A nice hearty meal where Raven and his allies have the full right to proceed with their work. Clearing out dungeons, with everyone going into it. Raven was with Yennifer, a better way to catch up. Raven put on his Persona of Crimson Rain Petals as the pair headed inside a dungeon. Finding themselves in a barren land. Remnants of an urban hellscape, destroyed buildings everywhere. Raven offered his hand to Yennifer as he helped her step down from the dungeon portal that closed right behind them.
"A sad sight this is." Yennifer spoke as her eyes darted around. Using aura to get a feel for what looms within the ruins and the endless ocean of sand. A human leaped out before them, the symbol of demons carved on their heads. Clearly they were cultists of a particular demon.
"Be the sacrifice for our lo-" Off with the cultist's head as Yennifer's saber began to roar as the cultists got out from their place. Glancing to the right, Raven could see a few demons in the mix while on the left were mainly cultists. Number wise? It was a lot.
"How many do you think, my bird?" Yennifer said as she stood by Raven's side with Raven just counting the numbers in his head.
"Maybe about five thousand, maybe more. You want to take on the demons, my lioness?"
"Of course. I am curious to see what demons are like. Will you clear the rabble for me?" Raven drew his blade as crimson petals flowed out from the blade, just holding it as they responded to his will. Scattering all around the area, whereby the cultists would be cut down easily. Clearing the way for Yennifer to walk over to the demons, humanoid bodies with multiple features. Six arms, three heads, four arms and so on.
"You dare human? You will pay for your ins-" Yennifer's blade was her answer, slashing heads of the demons of with a swift motion.
"You were right my lovely bird. Seems like there are too many idiots who believe on spouting those words instead of attacking." Raven switched to Abyss Gaze, putting on the gloves. As white roses glowed from them as he drew out a pair of pistols. Blasting off shots that tore through the heads of a few cultists, closing the gap as Raven brought out a pair of tomahawks. Hacking through the cultists as one attempted to strike at Raven from behind. An elbow to the face as Raven wielded a greatsword, swinging it down. Kicking up the dust and dirt into the air. Concealing himself within as his azure eyes glowed. Haunting them within the mist, a pair of knives. Lacerating limbs, slitting throats, knife piercing the neck and a flick of his wrist to snap the throat. The dust cleared up as Raven wielded a pair of shotguns.
Blasting off shots that tore through the numbers, the recoil forcing him to take steps back. Letting go off the shotguns as they vanished as a pair of lances appeared instead. The cultists fired their guns, watching Raven swerve through their gunfire. Zig-zagging as he raised the lances. Bolting forward as he skewered a dozen of them to a wall. Readying a scythe as Raven went to harvest some heads. A blur as the glimmering scythe claimed their lives. Yennifer was standing by with her cup of coffee, watching her husband's act of massacring the poor cultists. Enjoying her sip, when a demon approached her from behind. A longsword flew straight into the demon's arm, then rapid blasts of slugs that tore the limbs off. The demon fell to the floor, turning to look at Yennifer who seemed to be bored, as it was about to curse at her. A mace flew from above crushing the demon's head.
Yennifer watched how a flock of harpies flew at Raven, seeing him run up across the buildings. Leaping into the air as he readied the pistols. Clipping their wings with rapid gunfire, rolling on the ground as he went after them.
"What is this? Just glory and bravado?" Yennifer glanced at the voice of the demon who was as tall as a skyscraper appearing before their eyes. Having a hundred arms that were wriggling around to grab the fallen cultists, bringing them over to its four heads. The arms stretched like snakes coiling for their prey.
"For our lord! We will be your sacr-" One of the heads spoke, only to take a shotgun blast to the face.The hundreds of arms gave chase to Raven. How stretchable they were was going to be its downfall as Raven ran straight to the arms, forcing them to coil against each other.
"What!? How ca-" Getting close as Raven punched its face away, drawing out a knife as he stabbed the demon lord's eye. Hanging as he glanced at the hands that had become pretzels. Proceeding with his attack, Raven readied a pair of machetes. Lashing out on the demon lord's four heads. The demon lord was helpless, even summoning elemental attacks. Only for it to fail as it hit the demon lord's faces multiple times. Groaning in pain while Raven continued to lacerate through. When it could barely get an idea of Raven's presence, Raven readied the greatsword to chop the necks off. Springing upwards in the air as he spiraled downwards. Cutting the demon lord's body in half.
Walking over to Yennifer who offered her cup, as Raven took a sip. Pure bitterness in his mouth, but a slight hint of acidity. It was interesting in a way. Yennifer lifted Raven's mask, then pecking his cheek.
"Was I slow?"
"No, seeing one of my Husband's strongest skills has been fascinating. No aura or magic either."
