Serious: The Blizzard Pirates, Chapter 10: On the edge of the blade (SUSPENDED)

Roko Cloud

[Flashback]

"You will not escape my wrath!" - Vice Admiral Clelia Monemini yelled as she created multiple pockets of outer space around Roko. These shots small meteors at him. He performed a coldblooded airslash, extremely strong that easily cut through the meteorites and left him unharmed.

As soon as he noticed, the Vice Admiral had created a large pocket of outer space in front of him and was shooting a large meteorite towards him. He was immobile, and hesitated for a few seconds. The only thing he could do was harden his body to an extreme point. -"Tekkai Go"- he mumbled and he used his strongest version of tekkai. At his level, this could prevent him from getting harmed by very strong moves. He felt that the meteor moved in slow motion... A flash of light...

[Flashback ends]

Roko had been daydreaming on top of the deck, staring at the deep, dark blue of the ocean below the surface. He, fortunately, had reached an area of the New World that had mild underwater currents and that allowed his submarine ship to move easily. He didnt know why, but he found something interesting about the deep waters... He loved looking at the fish, feeling that the deepness never ended. He had a lot of time to think about stuff. His gigantic ship had a gym as well, so he had time to train there, practicing accuracy with his airslashes, shockwaves. Doing weights and running for stamina. All in an appropriate space that he had asked for, it was, indeed, dessigned incredibly by the shipwright.

Roko's Uncle

Roko's uncle was walking around the watch room of the ship when it was in it's submarine mode. He was looking out through the periscope, as it was a really nice and entertaining activity. Although it was more when you could see something. There were dark clouds in the sky, and these moved hastily and furiously in the opposite direction they were travelling in. So this meant they were heading towards a storm... and that the storm was heading towards them, almost as if it was alive and had its own will.

Suddenly, he distinguished land in the horizon. He took the microphone and announced to the whole ship: "Ladies and gentlemen... AT LAST, WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED LAND!!!"

Roko

To this, Roko stopped doing push-ups and ran excited towards the microphone in the gym.

"Blizzard Pirates! Intiate the upwards movement of the ship, followed by opening our crystal covering as soon as we surface."

While the Blizzard Pirates were arriving at their first island in the New World, near the same island but from another location, a ship is sailing. The ship is a big ship with a bat as a figurehead, making it look a little bit creepy. On the ship, there are several armored men who cover their faces, except from two, and another armored man, but with a different armor.

The first of those man is a man who looks a lot like a vampire. He has a pale skin and shadowed eyes, as well as sharp teeth. His hair are red and he wears a tall hat and clothes that make him look like a gentleman vampire. The second one is a man who is dressed with a purple colored cloak. He also wears a similar hood, that makes him look like a bat.

Finally, the third person is a guy who is dressed with a dark armor, a quite heavy armor indeed.

"Captain, it looks like we are arriving." said one of the many men with the similar armors. However, by the time he completed his sentence, the man with the bat hood moved towards him and sliced his head, cutting through his armor with a scythe. The man's blood sprayed all over the place, dirtying the killer's cloak and face. However, the killer would simply start licking the blood that was all across his body, as if he was a cannibal or something.

"Arch Tab... Why do you insist on killing my subordinates? You have killed over twenty of them ever since we left from Shabondy Archipelago." commented the man with the tall hat.

"Sorry, captain... I just can't hold on myself. They have to speak with more respect to the majesty of Vladimir Blade." commented Arch Tab.

[Introduction Box]
[Arch Tab]
[First Mate of the Dark Knight Pirates]

[Introduction Box]
[Vladimir Blade]
[Captain of the Dark Knight Pirates]

Known figures from the battle of Shabondy were approaching the place!!!

JORY

Jory smiled and closed his eyes as he flipped the slice of fish in the frying pan. It was a fresh piece of a native species of tuna and its aroma was simply captivating. Jory, the chef of the Blizzard Pirates and a personal trainee of Roko Cloud, had prepared the thick tuna steak with a rosemary and pine nut crust and marinated the meat in a mildly salted lemon juice. This was accompanied by rice balls that had a mango and cucumber center. Suddenly, the speaker in the kitchen blared. "AT LAST WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED LAND!" it screeched at the chef, causing him to use one of his hands to cover his ear. Jory finished preparing the rest of the tuna and set it in dishes that were on top of a hot piece of metal in order to keep the tuna steaks warm. Then, he ran up to the deck without even bothering to take off the apron that covered his cranberry chinos and cut off at the waist, leaving exposed his blue Hawaiian shirt with deep purple flowers on it.

