! {New Mail – Unread [x34]}
* [BunnyLoop]: Excuse me, I saw your auction post for [Crypt Death Lock], and I’d like to buyout this item for 2.000.000
* [SeraphinaWW]: Hi there! Could you provide more details about how ‘increased potency’ and ‘duration’ work with enchanted spells? Also, is ‘Crucible Black’ single-target or AoE?
* [Darkheart]: I’m thinking of buying out the auction for 1.5 million. Interested in a quick sale?
* [Elysia Sunstrider]: I’ve bid several times but keep getting sniped. If you're open to private offers, I can go as high as 2 million.
* [Vex'aria Shadowblade]: Haha, 1 million? You must be joking! I’ll offer 500k.
* [Gideon Stormweaver]: 300k final offer – way too high at 1 million.
* [Cassia Silverleaf]: Would you accept payments in instalments if I'm the highest bidder?
* [XTBlackwood]: 200k plus a free repair service if you throw in a ‘repair’ service
* [BunnyLoop]: I apologize, I meant for 5.000.000
* [Gideon Stormweaver]: Lol, idiots actually bid 3 mil wtf, you scammer
* [Skyborn3]: If nobody meets your reserve, would you sell it to me for 6 million?
* [Lyra Nightingale]: What do ‘Necromancy-based’ and ‘Blood-based’ Spells mean for this item? Is it like one or the other?
* [Skyborn3]: Hey, I’m truly interested in this time. Might we work something out?
* [IsoldeEmerald]: Could you give me some guidance on whether my character’s stats are high enough to wield this effectively? Other than the requirements, you know. I bid 7 mil
* [Rowan Shadowrunner]: Trade this Crypt Death Lock for two legendary weapons of your choice from my collection.
* [Finn888]: Payment in the form of a well-trained pet shadow wolf, if that's interesting to you. Level 200, and it’s legendary type too.
* [GwenJet]: I can offer 8 million, plus a legendary item, if you want.
* [BunnyLoop]: Hello, excuse me. Please, I would like to purchase [Crypt Death Lock], I can give you $10.000.000. Please respond.
‘All these fighting for a single legendary item.’
‘Though, I must admit that it is quite unique.’
Checking on the forum, it looks like the item is trending.
* [anonymous]: What the fuck, I heard someone is trying to trade two legendries for this thing.
* [BBBolt]: 8 Millioooooooooooooon!
Checking out the video tab, there are surprisingly a lot of number of content creator are covering this item. No wonder it’s popular. One of them in particular is this…
“Yo, guys. What the fuck! New Legendary item just dropped on the Auction, and it’s fucking insane! Like, look here, check this out.”
“5 million at the time of making this video. This is the second biggest bid in the history of Ekolia’s auction and I predict that it’s going to keep rising. Just look at this thing.”
“A fucking Light Weapon for a mage. No physical attack, but that 1100 Magical Attack is the BIGGEST one I’ve ever seen out of any legendary that is purely on one stat of attack. Usually it was split, but this time, you don’t have to worry about wasted potential here. You got the whole thing.”
“This fucking thing also has two, I repeat, TWO Potency increasing enchantment. DOUBLING the already rare Necromancy-based spells, and God only knows how many people actually got to use this one, Blood Magic. And that’s not all either, this thing got an increased effect on Conjuration-type spells and every conjuration spells are activated twice. What the fuck!”
“And it doesn’t fucking stop. It even has an innate spell that I’ve never even heard before. [Crucible Black], Cast Sign to conjure Death Lord from beyond, wreaking havoc to everything in its path, dealing 1500-3000 damage. And if you think that’s impressive, remember the conjuration effect? That means upon casting this innate spell, it is conjured twice. Oh my god…”
“It does cost 2000 Mana, but bro, it’s pretty much halved the moment you summon two of the bastards, and you don’t even have to use it too! Just summon other creatures and there’ll be two of them popping up. If you’ve got the money, bro… and this thing is post-patch too, wtf?!”
