I do not own One Piece. :3 Only Rin~
The icy cold rain pour over the deck of the ship, 'I don't think the Going Merry-Mk. 2 was built for this type of weather.' Rin thought, his grip on the railings imitating an iron clamp. The rain slapping against his face in a not so pleasant manner. The ship rocked violently from the strong waves, as if a huge battle was going on at the bottom of the sea, which could actually be true.
The sound of a Faux-Milo yelling while sliding down the deck bought a smile on Rin's features, the real, original Milo was most likely inside trying to avoid the cold weather while the others put up the sails, "This would had been a lot easier if somebody told his friends to stick around!" Eiko growl at Rin from her place, holding onto the rope and pulling the sail up. She lost focus and nearly took a tumble, had Sen not saved her in the nick of time.
"Scold the captain later." He offered her a small smile, getting a grunt comment in reply.
"There's a marine ship approaching." Rin comment, the others joining him at the rail, "Their heading to the same island as us, the question is do we stop them here to be safe or let them pass."
"Isn't that the captain's choice?" Ryoko smirked, "You could always just loot their ship."
"I second that!" The Milo gleefully exclaimed, Rin rolled his eyes. He roughly grabbed the fool by his shirt.
"Tell the real Milo to get his ass out here and get wet like everybody else." He toss the sliver haired teen into the sea where he died a watery death, the real, angry Milo exiting the guys cabin afterward and threatening Rin in his usual manner, "I'm going to go check the ship out, maybe loot it like you guys suggested." Rin took a few steps back before running forward and easily launching himself across the dark sky onto the marine ship.
He landed hard, rolling a little before hoping back up. Rin was greeted by a marine with shiny skin and a dress, 'Don't know if that's a smart way to dress out here.' He sweat dropped, her blood coloured eyes scanning him.
"Rin L. Lowser...you just made my job a lot easier." She comment, though her heart didn't follow. It seem like she was thinking about something else completely, but the look faded and was replace by a mysterious smile.
"Sorry, I don't believe we've had the pleasure." He comment, seeing her extend her arm, a knife seeming to appear out of thin air. She quickly advanced toward the boy much faster than Rin expected, his body reacted without him thinking about it. He lean back in the usual uncomfortable manner, making the sharp blade miss him completely. However, at this exact moment the ship decided to shift which cause the two to go sliding down the deck toward the sea.
The tall woman back hit the rail, causing her to grasp from pain. The wooden rail couldn't take it and she ended up falling toward the sea. Rin watched and at that moment a flesh of fear went though her beautiful red eyes. Rin struck the rail after her, surprisingly it didn't break, he reached out quickly grabbing onto her wrist and holding on tightly. The marine stared up at the pirate, "Why?" She questioned, her cheeks a rosy red.
"Because," He spoke with a soft voice, "Only a Devil fruit user shows that type of fear when falling toward the sea." Rin pulled her up till she was standing beside him, he smiled at her before nearly getting cut from her knife which was pointed at his throat.
"Get out my sight!" She ordered him while pushing a yellow folder into his hands, "Next time when we see each other, the weather won't save you." Rin stared at her.
"So, I'm the Luffy to your Smoker?" He asked, seeing a vein pulse on her forehead, "Well, got to go!" Rin yelled nervously and quickly leap across toward his ship and trying to get though the storm again.
They fought with it for a while till it finally calm down enough for them to have dinner, Sen's cooking was nice as usual. The crew was chatting and Eiko was scolding Milo for hiding inside while they were all getting wet. Taka and Tobias was laughing at them while Ayuka kept bugging Sen for some fruit, which he refuse to give her saying it was for tomorrows meal.
Ryoko was sitting close to her captain, reading the document he held open. The yellow folder was placed on the table, "Seem like this may be a little troubling." Ryoko comments, seeing Rin nod his head in agreement. "How did they all get the same Devil Fruit ability?"
"I don't know, that's a interesting question." Rin study the paper, "Can you get them to quiet down for a moment Ryoko?" The first mate nodded her head.
"Hey you monkeys and insects shut up, now!" Rin sweat drop at this, he could had said that. Ryoko smirked when they all started glaring at her, she been tossing insults at them for weeks now when they started rough-housing, "We need to have a discussion, now sit down, swallow what food you have in your mouth and raise your hand when you want to speak."
Milo raised his hand, "What does this look like, a school? Because I've never been this attracted to my teacher before." Milo winked which lead to Toby laughing loudly and patting Milo on the back.
"Quite now." Rin glared at them, causing the two to shut up. They all knew he been on the edge a little still because of Nelu's death and what he found out at the base, but he usually didn't give them that icy tone no matter what. He slid the yellow folder across the table, the thing stopping in the centre, "The Steel Pirates, any of you guys heard of them?"
"Actually yes," Sen spoke up, cleaning a see though glass. He stared at the photo, seeing the guy who had a steel drill for a hand, "Back at my village there was talk about them."
"Did any of them explain how they got Daz Bones devil fruit ability into all 7 members?" Ryoko questioned, her arms folded across her chest, "And how they got his ability in the first place."
"Maybe Blackbeard did it." Taka spoke up, "He did take White bread fruit ability before so taking Daz Bones should had been easy."
"Blackbeard wouldn't have gave it away, not a ability like that. It could be use as a impressive defence and good on office. Zoro told me about taking a drill to his chest and surviving it, he said it hurt like hell. If all of them have that power than somebody must have been planning something."
"How about Hiro?" Ayuka questioned, "You did say he planned everything meticulously before and was in contact with my father. They both have bright minds, I'm sure they found a way to rid somebody of their devil fruit and put it into 7 different people."
"True, he must be planning on testing us again." Ryoko eyed Rin, "Most likely you, the only question is are you ready." Ryoko spoke, adjusting the long black wrist weights on her arm.
"I'm approaching faster than he thought I would and I've got pass everything better than he expected so far. Their no way in hell I'm allowing him to stop us now!" Rin spoke, "I will face whoever I have to just to get my hands on him and find out what he did with my brother." Rin announced, "Now get ready and fill your stomachs, we are going to face hell on toast when we reach this island."
After they were done eating Eiko approach the captain with a smirk on her features, "I'm finish with it." She spoke, seeing Rin eyes light up with excitement, "It took forever, but I managed." Eiko held the sword out with her free hand. The sword sheath was a beige colour with brown pot a dots all over it, Eiko pulled the blade out which was completely black and thick, "Its heavy for me, but it should be light for somebody like you."
