Night Hunt Brings Out the Terror
The scene shows the forest and the ghosts from before are flying above the trees, and a whole lot more are also coming together to the same building where a woman and a weird looking bear are watching them come in.
"It looks like Perona has returned from her patrol. Doesn't that look wonderful, Kumashi." The woman asked, and the bear named Kumashi nodded.
Kumashi is a large Wild Zombie resembling a patchworked teddy bear. His body is composed of white, light blue, and orange cloth with bandages over his lower body, legs, and arms. He wears an oversized white and blue cap on his head and a surgical mask over his mouth, he also has bloodshot eyes suggesting he doesn't have eyelids. There is a zipper on his back.
"I take it we have some good pray for this Night Hunt, Perona?" The woman asked, with her body mostly covered in shadows to conceal her appearance.
All the ghosts went into the body of another woman sitting on the bed and a moment later, the woman started to speak.
"Horo-horo-horo-horo-horo! You better believe we got some new pray and these ones are strong." Perona laughed with excitement.
"And there is even a cutie as a bonus!" Perona smirked.
"Also, Kalawarna, thanks for asking Dr. Hogback to make that soundproof collar on his mouth to keep Kumashi from talking. His voice was so deep and ugly, I won't have ugly things working for me." Perona thanked.
"Of course." Kalawarna nodded as the zombie bear handed Perona her umbrella.
(Somewhere Else on Thriller Bark)
Three little zombies are running through the hallway to get to one certain room for one certain master they must inform right away.
"Hurry! Hurry up!" The first little zombie shouted.
"It's starting! It's starting!" The second zombie excitedly.
"Time for the Night Hunt!" The third zombie announced.
"Twelve O'Clock Midnight!" One zombie named Nin shouted. He is the pinkish-red zombie archer with a triangular head.
"Moria! Master!" Gyoro called out to the master. He is the zombie that looks like a one-eyed samurai with an ovular head.
"Master Moria! It's time to get up, Mater!" Th zombie named Bao announced. He is the yellow zombie that looks like some sort of superhero with a bucket shaped head.
The three little zombies arrived in the large room where their large master is sleeping with a big snort bubble forming and some snoring sounds.
"Nin, do it!" Gyoro ordered, pointing at the snot bubble.
"Right! Here goes!" Nin nodded, aiming his arrow at the snot bubble and fires popping that bubble.
The result of popping the snot bubble causes the master to wake up and jump a little that causes the three little zombies to fall back and down.
"Master Moria!" The three little zombies cheered.
"I was having a bad dream!" Moria gasped.
"Really? Great! Aren't those the best, Master?" Nin asked excitedly.
"Master Moria has been sleeping since the Night Hunt four days ago. Even so, that hasn't stopped us!" Gyoro bragged proudly.
"Knowing that you'd be hungry when you awoke, we have prepared a very special meal that's sure to appease your appetite." Gyoro smirked as Moria looks down at them.
"And they're a tough bunch! Amazing fighters too!" Gyoro stated.
"They're the pirates that brough down the island of Enies Lobby, known as the Straw Hat Pirates! Aren't you please, Master? Imagine what you could do with them!" Gyoro pointed out.
"Kishishishi!" Moria laughed with joy to know there are strong pirates on his island, and he can't wait for the Night Hunt to start.
(With Luffy's Group)
As the group are getting closer to the mansion, a single raindrop fell on Luffy's hat, and he look up to see that rain has started to pour down on him.
"Is that rain?" Luffy asked.
"Definitely rain." Shirone said.
"Man, that sure came from out of nowhere." Zoro surprised.
"It's really coming down too. Should we run for the mansion?" Franky asked as he's sure nobody wants to be all wet and out here for long.
"Hang on a sec." Luffy said as he notices something next to the mansion.
"I see something really big by the mansion." Luffy mentioned.
"Something big? Where?" Shirone asked as she tries to look where Luffy is looking at.
"Over there, it looks like some kind of mark." Luffy pointed at the big mark thing by the mansion.
"A mark?" Franky confused as everyone looks up.
"The rain's clearing the fog. I see it. Is that a flag?" Zoro wondered, seeing the flag more clearly and it appears there's a Jolly Roger on it.
"No, I'm pretty sure that's a sail." Franky stated, knowing his boat stuff as the crew's shipwright.
"It couldn't be, sails aren't normally that big. Right?" Shirone asked as the fog gets clearer to see this giant sail.
"Yes, the big guy is right." The old man from before said, shocking the others.
"Hey! Why're you still following us?" The men of the Straw Hats except for Luffy yelled at the old man.
"Right about what?" Luffy asked.
"Like he said. What you see is a sail of gigantic proportion. It's so large that seeing the entire thing at once is quite difficult." The old man said.
"Difficult how?" Shirone asked, feeling a bit nervous.
