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Finally presenting the next 2 parts to this epic adventure. Part V is the chapter with the actual tickling in it for anyone who wants to skip ahead. For those who reads and like the story, I hope you enjoy :ggrin:.
Yeah, Rire is an arrogant jerk who seriously needs his ass beat. Oh well, next chapter, perhaps 😉
Part IV
Luffy moaned in exhausting as he hovered limply above the ground. He was still trap in the strange water bubble that was slowing robbing him of his strength. He could barely make out the sounds around him as the urge to sleep seem to overpower his mind.
“Should........ready soon...........make sure..........has to be ready.” Were the only words he was able to make out. He couldn’t even tell if the statement was from one person. God, he was so tire. He could only hope that his nakama could find him. They would save him, he was sure of it. His thoughts fog over again as the power of the sea claimed him once again.
Zoro waiting impatiently outside the hut with his precious white sword Wado Ichimonji clutched tightly in his left hand. Sanji had decided to walk a short distance with Chopper so he wouldn’t have hear the commotion that was going on inside.
Although, Zoro suspected that it was more for Sanji’s sake than for Chopper’s. That stupid cook could never stand to hear a woman in distract, even when she deserved it. He was certain that the girl had ‘questioned’ him by the way he was tied down and his shirt was torn. He will have to talk to him about that later.
Another bout of tortuous laughter left the hut. Robin had been in there for close to forty minutes now. In his opinion, that woman was getting off way too easy. Although, as much as he hated to admit it, he was never good with interrogations. If his cold stares and threats didn’t intimidate the person, then his bluff was called. He was heavily against using his swords against a helpless opponent.
Zoro close his eyes again as he tried to concrete on the situation at hand. Their captain was in grave danger and they didn’t know where he was. Chopper tried to track Luffy’s scent, but he couldn’t smell anything beyond the village. Most likely because he was trap in some water prison according to Sanji. If he was trap in something like water, then that meant Luffy was helpless. They had to find him quickly.
Zoro’s open his eyes when he heard the laughter suddenly stop. “Is she done?”
“Zoro!!” A voice yelled out.
Zoro quickly stood up and pointed his sword at the newcomer. “Who’s there?”
Nami stopped a couple of feet away from him. “What are you doing here?”
“I could ask you the same question.” Zoro countered as he lowed his sword.
Brooke was a short distance behind him. “We are here to rescue our cook, but it appears you beat us to it.”
“Too bad.” Usopp said as he tried to stand bravely behind them. “Because I, the Brave Captain Usopp, would had beat every last one of those natives to a pulp.”
Zoro lowed his eyes. “You don’t know.”
Nami tilted her head. “Know what?”
Zoro sighed. “We rescue the Love Cook, but we found out that Luffy has been taken.”
“WHAT!!?” Nami, Brooke, and Usopp yelled.
“How was our captain capture?” Brooke asked in distress.
“Apparently, he got himself trap in some water prison.” Zoro explained.
“Then why are we all just standing around!” Usopp said, finding his courage. “Lets go save him!”
“We don’t know where he is, yet.” Zoro said. “Robin is getting the information right now. At that moment, Sanji and Chopper finally returned. Sanji’s eye lit up when he saw Nami.
“Nami-swan, you’re safe!” Sanji said as he seemed to glide towards her.
Nami smiled at the overly happy cook. “I am just glad you’re okay, Sanji-kun.”
Sanji seemed to turn into a string of noodle. “Nami-swan was worry about me. How kind of you my lovely angel.”
“Glad to see you’re okay.” Usopp at muttered at Sanji’s behavior.
“I assume Zoro filled you in.” Chopper said, getting back to the problem at hand.
Brooke nodded. “We know all about Luffy.”
Sanji quickly turned back to normal. “Has Robin-chan come out yet?”
“No, but it sounded like she was through.” Zoro stated. A few minutes later, Robin walked out of the hut.
“Anything?” Zoro asked.
“I know where they took Luffy and what they want with him for.” Robin revealed with dread in her eyes.
Luffy was jolted back into consciousness when he felt himself being roughly thrown on a stone slab and tired down. It took him several minutes to finally clear his head of exhaustion, although he was still feeling very tire. At least he was out of that bubble.
“It is almost ready.” Oka said as he look down at the young captain. “Soon, the ritual can finally start.”
“Ritual?” Luffy’s voice came out as a whisper. He still felt weak even now. What was wrong with him?
Oka laughed in response. “Yes, soon you will be the new vessel for our god and allow him back into our plain.”
“What?” Luffy muttered. He didn’t get any of this.
“You will soon find out.” Oka chuckled.
“They want to bring back a god?” Usopp question as the band of pirates ran across the forest.
“Yes, from what I have been told, a god once ruled over this entire area and granted this tribe great power.” Robin explained further. “About one hundred or so years ago, this suppose god had his soul removed from his body and was trap in a seal within this island.”
Zoro snorted. “Some god.”
“But, what does that has to do with Luffy?” Chopper, in reindeer form, asked.
“They did not need Luffy specially, just a Devil Fruit user.” Robin corrected. “This god is so powerful that ordinary mortals cannot survive once he merge with them.”
“Merge?” Brooke asked in horror. “You mean, they’re going to put this god’s souls in Luffy’s body.”
“That is what is going to happen.” Robin said gravely. “They think a Devil Fruit user has a piece of this god’s power, therefore, they should be able to survive the transfer.”
“More able?” Nami asked in horror. “You mean, they did this before?”
“I have no doubt Nami-chan.” Robin said. “We must stop this ritual or Luffy could be lost to us.”
“Damn, that stupid rubberband is always causing problems.” Sanji cursed. Although, everyone knew it was a cover to hide his worry.
“I swore my life to my captain.” Brooke said in a deadly voice. “I won’t fail him now.”
“That is the same for all of us.” Zoro said, his eyes were completely narrowed. “Even if it is a ‘god’ they’re protective by, I will still beat the shit out of all of them.”
It was almost a fifteen minute run for the Strawhats before they finally reached the location. There was a temple built right into a mountain face which stood several feet high.
“It’s huge!!” Chopper said in awe, stars were in his eyes.
“So, this is where they’re god is.” Sanji said as he lit a cigarette.
“If what that girl told me is true, then this is the place.” Robin confirmed. There were several natives standing outside the temple.
“So, I guess this is it.” Usopp said as he pulled out his kabuto. His face looked remarkably calm.
Zoro followed by wrapping his haramaki around his head. “Ready.”
Nami removed her Clima-Tact. “I will clear the path.” She broke her bow in two and began to rapidly spin the two pieces. Red and blue bubbles could be seen being release from the poles and forming into one hug black cloud above the native's heads. They all looked up in awe when they say the storm cloud suddenly form.
Nami smiled viciously as she formed a single yellow bubble from her pole. “Thunderbolt Tempo!!” She yelled as the ball left the pole and merged with the cloud. Within seconds, a large bolt of lightning struck all of the natives, causing them to scream in pain before they all collapsed in a smoking heap.
“Nice Nami!” Brooke cheered. “That attack really rattle my bones.”
Usopp shook his head when he saw the damage. “I think I created a monster.”
“We have no time for this.” Zoro said as he ran down the hill.
“Hey, don’t give orders to the ladies, Shithead!” Sanji yelled. His comment was mostly ignored as the rest of the Strawhats followed Zoro. They were met with no restraint since Nami fried everyone at the entrance. They were met with a few natives inside, but Zoro and Sanji easily dispatch them.
After they got all the way inside, they were met with a scene that shock them. The room was filled with natives in different color paint and they were all position in a circle around an stone alter. On the alter, tied down, was their captain. He appeared to be barely conscious.
