Yuurei coughed a bit more as he didn’t see whoever attacked appear. He noticed their presence was a few feet away from him. He tried to get better, and he forced himself to look up to see who it was. What he had seen was another person with black wings in front of him. This guy looked much younger than Aoi. He had black short hair with long bangs, and green eyes. His hands were bandaged up all the way to his forearms, and he wore a black hoodie. This hoodie, however was missing a right sleeve. He was a bit smaller than Yuurei in height, and he wore a white shirt with an X on the right side. He had thrown such a strong punch, and he was surprised that this man might be the boss of this building. Yuurei had gotten up slowly from where he was, and sighed as he looked at the new challenger. ”I guess you are the boss of this building?” he asked as was able to stand straight even though his hands were to his side.

Jiro:

Jiro looked at Yuurei when he asked this question; he could tell that this man had been through a lot and had fought through everybody in this building. He knew that if he was on the roof, then it meant that Aoi wasn’t able to stop him. He shook his head when he thought about this as he couldn’t believe he had put trust in that weakling. ”Yes I guess you can call me that. Your life ends here,” he got into a fighting stance as he looked at Yuurei. The feathers on his wings would fall down to the ground slowly. The young man was ready to fight, but Yuurei was tired and honestly he didn’t want to fight anymore. Jiro noticed that man wasn’t moving, so he figured that he would attack again. The native of this island hovered from the ground that was under him, and he flew straight towards Yuurei.

The pirate’s eyes widen as he had activated Observation right there to make sure that he didn’t get hit by such a fierce punch again. He had saw the attacks coming, and there were a lot of them coming straight at Yuurei. The man also moved quickly too, so he was going to have to block a few of those attacks because he wasn’t able to dodge them all. The thief also noticed something from the bandages. His fingers were black, which meant that this man was using Armament straight of the back. Yuurei had to do the same thing as his weapons were coated in black. The pirate wasn’t allowing his weapon chip, nor break because of his mistakes. Still, he would move right to dodge an attack, but used his left hand to help block the attack of the other attack.

This man was strong, but he wasn’t stronger than Yuurei. Still, he was stronger than Aoi, but the two men had what seemed like the same speed. If that were the case, then Yuurei figured cutting his wings would be the best thing to do. Then he threw that idea out of the window as he figured if this man knew how to use Armament he would just use it to protect his wings. There was also the fact that he didn’t have enough time to think about what to do to take him out. Jiro continued his attacks with his hands, and legs. He was persistent and he could tell from his attacks. Still, he was quick, and Yuurei could feel the bruises on his arms. This man was hurting him even with his Armament, and it was because of his rapid attacks. Jiro flew behind Yuurei and attempted to kick the man on his back, but was met with Yuurei’s blades.

The thief pushed Jiro away from him, and when he turned around the man was right at Yuurei’s face again. He was serious, and he continued his onslaught. Yuurei would block with his arms, and his swords to make sure that he didn’t get hurt as much. He wasn’t able to get an opening to attack Jiro, and he felt like if he had tried it wouldn’t work. He needed a good opportunity to get a hit on him, so he would be a bit more careful. Jiro was trying to avenge all of his fallen comrades as they were all taken out by this man. "You don't deserve to leave this place alive. I'm going to slice your head off just letting you know," he said to Jiro as he was still defending himself.

Not far from this building though was a person watching the fight between the two of them. This man also had black wings, and carried a sword on his side. A smile on his face was the only thing that was revealed from him. Still, he looked to be on the side of Jiro as he was enjoying the fact that the intruder wasn’t able to do anything, but play defense.

4/20 Haki

The pirate had still continued to be on the defense against Jiro. The man was quick on his feet, and if it weren’t for Observation he would have been completely vulnerable. Jiro had stopped attacking after a while as he noticed that his attacks weren’t getting anywhere. He was going to have to keep hitting the same spot over and over again for something to happen. Still, he knew from how things were that he had the advantage. Jiro’s opponent was exhausted, and he was slower than he was. He moved into his pockets and revealed two brass knuckles that he placed over his knuckles. He had hovered into the air and when he was ready he had rushed over towards Yuurei without a second to spare. The thief using his swords to defend him the best he could, but he could feel the hits that escaped and hit his forearms. It had hurt even more now, and it was because the man had metal covered his knuckles.

Yuurei would squint from the pain that he felt and noticed that he had a little cut here and there due to the brass knuckles. They had been covered in armament as well, so they were able to hurt Yuurei. He needed to do something because the man in front of him was wearing him down, and with those continuation attacks were hurting now that he had put those things on his person. Still, he was taking blunt damage with a little bit of wounds appearing on him. He had to do something to even the playing field. Since he was getting hurt he figured he would have to make it count. He watched Jiro throwing in another punch, and it was towards his mid-section. He allowed it to hit, but while it was inching closer to his body he had slashed his blades straight down at Jiro as well.

