Desert Storm

Desert Storm

Date Started: March 25rd, 2021 ---- Date Finished: nd, 2021 ---- Setting: Grand Line, Paradise, Alabasta Kingdom Characters Involved: Sol D. Neal Marines Synopsis:

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SamuelGreenawalt • MorellaVoltaire • Felos321 • Scardra246•

Calm Before The Storm

In the grandline, an ocean known as the "Pirate Graveyard " there exists two halves, each split by the massive world long continent the Red Line. One half known only as The New World, while the other is Paradise. There exists mighty islands on both sides but in the first half, the mighty, ancient, Island known as Alabasta exists. It was one of the original twenty founding islands/kingdoms that came together to form the might force that is the World Government. Unlike most Alabasta's royal family stayed on their island rather than to ascend. Currently it is ruled by one of the seven warlords of the sea, a member of the Shichibukai, sadly this didn't prevent the Island being affected by the global war going on.

Off the coast of the might kingdom as single individual was seen descending and crashing into the vast ocean. It appeared as though he were angel that fell from the heavens themselves. Slowly from the sea a large mighty Fishman peaked his head out. "It appears no one has noticed me from a far, " he spoke as he pulled out his trusty Den den mushi and sent a call out. "Noche, the coast is clear. Go ahead and bring the Calvary down." He gave the order and looked upward to the sky.

The clouds themselves began to crack and break as three mighty battleships were seen slowly descending to the great blue sea. A flock of birdmen were seen using their natural wind manipulation ability to safely being such colossal ships down. At the very bottom of the middle ship a large black armored birdman was seen single handedly keeping a ship from falling. Countless soldiers were seen in the ships all prepared for a mighty battle.

"Looks like nothing fun has happened yet." The black armored claded birdman said once the ships finally touched down to the sea. His mighty jet black sings complemented his entire appearance extremely well. It was Nube Noche a member of the mighty Wukong Pirates. "After what happened at Ohara, we need to make sure these bastards of the Marines remember who we are and why they shouldn't mess with us." He said grasping his fists tightly. "Let's make them shit their pants."

"As classy as ever Noche." The large Fishman said as he looked at the birdman. It was the disgraced ex-Marine rear admiral Moby Dick that spoke. "Anyway you and the birdmen should take the lead. When they see our ships they'll call in for back up. Best have a strike team and do some damage before that. Make sure we have an opening to attack."

"Sounds good to me. I'll leave three behind to give you guys the boost in speed you'll need." Noche responded before ascending up and called for his men. They quickly took off and flew out, soaring at extreme speed each of them prepared for the battle that's to come...

On the opposite end of the island, far away two large battleships, all wearing the colors of the Mighty Marines were charging toward the island. A woman with a solemn smile was seen standing at the very front of the ship, gripping the hilt of her sword. She looked forward, her eyes fixated on the far away island's direction. "Vladimir, make sure our special guest is ready. I may not like the warlords but their strength is something needed. So giving back up to that bear is needed." She said and looked over to a red haired Marine. It was the Vice Admiral Louise Elizabeth that spoke so in charge.

"Yes m'lady." Salvatore Vladimir replied and salted before taking his leave from the top deck. "The warlords. I don't like them. Those bastards are just monsters that act like they're different from the rest. When I'm reality, they're even worse." He thought to himself as he walked toward the main quarters of the ship. "To have one here on our ship is annoying."

---

Gahn was seen,in his mighty throneful bed, with his 8 wives all in the bed. Jazz music was heard playing nearby from the room,as Gahn was being fed grapes and fruit from his beautiful wives. Gahn had a happy smile on his face,it was a nice day for Alabastan standards,he wasn't really busy,each of his 16 children are busy with either their own personal business or were with a maid or butler. It was a great day of relaxing for Gahn,and cause of that,he left out a happy sigh on his face as he ate a grab of a stem that came from the one wife Tsunade.

Gaia,one of the daughters of Gahn, was seen being trained by her new crewmates,as she was appointed the faction captain of the South of the Wind Pirates,as her father is the captain of the north.

Aladdin,one of the sons of Gahn,was seen taking a little nap on the couch of the main hall in the alabasta castle. While his genie friend,from the Hoya Hoya no Mi,was seen reading a book with glasses on.

---

AS everything seemed calm, the people of the capital of Alabasta were out about. Some shopping for spices and meats, others shopping and buying swords and spears. The city, like the kingdom though was suffering from the constant storm caused the mighty Yonko, one of the four emperors, Donk E. Kong. In one of the alley ways a single drink was seen looking upward.

"Bah! Phew! Man this ale is good!" The drunk happily (and drunkly) said. He then saw what appeared as a giant bird humanoid fly by! "Wh-what? I need to calm down on the said" just before he finished his sentence, a haki hosted feather flew down and stabbed through his skull!

"Annoying." Noche said when he landed, crushing the drink's dead body. "The castle is as well guarded as I expected. Mounting a direct attack without the rest of the fleet present." He then looked it and saw a Marine watching him scared. "Oh." He then flew over and with his massive talon palm, swatted the Marine's head off. "Hmm, I wonder if this Warlord of a king is any strong." He then took off meeting with the the rest of his flock hiding in the clouds.

---

Back on the Marine ship Vladimir walked over to his Scabbard partner. "Hey, Roi. You ever been to Alabasta before?" He asked in his usual friendly demeanour.

Rodion looked over to Vladimir with a cocked eyebrow appearing a bit disgruntled but tossed his hands into his pockets as he shook his head looking up at the sky. "Nahh, it's actually my first time," Rodion replied.

"Oh, I've been here once." Vlad replied as he cracked his knuckles with his eager aura like presence being worn on his sleeve. "Though, the sand isn't quite my thing. Since my fruit is ineffective here."

"Heh, well that's something to look out for," Rodion remarked taking his hands out of his pockets and putting them behind his head, "mentioning about sand, not sure if it would make my fruit any better."

