Oh my goodness. It's been FIVE MONTHS since I've updated! I'm so so sorry that I haven't updated in so long, I've been super busy with school and sports and haven't really had the time to continue this story so far. I'm hoping to update more frequently from now on, please bear with me. Ok, now back to the story!
The screams of dying men were deafening, even from the distance of the Moby Dick. Kira grimaced as she felt Whitebeard tense beside her, preparing to launch himself into the fray below. Kira herself wouldn't enter the battle until the very last second; she had to hold the wall for the rest of the Whitebeard alliance.
That meant, as of now, she could only watch as her crew mates clashed with the navy, as blood splattered the pavement of the navy grounds, as cries rose from the wounded below and filled her ears until she could bare it no more.
Only one more ship. Then I can release the wall and go down there myself. She was already panting; this was not a good sign, however nothing hurt or ached yet.
The last ship to enter the battle unleashed itself upon the navy men and Kira grinned; it was her turn.
She glanced at Whitebeard, who was currently blowing back navy men from the Moby Dick with a nod of his head. He met her gaze, if only for a second, and gave the slightest nod before turning back to his opponents. Kira turned her head to face Ace, who was already staring at her. He began violently shaking his head; she could see the panic in his eyes as she smiled.
It's okay, Ace. She mouthed, watching him turn his head. His eyes were now fixed upward, on the sky. Kira, perplexed, followed his gaze. To her amazement, something was falling, and falling fast. As it hurtled toward the ground it's shape became more clear, and Kira realised it was a ship, and the little figures falling with it were men.
"AHHHHHH!" The men, now close enough to be identifiable as prisoners from Impel Down, screamed as they plummeted. They were going to smash into the ice field, created by Admiral Aokiji to prevent the Whitebeard pirates from moving closer. The ice was thick enough to be hard as the ground itself; the men were going to die.
One man in particular wasn't in prison rags. Both Kira and Ace started in surprise as the man-no, the boy, came into view, his yellow vest flapping in the wind. He was screaming too, and his voice resonated throughout the battlefield.
"ACEEEEEEEEE!" Kira's grin widened as his cry stunned the Navy and all eyes turned to him. Falling with him were a clown, a man she recognized as Crocodile, the former warlord, and a large man with a purple afro. She glanced back at Ace, who was shaking.
"LUFFY!" Ace screamed, his voice raw. Kira winced; this was exactly what he had been hoping to avoid. He didn't want his little brother on this battlefield, fighting for him. He wanted him to have his own adventures, with his own friends.
But first, Ace wanted someone to stop them from falling. There was no point to yelling at Luffy if he dies, smashing into Aokiji's ice with his friends.
Ace whipped his head around, searching for Kira. She was already looking at him, waiting. Her arms were crossed, her stance loose and unbothered. She smirked at him, anticipating his next words. A small smile crossed his face for the first time since Alabasta, and he opened his mouth.
"KIRA!" His voice broke, and the coppery tang of blood coated the back of his throat. He coughed before shouting once again.
"SAVE THEM!" With this, the eyes of Marineford turned to the woman on the ship, the woman who had signaled this war, waiting to see what she was going to do. She waved at Ace before saluting him.
Then she was gone, reappearing directly below the falling ship.
"HEY! LADY! GET OUT OF THE WAY!" Luffy, spotting her, yelled. She looked up at him, squinting her eyes.
"Monkey D. Luffy, you're finally here. Interesting…" She murmured before removing the glove on her left hand and raising her arm upward. Opening her hand, she flattened her palm toward the sky as if she was holding something. She lurched before bending her knees slightly, steadying herself as she thrusted her arm up forcefully.
Marineford itself seemed to still as as the ship slowly stopped its descent before stilling in midair along with the men. Kira groaned under the weight of it all and she felt her arm beginning to ache. The power of the Mani-Mani fruit thrummed throughout her body, crackling at her fingertips. She gently began to lower her arm; to the Navy's amazement, the ship moved with it.
She set the men and the ship down to her left before turning back to Ace, flashing him a grin and a thumbs up. His head flopped back toward the ground, his neck sore from straining it, as he breathed a sigh of relief. A small smile graced his lips and he raised his eyes to meet hers, a silent thanks for saving his brother.
