Island Saboady Archipelago

[Guren]

A Family Hunted #10 @Larsi

Power overwhelming. That was Kallavan's sudden transformation in his dragon form. A suffocating tension as Katakuri's fear started to creep upon him. Would he be able to get out of this place alive? Would he even be able to escape at all? And what about his family? Numerous questions he began raising in his mind, all while staring a beast ten times his size in the face. Mochi would form around him, forming two large circles that hovered in mid-air. From those two massive fists would emerge, as if they had portaled in. With a boxing stance entered, Katakuri prepared himself for the worst.

A wicked grin was etched upon Kallavan's dragon form. He still wasn't used to this beast form just yet. It was a lot more bloodthirsty and wicked than his previous dino form. And a lot more easily get lost in the senses of the animal. Some of its emotions tended to seep through. Luckily he still had all of his mental factors in check. His eyes glowed red for a split second.

"JOURNEY BEFORE DESTINATION!" The massive dragon shouted, a voice almost heard throughout the entire island. If he wasn't already seen, given his enormous size. A recognizable creed for those affiliated with Foxhound but simple gibberish for those who weren't.

After that singular shout, Kallavan would start to inhale sharply. Taking in vast amounts of air.

"Boro...Metorajeta!"

Spoiler: DPR

5. Town Level + 3(A) +2 = 10. Large Country Level

From the dragon's mouth, the same flame-like beam emerged as it did within the auction house. But Katakuri would note that compared to the one fired inside, this was much faster but also much larger in scope. Naturally, since the man was the size of a building everything moved according to the scale he was now in. This beam would do much more than simply tear a hole in the wall, it could evaporate a building if he so desired.

A single shot was fired and then a second, a third and even a fourth. And before Katakuri would know it a rain of pure hellfire was spawning towards him. Its true focus was to simply overwhelm him with sheer numbers.

Whether the son of Big Mom was too occupied with this attack to notice it, remained to be seen. But after 5 or 6 of these shots. The dragon repositioned his head and aimed his last two shots towards the auction house and the direct location of Cammy, Perospero and Bruleé. Would he be able to defend himself and his siblings at the same time? At the very same time, flame clouds were moving towards the auction house. Slowly creeping in.

Spoiler: DPR

5. Town Level + 2(B) +2 = 9. Small Country Level
Lowering the DPR since it's two shots of an already 'weaker' Boro breath.

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Cammy her power shout had been bounced back, again the same mirror deflecting even her sound-based abilities. Haki was aiding that witch with her devil fruit powers. It was the only logical explanation for why her mirror was even to hold on despite all the punishment it was receiving. Already in her dash to circle the two pirates, she'd found the shout was heading towards her. Life-return mitigating the shriek itself. Again she'd brace for impact, this time she was without secondary options. That was until the floor cracked and she heard Kallavan's shout.

"Journey before destination"
"Kaioken!"

She shouted as well, eyes wide open. A code word only the two of them would understand. Cammy's body was now enveloped with a red vapour. Her body now well and fully overclocked she'd execute a dash within the Hasshoken arsenal. Boosting her movement speed even further than normal(120). Going forward like a rocket with a tier in speed above the two siblings. What followed next would all depend on whether Kallavan's attack had reached this part of the venue.

If it did Cammy would've moved in a straight line to Kallavan and Katakuri's fighting ground. She had to get as far removed from the impact as possible. The two Boro pellets would impact from the roof into both Brulée and Perospero, one directly on top of them and once a bit more away from them. But still close enough to cause a significant area of effect damage. Perhaps even toppling the venue on top of them.

If Katakuri had managed to defend against these two pellets and nothing was coming towards them, Cammy would have used her significant increase in temporary speed(120) to enter close-range combat. Out of her dash and between Bruleé and Perospero, the offensive was finally hers. With the former her back towards her and the candy man facing towards her, she'd aim for an amazing corkscrew punch. Straight to Prospero's chest. The residual shockwave from unleashing the punch could sweep Bruleé off her feet.

"HOWITZER!"

Spoiler: DPR

3. Large Building Level +4(S) +2(Haki) = 9. Small Country Level

It was a race against time as Cammy was overclocking her body well beyond her ordinary limit. She would not be able to keep this up forever.

 

[Larsi]

A Family Hunted #11 @Guren​

Charlotte Katakuri straightened his back fully, facing the monster before him. For what seemed like an eternity, yet had only been a few seconds they studied one another, the only sounds were the other fighting inside the only parts that still remained of the auction house. This mutual silence was shattered by the voice of Kallavan loudly shouting across the grove, as if passing on a message. Three words. “Journey Before Destination.” Were they just a battle cry, or were they a command? Katakuri was unsure, but what he was sure of was something bad was coming.

The mighty dragon drew a deep breath, then as if exhaling violently, he unleashed a barrage of energy blasts. Strangely however, Katakuri could sense that they were weaker than before. Sensing something strange about the entire thing, the pirate opened his eyes truly, seeing into the future, even as he began his counterattack.

Not good! Katakuri thought to himself as he threw a punch forward, represented in one of the massive hands striking out, countering one of the breaths. His other hand struck next, throwing aside the second projectile. The energy and mochi quickly filled the air, hiding Katakuri from direct view for Kallavan, smoke and sticky liquid everywhere.

Spoiler

120: 5. Town Level +2(B) + 2(CoA) = 9. Small Country Level

After four of these blasts however it seemed like Kallavan had bested his adversary. The first one of the arms crumbled, then the second fell in a heap, overcome by the barrage. Explosions crashed into the position that Katakuri had last been seen in.

