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Hello everyone! Here is a new story!

This will be a multiple chapters story, how many chapters? I don't know! Might be 2, might be 10, we will see how it goes, but I don't think it will be too many, but who knows with me 

In this, some, few, have powers, it is very rare, and some powers are more rare than others, and some will be explained in this, and I will explain more in the next chapter 

This is also a bit of a hectic chapter, more will be explained the next chapter 

Hope you enjoy

Read and relax

Whitebeard stood out on an island, having docked at an uninhabited one, to have fun and to let Stefan run around. They had gotten a new traveler the last 2 weeks, and Ace, who was 17, very young, and wanted to see the world. So they let him join them. He was an interesting person. He seemed strong, very strong, but this was just something Whitebeard felt, and Marco, as well as a few others, had said the same. But Ace didn't show it much, it was like he held back, which was odd. Ace also was very nice, and they liked to be around him, everyone seemed to do. Ace was also very careful at times. Ace also had an amazing weapon, which had many drooling over. 

It was a large scythe, but it also was a gun and sniper, being a mix. When they asked Ace how he had gotten it, as it was quite a find, Ace said he had helped design it and gotten help to make it. When asked how much it had cost, Ace just said “Secret~” Which did make sense as it had probably cost a lot. And Ace was a bit secretive about some things it seemed like. And how Ace had gotten the money, he didn't know. Everyone also seems to like Ace, which was good. Whitebeard had offered a place amongst them in his family, but Ace had declined. And Whitebeard would try again in a day or two, as there seemed to be something stopping Ace from saying yes, so he wanted to have a private chat with him.

It was a bit later, that he saw a boat nearing them, and he knew this boat. This was the boat to Azuruko, the one who helped train the exceptional people around. And with exceptional people, he meant those who had powers, not a Devil Fruit, but real powers they were born with. Some were strong, some could manipulate things, some could use elements like fire, water, and earth, and they didn't have these powers because of a Devil Fruit, but they were born with them, and they were rare. As the boat was close to the island and Azuruko came, reconciling him from pictures and videos, his signature white clothes, pink hair, and red eyes. he had a cane, one he didn't need really, but he used as a statement, and it was said the cane harbored powers. But who knew if that was true or not. Why was he here?

As the question left him, he heard a gleeful sound, before Ace shot towards Azuruko and stopped a bit before him as he waved. “Hi!” Azuruko hummed. “Hello, Ace. How have you been?” Ace hummed. “Good, going around. Having fun.” Azuruko nodded. “Good. But now, we need to go train.” Ace puffed up his cheeks. “But that's boring.” Azuruko hummed. “Even so.” Whitebeard blinked, and looked at his children, who all looked shocked as well, before Thatch spoke. “What! You got powers!” Ace hummed. “Maybe?” Thatch blinked. “Which!” Ace chucked. “Secret~” Thatch groaned. “Come on!” Ace chuckled. “Too bad.” Azuruko spoke. “The others are here as well.” Ace gasped. “They are!?” Just then, someone stood on the railing on Azuruko’s boat, and he knew who it was. That was Lori, a  16 year old who was able to create paths, walking on streep surfaces, water, holding things in place, all with the move of her hand and creating a circle, the color saying what it did he had heard, he had also heard rumors she could create some images. “Hey! Come up! We missed you!” Ace laughed, before he ran on board the boat, seeming happy. 

Azuruko hummed and looked at him. “Thank you for having Ace, but he is needed again. He needs to train.” Whitebeard got it, but still. “Stay for dinner? So we could say goodbye properly?” Azuruko hummed. “That should go fine.” Just then, on the boat, a woman came, and he recognized her as Moira, one who helped Azuruko train these others with powers, and she had themselves, as she could make things move with her hand, and he had a feeling it was more than that. “Azuruko, should we prepare to leave?” Azuruko hummed and looked at Moira. “Not just yet, we have been asked to join dinner.” Moira hummed. “Okay, I will inform everyone.” Then she left. And now it made sense on how Ace got his weapon. Everyone with Azuruko and Moira got amazing weapons that they wanted, a weapon they were skilled in. This was amazing. 

Azuruko looked at the captain. “I take it we will eat on your boat? Yours is a bit bigger than ours.” Whitebeard nodded. “Yes.” Azuruko nodded. “Sounds good.” Then Azuruko moved towards the boat. “I will ask everyone to behave then.” Then he walked on his boat. As he was gone, Thatch spoke after he gave a whistle. “Wonder what powers he has.” Everyone nodded, wondering the same. There could be people with the same powers, and it was said everyone was very strong, some more than others. Then they went to the galley, going to prepare a feast, and everyone tried to figure out what powers Ace had. Maybe he could control elements? Or he was very strong? Or he could move stuff with his hands like Moira, or something else.

It was after an hour, when it was just half an hour left until the dinner, that he saw who was on the boat, at least some. It was Azuruko and Moira, as they knew, who were the teachers. Then it was Lori, who they saw earlier, and Trevor, who was 18 and could use the elements fire and water. Mika, who was 17 and could move things with her hands, like Moira, as well as control wind. And 3 others who he didn't exactly know too sure what their powers were. But they were Soul- he didn't know his powers, but Thatch said he could be light as nothing and fast as a cheetah, as well as manipulate the density of things, and was 17. Cioup- who he felt he had seen and she could use elements as well, same as Trevor, Thatch said, and was also 17. Alyssa- who Haruta said was strong and could create images that helped her around, and was 16. They did also use weapons, as they were thought to not be too dependent on their powers. He did sort of want to see them in action, but also not, as they only used their powers when needed. They were all either 16, 17, or 18. And he wondered very much on what Ace’s powers were. 

They all were in the galley, when Azuruko and Moira left, and as they were gone, some bread was out, as they were preparing and some food was out, and Trrevor grabbed some bread and threw some at Ace. “Hey, dofus, eat bread!” Ace’s eye twitched. “Hey! Don't toss food!” He yelled as he tossed some back. Which had Trevor irate, and threw some, which hit Cioup, which had her glare at Trevor as she moved her hand up and fire came from it. “You wanna play?” Trevor huffed. “Hey! No fair! No powers!” Cioup hummed. “Fine, how about-” And CIoup grabbed an apple. “Food fight!” And threw it at Trevor. Who avoided it, before he grabbed a piece of toast and threw it at Lori. “Food fight!” 

