Chapter 12: Aura of Pain
"That's a new one," Tsuchimikado said, looking impressed by Wendy and Cynthia's dual forms.
"Wendy ate Cynthia's flames!?" Touma asked in disbelief.
"Impressive," Robin responds, looking amused by the fight.
"I didn't know Dragon Slayers could do that," Shervan mumbled in shock. Erza smiled in relief when she realized Wendy and Cynthia were okay. However she noticed something was off with Ray who was admiring Wendy and Cynthia's new form.
"So cool!" Ray said eyes sparkled.
"S-So what if you two can use two elements!" Despite her best efforts of acting tough, Kinoko trembled in fear. "We will still beat you! Megapixel: Rocket Fist!"
Kinoko launched a huge pixelated fist at the two girls. Cynthia did not move from her spot, covering her fist with earth and fire. "Omega Earth Flame Dragon Iron Fist!"
The collision of both fists created a massive shock wave. Because of the size of the fist, Cynthia was slowly sliding back, but she still held her ground.
"RAHH!" Cynthia shattered the giant fist with one powerful push as it disintegrated into the air.
Kinoko took a step back frightened by her power. "What's up with her? Her magic keeps increasing!"
The flames and earth elements formed a dragon claw on Cynthia's hand as she lunged at Kinoko. "Omega Earth Flame Dragon Claw Strike!"
Cynthia did not give Kinoko a chance to defend herself as she struck her with a slash that pierced his pixel armour. In spite of the pain, Kinoko fired a close-range rocket fist at Cynthia's abdomen, sending her flying. Cynthia seized the fist and used the momentum to backflip up in the air, sending it into the forest.
"That's so amazing," Ray glanced at Cynthia's strength in awe. Wendy charged towards him with her fists enlightened by the mixture of dark flames and wind.
"Omega Fire Sky Dragon, Claw!" Wendy managed to land a powerful punch on the distracted Ray. Even with his metal skin armour, he had to gasp for air and hunch over.
"And Omega Flame Sky Dragon: Radiant Hurricane!" Wendy shouted as a huge magic circle appeared under Ray. Ray didn't get the chance to react as he was engulfed in a huge flaming tornado.
"Ray!" Kinoko cried out. Once the flames disappeared, Ray collapsed on his knees, panting heavily and his hair covering his eyes. She gritted her teeth at Wendy as she summoned her pixelated swords. "You're gonna pay for hurting Ray!"
Before Kinoko could even charge towards Wendy, Cynthia appeared in front of her and landed a powerful kick to Kinoko's chin, launching her up in the air. Kinoko gritted her teeth, feeling another part of her armour disappearing from the hit.
Not giving her a chance to attack, Cynthia crouches down. Her entire body was covered in dark flames and earth and flew towards Kinoko. "Earth Omega Fire Dragon Sword Horn!"
Cynthia smashed through Kinoko's pixel armor with ease and struck her in the stomach with a powerful headbutt. A scream of pain could be heard from the Pixel-Make mage as a result.
Kinoko was launched into the ground, while Cynthia landed heavily panting on the ground. When the smoke cleared, Kinoko was back to normal, her eyes were pure white indicating that she was KO'd.
"She beat her!" Touma said with a mix of relief and worry.
"Interesting," George said. His expression didn't show it, but he was impressed by Cynthia's skill.
Shervan felt himself breathing heavily, his arms trembling. 'Th-this is terrifying. I-Is Cynthia going to fight me like that? Then…
..."I'll kill her before she gets the chance."
"One down, one more to go," Cynthia said, breathing heavily. After using so much magic, she was a bit tired, but she knew the fight wasn't over yet. Cynthia turned to Ray as he slowly stood up.
"Wait, he still intends to keep fighting?" Erza questioned. He had burn marks from the tornado and was holding his left arm.
"It seems so," George replied with no emotions at all. Shervan stared at Ray who was now all alone since Kinoko was defeated.
"You two are strong," Ray admitted, his grin never leaving his face. "However, I'm not going to give up just because it's two on one. It makes it more dramatic!"
