Karasu's Mission: The Liberation of Goldberg (Open to Nikz and Karasu)((CLOSED))

"Heh.. a fellow gunner, let's see who has the right to kill the other." The bullet that was aimed towards Karasu was blocked by the vulture, but the second it touched its skin an explosion took place. The explosion left a smoke surrounding Karasu, unable to allow most without great sense of vision or other senses to feel Karasus presence, or see him. The smoke lingered for a few seconds, before Karasu shot a bullet aimed directly underneath the opponent, once it touched the ground it turned into smoke that scattered throughout the area the opponent was in. In a second Karasu appeared around him, leaving only images of his former self behind as he ran around him using soru. His speeds were remarkable to say the least, it looked like more then 10 Karasus were around him.

In an instant without warning, all of the Karasus fired at once (or so it would seem, in reality Karasu is just firing at him while being in soru speeds) A combination of stealth, and a smoke to obscure the opponents vision. While doing this Karasu closed his eyes to add one more technique into the mix.. his total silence, this time in its shorter much more useful in combat form. His eyes closed as he focused on all of the noises within an area of 50m, everything in that area was heard down to very heartbeats of the people around him.. but all the opponent would see is Karasu closing his eyes, that's assuming he could see past the smoke covering him.

With this technique used Karasu is able to hear where the opponent is, and shoot at him repeatedly, to a person in the middle of the attack Karasu is in he is being attacked by a seemingly endless barrage of Karasus bullets from all sides. If the opponent jumped, Karasu would be ready for a counter while he was in the air.. Karasus trigger finger moved repeatedly as his footsteps moved him in Soru speeds.

"Smoke Shadow"

Connor simply shot at the ground and the after images, his quick draw speed was equal to Karasu. He matched and gunned down all of Karasus 10 other beings, as ssoon as the smoke screen came, he he then clicked his fingers, the bullets which had earlier been fired, detonated causing a big explosion which blew the smoke away. Connor saw Karasu in sight and dashed foward , kicking Karasu and missing. He landed opposite Karasu , if anything there would be a gash on Karasus shoulder "Now i wonder how i did that...."

In an instant the man was able to lay a gash on Karasus shoulder, having somehow gunner down all of Karasus after images and even matched his soru speeds.. it almost seemed like this man was full of surprises, but one thing was quite easily figured out from all of this, the man had some kind of unexplained power. On top of that his Gun had an ability to explode when he wanted it to, which was yet another mystery.. he noticed this once the explosions appeared from the area the bullets were fired. Looks like he had no choice but to take the man more seriously, but one thing was certain.. the man had a trigger finer like Karasus, apparently he could fire 5 bullets a second quite easily.

His Vulture though, was not around his back as the opponent would soon notice. The vulture swiftly flew behind the opponent, to make matters worse Karasu turned around and Shot his last two explosive rounds towards the enemy, but curved them left and right to smash against each other in front of him. In the blink of an eye an explosion took place in front of the enemy with the vultures wings having turned into swords behind him, the least Karasu would expect out of this was a burn from the explosion, and possibly some cuts from the back. The best he would expect would be the explosion having severely burned him from the surprise, and the vulture effectively cutting his limbs from behind, since the man didn't appear to have super hearing it looked very unlikely he could dodge the vulture in the back without some wound.

"I can and will kill you for injuring me, you'll find your explosive bullets are now a lot more.. easily avoided." Karasu noticed the distance he had to stay away from the bullets for the explosion to not harm him, and the fact that the opponent could choose when the bullets exploded only further increased its danger.. but he could still manage to move around them, to at least lessen the damage done.

The pain in Karasus shoulder started settling in, Karasu had no super strength or endurance.. getting hit was quite possibly a mistake he could not afford to make, the technique the man used.. what kind of Devil Fruit is it? his wound started leaking blood, moving down to his coats sleeve and dropping to the ground. Yet Karasus face seemed to only get colder, his facial expression changed completely, it was almost like his emotions had left his body.