As Kallavan turned his head towards the ruins of the auction house a figure rose from the mochi that still was spread all over the ground, all the way from where Katakuri had stood moments ago. Like a river for him to swim in, the white liquid-like substance molded as the former Sweet Commander desired. Already as he was emerging from the mass, facing the marine, he was throwing a punch over his head.

Like a great beast from the seas cresting the surface and leaping into the air, an enormous fist shot out from the mochi, wider than even Kallavan’s body in his current form. Guided by the hands of Katakuri, the blackened mochi struck out, overwhelming the last two shots from the dragon’s maw. Discarding the energy, the now weakened mochi fist aimed to crash into Kallavan’s upper body.

Spoiler

120: 5. Town Level +4(S) + 2(CoA) = 11. Small Continent Level
2 above breaths, loses 3 dpr.
Final DPR:
8. Island Level

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Perospero was shocked to see the young woman not even fall as the floor shattered, his trap of sticky candy exposed yet not sprung. The words mimicked between her and her partner were strange, some sort of code that they must have agreed on. Nevermind that, Perospero had to deal with Cammy now. The power she was building was not something that Brulee could easily deal with.

Even as she surged forward, Perospero rose to his feet, raising his arms up before him, palms facing upwards. Like raised by strings from his hands, the liquid candy below rose like a net from below, aiming to trap Cammy still. Her speed was incredible, but she was still a short distance away when Perospero flipped his hands around and thrust them forward.

While most of the candy still traveled upwards to entrap his opponent, the mass around him rose quicker and more direct. Like a pillar shooting up to meet the shining figure that descended on him, the glittering candy was instead hard. Meeting Cammy head on, the two forces would collide with equal force as Brulee was pushed aside by both of them, He was unsure if he could deal with a follow up attack soon enough, but Perospero hoped his trap from before would catch her and restrain her moments, or at least slow her down.

Spoiler

81-100: 3. Large Building Level +4(S) + 2(CoA) = 9. Small Country Level

 

[Guren]

A Family Hunted #11 @Larsi

Fire barraged Katakuri's location, destroying the massive arms he had just created. Eventually, an explosion would erupt around the sweet-commander, obscuring him from view and his eventual fate. The moment Kallavan had fired his remaining orbs towards the auction house his adversary would return. Having used the surrounding mochi as a way to move at high speed. From this sea of mochi, Katakuri would launch himself into the air, motion ready to throw a deadly punch.

Surprised Kallavan observed the sweet-commander as he threw a punch that outscaled his current form, at least a section of it. The punch flew, swatting the fire pellets away as if they were nothing. And all that was left was a straight punch towards Kallavan's upper body.

Spoiler: Clash

120: 7. Mountain Level +2(Haki) =9. Small Country LeveL
DPR 1 below dura: somewhat effective

A solid impact. That was what Katakuri would feel upon releasing his punch but again he felt something was off. As if he had punched a solid cinder. There was a reaction from Kallavan as he moved his head up but it was anything but critical. Without missing a beat, the massive dragon moved his head back.

"Kaifu!"

Spoiler: DPR

5. Town Level + 3(A) +2 = 10. Large Country Level

Kallavan said, blowing out several crescent air blades towards the Katakuri that stood in front of him. Aiming to inflict numerous cuts upon him. But at the very same time, his eyes flared red. There was doubt that this was the real sweet-commander. His control over Mochi had a lot of resemblances to a Logia. It wasn't wild to think that this could be a mochi clone. With the real Katakuri waiting in the back.

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//wasn't sure if I got it right so lemme know

Meanwhile, Cammy was dashing forward with increased speed and reflexes. Her body burning through nutrients and calories like a coal engine. Perospero laid down a trap that'd spring in a few moments. But now he had to deal with Cammy who was about to throw down an enhanced corkscrew punch. A mass of solid candy would meet the female fighter in an impressive clash, rendering her attack dead. But the candy itself would most likely be destroyed at the very same time.

It was here that the candy man's trap would deploy itself. A net of stick candy flew upwards from around her and aimed to catch and ensnare her. Again she'd click her tongue in annoyance, the man's inventory of frustrating techniques seemed to be endless. The distance between her and the pirate wasn't enough to cover in a quick step, not with the candy net slowly closing in on her. This would be her only opportunity to strike a deadly attack. Using the last remnants of her punching motion she'd turn her upper body around and raise her right leg, turning it pitch black at this point. With her leg at its apex, she'd throw it down in a cartwheel-like motion.

"Hasshoken Ogi: Kiryu Kirikugi!!"

Spoiler: DPR

3. Large Building Level +4(S) +2(Haki) = 9. Small Country Level

From that singular kick, an unbelievable wave of concentrated hasshoken energy flew towards Perospero. The force behind this attack was as if Cammy had thrown a bulldozer towards him but with the added effect of resonating inside his body as well. This technique operated much like one would release a rankyaku. But compared to that this one was much more devastating. While a rankyaku would simply slice and dice this attack aimed to slice and destroy the vicinity around it. The force was more than enough to break apart layers upon layers of ice. The power behind this attack was out of this world and could perhaps blow away the net that was approaching her, or at the very least make the sweet commander lose focus on manipulating it in the first place.

Whether Brulée would be able to defend against the magnum opus of the Hasshoken art remained to be seen.

