"PARTY ROCKING ON THE SHIP TONIGHT!!!! WANNA HAVE A GOOD TIME!!! YOU GONNA MAKE ME LOSE MY MIND!!!" Markus sang badly as he swayed across the small ship. Anderson and Harlen were laughing at him but were helping with back up vocals that were just as bad. The three had just left a small island from restocking and were currently celebrating Anderson joining.
They jumped around and sang until the sun rose, drinking and eating barrels on barrels of alcohol and food. They eventually dropped and started snoozing, anchored just an hour from the village they restocked at. They quickly woke up and started partying again to celebrate.
Anderson was stunned with how efficient they were. They trained hard but also partied harder. He joined their training, deciding it best to get in better shape now that he was a pirate. He wanted to help his new crew no matter what.
"They call themselves the Celestial Dragon Pirates." A tall and muscular man with a long, braided goatee and a mustache stood in front of a large group of people. This was Sengoku, Current Fleet Admiral.
"The balls of some people." A vice-admiral spoke.
"The World Nobles have to be pissed." Another added.
"BWAHAHAHAHA! Let 'em be pissed then! It's just a name! BWAHAHAHAHA!" A tall, broad-chested, muscular old man laughed at the fact someone willing took the Celestial Dragons name for themselves. This was Monkey D. Garp. Sengoku felt a headache coming on but powered through.
"Yes, a problem indeed. But that isn't all." Sengoku slapped a few more pictures on a board making a few people take a sharp breath. "This man, the captain of the pirates, Markus, is extremely cruel and deadly, having slaughtered hundreds of Marines and even blowing a ship up. It has also been informed that this man has all three types of Haki."
Almost everyone took a sharp breath. Even Garp looked serious.
"We have no idea what his ambition is but he named himself the Celestial Dragon Pirates. They will have no small will. We have been told by the World Government that they want to set his Bounty too along with his so-called crew mates. We will be issuing these bounty posters starting tomorrow so be on the lookout for this man. Good luck everyone. Dismissed!" Three bounty posters sat alone in the now empty room.
"Blasphemer" Markus
Dead or Alive
50,000,000 Berri
"Dead-Man" Harlen
Dead or Alive
25,000,000 Berri
Anderson
Dead or Alive
8,000,000 Berri
[Bounty Gained! +5 Legacy points! Perk Gained!
[Perks:
[The Wanted]
Increase Charisma with those that align with Outlaws!]
"WOAAHHHH!! YEAAHHHH!!! CHECK IT OUT!!! I'M A WANTED MAN!!! LET'S PARTY!!!" Markus woke a hungover Harlen and Anderson up with his shouting.
"I don't care!!! Let us sleep!!!!" Harlen collapsed and groaned as his head pounded. Markus laughed but quilted down, deciding to party once they woke up. Markus was too happy and started a little one man party that very quickly turned into three.
"HAHAHAHA! You see that Tony! That's my student! 40,000,000 more than my first bounty! I'm so proud of you!!" Shisu laughed and drank some Sake as he sat in a now cleaned up village.
"50,000,000? 83 million total. I say we hunt them." An average-sized man with a rather frail-looking build and his hair styled in a 3 said.
"No, we should try and recruit them right?" A tall male crossdresser wearing flamboyant ballet clothes with a swan theme asked next.
"You're both idiots." A tall muscular man with a shaved head stated. "Let's wait for the boss's orders."
"MAMAMAMAMA! Celestial Dragon Pirates? What audacity! If this man can make it to the New World I think I'll marry one of my daughters to him! MAMAMAMA!" A giant, ugly woman with pink hair laughed madly while stuffing cake in her face.
"WORORORORORO! Celestial Dragon Pirates!? I want to fight the man with guts like that!" A giant, muscular man with horns chugged some alcohol before he started crying. "But he probably isn't strong enough! WAAHHHH!!"
"Celestial Dragon Pirates? Only a fool would do something like that." Another giant man with a big white mustache shook his head feeling sorry for Markus.
"A new era is on the way. I'm interested to see what part you play in this all "Blasphemer" Markus." An average height, and muscular man with red hair looked at Markus's bounty in contemplation.
