Brawl The Maelstrom of Fate

[Larsi]

Original Post By: Fire Tiger

The Maelstrom of Fate

The Grand Line is a sea of chaos and confusion. The most veteran of sailors can lose their way on these unpredictable waters. Storms crop up from nowhere and currents change under the will of the heavens. Even the ever changing course of fate can twist, cross, and end under the mysterious effects of this ocean.

It was on these waters that the fate of three strangers would be forever altered.

On a moonless night a storm of apocalyptic proportions manifested from nothingness to cause havoc on the lives of many seafarers. The winds raged, the waves battered, and the rain disoriented sailors from a myriad of ships. When the dawn broke the survivors found themselves on still waters obscured by fog. By the time the fog lifted, the seaman discovered that they weren't alone at sea.

Nearly three dozen vessels were subjected to the same experience. Ships from merchants, pirates, warring nations, explorers, and others were clustered together by a freak accident. For brief moment under the heat of the morning sun tensions rose as friends, enemies, and strangers found themselves within boarding distance of each other. It was at that stage that a canon was fired and like the proverbial powder keg all chaos ensued. Ships ramming, cannons blasting, sails falling, it was pandemonium and nobody was safe.​

Spoiler: Stats

Statistics:
47x5 = 235 Mink Race Bonuses: +16 speed (4x4=16), +16 strength (4x4=16), +4 any (1x4=4), +5 any (MA mastery lvl. 41)
Strength: 45 + 16 = 61
Speed: 40+ 16 = 56
56x2 = 112
-Reaction: 50 +5(Mind) = 55
-Movement: 62
Vitality: 37 +5 =42
42x2 = 84
-Durability: 43
-Stamina: 41
Mind: 44
44x2 = 88
-Science: 41
-Beast Mastery: 47
Martial Arts: 57 + 4 = 61
61x2 = 122
-Ittoryu/Nitoryu: 61
-Electro: 61
Haki: 12
12×2= 24
-Armament Haki: 24

Spoiler: Equipment

2 Xiphos Swords

Spoiler: Xiphos

1 Dagger

Spoiler: Dagger

1 Wool Fleece

Spoiler: Fleece

Rags, bandages, and a chain

"Kilij Talking"
[Kilij Thinking]
Kilij Action

Kilij Dao Odachi gladiator, ex-slave, and fugitive. Those are the titles that the young Tiger Mink possessed. He wanted to add other titles to the mix like blacksmith or pirate, but he didn't qualify for either of those. He was trained in the art of smithing, but without money, equipment, or a forge he couldn't even produce the simplest of arms. As for pirate, he was going to join a crew that his mentor recommended, but he didn't know how to find them. A month ago he escaped from a life of slavery by luck, but that luck didn't include a way to make money. All he had on him were a couple of swords he stole from the masters and a dagger his mentor gave him before departing. After days of living like a homeless beggar on a tiny island, Kilij decided to try his luck elsewhere and stowaway on a merchant ship.

The ship carried farm animals to sell on other islands and the tiger Mink hid amongst them. He had stolen a sheep wool fleece from one of the town's farms and used that to camouflage himself with the farm animals. With that Kilij set sail on a cargo hold filled with sheep, goats, pigs, and chickens. Unsurprisingly resting on filth and eating grain meant for beasts wasn't all that different than the life of a slave. Plus he stole a chicken once or twice to round out his diet.

The journey continued on this fashion for two weeks until a storm hit them out of nowhere. That night the ship shook from side to side and almost capsized on a few occasions. Inside the beast pen, Kilij slid from wall to wall crashing into the beast for the whole evening. Water poured in and he almost drowned when a fat pig pinned him under its weight. When the morning calm came the disoriented Mink thought of revealing himself to the crew just so he could escape from this animal hell. Unfortunately it was at this moment that the sound of canon fire commenced.

 

[Larsi]

Original Post By: Stealth Black Sanji

Spoiler: Font Keys

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Prince Landayan Morow: The Gambit!​

Landayan Morow is a human who was born in a tropical archipelago in East Blue, called Encantadia. This country is said to be the land of the fallen angels as the land is rich with minerals and enchanted forest. It has four kingdoms: Adamante (the land of the dwarves), Lira (the land of witches), Sappira (the land of conquerors), and Diablo (the land of the evils). Unlike the Diablo Kingdom, the three are allies among themselves and are equally prosperous. In the 50's, Diablo used to be one of them but because of Landayan's great grandfather, Hathorn, who betrayed them by killed the Queen Haraya of Lira, he became a sworn enemy of the other kingdoms which eventually ignited an all-out war.

Diablo lost against the three kingdoms for they possessed thrice the number of soldiers they had. With that defeat, this kingdom lost everything including King Hathorn, three of his four sons, the wealth, the resources, and majority of the land. Only one family was left, they consisted of Prince Hagorn, his wife, Lady Lirea, and their son, Lord Ramone. They were exiled in an island prison where nobody resides. For 40 years, nobody was detained in that island. Ramone was already 40 and his parents both died at the age of 70 due to an illness.

Due to depression, Ramone tried to suicide by drowning himself in the ocean. For 2 days, his body was afloat in the water until he was found miraculously alive lying on the shore of Lira Kingdom by Princess Lanaya. The princess never knew that it was the former crowned prince. She treated his wounds and took him in a secret place and took care of him until finally, he recovered.

Ramone knew the story behind their exile but never even cared about it for he knew that it was his grandfather's fault. He didn't tell this secret to the princess until they fell in-love with each other.

