I'm back baby! So yeah, Kubo's pulling some weird shit while he's high, I mean, what the fuck! That Sniperguy has a resureccion all of a sudden and Nanao's clan has a Zanpakuto that's passed down the family line, which doesn't make sense, since the 0 Squad's blacksmith guy said that an Zanpakuto is an expression of a Shinigami's soul. Also, was I the only dissapointed with Team SSSN when they fought against Team Indigo?
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#Transponder Snail#
[Game data.]
(Author note)
"This is a 'Technique' alright."
Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece by Eichiro Oda, Bleach by Tite Kubo or The Gamer by Sung San-Young and Sang-ah. What I do own is my OC Edward Smith
After looting the infirmary, the trio of bounty hunters start advancing towards the double doors at the end of the hallway, anxious at the coming battle, Johnny and Yosaku for different reasons than Edward is. For them, it's the fear of going against a man with 9 million Beli bounty on his head. For Edward, it's about going up against the smartest person currently in East Blue, a man with a bounty of 16 million Beli's, Captain Kuro.
Their only advantage to defeating him are 1: Luffy's already beaten him up, so he shouldn't be at 100%, 2: They're fighting inside a ship, so Kuro's speed will be limited as well, and 3: Edward will use any and all means, if it means winning and surviving. The trio share a knowing look and nod, prepared for combat. Opening the door, the trio enter dimly-lit room, only the sunlight from the windows keeping the room from total darkness.
A man with glasses, slicked hair and a captain's coat draped over his shoulders is sitting at the captain's chair, calmly inspecting the blades attached to his furry gloves. obviously Kuro has had enough time to fix his weapons. His body on the other hand, clearly isn't back to 100%
[Observation]
Bounty: 16, 000, 000 Beli[Inactive]
/Tactician\
Kuro of the thousand plans BOSS
/Speed\
HP: 365/600
MP: 200/500
RP: 200
Buffs/DeBuffs:
After looking at the add-on to Kuro's bounty Edward can't help but sigh in disappointment. Yosaku and Johnny are shocked at the allededly dead person sitting across them, armed and dangerous. "Not even 3 months back on the sea, and bounty hunters are already here for my head." Kuro notes, leaping out of his chair towards them, claws ready to slice them to ribbons. "'BakudÅ # 8, Seki'." Pumping enough RP into the spell to make it big enough to cover his body, Edward repels Kuro's attack, sending the fearsome captain ricocheting to the back of the room, crashing into a wine shelf, dousing him with alcohol.[-55 HP. New Weakness added: Fire]
Capitalizing on this new developement, Edward prepares to launch a ball of fire. Kuro however, proves to be faster, even in his weakened state as he dodges out of the way.
"I will not myself be defeated by some lowly bounty hunters!" Kuro shouts as he dashes across the room, in a similar fashion to a Shunpo or Soru to dodge Edward's fire blasts, well as much as the room they're fighting in. Eventually, Kuro manages to close the distance between him and Edward, ready to tear his throat out, only to be forced to back off by Johnny's and Yosaku's combo attack.
"It's time to end this." Kuro says, as he starts swaying sideways in a fluod manner as he enters a trance. Recognizing the attack, Edward grabs a hold of Johnny and Yosaku, before using Shunpo to get as far away from the swaying Kuro as possible before he executes his 'Shakushi' technique. This proves to be a smart decision as Kuro starts moving at superhuman speeds, cutting up everything around him, whether it be the target of his attack or not. Johnny and Yosaku can't help but gulp as they realize wha would have happened if they would've been anywhere near him.
"Johnny, Yosaku leave this to me." Edward says as he analyzes the situation at hand. Kuro's Shakushi allows him to move at the speed rivaling CP9's Soru, the only advantage that Edward can utilize is the fact that Kuro can't see what he's attacking, and that he'll eventually tire himself out. For most people that would mean nothing, as they couldn't keep up with Kuro's speed, let alone see him. But using his Reikaku, Edward doesn't need to see Kuro. All he needs to do is get him to stop moving.
