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Post by kurai on Nov 3, 2023 4:03:37 GMT
Kurai was glad that the surveys were all done and that they could move on to the main mission they were here for. Well, the one that popped up after they arrived at the island anyway. That wasn't his original intention when he decided to visit The Devil's Triangle.
All Kurai wanted to do was see if he could find some cool new book or something demonic for his class. All he found however was some imps he couldn't interact with directly. Not yet at least.
How did he end up getting himself dragged to a cemetery in search of... a ghost? At the beck and call of some mostly unknown entity at that. Somehow Kurai got caught up in the excitement of the island and allowed himself to be manipulated by that bastard Earth-Chan. This sudden realization was enough to instantly sour his mood.
While Seere was searching the graves for any clue on how to find or summon the spirit Kurai found himself a comfortable spot to sit down. After taking a large leather-bound book from his inventory he leaned back against one of the gravestones. He was reading one of his many books about western magics when Lowell called out that one of the wolves found something. He unenthusiastically raised a fist in the air in some sort of mock fist pump. “Woo. Go wolf. Tell us what you found.”
De/buffs: +20% SPD Used: N/A
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Post by kurai on Nov 1, 2023 4:07:30 GMT
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Post by kurai on Oct 31, 2023 7:11:20 GMT
The place even had a barracks built into the old ruins? It seemed like the small girl had more in mind than just survival when they were putting the building together. Was she planning a war or something? Whatever. More weapons for him.
God for a girl that never talks she sure doesn't shut up. When did someone ask for her whole damn life story? What a strange girl. From the sounds of things Dee Dee actually wasn't bullied enough in school since she turned out like this. What kind of parents would feed into this delusion? Kurai had a feeling he'd mostly be keeping to himself here.
Finally, they made it to the mess hall and he could eat something. Or so he thought. Instead, Dee Dee led the group over to her food cart while he grumbled to himself. The menu was so strange. Who dedicates an entire section to tomatoes? They didn't even serve alcohol to help him take his mind off the annoying situation.
“I bet you can't make a doughnut in your cart.” At the mention of sweets a red pentacle traced on the ground behind him and the area quickly began to smell like sulfur. From it sprouted a tall man in silver armor who immediately walked up to the cart. They held up two fingers before speaking in a monotone voice. “Two maple bars.” While the demon ordered something that you'd never see fresh on a mobile cart the others made reasonable requests. The maids ordered fish as expected and Lowell wanted steak for his wolves. Why did one of them want bread though?
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Post by kurai on Oct 27, 2023 6:04:16 GMT
Kurai wasn't entirely sure what was happening on top of the carriage. He could hear Panya shouting for the pair, but they were too focused on trying to navigate the treacherous terrain. It wasn't until Seere the stalactite coming at their vehicle was destroyed that the demon turned around to see what was happening. Unfortunately, she had already slipped off by the time they noticed.
Thankfully she was a resourceful woman and managed to find her way back into the cart. It didn't take long for her to embrace Kurai in celebration. “I think you did more work than I did, but thanks! We're not out of the woods yet though.” The smell of her lilac perfume helped ease his mind as they all heard a loud booming voice from off the track reciting another riddle.
“First think of the person who lives in disguise, who deals in secrets and tells naught but lies. Next, tell me what’s always the last thing to mend, the middle of middle and end of the end? And finally, give me the sound often heard during the search for a hard-to-find word. Now string them together, and answer me this, which creature would you be unwilling to kiss?”
Kurai groaned as he racked his brain to figure out the answer again. “Of course there's another riddle. At least there's not another wall we need to dodge.” That wasn't what he should have been worrying about however as their final competitor shouted out their answer. “Man?”
It quickly became apparent that answer was not correct as there was little warning before the ground began to shake once more. Looking over at the golem off the track the group could see it pulling a large boulder out of the ground. “Uh... Guess it's not leaving us alone after all...” He said as it launched the boulder onto the track at their opponent. Lucky for them it didn't strike them head on as they swerved to dodge, but the force of the impact sent them flying off the track. All it did was shake their cart and cause them to swerve for a bit. “Shit. We better guess right if we don't want to die.”
