goodbye

Early morning when Phoenix woke up from his slumber. He felt very refresh for some reason and he was glad he felt this way. Not seeing Anna beside him, he looked around to notice he's alone and fog surrounding them.+

'Huh? Why am I here? Aren't I...!' That's when he remembered yesterday which widen his eyes in disbelief and immediately sat up. Unconsciously he used observation haki and felt relief when he sensed Anna not too far was returning whenever she had gone.When Anna finally appeared on sight, Phoenix stood up and immediately hugged her. She was surprised for a bit before smiling toward him."I'm not dead idiot, I just went on little patrol and look, I found a bunch of apples here. Wanna eat?"Phoenix laugh weakly before nodding. Both ate the apples Anna had gathered in in quick phase. Finishing the quick meal, Anna stood up and closed her eyes to concentrate. Phoenix did the same in order to sense the auras of Marines. He deemed the surrounding safe after sensing none. When he opened his eyes, he glanced to Anna who kept her eyes close and concentrate.Phoenix knew in terms of observation haki, Anna was still a stronger than him so if there's someone who could wide the range of sensing aura, its her.Phoenix waited until Anna opened her eyes then turned to Phoenix. "The whole island is surrounded by Marines. It had grown number as well. We better get going.""Eh? Where? You said it yourself, we're surrounded." Phoenix pointed. Anna smirked, "I have a drastic plan Phoenix so you better excel your stealth and keep your hood on. Understood?"Phoenix nodded as he wore the hood of his cloak. Anna approached him to fix the hooding to make sure his face will be well hidden. Then she turned to her arrow bag just to see she only have few arrows left. She sigh before shrugging, she had no choice but to use them wisely.Sensing her predicament, Phoenix questioned. "Anna why do you use bow and arrow? We have gun that's more effective than that."Anna smirked, "I was trained by it with my swordsman skill." She wore the arrow bag with bow hanging on the side. "Let's go Phoenix but be careful. I could sense a bunch of powerful Marines that must never be underestimated."Phoenix nodded, "Okay."Both went to separate ways but making sure both weren't far enough to miss their aura, well only Anna had to adjust because even if Phoenix was great in using observation haki it wasn't strong yet to sense the whole island. Both were silent and sneaky, passing through the large group of Marines who were searching for their whereabouts.Phoenix who's using the trees as his cover kept his phase to Anna's speed. For him he's very curious as how Anna could hide her own aura without any helps unlike him who need this cloak to be kept hidden. Suddenly he heard gunshots that made him halt as he turn to the location. It was ones at first then became like raining. He mentally panic knowing ahead was where Anna was located.'She's been found.' With that fact in mind, he immediately jumped from trees to trees heading to her location.On his was he had met up with another large group yelling to orders about capturing them. Twitching, he draw out his sword and jumped down to attack them. His surprise attacked work as he slashed the marines surrounding him in seconds then charging to attack them. It took a while before he finished them all before moving, within his battle against them, one of them had reported about him so the Marines knew they're moving separately.'Where's Anna...!' He was shocked when he felt a suppressing aura fighting against Anna. He twitched ones again and before he could go on, he felt someone coming that just in time he dodge and turn to the one responsible. It was a marine with a towering hair style. Phoenix knew this Marine wasn't just a mere Marine so he immediately stood up straight, sword gripping tight and narrowed eyes toward him.The Marine in front of him hummed, "So its you huh." He brought out two swords as he introduced himself, "I'm the Vice Admiral of the Marines, Strawberry. I'm here to arrest you for the crimes you had committed."Phoenix would like to resort back but held himself, it would be bad if he figured out something about him and Anna would be mad if she knew it. Not wasting time, he dashed to attack.Strawberry meet him with his sword. Both were pushing each other before jumping back to give little space then attacked ones again.Every collision of sword, Phoenix felt a strong pressure that felt like he's fighting more than two swords. That's when he realized he's using another type of haki that he haven't learned yet, Armament Haki. The two made another clash before jumping away to give distance, Phoenix controlled his breathing to stay in shape while Strawberry hummed because he noticed how Phoenix could sense his coming attack which concluded he could use observation haki."You're a good swordsman, I could sense you have more rooms to improve yet too bad that won't happen." Strawberry said calmly. Phoenix didn't take his word as an insult as he kept his mind cool, sword gripping tightly as if an action saying he will never back down against him which the Vice Admiral surprisingly understood. He coated his two swords in hardening of Armament Haki, strength becoming visible for Phoenix to sense their difference. "It is unfortunate but its time we part ways."Phoenix within his hood had narrowed his eyes. 