The Crimson Palace was now sailing beneath the waves towards Fishman Island. The Bloody Pirates did their own thing, since none of them were really interested in the scenery. They had all already seen it once already, so it wasn't anything new to them.

Although, there were a few fish and Sea Kings the crew didn't recognize. That caught the attention of members like Hoarfen or Jack. Even Tanya looked interested in at least a few of them. Tanya and Hoarfen saw food, while Jack saw potential Chimeras.

Hoarfen got especially excited when it looked like one of the Sea Kings was about to attack the ship. He was already getting an ice needle that wouldn't pop the bubble ready. However, Megalo and the other Sea Chimeras easily took care of the Sea King. He and the rest of the Sea Chimeras killed so many Sea Kings with little to no effort so many times, that every other creature became terrified of them, and refused to go anywhere near the ship. That didn't stop Megalo from collecting a few fish for dinner when Tanya asked him and the other Sea Chimeras.

During the deep sea dive, the Sea Chimeras were being vigilante. However, even though the water pressure didn't bother them in the least, the lack of light did. Their eyes weren't meant for the dark. Megalo had the most light sensitive eyes, but even he was having a hard time seeing in the darkness. Not even Hoarfen and Tanya, whose eyes were enhanced by their Devil Fruits, could see very well in the pitch black darkness. Only one person was able to see in the depths.

Vlad himself.

It might as well be the middle of the day for him. All he needed to do was manipulate the blood in his eyes. He could see everything the others couldn't, including the destroyed ships, the scattered treasures, the myriad of floating corpses, and a certain sea monster:

The Kraken.

The beast was glaring at the ship, reaching out to it with one of it's massive tentacles. It would have easily crushed the ship, if it hadn't made one simple mistake. It looked right into Vlad's crimson eyes. Absolute fear gripped the very soul of the Kraken the moment it looked into Vlad's deep, blood-red eyes. It knew just by looking at him.

Even though they were in the Kraken's territory, even though humans can't breath underwater, even though the water pressure should kill any human immediately, even though all the laws of nature should be on it's side; the Kraken knew. It knew there was no way it could defeat the being staring back at it with those beautiful, yet cold eyes. If anything, the being would easily kill the Kraken.

With that thought alone, the Kraken retreated back into the depths, hoping to be out of the gaze of the being. Now and forever more, it would avoid the being with the crimson eyes.

"Hmph. Pathetic," Vlad thought. "To think there was a time when the Kraken was one of the most fearsome creatures I have ever faced. Now, I can easily slay a pack of them as easily as shooting fish in a barrel."

Vlad looked up, just in time to see a few Sea Kings swim above the Crimson Palace. "These were some of the most majestic and feared creatures on Earth. Even I was no match for them." Vlad then looked down at his hand. "Now look at me. I've become so powerful, that the mighty Sea King is no different from the fish Tanya cooks for our meals. Not one of them are a challenge to me anymore. . . . But then again, not one of them could compare to that one."

Vlad then looked back up, the light of the surface slowly fading away completely. "It's been over two thousand years since I've faced it. The ultimate sea monster. A creature more than deserving to be called a devil. A beast that even Sea Kings rightly fear."


Vlad then remembered what happened two thousand years ago. It was long before he created the Bloody Pirates. He had been traveling the world, seeing all it had to offer. During his travels, he landed on a barren island. It was more like a mountain or plateau, with no signs of animal or plant life. He landed on it because of the black clouds forming in the sky. He could actually smell the rain and feel the static of the lightning in the air.

He might have had a bit of difficulty, but he still would have been able to fly through the storm. However, he felt it was better to rest. When he found a small cave near the apex of the island, he was about to do just that. Then, he sense it.

It immediately began to pour heavy sheets of rain with lightning crashing every few seconds. The once calm waves were now raging, crashing against the island. Vlad looked behind him in time to see what looked like the tail of a Sea King. Yet, something was off about the tail. When Vlad saw it, he felt... danger. He shouldn't have felt that. He survived the Calm Belt. He's killed Sea Kings. So why was he so nervous?

To find out what was making him so on edge, Vlad climbed to the top of the mountain, where he got a full view of the sea surrounding the island. At first, all he could see were raging waves. Then, he saw it. Thanks to a flash of lightning, Vlad saw that one of the massive waves was actually a serpentine body. The body... was bigger than most Sea Kings.

Vlad followed the body. The creature wasn't submerged. It was swimming on the surface of the raging sea. Even without the flashes of lightning, Vlad was able to see the creature's massive body. Vlad made a startling discovery. This creature was large enough to encircle the enormous mountain island... twice. What made it more astounding was the fact that Vlad hasn't found it's head or it's tail. He was still searching for either part of the beast. As such, he had no idea how big this creature was.

Then, he sensed something. There was something absolutely massive behind him. Thunder was heard, but Vlad did not see the flash of lightning. He was covered in darkness. He turned around to see why, and saw an awesome sight.

Before Vlad was the massive head of a serpent like creature. The head alone was as large as the island. It looked like it could swallow the whole thing in one gulp. It's scales somehow shinned, even in the darkness. They looked impenetrable. It's eyes might as well be piercing Vlad to his very soul. The fangs looked as magnificent an O Wazamono sword. It was the most magnificent and terrifying creature Vlad had ever seen.

The mighty sea serpent roared before Vlad. It's grand cry made the seas rage even more than before, shattered parts of the island, distorted lightning, and made even the air itself shake. Vlad was almost certain the air even began to crack. It was a roar that terrified even reality itself. Vlad didn't know if he was before a magnificent creature... or a god in the form of a beast.

Vlad was actually afraid. He has never been before a creature this powerful. He didn't even know something this strong could even exist. And yet... he was excited. He was even smiling. His body was trembling from the adrenaline rush this creature gave him. With a smile, he created blood swords from the palms of his hand, spun them around, and got into a fighting position. Then, he looked right into the creature's eyes, his own burning with the flame of battle, and shouted loud enough for even the very heavens itself to hear:

"COME ON!"

The creature roared and lunged towards Vlad, and the pseudo-vampire lunged towards the beast with his swords in hand. And so began one of Vlad's most dangerous, taxing, and exciting battles. His duel with a creature beyond even legend. A creature that has actually been worshiped as a god. One of the few creatures that can actually be called a Sea God.


"Leviathan. What I wouldn't give to find that beast once more. If I died in battle against it, I would have had the honorable warrior's death I have been searching for all these years. I would finally be satisfied."

"-ad. -lad? EARTH TO VLAD!?"

Vlad then felt something slightly smack his cheek several times. With wide and confused eyes, blinking a few times, he looked to see Hoarfen looking at him with his arms crossed and a raised eyebrow.

"Hm? What?"

"What's with you? We've been calling you for a while, and you're just over here spacing out? Enjoy your trip in the stars?"

"Oh, I'm sorry. I was just remembering an old fight."

"Must have been a hell of a fight."

"You have no idea. Anyway, why did you need me?"

Hoarfen pointed his thumb over the rails. Vlad followed the direction and saw an island. "We landed on Fishman island a few minutes ago. Though, we accidentally brushed past a few pointed rocks and some reefs that popped the bubble. Fortunately, the island is surrounded by a giant bubble, so we can breath easy."

"I see." Vlad looked towards the island, and looked up to see other islands in the same types of bubbles. He analyzed all of them. "Hm, it seems we're in a sort of district. We should find a few necessary supplies here, as well as a coater." Vlad then walked towards the deck, followed by Hoarfen. He saw that all of the core members were waiting for him there. "Tanya, you're coming with me and Hoarfen to gather some supplies."

"Hah?! Why should I go anywhere with that mutt?!"

"Like I'd what to go anywhere with you, fish-breath!"

"Fish-breath?! What the fuck kind of comeback is that?! You a brat?!"

"Fuck you! I'll turn you into fish food!"

"I'd like to see you try!"