 

[Larsi]

A Family Hunted #12 @Guren​

Kallavan was quick to respond to the appearance of the new Kakakuri, even though he was struck by the remnants of the pirate’s force. Though the attack made impact with the dragon’s body, the vice admiral almost seemed undeterred by the damage. Immediately turning, believing the new Katakuri to be fake, Kallavan spewed forth a barrage of airblades that surged forth through the air, aiming to cut the pirate to shreds.

Unbeknownst to Kallavan, this was not a mochi clone, instead it was the real Charlotte Katakuri, having used the mochi across the arena as a pathway to travel rapidly, intercepting the previous attack. He might seem like a logia, but it wasn’t far from the truth, in fact his body mimicked the effects of a logia with his special paramecia properties.

Now he had a choice to make, transform his body to avoid the attack or to face it head on. The former was more dangerous to himself, the second more dangerous to those behind him. So to the former Sweet Commander the choice was obvious.

As the arm that he had attacked Kallavan with retracted, Katakuri formed its counterpart from the mochi that surrounded him in all directions. Rising like a great serpent from the depths of a lake, the massive arm with a clenched fist swung forward in front of the pirate. Like a broom sweeping before him, the limb moved like his own, throwing aside the barrage of air slashes heading towards him. As quickly as it had been created the mochi arm was torn asunder, falling to the ground in pieces once more, yet it had done its job to protect against the marine.

How about we let the others play by themselves? Katakuri said as the air settled, a grim look on his face.

Spoiler: Katakuri technique

5. Town Level + 3(A) +2 = 10. Large Country Level

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Perospero wiped away sweat that was rolling down his face. It had been a while since he had faced a foe this formidable, with not one of his techniques being able to trip her up, Cammy shattered the candy spikes. Yet that was the least of his worries as the marine followed up with yet another kick, this one carrying a force that caused the very air to tremble in anticipation.

Hasshoken was an ability that only a select few in this world had mastered, and not something Perospero himself had ever encountered. Yet despite this even he could sense the danger it presented, and a realization dawned on him. It was not something he could defend against forever, nor something that Brulee could deal with with her power. Mirrors after all didn’t deal well with vibrations.

Waving away his sister, the oldest of the present Charlotte siblings stepped towards the destruction unleashed towards him by Cammy. As it tore through the sugary net between them, Perospero raised his left arm darkened by haki before him and stepped slightly to the right. Behind Cammy the rest of the net would rise like a sheet attempting to wrap her up as Perospero seemed to pull it with his right hand.

Cammy’s attack made contact with Perospero, ripping into his arm and breaking several bones despite the defense he had made. Gritting his teeth, the pirate pulled even harder on the candy net, aiming to envelop his opponent in the candy from behind. His left arm fell limp to his side, blood and bruises appearing from several points on the limb. This was the price he had paid to try to trap her. Now to see it the trap would snap shut around her.

Spoiler: perospero dura

101-119: 6. City Level +1(CoA) = 7. Mountain Level
DPR 2 or more higher than dura: super effective

 

[Guren]

A Family Hunted #12 @Larsi

Katakuri had a choice to make. Defend himself or his siblings? In hindsight, it was an easy choice to make, but when everything hung in the balance, it gave the man a slight pause. The punching arm returned from its attacking motion, allowing Katakuri to swing a massive mochi arm from his other arm. The man deflected and blocked Kallavan's Kaifu attack in a sweeping motion. The arm itself, however, was shredded beyond repair and fell to the ground in many small pieces.

"Fine, but I do wonder how long you'll keep this up. Your awakening is a constant drain. Ha ha ha ha"

The Marine said as he flew forward with a serpentine-like motion, fast, ridiculously fast given his size and build. Coiling around Katakuri and eventually upwards. The pirate would now be near a creature that was the size of a small island. Kallavan chose to not pin the pirate down just yet, there was room to move around. But from every angle, he was essentially trapped. The motion the marine did was akin to an upward spiral. His head was meters above Katakuri but given his size, the rest of his body lagged, creating a cage-like feeling. Eventually, the lag would catch up to him as his tail finally followed and by the time an opening arrived in front of Katakuri it'd be the tail itself, moments from impacting itself. The tail end is already twice Katakuri's size itself. Given the trajectory, speed and mass it'd be a decent attack. Which, given the circumstances made it difficult to avoid.

Spoiler: DPR

5. Town Level +2Haki = 7. Mountain Level

Perhaps 20 to 30 meters above Katakuri was Kallavan's dragonic head. Overlooking how the pirate would react to this sudden move. Regardless of what Katakuri would do Kallavan would respond with a secondary attack. Flames were already about to burst out of his mouth and when his tail engaged with the sweet commander his beam of flames erupted forward. His own body which was still moving towards the rest of himself would twirl itself out of the way as the man chose an angle that'd prevent him from harming himself.

"Boro Breath!"

Spoiler: DPR

5. Town Level +4(S) +1Haki = 10. Large Country Level

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Perospero chose self-sacrifice. He opted to throw out his left arm to make certain that his net would capture this target. Cammy who had just delivered what might be her strongest attack felt the recoil hard. That with the fact that her Kaioken was on its last legs made it even harder. With no room to manoeuvre and all the underlying factors against her, there wasn't much else she could do. The candy net sprung and trapped her from behind. Pushing her body in a tight spot the young marine would eventually drop to the ground or whatever kind of floor that was left.

"Shit." She uttered with frustration.

