, Lucian wakes up, a good ten minutes or so having passed and mark on his hand now that looks like three curved lines, symbolizing the ocean.
And another window appears, stating that Nature's Boon had gone up two levels, meaning a large amount of EXP had probably been granted to it since it had already been at 50 EXP already. Still, this boon was only going to be active for 24 hours, meaning he would have to renew it soon. After that, Lucian needed to get to school, and get there he did.
Lucian Studying: 99 (Fumble)
Maybe I shouldn't have come to school today...Lucian thought to himself as he rested his chin on his hand, he wasn't paying any attention to the teachers at all. Which was not a great thing as he also had a test in his last class. Luckily for Lucian, he remembered to write his name on the paper...sadly that was about all he managed...he was just a tad to lost in thought. Why was I so concerned about Ren last night when he mentioned the demons? should I care? Why don't I want that kid getting hurt? He probably would of remained seated in the class all day if not for his friend giving him a good shake to wake up and informing him class had ended. His mind drifted away from the subject it was so fixed on earlier, as he went to go see Saito again.
Lucian hoped to make some money by selling him some stuff.
Lucian Negotiation: 22 - 35 Negotiation = -13
Saito agreed to buy the Minor Air Elemental Spirit, Weak Air Crystals, and Imp Claws/Horn, which would be 38,500 Yen. Money that he didn't get to hold on to for very long, or at all really, as he continued to converse with Saito about what he was planning on buying, it turned out that Saito had a copy that had a copy of the book Lucian was going to buy, and would sell it to him as well.
Lucian also met the requirements, meaning that he could learn it, and learn it he did. Upon doing so though he would realize that, thanks to the knowledge obtained from the skill, that the natural forces of wind in nature and the elemental forces were a bit different than one another. He asked Saito about the differences between the wind magic in the book, and the natural wind he had already been using. To which Saito would mention that the elemental forces that magic users use are more metaphysical and supernatural, not really being bound to nature or the physical plain, while the natural forces that Lucian had been using and communing with before are and that there is indeed a difference between them. Still, Lucian feels as though learning this would benefit both forces he is in touch with anyways.
With the help of Saito...
Wind Magic Ritual: 52 - 27 Ritual Wind Magic - 10 (Saito's Help) = 15
Lucian managed to set up the ritual right, getting it done better thanks to Saito's advice and help, and soon enough the ritual would begin. As he focused and did the ritual based upon what Saito told him and what knowledge the book granted him, the circle would glow and the essence of the elemental force of wind would begin to converge in the circle. Not before long a girl, probably just underneath half of Lucian's height, would be standing there. She appeared to be made out of wind, and looked up at him, a sort of freedom and peace about her as she asked him the following.
"My name is Sylph... would you like to make a Contract with me?"
Lucian simply nodded then in a hushed voice answered "yes." holding his hand out to the little elemental till they touched.
Suddenly the world before him went black, before returning to normal, but things were not normal. It would suddenly be as if the positions were reversed, he was the short one staring up at a much taller Sylph. Before he could even react though, he would feel his body begin to change. Slowly it was turning into the metaphysical essence of wind, breaking away into wind piece by piece. It was both horrifying yet... exhilarating. A freedom that he had never felt before as the wind, or perhaps he had felt it before when contracting with the wind in the natural rituals.
Right when his body seemed like it was permanently about to break away and become one with the elemental force of wind, reality would return like a punch in the face, leaving Lucian a good bit exhausted, Saito standing there with a concerned look on his face.
Sylph though just smiled. "The Contract is complete, please feel free to call upon me whenever you need to~" And with that she vanished, a mark appearing upon Lucian's right hand then vanishing. It had been the symbol for wind. A window would appear after that, stating the following.
And another window would appear.
It seemed to be 14 for some reason, and if Lucian clicked it would reveal that it has a base 10 and is also increased by 2 for each power of Wind that Lucian possessed from nature due to contracts with the wind, the Gamer Power apparently lumping the natural and elemental forces as all one in the same.
