"Ahhh!" Seiran shouted as the light blinded his eyes. "I'm alive?…Of course I am." He looked around and was shocked to found the horror. "How?!"
He saw his body punctured with two swords to the chest. Blood slowly dripped from his mouth and right chest. He felt numb from the head to toe. What killed him most was his chopped off tail. "What happened to me?!"
"You were born that's what happened. Also it might be because I stabbed you through the chest." A voice said as Seiran looked up at the victim. His eyes widened, but it wasn't out of surprise. He looked at the familiar Harvey carving a steak knife. "I feel you like you got kinda annoying. So I did what had to be done, no hard feelings okay."
"How…Why…I'll kill…blah!" Seiran coughed up the blood from his mouth.
"I just had to get rid of you before you got me." He leaned closer the semi neko. He patted his head like a pet. "On the plus side without you around, I can have a chance will Clara." He said with a twisted smirk.
Even with the blood flowing out his veins. That was the name that spiked Seiran. "Where is Clara? Someone took her didn't they?"
Harvey stood up then placed on his gloves. "Yeah something like that. But don't worry," He taunted the semi neko with his smirk again. "I'll take good care of her." Harvey walked to the door before giving Seiran one last sign of existence. "You should be dead any minute now. I called in some old favors to clean your body up. Welp see ya." Harvey darted out the door leaving Seiran to die.
"Mark my words you son of bitch. I will come back…blah!…" His vision started to blur and his blood reached its last pint. "And I'll take Clara back and kill you." With those last words, Seiran died and his lifeless body passed on the floor.
"So he killed you?" Clara asked just a bit panicked. "But that doesn't make any sense. How are you still alive?"
Seiran sighed at the question. "It's complicated. One day I woke up from the hole in the ground like nothing happened. It turns out I was brought back to life by this colt."
Seiran knew he had died. That was why he was in the ground. He wished that he could run out into the world of the living to settle the score. It had only been three years. Nothing time consuming.
He was surprised when the blood start shooting through his veins again. Was he getting shown mercy? As a assassin he killed so many people. What was he getting rewarded for?
"…"
Countless times he tried moving his arms and open his eyes. What probably annoyed him most was that he could still think. He was awake. He remembered all those fond memories with Clara and the rest of the assassins. Except that one person, "Fuck Harvey."
He spoke!
"I just spoke! And my first words are fuck Harvey." The once again born Seiran noted.
Without say, he was surely overjoyed. He could see the grass again. See his friends again. However he had just one problem. "Shit me." He cursed remembering the many layers of ground above him. He quickly became pissed for the first time in life. He would need air to breath and he estimated about two, three minutes best, of air.
Boom!
He frantically blinked as the ground above fell over.
Boom!
Now he was coughing. What in the world was going on up there?
Boom!
He had once again been shown gratitude. He felt the warmth of the moonlight as he floated above. After minutes of being lifted up, Seiran could see the around himself. He was still floating in the air and men cloaked in red surrounded his while they chanted.
That's when it occurred to him that he could see again.
"Excuse me kind sirs." Seiran said. "I'm grateful and everything, but can you tell me who you are?"
"We are the future. We are nothing but the servants of are god Lemashtu." One of the cloaked men said as the others still chanted. "You Seiran. Have been chosen by are god to be given a second chance."
"What's the catch?" Seiran asked.
"You will be summoned in the future by lord Lemashtu for a favor." Said the cloaked man. "We can easily bestow your life back if you agree to these terms. However if you ever choose to deny the deal, you'll die on the spot." The man darkly made clear. "Do you accept your new life under lord Lemashtu?"
Seiran had to think things through. If he accepted that would mean being a pawn in the future. If he didn't, he would've missed the one opportunity in his life to settle the score. That would have been very unfortunate. "I accept."
In a flash he was teleported from the air to the ground. The men in the cloaks walked away into the night. "Remember to follow the path."
"The path of what?" Seiran asked.
"The path of corruption."
"I accepted the deal of course and yet nothing has happened." Said Seiran. "I still feel like that normal Joe I always was and am."