Connor twirled his guns as he fired an explosion to counter Karasus attack , this propelled him backwards , he then aimed another shot blast at his feet area which sent him flying backwards, in fact he waved his hands and clashed with the vulture who was below him. Connor fell behind the vulture and slide across the room. "My power, have you guessed what it is yet?"

Karasu watched the mans movements as he fired at the ground, just when Karasu thought his vulture was going to finally do some damage the man stopped him with something that wasn't there.. the sound of clashing made it sound like a blade, but there was only one way he could make sure it was true. Karasu closed his eyes, and maintained them closed this time. His hearing made it towards the entire room they were in and then some, 50m of distance made it to his ear, he heard it perfectly. The wind was moving through his blades, which gave it the shape he was looking for.

Karasus hearing recognition made him recognize everything he was hearing within that 50m he was given. The technique was in fact a blade, and whats more it was still clashing with his vulture.

Steel (Karasus vulture) Made sure to stay with its blades clashing with the opponent, its swords on its wings feather made sure to make it seem that his movement from that spot would lead to some very serious wounds. Karasu took out his Guns and fired what appeared to be a smoke bullet underneath the opponents feet, the smoke covered the opponents eyes, but the vulture stayed on his blade knowing that if he moved the vulture had a chance to attack him from point blank.

Once the bullet smashed against the ground Smoke enveloped the area and Karasu walked (Yes walked) inside of the smoke infested place, shooting all of his remaining smoke bullets around the bar as to completely fill it with smokescreen. Karasus eyes were closed, so he knew exactly where the opponent was at all times, and to make it better... he knew the mans weakness.

Throughout their entire fight the man had never displayed anything more then a normal pair of senses, having blocked things he only saw.. in other words, this smoke screen was more then enough to obscure his vision. The best part being that the man was stuck with his vulture as Karasu took his time walking behind him with his pistol ready. Without making a sound in the Smoke Karasu took out his pistol, without so much as a clicking noise he aimed at the mans head (which he knew was there from the total silence), and shot a round point blank on the mans brains.

"Have some rest, you don't have to worry about this world anymore." Karasu took advantage of the entire situation in front of him, the vulture keeping him still in the front, and Karasu walking stealthily and slowly from behind knowing he could not do much to stop him. The vulture was clashing with both of the mans arms, and the shot was fired point blank from behind.

The smoke was getting worse and Connor shot blankly now trying to find open spaces to fire. He then clashed with the vulture as he felt the bullet pierce his torso and staggered. He then fired a bomb shot in front of him, sending him upwards, he then went completely invisible as he was above. He dropped away from Karasu. He felt the blood dripping from his torso but he breathed heavily, it had at least missed his vitals barely. Connor needed his rest. He began skulking around in his invisible form.

Karasu moved his bullets towards hi invisible enemies position. Having his eyes closed and in total silence meant he could hear everything in the 50m including his opponents heartbeat, movements, and his steps. With the sound of his heartbeat Karasu easily found his enemy. The smoke was still lingering around the area. Karasu turned around and aimed at the enemy, he had thought the last move would have finished him but he somehow managed to move thus far.

"Bullet Brigade"

Karasu fired 40 bullets around him and curved them all to go towards the mans direction. He was already injured from Karasus point blank attack, so this would much simpler to connect with. Thus far Karasu had the upper advantage in the smoke infested bar, and he was not going to allow his opponent to leave. 36 of the 40 bullets aimed directly at the area Karasu needed them to go, with was a wide range around the location the man was. The other four headed in random directions Karasu could not control, To make sure the opponent would stay down Karasus vulture attached itself on Karasus back after he snapped his fingers. He then used Soru to appear on top of the opponent, his pistols aimed directly at him less then a meter away in the air, with all of the smoke surrounding them it was unlikely he could see Karasu.

In that moment Karasu fired two powerful bullets point blank range, sending Karasu a few feet backwards from lack of preparation for the attack and his injured arm. Karasus arm was still bleeding so the firm grip he had for the shot was not as strong as before, so the recoil seemed like too much for a firm state.

36 Bullets were aimed on the enemy while two powerful bullets were shot from the top of the enemy, his dodging using the bullets that explode have thus far only helped him dodge techniques by moving upwards, a technique from the ground and sky would hopefully be enough to end this battle.