“Luffy!” Nami nearly yelled in horror. What had they done to him? The leader of the group seemed to have finish a chat and multicolor lights streamed from the hole in the ceiling that proved the only light in the room.
“No, it has already started.” Robin said in horror. Zoro and Sanji took this as their que to attack.
Oka noticed the changing pair. “Stop them!! Don’t let them interrupt the ritual!” Several of the natives that were in the circle broke formation and charged the Strawhats. They were nothing for Sanji and Zoro to handle. Robin cross her arms and caused several arms to sprout from the floor and trip several of the natives, who crashed to the floor.
“More Devil Fruit users!?” Oka yelled in disbelief. How many did this crew have? Oka had his silent question answer when Chopper changed into his human form and began to deck any native that got near him. What was left was sniper off by Usopp. Soon, Oka was the only one standing.
“Damn, I underestimated your crew.” Oka growled.
Zoro pointed his sword at him. “Release our captain.”
Oka’s scold quickly turn into a sneer. “Don’t get too cocky.” He lifted up his staff.
“Be careful, that’s the thing that trap Luffy!!” Sanji warned.
“Water Trap!!” Oka yelled as a jet of water rushed towards the Strawhats. They barely dodged the stream of water that seemed to curve like a snake.
“Rokuren Mamushi Boshi!!” Usopp yelled as he shot something from his kabuto. A snake like pattern of fire emerged from the shot and clashed with the jet of water. The combination of the two cancel each other.
Oka looked a little surprise by this. “What!?”
“You have to do something more original than that.” Usopp bragged. Oka then noticed that a cloud was forming above his head.
“Where did this........” Oka began to ask.
“Thunderbolt Tempo!!” Nami yelled as she shot the yellow ball into the cloud. A large bolt of lightning was now heading towards Oka.
“Water Shield!!” Oka quickly yelled as a sphere of water surrounded him. The lightning hit the shield head on, but Oka was unharmed.
“Damn, he can use that things as a shield too.” Nami cursed. Before Oka could bragged, Brooke unsheathed his cane, revealing a long sword, and thrust it into the sphere. The bubble shook for a moment, but it didn’t go throw.
“Fools, this sphere is as hard as steel.” Oka smiled.
“Then, I have just the things.” Zoro said as he got into position, he sheathed all of his swords, except one.
“Shishi Sonson!” He seemed to disappear from sight. Within an eye blink, Oka’s shield was shattered and a sword slash was now on Oka’s chest. He coughed out some blood as he collapse to the ground. Zoro, in his traditional fashion, sheathed his prize sword.
“Nice, Zoro.” Brooke nodded.
“Now that that is out of way, lets get Luffy out of here.” Sanji suggested. The ground suddenly began to shake at that moment.
“What is happening?” Chopper asked in horror.
Oka, who was barely conscious, began to laugh weakly. “It means that our god has finally return. You were too late.”
Nami grabbed the the chief by his cloth. “Stop the ritual, now!!”
Oka coughed weakly. “I can’t. At this point, not even I can stop it.” The multicolor color lights merged into a single point of white light that shined down on Luffy’s body. Luffy let out a loud screamed that was deafen as the light burned into his chest.
“We have to remove Captain-san from the alter!!” Robin yelled. Sanji was already on it as he ran towards the alter. Despite the burning feeling he got from it, he pulled Luffy off the alter, ropes and all. When he was completely remove, Luffy went limp in Sanji's arms.
Chopper, turning into his chibi form, quickly went into doctor mood as he ran over to check Luffy.
“Were we too late?” Usopp asked in deep worry.
Chopper was checking Luffy’s vitals. “His pulse is up, but steady. Nothing seems physically wrong with him.”
“Maybe we stop it in time.” Nami said.
“Or maybe there was no god to begin with.” Zoro added as he removed his haramaki from his head and wrapped it around his arm again. Luffy began to shift slightly.
“Seems our bastard captain is waking up.” Sanji noted. Luffy’s eyes snapped open and the Strawhats knew something was wrong. His normally dark brown eyes now had a hint of red in them. He also had a more serious expression on his face.
“Luffy?” Nami asked carefully. Luffy slowly stood up and looked over his body like he had never seen it before.
“Are you okay, Captain-san?” Robin asked, although she had a feeling on what was happening. After looking over himself for a few seconds more, Luffy began to laugh. It wasn’t the cheerful, foolish laugh that his crew was used to, instead it sounded dark and cold.
“Finally, you fools manage to find a proper body for me.” Luffy said. “It is about time.”
Brooke eyes, if he had any, would had widen in horror. “You’re not Luffy.”
Luffy stared coldly at the skeleton. “Correct, I am the god of this part of the Grandline, Rire.”
Oka laughed weakly. “At last, our god has been revive. Now, the Solletico Tribe will once again rule the Grandline.”
Rire chuckled at the injured man. “Why would I help such a silly tribe?”
Oka was taken aback by this. “We.......we free you. We’ve have worship you for the past one-hundred years as our god. We’ve devoted everything to your return.”
Rire’s chuckle turned into a full blown laugh. “Fool, I only help your people because you were once good warriors in the past, now look at you. You couldn’t even handle a handful of lowlife pirates.”
“What........” Oka stuttered as he coughed up more blood.
“You were good for awhile, but your usefulness has long since ended.” Rire continued. “Once I dealt with these pirates, I will depose of you and your precious tribe properly.”
Sanji stood up and shook his head in disgust. “Sheesh, is this the way you thank your nakama who worked so hard to bring your ass back?”
“Nakama?” Rire mocked. “I am no pirate, so that word means nothing to me. Besides, I can easily find another group of people to do my bidding.”
“Not if you’re dead.” Zoro threaten as he brought out his swords again.
“What a brute.” Rire stated. “You are aware that if you kill me, you’ll also kill you all so precious captain.” Zoro hesitated. “Him and me are now one.”
“Should........ready soon...........make sure..........has to be ready.” Were the only words he was able to make out. He couldn’t even tell if the statement was from one person. God, he was so tire. He could only hope that his nakama could find him. They would save him, he was sure of it. His thoughts fog over again as the power of the sea claimed him once again.
Zoro waiting impatiently outside the hut with his precious white sword Wado Ichimonji clutched tightly in his left hand. Sanji had decided to walk a short distance with Chopper so he wouldn’t have hear the commotion that was going on inside.
Although, Zoro suspected that it was more for Sanji’s sake than for Chopper’s. That stupid cook could never stand to hear a woman in distract, even when she deserved it. He was certain that the girl had ‘questioned’ him by the way he was tied down and his shirt was torn. He will have to talk to him about that later.
Another bout of tortuous laughter left the hut. Robin had been in there for close to forty minutes now. In his opinion, that woman was getting off way too easy. Although, as much as he hated to admit it, he was never good with interrogations. If his cold stares and threats didn’t intimidate the person, then his bluff was called. He was heavily against using his swords against a helpless opponent.
Zoro close his eyes again as he tried to concrete on the situation at hand. Their captain was in grave danger and they didn’t know where he was. Chopper tried to track Luffy’s scent, but he couldn’t smell anything beyond the village. Most likely because he was trap in some water prison according to Sanji. If he was trap in something like water, then that meant Luffy was helpless. They had to find him quickly.
Zoro’s open his eyes when he heard the laughter suddenly stop. “Is she done?”
“Zoro!!” A voice yelled out.
Zoro quickly stood up and pointed his sword at the newcomer. “Who’s there?”
Nami stopped a couple of feet away from him. “What are you doing here?”
“I could ask you the same question.” Zoro countered as he lowed his sword.
Brooke was a short distance behind him. “We are here to rescue our cook, but it appears you beat us to it.”
“Too bad.” Usopp said as he tried to stand bravely behind them. “Because I, the Brave Captain Usopp, would had beat every last one of those natives to a pulp.”