"Have you ever even heard of this Lemashtu character?" Clara asked him. "You may be getting yourself involved in some thing that stab you in the back."
"Honesty I never even made time to find out." Seiran admitted. "After I was revived I did some essentials. Then headed straight back to the South Blue for you and Harvey."
"What? How far did he burry you?" Clara asked.
"Apparently he was smart enough to plant me into the West Blue." Seiran sighed. "It took me months, but I finally returned back to the South. I've sent you letters, but I'm guessing Harvey never let you see them."
Clara wasn't speechless, she had things to say. She just found it smart enough not too.
"Now Clara you tell me your part of the story." Seiran told the woman. "How and why you got with Harvey? And why you never kept in contact after my return?"
"Understandable. But try to understand this is difficult for me to talk about." Clara sighed.
She struggled and mumbled but it was all useless until they lifted the sack from over her head. She took a gasp of breath the moment it was swiped off. She gathered her surroundings finding that she is in a warehouse. Moving around her is five men in animal mask.
"Are you scared?" Asked a dark voice moving around her.
"Of course I'm not." Clara said trying to sound confident. "You can't do anything to me."
She felt another dark presence pass her. "Your wrong. Here we can do anything we want." Something cold gripped onto her ankle and tugged her feet behind her. "Tell your boss we said hi."
Soon four other men appeared and gripped her wrestled to get loose, but nothing was happening. "Please let me go."
"Already giving up. I thought you would put up a better fight." He then ripped open part of her shirt. "Too bad." Without hesitation he forced his lips on hers.
Clara was now in tears. That night haunted her almost any day of her life. Seiran wished he wasn't chained up so he could crawl over and give her a hug.
"Each and everyone of them forced themselves on me." She covered her eyes as she cried. "But then. When I couldn't ask for anything else in the world…he came and saved me."
Around them men were dying horribly.
One guard had his face turned purple. Another had his guts ripped from the inside out. Another laid died with no indication on what had killed him. Others simply had unmentionables body parts chopped off.
Harvey crouched in a corner with Clara wrapped in a blanket. The woman cried tears of rivers and shivered like the weather was below zero. "It's okay now. Harvey's here."
"Where's Seiran?" Clara cried.
Harvey placed a fake frown on. "He died. Some more of those bastards killed him before I got the chance to save him." Even when crying, you could still tell the questionable look on her face. "I know me and him never got along. But when it comes to you I would do anything." The walls broke on his eyes and he started crying himself. "Clara, after today I'll keep my promise to Seiran and stay by your side. We'll never have to go through this again."
"So me and Harvey became closer as you already know. He saved me and help me through the biggest pain in my life. We even planned on getting married one day. He even said that he'll buy me the biggest ring that he could find." Clara told.
"But you never got married." Seiran deduced. "I guessing that reason is because of me."
"Yes." She answered. "But I'm glad you came back. If you didn't I would've made the biggest mistake of my life." She looked at Seiran before quickly going back to the ground. "I still remember so clearly."
Clara was in the living room finishing some paperwork while Harvey was in the next room over. She managed to get passed her rape over the years. It took a lot of therapy and some emotional support. She had to realize that it wasn't her fault; she even found positive everyday things to keep her mind away from it. After a afternoon of working, Clara wanted a break so when the door opened she assuming it was Harvey.
"Hey Harvey I finished that paperwork for are boss. Or should I say old boss." Clara said stacking the papers together. "Anyway I thought you were in the house?"
"Clara."
That voice.
"I've come from death to find you."
It wasn't real.
"I'm sorry that I took so long."
It couldn't be.
"But I kept my promise."
It was a lie…
No, it was the truth.
She looked around even when her brain dared her not to. "Sei…Sei…Sei…Sei…" She was about to jump and hug him however…
Bang!
Harvey banged through the door with a machete in his hand. Before he could even attack, Seiran already had him pinned to the ground; he would've killed him if only Harvey didn't overpower him. They began a death brawl going for the blood.
