Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic

Taken aback by Kai's murderous charge, the water blade at the end of the 5th-floor Contestant's sword, Ensui, exploded, becoming scalding hot steam.

A sheet of water exploded in between Kai and the other Contestant, letting him dash away with unprecedented urgency.

Kai ignored the bubbling hot water and was about to chase his opponent when his eyes suddenly narrowed.

He came to a sudden break and seemed to undergo a struggle of emotions, his thoughts unknown.

Then, he turned around, collected 20000 Mission Credits from the two corpses of Order's Contestants, and returned to Jolly Mon.

Kai's feet landed on the prow of the boat gracefully, where he kept standing, seemingly catching his breath after a strenuous fight.

For the boat to count as his Artifact, Kai must maintain contact with it for 1 minute.

It was then it happened.

A hand made of water rippled inches behind Kai's head, becoming a dagger.

There was no warning or notion to this hand's appearance.

It was as if the seawater itself had generated a hand, hoping to kill Kai off because of some past grudge.

Its appearance, and the speed at which it thrust itself toward Kai, was so fast that there was no avoiding it, even if Kai had felt it coming now.

This dagger brought absolute death with it.

And even a Low-level 6th-floor Contestant could have never hoped to survive this blow.

It was just that… this dagger's target was Kai Stormborn.

The moment the tip of the water dagger was about to kiss Kai's hair, his head twisted to the right as if it was the most basic motion.

There was no unnecessary force behind this twist of the head. Nor was there any reason for it.

It was almost like Kai had always known this dagger would come for him, and this too that it would come from this direction.

The horribly fast attack missed the target with the slow turn of Kai's head.

The moment this water dagger's momentum carried it past Kai, a silver mist burst out of his back and froze everything in a meter radius behind him.

As Kai looked over his shoulder with his dead eyes, a figure took form slowly.

He was the same Contestant who had emerged out of the sea in water form during the Milestone related to Jack Sparrow, paying respect to hanged pirates.

-/I've been waiting for you,/- Kai said telepathically, recalling the images he had experienced just before chasing the Ensui's user. -/You aren't a water clone, and you were patient enough to wait it out as well.

-/If it wasn't for your murderous thought lingering in the sea, I wouldn't have found you out./-

There was such disbelief written in the Contestant's eyes that he looked like a statue.

And then he became one, his fear getting devoured by the demon in front of him.

The Ghost Basilisk's Soul Chill, at 100% output, froze the Contestant's soul instantaneously.

His eyes lost all hint of life, and a hint of frost could be seen welling up on his body like death itself was crawling in pleasure.

Kai frowned as he didn't get to know what absurd power this Contestant had.

Then his frown deepened as no notification appeared., making the water body a Chaos Contestant.

In displeasure, Kai decided to use this Contestant as an emergency food source and threw his body into MRB after chopping it up.

It was also then the notification appeared.

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[

Congratulations Kai Stormborn on finding an Artifact…

Artifact: Jolly Mon

…

Analyzing Pirate Red's Stats…

Analyzation Complete

…

Contestant Kai Stormborn, you fulfill the conditions to merge the Artifact Jolly Mon with your ship

Do you accept the merging?

]

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Kai nodded.

Suddenly, a teleportation vortex appeared in front of Kai, and the entire boat under his feet thrummed.

In the very next moment, the entire dory became globules of energy and entered the vortex.

Through the portal, Kai could see a ship rolling and pitching on the mighty waves; sailing the narrow sea in solitude.

Kai's heart suddenly trembled, then.

He could perceive a connection, growing stronger as he looked into the portal.

This was the same connection he shared with Selene, Meg, Spawn, and the three Characters of his Book.

The same connection he shared with Andrik and… Shinobu; from heart to heart, from mind to mind, and from soul to soul.

Kai could feel it…

He could hear it…

… a call.

Captain! It was saying; screaming. Command me, Captain! Sail me to the end of the seas!

Kai felt as if his heart was getting torn open by an unbending will.

