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Summary: She was a mage that ate a fruit when she was 10. She lost her faith in humanity when she was 6, but due to meeting Monkey D. Luffy it was restored and she was forever loyal to him. He saw her in a bar on some island. He had heard rumors of her while she worked with the group known simply as the Thirteen, so he thought it would be a good idea to get her to join his crew. Funnily enough he didn't expect her ties to her adoptive family and just who was protective of her.

Summary will be reworked, but that's it for now. Here's the chapter. Please Review!(I also want to inform people that this is not a crossover of any kind. If it becomes one, I will tell you, but it is not one. I may use some information from here in my other stories, but it will not be considered a crossover. Thank you.)

Chapter Fifteen: Talks of Souls and of family

I gave Master Valkyrie's office a once over as I stepped inside. The Gothic decor was still the same with the crystallized skulls sitting on all five of the book cases, the giant fireplace, the windowsill, and the elder wood desk. The paint was still it's dark, almost black crimson color with white and black skulls printed all over the place. A few portraits of blood soaked scenes and the odd white bone marks sat on the walls. I gave the large obsidian colored skull on her desk a raised eyebrow and walked over to it. My magic bubbled to the surface as I reached out with my right hand. I pause at hearing Yukina say, "Trafalgar I can only warn you once, but do take it to heart. When two or more Ashferds are in the same place, you will want to be very careful or run away."

I chuckle softly at her words as Master Valkyrie moved around her desk. My hand closed on the stone causing deep purple light to burst from it eyes. A blast of cold air filled the room followed by an intense feeling of dread. The scent of death filled the air and it felt like cold sea water being dripped onto my very bones. I released the skull silently and spoke softly, "A summoning crystal. A deathly summoning crystal at that," I look at my old teacher with a cheshire grin, "Where in the name of the spirits did you find one?"

She smirked at me and waved a hand towards the two chairs in front of her desk, "Take a seat both of you."

I flopped down into my seat with all the grace of a rampaging rhino. Law gave me a raised eyebrow even though his skin was still paled. It seemed he was stronger than I gave him credit for if he could stand up to that blast of death magic. I felt a smirk weave it's way onto my face and patted the seat next to me with my foot, "It's comfortable enough to fall asleep in."

"You would know that very well after all you spent most of your time doing just that," Master Valkyrie said causing me to give her a glare and stick out my tongue while blowing a raspberry, "Childish,"

"Learn it from the best," I reply causing her to scowl as Law took a seat before I repeated my question, "Where in the name of the spirits did you find a deathly summoning crystal?"

"What's a summoning crystal?" Law asked before my old teacher could answer causing her to scowl at him before looking at me with a raised eyebrow.

"You haven't told him yet?" She asked with surprise coating her voice, "I would have thought you would have already told him,"

"He may be an old friend, but even I am wary of the consequences," An oddly somber tone filled my voice, "I may trust him, but I do not think they would,"

"Oh?" She muttered under her breath, "Why not?"

I closed my eyes with a sigh, "He's like me in that regard,"

Her eyes widen in realization and she nodded, "I see."

I could feel the tension flowing off of Law as he asked, "What are you talking about? Who are 'They'?"

"They," Master Valkyrie murmured softly as she looked at Law appraisingly, "Are the spirits that embody all that we are when it comes to magic. Higher spirits if you will,"

I saw that Law was about to ask a question and cut him off, "Spirits come in all shapes in sizes, but Higher spirits are much like Great Beasts; however, they do not require a mage to allow them to take a physical form. They can do as they wish, but most of the time they act as disembodied spirits to watch the world."

"So what does that have to do with me?" Law asked in irritation and I already knew he would try to get revenge on me for cutting him off.

I sigh for what felt like the hundredth time today and answered him, "The spirits can see both the physical realm and the realm of auras. Because of this, they can see ones soul," I felt hesitant to continue, but decided to plow through it, "Due to being surrounded by spirits everyday of my life, being able to hear them, see them, touch them, and talk to them, I have gained an ability with my magic. It allows me to see aura's."

"So..." He gave me a raised eyebrow.

"It means that I can see your both your aura and..." I trailed off only to feel Yukina nip my fingers causing me to sigh, "I can also see your soul,"

"I still don't understand the situation Kaileara-ya," He looked annoyed, but I could feel the slight worry coming off of him.