Even while invisible there was no way he could dodge all the bullets. He fired and matched every single shot except the last few ones which hit him dead on in his torso. Connor finally reappeared with holes everywhere. He dropped his guns and his swtichblades came off. He fell to the ground bleeding. While on the floor he looked up to the ceiling, his entire body in a mess. Connor was breathing heavily "Ahh fuck..... looks like i died...... hey... can you do me a favor..... can you bury me....... i want a decent funeral at least you know...... even if i lead a wretched life......"

Karasu walked towards the man that was apparently finally down to his knees, he was defeated.. Karasu's eyes were maintained closed but his face turned into one that was a bit more sincere then his previous intent to kill. He took out his pistol and aimed directly at the opponents head, he wanted his death to be quick. but before Karasu pulled the trigger he answered his question.

"I'll bury you in a field where tranquility is common, so you can rest in peace." Karasu pulled the trigger and a shot came out of his Pistol. He usually showed no mercy towards his enemies, but this one seemed much more genuinely sorry about his past then the others. Karasu almost wished he hadn't just fought him in the battlefield. Moving about he had to somehow dispose of the evidence.. but he only had the same way to dispose of it as before. Karasu signaled his vulture to take the dead body, taking it it flew towards his submarine, leaving him temporarely without his comrade. Once it took flight it made a hole in the ceiling for it to escape. Using his normal pistols Karasu shot Magma bullets one after another surrounding the bar, in an instant the bar started to become consumed with fire and Karasu was unmoving in the middle. When the fire seemed to have consumed every possible exit, and the roof, Karasu started to walk towards the backdoor (now consumed with Fire).

Fearing that if he burst through the door he would attract unwanted attention Karasu fired a bullet towards the Flames spinning in an extremely rapid manner. Once it touched the flames it scattered, leaving only the door (now damaged by the fire). Karasu opened the door like he had just left his home, making sure he didn't forget anything in the flames behind him. Immediately he closed the door and walked towards the front of the bar. People would assume his body was burned away in the fire, the hard part now was trying to find out a way to explain two big fires.. and now they knew it was a man with a mask, something Karasu had to throw away shortly before he left the place.

Karasus eyes still remained closed, and he was staying in front of the now burning building with a crowd of people surrounding him.

"Hmm... they must've had another short circuit in their systems.. That guy that barged in there must be dead by now." A classical way to get away with things was to start a lie before the truth was brought up, it also matched perfectly with the sequence of events that had occurred.

Two were dead now. Whatever little of Connors crew fleed Goldberg island . Connors first mate left with a smile "He wanted to die, and he finally got his wish.. we will no longer be part of the triad." With those words, Two shots crew left the island after that leaving only Jimmy there.

Jimmy sat in his office as word around town spread that the Triad were no more. He played with his bayonet as his crew members stood in watch "Sir....... maybe we should leave goldberg......" Jimmy shot the man a glare that shook the man to the core. Jimmy then continued "Dont worry... im not like Drazek or Connor... ill be able to live through whatever this is........ I WONT DIE LIKE THIS!!!"

Karasu tried to leave the crowd without attracting attention to himself, they seemed much more intent on watching the flames burning then actually looking around themselves. When Karasu moved away from the crowd he could hear whispers of two men dying inside, it seemed like Karasus job was almost done.. all he needed now was to finish the last man remaining, his bounty was 250,000,000 which put him at the bottom of the three.. but a mouse put in a corner could fight better then most rats. He had to be cautious, rather then trying to fight an opponent without his vulture and his arm injured and bleeding Karasu had to use the second option for quick work.

Karasu walked towards the top of a building, taking his time on the stairs till he opened the door leading to the rooftop. Once he arrived his concentration while maintaining his eyes closed reached a two mile radius, hearing independent voices of individuals around the island and continued scanning. At one moment he heard a couple thanking God for the island being liberated, at another kids were playing outside.. it almost seemed like it was the first time in awhile, so much joy in their laughter. Finally he heard two names he recognized, it came from his right side. Turning around he heard the words "I WONT DIE LIKE THIS!!", The yelling gave away his position, it was now time to put his plan into action.

