Labyrinth C: Graded on a Straight Scale

[Lamenta]

HP: 91%

MP: 100%

SKILL USED: N/A

LAMENTA

bard

Lamenta notice Sayinh and Kat climb up to the unicorn and ready themselves up before the unicorn dash forward to his rightful owner.
He feels bad, how come he forgot about them, they were the one that invite him to join them when picking the corridor. And all he done is advancing the foothold alone and forgetting them.

Well all to be fair, they were not an acquaintance to begin with. They are just a complete stranger who just happened to be in same situation. There is no written contract or a verbal agreement to help each other, so he has no obligation to help them.

He keeps playing his flute until Kaos open the curtain. No one seems advancing though, Bailin still at the starter point while Sark doing his own thing in the first platform. The only one that advancing using the platform like how the moderator want us to finish this corridor are only three. Himself, the assassin who help him before (he owes her a little bit. He need to remember that) and a swashbuckler who jump through the third step easily due it already mark by the slyph beforehand. He actually think it is unnecessary for the slyph to mark it if Kaos will only advance to the fourth platform. The first platform there is already Sark who stand there, for the second platform it already lost half of it due to his mistake so it already cleared which place is the safe place, and for the third platform there are already Sayha and him. So, yeah..it's unnecessary, but well leave him alone with his idea.

'Go Kat and Sayinh' he tries to cheer the forgotten companion a little bit, but of course they didn't notice it.

A curtain suddenly appear in front of Kaos, that is a clear sign that shows the 15 seconds is counting. The unicorn enter the curtain first along with kat and Sayinh on his back, follows by the assassin who a moment ago stood next to him. It is time for him to get stop the flute and advance forward.

He stood up and pat his jeans, not like there any filth on it, it just a habit of him. He took a leap of faith to the portal.

'hopping like a bunny hop' at the last hop he propel himself toward the curtain Everything become warp like a he was in teleportation device, wait..this IS a teleportation device. When everything i cleared he stumble down and accidentally crash on Kat, his hand grabbing her fluffy fox tail, make his eyes sparkled.

'Ooops..Apologies Kat, it was an accident' He keeps in check of his expression, he forced himself not to show it. His expression become a rock solid, a total poker face.

What should he do next, is this the end?he hope so, but he prepare himself for next surprises. What would happen if i fell asleep here, will it make me back to reality.

"If everyone already here or something is happening. Please wake me up" He curled over the snow, ignoring the cold and fell asleep, let him free on his fantasy dreams full of bunnies.

TAG: Icyferno  Bailin  Kaos  sayinh  @bornfromvelvet  Sark   | WORDS: 529 | BGM:Painted Heart | Note: At the other side
QUOTE: "Argh i need my bunny or at least a cup of tea." --Lamenta

Made by kyou of Log Horizon

[Icyferno]

Status: Healthy / Rested

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Man, he was getting tired. All this frigid weather, slippery floor and dealing with people made him exhausted. His purple Halloween cloak kept him warm somewhat, but perhaps he should invest in a more quality cloak at a later date. One that would keep him warm in the cold, somewhat dry in the rain. Maybe tag on a fire resistance so he could keep it on through fire territory or just keep it permanently on himself. Everyone except for Bailin and Sark were moving into action, with the curtains about to be lifted and all. No one wants to get left behind, right? At least he, personally, did not want to get left behind. Leaving others behind might be a good option, except he might need their skills later on. Who knows? Maybe they would need a Samurai to use the environment destruction skill, which might have totally made enough slices on the ice to climb, as a side note, at the next stage. Still, if they did not want to brave the ledges, then there was no helping it. Worst case scenario, they get left behind, and when their skillset was needed, the group would need to retrace their steps and go back to fetch them, if they were still around.

Kaos lifted the inky black curtains, and the imaginary timer was set. Get there within 15 seconds. The curtains were lifted in the space between the third and fourth ledge: A fairly easy jump for him, even without skills, and Kaos could just drop down before time's up. It seemed easy enough to do. The first ones through were the ones on the unicorn. Obviously, he was not going to try before the unicorn since he did not feel like being a stepping stone for a random unicorn anytime soon. As was the case, the unicorn faded before it even reached the platform, safely (from an Adventurer's viewpoint, at least) ejecting Katarina and Sayinh towards the portal with its last spurt on skidding momentum on the slippery ice with may have melted slightly due to their body heat or something. The two Adventurers managed to get flung straight into the portal, and since his view of the end was blocked at the third ledge, disappeared from his view. He heard thuds at the end, so he assumed they made it anyway. At least, he did not see anyone on the snow below. Kaos was soon to follow, jumping off the fourth ledge just as expected, and disappearing into the murky depths of the curtains. It was high time he got past this stage. Time to get a move on.

