The Gate to Kisho
Tohru's Diary
Day 5: Sailing on our new relaxing ship… I took the wheel. The fancy designs amaze me, and it's great how smoothly the ship sails. This is where my years of reading navigation books comes into handy. The ship includes a small kitchen and a dining table as one room, the female's room (for me up to this point), a large tower for viewing out into the sea, and a few sitting spots. The males sleep in the storage room, because there's a lot of space there
The map pointed towards two different islands. The first's name was Lightside Island, and the other was Darkside Island. Obviously we picked Lightside… much more appealing by name.
Zato relaxed this day. We made our way towards a pretty and lit up island. Not really that large, for we could see the full outline, and it would take a few hours to sail around fully…
Chapter 13
Lightside Island
"I'll stay and keep an eye on the ship," said Fuyu. "You three go on and explore."
Zato, Tohru, and Mike climbed down to the sandy shore. Mike ran around in the beautiful sand, exclaiming, "I've never seen such bright sand!"
Tohru produced her small map at once. "Well this makes sense. From Commence Town we arrived at Lightside Island."
Zato spread his arms out and relaxed. "Man, the wind is nice as well. This seems like the ideal spot."
Mike sniffed for a sec and changed his mind, suddenly jumping behind Tohru. "I don't like what I'm sensing… there's blood nearby."
Zato lifted a handful of sand and inspected it carefully. He softly blew on it to filter the particles in his hand. The remaining sand had a peculiar red color to it. "Blood, you said?"
The next moment both Zato and Mike were on the ground burrowing through the sand. Tohru watched with rage and nearly beat them when something caught her eye…
Standing beside a nearby tree was a young child. In his hand was a spear. "Guys," she whispered. "There's a native staring at us."
He had no shirt on, only a short cloth wrapped going from his waist down. Fangs grew out of his mouth and extended over his bloody lips. His nails were the size of claws, and his body overall seemed unhealthy. "Nii-chan… nii-chan fego."
A line of blowdarts flew into the scene, at least half striking both Tohru and Zato. Mike, small enough to fit in the hole he dug, shrunk and hid out. 'So there's a native tribe here, a hostile tribe. And the blood is all on the beach, underneath this light sand. Surprisingly I understand it all – the sand is a mere trap to lure in sailors.
'The blood comes from the vast number of corpses and killed that are thrown into the ocean but washed back up on shore. I'll have to go explore further, and save Zato and Tohru.'
He finally realized why he said that – both of them had been taken off.
"Where is Zato? It's been nearly a day, yet no ship has anchored at this island. Are you sure you sent them this direction?"
Raiga groaned and responded, "I'm positive they sailed off to Darkside. The only other possible explanation would be that… they went to Lightside."
"Lightside, eh? Would they be smart enough to avoid the cannibals?"
Fuyu gazed out into the vast sea, each tumbling wave bringing him memories of the crew he once sailed with. "The way my life has gone. To think that I began my adventures in South Blue, sailing with the crew of four. And now I'm a feared criminal of West Blue, a man the government wants their hands on… sitting in the crew of goofballs. It's time I got serious with my abilities."
He brought out his two blades and chanted a mantra. Without turning back on his decision, Fuyu shot off the ship and bushwacked into the realm enclosed by the forest.
Approximately a mile from his location, the ropes choking Zato and Tohru snapped and the two dropped into a dark pit. "Ugh, my neck… and my back and hands," Tohru moaned. "Where are we…?"
Zato noticed their hands and feet were still bound to restrict their movement. The sides of the pit were simply mud-smacked walls, and the entire ground revealed to be a bloodbath. Within a moment bars flew over the upper opening and sealed their cage up. "Fego! Fego!" the same child roared, pointing to the two. "Fego nii-chan! Fego Alba!"
Hearing the final word gave Zato a shock – 'How do they know my name??'
Three massive figures, completely opposite of the boy's condition, stepped forth and flung the child into a separate. "No fego!"
A fourth male appeared sitting on a throne, hauled to the edge of the pit by a line of boars. He was an obese man, tattooed and scarred all over his face. An ugly thing he was, and he brought fear among the whole tribe that too gathered around the pit. "LIGHT KIRRA!"
Silence spread through the crowd. "LIGHT JABON SOYKIRU!" he shouted once more in the foreign language, clearly showing his status as the chief. "MANDATA AKA!" The chief twitched his fingers, and horrifically six young tribe members were forced upright. "Fego Fego… Mandata Aka!!"
Tohru screamed at the sight of their bodies suddenly ripping open. "Fego Fego! MANDATA SOYKIRU!" The tribe obeyed his orders and leapt upon the recently wounded, licking their blood and taking bites.
"We've been captured by cannibals. They have some sort of complex ritual," Zato whispered to Tohru. "To make it worse, we can't understand a thing they say…"
"But it's odd that I speak the same language as you two," a voice suddenly hissed, bringing terror into the eyes of both the captain and the navigator. They turned and saw the chief licking his lips and glaring directly at them. "What's wrong? Shocked that I can communicate with you?"
Zato released a stream of powerful thermal energy to disintegrate the ropes and shot himself upwards. "I'm not gonna let you eat us!! Zato Spiral Star!" A quick attack broke straight through his cage, stunning the possessed tribe around him…
Until things plummeted. His stomach suddenly erupted as if it had been sliced in two. The pain of a hole in his body existed with no physical damage. "Torture, isn't it? Come on, Alba, we haven't even gotten to introductions yet."
