One Piece, The Race of 3! | (Accepting Reserves for Later Crew Members/Started!)

[Jake the Sage]

Standing up from his seat Hermit motioned for everyone to stay inside and then looked to Sena, his eyes questioning if she was going to accompany him in the 'sport'. In response to his look Sena hopped up and answered that she indeed was going to help, rushing out of the restaurant with Hermit following close behind. When they reached the battle, which Vince as the Scarlet Terror had already joined, Sena was quick to begin dispatching them left and right. Hermit didn't do any flashy movements but anyone who got too close to him had limbs severed by the nearly invisible razor wire that wiped around with the wind.

After fighting no more than five minutes most of the enemy pirates had been defeated or so terror stricken that they couldn't continue on fighting. Once they sounded the retreat a line of Marine Soldiers appeared to stand against the crew.

"You four!" one of the higher ranking Marines yelled as he pointed to everyone in Sena's crew, "You are hereby warned by Genera Gilrun [i]himself[/i] that if you disturb the peace of this island again by starting more fights, then we will be forced to arrest you all!"

Sena became enraged, loosing her temper once more, and began arguing with the Lieutenant that they had been fighting against the true culprits. Even though she was in the right the Marine certainly wouldn't see it that way and instead arrest them for her speaking out against the Authority. Hermit knew that even if she didn't speak out, the chances were that they'd all be arrested for being pirates and investigating the reasons behind the starving populace.

Vince had placed his hand over Sena's mouth to silence her, thinking that if they did not cause trouble they wouldn't get arrested. How naive Hermit thought as he eyed the line up of people; each looking about as strong as the pirates they had been facing prior. Hearing Vince, using his Scarlet Terror persona, began speaking in such a way that they'd most likely avoid getting into trouble; however he did not drop the fact he and the others were not at fault. Once he asked about a place to make 'a formal complaint' to the guard Hermit had had enough. He slowly walked forward towards the Lieutenant and looked up at him underneath the cowl of his hood, [size=2]"Leave . . . now . . ."[/size]

[Hotaru987]

Sena continued to ramble even after Vince put his hand over her mouth. Though now it was just a bunch of incoherant muffled noise. In response to Vince's want to file a complaint, the Marines laughed. "Please!" The Lieutenant said, "Be grateful that we don't throw all of you in jail for insubordination. Just return to whatever it was that you were doing before this and maybe I wont put you all in jail." When Hermit walked up to the Lieutenant and told him to leave, the look he was given caused the man to faulter and step back slightly. He tried to recover by glaring at Hermit, "Just stay out of trouble. DISMISS!!"

"SIR!"

The Marines began their return to the HQ in the same line in which they had appeared in. Sena reached up and pulled Vince's hand from her mouth and took a deep breath, "Jeeze! What are you trying to do suffocate me!?" She yelled at Vince. The pirate ship behind them had become ereeily silent. As if there was no one on board. Sena continued to stare at the Pirate ship for a while, then turned around to look at the Marine HQ. After a few mintues of looking back and forth between the two she turned her attention to Dogomo.

"Hey can I ask you something?" Sena knelt beside him. "I was wondering, how long have you lived here? Were you here before the Marines and Pirates showed up?"

[Birkeland]

Dark Shield Pirates: (OOC: Isha took a nap, but I forced him to wake up and post).

Isha was fiddling around with supplies, making sure they were in order and in pristine condition. His unusually depressive attitude was put on hold as he did, a small spring in his step as he ventured around the ship. Taking some water he kept on board, he began to rub and clean his mask without taking it off. No one ever saw his face unless he wished for them to, keeping his true identity secret for what it was worth. His beak glistened in the light after it's polish, the doctor taking in the sights with one leg on the edge of the ship.

"Well the Military post seems small so we should be able to get away with a visit there as long as we don't go too far with how we talk towards them...", he had overheard his captain announce. "Well Captain, you don't have to worry about me. I'll probably lose steam fast and be down for the count before I even enter." He looked down to see a group of marines who had approached their ship. "Excuse me, can I help you?" a marine officer yelled up to the deck of the ship at the port, a few marines behind him running off to the ruins. "If you're here for supplies or just for a rest, I suggest you make it quick. We don't like scavengers," he finished, glancing at the ruins for a moment, making it clear what he was talking about.

Isha felt a surge of energy inside of him welling up, almost sensing the imminent dangers before him. Jumping off the ship onto the docks, the doctor yelled up to Kazuya. "I can feel it in my bones, Captain! The dangers lurking in the depths of this murky soup! Someone is going to need a doctor!" He began to run into he ruins while shouting, "The doctor is in!", to the wind.

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Wolf Fang Pirates: (OOC: Long backstory time! Dogomo is such a large ham. Mmm, ham).

Dogomo was surprised as he saw the weapon of his demise be knocked out along with it's user. Vince had swiftly defeated the axewielder along with other surrounding pirates, including the ones holding him down. When they let go, the heavy soldier collapsed to catch his breath and survey the area. To his surprise, Sena and Hermit had also arrived to help him. He watched as they easily conquered the pirates who had repeatedly defeated him for the past month as if it were child's play. The warrior admired their strength, but moreso their willing to assist him despite his rudeness toward them. As quickly as the battle took place, the pirates were ordered to retreat by a unseen voice.

This did not mean the true end of their unpleasant encounter as the marines decided to intervene. As Dogomo was accustomed to, they had arrived well after he had become gravely injured and the pirates were nearly finished with their plundering. "You four-", he had overheard, "- Are hereby warned by Genera Gilrun himself that if you disturb the peace of this island again by starting more fights, then we will be forced to arrest you all." General Gilrun. The name struck him as the marine in charge of protecting Goldberri Island, along with the marine who allowed him to stay and continue his lawful duties. Vince and Hermit tried to force the marines to leave through conversation alone, while Sena protested greatly against their bluntness. They left in an orderly fashion before Sena studied the surroundings. "Hey can I ask you something?" she knelt beside him. "I was wondering, how long have you lived here? Were you here before the Marines and Pirates showed up?"