"Oi! Roko! Have we arrived? What island are we at?" he shouted as he got to the command bridge of the submarine. He moved over to the wall and began pumping the ballast.

Ansatsu frowned as he paced around the ship, He did not enjoy being underwater as much as others might. At least while floating atop the water Ansatsu was able to feel the breeze and the heat of the sun. Down here in the submarine there was little to see that interested him and sun did not always reach the deep water that the submarine moved through. Being below the surface of the water cause Ansatsu to worry about his safety. He found that the only way to avoid worrying was sleeping. Before Ansatsu could make his way down to the lower decks to rest the captains voice boomed through the speakers. The Blizzard Pirates were about to encounter their first island of the new world.

Ansatsu's feet moved quickly as he climbed the steps to the gym where his captain was. When he arrived he leaned against one of the walls in the gymnasium and smiled towards the surface. He could only hope that they wouldn't encounter anything too straining on this island. "Are you excited captain?" He asked as he closed his eyes in anticipation of the surface light.

Roko Cloud

"I have NOOOO idea, Jory!" -Roko said, with a really big smile on his face as he ran through the gymnasium and jumped to the ceiling, were some rings were placed to practice swinging, hanging and moving like that. They had definitely harvested a lot of money through their travels and the truth was that they hadnt pillaged or raided any town to steal all of their money.

Roko was doing this when he saw Ansatsu enter the gym, he dropped and moved towards him, to listen what he had to say. He then gave him a weird smile and said:

"Ansatsu.... when havent I been excited?" -then he frowned as he though about this, maybe it was too true. He laughed for himself and then did signs to Ansatsu with his hand, indicating him to follow him.

He walked up to the deck of the ship and got there in the precise moment when the ship broke into the surface. It was marvelous... magical, like he would say.

Sergio Cloud

Sergio, Roko's uncle, actioned a couple of buttons and levers to change the ship completely to it's surface mode. The crystal coating of the ship started to retract into the sides of the ship and as he saw that there was a storm heading their way and the winds were contrary to them, he decided to tell everyone no to open the sails.

"The wind is against us and there is a storm heading our way, so do not open the sails." -his voice was reproduced through some megaphones on one of the masts.

Roko Cloud

Roko was staring at the horizon, where the wind was coming from. The island they were approaching didnt look a thing like other they had been in before. He couldnt tell what season it belonged to and it looked like it was covered by dead trees. But the surprising thing about it was that even from this distance, it looked very big and covered with ponds of some kind of residual water.

These water reservoirs were the color of radioactive effluent and the trees around them, now that they had gotten closer, were either completely dead or had dark, almost black, foliage. You couldnt see further into the island, but in the coasts there was nothing visible.

"Well... this seems like something new..."- Roko spoke with a serious tone for the first time in a while. He was actually a bit preoccupied, because their first island in the New World seemed to be a very adverse one. He then smelled something coming from the kitchen. -" JOORYYY!!! Bring some of that food here, we should eat something before we arrive to the island!"

At the ship of the Dark Knight Pirates

"Well, I deserve to be respected, but we lost too many Arch Tab... Do you not remember what happened in Shabondy or should I remind you?" were the words of the captain to his mad first mate.

[Flashback]

While Vladimir, Arch Tab and Sidius are standing together along with the other members of the crew, fighting the weaker marines, a quite fearsome figure approaches them. That figure is a bald man who is dressed much like a general and he has a quite angry expression on his face.

"Did you come for a headcut?" asked Vladimir.

"You pathetic rookie idiot... Do you want to make me angry?" asked the man.

"Anger makes people weaker." replied the captain and started laughing, his eyes closed as he laughed. However, while he was laughing everybody around, including the marines and the subordinates of Vladimir and even Arch Tab, would twitch their eyes and look at the marine with a shocked expression.

