[Wailles Bay]
*Braugh!* *Braugh!* *Braugh!*
The shrill alarms roared as the pirates came out with their weapons ready.
A sea of nearly five thousand pirates, many of them with a bad name. Their combined bounty would surely reach at least 20 million berries!
"Get ready, some boat pulled by Sea Kings took down one of our scouting ships, get to your shit together and surround the intruder!"
Dozens of ships broke out from their stationary position, creating a wide arc that slowly spanned around the tiny enemy vessel.
Though the pirates weren't too sure of the enemy, they had seen the massive Sea Kings surface momentarily and took out the scout ship without effort.
It was enough to wake them up!
.
"Dorobō-sama, you've come as well!?" a fodder exclaimed.
The captain didn't answer, just staring at the tiny boat.
"Listen up, men," the green-haired man addressed the crowd. "Looks like some punk thinks he can attack our people and get away with it. This is our greatest step to conquering the sea, and eventually, the entire Grand Line!"
"Ouugh!" the pirates roared out, ready to war.
…
[The Other Side of the Battlefield]
Damien raised an eyebrow. "It took them a moment but they figured it out," he commented.
He now stood at the bow of the boat that was now surrounded by tens of ships. Such a sight for a lone person at the edge of a pirate island was truly fear-inducing to most. However, to Damien, it was a good place to test out a few ideas.
A deep whiff of the salty sea air later: "Now then…"
Damien locked onto the horde of enemies and focussed on concentrating his power, driving it to a new use.
*Purrup* *Szzzz*
A sizzling sound erupted from the young pirate's eyes. His already red pupils blazed deep red, even the whites of his eyes were overtaken with the red energy.
The erratic energy began to spark into the air, letting out some dull zaps.
A thick, red mist also formed around the pair of eyes. The heat was evident as it bubbled the air in steam. The energy took around three seconds of anime time to build up and was now ready to rush forth.
.
"Omega Beams."
.
At the drop of his words, two blazing red beams of dense energy blasted out of his eyes, leaving behind a trail of exploding air and water as they rushed forth.
*Vzzzzmm*
They traveled at absurd speeds, covering the little distance between the two sides within seconds.
"What is that red stu-"
The man was trying to finish his sentence yet the red beams had already reached him.
"Augh!"
His mouth gave out some incomprehensible words as his lips quivered. The man's eyes went dull as the beams tore through his heart.
Sounds of pixelation went off as the two holes left behind set out a ripple of red design. His body began to fall apart from within, soon turning into tiny pieces.
The beams were unforgiving.
They didn't simply go straight; they bounced and ricocheted from awkward and impossible angles and irregular patterns.
The blazing red streaks left in the air were a frightening omen to the pirates nearby. They saw the twin menacing red zips of energy rush through the pirate masses, making their way through each ship.
"H-He's an ability user!" a man yelled out.
*Vzzzzmm*
The beams kept whizzing forth, bending, turning, and elevating in all sorts of bizarre angles.
"AHHH!"
"RUN!"
"Ugh!"
"Ouch."
Endless cries of men erupted the seas as tens of thousands of inch-sized cubes rained down everywhere.
150…370…590…1040…2050.
The death toll went up like the economic inflation of Damien's past life. In a span of barely one minute, nearly half of the pirate fleet had been obliterated!
"J-Jump into the sea!"
*Vzzzzmm*
The two beams suddenly turned straight around and zoomed at the pirate. His descent into the water came at a bare fraction of a second before the beams got to him.
"..."
A silence pervaded as the two red beams halted an inch from the water.
It took a man with an average IQ to piece things together as he loudly declared, "Ability-users can't affect the sea; everyone dive down now!"
The man jumped straight down after his proclamation. Though his relieved eyes soon fell to despair.
"Rawwr!"
A giant, nearly fifty-meter-wide mouth rushed out from the blue below, inhaling the pirate in a single gulp.
The beast dove back into the sea and disappeared.
*Vzzzzmm*
The pirates had no time to think as the temporarily paused beams shot back out without delay, resuming the massacre.
One pirate at the far back could only slump onto the ground. His eyes teared up as the pupils went dull from the inevitable end.
