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The Promised King, "Red Haired " SHANKS

"Red-Haired" Shanks and his wild adventures.

Uncreative66 · Video Games
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Departure

Shanks Pov: I looked at the path Kizaru's body created as he flew through the air like a rocket continuously breaking the sound barrier. I could occasionally hear a booming sound every 10 seconds. I contemplated going after the admiral for a second before I decided, "it's not worth it". I jumped into the air before I spread my observation haki across the entire island. I made sure to be sneaky this time so no other observation haki users could sense it. I filtered out the still panicking civilians and their emotions before my senses eventually landed on Kenny and Levi's aura. I sensed them running from a mob that was shooting guns at them and occasionally throwing any object they would come across. They threw knives, bricks, swords, chairs and even bottles of rum. ''That last one is just pure is just a pure waste of valuable resources''.As i said that, i moved at my full speed in the air and vanished like the wind towards kenny and levi's position

3rd Pov: As the civilians slowly started to calm down and listen to the local militia, you could occasionally hear the sounds of gunshots and many footsteps that marched at top speeds. A random civilian who had just calmed down and was walking towards his house to rest was the first one to hear this. As he did so, he also started to hear the voice of two teens who seemed to be laughing in mischievous tones. He looked in the direction the voices and sound marching steps were coming from only to go pale the next instant. 

The sight was that of two averaged height teenagers who seemed to be twins who wore matching trench coats and had matching bags on their back.The one who seemed to be the oldest one was wearing a fedora hat and two cowboy boots while sporting two gun holsters on his hip. 

He also had a shotgun strapped to his left arm. 

He was carrying a pistol that he would occasionally shoot when he turned around. The younger one who sported a small brown cloak and double sword guards was running next to him while smiling. But that was not the sight that terrified the man. 

That could be credited to the raging mob behind them that was shooting and throwing whatever came across their sight at the teens. They shouted curses and screamed at the teens like they sailed for a living.

Just as the man thought this was the worst it could get, a shiver went down his spine as a resounding,*Boom* echoed throughout the street. The civilians started to panic before a loud gunshot sound echoed throughout the street silencing everyone who kept quiet in fear of becoming a victim.

The sound of lone loud footsteps started to echo through the street as the debris started to scatter. A shadow silhouette formed for a second before all the debris scattered and revealed the figure of a young red-haired teen who was holding a golden flintlock gun dressed in a red cloak with brown baggy pants and wooden sandals while sporting a straw hat that rested on the back of his head . A moment passed before a crushing pressure started to emanate from the teen as he slowly walked towards the twin teens who seemed to be the only ones not affected by the pressure. 

A silence ensued as the teen continued to walk towards the twin teens. As he did so, the crushing pressure continued to increase to a point it became unbearable to some who started to pass out with foam on their mouths. Whether it be the civilians,the thugs or the approaching local militia, no one was spared from the increasing pressure that seemed to emanate from the teen. After a minute, no one was awake besides the red-haired teen and the two twin teens.

" Seems like you got yourself in a bit of trouble Kenny, Levi." As the teen said that, he strapped  his golden flintlock back on his left hip which hoisted a gun holster while his right sported a sword guard that showed a glimpse of the green hilt of a saber. Both of the twins smiled as he said that before the older one answered in a light and mischievous tone," We could have handled them by ourselves ,captain shanks. Anyway I got all the necessary supplies in this bag''. 

As the older teen,now identified as Kenny, said that, he unstrapped the big bag on his back that seemed bloated to the limit. The red-haired captain smirked at that statement as he then said ," Good, because we have to leave now as I have finished all the business I have here. " 

Kenny nodded at his words and the trio of teens walked the streets at a fast pace ,passing by the knocked out street of civilians. As they did so, Levi, the youngest of twins, kept occasionally glancing at the red-haired captain. The captain seemed to have noticed it as he finally said in a sing -song/teasing tone," Go ahead, ask away levi. And before you try to deny it, I can practically feel the burning desire to fire off your questions emanate from you."

A look of embarrassment flashed across Levi's face as he looked away from his captain's stare. He then looked back at his captain with a slightly more serious expression. He then after a couple of seconds asked," Those earthquakes that reverberated throughout the island. Were they caused by you?".  The red-haired captain,now wearing the straw hat on his head, nodded at the teen's questions as a look of disappointment flashed across his face for the briefest of seconds.

  A beaming smile stretched across Levi's face as he then asked in a more enthusiastic tone," Was the opponent that strong, how long was the fight,was it challenging, and did he escape?". The red-haired captain nodded  in response to Levi's barrage of questions as he looked  at the sky where the sun shined as bright as ever. He then said as he continued walking,

" The plunderer was certainly strong, worthy of his bounty. But I beat him without much trouble. Now that I think about it, if that vice-admiral hadn't shown up, I could have just beat him to an unconscious state and then turned him in for his bounty."

The red-haired captain had a look of contemplation and some regret before just ultimately sighed and then said in a mischievous tone," Oh well, what's done is done. I can always disguise myself the next time something like this happens. The marine's reaction would certainly be hilarious to witness when they find they had unknowingly funded a pirate." 

A sweatdrop appeared on the back of Levi's head while Kenny just smiled at his captain's statement. He eventually put it aside in favor of addressing something the captain had mentioned. He focused on the red haired captain once more as he asked in a curious tone,

" Was the Vice-admiral the reason we're leaving so early ,captain?''. The captain had a look of contemplation before he eventually answered in a serious manner,

" Kind of. He's certainly part of the reason. But the real reason is because of what could happen if we continued fighting. Marine reinforcements would eventually arrive and while you can fight normal marines all the way up to lieutenant, anybody in rank above that would be able to beat you. The marines would certainly not send a weak fleet if they're informed that a pirate who can keep up with a vice admiral might have some crewmates who are hiding somewhere on this island. I also put the vice-admiral in a pretty bad state which drastically increases the chances of them sending more than one vice admiral and possibly an admiral for backup. So although this might sound dickish coming from me, in conclusion, we're leaving in a hurry because both of you are weak. But don't worry, because from now on, I'm gonna train you to the best of my ability so something never happens again,understood?"

At the start of his explanation, Levi sported an expression of genuine curiosity. By the middle of it however, a dark shadow covered his face as a vast amount passed through him. An aura of some form of disappointment emanated not only from him but his brother also. But,by the end of his captain's speech, a look of determination and resolution passed through his eyes as he eyed his brother. 

They both seemed to have reached the same conclusion as they both smirked at each other as grins emerged onto their faces. They turned to their captain who observed them in silence with a stern expression one often found on a teacher as they said in sync," Yes captain, we'll make sure to put maximum effort as you train us." 

The red-haired captain's stern expression vanished as he smiled at them as he said," Good. As expected of the left and right hand of the red-hair pirates. With that said , let's set sail towards our next island". As he said that, Levi and Kenny looked ahead on the docking area their ship resided in as they smiled and boarded the ship moments later . The captain pulled the anchor back up while both twins unfurled the mast of the ship and they were sailing the seas once more as Boomecks island slowly faded from their.