Slipping her glove back on, she began walking toward the men, who were recovering from their near-death experience. A tug on the back of her shirt stopped her, however, and she turned to see a hand, connected to a long, stretched arm gripping her. She grinned, knowing who that arm belonged to.
"KIRAAAAA!" Luffy's shout rang out as he rocketed himself straight into her, propelled by his outstretched arm.
"Luffy! What the fu-" She started, removing herself from the rubble caused by their crash. Marines and pirates alike stopped their fighting to watch this odd scene before them.
"Kira! Hey! Thanks for saving us, we almost died there! Shishishishi!" Luffy's grin split his face, illuminating his features as he laughed.
Kira rolled her eyes at his goofy manner. Why can't he take these things seriously? Sighing, she pushed him off of her and stood, brushing herself off before pounding him on the head.
"Don't you know not to crash into a lady?" She scolded, turning away from him. He laughed again, standing up as well.
"Sorry, Kira." He said, and as Kira turned to face him again he was gone, rocketing himself at the Moby Dick where Whitebeard still stood. She sighed before facing the execution platform, taking in the scene before her. The marines and pirates before her had resumed fighting, some were even brave enough to charge her. Brave, or just stupid? She wondered as she dodged their swords and bullets before blowing them away with a flick of her fingers.
"H-how can she do that? It's like she's reading our moves!" One man stuttered, stumbling backwards.
"Yeah, it's called Haki, dumbass, try it some time." She said, hardening her fist to punch through the man's shield and into his gut. He coughed before collapsing at her feet.
She continued her steady march to the platform, knocking away soldiers left and right. She knew she should probably hurry; time was running out, but she wanted to savor the feeling of putting these navy dogs in their place. A commotion caught her eye and she turned, spotting Luffy and Whitebeard conversing on the Moby Dick. The former talking as if to a normal person, while the latter was highly amused. The men from Impel Down were in utter shock as Luffy, ignoring Whitebeard's intimidating aura, declared that he was going to be the Pirate King, not Whitebeard. Kira watched as Whitebeard laughed; this boy was entertaining and as lively as Ace had said. Whitebeard liked him.
"Kira! See to it that he lives." Whitebeard thundered, gesturing to Luffy, who had jumped from the ship and was now running toward Ace. Kira nodded before altering her course to intercept Luffy's. She would protect him with her life, and together they would free Ace. They had to, because she wouldn't allow anything otherwise.
As she reached his side Luffy sped up to match her pace, grinning all the while. The navy did everything they could to stop them, but it was in vain. Kira looked up at Ace, expecting to see him grinning, but found only suffering in his eyes as Luffy received yet another small wound from a marine. Ace breathed in deeply, readying himself to shout.
"KEEP AWAY, LUFFY!" He screamed, shocking everyone in Marineford. Luffy stared up at him in shock as Kira punched a marine in their way.
"You oughta know already! You and I are both pirates! You should be out sailing however you want! Me, I have my own adventures! Me, I have my own friends!" Kira smiled, ducking her head as Ace continued.
"You have no right to interfere with that! A weakling like you coming to rescue me… do you think I'm gonna let that happen?! That would be too humiliating!" Ace panted as he focused on Luffy, who was still running at Kira's side toward the platform. He shook his head, watching his little brother push back four marines. Luffy was gritting his teeth in his effort, his eyes fierce as he punched one in the face.
"Go back, Luffy! Why did you come?!" Ace winced, squeezing his eyes shut. Please, Luffy. I don't want to take you with me!
Kira now looked to Luffy, watching for his reaction. He looked angry, like Ace had insulted him. He breathed in deeply, preparing to shout back.
"I'm… YOUR BROTHER!" He screamed and Ace gasped before clamping his mouth shut again. The marines started, shocked by this revelation. Kira grimaced as once again, the navy was focused solely on Luffy.
There's no way their going to let him go now. If they didn't already have reason enough to kill him, with him being Dragon's son and all, a close relationship with the son of the Pirate King will do it.
Her frown deepened as Sengoku nodded to Kizaru, Akainu and Aokiji, who stood, waiting.
"Kira!" Luffy jerked his chin toward the upcoming wall. The section Kira had held back was full of pirates fighting; it would waste time to go through it. They needed to go over it.
