Hello it's me again and sorry for the wait. I was trying to proofread the chapter and I had a bit of help doing so. I am sorry for the delay of the new chapter, but I was trying to deviant from the normal cannon most people get into. But I would like to hear your thoughts on what the next chapter should be. I don't want to keep the story bland and too predictable seeing he is more capable than Straw-hat crew at this point. I'm sorry that I am complaining, but on with the story. I hope you read, enjoy, and review. I'm out!
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Chapter 3
Lost Island
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Lightning sat at the table making notes on the artifacts laid out before him. He sat in a special study room inside the boat that had art on the walls and sketches of prototypes on the desk. He looked at several spinning green tops having a dragon on the top of them. A few marbles made of stone and clay were on the desk. He pushed them aside in a box carefully for storage. He looked over to important items he found. He looked at a several dragon statues of value. A bronze, gold, sapphire, and a jade dragon stood on his desk. They were all carved beautifully as he had a small a treasure chest of gold sat in the corner.
He had several photographs on the table as well of the ruins of the town. It took him some to place his artifacts' up along with some scientific notes. He got up from his table to grab his coat. He hastily put the jacket over his back. The floating mirror followed him.
He walked outside to see it was a bright day despite the storm circle around the island.
He stretched and yawned.
"The only thing to do is to study the temple before I go.
I had the clones study the ruins carefully yesterday going. During the search it seems that they revered dragons as gods. They printed dragons over the surface of many things. The statues inside several homes with shrines around them shows clear proof that they apparently were worshipping them from afar. The ruins here are more than millennium years old and it seems the ancestors of the people of Gunkan Island lived here a long time ago. I may value science as one of my pursuits, but anything containing such knowledge should be protected. Humans have always gone to war, have a period of peace, and always will have a revolution. Ruins and artifacts alike cannot be replaced and my family has revered them greatly.
The name of the island was Dragon Roost Island from what the tablet told me. "
Lightning jumped off his boat as he made his way up the hill.
"We are here at lost island!" a voice shouted as he turned to Luffy's crew and Apis hit the shore.
"Look it's that weird scientist guy is here as well. How did he know how to find Lost Island?" Usopp asked them.
Apis looked over to the dragon behind her on a cart. "Maybe he was after the Dragon bones! We can't let him take Ryuji." Apis worriedly told them.
"Don't worry Apis-chan; we can easily kick this nerds butt." Sanji reassured her.
"Didn't he say that there was a storm to the East of Gunkan Island? We just passed through one…" Zoro muttered.
"That's right, but how did he know it was here?" Nami asked them.
"We may have to shake some questions out of him when we see him. But I noticed it's been a while since anyone has lived here. Looks like the jungle took over a long time ago." Sanji noted.
Usopp looked up the road to see a white coat. He pulled down his sniper goggles to look at the person. "Hey it seems like this guy is already going up the hill." Usopp explained to them. "We need some answers from this guy and if he doesn't answer. We need to force him to talk to us on why he is here." Nami told them.
"When you mean by us? You are going to just make Luffy, Sanji, and me fight him?" Zoro muttered.
"For all we know he could mostly have a devil fruit ability or strength like a monster. Besides that some of us have to sit back and watch the dragon." Nami reasoned.
"Maybe I should ask Ryuji if this is lost island." Apis wondered. She turned back to the dragon to speak to him.
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A flash of a camera went off as Lightning checked his camera. He was finally done photographing the temple all around. He was positioned in front of the door now
"It seems this is the main temple that worshipped the Dragon's who once flew around here. The island is too small for such a population. Enough with the guessing game I will find more answers inside the temple." Lightning thought.
He walked up to the doors as he pushed it slowly open. He saw it was a spiral stairs leading to the right. He walked in pulling the doors back to close. He looked up at the ceiling to take pictures of it. He checked the camera to see his lighting was good. He descended down the stairs as he looked around taking photos. He finally made it to the bottom of the floor to see numerous branches had tunneled through the ruins.
"It seems like the shrine entrance has some weak support… if some idiot brought something to heavy they would fall instantly through the floor." Lightning muttered.
He felt a rumble as rocks as the fell as he heard several screams. He easily jumped back to avoid a huge cart falling with Luffy's crew. It plummeted down towards the ground.