The two cursed many words at each other during the fight. But only a certain few could actually play through Clara's head.
"You should've stayed dead!"
"Your a lying asshole! Clara deserves better than you!"
"Clara and me are together, go back and die!"
What was happening?! Clara clearly turned into a mixed bag of emotions. Happy, sad, betrayed, and confused. Seiran was back, but Harvey trying to kill him. What about their promise before he died? Was that a lie?
Then she realized that they fought. "They keep fighting because of me." She knew what she had to do.
Bang!
The battle cut short when Clara slammed the door behind her.
"I ran away so I couldn't be found." Clara said lowly. Somehow she could now look Seiran in the eye. "I got tired of the fighting Seiran. I got tired of it all. You just told me that it lead to your death at one point." The sound of order reached her voice as she stared at Seiran like a hawk. "Seiran you have to promise me when you and Harvey see each other again, you won't fight."
Seiran remained silent.
"I said promise me!"
If he could Seiran would look at his hands. Knowing they touched so much blood; he was made for killing. That was his life. He craved nothing more than the blood of that man. "I promise you Clara." But he knew he had to promise her.
Travious stepped into a dark room until he turned the switch. He came into what appeared to be a computer room. Stepping passed the marines he killed, he sat on the desk and turned on the computer.
"Now let's see what the marines are hiding about Fire Heart." Getting into the computer took more hacking than Travious thought. Trying fifteen different pass words just to get into the right file. Speaking of which out of the hundred files he finally found one labeled Fire Heart.
My notes on Fire Heart:
Fire Heart was never a beast to take lightly. The seas turned red with marine blood, barely anyone made it out alive. My ears still ring so I don't know if these are the exact words.
"I am the ancient hero Fire Heart. I took down wizards and lived through the void century. I may not be able to hold my words for much longer, but you will rue the day when he takes my place. I will be reawakened again."
To this day I still have no idea what he meant. I clearly remember Fire Heart dying in a literal burst of flames. "Reawakened again" is it possible to revive him? Are his creatures the key to that revival? Or is this all just blasphemy? Either way it goes I have decided to leave the project. I'll come back one day with answers.
Vegapunk~
Update: Apparently I've recently met a young man with full knowledge of Fire Heart. He was glad enough to give me the information only if I return the favor in the future. Young lad or should I say old fellow wants to be a Warlord in the future and he wants me to put in a good word for him.
Zackery Orion, yes that was his name.
Rose if your reading this and want to learn more about Fire Heart. I would advise meeting with him. He has the piece of the puzzle we've been looking for.
Vegapunk~
"Zackery Orion. Didn't that guy just get promoted to the Warlord status." Travious rubbed his chin. "I guess that means Vegapunk lived through his promise." A more stern look pressed on his face. "I don't like this. I should contact master Dragon, he might know more about Fire Heart than he told me. But first I should make some copies."
As the printer did its job Travious spoke to himself again. "I wonder if Jerome is ready to meet Sabo?"
Shaun followed Darrius through the halls. As of right now the two carried a conversation.
"Your mother sounds like a freaking nightmare." Said Shaun. "I don't know if I could even live with a person like that."
Offended, Darrius flicked him in the head. "She might be a nightmare, but she's my nightmare."
Shaun smiled as he rubbed his forehead. "So what did she say about you becoming a pirate? I bet she was pretty pissed."
"Actually we haven't talked since two days before the incident." Suddenly the navigator began too sweat. "Once my bounty got out she probably got a heart attack." The feeling of guilt hit him when he imagined her very stern image before thinking about her in a hospital bed. "What am I doing? I haven't even sent her a letter."
Shaun began to feel a term of uneasiness; he knew that he had to change the subject. The black haired man pointed at a random direction. "Look over there."
Darrius snapped out of his funk; he looked over, his cheering. "It's Luna." He whispered.
"What?" Shaun looked over and he surprisingly pointed to Luna. "Son of a gun."
Shaun scoffed and rolled his eyes. He crouched down by Darrius and Luna already in heed of a conversation. They watched a pair of guards patrolling the area. Shaun watched one of them pass by a sandy haired girl.