"No way Ed-Aniki, he's way too fast for any of us to see, let alone hit! You could die fighting against him." Yosaku says, afraid of Kuro's speed. Sure, he and Yosaku have been friends with Edward for less than 24 hours, but the young man had shown more courage than the two of them had during their whole bounty hunting career.
"Listen to me, if I die, I need you two to get as far away from this island as possible." Edward warns them, before Shunpo'ing towards Kuro's position, drawing his sword to block one of Kuro's infamous Cat Claws,(Yes, that's what they're called) sparks flying as the two weapons clash. Deciding to try and finish Kuro then and there, Edward tries attaching a 'Shuryudan' to Kuro, only for the man to flicker away. Using his Reikaku to keep a track of him, Edward blocks another one of Kuro's attack with a regular-sized Seki, knocking the man out of his trance and sending him flying to a pile of rubble, that was once the door and the wall of his quarters.[- 45 HP]
"TAKE THIS!" Edward shouts, letting loose a 'Fire Stream'. Managing to dodge the dangerous attack, dropping his coat to lighten the load, Kuro dashes at Edward in a murderous rage. Not only was his master plan ruined by some naive imbecile with a devil fruit, but now there's another damn kid coming for his head. There's no way that the Marines could have found out that he's still alive, there simply couldn't! "'Hado # 4, Byakurai'." Edward jumps bacl, launching a bolt of lightning from his outstreched hand, hitting Kuro right in the chest[- 30, Low Paralysis, - 15 AGI and DEX.], only for the man to ignore the slight numbness in his chest, attacking Edward in mad slashes, like a rabid animal.
As Edward blocks both of Kuro's Cat Claws, Kuro delivers a brutal kick to Edward's midsection[- 50 HP, new Skill: Physical Endurance LV:1 gained!], sending Edward crashing against a wall[-10 HP]. Pissed off at his opponent, Edward launches a ball of fire at Kuro, hitting the man as he dashes at Edward[- 80 HP, new Skill Created: Fire Bolt LV:1]. Reeling back from the attack, Kuro leaps back to dodge Edward's sword attack. Counter-attacking, Kuro starts rapidly thrusting at Edward, forcing him on the defensive. This goes on for a while until, Kuro's left claw snaps, clearly worn down from the fights Kuro's had with both Luffy and Edward.
"Well, it looks like the little Kitty has been de-clawed, how'd you like me to make your right side match?" Edward quips as he starts attacking Kuro, forcing the man on the defensive, being forced to constantly block with his right hand, only able to use his legs to counter attack. This proves to be a game-changer, as Edward slowly but surely starts gaining ground against the more experienced fighter, dodging or blocking Kuro's kicks. Oh sure, usually those kick's would've hurt like bitch, and more than likely would have broken Edward's legs, but with Reiryoku flowing around them, forming a pretective barrier around them, effectively leveling the power field.
Looking at Kuro, Edward can already see that the man is getting exhausted, his Shakushi taking a toll on his endurance, Edward breaks off from the sword fight, switching to launching 'Fire Bolts', forcing Kuro to start dodging, lest he wants to get burned. Kuro manages to dodge for a good while, but Edward eventually manages to hit him in the back[-85 HP]. Kuro grimaces as the flame dies down. How the hell is this kid able to keep a track of where he is? Not even the Marine Cpatains were able to keep a track of him, so how is a kid able to? Of course, one logical answer would be Devil Fruits, but with the other abilities the kid has shown throughout their fight, shooting fire from his hands, even shooting lighting on one occasion and making barriers that repel attacks, there's no way it's the work of a single Devil Fruit.
Rising to his feet, Kuro dashes towards Edward, zig-zagging in an attempt to fool whatever technique Edward is using to keep a track of him. Appearing behind him, Kuro attempts to slice his head off, only for Edward to deliver a Reiryoku-enhanced knuckle sandwich[-70 HP], flooring Kuro and knocking him unconscious. "Heh, you weren't so tough were ya?" Edward gloats as he pokes Kuro to make sure that he's unconscious, which he is to Edward's relief. Picking up some rope that was lying around, Edward ties Kuro up, after making sure that he doesn't have any hidden knives, and disarming him. Dragging Kuro by the rope, Edward starts walking out of Bezan Black's hull.