Dogomo felt a sharp pain in his heart as she asked her question, the memories flooding back harshly. He had never told anyone why he was there, not even the marines, so he felt almost relieved to finally be able to talk about it. The heavy man adjusted himself and sat with legs crossed, ready to share his past. "Allow me to start from the beginning, if you do not mind. I was born in North Blue into a line of bodyguards of a Royal Kingdom. My job, like my fathers before me, was to guard the Buatsui Kingdom in times of crisis. I was brought up to follow commands without question, to follow and uphold the law." He paused to smile for his next statement. "I love to protect people, to save the innocent! It is as if I was a true hero, asking for nothing while being regarded as a protector of justice! I wished for nothing more!"

His smile quickly faded as tears began to form in his eyes. "But then, one fateful day, the Kingdom was attacked. Faceless men invaded my beloved home, stronger than any force we had previously encountered. They were merciless and destroyed everything in their path. I was responsible for protecting the royal lineage along with my family. But...I was not strong enough. An unseen force knocked me out before I could react. When I came to the royals were already dead along with my family. My girth allowed me to survive the strange assault by peers were not as fortunate." The ground shook as his fist drove itself down in rage, shaking slightly by his sadness. "My kingdom was destroyed, the royals killed, my family dead. I was ashamed at myself for failing my single duty in life, so I sent myself into exile. Around two months ago, I found myself here. Upon seeing these tarnished faces, I forced myself to assist them. But rather than helping them, the law required me to serve the nobles before the citizens. I would never allow myself to go against my upbringings, waiting for people like you to arrive and be the heroes this island needs."

Dogomo wiped the tears from his eyes as he regained his composure. "Sorry to bore you with a stranger's sorrowful tale. I would be elated to join with a group of fellows like you. Free to journey the world and rescue the innocent from true villains. But I am forced to remain here. I am not bound by official law, only my personal law." He stood up and held Sena's hands. "Please save these people from those wolves who call themselves marines. I will help you in any way that I can, even if it means fighting the law just this once!"

[Kyng's Old Account]

As The Scarlet Terror took his hand out of Sena's mouth, he remained silent as he watched to marines leave after the Hermit's threat. 'Hmph...they would like magnificent as a trophy.' he thought in his sadistic and cruel manner. Terror's personality and Vince's were not one of the same. Behind that mask he was a completely different person. Behind the mask he was not the artistic and afluent Vincent, but rather the blood thirsty Scarlet Terror. 'They need to know their place in this world...hmhmhmhm...and soon they shall.' he thought as under his mask appeared an evil grin. He then walked away from the group, not even concerning Dogomo's propossal or the general consent of the crew. He walked away, following a noble into a dark alleyway and took out his rapier, spotting a nobleman doing a deal with a drug dealer. "Oh my, did I step in on something?" he asked in a sinister manner. "Naw mate, you want in? So long as those bloody marines wont find out." The nobleman then asked how much fo the goods, with a reply of 1 million bells, which he simply discarded as if it were a penny. Then the nobleman tried to leave, but the Scarlet Terror's fierce eyes were stopping him in is tracks. "Going so...soon?" He then took out his rapier and cut hi tongue, drinking the blood that came out. His lips were red with the blood and he stared at the noble saying "You know who I am, right?" "The Sc-Sc-Scarlet Terror." "And...your death!" He then stabbed the man in the chest, holding his mouth so he could not scream. As the man fell to his demise, the Terror looked at the thug, saying "Hide it. Now. Or you're next." And then he leaped from wall to wall, to the rooftops and fled from the sight. A while later, he took out a piece of paper, with the nobleman' face on it and a text underneath saying "TARGET". The Terror licked it with his bloody tongue and placed it in an envelope, marked "Return to sender." and he smirked saying "Now now, my passionate alter ego, you may return when this has been sent.

[Hotaru987]

Seeing Dogomo get comfortable on the ground, Sena did the same sitting crossed-legged as she listened intently to Dogomo's story. While she knew he was one who followed the law, she would have never guess he was in a long line of royal guards. Sena, due to listening to Dogomo's story with her undivided attention, did not pay attention to Vince leaving their company. Dogomo finished his story, and stood up grabbing her hands and thus making her stand up as well.

"Please save these people from those wolves who call themselves marines. I will help you in any way that I can, even if it means fighting the law just this once!"

"The one thing I can't stand are people who use their power and athority to force people into doing what they dont want to do." Her eye's became feirce with determination as she said, "Don't worry Dogomo! I promise on my life that I will do whatever it takes to free this town of it's cruel and unjust leaders!"

Suddenly a loud, almost thunderous sound shook the area even causing Sena to stumble in her place slightly. It was strange but the atmosphere suddenly became hotter than it was before. It wasn't Sena doing that with her own devil fruit, and the source of the heat was coming from the boat. She turned around and coming off of the Black Beak Pirate's boat was a large man, at least 6"3 and was just as bruly as he was tall. He wore a fur pelt on his right arm, like a cape, the top to a tux which was torn and stretched due to his large size. His pants were in the same condition as his top. Obviously an attempt to appear regal and important. It wasn't working. His face was rough looking, as though he had been to hell and back, a large, ugly scar that went from above his right eye and ended at the left corner of his mouth.

"So you are the infernal brats who attack my men unjustly." He said in an almost mocking tone.

"We weren't doing anything but what was right. And it was your men who were treating these towns people so cruely. From one Captain to another I ask-" She was inturrupted when the large man laughed, his whole upper body bending back in an overdramatic laugh sequence. Sena's face turned red from embarressment.

"What are you laughing about!?"

"You are no captain! You are only a little girl still wet behind the ears!!" He laughed, if possible even harder after saying that. "I am a captain! I have a crew!"

