Author note: Sorry for the lack of an update, what has it been a month? Well you guys know how it goes, school and rehearsal for the elephant man keeps me busy. Plus you got the drama, the emotional problems, and what not. Then to add salt to the wound, I haven't felt like writing either, so I guess that makes me a bad person. I am also going to warm you now that this chapter will be random and not make much sense because the original idea I had is lost and I am just going to wing it. Enjoy! Also I am dividing the last chapter into three chapters so it'll fit the limit set by FanFic, and so I can release them separately as well.
Chapter 21: The Secret Garden! Shikia True Plan and Power at Last!
"What did I do?" Luffy asked stunned at Damion's comment. Everyone looked disgruntled as the bolder started to collapse and crumble. A few seconds past and all that was left was rubble, allowing a strange, faint, purple light through the hole and into the room. Shikia started to laugh heavily as he left the room through the hole.
"Bastard!" Damion shouted as he drew his sword and chased after the fiend.
"Veinte Fleur," Robin muttered as hands sprouted from Damion and the ground to stop the reckless assault.
"Let me go Robin!" Damion commanded, "I have to stop him from going into the Zen Garden!"
"Sorry, I can't do that," Robin softly told Damion and he started to calm down.
"Why not?" Damion asked in a calmed rage.
"Well for starters it's stupid," Nami commented.
"Beside, you have no idea what is on the other side," Robin told him with a slight raise in her tone of voice. Damion eyes widen at her words. He sheeted his blade as Robin freed him from her grasp.
"Care to explain Robin?" Sanji asked as he like the other guys in the group scratched the back of their heads.
"I bet it has something to do with that mysterious purple light," Luffy huffed.
"Your right about that one Luffy," Robin smiled.
"Wow, Luffy made sense again, something strange is going on," Ussop commented.
"Haven't you learned by now that weirdness seems to follow us Ussop?" Zoro questioned. Ussop shrugged and shook his head, and Zoro sighed.
"May I continue?" Robin asked the crew. They nodded their heads and she took a deep breath, "While in the ruin I came upon a strange tablet with a drawing of the moon on it. I though it was strange and out of place so I decided to go and take a closer and that when I saw the mentioning of a strange phenomena know as "Moon Drip". The slab was worn out so I was only able to decipher bits and pieces of it, but apparently the purple moon emits a strange light once every thousands years, those who goes into the light will becomes demon, but the light can be harnessed into a single beam to grand power, among other things," Robin simply explained.
"Impossible," Damion and Chopper both said at the same time, which caused the other members to turn their heads and attention to them.
"Would you like to go first Chopper?" Damion offered.
"No, I think you should go first, after all, it might be the same thing," Chopper told him.
"Well, "Moon Drip" wasn't suppose to happen for another fifteen years," Damion said.
"What are you talking about?" Franky wondered.
"The dragon keepers know all about the times and phases of the phenomena, there no way it could be happening right now," Damion explained.
"Aside from that, the "Moon Drip" is poisonous to human, just being exposed to it can cause risk for serious illnesses," Chopper informed the group.
"Yohohoho, you don't suppose that Shikia is using his Devil Fruit powers to some how control it, after all, he can control light," Brook chimed in.
"That is a possibility," Nami sighed.
"Well it doesn't matter, all I have to do is kick his ass AND IT'LL BE OVER!" Luffy smiled.
"Let's go, no time to talk or plan, we wasted too much time here," Damion said in a serious tone of voice, "who knows how far he has gotten into his plan?" Everyone hesitated for a moment before heading through the hole into the Zen Garden. What they saw when they got out there shocked them.
When they got outside, they were in disbelief. Behind the den was a garden that was untouched by human hands. The grass was a bright shade of green, even though it was night time, a gentle breeze shook the leaves of the towering trees. A sweet fragrance emitted from the flower patches that were scattered across the field. The river glistened under the purple moon, while the mighty waterfall crashed into the lake a few hundred feet above, and while it crashed, you could a rainbow. In the middle of the lake was a weird statue that was shaped like a big, golden bird bath.