"Shawty got that fatty! Shawty my lil boo thing!" Markus slurred his words as he sang. Harlen and Anderson didn't know what he was singing but they were both drunk and the bad singing sounded like an angel at the moment so they danced.
The three partied until they hit a new island. The second Markus stepped onto the port he noticed how everyone was looking at him with fear. He remembered in the news that he would indiscriminately murder anyone but he didn't care. He smiled and went about ignoring everyone else.
"Let's go find ourselves another crew member!" The three headed off towards a bar. Markus held the door open for a scared old man but shrugged it off as he entered. Harlen and Anderson sat at the bar first before Markus settled in as well. They were about to order before noticing everyone in the bar started leaving. Markus looked at the frightened bartender and slid him a few berri.
"No problems, just questions here I promise." Markus smiled kindly, making the man gulp before he nodded and took the money.
"Ho-how can I help y-you sir 'Blasphemer?'" Markus chuckled and shook his head.
"Just call me Markus. I ain't gonna hurt ya. I'm just wondering if you know anything about anyone around here that may be unique or interesting?" Markus leaned forward waiting for the bartender to calm down.
"Oh! I don't believe anyone around here would be that interesting Blas- Markus!" The bartender was fidgeting letting Markus know how uncomfortable he was.
"Alright then. Have a good day." Markus smiled and left with Harlen and Anderson keeping quiet. They walked around and noticed how scared everyone seemed to be. Markus hummed to himself before his crewmates noticed they were back at the ship.
"Are we already leaving?" Anderson wondered if they were going to get more supplies or information.
"Meh. If we had a proper crew already I would stay to hangout but I still need crew members and this village is too scared of us." Markus considered hanging around anyways to look but didn't notice anyone too strong. Just a bunch of scared villagers. As they were about to leave port Anderson noticed the water shift weirdly. He looked behind him and his eyes widened.
"The Bluebeard Pirates!" Markus raised an eyebrow at the dumb name and looked behind him to see a massive galleon with a mermaid helm heading their way. Markus looked at the stupid pirate flag being a skull with a blue mustache.
"The hell are they?" Harlen and Anderson were both surprised.
"You for real?" Harlen was dumbfounded while Anderson almost begged.
"They're like the number one pirates in the Blues right now. They have two supernovas and two almost supernovas on their crew and they haven't even visited the grand line. I heard Captain "Bluebeard" Jackson has a Logia and can predict movem- wait is that Observation?" Markus's eyes sparkled as his smile expanded beyond belief.
Harlen and Anderson were soon horrified seeing Markus's face. They felt a chill like never before as his Conqueror's erupted. They had experienced a few times in what Markus called "training" but never this strong. Markus's Conqueror's had hit Level 3 being much more potent, especially so close.
"Kill them all." Harlen and Markus gulped before Markus got out of the boat and sat in front of the village with a kind smile. Harlen and Anderson gulped but stood behind him. Markus waited patiently while villagers gathered behind the buildings further behind the Celestial Dragon Pirates.
Markus started with a light hum before he started tapping his foot. When the pirate ship docked they dropped anchor and plank before pirates started filling out three at a time. Soon over a hundred opposing pirates surrounded the three pirates. Markus smiled softly before standing up and his smile quickly became cruel.
His Conqueror's exploded even more violently than before with intense pressure that soon made every pirate succumb to sleep. There were currently only seven people standing. Markus, Harlen, Anderson "Bluebeard" Jackson, his First Mate "Bravehart" Dak, Swordsman "Killing Blow" Ou Adler, and his Sniper "Deadeye" Maddison! Markus laughed heartily.
"You all still stand!! Brilliant! Then come!! Harlen! Anderson! Take care of that damn sniper! I got these three piss ants!" Everyone had different reactions to Markus's words.
"Bluebeard" Jackson was instantly able to overcome Markus's Kings Will with anger alone as he glared hatefully at Markus. He had sailed smoothly even finding Haki training manuals from some marines he fought with. He knew he didn't have Conqueror's but easily identified it once his crew started dropping like flies.