The Queen Lirea II learnt about this and she ordered the Knights of Lira to capture Ramone and executed him in front of Lanaya. This had poor Lanaya depressed and almost lost her sanity.

The science and technology department of the kingdom has suggested to treat the princess by injecting a newfound technology which bypasses the effects of depression by erasing its memory. The Queen declined this offer at first but was later convinced by the King Darius to do this as they couldn't afford to lose her. Little did they know, Lanaya was carrying her son.

When they knew about the pregnancy, the medical team was alerted as they were aware of the complication it might give her. They tried to reverse the serum by injecting another set of drug in order to diffuse its effect but it only worsen her condition. Notwithstanding, it would guarantee the safety of the child.

8 months later, she gave birth to a very cute baby. They couldn't talk with the princess because of her condition. As the princess held the child in her hands, gave him his first kiss on the cheeks and the forehead, she smiled and took her last breath. The Queen mourned and almost wanted to kill the child but the king saw her late princess in him. The baby cried and suddenly a mark on his forehead appeared, a glowing diamond emblem, the symbol of peace among the 4 kingdoms of Encantadia. Seeing this, the king then decided to name him after his daughter, Landayan, which means the deliverer.

He was raised as a fine prince, trained by the finest general of their kingdom, Hector, the Glam Rock, Art of Flaming Jutte. As teenager, Landayan loved going to the mountains of Sierra Madre to hunt deer and search for some spices and ingredients as he also loves to cook, an influence to him by his grandfather. There were times that he went there alone until he discovered a century old man in the mountain, an elder of the Flame Tribe. He was later introduced by this old man to his people who welcomed him. It was also revealed that this tribe is the direct descendant and followers of his great grandfather's younger brother, Harmon who didn't participate in the rebellion against the 3 kingdoms but decided to withdraw their status and citizenship from the Diablo Kingdom. The old man was Harmon. Harmon has a son named Kalakab who taught Landayan the art of cards throwing.

At the age of 25, he sailed the ocean to seek adventures and desired to challenge strong fighters across the globe, without any consent from the kingdom. However, during his journey out of the East Blue, his ship was destroyed by the marines as he suspected to be a pirate. This started his hatred towards the marines and swore that they will pay for what they did.

He was able to reach to a nearby lawless island where everything is illegal and every person is dangerous. This didn't shake Landayan as he favored this type of situation. He met a group of Gamblers who taught him how to play poker. Several years later, his name rang across the island as a famous gambler and assassin, who later on gained the epithet of The Gambit, the leader of the Night Assassins.

With years of practice, he came up with his own Martial Arts Style called Poker Heat, a card version of the technique introduced to him by the Flame Tribe.

A year ago, he set sail once again with his trusted whip man, Teodoro "T-Bag" Bagwell. Aboard their mini boat, they traverse the East Blue and managed to reached the Grand Line, however, fate had been so desperate in declining Gambit's wish to conquer the seas as devastating calamity hit the heart of the ocean. The aftermath of the storm is beyond recognition. Afloat the waters of the wake of the storm lied many different survivors who were held captive of their destiny.

Spoiler: Statistics

Statistics
Level 61
61 x 5 = 305
• MA Boost: 5, 5 (str, spd)
• Human Bonus: 12, 12, 12, 18 (str, spd, vit, MA)
Strength: 64+5+12 = 81
Speed: 64+5+12 = 81
• Movement: 81
• Reaction: 81
Vitality: 69+12 = 81
• Stamina: 81
• Durability: 81
Martial Arts: 63+18 = 81
• Poker Heat: 81
• Glam Rock: 81
Haki: 41
• Armament Haki: 82

Spoiler: Gambit's Weapons

• Four decks of metal playing cards
• Seastone Jutte and a regular one

 

[Larsi]

Original Post By: captain khan

Spoiler: Stats

Level 52
52 x 5 =260
Human Bonus (+2+2+2+3 = +9)*5=45

Strength : 68+10= 78
Speed : 61+10= 71
71x 2= 142
-Reaction = 71
-Movement = 71
Vitality : 56+10 = 66
66x 2= 132
-Durability = 71
-Stamina = 61
Martial Arts : 23+15= 38
38x2=76
-Ittoryu/Nitoryu = 76
Haki : 46
52x2 =104
-CoA =75
-CoO = 29

Spoiler: Weapons

1 Katana , 1 Wakizashi

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Jin had recently accepted the job of bodyguard of a certain famous Explorer named Armando Magellan . Magellan was trying to map the entire Grandline . He had completed numerous trips of it using different paths suggested by the Log-pose . He was very near to compiling the entire Paradise part of the Grandline . Due to such an event many patrons have offered a huge sum of belli to Magellan for an exclusive access to his maps . And so Magellan was able to invest a lot in arms and ammunition ,also hiring strong men to manage them . He got to know Jin through his(Jin) one-sided fight that he had seen in Water 7 . He was impressed with Jin's skills with the blade and offered him a job .

Before his present job, Jin was aimlessly moving around the Grandline like a Vagabond mostly as a pirate . He had no purpose in Life . He could hardly remember his childhood in Wano . And his life after his family's expulsion from Wano was turbulous . Losing his parents before reaching teens ,he had been wandering around since then . Luckily his father had instilled in him all he knew about swords and how to use and left him abundant notes about various techniques . Not only Jin has been studying , he had also improved upon them . But the vigor for perfecting his Father's style had gone to cinders as he developed a new style itself . That led to his life as Vagabond or as someone called him "The Mad Ronin " . He got into unnecessary fights and earned that title .

