I sincerly apologize for the late post! I was diagnoised with some chronic heath conditions and so I've been dealing with them. But enough about me I hope you enjoy this chapter! Also this is thinking, "this is talking" and everything else is action or narrative!

I do not own onepeice only my characters and story lines!

Serena looked up at the massive wooden gate, metal bolts enforcing its strength. Taking a deep breath she ran towards it. Pushing against the doors with all her might, her feet sliding back as she grit her teeth.
"Ahhh!~~ What the hell!"
She cried, glaring at it puffing out her cheeks turning them a reddish hue
"You think you're so tough, huh!? Well, take this!"
Giving the gate a swift and powerful sidekick, it slowly began to open.
"Ha!"
She cheered pumping her fist into the air, a triumphant smile on her face. As the gate moaned opened a man stepped forward carrying a giant Zanbato. As he approached his details became clear, black side swept spiky hair, scars littering muscles bulging under his armless black gi. The side profile of a ferocious dragon roaring gracing the spot over the left side of his gi jacket, a scar ran across his angular face at a tilt. Behind him, six more figures could be seen branching out from him forming a V, all wearing the same gi as the first, with slight modifications. The closest two were male, one lean and refined, a tachi resting on his hip, hair in a high ponytail letting the bottom rest just below his shoulders. His gi well kept and fully intact if not a bit loose, the material seeming lighter more silk like than the rest. The adjacent man appeared overall more brutish. His hair spiked in varying directions, muscles protruded more than the first, veins swelled under his skin sickeningly. Dragging a giant metal Otsuchi, his gi resembling the first in its armless state. As they came closer he removed the top, throwing it to the side revealing the mountain of his body. The symbol that was lost with the gi covered the entirety of his chest and abs. The next two seemed to be teenage twins, a boy, and a girl each with hair cut shoulder length with bangs. The girl carried a Kusarigama on her hip the boy a metal Chigiriki, the chain invisible to the human eye as he twirled it to the side playfully. The last two were both female. One held a Yumi the other flintlock guns, two strapped on either side of her hips. The two seemed to be complete opposites of each other. The yumi wielder appeared frumpy, her gi pristine though her hair a mess in a half-assed top knot, her eyes hidden behind giant round glasses, snot dripping and sucked in repetitively. A large yumi strapped to her back. The other female was completely pristine with her hair bound in two large buns on either side of her head. Her makeup simple yet elegant with sharp black liner on the top of her eyes, crimson decorating her lips and peach on her cheeks. Though her gi hung off of her shoulders rather suggestively. Twin holsters hung on her waist. The leader stopped once through the gate, staring down at Serena, the others glanced around.
"Wow, wow! Look at all the corpses!"
The twin male announced, kicking one with his foot before turning his attention towards Serena
"Ehh! Nii-chan she can't be the intruder she's so small!"
Putting his hand over his eyebrows to see better, he looked around high and low patronizingly. Serena kept silent, keeping her gaze locked with the leader. The power he was emitting alone gave her goose bumps; the others were also fairly strong though none in the same league as him. Her blood heated in anticipation, eyes flickered rapidly.
"What is your name"
The leaders voice rumbled out. The corner of Serena's mouth turned upwards
"Serena, I've come for my kitty and the lives of all those who dare keep her from me."
She proclaimed letting a bit of her blood lust pulse out of her in waves. The twin boy stopped yapping and they all watched her seriously, grasping the perceived strength of their opponent. The leader was the only one who seemed unfazed. With a grunt he replied
"I am Daiki second in command of the White claw."
Serena's smile widened, her eyes almost fully ignited
"Yes, I know of you!~ Let's see if I remember correctly…"
She pointed to the swordsman,
"Haruki"
The Otsuchi user,
"Tatsuo"
The Yumi wielder
"Bunko"
The gunslinger
"Kayo"
All faces took a darkened turn at the intruder's knowledge of their names. At that moment, they knew that this girl was not what she appeared. For no one out side of the highest ranked military officials of their lordship knew all of their identities.
"Hey, hey Nee-chan I don't know who you are but I'm Yokuto and that's Sora!"
The male twin Yokuto yelled, agitated that he and his sister were the only ones left out. All the while his sister kept a steady gaze on their enemy.
