❛ she is recognized for roaming the seas at night. as people fall into slumber, she finds peace in the calming water of the night seas. this is a reminder that the seas are dangerous, especially at night.❜
dead of the night...
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THE CIVILIANS CHEERED, the legendary pirate has been defeated! they yell, as it has been revealed to the world that the marine headquarters has achieved victory this time.
as the war ended, seven ships floating in the marineford bay, as the ones who now bore the new age of pirates on their backs, were not about to miss this critical juncture in history. they witnessed the war from afar, deeply staring at the uproar of the war rising from marineford.
"hahaha! what's over?! the force known as blackbeard that's been born from this has got quite the balls! the new world is a sea controlled by the yonkou! red-hair, kaidou, big mom!! now that the balance has crumbled, who knows what'll happen. hahaha! maybe they'll finally give the lady of the night the crown as emperor!!"
"IT BEGINS NOW!! A NEW AGE LIKE NOTHING ANYONE'S EVER SEEN BEFORE"
the pirates also cheered. this was a stepping stone for them. as if history is to be pushed in a certain direction, news has been going around the world. this huge event has agitated the world. the marines' victory and the war brought was certainly not peace whatsoever, but an uproar, escalating chaos to the ocean. pirates now across the world held no fear as the comfort that whitebeard's flag gave to many islands in the grandline has become nothing but a decoration.
everyone is an enemy: the pirates, the marines, maybe the revolutionaries, and most of all, even the government.
a few days after the summit war. you and shanks, along with the remnants of the whitebeard pirates curated a funeral for ace and whitebeard in an island in the new world.
two thombs were erected, one next to the other. the name PORTGAS - D - ACE was engraved on ace's thomb along. on top were a bunch of orange and red flowers that you insisted be put, and his knife, his red-beaded necklace, and his orange hat. you added a red and black scarf on the stick that held his knife and hat. thinking he might be cold.. sometimes.
next to it was whitebeard's thomb, with his full name EDWARD - NEWGATE engraved on it. a bunch of blue roses on top. murakumogiri, his naginata, on the middle part of the handle, was his captain's coat and a garland of fresh pink flowers, and his jolly roger tied on top.
time flew so fast, you have been standing before their graves for more than thirty minutes, clad in a long, short-sleeved, light blue dress that reached your feet. it was just now when you realized, you dressed like rouge, you have blindly picked this outfit in a hurry.
you were there when ace was born, and have been there as well when he died. and not long ago, you were also one of the people who buried him. his lifetime just passed you, when you least expected it. was he happy now that he's with his mother? or was he angry to have met his father in the afterlife?
you removed the hairstick that tied your hair together. letting your hair flow from how the wind was blowing harshly. the latest hairstick that you have received from the old man. the stars that were attached by golden strings sparkled in the sun.
you wanted to lay it down on the old man's grave, but marco stopped you, "don't - you. i know oyaji would want you to keep it and use it."
kurose appeared behind him with your coat in hand, "the wind is getting cold, cap." you nodded, letting him place the coat over your shoulders.
marco and shanks were here, you bowed your head at marco as you stayed back as the two of them conversed.
"red hair.. how can i thank you for this?" marco asked.
shanks smiled, "don't be ridiculous. he might have been my enemy, but whitebeard was a pirate worthy of respect. even sengoku thought so." he paused for a while to look at the graves one more time. "well, it's time for us to go."
"sure, thanks-yoi."
you walked with shanks, escorting him back to his ship. "you know, [name]. i was surprised when i heard about ace's last actions." he whispered that only you could hear. "he behave just like captain roger." you smiled softly as you listened to him.
"there were times when i, we, wanted the captain to run away... i even wanted him to cry, retreat but.." you cut him off.
"captain roger would not be captain if he wasn't that stubborn, you know." he smiled at you. "you're right."
you watched his back as he walked through the steps onto his ship, he turned to look at you one last time before leaving. "it's good that your wound are finally healing, take care of yourself next time, [name]."
"no promises."
he scoffed, "you're not leaving yet?"
you shook your head, "maybe later, we still have to do some repairs on the fleet ships before we go on."
shanks hummed as he stood on the deck of his ship. "you know where to find me, i know where to find you." with that, they finally set sail.
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here we are at the end of the summit war arc. i tried my best to finish this in the past four days. also stopped myself from posting the chapters one by one. i tried to convey as much emotions i could give, i hope it went through you guys as well<3
i present to you the first half, we will be entering the timeskip later on. so how did you like this arc?