His First Mate "Bravehart" Dak was already angry and quickly burst into a sprint towards Markus with clear intent to kill. Jackson's swordsman "Killing Blow" Ou Adler was much calmer and gripped his sword tightly already knowing Markus was a powerful swordsman on instinct alone. His sniper "Deadeye" Maddison was not affected by his Haki being so far away but was still frightened seeing the crew she had known for almost a year just collapse with no explanation.
Harlen and Markus were already in full sprint towards their targets while Anderson followed Harlen slightly behind with a fishing pole in hand. Markus attacked first with a Haki coated blade that met Dak's fist which Markus was surprised to see Armament. He was quickly disappointed when Dak was thrown back. He didn't cut deep but Dak's left hand was already useless.
Dak backed up in a panic while holding his hand before Jackson ran forward. Adler circled around slightly keeping his distance while Markus charged Jackson. Right before they were about to clash Jackson's eyes flashed and he slightly moved before jumping back rapidly. Markus followed quickly, not letting up with a laugh.
Jackson jumped over Dak and kicked him away before barely dodging another attack from Markus. Markus moved his head slightly, barely dodging a right hook from Dak and kicked him with Armament and slashing at Jackson. Bluebeard was sweating from the pressure before his body separated at the chest into what looked like Honey. Markus's eyes flashed as he jumped back dodging a blade that pierced through Jackson going for him.
"So you have all three." Jackson clicked his tongue only knowing Observation while Dak and Adler only knew Armament. Markus shook his head before breaking into full speed and shoulder checking Dak before dodging a surprisingly fast blade and kicking Jackson away.
"Your swordsmanship is impressive. Sadly mine is better." Markus sheathed his sword before going for a Draw slash. Markus's blade slashed across Adler's with speed he barely saw before he felt his Armament falter. He looked down and noticed his sword had broken. Markus used the chance to go for Flow: Pincushion and stabbing Adler in the thighs, shoulders, hands, feet, ankles, wrists, and throat in a couple seconds.
Markus sheathed his sword and leaned his head back dodging an angry Dak before taking another step dodging Honey. Markus danced around their attacks and tanked a few, using them to grind his Observation and Armament without them even realizing it.
Harlen ran at full speed to a pirate before picking one up and using him as a human shield. Anderson stood back and seemed to hold his fishing pole in a weird stance with his upper body far back. Harlen dropped the man he was holding before quickly jumping up and scaling the side of Bluebeard Pirates ship.
Maddison tried to shoot Harlen off but found a hook jamming the trigger and a fishing line wrapped around her rifle. Maddison looked over to see Anderson wink at her and gritted her teeth. She pulled a knife from seemingly nowhere and cut the line before removing the hook and aiming down at Harlen.
"GAH!!" *BANG* Maddison ripped a hook out of her arm and looked down at Harlen still climbing before looking at Anderson. She used the same knife to cut the line but quickly ran across deck and started climbing up the mast to the crows nest. Harlen swore as he finally threw himself over the side of the ship while Anderson scaled the ship with his fishing pole.
Harlen ran across the large deck in a zig zag dodging pistol shots as Maddison struggled to get up the mast and shoot. She quickly abandoned shooting for now and kept climbing until she was in the nest. She quickly grabbed a spare rifle from the crows nest and aimed down at Harlen, scaling the mast. Harlen cursed and jumped around the mast.
He recalled all his training and felt his Armament cover his fingers, his limit for now, as he stabbed his fingers into the mast. He sighed in relief and promised to never call Shigan or Armament training stupid. He started by removing his left hand and started climbing before he felt a chill down his back and jumped again and stabbed into the mast with his fingers. His arms strained but he held strong.
Anderson examined how far the crows nest was before cutting his line and tying it to another line coming from a pouch on his lower back. Inside held a long thick fishing line he usually used to hunt Elephant Tuna and threw his line with all his strength. The line went up into the sky into an arc but with a quick pull wrapped around the end of the barrel of Maddison's rifle, the hook landing inside the muzzle.