Serena just laughed, bell tones ringing out before nodding
"Aye aye, Yokuto and Sora it is!"
Yokuto smirked triumphantly before his eyes took on a darker appearance.
"Now tell us how you know so much Nee-chan…"
He spat, venom lacing his words. Haruki, who had been watching the women in front of him with intensity, tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword as she rang off the names of his comrades. He knew she looked familiar but couldn't place her. The memory seemed fragmented, flashes of silver and black. Gunfire and the smell of burning bodies, scenes of hell raging through out his mind. Though his face remained calm, despite the war raging to collect the memories in his head. Finally, he remembered upon catching her gaze, eyes flashing the crimson of death. It all came back to him. Where they met the women in front of them, where they found the twins, where they all almost perished.

Rewind about 5 years
Haruki, Bunko, Kayo, Tatsuo and Daiki entered the main tent in a rebel camp. The citizens, tired of the oppression of the monarchy of the island chose to stand up and revolt. However, with limited training in the art of war they had no choice but to call for outside forces. Haruki knew the others called in from working different jobs but never had they all been together like this. Some mercenaries may work in teams but with their respective skill levels that had never been necessary. War was different though, the sheer amount of adversaries paired with the destructive force of their artillery and chance of multiple devil fruit users appearing, made teamwork a requirement. The monarchy of the island had contacted the Marines and they had quickly come to their aid. Apparently, the island supplied valuable materials to them for generations and their partnership was strong. The rebel leader began debriefing them on the enemies strengths and their own. Haruki ran a hand through his shoulder length hair before looking at his counterpart . Daiki as always the perfect picture of a deranged soldier hyper alert, though with the features of Neanderthal. He thought. Yet, looking at Tatsuo makes Daiki appear like any other normal person, that guy makes seaboars look attractive… On the other hand, Kayo looks as gorgeous as ever. Letting his eyes trail bottom to top, taking in every detail of her curves. Not too discreetly, however, as his gaze reached her ample chest she used her arms to lift them up, teasingly shooting him a wink. Blood trickled out of his nose as he smiled at her. Bunko cleared her throat loudly shooting Kayo a look. Who just closed her eyes and shrugged her shoulders.
"It's not my fault if he thinks I'm attractive"
"That gives you a right to be a whore?"
"Don't worry I'm not gonna steal your boyfriend"
Bunko blushed furiously, roughly wiping her dripping nose while quickly looking between Haruki and Kayo, cheeks rapidly reddening
"B-B-Boyfriend!"
In a split second Bunko and Kayo had drawn their weapons, aiming at each other.
Daiki kept his eyes focused on the rebel leader who didn't seem to understand what was going on. Panic clear on his face
"Kayo, Bunko save your anger for those who you've been hired to kill."
Haruki closed his eyes, crossed his arms while nodding his head in agreement with Daiki though he could feel his invasive gaze
"Stop instigating all of this, we've been hired for a job not to fraternize with each other."
Haruki rolled his eyes before patting his hilt and smirking at him.
"I'm pretty sure we're all ready to go kick ass. Why don't we hurry this along Mr. Rebel Leader we've all seen battlefields before why the hell is this taking so long?"
He questioned, kicking the table that held the map of the battlefield.
"Haruki…"
Daiki warned. The rebel leader stepped in
"I understand you're all experts in your field, but I'm sure the Marine's brought something even you haven't faced before. It's destroyed over half of our forces in two days. 100,000 men gone, even their corpses!"
"How do you know that they didn't just desert, or were captured?"
Kayo asked as both she and Bunko holstered their weapons. They all gazed at the rebel leader intently.
"That's what I first thought when I heard the news. Though, upon seeing the battlefield there would have been no way for those men to survive…"
He looked down in terror, his expression twisted. Sweat glistened, trickling down his face
"The entire place was blood, just pools of blood everywhere! As if it was raining blood! The entire place! That's why I called you guys! I heard that you are the best of the best and without you, we are doomed to fail! We'll all be killed!"
Bunko stepped in her eyes sharp behind her glasses
"I don't know why you're making all this up. You already have us here, there's no reason to try to entice us any further."
The rebel leader's mouth gaped open before he slammed his hands on the table
"I'm not making anything up! The Marines have brought monsters, fucking monsters!"
Daiki's eyebrow rose
"Monsters? As in there's more than one?"