"ED-ANIKI! YOU'RE OKAY!"Johnny and Yosaku shout in joy as they tackle Edward in a brotherly hug. "Yeah, yeah I'm okay, would you please get the hell off me." Edward grumbles as he sits upright to look at Johnny and Yosaku, both, wiping out some "dust" that got in their eyes.
"You mind explaining to me why you two came back, when I told you guys to run?" he asks, an agitated expression on his face. Johnny and Yosaku needed to meet the Straw Hat's, not only to lead them to Baratie, but also inform Luffy about Zoro getting caught by Arlong's crew.
"We couldn't let you take Kuro on by yourself, but... it seems like you got him." Johnny explains, Yosaku nodding furiously. They were halfway to their ship when the bells of conscience started ringing in their souls, telling them to come and help.
"Yeah, but I'm not sure if we can cash in on his bounty." Edward notes as he takes his Transponder Snail out if his inventory. It wouldn't hurt to ask Gil baout the policy about situations like this. But really, how often could stuff like this have happened? Evidently not often, if Kuro managed to frame his death. Yeah, the hypnotized scapegoat bore some resemblance to him,but there was a Bounty Poster with a picture of him, so how could the Marines fall for a trick like that.
"Why wouldn't we? Kuro's still alive and the Marines never caught him." Yosaku asks in confusion.
"That's exactly why, they never caught him, they only caught a guy Kuro set up as a scapegoat. The World Goverment doesn't like admitting when they fuck up." Edward explains as, thinking about the reaction the WG had when the details Crocodile's plan came to light.
Dialing Abyss Auction, the transponder snail remains silent for some time until Gil's voice speaks up from the other end. #Mr. Edward, I'm just cashing in Spiel's bounty, so I'll have your money soon enough.# The mood of slight agitation is evident on the transponder snail mimicking Gil's expression.
"While that's good to hear, since we just caught another one. and this guy has a bounty of 16 million." Edward explains, as the snail's expression tuns from slight agitation to surprise. #1-16 Million!? It's been 6 Hours since I left!# Gil says in surprise, obviously wanting an explanation. "Well, they more than likely needed to restock on food, so they came on to the island, then we kicked their asses." Edward explains as the snail nods in understanding. #I see, please wait, I'll be there shortly.# Gil says as he hangs up.
Soon enough, Gil steps out of a portal, carrying a red suitcase instead of his original black one. "So where is this pirate with a 16 mill- oh" He cuts his sentence short as he notices Kuro lying on the ground.
"So yeah, considering that the WG caught the wrong guy, how much are we getting for him?" Edward asks, getting Gil's attention.
"Uh, well, you should be getting the full bounty, but I don't think that the Marines will be happy about it." Gil says, handing Edward the red suitcase to Edward, which contains their share of Spiel's bounty, 3325000 Beli. Picking Kuro up, Gil once again makes his way to the portal, stopping as he remembers something else.
"Ah, I almost forgot, here's the new Abyss Auction cataloque, and they'll be delivered straight to you via portal express, as we always look out for our employees." Gil says handing Edward a small book. and with that, he leaves. "Okay then next destination: Baratie, any objections?" Edward asks, and there was no objections from Johnny nor Yosaku. "Bitchin', let's roll." Edward exclaims as they walk back to their ship.
AN: that's all folks, next up is T.o.G, and man, I'm pumped about writing it, I just need to desgin teammates for T.o.G-Edward(feel free to suggest what position would work with Edward), and so that you guys know, I didn't put Replay on hiatus just to write Tower of Gamer, I ran into a writer's block with that story, so I'll work on these two until I get an inspiration. Please drop a review for this story and T.o.G, since I like talking to you guys, and some of you guys give me ideas that I never would have thought of.
