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Chapter 19: You Reap What You Sow
One Day Before Strawhat Pirates reach Riryoku Island…
Mad Treasure, Captain of the Treasure Pirates, is a simple man with a simple goal in life.
That goal: to hunt treasure to his heart's content.
He's been around most areas of the world's oceans, just looking for famed lost treasures such as Captain John's Treasure Stash, The Shichiseiken, and the Pure Gold just to name a few. He doesn't even really care about the treasures themselves, but rather the thrill he gets from doing so. At the moment, he has his eyes set on a very valuable and quite possibly challenging to get treasure.
The Riryoku Kingdom is not well known nowadays considering the fact that the World Government had erased their existence from history almost two decades ago, but those who have lived long before that happened or have done their own research about islands and countries that no longer exist, like he has, know about the existence of the kingdom and of the vast riches it holds. What made him anticipate this journey towards the fallen kingdom is the fact that many who try to venture there tend to disappear. The most famous example being rumors about a The Wano Kingdom sending a force over to the kingdom five years ago to retrieve riches only for them to mysteriously disappear and never be heard of again.
Not one to back away from a challenge, he set his sights on this fallen kingdom, Hoping that this journey would be a challenge.
He got his challenge alright, never expecting how much of a hell it is to just get through the sea surrounding the island.
"Bullet Chains!" Mad roared out as he launched a volley of small but powerful chains for what seemed to be about the hundredth time. Around him, his crew kept shooting around the sky as a massive condor-shaped monster kept circling around their ship. Many of their shots missed, and it didn't help matters in the fact that the waves were moving them around chaotically, making their shots inaccurate. "Psycho P! Can't you try to camouflage us from the damn condor!" Mad roared out as the condor shot out a beam of focused energy out of its mouth, narrowly missing the ship as a lucky wave moved them away in the nick of time.
"You know as well as I do that I would only be able to do so for a couple of seconds, and that span of time is not nearly enough for us to escape from this monster! Also, If I do do it, you know i'm going to be out of commission, making things worse for all of us as a whole." Psycho P explained in desperation as he aimed a cannon towards the condor.
"You!" Mad pointed to one of his grunts, grabbing their attention, "Is Naomi finished preparing the Dyna Cannon!?" He questioned, making the grunt take out a den-den mushi and whisper into it.
After getting some mutters back from it, the grunt responded to his captain. "It's all ready captain. Prepared to fire whenever you are ready!" The grunt responded, causing many who heard the conversation to sigh in relief. Hopefully this can take down the monster or at least injure it enough for it to back off.
Hiding away in the ship's vault is someone who is known by those she robs as a conniving, thieving bitch. She is a slim woman that has purple hair styled in a bob cut fashion and crystal blue eyes to compliment them. She's wearing a white long-sleeved shirt, black pants, and brown shoes.
'I can't believe I am doing this, but you know what they say, high risk high reward.' Carina thinks to herself as she positions herself in a place where she can see the vault door open and close while not being able to be seen by whoever enters said vault. It's been hard trying to stay in the vault considering she originally was supposed to leave the ship yesterday, but then, the captain decided to enter this dreadful storm that she has never experienced before. While she is confident in her abilities, she doubts she would be able to leave this storm alive by herself. It doesn't help her confidence either when she can clearly hear what's going on around the ship, and from what she's heard, it would only mean certain death for her should she try to leave now.
Sighing in resignation, she lays down a bit and tries to make herself as comfortable as possible, hoping that this dastard crew reaches land soon, while also silently praying that this ship doesn't get destroyed.
With Zoro and Kuina a couple moments before Luffy's group met Lily…
This place is really starting to unnerve Zoro and Kuina.
Really, this place in one massive clusterfuck that reeks of death and despair along with the facts that it breaks the very laws of reality that shouldn't be broken in the first place.
The thing that unnerved them the most though, were the visions of the past they kept on seeing.
One place after another, they've caught glimpses of what they assume to be the past of this island whenever they go into a building or they go to a new street. Rarely did they get glimpses of nice heartwarming moments like a couple families having a party on the street or children playing games on the sidewalks; However most of the time they got a glimpse of what the World Government did to this once beautiful place. They saw how the marines indiscriminately murdered anyone who wasn't wearing a uniform that is somehow related to the World Government. They saw how many of them took advantage of the situation and did… unspeakable things to the citizens. The worst thing they saw in their opinion however, was seeing some children in matching uniforms that appeared to be aligned with World Government herding huge groups of children and expecting mothers onto the outskirts of town. One blue-haired child in particular summoned out chains made of pure light to ensnare all of the civilians, before shooting a small ball of light in the sky that soon became a bright white beam of epic proportions that consumed all the trapped children and women in one fell swoop.
Kuina in particular is the one most affected by that particular sight. Many of the children crying for their most likely dead mothers and fathers along with the pregnant mothers trying to assure the crying children that everything will be alright, though judging by the tears falling down their cheeks and how strained many of their smiles were they knew otherwise. While this made the situation so much more horrifying to watch, what made her tremble with rage were the surrounding government children's reaction, or rather their lack of reaction. They all seemed so… used to it, like they've done this type of thing on a regular basis. What made the scene even more fucked up was the blue-haired child's facial expression in particular. His face looked so calm and serene, as if he's doing those kids a favor by killing them himself.
Even worse so was how those children seemed to have escaped the destruction of this kingdom if the last vision is anything to go by. Even after every atrocity that they had committed on this very island, the blue-haired boy still had a serene expression plastered on his face. It made her guts churn a bit and cause her to scowl. If somehow, somewhere, that boy-no, man is still alive, she'll avenge the innocent who have fallen at his hand and end his life. She swears this on her pride as a swordswoman!
No doubt that man is probably causing countless atrocities at this very moment!
Meanwhile on a moving island in the New World…
"Who wants some freshly made ice cream!?" A smiling Arasval asked kindly as he brought out a bowl of ice cream the size of a car, getting countless 'ME!ME!ME!'s from the flock of children surrounding him and one other person.
The person next to him is a 10 year old girl with the same colored hair as he, handing out bowls and spoons to each of the children who came for ice cream. "Please line up in an orderly fashion!" She commands politely as she distributes bowls and spoons to each and every child. Soon enough all the children got their fill of ice cream with the 10 year old girl getting her fill only when she was done distributing the bowls and ice cream to the younger children. "This ice cream came out really good dad!" She said excitedly as she took a spoonful of ice cream and jammed it into her mouth.
"Well I did have help from a certain aspiring cook. I couldn't have done it without you Sennina." Arasval remarked as he crouched and patted his daughter's head softly, causing the now named Sennina to mewl out of joy.
Back to Zoro and Kuina…
A loud, soul-piercing shriek broke them from their thoughts, bringing shivers up their spine as they immediately turn towards the direction of the shriek, which was also towards the direction Luffy went flying.