After that, came the meditating and grinding Mana Flow and Summon Elemental, which Saito would allow Lucian to do in his shop while Saito ran some experiments of his own, Saito's level also being higher this day then it was yesterday. It was starting to get late though, already 7:00 PM, which Saito realized, that ritual having taken an entire hour, or so Saito told him that Lucian was just staring blankly into space for an entire hour, as elemental contracts often do. So naturally Saito said that Lucian would have to go home since he needed to close up shop. He wasn't being rude or mean when he said this, but it was logical that staying this late in someone's store probably wasn't the best idea.
So after Lucian got home he would get two hours of solid meditation in thanks to the new Level 11 Meditation being enough to cover the MP cost of both Mana Flow and Summon Elemental, even regenerating the 20 MP Activation Cost that Summon Elemental had after just two minutes.
Mana Flow and Meditation leveled up at a much slower pace now that they both above Level 10. Summon Elemental leveled up fairly quickly during the two hours he kept Sylph out, leveling up Summon Elemental 3 times. Meditation and Mana Flow also leveled up as well, but not as much as Summon Elemental did. Two hours of meditation was what Lucian was able to get out of this before he found himself thoroughly exhausted, heading to bed probably the best choice lest he pass out on the floor.
"What a day..." He flopped down face first on his bed and was asleep in seconds.
He woke up to his alarm, feeling completely refreshed when the alarm went off was a feeling the Lucian was starting to really enjoy. It was much better then waking up and feeling like death if he lost so much as an hour of sleep. He only let out one yawn as he got himself ready for the day, grabbing his keys and bag. He had classes again today, but he was planning a pit stop by the ocean before his day really got started. He was going to ask the Ocean for a boon.
37 - 27 Nature Rituals = 10
It works. As you ask the Ocean for a boon you suddenly hear that same voice in your head from before, only its not really a voice, but more like it feels like a voice and is something much more, just like the other times.
"So, you wish to enlist the aid of the oceans to protect you? Very well, another contract shall be made."
As whoever or whatever is speaking finishes doing so, you suddenly feel the ocean surrounding you, encasing you, enshrining you in its vast, deep waters. Despite being under water though you can breath, and feel as though nothing can get to you. Despite how cold it is down deep below, you do not shiver. Nothing can get to you down here, but at the bottom of the ocean you are also all alone, unable to reach out for those on the surface, no matter how hard you try. They cannot get to you and you cannot get to them. Suddenly though, before this can continue, Lucian wakes up, a good ten minutes or so having passed and mark on his hand now that looks like three curved lines, symbolizing the ocean.
And another window appears, stating that Nature's Boon had gone up two levels, meaning a large amount of EXP had probably been granted to it since it had already been at 50 EXP already. Still, this boon was only going to be active for 24 hours, meaning he would have to renew it soon. After that, Lucian needed to get to school, and get there he did.
Lucian Studying: 99 (Fumble)
Maybe I shouldn't have come to school today...Lucian thought to himself as he rested his chin on his hand, he wasn't paying any attention to the teachers at all. Which was not a great thing as he also had a test in his last class. Luckily for Lucian, he remembered to write his name on the paper...sadly that was about all he managed...he was just a tad to lost in thought. Why was I so concerned about Ren last night when he mentioned the demons? should I care? Why don't I want that kid getting hurt? He probably would of remained seated in the class all day if not for his friend giving him a good shake to wake up and informing him class had ended. His mind drifted away from the subject it was so fixed on earlier, as he went to go see Saito again.
Lucian hoped to make some money by selling him some stuff.
Lucian Negotiation: 22 - 35 Negotiation = -13
Saito agreed to buy the Minor Air Elemental Spirit, Weak Air Crystals, and Imp Claws/Horn, which would be 38,500 Yen. Money that he didn't get to hold on to for very long, or at all really, as he continued to converse with Saito about what he was planning on buying, it turned out that Saito had a copy that had a copy of the book Lucian was going to buy, and would sell it to him as well.
