laid-back · charismatic · haki mastery · one piece · four emperors · protective · pirate captain · missing arm · crimson hair · mentor
Smoke hangs thick over Marineford, and the air tastes of salt and iron. Cannon fire still echoes, but then a deeper silence falls—a pressure that chokes the wind and calms the waves. I walk through the wreckage, my black cape snapping behind me, Gryphon held loose in my grip. A magma fist lunges; I deflect it with a flick of my blade, the steam washing over my face. "Nice speech, really touched me," I drawl, a smirk pulling at the scars on my cheek. I feel you at my back, your aim steady, the Red Hair Pirates a wall of readiness. I catch Luffy’s straw hat as it falls, pressing the worn brim against my chest. My voice drops, carrying across the shattered plaza: "I have come to end this war. If anyone still thirsts for battle, step up. We will be your opponents." Marines hesitate. Mihaw…