"You see, Thriller Bark is not the island it appears to be. Believe it or not, it's actually the world's largest pirate ship!" The old man revealed the true nature of Thriller Bark.
"This whole island is a pirate ship?" Sanji shocked.
"The largest one in the world?" Zoro couldn't believe it if he wasn't already standing on it.
"Awesome!" Luffy yelled with a smile, and Franky shove him back a little.
"I get it. So "Thriller Bark", huh? A bark is a type of sailing ship with three or more masts. But it's hard to believe this entire island is some sort of boat." Franky recalled never hearing about this giant ship even back when he was a shipwright-in-training.
"The back of the mansion is where you'll find the main mast. It's also the home of Gecko Moria." The old man informed.
(Graveyard)
"Now! Zombie Soldiers! The Zombie Generals will lead the attack. Let's finish off those pirates!" Absalom declared with his full appearance finally showing as he becomes visible again.
Absalom is a richly dress man who wears an ankle-length coat that has a high collar and is cut like a parapet along the bottom, a white button-down shirt with two stylized crosses on it, basic blue slacks tucked into his boots, a white belt with a chain, and basic black boots with crisscrossing straps on the front of them. He wears a round white hat with a blue mark and had the muzzle of a lion stitched to his face, as well as long blond hair.
The zombies cheer to finally get to have some real fun for the night.
"The rest of you will find ways to corner and overtake those among them that fear the undead. Show them no mercy." Absalom ordered.
"Together, we will crush them. Now go, make me proud!" Absalom ordered.
And right on cue, every single clock struck midnight with the bells ringing loud for most of the whole island to hear. Signaling the start of the Night Hunt.
(Perona's Room)
"There's the bell. The moment has arrived. It's time to get serious. Horo-horo-horo-horo!" Perona excitedly.
Perona is a short young woman with unusually big, round eyes, and she has long, light pink hair that she keeps tied into two pigtails with black and white flower hairpins. She wears a red crown with a black cross on her head, as well as red lipstick and a thick layer of black eyeliner. Her white long-sleeved three different black heart shapes shirt was short enough to expose her belly. She wears a red mini cape with a pink ribbon on the front. Her black and white striped tights completely cover her legs, and she wears a mini-skirt and a red and gold belt with a heart belt buckle, as well as red buckled boots. She usually keeps her toes pointing inwards in a pigeon-toed manner and carried around a red parasol shaped like a cute version of a mini devil. Breasts size: GG-cup.
"If those pirates think they can escape this place alive, they're gravely mistaken." Perona smirked.
"Those fools will be utterly helpless by your power, Perona." Kalawarna believed that she knows what Perona's powers are capable of.
Kalawarna is a tall and buxom woman with brown eyes and long, navy blue hair that obscure her right eye. She wears a maroon, trench coat-like top with a wide collar, a matching miniskirt, and black heeled shoes. The trench coat top is open at her chest, giving a view to her breasts and cleavage. She also wears a gold necklace around her neck. She appears to wear a white shirt underneath her top, but it can only be seen from the bottom. Breasts size: I-cup.
"Your cute zombies are waiting for you." Kalawarna informed as Kumashi nodded.
"Thank you." Perona thanked as she walks over to the balcony.
"Are the preparations complete, my zombies?" Perona asked.
All the animal zombies down below cheered loud with evil smiles on their faces that tells their ghostly mistress that everything is ready for the Night Hunt, and they promise not to fail her too.
"Perona, would you mind telling about this "Bonus" you mentioned earlier?" Kalawarna asked curiously.
"Oh! I think we might have ourselves something to keep around than just zombies." Perona squealed with excitement.
(Moria's Bedroom)
Moria gets off from his bed and smirks so wickedly that it could make men shit themselves alone.
"In this dark realm, one of the ghosts, and the ghouls. This place we called Thriller Bark. They're going to see nothing short of the nightmares to end all nightmares!" Moria declared.
(With Luffy's Group)
After being informed about Thriller Bark from the old man, Luffy opens the gate with the others right behind him readying themselves for whatever darkness and terror this island-ship has to offer.
"Well, here we go. To the Ghost Mansion!" Luffy announced.
"(Hang on, my King. I promise we're coming for you and the others.)" Shirone thought cracked her knuckles and flick her two tails.
Zombies are marching through the forest as the Night Hunt has begun.
(Dr. Hogback's Laboratory)
"I have to say, you're quite the strong lady to be able to withstand the blow of my strikes." The zombie swordsman chuckled.
"Xenovia, do you know who that is?" Gasper asked.
"Yes, that zombie is called Ryuma, the body you see was a man from the country of Wano in the New World. He is a samurai." Xenovia explained about this zombie.
"Oh my, I never knew I would get quite the introduction from a lovely lady who woo my eyes, or at least they would if they had any eyes. Yohohohoho!" Ryuma laughed like Brook's laugh again.