"Whoa, this is beautiful," Nami sighed as her breath was taken away by the sight.
"I don't see Shikia anywhere," Luffy shouted as his head shot quickly from side to side searching for his new enemy.
"I don't like this feeling," Zoro commented in anger as he put one of his hands on his blade.
"For once, I agree with the moss head," Sanji told them.
"There is an uneasy feeling here," Robin agreed with them. Ussop and Franky looked at each other, exchanging the "stay on your guard" look.
"Pyramid of Light," Shikia's voice echoed from a distance. A strange yellow light shot out from behind the group and trapped Franky, Sanji, Zoro, Brook, and Luffy in glowing, yellow-orange pyramid. Everyone in there struggled and attacked but their powers and efforts we useless to break free.
"Boy, I am getting lazy, I couldn't even trap all of these kids," Shikia sighed as he appeared in from of them.
"What did you do to our friends?" Ussop asked him.
"I put them in a nullifying pyramid so they won't get in my way," Shikia boastfully answered.
"Then why didn't you put us in there?" Chopper bravely questioned.
"Well I was monitoring all of the fights that were taking place in the den, and you guys aren't that much of a threat. Besides, I was lazy and missed my shot, but it doesn't matter now," Shikia explained.
"What are you planning to do?" Nami questioned.
"Just wait and see for yourself, everything will be clear in a moment," Shikia laughed and vanished. The rage in Damion intensified, but at the same time, he felt helpless. Shikia reappeared in front the the golden basin and reached his hand in the cobalt blue liquid. His hand stayed in there for a few seconds before he pulled out a snow-white fang that was almost half a foot long.
"No!" Damion shouted, "What are you doing with the dragon fang?"
"Patience, you will soon learn," Shikia chuckled. He began to chant as everyone watch with fear in their eyes, not knowing what to do. The purple light from the moon intensified and a purple beam of energy shot down from the moon. Shikia threw the fang into the air, not even a moment pasted before the beam hit fang.
"Now this is where the smart girl comes in," Shikia mentioned.
"Like I'm going to help you!" Nami and Robin shouted, not knowing which one he was talking about.
"I'm not giving you a choice!"
"You creepy better not harm the girls!" Sanji shouted but he went unheard because the sound couldn't escape either.
"Red light of obedience," Shikia announced as he pointed a finger at Robin. Robin just stood there for a few seconds before a red aura surrounded her.
"Robin!" Damion shouted, "Bastard! You think you can use my friends!" Damion drew his blade and rushed towards Shikia.
"Dragon Rush!" Damion announced as he jumped to attack.
"Silly boy," Robin said in a monotonous robotic voice, "Seis Fleur." Six hands stopped Damion from attacking and moving on his own as he fell straight to the ground.
"Now be a dear and stand him up," Shikia playfully said. Robin repositioned her hands and stood Damion up on his feet. The dragon fang, now fully charged, floated into Shikia's hand. He put his other hand on Damion's throat and opened his fingers so that he could see the spot that he needed.
"Please don't do that!" Nami begged as tears formed in her eyes.
"You'll kill him," Chopper panicked.
"There must be something we can do," Ussop stated as he pulled out his Kabuto. Shikia repositioned the fang in his other hand and raised it into the air.
"Please make it on time," Ussop pleaded, "Fire Bird Star!" Ussop pulled the strings back and launched a flaming phoenix at Shikia, who was about the bring the fang down. The bird continued to fly, but not taking any chances, Shikia quickly suwng his arm down which pierced Damion's neck. Shikia ripped the fang out along with the jewel, and threw the now useless Damion to the ground. He held up the jewel to the light and started to laugh.
"Idiot, you got dragon blood on the fang," Damion chuckled as his wound started to magically heal.
"What are you talking about?" Shikia asked, but couldn't get a response because Ussop's attack finally landed. The pyramid vanished.
Preview for chapter 22: (which is actually part of 21, but they were split.)
With Damion out of commission, Luffy and the other guys are free, Robin still under control, and Shikia with the jewel, a battle of the ages is about to begin.