'Anna told me I cannot reveal my power unless deem necessary. You have no problem with me using it now, right Anna.' He closed his eyes to increase his concentration.Doing his posture for the finishing move, Strawberry dashed like a speed of lightning. Phoenix wasn't faze by it because by the time he opened his eyes, his feet had flared in blue flame and gave an immediate slash.Strawberry was standing behind him while Phoenix stand to where he was positioned. A second later Phoenix's cloak in the arms part were cut and blood slashed around him. Phoenix groaned in pain, something he had never experience for a long time.Strawberry on the other hand can't help but smirk then a sudden slash of his body appeared, making him groan in pain. From the cut its quite obvious it was deep one."This... is... unexpected..." Strawberry moaned as he fell on his knees then hos whole body.Sensing he had fallen, Phoenix finally relax himself as he fall to his knees but not enough to fall unconscious. He took a deep breath as he could feel his power regenerating his arms.'Fortunately even if I get seriously injured my power could restore them.' Phoenix thought before closing his eyes to use his observation haki into maximum. He could feel Anna's aura and many other auras as if they're all focusing more on Anna than him. Phoenix grit his teeth, 'Those scumbags, grouping themselves against Anna, are they desperate to kill her only because for what she had done. They should be grateful because she's eradicating the corruption yet these Marines...He increased the power of his regeneration ability until the wound inflicted was healed. Standing up with sword in hand, he jumped to the tree and kept going.It took little long for him to find the area where Anna was located and shocked that indeed Anna was cornered but in a different way he imagined. Anna was fighting alone in the open blooded and dead bodies plain to all Marines that come her way, be it a Vice admiral or Admiral themselves. He recognized some them like Admiral Sakazuki known as Akainu currently charging forward her with his magma fist that Anna barely dodge before giving a quick slash wrapped in hardening of Armament Haki to give damage then running on the side to blocked the vice admiral Momonga's attack, little far were more Vice Admiral such as Doberman, Lacroiz, Comil, Dalmatian, Cancer, Maynard and Onigumo. In good distance were the frightened-but-trying-to-be-strong normal Marines, in front of them was the Fleet Admiral just like Anna had told her, Fleet Admiral Sengoku. Beside the Fleet Admiral was the infamous hero of Marines, Monkey D. Garp or epithet as Garp the fist. Both were observing on the sideline, ready to attack in case of necessary.'Wha-what should I do? I alone couldn't do anything to save her. Should I made a diversion? No they would only dispatch one or two vice admirals against me and had those normal ranking marines after me too. Attack head on with no plan? You got to be kidding me, Anna would smack my head if I did that and there's no guarantee we could escape either.' He shook his head aggressively, 'There's got to be a way! Phoenix think! What can I do? What can...!'He realized something when his eyes landed to his arms. It was his power, he could turn into a bird, to be specific a phoenix itself. He could transform into full body phoenix to fly and take Anna away from there but by doing that he had to disobey her orders.'But if its the only way saving her.' His body was beginning to burst in blue flame, 'Then I will do it!'His arms had successfully transformed into wings and about to transform his upper body parts when a rock came his way that hit the branch he's currently standing on, the way the rock was thrown was fast and accurate that the branch actually cracked down. Phoenix mentally twitched as he landed to safety but due to the rock that everyone found his location.'Shit' He mentally cursed. Before he could flap his wings, Anna appeared in front of him and grabbed him then run."AFTER HER!" Fleet Admiral Sengoku shouted as they all run chasing the duo.Anna kept running as she carried Phoenix to her arms. Phoenix tried to get free but it only cause for her to grip him harder."Anna?""I told you not to use your power unless necessary.""But it is necessary! We have to escape!""I know... but only you.""Anna don't ever say you'll let me leave without you!""I readied a boat ahead located in north hidden underground cave, stole it from the Marines. Use it to escape.""Anna I'm not going anywhere without you!"Anna arrived to the cliff which below was a streaming river in very fast phase. Anna brought him down, smiling softly as he caress his cheek lovingly."Survive Phoenix, I love you." She kissed his forehead one last time, as if she's telling this was where they depart.Phoenix felt dread for some reason and his phoenix agree as it cries loudly within him. Before he knew it, he felt something that immediate sucked his energy like a vacuum. His mind immediately said Kairoseki and indeed it was when he noticed the item in Anna's hand. A small sea stone but the effect was immense for a devil fruit user like him.He noticed the Marines catching up behind her. Anna smiled apologetic one last time before pushing him to the cliff.That was enough to make him realize everything. Anna had used sea stone which he never knew she had one to prevent him from using his power then pushed him to the cliff to escape while she will remain to fight against them. Tears appeared to his eyes, how he had not realize this sooner.'No, please no Anna...' He cries as he fall, "ANNA!"Within a second he fell on the streaming river. Phoenix can't breath as the water kept pushing him away, like the water itself will be the one to give him a path of escape.However, Phoenix didn't care of anything, even if he will sooner or later meet his end. Because in both mind and body, only one name scream in desperation, screaming to return back, to not push him away, to stop protecting him and especially, to not to leave him.'Anna...'