"Vice Admiral Hyoll is using his Devil Fruit! Get away!" yelled a marine and the marines started retreating.

"What the?!" Vladimir opened his eyes and noticed that the appearance of Hyoll had changed completely. He had become more bulkier and his body was considerably bigger. He had a green colored skin and white eyes.

"Idiot... I have eaten the Anger Anger Fruit... Anger makes me mad." noted the Vice Admiral with a bass and evil voice before rushing at the Dark Knight Pirates in order to take them on all together.

[Introduction Box]
[Vice Admiral Govern Hyoll]
[User of the Anger Anger Fruit]

[Flashback ends]

"I remember, boss, but still... I can't accept those bastards when they talk to you like that." said Arch Tab. "When I listen to them, I think that maybe it was right for that Vice Admiral to kill most of them..." he finishes speaking, before being interrupted by Sidius.

"We have arrived." said the second mate of the crew as the ship finally docked to the island.

JORY

Jory laughed as his captain demanded that he bring the food up. "Aye, captain, right away! Although if you keep asking for this much food your belly will be bigger than the rest of you!" He ran down to the kitchen and grabbed a trolley, then put the plates on the trolley and wheeled it back up to the deck.

"Dinner is served! Come grab some if you want it!" Jory said enthusiastically, grabbing a plate for his captain and himself and walking over to Roko. He handed his captain the plate "I've got a weird feeling about this island, Roko. We should be on our guard."

Roko Cloud

Roko engulfed the delicious food quickly, by parts, but appreciating the flavours. Jory was a very special cook, and Roko was very pleased by the delicacies that he always had for them. He looked at the island and heard Ansatsu's sarcastic comment... He was kind of right... About being sarcastic, of course. This was the first piece of land they would step on since they got to the New World, and seemed like not only the people were gonna be harsh on them, but the environment iself seemed to be eager to have them between their dead branches and horrifying leaves.

"Come on Ansatsu, at least enjoy the food." -Roko said, while he almost stroked the food he was eating. -"This doesnt look like it will be a normal island, and I agree with Jory, we should be on guard for any attacks. Who knows, we might even end up being in the seceret island of a warlord..."

Haru Finner

"I think that's a lot of fantisizing, Captain".- the merchant said while he walked on deck, he was dripping wet. He might have been taking a splash in the pool or maybe even in the sea, and when he saw that the ship was leaving the deep waters, he swam up too.

Haru took a plate as well and started to eat. He liked the frutal flavours of the rice balls...

The ship was approaching one of the sides of the island. It didnt seem to have a dock, but the waters were shallow enough to allow the Stormstalker to stay there without running aground.

While the ship of the Blizzard Pirates approached the island, two eyes of a shadowed figure were observing it. Apparently, there was a pretty tall figure, hiding in the scenery of the terrifying island on which the crew was getting on. From the looks of it, he wore a cape on his back and he had long arms that reached his feet, while his legs were normal. He also wore a hat on his head, covering his hair. "Visitors in our island?" wondered the figure as he decided to pay closer attention at the approaching pirates. Who was that guy?!

