an: in this chapter harry gains his DF and a new weapon, congrats if you can guess one or the other and gods damn well done if you can guess both.
Chapter 3
Growing up
Gabriel smile softly as she watched her three-and-a-half-year-old son sit at the edge of the sky island, she had warned him countless times to be careful and he had always listened as he carefully peered over the edge looking for the sky fish that occasionally swam near the island
She giggled as she watched a small red sky fish emerge from the white sea cloud and enter into a staring match with her son, Gabriel couldn't help but grin as the contest ended the same as every other before with the sky fish sending a small jet of water at her son before diving away at the toddlers ranting
Gabriel walked towards her son before crouching down and picking him up "lets dry you off" she stated as she headed inland of the small island (roughly the same size as skypiea)
A few minutes later Gabriel spotted her large log cabin which was filled with many different types of dials that made it more inhabitable than many of the ruins on the islands, she quickly headed inside before carrying her son to the bathroom and sitting on the edge of the bath allowing her to grab a nearby towel and wipe her sons face who giggled at the sensation causing him to squirm
A few moments later she moved the towel away and could not help but smile at the innocence golden eyes that were looking up at her "time for lessons Harry" she told her son who nodded as she stood up and left the bathroom which was connected to her bedroom before sitting on the bed her son nestled in her lap
Gabriel spent the next hour slowly teaching Harry the Birkan ancient language and smiled whenever he got one of the words correct although occasionally when he would try and say specific words such as fire she would feel the room heat up slightly although she brushed it off as a hot air current
She was now walking through the sky forest towards one of the ruins on the sky island she lived upon, the few times she had explored the ruins she had found evidence of the skypieans' that once lived here
Harry though had a fascination with one of the temples near the center of the sky island, she had been there once but it was naught but an empty ruin that could be explored
Granted she wasn't going to allow Harry further than the top of the stairs until his tenth birthday where she would allow him to explore the highest floor on the inside of the temple, a few minutes later Gabriel felt Harry let go of her hand as he ran as quickly as he small legs could taken him to the first stone stair of the temple
Gabriel opened up her mantra as she watched him slowly start to climb the wooden stairs, she would start his mantra training soon as her son was already starting to show signs that his mantra was awakening
Ten minutes later Gabriel watched as Harry pulled himself up the final step looking exhausted but exited at the same time as he gazed at the black pillars that seemed to absorb the light itself that held the roof of the temple
He could see inside but many of the pillars blocked any potential view of the large room in front of him, but despite that he could hear the temple itself warning him not to enter and that he was not ready to enter
Gabriel sat upon a nearby raised platform that was once a small wall the surrounded the temple as she watched Harry stare at the temple, she herself had only seen the fourth level within the temple and much like the floors above it they were all empty
She knew of the floors below but the doors and paths to get to the lower level were blocked to her either by a strange form of sealing upon the doors or caved in paths
"are you done looking today" Gabriel soon asked as she watched her son begin to fidget before nodding and walking over to her allowing her to pick him up before stretching her wings to their full width before quickly flying off towards their home
A few minutes later Gabriel landed outside the cabin before letting her wings fold up 'maybe it really Is time, I mean I didn't start till I was seven but even I can see the signs' Gabriel though as she watched her son quickly run over to a nearby tree and pick up a small sky snake (snakes with wings)
A month later
Gabriel grinned in amusement as she watched her son access his mantra that was close to her own level after just a month of training him to use it and keep it active, currently he was using it to ensure that he wasn't stung by dozens of angry sky wasps that were much faster than their blue sea counterparts
She could see the frustration in her son's eyes as another sky wasp slipped past his mantra and stung him on the back of his hand, yes he had complained when she had introduced the method he was now using a week ago but had told him that it was one of the ways she was trained
Harry's next action caused her eyes to widen with shock as two large white wings burst from his back swatting the wasps away as they opened out before quickly closing "done?" Harry asked hopefully from his spot unaware of the large appendages now resting behind him as tears began to form in Gabriel's eyes
"mommy" Harry asked softly as he watched the tears build his wings unconsciously shuddering in an attempt to open before she rushed forward and swept her son off his feet, Harry shuffled uncomfortably in his mother's grip as she let out a sob
"mommy's sorry my angel" she said softly as one of her hands gently moved over his right which leaving a feeling of discomfort "mommy was just surprised and is really happy" she continued before pulling him closer causing his wings to close up even further before almost shrinking as they hid themselves within his back
"let's go home" she said readjusting her grip now that his wings were hidden in a way her own could not
Nine months later
Gabriel laid in her bed Harry curled up next to her his wings spread out behind him ignoring the fact that he had just turned four
The past nine months had been a mix of mantra training and flying practice that had finally granted Harry the ability to fly with his mother which the pair had been ecstatic about, she was also glad the dials she could make preserved food for long periods of time
she would hold off in taking him to the blue sea and kept to hunting the creatures of the white sea, not to mention her knowledge of haki was slightly different to mantra for example she was aware of three forms of haki
Armament haki
Observation haki which she knew as mantra
And conquerors haki
No one she had ever met in the white white sea could use armament and she had no way to tell if her son could use any of the other baring mantra
She would teach him all she could, mantra, flight, hunting, spear combat and what little unarmed fighting she knew
Four years later
