Z didn't move her slumbering form; she wasn't sure who or what had awoken her from her sleep but something had. The woman stayed in the bar a few days – hearing from the whispering at what had transpired after her nap. But she knew that brook was alive and kicking... sort of. He was a living skeleton after all.

She'd hear about the brewing war – of marine and pirates.

A war that had begun as she slept – not caring about the death and blood spilt.

Z stays motionless, sending her nen outward tiring to figure out what had disturbed her fucking sleep. There in the corner of the room. Something... unnatural. Something of the other side.

"What the fuck do you want" she growled out with annoyance.

WHY COULDNT THE DEAD LET HER SLEEP! Isn't the saying sleep when they're dead. So why couldn't the dead let her sleep...

"My son..." the ghostly shadows spoke softly the sound echoing around the room like a mournful tune. "My son, help him, give him the choice..."

"He shouldn't have to shoulder the sins of the parents" the ghostly figure continues to speak softly the mournful tune whispering into her ears – the tune driving the wishful sleep away.

"For fucks sake..." she muttered, sitting up in the bed a hand out stretched to the shade.

As the cold gripped of death was placed in her hand – the pair angel and spirit vanished into a black void of shadows.

She hated her job at times.

She watched from the other side at the war below her – screams and echoing hitting her ears like a slow drum. Each voice echoing pounding against her temples she sighed though her nose in an attempt to alleviate the pain.

Not that it helped much.

There was soo much... so much death.

Black hues followed the figures, running from the fallen tower. Running for the chance of freedom.

Maybe she wouldn't have to intervene it the war below.

She frowned, as the man turned back toward the war... like fate had already chosen the teens turned man's path.

She blinked; the man chose to save his brother in all but blood.

A man who died without regrets.

"You..." she muttered appearing before the dying spirit.

"Whoa you have wings!" the man, fire fist Ace exclaimed a shocked expression on his face.

Z deadpanned at the male, "aren't I dead? Are you the reaper? No, you're too pretty to be the reaper? An angel? I feel like I have seen your face somewhere before..."

"You have a choice brat," she cut him off. "You can pass onto the next great adventure or you can return"

"Return?" ace turned towards the lady with the black wings, his freckled face turning toward her.

"Return to the living, back to the moment you died. Back to the crews fighting for you, back to the brother you saved and left behind" he was lucky someone had pleaded his case to be given a choice.

"I can... but..." ace muttered thinking over his options.

"You have a choice, don't let their lives fall in vain" she gestured to the other fallen pirates. There figures frozen and greyed out as time froze while to the boy though over his decision. Ace glanced about – his eyes locking onto the figure of his younger brother. The boy whose only other brother left him behind. The one who said he would never leave him.

"Did you give this choice to Sabo?"

"Who?"

"Sabo our other brother" ace question, unable to look away from Luffy, she could hear the anger in his voice but was unsure who the anger was directed at.

Z paused a moment, watching the boy in question before turning away. Listening to the ghosts, shadows and spirits that linger on the plane between realms. To watch if fate with be defined once more.

"no..."

"What?! What make you cho-" ace begun to yelled only to be cut off by a cold voice, black voids stared down at him. "-no question was asked as his death as yet to happen"

"But he"

"he's still alive, somewhere in the world. So, your choice?"

Ace looked back towards his Luffy the new information entering his brain, he opened his mouth. "I..."

to be continued...

ahhh... im so behind! the last few months have been super busy. im hoping to get more writing done in the nxt two months during my quite time.

the aim is to try and completed some more of my works - as i keep trying to write more stories then i have time for"

anyway.

hope you enjoy this little cliffhanger!

shouldnt be too long as i have the other chapter written up already...

love you all.

thanks for sticking with me!

happy hunting xx