One Piece: The Darkness Saga
I hope you all enjoy this chapter, I know I did. I believe that it's my personal favorite so far. Oh, and I keep forgetting to add this in the previous chapters, but I do not own One Piece, all rights go to the creator, Eiichiro Oda.
Chapter 6 Family Battles
Two waves of energy, a red one from Kyle and a blue one from Brett, came from their swords. I was still in shock from when the slashed my chest, yet I dodged the attack. When I stood up, they started running towards me. They swung their blades. I kept backing away, so I wouldn't get hit. I couldn't fight back; I was too distraught that my only family in this world was trying to kill me.
"Fight back, Caeruleus!" yelled Kyle, "You have the power to destroy the world, so why won't you fight back!"
"You were a thousand times better in our world!" screamed Brett.
I could feel the anger and hatred radiating from them. Their ferocity in their attacks made it seem that they wanted to kill me. I had tears flowing down my face like waterfalls. I couldn't understand as to why they were doing this.
"I said FIGHT BACK!" demanded Kyle, "your such a coward!" He then jumped into the air and tried to plunge his sword into me. I rolled out of the way, and he stabbed the ground.
"Why are you doing this?" I cried. "Why are you trying to kill me?"
"You have an uncontrollable power!" explained Brett. "Sengoku told us of what you can do if you not killed, or at least imprisoned in Impel Down. He said that if you are allowed to roam free, your darkness would put the world into an eternal night, where not even the light of the moon, sun, or even the stars will shine through."
"Your power will corrupt those around you." finished Kyle. "It will turn people into monsters of unholy creation. It will raise the dead themselves."
"But I can learn to control my power!" I said.
"You might be able to, but then you will corrupt yourself." said Kyle.
"If we didn't knock you out and bring you here, you would have destroyed our home world-!" said Brett.
"What!" I screamed angrily. "You are the reason we are in this world."
"We had no choice!" screamed Kyle. "You would've killed our entire family! We brought you here not only to make sure your powers don't get out of control, but so we can grow stronger!
"And guess what Caeruleus, you're not the only one with powers!" yelled Brett. "Eon Cannon!" A light blue glow then came from his hands, and blue balls were gathering in his hands, forming into one large sphere. He then fired it. It landed and I felt myself growing weaker. I looked at my hands and they were drastically aged, looking as if they were nothing but bone and skin. I was also hit by the pressure of the blast, which knocked me down and hurt like hell. I felt my bones were broken. My healing ability was kicking in, but it hurt worse than when I was slashed by my so called 'family'.
"My turn…" said Kyle, from above me. " Lightning Shower Rain." He then dragged his finger horizontally, creating a light red line. It then shattered the air itself, sending what looked like broken shards of glass towards me. I was prepared for an attack this time, so I was able to dodge it, but barely, as it sent a lot of shards at me. Kyle then split up into what seemed like cubes, disappearing. But then I heard something that wasn't in the battlefield, and my reflexes told me to roll away, which I did. Kyle then reconstituted, and slashed the area I was just at. He seemed surprised that I dodged his attack.
"Kyle, he has Haki, just like us." said Brett. "He'll be able to predict our moves."
All of the sudden, a huge golden light came from the execution platform and Kyle, Brett, and I stopped fighting and saw a giant, golden Sengoku punching Luffy, and collapse the platform. A large pillar of flame then shot out of the middle of the falling rubble. A hole then appeared and out came Ace, Luffy, and even Mr. 3. I was happy that my friends were safe. Kyle and Brett were so distracted that Luffy survived Sengoku's punch, so I attacked them.
"Almighty Push!" I yelled, sending a black pulse towards my cousins. They then were blown away and far enough away from me, so I started running towards Luffy and Ace. When I was close enough I saw Ace and Luffy fighting Marines together. The next thing I knew was that I being attacked by my cousins again. "Persistent, aren't you guys?"
"It runs in the family, Caeruleus." stated Brett. He then slashed at me with his sword. I dodged, but then Kyle snuck up on me and put on some handcuffs on me. I then realized that my powers weren't activating.
