The individual who was sitting down on the wooden broaden chair, felt a person's shadow over him then slowly raised his head to look on who has talked.
"Cough..cough...I don't mind," the person coughed as he replied. Just by infering from the tone of voice he had, he was an old aged individual.
With the old man's response, Joshua drew the wooden stool which had many shades of brown running down it. He waved is hand lightly and the specks of dust which were on them moved into the air, then scattered in the surroundings. Joshua then sat before the old man, then looked on the dusty cream board.
It had many boxes which had were in two separate colours and at both ends they were to rows of stationary objections. With the one before him being in a tan colour and the one infront of the old man being a dark brown colour. Seeing that this was a chessboard, Joshua calmy stated, "I'm not really familiar with the game chess."
The oldman who had his mouth covered heard Joshua said then answered, "thats not a problem, I will go easy on go." After all you are the only one who stopped and paid this old man some attention, cough...cough." Right when he was finished he then placed back his hand over his mouth when felt his coughing coming down again.
Joshua nodded, then said, "I will go first, thats not a problem right."
"No no, go ahead." the old man straighten out his hand, to indicate to Joshua that can make the first move.
Then right after the old man's gesture, Joshua placed his hand on the tan coloured pawn which at the middle of the first right section. He lifted it up and carried it one step forward, the old man also acted by carrying his dark brown pawn which to the dead left of him upward. With the play of the old man, Joshua responded by moving the pawn which was to the his extreme left onto the ahead box.
The interval playing turns of both individuals transpired for a while and during this period, the wind which carried a few leaves rushes by moderately. The sandy dirt which on the earth was timely picked up in the ongoing spiral movements of the winds. The tall grass which were also around, swayed lightly as the calm force of nature makes it way all about the opening area.
Now, the game has reached point where, Joshua had two of his pawn killed. Even though this happened he still played with a light headed state.
"Old man, what do you think of the world," Joshua asked plainly.
The old man who has just killed Joshua second pawn, eyes shrapen a little when he heard this. He who has paused for a second placed Joshua tan pawn to the side then answered with a coughing tone.
"Cough...there is no specific thought of the world, however, the world from the beginning of time was binded and set into the hands of those who can make it that way."
Joshua eyes flashed with a ray of light, his expression or tone did not waver as he continued to speak,
"So are you saying that even the group of individuals who call themselves nobles, gods of the land, can bascially roam freely. In despite, almost all acts of theirs have ruined many familes, killed mountains of individuals for fun, can do want they want because they have those pair of hands."
Joshua who has just gotten another pawn killed said, as his he lightly raised his head to look on the old man.
The old man didn't not answer immediately but sat there in silence, Joshua who has just asked the question waited patiently after all, there is no rush. After a short a period, the old man opened his mouth and said.
"Yes, yes that is indeed so."
Right when those words wee uttered from his mouth, his the winds went by almost instantly. With this happening, the beard of the old man swayed out into the light which then showcased the long length of it and it grey silver colour. In that same breath, his eyes slightly twinkled with a ray of blue, and even though it was dull it looked way bright under the shade of the building covering.
Joshua slowly squinted his eyes, with the old man's rely he can establish some things. It seems like the old man has no hate towards the Celestial dragons, probably they did him nothing wrong for him to hate them. Or they did something him and such aspect can be any but he forgave them, which seems completely stupid to Joshua.
However, further between those lines Joshua can pick up that, these so called 'gods' of the land can do what they want because they have these pair of hands. To clarify in depth, such pair of hands, presents the power they have or wield and this is exactly so because they can to want whatever they want. For noone can do anything about it, no matter who you grit you teeth and scream madly inwardly.
You still cannot stop, or even controll any situation whether, it was your family being taken away for slavery or killed in cold blood right before your eyes. Because you cannot change the seeable future because, an admiral will be immediately dispatched if you try to hurt them.
They have been many who did somethings to them in anger, but they instantly chased down and killed by an admiral. As one of the highest powers of the navy, the power they will id very strong and only the few new world pirates or the Four emperors can take them on.
In addition to this, its not just the navy but there is also the world government, the ones who have the entire navy in their hands. As an organization of who can keep such a group of many powerhouses in their hand. How can their power be weak, thats impossible.
You have the Cp0s, former fleet admiral and several other powers in and up the ladder. Although many might not know all this, just admiral alone can make many desparate and the world government who is on top of that, makes many hollow in despair. This is a force they cannot go against at all and this makes the 'dragons' go anywhere freely because not they themselves but they technically have the power.
How the 'dragons' acted, Joshua did not care what they want to do or what they have already down. But what he a trying to get at his as long as their being provoked otherwise from the four emperors, there is no who possible to come out alive under their chase. Everyone you know, may it be a passerby, neighbours, family will die and it does not stop their the whole island may get destroyed.
This scenario can also further extend to pirate forces, if you destroye a fleet of theirs and kill all their men. They will come after you and you dont need to provoke them either, they can also cause trouble to you if they want. Now a man like Whitebeard who calls everyone his son as long as they get hurt he will do everything in his power to take you down and such a thing was seen in the marineford war. In despite of him failing to come out alive nor saving Ace, any way of provoaction, be ready for his anger and so just his flag alone can scare anyone who comes in contact with it.
Joshua may not know what the old man's been through, but the answer of the old man was totally in align to what he is looking for. If you don't have the power to back yourself up, you will fall under anyone of the many terrible powers that are sea. Who can you blame....
noone.
You can only blame yourself for being weak, thats why you fell.
Only with power you have the right to speak, only with power you have a right to travel on these dangerous waters.
Only with power can you set the path of how you want it to be and that can only happen...
with power but not just any power but strong, detterance force.
"I see,"
A ray of black light flashed through his eyes. He looked on the board, moved his rooks a few steps up and knocked of a pawn of the old man.
"Cough..cough, thats was your first take," the old man resumed his coughing as he said with a seemingliy sickening voice.
"It seems so," Joshua said in a low voice while looking on the board.
With Joshua a short, dull answer, the old man made his move. With that move being made, the game continue to proceed. In despite of Joshua getting one victory, six pawns and the formerly moved rooks was killed in return.
"Old man, is this your so called going easy," Joshua said as he glance where the many empty spaces were on his section to where the 'dead' pieces are now at.
"Hahahaha, I really am going easy on you," the old man laughed in a seemingly truthful tone but he soon started coughing just when he did that.
"It may get a little difficult here and out," he smiled. Then right after he moved a horse which goes by 'knight' to an odd area of the board.
Seeing the game stepping up a little, Joshua calmly acknowledge such feat, but he also countered with a question of that level.
"Why is a strong person like you, in such a place of the wide ocean?"