"Your soul isn't the soft or very dark shade of grey most pirates gain during their time on the sea," I lock eyes with him, "Your soul is the perfect mixture of white and black. Your soul is grey," I bit my lip and took a deep breath before I continued, "Very few have that shade, but you do...I...I do as well,"

"What does it mean?" He asked in surprise.

"It means," Master Valkyrie cut in causing both of us to look at her, "You do not fall under the category most do. You fall under a category that very few within this world will fall under. You fall under the category that is feared by many,"

"What category is that?" He looked at Master Valkyrie, but I was the one to answer.

"You fall under the category of the Wanderers," I answer softly, "The category that belongs to those who can and will become something more. You are one of the few alive at the moment to have access to this category. You are neutral to both light and dark, yet you have two choices," I looked at him with a small frown, "You can either walk the path of order or the path of chaos,"

"What does-" He began only for Valkyrie to shake her head.

"Now is not the time for such questions," She said before looking at me, "Give him the book after we're done here," I nodded sullenly, "Now as for your original question Brat," She smirked at me, "I assume you remember lord Traitha?"

"How could I not?" I grumble under my breath at the reminder of that insane spirit, "Damn bastard managed to one up me,"

Master Valkyrie snorted in amusement while shaking her head, "He came to me with a proposition for the two of us," I stiffened at those words, "I have already accepted my part."

"What is the proposition?" I demand causing her to chuckle.

"Traitha as you know has three children," I nod silently with slightly narrowed eyes, "The youngest two have gotten into some mischief that had them needing a punishment of sorts. Traitha decided that it was time for them to find out what it was like to be bound to a mage. The elder one had decided to go along with it and Traitha allowed it,"

"Let me guess," I felt an anxious bit of excitement fill me, "He wants me to take care of the younger two?"

"Correct," She answered with a smirk, "If you do as he asks, he'll give you some of the rare materials you've been looking for,"

I considered it before nodding, "I don't see why not."

"I'll contact him tonight," She smiled at me before looking at Law, "Now Trafalgar do you mind leaving us for a moment? We need to discuss something that deals with the clan,"

Law looked between us for a few moments before nodding. I watched him stand and leave the room with only a single glance backwards. I turn towards Master Valkyrie and saw the grin on her face which caused a shiver to go up my spine. Oh this was going to suck.

Law P.O.V

I strode out of the room as I mulled over the information I had just learned. It had started with that skull thing on the desk, yet nothing they said made sense. I couldn't wrap my mind around Kaileara being able to see souls. With her abilities, I could see her being able to sense and put to words what various emotions were like. With her powers, I could see her being able to see those spirits. I could see her doing many things with those powers and abilities she had, but I couldn't wrap my mind around her being able to see souls. It seemed like one of those fairy tales that Lami often had one of our parents read to her. It didn't make sense, but it also didn't make sense about the paths they talked about. What could it all possibly mean? I growled under my breath as I exited the Hunt and made my way through town. I found Bepo, Shachi, and Penguin walking out of one of the stores and walked over to them. Bepo, as per usual, was the first to notice me and greeted me with a smile, "Hello Captain."

"Hey Captain," Shachi greeted me before noticing the lack of Kaileara, "Where's Kai?"

"With her teacher," I answer with a grunt, "Are you three done?"

Penguin pulled out their list and looked it over before nodding, "Yeah. Why?"

"Let's go check out the bar Kaileara-ya recommended," I say causing Shachi and Penguin to cheer.

We began to walk around though Shachi and Penguin quickly ran off to find directions. Bepo and I wandered around before finding an ice cream shop. I noticed how Bepo seemed to be suffering from the amount of heat on the island and resolved to speak with Kaileara on solving this problem. It had cost us during our time on the few dessert islands we landed on, so I wished to get rid of that weakness as soon as possible. She would probably be able to figure something out. Bepo spoke up as he leaned against the wall with a vanilla cone in paw, "Captain...What's wrong?"

"What do you mean Bepo?" I asked as I looked up from my coffee flavored cone.

