Chapter 52
Timi slept well into the day and only woke up around lunch time. He showered and got dressed.
"Timi? You done in there?" Kidd asked.
"Yup. Do you need anything?" he asked as he walked out of the ship's bathroom.
"The second Game will be starting at 8. You need to eat and get ready for it." Kidd said as the two walked into the dining room and Karma happily cuddled up to Timi as they ate.
"Thanks." he replied smiling.
"The first Game was awesome. You're amazing Timi." Hear said excitedly.
"Thanks man." he replied smiling.
"You make it look like it was a walk in a park. How?" Wire asked.
"It wasn't that bad. Besides, I've grown stronger sine the last time you saw me. Actually the last time, I was at my weakest." Timi said in thought.
"What do you think the second game will be about?" Killer asked.
"Dunno. But I'm sure as hell looking forward to it." Timi grinned.
"You have some pretty powerful competition." Wire said.
"Yup. I can't wait to face them in battle. But we wont engage each other until that tournament thing. We want to get the weaklings out first, then we can concentrate on each other." Timi said smirking.
"That's what you've been doing? I was wondering why all the hot shots just ran past each other but killed the others." Killer said amused.
"It's so much more fun when only the real monsters are left to fight. The others would just get in our way." Timi said.
"What about this Rory kid? You seem to be friends with him." Kidd asked.
"Haha. The kids interesting. He's all smiles but he's a fucking sadist, just like the rest of us. Besides, T took a liking to him." Timi laughed.
"T did?" they asked surprised.
"We trained him for a while but I guess he became stronger on his own." Timi smiled.
"What do you think the second Game will be about?" Kidd asked.
"I've heard that it will be in a forest, like hide and go seek kinda style." Killer added.
"In that case, I can already say that not many will survive that. If I had to guess, I'd say that only fifteen or less assassins will get out alive from that Game." Timi said in a sadistic voice as his silver eye shines with blood lust.
"What? How?" Wire asked shocked.
"You'll see." Timi replied in a dark voice.
. . .
It was time for everyone to gather at the colosseum again and the assassins lined up in the arena, waiting for the second Game to be announced.
[Welcome back ladies and gentlemen! I'm happy to announce the second Game of the Demon's Carnival! Before I do that, let's have a little recap of the last Game!] Pandaman yelled as some clips of the previous game showed on the monitor and he talked about them excitedly, making the crowd cheer.
[Now then, let me introduce to you the Second Game! Forest of the Dead!] he yelled as images of the forest came up on the screen.
[The rules are simple! It's a hide and go seek game of death! You, my lovely assassins have to hide! The seekers are none other than the Hell Hounds! Be sure to hide well assassins because if they find and catch you, it's the end!] he explained making the crowd go wild.
[You're not allowed to harm the Hounds but you can kill each other! The rules are the same as it was in the first Game!] he yelled happily.
'Can I take over for this one?' T asked smirking.
'Haha. Why not?' Timi smirked and he took over.
[Oh my. What's going on with Blood Viper? It looks like his hair changed black.] Pandaman said as he walked up to him.
"What's up motherfuckers? I came out to play. The name's T." he said smirking in his double voice.
[Ah! I heard about you! You're Timi's split personality! Even more dangerous than the man himself!] Pandaman yelled grinning.
"Can I take part or not?" he asked annoyed.
[I don't see why not?] he grinned.
"I'm wearing too much." T growled and took his black jacket off and put it back in his pocket dimension along with AkaKage. He pulled a pair of black fingerless gloves on and crossed his arms. He was only in a black tank top, his black bandages on his right arm, black jeans and boots.
"I don't think that's a good idea." Rory said as he walked up to them.
"You what?" T asked glaring at him as the blond held his hand up in surrender.
"This guy has a pretty bad temper. If he takes part in the Games than he would surely brake the rules and kill most of the Hell Hounds. Timi you there?" Rory explained and called for the red head.
"How bout you-" T started to say but suddenly clutched his head.
"I almost forgot that T can't be controlled. I don't want to be disqualified this early. Sorry T." Timi chuckled as he took back control.
'You fucking bitch. Let me out right fucking now!' T yelled angrily from his head.
"Not unless you keep still." Timi replied out loud, confusing some of them.
'I'll behave. Just let me watch at least. It's hard to stay awake in your head.' he said crossing his arms.
"Interfere with the games and you're going back." he said.
'I wont. Now let me out already you fuck.' he growled.