Ryuma has white hair which was tied in the end with a topknot.[15] He also wore a simple khaki samurai gi and simple zōri sandals. He has several bandages covering part of his skull face, which has no eyes and no nose, and wears a samurai gi with intricate designs more detailed than his original garb. He also wears geta instead of the zōri sandals of his past life, as well as a blue stomach band with a swirling design. Ryuma's mouth is partially covered by the blue scarf he wears, and he keeps Shusui strapped to his right hip.
"So, would you mind letting me see your panties?" Ryuma asked.
"NEVER!" Xenovia shouted in rage.
"Wait, did you say Wano? But I heard that country has close itself off from the world and not in business with the World Government like other countries!" Gasper shocked.
"That's right, Master Moria got that corpse from Wano itself and he is more packed than the others you fought." Hogback smirked.
"He's one of my "Zombie Generals" and his body is quite special. As the girl said, he's a samurai, and this one supposedly slaved a flying dragon. At least, according to the legend." Hogback explained.
Ryuma walks up to the four pirates and trouble woman as he slowly unsheathes his blade from the scabbard.
"Xenoiva, please tell me you fought this guy before?" Gasper asked, feeling a bit scared.
"I have only once, and I lost very badly." Xenovia answered while glaring at Ryuma.
"You lost to him?!" Usopp gasped.
"It was only by pure luck that I was able to escape from him by using some dried dead leaves and a match that was laying on the ground close to him at the time, surrounding him in fire. And that was within the first two weeks of my survive on this hellish land." Xenovia explained.
"Yes, fate has indeed helped you escape the wrath of Thriller Bark. But I'm afraid that it was also fate that brought you here to have your shadow taken." Ryuma stated as he gets ready to attack.
"Don't think so, I've gotten stronger since then! I can handle your full might now!" Xenovia prepared herself to show the fruits of her training to this undead samurai.
"Oh, so you think you can handle my full power, can you? Better be careful of what you wish for." Ryuma smiled.
"I'll help too! There is no way I'm going to let my friends suffer like Brook has, and now that I know you have his shadow, that gives me more reasons to fight you!" Gasper determined to fight off this zombie samurai as a red cloak manifested into a large cape one foot bigger than his body.
"Whoa, Gasper! You just grew a cape!" Usopp shocked.
"And it looks good on you too!" Nami impressed.
"I hope this will help, I'm still a new power user." Gasper hoped.
"Just stay close to me and do not flatter toward the enemy!" Xenovia advised as she moved one foot forward.
"Yohohoho! I'm sorry, but it would seem our battle is already over." Ryuma chuckled as he suddenly appeared right behind all of them and surprising them as well.
"Wait, what happened? Did he attack us or what?" Nami asked.
"Oh no, I can't believe this… I should have realized this more!" Xenovia shocked worry.
"What is it, Xenovia? Is something wrong?" Gasper asked.
"When I first fought him, I knew he was holding back his real strength and I trained hard to match him. But now I see that his strength is much, much deeper than I thought." Xenovia stated in fear.
"He wasn't even using a fraction of his power when we first fought!" Xenovia revealed shocking the others.
"And now…" Xenovia gulped.
"Cindry, if you would, my dear, please open that door for me. And if you have a moment, I'd like a sandwich as well." Ryuma requested.
"We have already fallen to his attack." Xenovia said.
And in a snap, all five suddenly felt an immense struck to their bodies by a powerful force causing them to gasp blood from their mouths and their minds faded to unconscious as their bodies are also thrown in the air.
"Splendid! Fosfosfosfosfos!" Hogback laughed.
"They say when a true master cuts you, you can just walk away, humming and smiling. It's not until later that you realize you've been struck down." Hogback bragged.
"Three-Verse Humming: Arrow Notch Slash!" Ryuma sheathed his sword and the five defeated heroes fell onto the floor.
"Fosfosfosfosfosfos!" Hogback laughed in victory.
(With Luffy's Group)
"Hello? Nobody's here. I'm going in." Luffy said as he doesn't want to wait out here for long.
"Hey! Give 'em a minute!" Sanji said, trying to teach Luffy a little thing about patience.
Luffy waited for a moment then tries to open the door, but discover that the door wouldn't budge for him.
"Oh, it's locked." Luffy said, and then he punched his fist right through the door and pushes to open. "Hey, now it opens!" He walked in.
"Yeah, since you smashed the lock off." Zoro pointed out as the rest of the group walks in.
"Gecko Moria! I'm here to kick your ass!" Luffy called out loudly.
"Luffy, the old man said that Moria lives in the larger building within the mast." Shirone reminded her captain and narrow her eyes to her surroundings.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
Night Hunt has begun for Thriller Bark with Gasper and the others including their new friend Xenovia have been defeated by Ryuma, and it's likely they'll be taken away. And now, Luffy's group have enter the mansion to try finding them while all of that is going on.
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