"Kya." He whispered. "We should just fight them. If you get caught, your deaf and you don't speak English."
"Shouldn't we think this through better?" Darrius practically advised.
"Ugh, fine." He watched as more of the guards patrolled around; he then looked at the few pebbles on the ground. He picked up the rocks then tossed them to the far side of the room. Most the guards followed the noise, except two stayed behind. "I'm betting one of them has a key. Wanna make a bet?"
"What kind?" Asked Darrius.
"Whoever finds the key first owes the other one hundred berries." The gambit dared.
Needing advise the navigator turned towards Luna. "What do you think? Should I go for it?"
Luna shrugged. "It is your money. But I'm too young for gambling so I don't know anything about it." She admitted with a worried look.
Warily Darrius faced the gambit. "Your on." He quickly ran in bracing himself for a fight.
The sounds of the battle was heard as Shaun and Luna stayed behind. It didn't take long for Luna to pick up on what Shaun just did.
"What are you doing? Shouldn't you be fighting with big bro Darrius?" Luna sternly asked him.
"Are you kidding? Don't you remember that I'm a bounty hunter? I can't get mixed up with the marines unless it involves money." Shaun told the now angry Luna. Said girl was red with frustration. "Are you made or something. It's not like you can do anything."
"Oh yeah." Luna dared as she crossed her arms. "I have a pet phoenix and I'm not afraid to use him."
On cue her little phoenix hopped on her shoulder. "Poosh, poosh. Ne mow hi." He then plunged itself towards at Shaun.
Meanwhile back on the Lazy Wolf, Pepper was in the kitchen cooking on the stove. Without supervision I might add. While singing to herself, Martel suddenly walked in rubbing his wound from earlier.
"Geesh that woman knows how to make a scar." Martel complained as he stepped in; he then noticed Pepper on the stove. "Hey what are you doing?!"
"Eeh!" Startled Pepper as she began to fall down.
Before her head hit the floor Martel came over and grabbed her. Pepper was happy until she saw Martel's frowning face. "Don't do that again. If you got hut I wouldn't be able to live with myself." Martel admitted. "My little princess. Now what were you trying ta' do?"
"Make some cookies." She laughed.
"Than let's do that." Martel walked over as he pinched her cheeks.
Playing back with him Pepper razzle's his hair. "Your hair is so soft." She says before playing with his hair again.
…
Martel set the timer just after they placed the cookie dough in the oven. As they waited Martel tossed tossed Pepper up and down.
"So where's your brother anyway?" Martel asked as he tossed her up.
"He left on the island for an adventure." She said in the air.
The cook was so shocked he forgot to even catch Pepper. "He what?"
That's when he didn't waste anytime to grab Pepper and his axe before running outside and into the island.
Back inside the citadel, Shaun is on the ground getting beaten by Luna's pet phoenix. Which wasn't going to stop until Luna gave the order. "Okay, okay! I'll fight! Just call your animal off."
"Do you promise?" Luna asked.
"Yes, please!"
"Okay. Heal boy." On her command the phoenix flew back on her shoulder. Even though it still sent death glares at Shaun.
Shaun was still a bit hiatus about fighting marine officials. But he figured if he took them both out as quickly as possible. Neither could know if it was him. "Alrighty then." He rushed at one of the guards in a flash.
"About time you came and helped." Darrius growled.
Shaun snapped his head, pulling out a his staff. He spun around and deflected a sword aiming towards him. Darrius turned his head, but before he could even lay eyes on his comrade, a knuckle brace aimed for his face. The navigator planted his feet off the floor and accidentally sprung into Shaun. The two landed on the ground backs against their enemies.
"This is all your fault." Darrius told Shaun.
"Your a man. You should be able too handle yourself." Shaun responded.
"Don't take your eyes off me!" An angry voice shouted. Shaun turned around, then blocked the marines strike.
