CallmeEevee: Wow! Thank you so much for your reviews, it made my day. Ok, where to start? Yeah I love the name for this story too, when she moves on the the next universe it'll be its own story under the name War of the Shadow Specters: Universe Two. Yes, I got the energy heel thing from that fanfic, I'm happy you noticed, credit goes to her, I'm currently reading it as well. I'm happy I got to make you laugh and yes, Killer wasn't at the top of his game there, and yes Kid was sooo pissed off, but I love having him look stupid because of his anger. Thank you for that tip for chapter 6, I'll go back and fix that and it'll just be a small addition so you don't have to reread it. And you'll see Law and Kidd's reactions to her bounty in this chapter. Phew, that's a lot to say.
MsPatricia: Yes, I had to make Law mad at her for the hat, it was inevitable after all. Thank you so much!
10th Squad 3rd Seat: Sorry I got your name wrong there, no hard feelings 'kay? Aeona actually has had a lot of stuff put in her head like, how to use magic, tons of fighting styles, knowledge of weaponry, an idea of what she's up against and why she is so important, a little of how the bridges between the universes work, and yeah, that stuff. While she knows a lot of cool things, she needs to train to be able to do them and some stuff takes more energy and power, which she knows she can't do yet. Plus some of the information is buried in her mind because she isn't ready to consciously know until her heart, body and power is strong enough. Right now she's being left in the dark about who the guys in white are and what would really happen if she failed. And yeah, I wanna wear Law's hat too.
Well, I'm happy now. This story has made a lot of progress and I'm excited for where this story is going. I have universes lined up to be taken care of and OC's waiting to be introduced into the story. Shhh, I'm not supposed to reveal them yet!
A new chapter for my amazing readers!
Universe One
Changing Hands
Killer's POV
"How the fuck did we miss her?" Kid yelled into the air with rage. The redhead was so set on finding the girl that we didn't leave Sabaody for a few days. Now we were on the ship and sailing out. Meanwhile Kid was pacing on the deck, a wanted poster of Aeona crumpled in his fist. I was impressed by the amount the marines set for her first bounty, first bounties usually aren't that high.
"You should've ended the game when we had her." I leaned against the railing of the deck, crossing my arms and legs casually. Kid stopped walking and threw his hands up in exasperation.
"How the fuck was I supposed to know that she was gonna run from you? And you need to remember that you were with her you fucking blonde." I looked away from him and stared at the ocean in front of the ship.
"Your fault for not finishing the game Kid." I could feel him glaring at the back of my head.
"I don't need a reminder." He growled before he continued pacing around, grumbling to himself. I sighed and left the noisy deck for the peace of my room.
Law's POV
"Not bad for your first bounty... 'Onyx Blade' Aeona." I raised an eyebrow. They nicknamed her after her weapon, but I guess can't complain since it was an impressive katana. Beautifully crafted and yet a sturdy weapon for battle, but it's not made of metal which is unusual. I'll need to examine it later.
"Wow, I like the name they gave me, but I didn't think my first bounty would be so high." Aeona said with a smile as she studied the poster. That Commodore she was fighting must be pissed at her to put that much on her head. But I got to hand it to her, she held her own against a logia who turned into smoke. I need to learn more about her abilities.
"Smoker's probably angry because he was almost beaten by a newbie pirate." She laughed and the two idiots joined in. I rolled my eyes and sipped my coffee, black, I don't like anything else in it.
"That was the guy that could turn into smoke right?" Penguin asked. Aeona nodded and folded up the poster.
"It was hard fighting him at first since I can't use haki." Both of my eyebrows went up, then how could she fight that logia at all?
"But I used something similar to haki that I could fight with. I still need to train and increase my stamina to be able to use it regularly in a fight though." I nodded my head slowly, at least she knew her limits so I don't need to keep an eye on her in the battlefield. It was still reckless of her to pull that jitte into her shoulder, and it would've been a pain to fix if she couldn't heal herself.
"What's with the blue fire on the picture though?" It was Shachi's turn to ask a question. Now I could learn a little more about her powers.
"I was healing myself, I can use five different coloured fire, but I've only practiced using three of them. The blue one is for healing, Smoker's weapon went through my shoulder and I needed to close the hole." She reached her left hand to her shoulder and touched it lightly. There wasn't a single mark to indicate she was ever injured, whatever the blue fire did, it was very thorough in the job.