"Thanks Eiko." He smiled at her, "Give it to me later if I need it okay?" He asked, seeing her nod her head, "But working with Pacifista pieces must had been hard."
"Of course it was hard!" She slapped the back of his head, "It took me forever to make that thing!"
"Didn't have to hit me." Rin rolled his eyes while they docked their ship, staring up at the large steel walls that surrounded the island, "Well, that's one way to keep people out."
"And a even better way to attract attention." Ryoko spoke, standing beside her captain with her arms folded.
"I bet it's a wonderland behind there." Ayuka smiled brightly, "One without poisonous fruit and mad men." She added lowly to herself, staring up at the walls in astonishment.
"I bet there is a lot of women waiting for my pleasing touch." Milo licked his lips with an extended tougue, making Taka shuffle away from him again, she thought about looking under her bed when she slept for now on.
"Do all his fantasies have something to do with women?" Sen wonder, getting a nod from Rin who sighed.
"Once or twice they've involved cats." Rin comments shaking his head, "Watch when he start dreaming, he makes everybody uncomfortable."
"Enough of this nonsense! Let's see if we could get in already." Ryoko growl, she clearly did not want to be able to hear Milo any more. Rin couldn't blame her, she did find out he was stealing her unmentionables last week after all.
The group of pirates approached the door, Taka slowly moving next to Rin, "Rin-san, isn't the Steel Pirates captain a shichibukai?"
"You don't have to call me Rin-san," He rubbed her hair, "And yes, his name is Gosuto." Taka nodded her head and was about to move away when Rin hook her arm and pulled her closer, "Can you do me a favour Taka?" The short girl nodded her head slowly, "Stay by Ayuka's side."
"Why?" She asked taken back by the request, "She's perfectly fine by herself."
"No she's not." Rin gave her a hard look, but Taka never was the type to back down, so she held his gaze, "You saved her before and I've seen y'all team work. You two are strong alone, but are stronger together. Therefore you guys," Taka fake coughed, eyeing him, "I mean you girls," He looked at her for permission to go on, she nodded to confirm it, "have a high chance of survival."
"Fine, but what about Sen?" She questioned her captain, "He fight with poison and we are fighting people who skin is made of steel. How is his needles going to pitch though their skin?"
"Don't worry, Taka." He placed his hand on her shoulder, "Toby is going to back up our cook."
"Then what about Milo, Eiko, and Ryoko?" She asked, curious.
"Milo is a team on his own, Eiko is a weapons master with numerous ways to defeat her foes, Ryoko is a speed demon and me." He smirked, his bags shadowing his eyes as Taka stopped, seeing the smirk that cover his features, "I'm the devil."
The group of pirates stopped in front of a large steel door, staring at it, "Hey!" a guard yelled, "You do not have permission to dock at this island, leave at once!" The man ordered, Rin recognized him as one of the steel pirate members.
"Stop being a-"
"Whoa Ryoko, I think he's more of a p-" Milo started, getting cut off just like Ryoko.
"Would you two cut out the curses, I mean he looks more like a d-"
"Shut up!" Rin face palm, "He's a p-"
"No he's not!" Eiko exclaimed which lead to Rin and Milo, having a fight with Ryoko and Eiko about what insult best suited the guy.
"Why can't he just be an ass?" Sen suggested.
"Actually, I agree with that. You sir, are an ass." Milo pointed at the guy, seeing his eyebrow twitch in annoyances.
"Hey guys, isn't that the marine ship from earlier?" Tobias questioned, seeing a lady jump off and run toward them, "Uh-oh!" Tobias rushed pass the guy blocking the door, followed by Rin and the others. They each shot a insult at him, Milo yelling over his shoulder.
"Tell your mom I had a good time last night!" The man probably would had chase after them if he wasn't so pissed off and didn't have to stop the marines to talk.
"What do you think you're doing here, Saori "The Bloody Mary"?" The pirate asked, glaring at her. "You know this island belong to Gosuto and he's taking good care of it."
"Bullshit." She glared at the pirate in front of her, "I know that the forest no longer exists and I've heard of the things he did to the people in there." She brush her hair aside, "This isn't a mission that the marines sent me on, this is a personal mission. To find any survivors on this island and bring them to safety."
The pirate smirked, "Go ahead and look, I doubt you'll find anybody..."
Pirates.
"This place is hell." Rin growl, it was hot. Even with his long sleeve blue vest rolled up to his shoulders, the heat still was unbearable.
"I thought you were "the devil", shouldn't you like the heat?" Taka asked, seeing Rin glare at her while they walk across the sandy floor.
"I thought this was going to be a wonderland, not a..um." Milo started trying to come up with a word.
"Arid Death-trap?" Ryoko eyed him, seeing him nod violently in agreement. The place was horrible, there was sand everywhere and the buildings looked like they were drained by a vampire, 'Stupid captain.' Ryoko thought, feeling odd that she would think about a vampire draining life and colour out of the buildings. There was no signs of life, nor people, which never meant a good thing. A large volcano was in the distances as well, "I wonder if that was the cause of this place becoming like this." She rubbed her chin in thought.
"Actually, I wouldn't count on it." Rin growled, the voice was too friendly and charming, it meant trouble. That much was obvious to the teen, the crew all turn around to face the man. He had brown hair and charming diamond eyes, the smile on his features only making him appear more gentle. He wore a coat on his shoulders.
"Gosuto..." Rin voiced seeing the guy smile turn less charming with fangs slightly, "Guys, get out of here." Rin ordered his crew members, seeing them about to protest.
"But your sword." Eiko started, reaching for her hip which held the blade.
"I'll get it later!" Eiko nodded and ran off, all of the crew going in different directions and leaving Rin alone with the 6'6 man. "So, what did you do here?"
"What are you talking about?" Gosuto smirked, "You know exactly who did this and who is capable of such damage."
"Hiro..." Rin growl, he didn't want to start hearing about that monster.
"He's way more interested in you now and your crew. And this is your test, the easy stuff is over now." Gosuto licked his lips, raising his drill hand with a smirk, "And this is not going to be a easy."
He rushed forward before Rin could react, his fist collided with his face. The force behind the blow nearly broke his nose, shooting him across the sandy ground. Rin held onto his nose for a moment, raising to his feet and glaring at Gosuto, "Your gonna wish you never did that." Rin growl from his position on the ground before leaping up and closing the distances between them. He cocked his fist far back and swung it forward with all his might.