Karasu could not pull of the attempted assassination with his normal pistols. The target was well over a mile away and the bullets would never reach, he had to pull out his big guns.. or rather pistols. After placing both his normal pistols around his belt two other fancy looking pistols moved from his glove into his hand, popping up from the mechanics inside his gloves. One of the Pistols was purple, while the others color was pitch black.

Both of these pistols had the ability to shoot bullets four times more powerful then normal pistols, of course it goes without the saying the power comes from the extreme speed given to them. With this Karasu had enough power to 'snipe' the victim over a mile away. His ears fixed in on the targets location, with both his pistols aimed directly at him from the top of the tall building.

"Bullet Cannon"

In an instant Karasu shot two powerful bullets, their power increased by four times as strong as the bullets from before. It was assumed they would easily break through the wooden wall surrounding the man Karasu was hunting down. Both of the bullets were aimed directly the sources causing his sound, which were his heart and his mouth.

"I might be at a disadvantage with this shoulder, taking advantage of long distance is my only option.." (Karasus thoughts)

Karasus shot whizzed and demolished the area. The bullets which were headed for him first one of this crew members and then was dodged by Jimmy who was now out of his seat "Looks like the bastard is finally here......." His crew members took positions at the entrance and around Jimmy to protect and guard him. A few of the guards were taken out by Karasus shot. Jimmy opened his overcoat to reveal many bayonets . He pulled two out and clashed them together to create sparks.

Karasu still heard the mans heartbeat, which was odd since he thought his technique was sure proof. He couldn't hear anything else but the man talking, but it seemed like he was now prepared for Karasu. They assumed Karasu was close to the building, which was ironic because it was almost the complete opposite of what they had said. However, it was hard for Karasu to trust himself on his Total silence state without his vulture around, without the element of an immediate assassination his chances of getting caught at least tripled, even if his movements were from over a mile away.

Karasu prepared himself by putting bullets inside both of his pistols, his purple one received Explosive rounds, and his black one received smokescreen rounds. Without much intention Karasu decided to actually try to overwhelm his last opponent, a cornered rat can still fight just as strongly if not MORE strong then others in different positions. Karasu let out a sigh, he knew they had to be prepared, but he didn't know what positions they were all in.. what a disappointing situation.

Karasu took his time walking the mile, in around 15-20 minutes Karasu had arrived at the destination of his opponents. His arm had stopped bleeding as heavily, but it was still losing blood. Karasu was much more fragile then he appeared, by that I mean his skills are in his offense, taking a beating was not his strong suit. He had to finish the battle quickly before his arm became a problem. Karasu decided to take the front door, only to see many people in front of him pointing big guns directly at, what was assumed to be, him.. what had he gotten himself into without his vulture around?

In one big move Karasu fired three of his smoke screen bullets around the area they were on, with the entire compact casino pretty much covered in smokescreen. Karasu closed his eyes and focused on the area of 50m. He had to go with the quickest and safest way to battle now, and it was taking away their sight. In a quick motion Karasu moved around Soru speeds shooting at each individual enemy surrounding the area, he could hear their heartbeats, breathing, and even their movements in this state. His bullets were now four times as powerful as before and that comes with the speed given to them. The speed and power where enough to kill each of the henchmen easily form the distance they were.

Karasu was only getting warmed up, his arm was killing him which made some of the shots painful.. the recoil was almost too much for an injured arm. Karasu focused more on using his good arm in the shooting down of his enemies. In what appeared to be an instant there should have been at least 20 people dead in the smoke, Karasus trigger fingers were shooting rather rapidly.

Karasu then shot two bullet cannons at two random men left and right of him, the bullets pierced straight through them and broke through the wall behind them, showing the outside as a big hole.

"Jimmy.. I am pretty sure I've killed most if not all of your men, would you mind coming out to fight me?"

He was already in a position to run around if necessary, mostly because he knew his only way to defend now was to run.

