Chapter Eight: Origins of the Dark Phoenix
Warnings: Character deaths
At the jungle Izumi and Azumi were hunting for food until Izumi saw something hidden in the bushes.
"Hey Azumi. I think I found something." Izumi replied as her and Azumi moved the bushes revealing to be a temple.
"Should we inform about this?" Izumi asked as Azumi and her went to see Ain.
Back at the palace Ain, Jade, Aokiji, Luffy and the Strawhats wearing their normal outfits and eating breakfast at the dinning room until Azumi and Izumi came to the doors.
"Ain we found something that is very important when me and Izumi were hunting." Azumi replied.
"Okay. We'll go and check it out." Ain replied as Everyone left the dinning room, got on their horses and followed Izumi and Azumi at the jungle. When they stopped there, they mounted off their horses and sees a temple behind the bushes. Ain was complete shocked recognizing what the temple is.
"No it can't be." Ain replied as Everyone sees her horrified.
"Ain what it please tell me?" Luffy asked.
"Guys I think we found the temple of the Dark Phoenix." Ain replied.
"What is that?" Ussop asked.
"It's a mythical bird that has special types of elements that they have." Robin informed.
"I'm curious what's inside of there." Nami replied thinking that it might be treasure inside the temple. Everyone headed to the temple and there was a written stone wall for Robin to read.
"I guess this is a stoned wall is not a Poneglyph." Robin replied.
"Robin can you read what it said?" Ain asked.
"I can probably read it even through it is written in blood." Robin answered as she began to read it.
"In order to enter the temple of the Dark Phoenix. A drop of blood must be at the lines here." Robin replied as Ain got her bladed fans named Skarmory out. She held one on her hand, and opening it. The Black Widow Clan leader puts her index finger on the tip of the blade, sliding it downwards and cuts her finger. Then Ain puts the bladed fan away and putting her finger near the temple lines door as the blood on her finger dropped on the stone door where the lines are at until her finger stopped bleeding. Suddenly the blood on the door began to trail down to the lock unlocking it then the door magically opened for them.
"Wow. I didn't know that doors can't open like that." Ussop replied as the Strawhats, Ain, Aokiji and Jade headed inside the temple. Ain grabbed the torch that is holding on the wall and began exploring inside while the others followed her. They walked down the hallway until they stopped at a room that is covered in darkness and ancient for a long time. Ain sees another torch that has not been lighted up so she headed there and putting her torch near it as the fire appeared on one but it lighted the four torches up. The room appeared to be large nest with feathers on it, and written stoned walls. The Strawhats began looking at it.
"Wow I didn't know that we had a temple here in this island." Luffy replied.
"Yeah I hope this one has treasure here." Nami replied as she headed in the next and diggging through it. Suddenly she felt someone touching her.
"Sanji. I know it's you hugging so would you quit it." Nami replied.
"Uhh. Nami-swan that is not me hugging you." Sanji replied.
"Then who is hugging me then." Nami replied as she turns her head back revealing to be a human skeleton on her as Nami screamed, and running away from it. Luffy laughed at her and throwing the skeleton away.
"You should seen the look on your face when I did the skeleton trick on you." Luffy smirked as he pumbled by Nami's fist.
"Luffy! That is not funny when you did that to me!" Nami shouted as Ain looks at the written stoned walls.
"Would you two please be silent for a moment? I'm reading something." Ain replied as she read what is on the stone walls and began realizing the knowledge about the Dark Phoenix. Robin approaches to her.
"What does it said?" Robin asked.
"Everyone you have to hear this while I was reading so listen carefully." Ain replied as she began reading the written stoned walls and a flashback began to show up.
"About thirty years before the One piece era began. Phoenixes lived in peace in harmony." Ain narrated as the Phoenixes flew over the skies.
"These mythical birds believe to be protectors and guardians of the skies. Each Phoenix lived each seperate islands as their homes. They are only ten elements, water, earth, fire, steel, thunder, ice, air, psychic, light and dark." Ain narrated.