The man noticed this and he tried to stop his attack, but the motion of his body wouldn’t allow for that. Still, what he had done was weaken his own attack, and Yuurei could feel the blow to his midsection, but covered it with Armament to weakened the blow. He grunted, but knew it didn’t hurt as much as it should have. Benihime and Ichi had connected straight on Jiro’s right shoulder, and was dragged down straight down to his stomach. Jiro grunted from the attack as he flapped his wings to push himself away from Yuurei. The thief covered himself as he felt the fierce wind being smacked against his face. When the wind quickly died down he looked at Jiro to see that the man had landed on the ground to touch the wounds he had obtained. Yuurei was panting and squinted from the wounds he felt. He did do his best to ignore, and figured he would have Harley patch them up later.

Jiro could feel one of the wounds that he had obtained were much deeper than the other one. It hurt like a bitch and even with his Armament, the man had one blade that was crafted by someone with real talent. The blood that dripped from his wounds only bothered his pride more than it did physically. He didn’t think this man would be able to touch him, but he also didn’t think this guy would be willing to get hit. Still, he got him good, and he had to give him that even though he wasn’t going to openly admit it. Jiro was getting ready though to continue the fight. He couldn't let the wound that was inflicted on him to get the better of him. He hovered in the air as he was looking at Yuurei, and rushed towards the man. When he got close again he tried to swing with the side that was injured and he squinted when he lift his arm up to attack.

This slowed his attacked, which Yuurei thought of a good idea when he saw this happening. The thief was quick to swing his other hand with Kusanagi and Egeking towards his other shoulder. Jiro had thrown a punch straight at Yuurei's face, and with the blow connecting he allowed himself to strike again. Jiro eyes widen when he felt the blades run through his shoulder and downward to his stomach. He wasn’t sure who this guy was, but he didn’t care about his body. Yuurei had a cut on his right cheek now as he was bleeding from the wound. It also had a little swelling now due to the brass knuckle. He was smiling because he knew it could have been worst if he didn’t cover his face with Armament. The two of them moved away from each other as Yuurei had weakened this man from dealing him stronger blows than he was doing before.

Jiro could feel the pain on his shoulders as he sucked his teeth as he now understood why Yuurei had gone to those certain areas when he attacked. His shoulders ache in pain when he lift his arms up. It wasn’t possible to do, but it hurt like a bitch and his punches didn’t have the force it used to. Yuurei was panting and breathing heavy as he didn’t think he would be able to make his way to the ship after this was all said and done. ”How dare you do this to me, you will pay for this you inferior being,” his true colors came out when he said this words, but it only brought a smile to Yuurei. ”You thought too highly of yourself. You figured you would take advantage of me since I was tired, but I figured why not give you the shots you want, for the hits I want,” he panted as the two of them were ready to continue the battle.


6/20 haki

Yuurei had even the playing field now as the man’s attack were weaker than before. Still, he was faster than Yuurei though, and the pirate was going to have to do something to hinder that speed. He knew that the wings were the problem, but how would he be able to get to them this time. It didn’t take long, but Jiro was on top of Yuurei within matter of seconds. He had started to throw a bunch of punches, but each one of them send pain surging through Jiro’s shoulders. Yuurei could see the speed of his punches had slow down tremendously, and he was block them with his blades as the weapons were clashing with each other. Still, he was moving around too fast for him, and he would noticing that there were cuts appearing on his arms even though he had changed his Armament back into his arms. Jiro still had the upper hand on this and he was grunting from the pain every time he was hit by an attack.

Jiro on the other hand figured he was making sure that Yuurei couldn’t do anything to do a counter attack. The thief was looking at him as he was trying to see his movements and if he had any habits with his wings that he could catch, but there wasn’t any. Yuurei was going to have to go through with his original plans and allow him to hit him, if he wanted to do anything. Jiro could see the man was on the defense, but he knew that he was planning something. He couldn’t tell what it was, but he knew that it could happen anytime. Still, the man in front of him was stubborn and no matter how many attacks he threw at him, he wouldn’t fall down. There had been several, which were blocked by his weapons, but others that had be inflicted towards his arms.