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Post by kurai on Oct 25, 2023 5:08:11 GMT
Kurai patted his sister on the back in return. It was good to see her again. Well to see anyone he liked again. Seemed she was still wound as tightly as ever judging from how she spoke. “Yeah I'm still kicking somehow. I'm glad to see you're still around too. And haven't changed at all...” No matter how much he previously wished she would loosen up after being removed from their father's control.
The topic of conversation quickly changed to others in the group: his sister's Guildmaster as well as his own companion. By now they had lowered their spear and begun approaching the trio. Kurai nodded his head to Hana's bow and mumbled a quiet greeting in return. “No. I didn't want to find my family. I came here to burn the bad memories.” He said rather harshly before pointing a thumb over at Hikari with a smile. “This one being the exception of course.”
When the other man joined them they placed their spear at their side with a thud as the butt of it was pressed against the ground. “Yeah. You could say we did our Tutorial together. Us, some cute Japanese guy with pink hair, and a doctor that disappeared.” The demon nodded before explaining further. “I am Seere. The Seventh Prince Of Hell and Kurai's summon.” Kurai then held up his right hand to show off the red pentacle on the top.
He rubbed his chin as he heard them both say they wanted to take over the old building. A thought crossed his mind and Kurai couldn't help but chuckle. He said his next words with a smirk on his face. “Sure. I suppose I could put off my vendetta for a bit. How much do you wanna rent out the space for?” The building did technically belong to him now after all.
Kurai smiled back at Hikari and let a puff of air out through his nose. “Yeah yeah. And I always told you that that thing leaves a trail.” What awaited them after she opened the door was completely unexpected. “HA! Level forty! No, I'm still stuck at one.” He couldn't stop giggling while trying to speak it took much longer than it should have to get it out. “Whatever. I can run if I need to. Plus I can probably make a bomb if I tried hard enough.” Maybe those jugs of gasoline would come in handy after all.
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Post by kurai on Oct 24, 2023 6:03:15 GMT
Kurai completely agreed with Yasuko's assessment of the hospital. Despite spending his fair share in a hospital room after several incidents he hadn't seen something like this before. Even when he got himself into the places he shouldn't have been. “Ain't that the truth. As if it being abandoned wasn't creepy enough. It looks like someone already looted the place.” Something he'd been planning to do, but nothing useful remained. At least not anything that wasn't already long expired. How long had this place been here?
Thankfully Yasuko managed to find the key to the door, but it was too little too late. Being the impatient man that he was Kurai had already triggered the alarm. Shit. If only he waited a few seconds longer. As he let out a long string of expletives his partner came over to unlock the door. It didn't do anything to stop the alarm, but at least they were able to get through the door now.
As he opened the heavy steel door Kurai answered loudly so he could be heard over the siren. “Yeah looks like the stealthy option is out of the question. Let's hope there's some way to turn off the alarm when we get in there.” He then proceeded forward into the clean white hallway behind the door. The hall seemed sterile and almost new.
Kurai walked down it until the pair found themselves in the middle of a crossroad. Three halls stretched out in a cross pattern around them. A sign on each one showed them what awaited at the end of each one. The left read 'storage'. The one in front of them apparently lead to a security room. Finally, the sign on the hall to the right had 'laboratory' on it.
He looked over at the other man with him and sighed. “Let's shut off this damn alarm. Fucking thing is giving me a headache and all this flashing isn't helping anytime.” Kurai blinked a few times and rubbed his eyes before continuing. At the end of the hall, he was met with another large door. This one didn't seem to be locked at least.
Kurai didn't seem to learn his lesson as he moved to open the door before consulting Yasuko once again. After yanking open the door he was greeted by a wall covered in small screens showing the live feed of functioning cameras. As well as two men sitting in office chairs staring at the pair in the doorway. They quickly began shouting about how they shouldn't be here and charging at them both.
Once they got out of their chairs Kurai quickly closed the door. “Wow. This really just can't be easy huh?”
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Post by kurai on Oct 19, 2023 7:13:38 GMT
Kurai nodded in response to Lowell's statement. “True that would really suck. There are all kinds of people out there that would want these creatures for who knows what reasons.” Hell if he felt like it with Seere's help he could probably recruit the imps they were going to see. That was probably an endeavor for another day though.
