Demon of the Sky Sefu and Beautiful Pirate Celeste!

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"Oh shit! Austin, Aisa!"

Kirsty watched as the Norns threw the children to the ground, bound by the same wire as she was, and left the tent, leaving the three of them alone.

"Are you guys okay?"

Aisa grunted as she struggled to sit up, "No, I'm not! I was helping Kamakiri and Nola, and then Austin and I get kidnapped!" she huffed and looked away, "If aniki were here, he'd kill these people...," she murmured.

Kirsty stared, surprised at the girl's behavior. She shook her head and turned to Austin, "What about you, are you alright?"

The mute child sat up and nodded, a pissed off look on his face as he tried to undo his bindings.

"No, don't do that guys," Kirsty shook her head quickly, "The more you do that, the deeper they go into your skin. Trust me, you don't want that,"

Aisa sighed and looked around, "Where are we, anyway?"

"We're at their base camp, I think," Kirsty inched her way to the kids, "I'm not sure where we are in Upper Yard, exactly, but it's bad mojo,"

The little girl kicked the dirt angrily, "I can't hear them with my Mantra! Why can't I hear them!?"

"Maybe it's the crystals...," Kirsty whispered, "That would make sense...but with the power of any ability and not being sensed by Mantra, there must be some kind of drawback...,"

Aisa and Austin looked at each other, then at her, wondering what she was muttering under her breath.

Kirsty noticed them and smiled nervously, "I'm just blabbing to myself, trying to keep the insanity away, don't mind me!"

The two children exchanged glances.

I think it's too late to keep it away...

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Axe sighed as he looked at his wrecked weapon, "Looks like I can't bring it this time...don't wanna make it worse than it already is," he gently lay the axe on the bed and threw his belt of throwing axes next to it, "Doubt I can use these," he cracked his knuckles and grinned, "Well, lessee what I can do with these puppies,"

He left the tent and looked around to see the remaining Shandian Warriors, led by Wiper, prepare themselves for battle. They donned their skates, grabbed their Burn Blades and Bazookas, all prepared to die for their home. Axe walked up to the fierce Shandian warrior.

"Look, you guys may be prepared to sacrifice yourselves for the greater good here, but these guys are way tougher than Eneru, alright? There's a very, very good chance you'll die!"

"Same with you," Wiper shot back, shouldering his Bazooka, "But you're going for your friend, as we are going for Aisa, as well as Shandora. We didn't suffer a war that lasted 400 years just to get our home back, then get it taken away from us! We won't allow it!"

The Shandians with him roared in agreement, lifting their weapons in the air.

Wiper looked around, "Sefu's son is nowhere to be seen in the time of battle...that brings back memories,"

Laki scowled, "Wiper, now is not the time,"

"What...exactly happened?" Axe put his hands behind his head, "I know we got pressing matters here, but I'd really like to know about Devon's parents...and why you hate him and his father so much,"

Wiper looked at him and shoved a Flavor Dial into his Bazooka, "Like Gan Fall and the Chief said...it happened over twenty years ago...,"

-Flashback-

Twenty or So Years Ago...

"Wiper, what the hell are you doing?!"

"I came to fight with you!"

WHAP!

Wiper winced and held the large lump on his head, "Bastard...Sefu, why'd you do that?!" he hissed, glaring up at a muscular man with a mane of wild, brown hair and tattoos on his chest, "I'm on your side!"

"No, you're on the idiot side!" the muscular man, Sefu, grabbed Wiper by the back of his neck and picked him clean off the soil of Upper Yard, "This is going to be a battleground, Wiper, you're too young to fight!"

"I am not!"

"Yes, you are!" Sefu hit him upside the head again, "You don't have enough experience to fight, and none of us can watch out for you! That's why Laki and the others were ordered by the Chief to stay in the village!"

Wiper growled and held up a Burn Blade, "I can watch out for myself!"

WHAP!

"Stop doing that!"

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"Who are those people? They're not Skypeians...,"

"Lemme see!"

Wiper looked down from the tree that he and Sefu had landed just a few moments ago to see a group of strange looking people in odd clothing walk about the soil as if it was perfectly fine. One of them definitely had the look of a leader about him. He was a tall, powerful-looking man with a mat of black hair dressed in ragged, blue pants and a large, red coat over his shoulders.

"Who is that?" Wiper looked up at Sefu.

The Shandian warrior scowled, "I don't know, Wiper, but we should try to steer clear from them,"

Wiper gawked at him, "WHAT?!"

