I quickly started to digest my memories and knew the original body was timid but now I wasn't just that. I was myself. And I had no intention of remaining a prisoner.
I scanned my surroundings again and spotted a metal food plate lying near the bars of the cage. Picking it up, I studied the lock carefully. Then, gritting my teeth, I started to bash at it with the edge of the plate against the lock of the cage Again. And again. Sparks flew. Metal screeched.
Finally—with a sharp clang—the lock snapped open.
I stepped out, heart pounding, eyes darting around to check if someone is nearby. I rushed to the cage next to me, where a small girl sat curled up, looking at ground then look up at me. She had long white hair, dark black wings folded behind her, and a flame around her neck "Selene."
The name surfaced from the past. She was the same age as the body's original owner—1 year old—and had been his closest companion in the village before it was destroyed. A Lunarian girl. One of the rarest races in the world.
"Don't worry," I whispered. "I'll get you out."
"Are you ok? Azrak" Selene asked "And how did you get out" she rushed to me in and hold the iron bars of the cage.
"Don't worry let's talk properly after we get out of here" I said
I started to bass the lock on her cage with the same food plate. The noise echoed through the dark hold and soon the lock broke and I took her out of the cage.
But the sound of breaking the locks were too loud.
"Come out we need to get out of this place first" I said and Selene nodded her head
We both suddenly heard footsteps and heard voices of two people or what we call pirates.
Two pirates stomped down the steps, laughter in their voices. "Oi, oi, what's this? Two little brats trying to break out?"
Pirate 1: "Do not let this brats run even if the boy run away do not let the girl run that's the legendary Lunarian have a 100milion bounty and she is a girl too boss said she should not run anyway".
Pirate 2: "Do not need to tell me. Think you can run, huh?" and swing it towards Selene.
At that time I did not think any think and I stepped in front of Selene. I want to run away I do not want to get caught again. I couldn't.
Despair came over me was my faith was to be a slave here cannot I escape this place or it is the end of me here before I even see this world and feel this world. I did not knew what to do as I have never face a situation like this where two ferocious men slash at me with sword.
The sword slashed. On my shoulder but it does not cut through my skin but it gave me some pain on my skin and gave a red mark on it.
But then—rage I do not want to die or be captured and sold as slave, God have given me a second chance and I will not waste it. I do not care if the sword cut me in two I will kill them.
Something inside me cracked. Power surged.
A wave of black and blue lightning burst from my body. Uncontrolled, chaotic. Conqueror's Haki.
The two pirates staggered, stunned and even Selene was a little confused.
Far away, on the island in whose port the ship was docked, in a crowded tavern, a man raised his head, 23 feet tall, two white horns rising from his head, black hair falling over his shoulders, a monstrous figure of muscle and menace. He grinned.
It was none other than Kaido, who in future will become one of the four The Emperor of the Sea and will be known as 'Kaido of the beasts' but now in sea circle calendar 1494 he was younger and have become more softer as he just have become the father of Yamato just for some months.
Beside him sat his right-hand man King—a Lunarian, in future will be known as the flame disaster and a young scientist, Queen in future will be known as the Plague disaster. They were celebrating Kaido's new bounty: 1.8 billion.
Kaido narrowed his eyes. "King," he rumbled. "There was a burst of Conqueror's Haki from the port, check out what's going on" though Kaido loves talent but the Conqueror's Haki was weak and was not worth his attention but he send King because if the man had potential he will invite him to join. King as the loyal follower of Kaido go out to see what's the matter without any question.
Back on the ship, Azrak didn't know that's his burst of conqueror's had make him noticed by Kaido. On the other hand I did not hesitate taking the advantage of they being stunned I rushed towards them. The two pirates, still dazed, were too slow to stop me. I leapt forward and slit their throats with jagged edges of the food plate. Blood sprayed. Looking his partner died the second pirate woke up from his trance but before he could make a sound Selene came out of her confused state and used one of the broken locks and kill him with smashing the lock on his head both of ours heart pounded. But we didn't feel horror or nausea as the other Mc's felt during their first kill—only the thrill of first kill and rush adrenaline.
I turned "Selene". Look at her her flames coming out behind her neck then I said "Let's go."
We both slipped through the corridors, barefoot and quiet, guided by my innate Observation Haki of listening the mind. We slowly and cautiously started to move through the ships cabin and alleys though we were walking I was stumbling due to the burst of Haki make me weak due to my insufficient strength and well not we it's was just Selene as I was tumbling and Selene was helping me to walk my energy was almost out due to the burst of Conqueror and adrenaline rush with all the wild things happened to me I was almost out of strength and I also helped Selene with my Mind listening Observation Haki .Then, a scent of something stopped us.
Food.
We both have not eaten something good in 3days now.
We followed it to the kitchen look around for any people but there were none, then we barricaded the door with crates and barrels, and look at all the tasty food on the table and started to devoured everything we could find. Bread, meat, fruit—anything.
But then—
I bite into a strange fruit without noticing. So did Selene. The fruits had swirling patterns.
We both started to wretch the fruit was f##king disgusting even more disgusting then those weird foods in my past life's food vloggers eat.
Devil Fruits. I thought wow "what kind of bloody plot is this I do not even know which type of fruit I ate did not this idiots know this type of devil fruits should not be kept with eating fruit from today on I will never again eat fruit wildly like" I sighed "ok no matter what I will think about it later" I looked at Selene who continue to eat the food.
I also get that out of my mind as we both continue to devour the food I greeted my teeth "Selene eat that bad taste fruit totally" I said and devour my fruit completely looking at me Selene gulps and ate the fruit totally "Ahh it taste so bad" she said but then we again look at the fruits and ate wildly as we both can feel the more we ate the more strength we are gaining back after eating a lot we were round like balloon and laying on ground,but suddenly we heard, footsteps thundered outside and with my innate Observation Haki of listening the heart I got to know that the pirates they found the dead bodies of their companions and that two precious slaves of Lunarian and Oni race run away and was going to report to their captain and also the ship had started to moveout of the port.
"Selene lets found some empty barrels fast" I said and she did without any questions from the time I saved her she have always followed my orders
We hurrily found two empty barrels and scrambled into it and hurled ourselves out the kitchen window. At the right time and after a min or so the ship started to move and move quiet far away.
As the barrels hit the waves, a glow erupted.
Azrak's barrel glowed blue, his body bathed in energy. Selene's glowed aquamarine, light dancing like flame, it was the power of devil fruit of both which was out of control.
The sea roared.
Now they were both in the sea near the port though both of them did not want to take the risk of opening the barrel to look in fear of being spotted by the pirate watchman in the ship that they have escaped the ship and they were there in the barrels.