The Mystic Fencer Born
Shineda and Tatsu, the duo formed since Christmas, were practically inseparable. Wherever there was one, there would be the other half. Along with this David and Goliath team was Refa. The three came together after their chanced encounter against <<Santa>>, and eventually traveled together.
Everything had been quite different for Shineda of course. Much to his chagrin, Refa insisted on entering towns and staying the night in the comfort of rented rooms and refreshing baths in the morning. Well, girls had to be girls.
It was a new way of living for the past few weeks, since he has been accustomed to the wilderness and his trusty tent. He had to admit though, it was a nice change, although Shineda wasn't fond of it, not even once. He after all... hated being looked at like a hero. The cloak didn't do any good either, now that he had company around, but the ability to make himself undetectable was priceless and he was unwilling to part with it. Guilds had been charging forward the frontlines, the major solo frontliners such as Refa and Shineda seemingly fallen behind and slowing down in terms of fighting. It was getting increasingly difficult, he would admit it, and he greatly appreciated the powerful presences of both Refa and Tatsu.
OnyenNaito, as Tatsu was known, was a rather powerful <<Player>> despite his small stature and low levels. The OnyenNaito focused on turbo-quick attacks, amazing dodging capabilities and the magical aspects of his abilities, chaining together powerful spell combos, became a being known as the <<Mystic Fencer>>. This meant that the 3-man team became even more well known, hosting the <<Shadow>>, <<Flaming Spirit>> and <<Mystic Fencer>>. The three of them capable of bringing down <<Bosses>> together.
Despite this possible feat, Shineda and Tatsu took more time into being with each other and training Tatsu's level to be on par with Shineda's, resulting in the defeat of two <<Bosses>> at the hands of Tatsu, courtesy to both Shineda and Refa granting Tatsu access to the finishing blow. However, with the other <<Boss>> battles, Tatsu was not given the chance to deal the last blow, since everyone was clambering for it, and the <<Last Hit Rewards>>. This meant that Tatsu had spent even more time with Shineda and Refa. While close with Refa, Tatsu was the closest to Shineda and generally never left his side.
The <<Shadow>>, as Shineda was called, rarely appeared in battle alongside the other two, but would suddenly pop up from nowhere to deal a beautiful flurry of strikes before disappearing into the heat of the battle again, giving the enigmatic <<Player>> his title.
Shineda's appearance hadn't changed much and PKs began to fear the sight of a shadowy cloak and a plain Katana, fearing the <<Shadow>> that dealt justice with the chilling touch of his blade. Indeed, Shineda had shied away from the mainstream front line battles to deal with the uprising PK threat, tracking certain individuals based on his instincts and usually saving someone in the process. Of course, this meant that the <<Shadow>> appeared late for <<Boss>> fights and would generally seemed worn out, especially from running around preventing deaths caused unnecessarily by PKs, perhaps seven to twelve times a day. He was tired all the time.
But the day when Tatsu dealt a powerful succession of spells on his first <<Boss>>, was the day the <<Mystic Fencer>> was born. And forever, people who witnessed the fight would remember the sequence of how it took place and how he won.