Against The Marines

[ Sorry for not posting for 2 weeks and for not posting any updated chapters. Been quite busy during those 2 weeks with school and just life in general. But I'm back for real this time. I don't think I will post daily chapters but I will definitely try to post more than 3 chapters per week. Anyway hope you guys like this chapter, it's the first one I have written in a while. ]

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[ Word Count 2050 ]

" Hello" - Speech

' Hello' - Thoughts

*Boom* - Sounds

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( Achilles' Pov )

" Yo, Achilles I'm bored," Marco said to me sounding bored out of his mind. I really can't blame the kid since we've been sailing for 2 hours straight.

This much time on the sea doing nothing is irritating to me, so I can only imagine how annoyed a kid like Marco would be.

Marco doesn't brother Bullet much not because he hates Bullet or vice versa. But it's just that Bullet is all serious and doesn't play around. So most of the time, I'm the one talking and taking care of him. Which I don't really mind since it's like having a little sibling following you around.

Well, except when he's pulling his pranks. He does quite a lot of pranks, and due to the fact he mainly speaks with me, well he also only pranks me. Having glitter all over yourself gets old quite quickly, though since I'm the captain I can give him any punishment I wish so it does make up for it.

Heck, it's gotten to the point I think I have a bit of a sadistic streak against him with my punishments, but hey, all older siblings are sadistic to their younger ones; it's just the way it is.

" Go read some books if you're bored. There's some room in my room. Some of them are quite fun to read." I said steering the wheel before I stopped and started walking towards my room with Marco. The seas were quite calm and I made the ship stay en route to the closet island so there was nothing to worry about.

" Ugh, books, fine not like there's anything else I can do," Marco groaned making me laugh a little. Since I can relate to that.

" They're not that bad once you become invested in some of them. Oh right, you talked with Masterson for a while, learned anything about him?" I asked Marco kinda curious about the runaway on the Voyager. And why someone would try to get on board a pirate's ship just so they can travel.

" Yeah, I did actually surprisingly. He's quite open about himself. He lived on Deadwood Island for his whole life. Apparently, he's the best marksman on the whole island which I suppose gotta say something about his skills."

" Anything else?" I asked reaching my room.

" Oh right, he joined the NBSC for the reward. He was planning to buy a ship from the prize money."

" Huh, so he isn't an idiot but just desperate," I said back to Marco who nodded at what I said. I walked to the small library in my room which had about 15 books ranging from navigation, cooking, diseases, healing, and some adventure books.

" I can understand where's he coming from tho," I said out loud thinking about one of the reasons I decided to set sail as a pirate.

' I was so bored staying on one island for so long. So I can relate to the guy in some ways. Huh, I just realized most people in this world don't really travel since people just stay on one island for their whole lives.'

' Your average person isn't rich enough to buy a good enough ship that can traverse the seas or brave enough to actually do that.'

" Rainbow Mist, that sounds interesting," Marco said grabbing the title from the collection making me smile as it was one of my favorites. As I was about to tell some of the basic info on the book, I noticed they were about 3 ships on the map in my head all heading towards the Voyager.

From the way they were positioned, they didn't look friendly. I didn't have to wait a couple of seconds later, I heard Bullet shout out " Achilles, we have a problem here!"

" What is it now?" Marco said in frustration as we ran back to the top of the ship.

Where we could see three medium sizes Marine battleships in front of with each surrounding us from the front and the side. They stopped once they were about 50 feet from us, close enough to still hit us with their cannons.

" This is Captain Zaifou speaking. I repeat this is Captain Zaifou speaking, commander of the 69th Branch."

A middle-aged man with black hair combed to his left side wearing a sunglass said through a megaphone from the ship in front of us. He was wearing the standard uniform for a Marine Captain.

[ Marine Captain Zaifou > Image Here ]

" Surrender now or be blown to bits," Zaifou spoke once more, a lot louder tho this time.

" Do your worst!" I said back with the crew ready to fight all three ships. Marco got the cannons ready with 3 racks of cannonballs in the deck now. Bullet palmed two cannonballs while Masterson was behind one of the cannons. Since he was stuck with us, might as well help.

" What did he say?"

" We can't hear you, idiot! Raise a white flag if you wish to surrender!" Zaifou said making me facepalm as I felt stupid. Bullet handed me a megaphone, I don't even know where he got it.

" Sorry about that and we aren't surrendering." As I said that, Bullet started throwing the cannonballs at the battleships. Masterson lit up the cannon as well and started blasting.