Alas, so was the price of piracy.
…
Another two minutes passed, and the once boisterous sea was now filled with a deep silence. Pieces of flesh decorated the seaways, loose blood dyeing the water red.
The small boat soon sailed ahead to the bay, ready to dock.
Thud!
Damien's large stature dwarfed the fallen pirates.
He relaxedly walked towards the watchtower overlooking the bay, his boots sinking into the grassy soil.
A shaken Dorobō stood not too far away from the shore, frozen in his shoes; his eyes were wide open, his jaw practically touching the floor. He turned his gaze to the sole enemy pirate, a mix of fear and anger.
"All my men… My power… My prestige… You ruined everything!" he roared out.
The man's face grew savage as he shot forward with a thunderous roar. His hand reached out and grabbed Damien by the arm but his height difference made it look rather comical.
Dorobō gave a wild laugh as his hands shone with gray light and boasted a white fern-like pattern, contrasting with the darkness around it.
.
"Sensory Deprivation!"
.
Damien watched patiently as white energy pulsated from his fingers and travelled outwards, almost as if sapping something out of his body.
The young pirate hummed while the older one froze. Oddly enough, Damien didn't feel anything.
"Oh right, you can't affect me with the sheer difference in Haki," Damien said as lightly nodded.
He then exercised his body to forgo the Haki that stopped the attack, lowering his natural guard and leaving him vulnerable.
"..."
Dorobō went through a chain of emotions and was having trouble expressing himself. Eventually, he went back to using his powers.
The arm once again began to deprive Damien, pulling out strands of energy.
Dorobō's eyes opened wide in relief as he felt his powers working once more.
Damien, however, felt a familiar sensation. Suddenly, he had lost his sense of touch, much like the fight with Enigma.
The human body naturally felt warmth, or the lack of it; the touch of air, the gradual wind, and so on; being deprived of that was truly quite a harrowing thought.
"It's not bad, but I need to see more…"
Dorobō froze once again as he saw Damien effortlessly move about after his greatest attack.
'Sibyl, fruit details.'
[Coming up…]
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[Wailles Bay]
*Braugh!* *Braugh!* *Braugh!*
The shrill alarms roared as the pirates came out with their weapons ready.
A sea of nearly five thousand pirates, many of them with a bad name. Their combined bounty would surely reach at least 20 million berries!
"Get ready, some boat pulled by Sea Kings took down one of our scouting ships, get to your shit together and surround the intruder!"
Dozens of ships broke out from their stationary position, creating a wide arc that slowly spanned around the tiny enemy vessel.
Though the pirates weren't too sure of the enemy, they had seen the massive Sea Kings surface momentarily and took out the scout ship without effort.
It was enough to wake them up!
.
"Dorobō-sama, you've come as well!?" a fodder exclaimed.
The captain didn't answer, just staring at the tiny boat.
"Listen up, men," the green-haired man addressed the crowd. "Looks like some punk thinks he can attack our people and get away with it. This is our greatest step to conquering the sea, and eventually, the entire Grand Line!"
"Ouugh!" the pirates roared out, ready to war.
…
[The Other Side of the Battlefield]
Damien raised an eyebrow. "It took them a moment but they figured it out," he commented.
He now stood at the bow of the boat that was now surrounded by tens of ships. Such a sight for a lone person at the edge of a pirate island was truly fear-inducing to most. However, to Damien, it was a good place to test out a few ideas.
A deep whiff of the salty sea air later: "Now then…"
Damien locked onto the horde of enemies and focussed on concentrating his power, driving it to a new use.
*Purrup* *Szzzz*
A sizzling sound erupted from the young pirate's eyes. His already red pupils blazed deep red, even the whites of his eyes were overtaken with the red energy.
The erratic energy began to spark into the air, letting out some dull zaps.
A thick, red mist also formed around the pair of eyes. The heat was evident as it bubbled the air in steam. The energy took around three seconds of anime time to build up and was now ready to rush forth.
.
"Omega Beams."
.
At the drop of his words, two blazing red beams of dense energy blasted out of his eyes, leaving behind a trail of exploding air and water as they rushed forth.