"What in the hell have they gotten into now!?" Zoro wondered as he took out his katanas with Kuina following suit. They only ran for a couple of minutes before one of the nearby buildings exploded through sheer kinetic force, showing their captain Luffy going toe-to-toe with a… plant man? Upon closer inspection, they noticed that it was really just a skeleton with a bunch of roots and vines intertwining with bones and acting like the body's muscle structure. Usopp and Kaya soon showed up as well as Sanji, Nojiko, Nami and Marguerite and they all looked towards where the fight is taking place.
Luffy, not taking his attention and eyes off of the flower, sensed his crewmates and called out to them. "Guys! Be careful! Get as far away as you can!" He exclaimed as he blocked a kick coming from the flower.
"Luffy, We know how strong you are. There's no way you cannot defeat that flower." Marguerite remarked, feeling completely at ease, knowing how strong Luffy truly is.
"No you don't understand! Observation Haki doesn't work against this guy!" Luffy warned as he threw a Red Hawk at his opponent, only for it to suddenly blink out of existence. "Oh shit where'd he go!" Luffy wondered, looking around frantically for any sign of the flower.
"GAH!" Luffy heard his crew yelp out in pain as all of them were hit in their blind spots by Lily as it uses it's roots as a string whip to launch them into the plain in between the massive castle and the ruined city with tremendous amounts of force.
Nami and Nojiko took the hits the worst out of the bunch, being knocked unconscious almost immediately by the attack. The others weren't faring well either with Usopp having dislocated his left shoulder, Zoro twisting his right ankle, Sanji having a large gash open on his head, and both Kaya and Kuina fracturing multiple bones in their torso area. Marguerite came out with only a couple bruises around her body by coating herself with armament haki at the last possible moment.
"Is everyone okay?" Marguerite asked her fellow crewmates as they all started getting up, trying to ignore the pain as best as they can.
"The fucker hits hard I'll tell you that." Zoro growled out as tried to stand completely up, only to hiss in pain when he put all of his weight on his right foot.
"Kaya, I could use some help here please?" Usopp pleaded as he gripped his dislocated shoulder in agony.
"Uh, don't worry Usopp! Lay down right here and we'll get started. On the count of three I will push it back in place okay? Alright?" Kaya instructed her boyfriend, who nodded in agreement. "Okay. One." Kaya immediately set the shoulder back in place, causing Usopp to gasp in pain before sighing in relief.
"Thanks Kaya, I really needed that. Now, what do we do?" Usopp questioned his crewmates as he took out his bow, notching an arrow onto it, aiming for the plant monster that hit him.
"I'm not sure, but how injured all of us are, I think we should just let Luffy handle this. We will need Kaya to evaluate all of us to see how badly injured we are at the moment." Marguerite explained as she picked up both Nojiko and Nami.
"We don't have time for that. It seems that plant isn't the only enemy we have though." Zoro said, taking out all three of his swords. Suddenly the rest of them turned their body and weapons toward a group of people who weren't there a moment ago.
The most imposing figure out of the group appeared to be tall muscular man with very spiky and wild purple hair along with having some chains wrapped around him for decoration. A very noticeable feature that not only he has, but everyone one else in his group have, are the little sprouts coming out of their heads.
"You all should've left when you had the chance. Now you're fucked." Mad Treasure said as he aimed his hands towards the Strawhats. "Bullet Chain!" he exclaimed as he shot multiple chains at them.
"Gandiya!" Usopp shouts, firing multiple flaming arrows in the same firing line the bullets were coming through. With great precision, Usopp hit the chains with the arrows he fired from the legendary bow. Feeling someone coming from behind him, Usopp shouted for Zoro's assistance. "Zoro!"
"Already on it." Zoro stated seriously, his calm demeanor gone as he crossed swords with Psycho P as soon as he got out of his camouflage. "You need to work on your element of surprise, but seeing as you are nothing but a plant's puppet construct, I don't see that happening." He said as he imbued Yubashiri and Kitetsu with haki.
"That may be, but we've been blessed with something far greater." P said maliciously as he began pushing back.
Zoro's expression took a bloodthirsty turn. "I wouldn't call that a blessing." With that, they both stopped talking and begun their battle.
Back with the others, Marguerite and Sanji decided to take on most of the resurrected pirates and Mad Treasure himself while Usopp dealt with Naomi Drunk. Kuina and Kaya in the meantime made sure to run towards a safe location with Nojiko and Nami in tow, cursing in pain as they both felt their ribs crack more under the pressure of their crewmates weight.
While this was all happening, in the outskirts of Tōitsu City, an enraged Luffy is attacking Lily with renewed vigor, unleashing more of his suppressed power at the plant to the point that the plant is faltering and beginning to wear itself out.
"Gum-Gum Jet Bazooka!" Luffy roared out as he hit the plant at its 'torso', sending him at and through a big boulder that crumbled the moment Lily had impacted.
"L̲̂̽ͣ̾̒̅e̢̯͈̿ͮ̀a̯̠̻̭̣͓͚̾̒ͪ͆ͤ̃̈v͍͙͍͒e̼̭̰ͭ̈ͪͥ̓͌ͪ ̠̜́͊ͮ͑͐̄͞t̥̆̄̽̆ͯ͠h̶̟͋͒̓ͧ͑̈i̱͚̞̮̬ͩ̃s̹̭̬͔̫̼͉̍́ ͖̞ͭ̿p̡̮̯̳̳̣̠̹͆̍͂̄͊̓ͫl̂ͩ͒͌a̴̻̹̘̣̭̖ͭ̍͛̓̚ͅc̱̼̫̩̖̳̽̒̐͆̈ͯ͐ͅe̢̝̩͎̗̾̅ͩͥͬ ̣̞ͮ͐ͤ̃n͍͖͚̺ͭ̓͗̒o̼͈͖̯̤̝͛͋ͮw̨͆̔̐̇̇̄̔!̸̦͓̯̮̯̿ͭ ̛͈̜̥̜̭̰͐ͤ̍Ÿ̹̳̥̣ͫ̏̀o̠͔̣̊̎̃̌ͯ͜ͅuͯ̌͐ͭ̈́́ ̩́d͚̠͇̻͔ǫ͎̭̾ͯ̄ ͙͎͓̥̹͕͈̎ͨ̾̃̈̌͛ņ̼̥͖͕̤͚͈ͩͥ͌̂o̫̝̗̯͗̇̽ṭ͒ͭ͆̓̏̆̇ ̡͈̗͈͎͇̥̃ͥ̓̈̚b̤̹̤̩̩̟ͩͦͣ̏͆ͤe͉̙͇͚͖͝l͕͉͉͈̈̏͛̀͗o̻͚̖ͣ́̓͐̓͑n̸̮̱ͯͩ̅͗g̼̘͔͂ͥ ̼̪͍̲͋̀̾͑̓̚͟h̦̥̤̥̭̪̘̓̊ͯͧ̓ȅ̛̍ͤ͊̅r͌ͪ̌̿͏̭̰ͅe̵̺͗͆ͩ́͊̑̇!̊̎̀" Lily roared out as it attempted to get up, only to fail as it's roots were beginning to lose its strength.