He was glad that Lowell was an agreeable man and put up with his shenanigans. If Kurai was paired up with a less patient man this mission could have gone badly. Thankfully the wolves were tame and didn't put up much of a fight either. One of them even kept an eye on Seere in case they ran too far ahead again.
Hmm, Lowell brought up a good point. They'd been here for a decent amount of time but hadn't seen hide nor hair of the spirit they were tasked to help. Kurai was rubbing his chin in thought when Seere piped up. “Perhaps the graves I saw could be of help.” He sighed heavily as the demon once again revealed they had information they didn't divulge. It took all he had to stop himself from taking a swing at his summon. “Again you don't tell me everything! Just show us where it is!”
When they were finished recording the information they needed for their survey Seere guided the way to a small cemetery. If you could call five gravestones a cemetery. Once they arrived Kurai began looking around the area for any clues that may point them towards their goal. “Any idea what we should be looking for?”
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Post by kurai on Oct 19, 2023 5:30:33 GMT
Well, here it was. His old house. Well, mansion was more accurate. After being brought to this new world he always intended to return, but he didn't think it would be so soon. Or that it would look so empty from the outside. He didn't see any of the telltale signs that the staff were at work right off. Oh well, that just made his job easier.
With a lighter in his pocket and more than a few jugs of gasoline in his inventory, he made his way to the least defended entrance to the building. The side door that he used numerous times to escape his overly controlling father. Luckily Kurai still had his keys in his pocket when he was transported to the abandoned hospital. The mace he was preparing to swing like a baseball bat suggested he had another idea on how to open it.
However, Kurai wasn't alone in this endeavor. A man in heavy dark grey armor with gold highlights, a similar spear, and two horns stood behind him. When the ever-vigilant man heard someone else nearby the demon raised their weapon in the women's direction. “What are you doing?” He asked them before lowering his mace and looking where they were pointing.
What he saw was beyond his expectations. There was no mistaking the woman that he was looking at. It was his sister alive and in the flesh. What were the chances? As he ran over the her and her unknown companion he waved an arm in the air. Unfortunately, that was the one holding his mace... “Yo Hikari!” The moment he was close enough he jumped into the air and dove at her. Hopefully into her waiting arms.
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Post by kurai on Oct 18, 2023 6:50:24 GMT
“Ain't that the truth.” There are little things more dangerous than someone who lives for spite. Kurai was once such a person, but with his father now gone what would he spite? Did he have to spite anyone? The system was a safe bet. Some algorithm with a face turned the world upside down and made it infinitely more hostile. That seemed like a good place to start.
He was just as frustrated with the situation as Panya was if not more. “All I can do is shoot things!” Kurai shouted as he thrashed the reigns about. Suddenly the woman called for him to perform evasive maneuvers. He wasn't sure why, but he prepared himself as he let her through.
Her grand plan was to attack the walls and cause the stalactites to fall. It was a good idea to slow down their competitors. If he could dodge them as well. Her efforts could end up hampering them more than they ended up helping them.
“You better hang on Panya!” By some miracle the carriage began to move between the falling debris. It wasn't as nimble as the actual motorized vehicles his opponents were using, but it managed. As a large chunk of stalactite fell on top of the last remaining sports car in the race a smaller one was hurtling towards them!
“Seere!” The demon knew instantly what they were to do. They aimed their spear at the rock coming their way and launched a white bolt of energy at it. At the same time, Kurai shot their own attack. The combined force broke it apart enough so that the fragments didn't cause serious damage to the cart. Although, he and Seere did have to cover their heads to prevent getting hurt.
Kurai jumped up and hollered in celebration! “Woohoo! That was so cool! Just one left! And look we're almost out of the cavern too!” He excitedly pointed towards the rapidly approaching light at the end of the tunnel. Soon enough they left the cavern and were back in the open desert.
The thumping on the ground kept setting the person on the motorcycle off course as the finish line came into view. It sounded much closer than before and was steadily encroaching on them. “We're almost there Panya! Just a bit more and we'll be able to reap the rewards!” His excitement was quickly dampened as the sight of an enormous golem caught his eye. It was obviously the source of the tremors but was quite a distance away from the track. “Let's hope that thing minds its own business until we're done.”