And that was how it started. Before anyone knew it, food was being thrown around by them, being the ones who had powers who had the food fight. And Cioup moved to stand on a table. “We will win! I, Soul, and Trevor, against you four!” Ace moved a baguette up. “We will win!” And the others on his team cheered. Soul then grabbed a baguette, a long one, and moved to pierce a watermelon, using it as a huge hammer as he hit away food, using his powers on the baguette to make it stronger it seemed like, but not on the watermelon as it did break once after a while, but he switched it out with another one. Ace had grabbed a bunch of apples and used them to throw at the others, and he seemed to be very fast. Maybe his powers were also speed? But then again, they were all very fast. 

But then, Soul, who had just gotten a new watermelon, moved and hit Alyssa so she flew up and hit the roof and flew right through it, which had Mika hum as she moved to stand at the ready, like she was about to run, which had Trevor’s and his team’s eyes widen, as Soul said. “Oh fuck.” Mika then got ready, moving to run, and he could both see and feel the wind, which took with it everything she ran past, even tables, before she reached Soul, Trevor, and Cioup, sending them flying into the wall, with a lot of food, messing up the entire galley,  Mika jumping out of the way of the moving food. Her powers were amazing. That must be her wind powers. As the three who hit the wall fell down from it, leaving 3 human shapes in the mess on the wall, Ace held up his hands. “We won!” And his team cheered, beside Alyssa, who still couldn't be seen. 

Then the door burst open and Moira came in, growling, as she moved her hand, which had everything move back into place at a fast pace as she said. “Children! No fighting! No food fight! And where is Alys-” Just as she was about to say Alyssa’s name, she came falling down, smashing a table in two, which had them look at each other, before they all laughed, which seemed to anger Moira more, and Azuruko came in, looking amused. “Moira, they’re kids.” Moira sighed. “Still. Now! Clean up!” They all stood up, saluting. “Yes, Ma’am!” They said, before they got to cleaning, Trevor and Cioup washed the walls as they could use water, using not too much, just enough. Mika and Ace moving things back to their place. Soul ran around and picked stuff up, and Alyssa used her powers to create brooms to sweep. It was a quick affair, and soon it was all back to normal. Soul also fixed the broken table by making some long splinters be as tough as nails and then pushing them back together with Ace’s help. Maybe Ace was very strong and could do something else? They were all strong, but some were stronger than others. 

Then they ate dinner, as it had taken a small amount of time, and the 7 kids seemed close, but it also seemed like Ace was a bit on the outside of stuff, which he didn't get why. Ace did seem very close to Azuruko though. He would miss Ace when he left. But as they were eating dinner, the weather took a turn for the worse as rain came down heavily, same with some winds, which had Azuruko say they would set sail tomorrow, as they didn't want to set sail in this storm, which made sense. They didn't have just as large of a boat like they had. And this meant they would get to be more around Ace. 

Many did also try and get Ace to say what his powers were, but he never said, making them all wonder why. Ace didn't hit them like someone who could keep a secret this well. He was young and rash, so this was odd. A few did say it probably was either boring, like just being strong, or being very special, like being able to mind control- which by the way wasn't a power known to exist- but people were speculating. 

The next day, they were all ready, the sun shining brightly and it was hot outside. As they were thinking of where to head, Azuruko saying they could maybe head a bit together as Ace did seem to like them, he heard a shriek, a bird shriek, and turned to see what he never wanted to see. A Nevermore. Nevermores weren't that common, but they were around, birds the size of monsters, their wingspan being larger than Whitebeard’s height. And it seemed to be heading their way. This was bad. They needed to get ready. 

As the thought left his mind, Azuruko spoke. “Warriors!” That had the 7 warriors up and standing ready, before Azuruko spoke. “Powers to the minimal!” Cioup looked at Azuruko. “What!” Azuruko hummed. “You need to get adept in your weapons.” They nodded and got ready, weapons out, Ace got his scythe out, Lori got out a staff, Cioup got out what looked like a gun, Alyssa got out a sword, Trevor also got a sword, but his looked… different, but he didn't get why. It had pathways on it, and he got it was for his powers. Soul got out a large hammer, just as large as Soul was. And Mika had a gun that had a dagger on the underside of it. 

Whitebeard blinked, before he looked at Azuruko, as he couldn't mean they would fight this beast. “But they are kids!” Azuruko hummed. “Yes, but they are also warriors. Go!” As Azuruko said go, they all ran and jumped towards the Nevermore, Ace using the boost of his gun to get a further distance, and Soul did the same as the hammer had a gun as well, while the others used some rocks by the water to run on and jump on, Lori helping by creating white circles in the water they could run on, before they reached the Nevermore and got its attention. It first went after Cioup, who shot it in the face, making it go after her, before Ace jumped on its back and tried to move his scythe to cut it, but they had such hard skin it didn't really work well, but it did make it shriek and try to move its head to bite Ace, but Ace jumped off it. Mika then jumped towards it, but the Nevermore turned its head back, and tried to eat Mika, but Mika moved to stand in the beak of the bird, holding it open as she fired a round into the Nevermore’s mouth, making it screech as it tossed its head and got her out of it.

Soul then used his hammer to hit the bird's head, using the gun to get a bigger knockdown, and it seemed to crack its beak a bit, which was an amazing feat. Then the bird flew up, and Ace seemed to speak to the others a bit as they were all close to each other, before they parted. Mika and Trevor went to a pair of high rocks that stood out from the ocean, Mika moving a hand to the dagger and… took it off, showing iot was connected by a rope, then she threw the gun at Trevor, using the gun to make it go father by firing it, while she held the dagger end, and Trevor catched it and they both tied it around the rocks top, before telling they were ready, and Lori moved to be on on the ocean behind them, a  white circle under her. Cioup then got the attention of the bird, by shooting it in the head, making it land by a rock, and as it did, CIoup used her powers, making ice and the Nevermore’s tail be stuck in the ice as the bird looked at it and tried to peck at it a bit. 