"It takes a lot of energy to use the blue fire on myself since it takes energy from me and whoever I'm healing." She added. Shachi and penguin stared at her in amazement. Jean Bart poked his head into the kitchen, evidently eavsdropping.
"Can you heal old scars?" He asked. Aeona furrowed her brow in thought.
"I haven't done that before, but I could try. Why do you ask?" The large man squeezed into the kitchen with difficulty before answering.
"There is a mark on me that I want to be rid of." She nodded and put the poster on the table.
"Where is it?" Jean Bart turned around and pulled off his black A-shirt, revealing the 'Hoof of the Soaring Dragon' brand of a slave human on his back. I noticed Aeona's eyes fill with sadness as she stepped forward and put a hand on the mark. She closed her eyes and calmness spread onto her face as blue flames blossomed from her hand. Jean Bart shivered and the two idiots gasped. The burnt flesh began to peel off and fall to the floor as newer, unscathed flesh grew to replace it. Sweat started beading on her forehead as she continued to heal the old scar, apparently this took more energy from her than when she was healing her shoulder. Probably because she had to remove the burn and grow new flesh instead of just stitching an open wound together. This kept on until there was no sign of the brand left on Jean Bart's back.
"There." She removed her hand and slumped down, Penguin and Shachi rushed to catch her before she hit the floor. Jean Bart reached behind his back and tears swelled in his eyes when he couldn't find any mark at all. It's strange, seeing such a large man cry.
"Thank you." He whispered softly as he pulled his shirt back on. Aeona was barely staying conscious as she was being held up by my two crewmates, but she managed to smile.
"Anytime." She slurred before she fainted. I placed my cup down on the table and walked over to her.
"Do we put her in her room or on the medical bed?" Shachi asked, turning his head to me.
"She just exausted herself, it's nothing serious. I'll put her in her room." I gently took her into my arms and walked out of the kitchen. I kicked the door of her room open and lay her on the bed. Taking a face towel from her bathroom, I wet it with water and wiped the sweat from her face and lay the cloth over her forehead.
"You're really interesting, Aeona." I said softly, then I turned from her and paused in the doorway.
"I know you'll become even more powerful than you are now." With that I closed the door quietly behind me.
Kid's POV
Killer went back to his room so now I don't have anyone to bitch at. I let out a low growl before hollering at the chamberlain.
"Oi, are we there yet?" He looked up from the map at me and shook his head. I swore and stomped my boot on the deck.
"It'll be a few more hours till we get to that island captain." Killer noticed the booth in the background of Aeona's picture. It was selling seastone stuff and my chamberlain said that there was an island nearby with a marine base that had a ton of seastone. So I can get her on my ship and kick marines asses while I'm at it. I don't fucking care if Law won the fucking game, I want to know what the hell she could do. I uncrumpled the wanted poster and looked at her picture. Aeona didn't look like she was banged up too bad, and she was smiling while blue fire covered her shoulder. The katana she was holding gleamed dangerously as crimson blood dripped off the tip. I smiled, at least she could fight.
A few more hours passed and we finally docked on the island. My first mate told me to keep a low profile, as usual, but I didn't fucking care. We walked around the town and destroyed the group of marines that tried to stop us, along with a few nearby buildings. I had to deal with Killer's bitching at me about keeping a low profile, but I ignored him like I always did. We went all the way around to the other side of the island where I found that shitty doctor's piss yellow submarine. I jumped on top of it and banged on the door.
"Open up you shitty doctor, I'm taking her with me." I yelled as I kicked at the door. Killer turned around to face behind us, his blades spinning.
"She's already a part of my crew, I beat you in that game on Sabaody, or did you not remember?" I spun on the spot to see the shitty doctor standing on the beach with a smirk, a shopping bag on the sand by his leg.
"I don't fucking care, she's coming with me you piece of shit!" Purple sparks crackled in my hand as I jumped down onto the beach and charged at him.
"I'll beat your ass and take her if I have to!" I screamed in rage as we began to battle on the beach.
