"Attorney Sab, these are the files that you need." A middle-aged woman placed the folders on the table, smiling at the young woman sitting behind it.
"Thanks for this, Amy." A blond-haired woman smiles at her secretary before her eyes darted on the folder in front of her, signaling that the secretary is dismissed.
As soon as she hears the door shuts, she immediately reached for the folders. Opening them, she sees a bunch of information about the illegal activities of Apoo's Mafia Group.
Sab works as one of the top lawyers of the Celestial Law Firm. It's one of the top Law Firms in Grandline. As someone who works here for only about 2 years, she is recognized as one of their best lawyers, solving and winning cases like nobody's business.
She is someone who graduated with flying colors, top of her class, her intellect and wits are top-notch. For someone who came from an orphanage, she sure reached quite a destination.
Everyone lost count how many she sent to prison for handling their cases. She won several cases and has not lost a single one since she started her career as a lawyer.
She specializes in the Mafia Group's cases. Her name resonates in the streets as someone who often gets entangled with Mafia Groups, sending members to prison. This is her job. This is her duty.
Or at least that's how everyone thinks.
Her eyes read through the files. It seems that the World Government is now going after Apoo's group using the evidence they gathered regarding the illegal activities they conducted over the past few years.
The most solid evidence they gathered was the drug deals of this group, but it's not enough to send them to prison. The chances of winning are high, but it's not going to be enough at all, not when Apoo's using Hundred Beast Group's influence to their advantage.
Right now, Sab is tasked to take care of this case so the police department can arrange a warrant of arrest. That's usually the process but this is a mafia group they are dealing with, nothing comes easy when dealing with them, not when it involves one of the Emperors.
Sab started to work on compiling all the evidence. Apoo's group is selling drugs, cocaine, marijuana out in the black market, and some of them involve one of the elites in society.
The tricky part is how they can get more evidence than what they have. This is where special task forces are formed so they can investigate. Spies are planted on most of the Mafia Groups but most of them end up being dead along with the information they have yet to send to the World Government.
After compiling the list, she immediately proceeds with finishing her other pending works. Everything is hectic on Mondays but that's to be expected. Sometimes, she wants to rest and just be with her sisters. She longs for their adventures when they were on an island.
Island...
She is reminded of her life, or at least how it used to be. A life filled with nothing but laughter, joys, happiness until one day it's gone. She has many what-ifs in her life.
What if their parents escaped with them? What if they stayed behind and die alongside them? Maybe they won't have to deal with the endless pain, with the painful memories that haunted them for the last 15 years, almost 16 years now.
Regardless, here they are, still alive. Sab is thankful to have her sisters with her side, albeit they rarely see each other because of their roles. And it's for the better if they want to keep their identities a secret.
After finishing her tasks for the day, she bid her goodbye to her officemates before leaving the building. She lives not too far from her office building which is right next to one of the biggest branches of the World Government Office.
This is also for protection for the employees who are working against the Mafia Groups. It's not odd for anyone to suddenly get attacked by the Mafia Groups.
Lawyers like her tend to be the targets all the time. Since she started working here more than 2 years ago, there were a lot of instances wherein a lawyer goes missing or was sent to the hospital. Those cases are always frequent.
Sab experienced the same thing several times over the last couple of years since she started this job but the thing is, she always gets away with it.
And the attacker? Dead.
Once, someone was tailing her as she walks back to her apartment. She ends up taking a route away from prying eyes and the man just followed her without doubts. Along the way, she took out her gloves, preparing for an encounter. When they arrived at an alley, he immediately attacked her, knife in his hand.
Sab is too used to these kinds of movements. Years of training since she was a child honed her to act on instinct to defend herself. She was able to take the knife from him before kicking him on his stomach followed by a jab at the back of his neck.
The man groaned on the ground, face on the floor, but Sab did not let her guard down so she kicked the back of his knee, producing cracking sounds from the bones that are probably broken at this point.
Another pained groan escaped the man and before he could shout for help, Sab was quick to shut him up, a handkerchief in his mouth.
"Who sent you?" She asks but the man just shakes his head.
"Alright. Then you won't mind if I kill you right?" The man looks at the woman, realizing that he was mistaken. He was mistaken when he accepted the job to kill her.
She is no ordinary woman. What he sees in her eyes is nothing but danger. There is no hesitation in her eyes when she mentioned the word 'kill' as if it's something she does on a daily basis.