Vlad clapped his hands, but it was enough to make a boom loud enough to gain everyone's attention. "We don't need to be together. We can just split up once we get on the island. I'll personally look for a coating expert for the ship. You can find any food that catches your eye. Hoarfen, try to find any tools or unique fishman items we can use."

"Anything to keep me away from fish-breath," Hoarfen spat out.

"I swear, I will throw you into the mouth of the first Sea King I see," Tanya hissed.

Vlad sighed. "Jack, Medusa, Paul, the three of you are in charge of the ship and the Chimeras. Do with them as you see fit."

Medusa smiled and nodded her head before she went back to tuning her guitar and playing a song. Vlad just now noticed how there were children, both human and Chimera, at her feet, listening to her music in awe. Paul just grunted, turned towards a few muscular Chimeras who were carrying some metals, and gestured for them to follow him. He and the Chimeras walked down the stairs towards, more than likely, his workshop.

Jack walked up with a smile and bowed courteously before Vlad. "You can trust the ship's safety to me."

Vlad nodded and looked to see Hoarfen and Tanya literally growling and snarling at each other, both slowly entering their hybrid forms. "Let's go, you two. We can go our separate ways once we enter the island.

"Gladly," the two spat as they followed Vlad, neither taking their eyes off the other.

When the three pirates entered the island, they did just that. Hoarfen turned left, Tanya turned right, and Vlad just kept moving forward. He sensed his crew mates getting farther away, but sensed someone else appear behind him and follow him. "So you're coming with me, Megalo?"

"Yes, sir. Along with a few others. I believe It would be best for you to have an entourage."

"I can handle myself."

"And that is the problem, sir. You are far too powerful to sully your superior hands on scum."

Vlad didn't respond immediately. "Do as you please."

"Thank you, sir."

As they walked, an explosion was heard. The two looked to see a few burning buildings and heard some screams. "Sounds like someone is having a good time," Vlad said.


The sounds of mermaids and fishmen screaming was heard among the explosions, as well as the sound of men laughing. "Now that Whitebeard is dead, we can finally make a profit off of these! Oh, where do you think you're going, honey?!"

A mermaid was trying to escape. "No! Stay away from me!"

"Get back here," a fat pirate yelled with an evil smile as he chased her.

The mermaid tried to get away as fast as she could, but ended up running into something. She could tell that it wasn't a wall, and feared for the worst. She expected a large human. But when she looked up, she saw a fishman, one she has never seen before. She placed her hands on the large fishman's muscular chest, tears streaming down her eyes. "Please! Help us!" The fishman didn't respond.

"Wait up, gorgeous," the fat pirate laughed evilly. He stopped when he saw the large fishman. He whistled, impressed by the sight. "You'll catch a pretty penny. Hm? He yours, pretty boy?"

The mermaid looked towards who the vile human was talking to, and was amazed by what she saw. The most attractive human she had ever seen. Because of the ugliness of humans she has experienced, she never expected to find one attractive, but she couldn't help but be drawn to him. His dark tan skin, his crimson eyes, slender yet muscular body, and face all hit the mark for her. She couldn't believe a human that attractive could exist.

"Hey, pretty boy, how about a deal? I'll take that mermaid and your fishman, and I'll let you keep that pretty face of yours?"

"How dare you?!" The mermaid and the pirate looked to see the fishman glaring at the pirate, teeth bared, and eyes full of rage. "You have some nerve, filth! Speaking to the captain in such a disrespectful to-" The fishman stopped talking when the handsome man raised his hand. The fishman bowed in a respectful manner towards the man.

"Captain? You mean that guy's part of your crew? Not your slave? What the hell, pretty boy? Don't you know those guys are walking piggy banks? That fishman could be worth quite a pretty beli, ya know."

The man didn't respond. "I will only say this once."

"Huh?"

"Get out of my way."

The pirate's eyes widened before he snarled and stomped up to the man. Though he was shorter, and the man literally looked down at him, the pirate still leered at the handsome man. He must have been trying to be intimidating, as if he was worth a damn. "The fuck you say to me, punk?"

"I will not repeat myself," the man said, his eyes turning even colder than before.

If the pirate was in his right mind, he'd be terrified of the man before him. However, he was so overcome with rage, that his face was completely red. He raised his sword, prepared to slash the man. "I'll cut that pretty face of yours right off your he-"

In the next second, the man moved. The mermaid didn't see what he did. All she saw was the pirate looking at the man with a shocked look, and the man holding his arm out to the right. She could also swear she saw a line in the air beginning at the pirate's raised arm to the end of what could barely be called a neck.

She then heard a loud boom and saw the ground shake. She looked behind in time to see that it was caused by the fishman. He had smashed his fist onto the ground while kneeling, a look of anguish and anger on his face. She was shocked by the sheer strength of the fishman. She has never seen a fishman with physical strength like his.

"Captain, please, forgive me. I have failed you."

"You have done no such thing, Megalo."

"I did, Captain Vlad. I swore I would not allow your hands to be sullied by the blood of filth."

"It matters not. I warned the fool to step aside. He refused. And now..."

"What the fuck was that?!"

The mermaid looked towards the voices, and was overcome with fear and horror as she saw the rest of the pirate's crew running towards them, still carrying her captured friends and neighbors.

"Captain! What was that quake?!"

"Sir, why are you just standing there with your sword raised?!"

"Who's the pretty boy?! A new recruit?!"

The mermaid looked at the group before looking back at the man now revealed to be named Vlad, who was pointing at the still unmoving pirate captain. "The man has lost his life." When he said that, he lightly pushed the shorter man's shoulder, causing him to fall over. When he hit the ground, his head literally rolled away, and the mid-section of his forearm slid away from the rest of his arm. Blood poured from both wounds.

The sight of the corpse caused the pirates to stop dead in their tracks, starring in shock at their mutilated captain. Even the mermaids stopped screaming, and the fish and mermen stopped struggling. They were all too shocked at the sight before them. No one even notice how Vlad was literally walking past them.

"Megalo?" Hearing his sultry voice snapped many of the pirates out of the trance, all of them now looking at him with nervous glares as they placed their hands on the hilts of their swords.

"Sir?"

"You are to lead Hammer, Piscileo, and Eelectro in slaying the rest of these humans. Do with the mermaids and fishmen as you see fit. Do you all understand your orders?"

"We do, sir." The four voices surprised the pirates, especially since it sounded like they were right behind them.


Before one of the men could fully turn around, he was slammed in the side of his chest by what felt like a giant hammer. He felt his ribs and spine shatter into dust before he was smashed into a ruined building, dying on impact. When the rest of his comrades looked, they saw the most intimidating Hammerhead Shark Fishman they had ever seen. The Fishman was tall enough to literally look down on them... his fists clenched tightly while his cold eyes leered at them. They... saw... no... weapon.

Before they could attack, the fishman raised his head, and headbutted the pirate closest to him. They watched as their comrade was smashed into the ground, literally as flat as a pancake, arms sticking out of the hole. They were horrified by the impossible strength of the fishman. None of them have ever seen any fishman with even a fraction of this one's strength.

Then, one pirate was forcefully turned around. He saw what looked like a Lionfish Fishman. That was the very first one he has ever seen. Probably the first one anyone has seen, since there was no know sighting of one. Before the pirate could analyze the fishman even more, the fishman jumped towards the pirate and began to spin.

The pirate was being slashed by the spines of the lionfish. The pirate screamed in agony. His entire body, including his eyes, were slashed by the poisonous spines. The venom made the pain even more intense. His entire body burned as if doused in acid. Then, he couldn't breath. His throat had swollen because of the venom. He died in less than a minute from the ungodly pain and lack of air.