Tohru cursed when Zato flew back down to his original spot. "You were so close! What happened??"
"I'll tell you!" boasted the ugly chief. "He simply came into my direct attack. Thanks to my devil fruit, he can't see a thing that hits him!"
"Neither can you," Fuyu whispered, appearing directly behind him. "Nitoryu: Devil's Fork!" The swordsman flickered to a position ahead of the chief. A second later, blood seeped out of the victim's back in the form of an X-shaped wound.
The chief suddenly began a wicked laughter. "Pathetic. You must be a companion of Alba. Your crew clearly has no common manners. You talk first, then fight! But if you insist on clashing first, I'd be happy to split you apart."
"Try me," Fuyu muttered, flickering once more. This time, he sliced the chief's arm off, though sending no direct pain to his opponent.
"I am Chief Soykiru of the Light Kirra tribe. We live as cannibals, catching hold of foolish pirates who come here seeking peace and harmony."
"Nitoryu: Shark Blade!" Fuyu hissed. This time, the throne and boars supporting his weight cracked and collapsed, leaving Soykiru to fall belly-first into the ground. "There you went again, ruining introductions."
"I need no introductions. I'm bloodthirsty, that's all. Now I'll show you how useless fat lards like you truly are."
Tohru shrieked when she too suffered the same fate as Zato. She fell to her knees sobbing and screaming at the pain. "Let's see you fight back now, swordsman," Soykiru chuckled. "I've got your companion dying down there. Make one move and she's done for."
Fuyu grinned. "Go ahead, kill her. It means nothing to me. By killing that bratty coward, you'll simply remove another obstacle from my path."
Tohru felt the pain suddenly stop. "Fu… yu…?" she cried. "Fuyu… you can't be serious."
"Even if you do kill her you'll die immediately after," Fuyu muttered. "In the end your death awaits."
"Hehe, her death means nothing, eh? Then how 'bout this one – Alba!"
Unexpectingly thwarting Fuyu's expectation, Soykiru flipped over and thurst his arms forward. Fuyu felt pain uncomparable to what Tohru and Zato received. He immediately collapsed in a blood bath. "In case you haven't realized, my devil fruit power makes me nearly invincible. I can release short threads that, once attaching to your bodies, immediately cause them to fail. It's a simple energy transmission, and once it violently explodes within you, you'll feel as though you're imploding. Fego Fego no Mi! In case you haven't realized, Fego is our tribe's way of expressing death!"
"Fego! FEGO! FEGO!" they all suddenly began chanting. "Look, they're hungry for your bodies. Go ahead, eat them alive this time! No pirates have ever succeeded in surviving. There's none who've come here and left to tell the tale. We kill them all!"
Fuyu kicked the first two zombie-like 'creatures' that came for him, but he could no longer endure any more of the pain. Movement facilitated the effects, beating him down with every inch he took. "You stupid lard! There's no way you could've taken two major wounds and a heavy fall and still be standing perfectly! What's wrong with you?!"
Soykiru suddenly appeared over him with his ugly smile. "A 'lard' like me has no feeling in some of my vital organs. You can hack away at my arms and legs. Go ahead, cut off my belly. Nothing will happen. All I need is a head to kill. In this case, you'll have to take on my whole body! By the way, I weigh a little over a ton."
"No way!" Fuyu cried, but there was nothing he could do to stop the chief from falling right on him.
In the nick of time, something appeared to hold Soykiru back. "What is this?"
Mike pushed upwards with all his might and thrust the chief back onto a clump of the natives. "I don't know what you are, but there's no way you'll kill any of them!"
Fuyu attempted to stand up but was kept down by Mike. "Leave this to me. You're in no condition to be fighting with that great a battle wound."
Mike assumed his largest form and pounced upon Soykiru. He ripped layers and layers of flesh off and even went as far as biting the chief's neck. "Fool. I don't need any of those to kill you."
Before Soykiru could release the threads, Mike collided both of their heads, instantaneously putting his opponent in a daze. "You said all you need is your head. Let's see you do without it!"
Suddenly, Mike collapsed. Fuyu noted a line of blowdarts on his back and cursed. "Shit! The natives too are fighting!"
"Block Block Fireball!" Zato roared, smashing through whoever he could at a rapid speed. "Die! Zato Missile!"
Soykiru made a second attempt… his head separated from the rest of his body before he could do so.
Mike and Zato stood out on deck as the ship glided through the evening sea. "Are they okay?" the captain murmured.
"They should be fine. Took a while to get Fuyu patched up. But Tohru's seeming upset about something…" Mike said.
"I'm sure
she'll resolve it however she can. And as for you… you are now
the official doctor of this crew."
"Ehhhhhh??" Mike shouted.
Inside the cabin, Fuyu and Tohru rested from their battle wounds. "Fuyu, am I really so useless that I'd be thrown away like that?"
"Hm?"
Tohru sighed. "Today. My existence… my death meant nothing. How could you say that? I… I didn't think I was… so pathetic…"
"Shutup," he suddenly said, shocking her. "Think about it. Saying what I said was the only reason why you're still alive."
The crew sails away, being the first to have survived the Light Kirra's trap.
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Here is a list of all those defeated so far:
Regaru Adderbones
Army of Marines at Rogueport
Raiga's Gang
Marine Squad at Commence Town
Light Kirra Tribe and Chief 'Fego' Soykiru