Tides of a New Era ~ A One Piece RP ~ New Thread! Open!

Buster Call
Alrighty, maybe she could come report in to Melody or something? Up to you tho~]]
Also, I believe we were gonna have one or two of our lovely Revolutionaries get captured as well? Perhaps Nakazo and Hayle? It would be kinda ironic if Ari got captured lol]]

Melody was about to speak to Marcus when another marine came running up to her. "Admiral! We have a more detailed report on the sinking ship! They say a hole just spontaneously burned through their hull! They tried everything to stop it, but before anyone could even get down to try repairing it, they had already taken on too much water."
There was a crack in the admiral's stoic face. Many more followed it. "Wonderful. Someone new has arrived to the scene. This operation was supposed to be top secret, yet we have all sides joining in," she growled. 
"Want me to go deal with 'em?" Dash piped up.
"No," came the immediate response. "If they can burn through one of our ships that fast then you won't be able to win."
"I appreciate the vote of confidence, ma'am."
"Bounty hunter." Melody turned her icy gaze on Marcus. "I am adding a target to your hit list. I will make your contribution known to my superiors so you may receive proper compensation. Dash, you assist him." Her tone didn't leave room for questions.

As Ari stood atop the escaping ship full to the brim with refugees he narrowed his amber eyes and surveyed the state of the conflict around them. Luckily, not too much of the fire from the marine ships had been concentrated on this one just yet. It seemed for now they were intent on completely destroying the chunk of earth that these innocent people had called home. Not wanting to settle in to this seemingly good luck too soon he kept searching, still feeling that something was off. Something had changed. However, from where he was, he could not tell exactly what it was.

Hayle emerged from the dome of snow breathing hard and leaning most of his weight on his weapon which he had stuck into the wooden ship. Even without physically going to go check, the mink could tell the ship was going down and there was no way to save it. At least he didn't have a devil fruit ability to worry about... but this still would effectively make him a sitting duck, and Ari was too far away to even risk trying to come for him. 

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Shichibukai
Alrighty~]]

Coby neatened the stack of papers a little and cleared his throat to signal for everyone to pay attention. "First, I apologize for the late start. The Fleet Admiral was supposed to be leading here today but had some important business to attend to, and I was already on my way here," he announced first. "I also want to thank everyone for coming in today." He glanced down at the papers and his expression grew more serious. "The first matter for this meeting has to do with two of the Yonkou, namely "Thunder Beast" Raiden and "Demon of the West" Tatsuo. We had gotten word of an alleged meeting between the two crews, but a recent update has informed us that this meeting has turned into an all out battle between the Thunder Beast Pirates and the Demon Pirates."

Arana raised an eyebrow. "Ha, so they've finally clashed with each other? About time," she murmured. She smirked and languidly waved a hand in a dismissive manner. "I say let them fight. They'll likely end up destroying each other." She shrugged. "Less competition then~"

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Wano

"Of course Tatsuo has brute strength! How else could he be a yonkou??" Shuji blurted out back at Masaki. Then he saw the tendril aimed right for him. He let out a grunt of surprise and held up his haki-coated pincers to protect himself as he braced for the impact. Even through the extra defense, the young pirate felt quite a sting on one forearm as he was hit and knocked back a bit. Shuji's tail helped him keep balance and right as he regained his composure he reached out to grab the tendril in his claws.

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Sabaody

Calli continued her strumming but Scarlet stopped her humming along to look at Bucky with a grin - though not before shooting a look to Kyoden to keep from snapping at the newbie. "Yup! I'm really excited! I've always been told stories about it but now it's finally happening!" she cheered, clasping her hands together.
"I've heard that Mermaid Island is really pretty too," Calli chimed in. "It must be so cool to live under the ocean~"
"Not if you have a devil fruit..." Kyoden muttered. He was only half paying attention to the conversation, really, and was mostly just watching the ship.
Scarlet gave him a flick on the shoulder. "Oh come on, Kyo, dream a little!"

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Elegant Pirates

Olivier chuckled again. "I know, I know, you don't need to keep telling me that," he replied. "I will work on it, I promise." He crossed his arms and tapped his finger against one arm. "It's just hard to say no to family, I suppose."

Oh, for the buster call that was directed at Nariku, sorry! >_<]]

No worries! ^^ Sorry for the confusion!]]

Hey! Wano's almost done, and I'm gonna add some more to the Buster Call as well, but I have to head off for now x_x they'll both be up tomorrow night! ^^]]

(Ah yea, she’d probably do something like that lol)


Instead of returning to the ship she came in on, Kuren changed her direction and instead decided to check in with the Admiral in charge, Melody. With the arrival of the revolutionaries, the Buster Call seemed to have failed in its intended goal. As she landed on the hull of the ship, she took notice that the admiral seemed to be speaking with someone she didn’t recognize. They didn’t look like a marine, so perhaps they were something else. Didn’t matter too much to her though, it wasn’t her job to care.

