Human (eng. vers) (Heat x OC)

14.

When the small group of pirates arrived near the stranded ship, Iris immediately felt, something disturbing her, like a tingling in her spine. But she just thought that she still felt bad because of what she had just learned.

"Let's start at the bottom before it is consumed. "

Ordered Droy, while they were all descending into what appeared to be the remains of a pirate ship ...

"I ... thought I heard something." 

"It must be a mouse. "

"No ... There is a smell, but I don't understand ... It is so weak ..."

"There is no one alive on this boat Iris. "

And yet if ... This smell ... It is that of a man ... But it is as if he was not on the boat ... It's impossible!

"Hey! Look, I think I found a treasure! "

Len went over to a chest at the back of the room, Iris walked in her turn, she put her hand on the wall and she felt that something was not right.

"It ... It's not wood. "

The reptilian's eyes widened, before Len could touch the chest, she jumped forward and pushed him.

"What's going on Iris !? "

"Nobody move !" 

The shocked men did not move any more.

"It took me a long time to understand what was bothering me ... If I cannot smell the men on the boat, it is because they are not here. And if I don't feel anything on the boat, it's because we're not on it. Have you noticed ... We are in broad daylight, the sun is high in the sky and yet there are none of our shadows on the boat? "

Suddenly they understood, this place was a trap. However, the ship was not an illusion, otherwise they would not have been able to board it.

"Whoever pulls the strings must have a devil fruit, I would even say that they are several ..."

"So why they didn't kill us when we got on the boat?"

"Because they need us ... They want to take us hostage, I don't know what's in the trunk that you were about to touch Len but ... He must surely serve as bait. "

Suddenly, the cellar door closed on them. Laughter echoed in the room ...

"Girl clever ... I didn't think a child would understand my trap..."

"Get up bastard! Come fight! "

" Fights me ? Only against you two? "

" We both ? "

Droy and Iris turned around, their companions had disappeared. But when !? They hadn't even screamed ... Furious, Droy suddenly started shooting into the walls of the boat.

" Stopped ! It's not... "

But it was too late, suddenly, the wall of the boat was transformed, it suddenly stretched and began to absorb Droy. Iris grabbed his hand but it was too heavy, he was carried away, without her being able to do anything.

The enemy pirate laughed louder ...

"You ... you're a fruit user ... aren't you?" 

A face appeared in the wall of the boat, just behind Iris, he licked her ear and the young woman jumped but he grabbed her with his arms.

"You just saw right my darling ... I ate the fruit of fantasy. It gives me the power to take shape and merge with everything, as soon as your friends and you set foot on the boat, you were doomed ... I really want to see the head of your captain when he will see that you are trapped in my body ... "