"Hm, I wonder when this war will end." Vlad said as he pulled out a small journal. "I've written down about all these missions I've been on and honestly...this entire has remained a stalemate. Neither side is winning, and both sides are suffering. Makes me wonder what's driving this pirate emperor so much."

"Whatever the reason is, might be for some selfish desire for power or destruction," Rodion shrugged then looked over to Vlad peering at his journal, "weird you keep that dinky little book with you, just saying."

Vladimir simply shrugged his shoulders and looked over at the door they stood in front of. "So the warlord is in there still huh? Though I guess he's not as bad as the rest. Since he's not actually a pirate but a bounty hunter. But still, you cant really trust these guys too much."

The back of Neal's head itched. These dang Marines were probably talking about him again. He'd been on this ship for a few days now after getting the order to join them from the World Government. It had been a long time since he'd been to Alabasta, but he hoped there would be some excitement. The door to the cabin slammed open as Neal decided to get some fresh air. He did not want to be on a Navy ship, so he decided that he would enjoy making these Marines uncomfortable until they arrived at their destination. Neal walked towards the front of the ship and took a look at the sea. He could sense something was off. Perhaps going to Alabasta would be fun after all.

That's him" Vladimir said looking over at the bounty hunter warlord. "He's the one who managed to arrest that idiotic "Walking Inferno". One of the best bounty hunters in the world." Vladimir couldn't help but feel unease yet slightly excited.

"Well well, seems to make a big name for himself," Rodion scoffed, "big deal."

Natural Disaster

The massive birdman flex closely to the castle, hiding deep within the clouds. The man on people of the kingdoms simply though of him as the guardian spirit of Alabasta in the skies. Though he was far from it, more like a herald of utter destruction. He looked around, his head darting back and forth. "Looks like everyone is on position..." Noche thought out loud as he saw the many birdmen he brought with him scattered through the entire city.  "Now then...the fleet should be arriving soon. So for now let's liven things up." He then clapped his hands, with sparks and loud banging heard.

Suddenly each of the birdmen scattered through the city began to flap their wings violently. It was seen that it was at least five groups of five birdmen. Using their wind manipulation ability to bounce the wind around.

"This warlord can manipulate the finds as well. Unlike us, he needs his devil fruit to do so. Meaning he could probably out manipulate any of these soldiers alone. But by using a combination of five per group, I'm sure it won't be so easy." Noche thought looking downward directly at the castle.

As the groups winds began to get more and more violently fast! Bouncing from one birdman to another, quickly taking the form of raging twisters! As the rapid tornados touched down, they quickly began to spread their way through the city. Not just that but as they touched down, the sand from below was kicked up, automatically making raging sandstorms, blknding all the nearby soldiers and Marines before picking them and other bystandards from the floor, tossing them through buildings. Killing both soldiers and the innocent of the illustrious kingdom!

Gahn was relaxing until the winds became very violent,and him feeling it from the open window. The wives surprised by the sudden wind as well,they were wondering if they annoyed their loyal husband.

"Gahn,are you troubled?" One of the wives asks.

"No,but the winds are picking up without my command." Gahn says as he gets up from the bed and looks outside. He then sees the raging sandstorms and twisters forming and destroying buildings and killing many. Gahn's face beams in anger,seeing his beautiful,humble kingdom fall down so quickly by a wind storm he didn't commit.

"Who is responsible for this..." Gahn says in anger.

"Maybe the Gods are punishing you with a wind of their own." A different wife answers.

Gahn then looks up at the sky,"Gods? Why would they do this to me? Unless...." He keeps looking up at the sky,getting to take a closer look at the blue sky.

"Looksssss like the plan hassssss kicked off..." A snake thought to itself as it slithered back under a house. "Bessssst gather my body together at the casssssstle." She then burrowed under the ground.

Back in the sky Noche looked down, observing, waiting for the might warlord king. "Looks like this fool doesn't want to act. Dick should be here any moment now." He then quickly dropped his body down, diving at the castle, opening his claws wide. "first wave: go!" He ordered as quickly behind him a swarm of birdmen followed him and began to ravage and attack the town!

No he himself aimed at the gates of the castle. Using his massive body, covered with bis jet black armor, blades with haki, the birdman successfully shattered and brought the gates and wall crumbling down! "For the glory of my captain, you will all know true agony." He said approaching and walking into the castle."

Gahn gets out of the bedroom to see his castle being invaded by the birdmen. He looks around in anger,realizing this was absolutely an attack from above.

"Lock the doors my wives." Gahn says to his wives,who were still in the bedroom,"And get the hell out of here when I say so!"

The wives slam the door and lock it as Gahn turns into a bear and runs toward the wave of birdmen. As he became the bear,the cloudy skies then pour out rain and thunder as it became a storm. The winds started to pick up as well into fast,stormy winds.

"If I bet it's that dumb monkey,I'll make sure I have the marines kill his ass!" Gahn says as he continues to charge.

Noche walked through the castle, simply taking the moment step by step. Using his massive metal claded songs to completely slice through the massive pillars of the halls, causing the roof collapse behind him. "Come out, come out where ever you are. Stupid flea ridden bear. You're out numbered! Out gunned! You have nothing! This island will soon belong to my God!"

Gahn soon looks and sees the birdman. He sees the birdman known as Noche Nube,he clenches his fists seeing the Wukong Pirate member.

"You pirates dare to attack my kingdom?" Gahn says as he turns back to his human form,"And to tell you something,we are not out numbered or out gunned. I have the rest of my crew with me in this island. And they'll oblige to stop the invasion in the city as I take care of your feathery ass!"

Oh really?" Noche asked as he took a step forward, the weight of his massive figure and the metal of his armor causes the floor to crack. As he approached he quickly towered over Gahn and extended his wings completely out. "Then do something about it."

"With pleasure." Gahn nods as he jumps out as a bear and pounces right at Noche.

