Rota's ears rang for a while after that explosion. Clearly fire was a bad idea, no mistaking that anymore. Luckily, he didn't need his inner flame to get the job done for him. "If my reputation precedes me nearly as much as you claim it does, then history has shown that what I lack in quantity..." Rota sprinted into proper range, keeping his blade aura'd but letting the flames subside. he opted to get in as fast as he could and pummel the chucklehead while he still underestimated him. "I make up for in QUALITY!"
Current skills in use:THSS +90*1.5 Medium Armor +18 Combat Regen +1 Evasion +41 Current active titles:
: +5 to all combat rolls if fighting alone : +1 to THSS
Current equipment:
Main-Hand:Demon Iron Greatsword: An utterly massive THSS, left behind by the Demon Blacksmith as a broken, incomplete artifact. Repaired and completed by Rota Emptiet Abyssian, this blade has been given new life. At twice the thickness of a normal THSS, and longer than a greatsword, this weapon is an impossibly heavy monstrosity, but its black blade, decorated with weaving lines of deep red demon blood has an unmistakably powerful edge. The reforging has restored the body of the weapon, but it has awoken a slumbering spirit of hunger within the blade. The warm iron calls out for blood, and as it moves through the air the vibrating blade almost moans, crying out to slake its bloodthirst. This weapon has a bottomless hunger, and, if one can control the unease that they feel around such an artifact, they might begin to wonder what would ever happen if its unholy desire was ever truly quenched. Type: Two Handed Straight Sword +50 roll1 +130 damage Durability: 100/100 Upgrade: 0/10 Thirst: 100/100 Off-hand:N/A Head:Name: Rookie cloak Type: Helmet (cloak) Stats: +1 roll2 A hardy cloak, resistant to the elements. Upper armor: Exquisite Beetle Medium Upper Type: upper Grade: medium Stats: when worn as a set, provides a maximum of 56 damage mitigation via medium armor skill. In the event of mismatched set mitigation, use the lower. as a set (if mixed with typical beetle lower, use this set bonus), provides an additional 6 damage reduction to all attacks received. By itself, provides 3.88 damage reduction. by itself, mitigates a maximum of 25 damage via medium armor skill Durability: 15/15 Quality: 1/9 Lower armor:Rookie Beetle Medium Lower Type: lower Grade: medium Crafted by: Alyxandeyr Stats: when worn as a set, provides a maximum of 49 damage mitigation via medium armor skill. In the event of mismatched set mitigation, use the lower. as a set, provides an additional 3 damage reduction to all attacks received. By itself, provides 1 damage reduction. by itself, mitigates a maximum of 22 damage via medium armor skill Durability: 20/20 Quality: 0/9 Ring1:Ring of the Stag Type: ring stats: +5 to parry rolls
Ring2:Gloombear Ring Type: Ring Stats:+10 HP Ring3:Gloombeetle Ring Type: Ring +1 damage reduction per attack while worn. Ring4:Gloombeetle Ring Type: Ring +1 damage reduction per attack while worn. Necklace:Dire Wolf Necklace Type: Necklace Stats: +3 AP Trophy: Combat pet:N/A Utility pet: Croire(Healing Fairy) A small fairy capable of using healing items in place of its master. The fairy can use potions, antidotes, and crystals as if she had a 5 in her healing skill. When afflicted by a status ailment, the fairy will always use the most specific item that she can to cure all status ailments on the character. When the character is below 30% health, the fairy will use the highest level crystal or potion available to heal the player if the player's roll1 is above 75. If the player's roll1 is not high enough, or their health is not low enough, the fairy will not act.
