One Piece: Strength Incarnate

[1 week later.]

"I think this island is between the one I need to go to. I'll resupply here, I'm running a little low on food." Sharks said to himself. As he made his way to the dock, he noticed a huge ship with a jolly roger. Sharks didn't mind pirates and honestly ignored them for the most part, the whole finding the One Piece and becoming King of the Pirates thing didn't interest him. The only goal he currently had was beating his Master in a fight.

He docked and began walking into the town until he was stopped by a large man holding an ax, "Hey kid. You've gotta pay a fee to get into this town."

Sharks looked up at the man in confusion but sighed, he wasn't going to argue, "How much is the fee?"

"50,000 berries." The man said with a grin. Sharks frowned but complied anyway. He handed the man 50,000 and walked into the town. Sharks noticed the depressed atmosphere of the town. Although it was busy, it felt soulless. Nonetheless, Sharks made his way to a merchant's shop.

"When we come back you'd better have that money, or else." Sharks overheard a man say as he walked into the merchant's shop. The man and his lackey stared at Sharks for a second before giving the merchant a dirty look and walking out. The merchant was shaking in his boots, he didn't even notice Sharks standing at the counter.

"Sir? Are you okay?" Sharks asked, taking the merchant out of his trance.

"Yes, sorry. What do you need?" The merchant asked. Sharks told the merchant his needs before paying and leaving.

"I'm not some savior, whatever problem he has with the pirates around here is his problem." Sharks mumbled to himself as he walked back to his boat. The sun was beginning to set and he didn't want to spend any extra berries renting a room, so he opted to sleep in his boat. Sharks meditated for an hour after eating rations and then went to sleep.

A crucial lesson his Master made sure to drill into him was half-sleeping. The act of putting your mind to rest but keeping your body awake and aware. Although Sharks was sleep, his hand was on his saber ready for any sudden conflict.

"That's the kid's boat. Ganja said the sword on him looked pretty expensive and he didn't even complain about the fee. So he must be loaded!" A tanned man mumbled to a man with an eyepatch.

"If we kidnap him and demand a hefty ransom, Captain Vic would be overjoyed!" The man with the eyepatch exclaimed with greed. The duo approached Sharks' boat slowly. As soon as the tanned man stepped into his boat, Sharks' eyes opened and his body acted on instinct. He drew his saber and swung at the tanned man.

He narrowly dodged and quickly backed up. Sharks stared at the assailants with annoyance, "You have five seconds to tell me what you're doing or I'm going to kill you both."

The duo didn't respond and drew their weapons, a sword and gun respectively, "So you choose death."

Within seconds, Sharks was in front of the tanned man. He swung his saber and quickly decapitated him. The man with the eyepatch fired a shot at Sharks but he dodged the bullet and cut off his hand.

"AAAHHHHHH!" The man with the eyepatch yelled and fell to his knees. Sharks put his sword to his throat, "Why did you come to bother me? I purposefully left your crew alone, why go out of your way to hassle me?"

Sharks didn't even let the man answer before slicing his throat, "Your answer was probably tied to money. Master was right, greed is what separates pirates from scum."

"I think I'm going to have a word with your captain." Sharks sheathed his saber and began running into town. He already had an idea where their captain would be. After a few minutes, he arrived in front of an opulent villa. With his observation haki he could feel around 10 pirates patrolling the perimeter and two much stronger pirates inside of the villa, along with other presences he deemed as civilians.

Sharks put on his hood and leaped over the 3 meter gate with ease. The first pirate he landed next to already had his head in the air, the second pirate could barely track Sharks and had his heart stabbed.

*BANG*

Sharks narrowly dodged the bullet fired at him and slit the shooter's throat. Sharks clicked his tongue in annoyance, "That gunshot definitely alerted everyone in this villa."

The seven other pirates quickly surrounded Sharks. He closed his eyes and placed his hand on his saber, "Ken Style: Violent Garden."

Sharks swung his saber in a 360 degree motion, decapitating all seven pirates along with leaving a deep gash in the villa gate. Sharks flicked his blade to remove the blood and made his way into the villa. He weaved the swathes of prostitutes running out of the villa and walked upstairs. Before he could open the gilded double doors, they exploded open.

Sharks was sent crashing into the wall down the hallway. He managed to block some of the damage because of his reaction time but he still incurred major injuries. His right arm was severely burned along with a part of his forehead and his lower neck.

"Thank you for catching this roach for me Mr. 5, although I probably could've done it myself." A man's voice spoke as he clapped his hands. The man walked out of the dust cloud and revealed himself. He had pale skin, light pink hair, and pitch black eyes. He had clown makeup on and was walking around with a huge scythe on his back.

"Call it a departure gift. It's a pleasure doing business with you, Jester." Mr. 5, an African-American man who was currently digging in his nose, said with a wave and walked downstairs. Sharks clenched his teeth in anger at his current situation.

'Damn it! I didn't expect the other presence to be a devil fruit user! My right arm is useless at the moment and I can't see too well out of my right eye either. There's also no telling if this guy is a devil fruit user either. Maybe I bit off more than I can chew...' Sharks evaluated his current situation trying to gauge the chances of his survival. He was sure he could take on the man in front of him, but having a devil fruit gives him a serious advantage.

'No point in not trying!' Sharks applied haki to his left arm and quickly got up and ran towards Jester. Jester was surprised at his speed but blocked his attack with his scythe nonetheless.

Jester was sent sliding back and almost fell. His arms were trembling due to the sheer force of Sharks' punch.

'Who the hell is this kid? Most people would've been to injured to move, yet he was able to not only stand but produce such a powerful punch? I hate to admit it, but I can't play around with this kid.' Jester regained his wits and swung his scythe in a circle.

"Before I kill you, allow me to introduce myse-" Jester couldn't finish his introduction because of Sharks' fist colliding into his face.

*BOOM*

Jester was sent flying through two rooms but recovered using his scythe.

"I don't care who you are, or what organization you're apart of. All I know is I want you dead." Sharks said as he drew his saber. Jester wiped his lip and frowned in anger. Within moments, they were colliding blades. Sharks deflected a scythe swing and kicked Jester in his ribs. Jester rolled along the ground and barely blocked a deadly strike to the head.

Jester managed to overpower Sharks, making him take a step back. Jester used this brief opening and widely swung his scythe. Sharks quickly coated his chest in haki, minimalizing the damage to a thin cut. Jester jumped backwards and clicked his tongue.

"You're going to die a slow death kid." Jester angrily said. He then put his thumb in his mouth and began blowing air into it, confusing Sharks.

"Kaso Kaso no: Muscle Man!" Jester soon grew twice his size and was incredibly muscular. He then cocked his fist back and his arm retracted into his body.

Sharks didn't wait for him to finish his attack and charged at him, but that was a futile mistake.

"Kaso Kaso no: Muscle Cannon!" Jester's enlarged fist shot towards Sharks four times the speed of a bullet. His giant fist collided into Sharks body and sent him flying out of the villa and through multiple buildings.

Sharks laid unconscious with his ribs, and left arm shattered. He was bleeding profusely and was on death's door.