Aeona's POV
"Ugh." I put a hand on my forehead and felt the towel lying across it. I flipped it over and sighed as the cooler side of the towel rested on my face, my other hand reached around behind me and I felt my back far anything that might've appeared. I winced as I remembered the pain I felt as I was healing Jean Bart, I didn't feel the pain itself, but I could see and feel the memory of the mark being branded into his back. His screams of pain was almost unbearable to listen to, it was like watching a cornered animal cry for help that wasn't gonna come. The memories and information in my head about the blue fire did not include anything about this kind of experience I just had, although I suspect this won't be the only time. It was my first time healing someone other than myself, and it was a much more painful injury than any I had healed myself of. Maybe that's why I could see that memory, an event like that could never be forgotten, or forgiven so easily.
The submarine shook as though something slammed into the side of it. I got up, grabbed my katana and rushed out the door, ignoring the dizziness that came with getting up too quickly. Climbing up the ladder, I pushed through the door to see Law and Kidd going head to head on the beach.
"She's coming onto my ship right after I beat your ass you shitty doctor!" Kid yelled.
"Like I said, she's already a part of my crew" I facepalmed, I really didn't want to have to deal with this argument again. It was just like on Sabaody after I healed the scratch on my arm. I spotted Killer standing nearby on the submarine, he was watching Kid fight by himself, but was ready to jump in if he needed to. I turned back to the fighting captains and drew my katana. Jumping into the air, I cloaked my black blade with regular orange fire and sliced into the ground between them. They immediately stopped and faced me, since I had caught their attention.
"Would you two stop arguing about that? I'm not some toy that can be taken." I let the line of fire on the ground go out as I stood up and sheathed my katana. Giving Law a quick glare, I turned to Kid.
"I'm gonna have to be sailing with your crew some of the time anyways but that doesn't mean you have to hunt me down after the first few days." Kid smirked at Law and he stuck up the middle finger in return.
"Aeona, you're already part of my crew. You can leave whenever you want after I learn about your powers, but I'm not gonna let you join this idiots crew." He told me seriously. I rolled my eyes.
"I said I would be a part of your crew for now." I emphasized the last two words.
"Besides, both of you drew that knife so technically my fate is temporarily tied to both of you, which means I have to switch between your crews while I'm here." They both had confusion on their faces, although Kid showed it more openly.
"What the fuck do you mean while you're here? You ain't going anywhere but with me." I shook my head and rubbed my temples. I guess I forgot to tell them I'm not from this world.
"I'll make it simple, I'm not from this universe and I have other universes to be at after this one because I have a very important quest to protect these universes and my own." Disbelief was all I could see in both of their faces. Despite the fact that their personalities and appearances are so different, they can be so much the same sometimes.
"Oh c'mon, did you really think there would be people in this world that had powers like this without eating a devilfruit?" I sprung blue fire in my left hand and regular fire in my right to make a point.
"Then what is this quest of yours that puts you here?" Law asked me. I opened my mouth to let out the information in my head, but inner bells and alarms rung, telling me not to say it. So I compromised my words.
"All I need to do is help you two get to where you want to go." Kid scooped me up onto his shoulder and walked away from Law. I didn't fight him since I knew I would need to sail with him and his crew for a bit anyways.
"Then you can help me find the One Piece if that's what you're supposed to do."
"Yeah, whatever." Law stared at me with accusing eyes, but let me go with the red-head since I didn't fight him.
"Sorry Law, I'll be with you guys again soon. You'll see-HIIII!" I yelped when Kid slapped my butt, I smacked him on the back of his head in return but he only chuckled. Killer jumped off the submarine and joined us in our march back to the Kid Pirates' ship.
Law's POV
I watched Aeona get carried away by the idiot red-head and I was struggling not to take her back since she was going willingly. I've been taking note of her behaviour for the few days she was with us, and it was clear she was telling the truth when she said she wasn't from this world. I walked back into the submarine and went into the kitchen to find Bepo.
"We're going under right now. Get everyone at their stations." I ordered. My first mate looked at me with a puzzled expression.
"But what about Aeona? I saw her running out a while ago, aren't we gonna wait for her to get back?" I shook my head.
"She's with the Kid Pirates now. Get this submarine under the water, we're leaving." I walked out of the kitchen and made my way to my room. So Aeona had a reason to be with both the red-head and myself, but why? And who is that blonde man who brought her here in the first place. There was more she wasn't telling us and I intended to pull every detail out of her the next chance I got.
Oooh, Law is scary.
YES! I HAVE FINISHED IT!
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