"You seem anxious and a little confused," He answered slowly, "Sorry,"

I frowned and waved off his apology. I hadn't meant to allow others to know about my inner confusion, but of course Bepo could sense it. He was an animal after all. I frowned at that. Could that be why Kaileara could see souls? I hadn't bothered to ask Bepo about his instincts before, but perhaps now would be the best time. I turn to my head navigator and first mate before asking, "Bepo do you see or sense souls?"

Bepo blinked at me, "What do you mean Captain?"

"I..." I trailed off and shook my head, "Never mind,"

I frowned and bit into my ice cream. Perhaps my question was best directed at the source of it all. Kaileara was the source of a lot of confusion after all, so she would probably have the answers I was looking for.

Kaileara P.O.V

I rubbed at my arm where not even an hour ago it had been torn open to the bone. Why Master Valkyrie had insisted that I let her graft those seals into the bone, I will never know. Kiyo looked at me with pity, "Still hurt?"

"Yes," I say while trying not to wince as I rubbed my hand over a particularly tender spot, "Did she really have to graft those seals on my very bones?"

"Considering the fact you vetoed her idea for a tattoo the minute she suggested it?" Yukina pipped up from my side, "Yes, yes she did,"

"I still don't understand why she wanted to graft those specific seals onto my bones," I will admit I was whining because damn it that shit hurt since I could take a potion or anything to dull the pain.

"They're supposed to help you with your summoning and healing skills," Cain answered as he walked by my side, "Since you seem to be unable to heal humans without exhausting yourself, you need those to help with the channeling that part of your magic,"

"But what about my summoning?" I ask as we moved down the road, "I don't understand why I need the seals for that since I can summon the animals I'm contracted to pretty easily,"

"It's for the summoning crystals," He answered as he looked at me with a slight frown, "Every single person with summoning crystals will have those seals on their bodies somewhere permanent. The reason as to why that is, is that you would burn out your magic without a proper channel for it to go through along with your familiar. Familiar's alone will give you almost no buffer against the raw elemental magic that would be pushing it's way through you. It would kill you within seconds,"

I frowned at that, but knew it was true. It was probably the reason as to why summoning crystals were only wielded by masters. It was also probably the reason as to why it was ranked as an s-rank spell/ritual that could only be used by those that have passed the mastery test. I didn't like it, but alas I really wanted those metals and to know what it felt like to have summoning crystals. Maybe I could convince some Lunar spirits to come by my side since they usually never did. The exception was Winter, but he wasn't really classed as a Lunar spirit due to his intense connection to ice. I sighed under my breath and gave Cain a smile upon reaching the bar where I could already hear my crew mates laughter, "Thank you for walking with me and helping me find them Cain."

"It was no trouble Pup," I scowled at the term causing him to chuckle, "Try not to cause too much trouble,"

He disappeared without another word causing me to roll my eyes. Kiyo jumped onto my shoulder from her place on Yukina's back and I opened the door to the bar. The familiar spicy scented warmth spilled out of the aged door of my favorite bar on the island. We moved into the bar and I heard the familiar rough, yet soothing voice of the owner Strif Lu. Sila, "Well if it ain't the frosted brat. Been a long time since you showed your face 'round here."

I gave a cheshire grin towards the bald woman with bloody red teeth, "Same could be said for you bloody hag."

She let out a roar of laughter as the bar quieted to look between us. I could feel my crew mates surprise, but ignore it in favor of the woman in front of me. She still wore that crimson colored shirt over those odd wrappings she called pants. She smirked at me when she finished laughing and shook her head showing off her pointed ears, "Damn I missed ya brat."

"Same to you hag," I shot back causing her to shake her head.

"Havin' your usual?" She asked causing me to nod, "Give me a few minutes,"

She went to work as I walked over to the counter and sat down. The mages within the bar were fidgeting both from the presence of the Hearts pirates and from me. I almost smirk upon seeing that, but my attention was distracted as a plate of desert was laid before me with a glass of my favorite spiced wine. I smiled and gave Sila my thanks before digging in. I was in heaven which was only made better as Kiyo and Yukina were given plates of their favorite meat. Spiced lamb and shrimp for Kiyo while Yukina enjoyed slow roasted deer with barbecue prime rib and spiced goose. I felt much better about today just from eating my favorite dessert. Chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream on the side and covered in home made strawberry sauce with roasted walnuts on top of it all. Sila smiled at me causing me to pause in my eating and bow my head in thanks, "Thank you Sila. You always seem to know when I need stuff like this."

