Samedi's Island Arc
Chapter 53 – The Arrival
"We saw it all." Said Monkey as he arrived next to the crew "Quickly we must get them into the city to rest."
Franky and Monkey carried Zoro and Sanji towards the city.
Luffy had stood up with Ana in his arms, he hoisted her up over his shoulder and headed towards the city.
"How is eh still standing?" asked Skadi as she watched Luffy and his battered body carry Ana
"He has too." Answered Robin "None of us can touch her."
"What about the village doctors can they?" asked Skadi
"Probably not." Answered Robin
"Hurry up you two." Called Nami as the rest of the crew had left them behind.
Robin laughed a little "Quickly let's catch up."
Luffy sat alone on the beach, a whole week had passed since the fight with Samedi. He was troubled as Samedi's had defeated them all easily and Ana was still asleep, she barely woke up and when she did she barely talked or moved.
The moon shone bright in the sky as the stars sparkled in the night.
"You ok Luffy?" asked Nami as she came walking towards him and sat down on the soft sand.
"yeah." Replied Luffy
"So we still going to his island?" asked Nami
"Yeah." Luffy answered again "We have to cure Ana."
"This world is a horrible place." Said Nami "Waking up alone, being treated like slaves, humans being experimented on, monsters and now demon lords. I wish we were still in the Grand Line."
Luffy hid his eyes with his hat and stood up "We'll get back no matter what." He looked at Nami and grinned "After all I'm going to be King of the Pirates."
Nami laughed "Yeah, let's go kick this guys ass and get back to finding one piece."
The two headed back to town after looking out over the ocean.
The crew was aboard the large black ship, Monkey stood on the coast.
"Sure you don't want to join us?" asked Luffy
"Yeah, I'm needed here to help rebuild our city now that Eshu is gone." Said Monkey
"How do we find this Island?" asked nami
"With this." Said Monkey and produced a sheet of paper which was rolled up "It's a map of the world. Samedi's Island is the large one in the north east." And he threw the map at Nami who caught it."
Nami quickly unrolled the map and looked a little shocked, everyone had suspected it but the map had proved it. They were in a completely different world from the one they had known. The map showed four large continents and hundreds of small islands scattered across the world, there was no sign of the grand line on this map.
"Don't worry." Grinned Luffy as he saw Nami's downhearted look "We'll find a way back."
"See you later." Called Monkey "And good luck."
The crew sailed out to the sea as Monkey waved them off.
Meanwhile in a huge windowless chamber the four generals stood before Samedi. A fifth person was also present before Samedi and he was not pleased.
"What do you mean I've been replaced!" roared Eshu "I've been a general for years!"
"Idiot." Grinned Samedi "I'm saying that you are weak and are no longer required unless you can prove me wrong."
"What do you want?" aksed Eshu
Samedi grinned "Wedo has taken your place so to retrieve it all you have to do is defeat him."
"That's all." Laughed Eshu "No problem."
The three remaining generals which included Legba moved away and gave Wedo and Eshu the large open floor.
"I'll teach you boy, the difference between youth and experience." Laughed Eshu
"So who do you think will win?" asked one of the general's
"Wedo." Said Legba and the other agreed
Wedo raised his hand and pointed at Eshu
"It's rude to point you know." Said Eshu "Show some manners brat."
"This fight is already over." Said Wedo with a huge sigh
"WHAT!" roared Eshu "We haven't even….!"
Eshu stopped as his voice was muffled out, water had began to rise from within his body and fill his mouth, it poured out of his mouth then his nose and ears. Eshu tried to speak but all he could do was choke on the water that continued to flow from him.
"When I pointed my finger at you it was to move the millions of particles in the air into your body, soon your body will collapse and you'll drown." Said Wedo
Sure enough it didn't take long for Eshu to collapse in a heap as water flowed endlessly from his body. Eshu body began to twitch as his air quickly ran out, he thrashed wildly trying to find someway to escape but it was useless, Wedo had won.
"We're here!" yelled Luffy as he jumped onto the soft sand
Zoro and Sanji had lowered the anchor as they docked at a large wooden port, but there was no one there to greet them.
"Why is the port deserted?" asked Nami
"It's not deserted." Said a shriveled old man who was sitting on a rock at the far end of the beach.
"Who're you?" asked Luffy
"An old man just passing the days by." he grinned causing wrinkles to cover his face "You should leave this island quickly. This island has been doomed for years."
"The demon lord right." Said Nami
"You know of him." Said the old man "Of course who doesn't know about them."
"We're here to stop him." Said Luffy with a serious and determined look
"Straw hat boy, even if by some miracle you were to defeat Samedi this island is still doomed, do you see that large tree sticking up high over the forest?" said the man pointing to the northern part of the island.
"Yeah what about it?" asked Luffy
"It leads to the underground city of Agartha, it is home of another demon lord who has been sleeping for many, many years, Samedi is the one who keeps her sleeping but if he is defeated she will reawaken."
"You're saying that there is two demon lords on this island!" shrieked Nami
"Yes." Answered the old man "So you see one way or another this island will be forever doomed. The demon lords are undefeatable."
Luffy clenched his fists and tilted his hat "I'll beat them, if they stand in my way then I'll send them all flying!"
"You've got guts kid." Laughed the old man "Give me some hope for the future."
Luffy grinned and turned back towards the ship, Nami quickly followed after him.
The old man stood up and looked up at the clear blue sky, he then shouted "There are two villages still on this island, one to the north and one to the south."
"Thanks." Laughed Luffy
A huge golden orb was stuck in the roof and it gave light to the massive city beneath it, but the inhabitants of this city were not people, they were all sorts of different creatures that scurried through out the streets.
The city was old and the building were made of stone and worn away over the many years they had stood. A huge stone palace was in the centre of the city and within this palace a wicked laugh rang throughout the cavernous city.
"It's time." Said the high voice "They have arrived! The war of the demons begins now!"
The creatures all stopped and began to roar.
"Soon Samedi will pay for what he has done to me." She laughed wickedly
Samedi sat on a large chair with a large grin on his face "Things will be very interesting this time around."