Now most likely on the ground Cammy would try and pull off a Hail Mary. With the last bits of her Kaioken active she'd use the incredible heat that she was emitting to loosen the net of candy that surrounded her. That combined with intense vibrations of her entire body something akin to shivering her body at a high frequency. With the heat, hopefully, liquifying the candy and her intense shivering she'd hope to shake this net off of her. There wasn't much else she could attempt at this moment.

A last resort to avoid capture.

 

[Larsi]

A Family Hunted #13 @Guren​

Katakuri smirked as the massive beast of mythical lore replied, calling him out for his flagrant use of his powers. True to his opponent’s words, belied by his own words and grin, Katakuri felt the strain of the battle creep up on him as sweat rolled down his back. The sensation of tiredness creeping up on him was suddenly overshadowed as Kallavan moved upwards. Coiling around Katakuri, the dragon’s body spiraled upwards like a cage trapping the pirate within.

Clearly Kallavan wasn’t afraid of Katakuri, presenting himself as such an easy target from all angles. Katakuri should make him regret this…

Raising both arms out to the side, Katakuri held his palm open facing downwards, as if the strings of a puppeteer dangled from the tips of his fingers. Below, the white mass started to rise upwards in several sharp points. At the same time Kallavan’s tail shot forward, a weak strike aimed to knock him off balance, but the pirate saw more.

Once more he glimpsed into the future, seeing the roar of fire descending on him. Mochi would melt, caramelize instantly, hardened and unmoving. In the center of the blaze he would stand, scorched like the area around him. His burned flesh would fall to the ground, no longer standing in the way of the path to his siblings.

But Katakuri had other plans, and as the tail had crossed half the distance he flipped his palms upwards, fingers clawing upwards as he shot his arms towards the sky and Kallavan, as the enemy unleashed his fiery devastation.

Each of the ten points in the mochi, one for each of his fingers, that had been rising now exploded upwards. The tips transformed into the vague shape of fists, but this was more of an instinctual act on Katakuri’s part, not an intentional one. Immediately three of the pillars of mochi crashed into the underside of the tail that was traveling towards Katakuri, throwing it aside, potentially damaging it and perhaps throwing the marine off balance.

Unimpeded by the weaker attack, the mochi continued upwards as the fire was rushing down. The force and unison which the pillars traveled created a sort of airwave trailing behind. As such, when the makeshift fists collided with the fire breath, the blunt force of the flames were discarded and dispersed around, allowing the mochi to continue its ascent.

Immediately following the clash, Katakuri spread his left hand out again and above him, five of the pillars arced outwards, aiming to crash into different parts of the dragon’s body below its neck. The other half would continue upwards, aiming to crash into the face of the dragon itself, taking advantage of the multiple attacks and possibly obscuring of vision from the boro breath.

Below, Katakuri let out a ragged breath, his exhaustion clearly no longer a distant enemy, but now a close threat. Around him the remnants of the fires from Kallavan fell and curled around him, even despite the clash above, singing his clothes and skin, and burning parts of the mochi that surrounded him. If this hadn’t worked, he was in serious trouble.

Spoiler

120: 5. Town Level +5(S+) +2(CoA) = 12. Large Continent Level

5 higher than tail, largely unaffacted, doesnt lose DPR
2 higher than boro breath, Overwhelms the weaker attack but loses 3~DPR
Final DPR: 9. Small Country Level

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Perospero bit the pain of his arm back as he fell backwards, all his intent focused into enveloping Cammy in his net. He was sure his sacrifice would not be in vain, as she landed within his area of influence, he thought he had succeeded. Then, even as the net descended around her, she began vibrating, releasing a wave of heat and vibrations around herself. Immediately his spirits fell, knowing he had failed.

Then she was there, like she always had been, a trusty younger sister, supporting her brothers as best as she could. Brulee dashed in from the side, both hands raised with mirrors in the palms of her hands. Facing the two reflective surfaces she had created towards Cammy, she would absorb the heated vibrations, then send it back towards the marine. Around them the net would fall on both women, Brulee allowing herself to be trapped within together with the enemy, as her brother could free her later. This was the sacrifice they both made to take down their enemy. The question was just, would it be enough?

 

[Guren]

A Family Hunted #13 @Larsi

The situation was dire for Katakuri, so much so that he had to peer into the future. Observing everything that'd be thrown at him so he could quickly anticipate and adapt to the situation.

Like a puppet master Katakuri directed the mochi around his fingers upwards to the sky and Kallavan, ten tips flew upwards aiming to both defend and attack at the very same time. Shifting into fists as they travelled. From those ten, three would clash against the underside of the tail, throwing it aside, effectively throwing it off track. The tail would be swept aside as if a mere nuisance to which Kallavan would respond with a clenched right eye, the damage to the tail was much more than he had anticipated. Katakuri's soul was burning and the man was reaching the ceiling of his power and strength. With the tail out of the way, Kallavan had managed to pull himself together, not losing balance just yet but he did have a lapse in his guard. A window that allowed Katakuri to continue striking, but it did confirm one thing to Kallavan. This pirate possessed future sight, everything was too convenient for it to be a coincidence.

This especially hit home when more fists arrived from behind the curtain that was his very own boro breath. Drilling the man full with incredibly sharp and deadly punches, even carrying enough force to lift this massive creature further into the air. An astonishing feat, considering the size and weight Kallavan currently was. Given the speed and surprise attack that it was, made it incredibly hard for Kallavan to coat his immense body with the desired haki. At most, he could enhance himself with a soft defensive aura, white and nearly skin-like. It was his fastest but not as tough as full-on dark haki.

