Chapter 55

Treasure of the Goddess shrine

Previously on Second Coming of Blackbeard this happened

"Get on" he said, the old man laughed "I don't need help" Haru laughed "who said I'm helping you your helping me I need to get stronger don't I" the old man grinned .

"I said nothing about getting stronger I said don't be a reckless idiot", the old man agreed letting Haru pick him up Grace walking besides them helping to keep the old man on his back.

"So where's the doctor on this island?" Haru asked, the old man shrugged "just down the hill and take a left you can't miss it" Haru nodded walking down the hill .

"so old man what's this about a treasure those guys were looking for?" Grace asked, curiously Haru rolled his eyes his mother and Mikoto's love of treasure were starting to rub off on Grace.

"The name's Logan not 'old man' and I'll tell you about the treasure when we get to the darn doctor" the old man I mean Logan said ,Haru nodded "right then let's go".


Haru dropped Logan on to the one bed in the villages doctors office as a girl Haru's age walks in and gave an exasperated sigh in Logan's direction "what happened this time Logan?" she said, walking to the bed and pulling out a first aid kit from under it.

Haru and Grace's eyes widened "your the doctor on this island?" they asked, surprised the girl laughed and shook her head "of course not my dad's the doctor but he's been teaching me the basics" she pulled out a roll of bandages "so what happened this time?".

"Stupid Raiders" Logan grumbled "they were harassing stupid and his girl so I stepped in and scared, them off but they swore to come back and get the goddess's treasure for their boss or some other crap".

"So" Grace said, "who were those Raider guys and what's this about a treasure?" Logan grumbled some obscenities "the Raiders are just a gang of punks and thieves that think they're big dogs all they do is trash stores pick fights and look for the goddesses treasure" Logan said looking to Grace.

"according to legend five hundred years ago a great wave rose up almost swallowing the entire island a lone woman holding a magic spear stepped forward and pushed back the wave, after that day the woman disappeared leaving only her magic spear which according to legend will be revealed by following the emerald sunset".

"Emerald sunset" Haru muttered,

Logan waved them off "but it's just a old story that only idiot's like the Raiders believe in now get out of here" Haru and Grace walked out of the doctors office .

Grace looked to Haru "what are you thinking about?" Grace said ,"I want to try something at the Goddess shrine come on" Haru said Grace running after him.


Haru walked up towards the goddess shrine reaching into the pool he pulled out one of the small stones "the emerald sunset" Haru said, under his breath rising to his feet he held the stone up to the setting sun .

the stone in his hand glows with a blinding green light a beam shoots out hitting the spear of the statue the statue slides forward revealing a hidden, tunnel under the statue.

"Holy cow that's amazing!" Grace said, Haru put the stone into his pocket as he walked towards the tunnel seeing a ladder leading down Haru started to climb with Grace right behind him .

once at the bottom Haru leapt back landing on the floor once he did the stone in his pocket began to glow again Haru pulled the stone out of his pocket, green light filled the room blinding Haru and Grace when the light died they were standing in a long passage the walls were lined with torches filled with green flame .

at the end of the passage was a giant door Haru narrowed his eye's something was inscribed on the door

Which, is mightier the pen or the sword?.

underneath was a handprint Grace looked confused "a riddle?" she asked, "I don't get it how are we supposed to answer it" Haru looked at the floor "look at the tiles" he said.

engraved on the floor was a sword next to the sword was a quill Grace nodded "well that's easy then to open the door we step on the pen tile" she said, walking forward she stepped on the tile with the quill pen on it.

the tile sunk into the ground as a stone wall crashed down behind them "ok I guess that wasn't the answer" Grace said, jumping onto the sword tile.

"NO WAIT!" Haru shouted spikes grew out of the wall behind them the wall slowly began to close in Haru and Grace screamed ,as they ran for the door the wall "Haru your the captain's son can't you stop those spikes".

"it doesn't work like that my parent's powers come from devil fruit's and haki training none of that's genetic" Haru argued , pointing you have powers why don't you use them" Haru said pointing at the young Genii "your the one who set off the booby trap".

"All I can do is turn things into gold so unless you want golden spikes to impale you then my powers are pretty freaking USELESS here!" Grace said, as they argued the spikes were more than halfway through the passage Grace shouted in frustration .

"this riddle is so freaking stupid if it's not the pen or the sword it had to be one of them it's not like there's a third answer!" Grace shouted slamming her hand against the handprint in the wall,when she did the wall rumbled for a second Haru's eyes widened and he grinned "Grace your a genius".

"I am?"

Haru nodded turning around looking at the hand print "the answer isn't either the pen or the sword" he held out his hand slamming it into the wall, "it's the hand that wields them" the wall rumbled the spikes receded as the wall slid back sinking up into the wall .

door swung in Haru and Grace sighed in relief "thank god I wasn't sure that would work",

"If you weren't sure why were you so confident when you said i?t" Grace said Haru shrugged.

"I figured if I was going to die I shouldn't be afraid" Haru waved his arm, "come on let's go" Haru and Grace walked into the chamber a large square chamber the floor of the chamber covered in gold coins and emeralds.

at the center on a raised dais was a long rectangle shaped box

"there it is" Grace said, "the treasure of the Goddess shrine".