FellbloodFool

One Piece: An Odyssey (Alternate Reality)

@Infichi

Rendaz lazily opened his eyes and brought his hands out from behind his head, awakening from Chirashi's loud call. He had chosen to sleep on the crow's nest because, well, crow's nest were cool. And he called dibs. He rose to his feet and peered down. "Degenerates? How insulting! At the very least I'm a scum! ... Or is that worse?" He shouted back. Taking a step back, he then proceeded to inspect himself and check on his weapons in case he misplaced them. Once he was done, he nodded to himself and jumped off the crow's nest and made it to the lower part of the ship's net jumped again, this time landing on the main deck.

"Gooooood morning, world and all of its inhabitants!" He voiced at the top of his lungs. He couldn't help it. He got a great amount of sleep. All four hours in fact; and yes, four hours only. Since defecting he could no longer pull off a whole seven hours. So instead of heading off to sleep like most of the crew, Ren was up late into the night wandering around the ship. He performed leisurely activities such as stargazing, having a midnight snack, and watching some of the crew sleep. He made sure to mask his presence, of course. He wouldn't want his new allies to think of him as weird. Especially since he was a few inches away from their sleeping form; just standing there with a smile on his face.

"Hey, Chira, I'll be skipping breakfast. I'm not hungry." He called. With the steak being the biggest meal he had eaten in a long while, Ren knew he could survive on that a lot longer in comparison to what he ate before.

@hatakekuro

"Mornin', boss-man." He said as he passed by Roma, giving him a quick pat on the back and proceed forward to the front of the ship where he watched as they drew closer to an island. "... I got a bad feeling about this... and I like it~."

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@Infichi

As he continued to eat his steak, Ren listened to Chirashi with rapt attention. It was quite amusing. He's tasting steak, but at the same time he's hearing a lot of ham. A lot. Not that he minded, really. The fishman's exuberance was contagious as Ren couldn't help but feel the urge to applaud Chirashi as soon as the snow-haired man was finished with his food.

"That sounds pretty awesome, Chira! I wonder what's the "Grand Cuisine" gonna be like. I mean, is it some completely new dish? Or maybe a combination of multiple dishes? Man, that kinda reminds me of this one time I had this dream about a world where food was everywhere. Like, giant corn and ice cream mountains. It was good and all, until dream me realized that for some reason gravity was significantly stronger... and then monsters chased me around. Turns out it was the strange mushroom I had the day before. Still, it was like a gourmet world." Ren spoke in recollection.

@hatakekuro

"You shouldn't worry about her, boss-man. She's a rabbit mink, right? She'll only go for the vegetables." Ren paused, donning a contemplative expression. "Wait, are potatoes vegetables, or are they fruit?" He queried, scratching the side of his head with his index finger. 'The fuck is a potato even?'

@Classpet

Ren's focus then wandered over to the mink. She ate swiftly, to say the least. One moment, there was salad, the next moment, it was as if nothing was put on the plate in the first place. There was probably a pun in here somewhere, however it eluded him. Oh, no it didn't.

"Hare today, gone tomorrow." Ren snickered. Comedy gold. "I hope you wash your feet often though. People eat here, ya know?"

One Piece: An Odyssey (Alternate Reality)

@Infichi

Ren tilted his head when fish Hulk ignored him. Looking back at the dead bird on his hand, he studied it closely, and about a minute later, he realized what he had done wrong. "Oh, you know what? I guess it'd be bad after all. I accidentally killed the bird with the knife I usually dip in poison. Whoopsies~. Isn't that a close call?" He laughed, tossing the bird off the ship.

When he heard the food was ready, Ren went over to the table. Or, to be more precise, suddenly appeared in front of the table. "Thanks for the food!" Taking one of the plates with a steaming steak, Ren took a fork and a knife, cutting a small piece and bringing it into his mouth, chewing on the sliced meat with his mouth closed.

What? Were you expecting him to just start shoving food down his face hole like some savage? Or like a main protagonist? Please! Rendaz Grimwald was a gentleman!

"Whoa~. This is one grand steak! I haven't eaten something this good since I was a kid! Great job, fish Hulk!" Ren exclaimed. He wasn't lying. The last time he ate like this was when he still lived with those monsters he knew as his parents. The only good thing living with them were the good food the maids served.