"Luffy! Head toward Jinbi, he can get you over the wall!" She said, already veering away from him.
"What about you, Kira?" He called, signaling Jinbi.
Kira grinned; the plan she and Whitebeard had worked out was going perfectly, with the only mishap so far being the falling ship. She gave Luffy a small wave and saluted Jinbi before turning back to her destination.
"Don't worry about me, Luffy. I'll get over it." She laughed, finding his concerns silly.
"No, I'm not worried about that. All three Admirals are still on the other side of that wall." Luffy shouted, gesturing to emphasize his point.
Kira's grin stretched wider, her white teeth flashing.
"I'll handle them, Luffy. You focus on saving Ace." Luffy nodded before sprinting toward Jinbi, who was ready and waiting to shoot him over the wall.
Kira, stopping about 50 feet from the wall, crouched so low her knees brushed the ground. Once again the Mani-Mani's power hummed in the air, which was currently blowing itself around her. The marines watched in wonder as she shot upward in one giant leap. She twisted gracefully in the air, over the wall, before slamming down onto the ground on the other side. The pavement below her cracked under the pressure as she shot forward again, this time propelling herself directly at Ace.
She was twenty feet away when she slammed face-first into an ice wall. She fell backwards, smashing into the ground below her.
Kira groaned, holding her now-bloody nose as she stood up. Her vision was slightly compromised from the collision, but she could make out the silhouettes of three massive men standing before her.
"Rouge D. Kira. We cannot allow you to go further than this. You will be executed here, where you stand, for the world to see. Say your prayers." The voice of Akainu grated against her ears and she chuckled slightly as her vision began to refocus.
Kizaru, Aokiji and Akainu stood before her like the grim reapers themselves, staring down at her as she wiped the blood from her nose away, creating a streak across her cheek. She met each of their eyes and smirked, placing her hands into her pockets. Out of the corner of her eye she watched Jinbi launch Luffy over the wall in an arrow of water.
The navy men nearby began to still their fighting, noticing the three admirals tower over one woman. The marines and pirates alike stopped, staring at the four people standing before the execution platform. The aura leaking off of them was incredible; without even trying, many of the men standing near them fainted from the surge of power.
Ace strained at his shackles until they chafed his wrists. He winced, the skin raw and bloody, but continued to pull as his girlfriend stood definitely before the three most powerful units in the navy. He knew she was strong, but taking on all three was suicide and she knew it. Even so, a small spark of hope lit in his heart as Kira's grin never faltered. On the other side of the battlefield, Ace could see Luffy sprinting toward him, mowing down the marines standing in his way. Both he and Luffy snapped back to Kira, however, when the air changed. It became charged, like the calm before the storm. A strong wind picked up and blew around the admirals and Kira, whipping up dust and debris. Kira's hair blew around her face as her stare down with the admirals continued. The wind grew more intense, now blowing over the entire battlefield as the clouds above stirred. Ace had to squint his eyes to see Kira through the storm created by the clashing of Conquerors Haki. All four people had immense Color of the Supreme King, and when it met like this even the heavens shifted.
The storm was now almost unbearable, marines and pirates alike were blown backwards, and Luffy and the members of Whitebeard's crew had to grab hold of something sturdy to keep their ground. Whitebeard himself laughed at the massive display of power before him.
"You show 'em, Kira." He muttered, blasting through another line of navy men. He was worried, though, that Kira was reaching her limit. She didn't show any signs of physical pain, which eased his mind slightly. The storm intensified again, blotting out what little sunlight escaped through the clouds.
Then it stopped. The wind dissipated, leaving everything still and silent. The eyes of the world were focused solely on the only four people left standing within a mile radius of the storm's eye. Kira smiled as she surveyed the damage caused by her initial clash with the admirals. They waited before her; neither sides had backed down. Then, as one, the admirals slipped into a fighting stance.
Kira rallied her power, savoring the way it flowed through her.
The sky itself seemed to split as Rouge D. Kira unleashed herself upon them.
Hey guys! I know, I know, I didn't put Oars in the story, I'm sorry. I wanted to demonstrate Kira's power early to kind give y'all an idea of what she can do. Like I said before, I'll try to update a little more frequently from now on. Stay tuned!