(I sometimes can’t fathom how tall Kuren is, since she’s part long-leg and snakeneck XD)

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Matogai raised a brow at the news, a bit surprised to hear something like that was going on. A full blown fight between Yonkou wasn’t something that happened often. No wonder the Navy seemed so paranoid. “Isn’t letting them fight a good thing for you guys? It’s kind of stupid we need to be in a meeting because of something like that.”

“Take this seriously, Patchwork Devil” Oren grunted, ignoring the death glare the Shichibukai was giving him for using his alias. “The fact that they made contact in general dangerous as is. Even if they’re fighting now, there’s no telling what could happen. Besides, no one here wants that 1% chance of the Yonkou deciding to form an alliance.”

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“You going to berate me for something like that? Please” Ursa let out a laugh as she released the sledgehammer from her grip. Just as she did that, one of her fists became covered in Haki as she smashed it into Masaki, hoping her hammer was enough for him to let down his guard. She wasn’t in a great position to be helping Shuji out, so she hoped the younger pirate would be able to fend for himself for the time being.

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“I’ve heard it’s pretty dangerous in the new world” Bucky replied, straightening up a bit as they talked about the sea on the other side of the red line. “I’d go there myself, but it seems a bit too chaotic for me” he chuckled to himself, scratching the back of his head “I ain’t strong like everyone else in that ocean.” He had to mentally restrain himself from adding “like my dad”, since it probably wasn’t in his best interest to talk about it in front of other pirates.
When the Mermaid Island was mentioned, Bucky physically lit up in excitement “dude, I’ve always wanted to go there! They say only the strongest ships are able to make it to the other side, do you think that’s true?”

Marcus looked at Melody and with a stone face said," Are you sure because like I pointed out earlier, I am the only one here who can deal with that sandstorm." He then looked at Dash and said," He seems eager to fight so why not just send him so I can focus on the main objective."

Gensui meanwhile was continuing his assault on the ships when he noticed the one Marcus was on and made sure not to go anywhere near it.

Buster Call
Kuren is l o n g xD]]

Melody looked at Marcus and nodded. She had forgotten about that fact, what with everything going on during this operation. Even the best have their off days now and then. She was about to reply to the bounty hunter, ignoring Dash's excited bouncing, when she noticed the new face standing on her ship. This wasn't a face the admiral had seen often, but she still recognized it. "Very well. Bounty hunter, deal with the storm. Dash, come with me." She gave one last nod to Marcus before walking over to Kuren with Dash in tow. "Tenga Kuren, yes? What have you seen of the battlefield so far?"

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Shichibukai

Coby started to look a bit nervous as Matogai spoke up, but slowly regained his composure as Oren responded to the warlord. Once the fellow admiral was finished, Coby nodded in agreement and turned to address Matogai as well. "Yes, it is as my colleague has said - these two making contact and clashing with each other is news in and of itself. We also just wanted everyone to be aware of the situation in the case that it escalates and may require intervention by the marines or anyone present here."

"Just send the Fleet Admiral out there to recruit the both of them. Since they're colleagues the fight stops there. Simple," Arana proposed with a very obvious sneer on her face. She then glanced around the room. "We are running low on warlords these days," she added with a pointed look at Coby.

"Well, yes, but I'll address that later in the meeting," Coby replied with only a nod to Arana's jesting. "The next matter of business concerns a small island quite some distance from here. A large fleet of ours headed by Admiral Nakara was sent to carry out a buster call operation, as we had found a high ranking Revolutionary was hiding out there."

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Wano

As capable as Shuji was in combat for a younger pirate, Masaki's teasing was worming its way into the young man's head and unfortunately working quite well for Masaki. It wasn't too apparent at first, Shuji would throw back an angry retort here and there or try to insult Raiden elsewhere (not very creative insults, might I add) but his form was maintained. However as Masaki carried on, Shuji was starting to slip. Missing the catch on the tendril was the beginning. And to add on top of that was the fact that this enemy pirate was fighting him and Ursa at the same time with seemingly little extra effort put in. As the next attack from Masaki came in, Shuji jumped up and back to try and avoid it but his timing was just off. The tendril hit him and sent him back even further, skidding along the deck clutching at one of his arms as sharp pain shot through it.

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Sabaody

Scarlet pursed her lips as she looked intently at their little merchant ship. "Hm, I've heard that too... but so many people come in through here to get to the New World, that means it can't be that bad right? Besides, we've already started coating out ship so there's no backing out now," she said with a soft chuckle.