"Dramatic?" Shirabe questioned with a sweatdrop.
"So, in the end, he's an idiot just like Natsu," Touma added.
"That and the fact that I wasn't given the opportunity to go all out," Hearing this caused everyone minus Robin, and George's eyes widened in shock.
"H-He was holding back?" Erza questioned herself in shock.
"Of course, He isn't my captain if he didn't," George stated.
"W-Wait he's the captain?!" Touma, Shirabe, and Shervan blurted out.
"I was never expecting that," Tsuchimikado admitted. "Then again, our captain isn't a captain kind of guy."
"That's true," Robin giggled a bit.
"Seriously, what's with ordinary people looking so normal but they have some overpowered ability?" Touma questioned.
"Stare…" Shirabe and Shervan glanced at Touma with deadpanned expressions.
"Burn marks, bruises, and two slash marks on my stomach," Ray listed while examining his injuries. "This should be enough."
"What do you mean b-WAH!" Cynthia was unable to finish as a black aura surrounded his body.
'What's going on?" Touma asked while covering his eyes.
"Pain Affinity!" Ray chanted as the black aura intensified. Wendy and Cynthia noticed that the burnt marks and bruises they gave to Ray were disappearing.
"He's healing himself?" Wendy asked, surprised..
"I don't know, but we can't allow him to heal," Cynthia said to Wendy.
Wendy nodded her head. "Let's make this quick. Charla and the others may still be worried about us."
The two girls puff their cheeks, using the bit of magic they have to prepare their final attack. "ROAR!"
Ray did not flinch as his right knee bent forward and his right arm was brought back. "Demon Aura…"
"Of the Earth Omega Flame Dragon/Omega Flame Sky Dragon!" Both Wendy and Cynthia roared simultaneously, causing one massive unison attack of Omega Flames, Sky and Earth elements.
"Screech Thrust!" Ray shouted. He thrust his right palm in front of him, emitting a powerful dark blue aura. In an instant, the aura destroyed the dual roar and struck the two girls directly, launching them into the forest.
"CYNTHIA WENDY!" Erza cried out in horror. After the smoke cleared, both girls were motionless on the ground.
"What just happened?" Touma asked. Everyone minus George and Robin were shocked at how quickly the tables had turned.
"That was Ray's Curse," George responded, getting everyone's attention.
"C-Cures?" Touma repeated. He remembered how Jackal uses Curses.
"The Curse that gives Ray the ability to turn all the physical pain inflicted on him into an aura," George explained. "The more pain he's in, the more powerful his aura will be."
"My assumption is that Crimson Blood played a role in his ability?" Robin guessed.
"Correct," George nodded his head as he turned to look at the field. "They planned to create an army of mortal soldiers. Ray was used as a first prototype, but was scrapped due to some sign effects."
"Damn it, I can't feel anything," Cynthia groaned as she regained consciousness. Slowly, she raised her head off the ground and saw Ray walking towards her. The black aura still surrounding Ray's body made Cynthia feel helpless and terrified since she was out of magic.
"Don't worry, I'll fix that," Once he was close, Ray knelt down and placed his hand on Cynthia's head. "Demon Aura...Absorb."
All of the pain and injuries she got from the battle started to disappear from Cynthia's body, as well as a bit of her magic. "Huh? My body!"
Ray got up and took a step back, which gave Cynthia enough time to get up easily. She looked around her body for any bruises or cuts, but there were none. "You healed me?"
"Sorta," Ray answered. He walked over to Wendy who still hasn't woken up. He knelt down and placed his hand on her head. "My Curse allows me to absorb pain and injuries out of other people's bodies."
"Curse?" Cynthia repeated. She recalled hearing about Jackal's bomb Curse. "So you have two abilities just like Shervan?"
"Correct," George replied as he and the others walked towards them. "Nearly everyone from Crimson Blood has more than one power, so they are unpredictable."
Ray finishes absorbing Wendy's pain, causing her to stirred awake from her slumber. "What happened?"
"You two got knocked out by Ray's second ability," Shirabe replied.
