Chapter 4 - 4 Ussop

In the edge of a forest, near a abandoned village, somewhere in the Dungeon. Two figures will be seen walking under the light of the white full moon.

One of them, is a blonde western guy, with a missing arm.

*Swiiisshh!*(wind blowing)

"Um?... It's activated?... How unlucky of them!" Erwin, the soul's incarnation mumbled. As if he felt someone met an unlucky quest.

"Oi! We are already here! Go on! I still have something I need to do!" A young woman in a maid outfit, yell at Erwin in a grumpy tone.

"T-thank you! Miss 5, please let me give you this as a compensation." Erwin, from his pocket brought a silver necklace and handed it to Baby 5.

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Moon tear

Grade: A

Type: Accessory

— A necklace, made from the tears of the moon.

Effect:

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Skill:

• Regress(Active) — Can revert(revive) the body of the wearer 7 minutes ago. (no. use: 1)

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"..."

"Um... Miss 5! Are you alright?"

"..."

'He likes me.'

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Ruined Mansion. Basement

"UWWWWAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!" A roaring scream echoed deep in the closed space, basement

"Huh? Ussop!' Hearing it, worry rose in Nami's heart.

She felt that something happened bad at Ussop, based on his scream.

"Raikou! Ussop? Do you think his okay?" Nami ask, turning her head, looking at Raikou.

Raikou deep in his thoughts, didn't heard Nami asking. He looks calm outside, but he is shock in his mind.

'H-how?... Why I didn't sense their presence earlier?' He thought, after activating his haki and detecting a powerful, malicious prescence near Ussop.

He activated his haki of observation earlier, before they entered the mansion. He detected no one, if there is, it's just a weak presence like rats or anything like that.

He also activated it again, before departing with Ussop. To ensure that he is safe and will not faced some unknown danger.

But now, detecting this presence, Raikou know that what he did is wrong. Departing with Ussop just because he didn't like him, now Ussop is in great danger.

'Shit! Ussop! please survive!' he thought while cursing himself.

"Nami! let's go! Ussop is in danger!" He shout at Nami.

Then, they both run to the door where they came from. They rush themselves, reaching the first floor in just a minute.

It should be noted, that they walk for at least 5 minutes, before reching the end of the basement.

Now, reaching the first floor. Raikou fully utilizes his haki, reaching almost 400 meters in a spherical shape around him, then minimizing and focusing only on the presence inside the mansion.

There, he detected 2 malicious prescence, chasing a weak presence. Ussop.

'He's really fast!' Raikou thought, after detecting them in the third floor.

"Nami! Follow me! Third floor!"

"Ok!"

Then, they both rush, running so fast to the stairs to the third floor.

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'Never!'

'Never!'

'I'll Never Roam Alone Again!!!'

Running quietly, Ussop shout on his mind. He's been chased by someone, something, some kind of abomination, when he received the quest earlier.

It's twice his height, blind, pale skin, and has long arms, it's really hard to explain, but it's horrendous.

Running. Ussop turned left, and couldn't help but cursed his luck.

'Dead end!'

He immediately look at his back, but at that moment his been hit by black tentacle like thing, from the body of the monster who chased him.

He's been thrown, and crashed on the wall, making a dent on it.

*Ugh!*

He groaned, the black goo stuck him in the wall, spread to his body, leaving only his head so he can breath.

"At last! What an annoying thing, he's really fast!" The black goo suddenly form a head and started talking.

Ussop seeing this, almost faint because of fear. 'W-what is this??!! A-a demon?!! Why in the hell there's a demon here??!! He thought.

Under the black cover, he grabbed something in his pocket, and he slightly smirk.

"Fireshot!" He mumbled. Flames suddenly rose on his body.

""Gyyaaaahhh!!! This IDIOT!!!""

Two voices from the humanoid coalesce with each other, and both scream in pain.

The flames that erupted on Ussop, crawled to the symbiote that was holding him, fast, causing it to release him, and quickly merged to the humanoid creature.

""GRRAAAAAAAHHHH!!!""

Under the immense pain, it growled greatly, and started to crash himself to the walls.

Ussop, hardly breathing, slowly stood up and tried to escape while leaning to the walls.

""YOU!! WHERE ARE YOU GOING?!!!""

The humanoid creature, lays its hand in the air, and black and grey goo shot up from it's hand, targeting Ussop who's just a few meters far from where he's been thrown.

Hitting Ussop, Ussop knelt on his knees because of the force of the shot. The black and gray goo stick to Ussop and slowly merged in him.

Ussop, again, trying to stand up, growl in pain.

"Agh!"

Ussop looks at his bloody body. It's slowly healing up, immense strength suddenly rush up in his body, he feels powerful. But deafening voices rang up in his ears.

"Get out!"

"No! You get out!"

"The host will die if we both continue housing him! Get out!"

"Aaaggghhhh!!!" Ussop groaned in pain in no reason. He suddenly felt that his body will rip apart.

"Get out! find your own host, find a rat!"

"No! There's no more left!"

*Thud!*

A mysterious force suddenly shot up to Ussop from his own body. His bones and ribs broke from that mysterious force.

"Grraahhh!! Die!"

*Splick!*

A black goo has been thrown out from his shoulder, but then again, it merge to his body.

"Aagghh!!! Get out!!!" Ussop yell. But they didn't hear him.

black and gray goo emerge from his body, trying to devour him.

black and grey net like things, shot out from Ussop body. Ussop now looks like a moth, stuck in a spider web.

""Aaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!""

Ussop yells in pain, as countless wounds appear in his body, but it quickly heals, but again wounds would again appear.

Ussop feels like he's in hell, it's even a miracle how his mind can hold this immense pain.

"Ussop!"

Ussop slowly opened his eyes, and turned his head to the place where the voice cane from. There he saw Nami.

"Na --mi!" He lowly call.

Hope rise in his heart, he will be saved.

But he realize something.

"Nami!!! Run!!!"