Chaos. It was the only thing that could describe the battle. Chaos. Buddies, humans and the fishmen from pirate world were all fighting in a mess. No one could stop or recover. Every fishmen down meant that two others would come. It was a long battle on which the endurance of the buddies and humans were put at their test.

Chapter 43: Operation Party Part 5

Drum fought back three fishmen attacking at the same time while Gao fought another one to cover his buddy back. Saber against drill and sword. Drum was pushed toward Gao. Drum noticed it and raised his tail so he won't hit his partner, but it weakened his balance. He was about to lose his balance when,

"I'm coming Drum-kin!" Axia yelled landing on one pirate and electrocuting his face before kicking one pirate appearing behind him.

"Axia!" Drum yelled surprised before he head-butt an enemy and continued fighting the last one, "How can this kick knock him up?"

Axia giggled and blocked a saber of another pirate before he electrocuted the forehead of the fight man and replied, "The power of love," and he winked.

Drum turned pale when he replied that and turned toward Gao who was about to get assaulted by two pirates when he drew a card and yelled, "Dragon Crush!"

That crushed the pirates.

"You're alright Gao?" Drum asked.

"No problem," the boy replied. He looked around, "But I don't see my sister and Halberd. I hope they are alright."

"With Halberd near her, she's fine," Drum replied with a smile.

They continued fighting back the fishmen.

Elsewhere Kiri tried to find Gao, as he was separated from him, but saw no one. Joker moved near a wall and fought back the fishmen.

"Do not worry by partner. I shall protect as I'm your buddy," Joker said blocked the saber with his bladed arm.

Kiri checked in his deck and tried finding a card he could use it. He just had it.

One fishman passed around Joker.

"Kiri!" Joker yelled when his tail failed to grab the fishman.

Kiri took a spellcard and saw the fishman. He gasped and used the Holy Grail card and it protected him. Joker grabbed the fishman as he was busy shaking his arms and bones by the impact and threw the enemy away. After this Joker stood near Kiri.

"Are you okay buddy?" Joker asked.

"I'm- I'm o-okay," Kiri nervously replied.

Joker grabbed Kiri with his tail and said, "Hang on. I'll protect you until they are all frozen."

He charged furiously and slashed the pirates around him.

Zanya and Tsukikage saw Gao fighting against the pirates and tried to join them. He used his katana and fought the pirates without too much trouble just like Tsukikage who used his skills to fight them off.

The two ninjas fought the enemy off with agility and speed.

"Good thing my brother is safe inside the ship," Zanya commented before kicking a fishman in the chin and jumped on one of them before destroying the sabers of a few enemies.

"Nin," Tsukikage nodded before used his katana to slash any who stood in his way.

Zanya took out a spellcard and summoned shuriken at his enemies. He started panting with exhaustion and turned toward Tsukikage, "There's too many of them," he blocked one of them and countered, defeating the fishman.

One of them appeared behind Zanya and was about to kill Zanya when Gallows suddenly appeared and grabbed the sword.

"Sorry, but I'm saving them for myself," he silently said before killing the fishman.

Zanya and Tsukikage turned around and wondered if they should fight him.

"Nin!" Tsukikage took out a scroll and kicked an enemy behind him, Why did you save Zanya?

Gallows put his claw on his mouth, which no one could see and replied, "I think I just say it out loud. I save you for me..." he killed three fishmen behind him with his claws. He chuckled and replied, "Sha. Sha. Sha. Just joking of course. We aren't enemies anymore and for the Darkness Dragon World honor, I cannot do it."

Shido dodged a fishman and yelled in fear. Gallows sighed and turned around, "Have to save him. Shaaaaa. Not the best buddy I got, but so fun to mess with."

Gallows flew to Shido rescue.

Tsukikage turned toward Gallows and was doubtful that the dark dragon was joking. He focused on the battle and killed each of them.

