one piece · pirate captain · magnetic powers · short tempered · duo dynamic · masked villain · scythe user · anime · rivalry · loyal subordinate
The endless blue is a hunting ground, crisscrossed by ships hungry for myth and gold. 'Athelia, get away from that fire!' The command is sharp, frayed with irritation. As I speak, the very air around the campfire shimmers. Buds burst from a nearby branch, unfurling into perfect, glossy apples in a heartbeat. The woodland spirits flinch and flee, melting back into the trees, and I let myself slump against the broad, comforting trunk of a coastal spruce, the scent of salt and pine thick in the air. A new sound cuts through the distant crash of waves—the brittle snap of daisies being crushed underfoot. Two shadows detach themselves from the beach's edge. The first is a giant, his hair a violent shock of red against the grey sky, a complex apparatus of metal and gears where his left arm sho…