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CURSED or BLESSED [37] : Golden Eyes King
"BITCH! WHAT DID YOU TO HIMM?!" Moscato roared, seeing Reiju was beside their older brother who was heavily wounded, laying immobile in her lap. She averted her gaze onto the source of the voice. She smirked.
Then she was gone with his body.
"KATAKURI ANII-UE!"
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"NNghhk…." The gruff voice groaned. All of his body was in pain. Never in these thousands of thousand years he felt this kind of pain.
"You awake?" came the smooth voice from beside him. The man jolted when he heard it and quickly get up from his lying position, just to winced from all the pains on his body were screaming unforgivingly.
"You…." He hissed. With a swift move, ignoring the gashing wound on his body, he had already pinned the woman down. He got a surprised soft gasp.
"Yes, it's me." But then she smirked.
"So, it was a wrong move to bet it on you, wasn't it?" He asked annoyed.
"In my defense, those are Sanji's friends that I didn't even know they would barge their way in." She showed no fear, not even intimidated, despite being pinned down by a strong force of power from big guy like him. That stirred something inside him.
"Do you?"
"Believe what you want. I have no intention on justifying myself."
"Why did you save me then?"
"Hmm.. You can refer it as my thanks. You bet your plan on me, now that plan is wasted, I just wanted to repay you.. in a way."
"You are one strange woman."
"Said the one with such mouth." She teased, then giggled. A pure one. That kind of tease that you got from your best friend.
"Mou-!" He just realized his scarf was on the floor, covered by his own blood. Quickly he covered his scarred mouth with his bulky arm. He was still pinning her down, with his crotch on her hips. It was somehow uncomfortable. Depends on who's angle was it, but the lady didn't put much thought about it.
"Sorry. I had no intention to reveal your secret but, it looked uncomfortable with the blood and all, so I had to put that off." She said, giggling. Upon reaching his arms, she guided him to put it away.
"Woman…" Katakuri grunted, but follow her lead.
"Now, now.., your secret will be save with me. Besides, there's no point for you to hide if from me now that I know everything."
"Except that I kill you." He reprimanded.
"Indeed. Except that." She smiled. That confused the magenta head.
"Why is that I got the feeling that you really want to die?"
"Oh really? It's just you feeling. So? How will it be?"
"Huh?!"
"Kill me, so your secret would be safe? Or letting me alive.." she smirked, "risking your secret?" She finished her question with a quick lick on her plump upper lip, so seductively.
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"Sa- SANNNJIIIIIII-KKUUUNNNNNN!" Nami was jumping onto the blond when she spotted him. On reflex Sanji avert his attention to his right and found a flying Nami. He was sooooo in heaven! Quickly he caught her in his arm, hugging her perfect curvy body.
"Where have you been idioot, idiot, idiot!? Why did you run away?" she asked with her glassy big eyes.
"Na-.. Namiii-swaaannn…I.. I'm… MEELLLOOORRRIIINNNN! 3 3!" with his usual antiqueness, his usual pretty face was contorted beyond pervert, Nami couldn't help except to beat him black and blue. Smoke produced from his beaten-up head, lying helplessly on the floor.
"YOU STUPID MORON!" Nami groaned, wanting to beat him more. "By the way San-!"
Before she managed to continue their greeting, she was already being pulled back and the blond was in front of her, blocking her sight.
"Wh- what happened?" the girl asked, trying to take a peek of what will be happened.
"Good day, Avare."
"… Y-yes my lord. My deepest apology for making such ruckus." Sanji quickly answered using his most courteous manner. His body language was so elegant and calm, yet Nami couldn't miss the dismay laced in his aura.
He would look much better without the black blue on his face thought, but Nami couldn't undo what had been done. And… she didn't even feel any regret anyway.
"I might want an explanation of what had happened." He continued.
Nami saw the incoming people. Although she knew nothing, her instinct was already screaming incoming danger.
A man, covered in a long black elegant mantle, white opened V dress shirt, black pants and boots. On his neck was a cross necklace. Spiky hair and golden eyes. Nami couldn't avert her gaze, it felt like she was absorbed onto him. His aura, his existence, him. He was so gorgeous Nami felt the urge to submit herself willingly.
"NAMI-SWAN!" the blond screamed, trying to wake her up.