Spoiler: Result

Dura with invis haki = 9. small country level
Result= normal damage

With the launch of the dragon high up, Katakuri would note that the creature in general was shrinking. And not due to the fact that it was higher up in the air. To shrink at this level he'd have to throw Kallavan miles and miles up into the air. Considering the power behind his punches and Kallavan's mass wasn't a conceivable thing to pull off. No, something else was at play here. Eventually, the massive dragon was no more, revealing only a singular, large dot high in the air. Katakuri with his experience would be able to put two and two together. And his worst fears would probably come to fruition.

The creature rushed down towards Katakuri like a bullet but not before releasing a massive hand-like projectile towards the Bilion-marked pirate.

"Rankyaku: Senri Tsutensho"

Spoiler: DPR

5. Town Level +3(A) +1Haki = 9. Small Country Level

He shouted, unleashing a massive palm thrust through the air, aiming to slam Katakuri hard into the metaphorical pavement.

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For Cammy, however, things weren't looking all too well. If only she had to fight Perospero alone she might've been able to pull it off. Her choices were solid but the fact that Brulée was there, countering most of her attacks made things incredibly hard. That combined with the fact that the recoil of her kaioken had finally kicked in.

Gone was the red vapour that had surrounded her body, in was the extreme pain her body was experiencing. The shivering her body was going under also immediately halted for her bones and muscles couldn't handle the intense shaking at this very moment. The young woman, trapped in a net of candy fell to her arms and knees, severely weakened and at long last trapped.

For now, she was alive and the only thing she could attempt was to buy time. With her eyes closed she started up her accelerated healing and recovery, a life-return staple. But whether she'd succeed in time, remained to be seen. The fact remained, however, that both she and Brulée were now imprisoned and Perospero was missing a limb. If there was a time to pull things around and clinch a win, it was now.

"I told you, you people are fools to think you can escape this place. Your brother does not stand a chance"

 

[Larsi]

A Family Hunted #14 @Guren​

Katakuri felt a sense of satisfaction, despite the dire circumstances, as his attacks connected with the dragon. Yet it was short lived, as even his barrage of attacks seemed to have had a limited effect on the enemy. Sure, he was lifted into the air, but it hadn’t felt to Katakuri as if he had dealt any meaningful damage to him. Like punching a diamond is what it had felt like.

As he was lifted ever higher, Kallavan seemed to transform and grow smaller, or disappear faster and faster upwards. However, this suddenly changed as Kallavan took a new form, descending on the pirate with renewed force.

As he approached Katakuri with great speeds, Kallavan unleashed a massive projectile of air itself, bearing down on Katakuri. Luckily the pirate still had plenty of mochi left from before, and it could easily be repurposed into new attacks. Kallavan would have to incinerate much of the grove they were on to fully rid Katakuri of ammunition to send his way.

It was due to this being ready for him to use he was able to throw it up like a shield above himself, in the path of the attack. It was however very hastily made and therefore not as strong as it should have been.

The air pressure was slowed down by the mochi, but even so it was able to break through and crash into Katakuri below. His knees bent under the pressure and he stumbled away, but still managed to remain standing, if only barely. Bloodied and bruised, he raised his head again, hands clenched into fists. Around him the mochi he had used splattered to the ground, his blood painting it red. He stood ready to face Kallavan, knowing he couldn’t win.

Spoiler

120: 5. Town Level + 3(A) = 8. Island Level
Attack is 1 DPR higher: Overwhelms the weaker attack but loses 5 DPR
Katakuri is his by 4. City Block Level
Durability: 81-100: 5. Town Level
DPR 1 below dura: somewhat effective

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Perospero rose again, touching his left arm with his right hand. Pain filled him, but he knew he couldn’t be done yet. He still had a mission to complete to protect his siblings. And so he quickly encased his arm in a hard candy, protecting it from further injury. It still hurt, but at least it was held still.

He then reached out to Brulee and the candy that coated her body and restrained her. As puppets on a string, he pulled the substance off her, then put it onto Cammy, strengthening the bonds that held her. At the same time the young woman was trying to heal, but also distract him from her restraints. He listened to her words as he placed his hand fully on her.

Perhaps, but then this doesn’t hurt our chances, does it? Perospero smirked, as from his fingertips more candy flowed, quickly spreading across her body and coating it, and in doing so it would prevent her from moving at all. He left small holes for breathing, but otherwise, she would be helpless.

 

[Guren]

A Family Hunted #14 @Larsi

With quick decision making Katakuri rose a shield of mochi before him, allowing it to tank the palm thrust. However, at that very moment, Kallavan would turn it up a second gear. Deciding that it was time to end this fight. Utilizing a combination of Soru and Geppo, the Admiral would dart and zip around in the air to reach Katakuri in close range before the man would realize it. The wall of mochi he had created earlier now stood in his way to anticipate the Admiral's next attack. Even more so now that the pirate would realize that he could no longer detect nor read the marine's next move. Unbeknown to Katakuri, red and black sparks were coating the Vice-Admiral, completely killing the Mochi man's mantra to a certain extent. Probably a first for the man, showing a glimpse of the gap between the two fighters.

With all these conditions set, Kallavan would in perhaps a blink, arrive next to Katakuri. His right arm was already in the motion of being thrown, straight to the pirate's left cheek.

"Kokusen!"

Spoiler: DPR

5. Town Level +4(S) +2Haki =11. Small Continent Level

A deadly right punch that concentrated the red hasshoken flame into Katakuri's body. Letting the energy disrupt and potentially break his entire core. The force and weight behind this single punch were enough to send the pirate flying to perhaps an adjacent grove.

