This chapter I had no help with. Sorry for the wait but it would have taken longer to get this chapter if I just waited for my beta reader to edit it. I didn't mention it last chapter but Eiza's flashback sequence is over. Her battle may be tedious to read but if this chapter doesn't make you sad, angry, or want to cheer for Eiza...it will be one or the other. Do you know why? Because Eiza was alone most of her life and now she has someone who's there for her. I'm not talking about one member of the crew without a name or two...I'm talking about the entire crew. Razi is no Monkey D. Luffy but he sure isn't someone who can't pack a punch. Please read and review.

Chapter 25

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After Eiza went through her backstory she was woken by the unceremonious laughter of Bave. Eiza clenched her fist, eerie blue light glowing out of her hand. She used her powers to create an ice saber, and gripped her saber tightly in hand.

Eiza rushed towards Bave. She slashed her wielded ice saber into Bave's chest. Bave's body was harder than Eiza originally thought. Her saber shattered against his chest. Eiza clenched fists white with anger. Slowly her fist was being formed in blue ice until her entire arm was frozen. Eiza was going to keep fighting Bave no matter how hopeless it seemed to her. She hit Bave in the chest and nothing happened. She punched him again, then again, and followed it with a third punch. Her punches felt like dandelions against Bve's skin. Bave rubbed his hands together and then he sent an uppercut that sent Eiza flying in the air and tumbling to the ground.

" Come on," Bave said, his voice laced with disappointment. " All these years and you haven't learned how to fight."

Eiza could barely hear him with her right ear pressed against the grass. Eiza was finished. Bave turned around, somewhat disappointed at how weak Eiza fights. His shadow shifting as he moved. He stopped after hearing a violet cough coming from someone behind him. He turned back to Eiza and saw her barely able to stand and glaring at him with hatred in her eyes. Bave enjoyed seeing Eiza getting back up...he had more wrestling moves he wanted to present to her. Eiza couldn't see his face because he was hiding under the trees in the shadows.

Eiza raised his right hand over her head. A hatchet made of ice appeared, she spoke. " I-will-never-forgive-you."

Eiza began coughing violently; feeling like the oxygen was being ripped from her lungs. Everything burned inside. Bave stood tall, his stature overpowering Eiza's. His face still hidden in the shadows. Eiza still believed she stood a chance against Bave, even if Bave disbelieved it.

She ran at Bave raising her hatchet above her head and crying like a barbarian. She gripped the hatchet tightly and swung into Bave's fiendish smile. Her hatchet shattered the same way as her saber, not strong enough for Bave's solid physique. Orios and Aria, watching the ordeal behind the trees, cried for Eiza who wouldn't just leave and save herself. Hitting her white fists against Bave's muscle bound chest. Every punch she made hurt her like glass in her legs, and Bave had a scoffed look on his face. But Eiza continued to punch him because memories were flashing back. It was like she was back with her father in their hometown. He was dead. He was lying in a pool of his own blood and Eiza was living in a bigger nightmare than death.

" How long are you going to keep hurting yourself?" Bave inquired. Bave's face was marred with confusion.

Eiza's face was marred with tears and grief. Orios and Aria gasped in alarm. Eiza was crying. Orios didn't know Eiza very well but she looked like a tough girl. To see her crying in battle was shocking to both of them. When she cried her little tears froze. She was then clutched by the neck by Bave who looked at her face and smiled.

" Good girl. Let me see the tears of your despair." Bave said. He raised his hand above his neck, bringing it to Eiza's cheek with a resonating CRACK! Eiza once again fell on the ground. Her cheek burned. She cupped her assaulted cheek. Glancing at Bave, the blissful expression still drawn across his face.

" Exquisite. I love punching those cheeks that can crack over and over again because their covered in ice." He explained wistfully. " Most of my victims would be begging for their lives right now. You're special, which is why I'll make it slow."

Eiza spat gruffly, and cracked her knuckles, ready to fight. Suddenly her leg was aching, and she could not move. Bave grabbed her. His hands clutched her neck once again. He lived up to his words. He squeezed her slowly as Eiza struggled to breath. Her slow death would leave Bave with no regrets. Eiza had many regrets not including the ones where she quit the marine core and joined five pirates, and she would lose those pirates who were the first friends she had. She regretted failing to kill Bave. Suddenly, Bave's grip on her throat loosened before he let go of her. Eiza slowly opened her eyes to see Razi standing in between her and staggered Bave. The fact that he was in his hybrid form and that Bave was holding his cheek made it clear that Razi had punched her opponent.

Razi launched at Bave as quickly as he could and attempted to cut the man with his claws, however Bave was pretty much immune to his attacks. The Devil Fruit user kept punching and while his punches failed to harm Bave they still forced him to step back occasionaly. Razi was rather determined as he kicked Bave with enough force to actually hurt the man. Bave furiously attempted to punch Razi who quickly jumped to the side, skidded behind Bave's back and attempted to bite the back of Bave's neck. Bave ducked under it and punched Razi before pushing him back. Razi panted a bit as he recovered from the attack still he managed to get up back to his feet just in time to jump back and dodge the incoming punch.

Finally Razi regained his composure and went for another assault, he ducked under Bave's punches and when he found an opening in Bave's defense he'd use it to land a hit, the two fighters went back and forth with Razi dodging or somehow blocking the attacks and landing pretty much useless punches. Bave was growing tired, not of the battle, but of Razi's constant dodging as he went for a feint, Razi unfortunately fell for it and just as he realized what was actually going on Bave slammed him into the ground. Earth beneath them cracked under pressure as Razi fought to set himself free. Bave was holding him by his neck and was ready to punch him. Desperate to free himself Razi bit down on Bave's left wrist surprisingly and finally drawing blood. Bave stepped back clutching his bleeding wrist as blood dripped down from it, Razi on the other hand spat out the blood that ended up dropping into his mouth when he bit his opponent.

" You'll pay for that wolf boy!"

Bave squeezed his fingers together in his arm that wasn't holding Razi. As soon as he squeezed his fingers gauntlets hidden on his arms appeared. The metallic color of his gauntlets were white and a small blue stone was in the bottom of them. Angered Bave sent a shockwave at a surprised Razi. The shockwave was strong enough to send Razi flying as unsuspecting pirate went straight through the trees, just as he was about to land Bave sent another shockwave that prolonged Razi's flight and sent him to the water.