Water 7 #2
@Dream @Ichimonji @Gambit
The hustle and bustle of labor had already begun behind the gates of Dock One, Aro looked around diligently for the perfect spot to lounge around. Immediately, he would hear the familiar yelling of a certain foreman, who displayed distaste at his worker's loitering.
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QUIT GAWPING AND GET TO WORK!" shouted one of the strongest foremen of Galley La, Tilestone. The members of the Galley La would all scowl in response before returning back to their duties. Tilestone possessed an inability to speak normally. As a result, he tended to be a major bother to his fellow co-workers. They do understand his inability and even though they yell at him constantly to be quieter especially in situations that require it, they also seem to try to accommodate it. However, sometimes his constant shouting really gets on their nerves. Aro chuckled to himself quietly before spotting a stack of wood near one of the canals.
"Perfect!" His eyes sparkled in approval before he quietly strolled over. There, he plopped down on the timber with a soft thud and opened up the economic times. Aro was a man that preferred to keep up to date with the events of the world. Since he never left his home, this was the only way to do so.
He quickly skimmed through the pages, searching diligently for the most exciting bits and few would manage to catch his attention.
The Son of Science Falls, as the Wanderer still at rise
The climatic bout between the Vice-Admiral Link and the Son of Science of the Vampirates, Cletus has finally ended. Upon meeting, Link would inform Cletus of the Vampirates back when they were known as the Silver Hairs and he also participated in its birth.
Both combatants were pretty equal throughout their fight, despite Link having taken a 1-0 at the early stages then as the fight continued Cletus caught up to speed. It was a fight that caused waves from the get-go with back-to-back non-stop highly advanced usage of their abilities and haki. With the fight heating up, both combatants showed the other some respect until Link became aggravated knowing his body couldn't tolerate the consequences of the abilities he was using against Cletus and then it came the final blow.
Cletus, dropped to his feet as he became bisected and fell with a thud on his face with blood splattering at the scene. Link too fell, but fell out of exhaustion. Ever since his actions at the Pirate Festival, unlike many marines who were able to perform their duties, he was isolated to a cell for his actions in injuring Fujitora.
But right now Marine took a huge plus coming into this war, but as what's to come has only just begun.
Aro's eyes widened in surprise at the revelation. A small wave of sadness hit him as he thought back to a months ago, the night where Aqua Laguna had arrived....
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Flashback...
After making his way towards the higher ground district of Water 7, Aro dropped the body of a massive man on the floor. The hooded stranger coughed violently behind a mask, lungs still carrying traces of sea water within its crevices. He shook his head in disapproval before finally speaking.
"You chose a bad time to sail here, and you aren't even good at that much. If I hadn't seen you out there, the Aqua Laguna would have claimed your life."
The stranger didn't reply. Instead, he struggled to his feet and turned to make his leave. Confused, Aro grabbed his shoulder stopping him, which greatly irritated the man. "Slow down buddy. Remember that thing that's going on outside? Where do you think you're going?"
The masked man pulled away from his grip. "Thank you for saving my life. But I'm not your "buddy". Nor do I have time for this. I'm searching for a man that goes by the name of Carcharias, the keeper of the world map. Unless you know where to find him, it's best you stay out of my way."he replied menacingly as flames manifested around his body.
Aro was unphased...well slightly phased. Afterall, it wasn't everyday he saw a man set his body on fire. "I know who that is. What does a stranger like you want with the World Map? And why should you be trusted with it?"
The man calmed down slightly before giving an explanation. "I'm sorry for that. I'm in search of a place hidden in the shadows. The island of Disgaea, where my people reside. However, it isn't documented on normal maps. I was told that Carcharias once travelled the entire seas, documenting every place. High and low. Known and unknown. If there's anything that could point me to it's location, is that map." He dropped to knees and bowed his head. "So please, if you really can lead me to Carcharias or the map, I will forever be in your debt!"
Aro let out a sigh. "Alright, that's enough of that! I don't like having people in my debt. The man you're looking for is dead. But you're in luck, I'm his son! The name's Aro Carcharias! What is yours stranger?"
The masked man stood up to his full height, hesitating for a moment before finally replying.
"My name is Cletus Dragon. The man who will burn the World Government to the ground."
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"I guess you didn't get to take down the World Government afterall."
Continuing on, he flipped through the pages until stopped at another article referring to an up and coming pirate.
"Now what do we have here?"
'Lulusia Left Lawless: A Kingdom Left to the Fishes'
'After the emergence and subsequent rampage through the peaceful land of the Lulusia Kingdom, pirates have taken the land as a criminal territory. The self-proclaimed captain of the Sweet Pirates: Sweet Einsauer has taken the lives of the two reigning regents of the kingdom, reportedly parading King Seki's corpse through town before stringing it to the hull of their ship as a figurehead.'
'Reports from marines paint a grim picture, as she was able to dispatch a Commodore with relative ease. Due to the extreme violence spread in the wake of this fish-woman and her gang of pirates, a bounty of 260,000,000 beri has been placed on her head: dead or alive.'
'DEAD OR ALIVE'
'SWEET EINSAUER'
'฿260,000,000'
"260,000,000 Beri Bounty Pirate Sweet Einsauer huh? She looks....kinda hot heheh!"