*BOOM*
Lightning covered his eyes as the smoke flew up. It quickly died down as he saw the crew was in shock.
"I guess you wanted to drop in and say hey. But who is the idiot to think to bring a dragon on top of unstable ruins?" Lightning asked them.
Apis blushed for a moment as she turned to see him. "It's that mask weirdo!"
"It is Hikari to you. I see you dropped in with a dragon now, but you idiots are destroying the ruins." Lightning scolded them.
"It was not our idea, but whose idea was it to use a key up there?" Sanji asked them.
"Doors a thousand years ago or more were mostly push doors. They usually had wooden bars to keep them from opening." Lightning explained.
Apis blushed in embarrassment as Luffy handed her a small claw. "Here you go."
She took it gratefully as Luffy smiled.
"Well it doesn't matter we're inside now." Sanji told them.
Apis gave thumbs up. "Results alright!"
"Not quite seeing you that you can't pull a dragon up the stairs, considering the fact you could have brought down the whole room if you destroyed some more of the roots holding up the ruins." Lightning explained.
"What is this place? What are you doing here?" Zoro asked him.
"Studying and recording the ruins until you all fell down here. This place was mostly used to worship dragons as gods." Lightning explained. He made sure he had some earlier shots of the room were okay.
"You were studying the ruins?" Nami asked him.
"I may be a man of science, but these ruins are one of kind. Lost to the world and I will ask you to refrain from damaging them any further." Lightning explained to them.
Luffy looked up at the ceiling. "And what do you think that is?" Luffy asked them.
Lightning looked up at the now broken ceiling. "That is a Mural or a painting on the wall. People long ago told stories by using pictures to tell it to them." Lightning explained.
As every stood up to look at it. Nami looked down at Lightning. "Hikari, how did you know how to find this place?" Nami asked them.
"Well I can instinctually feel when storms come from Nami. I noticed the sky the other day was calm yet there was no visible storm." He explained.
"You can sense a storm? How is that possible? Did you eat a devil fruit?" Nami asked him.
"No, it's something I always felt even as a kid. But what brings you all here?" Lightning asked them. He bent down to Apis level checking for any injuries. "It seems you all fell down without any noticeable injuries. I am guessing Apis ate a devil fruit that communicates with animals. What color is the fruit you ate?"
"I ate the Hiso-Hiso no mi (Whisper). It allows me to communicate with animals telepathically." Apis explained. She gave the details of her devil fruit to him. He wrote it down in his book. He secretly took some blood.
"We are here to find the Dragon's nest to help Ryuji." Luffy explained.
"To heal a dragon… may I see him and take some samples to study?" Lightning asked them.
Apis was a bit worried. She looked at Ryuji. "You are okay with him touching you?" Apis asked him. The dragon blinked as he closed his eyes. "Well its okay, but don't hurt him."
Lightning pulled his camera down after taking a picture. He walked up taking some samples from the dragon. The dragon just slept through the ordeal untouched. He easily put the samples in his backpack.
"What a huge house! What is that picture of?" Luffy shouted. Lightning walked up to them.
"It's a temple built for worship, not a house Luffy." Lightning informed him.
"It looks like some kind of map." Usopp noticed.
"Yeah, but you can't tell what is says since its crumbling. Is this supposed to be the dragon's nest?" Sanji told Usopp.
Nami looked up at the ceiling. "Humans and dragons cannot co-exist together. Dragons prefer to live in caves that offer natural protection. This place is only meant for humans. Who told you such a silly thing?" Lightning asked them.
"Can you read it?" Nami asked them.
"I can despite its crumbling state…" Lightning told Nami. He walked up to broken section of the ceiling. It had a picture of Sennenryu on it. He looked up at the entrance. "Before that can I ask you all a question?"
"What is it?" Zoro asked him.
"Did someone follow you here?" Lightning asked them.
"No, but we had some marines following us before we hit the mirage." Nami told him.
"Why did you ask? Aren't you going to decipher it for us?" Sanji asked him.
"Fine…" Lighting looked up at the ceiling. "This mural depicts the arrival of dragons. People once lived here in this very same building we are in. Do you see the building with the dome shape?" Lighting told them.
"It certainly looks that way." Sanji muttered crossing his arms.
