AN: No new updates on this story, just slicing it up into smaller parts ^c^

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Telling a Story

~: Chapter Two:~

Nightmares

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"Look!" the demon said "Smell and taste the bittersweet taste of Death. Welcome to hell!"

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Heat…!

That's what he remembered most of the time, being choked by heat and pain, while he was captured in mad dreams. Dreams about that day… dreams about him! Kuma! He kept having the dream where he would willingly walk in the death for his captain, but every time, a little thing changed. Kuma would look taller and terrifying to look at, he would see himself die and his friends standing at his grave… and sometimes he even would dream about standing alone looking down at eight graves.

All gone…

Only he would be left…

Left all alone in the darkness.

And then Kuma would laugh. The world would laugh!

He had failed!

"You really though that I would keep my promise? A Pirate you are. And with that comes stupidity! You are weak Roronoa Zoro! You were not worth my time-!"

Zoro groaned in his sleep, he wanted to move, but an unbearable pain shot through him and he moaned out loud in discomfort instead. The heat got stronger; he almost couldn't breathe and felt like choking in his own fear. He panted and cried, as another dream haunted him. He stood on a cliff, right underneath him were stones and the sea; right before him stood Kuma, towering over him. He stepped back and felt the earth crumbling slightly underneath his feet. Kuma turned his back and walked towards a beaten up blond who stood weakly on his legs, as if he wanted to stand strong. Every step towards the other person sent shivers not only through the earth, but through his body as well. He wanted to move, but his legs wouldn't move, he wanted to scream, but no words would leave his lips. All he could do was watch the huge android walk closer to the shivering blond, who kept holding his strong gaze.

Sanji made his move and jumped up to kick him, Kuma moved his hand easily up to block it and sent him flying into some rocks. But the blond stood up again on his wobbling legs, gasping, panting and bleeding.

Zoro screamed at him to stop, but his voice couldn't reach the chef's ears as he attacked again and was grabbed by one leg. He dangled from Kuma's hand, who grabbed his other leg and start pulling them in each direction. Sanji screamed like never before, tears filled his eyes, and Zoro couldn't do more than stare in horror. Blue eyes looked pryingly at him, tearful and painful eyes.

"Zoro!"

Blood ran down along his face, as the swordsman listened to the disgusting sound of flesh being ripped apart slowly.

Sanji panted harder. He moved one hand up, as if trying to reach him. Zoro reached his own hand to him and fought to move.

"ZOROOO! AAAAAARGH-!"

Blood flew everywhere, Zoro fell to his knees and threw up as Kuma held two parts of the chef's dead body in his hands; ripped over right in the middle. He grabbed his head, panting, gasping and then screamed.

Sanji was dead!

And it was his fault!

When he woke up, he was met by a white sharp world… looking down at his own hands, his feet, his legs, he couldn't see anything. He panted, but couldn't hear it. He ran, but nothing moved. Everything was white, even himself.

Was this death?

Being nothing in a world of nothing?

If this was death, it must be what people called a part of hell… of some sort.

He moved his one hand and finally could see it; it was full of blood. He looked up and looked into a mirror, and saw himself; all smeared in blood… but who's blood? He looked around and saw a field, far away laid some ruins. He ran to them, but couldn't reach it as the road got longer every step he took. He ran faster and then suddenly he stood there, almost running into a large rock but stopping just in time. He looked around, it seemed like there had been a fight here not too long ago, blood was spread everywhere. He felt something in his hand and he looked down. It was his sword, Kuina's white sword. Blood suddenly ran from its blade and he moved it up, as he followed it to its end with his eyes, it was ending in the stomach of another person. Looking up he met Sanji's empty gaze. Bloody lips trembled as hands grabbed the blade and he pulled himself deeper into it. The sound of flesh being sliced could be heard over panting and sobs.

Zoro looked at it in horror and let go of the sword. As it fell to the ground he looked up again, watching Sanji's body slowly sliding apart while Kuma stood behind him.

"Why?" Zoro stepped back as Sanji's hand moved up to reach him. "Why, Zoro? Why'd you done this to me-?" He stepped further away, his whole body shaking uncontrollable; he threw up again as he watched the blonds' body fall to the ground, a bloody spot in the middle where his sword still laid.

Kuma's large hand reached fast after the trembling swordsman, who stepped back and felt the edge of a cliff crumble underneath his feet and soon disappeared. He fell while looking at the towering android, who stared coldly back at him.

Zoro turned his neck and watched the stones and rocks nearing him at a dangerous speed. He widened his eyes and screamed.

"SANJIIII-!"

And then darkness surrounded him… again!

~To be continued~