the forgotten and the forsaken

by fanficguuuuurl

"Be careful, Luffy," Makino would chide, fearing for him every time he stared into the sea too long. Her hands would shake as she dried the seawater from his skin and wiped the sand from his feet, "If you aren't careful, the sea gods will take you." a series of au drabbles/oneshots that will be updated sporadically and in no particular order

4. it looks like a parasite

And here is the reason I decided to double post. This chapter is so short I would have felt especially terrible if all I gave you was this, so here is the second part of the update. Once again, I do not own One Piece.

Luffy can see it. Not with his eyes which only see a proud man hanging to life by his fingernails. Luffy can see it in the way he used to be able to look into the ocean and see life. The demon squirms in Zoro's gut, a writhing black mass that moves like a snake coiled around itself. It looks like a disease. It looks like a parasite.

But Zoro speaks and Luffy hears no other in his voice. Only a man. A man who has clearly accepted that his due with the devil will come early. But he isn't evil, isn't some raving beast of war and blood like how he'd always imagined a host of war to be. He has seen evil and beasts and monsters. He remembers the nothing-fear in Porchemy and the broken-glass lifelessness in Bluejam. No, Zoro is no monster even if he houses one.

And Zoro who sold his soul twice already (once to a promise and once to a devil), sells it a third time to a boy in a straw hat.

Finished! With chapter 4 at least. I hope you enjoyed and appreciate all comments :D