Maddison was already firing when it happened and found the gun jamming and a bullet exploding in the barrel. She dropped the gun with a curse before pulling out a pistol and trying to aim at Harlen to find him missing. She took a step back just to find two arm wraps around her neck.
Harlen took a deep breath and grabbed his right wrist while pulling his right arm against Maddison's throat. Harlen released his breath and twisted his body hearing a snap from Maddison and her body going limp. Harlen sighed and fell, finally noticing how his body was hurting from two free climbs while shaking from almost getting shot multiple times.
Anderson sighed in relief before looking back to his captain's fight. Harlen soon walked over and watched with him.
Markus quickly slashed through a wave of honey before dropping his sword and throwing a back hand through Dak's bad hand into his jaw before grabbing his sword and thrusting it through his chest. Markus jumped forward and started running, dodging blasts of honey.
Markus let his Conquering Spirit surge as his Armament covered his sword. He sheathed his sword as Bluebeard created a giant wall of honey. Jackson roared in anger as he threw his honey wall that was slow but very effective in its destruction. Instead of dodging Markus smiled and quickly went for an Armament boosted Draw hack that split the wall.
Markus rushed forward and slashed horizontally. Jackson saw it with his own Observation and split his chest again but was quickly surprised when he fell. Well half his upper body did. Markus arm had disappeared and reappeared slashing and finishing off Jackson from shoulder to waist.
Markus slashed and threw the blood off his sword. He looked around before shaking his head. He sheathed his sword and walked towards his boat. Harlen and Anderson were already waiting on him so he pushed the boat out before boarding. Markus looked back at the destruction and saw how the villagers quickly rushed to tie up the unconscious pirates. He shook his head with a smile before looking out at the sea.
[Name: Markus
Level: 59
Primary Class: [Adept Swordsman - Level: 19]
Secondary Class: [Beginner Marksman - Level: 5]
HP: 79%
SP: 38%
HK: 51%]
[Skills:
[Adept Swordsmanship - Level: MAX]
[Armament Haki - Level: 7 [29,384/300,000]
[Observation Haki - Level: 7 [132,487/300,000]
[Conqueror's Haki - Level: 3 [7,255/400,000]
[Beginner Marksmanship - Level: 25 [251/450]
[One Sword Style - Flow - Level: MAX]
[Cooking - Level: 2 [23/200]
[Pirate Crew:
Celestial Dragon Pirates - F
Captain - Markus Lv. 59
Vice-Captain - Harlen Lv. 38
Navigator - Anderson Lv. 30
Increases all stats of crew members by 1%!
Increase Crew rank by recruiting members and reaching higher levels!
E-Rank Requirement:
1/2 Crew Members Level 50/ 3/20 Crew Members!]
Markus hummed to himself as he sat at the bow. He thought intensely before concluding he would let Harlen and Anderson deal with the next pirates while he just played defense. He didn't consider how experience worked for people without a system so he just considered increasing their skills and fighting more like he did.
Markus smiled and stood up and turned to his crew. Harlen and Anderson, currently talking about something mundane, felt a shiver like never before and looked around frantically before spotting the grinning demon they called captain.
****
"HOW DARE THAT BRAT!!" A bald elderly man with a very large white mustache as well as birthmark spots on his forehead and right eye yelled while holding Markus's Bounty.
"Calm yourself Topman. We can just let marines or CP 0 take care of him." A very tall and thin, elderly man with long white hair, a mustache and goatee reaching down to his upper chest offered a diplomatic solution.
"It may be outrageous, but it is still just a simple problem. Let us not bother Im-sama and just send out CP 0 to handle it quickly." A thickset, elderly man with a beard, dreadlock hair, and a scar over his left eye said with a glare at the Celestial Pirate bounties.
"I agree. He may be a Blasphemous brat but he will soon understand the truth of this world." A tall, extremely old, bald man stated while cleaning a sword.
"Then it is decided. If marines don't handle him by the Grandline we will send CP 0. Is that acceptable?" The youngest of the men; a tall, lean, and sturdy looking old man asked. The men all looked to a den den mushi sitting in the middle of them.
"Yes." A simple ambiguous voice stated a simple answer.
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