De/buffs: N/A Used: Basic Attack x2 (F-rank PWR damage)
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Post by kurai on Oct 18, 2023 2:59:06 GMT
Kurai was surprised at how spacious everything was. If he didn't know any better he'd say he was in his own house. Well, it was built inside an old ruin so maybe this wasn't so unexpected. Still, the fact they set up shop in something like this was amazing in itself. Seere wouldn't stop chattering about all the things they saw while going through the tour.
They didn't get their own bathrooms, but that was fine. He was glad that they would be able to get their own rooms and that even came with locks! However, when dealing with superpowered individuals it was substandard, to say the least. Hell even for a normal intruder he would consider it subpar. Kurai would have to get his own lock at some point.
When Sylvia mentioned they would need more beds he realized that out of the people gathered he was the only one that had a single summon. He thought that was to be expected with him being low-level, but seeing how many Lowell could conjure changed that. Once again he wished he was stronger. At least with the points he had he'd be able to gain a few levels soon.
This Dee Dee seemed much more capable than they appeared. Who would have expected a young girl to make not only soap but a functional bath and heater? And to create an irrigation system to divert river water to the ruins was genius. However, once again the wooden lockers seemed subpar. They looked nice and were crafted well, but anyone with a reasonable amount of strength can break in.
Still, when did she have the time to learn all this? Did she grow up in a survivalist camp or something? What kind of life is that for a kid? Not that he's one to talk. “You're pretty good with your hands huh? You're a little young to know how to do all this. Shouldn't you have been out making friends and playing games or something?” There was Kurai's signature brand of bluntness. Many would probably just call it rudeness.
Oh, the mess hall! That meant food! He should have gotten something to eat while he had the chance.
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Post by kurai on Oct 18, 2023 1:45:17 GMT
What? Of course, he was going down to the basement. Was that even really a question? “You saw that damn popup thing. We have to figure out this place's secret and free some idiots who got themselves caught like us. But worse I guess. If we want to get out of here, we need to play the game.” For now at least.
So Kurai began making his way to the basement. To his surprise, the pink-haired man didn't start following him. He was almost about to commend their courage to stay alone in an unknown location after being kidnapped. That quickly changed when he heard whining and the sound of footsteps in the halls.
They even tried to save face and act like they were the one doing HIM a favor. So dumb. He opened his mouth to tell them off, but a voice in the back of his mind stopped him. “Let them be. They are scared. You must have acted similarly at one point.” Once again it made a point he couldn't refute. Damn thing seemed to know just how to get at him. “Sure. Just don't get in the way.”
The doorway to the basement couldn't be any more stereotypically creepy. “Exactly. In and out. No need to be scared. If they wanted us dead they would have killed us before we woke up.” Unless whoever took the pair wanted to torture them, but there was no need to worry Pinky further.
The instant they got to the bottom of the stairs Yasuko latched onto him like they were on a date at a horror movie. With the position they were in Kurai could finally tell that they were a man. Or at least they were very flat for a woman.
He couldn't help but chuckle at the sudden change in demeanor. There was a certain pleasure in watching someone's tough exterior break down. No matter how flimsy it was. “Adorable.” Kurai placed his left arm over Yasuko's shoulder before continuing to explore the basement.
For the most part, things looked like what one would expect from a hospital basement. It was used mostly for storage, but most of the supplies were missing from the shelves. After looking around for a few minutes all they could find was a solid steel door held shut by a massive padlock.
“Shit let's look around. Maybe we can find a key or some secret door.” Kurai even tried searching the walls for hidey holes, buttons, levers... anything that would help them really. When he couldn't find any he grabbed hold of the padlock and yanked as hard as they could. Which promptly set off a siren and red flashing lights. “God damn it! Of course, the damn alarm system is still working!”
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Post by kurai on Oct 16, 2023 4:10:56 GMT
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Post by kurai on Oct 16, 2023 4:05:43 GMT
The last slime continued its onslaught against Seere with a signature slime tackle. It dove through the air and despite the demon's attempt to dodge the attack it managed to catch their side. The same side that the icicles were sticking out of. They roared out in pain once more before the ice slime spat another stream of ice spears at their chest.
The demon fell to the ground after another popup told Kurai that his demon had fallen. “Damn things! You're just some low-level slimes! Come back and kill this bastard already Seere!” He raised his hand in the air as the pentacle on it glowed with red light. Their fingers began to twitch and an intense white aura surrounded the fallen demon. Using their spear to prop themselves up they slowly worked their way back to their feet.
