121 first crew member (1/2)
Kuina was awed at the sight, in a little less than five minutes, the main tower of the marine base had vanished from the world, she takes into account his previous words.
'He says that his power was lesser than a full Devil Fruit.' She shivers at the toughs, now understanding why he called this sea weak, if people with mysterious power were roaming the grand line, this backwater place would offer no resistance.
'I need to quit those seas, I hadn't had a decent opponent in age, I understand why father allow me to sail. I won't grow any further here!'
While she was thinking, Alex had returned.
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3 view POV
Diverting a part of his mind to the connection he had with his storage, he soon found Wado Ichimonji, but no other similar blades. Taking it out, he shows the weapon to her.
”Is this your'?”
”Yes! Thank you.”
After resting for a while, even founding the second onigiri Rika had left behind, she was able to stand on her own and walk.
”What about now?” He asks her, giving the weapon back.
”I was thinking about your words and father's ones. If what you say is true, its time for me to sail out of those sea or I will never achieve my goal.” Say her a bright gleam in her eyes at the thought.
”Goal?”
”Yes, I had passed a good friend, a brother even. Both of us wanted to attain the peak of this world, the stronger swordsman. While I had dominated most of our childhood, he growing physic was starting to give him more strength, forcing me to follow another path, speed and skill.
On his twelve birthday, he sails on his own, claiming that he didn't have anything else to learn from my father, only to be blown away by incoming pirates. My father drives them away, but Zoro lost his life this day.” Her tone becoming sombre as she processes further. ”From that day onward, I learn that our so-called 'superiority' was only arrogance.
What worth a swordsman if he can't cut away the threat to his life?” Say her bitterly.”I asked my father to taught me the way of the sword again, from the start. From the five next years, I stay on my island, learning everything back again, without skipping the boring exercise. At the end of those five years, My father had told me it was time from me to broaden my horizon again, to the world outside the island.
For the past year, I had been hunting pirate to refine my art, bringing in those having a bounty to subside myself. Until a month ago, I was believing that the marine was the other side of the pirates' coin. I couldn't be more wrong. After I killed the pet wolf of that spoiled son, he threatens to order the burning of the restaurant of the girl mother, for daring to stand in his way. Me, for killing his pet was to sleep with him. I refused in front of everyone, before making my way. That night, the owner of the inn I was staying in, sell me to the marines, and the next morning I was tied to the post.
He would come every day, trying to broke me and became his doll until you came. You made me realise that strength was might in this world, and my father' words, that strength without kindness was only tyranny.”
All the while, both had made their way back in town, Alex fetching the sleeping little girl to bring her back to her mother.
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Alex POV
-It is different than One Piece, is it?-
'Hum.'
-You're going to ask to follow you?-
'No, I want her to make her choice, while she seems to be the counterpart of Zoro, it isn't a manga nor a game, lives are real as the people are. If she asks to accompany me, then I will gladly allow it, otherwise, I won't stand in people's lives and dreams.'
CS says nothing back, but I could feel that he agreed. Cannon had taken a large blow the second I appears, it died with the death of Luffy. I won't be his replacement, gathering the should-be member of the crew. While I won't do it, I will follow the original path they take, if only to safe the most of lives possible from the fallout of the event I know. It may not be the cannon, but I don't think things will change that much as long similar actions are taken.
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Their apparition in the restaurant rises few ripples when the regular customer sees them enter with the passed out owner daughter.
”Rika!” Say woman frantically made her way to them when she sees her daughter in Alex's arms.
”She only asleep, I see her sneak off near the marine base, so I put her to sleep and take her back.” She seems to be relieved of hearing him.
”Thank you.”
Taking her daughter above, the two take place to a free table, Alex ordering a simple meal for Kuina. While waiting for it to be served. Ask him some questions.
”You said you weren't from the sea around, right?” Seeing him nod back, she continued.” What are paradise and the new world you spoke of?”
”Those are the word to define Grandline. That sea is separated into the part by redline. The entry sea is called the graveyard here, but for those in the new world, it a paradise, thus the name. The first half can be considered as marine territory, the HQ and a good part of the warlord are there. The other all Is a word more chaotic that the first half, there the Yonkos are the one holding power.”
”Warlord, Yonko?”
”Yes, the warlords are seven individual with great power, mostly pirates that are working for the world government. In exchange from a part of their plunder, and required assistance when called, they are free to act as they like, within reason. The Yonko are the four strongest pirates, crews that can go toe to toe with the strongest of the marine.
The seven are known as Doflamingo, king of Dressrosa, in the new world. Jimbei, a fisherman in the service of the government to protect his island. Hancock, the pirate empress, queen of Amazon Lily, a women-only island in paradise' calm belt. Gecko Moria, a creepy dude living in a floating island in the Florian triangle. Kuma, the staunchest supporter the WG had int he shishibukai. Crocodile, a man living on Alabasta, an island in paradise and your target, Drakule Mihawk, the strongest swordsman in the world.” He easily sees the glint in her eye at this. ”The Yonko are Big Mom, Shirohige, Shank and Kaido.”
”What about Devil Fruits?”
”The devil fruits are divided into three great categories. Logia, giving elemental power. Zoan, the fruit giving the eater the trait of an animal. And paramecia, the largest category of fruit giving you particular power, mine would be of paramecia.”
”Did you eat a Zoan?”
”No, it a tribe trait. I am what we call ourself Evans, but most in grand line wi=ould think that I had eaten a Zoan.”
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3 view POV
Kuina was eating when someone suddenly enters.
”The marines are in town!”
Hearing him, more than one customers storm out of the restaurant to return in their house and barricades themself. Alex makes a sign at the door and Kuina nod. Leaving the money on the table both exit the building silently.
When she sees him boar a boat, she knows she had to act before it was too late.