X~X here we are again. nice of you to join me in my next fanfic featuring One Piece.
i'd have to say this series is my top favorite. i mean it's an awesome series though i'd have to admit it was kinda slow in the beginning but don't care. love to series! and Zoro by far is my favorite character. he's so cool and hoooot! ahem...sorry -'
why i didn't pick it first is because i wanted to give a lesser popular series a go. also sorry about the long read! you can skip the long paragraphs if you want...O^O it's just some background info on my OC
One Piece belongs to Oda-sensei. i just own my OC X~X
We do not fight for honor
We do not fight for our family, our friends
We do not fight for country
We fight for the sheer pleasure of taking ones life
The Silver Haired Informant Xia
"I've told you before several times that this isn't what I wanted, you stupid brat!"
"My my, but this is exactly what you wanted. It's not my fault it won't work properly."
"You're a broker right? Supposedly one of the best in the Grand Line, Silver Lily. I should get my money back because of your crappy work!"
Xia heaved a sigh and laid her head on the table as her customer, a very rich man who's having trouble with bandits, continued his ranting. Under the name "Silver Lily", as the man said, she is one of the best broker and informants in the Grand Line. She has her hands in a few black markets and knows some scary people, but she herself doesn't do the dirty work. As for her current costumer, she had sold him half a dozen cannons which she bought cheap from a weapon smith not too long ago as requested. They worked perfectly fine when she tried them with an expert that was sent. Unfortunately for all her costumers, she doesn't accept returns. That doesn't always go too well.
"Are you even listening to me?!"
She raised her head, her silvery eyes narrowing behind her blue tinted sunglasses and rubbed the scar over her nose. "Loud and clear. I've told you before, sir, that I don't accept returns. You bought the weapons from me and it's yours to keep. If it doesn't work, then sell it for scrap."
"Damn you!" He reached across the table, grabbing her collar and pulling her close. His foul breath was enough to make her gag. "If you don't give me my fucking money back, you little bitch, I will rake you over the coals then sell you out to the Marines."
"Be my guest. The Marines have been waiting to get their hands on me for awhile, but there's a problem you see?" She grabbed one of his arms in both hands and slammed it on the table, bending the wrist back until it broke. "I won't let an asshole like you sell me out."
The man fell to the floor, howling in pain and holding his arm. "You fucking bitch! You're dead!"
"Oh dear, what shall I do? Sorry but I'm busy. Have a nice day."
She walked out from the basement room, straightening her dark grey hooded jacket, slamming the door behind her. It's a dangerous job, being a broker, but Xia wasn't always one. She use to be in a crew of vigilante pirates up until a year ago when betrayal destroyed the crew. Who would have thought the brother of the captain would turn against the crew, killing many of the members and scarring others. Xia's scar can't be seen. It's etched deep in her heart, seeing the man she cared most about killed by someone she trusted, called him her brother-in-arms. She was, and still is, an informant for the pirate crew along with being a swordsman with a relatively high bounty for someone that didn't have a high position. She was just a soldier sent out to do the dirty work, a dog obeying her master's orders.
The crew was called the Requiem pirates, under the order of Glade Yuta, a young man who believed in his own sense of justice. His older brother Koji was different. They surprising had a lot of power, taking down those that abused their own. It didn't matter whether is was a pirate or the Marines, they stopped anyone that harmed the innocent. Xia was a victim of injustice. 4 years ago on a small fishing island called Monger Isle was attacked by Marines after she had stood up against them, saying they failed to protect the island years earlier when they were swarmed by pirates and her foster father killed. After that, she hated everyone. Pirates, Marines, herself. It wasn't until Yuta showed up, stopping her from her killing spree and calmed her. That's how she got the scar across her nose. It started under the middle of her left, trailed over her nose and stopped just under the edge of her right eye.
"That's another customer that's not coming back, right Xia?"
The silver haired girl stopped when she heard a voice from behind and turned, seeing a maroon haired, dark blue eyed man. "He was asking for it, the damn bastard. I clearly tell all my costumers that I don't accept returns. It's dangerous trying to get the items they ask for without getting caught. Can't they just appreciate what I'm doing for them just a little bit?"
"You do realize that guy is from a island that are supporters of the Marines. He also is the commander of a larger bounty hunting party. There are bound to be a few of them here."
"Like I care."
