6 Proving your capability

The Marines were stunned and the man raised his brows, asking "Who are you, brat?" Galan replied simply, "Galan." The man walked over and took the poster that was burned and stained with blood, he read it and looked down at Galan, who was looking up at him without any fear at all.

The man said "You want to be a marine?" Galan had a straight face full of seriousness as he nodded, "Yes, sir." The man frowned and asked "Why?" Galan looked at the man in silence before pointing in the direction of Sacrafrillas Island.

The man furrowed his brows and said "Stay here." before he disappeared on the spot. The Marines surrounded Galan, pointing their rifles at him as he looked at them with a frown, asking "What?"

The Marines grinned "You know, what, kid. You hurt one of ours, nobody's gonna say anything if you just… disappear, right?" Galan looked at the Marine who said that last part, asking "Have you done this before? Killing kids?" The Marine chuckled as some others laughed along, "O'course! Hahaha! Some snot nosed brat like you? All you gotta say is their parents were pirates!"

Some of the other marines laughed and Galan smiled "I get it." as he kept his hands up, not moving at all. The Marine pointed the rifle at Galan, pressing it against his lips as he added "The last boy I had was so scared he did an extra good job…"

Galan smiled wordlessly, not saying anything as the beast chuckled "I got a feelin' you'll do even better. Heh… We're gonna have a good night tonight boys." Galan watched each and every single one of the people who laughed along with him and kept his smile as the big guy came back, frowning deeply.

He looked at the marines and said "Back off, ya buncha dickless faggots!" before turning to Galan, asking "Pirates?" Galan smiled and nodded, "I'm the only one left, sir. I want to punish evil and kill the bad guys." The man frowned and asked "How old are you, kid?" Galan replied "Nine."

The Man shook his head and said "That won't do, you're too young." Galan pulled out his shotgun and lunged forward, rolling on the ground and unloading a shot at the beast that threatened to rape him.

He blew the Marine's head clean off before pulling the corpse over him and blasting a hole in one of its friends as the other shot at him, hitting the corpse.

Galan reloaded quickly and rolled to the side, swinging the shotgun and taking out one of the group's legs, sending him to the deck as he stomped on his neck, snapping his throat and blasting another one's kneecap out, swinging the butt of the shotgun and breaking his neck on the way down.

Galan held the shotgun in reverse and blew another one's head off without looking before standing up and saluting at the big guy, saying "I am more than capable, sir."

The Big guy looked at the bodies before saying "And now you killed marines. You think I'll let you join?" Galan didn't even blink, replying "They weren't human, sir. I punished evil, sir." The Big guy looked around at the handful of marines left on the deck as the rest flooded out of the lower decks quickly, looking around to see Galan saluting, covered in blood.

The Big Guy looked at the marines that were there, asking "What's he talking about?" The Marines looked troubled and Galan reloaded his shotgun, one of them panicked and said "Sir! Lieutenant Jones threatened to rape the boy, we all saw it. He had done it before many times. The Superior Officer looked the other way because of the money they were paid."

The Big Guy clenched his fists and they turned pitch black with electrical arcs on them as he bellowed "WHAT?!" the Marines pissed themselves and Galan raised his shotgun again, but the big guy held out his hand, saying "Hold on, kid." Galan paused and lowered his shotgun.

The Big guy stepped towards the Marines and said slowly "Who else knows about this." The Marine collapsed and sold everyone out. All the Marines on the deck, except for 3 of them, and a handful who just arrived now, were guilty of not only knowing but participating in this.

Those Marines went on to give out a list of Commanding Officers that looked the other way or directly participated themselves.

The Big Guy nodded and said "For your service, I'll say you died… All of you get on an emergency boat." The Marines were stunned and the big man sighed, "You're all marines, I'll let you go for old times sake." The Marines teared up and thanked the Big Man, rushing to the boats.

Galan was dumbfounded and stared at the Big Guy in shock, gripping his shotgun tightly as his teeth grinded together, his hands turning black with rage. Even a little bit of momentum was coming from Galan's body due to sheer rage!

The Big Guy frowned and turned to the kid, raising an eyebrow before saying "Kid. Come here, I want to show you something." Galan glared at him and refused, retorting "You're just like them. Rotten to the core!" The Big Man furrowed his brows and fell silent for a moment before replying "Alright if you want to kill me, I'll be sending those Marines off." as he walked away.

Galan ran at the man and pointed his shotgun at the man's head before blasting. The Man didn't even blink as the bullets bounced off. The Big guy looked at the Marines around him, making a gesture to leave it alone as he said "That's not gonna work."

Galan slung his shotgun onto his back and took out a knife, stabbing at the big guy, but the knife bent out of shape. The Big guy kicked Galan, sending him flying into a railing, coughing up blood.