JORY

"Nice of you to join us in the world of the dry, Haru," Jory said with a chuckle between mouthfuls of lunch. He looked up at the island and shook his head at just how outlandish the place seemed compared to many of the islands on the Paradise side of the Grand Line. "We've come a long way since Drum Island, huh guys?" the cook asked wistfully, remembering the first time he'd met Haru and the rest of the Blizzard Pirates.  "But I'm inclined to side with Ansatsu on this one. When are we getting off the ship? I want to see if there are any good ingredients here, especially considering we can always use more supplies. As long as we go ashore in pairs, I think we'll be okay in terms of safety. After all, it's not every crew that has someone as powerful as Roko-sama as its captain." Jory looked at the island and thought of all the dangers that could be there, especially after what had happened at Shabondy. Even though they'd all come out of that alive and Jory had gotten stronger since then, this was the New World.

~~~~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
Shabondy Archipelago, Cleanse of the Rookies
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Jory flew backward into the mangrove tree, his hardened bones protecting him as he rocketed through its trunk and out the other side. He landed on his back on the grass in Grove 20. Standing up groggily, he took in his surroundings. It was a relatively open area with few buildings. Perfect for a fight, he thought to himself. He wiped the blood from his lip and spat out some more, clutching the slash in his side through the hole in his shirt. The bandages on his hands were covered in blood that wasn't his.

"Keaaaaa kekekekeke!" came the infuriating laughter from the hole in the tree. "Whatsa matter, Stone Bone? Dontcha wanna play some more?" A woman in her early twenties with purple hair tied into two pigtails jumped down from the tree, landing effortlessly in front of Jory thanks to her geppou. She was wearing what appeared to be a skimpier version of a jester's costume underneath her Marine coat. The toes of her shoes curled upward so much that she had to fasten them to her stockings with a garter. She wore a ringblade on her shoulder like a purse.

[Introduction Box]
[Azalea Bandshear]
[Marine Rear Admiral]
[Ringblade Wielder]

"So you know who I am. That's good. It means we can skip the whole 'good guy versus bad guy' speech part and get right to the fighting," Jory said as the two circled each other. He let out a roar as he charged the Rear Admiral. She quickly sidestepped and fired a side kick at Jory, who raised his left hand to block it as he muttered, "Tekkai." The impact sounded like a gunshot as Jory stopped the kick cold. He grinned at her and shouted, "Knuckle-Knuckle Chimney Sweep!" as he swung his right fist at her chin in a vicious uppercut. The blow connected, sending the Marine flying backward.

She quickly recovered, doing a back handspring the moment she touched the ground and landing on her feet. Her ringblade was spinning around her waist like a hula hoop. "Oooh, kekekekeke! Looks like we have a fighter after all! That tiny little bounty you have clearly doesn't do you justice. But of course, it also means you haven't fought anyone as powerful as me yet, she taunted in her singsong voice. Suddenly, she disappeared from view. The next thing Jory knew, he was using Tekkai in his arms to block a chain of extremely fast and powerful attacks from Azalea's ringblade. She was laughing maniacally as she forced him backward, her eerie violet eyes lighting up in her bloodlust. Finally, she reversed the direction of her blade and swung horizontally for Jory's head. He ducked and kicked his left leg out, attempting to sweep her legs out from under her.

Azalea launched herself into a backflip, narrowly avoiding the blow. She threw the ringblade at Jory in an arc coming from his left. "Tekkai," he said again as he turned his skin as hard as iron. There was the flash of light on the blade, then blackness. Jory came to on the ground with the ringblade shattered. There was a piece of it about the size of a dagger embedded in his abdomen. He screamed as he attempted to rise from the ground, as the blade had gone deep enough in that every movement he attempted to make was agony.

"Keaaaa kekekekekekeke! Did you really think you could beat me, you stupid rookie? Your crew is going to die here. Even now your captain is probably being killed by our Vice Admiral! You idiot pirates never had a chance of winning this game!" the Rear Admiral bragged as she stood over Jory, watching him bleed.

Jory gasped and grabbed the piece of the ringblade, pulling it out of his body. The Rear Admiral kept up her cackling, refusing to finish him off herself. Jory slowly stood up, clutching the wound. "If you think our captain is going to die, then you clearly haven't done your homework." As Jory spoke, a strange gray liquid began seeping out of the wound. He appeared to be growing larger and his skin looked like it was stretching. "Roko is going to be King of the Pirates someday and I'm going to help him. I will become stronger. But I don't need to be stronger to kill you, you egomaniacal psychotic bitch." With those final words, his transformation completed. His skin tore in multiple places, blood oozing down the enormous stone golem that stood where Jory had been a moment ago. He swung his fist like a hammer at Azalea.

