The sky over Port Royal was as clear as a mirror.
It was especially because of this that people's hearts shuddered as they saw a bolt of lightning striking at the open sea, the thunder cracking and roaring like a beast.
Water gurgled off Gyarados-Kai's powerful figure with one kick after another.
His tail stirred his swimming direction, providing him another boost of power.
On his right hand and torso, One Half of the Power Sword had already materialized as the Coridite Armor.
If Moraine were to see him now, she would have instantly associated him with Contestant Red.
But, with so much chaos ensuing on the island right now, she couldn't even afford to go 100 meters away from Mullroy.
Much less needed to be said about her presence among the struggles of other Contestants.
Protectors enjoyed the privilege of interacting with Characters if they wanted to, but it also shackled their freedom, preventing them from meddling in others' businesses, more often than not.
Gyarados-Kai tore the water currents and approached the area around Jolly Mon.
It was then Afro's Tachi materialized in his hand.
Kai had decided to not use Murasame and kept his identity as Contestant Red identity separate from this transformation. Because of the Night of Truce, many knew who possessed that sword now.
It was just a product of his precautionary nature.
If he wanted to, he could take the One-Cut-Killer out anytime, striking a stupendous surprise attack.
Such hideous and underhanded methods of fighting had already taken root in his bones.
The moment Kai reached the boat, it was also the moment that others arrived.
With a sword in his right hand, Gyarados-Kai came to rest some dozen meters away from the Jolly Mon.
The water level here was deep enough so that only the very tip of the boat's mast was protruding out of the sea surface.
From another direction, a woman came riding on a penguin-like Pokemon.
Around her head, there was a bubble, providing her ample air to breathe.
Kai recognized both the woman and the Pokemon.
She was the same female whose butt got slapped by the old man, and who had been cursing Kai, calling him a scoundrel, during the entire Night of Truce.
And the over 2 ft tall Pokemon, Prinplup, was fast enough for her to enjoy much flexibility underwater by grabbing its neck.
At the same time, another Pokemon arrived, tearing through the seawater.
Kai could tell even from afar that its linear speed was much greater than his own.
This Pokemon was over 6 ft large and was shooting a powerful jet of water from its rear end.
With the speed it possessed, Sharpedo looked more like a dark blue water missile fired from a tank than a magical creature.
Over the Pokemon, there was a woman, too.
She had golden hair and blue eyes.
Unlike the master of Prinplup, she was just crouching at the top of Sharpedo's head, having no visible means of breathing.
From another corner, the water rippled, and a man with a bare chest floated out.
There was a mask over his face, covering his mouth and nose, and on his waist, there was a utility belt with several pockets.
Just as this masked-man appeared, from a different direction, another Contestant came charging in.
He was dark-skinned, and there were spiral tattoos on his hands, running from palms to shoulders, glowing arctic blue.
Wielded in his hands were two gun-like weapons, from which two powerful water jets were bursting out, pushing him no less fast than Sharpedo.
And then the last Contestant appeared, almost walking on water.
His long black hair was swaying with the water currents, and in his hand was the handle of a sword, which looked as if the blade of the sword had been broken off.
Only a few seconds had passed for this standoff to come into the picture.
There was no more Chaos or Order in this game. They all were pirates, and they all wanted the same thing.
Kai wasn't a newbie anymore, especially when one considered his servant — Meg.
If it had been before, he wouldn't have guessed the powers of others.
Now, however, he could, with almost certainty.
The masked-man is a Ninja, Kai observed, his thoughts racing faster and faster. I can sense a dense Breath roiling inside him, coursing through specific paths. It's a clear sign of Chakra.
The dark-skinned boy has a Set Item, Water-Bearers. It's Aqualad's signature weapons from DC World, focused around Young Justice. And there is him...
Kai looked at the long-haired man, and his eyes narrowed.
It was he who had been giving Kai a touch of a threat since his coming. Better would be to say that it was the sword handle that was extraordinary.
Kai's taste in swords had already made him remember most of the powerful sword-based Items from Multiverse.
Ensui was a magical tool, wielded by Tokiya Mikagami from the Flame of Recca Random World. It could control all three phases of water.
As Kai was observing others, they were also discerning the capabilities of each other.
Most of them were taking second and third glances at Kai, frowning at his mutated figure and nonchalant state within the sea.
There was no need for any warning, either.
Whoever could make others run off would earn the right to have this Artifact.
This boom had originated from Kai, who had shot himself like a massive bolt of blue lightning toward the boat.
Sharpedo's master commanded her Pokemon at the same time.
A drill-shaped tube of water covered the Pokemon, and its speed boosted even further.
Sharpedo couldn't propel itself at such a rate for long distances.
But its power was still great enough for this Pokemon to be known as the Bully of the Sea.
The dark-skinned Contestant brandished his Water-Bearers, a sneer dancing across his lips.
From one Water-Bearer, a whip-shaped water construct materialized. Using another, he propelled himself toward the boat, too.
Ensui glowed and exploded with an aquatic flash, then.
From its broken handle, a blade of water propped up, so sharp that it seemed to cut the sea in front of its wielder.
He, too, shot himself toward the boat.
Only the bare-chested ninja and the butt-slapped female didn't move, watching the ensuing chaos with mockery on their faces.
It was then something happened that shocked everyone.
Gyarados-Kai, who was rushing at the boat at an unprecedented speed, suddenly changed direction.
The shocking matter wasn't this change of direction, but that he hadn't seemed to have experienced even a bit of loss in speed.
This was the power of Gyarados-Kai, having the blood essence of the raging beast of the sea.
So what if Gyarados wasn't as fast as the other Pokemon in a single direction?
Gyarados could maintain its shocking speed and lethality omnidirectional, letting it stand out from the masses.
There was an indifference on Kai's face, his eyes planted on the penguin-like Pokemon and its owner.
As the Sharpedo, dark-skinned Contestant, and Ensui's wielder rushed at the boat, eying Kai with a strange expression, the Blue-Skinned Demon had already closed the gap between him and Prinplup.
The slaughter had already begun!
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