Disclaimer: I don't own or claim to own One Piece...this is just a fanfic.
"Goodbye to a Dream"
The sound of metal clashing against metal echoed through the field. As the force of their encounter soon followed, leaving the area in a form of silence that signified the end of a life. As at the source of all this stood two men, backs towards each other and once the world around them returned to normal one dropped to his knees as the other slowly turned to face his fallen opponent. "You made it to the Grand Line just to face me, so you could could keep your promise...but you failed Roranoa Zoro." The voice seemed to be moving closer to Zoro, as his sword could be heard cutting throught the blades of grass.
Until finally all noise stopped once again, the only thing that could be heard was the labored breathing of Zoro. As he focused on the only sword left in his possession 'I'm sorry Kuina...' he thought as he looked down at her sword, broken by his opponent's last attack. "You're right Hawkeye...I have failed...so just get it over with." Zoro spoke as he raised his head to the night sky, waiting for his fate to come. "You were a brave and honorable warrior Zoro...So I will not kill you while your back is towards me." Zoro smirked, but even that hurt him.
As more blood ran from his wounds, "You know that if I turn around I'm going to try one more time..." he spoke as he lowered his head. Gripping the handle of the broken sword as he heard Hawkeye speak, "That's fine...I would not expect anything less from you." Were his words as he readied his own sword, but it could be seen slightly that he too was weakened from this yet he stood his ground waiting as Zoro slowly began to turn. Within a moment that seemed to happen almost instantly, it was over. Blood dripping from the blade, as it was then pulled out.
"You were good Roranoa Zoro...but now...you are the best." Hawkeye spoke as he dropped to his knees, Zoro slowly forcing himself to stand. His body battered and broken, as his clothes were stained with his blood and of course all of this was a blur to him by now. Since he barely had strength to stand, see, or even hold the two pieces of Kuina's sword in his hands. "...I know..." was all that Zoro said as he turned to leave, while Hawkeyte spoke for his last time. "So you kept your promise after all..." he spoke as he fell to the ground, the wind stopping as if to pay respect to the fallen swordsman who was once the greatest master of all.
Yet now that title belonged to Zoro, one of many thoughts that ran through his mind as he struggled to make his way back to the ship. Yet none stuck out as much as this one, the one that as he dropped to his knees actually caused tears to escape his fading eyes. 'I may have kept my promise...but it looks like I won't be able to fulfill my dream...' he thought as he fell forward to the ground, in the distance he could have swore he heard his name being called. At first he brushed it off, believing it was his mind playing tricks on him. Until finally he heard her voice yell out his name, '...it can't be...' he lifted his head up slightly to see that the rest of the straw hat crew was running over to him.
He would raise his arm in the air to signal them, 'I'm sorry you guys...I won't be there when you find One Piece...and I'm sorry...Nami...' were his last thoughts as his arm would fall. Causing all of them to stop in their tracks, yes he had done stuff like this before...but this time was different. This time they knew that when they reached him they would not find him sleeping...but dead. "Zoro!" Nami yelled as she woke up quickly, looking around to see that she was in her cabin. "Why am I having that dream?" she asked herself, as she got out of bed and decided to head out onto the deck.
To Be Continued.