One Piece Fanfic: The Jagaimo Island Story Arc
Luffy's face grew completely emotionless as he slowly moved towards Gilles with the knife in his hand.
"Get back!!" Gilles warned Luffy as he reached into his pocket.. But it was too late, Luffy was now right in front of Gilles.
He closed his eyes and braced for what was about to come.. But instead of hearing his own flesh get stabbed, her heard the knife sink into something else.
He slowly opened his eyes to see Ceres, the woman who lived across the street from him and had helped him get over the loss of his wife... The woman who had been there to comfort him so many times.. Was now less than a foot in front of him with Luffy's knife sticking out of her chest. Gilles's eyes widened with horror and mouth began to tremble.
"Y-You.. You son of a BITCH!!!" He yelled as he fell to his knees and put his face into his palms. "You.. .. Son of a.. Bitch.." He said in between gasps.
Your wife was a lovely woman, Gilles.. I can understand your sorrow.. But it's time to move on. Remember the times when she made you laugh, remember her sweet smile.. But most of all, remember how much she loved you. Don't carry this heavy burden of guilt, Gilles.. Push the grief aside and remember the good times.. If you need help, I'm here for you.. I'll always be here for you Gilles.
Gilles looked up to see Ceres slide off of the knife and onto the ground in a lifeless heap. Her mouth was hanging open and her eyes were wide with horror.
"C.. Ceres..." Gilles said quietly as he reached out and put his hand onto her cheek, which felt moist.
... She was crying.. And her face was still wet.
"Unforgivable.." Gilles cried as he slowly looked up at Luffy who portrayed no emotion.
"You.. You bastard! Say something!" He screamed.
Luffy raised his knife into the air which was dripping with blood and quickly brought it down towards Gilles.
All of a sudden, a foot planted itself into the side of Luffy's head, knocking him down and sending the knife flying through the air. There stood an attractive young woman with blue hair, glasses, and a sword strapped to her waist.
"Who.. Are you?" He asked as he choked back tears.
The girl hesitated for a moment, as if afraid to answer. "I.. I'm a marine."
She seemed quite satisfied with her response as she let out a sigh of relief as she noticed Gilles didn't have a suspicious expression.
She looked beside him and noticed Ceres' dead body.
"Oh.. My... Ceres.." She said as she bent down. "I never thought you would die.."
Gilles cleared his throat and wiped his tears away. "How do you know Ceres?"
The girl opened her mouth but then shut it. "I.. I can't.. Really answer that.."
Gilles dragged himself to his feet and peered into her eyes.
"Your eyes.. There is something familiar about the way they shine.." After a moment his eyes narrowed and he touched her face with the palm of his hand.
"Your not telling me something.. What is it I should know?" He asked quietly.
The young woman sighed and turned away from him.
"Please, hear what I have to say, Gilles.." The voice that came out of her was very different from the one she just spoke in.. And it was a voice that was all too familiar to Gilles.
"K-Krull!" Gilles' face tightened with anger as he clenched his fists.
Krull turned around and faced Gilles. He was shocked to see tears in Krull's eyes.
"Why.. Why are you crying?!" He asked.
"I'm not an evil man.." Krull replied in the voice that was not his own again. "I was under a curse, Gilles.. And Luffy is now as well.. I'm sure that you know of it.."
Gilles's hands, which were clenched, went limp. "Curse.. ? Theres no such thing as a curse, you fool!"
Krull shook his head. "Then why have I changed my ways, and why did this sensitive, caring boy just try to kill you?!"
Gilles closed his eyes. "So.. Thats why you behaved the way you did.."
"What.. ?" Krull replied as he pushed his glasses up his nose.
"You were under his influence.."
"Under the influence of who!?" Krull asked questioningly.
"Puppet Master Zezi." Came Gilles' cold reply.
To Be Continued
Luffy's face grew completely emotionless as he slowly moved towards Gilles with the knife in his hand.
"Get back!!" Gilles warned Luffy as he reached into his pocket.. But it was too late, Luffy was now right in front of Gilles.
He closed his eyes and braced for what was about to come.. But instead of hearing his own flesh get stabbed, her heard the knife sink into something else.
He slowly opened his eyes to see Ceres, the woman who lived across the street from him and had helped him get over the loss of his wife... The woman who had been there to comfort him so many times.. Was now less than a foot in front of him with Luffy's knife sticking out of her chest. Gilles's eyes widened with horror and mouth began to tremble.
"Y-You.. You son of a BITCH!!!" He yelled as he fell to his knees and put his face into his palms. "You.. .. Son of a.. Bitch.." He said in between gasps.
Your wife was a lovely woman, Gilles.. I can understand your sorrow.. But it's time to move on. Remember the times when she made you laugh, remember her sweet smile.. But most of all, remember how much she loved you. Don't carry this heavy burden of guilt, Gilles.. Push the grief aside and remember the good times.. If you need help, I'm here for you.. I'll always be here for you Gilles.
Gilles looked up to see Ceres slide off of the knife and onto the ground in a lifeless heap. Her mouth was hanging open and her eyes were wide with horror.
"C.. Ceres..." Gilles said quietly as he reached out and put his hand onto her cheek, which felt moist.
... She was crying.. And her face was still wet.
"Unforgivable.." Gilles cried as he slowly looked up at Luffy who portrayed no emotion.
"You.. You bastard! Say something!" He screamed.
Luffy raised his knife into the air which was dripping with blood and quickly brought it down towards Gilles.
All of a sudden, a foot planted itself into the side of Luffy's head, knocking him down and sending the knife flying through the air. There stood an attractive young woman with blue hair, glasses, and a sword strapped to her waist.
"Who.. Are you?" He asked as he choked back tears.
The girl hesitated for a moment, as if afraid to answer. "I.. I'm a marine."
She seemed quite satisfied with her response as she let out a sigh of relief as she noticed Gilles didn't have a suspicious expression.
She looked beside him and noticed Ceres' dead body.
"Oh.. My... Ceres.." She said as she bent down. "I never thought you would die.."
Gilles cleared his throat and wiped his tears away. "How do you know Ceres?"
The girl opened her mouth but then shut it. "I.. I can't.. Really answer that.."
Gilles dragged himself to his feet and peered into her eyes.
"Your eyes.. There is something familiar about the way they shine.." After a moment his eyes narrowed and he touched her face with the palm of his hand.
"Your not telling me something.. What is it I should know?" He asked quietly.
The young woman sighed and turned away from him.
"Please, hear what I have to say, Gilles.." The voice that came out of her was very different from the one she just spoke in.. And it was a voice that was all too familiar to Gilles.
"K-Krull!" Gilles' face tightened with anger as he clenched his fists.
Krull turned around and faced Gilles. He was shocked to see tears in Krull's eyes.
"Why.. Why are you crying?!" He asked.
"I'm not an evil man.." Krull replied in the voice that was not his own again. "I was under a curse, Gilles.. And Luffy is now as well.. I'm sure that you know of it.."
Gilles's hands, which were clenched, went limp. "Curse.. ? Theres no such thing as a curse, you fool!"
Krull shook his head. "Then why have I changed my ways, and why did this sensitive, caring boy just try to kill you?!"
Gilles closed his eyes. "So.. Thats why you behaved the way you did.."
"What.. ?" Krull replied as he pushed his glasses up his nose.
"You were under his influence.."
"Under the influence of who!?" Krull asked questioningly.
"Puppet Master Zezi." Came Gilles' cold reply.
To Be Continued