SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 65 out, this is Chapter 6 of this fic. For everyone who put this fic on your favorited and followed lists and/or story alerts, thank you, but remember everyone, a lot of authors (myself included) sustain on readers' reviews.

Pairings: Ace/Sasha, sibling Luffy/Sasha and Sabo/Sasha, patriotic-retainer Law/Sasha

Disclaimers: One Piece belongs to Oda Eiichirō-sensei. Me, on the other hand, own absolutely nothing, except my OC.

Chapter 66: Arc 6: More About Dials

"When I first met you, I said one reason why I became a soldier-for-hire was because Blue Sea people cannot handle sky combat." Gan Fall explained.

"Sky combat?" Usopp echoed. "What's that?"

"In that case, place that barrel here." Gan Fall instructed. "Watch." he added, his Impact Dial was on top of the barrel and Sanji had a hammer in hand. "Try crashing that shell with all your might."

"Alright, if that's what you want..." Sanji mused and slammed the hammer on the dial. "That's strange." he noted. "I hit it as hard as I could. Yet, it's almost like this shell absorbed the shock."

"Now, point the shell's holes at the empty barrel and press the back tip of the shell." Gan Fall instructed.

Sanji took the dial and pointed the top of the dial at the barrel and pressed the dial's bottom button, the shockwave shattering the barrel into pieces and sending the blond cook flying backwards.

"That is an Impact Dial." Gan Fall explained. "It can absorb and freely release shocks given to it. Normally, they're affixed to the palms using gloves or bandages. They're powerful enough that a direct hit can kill your average person."

"Usopp, this is..." Sanji remembered the weapon Priest Satori used.

"Yeah," Usopp confirmed. "This is what that dumpling priest used."

"I hear there existed even more powerful dials in the ancient sky lands." Gan Fall continued. "Now extinct 'Reject Dials' that could release ten times the energy of these Impact Dials. But they were a double-edged sword, as the excessive shock from using them put the user's own life at risk. Though, naturally, it seems they were hardly ever used."

"They're shells that dangerous?" Usopp exclaimed. "Those're practically weapons!"

"I thought dials were more common, everyday objects." Nami added.

"Yes, they are." Gan Fall agreed. "But what seems useful can always be used for evil as well, depending on who uses it. Dials are extremely useful, but that makes them all the more powerful in battle. For example, even a Heat Dial used to warm food can turn a spear into a controllable, high-temperature 'Heat Javelin'. A flame-storing Flame Dial, placed inside the mouth of a bird can create the truly rare 'fire-breathing bird'."

"That guy..." Sasha recalled Shura.

"And that's sky combat?" Nami asked.

"Yes," Gan Fall nodded. "Blue Sea people unfamiliar with dials cannot ascertain our techniques. The same is true for our many different artificial clouds. The warriors of the sky are trained to master them; those with no knowledge of them do not stand a chance."

"Then, is there some reason behind the 'Mantra' thing that lets them read our movements ahead of time?" Sanji asked.

"Mantra, huh?" Gan Fall mused. "I'm unable to use it myself, so I can't explain it very well, but it is said that 'Mantra' is a listening ability. Supposedly, by living, people give off voices from their bodies. By listening to them, one can allegedly tell what a person can do next. With further mastery, you can heard voices over an even wider area. The priests can hear all throughout Upper Yard, and Enel's powers extend across this entire land. And those powers are all too mysterious. Because of them, the people on this island have no time to feel at ease."

"Sanji," Sasha voiced. "That sounds like Observation Haki."

"You're right." Sanji blinked.

SailorStar9: Any OOC-nes is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just hate plot bunnies sometimes? Reviews are much appreciated.