Cat of Shadow thank you for following this story

14.2

Before the incident.Ace was walking peacefully in around the town. He let his brother go back before him. Walking and looking around is not so bad even if you are not communicating with other people. As he was walking through the street, he found a local shop filled with goods. There he settled. The sun was about to set when Ace decided to go back into the ship. Walking down the path going back to the ship, he felt a presence. Heart begins to beat fast. Cold sweat run across his cheeks. He turned around and found a figure of a man. His eyes widened as the man approached him calmly.

"It's been a while Ace." Quickly as the speed of light Ace run towards the direction of the ship. The man reacted much quicker than Ace and blocked his path. The only thing in Ace's mind was to run. Run as fast as he could to get away from the man in front of him. And so he did. He run towards the woods. Panting heavily, he tried his best not to tripped in the big roots of the trees.

I need to get out of here. That's all in his mind. He run as fast as he could but then felt a pain in his back. The force made him roll over the ground. He grunted in pain when he hit the ground with his face first. He then tried to get back on his feet. Watching as Ace struggles to stand, the man stepped on Ace's back. Ace was slumped back into the ground. The man spoke.

"You should have stick to the mission Ace." Ace breath for air. All he can say he is dead nervous and afraid on this man. He saw what this man can do. He knew this man can kill him with one stomped of his foot on his back.

"Lucci…" As Ace called the man's name, he was stomped on the ground.

"You made the wrong choice, my friend." Ace watched as the man placed his hand in his pocket and brought a key. He gritted his teeth. He cannot use his flames to escape because the sole of the man's shoes is and up of Sea Stones.

"Lucci… you know you don't have to do this." The man smirked.

"Justice Ace. My aimed is nothing but justice. You chose to forsake your mission. And this is your punishment. But Sengoku wanted you to redeemed yourself so he entrusted me this key." Ace struggled. He needs to get out of there. Once Lucci pushed the button of the key, he will no longer be able to control his body and he will respond to what the Government wanted him to do. He will fully turned into a Government's weapon. Lucci placed his finger on the button.

"Hello World Government's weapon." He pushed the button. Pain started to come out of the collar. The pain of something is butchering your neck made Ace shouted in pain. The pain in his neck started to spread across his body up to his head.

I won't turn. I can't turn. He started to lose himself. Marco… Pops... Help… Darkness began to envelop him.

Lucci removed his foot on the kid's back. He called the kid's name.

"Ace." The kid stirred. He stood up and faced Lucci. Lucci evilly smiled. Emotionless eyes, just like a cold blooded killer. His back. Finally.

"Your new mission. Take the First Division Commander and surrendered him to Sengoku." As the sun began to set, he proceeded with the mission.

He was followed by Marco in the woods. Slowly putting out the light, he stopped moving and quietly proceeded behind the man. As soon as the man stopped running to look around, he punched its face sending the man slumping into the tree. He walked towards the man. The man notice his presence and looked up. He was shocked.

"Ace… why?" He coughed some blood. He knew the man will aimed for an attacked. Sea stone cuffs. By the time he punched Marco, he slid the cuffs on one of his wrists.

"Ace… please tell me. Why?" As Ace looked at the man's eyes. He felt something inside his heart. The feeling that he wanted to tell him everything. He wanted to hugged the man and kissed him. But even though he wanted to do all of that, he can't. His body is no longer his. All he can do is cry while he delivers the man he loved to the Marines to be executed.

a'right finally done. Poor Ace haha... no worries torture will not end HOHO