Sayha was next to jump, and she made the jump just fine, reaching the other side with another thud. Did not sound like she hit anyone, probably because Katarina and Sayinh were sent flying through at such a high velocity and Kaos was probably used to his own skill (assuming it was something he could usually cast) and stepped aside for Sayha. He should probably wait three seconds before jumping so he avoids hitting anyone. He did not know the orientation of the portal at the other end: Would he be charging the ice floor, or the open air? Probably the air.

Oh yeah, how could he forget the bunny dude? The guy was clearly a Bard from the flute, and he totally forgot about the guy despite being on the same ledge as him. The Bard, with some hops, dived in next. A light thud emanated from the other end to signify that the Bard had reached the end, as well. He took one last glance back at the Warden and Samurai. Not sure whether they were coming, but there was nothing he could do for them at this point. Hopefully they were not lagging or anything. He brought his foot to the edge of the strong part of the ledge, the tip of his boot causing the weaker parts of the ice to crumble away, and he jumped.

He did not know what to expect of the curtain. Obviously, it robbed him of the sight of his target destination, but that should have been all, a rip in the fabric of space made possible by the power bestowed onto the Adventurers. As he was enveloped by the murky curtain, time seemed to slow, and it he felt his inertia fade as a queer sense of stillness overtook him. The blueish white world slowly turned grey, and he was stuck in the middle of the portal.

Then he heard the voice of the one he would never forget.

Why did it happen? Perhaps it was because he was wearing an outfit that connected him to the place. Perhaps it simply took advantage of the damage to the fabric of space to whisper a few words into his ears. There was probably an explanation, but it was not one that he could uncover on the spot. Regardless, he heard the words which were but a faint whisper, as though the being was whispering right by his ear, despite not being there at all. Was it even possible for it to invade this dream realm?

"Slow." A word which encapsulated his challenge of this stage. It was, for all intents and purposes, not difficult, given the freedom he had to create a solution. There was no real reason why he could not have climbed his way up the wall with his swords, for instance. They were not so weak that they would snap easily, and if inserted at an angle facing upwards, would have technically been possible for him to finish first. Yet, he chose to wait. Wait with the rest, move with the group. One part of him deemed them necessary for the varied skillset, another part of him told him to forge ahead on his own, to make his own path. He tried to speak, but found that he could not: He could only listen to the voice.

"You were in much better form when you came to my abode. Where has that fire gone? What became of the Adventurer who met each of my challenges head on? The precision, the intellect: Where? For what reason are you one of the three who can proudly say that they have triumphed over the challenges I set in place?"

The sense of stillness began to fade, and colored slowly returned to the world. He found himself moving again. "I had expected you to fare better than the rest of the group. Do not disappoint me."

And then he tumbled through the portal and landed on the ice at the other side. As he did so, he slipped slightly due to his forward momentum, but just as he about to hit the ground painfully (and maybe skid until he hit somebody), he activated [Shuffle Windmill], drawing one sword as he did so. The skill brought his sword thrashing against the ice, and as the skill advertised, got him back to upright position.

He forcefully cancelled the skill before he looked like a fool spinning on the spot (three times, no less!), then took his bearings. Kaos was to one side, helping Sayinh up, while the Bard was off in a corner... sleeping? Amazing how he could sleep in a dungeon. Then again, they were all supposed to be in bed, so perhaps he was really tired. Fatigue was not too much of a concern for an Adventurer though, unless they pulled many all-nighters previously. Staying up a single night would not affect a decently levelled Adventurer as much as it would a newbie, or their past selves. Obviously, Katarina and Sayinh had the worst portal exit sequence, since all the jumping parties seem to be up and ready to move. He stepped aside just in case Bailin or Sark or both managed to get in before the curtains closed around their one hope forward, pondering the meaning of the words it whispered to him.