"Really? And where is you ship?" Sena pointed proudly to the small, single cabin boat that she owned. At one look at the boat, the man's face turned red and he doubled over with laughter, his entire crew following along. "YOU CALL THAT A SHIP!?! HAHAHAHA!!" Sena was steaming now, like literal steam was rising from her body and heat was radiating off of her. Finally she had enough and yelled, "Shut up you scar faced freak!!"

The second she said that all laughter stopped, and the large captain froze in his position of doubled over laughter. When he looked up a feirce, and very scary look penetrated Sena, who stepped back in shock. "What....Did you...Say?" The crew members behind their captain stepped back, exept for 4 of them, who looked on in almost gleeful anticipation at what was about to happen. "YOU B*TCH!! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!!"

Sena blinked in slight confusion, "Wait....What?"

[b]~In the Marine [s]Cave[/s] HQ~[/b]

General Gilrun watched the docks from his office window. It appeared that, that idiot captain was about to engage in a fight. But he would not stop it this time, at least not yet. He wanted to see just what the girl and her crew could do. Are they yet another pirate crew in which the Marines should worry about? Or are they simply all talk, and nothing but rookies not even worth a single beri?

[Kyng's Old Account]

The Scarlet Terror overheard the bickering between Sena and the captain. It wasn't very easy to miss it. They were speaking rather loudly. "Hmm. I cannot risk being captured. But I can't allow him to kill Sena. So then..." he took out his magical brushed, imbued with the power of his Devil Fruit, and he painted with his blood a wire, which lasso-ed around one pirate. Then he yanked him, dragging him to the buildin he stood at. "Hahahahaha!!!" The Scarlet Terror let out a sadistic laugh as he contniued to drag the pirate by his neck. Soon he was atthe wall, and Terror had pulled so muchso he had hanged the pirate. Then he dropped the wire, which turned into red dust and blew off in the wind. "You Black Beak Pirates, you bore me. Why not make things fun? How about we entertain ourselves by fighting me rather than a young woman such as her." But he knew they wouldn't follow him, which was exacly what he wanted. Then he said "When you grow some stones, I'll be waiting. Adieu!" and he walked off on the roof, travelling to somewhere he could post his letter.

[Jake the Sage]

Having scared off the Lieutenant with his words and scowl he grinned, once more hidden underneath the hood, as the Marines walked away; however they attempted to sounds stronger when he stated that they should 'just stay out of trouble.' Not likely for Hermit, as just seeing Marines made his blood boil and push him to the edge of his patience. Oh how he wanted to just begin assaulting them at will, yet he contained himself so the other two would not get in trouble. After all now he had to worry about others, just like before.

"Hey can I ask you something? I was wondering, how long have you lived here? Were you here before the Marines and Pirates showed up?" Hermit heard Sena ask the pudgy want to be law bringer whom they had just saved from the executioner's axe. Turning his attention to the man he listened to the long story for a while before it reminded him of something . . . he had been there. He had been hired by the same people to fight alongside them, to tip the scale in their favor, and he had accepted it on a very large sum of gold.

Despite killing solders, Hermit had never laid hands on the royal family; he had never gotten inside the Palace. Hermit instead had been outside ensuring the soldiers were unable to fight back. His attention drifting, knowing the outcome of the story, he saw Vince still as Scarlet Terror slip away while he thought everyone was distracted. He really didn't care why he wanted to leave and simply let him go.

"Please save these people from those wolves who call themselves marines. I will help you in any way that I can, even if it means fighting the law just this once!"

Hermit's attention was brought back to Dogomo's plead for the crew to save this town from the Marines; finally something that got Hermit good and excited! Sena accepted the mission, as she would even if he hadn't asked, and exclaimed, "I promise on my life that I will do whatever it takes to free this town of it's cruel and unjust leaders!"

Hermit nodded his head before a flash of action erupted. It seemed like seconds when the Black Beak Pirates' Captain arrived and initiated a conversation with her. Though with each attempt to prove herself, Sena only embarrassed herself more and more by pointing out her capability as a leader then the tiny ship she owned. This was even so embarrassing Hermit felt pity for her crew, which he was a [i]part[/i] of.

"Shut up you scar faced freak!!"

Sena had reached her limited, thus her insult, which only spurred the Captain to glare at Sena before yelling out, "What . . . did you . . . say!? YOU B*TCH!! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!!"

"Wait . . . what?"
Hermit positioned himself in front of Sena quickly, his cape flapping in a sudden gust of wind, glaring at the Captain and the four subordinates who'd stayed beside their Captain. Glancing he nodded his head and Scarlet Terror used his Devil Fruit powers to strangle a pirate close to him. With a fling of both arms Hermit had enraptured five to six of the enemy, cutting into their skin, as Scarlet Terror yelled out, "You Black Beak Pirates, you bore me. Why not make things fun? How about we entertain ourselves by fighting me rather than a young woman such as her? When you grow some stones, I'll be waiting. Adieu!"

[Hotaru987]

The man watched as both Vince and Hermit took out a couple in his crew and simply smirked, "I see now that all of you will have to die! Kenta, Ryuujin, Sina you handle those other fools. I want the girl." Sena glared, "Well then come get me!" She walked around Hermit, "Thanks for planning on taking the heat for me, but I can take care of this guy. What kind of captain would I be if I couldn't handle some loser like him?"

"You will be regretting those words lile girl! For I am, the great and powerful Captain Black Raven!!"

Sena gave him a blank stare, "Yeah, I have never heard of you."

Black Raven faceplanted, "What!? You've never heard of me!!?"

"Guess you weren't important enough for your name to travel."

Sena smirked at Black Raven and drew her swords. She pointed one at him, "Lets get started then shall we."

