Yukiryu Island #1
@Guren @Dream @Emperor Cross
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Yukiryu. A winter island located somewhere in the New World and one of the several terriotries belonging to the Emperor crew:
The Red Hair Pirates.
Here they took refuge, albeit for only a little while, as they stocked up on supplies and tended to their wounded. The fall of the Pirate Queen:
Big Mom, had resulted in serious consequence for pirates and marines alike. Traversing the seas had become far more dangerous for the members of the Red Hair Fleet, having already lost two entire vessels in the past couple of weeks to
Isis La Spada@Ichimonji and her horde of sin. Red-Hair Shanks' anger had been reaching boiling point. His patience had finally run thin. While the rest of the crew worked diligently, stocking the ships in preparation to set sail, the Emperor sat with with his First Mate:
Benn Beckman and discussed current events.
"With the rise in power of La Spada, things wont stop at just two ships. It won't be long before that witch attempts raid our territories and claim the souls of every last one of us." Shanks said while sipping a massive bowl of Saké.
"Damn that woman, she became such a massive threat so quickly. How can one being be filled with so much hate?"
Benn sipped from a smaller glass, taking in Shanks' words silently before replying.
"And that upstart Gambit @Gambit is causing alot of ruckus too. He's really riling up the World Government isn't he?" Shanks laughed out loud.
"He's got a lot of spunk I'll give him that! A bit on the mouthy side, but I can't wait to meet him in person soon." Benn eyes shifted towards Shanks as he uttered those words.
"Soon?" The one-armed pirate chugged the rest of the alcoholic liquid down into is system before meeting his First Mate's gaze.
"That's right. Soon." Opening up a smaller bottle, he poured out more booze this time in a smaller, more reasonable glass.
"We've stayed in the background being complacent for far too long. Kaido and Big Mom have fallen! La Spada is in the lead for the race of Pirate King and she promises death and destruction in her wake. Soon enough, it won't be long before Gambit begins to make his move for that, after all, he claimed Roger's treasure during the Pirate Festival. Even he would be a difficult adversary to overcome. After all he's accomplished, he's proven himself strong enough to stand against us and the world. His fleet is one of the biggest and most advanced the world has ever seen!" He took a sip, enjoying the warm sensation that came after, calming his nerves.
"With that said..."
"Hey Beck...Isn't it about time to go claim it?" The first mate held his captain's gaze, his heart beating in anticipation for those words. Shanks' glare was cold and calculating, filled with contempt for the current losses as a result of the Grim. He had had enough.
"The Poneglyphs from the Grim."
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As the screen faded to black, the scene switched to that of a lone pirate grunt, running through the cold, snowy enviroment of Yukiryu, panting and out of breath as went along, fatigue holding his body captive in it's wicked embrace. This was a Red Pirate lookout and he carried important news for the rest of the crew, the arrival of a marine vessel and the heavily clothed figure of the Prodigal Son!