Chương 38: Void
Persephone sighed "It's getting quite lively around here." Zeus got serious and said "It's about to get even more lively. I'm going out to recruit another Assassin after Crocodile finds that woman for me."
Persephone said "Another woman?" Zeus nodded and said "The assassin will be female, yes." he smirked and said "All the eye candy walking around here is pretty nice." Persephone giggled and twisted her body saying "Like?" Zeus grabbed her chin and said regretfully "I really would eat you up if I didn't have a wife. What a shame."
Persephone pouted and Zeus scratched the bridge of her nose as he said "After 3 days, I'm leaving. How are the girls?" Persephone got serious and said "Olive, Stella, and Carina are mission ready. They just got a mission this morning actually. They should've left by now."
Zeus took his hand back and said "And the other thing I asked you to do?" Persephone said "It's finished." Zeus nodded and said "Watch over it until I get my information person. If something goes wrong with the ports our whole business will be behind by months."
Persephone spread out her hands and sighed "So much responsibility for me. I have to train myself, the girls, and watch the underground ports too?" Zeus sighed and caressed her cheek as he said "You're the one I trust the most. I can't give it to Crocodile, Lucci is always training, and Tesoro is an entertainment maniac."
Persephone sighed and said "I know.." Zeus pulled her into his arms and hugged her as he said "Thanks Sis. Really, this wouldn't be possible without you." Persephone smiled slightly and enjoyed his warmth as she hummed.
Zeus let her go and snickered as he said "Maybe I'll arrange a wedding for you soon." Persephone snapped "NO! Scram!" Zeus flashed away while laughing as Persephone chased after him.
3 days later
Crocodile gave him the island where Shiruton was and Zeus left on his cloud secretly. Abyss Island was in the New World, coincidentally it was closer to Punk Hazard and Dress Rosa. Near the middle but further back. If you charted it on a map it would make a triangle between the three, this was not intentional but it served a good purpose.
When they were ready to swallow Doflamingo's organization Tartarus could be there within a day if Zeus was controlling the Destroyer, even if he wasn't it would take at most 2 days to get there, needless to say the Destroyer, despite its size and material, was a fast ship on it's own.
A few days later
Zeus landed on an island and searched for Shiruton with a picture he had. He wore a mask and cloak and flashed through the island before stopping in front of a shop.
He walked inside and showed the cashier a picture of Shiruton, the cashier narrowed his eyes before stomping on the floor boards. A hatch shot open and Zeus went down, he entered a hallway and found a single door. He pushed it open and a woman was sitting on a chair, wearing a mask.
Zeus smirked and threw the picture on to the table, sliding it right in front of her. She looked up and said "Who are you." Zeus said "You can call me Kronos for now. Nice operation you have going on, but it's a bit small don't you think?"
Shiruton snorted and said "Small for you. What's the mastermind behind Tartarus doing visiting my small organization?" Zeus smiled and said "Want to be bigger?" Shiruton's voice didn't fluctuate as she said "I'm listening."
Zeus said "Come work for me. You can have your own information network and be one of my executives, not Tartarus', mine. There are 4 at the moment, I'll provide you with a devil fruit that suits yourself quite nicely, training means, and protection."
Shiruton was silent and Zeus added "Whatever you have here is suitable I guess, but I want you specifically. I guess you can bring them if you want but the New World is a rough place." he pressed his hand on the table and leaned in as he said "Plus if you want to see Kid and Killer again, I can make that happen."
Shiruton trembled slightly and said "Speak your conditions." Zeus grinned and said "First of all, absolutely no slave trading information goes out. I want nothing to do with slaves at all, if I find out someone said anything other than 'I killed a slave trader' I will kill them personally. Understand?"
Shiruton nodded and Zeus continued "You'll be part of the 4 people that I keep in contact with on the regular. Obviously don't burn me, or I'll kill every last one of you no matter what. Even if I have to lose several devil fruits and lose some business. Last thing.."
His voice turned sinister "You leak secret information about Tartarus and I will make you wish you were never born. After that I'll send you to Kid and Killer in separate pieces, understand?"
Shiruton nodded and Zeus waved and said "Pack up you things, were leaving. I'm a busy man." before turning around to leave, before he stepped out he said "Keep in mind, I only chose you because of Kid and Killer. Not because I need you, if you prove my decision today was a good one, you will be rewarded." and with that he left.
Shiruton took out a picture of her, Kid, and Killer together as kids and mumbled "The only reason I started this was to find you both again..." she put the picture back and said "Assemble for a meeting!"
Zeus waited outside at the docks for a while until a woman walked over with a giant backpack, alone.
