Drinking down an entire bottle of sake, Kaido finally heaved a sigh. Then, without anyone being able to foresee this, he started to scream, while sobbing.
"I've had enough of this life! Why can't I find a way to die?"
Accustomed to this kind of scene, one of the men who were in the same room as him sighed in turn, before affirming.
"Come on, Kaido-sama, see the good side of the current situation! Now that Whitebeard is dead, you are surely the man with the best chance of becoming the new Pirate King! Even Charlotte Linlin is not no size against you! This is definitely not the time for you to fade away."
"Whitebeard?" Kaido repeated, as the alcohol went to his head. "HIC! Who is this ? "
Finally, remembering his former enemy, he began to roar.
"YEAH! Whitebeard! The one who got a decent death."
Lowering his furious gaze to his men, he roared.
"Why did he have the right to this honor and not me?"
"But... But Kaido-sama you..."
Suddenly lowering his mace, Kaido smashed it on the ground, creating a veritable earthquake all around him. And by the sheer force of the shockwave, his men were thrown to the sides, unable to do anything to fight against its force.
Still not calmed down, doing so, Kaido stared at his arm, covered in scales. Under the influence of alcohol, he often happened to turn into a dragon, without realizing it. Looking thus at his arm, he exclaimed.
" Yes! If no one can kill me in my human form, there is someone who can kill me in my dragon form. "
" Huh ? "
"TERU!" Kaido suddenly roared, using a voice so powerful it destroyed some people's eardrums.
Instantly, miraculously appearing right in front of Kaido, a young man, with priest's clothes, and a broad smile on his face, interrogated him.
"Here at-il, Kaido-sama?"
"I have a mission for you."
"In that case, I'd love to do it! What can I do to make you happy?"
"I want you to go find me a dragon slayer."
Hearing her request, the man seemed surprised, without losing his smile. Trying not to show his astonishment, he asked.
"Can you repeat that? I'm afraid I didn't quite understand your request."
Then taking another sip of sake, Kaido cried out.
"I understood why I couldn't die! Every time someone tried to kill me, I was in a weak position! puncture the heart...or even drugged to be attacked by surprise...I always tried to allow myself to be killed while giving myself a handicap."
Drinking again, he eventually let his body transform into a huge dragon, scaring all the men in the room except Teru.
"In order for me to die, I must do like Whitebeard! I must die in a way worthy of me! Worthy of the emperor that I am and not of a pathetic pirate! I want to die in my dragon form after fighting at full strength against an enemy worthy of me! That's why I want you to go find me a dragon slayer."
Hearing that, Teru felt like sighing too. Whether in his human form or in his dragon form, he was certain that no one could kill Kaido. Nevertheless, not being able to give his opinion, under penalty of being killed, he assured.
"Of course, Kaido-sama! I'll find that opponent and bring him back here as soon as possible."
Then, he left, hoping that Kaido would drink again…fall asleep…and wake up without remembering this conversation.
Advancing in the corridors of the place where he was, Teru walked most calmly in the world, while the soldiers saluted him, as soon as he passed in front of them.
"Hello, Teru-sama!"
"Hello, Teru-sama!"
"Hello, general!"
Seeing the soldiers stand at attention, Teru couldn't wipe an arrogant smile from his face. It had to be said that, three years ago, nothing could have allowed him to foresee that a simple priest like him would have been able to recruit Kaido's crew and become one of his most successful men. important. Right now, while not considered a fighter, Teru was blessed with a rank equal to that of a Tobiroppo.
And after three years in this crew, the whole world knew his name, while his bounty currently stood at 810,000,000 berries. This popularity, he was very proud of and to tell the truth, that he now considered himself a real untouchable celebrity.
However, all of these benefits came at a price, as Teru had to make sure to fulfill all of his captain's wishes, even if some of his quirks might be considered downright foolish.
Finally entering a room, he closed the door behind him, to make sure no one was going to disturb him. Then he walked over to a huge magic seal, drawing on the ground and sat down in the middle of it. Once done, he began to concentrate and activated the powers of his devil fruit: the uni-uni no mi (the dimensional fruit).
Using his unique power, Teru was able to see across the world and into various dimensions. He couldn't see ''with his eyes'', but just pick up people's energy... probe their souls... know their strengths...
As far as his world was concerned, few people were worthy of having any form of interest from him. And for the stronger ones, none of them were really what Kaido was looking for.
Concentrating further, Teru scanned a dimension at random and began to scan each of its inhabitants. Spending two hours looking for someone without really knowing where he was looking exactly, Teru suddenly opened his eyes, noticing that a force had simply captured his attention. And even three forces, at the same time.
"Huh …?" He wondered, immediately concentrating.