"You mean we lost?" Wendy turned to Cynthia who walked over to Wendy, helping her up.
Cynthia was about to speak when Ray interrupted her. "Yup, you girls lost the fight."
"Too blunt!" Touma comically yelled.
"However," Ray gave the two a grin. "I agreed to this fight, not because of Kinoko's bet, but to see how strong you two are. I was truly blown away by your skill and magic!"
"So I can go with Shirabe and the others?" Shervan asked Ray.
"Of course," Ray answered. "I don't have a problem with you joining the Straw Hat Pirates since they consider you as a friend. That and you won't have to worry about Kinoko sneaking into your bed at night."
"I don't think Juvia would've stooped to that level of creepy," Cynthia cringed.
"Speaking of which," Robin acknowledged the KO'd Kinoko. "Having Kinoko find out about this predicament would be troublesome."
"I got that covered," Ray answered. He took a deep breath. "Do any of you have healing magic?"
"I do," Wendy stepped forward.
"Well, would you mind healing me once I'm done?" Ray asked, which got Wendy puzzled.
"Why are you asking her to heal…?" Erza was about to ask, but after putting the puzzle pieces together, her eyes stared at Ray with concern. "Wait, you aren-"
"Aura Affinity," Ray chanted. The black aura around Ray faded from his body. Everyone minus George, Tsuchimikado, and Robin watch in disbelief as Ray's bruises, cuts, and burns had returned as well as new injuries that came from Wendy and Cynthia. Ray collapsed on his back due to his injuries.
"Ray!" Wendy cried out. Immediately, she knelt beside the boy and began to heal him.
"Did he transfer all the injuries Wendy and Cynthia had upon himself?!" Touma stuttered in shock.
"Correct," George answered. "The curse Ray has is called Demon Aura. The more damage he gets the more powerful his aura will get. However once the aura is gone, the injuries on him, as well as the ones he absorbs, will return."
"So his curse is like a double edge sword," Tsuchimikado commented.
"Anyway, during the fight between you four, Shervan told me the reason why you all came to Jaya," George stated. "You wish to go to Skypiea, correct?"
"Yeah! You know how to get there?" Cynthia asked with glee.
"No," George replied bluntly, leaving Cynthia looking discouraged. "However, my friend who lives on Jaya's other side might know about Sky Island."
"Really thank you so much," Cynthia said with stars for eyes. "Sky Island, here we come!"
"We better get back, I think Charla and the others are worried sick. Especially in this town," Wendy said, realizing how long they were out.
"Your ship is on the port, correct?" George asked.
"Yeah," Touma answered.
George picked up the unconscious Kinoko and turned to the group. "Then allow me to get you back to your ship."
BANG BANG BANG!
"Board!"
BANG BANG BANG!
"Board!"
BANG BANG...CRUNCH!
"Boar-...!"
Usopp, Manatsu, Hibiki, and Chopper worked outside on the ship. Chopper was just about to hand him a piece of plank wood when he realized Usopp had hit his finger.
"Here's some more wood," Hibiki offered, but then flinched at Usopp's swollen finger. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah I'm fine," Usopp answered. He then grumbled. "Seriously though, how many times do I have to tell them that I'm not a shipwright?"
"But you are so good at it," Chopper noted.
"I know it's quite amazing~!" Usopp gloated. "Craftsmanship is my strong point after~!"
"I say we trash this dump and get a new one," Sanji announced, leaning on the side of the ship.
"Quit talking crap! Do you have any idea how we got our hands on this ship!?" Usopp yelled.
"Yeah Yeah, I heard it a thousand times. It was given to you from this gorgeous girl from your village," Sanji recapped. "But who cares. It's dangerous to be sailing on this ship in this condition."
"That's why I'm repairing it, you idiot!" Usopp shot back.
"Tsk, I'm surprised it's still standing," Gajeel questioned as he appeared beside Sanji. He banged on the ship. "All you're doing is covering the holes with your crappy so-called repairs."
"SHUT UP YOU JERK!" Usopp yelled in a comical fashion.
"That face looked hilarious Usopp!" Manatsu chuckled.
