Chapter 48

"Welcome ladies and gentlemen, today we will be holding..."

As the auction started, Vox was not interested, especially since most of the things sold here were useless to him. The slaves he had no interest in, he could safe them, but then what? fuck up his plans? Vox was not interested in doing that. He was so close. All he needed is one punch from Luffy, actually he didn't. Since the war can't be stopped. But Vox did not want to take unnecessary risks.

"Master... I don't feel comfortable with that man's stare..." Vox heard Night Wing say softly. When he looked, his eyes turned cold. It was the the dick haired blond man, Saint Rosward.

"Don't be anxious. Ignore him. They will all die eventually." Vox said softly and ignored the World Noble. If he tried anything he would use his Conquerors Haki and hit him unconscious. The last thing he wants is make the situation worse by killing one or attracting attention to himself.

As the auction continued, Vox was getting even more angry, that fucker did not take his eyes of Night Wing. Just as he was about to knock him out, he saw a Mermaid for auction. 'This must be Camie.. Luffy should be here.' Vox then looked behind and noticed the strawhats and Kid. at the door. He ignored the rest, and focused on Luffy. Seeing his face he let out a smile and looked on.

'This was my favourite moment in the past.' Vox thought when he looked at Luffy going with an octopus Fishman at his legs. Hatchi, Oh how much he wanted to punch that fucker Carlos. How much that punch meant to him in the past. As everything played out almost identical to the anime.

"W..wait... Strawhat." Hachi said with difficulty, Vox unconsciously tightened his hand in a fist, memories from the past coming in his mind.

"Don't...Don't be mad."

"I am the one.....who screwed up..." Hachi breathed heavily holding Luffy's arm. Vox not aware of everything around him dug his nails in his hand, making them bleed. The only one who saw his current state was Night Wing, she held his hand to calm him down, thinking he was angry about the Fishman.

{FLASHBACK}(I am gonna mix the flashback and the current one together. So it might be a bit confusing </> is hachi.)

"Dont...be...angry.." A young man said as he tried to breath with difficulty. He laid on the ground, bleeding out from the holes in his body.

"I...was..the..one *cough* who...failed...them." said the young man as blood leaked from the corner of his mouth.

<You promised not to defy the Celestial Dragons, Even if you saw someone shot>

"Promise me...not to do anything to them..even if it was them who shot me." The young man pulled his hand up with difficulty as he caressed the face of the one trying to stop his bleeding with a tear filled face.

<I was a pirate at one time....! This is what I deserve for doing those horrible things.>

"They are just victims of the war, they did not deserve to *cough* become orphans...lose their loved *cough cough!*"

"Brother, please stop talking, the ambulance will be here soon." The boy cried as he tried his best to stop the bleeding, alas. There are too many wounds and too much blood was lost.

"I am sorry...I wish... I could see you grow up, have a family..." The bloodied young man tried his hardest to smile but the pain was so much. With great difficulty he managed to form a smile as some tears fell from his eyes.

"I...love you, little brother....Tak.e...care...of...yourse..." His hand fell on the ground as all of his power left his body.

"No, no ,no... NO! PLEASE....! Don't leave me! Sniff... Not you too.!...You can't!....You can't...." The boy hugged the now bloodied corpse as it lost warmth rapidly. Mourning over his last blood relative...

{FLASHBACK END)

Vox looked at Luffy and Hachi, then at Saint Carlos. If gazes could kill, Carlos would have died a million times. Trying his hardest to calm down his rage and sadness, he remembered something he didn't want to..

"Let's go... Any longer and I will kill everyone here." Vox said with and stood up to leave, ignoring the auction. His action was noticed by a few. But Luffy took the stage again as he punched Carlos to dream land.

As Vox and Night Wing left, he promises to capture and give Rosward and Carlos to Curran and Wright to play with when he attacks the WG. When Vox reached the Tent there, the rest were already gone. Enel took the Fullbring back to Marineford, leaving the rest to wait for the day of the execution.

Inside the tent, Vox asked Night Wing to leave him alone. He wanted to rest a bit and the go observe the fight between Rayleigh and Kizaru. As he was calming his mind, he suddenly realised that he has 2 more allies he can ask to interfere. Taking out a Den Den Mushi, Vox dialed a number he has. After a bit, someone picked up, a rough voice came throw.

"Yes?" The voice said with a blanc expression.

"Dragon, the plan is starting, I need to and Sabo to come to marineford for Ace's execution." Ace said

"We fight the WG, not the marines." Dragon furrowed his brows. It seemed to him that he had overestimated who he had a deal with.

