A "One Piece" Fanfic that takes place in Amazon Lily. Thanks for reading!
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Part 1
The jungle was in turmoil, since it was hunting time on Amazon Lily.
For those who came outside of Island the depths of the jungle were terrifying
and deadly alike. Fruits, mushrooms and berries grew all over the inland, inviting hungry visitors to take a bite. Few did now about the deadly effects they had when eaten…
The overwhelming Vegetation made any orientation impossible, gigantic trees and shrubs would almost crush visitors underneath. Once you were lost in the woods you could abandon all hope. Deep in the darkness of the jungle the most dangerous animals were lurking and would devour you with a single gulp. But even those predators were not safe of the most adept hunter...
Slender silhouettes were swiftly rushing through the jungle, avoiding any obstacle with ease. The hunters made no sound while moving, as if they had become part of the jungle itself. There where seven of them, all following the trail of a tall skilful leader. Suddenly a roar boomed through the woods. The hunters came to a halt instantly and listened to the majestic sound echoing through the leaves. The same thought was racing through their minds. This was the sound they were hoping for…. The leader had figured out the direction and moved forward cautiously, instructing the others to follow. Then they found their prey. It was a young jungle rhinoceros, almost 10 feet tall with an impressive shining grey armor …But despite its size it was comparably small to other creatures of the woods and looked surprisingly frightened... It walked with a limb and blood was dripping of its shoulder. Apparently it just got out of a fight. Defeating it would be a child's play…
The hunters prepared for their attack, agitated. All eyes were resting on the ignorant creature. The only thing they were waiting for was the signal of the leader Dahlia, who was still observing the prey as calm as can be…
"Please…Let us attack..." a young warrior murmured, almost begging. But the leader just shook her head.
"Listen"
A soft moan was wandering through the woods…
„It's crying…It's very uncommon for them to travel without their group. Something is wrong… we will leave it in peace"
All The Hunters understood and nodded in agreement; Except for The youngest and smallest hunter… the thin black-haired girl stared at the leader with disbelief. This was just a small jungle rhino, and it was injured on top of that. Literally waiting to be slain! Instead she was to just stare at it and then leave like a complete idiot?
"You are kidding, right?" The youngest hunter whispered sharply." I could defeat this on my own with one hit…"
Dahlia turned her head subtly, without losing the prey out of focus.
"You cannot win this, no matter how strong you are. Your arrogance could hurt you and your group…We are retreating"
The young girl let out a fretful snort. This was a disgrace to every Kuja warrior! But she wouldn't be a weakling like her leader. She was eager to show her strength! Every muscle was tensed, all senses sharpened for what was going to happen next.
She'd show them what a REAL warrior was made of!
With a quick move the girl jumped out of her hiding, too fast for the leader to react, let alone catch her. She dashed to the animal without hesitation, letting out an earth shattering roar. The animal stared at the small attacker with pure terror, competed only by the horror in the leader's eyes.
"HANCOCK!!! STOOOOP!!!"
"Take this!" the girl launched an attack and hit the animal, which was easily three times bigger than her directly to the stomach. It sounded like something had shattered; it was the rhino's armor.
"Almost done!" The girl panted. Her Body twisted as she moved all her power into her right arm. The Beast wheezed in pain… With a loud bang the creature crashed on the floor. It didn't move an inch. Instead it panted in agony. Now that's how it's done! With a defiant smile Hancock turned to her group, her arm lifted in victory.
"Defeated with one hit!"
The young hunter searched for the eyes of her leader. But as she found them she didn't see the admiration and respect she was expecting. Instead she saw... could it be? It was fear…
Before Hancock could realize what was going on, the hurt rhino let out an ear shattering scream; it was high-pitched, desperate, different from any sound Hancock had ever heard before. Yet it remembered her of a child calling out for its mother back in the village. For a brief second it was deadly silent, suddenly another scream from deep in the jungle responded. Again the young rhino called out in pain. Then it all happened too fast…