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A/N and here is the second chapter for the night, I will try to add more soon I will be changing the poll over as well as I kinda forgot about it
chapter 43
I yawned moving up to the hall for breakfast spotting Gray as he headed in, why is he here, I stopped before entering to watch as he made his why up to the head table "lord redwing what can I help you with" Dumbles asked, Gray stopped not far from his daughter who was sat close to the head table. the hall stopping to watch I had to stop a snort what is with everyone stopping eating to watch what ever happens, "I wish to take Yuki home with me" Gray replied, I raised a brow schools out in two weeks why take her home early "if everything okay" Mcgonagoll asked, my once father-in-law looked to her "everything is fine professor, Katsumi wishes her child home having returned from the hospital last night" he replied. Katsumi was in the hospital, why she's a healer herself "is lady redwing alright" Lily asked sweetly, oh forgot Katsumi and Lily got into a verbal fight a few years back before their kids started school as Yuki made her Little prince cry one of the reasons the brat hates my wolf she does not bow to him. Gray looked to her giving her a look as if asking if she is real "she and the baby are fine, the labour took a lot out of my wife" He replied.
what the crimson witch has had another child, Yuki looked to her father "I didn't know mother was pregnant" she said, he looked to her "you did not join us for yule we wanted to wait till you were home to tell you, your new sister was early by three weeks" he relied, I saw him look to me out the corner of his eye "really, what's her name" she asked I don't like that grin "luffa" he replied, I think I chocked getting most of the eye turned to me "problem with that name" Gray asked. I narrowed my eyes at him before huffing "sure give your brat a cursed name, poor kid" I replied, His grin turned shape "Katsumi sends her love lord shadow" he said, I let out a sigh "yeah yeah, the crimson sorceress just loves me, you wife scars me Assassin gold eye, how long have you had your memories" I asked back. He laughed at that "a few months when my oh so scary wife told me we were having a second chid-" he looked back to the head table"- so can I take Yuki home" he asked looking more to the wolf's head of house, getting a nod "that is fine" the lioness said.
Yuki got up as Potter sr opened his mother "so you now have a true heir" he said, I felt like hitting the fool, Gray narrowed his eyes at the moron "Yuki is the heiress to the redwing house and nothing anyone says will change that" he almost spat at the lord potter. he turned from the teachers taking Yuki by the hand "one of our elves will collect your things"he told her, I eyed the pair "you going to try and kill me" I asked the male as they got closer, remembering the man once tried multiple times to kill me for dating his princess, the grin I got for that question was feral "not this life, you proved last time It's a waste of time, Katsumi asked if I saw you to tell you 'soon'" he replied as he passed me.
I let out a breath shaking me head "he tried to kill you" Ace asked, with the others nodding to the question as I moved to sit with the pack both new and old, the newer ones leaning forward to hear, Usopp snorted "yep more times then we cared to count" he replied. I glared at my sharpshooter "not that you lot helped" I hissed thinking of the days I spent watching my back, the whole bloody island got enjoyment out of it "why should we, it was funny to watch, think you started twitching by the third week" Franky said getting the others in the crew laughing "didn't he beg Gray to stop by the eight week just so he could sleep" Sabo asked looking innocent, I snarled over at him "the first two weeks he tried to kill me, the next ten he made my life a pranking hell" I growled getting everyone laughing at me, I just growled at them before plating up.
I looked up sensing Garp at lunch before he walked into the hall with a few others, Sengoku stood at his side with three others with them Kizaru, Kuzan and Sakazuki "YOU" Ace roared jumping over the table at the red hound, I grabbed the back of his top stopping him "enough Ace" I said. the fire user trashed in my grip "let me go, let me go" he yelled, I eyed the marines "enough Ace there are things you don't know about, things that was found out after" I told my brother. Ace glared over his shoulder at me "he killed me" he hissed pointing at the dog getting a lot of gasps in the hall, I held my brother's eyes with an Haki filled glare "and he killed my wife and pups you don't see me jumping up to kill him" I growled back at him, nearly everyone in the hall turned to look at Sakazuki some glaring "what the hell are you talking about" Ace asked, I sighed letting him go. Why me, I looked over to the mutt raising a brow "you want to show or should I" I asked pulling out a memory crystal getting him to hold his hand out so threw it over to him. I watched as he held it up to his forehead before activating it.