Meanwhile, Cammy was trying to heal herself at the highest possible rate. But alas there was no real time gained by trying to distract Perospero and the man saw and took his opportunity. Without as much as a response or sign of fear, distress Cammy saw herself being encased in the liquid and eventually turned into a statue of candy.

"Journey before destination." She said her last before being completely 'sealed'.

 

[Larsi]

A Family Hunted #15 @Guren​

Katakuri knew he was in trouble even as the attack crashed into him, and so as he felt the force pound him into the ground, he knew he had to react to what Kallavan was following up with. And so he opened his eyes fully and looked into the future. And saw nothing.

A spike of fear shot down his spine, sending him alert. It was a sensation he had rarely experienced before, but even that was something he was more familiar with than this. His vision of things to come was not working. A myriad of things flashed through his thoughts in the span of an eyeblink. Was it because he would be dead? Was it something else? No, that was not something to worry about. What he had to worry about was what came next. And surely enough his eyes caught a sudden flash of movement to his side.

Hurried on by the fear that he still felt to his core, Katakuri managed to summon the strength to throw a punch straight towards the incoming foe, his mochi body shifting his fist into a pummel to meet the incoming attack head on.

Spoiler

101-119: 4. City Block Level +4(S) +2(CoA) = 10. Large Country Level
Attack is 1 DPR higher: Overwhelms the weaker attack but loses 5 DPR
Katakuri hit with 6. City Level
Katakuri dura: 81-100: 5. Town Level
DPR 1 higher than dura: quite effective

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It was however not enough force gathered in such a short moment to withstand the force that Kallavan bore down on him with. And so even as his fist connected with that of his foe’s Kallavan’s limb was thrown aside, the remnants of the force crashed into him and sent him flying a good distance away. Groaning, the once great pirate now struggled to rise, laying in a heap a good distance away from Kallavan. However, before either of them could make another move, a voice cut through to both of them.

Well well, looks like I made it just in time. Perospero said, stepping into the area they battled in. His left arm hung uselessly in its makeshift case, protected for now, but still broken in several places. Turning to Kallavan, the older brother of Katakuri smiled. Now now, how about we calm down a little? None of us want any losses, do we?

With the swipe of his arm, Perospero created a small wall of har candy next to himself. This seemed like a strange effort, until two faces appeared in the reflection. Brulee and Cammy, the former holding the latter prisoner.

See, your friend is safe. Perospero said, then with another swipe of his arm the candy crumbled, and the vision of the two of them disappeared again. And she will remain that way, if we get to leave in peace.

 

[Guren]

A Family Hunted #15 @Larsi

Katakuri's mantra was more or less sealed but luckily he didn't reach this stage on that feat alone. With incredible reflexes and quick wit, the pirate reacted and intercepted Kallavan's punch in just the nick of time. The marine's bolstered fist met a squared fist and their combined force was a spectacle to behold. The red lightning haki erupted and crashed far and wide, a common sight in battles on the new world. However, even with the pirate's impressive feat, he was still no match for the raw power this Vice-Admiral had behind him. For their stalemate was short-lived and before long Katakuri was blown backwards with the remainder of the force hitting his very core, breaking him from within.

It was here that Kallavan would try and seize this window but fortunately for Katakuri, Perospero showed up bearing news that Kallavan feared might happen. With a frown, the Admiral looked on and observed into this candy mirror. Behind it was Cammy imprisoned and taken hostage and now served as an exchange of some sort.

"I wonder if your sister can last these seas on her own," Kallavan said, his glance quickly dashing around his peripheral vision. A check to see if there were mirrors or reflective surfaces around. "Also did you expect this to go down that smoothly? We are the navy, as if I'd beg on my knees for you people. The thought alone." The Vice-Admiral said, eyes clad in shadow. "Seimei Kikan: Kami-e Bushin"

Suddenly the massive boulder of a man shrunk down quite a bit in bulk, going for a much faster and nimbler form. In relative terms, he switched his super heavyweight form into more of a middleweight form. The man took just a simple step but the distance he crossed within it went beyond reason. Raw speed at display, no soru or heightened technique. Katakuri at this point would notice his mantra worked again, right as the dark lightning vanished from the Admiral. With that single step, he now stood right next to Perospero, the Admiral's eyes filled with darkness and sheer concentrated anger that'd perhaps terrify him to his core.

"With each step in this endless journey, I take I see you more and more as the vermin that you are. Jittering, squirming and eventually escaping your way out of any consequences. Your reckoning will come Big Mom pirates for I Kallavan D Blackthorn will hunt you to the ends of this world, and haunt your dreams and your nightmares. Each corner you take you will check if I do not stand there." Kallavan said, clearly Perospero's attempt to blackmail this man backfired spectacularly for the burning fire within was going into overdrive, unearthing a darkness that Kallavan had pushed down deep within. But past events and those from Blood Lord castle had instilled a deep trauma that the man hadn't and wouldn't work through. It was here that the man's haki exploded, pure unfiltered king haki being focused with all its might on Perospero. The ground beneath his feet cracked as if the gravity around the man doubled in force.

"Curse your luck for today I will beat the fear into you....scum."

Kallavan said as his right fist moved forward like a whip, detonating an incredible force to Perospero's gut and afterwards his face, right eye, chin, and chest. Until Kallavan would've hit every bone and muscle in his body within an incredible series of punches, the ultimate shigan-like barrage.

"Jugon: Madara!"