In his recent job , Jin felt a sense of purpose as he wanted to help Magellan achieve his dream . He also wanted to meet stronger men and fight them, so he readily accepted Magellan's offer . He knew it would be a long voyage and Magellan also wanted Jin aboard in his next one too .
What a man . He has only known me for a few months and has already asked for me to be in his next voyage . He is too optimistic . Surviving a exploration team in Grandline is a great achievement in itself . Let's see if I see through this .

Jin was having such thoughts while he was about to call it a day and sleep in his own cabin,it was not his watch tonight . His cabin was a small one with his bed taking up almost all the space . It also had a old worn wooden desk . A simple indigo blue haori and a sword belt lay on the desk with a Katana besides it . The haori is adorned with multiple symbols that are four squares in a diamond formation on the right pecs , sleeves, and back of his haori . Jin was in white keikogi and a wakizashi kept for protection ,was near his right arm .

As he almost had a shut eye ,he heard strange noises . Then gradually screams took over , screams of men who were veterans of the Grandline . He got up and hurriedly put on his haori and took both the Katana and Wakizashi on his sword belt ; he went outside to see an unbelievable scene . A huge storm was upon them ,Jin could not see where it ended . It was bizarrely dark , Jin had seen moonless night but he felt that night to be different .
What is going on here !!
Jin traversed through the ship to find Magellan . He was outside his cabin and said to Jin " Help the others . I will be fine here . I have withered many such storms . "
Jin nodded as he went away . The waves and wind were moving their Ship far away .
Their ship was huge and had on board over 300 men . It was especially built in by the Galley-La Company on Magellan's specific instructions .It was biggest ever that the Galley-La ever built and named Nao Victoria. Apart from Jin's cabin there were 10 other private cabins and 20 cabins on the upper deck itself. The lower two decks were entirely used for housing and supplies. There were 3 big guns on either side on the lower deck with numerous mid-sized cannon on the deck itself . It looked like a Warship . There were 7 masts with the main mast standing at almost 150 feet ,the smallest one was about 50 feet . A part of the smallest mast broke and flew away as others began to crumble .
Then a wave higher than their main mast hit them taking with it dozens of men into the sea .


As the dawn broke only one mast aside from the main remained ,most of the cabins were in tatters . A veil of fog was upon them . Jin looked at his swords and thought
Hmph. What can my swords do against such a calamity . I am amazed we did not capsize . The Galley-La do know their way around building a ship .
Suddenly Jin could see dozens of ships appearing and soon after that multiple cannons firing . As Jin watched carefully he could see the entire horizon filled with ships of different flags and colours .
Did we stumble upon a War here .

 

[Larsi]

Original Post By: fire tiger
A cannonball impacted the wall a meter away from where Kilij was standing. It ripped a hole from one side of the ship to the other. The exploding wood splinters and timbers knocked Kilij down into the wet floor. For a moment Kilij saw his distorted reflection on the invading water. The Tiger Mink looked haggard and malnourished. His limbs were wrapped dirty bloody bandages made from old rags and clothes. His face was caked black with a thick mixture of mud and animal feces. He had a long bleeding cut over his left eyebrow that he got he crashed against an exposed nail during the storm. But by far his most eye catching feature was the large sheep wool fleece that covered his torso. This mixture of dirt and clothing made him look more like a sheep mink than the tiger that he was. A far cry from the champion of the arena that was celebrated by spectators on a myriad islands.

Getting up from his brief stupor Kilij made sure to grab his blades and bolted up the stairs and into the the deck. The scene of chaos that welcomed him was eerily familiar to the Tiger Mink. Just a month prior he experienced such a thing when the slaving vessel that was transporting him and his fellow gladiators to another event was attacked by a pirate crew. During the ensuing mayhem he and his mentor had taken the opportunity to jump to sea and away from the life of slavery.

Sailors clashed their swords with an invading party. Gunshots and smoke permeated the air and cannon fire was battering the hull. If that was all it wouldn't be so bad, but Kilij was astounded to see that this was also occurring in more than a dozen ships.

"Where did all of these people come from?!" Said Kilij as he ran across the deck avoiding sword strikes and dodging stray bullets. He knew that this ship was destined to rest at the bottom of the sea so he had to find a way out. Kilij ran up the bowsprit at the front of the ship and looked at the water below. He saw several animals floating on the water that must had made escape from the holes on the cargo hold. Some were dead but the sizable majority were swimming around on the strangely still waters. Kilij thought of jumping down to join them and make a swim towards the nearest island, just like he did with his mentor when escaping the slaving vessel. But at that time he survived because his mentor was a Fishman. He easily carried Kilij towards the nearest island, but here Kilij didn't have that luxury. He didn't know how far the nearest island was or in which direction.

With no better options, Kilij ran up the bowsprit and made a jump into the nearest ship that was in slightly better conditions. But much to his chagrin safety got further away as another ship rammed the portside of this vessel splitting it in two. The new leveled ground that Kilij had struggled to reach soon became a wall as the deck tilted sideways and into the water. Screams of falling sailors echoed around him as Kilij stabbed his knife into the wooden boards to keep hold of his disappearing refuge. Looking around Kilij planned a route through the floating debris and made the trip into a third ship.

His entrance to this one didn't go unnoticed as he was soon set upon by a group of brigands. Kilij drew his swords to defend himself, but he was outnumbered and found himself getting cut along his back. Infuriated Kilij slashed the throat of those who hurt him and made his escape into the sea below.

