Shells: Chapter 15

Chapter 14: Soot vs. Sun By: Lvdoomien ___________________________________________________________________________


 * Nova has almost gone into a rage at the sight of Rose going unconscious. He is emanating a large amount of heat, which is affecting everyone except the man in the black suit.*

Tomas: Whoa, it just got really hot.

Komota: That's Nova for you.

????: Nice trick. It's not gonna affect me though, since I am an ex-admiral. You have to be able to withstand things like this when your that high up on the food chain. And Gattle and Benthic, go back to the Pitch Black. Geoff is waiting for you.

Gattle/Benthic: Yes captain!


 * Both of them run towards the rowboat and go back to the Pitch Black.*

????: Now I'm like to leave if you don't mind.

Nova: Well you hurt my wife you bastard I'm gonna kill you!

????: Hay hay we don't need to-


 * Nova yells angrily then flies at the man and quickly swings at his head, causing it to explode outward in a cloud of soot.*


 * Nova smiles at the sight, until the cloud of soot quickly forms into the man's head.*

????: Nova Nova Nova, we both use Logia Devil Fruits. You with the Hika Hika no Mi, and I with the Susu Susu no Mi (Soot Soot fruit), we'll probably match each other for days. Oh wait, I forgot. Your old!

Nova: No I'm not!!!


 * Nova punches the man quickly and repeatedly at the speed of light, but instead of injuring the man he just reforms after every punch. While this is going on, the man puts on a pair of gloves and grabs Nova by the throat with them. Nova tries to get out of the man's grip, but it is too strong. The heat stops.*

Sake: It stopped, the heat stopped.

Komota: What, how?!

????: Simple, Kairoseki gloves. Very useful when fighting somebody of Nova's caliber of power. And as a bonus only the outside of the glove is coated with Kairoseki, so I can still use my powers while you squirm.


 * The man starts punching Nova in the stomach. He slams Nova into the ground then stomps on him. Nova, free from the Kairoseki's power, dissipates and reforms ten feet away from the man. He starts charging up a large amount of power, which causes a heatwave.*

????: Oh, you thing you can attack me? I'm soot, nothing can hurt me.

Nova: Try this! Hika Hika 10 Finger Cannon! *Nova channels all his energy into his hands and puts them together. He fires a hikaeon cannonball from each of his fingers at the man. The man is blown away and disintergrated.*

Tomas: He's gone.

Komota: If that's who I think it his, he's not.


 * Nova starts to calm down and the heat stops again. Suddenly, the man forms in front of Nova and grabs him by the throat again, then slams him into a tree. There is a loud cracking sound.*

Nova: MY BACK!

????: You are a fool, Nova Blade. You think you're so tough just because you've drunk from the fountain of youth. This is your reality check old man, you are over 100 years old! Sure, you were powerful when Monkey D. Luffy was the pirate king, but he's dead now. Then when the next pirate king came into power, you were still somewhat powerful. But he's dead too. Now theres no pirate king. And now you are over 100. Congratulations, you've been here for over a century!

Nova: I'll... kill... you...

????: No, you won't. Nobody will. There isn't a man or woman alive that can stop me. Now it may sound that I'm tearing down your ideals, but I assure you I'm just showing you that you can stop now. And if you have a creator, if there is one, I hope that he or she forgives me for showing you up. I am a God-fearing man, so God bless my damned soul. Now I have to go. *Throws Nova next to Rose.* Now if you don't-


 * A spiral shaped seashell flies towards the man and goes through his head without harming him.*

Tomas: Damn.

????: As I was saying, I'm going to leave you here. I have a crew to assemble. I promise you Tomas, we will meet again.


 * The man starts to walk away.*

Komota: Sead Sargasso.

????: *Stops walking* What did you say?

Komota: You heard me. Sead Sargasso, he can stop you.

????: Yes, he could. If he didn't die with his crew and his long time rival along with that man's crew. When the Sargasso-Mask incident happened. They were all either burned or drowned. They're all dead.

Komota: Well have you ever red the news? Gordon Squash, the Sargasso Pirate's shipwright, was recently captured then taken to G-3 and executed. A man fitting the description of Yellow Mask, the Mask Pirate's marksmen, has been seen in the South Blue frequenting bars and such. Then there's me, Komota Arnold, the first mate of the Sargasso Pirate's, was lucky enough to jump into the water before I was burned to nothing. And Sead Sargasso himself was able to save himself by getting on a piece of driftwood then retired on an island and has been there for the rest of his life. So if you think they are all dead, you are mistaken.

????: Sargasso cannot kill me. Even if he was the pirate king. Nobody can kill me. Now I'm going to leave you here. So long.

Tomas: Stop!


 * The man dissipates and floats away in the form of soot.*


 * Suddenly, a large man in black armor and a man with a long ponytail appear to see the battle scene.*

????: Nova?! Rose?! What the hell's going on?!

Komota: Drake and Leo!

Drake: What the hell have you three done?!

Komota: Wait let me explain this. I know what it looks like. But just listen.


 * Komota explains to Drake and Leo what happened. They don't believe him at first, but they accept it as truth.*

Leo: Wow, one man did all this? That's crazy.

Drake: Well if that all happened we have to make sure they're okay!

Leo: Oh yeah! Crap!


 * Sake and Drake carefully carry Nova and Rose to their ship, the Skyglider, so Leo can tend to them.*


 * Later, Nova and Rose are laying in separate beds. Leo is examining Nova's wounds while everyone else is sitting outside of where Nova and Rose are. Leo then walks out to inform everyone of Nova and Rose's condition.*

Leo: Rose is fine, she just passed out. She should wake up any time now, bright as rain.

Tomas: But what about Nova?

Leo: *Sighs* Nova has a fractured spine. I can't be sure how it will affect him until he wakes up, but it can range from being bedridden for a couple weeks to being paralyzed from the waist down. Most likely though, he's gonna be fine.

Tomas: Thats good.

Komota: Yeah, I hope they're fine.

Drake: Well, we're gonna sail back home with them since they're honeymoon is over.

Tomas: How long was they're honeymoon anyway?

Leo: I don't know actually. I lost count.

Sake: Well I guess that means we should go too.

Tomas: Well it was great to meet you guys!

Drake: Same to you, Tomas. We'll be keeping an eye out for you in the news.

Komota: Well so long.


 * All of them shake hands and the Shell Pirates get off of the Skyglider. The ships sails off into the distance.*

Tomas: Komota, you were in the Sargasso Pirates?

Komota: Yes, I was. Now if it is ok, I want to go somewhere specific.

Sake: Where too?

Komota: Dugong Island. It's where Sead is.

Tomas: Well let's set sail!


 * All three of them get on the Blue Skipper, and they sail away from Porkbeef island.

THE END (of the Nova and Rose Arc)

There's only one word that can sum up what the next arc will be like, and that word is...

Love!