Luffy started walking closer towards the flower, dead set on ending its existence for hurting his nakama. "Third Gear!" Luffy muttered out, biting his thumb and pumping as much air as he could in a single breath. After pumping as much air as he could into his forearm,now the size of a three-story house, atomic dust begun to encompass Luffy's enlarged arm. "Atomic Augmentation: Compression!" Luffy's enlarged arm soon shrunk itself back to it's original size the moment it began to glow a soft bluish light.
While it may have looked like Luffy brought his arm back to normal, the reality is that in compressing all the air inside the massive arm, he not only compresses all of that weight into a smaller area, therefore making it many times denser than it was before, but he also makes his original attack much more powerful due to all of that energy being focused into a much smaller area.
The end result of such an attack…
"Gum-Gum…!"
…surely is not something for the faint of heart.
"…Gauss Gun!"
*Krboom!* *Splurt!*
Luffy's attack not only punched a hole right through the plant's 'torso', but it sent many parts of it's body flying all over the area. All that is left remaining of the flower is stem and the center part of the flower itself, with it's leaves and and petals being scattered about in the area. Despite the fact that the flower seems to be incredibly near death, it keeps glaring at Luffy with Bloodshot eyes as it attempts to dig itself into the earth, only for Luffy to thwart Lily's retreat as he reaches out and grabs the flower with contempt.
"You harmed my crewmates. That reason alone already puts you on my shitlist. However, Not only did you harm them, but you also consume the people that come here and turn them into your sick puppets. I know what you are capable of, so as much as I do not want to do this, this is the end for you." Luffy states, lifting his hand up, prepared to finish this once and for all.
"̧̜̲͓ͣ̓́ͣ͌͋͠B̥̖̪͓͍ͬͣ̈̃͌ͦ͟w̷̔̆̄ͭ͏̸͎͉͈͍̼̩̠̲̖u͇̲͙͎̐̏̒̉͂u̡̮̯̯͎̼̠̝͐̀ṷ̵͚ͬͣ̈ͧͣ̇ͭ͜͡u̶̟͇̬͕̪͍̬͔͎ͯͩ̄͑̍̃͢͡a̷̬̲͚ͫ͋̄̾̿͑ͣͤã̴͉͚͎̫̪̼̫̰ͩ́͘a̿ͩ̍̍ͯ͗̌ͩ͏̱̩́ả͚̩̬̺̤͍̻͗ͮͯ̈̎̅̌ͨr̻̰̭̼͈̈́ͮ͛ͅ!̧̡͓̩̖̥̟͓̈́͑̃̔͊͛ͯ"̡͍̗͍̯̂͗͌͛͗̎͗
…Or he would've had something not backhanded him with enough force to shatter an island. The hit made him drop Lily, sending him careening towards a mountain far away from the city before crashing into and through the mountain, stopping once he went through his third one. Luffy hasn't felt this much pain in a long time, and despite being made of rubber and having a logia ability, he wasn't able to disperse in time due to not being able to sense the attack, which at this point frustrated him all the more.
"Hhhrrr… that's going to leave a mark." Luffy said to himself as attempted to get up, only to fail when intense pain swept from the left side of his body, causing him to tumble and fall once more. He looked and lo and behold, his left arm and his left leg are a complete mess, with bones protruding out and said limbs being bent in many awkward angles. "Grrk… Atomic Restoration." Luffy growled out as his body started glowing blue. Once he stopped glowing, his body never felt more refreshed. While doing this technique takes a considerable amount if he does it on another person, with himself, it takes little to no energy, especially considering he's been spending most of his training trying to refine the technique so that it will only use the least amount of energy possible. "That was a close one. What the hell hit me?" Luffy wondered as he got up from the rubble.
His question is soon answered, coming in the form of a now smaller version of the behemoth he saw towering over the castle as well as a similar sized monkey with yellow tribal markings all over it's body. Despite being considerably smaller than their original sizes, they were still huge, being the size of the average giant.
'The flower might be gone for now, but it looks like I'll have to deal with these two.' Luffy thought as he breathes in as much air as he can before pumping it into his muscles.
Luffy, with Gear Fourth now activated felt more confident about his chances against these strange monster in front of him. Bouncing himself into position, he let out a victorious shout.
"Bring it on!"
And with that, an island-shaking clash has now begun.
With Nami, Nojiko, Kuina and Kaya…
"C'mon Kuina! Not much left to reach the castle!" Kaya persists as she struggles to carry Nami, feeling her bones groan in pain and agony as she forces them to go through carrying extra weight.
"Yeah, but the question is how do we get in there?" Kuina wonders as she looks around the castle walls in search of an opening. On the far right side, she notices a hole in the ground that appears to go inwards towards the castle. Hoping for the best, she signals Kaya to follow her and just as she suspects, the tunnel seems to go under and most likely into the castle.
"It's a little cramped, but it's better than anything." Kuina states, crouching down as she drags Nojiko's body into the building, with Kaya following suit doing the same thing with Nami.
When they went through the tunnel and into the castle, they saw that it is incredibly dusty. There were no spiderwebs, no insects or rodents crawling about…
…just…
…dusty…
"This place looks untouched for the most part, if one ignores all the strewn furniture thrown about." Kuina remarks, dusting off a couch and putting both Nojiko and Nami on it, and then plopping herself on a chair in hopes that some resting will ease the pain on her chest.
"Yeah, let's hope it stays like that for a bit. My chest is killing me." Kaya complains, taking out her medkit to search for some painkillers. Once she found them, she gave herself one before giving another to Kuina, who took it gratefully. After resting for a couple of hours, Nami and Nojiko soon wake up.
"Ugh… my head… why does it feel like I got hit by a sea king?" Nojiko asks, rubbing her head in hopes to alleviate the pain.
"You're telling me…. My hair's a mess!" Nami complains, trying to remove any trash she finds in her hair.
"It's good to hear you two are okay judging by how y'all are acting." Kuina remarks, wincing when Kaya tightened the bandages around her torso.
"Thank Heavens you two are all right. Do you need anything? Painkillers? Any bones feel broken? I have some medical cast gauze and I know some techniques that could help put any dislocated bone back in place." Kaya shot out, clearly worrying about their state now that she can question them personally about how they feel.