"Are you going to talk or not?" She asked again. The man told her all she needs to know, who sent him and who hired him. And when he's done, Sab only nodded. "Then state your prayers for today is your last day."
After saying those, she threw the knife she was holding straight to his neck. It was cruel of her to kill the man but if she didn't, she would have been the one dead by now. If she lets him go, he will only talk to the Mafia Group who sent him. Sab cannot let anyone know about this. She cannot let everything go in vain by showing mercy to those who tried to kill her.
She feels sympathy for the family of the man, but this is a cruel world. One will die while the other will live. That's always been a rule in the Mafia World. Nothing is certain. You may live today and may die tomorrow.
Several incidents happened like that all the time. But Sab was keeping tabs on who is targeting her, but most of them are the Mafia Groups with cases handled by her.
They believed that she is being protected by the Law Firm because all assassins sent to kill her end up being dead. Little did they know that she does not have someone protecting her except for herself.
She drives for about 15 minutes before arriving at her house. She immediately walked inside her bedroom, her feet brought her to a painting of an island on the wall.
It looks normal at once glance until she slides it to the right to reveal a tiny fingerprint scanner, almost not noticeable. She places her thumb on the device before it opens the door in front of her.
Inside, there are with firearms on display, her 'uniform' when she is on a mission. And tonight is the night.
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It reeks. This place reeks and he hates it. It's been about two years since he has been here but the smell still gets to his head, making him want to punch the walls.
It's the middle of the night but he remains awake, staring at the ceiling, or more like stare at the bed above him.
There's nothing more frustrating than sitting still, doing nothing, being robbed of your freedom. That's what he is right now, someone caged, behind this rotten prison cell.
Two years... Two years of being in hell. Two years of hate that never seems to diminish. Time passes by and the hatred only grows stronger. He wants her dead. He wants to kill her with his bare hands. That's all he has been thinking for the past two years since that betrayal. And even as he sleeps, all he can think about is his revenge against her.
Morning came fairly easily. He wakes up just like anyone else in this rotten prison cell. Upon seeing a 6'4 man walking in the hallways, many know how to stay clear, to avoid this well-built red-haired man.
For the past two years, he's established himself as the top of the food chain here. He rules this prison and no one messes with him.
"Eustass! A visitor!" One of the guards called his attention. He quickly walks towards the exit of this establishment to where the visitation area is.
He arrives in a private room and recognizes three familiar faces.
"Kidd." A blond-haired man nodded at the prisoner.
"If you're here, then I assume you have good news." He said before taking a seat right next to a brunette named Wire.
"We do." The blond-haired man named Killer answered.
"I hope it's something good." Kidd doesn't need anything that will worsen his mood. Not this time.
"It is. So, you don't have to worry. It won't be too long." A gray-haired man named Heat answered.
His answer caused Kidd to smirk devilishly. At long last, he will be getting his revenge, and it will be so sweet.
"You could have asked us to kill her. We would have done it in a blink of an eye." Wire suddenly said, earning a glare from Kidd.
His glare is nothing but ominous, scary. It's filled with hatred, burning with desire to kill. His hand reaches to clutch on Wire's collar, startling the other man.
"And I told you several times, she is mine to kill. Or was my order not clear enough?" He asks, tone menacing and filled with anger.
"It is clear. I am just suggesting it."
Kidd finally lets him go to go back to his chair. As he sits, he raises his two feet on the table.
"I will kill her myself. What she did is unforgivable and I won't let her get away with it. Never." He promises to himself as he thinks about a certain blond-haired woman who sent him to prison.
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World Government - an organization with military power and is currently in control of Grandline. They protect the citizens against the Mafia Group and behind them are the elites and 'nobles' of the society.
They may be the holder of justice in Grandline, but a few people know that there's something dirty behind them. This is why the Revolutionary Army exists, to oppose the World Government and its ideals.
The current head and leader of the Revolutionary Army is none other than Dragon - the most wanted criminal in the history of Grandline, just like Gol D. Roger.
Right next to Dragon is a person filled with mystery, the Chief of Staff o Revolutionary Army - Blue.
Unlike Dragon whose face is everywhere, Blue's face is hidden. No one knows what he looks like and the only indication of his identity is the blue hooded coat he wears all the time with the logo of the Revolutionary Army at embroidered at the back.