Gathering of the Winds

While in the north walls,Gahn's crew was out doing their own thing.

"Feed Me More Gouda!!!" Bork the viking giant says to the cheese man known as LeFleur Gouda. They were eating some nice grilled cheese sandwiches with nachos on the side.

"Relax,there'll be more my giant friend." Gouda says to the giant,"Want any more Harold?" He asks the lion mink knight.

"I am grateful and satisfied my friend." Harold states.

"Hey guys." The bear humink girl known as Goldilocks says to the group,"Look above us." She says as she was oiling up the old cyborg known as Benny. The massive wave of birdmen was seen.

"Gadzooks! That's a lot of flying monkeys!" The old revolutionary man named Brown John says.

"So many birdmen..." The raven birdman known as Poe says.

"I'm guessing this is a work from the heavens." Shere Khan the tiger mink says.

"Yeah,I'm betting it's the result of that monkey!" Bork shouts angrily.

"Now now. I think captain is busy inside the castle. We'll need to help out our captain and head to the city!" Harold says.

"Agreed." Gouda nods,"We need to upheld the honor and loyalty of our dear captain." He then pulls out his spatula,"For the Great Gahn."

"FOR THE GREAT GAHN!!!" The crew says as they run to the city and attack.

---

As that was happening,Gahn's daughter Gaia was training over in the south,being near some churches. Until suddenly notices that they were being attacked in the city.

"Father Ali! What's going on!" Gaia says to the Saintly priest in her crew.

"Looks like the kingdom is being attacked." Ali answers calmly,"Hopefully your father can fix this issue."

"Me waiting on my father? Hell no! I'm ordering all of us to go and help out the kingdom!" Gaia orders.

"And who's to say you can do so?" The large longhorn mink known as Cadillac looks down and states to Gaia.

"I say so Caddy!!" Gaia states to the shadowing longhorn mink.

"Heh,she's starting to have her father's energy. Isn't that right Father?" A falcon birdman in shining gold armor says to Ali.

"Indeed." Ali nods,then walks over to a black panther which was sleeping on a tree,"Wake up Purr! We got work to do."

"But,I want to sleep more." The cat answers in a feminine voice.

"Now is not the time Purr,now either wake up and get out of that cat form. Or get going as a panther." Ali says.

"I ain't doing it." Purr says.

"I'm ordering you to!" Gaia says as she was behind Ali.

"Oh." Purr then laughs,"With pleasure captain." Purr then stands and becomes human thanks to her being a werecat.

"Alright. Is that everybody?" Gaia says,"Roll Call!"

"I'm here!" The priest known as Ali states.

"Present." Freddie the falcon birdman says.

"Arrrgh! I am here!" An old pirate guy named Fiero reports.

"Purrrrrr Aqui." Purr says while looking at her nails.

"Hmph! I am here!" Cadillac the texas longhorn bull mink says.

"Here!" T the titan says.

"Pumped and ready!" A young centaur colt named Blu says.

"I guess I'm ready." A jaguar mink dressed in a native style named Jaxson says.

"Good! That makes us all here!" Gaia says,"Let's go kick some ass!!!" She says as she turns into her deer form and runs to the city with her crewmates following her respectively.

---

Meanwhile,another faction of the Wind Pirates was about to arrive to Alabasta from the West Side. But then the crew noticed that the massive wave of birdmen attacking the city.

"Uhhh Daan." A buzzard birdman says noticing the birdmen invading.

"Hmmmm,it seems your kind is attacking the kingdom." A female satyr says to the birdman.

"Whoooo weeeee!" An old miner comes walking out,"I found some gold y'all!"

"Not now Sourdough." The birdman says,"I'll go get captain." He then rushes inside the ship.

Inside,the Captain of the West Winds,Jinn Jo Daan,was sitting down and talking to another few members of the crew. Accompanied by a native chief and a cardinal birdman.

"Captain! There are waves of my kind attacking the kingdom!" The buzzard birdman says.

"There are? Where are they Boom?" Daan asks.

"Outside!" Boom answers,running back outside.

"Follow me men!" Daan says to the Native chief and Cardinal birdman.

They run outside and see the army of birdmen attacking the kingdom.

"What should we do captain?" A white horse mink asks.

"Is Bolt nearly done with his experiment?" Daan asks a man in a chain mail armor.

"I believe so." The man answers.

"Good,cause we might need him." Daan says,"Boom and Rojo,fly over and attack the birdmen from the air while Paige,you give them some arrows to dodge. Sourdough and Bolt should work together and take out any clusters seen with Bolt's special gun. Buster,Red Bull and I shall strike at the enemy inside the city." He plans up,"What do you all say?"

"YES SIR!" The crew shouts out in unison.

"Then let's get those sons of bitches." Daan says as he turns into a panther,and as he does,the winds become from stormy to the winds of tempests around him. Chief Red Bull rides on Buster as the other charged for the city as well.

---

On the East side of Alabasta,at the port area,the other faction of the Wind Pirates,the East Wind Pirates,were sitting at the docks. With their captain,Yando O. Ned,chilling and smoking on the top deck.

"Heh....this is a nice time ain't it?" Ned asks his friend known as Agua,who was a female buffalo humink.

"It is a nice day indeed." Agua answers. As suddenly she notices the massive wave of birdmen attacking Alabasta,"Captain! There are birdmen attacking the kingdom!"

"Now what type of business are they to have here?" Ned says with some smoke coming out,"Get Swoop and Rowdy to stop arguing and get them over here."

"Yes sir." Agua says,running to the bald eagle birdman known as Swoop and Rowdy the cowboy gunman,"Captain wants you two!"

"Well tell rowdy he should stop toying around his guns like a showoff." Swoop states.

"Tell Swoop that he shouldn't be a loser." Rowdy answers,doing gun tricks awhile.

"You'll be able to have your trick shots to do later I bet." A man dressed like a colonial minuteman says to Rowdy.