As this happened, Ace used the gun on his scythe to jump to to the rope between the rocks Mika and Trevor was on, and Lori moved her hand, making a black circle appear when Ace got the rope to be stretched, seeming to be very durable and able to stretch long, and the black circle kept Ace in place, as he stood with his legs on the blade, and he could see Lori saying something, which had Ace nod and respond, before the bird got lose from the ice as it tried to fly and eventually got enough powers to get lose, and that was when the black circle by Ace became red, before Ace went shooting off towards the Nevermore, also shooting his gun to go fast, before he reached the Nevermore and the scythe hit its neck, and moved them towards the hill and they hit the hill, Ace with his scythe still around its neck, when Lori moved and a pathway of blue circles appeared and Ace ran up the hillside, going vertically up, using the powers of Lori, before he got to the top, where there was an overhang, and Ace used it as an end, and when the Nevermore’s neck was there, he shoot his gun, making the scythe blade go through the body of the Nevrmore, decaptiation it, the bird falling down tot he ocean below, head following. 

It had been an amazing sight to see, they were all so strong. Moira hummed. “They did use their powers.” Azuruko hummed. “And I didn't say no powers, just keep it to a minimum, which they did.” The warriors then got back to the boat, all seeming happy and laughing. They were so strong. But he still wondered what his powers were, he was strong, but maybe he had even more strength? He had decapitated a Nevermore. As they were back, Thatch lifted his hands and yelled. “We need to celebrate this! Amazing!” Everyone of the Whitebeards cheered, agreeing, and the warriors looked at Azuruko, who nodded. “We can spare some time.” Moira didn't look to fully agree, but let it go. 

Then they prepared another feast. Still docked by the small island. But while the island was small, it had some forest in the middle, as well as caves and such by the mountain, so when they heard those on watch outside say there were people coming, they all got outside and saw a large amount of people coming, so they headed off to see what they wanted. The warriors also joined, curious, the same with Azuruko. As they were off and met them, being a bit on the island now and by a cave as well, the leader of the ones coming spoke. “Why are there pirates and people with powers here?” Whitebeard spoke. “We mean no harm. We are just passing by, waiting out a storm. We can leave.” The leader hummed, eyes narrowing. “ Too late for that .” And with that, they charged. 

They did attack back, and they saw the warriors stayed a bit back, letting them do this, and he got they listened to Azuruko, and he hadn't said anything, standing calm. But then, one guy managed to sneak up, having powers it seemed like, which was speed, and caught Lori by surprise and sliced at her leg, making her fall down as she screamed. Ace was close by and saw her fall, before he used his hand to shield his face when the guy attacked him, and it sliced his hand a bit, making some blood come out and Ace moved his other hand to stop the bleeding, looking shocked and started to breathe faster, making the guy grin. “Oh, you scared of blood? What if I make your friend bleed?” And moved to attack Lori, which had Ace yell out. “No!” And Ace moved his hand, the injured one, and it was like his blood moved like rope, before it hit the guy, making him yell out in pain as some smoke came from him as where the blood hit, his skin and clothes melted, and that was when Whitebeard realized it, and Thatch spoke shocked. “He is… a blood born.” Ace was. That was why he was secretive with his powers, why everyone was. 

Being a blood born was only one person could be, and when that person died, another one would become it. It had been before, when someone found out their child was a blood born, they would kill that child, as being a blood born was looked down upon, it was being dangerous, people called them demons from Hell and shouldn't be alive. No wonder Ace was closed off. What was special about a blood born, is that their blood is like acid, and the owner of the blood can control it, use it as a weapon. They were dangerous, many said, especially the marines, and their powers were strong. A blood born was also fast, light, and strong by nature he had heard. The marines had executed blood borns before, even if they were children, saying it like they were doing a favor to them. Which was so wrong he felt. Ace was a blood born . 

He looked back at the guy who was screaming and now fell down to the ground, and it had everyone on the enemy side look towards them shocked, before they moved towards Ace, looking mad and unsure, a few mumbling that this was a demon they were dealing with, which had a few more hesitate. Then the enemy leader spoke. “He can’t take on all of us! Go!” It made them more sure and ran towards Ace, who looked unsure, when Azuruko spoke. “Ace, you can do it.” Ace nodded, before he closed his eyes, taking a breath, before he opened his eyes, determination in them, before he moved. He moved and bit his hand, making blood come forward, before he used that blood to take out 2 guys instantly, hitting them in the face and they fell down screaming, their face melting off as Ace’s blood was acid. 

Azuruko then had them move a bit away, to be under an overhang as Ace had control, and Lori joined them, limping a bit, same with the other warriors, them letting Ace handle this as the cat was out of the bag. He then looked back at Ace, who took on two more guys, melding off one of the guys hands, before shooting a blood dart into his back, the other got cut in half by a blood sword Ace made. Ace could manipulate his blood to be things as well. Then a guy managed to get close to Ace, and Ace moved his hand up in shock, and he could see some blood from Ace going upwards, before Ace yelled and touched the guy’s face with his hand, the one with the wound, and made him fall down to his knees as he yelled, before he went silent and Ace moved his hand away as he fell down, unmoving. Four people then went around Ace, which had Ace give a yell as he moved his arms out, and a lot of blood came, which took out all of them, even those a bit away, as Ace must have gotten blood on them.

As they were all dealt with, Ace moved to fall down to his knees, back to them, and he felt worried, and was on his way to walk and see if he was okay, when Ace moved his hand out towards them, asking them to stop, which had him confused. But then, from the sky, felt blood drops like rain, and he got it. If they walked out now, they would most likely be hurt badly or die from the blood raining down.

He looked back at Ace, who was breathing a bit hard, before he moved forward and fell down to the ground, passing out, and he wanted to check on him, but he couldn't, because the blood still fell from the sky. He did feel very worried for Ace as it was a lot of blood. Haruta then spoke. “When it is over, can we walk on it?” Azuruko nodded. “Yes. It is only dangerous when moving or being used by Ace. When it is still, it is just normal blood.” That was good to know. But this was a lot of blood. When it finally stopped, Azuruko moved out and lifted Ace, and Whitebeard hoped he was okay. “Is he okay?” Azuruko nodded. “He is. He just used up his powers, he needs to replenish his blood, which takes a bit of time. But quicker than a normal person.” 

