Prologue

In the midst of the bloody, war-ravaged battleground that was once Marineford, time seemed to freeze as all attention was riveted on the final moments of Portgas D. Ace, son of the Pirate King, and for whose sake the entire war was being fought. Held tenderly within the embrace of his beloved little brother, Ace fought against the searing, screaming pain of his mangled body to deliver his most important final words. In a voice thick with emotion through a mouth filled with blood, he thanked his friends and family, his nakama, for loving him, even as tears ran down his face and his brother held him tighter, crying and begging Ace not to leave him alone. But no amount of crying and begging could save Ace now; the end was inevitable, and Ace was ready to accept it without a fight, for he had no more fight left to give. His dark eyes fluttered closed, and a peaceful smile adorned his lips as his body heaved one final sigh. And then he was gone, his body falling limp in his heartbroken brother's arms as his skin grew cold and the blood slowly stopped flowing from the fatal hole in his chest. Portgas D. Ace was no more, and all that remained was an empty shell.

"Ace?" his brother asked, his voice wavering in disbelieving shock, before he threw his head back and screamed in pure anguish.

"!"

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Afterword: Hello, everyone. Kitsuneluvuh here. Been a while since I've posted anything, but, well… I've been busy with school. And I've been suffering from a severe case of writer's block. And procrastination.

Ace: *snort* In other words, you're a lazy couch potato who'd rather sleep and play Bejeweled Blitz than do anything worthwhile.

Me: SILENCE! *zaps with almighty author powers*

Ace: … cough… *faints*

Me: Now that the peanut gallery's quiet, we can continue. Don't worry, I set my powers to stun. He'll wake up in a while… After I've had enough time to draw lewd pictures on his face with sharpies. Anywho, I've had this story on my mind for a while… even though I admit I don't have much planned past the first few chapters and a few events. I have no idea how I'd want to end it. :P Let's just see how it goes, ne? In any case, I can still tell you a few details. This story will be sort-of-but-not-really a crossover with Kuroshitsuji. As in, I plan to use some of the ideas of Kuro, but none of the canon characters will make an appearance (possibly one reference, but nothing more), and it will be entirely in the One Piece world. Also, believe it or not, I plan to make this story rather humorous.

Ace: So now my suffering is humorous, is it?

Me: What are you doing awake! You should have been out for another hour!

Ace: Maybe you're not as all-powerful as you thought. *smirks*

Me: Grrrrr… SILENCE! *zaps with almighty author powers again*

Ace: Ha! That didn't even do anything!

Me: *smirks* Look down.

Ace: *Looks down* ACK! I'm naked! Where'd my clothes go?

Me: Ebay. *starts snapping pictures* Oh, btw, you might want to start running.

Ace: *trying to cover self* Why?

Me: Fangirls. Duh.

Ace: *pales* shit! *starts running just as doors burst open with screaming crowd of fangirls*

Fangirls: AAAACE! 3 3 3

Me: Well, that should keep 'em busy for a while. See you next chapter, loves!