"If he finds out who you really are Xia, you're in big trouble. They'll be ecstatic to get you locked up and executed."
"Same goes to you Yani. You were the doctor, were you not?"
He flinched slightly. "At least I wasn't going around killing people."
"I was only following orders. I'm going fishing for a while."
She brushed past him and up the winding stairs to a platform that lead into her small room and went to the closest. When she opened it, looking for her fishing pole and tackle box, she stopped for a moment and stared at a black scarf with red edges. As much as she hated seeing that thing now, she can't let it go. It belonged to her former captain. It was given to her on a cold day, a few weeks after she was asked to join and still didn't trust anyone. It was a simple gesture, but to her it had meaning, that he wasn't afraid of her. She reached out to touch it, stopping herself though.
"I'd say you're torturing yourself by keeping that," Yani told her when he walked in. "What happened, happened alright?"
"Shut it. It still hurts, ya know? There are times I swear I still hear his voice. I go to sleep and wake up, hoping I'm still with the crew. I have to keep telling myself that it's not a dream."
Yani ruffled her silver hair. "Same here. Those that survived all bare scars. Some visible, some not. Don't beat yourself up when others were thinking the same thing. 'I could have stopped this from happening' right?"
He left the room. Xia has thought that so many times. She pushed that to the back of her mind and gathered her fishing gear. Therewas a photo that fluttered down when she grabbed a waterproof jacket and landed face down. She crouched to pick it up and turned it over, staring at the 4 faces that stared at her. It was the only picture she had of her family. Her mother, her father, and her older brother by 5 years. She was just 2 when this picture was taken and months later, her father died out at sea in an unexpected storm. Not even a year later, her mother died for unknown reasons. Some say it was suicide, others believe she was ill from the beginning. Xia doesn't remember much of her parents. Only her mother singing a song and her father's large hands holding her.
Then there's her older brother Shen. He was always by her side and cared for her. When she was a little older, he told her the truth about her mother. Their mother Kaihua was originally from the South Blue who escape from a war 30 years ago when she was 17. She comes from a family of master swordsmen, known for the brute strength and killing instinct. The war was said to be caused by the previously head of the family, their grandfather, but no one is entirely sure. The family is called Yin Qi, noted for their silver hair and eyes. An old family as well with many secrets.
Both her and Shen wanted to find the truth, wanted to know what really happened. That fell to pieces after their foster father, an old fisherman with a missing leg due to a shark attack, was publicly executed by the pirates when Xia was 8. The pirates had demanded shelter and food, but the old fisherman refused, saying that it's their home and they have a right to protect it. The pirates had given them 3 days to comply and if not, there would be consequences. Out of fear and panic, the islanders sent messages of help to the Marine base that was not even 2 days trip away. They never showed up.
"It is our duty to protect the innocent citizens from criminals," she said, mocking the Marine captain that had arrived 4 years ago on a "yearly checkup" which that had never really done. "What a bunch of bullshit."
5 years have passed since she last saw her brother. He told her that he was going to get stronger and do whatever he could to bring down the World Government for their "lack of concern" as he put it. She knows he's not dead. He was always stronger than her and had more hate than she did. She was still pretty young to understand certain things.
She gather her fishing gear, trading her shoes for a pair of rain boots, pulled on the waterproof jacket and headed down the stairs, pushing her sunglasses up the bridge of her nose. Like many others in the Yin Qi, she suffers from light sensitivity and even if it's cloudy outside, she still wears tinted glasses. On the plus side, her night version is excellent and she has sensitive ears, able to hear things that the average human can't. Even though she loves the ocean, grew up to love it and enjoy the resources it offers, she can't swim. All because she ate a Paramecia type Devil Fruit 6 years ago.
"Oi Xia! If you're going into town, could you pick up some more booze?"
"Why do I have to do it?"
"Because your drank the last bottle. So you get it."
"Yeah yeah fine whatever."
She stepped out into the light drizzle, pulling up her hood and headed towards the forested area that was behind the lighthouse and before the main harbor town. Little did she know, she was going to meet someone that would change everything.
X~X sorry sorry sorry sorry! there's a lot of explanation here and sorry for that! i know it was a bit to read, but i wanted to give you guys some info about my new OC Xia.
not exactly the greatest beginning but i got most of the boring info outta the way.
but other than that i hoped you liked it. thanks for reading! later later! X~X