"Tekkai!" Gosuto shouted, feeling Rin's fist collide with his stomach. The force behind the attack easily blowing a large amount of sand from the floor and causing a strong breeze to follow. The force behind the blow should had sent Gosuto back even without the use of his devil fruit, it should had sent him flying. It should had cause blood to erupt from his mouth and run down his chin like a waterfall.
It didn't.
"Is that all boy?" Gosuto asked, looking down at Rin with a toothy grin, "I'm disappointed." Rin growl and swung his fist upward into Gosuto handsome face, feeling as if his attack landed on something harder than steel. "Now even if you broke my Tekkai, you still need to hit hard enough to cause real damage." He gripped Rin neck and slammed him into the ground, causing a dust cloud to form while he tighten his grip on Rin's neck, "Both is impossible."
Rin kicked and repeatedly swung his fist into Gosuto face. He was unable to use his devil fruit since Gosuto was cutting off his air supple, Rin punches became noticeably weaker, "The perfect weapon, Luffy's student...your neither. You're just trash that I will get rid of!" He picked the male up with no effect and threw him across the sandy floor. Watching him skip for a bit before coming to a stop and grasping for air on his hands and knees.
The black haired teen took fast shaking breaths unable to take normal ones. Gosuto appeared in front of him, his eyes shining with madness before he swung his drill arm forward for Rin's hip. The drill started spinning fast before making contact with the male hip.
Rin eyes widen greatly, pain shooting though his system and causing every limb on his body to jolt from the white hot pain. The drill tore though skin and ripped flesh like it was paper. Rin pupils shook before shirking as blood shot out from his wound, 'That's my blood...' He thought in shock before his body flew across the sandy floor.
"I guess Hiro was wrong about you." Gosuto spit on the sand slowly turning around to walk off and leave Rin to die.
Rin hand rest on his wound as the bright red blood pour out onto the golden sand turning it brown. It slipped between his fingers while he stared up at the sky the sight of a bird flying around in the sky was what greeted him. "I'm gonna die..." Rin whispered, his stormy eyes becoming faded before he lost consciousness. The Deseret heat and blood loss too much for him to handle.
Taka & Ayuka's 'Petal Kicker.'
"This place is soo dull." Ayuka spoke up, kicking a stone that laid in the middle of the city, "It's almost like nobody is here."
"Maybe they hide in the day because of the heat and comes out at night when its cooler." Taka spoke, knocking on a door to a house, "Hello? Anybody's there."
"It depends on who's knocking on the door." The voice was surprisingly calm and collect. Taka felt a strange feeling wash over her but quickly pushed it aside.
"Taka," She answered, "Me and my friend; Ayuka are looking for survivors and people. This place is so dull and it seems like nobody is alive here."
"Taka eh?" The female behind the door smirked, "Welcome to hell." Before Taka could reply, the wooden door shattered. A foot crashing into Taka stomach, causing blood to erupt from her mouth. She slid across the floor holding onto her stomach and growling. She raised her head, seeing golden blonde hair as the woman lower her leg. "Oh my, aren't you mighty small. Almost like a child."
"Shut up!" Taka grunt. The blonde woman smirked, dashing across the floor toward the pirate. She bought her fist back and swung it forward.
"Move it!" Ayuka interrupted shooting her leg up which collided with the women's wrist. The girl, took a unbalance step back as Ayuka span around on her heels and shoot her right leg up for the blondes hip. Succeeding in delivering the blow and creating distances, but not without a price. "Aw shit, that hurt!" Ayuka frowned, dropping down and rubbing onto her now sore foot. "What is she made out of steel?"
"Uhh, Ayuka, They're the steel pirates remember?" Ayuka blushed in embarrassment, "This is the blonde one so it must be 'Golden Wrath.'"
"I suggest you two stop talking and worry about the pirate who is going to kill you two." The pirate rushed across the field, bringing her arm back with a smirk on her features.
"Petal Dance: Shield!" Taka exclaimed, getting in between the woman and Ayuka. She held up her arms in a 'X' as the pinkish petals created a heart shape shield. The fist clashed into the shield with the strength of a bull behind it. The impact caused Taka knees to buckle leading to her losing balance. Her shield shattered floating around Taka and the steel pirate while the inhuman force before the attack sent Taka flying off and skipping on the sandy ground.
"Taka!" Ayuka growl from her position on the floor, overcome by rage she rushed forward for the blond woman known as Golden Wrath. Ayuka knew delivering a kick would just once again bruise her foot, so she went with another assault; force. She tackled the other woman, her speed decreasing greatly from the added weight. They clashed into a building, but Ayuka knew good and well that it didn't hurt the steel women.
"Ayuka move!" Taka rushed forward, her arm cock back and a large amount of petals dancing around her closed fist. "Petal Dance," She started, taking a deep breath, "Straight Right!" Her fist collided with the woman's face and that's when something unexpected happen. The pinkish-white petals actually managed to cut though the steel skin and create a large number of wounds on the woman face. The strength behind Taka attack easily sent her though the small house that she had exited and created a good amount of smoke.
"She's bleeding..." Ayuka pointed out, surprise just as much as Taka, "But she's made of steel shouldn't that be hard to cut? And she's Golden Wrath shouldn't she be the second strongest on this crew?"
The sound of the blonde giggling made the two women stare uncomfortable, "Hiro likes to play favourites..." The woman spoke standing on her feet, "I'm not Golden Wrath, I'm her sister...and my ability is not as strong as hers. I didn't get any upgrades like the first five members of the crew." She spit out some blood, "But that doesn't change the fact that you two are as die as the villagers in this city!"
She rushed forward, her arms extended. Ayuka didn't have time to react before her forearm clashed into her throat. Taka had ducked at the last moment, managing to avoid the attack complete.
Ayuka skipped across the floor, ending up on her back. She pushed her body up with her elbows and started coughing a frown quickly covering her features. "That bitch is gonna get it!" The steel pirate only smirked, rushing toward her and jumping up into the air coming down for Ayuka with her feet. Ayuka quickly pushed her body up, her legs bend and pointing up toward the blonde feet. At the last moment she kicked out and pushed up with her arms, causing her feet to clash with the women and sending her flying back up. "Taka catch!"