Zoro lowed his eyes. “You don’t know.”
Nami tilted her head. “Know what?”
Zoro sighed. “We rescue the Love Cook, but we found out that Luffy has been taken.”
“WHAT!!?” Nami, Brooke, and Usopp yelled.
“How was our captain capture?” Brooke asked in distress.
“Apparently, he got himself trap in some water prison.” Zoro explained.
“Then why are we all just standing around!” Usopp said, finding his courage. “Lets go save him!”
“We don’t know where he is, yet.” Zoro said. “Robin is getting the information right now. At that moment, Sanji and Chopper finally returned. Sanji’s eye lit up when he saw Nami.
“Nami-swan, you’re safe!” Sanji said as he seemed to glide towards her.
Nami smiled at the overly happy cook. “I am just glad you’re okay, Sanji-kun.”
Sanji seemed to turn into a string of noodle. “Nami-swan was worry about me. How kind of you my lovely angel.”
“Glad to see you’re okay.” Usopp at muttered at Sanji’s behavior.
“I assume Zoro filled you in.” Chopper said, getting back to the problem at hand.
Brooke nodded. “We know all about Luffy.”
Sanji quickly turned back to normal. “Has Robin-chan come out yet?”
“No, but it sounded like she was through.” Zoro stated. A few minutes later, Robin walked out of the hut.
“Anything?” Zoro asked.
“I know where they took Luffy and what they want with him for.” Robin revealed with dread in her eyes.
Luffy was jolted back into consciousness when he felt himself being roughly thrown on a stone slab and tired down. It took him several minutes to finally clear his head of exhaustion, although he was still feeling very tire. At least he was out of that bubble.
“It is almost ready.” Oka said as he look down at the young captain. “Soon, the ritual can finally start.”
“Ritual?” Luffy’s voice came out as a whisper. He still felt weak even now. What was wrong with him?
Oka laughed in response. “Yes, soon you will be the new vessel for our god and allow him back into our plain.”
“What?” Luffy muttered. He didn’t get any of this.
“You will soon find out.” Oka chuckled.
“They want to bring back a god?” Usopp question as the band of pirates ran across the forest.
“Yes, from what I have been told, a god once ruled over this entire area and granted this tribe great power.” Robin explained further. “About one hundred or so years ago, this suppose god had his soul removed from his body and was trap in a seal within this island.”
Zoro snorted. “Some god.”
“But, what does that has to do with Luffy?” Chopper, in reindeer form, asked.
“They did not need Luffy specially, just a Devil Fruit user.” Robin corrected. “This god is so powerful that ordinary mortals cannot survive once he merge with them.”
“Merge?” Brooke asked in horror. “You mean, they’re going to put this god’s souls in Luffy’s body.”
“That is what is going to happen.” Robin said gravely. “They think a Devil Fruit user has a piece of this god’s power, therefore, they should be able to survive the transfer.”
“More able?” Nami asked in horror. “You mean, they did this before?”
“I have no doubt Nami-chan.” Robin said. “We must stop this ritual or Luffy could be lost to us.”
“Damn, that stupid rubberband is always causing problems.” Sanji cursed. Although, everyone knew it was a cover to hide his worry.
“I swore my life to my captain.” Brooke said in a deadly voice. “I won’t fail him now.”
“That is the same for all of us.” Zoro said, his eyes were completely narrowed. “Even if it is a ‘god’ they’re protective by, I will still beat the shit out of all of them.”
It was almost a fifteen minute run for the Strawhats before they finally reached the location. There was a temple built right into a mountain face which stood several feet high.
“It’s huge!!” Chopper said in awe, stars were in his eyes.
“So, this is where they’re god is.” Sanji said as he lit a cigarette.
“If what that girl told me is true, then this is the place.” Robin confirmed. There were several natives standing outside the temple.
“So, I guess this is it.” Usopp said as he pulled out his kabuto. His face looked remarkably calm.
Zoro followed by wrapping his haramaki around his head. “Ready.”
Nami removed her Clima-Tact. “I will clear the path.” She broke her bow in two and began to rapidly spin the two pieces. Red and blue bubbles could be seen being release from the poles and forming into one hug black cloud above the native's heads. They all looked up in awe when they say the storm cloud suddenly form.
Nami smiled viciously as she formed a single yellow bubble from her pole. “Thunderbolt Tempo!!” She yelled as the ball left the pole and merged with the cloud. Within seconds, a large bolt of lightning struck all of the natives, causing them to scream in pain before they all collapsed in a smoking heap.
“Nice Nami!” Brooke cheered. “That attack really rattle my bones.”
Usopp shook his head when he saw the damage. “I think I created a monster.”
“We have no time for this.” Zoro said as he ran down the hill.
“Hey, don’t give orders to the ladies, Shithead!” Sanji yelled. His comment was mostly ignored as the rest of the Strawhats followed Zoro. They were met with no restraint since Nami fried everyone at the entrance. They were met with a few natives inside, but Zoro and Sanji easily dispatch them.
After they got all the way inside, they were met with a scene that shock them. The room was filled with natives in different color paint and they were all position in a circle around an stone alter. On the alter, tied down, was their captain. He appeared to be barely conscious.
“Luffy!” Nami nearly yelled in horror. What had they done to him? The leader of the group seemed to have finish a chat and multicolor lights streamed from the hole in the ceiling that proved the only light in the room.
“No, it has already started.” Robin said in horror. Zoro and Sanji took this as their que to attack.
Oka noticed the changing pair. “Stop them!! Don’t let them interrupt the ritual!” Several of the natives that were in the circle broke formation and charged the Strawhats. They were nothing for Sanji and Zoro to handle. Robin cross her arms and caused several arms to sprout from the floor and trip several of the natives, who crashed to the floor.
“More Devil Fruit users!?” Oka yelled in disbelief. How many did this crew have? Oka had his silent question answer when Chopper changed into his human form and began to deck any native that got near him. What was left was sniper off by Usopp. Soon, Oka was the only one standing.
“Damn, I underestimated your crew.” Oka growled.
Zoro pointed his sword at him. “Release our captain.”
Oka’s scold quickly turn into a sneer. “Don’t get too cocky.” He lifted up his staff.
“Be careful, that’s the thing that trap Luffy!!” Sanji warned.
“Water Trap!!” Oka yelled as a jet of water rushed towards the Strawhats. They barely dodged the stream of water that seemed to curve like a snake.
“Rokuren Mamushi Boshi!!” Usopp yelled as he shot something from his kabuto. A snake like pattern of fire emerged from the shot and clashed with the jet of water. The combination of the two cancel each other.
Oka looked a little surprise by this. “What!?”
“You have to do something more original than that.” Usopp bragged. Oka then noticed that a cloud was forming above his head.
“Where did this........” Oka began to ask.
“Thunderbolt Tempo!!” Nami yelled as she shot the yellow ball into the cloud. A large bolt of lightning was now heading towards Oka.
“Water Shield!!” Oka quickly yelled as a sphere of water surrounded him. The lightning hit the shield head on, but Oka was unharmed.
“Damn, he can use that things as a shield too.” Nami cursed. Before Oka could bragged, Brooke unsheathed his cane, revealing a long sword, and thrust it into the sphere. The bubble shook for a moment, but it didn’t go throw.
“Fools, this sphere is as hard as steel.” Oka smiled.
“Then, I have just the things.” Zoro said as he got into position, he sheathed all of his swords, except one.
“Shishi Sonson!” He seemed to disappear from sight. Within an eye blink, Oka’s shield was shattered and a sword slash was now on Oka’s chest. He coughed out some blood as he collapse to the ground. Zoro, in his traditional fashion, sheathed his prize sword.