"Mind you come too Patrick?" Agua asks Patrick the minuteman.

"Sure." Patrick says following Agua as Swoop and Rowdy eventually followed behind.

"Seems like a great disturbance High Moose." A very tanned native named Zi states,"What shall be your orders?"

"I say we attack them with some water. Make their feathers wet,and then take them out since they can't fly with wet feathers!" A female dolphin fishman says.

"We could program Boeing to fly there and destroy the army." A giant named Babe says,"Or I can destroy them with my gigantic might!"

"Now now...we'll take care of this carefully. We don't need to go for excessive damage." Ned answers,"Just follow me men and women,and we'll attack to save our ally's kingdom."

"YES SIR!!!" The crew answers as the crew charges into the battle of Alabasta. With them in the east,Daan in the West,Gaia in the South,and Gahn's crew attacking in the north.

Second Wave

thirty minutes came and went, with the kingdom of Alabasta suffering. The capital of the kingdom had quickly became into a cataclysmic battlefield. The forces of the mad "God", Kong has had a dramatic clash with the individual captains and crews that made up the Warlord force of Gahn's. Thanks to the help of the captive three of the five tornados have been taken care of.

Sadly casualties could be found left and right as the sudden ambush of pirates was too great. All the mean time the King, the Head Captain, the Warlord Gahn could not be there to assist his people as he was too busy fighting the mighty Birdman, Noche. The two had begun this bout with simple trade of blows.

Noche pushed Gahn off of him and cracked his neck, "is that all you got?" He asked and walked forward. "Can't you hear, can't you feel, can't you just know your kingdom is in pain?"

"I can hear it yes." Gahn says,"I can feel it,smell it,I can fucking taste it in my mouth!" He says as gold armor was now seen covering his bear arms and legs. And him taking out his duel gold scimitars chained together with a gold chain. Gahn then runs bipedally and leaps into the air to crash his dual scimitars at Noche.

At the outskirts of the city, countless soldiers were seen laying on the floor, completely beat down, unconscious. A single Fishman stood triumphantly. It was a fellow member of the Wukong pirates, Moby Dick. He then cracked his might knuckles looking over at the tornados at the nearby city. "Looks like Nochr couldn't wait. Figures." He said then turned his head over, seeing his mighty fleet arriving. "Now the fun really kicks off."

Dick then looked up to the clouds intensely, "watch over us my lord." He then lead the charge calling for his Captain's favor. The large swarm of pirates began to raid the city! Turning it into pure and rough chaos!

As the soldiers of Gahn's army came, by slamming his mighty first to the ground it sent a small tremor from the force throwing the soldiers balance off. Then nearby pirates unloaded their bullets turning the soldiers into human pin cushions! Acting as a walking tank, like a living wrecking ball, Dick lead a charge, running through building after building! Leaving debris everywhere, homes, businesses and many others.

This was the hope of the mighty Yonko, this was the destruction he wished to see. Collapsing a city, the capital of a world government island, one of the twenty original kingdoms, in disarray and destruction. The chaos, such a horrid view was pure beauty to the mad monkey emperor. The clouds roared with the crackling lightning and the intense downpour of rain only grew!

---

Back on the Marine ships, the many combatsnts onboard were watching the tornados and the many, many buildings and debris being tossed around. The cruel dark aura the island is being drowned in. To the Marines this was a cold sight to see, it was painful to watch the darkness and despair swallow the island.

"Such pain..." Vice Admiral Elizabeth thought to herself as she gripped her sword tightly. "That monster...how much I wish to see that damn monkey's head roll on the floor...bastard."

"Lady Louise please calm down." Vlad leads as he walked forward. The two had gotten to know one another quite well as if late, with him working directly under her during this war. "We'll arrive soon, don't let your rage blind you."

"Vlad makes a point, let's not try to lose track here," Rodion replied but looked away hoping what he said wasn't too critical.

Neal frowned as he looked at the war-torn desert island. So many innocents were dead. How had the foolish king of this land not noticed the attack? He could also sense, with his observation haki, multiple extremely powerful enemies. One was near the shore, charging in with a fleet of ships. This Marine ship was too damn slow. He just needed to get a little closer and then he could moonwalk over to the battle. Just a little longer.

"I can hear them...i can feel them..." Elizabeth muttered as her fruit gives her the ability to feel the emotion of others to a much deeper level with her haki only enhancing it. She felt the suffering as if it were her own, she could feel the countless tears, the struggle to breathe, the casualties of the calamities. Yet she did her best to not show a single inch of saddened emotion and simply gripped her sword tightly.

Sadly they had to watch as their ships, even at max speed, couldn't reach the main land fast enough. The sky only got darker and darker as the storm clouds continued to engulf the island. As did the smoke caused by explosions being made by the Yonko's attacking force!

"Hey, Warlord. You really as strong as they say?" Vlad asked. "I know that Fire Idiot is pretty strong, seeing as you caught him, I have a feeling you're even stronger."

"That rookie? I didn't even go all out against him. If you want a real taste of my power, I'm going to give this boat a push," Neal replied. Using his devil fruit, Neal stored a chunk of air around him and converted it into a large gust of wind. This would burn some energy, but it would get them to shore much faster. The ship bounced slightly as the rapid gust caught its sails and propelled it over the water with unnatural speed. Neal grasped the rail as he focused his energies on maintaining the wind. These pirates were going to pay.

Vlad gripped on a rail and smiled. "See!? This is what im talking about!" He said cheerfully with an excited voice. "Onwaaarrrrd!"

"Ok, this is getting me excited," Rodion smirked smashing his fist into his palm, "bring it!"

The ship was quickly approaching the island! The massive Fishman stopped his rampage as he could feel a force quickly approaching the island. "Oh? Everyone go have your fun, I'll take care of our newest guests." Dick said before turning around and walking towards the beach.