Taka nodded running toward the woman, "Petal Dance," She jumped up while the dangerous petals start to dance around her, "Bridge." A bridge form which Taka sprinting across till she was level with the flying woman, "Petal Dance," She started spinning on the heels of her foot, "Kick!" She spoke swinging her right leg out for the woman's hip. Effectively delivering the blow and once again cutting though the skin that was supposed to be hard as steel. The girl flew across the sky, Ayuka racing toward where she knew the woman would fall at.
Ayuka copying Taka moves spanned on the heels of her feet and kicked out for the woman, luckily she was fast enough to catch her before she fell. Her foot crashing into the same spot where Taka attack had landed and succeeding in sending the steel woman flying though another building. Ayuka panted, she never had to sprint for such a long time before, "That's exhausting!" Ayuka spoke, falling onto her butt.
"Steel Dice," The sound of the woman voice made Ayuka leap onto her feet right away, "Blade storm!" The woman exclaimed, loads of steels blades shape like ninja stars shooting out from the building she had crashed into. Taka had quickly used her devil fruit to create shields for her and Ayuka, but there was too many. They easily tore though Taka's beautiful shields and started cutting though skin and flesh. Taka grasp from the wound she received on her arm, quickly running off to find cover. Ayuka followed behind her, trying their best to avoid the deadly rain of steel. Anything they covered behind easily was cut though, causing Ayuka to get frustrated from the many cuts she was receiving while barely dodging the things.
"Urgh, I've had enough!" Ayuka shouted with rage.
"Ayuka wait!" Taka cried fell on deaf ears as Ayuka span on the heels of her feet and threw a powerful kick for a incoming blade. Taka reacting without thinking, used her devil fruit to cover Ayuka leg with her petals to protect it. Her foot collided with the blade, Taka petals stopping it from getting cut off. The large star fired off and collided with the steel pirate shoulder, the speed and power causing it to tear though her shoulder in a painful manner.
"Doesn't feel too good huh!" Ayuka exclaimed, noticing that all the ninja stars that was flying around had vanished. Taka was just as mad as Ayuka but was holding it back which made Ayuka frown, "Let it out girl! Show her who she's messing with!"
Taka nodded taking a deep breath and closing her eyes before reopening them with fire dancing within her emerald green orbs, "Petal Dance.." She spoke raising her arms above her head as a large amount of the pinkish white petals started to gather above the blonde haired pirate, "Down Fall!" Taka exclaimed, pulling her arms down till they were at her sides. The petals falling down and literally burying the blonde haired pirate and the sand covered floor was covered with the petals. When Taka rage finally disappeared and the petals faded away the woman was covered in large wounds and gusts. She dropped onto the floor out cold.
"That's what she get!" Ayuka spit, "Now let's go search for some more people." Taka just nodded, she had no idea she was capable of such power and was now wondering what other moves she could come up with.
Unknown Location.
The brown haired teen blushed while rubbing a wet cloth over the males cheek. Her three pig tails moving around as she did so, her mix-match eyes study the male. The green and blue eye travel down the male body to where bandages were wrap around his hip, "He's handsome.." The girl thought with a blush, "I wonder what happen to him."
The male let off a kind aura even while being a sleep, so she was sure he would be upset if she told him that she used a special ointment that her father figure had gave to her to heal his wound faster. She stopped staring at him to fix the red ribbon that travel up from her wrist to her elbow on her right arm.
Carrying the unconscious male had been harder than she expected and she was surprise that he still was breathing. She couldn't say the same for the people who were killed in the village, "One of the steel pirates must had gotten him."
One thing she notice about the male was that he wore a vest just like herself, just that hers was a darker colour. They even wore the same type of shorts, unfortunately they wasn't the same colour and the male shorts had fur at the end of them. "He must be Luffy-san student." She blushed, looking at her bullet shoes and wondering just how kind he was.
The male suddenly shot up, grasping. He was sweating while his wide stormy eyes scanned the room in a slow manner. His eyes landed on the short brown haired teen who blushed once she made eye contact with him, she looked scared by his eye colour. Rin stared, breathing lightly before looking down and breaking eye contact, "Sorry..." He muttered.
"No, don't be sorry!" She blurt out loudly before shyly looking at her hands when he looked at her, "I just never seen somebody who had eyes like you...It's a little over whelming and cool and I think it's just so awesome. And why am I still talking hehehe." She laughed nervously, earning a smile from Rin. "Anyways, what's your name? I'm Birdy." She smiled still a little shy.
"I'm Rin L. Lowser, sorry if I bothered you." He smiled, "By the way-" He stopped, his face turning slightly red as he tried to get out the bed.
"Wait, no! Your gonna hurt yourself! You still have to wait a few minutes till the wound heal!" Birdy cried, "What are you trying to do anyway!"
"Bathroom." He blushed, seeing her face turn slightly red as well, "Uhh...can you tell me where it is located?" Birdy nodded and after a while Rin return from the bathroom and took his previous seat on the bed. "Thanks...for treating my wound."
"No, problem. I just seen you laying out there dying so I came to your aid." She smiled softly, noticing that he was staring at her. "What's the matter?" She blushed.
"You're not human." It was a statement, a small smile appearing on his features, "Your Skypian." Birdy eyes widen, how did he know that exactly. "I've met a Skypian before and he taught me how to identify one. The mix-eye colour was a giveaway though." He laid back in the bed, "I still want to visit your home island though."
"Me too, I've never been there." Birdy spoke up, seeing his surprise expression, "I travelled most of my life. I started living here, but...everybody's dead."
"What?" Rin spoke in surprise, his misty eyes wide. "How did everybody die?"
"I don't know, one day we were all living here happily. And that somebody dropped a experimental bomb and destroyed everything. The people who survived were hunted by the steel pirates as a sport." Birdy answered, "But the bomb got rid of everything, most of the water and food. It got rid of trees and almost everything else."
Rin's fist colliding with the wall making Birdy jump in surprise, "Hiro!" Rin exclaimed, "He must had created a gas made out of the same poison that effected me and cleared this place out! And Gosuto help kill them the ones that wasn't affected. I'm gonna beat his ass!" Rin roared and stood on his feet heading toward the door, unfortunately pain ran though his system from his wound and he ended up falling against the wall. He grasp and gripped his wound.
"Rin stop it, you have to rest!" Birdy spoke holding onto him and pulling him over to the bed, "Rest first please."
"Okay..." Rin frowned, laying down again and closing his eyes. "But when I'm able to walk...he's dead meat."