Jimmy was shocked as the sheer force and speed it took to simply kill and destroy all the men in the casino. It was now just Jimmy and this guy. Jimmy then clashed his bayonets together "Who the fuck are you anyway? Are you some big shot bounty hunter? Or someone here for revenge?" Jimmy was getting ready to set the battlefield with weapons.

Karasu raised his pistols at the enemy, the two big holes he had caused on the walls were poring the smokescreen inside the room out. The smoke gradually moved away from the area, until only Karasu and the man remained with eyes glaring at each other. Karasus pistols were aimed directly at him, while his lips moved gradually into a smile. The opponent spoke to Karasu.

"A lot of people wanted you three dead, I'm just here to make it happen."

All the fights of today were exhausting to Karasu, his heart was heavy with all of the fights he had to do that day, and all of the lives he had taken. In this case he was weakened still by the wound he had received, and it probably had to be checked out by a doctor. Karasu had to finish the fight as quickly as possible, and there was only one way he could do so with the unknown techniques the opponent had. His weirdly shaped swords had electricity coming to and from them, which meant he was probably a great swordsmen. Karasu was receiving pain in the worst possible area, next to his back the shoulder was the worst place to have a wound.. since it would effect his aiming, recoil would hurt much more, and his trigger finger be effected as well. All of those things were needed by Karasu to make the battle possible to continue on, he had to try and finish this quickly or he would be at a huge disadvantage.

Karasu prepared for his biggest technique, although it wasn't as powerful as his Tornado shot Karasu did have the stronger element of his pistols to at least add power to them. First Karasu used his DF's second ability to turn his upcoming bullets into his second stance.

"Blizzard Stance"

Karasu readied his good arm and swung it moving to the right, in one swing hundreds of bullets were fired with the blizzard bullet stance and started curving towards each other clashing around the enemy. Each individual bullet was aimed to clash with another while in mid-air, only 10% managed to miss their mark and land on the wall. Each bullet had enough freezing chemicals inside of it to freeze things inside 1m of radius, Karasus goal was to surround the enemy with bullets crashing to freeze his body. The attack came in 300 bullets, out of those 300, 30 landed on the walls and floors instead of another bullet. 270 bullets managed to connect with each other in the curving causing a total of 135 collisions around the enemy, each collision caused 1 meter of sudden frozen temperatures to freeze things inside the meter it created. The collisions were put extremely near the enemy as to freeze the parts of him that were near the collisions, other bullets were farther away from him to ensure his abilities to escape without injury were lessened.

With this technique Karasus damaged arm felt pain suddenly undertake it, but his face tried to hide the fact that his damaged arm was experiencing pain that would hinder him open to an attack if this failed. He closed his eyes and maintained his Total silence hearing on the objects around him in 50m, his vulture was still not with him which only further increased the odds of him being hurt further then before.

"Heh.. this guy caught me in a bad position, I have to get my arm checked or this will be a very painful voyage back to Dark Isle"(Karasus thoughts)

Jimmy tried to block the attack but it was useless. He pulled out as many bayonets as he could, but he couldnt stop the full force of the attack from Karasu. Jimmy succumbed to the attacks and finally stood steady in pain and half frozen. Jimmy shivered in cold as he hunched over. "Fuck.... fuck...... fuck.... why do i have to die like this?!!! Like some dog?!!!! fuck... its cold...."

Karasu saw the opponent hunched over in pain from the frozen attack of the blizzard stance. Normally he would be completely frozen, much like the body was encased in ice. He managed to block some of the bullets intended for him close distance, which lessened the damage he had received, and froze only half of his body. The man was already going to die, Karasu knew that men like him did not deserve quick deaths.. but he had to give it to him anyways. Walking towards the enemy Karasu took out his pistols and aimed directly at the mans head, his smile growing ever bigger when he knew the battle was finally over. Karasus arm was still in pain, but the thought of him dying made Karasu lose thought in it.

"May you rest in piece.. and thank your god I allowed you a quick death."