Landing on a floating mast Kilij breathed hard as he looked for a better course of action. He couldn't keep darting randomly from ship to ship as he had. He needed to make a plan to survive this debacle. It was at this point that he spotted a ship that was larger than most. It seemed to have lost most of its masts, but it still should have enough to sail out of here. Kilij didn't know if he could use that ship to escape, but it would give him a vantage point to better survey the scene and figure something out. With that Kilij made his way towards that vessel.

 

[Larsi]

Original Post By: stealth black sanji

The Departure​

Several days ago in Poker Island in East Blue, a place where Gambit found his second home, he was seen talking to T-bag, "Teee! I guess we are all set. One month supply of rice, canned goods, coffee, sugar, and spices. We only have 2 weeks supply of vegetables and fruits and they have to be chilled throughout the journey. And finally, a week supply of meats and fish. Did you ready our weapons?"

T-bag turned to Gambit and raised his right thumb, "everything's set Pretty! We are only waiting for you to bid farewell to this lovely criminals we shared our lives for years." With tears in T-bags eyes, he channeled his attention to a sack of onion and jested that he got some dirt in his filthy eyes. "It's nothing! I can't believe uncut onions would make you cry, too." And as wiped away those tears, his friends gathered around them and embraced both of them.

Meanwhile, a man who appeared behind the shadows began to speak up, "Please take good care of your fucking selves. Especially you Gambit! We will truly miss you here. Nobody can ever top you in the art of poker and baccarat. So, I guess this is goodbye?"

Gambit quickly recognized the voice and smiled at his first commander of the Night Assassins, "No, Aragorn. This is So Long.. We will be back. And if the destiny calls it, who knows. You may be joining our ship in the future.. We are just finding someone who deals with anomalies in New World and we need to stop him even if it means killing him.. Patrick Redfield!!! I suppose you already know what he did to T-bag's family."

"I understand. Be safe.." he replied, tapping Gambit's shoulder. With that, the prince waived his hands at the townsfolk before turning his back and board the ship. "T-bag, let's go!" And the latter nodded in response.. "Aight, Pretty."

Boarding the yacht, he couldn't help himself but look back at the island; and as they sail away, a somber look on their faces began to manifest. From a distance, they're hearing the people, chanting their names, others were happy that they finally commenced their journey..

"Thank you, everyone!", Gambit said before commanding his partner, "Set sail! To the Grand Line!!"

A day before the present, the two were eating canned goods and drinking beer. At this point, they were already traversing the grand line. Unbeknownst to them, a tragedy was drawing near..

"Ei Pretty, loom at those seagulls and flock of albatrosses. Aren't they too early to land?"

"!!!? No! They're not landing. They're migrating.. That only means-" he couldn't finish his speech when the other butted in.

"Storm.. No, it's not an ordinary one. It could be bigger than this.."

"Shit! We are gonna be eaten alive by this one.. I can already see the formation of tornadoes in that horizon.. And we are in the heart of the sea.." Gambit briefly paused before turning to T-bag... "Prepare yourself, we can't battle the ocean but we must survive.. Whatever happened, let's meet at the nearest island.." The other nodded..

 

[Larsi]

Original Post By: captain khan
Jin repeatedly rubbed his eyes,pinched himself but the scene remained the same . It was not a nightmare .
He heard the gunner Sergent screaming for every gunner to prepare for fire . They did not need Magellan's permission ,it was self evident to what they need to do in this situation . It was to their advantage that every other ship was also in chaos . Jin wondered
What the hell is happening . A naval battle so out in the sea without any land in sight . If there was any impending battle we would have known through the News Coo . Or was it hushed out by the Marines .
He spoke softly" But I do not see any marines nearby . Fuck do not let this overwhelm you,Jin"

With his resolve back ,Jin went to help his crewmates . A gang of outlaws had boarded their ship and were menacing around . Jin rushed in and made a wide slash with both his swords to take care of them . Blood dripped on the deck as Jin reverted his swords back .
The militia commander Arnell thanked Jin and said " I do not know how this situation came about ,Jin . But we have to pull through it . Luckily it seems every other ship is also in chaos . And I recognize a few of the flags near us,some are merchant ships, some pirates . But I do not see how all of us ended here . Is it result of the Last Night's storm ? "
Jin replied "I have not clue, Arnell . Is Magellan safe ? "
Arnell : " He is . He is trying to navigate us out of here . I have posted three men near him . So don't worry . We will need you here . "
Jin knew his presence was needed here rather than being idly standing near Magellan or that he would force him to come back here .
Jin replied with a sigh "Steering room is far from the front lines . But if we are overrun I would fall back and do my job "
Arnell smiled and said " Ok . "

The largeness of Nao Victoria also revealed its weakness . It had many opening from which an attack could be launched from . Also a large ship always attracted pirates. In this situation it was ripe for the taking . Arnell had ordered some of the cabin boys to go upto the Crow's Nest and report . Since their main mast was humongous ,it provided a good range of view . Not only the entire ship but some more could be viewed from there . But the kids would certainly lose their voices for a few days from the frequent screaming they had to do . A report of another group invading the southern section came up .
Jin along with ten guys of militia rushed in to intercept . Along the way ,Jin noticed a Tiger Mink floating on a broken mast and making his way to their ship . He halted and as the Mink was near enough he shouted with his katana pointed at the Mink "Who are you ? And why are making your way near our ship ? "

 

[Fire Tiger]

Kilij was to approach the larger vessel when a crewman shouted at him.

Along the way ,Jin noticed a Tiger Mink floating on a broken mast and making his way to their ship . He halted and as the Mink was near enough he shouted with his katana pointed at the Mink "Who are you ? And why are making your way near our ship ? "

Kilij looked up and assessed the situation. He needed to ascend this big ship to take in the vantage point and survey the surroundings. If he didn't chart an escape route he could just end running into the middle of this mess. The best option would be to infiltrate the vessel unseen. Unfortunately he was already discovered.