"Painkillers sound good for now." The sisters said at the same time, extending their hands out. After taking the painkillers, the four decided to explore the castle they find themselves in, partly to kill some time, but mostly because Nami convinced them to help her look for some valuables.
"I would suggest we split up, but considering where we are and how dangerous our birthplace is, it's a no-go." Nojiko stated seriously as she took out a dagger from its sheathe.
"Wait a second, Riryoku is your birth island!? Why didn't you tell us about this!?" Kuina questioned in disbelief, looking at Nojiko for more answers.
"Because Riryoku Island and Riryoku Kingdom looked completely different back then than it does now! It's been over 17 years since it's downfall, and I was only three when it's demise happened! Obviously I would forget something like this if it's been so long! And even then, when I try to remember, I could only remember a few things."
"Well what do you remember Nojiko?" Kaya asked, piping into the conversation.
Nojiko stops on her tracks looking down at the ground, trying her utmost best to remember anything about her life when she lived on this island. "Well, I do remember how lively the kingdom was back then. I remember my parents occasionally taking me out to a park near the school that my mom and Nami's dad worked in. From what I remember, Nami's mother made a unique impression on me, with all the eccentric things she tend to do at the time." Nojiko reminisced, thinking hard on what she could remember, walking once again as the memories flood her mind.
"Why do I get the feeling I won't like what you have to say about my biological mother?" Nami stated more than asked, raising a brow towards her older sister.
"Well… if my memory serves me right, then I can tell you that your mom… may have been… a… a…" Nojiko began feeling her flush red at the certain memories coming up about what she remembers about Nami's mom.
"Oh God just get out with it already." Nami almost screamed out.
"She was a massive pervert!" Nojiko blurts out, her face so red it looks like it's going to burst.
…
…
…
"What!?" Nami shrieks out, and in the midst of her shock, stubs her big toe on a cabinet rather hard, leaving a deep cut on it. "Agh! My toe!" She exclaims, hopping on one foot as she tries to alleviate the pain on her toe, getting Kaya to bandage said toe.
"Okay, in what way was she a massive pervert!?" Kuina questions, genuinely interested in what Nojiko has to say.
"Okay, why are we even discussing this? Shouldn't we discuss something else-?" Kaya is silenced by Kuina placing her hand over her mouth, making Kaya slightly glare at the swordswoman.
"I-I am not sure I s-should s-say…" Nojiko hesitantly states, looking away from her fellow crewmates.
"C'mon, surely it isn't that bad is it?" Kaya asks.
Nojiko, still looking away from her sister, Kuina, and Kaya, could only mutter out a single word."Foursome…"
"Please tell me this is NOT going the way I think it's going." Nami pleaded, wanting to know nothing more about her biological mother's endeavors.
"I-I think we should get back on track here. Aside's Nami's mother, what else do you remember?"
Although she kept walking, Nojiko looks at them with a small, yet sad smile. "I remember all the good times I had with my parents. My mother worked in the school in Tōitsu City as a Kindergartner Teacher while my father worked as an electrician. Nami's father Mr. Totsuka also worked as a teacher in the school and Nami's Mother Mrs. Totsuka was from what I can remember the best doctor in the kingdom. When that dreaded day came, I saw how the my parents and Nami's father barged into our house, with Mr. Totsuka carrying Nami in his arms. He told my parents to take her and to escape, while he holds the marines off. I can't believe that I forgot what happened that day." Nojiko stops, trying to hold back tears as the memories start to become more clearer to her.
"We never did get to see either of Nami's parents again, though judging by the Memorial Stone on the playground outside of the school, it seems that Nami's mother somehow survived the destruction of this kingdom. We escaped with some other civilians who were being led by a platoon of the kingdom's military. We then landed on this one island where the people living there started calling us pirates and soon started attacking us. The military force of that island confronted Riryoku's military and were slaughtered mercilessly, making the situation even worse as they called the marines. We were eventually put inside of a building to keep us safe as the soldiers protected us with their lives. It was silent for some hours before the battle commenced once more. It went on for some hours before some unnatural noises screeched into existence before everything went silent. Not even a couple minutes pass when all of a sudden men in suits come in with rifles and begin to open fire at us. My parents cover both Nami and me to shield us from the bullets coming towards us. As they kept getting shot, I could remember my mother whispering to us that everything will be alright and that we must stay strong."
At this point, the tears wouldn't stop falling from Nojiko's eyes, with the women around her being in similar states of sadness. "I could hear the doors opening up once more, and then suddenly I hear the men screaming agony as they stopped firing their rifles. Through a bullet hole in my mom's torso, I see a young boy in a grey suit with bloodied arms standing over the corpses of the men who shot at us. The men had bones protruding out of their bodies. The boy then looked at our direction, as if knowing Me and Nami were hiding under my parent's corpses, before ignoring us and left the building."
Nojiko then smiles a genuine smile, as if remembering something pleasant. "After a couple of hours later, Me, holding Nami, went searching for anybody that was alive, and we soon found Bellemere." Nojiko said, feeling nostalgia as she remembers the first time she conversed with her step-mother. She then stops as a massive vault door stood in front of the four women. "How much treasure do you think is inside of there sis?" Nojiko asks, looking at Nami.
"If what that fat sumo man said is true, then there is a lot!" Nami exclaims with beri shaped eyes, already turning the wheel on the vault's door.
As the three women walk inside, they fail to notice a tiny black spider-like monster with pink tribal markings following them, taking an unusually eager interest on Nami. With fresh blood still covering its mouth, it follows them inside the castle's massive vault.
With Marguerite, Usopp, Zoro, and Sanji…
"Do you think they'll return?" an exhausted Sanji asks, resting on top of a broken slab of what used to be a building.
"I sure hope they don't you pervy cook." Zoro states, leaning his body on a wall, taking in deep breathes as he tries to regulate his heart rate. The four crewmembers who decided to hold off the revived Treasure Pirates now find themselves resting as the resurrected pirates suddenly turned back into roots.
"If they turned back into roots, then that means only one thing. Luffy killed the flower!" Usopp exclaims in joy, laying on the ashen dirt floor.
"That's a good thing right?" Marguerite asks.
"Of course it is! When is it never a good thing?" Usopp retorts.
Meanwhile on a moving island in the New World… Again…
"Achoo!" A little flower sneezes, shivering as he is being given a tissue by his father. "Thanks dad. That was really sudden." the flower thanks kindly before being softly rubbed on the head by the orange haired man the flower is perched on.
"No problemo Azrael. Ya think someone is talking about you?" Wayne asks playfully to the flower, making the flower raise a brow at his father's question.
"Who knows? I don't really know that much people aside from you guys and the kids in the orphanage." Azrael states as he and Wayne share a shrug. "Anywho, I want some more of that ice cream that Sennina and Uncle Aras made."
