Hey guys! This is me putting up the prologue for The Everlasting Turn. I ended up doing a rewrite for the plot as it wasn't working for me anymore. I tried to go back and write the rest of The Everlasting Turn once A Champion's Game was done but unfortunately it needed some new work and I wanted to add Ace and Smoker as a couple to it because I wanted to play around with them. I did Marco and Ace hints in A Champion's Game but for The Everlasting Turn I'm making Ace and Smoker one of the main couples.
Anyway, there is violence in this (because I seem to write a lot of violent scenes even if I'm terrible at writing fight scenes but heck, practise makes perfect as they say :P) but this time I didn't want to write sexual scenes. Sorry if you were hoping for that but to me it didn't suit in this story when I tried to add any in. It never flowed in nicely so I just cut it out completely and left it as hints. If you were hoping to see sex scenes then sorry? Not this time? :P Hope you still enjoy anyway xD
So we're set in a modern world where the supernatural remain a secret to most of human society. There are plenty of humans who do know but they are in the rare side of things. There are also plenty of supernatural beings that look down on humans, which I have added in as racism in species in the warnings in case that does upset people. There is also a lot to explain which shall be covered as more chapters pop up but if you do have a question then please ask :)
Also reviews would be great! I would love to see what you all think and what I could possibly improve on? Please and thank you!
Warnings: So far it is mostly swearing, blood, gore, drugs, alcohol, same sex partners, supernatural creatures, kidnapping, racism in species and violence. If any of these upset you then please be cautious when you read if you still wish too.
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Prologue
Kid awoke with a scream, that part wasn't unusual for him, it was rather common actually. What was uncommon was the face grinning brightly in front of him, looking excited.
"Are you awake yet?" The kid chirped out, laughing as he kicked the brat off the bed.
"Of course I'm fucking awake you moron! What the fuck are you even doing in here Luffy?!"
Luffy laughed, as bright and cheerful as ever. "I came to see you! I'm bored!"
"Aren't you meant to be studying with Trafalgar?" Kid couldn't help but ask as he sat up, pushing the demonic thing he called hair out of his face.
"He's on the phone." Luffy pouted. "And Ace is away out on a date!"
"Why would I care where the fuck Ace went?" The redhead grumbled. "Still can't believe he's dating a cop when he's in a gang. What the hell is he thinking?"
"He makes Ace happy." The kid grinned as he hopped up on to his feet. "C'mon! Let's go play tag!"
"Do I look like fucking five to you?" Kid growled, then groaned when he heard a famliar voice from the doorway.
"You certainly act it most days Eustass-ya." Law remarked, looking as amused as ever before glancing over at Luffy. "Luffy-ya, weren't we working on your report?"
"Aw but Traffy! It's boring!"
"A lot of things are boring to you." Law pointed out, beckoning the brat over who thankfully obeyed.
He might be able to get a bit more shut eye. So with that idea in mind he laid back down, intent on settling only for the quack doctor to speak up again.
"Eustass-ya, I need you to run some errands today."
He groaned at that. "Really? What do you need from me this time you asshole?"
"I need you to get a job and start paying your part of the rent." He heard Law tease, making him grumble as he sat up again.
"Don't be a shit. I'll get a job when I finally sleep enough." Kid sneered but Law only held up a hand, halting the argument.
"You need to clean up the house while I take Luffy-ya to the library for more books for his projects. He's got quite a few that he hasn't bothered starting." Law was now eyeing Luffy who was picking his nose and flicking it-
"NOT ON MY CARPET YOU LITTLE SHIT!" Kid shouted, earning another laugh.
"Sorry!"
Trafalgar groaned, shaking his head before sighing. "I will probably be kept busy the whole day with this, so yes, I will need you to clean the house today. We've got to do the shopping tomorrow morning since I've got a late shift that day."
"Yeah, yeah Trafalgar. I'll get it done. Now get lost." Kid grumbled, listening to Law usher Luffy out of the apartment and finally leaving him in peace and quiet.
He sighed, shaking his head when he remembered the damned nightmare that had woken him up again, trying to clear the images away. He had been burning to death. Someone had tied him to a post and set the wood aflame and someone else had been screaming for it to stop.
The one who screamed for it all to stop seemed very familiar, but he could never get a clear view of them. He was always in so much pain. Kid gritted his teeth and slammed his fist down on the bedside table as he got up.
He wasn't going to live with it for the rest of his life. He knew how to suppress it. He just didn't want to become addicted to the drugs like so many others had, he didn't want to be killed by them. It was just enough to suppress the dreams and give him some precious rest filled nights.
That was all.
He forced himself to get up and out of bed, grumbling as he walked out into the living room, grinning at the sight of steam rising from the black coffee sitting at the table. Law was sometimes too sweet, which was always an odd thought but it was also a nice change. He sat down and took a sip before blinking, noticing one of the brat's reports sitting on the table.
One Piece.
Fuck sake, the kid was writing a report on it now? He was obsessed with the damn thing, seriously even as a kid it had apparently been Luffy's favourite book. He remembered the first time Ace and Luffy had moved into the apartment across from them Luffy had literally shoved it in his face and asked if he ever read it before, Ace apologising for his brother's rude behaviour once said little brother was in a crumbled pile on the floor.
Hard to believe it was two years ago already since the little shit had moved in and even after those long, painful years the brat was still keen on the bloody tale.
The stories always agreed on that One Piece was a powerful treasure that had been created by the Gods to save humanity from the supernatural creatures of the world that preyed on them. At the time they were bloodthirsty, caring for only war and destruction until One Piece created these beings called 'Lords'. Many Lords were chosen, all from different species, to control all the individual races of the world. They kept them in line and over the years everything grew calmer, the Lords creating peace between mortals and the supernatural.
One of the Lords, who had managed to get a hold of One Piece, even gave the chance for all beings in the world to develop powers. The Sea Devil created Devil Fruits with One Piece's power, the fruits being a gift to all of the races of the world for uniting in harmony. Unfortunately it was soon realised how powerful One Piece was, if it could create things like Devil Fruits, people wondered what else it could create. The Lords, chosen to help people, ended up battling for One Piece instead, causing chaos and destruction even worse off than before.
The One Piece did one final act before disappearing. It created a new race of creatures to protect itself, Vault Keepers, they were named. The Vault Keepers hide it, and even supposedly sealed it away behind magical doors that only a member of their race could open.
This began the huge war of Lords, each claiming their own supernatural creatures and using them as pawns to murder one another. The war caused so much damage that records were lost, completely destroyed and thus, nobody really knows what happened during it. Stories were passed down, but hardly anyone knew if they were true or not. Now it was mostly a fairy tale for most humans.
Though that 'fairy tale' was known as to the supernatural and some humans as The Void Century.
Kid knew about supernatural creatures, of course he did. He had a Devil Fruit for crying out loud! Also Luffy was obvious as fuck about himself, the little shit was a Boggart, which suited him perfectly. Law apparently was special though, a very rare supernatural creature called a Spirit Healer.
Most of them were all gone now and if what Law told him was true it was the government's fault.
Ace seemed like a normal human, except the whole being able to control fire with his logia fruit. The lucky bastard.
His flat mates were so fucking weird and here he was, still stuck with them after two years, probably forever at the rate he was going too. He mentally cheered at the thought and grimaced at the mess of plates that littered the table.
Obviously the kid had eaten already and he had been left to clean it up. Hooray.