Chapter 10: Impostors

North Blue | Beyond Frussia Archipelago

Frigate 12 directly rammed straight to BigAunt, the force behind the sudden crash threw most pirates and sailors alike off their feet.

Bang! Bang!

Gunshots and explosions rattled the dazed sailors, the pirates bombarded them with gunfire and grenade launchers.

The Big Sister Pirates are well-off bandits as they have source of ammunition and weapons from underworld connections. The weaponry of their combatants were ranging from rifles to gattling guns, from grenades bombs to grenades launchers.

The fighting power exceeded most North Blue Pirates. The notoriety of Big Sister isn't just her overwhelming size but the support behind her that help her became a symbol of hegemony in the North Blue. The marines had to send several high ranking branch officers to pursue her but no one was lucky enough to capture her.

Concurrently, she and her crewmates directly took the initiative to take over the Frigate's commanding station. They forced their way through until they got to the main command center injust several minutes.

It's so weird that they made it all the way within a short period of time, even they noticed thar some officers from the Germa Frigate 12 haven't yet made an appearance.

Moreover, the Germa Soldiers still make an effort stop them from entering the main command centre. These series of actions occur after their evacuation of the non combatants to their areas. Big Sister grinned at this point and took a careful look at the sophisticated controls.

The Frigate is an advanced sailing vessel with an engine capable of traversing the water even without winds. It has the same standard model of newly issued Marine Frigates that can traverse the Calm Belt without the reliance on wind and invisible under the radar of sea kings.

Vinsmoke Judge clearly had seen Vegapunk's work so he makes a similar design exept for a few unique features of Germa Kingdom and the lack of seastone hull.

Just as she was about to steer the vessel to try out her new ship. A small blinking device on the sidelines caught her attention, before she could utter a command to her crewmen the device exploded in pink mist.

Her crewmen were scared out of their wits as Big Sister swung her chained mace to the blinking device. The mist scattered around the room as the storm outside blew them away, many inhaled them on the way out.

Thud.

Thud.

Thud.

Her elite crewmen started falling to the floor with bloodstains orifices, it scared the others and started leaving through the door outside but what awaits them is a hail of gunfire from Germa Soldiers.

A few more devices explodes as Big Sister now appears to realise they've been lured into a trap. Swinging her mace, her crewmen started falling one by one due to the poisonous particles of the pink mist.

Crank! Bam!

While holding her breath, her face turned red from the lack of oxygen but she still threw her mace whereas she receives a hail of bullets. The rain of gunfire paused as the mace tied to a chain foud itself at the central formation of the Germa Soldiers.

"Attack!"

"Aye!"

"Argh! Aye!"

Ratttatatat!!

Bang! Bang!

The remaining Big Sister pirates assaulted the soldiers in meele but the rain of bullets resumed. Killing many soldiers and pirates alike as the Captain of Big Sister massacre her way through the storm of bullets and gunfire in madness.

The exchange of casualties were undoubtedly understandable as bullets and grenades explosions is much more likely to cause death and destruction.

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Krakka—Boom!

A bolt of lightning struck the ocean, followed by exploding waves and thuder.

Whilst a bloodbath was ongoing on the main command centre of the Frigate 12, on the deck, a number of dead bodies died from neither gunshots or knife wounds.

They died from poisoning, the pink mist they inhaled coming out from a exhaust chamber were a deadly chemical weapon which were developed prior to their voyage. The Germa Kingdom were developing a new type of biochemical agent which could potentially cause a major outbreak in a short period of time.

Reiju was said to be part of this research, her intelligence is advancing rapidly as even Vinsmoke Judge held her intellectual curiosity in high regard.

The Germa Soldiers wore a special equipment to protect them from the mist as they approached the scene with a bladed musket to stab any surviving pirates.

.....

On the other side of the battlefield along the edge of storm clouds, dozens of squadrons boarded the pirate ships and started massacring them in coldblood.

This elite group of Types clones were led by a tall Woman Balance Security Personnel, alongside her were pink haired young teenager and a purple haired girl adorned with their respective Prototype Raid Suits.

"Reiju, do you think we can get some good stuff from this ship, I heard Big Sister Pirates likes to collect rare treasures?"

Gochiji's eyes glinted for a moment before turning her her face adorably to her sister.

Reiju replied with calculated confidence "What else could we find from this ship that we don't have on our home?"

"Let's go, finders keepers." Gochiji ignored Reiju's call as her destination was the secret compartment of the Captain of the ship.