"The people surrounded the island are most likely the ancestors of Apis and the people of Gunkan island. Indicating the pointy hats they wore is still a tradition to their people. They lived here long time ago." He pointed out.
"Our ancestors…" Apis muttered.
"That means Grandpa Bokuden's story is true after all. They did come from another island." Nami muttered.
"It looks we have a low chance of finding the Dragon's nest here." Usopp told them.
"So where is the real one?" Apis asked them.
"Maybe the island with a dragon drawn on it," Zoro mused.
"Correct, the real island you are looking for is Gunkan Island. Even the picture clearly outlines the islands shape if you noticed it from afar." Lightning pointed out.
"So the dragon's nest would have to be located on Gunkan Island." Nami muttered.
"Wait you said that dragon's nest would not be on Gunkan Island!" Usopp shouted.
"I'm guessing your island has sunk into the sea a thousand years ago." Lightning theorized.
"That would explain why no one would be able to find it before." Nami reasoned. Apis ran up to the dragon.
"Apis," Usopp asked her.
"Ryuji, please remember Ryuji! Where's the dragon's nest? We thought we found it, but nothing is here!" Apis pleaded trying to get the dragon to remember. Lightning walked over to a broken tablet. He lifted up a tablet having a date on it.
"This tablet dates back a thousand years ago…" Lightning thought. He read on with interest as the Ryuji remembered something.
"To the east of the summit, in a place that looks like a battleship, that's where lost island is." Apis explained to them.
"It seems accurate, but a whole flock of dragons will fly around the island in a certain number of years it seems." Lightning muttered.
"You can really read this stuff?" Usopp asked him.
"Of course, I can recall things I am not interested in at times. I am in pursuit of knowledge and even things not related to science can be important. Trial and failure are the most common things a scientist sees in his life. It's very rare to see success on the first try. We rely on others who already paved the way to go a different direction. To make machines that improved the daily life you learn the answers that plagued their past. Even ancient diseases can change and become something different over time." Lightning explained.
Luffy turned his head. "What did he say?" He asked them.
"He saying history plays important part in everything idiot." Sanji muttered.
"I'm sorry I called you weirdo, you even helped us out greatly." Apis apologized.
"Well you worried I was after your dragon friend. Well it's easy to panic seeing I was already here. But my job and responsibility requires me to teach others what I learned. I managed to pick up learning history from some books in West Blue on an island. I only dabble in enough just to get around." Lightning explained.
"Is he some type of scholar?" Usopp asked him.
"Well sort of, but I never actually taught people the things I learned." Lightning told them. He easily placed the tablet back down on the stone table.
"By the way what year is it not until it rises from the sea?" Sanji asked Lightning.
"It doesn't say that, so I have no clue about that." Lightning told them.
"Alright, all we need is to go back!" Luffy shouted.
Birds flew off into the distance. Zoro flicked his sword out of the sheath. Lightning looked up at the ceiling above them.
"Is something wrong Zoro?" Nami asked them.
"Someone's here." He answered Nami.
"What?" Usopp asked him. Luffy and Usopp ran towards the broken ceiling of the room.
"He's up there." Zoro told them.
Lightning looked up along with them. He noticed a man standing at the top smiling. He was a slender man with a square-like face, long sharp fingernails and purple hair, curled upwards in the shape like a hook. He wore a grey blazer and pants with red-colored sides, and a purple striped shirt underneath. On his chest, he wore something that looks like a golden brooch shaped like a bird-wing. He also wore a pair of earrings with pearls hanging underneath them.
"Many thanks for the explanation Mr. Scholar. For now I know where the dragon's nest is." He explained.
"Oh it's you again," Luffy shouted.
"But it would be a waste if it's under the sea. So I will have to take this Sennenryu with me.
"No way, we don't even know if the Dragon's nest is under the ocean yet!" Apis shouted.
"He said something about having the ability of Kama-Kama no mi." Sanji muttered.
"Man why do we have to deal with a weirdo guy like him?" Usopp complained. Lightning walked up to them.
"Well it seems like you all have a problem here. You can all leave here, I got this by myself." Lightning explained to them.
"What? You're not even carrying a weapon with you? You will be killed in instant!" Nami shouted at him.
They noticed his frown from under his cloak. He face was quite serious. "I said go," he told them."