“Now, there is a bit of a caveat, well not really. But this store is extremely new. Like, this is literally the first item they auction. Dola is what the vendor is called, so I gotta…”
! {New Mail}
* [BunnyLoop]: Hello, please respond. I really want this weapon. Just name your price, and it’ll be awesome if we could meet. Thank you.
“How persistent.”
* [Vendor-Luosa]: I have a set for the weapon, you either bid for the weapon or buy the entire set / Attached-Preview: [Crypt Death Robe], [Crypt Death Footwrap]
* [BunnyLoop]: Oh my god, thank you for replying, finally!
* [BunnyLoop]: Wait, what do you mean by set?
* [BunnyLoop]: Ahh hold on, oh my god. There’s a set?! You’re sure about this? Wait, what about the price though? How much do you want for them?
* [Vendor-Luosa]: …
* [BunnyLoop]: Not trying to shade anyone here, I assure you. I just really want the item. Would you mind waiting for a few minutes? Please.
* [Vendor-Luosa]: Ok.
Sliding the chat away, ‘Now where’s that bitch, Rosa.’
I told her that we should meet at the gate of the town in this fine morning. I assumed she also teleports to Sonata considering she’s familiar with the name of this town when I mentioned it. Suddenly, I felt someone touching my shoulder, and not even a sound of footsteps of it I heard.
Without a mask, now I can see her face, and it is indeed not the face of my sister. Looking up and down, she’s still wearing rags. I can’t comment on it since I’m on a borrowed item.
[Rosa]: “Been waiting long?”
[Siola]: “Mhm, what do I call you?”
[Rosa]: “Rosa, what else?”
[Siola]: “…”
Adding her as my party member, “There, accept.”
! {New Party Member has been added}
* Rosa / Rogue / Level 30
[Siola]: “Level 30 and you’re still looking like that. Can’t you just buy an item from the Cash Shop? It’s not like you’re me.”
[Rosa]: “You jest. Playing with a toy I’m not familiar off, it’ll have to wait until I have full of understanding of this… whole thing.”
[Siola]: “Uhuh, show me your status.”
[Rosa]: “Here.”
[Siola]: “Not even a shred of hesitation.”
===== Profile Status =====
Statistics
* Name: Rosa
* Level: 30
* Class: Rogue
* Title: [Ambusher], [Blade Master], [Indomitable]
Primary Attributes
* Max Health: 1 [+0.05] | Max Mana: 12 [+0.6] | Max Stamina: 80 [+4]
* Health: 1.05 | Mana: 12.6 | Stamina: 84
Secondary Attributes
* Strength: --- / Dexterity: 10 / Endurance: ---
* Vitality: 1 / Agility: 19
* Intelligence: --- / Faith: --- / Luck: ---
Combat
* Physical Attack: 50 [+25] + 50 [+25] / Physical Defense: ---
* Magical Attack: --- / Magical Defense: ---
* Health Regeneration: 0.001 / Mana Regeneration: 0.01 / Stamina Regeneration: 1.9
Active Effect
* [---]
===== Profile Status =====
===== Ability Status =====
Title
* Ambusher / Hunter lies in wait / Effect: Attacking unaware target can have 10% chance for them to be stunned for 10 seconds. Deal additional 250% damage on the first strike and 100% damage for the next 10 seconds
* Blade Master / Mastery of the blades require stillness and precision / Effect: All Bladed Light Weapon has innate chance to cause [Hemorrhage], reducing 30% of their Max Health and blocked their heals from Potions for the next 10 seconds, causes bleed for the duration. All Bladed Light Weapon now have increased 50% damage
* Indomitable / One who overcome a great challenge against a mighty foe / Effect: Gain Invincibility for 5 second when health drops below 25%. Immune from being staggered and have 50% resistance from being stunned
Innate Ability
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* Fleetfoot (Passive) / Level 1 / Dodging attacks in close proximity increases movement speed by 10% and increase Stamina Regeneration by 5% for 5 second
Skill
* Power Throw / Level 5 (Max) / Effectively strengthened the force of thrown item, increases attack power by 80% / Cost: 3 Stamina
* Unarmed Combat (Passive) / Level 5 (Max) / Unarmed strikes now deal additional 150% damage. Grants additional 40 Strength and 40 Dexterity when unarmed. Grants additional 245 Physical Defense when unarmed.