the image one of just outside the fleet admiral room, I watched as an old looking Sakazuki pass his secretary with a nod not looking much older then when I was 19 just his hair white not bad since he is over a hundred by then or more so his mind. we watched as he walked in to his room only to freeze about half way to his desk spinning on the spot looking to the sofa by the door, I eyed my older form noting to the only difference is my age and my hair is peppered with white streaks. the red hound eyed the demon hound hands turning to magma "devil" he hissed. the demon smirked lifting up white cloth "parlay" he said waving it a little, the hound still eyeing the demon deactivated his powers "you spent the last war trying to kill me for what happened with you wife and children why call a parlay now" he asked, the demon sat back letting out a sigh "tell me Sakazuki do you know why you have only aged one year for every ten since the crown was taken" he asked not answering the question from the older hound who only looked a few years older.
the older hound moved to his desk sitting down eyeing the folder that was not there when he left his office an hour ago "no I do not" he replied, the demon got up moving to sit across from the older one "Venapunk, that mist that covered the last battle really cover the world. the Sekai seifu gave the orders not long after the crown was won, back then all marines were experimented on then their minds wiped of it, Venapunk did it on their orders, that mist was his doing my spy within his staff sent me word of what it does and I have seen it" the demon told the hound. the hound narrowed his eyes "and what does it do" he asked, the demon gave a grim smile before grabbing a letter opener from the desk driving it into his own arm dragging the blade from wrist to elbow before pulling out. He held the arm out for the hound to see "since my crew and I become demons we heal fast a wound like that will take half a day to heal but watch" he said. they both watched as the wound sealed it's self leaving nothing behind not even blood "what how" hound asked, demon snorted "I've watched my men come back from the brink, limbs reaper everyone who inhaled that mist can not die I don't think we'll even age" he replied pointing to the folder making the hound grab it to read.
the hound sat back after finishing looking to the demon "she worked it out before her death" he told the hound getting a raised brow "that the marines are nothing but pawns to the nobles, that to them and the world leaders, the world is just a board and everyone else a piece upon it with them as the players" demon said. the hound sighed looking to the folder "so your saying my men and I are just playthings" he asked, the demon gave him a pity look "yes, all marines have been brainwashed to their way of thinking or how they believe you should think, you have noticed it haven't you" he asked back, Red hound nodded looking out the window "I tier of the fighting Sakazuki how many wars has it been, 5 wars since I was 17, 5 in 33 years. how long till the next, how long till they give you the order and you have to obey" demon said closing his eyes with a tired sigh "what of you Lucifer, are you a piece on the bored" the hound asked, the demon snorted before throwing his head back laughing, opening his eyes he saw he hound watching him. the demon gave a mocking grin showing all his teeth "I am a D" He replied getting a nod "a player then, and your men the pieces" said the hound, the demon snorted at that looking out the window "everyone is a piece I have played this game for years mutt, but unlike the nobles I have lost very few piece on my side" he said.
the devil got to his feet giving a mock bow to the sitting hound "until next time fleet admiral" he said before moving back vanishing into a shadow, "until next time devil king" Sakazuki said to the empty office.
the image changed to Sakazuki walking towards his office the hall way looked like a paint bomb has gone off, a boy jumped to his feet as the red hound moved passed into his rooms only to freeze seeing pink eye watering pick every where, that and lace covering every surface. He shut the door looking around in horror then turned to a chuckle seeing the demon hound leaning against the wall behind the door "why" the Red hound almost whined looking around his destroyed office. the demon laughed watching "diversion my men are raiding the labs and archives" he told the older man, the older narrowed his eyes at him "why" he asked again "did you know they are only calling the hundred year war a true wars" the younger asked getting a huff of the older with a nod "as to why my men might have found a way to reverse the time lock we just need Venapunk notes we are hitting every base and lab" he replied.
the older moved to lean against his desk after eyeing it getting a snigger from the demon "can your men do it" the older asked getting the younger to tilt his head as if listening to something "it is possible there might be side affects it has been 220 years, my researchers have said there might be a possibility we could age slower but there will be deaths and births again" he replied.
