This was an interesting chapter to write. However, if you like Mikoto for his all out ignorant blissful habits, you will be slightly disappointed in this chapter.

"This is the most fun I've had in years," said Renvont. "The cries of innocent people, the slaughter of many, the pure joy and adrenaline rush of a massacre!"

"MONSTER!" shouted Mikoto.

Renvont's attention turned to him. "A monster? Yes. A killer? I am indeed. But the odd thing is I don't care." He fired another round of bullets from Cereberus making more houses burn. "Grab Zesiro and go to your boat…you two get to live along with your crew, however any other witnesses must die." He fired around of bullets from Anubis. Innocent Fishmen took it hard and feel to the ground.

Mikoto looked up at the man. "You know, I can't let you get away with this. I will kill you!"

"What makes you think, I expect anything less of you?" said Renvont halting his mad firing. "I am a monster, and I do expect to die eventually. That's actually my single quest to be killed."

"Then just shoot yourself!" shouted Mikoto. "Stop killing these innocent people!"

"I can't just shoot myself," said Renvont. Out of the corner of his eye he saw someone running away from him. He shot the man down in flurry of shots. "I want to be killed, not die. I want to meet someone strong enough to kill the monster that I have become. And if I have to do it myself it just won't be as fun."

"Then let me kill you right here and right now," said Mikoto. "Stand still!" Mikoto rushed at Renvont. His claws gleaming in the sun. An explosion came from Renvont's gun.

"Stopping Shot," said Renvont. The bullet exploded with such force it broke any momentum Mikoto had. Mikoto slowed to a stop. "No. We both you know that you cannot kill me…you'll be lucky to get to me." He looked over the town. "You came here with a girl right? How about I shoot her right now?"

"Don't shoot Sage!" shouted Mikoto. "She's my cook!"

"How about the guy?" asked Renvont. "The guy with the green spiky hair. I bet his requiem would be great."

"Don't shoot Ridley!" shouted Mikoto. "He's my musician!"

"Fine. Leave," said Renvont. "And take Zesiro with you…I don't want such a fine warrior to die like this."

Mikoto stood there trembling. "Stop killing people then."

"Or what?" said Renvont. "You are going to fight me?"

"Or you are going to lose two fine warriors," said Mikoto. He picked up Zesiro's sword and held it, pointing it at his own neck. "You kill one more person, and I kill myself!"

Renvont tapped his foot. "You might just make my wish come true…you might actually kill me in the future. Next time we meet, I might just have to take you up on your offer to join your crew." He loaded another bullet into his gun. "But I don't make such deals." He shot the sword out of Mikoto's hand. It landed back next to Zesiro.

"Go for it again, and I will kill everyone," said Renvont. "I will kill you, Zesiro, Sage, Ridley, every inhabitant of this island will die. Then I will move to the last couple of islands you've been to, kill all of them. I don't want to lose you Mikoto. You might actually kill me in a few years. You just might." He fired another bullet towards the dock. "Leave."

Mikoto nodded. He had no option. Renvont was going to kill everyone. It was either this island or three islands. It was a lose-lose option. He picked up Zesiro and ran towards the dock.

"Good boy," said Renvont. He looked over the island. The immense infernos. "I have already exceeded my daily kill limit, maybe I should stop." He pointed his gun at another house and pulled the trigger. The house exploded into flames. "Nah, its too much fun."

"Ridley, we got to leave," said Mikoto. He ran into Ridley who was apparently trying to find him. "I've got us a navigator!" He pointed at Zesiro who was passed out on his back.

"Right on, finally you have priorities," said Ridley. He looked beyond Mikoto and saw the blazes that were once houses. "Got something to tell me?"

"Yeah, I'm going to beat you to the boat," said Mikoto. He started to dash towards it. Ridley smiled and joined in chasing after him.

Mikoto jumped on the boat and dropped Zesiro off on the boat. Ridley came on soon after. Sage was standing there looking a bit embarrassed. Behind her were piles of junk.

"I know what you are going to say," started Sage. "But all of these things were extremely vital, like the…the…the towels! They absorb water and make everything work out better! As a matter of fact they are so important they salesman told me to buy 12."

"How many did you buy," said Ridley. "And how much did all of this stuff cost?"

"Uh…12," said Sage, "and all of the money was mine anyways, so does it matter if I spend half a million belies. It was all on my ship."

Ridley looked annoyed. "Mikoto, come over here and see what your cook did!"

"Yeah, yeah, great job, Sage," said Mikoto. He pulled out his old boat and threw it into the water. He untied the boat from the dock.