To keep his summon safe while they regenerated Kurai dashed at the ice slime and used his mace like a golf club to send it flying. That wasn't enough to finish it off though. Like the rock slime, the ice must have given its body more structure and more defense. As the creature splatted against the wall of the cave he sent a red bolt of energy at it to finish it off.
The slime stuck to the wall for a brief moment before it jumped off to dodge his attack. It launched itself at Kurai this time but was stopped mid-flight by a white spear of energy hitting it. The attack caused the slime to splatter over his body and face. “Ugh sick!”
His gagging and coughing prevented him from reading the popup from Earth-Chan right off. Kurai wiped off his face once he regained his composure so he could read the message notifying him that the mission was complete. “Good that's over with. Jesus Christ. Let's go get some levels so you don't die to some basic mobs again.” While they were exiting the cave Seere responded. “It is not my fault the system in place limits my power. We will have to remedy that soon enough.”
De/buffs: On Black Wings (Seere gains +10% all Stats and reduces cooldowns by 1 on kill) Used: Basic Attack x2 (F-rank PWR damage), Duty Eternal (Revived Seere), Goblin Mace (F-rank PWR damage)
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Post by kurai on Oct 16, 2023 3:36:47 GMT
Seere wasn't without their own problems as the last remaining slime without a target set its sights on them. While they were focused on the pumpkin-like creature the ice slime spit icicles at the demon. They yelled out in pain as the sharp projectiles embedded into their side. Unfortunately, they were denied their revenge as the spear-shaped bolt of energy they sent in return missed. The body of the slime squashed down to dodge the attack before it jumped further away from the demon.
Kurai scrambled to his feet after the cat slime was squashed against the wall. The one filled with rocks tried to ram itself into him once more, but he was able to throw himself against the wall to get out of the way. As if the pain in his stomach wasn't bad enough his shoulder hurt now too. That didn't stop him from turning around and swinging his mace at the rock slime.
The weapon hit its mark, but much to his surprise the slime didn't explode like the others did. The rocks making up some of its body must have made it more durable. The attack stunned it for just long enough for Kurai to bring his mace back like a bat and swing it in the slime's direction. Another red bolt of energy shot out and collided with the creature. Finally, the slime making up its body lost its shape. “That's the last one! Let's get this over with Seere!”
De/buffs: On Black Wings (Seere gains +10% all Stats and reduces cooldowns by 1 on kill) Used: Basic Attack x2 (F-rank PWR damage), Goblin Mace (F-rank PWR damage)
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Post by kurai on Oct 16, 2023 1:59:52 GMT
Kurai retrieved his newly obtained mace from his inventory while Seere rushed forward at the slime. Before they could get to it a red bolt of energy hit the creature and popped it like a water balloon. “See? Easy!” He blew off the smoldering head of the mace he used to aim the attack before they made their way into the mouth of the cave.
Inside there were more of the slimes as expected. They were sent to clear out an entire den after all. One that had rocks embedded in it, another with chunks of ice, and one that looked like a pumpkin. Possibly the weirdest of all was the one that looked like a cat head with a tail. “I have not seen slimes such as these before. Interesting. Shame we must eliminate them.”
Once again Seere launched themselves at the nearest enemy, but were able to make contact this time. Their spear quickly pierced the pumpkin slime before a white glow began to emanate from within. The blast of energy unleashed from the tip of their weapon splattered it across the cave wall.
With his ranged attack depleted Kurai dashed at the rock slime with his mace ready. As he approached the creature propelled itself into his chest. The force of the attack knocked him straight on his ass and the air out of his lungs. Getting hit in the chest sucked normally. Getting hit by a giant rock hurt like a bitch. Yeah, he really shouldn't have underestimated the slimes...
While he was on the ground the cat slime tried to jump on his face presumably to eat him. After he caught his breath a swing of his mace quickly stopped that however. The hit sent the cat hurtling to the right where it got crushed between his weapon and the wall. Damn. It was cute too.
De/buffs: On Black Wings (Seere gains +10% all Stats and reduces cooldowns by 1 on kill) Used: Basic Attack x2 (F-rank PWR damage), Goblin Mace (F-rank PWR damage)
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