Another pirate charged at the fishman to try and kill him, but another fishman appeared before him. He saw that the fishman had the head of an eel. No one's ever seen a fishman like that. Before the man realized it, the fishman grabbed his head with both hands. The man then felt electricity course through his head. The electricity was violently powerful enough to make the man's eyes pop out of his skull. At that moment, the fishman grabbed both orbs, and ripped them out of the man's skull. With the tendons still dangling from between his fingers, the fishman watched the man fall to his side, dead.

The other pirates attacked, hoping to kill at least one of these monsters. They didn't stand a chance. It might as well have been over in the blink of an eye. In what felt like seconds, the three fishmen were standing over the corpses of the would-be fishmen thieves. Then, all three of them looked at the final pirate, each with a single glowing red orb shining at the terrified pirate.

The pirate wanted to run, and he did. He didn't get far at all. He ended up running into what felt like a brick wall. When he looked up, he saw that it was the first fishman, looking down at him with the eyes of a demon. The pirate was shaking in fear before he raised his sword with a scream of terror.

"DIE, YOU MONSTER!"

He swung his sword with all his strength, and saw something horrifying. His sword shattered to pieces when it struck the fishman's chest. He looked at his destroyed sword in absolute shock. He then slowly looked up... and saw the fishman had both of his arms raised. Then, the man saw nothing but darkness.


Megalo stared at his clapped hands, and then watched the now headless corpse fall to the ground. He then looked at his bloody palms, groaning in disgust at the blood of scum.

"Pack Leader Megalo!"

"Hm?" He looked up towards his teammates.

"What should we do with the captured mermaids and fishmen," Eelectro asked.

"Do you even have to ask," Megalo said as he walked towards them. When he was over the first cage he reached, he ripped it off of the poor mermaid in a second with just one hand. "They would have been shipped off to an auction house to be sold as slaves. No one deserves such a fate. The four of us should know that better than anyone."

"Yes. You are correct, Pack Leader," Piscileo said as he used his sharp spiked hand to cut the handcuffs around mermaids and fishmen.

Hammer used his immense strength to crush the cages to dust, allowing the mermaid inside to crawl out of it.

Eelectro was using his electricity to melt the locks off of both cages and handcuffs. "You know... our captain really is amazing." None of the Chimeras responded, but they were listening as they were releasing the prisoners. "I could have sworn we were hiding our presence, like the doctor taught us to, yet the captain was able to sense all three of us."

"It just goes to show just how powerful our captain is," Hammer said.

"He is most certainly a being worthy of praise and respect," Pisicileo said.

"Of course he is," Megalo said. "He's the one who gave us our freedom." Megalo then looked at his hand. "As well as gave us a new life. Because of this, I will forever pledge my allegiance to him, to the very end until his goal is accomplished."

"Is that goal even reachable?" Megalo looked at Eelectro. "Is it even possible... to kill him?" The captured mermaids and fishmen were shocked by what they heard.

"The captain is looking for a good death. A warrior's death. I myself have dreamed of such a death for myself."

"But, Pack Leader Megalo, we've all seen the power our captain wields. Can something with power such as that even be killed?"

"It is the captain's desire. If there is a way, then by my honor as the Pack Leader of the Sea Chimeras, as well as being one of the first Chimera, and a member of the Bloody Pirates, I will find a way." Megalo then shattered the last handcuff, freeing the last mermaid. "That is the last of them. Move out. We must reach the captain."

"Sir!" The four Chimeras then began to walk towards the direction they sensed their captain to be in.

"Wait!" The four powerful creatures then looked behind them to see the mermaid that ran into Megalo. She was blushing a bit, unable to look at the four saviors. She then shut her eyes and bowed. "Thank you. Thank you for saving us."

"You have no reason to thank us," Hammer said.

"Eh?" The mermaid looked at the four with confusion in her eyes.

"He speaks the truth. We are not heroes, nor are we saviors. We are soldiers, following the orders of our superior. Nothing more, nothing less." Megalo and the pack then began to walk away.

"Wait," a fishman called out. "Why do you follow a human?!"

"Because he is our savior," Piscileo answered. The fishmen and mermaids were shocked by the answer.

"If it were not for him, we would have been sold as slaves," Eelctro explained to the merfolk.

"I myself was being sent to a Celestial Dragon, just so they could torture me for their own amusement," Megalo explained to the shock of the merfolk. "However, the captain killed the slaver trader, and gave me a new life. I will never be able to repay my debt to him, but I will forever follow him."

"As will we all," said the other three Chimeras. With that, they walked away once more, leaving behind amazed fishmen and mermaids.


"Excuse me," Vlad said to get the attention of a mermaid tending to a shop. "Do you know where I might be able to find a coating expert?"

"Hm? Oh, you could always check-" The mermaid gasped when she looked up.

"Hm? Is there something wrong?"

The woman had a shocked expression, but it wasn't because of Vlad. It was because of what was behind him.

A large figure holding a hammer was behind him, ready to smash him. The figure swung the hammer down towards Vlad's head with all his might.

"DON'T DO IT," the mermaid cried as she reached out towards Vlad.

However, her worry was misplaced. She received an amazing shock when she saw Vlad smash the giant hammer with a simple back fist without looking or reacting at all. His expression didn't change at all. "Young lady, I ask again, is something the matter," Vlad asked in a nonchalant and gentlemanly tone. After saying that, he elbowed the fishman behind him before sending him flying with another back fist.

Before the mermaid could say anything, she saw Vlad gripping the air to his left. She thought it was strange at first, before she heard a choking sound. "Hm? Could you perhaps be worried because of them?" Vlad then tightened his grip, making the choking sound even worse.

Then, a fishman appeared. "Mr. Zeo," the mermaid exclaimed in shock.

"D-Don't get cocky, hu-*cough*-man!"

"Hm?"

"I...t was my plan... to let you *cough* catch me!"

"Really? Was it your plan to let me do this as well?" Vlad then released the fishman known as Zeo. However, before Zeo could react, Vlad viciously kicked him in the stomach. He was smashed through countless walls. He was too far for the mermaid to see.

"HOW DARE YOU DO THAT TO MY FRIEND?!" Vlad looked to see a small fishman jumping towards him. "I'LL GNASH YOU UP FOR WHAT YOU DID TO ZEO!"

When the fishman got close enough, Vlad punched him square in the face, knocking him out instantly. Vlad watched as the small fishman fell to the ground, nose bleeding with his eyes rolled back. "Gnash that." He then kicked the fishman, sending him flying over buildings as if he were a football. The small fishman fell behind houses far away from Vlad.

"Curse you!" Vlad looked to see an eight armed squid fishman charging at him with eight spears. "I'll turn you into a dried squid!" The fishman then attacked Vlad with all eight spears at blinding speeds.

However, Vlad didn't move a muscle. He just stood there, looking at the fishman with an unimpressed look.

The fishman smiled when he felt all of his attacks land. Then, he realized something that made his eyes widen in shock. "Why? Why aren't you dried up? Wait, my spears aren't even touching you! How is that possible?!" Then, all eight of his spears shattered. "W-What?!"

As he stared at his ruined spears, he noticed Vlad raise a single finger. Vlad then shot the finger towards the fishman, but was about an inch away from the target. The fishman was confused... until he felt a barrage of attacks hitting striking his entire body countless times. It only lasted a minute, but for the fishman, it might as well be a lifetime. When the strikes stopped, the fishman was still convulsing from the countless violent strikes, of which there was proof of from the horrifying marks and ugly bruises all over his body. He then fell to the ground, his body still pulsing from the horrible damage.

"Y-You bastard." Vlad looked to see a large, pot-bellied shark fishman holding a red trident, looking at Vlad with absolute hatred. "How dare you! How dare you harm my brothers, you human scum!"

Vlad's eyes widened at what the fishman said. "What did you just call me?"

"Did you not hear me? I called you: HUMAN SCUM!"