"I can handle this myself… you're not built for a battle." Zoro worriedly explained.
"I don't like to use my ability in such a place like this. But it seems like it's the only way to get you out safely." Lightning muttered. "Get on the wooden raft; I will get you out of here."
Luffy smiled. "It seems like you really are a nice guy after all." Luffy jumped on the raft. "Come on everyone get on!" he shouted.
"Luffy, are you sure about trusting this guy!" Usopp shouted.
"Don't worry it seems like he has a plan!" Luffy shouted.
"I don't see an exit." Usopp muttered.
Everyone got on the raft as Lightning waved his arms pushing down. The stone tiles pulled out from under Erik's leg making him fall as he screamed. Lightning stamped his feet raising two arms up. A pillar of rock pushed them up towards the surface. The group screamed as Luffy laughed. The raft popped up into the sky as it landed on the ground before the hole.
Lightning waved his arms down as it shot back into the earth.
Luffy looked down with a smile. "That's so cool! He made a rock pillar and managed to knock him down at the same time!" Luffy shouted with sparkles.
"You mean this guy has a devil fruit as well!" Usopp shouted.
"This man has the ability of to control earth at will. What a dangerous ability seeing that everyone depends on land to walk." Nami muttered.
"No matter where you go, he can easily trip you up." Sanji muttered.
"So that was his plan to make sure we can go out the only exit, while he fell down to fight him." Zoro noticed.
"Why is helping us, we don't know anything about him." Apis muttered.
"He is a good guy after all." Luffy explained.
Lightning noticed the man getting up growling at him.
"I will make you pay for that!" he shouted.
"Take your time to get down the mountain! He will not bother with you all again after this." Lightning explained to them.
Luffy nodded as he turned to them. "Let's go everyone, Hikari got this!" Luffy shouted. He helped pulled the cart along with them.
Lightning looked up at the man who brushed the dust off his chest. "Who are you? You are impeding my quest to kill that dragon for the elixir of life." The man told him.
"The elixir made from dragon bones… what a bunch of bullshit. Even I know that the legend is not true. I'm willing to bet you will try to kill even the little girl Apis for the dragon. By the way who are you?" Lightning asked him.
"I'm Eric the Whirlwind, I'm a mercenary employed by the marines. I will easily tear you to shreds and be on my way to kill them all along with the dragon!" Eric swiped his hands. "Kama-Kama no Wind Scythe!"
He shouted making a high pressurized wind at Lightning. He easily shifted leg slightly as moved his finger a little. A wall of earth came to block it only making a dent in the rock. Eric grew frustrated as he looked at the ceiling.
"You should not take your eyes off you opponents." Lightning reminded him. As he stamped the ground as five bricks flew out from it. He quickly did a round house guiding it towards him. Eric hastily cut them to destroy them. He noticed the rocks split and still went in his direction. "Just because you split them doesn't mean you stopped it."
The rocks slammed into his body as Eric was laid on the ground. His clothes were dirty and cut up.
"I really dislike using my ability, but I didn't bring my weapons today. So get up mercenary, before I kill you like a dog." Lightning explained to him.
"I will be sure to cut you limb from limb now!" He shouted as threw arms. "Kama-Kama no Whirlwind!"
He flicked two blades of air with greater strength.
It seems the wind have enough strength as a named blade, but very weak compared to higher grade than fifty works." Lightning thought.
He easily pushed up more of the ground here. He compressed into hard stone as the wind made some scratch damage. Eric growled in frustration.
"Why the hell can't cut through some broken down heap of rock!" He shouted.
"Because I can compress and alter the density of the stone. Your winds are blunt and they barely cut down their target as well. You hardly learned the potential of your fruit. You're just like the other devil fruit users I met. Weak and arrogant to think it will always solve you of your problems."
He dropped the rock wall down as he reformed the ground again. "Let's try that again!" he shouted. He threw more blades of wind at him. Lightning noticed the mirror moved in front of him as the wind bounced against it. It appeared having seals around it as the wind hit it. It pushed to the side and blew away. It spun away back to his back as he cracked his neck.
"Is that a mirror?" Eric asked him. He grunted in frustration again.
"Well I told you I didn't need my abilities, but I will ask you know. Forget about killing the dragon along with the girl."
