Leroys forearms slammed into the same limb of the Death Watch prison guard. They wore a sleeveless coat whose tails went down to the bends of her knees. A hood came over her head and a silver mask covered her face, with the jaw that at first glance was almost metallic, was actually indeed the Death Watches jaw tattooed black.
They spoke no words. And the covering on their face gave away no emotion. During the entire scuffle up until now, where the Death Watch was having the upperhand as they fought across the catwalks. They were currently on one of the platforms where the cell doors lined the walls, many of them were crushed open like soda cans, many had bodies within others were left barren.
This was one of the closest layers to the bottom where the bonfire roared. It was so bright at this level, that the tips of the flames almost 20 meters down licked at the railing…It was not molten to the touch but was just at the point to where the temperature would cause a sting of pain, like touching hot ground on a summers day
Klawe, The Death Watch woman, grabbed Leroy by the neck and slammed him into the railing! Causing the captains face to turn red by just how hard she choked! His eyes widened! The heat of the metal was hot that it caused pain, the threshold to burn was not met!
"Agh! Ha-ack-! I'm not usually the one choking!" He jested. The talon clawed gauntlets on the womans Threatened to pierce his neck had it not been the Sadistic want in her eyes to see and observe the pain in his face. The gauntlets covered her forearms, and were mechanical in nature. There were tubes that held a strange greenish liquid in them-
Klawe pierced his neck! Ever so slightly the slight sting like a needle entering his muscle
Leroys hands that wrapped around the womans gauntlets with a tight grip began to loosen! The neurotoxin that weakened his muscles, made his eyes begin to hang and sag in exhaustion. It was like an anesthetic that was making his body betray him moment by moment!
His shoes scrapped limplessly against the woman shins, he could feel them and his fingers begin to numb, he was trying to attempt to raise his legs up enough to wrap around her waist and throw her off! But- it was…too…much….
"New Queer Kenpo: Pyro Style; Pop Diadem!" Mar-Syl, with his face covered in bloody streaks, and the uniform he wore soaked in blood, sped through the air! Leg illuminated in powerful pyrotechnics before slamming into the elbow of the woman!
Syl had to be incredibly careful, less the talons in Leroys neck cut something vital!
The impact broke her elbow at just the right angle to force her hand to release her grip and send her flying away! Breaking through the sound barrier with force! Shattering the ground as she skidded to a stop!
"Leroy! Leroy!" Mar-Syl scrambled to grab Red Sash by the shoulders, his legs unable to hold him up as he stumbled side to side. He was fighting the unconsciousness like someone attempting to break out of sleep would when they woke in the middle of the night, but paralysis wracked their body
His limbs were like lead to a normal person. Heavy, lumbering. Leroys head spun, eyes looking around, trying to focus of Mar, his hands numbly found his sash, and dug a hand in…
"Red Sash?!" Mar-Syl attempted to break through, but Leroy could not yet hear the world around him. But his hands loosely held the fruit from the level he had been on before…Mar-Syl's eyes widened!
"Red Sash you genius!" Syl grabbed Leroys hand and guided it to his mouth, putting the fruit in and then helping him chew with his hands on the Captains jaw! Immediately, the liquid entered his blood from the saliva and the cuts in his mouth from the fighting!
In a burst, he felt the adrenaline hit his system! And then- he was wide awake!
"Ahh!" He breathed in suddenly! Chewing faster and faster, more of the chemical working its magic before he gulped hard!
"Ha-Ha…Thanks…" Leroy breathed hard, hand coming up to his neck. Rubbing the wounds, a bit of anxiety wracking his mind from the thought of bleeding out or at the blood leaving his vital parts. The blood smeared his fingers, eyes looking at the crimson. "Okay…Okay…"
"I'm alright." With another breath, both of them looked to where the woman was knocked away, only to see that she was slowly standing up, the mask cracked, but bolted onto her face by unknown means. Blood dripping from the crack.
Then! In a moment, her head snapped to other men! And then she disappeared! A loud crack reporting her speed as she appeared before Leroy and Mar-Syl! She was still totally silent! Not a breath or huff of pain as slammed her shin into Leroy's guard! Her teeth grit!
"Grah! Shot!" Leroy Slammed a gear second enhanced blow into the woman! Causing blood to erupt from her mouth as the strike was followed up by Syl! "Cake Ring Peony!"
The woman slammed into the ground! Cracking the ground again before rolling backwards over herself grotesquely and snapping up right! "Come on! Lets finish her!"
"Gear Second!!" Leroy began! "Pyro Style!" Both of them shot forward! Fists parallel and following along with one another in a combo!
"Hyper Shot!"
"Palm Shell Fire!"
The Pyrotechnics and Enhanced rubbery strike slammed into the Death Watch guard with such strength that the body suit she wore melted and ripped around the abdomen before sending her streaking in both fire are steam across the ground! Slamming into one of the cells and colliding into it with enough strength it caused the metal door to slam shut!
"Ha…Ha…Is…Is that all of those guards?" Leroy asked as sweat continued to pour down his body, soaking his clothes while the sounds of the Ferry Union continued to reverberate through the stone walls of the prison.
"It should be…I think…." Suddenly, a massive explosion reverberated from high up above them! Both of their necks shot up to see that dust was falling from where Bonney had run up to "Oh shit…Seems like something big just showed up!" Leroy said.
"Quick! Lets head up there! I'm sure the others are already done and getting there now!" Leroy slung his hand up into the air! Grabbing onto railings and leaping off the air from the cat walk! Mar-Syl rocketed upwards with the power of the Pyro Pyro fruit!
Before they even landed on the main top platform, which was a singular large semi circular area with railings looking deep below the middle of the level, as multiple bridges lead into other sections for prisoners to be taken to and lower down
Screaming and shouting could be heard!
"Oh shit! Oh shit! What the fuck are you doing here?!" Bonney screamed, his hands on the ground behind hims as he looked up in terror at the looming figure coming in through the broken door that lead to the elevator chamber. Danny and Quinn were laid in heaps besides him.
Diva, Hornigold and Rhico were already on the level mere seconds before Bonney began to shout.
Mar-Syl and Leroy leapt over the railing, and onto the ground.
"What are you doing here? Called in to clean up this mess?" Rhico shouted. Hornigold looked to the man with confusion. But Leroy recognized that face anywhere…
It was Blackbeard.
"Rook. Who is this man…" Hornigold asked to the Large Fishman next to him. "Another Guard? Doesn't look it…" The Golden King was right, Black Beard wore the same clothes he'd worn against Azar, but now with a coat on his shoulders.
"It can't be…" Leroy muttered, causing Mar-Syl to look down to him
Rhico began answer Hornigolds question "A new member of the Royal Marshal Privateers…Who goes by the name: Black Beard."
Leroys eyes widened. Locking on to Vane as he began to walk forward! The memories flashing in his mind when he had been on cyprus and told that a man by the Name of Black Beard had been responsible for his Brother imprisonment and imminent execution!
Never had he thought the man he met randomly in a bar on Vanam months earlier would be the one! By the time he'd been made Marshal, the Crew were already on Desmare, and hadn't read the news!
Leroy stopped feet from the tall man nearly double his height! From in his throat, with his hands clenched he roared "You're Black Beard?!"