"Shh!" Sefu clamped a hand over his mouth and ducked behind the tree, "You idiot!" he whispered, "Give away our position and we're screwed!" he looked back around the tree and watched as the group of strangers continued to walk through Upper Yard...they hadn't heard the young Shandian.

Sefu sighed in relief and looked down at Wiper, "Listen to me, and listen closely, Wiper...we're here to fight for our ancestor's land from God, we don't need to start a confrontation with these strangers! You make one more mistake like that, and we're going back to the village!"

"But, Sefu!"

"I mean it, Wiper!"

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"Wiper...!"

"It's not my fault! I was trying to get out of the way when that big nose came after me!"

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING BIG NOSE?!"

Sefu growled and glared the two strangers in front of them as Wiper ran back behind him. One of them hard a large, red nose and held two knives in his hands. The second one looked a lot less threatening, his red hair poking out from under the straw hat he wore on his head...however, that long blade at his hip made Sefu go on higher alert.

The one with the big nose glared at Wiper, "No one makes fun of my nose, brat!"

"Uhm, Buggy?" the red-haired teen looked at him, frowning a little, "I don't think the Captain would want us to be fighting people without a good reason...,"

"WHAT OTHER REASON COULD THERE BE IF NOT MAKING FUN OF MY NOSE, SHANKS?!" the one called Buggy spun his knives around his fingers, "He's dead!"

"You have to get through me!" Sefu growled, aiming his Bazooka at them, "I'll give you just one warning, strangers! Get off our land!"

The one called Shanks held up his hand, "C'mon, do we really need this? We're just exploring the place...,"

"So, you won't leave?"

"Well, we really don't want to...,"

"NOT UNTIL THAT BRAT IS DEAD!" the big nose screamed.

"I warned you...," Sefu closed an eye and pulled the trigger.

A loud boom filled the air and a large iron ball shot towards the two strangers. Before it made contact though, something jumped out of the bushes nearby and darted past the incoming artillery. Sefu watched in surprise as the iron ball from his bazooka suddenly split into two halves and flew past the two strangers.

"What the hell...?!" Sefu lowered his bazooka, "What happened?"

Shanks sighed and shook his head, "Celeste...,"

"Don't start, Shanks!" an irritated-looking woman muttered as she walked into view.

Sefu stared at the third newcomer. She had long, golden blonde hair, wore tight-fitting pants, a low-cut top, a black bandanna around her head and a long, straight blade in her right hand. The woman turned to Sefu and Wiper, "A big gun like that against two people at such a close range? Man, you put a new definition on the word 'overkill' don't ya?"

The Shandian was speechless.

The blonde woman, Celeste, waved a hand at him, "Hello...anybody home?" she turned to Shanks, "He's like Buggy, ain't he? Lights are on, but nobody's home!"

"WHAT?!" the big nose glared at her while the straw hat wearing man laughed loudly, "SHUT THE HELL UP, CELESTE!"

The female flipped him off and tossed the Shandian the red-hair's sword, "Let's go, big guy,"

Shanks looked at his hip, "Oi! What the hell?!"

Sefu, still speechless, grabbed the blade out of mid-air and unsheathed it. He had used weapons like this when strange objects shot up from the Blue Sea thanks to the Knock-Up Stream, so it wasn't too awkward. Celeste pointed her weapon at him, "Show me what ya got...,"

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"WHAT THE HELL, SEFU?!"

Back at the Shandian village, Wiper stood in front of the very quiet warrior he looked up to, his face filled with both confusion and anger.

"You're supposed to be a warrior of Shandora, a man who is fighting to take back our land, and you just leave Upper Yard like that?!"

Sefu turned to the young Shandian, a small grin on his face, "That woman...is one helluva fighter,"

Wiper facefaulted, "What's that got to do with this?!"

"So beautiful, too,"

The young Shandian grabbed a stick and smacked it across Sefu's skull, the stick easily breaking into two pieces, "Snap out of it, Sefu! What is wrong with you?!"

Sefu smiled and patted Wiper on the head, "You're too young to understand, kid...maybe you'll learn when your older," he yawned, "Well, I'm tired. I'm turning in...go have fun with Laki or something, Wiper,"

Wiper gawked as the large warrior lay down on his bed and rolled over, snoring a short time after.

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"Hey, look who's back...,"

Sefu strode up to the group of strangers, who turned to be Blue Sea dwellers, looking for the woman from the day before. He passed by the big nose and the straw hat, ignoring them completely. He found Celeste talking to the large man in the coat from before, his heart beating like a war drum in his chest.