"Each one of them have names, Elia, Blaze, Rogue, Raiden, Subterra, Ventura, Yuria, Shirayuki, Byakuya and last was Fenikkusu." Ain narrated as pirates began hunting down of them.
"Then twenty years pirates began hunting down for money but they ended being dead by their abilites. The Dark Phoenix Fenikkusu had been trained by the nine Phoenixes and fell in love with Shirayuki the ice Phoenix. The two had mated and a baby of their own who is named Kira. But things had gotten more worse a man who is named Read became obsessed that he wanted to kill them so he waited for Fenikkusu to leave while Shirayuki was taking care of her son." Ain narrated as the ice phoenix and her baby sleeping in her nest.
"Read had attacked them and killed them until they were dead." Ain narrated as Read killed the two Phoenixes with his katana.
"When Fenikkusu went back home but he ended up finding his beloved Shirayuki and his son dead. It caused him to became depressed and agressive that wanted to take venge on the man. So he was trained by the eight before his mate died she trained him as well. Yet he mastered all the ten elements that he was to fight Read. Fenikkusu had found finally found him at the island of Punk Hazard. The two had fight to death that who ever lived that one who loses will die." Ain narrated as Fenikkusu and Read began fighting, blood splattered on the ground, and the sky was raining on them.
"They fought for twenty days until the one who lived was Fenikkusu. He killed Read and that man was no more than dead but the Dark Phoenix was fatally wounded form Read's attack." Ain narrated was Fenikkusu was covered in cuts and blood was all over him and he flew to an island.
"He knew was about to die so Fenikkusu went to an island named Ohara and laid himself of a bed of thorned roses as a grave bed then he died at January 2nd." Ain narrated as Fenikkusu died peacefully and the flashback of the story ended.
"Well that was intense for a phoenix taking vengeance on someone who killed his family." Ussop replied.
"Plus the man who wanted kill him was gory." Franky added as Jade began to fell on her to knees, holding both of her hands, and screaming painfully hearing about the story of the Dark phoenix.
"Jade what is wrong now?" Luffy replied as Ain sees her daughter screaming in pain.
"Jade is having those memories. Hurry we have leave right now." Ain replied as Everyone left the Dark Phoenix temple and Jade wasn't screaming anyone.
"What was Jade screaming for?" Nami asked.
"Guys we should heard to the palace and talk at the library about this." Ain answered as they headed back to the palace and went to the library.
"Guys there is something I need you why Jade was screaming. Well she is one as well." Ain replied as The Strawhats, Aokiji, Izumi and Azumi were complete shocked.
"Yes she is a hybrid of a human and a phoenix. Yes I have to keep it secret that my daughter is one of them even after Fennikkusu's death, all the Phoenixes left the pirate era and went to live safer. Which is more worse when Jade was a child all the children wanted to play but their parents had grabbed them in order to get away from her. Yet her grandfather got a nine tailed Xenomorph fox hybrid as a friendly to play with. Now you understand about Jade." Ain replied as Robin stand up.
"Ain wait there is something I need to tell you in private." Robin replied as the two stood and head to a shelve of books on the second floor.
"What is it you want to tell to me about?" Ain asked.
"Well it's that I'm worried about telling Jade her past and her parents." Robin replied as Ain approaches to her and puts her hand on her shoulder.
"You can tell your sister about it after I took care of her when she was a baby." Ain replied as Robin smiled at her.
"Thank you Ain for taking care of my little sister. It if hadn't been for you she would of been different in the past." Robin replied as Ain smiled at. The two went to the first floor of the library where Jade and the others stayed at.
"Everyone Robin has something important about Jade's past so listen carefully and that means you Luffy." Ain announced.
"Jade I want to tell you something about twenty years before you were here." Robin replied as the story of a flashback appeared.
"It was twenty years before the Ohara incident. Your father Nico Tanaka tried to find a cure for your mother Olvia. She was nine months pregnant and you were still in her womb." Robin narrated as Tanaka was finding a cure for his wife in the forest.
"What did my mother caught?" Jade asked.