"These handcuffs are made of Sea Prism Stone. They emit an energy that disables Devil Fruit abilities and our own, surprisingly." explained Kyle. "Now you can't use your powers, including your healing abilities." He then started kicking me and punching me. I felt my bones braking. Brett just stood there, watching. Kyle then lifted me off the ground and then punched me in the jaw, sending my flying to the ground. I then heard two swords strike the ground near my neck.
"I wouldn't move, Caeruleus, if I were you," warned Kyle, "unless you want your head sliced off." All of a sudden, I heard Luffy scream. I was able to look up enough to see one of the most horrific things in my life. Ace was punched through the torso, with a fist made of magma. "Look Brett, Admiral Akainu killed 'Fire-Fist'."
"Good," said Brett, "Now the mission is complete."
"Ace…" I started, but I couldn't say anything else. Tears were rolling down my face because I lost my first friend in this world. I then saw that this 'Akainu' was going to attack Luffy. I could somehow sense that Luffy's mind had broken, and he couldn't defend himself. And then, my mind snapped. I felt my emotions disappear. "Kyle, Brett…" They stopped talking and looked down at me. "You should know this… from this point forward, we are no longer family. If you ever come near me or my captain or his crew-"
"Captain? Crew?" they said in unison.
"-I will make you regret your very lives." I threatened in a dark, monotonous voice, feeling my power rise.
"Oh really?" questioned Kyle, "How do you expect to do anything without your powers?"
"Let me show you…" I said. I then felt the shackles crack, and then a dark aura surrounded my body. The shackles then shattered, and an explosion came from my raw power, sending Kyle and Brett flying. I got to my feet, feeling more power than ever.
"Kyle! Look at his eyes!" warned Brett.
"They're pure black!" screamed Kyle.
"Aren't you going to fight me?" I asked emotionlessly.
"Lightning Shower Rain!" screamed Kyle, sending shards of solid air at me. They hit, and sliced me nearly to ribbons. I could somehow tell that he unknowingly imbued Haki to his attack, but I healed regardless, even faster than ever. "What!"
"Let me try… Eon Cannon!" cried Brett, sending forth his temporal blast. It also hit, but I healed none the less.
"That hurt." I said unimpressed. I then felt the island shake, and I saw that Whitebeard was beating the hell out of Akainu. I wasn't impressed at that either. I then noticed that Kyle and Brett were slashing and stabbing me with their swords, and attacking me with their powers. "This has become an annoyance, Mangekyo Illusion!" A dark sphere came from my body, encompassing the three of us. I then sent the three of us into a higher plane of existence. I was then punishing them for what they did to me. I made them feel months' worth of torture, within a few minutes. I painfully scanned their minds to learn what they did while I was in Impel Down. Then, something went wrong. They started to glow, and a burst of energy came from them. Before the explosion, I swore I saw what appeared to be a phoenix and a tiger. The sight of them made the darkness swell, as if it was trying to get the two of them. The next thing I knew, we were back on Marineford. "You broke the illusion. Impressive."
"What the hell!" said Brett, obviously exhausted.
"Was that just in our heads?" Kyle asked.
"Correct." I stated.
"Who are you?" asked Brett. "Our cousin was never this cold." A giant shadow appeared underneath me, right after Brett questioned me.
"Hmm?" I said as I looked up. I saw Sengoku in the air. He was in his golden form.
"Shockwave!" cried Sengoku. He thrust his hand in my direction, and an orb made up of a golden aura formed. I was the only one caught in it. It then glowed brighter, and detonated. I was flown back, badly hurt. When I got back up, Lasers where shot through me. I grew cold and my legs were frozen to the ground. I looked up and saw two really tall men. One wearing a yellow pin stripe suit, while the other one was wearing a white vest with a long sleeve blue shirt.
"So Caeruleus, how have you liked fighting worthy opponents?" asked the yellow Marine.
"Who are you?" I spat out, still unfazed by what happened.
"Me? I'm Kizaru" he said. "And this lazy one is Aokiji." He pointed to the tall blue Marine.