Azuruko then moved Ace to the infirmary on their boat, before he came back out and said Moira was with Ace. Azuruko then looked at him. “What will you do about the fact Ace is a blood born?” Whitebeard blinked. “What do you mean?” Azuruko hummed. “You wouldn't be the first ones to find out, for then to banish him, try and kill him, call him a demon.” Whitebeard shook his head. “No, I would never. I like Ace. He is a good kid.” Azuruko blinked, seeming a bit shocked, before he smiled. “That's good. Most don't like his powers, wanting him dead.” Whitebeard hummed. “Well, I am not like others.” Azurko nodded. “So I have heard. Good to see it is true. Ace does seem to like it here, maybe we could sail a bit together. If we are both heading East.” Whitebeard smiled. “We are heading East, so that works.” Azuruko smiled. “Good. Ace needs more people on his team.” Whitebeard got that. There was speak of this blood born now and then, and it was never good. Always that the person should be killed. It was all so wrong. 

Whitebeard looked at Azuruko. “How did you find Ace? A blood born is…” Azuruko hummed. “Unheard of? It is. He was sent to me when he was a year old, when they found out, those who cared for him, his parents were dead. They didn't want to kill him, but also couldn't care for him, his powers are dangerous if not taught control, so I have raised him to understand his powers, use them for good. They need to be taught and learned, so I have been doing that, and to never show his powers unless necessary.” Whitebeard nodded, that made sense. Azuruko looked at him. “A lot of the words people say, have gotten to Ace, so when he is up, just… be yourself.” Whitebeard nodded, he would. 

So an hour later, when Ace was up again, he did see Ace had on a hood, seeming to try and hide in plain sight. When Whitebeard saw him, he smiled. “How are you feeling, Ace?” Ace blinked and looked at him, seeming shocked. “Good… Where- where is Azuruko?” Whitebeard hummed. “I think he went into the galley to grab something.” Ace nodded and went that way, trying to hide it seemed like. He did get it, as many probably called him names, said he deserved to die, just because he was a blood born. He had heard rumors there was a blood born around, there had to be, but no one knew who. But now he knew. 

He could see a few whispering, but it didn't seem it was bad words, when Thatch came and lifted his hand. “Hey, Ace! You're up again!” Ace seemed unsure and just nodded, before he slipped into the galley. He got Ace felt unsure, but they then just needed to prove they weren't dangerous or mean, even if they knew he was a blood born. 

When Ace came out again, he was with Azuruko and seemed more sure of himself. Which was good. It was clear he trusted Azuruko, which was good. He was glad Ace was put with Azuruko, and not killed. Ace was also so young, he was just 17. Then they set sail together, and Ace seemed very unsure, but no one seemed to mind him. He had gotten a few who seemed worried, asking if what people said was true about the blood born, that they were dangerous monsters, and to that, he just said ‘judge by yourself’. Which they all seemed to do, and if there was one thing Ace wasn't, it was a monster. Ace was so kind and amazing. 

When they were eating dinner 2 days later, having sailed, Thatch hummed as he sat down next to Ace. “Sooo, can you do anything cool with your blood? Like create stuff?” Ace looked unsure and looked at Azuruko, who gave a small nod, which had Ace nod and moved his hand out, using a knife to carefully make a small wound, before he made a rose out of the blood, standing up, which had everyone impressed. Thatch spoke. “Amazing!” He said loudly, which seemed to startle Ace a bit and the rose fell into Ace’s palm, who closed it and breathed hard as he looked around. “Is everyone okay!?” Everyone close by nodded, Thatch speaking. “Hey, we are. No worries.” Ace nodded and seemed relieved. Ace was so kind and caring. Knowing his blood was dangerous, but the captain knew Ace would never hurt them on purpose. He did notice Azuruko and Moira speaking now and then, seeming to be about something serious. Probably why they had gotten Ace, he hoped all was okay.

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A couple days later, Whitebeard watched as his children played around on an island they docked at, an uninhabited one. Ace was also included and he seemed to enjoy it, but also seemed to be careful, which he did get, but hoped Ace would get more comfortable. Those who had powers were showing it off, having fun, except for Ace, and everyone was amazed. They did try to get Ace to join, but he said no. But as everyone was playing around, he suddenly heard Azuruko say “warriors.” It has the warriors react and go to Azuruko and stand ready, and Whitebeard turns to see a boat nearing, with a flag he hadn't seen before, and he felt worried, mostly since Azuruko had reacted. 

When the boat was closer, Azuruko walked to meet someone who came off the boat, and they had a discussion it seemed like. He didn't know who it was, but Moira looked uncomfortable. After a bit, the one Azuruko spoke with lifted his hand, which had Azuruko about to say something, when the man did. “ Seal .” And then the man moved his hand down, which seemed to affect everyone of the warriors, beside Ace it seemed like. It was like they were frozen and he felt he could see tiny strands around them. Ace seemed to get something bad was up and started to move towards Azuruko as the guy moved away, before he suddenly disappeared and appeared on the boat, holding his hand out, where an ice spear came out of his hand, which he shot at Azuruko, and Ace did his best to run and stop it, but he wasn't fast enough and it hit Azuruko in the chest, before he fell down, and as he did, the boat disappeared into nothing. 

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Ace ran as fast as he could, but he wasn't fast enough and the ice spear hit Azuruko in the chest, and as Azuruko fell, Ace tried to steady him and catch him, but Azuruko still fell down, and Ace felt something red and sticky on his hands, and Ace breathed hard, looking at his hands, which had Azuruko’s blood on them, just seeing and feeling the red blood, before he looked down at Azuruko. “...wake up…” Ace felt tears in his eyes as he fell to his knees. “....please… wake up…” No movement. And Ace moved a hand to Azuruko’s neck, as he had been taught, and felt… nothing. No… No! This couldn't be! Ace felt his hands shaking, before he clenched them, making his nails dig into his palms, before he moved his hands to his face as he screamed. 

