Fallen souls [Eustass X Reader]

Chapter 33: Goodbye

I laid in my bed not moving an inch till I heard a knock on the door.

"Its Victor."

I got up from the mattress and opened the door for him. When he saw me he made a face of disgust.

"You look like shit!"

"Yeah well take a gander on how I feel."

"Touche. Mind if I come in?"

"If you promise to kill me maybe."

"Oh no seeing you like this will last me a lifetime."

I knew why he took joy in my pain even though he seemed to still care. He hated me for killing the love of his live, but still loved me since Molly and Wyatt did. I moved out of the way and let him in before closing the door and locking it back.

"So figured out who called you?"

"No idea im assuming its another cipher pol agent since they ordered to gather us up once again. Something is happening and obviously they want us to help handle it."

"Why now I wonder we've been inactive for about six year. You're so rusty even Kid can take you down right now."

"Excuse me for not keeping up the killing spree!" I got snappy with him, he was the only person I could tell since I was told to bring him with me.

"So what are you gonna do?"

"Obviously what needs to be done?"

"So you're just leaving the crew. Wait is that why you gave them all the information! You're not gonna fight this, WHAT THE HELL!"

"YOU SAID IT YOURSELF! Im- just too weak and Kid can't defeat a CP agent none of them can."

"You know i heard rumors about Nico Robin resurfacing recently. I wonder if that has anything to do with it?"

"Possibly it was the previous CP-5's mission to destroy Ohara."

"How appropriate of them to pick the next generation to finish the job." He let of a dark chuckle.

"What are you gonna do?" He raised one of his dark eyebrows at my question.

"Im following you- Captain~"

* two nights later*

The night had come for me and Victor to leave without telling anyone. We'd spent our last days acting as if everything was normal. I kept a good distance from Kid and never left myself alone with him. I feared if I got the chance I might crack and ask him for help. This wasn't his responsibility though and I can't even consider myself a full fledged member of the crew. I stared out the window till I noticed a black dog sitting calmly next to the brick entrance to the base, 'that's the signal'.

I opened my window and snow blew through it and into my room a few flakes landed on my face before melting. I placed a letter on my bed explaining that I would not come back and they should use the information to find more poneglyph's that would eventually lead them to the end of the grand line. I looked around one last time and saw a photo on my dresser. It was Me, Wyatt and, Bella, Wyatt and I had taken her in as our daughter after her parents abandoned her on the island and took off to do lord knows what. Unfortunately after four long years she got sick and just never got better, she died at eight years old. Her room remained untouched at our cabin.

'I've lost everything, and now I will once again- lose- everything.' I felt like crying again as I turned around and let the cold air hit my face before leaping out the window and flying to where Victor was waiting. I landed on top of the wall and gave the huge back dog a nod. When he noticed he took off in the direction of the woods towards a gaint frozen lake where we were to meet up with whomever I had talked to. I followed from above leading him the proper direction.

*Killer's pov*

I stretched out of my bed and walked over to the window. I couldn't sleep with Kid's loud snoring and decided watching the snow fall would help me fall asleep. When I looked outside and around it felt like I was surrounded by a quiet winter land. It was peaceful like the ocean but calm and quiet. I looked around until I noticed a big black dog sitting at the entrance.

'That wasn't there a second ago.'

Its seemed to be staring at something or someone in the building. Then a familar white bird flew past my window and down below and right above the dog. It stared at the owl before taking off in the directions of the woods.

"That can't be _____ right? There's snowy owls naturally here right?" Then I remembered something Cleaver once told me.

"No no no its doesn't make since to have her do night shift. She might be an owl but snowy owls are only active in early hours during and a little bit before sunrise! But she's human so the owl rules don't apply to her its up to her sleeping schedule."

"Shit! KID wake up i have a bad feeling i threw his coat at him along with his boots weapons and other necessary items.

"What the hell Killer can't it wait in the morning?!?!"

"Its ____ I have a bad feeling, im gonna check her room you get ready."

I put on my punishers as I ran down the corridor at to her room. I knocked really hard and when I didn't get a reply I opened the door. It was unlocked and when I entered her bed was made up and on her pillow was a letter.

[Eustass Kid and the Kid pirates]

I didn't hesitate to open it since the letter was technically addressed to me as well as any crew member. I unfolded it and read it.

    [Dear, Crewmates

If I even have the right to call you that. I do sincerely apologize for my sudden absence, but something has recently forced me to act and I will no longer be able to sail the grand line with you all. I left you the necessary tools to complete your task to find the one piece it has become my belief that the poneglyph's will lead you to the end. I hope to call Kid the King of the pirates one day and as much as I wish to continue our journey together. Unfortunately fate has decided a different path for me, one much more cruel and difficult to traverse. If we do meet again under different circumstances I do hope you will call me your crewmate once again.

                         Love always, Lilith♡]

I couldn't believe what I was reading.

"She left...."

"Who left!?" I turned around to see Kid fully dressed and armed his eyes digging daggers into the note I held.

"Where is SHE?"