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[h2][color=black]Balthier D. Sydney[/color][/h2]

[b]Docks[/b] Direct interactions with [@ladyonyx04][@KillBox][/center]

Even shot, the man didn't turn his attention from Caitlyn. Single minded. Aggressive. Prideful. Balthier noted. What a pain. Men like that rarely listened to anything but power, picking a fight with anyone given the slightest excuse. As a result, they either died weak or got strong.

Fortunately, men like that also made enemies by the dozens. Most of the time, you didn't have to kill them, they'd end up killing themselves on a self-destructive path to the grave. But if he had to be that enemy, so be it. 

Well, if he was just going to ignore him, that was fine. Balthier moved forward, the pistol still up. He raised an eyebrow as Caitlyn leapt into the air, and kept on leaping, on what looked to be platforms of water. He remembered seeing her display power like that back in the tavern. Her arm turned to water from a kick. A Logia type, lovely. That explained quite a bit. 

He'd only personally met one other logia user, though he didn't know at the time. It was only after he killed the man that he found out about what 'Logia Devil Fruits' were. He was also told that people with that kind of power tended to feel invincible, thus were incredibly arrogant and headstrong.

He could relate, a few years ago he might as well have been the pot calling the kettle 'black'.

Now he realized that description wasn't just rumour. It was firmly grounded in reality. That man had been like that, this girl was like that, and this other man fit so well that, combined with his displayed powers, Balthier suspected his fruit was of similar ilk.

All that said, logia were incredibly powerful and dangerous, regardless of their user. He resolved not to forget that. 

His pistol roared in a steady rhythm as he approached, his aim getting better as he closed the distance. He would keep this man busy, giving Caitlyn time to escape. Already, the distant blare of Alarms reached his ears. It was only a matter of time until Marines or Guards showed up. While he could fight them off, he would prefer not to get tangled up with them. What he really wanted to do was grab the two girls and flee, but Lexi was still nowhere to be seen. 

[color=black]"Girl, find your friend and abandon this foolhardy mission!"[/color] He roared at Caitlyn over the din of his weapon.