“Nice, Zoro.” Brooke nodded.
“Now that that is out of way, lets get Luffy out of here.” Sanji suggested. The ground suddenly began to shake at that moment.
“What is happening?” Chopper asked in horror.
Oka, who was barely conscious, began to laugh weakly. “It means that our god has finally return. You were too late.”
Nami grabbed the the chief by his cloth. “Stop the ritual, now!!”
Oka coughed weakly. “I can’t. At this point, not even I can stop it.” The multicolor color lights merged into a single point of white light that shined down on Luffy’s body. Luffy let out a loud screamed that was deafen as the light burned into his chest.
“We have to remove Captain-san from the alter!!” Robin yelled. Sanji was already on it as he ran towards the alter. Despite the burning feeling he got from it, he pulled Luffy off the alter, ropes and all. When he was completely remove, Luffy went limp in Sanji's arms.
Chopper, turning into his chibi form, quickly went into doctor mood as he ran over to check Luffy.
“Were we too late?” Usopp asked in deep worry.
Chopper was checking Luffy’s vitals. “His pulse is up, but steady. Nothing seems physically wrong with him.”
“Maybe we stop it in time.” Nami said.
“Or maybe there was no god to begin with.” Zoro added as he removed his haramaki from his head and wrapped it around his arm again. Luffy began to shift slightly.
“Seems our bastard captain is waking up.” Sanji noted. Luffy’s eyes snapped open and the Strawhats knew something was wrong. His normally dark brown eyes now had a hint of red in them. He also had a more serious expression on his face.
“Luffy?” Nami asked carefully. Luffy slowly stood up and looked over his body like he had never seen it before.
“Are you okay, Captain-san?” Robin asked, although she had a feeling on what was happening. After looking over himself for a few seconds more, Luffy began to laugh. It wasn’t the cheerful, foolish laugh that his crew was used to, instead it sounded dark and cold.
“Finally, you fools manage to find a proper body for me.” Luffy said. “It is about time.”
Brooke eyes, if he had any, would had widen in horror. “You’re not Luffy.”
Luffy stared coldly at the skeleton. “Correct, I am the god of this part of the Grandline, Rire.”
Oka laughed weakly. “At last, our god has been revive. Now, the Solletico Tribe will once again rule the Grandline.”
Rire chuckled at the injured man. “Why would I help such a silly tribe?”
Oka was taken aback by this. “We.......we free you. We’ve have worship you for the past one-hundred years as our god. We’ve devoted everything to your return.”
Rire’s chuckle turned into a full blown laugh. “Fool, I only help your people because you were once good warriors in the past, now look at you. You couldn’t even handle a handful of lowlife pirates.”
“What........” Oka stuttered as he coughed up more blood.
“You were good for awhile, but your usefulness has long since ended.” Rire continued. “Once I dealt with these pirates, I will depose of you and your precious tribe properly.”
Sanji stood up and shook his head in disgust. “Sheesh, is this the way you thank your nakama who worked so hard to bring your ass back?”
“Nakama?” Rire mocked. “I am no pirate, so that word means nothing to me. Besides, I can easily find another group of people to do my bidding.”
“Not if you’re dead.” Zoro threaten as he brought out his swords again.
“What a brute.” Rire stated. “You are aware that if you kill me, you’ll also kill you all so precious captain.” Zoro hesitated. “Him and me are now one.”
Part V
Franky sighed in worry as he attempted to keep himself busy. His nakama has been gone for over three hours. Not even Luffy’s group has return yet. He had a feeling that something terrible had happen. As much as he wanted to go look for them, he had promise to stay back and watch the ship. With everything that was happening, it was a high possibility that the natives could come and attack when everyone was away. He could only hope that everyone was okay.
Everyone was silent when Rire made his announcement.
“That.......that’s a lie!” Usopp yelled. “Luffy would never allow a bastard like you to control him.”
“He doesn’t have much choice in them matter.” Rire teased. “He is too weak minded to fight against me.”
“Even if you are in our captain’s body, we won’t go easy on you.” Zoro said coldly.
“Everyone, we have to try to knock him out!” Nami yelled.
Rire laughed. “Like I will give any of you that chance.” He began to go into a strange pose. “I will have all of your life energy.”
“What is he doing?” Chopper asked.
“Here it comes, our god’s Devil Fruit.” Oka whispered.
Robin looked horrified when she heard this. “What, he still has access to his original Devil Fruit!!”
“Tacto Tacto Portique!!” Rire yelled as a sphere of greenish light surrounded the Strawhats.
“What!?” Usopp screamed as he saw his nakama disappear before his eyes. “Where is everyone!?”
Rire’s laughed could be heard echoing over Usopp. “A long time ago, I ate Tacto Tacto Fruit. By trapping people within my portals, I can manipulate the nerves in anyone's body. I can cause you such extreme pain that you wish you were dead or unbelievably pleasure that make you wish it would never end.”
Usopp became very nervous. “Why are you doing such a thing?”
“Such an ability is okay by itself, but I have learn to push my abilities to its limits.” Rire explained. “I have learn how to drain the life force of my victims through my powers. This allows me to live and to be young for an unlimited amount of time.”
Rire began to laugh. “So you see, I have obtain a Devil Fruit that gives me immorality. That is why I am known as a god.”
“That’s........that’s terrible.” Usopp said in horror.
“Your crew’s life force should serve me well, as I conquer the Grandline once again.” Rire said.
Usopp regain his composer as he level his kabuto. “I won’t let you.” He shot several flame balls at the dome that surrounded him, but it had no effect.
“Nothing.” Usopp whispered. He was very worried now. He then felt as tingling sensation against his ribs and along his sides. He tried to ignored it, but the tingling got worst by ever passing second. It literally felt like hundreds of fingers were brushing against his skin. He tried to control it, but all too soon, small giggles began to escape his throat.
Usopp attempting to ease the tickling sensation by rubbing the affected area, but it seemed to only make things worst. He then felt the tickling began to move across his chest and into the edge of his armpits.
Now Usopp was grabbing his sides in a vain attempt to control himself. “Stop!!” He yelled into the void. He could feel the tickling beginning to move down. It was now going to his upper thighs. Usopp couldn’t stand any more as he collapse in laughter. His legs and arms flair around as he rolled all over the place.
The tickling along the affected areas was moving even faster and it felt like they were digging even deeper into his rough skin.
Usopp only mostly mildly ticklish at best. Sure, he had been playfully tickled by Luffy, Robin, and even Chopper, but he had never been brought to this point helplessness. His skin was rough, more so than Sanji’s, so it was hard to really tickle him. These invisible fingers, however, seemed to bypass his protective skin and go straight to his raw defenseless nerves. They also seemed to zone in on all his spots and manipulate them perfection.
“Stop, please stop!!” Usopp begged, but nothing heard his pleads. The tickling was gradually moving down again, this time it was at his knees. Usopp was in tears and his entire body flopped around like a fish on land. He scratch his skin to attempt to at least ease the tickling, but nothing work. The tickling seem to intensify as it spread even more.
Usopp’s laughs were becoming harder and more depress. “Please........please........no more. Please.........stop.” He began to noticed that he was becoming weaker with each laugh that left his body. It wasn’t the normal weakness that was associated with laughing too hard. It felt more like his life was literally being drain out of his body. It was scary to say the least, but he couldn’t stop laughing.
“He was going to tickle him to death!” Usopp realized as he laughed even harder as the tickling went up and down his legs and chest. The back of his knees were really getting the worst of it. It felt like something was squeezing them along with the figures tickling them. Usopp was fallen deeper and deeper into his torture as his life was being taken.
Zoro and Sanji were kept together as the rest of their crew members faded from sight.
“What the hell is going on!?” Zoro yelled.