"This one is purely reliant on one's own innate strength. It's not perfect yet, Abyss Gaze is a lot more powerful than this. Time for the rewards."
Mutated Dungeon Completed.
B mutated to S rank Dungeon had been stopped!
Proficiency Rate
Crimson Rose Petals : 1%.
Abyss Gaze : 13%.
Special Ticket reward.
Special Summon Ticket!
3 SSR Guaranteed with 30 Pulls.
With how much work the Association has been giving them, having more allies would be beneficial. Even the current team couldn't handle everything. Sometimes joining other Hunters in dungeons which was great but they have to wait because the Association needed time to handle the loot.
"Time for a pull."
First 10 Pull!
1. Crimson Rain Petal (item)
2.Henchman of Burisa (item)
3.Vanguard Operator (item)
4. Talentless Hero SR(item)
5.Vanguard Operator (item)
6.Moonlight Solitude (item)
7.The Weakest One (good karma item)
8.Lieutenant of Cloud Breaker (item)
9.Flames of the Forest (item)
10. Moonlight Solitude (item)
Second 10 Pull!
1.Fragmented Mage SSR Ally!
2.Scorpio (item)
3.God of War (item)
4.Crimson Rain Petals (item)
5. Flames of the Forest (item)
6.Conscript of Ibis SSR Ally!
7.Flames of the Forest (item)
8.Shady Enforcer (item)
9.Henchman of Burisa SR ally!
10.Talentless Hero (item)
Third 30 Pull!
1.Crimson Rain Petals (item)
2.Flames of the forest (item)
3.Shadow Lord (item)
4.Arctic Fox SR Ally!
5.Shady Enforcer SR Ally!
6.Moonlight Solitude (item)
7.A Most Evil Being (item)
8.Talentless Hero (item)
9. Smiling Mime SSR Ally!
10.Lieutenant of Cloud Breaker SR Ally!
"Not bad." Raven glanced at the door that appeared in front of him.
Fragmented Mage SSR Ally
Solomon.
Magic Swordsman of Mishka.
Former head of the Mishka Republic's Sabers. Now retired to lend Raven a hand.
Proud Knight He has his pride as a knight, and is known for always protecting people. 10th stage Mana His mastery of mana is at the 10th stage, he can manifest most spells with just his thoughts Neutral element. He can use intermediate spells of other elements and advanced magic of neutral element. Debuffing master What makes Solomon a threat is that he can use advance magic to debuff enemies. From increasing weapon weight, blinding or concussing them with a magic spell for a few seconds. I make my situation suit me. His debuff magic has been able to stop various enemies in their tracks. From using ground to slow them down, turning the surface slippery. Making his armor be slippery to make attacks miss. His debuffing technique can be taught to allies that can use mana and aura.
Conscript of Ibis SSR Ally
General Lowell.
Formerly the Highest Ranking officer in the Ibis Military.
With the war over, he spends most of his time as an administrator.
When the chance was given, he would join Raven on the frontlines.
Uses a pistol and a saber.
Seasoned Commander He's got a taste for blood thirst and combat. Commands given under him will increase combat efficiency of all those who follow it. Star of Ibis The highest honor an officer can receive, one for the many feats. Discerning Eye An eye for the details and one who can spot traps and disguises right away. Administrator of the Entire Army Logistical needs for an entire army is something he sorted out. He was able to make the army work within 75% of its budget and reduced anything that was useless. Cut the bullshit. Doesn't do grand speeches against enemies. if an enemy does that. He will shoot them first and just signal the soldiers to kill it.
Henchman of Burisa Ally
Donald's Crew.
Donald's 30 best men who follow him through and threw.
A group of brawlers.
Crush them all Under Donald's command, these guys will use the environment and whatever they have to take down their foes. *50% damage resistance. Don't mess with the Burisa's people Attacks on Donald or Raven will force the crew to act up on instinct Sometimes you gotta loot from idiots. When beating enemies, they will drop shards that'll be useful for you along with items.
You can farm enemies with these guys to get certain items. Bonus if Donald's around.
Arctic Fox SR Allies
Team 6 of Arctic Foxes.
Wearing specially made gear using a mix of firearms and CQC hand to hand tactics.
Team 6 consist of 15 Foxes.
Nocturnal Hunt Better operators at night, Team 6 is equipped with firearms, Night Vision Goggles and the like to make their fights in night time areas much more efficient. *They get a 75% stealth bonus at night* We're part of the Arctic Foxes Winter/Ice areas do not affect them at all, they also gain better concealment and precision. Got your six. Team 6 as their name suggest is the team that handles enemies when the other teams have gone through the area, they handle clean up.
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Shady Enforcer SR Ally
Assistant Book Keepers.
Using their signature Kopis.
