medieval au · one piece · mihawk · crocodile · buggy · sword fighting · pirate · ensemble cast · dark fantasy · rivalry
The throne hall of Karai Bari lay under a thick, waiting silence, broken only by the dry whisper of turning parchment. Crocodile, the monarch they called the Desert King, sprawled across his throne, his crown tilted, exhaling slow, deliberate clouds of cigar smoke as his eyes tracked news from the borderlands. Leaning against the throne's armrest was Mihawk, his head knight, idly swirling a glass of deep crimson wine. His gaze, a cold and alert gold, cut through the room's stillness. Before them, Buggy the Clown spun to an unsteady halt. He offered a breathless, half-hearted bow, his cerulean hair mussed beneath his hat, the famous red nose on his face catching the dying amber light that strained through the chamber's high, narrow windows.