Lucian also met the requirements, meaning that he could learn it, and learn it he did. Upon doing so though he would realize that, thanks to the knowledge obtained from the skill, that the natural forces of wind in nature and the elemental forces were a bit different than one another. He asked Saito about the differences between the wind magic in the book, and the natural wind he had already been using. To which Saito would mention that the elemental forces that magic users use are more metaphysical and supernatural, not really being bound to nature or the physical plain, while the natural forces that Lucian had been using and communing with before are and that there is indeed a difference between them. Still, Lucian feels as though learning this would benefit both forces he is in touch with anyways.
With the help of Saito...
Wind Magic Ritual: 52 - 27 Ritual Wind Magic - 10 (Saito's Help) = 15
Lucian managed to set up the ritual right, getting it done better thanks to Saito's advice and help, and soon enough the ritual would begin. As he focused and did the ritual based upon what Saito told him and what knowledge the book granted him, the circle would glow and the essence of the elemental force of wind would begin to converge in the circle. Not before long a girl, probably just underneath half of Lucian's height, would be standing there. She appeared to be made out of wind, and looked up at him, a sort of freedom and peace about her as she asked him the following.
"My name is Sylph... would you like to make a Contract with me?"
Lucian simply nodded then in a hushed voice answered "yes." holding his hand out to the little elemental till they touched.
Suddenly the world before him went black, before returning to normal, but things were not normal. It would suddenly be as if the positions were reversed, he was the short one staring up at a much taller Sylph. Before he could even react though, he would feel his body begin to change. Slowly it was turning into the metaphysical essence of wind, breaking away into wind piece by piece. It was both horrifying yet... exhilarating. A freedom that he had never felt before as the wind, or perhaps he had felt it before when contracting with the wind in the natural rituals.
Right when his body seemed like it was permanently about to break away and become one with the elemental force of wind, reality would return like a punch in the face, leaving Lucian a good bit exhausted, Saito standing there with a concerned look on his face.
Sylph though just smiled. "The Contract is complete, please feel free to call upon me whenever you need to~" And with that she vanished, a mark appearing upon Lucian's right hand then vanishing. It had been the symbol for wind. A window would appear after that, stating the following.
And another window would appear.
It seemed to be 14 for some reason, and if Lucian clicked it would reveal that it has a base 10 and is also increased by 2 for each power of Wind that Lucian possessed from nature due to contracts with the wind, the Gamer Power apparently lumping the natural and elemental forces as all one in the same.
After that, came the meditating and grinding Mana Flow and Summon Elemental, which Saito would allow Lucian to do in his shop while Saito ran some experiments of his own, Saito's level also being higher this day then it was yesterday. It was starting to get late though, already 7:00 PM, which Saito realized, that ritual having taken an entire hour, or so Saito told him that Lucian was just staring blankly into space for an entire hour, as elemental contracts often do. So naturally Saito said that Lucian would have to go home since he needed to close up shop. He wasn't being rude or mean when he said this, but it was logical that staying this late in someone's store probably wasn't the best idea.
So after Lucian got home he would get two hours of solid meditation in thanks to the new Level 11 Meditation being enough to cover the MP cost of both Mana Flow and Summon Elemental, even regenerating the 20 MP Activation Cost that Summon Elemental had after just two minutes.
Mana Flow and Meditation leveled up at a much slower pace now that they both above Level 10. Summon Elemental leveled up fairly quickly during the two hours he kept Sylph out, leveling up Summon Elemental 3 times. Meditation and Mana Flow also leveled up as well, but not as much as Summon Elemental did. Two hours of meditation was what Lucian was able to get out of this before he found himself thoroughly exhausted, heading to bed probably the best choice lest he pass out on the floor.
"What a day..." He flopped down face first on his bed and was asleep in seconds.
"Well then, this is the part that sets this area apart from the other high level areas to grind. There was an error in the coding for this area." Crepus turned to Karma who voiced concern about not being positive about fighting bears, "The error makes it so that the bears can't fight together, only one can fight at a time, and they are easy to taunt as well. So as before mentioned, I will be tanking, or focusing on the defense and taunting the bear, you guys have to slay them, one at a time. Easy enough right?" He gave a smile before walking into the cave, and out of everyone else's' immediate view.