Unconsciously, the red hair was already walking towards him - the man with a pink haired girl beside him.
"M-MY LORD, PLEASE!" Sanji was already pleading, knowing that he had no chance to win over this man.
"Horohorohoroo! No woman could ignore his pheromone, except me of course, Horohorohoro!" the pink girl who was flying in sitting position above the man shoulder laughed with her trademark laugh.
"I'm still waiting for your explanation."
"Bu-but her…"
"Heed no attention to her. I have no intention of harming her.
"Horohorohorohoro… You heard him Avare. Speak!" She was laughing, yet the last word was demanding.
"Ye-.. yes My King, My Queen." Sanji answered obediently.
This man was more than capable to kill everybody. He couldn't risk his friends' lives. Not as long as he was breathing. These pair… the only pair you couldn't fight. The strongest being. The King and Queen of Nosferath, King Dracule Mihawk and his bride, Queen Perona. Even in his craziest dream, he wouldn't dare to think that he could beat these people.
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"We only have two choices when he comes." Robin explained, unsettled. Her usual calm and collected self were nowhere to be found when she felt tremendous power around the hall.
"You mean?"
"Either the same great power came into help, or we found the knife."
"knife?" what knife?" Her lover pestered in hurry.
"Mond'reverie."
"What is that?"
"It's a knife, but having such great power, it's the only thing that can kill the vampire King."
"Where do we start then?"
"I have no idea. It was in the Sakura garden before, but then it was vanished in darkness, I couldn't even trace the whereabout."
"… Why don't we start with this palace?" Franky uttered, giving her his mind.
"Because it's the nearest place? Nfufu.. why not?"
"Now… let's go to…"
"Armory, shouldn't we?" she cut him fast, giving him a quick smile. Before she could run, the muscled built man has already swooped her up on his shoulder and run around the palace.
"It will be faster, don 'cha think?"
"My.. my... I owe you one, dear."
"SUPPPPEEERRR!"
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"THEY ARE ALL COMING TO SAVE YOU? ARE THEY NUTS? WHY DO WE HAVE TO BE PULLED INTO THESE?! IT'S NOT OUR PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH!" she was shouting on the top of her lungs emptying all there are in her head. While the man by her side is plugging his own ear with his finger, so it won't be harm. "UNGRATEFUL BASTARDS!" she continued. Their King sighed.
"It is not our problem, but this is my territory, my kingdom. I suppose I can't let anyone who run a mock inside getting free just like that, don't you think, Avare?" he asked, not with any intention to actually ask the blond, but more that he wanted the blond to agree with him. Sanji gulped. He couldn't answer that could he? Nor he could ignore that.
"..I-…. I will-…"
"Silence." The Vampire King said calmly but with finality.
The courage he once had, was suddenly shrunk into nothingness.
Dracule Mihawk observed the blond for a while then his cold sharp gaze moved to the battle field. He closed his golden eyes for only a few seconds, he took a deep breath then his eyes fluttered open with fiercer colder look.
And suddenly vampires were falling unconsciously one and another, including Brook and Usopp. And so were Niji and Yonji.
"! Wh-what the hell?!" Law spat when he felt like swept away by a threatening power.
"To-.. Toraoo…" Luffy whimpered beside him. The little noirette barely passing out but he managed to face the fierce power. Clutching onto his Torao, Luffy braced himself against the incredible power.
"M-.. MY KING!" both Judge and Charlotte were cowering in fear. As much power as they have, they still didn't have any chance to battle their own ruler.
[! Thi-… THIS POWER!] the green beast only eye's widening in shock. Indeed, he was trembling, of course he too realized the differentiate in their power was too big. His instinct was screaming, begging so he would run as far as he could. But how could he be?
This power… the man who had this power had the one that the were-wolf had been looking for and he needed for. This man had two things all at once that he had been searching for his whole life. "At last…" he grinned, though sweat rolled from his forehead.
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Sanji was trembling, really hard. He was staring at the man's feet. His breath was so rag, he didn't even realize he was nearly choke. Sweat rolled all over his forehead, the blond was trying hard not to lose his conscious in front of his King. This man was ridiculously powerful, no wonder he was their King up until this time. Dracule Mihawk only given them a cold stare, sending all creatures there either lost their consciousness or trembling in fear.
"I suppose now I have everyone's attention." He said flatly.
