Shiganshina Raid ii

Book Two

Volume 7

Ch. 88 Shiganshina Raid ii

Pov.

-Kara-

"Cyrus?" I squint my eyes

I must be dead..

There's no way…

"Silly name don't you think? The name Monkey pays an omaj to a very old pal of mine" he smiles widely

"F-fuck you," I chuckle painfully "at least I don't look old as shit" I grumble

"Hehe, not yet but soon enough, pal" he sets a hand on the chains at my wrists

"How are we getting out of here?" I ask after he somehow manages to break the chains

I don't bother asking how he did it, seeing there isn't much time to catch up

"C'mon" he throws my arm over his shoulder

He helps me limp over to a manhole down the street as everyone fought around us

I can't believe things turned out this way

"You know, you're the last person I ever thought would come to my rescue"

"Really? Well, I never thought a kid like you would have so many people at his command"

"Hehe, we'll I'm full of surprises" I chuckle painfully

"Haha, That's enough of that, let's get you as far away from here as we can"

"Hehe," I chuckle one last time before my drowsiness gets the best of me

Pov.

-Rhea-

-6 days prior-

I hold on to Hestia as the three of us vanish suddenly

What did Oceanus mean we were being summoned?

By who?

Cronus?

A mortal?

Who?

Soon enough I felt chains lock onto my wrists as the scenery became clearer

"Hahaha, hey it worked!" I hear someone laugh

I pull Hestia behind me as the mysterious man walks up to us

"Please, forgive the sudden request, Lady of Othrys" a man drops on one knee, bowing his head in respect as everyone behind him did so as well

"P-please," I raise a hand "there is no need for that"

Unlike Cronus, Ignia insisted that we not take the appraisal of the mortals

I remember long ago they taught us in school that any immortal being of Othrys could be summoned by the mortals of Gaia by those with the purest of intentions of course, and we'd have to be willing to grant them three wishes that is in the range of our magical power

It was a way Ignia made for us 'Gods' to connect with the lower world

I would've never thought I'd ever be summoned though

"S-state your wishes"

"The name is Monkey D. Cyrus, your highness, proud Captain of The Monkey D. Pirates" a man in a black cloak stands up

"Twenty years later and I still think that's a horrendous name" a woman sighs

"Hehe, " he giggles "now, for my very first wish," he holds a finger up "please fill me in on the doings and whereabouts of the one known as Akuma Amaterasu Kara"

"K-Kara ?"

"Are you serious, boss?" The woman sighs

"Hey, I'm an honest man, I just want to lookout for an old pal of mine" he smiles

"R-right," I smile "the one that has gon by Lord Amaterasu for the past 13 years has long since taken charge of the Kingdom known as Paradi located on Paradise Island" I explain "he successfully laid waste to Marleian officials, naval fleets, and other Leaders, in an attempt to gain control over their Continent"

"Only now, due to a revolution in his own country, he has been imprisoned in Shiganshina District awaiting for the arrival of the leader of the revolutionary so that he can strip the king from his power and awaken the millions of titans that reside inside the walls"

"Wh-what?" Cyrus asks "that kid, hehe" he chuckles "what the hell did he do while I was gone?"

"Wh-what are titans?" Someone asks

"W-wait what the hell went down while we were gone?" Another asks

"These 'titans' are 100 meter giants that were used thousands of years ago to erect, Wall Maria, Rose, and Sina the Three Great walls of Paradi" I continue

"Hey!? That doesn't count as a wish!!" The woman shouts

"Yes, that was my treat," I smile. "What else would you like to know?"

"Well, actually I'd like for you to take my entire fleet and I there" he says

"I am afraid I can only take a handful at a time"

"Oh.." he sighs "well men," he turns around to his crew "take yourselves to the southern continent of.." he thinks "well it doesn't have a name yet huh.."

"Well," he smiles at the woman "you know how to get there"

"What!? You're leaving me!?" She growls

"I'll see you in three weeks" he smiles before joining my side

He calls two more men to accompany him and with my power I take us to Wall Maria in the District of Holst where Kara's son Falco was stationed

"Eighteen years ago Kara had a child with Historia"

"Historia? You mean that kid is also alive?"

"Yes, she is of royal blood, after Kara gained the trust of this nation they managed to seize control, after overthrowing the corrupt government"

"Hehe," he giggles proudly for his old friends

"Five years after that, Kara had an argument with Lady Historia and his generals on whether or not to invade Marley at the time," I continue "after he was outvoted on the matter he took their son Colt and another woman to Marley, where they had a second child named Falco"

"Hmm," he nods

"Thirteen years later Falco is here now, helping Hange lead Kara's loyal followers"

"Wow…" he thinks

I smile, happy to see Kara will get the help he needs

"What will be your final wish?"