The rebel leader nodded slowly
"We've had reports from the battlefields before we'd loose contact that there are at least five though there could be more. By the time we'd send reinforcements it'd be too late, everyone would be gone. "
Haruki yawned loudly
"So you're just saying that a group of badasses took out your wimpy army? That's not surprising, after all"
He patted Daiki's back, a wicked grin cracking his face
"Cause by your standards we're all monsters here"
The debriefing ended shortly after that. Soon the group was on their way to battle. It would take place near a village abandoned from the frequent battles raging close by.
"These bastards are nothing!"
Haruki bellowed, slicing through the Marines and kingdoms forces.
Haruki made up the front line along with Daiki and Tatsuo while Bunko and Kayo stayed further behind to make use of their mid to long range weapons. The battle was going extremely well, they were making great progress into the enemy's forces. Yet, Haruki couldn't shake a feeling of dread. He kept it in the back of his mind, laughing at himself for even thinking about what the idiotic rebel leader said. The feeling grew the further in they advanced into the enemy's forces. All of a sudden the enemy dispersed and retreated. The group of mercenaries stopped their assault, except for Bunko and Kayo who kept steadily firing off from afar, picking off stragglers and the wounded
"Ha! Look at that! The wimpy pricks are running away with their tails between their legs! That damn guy, if he wasn't paying me so much I'd kill him for leading me on like that!"
As the enemy retreated further away, a shiver went up Haruki's spine. His entire body tensed, all of his senses automatically went hyper alert. Looking around he saw the other's all have the same reaction. That's when it happened. A rebel soldier screamed as Haruki turned to look at where it came from another was heard. Soon screams were heard all around him, he looked quickly at Kayo whose eyes were sharp but he could make out the slightest tremor in her hand. All of a sudden blood spurted up into the air before raining down, and what seemed like a hurricane ran through the forces at an unimaginable speed.
"Haruki!"
Bunko screamed just as spear appeared from the sky plummeting to his exact spot. He quickly dodged, the spear nearly impaling him. His skin prickled as it passed him, he could feel electricity surging from it. The group came closer together as half of the rebel army desperately tried to escape. However those that retreated were quickly massacred as what seemed like a small tornado. Body parts took air, drenching and littering the ground.
"Wimps huh?"
Daiki mumbled Haruki laughed slightly eyes searching for the enemy.
"Seems they got some tricks…"
"Look sharp there should be at least three more!"
Kayo yelled, abruptly electricity sparked through the air seconds before the ground lit up
"Fuck!"
The group dispersed instantly, some of the rebel forces that had stayed to fight were instantly vaporized. They crumbled into ash leaving only fragments of armor and weaponry behind.
The mercenaries stayed relatively spread out, though in such a way that if an enemy came close one of them could be able to alert the others. More screams ensued as soldiers were twisted and warped into a six-foot wide black vortex that appeared a few yards from the mercenaries. The sickening snapping of their bones intermingling with their gore blocked screams.
The enemy showed itself only once, yet they are still attacking. Where could they be…
Haruki desperately thought before something dawned on him
The spear came from…
Glancing up quickly he saw them, floating on what seemed to be a cloud. A group of five like the report mentioned. However, it didn't seem right. They were all children, none more than teens.
How in the fuck could they be the ones doing all of this…
There were two girls and three boys. One girl had what looked to be retractable spears attached around her waist in a holster. The other seemed to be the youngest, she had silver and black hair yet no weapons from what he could see. A dark haired boy carried a long katana on his hip, a blond haired boy seemed to have a cutlass, the third boy had red hair didn't seem to be carrying any weapons. Sucking his teeth he whistled alerting Bunko and Kayo gesturing upwards.
The enemy doesn't know that we figured out their positions, better to attack while that's still true.
Bunko and Kayo followed to where Haruki gestured and nodded, both began firing rapidly. Before their attacks could hit the whirlwind started up again. The bullets and arrows shattered, falling onto the battlefield. A boy no more than 14 stood forefront sheathing a sword before getting into a stance. Haruki's eyes widened
"Move!"
He screamed just before the boy unsheathed his sword, releasing a titan razor-sharp air current onto the battlefield splitting the ground. The group was blown away from the impact, shattering their defensive formation. Dust covered the battlefield, burning Haruki's eyes as he looked around for the others.