"Why is that? This is the elixir of life, one that can make us live forever. You're a devil fruit just like me. I'm tired of the meaningless fighting. Why don't we share the dragon together seeing we have the strength to easily overpower those brats?" Eric asked him.
"No thanks, I don't want such a thing." Lightning replied to him.
"Don't you want eternal life?"
"I'm not interested didn't I tell you. Who would want to live forever watch people you love and die each time? What you are talking about is a fairy tale? A warped story of Sennenryu, they go to the dragon's nest to die and be reborn again. The tablet on the ground suggested the fact they never die and the island is under water. This is a meaningless fight, I have taken many lives in return; I never did it for enjoyment or some thrill for it. I did it to protect others and stop others from destroying others. I will ask you one more time to stop this silly venture or else."
"It seems like I have no choice, but to shred you to pieces!" Eric shouted.
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The Straw-hats and Apis were pushing the dragon down the mountain. Luffy had a smile on his face as he made sure the cart didn't go out of control.
"Luffy are you sure Hikari-san will be okay?" Apis asked him.
He turned to her who was riding the cart. "Don't worry that guy seems really strong. He even has the cool power to manipulate earth." Luffy excitedly told her.
"The fact he had a devil fruit and he sails alone is amazing. The power to control the very earth is dangerous even for us." Nami mentioned.
"Luffy, are you sure that guy told the truth. Why would he help us?" Usopp asked them.
"Because he is a good guy Usopp" Luffy answered him.
"Are you stupid? Who is a good guy that has to wear a mask and hood to cover his face?" Sanji asked them.
The group heard an explosion go off near the top of the hill. Dust covered the ruins.
"It seems like the fight is getting out of hand. We best hurry and get to the Going Merry. I don't know who will this battle?" Zoro muttered.
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The surface of the ruins as Eric flipped out of the dust as he smirked.
"It seems you have to keep your hands or feet attached to ground to make you attacks work! Besides that you can even see when you throw up the walls of earth." I have to focus my air to be a bit sharper to cut through that dense rock you create." Eric boasted. "Your attacks ...
The dust blew away as Lightning stood there cracking his neck. He kicked off his boots as he set them aside. "You have to forgive me; it's been awhile I since I practice the earth element power. I use water as a power, but mostly. I usually have the style to channel defense into offensive rather than maintain both. To have mastery over earth I have to forget eye sight. For this reason I studied moles." Lightning explained.
He shifted his style into another fighting style. "I don't care for the lesson now just die. Kama-Kama no Whirlwind!" He shouted throwing two wind blades.
Lighting waved his hands up. "Earth Wall!" he shouted. He rose up his hand up. A rock wall came up to block the blow. It ripped into the wall as Eric grunted. He soon saw a flying mirror smash into his face He was knocked back as blood trickle from his nose as he looked back at the man. He saw the mirror attach to his back now.
"You bastard…" Eric muttered under his breath.
"It's weird to see that this weird mirror can block attacks or deflect them from my body. But if the attack is too big for the mirror it will not block it. It also seems to affect devil fruit users a bit differently and it seems it has a rhythm to continue attacks.
"It's still not too late to change your mind. Even if you do run, I can easily block your escape and destroy your boat preventing you from leaving this island." Lightning explained to them.
"Then it means that I will just take your boat then. It seems I will have to use the ultimate kamaitachi attack again. I will blow down the rock walls with ease." Eric smiled. "Kama-Kama no Wind Scythe Chaos!"
Eric slashed his arms in the air sending three wind blades towards him. He swirled a large wind blade like a whirlwind at the ground. It was ripping up the ground as Lighting tipped his hands up.
Several more walls sprouted up as the walls collided ripping up the rocks as Eric smiled.
"It seems like your ability doesn't compared to mine after all!" Eric shouted.
He levitated the rocks as he punched forward as rocks were sent flying into him. They smashed into his body as some shards ripped him up. Lightning stood there and let the wind brush upon him. "Rock prison!" he shouted. The rocks smashed together around Eric's body leaving his head exposed.
"What the hell is going on? Why didn't my m-move hit you?" Eric coughed up blood. He asked him as Lightning picked up his boots. He walked up to him as he shook his head.