* Killer Advantage (Passive) / Level 5 / Attacking unaware targets deals 150% damage
* Light-footed (Passive) / Level 10 (Max) / Null the sound of your footsteps
* Sneak (Passive) / Level 8 / Increases the likely hood of being spotted while obscured by 50%
* Backstab (Passive) / Level 5 / Strikes from behind deals additional 30% damage
Spell
* [---]
Miracle
* [---]
===== Ability Status =====
===== Equipment Status =====
* [2x] Sarak Claw / Uncommon / Physical Attack: 50 / Magical Attack: 0 / Enchantment: None / Requirement: 8 Dexterity, 5 Agility
===== Equipment Status =====
For a beginner, she already leagues above them. Probably much closer to me. Still, it’s much more impressive since she’s doing this post-patch. One could only imagine what she would be like before then. I guess she really is serious about this.
That’s good.
It is only fair if I were to show her my status, but she didn’t even ask. I showed it to her anyway so she can grasp my strength in comparison and what I can do.
[Rosa]: “Magic. What an odd thing.”
[Siola]: “Trust me, you can’t go without it. You’ll be benefitted from investing on some spells. But you need Intelligence stats to learn them.”
[Rosa]: “Rubbish, but fine. I shall adhere to the rules.”
! {New Mail}
* [BunnyLoop]: Hello, you still have the items, right? I’ve talked to some people, and we’ve agreed to take your items for 40 million dollars. Here are the reasons why / Attached: [Picture Bundle]
* [BunnyLoop]: I think that’s the fairest price for those items
[Rosa]: “What is it?”
[Siola]: “Someone looking to buy an item. 40 million.”
[Rosa]: “In dollars?”
[Siola]: “Yes.”
[Rosa]: “Impressive. Do 25 more of that and I’m sure grandfather would happily welcome you back, his forehead on the ground too.”
She chuckles.
[Siola]: “…”
* [Luosa]: You missed the point on the footwrap. Mobility-disrupting effects doesn’t just tie in to the ones that hinder you from moving, but ones that can stop you completely too. Petrification, stun, etc.
* [BunnyLoop]: What?! I didn’t know that!
* [BunnyLoop]: O-Okay, wait, please wait. Another 5 million. No, I can do 50 million on everything. Please, sell it to me. Please! I really wanted it!
I’m sure other people would give me some offers when they know it’s a set, but it’s not going to go the same way. I could probably sell them for 40-45 million then.
* [Luosa]: 50 million, alright. Where do you wanna meet?
* [BunnyLoop]: Really? Great, I’m in Sonata Kingdom capital right now, or I could go to you instead?
* [Luosa]: No, I’ll come to you. Give me a few hours.
* [BunnyLoop]: Awesome! Thank you so much!
* [BunnyLoop]: I’ll be around the Adventurer’s Guilds, tell me when you’re nearby.
[Siola]: “50 million, they said.”
[Rosa]: “Hm, a sweet price. I take it they wanted us to meet then, hmm?”
[Siola]: “Yeah, how do you know?”
[Rosa]: “Spending that amount of money? One would want to establish a connection. In case of future benefits.”
[Siola]: “Right, but first, our clothes.”
Leading the charge, I went to look for some NPC that sells equipment that we like. We eventually arrive to Mult General Store. Established by an NPC, it’s not big and its empty inside.
[Shopkeeper]: “Welcome, welcome. Please, take a look around. Don’t hesitate to ask, I may have what you need in the back.”
[Siola]: “I’d like to trade items with your equipment.”
