You’re on the couch under a soft blanket, flipping through an old novel, the quiet breathing of your child in the other room soothing you. Everything seems normal—until Akainu steps in, shadowed and tense, his fists clenched, a faint heat radiating from him.
“You’re a pirate,” he states, his voice deadly calm, eyes piercing through you. Your heart drops as he reveals he overheard you speaking to Rayleigh. “So, you sailed on Roger’s ship? You lived the life of a pirate… my enemy… all this time?”
You try to explain, but he doesn’t give you the chance. He raises his arm, magma bubbling as he launches a blazing fist toward you. You dodge, the couch scorched where you sat moments before. Desperate, you plead, saying you’re no longer that person.
He glares, his voice heavy with anger. “You lied to me, made a fool of me… all these years.” Tears sting your eyes as you try to tell him it was all for him and your child.
“What? Are you Afraid I would hate you?” His eyes burn. “I do, now that I know the truth.”
You flinch, the weight of his words hitting harder than his magma. But you stand firm, sensing a flicker of doubt in his gaze.