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Whitebeard watched as Azuruko fell when he was pierced, and Ace was closest as he had tried to stop it, before he watched as Ace tried to ask Azuruko to get up, before checking his pulse, and based on his face, there was none. He was about to move, when he saw blood drip down suddenly from Ace’s hand, and he saw Ace was clenching his hands hard, most likely digging his nails into his palm. “Ace!” Tried Whitebeard, but it was like Ace couldn't hear, before he moved his hands to his face as he screamed, and as he did, Ace’s blood started to go around him, like a whirlwind, and it only came more and more as Ace screamed in emotional pain. 

Moira spoke. “We need to stop him! He can’t lose control!” He got that, but they couldn't get close, and the whirlwind was only getting larger as well, and would soon reach them at this pace. This was really bad. As he was trying to think of something, Marco spoke. “Pops, I need to try this, yoi.” And walked towards Ace, and Whitebeard tried to stop Marco, when Marco moved a hand out to where the whirlwind was, hand touching the blood, and he could see Marco flinching a bit as the blood melted away a spot, but then he saw it. Marco’s flames came forward and healed it, faster than the blood hurt him it looked like. 

Marco then took a step into the whirlwind, before another, and he could see smoke coming from Marco, as his body filled up with spots of his blue, purple, and yellow flames, and he hoped this would work. Marco walked slowly, as this probably hurt a lot, before he reached Ace, and moved to sit on his knees behind Ace, bringing his arms around him, holding him, and he could see Marco saying something, but he couldn't hear what. Then the whirlwind slowed down, before Ace moved to lean into Marco’s chest as he cried, and the blood soon fell down to the ground, Ace now sobbing in Marco’s chest. 

The other warriors had now gotten to themselves and looked at horror at Azuruko’s most likely dead body, before Moira moved over and moved her hand to grab Azuruko’s cane, moving it to his body, but it did nothing, which seemed to mean it was truly over for Azuruko. The others seemed to get this too, and soon the warriors all were either crying or had tears in their eyes, moving over to the dead body, Ace still sobbing in Marco’s chest. 

What happened next was a bit of a blur he felt. Moira moved Azuruko’s body to their boat, and as she did, Ace went with it, moving off Marco and moving with Moira. Azuruko meant a lot to Ace, to all the warriors, but seemed to mean the most to Ace, so this would be hard. It was a bit later, when Moira came out and gave a look to him, that he walked into the other boat, to the room he just had a feeling to walk towards, and soon found Ace, who was sitting by a bed that had a body under a white sheet, obviously Azuruko. 

When he got inside, Ace gave a sniffle. “ He was the only one who believed I wasn't a demon… He believed in me… That I would do great…” Ace gave a sob. “ This… can’t be real. ” Whitebeard moved a hand to Ace’s back. “He did that, because he is right. You're not a demon, and you will do great. Don't listen to what people who don't know you say.” Ace sniffled, before he gave another sob and leaned his face into his hands as he sobbed, and he got this was hard for Ace. Azuruko must have been the only one who believed in Ace for a long while, Ace being told a lot of bad things for who he was. “Ace, you are amazing, and you will do great. And you need to be strong. I know this is hard, I can’t even imagine what you feel. But I will be here with you through it.” Ace nodded and sniffled. “ I don't know what to do… ” Whitebeard nodded. “We will all be here for you.” Ace nodded, and then he spoke. “ I… I want to be alone for a bit… ” Whitebeard nodded and left Ace, leaving him to mourn as that was what he wanted. 

He would do his best to be here for Ace, and the other warriors, and he would hope they could bring the ones behind this to justice, it was clear they had powers as well, and he would speak to Moira about it.

And that's the first chapter to this! I don't know how long this will be, we will see. Might just be one more chapter, or more, I will see how it goes along

Also, would you want this to be Ace/Marco? Leave your thoughts on that if you could

And this is inspired by a lot, some from RWBY, some from other places, not all I can remember the names off 

If you have any ideas, don't be afraid to share them!

I hope you enjoyed, and if you want to, I do love feedback, so don't be afraid to leave a review! 

If you also want to, I have a Twitter/X account, my name is @Azuruko , and I have a discord, my tag/username is just azuruko, as well as a server (Instant invite: https : / / discord . gg / 6hzMhbR ) where everyone is welcomed! Updates is also posted there, both on discord and on twitter

Chapter Text

Hello everyone! Here is the next chapter!

I hope you find this story interesting

This chapter is a bit short, and I hope that is okay, the next will most likely be longer 

Hope you enjoy

Read and relax 

They all sat in the galley eating. Ace had come out just before lunch started and looked to try and have a smile on his face, and was half managing. He got this would be a huge adjustment for Ace. He just lost his mentor. Thatch did say he was glad to see Ace again, which had Ace blink, seeming shocked, before he smiled and said he was glad Thatch felt that. He had a feeling many, most, made Ace feel less or bad since he was a blood born, it was something looked down on, mostly because of what the marines said and did. It was horrible he felt, that just because someone  was a blood born, that they needed to die. He would do his best to make Ace feel comfortable, and he hoped his children would do the same. He knew a few had issues with the fact he was a blood born, but no one seemed to hate him for it, just being a bit unsure, which was okay. They were treating Ace nicely. 

Now it was lunch time, so they all moved into the galley, the warriors sitting down on a table and Whitebeard also sat down there, same with some others. As they were eating, Thatch hummed and looked at the warriors that were seated. “So, how did you find out you had powers? I mean, did you just know? Or?” Mika hummed. “I moved the fridge when mom was cleaning by just moving my hand, I wanted to help. I knew it would maybe work, as I had moved small things before. And wind listened to me.” Cioup chuckled. “I set fire to the couch, I am best with fire.” Thatch blinked. “But you… used ice on the nevermore?” Cioup nodded. “Yes, but I am best with fire, but need to train my ice powers.” Trevor hummed. “Had it been me icing the bird, it wouldn't have broken. My speciality is ice. I used to make my drinks cold as ice and once made an ice statue, how my parents found out. I am so good with ice.” Cioup looked at Trevor. “But not fire, which is more awesome!” Trevor rolled his eyes. “Hell Naw! It is not! Ice is best!” 