Kilij didn't want to get in another scuffle so quickly. He still was suffering from the wounds he got on the way here and the other party clearly had the high ground. He thought about talking his way in, but who would trust a stranger when their ship is under siege? Seeing no better options Kilij decided to avoid a head on confrontation by diving into the water.

Kilij like most tigers was a good swimmer. But his heavy cloak and swords weighted him as he dove under the ship. If he was seen on this side, than he would use the other. He didn't bother talking to the man on board, because he wasn't sure what he could say to get him on his side.

It took more time and effort than he thought, but Kilij surfaced on the other side of the ship. He momentarily hid under the curve of the hull to see if anyone was paying attention and then proceeded to climb aboard. He could hear the sounds of fighting as he climbed. This could help and hinder him at the same time, but he just concentrated on his objective and hope that no more unexpected situations would occur.

 

[Gambit]

Into the Waves​

The thunder and lightning abruptly formed from up above, dancing with the spiraling wind that meets the clouds as it formed a large scale of twisters rapidly approaching the duo. It harnessed the entire horizon and the waters in front of them along with the other ships from kilometers away. The waves were surmounting enough to populate the vertex of the atmosphere and was dark enough to scare their asses away back to the East Blue. As the catastrophe fell down to engulf them, the last sequence the duo remembered was they dove into the heart of Poseidon.

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T-Bag, was seen lying in the sands, naked and nude; his mouth wide-opened, his throat was on his lips, and his eyes were staring into oblivion.

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As he lied there, a sudden splash of the current drifted onto his face along with a travelling turtle.

[Sploosh! Blagag!]

"Mama!!!", yelled by T-Bag like a little boy who got scared by ghost in a horror booth. He panted heavily like an tri-athlete who just won his race; he rose to his butt thereafter. "Huff. Huff. Huff. What happened back then? Where's Gambit?", he said, turning around, left and right, worried as fuck. "Prettyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!", his lungs exploded like a heartbroken teenage boy. "Oh my God! Wha-?! Where are my clothes?!"

As he realized his fate, he looked around just to see that he's surrounded with Coconut Trees. On the left side, he could see a dead bon fire which signalled that somebody else was here. Hovering over him were group of albatros. And above all, shredded woods all over the place, debris, and a rope.

I need to find Gambit, he thought. But first, I need to change as walking like this is pretty disgusting. Oh! Wait. I have nothing to change.

Elsewhere, a man afloat the center of the ocean was seen, seemingly lifeless. He was wearing fitted black undershirt and pants. He's got a shouldered-level hair, generally good-looking, but pale.

@Fire Tiger
@Captain Khan

 

[Captain Khan]

Kilij didn't want to get in another scuffle so quickly. He still was suffering from the wounds he got on the way here and the other party clearly had the high ground. He thought about talking his way in, but who would trust a stranger when their ship is under siege? Seeing no better options Kilij decided to avoid a head on confrontation by diving into the water.

Jin cursed as the mink went underwater . He had no choice but to leave the site and move forward to his original objective . A twenty men strong force awaited Jin . They were overwhelming Nao Victoria's forces . Jin could see other ships targeting too from all the sides .
I have no idea what is happening here . But this is not the time for me to stoop ideally .

Jin let out a small cry of dissatisfaction and shouted " Everyone move out 5 paces . I will take care of it immediately "
Every Nao Victoria men cleared as fast they could , with one guy fumbling " Fuck , fuck , fuck . 5 paces he says . 10 paces may be less .Stay the hell away from Jin-san . "
Meanwhile Jin swings both his swords horizontally in a clockwise direction . The swings blended one over another and sweeps through the air creating a circular gust of wind ,hitting everyone in the vicinity as it diverged away from Jin .

Spoiler: Attack Description

-Taka Nami (鷹波 Taka Nami?, literally meaning "Hawk Wave"): While airborne, creates a powerful gust of wind to knock opponents over. It can be done while standing on the ground. The user says this attack is very useful against a group of weak enemies.
(21 Mastery, 21 Strength) Destructive Potency Rank: C

Spoiler: Destructive Potency of Attack

61-80: 4. Small Building Level : Jin's base strength
81-99: 5. Large Building Level : Effective Strength of Attack ( C Rank )
100: 6. City Block Level
101-120: 7. Town Level

The attack took out almost everyone of the invading party and even some of Jin's allies . One guy shouted " Jin-dono you should be careful before doing such things . You took out some of our guys " Another interjected " Idioit , this was only Taka Nami . Thank the Heavens that he did not pull out one of those big ass attacks . He also gave a warning . How rare is that ? Eh Merlin "
Merlin replied "Ya . You are the one to say . You got hurt too . Dumb Arthur "
The remaining two of the original twenty who somehow escaped the attack ran with their tails out screaming "Monster . There is a monster here . "
Jin grinning as he spoke "This should take care for a while . "

@Fire Tiger @Gambit

 

[Fire Tiger]

Kilij noted that the coast was clear or at least non in the chaotic crowd was looking into his direction. Climbing the rigging as quickly as drenched cat could, Kilij ascended the main mast and into the crow's nest. Up there there was a guy crouching down seemingly hiding from the fight. Whether he was a crew member of the ship or a lucky invader who managed to reach this far, Kilij didn't know, but what he did know that it was a complication and Kilij didn't like complications.