Spoiler: DPR

5. Town Level +3(A) +2Haki =10. Large Country Level

Tears ran down Kallavan's face for he knew that the possibility of sacrificing Cammy here was a certain risk. But for now, he gambled it all. On the fact that he could intimidate Perospero to such a deep layer. That the man would be paralyzed long enough so he could overwhelm him with punches. And that that damage would be enough to knock out the man and in turn, perhaps disable his candy hold. From within the mirror world, Cammy would perhaps be able to turn it all around. For with the holes in her candy mould, she was still recovering herself. The position and situation were all that'd allow her to do, unfortunately.

 

[Larsi]

A Family Hunted #16 @Guren​

Katakuri felt pain all over, his body battered like a slab of meat after a round with a tenderizer. Slowly he pushed himself up, wondering why he was still alive. Then he heard the words spoken by his brother, the words challenging this man, this monster, in place of Katakuri.

Brother, no! Katakuri tried to call out, but it was already too late. Kallavan appeared next to Perospero in a flash of motion, speaking back at the pirate. The words that flowed from the marine’s mouth were full of fiery passion, threatening the pirates to their very core. And then he followed up on the threat.

Perospero knew he was outmatched, he had known from the beginning. But he had hoped this gambit would pay off. How wrong he was. The force and speed at which he was assaulted was far more than he could ever react to, much less withstand. If Cammy was a strike of lightning, this man was the storm itself, unleashed on the oldest of the Charlotte siblings.

A feeble wall of candy started to rise between the two of them as a barrier, but it was immediately shattered, the force smashing into Perospero himself. He opened his mouth as if to cry out in pain, but he quickly lost all breath as his body was broken. In the flash of a moment Perospero’s body was thrown to the ground, unmoving. Was he still alive? Only time would tell, but he didn’t seem to be breathing.

Brother! Another voice called, from out in the water. Brulee’s voice was raw with pain. She seemed to stand half submerged in the water, holding the solidified prison of Cammy in her hands.

With tears in her eyes, she pushed the candy rock into the water, allowing the young girl to be swallowed by the water. Then she seemed to sink down herself, closing the mirror she had created on the reflection of the water surface.

Cammy, encased in candy, but able to breathe through her mouth would suddenly be in a dire circumstance. The water was very deep, as they weren’t on a regular island, but instead on grove trees in the middle of the ocean. She would quickly sink down, unless saved somehow. What could Kallavan, the devil fruit user, hope to do?

Brulee would emerge from a hidden mirror nearby, but attacking her would not be any help in rescuing Cammy. They were all devil fruit users, after all. Kallavan seemed to have won the battle, but at what cost?

 

[Guren]

A Family Hunted #16 @Larsi

Completely overwhelmed. Both in mind and body Perospero fell to the ground, shattered. The call from Brulée snapped Kallavan in her general direction. And there they were, both Cammy and Brulée, hovering on the water's surface. The marine narrowed his eyes, already putting two and two together. Before the Vice-Admiral could utter even a single word his companion had been thrown into the water, still stuck within her candy prison. But what the man himself wasn't aware of and not even the other siblings was that the candy hold was fading quickly. With Perospero supposedly knocked out his control over his powers also yielded. Every hardened structure is now back to its most basic level, a sticky liquid. And eventually simply gone. Kallavan would grab Perospero by the collar before kicking with his left leg towards Cammy's previous location.

"Tatsumaki"

He whispered and from that single kick, he released a large twister that started to 'uproot' the water below in a massive water sprout formation. Cammy at this point would most likely be swept up as well, the candy surrounding her now truly well and gone. At the same time this was happening in the background, Kallavan covered perospero with his signature flame clouds. Forcing the pirate to float high up into the air, far removed from any mirrors or hidden access Brulée could use.

Live Cammy. This heart of mine cannot bear yet another loss.

Kallavan thought to himself as he rushed forward in Brulée's direction. With her strange powers, she was priority number one in his eyes. Stopping a few feet before the woman he'd use the drawn-up momentum and punched the ground before him with incredible force.

"Ryu no Ibuk!"

He shouted as his fist pierced the ground and a singular detonation of hasshoken down below blew the ground upwards, destroying and cracking the ground in a wide radius that was around him. An attack that wasn't aimed at Brulée in general but it'd make her lose any footing she had if she didn't respond in time. The same outcome would arrive should she wish to copy Kallavan's move for his reflection would cause the same result, the ground below her feet to be gone. If successful from those cracks smoke in the type of flame clouds would fly out and try to catch Brulée. A first attempt to ensnare her with flame clouds but unknown to either her or perhaps Katakuri was that the ground and earth were already coated with these clouds. Everything that was blown upwards was now completely under Kallavan's control.

Meanwhile, Cammy was spit out from the water spout, gasping for air and trying to get her bearings through Geppo. While not completely recovered and in any fighting shape she was well enough to have regained consciousness.

Huff huff huff

Spoiler: Technique

Ryu no Ibuki (竜の息吹 Ryū no Ibuki?, literally meaning "Dragon's Breath"): Kallavan puts his clenched fist into the ground while imbuing them with Hasshoken. He then pushes them into the floor, creating an immense impact and centred all-directional fissure. Through this fissure Kallavan injects his flame cloud, allowing him to lift several pieces of rock or other substance at once.
Requirements: 81 Mastery in DF and Hasshoken
Destructive Potency Rank: Supplementary

 

[Larsi]

A Family Hunted #17 @Guren​

Katakuri stumbled forwards, at a loss for what to do. He had not felt this helpless since he was a child, unable to do anything to protect his family. Not even when his mother had fallen had he felt like this. Here only he was the protector, and he was failing to a single foe. As Perospero fell to the ground he thought he could feel the impact in his own stomach. His body trembled even as Kallavan struck out, saving Cammy from afar.