These 20 Book Keepers follow Rodin and Aisha's orders.
The Enforcer's Hand When commanded by Aisha, Rodin or Raven, they will handle their foes with extreme precision. Shade's Mark Shade tattoo with special ink. When acting upon orders of the Enforcer, Aisha or Rodin. They will act with full force. Their morale will be high and they can ignore damage to their bodies. Wrongs and Correctional. They work depending on who orders them. Rodin makes them do intel work. Aisha makes them do correctional work.
Smiling Mime SSR Ally!
Laughing Jester.
Smiling Mime's partner in combat.
Where Mime uses Karambits, Jester's uses plenty of knives.
Laughter Laughing during a fight can inflict mental damage to enemies that slows their reaction time. Psychological warfare. I see my next volunteer! Fast throwing speed and when a target has been marked as a volunteer, increased damage from other allies. Of course I can do tricks. Flexible body and gymnastic feats. Cartwheels and flips while throwing knives at enemies. I don't just have one knife... I always carry plenty. Since he's an ally in this world, he can make knives with aura. A Jester always has to put on a show. Always the center of attention for enemies, narrowing plenty of enemy's attention.
Lieutenant of Cloud Breaker Ally!
The 20 members of Cloud Breaker.
The lowest ranking members, but they got the ink for Cloud Breaker.
Wears shirts with the top three buttons undone, wielding katanas.
Sharp Edge Leaves bleed status effect on enemies. When enemies attack during that duration, they will suffer damage and strength loss. Cloud Steps Increases agility and positioning for the Cloud Breaker group. They position themselves to strike enemies fast with their blades. Finishing Up When dealing lethal blows on enemies, increases bleed stack on next target.
"Did you get anyone useful?" Raven smiled to Yennifer.
"I got someone really useful. Let's go back to the hotel." Heading back to the hotel to see the others lounging out in the open, seemingly bored out of their minds. Jack, Ciara, Glinter and Warcrest were playing poker. Regal was sitting by the bar, taking sips from his coffee. Fenris was sharpening his blades with Sichilde and Arcian.
"General Lowell." Raven called out as they see a man in military dress uniform appear. Back straight as a ruler, a presence that garnered the attention from Raven's allies.
"Private Raven.. What a ragtag group of people you have here. What's the issue?"
"Association stone walled us because of the fact we've been overworking their staff. Feel free to order the others around." Raven said as they see the casual shirts of the Book Keepers, the heavily armed Team 6 Arctic Foxes and the Cloud Breakers. Donald walked up to see his crew who were present. So were Laughing Jester who had began to do tricks. Using his nose on the floor, to balance his body. Followed by juggling six apples with his legs. Solomon walked in with his mane, wearing nothing but a casual tailcoat and fixing his sword by his hip.
"Well. Donald, I presume?" A nod from Donald.
"Have some of your men split into groups with 3 men each. Cloud Breakers and Arctic Foxes can join them on this. If the Association is having trouble with the looting, we can leave it to them. Donald's Crew can do some heavy lifting with the Cloud Breakers and Arctic Foxes acting as protection for the Association when needed. The rest of you can do the same, if the Hunters are working too much then we can take it easy. Book Keepers, same goes for you. We're not here to clear out dungeons. We're here to do work. Work can be killing monsters, making sure no dungeon breaks and handling the loot. We don't need it, but Hunters will need it. We do some nice work, get his reputation fixed. Then it'll be easier. So this is the idea." Lowell laid down the plan as everyone listened intently. Putting the three Valors to work as members of transports because of their speed and carrying ability will make it easier. Then having Glinter and Jack do the heavy lifting while Donald and his crew can help load the transports faster with the help of the Book Keepers. Cloud Breakers and Team 6 of Arctic Foxes can help to secure the transportation teams when they need to take some of the corpses.
"You could be my PR officer, General."
"Well Private. It's what I'm here for. Jersey. Give me the logistics you collected on the Hunter's Association. They might have logistic issues that's causing the delay in their work. I'll sort this out. How much intel do you have?"
"Enough to overthrow a small country." Lowell grinned, glancing at Raven. That grin? It meant that Lowell had plenty of work to do and the man's a workaholic. Raven remembered how one of his craziest strategies was to literally put an explosive beneath the buildings where the enemies were and just let the explosion take care of it during a bombardment. Building collapse, then going in and using rubble to bludgeon the enemy forces. A shrewd tactic but he did it with enemy munitions and made them have an operating cost lowered to near nothing.
"Jersey. Lowell's not a slave driver. He's a commander who once destroyed an entire army by literally doing nothing." That had everyone's attention.
"How?" Arcian inquired, perhaps wanting to know how did Lowell achieve that feat. They were thinking magic or explosives but... The answer?