He smiles "forgive me if this is too much, but I need enough resources to supply an army of thirty thousand men"

"Thirty thousand? What is it you're planning?"

He smiles widely

"Very well." I smile

"Yes!" He giggles

I hold my hand out, summoning a capsule that contains the supplies he wished for

"Pop this capsule open whenever you'd like and a warehouse with your supplies will appear"

"Hey, I've heard of these things" he examines the capsule

"You take good care of yourself" I smile "and Kara of course"

"Right" he smiles back

"C'mon baby" I call out to Hestia after she wandered to the edge of the wall

"Okay mommy" she giggles before waddling her tiny self back to my side

"Goodbye now, captain"

"C'ya Mrs." he salutes before we all go our separate ways

…

-present-

I look around expecting to see Hisoka

"Where's Hisoka?" Hestia asks

"Aren't you going to bring him back?"

"That fool," Oceanus sighs "I brought him back the moment you took off, he is training with Cronus as we speak"

"Oh…" I smile "how silly…"

I was hoping Hisoka would be able to distract him a while longer

…

Pov.

-Kara-

"Kgk-k" I grit my teeth after having to relive that same stupid dream

I slowly sit myself up

We were on a carriage

Man, I'm worn out

I never had a chance to completely heal after the Battle in Marley, and now this shit.

There were cuts and bruises all over my body

Though you could hardly tell which were scars and which were open wounds

"Looks like you're finally up"

I raise my head

"Cyrus.." I smile

I can't believe it's really him

"You know, I figured you'd be dead by now"

"Funny, I was thinking the same"

"How'd you escape?" I ask

"Same day you did, kid. After we heard you had gotten away we all decided to fight back, we took over the ship. I changed my last name so that my family would be spared and ever since we've been sailing the seas"

"I see," I smile, remembering way back when we first made it to the ocean with the survey corps

I remembered wondering why they didn't bother cleaning the blood stains but from the looks of it, they couldn't, not when their ship was being overrun by their own prisoners

"For the past twenty years we've been traveling the world outside this continent"

"Really?"

"Indeed. The world is a vast place, there is absolutely no way any mere human could see it all. There are so many different races of humans, animals, insects and powers just waiting to be discovered"

"Powers?"

"Yes, some that far surpass your imagination"

"Is that right?" I smile

How exciting

"We're almost at the base, so don't get any ideas, Kara" Hange says "we need to focus everything we have here"

"What? Look, I'm just trying to relax a little that is all" I lay back

"Where are we going? And where the hell is Falco? I thought he'd be the one leading the Raid"

"He did" Hange says "only, he went back to retrieve his girlfriend from Holst, he should be arriving here in a bit" she says as the horses came to a halt

"Here? Where's that?"

We were in the southeastern mountains of Paradise

Only I don't see a 'base'

"It's a bunker, one built by the ruler of the underground for this sole purpose" she says as we came around a little hill where we could see a iron door

"Underground?" I ask as the door opens

"Yes, let's just say it's an old favor I owe you" the man who opened the door says

"K-Kenny?"

He smiles

"I thought you were dead" I glare at him

"Was left for dead, but never really died I suppose" he shrugs

"I see, so the bunker is payment for blasting me in the chest, huh?"

"More or less" he smiles

I sigh "I don't know what the hell is going on anymore, but I hope Levi is in on this as well"

"Him and Falco came to see me so that shouldn't be an issue anymore" Kenny says

"C'mon, let's get you off" Hange opens her arms for me

"You're kidding, right?" I stop "I don't need your help" I grunt painfully

"Really? Then maybe I should just kick you right off" Cyrus says behind me

"N-no, don't do that" I say nervously as I throw one foot over the edge

"You're as prideful as ever," He says

"Says the one who refused to tell me their name for three whole years," I groan

"That wasn't a matter of pride, my name was imprinted on my chest you just couldn't read it" he says

"Whatever" I grumble as Hange helps me down

"Agh, fuck!?" I grunt

"Don't worry about that, your highness. Hell I'm over sixty and I still don't know how to read either, hahaha" Kenny laughs as everyone follows us down the stairs

"That isn't something you should be laughing about" Cyrus says

"Yeah, you're right" Kenny sighs in disappointment

"Wh-where's Colt ?" I ask Hange

He's probably heard about his mother by now, the least I can do is try to speak to him

Even if he refuses to listen

Before Hange could answer someone drops a clay pot

I look down at the poor tulips..

They were Sasha's favorite…

Sasha..

She always said they reminded her of home, but I never listened

I look up at whoever dropped that pot

"Kghk*" I grit my teeth almost choking on my blood as I did

I felt my stomach sink after seeing her eyes flooded with tears

"K-Kara?" She cups her hands over her nose in disbelief

I hold my hand out, wondering if she was really standing right infront of me

"H-Historia?"

-to be continued