"Yeah, do it again!" Chopper said.
"What, you mean this?...SHUT UP!" Usopp spun around doing the same face, causing Chopper, Hibiki and Manastu to laugh.
"Anyway, do you guys want anything for dinner?" Sanji asked.
"SHUT UP!" Usopp, and Chopper yelled at Sanji doing the same expression. Hibiki and Manatsu began to roll around laughing.
"Fine, no food for you," Sanji shrugged it off and went back to the others. Chopper and Usopp began to plead with Sanji to give them food.
"It's unbelievable how long they had this ship," Misaka said looking at the mast.
"Yeah, I wondered how the Going Merry is still able to lift them all the way from the East Blue," Minori said, thinking about the stories the Straw Hat told them about their adventures.
"Especially since that rubber moron broke the mast to stab a giant whale," Chris said, still cringing from Nami's description.
"I kinda wish this ship was more like our Guildhall," Levy commented. "It gets destroyed every time a dark guild appears or Natsu and Gray cause an all out brawl."
"Hey not just us, Gajeel, does it worse than me," Gray said pointing to Gajeel.
"Gray your clothes," Tsubasa noticed.
"GAH~! WHERE ARE MY CLOTHES!?" Gray yelled, noticing that he was naked again.
"Just how dense are you?" Accelerator questioned.
"I just hope Wendy and Cynthia are okay," Charla said, feeling concerned. "It was foolish of the two to just leave without saying anything."
"Same goes for Touma," Index growled, mixed with worry and anger.
"I'm giving that idiot a pounding if he gets hurt," Misaka fumed while clenching her fist.
"If the pirates won't kill Touma, you two will," Jackal sweatdropped by how violent the two were.
Kirika had her arms crossed and pouting a bit. "Shervan better not have done anything to Shirabe."
"I doubt he'll do anything perverted," Marie said, comforting Kirika.
Shadows covered the entire ship as a dark portal appeared above them. It startled everyone, and they all jumped up.
"What the heck is that?" Chris asked, startled.
"Whatever it is, we shouldn't let our guard down," Iona stated, grabbing her device.
"WAH!"
"Wait, that sounds like-" Before Lily could say anything else, Touma emerged from the portal. He flailed his arms at them as he descended.
"T-Touma!?" Index, Manatsu and Misaka comically shouted. Touma crashed on top of a person who wasn't able to move out of the way.
"Ouch…" Touma groaned. He yet again found himself touching a...flat?
"Um, are you okay Touma?" Touma raised his head and found himself on top of Yuko, who had a concerned look on her face.
"I guess the hero boy can't keep himself away from the girls," Accelerator mocked. Tsuchimikado also emerged from the portal and landed beside Accelerator and Last Order.
"Damn it! He's got another magical girl in his harem!" Tsuchimikado growled.
Touma has detected dark auras emanating from a certain nun and Railgun. Index baring his fangs, while Misaka cracking her knuckles. "W-Wait you two! G-give me a chance to expla-GAH!"
"DOES YOUR PERVERTED DISEASE KNOW NO BOUND BASTARD!?" Sanji yelled after he kicked Touma off of Yuko and into the ocean.
"Sucks to be him," Gray mumbled.
"AND YOU PUT SOME CLOTHES ON STRIPPER!" Gray found himself also flying off the ship by Sanji's kick. At the same time Shirabe, Robin, Shervan, Cynthia, and Wendy also came out of the dark circle, successfully landing on their feet.
"Wendy! Shervan! Cynthia!" Hime jumped in shock.
"Shirabe! Robin my dear!" Sanji twirled over with hearts for eyes.
Charla wasted no time hugging Wendy. "Thank goodness you're alright!" Charla then glared at the two girls. "You should never do that again! I was worried sick!"
"We're sorry Charla, but we noticed Robin, Shirabe, and Shervan coming off the ship and decided to tag along," Wendy replied.
"Shirabe~!" Kirika hugged her friend. "You baka~! I was so worried when you left~!"
"S-Sorry," Shirabe said, apologizing a bit.