"I just sat there and let the two armies fire upon each other. I just told my men to let them beat the crap out of each other and we go forward. Why should we waste time and resources in large scale fights when our enemies can do it for us? Fighting to the last man? An army fights to the last man in defensive operations, but offensive operations should focus on making sure that losses are minimal. Same goes for groups like yours. Fighting enemies in large numbers increases injury risks, so your focus should be on how to limit those. For example, Donald's Crew. Brawling in a street and brawling by a restaurant. It's easier to fight in a street because of space, but restaurant offers plenty of items to use. Chairs, tables and the like. We're here to support Raven, so what we should focus on? Minimizing our injuries and maintenance. I'll plan a schedule and how to continue from now on." Lowell explained then suddenly they see bright lights on Raven's body.
"You seem to have some lights on your body?"
"What is this now?" The lights began to glow even brighter.
"Father!" Ciara reached out to Raven.
"Oh you've got to be Fuc-" In a flash Raven was transported elsewhere. Finding himself in an urban city. Looking around for anything that made sense. The city looked different, people were just moving about. Busy with their daily things, Raven glanced up the sky. Searching for his phone and wallet. Both were missing.
"System?" There was no response.
"Persona List." No response either.
"What the hell is going on now?" A new system popped up in front of him.
Welcome.
This is a different world.
You may decide on your role.
Evil Karma (Bad Person) Neutral Karma (Determinant) Good Karma (Good Person)
You cannot use your personas.
Your allies cannot be summoned.
Your connection to Vinter has been severed.
Raven began massaging the bridge of his nose, trying to keep his mind calm. He just got back to his world and now he's in another world. In times like this, Raven just has to play the role he's been given.
"Find. What are the available roles?"
Available Roles are within the karma alignment.
Bad Karma Neutral Good Karma Civil Servant Civil Servant Civil Servant Pop Star Pop Star Pop Star Lawyer Lawyer Lawyer Artist Artist Artist Actor Actor Actor Chef Chef Chef Doctor Doctor Doctor Debt Ridden Man Debt Ridden Man Debt Ridden Man Blue Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker
Raven was trying to juggle his head around this, it felt like a compulsion to drive him to pick whichever one he wanted. If he thought about his karma, he would fall under the negative karma category. He needed time to process all of this. Just what was it that was needed to be done here?
You took too long to decide.
A role has been chosen for you.
Debt Ridden Man (neutral karma)
Your Story
Your name is Raven Ashenworth.
You're a debt ridden man from losing your house in a fire and funeral expenses for your family and several friends.
As a result you are willing to do any job.
You may use your experience up in your actions.
Good luck.
"Son of a-" A bright flash happened again where Raven felt something splash over his face. Seeing a woman in front of him who was shouting so many things all at once. Glancing around, Raven found himself in a club. Voices screaming all around as a guy threw a jab with Raven taking the hit to the face. He didn't even move an inch, just glancing at the guy who punched him. The confident eyes changed as Raven pushed the guy's hand back to his lap.
A smile on his face, but in his head, Raven had smashed the guy's head a few times already. Taking off his hair tie as a fellow worker gave Raven a towel. Cleaning himself up as the bouncer went to work.
"Take 5, Raven." One of the bouncers said as Raven stepped outside with a cigarette. Lighting it up, then staring at the stars which resembled multiple constellations. The fact that he could see the stars so clearly, yeah something's not right with this world. There'd be some form of pollution that normally obstructs some of the clouds. But here it's all perfect. Like what kind of world is this? Then hearing a gunshot in the club. Raven stepped inside as he heard screaming, grabbing a kitchen knife as he saw the gunman. A crazed expression, firing a shot at him as Raven threw the knife to the shoulder. Then getting close, striking the gunman's ribs a few times. Wrestling the gun out of his hand, tapping to release the magazine and pulling the slide. Then ripping the slide off.
"You two stay on him. Who got shot?" Then seeing a blonde who had taken a gunshot to the shoulder, it grazed her. Wrapping a cloth over her shoulder, he was going to apply pressure to it. Sirens were in the air. Raven glanced at the time, it was less than a minute. Normally response time would be 3 minutes at best, that is if the conditions were ideal. Why is this world so perfect?
"Thank you." She spoke as Raven just ignored her as he stepped away when the police showed up. Raven gave his statement, and the manager had to shut down the club for the night.
"Sorry, Raven. This is your pay. Might be your last night working here. Boss doesn't want anything coming back to him." The manager had a soured face when he said that.
"Thanks." He had roughly a few hundred bucks. Going out to the streets as he didn't have a car. Dousing his cigarette as he got into a bus. Glancing at how his face didn't have a blemish or scar, but he did notice tattoos on his neck.
"What the fuck is going on here?"