Kash's face remained the same during Leparo's response, it changed nothing as she had said. They were strangers to each other. However he revealed that marines had taken away his family. Ironically, she understood the sentiment all too well. The marines had taken her family from her as well. She would watch Leparo storm off, ripping part of a machine and taking it with him to deal with the marines waiting outside. She simply closed her eyes for a moment, took a deep breath, and returned to her usual composure.

So, Asher was still nearby. What game was he playing at exactly? Kash would draw her blade and head out of the door as well, she would join in the slaughter. A marine would attempt to take her from behind as she walked in Leparo's direction, hearing his steps she would guide her blade in reverse near her side to pierce the marine's heart. She would with draw her blade and cut down another approaching soldier in front of her. She would take on as many as she needed. 3 down, 5 down, and then 8. She would use her blade to kill as many marines dared to be present before them. No survivors, there could be none. She would dance through the halls putting on a display like no other, her partner being Levy. A smile of deep satisfaction creeping on her face with each thud heard as another body fell. The slight resistance she felt as her blade would move through them, she loved the push and pull of it all. Her mind was quiet, only the sounds of the marine's footsteps and their final breaths would enter.

She would kill them all.

No one knows pain, I'll show them

Between this boat and Kash omission of family ties Leparo wasn't the happiest of men right now. He generally didn't care about people like this but him and Kash had somewhat of a bond after all that they've been through today and he considered her his friend. Which meant even though he was mad at her he was going to protect her at all cost here on this ship and on dry land if thats what it meant. Their war against the people on this ship continued as both Leparo and now Kash chopped down foes with swords and pipes. After awhile the pipe Leparo was using began to break which forced him to go back to his hand to hand measures. "Fun" he joked before punching one of the men straight into the wall denting it around the shape of his body.

"Sooner or later this ship is go-" Leparo's words were cut off by the sound of the ship skidding against a surface. It seemed that they had finally reached dry land. The ship itself began to turn causing the remaining soldiers, Leparo and Kash to all turn sideways and slide to the edge of the deck. Leparo wasn't fond of that idea and grabbed the first beam he could get attached to. As for Kash? If she didn't get attached to anything Leparo grabbed her arm as she slid as a means of showing he was still there to help her. It was now that the real fight was going to begin. Whoever these people were they wouldn't just let this group walk away into the sunset.

Kash was so caught up in her own blood lust that she hadn't heard anything was talking about. She was too satisfied swimming in the blood of those against her. Their shouts of pain were like beautiful music. Kash was sitting over a marine, her blade in his abdomen, slowly twisting. Her long silver hair had been painted red by the blood pooling under her. The marine could barely let out a groan as he gripped at the blade in his stomach, cutting his own hands in a poor attempt to resist. The last thing he would see would be Kash's ice blue eyes staring down from the darkness of her shadow over him. A faint smile at her lips.

It was then that the ship would hit land and shift drastically. Kash had fell over with everything else and was beginning to be at the mercy of the ship itself before Leparo would grab her arm. She was actually surprised that he would even do that now that. Even though her previous words were the harsh truth, she thought he would rebel against it and let her die before all of this was over. Could he really be the white knight type, true and pure? In this world of ambition and treachery, she was finding it hard to believe. Kash wasn't used to this kind of company and it read on her face as she looked at Leparo with a perplexed expression.

Angels and Demons aren't supposed to get along.

Before Kash could even process her feelings of everything going on, the large pig from the cage fight came crashing down on the beam they were clinging too causing them to fall further. Kash would use her sword, stabbing it in another beam to catch her fall. She would swing her body up and onto the beam and then look over to see Leparo fall in the water and the pig on top of him. The beam she stood on now would shake as the bear like man also made his appearance.

Kash looked at that man with the utmost contempt, holding her blade at her side and ready to hack him to pieces.

I'm getting really sick of you people. she would say, holding her blade in front of her with both hands now.

The bear man's arms would change and he would make his move. Kash eyed her surroundings seeing several other beams and supports for the ship that may be useful considering the little foot space on this one. Kash would block the hit with her blade, the bear man uses his claws to force her back.

Kash would smirk before she stopped resisting and allowed the force to push her over the edge. As she seemed to free fall to the bottom of the ship, she would quickly grab Dom and use the whip to grab on to the beam and swing around back on top. Now she was behind the bear man. She would waste no time taking advantage of the change of positions and glide forward along the beam to deal a ferocious slash. The man barely had time to block, only able to use one hand to defend with his body half turned. The force now pushing him back.

The tables had turned.

The bear man seemed to be completely confused as to how he could be overpowered by someone like Kash. She was much stronger than she looked and being a woman often had her taken for granted. The bear man would lose his footing and by proxy so would Kash since she was pushing against him with all her might. The two would free fall toward the ocean water, right in the hole at the bottom. The bear man had lost. With nothing to grab on to stop his fall, he would be at the mercy of the waters which weren't so merciful to devil fruit eaters. This was the end. Kash was coming down toward him like a torpedo, her blade held out in front of her as she was going for the kill. The water was coming up fast and Kash was coming down hard. Her blade piercing through the bear man's heart at the same time he made contact with the water. The splash of water shooting up around them like an explosion, once blue and turning red with blood.

