Willow and The Whitebeard pirates (One Piece)

Willow and Haki?

A few days had passed, and I was continuing to learn and spar at an amazing rate. I could pick up things pretty quickly, and that was a very useful skill. Finally, one day while Ace and I were sparing, Marco and Whitebeard watching, Ace suggested something.

"How about we try to work on your Haki? That would be a good thing to learn." Ace said.

"Alright, I'm ready to learn, just tell me what to do." I say, standing up, and keeping a slightly relaxed stance.

"Well, that might be a little difficult to do, but I can only explain it, as it's a power within that when released, can overpower your foes, and make fights easier." I nod. "But for now, you may have to focus on it a bit more than you would when you were in that state."

I shuddered slightly when Ace mentioned the monster state, though when I thought back to the dreams that I had, I could almost see what he was talking about, though I didn't know exactly how I was going to be able to do that, but I was going to try.

I did my best to concentrate, and I thought that maybe it was working, but it didn't seem to be able to be working. Of course, besides being able to hear a lot of people on the ship, it was almost as if I could feel them, though that wasn't exactly new. I'd had that ability most of my life, though I didn't realize that it was another type of Haki.

As I continued to focus and try to use the Haki that Ace had done his best to teach me with, I felt someone sneak up behind me. Without any warning, I turned around, and could feel myself let out a burst of energy at the pirate who tried to sneak up behind me and attack me. They stood stock still for a second, their eyes rolling into the back of their head, before they fell over, unconscious.

The slightly angry look on my face and my eyes went back to normal, as I stared down at them. I walked over to their head, and bent down, gently poking their head, being careful of my claws. "Hello? Are you okay?" I ask, trying to wake them up. I grabbed them by their shoulders, and shook them, but they were still out. I stood up when my methods weren't working. I then turned to Ace. "Is that what you meant?" I just looked at his face as he was shocked by how fast I'd picked it up, though it was only on one person.

The pirate on the ground woke up after a few minutes, slowly sitting up, and looking around. When he saw me, he got up and took off, not saying another word.

"Yes, but can you do that, but on a larger scale?" He asked. I nod.

"I'll try." I say, and I close my eyes, and let out a breath. I concentrated, and made myself believe that I was in a very similar situation as to being on a Marine ship, and being outnumbered. When I opened my eyes, they were dilated and I almost seemed to glare. I took one step forward, as I could feel a wave of energy flow from me in a circle, out towards the rest of the ship. I stopped after a second, going back to normal. As I felt everyone stops in their tracks, a few people seemed to vanish, as a thudding was heard, while a few people who were still awake leaned against something to stay standing. A few people feel from higher points on the ship, and my ears went down. "Sorry!" I yelled, not sure if that would make of a difference. I looked back at Ace, who wasn't exactly sure how he wanted to handle this. He seemed slightly unsteady, but no where near needing something to lean on.

"You've got a large range, but let's try something else, come with me." He says, heading over to where smaller boats were stored. As we walked away, Pops winked at me, smiling. I smiled back at him, and caught up to Ace, just as he was pulling out a small boat. It looked strange, because it wasn't like the other row boats. It had a sleeker design, and it was painted yellow on the top, and red on the bottom. It had a sail, and seemed like it could fly through the water. Ace pushed it overboard, and it landed upright in the water. Ace then jumped down, almost as if he'd done this many times before. He looked up at me, motioning for me to jump down.