Changes 1

Smoker jumped a bit when I landed on him without feeling it but accepted it and he fought his way out with Tashigi. We got to the ship and I realized my music was still playing. The song Broken by Seether played on repeat as I watched the sky and silently let tears fall.

"Who did you lose?" Smoker asked quietly.

"Dont ask if your not ready for the answer..." I said and changed the song to All The Same by Sick Puppies.

"You arent your cheerful self. Who was that that you fought?" Smoker asked.

"Kenpachi Kiganjo," I said and stepped onto the ground, "Damn.. The nerves arent fixed yet..."

As I tried to walk and ended up stumbling, my pent up anger started bubbling. My heart raced as I forced my body forward, slowly going to my room with Smoker following at a distance. When I got to the door, I started breathing heavily, unable to feel any presence nearby, and laughed maniacally, "I'll find you... Better prepare for death..."

I entered the room and laid down to sleep, not noticing the smoke in the room. As I calmed down, I sat up and pulled my robe up, exposing my leg, "I must redo the stitches..."

As I took the thread out from my recent injury that was no more, and the stitch per kill design, my mind calmed. I stitched slowly as I sang Oh what a day by Ingrid Michaelson.

-ding-

-A stitch a death-

-For every person killed, add a stitch to your collection. UPDATE: For every time host died, add a stitch on opposite side of body-

After I finished stitching my kill count, I went on to the other leg, "My death means nothing.." As I stitched, the thread burned me. Thats when the system explained, my death stitches will hurt more with each stitch. As I slowly stitched, the pain increased but never shut off. Once I was done stitching a portion of it, I laid back down. "I'll make them pay...," I said as I fell asleep.

While I was asleep, the smoke in the room left slowly and turned into a man outside the door. He pulled out a transponder snail and made a call.

--

When I woke up three days later, I took a bath and had some tea before pulling out a notebook and writing fight tactics for larger opponents. My thoughts were about Zaraki but for the eyes looking over my shoulder occasionally, it seemed more like I was after Sakazuki or Sengoku.

Days passed as we tailed the straw hats and my connection with Aka grew closer. Smoker commented on my increase of excitement so I told him, "A fight of my standards is ahead." Smoker nodded and excused himself before going off to the inside of the ship.

Once we reached the island, I was in a blood red colored robe for my No Face disguise. I could feel Aka rushing toward me and he yelled mentally, 'The bastard is chasing me! I told him exactly what you said to and now he is trying to kill me!'

'I'll shrink you once you get here. Thank you my friend,' I sent and prepared for a battle on the ships deck. My shuriken in hand, I got into a battle ready stance as Smoker and crew backed up.

Aka flew at me, Sengoku right behind him. I jumped onto Aka and shrunk him, placing him on my shoulder before throwing my shuriken at Sengoku. Sengoku, visibly confused, I landed on the ground and took my stance again, "We meet again."

"Why did you attack me?!" Sengoku said angrily.

"You know why," I said and threw another shuriken at him.

Sengoku frowned, "So your mad."

I put my weapon away, "Finish this later?"

Smoker tried to hit me with his seastone rod, "Why would you attack him?"

I dodged and landed on Sengoku's shoulder, "Because... Its not like my attacks hit him, I missed on purpose."

Smoker frowned at me but noticed Sengokus lack of reaction, "You're fine with this?"

"Not at all...," Sengoku said with a frown. Seeing him frown, I 'slipped' and fell off of his shoulder. He quickly caught me and placed me in his arms while glaring at me, "You only slip when your injured."

"...My left leg and arm were cut off three days ago..." I said meekly toward his fierce glare.

Sengoku frowned until Smoker spoke up, "There was a fight against someone named Kenpachi Kiganjo. After the fight, No Face has been acting off."

"From your past explanation, does that mean your now Kenpachi?" Sengoku said with a raised eyebrow.

"No. He is the 10th Kenpachi. I need to defeat the final boss, Kenpachi Zaraki, to become Kenpachi..." I said and looked away, "Smoker stopped a tragedy that day."

"What?" most people looked confused, even Smoker himself.

"I was on the edge. He pulled me back. It's the eyes...," I said and looked at Smoker, "Those ocean eyes."

Sengoku tightened his grip on me, "What do you mean?"

"What are you trying to say," Smoker frowned.