"Aokiji, report." demanded Sengoku.
"Fire-Fist Ace is dead." he said somewhat solemnly. "Both Jinbe and Straw Hat Luffy escaped, but were badly injured by Akainu."
"Luffy is alive?" I asked. I felt a great relief overcome me. They ignored me and continued talking.
"We must send someone after him." declared Sengoku.
"No, you won't." I said.
"What do you mean?" asked Aokiji.
"I mean, that you won't go after Luffy, not now at least." I said. My mind was then sent into a deep dark world. I was still conscious to what was happening out side. I then heard a deep, dark, menacing voice that rang in my ears. The voice was not my own. It said: "Sengoku, you do not know what you have done. The powers that you have meddled with by bringing the three of us back here. It will destroy not only this world, but all the worlds. If the darkness was to be destroyed, Time and Space would fight each other, obliterating the balance of the universe."
"You're not our cousin!" cried Kyle. "Our cousin wouldn't say anything like that!"
"If I recall correctly, he doesn't consider the two of you family." said the dark voice. "Remember that I am sparing your lives, Marines. I will become one again, and you two," He must have been referring to Brett and Kyle, "will be killed by me. Then, a black mist was swirling around my body. It then swirled upward. The ice broke and the voice was laughing demonically. My body then floated upward, and formed a large black tornado with the mist. It kept going faster, and grew darker. I didn't know what was happening, as I wasn't in control. But I did know that the Marines were attacking me and I could see what they were doing.
"Shockwave!" screamed Sengoku, sending forth his palm blasts.
"Ice Block: Pheasant Beak!" yelled Aokiji, firing a huge block of ice in the shape of bird.
"Yakasini no Magatama!" cried Kizaru, firing thousands upon thousands of lasers at me.
Kyle and Brett were the only ones not attacking me. I didn't know why. There was a large explosion, then I blacked out.
-Kyle and Brett's POV-
There was a large explosion from when our superior's attacks collided with the tornado's center. Everyone, including Sengoku, was blown away from the explosion. When we got up, we saw that a portion of the island was missing. Where the tornado was, there was a black hole. You could actually see the underground tunnels. It was as if someone had perfectly cut out a chunk of the ground.
"Kyle, Brett…" started Sengoku, as he was shrinking into his normal form. "You two performed admirably. I don't know how hard it was to fight a member of your family-"
"The Marines are our only family now, Sengoku." said Kyle.
"None the less, if you want to become strong enough to end him, you need more training," explained Sengoku, "No matter what he said to you, you must stop him."
"Agreed." said Aokiji and Brett at the same time.
"With a good amount of training in your abilities, you shall become admirals in no time." said Kizaru.
"I'll arrange it so you two shall be trained by Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu." said Sengoku.
"Fine." said Brett.
-Part 1 Epilogue-
The Whitebeard war is over. Marines and common people are celebrating all over the world. Pirates are rioting and pillaging islands across the seas. Monkey D. Luffy is getting medically treated on Amazon Lily, the Island of Women. At the moment of the explosion of the Black Tornado, the mysterious being known to the world as Caeruleus was teleported to Amazon Lily. When he woke up, he stumbled across Luffy destroying the island out of anger. He and Jinbe were able to calm him and kept him from opening his wounds. They arrived at the beach, where an old man named Silvers 'Dark King" Rayleigh said he was going to train Luffy in the art of Haki. Caeruleus wanted to be taught as well, and was taught how to use a sword by the old man. During the next two years, Luffy and Caeruleus grew immensely stronger, Caeruleus himself gaining much more control over his abilities. Luffy told Caeruleus about his adventures during the start of his journey, and even about another brother by the name of Sabo. Days before the two years of training where up, Luffy and Caeruleus shared a bottle of sake, making a bond of brotherhood.
Well, this is the end of Part 1, just like in the series itself. I will not do anything about the training sessions. Part 2 will be written ASAP, but I just need to figure out how it's going to be like plot-wise. I hope you all enjoyed Part 1 as much as I have.