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Italic – Someone thinking

Italic and Underline – A flashback or Location shift

Bold and Italic – Terms that will be explained

Bold, Italic, and Underline – Journal entry, Bounties, Author notes, or Chapter

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Chapter 2: The Girl that Fell from the Sky – Welcome to the Grand Line!

Excerpt from Shidyk's Journal, Date being July 25th:
I made it into the Grand Line, and met up with Crocus, the old man who watches a lighthouse at the start. We talk a while and he told me about a kid in a straw hat and a guy with a large axe passing by. That's when Rayo's words back in Rougetown hit me and I'm starting to wonder about those two. If I meet them sometime, I'll make sure and challenge them sometime. In the meantime, I called the Guild to see if I had any jobs, and turns out I have a lot of them. Most of them are criminals, but a few are actually for some Marines and Officials of high reputation. I'll have to make sure that I get some of the job done while I head for Alabasta...

Shidyk scratched the back of his head as he looked at the Log Pose he was carrying. He had been getting nothing but fair weather since he had entered the Grand Line, but was on his guard in case things changed for the worst. Shidyk knew that the Grand Line was devious to those who were inexperienced or were foolhardy. He had seen and heard of many of the best crews dying for the simple fact that they had been overtaken by an inexplicable change of weather that hit the ship suddenly. Shidyk sighed as he cracked his neck and looked out to see, wondering if he could kill a Sea King before he landed when he heard someone cry out for help.

He looked around wondering where the call was coming from when he looked up and saw something falling towards the ocean at a speed that would likely kill whoever or whatever the thing was if it were alive at all. Without thinking Shidyk turned his right arm into shadows and enlarged the hand until it looked more fitted for a giant rather than a regular than a person. Shidyk then launched his open palm towards the thing and caught it as it almost hit the water. He then pulled on his arm like a fisherman with his pole and his arm soon retracted, dragging whatever the thing was to his ship.

As Shidyk opened his enlarged hand, he was amazed to see a young girl of what seemed to be ten or so in it. She wore a simple dress and a strange hat, but what made Shidyk stared the most were the pair of small wings that she had on her back. He had only seen one person with wings like the one the girl had and that had been with the "Hundred Man" Merrian. Shidyk for a moment thought that the girl was Uotani's but ruled that out when he saw that the hair didn't match and a lot about the girl's body didn't even come close to resembling the Captain's.

So…he thought, Just where did you come from…?

Shidyk returned his arm and hand back to normal and soon carried the girl into the galley/lounge of the ship. He set her down for a moment before he pulled out a hammock and laid her in it. He then sat down and opened a book he had been reading for a while called "Montblanc Norland - The King of Liars." Shidyk had had the book read to him when he had been a small boy, and he enjoyed it tremendously as it held a lot of good memories about his mom and sister.

As Shidyk was getting to the part where Norland would tell the king about the "Land in the Sky," he heard a moan come from the hammock and knew that his guest was waking up. He sighed as he closed the book and muttered, "Figures…it's always at the good part that you get an interruption…"

He grabbed one of the chairs and moved it beside the hammock before he sat down and asked, "So…how are you feeling?"

Next second, Shidyk covered his ears as the girl let out a yell that amazed Shidyk on how high-pitched it was. The girl then began to jump around the hammock until she fell to the floor hard and began to cry.

Shidyk had had enough, "SHUT UP!"

The girl instantly became quiet as Shidyk took a deep breath and counted to ten before he asked, "Okay…now that we have some sanity in the damn room, how about you tell me who you are and how come you fell from the sky?"

The girl looked at Shidyk, looking as though she wasn't sure whether to answer him or not. Shidyk sighed and extended his bandaged hand, "Listen, I'm sorry I shouted but considering you were yelling, I didn't have a choice. Since I saved you, how about you answer my questions while I see if I can get us something to drink?"

The girl looked Shidyk over, and after looking at him, she answered, "I'm Aisa from the Shandian Tribe in Skypeia," she looked around and asked, "Am I…am I in the Blue Sea?"

Shidyk looked confused until he realized what the girl meant, "How about you look out the window…"

Aisa looked out and gave a gasp when she saw the blue ocean that stretched on for miles and miles. She then looked around frantically as if somehow a door would mysteriously open to her home and she could race through it and head there. She soon fell to the floor and began to cry as she muttered, "Laki…Kamakiri…everyone…"

Now Shidyk looked uncomfortable as Aisa began to cry harder than before. He remembered how his sister, Cho, would always cry when she had been hurt by someone or when she had gotten hurt by accident. Shidyk decided to do something that he hadn't done for a long time since his sister's death: he hugged Aisa and began to comfort her, "It's okay, Aisa-chan, it's okay. I'll get you back to Skypeia in no time…"

Aisa looked up at the gray-haired man, sniffing and wiping away her tears, "Really?"

