With gritted teeth, widened gray eyes met red glowing ones head-on, his arms trembling from the effort to keep her from slicing him. His heart sank at the sight of those empty, glowing red eyes as he struggled to keep her occupied while he would buy time for Nico to get the twins into safety while his crew handled the submarine to surface again.
“Nami-ya” he struggled, his sword slowly pushed backwards as the creature snarled at him, the saliva dropping from the exposed tongue to the ground, “I don´t want to fight you”
Gritting his teeth, Law quickly withdrew his sword while jumping backwards, causing the creature to lunge forwards with a dark growl. He quickly dodged and gasped when the tall, slender body quickly turned and slashed its right paw against him. Before the claw could touch the skin of his right biceps, he quickly lifted his blade to fend off the claw. He summoned his K-Room and engulfed the blade in a blue light while he used his strength to push her backwards.
Driven by the instinct to protect his three children, Law pressed on as the blueish glowing blade of Kikoku pushed through the skin of the paw and sliced off two claws of her paw. The wendigo howled in agony, quickly recoiling in pain as Law seized the opportunity to swap their bodies with a table and a chair located within the infirmary. While the creature still howled, he quickly grabbed a tool and switched it with one of the syringes stored within the fridges.
When he turned his attention back to her, his gray eyes widened at the sight of black blood gushing out of the digits where her fingers had been. He gasped when he looked at Kikoku once he realized that the moment the blade slid through the claws, his ability, that engulfed the sword to securely slice off the paw to be able to attach it later, had dissipated, resulting his blade to cut off the fingers instead. His eyes widened in pure shock at what he had done.
“Nami-ya…..” he breathed in pure horror when the large creature growled out, unable to close its mouth as the thick saliva continued to drip from its lower skeletal jaw.
Gray eyes followed the line of thick saliva as a painful memory flooded his mind.
“…. I…I´ve been having nightmares…” Nami said, her voice a mere whisper as she looked down and hugged her torso to herself in fear, “Nightmares about my time in that laboratory…… I……I had been constantly strapped on a table…. Everything was a blur, everything hurt, everything turned into hell…. Every day, every night… I…..I felt like dying….”
“…Nami-ya……” he said, feeling his own heart clenching at the sight of his miserable beloved.
She sobbed and wiped her eyes, drying them from the tears that threatened to flow freely, “They….. They infected me with a virus…. I….I couldn´t tell you earlier”
When he hugged her to him, trying to give her comfort, she snuggled against his chest while she sobbed into his shirt, “…I am so afraid, Law…. I…. I don´t know what I would do if I turn out to be infectious….I didn´t understand much…..But…. It´s….. It is an altered virus, with no cure available. My system has adapted to it and they said that I cannot live without it anymore... A..
He remained silent, turning his full attention to her as he listened to her every word while he caressed her back.
“….T….they infected me with rabies… Law….. I” her sobs had wrecked her whole body as he pulled her closer against his chest, feeling his own heart ripping apart at the revelation.
“Please….. If I ever get infectious……” she turned her face upwards as he stared into those brownish eyes filled with pure horror and desperation.
The muscles of his arms started to tremble as his gray eyes watched the saliva dripping from the jaws while red glowing eyes lifted from her wounded paw and landed on him. He couldn´t feel his own breathing, his own heart pumping the blood through his system with brutal force as all of his senses were focused on the very creature before him that showed the sickening symptoms of the deadly disease.
His grip on Kikoku tightened, his body feeling paralyzed from the memories tormenting his mind.
“With no cure available…”
He felt his own gray eyes watering, his vision growing blurry as he watched Wego flexing her paws, taking a step forward as she let out another guttural roar before she lunged at him. He jumped to the side as her paws pushed through the cabinet, destroying it as multiple medical tools and stored medicine tubes scattered through the infirmary. He flicked his fingers, sending multiple syringes towards her body while he distracted her, summoning a broken table above her to force her to fend them off while the needles of the syringes sank into the skin of her thighs, quickly injecting her with the strong sedatives he had prepared for these cases.
He straightened his body, knowing that he needed to hold on for a while until the sedation would take its effect on her, and grounded his teeth together as he desperately tried to reach his beloved´s mind, to do anything to reach her trapped within that body.
“NAMI-YA!!!” he cried out after he dodged another slash from her left arm as she continued to destroy the furniture of the infirmary.
He jumped to the side, looking down as he saw the thick saliva dropping on the ground, making it slippery. He knew that the tiniest scratch on his skin could be a possible opening for the virus to enter his blood system once he would touch the highly infectious saliva, turning his surroundings into a deadly environment. Each movement, each step, each blink could result into certain, painful death and he knew that he needed to be high alert of both her attacks and their surroundings. At the sound of a loud growl close to him, he looked up in terror as the creature jumped at him with wide opened jaws and a raised paw in surprising speed and agility, the tips of the long claws aimed to pierce his torso.
Quick as lightning, he summoned his Room and switched places with one of the books at the other side of the room, resulting the creature to jump into the wall.
“NAMI-YA, WAKE UP!!!” he screamed out in a desperate attempt to reach his beloved partner, while he was forced to keep as much distance to her as possible - a heavy task in a narrow place within the submarine while the surroundings grew more and more dangerous as more they lingered in one room.
Wego slowly stood up again, turning her torso towards him as she continued to lunge forward like a wild predator.