Karasu pulled the trigger, the pistol on his good arm fired a bullet four times as powerful. The bullet was strong enough to burst through his head easily and land on the ground, a hole left on the ground where the bullet lands. Karasu left the building with both of his pistols on his belt, his eyes now opened since he knew the fights were finally over. Looking at the sky he could see his vulture returning, that meant the body was put gently on his submarine. Before Karasu left the door completely Karasu shot Magma bullets one after another on the body of the dead man, completely engulfing him in fire and burning him to the point of not recognizing him.

Karasus vulture landed on his shoulder, he knew he had to see a doctor, although the wound wasn't to the point where it would Kill Karasu he knew he needed something to at least dull the pain, or it would affect him greatly. He walked towards the nearest hospital, and took out some money he had left in his pocket. A few thousand berries were inside, so asking for a high quality pain killer and some medicine was not out of his price range. When he walked inside he immediately attracted attention, his wound was still bleeding apparently.

Officials of the hospital tried to escort him inside his room, since the wound still looked fresh.

"No thanks, I just need some medicine and some pain killers, the rest won't really matter."

The officers nodded, up until an older looking man showed himself to Karasu and said a very direct no to the medicine part.

"This isn't some virus you have, its a wound.. we can give you bandages, and some medicine to help you heal, but it wont be all drugs like you think it will be."

Karasu of course had to nod, the older man patched him up in a few seconds, and inserted in Karasu an injection for the wound. Apparently he also had some , still recuperating, ribs from his last battle which were damaged very horribly back then. With the medicine the doctor prescribed, Karasu should heal in about a week or two. Karasu stepped outside the hospital, bandages covering his torso which was bare before.

"I believe the WG owes me a bit of money.. this mission was at least worth 780,000,000 Belli, and that's just to comensate for their bounties.. Ugh my arm.. shoulda gotten some nice painkillers."

Avis ran right into the mob that was piling out of the casino. The frenzied patrons were pushing each other out of the way before the burning building collapsed on them. Instead of running away, though, she very much wanted to see what all the uproar was about. Extending her forearms in front of her, Avis shoved anyone unlucky enough to scramble in front of her out of the way. As she made her way to the front of the building one person in particular got a bit too close to her intended path.

"Out'a my way," she said with low snarl. The man's panicked expression was interrupted by Avis' elbow colliding with his jaw. His balance lost, he toppled over as she continued her way through the crowd until she reached the front of the building. While anyone else might have been distracted by the ruckus, Avis caught a flash of movement in the corner of her eye. Something had burst out of the casino's collapsing roof.

It took her a moment to realize the shape was a bird, and it was carrying what appeared to be an unconscious person. A strange sight, to say the least. Avis decided then and there to follow the avian. She had nothing better to do, and at least this would hold her interest for a time. The bird flew away from the building in what appeared to be a specific direction towards the docks. Avis followed for a time, careful that she kept the bird within view.

What Avis didn't expect was the bird continuing to fly out to sea. She stood at the edge of the docks for a moment, trading glances with the bird above and the sea bellow. The water would be no good, but she wasn't about to let the bird get away quite yet. All the effort she put in tracking it would be put to waste if she quit now. Avis stepped off of the docks without a further blink of hesitation, using her devil's fruit ability to levitate herself. There was no way that the bird's intended landing spot could be too far away; its cargo looked way too heavy.

Avis didn't have to wait too long. The bird landed on what appeared to be an uninhabited submarine. She set herself down carefully onto the rearmost deck, hardly making a noise. Surely this vulture couldn't pilot the ship himself. Its master had to show up at some point.

Karasu walked in the direction of his ship, it was located a bit farther from the land to ensure its protection from wondering eyes. Karasu had to move his arm around while he was walking to get used to the pain it was sending. There was nothing that could've prepared him for the visitor he had on his ship, no warning signs and not even a whisper of her presence.

Karasu tried to walk without limping to the ocean, to not attract attention to himself. He looked around to make sure nobody had looked at his direction or was around to see him. The coast was clear. Karasu stretched his legs, knowing it would be a little bit of a distance to run with his legs.. but it had to be done. Karasu started kicking the ground multiple times and put himself in his soru technique, moving through the waters in the ocean and appearing on his submarine, leaving a trail of water behind him. His vulture was with the body on the deck, its claws on the dead bodies shirt still in case it ever had to move it.

