Chapter III: BloodshedIt had been several minutes since the island-wide siren had gone off, but within that small timespan, piracy had reached its peaked. Well, at least that’s what most had thought. The scent of sweat, smoke and fire filled the streets, but among the most infamous of seamen, there was something definitely missing. Blood.
What good was a gathering of pirates if there weren’t any Marines to slaughter? Taking out their pent up aggression on helpless civilians was an option, but nothing could beat the feeling of slaying those who bore the symbol of justice on their backs.
Among those from the crowd were several known characters in the world of piracy. One of which was “Blood Splatter” Bathory. She was one who knew the satisfaction and pleasure of besting the Marines. Therefore, the fact that none were around was obviously causing her to grow impatient. Her companion, “Pirate Executioner” Cheshire, knew better than to keep the young female waiting; the last time this took place, an entire village was massacred.
“M’lady. I believe it is time to make things interesting.”At that moment, the former bounty hunter vanished from where he was and reappeared several meters forward. Flipping and running across the crowd that filled the plaza, he made quite an impression as he displayed to all his quickness, immense speed and agility. Soon enough, Cheshire had managed to reach what he was aiming for, the executioner’s platform. Within wasting anytime, he proceeded to scale the steel construct but to the surprise of most, instead of climbing it in a typical fashion, the Pirate Executioner began running upwards, vertically against the pillars. However, as if his ascent up the platform was not attention-catching enough, the young pirate extended his arms, exposed both his clawed hands and proceeded to drag them across the metal beam he was on. A loud high-pitched screech filled the area, causing most to cover their ears while others simply cursed upon hearing the wretched noise.
But upon reaching the top, he turned and tumbled into position as he faced all those below. With a wide grin on his face, Cheshire spoke.
“Good day my brethren. Some of you may already know me, thus I shall skip the introductions. Today, I come to you not as a Bounty Hunter or a Pirate, but as a messenger. Most are probably aware of the big names that have already set foot in Loguetown. And I believe, most are planning to join the ranks of one of their crews. Am I right?"The silence that was previously established by the bounty hunter a few moments prior was immediately broken as the riled up crowd heartily responded to his question in unison.
“Yeeeaaaaahhhh!””
I’m glad to see such enthusiasm from such potential recruits, but we have to face the fact that we cannot take all of you in. To solve this predicament, we have come up with a solution. If we filter out the weak, only the strong will remain. Correct? said the Pirate Executioner as his grin slowly turned more dark and sinister.
Suddenly, several screams were heard amongst the plaza crowd. Pirates were falling down one after another as a blur of white and blue zoomed in and out of the scene, splattering blood all across the floor.
”M’lady and her friends seemed to have had enough.”To make matters worse, it was not only Bathory who had begun to move, but De Salvo, Popov, Morgan, and Moto Moto as well.
"This will definitely be enjoyable." said Cheshire as he remained atop the platform, seemingly quite satisfied in the act of simply watching in silence.
Pick an opponent, help slay fodder, or try and interact with the named rookies. Your choice really. They'll be rampaging for a while and they're out to kill. Be careful. In terms of abilities, I only mentioned Bathory being some sort of speed demon with a knife, but the rest, I just mentioned in hindsight. This doesn't mean they're not already fighting.
I guess I'll just give you guys a brief rundown on their capabilities and what they're doing right now.
Oleg "Dark Jester" Popov: He's an expressionless knife juggler/thrower. He makes use of at least three blades at a time and has several others hidden around his person. You can imagine how he kills.
"Scarface" De Salvo: A seven foot tall giant with a superhuman grip. He crushes bones, skulls, and tosses people around. He's quite violent and easily irritated.
"Red Scale" Morgan: Another behemoth of a man who stands at just over 7 feet. He wields a gun in one hand and a sword in the other. He's accompanied by a few dozen other pirates who have clothes that have the same red scale-like pattern.
"Iron-Forged" Moto Moto: Largest and most muscular among them; over eight feet in height. Not that fast but his punches are lethal. He doesn't move and only stays in one spot most of the time when fighting. Many are seen shooting and coming at him with blades, but none seem to be able to wound him.