The marine scowled as he swept Shaun's foot, knocking the latter to the ground. He then threw his fist down as Shaun hit the ground. Shaun grabbed the marines fist, then threw him over his back, rolling on top of him. The marine tried to break his grip, but Shaun's grip was stronger than he realized. The latter punched him over and over and over again.
Darrius was sliding back as he swatted all of the marines attacks. He was trained in the same way, maybe even knew a little extra. Has a former member of the five walls he had a couple of tricks up his sleeves.
"Come at me with all you got." Taunted Darrius with a sly smile.
Like a charm, the marine was the first in action. He leaped across the room in a single bound and nearly connected with a fierce fist. At the last second Darrius dodged the attack jumping back.
"Come on is that the best you have?" He continued to taunt.
Angrily the marine fired another barrage of his punches which Darrius continued to dodge. "Take this!" Darrius rolled behind him as the marine threw the punch.
"Go ahead and hit me if you able." Darrius said. He smiled at the wrong time when the marine uppercut him in the face. Knocking him back across the room. He quickly leaped back up and smashed both his fist in the marines face. Taking his chance, Darrius lifted the larger man up, then tossed him across the room.
Shaun saw Darrius opponent heading towards him. He then grabbed his opponents forearm and threw him in the same direction. Soon both collided face to face, then hit the floor. The children in their cell's cheered on both the combatants for their victory.
Darrius sighed in relief, suddenly he heard running coming towards their direction. He turned his head getting a better look at his opponent. All he could see was a flowing head of purple attached to a slender body.
"Blow me a raspberry, she's beautiful."
"Are you two alright?" Dana immediately went to their comfort. "I'm sorry, I should've been here, but I let my overconfidence get the better of me. What's worst is that I lost to pirates." She took out some alcohol from her pouch. Then started rubbing it over the scars on their body. "I took the shortcut, that's why I got here faster. But maybe…huh!" Shaun knocked her out before she could finish.
"What was that for!?" Shouted Darrius. "She didn't even do anything!"
After picking up a key from one of the guards, Shaun turned to Darrius. "She would be a witness. Your already pirates so you can screw yourselves as much as you want. But not everybody wants to be a criminal." The first cell Shaun walked towards is the one that held Kya.
Around this time Cassidy, Katherine, and Lee came running from down the hall. Cassidy was the first to see the children locked in the cells, but didn't show any emotion towards it. Katherine wasn't the better; her eyes bubbled seeing them locked up. Reminding her of how slaves were treated.
"It's not fair. They shouldn't have to go through that." She thought.
They stopped running after reaching Darrius. Said used the head of his fishing rod and swiped the key from Shaun. The latter faced him with hostility.
"We'll release all the kids. After we release Seiran." Darrius told him.
Suddenly the children began frothing at the bit. Screaming, shouting, and shrieking, the demanded attention; whining and weeping for their freedom. It was impossible to ignore, not that they would. They began stomping the ground and rattling the bars of their cells with whatever they could reach.
"Let us out!"
"We want to go home!"
"I want my mommy!"
"I'll do anything! Please just let us go!"
Darrius eyes flared up as Shaun smirked.
Katherine came up the a fiery navigator. "Darrius, their only children. Seiran can come after."
"Ugh! Fine."
Crash wandered around the citadel. Going in random directions.
"I swear I've seen that same fox five times now."
Crash grunted as he kept on running through the citadel. He took two lefts and five rights, running around like he was blind. The feral reaper walked five feet forward before changing his course; he then heard a gunshot in the direction.
"I swear that same fox is playing tricks on me."
Crash was now getting frustrated. He looked at the little fire fox that played innocent. But he knew that it was hiding its real nature. That thing stayed in one spot and somehow he kept getting back in this one spot. Something was screwing with him!
Crash picked up the fire fox by the neck. About to dissect it starting with the stomach. "Any last words?"
"Anata no baka." The fire fox told him.
Crash angrily narrowed his eyes. "I only understood one word of that sentence!"
His scalpel went for its stomach. A gunshot then fired stopping Crash from continuing.
Dante was revealed to be the shooter; he stepped closer to Crash and Tegami followed behind. "Put the fox down, Crash."
