"Kuroumigame!" Kale slid to a on his knees behind the Marshal.
Sparks exploded from his body. Revealing a mess of metal beneath. Pipes, actuators, pistols, and synthetic flesh.
"Hngh…What…Fuck?" He winced as his body bleed. "What…Are you?"
"I am a Harbinger. The– Harbinger. I am a Cyborg of the most Advanced Technology this world Can Offer." He turned to face Kale "Give me the Head of Red Sash. The Government will be satisfied with that alone."
"Never!" Both Kale and Noir spoke. The Latter appears behind Condent. Hands in his pockets.
"Noir…Get out of here…I'll handle this…" He said walking around the marshal and next to Noir "Like hell I will! I'm not letting you-" Slam! Kale rammed his hilt into Noir. Sending a shock of pain that caused his fragile consciousness to falter.
"I'm sorry…But the First Mate…I should be the first to go…" He looked up "Hear me. Marshal of The Sea. I offer you my life. In exchange for my captains!" His Eyes were hardened with conviction.
"So. The Son of The Tiger. The Most Wanted Man on The Planet. Has acquired such peerage? Interesting. I will not spare his life. But I will spare it here. If you can prove yourself."
He falls to his knees. Hands in front in the most formal way of pleading. "I shall do what I must."
"First. You only need to not be hit by my attacks." His eyes began to glow red! Kales eyes widened as he could only guess what was to happen next! He began to run when–
A pair of beams shot from the Marshals eyes! Beams of Light! They carried with it power of melting and heat but also–
BOOM! The lasers exploded from a mix of sheer heat mixed with kinetic energy as their form was disrupted, causing them to release the concentrated energy in a wider concentrated ball like an explosion!
It knocked Kale of his feet and blew him away! Rolling across the ground as another attack came! "Swift Pom"
The Concentrated air that was like a literal tunnel shot forward! He caught merely the shape of it for a moment as with all his strength he reeled to the side to just barely dodge it! The crater wall behind him looked as if a dogs paw and claws were impacted into it!
The wave of pressure did to! Almost as if the shape of a dogs entire paw not just its pads was shaped into the air, as behind it was nebulous in shape. A second later a boom came from within the rock!
"The Air Repelled as an Attack will damage and travel through anything for up to 5 seconds before stopping and releasing a final burst." Kale began to run! Leaping behind him and through the rest of the crater before skidding to a stop!
But by the time he looked behind him, Consent was gone! Whipping around he saw that Condent was already on the move! Hand up High! He could sense…Danger! Like aura of malice! Pure destruction from that palm!
In a dive he rolled out of the way as a small perfect crater formed from what he could only guess was the Atoms being repelled and turned to dust and nothing!
"Haff…Haff!" His eyes looked to Condent, he was readying a stance! "Manus Barrage." His arms began moving at a blur as his paws reacted at light speed to create more 'Poms'!
They were fast. But not nearly fast enough to catch Kale off guard this time! But there was too many! He had bob and weave through them! There only fractions of a second as he dodge one and moved to where one wasn't only for there to be one coming right at him!
"Haff…Agh..Hagh…" He breathed, feeling iron and copper taste in his mouth. Like liking a coin. But the attack was done.
"I'm impressed. Both you and that Fire Print. As to be expected from your bounties." His voice was so hollow. "You've passed. But there still one thing left for you to prove."
In the blink he was gone and back. Holding Leroy in his hands.
"Don't even think about it…!" The First Mate Growled. That was his brother he was holding. The words caused him to stop, iron mask turning to look at him with lifeless eyes.
"What does he mean to you, Bloody Ronin?"
Kale huffed. But didn't hesitate for a moment. "He is My Captain! He is the Man that will become King of The Pirates! On my LIFE he will be!"
"Very well. Then you will just have to prove it…" He pushed his paw into Leroy's limp body. As within he was in a dreamless sleep.
A bubble began to be pushed from his body like one of soap from a wand. But it began to take the shape of a Paw. Just like the Pom.
It was a Yellowish color. A hint of red to it. "My Pads can Repel anything. Even Physical Pain, Emotional, Memories. What you see before you is the total accumulation of pain and suffering that Red Sash has accumulated since he stepped foot on this island. Emotional, Physical, it's all here."
The 'Bubble' was massive. It had to be damn near 30 feet tall! "His wounds have 'Healed' in a sense. Lacerations remain. But they will not ache. Only heal"
"Why don't you have a taste." He said pawing at the bubble to cut off a small piece of it. Pushing it towards Kale. He watched as it moved slowly towards him and entered.
Muscles tensed, pain neurons fired, teeth grit! All in a moment a sudden white hot pain shot through him! Going from his stomach to his chest to his neck to radiate all across as he felt his literal body begin to react physically to the pain, skin on the verge of rupturing!
It was over in a moment. But felt like seconds. "Argh…Ha…"
Kale began to move to face the bubble head on "Do you accept?"
He looked it up and down. And then, shoved both of his hands into it.
"Your sons acquired the Crew Tigre. I'm curious as to how they will make waves from here on. Will he follow that path that you've chosen for yourself and those around you?" Condent asked as he stood on the edge of a cliff. Over looking as dawn began to crack over the Muddied Horizon. The Bleak Strait was ever dark and over cast. But light always had a way of peeking through.
"Red Sash. I spared your life here. But I did say I will come for it eventually."
Then. Consent was gone as quick as he'd come. Only a small whirl wind of the air filling the sudden void left by him disappearing
Commotion filled the air and Caused Noir to Wake up. The Crew Around him began to wake, or had already been.
Jers and the others moved rubble to free people from below it.
"I feel…Great!" Leroy shouted as he stood, hopping on his feet with a pep to his step "Heheh! Wow! What happened to me?!" He was so confused. Leroy was a damn near genius. He knew there was nothing normal about this. But…There was no pain like that lingered on the edge from adrenaline, or dizziness of exhaustion. It was as if he had just woken up!
"Leroy–!" Kirk called.
But the conversation muddied into the background as Noir looked around and didn't see Kale. He suddenly broke from the group and went running!
His feet stampered to a stop. Eyes widened as…He saw nothing…
Nothing but blood!
"What the hell happened!" Noir said. Kale was standing there! Surrounded by blood and covered in what looked like stress sores. Face bloodied and clearly in tremendous amounts of pain! With Condent nowhere to be seen!
But he just stood there! Arms crossed. And his body rigid and tensed. Jaw set hard. Only being loosened to speak to the Chef behind him with blood shot eyes. Voice horse and in a growl.
"Nothing…Happened…!"