"You are finally getting rid of that thing," said Ridley. "About time!"

"Mikoto, are you okay?" asked Sage.

"Yeah, yeah, beef sounds good for dinner," said Mikoto he threw some rations out over the boat and onto the smaller one.

"Don't throw the food away we are going to need that," said Ridley.

"Mikoto, Mikoto!" shouted Sage.

Mikoto turned around and faced Sage. "Listen, I know we just met, but I am going to miss you. And if we meet again, I want some seafood." He hugged Sage. He turned to Ridley.

"Man, you are freaking me out," said Ridley.

Mikoto hugged Ridley. "You freak me out, too, but still me and you are friends for the rest of our lives, okay?"

"Mikoto, I think you are becoming delirious," said Ridley.

"Mikoto?" said Sage. "Are you okay?"

"No," said Mikoto. He jumped out of the boat and pushed it forth across the seas. The boat started to move. The sails already picking up on the winds, the boat started to sail. Mikoto stayed on the dock.

"Mikoto, you are supposed to be in the boat before you kick it off," said Ridley.

"I'll catch up later," said Mikoto. He turned around rushed back to town.

"That's it we are turning around and going after him," said Ridley. He ran up to the helm and to the wheel and tried to turn it around, but it didn't budge. "That maniac, he froze the rudder! We can't turn back!"

"Where is he going?" asked Sage, by the rail looking back at Mikoto.

Ridley kicked the rail. "I should've seen it coming! That fool is ditching us! That fool is ditching us!"

"He wouldn't do that," said Sage. "He loves us! We are his nakama!"

"Wake up and smell the roses, Sage!" said Ridley. "Mikoto wasn't your knight in shining armor! He ditched us! He sent us out to sea to die upon the clear blue. While he sits back on that peaceful island!" An explosion sounded. Sage gasped in horror. Ridley turned around. The island was a giant bonfire.

"You were wrong about Mikoto, Ridley," said Sage. "Dead wrong."

(-)

Ridley sat on the boat spinning his thumbs around each other. He stomped on another one of Sage's plants. He twisted his heel into it, completely destroying it. Even though Sage was in full view of the torment he just delivered to her precious garden, she didn't say a word. No 'crop killer,' no 'dirt defiler,' not even a 'harvest hater.'

Ridley remained quiet; the new guy Mikoto brought onto the deck remained knocked out. Nothing they did woke him up. Ridley thought he was going to take over being captain if anything happened to Mikoto, but he wasn't handling it too well either. Nobody has even tried to free the locked steering wheel. They have just been sailing for miles without any real thought. Sage looked almost as depressed as he felt.

"Hey, Sage, I am the part of the bird that is not in the sky, I can swim in the ocean and always stay dry. What am I?" asked Ridley.

"Mikoto liked riddles," said Sage.

"No, no, the answer is its shadow!" said Ridley. "See it's never in the sky because it's always on the ground and it can go through the ocean and its always dry because…oh, what's the use, its no fun without Mikoto." Ridley lied back down onto the ground.

"You guys look like you lost something," said a dark voice. Ridley jumped up and picked up his guitar. Sage simply looked up, her expression still sad. In front of them stood a man reaching 6 foot. He wore a blood red shirt with a bulls-eye in the middle of it. The shirt had been ripped to nearly ribbons and blood could be seen from the holes. His jeans were also in a similar state of disrepair. His face had numerous claw marks on it. Over his shoulder was a person.

"Get off of our ship," said Ridley, "Before I start playing!" He put his fingers onto his guitar strings. His speakers aimed at the man.

"Yes, I am sure your playing is terrible," said the man. He dropped the person on his shoulder onto the ground and turned away. "Keep this maniac alive, he may very well be the next Pirate King." With that last word the man disappeared.

Ridley looked at the person on the ground. Numerous bullet holes scorched through his completely destroyed shirt. His body showed signs of severe burns. "Great first Mikoto dies, and now some random guy drops another random guy off on their boat!"

"Mikoto?" said Sage. Ridley looked first at her then back on the boy lying on their boat. He picked the head up. Yup, it was Mikoto's face. Battered and bloody, but it was Mikoto.

"Mikoto!" shouted Sage jumping up. She ran over to Mikoto. She put her hand to his chest. A steady heartbeat, so he wasn't dead.

A loud crash was heard from below the deck. Next came a shout, "Where the heck am I?"

"Great, now he wakes up," said Ridley. "I'll carry Mikoto to his room, you go check on new guy."

