"Submit or die."
Dawn issued Kid an ultimatum as he nursed his unhealed wounds. The moment he arrived, he had sought out Kid. A Conqueror's Haki user was worth recruiting, but then again, if such a user refused to be controlled, Dawn would kill him at once.
The old affairs of the Rocks Pirates served as a warning as vivid as yesterday. No matter how many Conqueror's Haki users a crew had, if they could not be used by the captain, they were nothing more than the most dangerous powder kegs. Dawn had no interest in burying mines for himself.
"Cough... ptoo!"
Kid spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm. A nearly crazed sneer spread across his face as he glared viciously at the blond young man looking down on him.
"Give it up! I will never submit to anyone!"
Dawn looked at the flame in Kid's eyes, unyielding to the point of foolishness, and let out a soft sigh.
What a waste of talent.
His hand shot out like lightning and clamped around Kid's throat.
Crack.
The crisp sound of breaking bones echoed through the warehouse. Kid's eyes widened, still filled with resentment and fury, but the light of life rapidly faded from them. Dawn let go, and the corpse crumpled to the ground.
Killer let out a beastlike roar and charged forward recklessly, swinging his blades.
Dawn did not even turn around. He simply waved his left hand behind him.
An invisible Gravity Field slammed down like a heavy hammer. Killer was viciously pressed into the ground, which cracked and caved in as blood poured from beneath his mask.
Only then did Dawn turn around. Kikoku slid half an inch from its sheath, and a flash of steel swept out.
A head rolled away.
Silence returned to the