The sound of a pistol echoes in the sky as the bullet goes through the skull of Crow, blowing up his brains as blood comes spitting out. "Say hey to Karma in hell." He throws away the pistol, "Denzel," he calls out to Denzel. "Free those chained women. I don't like my property messed with." Denzel, with amazing speed, cuts the chains off.
The villagers rushed toward him, enveloping him in hugs and cheers as they celebrated. Some were in tears—tears of joy. They couldn't believe what they had witnessed; it was a miracle. "Let go of me! I don't do hugs!" Rex shouted, struggling to free himself from their embrace.
"You seem to like it a lot," said a familiar voice. When he turned to look, he saw a girl standing there. "You didn't let me introduce myself, Rex. My name is Anna. Nice to meet you."
Suddenly, Rex vanished from the villagers' grasp, taken away by Denzel. "Anna, I have kept my promise. This island and village are now under my rule, Rex," Denzel declared.
Anna approached him and said, "How about I introduce you to everyone? Wouldn't that be better?"
Rex replied, "You don't seem to understand; I'm a pirate, and I don't need this attachment or love. I need loyalty."
He climbed to the highest point nearby. "If you don't believe me, then look at my companion here." He gestured toward Denzel, who understood his master's intent. Denzel removed the hoodie that had been covering him, revealing a shocking sight.
The crowd gasped in fear as they beheld the undead creature before them. It had a red glow in its eyes, no skin—just bones.
Rex proclaimed, "Remember this moment: the birth of the Crimson Requiem. I, Rex, will rise with my army of the undead until the seas themselves bleed red."
The villagers were stunned by what they witnessed.
"None of them are in Penic," Denzel said. "Master, these people show no fear towards me. What could be causing this?" Both Denzel and Rex looked confused.
"It's faith," Anna replied from behind them, having sneaked up unnoticed. Rex jumped in surprise at her sudden remark.
"Look at them; there is no fear in their eyes. If you want loyalty, my people can give you that. You have done so much for us. Loyalty is all we have left in our possession now."
Rex looks at her and looks at the people as they keep on staring at their saviour, " Look, everyone, I didn't save you people because I like you, I did that because I wanted to spread my name. From here on out, this village is mine, and you people are under my rule. And you all have one job. Spread the news that the skull pirates are coming to the top."
What he said might look a bit menacing, but to the people, it was hope. They would rather be ruled by the dead than a ruthless pirate.
System
-Warning, a strong presence is near. Proceed with caution
-Warning (2), a menace is approaching from a different direction.
-Discasing presence of Aura.
-Error System in cooldown[00:40:34]
"Two warnings at once, this must be two powerful opponents. What do you think, Denzel? Can you take them down?" Without a look of concern on his face, Rex asked." Master, I'm afraid I'm not at my fullest strength, since you're still on cooldown, so we can't access our fullest strength." Rex held his chin in and started to think." May I be of help? " An elder overheard their conversation." These threats you speak of are strong, but also big enemies. The one approaching from the sea is Sera Vionne; she is a B-Rank Hero. If she came all the way here, then she must be after the other strong presence you feel."
Rex: What is your name, old man
"My name is Fillo Bani," he replied
Rex: Thank you for your info, Fillo. But this is my Territory, it's not a battleground.
Rex jumped from higher ground and landed safely on the ground. "Even if I were in full power, I would not be able to defeat a B-Rank, and that other menacing energy I feel."
System
-Warning: strong presence is near landfall
"Hey system, tell me, can we speed up the cool time?" Rex asked the system.
System
- Two conditions must be met : (1) Exchange life expectancy, (2) Giving up skill points.
-Current points (0)
"Hey, I defeated enemies here; shouldn't I have gained points from that fight?"
System
- You are not able to gain points due to the cooldown. Rewards have been paused until the cooldown is reached.
From an eye view, a giant ship with white sails approaches the shore. "It looks like she has arrived, master. Do you have a plan for our move?"
Rex: No one here is as strong as those two, and I also must not show weakness in front of these people. They might lose hope and Loyalty that they claim to have.
Rex holds his chin to think. "Denzel, you can now cover yourself up. I didn't want to do this, but we are approaching her." Denzel pulls out a coat from his inventory and wears it, then he tears off his right arm bone. Rex steps on it to fly using it. "Tell me, Denzel, what else can you fit in that inventory of yours?"
The people saw both Rex and Denzel flying in the direction of the Boat; they all had one thing in mind: "Get to safety," and they all took off to their houses. Anna carried her sister and did the same.
Rex arrived at the boat's location, and at that moment, the sun began to rise; he stared down at the ship from the sky. "Prepare what we have planned, Denzel."
Denzel: Right away, master.
System
-You have been identified. Proceed with caution.
- Four individuals have been detected.
- Warning: B-Rank Hero Sera Vionne detected
At that moment, Sera revealed herself, walking confidently on the ship as she glared at Rex. She was wearing a pink suit, complementing her hair. She is beautiful.
But Rex smiled. At that moment, a pink Aura surrounded her fist as she took a fighting stance, "Denzel now!" Suddenly, a giant portal appeared under the boat. The boat shook, causing her to lose her footing and bring chaos as giant waves were drained in the portal. Strong wind arose, and the boat fell into the portal." Denzel, close it now!" and a pink light whooped out of the portal, lighting up the sky in pink as the sun rose in that light.
She appeared; she looked pissed. " You fucking messed with the wrong Woman!" She blasted Rex with a beam of pink light at that moment.
Denzel stepped up and made another portal, making the beam go through it. "If we want to win, we can't fight like gentlemen." Rex lets Denzel know. "Yes, master."
At an instant, she vanishes and appears in front of Denzel, then she kicks him straight to the ground, and she grabs Rex by the clothing and stares at him. "You're not what I'm looking for. But after that attempt, I can't let it slide, bring my crew back."
"I believe it's me that you're looking for."
a man with an eye patch and black hair wearing a white t-shirt holding a curved sword. "It's been a while, Sera."
System
-Cooldown [00:29:40]
To be continued...