Bloodlines

Narrator's Pov: And while the emperors were swift to react, they weren't the only ones who took special measures to monitor the new rookie and his whereabouts. This was especially so for the marines, specifically the world government.

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????'s Pov: 

  I sighed and got up from my bed as I started to get ready for a new day with new problems.

A minute later, I was in the shower and 10 minutes later I was out of my residence and walking towards the palace where his majesty and his council lived.

I walked briskly on the streets as the sun continued its rise signaling the beginning of a new day.

I passed by multiple slaves who were treated in all manners imaginable to the human mind by Those lesser ones. 'I still don't understand why his majesty and his council even bother to keep them around'.

I frowned as I passed by one who looked 50 physically while acting like an overgrown toddler. I scoffed ,' Even the slaves and commoners conduct themselves better than these pigs.' 

As that thought crossed my mind, I shook my head and focused on the gate ahead of me. 

I took a deep breath before opening them and I was greeted with a pristine sight that brought a smile to my face as a long hallway filled with guards greeted my gaze.

" At least they have class in designing.''

As I murmured that, I walked in the long halfway with swift steps as the sound of clicking boots echoed in with every step I took. I walked for 2 minutes before I finally stopped as I reached a white door that led to a meeting room I had been frequently visiting ever since that bastard's death.

I pushed the door open and my sight was greeted with the visage of six figures seated around a wooden table with one empty chair remaining. 

Five of them were dressed in suits while one didn't. He was bald and wearing glasses while adorning a white, loose-fitting keikogi held close by a golden obi, but open enough to expose his chest and abdominal. He held onto a katana even as he sat down. 

Another one was a elderly man in appearance , sporting dreadlocks and a face that had a large diagonal scar while sporting a purple suit with a small bow-tie. He held onto a walking cane while sitting in his seat.

Another had a slightly more youthful appearance with a lean and tall build and head full of light blonde hair. He wore a plain suit jacket and pants of dark maroon color. And in his hands was a newspaper.

Next to him was a thin and tall elderly man also dressed in a suit while sporting long white hair,including a mustache and goatee which reached down to his upper chest .He was also holding a newspaper.

The last one was a bald elderly man who had a very large mustache as well as a birthmark spots on his forehead. He was wearing a black suit over a black tie and a white buttoned shirt as well as black pants. He also had a newspaper in his hands. Overall, these five men were the [five elder stars] who currently led the world government, at least in the public's eyes. They all collectively looked up and the one with the birth said in a formal tone after a second,'

"Garling, it's good that you're here , as today's matter of concern concerns your bloodline,  "

A silver of emotion passed through my eyes, before I suppressed it as the youthful one threw the newspaper he was holding in my direction. It was in my hands a second later as I looked at the headline. What was written on it was 

  [ Navy Vice-admiral Kizaru in critical state after fighting a new pirate rookie]. It went into detail about the rookie and as I finished looking at the last sentence of the summer of events , a foreboding feeling enveloped my body as I momentarily resisted the urge to look at the bounty poster. I looked up from the newspaper and my gaze shifted to the elders as i spoke up 

" What exactly warrants your attention on this rookie?. Although surprising, it's the new world we're talking about, any experienced pirate with proper teaching or talent in haki could have accomplished the same feat. So what exactly makes this one special enough to have your attention". 

As I said that, a guess formed in my mind but I quickly ignored it as I focused my attention on the elders. Silence ensued for a couple of seconds before the one with dreadlocks said in a clam tone, devoid of any emotion as a dangerous glint passed through his eyes

" All will be understood if you just look at the bounty poster,Garling. And you'll understand exactly how all this connects to your bloodline , specifically that of your most treasured family member and the grave sin she committed as a celestial dragon. So look at the bounty picture Garling.''

As he finished speaking, the hairs on my body stood up straight as my senses alerted me to the dangerous but slight killing intent being emitted across the room as all five elders gazed at me with a dangerous glint in their eyes, as though I was prey trapped in a lion's den. 

For my part, I stayed calm under the pressure of their combined killing intent and slowly my gaze narrowed in regret and resignation as my eyes landed on that striking color of red-hair that gave way to the sight of the face of a smiling teen wearing a red clock with a familiar straw hat.

A sigh escaped my mouth as I looked at the bounty and the picture on it as memories of my time as the king and champion of God Valley flashed through my mind. I snapped out of it before I could go down memory lane as I looked at the elders who no longer emitted any form of hostility. I looked at their faces which sported icy expressions and I could tell exactly why they had called for me here today. I looked at the bounty poster one more time before I kneeled as I unsheathed my sword from its guard and the elder with the birthmarks stepped forward. I said

" I Garling Figarland swear on my honor once more as the patriarch of the Figarland to carry out the will of his majesty and his council."  The elder smiled as he took the sword and he tapped it on both my shoulder before he then said, 

" Good, it seems you still have his majesty's interests at heart. So you'll be delighted to hear this. His majesty has ordered this rooki's complete elimination from the world of the living. We gave him that high of a bounty due to how much of a potential nuisance he could be if given enough time to grow. 

So we thought, why not have other pirates and bounty hunters gun for him while we decide what to do with him in the meantime. 

His majesty is giving you a chance to erase the grave crime your family 's treasured one committed, Garling. Tainting his direct bloodline with that of one of the opposers descendents was a costly mistake on her part, one You had to pay for, so correct it with her son's death." I mentally sighed before i straighten my posture as i said in a tone devoid of much emotion,

" I shall personally see to it that his majesty's desire for the stain to cease to exist , five elder stars." They smiled in response before they dismissed me and in no time,I was in the hallways once more. A sigh filled with regret escaped me before I steeled myself as I have done countless times before as I watched the light start to appear as I got closer to the main door. 

As i opened it as i shook my head before  i murmured in a low tone,

" No use mulling over it. I warned them of this possibility but she didn't listen. So now, you'll both have to see his life end prematurely. Sigh, at least he'll be reunited with you both unlike last time, in the afterlife that is".