Vlad was quiet for a bit, his expression unreadable since his eyes were hidden. He had a neutral look on his face... until he smiled. "Hm. Hm, hm-hm-hm-hm. Hm, hn-hn-hn-hn-hn-hn. Heh-he-he-heh-heh. Hm, ha-ha. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! HA-HA-HA-HA-HA! AH-HAH-HA-HA-HA-HA! VLA-HAHAHAHAHA! HUMAN! HUMAN! HA-HA-HA-HA-HA! TO THINK THERE WERE STILL BEINGS IN THIS WORLD THAT WOULD CALL ME THAT! VLA-HA-HA-HA-HA!"

Vlad's laugh sounded incredibly maniacal, yet full of heart. It was as if that was the first time he had laughed in years. In fact, it was. Centuries even. He himself couldn't remember the last time he had laughed. Still, it was a pretty disturbing, scary laugh. One that made both the mermaid and fishman shiver to the bone.

Vlad's laughter began to die down. He was chuckling a bit while covering his face with his hand. "How long has it been since I was last called a human? Years? Decades?" Vlad then looked through his fingers at the fishman, a single eye glowing demonically. "Centuries?"

The fishman was shaking. He couldn't stop the reaction. He then did something that absolutely astonished him. He took a step back. He looked back at the foot that subconsciously committed the act before looking back up, only to receive a horrifying shock to see the human... or rather, the creature appear before him, an aura of unholy power resonating from him. The fishman didn't know what it was before him, but he knew for certain that it was NOT human.

"You've probably figured it out by now, but I am a creature far beyond humanity." Before the fishman knew what had happened, he felt an excruciating amount of pain in his stomach. The being before him had punched him hard enough to create a torrent of wind escape from the fishman's back. The fishman vomited blood before falling to the ground, unable to understand how he wasn't dead.

"Know this." The fishman looked up to see the being hold up a hand, looking ready to impale him with just his fingers alone. "Your life was stolen from you... by a devil." With that, Vlad shot his hand towards the fishman's head, who was unable to so much as blink.

However, the fishman saw the hand a mere inch away from his eyes. He looked to see Vlad, his eyes wide. Then, the powerful captain smiled. "Well, isn't that interesting." Vlad stood up, confusing the fishman.

"Hody Jones, was it?"

Hody's eyes widened. "H-How? I never said my name! How do you know my name, devil?!"

"I have seen your future."

"You what? Do you expect me to believe you have the same power as Shyarly?!"

"Who? Do you expect me to know someone by that name?" Hody just glared at Vlad. "Well, it isn't important. What is important is your fate. In about two years time... you will have temporarily taken over Fishman Island."

Hody's eyes widened. He would have been happy to know that, if he hadn't noticed a certain detail in what Vlad had said. "Temporarily?"

"Yes. Though you had successfully captured and even overthrew the royal family, a human and his comrades will have defeated you, and made all your efforts for naught."

"WHAT?! YOU'RE LYING! THERE'S NO WAY A MERE HUMAN CAN DEFEAT ME!"

"Oh, I'm very much telling the truth. In fact, this same young man will have defeated you in single combat when you are far more powerful than you are now. In fact, his crew mates will have defeated all of your officers while they are far beyond the powers of their prime. They will have been next to no match for the humans."

"LIES! IT'S ALL LIES! YOU TRULY ARE A DEVIL! YOU TRY TO TRICK ME WITH YOUR FORKED TONGUE!"

"Forked? Does my tongue looked forked to you?" Vlad then let his tongue hang out in a mocking manner. Yet, even then, Hody was still afraid of this man. Vlad then brought his tongue back into his mouth. "Accept it. The creature you despise most, a human, will utterly defeat you. He will destroy your ambitions, and save the royal family from your pathetic little coup."

"No. No! NO! I refuse that prediction! You lie!"

"I do not. My Observation is all but unmatched. In one way or the other, my predictions always come to pass. Not one of them has been prevented. They can barely even be delayed, if at all. I... am never wrong."

"I refuse. I refuse! I REFUSE!" Hody then looked at Vlad with the angered look of a Sea King. "If that is to be my fate, THEN I'D RATHER DIE AT THE HANDS OF A DEVIL LIKE YOU!" Hody then charged at Vlad, trident ready to impale his head.

Vlad just starred at Hody with a neutral expression, and simply tilted his head to avoid the weapon. He then punched Hody in the stomach when he was close enough, causing Hody to cough up more blood and fall to his knees. Even though he felt like that blow could have killed even an average fishman... or an above average fishman... or even a fishman like Arlong, Hody somehow knew. He knew that this devil in human skin was holding back his immeasurable strength.

"If that knowledge is so horrible..." Hody looked up, and saw a true devil. Vlad's face was completely shadowed, the only visible thing being two glowing red orbs. Hody's blood then ran cold when a hand reached out towards him. "Then... you can forget this entire encounter. Believe what you wish once you awaken." That was the last thing Hody heard before being enveloped in darkness.

Vlad used his powers to manipulate the blood in Hody's brain to do a bit of minor damage to his temporal lobe, giving him a minor case of amnesia. By Vlad's estimate, he did enough damage to erase about an hour's worth of memory, meaning that Hody will have no memory of him, what he told him, or what was done to his crew.

When Vlad finished, he released Hody's head and watched as the fishman fell to his side, his eyes rolled back and his mouth gaping open. After looking down at the fishman for a few seconds, Vlad casually walked back to the now terrified mermaid. "Now, young lady, about that coating expert."


"Aaaaah. I'm bored. There's nothing we need down here," Hoarfen said as he took a bite out of something. "I guess I can just head back. Though, it might be a bit of a boring walk back." When Hoarfen said that, he looked to see a bunch of fishmen holding makeshift weapons cowering in fear of him. "These guys are way too afraid of me after what I did to their friends," he said as he took another bite of whatever he was eating.

What he was eating was the ripped off arm of a fishman. He was laying on top of a whole pile of fishmen he slaughtered. They thought he was one of the humans that came to kidnap their friends and family, and wanted to knock him out in order to find out where the ship was. They knew they made a horrible mistake when the first fishman that tried to attack him from behind was ripped to shreds by the "human's" bare hands. It got worse when the thing they thought was human spotted the rest of the would-be attackers, and slaughtered them.

After watching the horrible nightmare, they knew he wasn't one of the humans that came to kidnap them. They just wished they had known that sooner. At least if their friends were captured, they'd be able to save them. Now, not only were their friends killed by a single human, but they were being eaten by him as well.

No. Calling him a human wouldn't be right. He is something much worse. Much more terrible. Much more horrible: A monster.

"Well, at least I've got me some food for a while. Anything to avoid eating that worthless cat's food." Hoarfen then jumped off the pile of corpses and ate the rest of the arm. The fishmen and mermaids winced at every crunching sound of bone.

"Now then..." Hoarfen turned towards the pile, took in a deep breath, and blew. The merfolk watched as a blue wind burst from Hoarfen's mouth, enveloping the entire pile. When it was gone, the pile was completely encased in ice.

Hoarfen then blew next to the pile and created a block of ice as large as the pile. The merfolk then saw Hoarfen grow sharp claws, a feat they've never seen any human do before. Then, he did something else they've never seen a human do. He appeared behind the block in a second, then it's right, then left, and ended where he started. They all could have sworn they saw light slash across the block. Then, the block shattered.

Out of the cloud of ice, a cart made of ice appeared. They watched in amazement as Hoarfen actually tested it out, and saw it actually move. "Huh, not one of my best works. Meh, mediocre or not, it's still useful."

"THAT'S MEDIOCRE" thought all the merfolk. Even though they were terrified of the monster, they all had to admit that his crafting skills were top notch. That ice cart was practically a work of art.

They all gasped when they watched the monster kick the ice block full of their dead friends onto the cart, which didn't even crack at the heavy sounding impact. Then, the monster began to walk away with the cart. As he walked past them, he looked at the merfolk with a single, glowing blue eye. That's when the merfolk felt absolute fear and terror. Those eyes weren't the eyes of one living creature looking at another. It wasn't even the eye of one looking at another with disdain and prejudice. They didn't even feel the cruel look of someone looking down on them. It felt much worse.