"Easy your attack loses its edge after hitting targets. Your wind can cut through steel with ease, but the numerous rock walls had density of iron. By creating several of them I managed to the push the destructive wind around me. Then I used the rocks you cut up for my next attack." Lightning explained.
"Can you let me go? I promise to not hurt anyone! I need to see a doctor or else I will die." Eric panicked. He was coughing up blood.
"Please it didn't hit anything vital Eric. Do you really fear death so much? You would run after some legend that has no merit to it."
"Don't you fear death?" He gasped.
"No, but I fear not accomplishing something great before my death. Despite that I have done several things that would make my people proud. Yet I can't allow you to leave now after you denied my offer. I will have no doubt you would try it again or move on to other places. You're a brutal and cruel person underneath and you will abuse hurt innocent people for your own self-interest." Lightning explained.
"Can't you give me one chance? Are you child of god?" Eric asked him.
Lightning shrugged as he let the technique down as Eric fell to the ground. He gasped for air as Lighting carried his boots. "I can give people a second chance, but don't push it. I may follow god's word, but some people will continue the path of ruin. No doubt leading to your death, I hope you will rethink your actions. Goodbye Eric." Lightning walked off.
Eric smirked as he got up preparing a strike. "What a fool you are…" Eric muttered." He swiped his hand creating a wind blade. "Die you fool!"
Lightning side stepped the blow. He pulled out a knife from his pouch as he tossed it full speed into chest. Eric screamed out as he shook his head.
"I gave you chance to live, but it was either me or you. I'm sorry that it has to be this way." Lightning muttered.
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Luffy's crew made it to shore as they were making preparation to leave. The heard a piecing scream go through the air as everyone turned in shock.
"It seems someone won the battle." Zoro muttered.
"Who is it the weird guy with the mask or the guy wanting dragon bones?" Usopp asked a bit scared.
Apis saw a bird fly down towards her flapping its wings. "It seems the guy named Hikari won. But it says he will not let him go now for some reason. Apparently he gave him a chance to stop and he didn't take it." Apis muttered.
Everyone turned quiet for a moment. "He is planning to not let him go… that means he is playing keeps now." Sanji muttered.
"What do you mean by that?" Luffy asked him.
"The man called Eric is not going to be of this world anymore. I'm guessing he pressed his luck too far." Zoro muttered.
"Then we should leave here, while we can then." Usopp suggested.
"True, we need to get back to Gunkan Island now." Nami agreed.
"Alright, let's sail off towards Gunkan Island!" Luffy shouted. The group took off towards Gunkan Island leaving the two there.
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Lightning pulled the knife from his chest as he cleaned it off. He looked in the far distance to see Straw-hats take off back towards Gunkan Island. He saw that blood flowed on the ground as he looked over to a nearby pillar of earth he made. He had several fruit sitting by on the pedestal as he checked to see Eric was finally dead. He let go seeing his pulse finally dropping as he looked up at the fruits.
"When a devil fruit user dies what happens to the ability the one possessed. It was one of my questions when I was young boy sailing the sea. I met a man who answered my question and testing it out having variety of fruit on hand. Instead of growing from a plant, the ability simply regenerates inside another fruit that is similar and nearby. It could let me study the devil fruit and sell it after I am done studying the fruit I can sell the fruit above 100 million since I can describe the fruits potential. I should give cousin a call and see if he can sell it for me again." Lighting thought.
He soon saw a pear turn purple that soon h1ad swirly marks on its surface. The stem curled out turning green. Lightning placed the fruit in his backpack. He placed the devil fruit in his pouch on his back. He soon slipped on his boots. He managed to wrap Eric's body in a huge tarp and tie it securely.
"I am sorry I had to do this, but I gave you so many chances to turn back. Letting you go was impossible the moment you tried killing me again. Don't worry I will pray for you at least." Lightning muttered. He heard a phone go off in his pouch. He reached for his back pocket to pick it up.
"Hello who is this I am speaking to?" Lightning asked them.
"Hello my demon child, this is Kureha here?" her voice told him.
"People on the island still call me demon still, though in a form of respect. I will let slid is anything wrong. Wapol is back the country and you want me to make it back to intercept him." Lightning asked her.
"No, he isn't back, but you sending my contact information to some woman to cover your tracks look suspicious to me. A woman with wore a white cowboy hat and revealing outfit under her jacket. She came up to me in town once asking for you. I was wondering if your parents had set up an Omiai or you did (Arranged marriage)." She laughed.
