"Eh, horned rabbit queen?!" Aya says panig, was she really equipped to face such a boss at this time? It's not like the game gives her a choice.
The rabbit lets out a loud roar, leaping into the air and nding in front of Yvlena who barely es up to the creature's leg.
"I hope I don't die!" Aya says.
The beast attacks unleashing a shockwave with its rge foot, the wave spreads across the forest floor, hitting Yvlena and causing 10 damage to her health.
"I thought it would be more but I guess I'm stronger now." Aya says unleashing an attack of her own, she hits only doing 10 damage to the horned rabbit queen.
The creature jumps and soon Aya notices it's her turn.
"What but I 't attack when it's up in the air. That's unfair." she checks her iory to see if any of the herbs help her. She ss the iory until she es across the Fox Tail herb.
"Fox Tail a on herb in Bloom Forest, Boosts attack by 10% when ed raw. Used in Cooking, Alchemy, and Crafting. Aya uses it, getting the system message:
[10% Attack Boost 3 Turns]
The rabbit nds, Yvlena, thanks tility is able to dodge what would have been a devastating attack. The attack misses, giving Aya a ce to attad cause 15 damage again.
"That's better I guess, not by much though." she says.
[Horned Rabbit Queen Used Carrot Shot]
"The other Horned Rabbits have used that move before, it wasn't that strong if I recall." Aya says. The carrot hits causing -20 damage to Aya.
"-20!" Aya yells. She wonders if she should use a potion or tio attack. "I'll be able to withstand a few more hits." Aya attacks again, bined with the attack boost she makes a critical hit of 30 damage.
The rabbit leaps up into the air and Aya takes the time to dootion
[+20 HP]
The rabbit nds but this time Aya isn't so lucky. The shockwave hits, doing damage to the girl's character. Aya throws her hands up in the air, frustrated.
"I just healed too!"
she attacks, using the st of her boost to do some damage as well. The rabbit screeches, loud and shrill to the point Aya has to turn down the volume on her puter.
[Horned Rabbit Queen used Screech, 20% Attack Boost]
"This is some extin burst behavior." Aya says with a chuckle, her turn es again but she's only able to do a meager amount of damage.
"I'll use the boost when the rabbit jumps again." she says, thinking up a pn. She could only hold out for so long but so far she nods her head at her own resilience.
For someone who didn't know much about the game, it wasn't bad.
The rabbit leaps into the air and Aya takes the time to use the Fox Tail.
[10% Attack Boost 3 Turns]
The rabbit nds doing another wave of damage to Aya. With one final attack, she sshes, dealing the final blow to the Horned Rabbit Queen. The creature bellows, wailing i as it dissolves into light.
[Hidden Boss: Horned Rabbit Queeed]
[Yvlena Acquired
***
Title: Rabbit Syer
+50% damage to Rabbit type enemies
***
Carrot Sword x1
Carrot Cake(Food) x1 (6 slices)
Rabbit Queen x1
Lucky Rabbit's Foot x1
***
Bloom Lilies x5
***
Moon Stone (High Grade) x1
Water stone (High Grade) x1
Rabbit Knight Summon Stone (Rare) x1
***
Moon Points x 5000
Moon Gems x100]
"Man look at all this loot!" Aya says going over her puter s
[Yvlena is now level 5]
[Css sele is now open
Choose ow?]
[Yes/No]
( be doer)
Aya clio then pulls up the quest window to double check she had everything she needed.
[Herbs Gathered
Fox Tail: 5/5
Bloom Lilies: 5/5
Star Root: 5/5
Luna Orchid: 5/5
***
Return to Beatrice]
Aya wastes no time running out of the forest back the way she came. Past the tall trees, glowing pnts, and into the Meadow.
She breezes past the horned rabbits and jumps through the gates, greeting the guards as she runs through Bloom Haven to search for Beatrice.
All the while the Moon Valley forums were blowing up with the news of an annou just posted oe by the official admins.
New Forum Title:
[Bloom Forest Hidden Boss]
Ekn: Someone just killed the Bloom Forest Hidden Boss?
Killxkill: Who cares about some weak af boss?
Ekn: Are you dumb? Think about the drops from the boss, someo that all to themselves and if they sell it on the au house they'll make bank!
Sleeze4eva: Bet it was some high level pyer just cruising through, they always do stuff like that.
All around the forums, people wondered who had dealt the final blow to the Horned Rabbit Queen.
Weak or not a Hidden Boss was nothing to s, they were usually the legendary creatures of the game.
It would take at least a week for it to respawn meaning no one could go back to the forest to challe again for the time being.
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Meanwhile in Bloom Haven
Aya runs around town looking for the NPC that had givehe quest.
On her way through town, she once again enters the grumpy old man that had yelled about being an adventurer when she first logged on.
