Chapter 3: Cero's sword the First mate found.
Yoh and Cero make their way to the pirates hide out in order to free the town of its pirate rulers. Cero leads Yoh to an old mining tunnel.
"This tunnel will lead us right under the pirates hideout if we're lucky there won't be to many of them near the exit when we get there" said Cero.
"What if I can guarantee that there won't be any near the exit" said Yoh.
"What do you mean"?
"I'll distract the small fish while you go after their captain"
"How do you plan to do that" "Let's just say I have a few tricks under my glove"
"Don't you mean sleeve"?
"No".
"Are you sure you will be okay"?
"I'm sure now just go save your island man".
Cero pointed Yoh to the main gate of the pirates' hideout. When he got there he saw a very large spiral tower standing near the edge of a cliff.
He made his way toward the tower and approached a pirate that was sleeping at his post.
"Some people just don't take their jobs seriously" said Yoh.
Yoh quickly grabbed the sleeping man by his shirt and threw him in the direction of the tower. The man smashed through the wooden walls of the tower.
Moments later at least two dozen men came storming through the front door of the tower.
All were armed with swords, axes, pistols and other assorted weapons. And they were all wearing bandanas around their mouths that had a picture of fanged teeth on them.
"Hey sorry about your sleeping friend but he should really have been doing a better job of keeping lookout" said
The pirates stared Yoh down as they readied to attack him.
"Now hold on guys we don't have to fight. Now if you just leave the island peacefully you guys can avoid some unnecessary pain, so what do you say" asked Yoh?
The pirates just laughed at the statement and aimed their weapons at Yoh.
"Hmm déjà vu, oh well if that's how you guys want to play it then let's get started" Yoh said with a smile.
Yoh started to remove his left glove and when the glove was off it revealed a completely white hand.
The pirates charged at Yoh but he didn't move his feet instead he quickly squatted down and slammed his white hand down on to the ground.
"Yin pillars" yelled Yoh!
Just then multiple tone pillars rose up out of the ground and were heading toward the charging pirates.
About half of the pirates were able to get out of the way, but those who couldn't were knocked high up into the air and were unconscious before they hit the ground.
Some of the pirates were hesitant about charging at Yoh a second time, but one man quickly rallied the rest of the pirates and got them to charge again.
"Some people never learn" said Yoh.
"Yin prison" said Yoh as he again hit his hand to the ground but this time instead of pillars a giant square box with bars shot up around the pirates.
"How the hell is he doing this" said one of the pirates?
Yoh quickly ran up to the cage of the pirates and slammed his hand on the bars.
"Yin poles"!
Just then stone poles shot out of the bars of the prison hitting the pirates in many parts of their body and causing them to be knocked out.
"Well that was easier than usual" said Yoh as he wiped the dust off of his clothes.
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Inside the pirates hideout Cero was somehow able to find his way to Cad Roc's room at the top of the tower which thanks to Yoh was now unguarded. He came up to a large room that was about three times larger than all the others. He opened the door and although he couldn't see him he knew Roc was there.
At the end of the room was a tall pudgy man sitting in a large wooden chair. In his mouth was an uncooked dead hog.
"Who the hell are you what are you doing in my room" said Cad Roc as he gnawed at the hog?
"My name isn't important, but what is, is that this will be the last day you spend on this island" said Cero calmly.
Roc slowly got up from his chair and threw the boar toward the other side of the room.
"Oh really well I don't see how some blindfolded man with a stick is going to be able to stop me".
Cero pulled his sword out of its wooden sheath and pointed it at Roc.
"This is how" said Cero with his same calm demeanor.
"Oh if we're going to pull weapons on each…."
Roc's body started to grow green scales and his mouth grew wider and sprouted razor sharp teeth. His fingers turned into pointed claws and the pupils of his eyes turned sideways.
"You see I eat the croc croc fruit so now I have the body crushing strength of a crocodiles jaw" said Roc.
Cero didn't say a word he just continued to point his blade in the pirates direction.
"I hope you won't be too crunchy".
Roc lunged at Cero his jaw opened wide and ready to snap at Cero's body, but that didn't happen because instead at biting at the blind man's body he bit at empty air.