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Kenta, one of the pirates who stayed behind set his sights on Hermit. Kenta was a very lanky, and strinngy looking man. His arms, and legs were so thin, they looked as though they would snap at any time. He had little to no hair on his head, and his clothes seemed to be too big for him, thus was sagging on his thin form. "I am your opponent hooded man! Get ready to feel the pain!" He exclaimed pounding his chest as would an ape. "I am Kenta Metamyuro, and I will be your demise!!"

Meanwhile, Ryuujin jumped onto the roof and gave chase to Vince. He wore a plain white shirt, and ripped black trousers. His steps were soft, and light. It was almost as if he wasn't even touching the roofs of the building. He had long white hair that was pulled up in a pony tail, and his eyes were covered by bandages that was notted in the back of his head. On his back was a large sword that was about an inch thick and 5 inches wide. It was easy to catch up to Vince, and pass him stopping in Vince's path. Ryuujin faced Vince and simply said, "I am Ryuujin..."

Sauntering over towards Dogomo was Sina. Her outfit was a very revealing black top, that was tight on her and amply showed off her cleavage. She wore white pants that clung to her like a second skin. Her nails were long, and very colorful, but obviously fake nails that she put on herself. Her chestnut hair was done in a tight bun, and a smirk was on her full red lips. Sina's face was blemish free. It was almost too perfect to be real. "I cant believe I get stuck with fatso. Oh well. I'll just kill you quickly. The name is Sina, dear. At least you will get to see a beautiful sight before death claims you." Sina smirked.

[Birkeland]

"Don't worry Dogomo! I promise on my life that I will do whatever it takes to free this town of it's cruel and unjust leaders!"

Dogomo's eyes welled with tears as he heard Sena's response. They didn't know anything of him nor the state of the island when they first arrived. In fact, they had been on the island for less than a single day before deciding to help it. To help another without reward or gratitude. To save those who cannot save themselves. That is a true hero, and these people before him were just that. Their paths of justice were founded on the side of good instead of the law. "I may be a hero of justice, but I am also a hero of good! My courage is now a hundred-fold! My strength is now a thousand-fold!" He bulked up his body and prepared to engage in combat.

As Black Raven announced himself, three other pirates came forward at his call. One man with hidden eyes ran off to catch up with Vince, leaving a lanky man and an attractive woman left for Hermit and him to match. Much to his surprise, the woman came forward to meet him. While he had no qualms about fighting anyone that he needed to, he had a moral preference to avoid fighting women or children when possible.

"I cant believe I get stuck with fatso. Oh well. I'll just kill you quickly. The name is Sina, dear. At least you will get to see a beautiful sight before death claims you." she smirked.

A vein bulged on his forehead at her remark, fueling him with even more determination. "I am not fat! My body is heavy with responsibility and my heart with justice!" He prepared to enter his signature pose before being given an unwelcome look. "P-Perhaps later then. I am Dogomo. It is a pleasure to meet you." A customary bow followed, a sign of courtesy even during a violent encounter. "Though I would normally avoid it, I will not hesitate to battle a woman" the warrior declared. As with any other one-on-one battle, Dogomo started his assault by charging in a straight line with full power. How they managed to conquer his attack would allow him to know how to fight back.

[Kyng's Old Account]

The Scarlet Terror spotted the man, his lightweighted attire made him much more nimble upon his feet. But as he introduced himself he let out a sadisitcal laugh. "Ahahahaha! You think I care! Today, you should not have worn that white shirt, because now it will be covered in an shade of my favorite color, the ugly rose of blood!" He then took out his rapier and said "You are a fool for coming here and a fool believing you'll escape, but like I said earlier, let's have a little fun, shall we?" The Scarlet Terror then said to Ryuujin "You must never have heard of me. I wouldn't be surprised, my name is little known to the ears of a pathetic, insignificant boil such as yourself. And you are indeed a boil, an ugly mess just waiting to die...well, I'm here now."

The Terror took out a pouch of shiny dust and tied it to his waist. 'In time, my beauty.' he thought as he said "Well? Are you going to attack me? Show me what you've got! Come on!" Terror grew more and more impatient, his eyes revealing this nature. "Would you like a headstart?" He then proposed as he slashed his own chest, a strip of blood now tainting his once beautiful white ruffled shirt. "Now! You're taking too long, so I shall have the honours." Terror said as he ran towards the pirate, sword to his left.

"Allow me to demonstrate why I received the accolade of the World's Most Beautiful Assasin!"

Terror then preformed a rapid somersault, at the end of which he leaped in the air, still in form and spinning multiple times. Then, upon landing and making full use of the large levels of momentum he gained, as he rolled onto his feet he extended them to spring up, the momentum allowing him to excell and soar very high above Ryuujin. Then he took out his rapier and began to spin hsi entire body, readying his signature technique. Then he opened his pouch of dust, which in reality were glass shards, and as he span they caused a whirlwind of glass, making the move deadlier and muh more elegant. Then he unleashed it: the Scarlet Flash, striking towards the pirate a flurry of swipes and slashes that would tear a man asunder. Ryuujin tried to escape, but met a bloody demise as the Terror's strikes shredded his clothes and his skin along with it. And the man who once stood fell to the floor as a corpse.

[ANBU]

"oh well.. I thought he said he'd be out of steam before he did anything rash" Kazuya mutter to himself as Iha jumped off the ship, "don't like scavengers?.. don't worry we won't steal anything or anyone that doesn't want to be." he then said quietly jumping over the side of the shiop onto the dock a small black hole appearing under the marine officr caqusing him to trip and hit his head on the banister the collision probably wouldn't be so bad if this didn't lead to him falling into the water which it did where he most likeloy struggled to get out of wondering why he tripped as Kazuya ran after Isha.

Kenshin felt the ship stop stopping working on weapon designs he put his pistol into a holster hidden inside his clothes before going up to deck seeing Kazuya jump off and go running he guessed it probably meant they were off to go do something possibly angering te Navy which he didn't like the idea of decidiong to stay on deck his wings most likely easily seen by any who paid enough attention to look as he stood next to the door leading below deck.