"Damn kids…"
He coughed; standing up as the dust cleared the figures of his group became apparent. It seemed no one was injured passed a few bruises and cuts, each quickly hidden behind chunks of ruble.
"Damn…"
Haruki frantically tried to think of how they could get those kids down from the cloud or hit them at all given that crazy ass child swordsman was up there. He couldn't put a name to the style the kid used but then again everything about those kids screamed weird as fuck.
No wonder those rebel wimps were taken out so fast. Are they devil fruit users?
While Haruki tried to think of something Bunko and Kayo who had hidden behind the same boulder scattered, firing at the cloud from different angles. The boy swordsman attempted to block all of the attacks, yet one made its way through. Haruki could see the trajection of the bullet would hit the youngest of the group, the girl with silver and black hair. Just before it lodged itself into her skull the blonde boy threw himself in the way. The bullet pierced his back; he fell onto his knees while the girl just gazed on as if nothing happened, eyes dead. The cloud they were standing on dissolved, they all began to fall from the sky. Before they hit the girl with what looked like retractable spears attached around her hips caught the girl with silver and black hair. The boy holding nothing caught the blond, the group jumped back several feet before placing the two down together and turning towards the mercenaries. The red head raised his arm towards them spreading his fingers before closing them into a fist. Suddenly a vortex appeared at Kayo and Bunko's position. Both girls screeched as their legs become ravaged. Tatsuo, a few feet from them threw his battle hammer just above their heads. Both reached out to grab it, the force of the throw releasing them from the hold of the vortex. The hammer landed a good distance away, both girls legs torn and bleeding bone protruding out in various angles, as they sat panting on the ground. Their faces a mixture of pain and boiling anger. Kayo raised her gun and began to fire frantically at the group shrieking in rage. Again the boy with the sword flickered forward stopping the bullets with a fury of invisible strikes. Kayo growled in fury, while Bunko quickly ripped pieces of her clothing wrapping them around her legs to slow the bleeding. Daiki came to the forefront, his presence intimidating to even the most seasoned veteran, yet the kids showed no reaction.
"What are your names"
A look of questioning came over the red heads face. Yet it was the small swordsman who answered, his voice listless and hollow yet lined in sarcasm.
"You wish to know the names of the ones who will kill you…?"
Daiki slowly shook his head side to side, keeping eye contact with the small swordsman.
"No, I wish to know the names of the ones I am going to kill"
A slight smile appeared on the boys face. Gesturing to himself, the red head, the blond, then the silver haired girl and the girl with the staffs he replied.
"We have no formal names. I am 3, this is 2, 5, 1, and she is 4. We are the executioners of the Marines."
He placed a hand over the hilt of his sword
"I believe it is your turn, now."
Daiki nodded, Haruki scoffed in astonishment
"What the hell, don't tell them our names! You don't owe these little shits anything!"
Putting his hand over his hilt, Haruki moved into stance to attack however Daiki lifted his arm to stop him.
"I am Daiki, this one is Haruki, the two girls you injured are Kayo and Bunko, and the larger warrior is Tatsuo."
"Now, even though you are all merely children."
Daiki sank into an attack stance
"You all are too dangerous to allow to live, it is time for you to die."
In an instant Daiki appeared before the red headed boy, side punching him, sending him flying. Haruki and Tatsuo hurriedly joined in attacking simultaneously. Haruki went after the little swordsman, 3, Tatsuo the staff wielder, 4. Sparks flew as their blades clashed together. Haruki stronger but 3 faster, after exchanging some blows they jumped back.
"What happened, eh?! You taking it easy on me?!"
He bellowed. 3 once again smiled slightly, the two rushed towards each other this time Haruki could barley keep up. Clangs resounded through out the battlefield though he couldn't be bothered to pay attention to what everyone else was doing. As the blows between them continued he knew that 3 was steadily increasing his speed. The swings became mere flashes of light, though inside Haruki was waiting for the light to transform into wind. The moment it did that he knew that, he either had to dodge or die at the distance they were fighting at. Haruki's eyes widened as a cut appeared on his cheek, and then quickly spread through the rest of his body. The strikes came as a whirlwind, encasing his entire form. Lasting only a few seconds yet in that span of time Haruki's eyes began to adjust, he could see a bit of a sword within the flashes of light. The assault subsided in an instant, gasping, blood ran down his body littered with slices, none life threatening by themselves but together… he knew he had to end this fast. Steeling himself he entered a secret stance of his clans snake form, sucking his teeth in the process
Making me resort to this, damn kid…
Sinking down low he sheathed his sword and closed his eyes. Paying no heed to the loss of warmth in his body. Upon opening them his pupils shrank to slits, and he waited. Watching 3 for all movements. His eyes now allowing him to see the slight breath of 3s chest, the twitch in his arms and all to clearly the smug look on his face.