Tonight, Sab strips off her clothes till she's almost naked before donning her 'uniform'. Wearing this uniform means that she's no longer Attorney Sab tonight, she's Blue.
Her outfit consists of a blue hooded coat big enough so it won't be obvious that she's a woman, paired with pants and boots. She wears gloves to avoid someone getting her fingerprint just in case.
Before placing the hood on her head, she wears a voice changer mask, similar to Ann's. And with that, she's ready to go.
To avoid being detected by anyone, she used the underground tunnel connected to the Grandline underground water system. She had the design of this tunnel memorized at the back of her mind and even without a map, she won't get lost at all.
She turned right so she can take an exit on a drain hole not too far from where she is. As soon as she's out, she immediately walked towards a deserted area where junk cars are stored.
No one knows that in the middle of this area, there's a secret parking space that stores a motorbike. This is the motorbike she frequently uses whenever she's out on a mission.
The drive towards her destination is fairly short. She parked her motorbike about 300 meters away from her destination. As much as she wants it nearby in case she needs to escape, she can't do that. This area is dangerous because this is one of the World Government's branch offices in the South Area of Grandline.
The building is equipped with CCTV cameras, making infiltration almost impossible, but not to her. Not when she has her means in doing her job. The building may be impenetrable on the surface, but not underground.
There's a reason why the underground water system serves a great purpose in her missions.
With deadly accuracy, she managed to enter a drain hole, all the way down to the underground tunnel.
She makes her way inside the building without issues. The only problem is the way to the office where the documents are stored.
'Clang. Clang. Clang.' Footsteps echoed in the dim-lighted hallway, signaling a guard on patrol.
Blue remains still, waiting for the person to pass by so she can go inside the room right in front of her.
When it is safe, she opened the door using the falsified fingerprint she prepared.
Ding! It opens.
She made her way to the cabinets, rummaging around, searching for very specific information that Dragon told her to get, information about the transactions of the 'nobles' as well as the special task force the World Government are sending against the Revolutionary Army.
What they need right now is an advantage to mess with the World Government's transactions. Behind the public image of justice is a world filled with nothing but illegal activities that should be exposed.
She placed the folders on the floor and took her smartphone out to take pictures of these files. She doesn't need the printed copies after all.
As soon as she's done, the next thing she did is open the computer to get more information stored inside. It is encrypted as she expected. No sane man will leave the computer without sufficient protection.
Good thing she's prepared. The falsified fingerprint will do the job. How did she get it? Simple.
She met one of the heads recently for a meeting against one of the Mafia groups. Getting his fingerprint is as easy as taking a lollipop from a toddler.
Taking out the USB, she turns the computer off and was about to head out when she saw a certain folder on the table.
Eustass Kidd.
She gulps upon remembering the name. How could she forget him? No, she never did, not even for a day.
With curiosity, she opens the folder only to see something she did not expect. It's the legal documents of Eustass Kidd's dismissal from the prison.
The middle of the paper has a stamp that says: NOT GUILTY.
She gulps, even more so when her eyes landed on the dates indicated at the bottom. It's the release date of the prisoner.
Two weeks from now, he will officially be released from his confinement, free to roam the streets once more. Sab feels conflicted at this discovery.
One look at the picture on the file, she is reminded of their past together, of what they used to have.
'Stop studying, you fucking nerd.'
'Can't you ever shut up?'
'Hmm, nope. Come here.' And she feels his hot kisses all over her neck while his hands are caressing her back. She can only give in to his desires for she wants the same thing.
She sighs upon remembering those sweet moments. Sweet moments that will never happen again.
With him free, Sab knows it is only a matter of time before she finds herself being hunted by him.
'You will regret this. You will fucking regret this.' She can still remember how his eyes look at her. He looks at her as if he's his worst enemy and she might just be.
Kidd will never forgive her for what she did 2 years ago. The first case she received since she started working as a lawyer was a case against the Captain's Mafia Group - Kidd's group.
She can remember the look of betrayal on his face as she worked her way to send him to prison. She won the case with ease, inevitably sending her lover to a rotten prison cell.
Hunt or be hunted. Kill or be killed. These unspoken laws never changed. She was always a hunter but now? She won't be.
She will be hunted by none other than Eustass Kidd.
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AN: Was debating if Sab should be a Doctor, but I think being a lawyer suits her. Hehehe. I hope you like this! Next is Luffia.