Tobias & Sen's 'Poison Animal.'
Tobias coughed lightly when he breathed in a mouth full of sand, making him frown lightly. He would had turn into a animal, but if what Rin said was true than he will need all the energy on a battle. Sen was having the same problem as him, the strong wind was making it much more difficult to find out where they were heading.
"This isn't the way I expected our trip to go." Sen spoke, his shoes fill with sand which made it extremely uncomfortable.
"Look on the bright side, its calming down a little. " Tobias smiled, the strong winds becoming weaker and causing the blow of sand to come to a stop. Tobias smiled, "See? Plus I'm not much of a sand pie man." Sen didn't really find the joke funny, deciding not to comment on it.
"I guess, Gosuto wasn't kidding." Tobias smiled disappeared, smelling the strong scent of steel, oddly it seem off. Gosuto one smelt far worse and stronger, "The Horizon pirates really came to visit our island." He smirked, "And I get The Secret Thief and the new guy it seems." He smirked, pushing his brown hair aside and staring at them with his all white eyes, "Not sure what a animal person could do to me."
"You'll be surprise." Tobias frown, his hands balling into a fist, "I could still smell the blood on you...its fresh..."
"I found some fools who were hiding out in one of the basements, probably the only family I missed in this place," He licked his lips, "You should had heard them scream."
Tobias growl loudly before dashing across the sand covered ground for him with speed, he pulled the chain from his neck. He swung it forward, causing the long chain to wrap around the man's waist. Tobias pulled hard, spinning around and taking the man's off his feet. Toby rammed him into one of the dull colourless buildings. Sen decided to keep his distances, holding onto his crossbow.
"That's all!" The pirate exclaimed, erupting from the rubble and rushing for Tobias with the speed of a wolf. His fingers replaced with steel clews.
"Toby, duck!" Sen ordered, Toby quickly ducked while Sen took aim. He pulled the trigger, firing the arrow straight for the pirate forehead. The pointed end making contact with the forehead of the steel pirate, creating sparks. The man's head shot back, making him lose focus and take unstable steps back.
Tobias took this as a perfect chance to change form, he quickly grew to twice his size. Fur started growing all over his body followed by his arms increasing in size now in the form of a gorilla. Tobias rose both his arms above his head throwing them down with speed. He succeed in putting the male into the ground, creating a large hole and causing dust to raise into the air. Before Tobias could jump back a fist escaped from the smoke colliding with his chin. Even now that his size was double and his weight, he still flew back a few yards, "How exciting!" The steel pirate shouted, smirking. He held out his arm, the thing changing form and creating a long sword blade. He leaped up into the air, landing hard on Tobias hairy stomach. "Now let's see how you fight with a hole in your shoulder!"
Sen frown, quickly reloading a arrow into his cross bow. He held his breath while aiming for the neck of the steel pirate, "Let's see how you fight with a arrow in your neck!" The pirate looked up right when Sen pulled the trigger. The pointed arrow made contact with his neck, creating small sparks once again. The pirate head shot back before he groan.
"So eager to die." He sighed, grabbing Tobias hairy arm tightly, "How about a game of catch?" He easily picked Tobias up while being in his ape form and launched him at Sen. Sen ducked at the last moment, looking back and seeing Tobias skip across the floor, "Worry about your foe, not your friend!" Sen's eyes widened, turning his attention back to the pirate. Without thinking Sen pulled out one of his smaller needles dripping with poison and slapped it against the guys neck. Instead of entering the man nervous system and paralyzing him, it didn't even go though the first layer of skin, instead it enter Sen palm causing his eyes to widen. Realizing that he has inadvertently poisoned himself and it would take effect in a short amount of time.
"Now let's see how you deal with pain!" Sen had completely forgotten about him, too shocked by his dumb mistake. Before he could react the steel pirate swung his blade arm forward cutting into Sen's shoulder. The cook eyes widen, pain shooting though his system as he flew off, skipping across the floor and ending up beside Tobias.
Sen took quick deep breaths, he didn't share the same type of pain tolerances as Rin and Ryoko. His shoulder was killing him and the blade didn't even exit though the other side of his shoulder. 'If those two could really fight after taking such a attack...they are monsters.' Sen thought. He search his pockets eagerly for something to ease the pain and something to stop the effects of his own poison. He pulled out a small jar barely the size of his palm with green liquid, using his teeth to pull the thin needle out of his palm and spit it aside. He quickly opened the jar and drank the liquid, sighing.
"You okay?" Tobias asked, now back in his human form with a frown on his features, "How do we beat him anyway?" Toby growled, trying to contain his rage. He didn't want to snap and end up hurting Sen as well.
"Focus all your attacks on his neck," Sen spoke in a hash voice, reaching in his pockets and pulling out a small jar again, this one have a red liquid in it, "If you could open up a wound on his neck, I could poison him." Tobias nodded watching Sen drink the odd liquid and sighed almost right away like he had never gotten the wound in his shoulder. "I'll cover you from back here."
Tobias nodded, dropping onto all fours. Tobias knew that wolves worked in cold weather, so he decided to choice something more powerful. Orange fur quickly start to cover his body as his shape change turning him into a lion. Tobias rushed across the sandy floor and leaped up toward the pirate. He quickly attached himself onto the built male and snapped his teeth over the neck, hard. He expected to break though the steel and sure as hell should had been able to, but that didn't happen. Instead the newly sharp teeth Tobias had gain shattered, "Harder than you expected huh? I've fought lions before would you really expect me not to harder this part of my body!" He asked, grabbing Tobias and ripping him from his body. He throw the male aside, seeing him switch back into his human form.
Tobias flipped in mid-air landing on his feet before his chest exploded from unbelievable pain. Tobias cried out from the pirates foot against his chest, causing him to spit out a good amount of blood. Tobias flew off, clashing into one of the dull buildings and causing it to fall apart, burying him in rubble. "Now for your friend," The pirate turn his head at the last moment, a arrow grazing his neck. He caught the thing, breaking the rock off the end, "How about a taste of your own medicine."
"No thanks, I prefer Ayuka's over yours." Sen replayed, quickly throwing up his palm to protect his face from the fast approaching rock. It rammed into his palm hard, creating a bruise. When Sen lower his hand the pirate was already in his face smirking, Sen throw his arms up in a 'X' to defend himself. One powerful punch nearly snapped the bones in his forearms while easily sending him skipping across the sandy floor with the pirate advancing toward him.