"It was the Ebola virus that she and you had. It is incurable diease and doctors tried to heal but she was about die. The doctor told me and your father that she had only three days to live before the disease kills her and you. So I stayed with your mother while father was finding the antidote." Robin narrated as Tanaka found a creature dying in the grave bed of roses.
"When father is in the forest. He encountered a bird but it wasn't an ordinary bird. It was Fenikkusu the Dark Phoenix. He was about the same height and weight of a Pteranodon and a descendant of them." Robin narrated as Tanaka approached to the dying Dark Phoenix and seeing the wounds are fatal.
"His feather on his body were black as the dark midnight sky, his eyes were piercing red as the color of blood, his mane, wings and tail were highlighted purple, blue and red, and his beak and talons were a light tan as a bowl of peaches." Robin narrated as Tanaka strokes the Phoenix's head with his hand.
"Poor thing. Is there anything I can help you?" Tanaka asked as the dark phoenix looked at and then spoke.
"No. It's too late. I'm losing a lot of blood due to the battle that I had succeeded." Fenikkusu replied as Tanaka looks at him.
"Fenikkusu. There is something I need to tell something. I know that you despise all the humans that were trying to hunt your mind but my Wife and secondary unborn child had caught a disease that is incurable and they only have three days to live. Please I beg of you help me." Tanaka replied as he began to cry in sorrow in despair.
"Fenikkusu began to realize that father has a family of own and trying to save his love and unborn child from death. So he made a decision that he'll help him out." Robin narrated.
"Nico Tanaka. Use my blood in order save your love and your child. My blood can cure all the incurable diseases." Fenikkusu replied as Tanaka grabs a bottle, putting at the wound and blood began pour into the bottle until it is full. He puts the cap on so the blood won't spill.
"Fenikkusu spoke to father one last before his death. He told him about you." Robin narrated.
"Tanaka once the blood heals your loved one. Your secondary child will be one of my kind in blood. Now go hurry." Fenikkusu replied as Tanaka smiled and telling him thank you then he left. The Dark Phoenix died on the grave bed of roses.
"After his death his corpse was turned in flames and ashes so that humans won't find his body. Father ran back to our in order to see me and mother." Robin narrated as Tanaka entered his house and heading to the bedroom where his pregnant wife Olvia lays on the bed and his child Robin sits next to her.
"Honey I found something that can cure you and the unborn child." Tanaka replied as he grabs the bottle, uncapping the cap and pouring the phoenix's blood on the sake bowl/cup.
"Honey what is this your giving me?" Olvia asked.
"This is Phoenix's blood. This can cure you and our unborn baby. Trust me it works." Tanaka replied as Olvia drank the phoenix blood in order to heal her and the unborn child.
"After she drank the medicine, mother and you had been cured due to the phoenix blood then on January4th. Her water and I knew you were about to be born." Robin narrated as the Nico family ran to the hospital where Olvia is going to give birth.
"I was waiting at the waiting room with aunt, uncle and cousin were at while father and the the doctors were helping mother giving birth to you." Robin narrated as Tanaka and Olvia were at the delivery room while a doctor and nurses were helping Olvia while Tanaka was holding her hand and was ready for their secondary child to be born.
"After the painful hours of labor. Mother had finally gave birth to you." Robin narrated as the doctors instructed Olvia that the baby is almost out of her womb.
"Okay. Olvia I need you push one more time. I can see the head. Now push." The doctor instructed as Olvia screamed in agony and pushed one last time until tiny cries echoed in the room.
"Congratulations Tanaka and Olvia. It's a healthy baby girl." The doctor replied as the nurse cleaned the baby and wrapping her in a white blanket. She handed the little girl into her mother. Olvia held onto her newborn daughter crying in her arms. The baby had black hair, light brown skin and her eyes were closed. She smiled and held daughter in her arms closely and the baby stopped crying and went to sleep.
"Nico Jade." Olvia replied.
"Olvia what is it we named our daughter?" Tanaka asked as he looks at his wife and his secondary daughter.
"Our daughter will be named Nico Jade." Olvia answered as she look at her husband.
"Honey please get Robin, I want her to her baby sister." Olvia replied as Tanaka went to get Robin from the waiting room.