"After what you just went through, I think anyone in your position would deserve it," She replied causing me to almost chuckle.

"I would ask how you know about what happened, but then again you are both kin and blood elf," She gave me the same bloody smile and went to serve some other customer, "What do you wanna ask Shachi?"

"What were you two talking about?" He asked causing me to pause once more as I went to take a bite of my food.

I spent a moment trying to figure out what to say before deciding to go the easy route, "We were talking about what my master and I were doing after Law left us."

"Oh...What's a blood elf and why did you call her kin?" Shachi asked causing me to hum, "You don't look like family,"

"A blood elf is a special type of elf that lives between this land and the land of shadows," I answer slowly, "All their magic comes from blood and when something involves blood they know about it," I saw the worry in his eyes and decided to deal with it after I finished answering his questions, "As for why I call her kin, her family has been along side mine for centuries. We have a sort of brother hood with them and should war befall one the other shall come to their aid,"

"When famine and disaster strike," Sila continued as she moved about, "Together we shall face them,"

"When honor is in question, we rise to defend at the cost of our lives," I continue as the world around us seemed to fade away.

"When tragedy strikes and one cannot defend, we shall become their protectors," She continued and our eyes locked.

Our voices joined together as we finished the vow our families made to each other centuries ago, "Our backs maybe bare for we fight with our backs towards the other. We fight without fear for we are guarded by the other. Should one die, the other shall gain revenge and follow. Our path is the same and our lives linked by the ages. We are brothers and sisters of the brotherhood. We are the children of the world, the ether, the never, the darkness, the moon, the sea, the darkness, and the light. We are grey until our dying breath for then we turn silver. We are the grey siblings of the bound ones. We are kin!"

The air was thick with tension as our words rang through the air. Sila and I looked at each other for a few moments before breaking the tension by laughing. Our laughter seemed to snap everyone out of their stupor and Penguin asked, "What the fuck was that?"

"The vow we're all made to give when we turn 18," I answer with a smile, "It's one of the odd things that my clan has,"

"Every member of your clan gives that vow?" Shachi asked incredulously.

"Yup," I chirp and nodded at Sila, "She would know since she's been to every ceremony since she was born over 200 years ago,"

"Wait she was around when the pirate king was around?" Penguin asked with a slack jawed expression on his face.

"I was," She confirmed with a small smile, "He was a very good man. I would have loved to have him, but alas a red haired beauty had his eyes firmly stuck to her,"

"Do you know where the One Piece is?" Shachi asked causing Sila to shake her head, "Damn it,"

"It does exist though," The words leaving her mouth caused most to stare at her, "I would know since I journeyed with them while they were transporting it to wherever the hell Roger was planning to put it,"

"What's the treasure?" Christopher spoke up causing Sila to shake her head with a laugh.

"I'll leave it to your imagination until you see it," She answered causing groans to sound through the air, "It will make the journey that much sweeter in the end if you waited to see it for yourself. I will tell you this though," Everyone focused on her at that exact moment, "Roger's treasure was a sight to behold,"

I spoke after a few moments, "I've also heard from Pops," Sila looked at me with a raised eyebrow and a smirk, "He wanted to say that you were and I quote, 'Still the crazy little thing that tried to gain Rogers attention if you're convincing those new brats to continue their quest,' He laughed after he said that."

"When'd he tell you that?" Sila asked with a bemused smile on her face.

"During one of the nights I couldn't sleep and didn't want to bug my brother into being a pillow since he already found his own," I smirk at the memory of two very shocked men the morning afterwards, "We ended up sitting together and drinking while he shared stories,"

"I swear that old man should have had kids of his own," She murmured with a soft look in her eyes, "How are his 'children' doing?"

"Pretty well from when I was last in contact with them," I answer with a small smile, "I managed to make Marco give me some of his feathers,"

"How'd you do that?" She asked and I launched into the story.