Hoping to avoid further trouble Kilij just grabbed the by back of his shirt and tossed him over the side of the crow's nest. Did he land on the deck or did he land on the water? Whatever the answer might be Kilij didn't care enough to check. What Kilij cared to do was to lean against the mast to briefly rest his tired body and to look for an easy way out of this mess.

The view from the crow's nest was impressive. As far as the eye could see there were ships, wreckage, and castaways. The eerily calmed sea made Kilij question whether the storm had pushed them all the way to the Calm Belt, but he quickly dismissed the idea. The Calm Belt was so far away and the storm couldn't possibly be that freakish, right?

Taking a longer look around he spotted what appeared to be a small island in a corner of this cocktail of warships. Not a big island, but might be a good spot to wait for the commotion to calm down.

Looking back down, Kilij saw that the defenders of this vessel had cleared the scene pretty well. Specially the swordsman who talked to him earlier, he was responsible for eliminating most of the invaders. That said the ship was surrounded by other ships. The ship would keep getting invaded by more and more brigands. Unless they could cut their way through the entrapment, it will definitely drown under the weight of enemies.

"This ship is just too eye catching. Like a sweet smelling pastry left out in the open, it's attracting all the flies. How long will they be able to hold out?"

Kilij looked back at the small island in the corner of the battlefield. "I should go to that place to wait things out. When everything calms down I can stowaway in a surviving ship."

Said Kilij to himself almost as if he wasn't sure of his decision.

@Gambit
@Captain Khan

 

[Gambit]

Gambit was still afloat in the ocean, unconscious but breathing. His jutte was entangled around the mast of their yacht through TBag's rope. A flock of seagulls were hovering above him, he was surrounded by splintered parts of a ship, woods mostly. There were also a astonishing and distinguishing wrecked ships not so far away from him, broken in half like crunchy biscuit. Above all, a number of lifeless bodies were also present, seemingly devastated by the storm which held last dusk.

[Tooog] A dismembered starboard hit on Gambit's head. [Toog] It was followed by another hit on his body by a broken stern of a boat.

"Pretty, Ima tie us up in the mast of the ship before this shit totally devour us."

"No! That's not the best option right now. We need to at least move inside the wave. Here he comes.." [Splooosh] The angry Poseidon ate the whole yacht and it spiraled and twisted inside the storm and rendezvoused with other wrecked ships from elsewhere. They initially thought of battling the tidal blow by moving across the current. They were successful, but it didn't last long. TBag had been hit by multiple debris and so as Gambit during this course. Hit after hit. They couldn't reach near the surface. They advanced to the middle part of the ocean and darkness followed after their last glimpse at the minuscule light above the water.

[Ooowak] He sprouted liquid from his lungs and called for his partner as he opened his eyes, "TBag!. He panted and looked up and around. What the hell is this? Where am I?" And he scoffed. "TBag. No.."

Back in the island where TBag was at.... There's a dying campfire near the shore. The tinders were still crackling as it run out of ember. A large fishbone and some ropes were also present around the campfire. "Yagadag! I finally made a raft that I could use to search for Pretty. That prince is a lame one. But he isn't weak to die in storm. He should still be there.. Wait for me Pretty. Ima get ya."

 

[Captain Khan]

Jin saw the nearby surroundings and then went on to declare "Okay . Now let's head back to centre of the ship . Still I would like to keep two of you here and help out .Three would go to the opposite side of the ship by taking the other route . Rest of the five follow me to the centre . "

Merlin coughed and then spoke "Jin-san . We are now two short of the original ten ." then he pointed to two guys lying on the ground . " I don't think they are moving for an hour or two . Also Arthur-kun here got hurt . So only seven of us ."
Arthur was furious and spoke with anger " No I am not hurt , Jin-dono . " He gave dirty look to Merlin .

Jin sighed and spoke "Okay whatever . Two remain here , Three go to the opposite side of the ship . Merlin,Arthur and you ." Jin pointed towards a pale skinned muscular tall man and continued "Whatever your name is , come with me "
The concerned man spoke "Name's Lancelot . Nice to serve with you ,sir "

And so Jin and the three men went towards the centre of the ship .

Hoping to avoid further trouble Kilij just grabbed the by back of his shirt and tossed him over the side of the crow's nest. Did he land on the deck or did he land on the water?

The boy landed on the deck . Planks got thrown apart by the impact . Some men rushed near him . He was dead . His neck got broken from being pushed from such a height . One of the men shouted " Intruder on the crow's nest " . The sound alerted Arnell, the military commander .

Arnell came near the boy's corpse and demanded "What is the going on here . "
One of the men spoke " Someone killed the boy . "
Arnell saw the corpse . He didn't even know the boy's name . And such was the fate .
Arnell cleared his throat and shouted at the top of his voice " It is an unfortunate incident but we cannot both disregard and mourn over it . If the culprit could head to the crow's nest unnoticed , they are probably gone after this commotion . Still someone check the crow's nest . Two of you take this boy's body inside .Others go on about your business of protecting the ship . And when Jin comes back ,inform me . We need to break through or else we would collapse here ."
A tall guy started climbling the main mast and head towards the crow's nest . Arnell told him just to look and come back as fast he could .

As Jin reached near to the centre , he could see a commotion near the main mast .

@Gambit
@Fire Tiger

 

[Fire Tiger]

Having decided on a course of action. Kilij jumped down from the crow's nest. He landed on top of the sails rigging when he saw a sailor climbing the mast. "Is he coming for me?" The sight was quite curious. Not for the fact that they wanted to remove a stranger, but with all of the surrounding commotions going on, getting a sole invader in such a reckless manner was foolhardy at best.

