SONG OF SAMURU

{KOBOLD KLAN GANG}Samuru's first real adventure into the deadly clutches of SAO as well as the start of a questline he would build the resolve to finish. He is in awe of his new found ability to see and gets a tiny taste of his potential. He loves it. Is this a good beginning for our young hero? Or the apparent start of his descent into hunger for power?

{WHERE DOES IT END?} Samuru finds his first friend in Phantom. Event though they started off on the wrong foot, mostly Phantom's fault for looking girly and bumping into Samuru, they develop an affinity for each other. He finds Phantom to be a bit mysterious and a bit of a recluse. Phantom finds Samuru charming, handsome, brave, wise, intelligent, dashing, etc. It doesn't bother good ole Sammy, he knows he can crack Phanny eventually with his charisma, which was part of the etc. bee tee dubs. Then they go hunting for bacon. Like manly men. After a successful day, Phanny offers to buy dinner as Samuru did most of the heavy lifting. No surprise.

{THE DAYS AFTER} Samuru sees a girl who he thinks is having a fight with her boyfriend in game. Aww, how sweet! A gamer couple! He leaves to quest and after a long day, comes back to find the girl alone. Of course Samuru's innate chivalry forces him to come to her aid. He cheers her up of course but then uh. Technical difficulties. Yeah, it got a partial, okay? Samuru's a gentleman.

{RECOVERING THE DOLL} The first meeting of Saskia, Nisha, and NOACTUALNAME. They all happened to take the same quest to recover a doll for a little girl within the cave. An argument breaks out which Samuru quickly hurries to put an end to. As a result he is accepted as leader of the group. The ladies obviously thought he was handsome. Saskia's a ditz apparently and rushes into the cave by herself but with the valiant efforts of Samuru and Nisha, the day ends well for the adventurers! The first appearance of Samuru's leadership skills.

{CATCH ME IF YOU CAN} Samuru decides he's had enough of hanging around nub town. He sets out on his journey to Torubana. Before he gets very far, a decrepit old house catches his attention. Of course he's inclined to check it out. What he finds is an equally unimpressive old man occupying the premises. The old man chides Samuru into a game of tag. Samuru is met with more of a challenge than he could ever fathom. Eventually, Samuru prevails but the old man disappears. The <Sprinting> skill was later found in his inventory.

{CLOWNING AROUND}The first meeting of MADHATTER and BEASTKING. Samuru stumbles upon a circus on his way to Torubana. Of course he has to see this! A party of 3 was required to enter. That's where those two blockheads come in. They entered but Samuru can't quite remember what happened. They were jumped by Kobolds and Samuru, actually mo' like Samson, just kicked total butt.

{KOBOLD KLAN GANG: LESS BARK MORE BITE}Samuru finally arrives in Torubana. Of course he can't sit around and enjoy the scenery for long, he has to get out there and explore more! He hears from a fairly attractive NPC woman that these awfully familiar sounding Kobolds were causing trouble down by the lake. Samuru checks it out and finds KKG members there. A battle ensues. Of course Samuru triumphs. With style. And sex appeal.

{SWORD OF SAMURU}Actually, that last quest was a tad difficult. Samuru acknowledges his need for better equipment and spends the next several days looking for a weaponsmith. A female, oh yeah, smith approaches him and offers to forge a weapon. Samuru meets Chiasa for the first time. He is unaware of her fame but is somewhat entranced by her grace and professionalism. In awe of what a great person she seemed like for refusing a donation and treating him so kindly, Samuru asks Chiasa to quest with him. She's totally into Samuru.

{CAN YOU HEAR THE MINERS' WHISTLE}Samuru convinces Chiasa that they should quest with each other. Not that she needed much convincing. She totally was into Samuru. People wouldn't be able to tell by the professional demeanor about the two but there was definitely some tension. Of the sexual nature. Samuru didn't let that get in the way of business though. After slicing through a couple o' the nasties, the pair finally plugged up the hole mentioned in the quest. It took awhile actually. They probably got lost down there or something... But yeah, in the end, Chiasa smiled and totally signaled it was on. Samuru's a gentleman doe so he kindly declined.