[Jake the Sage]

Hermit eyes locked with the long lanky man that had stayed behind, his body looking frail and almost sickly looking. When he exclaimed that he was Hermit's opponent he neither let out a laugh at the obsurdity nor did he grimace more than normal when he realized Kenta was being serious; his face only remained like stone. However when Kenta pounded on his chest like an ape Hermit raised an eyebrow as he got on all fours, "I am Kenta Metamyuro, and I will be your demise!!"

A slightly loud 'mhm' escaped Hermit's lips as he gave a quick yank to draw the razor wire before throwing it back at Kenta. Dodging the wires Kenta's slim form managed to twist and escape through the wires as he gave a leap towards his target, slamming him against the wall. Grinning widely Kenta pulled his arm back and aimed for the head; yet a quick turn of his head caused it to miss. Lucky it did. Looking back at the fist, now impaled into the wall, Hermit was surprised he had such strength despite an otherwise frail body. Clapping both hands on Kenta's shoulder he lifted himself up for a moment and then used both legs to kick him in the gut.

The force was enough to throw him back and roll on the ground before getting up, spotting Hermit pointing a finger at him. With a grin Hermit used a single beam of energy to pierce through his left foot.

[Hotaru987]

Kenta gave an over gramatic laugh as he landed on the ground, after dodging Hermit's attack. "My, my you are certainl-Hey!!" He jumped to the side narrowly avoiding the beam Hermit sent to his foot. He stepped forward, raising an angry fist at Hermit, "What the hell was that!? I was in the middle of talking! You are truly a heartless man! I didn't even get your name." Kenta stated steam shooting from his nose. "Now-" Kenta squated in a stance, bringing his arms to his side, "I will show you the true power of Kenta Metamyuro!" He stated as he ran in, yelling and looking quite foolish while doing so.

Sina laughed at Dogomo, placing a delacate hand over her mouth, "The only thing your body is filled with, dear. Is lard!" She laughed again, apparently finding her joke extremely hilarious and thus she wasn't paying any attention to anything that he was saying. Sina opened one eye at Dogomo when she noticed him charging her. Sina didn't appear bothered by the heavy male coming to bullrush her much smaller frame. When he came close enough Sina simply jumped in the air and over Dogomo landing safely behind him. "A little slow, dear. Maybe you should lose a bit of weight."

Ryuujin was not a man of many words, and the fact that Vince seemed to love the sound of his own voice really annoyed him. In some ways he reminded him of Kenta, who never seemed to shut-up. Did every crew have a member in their party that just loved to talk? Ryuujin just faced Vince waiting for him to finish his long drawn out speech. Finally, Vince had made his move and came at him creating a whirlwind with dust of glass withing. Ryuujin reached behind him, grabbing his sword and pulling it in front of him. [b]"Raging tempest" [/b]He mumbled jumping backwards onto the next building, while throwing his sword out. As he did the large blade began spinning faster and faster, quicky creating a whirlwind of it's own, it's wind currents going the opposite way of Vince's. As the two attacks collided, they were cancled out and and Ryuujin easily caught his weapon as if it were simply a feather.

Meanwhile, Sena and Black Raven were having a stare down. Neither one of them making the first move. They were still sizing each other up. Sena smirked, "Don't tell me you're getting cold feet." She said, her sword still pointed at Black. In truth her arms were begining to hurt from holding them up, which was noticible by her trembling arm.

Black Raven laughed, "You are the one who is trembling in fear."

"I'm not trembling! At least not in fear of some freak like you!" A large tick mark appeared on his forhead. "I'm tired of your mouth little lady. Time for you to learn some MANNORS!!" He yelled running towards her. Each step he took made the ground shake from his large size, but even so Sena stood her ground. Black came down with a large hand, but Sena raised her blade blocking the attack. "Such a puny blade won't save you for long, little lady."
Sena knew she couldn't match Black in a game of strength. No, she would definately lose. So instead of staying there, she used the one thing she had over him. Her small size, and thus more agile movements. She quickly gave away, and slipped right under Black's legs, jumped up and aimed a kick for the back of his head. Sadly, he was much quicker than she realized, as he regained his balance faster than she anticipated, grabbed her led and sent her flying right at Hermit. "D-damit." Sena gritted her teeth together.

She stabbed grabbed her second blade and stabbed them both into the ground using them to slow her momentum back. Which she managed to do before making a very painful collision with Hermit. Sena was hoping she didn't have to resort to her devil fruit, but if she didn't she would lose. Trying to match him for strength would be suicide.

"Looks like I may not have a choice..."

[Yu Hansung]

"I hate my job," the marine officer said as he picked himself up, wondering what had happened. [i][color=#4b0082]Dammit dammit dammit. They've blocked off every route to the port,[/color][/i] Lily thought to herself, hiding behind a wall as the marines started to comb the ruins, talking loudly to each other. [color=#4b0082][i]I don't want to kill anyone but I might have to in order to get through.[/i][/color] Lily stood up slightly,to look over the edge of the wall, trying to see where the marines were and almost got shot in the face. [color=#4b0082][i]Bloody hell. I'm not gonna get out of here alive.[/i][/color] She ran again, deeper into the ruins, hoping to lose them by backtracking once there was an opening in the search.

[Kyng's Old Account]

Vince's mentality kicked in for a brief second. 'Ms. Sena? Where is she-...' Then the much stronger ego of the Scarlet Terror repossesed Vince's body. "Tsk tsk tsk. As long as I have the mask, I'm in control!" He said to his inner ego of Vince. Terror then spotted his weapon had been grasped, which caused him to smirk and throw a quick sucker punch, allowing him to recollect his rapier. Then preforming three backflips, he created space between the two. He then let out another laugh. "You're a pain in the foot you know! I was just going to mail this, but now I'm affraid I'm going to have to spill your blood...that is if you meant anything to me." He then turned and began to gently walk away from Ryuujin, showing no care for the pirate as he walked towards his pressumed destination, a post office. "You're blood is worth little to me, but this man's blood was worth quite the fortune."