Big Sister Pirates were prominent with their cruelty towards anybody, but it all seems underwhelming as they continue to lose a lot of people and ships to attack the Frigate 12 is cooperative manner. Whilst their Captain was fighting with her life on the line as the elite crewmen she brought with her were being played by a Threshing Tactics.

The Types Officers listen to Reiju's calculated strategy and created a series of tactical actions to separate the force of Big Sister Pirates. The other small and medium-size ships that cruises Big Aunt were destroyed one after another by squadrons' ambush units.

The storm were getting stronger, the closer it got to them the more danger they would find themselves in. Reiju understood this as a sign of natural disaster, it won't stop and it can't be stopped by any means of human intervention.

...….

Boom!

Tap. Tap. Tap.

At the moment, a crazed woman with hideous powers walked through flesh and bones with her chained mace wrapped around a group of dead cloned soldiers.

Big Sister killed everybody, including her crew and the elite cloned soldiers. Her manic state recognised nobody, everyone is an enemy of hers. Her white eyes and veiny skin make her a hideous figure of savagery, the destruction she cause was substantial enough to warrant a full force retaliation from the Germa Officers.

They immediately dispatched another squadron of Man Balance and Man Reach, equipped with shields and raid suit armors.

They confronted Big Sister to their deaths as they had to send another Squadron of Woman Balance just to contain Big Sister's rampage, they equipped themselves with advance weaponry like .956 musket shells on large scale assault.

The soldiers even brought a mobile artillery weapon operated by a pair of Man Strong just to create a breathing space for the frontline soldiers.

The full force of Germa Frigate 12 still wasn't complete but a moment later, Woman Balance Security Officer took back control of the whole force. Reiju watch on the sidelines as she tried contacting Gochiji through transponder snail but she refuse to answer. She has no idea what's going on with her but she knows that her attention must be focused on Big Sister's threat.

'Big Sister seemed to have eaten some unknown Devil Fruit.' Reiju deducted from the confrontation of Squadrons of Germa against Big Sister's never-ending maniacal strength. The more damage she receive, the stronger her counterattack becomes.

Big Sister's bloody and damaged attire in contrast to Germa Soldiers uniformed grey-black military class Raid Suits formed a distinction of forces.

The soldiers' weaponry haven't yet provided a clear indication of surpassing her nigh-indestructible body.

'An ability user like her should have weakness to the sea so throwing her overboard is a way to defeat her but Big Sister's weight and strength makes it impossible to do.' Reiju then ordered a sailor to get her something from the weaponry department.

The sailor rushed forthwith to complete her order. Her simple command was to take as mush sea prism cuffs and items that counteract Devil Fruit Users.

"Form a volunteer team that would constraint Big Sister with this collective of sea prism hand cuffs and chains. Do not let her move for just a couple of second, give my command to all!

At her command, soldiers took her advice and loyally served as the death squad.

Big Sister continues to devastate the Frigate 12 forces in bloodbath with her increasingly violent incursion, every scene of her chained mace would kill if not outright destroyed the ship deck.

Bang! Bam!

Physical assaults is useless against her, it's no longer a wonder how she reach her height of power as a female pirate captain.

She can be said to have pinnacle potential to make a name on Great Route if she passes through the reverse mountain or travels by Calm Belt which would be a dangerous attempt since Calm Belt is the nest of Sea Kings.

Sea Kings varried in sizes and types, some are only as big as blue whale, others are kilometres long and could swallow ships in a single bite. The oceans of Calm Belt are abundant in natural resources that naturally provides a nesting habitat for Sea Kings.

Back to the present time, Reiju watched soldiers dying one by one as they approached her with sea prism items that can contain her Fruit ability, then its a window of opportunity to blast her through the ocean with the mobile artillery. The weather is worsening, both the sky and the sea formed a shadow of death as the Frigate 12 and Big Aunt float on the vast waters of North Blue.

...….

Big Aunt Vessel | Lower Cabins

On the other end of the frequency Reiju tried to contact, Gochiji or should it be Godileve Chitaranji wiped her dagger to a dead man's clothes.

From another perspective, an adorable face of a purple haired girl strolling around a deep dungeon of Big Aunt would be nightmarish encounter since the girl held the dagger in skillful posture.

This type of knife skills were learned and practiced through blood and patience, in her previous life.

Gochiji were just strolling around seeking and searching for treasures and interesting stuffs, when she suddenly overheard a voice.

"Cipher Pols were behind the extensive falsification of intelligence around Frussia Kingdom, the World Government doesn't want them to join the Affiliated Kingdom. From what I have gather, Celestial Dragons chose to redirect their route away from Frussia Kingdom after hearing the revolts of the 'pheasants'."

