Chapter 3.

"Shut your mouth!" A marine shouted as he charged Belial with his blade raised in the air. Belial took a deep breath before exhaling, one the Marine got close, Belial's blade went right through his neck. The other Marines were angered at the death of one of their own and all charged Belial.

"Begone." Belial, for the first time since waking up, used Ruler's Authority at full power. He waved his hand to the left and any Marine that was in the way exploded in a gore of blood and guts. Along with Marines being turned into meat paste, the ground below them, the buildings next to them, and the air moved in the same direction, causing mass destruction.

The remaining Marines stood in shock and fear, "T-There's no way he killed over half of us with the wave of his hand!" Some of the Marines dropped their weapons in fear and it made Belial chuckle, "In the face of MY justice, you cower in fear. Cowards."

Belial then stuck his sword in the ground and looked at the remaining Marines in disdain, "Shadow Expansion: Abyssal Ocean." Shadows from Belial's sword moved across the ground like water and it trapped each remaining Marine.

"What is this?"

"OH MY GOD!"

"H-HELP!"

The shadows began dragging the Marines down until they vanished. Once all of the Marines were gone, Belial's armor immediately dissipated and he fell to his knees from exhaustion.

"That took more stamina than I thought!" Belial shouted as turned around and fell on his back. Belial could feel the shockwaves from Roger and Kong's fight and smiled, "I can see why his crew loves him."

Belial then heard the rapid footsteps of Ifrit and Thalia, "Belial are you okay?!" Thalia tearily asked. Before Belial could respond Ifrit cut him off, "Don't waste your energy Belial! Stay alive!" Ifrit then began putting pressure on Belial's neck, thinking the blood on him was his.

"Guys, calm down. I'm fine, just a little tired that's all." Ifrit and Thalia's faces turned beet red and they looked down in embarrassment. Belial laughed and stood up, "I guess we should wait for him to finish his fight?" Belial leaned against a wall and tried to follow the fight, although he was unsuccessful.

'They're fast as hell! I guess this is the power of the Pirate King and the Commander-in-Chief. Two heads of opposing affiliations.' Belial thought right as the fight came to an end.

"You've gotten old Kong, wahahaha!" Roger laughed as he wiped the blood off of his lip, "I can say the same to you, old bastard." Kong replied as he put back on his coat and walked away. Kong noticed that his Marines were gone and looked at Belial with scorn, "You've made a huge mistake siding with him, boy. A life like his only ends in death and dishonor." Kong said as he walked off.

Belial stood in silence until Roger came along, "Boya! I see you took down all those Marines, wahahaha!" Roger laughed as he hit Belial's back in victory.

"Yeah..." Belial said as he scratched the back of his head. As Roger and Belial were talking, Rae came to join them and Roger finally asked the big question, "Join my crew!"

Belial knew this was coming but was still a little shocked, "All of us?"

"Of course! I like you guys and the crew would love you!" Roger said with his trademark smile. Belial looked at Thalia and Ifrit and they nodded and Rae nodded as well, "Uh, yeah sure!" Belial said with a bright smile.

"Wahahaha! Wait until Rayleigh hears about this!" Roger laughed as the group destroyed the Celestial Dragon Gate and looked over the edge.

"So, uh how do we get down?" Rae asked and Belial felt a disturbance in the force, Roger smiled widely and huddled them all together, "WE," Roger ran towards the edge and everyone knew what he was going to do, "JUMP!"

"YOU CRAZY BASTARD!" Belial yelled as he and the gang fell out of the sky, "DON'T WORRY, THE WATER WILL BREAK OUR FALL WAHAHAHA!" Roger laughed and Belial facepalmed.

"YES, IT WILL BREAK OUR FALL WITH US BREAKING AS WELL!"

"REALLY?" Roger was genuinely confused.

"YES REALLY!" Belial yelled as they neared the water. Not wanting to die within 30 minutes of being reincarnated, Belial summoned his blade and turned it into a pair of pitch-black wings. Belial flew and caught Roger and Rae while Ifrit caught Thalia.

"Am I regretting my decision?" Rae said to herself as Belial floated them down to safety.

"WAHAHA! That was fun don'tcha think?" Roger smiled as he put his arm around Belial's shoulder, "No, it wasn't! We could've died!" Belial shouted and Roger waved his hand in dismissal, "No we wouldn't have, the water would have caught us!"

Fed up with Roger's stupidity and knowing he won't get through to him, Belial just sighed and stayed silent. 15 minutes after landing, the Oro Jackson was in view.

"ROGER!" A blonde-haired man yelled from the deck and Roger smiled, "RAYLEIGH! LOOK! NEW CREWMATES!" Roger pointed to Ifrit, Thalia, Belial, and Rae. Rayleigh sighed and shook his head, "WE LEAVE YOU ALONE FOR 5 SECONDS AND YOU END UP FIGHTING KONG AND DESTROYING MARY GEIOSE!" Rayleigh yelled which only made Roger laugh, "I DIDN'T DO IT ALONE! THESE GUYS HELPED YA KNOW!"

Soon the Oro Jackson was completely in view and Belial was once again shocked, 'It looked huge in the anime but seeing it in person doesn't do it any justice.'

Roger, Belial, Thalia, Ifrit, and Rae all got on the ship and Roger immediately began yelling, "PREPARE FOR A PARTY! WE GOT NEW CREWMATES! WAHAHA!"

"New crewmates?"

"Really?!"

At those words, the other crewmates began flooding the deck surrounding the new crewmates. Ifrit and Thalia hid behind Belial's legs in fear of so many faces. Belial sighed, "Uh, Hello. My name is Belial," Belial pointed at Thalia, "This is Thalia," Then he pointed at Ifrit, "And this is Ifrit."

"My name is Azrael, but you may call me Rae." Rae bowed in greeting. The crew went silent before going into an uproar of cheers. From then on, they began asking the new crewmates questions like a fangirl meeting her favorite idol.

"Are those horns real?" A red-headed boy asked and Belial nodded with a smile, "Yes they're real, wanna feel 'em?" Shanks's eyes lit up and Belial bent down so Shanks can feel his horns.

"Woah, Buggy! Get over here!" Shanks called for a small blue-haired boy who rolled his eyes, "Why?!"

"Because he has cool horns!" Shanks shouted but Buggy didn't respond.

Belial smiled at the warm atmosphere and swore in his heart, 'They must be protected, at all cost!'