Ever since he'd been on his own, Ren only bought food he could eat on the go or with one hand. Hell, this was the first time in a while where he ate with a knife and fork. It may have been due to the fact that Ren had not eaten in almost a day, but he doubted it. He was keeping himself from drooling.

One Piece: An Odyssey (Alternate Reality)

@hatakekuro @KillBox @Jageroux @samreaper @Infichi @Classpet

"Mysteries abound,
made of a deep energy~.
Energy~.
Foes all around,
But I will go fearless and free~."

Ren wholeheartedly sang with a smile as he walked all around the ship. It was weird to him that he would so willingly become a pirate. I mean, he made a KILLING as an assassin! So why? Why would he do it? Why did the renegade Grimwald become a pirate? Especially when he could still try to look for this fantasy city place or whatever the way he was before. To be honest, the answer was simple, and Ren liked simple because he thought of himself as a simple guy.

Roma asked him to become a member of his crew. And he asked nicely.

See, an act of kindness was important to Ren. So much so that the now former assassin even attempted to repay his kindness by giving him a jar of dirt. That didn't work as his new superior merely gave a smiling Ren a concerned look. Then Ren tried again, this time offering to show him this great brothel. Again, another concerned look. So in the end, Ren was assured that he didn't need to do anything for Roma besides actually working for him. Oh well. Ren could always get back to him on that topic.

Now, Mr. Gravity-defying Hair Guy? He didn't sound like a nice guy, so Ren paid him no heed. The former assassin had dealt with people like him. They're usually not worth the attention. The only exception being that one marine that had actually almost done him in... but that's another story for another time~.

So, there he was, casually walking around the main deck while he juggled three knives to entertain himself. Oh, and while he was singing. Ren always liked to subtly show his multiple talents. But not even seven minutes into it, the young man grew bored and put his knives away, saving one so he could immediately toss it far up in an angle in the air. Ren then moved a few steps back and held out his hands. A impaled bird fell onto his palms and he jumped around while he pulled his knife out of the bird. "Hey, fish Hulk! You think you can cook something spectacular with this bird thing~?" He questioned loudly.

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Somehow, in some way, Ren had opted to grab a chair from out of nowhere and watch the remaining people conscious on the ship babble on and on. It was amusing. All the better when the assassin had a front row seat. It was like those plays he used to go to as a child. Only less sophisticated, and by far funnier. There were the two rivals being Bushy Brows and fish Hulk, the mink was the comedic character, and then there's Boobs Mckenzie as the... female? And speaking of her chest:

'Yikes, those things are big. I mean, does she even wear a bra? I hope so, her life would be a lot more brutal without the proper support.' Ren though when he made a quick glance at One Punch Woman. Shifting his attention over to Roma, Ren raised his hand up high and asked. "Yeah, uuuhh, I have a question, Mr. Bushy Brows. You said something about getting out of here, so I assume that means commandeering this ship? You know, since it's the only real way right now to get outta Rum Town and all?"

Ren stood up from his chair and tossed it behind him, falling off the ship and sinking into the sea. "Because if that's the case, then I hope ya don't mind me ransacking the place a bit. Scavenge for weapons and all. I'll be outta your face after that, mmkay? Mmkay." He finished and made way for for the ship's interior once again.

One Piece: An Odyssey (Alternate Reality)

"There's another intruder! There's another intruder!" The marine shouted, his index finger pressing into the rifle's trigger. On instinct, Ren threw two of his knives connected by long wire threads towards the source of the shouting. One managed to lodge itself deep into the muzzle of the gun to prevent it from firing, and the other, one designed with a hooked blade, plunged itself through the man's chest and into his heart and out his back. Ren pulled on the thread and brought the body up to him; his other had went to grab the dead marine by the neck and lifting him up. Bring it close to his face, Rendaz placed his index finger over his lips.

"Sssssshhhhhhhhh... Renny's working right now." He said to the corpse in an eerie whisper. Positioning it to his left, Ren used the man as a meat shield, grabbing his revolver holstered to his left and firing at the other marines as he cautiously approached them. 'Man oh man is Lecara going to chew on my ass when she finds out I got caught like this.' He thought in amusement. Managing to kill two, the assassin deemed it safe enough to make a mad dash towards the rest, quickly taking his knives back with inhuman speed whilst he reached for his second revolver when he ran out of ammo. Dashing left, he ran along the wall and fired two shots that downed one marine and flipped when he angled towards the ceiling and shot again.

