chapter37
Nami's Training and Carmen's pain
Carmen yelled punching a wall in the crew's quarters, Carmen looked down at the paper and threw another that the bird had dropped onto her ship.
before she threw another punch and another until she could barely lift her arms Carmen leaned forward panting on the wall, "why him why!" Carmen stepped back ready to throw another punch only to fall on her knees tears raining onto the ground.
"Why did he have to show up in my life? after all this time" Carmen cried safe knowing she was alone and no one, could see her crying no one that is except twelve year old Mikoto D Chimera.
the ship dropped anchor next to a small island the island itself was little more than a mile or two of flat land, with short green grass while the others began to set up camp by the shore Nami and Hue Ying walked farther inland.
Hue Ying stared down Nami and nodded approvingly "I see you've found yourself" Nami nodded "I have master",
Hue Ying crossed her arms "good then we can truly begin" Hue Ying said vanishing she appeared next to Nami making the younger girl leap back in surprise.
"now Haki is a power that exists in all living things it's the essence of our spirit and what skills we have with Haki can be defined in it's six forms not just by what we choose to learn but who we are" Hue Ying said "now who are you Nami?".
Nami nodded "I'm the daughter of mapmakers" Nami began "I'm a pirate I was a slave" Nami listed "I'm a navigator like my parents I remember those who are gone and I love those who are still here",
Hue Ying nodded gesturing for her to continue "I want to be strong not for me so no one will ever be hurt protecting me again" the wind blew around Nami "I will be stronger I will make a map of the world and I will help the woman I love achieve her dreams".
Hue Ying nodded stepping away from Nami "Come at me Nami attack me with everything you have" Hue Ying said, entering a stance Nami mirrored her stance and rushed forward throwing a punch Hue Ying slid to the left "Observation" she listed.
Nami turned on the balls of her foot throwing a kick into the air instead of dodging Hue Ying blocked the skin of her forearm turned black as if it were coated in metal, "Armament" Hue Ying hit Nami in the double palm strike.
before unleashing an invisible aura of power onto Nami's mind and spirit,
"Conquerors" Nami fell to her knees by her feet was a branch from a tree Nami picked up the branch spinning it like a bo staff like walking through the currents of a river Nami stepped forward swinging her branch staff .
Hue Ying vanished from sight "concealment" Nami was about try to look around trying to find Hue Ying with her eyes. Nami shook her head.
'That isn't the answer' Nami thought closing her eyes, Nami wasn't just a fighter she was a navigator closing her eyes the wind blew over her face across her ears Nami turned thrusting her branch staff hitting a still invisible Hue Ying in the stomach.
Hue Ying nodded approvingly snapping the branch with a palm strike, Nami rushed forward throwing a punch Hue Ying blocked it with an identical punch pulling Nami close the two pushed against each other.
trying to push the other back "Imitation" Hue Ying said, before she grabbed the collar of Nami's shirt looping her foot behind Nami's knee she pushed forward Nami fell back only Hue Ying stopped her from hitting the ground a fist aimed inches from Nami's nose.
"I yield" Nami said, Hue Ying pulled Nami back up slapping her on the back "well done you learned quickly" Nami nodded "thank you master" she said before she frowned.
"Master you said there were six forms of Haki" Hue Ying "I did" Hue Ying answered, "the sixth is a form even with all my training I've only been able to scratch the surface of".
Hue Ying held out her hand closing her eyes taking in a deep breath above her palm like a moth guided to the flame the wind blew glowing with an unnatural light spinning in a tight circle, "Environmental Haki" Hue Ying said "with it the sea and sky are yours to command the earth would tremble fires would rise up it is the closest we humans could ever come to being a god to the best of my knowledge.
there have only been two to truly master this ability in the last century" Hue Ying said, "one is the man they call the worlds most feared criminal the man they call Dragon" Nami nodded if the father of her sisters captain was able to do what her master said then there was a reason he was feared "and the other master?" she asked.
Hue Ying nodded "he was the one your love wishes to succeed" Hue Ying said, "enough talk now knowing of the six forms of haki do you know what you wish to train in?" Hue Ying asked Nami raised a brow.
"I get to choose?" Hue Ying nodded, "I can advise you I can guide you but in the end I cannot be you it is you who must choose what you feel you can learn".
Nami nodded thinking about it "I think I know master",
Hue Ying nodded "good then let us begin".
Carmen hungrily watched Hatchi cook the fish over a roasted fire her stomach rumbled, "come on Hatchi how much longer my patience is burning up" Carmen laughed "that was a good one" .