The portal disappeared as suddenly as it had appeared, cutting the connection that had transcended the dimensions.

Kai closed his eyes and took several bubbly breaths to calm himself down.

When he opened his eyes, they were dead and dull-gray.

…

[

Elementary Seamanship: Proficiency 100% (+15%)

Elementary Seamanship has upgraded to become Advance Seamanship

Advance Seamanship: Proficiency 5% (+5%)

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Elementary Selfless Breathing: Proficiency 60% (+7%)

Advance Fear Absorption: Proficiency 55% (+4%)

Advance Telekinesis: Proficiency 70% (+15%)

Advance Intimidation: Proficiency 30% (+6%)

Advance Telepathy: 10% (+4%)

]

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Selfless Breathing's Proficiency increased because Master Instinct has become a part of it?!

Kai, unknown to the ridiculous strength of Observation Haki, once again related the images surfacing in his mind with Master Instinct, which had merged with his Twin-Saber and Slither Steps Abilities to become Selfless Breathing.

Ultimately, looking at the Seamanship, he just shook his head.

Time to get the compass, Kai thought, rushing up to take a lungful of air. Time… Time is of the essence.

There was no fluctuation in his thoughts.

In his mind, though, a distinct call lingered for quite some time, fainting into the distance as it sailed over the waves of a foggy, yellow sea.

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Just as Kai disappeared after letting Actaea devour Jolly Mon, Jack Sparrow appeared near the military dock and spied on the ship, HMS Interceptor.

It was this ship he wanted to commandeer.

Most of the marines were gathered at Fort Charles for the promotion ceremony of Captain Norrington to Commodore.

This left the security at the military dock lacking in strength.

The best time to try out one's luck.

Dozens of powerful gazes were concentrated on this scene; at this moment.

The incoming progression was the key to the beginning, and there were countless missions based on it.

If someone wanted to prevent Barbossa's arrival at the Port Royal, then it was the most appropriate time for them to take action.

The sea around the general docking area had already dyed red; courtesy of Kai and other pirates.

Now, even the streets were getting painted red, murder after murder, and assassination after assassination, taking place here and there.

Moraine had nothing to do with this.

She had one job, to look after Mullroy and Murtogg.

Murtogg had already gone, his whereabouts unknown.

She couldn't afford anything to happen to Mullroy. Not now.

With her privilege to keep herself hidden from all Characters, major or minor, she was just standing some hundred meters away from Mullroy, clad in her Mark V Iron Man armor.

Even the armor failed to hide her plump breasts and seductive curves, though.

And her presence, so open and upright, said only one thing — Approach Mullroy within these 100 meters, and die!

But just before Jack Sparrow could come, as he had in countless timelines according to the main storyline's plot, someone dared to approach the sentry post.

Someone who Moraine had never expected to see here.

Murtogg!

Moraine's eyes flashed with a curious glint behind the slits of the helmet.

If Murtogg had come here, then she could conclude that it was related to the Red. He might be around, perhaps.

This thought alone made the 6th-floor Contestant raise her alertness to a never-known degree.

Moraine had personally tasted Red's strength.

And her inquisitiveness toward this Contestant had become even higher after the events that had taken place during the Night of Truce.

She hadn't gotten to understand how Red had scared Hadoken so much that even after the event's end, the Nen-user had refused to utter a single word.

Not only she but even Blade Singer and Aloof had also failed to see through the mystery.

It did let them know that Red wasn't as ordinary as they had thought of him before.

For him to be around here meant nothing good for her, Moraine knew.

But it was also true that if he meant to kill Mullroy or Murtogg, then he would have done so already.

What does he want to accomplish? Moraine contemplated, frowning. Red… Red… Sigh! It seems I must take the Temple's help in this matter after returning to the Tower. Tch!

A pure disgust flashed across her face as she thought of Temple as if she abhorred its very existence.

But there was also helplessness mixed in her disgust, like a damn parasite.

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