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Located within the nation of Kranila, Pele Volcano isn't exactly a hot tourist destination. For the most part, its only visitors are scientists and miners after the one-of-a-kind rocks that the volcano creates. Despite the unbearable heat coming from the stones surrounding the volcano, which explains why it has yet to be overrun by plants from the nearby rainforest, the outside is fairly safe with no visible patches of lava and the entire volcano itself is technically classified as being dormant. However, deep within the black abyss of this crater, lava is known to continue flowing, even if its so far down that none can see it. Hidden within this abyss lies the only reachable location that carries the true essence of fire, valued by both fire users and phoenixes.
Reaching the edges of the lava fields of the volcano is fairly easy. However, monsters do lurk about the inner areas, the parts where miners and scientists go for their jobs, and it is inadvisable to attempt to reach the mouth of the volcano, an even more dangerous trek, unless some pressing matter forces the traveler to do so. To reach the normal mining areas, three posts must be made by each person. On each post (fighting posts do not count) a four-sided dice must be rolled: 1 to 3 bring ten Charlies, 4 brings nothing. To reach the mouth of the volcano, five additional posts must be made by each person. On each post (fighting posts do not count) a four-sided dice must be rolled: 1 to 2 bring a Goblin Sorcerer and a Goblin Elite, 3 brings a Goblin Sorcerer and a Goblin Ultra, 4 brings nothing. Once the mouth of the volcano is reached, a Demon Hound will appear and terrorize anyone who approaches. To master the fire element, the traveler must go further, into the very depths of the volcano. Obviously, the only way to begin this trek is to defeat the Demon Hound. The trip into the depths is fairly easy; however, it does require ten traveling posts and the lack of any simple way down calls for some amount of ingenuity to scale the vertical walls, which also happen to be blazing hot from the volcano's heat. The deeper down one goes, the more unbearable the heat becomes. Unless the traveler is able to withstand extremely high temperatures, a four-sided dice must be rolled for each post of travel: 1 to 2 mean that nothing happens, 3 means that a pause of one entire post is advisable (if hanging from a rock wall can be considered a break) to acclimate to the heat, 4 means that the heat has gotten so intense that it is advisable to head back up and start over again. It is possible to ignore rolls 3 and 4 and continue down as if nothing has happened; however, doing so requires another dice roll: 1 to 3 mean that nothing happens, 4 means that the rpc dies. Once in the center of the volcano, one is ready to begin mastering the fire element.

Geddon arrived soon after Conner, walking out of the thick rainforest that stopped abruptly around the base of the volcano. Walking out of the undergrowth, Geddon brushed some neon blue pollen from his crimson coat, and headed towards Conner. As he approached, he felt the palpable heat washing over him like a wave, emanating from the dark rock that comprised the towering volcano. He unbuckled his coat, allowing more air to swirl round his body and cool him down slightly.

Stopping next to Conner, he looked at him briefly and spoke: "Thanks for waiting for me." Looking away from the Gunslinger, the young Ysaru stared up the unforgiving slope of the mountain. "And the dragons are up there?" Geddon asked.

Waiting for Conner to answer his question and initiate the climb, Geddon quickly drew and polished his katana before checking over both of his pistols and checking the weight of his ammo pouch. Everything was in optimal condition.

Class: Trickster
Bloodline: Ysari
Nation: Kusana
Rank: Novice

Ammo in Pistol 1: 17/17
Ammo in Pistol 2: 17/17
Ammo on Person: 86/120

Strength: 5
Speed: 11
Energy: 750/750

Geddon glanced sidelong at Conner, his eyebrows furling. "You're like a constant downer, huh?" he joked. "See you at the top."

The young Ysaru stepped past the surly Gunslinger and then began to climb up the ashen black slope of the volcano. As he scrambled up the gentle, yet rapidly steepening, mountainside, Geddon kept his Ysari senses sharp in case of attack.

[Climb up Pele Volcano: 1/5]

Class: Trickster
Bloodline: Ysari
Nation: Kusana
Rank: Novice

Ammo in Pistol 1: 17/17
Ammo in Pistol 2: 17/17
Ammo on Person: 86/120

Strength: 5
Speed: 11
Energy: 750/750

Continuing his arduous ascension, Geddon was beginning to have to scramble up certain areas of the slope; kicking free large pieces of igneous rock as he clambered up steep faces of rock.

It was as he clambered up a particularly steep slope, with a sheer drop of some fifty feet below him, that Geddon came face to face with a new set of enemies. As he climbed over the precipice onto a flatter patch of rock, he was confronted by another Goblin Sorcerer, this time accompanied by a mean-looking Goblin Ultra; bound in metal armour and wielding a heavy spiked mace.

Like before, the warrior-like Ultra charged while the Sorcerer stayed back and prepared to cast a fire spell. Geddon jumped to his feet, drawing his katana. He slashed at the Ultra, but this did nothing to deter it. It swung its mace at Geddon who defended with his arm. This strategy stopped the mace blow, but Geddon had this small victory marred by a stabbing pain in his forearm: his ulna had broken. Gasping in pain, Geddon stumbled and fell to the floor; he only narrowly avoided tumbling off of the cliff. The Ultra laughed deeply, then turned and nodded to the Sorcerer, who began to cast a powerful looking fire spell.

Geddon, panicking, thought fast. He began to gather a Vitae in his hand, before firing a Blood Spear out of his palm. The long, sharp, swift spear, made entirely of Ysari blood, fired out at a blistering speed; so fast that it was able to impale through the Ultra's armour. However, unlike normal, Geddon grasped hold of one end of the spear, and used it to wheel the impaled Ultra in front of him just as the Sorcerer fired its spell.