It was the eye of a beast looking at it's food.


"Thanks for the food. This should keep my crew satisfied for a while," Tanya said.

"I-I see," said a fishman as he looked at the giant pile of food behind the little human. It was four times her height. "Uh, thanks for your business."

"Yeah, and thanks for the new log pose," she said as she looked at the three-needled log pose. "My captain will definitely find a use for it. Oh, and sorry for the mess." Both Tanya and the fishman looked outside of the fishman's store, and saw a pile of unconscious and bloody fishmen. "Hope I didn't get any blood on your wares or store. Bad for publicity, right?"

"Um... yeah."

"Anyway, here's every last beri," Tanya said as she gave the fishman the money she owed.

"T-Thanks."

Tanya then looked at the giant pile of food, then at the fishmen. "Got a sewing kit?"

"Um, yeah." The fishman took out the product. "That'll be ten berries."

"Here ya go," Tanya said as she placed the money on the counter and grabbed the kit.

Then, she disappeared before the fishman, a feat that made his eyes pop out. He then heard a whooshing sound from outside his store and saw something that made his jaw hit his counter.

Tanya had created a giant bag more than big enough to carry the food by sewing the shirts of the unconscious fishmen together. She then covered all of the food and lifted it like it was nothing. The fishman's tongue rolled out and started flailing around like a flag.

"THERE IS NO WAY THAT WOMAN IS A HUMAN!"

"Later," Tanya said with a wave as she walked away.


The First Mate and the cook walked towards their ship with their goods. During their walk, they ran into each other, each giving the other a death glare.

"Mutt."

"Pussy."

Tanya looked behind him. "I see you've been productive."

Hoarfen looked at what she was carrying. "More than you. Trying to poison our crew with your slop?"

"Ah? You wanna go, punk," Tanya asked with a stereotypical female delinquent look as she got close to Hoarfen.

"Bring it on," Hoarfen answered with a stereotypical male delinquent look as he glared at Tanya.

"Hm, took you two long enough to get here."

The two looked to see Vlad, Megalo, Megalo's personal lieutenants, and a random merman standing in front of the ship. The merman was actually floating away from the ship, drying his hands. Tanya and Hoarfen noticed that the ship was coated.

"So that guy's the coating expert," Hoarfen asked.

"Yes." Vlad dug into his pocket and took out some berries. "Here's your payment, Mr. Den."

"Come on, Mr. Tepes. I said I would do it for free," Den said as he tried to wave away the cash.

"Call it a client's pride. I prefer to reward people for their work. I insist. At the very least, receive it as a tip or gift."

Den sighed in defeat. "Well, if you insist." Den took the money and began to float away. "Be careful in the New World. There are all kinds of scary people over there."

As he floated away, Den heard Hoarfen chuckle. He looked to see the human was actually holding in his laughter. "Scary people, he says." Den then felt nervous and felt a chill run up his spine just from looking at Hoarfen. "If only he knew."

Den then looked at the block Hoarfen was carting. It was totally blue, but he could have sworn he saw something in it. For a reason unknown to him, it made him feel uneasy. He knew for sure he didn't want to know what was inside, especially when he looked at the man.

Den couldn't even see his face. It was completely shadowed, with only a glowing eye and a shining... fanged smile being visible. Mr. Tepes seemed like a good man. 'Anyone with fishmen in his crew couldn't be totally evil,' Den thought. However, this particular man seemed... off. Because of that, Den hurried, and floated away from the dangerous looking man as soon as possible. He didn't even notice that the woman standing next to him was carrying a bag at least ten times her size.

"Alright, everyone on board. We're departing immediately."

"Sir," saluted the Sea Chimeras.

"Uh-huh," Hoarfen said as he carted the ice block full of his and the cannibalistic Chimeras food. 'Wait, does eating fishmen even count as cannibalism,' Hoarfen asked himself. 'I mean, they taste like fish, with a hint of human. . . . Ah, whatever. They're still delicious.'

"Don't worry, Vlad. I need to get this stuff to the cooks anyway. Gotta get dinner started."

"Whatcha makin', ya horny cat? Fish shit soup," Hoarfen said with a snarky smile.

"I was thinking more in the lines of Hoarfen Stew," Tanya hissed back.

"Stir fried Tanya sounds better."

"I'll kill you!"

"Like hell!"

The two then got their faces closer to stare the other down, with Hoarfen snarling while Tanya was growling.

"THERE THEY ARE!"

The group walking up the plank looked behind them to see a small army of fishmen with odd tattoos running towards them. They looked almost like pirates.

"GIVE BACK OUR PEOPLE, YOU THIEVES!"

"YOU WON'T TAKE MY WIFE!"

"YOU HUMANS THINK YOU CAN JUST COME HERE AND KIDNAP WHOEVER YOU WANT?!"

"The hell're they talkin' about," Hoarfen asked. "I KILLED their friends, not kidnap them. I'm pretty sure there were plenty of witnesses. Why didn't they mention that?"

"Don't look at me," Tanya said. "I just beat them into a coma. No fishmen, merfolk, or mermaids in this sack."

"Captain, could they be referring to..."

"Yes, Megalo. They believe we are the other group of pirates that we killed. The ones that were actually kidnapping their kind for a profit."

"Then, shall I explain?"

"No. I don't have the patience for that."

"Oh, so we kill them," Hoarfen said.

"No. Just get on the ship. I'll handle it."

Megalo looked worried. "Captain, you shouldn't sully your hands with the blood of the weak."

"Hm. You make it sound like I'm actually going to fight." Megalo looked confused when Vlad said that.

The powerful captain took just three steps forward, watching the army charge at him with a roar. They weren't even a yard away from him when they all fell to the ground, eyes rolled back. Megalo was amazed. His captain just took down an army without even lifting a finger, and without being anywhere near them.

"So you have Conqueror's Haki." Megalo looked at a smirking Hoarfen. "Why am I not surprised?"

"It's been a while since I've used it."

"No surprise, considering you've been stuck in Impel Down for decades," Tanya stated.

"Hm, well, now that that's over with, let's go," Vlad said as he walked towards the ship. He then stopped right before the plank, confusing Megalo and his pack. "Unless, of course, the three of you would like to challenge me." Vlad then turned around and looked up. "Would you like to take the challenge?"

Megalo and his pack followed their captain's gaze, and saw a large fish with three mermen standing on it's head. All three of them looked nervous, and Megalo couldn't blame them. When he looks at his captain, Megalo only sees one thing: Absolute power. Still, he couldn't help but wonder if these three were foolish enough to challenge his captain.

"It's impressive that you remained conscious after experiencing my Conqueror's Haki. It shows that the three of you have great strength and a powerful will. However, the fact remains that you still shiver in my presence."

Megalo examined the three mermen, and saw that his captain was right. They were all quivering. Megalo couldn't blame them. At least he could commend their intellect. He could see it in their eyes. They knew that defeating his captain... was impossible.

The largest of the fishmen, the one in the middle, released a dejected sigh. "No. We will do no such thing. All we ask is that you leave peacefully."

"That was exactly what we were about to do before these citizens charged at us. As such, I bid you adieu." With that, Vlad and the rest of the crew entered the ship, with Megalo being the exception. He just stood there, staring at the three fishmen. "Megalo?" The Chimera looked at his captain. "Aren't you coming?"

"Yes, sir." That's when he entered as well.


The Neptune brothers looked at the ship. "Should we really let them go- fa se do?"

"We don't have a choice," Fukaboshi said. "That man... he's far too powerful. I can feel it. If he wanted to..." Fukaboshi clenched his trident. "He could easily conquer us, or worse."

"And what could be worse than a let-down conqueror, where no dancin' or shakin' is allowed?"