Deciding to avoid the engagement, the Mink cut a rope and used it to swing down onto the deck. With this motion, he completely circumvented the crowd that was gathering below around the mast. Touching down the first thing he noticed was how messed up the ship was. The flooring was drenched in sea water, blood, and other substances that the tiger man preferred not to think about. Not to mention all of the debris left behind the hectic fighting such wood scraps, lost weapons, and food supplies.

Looking pass the disarray, the run away slave saw that he wasn't alone in this segment of the vessel. While everyone's attention was still on the main mast even though their target slipped unseen from their grasp. The samurai looking fellow who spoke to Kilij once before was standing here.

Moving his hands to his swords, Kilij slowly backed away. The man had his back towards the Mink and if played correctly Kilij would be able to make his exit unnoticed. But in the case he was spotted he would then have to fight his way out. In a matter of time a new wave of invaders would board the vessel and Kilij didn't want to get bogged down here in the middle of it.

@Captain Khan @Gambit @God_Usopun

 

[Gambit]

TBag was singing aloud as he stood on the raft, traversing the ocean to search for his friend who got stuck in the middle of the waters. He was holding on to the mast as its sail danced with the breeze of the foreign seas. He was wearing a coconut shell as his helmet, and leaves were entangled around his waist like a man from before time.
?
And the call isn't out there at all, it's inside me
It's like the tide; always falling and rising
I will carry you here in my heart you'll remind me
That come what may
I know the way
I am Teodo-!?
"Pweh!", he choked after being struck by a fish in his mouth. "What the fuck!"

He continued to sail across the sea, passing through the wrecked ships and dead people. As he went on, he was able to sequester a few meters of rope from the sails of these ships. "Woah woah! Feeling lucky today uh? Who would've thought that I would be able to get some of these... And look what we have there.. Hahahaha.. A nice pistol... Let's see if there's some ammo in there.." He hopped onto the wrecked ship which has enough balance to help him walk like it was nothing. Although it's really devastated, there were still portions of it that could be of help. After a series of search, he finally found something really important. "There you are! A box of armory.. Haa! Wait what?! It's empty. Daaamn! Maybe, I would be lucky some other time.. But for now. I think 22 ammos would be enough for me..."

ELsewhere..... "I need to follow where these seagulls are heading.. In that sense, there will be land.." He scoffed, "and I can't believe that I have to swim just to land.." And so Gambit headed along where the birds were going, not knowing which direction it was nor if it's gonna take him farther to where he was meant to go... Even so, he needs to locate TBag as soon as possible... The prince began to swim...

@Fire Tiger @Captain Khan

 

[Captain Khan]

Jin was moving towards the commotion when he heard from the crow's nest " The intruder is not here . " He stopped . Merlin,Arthur and Lancelot followed his suit .

His black eyes became more intense as he activated Observation Haki to locate anomalies near him .
Jin could sense almost everything within a 58 metre radius circle . He sensed darkness all around him .While he could see the corpse of a young boy being taken away,he sensed more unease and fear all around the boy then the rest . But then he felt something odd . A vibe which resembled a furious animal mixed with something similar to human aroused his interest . It was less than a dozen meters away from him .

There is something odd lurking here . Is that the intruder ?!!
The Samurai spoke " Arthur , Merlin and Lancelot . You go ahead and hear what happened here and help Arnell . Also report whom I left in which positions . I will be checking something here . "

He turned back as Arthur asked Merlin " What's that about ? He suddenly turned even more grim and went off "
Merlin whilst scowling said"Oh that !! He does that from time to time . I have no idea either . But he finds enemies . Leave him be , let's worry about those who cannot defend themselves . Make haste "
The trio sprinted towards the main mast .

Jin had moved only a meter or two when he could see the Tiger Mink he had encountered earlier .
So they are the intruder .
He made a disgruntling sound and rushed towards the Mink .

@Fire Tiger @Gambit

 

[Fire Tiger]

Kilij was smoothly making his get away when he saw that they caught his presence. Actually it was more like he heard it as the samurai like sailor grunted at him. If he could avoid a confrontation then that is what the Mink would choose to do. But that didn't seem to be possible at this point.

Within a split second Kilij assessed his alternatives. The bloody deck of the ship was scarce of cover. The crew must have thrown the corpses of the defeated overboard to where the sharks would feast on them. Likewise all the broken debris that didn't hold any value would also be removed shortly after the storms end. The significance of this was that the Mink couldn't use anything to put between himself and the pursuer and unlike the last time, he couldn't just bail off the ship.

Last time the influx of invaders cause enough of a distraction for Kilij to get away with such a reckless maneuver. But replicating the same stunt would just leave him as a sitting duck. Therefore the only viable option right now was to fight back this samurai for long enough to bail out of here.

So Kilij grabbed both his xiphos blades and got ready to engage the other. The xiphos were barely mid range swords of the leaf blade variety. This type of straight swords would start a bit wider at the guard, narrow down through the length of the blade, until widening back at the tip in a shape similar to that of a plant's leaf. A design not conducive for long swords for the added weight imbalance, but on shorter blades it provided with the greater force at the swing.

With the two hand forged self made xiphos Kilij met the samurai with an attack. With both blades the swordsmink swung them down over his head with devastating strength. The goal of the move was to either slice away the enemy or at very least cause him to block the downwards strike which would cause severe strain on the legs and hopefully incapacitating them from chasing the cat man for a brief moment of time.

