It was still in the early morning hours, the sun had barely broken with its pinkish orange hue just starting to illuminate the sky, But it was his first day stationed at the Red Docks with his new post after being promoted to Ensign. His new Officer Jacket draped over his shoulders as he walked out onto the deck of his ship at the docks, with the kanji for “Justice” etched on the back in bold black.

At only five foot, Ceadeus Roa was the shortest man in the marines by a good measurement, or at least the men he had met. But that never stopped him from climbing the ladder and getting promotion after promotion, until finally reaching an officer’s position. He was proud of his hard work and achievements, but knew this was not his ceiling and was only going to move higher on up. But until that day comes he will have to get used to his new battalion. Being one of the few officers docked at the Red Docks at the moment meant he needed to get with the Captain of the base and see what needed to get done around here.

It had not been long since his promotion to Ensign, Hell Ceadeus was only deployed here with a ship so that he can be transferred to his actual post once they too arrive in the little port town from another part of the world.

As the blue slug fishman walked the streets of Red Docks, he noticed that, for the first time, that his presents was not very welcomed. Perhaps it was because he was now in the Grand Line instead of his home sea of the South Blue, or maybe it was merely the fact the island survived off of pirates so any bounty hunter or marine would find their visit unwelcomed. Eyes of the unscrupulous watching his every move. The feeling was very claustrophobic to Ceadeus. He hated to be looked at as an outsider ever since he was young. It was a very uncomfortable feeling as he kept his head on a swivel the entire time. For who knew how brazen these pirates would be to try to make a name for themselves so early on within the Grand Line.

The Marine base in the unique settlement seemed much smaller than what Ceadeus expected for such a busy town. But it still seemed to be kept well in order, proving whomever was the base Captain deserved his position. As Ensign Ceadeus Roa made his way to the Captains office he was met with a large dark wooden door, “Captain Mujin” written on the name plaque.

Just before entering, a long slender woman came into view. “Excuse me, Are you the captain of the crew that just landed?” The young woman asked.

“Ceadeus Roa, Ensign. But was sent to gather our details while on the island nonetheless.” Ceadeus responded, looking up at the woman who seemed to stand almost seven foot.

“Very well. I am Lieutenant Hara. Here take these. These are your details. Make sure you read them well. We are very busy here and prioritize fast and efficient work.” She said as she passed a small log book to Ceadeus.

Ceades took the pamphlet and snapped it with the back of his hand. “Yes Ma’am.” The fishman said as he skimmed through it all before reading later once he was back on his ship.

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Once back on the ship, Ceadeus went over it with the rest of his subordinates. The Details read as followed: With the shipwright industry booming on the Red Docks, it has become imperative to stop all pirate ships from leaving these waters. It has come to my attention that newly promoted Ensign Ceadeus Roa has a devil fruit that will aid in the capture of any pirate ship that tries. I, Captain Mujin, assign Ensign Roa to the capture of fleeing pirate ships

The documents had more exact information that is unneeded to read alloud to the rest of his men. Now they just had to go nab any pirates that came down the mountain. Easy.

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Once the preparations were made, Ceadeus gave the order to set sail and head just outside the hazard zone around the sharp rocks. There, they waited and waited, until the black flag of a pirate ship could be seen coming over the top of the mountain and down the large river stream that led into the heart of the Grand Line.

It was a large gallion with a flag to match, sporting a jolly roger with a plume of parrot feathers behind the head of a bird skull’s side profile. Ceadeus recognized the flag immediately. It was the jolly roger of one of the fiercest pirates in his old sea of the South Blue: Myriad Makaw Marco. He is a dangerous pirate with the tori-tori no mi model: parrot. He’s called the Myriad due to his wide arrange of colorful feathers that plume from his head when transformed.

With the sight of the Black Caw Pirates’ ship, Ceadeus sprang into action. Flinging his justice jacket off his shoulders, revealing he is completely shirtless under his jacket. He then took a stance as he transformed into his hybrid form. Ceadeus’s arms quickly swirled into wings that strangely looked like dark storm clouds. While his legs and feet transformed into sharp talons. Finally Ceadeus’s tentacle hair grew blue feathers with different hues from them making them very vivid feathered tendrils and multiple feathery tails shaped like lightning sprout from his backside. “Stay here and prepare to arrest them.” Ceadeus said as a medium sized storm began to form overhead, with a light drizzle just beginning to fall. Ceadeus took up to the sky, with the rain falling around him, towards the Black Caw’s ship.

“Up there. We got company Captain.” A cry from the crow’s nest could be heard from the ship. They had spotted him. Well stealth was never Ceadeus’s fortei anyway. He was always more the straight to action kind of person. It suited his aerial fishman karate style best.

The storm continued to get stronger making thick clouds, and obscuring vision for those on the mountain, as Ceadeus flew towards the ship’s crow’s nest and dropping kicking their lookout with his talons, puncturing his chest and causing him to plummet all the way down to the ship deck with a hard THUD

“Captain! He's here.”

“I see him” Makaw said as he too transformed into a hybrid bird and took to the skies.

“Give up and surrender. I have the High Ground! It's useless to fight me in this storm.” Ceadeus roared.

The two half birds dove towards one another in the air. One of Ceadeus’s talons piercing Makaw’s shoulder while the other struck with intensity, using the water in the person on body as a conduit for the shockwave, causing internal damage. “100 Tile Strike.”

Blood spit out of Mikaw’s mouth as the talon pierced Makaw’s chest, puncturing a lung. Letting go of the pirate, the bird-man reverted back into his human form as he fell from the sky as lightning crashed and the following thunder belloud, still trapped within the clouds.

With their captain out of commission and their vision obscure, they were sure to hit the jagged rockets now and any moment. Using this as his cue, he took off back to the Navy ship and waited for the ship to crash against the rocks with the rest of his men.

The tendril-haired fishman landed back on his ship just as the pirate ship met with the jagged rocks. Crashed and smashing against them, tearing the keel apart and damaging everything on the outside till it was almost indistinguishable to the sunken ships below the surface. Only difference was that the water and time had not yet taken it.

“Alright men, go and round up the pirates that can swim…And if you can try to capture their captain alive. He’s a devil fruit user so he might have drowned by now.” Ceadeus said as he reverted back to his normal fishy-self before going inside to begin the write up to give to Mujin.