[Jake the Sage]

"What the hell was that!? I was in the middle of talking! You are truly a heartless man! I didn't even get your name," Kenta yelled, steam shooting from his nose, "Now! I will show you the true power of Kenta Metamyuro!"

As Kenta ran towards Hermit, who had begun looking around for certain 'options', he quickly turned his gaze back to his opponent. When he had gotten close enough he twisted his head to dodge the punch just barely again before somersaulting over a sign and landed with ease. Standing back up the two looked at each other, Hermit mocking him with a grin visible through his hood. The mock and ease in which his enemy was evading him caused Kenta to fly into a rage, yelling at the top of his lungs and slamming his hands into the ground; hitting it so hard the ground cracked with each blow.

"You wont beat me if all you do is run away!!" Kenta yelled before throwing something as a distraction. Catching it Hermit looked up as Kenta punched him in the stomach and face with both fists, throwing him back a bit. When Kenta looked back at Hermit he was surprised to see, underneath the cloak, which was now torn from the blow, what appeared to be armor plating around his body that was made out of sea stone. [i]"W-Wait!!! Sea Stone!?"[/i] Kenta thought knowing it's dampening effect on Devil Fruit powers, [i]"Then how powerful is he!?"[/i]

Shaking his head he regained his confidence, charging blindly once more swinging. Once again Hermit dodged the fist before slamming his own into the back Kenta's right knee and used his energy to give it more force; the sound of the knee cap cracking under the pressure was quite audible. With a howl Kenta stumbled before what many people thought would be a fall he did not, suspended by what at first he thought was an invisible force. Only when he looked up and say the shine of the razor wire did he realize, it was Hermit's weapon that was keeping him up; following it he saw that it was wrapped around his entirety of both of his shoulder. [i]"W-When!?"[/i] he thought, remembering the exact moment when; it had been when Hermit had used his shoulders to lift him up for that double kick!

With a grin Hermit threw more and more thread to tie Kenta up, utterly restricting his movement, and strolled up to him knowing he couldn't move without harming himself. The more Kenta struggled to free himself, the more the wire cut into his skin and caused him to bleed. Now face-to-face with each other Hermit's face had returned to it's somber expression. Leaning in and whispered, [size=2]"My name is-[/size]

Kenta's eyes grew wide, hearing Hermit's true name. Opening his mouth to scream from the shock Hermit slammed his entire hand in his enemy's chest, gripping onto his still beating heart, and used his Devil Fruit power to make him explode, literally. As pieces of Kenta stopped falling he felt an impact hit his back, thinking it was another opponent, he spun around ready to throw the person off him, but realized it was Sena. Narrowing his eyes he analyzed the situation. Sena had been thrown into him and they were heading towards a building.

Both of them crashing into the building, Hermit groaning as he lifted his head up, he looked down at Sena who was slowly recovering. Pushing her off of him, yet helping her stand, he got up himself and looked at Black Raven who was slowly walking towards them.

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[u][i][b]OOC[/b][/i][/u]

Bit post for a big finish, no?
LOL

[Birkeland]

Dark Shield Pirates:

Isha swiftly made his way through the ruins with great enthusiasm, though not for the ruins themselves. A sixth sense was telling him the dangers lurking within these ruins would bring him great joy. The endless possibilities of suffering which might be present focused his mind on the task at hand, rather than clouding it. [i]I'm so giddy right now, so someone must be in grave danger. I'm not quite frantic so it's probably just a single person. Running through these ruins is like looking for a single fish in the sea, I'll never find them.[/i] The sounds of bullets caught his attention.[i] But sharks always find their prey. [/i]

Instinctively ducking behind a building at the sight of white coats, Isha used his stethoscope's reflection to analyze the situation. There were a small group of marines, about a half-dozen, hunting down and commenting on an unknown target. "Circle around and spread out," the de facto leader of the group announced. "She's probably heading for the docks. She won't get far." Isha put down the stethoscope and readied himself to fight. [i]Most likely the person making me hyper, [/i]he thought. [i]The enemy of my enemy is my friend.[/i] The doctor transformed his hands into their signature scalpel form, sneaking behind the unsuspecting marines. With a quick series of slashes, they collapsed from a sudden surge of pain overwhelming their senses.

With some hunting of his own, Isha only barely was able to catch up with Lily. It was easy to assume she was the target, as she was running frantically and well... not a marine. Isha, despite better judgment by others, yelled out to get her attention. "Hello up there! You're in danger, and the doctor is here to help! Come with me to my Captain's ship! It'll be safer there. Or you can stay here. Your call." Several marines had picked up on his voice and began to draw closer.

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Wolf Fang Pirates:

Sina laughed at Dogomo, placing a delicate hand over her mouth, "The only thing your body is filled with, dear. Is lard!" Dogomo cringed even more, gaining even more speed. There was but one thing which made him angrier than someone breaking the law: fat jokes. Sina opened one eye at Dogomo when she noticed him charging her. When he came close enough Sina simply jumped in the air and over Dogomo landing safely behind him. "A little slow, dear. Maybe you should lose a bit of weight."

"Slow, perhaps. But I take great pride in my girth! [size=3]My father was also large man, heavy with justice! And his father before him! [size=2]My girth has been passed down my family line for generations! Just who do you think I am?!"[/size][/size] Dogomo's voice trailed off as he ran into the distance. Instead of turning around to enter his 'Rolling Submission' technique, the warrior made his way behind some buildings. [i]She is agile, which will prove to be a great challenge for me, [/i]he pondered. While his weight provided him with great strength it also prevented him from great feats of speed.[i] Thankfully, Father has taught me methods of dealing with these kinds of situations.[/i]

Dogomo emerged from behind his concrete cover to face Sina once more. With powerful legs, he jumped high into the air with his hands clamped together. Slamming them into the ground on impact, a small earthquake was created to upheave it and hopefully disorient the pristine madam. With hands still firmly in the ground, Dogomo ripped up large slab of earth and tossed it into the air. As it descended he let out another punch to send smaller chunks of the slab flying toward Sina.