Landing on his feet when another man dropped dead, Ren fired his last shot that disarmed the last marine standing and readied his body before he suddenly reappeared behind the marine. The assassin turned around and lightly knocked on the man's head, making it fall to the ground as blood spewed out. Hearing more shouting from outside, Ren raised a brow and moved towards the noise, seemingly forgetting his reason for boarding the ship. Once again outside the ship, the young man was greeted with the sight of more marines and what looked to be other people trespassing on the ship. Right as he was about to speak, his peripheral vision caught one marine with a revolver not unlike his from his holster and aimed at one of the intruders.

"Ooooooooh~! Gimme!" Rendaz threw his hooked knife, piercing yet another heart and yanking the thread. Crouching down, Ren reached down and grabbed the gun and his knife before spinning it over his around over his head, the knife still attached to the end slitting the throat of the marine behind him. He let the thread coil around his arm and caught the handle of the knife with his hand, stopping it and letting it go to uncoil. He then faced the fellow intruders.

"So... lovely day, eh?" He asked, wiping blood off his face with his sleeve.

One Piece: An Odyssey (Alternate Reality)

"You know... there's uuuhhh... are you aware that there is a huuuuge commotion going on outside?" Ren asked from the front of the counter. Behind it stood a rather small man with a height that barely reached the lower part of Ren's rib cage. The short individual sported a blank look with stubbles over his upper lip and chin. He wore... leather pants and a jacket. 'Again, Rendaz ain't gonnna judge.' The midget only nodded in response to Ren's question. The assassin looked around the store just to make sure that it was only him and the dwarf. "Okie dokie then... uuuuhhhh... since your open, I guess I'd like to buy some ammunition then."

The tiny man nodded again, thought this time he finally spoke as he pointed to one end of the counter. "Take number." He said with a deep bellowing voice unfitting of his stature.

"Say what now?" Ren's eyes quickly darted over to briefly glance at the roll of tickets with numbers, then the array of weapons before going back to the little man. "Wait a minute. This isn't some sort of bakery, sir. Can't I just-"

"TAKE. NUMBER." Mini man commanded once again, leaving no room fr argument. Ren felt that he was almost pushed back due to the power in the miniature man's voice.

"... Okay. Fine, have it your way... fuckin' midget." Ren complied, muttering the last part.

"WHAT YOU SAY?"

"I didn't say anything, beautiful. Just keep on keepin' on." Ren went over to grab a ticket before finding a seat somewhere. Sitting down, he placed on leg over the other and checked his ticket. "... Seventy-eight... Make my day."

"Fourteen."

"Fuck this shit, I'm out~." Ren bounded from his seat, tossing the ticket aside and swiftly exited the gun shop and back into the chaos. Looking from left to right, Ren crossed his arms in annoyance at needing to find extra ammo elsewhere. "Where to, where to~." His attention then went over the newly docked marine ship that was almost vacated. A smile crept onto his face as he clapped his hands with joy, jumping down while suppressing the urge to squeal. He never liked the marines and he never cared what happened to them. And for those idiots to just leave their vessel practically unattended to was just asking for some trouble. Luckily, Ren had plenty to pass around. The assassin went from jumping up and down in place to zeroing in on the ship, speeding through openings he could easily find through the sea of pirates and marines. Moving through the side, Ren ran along the side of the wall before somersaulting to the other side street and running along another building.

"And at last I see the light. And it's like the fog has lifted. And at last I see the light. And it's like the sky is new~." He begun to sing as he sprinted, because fuck Disney.

Reaching the marines' ship in almost no time at all, Ren carefully and silently navigated along the nearest building to the ship, making sure to remain unseen from all eyes. Dropping into an alley, the silver-haired man went over to the end of the building and cautiously peered out to find no one in the area. He darted to the hull of the sturdy boat and once again took a look around. Feeling safe enough, Ren crouched down and jumped, his hands then grabbing onto the edge of the main deck. He lifted himself up and took a peek. Discerning an armed marine nearby, Ren quietly climbed up the railings while the marine had his back turned to him and moved towards the man while he was none the wiser and took hold of his head, snapping his neck right as the man was about to turn around.