Shidyk smirked as he got up and boasted, "Of course! You're looking at the sole man to have ever traveled across all of the Blue Seas!"

Aisa looked in amazement at Shidyk, before she hugged him and shouted, "Thank you, Mr. Blue Sea Dweller!"

Shidyk sweatdropped a little as he corrected, "My name is Shidyk…Shidyk D. Shade."

Aisa looked at Shidyk for a moment before she giggled, "That's a funny name."

Shidyk pinched the bridge of his nose as he tried to calm himself, She's just a kid…a kid. She comes from a place different from yours, so don't go thinking about killing her.

Shidyk sighed and checked outside, "Looks like we're closing in on the first step towards your home…"

There before the ship laid an island that had strange rock formations that looked a lot like cacti. Shidyk had been here a few times in the past, but most of the time he had passed the place since he had a big job elsewhere. Aisa gasped as she saw the island and shouted, "No way! That island is made up of Vearth!"

"Vearth? What the hell is Vearth?" Shidyk asked.

Aisa looked at Shidyk as though he were crazy, "What do you mean what's Vearth!?"

Soon both began a small argument which ended up with Aisa having her mouth closed by Shidyk's shadow powers so that he could get some peace. Shidyk shook his head as he muttered, "I'm definitely not having kids…"

Later; in Whisky Peak…

Shidyk whistled as he passed another destroyed building with Aisa beside him. They had landed about an hour ago on the west He and Aisa had found most of the people out cold in the streets, several of them with cuts and bruises upon them while a few actually had bite marks on their bodies. This interested Shidyk because he knew there weren't any native animals in Whisky Peak, and the townsfolk got most of their meat via fishing or trade. Shidyk also knew that most of the people here were bounty hunters, having once come here at night and watched from his boat as the townsfolk chased a crew fresh from East Blue.

Shidyk stopped in front of one of the townsfolk that was breathing raggedly and picked him up with one hand, "Oi, what the hell happened here?"

The guy coughed a few times before he answered, "Pirates…were here…strong ones…they beat Mr. 8 and the others…then the wolf came…everyone danger…Mugiwara and the guy with the Axe…"

With those words, the man soon fell into unconsciousness, leaving Shidyk and Aisa with a few clues. Shidyk murmured, "So…Mugiwara no Luffy and the Axe guy were here. They probably learned about the bounty hunters here and caused the destruction here…But a wolf attacking? Something interesting is about to happen somewhere" Shidyk smirked at the prospect of two strong opponents, "and I gotta be there…"

Aisa looked at Shidyk and asked, "What do you mean?"

Shidyk petted the Shandian girl, "It would seem that something interesting is going to happen soon Aisa-chan, that's all."

Aisa hugged one of Shidyk's legs, and pointed at the end of the street as she quickly whispered, "Shidyk-san, there's two people over there!"

Shidyk nodded and cracked his knuckles as he ordered, "Wait inside one of the buildings here and don't come out until I get you, got it?"

Aisa looked scared as Shidyk pried her off of his leg, and got her inside one of the houses. He petted her head and gave her a smile, "Don't worry, I've messed with some tough customers before, I'll be fine and then we'll take you to Skypeia."

With those words, Shidyk left Aisa behind but not before he covered the entire building in shadows that would protect her from harm until he returned. Soon Shidyk was in one of the most torn up places that he had ever seen, and he knew that someone or several someones had fought here just a few moments ago. As he walked through the streets, he began to hear a pair of voices talking.

Shidyk soon came up onto another street where two people were talking, a man and a woman. The young man with long, messy brown hair and fierce green eyes and wore torn, black pants, a heavy black cloak around his shoulders and a golden necklace. The other was a young woman with ebony hair, her bangs the color of blood.

Shidyk was able to hear the woman finish their conversation, "Now...my dear wolf...we hunt."

Shidyk cleared his throat as he asked, "And whom would you be hunting?"

Both turned to see Shidyk standing in the middle of the street, and the man immediately when into a defensive stance. He growled at Shidyk as he asked, "Who the hell are you!?"

Shidyk crossed his arm over his chest as he answered, "I don't give my name to anyone unless it's a job, pal."

The man growled again and stepped forward, but was stopped by the woman, "Don't Toby. You're injured and something tells me that this person is much more powerful than our dear ex-captain."

One of Shidyk's eyebrows rose slightly, impressed that the woman could tell that Shidyk was strong. He looked at her and asked, "Who are you two?"