"wE fIgHt ThE wG, NOt thE mAriNEs.... Are you stupid? The marines are a power of the WG, the power that directly oversees the 4 seas and the Grandlibe. Why the fuck would you think they are anything less important than the WG?" Vox cursed as he realized that this man was only brawn and no Brian. With all that strength. How the fuck did he not infiltrate in the higher ranks of the WG? He could create fighters equal to admirals, as it was seen with Sabo. So how the fuck did he never manage to secretly train a few undercover agents and put them in the marines like how Doflamingo did with Vergo. Even the marines do it, as it was seen with Rosinante.

"..." The other side was silent, Dragon did not care that Vox made fun of him, but he started thinking, something he does not do often. "So.. we kill the marines and destroy marineford, we will only invite the real powerhouses to take their place and actively hunt not only me, and the revolutionary army, but also you and every pirate. Making chances even slimmer to succeed..."

"Just come, All I need from you is to kill 1 of the 3 admirals, can you do that?" Vox to not tell him his plan, why would you destroy the marines? It is like a homeless person finding a mansion, but he destroys it just to build a hut on that spot.

Tough Dragon was irritated, he nonetheless agreed. They would be hunted down more, but he was never much of a thinker. He was a do'er. he does things.

After hanging up the frustrathing call, Vox heard a huge explosion and knew what happened. "Kizaru is here." Smilimg widely, Vox walked out of the tent and flew in the direction of the sound. He wanted to make sure the strawhats don't die. They still have their uses. Not to mention that if he uses a few cards to train them extra, they would surely be Admiral level powerhouses, Zoro and Luffy are guaranteed. Sanji if he unlocks his dna, which Vox could do. As for the others, he honestly had not much hope. Brook would be the best after them.

Seeing the fight Pacifista running here and there, he caught sight of Bonny. He had to make sure nothing happened to her, he also wanted to have her awaken her devil fruit during the 2 years the strawhats would be training. He would train her to be on par if not better than them. Sending a fast beam of condensed lightning at the Pacifista after the Bonny Pirates, be tore a hole as it began to melt. Making the Bonny Pirates escape a guarantee.

Vox then moved again. When he was finally in the spot where saw the strawhats, he was shocked and cursed as well. The one coming was not Kizaru alone, it was Enel too and the Fullbring kids were also there. He saw how the strawhats were beaten to a pulp by the 4 of them. Enel and Kizaru were fighting Rayleigh.

'Seems like I will have to give Rayleigh a helping hand... Let's hope he knows how to act.' Vox thought and zapped behind Kizaru. With lightning fast speed he kicked away from Rayleigh.

Enel and Rayleigh looked at him in shock, Enel knew that Vox did not want to interfere, until the war. Rayleigh on the other hand recognized him by his aura.

'So it was him... and that fruit, It seems like I have to shave of the rust soon.' Rayleigh thought as he smiled. When he was about to ask Vox who he was, he was soon interrupted.

"Hahaha, Admiral Kizaru, Admiral Shadow Emperor. I can't have to kill my brother-in-law, now can I?" Kizaru who flashed next to Enel looked solemn for once in his life. He did not see how Vox came behind him, his attention was on Rayleigh, so he did not observe Vox's devil fruit.

"Enel-" As Kizaru was about to say something, Kuma came in between Vox and Rayleigh.

"I am with Dragon, I will send them out of here. Delay them." As he whispered in their ears, Kuma then dashed towards the nearest on to him. And started to pop them like bubbles. Vox smiled and was about to fight. But Enel turned to a shadow and went to the 4 Fullbrings. Taking them all away fro. where they were. He did not want to risk anything happening to them. His actions was enough time for Kuma to send everyone but Luffy away. As Luffy was crying, Kuma also sent him away. Leaving only the 9 of them left.

"Now if you'd excuse me, I want to meet my sister." Vox said to Enel and Kizaru, Enel got the message and shook his head at Kizaru.

"Our objective is not here, he is on a visit here it seems and we don't want to make an enemy of two monsters right before the war." Enel said and dragged the Fullbrings with him. Kizaru gave Vox and Rayleigh a last look before going back to his lazy attitude and left.

Seeing them there alone, Kuma walked away as well. Leaving only Vox and Rayleigh there. Vox grinned at him. "So, you gonna make my any nephew's anytime soon?"

Rayleigh let out a hearty lough, he was really in deep shit. before. If not for the interference, he would not be able to safe luffy and the rest. Even Kuma would be stopped. "How about we go meet your sister and have a drink." he said happily. Today was a good day, a day worth drinking, like any other day.

"But of course." Vox and Rayleigh then left for Shakky's bar. The time for the execution drawing ever closer.