Second set:
Main hand:Neo Abyssian The fusion of a Greatsword by the Smith Kristoffer and the Legendary blade Abyssian II. This incarnation still contains the Alchemical Silver which coats the serrated edges. In the center the black and red metal festers even more sinisterly than before, its gaze only blocked by the exact center having a string of high undecipherable runes of silver. All weapons and defenses perish beneath the might of this demon sword. Crafted By: Rota Emptiet Abyssian Type: Two Hand Straight Sword Durability: 55 Stats: +32 roll1 +83 damage +5 damage to enemies with armor or damage reduction Upgrade: 2/29 Off-hand
The man takes a vicious attack from Rota, but connects with both of his attacks, one slashing across Rota's chest with a melee attack, and the other slashing across his back causing another explosion. As Rota's eyes recover from the blast, his vision returns slowly, the man coming into focus. Before Rota stood two men, one a pale ashen gray, holding a weapon dripping with black tar in his left hand, and the other holding the flaming blade in his right, his flesh black and crackling with fire. They step closer to each other and merge into one person, familiar to Rota as the man who had challenged him. "I thought I told you, whelp. You're no match for me. I'm four times the demon you'll ever be. I am the demon lord Tarud, and you have no chance in all of the Abyss of ever defeating me." As Rota watches, the man's healthbar begins to recover, sliding from 60% to 73% He spins his blades in either hand, and rushes Rota with a dual attack.
The ringing refused to stop for the Demon Warrior. For a second, Rota thought he was crazy because he was seeing double, but no. He shook his head and tapped his left palm against his left ear. It was then that he saw Tarud's wounds begin to heal, and everything else fell into place. "Well that's just greedy now isn't it, being more person than you're meant to be? Though it IS good to know that I was right about you. That's a nifty trick. I've heard of you now, one of the people that are called 'Hackers'. Achan had the same regeneration and thought himself a god. His decapitated body now begs to differ." Rota was out of stamina. It couldn't be ignored. But while he couldn't strike out with his abnormal talents, he COULD make use of his normal skills. He began flourishing the Demon Greatsword counter to the spin of Tarud, and struck out to bat away his blades with the flat of his own.
Current skills in use:THSS +90*1.5 Medium Armor +18 Combat Regen +1 Evasion +41 Current active titles:
: +5 to all combat rolls if fighting alone : +1 to THSS
Current equipment:
Main-Hand:Demon Iron Greatsword: An utterly massive THSS, left behind by the Demon Blacksmith as a broken, incomplete artifact. Repaired and completed by Rota Emptiet Abyssian, this blade has been given new life. At twice the thickness of a normal THSS, and longer than a greatsword, this weapon is an impossibly heavy monstrosity, but its black blade, decorated with weaving lines of deep red demon blood has an unmistakably powerful edge. The reforging has restored the body of the weapon, but it has awoken a slumbering spirit of hunger within the blade. The warm iron calls out for blood, and as it moves through the air the vibrating blade almost moans, crying out to slake its bloodthirst. This weapon has a bottomless hunger, and, if one can control the unease that they feel around such an artifact, they might begin to wonder what would ever happen if its unholy desire was ever truly quenched. Type: Two Handed Straight Sword +50 roll1 +130 damage Durability: 100/100 Upgrade: 0/10 Thirst: 100/100 Off-hand:N/A Head:Name: Rookie cloak Type: Helmet (cloak) Stats: +1 roll2 A hardy cloak, resistant to the elements. Upper armor: Exquisite Beetle Medium Upper Type: upper Grade: medium Stats: when worn as a set, provides a maximum of 56 damage mitigation via medium armor skill. In the event of mismatched set mitigation, use the lower. as a set (if mixed with typical beetle lower, use this set bonus), provides an additional 6 damage reduction to all attacks received. By itself, provides 3.88 damage reduction. by itself, mitigates a maximum of 25 damage via medium armor skill Durability: 15/15 Quality: 1/9 Lower armor:Rookie Beetle Medium Lower Type: lower Grade: medium Crafted by: Alyxandeyr Stats: when worn as a set, provides a maximum of 49 damage mitigation via medium armor skill. In the event of mismatched set mitigation, use the lower. as a set, provides an additional 3 damage reduction to all attacks received. By itself, provides 1 damage reduction. by itself, mitigates a maximum of 22 damage via medium armor skill Durability: 20/20 Quality: 0/9 Ring1:Ring of the Stag Type: ring stats: +5 to parry rolls
Ring2:Gloombear Ring Type: Ring Stats:+10 HP Ring3:Gloombeetle Ring Type: Ring +1 damage reduction per attack while worn. Ring4:Gloombeetle Ring Type: Ring +1 damage reduction per attack while worn. Necklace:Dire Wolf Necklace Type: Necklace Stats: +3 AP Trophy: Combat pet:N/A Utility pet: Croire(Healing Fairy) A small fairy capable of using healing items in place of its master. The fairy can use potions, antidotes, and crystals as if she had a 5 in her healing skill. When afflicted by a status ailment, the fairy will always use the most specific item that she can to cure all status ailments on the character. When the character is below 30% health, the fairy will use the highest level crystal or potion available to heal the player if the player's roll1 is above 75. If the player's roll1 is not high enough, or their health is not low enough, the fairy will not act.