Beached Whale

As the ship quickly arrived at the shores, the marine battle ship was quickly met with the massive force that was Moby Dick. He picked up a massive building and immediately tossed it toward the Marines.

As the giant building fell towards the ship, both Elizabeth and Vlad sprang to the air. In complete sync, they launched a tempest kick and a blade of air from their legs sliced through the building! Causing it to break and crumble!

"We're going on ahead!" Elizabeth yelled as she adjusted her focus toward the castle. "Marines! You have your orders! Move! Fight! Help who you can as much as you can! Neal! I hope you warlords are worth the effort, time to pay it forward!"

Quickly, both Vlad and Elizabeth fled using their geppo to soar through the sky.

"Tch, she's annoying," Neal thought as he vaulted over the ship's railing. The creature that had thrown the building stood in front of him. He pulled out his sword, and stored the broken pieces of the building that had fallen around him in one swipe. He pointed his sword at the fishman and sent the restored building back at him.

"Prioritizing the warlord huh?" Dick said as he turned his head to see the fleeing Marines.

Rodion hopped off of the Marine ship following after Neal with a twisted smile on his face punching his fist into his palm. "Alright, who's ass am I kicking," Rodion yelled out, "show your ugly face already!!"

A large troop of Marines rushed out of the ship and while most managed to go around Moby Dick, a small group attacked the Fishman first! As they rushed at him, the large debris being thrown at him was also quickly approaching!

"Hm?" Dick looked up and saw everything coming at him. With one deep breath he released a loud supersonic shockwave! It sent the Marines and debris flying! The marines shrieked in pain and the debris crumbled into pebbles! "You two over there look like the leaders." He then looked over and saw Neal. "Ah another warlord huh? Looks like Noche won't be the only busy one here."

"Of course he blocked it," Neal thought as he summoned his black blade Taiyō. No Yonko's commander would have gotten caught by a surprise attack like that. Those sound waves were dangerous too. Neal summoned some earplugs straight in his ears. "Inventory," Neal muttered as he widened his senses to every object within his huge range using his awakened devil fruit. Great caution was necessary if they were going to fight this opponent.

"Alright, these guys are just trying to set us up here...any idea how we're gonna take them down," Rodion asked looking around.

"Well Marine," Neal began, "Don't hold me back. This isn't the kind of opponent I can take my eyes off of. Go big or go home." Thrusting his unladen hand out, Neal began gathering weapons and chunks of buildings in the square into a giant fist of debris. The giant hand turned black with powerful armament haki as Neal rushed towards Moby Dick with his attack.

Moby Dick slammed his legs down, causing a sudden wake to the floor! Cocking his fist back he coated his right arm with a deep layer of haki. "Fishman Karate! Ten Thousand Brick First!" He then launched a strike forward! Slamming against the massive one used by the warlord Neal!

The aftershocks of the attack send the air flying around them at full force! Sending anything or anyone near them flying! Using his might Fishman karate he sent a shockwave traveling towards Neal's inner water!

"Shit! Fishman karate," Neal realized as the shockwave rushed towards him. He had to quickly use his devil fruit to store the energy from the shockwave or he'd be badly injured. After storing the energy from the shockwave, Neal slashed his sword through the air and returned the energy with it.

"Alright, my turn," Rodion smirked as his used his devil fruit to turn his right arm into sludge as he looked to Moby Dick then began to charge at him with his fist coated with sludge, "Sludge Fist!"

"Annoying..." Dick said as he extended his arm out and coated it with haki, gripping tightly down on Roidon's fist. then pulling the young Marine forward. The energy Neal sent out clashed against Roi's body!

"Oh well, I told him to not hold me back," Neal thought as he summoned his other sword, Kiba into the hand that had been covered in debris. "Double-fang strike," he cried as he jumped into the air over the Marine and stabbed his blades downwards towards his opponent's head.

Dick cocked an arm back, throwing Roidon at the coming warlord, using the young Marine's body as cover! Buckling his knees he kicked himself back to evade an after shock! "Is this all your strength warlord?"

"Another cowardly attack," Neal thought as he was forced to shift his blades to miss the incoming Marine's body. Storing Kiba, Neal placed both hands on his primary sword. This enemy was clearly playing with him. "Sort," Neal set his pointer and thumb apart and pulled them together rapidly, causing two houses on either side of the fishman to crush together. "Powerup Withdrawal," Neal's muscles flexed as he focused his energies into increasing his physical strength and speed. "Soru," Neal rushed into the space in front of the colliding buildings, right in the pirate's face and delivered a punch with his emission haki.

Rodion kicked himself back up as he glared at Dick with intense eyes. "Ok, this guy's a challenge, and I like a challenge," Rodion smirked as his arms turned into sludge coating it with Haki. Just then he charged at him landing a punch onto his gut.

Just as the duo's team attack was to make contact with him, Dick thought "this may hurt, buuuuut." Then just as their attacks landed Dick's mouth opened wide and using the pain of the attack and their close proximity he let out another supersonic shock wave this one twice as forceful and loud than the last! Shattering the floor in front of him!

Though a splash of his own blood shot from his mouth during this attack as the pain from Neal's haki can be "ignored" the effects it took on Dick's body couldn't. Even so without a single pause his supersonic attack slammed into the duo!

The shockwave hit Neal and sent him flying. "Such power," Neal thought as he attempted to absorb as much energy from the impact as he could. Without the earplugs he had put in, his eardrums would have definitely ruptured at such close range. Even so, his ears were ringing as he crashed into a ship in the harbor. Blood came out of his mouth as he was not able to dispell the entire attack. Neal got up slowly. His attack may have hit, but this fight was far from over.

"Whoa...what the hell is this guy," Rodion asked himself staring at where Neal crashed at then back at Dick.

"That last attack..." Dick thought as he wiped the blood from his lips. "While their levels of strength independently is interesting, together they actually have a chance to win...if I wasn't me that is." Dick then cracked his knuckles as he coated his arms with haki, "alright, i wont hold back as much anymore."