Sakazuki closed his eyes "if it works, kill me" he said, demon raised a brow looking to the older male "very well it will make it 34 kills to your 17" he said with a shrug as the older opened his eyes. the older shook his head eyeing the devil "what" the devil asked "I am sorry" he said, the younger narrowed his eyes before snorting "you gave her a mercy killing her and the pups quickly once you got to them, for that I will thank you" he said. He looked to the door "looks like my lot are done, next time we meet will be the next war the 7th, my spy within their ranks has told me their gearing up for one within the next twenty years might be sooner if we reverse he lock, with any luck it will be the last time we face off in battle" he said once more vanishing into the shadows.
I eyed the marines as the memories finished playing "to bad you didn't join in the 7th war mutt" I said, gramps snorted looking to my crew "why are you here" Zoro asked Garp grinned. I didn't like that grin never have done, I felt the crew tense having had that grin aimed at them when the old bastard turn up on Raftel saying he quite the marines not long before the wedding, It follows him bring things that help us or him beating the living day lights out of us. we all eyed the monkey head as that grin got bigger "my captain" I froze hearing that voice in my head before jumping to my feet getting the crew looking to me. Gramps grin turned showing more teeth then norm "you hear him" he asked, I gave him the evil eye "how" I asked "Illusion" was my answer, I am going to kill my golem for keeping that from me.
I ran from the hall out to the lake stopping seeing him there on the water battle scarred and all, "so you survived all these years sunny" I asked moving towards our home, our missing crew, I heard the cries of shock from the crew "sunny" Usopp, Franky and Chopper yelled running passed. the others ran to join them as Zoro and Sanji walked at my side. I stopped on the bank hearing my brothers and sisters up on the deck laughing and crying "think he's the only ship to survive" Sanji asked looking up to our beloved ship "it is possible that those ships with spirits could have survived" I replied "nice ship" Ace said passing and inviting himself on-board getting me to snort as Sabo stopped next to us.
I looked to the blonde brother as he shook his head "may I board commander" he asked so I nodded looking back seeing most of the school had followed us out, Garp moved over to us grinning like a loon he if "he wasn't the only ship found, most of the ships from the court were found, the red haired brat is happy to have his ship back too" he said.
"I want that ship" one guess who I sigh looking to the brat with his friends raising a brow feeling two beings settle on my shoulder. one on the left a small a young male with a bright orange cloak, the one on the right a little taller and female dressed in a cloak of light blue/sliver, they both giggled "who is that captain" the girl asked. I eyed the brat who lived before snorting "a brat I once called brother, merry" I replied to the spirit of our first ship, Sunny blew a raspberry "don't like him, he can't have me" he said as Zoro and Sanji hid their sniggers. I turned from them jumping up onto the deck walking towards the men's sleeping quarters, looks like gramps had a few people clean sunny up a bit before sailing this way, looking up at the mast seeing blank sails and no flag.
I headed to my locked passing the weapon rack spying all three of Zoro's blades and Brook's too, also my Nodachi and tanto, opening my locker I pulled out a box, it was to be a gift to Yuki after the pups were born a hair piece a large phoenix clip with it's wing opened in flight.
Moving back onto the deck seeing the crew running back and for, I jumped back down on solid ground handing Zoro his blades and hid my laughter as he cooed over them, the same with Brook as I handed him his. I looked to the school everyone was eyeing sunny, Dumbles had a look in his eyes, a look I don't like one that says he is planning how to take the ship from us. I held off snarling at him "everyone off, Garps is taking him to the manor, we'll go sailing once the holidays start and Franky gives the go ahead" I called up. The crew groan and whined but jumped off, I watched Franky give the old boy the once over when on land "It will take a week or two but I can get him back in shape" he said "Iceberg can help you" Garps said. Franky swung around to look at the old man "bakaberg when was he found" he asked, Garps shrugged as the others climbed onto the ship "turn up after yule, set up a wood shop in Illusion valley" he replied, I tuned out Franky's rant about his adopted brother in old tongue looking first to the spirit of merry then sunny both grinned at me "see you soon captain" they whispered before vanishing.
I moved up to the school with my Nodachi on my back handle above my right shoulder and my tanto across my lower back handle to the left, I can hear them taking, feel them pointing at the blades. The box tucked under my arm ready to hide away in the hidden part of my trunk along with her other things and they will stay there till she regains her memories.