𝓐𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵 𝓸𝓯 𝓓𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓱 💀 (𝓞𝓷𝓮 𝓟𝓲𝓮𝓬𝓮 𝓧 𝓞𝓒) 𝓞𝓝𝓖𝓞𝓘𝓝𝓖

Chapter 29 Ultimate Decision

Kira continued to stare at the ground feeling a seething rage overpowering her. This couldn't be happening to her. Her life-long best friend and lover was captured and scheduled for execution by the World Government. She began to have a flashback from ten years ago.

Kira and her father Lucian were residing at Lorelei's home in Sabaody Archipelago where Lucian was unable to sleep. Kira got up from her bed and went into the living room where she saw her father sitting on a chair looking out at the window in a deep trance of thought. Kira was wearing a long neon orange floral nightgown and her long hair was wore out. Lucian turned around and noticed Kira at the doorway yawning, rubbing her eyes.

"Dad," Kira yawned.

"Lassie," Lucian spoke, "what are you doing up?"

"Couldn't sleep. Why aren't you sleeping?"

"I'm just...not tired. Come."

Kira went over to Lucian and was picked up and placed on his lap. Kira looked up at her father with curious but drowsy neon blue eyes. She could tell he was exhausted.

"Dad," Kira spoke.

"Yes sweetheart," Lucian replied.

"Why did you join the Marines?"

Lucian sighed to himself knowing Kira would ask him that question. He couldn't hide any secrets from her. She was eight years old and was intelligent enough to understand. He cradled Kira in his arms as he took a deep breath.

"I joined because I did not know any better," Lucian began, "I was only 17 when I joined and I followed an old former friend of mine that I knew for years. After seeing what he had become I began to feel less and less of wanting to commit myself to the World Government."

"Do you regret joining," Kira asked.

"Yes and no," Lucian answered, "yes because of how foolish I was to join and no because it brought me to your mother and I got to know what true freedom was."

Kira looked away when he mentioned Mae. She had never met her mother and would never even see her. Lucian knew him bringing up Mae would effect Kira. Lucian held Kira close to him.

"Lassie," Lucian began, "please don't be sad. Just know that whichever path you take, know that your mother and I will always be proud of you."

Kira smiled as she nodded off to sleep in her father's arms.

Kira woke up from her flashback and began to remember what Akainu told her. She felt that they knew about what she had done on Sabaody Archipelago along with Enies Lobby and was inspected by someone from the World Government. She didn't know how to explain it to her crew. Their captain of the Kira Pirates was an undercover Vice Admiral. Kira felt she would betray them and would resent her for it. Kira sighed to herself knowing this would only be the beginning of her leaving the Marines along with Lula. 

Lula came into Kira's cabin with a look of concern on her face. She could tell something was wrong with Kira from the expression on her face.

"Milady," Lula spoke.

"Akainu called in," Kira sighed, "he knows about what happened on Sabaody Archipelago and Enies Lobby."

Lula's eyes turned to shock from what Kira said. She knew that them going against the Marines would cause severe consequences with the high probability of facing Akainu and Sengoku. 

"Not only that," Kira continued, "they got Ace and is scheduled for execution."

Lula covered her mouth in shock. Their childhood friend was captured by the Marines and were to execute him.