Ace of Spades

AoS Chapter 24 The Misery

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Ace gave a sigh as he landed in his room. He had just returned from his first assignment after getting the brace off. He had taken on some other blue blooded patricians, who for some reason had been especially active and gruesome the last weeks, taking more slaves. It was something that concerned Ace to some extent, but since they were extra active, it was easy to stop them from doing too much since he or someone else managed to stop them. Ace took off his mask and placed it on his desk and his cape soon joined. He needed to wash them, seeing as both were bloody. It always got a bit messy when he dealt with blue blooded patricians, they rarely got any mercy.

As the two items were off, Ace grabbed some clean new clothes from his closet, needing a shower since he was also covered in blood. He should try to not get as messy, but he often wound up enjoying himself a bit too much, especially when he knew the ones to get killed were evil, being torturers themselves. After seeing what most people he took out did, he got some pleasure in taking them out. He hoped none of the pirates would see him enjoying it, most people couldn't understand the feeling he had when he killed the evil ones. Ace shook his head as he headed out of his room, trying to not think about it as he headed for the shower. When he got to the door and opened it, he saw Izou and Thatch there, both turning to him when he opened the door.

And when they looked at him, he could see their eyes widening in shock, especially Thatch's.

Ace held his hands up, giving a shake of his head. "I'm not injured." He said, knowing they were reacting to the blood he was covered in. Izou was the first to gather himself and gave a nod. "Messy assignment again?" Ace gave a nod and a somewhat sheepish look. This was the first time he had run into anyone when he went for a shower. Izou gave an understanding nod and elbowed Thatch, who was still frozen. "We're heading out now, so the showers are all yours." Ace gave a nod, now also seeing Izou was not wearing any makeup and Thatch's hair not in its usual pompadour style. They had probably just finished. Ace walked into the bathroom as the other two walked out, also closing the door.

When he was alone in the room, he gave a small sigh. They did let him continue his work, but he could see how uncomfortable it made them, even seeing a bit of fear shining in the chef's eyes. They would most likely never get used to it either, not everyone at least. Ace made his way over to a stall and undressed before stepping under the shower. It always felt good to shower when he had been covered in blood for some time.

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Marco stood beside his father on deck, overlooking everyone who were doing their chores on the deck, like cleaning. That was the thing most hated, which was understandable, it was a big boat. He didn't do much aside from watching that they didn't slack off, as many tended to do if they weren't watched. The ones cleaning the deck were often those who had done something wrong and got cleaning duty as a punishment. It did happen, often actually, seeing the size, that some others needed to clean it as a normal daily chore. It was regulated from week to week, changing from division to division, so everyone had their time to do it. The commanders were in charge of who it was to do it, but the other commanders were allowed to say if someone was to join in, if they had done something to deserve it.

As he was continuing to look over the deck, he noticed Izou and Thatch coming out on deck, Thatch looking a bit uncomfortable, making him wonder why. When they were closer, Thatch walked off to the kitchen as Izou walked towards him, probably to see how the ones on duty were doing, seeing as it was his division on duty this week. When he was closer, Marco lifted an eyebrow at him, "What's with Thatch, yoi?" Izou shook his head. "We ran into Ace, who was a bit dirty from his work." Marco gave a small frown. "He wasn't injured, I hope." Izou shook his head. "He looked fine and said he wasn't. He seemed to only need a shower." Izou shook his head again, looking to the door Thatch had gone in. "He was shocked I think, and looked uncomfortable, maybe even a bit scared. it's going to take time to get used to it."