[Shopkeeper]: “Certainly, may I ask what items you wish to trade?”
[Siola]: “I have this staff, and cores from common to epic rarity.”
[Shopkeeper]: “An epic rarity cores from monsters? Why I would certainly give a pretty amount of gold for that. This staff is although quite common in magic stores, it is still of value.”
[Siola]: “Some light armors, clothes, and if you have a magical device or staff that can enhance all spells potency. Show me.”
[Shopkeeper]: “Most certainly, ma’am.”
Glancing at Rosa, she seems unlikely to cause trouble.
[Shopkeeper]: “Here you go, ma’am. These are ones that I have in stock.”
* Linen-Etched Cotton Armored Skirt One Piece / Cloth / Common / Physical Defense: 10 / Magical Defense: 0 / Enchantment: None / Requirement: None
* Linen-Etched Cotton Leggings and Boots / Cloth / Common / Physical Defense: 10 / Magical Defense: 0 / Enchantment: None / Requirement: None
* Linen-Etched Cotton Gloves / Cloth / Common / Physical Defense: 5 / Magical Defense: 0 / Enchantment: None / Requirement: None
* Linen-Etched Chainmail / Light Armor / Uncommon / Physical Defense: 50 / Magical Defense: 0 / Enchantment: None / Requirement: 5 Dexterity, 3 Agility
* Linen-Etched Gloves / Light Armor / Uncommon / Physical Defense: 35 / Magical Defense: 0 / Enchantment: None / Requirement: 3 Dexterity, 3 Agility
* Linen-Etched Leggings and Boots / Light Armor / Uncommon / Physical Defense: 50 / Magical Defense: 0 / Enchantment: None / Requirement: 5 Dexterity, 3 Agility
[Shopkeeper]: “I’m afraid I don’t have anything better than this, and I don’t have any weapon that matches what you need. I’m sorry.”
Narrowing my eyes down, looking at him in the eye, holding his gaze as he sweats nervously. I’ve been wondering why he is so polite, but it looks like he’s… afraid.
Laying a couple of cores on the table.
[Siola]: “How many do you want for them?”
[Shopkeeper]: “J-Just a few epics and some for each rarity below it.”
[Siola]: “How much… exactly?”
[Shopkeeper]: “Th-Three, Ma’am. Five for the rest.”
Gave him what he wants plus an extra epic core. We changed into them in an empty alley, and I put the outfit that I’ve borrowed tucked into my Inventory. Looking at Rosa, she looks like she has accustomed to her new outfit already.
[Rosa]: “I prefer to have less weight put on me, but this is nothing. I guess it’s a pass.”
Rolling my eyes. We head towards the gate.
[Siola]: “You haven’t increased your Health points at all.”
[Rosa]: “I never have a need to.”
[Siola]: “Right.”
We set out to Sonata Kingdom capital. Following the path I thread with Minty, we traced back uphill towards the forest above. There we see that black stygian ape again.
[Rosa]: “Oh, that thing. There seems to be a lot of them around this part.”
[Siola]: “Yeah.”
It caught on us.
*Hogh-hoghogh*
[Rosa]: “Want me to handle it?”
Clicking my tongue as the gorilla charged at us. I cast a sign, with both my index and middle fingers aimed towards the incoming attack. I can feel the energy on my fingertips.
Mirroring with my other hand, I chop, “Mindsplitter.”
Unseen force shattered its head, blood leaks out of its eyes and ears as it falls rolling on the ground.
! {Level UP}
[Rosa]: “Hunh, so that’s magic. It’s like you put a little daemon on that thing and pops.”
[Siola]: “Daemon, huh. I guess it’ll looks to be that way.”
I guess from my perspective, Rosa has been living in a different world. Just like Rakuri and Kurira was to me when I started playing Ekolia.
! {You have made a sale}
* $2500: Stygian Sting
[Siola]: “Hm? Someone just bought an item. $2500.”