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Word count: 1333
Total word count (Swashbuckler): ( 712 + 828 + 954 + 1333 ) x 1.1 = 4209.7
Notes: inb4 only Saki knows what I'm going on about.
Tags: sayinh @bornfromvelvet Lamenta Bailin Sark @shadowsaiph Kaos

[Bailin]

[nospaces]

HP: 100% MP: 100% RH: Pre War Luger (lvl 20) LH: Fall Back Option (lvl 20) QS: Golden Hilt (lvl 21) AR: Flak Jacket (lvl 21)

WC: 273 TWC: 673 Tags @people, @people, @people, @people Theme Song TS Credits Cortana

A lot of things happened, yet the warden paid little heed to it, somewhere deep down he was fighting his inner self, for making a fool out of himself, his pride hurt more than the snow had done. When he finally snapped out of it all were gone except for Sark, whom seemed to be adrift in his own mind, even deeper and further than the warden had been. Now however, they were poised with a rather delicate situation; either they remained here or they’d follow the others. This situation called for some unorthodox methods, which really suited the warden, as the worst that would happen was that both he and Sark drop into the snow and drown. If not they’d both reach the other side safely and be merry with the others. [break][break] So, like all men would do, or in this case, what every simpleminded muscle-brain would do, the warden picked up Sark as if he were a princess and started jumping from tile to tile, which for some reason did not result in failure, despite the fact that the warden had never even reached the first tile. But that was not on his mind, all he was occupied with was reaching the other side, and so he jumped, and jumped, and jumped until he was close enough to toss Sark from his arms, onto the safe ledge where the others of their party were standing. His final act was a large and forceful jump to land next to Sark and the other members of their party. [break][break] “Apologies.” Was all he said whilst he dusted off his clothes. “Shall we go forth?” [break][break]

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Kat gripped onto the unicorn's mane tightly as it hurtled across the platforms at a rapid pace, jumping from the first platform to the second, the second to the-waaaaaaait a second.

Kat's eyes widened as she saw the unicorn begin to de-summon. Oh god. Kat momentarily contemplated how in the hell she got to the point she was currently at in life, wondering what she did to deserve this. What, did she murder a puppy in a past life or something? Well, that wasn't important. The important thing was that the mount she and Sayinh were on was slowly disintegrating in front of their eyes. It's front legs had already finished disintegrating; a fact thats importance became readily apparent once the unicorn made it to the third ledge. Unable to brace itself, the beast slammed into the platform, killing itself in the process. Kat sighed internally. 'I hate my life.' She was certain that if they existed, the gods had it out for her. 

Katarina and Sayinh hurtled through the air, with Kat cursing out every god that she knew of. Sayinh, apparently still in "Let me make it up to you!" mode, tried to catch the Cleric in order to break her fall. Luckily, they managed to fall through the Black Doorway leading towards the other side. Unluckily, when they hit the ground, Kat was flung from Sayinh's embrace and ended up face first on the ice, with the Guardian tumbling across the ground before finally coming to a stop next to the girl he was trying to help in the first place. Kat's face flushed beet red as she realised what just transpired. "The gods really do have it out for me..." she groaned, still in some slight pain. Kaos walked over to the two victims of the great Unicorn crash of whenever this was, helping them up. Kat nodded in gratitude as she dusted off some snow off of her coat, doing a quick mental roll call of who made it over. Herself, Sayinh, Kaos, Icy, Sayha, and-

Okay, maybe there's something that needs to be made clear before this next part. Having a tail was weird. Kat still wasn't used to it. It was a whole new body part, and, suffice to say, it was somewhat sensitive. So you can imagine Kat's reaction to having a crazed bunny fiend barrel into her at a hundred miles an hour only to then fall on her and grab her tail. Yelping, the fox tail jumped up and ran to the nearest corner, hugging her tail in slight shock. Lamenta, who was obviously not aware of the adverse effect grabbing her tail without warning would have, was quick to apologize, stating that it was an accident. Kat glared at the man for a few seconds, before sighing. "A-Alright, I forgive you." she muttered, trying her best to save face. It didn't work. "Could you just try your hardest not to do it again? Ever?" After receiving confirmation that yes, Lamenta wasn't going to molest her tail the next chance he got, Kat paused to think about what had just happened to her. She was flung off a disintegrating unicorn only to land face first on very hard ice, and then not even ten seconds after that, she had her tail practically molested by a crazy man in a bunny hood. ...Whatever dignity she may have had left seemed to have forsaken her. Well, she supposed it confirmed her position as the universe's cosmic chew-toy.

