Rise Of A New Heart

Chapter 3 Strange ability

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Orlov waited a few seconds then pressed his thumb down hard onto the button of the trigger...

But on the screen, nothing happened... At first... About 30 seconds after pressing the button to blow his disobedient slave to hell, Orlov's surveillance den den mushies picked up a sound, a lone yet very distinct sound, It was a single loud tick. Orlov looked at the side of the remote where he had switched it on and saw that he only flicked the switch halfway. Instead of setting the collar off instantly he began the timing sequence which would inevitably count down to the devices destruction. Grinning evilly he pulled up a chair and waited for the fireworks.

Meanwhile... (In epic narrator voice)

Enyo ran down the halls straight towards the treasure vault. She could hear the sound of the guards gaining on her. She had almost reached the north wing when she heard it, the sound that she had been dreading and her heart stopped. The collar had started ticking! She was going to die and these were her final moments... Enyo stopped in her tracks and put a hand on her collar. The realisation of what was soon to happen hit her like a tidal wave, but the shouts of the approaching guards snapped her out of her morbid trance. She began to run again, and reaching the entrance to the treasure chamber Enyo pushed the heavy door open with all the force she could muster and staggered in. She was losing her strength quickly. It was a combination of stress, fatigue and her collar, it just seemed heavier than ever before. She was about to open the steel escape door that was in the floor but it was too late, the guards had flooded in and surrounded her. Tightening the grips on their wepons they just stood there. Enyo was confused for a moment until she realised, the ticking on her collar had sped up. It would detonate soon and that's why they weren't coming near her.

Elsewhere...

Law ran down the halls towards the south wing, his calculative mind full of thoughts, questions and assumptions about Enyo. 'Her collar was seastone..., so she's a fruit user..., is she powerful? If so how did she end up a slave? Would she be useful to the crew?' Law would have to wait to find the answers but not long as it would seem, he had entered the south wing and hearing the shouts and footsteps of guards he knew he was close. As he rounded the last corner he noticed it was eerily silent, save for a ticking sound he had heard once before... On Sabody archipelago...

Law reached the large open vault door just in time to see Enyo fall to her knees with her hands grasping the sides of her head, bracing herself and waiting for the neck-ring to explode. The collar was now ticking at a rapid pace and Enyo squeezed her eye shut. Then all she heard was...

"ROOM..."

Her eye snapped open.

"SHAMBLES"

Within a split second a large explosion went off behind her and Enyo could hear some guards screaming, but she was frozen. Her hands trailed the sides of her head and down her neck, the collar was... missing, And in its place was some kind of beaded necklace... Enyo just knelt there in shock with her head down.

Then, a clear confident voice resonated through the treasury.

"So, Enyo-ya... What now?"

Enyo chuckled lightly, A devious smile growing on her face.

"Just leave it to me... My Lord" her words were calm and relaxed, the last two oozing sarcasm.

Her new-found confidence, courtesy of her liberation pleased Law. It was clear the real Enyo was not a weak person. 'Now... let's see what you can do' Law mused to himself, crossing his arms and legs leaning against the doorframe. As if reading his mind Enyo began to shift. Lifting herself onto one foot so that she was kneeing, she placed her hands beside her, finger tips just touching the floor. Enyo looked ready to pounce and the guards who had regained their composure from the blast began to tremble an become restless. They had heard rumours and stories of what she did to her last owners, and now that she was free what would stop her from doing the same to them?

Law was the first to notice, her maids cap began to wriggle, as if there was some living thing underneath. Grey snake-like objects wove their way out from underneath the white cotton headpiece, then he realised... it was her hair! The stormy tresses flowed like water, cascading down Enyo's back and over her shoulders to the floor, but they didn't stop there. Once in contact with the marble it disbursed in every direction. Each lock slithered across the room, seemingly having a mind of it's own, making their way towards the guards. Then suddenly the silky tendrils sprung up from the floor, each one wrapping themselves around a guards neck lifting them off their feet and slamming them against the surrounding walls.

Those who were not instantly knocked out began to cough and gasp as the lively appendages strangled them like pythons, robbing them of much needed air. As quickly as it began the struggle was over and the wavy sea of pewter ebbed back to its mistress, letting the unconscious bodies fall like a rotted fruit from a tree. Law was pleased that she could hold her own, and dispose of multiple enemies at once with seemingly relative ease. Enyo stood from her crouching position and took a glance around the room, pleased with the damage she had done. She turned to Law who had witnessed the event to play out.

"I told you to escape with your crew..."

"First of all Enyo-ya. I don't like being ordered around... You would do well to remember that."

"and second, you have a very poor way of showing gratitude to someone who has treated your wounds, saved your life and freed you from slavery".

Enyo's eyes lowered and her features softened into an apologetic look.

"My apologies my L-. I mean, Law-San. I owe you a great debt, if there is anything I can do-"

"Join my crew."

Law interjected before Enyo could even finish her sentence. She stood there in silence for a moment, her eye widened in surprise the request. Not at the proposition itself which was entirely reasonable (he did save her life and freedom after all, if anything she owed them to him.). It was the thought of being part of a pirate crew. A Life of adventure and comrades, friends even perhaps. she was pretty much always a loner, not by choice, it sort of just happened. So with that in mind she smiled. A genuine smile which she had not done in what seemed like for ever. She gave a gentle bow.

"As you wish... Captain".