"Ahahahahahahahahaha FINALLY!! Now we're talking!" Rodion shouted as he coated his arms with haki glaring at Dick taking his stance.

"You, Marine," Neal yelled over to Rodion. "As much as I hate to admit it, this guy is too strong. If he and I were to go all out, we'd both end up killing each other, and I am not up for dying today. So...we need to work together." Neal lifted his sword in sideways in front of his face as he covered the black blade with his own haki.

"Fine by me, just as long as we take this bastard out," Rodion yelled back over to Neal punching his haki covered fists together.

"I need to keep my distance," Neal thought. He slashed his sword forward, but unlocked its blade to allow it to stretch to an unbelievable length. "Lightning Scythe Slash!" The extended whip blade became electrified as the haki on it was charged, the edge rushing towards the fishman.

"Hm?" Dick murmured as he saw the approaching attack, he then slammed his haki coated coated arms to the floor to force rubble and debris up from the floor to block the coming attack! "Not bad for a pair of kids." He then with an open palm slapped a large slab of stone at the pair!

Neal flicked his hand at the approaching slab of stone. "Deposit." The slab disappeared in midair.

"I got an idea..." Dick then repeated the action, swatting countless boulders at his foes before stealthily launching himself toward one of the large boulders. Riding it, using its momentum to close in the distance secretly.

"Hm let's try this on for size, Sludge Bullets!," Rodion called out as his hands produced bullets from his hands shooting them at one of the slabs causing it to shatter.

Neal could no longer see the fishman, but he didn't have to. His inventory was still in effect, meaning he could feel the movement of debris and Moby Dick's own clothing to note his exact location and position.

Moby Dick jumped from one boulder to another, doing his best to remain unseen. "Little shits..." He muttered before slapping the boulder he was on, breaking it apart, sending a flurry or debris rocks, moving at the speed of bullets!

"Sludge Wall!" Rodion shouted as he managed to create a wall of sludge stopping the flurry of rocks heading his way then smirked at Dick as the wall disappeared then turned his right arm into sludge whilst coating his arm in Haki then charged at him. "Sludge Mallet!"

Neal could easily store all the little bullets, but instead he summoned the slab he had just store and coated it with haki before using it as a shield and sending it flying at his opponent with a kick.

Dick charged forward, running at full speed he slammed his way through the boulder by slamming a fist coated with haki! Then he cocked second arm back with haki, "Fishman Karate: Vagabond Drill!" He launched his arm forward, calling and manipulating it as fishermen do, adding haki around it as well to prevent Roi taking it over! He aimed his attack at the young Marine!

Rodion dodged the attack then looked up up at Dick with a smirk. "Heh, think that'll stop me? Try this! Rankyaku: Odeiken!" Rodion shouted as his leg turned into sludge and delivered a strong kick whipping up a large force of sludge towards Dick.

Dick smirked, "idiot..." A large wave of force coming from the initial strike began to spread and blocked Roi's attack and sent a wave of force, attacking him from the inside out! "My strikes always carry an aftershock, in case a foe quickly managed to dodge."

Rodion shouted out in pain from the aftershock. Be collapsed onto the ground clutching onto his gut looking up at Dick with an angered look on his face. "Looks like I'll need a way to work my way around that, but how," Rodion thought to himself.

While the fishman was focusing on the marine, Neal quietly began levitating a piece of rubble and stepped up onto it. Then, hiding behind it, he sent the boulder rushing towards Moby Dick. Coating his sword in haki, he sheathed it. "Unsheathing technique, quick slash."

"Don't toy with me, you bastard!" Dick yelled as he slammed a first through the boulder!

As the boulder shattered, Neal came through the debris and unleashed his technique. Slicing the fishman's side before landing past him.

"Keh!" Dick struggled as he took the force of Neal's attack, with blood quickly rushing out of his side. "Bastard..." He said as he took a knee from the pain. "I need to get back to the water..." He said before leaping toward the Marine ships. Taking leap after leap, covering ground quickly as he charged.

"No!" Neal shouted, "We must stop him before he gets to the water. Placing his hands on the ground, Neal moved the ground itself to create a massive wall of earth in front of the rampaging fishman, blocking him from the water. His awakened devil fruit allowed him to cover the wall itself in haki to increase it's toughness.

"Little tricks like these cant stop me!" Dick yelled in protest as he cocked an arm back, leaping toward the wall at full force! "Fishman Karate! Ten Thousand Brick Fist!" By coating his arm with haki, he ran it into and shattered the wall itself! "This kid's haki isn't too bad...I only barely broke through that wall..." Dick thought as he kept charging forward.

"Sludge Hammerfist!" Rodion yelled as he jumped forward landing a punch colliding his sludge fist coated with Haki with Dick's arm.

Dick was sent flying away from the ships, landing face first in the sand. "Gaaaah!" He yelled as the sludge was seeping into the large gash of flesh that Neal left earlier. "Alright..I guess there's nothing left to lose." He said before fiercely slamming his leg to the floor.

Dick cocked his right arm back, suddenly a vibration manifested around his open palm, pulling not just the sludge from the wound but even his own red blood before being coated in haki. It swarmed and wrapped itself around his arm. The massive Fishman disappeared and reappeared in front of the two foes. "Fishman Karate: Nirvana " combining his impressive Soru ability with his most devastating attack he released haki coated bullets of his own blood and sludge with a huge shockwave following behind, a technique said to be ten times stronger than the Vagabond Drill.

"Looks like I'm gonna have to go all out," Rodion said, "Sludge Wall!" Rodion summoned a wall of sludge protecting himself from the attack.

"This is not good," Neal thought as the attack was unleashed. The enemy's haki meant that he wouldn't be able to store the bullets. A counter attack was needed. Neal coated his entire body in his extremely powerful haki and then used his emission technique towards Moby Dick with a devastating punch that compressed the very air in front of him.