Zeus looked over and said "All done?" Shiruton nodded and Zeus whistled, a cloud came down and Zeus threw Shiruton on it before jumping on top and shooting off into the air.
A few days later
Zeus hovered over Amazon Lily before jumping off the cloud saying "Stay here."
He landed in front of the palace and walked inside.
He walked into a big throne room and saw Hancock sitting on the throne and her sisters staying on her left and right with Marguerite silently standing next to Hancock.
Hancock grit her teeth and said "The man who knocked me out last time was you?" Zeus chuckled and said "You're being noisy again." Hancock trembled with anger and Zeus held up his hands as he said "Roll back. I came to take someone from you today."
Hancock said "Why should I give you my people?" Zeus said "Well for one, you don't have a choice and two..." he took off his mask and grinned "Your my sister-in-law, you should help me out no?"
Hancock was stunned and said "Impossible! You died!" Zeus pinched his cheek and said "I'm not a ghost just yet."
Hancock snapped angrily "Why did you knock me out!? Also do you know how sad Luffy was when he found out not only Ace but you died as well?! Why didn't you reveal yourself last time! You! YOU!"
Zeus sighed and said "You're still so noisy!" he walked over and sat down on a couch, while Hancock droned on. When she finished she was breathing heavy and Zeus smiled "Finished?" Hancock snorted and Zeus said "If I showed myself It would have taken him away from his training and he would've died in the New World. None of us want that, plus I made sure Rayleigh trained him hard."
He waved and ate some grapes, Hancock was silent before sighing and saying "Still Luffy was really sad.." Zeus sighed and said "You think I wasn't? I was with the marines for 10 years. After that I followed him and his crew without revealing myself and when they found out who I was, it was from a newspaper saying I was dead."
He clicked his tongue and said "Although the government did a really good job. I've been able to move around with zero interference because of my lack of bounty. Until I reveal myself, they won't reveal that I'm still alive."
Hancock nodded and said "Why did you come?" Zeus flashed and pinched Hancock's cheeks as he said "I can't come and see my sister-in-law?" Hancock's face turned red and she muttered "Sister-in-law~~"
Zeus backed off and said "Well first I have a surprise for you. Three of you, turn around and show me your marks." the three trembled and Zeus said "Hurry up, I was a slave too who cares." they were stunned and Zeus sighed and said "Not the time, I'm extremely busy!"
They turned around and Zeus wiped his hands over the brands, clearing them away.
He did the two gorgon sisters before placing his palm on Hancock's back. He chuckled and said "So soft!" before rubbing his hand over the brand and wiping it away. He backed off and said "Finished! No more brands for you."
Hancock and the other two were stunned and looked at each other before crying tears of joy.
Zeus ignored them and said to Marguerite "Want to be an assassin?" Marguerite was stunned and pointed at herself, Zeus nodded and said "I want you for my Zodiacs." Hancock froze and said "Zodiacs?!"
Zeus ignored her and said to Marguerite "If you agree I'll bring you somewhere else. You'll get missions to kill bad people who do bad things." he felt like he was tempting a child and added "Also you'll see a lot more things than this terrible place. Maybe even find a husband!"
Marguerite was stunned "Husband?" Zeus nodded and said "There's only women here! This place sucks, just come with me!" Hancock pouted and said "This place sucks? Are you like Luffy too?"
Zeus looked at her in surprise and said "You knew? Why do you like him if he doesn't even realize it?" Hancock waved and said "I just do! He's my man!" Zeus rolled his eyes and said "Most of the girls here like girls, what's the point? Even if I trick them into sex they won't even understand what it is. Where's the fun? Plus I already have a wife and one is enough for me. If I wanted I could have at least 5 girls on my bed every night, do you believe it?"
Hancock scoffed and sneered "Can you last?" Zeus raised his eye brows and smirked "Want to test it?" Hancock spat out her tongue and said "You wish~" Zeus shook his head and smiled before looking at Marguerite and saying "Are you going to be one of my Zodiacs or not?"
Marguerite was struggling and looked at Hancock, who was thoughtful before saying "You're the recruiter for the Zodiacs? Do you know the boss?"
Zeus chuckled and said "Yeah I know him, why?" Hancock said "Well, I want to do some business with him but he's impossible to contact." Zeus snickered and said "What do you want?" Hancock said bluntly "Wedding supplies."
Zeus choked on his saliva "Sister-in-law, you want an underworld organization to get you wedding supplies?" Hancock nodded and said "They should! Because I'm so beautiful!"