Gabriel smiled as she watched her son practice his Kata for Birkan one sword style with a carved wooden sword, she knew the basic kata as all Birkans did but for each Birkan to be considered a master they had to not only improve the kata but create several techniques that could eventually passed on
She would allow her son to develop these techniques on his own, until then she refused to allow him to even make let alone find a sword to wield, she was also unable to believe the control her son had over his mantra now that it was at the point he could use it to see moments into the future but it was not useable in combat
His battle precognition side of mantra was at levels unseen within the white white sea and could dodge almost any attack on instinct, he had also mastered mantra to the point that if her was ever rendered blind he would still be able to see one aura
She had discovered how strong his mantra truly was as they progressed through training and Harry told her he could hear people, what he told he allowed her to guess it was the blue sea dwellers below (not mantra, just thinks it is his mantra)
Yet she knew there were powers within her son she could not teach, powers beyond the comprehension of many white white sea dwellers
They had also discovered a terrifying power within Harry, his ability to speak in ancient birkan had the power to warp the world around him, if he focused on something and uttered a single word be it burn, float, change or anything else the word would end up creating its effect
It had scared the life out of her when it fully manifested a year previous when he had turned a large tree into a giant sky apple, now he could fluently speak ancient birkan but she had refused to let him unless necessary as the power was dangerous
Yes she allowed him to train with it but she refused to let him speak the ancient language outside of training, she had also stopped taking him to the temple after he sensed something inside with his mantra
She wasn't sure what as she was unable to but she could still see him glancing in the direction of the temple every now and then when he thought she wasn't looking
Maybe the time for her to take her son to the blue sea was approaching quicker than she thought as she watched him breeze though his basic kata
Two years later
A ten year old Harry couldn't sleep tossing and turning in his bed, he could hear it calling him again, demanding him to claim the voice, to devour it and inherit its power
It had been slowly getting worse, the temple had accepted him when he turned seven but his mom still hadn't deemed him ready to explore the temple so he listened to her
Then the new voice came, a voice of power and loneliness
Always calling out to him
Find me
Claim me
Become me
Always the same words reaching his mind no matter where on paradise he went
Harry focused his always active mantra upon his mother, he could feel her aura and the peace that settled around it when she was asleep meaning that her own mantra was inactive
Quietly Harry opened his window and slipped out of his room which was a somewhat new addition to their home
Flexing his hidden wings they burst from his back stretching before he took to the sky and flew to the temple the voice demanding him to claim it becoming louder, it only took a few minutes before Harry arrived at the top of the temples his wings quickly sinking into his back as he walked inside only to stop one he passed the pillars as he spotted an open hatch in the middle of the room that he hadn't spotted before
Harry quickly walked forward spreading his mantra as far as possible, the result he didn't want to believe
There was nothing
Nothing down there, but he could hear it calling to him to jump down and claim whatever it was
Harry walked towards the hole as the voice seemed to become louder with its demand "SILENCE" Harry snarled in ancient birkan causing the sounds of the world around him to fade leaving only the voice unaffected as it continued its demand
"come back sound" Harry breathed out as he stopped in front of the hole in the floor the sound of the wind brushing past his ear registering in his mind before the voice once more echoed its demand
"illuminate" Harry said causing a small ball of light to appear above him lighting up the area around him but failing to let him see into the floor below as it was shielded by darkness
Harry couldn't turn back now, not after the voice had pulled him this far causing Harry to hesitantly step forward and glide to the dark floor below
Moments later his feet touched the floor and he could feel the shift as if he passed through a veil, he could hear an uncountable amount of voices screaming, some in anger, many in pain, some in amusement but one voice amongst all of the voices stood out
The demon splitter – my Kitetsu
Then there was the voice that had called him hear, two voices mixed together one that was emotionless but could sense the demand the other was that of a woman whose voice was filled with strength and emotion
Harry stepped forward his golden eyes shining as they slowly bled an emerald green similar to his mothers, as he stepped forward his orb of light revealed a small altar upon it were two items
The first was a o-katana, its tsuba was golden and shaped like a rounded cross pattée; the hilt is wrapped blood red, with a golden clasp around its middle and a black kashira pommel it was sheathed within a blood red sheath that looked like fresh blood
Sitting innocently next to the o katana was a strange black fruit that looked as if it was made from flames that took the shake of a pepper (ghost chilli) that his mother had cultivated from seeds she had found in the blue sea
Harry stared at the fruit before picking it up, oddly Harry noted that it felt like the fruit was giving off heat, he knew he shouldn't eat it, that his mother had warned him about not eating strange foods especially fruits but against his own judgement and will Harry picked up the pepper his mind briefly noting the odd heat the fruit gave off within his hand
He knew it was wrong, that he should let go of the fruit and drop it back upon the alter but he couldn't as the voice within the fruit once more returned demanding to become one causing his emerald eyes to dull as the voice only he could hear directed his next action
Harry's right hand moved towards his mouth the black fruit covered in swirls while his jaw opened allowing a portion of the fruit to enter his mouth before his jaw slammed shut
CRUNCH, CRUNCH, CRUNCH
Gulp
A few seconds after Harry had swallowed the fruit he was forced to drop the rest as he was brought to his knees in harrowing pain, the sensation of what felt like liquid fire spreading through his body burning him alive causing him to scream before everything turned black
so harry has found his sword and eaten a devil fruit, also when harry can hear voices it is not his observation haki but something else can you guess
next chapter will show the result of harry consuming his df and the names of both his DF and Sword, until next time