"Let's hope they have some more then! I'm sure my protege Lami can take care of things while we get some ice cream." Wayne states, opening his office's window before jumping out the thirty story building and geppouing towards the orphanage that Arasval and his daughter were giving ice cream.
Back with the Straw Hats…
"Now that they are out of the picture, Let's try to find Luffy." Marguerite says, stretching her body and removing any creaks in her bones.
Before they can even move however, They see a monkey-like monster as well as a smaller version of the behemoth flying towards them at a great velocity before being sent straight into the ground by Luffy, still in his Gear Fourth mode.
Luffy's crew members look at Luffy with a look of awe, who keeps surprising them as to how strong he truly is. As Luffy lands on the ground, the monsters slowly start disintegrating as a reddish black mist, leaving only the massive crater they were in moments ago. Luffy slowly lets all the air inside his body out, returning to his natural state, before giving his crewmates a triumphant grin.
"You four look like shit." Luffy laughs out, causing his crewmates to look at him with anger.
"WELL FUCK YOU TOO!" The four exclaim, making Luffy laugh even more.
Marguerite sighs, looking at Luffy seriously. "Did you kill the flower." She asks.
Luffy pauses his laughter instantly, his once jovial expression now serious. "No. No, I did not. Before I could, I was backhanded by one of the monsters through some mountains. It's probably licking its wounds though, so we need to act fast and get out of here. Where did the others head off towards?" Luffy asks.
"Last I saw, they were headed towards the castle." Sanji informs, with Usopp nodding his head in confirmation.
"Then that's where we're headed. Let's go you guys, it's about time we leave this island." Luffy commands seriously, with his crew members all too eager to get off this hellhole of an island.
With the other four…
While this is all happening, Nojiko and Nami stumbled upon someone they never expected would be here of all places.
"Please! Please don't leave me! I'll be good! I'll do anything you ask, just don't leave me alone!" Carina pleads, genuine tears streaming out of her eyes.
"Don't worry. After everything you went through, we won't leave you." Nami says in a sympathetic tone. When they entered the vault, they found Carina, weeping quietly near a massive cube stone with undecipherable text etched all over it. When they went up to her, Carina thought that they A distressed Carina explained to the four how she was robbing a group of pirates when they found themselves on this island, when a flower and a group of monsters fought them, taking them down with relative ease, before they found her. She also told them how the flower latched onto her and basically mindraped her into submission, leaving her to die in the vault, as punishment for her 'greed'.
After consoling her and calming her down, they decided to search the vault for anything in particular that they want. Nami, in particular, is having a really hard decision as to what she really wants, so she took out a bag from her cleavage and began stuffing it with whatever caught her slightest interest.
"These gems look absolutely radiant~! Oh~! These Pearls~! You are coming to mama~!" Nami squeals in delight as she shoves these particular items into her bag, completely oblivious to the looks her crewmates are giving her.
"Kyuu?"
"Hmm?" Nami's attention went off from the treasure to the little black spider on her shoulder, with said spider tilting it's head at her with genuine curiosity. "KYAAAAAAAH!" Nami screeches out, flicking off the spider before sprinting away to her crewmates. The spider acts like that didn't even happen before trying to get close once more to Nami.
Kaya and Kuina point their blades at the spider, causing the said spider to look at the tip of the blade for a split second before ignoring them and jumping on Nami's shoulder once more.
The moment the spider jumped on Nami's shoulder, everyone stayed still, trying to find the perfect moment to strike and escape from the small spider. To their surprise, the spider seems to have laid down on Nami's shoulder, squealing in what sounds like joy.
"Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-You w-w-w-w-won't h-h-hurt me r-r-r-right?" Nami stutters out in fear, looking at the spider as it looks at her back. To her shock, the spider nods in understanding. "You can understand me!?" Once again, the spider nods. "Y-You mean that r-right!?" she asks once more with more courage, to which the spider once again responds with a nod. She hesitantly raises her hand for the spider to land on it, to which it does.
On the sidelines, the other four women look on at the scene with pure utter confusion. "You all are seeing this right?" Kuina asks, getting nods from her fellow crewmates/friends. "We should do something shouldn't we?" She questions once more, getting shrugs from them this time.
All the meanwhile, Luffy came in with the rest of the crew, using his observation haki to find them. "Hey guys! We're ready to leave once you guys get your- whoa~." Luffy stops what he's saying as he heads towards the massive cube in the middle of the vault that is known as a Poneglyph. As Luffy walks towards it, he begins to hear it's 'voice'. He can hear the message coming from the stone.
'…Before the Kingdom falls, it will create six final powers with untold potential. Each and every one of them is capable of things this world has never seen. The Origin of The Arcane, The Bringer of Eternal Damnation, The Gatekeeper, The Neverending Darkness, The Creator, and The Ultimate Chimera. Each of these powers is incomplete, and each needs someone to make it complete. We spread these gifts around the world, in hopes that only those who truly deserve them, will attain them…'
This is the only thing Luffy hears coming from the Poneglyph before it soon went silent. 'What does that mean? I don't think I've heard of this ever in my last life… Maybe Robin can find out more about this.' Luffy thinks to himself as he covers the Poneglyph in his atomic gas. "Atomic Size: Decrease." Luffy mutters as the Poneglyph becomes small enough to fit in his pocket.
After shoving the Poneglyph in his pants, Luffy looks at his crewmembers, each and every one of them looking worse for wear. "Well, I never thought that something like this would exist in the East Blue. After this event, I think it should be smooth sailing from here on out. These opponents are too strong for East Blue and even the Grand Line, so I don't think we won't have to deal with enemies of this caliber in a while. However, take this as a lesson, that the sea is an unpredictable place and that one must always be prepared for anything. With that in mind, let's get out of here." Luffy states bluntly, leading his crewmates out of the castle, but not before each of them takes some of the vault's gold and valuables.
As they walk out, the spider on Nami's hand jumps off before skipping its way ahead of them. They then see the spider increase its size drastically, now being on par in terms of size with the monkey and the humanoid behemoth.
Luffy and the others once again prepare themselves for a fight, only for Nami to walk towards the spider with confidence.
"Nami-swan! Don't get near! It's too dangerous!" Sanji exclaims in desperation as rushes towards the navigator.
"Shut up! I know what I'm doing Sanji!" Nami roars out as she turns to face Sanji before turning back to the giant spider in front of them, who in turn is looking back at Nami. "You want us to ride you?" Nami asks the spider who in turn lets out a deep hum and nods slowly. Nami turns to her captain and before she can say anything, she's caught by surprise as Luffy bridal carries her up on top of the spider, before he does the rest to those who need help getting up on top of the spider. The rest find their own way to get on the spider and once confirming that everyone was on, the spider begins moving towards the direction that Nami is point at.