*Vzzzzmm*
They traveled at absurd speeds, covering the little distance between the two sides within seconds.
"What is that red stu-"
The man was trying to finish his sentence yet the red beams had already reached him.
"Augh!"
His mouth gave out some incomprehensible words as his lips quivered. The man's eyes went dull as the beams tore through his heart.
Sounds of pixelation went off as the two holes left behind set out a ripple of red design. His body began to fall apart from within, soon turning into tiny pieces.
The beams were unforgiving.
They didn't simply go straight; they bounced and ricocheted from awkward and impossible angles and irregular patterns.
The blazing red streaks left in the air were a frightening omen to the pirates nearby. They saw the twin menacing red zips of energy rush through the pirate masses, making their way through each ship.
"H-He's an ability user!" a man yelled out.
*Vzzzzmm*
The beams kept whizzing forth, bending, turning, and elevating in all sorts of bizarre angles.
"AHHH!"
"RUN!"
"Ugh!"
"Ouch."
Endless cries of men erupted the seas as tens of thousands of inch-sized cubes rained down everywhere.
150…370…590…1040…2050.
The death toll went up like the economic inflation of Damien's past life. In a span of barely one minute, nearly half of the pirate fleet had been obliterated!
"J-Jump into the sea!"
*Vzzzzmm*
The two beams suddenly turned straight around and zoomed at the pirate. His descent into the water came at a bare fraction of a second before the beams got to him.
"..."
A silence pervaded as the two red beams halted an inch from the water.
It took a man with an average IQ to piece things together as he loudly declared, "Ability-users can't affect the sea; everyone dive down now!"
The man jumped straight down after his proclamation. Though his relieved eyes soon fell to despair.
"Rawwr!"
A giant, nearly fifty-meter-wide mouth rushed out from the blue below, inhaling the pirate in a single gulp.
The beast dove back into the sea and disappeared.
*Vzzzzmm*
The pirates had no time to think as the temporarily paused beams shot back out without delay, resuming the massacre.
One pirate at the far back could only slump onto the ground. His eyes teared up as the pupils went dull from the inevitable end.
Alas, so was the price of piracy.
…
Another two minutes passed, and the once boisterous sea was now filled with a deep silence. Pieces of flesh decorated the seaways, loose blood dyeing the water red.
The small boat soon sailed ahead to the bay, ready to dock.
Thud!
Damien's large stature dwarfed the fallen pirates.
He relaxedly walked towards the watchtower overlooking the bay, his boots sinking into the grassy soil.
A shaken Dorobō stood not too far away from the shore, frozen in his shoes; his eyes were wide open, his jaw practically touching the floor. He turned his gaze to the sole enemy pirate, a mix of fear and anger.
"All my men… My power… My prestige… You ruined everything!" he roared out.
The man's face grew savage as he shot forward with a thunderous roar. His hand reached out and grabbed Damien by the arm but his height difference made it look rather comical.
Dorobō gave a wild laugh as his hands shone with gray light and boasted a white fern-like pattern, contrasting with the darkness around it.
.
"Sensory Deprivation!"
.
Damien watched patiently as white energy pulsated from his fingers and travelled outwards, almost as if sapping something out of his body.
The young pirate hummed while the older one froze. Oddly enough, Damien didn't feel anything.
"Oh right, you can't affect me with the sheer difference in Haki," Damien said as lightly nodded.
He then exercised his body to forgo the Haki that stopped the attack, lowering his natural guard and leaving him vulnerable.
"..."
Dorobō went through a chain of emotions and was having trouble expressing himself. Eventually, he went back to using his powers.
The arm once again began to deprive Damien, pulling out strands of energy.
Dorobō's eyes opened wide in relief as he felt his powers working once more.
Damien, however, felt a familiar sensation. Suddenly, he had lost his sense of touch, much like the fight with Enigma.
The human body naturally felt warmth, or the lack of it; the touch of air, the gradual wind, and so on; being deprived of that was truly quite a harrowing thought.
"It's not bad, but I need to see more…"
Dorobō froze once again as he saw Damien effortlessly move about after his greatest attack.
'Sibyl, fruit details.'
[Coming up…]
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