Second set:
Main hand:Neo Abyssian The fusion of a Greatsword by the Smith Kristoffer and the Legendary blade Abyssian II. This incarnation still contains the Alchemical Silver which coats the serrated edges. In the center the black and red metal festers even more sinisterly than before, its gaze only blocked by the exact center having a string of high undecipherable runes of silver. All weapons and defenses perish beneath the might of this demon sword. Crafted By: Rota Emptiet Abyssian Type: Two Hand Straight Sword Durability: 55 Stats: +32 roll1 +83 damage +5 damage to enemies with armor or damage reduction Upgrade: 2/29 Off-hand
Tarud's black blade was stopped cold, and, for the first time, Rota was able to see the moment of Tarud's trickery. As Rota caught Tarud's black blade and the oil coating the weapon sprayed at Rota, Rota was able to see the demon Lord flicker, his fiery doppelganger separating from his ashen one, the flaming creature springing into the battlefield and aiming a slash at Rota. The attack ignited the particles of tar on Rota's armor and skin, and the resulting fireball obscured Rota's vision long enough that Tarud had reformed before the world became anything other than a white ball of pain.
Tarud smiled, his face cracking like igneous rock on flowing lava, red embers glowing from beneath the blackened flesh. He rolled his head and shoulders, his health climbing even higher before stabilizing, at roughly the same point as the fire inflicted upon him by Rota dissipated.
"You're pathetic. Your strongest attacks haven't even scratched the surface of my limitless reserves of power. And you're all out of tricks, aren't you? I am a little disappointed, I have to admit. I was hoping that another demon, half-breed or no, might challenge me. But it looks like this fight wasn't even worth the trouble of coming here."
Tarud shook his head. "I suppose I should just get it over with, then." Tarud ran toward Rota, spinning his black blade overhead, lashing the weapon out at the half-demon's face.
Name:Rota Level:19 HP: 197/390 AP: 4/22 LP: 0/2 Spin 2+Rain of Fire
As Rota reeled from that last explosion, he could do nothing but laugh as Tarud tried to give him a verbal beat down. His chest began to glow brighter and hotter than it ever had before as he was suddenly inspired by the spinning motion of his opponent's weapon. "Underestimate me at your peril!" and with that he launched the Demon Greatsword into the sky spinning clockwise and roared a geyser of flame the likes of which had never escaped his lips before. The key to this attack was hitting his opponent with it before Tarud hit him. that was the idea at least. That was why the sword spun there; to launch the flames out in a halo of death at high speeds and explode the substance before it ever reached him and hit both aspects of his opponent. As the flame stopped, the sword plummeted from the heavens. This is when the inspiration hit full force as he grabbed his spiraling blade and let the momentum carry him. If the b*****d dared separate, this attack would slice both of them wide open hip to hip. This was the best technique he had. All it needed to do was work as intended.