{CLIFFHANGER} Samuru journeys to Horunka Peak a few days after questing with Chiasa. He had heard a rumor from an NPC that treasure lay in a nest high atop the mountain. Samuru found the location of the so-called treasure: a cliffside. Samuru makes his way onto the cliff where the footing is treacherous. He diligently makes his way along the path battling both monsters and the terrain. Just as he comes close to the nest, he falls to his inevitable... dismay. He makes his way back up the cliff which was only 10 feet or so high. It was a pain but he found treasure! Acquired <Stable Footing>

{DRUNK TRADING} Samuru is in a tavern in Horunka. Lo and behold he runs into Nisha again who he tries to somewhat hide from but she spots him right away. She's sporting fancy new armor. Samuru likes. She's totally being suggestive and stuff but Samuru's a little too dense to catch on to her while sipping on ale and keeping his thoughts under control. A trade is made between the two, almost as if in honor of their officially declared friendship with each other. They continue to talk for awhile after adding each other. Nisha admits she enjoys being around Samuru and vice versa. Regrettably, Samuru deems it late and decides to leave before taking any shots. He does however invite her to spend more time with him. Very soon. -ish. She totally thinks he's handsome as he leaves.

{KOBOLD KLAN GANG: AMBUSH!} Samuru senses a difference in the difficulty of the Horunka and Torubana areas. He decides it best to backtrack a bit and find an armorsmith to add to his collection of gear. Especially after seeing Nisha in hers. On his way back, Samuru feels as though Torubana Lake is a great place to rest rather than in Torubana itself. It is there he is jumped by several Kobold hitmen. He is confused as to how these quest monsters, as he had only seen them during quests, were able to spawn without him accepting anything. He successfully fends off the marauders who have only succeeded in incurring his wrath. Samuru vows to put an end to this questline after their bout.

{CHUGA'TRADE'RIDE}Samuru somewhat meets Era and has to go on to deliver a package by himself. Partial

{THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED} The first time Samuru meets May.After unsuccessfully looking for armor in Torubana he elects to head back to the Town of Beginnings. Samuru has heard of the <Monument of Life. It was too good to pass up so he checks it out. His reasoning for seeing the metaphoric tombstone was a bit different than others. He wanted to see his name. He muses at the fact his name was actually engraved on something which in turn attracts the attention of a small girl. She gets pissed off at Samuru for some reason. Samuru is dragged out by this girl who's being totally nosy. Probably just cause she wants to know who this man with such a handsome face is and what is he doing in SAO. But yeah, not important. She scolds him without releasing his hand and Samuru tries being playful. It was ineffective. She scowls and is about to march off to Torubana but Samuru wisely advises against it. He then mysteriously disappears to look for armor.

{SAMURU SUITS UP!} Samuru meets WALLIII for the first time. Ecstatic, Samuru just asks for armor to be made with his mark on it so others know he is a patron of Walliii's. He is given the Knight themed gear which sports silver and blue colors, a strong contrast to his red hair. Samuru leaves satisfied

{CLEARING THE CIRCLE}Satisfied with his armor, Samuru begins his journey back to Horunka. On the way, he decides its time to test out his new armor. He meets Nian, Sunauto, and Azusa for the first time. Nian and Sunauto are nervous about the quest while Azusa really doesn't show any emotion. As the Kobolds described in the quest arrive, Azusa and Samuru make quick work of them. Sunauto and Nian went missing during the whole debacle. Azusa leaves to look for them while Samuru stays behind to enjoy the Fairy Circle. He eventually discovers a mysterious light which he chases after and eventually captures. It turned out to be a fairy. Dozens, maybe hundreds more appeared and Samuru simply enjoyed the ambience

{SOMETIMES I JUST WANT TO} In progress

{TRICKY TAVERN TRADING} In progress

{MY SON THE SWORDSMAN} Samuru is still on his way back to Horunka. He is approached by a farmer, who he discovers is an NPC, and is offered a quest to teach an NPC boy how to use swords. Samuru accepts, feeling some sort of emotion towards a very lifelike NPC. When he gets to Torubana Lake he is met by Magnus, a fiery and enthusiastic young man. He teaches Magnus everything he knows which wasn't very much. Eventually, Samuru gets stumped on what else to teach him as the quest wasn't ending. Usually killing stuff wasn't the answer. While killing Magnus did cross his mind (kidding obviously), Samuru knew that wasn't the answer. Eventually, he decided to try and teach the boy a sword art. The boy failed to activate an SA until Samuru became his target. He then pulls it off without a hitch. Samuru, dazed, sees Magnus's old man arrive on the scene in tears. Samuru is emotionally moved and learns the importance of patience.