Azure was still uncertain if this was the best move, or if he was simply walking into a death trap waiting to happen. The words Exile spoke brang with them some comfort, but he knew better than to rely on the possibility of 'what if the gm is pulling our legs'. "If the GM is lying, then certainly there is nothing to worry about, but seeing as we can't log out, and he made our characters look like us, I wouldn't put it past him to fry our minds." He went through his menu and finally accepted the last one of the friend request, he was going to just ignore it, out of spite, but chose to take the higher road...that and it was better to have people around in the worst case scenarios. "Well, shall we follow after him? I'd say ladies first, but I don't think this is the appropriate timing for that." Without further adieu, Azure also stepped into the black entrance of the cave.
The cave was moist, the sound of water dripping echoing throughout, only drowned out randomly by snorts growls and other noises made by the bears lying within. Every step on the ground one had to use caution so as to not slip or slide, and the further they stepped in, a putrid odour would fill the air. An obnoxious mix of wet animal, fecal matter, and rotting flesh. Crepus and Azure stood awaiting the others in the opening inside, pointing to the first target which had not noticed the group yet, not to far off was a second bear, so this would easily work as a test run to see if the info which Crepus had was correct and true.
Azure was still uncertain if this was the best move, or if he was simply walking into a death trap waiting to happen. The words Exile spoke brang with them some comfort, but he knew better than to rely on the possibility of 'what if the gm is pulling our legs'. "If the GM is lying, then certainly there is nothing to worry about, but seeing as we can't log out, and he made our characters look like us, I wouldn't put it past him to fry our minds." He went through his menu and finally accepted the last one of the friend request, he was going to just ignore it, out of spite, but chose to take the higher road...that and it was better to have people around in the worst case scenarios. "Well, shall we follow after him? I'd say ladies first, but I don't think this is the appropriate timing for that." Without further adieu, Azure also stepped into the black entrance of the cave.
The cave was moist, the sound of water dripping echoing throughout, only drowned out randomly by snorts growls and other noises made by the bears lying within. Every step on the ground one had to use caution so as to not slip or slide, and the further they stepped in, a putrid odour would fill the air. An obnoxious mix of wet animal, fecal matter, and rotting flesh. Crepus and Azure stood awaiting the others in the opening inside, pointing to the first target which had not noticed the group yet, not to far off was a second bear, so this would easily work as a test run to see if the info which Crepus had was correct and true.
I has posted. So should we pm how we prefer our grind to focus on? or just lay it out In here? also, they all going to grind at the Ban's? or Lucian and Ren sticking with Saito, also what about Mike?
"Hmm, I can see what you are getting at with that, but at the same time I think of nature as being either really sturdy, or really quick, so I guess I will have to chose between my dex and my vitality." Something more to think of when planning my next skill experiments out I guess. Maybe I should do some research into my games, now wouldn't that be both fun and useful this time around. Lucian then listened to Ren's explanation concerning the path he was going, "Sounds pretty legit, but I would give a word of caution concerning demons. Prior to all of this, I would normally just shove the idea of demons and old possession stories under the bridge, thinking that they probably just didn't know how to deal with mental health issues back in the day, but now that I know these things are real, and so are many of our fantasy game elements, it would be safe to assume that some of those old demon possessing a person stories are based on truth." He looked down at Ren a worry plastered on his face, "What I am getting at is just be careful. The last thing we need is for you to get possessed, and no longer be you."
Omnial is content withthis idea. though if a boss is rolled we fight it, yes?
I'm going to send some pms. if the response is negative, or doesn't come, we will carry on without them, and I may contact those who showed interest but missed out.
Side note. Why is SAO so good at making great female characters, but reducing them to complete wimps?
Side note. Why is SAO so good at making great female characters, but reducing them to complete wimps?
So does that mean that Lucian got stuff for his intelligence going past it?
Lucian couldn't help but smile when he noticed Ren blush a little, he found it humourous, and a tad cute...but he wouldn't let anyone know that, actually he forced that thought out of his mind right after it appeared. Boys aren't cute, that just wrong. He shook his head a bit, then continued to walk with him.