Reading the minds of his targets, he eventually begins to smile. Admittedly, their combined strengths were nowhere near equaling Kaido's. Nevertheless, there was some form of potential. Enough for Kaido to be somewhat entertained by fighting them, before killing them. And once done, Teru hoped he understood that no one could defeat him.
He knew Kaido well enough to know that a good fight would be enough to make him less angry and temperamental for a while.
" DIMENSION DOOR ! "
Disappearing then, he traveled through the dimensions, until he found himself in a small wood. Still sitting cross-legged, he got up and began to stretch, while his legs trembled somewhat.
"This kind of trip always makes me feel like I feel all of my bones vibrate."
Waiting a few moments for his tremors to stop, he finally looked around.
"Okay...where are my prey?
"What did an idiot like you come to do with us, Gajeel?" Someone suddenly roared.
"Shut up, Salamander! I want to do this mission too, and you're definitely not going to stop me."
"Grey-sama, Juvia is so happy to be able to come with you."
"Yeah, but stop being so clingy! It pisses me off a little."
Staying where he was, Teru finally saw a small group of people pass not far from him. In all, it numbered seven people. Three men, three women and a little girl. And flying above them, three cats with wings were also present.
"A hundred year mission is always hard to accomplish." Erza stated, seeing Gajeel and Juvia standing behind her. "It's good news that these two have finally decided to come."
"Let's hope that's enough." Lucy sighed. "Just thinking that Gildarts failed to pull it off doesn't do me any good."
"Don't worry! With my strength, I can beat anyone now." Natsu sneered, with a confident smile.
"Tssss! Don't be cocky." Gray retorted. "As usual, you'll only get us into trouble and it'll be up to us to fix it! You should have stayed at the guild! You would have been safe."
"Huh? What are you implying?"
Sighing, Carla retorted.
"You're not going to do it again! You've already argued within five minutes of this."
"She's right." Erza agreed, with a more serious look. "It's time for us to move on! So stop being childish and walk faster."
"Yes, Erza." Natsu and Gray cried, almost coming to attention in front of her.
Seeing this, Teru stared at the red haired woman, thinking.
" She must be one of the people I'm looking for!" »
Concentrating then, he ended up looking surprised, noting that this was not the case. Of all the group, she was the most powerful. Yet she was not one of those famous dragon slayers. Finding them, he stared at Natsu and Gajeel with interest, before raising his eyebrows at Wendy.
" This child has great strength for his age! Hmm... if they can't kill Kaido-sama, I think they can still become great soldiers for our army. »
Disappearing then, he teleported right in front of the small group. Startled, most of the wizards moved into attack position, before Teru raised his hands in the air to show that he meant them no harm.
"Wow! Wow! Calm down, I'm not coming as an enemy."
"Who are you?" Lily questioned, dropping down next to Gajeel.
Then giving his warmest smile, the man affirmed.
"Nice to meet you! I'm Teru, a pirate."
"A pirate?" Gray wondered, frowning. "And what do you want from us?"
"Me? Oh, just recruit those three people." Teru affirmed, staring at Natsu, Gajeel and Wendy.
"Huh? You want to make pirates out of them?" Happy asked.
Ignoring the animal, Teru stared at the trio that interested him.
"You all have the potential required to work under my orders! Or rather, under Kaido-sama's orders."
"What are you talking about?" Natsu questioned, unappreciative of how the conversation was going.
"Actually, I'm here to gather people to strengthen the army I'm in! Considering your power, Kaido-sama will be delighted to have you among us! He's just looking for ''dragon hunters'' to recruit."
" Or else you're going to get killed as soon as you meet him. "
"Kaido?" Lucy repeated. " Who is he ? "
"My boss! As well as the future conqueror of my world."
"From your world?" Erza wondered. "What are you telling us?"
"Juvia thinks he's trying to manipulate us."
And seeing that they all thought the same thing, Teru questioned them.
"Am I to understand that you are not interested in my proposal? You will have much to gain from it! Money...the command of an army...new powers! All this we are ready to offer to you. "
"We're not interested." Natsu retorted, staring at him seriously. "To me, anyway, I have the weird feeling that you're not a good guy."
"Then your instincts are good." Teru assured him, stopping to smile.
Then clasping his hands together, he shouted.
" GOD'S DOOR ! "
Then crossing his arms, he made a huge magic circle appear under his feet, as well as under those of the mages of Fairy Tail.
Having a bad feeling, Erza created a multitude of spears around her, before throwing them in the direction of Teru. Seeing them charging at him, the man solidified his body, and covered it with haki. Then hitting him, the weapons were destroyed one after one, without doing the slightest harm to the man.
" How … ? "
Attacking in turn, Gray launched ice spikes while Gajeel and Nastu created a double " DRAGON'S ROAR ". But even though they managed to hit their opponent, their attacks only made Teru smile as he didn't move an inch.
"What? Is that all?"