Sen finally managed to stop, flipping himself back onto his feet. He quickly placed a arrow in his cross bow, unable to pull it back and get it ready the other pirate was too close. Sen ducked under the guys forearm, turning around and facing him while pulling the arrow back to get it into the right position. At close-range he wasn't sure what a arrow would do to the guy, but poisons needles wasn't going to work. The steel pirate fired a punch for Sen face, failing in landing the blow from Sen leaning too far back for the hook to make contact, "Eat this!" Sen held up his crossbow, firing the arrow which stuck the males neck once again creating bright sparks.
The pirate smirked, "That's all? Re-" He was cut off by the fast approaching tiger. The thing leaped out, claws running across the neck and snapping off, "Like I was saying," He grabbed Tobias by the neck, watching him change back into human form in his hands, "That's all?" He threw Tobias into another building and turn his attention back to Sen.
"What could rip though steel?" Tobias thought while being bury in rubble again, he couldn't turn to that beast he turned to on the other island. He was far too weak to control it, that's when a thought came to mind. He just needed something large and powerful or something short and powerful. He smirked, changing form again. After a moment he erupted from the rubble, roaring loudly. His large two fangs visible as his brown fur shine slightly. His body covered in thick amount of fat.
"A Grizzly bear? Really!" The pirate laughed, paying no attention when the bear rushed for him. Sen quickly jumped back before seeing Tobias push the pirate down with his weight and strength. He quickly bite down on his neck, tearing though the steel and causing the pirate to grasp in pain, using his inhuman strength to kick Tobias off and freak out about his wound. Sen quickly slipped four needles out and jumped onto the guy taking Tobias place. He rammed the four poison cover needles into the guys open wound. He was toss aside just like Tobias, landing next to his crew member. "How could a bear do this!"
"I'm The Animal-Man remember?" Tobias asked, no smile on his features, "Grizzly Bears can bite through steel as thick as one half inch and that's all I needed. " Tobias answered, "Only thing I had to do was increase the strength in that one area..something I didn't realize I could do till now. If I focus I could increase the normal strength one part of any animal and if I work on it I could probably mix them. However instead of being bitten by one Grizzly, the force behind it was great enough to count as at least four."
"You piece of shit." He tried to move, his body not working. "What the hell?"
"That explanation gave my poison more than enough time to come into effect and now your harmless." Sen placed a arm on Tobias shoulder, pulling him along. "Let's go fine the others."
Rin's 'Air & Steel Grudge Match'
"Gosuto is going to get it now," Rin frowned his hands balled into fist, there wasn't any more holding back. There wasn't any more hesitation, there wasn't any more worrying about the injuries he would deliver that would be fatal. All he wanted was to make this guy pay and that was what he planned to do.
Meanwhile Gosuto was standing in front of one of the largest buildings around, a Den-Den Mushi in his hand, "He's dead, I made sure of it."
"Oh, how's disappointing," The voice on the other end sighed, "I was hoping he would return after applying ointment."
Rin focus his eyesight, his amazing eyes made it easy to locate Gosuto in front of a building. The black haired captain slowly got into a racing position. He took a light breath before taking off at amazing speed, "Air," he took a deep breath, "Rushing Bull!" His fruit ability increased his already inhuman speed higher than normal. A trail of dust shooting up into the air as Rin closed in on him, Gosuto eyes widen greatly from Rin sudden appearance. "Air," Rin bought both his hands at his side, "Twin Pistols!" He shouted, throwing both his fist forward for Gosuto.
"Tekkai!" Gosuto shouted, putting on his unbreakable guard. Rin had easily sprinted at 150 miles, doubled by the boost his devil fruit gave him easily double it to 300 miles per hour. Rin already insane strength was boost by his devil fruit not to mention the speed at which he attack only increased the power. In short.
Gosuto Tekkai didn't stand a chance.
Hiro smirked hearing Gosuto scream of pain while slowly hanging up the Den-Den Mushi, "Never put the Aero-Bot out for the count."
Gosuto felt as if he was hit by two rushing trains, blood erupted from his mouth covering the sandy floor. His back collided with the tall building going clear though and two more behind it. The area quickly was covered in dusty clouds from the buildings collapsed. Gosuto laid on the floor, arms stretched out while small rocks stuck him. Gosuto stared up before Rin came dropping down from the sky his feet landing on Gosuto forearms and preventing him from using his drill arm. Rin gripped his neck, veins appearing on his forearms, "Thought I was dead huh?" Rin eyes burned with hatred, "You like hunting people for sport right?" The black haired teen cocked his right hand back, "Well, now the hunter had become the hunted...Air." He breathed in, feeling Gosuto struggle. "Rocket!" Rin swung his fist down with inhuman power.
Rin's fist collided with Gosuto's face, even with the steel skin it hurt like hell. The ground literally was pushed in from the force behind the blow, creating a crater. Gosuto grasp feeling his arm get free, he quickly grabbed Rin's foot throwing him off into a building. Rin growled from the impact. Gosuto frowned, "Don't talk with such confidences especially if you can't back it up!" Gosuto swung his drill for Rin's face.
"Air," Rin breath in, bringing his foot up to his chest, "Push Kick!" Rin shot his foot out, the invisible force stuck Gosuto's knee, causing his body to collapse and his face to make contact with the sandy floor. Rin quickly stood onto his feet, however, before he could move out of the way Gosuto recovered, jumping up and grabbing his throat. He quickly dragged Rin's face across the building, the stone cutting his facial features. Rin was launched a few yards away from Gosuto, flipping over in mid-air with the soles of his feet pointing at Gosuto while he advancing for Rin. "Air," Rin breathed in bringing his feet close to his chest, "Launcher!" He threw his legs out. The usual invisible force struck Gosuto chest, stopping him from advancing for the boy.
"It's not that simple!" Gosuto shouted while the attack sent him sliding across the floor, two blades formed in his right hand. He quickly launched them for Rin, planning on pinning him to the building behind him.
"Damn!" Rin exclaimed, taking a deep breath, "Air," He blew out creating a powerful gust of wind that made his flying back faster, "Push!" The blades didn't stop advancing, but he did speed him up faster heading toward a building behind him. Rin's back collided with the wall while he grasp from the pain that shot up his back, he didn't have much time to recover seeing the blades approaching. Rin quickly ran out of the way, seeing the two blades go clear though the building.
