Author's note: Welcome to my new story! This is also my first OP fic, so please give it a chance and do not have too high of an expectation! Enjoy! -Blue-Storm Dragon
Keys jingled and the sound of a door opening woke me up. That's weird; it's in the middle of the night. Who could it be? "Get in, you filthy pirate. I wish you have an enjoyable execution tomorrow," a gruff voice sneered. I recognized it as one of the guards in this level.
I heard a grunt of pain as someone landed heavily in the cell next to mine. The guard closed the barred door and locked it, laughing triumphantly as he walked away. The door to this level closed as he left. After making sure that the guard is far from here, I sat close to the door of my cell, "Hey, are you okay?"
The walls separating the cells are opaque, so I can't see what state the person was in. Rustling was heard before a hoarse voice replied, "Yeah, I'm okay. Which level are we in?" I scooped some water in a broken cup from the puddle of underground water that had accumulated in the back of my cell and pushed it towards his door.
"This is Level 7 in Impel Down, an unknown level to all prisoners. If you are locked here, it means that you would be executed. It doesn't matter when, it could be as short as within hours, or as long as years, you would be executed," I explained.
"I see. I'm Portugas D. Ace, 2nd division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates and to be executed tomorrow, not that all these matter anymore," he introduced. Ace…that's a nice name. "I'm Silverflame the Second, Princess of Creatures. As for when I would be executed…I have no idea. I've been locked in here for about ten years? I lost count," I introduced as well.
Silence settled over us as Ace drank the water I passed to him. Closing my eyes, I asked softly, "Ace-san, do you want to die?" There was a pause before his reply came. "No, I don't. I have a promise to keep, but…what can I do? Nobody's ever escaped execution in Impel Down, not even Pirate King Gol D. Roger."
"That may be true, but no longer," I whispered, opening my eyes. A sharp intake of breath told me that Ace heard me, but I ignored him, going towards my sleeping area and pulling out my sword. For the rest of the night, I spent my time cleaning my sword and sharpening my claws.
There isn't much time left.
First chapter down! Do note that Level 7 does not exist in the anime; it's purely for this story. How was it? -Blue-Storm Dragon