The voice were so quiet that the purple haired girl could only hear bits and pieces, but she manage to distinguish the words 'Cipher Pols, World Government and Celestial Dragons'

This triggers the demons inside her heart. As nightmares of a memories flooded her brain.

This is also the moment Godileve Chitaranji of the past took over. Gochiji took a backseat as Godileve Chitaranji shoot the lock of the door with her pistol.

Bang!

She kicked open the door but there was no one inside, her vigilance heightened as she walked in with pistol on her left hand and a dagger on her right hand. She search for the owner of the voice but she didn't find anyone.

'I'm not hallucinating, am I?'

The dugeon were a decrepit community of criminals and people who directly opposed Big Sister. Godileve Chitaranji strolls in silence, utilising her height that make it easier to hide in the shadows.

She was trying to find the answer to the question she had earlier, ' What Cipher Pol is involved in, World Government is planning something big with Frussia, Celestial Dragon still flaunting their name to mortal races.'

Just as she was about to leave the dungeon, a familiar voice plead for help. "Help, anyone there?"

The dungeon were filled with deprecating characters with stories Godileve Chitaranji weren't interested in so she ignored their pleas to leave and just focused on that voice.

An old woman stumbling on dirt stain when Godileve Chitaranji came to her cell. She stood in the shadow and remains silent and quiet but the old woman could still sense her even in the dark.

"Such a delicate girl at this place, what have you done now, Charlissa?" The woman spoke by herself as the purple haired girl open her mouth to say "What do you need, old hag?"

Old Hag stared intently at the purple haired girl as though trying to figure out how did a small girl like her found herself in this depressing place: "Get me out of here, I'll tell you anything you want, young lady"

Godileve Chitaranji: "What do you know about this place?"

Old Hag: "Oh, I know everything about Charlissa or she should have now goes as Big Sister. Ask me anything, young lady. Treasure? Underground Information? Even every name of the person Charlissa took to her ship by force, especially those with pretty faces."

Godileve Chitaranji: "What do….how did you end up here? I don't care about Charlissa or that Big Pirate at all, for all I care she'll be dead at the end of the day."

Old Hag glinted her eyes as she looked at the girl with impure intentions: "Oh you don't really know anything. After she ate that Devil Fruit she can no longer be killed. Scratch that, I'm getting sidetrack, am I? Hehe, I know this because I've been by her side the longest but she discard me after…after refusing the chance to became the, you know…the 'rightful' ruler of Frussia Kingdom."

Godileve Chitaranji: "What kind of conspiracy is that, if I don't sense any interest in what you say. You can say goodbye to your key to freedom."

Old Hag: "You are but a small child but your brain works delightfully, hehe. But freedom is just an illusion..EHEM…. Charlissa claims to be a descendant of the past royalty but her alter ego, Big Sister conspired with Cipher Pols to besmirch the royal family of Frussia Kingdom, tarnishing their reputation and misleading the common people. Oh, and about ehem…the 'great' Celestial Dragon visiting the Kingdom to accept their request to become Affliated nation of the World Government once again? Of course, they only received their heavenly tribute but didn't give any confirmation of their application. And then the King revealed that they would offer a rare natural treasure to them if they accepted, that treasure is worth its value. However the King Lost it just as the World Nobles were the collecting heavenly tribute from nearby Affiliated Nation. Big Sister is the culprit, I think…..Are you intrigue now, I can continue."

Godileve Chitaranji narrowed her eyes, she has no way of confirming the truth and lies in between her statements so she can only slowly verify her words later.

"You'll get out but I'm not touching you."

"I wouldn't touch me neither."

The other prisoners were clamouring but both young and old ignored their cries for help.

She was freed at last, she walk out of the cell and spit on the floor before following the leaving Godileve Chitaranji.

The old hag shows a perfectly set of good teeth as she looks at the small back of the purple hair young girl. Wondering,

'Who is this girl? How can a small body hosts a deadly ghost?'

She then witness the girl moving with lethal force, eliminating the remaining pirates on board.

Her instinct tells her that the young girl isn't a simple girl but a monster in human skin, a child at that out of all thing.

The Old hag, scratch her chin. The thin wrinkles was just a disguise, a pretend in order to lower the girl's guard and understand what she wanted after almost getting caught red-handed.

This is a battle of disguise behind another pretend face hidden beneath a mask. Whose lies is more believable and whose truth is more unbelievable.