Karasu then noticed an unexplained shape behind his vulture, it seemed like his vulture still had some things to learn about watching ships, some random stranger managed to make it on the ship. One thing that was on Karasus mind, how did the person get here without a boat? there didn't seem to be any around.

Karasu didn't seem to draw any pistols from his belt, but his eyes were maintained on the shape on the other side of the submarine.

"Can I ask your name? and why you are on my ship? I am with the world government, so something like this could easily get you in trouble."

Avis saw the man board the sub and gave him little more then a passing glance at first. He wasn't anyone she recognized and appeared to have taken a bit of a beating. Although he didn't strike quite yet, she was prepared to if necessary. Only a fool would attack her head on in that state, but there were other ways.

"It doesn't look like you're in the position to be making demands. I suppose you could say I'm searching for someone. As for a name, call me Ridley if you must," she responded with a mildly gruff tone of voice. This fellow seemed reasonable enough. It almost disappointed her that he responded as calmly as he did. What was the fun in that? She was at least expecting a bit of shock or awe that she had found this hidden vessel. What a pity.

"Are you now? You certainly don't give off that World Government vibe." Leaning against one of the ship's railings, a faint smirk crossed her face. Although her posture wasn't particularly menacing, it was quite the contrary. Avis seemed quite unconvinced by the man's words. "What makes you think that I'd be scared of some government official. This ship could've been a yonkou's or admiral's for all I knew, but I boarded it anyways. Maybe I am looking for some trouble."

Karasus eyes seemed a bit more interested now, the woman had attitude.. and after hearing her name Karasu knew why. Karasu was someone that kept count the names of famous pirates, to him they became famous after they hit the 100 million mark, not that he knew everyone over that mark.. but the names would sound familiar if he heard them. Her bounty was not remembered, but knowing her name was enough to convince Karasu she was trouble, and what's worse he was already at a disadvantage. His voice remained clear though, he was more interested in asking questions then anything else.

The woman seemed dangerous, but Karasu had just dealt with three men.. he was not in the mood or state for another brawl, his wounds could open up again. The woman saw through Karasus half lie in an instant, this was already enough to convince Karasu he was not talking to an ordinary person. He had to hold strong, if he had to fight then he would have to fight. He was prepared in case anything went wrong.

Karasus facial features and body language remained at ease, his mind was trying to focus on the woman on his ship instead of the pain on his arm. Then an idea hit him, and a smile grew across his face like that of an innocent man walking through the streets, one that gave off the 'family men' vibe.

"Don't you think I would've been attacked by now if you were looking for trouble? You seem like a friendly person, probably one that won't harm a weak person like me, I could help you find your person if you like. Karasu was putting up an act, she would not suspect him of anything if she thought he was just a normal weak man. Obviously if the name given to Karasu was one he didn't recognize he would point at a random direction for her to follow, it was cruel to send someone in a direction he himself did not know, but she seemed capable of handling herself enough to come back out alive.

"What do you say, Ridley?"

Avis stared at him for a moment, finding it difficult to prevent herself from becoming wide-eyed. This guy was a tough nut to crack. He seemed a bit unreal, actually. His tone of voice and demeanor was good. A bit too good. It was to the point of seeming a bit fishy and leaving her not entirely convinced that everything he said would be truthful. But she did need the help. Her last few days were already spent on chasing countless leads, and this Shichibukai meeting was quickly approaching. If he actually was a World Government official, although she doubted it, maybe he would know.

"You seem quick to change tones, hm? Backhanded threats one minute, compliments the next. I'd almost think that you're trying to pull the wools over my eyes..." Her tone of voice remained civil, but a hand casually rested on the hilt of one of her swords. If this man did have information, she wanted it. If he didn't, though, she might not respond as positively when push came to shove. Avis didn't appreciate people wasting her time one bit. At the very least, she'd hear what he had to say on the matter.