Then Trevor and Cioup went to a staring contest, while Lori spoke. “I was suddenly walking on walls and ceilings. Freaked my mom out.” That he got. Soul hummed. “I made a door into jelly, jelly into a rock, and I ran so fast, was fun.” Alyssa chuckled. “I created a fake dog! I wanted one, my parents said no, so I made one! Was fun. Also created things as a child apparently, but my parents always managed to talk it away.” How odd, but might make sense, if they didn't want to see it. 

They then looked at Ace, who looked uncomfortable, and before he could speak, Soul did. “Ace killed someone.” Ace looked at Soul in shock, who hummed. “I mean, you did. I heard Moira speaking about it. It was an accident, I am sure of it.” Ace seemed to shrink a bit, as if wanting to hide, not being comfortable, which he got. Trevor then moved his hand and swatted Soul in the back of his head. “Hey! You made him feel bad!” Soul blinked. “But it is true!” Trevor rolled his eyes. “Not your place to tell!” 

Soul was on his way to speak, when Thatch spoke. “So, how is it training?” Whitebeard got Thatch tried to change the topic, which was good. Mika hummed. “It is fun, but hard . They expect so much! Especially Moira.” Trevor nodded. “Yeah, like, I am best with ice! Let me do ice!” Cioup nodded. “Yeah! And me fire! I love fire! Not stupid ice!” Trevor took and threw a piece of bread at Cioup. “Hey! Ice is not stupid!” Cioup glared and grabbed a piece of food, throwing it at Trevor, but just before it hit, it stopped in mid air, Moira coming in and looking at them. “No more food fights!” The warriors nodded. “Yes, Ma’am.” 

Moira then gave a breath, and Ace spoke. “What now?” Moira sighed. “I have called Daisuke, he will come by and help along, for now, we need to be on the alert.” The warriors nodded, Trevor speaking. “Do you know who it was who killed Azu?” Moira gave a breath. “Someone who wants to start a war, just, be ready for anything. When Daisuke comes, we will have a meeting after we've spoken.” The warriors nodded, and Ace looked down at his plate, seeming down, which he got. He didn't know what to do to cheer him up, when Thatch spoke. “So, Ace, what food do you like? Wanna help make something you like?” Ace blinked and looked at Thatch. “I like… steak.” Thatch gave a small gasp. “I know the perfect one then! It has the perfect herbs, the perfect sear time, the perfect sides, the perfect everything! Wanna help with it?” Ace blinked, before he gave a small smile as he nodded. Thatch nodded back. “How about you meet me at 5:30pm? So we can make it together?” Ace nodded, seeming to get in a better mood, which was good. He was proud of Thatch. He was a good person. Which Whitebeard would never doubt. 

The day then went on, and when the clock was nearing 5:30, he did see Thatch and Ace heading to the galley, most likely going to be in the kitchen and preparing the food, and he felt Ace needed this, to see they wouldn't change. Ace wasn't dangerous, no matter what others said. When it was dinner, Ace seemed in  a much better mood, which was good. The warriors did eat at the same table, and while they did seem close, it seemed like Ace was a bit of an outcast, but also the one to outcast him most was Soul, who seemed to be talking a bit down to Ace at times, and every time it happened, one of his children stood up for Ace, which was just perfect. He was so proud of his children. 

The next day, a boat came closer to them, and it had Azuruko’s flag on it, and when it was close enough to dock, a man came on their boat and Trevor looked at him with a smile. “Daisuke, good to see you.” Daisuke nodded at Trevor. “Good to see you too.” Before he looked over everyone. “To see everyone, I am sorry about the circumstances.” Everyone nodded a bit, looking mellow, especially Ace, who looked sad. Ace had just lost his mentor, the one who had believed in him, so he got this was hard. Cioup looked at Daisuke. “What now?” Daisuke sighed. “We need to go on for now, and in half an hour, we will have a training session, as normal.” Everyone nodded, seeming to accept it. 

Moir and Daisuke then went off and spoke a bit, before they came back 20 minutes later and told the warriors to they would head to the training room and train, when Thatch asked if they could join to watch, Daisuke seemed to think, before he said yes, the room was very large, but to not get in the way, to stay on the side, which they would. So they went to the room, and when inside, the warriors got ready. 

Cioup moved her hand up, fire coming from it, and Trevor moved up his hand, his hand being covered in ice, both staring at each other with grins, before both started to attack the other, both evading attacks and attacking. It was clear the two had something out for each other, but might be their powers. Ice and fire wasn't a good mix. Lori was jumping around, from walls to ceiling, and even a few times jumping in the air, creating a circle she landed on, but it didn't always work. Mika was moving different things, and once even moved Trevor out of the way from an attack Cioup, which almost landed on him, which had Trevor say thanks, before he and Cioup was at it again. 

Soul was running around, seeming to have fun as he was touching the others, seeming to startle them, as well as having a broom he was making be jiggly, before being as strong as stone, tossing them into a wall like spears, trying to hit a mark on the wall. Alyssa was creating different images to help her around, some were large, some were smaller. She once even created a huge bee and flew a bit on it, before it suddenly disappeared when she was high up and she fell down, But Lori created some gray circles to slow her fall, before Soul grabbed her before she hit the floor, before she tried again after giving a thank you. But what had him frown, was how on a chair, sat Ace, just watching. Why wasn't Ace training? 

So he walked over to him and  asked how he was, to which Ace hummed. “I am okay.” Whitebeard nodded. “That's good. Why aren't you also training?” Ace sighed. “I am only allowed to train alone in specific conditions, to not hurt anyone.” While he could get that, he was sure Ace felt left out, which Whitebeard would have as well if he was Ace. He wasn't allowed to train with the others. As he was about to speak, Marco came over and leaned against the wall next to Ace and asked how he felt everyone was doing in their training, and Ace hummed before he said he felt they were doing well, and they were getting better. It seemed to make Ace feel better and the two chatted, and Whitebeard had a feeling there was a spark there, but he wasn't a hundred percent sure, he would be sure to speak with Marco about it when he had the time.