"You're forgetting that to 90% of people this is the only way to get through... But aside from that, we can certainly hope that that little ship makes it," Kyoden said. "Though with our skill, or lack thereof, in maintaining ships, well..." he trailed off and shrugged.

"Hey!" Scarlet blurted out, as if trying to scare away any sense of impending doom. She looked to Bucky with a grin. "Why don't you join us?? You seem like you know how to fix ships and stuff, and you could see Mermaid Island!"

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Elegant Pirates
Yeah, that's what I was saying last post... without Rain here to rp Rod, these lovelies don't have much to do ;-; We could either put them on hold, poof them somewhere else, or maybe if there are any characters floating around with nothing to do we could bring those over?]]

(Sorry if it took a while to write, the start of spring break had me distracted with other things)

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(Extremely lol)

Kuren gave the Admiral a slight bow of respect before responding “There is a revolutionary ship near the edge of the island and I engaged into combat with one of them. I’d suggest pulling our attention to the ships trying to leave the island. If the Revolutionaries get away, then this Buster Call would have been pointless.”

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Matogai rested his head in his hand as he leaned over the table, annoyed that Arana would suggest something like that. “We have enough warlords anyway,” he muttered under his breath “any more would just make this meeting more insufferable.” He made sure his voice was quiet, since he didn’t want another death glare from Oren. When Coby mentioned the Buster Call and the Revolutionaries, he seemed to noticeably perk up. A buster call? He’d heard about them, but never saw one in person. Though, it was probably for the best, given how destructive they were. It did make him wonder how necessary it was. Once Coby finished talking, Matogai raised his hand slightly to speak. “This Revolutionary must be pretty dangerous if you threw an entire fleet at them. If not, it would seem like a waste of resources.”

Oren looked at him once again, noticeably agitated by the warlord’s statement. “Do you even know of the dangers the Revolutionary Army poses to the Government? Of course a pirate like you wouldn’t understand, but letting these extremists spread this anti-world government propaganda is a danger in itself. This man was most likely trying to spread these twisted ideas onto the people there. It was better we didn’t risk a single Rebel sympathizer getting away, especially with how rapidly their numbers seem to be growing.”

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Ursa brought her arms down to her torso to catch the hammer before it could make impact. When she caught it, it took every muscle in her body to stop herself from moving away from the other pirate. As he continued to berate them, she could feel her teeth grind together more and more. When she finally took a glance back and saw Shuji in pain from Masaki’s attack, her patience finally snapped. You don’t hurt her crew like that, not while she’s still fighting. “I suggest you don’t talk about matters that you know nothing about, kid,” she retorted, uncharacteristically harshly to the other pirate. There was a noticeable fury in her eye as she gripped the hammer so tightly it crumbled to dust. Her hammer didn’t matter more to her than her crew. Even the ship wasn’t as valuable. Coating one of her fists in haki, she smashed it downward onto Masaki, using her bigger size to her advantage.

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Bucky blinked at them for a second, processing what the pirate asked him. When it finally sunk in that she was asking him to join them, he let out a loud gasp in surprise and recoiled back onto the ground. After his initial shock, he managed to sit in an upright position. “It’s nice to offer, and I don’t want to be rude,” he stammered, clearly conflicted “I mean, it’s not like I never considered being a pirate, it’s just a bit complicated. I’m trying to keep my profile on the down low, and joining a pirate crew would kind of ruin that. Though, I’ve always wanted to go to Fish-Man Island, especially since Great Gran Kokoro said she came from there….” Bucky let out an exasperated exhale and pressed his hands against the sides of his head “I just don’t knooooow”

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(I do have another character I could bring in for the Elegant Pirates to interact with? She’s supposed to be a daughter of Doflamingo and absolutely wears everything fashionable. Only if you’re okay with that of course lol)

Nariku The Avaricious: Sure! I'd be down for Doffy's daughter to join in! xD]]

Masaki couldn't help but smile as he watched his opponents slowly lose themselves through simple taunting. It seemed like this was going to be easier than he had thought. When Ursa went for an all-out overhead attack, he raised both haki-coated arms above his head to block the attack. "Oh is the baby bear getting mad? Did I touch a nerve?" He asked in a mocking voice. Masaki then grabbed Ursa's wrist as he swung himself upwards and went for a knee to the back of Ursa's head. He kept his tendril on the offensive for Shuji as it went in for another direct attack while he was still on the ground.

(id be down to have for Doffy's daughter to join in. We could just have Raion and Olivier rp with her and say that Adeline is with Rain's character)

I shall add her in a bit once I get to my computer Nariku! ^^]]

Sorry for the delay!]]