"Can someone tell us what the deal with the black portal?" Asuka asked.
"W-What happened to you guys!?" Manatsu's voice got everyone's attention. There were many reactions when they saw the boys seriously injured when they reached the ship's edge.
"M-Megumi!" Hime shouted in horror.
"Natsu…Luffy…Zoro," Wendy gasped by their bloody faces
"AHH!" Chopper screamed. "DOCTOR THEY NEED A DOCTOR!"
"THAT'S YOU!" Usopp slapped Chopper.
Loni and Lenora were walking down Mock Town ignoring the gazes of the male pirates. Instead of wearing their Pretty Cure outfits, Loni wore a light blue T-shirt. From dark navy blue to dark, blond, her hair was now shoulder length.
Lenora wore a seafoam green dress with white frills. Despite having the same length of hair, it changed from yellow to pale blond hair with side swept also has a pair of yellow sunglasses on top of her head.
The two came across the bar where Luffy and the others were in. Loni glances at Lenora. "Okay Lenora, follow my lead and we won't have to cause a scene, ok?"
"Got it," Lenora nodded. The two entered the bar, which was still a mess since Bellamy beat up Luffy, Zoro, and Natsu. Bellamy Pirates turned to the two females, causing the men minus Bellamy to holler and whistling.
"Hey there," One guy shouted. "Why don't you two hotties come over here and have a drink!"
"Hotties! Where?" Lenora looked around, hoping to find a muscular looking man.
"He was talking about us Lenora," Loni replied.
"Look like we got ourselves a dumb blond," Another guy said admiring Lenora. "Me like dumb one-GAH!"
A small, dark spear was jabbed into the guy's hand, startling everyone minus Bellamy. Loni glared at the guy, still holding the small spear. I'm the only one who calls my sister dumb, okay?"
The man shakily nodded his head. Loni walked over to Bellamy leaving the spear into the guy's hand. Bellamy noticed her but didn't turn around. "What? You got a bone to pick with me?"
"I will if you don't give me the right answer," Loni stated. She took out a Straw-Hat Luffy's wanted poster from her chest and put them on the counter. "I've got word that the Straw Hats came by this place, and I want to know where they are."
"My what a sassy tongue you got there," Sawkies said with a disgusting grin on his face. "But sexy or not, you better show Bellamy some respect."
"Hold on Sawkies," Bellamy said as he stood up. "Give me one good reason why I should tell you?"
Loni smirked. "What if I tell you that somewhere on this island, there's gold that is yet to be discovered."
This got all the men to quiet down, turning towards Loni and Lenora, in shock. Bellamy's grin grew wider. "I'm listening."
Chopper and Wendy cleaned the wounds on Luffy, Zoro, and Natsu after everyone calmed down.
"So what happened to you guys?" Cynthia asked.
"We ran into some pirates," Luffy answered. "No big deal about it."
"No big deal? Did you not notice how bloody you three looked!" Misaka scoffed.
"For once I'm a bit surprised Natsu," Erza said, glancing at Natsu. "Knowing you, I thought you'd burn the whole place down."
"Give me a break, I'm not that destructive," Natsu grumbled.
"Yes you are, pyro dork," Gray argued.
"What did you call me icicle naked?" Natsu roared. The two began glaring at each other.
"Their insults are getting worse," Asuka sweatdropped.
"You guys seem to be okay, but I'm not," Nami mumbled, annoyed.
"What's up with her?" Chris questioned.
"She's just a bit angry because they didn't fight back," Happy replied.
"But didn't she just order you three not to fight?" Gajeel asked.
"SHUT UP!" Nami yelled at Gajeel. "WHAT'S PAST IS PAST! WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT ANCIENT HISTORY YOU KNOW!"
"Why the heck are you in such a bad mood? You, Blondie and the twerp haven't gotten a single scratch!" Jackal sweatdropped.
"Women are so hard to understand," Touma sighed.
"Aye," Happy nodded in agreement.
Sango turned to Nami. "So did you find any information about Sky Island?"