It was an hour later that Daisuke said it was enough, they had trained well for today, and as the warriors left, Ace stood up and looked at Daisuke, when Daisuke spoke. “I am sorry Ace, but you can’t train.” Ace blinked. “W-why not?” Daisuke sighed. “It is simply too dangerous for us. I know Azuruko was better at it, but for now, you need to wait.” Ace nodded, but he could see tears in his eyes, and he got it. Ace’s life would be turned upside down now. Then they all started to leave, and when outside, Marco moved a hand to stop Ace, which seemed to confuse Ace, and when Moira and Daisuke were out of earshot, Marco spoke. “I got an idea, yoi. Follow me.” Ace nodded and did, and Whitebeard did too. 

He felt confused as they walked to one of the sparring rooms they had, which they didn't use too much as they often sparred out on deck. But this room had dummies, weapons, and such. But then he got what Marco wanted and smiled. This was a good idea he felt. When Marco closed the door after them, Ace looked at Marco. “Why are we here?” Marco smiled at Ace. “Show us what you can do, yoi.” Ace blinked, and moved his hands to his chest. “But…” Marco shook his head and moved over to Ace, grabbing a hand and holding it. “No, show us what you can do. You're not dangerous, yoi. Go on, have a training session, we will support you.” Ace blinked, before he nodded, seeming more sure of himself, when he took a deep breath, moving more into the room, being sure to be a bit away from them, before he used a nail to nick the inside of his palm, before blood came fort and Ace used to it to make a sword, and Whitebeard was sure he was in for something great to see now. 

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Far away, a pair of green eyes opened, before they changed to red, and the person stood up from bed and walked out of the house, not caring about the voices that yelled after.

And that's the chapter! Hope you enjoyed!

There will be more of this, and I hope you find this interesting

I will have the private session Ace has in the next chapter 

If you have any ideas, don't be afraid to share them!

I hope you enjoyed, and if you want to, I do love feedback, so don't be afraid to leave a review! 

If you also want to, I have a Twitter/X account, my name is @Azuruko , and I have a discord, my tag/username is just azuruko, as well as a server (Instant invite: https : / / discord . gg / 6hzMhbR ) where everyone is welcomed! Updates is also posted there, both on discord and on twitter

Chapter Text

Hello everyone! Here is the next chapter!

I know this is so late out! And I am so sorry!

This is short, but it progresses the story some, so I hope you will enjoy

Read and relax 

Moira gave a breath as she was the meeting room on their baot with Daisuke and looked at the man. “It has been 2 weeks now, and no signs.” Daisuke sighed. “I know, but we need to hope. Maybe he was far away this time.” Moira shook her head a bit. “He usually doesn't go so far away.” Daisuke sighed, he knew the same, but still. They had just docked at an island, going to dock at some islands for now so he knew where to head and would stay with the Whitebeards as long as they could, so it would be easier to be found, before they would head back. 

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Whitebeard watched as Ace trained, having done this after the others had their training session that Ace wasn't allowed to join in on for the last week. They were docked now and after this, they would head onto the island. Ace also seemed to really like it, as he could train and get to know his powers more as he was still so young. He had a huge burden the captain felt. He hadn't found a way to bring it up with Ace yet, and he hadn't managed to be much alone with Ace, aside from in these training sessions where Marco also joined. But he didn't want to talk about it when they had the training sessions, as it was for Ace to feel better, to not just feel down for being left out. 

But as Ace was doing moves, Ace then moved his blood sword around a bit and some blood came off, which had happened, but Ace didn't seem for it to happen this time, and some of it hit Whitebeard in the hand, which had him hiss as he moved to cover the wound, and the sword Ace had disappeared as Ace let go off it and moved towards him. “Oh no! I am so sorry! Don't hold around it!” But it was too late as the blood was acidic and started to harm the hand that was holding around it as the blood was still moving, and it created a semi serious wounds on the captain’s hands. They needed to go to Bay with this. She wouldn't like to be kept in the dark. 

When they got to the infirmary, Bay quickly did what she could, but there wasn't too much she could do, but did say it could have been worse, but did need to stitch it a small bit, to make sure it would heal well. Ace looked to feel very bad, and Whitebeard tried to say it wasn't that bad, it wasn't his fault, he didn't mean to, which seemed to have Ace feel a bit better. Marco also moved a hand to his back, which also seemed to have Ace feel better. 

But as he had gotten the stitches, they all left and when they got out on deck, Daisuke looked at Ace sternly. “Why did you need to head to the infirmary?” Ace opened his mouth, but soon closed it again. And Whitebeard spoke. “It was an accident.” Daisuke glared at Ace, which seemed to have Ace try and shrink. 

Daisuke gave an angry breath, before Daisuke looked at Ace with a frown and serious expression. “This is why you aren't allowed to train without it being in safe conditions!” Ace lowered his head. “I’m sorry… I didn't mean for him to get hurt…” Daisuke looked more angry. “But he did! And you're to blame for it! What if you killed him! What then!” Ace looked to try and shrink down, wanting to cry it looked like, and Marco was on his way to step in when Daisuke looked at him. “This has nothing to do with you! Stay out!” Moira spoke. “Daisuke! You are taking this too far!” Daisuke looked at Moira. “I am not! He endangered all of us!” Soul nodded, agreeing, while the other warriors looked to feel bad but didn't dare to step in. It was clear Soul didn't like Ace. 

Whitebeard was on his way to step in again, when someone yelled from the plank. “Daisuke!” And they turned to see a young man standing there with black hair and a blue shirt with black pants. The young man spoke on. “You're not helping the situation by yelling at Ace.” Daisuke gave a small growl. “And who do you think you ar-” Moira moved a hand out to Daisuke, shutting him up, before Moira spoke. “Is it you?” The young man nodded, which had Moira frown a bit. “Prove it.” The young man held his hand out, and Moira moved a hand to her back and took out a small wand, and the young man took it, before he pressed something on it and it got longer, before he recognized it to be Azuruko’s staff. He looked back at Ace, who looked shocked at it, and Whitebeard didn't get it himself, why she would give away Azuruko’s staff. 