The Big guy walked over to him and said "Turn around, you asshole." Galan held his stomach and turned his head to see the emergency boat sailing away with all the men on it.

The Big Guy whistled and some Marine brought him a cannonball. He tossed it in his hand before whipping it forward, the cannonball shot through the air and smashed the emergency boat to pieces, killing 3 Marines instantly, crippling several others, and staining the water red.

Galan watched as a sea snake rolled up, devouring the Marines as they screamed for help. He grabbed the railings of the ship, watching the men get eaten alive.

The Big Man grabbed Galan's collar, bringing him up to eye level as he said "You're working your way up from a cockless chore boy! You understand me, asshole?!" Galan was amazed and nodded, "Yes, sir." The Big guy nodded, "The name's Kong. Vice-Admiral Kong."

Galan nodded again and Kong added, "If any of these faggots try what those ones did, you can kill them too. You got that?" Galan nodded, "I got it, sir." Kong dropped him and said "Go shower and get dressed. Take one of those dead asshole's rooms. You can start cleaning up the shark shit from my deck when you're cleaned up." before walking away.

Galan flattened out his shirt and looked at a Marine, who sighed, "You alright, kid?" Galan nodded and the Marine smiled, "First day and you got rid of those assholes. I guess you ain't got no family, right?" Galan nodded again and the Marine smiled gently "Name's Jonathan. Nice to meet ya, Galan."

Galan smiled slightly, stretching out his hand. Jonathan shook his hand and smiled, "Never seen such a polite boy before. Do you know how to play chess?" Galan nodded and replied "Yeah, my dad taught me. Do you believe in the Sun God?"

Jonathan led Galan to his room, shaking his head as he replied "You learn real fast that God don't exist on these waters, Galan." Galan nodded and agreed, "My Mother prayed every night but when she needed God, he didn't show up."

Jonathan sighed and pushed open a door, saying "Tough, kid. Sorry to hear it. This is your room, when we get some free time, we can play some chess, yeah?" Galan smiled and nodded, "Okay!" as he stepped inside, closing the door.

Jonathan sighed and shook his head, "Just a nine year old, what the hell is Vice-Admiral thinkin'..." before walking away to go find out.

Galan sat on the bed of one of the pedophiles, he removed all the sheets and blankets before scooping up all the clothes, pictures, and everything he didn't need, tying the blanket ends to make a bag full of stuff.

What he kept were the guns and books.

He didn't need the pictures of naked little boys and girls, nor did he need the clothes of a pedophile, or the sheets that were surely coated in discharge.

So now he was sitting on a bare mattress, looking at a bag wondering if he should just throw it in the sea…

He decided to wait.

He took off his Burlap sack and unloaded his things, placing his books in the little bookshelf he had.

There wasn't much room in the rooms. Just a bunk, a single closet with a small bookshelf connecting it to the wall and a desk under the bookshelf in between the closet and the wall. Everything was made of oak, and it was very nice.

Galan didn't complain, he probably wouldn't get anything better anyway.

He kept his money in his back along with the sparse valuables but held the Sun pendant, staring at it. His lower lip trembled and his eyes watered, he swallowed and hugged the pendant, laying on the mattress bawling in eyes out behind a closed door.

Finally after a year, he left the island as well as his family…

Galan curled up and whimpered through the crying "Mommy… I miss you…"

Kong and Jonathan were at the door, about to knock, when they heard Galan's crying. Kong froze and frowned, "Damn kid… Maybe you are too young…" Jonathan looked at him, saying "Vice-Admiral, he's only 9 years old! How can you allow this!?" Kong frowned and revealed "Using Armament and Observation Haki at 9 years old, plus I think I might've even felt Conqueror's from him…"

Jonathan was stunned and said "What?!" Kong nodded and said "Jonathan, you protect this kid. I'll try and drill him with training exercises but you gotta support him. If any asshole tries to even touch him, I want a Sea King shitting him out the next day. Teach him a little bit too."

Jonathan was dumbfounded and asked "Teach him?! Teach him what?! I don't even know Observation Haki myself!" Kong waved his hand, shushing him as he replied "His Haki is very basic, he doesn't know how to use it. I think he got his hands on a training manual from an officer and trained according to it. Plus he really loves that gun, I know a former Rear-Admiral who used a gun like that… Dumb son of a bitch, but strong like a bull. Makes me wonder, did he get rusty and surprise attacked, or was the pirate just that strong…"

Before turning to Jonathan, adding "I want you to teach him smarts not fighting. You're the smartest guy in the force." Jonathan was touched and said "Aww… Vice-Admiral, thank you!" Kong waved him off, saying "Alright, now shut up. Let the kid sleep and then I'll punish him for not cleaning up his mess tomorrow." as he walked away, leaving Jonathan there, stunned.