This time however he's chatting away with another NPC.
Aya hesitates but approaches him to ask if he would know where Beatrice was.
"Excuse me, do you know where I firice, the herbalist?" Aya asks. The man looks away from the other NPC, fag Aya's character.
After a bit of staring he asks
"And what business do you have with Beatrice?"
"I just pleted her quest, I gathered the herbs she asked for." Aya says.
The man's eyes widen, he pces his hands on his hips, founded.
"Huh."
[Affinity with Tom increased +1]
"It's lovely that you would do such a thing for her, ever since her daughter left Beatrice has been all alone and 't get on with work like she used to because of how dangerous the forest is." Tom says. "It would be nice if you could help her out from time to time."
"Where did her daughter go?" Aya asks.
"Last I heard she was in Rosenheim." Tom says.
"What's her name?"
"Twy."
[Beatrice's Daughter 2% pletion]
"What's this? Some sort of passive quest?" Aya asks. It didn't look like a regur quest or even have any prompts.
"Maybe it's some world lore." Aya says. After speaking to Tom about Beatrice's location Aya zooms off.
Running towards another area of town she knows to be the Floral District.
Headi of Bloom Haven, she finds herself farther and farther away from the bustling streets of the city ter.
She walks into the quiet area of the Floral District surrounded by old wooden houses and dried up, dead flower beds.
Making her way through the cobble stoh Aya could make out a few towns folk going about their business.
Creaky wooden doors shut as she walks by and Aya wonders what Beatrice would be doing in such a pce. Judging from the run dowerior of the surrounding houses and gardens this used to be a thriving part of the city.
"What happened here?" She murmurs. Aya tinues oh eventually stopping at a rge wood and stone building.
It was a manor of some kind but it had long lost its luster. Aya stands before the rusty metal gates looking at the faded green paint of the manor.
The house was covered in vines and ivy. Some bits of moss stick to the side of the building while the statues of what Aya assumes to be the twin gods sit in an rown wn.
Overall, the pce was in a state of disrepair.
"This used to be called the Rose Manor." Beatrice's voice says. Aya didn't even notice the woman standing beside her all this time.
"What happeo it?" Aya asks, curious about the ruined but beautiful building.
"It's not just here, Yvlena. It's the whole Floral District of Bloom Haven and beyond. Ever sihe war of gods." Beatrice says.
Aya paused.
"Oh, this must be some in game lore. I should probably read up on it if I want this stuff to make any sense."
"I see." Aya replies, unknowing of the events the NPC is speaking about.
The old woman nods sadly, staring up at the building as Aya was doing before her.
"If only there was someone who could restore the district to its flory." Beatrice says.
"I'm sure someone will e alorice. But in the meantime, I've gotten the herbs you asked for."
"Thank you so much, my girl." Beatrice says smiling.
[Quest plete
Beatrice wants you te some herbs on Bloom Forest
***
Rewards
Health Potion Recipe (on)
Roast Rabbit Recipe (on)
***
Sub css ge offer
***
Moon Points x5old x2
EXP x500]
[Affinity with Beatricreased+1]
Beatrice suddenly faces Yvlena, giving her a stern look up and down.
"My dear, you might be just what we need."
[Sub css ge initiated do you accept?]
[Yes/No]
Aya gasps, jumping up in her seat, this was it what she had been waiting for this whole time.
Aya hits the yes button without hesitation, squealing.
[Css: Herbalist (Harvest Guardian)]
Css info: Ever sihe war of the gods a dark miasma has spread through the nds of Moon Valley, devastating pnts and wildlife.
The followers of the twin gods Vaelindor the Moon weaver, god of nature and harvest and
Selendriel, forest guardian, goddess of herbs, alchemy, and cooking, has been severely impacted.
They he Harvest Guardian to restore the temples and revive the fading forests and eies of their ruined followers.
Will you accept the role of Harvest Guardian?]
[Yes/No]
(ot be undone)
Aya hits the yes button.
[Sub css Harvest Guardian assigned]
[You are now the Harvest Guardian of Moon Valley]
[Yvlena Acquired
Rose Manor Key x1]
Leaning bato her chair Aya internally gratutes herself on a job well done. Now she had her subcss and would be able to participate iory.
But something about this feels familiar, she faintly recalls a simir plotline from so long again wheill lived with her mother.
Aya twists her fa thought, trying hard to remember the story of Yvlena the elf girl, and the adventures her mother had written about all those years ago.
But Moon Valley couldn't be the same right? after all, there were tons of fantasy games where a battle between the gods had taken pce, devastating the nd.
Aya shakes it off.
Looking at the time she decides it's a good time to go to bed, tomorrow she would finally spend her Moon Points on something and che the au house.