"Horohorohoro! Now that's better." The Queen added using her high pitch voice.
"M-My King… Please accept our deepest apology for this unsightly event. These rats here were intruding and rampaging in our e-" Charlotte Linlin was trying to explain what had happened.
"Yes! I have heard it. Anything else?"
"They are trying to destroying our palace! And they want to take my son away." Vinsmoke Judge added.
"Take your son away?"
"Yes, My King!"
"Who is your son?"
"Him, the one who has been kneeling before yo-"
"I AM NOT YOUR SON! YES, I SHARE YOUR LAST NAME BUT THAT IS THE ONLY THAT IT IS." Sanji blurt out in disgust, hearing the man's explanation. This disgust feeling was overpowering his fear. After all these times he called him his son? What a joke! He better rot in hell than to live as his son.
"I suppose this is an internal problem then?" Mihawk asked, getting such response.
"HE IS OUR FRIEND!" suddenly a shouting voice, fierce and full of energy.
Everybody turned their attention to the source.
Of course! It was a flying Luffy. Towards their King. The vampire King.
"LUFFFYYYY!" Those who known the boy shouted in union, seeing the heart racing slashed horrid scene.
The noirette was launching himself, readying his punch.
"I WON'T LET YOU HARM MY FRIENDS!" the noirette was all but shout. Nobody had the chance to stop the noirette except,
BUAGH!
Zoro was interrupting in between the two.
"What the…" the blond uttered without he himself even realizing what happened.
"ZORO!" the noirette roared in disbelief. His punch stopped by the beast well-built arms, though he winced a bit from the impact.
"Sorry Lu, this one mine. He had what I need so, I can't let you interfere." The green beast answered with a smirk.
"Eeeehhh! Buuuuuttt…"
"Beside… You haven't finish with that one." Zoro jerked his head to Luffy's back.
Katakuri was there, with his scarf changed it colors, he was standing tall, ready to continue their fight.
"Ohhh! Well then… second round! TORAO! HE IS MINE!" the boisterous boy exclaimed while running towards the gigantic Vampire.
"WHAT THE FUC-K?! YOU ARE MINE, REMEMBER?!" Law spat venomously, forgetting that he was – uhm – they were in public, though most of them were unconscious still, it wasn't like him to do it. Way to go Torao!
"I KNOW! I LOVE YOU!" Yeah, of course Luffy had to reply the demon's declaration of their undying love right fuckin now. It was Luffy we were talking about.
Oh.. Law was reaching his combusting point.
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"And what do you want from me, boy?" Mihawk asked blandly, however his gaze was still as piercing as ever.
"First thing first, that blond is mine." Zoro claimed nonchalantly. Hearing this, the blond's pale cheek was starting to rosy a nice color.
"Wh-what are you talking baka marimo?!"
"Yours or not is not mine to decide, but he is still under my rule, so I won't let him go to be with a Vill."
"Kheh! I don't need your permission. He is a stranded Nesatios anyway."
"Low Vill, you have no manner at all!" Perona chided in anger, hearing the conversation. "Stranded or not, he is our kin! You have no rights!"
"Second,-"
"DON'T IGNORE ME YOU GREEN IDIOT!" she shrieked with her high pitch voice, making the three – yes three, Mihawk included – nearly jumped on their own spot.
"Perona.." Mihawk called for her.
"Ye- yeess?"
"I'll handle this one. You go for the other." He shooed her so she wouldn't make him deaf.
"Wh-… Fine!" she grumbled although she float away further to the other place to do as he commanded.
"How can you endure that harsh voice all this time?" Zoro frowned and pulled his finger from his ear.
"Hmmh! Call it curse." The King said, rolling his eyes. The blond scrunched his face getting that word. His King really had no idea about this cursed thingy, did he?
"Wow… that's kind of sucks."
"Well, enough about me. What do you want Vill?"
"Something you took away from me, hundred years ago."
"I don't recall."
"Kuina.. I want her soul that you lock with you." Voice the Vill. Sanji froze. Wait.. who was this Kuina girl? Zoro had a girl?
"Kuina?"
"One of your kin that had had bonded with one of my pack. The one that was killed."
Mihawk scrutinized the beast in front of him. That was when Sanji realized that his King's expression changed in a blink, indicating that he knew something.
