Of Shanks' Arm
Ace yawned as he stretched his arms out; flames coursed across his skin welcoming the warm sun. Fully awake, the prospect of a large breakfast got him running into the gallery. As he began pigging out on the food, though, his ears twitched at the sound of juicy small talk.
"That guy's a real monster."
"I know."
"Like seriously? He fought against Kaidou's men again and won."
"And with that small crew of his!"
"No, that's not all. I heard that the rumors about Shanks losing his arm were true…" Man A gasped at Man B.
"No fucking way."
"Yes, fucking way. The Kaidou Pirates are spreading the news everywhere."
"But how? How can he still be a pirate with only one arm? Heck, he's still one of the Yonkou and beats the others perfectly easy."
"I know right? He's a monster… Makes me wonder who took it…"
"His arm?"
"Yeah! Not even Mihawk could injure the guy and they fought for decades."
"That's true… I wonder who…?"
The two pirates pondered; the others who heard their conversation followed. Marco and Thatch walked in, wondering why it was so quiet and why Ace wasn't eating. Ace noticed the two and nodded to them. Thatch grinned, but tilted his heads at the others,
"What's with them?" Ace smirked,
"Ah, apparently, Shanks beat Kaidou's men again. They're wondering how he could have done it with one arm." Marco raised a brow,
"So the rumor's true?"
"Yup." Thatch widened his eyes,
"Seriously? So who took it?" Man A snapped out of his daze,
"It's an unknown myster—"
"Ah, about that… The question's actually not who, but what."
All whipped their heads around and gawked at Ace, who had interrupted the man.
"What do you mean by that?" Ace scratched the side of his head sheepishly,
"Shanks lost his arm to save my little brother's life. Sea king took it."
"…"
Wait 5 seconds… 4… 3… 2… 1…
"What?" (Except a hundred times louder)