[Yu Hansung]

Lily was breathing heavily when the strange man appeared, yelling for her. He said he was a doctor but then she noticed the group of marines starting to move in on the doctor. <[color="#4b0082"]Sword-style 7 Dragon Strike> [/color]She jumped over the doctor drawing her katana and kodachi, landing next to the marines. A second later they screamed, clutching and new cuts as they formed. Lily grabbed the doctor and dragged him along into another alleyway, hoping to be gone before the next group of marines. [color=#4b0082]"What the hell are you doing?"[/color] She hissed at him, glaring angrily. [color=#4b0082]"You could've gotten me killed!"[/color] Then Lily realized what he had said. [color=#4b0082]"Wait, a ship? A CAPTAIN?!"[/color]

[ANBU]

Kazuya followed Isha through the ruins, about to attack the marines when he saw someone land next to the marines not getting a good look towards them as they grabbed Isha and dragged him off. Kazuya then jumped over the most likely dying marines' bodies and chased them as they turned down another alleyway of the ruins. "Isha.. I thought we agreed not to do too much to let the marines notice us.. oh well I guess we'll just have to beat them if they try to chase us onto the ship.." Kazuya then said his voice light though the first part sounding similar to a scolding despite the tone used. Kazuya then noticed the person who was dragging Isha a young lady most likely in her late teens. "I taker it the marines were after you?" he then said his voice sounding lightly more serious now having seen the marines die from her being wary of her.

[Birkeland]

Isha sweat-dropped at Kazuya's mile scolding, scratching the back of his head. "Sorry about that, Captain. I'm not myself from time to time." He looked over to Lily and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Yep. She's the one who caused all of us to be here right now. Not in a bad way, just a nature of circumstances." As his hand lay on her shoulder, Lily's wounds (if any) began to heal at his touch. It was almost disappointing to the doctor that she did not have more severe injuries for him to fix, a great sigh coming out when he was finished. His Kyuu Kyuu no Mi affected his mental state to the point where it forced him to seek out any friendly victims and cure them.

"As for your questions." the doctor spoke randomly. "I'm helping you. Not while I'm around. Yes and yes. There, bases covered." He walked off a bit and brushed some debris from his coat. A hand offered itself to Lily as a sign of peace between them. "This is Kazuya, Captain of... um..." pondering, he thought on the subject and realized he never asked for the crew's official namesake. "And I'm Isha, doctor of the...something-something Pirates. You are...?"

[Hotaru987]

Sena accepted Hermit's help with getting up, but was kind of agitated that he did push her off of him first. "You could have been a bit more gentle, but I'm glad that you were able to get rid of your oppone-" She trailed off when she noticed that the guy he blew up wasn't there anymore. Or more accurately, the pieces of his body weren't there any more. Suddenly glowing round balls shot down towards Sena, and Hermit knocking them away from eachother. Sena was hit back, while Hermit was sent right in another building, the people inside of it screaming in terror when they saw him. The glowing balls then bounced on the ground before coming together forming Kenta unharmed. He laughed, throwing his head back, "HAHAHAHAHA~! You though you could get rid of me that easily!? I am the great Kenta Metayuro! And I will not be defeated! Not even by the likes of you! I will never die!"

Sena was able to land on her feet this time. "Damnit...I was hoping he would be able to help me."

"What is this? A captain who can't fight their own battles!?" Sena glared, "Please, I could take you down with my hands behind my back." Black smirked, "Then lets go." Sena ran in, jumped and came down with both of her swords on his head. Black simply grabbed both swords stopping Sena. Her eyes widened, "N-no way.." She quickly used his arms to push herself back, and landed on the ground away from him. Sadly she could get her swords as well, so Black still had those.

"Let's see how good you are at dodging." Sena gulped. Black ran in, with way more speed than Sena believed he possessed, and swung down with her sword. She manaed to jump out of the way, and just in time too. The sword was now inbeded in the ground due to Black's force. Sadly Sena wasn't out of the clear yet, because using his other hand, he punched her sending her skidding across the ground.

"H-he's a brute." Sena groaned spiting out blood, and shakily standing up. She knew he was only toying with her, and that above all else made her mad. She hated it when people didn't take her seriously. She hated it when people thought she was nothing but a little girl, and laughed out right at her dreams. Sena didn't like it, and thats what was making her pissed off. That added to the fact he was terrorizing the town and now trying to kill her crew was it. Sena clapped her hands together and kept them together. She could feel heat being generated between her palms.

Black, seeing the anger and determination on her face laughed, "What? Does this mean you're getting serious!? Well then...BRING IT ON!!!" Sena dashed towards Black, anticipating another swing with the sword and dodging it, now suddenly very close to Black. [b]"Shock shock...Pulse!" [/b]Sena slammed her hands against Black's stomach. The second her hands touched him, a loud [i]CRACK[/i] sounded and Black shot backwards right into one of the undestroied buildings.

Sena smirked, "Hows that for a llittle girl?"

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As Dogomo ran off Sina was confused, "Hm, seems like he has run off. I guess he is quite quick when it comes to running away." She laughed, but it was short lived when he reappeared, having jumped impressively high in the air for his size, and coming down slamming his hands on the ground. The shockwaves caused Sina to stumble, but Dogomo wasn't done there. He then picked up a large slab of the ground and hurled it towards Sina, who had yet regained her balance from the the earlier attack.