Away and gazing upon them from a distance on the marble memorial, a dying Lily looks over at their direction, a resigned expression visible on it's face. "
Į̧̙̰͎͙͔̭̮͗̒̋̄̓́ͅ'̢̮͖̝̝̠̘̉̎̌̏̇̆m̶̧̜͓̪̪͖̥̬͈͈̌̀̂͗̌͋ s̴̨̧̙̤̞̠̱͛̔͋̓̊̿̎̅͝͡o̢̠̰̰̬͍̝̙̭̻͌̾̊͆̀̍̍̇͞͞ŕ̵̡̼͓̣̻̭͇̗͕͌̀̀͊̕͝ͅŗ̧̛̱̜̭̜͙̉͑̿́͒́͠ͅy̸̪̮̱̪̰̎͗̒̿́̏ m̷̧̙̗̻̮̤̘̳̽̒̋̏͌͋̐͡ŷ̶̡̗͕̻͈̦͈̃̈͂̀̑͐̀͑̕ m̴̩̜̻͈̙͙̥̱͒̄̿̂̽̇̚̚͠a̴̢̤͉͖̥̤̦̰͙͗͊̀͗̍̕š̷̨̜̱̟͇̤͔̘̤͔͆͑̀̃̈͑̕ẗ̡̮͎̼̫̭͕̫̺̉̑̿̋̈́̾͘ę̵̤̼̺̭̣̲̫̰̑͊̊̑̿̀͟͠͡ŕ̜̺̳͚͓͎̟̲̾̾̔͛̏,͉͙̥͖̪̟̫̥͌͒̊́͠ į̱̫̼̖̟̫͒́̓͌̈͟͢t̨̧̞̘̼͐̋̃͋̒̉͐͘͟͡ s̴̡͖͖̖̰͉͎̞̔̂̄̆͌̑e̶̮̦͍͎̤̗͗̎͊̇̋̄͢ͅë̡̢̧̳̤̄̍̓͂͡͞͝m̧̥̰̘̟̦̠͖̪͕͗̃̏̅͐̊̇͗̉͡s̨̨͈̜̭͎̮͋́̈͑̔̄̉͛͑͑ I̢̬̣͎̦̳̖̻̰̐̒̽̔̀̃͠͠ ḩ̷͉̬̺̖̒͋̎̉͋̀̓̈́̚͡ḁ̴̘͔̭̈̐̿͂͢͞͠v͙̺̗͓̩͗́̐̅̌̽̚͘͟e̸̢̧̝͚̣̊̆͗̂̈́͒̕͟͝͡͞ b̸̯̰̻̱̦̙͐̂́̎̐̅̃̅̊r̸̘͉̺̻̖̗͌̂̆͛͂̿̀̑͢o̸̧͖͎̖̲͊̍͌̉̒́͗ͅk̬͈̜͔͂͗̅̔̅̂͐̐̈̕͟e̵̛̖̦̮̞͍̟̱̭̖͂̓͗͊̄̌̾̉͞n̷̛̛̜͓̲̖̝̤̤̫̝̤̓͒̀͛́͆̂̚ ṱ̻͈̭̎̉̏͋̍͐̈́͜͜͝͠͠ͅẇ̵̛͙̘̥͉͍̲̺̗̙̌̂̀̊̈͒́ͅô̷͓̠̜̟̺̼̟͐̋̒͆̊́͑͝͠ͅ ő̭̥̟̘̲͎͕̝̞̯́̏́̊͠f̶̟̪̼͙̰̗͚̑̋̒̈́͊͋̚͟͢ t̵͚̤͕̥̟̤̩̠̬̄̀̃̐͊̒͡͡h̡͙̪̤̣̍͐̑̓͛̊̚͞͞͞ȩ̹͓͔̫̦̂̔́̌̊̂̔͐͞͞ m̷̞͖̯̤̙͌͂͋̅͢͠͡o̵̧͔̬̹̳͂͛̎̍̏̊͟͝s̡̛̮͇͓͖̯̩̳͛͛̇̐̓̎͟͡͞͠ͅt̡̧̢̩͙̱́̀͂̈́̂̄̚͜ ī̙̟͕̱͚̮͌͗̑̑̅̉̔̕͟m̷̢̝̭̗̫͓̞̝̍̾̒͂̚͞ṕ̴̛͍̥̻̗̣̓̔̀̆̆͟ơ̴͖̺͙͎͇̜̯͓̽̑͐̓͢͞͡r̜̣̰̗̠͔̻͔̜̺̈́͊̄̇͘ţ͍̬̝̘̑̀̍̃̈́͋͢ą̵̛̛̣͚̠̰̪͒͒̋̓̀ṅ̶̻̟̠̥̥̻̜̹͓̾̐̂̑̚̕͡͞t̨̨̗̘͕͈̦͐̋̉̇͗̂̍̆͡ r͉̼͍̪͙̒̓̾̂͜͠u̸͇̭͓̘̫̺̱͈͊̋͛̊̊̑͆͘l̼͓̥̱̪̙̦͗̉͋͌̏e̡̬͓͈͂͐̇̅̂̅̌͆̂̕͟s̶̭̩͉͈̺̅́̉̿̃ ỳ̸̘͕͕̰͇̦̥̱́̆̈́̑͗͠͠ǫ̸̢̛̥̥͚͓̘̽̓̓̄̀̒̀͟͢ͅu̮̟̗͕̻͌̈́̐̓͆̄̎͡ h̨̯͈̜̦̗̱̀̓͛͗̌̀å̴̡̱̟̜̗̣̣̿͐̑̃̆̂͊̅͞v̷̨͈̦̺̙̱͐̄͒͑͢͟͟͠ͅe̶̡̮̤̹̺͔̿͑́͑̆͜ g̡͇̘̝̦̠͇̽̒̀̈̀̃͐̋͝͠ͅĩ̷̛̤̰̗̟͉͆̇̈̐͌͘͘̕v̧̫͖̻̹̥̖̮͖̿̊̈́̓̋̕͟͞͞ȩ͈̝͕̥̞̠̼̾́̑͛̂͡ṅ̛̫̫̜͎͉̦̋̋̃̋͂̚͘ m̴̤͔̩̖͍̹͖͌̅̎̏̒̾̀̓͘ė̴̢͙̥̭̹̫̯̮̺͌̐̀̄͋͘̚̕͜:͖͈̩̭̗̮̎̑̍̒̕͟͞ͅ T̶̢̛͓̣͚̬̉̊̀͒͆́͊́́o̵̡̝͔͖͚͔͌̑̊̉͆̂͂̂͘ n͔͕̗̯͉̝̎̅̏̌̍͌̃͘͘͞ę̵̞̜̬̫̜͉̻͓̱̉̐͌̅̿͛̓͂́v̢̡͎͉̮̟̤̌̃̂̚͜͡e͈͎̤̺͕̰̱̎̓͆̉͟͡ŕ̢͎̪͇͖̩̰̓͐̉͒ h̛͉͉̬̥̪́́̄̕͞a̴͔̰̘̠̓̽́̌̃͟͟͡ͅr̪̣̙̠̯̥̤͉͚̓̉̂̾͋̀͠m͙͉͙̬̘͎̬̋̔͒̋̾͗̇͡͝ á̢̦̪̀́̐͜͡ͅ c̴̢̮̙̟̝̭̞̗̳̎̀͛́̓̈́͝ḻ̵̞͍͕̬̙̫̪̖̓́̇̀͜͠ȯ̻͍̩̥̩͙͍̽͗̋͐͟͠͞s̡̲̠̠͎͕͍̦̭̼̐̈́̈́̇̅͑ě̠̲̪̠͎͖̝̗̜͆̅̎͂̓͘͜͝ f̵̛̙͓͙̦͖͑̀̌́̂̎ȓ̡͕̮̖͚͌̿̃̂̿͘͡ĩ̵̡̢̞̘̫͙̰͙͐̋͒͑̓͡͡͞͡ȩ̭͍̹̣͌̉͑̒̐̃̿̄͊͟͞n̶̟̦̝͚̹̖͍̲̲̱̈́̀̀̏̽́ḑ̶̳̭̲͔͙͓̦̾̀͊̄̕͜ͅ ǫ̴̹̮̪̥̤͉̦͒̄̀̍͐͐̅͐̀͟͠f̧̧͔̪͇͍̹̥̿̂̌̐͊̓̕͞͝ ý̷̡͇̠͉̝͖̺͛͛̽̓̄̍͟͝o̜̖̠̹̠͈͍̩͋̈́̃̏̌̌͐͑ư̵̢̢̯͉͑͒̀̍̏͘͢ř̨̡̙͚͙͇̪͂͐̋̈́s̢͍̠̙̜̱͑̄̒̉̊͟͟ͅ a̷̮̙̜̅̓̐̾̀͟ͅņ̷͎͇̯͍̾̆̊̅̏̽̎͟d̸̡̙̺̣̥̼͔̠̙̙͑͐̾̅͛ t̵̢̢̡̪̲̩̱̫̟̞͊̿̇͐̎͑̆̋̅͝o̡̖͓̞͉̪͑̽͊͆̈̓̽̾ ņ̲̟̭͔̠̥̯͍͑͗̄̀́̏͠ȩ̗̩̱̠̩́̊̃̀̎̂̈̍̋͡v̢̬̮̺̹̜̂̇͗͆͆͗͊͌̚͜͞ȩ̷̜̠͚̩͔̮̘̑̐͆͊̇͘r̸͕̺̭̂͗͑̿͛͊͊͢͢͡ h̵͙̜̺͎̭̽̎̍͌͐̾̾͗̽̆͟a̶̡͚̺̭̲̦̻̾̀̎̚͘͘͢͟͞ͅr̷̘̠͍̖̎̽̓͌̆̍̎͢m̢̟͇̬͕̩̬̓͑̊̕͠ ÿ̛̠̗͈̙̮́̎͌͗̀o̶͈̞̪͕̳͍̫̩͂̂͑̽̈͘͘͜ǔ̢̖̥̤͉̋̎͋͝r̷̡̛̙̮͕̥̜̟̯̿͂̽̅̈́̌́̾̚ f̸̧̘̭̤͎͓̣͚̋̋̐͌͋̋͡͡a̢̱̘̹̪̰̯̗̾̆̒̇̓̉̉͊̐͜͝ṃ̵̳̺̞͂̂͋̐̒̀̅̌͛͊͟ì̴̢̹̠̮̳̜̞̰̹̂͌͐̇͌̚ļ̝̖̤̱͚͇̠͊̾͂̈́̄̈̈́̈́͡y̵̨̨̖͙̺̣̺̙̲͂̌͊̈̄̈̅̏.