As they began to sink, the man's form changed back to that of mere human, life drifting from his eyes. Kash would use her feet to push off of the man's body and remove her blade. She would swim to shore and come out of the water like some kind of siren. She was soaked and her hair hung heavy, clingy to her body. As she walked toward Leparo, she could see they had company, more marines. The tip of her blade Levy, drew a line in the sand as she approached.

"Well, aren't we popular," Kash said sarcastically, standing next to Leparo. They had become surrounded, which meant another brawl was about to break out.

Kash looked in the direction of the voice, unfamiliar of its owner who spoke her name and of her father.

"Just because you know my father, doesn't mean you know me," she would say before Leparo would step in front of her and defend her. She was a bit surprised that he was taking such a stance for her. Perhaps the ship incident wasn't a fluke after all. He was the real deal. Kash watched as Leparo would charge the large man and get knocked back behind her, her awe quickly fizzling out.

"Are you even sure you can pull that off?" Kash would say in response to Leparo's wanting to kill the marine that just smacked him.

This was going to be a tough fight it seemed, so Kash would ready her blade for what ever was to come next. She would survey the area like she always does, counting out the marine force and seeing who was weak and who would be a challenge.

"Well, how do you want to divide these? I'm honestly in a generous mood, so you can have as many as you want. I won't be upset," Kash joked with a sly smirk. This was probably the first time in a while she felt like being this laid back with someone.

"You sure you have time to be making jokes?" A woman's voice would come from Kash's left, emerging from the ring of marines that surrounded her and Leparo. This woman in blue looked like she could be a lieutenant or something, the way she carried herself. She had two swords at her waist, so she must have been skilled.

Kash tilted her head slightly as she looked at the woman with intrigue. "Well, i've been told I can be quite the Joker," Kash would say as her smirk would fade. "You look like you could use a smile, I could put one on your face for you."

"Believe me, you're the best joke I've seen today," the marine woman would say drawing both her swords at the same time, allowing them to slide across one another creating a sound that'd send chills down any novice's spine.

But Kash was no novice and that was clear as she would draw her blade, Levy, without fear or hesitation.

"Oh, daddy's little girl gonna play? You do know he's not going to save you right? I get to kill you and your boyfriend on this beautiful beach," the woman would say as gust of wind would cause her black to blow wildly.

"Oh bitch, just shut up and come on," Kash would say, unphased by the woman's words. In fact, she had lost all interest in the woman the more she talked. If Kash had learned anything while being on her own, it's that the more people tend to talk the less impressive they were.

The woman seemed to pick up on Kash's vibe and was now angry. The woman would charge at Kash with both her swords in an 'X' formation ahead of her. Kash couldn't see how this woman could be any more predictable at this point. Once the woman was close, Kash would quickly grab her whip, Dom, and use it to snatch the woman's feet from under her. Kash figured the woman would be so focused on wielding her swords properly that she didn't think about how easy it is to lose your footing in the sand. The woman would begin to stumble and lose her form as she tried to regain her balance while still moving forward toward Kash. Kash could see the desperation in her eyes and smiled like a devil. Kash would swing her blade, one-handed, toward the woman's face but suddenly stop. The woman was still stumbling and would falter toward the blade as it would graze her cheek, cutting her. Before the woman could lose her head, Kash would pivot around the woman, gracefully, and the woman would fall into the sand with her ass in the air. There was a gasp from the men around her as they watched their superior be humiliated.

Kash just looked at the woman who was still on the ground, on hands and knees. Dom was now once again attached to her waist and Levy still in her right hand. The dark haired marine woman was slow to getting up, perhaps she was in shock to have been bested so easily. What did she expect when she talked more than her blades sung? A true swordsman didn't need for so many words, unless they were Kash. Kash liked to talk every now and then, but she knew when it came down to business, human words were pointless amongst swordsmen, or in this case swordswomen.

"I'm going to gut you, you bitch!" The woman shouted as she quickly kicked the sand up in Kash's direction. The sand would get in her eyes, blinding her for a moment.

The woman had now gotten to her feet and would begin circling Kash like a shark. Kash held her blade in her right hand casually while attempting to rub the sand from her eyes with her left arm. It was a painful sensation to say the least but she was well composed in these circumstances. She would have to rely on her other senses while enduring the irritation in her face.

*footsteps*

Kash heard them followed by the woman's blade cutting through the air, coming from her right. Kash would hold her blade up to block the hit, the clash would ring out sending quite the shockwave that even moved the sand beneath them. The dark haired woman was indeed surprised but so confident in her cheap advantage.

"I have two swords, remember!"

The second sword was coming but Kash's blade was preoccupied holding off the first. Acting quickly, Kash started to give under the weight of the first sword, allowing her body to fall backwards into a roll to avoid the second blade by a few hairs. The sudden release of resistance helped throw the marine off balance and her second sword to miss.

Kash rolled to her feet, blinking furiously with tears streaming down her face but not from any kind of sorrow. Her vision was very blurry between blinks, so she was still basically blind. The woman wouldn't wait for her to fully recover however. The marine would bring down both blades over her. Kash blocking just in time but being forced to her back, her left hand helping push against the back of her own blade to resist the marine.

Kash was in quite a compromising position, it was clear. With every blink, she felt the woman's blades pushing closer and could begin to make out her blood thirsty face.

"It's time to give up!" The woman shouted with strained confidence.