A Fire Bomb struck the back of the Ultra, exploding violently and all but incinerating the burly warrior. The tough body of the Ultra protected Geddon from the burning flames, and as the fire died down, Geddon used the Blood Spear to thrust the charred skeleton aside. Meanwhile, the Sorcerer, furious at being tricked by Geddon into incinerating its team-mate, leapt, incensed onto the injured Ysaru. Geddon prepared to grapple with the Sorcerer, but luckily for him the Sorcerer's rage had impaired its judgement and it tumbled instantly off of Geddon and tumbled over the precipice to its death.

Geddon gingerly sat up, feeling the pain of his broken Ulna stinging the sore flesh of his arm. He began to focus the life energy of his Vitae to his forearm, healing the broken bone and bruised flesh. Getting to his feet, Geddon stowed his katana and then got out some more of Kora's food. He ate silently, still recovering from the shock of combat. Feeling restored, he kept walking up Pele Volcano.

[Climb up Pele Volcano: 3/5]

Skills Used:

Blood Spear
Rank: C
Pointing their hand at their target, the Ysari gathers Vitae into his palm and then shoots one end towards their target at incredibly high speeds, aiming to impale them. The range is roughly twenty feet.

Natural Regeneration/Improved Regeneration
Much like the regenerative properties of Vampires, Ysaru can heal themselves incredibly quickly. Trainees can only deal with cuts, at novice deep gashes. Adept rank you won't be bothered with a broken bone, and masters can deal with an entire sword going through a non vital organ. By Sage you can deal with a removed arm or leg. The energy cost is based on the wound, and all wounds must be healed at the beginning of the Ysaru's post, meaning that they cannot attack, heal themselves, and then perform some other action. The cost of this healing correlates with the wound healed, so if you are healing a simple cut, then it costs E-rank energy, but if your healing a broken bone then you pay C-rank energy.

Class: Trickster
Bloodline: Ysari
Nation: Kusana
Rank: Novice

Ammo in Pistol 1: 17/17
Ammo in Pistol 2: 17/17
Ammo on Person: 83/120

Strength: 5
Speed: 11
Energy: 650/750

Geddon continued to walk along the plateau. He was feeling extremely tired: the fatigue brought on by the heat mingling with the exertion of his most recent fight and the fact that his energy had been somewhat depleted. However, Geddon was determined to get to the peak, show Conner that he wasn't weak, defeat those dragons and gain his Adept rank. Geddon got to the base of the peak and began to climb doggedly.

After about an hour, Geddon had reached the peak of Pele Volcano, and from his vantage point on part of the large ridge that formed the circular peak, he could look down into the deep, dark vent below the crater. He could feel palpable heat flowing up from far below the surface. There was still magma bubbling down there.

Geddon sat down, ate some more of his food from Kora, and waiting for Conner to appear. As far as Geddon could tell, there were no dragons up here. Having said that, Geddon had never heard, seen or smelt a dragon before. Perhaps they were down in the vent of the Volcano, or maybe they were circling just above the clouds. Either way, Geddon hoped Conner would appear soon.

[Climb up Pele Volcano: 5/5]

Class: Trickster
Bloodline: Ysari
Nation: Kusana
Rank: Novice

Ammo in Pistol 1: 17/17
Ammo in Pistol 2: 17/17
Ammo on Person: 55/120

Strength: 5
Speed: 11
Energy: 625/750

Geddon stood next to Conner, his knees beginning to shake as the roars of the dragons echoed out of the volcanic vent. 'They will certainly be very strong,' he thought, fear racing through his mind, 'but I have to face them to protect Kusana, otherwise more might come. That's what Conner said.'

Steadying himself, Geddon remembered what he was fighting for. Feather, Celes, Kora. He was also fighting to impress Conner. Geddon whipped out both his pistols, and focused his Vitae and his mind. As his senses grew razor sharp and his Vitae bristled with life energy, Geddon nodded at Conner. "Do it," he said, preparing to his legs for an awful lot of running.

Class: Trickster
Bloodline: Ysari
Nation: Kusana
Rank: Novice

Ammo in Pistol 1: 17/17
Ammo in Pistol 2: 17/17
Ammo on Person: 55/120

Strength: 5
Speed: 11
Energy: 700/750

Geddon instinctively knew that if this attack hit him it would game over instantly. He moved quickly on his feet, leaping aside to avoid the sword which was being brought upwards towards him. As the sword sailed through the air where Geddon had been just moments earlier, the Ysaru fired a two shots from one of his pistols at the head of the human-form Black Dragon. Geddon then quickly focused energy in his legs, and used it to perform the Dash skill: he disappeared entirely, before reappearing on the other side of the Black Dragon, about ten feet away from the sword-weilding figure, and firing another two shots at it's head from his other pistol.

Skills Used:

Dash
Rank: C
Description: Though the normal running of the Trickster style is fast enough to leave a trail of whatever color of clothing they have this is an improvement. This actually causes them to move so fast for a moment that they vanish and appear again. This can be combined with attacks, though there is some strange thing you only disappear for a split second the will however see you again once you are about one meter from the target. Sadly attacking using this is not recommended for you get something like tunnel vision and only see the target you are vulnerable to other people besides the target if you try attacking with this, you are also vulnerable to an attack that comes from below you, above you etc. Not even your bloodline can help. At Adept rank you may preform this in the air.

Class: Trickster
Bloodline: Ysari
Nation: Kusana
Rank: Novice

Ammo in Pistol 1: 15/17
Ammo in Pistol 2: 15/17
Ammo on Person: 55/120

Strength: 5
Speed: 11
Energy: 650/750