Sengoku calmed a bit at Smokers reaction. I spoke quietly, "Smoker is Smoker. If he wasnt such a hard ass, his eyes would do all the work for him."

"Pfft!" Sengoku choked on laughter while Smoker visibly paled.

"Too bad. Hey, I forgot to give Tashigi a gift. Here, give this to her," I said and handed over a small box to Sengoku, "It has a repair kit, cleaner, and special liquid to repair scratches and broken glass. And a case for a spare."

"Th-thank you," Tashigi said as she recieved the box.

"See you later my friend," I said to her as Sengoku shook his head and carried me away.

--

"Do you know that Smoker warned me of a possible assassination from you? I was quite surprised with some of what he said," Sengoku said once we got to his camp.

"Why would he think that?" I asked confused.

"He recorded you laughing and saying things like 'I'll find you' 'better prepare for death' and 'I'll make them pay'. Mind telling me about that book you wrote?" Sengoku said.

"....it's a book of tactics to fight large opponents with raw brute strength higher than your own..." I said and handed the book over.

"Not even going to explain anything else?" Sengoku said with a slight frown while looking into the book.

"What's to explain?" I said and turned away.

"Are you still mad?" he asked.

"Of fucking course I am," I said angrily, "I was left behind, abandoned and forgotten. Am I supposed to be happy?"

"You're right to be mad about it but I didnt do it on purpose. I resigned and had things to do. Garp told me you were going to come here looking for us so I waited for you," he said and sighed, "Dont yell, the others will hear you."

"Let them hear! You left a person behind. A broken person. Do you know what happens to a broken person when they are left behind? I'll fucking tell you. A broken person finds it easier to break apart more and will use any reason as a justifiable excuse to kill themselves," I said angrily with no regard for my volume.

"That's enough," he said just as angrily.

"You've changed," I said with a frown.

"So have you," he said and looked at me.

"You would know," I said and moved away from him.

"Sigh... What are your plans now?" he asked.

"I need to train my intent and energy reserves, I cant do so around normal people or they would suffocate and die. Any ideas?" I said fed up.

"....We can take you somewhere after we deal with things here. The straw hats have made a mess of things," he said and frowned.

"They dont make my list so I wont help. I've got a few things to take care of, so I'll stay right here until you tell me otherwise," I said and sat on a bed.

"Fine. What are you going to do?" he said and squinted his eyes.

"I need to.... finish a project..." I said.

"No way... You actually started that heathenistic thing?!" Aka said as he woke up on my shoulder.

"Of course. I think it's a good reminder," I said seriously.

"What did you do?" Sengoku said with a frown.

"Its nothing much. Just a reminder," I said and waved it off, mentally telling Aka not to say it.

"If it's nothing much, then show me," Sengoku said fed up.

"No. It's not finished yet," I said.

"Fine. I have work to do," he said and left.

"How many did you get...?" Aka asked quietly.

"2,300 down..." I said and brought out my needle and thread.

"And how many left...?" Aka said sadly.

"64,663...." I said quietly.

"Can I see it," he asked.

"I used the smallest thread I could that wouldnt break easily..." I said and unbandaged my right leg, "My arm is next. If I need more space, I'll use my chest as well."

"I wish I could help..." he said and looked down.

"Oh right, do you want a human form? I found a way to do it and you can practice while I do this," I said and looked at him.

"What would I look like in human form?" he wondered.

"Technically, you would still look the same but standing like a human and gaining opposable thumbs," I said and sent a mental picture of a werecat from log horizon.

"I'll take it! But I'm not a fan of that outfit..." he said.

'System, please change Aka into a werecat.' I asked the system.

-ding-

-Transformation will take 3 hours. Please dont interupt process or Aka will die-

"See you in 3 hours my friend," I said as he turned into a brown, black, and red mass of light and turned into an egg.

--

As I stitched slowly, barely aware of my surroundings from the pain I was in, I failed to notice a person standing at the door in horror. As the person came close to the egg, I dropped the needle and shoved them away from it. The person fell and looked at me angrily, "What was that for?!"

"Aka will die if you touch that egg," I growled and sat back down, "Stay quiet and dont move around."

"What are those stitches for?" the person asked.

"Quiet...," I said and started stitching again. The person turned to smoke and left silently after that.

