Chapter 8

Ra pov

There is no rush, I am still a nine year old hence I should just leave future decisions to my future self. I'll just focus on the now and reassure my worried mother. I stood up made my way to mother, fell into her embrace and said," I don't know what came over me and I can't promise it will not happen again but just know that you are my family and I will never do anything to intentionally harm any of you." Dad stood up and enveloped the both if us in a hug and went back to laughing." Ryararararara, that's it boy family is the most important to a warrior, more than his pride. Now then onto business." He said while he moved back prompting me to follow suit." You have awakened armament and we can now seriously begin your training. We should advance your whole training routine then select a weapon for you and add more meat to your meals. But all this will be done after you fully recover." He concluded while sneakily observing mother's reaction who just smiled and nodded.

It has been another full week and I have fully recovered. I conducted experiments while basking in the sun and concluded that my transformation does not occur randomly and other than my body getting stronger while under the sun, I would only change when in a battle ready state. I've also realized that my observation haki seems to have advanced a bit as I can now sense some of the emotions of other people though only those of who are close to me or I know very well. Right now father and I are at the weapon smith's shop trying to find the weapon suited best for me. I held and tried a spear,sword,bow and even a glaive but none of them felt right. I had my own suspicions but only after trying the axe did it feel right. And to make my choice even better father just laughed and said that as he was an axe wielding master, he would train me to become even better than he was. From there on it was training all the way and another three years went by without much issues emerging.

I was swinging my axe on top of a mountain wearing only pants and two pairs of arm and leg guards on both my arms and legs. The guards functioned as both weights and challenges in adjusting my centre of balance while making movements with the axe. I had grown to a height of almost seven feet, almost doubling the normal twelve year old child. Goat san was a few metres from me busy chewing grass and not paying any attention to me. It was almost noon and I had finally completed my early morning training. I was in goat san's secret feeding spot which he showed me after I had finally defeated him in a head on confrontation and we became friends in a true sense. I was moving foward to pick up my shirt and cover my wide and muscular back when I heard the clinging of weapons and explosions that occurred at the nothernmost shore of the island. I wasted no time picked up my steel axe and made way to the source of the clash. This island has been my home for my whole life and if any invaders thought they could come out of nowhere and attack then they had a whole surprise coming for them.

General pov

As Ra ran towards the origin of the ongoing battle he felt, steam was constantly being emitted from his body indicating that he was in a ready state of battle. He jumped from above the hills and the giant trees that grew in the region reaching the volcano infested part of the island and made one final leap to his destination. While in the air he applied his observation haki and noticed a large ship with red sails on it's mast and a pair of sculptured mermaids holding a canon at the front of the ship. The jolly roger looked like a skull with a blonde moustache shaped like clouds at its ends. He saw a group of what he assumed to be pirates seated on the ground and at the front was his father facing off against a tall man with black hair and a black moustache on his face. He had a fierce look on his face which was a bit scary to look at. His attire consisted mostly of red and he carried a cutclass sword with a yellow hilt on his hand. Ra was busy scrutinizing the island guests when a man with blond hair and a pair of glasses turned his gaze towards him. The boy felt his body tense but he braved through it and landed a bit further from where his father was. Some of the pirates seemed with his appearance in the battlefield particulary a boy close to his age with red hair and a straw hat on his head.

Ra wanted to support his father but the man ordered before he could, "Ra stay back you are still to weak and the only thing you would accomplish here is making your mother worried." He still wanted to move foward but the blonde haired man intervened and chided him," Boy you'd better listen to your father and not intrude in adult affairs, now just sit there and let my captain show you how warriors communicate." Ra realised that what the man said made sense but he wouldn't allow himself to be ordered by someone other than his parents so he quipped back, "And who are you to tell me what to do and what not to do?" The man remained calm but the red haired boy beside him seemed to think otherwise and shouted." Who do you think you are to talk to the Captain's first mate like that?" Ra just gave him a deadpan look and replied, "I don't argue with weaklings." That seemed to set off the boy even more and he rushed to attack Ra but before he had any idea of what had transpired he found himself in the arms of the blonde man with a bleeding nose.

The boy in particular seemed surprised as he had no idea of what tranpired but the man did not look that much surprised. He put down the boy, picked up his sword and walked towards Ra. "Boy, I am known as Silvers Rayleigh and I think we should have a little conversation of our own, don't you think?" The man asked. Ra just held his axe tighter,grew bigger and replied in his own deep voice,"My name is Zentar D Ra and no it won't be a conversation but just me talking to you." Both took their stances fixed their gazes at each other and prepared for a fight.