Damn smirking bastard
Adjusting the grip on his sword, Haruki lowered his stance and waited. The sounds of the others battles becoming mute as the two stared into each other. A moment of silence passed…the two leaped. Wind and serpent raged against the other. Burning blood watered the land, spread by the gust of the strikes. Haruki gasped, a slight smile resting on his paling lips.
"Not…too bad"
The click of a sword entering its hilt rang.
"But not good enough…"
3 swayed, stumbling before standing straight sheathing his sword. Turning to look over his shoulder he stared at Haruki mouthing something that was carried onto the wind. Never making it across to the other warrior, before falling limp kicking up dust as the ground drank from the gash in his chest.
Breathing a sigh of relief Haruki leaned back, wincing placing his hand on his side. Blood oozed between his fingers, he sucked air through his teeth. Harsh coughs escaped his lips, spreading crimson onto the ground.
"Damn brat…Ahh the fuck…"
Quickly looking around the battlefield he saw his comrades fairing worse than himself. Quickly wiping his mouth before ripping part of his shirt he hastily tied it around his oozing wound. Taking a deep breath he dashed across the field to Bunko and Kayo.
"Haruki!"
"Bout time you showed up!"
Bunko and Kayo shouted between simultaneously reloading and firing their weapons. Smirking wearily Haruki crouched down behind the upturned ground they were taking shelter behind.
"You look terrible"
Kayo observed while reloading her gun, quickly peering at his blood-drenched state. Haruki just sneered pointedly looking her and Bunko's legs
"I'm not the only one. Plus, those guys out there"
Nodding his head towards the battle field
"Don't seem to be doing too well either. Bunch of sissies getting beaten by kids!"
Kayo scoffed
"Then why don't you get up and help them, tough guy?"
"I'll be getting up soon, just need to take a rest real quick"
He smiled, eyes weary. Bunko shook her head
"No we need to get out of here and regroup. The others have taken heavy damage and so have we. Even Daiki can't keep up with dodging those vertexes; Tatsuo looks like he's ready to collapse and we're almost out of ammo. We need to leave"
Grabbing hold of the upturned ground Haruki lifted himself up to stand, before shooting a wink to Bunko
"You worry too much, we'll finish em off in no time. After all… they're just a bunch of kids!"
At that moment the fighting on the battlefield seemed to stop all at once. The kids retreated in haste back behind the silver and black haired girl. Picking up the blond boy and boy swordsman along the way before completely leaving the battlefield. Haruki could see the bafflement mixed with relief on the faces of all but Daiki. Confused he looked back towards the kids and saw the silver haired girl, 1, standing up. Her loose white dress soiled with blood and dirt slightly blew in the wind. She looked around, seemingly in a daze.
She hasn't moved this whole time…what's she doing?
That's when he noticed it, her eyes were flashing rapidly from a dark to a bright glowing crimson. Flickering with rapidly increasing speed, suddenly she closed her eyes. A sadistic grin cracked her face. Slowly rolling her head back and to the side, she began to giggle. Silver and black hair lifted from some unseen force, rippling in the air. A shiver went up his spine as he felt bloodlust unlike anything he had ever felt before.
"RETREAT!"
Daiki bellowed running away from the girl. Picking up both Bunko and Kayo throwing them over his shoulders, Tatsuo meeting him and taking Bunko over his burnt bloody shoulder. The girl just kept laughing, Haruki didn't know what to do. His body felt fear that it had never known before. His mouth dry and his mind blank. Never before had he felt the feeling of being prey. Of facing a force so much larger than himself, that pissing his pants would not be an inappropriate response. In front of him was no little girl it was a monster.
"Haruki, that bitch is dangerous come on!"