Azalea used Soru to back up from Jory, dodging the blow. "Wh-what are you?" Jory did not respond. He simply stood where he was and glared at Azalea. "I don't need my blade to finish you off! How does a Rankyaku sound?" The Rear Admiral rushed at Jory, firing a series of Rankyaku from her kicks as she approached him.

A low rumbling emerged from Jory. "Tekkai." The Rankyakus all impacted him harmlessly. Azalea kept running at him. Suddenly, he reached out and picked her up once she got close enough. Try as she might to escape his grasp, she could not. "Train Wreck," he rumbled as he slammed his head into the Rear Admiral. She screamed in pain as his head crushed her.

"P-please! Stop! Y-you're a monster!" Azalea sobbed as she lay broken in his grip. Jory dropped her to the ground, then raised both his hands above his head.

"Knuckle-Knuckle Sledgehammer!"

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Jory had woken up a week later on board the Stormstalker with no recollection of anything after his battle with Azalea. He just hoped his training would be enough this time.

Haru Finner

Haru smiled as he looked at his division mate, Jory. That guy was really strong and he seemed passionate about becoming stronger, going over his own limits. He liked motivated people. Haru considered himself someone who was motivated to change and get better as well... That is why he was a perfect division companion.

"Well... sometimes you need to have your feet on the land." -Haru smiled at Jory. -"Right?"

Then Haru turned towards the island. He saw that Ansatsu had already gone on to explore. To him... this island just looked like a giant wasteland.

Roko Cloud

"Thanks for the delicious food, Jory."- Roko stated and then he jumped out of the ship and made a huge splash with the water from the shore. Haru was by his side, looking around. The island looked very odd, almost as if they were being watched. The skies looked dark, and the storm that was approaching him was now one or two minutes away, it would rain over them in no time.

Roko had his sword on his back, in its sheath. He was prepared for anything that came their way, but he just hoped that he wouldn have to use it so soon.

The shadowed figure kept looking at the Blizzard Pirates. His eyes were twitched, indicating that he was shocked to see them. "Who are these people... They all look like weirdos!" he said as he revealed himself from the shadows and showed his looks. He was a tall man with dark skin and a long scientist robe that reached his knees, without pants. He had dark hair that reached his knees and his eyes were pretty big. He had an earring on his left ear and he wore dark boots that were not tall enough to hide his naked legs from below the knees. He also carried a bow with an arrow on his back.

[Introduction Box]
[Massus Amazus]
[Mysterious Man]

"Oh wait..." he paid closer attention at the people who had just come when Roko jumped on the shore. "I know that man... He is the Greatsword Sorcerer Roko Cloud! What is he doing here?!" he was shocked to realize that Roko was the one to approach the island and he hid himself again in the shadows in order to watch at the Blizzard Pirates and what they were about to do.

You sicken me
Cadis is extremely, extremely handsome very tall most inexplicably elegant and youthful looking (catching eyes of everyone, especially females). He has scarlet-red eyes (a common trait among pure-blooded Human) and jet black hair. He is usually seen wearing the an High School uniform. He has a silver cross earring on his left ear which is later revealed to be a gift from the previous Master.

Wearing a black suit like high school appearance he ignore everyone else then said," Captain Rodo surely we can start the mission, and be done with this crap of a island."

His eyes darted at the Captain as he match his speed then follow him unto shore getting slightly wet but nothing he can't handle those. He walk on shore as he fold his arms waited for the Captain to reply.

JORY

Jory flashed a quick smile at Haru, staying on the ship just a little longer after Roko and everyone else had decided to leave. It was just Haru and him on the ship. The fishman had not only recruited him, but been instrumental in Jory's training. It was helpful to have crewmates who were so supportive of his drive to become stronger. Jory shook his head at Cadis, the new crew member that had joined them during their time after Shabondy. "Haru, this island isn't crappy, is it? I'm of the opinion that everywhere we go ends up being an adventure somehow."

Jory shrugged and stood on the prow, waiting for Haru. "So what do you say we go and explore this 'crappy' island, Haru?"

