(Vol 2) CHAPTER - 29 { It's Starting }

Two years later___

Akuma read the latest newspaper inside White House, in Heaven Realm.

Sitting on his throne, he flipped the pages while his eyes scanned the important information.

The news was about the promotion of the new Fleet Admiral, new Admirals and the resignation of the famous Admiral Eyes.

Then there was the news of Big Mom Pirates securing the Totto Land in the New World, far away from Devil's Home.

Totto Land is a massive archipelago with Whole Cake Island, Big Mom's base of operation, in its center, and 34 subsidiary islands, arranged roughly in concentric circles.

Each subsidiary island is ruled by a member of the Charlotte Family as its minister. It seems that all islands are themed after food.

Some of the islands have rivers made of juice of different colors flowing into the ocean to form sections called "Mizuame", which freeze at night; it takes only the warmth of the day to make them fluid again.

Another pirate group was becoming infamous these days. The Beasts Pirates, led by a very powerful figure, Kaido the General.

He is sometimes also called 'The Strongest Creature' by the World Government.

Even though they knew about Akuma having a Sea Serpent, Leviathan devil fruit.

Akuma guessed it was because he never showed his Leviathan form and power to the world.

But he was not sad or anything, now he concentrated more on his mood.

Since last year, Akuma has been visiting the Angel People in the village.

He also befriended most of them, except the elders and that woman who attacked him.

They seemed to be cautious of him. Should be, because his body was big, he was scary and his voice sounded like an evil person.

Akuma threw the newspaper to the side, standing up he went to the door.

*Clank*

Stepping out, Akuma breathe in the fresh air and his eyes looking up in the sky.

Only a few tiny white clouds were visible floating up in the sky with the bright sun.

Akuma walked out of the Crystal Gate, he headed towards the village to spend his time.

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Angel Village___

Few children ran around playing ice and water, few mothers sat in the shades to watch for them.

Suddenly, one of the children stopped running. He turned to look at a direction opposite of the village.

"Giant man has come!, " Shouted the boy as he ran towards Akuma in full speed.

Smiles bloomed on the children's faces, even the mothers were happy to see Akuma.

"Giant man! Giant man! What did you bring today!, " A tiny girl excitedly asked Akuma while looking him from everywhere.

"This, " Said Akuma as he pulled out a small device from his pocket not much different from the one Irish used.

"What's this! A metal plate?, " Asked a boy while taking the device from Akuma's hand.

"It's a game, " Sitting on the ground crossed legged, Akuma showed the children how it works.

The glass screen lit up, multiple icons were screening on it.

Akuma tabbed on an icon having a pixel snake, the screen turned black.

[Start Game]

As he start the game, a square area made of multiple boxes appeared.

In the middle was a small green pixel snake, on not far from it in a few boxes distance was a red pixel apple.

As Akuma swipe the screen with his finger, the snake moved and crawled from one box to another.

As the snake ate the red apple, it grew in size. A new apple would respawn somewhere on the square area.

If the snake hits its own body or the walls, it would die meaning that the game is over.

"Wow!, " The children stared at it with their eyes widened, some couldn't even close their open mouth.

Even the mothers were attracted because if it, they knew that whenever Akuma comes he brings something with him for the children.

"I will play first!, " The boy shouted, he sat on the lap of Akuma and started playing the game.

The other children also climbed on Akuma like a mountain. On head, shoulder and lap, to see the game.

'I changed, ' Thought Akuma, a little bit of smile appeared on his old face.

'I didn't like children before, but now it's different, ' Akuma would also help the children in playing different games.

But only the ones which he could play without hurting the children in any way.

Not far from them, a woman sat on the roof of her house and stared at Akuma.

Beside her was a small note copy, there she wrote everything she learned about Akuma.

His way of talking, walking, looking, acting and even playing.

"Just you wait until I find your secrets!, " Said Victoria in a low voice which only she could hear.

"Victoria! Where is the water I told you to bring?, " A voice called the woman on the roof with anger in her tone.

"Coming!, " Replied Victoria to her mother before getting down from the roof and also a scolding.

'This is all because of him that I am getting scolded by Mom, ' Thought Victoria inwardly as her mother continued to scold her.

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Four months passed by, a new year came which was not much in any good.

The very same pirates, looting, fighting, and deaths by the Marines.

But what they didn't expect was for a person to start his sail, and not just any person.

Red-Haired" Shanks, commonly known as just "Red Hair",the chief of the Red Hair Pirates and one of the Four Emperors that rule over the New World in the future.

Shanks was a former member of the legendary Roger Pirates, the only pirate band to successfully conquer the Grand Line.

Starting out his pirate career on said crew as an apprentice alongside Buggy before forming his own crew after Gol D. Roger's death.

Currently no one, even Akuma didn't know know that Shanks has already sail from West Blue.

His destination was East Blue, Shanks heard about a person he needed in his crew.

Will the fate, lead Shanks to come on the top once again or will that be shattered because of the existence of Akuma?

Nobody can tell…