Another hour passed, another thousand stitches down. Another person approached the room with the earlier intruder. As they slowly opened the door, I was shaking and stitching the final stitch for the 5,300 stitch. I cut the thread and bandaged my leg back up, shaking intensely as the egg started to break.

The duo at the door watched silently as I walked to the egg and cut my hand open, "Aka of the hell tiger and blizzard lions, I use my authority to grant you your wish. Useing my blood, I give you eternal slumber. Useing my tears, I give you eternal life."

The system told me I needed to chant this or make a contract of employment. Aka didnt want to be employed so I opted for the chant. I didnt know we were being watched, so I continued, "Bound by fate, our lives now become one. Forever cursed to roam the earth, forever blessed with each others company. Do you accept the pact?"

The egg fell apart as an 8 feet tall cat standing like a human stood, "I accept the pact."

"Aka, how do you feel?" I asked him.

"I feel big... and naked..." he said and covered himself.

"I have some options, look through them," I said and mentally pictured the outfits I do have and an array of others.

"Hmm... make me lieutenant since your captain." Aka said picturing soul reaper clothes.

'System use tickets to get a lieutenant uniform and badge.' I said and one appeared before me.

"I'll help you dress. Try to get used to your body in the mean time," I said and helped him dress slowly.

"And what about those two?" Aka asked.

"Those two," I asked and looked over, "Didnt notice they came... the project is messing with my senses."

"Smoker already told me about your stitches. Am I to presume this is the same Aka? And what is your goal for the stitches?" Sengoku said quietly.

"Aka has become my lieutenant and naturally has the form for it," I said and looked at Smoker with a glare.

"Dont get mad at him! He was worried about you," Sengoku said angrily, "Tell me about the project."

"Aka let's test your form. How about a race in the woods?" I said and looked at Aka.

"I cant walk properly yet. I'll need a few hours before I can," Aka said and sat down.

Being unable to move much myself, I started to collapse onto the ground. Smoker caught me while Sengoku just stood frowning. Smoker moved my robe and undid my bandages to show both of my legs and the stitches.

Sengoku frowned harder, "What's the point of the stitches?!"

"For the lives I've taken, and my own. Guess which is which," I said.

Smoker laid me on the bed next to Aka and spoke, "You should rest first.."

--

As I woke up, I was shaking from the pain. I looked over and found Aka doing the stitches. I looked at him confused, "Why are you?"

"Grab a needle and thread, if we dont finish this before tomorrow night then you will have to go back to being a child..." Aka said and kept stitching.

Smoker was in the corner of the room, eyes closed as he pretended to sleep. Sengoku wasnt anywhere to be seen but Aka spoke again, "He left until we're finished. I wanted peace and told him I'd answer everything afterwards."

I nodded and grabbed a new needle, and shakily tried to stitch my arm. My hand was grasped by another, I looked up to find Smoker looked at me sadly. He spoke, "If you tell me about it, I'll do it."

"Aka how many are done?" I asked quietly.

"I just finished 10,000. The lower part of your shin has been covered completely. If he can take 20 I can do the rest." Aka said.

"Only 20? Easy." Smoker said and laid me back down.

"...You need to do 20 thousand. I'll do the last 36,963. Use this thread, it wont break as easily," Aka said and handed over some thread to the dazed Smoker.

"Still want to help?" I smiled a little and shivered.

"Tell me about it...." Smoker said quietly as his resolve showed in his eyes.

"Alright...," I said and began to explain a bit about my life before the war, my mind breaking, being unable to die, being sent away, what broken minds do when left alone, the visit that was only to vent frustration, my new resolve to die, everything.

Each stitch I gained, I stopped shaking as much but my tears fell and it took longer to speak. My mind was blanking as I came to the end of my explanation but I realized something, "I died... And nobody said anything about it but Aka..... They dont care for me, they never did..."

Smoker stayed silent for a bit as he stitched. When he finished a few more, he spoke, "I'm done with this part. However, I have something to do soon, so I ask that you and your lieutenant follow me once hes done."

"What are you going to do?" I asked and looked at him. Smokers eyes looked like a raging storm, his anger barely kept in control as he calmly looked at me, "Get some answers."

"No need.... I heard it all...," a voice said from the shadows.

"Then explain." Smoker said.

"Ask Mihawk why he wouldnt let us visit, why we couldnt call, and why you really went to his place," Sengoku said.

"Mihawk?" I said dazed as I pulled my transponder snail out and dialed immediately.