The bullets quickly sliced through Roidon's attack, slicing through the sludge wall like butter! The bullet quickly attacked and pierced Roidon's abdomen! The haki coated attack wasn't alone as a fishman shockwave quickly followed behind and slammed into the young Marine.

Being met with Neal's emission haki, Dick's attack was quickly putting up a resistance only to have both attacks cancel one another out! Though soon after the fishman shockwave quickly approached and raged toward Neal!

Rodion was knocked back onto the ground clutching onto his abdomen. As he struggled to get up, he began to cough up blood as he grunted in pain. "D-d-dammit! This guy's pulling up attacks outta nowhere that obliterates mine! I need to think of something and fast," Rodion thought to himself.

The shockwave was quickly approaching Neal. Pulling back the fist that he already had out, Neal began storing the air and energy before him, creating a vaccum towards his fist. Unfortunately, the fishman's attack was so powerful that some of it went through and impacted Neal's haki-coated body. The force pushed Neal back only a few meters, but he coughed up flecks of blood.

After hesitating for only a second, Neal soru'd towards Dick and unleashed his own attack. "Full counter," he yelled as he threw another punch towards Dick fueled by the energy had absorbed from Dick's own attack.

Birdcage

Noche longer forward and slashed away with a heavy right arm! The bladed talons he had were both massive and intimidating, easily slashing through the giant stone pillars!

"What's the matter "king"? Show me the strength that you've gained the rank of "warlord" or is it all just for show?" Noche asked as he continued to exert pressure on Gahn.

"You want to see me bloodthirsty don't you?" Gahn says pushing back the talons with his bear strength and the scimitars, "I've been known for eating commodores for merely breakfast!"

"Is that all!?" Noche asked before flapping his wings and sending his massive armored body flying at a rapid speed! Charging at the warlord like a massive wrecking ball!

Gahn only leaps upward out of the way from the flying wrecking ball. And while he leaps,he fires out two sword beams from his dual scimitars. He then drops down and attacks with the wind boosting him in speed as he then attacks with the scimitars right behind Noche.

"So you're more agile than i thought!" Noche said as took the brunt of both attacks! "Damn, you may be a lot more tough than I thought!" Noche exclaimed as he ascended upward. "Let's see who's wind manipulation is best." He then flapped his wings rapid and shot out a rain of blade shaped air attacks!

Gahn just stands and sees the rain of air blades come at him as suddenly nimbly dodges the air blades. He then leaps up into the air and releases a giant air claw at Noche,that will also force Noche down onto the ground if it hits.

Noche cocked both of his giant wings back and flapped forward! Doing so he summoned a large current to meet and match Gahn's attack! "Not bad, " Noche said as he quickly flew toward Gahn! He then coated his right arm back and swung it at the warlord!

Gahn forces the wind to hit himself,and push himself away from Noche's attack. He then falls back and ends in a three point landing. He then stands and runs with his scimitars on his back as Gahn circulated the wind on his fists. He then coats his arms with haki as well and tries to swing a right hook full of wind and haki at Noche.

No he couldn't help but let out a loud roar as he quickly coated his wing with haki! An intense swirling gust wrapped itself around the wing and the two attacks clashed! A furious, violent gale of clashing winds quickly over took the castle! Sending all doors opened! All the furniture was seen flying around!

"Looks like he's as strong as I figured...fake wind users...always so annoying!"'" Noche thought as the two attacks clashed against one another!

Suddenly two massive pillars emerged from the walls and it slammed into Noche! Quickly it pinned him between the two. Then from the window nearby a single figure was seen dashing in! Quickly drawing her sword, Elizabeth was revealed and slashed at Noche sending him crashing into the ground.

"Looks like you warlords can't do much alone huh?" Elizabeth asked, gripping her sword. "Now lets finish this you two."

Gahn just growls at the Vice Admiral,"If you gave me more time,I would've pressured him into surrendering." His dislike for the marines is noticeable,but he does what he has to do when it comes to ruling his homeland.

Elizabeth and Noche clashed once more! Their individual haki coated attacks sent aftershocks all around them but again Noche was sent flying back!

"This woman has enough strength to contend with mine?" Noche though as he stretched his wings out. "now-"

Before he could finish his sentence a barrage of snakes rapidly appeared and attacked the Vice Admiral! After biting into her and being started away, they quickly slithered to one another, coming together. All at once they formed a woman's body. It was a Beta from the Wukong Pirates, Sakura.

"It'assess been ssssssometime, Eli?" She said with a proud smirk on her face.

"Horrid snake." Elizabeth replied as a deep coating of haki grew and wrapped around her sword. "How annoying, to see you here."

The two leered daggers at one another before they jumped and clashed their blades against each other! Before Elizabeth could react Sakura swung a Swift right kick sending Elizabeth through the window and into another room.

" Noche, handle the bear. Don't take too long, I've grown fanish waiting for you lot to get here." She said before leaping through the window and chased after Elizabeth.

A body emerged from the floor and the red haired, Vlad, the young Marine appeared next to Gahn. "I take it you've been struggling against him?"

"Hmph,stay out of this kid." Gahn says to Vlad as he then runs up and spins himself around like a torpedo,with the wind accelerating him and the scimitars out to make it a buzzsaw bullet move straight for Noche!

Noche cocked his arm back as he saw the oncoming attack. Slowly his arm began to vibrate, the sheer intensity from the haki coated arm was grand. "Let's go!!! Black Clearing! He yelled as his massive arm trusted forward with a massive lariat! The sheer intensity of the attack matched that of Gahn's! Their attack power was grand and frightful.

Vlad smirked as he watched on. "You sure you don't need any help?"

Gahn only growled back at Vlad,"You will stay out of this!" He then got up from springing up and attacks with his scimitars on him,"If you want to do that type of fighting so be it." Gahn then runs over,with the winds pushing on him for extra speed,and leaps and grabs Noche's neck for a swinging DDT!