Buster Call

Melody held her chin. "Yes, that would be our goal," she murmured. "The ship you engaged in combat with, what is the state of it now? Could it still be considered a threat to us?  There is still one more ship aside from that one with the other Revolutionaries and fleeing islanders," she continued. "If we can put aside the one for now and focus on the other to ensure its capture, I believe that would be ideal."
Dash raised a hand. "I could go check on it, bring some 'cuffs with me just in case," he suggested.
Before Melody could answer, however, the entire ship shook back and forth as a blast hit the main mast. There were a few shouts and marines scrambled to the edges of the main deck as a loud hissing rose up from the sails. Melody turned and her eyes widened as she saw the mast quite literally appearing to dissolve before their eyes. 

The sandstorm, now taking hits from Marcus, would subside wherever he hit it... for a short while. The attacks were able to keep it largely from the ships he was closest to but the winds carrying the sands were ebbing and flowing with great ferocity. It had turned into quite the natural disaster by now.
Ari stood by on his escaping ship, watching closely as he noticed an unknown individual now attacking the marine ships. He did not recognize them as any member of the revolutionaries and thus could not help but feel a slight suspicion, but nonetheless was appreciative of any extra help.

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Shichibukai

Arana watched coolly as the admiral and her fellow warlord went back and forth. She had leaned back and was absentmindedly tapping a fingernail on the table. Once there was enough of a break in the argument she raised a finger and chimed in. "I can't believe it, but I'm going to have to agree with sleepy over there, at least on this point," she said with a nod towards Matogai. "You said it's a small island, yes? With only one revolutionary? My crew and I alone could have taken care of that easily."

Coby's eyes flicked back and forth as each individual said their piece, trying to keep each of their arguments in mind. He nodded every few words, especially while Oren was speaking, and paused a moment once everyone had finished. He took in a breath and let it out before addressing them with a single nod. "Yes, at the surface it does seem like too much effort on our part. However, reports have revealed that it was a high ranking revolutionary commander. Son of ex-warlord Sir Crocodile, Ari Crocodile, to be exact. On top of that, once the attack had launched, even more revolutionaries made their way out of the woodwork. We are working on capturing as many as we can."

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Wano

Shuji's eyes went wide as he saw Masaki beat down on Ursa. He was unsteady on his feet for a moment as he held his arm, pain still searing through it. The young pirate's legs were still working just fine, however, and he managed to jump mostly out of the way of Masaki's tendril. The tendril got the same arm once more causing him to stumble again and Shuji wavered a moment, losing more blood. He let out a yell and across his body sprouted large black armored plates. His tail grew in length and overall he took on a much more scorpion-like appearance. The large crack across one forearm was still very apparent but he tried to bite back the pain for now. He covered his arms and tail with haki once more and charged at Masaki hoping to be of at least some help to Ursa.

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Sabaody

"He's got a point," interjected Kyoden. He sat up and stretched a bit before looking between the two. He had to admit, having Bucky around with his supposed ship skills would be a great asset, but they just met the guy and throwing this at him seemed like a bit much to the pirate.
Scarlet sighed. "I know..." she murmured, shoulders slouching. She sent Bucky a sympathetic look. "Don't worry about it too much! It was just something that popped into my head," she said with a chuckle. "I mean, I don't know who this Great Gran Kokoro is but, you can come with us without having to join our crew. And, I dunno if it helps much, but Calli here is joining us - and her father's in the marines," she went on, unable to completely give up just yet.
Calli blushed a little. "T-That's beside the point," she said, embarrassed. "But we still have to wait a few days right?" She turned to Bucky. "So you don't have to decide right now," she added, hoping it would help calm the boy down.

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Elegant Pirates

Olivier glanced at Raion before wandering back to his sister and the stranger. He showed Adeline a small pile of coats and such that he had picked out for both himself and Raion before setting them down on a stool near his sibling. "I'll just leave these here, dear sister. Raion and I will step outside to work on retrieving other supplies while you and our new friend chat. Take your time--"
"You can't rush fashion!" the two sang out at the same time. They laughed and Adeline nodded. "Alright, I understand! We will meet up with you both later!" she called as Olivier waved farewell on his way out of the shop.

Marcus looked at the sandstorm and sighed. He then walked over to the Melody and said," Okay the sandstorm is getting a lot worse, and unless you want me to sink the ship with hurricane level winds I would advice against that." He then looked at the mast and said," Well looks like I don't need to do anything, this ship is breaking without my help."

Gensui smirked a tiny bit as he looked at his work and decided to add a bit of salt to the wound. Gensui raid his hand and caused a spear made of acid to form in his hand. He then reeled back before throwing it full force at Melody and her subordinates.

No worries!! I'll have replies soon!]]