"I was waiting for Mother and father, Yet Father came here and wanted me to see mother and you." Robin narrated as Robin was at the waiting room with her aunt, uncle and cousin until her father.
"Robin. Come with me. There is someone that me and your mother want to introduce to you." Tanaka replied as Robin closes her book, grabbing her father's hand and headed to the medical room. When they got there as Robin sees her mother on the bed holding a bundle of joy in her arms.
"Robin please come here." Olvia smiled as Robin came over to her mother and the baby.
"And that is when I meet you. Jade" Robin narrated as Olvia shows Robin her baby sister.
"Robin. This is Jade she is your little sister." Olvia replied as Robin looks at her baby sister now that her eyes are open which she has hazel brown eyes then Jade smiled at her then Robin smirked and looked at her mother.
"Do you want to hold Jade?" Olvia replied as Robin nodded her head yes then Olvia handed Jade to Robin which she is now in Robin's arms. Robin held her baby sister in her arms and looking at her. Jade grabs her finger with her tiny hand and giggled softly. Robin smiled happily towards her baby sister while Tanaka and Olvia smiled at the heartwarming moment between them.
"It looks like the two are getting along fine." Olvia complaint.
"Yep both are going to have fun each other. No more chores from her aunt since now Robin has a sister to play with." Tanaka replied as the door slammed opened revealing to be Uncle Oran, Aunt Roji and Cousin Mizuira to see baby Jade.
"Wel well. I guess Robin has a little sister, even if she is taking of her she's still going to do chores at my house." Roji replied.
"No me and Olvia agreed that Robin will be taking care of Jade than doing chores at your so you have your daughter or yourself doing these chores." Tanaka replied as Robin smiled happily that she no longer doing chores for her aunt now that she has a baby sister.
"Give me that sister of yours. I want to see her." Roji replied as she grabs Jade out of Robin's and holding her in her arms.
"Well isn't she a cutie." Roji replied as Jade grabs her hair with her hand and pulls on it hard.
"Owww." Roji shouted as she tried to pull away from Jade but The baby rips her a strand of hair out.
"Here Robin." Roji replied as she handed Jade back to her older sister and Robin was surprised that her baby did that to her aunt. Her cousin Mizuira came over to see Robin and Jade.
"Great my cousin has a little sister. I wish have one too." Mizuira pouted as Robin looks at Jade.
"Jade. I promise that be a good older sister to you." Robin replied as the story of the flashback ended.
"After you were about to be born. Weeks later an archeologist had read an Poneglyph which it caused a buster call so mother had made a sacrifice to protect me and you from a man who is named Spandine. Yet I got away and hid you in a place that is safe that the marines wouldn't find you." Robin narrated as everyone understands about Jade mostly Luffy and Aokiji. The two understands that Jade gets angry, and serious all the time in the past when she was a child.
"Now you guys why Jade is like this." Robin replied.
"Yes we understand." Everyone replied.
"Ain wait, I want to know about that man who is named Read. Please tell us what is his real name?" Nam I asked as Ain sighed.
"His name was Marshall D Read." Ain answered that everyone was complete horrified that Blackbeard has a father.
"Read was an alcoholic abusive father he caused Teach's mother to die early from emotional physical stress which drove Teach into complete madness when he was a child." Ain informed.
"So that why he acts like this Now even before?" Luffy asked.
"Yes and he was held responsible for murdering my husband Jiraiya which he was a rival. Me and The toad were married and had a baby but she died from miscarriage. And yet which more worst that when I headed back home I found my husband died and noticed the window. I knew that Read was gone." Ain replied as she looks at everyone and mostly at Luffy, Robin and Aokiji.
"Guys this is important I have to tell you but listen carefully no what happens that we can't spread the rumors to everyone because it cause you to be a fool telling about the Dark phoenix, or Teach's father." Ain replied.
"We swear that we won't tell everyone about Jade nor Marshall D Read." Everyone replied that Ain knew that Jade's secret past and Blackbeard's will be hidden by Luffy, the Strawhat crew, Aokiji, Izumi and Azumi.