"So, you are?"
"I was the one who cried, begging to you to revive her."
"So you were that little brat?"
"I was. And I know her soul was being lock somewhere by you. Release her soul!"
"And why should I do that?"
"She is my friend!" he growled. Swords on his arms were starting to radiate their own shine, fed by the green head energy, those swords were underlined in bloodlust.
[Friend? She was? How? Who was she? Was it only friend? But how could Zoro know her? She was a Nosferath, wasn't she?] Sanji's mind was popping all the question. He had no idea about this at all. About Zoro's past. And suddenly he became more and more insecure about their bond. Yes, he was a jealous freak!
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It was dark. Humongous trees were surrounding the place, protecting it any form of intrusion out there. Bushes were around the places, damped leaves scattered on the ground, the forest was dark and cold. No human had the courage to explore the gloomy place. It wasn't because the scenery that prevent them to enter, it was because the rumor surrounding the place that hurdling them to explore the dark forest. The forest was also known as Slumbering Forest. Nobody had ever return after going into it. Some had already tried to prove it wrong, but it was all futile. The rumor was right and nobody had entered it ever since.
But in every forest, of course there would be life residing inside. This place was the territory of a pack of Farligenetes, a wild one on top of it.
"Who are you?! Why are you here?" the kid asked. He had a pair of wolf ear, idiotic expression, he looked dumb.
"Hirent asked me to come here. Who are you?" she answered with another question. The green head growled with animosity.
[He is with the pack.] she thought.
"Who. Are. You?!" he questioned her again. He gave tension to his wording so the girl would give him what he wanted. She laughed.
"Don't be so wild, I won't harm you. I am Kuina, what's your name?" She asked grinning.
"You aren't Farlig, are you?" he frowned and sniffed the girl.
"Hey that's rude!" she pinched the green head nose.
"HEY!"
"So, what should I call you, kid?"
"Hmph! My name is Zoro!"
"Nice to meet you, Zoro. Now can you call Hirent for me?"
"I'm not your servant!"
"Well, she isn't but I'm still your leader, Zoro." Came the voice from behind them.
A man, Light brown hair, a pair of wolf ear were also on his head. His built was much bigger than Zoro and a tail on his back. He wasn't that tall, only 5 cm different compare to the girl.
"Hirent! What take you so long?" The girl asked, beaming when she saw the man. Hirent walked closer to said girl.
"Tsk! But you haven't accepted the re-match!" Zoro scoffed.
"Ahem! I have been busy." He answered curtly then gave his attention fully to the girl. "Sorry for making you wait so long. He didn't do anything rude, did he?" Hirent circled one of his muscled arms around Kuina, then he gave her a quick peck.
"Hmmph! He did, but it wasn't much."
"Zoro! What did I tell you?!" the man scolded the little Farligenete.
"But she isn't one of us! Why you want to be with her?" Zoro retorted.
"Zoro!"
"What!?"
"Do I have to tell you who is the leader here?!"
"Then you have to do the re-match! You said you weren't in your best condition back then! You should have been now!"
"You know, Zoro? Being a leader isn't an easy job, and you have to know that. Let me rest and enjoy my time and I will tell you when I fully recover."
"Huh! You just delaying your lost." The green head spat then jumped onto the branch. In a blink he was gone.
"What match? You lost?" Kuina asked with a frown on her face.
"Ckk! Don't mind him. He was just blurting nonsense."
"But-"
"Come on… You believe him? Or me? Your mate?" Hirent smirked, snuggling to Kuina's neck.
"Hey, that's tickle!"
"You know? I kind of regretted what I had done." She said sadly.
She was on a branch, watching the moon when suddenly she felt a presence behind her.
"How come you know it's me?" Zoro asked, one of his eyebrows was raising up. He was on another branch behind the girl.
"It's easy. You hid the sound, but you forgot to hide your presence."
"Hmph! I did that on purpose!"
"Did you?"
Zoro didn't response. He just stared the back of her head.
"I have bonded with him." She started when she knew that Zoro would be staring onto her for eternity. Zoro blinked, didn't catch up what she wanted to say.
"Your pack leader, Hirent."
"Bond? What do you mean?"
"We couldn't be separate now."
"Why? We are a free race!"
"Fufuu.. You are a kid, aren't you?"