" Marco, get more cannons!" Bullet shouted with the marines starting to shoot back. Around 40 cannonballs were fired at us from the 3 battleships all at once.

' Ah fuck, this is gonna be a problem.' I thought to myself jumping up in the air. I kicked my right leg horizontally sending out a tempest kick that tore through the air and managed to around 30 in half which sent them straight to the ocean below.

The rest were dealt with by the rest of the crew. Masterson tho was something else. The man managed to hit 5 cannonballs all at the same just firing once.

' Good, with this attack, this battle should be over.' Were my thoughts as the air slash kept going straight for the ship in front of us where the Captain was. As the slash was about to tear through the ship like butter, a man jumped in front of it and blocked my attack with two swords with some difficulty.

' You gotta be kidding me.'

" Guys, deal with this. I'll go finish off the Captain!" I ordered. I quickly used shave in combination with moon-walk to reach Zaifuo's ship.

" Yo," I said to Zaifuo appearing in front of him and trying to kick him. But Zaifou blocked it with the sheaths of his two swords.

" Wait, don't try to attack him! He's out of your league." Zaifou ordered his men before they could attack me. I shaved away from him to have some distance as this guy wasn't a weakling I couldn't just take him out with one hit.

I didn't want his men interfering either if one of them was decently powerful and capable they may be able to sway the battle in his favor.

" You look surprised when I blocked your attack," Zaifou said to me once his man cleared and gave us some space to fight.

" To be rather honest, yes after all your rank is just of that a Captain!" My words seemed to rather surprise Zaifou but he calmed himself down before drawing his two swords.

" Well, that's the first time someone told me my rank is rather low. I worked quite hard for this rank, you know." Zaifou said making me realize something.

From what I've experienced and seen higher-ranking marines were probably way stronger than they are in the future because they have to legit work and actually be strong enough for the rank. After all, during Roger's era, there were so many pirates, that the Marines probably didn't care about ranks as Captain and lower too much.

But in this era, it's different. They aren't that many pirates around and those who do survive are way stronger as well. So the marines have to be stronger as well. Well, at least that's my theory.

" I take it back about what I said before. Thank you for making this clear." Before Zaifou could respond, I appeared in front of him and sent out an air punch knocking him back along with those who were unlucky enough to be in the path of my attack.

As Zaifou was getting back up, I used shave too close to him and used moon-walk to get above his head and punched him in combination with Iron Body sending him through the ship.

' Guess he can't use sword slashes since he still hasn't used it' Before Zaifou could get back in the fight, I take out all of his men with ease. I could sense Zaifou still kicking well with my observation haki.

" Bastard." Zaifou looking pissed said after he jumped to the deck of the ship which is now broken and barely holding on.

I was about to send another air punch but Zaifou surprised me with his speed appearing in front of me while trying to cut off my head.

' He isn't letting me get off any attacks.' I kept dodging his sword slashes even using shave but he would just chase after me in seconds. This would go on for a few minutes until I got my chance.

" Gotchu," I said catching both of Zaifou's swords in my palms. He tried pulling his sword back but I wouldn't even with my palms bleeding. I harden my arms with iron-body and broke the swords in half.

" Well, shit!" Zaifou said trembling just before I pierced his heart with a finger pistol. I think using finger pistol is becoming my favorite way to end a fight now. It's quick and isn't messy as other methods.

The naval warfare seems to be over as well with the two Marine battleships slowly sinking. The Voyager received a beating as well. The top right side of the deck had 3 holes in it. And the ship's bow was destroyed as well.

What surprised me tho was that one of them actually got close enough to the Voyager where Marines landed on the ship.

I just arrived on time to see Masterson headshot 3 marines all at the same time with just one pistol somehow. I don't even know how you can do that but I just saw it happen right in front of me.

Forget about Yasopp, what I saw this man do can definitely fill in the sniper or marksman role.

" Achilles, I managed to defeat 5 marines without using my devil power powers," Marco said to me after I landed on the deck in a proud tone huffing for some air with a sword in his hand. Which he seemed to get from one of the Marines.

Bullet was sitting down looking tired. Masterson seemed to be fine physically but his reaction to killing those marines was anything but fine.

' I talk to him about it later. '

" Good job, I knew you can do it," I said sounding proud of him which I was which seemed to put a smile on Marco's face.

" Achilles, clean up the dead bodies, would you. I'm quite tired." Bullet said to me sounding apologetic.

"It's fine don't worry about it. You three go take a rest." I said to the crew as I started cleaning up the mess.

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