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[h1][color=Crimson]Xerxes[/color][/h1]

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[Color=Slategray][h3]Johnny[/h3][/color]
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Location:
[*] Whats left of the Conomi Islands
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Xerxes soothed the boy his blades dissipating, whistling a familiar tone as he bawled. He had no idea were he got in from, most likely a puzzle piece of his unfamiliar past. As he attempted to quiet the boy, his Friction Layer recreated itself, quickly reforming after dissipating to create his Heavenly Cataclysm. Xerxes was finished, the moment he had landed, he had determined that there was no way out, only surrendering when the situation was absolutely deemed unwinnable, and he knew when a situation was unwinnable. 

Almost on que, the smoke man appeared once again, killing intent seemed to be reeking from him, Xerxes felt it felt as a slight pressure or chill. Unfortunately, it had little affect on him in the end, Xerxes oozed it all the time, but there was something else under this marines mask of grimness, a certain je ne sais quoi about him. Xerxes recognized it for some reason, but the answer stayed hidden, out of reach in the murky depths of his mind. Soon, he ignored it, no longer could he run, prison was warm at least.

[color=Crimson]"An alter ego I see, your more than a simple Marine."[/color] Xerxes predicted as the marine refereed to himself in the 3rd person, that was why the killing intent was new to him. Xerxes kept his lips in a thin line as his Observation Haki went into overdrive, unfortunately, it was a second late as the attack was already in motion. Xerxes made no move to block it, gritting his teeth, he allowed for the air bullet to pierce his body, pain blossoming though his good hand as he sat in place, unmoving for a few seconds before getting up slowly, letting the boy gently to the floor. Arms dangling by his sides, he grinned at the Marine under his mask.

[color=Crimson]"You caught me Johnny, you got me.[/color]

John nodded as he reached off of Xerxes, his finger exiting the criminal's shoulder.  [color=Slategray]"You're lucky I didn't feel like killing you.[/color] he spoke, turning towards the child, whom was shaking with fear, tears streaming down his face. John nodded  for the kid to head out of the door and wait outside. John got out a small box from his pocket, opened it up, and grabbed a hold of the handcuffs inside. One of them was steel, the other was seastone. 

He smacked the seastone on onto Xerxes's leg, the steel cuff onto the furniture in the house. John heard footsteps coming up the stairs, and the shouting of Marines. He faded away in a wave of smoke, leaving Xerxes just as the Marines busted through the doors, pointing their rifles at the man. As he vanished, John flipped the pirate off.

Xerxes warched silently as the seastone and steel cuffs were placed his ankle, connected to furniture. At least this guy was smart enough to use seastone. With a sigh, Xerxes was resigned to his fate. Leaning on the wall to relax, fighting took alot out of you. 

The Seastones effect went off instantly, constantly giveing off a wavelength that felt as if it was the sea itself. Upon contact the material drained him if his energy, his Friction Layer dissipating as it did so. 

Before the Marines began to flood the room, Xerxes winked at Johnny, who threw up a middle finger. Two marines lifted him up by his biceps and dragged him down the stairs, a bit roughly.