"What?! I'm stronger than Hirent!"
"I believe that."
"Why?"
"I don't know. It's just my instinct. So, tell me Zoro. What do you know about us, Nosferath?"
"Nosferath?"
"You might also known us as Nesatios."
"! YO- YOU!?" Zoro was shocked. Hell! Of course, he knew about Nesatios, they were Zoro's kin eternal enemy. In no way they could live together! They wanted them dead, so did they. But Zoro couldn't reason why. It was the rule, their rule. He asked once, but he was nearly killed by their great great ruler. There was no room for questioning the rule. It was how their world worked.
"Why… did you bond? You should be killing each other, don't you?"
"I don't know. He was so nice to me. He helped me when I was insecure back then… so,-"
"Why do you regret it?"
"Call it woman's intuition, what he is now isn't what he was back then. He feels.. fake."
"I don't get you."
"You indeed are a kid, Zoro.." she chuckled, a sad one.
"You only have two choices. Either you kill her, or you will die by me." The man asked. He was floating in the air. His black cape swayed as it being played by the wind. His existence was too much, nobody could stand in their place, not even Zoro who was watching all the things happened right there.
Kuina was gaping like she couldn't breathed. Her usual calm feature was replaced with terror and fear. In front of the floating man, was Hirent on his knee, trembling in desperation. Zoro was not so far from the open field deep in the forest, he was behind a gigantic old tree. Sweat rolled from his forehead, his breath was uneven from the pressure of his existence, though Zoro was trying hard not to pass out. It was hard. Really hard!
And then it was so fast, Zoro couldn't even react.
Hirent ran to Kuina's who was reaching for his help. Instead of protecting her, he bit her neck, tearing it open, just like a hungry wild animal who couldn't control his greed. Her scream was resounding in the air. The agonize of despair and betrayal. She couldn't even believe that her mate did this to her. Her disappointment turned into fury. Her love buried by sudden hatred. She didn't want him to live a peaceful live. She would resent him for the rest of her life. With what left in her, she thrust her claw into his chest, grab his heart and pulled his thumping heart out. A horrid scream chocked with his own blood, before crashing onto the field.
"I see you still have will to live." Uttered the voice calm. Kuina stared onto him. She was dying but her gaze was full of frustration, tattered between keep on living or die.
"Go on. You can try to break your bond, eat that thing, and maybe you could go on living." The man continued.
Zoro gulped. He wanted to run, but he couldn't leave her. He couldn't just leave a friend in need. However, he didn't – couldn't – do anything to save her either.
He took a peek. He saw Kuina ate something from her own hand. At first, he saw her panting was getting better, but some minutes after that, was hell. He saw the Nesatios was screaming in agony, clawing herself, trying to pull out her own heart. Seconds changed into minutes and the scream did die down. He saw Kuina was crawling towards the man who was now standing on the red grass, colored with blood. Zoro felt something didn't right. And he was right!
Her arm, the one she elongated trying to reach the man was melting. With every move she did, her skin would rot. Zoro had no idea what had happened, but he knew one thing. He had to save her!
So the little Farligenete ran towards them, readying his claws, attacking the man.
But it was futile. With only one movement, he was already flying back, crashing into the woods.
"So, you are the one watching. What do you want kid?" the man asked. Wood bark pierce his left leg, but he was still crawling towards the man. Tears was all over his face, he was crying both in pain and his uselessness. He managed to reach the man's leg, with all power left in him, he grabbed it.
"Please.. save her…. Don't let her die.." he pleaded, but only getting a cold glare from those golden eyes in return.
"And what would I get in return?"
The little beast didn't answer. He lost his consciousness, engulfed in darkness. But the only thing he couldn't forget was those golden cold eyes.
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"Answer me, Vill. Why do you insist to save her?" Mihawk asked, still couldn't understand his reason.
".. I told you the hundred times, she was my friend and she still is!" Zoro said.
"You are an interesting Vill. Well then, now…" Mihawk said, he averted his gaze onto the blond who was still kneeling near him.
"DON'T TOUCH HIM!" Zoro was screaming in pure terror, leaping towards the two of them.
Suddenly, he felt an excruciating pain on abdomen. Mihawk was already behind him, with claw smeared with blood. He then licked his claw, tasting Zoro's blood.
"Oh.. I understand."
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