Chapter 19: Bearers of ill omen (4)

After the women left William noticed the red crow insignia on his leader's left eye. Terrible shivers ran down his spine as he looked at the bird, it had more life to it than anything he has seen before, the brute had noticed this reddish shine before, on the 'biter'. 

"... What's with your left eye?" he finally dared to ask, his hands shaking in anticipation of an answer.

" observation haki, one of the many secretive powers this world has to offer…" Matthew said, he was training his haki by observing the shrine, scanning everything from the smallest pile of dirt to the biggest stones and pebbles, many details were shown in great complexity before his eyes, both hands ran on the smooth surface of the walls, peering into what other miracles, the great seer has left behind. His radar finally caught up on something, a peculiar fruit hidden beneath the temple, but te paid it no heed... 

"... In a night, before the ungodly acolyte stays true to his vows, he must stand a vigil in the many-faced's vault, no lantern is permitted to him, no torch, no lamp, no tapers… only a candle of black obsidian. He… No, 'they' must spend the nights in darkness, unless they can light that candle, some will try, the foolish and the stubborn, but they will all fail. The faceless ones have also blessed them with candles, touching the holders who were said to be as sharp as razor, their hands got bloody and bruised, together they await dusk and dawn, brooding their failure and asking for fairness. The wise ones will simply turn to prayer and sleep for the pain to pass. But every year, the number of those who shall carry those accursed candles, appears to be increasing, much to everyone's displeasure… " Matthew spoke vaguely, his voice ever so mysterious and cold. 

"... And what is the use of a candle that doesn't emit any light? who will hold it?" William asked, his expression spoke of his amusement at the situation, his leader was slowly descending into madness it seems. 

" the rapers, the murderers, the thieves, the blasphemers… It is a lesson, one they must learn before they don their duties as the many-faced god's servants, chains will be cast, on and forth they will pay, their souls will no longer be tarnished… even the beast will remember the darkness of his vigil, no matter what he did, he couldn't burn that impious candle… for even with his power and faith, some things are not possible… " he ended his speech, his left eye shown in the shadows of the shrine, his hands didn't stop examining the silver-like stone. 

"So even your faith and power are not enough to return the favor of your god, you are planning on killing all of them right?" William's eyes finally had some glemors of wisdom to them. 

"... That is right, I can't see them make anyone else suffer anymore, the world is begging to be cleansed of such filth" the crazy acolyte muttered, his rage subdued, replaced by firm determination. 

"Jihahaha, you are a crazy one leader, not only are you gonna reap their lives, you will also make them suffer won't you?" a smile made its way on the half giant's hidden face. 

"... will you follow me?"

" Jihahaha, once again you are asking a fisherman how to raise the tip of his rod and pull the lure. Nothing escapes my blades' clutches, no marines, no pirates…" the brute said after a while. 

"... I'll take that for a yes, you also bear an unending hate for the so called 'gods' of this world don't you?" Matthew made his way towards one of the frog statues, he noticed some lines of text written in this world's language, '... Come to think of it, how can I understand these people?' it might have something to do with the manuel the system gave him, 'as expected, whoever designed those panels knew no humbleness...' 

"... My tribe, they were despised for generations, their traditions and beliefs mocked across the west sea, with the sailors and pirates speaking of them with ill intent in their short-sighted minds. They were chosen to be slaves for the celestial dragons, it seems their reputation earned them some unwarranted fame from all around. It took no time for them to get wiped out once they showed their unyielding pride… " spoke the brute passionately, his swords resting gently in the sheathes. He was cleaning himself from the dirty blood and filth that got on him. 

"... I wanted to change their unavoidable fate, I desperately tried, with no good fruits borne whatsoever..." his tone didn't betray his sadness and raging emotions. 

" it seems we share a mutual goal don't we? "

" we do indeed, Jihahahaha… "

{-Mission: bearers of an ill omen

-Details: the beasts want their paths to be dyed red in blood, the blood of the sullied and the tarnished ones, those forsaken by the many-faced god. Any mass murderer, raper, thief won't escape their deadly claws.

-Objective: clear west blue of its Poisonous underworld, pirates and 'gray' marines

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-Rewards: a bounty will be distributed to all crew members throught-out the quest. 

- +20 to strength and agility upon completion. 

- enlightenment in haki. 

- new active skills will be given upon completion} 

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'... I never expected the marine ships to be this plain' the young Angella was patrolling the damaged vessel, a mission given to her by her master. 

Right now, she was at the captain's cabinet, searching for anything that could be useful, a round object entered her sight, a wide globe of special glass with a twitching needle in the center suspended by a very thin wire. The mysterious object was held on a fancy bracelet that didn't seem to belong in this ship. 

"... A log pose if I'm not wrong" according to her master, it was a device necessary for sailing the grand line since most islands there had unique minerals that produce varied magnetic fields rendering basically any normal compass useless. 

'... How did they get a hold on this, it shouldn't be this commun to own a log pose' certainly a bunch of marines would only need a simple compass to navigate through west blue, one wouldn't want to waste this much money if they aren't planning to reach the grand line unless… 

"... A stolen device perhaps" now she thinks of it the captain of this ship had some awfully bizarre items, from fancy hats to luxurious black suits. She even found some weird tools which she assumed were for torture purposes. luscious alcohol bottles kept under close watch on the shelves… They were things that normal marines shouldn't possess. 

" perhaps the whole damn ship is stolen" her master always told her not to curse, 'a swordswoman needs to always show elegance and pride, cursing is often frowned upon, well if you are not a pirate that is' but her hate often took a hold of her emotions, at this instant the little snow beauty was biting her lips as she skimmed through some of the documents she found. 

"... Damned pirates" contracts of slavery and human trafficking were found, signed by one of the underworld tycoons by the leader of the brave family. 

'... An underworld mafia family' they looked to be preparing for a massive shipping of slaves, seemingly this island's villagers. The albino girl clenched her hands remembering what happened to her own village.

'that should explain the fire we saw before, master and the half giant should be back shortly after dealing with the issues' she brought another stack of documents and continued reading through its content. Most of the transactions that happened were between two parties, the supposedly innocent marines and one of the family members who went under the name of Moriban Brave. 

'Something does not seem right with these guys…' they spent so much effort trying to hide their tracks in desperation and hurry, otherwise why would such important files be kept in a half damaged ship in an island found in nowhere. There was someone they feared a lot in their circles, 'Marewyn the magician' they called him, even the most recognizable face in the mafia world, Capone Bege the 'don' feared him. 

'Who the hell is this guy' most of these criminals kept their mouths shut and hands tied whenever this guy's name was mentioned. Even some of the contracts didn't hold any value, transitioning to verbal promises instead of written papers. 

' beware of the magician' s wrath, shall you feel like you are tracked immediately go into hiding, his black magic won't cover all of West blue' she read one of the secret messages the Brave leader sent Moriban, their motto was 'fear nothing, face everything with a brave heart' but the sigil did little but briefly calm their minds when they resumed their shady dealings while worrying about this unexpected third party. The magician's influence was truly doing wonders. 

" Another underworld figure that we shouldn't take for granted" the young Angella sighted, she knew their journey towards the capital city of West blue won't be that easy, 'the beasts' had ambitions or at least she and the half-giant did, not sure about her master. 

Taking the documents with her, she disembarked onshore waiting for her master, she unsheated her Saber and kept practicing until sunset settled on the horizon.

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