Fukaboshi was quiet for a bit. "He... could easily slaughter every resident of Fishman Island... all by himself." Manboshi and Ryuboshi were shocked by what they heard. If their oldest brother said it, then it must be true. Hey didn't know who that human is, but they knew one thing about him: to them, he's unstoppable.


"Hawkman," Vlad called. The Sky Chimera landed before Vlad. "Gather your Pack. It seems we'll need you to fly the ship to the exit. Once it hits the bubble, you are to immediately reenter the ship. Understand?"

Hawkman nodded before he screeched. When he did, many Sky Chimeras flew from the hallway leading to the lower deck carrying rope. They worked intricately to tie the ropes to the ship before they lifted it from the ground. They then flew the ship to the exit of Fishman island, and followed Vlad's orders. They all made it back inside the ship before the bubble fully expanded, being sure to cut off the unnecessary ropes before they did.

"Megalo."

"Sir," the Sea Chimera said with a soldier's stance.

"Rally the strongest of your Pack. They are to guide the Crimson Palace to the surface."

"Understood." Megalo then walked to the lower decks.

In few minutes, he came back with his chosen pack members. Hammer was among them, as well as a Whale Shark Chimera, a Bull Sea Lion Chimera, a Walrus Chimera, and even a Yellowfin Chimera. The pack grabbed the ropes the Sky Chimeras didn't cut off and dived into the waters. The ship was now being pulled at speeds far greater than the natural current could take them. Vlad predicted that it would take barely ten minutes for them to reach the surface.

"Vlad?"

"Hm?" He looked to see Tanya walk over to him.

She held out something to him. "Here. I bought this on the island. We kinda need it since we're going back home."

Vlad took the item. "A three-needled Log Pose. Yes, this is certainly a necessity for navigating the New World. . . . Hm, the leftmost needle is shaking violently."

"Oh, sounds like an interesting event is happening there."

"And we might be the cause of it."

"Hm? What do you. . . . Ooh."

"That's right. It might be pointing to the island Owlman has chosen. If he had killed anyone there, it would have caused a stir."

"Well, we'll find out soon enough," Tanya said as she looked up.

"Indeed, we will," Vlad said as he also looked up.

The ship was now reaching the surface of the New World. The Crimson Palace shot through the water, popping the bubble. They were greeted by a thunderstorm.

Hoarfen took a deep breath. "Ah! Home, sweet, home!"

"So, we've finally returned."

Vlad looked towards the owner of the voice. "Ah, Paul. Is that your new hammer? It looks quite impressive."

It was a double-sided war hammer that looked as tall as Paul himself. Both sides were covered with spikes on the face of the hammer, making them resemble meat hammers. The tip of the handle had what looked like a miniature four-sided axe with a spike atop it. The hammer looked exceedingly thick. Vlad could tell that even he would have trouble lifting it with his base strength. He'd need to add more blood to his muscles to be able to lift it with both arms. Paul was the only person he could think of with the strength to lift a weapon like that with just one hand.

"Impressive? It's incomplete." Paul then began to toss the massive hammer as if it were nothing more than a mere twig. "A novice could craft this average thing. I'm missing some materials. Most important of all is gronite."

Vlad looked surprised. "Gronite?"

"Uh, don't you mean granite?" The two looked to see Hoarfen walking up with his hands in his pockets.

"You're an idiot, mutt," Tanya said.

"Hah?!"

"But, what else would I expect from a gluttonous mutt?"

"Why you little fur ball," Hoarfen said with glowing blue eyes.

"Fur ball?" Tanya's eyes glowed yellow.

"He really did mean gronite, Hoarfen." The two looked at their captain. "It's one of the rarest metals in the world, with value rivaling that of even Adam Wood. It's name stems from the word 'grow', because it has a special property. It literally grows to fit the size of whomever touches it. It could be the size of a pebble one second, but if you or I touch it, it would grow to fit the palm of our hands. Rumor has it that most of the Giants in the Navy use gronite based weapons. If Paul were to incorporate that metal into his hammer, it would explain the many rumors behind his previous hammer."

"Rumors?"

"As to how it was able to grow alongside myself whenever I turned into a giant cyclops. Many scientists theorized that I used a method to fuse a size manipulating Devil Fruit into my hammer, which increased my bounty since they believed I stole one of their technological advances."

"You tellin' me the 'all knowing' World Government didn't know about this 'gronite' thing?"

"Oh, they knew," Vlad said. "It's just that the metal was so rare, that it was basically mythical, more so than even the Devil Fruits themselves. The only draw back is that they don't discriminate. For example, if Paul does get his hands on the metal, and forge it into his hammer, it would grow to the exact size of the wielder, while also adjusting to the strength of the wielder. It could either increase or decrease in strength, depending on who holds it."

"For example, if a dwarf were to touch Paul's completed hammer, it would shrink to the dwarf's size, and adjust the density of the hammer to where the dwarf could be able to use it without it tearing or breaking. And considering how strong a dwarf can be, that's extremely powerful."

Hoarfen whistled. "Sounds like a hell of a metal. So, how do we find it?"

"I wish I knew," Paul said. "I was only able to get my hands on it the first time through sheer luck. My crew had attacked a Celestial Dragon's envoy, and the metal happened to be in the storage room with the rest of the fucker's treasure. It'll probably be a hell of a challenge to be able to find that stuff ever again."

"Not even I have had many encounters with the metal. It's rarity is on par with the Mystical Devil Fruits."

"Well, shit. Looks like Paulie won't be making that super hammer of his anytime soon."

"No, it does not. No matter. This one will have to do for now." Paul then looked out to sea, and placed his hammer on his shoulder. "And it seems I get to test it sooner than expected.

Vlad, Hoarfen, and Tanya followed their shipwright's gaze. "Nine war ships," Vlad commented. "That leaves a warship for each of us, and three remaining ones for the Chimeras. Did the two of you catch that?"

"Oh, we did indeed, Vladdy," Jack said after appearing behind Vlad seemingly out of nowhere.

"I could use some exercise," Medusa, who walked up from her spot while carrying a bow with a quiver full of arrows, said.

"Megalo?"

"Sir," the Sea Chimera Pack Leader said with a salute.

"Inform the other Pack Leaders. It seems we'll have an 'appetizer' before the 'main course'."

"As you wish, captain." With that, Megalo went down the stairs towards the lower deck to locate the other Pack Leaders.

"Now then." Vlad turned towards the incoming warships. "Let's raise some hell." He then jumped.


"Alright, men! We're the first line of defense for the New World! Be prepared to capture the pirates on that sh-" The captain didn't get to finish his order.

He was interrupted by the sound of wood snapping. When he looked, he was immediately impaled by Vlad.

Vlad was holding the man's heart while his arm was still through the poor man's chest. He then proceeded to crush the heart, and formed the blood into a sword. He ripped his arm and his new sword out of the marine and proceeded to slash the marines in front of him. This was all done in just under a minute.

The marines tried to fight back with their rifles, but Vlad easily dodged the bullets. He even deflected some of them right back at the heads of the shooters. When he snapped his fingers, the entire bodies of the marines exploded, and took out any unfortunate soldier near it.

Before the marines knew it, the blood on their ship began to attack them like serpents. The screams of horror and anguish could be heard on the other ships.


One was about to go help, but they themselves felt their ship rock after something landed.

When one marine looked, he was standing face to face with a smiling Hoarfen. Before he could react, Hoarfen blew on his face, freezing it in a block of ice. Hoarfen then ripped the man's head off and kicked the head into the face of another before the body fell. Obviously, the impact of the frozen head killed the other marine immediately.

Marines shot at Hoarfen in fear, but he dodged them by running fast enough to leave afterimages. As the marines shot, Hoarfen tore many of them to shreds with his claws. He made them all scream in horror when he grabbed one of the marines and bit the poor man's left shoulder off. The blood gushed from the wound like a fountain.