Sanji took out his cigarette and stomp it under his shoes. “That bastard have a Devil Fruit.”
“How is that possible?” Zoro asked in frustration. “With Luffy’s body, that mean he has two Devil Fruits.”
“We have no time to discuss that.” Sanji said. “We have to get out this freaky zone.” Zoro removed two of his swords.
“Nana-Juu-Ni Pound Hou!!” Zoro yelled as an air compressed projectile spiraling out of his swords and ram into the dome that they were trapping them. It hit dead on, but it had no visible effect.
“Damn.” Zoro cursed. They could hear a voice now. It was obviously not talking to them. If they listened hard enough, they could hear Usopp’s voice. They heard Rire’s explaining his powers and what he had planned for them.
“That sadistic bastard.” Sanji growled.
“We have to escape before it is too late.” Zoro said. They then heard something odd. It was Usopp, but it sounded like he was laughing. It wasn’t Usopp’s normal laugh, this one had a note of desperation in it.
“Well, now I know where this tribe get their interrogation techniques from.” Sanji stated.
“What?” Zoro asked, not getting the comparison. “Are you talking to yourself again, Ero-Cook?”
Sanji immediately got angry. “What was that, Marimo?”
“I think you heard me.” Zoro said dryly.
“Why you, Shithead.” Sanji growled. “I’ll kick your ass right here.”
Zoro held up his swords. “If you can, Dartboard.” Before the two could fight each other, they both felt a tingling sensation. It started in Zoro’s ribs and it was in Sanji’s stomach.
Zoro lowed his swords as the tried to find the source of his discomfort. He began to rub his ribs, but felt nothing usual. The tingling was also growing worst.
Sanji was having the same problem. The tingling was already moving down his stomach and into his waist. Since he just experience this situation only a couple of hours ago, he knew what was happening.
“Not again.” Sanji muttered as he attempted to control the laughter that was building in his body.
“Dammit, I won’t give to something so childish.” Zoro declared as he tried not to laugh. The tickling intensified as it moved deeper into his skin. It felt like his nerves themselves were being attack. His discipline, however, wouldn’t allow him to give in. After that contest incident, he was better prepare to handle the sensation. At least, for a little while.
“We have to get out of here before we become too incapable to move!” Zoro yelled to his rival.
Sanji, for his part, managed to control himself as well, but he was clearly losing the fight. “How?” He manage to stuttered out.
Zoro honestly had no idea, it was getting hard to think. Suddenly, it felt like his nerves were struck by lightning and Zoro was double over in laughter within minutes.
This was must worst than before. He could barely breathe as waves of waves of tickish agony attacked his body. The tickling was moving all over his chest and were deep in his armpits. Zoro actually had tears in this eyes.
Sanji stared at Zoro in awe for a few seconds. “Get yourself together, Marimo.” He scolded, but he was deeply worried. He had never seen Zoro like this. Even in that contest, Zoro was able to maintain some level of discipline. Now, Zoro had obviously lost control of his own body. Never in his life would he ever thought that Zoro could laugh like this.
Zoro was actually beginning cough from laughing too hard. How the hell was this guy able to rob him so completely of his control? He couldn’t stop laughing and the tickling was spreading into his neck.
Sanji wanted to help Zoro, but there was nothing he could do for him; especially since they were both in the same situation. Sanji also began to notice that the tickling that was in his stomach had spread down to his upper thighs and were tickling even worst. He tried to control himself by taking deep slow breathes, but that was doing little to ease his suffering.
Before long, the tickling had struck his nerves, much like Zoro, and sent him nearly crashing to the floor in laughter. He never though anything could tickle so badly. Nathel’s techniques had nothing compare to what he was experiences now. At least with Nathel, there was a certain type of excitement and some enjoyment out of the experience, but this was pure torture. The best way he could describe what he was feeling, it was thousands of of furry figures were brushing against all his sensitive spots.
Sanji’s chest began to burn from the force laughter and he was having trouble catching his breath. Like Usopp, though, he began to notice a very disturbing feeling. He began to feel weak and he knew why too. That bastard was taken his life that he was releasing from his laughs. Unless he got himself under control, he, as well as his nakama, would be doom.
“Damn, there really seem to be no way out of here.” Nami cursed as she retracted her Clima-Tact. Robin had her eyes close and were using her powers to look outside the dome. She could see Rire, in Luffy’s body, looking very satisfied.
“I haven’s discover a way out either, Nami-chan.” Robin said, never breaking her her stance.
“How the hell could that guy have two Devil Fruits?” Nami asked the older woman.
“I am not sure. There is still many unknowns about the Devil Fruits.” Robin answered. “It would seem that a Devil Fruit transfers it power not only to the body of a person, but into the very soul itself.”
“That is kind of a scary thought.” Nami said with a slight chill running down her spine.
“This is all theory.” Robin said. “We may never know the truth.” Nami began to noticed a tingling sensation running down her spine again and began to spread into the back of her knees. She choose to ignore it.
“In any case, how are we going to get out of here?” Nami asked, she was worried now.
“All Devil Fruits have a weakness.” Robin said. “We just have to find it.
The tingling that was in Nami’s knees grew even worst and it was moving further down her legs. Within seconds, the tingling had reached the heels of her feet. Nami had to really struggle to keep her face straight. Her will completely broke, however, when the tingling turn into a full blow tickle on the back her knees. She was close to collapse as a stream of giggle flow through her mouth.
Robin quickly broke her powers when she saw her friend in distress. “Nami-chan, what’s wrong?”
Nami had to take several deep breaths before she could talk. “Something........something is tickling me.”
Robin’s eyes widen. So, that was the power of the Tacto Tacto Fruit. “Nami-chan, you have to fight it.”
Nami’s giggles had steadily increased. “I am trying, but it tickle too much.” The tickling had reached her very sensitive feet and she went nuts. She fall to the floor and her giggles turn into a full blown laugh. Her laugh echoed eerily across the empty zone.
“Nami-chan.” Robin said worriedly. She also began to feel a tingly sensation. Robin quickly put it in the back of her mind as she bend down to help Nami.
Nami, however, was far from helping. The tickling on her feet were absolutely unbearable. The tickling ran from in-between her toes, around the balls of her feet, across her arches, all the way to her heels. There wasn’t a part that was left untouched. She was tickled in spots that she didn’t even know existed on her feet. She slammed her feet several time on the ground, think the pain would negate the tickling, but it failed to help.
“Make......make it stop.” Nami begged as he grabbed Robin. She was literally shaking in laughter.
Robin comfort Nami to the best of her ability. It hurt to see her younger sister suffering like this. It was even worst that she couldn’t do a thing to stop it.
Robin quickly realize that the tingling had turn into a tickling feeling that was running down her back to her legs. Unlike the other Strawhats, Robin was able to fight it off. Thanks to her terrible life experiences, she had learn to control her feelings and emotions. Although, even she knew that she wouldn’t last forever in this portal. Eventually, her will would give out and she would be completely at that madman’s mercy. She couldn’t let that happen. She had to be strong for Nami-chan.
Nami’s laughter took on a whole new level of hysteria. The tickling was now moving in a circular pattern around her feet. The tickling on the balls of her feet were by far the worst and Nami nearly melted in the torture.
It felt like thousand of soft fingers were stroking the balls of her feet and unlike regular tickling when a spot become numb if tickle too long, the sensation in her feet actually went up. She quickly went into silent laughter and was shaken in Robin’s arms.
Robin tighten her grip, cursing herself for being so helpless. The tickling in her own body was getting worst, but she was still able to manage it. Although, small giggles still manage to escape her throat.
The tickling was now starting to reach her breasts, which was causing even Robin to shake as the sensitive area was tormented.
