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Chapter 522 - Face Off

"Shot!" Leroy flew through the air, slamming his fist into the top of the skull of one of the marines, causing him to be slammed into the ground and blackout upon impact. It was clear he was using far less force on these marines than he did the Dragon. Primarily because he understood that some of these people he was fighting were themselves the same victims of the Dragons. 

And even if, given that many of the marines joined for their own self centered ideas, each in this platoon was the worst of the Marines. It was much easier to slam their skull and leave that as a warning. 

He landed, swept under the shot of one, grabbed the rifle, slammed it into the side of his face, shattering it before tossing it with both hands to smack into another to which he leapt in the air and delivered a one legged dive kick into another's sternum, using his foot to drag him and toss him into a group of Marines! Toppling a dozen into air and ground! 

"Veil!" Low Raised his hand and the same shape from before appeared floating a few centimeters from his palm that he held facing down. The next moment, it immediately grew to a 20 Meter radius around. Creating 'Theatre' 

"Roll Call." He raised his hand up, and then from his swiped it in front of his face. And from his eyes he could see the positions of everyone around the Theatre and Within Veil. 

Slowly, Low grabbed his umbrella by the handle twisted it, and pulled out a thin blade over 5 feet long. The Great Grade Blade 'Macbeth'. It shimmered and shined. He brought it up to his cheek, pointed. Ready to thrust forward! 

"Shatter!" He thrusts forward! And an energy from the tip of the blade, a unique paranormal energy only unique to the Theatre around caused the ground to rupture and explode a meter around! 

He flicked his wrist, pointing up, causing the debris to Levitate before shooting his hand forward, and impacting with harsh strength as it traveled dozes and dozens of times faster than sound to erupt blood from the marines! 

But the Director was not done setting his perfect shot. His perfect operation. Stabbing his sword into the ground where it stood tall he raised his hands almost like a pianist or a-

"Puppeteer!" Low raises his voice! And up high from the peak of the Theatre within veil, blue energy 'strings' made up of the same type of energy, it caused them to the be hoisted up, dropping their weapons as they were literally strung up 

"You've committed crimes with those hands of yours…This is your punishment. Maybe then you can rethink your decisions." He kicked the blade out of the dirt and snatched it out of the air "Laceration!" 

He Swiped many times through the air. Quick swipes that appeared in the air as if tally marks were being scratched into the fabric of reality around him formed. With a final Diagonal slice, he twirls of his sword before slowly resheathing it. And the moment MacBeths blade is clicked back, all at once, in a display of Viscera, every single Marine lost their dominant hand! All of them dropped to the ground, blood pumping from their wrists as their screams permeated around the entire Stand! 

Howl on the Other hand was efficient but brutal with the way that he dispatched the marines, as one his Firstmate Akane. Howl would leap through the air, booting himself from behind with the use of his "Boom-Boom Fruit", a Devil Fruit allowing him to generate explosions, their volatility, and size on command from any part of his boy 

He was not like the Other two who called out his moves. That is unless he was in an extremely Heated moment. He blew a mans face off with a large explosion, unrestricted by how much power he was putting behind the attacks. His only strategy behind mediating the amount, was that he did not want to become exhausted to quickly 

A man came from behind swordraised! Howl crouched and did a side turn as suddenly part of his jacket exploded! Peppered with holes as smoke came from it, the next moment it was revealed, a side by side double barrel shotgun! He had learned to use his devil fruit in tandem with it, all the ammunition he fired was dozens of times stronger. Luckily the Barrels could handle it as they were Eccelente in nature 

Another shot! A mans leg was blown clean off! Quickly holstering the gun, he pulled the rifle that was hidden behind his trenchcoat the entire time, it was a long wooden bolt action that was snubbed down for concealment. He one handed it and finished off the Marine. But An Ensign with a large hammer came slamming down! Howl had to jump back! Exploding his feet to get the high ground and placing a supercharged round through the marines head! 

Quickly putting the Rifle away, he adjusted himself and flew forward! Hand out and slamming into the Marine Causing him to be utterly Atomized as the rest of the ground exploded as if a Warships cannon was making a carpet bombing! Tearing and rending many of the marine around to pieces! 

Akane however was having the time of his life regardless, his hand that was made of shiny red was now an intricate near replica of a crabs claw but super sized! Snapping marines in half! His body was steaming as he was speeding his blood up much like Leroy would to get more strength and speed! This was from Akanes "Blood Blood Fruit" a Paramecia type allowing them to totally control blood. Not just theres, but as he was quickly demonstrating, others as well. 

Marines had hardened spikes of blood rupture all across their bodies like pin cushions! This meant that he could harden blood as well. Which was exactly what his Arm and Leg were made from! His very own blood.

"Woah! Ah!" Leroy said as he was caught in the vibration and nearly fell over, almost allowing a (Though ultimately fruitless) marine to get his cutlass extended all the way! 

But Red Sash quickly Kicked him away. He looked to howl, and had a distated look on his face "Fuckin Hell…" Part of him wanted to engage him right there. But he needed to focus on Suji. And not Waste time on squabbles "Alright…Alright! Let's get out of here!" He quickly shouted. 

"Kale!" Dezzi said, lifting up Suji. Kale nodded and ran over to the young man and hoisted him into a cradle. Knowing that if he needed to, he could let go, draw his swords and dispatch before he ever his the ground 

"Low!" Leroy turned "You comin with?" He said running over to him. Looking over his shoulder for a second 

"No. But We'll meet again, Red Sash. So Worry not. But first." He moved quickly. Opened his Viel in only a radius around the two, plucked a hair from leroy, and pulled a small sheet of paper from his back "Shift." 

As he spoke, the Paper shredded into a literal cloud of paper. Then what looked to be an electrical shock Zapped it before it all came back together. Hair and Paper now one. 

"I'll know exactly where you are." He said holding up the paper "I just made a Vivre Card for you." The Veil drew close. 

"What?! Cool, but uh, why not make me one for you?" Low had already began to walk away. He simply looked, and gave a smile. 

Leroy was back running with the Straw Hats, Leaping to the front "Okay, Let's head to Zeke! Should be at the End of Stand 13!" 

It wasn't much longer after that, that th marine Platoon was left in total disarray. Most dead. Groaning and moaning. Howl finishing off the last marine when Akane spoke from behind Howl 

"What the Fuck is that?" He said with a point, shifting his Blood arm into a pointer 

A distance away. Quickly Approaching them was- 

"Oh Shit!" Low Said. "The Hell is a Marshal Doing Here!" 

It was Benjamin Condent.

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