The man then moved the staff a bit, before he held it up, moved it to the side, and before twisted it and then moved it down and to the deck with some force, and as the cane hit the deck, it created a sphere around the young man, like glass, and then for a second, he saw that the person inside the sphere was Azuruko, before the young man again and the sphere went away. As it did, Moira looked relieved. “It is you.” Daisuke took a breath. “I didn't mean to-” The young man shook his head. “You did, no matter what happened, it doesn't warrant that reaction.” Daisuke frowned. “He hurt the captain! Because he was being careless!” The young man looked at Ace. “Ace, were you careless?” Ace shook his head. “No! I- I just wanted to train… Daisuke wouldn't let me…” Ace then looked at the young man. “Who are you?” 

Moira spoke. “Ace, this is-” The young man held his came out, stopping Moira, before he spoke. “There is something we haven't told you yet, about Azuruko.” He could see the pain in Ace’s eyes as it was mentioned, before the young man spoke on. “He isn't just another person, but he is a spirit, a being that can live without a vessel, before it will find one that fits, choosing one, and then continue the mission he was created to do; teach warriors and keep the world safe.” 

Ace took a step forward. “Are you-” Ace couldn't finish the sentence it looked like, but the young man nodded. “I am. I found my new vessel.” Ace looked emotional, before he moved and hugged the young man, and Whitebeard found himself confused. He didn't get what was going on. Ace then leaned back and looked up at the man. “But… you don't look like you?” The man smiled. “My appearances will change as this is my new body.” Ace blinked. “But… What about the one you took over? What about him?” Whitebeard still felt confused on who this was. 

The man hummed. “He was bound to pass away, the reason it was chosen. Now,” And the man looked at Daisuke. “What does yelling at Ace solve?” Daisuke sighed. “He was being careless!” Soul nodded. “He was! He hurt the captain!” Ace moved his left arm to his right arm, looking unsure, before he spoke. “I did, but I didn't mean to. But they allowed me to train… I just wanted to train.” The man looked at Ace. “You are allowed to train, and you ,” The man turned to look at Daisuke. “Were wrong to keep him from it.” Daisuke blinked. “But you're the best at handling him, Azuruko! I can’t! What if he killed everyone!” Whitebeard blinked, before it made sense. This was Azuruko, he found a new body to be, a new vessel. That was good. He didn't know that was a thing, but the world held many mysteries.

Azuruko gave a small glare at Daisuke. “So Ace can’t train at all unless I am around?” Then Azuruko looked at Ace. “How long have you done this with them? Training?” Ace gave a breath. “A bit over a week…” Azuruko nodded, before he looked at Daisuke. “And I don't think he got hurt the other times. You did wrong.” Daisuke sighed, but nodded, and Soul looked mad, probably since there wasn't a punishment for Ace, and he felt he didn't like Soul, as he so clearly disliked Ace. But maybe he was wrong, and would keep an eye out.

Moira then looked at Azuruko. “What now?” Azuruko sighed. “I have an idea.” And Azuruko looked at Ace. “You need to make a barrier. Remember how I told you how?” Ace nodded, before he swallowed. “But I don't know if I can…” Azuruko moved a hand to Ace’s shoulder. “You can do it, I believe in you.” Ace nodded, before he took a deep breath with his eyes closed, and when he opened them, Azuruko handed him a dagger, before he went a bit away. Azuruko looked at Ace. “Just breathe, you know what to do.” 

Ace nodded, before he moved the dagger to his palm, making a cut and held around it so the blood didn't fall to the deck, making a small cut, not too deep, before he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, before he opened his eyes and he swore they were red this time, not green as they had been, before Ace moved his hand around himself, making blood come out his palm. 

He felt shocked as the blood would hit them, but as it was some feet away from Ace, it grew more out and stayed in the air, but Ace kept moving his hand and himself in a circle, and the blood created a sphere around him, Then as it was a full sphere, Ace closed his eyes, stopped, before he moved and hit the ground, and the sphere grew bigger and even around them, before he couldn't see it. What was this? 

When it was over, Ace opened his eyes and his eyes were green again, had the red eyes just been an imagination? Azuruko nodded with a proud look. “You did it, Ace.” Ace smiled, on his way to speak, when his eyes started to close and his body grew limp, and Azuruko moved and caught him before he hit the deck, and stroked his head a bit. “You did great.” Before he lifted Ace and put him to bed to relax. When he came out, he asked what that was, and Azuruko hummed. “It is a barrier Ace can make. If someone comes to injure him, he will feel it. Hopefully it can give us a head start. The barrier is also invisible and will follow Ace, being about 5 miles around him. He just used up his powers a bit.” That was amazing. He did hear Soul half whisper “ Weakling .” But he ignored it. It was clear he didn't like Ace at all. Azuruko did send a glare at Soul, but Soul just shrugged, not looking to feel bad. 

When Azuruko came back, he explained it a bit more. He had been around for decades, maybe centuries by now, finding a new body whenever he was killed, so he could keep on his mission. And he had tried to figure out who it was that was after him or them, but he didn't know much yet, but their leader seemed to be someone Azuruko had worked with maybe, as a name had sounded familiar. When he asked for the name, Azuruko didn't tell. 

Then Ace woke up a bit later and was out and had fun with them. He did notice Ace and Marco speaking now and then, and he felt he saw something in Marco’s eyes, but he wasn't sure if he was right or not, but he felt he needed to speak with Marco. A lot had happened now. 

And that's the chapter! Hope you enjoyed

The next one will be longer, I promise 

If you have any ideas, don't be afraid to share them!

I hope you enjoyed, and if you want to, I do love feedback, so don't be afraid to leave a review! 

If you also want to, I have a Twitter/X account, my name is @Azuruko , and I have a discord, my tag/username is just azuruko, as well as a server (Instant invite: https : / / discord . gg / 6hzMhbR ) where everyone is welcomed! Updates is also posted there, both on discord and on twitter