Ren had the dead man over his shoulder before the body could fall and tossed him right out of the ship and into the cold, unforgiving ocean. 'May you rest in sea... but not really.' He thought, venturing inside the ship.

One Piece: An Odyssey (Alternate Reality)

Ren is a fun guy~. :D

One Piece: An Odyssey (Alternate Reality)

Rendaz became frozen...

Get it?

Never in his life did he ever expect to find himself in a situation such as this. I mean, who'da thunk it, right? Did he? Nope. Definitely not. But here he was, once again, frozen in place. Stiff as a board. The only way that Olaf and Sven knew that he was still alive was the fact that Ren's eyes kept darting between the two men. You know, like that situation between chocolate and vanilla. Especially when you liked the two flavors equally and cannot decide which one to choose. A dilemma that was surprisingly a lot harder than what it appeared to be. It's a choice that could mean how your day is going to go.

Ren wished he had bought himself a pocket watch now. Even those counterfeit ones. Right now he jut wanted to know how long he had just been standing there, dumbfounded. He had to do it now. He just had to. He knew what he must do. Fate had it so that he was obligated to do so. There was no denying it. This was his test - his trial into acceptance. This was his birthright. To provide the world what it wanted in a conquest of joy. Oh, and killing every last one of his relatives. Right. Can't gloss over that important detail. The revelation overwhelmed his mind to such a state that there was no other choice but to acknowledge that this must happen.

Olaf and Sven took a step back when Ren took one deep breath, slouching when he exhaled. They took a quick look at each other before looking back to Ren. He had just been standing there for about ten minutes. They knew because Olaf had bought himself a new pocket watch here in Rum Town. A nifty one at that. Something in the back of their minds told them to hold their fire. At any point they could have just shot the man dead. He was a suspicious character, and it was their job to rid of suspicious people so that the plan would go out without a problem. Despite that, they waited.

"Sooooo..." Rendaz begn, straightening himself, "Olaf and Sven... Did I get that right. Just nod if I heard correctly. Really? Good, good. So I'm not going insane after all... oh, no no, I am. Ah jeez, how do I word this? Uuuuhhh." He walked forward, stopping when the two men he was speaking to aimed their guns. He raised both hands to the air in turn. "Whoa, whoa! Now hold on there, chief. I come in peace, so hear me out, yeah? I ain't here to harm you guys, okay? Boy scouts honor? No? Okay, okay, look."

Ren made two cautious steps forward. "There's this thing I'm going to do- OI! I mean no harm! Put'em down! You guys need to be cool. We cool? Yeah, that's it. Lower your guns. Okay we cool. Righty-o. As I was saying, there's this thing I'm going to do now. If you know this, then I encourage you to go along with it. I absolutely will not condone it. We cool? Yeah, yeah, of course we cool." The silver-haired man steadily moved one arm to his side while the other near his mouth in a closed fist as he cleared his throat.

The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation,
And it looks like I'm the queen...

The two pirates widened their eyes in realization.

The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I tried...

Knowing what was next, Olaf picked up where Rendaz left off, dropping his gun and moving to the assassin's left, placing his hand on his shoulder.

Don't let them in, don't let them see
Be the good girl you always have to be
Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know
Well, now they knoooow!

Let it go, let it go
Can't hold it back anymore
Let it go, let it go
Turn away and slam the door!

Following up was Sven, who went over to Ren's right.

I don't care
What they're going to say
Let the storm rage on,
The cold never bothered me anyway

The pirates and marines that fought around them had already stopped at this point to hum out the melody. Ren grinned and continued to sing.

It's funny how some distance
Makes everything seem small
And the fears that once controlled me
Can't get to me at all!

It's time to see what I can do
To test the limits and break through
No right, no wrong, no rules for me!
I'm freeeeee!

Next sung Sven.

Let it go, let it go
I am one with the wind and sky
Let it go, let it go
You'll never see me cry!

Here I stand
And here I'll stay
Let the storm rage on!

Olaf then moved from Ren's left and began singing around him and Sven, twirling around with his hands to the air as he did so.

My power flurries through the air into the ground
My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around
And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast
I'm never going back,
The past is in the past!