Crash then frowned at him. "Dante if you had any other devil fruit. It would be the kill joy, kill joy fruit."
Dante rolled his eyes as he snatched the fox from him. Then began muttering under his breath. "Sometimes I feel like I'm the only down to earth person of the quartet."
"Kara te o torimasu." The fox told Dante. Its eyes suddenly flared with fire. "Matawa watashi wa anata o tabenakereba narimasen."
Tegami leaned in and poked at the foxes nose. "This thing sure does talk weird."
"Anata wa gomi no yō ni kikoemasu." The fox growled at him.
He then smiled, his shark teeth showing through his wide grin. "It'll make excellent dinner." Frightened, the little fox passed out in Dante's hand. The latter then lightly tapped him over the head for it. "We're going to have to fight later." Challenged Tegami.
Rolling his eyes, Dante went back to Crash. "Crash, have you seen Jerome anywhere? I would think somebody would've ran into him."
Crash rubbed his head sheepishly at the question. "You see…I sorta lost him."
"Crash you had one job!" Tegami barked.
"Hey I'm not his caretaker!" Crash replied.
Dante smashed his rifle over both their heads while shouting, "Quite!"
"You want some of this?!" Growled Crash.
"I think he does." Responded Tegami.
This started an all out brawl between the three fighters. However it was only short lived when Nora was heard coming over. The three looked over seeing said girl being carried by a large hairy creature.
"Nora stand back!" Dante cocked his rifle.
She was slow at first until she realized what he meant. "Don't hurt Sasquatch!" She defended the large creature. "He's actually a big cupcake." She swooned rubbing the things head.
Meanwhile back at the holding cells. Shaun had done part of his mission: releasing the children stolen from his home island and most important of all Kya. After his accomplishment the Hell Fire's did what they came here for: Seiran.
Darrius snapped open both his handcuffs. "I knew you were trouble when you walked in."
Seiran sheepishly smiled, "Well I…"
"Seiran!" He was caught off guard by Luna's sudden bear hug. "You stupid, idiot, you scared me!"
Slightly shocked, Seiran ignored it and hugged her back. "Hph!" Katherine, then jumped into the little hug as well.
Cassidy came over, then petted him on the head. Usually he would bite her for it, but it was time for a group hug. "Glad to have you back." She told him.
"I've only been gone for a day my friends, geesh." Thought the semi-neko.
"Well a day is too long." His eyes widened at Cassidy's response. The latter gave him a sly smile in return.
He then felt as if something was missing; he was right. He looked over seeing Clara sneaking away. The woman stopped as she felt his eyes on her back. However she then continued to walk away until Seiran unraveled the hug and grabbed her hand.
Katherine was the first to question this. "You mind telling us who your friend is?"
"This lady?" Seiran raised both their hands in the air; Clara still seemed nervous. What would they do if they found out she took Seiran. Or worse the children? Despite her nervousness, she managed to pull a smile. "She is someone very important to me." Clara gasped softly. "She is my future wife." She gasped again when their lips connected, then the tears came as she accepted the kiss.
As Luna clapped at their engagement, Darrius nudged his shoulder at Katherine. "Why can't we be like that?" Katherine gave him an odd look in return.
Off on the sidelines, Shaun held Kya in his hands as he looked at the scene. He had most the children around and calmed down.
"Shaun- tart, don't let them take me again!" She cried in his arms while he patted her back.
"I promise she won't." He then kissed her on the forehead. "Your too important for me to let that happen. We're family." He hugged her in closer as he looked at the Hell Fire's. "Apparently just like them. They would defy the world just to save him. Gotta give the pirates a point for that."
"At last my greatest experiment is complete."
Jerome immediately woke up at the outburst. "My body. I can't move." He would flex his arms like normal, but a stronger force prevented that. Looking through the ripples of his eyes, he found himself in a canister with green liquid. Too add on he is also naked from the waist down, but he was too blunt to notice. "What's going on? How did I…you." His eyes found the esteemed Dr. Rose in front of the canister.