Through her own problems. Robin saw something that truly scared her. She saw a bright orange light surrounding Nami’s body and began to travel up and out of the dome. Robin knew what light was. If they didn’t get out soon, Nami and the rest of the crew will die.
Rire smiled as he saw each of the Strawhat suffering in his own created hell. He could already feel their life-force flowing in him, making him even stronger. With the strength he sucks through this crew, he will be ready to claim his place in the Grandline again.
Oh, how he missed seeing the suffering on people faces just before they were suck dry of their life. By the end of their session, they will glad for the release of death.
“In a few more minutes, two of those stupid pirates should be dead.” Rire said.
“I can’t allow that!” A voice yelled. To Rire’s utter surprise, he saw the skeleton jump out of his dome.
“How did you escape!?” Rire yelled in disbelief.
Brooke slowly unsheathed his sword. “Since I have no nerves for you to manipulate, I am unaffected by your powers.”
“I see.” Rire growled. “You also seem to have found a Devil Fruit that gives you immortality.”
“I maybe harder to kill, but I am still a mortal.” Brooke said coldly. “I don’t rob the life out of people like you.”
Rire laughed. “Don’t act all high and mighty with me. What good is having a Devil Fruit if you don’t make full use of it. Possessing a Devil Fruit is nothing if you don’t learn to master it. It is no different than your sword skills.”
“Don’t compare my sword to your greed.” Brooke scolded. “My sword is to protect the lives of my nakama and others. You just want to take it all away. I will not allow that!”
“How touching.” Rire mocked. “If I can’t have your life, I will just have to take it the old fashion way.” He grabbed his arm with deadly intent. “Prepare to die by the hand of your own captain.”
Rire stretched his arms to punch Brook, but Brooke gracefully dodged the sloppy punch and and thrust his sword at Rire. Using Luffy’s flexible body, he was able to bend himself in an inhuman direction and whip back to headbutt Brooke.
Brooke felt his skull crack from the impact of the blow, but it didn’t stop him from slashing his sword against Rire’s skin, leaving a deep cut. Rire screamed loudly as he pulled back and grab his injures.
“What’s wrong?” Brooke as the supposed god. “Can’t you take a little cut?
Rire growled. “Damn, this body can really absorbs blows, but it is so sensitive.”
Brook raised an eyebrow, if he had one, at Rire. “What?”
“However, it will take more than that to stop me!” Rire yelled as he threw several more punches at Brooke. They were all easily dodged. Being that he was just made of bones, Brooke was light and fast.
“You may have our captain’s power, but you make poor use of them.” Brooke scolded.
Rire looked upset before he slowly calm down. “Your time is almost up. Two of your friends are close to death.”
Brooke looked horrified. “You’re still draining their lives!?”
“There is only two ways you can save them.” Rire mocked. “You have to either kill me or make me reverse the dome.” He smiled evilly. “And I can assure you that the later won’t be happening.”
Brooke ready his sword again. “I won’t allow you to do that.”
“What are you going to do? Are you willing to kill your captain to save the rest of your crew?” Rire dared.
Brooke then did something odd. He sheathed his sword and pulled out his violin. “I cannot kill the man I have swore my life to. Instead, I will rely on that man to stop you.”
“What are you talking about?” Rire asked, really annoyed.
“Luffy, please reawaken.” Brooke whispered as he began to play his violin.
Rire looked unmoved by the music. “I am suppose to be impress?” Brooke, however, never stopped playing, in fact, he got even louder.
“Are you trying to reach your captain?” Rire question before he began to laugh. “What a foolish gesture. If you were a real pirate, you would had rip you captain apart without a moment of hesitation.” Brook just continue to play.
“So, that is what you want to do before you die?” Rire was growing annoyed with the skeleton ignoring him. Brooke still played his violin.
“Fine, then I will put you out of you misery.” Rire declared as he charged the unarmed swordsman. “Don’t worry, you will be united with you nakama in the afterlife!” He was just inches from crushing Brooke’s skull in when Rire suddenly stopped.
“What......” Rire said in surprise. “I......I can’t move my body.” Brooke continue to play, he was even louder than before.
“Luffy, don’t let this guy control you.” Brooke said. “You’re still in there.”
Oka, who had been all but forgotten, stare at the event in awe. “The merger wasn’t fully complete if he still has some control.”
“Damn, why does that fool still have control.” Rire muttered. “This is my body now!”
“Luffy, our friends are in grave danger.” Brooke urged. “You’re the only one who can save them now. You have to get rid of that dome.”
“No, I am the one in control here!!” Rire yelled. However, the dome began to waver and then it broke completely. Lying on the ground were several member of the exhausted Strawhats. Usopp had obviously fainted from the torture. Nami and Chopper were barely conscious as they took in much needed air. Zoro and Sanji were also grasping for oxygen, but they seemed to be okay overall. Robin was by far the best shape of all the crew, although she was also out of breath. She was currently supporting a tire Nami.
“Is everyone alright?” Brooke asked the group, but he continue to play.
“Yeah, it seems we are all still alive.” Robin answered for the group.
Zoro stood up slowly as he stared at Rire. “How dare you do this to us.”
Sanji stood up and ran towards Robin and Nami. “Robin-chwan, Nami-swan, are you alright?” He asked worriedly.
“Nami is very weak.” Robin informed sadly.
“Usopp is too.” Chopper said as he looked over his fallen cremate, although he could barely stand himself.
Sanji stared at Rire with deadly intent. “I hope you had your fun you bastard. Because now, I am going to kick your rubbery ass.”
Rire seemed to finally regain control of his body. He was not please at all by the turn of events. “You may have escape, but you can never beat a god.”
“Been there and done that already.” Zoro said, ready for the final round.
Everyone was silent when Rire made his announcement.
“That.......that’s a lie!” Usopp yelled. “Luffy would never allow a bastard like you to control him.”
“He doesn’t have much choice in them matter.” Rire teased. “He is too weak minded to fight against me.”
“Even if you are in our captain’s body, we won’t go easy on you.” Zoro said coldly.
“Everyone, we have to try to knock him out!” Nami yelled.
Rire laughed. “Like I will give any of you that chance.” He began to go into a strange pose. “I will have all of your life energy.”
“What is he doing?” Chopper asked.
“Here it comes, our god’s Devil Fruit.” Oka whispered.
Robin looked horrified when she heard this. “What, he still has access to his original Devil Fruit!!”
“Tacto Tacto Portique!!” Rire yelled as a sphere of greenish light surrounded the Strawhats.
“What!?” Usopp screamed as he saw his nakama disappear before his eyes. “Where is everyone!?”
Rire’s laughed could be heard echoing over Usopp. “A long time ago, I ate Tacto Tacto Fruit. By trapping people within my portals, I can manipulate the nerves in anyone's body. I can cause you such extreme pain that you wish you were dead or unbelievably pleasure that make you wish it would never end.”
Usopp became very nervous. “Why are you doing such a thing?”
“Such an ability is okay by itself, but I have learn to push my abilities to its limits.” Rire explained. “I have learn how to drain the life force of my victims through my powers. This allows me to live and to be young for an unlimited amount of time.”
Rire began to laugh. “So you see, I have obtain a Devil Fruit that gives me immorality. That is why I am known as a god.”
“That’s........that’s terrible.” Usopp said in horror.
“Your crew’s life force should serve me well, as I conquer the Grandline once again.” Rire said.
Usopp regain his composer as he level his kabuto. “I won’t let you.” He shot several flame balls at the dome that surrounded him, but it had no effect.
“Nothing.” Usopp whispered. He was very worried now. He then felt as tingling sensation against his ribs and along his sides. He tried to ignored it, but the tingling got worst by ever passing second. It literally felt like hundreds of fingers were brushing against his skin. He tried to control it, but all too soon, small giggles began to escape his throat.