"...Sky Island?" A threatening aura emitted around Nami as she turned her head towards Sango, with a vicious glare.
"EEK!..." Sango shrieked in horror and confusion.
"Does it even matter anymore?" Nami angrily said. "All I said is Sky Island and they all started laughing at me! WHAT THE HECK WAS SO FUNNY WITH ME SAYING THAT HUH?!"
"I am the Ketchup Star!" Using his Ketchup Star, Usopp pretended to be dead to avoid Nami's wrath.
"G-Guard Point!" Chopper cried, his body turning to a large ball of his own fur.
"She is so scary! Said Lucy shivering in fear," Lucy along with Happy, Kirika, Index, and Hime were all squished inside one of Lucy's spirits: Horologium.
"A-Anyway," Marie turned to Shirabe. "What was with the portal you came out of?"
"Well you see," Shirabe began.
"Then allow me to get you back to your ship," George said as he walked over to the center of the field. He closed his eyes and whispered. "Portal, Exile."
A black magic circle appeared on the palm of his hand, summoning a huge, dark purple circle on the ground in front of him. The others minus Ray were startled by George's power.
"What is that?" Touma blurted out.
"George uses Portal Creation Magic," Ray replied. "He can summon, manipulate and set traps with portals."
"I can see it," George stated. "The ship with a straw hat flag, It seems that four auras are on the dock fixing the ship. The rest are on the ship having a conversation."
"How can you see our ship? I mean it's on the dock in Mock Town?" Touma asked.
"It's my Devil Fruit: the Scope Scope Fruit," He answered. "I can now see long distances with the sharpness of a microscope."
"So you're like a human telescope?" Cynthia asked.
"You could say that, however, I'm also able to analyze their opponents stats, abilities, and power level," George added.
"Um, I hate to break this moment, but are you sure this is safe?" Touma asked, staring at the portal.
"Why don't you test it out?" Tsuchimikado said. Touma was kicked in the back before he had a chance to react, resulting in him falling into the portal.
"That one way to test it," Robin said as she jumped down into the portal. Shirabe jumped in afterward followed by Erza and Tsuchimikado.
"Before you go, Shervan, I have a favor to ask you," George said. Getting Cynthia and Wendy's attention. "If we could, we wish to accompany you on your journey to Skypiea."
"You three want to come with us?" Wendy asked.
George nodded. "I've always wanted to experience Skypiea, for my old friends' wishes. There has been a lot of ridicule thrown at him for mentioning Skypiea. I know he can't come with me, but there should be a bell that if you ring it you can hear it from right here."
"That's so cool!" Luffy admired after Shirabe finished explaining. "I want to go through a portal!"
"It felt kind of weird to me honestly," Cynthia admitted.
"I like your outfit Robin," Sango said admiring Robin's new clothes.
"Oh, that reminds me!" Nami glared at Robin. "YOU'RE THE ONE WHO BROUGHT IT UP! BECAUSE OF YOUR BIG MOUTH I WAS LOOKING LIKE A FOOL!"
"Jump Point!" Chopper frighteningly transformed into a slender person and jumped off the ship.
"Man overboard!" Zoro jumped into the water to save him.
"IF THIS ISLAND DOESN'T EXIST I WILL FEED YOU TO THE SHARKS!" Nami yelled, subconsciously beating up Gray and Natsu.
"W-What did we do?" The boys weakly asked.
"It's better to keep your distance from her, Robin," Usopp suggested.
"Yeah, I think she's just cranky because she got lau-GAK!" Gajeel suddenly ends up on the ground with multiple bruises coming from Nami.
"S-Scary!" Lucy, Levy, Hime, Hibiki, Kirika, Wendy, Sango, and Cynthia yelled scared.
"Anyways," Erza replied, taking out a map. "George gave us a map of Jaya. We're on the left side of it, which is Mock town. On the right side, where the X is, we'll find George's friend living there."
"So that's where we're going?" Accelerator questioned.
"Alright let's set sail~!" Luffy announced.
"What the heck happened to you two?" Chris asked as she noticed Chopper and Zoro all wet.