Timi reached his hand out, level with his shoulders as the bandages loosened and floated around it. He swung his arm across, drawing enough blood to morph T's body and smirked as he fully appeared before him.
"You little shit. I will kill you one day, just watch." T growled annoyed in his own body now. Timi tightened the bandages again and smirked up at the black haired entity.
"I'd like to see you try." he replied.
[Incredible! So this is what T truly looks like!] Pandaman yelled as the crowd cheered.
T looked around and spotted Doflamingo. He glared at the grinning man and was about to launch an attack when Timi called his name.
"T. Don't cause a scene. Go and sit by Kidd." Timi said waving the entity off.
"Whatever." T huffed and sat down beside Killer, relaxing.
'It's not the time to deal with him. Besides, I'd like to play with him a little before his death.' Timi thought and T heard it.
'Just like a cat plays with his fucking pray, Timi. One wrong move from that fucker and his head is mine.' T warned.
'Behave.' Timi smirked.
[The Forest of the Dead is south of here! There are X-Ray snails all over the island that will watch your movements! It will take place in complete darkness! This will test your skills as well as your stealth! You have until sunrise to stay alive! You have to keep moving, otherwise you will be disqualified! Good luck and have fun!] Pandaman announced and the assassins were taken to the forest and by that time it got dark.
"This will be fun." Timi grinned as he pulled out a thin scarf and tied it around his eyes, making some of the others smirk at him.
The shot sounded and they took off into the forest. Timi ran through the trees and climbed up one.
'This place reeks of blood.' he thought. 'What an eerie silence. Haha, for how long though?' he asked.
He moved as quietly as he could and avoided the Hell Hounds. He soon came across a guy and with a maniacal grin, broke most of the bones in his body as he screamed in agony. He finished it off by ripping his guts out and hanged the guy with it.
A Hell Hound heard and showed up behind him but all Timi did was flip him off and disappeared.
The other hot shot assassins were doing the exact same thing.
[Incredible! It looks like the game completely changed! The assassins are attacking each other while avoiding the Hell Hounds! The weaker ones are being taken out one by one! They are truly monsters, ladies and gentlemen! The way they kill, it's like they're trying to paint the forest with blood!] Pandaman yelled on the edge of the balcony.
"Fuck, Timi. You really aren't holding back." T commented smirking.
[Incredible speed and grace! They really are giving us a good show!] he yelled.
"I wanna take part. This fucking sucks." T growled, fidgeting.
"Looks fun huh?" Kidd asked.
"Fuck the rules. I'm going." he suddenly said and jumped to the arena.
As soon as he landed, blood shot up from the ground and morphed into chains that held his arms bound.
"What the fuck? Timi you fucking asshole! When did you put this here?" he yelled annoyed.
[Oh my! Looks like you wont be able to interfere!] Pandaman said chuckling.
T tried to pull at the chains but it wouldn't break.
"Fuck you!" he yelled at Timi. On the monitor, you could see his skeleton as Timi flipped the snails off, clearly sending it at T.
The massacre went on for a few more hours as both Hell Hounds and assassins killed.
As the sun started to rise, all the Hell Hounds retreated and the snails went back to normal view. It showed the surviving assassins covered in blood and smirking.
[The second Game is over!] Pandaman yelled as the crowd cheered in excitement.
[I would like to ask the remaining assassins to come back to the colosseum!] he yelled and they did as told.
They all made it back to the arena and Pandaman announced the winners.
[Unbelievable! Only twelve assassins made it out of the Forest of the Dead!] he yelled as the crowd cheered.
"He guessed it right. I can't believe it." Killer commented.
"You fuck! Release me right fucking now!" T yelled pulling at the chains.
"T. I knew you would try to jump in. That's why I placed that trap when I made you a body." Timi explained grinning as he walked up to him.
"I didn't even notice it." T said surprised.
"That was the idea." Timi chuckled and with a flick of his wrist, the chains were gone and he dodged T's attack.
"I fucking hate you." T growled.
"Well that's too bad." Timi laughed as he dodged his attacks like it was nothing.
"Trouble in paradise, Blood Viper?" Romeo asked amused as they watched the two.
"What do you mean?" Timi asked as he blocked T's punch with his hand and threw him over his shoulder. Timi quickly sat on T's back cross legged and grinned up at them.
A guy suddenly ran up to Pandaman and whispered something in his ear.
[Are you sure?] he asked surprised and the guy nodded.
[Well, well, well! Looks like we found a secret amongst our assassins!] Pandaman smirked.