Lightning blushed as he shook his head. "No way, I don't have bad luck meeting other women, but I have certain preferences and requirements." Lightning blushed.
He heard a witch like laughter on the other side of the phone. "You using your doctor's degree to attack young maidens or try to impress them. You even experiment on your patients like some mad scientist. You remind me of that quack doctor that lived here." Kureha laughed.
Lightning shook his head. "First of all if I wanted to meet women I would have just been pediatrician seeing mothers bring most of the children. Two experimental procedures should be frowned unless they don't work. I make miracles happen and give people more opportunities to enjoy life. Besides that I am not a quack who pretends to be a doctor. Chopper's father was a more of a scientist than a medical doctor." Lightning clarified.
Kureha laughed. "Well it seems you are quite correct about Hiluluk. But you have the luck of meeting pure maidens and corrupting them. But I have to tell you something important before I head back up to my castle. There will be a package at Twin Cape detailing the job. Be sure to pick it up before you head out again. I will be sending a picture of the woman Chopper took for me to you soon. I'm heading back up to the castle with Chopper so he can work on a cure for that disease you brought him. See you later." Kureha explained.
She hanged up the phone up as Lightning walked to shore as he noticed a life boat. He carefully laid him in it. He shoved the boat off to sea as snapped his fingers. A stream of fire erupted onto the boat as it burned. He prayed silently as the boat burned at sea. He looked up to see the boat drop into the depths of the sea.
"Using earth related attacks isn't my style, but it seems like I'm slacking in my training still. I prefer to adaptive and being mobile. Seeing fire and earth drain me the most compared to the other five elements of my disposal. I should make haste and go towards the Grand Line now."
Lightning walked across the shore seeing his boat. He quickly boarded his boat as he sat there for a moment.
"Dot, take us out towards the Grand Line please." Lightning asked the computer.
The helm's computer came alive as the anchor retracted as the sails unfolded.
"I am correcting course and going to Reverse Mountain. So sit down and relax Lightning. I will call you on any developments that require your immediate action." The synthesized female voice told him. He quickly nodded to the idea.
"Thank you, but I will be putting up for my information on the ruins along with the samples I gathered." He explained. He felt the boat shift towards the west now. He causally walked into his boat and looked into the living room. He quickly noticed a picture was printing out as he saw the picture print out. He picked it up quickly noticing the person on the picture. He quickly walked back to his study room to put several things up.
He quickly looked at the woman wearing a white cowboy hat, white coat, and white boots. It looked like she wore a revealing purple and black outfit underneath it that showed a bit of cleavage. She had black hair and dark blue with a ring of lighter blue around them. She had her arms crossed as the doctor was drinking her favorite plum wine.
"This looks strangely familiar… to Nico Robin." Lightning thought. He quickly walked into his study room. He took off his pouch and set aside on the table.
"I will move everything to the right place when I log it. But this takes priority first."
He looked on the wall to see numerous sketch designs of inventions and paintings. He noticed the only bounty poster on the wall. He looked at it too see a younger version of the woman staring off in the distance on a ship. She was looking off into the distance.
"To think that my islands history and my family secret are related to this girl's pursuit is ridiculous. To think that mother was the link between Nico Robin and my family's history along with tradition brought this." He placed the photo and picture down on the table.
"Seismic quakes have been detected earlier, I would like you to come out and see the sight before you." Dot told him.
He quickly picked up his camera as he quickly walked outside. He saw Gunkan Island was extended. He saw several rocks looking like dragons in the distance. He instantly saw packs of dragon's roosting there helping little baby dragons. He was snapping pictures of the sight before him. He noticed a fleet of Marine ships were destroyed. He saw Luffy sailing off waving goodbye to Apis as he smirked. He took one more picture of the scene. He looked over to see Apis waving to him.
"Thank you Hikari-san!" Apis shouted.
Lighting waved off to her as she smiled back.
"Well it seems East Blue has been eventful trip, but now I have to go back to the Grand Line again. I have to make a stop at the Twin Capes to receive my package from her. I am guessing I am being pulled into some big situation and no doubt it's because of my reputation." Lightning muttered. He walked up to the helm to take off to Reverse Mountain.