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His  scarlet-red eyes  glare that the man for question him surely he wasn't stupid enough to talk to him. Cadis eyes look like eyes that of a demon as he glare back at the sky . He said," You sicken me, despair shall wreck this island for all eternal, and your heart shall cry for help in the lonely days of your life." He grin his eyes then return back to the Yonko as he travel along beside him ready to have some fun, and shed some blood on his armor.

((Just a quick post that will be deleted after Anfernee reads this. Jory is still on the ship. You're on the island. Jory was talking to Haru ._.))

Roko Cloud

Roko didnt see the man hiding behind the bushes. The island, indeed, looked like a wasteland. But he didnt agree with Cadis on it being "crappy", because to him it looked like a magical place. He didnt understand why it was this dead, though... Being on the island he touched the dark leaves of the trees , almost black, and he saw that the tree was living normally. They were fresh leaves.

"It's not like we have a mission here... I dont agree with you, Cadis, this island isnt crappy." - Roko showed him the branch he had in his hand and broke it a little more, to show him the sap that poured down, in a bright color.- "It is just different from what we know... It must be some matter of magic."

Roko was completely serious... Suddenly he saw a bird flying with two huge gristly and membranous wings coming out of what seemed to be... a shell? He couldnt see very well in the distance, and in that moment the downpour started. Roko smiled at the rain on his face. He liked it to a certain extent.

The smell that came from the ponds nearby was stirred into the air because of the water droplets. It seemed to be a little bit acrid... Roko growled when he heard Cadis tell other people in the crew that their heart would need to cry for help in their lonely days.

"Hey hey..."- Roko said, he was a very nice person and didnt like his friends being teased. He moved his head from side to side. -"We will go on and explore the island, we will probably find something interesting. And you dont go saying that kind of stuff to other people in the crew, Cadis... We are a family."

Haru Finner

"I am of the same opinion of our captain here, Jory." - Haru smiled and put his webbed hand on Jory's shoulder.- "We always make an adventure out of it, dont we?"

Haru's bounty had increased significantly since the events in Shabondy Island...

[Flashback starts]

"Karakusagawara Seiken!" - Haru charged power in his arm and he used the water vapour in the air as a conduit towards three marine commodores that seemed to be ninjas. The Arabesque Tile True Punch disappeared as it travelled and it blasted one of them against the mangrove as the delayed effect hit on.- "Dont let yourself be fooled by what your eyes see."

"Mizu-katta!"- he exclaimed this after wettening his hands on water from his side-tanks. He performed four strong karate chops that sent flying water cutters towards the two Commodores that were left closer to him, the third one was standing up again, closer to the mangrove.

These rolled to the sides and dodged his water cutters by centimeters. Haru was harrassed with flying kunai that were swiftly hurled towards him, he was able to dodge most, but some of them hit the back of his exo-skeleton, which protected him partially.

[End of the flashback]

"We always make it an adventure..."- he repeated for himself. Then he jumped down the ship to the water, he felt his water tanks filled and as the sensors on the back of his neck were actioned by the water, he detected weird concentrations of polluting agents in the water surrounding them. He shook the feeling off after he swam a little bit.

Cadis
His scarlet red eyes watch the Captain play nice with nature something that was under him yet he treat it with respected. He grin eagerly as he said," You treat nature as it was a human, but keep in mind when the marines are attacking would they treat your kind heart the same way you treat your crew? You are a Captain as a Captain you must ,and try to rule the sea's this mean you must try to destroyed all who opposed you that mean the other Captains. So stop playing that kind heart card, and help your crew to become even more famous, and get your title as king of the pirates crush the marine Captain Roko!"

He study the air as it begin to rain he closed his eyes just for a moment it seems like his armor was crying to him he fell despair in his heart he fell like he was empty inside. He smirk as he stare at the Yonko waiting for his kind heart to respond again.

JORY

Jory frowned, his brow furrowing as Cadis delivered his vitriolic reply. He then turned to Haru and smiled as the fishman dove over the edge of the ship and into the water once more. As it began to rain, Jory smiled and opened his mouth toward the sky. However, after the first drop touched his tongue, he frowned once more and spat it out. "Eyuchhh..." he mumbled disappointedly. Well, I guess it's time to start a new adventure, he thought to himself as he jumped off the boat and on shore, leaving a small depression in the earth as he landed.