When she did reclaim her footing, the rock was already upon her...Yet, instead of screaming she simply took a deep breath and quickly blew out. Half a second before completely smashing her, the rock exploded showering her with dust and tiny pebbles. Sina brushed her shoulders off and glared at Dogomo, "Do you know how much this outfit cost!?! And you ruin it! It's all dirty and dingy now!" In a burst of speed, which was surprising due to the heals she wore, she closed the distance between the two, "I am going to blow you to smitheriens!!" She took another deep breath, [b]"Bomb Bomb....Blower!" [/b]She released the held breath inches from Dogomo and a large explosion went off, with Sina being left unharmed and in the middle of the explosion.

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Ryuujin watched as Vince began to walk off. "I am truly sorry, but I cannot allow you to leave." He said jumping towards Vince and swinging his large sword down. As Vince undoubtedly dodged the attack, the building that was hit suddenly split in two and even cracking the ground as well. She shockwaves of Ryuujin's power had pushed Vince further back. Ryuujin now stood on one of the building halves pointing his sword at Vince, "It will be sad.....If the Scarlet Terror....Was to die simply from not....Paying attention." He said quietly.

[Yu Hansung]

[color=#4b0082]"Um...yeah. The marines are sorta after me,"[/color] Lily said, blushing slightly as she re-sheathed her weapons. [color=#4b0082]"After I showed up on this island for supplies I challenged the senior officer to a battle for free supplies and I won. Then they got angry and sunk my boat and I've been hiding in the ruins for a while, running a lot."[/color] Lily sighed, sitting down and rubbing her head as if it pained her. [color=#4b0082]"Um...thanks for healing me I guess."[/color]

Lily then realised she hadn't introduced herself yet, turning to Kazuya and smiling before saying,[color=#4b0082] "I'm terribly sorry. I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Lily. So, I take it you weren't here originally to save me, were you?"[/color] Lily was slightly more relaxed now, believing she finally had a way off of this island.

[Kyng's Old Account]

The Terror's pupils became thin and his mask could not contain his anger. But he kept it under it and remained in control. "You know little to nothing fool." He said bitterly. "If you knew what was best for you, you'd move. I am not impressed by power, it's clearly the most ugliest form of combat. But then again..." He looked over Ryuujin and said "...it matches the res of you perfectly. Now then, unless you have a purpose for me to remain here, I suggest you move..." He then cut his skin on his arm and rubbed the small trinkle of blood upon his mask, painting a sinister smile. "...or I'll get angry." Then he drew ou his brush and created three huge golems of paint, turning to life and charging towards Ryuujin mercilessly, whilst the Terror watched. "And if you manage to beat them, which you will, how about swinging for me? You're boring me. Such a tease, keeping em up here for no decent reason."

[Birkeland]

Dogomo stared in shock at the aftermath of his attack. Not only did the slab of earth become dust and pebbles, but the woman before him remained almost untouched by the ordeal. That is except for that very dust which infuriated her greatly. "Do you know how much this outfit cost!?! And you ruined it! It's all dirty and dingy now!" With blinding speed the woman closed the distance between them, about to use and unknown ability. [b]"Bomb Bomb....Blower!", [/b]she called out. There was no time to react before a large explosion engulfed the duo, decimating the surrounding area. The dust began to settle, revealing the two figures to still be standing. Sina was unharmed by the chaotic firestorm, due to the nature of her devil fruit. Dogomo was left standing, if only as a result of a combination of his armor and stamina.

Patches of burnt skin and clothing were scattered about his body, along with several open wounds. Legs shaking and straining under the pressure of his body, the heavy warrior began to breath even heavier. A cough of blood splattered the ground in front of him while his vision blurred slightly. A hand quickly grabbed Sina by her arm, clasping it enough where she would not escape easily. "I... will not... give up," he strained to say. Flashes of his people appeared in his mind. His parents laughing, his kingdom burning, the sounds of his screams of pain. The final thought was the unnamed pirate crew he had only met a short time, standing heroically before him. "Not now, nor ever again!"

The warrior threw the woman forward and bulked his muscles once more. "Getto Da Ze!" he cried out. Dogomo held his ground and backflipped over to one of the abandoned buildings behind them. Plunging his hands into the building, the warrior began to lift up with all of his strength. With great effort and strain, the building cracked along it's base and was lifted into the air. Dogomo roared as he threw the building forward to Sina before running forward and tumbling. Picking up speed, the heavy man became a spinning sphere that traveled into the building. Before the building could reach Sina, Dogomo came bursting through the roof at full force. [b]"Rolling Submission!"[/b]

[Jake the Sage]

Both of them crashing into the building, Hermit groaning as he lifted his head up, he looked down at Sena who was slowly recovering. Pushing her off of him, yet helping her stand, he got up himself and looked at Black Raven who was slowly walking towards them. Scowling at the opposing Captain a whistling noise reached Hermit's ears, causing him to look up; for a moment his eyes even grew wide.

An explosion erupted, throwing both of them apart, Sena into the ground and Hermit through another building. The screams of the people inside managed to wake him back up in time to see the glowing balls reforming together. In amazement Hermit watched as Kenta rose from the shinning orbs, unharmed, and began laughing, "You though you could get rid of me that easily!? I am the great Kenta Metayuro! And I will not be defeated! Not even by the likes of you! I will never die!"

Standing back up Hermit gave an 'mhm' before throwing out his razor wires, wrapping around Kenta's arms before severing them. Laughing Kenta stood tall as his arms reformed and looked at Hermit with a grin. Hermit only whistled. Flexing his hands he boated, "So what do you think of my Form Form Fruit powers? No matter what you do to me, I can be revived again and again and AGAIN! You lo-

Kenta was silenced as his head went flying off, Hermit's eyes filled with annoyance. He hadn't fought someone who could reform at what appeared to be an eternal number of times, even from an explosion like that; which had drained Hermit considerably. Coughing he could see Kenta's head already reforming.

He had to think of something . . . and fast . . .