Sorry for getting this out so late! Leave a comment if you please and let me know if you have any questions! - Fenrir
Fafnir's POV
"You have a death wish," I said shaking my head.
"Pfft." was all she said.
We flew for a few hours and then we set down on an island to rest.
"Don't worry about me," Artemis said, bending over, "I'll be fine as soon as the world stops spinning."
"I'll go hunting." I said. She raised her hand in accent but I didn't see it as I walked off without waiting for an answer. After awhile I managed to find a deer and brought it down. As I was cleaning it, I heard several guns cock if front of me. I looked up and was greeted by a dozen barrels that wanted to take a trip down my throat. I recognized the leader of the group. My eyebrows furrowed in annoyance as I regarded Captain Obvious. The men in front of me tried to say 'Hi' with the butts of their rifles but I pushed them out of the way and they fell on each other like dominoes, which would have been funny if not for the circumstances.
"Oh, it's you." I said in a bored voice and proceeded to pack up the meat I had carved, ignoring Captain Obvious.
His face turned beet red as he yelled, "DON'T IGNORE ME! I have over 100 men at my disposal! Quake in fear!"
"Fafnir!" I heard above me and I looked up to see Artemis landing beside me. "More...coming…"She managed to say before she collapsed, I managed to catch her. She was covered in blood. I was setting her on the ground when I felt the rumble of many men behind me. I looked around and saw over six score men surrounding us from behind.
"Manifest: Metal Dome." I spoke over her and she was immediately a iron dome came into place around her, protecting her. Now Colonel Obvious decided to talk some more.
"Surrender! You are surrounded and you will die if you don't!"
I laughed. "You really think that all these men will save you from me?" I laughed again, but there was no mirth in my laughter. "Do you know why I am called The Shade?" I asked with a hard edge in my voice, barely containing my anger.
"No…" He said, oblivious to the way I was talking.
I ran up to him and got right in his face, "I am the second most wanted man in the world. I have assassinated three governors, five vice admirals, and I have defeated over 500 men in less than 10 minutes! And you dare come here demanding things from me. You will see the true reason why I am called the 'Demon of Whitebeard's Crew'!"
"MANIFEST: DIABLO ARMADURA!"
Artemis's POV
I groaned and opened my eyes. All I could see was red flames all around me, crackling and popping. All of a sudden an ear-splitting roar blasted through the air. I heard a malicious voice call out,
"Ha, you and your men are cowards and fight like such."
I looked around and saw about five men huddled on the ground, terror in their eyes.
"Leave!" the voice said and the men got up and ran as if their lives depended on it. I suppose they did. Then I felt the arms of darkness closing in, and I embraced their comforting grip.
Time Skip
I woke feeling really stiff. I groaned and tried to sit up. That's when I realized I hurt. A lot. Then I remembered why. I looked around, fear filling me, but all I saw was Fafnir feeding a stoking a fire not five feet from me. He seemed to notice my frantic searching and called out,
"Look! The dead on wakes!" He had a half smirk on his face. "If you're wondering about the marines, they're gone and you've been out several hours." I pondered this, trying to remember what happened. It came back in bits and pieces, like being surrounded and a giant standing over me, but most of all was the red flames, they filled my mind. I couldn't get them out of my head. I didn't know why. I shivered despite the warmth of the fire. As I stared into the flames, the night progressed. Fafnir left every once in a while but came back shortly after. he didn't talk much, which left me to my thoughts. He seemed to keep to himself. I tried to piece together the mystery that was The Shade named Fafnir. He put some wood on the fire then laid down to rest.
Fafnir's POV
I awoke feeling as tired as I was when I fell asleep, my dreams not giving me much rest. I stood and shook off the sleepiness that still clung to me. I followed my usual morning routine and started the fire up again. Then I went out into the woods a ways to do my morning exercise. I tried to think of what in the world my next mission was, but for the life of me I couldn't remember. I finished my workout and headed back to the camp. When I got there I walked over to the fire and put a pot of coffee on. Then I walked over to my pack and while I fiddled with, I heard this enormous yawn and a sleepy voice call out,
"Uhh, why does everything hurt, and why am I laying on the floor in the middle of the jungle?" She sat up at the exact moment I turned around. Our eyes locked and after a second it registered in my brain; Whitebeard was dead. I sank to my knees in shock, soon after I heard a high pitched scream that hurt my ears, but it seemed almost far away. Then I remembered why there was a girl in my camp. This girl and I were on our way to Marineford to find some answers. Suddenly something black flew out of nowhere and bashed me over the head and knocked me over. I jumped up quickly, twitching with rage.
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?!" I roared at her.
This seemed to bring her back to reality. She stopped screaming and seemed to calm down.
"Fafnir, why are you bleeding?" I touched my forehead and my fingers came back with blood.
"Because you threw a pan at my head you moron!" I roared again.
"Oh," was all she said and looked at the floor. I picked up a towel and wiped the blood off of my face.
"Are you hungry?" I asked, a little more calm.
She looked up excitedly saying, "Yes!"
"Well, by the time you get ready, I'll have breakfast done, so get going!" I told her, "I wanna get done with this suicide mission as soon as possible." She smiled at the comment and got up.
We ate after she had gotten ready, then we packed up and left, without a single clue as to what was waiting for us when we got there.
Thanks for reading! - Fenrir