"That's impossible." Wendy stated, seeing him stay on his feet without wincing once.
"Busushoku haki!" Teru simply assured.
Staring at the small group, he affirmed.
"Even if you're a little weak, you each seem to have rather interesting powers! Well, I'm going to entrust the three dragon slayers to Kaido-sama as planned and train the rest to become perfect soldiers."
Seeing her circle grow and brighten more and more, Lucy affirmed.
"We have to get out of there."
Ignoring her, Lily assumed his original form and ran towards Teru, sword in hand. Speeding towards him, he ends up aiming the tip of his weapon at his opponent's abdomen. However, the instant he was about to hit his target, the man chuckled.
" It's too late. "
Illuminating the entire area, the magic circle blinded everyone in front of Teru, preventing anyone from properly distinguishing what was around them. Then, a sensation of vibrations was felt, while the circle suddenly rose above the ground, with its passengers on board.
"What…what's going on?" Juvia wondered, trying to figure out what was going on.
Fusing at this moment, the circle rushed at a high speed, without making its passengers feel anything. However, looking at the landscape around them, the wizards could notice that the forest was no longer there and had been replaced by a place resembling space, while multitudes of transparent green channels were visible.
In just a few moments, Natsu, Gadjeel and Wendy found themselves on the ground, victim of nausea, while the others could barely understand where they were.
"Wha…what is it?" Gray wanted to know, struggling to regain his sight.
" This is the branching of dimensions. " Teru informed him. "It is through this passage that I can travel from one dimension to another!" Each of the channels you can see is a passage leading to a different dimension. "
Making sure the magic circle entered one of the pipes, he assured.
"We'll be in my world in a moment! I hope you haven't left anything behind because a new life is beginning for you."
Nevertheless, ceasing to laugh, he turned in time to stop a sword, with his bare hands. Flexing his muscles, he tossed it behind him, while glaring at Erza.
"Grrr! Do you have any idea what would have happened if I had been hurt?"
"I have no idea." Erza confessed. "But it seems to me that you want to force us to come with you! Sorry but I'm afraid I have to refuse! Then turn around, before anything bad can happen."
And to prove it, Gray wrapped his feet in ice, and began to freeze the magic circle. Finding itself as defective, the means of transport began to slow down.
" STOP ! BAKAYARO ! " Ordonned Teru.
"Oh? Could my ice be damaging your circle?"
Groaning again in frustration, Teru waved a hand at him. Knowing he was going to attack him, Erza positioned herself in front of Gray to defend him, preparing to defend herself. But this was for nothing due to the fact that she was thrown in an instant. Destroyed by a sudden force, her armor shattered, as she fell backwards to the edge of the circle.
Standing frozen in the face of this, the rest of the mages struggled to comprehend what had just happened.
"Er…Erza?" Lucy wondered, crouching down next to her.
"What the hell did you do?" Happy questioned, despite the fact that he took a step back in fear of being the next target.
"I advise you to keep quiet." Teru roared, as he quickly lost his temper. "If you keep fidgeting like this, I promise to leave you here and watch you die."
"Then you're coming with us." Natsu suddenly roared.
Using all of his power, he conjured up flames all around him, while fighting off the nausea that made him want to vomit.
"What…?" Teru said. "WAIT! Don't do that."
Too late. Hitting the magic circle, with his fists covered in flames, Natsu had no trouble breaking the circle in two. Managing to maintain his balance, while still floating the part of the circle he was in, Teru continued down the dimensional passage, while the other part of the magic circle found himself sinking, with the mages at his side. edge.
Feeling himself falling, Natsu tried to move, but couldn't. And as his body left the magic circle, he felt like he couldn't move any of those muscles. Seeming in the same state as him, the others also fell without doing anything to stop their fall. Even Happy, Carla and Lily couldn't seem to use their wings.
Then, suddenly, falling while forming two groups, the mages crashed into the bottom of the long channel and disappeared while crossing it.
"What did you say?" Kaido roared.
Only able to bow to him, his smile long gone, Teru asserted.
"I…I lost the dragon slayers, along the way! Due to an attack from one of them, they were able to escape."
"You idiot!" Kaido yelled. "Go get them for me immediately."
"Impossible, Kaido-sama! After such a trip, I have to wait a week to be able to use my powers again! Not to mention that it will take me extra time for my dimensional circle to repair itself."
Stepping back then, he started to swallow as he saw Kaido raise his club towards him.
"I don't forgive failures."
"Wait! Wait! I know where they landed! Given our position, we were already in this world, flying over Punk Hazard to come here."
"Punk Hazard?" Kaido repeated.
Thinking for a few moments, while keeping his club raised, he ordered.
"Make sure they're brought back to me as soon as possible! Otherwise, you'll be sorry."
"Yes, Kaido-sama."