The woman smiled, "If you give us your name, we'll answer…"

Shidyk rolled his eyes as he stated, "It's Shidyk. Shidyk D. Shade."

The woman's eyes went wide as she whispered, "Shidyk…? As in the World's Greatest Assassin?"

Shidyk shrugged, "People keep calling me that."

The woman looked at the man called Toby, "Toby, stand down. This man could easily kill you and me if he wanted to."

Shidyk shook his head, "Don't worry, I don't go pick on weaklings. My name would be tarnished if people heard that I bullied someone weaker than me, and besides," Shidyk smirked as he ended, "The only time I ever kill is when it's a job."

Toby looked at the woman, "Kairi, let me fight him…He reminds me too much of Axe…"

Shidyk gave a yawn as he asked, "Why not? I've been bored lately and a fight would be fun…'Course, I won't use my powers since it would probably be an unfair advantage."

Toby growled as the moon began to slip from behind some clouds and shouted, "Don't you underestimate me!!!"

Kairi sighed as Toby looked murderously at Shidyk, "Very well, but remember that we have to go soon."

Shidyk watched as the man's body fell to the ground, limbs twisting every which way as the sound of crunching bones filled the night air. Dark, thick hair began to cover every inch of the body and huge claws began to stick out of the man's toes and fingertips. After what seemed like forever, Toby let out a chuckle and slowly stood up. Instead of the man with the shaggy hair, now stood a large wolf-like creature in torn pants and blood-red eyes that seemed to glow in the night.

Shidyk looked mildly interested at Toby, "A Zoan-type that shifts with the moon? You're not a normal Devil Fruit user are you?"

Toby grinned wickedly at Shidyk as he answered, "Now how about if we have some fun?"

Shidyk stretched for a moment as he answered, "Like I said before, why not?"

With those words, Toby charged at Shidyk one of his claws outstretched, and swiped at the man's head. Shidyk ducked at the last second before he slammed his fist into the gut of the lycanthrope, and sent him back several yards. As Toby clutched his stomach, Shidyk gave another yawn as he asked, "Don't tell me that that's it. If it is, then I have to say that this isn't interesting at all."

Toby roared as he charged at Shidyk again, and delivered several claw swipes at the assassin. Shidyk dodged the strikes easily, stepping to the side, jumping backwards or up, and even batting away a few of the strikes that got to close. As Shidyk continued to defend himself, Toby's attacks became more and more ferocious as Toby grew more and more impatient. Shidyk stole a glance upwards and saw another cloud ready to cover the moon, and decided to end the fight that was becoming more pathetic by the minute.

He grabbed one of Toby's claws by the hand and began to crush it with his own grip. Toby roared as he tried to use his other hand to lodge himself free, only for it too suffered the same fate as the other. Toby then tried to bite Shidyk, only to meet one of Shidyk's boot as Shidyk held the lycanthrope in place. Soon the cloud covered the moon, and Toby reverted back into his human form, Shidyk still crushing both of his hands and having his boot right on the guy's face.

Shidyk then let go of Toby and slammed him into the ground with his foot as he muttered, "For a Zoan user, you're pretty pathetic. I've fought against one other Zoan user in my life, and he could keep his own in a fight…which isn't surprising considering what he knows."

Toby said something through the boot, but Shidyk couldn't catch it and so looked at the woman, "Oi, you can take him back."

Shidyk then kicked Toby so that he landed right beside Kairi, and began to walk away. As he was about to leave, he heard Kairi shout, "Wait a second!"

Shidyk turned and waited for Kairi to continue, which she did, "Tell me…do you know about the Axe-Head Pirates?"

Shidyk looked up for a moment before he answered, "The Axe-Head Pirates? Never heard of them."

With those words, Shidyk became a shadow and left the pair behind.

Out at sea; the next day…

Shidyk looked out to sea as he and Aisa made their way slightly north from Whisky Peak. Shidyk cracked his knuckles again as he thought to himself, First Rayo shows me that bounty of Mugiwara…then Crocus talks about both him and this "Axe" guy…and now those two are asking me about a crew called the Axe-Head Pirates…This is getting more and more interesting.

"Shidyk-san," Aisa asked, forcing Shidyk to stop his train of thoughts, "Where are we going next?"

Shidyk pointed the way they were going, "In a few days we should be reaching a place called Dolmarear which is also known as the Island of Illusions. We'll rest there before we head on towards Alabasta and Jaya."

Aisa nodded, though she didn't really understand what Shidyk had just said. She looked out to sea, and smiled though since now she had done something no other person in her tribe had done: she had made it into the Blue Sea and was now traveling in it.

