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Oct
23rd
2020

Bar Brawls - Aincrad Except! · 10:46pm Oct 23rd, 2020


Excerpt From Episode Episode 77 - Coming Tuesday!


Bladescape led them up to the steep steps to the Bull and Bear. Inside, the bar spanned the entire length of the wall to their right. At the end was the cellar to hold the alcohol, blocked by a door. The stairs to the second floor were also blocked by a door. There was a large group of gangly NPCs around the various tables. Most seemed to be doing business transactions. Col was being passed across the tables, or under them. Despite the questionable nature of the NPCs, there were absolutely no whores or wenches in the tavern. The only worker was the barkeep.

"Stay there," Bladescape said, pointing to the only open table. She walked up to the counter. "I'd like a room please," she asked the barkeep.

"All full," the bartender spit. His voice was adequately deep for his large size. "All the rooms in each tavern are booked for the, uh," he chuckled deeply, "for the Black Velvet Band's annual convention."

"Fine," Bladescape nodded. She watched him give a mug of ale to the guy sitting next to her. "How much for a drink?"

"5 bits," he huffed.

"All out of bits," Bladescape replied.

It was time to really test the information Argo wanted. Bladescape blatantly pulled the mug from the NPC next to her and took a chug. His ugly scarred face was shocked for a moment. He growled and stood up clenching a fist and ramming it into his palm. Bladescape held up her hand and continued to down the entire mug. She slammed it down on the counter and burped in his face.

"That was my ale," he growled. He had a good eight inches on her. And he was wider than Bladescape was, even in her plate armor. "I'm going to pound you to bits and then use what little is left of you for more ale."

"Do your best," Bladescape grinned.

Bladescape didn't need an outside system skill to predict his punch. He pulled his arm all the way back. She sidestepped it with ease and drew Harmonic Salvation. She cut him down before he could recover.

The room froze, except for the barkeep who kept drying the same mug he had been when they had entered. Slowly the others stood up and drew their own weapons. They now looked like a rowdy gang of thieves and bandits.

"Um, Blade," Doombunny nervously said. "Now what?"

Bladescape laughed. "Oh yeah. I didn't tell you the interesting part of this place. Argo got into a long fight here. Don't worry yourself over their levels, they have low defense stats and their weapons are crap. She believes that once you start the bar fight, it doesn't stop until you exit. We are here to test that."

Kiefer's fist glowed and he threw a great cross to the NPC closest to him, right across the chin. It was a simple strike that knocked off two thirds of the NPC's health. That was the last straw and the fight began. The NPC tags went from blue to red, indicating they were an enemy. They didn't just fight the Wondercolts, some were fighting the very NPCs they had just been doing business with. Deaths were happening all around.

Comments ( 13 )

The first thing I thought of was the borderland quest that I need to do again

5384440
Which Borderlands? I have only played the second, but don't remember a bar brawl in it.

The second one in the badass crater of badassitude dlc

5384496
I don't have that DLC. That is why.

5384511
You should get it it’s funny and I enjoy it
In that quest or set of quest Is somewhat difficult Think any of the gauntlets

5384513
My first playthrough was with Zero. He sucks against the final boss and I can't beat him. I'm stuck there.

Endless Bar Fights! Count me in!

5384590
It is fun! This is my favorite training location. And I came up with it on my own. In the Alt Universe rewrite, this location will be used more and have a greater significance.

5384626
Sweet! Sounds cool!

*pull my notepad out*
Big bar fight - check.

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