"I thought I was gonna die," Chopper moaned.
After slowly waking up, Kinoko found herself in the ship's infirmary. "What the-?"
"You're finally awake," She noticed George sitting beside her bed.
"Where is Shervan? Did we win?" Kinoko asked.
"Sorry, but they took me down. Those two girls are strong," Ray answered.
Kinoko's eyes widened in anger and shock. "Those two little brats are gonna get it for harming Ray."
After the Salvage king's ship passed by without encountering them, the Straw hats set sailed around Jaya. However, they ended up encountering another strange ship.
"Great another filthy ape pirate," Kuroko sighed, annoyed.
"We should really lock Lucy up below when we're sailing," Kirika suggested. "She keeps luring weirdos from everywhere."
"Where did you hear that from?" Shirabe asked.
"Oh, Happy and Natsu mentions that Lucy has a tendency to lure weirdos, desu," Kirika mentioned. In the distance, Lucy was mangling the two responsible.
"HEY HEY HEY! PAY ATTENTION!" Yelled a man on the ship. The only difference between him and Masira was that he had an orangutan figure. Behind him are men making monkey noises.
"Huh? I can't believe I got worked up by you people," The man sighed in relief. "I thought you were dangerous pirates."
"Your face looks weird, what species are you?" Luffy asked straightforwardly.
"I'm a Human Moron!" The Captain yelled.
"Are you telling us that you don't even know Shoujou?! Captain of the Shoujou pirates?!" One of his crewmates yelled.
"Do these guys really need to make so many damn monkey sounds? It's getting on my nerves," Accelerator said, looking annoyed.
"Now settle down," Captain Shoujou said, calming his crew down. "It seems that you are pirates as well. Do you know Crocodile, one of the seven warlords of the sea, was defeated? Now that he's gone, I can take his place, but I lost a few of my patience."
"So your goal is to become one of the seven warlords of the sea?" Megumi asked.
"I just said that!" Shoujou yelled but calmed down. "Anyway, you guys are not a threat to me, so let me tell you an interesting fact. Did you know that I haven't cut my hair for 25 years?"
"That's lame," Luffy said deadpanned.
"Luffy!" Almost everyone hissed at his blunt remark.
"What did you say?" Shoujou yelled
"Watch your mouth jerk!" One man yelled, soon the others followed suit.
"Settle down my good divers," Shoujou replied calmly. "I'm not gonna let these punks get away with it. Take this to heart, sail through the tunnel that is my rage, and you will be in a sea of blood."
"Is he reciting a poem?" Awatsuki asked.
"Hey, Orangutan!" Natsu yelled impatiently. "We don't have time for you! Move out of our way!"
"YOU IDIOTS YOU DON'T GET IT DO YOU!?" Shoujou roared. "THIS IS MY TURF AND THE ONLY WAY YOU GET PAST ME IS TO PAY THE TOLL OR FEEL THE WRATH OF MY SINGING?!"
"So he's gonna sing us to submission?" Gray questioned. "He has some anger issues."
"First Masira and now this orangutan?" Misaka sighed, annoyed. "What with these men thinking they own the sea or something?!"
"Masira, you guys knew Masira?" Shoujou overheard.
"Yup, we sent monkey-face flying," Natsu remarked.
"YOU WHAT!? YOU KICKED HIM!? HOW DARE YOU HARM MY BROTHER LIKE THAT!?" Shoujou's anger controlling him.
"BROTHER!?" Everyone minus the straw hat pirate yelled.
Luffy said calmly, "Wait we did kick him out, but I bet he's still aliv-"
"I WILL AVENGE MY BROTHER!" Shoujou yelled. He held onto a microphone. "HAVOC SONAR!"
Shoujou screamed, launching powerful sound waves that caused the deck of their ship to crumble. Shervan's muscles tensed up a bit when he heard the sound waves.
"What the heck are they doing?" Asuka asked. Shoujou's crew mates were screaming for him to stop.
"He destroyed his ship with his own voice?" Tsubasa questioned.
