Chapter 76 (1/2)
Grandline, Paradise, Impel Down
Walking over to the newly arrived crew, Azul carefully laid Nico Robin down on the ground before him, motioning Chopper to come over, which he promptly did bustling to work.
He checked the various injuries while Azul stood to the side while observing the doctor working, impressed by the routine the little reindeer had ingrained into him.
”How are her injuries?” Azul asked the little doc while keeping his eyes on Robins unconcious form.
”She has various cuts, bruises and puncturing wounds, probably from some kind of needle that was shoved under her fingernails. Otherwise she seems fine. The only worry I have at the moment is her mental state as she hasn't woken up yet, despite her injuries being superficial at best.” the reindeer listed of her maladies in a professional voice while Azul listened attentively, at the end simply nodding before turning around and walked over to the big cell area which housed the many prisoners on this level, an idea forming in his mind already on how to proceed from there.
The scene Azul came upon was that of walls lined with nothing but prison cells, filled with various haunted looking inmates that had fallen rather quiet when Azul had stepped on the scene, carrying his passiv conqueror's haki around himself like a cloak.
Checking the various cells Azul spotted a figure he thought he would find down here. Crocodile. Walking over to the man behind the bars Azul looked inside the crammed cell, causing some of the inmates to back up a little the closer he got.
”You look like shit, you know that?” Azul said into the dark cell, watching as the crouched down former samurai, now clothed in black and white striped prison clothing, stood up and returned Azuls gaze.
”All thanks to you you f.u.c.ker...!” Crocodile responded through grit teeth since he had not forgotten about the vicious defeat at the mans hands, leaving a nasty scar on his body.
”Though it seems you haven't lost your grumpy way of speaking hehehe... Listen, how about you team up with me for some time until we bust out of this prison? Originally I was planning to let all the prisoners on level six rot in their cells but after I took out Magellan there will be new trouble arriving. Possibly on the level of an admiral and as strong as I am, I can't take on a whole fleet plus an admiral all on my own. What do you say?” Azul asked watching Crocodiles reaction through the bars while around him the cells inmates had their spirits return slightly at the words of the man that had broken into Impel Down. Hope sparking in the men and women incarcerated for life in Impel Down.
”Oii, take me with cha, will ya? I'm strong ya know?” A slim man cried out before the rest of the inmates were able to soon filling the whole cellblock in proclamations of loyalty and submission.
Meanwhile Azul kept his attention on Crocodile who obviously was wrestling with his inner demons that demanded to refuse the mans offer out of hatred. In the end though he nodded in compliance, after which Azul smashed down the wall creating an opening for Crocodile to step out of.