"Hello?" a voice said.

"Why didnt you tell me you stopped them? Why did you take me away?" I asked immediately.

"You needed to learn to stop depending on others for a reason to live. They couldnt train you in what you needed without you depending on them so I took the job. You need to see the world more before you decide on what to do next," Mihawk spoke then hung up.

I dropped the snail and stared at it, unable to think straight. I looked toward Sengoku and Smoker, who were glaring at each other and decided my next move. Standing up unsteadily, I spoke, "Break me..."

Smoker looked at me confused, "What?"

"I said, break me...," I repeated and looked at Sengoku for a reaction.

Sengoku frowned slightly, "You only want pain."

"So break me," I said and watched them.

Aka left saying, "I'm going to train stealth in this form. Ciao."

"What do you mean by break you?" Smoker asked.

Sengoku looked at him like he was stupid and shook his head before stepping toward me. He lifted me up and took my robe off entirely, "I refuse to do this any other time."

Without regard for my safety, Sengoku unbuttoned his pants and pushed his entire dragon in me while choking me with his hands. Smoker looked at us in horror but noticed my lack of sound and attributed it to me being choked that harshly. As he grew mad and was ready to attack, Sengoku let go of my throat and forced a vial of liquid down my throat. As I choked it down and smiled at the pain, I finally spoke, "Fuck! This pain... I need more...."

Smoker was bewildered but Sengoku sighed, "Maybe it's time I fully break you and make you forget them."

I moaned softly and eyed Smoker, "More..."

Sengoku looked at Smoker and spoke, "If you dont do it yourself, he will force you."

Smokers mouth twitched before he just resigned to his fate and unbuttoned his pants, "Very well..."

Smoker approached and I quickly started licking his dragon before putting it in my mouth. Sengoku thrust forward forcing Smoker's dragon down my throat, choking me. My arms held behind my back in one of Sengoku's hands, while my waist was almost completely in his other hand while he speed up slowly. Smoker hadnt moved from his original spot but he put a hand on my head, grabbing a handful of my hair.

--

As the sun came out, I opened my eyes. I found Smoker staring at me, as if looking at a monster. I tried to speak but noticed the issue, I hadnt taken a vial before sleeping. Trying to signal him to grab the vial by my shattered arm, he watched dazed and didnt move. Slowly inching my way down to the vial, I tried to use my teeth to open it but failed. Smoker came to and opened the bottle before giving me the contents. Within a few minutes, my body cracked, popped, and steamed as it repaired quickly. I popped my bones as I stretched, "Thanks for opening that. Did you stay up all night?"

"....What was that...?" Smoker said shocked.

"My blood essence. It wont heal others but it amplifies my own overpowered healing abilities," I lied and said.

"And what happened last night?" Smoker asked.

"You and Sengoku broke my body to keep all living beings on the island alive?" I said.

"What?" a voice said behind me.

"Ah! I forgot that part, huh? Yeah... The thought of killing every living being was taking over my mind, so I needed pain of an alarming level to overpower that thought and break my out of that cycle. So my pain receptors didnt shut off and I wasnt able to faint, fall asleep, space out, close my eyes, or anything.... So thank you." I said and smiled a little.

"....your pain receptors didnt shut off...," Sengoku said while looking at me dazed.

I yawned, "Mhm, I need a nap.."

Smoke watched me silently and the faint look of resolve and responsibility went through his eyes, "Come stay on my ship.. I'll take care of you."

Sengoku glared at Smoker, "That wont do. He still needs to meet up with the others and they wont like you."

"Stop. Kuzan has become a pirate and I will see Sakazuki on my own. Garp wont mind and itll be easier if I'm with him to see any of them...," I said and looked at Sengoku, "This isnt goodbye. I will see you again."

Sengoku nodded, "I have to get back anyways."

After a bath, Sengoku whispered in my ear, "I love you, so return to me."

I froze and looked at him, "I love you and promise to return to you."

--

'Aka, are you ready to go?' I sent telepathically.

"I'm ready. I now know why I couldnt progress in stealth in my last form," Aka said as he appeared by my side.

I was walked next to Smoker as we went to his ship, so when Aka appeared suddenly Smoker almost punched him. "Dont suddenly appear," Smoker said and continued walking.

"I'm glad you progressed," I said and smiled to Aka.