It didn’t take long for Yuurei to watch him get a little too close for comfort. He figured this would be the opportunity where he would have the man beat. He had brought an uppercut straight into Yuurei’s stomach, which he seen coming, but couldn’t dodge it. Instead he used his Armament to weakened the blow. He spat out some saliva, but he was already moving his right hand at this moment. The thief had dropped the blades in his hand for the first time ever, and had his right hand grab Jiro’s hand that was being retracted right then and there. The wing-man couldn’t move away from Yuurei, and his eyes widen when he saw this guy had grabbed a hold of him. It was then that Yuurei twisted his arm turning his back to Jiro and forcing the man to turn in pain. The thief had used the length, and strength of his arms, and swung Jiro over him, and onto the ground.

Jiro hit the ground without being able to do anything, and on top of that he felt the wounds that he had obtained on his shoulders open up more. They were deep to begin with and he was feeling more now. Still, Yuurei wasn’t done just yet, as the pirate was still holding Jiro’s arm. He took the Benihime and Ichi and stabbed it straight through Jiro’s right wing. Jiro’s eyes widen and his body arched when he felt this happening. He shouted in pain as he didn’t think this was going to happen. He struggled for Yuurei to get off him, but it didn’t work; Jiro had lifted his leg up in attempt to kick Yuurei, but the swordsman jump away before that could happen. He landed next to his swords, and quickly picked them up. As he was panting even harder than he was before. Jiro had gotten up from the floor slowly as he could feel the wounds on his wings, and knew he wouldn’t be able to fly properly now.

Jiro didn’t take time for anything now as he was running towards Yuurei. The man was no longer flying, for he couldn’t do it even if he tried. His wings were a hindrance right now, but he would heal after this fight. The thief was able to block the attacks pretty well now as the man was no longer as fast as he was in the beginning. Still, Yuurei was on the defense still as he didn’t want to do unnecessary attacks that wouldn’t get him anywhere. He figured he would have room for one technique left and that would use all his juice to fight anymore. He blocked off Jiro’s attack once more, but right at the moment he thrusted his foot on Jiro’s chest, and pushed himself away from the man. He didn’t really feel anything strong force from the attack as Yuurei didn’t even both coating his foot with Armament. He wanted to gain distance from the man as he was planning on going in for the final kill.

”I had to even the playing field. Still, not a fair fight, but what fight ever really is,” he smiled at him panting harder than he thought he could. Jiro could only shake his head when he heard those words. ”No worries, you are going to die. Your mistake was cutting my wing,” he had an angry and distasteful look on his face.

8/20 Haki

Yuurei could see that Jiro was getting ready to take him out, but he was planning on doing the same thing. The two continued to eye each other down, and Yuurei knew that if this fight lasted any longer he was going to run out of gas, and be a hopeless person just allowing himself to be killed. The thief rushed towards Jiro, which caused the man to run towards Yuurei the two were getting close to each other, but Yuurei had other plans in mind. He was going to use his ace in the hole, and take this man out. When he got close enough where he knew his attack would reach, he spun around and swung his blades as Jiro had thrown a barrage of punches at Yuurei at the same time. The both of them were now passed each other in a sense that they would both have their backs right against each other.

The two of them stood still as the spiraling wind slash appeared from Yuurei’s attack, which brought them to be covered from anybody who was watching from the outside. The thief dropped to one of his knees as he was panting really hard, and he could feel the bruising and pain from some of the blows that Jiro had thrown at him. There were also wounds that were in certain areas that weren’t there before. His white robe had been ruined, and he was going to have find a new one. Yuurei was still conscious from everything that happened, but he didn’t want to move for the time being. As for Jiro he was standing still as he wasn’t sure what was going on right now. He felt okay, but he was sure that Yuurei blades had pressed against him. Still, he was about to turn around and finish the man off, but as soon as he tried to move the effect of Yuurei’s attacked had come into play.

Four slashes appeared throughout his upper body. The wounds varied on the blades that connected with him. He touched them for a bit, and he was a bit surprised that this had happened. ”Where did I go wrong?” he asked as he fell to his knees, and then onto the ground. Yuurei heard these words, but didn’t say anything about it. He had luck on his side and he was being stubborn to go down. Still, he had one eye open as he was gasping for air as it was hard for him to breathe. The wind had died down revealing Yuurei on his knee, while Jiro was on the floor. The mysterious person who was watching from afar noticed this, and shook his head out of disappointment. Jiro had lost his fight to someone who wasn’t even in their best form. Still, the weapons he wielded were beautiful, but he wasn’t here for that, but just to spectate.

He wanted to fight Yuurei as well, but there was no point in doing such a thing when it would be such an easy fight. He figured he would go report this to Quinn, and tell him what happened here. He jumped off the rooftop he was scouting from, and then flapped his wings before taking flight off in the distance. Yuurei noticed the person flying up in the air, and he could see black wings. He looked confused, but knew that people with black wings were an indication that they worked for this Quinn guy. That just meant this was a household for Quinn’s operation; it wasn’t the only thing Yuurei took note of. The man had a blade on his side, and it opened the exhausted pirate’s eyes. He wasn’t sure what kind of blade it was, but he was hoping he would be able to find out.