"Okay, but first," said Sage sweetly. She leaned over towards Ridley. She unleashed another hard slap onto Ridley's face. "That is what you get, Herb Harmer!" With that Sage walked down to check on the new guy.

(-)

Zesiro was a little bit worried. He had just woken up on a strange boat. He didn't remember anything. But after a glance at his chest it was obvious he was shot, but somebody strapped a large bandage around it. It was poorly done, but it saved him from bleeding. He touched it slowly. It was still pretty sore. But he could deal with it. He heard footsteps coming down from the deck. Whoever captured him was coming down to meet him.

A young woman stepped into view. She was wearing a light green blouse and skirt. She smiled at him. "The name is Sage. I am the cook on this ship. Mikoto is currently upstairs knocked out."

"Mikoto?" repeated Zesiro. The name was bringing back a few memories. He remembered the crazy half-coyote kid. "Let me guess he said I am your guys' new navigator?"

"That's right," said Sage. "Why do you ask? Did you not agree to it?"

"No," said Zesiro. "I didn't." More memories were flooding back to him. "Did you guys see a tall man in a blood red shirt with a bull's eye on it?"

Sage thought for a moment. "Yeah, he brought Mikoto back onto the ship. Do you know him?"

"Yeah," said Zesiro, "He was destroying my town, which way did he head off?" Zesiro stood up. He was about to walk off, but Sage stopped him.

"First off drive us to the nearest island," said Sage.

"Why?" said Zesiro. "I think I can overpower one girl."

"A normal girl maybe, but what about a girl that ate the Devil Fruit?" said Sage. "I ate the Osu-Osu no mi. I can blow your head off in an instant."

"Why would you do something like?" said Zesiro. He gripped the katana at his side. "What do you have to motivate you to kill someone?"

"My captain is near death," said Sage. "As it currently stands neither me nor Ridley are good enough at sailing to land on the next island. Where we need you to do it."

Zesiro tapped his foot thinking. "Fine. Deal, I'll take you guys to the next island…but be warned, I don't think they'll accept you pirates very happily."

"Why not?" said Sage. "What's so bad about the next island?"

"From where we are," said Zesiro as he sat down. "The next closest island is an island designed strictly for Marine battle training. They'll probably attack any pirate ship within distance."

Sage was quiet for some time. "We got no choice. Mikoto probably won't last too much longer on these voyages, we need to dock as quickly as possible and if we need to fight in order to keep Mikoto alive, then me and Ridley are going to fight."

"Fine," said Zesiro standing up. "Next stop Marine Base East 4."

Welcome to the first arc of my story! The Marine Base Arc! And hopefully with this my writing style will evolve into a whole new level power! (This includes more and hopefully better fight scenes.) The story of Mikoto, Sage, Zesiro, and Ridley is just starting! Oh, and as promised enjoy listening to the darkest character so far in my story. Dominic Renvont!

Full Name: Dominic Renvont

Aliases (or nicknames): Gunslinger Renvont

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Specialty/Position: (What is your Character good at and what would their position on the crew be?) first mate/ marksmen

Race: human

Devil Fruit/Weapon: (Devil Fruit are not required. If you wish to add some of your character's attacks feel free.)He uses two huge handguns, witch he named Cerberus and Anubis.

Physical Appearance: (Be as descriptive as possible, please)He stands at the six foot mark, lean muscles, He wears a blood red t-shirt with a bullseye on it and a black sleeveless trench coat with fur on the collar. blue jeans and black boots. (add more description if you want I suck at describing things
Hair color: Dark brown

Eye color: amber

History: At a young age Dominic was orphaned after a guy named Azrael. Axleke killed his parents, which causes Azrael to take Dominic in and teach him how to kill with efficiency. Azrael eventually dies, and tells Dominic that he needs to become a monster in order to survive. After that, Faust took Dominic in and he became an assassin for the World Government. Having been killing and exposed to death since early childhood, Dominic left the World Government in order to think for himself and not to follow their orders.

Family: none

Personality: outside of a fight Dominic is quit and a loner only speaking when its important or to make a joke at someone, or to get into a fight. and loyal to those that has paid him or travels with. will help out a friend if needs be, but in a fight He freely taunts and belittles his opponents.
He fights with ferocity and often extreme cruelty, rarely shooting to kill until his target has been disabled and humiliated, while frequently giving his enemies more than one chance to kill him before retaliating. He admits he is a "monster".

Likes: Slaughter, massacres. kicking puppies, gunplay, banter, the rain

Dislikes: gods, all those warm owy gooey feeling. hurting children

Goals To find Someone strong enough to kill the monster he has become