"Oi, Celeste!" Shanks called out, "You got yourself a visitor!"

Both the woman and the large man turned to see Sefu standing a few feet away. Celeste's hand went to her sword, "Wanna rematch, bub?"

Sefu gulped, "Why are you here on Upper Yard?"

That question threw Celeste off, "W-What?"

"Who is this?" the large man turned to Celeste, pointing to Sefu, "This the one you told me about?"

The blonde nodded, "Yeah, Captain, he is. He attacked Shanks and Buggy yesterday,"

"Only because the big nose-,"

"HEY! CUT IT OUT!"

"-was trying to kill someone I know," Sefu said defensively, "Answer me, what are you doing here?"

Celeste put her hands behind her head and looked away, "We're pirates just taking a look around...got a problem with that?"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..hold on!"

"What?"

"How do you know what he was doing there?"

"I followed him and hid behind a tree!"

"YOU hid?"

"You want me to finish my story or not?!"

"Okay, okay...sheesh,"

Both the Shandian and the pirate walked through the woods near the camp while Wiper followed them from afar with the help of his skates.

"So, you and your people are exploring anything and everything you come across?"

Celeste shrugged, "Yeah, but there's more to it than that. Kinda hard to explain," she put her finger to her chin, looking thoughtful, "Anyhoo, we won't be staying here long...so you and your people won't have to worry about us,"

"What's it like, down there on the Blue Sea?"

"Oh, it's great! There are so many places down there to explore, so much treasure to claim and a bunch of strong enemies to fight!"

Sefu came to a stop, "Really...,"

Wiper watched from behind a tree as the two talked for a short while longer. When they stopped talking and stared at each other, he became confused. He thought any second now, they were going to fight like yesterday, but what came next...he couldn't believe!

The two of them kissed!

The young Shandian, completely shocked, fell out of the tree and landed on a large root on his head.

"Hold on...,"

"NOW what?!"

"Gan Fall said he saw them attack each other the first time and tried to stop them, but failed...,"

"Well, that old man's senile, this is what really happened!"

"Sorry...can we speed this up, we got a fight to get to,"

"Laki, I'm gonna kill this bastard...!"

"Wiper, just finish it,'

A few days later, Wiper found Sefu in his tent, stuffing a large bag with his clothes and warfare gear. The young Shandian raised an eyebrow, "Since when do you go on surprise raids, Sefu?"

"I'm not going on a raid,"

"But, why-?"

The large warrior sighed and turned to his young friend. He knelt down and planted his hands on his shoulders, "Wiper, listen to me alright. There are times in a person's life where...they have to make a really hard decision. My time has come and passed,"

Wiper frowned, "What are you talking about?"

The older Shandian sighed again, "Wiper...I'm leaving with the Blue Sea dwellers. I'm going back with them to the Blue Sea,"

"What?!" Wiper backed away.

"Wiper, I'm sorry...,"

"You're leaving us?!" Wiper screamed, "Why?! What the hell for?!"

Sefu rubbed the back of his neck, "It's complicated, Wiper...you wouldn't understand, even if I told you,"

"Is it because of that crazy woman?"

"Her name is Celeste," Sefu frowned, "...and yes, it's because of her. Wiper, I love her,"

"YOU JUST MET HER! YOU'VE BEEN WITH US YOUR WHOLE LIFE, FIGHTING IN THE WAR FOR UPPER YARD AND YOU'RE LEAVING FOR A COMPLETE STRANGER?!"

Sefu sighed walked past the boy, his bag over his shoulder, "I was hoping I could avoid this,"

Wiper spun around and grabbed the bag tightly, only to be dragged by Sefu, "YOU CAN'T LEAVE US, SEFU! YOU'RE A WARRIOR OF SHANDORA, NOT ONE OF THEM! THEY'RE OUTSIDERS, YOU SHOULD BE WITH US!"

"Let go, Wiper...,"

"A TRUE WARRIOR DOESN'T LEAVE THE BATTLEFIELD! CALGARA'S BLOOD IS IN YOUR VEINS AND YOUR GONNA IGNORE THAT?!"

WHAM!!

Wiper fell to the ground, a large bruise already forming on his face. He held his red-hot face and looked up at Sefu, whose fist was shaking.