Gallows used his tail to block the saber about to hurt Shido. He then used the vine of his back to get rid of the pirates and turned toward Shido.

"Shido. Sha. Sha. Sha. How would you end up if I wasn't here to watch over you?" Gallows asked.

Shido dodged another fishman, but Gallows grabbed the saber and threw it in the ocean, "Am I your baby-sitter?" He looked around and noticed Sophia wasn't there.

Gallows frowned and asked, "Where is she?"

"Sophia? Sophia!" Shido searched around.

"I don't understand what you see in a girl as cold as her," Gallows commented before beating another enemy.

Shido took out a spellcard and yelled, "Black Dragon Shield!" he blocked the attack of an enemy and took out a spellcard: "Death Claw!"

The spell slashed a few enemies and defeated some of his enemy.

Gallows watched silently how Shido suddenly focused in the battle, What's between him and Sophia. Both have all the reasons to push each other's away. I just don't get them. Although, Sophia warned me once that Shido can be dangerous when motivated... I think there is some true after all.

Gallows defeated a few other's.

Tetsuya and Asmodai were fighting their enemies their ways, which caused the pirates to hesitate, wondering why they were dancing in such situation.

Tetsuya put his hand on his headset and smiled, "Time to use some magic dancing trick! Magical Good-bye!"

Three pirates suddenly flew in the air and were thrown back to their ship.

"Getting better. You caught three with one shot," Asmodai said before kicked one of his enemies away and giving a suplex to another other... Right on the head of another one.

Asmodai ducked the sabers and said, "You should learn how to use them if you want to fight me," before grabbing one with his tail and punching the face.

"Is everything alright for you two?" Tetsuya asked as he looked at Kuguru and Cat Sith, fighting by their side.

"There's no problem," Kuguru replied as she fired an arrow in the knee of a pirate.

"Oh! The Elder Scroll joke!" Tetsuya giggled.

Cat Sith jumped in the air and landed on the face of one fishman. Another pirate tried to jump on him, but the cat jumped in the air and let them collided. He then pointed his sword toward another one and broke the saber.

"That cat is better than I first thought," Asmodai commented.

"You thought I was weak?" Cat Sith yelled at Asmodai.

Asmodai summoned a fireball and threw it at the face of another pirate, "Nope. Just not as strong as I'm seeing now."

Tetsuya threw another spell, "Bananas Missile," which was recently invented by Axia, who never wanted to see what would happen.

Bananas flew out of nowhere and hit the fishmen brutally enough to knock a few of them out. Other's slid on the bananas and felt on the ground, becoming easy target for everyone else.

"The spell work after all," Tetsuya commented with a huge smile.

Kuguru nervously chuckled before shooting an arrow again, "I had my doubts about it." they watched the battle where a lot of pirates slid or felt on the ground and she added, "It turned into a comedy."

It was what Tasuku thought when he saw it from above thanks to his Buddyskills and Jackknife was chuckling.

"That spell surely work better than anyone could have guessed. I'm not even sure Axia thought it would be seriously effective against them."

Tasuku used his spellcard to call his sword and replied, "True. But we have to get rid of the pirates now."

Jackknife pointed his blade forward and charged at the fishmen. His experience allowed his to beat them one by one without any real trouble. He grabbed two of them and yelled, Catch!" before throwing them toward Tasuku.

Tasuku slashed them as they passed near him and felt on other pirates, leaving a small trail of blood on the sword and Tasuku's blue hair. He watched the fighter and noticed that most were starting to be exhausted by the battle, "We have to end this as fast as we could."

Jackknife turned toward Tasuku and said, "Let's cut the head and the other's will crumbled Tasuku. If they are focusing too much on attacking, we just have to use it to beat them."

Tasuku gave a sign at Gao. Gao nodded. "Let's go," Tasuku said.

They flew toward the pirate ship.

"It might not be easy to defeat their captain. We need to use everything to our average Tasuku," Jackknife warned the boy.