̷͕̣̻̭͕̣̌̃̈́̃͛̇̒́͂͘ Í̴̢̘͉̪̦̭̲̦̞͛̄̓̽̅̊͞ a̴̡̹͙͇̘̰̤̍̐̑̽͋͜͟͡͠c̸̡̬̲̬̘̟͇̓̉̏̑̋̕͜͡͡c̢̛̤͈̦̜͚̭̏̍̆̓͗̔͢͡ͅȇ̴̦̙̦̱̟͇̝͗̑͠͠ͅp̶̩̮̠̗̘̮̄̓̋͜͡͞t̸̰̫̘̟̬̖̫̂͂͛̀̓̿́̅͛͟ m̴̛̩̱̬͎̘͌̍́͢͢͞ͅy̷̡̡̛͙̱̟̅͛͐͝͠͡ d̢͕͈̮̮̭̗̏̐̋͂̂̔̂̕͟͞ȇ̴̢̡̠̱̙͇̖̲̿̔̇͛̈́̍̚͘͝ͅa̛̹̮̭̙͉͇̭̪̟̋̒̉̈́t̛͙̹̹̳̺̮̻̝̬͋͑̏̊͐̋̒͗͊h̷̢͎̪̠̞̜̩͕͚̓͆̏̈́͘͘͝ ẘ̸͕͔̝̪̩̹̻̪̂͌̀̀͋́i̸̢̡̛̦̺̩̺͓͌̐̑͆͋̚ͅţ̨̛͙͓̙͚̼̇̓͒̀̀̓͜h̺̩̱̠̮̫͍̓̾̀̂̇̏̏̎̚͢ ď̸̼͔͉̺̠̮̜̫̃̒͑͒̿̓̚͜͠͞i̸̛̭͖̪͍̩̭̦̖͌̎́͝g̢̧̳̬̳̐̅̐͆̈̕͝͠͡ň̴̢̟̤͚̳̬̮͓̉̀͒͋̕i̸̡̮̫̻̫̘̠͍̍̀̐̏̔͗͘͠ͅt̷̡̫͖̝̲̹̳̫̞̒̀̒̀̑͝͡ͅỳ̵̡̛̼̠͓̗̩̙̤̊̆̇̒ͅ,̵̡̭͎͔̝̟́͆̓͒̅͡ͅ k̸̹̹̞̦̤͔͔͑̐͑̔͑͆͘͜͝͡n̨̢̛̛̼͇̤͎̈́̐̿̀̔̃̚͝o̵͈̝̜͇̜͈̝̊̈́̊̑̏̏̅͘w̴͔̩͎̟͇̋̅̌̃̾̓̐i̵̯͓͍͇͈̘͓̍͑̈́̊͛̈́͑͑͢͞n̡̞͖̣̑͗̾̃̓̽͗͜͞ġ̡̖̺̻̻̼͊̓͆͌͌͌̚͟͝ f̛̗̳͇̹̭͔̿̏̉́̃̉̉͊͞ų̸̛͕͚͐̉́̄̾͋͘͟͟͟l̵͙̙̬̳̭̄̿̏̀̇́̕͠l̥͍͙̦̦̠̳̟̮̏͛͋̾̀͆͟͠͝ w̢̺̦̻̯̖̎͊͆̎̄̋̕ͅe̳͇̦̗̭̭͕͗̒̓̐̊̊͂̋̕͝ḷ̷̡̰͍̱̮̫͖̥́́̂́̋̋̅͠l̴̨̠͎̜̖̠̞̹̖͌͒̀͑̌̇̚͞ Ĭ̡̘̺̯̦̣̳͂̉̑̃̌͗̊́ͅ h̛̝̫͚͇̉͒̄̍̑͛͘͘ͅa̧̡̡̭̯̮͉̺͑̽͊͗̆͛͘͠v̵̧̜̱̳͎͌̄̊̓̀̊̚̚̚͢͞e̡͓̙͇̮̩͈̩̋́͌͋͘̕ d̺̙̼̜̺̓͌͒̈́̆̏͝e̸̛̩̝̳̭͓͑͋̐́̂͊̓̈́͠s͇̼̘̱͕͓̝̄̄͂̈́͘͢͝ͅȩ̜̜̩̪̻̱̤͉̓̾̃͋͂̐̍r̫͉̪̝͖̦͚̀̂͊͂͟͞v̢̙̠͈͉̾̓́̐̀͜͟͢ȩ̢̟̞͉̰͖̤͚̟͌̎̓̅́͒̌́͘d̘̭̟͈̰̩̠͆̿͑̇̋͑́͞ͅ i̧̧̭̤̺͚̤̼͖̋̆͛͗̈̒͊̌͛ṫ̥̯̻͎̦͇̘̀͗̀̓̽ w̯̭͔̻̗̺͑̈́͠͞ỉ̶̢̛̬̮̬͓̙̥̘̉͐̌̒͗t͕̰̲̙̬͓́́͐̓̓̚͜h̶̢̫̮̼͍͈͗͂̄̈́̿͆̾͑͘͢͢͢͝ w̸̡̧̢̼̻̦͍̤̅̀̒̓̓ḩ̶̛̪͙̟͉͍̤̦͔̊̐̅̎͛̈́͜͝a̛̩̻͉̝̝̹̲̰͐̉́̑̈́͆͊́̃t̴̙̖̺͇̰̩͈̙̐̽͗͆̑͐̐̉̕ I̵̡̢̼̖͓̝̤̬̘̽̃̈̔̏͟͠ h̖͕̥͓̳͉̩͉͊̍̆͗͠͡ȁ̢̛͚͓̮̙̮͉̕̚͜͡͞͝v̵̢̡̥̦̽͆͌̌́ͅḛ̛̹̙̟̤̬͔̏̇̈͊̆̇̚̚ d̵̡̯͎̫͇͚̩̊̓͊͊͘̕ơ̢̨͍̫̜͓̋̎̈́͋͘͝͞͠n̡̢̩̬͙̹̰͆̂̆̇͆̔̚͟͟è̥̗̳͎̠̲̒̄́̈̈́͋̋ ṱ̨̡̛̤͓̥̏́̿͌̽̀̾̃͑ó̧̧͉̞̼̮͔̓̿̿͂̾̓̍́͘͜͢d͎̗̘͓̣̂̓̌̾̋͌͡a̗̭̻̟̘̻̟̭͎͔̓̂͑͘͠ȳ̸̨͎̱̜̳͙̹̽̏̆͞͝ͅ.̵̨̡̛̳̤͉̜͌̅̀̀͢͜͝"
At that, the flower soon starts to dry up willingly, falling limply onto the ground, never again getting up. As it does so, it leaves a seed in its place, with the seed somehow digging itself into the ground, slowly growing before it soon grows into its predecessor's successor.
Omake: Ominous Revelations; Part 2
Nami found herself in pure darkness, and despite this, she can see her body clearly, as if light is hitting her. 'What the hell?' Nami thinks to herself, wondering where in the world she is. Her vision soon fills with bright, white light a moment after she thinks this.
When the light dims down, she finds herself in a snowy tundra, tied to the back of a seemingly tired Luffy, who seems to be facing this really fat and ugly man who appears to have miasma darker than the night emanate around him. That's not the only thing she notices, as she feels her body feel incredibly hot and yet at the same time, really cold as well. It doesn't help either that she has the biggest headache she has ever had. She has never felt this sick in her entire life, and before she can cry out in pain, the sensation leaves her body and soon white light engulfs her vision once more.