The large warrior pulled his arm back and turned away as more of the villagers came out to see what the noise was about, "Wiper...I will never forget that Calgara's blood runs through us. I know that we've suffered throughout the years of this war, but I cannot ignore the feeling I have in my heart. I love her, Wiper. I said before that you're too young to understand...,"

With that, Sefu shouldered his bag and walked towards the end of the village, where a small boat on the White-White Sea surface was waiting for him, the man in the straw hat sitting in it. Wiper watched as Sefu left the village and the war. As he watched the boat get smaller and smaller, the anger in him grew and grew.

"GO AHEAD AND LEAVE YOU COWARD!" he screamed at the top of his lungs, "WE DON'T NEED A TRAITOR LIKE YOU TO FIGHT OUR WAR!"

-End Flashback-

Axe stared at Wiper and whistled, "Man...is that why you're so screwed up?"

Wiper glared and brushed past him, "Stupid Blue Sea dweller...,"

The pirate watched him leave, "Shit...,"

"Ever since that day," Laki shouldered her rifle, watching Wiper leave, "Wiper's hated Sefu and every time of Blue Sea dwellers came to the sky, he's been very hostile towards them,"

"Because he left with the others?"

Laki nodded in silence.

Axe scratched his head, "Well, I heard stories from Gan Fall and Wiper...now, if I can just figure out who to believe,"

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"Lady Frigga, the Enforcers have gathered,"

Frigga smiled as her recently donned armor sparkled in the sunlight, "Excellent...,"

Along with the Norns, Frigga walked to a group of Enforcers who looked like they were ready for all out war. The woman of the New World nodded, "This is all we have left?"

"The cleaning parties of the Sky People and the pirates took a fair amount of them out," Belldandi reported, "These are the remaining troops,"

Frigga shrugged, "Don't matter. These will take care of the Sky People while we take care of the pirates once and for all!"

Tyr roared with laughter and pounded his damaged breastplate loudly, "ALRIGHT!I call dibs on that punk with the axe! I don't care what anyone says, his head is mine!"

Skuld and Belldandi looked at each other, "Baka...,"

"Lady Frigga," Urd lightly tapped Frigga's arm, "Milady, the pirates and the Sky People are entering the forest! No doubt that they're looking for their friends,"

"I see...well then, I suppose it's time," Frigga turned to her newly recruited soldiers, "Enforcers, the time has come! Take this land and your reward will be great! Slay all those who oppose you! TAKE THIS PARADISE IN MY NAME!"

"Lady Frigga!"

The woman growled and looked back to see Munin running up to her, "WHAT?!"

"Milady," Munin held up his hands, "Forgive me, but the prisoners have escaped!"

"WHAT?!" Frigga grabbed him and lifted him clear off the ground, "HOW COULD THEY HAVE DONE IT?!"

"There they go!"

Frigga snapped her head around to see Kirsty, Austin and Aisa run off into the forest. She growled, threw Munin to the ground and pointed to a handful of Enforcers, "After them, you idiots! Bring them back here!"

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I can't believe that just happened! Kirsty thought as she and the two children ran through Upper Yard, I gotta get them to safety!

A loud 'meh' made her look back to see a group of Enforcers chasing after them. She skidded to a stop and turned to face them. Aisa and Austin stopped to see her face the oncoming force. She threw off her doctor's coat and held up her sai, "RUN YOU TWO! GET OUTTA HERE, I'LL HOLD THEM OFF!"

"But-," Aisa was cut off when Austin grabbed her wrist and started running again deeper and deeper into the forest.

Kirsty cracked her neck and twirled her sai around, "Come to mama...,"

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'Heads up...'

Devon came to a stop and listened as screams, explosions and the sounds of metal rang through the air.

"Looks like the conquest's begun," he mused, tapping his swords, "This won't be easy,"

'I should think not, I was only give ya about a day for training...' Thrymr sighed, 'No going back now,'

Devon nodded and started running towards the closest source of battle, "This is my father's homeland...," he unsheathed his swords and increased his speed, "...and I will protect it with my life! Frigga, you're mine! You and every single person under you will fall here, I swear in the name of Odin!"

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Kilnorc: Well, it seems that the New War for Skypeia has begun! Will our pirate heroes be able to take down these New World foes? Stay tuned to find out! BTW, the part with Shanks and Buggy? I know that they were cabin boys/apprentices to the Pirate King back when he was still alive, but I wasn't sure if they were up there with him so...pfft...yeah, I winged it. I think it turned out well, though.

On the next chapter of Homeland...

Devon: Where the hell are they?!

Laki: Here they come!

Niri: Those guys are gonna pay for abducting little kids...

Tyr: ATTACK!

Beginning of the End

Wiper: If we have to give our lives for Shandora, we'll give them hell before we do!