"Yeah, I put my stats up, I'm trying to get a base stat of ten going on, as when we just got this..." Lucian's mind scrambling to think of a good word to describe the power without it sounding too interesting to those who could be within ear shot. "...Gift...yeah, my highest stat was fairly close to ten, and although I was certainly no genius, I would dare say I was better than your average folk in the mental capacity, so it makes sense to raise it raise everything just above the standard, then specialize." In his mind's eye he imagined what his current goal of becoming, character wise would be, "I'll be focusing primarily on intelligence afterwards, with either vitality or dexterity being next, both being close." He paused for a moment, "Most games don't go in depth on three stat characters,. and going down this Nature or 'Geo' route, seems to have a lot of options. I'll probably end up being a magic bruiser, or I can change to fit the environment and fill what we need." He shrugged, "Nature has a lot of depth to it. Much more than we would give it credit for." He went from simply walking, to staring up at the clouds passing by as they walked, miraculously not walking into anything. "What about you Ren? Clearly you are also taking a more magic based route." He shot his focus back to Ren.
"Yeah, I put my stats up, I'm trying to get a base stat of ten going on, as when we just got this..." Lucian's mind scrambling to think of a good word to describe the power without it sounding too interesting to those who could be within ear shot. "...Gift...yeah, my highest stat was fairly close to ten, and although I was certainly no genius, I would dare say I was better than your average folk in the mental capacity, so it makes sense to raise it raise everything just above the standard, then specialize." In his mind's eye he imagined what his current goal of becoming, character wise would be, "I'll be focusing primarily on intelligence afterwards, with either vitality or dexterity being next, both being close." He paused for a moment, "Most games don't go in depth on three stat characters,. and going down this Nature or 'Geo' route, seems to have a lot of options. I'll probably end up being a magic bruiser, or I can change to fit the environment and fill what we need." He shrugged, "Nature has a lot of depth to it. Much more than we would give it credit for." He went from simply walking, to staring up at the clouds passing by as they walked, miraculously not walking into anything. "What about you Ren? Clearly you are also taking a more magic based route." He shot his focus back to Ren.
"Well aren't we all just the bunch of go getting happy people." Azure spoke in a higher tone, with thick sarcasm layered all over it, he even over dramatized it by waving his arms while speaking. After chuckling at his own comment he continued to follow Crepus out. He a vague idea of the town's layout, and where the roads led if one chose to follow them long enough. it seemed like it split in four major directions, North, East, South and West. Standard stuff really.
Following the cobblestone road to the south, they were led, eventually making it to a cross roads, one path staying more clean,, with a few stones missing, but otherwise a recognizable path. For those who had been beta testers, they would recognize that it led to another town, which, right beside it had the renown area for the strongest first floor monsters. The 'ideal' spot to grind if one want to get it done by fighting the strongest enemies, Boar Riding Goblins. Because when two of the most basic monsters get together, and simple stand on top of each other, it makes them strong. Video Game logic at it's finest.
But this was not the path that Crepus took. He ventured the other, more dirt path, and even then, he strayed off from it to follow a creek, till it reached the mouth of a cavern. "Here we are," he spoke, whipping his brow of sweat instinctively. "So who is ready to fight some Bears?" He smiled and finally looked back to see those who had followed him.
Azure gave a dumbfounded look in response. No words could escape his lips at the moment.
Following the cobblestone road to the south, they were led, eventually making it to a cross roads, one path staying more clean,, with a few stones missing, but otherwise a recognizable path. For those who had been beta testers, they would recognize that it led to another town, which, right beside it had the renown area for the strongest first floor monsters. The 'ideal' spot to grind if one want to get it done by fighting the strongest enemies, Boar Riding Goblins. Because when two of the most basic monsters get together, and simple stand on top of each other, it makes them strong. Video Game logic at it's finest.
But this was not the path that Crepus took. He ventured the other, more dirt path, and even then, he strayed off from it to follow a creek, till it reached the mouth of a cavern. "Here we are," he spoke, whipping his brow of sweat instinctively. "So who is ready to fight some Bears?" He smiled and finally looked back to see those who had followed him.
Azure gave a dumbfounded look in response. No words could escape his lips at the moment.
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