Spoiler: Attack

-Maguma (魔熊 Maguma?, literally meaning "Demon Bear"): A simple downward pound into the opponent with both swords.(21 Mastery, 21 Strength) Destructive Potency Rank: C

@Gambit
@Captain Khan

 

[Gambit]

The Meeting

Gambit continued to swim like forever. Thankfully, his body is iron-made and could withstand this type of suffering even without any food. He would drink the sea water as alternative for his beverage. Along with his 2 juttes and 4 decks of metal cards, the prince finally spotted a larger group of capsized ships; flags of them weren't recognizable anymore but certainly, they looked like as devastated as his yacht was last night. He traversed forward and closer to it, and upon surveying, he then located a group of ships several meters away from where he was floating. There was a distinguished ship at the center of the several smaller ship; all of them were as wrecked as all were. Howeve, the one in the middle appeared to have surmounted the heart of the storm, or perhaps, it was crafted for this type of calamity that only the smaller masts of the ship were the only casualties involved. "Huff huff. There you are.", he spoke under his breath as he stared to the groupings of sea vessels. "In any way, there shall be food. But most of all, I can pirate any of those ships."

Gambit swam a little further in order to finally draw near the floating woods. They were surrounded by splintered woods, soaked mast amd sails, capsized boats everywhere, and floating corpses. This sure was a troublesome place. I can't believe we were not alone in this mishaps, he thought. And as he closed in to the locked target, he saw an amusing situation that may be a way for him to sneak and steal what he wanted. "Wait. What?! Is there a naval battle going on there against a merchant ship and some expeditionary vessels?"

He headed to the smaller ship next to the tallest one. He utilized a rope that was available there to board the deck. Upon boarding, he found no one alive in the ship. They might have been killed by the enemy ships or have hijacked the other ships... "Now this is opportunity." He quickly headed to the kitchen to see what could there. Upon opening the room, he found a cluster fucked kitchen with utensils and supplies battered on the floor. Shit! But anyway, it's no time to be choosy. I can eat this and recharge.

Several minutes later, our prince went out the room and face the sunlight once more. It was a pleasant day which offers a bright setting after a destruction. From his spot, there he could witness a group of people standing off against each other. And under the single mast standing at the center of the deck, a huge tiger mink was about to ram a fearsome samurai. "Woah woah! After meal.. Entertainment.. Let's see what this people have under their pants..."

@Captain Khan @fore tiger

 

[Captain Khan]

The Main Mast,Nao Victoria

Arnell saw the trio coming in . He knew two of them who were always near Jin .
He muttered to himself " They respect his swordplay . And think they could get some tips from him . Wait that's only one . The other doesn't even wield a sword . Or did he ?!! Ah fuck them !! "

Before they could say anything , Arnell thundered" Well look what the cat dragged in . And where the hell is Jin ?!! Damn him !! I will utilise you two. " He looked onto the new face and added " Oh ! It's a trio now . Ok you three go on the front deck and be there clearing every and anyone that ventures . We are using our fucking size and demolishing everyone . "

He signaled one guy from the crowd and ordered " You !! Go quick and relay the same to Magellen . Also say that Arnell-san is pissed and will use the BIG GUN . When he hears the sound , he is to steer ahead no matter what . And be quick about it "
The poor guy squealed and ran as fast as he could towards the steering room .

Left Centre Deck,Nao Victoria

So Kilij grabbed both his xiphos blades and got ready to engage the other.

There were no words needed to be exchanged .
Jin marched on and as he was about to reach near his target ,he saw movements .
An attack was to be followed .

With the two hand forged self made xiphos Kilij met the samurai with an attack. With both blades the swordsmink swung them down over his head with devastating strength. The goal of the move was to either slice away the enemy or at very least cause him to block the downwards strike which would cause severe strain on the legs and hopefully incapacitating them from chasing the cat man for a brief moment of time.

Unknowingly Jin smirked . He felt the urge he long had tried to suppress . A taste of an exquisite battle was what he desired .
The samurai unsheathed his Wakizashi with his right hand as he held up the Scabbard with the left ,tightening the scabbard for supporting the hinge even better . He felt the nature of the incoming attack and pressed on to meet the downward thrust of two xihos blade with the Wakazashi . After clashing for a split second he moved towards his left and sheathed back his wakizashi .

The meeting of the three blades made a splendid sound .

Spoiler: Attack Description

Jin used Shi Shishi Sonson , just giving the Shishi Sonson for description as the former doesn't have not much written .
-Ittoryu Iai: Shi Shishi Sonson (一刀流 “居合” “死・獅子歌歌” Ittōryū Iai: Shi Shishi Sonson?, literally meaning "One Sword Style Draw and Resheath Technique: Lion's Song of Death") : A stronger version of his original "Ittoryu Iai: Shishi Sonson". The user swings his sword in a very quick and powerful unsheathe move to slice his opponent. This attack is strong enough to easily decapitate a legendary beast like a Dragon.
(41 Mastery, 41 Strength) Destructive Potency Rank: B
-Ittoryu Iai: Shishi Sonson (一刀流 ｢居合｣　獅子歌歌 Ittōryū Iai: Shishi Sonson?, literally meaning "One Sword Style Draw and Resheath Technique: Lion's Song") : Placing the sheathed sword upright and listening to the "breath" of his opponent, the attacker rapidly unsheathes, attacks, and resheathes their sword. An interesting note is that the user does the technique back-handed as opposed to from the waist with a standard grip on the sword.

Spoiler: Destructive Potency of the Attack

61-80: 4. Small Building Level : Jin's base strength
81-99: 5. Large Building Level
100: 6. City Block Level : Effective Strength of Attack ( B Rank )
101-120: 7. Town Level

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