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 Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:22 pm
Especially military aggression... the Grand Line was hideously dangerous to anybody not prepared to deal with its violent ways, and the Marines couldn't do very much outside their zones of control, much less truly command the place. The islands were nominally independent, with each doing as they wished most of the time. There were always certain threats hanging over their heads, of course, to keep them in line... ho hum. It was depressing to even think about.
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Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:23 pm
Hence the idea of finding something else to do, of course. The Marines didn't come out here very often, and it was nice to be able to take a break from their self-righteous ways. Also, well away from the most dangerous pirates, the ones that lived in the far reaches of the Grand Line. Rednal chuckled slightly as he stood up, then breathed a small amount of flame from his mouth. A simple trick, that one, but able to be pulled off rather well. He could see the uses.
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Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:25 pm
You just had to know the right time to use a technique, and everything would be just fine. For example, douse a building in oil and then spit fire on it, and it would go up in flames. Good way to get rid of somebody if they had barricaded themselves inside, though bad luck for any hostages who might get in the way. Rednal didn't like people who took hostages; it seemed like a bad way to do things. Better to face your opponents and beat them so hard they'd never forget it. He turned to leave, heading towards the ship called the Baratie.
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:05 pm
Ben came to Orange Town in search of some new training and heard a ruckus coming from the center of the town. Figuring that something might be up, he followed the loud sounds to a gropu of what appeared to be street performers and moved through the crouds to teh front to see circus folk performing many acts and tricks and Ben then spotted a man on a unicycle juggling swords and knew that he looked familiar. "Cabaji?!" He yelled out therough teh cheering of teh crouds and the man then looked over at Ben and caught his swords then rolled over to him looking down at him smiling in a friendly way. "Can I help you young man?"
The Breath of Death
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:06 pm
Ben looked up to him and spoke calmly ignoring all the excitement in the area. "Your Cabaji, first mate of Buggy's crew. Mind teaching me some moves?" Cabaji leaned back and spun around once then yelled out. "Well ladies adn gentlemen! It seams as though we have an aspiring performer here!" Cabaji lead Ben to the center of the ring of people and spoke to him. "Ok kid. I call this move The Breath of Death. Ready for this?" He said confidently as he looked up to teh sky and took a deep breath. Ben simply looked at Cabaji as he seamed to have a trick to pull of now.
The Breath of Death
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:07 pm
Cabaji exhaled and blew a small burst of fire from his mouth like a dragon. Ben widened his eyes for a moment as he was surprised by this technique but quickly got his usual look back in his eyes. Cabaji lokoed back to Ben and bowed to teh audiance. "This trick is actually quite simple to pull of but can you find the trick to it? I'll tell you the trick on one condition." Ben crossed his arms and looked at him like it was obvious there would be a catch. "Alright. What's the catch?" Cabaji raised his hands into the air and yelled out. "For my trick, you must show me one of your tricks!"
The Breath of Death
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:09 pm
Ben took a breaath of grief and looked at Cabaji again as if he was joking. "Your not serious. I'm not a trick-type of person." He tehn rolled around the circle and spoke to Ben. "If you want my trick, you'll have to be a tricky person!" And even though ben really didn't want to do tricks infront of a croud, he found no other way to learn the move so he agreed and stood in the center picking up a throwing knife. "Ok, listen up! Don't blink or you'll miss it. I call this trick, The Phasing Dagger." He then turned around the crouds for amoment then trew the knife strait into teh croud in an instant.
The Breath of Death
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:11 pm
There was a moment of silence as everyone looked around to see who was stabbed by the dagger but then Ben walked in teh direction he threw the dagger in and went strait through teh thick brush of people till he got outside of teh croud and kneeled down picking up the dagger out of the ground then holding it up to show everyone. "Without hitting a single person...tada..." He said bluntly and that was followed by a thunderous applause and he went back to Cabaji. "Ok, whats the trick? Now." Cabaji smiled and tossed him two thin flint stones.
The Breath of Death
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:12 pm
"The trick...swoosh alcohol around your mouth to get a good amount around your mouth adn start a little flame with thise stones between your fingers then blow. That easy." Ben was a little irritated that the move was just a simple parlor trick and not teh real thing but he did learn teh trick so mide as well test it out. He went over to their tent and got a bottle of sake and took a small swig swishing it around then went back outside and looked up clacking the stones toogerhter to make a spark then blew at it making a small flame just like Cabaji did.
The Breath of Death
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:13 pm
Cabaji then lead Ben to the side of a tall building and leaned against the wall. "You might have some potential kid. What's your name?" Ben didn't appreciate him underestimating him but gave a responce none the less. "My name is Ben Dreyan." Cabaji the looked at Ben differently and stopped leaning on the wall. "Ben Dreyan? Related to Johan Dreyan?" He smiled and yelled out to everyone. "Everyone! It seams that we are in teh presence of a legend here. Ben here is related to the great Johan Dreyan!" Ben had no idea was he was talking about but went along with it anyway.
A Hike in the Mountains
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:15 pm
Cabaji bowed to Ben then stood back up on his cycle. "I had no idea. Well if your really related to Johan Dreyan, then you would have no problem doing a small trick that he picked up on in only 5 tries. Right?" Ben figured this would be a good oppertunity to learn a new move so he nodded. "I can do it in 3 tries..." Cabaji smailed and clapped afew times for him. "Whoa! Big words for a kid. But lets make it intresting. You do it in 3 tries and I teach you a trick for free. You don't and you have to join our act as my lacky for a month. What do you say Ben?"
A Hike in the Mountains
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:17 pm
Ben was 100% confident in his abilities and smerked at Cabaji. "I accept. Show me what I have to do and I'll do it." Cabaji smerked confidently at Ben and turned to the wall touching it with his hand then moved back afew yards away from the wall then looked at Ben. "Try to handle, A Hike in the Mountains." He turned back to teh tall wall and speed towards it at high speed making it look as if hea was going to crash right into it but right when he was about to hit it, he flipped up and began going up the wall quickly as if he was running on the ground at a 90 degree angle.
A Hike in the Mountains
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:18 pm
Ben was slightly amazed at the technique and when Cabaji was about 20 feet up the wall, he bounced off the wall doing two flips and landed on the ground unscathed by the impact of the fall. "Well, Ben. Let's see what you have now." Be looked up the wall then at teh ground and simply walked away from the wall to get some running distance between him and the wall. He crouched down then took off at the wall as fast as he could not slowing in the least and when he was within range, he jumped up and got his feet on the wall and ran up it for about 2 seconds before sliding back down to the ground.
A Hike in the Mountains
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:19 pm
Ben crashed on the ground and slowly got back to his feet and looked at Cabaji as he sat there smiling at him. "2 more tries until your my lacky Ben. Ha-ha." Ben gritted and got back to his feet walking back to a range where he could get a good running start and when he did he turned and looked back at the wall and figured what he did wrong that time. He waited a second the took off once again at the wall and when he was in range he jumped on the wall then began running up it until he was about as high as Cabaji was then jumped off and came to the ground but landed wrong.
A Hike in the Mountains
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:20 pm
Ben moved his leg wrong and fell over on the landing messing the entire thing up. He walked back to a range once more and saw Cabaji holding up one finger for the number of tries he had left and Ben knew he could do this stunt. He got range again and got in a running stance then took off for the wall again on his last try. He jumped on the wall and began running up it to the space where Cabaji stopped and jumped off the wall doing a flip and came to teh ground crouching making a perfect landing then looked back at Cabaji. "So whats this new trick Cabaji?"
A Hike in the Mountains
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