"But I'll give you the benefit of the doubt for now, since I'm such a friendly person. I have a message to deliver you see." She paused for a moment, removing the envelope from her pocket. It had the World Government's seal across the front which she briefly displayed for the man. "It's for one of the Royal Shichibukai, Karasu Ammo. He's been an absolute nightmare to get a hold of. Any idea of where he's headed?"

Karasu looked at Avis, his normal expression seemed to almost fade completely and was then accompanied by a face lacking of emotions. This woman had information that he needed, and the only way he could receive it was to give her his identity. He had given respect for someone to come out so clean and casually, Karasu looked at his vulture, then at the woman.

" You are looking for Karasu Ammo then?" Steel, his vulture couldn't help but smile almost. Karasu looked at Avis, not letting her see a sign of weakness on his body. His eyes inspected her up and down, she was well built for a woman, and attractive to Karasu.. but she was serious, and giving off a very strong sign of power in her voice. It was obvious she didn't have many fears in life, she seemed almost confident the man in front of her was no problem. From the way she spoke to Karasu she really had no idea how he looked like, which gave Karasu an easier feeling as to how well a job Payne had been doing to keep his face a secret. He continued his sentence after the short pause he gave himself. But a thought hit him, he had no idea how to prove to Avis Ridley that he himself was the man she was looking for, surely the person that gave her the envelope knew she would have no way of knowing who Karasu was. Knowing fully well he had no way of proving he was who he said he was meant he could only trust his hunch, if it wasn't true odds were there would be a fight and both sides would spill blood. He had to play it off.

"Would you open the folder for me? I won't peek." Karasu turned around, but closed his eyes to hear the objects around him perfectly. He could hear Avis behind him, and the wind blowing through the envelope on her hand. "Whatever is inside that folder, let's hope it'll help me explain myself."

There he went, trying to manipulative again. Avis quietly scoffed as he turned around, suggesting that she open up the envelope. What a moron. Why would she want to open up a super secret, important message from an admiral? Wait a second... Why wouldn't she want to open it? She didn't need him to tell her that. It was then that the spark of curiosity became a bit too much for her to handle.

Without saying a further word, Avis maneuvered her finger under the corner and ripped open the envelope. The contents insides weren't particularly interesting, until a square smaller than the rest caught her eye. She took a hold of paper and held it up in front of her. On the back, it was labeled with Karasu Ammo's name. When she flipped if over, it appeared to be a photo of the elusive shichibukai she had been looking for this entire time. Her eyebrow twitched in mild irritation. It wouldn't have killed that marine to mention this piece of useful information... Although it took a moment, something dawned upon Avis. This picture. It was of this very man, standing in front of her the entire time.

"So, you're the one that I have to thank for leading me on a wild goose chase. I believe this is for you." She walked forward and held out the envelope for Karasu to take. The photo was enough to convince her that he was the one she was looking for, and a breath of relief came over her. That was too much work. Nishki owed her big time. Avis wasn't cut out for these silly tasks that didn't involve any blood spilling.

Karasu turned around, his eyes opening to the sound of her voice realizing who he was. He was handed the paper with the World government seal on it, asking Karasu to take Avis to Marijoa, where they will be having a meeting welcoming Avis as a shichibukai, and are open to other announcements.. Karasu had plenty announcements. He had to focus on getting to the island first, turns out Avis was the next person to be called a shichibukai, which made Karasu smile to himself, she seemed almost fearless. The location of marijoa, the place for the meeting of the shichibukai, was given in the papers as the signature of Nishki himself to make it even more official.

"Seems like you are a very important woman Avis Ridley, You have been chosen as a shichibukai. Seems like its my job to get you there, is that alright with you?" Karasu moved towards the panel on the floor, opening it without stepping through the ladders leading to the ground made of metal bellow. The atmosphere of the submarine was metallic to say the least, as most things inside were made of metal, including the walls and the rooms. He waited with the door opened for Avis to step through, this was the same as a gentlemen holding the door for the lady.

"It's a free ride, I promise i won't peek if you need your privacy." Karasu had a small smirk on his face, yet he maintained the same cold expression he had before. The pain on his arm was returning, and his vulture was also waiting for his signal to be allowed in the submarine.

Karasu left the 'door' open for Avis to move in.