Law P.O.V

I watched Kaileara talk to that woman the rest of the night. The two were a sight to see considering they looked as diffrent as the light is from the day. Pale colors against dark colors. The black markings I saw decorating Kaileara's body were a deep crimson color on a black back drop. They were jagged rather than the graceful curves I saw on Kaileara. Both had sharp teeth, but the woman's looked more like a sharks after it had bitten into it's prey. The woman's voice was a rough contrast to the soothing voice Kaileara had. The woman was taller than most people in the bar while Kaileara looked like a child standing next to a mountain. I watched the two only to frown as both tense. Kaileara hissed something under hear breath and the woman, Sila muttered something back. Kaileara gave a curt nod and spoke to Yukina, "Do not engage unless I tell you to."

The wolf growled deeply in her throat as her fur bristled. Kiyo turned towards the door and glared at it as sparks seemed to jump off of her. A soft growl from the side caught my attention and I felt my eyes widen at the sight. A black tiger rose from it's place on the white streaked black bar top. It's jagged white stripes made me wonder how I missed it as it turned it's red eyes towards the door. The door swung open with a bang and a woman answered. I had to admit she was hot or at least would be if it weren't for the scar on her left eye. Her hair was a deep purple color that seemed to soak in the light. Her eyes were a bright orange color that reminded me of oranges. She wore a purplish pink dress with ribbons and flaring sleeves. I grimaced at the sight of her. She seemed to be looking around before spotting Kaileara. The tension that had been building in the room increased as their eyes locked. A deep growl from Kiyo brought my attention to the wolf standing next to the woman. It was a deep purplish black color with bright green eyes that seemed to be trying to glare holes into Yukina. The woman spoke in an admittedly musical voice, "Kaileara..."

"Rosa," Was Kaileara's curt reply, "What brings you here this evening?"

"I had heard that you returned," She answered causing Kaileara to nod, "I was wondering if you had been among those idiots that had arrived,"

The air immediately felt like we had all been dumped into a bank of snow as Kaileara's eyes flashed bright gold briefly. Kaileara's voice was tense and held malice, "What did you just call my Nakama?"

"I called them idiots since they couldn't stop staring at me," The woman sounded like a pompous little brat while my crew began to glare at the woman.

It was rather unusual to see that happen, but it seems that woman had tried to make them seem weak. My crew was anything but when it came to women. They may look at them, but they would stare like idiotic fools. A deep growl left Kaileara and she hissed, "Liar!"

"Me?" The woman asked as she suddenly gained a fan and opened it to fan herself, "As if I would ever lie,"

A growl exploded from Kaileara which seemed to make a chain reaction occur. Kiyo and Yukina began to step forward with golden sparks jumping off of the former. Kaileara began to spark as well and it was diffrent than it had been earlier. The blue and the silver weren't separated and the feeling of being crushed under some weight had returned only it was worse. Kaileara spoke with clenched teeth, "You and I both know that's a lie. You almost got us both killed after you lied during a mission. You almost got my Nakama killed because you couldn't tell the truth you little order bitch!"

Order bitch? What the hell was that about? The woman stiffened and hissed something in that odd musical language Kaileara used earlier today. Kaileara responded and the feeling grew worse as the temperature continued to plummet. The argument or whatever it was continued for a little longer before both had their heads slammed into the nearest solid surface. The room returned to normal temperature and Kaileara lost her spark. Sila stood between the two with a glare at them. She picked the woman up by her neck and tossed her out of the bar. The girls that came in with the woman were quick to leave after that. Kaileara removed her head from the counter which had cracked badly. Kaileara's eyes held a bit more gold than normal, but were otherwise still the same. Sila looked at Kaileara with a glare, "I know how you feel about her, but I even I have to obey the rules while we are here."

"I know," Kaileara grunted with no trace of the good mood she had been in, "I just can't control myself when I'm around her. She almost got-" Kaileara cut herself off and growled deeply in her throat, "I want to kill the dumb bitch,"

"If you were still a student, you could have, but now you cannot," Sila murmured, "You need to let the past become the past,"

Kaileara stood up from her seat at the counter with Kiyo and Yukina following her. She only spared me a glance before she left the room. I stared after her and looked at Sila as she sighed. Shachi broke the silence that had descended, "What was that about?"

"It's Kaileara's story to tell not mine," Sila answered as she went about cleaning up,"If you wanna know, you need to ask her yourself. She is after all the one that almost died,"

End of chapter. How do you like it and ooh now we're seeing some trouble.