Hatchi said, nothing focusing instead on his cooking Carmen continued to watch the fish until she felt someone tug on her sleeve Carmen looked to see Mikoto.
"Um aunty Carmen" the girl said, nervously Carmen grinned "what's up Koto Chan?" Carmen said using her nickname for the girl Mikoto grinned before she hugged Carmen knelt down returning the hug.
"hey what's that for?" she asked, Mikoto hugged her tighter "no one wants you sad aunty" Carmen frowned she hadn't anyone to see her when she was crying especially not the twins.
Mikoto kissed Carmen on the cheek before running off to Haru who was talking to Rebecca Carmen smiled wiping a stray tear from her eye, "what was that about Carmen?" Hatchi asked Carmen shook her head standing up.
"Just girl stuff Hatchi" she said, before her stomach growled "how much longer is that fish going to take Hatchi my patience is really burning away!" Carmen said before she laughed "that was a good one".
"you already used that one" Hatchi said, "No I didn't the first time I said my patience is burning up not burning away" Carmen argued "changing one word doesn't make it a new joke" Hatchi said.
Far from the Queen Pirates and their peaceful day servants bustled about all of them had pointed ears tanned skin wearing golden arm bands they rushed about setting up a large banquet, on a golden table .
sitting at the head of the table he was tall standing at nine feet with dark pink hair and dark eyes wearing no shirt with a grey captains coat black pants and brown boots with a pistol and a sword on his belt,, overlooking various pictures all of them of Carmen.
Carmen in her marine uniform Carmen at Sabody with Kikue Carmen fighting at Dressrosa Carmen on Wushu Island Carmen on her knees crying and finally Carmen's wanted poster the man grinned ,"you've certainly earned a name for yourself haven't you my love" he said with a laugh "that's good I'd hate to have to find a new Queen" he laughed again.
"I take it I'm not interrupting am I?" Donquxiote Donatello said, stepping into the room frowning at the man "Charlotte Ski" he said the man looked up at Donatello .
"aw if it isn't Doflamingo's prodigal son" the man Ski said, laughing gesturing to a seat "please join me for lunch" he said Donatello frowned "I'm afraid I have to pass I had lunch on my ship".
and the sight of this man obsessing over possessing a woman whose eye he had ripped out disgusted him but of course, he wouldn't say it this man was the son of the Yonko Big Mom king of the island and the captain in the fleet of another pirate Blackbeard.
Donatello stepped forward "I take it you have what I've asked for Ski?" Ski nodded "aw but of course it was easy for my men to get, Mama was so focused on crushing that weak little rookie Straw Hat Luffy" Ski pulled out an envelope normally Donatello would say not to underestimate a man like Straw Hat Luffy.
since he escaped from Big Mom and if the rumors were true had actually wounded the emperor
" Rai " Donatello said, throwing the envelope over his shoulder from the shadows a girl caught it stepping from the shadows she had dark brown almost black hair and yellow eyes, with black slit pupils wearing a black captains coat with white shirt underneath grey pants black boots and a blood red sash around her waist with a slave collar on her neck .
Ski grinned "oh and who is this lovely creature?"
Ski stepped forward drawing a silver cutlass at his neck keeping the man at arms length Donatello laughed "allow me to introduce Rai Mihawk daughter of Dracule Mihawk" Ski's eyes widened, even the Yonko treaded lightly around the greatest swordsman "I wasn't aware Mihawk had a daughter".
"Neither is he" Rai said, coldly "but he will be soon" Rai used her finger nail to cut open the envelope reading the paper inside "the poneglyphs are similar to the ones we found on Zou" Rai said, Donatello nodded.
"excellent then we'll be going" he said, standing up Rai nodded sheathing her sword Rai looped her arm through Donatello's and the two walked off "oh are you going so soon wouldn't you want to stay for the Games?".
Donatello looked over his shoulder "what games?" Ski grinned "just a little tournament I'm holding a little amusement give my men some entertainment and exercise the two of you would be entertained as well after all you cannot enter without a total bounty of One billion or more".
Ski said ,Donatello raised a brow "oh and was the number chosen at random or does it have to do with the Queen Pirates?"
"Good question Donquixote Donatello" Ski said.
laughing "why don't you stay and find out?" Rai" can we master/ caption i want to stay and i got a feeling of something of interest comeing this way".
they both stayed a slave showed them to thair room .
end of chapter37 pless read and review