Current skills in use:THSS +90*1.5 Medium Armor +18 Combat Regen +1 Evasion +41 Current active titles:
: +5 to all combat rolls if fighting alone : +1 to THSS
Current equipment:
Main-Hand:Demon Iron Greatsword: An utterly massive THSS, left behind by the Demon Blacksmith as a broken, incomplete artifact. Repaired and completed by Rota Emptiet Abyssian, this blade has been given new life. At twice the thickness of a normal THSS, and longer than a greatsword, this weapon is an impossibly heavy monstrosity, but its black blade, decorated with weaving lines of deep red demon blood has an unmistakably powerful edge. The reforging has restored the body of the weapon, but it has awoken a slumbering spirit of hunger within the blade. The warm iron calls out for blood, and as it moves through the air the vibrating blade almost moans, crying out to slake its bloodthirst. This weapon has a bottomless hunger, and, if one can control the unease that they feel around such an artifact, they might begin to wonder what would ever happen if its unholy desire was ever truly quenched. Type: Two Handed Straight Sword +50 roll1 +130 damage Durability: 100/100 Upgrade: 0/10 Thirst: 100/100 Off-hand:N/A Head:Name: Rookie cloak Type: Helmet (cloak) Stats: +1 roll2 A hardy cloak, resistant to the elements. Upper armor: Exquisite Beetle Medium Upper Type: upper Grade: medium Stats: when worn as a set, provides a maximum of 56 damage mitigation via medium armor skill. In the event of mismatched set mitigation, use the lower. as a set (if mixed with typical beetle lower, use this set bonus), provides an additional 6 damage reduction to all attacks received. By itself, provides 3.88 damage reduction. by itself, mitigates a maximum of 25 damage via medium armor skill Durability: 15/15 Quality: 1/9 Lower armor:Rookie Beetle Medium Lower Type: lower Grade: medium Crafted by: Alyxandeyr Stats: when worn as a set, provides a maximum of 49 damage mitigation via medium armor skill. In the event of mismatched set mitigation, use the lower. as a set, provides an additional 3 damage reduction to all attacks received. By itself, provides 1 damage reduction. by itself, mitigates a maximum of 22 damage via medium armor skill Durability: 20/20 Quality: 0/9 Ring1:Ring of the Stag Type: ring stats: +5 to parry rolls
Ring2:Gloombear Ring Type: Ring Stats:+10 HP Ring3:Gloombeetle Ring Type: Ring +1 damage reduction per attack while worn. Ring4:Gloombeetle Ring Type: Ring +1 damage reduction per attack while worn. Necklace:Dire Wolf Necklace Type: Necklace Stats: +3 AP Trophy: Combat pet:N/A Utility pet: Croire(Healing Fairy) A small fairy capable of using healing items in place of its master. The fairy can use potions, antidotes, and crystals as if she had a 5 in her healing skill. When afflicted by a status ailment, the fairy will always use the most specific item that she can to cure all status ailments on the character. When the character is below 30% health, the fairy will use the highest level crystal or potion available to heal the player if the player's roll1 is above 75. If the player's roll1 is not high enough, or their health is not low enough, the fairy will not act.
Second set:
Main hand:Neo Abyssian The fusion of a Greatsword by the Smith Kristoffer and the Legendary blade Abyssian II. This incarnation still contains the Alchemical Silver which coats the serrated edges. In the center the black and red metal festers even more sinisterly than before, its gaze only blocked by the exact center having a string of high undecipherable runes of silver. All weapons and defenses perish beneath the might of this demon sword. Crafted By: Rota Emptiet Abyssian Type: Two Hand Straight Sword Durability: 55 Stats: +32 roll1 +83 damage +5 damage to enemies with armor or damage reduction Upgrade: 2/29 Off-hand
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 9:23 pm
As Rota's blade collided with Tarud, and the flames swallowed the man, he disappeared from view. Rota caught sight of him some distance away, a terrible wound in his chest from the Demon Iron Greatsword. As Rota watched, the fire that covered Tarud's body began to dissipate, and his health climbed from its status very near the bottom of his health bar to a little over half, ceasing to climb once the flames had died down. Tarud breathed quietly, but deeply, attempting to hide the exhaustion that crept into him. His flesh began to normalize, and was starting to appear more human. "Well... You do show some promise. It would be a shame to cut you down so early. Mark my words, though: I'll be back, and I will devour your soul."
Tarud had become almost a normal-looking person when he clutched in his clothes for something and glowed bright yellow before disappearing.
Rota's message box lit up immediately, with a note from the administrators.
~You have been attacked by a hacker known as Tarud. Through unknown means, this person has accessed things in the game that are not meant to be accessed at this time. We are ecstatic that you have survived this unfortunate encounter, as many others have not. Rest assured that we are attempting to deal with this problem.
In recognition of your service in dealing with this problem, among others, we are giving you something to help with any future encounters. If you see Tarud again, this might help you to vanquish him.
Thank you for playing Alice.~
Emily Marneth
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 9:34 pm
Rota had decimated the 'Hacker' like he knew he could. As the coward fled all he could do was laugh. All false Bravado up to the end. He shouldered the demon greatsword as a new voice entered his head: The voice of the gods. They had spoken to him once before when he and Alyx had slain Achan. This must be some threat for them to speak to him again. He smiled, and agreed to take their blessing.