As they watched in horror, Hoarfen jumped onto another marine, and proceeded to eat the man's stomach while he was screaming in anguish. Another marine tried to save him by shooting at Hoarfen, but he just jumped out of the way, causing the bullet to hit and kill the victim. Many marines wanted to vomit from the sight of the man's shredded gut. One even did. The poor man was then impaled from the back of his head out of his mouth by Hoarfen's claws.

Hoarfen kicked the corpse off of his claws, slashed the throat out of the closest marine, broke the neck of another with his tail, froze yet another with his breath, and then released a powerful howl that forced many marines to their knees. After his ecstatic howl, he continued to slaughter the marines.


Tanya wasn't even a blur. She was going so fast that she might as well have been invisible. The marines were terrified, unable to understand why their comrades were falling like flies, their blood spilling everywhere.

"GYAAAAH!"

"Whoops."

The marines looked to see the beautiful Tanya, her claws stuck in a fatter marine.

"Too much blubber. Claws couldn't cut through." She then kicked the marine off of her claws. "Well, guess you fools now know who's killing you guys. Not that it matters, since you're all going to die."

With that, she proceeded to slaughter the marines in the blink of an eye.


"Hm, very nice."

The marines looked behind them to see Jack looking at... a severed arm.

"AAAAAAHHHH!" They looked behind them to see that one of their comrades was missing an arm. "MY ARM! WHEN THE HELL DID HE TAKE MY ARM?!"

"This leg is also quite nice," Jack said.

A thud was heard. "W-W-WHAT?!" They all looked to see another comrade, missing a leg. "HE TOOK MY LEG!"

"My, what a handsome face," Jack said.

"Eh? When did I get so... I'm so cold. Why am I cold?" The marines looked and were horrified. Jack was now holding a severed head. "Eh?" A thud was heard, and the head looked over towards the sound. "That's my body. What's my body... doing... over. . ." The head lost all color, and his eyes were now blank.

"There are many fine specimens on this ship. More than enough to begin my next project. Yes." Jack then looked at the marines with glowing, white eyes. The marines all felt like they were staring into an abyss. This was no man. This was a soulless monster before them. "My first Homunculus is very close to being formed."

Jack then proceeded to take more "material". Not a single sound of combat was heard from that warship. All that could be heard was the screams of anguish and horror.

Then... nothing.


The loudest crash was heard on the next warship. "Brace yourselves, men! Riflemen, forward!"

"Sir," a squad of riflemen said as they got in position before their captain. Out of the giant hole in their ship came Paul, his massive hammer resting on his shoulder. "Steady yourselves, men!" Paul never stopped walking, his eyes totally shadowed.

"Ready!" Paul didn't slow down at all.

"Aim!" He didn't even get into a defensive position.

"Fire!" The sound of gunshots was heard.

The bullets shot towards Paul. When they came close enough, one of Paul's eyes was seen. With a single swing of his hammer, the bullets were blown away, along with the rifle squad, and the upper portion of the warship. It was reduced to splinters by the air pressure caused by Paul's inhuman strength.

The captain was shocked. It took literally all of his strength to not be blown away by the wind. Still, he was damaged by the pressure. He felt blood flowing down his cheek, and his uniform was torn from the right shoulder to his lower abdomen.

"With just a swing. That's not possible." The captain then gritted his teeth, drew his sword, and imbued it with haki. "All soldiers, CHARGE!"

All of the marines drew their swords and ran towards Paul. As soon as one was in smashing distance, Paul crushed the marine into a bloody pancake. One tried to attack him, seeing it as a chance. Paul easily grabbed the marine's head before he could even blink, and crushed the man's skull into paste.

Three marines jumped into the air to slash Paul's head. Paul killed all three of them with a swing of his hammer, creating another high pressure gale that killed nearly the entire squad.

The captain was shocked. No, horrified. His entire crew... was slaughtered by one man. "D-DAMN YOU!" Paul looked at the captain with a single, glowing red eye. "SHAVE!" With his haki infused sword, the captain dashed towards Paul at untraceable speeds. He had planned to impale his sword through Paul's heart.

However, Paul shocked the captain by easily capturing him by his head with just one hand. "Impossible! C-Could he have seen me?! Just how advance is his Observation Haki?! W-What IS he?!"

Before the captain could worry any more, he saw something that made his blood run cold. Paul released his grip to make the hammer slip further down his hand before gripping it to be closer to the head. He then turned the hammer black with Armament Haki and brought his arm back. Then... he swung his hammer.

Paul completely shredded the man's body from the chest down, actually watching as the now dead captain's heart and lungs fell from his body. Paul released the corpse with a meaty squish, and looked up. His strike destroyed the remaining parts of the warship, meaning it was sinking.

"Well, damn. I over did it."

"LORD PAUL!"

Paul looked up. "Ah, Harpia. You arrived just in time."

Harpia was one of the newest Sky Chimeras. She was created using a Harpy Eagle, one of the strongest bird's of prey in the world. "Please, sir, allow me to take you back to the ship!"

"That would be greatly appreciated, young lass," Paul said as he raised his arm. When he did, Harpia flew down and grabbed the man's arm with her talons. Though Paul was many times her size, she had no trouble lifting the powerful pirate and his hammer, and flew him away from the sinking warship.


In just a matter of seconds, ten marines were riddled with arrows. "How can anyone draw that quickly?!"

"It doesn't matter! Capture her!"

Marines tried to charge at the smiling Medusa, who had her eyes closed the entire time. She just kept drawing and firing, spinning around in an almost dance-like manner to avoid the swords and the gunshots. No marine could touch her.

Then, one was able to grab her hand. He was about to cuff her, but then made a mistake. He looked up at Medusa, who opened her eyes. Her eyes were so beautiful... at first. Then, the green emeralds became yellow slits. When he looked into her yellow eyes, he literally became stone. Medusa easily broke out of the stone grip, and gently brushed the pebbles off of her wrist.

"I'VE GOT YOU, PIRATE," a marine said as he was about to cut her from behind. However, he had his neck broken after he was slapped in the face by a powerful tail that moved to quickly to even be a blur.

"WHY YOU!"

"You're mine!"

Two marines tried to attack her from both sides, but they were both taken down by Medusa's serpent hair. The bite of her snakes contain extremely lethal poison, and only Medusa could ever produce an antidote for it. Those men would be in agonizing, excruciating, hellish pain for one hour; before finally dying from the poison. It's one of the most horrible ways to die when it comes to poison.

"W-What a horrible Devil Fruit."

"Do not falter! Rifle squad, forward!"

"Sir!"

"Ready! Aim! Fi- ACK!"

The marines were confused.

"My, my, did you think I would not be able to handle that, children?"

"Apologies, Mother Medusa." The rifle squad looked behind them to see their captain being strangled by what they thought was a Zoan user.

"The Boa Model!"

"He has a hold of the captain!"

"But I could not allow this man to give the order to fire at you." The sound of bones shattering was heard. The Chimera then uncoiled from the captain, and watched as his corpse fell limply to the ground.

"Why you-!" Before the marine could fire at the Chimera, he felt his neck being bitten before he was killed from it being snapped.

The other marines looked in time to see their ally get tossed off of the ship, and by who.

"T-The Anaconda Model?!"

"That's impossible! Reports show that the sister of the Pirate Empress has that fruit, and she's still alive!"

"Oh, god, LOOK UP!" The marines did as their ally said, and saw that the sails were swarming with Serpent Chimeras.

"W-What is this? Many of these Zoans have confirmed users that are still alive! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?!"

"FIRE!"

Before the marines could take aim to shoot at the Chimeras, they all fell down towards them, and slaughtered them. It was over in a matter of seconds.

"Oh, my, my. You all seemed to enjoy yourselves," Medusa said with a giggle.