Noche's wings began to spread open, prepared to use his wind manipulation to reverse the pull and try to slam Gahm down, two large tendrils of stone appears and pull his wings down! Thus the DDT landed! The weight of Gahn while it helped and the added weight of Noche's armor they managed to slam the Birdman to the ground.

"Looks like you needed some help them Warlord." Vlad said as he slowly emerged from the ground. "Even if you can't admit it."

Gahn only shrugs his shoulders to shake off the dust,"Peh,help what you want. But I want to be in the front force!" He then gets up and summons up the wind into a shape of bear claws again.

"Wind Claw Maul!" Gahn says as he makes the wind claws dive down right at Noche.

"Haaaa, idiot." Vlad said before submerging into the floor.

"Pair of..." As Noche prepared for his next attack the floor beneath the birdman became into a sinking trap and tendrils pulled him down and buried half his body into the floor!

"Wind Fist of Claws!" Gahn then fists the wind claws and have them drop right on Noche as the birdman was trapped in the floor.

Noche coated his armor with his own haki to block the attack! "Damn Marine brat,this fruit is making it a pain." Noche said as he focused his haki deeply and with a relentless yell he forced himself out of the earth, freeing himself!

Noche is then met with a punch of wind and haki right into the abdomen as Noche forced out of the earth,"Take this Nacho bitch!"

A crack was seen in Noche's armor from where Gahn had struck! Slamming his foot down to the floor Noche kept himself upward and swatted his claw at the warlord! "It's noche you fleabag!!" He yelled but multiple tendrils of stone wrapped around his arms and hips to throw his aim off!

Gahn was able to duck around the claw as the tendrils came up. This gave Gahn the ability to leap up into the air and fire out a spinning heel of haki and wind right at Noche's face.

With his attack landing, Gahn had shattered Noche's helmet revealing a black crow like birdman! As Noched tried to adjust himself, a barrage of stone fists emerged from the floor and swarmed at Noche! One by one they slammed blow after blow against the might pirate!

"We have to keep the pressure warlord! Go!" Vlad yelled as he kept attacking.

"Got it!" Gahn shouts,as he then gave out a super fast flurry of blows that were accompanied by wind and haki,"YUGI YUGI YUGI YUGI YUGI YUGI YUGI YUGI YUGI YUGI!!!!!" He kept yelling as he threw the fists right at Noche.

A large clump of stone took form and shaped itself into an angel like statue with a robe. Suddenly the massive statue dashed forward revealing multiple arms on both sides and it began to unload a drastic amount of punches against the Birdman!

"Take this!" Vlad spoke, revealing him to be the statue itself.

"For a little kid,you are respective enough for me." Gahn thinks as he kept giving out his flurry if wind/haki punches right at Noche.

With their final strikes landing, it sent the massive Birdman through walls. Their attacks managed to shred and breakthrough large chunks of his armor. The birdman was left in a broken state, forcing himself back to his feet. "Son of...a..." He spoke in between his panting.

"Looks like he's just about done." Vlad said as he submerged himself back into the floor. "You still got some fight in you warlord?"

Gahn then runs over to Noche and kicks Noche back down to a knee. Gahn then leaps onto a wall,and leaps back down to where Gahn's boot was on the back of Noche's head. Gahn sends his boot down on Noche's head onto the hard temple floor for a devastating curb stomp!

And so, the massive birdman simply laid on the floor, unconscious and defeated. He laid in his broken up jet black armor, his wings heavenly damaged, his helmet shattered to pieces.

"Looks like he's been taken care of." Vlad says as he emerged from the ground and cracked his neck. "I haven't made so many arms in a long time. This castle is huge so possessing it, we'll I feel so drained."

"Well hopefully you won't need to make arms in my castle." Gahn then says,turning back to his human form and walking to his personal barracks to put his weapons away. "You done ok today kid." He puts on his black cape and gets a bottle of water as he said that.

In his exhaustive state Vlad picked himself back up and leaped from a nearby window. "I need to make sure lady Louise is okay. I need to back her up..." He said as he aimed for the nearby auras of the Vice Admirals and Beta of the King Pirates.

Scaley Confrontation

As the empty room cleared from the ensuing battle and war going on around the island, two individuals land and arrive across each other. The two sent daggers at one another, Elizabeth's eyes full grown blades while Sakura stood with an awfully proud, evil smirk.

"Sssssomething wrong? You don't look happy to ssssee me." Sakura asked before cracking her knuckles. "Little Eli."

"Bitch!" Elizabeth responded before lunging at her! Her legs turned into that of a deer crossed with the scales of a dragon! Slamming it into Sakura's knuckles!

The two then began to exchange blow after blow! One after another the two would attack and attack! Neither could stop, keeping exact pace with each other's blows! From one side of the room to another, the battle couldn't remained stalemated. Sakura dodged one tempest kick but missed a direct uppercut as Elizabeth stepped back and the two the met with a colliding punch and kick!

Slowly the difference in their skill became clearer and clearer. While both combatants were exceptional in skill, there was a clear sign over who was the superior against the other. As much as she tried, Elizabeth failed to land half as many strikes as Sakura. She couldn't close the gap even when using her kirin legs and their intense speed and strength.

"Damn it!" Elizabeth said as she gripped her sword and sent out a blade of air at Sakura who simply dodged it and landed a swift punch on Elizabeth, sending her off her feet.

Before Elizabeth could even react she was met by a dynamic right punch into her gut! Slamming her into the floor cracking it all around her! "Sss! Sss! Sss!" Sakura laughed as she stood above Elizabeth's body. "Come on, come and fight. Or are you Marinesssss all talk?"

Elizabeth slammed her feet to the floor and propelled herself away from the Beta. "Alright, next." Elizabeth slowly took the form of a massive, feminine, kirin hybrid. "As master says, " when you're ready, come and get it."." Elizabeth said as she charged forward and successfully struck Sakura's face!