Looking back across the corridor, Kat noticed Sark and Bailin still standing at the beginning. Kat wondered how they would get them across. Well, she didn't have to wonder long. Apparently Bailin is a pro at platformers. He picked Sark up bridal style and then just... jumped across. Like it was nothing. On top of that, the tail molester was just sleeping in the corner. Sleeping. In a dream.

...Kat wondered if she had finally gone bonkers.

[Word Count: 645
Tags: No. I'm not doing that. You can't make me.
Notes: If this seems rough, I apologize. I just wanted to get my fifth snowfell post in before the deadline.]

[Kaos]

Each Day Is an adventure in  its  own  right 295x1.1= 325 Words

Kaos looked around the group as the Black Curtain closed. It seemed that everyone had made it, even Bailin who was carrying Sark like his newly wed bride, causing Kaos to choke on his own laughter at the sight. "It seems we all made it. Now the question is... what lies ahead?" He pulled up his interface and look around at everyone's Health and Mana levels. Everyone is good except for me of course but a short rest will fix that. We should press onward though. He helped Sayinh back up to his feet and walked back over to Katarina. "That looked like a rough landing - are you okay?" He saw her nod before going to yell at the guy in the bunny hood for touching her tail. My we are a rag-tag group aren't we? A Warden, a Guardian, a Samurai, a Swashbuckler, an Assassin, a Bard, a Cleric, and a Summoner. If nothing else we will have no issue in a fight... 2 tanks, 3 DPS and 3 support.

"Let's press on and get out of this crazy dream. Who knows what lies ahead but We've proven that we can handle plenty of challenges if we stick together. Not to mention we have a darn good party!"He began walking down the path ahead, motioning for the others to follow him. He was unsure of what lie ahead but he was possitive they could handle it not just because of the strength of their party but also because, as Bailin had proven, they weren't going to leave anyone behind. A party made of strangers that in a short time has joined together to ensure that a common goal is met. That, alone, was a rarity these days - at least to Kaos it was.

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Sayha got her bearings rather quickly once she was across… unlike some… or rather most. The Bunny Bard, En, made it across, but his landing ran into Katarina and Sayinh, the Guardian. The swashbuckler, Icyferno, also seem to fair pretty well. Then the amazing happened. Bailin, a Warden Sayha had met on a few occasions, picked up Sark, a samurai she also knew, bride style… and jumped into the portal. Sayha wasn’t sure whether she should be shocked or whether she should die laughing. It was a rather hilarious, and Sayha couldn’t help but suppress her laughter with her hand over her mouth.

After a moment, Sayha was able to recollect herself and looked around. Kaos, the summoner, decided to take the lead… which she disagreed with.

“Yes, we should go, but you should be in the back of the pack, not the front,” Sayha walked forward, grabbing his shoulder for him to stop moving so she could go in front, “In a perfect world, Sark and Bailin would be in front; however, the highest leveled should go instead… which would be me and the swashbuckler.” Sayha motioned towards Icyferno. Most of the group was level 50… which was by no coincidence. There was probably a level bump in this area which meant those who were that level were probably usually lower than said level. Sayha and Icyferno were unaffected by this bump since they were above the threshold.

Once Sayha was on front of Kaos, she let go of his shoulder and began walking briskly ahead. She made sure that both <Hearing Aptitude> and <Tongue of Nature> were active as she pulled her scythe from her inventory. She held it in her right hand, her arm hanging where it normally would and her scythe almost parallel with her.

“Let’s hope that the entrance is in the near future, I’m sick of this place,” Sayha muttered under her breath to no one in particular.

Quick Draw Sets: Shikama Doji Scythe (Active) | Gekkoin Bow
Active Abilities: <Hearing Aptitude> <Tongue of Nature>
Abilities Used:
Gear Buffs: +23.75 Movement, +13.75 Melee Dam, +13.75 Phys Dam, +3.25 Phys Def

Words: 324

Coding by Sayha of LH