YorkPines had never felt quieter. The streets were filled with merchants hawking goods, children laughing as they ran through the squares, and townsfolk whispering cautiously about the recent upheavals. Abraham’s party had settled into a semblance of routine, each member trying to reclaim the fragments of normal life stolen by chaos.Abraham lingered near the edge of the Guild Hall balcony, staring out over the city. His crimson armor had been replaced with simple traveling garb, though faint scars and burns traced across his arms and neck—a quiet reminder of his recent battles. His black and blue lightning eyes, however, still betrayed a restless mind.“I wonder if calm ever lasts,” he murmured to himself, hands resting on the stone railing. His gaze drifted toward the horizon, where the sun was dipping below the mountains.Elaine sat in the Guild’s library, arrow quivers stacked beside her, studying combat manuals and historical texts alike. She occasionally glanced up at Abraham, wo

Seeing this mess was just gruesome. The students in this stall didn’t experience a painless death. Considering the fact that they have these bruises and wounds on their bodies, they were first tortured and then killed. But by who? Vincent felt sad to what happened to them,“My investigation department now has all their hands on deck and taking immediate action. Don’t do anything stupid, Vincent!” Victor said to his brother who was staring at the corpses.And then, Vincent’s eyes just narrowed. Vincent is seeing something wrong, and he can absolutely sense it. So, he went over the tape and went inside the stall,“Vincent!” yelled Victor.Vincent looked back and then he looked at the forensic experts,“Can I please have some gloves, so that I won’t be able to taint the scent with my DNA.” Vincent asked.And the experts just gave him gloves. Victor couldn’t stop Vincent anymore, and he just advised Vincent to just don’t take off his gloves. Vincent then went full inside the stall and crou

A world of piracy is also where a world of lies resides. Fathers leaving their children just to pursue some stupid dream of being a pirate, what the hell is that for? Thomas, an 18-year-old boy, son of a great pirate who is Edward "The Terror" Jack. He is now sitting on top of the roof of the fish shop he works in. He has been working as this shop's fisherman for 8 years now since he was 10. He lived alone for the past 17 years of his life. Since his father chose piracy over him, and he never really got to meet his mother, Thomas was basically orphaned at the age of 1 with no one to take care of him. The townsfolk of this small port town took pity of him, and they helped them as he was a kid. As he grows up, he started to know what he needs to do, and then, at the age of 10, he went to work as a fisherman. Because for some reason, being out in the sea is one of the most relaxing moments for him. When he is out there at the great blue, he always asks himself. What is so great about pir

After the bloody second elimination, it is finally time for the final round. Thomas is now face to face against this scrawny man with black hair. He may not look like it, but this man is strong as hell. He came from the most difficult bracket where people with over 5 million bounties on their heads, but he won without even breaking a sweat and without even getting hurt at all. That's how strong he is."And now, for the final match! Thomas Griffin versus Jeff Tew!" the crowd went wild.But then, the mayor made a revelation. It turns out that Jeff is the one who built the galleon ship with his men as he is a talented shipwright, hence he participated in this battle in order to reclaim his own ship as he will not just give it away to some pirates without fighting for it. The mayor then signaled the start of the battle, and for a change, Thomas went on to charge first. However, when he reached the middle part of the ring and was just preparing for a punch, he was met there by Jeff, and si

"Is the prisoner ready for transport?" asked a muscular and blond man wearing a soldier camouflage fatigue and then a white and gold cape that says,"Righteousness""Yes, captain, sir. The prisoner is ready for transport tonight at t in the evening." Angelique replied."Good, now, make us something to eat, we are starving as our food storage got emptied." Says this man that wears the same fatigue and has long black hair."Hurry up, you damn siblings! Be useful!" bellowed the man with ginger hair.The siblings just nodded and went to their ship. As they passed through the marines, one of them suddenly spanked Angelique's butt and the other one groped her breasts. Thankfully, they let go immediately as they were too hungry to let their horniness get the best of them. When the siblings reached their ship's kitchen, Angelique couldn't help but cry. She has suffered enough, and even though they have already transferred units, these things still happen. Samuel doesn't know what to do either