Usopp attempting to ease the tickling sensation by rubbing the affected area, but it seemed to only make things worst. He then felt the tickling began to move across his chest and into the edge of his armpits.
Now Usopp was grabbing his sides in a vain attempt to control himself. “Stop!!” He yelled into the void. He could feel the tickling beginning to move down. It was now going to his upper thighs. Usopp couldn’t stand any more as he collapse in laughter. His legs and arms flair around as he rolled all over the place.
The tickling along the affected areas was moving even faster and it felt like they were digging even deeper into his rough skin.
Usopp only mostly mildly ticklish at best. Sure, he had been playfully tickled by Luffy, Robin, and even Chopper, but he had never been brought to this point helplessness. His skin was rough, more so than Sanji’s, so it was hard to really tickle him. These invisible fingers, however, seemed to bypass his protective skin and go straight to his raw defenseless nerves. They also seemed to zone in on all his spots and manipulate them perfection.
“Stop, please stop!!” Usopp begged, but nothing heard his pleads. The tickling was gradually moving down again, this time it was at his knees. Usopp was in tears and his entire body flopped around like a fish on land. He scratch his skin to attempt to at least ease the tickling, but nothing work. The tickling seem to intensify as it spread even more.
Usopp’s laughs were becoming harder and more depress. “Please........please........no more. Please.........stop.” He began to noticed that he was becoming weaker with each laugh that left his body. It wasn’t the normal weakness that was associated with laughing too hard. It felt more like his life was literally being drain out of his body. It was scary to say the least, but he couldn’t stop laughing.
“He was going to tickle him to death!” Usopp realized as he laughed even harder as the tickling went up and down his legs and chest. The back of his knees were really getting the worst of it. It felt like something was squeezing them along with the figures tickling them. Usopp was fallen deeper and deeper into his torture as his life was being taken.
Zoro and Sanji were kept together as the rest of their crew members faded from sight.
“What the hell is going on!?” Zoro yelled.
Sanji took out his cigarette and stomp it under his shoes. “That bastard have a Devil Fruit.”
“How is that possible?” Zoro asked in frustration. “With Luffy’s body, that mean he has two Devil Fruits.”
“We have no time to discuss that.” Sanji said. “We have to get out this freaky zone.” Zoro removed two of his swords.
“Nana-Juu-Ni Pound Hou!!” Zoro yelled as an air compressed projectile spiraling out of his swords and ram into the dome that they were trapping them. It hit dead on, but it had no visible effect.
“Damn.” Zoro cursed. They could hear a voice now. It was obviously not talking to them. If they listened hard enough, they could hear Usopp’s voice. They heard Rire’s explaining his powers and what he had planned for them.
“That sadistic bastard.” Sanji growled.
“We have to escape before it is too late.” Zoro said. They then heard something odd. It was Usopp, but it sounded like he was laughing. It wasn’t Usopp’s normal laugh, this one had a note of desperation in it.
“Well, now I know where this tribe get their interrogation techniques from.” Sanji stated.
“What?” Zoro asked, not getting the comparison. “Are you talking to yourself again, Ero-Cook?”
Sanji immediately got angry. “What was that, Marimo?”
“I think you heard me.” Zoro said dryly.
“Why you, Shithead.” Sanji growled. “I’ll kick your ass right here.”
Zoro held up his swords. “If you can, Dartboard.” Before the two could fight each other, they both felt a tingling sensation. It started in Zoro’s ribs and it was in Sanji’s stomach.
Zoro lowed his swords as the tried to find the source of his discomfort. He began to rub his ribs, but felt nothing usual. The tingling was also growing worst.
Sanji was having the same problem. The tingling was already moving down his stomach and into his waist. Since he just experience this situation only a couple of hours ago, he knew what was happening.
“Not again.” Sanji muttered as he attempted to control the laughter that was building in his body.
“Dammit, I won’t give to something so childish.” Zoro declared as he tried not to laugh. The tickling intensified as it moved deeper into his skin. It felt like his nerves themselves were being attack. His discipline, however, wouldn’t allow him to give in. After that contest incident, he was better prepare to handle the sensation. At least, for a little while.
“We have to get out of here before we become too incapable to move!” Zoro yelled to his rival.
Sanji, for his part, managed to control himself as well, but he was clearly losing the fight. “How?” He manage to stuttered out.
Zoro honestly had no idea, it was getting hard to think. Suddenly, it felt like his nerves were struck by lightning and Zoro was double over in laughter within minutes.
This was must worst than before. He could barely breathe as waves of waves of tickish agony attacked his body. The tickling was moving all over his chest and were deep in his armpits. Zoro actually had tears in this eyes.
Sanji stared at Zoro in awe for a few seconds. “Get yourself together, Marimo.” He scolded, but he was deeply worried. He had never seen Zoro like this. Even in that contest, Zoro was able to maintain some level of discipline. Now, Zoro had obviously lost control of his own body. Never in his life would he ever thought that Zoro could laugh like this.
Zoro was actually beginning cough from laughing too hard. How the hell was this guy able to rob him so completely of his control? He couldn’t stop laughing and the tickling was spreading into his neck.
Sanji wanted to help Zoro, but there was nothing he could do for him; especially since they were both in the same situation. Sanji also began to notice that the tickling that was in his stomach had spread down to his upper thighs and were tickling even worst. He tried to control himself by taking deep slow breathes, but that was doing little to ease his suffering.
Before long, the tickling had struck his nerves, much like Zoro, and sent him nearly crashing to the floor in laughter. He never though anything could tickle so badly. Nathel’s techniques had nothing compare to what he was experiences now. At least with Nathel, there was a certain type of excitement and some enjoyment out of the experience, but this was pure torture. The best way he could describe what he was feeling, it was thousands of of furry figures were brushing against all his sensitive spots.
Sanji’s chest began to burn from the force laughter and he was having trouble catching his breath. Like Usopp, though, he began to notice a very disturbing feeling. He began to feel weak and he knew why too. That bastard was taken his life that he was releasing from his laughs. Unless he got himself under control, he, as well as his nakama, would be doom.
“Damn, there really seem to be no way out of here.” Nami cursed as she retracted her Clima-Tact. Robin had her eyes close and were using her powers to look outside the dome. She could see Rire, in Luffy’s body, looking very satisfied.
“I haven’s discover a way out either, Nami-chan.” Robin said, never breaking her her stance.
“How the hell could that guy have two Devil Fruits?” Nami asked the older woman.
“I am not sure. There is still many unknowns about the Devil Fruits.” Robin answered. “It would seem that a Devil Fruit transfers it power not only to the body of a person, but into the very soul itself.”
“That is kind of a scary thought.” Nami said with a slight chill running down her spine.
“This is all theory.” Robin said. “We may never know the truth.” Nami began to noticed a tingling sensation running down her spine again and began to spread into the back of her knees. She choose to ignore it.
“In any case, how are we going to get out of here?” Nami asked, she was worried now.
“All Devil Fruits have a weakness.” Robin said. “We just have to find it.
The tingling that was in Nami’s knees grew even worst and it was moving further down her legs. Within seconds, the tingling had reached the heels of her feet. Nami had to really struggle to keep her face straight. Her will completely broke, however, when the tingling turn into a full blow tickle on the back her knees. She was close to collapse as a stream of giggle flow through her mouth.
Robin quickly broke her powers when she saw her friend in distress. “Nami-chan, what’s wrong?”
Nami had to take several deep breaths before she could talk. “Something........something is tickling me.”
Robin’s eyes widen. So, that was the power of the Tacto Tacto Fruit. “Nami-chan, you have to fight it.”