"Is that the best you can do" said Cero still pointing his sword.
"You got lucky let's see you do it again".
Roc lunged at Cero again repeatedly biting at him but missing every time.
"How are you doing this if you can't see through that blindfold"?
Cero positioned his sword so that the sharp end faced the ground.
"I have been a swordsman for almost my entire life, but I have only been blind for five years. And since the days I lost my sight I have been training sharpening my senses. I can smell the blood on your from what you were eating, the sound of your feet moving on the ground, the feel of the wind changing with every movement you make, but most importantly I can feel the killing intent that you are putting off. I may not be able to see but I also have no blind spot".
"Sliding slash" Cero's feet glided on the floor as he appeared behind Roc.
A large slash appeared on Roc's body it spurted a large amount of blood on to the floor. Roc collapsed lifeless on the ground.
"As I said this would be your final day on this island" said Cero as he left the room and made his way out of the tower.
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Cero made his way to the front of the tower to meet back up with Yoh.
"I would watch your step the pirates are still having their beauty sleep" said Yoh jokingly.
Cero lifted up his sheath and hit onto the ground, the vibrations from the impact showed shades of multiple men unconscious on the ground along with the giant stone structure made by Yoh.
"How were you able to do this" asked Cero?
"Well you ever hear of a Devil Fruit" Said Yoh.
"Those fruits that give the eater strange powers, you ate one" said Cero.
"Yeah and it really comes in handy at times like these" said Yoh.
"So the Devil Fruit you ate gave you the ability to create those constructs"
"Well yes and no the builds are only half of what I can do"
"So what's the other half"?
Before Yoh could answer the question he spotted a navy ship heading toward the island.
"Crap I have to go" said Yoh.
"Why"?
"Well you see there's a navy ship heading here and I'm kind of wanted".
"Why" asked Cero looking confused
"Oh because I'm a pirate well see ya".
Yoh quickly ran toward the opposite side of the island. But unfortunately for him his boat was on the side of the island that the navy was coming from.
"Crap, crap, crap my boat on the other side and I just know he's on that ship. And I'm talking to myself again ugh".
"Hey if you want to get off this island without being handcuffed I suggest you follow me" said Niko.
"What" asked Yoh?
"I was told to bring you so come on".
Yoh didn't have much choice so for a second time he followed the kid.
Once again he brought him to Cero's shop.
"You do realize I won't have much need for traveling supplies in jail right" said Yoh.
"Don't worry he has a plan" said Niko.
Niko led Yoh to the shops basement, there he saw years of supplies stacked on shelves and to his surprise the room let out to a cave filled with water and tied at the entrance of the cave was a boat with a large trunk in the back of it.
"What is this" asked Yoh?
"This is our way off the island" said Cero coming from the left side of the cellar carrying his sword and a large backpack.
"Our way off what are you talking about" asked Yoh.
"I'm coming with you".
"You do know that I'm a pirate and just to let you know I'm kind of being chased by a weirdo marine captain"
"You helped save my island and got me to fight back after a very long time of hiding in my shop the least I can do is help you on your journey".
"Kind of seems like you're doing more for me then I did for you to be honest" said Yoh.
"Well to be honest I have my own reasons to go with you so what do you say".
"Well at least I won't have to talk to myself anymore and having a skilled swordsman can't hurt so welcome to a life of piracy".
The two young men shook hands and said goodbye to Niko.
They followed the stream of the cave out to sea out of sight of the marines.
Cero pulled out a map and unfolded it and handed it to Yoh.
"So what where are we heading to captain" asked Cero.
"I don't know. How close is the nearest island"?
"You have the map".
"Oh I don't know how to read a map here you can read one right"?
Cero just starred at Yoh.
"What"?
"I'm going to wait for you to figure it out".
Yoh just looked confused and a few moments later he got a wide-eyed look on his face.
"CRAAAAAAP"!
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Author's notes
Well heres the third chapter sorry it took so long to post got caught up in holiday fun. With the first addition of a crew mate Yoh heads out onto his next adventure. In the next chapter the history of Yoh and his powers are revealed so hope you look forward to it.