Tasuku turned toward Jackknife and asked, "Are you sure defeating their captain will end the battle?"

Jackknife nodded negatively, "Not sure, maybe it will break the cohesion and ease the fight. If we also sink their ship, that should grab them some attention."

Tasuku nodded and flew closer of the ship.

Halberd remained in a safety distance from the battle and in a place where he could protect Hanako from the pirates. Hanako was behind him where none of them could reach her. Halberd thankfully didn't have that many to fight or he would have moved elsewhere.

He used his long halberd killed each of those who dare approaching him too close.

"Do now worry Hanako. None of them shall pass me," Halberd said. He looked around, "Once there is no one, I shall bring you to your brother."

Hanako nodded and watched her protector pushing away and making running away in fear any who tried to reach them. Halberd let out his feral scream when three tried to approach him at the same time and they ran back in the water. He looked to his left and right, he saw no one and knew it was clear.

"Let's take the air," the dragon said as he lowered himself and used his tail to help her climb on his back. He flew in the air and joined Gao.

Azi looked bored as he fought every pirate by simply using his right hand. His three heads yawed at the same time before grabbing one with his tail and throwing him back to his ship, creating a random explosion.

"This is boring. You cannot defeat me no matter how many of you are here," Azi told them. He grabbed a saber with his fingers and asked, "Do you know how I am?"

The pirate replied, "Someone unimportant."

Azi eyes ignited and punched the fishman so hard that he literally disappeared in space with a probability of survival of 0%.

Kyoya chuckled and replied, "Not everyone knows about you. At least, they don't know what happened today."

Azi punched another pirate and warned, "I suggest you don't tease me. My patience has it's limit."

Kyoya nodded, "I know," he took out a spell card, "Vampire Fang."

A ghostly dragon head appeared and bit some of their enemies and drank the blood out of their body. The ghostly fang turned from white to crimson.

"Let's conclude this shall we?" Kyoya took out another spellcard and said, "Blood Festival!"

The blood spread like sharp knives and killed more pirates.

"Those spells are gory," Gao commented when he saw it.

"Darkness Dragon world used some forbidden spells and techniques Gao. Most of those you see have for objective to inflict pain to their enemies or kill them in a horrible way," Drum replied, "It showed their real nature."

Azi walked near Drum and replied, "I would rather say that we have the guts to go in dangerous and mortal ground. You do not know how many dies to create those spellcards Drum. You want us to put their sacrifice at waste?"

Drum grunted and turned his back to fight other pirates, a little more viciously than before.

Tenbu flew near Drum and said, "He is right in a way Drum."

"How can you defend him?" Drum furiously asked.

Tenbu adjusted his mustache and replied, "I am not defending him, but wasting lives isn't something you should do Drum. Yes, those spells are forbidden as they are based on inflicting pain and torments, not protecting lives. However, do not think the Dragon World spells are more holy than them. After all, Darkness Dragon spells aren't invented in their world originally."

"What do-" Drum was cut when a loud sound resonated.

"They are firing at us again!" Gao yelled.

"Brace yourself!" Kuguru yelled.

An explosion shook the ship and everyone lost their balance. The remaining fishmen yelled before charging again.

"What happened?" Gao asked.

Kyoya walked forward and looked down, he replied, visibly annoyed and furious, "They fired and caused major damage on the Hull. We can't reach the safety boat, so I hope you all know how to swim."

"For real?" Halberd asked as he landed near them.

"Gao," Hanako said.

Gao saw her head popping out of Halberd neck and smiled, but it wasn't long until he heard some buddies started to manic with some of the humans with them also lose their calm.

Drum gulped, "About the swimming part, I don't think everyone can."

"Looks like victory is moving in their hand," Kuguru noticed as she adjusted he glasses, "Unless," she turned toward Azi.

"What?" Azi asked.

To be continued.

AC: This is the end of this chapter.

Next chapter is part 6. Yep, this part is long, but I hope you still enjoy it.