"Nightmare Steel," Gosuto smirked holding out his right arm, "Storm!" Right away a large number of blades fired from his hand spinning around him and creating large bust of wind, "Now let's see how well you handle this!" Gosuto pointed the blades for Rin smirking as they fire off after him.
Rin quickly took off the blades following him, Rin leaped toward one of the dull buildings, kicking off of it and firing himself higher. He twist in mid-air in a very Ryoko-esque fashion, but still got some minor cuts from the blades. He enter one of the buildings though one of the broken windows. He rolled a few times on the floor before quickly getting on his feet. The blades ripping though the building while he ran, he stubble from the building starting to collapse, it was most likely from one of the blades going though the support beam. "This guy is a demon." Rin thought, running and leaping out the window. He crossed his arms in a X busting though the stone wall and rolling over on the floor of the opposite building. He flipped up, turning his back toward the other stone wall and breathing in deeply before launching himself back. His back collided with the wall before breaking it completely, creating another exit.
"Air," Rin started his arms at his sides while he started falling for the ground, the blades following behind him, "Gatling Gun!" He started swinging his fist till it increase in speed, the invisible attacks easily knocking the blades out of the way. Rin quickly kicked off of the wall of the building, heading back for Gosuto while the building collapse being the last one to fall. Rin turn in mid-air performing a series of front-flips, "Air," He started, "Spinning AXE!" He extended his foot while Gosuto smirked calmly putting his hand up. Rin's foot stuck his palm the force behind the attack creating another crater in the ground, however, Gosuto didn't move a inch and just watch as the teen expression turn into one of shock. He released his foot allowing him to create some distances which he used to stare at Gosuto with hate in his misty eyes.
"You're a lot stronger than I expected, but you still will never defeat me!" Gosuto smirked, "Look around you at this waste land you help to create...you're as much of a monster as me!"
Rin frowned, pushing off of him. "You're wrong!" Rin frown his hands balling into a fist, "I'm nothing like you." He cocked his arm back, "Air," He started swinging punches for Gosuto, "Rapid Fire!" Multiple invisible projectiles clashed into Gosuto chest and much to Rin's surprise he kept approaching. Rin quickly cocked his arm farther back swinging a much stronger punch into Gosuto powerful steel body. Gosuto backed up but only a little, causing Rin to become frustrated. Rin had landed heavy shots on Gosuto repeatedly and only saw small injuries mainly from the very first attack.
"Air," Rin breathed in rushing forward and extending his arm all the way back, "Bullet!" He swung his fist forward along with his body weight, striking Gosuto forehead. The heavy attack causing sand to fly up from the floor while forcing Gosuto back, Rin frown deciding that keeping up the pressure was the smart thing to do. Rin quickly attached himself to the pirate cocking his head far back, "Air," He swung his head forward with force, colliding with Gosuto harden skull. "Bell!" Rin regretted this action right away when his head started ringing, he release the man stubbing back and holding onto his head.
Gosuto shook the blow off easily with his harden head, "How stupid of you." Gosuto smirked holding up his steel drill, the sound of it spinning put the dizzy Rin on guard, "Let's see how you survive with two holes in your stomach!" He swung the drill forward, a wild grin covering his features. He expected it to collide with Rin's stomach, however, it made contact with something else. "How crazy are you!" Gosuto exclaimed, seeing Rin open palms blocking the blade.
Rin smirked, one of pain and insanity, "I do whatever I have to do to win, simple." He answered, feeling the drill rip though flesh and bone, exiting though the other side of his hands, putting two straight hands in his hands. "The only difference between you and me...is that I'll never give up and I'll take whatever punishment I have to till I win!" Gosuto growl watching Rin jump back, creating distances.
"You have such a unique fruit and all you could do is meaningless attacks. Why don't you shape them? Where is your defence?" Gosuto asked, not getting a reply and only a deadly glare from the pirate.
Rin's bloody hands were in fist, the hole going straight though them, "Air," Rin started taking a deep breath while Gosuto took off after him. Rin swung multiple punches, none of them making contact with his foe while he picked up speed, "Cannon!" He swung both his fist forward with strength. A invisible projectile fired out, striking Gosuto and making it feel like he was struck with 500 punches. A powerful gust of wind followed the attack, blowing away all the rubble that was 20 feet behind the steel pirate captain. Gosuto dropped onto his knees after, blood slowly escaping from his mouth and causing him to gag.
"You...you piece of shit.." He glared up at Rin, having a hard time keeping it threatening after being hit by that devastating attack, "Did you think I didn't have a plan B?" He exclaimed, "Nightmare Steel," he smirked keeping his eyes lock with Rin's, "Death Storm."
Rin frowned, not sure what he was planning before everything went black. "What is this?" Rin questioned turning his head back and forth looking for some light. That's when he started seeing blood print the dark walls, his misty pupils start to shake. He followed the trail of blood, hearing screams far too familiar. His speed slowly piecing up till he was running before coming to a stop in a bloody room where his heart started beating against his rib cage hard like it was trying to escape. Every member of his crew was dead, in a pool of their own blood. "No!" Rin freaked out, dropping onto his knees, "No no, no, no, no! This is fake!"
That is when everything started to reply in his head, causing him to pulling at his hair roughly. Seeing everyone of his crew members being strike down, and killed all of them screaming his name for help.
"How could you let this happen?" Was Ryoko's pained shriek.
"You failed us Rin, you failed us all!" Was Milo's condescending sneer.
"Rin-San, I trusted you!" Was Taka's tortured sob.
Sadly he wasn't able to help them, "NO!" He cried heart brokenly before everything shattered like glass bringing him back into the real world. His eyes were wide open and his face stuck in shock while the tears ran down from his large eyes onto the sand, he was clearly unconscious.
Gosuto smirked, "The Nightmare fruit is usefu-" He was cut off by a sudden strong gust of wind that over took the area, preventing him from coming any closer to the air fruit user. "As if it matters, he's broken...I've won." Gosuto smirked, turning to take his leave once again. "I've had enough of this island, time to leave." He left behind the new wasteland that he and Rin created to head toward his ship.
