Kirk put his hand out, letting small pieces of ash fall onto his hand. Dark grey in color, coating the ground in white like snow if it was…Wrong. And dirty.
"You know I just realized it…But…Volcanic Ash is technically Weather right?" He looked to Raven "Yes. It gathers into the clouds and actually plays a role in the soil cycle. Why?"
"Because I hope this works…" He took out his nephobo and gripped it tight. "Atmo…Atmospheric Grasp!" He slammed it into the ground, which didn't cause an immediate reaction, but a moment later the ash around them that was falling began to slow to a stop! Quickly a bubble coming over the three
"Now…Disperse!" He Slammed the end of his staff into the ground again causing the ash to disperse all around them! Giving them a clear view!
"Very impressive. I must admit." Raven said in her typical monotone/sooth voice. It was very clear that her in battle and her out of it were two different beasts but her all the same.
"Yes. Very nice." Leroy leaned in close to his navigator to give cheeky grin "Cut it out freakshow." Kirk planted his hand in the face of the Captain to push him away
He stumbled back before Raven caught him with a hand "Quit being naughty, Captain."
"I'm nooot" He grinned in sarcasm "Everyones so tense. And I am too but we gotta be confident!"
"Say how long until we reach the Volcano Kirky?" He smiled
The name made the Navigator roll his eyes. "I'd say maybe, 15 minutes…"
"Dang still that far?" Technically, Kale, Noir, and Them were actually rather equal distance from the same point, their own interest points were spaced just right.
The entire time Raven had still been holding the Captain, finally he stood on his own. "You know that I think about it…Didn't that Cat mention something about a…Jabberwock?"
As if directly on cue, A roar broke through the air sounding almost like a Crocodile's and the Roar of A cassowary deepened through a tunnel soaked in mucus.
"Ah Shit…"
The Roar caused Barbary who sat in his throne to come to attention. The Cheshire Cat, Kitty, real name 'Nekomia'. Barbary was idly sharpening his crescent axes. A smile widening over his lips as Miura sat anxiously, seeing exactly what was unfolding.
'Please…Hurry.' She thought to herself as Nekomia gave her a wide smile in her cat form. Right as she was about to inform Barbary of what was going on, Ahre broke out.
"I know it is a rather pertinent time right now lord. But another shipment has successfully been delivered to the Surrounding Island around Nassau." He adjusted his spectacles
"And-?" Barbary waited to hear the same words as before "And Nassau has still prohibited the Sale and trade of Slaves on her shores. Though a report says that theres been meetings spotted between De Leon and her."
"Rrr.." He let out a growl. "That damned brat…We only do business with him-"
"Because he's the one that pulls all the strings in the Entire Underworld." Miura said. A small cheeky smile "Yes. And it still annoys be to no ends that he of all people is somehow the largest ringleader…Sitting around on that Damned Island of his!" He slams his fist into the throne
"Probably because you focused on wealth while he focused on Power." A new voice spoke through. The Chef Hannibal, Hair slicked back and thinning as he wore a chef's uniform. Mouth covered by a bite guard used on Violent Prisoners
"Your pre-battle meal. As usual." He says a large giant plate held over head. Large cuts of meat and what looked to be two dozen steamed potatoes and a 30 gallon soup bowl
He picked up the plate. It looked large even in his hands but was still much more normal looking. "Good. Something to take my mind off of the palpable excitement for what I'm going to do when I get that Red Sashes head…"
"Chamoro's Lucky he's an Emperor or I'd be coming for him Next. But I think enslaving Cyprus and taking those girls under Eliza will be a great prelude before going for De Leon…" He bit out of the cow carcase. Chewing bone and meat treating it like one would a meat shank
"Clutch Snare!" Winch screamed as the two resumed their battle. Shoving his arm forward with the four digits clawed! But Calliope dodged out of the way! Avoiding it as Winch clutched his hand tight, exploding the air around him from the sheer pressure of grip strength!
"Grah!" He then slammed the arm into the face of Calliope, her face mouth bleeding. Both of them covered in wounds.
Winch was a punk that was picked off the street by barbary on an island known as Forge, A Black Smithing port Island. Home to the Largest guild of Black Smiths in the world known as as the Ebony Metal Guild. He'd built his arm to enhance his strength, only ever to perfect one design. Calling it The Wrecker. It was Lined with Sea Stone and painted over it. Controlling it almost like a puppet from the inside by small ring like structures wrapped on his fingers to control the digits.
It coating was thick on all of the parts, causing Devil Fruit users to be unable to manipulate the titanium and metal beneath if they possessed an ability to do such.
"Radical Rocker!" Calliope reeled her metal fist back and slammed it forward, causing another massive crater and shockwave to shoot around. The town had buildings collapsed all around from the fight.
The two throwing them through the, Winch picking up ships and throwing them and demolishing buildings. Calliope ripping the rebar from buildings near her to use as spears to try and skewer the man.
"Iron Maiden…" She whispered Causing Winch to scowl as he was suddenly pushed backwards! The Metal Endoskeleton she had designed after water 9 coming out of her bag and snapping into place. It looked similar to how splints did, rods running down her limbs, connected to hinges and then wrapped with metal spaced out.
Then metal around her shaped into the large bulky armor, finishing with the helmet snapping into place and shutting
"My My! That is Extraordinary!" Eddie said as he was sitting a top a building watching "Indeed. Perhaps after I defeat you I can steal those plans and update my own designs"
"I doubt it! Radical Rockin Glove!" He was sent flying backwards by a hardy punch from the Shipwright!
"I gotta thank you, even if you are a bit of a freak…" She said. His wiry personality putting her off in a bad way.
"But you've really pushed me to my limits!"
Winch stammered backwards with his bloodied form. Eyes widening as Caliope tensed her hand, waving it through the air to control the repair with in every building from over 100 meters around and shooting the hand forward! Thousands of metal rods shot forward at extraordinary speeds! Piercing into the Wrecker! Then piercing through his arm as the rods Nailed his arm to the ground!
"Iron!" Crossing her arms she slammed her arms to the side, forcing the Suit apart and pushing her hands forward! "Coffin!"
The Metal slammed into Winch, wrapping and forming around him into a more crude form of the armor she had just been wearing, then the Iron Rods floating around Winch slammed into the armor! Avoiding flesh but pinning him in place!
"Haff…Haff…That took way too Long." Calliope said as Eddie hoped down from the building that was finishing to collapse from having its rebar ripped out. But it anticlimactically tumbled over.
"Yes…Yes we spent far too long here. We should head towards the Volcano. Seeing as how that volcano erupted from where Sir Swordsman went I'd say he's on his way as well…"