Reaching the end of the line, Ren and Sven followed Olaf's movements, all three now singing along as the people around them kept humming or whistling.

Let it go, let it go
And I'll rise like the break of dawn
Let it go, let it go
That perfect girl is gone!

Here I stand
In the light of daaaay
Let the storm rage ooooooooooon!
The cold never bothered me anyway!

Reaching the end of the song, Ren, Olaf, Sven, and the pirates and marines around them all cheered victoriously. Men crying out with enthusiasm all around, high-fiving each other or commenting on how amazing that was.

"Hot damn! That was a thing and I liked it! Great job guys! We didn't even rehearse that shit! Gives yourselves round of applause! You all deserve it!" Ren shouted,a and everyone else immediately complied. While distracted, Ren moved backwards towards the shadows with a smile. "I did good today." He said before disappearing.

One Piece: An Odyssey (Alternate Reality)

"I believe I can fly~. I believe I can touch the sky~. I think about it every night day~. Spread my wings and fly away~." Ren sang jovially. I mean, why shouldn't he? Everyone was at that execution thingy. Besides, even if they heard, he doubted that anyone could see him at the speed he was going. His dark coat whipped through the air as he jumped from roof to roof. Sometimes he'd perform spins and flips. He was just that bored. There was no use going back to the client anyway. The individual had already paid up front. Hopefully he didn't miss anything important yet. There had to be something, just SOMETHING, that was going to come to pass.

Discerning the large crowd, the young man grinned and slowed to a stop above a roof with a good enough view to see what was going on. He crouched down and made sure he wasn't discovered. They just brought in the guy... 'What was he called again? A yonga? No... that doesn't sound very right. Yo....nko? Yonko! That's it.' He smiled to himself and mentally patted himself on the back. The spectators then went deathly silent when the yonko guy was asked if he had any final words to say. Some guy threw a bottle his face. Heh heh, that was funny.

The man started speaking. The beginning was rather boring, nothing noteworthy. Just a villainous speech. Ren had almost decided to leave when Fenir finally made it to the most important part. Whatever smile or grin Ren wore like a favorite shirt each day was completely wiped off his face. He stared intently at the area below, suddenly besieged by the yonko and his henchmen. He hadn't even sensed them nearby.

"... The City of Fantasy... what in the world is your angle...?" The assassin muttered quietly, paying now heed to the chaos reigning below him. 'What was the whole purpose? You could have just kept it to yourself... and yet here you are, shedding light to the public. Why?' The question irked him. There he stood, witnessing the shot heard around the world. He narrowed his eyes and grumbled. It wasn't every day that you find out something otherworldly was announced to actually exist. He remembered learning about it. Back when his sister was still alive to tell him about it, it amazed him. When he was told that wishes could be granted, he told her he would wish for her to be the next Rendaz. She laughed and patted him on the head, criticizing his wish and telling him to make a wish for himself instead.

"Do I... need a wish of mine to come true?" He asked out loud. He frowned and turned around. He brought his hands to his head and ruffled his hair, groaning when he could not find an answer. "Damn it damn it DAMN IT! Should I? Shouldn't I?! Go?! NO go?! Chocolate?! Vanilla?! GAAAAHHHHH THESE CHOICES!!!" He shouted at the top of his lungs, facing the sky.

His face then changed to express a look of realization. He pointed to the air. "Eureka! Coin toss!" He frantically searched all of his pockets until he got a hold of a rusty coin he had found not too long ago. Tossing it into the air with his thumb, he watched as it went up high. "... Whoops. That's a little too high." He then went into a state of alarm when the coin was moving out of his reach when it made its descent. "Woah, woah!" He took a few steps back and brought both hands out to catch the falling piece of metal. His heel stepped on the ledge and he lost his balance. Ren flailed his arms around, trying to regain his balance. Still, the damage had been down, and Rendaz plummeted. "Eeeeccch!"

The fall would have done a great deal of pain, though that wasn't the case when he had fallen into a pile of dead bodies, breaking his fall. He stared blankly at the sky once again and moved his hand to his face to block the sun's rays. His palm closed when he felt a small object land on his palm and punched the air. "Convenient!" Moving out of the pile, Rendaz stood up and checked the coin. "... Well, I guess a career change is in order after all... wait. Christoff? Hanz? What in the... what next? Olaf? Sven?"