Nami’s giggles had steadily increased. “I am trying, but it tickle too much.” The tickling had reached her very sensitive feet and she went nuts. She fall to the floor and her giggles turn into a full blown laugh. Her laugh echoed eerily across the empty zone.
“Nami-chan.” Robin said worriedly. She also began to feel a tingly sensation. Robin quickly put it in the back of her mind as she bend down to help Nami.
Nami, however, was far from helping. The tickling on her feet were absolutely unbearable. The tickling ran from in-between her toes, around the balls of her feet, across her arches, all the way to her heels. There wasn’t a part that was left untouched. She was tickled in spots that she didn’t even know existed on her feet. She slammed her feet several time on the ground, think the pain would negate the tickling, but it failed to help.
“Make......make it stop.” Nami begged as he grabbed Robin. She was literally shaking in laughter.
Robin comfort Nami to the best of her ability. It hurt to see her younger sister suffering like this. It was even worst that she couldn’t do a thing to stop it.
Robin quickly realize that the tingling had turn into a tickling feeling that was running down her back to her legs. Unlike the other Strawhats, Robin was able to fight it off. Thanks to her terrible life experiences, she had learn to control her feelings and emotions. Although, even she knew that she wouldn’t last forever in this portal. Eventually, her will would give out and she would be completely at that madman’s mercy. She couldn’t let that happen. She had to be strong for Nami-chan.
Nami’s laughter took on a whole new level of hysteria. The tickling was now moving in a circular pattern around her feet. The tickling on the balls of her feet were by far the worst and Nami nearly melted in the torture.
It felt like thousand of soft fingers were stroking the balls of her feet and unlike regular tickling when a spot become numb if tickle too long, the sensation in her feet actually went up. She quickly went into silent laughter and was shaken in Robin’s arms.
Robin tighten her grip, cursing herself for being so helpless. The tickling in her own body was getting worst, but she was still able to manage it. Although, small giggles still manage to escape her throat.
The tickling was now starting to reach her breasts, which was causing even Robin to shake as the sensitive area was tormented.
Through her own problems. Robin saw something that truly scared her. She saw a bright orange light surrounding Nami’s body and began to travel up and out of the dome. Robin knew what light was. If they didn’t get out soon, Nami and the rest of the crew will die.
Rire smiled as he saw each of the Strawhat suffering in his own created hell. He could already feel their life-force flowing in him, making him even stronger. With the strength he sucks through this crew, he will be ready to claim his place in the Grandline again.
Oh, how he missed seeing the suffering on people faces just before they were suck dry of their life. By the end of their session, they will glad for the release of death.
“In a few more minutes, two of those stupid pirates should be dead.” Rire said.
“I can’t allow that!” A voice yelled. To Rire’s utter surprise, he saw the skeleton jump out of his dome.
“How did you escape!?” Rire yelled in disbelief.
Brooke slowly unsheathed his sword. “Since I have no nerves for you to manipulate, I am unaffected by your powers.”
“I see.” Rire growled. “You also seem to have found a Devil Fruit that gives you immortality.”
“I maybe harder to kill, but I am still a mortal.” Brooke said coldly. “I don’t rob the life out of people like you.”
Rire laughed. “Don’t act all high and mighty with me. What good is having a Devil Fruit if you don’t make full use of it. Possessing a Devil Fruit is nothing if you don’t learn to master it. It is no different than your sword skills.”
“Don’t compare my sword to your greed.” Brooke scolded. “My sword is to protect the lives of my nakama and others. You just want to take it all away. I will not allow that!”
“How touching.” Rire mocked. “If I can’t have your life, I will just have to take it the old fashion way.” He grabbed his arm with deadly intent. “Prepare to die by the hand of your own captain.”
Rire stretched his arms to punch Brook, but Brooke gracefully dodged the sloppy punch and and thrust his sword at Rire. Using Luffy’s flexible body, he was able to bend himself in an inhuman direction and whip back to headbutt Brooke.
Brooke felt his skull crack from the impact of the blow, but it didn’t stop him from slashing his sword against Rire’s skin, leaving a deep cut. Rire screamed loudly as he pulled back and grab his injures.
“What’s wrong?” Brooke as the supposed god. “Can’t you take a little cut?
Rire growled. “Damn, this body can really absorbs blows, but it is so sensitive.”
Brook raised an eyebrow, if he had one, at Rire. “What?”
“However, it will take more than that to stop me!” Rire yelled as he threw several more punches at Brooke. They were all easily dodged. Being that he was just made of bones, Brooke was light and fast.
“You may have our captain’s power, but you make poor use of them.” Brooke scolded.
Rire looked upset before he slowly calm down. “Your time is almost up. Two of your friends are close to death.”
Brooke looked horrified. “You’re still draining their lives!?”
“There is only two ways you can save them.” Rire mocked. “You have to either kill me or make me reverse the dome.” He smiled evilly. “And I can assure you that the later won’t be happening.”
Brooke ready his sword again. “I won’t allow you to do that.”
“What are you going to do? Are you willing to kill your captain to save the rest of your crew?” Rire dared.
Brooke then did something odd. He sheathed his sword and pulled out his violin. “I cannot kill the man I have swore my life to. Instead, I will rely on that man to stop you.”
“What are you talking about?” Rire asked, really annoyed.
“Luffy, please reawaken.” Brooke whispered as he began to play his violin.
Rire looked unmoved by the music. “I am suppose to be impress?” Brooke, however, never stopped playing, in fact, he got even louder.
“Are you trying to reach your captain?” Rire question before he began to laugh. “What a foolish gesture. If you were a real pirate, you would had rip you captain apart without a moment of hesitation.” Brook just continue to play.
“So, that is what you want to do before you die?” Rire was growing annoyed with the skeleton ignoring him. Brooke still played his violin.
“Fine, then I will put you out of you misery.” Rire declared as he charged the unarmed swordsman. “Don’t worry, you will be united with you nakama in the afterlife!” He was just inches from crushing Brooke’s skull in when Rire suddenly stopped.
“What......” Rire said in surprise. “I......I can’t move my body.” Brooke continue to play, he was even louder than before.
“Luffy, don’t let this guy control you.” Brooke said. “You’re still in there.”
Oka, who had been all but forgotten, stare at the event in awe. “The merger wasn’t fully complete if he still has some control.”
“Damn, why does that fool still have control.” Rire muttered. “This is my body now!”
“Luffy, our friends are in grave danger.” Brooke urged. “You’re the only one who can save them now. You have to get rid of that dome.”
“No, I am the one in control here!!” Rire yelled. However, the dome began to waver and then it broke completely. Lying on the ground were several member of the exhausted Strawhats. Usopp had obviously fainted from the torture. Nami and Chopper were barely conscious as they took in much needed air. Zoro and Sanji were also grasping for oxygen, but they seemed to be okay overall. Robin was by far the best shape of all the crew, although she was also out of breath. She was currently supporting a tire Nami.
“Is everyone alright?” Brooke asked the group, but he continue to play.
“Yeah, it seems we are all still alive.” Robin answered for the group.
Zoro stood up slowly as he stared at Rire. “How dare you do this to us.”
Sanji stood up and ran towards Robin and Nami. “Robin-chwan, Nami-swan, are you alright?” He asked worriedly.
“Nami is very weak.” Robin informed sadly.
“Usopp is too.” Chopper said as he looked over his fallen cremate, although he could barely stand himself.
Sanji stared at Rire with deadly intent. “I hope you had your fun you bastard. Because now, I am going to kick your rubbery ass.”
Rire seemed to finally regain control of his body. He was not please at all by the turn of events. “You may have escape, but you can never beat a god.”
“Been there and done that already.” Zoro said, ready for the final round.
Yeah, Rire is an arrogant jerk who seriously needs his ass beat. Oh well, next chapter, perhaps 😉