"Hello my dearest Jerome. You remember me right? Of course you do." Dr. Rose said as he rubbed the canister. "After all I helped Vegapunk create your devil fruit."
Vegapunk held the plum like devil fruit in his hands as Rose watched in amazement.
"We could've been famous for creating the ultimate weapon. But he just had too ruin it all."
Dr. Rose tried to save the papers burning in the fire. Sadly he ended up getting burned himself. He then angrily pinned Vegapunk to the wall. "You fool! Why would you do this?! We could've made something!"
Without warning, Vegapunk punched Rose on the floor. "Don't you accuse me of being a fool. We can't do this to a child who is already emotionally unstable. This wouldn't be right way. If we wish to find out the secrets of Fire Heart, we have to make more research."
However Rose didn't listen. One week later after Vegapunk slipped up, he took his chance. He force fed the devil fruit down Jerome's throat. But Vegapunk caught him in the act.
"You fool, I should've known you would try something like this. Good thing that the fruit was never completed. I know fire you from being my apprentice. If you refuse to leave I'll tell Akainu. Also a word of advise: some doors aren't meant to be open.
He had been told that many times. By colleagues, teachers, and even students! He didn't listen then and he wasn't listening now. Through the years of careful research and timing, he found a way to complete the fruit. Doors were meant to be open. He would test the limits and show how great of a scientists he is.
"Now transform into the very thing I've been waiting for. "
Then Jerome felt something wrong, very wrong. His adrenaline never rushed so much in his life. Not even when he fought BlackBeard. He was transforming again. His eyes deepened into a shifter shade of scarlet. Claws burst from his feet. "I can't see. No, I won't go down like this!" With sheer will alone he fought back.
Lightning burst from the ceilings and the walls began to crumble. Meanwhile Dr. Rose danced around uncontrollably. "It's working! I'm a genius! Vegepunk can suck it!"
Bu-dum! Went the noise of Jerome's heart beating. He couldn't control what was happening. In a spilt second wings burst from his back; stretching through the roofs. Following was the grotesque tail, completely breaking the canister. With the transformation taking over, all Jerome could think about was his crew, his family.
The building was now under full evacuation. Marines, bounty hunters, children, and pirates alike ran out the crumbling building. Cassidy and Shaun led everyone out the exit; Darrius carried Dana on his back while Lee carried her friends. Katherine made sure that not a single person was left behind.
"Katherine, Luna Seiran, Darrius, Cassidy, Lee, Travious, "
The three members of the monster quartet and Nora, plus her friend Sasquatch ran around the building. Having long looked for Jerome, they assumed he already made it out. Quickly they hopped out a window then into the fields.
"Dante, Tegami, Crash, Nora,"
"Sorry. I'm turning into a monster."
Fingers stretched into claws. Blue scales spread across his body, blue flames lightning up across. The scales crawled across him like ants. Rose had saw what he had been waiting for. No longer was he human; he is a weapon. The rooftops were completely gone and soon the building would follow.
"Perfect." Swooned Dr. Rose.
He had teeth as sharp as knives. Slavering jaws creaked open, "ROOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!" He had become a full grown dragon.
A/N: Not only is this my longer chapter yet, but I also left you on a cliffhanger. This chapter nearly wraps up Seiran's subplot. Also makes him the first Hell Fire to quite literally die. The Hell Fire's have freed the children, but they're not out of the woods yet.
Anywho, someone PM me wondering when I'm bringing Sabo in. The answer is soon, my friend.
iamgoku: He did fall in a different part. I just couldn't find a way to include him or anyone else in that chapter. Anyway thanks for the review.
V God22: Wow I didn't even notice. Thanks for pointing that out! Also it was Magellan your thinking about.
Carolyn12: I model his speaking after a vocaloid to make him sound cuter. Thank you for the support on the fights. I don't think I'm that good in writing them.
Ice Ninja Luna: Yep, I model his speaking after a vocaloid so he can sound cuter.
Son of Whitebeard: Okay, glad I got some clarification on that.
Thank you all for you amazing support. I'm out.