"GOSUTO!" The handsome pirate features froze, fear quickly covering them. Rin slammed his fist into the ground, coughing heavily while blood escaped from his mouth. The blood pouring on to the sandy floor, Rin mind was screaming for him to stay down, but he refused. His heart was violently beating against his rib cage telling him to not give up, "I..." He started, struggling to get back to his feet. He ended up with his legs stretch out and the palm of his hand on his knee while his other fist rest on the ground, the blood running down from his hand. "I will never be stopped by something so impossible!" A strong bust of wind quickly followed, blowing Gosuto coat violently while he held up a hand to protect his face from the sand.
'What is this kid?' Gosuto asked, barely able to see him from the strong wind creating a sand storm. 'He shouldn't be standing...he shouldn't even be able to fight...and yet...he refuse to stand down.' Gosuto eyes widen at the sight of Rin's insane smirked, his eyes appeared to be glowing as he travel though the sand.
"You say I don't shape my attacks?" Rin hand was balled into a fist while his slow steps steadily increased till he was running for Gosuto though the sand storm he had created without realizing it. Rin stormy eyes shaking as he cock his fist back, "Air."
"This again? I expected something new!" Gosuto shouted, balling his hand into a fist, "Steel Fist," His pale skin turned into a shiny silver as he swung his fist for the black hair teen.
Rin smirked slightly throwing his fist forward and quickly opening it till his fingers were align and pointing straight up, "Stopper!" A powerful gust of wind seem to escape from the pours in his hand, slowing down Gosuto punch, therefore weakling it. The fist clash into Rin's palm where the hole was, blowing a large amount of dust from the floor while the sand storm seem to continue circling around the two. Gosuto eyes widen seeing his punch didn't move the teen at all, "Is this what you had in mind?" Rin asked, the fire still dancing within his stormy eyes.
"Enough of this kid!" Gosuto pulled his fist away from Rin, throwing his drill arm for the teen. However, he didn't realize yet that Rin was the superior specimen in a close range combat situation. This was the 25000 Dollar mistake.
Rin breathed in, easily ducking under the blade, "Air," He took a step forward within Gosuto guard, "Sky Launcher!" Rin threw his right leg straight up, a attack he learn from Ryoko. The sole of his foot crashed into Gosuto's chin, snapping it shut and causing his teeth to dig into his tongue. He was shot straight into the air, "How does it feel to know your outmatched!" Rin exclaimed, rushing forward away from where Gosuto was floating. He jumped back awards, easily ending up above the airborne pirate, "Air," Rin started after breathing in lightly, "Ground Launcher!" He throw his right leg down for Gosuto's face. The steel pirate crossed his arms in front of his face in a X as Rin foot collided with his forearms.
Gosuto was sent straight down into the wasteland colliding with the sandy floor and creating a cloud of smoke while Rin stayed airborne, seeming to be floating while he waited for Gosuto to erupt from the smoke. "Steel Gun," Rin frown at the voice, knowing the male was far from done. The smoke cleared revealing the handsome pirate who was holding onto his arm where his drill once was, now replace by a large gun with multiple barrels , "Drop dead Mist-eyes!" He exclaimed, firing a barrage of bullets for the teen captain.
Rin eyes widen at the steel bullets coming toward him, they were all focus on one area of his body and mostly likely if they land they would all go though the left side of his chest, "Air," Rin held out his palm after taking a light breath, "Stopper!" The air escaped for his pours, stopping the line of bullets while Rin took around breath, "Air," He smirked lightly, recalling Luffy using a attack like this. Rin, on the other hand didn't need to create a rectangle to aim, thank to his unique eyes. "Thank You Fire!" He pushed another bust of wind though the palm of his hand, even though blood still was escaping from it his wounded hands.
The barrage of bullets return for Gosuto faster like they had increased in speed. Gosuto quickly blocked his face, feeling them crash into his forearms, bouncing off into random directions while creating sparks. Gosuto panted, he was really starting to wish he didn't say anything about Rin dull attacks, this kid had to be a fighting genius. "I hate you...so much right now!"
Rin frowned when his foot hit the ground, making a small gap between him and Gosuto who was frowning deeply, "This is what you deserve," Rin jeer while the sand dance around them, making it look darker than it actually was, "For playing such a dirty trick on my mind!"
Gosuto frowned, putting his arm out. A bat appearing quickly after, the thing made of steel, "I've had enough of your mouth. I have a ship to catch and your making that so much more difficult!" He rushed forward, swinging the bat straight for Rin's head, planning on making him lose consciousness. Rin ducked under it quickly, leaping back slightly. Gosuto followed, swinging the bat for Rin's head again, there was no way Rin was going to repeatedly dodge the attack in fear of getting injured. In a battle you had to get injured it was as simple as that.
Rin quickly held up his right arm, the bat colliding with it. The teen grind his teeth from pain, feeling as if the bone would creak from the powerful blow. A bruise quickly became visible on his forearm. Rin quickly gripped the bat with his now injured right forearm, weakling his grip slightly. "Air," Rin started, balling his left hand into a tight fist, "Rocket!" He swung the fist forward, colliding with Gosuto steel face. The force behind the attack causing him to lose grip on the bat and fly back a few yards, holding onto his face. "Now I have a new weapon." The pirate spoke turning the bat around and holding it by the handle, "And now I'm on the offence!"
Rin rushed forward, swinging the bat for Gosuto head. The sound of steel colliding with steel echo though out the wasteland. "Steel Nightmare," Gosuto voice as Rin took another swing with the bat, "Harden!" The bat collided with Gosuto's face, shattering like it was glass. Rin eyes widen from this, that shouldn't have happen at all. "I've had enough!" Gosuto shouted, grabbing Rin by his neck. He cocked his arm back and threw the pirate upward into the sky. "You've asked for this, now let this battle end!" Gosuto drill started spinning fast, creating blue sparks, "Steel Nightmare," He smirked, "Blue Wolf!" He exclaimed, swinging his drill arm forward and releasing a projectile the size of one of Cerberus' heads.
The blue projectile took the shape of a wolf's head, the thing heading straight for Rin with its fangs pointed at the teen while it roar. "That's amazing," Rin thought with a frown, he took a shaking deep breath, "Air," He whispered firing a large number of kicks starting off slow before steadily increasing in speed and power, "Stomp Gatling!" He exclaimed, multiple invisible projectiles escaping from his feet. They collided with the blue projectile beating it till it was nothing more than a few pretty sparks.
Rin came falling from the sky landing on his feet in the middle of their sand storm like battle. He rushed forward with his hand balled into a fist while screaming loudly enough for it to be heard throughout the large island.
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