She suddenly finds herself surrounded by her crewmates and some other people she doesn't even know, who she could only guess are likely her crewmates in the future. They all seem to be looking up into the sky in pure and utter horror, and looking towards what they are looking at, she could understand why.
Up in the sky floats a massive and radiant being, looking down at them with so much rage and sadness. In its left hand is Luffy's head, with his lifeless body dangling by his neck. She can feel how afraid everyone is at what this thing can do, and just as he throws Luffy's corpse at them, her vision is once again engulfed by the bright light.
When she is no longer blinded by the bright light, she finds herself in thick forest, kneeling towards a crying little boy, while she herself seems to be holding a light blue fruit with red outlined swirls. For some reason, they both seem to be crying, and with her body in auto-pilot, she hugs the child tightly before throwing him towards a hat wearing reindeer before she suddenly eats the fruit. Disgust doesn't even begin to describe how horrible the fruit tastes. She then stands up and begins walking towards the opposite way the little boy and the reindeer were heading towards, as blue gas begin to encompass her arms and staff. The moment she exits the forest, she is welcomed by the sight of thousands upon thousands of Marines, with one lanky man in a yellow suit standing before all of them. The man aims a finger at her and light engulfs her vision for the last time.
Gasping, Nami wakes up in the middle of the night, taking deep breaths as she can feel cold sweat covering her body and her heart pounding with lots of force. "What the hell was that?" Nami asks herself. She decides to get up and drink some of Zoro's booze that he keeps hidden behind the training equipment, knowing full well that she won't be able to sleep for the rest of the night.
Well, that's the end of that original mini-arc I have made. I hope you all have enjoyed it, and if you didn't well let me apologize for wasting your time.
Next chapter will probably be about Loguetown, so we will finally be back on track with the main storyline.
On a sidenote, I mention a character in this chapter that in the original storyline is dead, but in this story is alive and well. See if you guys can find it.
As always if you have enjoyed yourselves, makes sure to favorite, follow, and review! I always re-read my story's reviews, it's a little pleasure of mine seeing that many of you genuinely enjoy reading my story.
As always, thank you all very much and have a pleasant day~!
Forzarismo,
November 11, 2017