Ruben stood on the edge of the cost not more than a yell away. He saw Haru his old comrade dive into the water. How long had it been? Ruben wonder just how strong they had become and if they were still all alive. But surely they were, they had the Captiain, Haru, and the others.  The man who took down a warlord and accomplished so much.  Ruben hadn't been setting idly by.  He raised a tentacle like it was a testament to his strength. Surely the difference was obvios his tenacle had swollen in size do his increased muscle and his absence he had mastered Fishmen Karate and had even taken down one of the famed master of the martial arts world.  But this was not known to anyone other than himself and the master.  Ruben would not share this out of respect to the mans honor.  But was he still worthy would Roko still except him what of the crew members.  He had been far longer then had excepted to.  And what they have thought when they got to fishmen island and I wasn't there.  Surely don't know I was imprisoned but would they have come looking for me after all this time had they known?

As Ruben stood there his heart fluttering with anxiety and hope he was overcome with emotion that he hadn't felt before.  This wave of realization was result of pinned up emotion that he had held back in prison even after escaping he had searched islands near shabondy and had missed them on more than one occasion.  But now all he needed to do was call out and his nakama would be with him once again.  But Ruben had changed more than just physically he had played a role in the prison that help him to escape but after playing a role for so long the lines blur...

This was moment no more time to this was his chance. "ROKO! It's..." ]Ruben clutched his chest and started spasming violently. Changing colors from the normal bluish grey to a bright yellow with blue rings back and forth several times he passed out. The waves hit shore and washed over him but didn't pull him into the sea.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the island, the Dark Knight Pirates had already docked at the mysterious island. The crew members, all of them were wearing their armors, excluding their captain, the vice captain as usual. The two of them were walking around the place casually, as if nothing was going on at all. Vladimir Blade enjoyed looking at the swamp all around, along with his most trusted man, Arch Tab. However, what made the island much more interesting was the appearance of a weird species. On the polluted trees of the newly found (by his crew) island, Vladimir could enjoy the view of giant bats, lying on the branches of the trees, with their heads pointing to the ground. There was a flock of those giant bats, all of them sleeping and all of them looking pretty strong.

"Awesome... That species looks simply awesome..." commented Vladimir with a smile on his face.

"They would be the perfect pets for our crew, wouldn't they?" asked Arch Tab.

"Indeed... But I wonder... Are they really that big because of their species or maybe..." Vladimir kept talking.

"Maybe what?" asked Arch Tab.

"Maybe they could be genetically mutated... That's what he means... I think." spoke Sidius, joining the chat.

"This place does not look like an untouched place. It is definitely modified by human hand... I don't know whether this swamp or these creatures were created on purpose or by accident, but it would be a shame if we simply left from here without investigating the island further beyond..." explained Vladimir and then he started walking towards the direction of the polluted trees. "Men. We are staying here. We shall explore this island." he continued speaking.

"Huh?!" one of the men was shocked, only to be cut in two by Arch Tab in a second.

"Seriously, this is getting boring." said Sidius, his voice serious, much like always.

"I didn't ask for your opinion." replied Arch Tab and looked at him with an evil stare.

"Stop it you two... Let's just get into the island... Men... You are going to go all by yourselves at the right part of the island, then head to the center. Arch Tab and Sidius shall go to the left. I will go straight to the middle. We shall meet at the island's center. Who knows... Maybe we will find some more dangerous animals to capture and keep or sell, or even people." he finished talking before he started walking on a straight path, ignoring the dangers the path he followed had.

Then, the rest of the men would also split together as ordered, forming three different groups. However, while they were leaving, one of the bats would open the eyes and stare at the direction of Vladimir. The bat would fly down on the ground when it could see no men around and it stood on its feet, only to transform into a human. In the human form, the mysterious bat creature had the same skin color as the other man that tracked the Blizzard Pirates. He had brown colored hair that reached his shoulders and light brown eyes. He was only wearing pants, as he did not wear his standard clothes in order to meld into the environment. However, a bat from those who were around flied towards his direction, carrying the same robe that Massus used to wear and the very same boots. Also, the bat was carrying a katana, a katana slightly longer than regular katanas.