Zeus held his heart and almost fell down "My ass! I'm not going to use my resources to get you wedding supplies!" Hancock was confused and Zeus said "I'm the big boss." stunning Hancock.
Zeus chuckled and looked at Marguerite before saying "I want an answer now. If you work for me, you're basically helping Luffy. You and Luffy are friends right?" Marguerite nodded and Zeus tempted "Luffy needs help, so I came to get you!"
Finally Marguerite agreed.
Zeus smiled and said "I'll be leaving now. Do not tell Luffy I am alive, understand?" Hancock nodded before holding Zeus arm and saying sweetly "Brother-in-law, won't you get me wedding supplies?" she gave him a pitiful look, Zeus chuckled and said while laughing "Scram! What's that coquettish look for, Luffy might look like me but we're not the same."
He pointed at himself and said seriously "I'm 1000 times more handsome than he is!" Hancock felt her mouth twitch, you look the exact same okay?! Zeus said "Ah sister-in-law, Luffy will be sad if you fall in love with me! I'll leave!" he grabbed Marguerite and put on his mask before flashing away.
Hancock was still stunned by what he said before she came back to her sense and snapped "You bastard! Luffy looks better than you! Argh!" she destroyed a table and a few chairs in anger and Sandersonia and Marigold looked at each other before smiling wryly.
Zeus reappeared on the cloud and flew off towards Abyss Island.
A few more days later
Zeus arrived in the conference room with Shiruton and Marguerite. He sat down in his seat and said "These are the two newbies." He waved and a cloud rolled in before dropping two fruit in his hands.
Zeus threw one to Shiruton and said "The card card fruit, special Paramecia. Replicate any part of your body and make a card, you can stick these cards anywhere. I think you understand what I'm getting at?"
Shiruton nodded and bit the fruit right away, this was simply perfect for her. Zeus added "It's also a semi Logia as you can turn into cards yourself." he handed her a book, a mask with an Ace of spades card on it, and a snail and said "You'll have the most contact with Crocodile in the future. I want you to create an information network, it will be named Void. Also get used to your powers and plant cards all around Abyss city, I want to know exactly what goes on around the city. If you find out about any Government agents snooping around let me know, other than that, anything you find to be suspicious let Crocodile know."
Shiruton nodded and sat next to Crocodile, Zeus looked at the Ace of Spades card on her mask and sighed before throwing the other fruit to Marguerite and saying "Zoom-Zoom fruit. Increase your vision and be able to see extremely far away. With your archery this is simply an amazing combination!" he threw her a book, cloak, token, snail, and a monkey mask.
Zeus said "Stay with Persephone, she will teach you everything. You are my Monkey, don't disappoint me." he looked at Persephone and said "Teach her about regular world stuff too, she was on Amazon Lily for her whole life, she doesn't even know what men are."
The rest looked at Marguerite in shock and Marguerite covered her face before hiding behind Zeus. Persephone sighed and said "Really?" Zeus nodded and said "An island with only women, what did you expect?" he chuckled at the guys and said "Most of them like girls, don't get too excited." the guys coughed and looked away and the girls looked at Marguerite, who waved her hands and said "I don't like girls!"
The girls both let out a breath of relief.
Zeus waved and said "I'll be gone for a while, when I come back I want to see Void up and running. The rest of you keep up the good work, when I come back next time, I might bring more people. It depends if they'd rather die or not."
The group nodded and left, Zeus sighed and said "Marguerite follow Persephone, she's my sister." Marguerite left with Persephone, who glared at Zeus angrily and said "Next one better be a male!" Zeus nodded while chuckling, he actually had no idea on a candidate for the Dragon spot. Maybe he would find one in the future.
He got up and left the building. He stood on the edge of the mountain and overlooked Abyss City, currently it had an Entertainment District, a Shopping District, and a Residential District, in between there were restaurants, hotels, stalls, etc.
It was shaping up to be a really nice place! None of the residents even knew that the foundations of Abyss City were completely Underworld. Not a single cent was clean money, now with the revenue from various shops and the Casino, money was flowing through, washing underground and coming back up clean.
Zeus smiled as he lit a cigarette and watched over the city, he looked up to the sky and sighed "Only 2 more weeks..." he sat on the edge of the cliff and wondered where Bonney was, when would she find him? He was starting to miss her, badly. He chuckled to himself and remembered a sentence 'What's an emperor without his queen?'
Zeus smoked silently on the edge of the cliff, casting a lonely shadow over the city as the sun set behind him.
(Author's Note)
How ya like them apples! If you don't know who Shiruton Doruyanaika is, look her up in the One piece wiki!
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