[Rosa]: “Oh, that’s good. You can have a fulfilling meal for a day.”
[Siola]: “…”
Her witty comment aside, it’s good that I’m not alone with my thoughts.
It doesn’t take long before we reach the broken gate. Which means, we’re now inside the controlled area of Sonata.
We continued our walk as I begin charging [Hex Flame]. Arcane particles gather around my hands, turning my fingernails black. Animated in fiery charred of a flame.
[Siola]: “Hrmm, if only I have a full glove instead of a fingerless one.”
[Rosa]: “It doesn’t look too bad.”
[Rosa]: “Anyway, who is this person who is will to fork out 50 million dollars for your items?”
[Siola]: “I don’t know.”
[Rosa]: “You don’t? Are you not worry that you might end up in a bit of a predicament?”
[Siola]: “If it’s a week ago, I might.”
Rustling in the bushes, one by one, a man and a woman, three, four. 7 of them came out of them and starts looking down on us. Archers on the uphill, two behind us, three in front.
[Man 1]: “Ladies.”
[Man 2]: “Ayyy,” squatting, “Looking a little fresh there.”
[Woman 1]: “You two need a lil helping hand?”
[Man 1]: “Wanna join our party? We got some open for you, if you would open something up for us.”
[Man 2]: “Kekekeke.”
I’m already not in a good mood, you ass.
[Rosa]: “Heheh, these clowns. Though I have never fight against anyone else here before. Can you show me how it’s done, Siola?”
[Man 2]: “Hey sissy!” teleporting right in front of my face, “We’re talking to ya. Can’t you show some respect?”
My teeth clenched as I look at his punk ass in the eye.
[Siola]: “Find someone else, ***.”
[Man 2]: “Huh?”
[Man 2]: “Huhhhhhhhh?”
[Man 2]: “What did you say you little piece of shit? You wanna die?!”
! {Pantheon Drive}
Pushing him, his eyes widened and it opens wider as I deliver a blow to his gut with a kick.
*BAM*
“Goghahk?!”
Grabbing his wrist, I kick his side, shattering his ribs.
[Man 1]: “Houuuhngh?!”
My fist clenched as I send an open hand uppercut his jaw, onto his brain. Grabbing the crevices of his head I split it in two. Blood splattered.
[Woman 1]: “Huh? Wh-What just—”
Lunges at her with my hand going through her eye. Puncturing her stomach as I opened her a hole to this fucking bitch.
[Woman 1]: “Ngaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!”
[Man]: “Hraaaaaaah!”
Slapping a dildo (mace) on my head. Fear in his eye. I grabbed his neck.
[Man 1]: Hiiiiiik?! N-No, please! Stop stop!”
Pressing his head more and more until it turns pink. More and more, until I crushed it.
The archer fell on his butt, “Wh-Whaaat I’m I’m out of here!”
“Light Spear!”
Blade of light punctured at the center of his head, he falls. Four left.
“Mind Splitter!”
“Goghgk?!
“Hex Pillar!”
The black flame in my fingernails turn into a black magic circle, and summons a large pillar that burns two of the stunned bastards. Burning themin the cursed flame.
“Gyaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!”
“Heeeeeeeeeeeelp!”
“Heeeeeeeeeeeeelp meeeee!”
“Pleaseeee… Stop iiiiiiiit!”
Only one archer left. His legs trembling, quickly, he turns away and started running.
“Conjure Beast Spawn.”
Dark white circle appeared and soon a portal opens, summoning a skeletal hound with red eyes. It chases after the man running as if there is no obstacle in its path.
“No, no! Noooooooooooooooooo!”
My hearts beating so fast as I relish these kills. I wish I could do more, but I’m satisfied.
! {Level UP}
! {Level 100 Milestone has been reached}
! {Innate Ability has been unlocked}
* Potent Arcana (Passive) / Rank 1 / Arcane / Arcane-based Spells have increased 10% Potency. Increase Mana Regeneration by 0.5 per second