{LAKESIDE LEISURE}In progress

{SCALING MOUNT HORUNKA} Samuru finally makes it back to Horunka but time is scarce and none of it was meant for rest. Samuru joins the search party for the boss sent to scour the mountains. Two paths are presented. Samuru once again steps up to voice his opinion showing that he may have potential as a leader. Samuru comes into contact with several other players but there really was no time for introductions. Before anything was decided upon, Samuru spotted a young woman in the snow and rushes to her aid. Quite the dashing young Romeo he is. Everyone else follows suit. Samuru is the first to make contact with her and panics as he has no idea whether she is alive or not. She was. She also had awful news. There was nothing worth of note upon the mountaintop. Samuru leaves without a further thought.

{REINFORCEMENTS} Samuru joins the raid parties attempting to break through to the second floor. Unfortunately, he gets stuck with the reinforcements instead of the main group. Samuru is met with disappointment at the bland sight of regular ole kobolds. He valiantly fends off the flanking forces along with the others until a message beseeching the reinforcements for help arrives. Samuru tries to give the order to charge and break through the Kobold encampment but fails to see whether his idea or not came to fruition. The door to the boss room was closing. His only option was to indiana jones that shit. Basically, Samuru balls out of control.

{ILLFANG'S LAIR} A very unorthodox display. Could anyone blame them? It was their first time working as a group. The whole debacle sort of turned Samuru off from participating in future boss engagements. Samuru saved Nisha and went out of his way to cover for others despite almost being left behind to face Illfang while others went to save people in the town. Ultimately, everyone somehow got brought into the boss room for an explosive finale. Basically, Illfang blew up. Somehow.

{AIN'T NO SAINT} In progress

{IT IS DONE} IN PROGRESS

{LOST DAYS} Whilst traveling from Urbus to Marome Village on floor 2, Samuru of course gets lost. One would think he should go Navigation or something. Luckily he runs into a Minotaur! He and the Minotaur duel to the death. Just as it looks like victory is firmly within Samuru's grasph, the Minotaur overcomes him with brute strength. Some joker comes along to save Samuru. As if he needed help. Well, with the Minotaur anyway. He had that totally under control. What the farmer man did help him with was learn how to track. By tracking the roaming Minotaur's footsteps, Samuru eventually found his way to Marome Village!

{THE LONG WALK BACK}In progress

{KOBOLD KLAN GANG: SIZE OF THE DOG} The finale of the Kobold Klan Gang questline. With the help of his new skill <<Tracking>>, Samuru finds the lair of the KKG boss: The Big Bad Kobold. Samuru does battle and is of course winning (with style). As the Kobold's first hp bar is depleted, it proceeds to destroy the light sources in the room, leaving Samuru in complete darkness. He panics but quickly remembers what it's like to be blind and regains his composure. He goes to defeat the Big Bad Kobold like a total BAUSS by gaining the skill <<Perception>> amidst the battle by focusing his senses.

{RESISTANCE}In Progress

{TRAILBLAZER}Samuru makes his triumphant return to floor 2 after obtaining new gear and finally finishing a quest line on floor 1. It is there he meets an old enemy, one that he needed to settle the score with. So while Samuru's laying down the kick-a-pow, he happens to see a luminescent light preceding the minotaur's sword art. It had actually helped out a tad. Not that he needed help with this pushover. Samuru quickly finishes the battle because of a well timed parry followed by a flourish. He then ventures forth with little thought for the light.

{A HORSE WITH A HORN} Samuru comes to a stream where he is met by a horned horse, or in other words a unicorn. The battle starts out swimmingly with certain lights initially helping him to parry the beast's attacks. Before long, Samuru realizes that he is out of his league. The lights no longer help him either but rather become a hindrance of sorts, marring his vision. The scene ends with Samuru being knocked out by the unicorn and floating lifelessly downriver.