Then, as Kallavan turned to face Brulee, Katakuri too noticed she was there, but his body felt sluggish, unresponsive. It was hard to tell if it was exhaustion or mental anguish. Likely both.

Brulee had no time to react as Kallavan made his move. The ground seemed to rupture, throwing the woman upwards. She cried out in surprise, but was quickly silenced as she was encased in the chunks of earth that floated in the air.

Seeing his sister captured seemed to break something within Katakuri, as the former Sweet Commander broke free from his stupor. A roar of fury escaped his mouth as he thrust his arms forward. The mochi that surrounded him seemed to come back to life, shaping itself vaguely into the form of an enormous fist. Shooting forwards, the huge pillar of mochi aimed to crash into Kallavan, a final attempt at taking out his foe.

Spoiler

120: 5. Town Level +5(S+) +2(CoA) +1(CoC) = 13. Moon Level

 

[Guren]

A Family Hunted #17 @Larsi

Kallavan slowly lowered his arm while he observed the floating Brulée. Together with her brother Kallavan now had both siblings in his custody and the third one was about to fall. But not before casting out an attack out of desperation that turned into willpower manifested. Kallavan was instantly alerted to this change it wasn't often he found people on these waters that could cast Haoshoku into their attacks. And while Katakuri had done it subconsciously there was still the massive threat it posed. Unfortunately for the young pirate, Kallavan had a lot more experience with it. Turning his upper body and raising his right hand, facing the massive punch with a single open palm.

"Rho Aias"

Spoiler: Clash

120: 5. Town Level +4(S) +3(CoA) +1(CoC) = 13. Moon Level
Attack negated

The Admiral said, black lightning coursing through his arm and hand leading the flow of haki through his entire body and out of his hand. It didn't take long before Kallavan could emit all of this built-up haki into a massive 3 layer shield before him, red lightning buzzing left and right around it. It was clearly announcing its boosted properties through Kings Haki.

Katakuri's last ditch effort would slam into the shield breaking the first layer nearly instantly. But Kallavan's look didn't change nor show a hint of worry he had full confidence in this shield. But the young pirate didn't go down that easily putting more and more strain on himself eventually the second layer would break. This triggered a reaction from Kallavan in the form of a furrowed eyebrow. And with one final push, Katakuri would channel all of his remaining strength which gave pause to the marine, breaking the final layer and releasing a plume of smoke.

It wasn't long before Katakuri would enjoy this 'victory' for from that plume of smoke a bullet flew through. At least that's how it appeared, in reality, Kallavan dashed forward with incredible speed.

"Kokusen!" The man shouted short and sweet with a brutal punch to Katakuri's gut. A punch with enough force to break concrete.

Spoiler: DPR

5. Town Level +4(S) +2(CoA) = 11. Small Continent Level

 

[Larsi]

A Family Hunted #18 @Guren​

Katakuri knew that he was near the end of his power, yet he pressed on. His final attack surged forward, yet Kallavan was able to react in time. Simply raising his arm, the vice admiral stopped the attack, at least momentarily. Refusing to give up, Katakuri pushed on. Then it cracked, and the pillar of mochi pushed forward once more. He broke not only one or two, but all the layers of defense before finally crashing into the area where Kallavan had been standing.

A sense of victory and relief fell over Katakuri as he stumbled forwards. Before him, the creation of mochi fell apart, spilling out onto the ground below. He was no longer able to unconsciously control it, and he was more focused on finding out if he had successfully taken out the marine. And so he stumbled forward, only barely able to react as the dust before him shifted. The mochi around him barely had time to stir before Kallavan appeared, his fist burying itself in the pirate's abdomen.

Without even having time to react enough to think of a counter attack Katakuri buckled over. His vision darkened even before his body hit the ground. And so, the final of the three Charlotte siblings fell to the might of Kallavan D Blackthorne, yet they would all live on. However none of them could anticipate what would come next.

 

[Guren]

A Family Hunted #18 @Larsi

Kallavan slowly retracted his punch, haki fading from his arm and fist. Katakuri fell down before him unconscious and beaten. With a very long exhale the Vice-Admiral stood from his hunched position as he reverted back to his human form. At this point Cammy came down, huffing and puffing. The difference in physical state between the two couldn't be bigger. Kallavan hardly had a scratch on him, in the grand scheme of things. And especially compared to Cammy. "You soften up those two, they were a clear catch for me." He'd say, moving to the pirate before him and locking him in seastone cuffs. "Bold move you did commander. You've got my respect, didn't think you had it in ya, discarding me like that."

"A calculated risk," Kallavan added as he moved towards the others.
"But, to be quite frank. I'm not sure if I'd have been able to hold back if they managed to kill you."

"Hmph," Cammy said, clearly not aware of how to respond to it.

It didn't take long and before they knew it the 3 pirates were wrapped with flame clouds and locked up with seastone cuffs.

"You really just going to hand them over? Who knows what they'll do? This might come back to bite you in the ass."
"I'm aware. But unfortunately my hands are tied. It's the only way to gain their trust and for my true objective."
"Hmm? What's that?"
"You'll see in due time, for now. Let's head back."

And so the two marines headed back towards their starting point. With their prizes in tow.

-END