"Mother Medusa, please, allow me to carry you back to the ship," a Black Mamba Chimera offered.

Medusa giggled. "Very well. If you so wish to do so, my child," Medusa answered with a motherly smile.

The Chimera smiled, a light blush on his face. "Well, if you excuse me." The Chimera picked up Medusa in a princess-style, an act that Medusa didn't mind at all. She just gently wrapped her arms around the Chimera, which made the young man blush even more. Then, he jumped off the ship.

He did land, but he noticed something. "Conda?! What are you doing?!"

The Anaconda Chimera looked back at the younger Chimera on his back, who was practically like his younger brother. "You are a fool, Mamba. Did you forget that mother is a Devil Fruit user, and not a Chimera like you or I? The water could severely weaken her."

"Oh, you need not worry for me, Conda."

"But mother-"

"I do not mind getting a little wet. Besides, I am in the safety of not one, but two of my precious sons. I am safe from the dangers of the ocean that despises me." The Chimeras blushed at Medusa's words, especially since they both knew her words were genuine. With blushes on their faces, the two Chimeras swam towards the Crimson Palace with a smiling Medusa.


When she was safely carried back onto the ship, she made a discovery. "Oh, my. It seems I'm the last to arrive."

"Not technically," Vlad stated. He then pointed out to sea. Medusa followed the direction, and saw the last two warships either blow up or crumble, with legions of Chimeras escaping both ships.

When they reached the ship, many of them went back below deck. However, one didn't, because of Hoarfen.

Hoarfen had grabbed the wrist of a Canine Chimera, a female Golden Retriever Chimera to be precise. She looked nervous when she saw the serious gaze Hoarfen was giving her. "Um... M-Master Hoarfen? Did I do something wrong."

Hoarfen didn't answer immediately. He then looked down at her arm. "Roll up your sleeve."

"Eh? But-"

"That's an order."

The Chimera shivered a bit before hesitantly complying with the order of her superior. Blushing with shame, she rolled up her sleeve to reveal a bloody cut.

"So, even with all the training you have received, you were still struck by a mere marine."

"P-please, forgive me, Master Hoarfen. I know a single scratch is something to be ashamed of, and I have no excuse for my failure. I know I have failed you, and brought shame to the training you have given me and my siblings, but please forgi- EH?!"

The Chimera was given an extreme shock... when Hoarfen licked her wound, cleaning it. "M-MASTER HOARFEN?!"

"Get yourself treated immediately. Your training will be increased in order for you to be improved. That wound is proof that you still have a log way to go, especially now that we have arrived in the New World. Do not allow yourself to be harmed again. Understood?"

The Chimera was blushing out of pure embarrassment... and something else. "Y-Yes, Master."

"Then go. Once you've been patched up, come to me for a new training regiment."

"U-Understood!" With that, the Chimera ran away... while grabbing her cheeks.

Hoarfen just watched with a serious look on his face.

"Well, aren't you a horny mutt?"

Hoarfen jolted at that comment, and glared at Tanya with glowing eyes and a fanged snarl. "The fuck you say, pussy?!"

"I saw the way you looked at that Chimera. Gross. But then again, a mutt should bang a bitch."

Hoarfen got close to Tanya. "I'll carve you into a bits, whore."

"I'd like to see you try, fucker," Tanya said with glowing eyes and a fanged snarl of her own.

Vlad just chuckled at the sight before walking towards the bow, his crew following him. All of them looked out towards the sea, their eyes glowing menacingly. "We're home... and we're definitely going to raise all kinds of hell now that we're back."

"That, we are, captain," said every core member of the Bloody Pirates.


Omake:

A little girl was walking down the street, looking down, while hugging a book.

"Look, it's that girl."

"Poor thing. Shouldn't we do something?"

"It's best we not get involved."

"But her mother keeps beating her. She still blames her for the death of her husband."

"Hasn't that child suffered enough from the loss of her father?"

"Do what you want, but I'm not going anywhere near that violent drunkard."

The little girl heard all the gossip around her, and began to cry. Wanting to get away from it, she ran towards her house. She closed the door as quietly as she could.

"YOU'RE LATE!"

The girl jumped at the angry voice and looked behind her to see an angry looking woman holding a bottle. The woman would have looked beautiful if it were not for her lifeless eyes.

The woman noticed the book the girl was holding. "What the fuck are you holding?"

"I-It's a medical book. I... I want to be a doctor when I grow up, mother."

The "mother" then slapped the girl's face hard enough to make her fall to the ground. "I DON'T GIVE A SHIT WHAT YOU WANT TO BE! NO ONE DOES! ALL YOU ARE IS A WORTHLESS LITTLE SHIT WHO GOT YOUR FATHER KILLED! YOU CAN'T EVEN MAKE CURFEW! Now go to bed. No dinner for you." The woman then began to walk away while guzzling down her drink.

As she walked away, the girl heard the woman's angry grumbling. "Worthless little bitch. Can't even get home before six. Makes me drink the rest of my booze while waiting. First she kills my husband, now she wastes my time and beer. I wish I never had that little whore."

The girl was crying from her mother's cruel words. It's barely even been a week since they were informed of her father's murder. Her mother blames her for his death, since he went out at night to buy her a book she wanted. The girl also believes it's her fault he died, and actually agrees with her mother.

She actually believes she deserves the abuse.

Tears still flowing, she got up from the floor, picked up her book, and walked towards her room; making sure not to make a peep as to not anger her drunk mother again.


2nd Omake:

"And you're sure of this," King Neptune asked.

"Yes, father," Prince Fukaboshi responded. The human and his crew who left this island were not the kidnappers of our people. We've located a second ship where they were being stored... as well as the crew that manned it."

"And what of the crew?"

Fukaboshi was silent for a bit. "They are dead."

Neptune didn't respond immediately. "Was it the Fishman District?"

"No. Eye witness reports state it was the human... and a group of four unknown fishmen working under him."

"What?"

"The human killed the leader of the kidnappers in the blink of an eye, and ordered the fishmen to kill the rest. The fishmen in question chose to free the captives."

"So, even though they were slaves to a human, they still care for their people. That's good to know."

"They were not slaves, father."

"Hm?"

"They... were members of his crew."

King Neptune's eyes widened... before they became wet with tears. "So, my old friend is not the only one to see fishmen as equals. For our people to willingly join forces with a human. It seems my late wife's dream was far more than just that."

"There's more news, father." Neptune looked towards his son. "It seems that same human... defeated five fishmen without any trouble whatsoever. A mermaid's testimony stated that he basically mocked them, and instilled fear in their leader, whom she will not identify. What's more... he used physical strength alone."

That shocked Neptune. "A human bested five fishmen with just his strength?!"

"The reports become darker. The owner of a market states that a single female human defeated a group of fishmen in the blink of an eye, while another testimony states that another male human... Another male human... committed an atrocity."

"What did this human do?"

"He... killed the fishmen that attacked him... and ate them."

Neptune was shocked. "What?"

"Father, I have a final report. I personally saw an army of enraged fishman attack the three reported humans and the four fishmen as they prepared to board their ship. The human who defeated the five fishmen, whom I could only assume was their leader, stepped forward. Before the army could reach him, they all fell at his feet."

"Conqueror's Haki."

"Indeed, father. But there's more. The human... knew of my and my brothers' presence, and actually gave us permission to attack him." Fukaboshi then tightened his grip. "But one look into those eyes... those crimson eyes. . . . It was obvious. We had no chance of so much as challenging him, let alone defeating him. That one human alone was far too powerful. No. I can't call him a human. I can only call that creature one thing."

"And what's that, son?"

Fukaboshi was silent for a bit, a cold sweat running down his face, before he looked back up towards his father.

"A Devil."

A/N: Well, that took a long time. Good thing no one waits for this fic. I think this chapter had a good amount of gore in it. What did you guys think? Should I have made it more brutal? Eh. What can you do?