"His voice isn't as bad as Gajeel's," Cynthia mumbled to Wendy, only to earn a fist on her head by the Iron Dragon Slayer.
"We should use this time to get away," Nami suggested, getting everyone's attention.
"Oh, look Nami's not a devil anymore," Chris stated.
Usopp can feel the sound waves coming closer as cracks begin to start. "Guys we better get out of here! The sound waves are starting to get close to our ship!"
One board was about to fly off, but Natsu was able to stop it with his foot. "SHUT UP BASTARD!"
Shervan gritted his teeth as he knelt down. He clenched his chest as he breathed heavily. Shoujou loud sonar attack, caused multiple images were suddenly pop in his head.
An orphanage is engulfed in flames as young Shervan stands before it. Burned corpses of children and workers surrounded him. His blood-stained hands were trembling,
"This is all my fault…" He said, his voice cracking.
"It's all my fault…
...All my fault…
...Fault...fault...fault...fault...fault...fault?...FAULT~?!"
Everytime he repeated the word, his body trembled in fear and trauma. He closed his eyes and shake his head. "IT'S NOT MY FAULT!"
"P-Please stop...you're hurting me…"
When Shervan opened his eyes, he was met with Shirabe's tearful eyes. His hands wrapped around her, lifting body. She was desperately trying to break free from it, but failed. Panicking he looked down only to find a gruesome sight.
One by one, everyone of the Straw Hats, new and old, lay dead.
"N-No...Not again~!" Shervan shook horrified. He glanced at Shirabe who was weakly struggling. Despite his best efforts, he could not get his hands away from her. His body felt as if it was being controlled by someone. "W-Why does this always happen...W-Why can't I let go!? You have to cut off my arm Shira-."
SNAP~!
The sound froze as Shirabe's body went limp. His right arm finally let go of her neck causing her body to collapse motionless. He slowly went down on his knees glancing at her prone body, laying on her side.
He stared at her eyes with a horror look on his face.
She stared back at him with a lifeless expression on her final breath.
In an instance, something snapped inside Shervan's head.
"...
…
...DIE~!"
BANG~!
Amongst all the commotion going on with Shoujou's Sonar, Touma and Yuko heard the sound behind them. The pair glanced at Shervan who was on his knees breathing heavily.
"Shervan what's wrong!?" Yuko asked, worried.
In a low voice, Shervan began to chant, "Delta Sky Dragon...Tornado Geyser."
A giant dark green magic suddenly appeared under Shoujou's ship, unleashing a violent dark green hurricane that engulfed it. The crewmates and Shoujou screamed in terror as their ship started spinning slowly. The others were startled by the sudden events unfolding in front of them.
"What the heck!?" Hime yelled, frightened. "What is up with the crazy weather in the Grand Line!?"
"We don't have time to think about that! We have to get out of here before the ship takes more damage!" Nami ordered.
While everyone was occupied with dealing with the situation, Touma and Yuko noticed Shervan's hair turning dark green.
"Shervan? Shervan~!" Yuko called out.
"Damn it, what's wrong with him!?" Touma asked, concerned by his odd behavior.
"I'll shred everyone…"
The two were startled by an unfamiliar voice coming out of Shervan's mouth. It sounds deeper from his normal voice, yet shows signs of maliciousness.
"It's their fault, they wanted a monster, and they'll get one, they'll pay for everything they've done. I won't let her harm Shirabe, Cynthia, Luffy or anyone else. I'll kill her. Kill her...kill h-"
The boy froze when Touma's right hand made contact with his forehead. Shervan's hair color returned to normal and the magic circle vanished. Additionally, the wind surrounding Shoujou's ship disappeared, leaving Shoujou and his crewmates confused. Luckily, the Going Merry was far enough away from them to attack them again.
"I don't know what just happened, but at least it saved our butts," Cynthia sighed.
"But just in case, we better tie Lucy down before we come across another ape ship," Laura suggested.
"Wait, why me?!" Lucy asked.
"Shervan!" Touma yelled, getting everyone's attention. Shervan laid sprawled on his side, his body was pale white, and blood was seeping out of his mouth and eyes.
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