A few miles away; aboard a pirate ship…

The last of the men cried out in pain as the rapier went through him, and then was extracted at the same speed it had entered. He fell onto the floor as his captain, a man with the face that would remind anyone of a bull, watched in utter despair. The girl who had just taken down his men wiped her bloody sword off with a rag and asked, "So…Minos the Stampede, I think you said something about me not being who I said I was?"

Minos for his part swallowed and backed up as he looked at the girl who had just taken down all of his men single-handedly. She was young, maybe eighteen at most, and wore clothes fitted more for a dancing girl than a fighter. Her black hair reached to her waist and was braided into a long single braid. Her brown eyes shone impishly as though she had just been toying around with him and his men the entire time.

Minos raised his hands in front of him and waved them, "N-now wait a second! I didn't think it was you because you look so young, that's all!"

The girl smiled as sheathed her rapier, "That's sweet of you to call me young! But…I'm afraid you are about to get punished…"

The girl made a small "o" gesture with her hand and after taking a deep breath, she suddenly blew into it, aiming at Minos.

"Sonu Sonu no Bakuha!"

Minos was sent flying backwards as a sound like a trumpet was heard through the air and he was hit by something invisible. The man soon crashed into the rail and as the dust settled it was obvious to the girl that he was out cold.

The girl sighed, "For a bunch of pirates, this guys were weak…Oh well, at least I have some pocket change now."

She looked out to sea and smiled, "I wonder where Shidyk-kun is right now…?"

END OF CHAPTER 2

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Translations and Explanations Section:
Okay this is where I tell you a little bit more about the terms I used for my fan-fiction. They may or may not be perfect, so please comment if I had done some sort of error. This is also where you'll find out more about the next chapter.

Log Pose – Due to the strange magnetic fields present in the Grand Line, normal compasses cease to function properly. Thus, a solution was found in the form of the Log Pose. A Log Pose becomes acclimated to whatever magnetic field it is in over time, and once it has set, it will point the way to the next island on the Grand Line. However, this process is variable: every island has a different amount of time that it takes for the Log Pose to reset, and it may be up to a year or more before a Log Pose has adapted to point to the next island. As an example of these differing times, the island of Jaya takes four days for the Log Pose to adjust, the island of Water Seven takes seven days, and Little Garden takes a full year.

Vearth – The term Vearth is basically what Skypieans call regular dirt and/or soil. Because it is so rare in Skypeia, the people treat it with great value.

Axe-Head Pirates – A group of adventurers led by a young man called Axe. They consist of Devon the Demon (a swordsman), Austin (Devon's younger brother), Niri (an ex-Marine and a sharpshooter), Herman (a Fish-man who used to belong to Arlong), Chizuru (a enigmatic navigator), Kirsty "White Dragon" Chambers (a young doctor), Dustine "Dusty" Wenata (a.k.a. "Fox Dust," a Zoan user who used to belong to the Foxy Pirates), and DJ Macleod (a swordsman and poet who is as big a flirt as Sanji of the Mugiwara crew).

Dolmarear the Island of Illusions – An island of mysterious origins and even greater mysteries. Very few enter the island as it is said that within it, one would encounter their worst nightmares.

Rapier – A rapier is a relatively slender, sharply pointed sword, used mainly for thrusting attacks, in use in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Sonu Sonu no Bakuha – Literally, Sound Sound Blast. Jinko blasts the opponent with a concentrated blast of sound.

Aisa: On the next Chapter of Legacy of the Assassin!

Shidyk: So this place is called Dolmarear the Island of Illusions?

Jinko: Shidyk-kun! It's been so long since we've seen each other!

Marco: At last we meet Shadow Fist! Now die!

Jinko: You guys are heading for Alabasta? So am I!

Aisa and Shidyk: Next time on Legacy of the Assassin! The Island of Illusions – Appear Jinko of the Dancing Blade!

And here is the second chapter of L.o.t.A.! As to who Kairi and Toby Dicey are, they are both OC's who belongs to a person under the name of Wolfen-Ways, and they are also being used for kilnorc's story, Desert Storm. Now I am going to clear a few things up:

Shidyk arrives after the crew sets off for Little Garden, thus he doesn't meet them as of yet.

Aisa and Shidyk meet before the Straw Hats (and likely the Axe-Heads) by a freak storm that took Aisa not only away from her home but dropped her into the Blue Sea.

Shidyk's mention of a Guild in the Journal is that of the Assassin's Guild, a (fictional!) organization that recruits young men and women and trains them to be assassins. Shidyk and Jinko are two of the best assassins in the Guild for the fact that they were both trained under two of the three founders.

I hope that clears up any questions you guys have about this chapter, and if not ask me and I'll answer to the best of my abilities.

Shidyk D. Shade