Still, at this moment he was trying his best to catch his breath as he had a bunch of dead bodies all around him. He would slowly get up and sheathed all his blades, but after that would take Kusanagi, and use it as a cane. The pirate was slowly moving through the doors to get back into the building. He walked down the stairs slowly, and after a flight or two he had fallen down all the way to the end of the steps. He was breathing hard as he placed his back on the ground, and was breathing heavily. He wasn’t done just yet and it was because he needed to inform everyone that they were safe. Yuurei had gotten slowly after being there for a few minutes and continued his descend to the first floor. It would take a while, but when he had arrived he was met with a large crowd in the hallway.

They had gotten worried for him, and were starting to think he had failed them. They were going to go look for him, and hoped that he was still breathing, but here he was. The people who were slave were surprised to see Yuurei in the condition he was in, and they were surprised that he went this far for them. They were inspired by his bravery and his determination to make sure he would finish the job. The thief had smiled at everyone that was in front of him as he was surprised they were out in their apartment. ”You guys are free. There shouldn’t be anybody who will come after you. The slavers at this post are all dead,” he dropped to the ground again as he fell on his back again and he chuckled a bit. He held onto Kusanagi though as he chuckled because of all the crap he had to go through.

10/20 Haki

Technique Use:

He had hit limit, and when he tried to move his body he wasn’t able to. It pissed him off, but he had a point of exhaustion, and he knew that within a few minutes he was going to pass out. He could feel it in his bones. However, the people who heard his words were stuck for a few seconds because they couldn’t believe what he had said. Still, he was done here after what he told them he would do, which meant that nobody here had been able to stop him. This brought them to cheer their lungs out as they were happy that Yuurei had arrived here. They moved over to him and were looking at him wondering if he needed help. He noticed the overwhelming shadow that covered him, and he just knew it was the people he helped out. ”So, do you need help?” one of them asked him, and he could only smile.

”I kind of do, if you guys can put me in the coldest bath you can then that would be much appreciated. I need to stimulate my white cells, so please put a lot of ice in the bath. I also have a few things to say. One those who are kids have some of the people here escort you back to your original homes. I’m sure they will help you on the journey through Angel Island. I have a request; anybody who wants to join me on my adventures with my friends is more than welcome, and if you choose not to then that is okay. I will not force you to,” he stopped talking as he was breathing heavily, and panting because he wasn’t done talking. Still, he gave himself a few seconds before talking again.

”Now for those who don’t want to join me, you guys can choose to claim this place for your own. Share it with the community, and anybody who has suffered what you have suffered. Change this building to a better place, or if you preferred to leave this place the way it is you can choose to as well,” he spoke and he finally felt it. Yuurei closed his eyes with a smile on his face, and he was now unconscious. The wing-people here were murmuring amongst each other and were talking about what Yuurei had said. A group of them gathered up the children, and told the rest of them that they weren’t coming back after they found the kid’s home. Another group of winged-people decided to go around the building and dispose of the dead bodies that were left by Yuurei. They decided that they would take this place and change it for the better.

Then there were those who were left behind that accepted his offer in joining him on his adventure. They were the ones that picked him up from the ground, and took him into one of the apartments. The group of people had placed him in the bath that he had asked them to put him in, and ran the cold water on him. They also gathered as much as ice as they could from all the apartments on the first level and placed it in the bath as well. They took his swords, and placed it next to him, so when he work up he would know where they were located. The people also guarded him as they made sure that he was breathing every now and then.

It wasn’t just that, it didn’t take long for Koneko to arrive along with Harley. The two of them knew Yuurei would be harmed and would need treatment. When they got there, Koneko would look at Yuurei scared, and worried because of his condition. Harley on the other hand, would slap the man on the back of his head because of what he had done to himself. She could see the multiple bruising that were across his arms, not just that, but the multiple cut wounds even though they weren’t deep, there were many. She also felt his ribs and could feel that some of them had been slight fractured, and would be healed within a few days with him resting. She was impressed that he put himself an ice bath, and when she asked the people who were watching over him, they told her that it was something he wanted them to do.

She asked the people that were here if they could grab Yuurei and follow behind her. They agreed to this as they assumed these were his friends. Koneko would grab all of his swords, and nodded when she was ready to go. The two females led their way back to the ship were they would tend to his wounds and allow him to rest up without any interruption. Yuurei had pushed himself passed his limit, but it was for a good cause, and it was an experience that he would never forget.

[EXIT]