Kayo cried, snapping him out of his trance. He hurriedly scrambled to retreat, clutching his side. His eyes wide and breathing labored; looking back he could see darkness slowly spreading out and around her. It reached towards the sky erasing all notions of it. Rebel soldiers left on the battlefield too in awe of the terrifying force before them froze. Some dropping their weapons, others pissing and shitting themselves where they stood. The monstrous bloodlust ripping the spines out of any who stood in its way. Black tendrils weaved through the earth from the child at terrifying speeds. Skewering the soldiers in varying directions.
"Fuck Fuck Fuck! What the hell is that thing!"
He screamed picking up his pace, finally able to catch up with the rest who were heading towards the abandoned village.
The streets were barren and many of the houses showed signs of war. Bullet holes, dried gore and a light scent of gunpowder tarnished what was once probably a peaceful place to live. Quickly they split up to minimize the chances of all of them being killed. Bunko stayed with Daiki, Kayo with Tatsuo leaving Haruki by himself. Being as injured as he was there was no point in trying to act like he could protect either of them. Entering an abandoned two story wooden house he began looked for escape routes. Swiftly scanning the rooms he went through, keeping low around windows and minimizing the sounds of his footsteps as much as possible as he progressed. He came upon one of the downstairs bedrooms and froze to the sound of ruffling coming from the closet. Placing a hand on the hilt of his katana slowly he crept over to the closet. Standing in front of it he paused before quickly opening the closet door and jumping back.
"What the…"
Inside the closet were three young kids, two boys and girl. Each wearing rags of clothes, dirt and grime covering their small forms. The girl glared daggers at him while protectively clutching what seemed to be her brother to her chest.
"What the hell are kids doing here?"
Haruki murmured kneeling down until he was about eye level with them, ignoring the burning movement brought.
"Hey, what are you guys doing here? This is a war zone, not a place to sleep"
None of the children responded or moved. Sighing Haruki went over some possible actions in his head for him to get out of this alive. None involved taking the brats with him but he knew that he couldn't leave them. Suddenly a sickly innocent song brushed his ears
"Hide and go seek…
I've lost my sheep
Oh, where did they all~ go?
Into the town…
And into the houses…
I'll dismember them all in a row."
Rubbing his temples he sighed and glanced towards the window.
"Thankfully it doesn't seem as if she's too close"
He breathed, turning towards the children once more.
"Look you can't stay here, there's a scary monster coming. You won't be safe here."
The boy once hiding his face now looks towards the window with his sister. He tried to hold back tears as she stared with fierce determination towards the window, seemingly challenging the song. Haruki's impatience was growing. He was never one for kids, especially now with them trying to kill him. He'd leave them if the circumstances were different. At least, that's what he tried to affirm in his head. As the song became softer he exhaled.
"Look we need to mo-"
Haruki felt his body sway, catching himself on a nearby wall. His vision went in and out of focus. Shaking his head he sat down, pulling a half bloodied cigarette out of his pants pocket. Quickly lighting it he rested his head on the wall before exhaling. The smoke burning his crippled insides. A cough shook him, splattering across the floor. The kids stared at the blood and him, fear in their eyes.
Fucking kids…
The adrenaline keeping him awake slowly leaving him, allowing him to feel the pain he'd rather drink away. Blood crawled down across his eyes, bringing the dirt caught in his hair with it. Loud crashes forced themselves through the air along with an animalistic scream.
The thought of Kayo and her huge tits, crossed his mind
"I never got to touch them…"
He mumbled to himself through the smoke. The boy slowly walked over to him, holding bandages in his tiny arms. Sitting down he placed them on the floor between them.
"Oji-san…Are we going to die?"
The young boy asked eyes red as he stared down to the floor. Haruki looked over him, no more than 8 and breathed out, placing a hand on the boy's head. Never answering the question. The deafening destruction came closer to their location. The boy ran over to the girl and the both shook, crying silently in fear. Closing his eyes, Haruki pitied the two kids.
Kids used to kill…what a fucked up war
A silent chuckle left his lips
Killed by a little girl. What a piece of shit I am
As the buildings by them started falling a dark tendril enveloped the window. In an instant the cigarette fell from his lips and his arms wrapped themselves around the two kids. His chest muffling their screams.