[How unbelievable! Who would have thought that Blood Viper Timi is a woman!] he announced shocking everyone as Timi stood up with a straight face.
"Haha. You're in trouble now." T laughed as he whispered in his ear, standing up as well.
[You can't fool the X-Ray snails!] Pandaman said as the other guy took the microphone from him.
[I'm a doctor and I was shocked to discover that you are a woman! I have proof to back up my accusations!] he said as a few X-Ray pictured of Timi came up on the screen.
[You may be tall but your bones don't lie! You see there are several subtle differences between the male and female skeletons!] he said and pointed them all out, completely revealing Timi's gender.
The audience was so shocked, that it was dead silence in the colosseum.
"Haha. I guess the cat's out of the bag now, huh?" Timi said chuckling.
"What? How can this be?" Nova asked shocked.
Timi just took off the tank top and revealed her binding.
"I've always been a woman. I just hid it since I was 9." the red head admitted smirking.
"Why are you so damn calm about it?" T asked raising an eyebrow at her.
"I was forced into a sports bra during my training remember? I got used to it being revealed. I don't exactly mind it anymore. I have nothing to be afraid of." she explained with a shrug and pulled the black tank top back on.
[Why did you hide your gender for so many years?] Pandaman asked.
"Ask that pink bitch." Timi said gesturing to Doflamingo.
"Fufufufu. I never expected this." Doflamingo laughed, grinning.
"No one did." Timi replied, glaring at the man.
"How is my little brother doing, Timi?" he asked shocking her and T.
'How the fuck does he know?' Timi asked wide eyed. A lot of thoughts ran through her mind as she started to panic a little. 'I have to stay calm. I have to. I can't show weakness against him.' she thought as her hair covered her face.
Before anyone could react, T was standing before the Shichibukai ready to attack.
"Stop!" Timi yelled and T froze.
"For fucks sake. What now?" T growled annoyed.
"We'll have our shot at revenge. But today we're here for the Demon's Carnival. Leave him be T." Timi said smirking up at him.
"How many fucking times will you cock block me from killing a bitch?" T asked annoyed.
"You're attacking the wrong people." Timi shrugged.
"Fine. Can I kill the fuckers who's assassins died then?" he asked turning to Pandaman.
[Haha! The people from the first Game are all yours!] Pandaman laughed.
He didn't need to be told twice and ripped all of them to shreds in the audience.
"How do you even know, which ones they were?" Timi asked curiously.
"I kept count." T smirked as he was done and landed beside Timi.
"You happy now?" Timi asked amused.
"Not even close." he replied but let out a big yawn.
"I'm gonna be over there napping. Just give me a shout if you need someone dead." he said and walked over to Kidd.
[Such excitement! Well, the show must go on! With only twelve contestants left, I'm afraid the third Game will be a bit shorter than planned! It will take place tomorrow! Make sure you're all here by 10 in the morning!] Pandaman said and the crowd cheered.
They assassins were let out and Timi could feel the flamingo's gaze on her. She never thought that her gender would be revealed like this but she had to thank Bec for getting her ready for it. It was also alarming that he knew about Cori. How? Since when?
Karma walked up to Timi and rubbed his head against her as she petted him and they walked into a bar.
"What will you do about that pink bitch? He knows about your old man." T asked crossing his arms as they sat down at a table.
"Nothing. We'll see how things will play out. Cori's safe with the Hearts on Zou." she replied.
"If you say so. I just really want to rip that grin off his fucking face. It's pissing me off." T growled.
"Then don't look at it. You're too rash and hot headed. What do you think would have happened if you attacked him?" she asked.
"I would have been disqualified and Kidd would have been killed. You wouldn't have solved anything. Just cause more trouble than it's worth. We can't attack him now. We have the whole world's eyes on us." Timi explained.
"Like I give a fuck. I just want that motherfucker dead." T frowned.
"And I don't? That fucker caused me more pain than I'd like to admit. We'll have our opportunity but it's not now." she replied.
"Fine. I won't interfere. But I won't go back until this thing is over. It's surprisingly entertaining." he said smirking.
"That's true. Things are sure to heat up, now that only the twelve of us remain." Timi said smirking.
The Kidd pirates were surprised about this information but didn't want to interrupt their conversation.
"You're a woman." Kidd said frowning.
"Yeah." Timi said resting her elbow on the table and her head in her palm.
"That's quite the news." he said.
"Killer knew since we first met." she said in a bored tone.
"What? And you didn't think to tell me?" Kidd asked annoyed as he turned to his first mate.
"Not my place to say." Killer replied.