"Hm... You are too quick, Azmadonna..." he referred to the giant bat and then he petted its back, before grabbing a Den Den Mushi that the enormous bat also carried.

At the direction of Roko and the Blizzard Pirates...

Pero pero... Pero pero... Pero pero... The sound of a Den Den Mushi ringing is barely heard before Massus immediately responds, talking with whispers.

"Hello, Massus." spoke the bat-man.

"Hey! I was about to call you right now." said Massus.

"Hm? Did anything happen at your place?"

"Yes... Roko Cloud and his crew are around!" said the archer.

"What? Those guys too? Perfect... This is great." said the swordsman.

"What do you mean?" asked Massus.

"Visitors came from my direction... They are the Dark Knight Pirates, one of the five major crews involved in the Shabondy Archipelago incident. Even if Roko Cloud was acknowledged as a Yonko for his feats, those guys had a major bounty increase." explained the second man.

"I see... Do you have anything in your mind, Komorus?"

"Listen... If the Blizzard Pirates leave, just stay behind and wait until you find your chance to raid their ship. In the meanwhile, I am going to destroy the ship of the Dark Knight Pirates. They have already left it unguarded."

"What? That would bring out suspicions..."

"No, not at all... Being trapped inside the island, it is a matter of time until the two crews meet with each other... They won't really bother searching the island and won't find out our secret. I will tell the others to hide, as well." he continued speaking.

"I see... That is brilliant, Komorrus." commented Massus.

"Anyway... Do as I said... Things will go smoothly. And don't make yourself visible to the enemy. Bye." he finished speaking and he turned off the Den Den Mushi. By the time he completed his sentence, the man was already dressed up in the same way Massus did. However, the difference (except from his face of course) was in his weapon, which was the sword which was carried around the waist.

[Introduction Box]
[Komorrus Tammus]
[Mysterious Man]

What were those two men up to?!

Roko Cloud

"I dont care how other people would treat me, Cadis." - Roko raised an eyebrow when looking at one of his newest crewmates. He sure was a little blood thirsty and had some different opinions, but the quarter-giant was very open minded person.- "My kind heart has brought me where I am, as a Captain I have protected my crew from anyone that has intended harm towards us or to our belongings... To my family. I will definitely become the King of Pirates, but to do so, I need a crew that is united, and I need to give that example."

As if Roko's attitude towards his crewmates had been rewarded by the gods above, a voice buzzed in his ears, exclaiming his name. It was a voice that Roko had not heard in a while, and he was perplexed by the thought of seeing his crewmate again. He turned around and he saw that it was who he had guessed: "RUBEN!" The quarter-giant's blood seemed to rush a slight berserk inside, as when he saw his crewmate start spasming and having such a reaction he dashed towards him.

He saw that the fishman, who was noticeably changed from the last time they had seen him, including more tattoos, stronger looking tentacles and different clothes, pass out. Roko took him by the shoulders and shook him, he didnt seem like waking up. He had sent Angelica off to deal with other issues, and she was the most experienced Doctor in the crew.

"Guys! It's Ruben! We havent seen him since Drum Island, if I am not mistaken." -he picked him up and ran towards the ship with him in his arms. Luckily, they had a doctor-in-the-making in the ship. He climbed up and started calling.  "Hyato!!!"

[Introduction Box]
Name: Hyato Morey
Occupation: Doctor
Ability: Horo Horo no Mi user

A young guy, of around eighteen years old walked up to the deck. When he saw the captain with their crewmate in his arms, he already knew what to do. He brough everything he needed as fast as he could. Ruben was left laying down on the deck of the ship, on top of a blanket. The doctor had taken is pulse and put soaking wet cloth pieces on his forehead, trying to refresh him.

Haru Finner

Haru saw that one of his old crewmates, Ruben had arrived to the island too. It surprised him, and even more when he saw him start to move violently, as if he was in shock. Haru looked at Jory, he didnt know if he could remember him, but Ruben was the original First Mate in the Blizzard Pirates. While Roko picked him up, Haru looked from a distance and kept his guard up.

Even if this island was full of life, like his Captain had demonstrated, he had a bad feeling of what could happen to them. So he kept his guard up, he stood in the water and played with the sand in the shore with his feet.

"Jory, Ansatsu!" - Haru called them both. -"We should all be on guard while the captain is handling the matters with Ruben. It's not like I'm trying to be unsensitive... but I have a bad feeling. Cadis, you too! If you guys want to, we could have a training fight?"

Haru extended his webbed hands, showing them at his crewmates. They were soaking wet and ready to attack.