"Law! Come, quick! Look at theeeseeee tiny little shoessss" Nami exclaimed, holding up a pair of miniature sneakers covered with tiny panda faces, "I can already imagine our little one taking his first steps in these!"
He couldn´t help but be drawn into his beloved´s infectious enthusiasm. His usual stoic demeanor softened as he watched her eyes light up with pure joy, her soft cheeks flushed with anticipation. It was a side of her he deeply cherished, one that reminded him of the boundless love they shared.
"I think those would look perfect on him" he replied with a smile, feeling his own heart swelling with pride at the thought of their growing family.
He looked to the side and picked up a plush toy, "But don´t forget about this" he said as he held up a cuddly bear, "This might be perfect"
He saw her big, brownish eyes widening with delight as she reached out to take the bear from his hands. Cradling it gently against her chest, she couldn´t help but imagine their little one snuggled up next to it much like he would snuggle up against Bepo in those sunny times on the deck.
"AWE! Yes, this is perfect! It is like a Mini-Bepo for our next Mini-Law" she whispered, her voice filled with emotion, “Nico would love to share it together with his little brother….”
He couldn´t suppress a smile that forced its way to his face upon the sight of his happy, talking and loving partner. The person he wanted to be together with for the rest of his life.
"Thank you" she said while she hugged him, her genuine smile shining brighter when the sun rays shone on her face holding the biggest smile he ever saw.
His heart shattered at the sight of the plush toys they kept within the infirmary to make the room more comfortable for their twins being ripped apart, the furniture for children examination they had brought together for Cozu and Mia, destroyed by her relentless attacks while black blood splattered against the walls, leaving a gruesome spectacle of violence and a strong mixture of the metallic scent of blood and the scents of strong antiseptics and medicine within the infirmary.
He gritted his teeth as he shielded himself from her claws, drawing up his blade as it made contact with them, focusing his energy to keep the claws from touching his skin. With fierce determination, he roared out once again as the creature lowered its torso to increase the pressure against him.
“GOD DAMN IT, NAMI-YA! IT´S ME, LAW!!!”
The red eyes still glowed within the eye sockets, the jaws opening wide again as she attempted to bite him. With a flick of his hand, he quickly teleported himself out of the way as her jaws crushed into the wall where he originally stood. Pulling out her head, she crushed the metal in between her jaws before she turned her body at him again.
Sweat dropped from his temples, his body trembling at the intense sorrow and shock he endured and tried to push aside to focus on his task ahead. So far, her body didn´t show any effect the sedatives should have had on her. He clenched his hand into a fist at the overwhelming pressure the situation had on him upon the realization that her body was highly resistant to his special sedative he had made.
“Damn it, Nami-ya!! I don´t want to fight you!!!” he continued, not giving up his hope to reach her somehow.
He blinked away his tears that threatened to well up in his eyes and jumped through the destroyed wall of the infirmary to run through the hallway as Wego followed him with a fearsome roar. He lured her away from the control room where the others were, occasionally watching the windows of the submarine to see that they were still diving through the ocean to the surface as the surrounding water became brighter.
The air in the submarine was heavy with tension as Law´s heart raced with a mixture of fear, sorrow and determination. He knew the stakes were high, not just for himself, but for his crew and his three children.
Consumed by the primal fury and an insatiable hunger, Wego stalked relentlessly through the empty halls of the submarine, her predatory instincts driving her to hunt and attack with ferocious abandon as she dropped the fatal liquid everywhere she moved. Law´s mind raced as he strategized, knowing that every scratch or bite from her could spell certain death for himself and potentially spread the deadly virus to others that dared to set a foot inside the destroyed, narrow corridors.
With grim resolve, he continued to lure Wego through the narrow passageways, his movements calculated and precise as he sought to buy precious moments for his crew to prepare their escape. Dread weighed heavily on his shoulders as he fought to keep her at bay, his heart aching with the knowledge of the painful reality he faced.
Every swipe of her claws, every snarl that echoed through the pathways, was a grim reminder of the woman she once was, lost to the darkness that now consumed her. With each passing moment, his exhaustion mounted, having to use his ability to teleport himself from room to room while Wego continued to jump through the walls, leaving a trail of destruction as her primal instincts only focused on hunting him. But still, he pressed on, his resolve unyielding as he fought to minimize the injuries on her body, unwilling to harm her any more than necessary.
“NAMI-YA!!” he continued his desperate attempts to somehow reach her.
He teleported himself through the closed metal door, stopping in the middle of the large dining hall as he looked around frantically in search for something that might be useful to keep her at bay. His eyes widened upon the sight of Nico materializing on one of the tables, looking up in horror.
“Nico-ya?!! What the hell are you doing here?!”
Before his son could answer him, the wall of the dining hall crushed as Wego ran through it. She stopped as her red eyes glowed through the dust when she fully straightened, her twelve feet tall, slender, black form turned at the two humans in the middle of the hall.
“Wego…” Nico muttered in disbelief, watching the creature´s snarl growing as it was unable to close its jaws, while the dust filling the room in a thick fog deteriorated visibility.
He swallowed hard as he took one step forward, lifting his hands, “Wego. It´s me, Nico. Please calm down” he said in a desperate attempt to reason with the creature.
His eyes grew when Wego released a loud growl followed by a dust of red smoke released from her nasal cavity. There was no recognition within those red eyes, no hesitation as Wego took one step forward.
He felt a hand clasp as his shirt, pulling him back as Wego jumped forward to attack him. Law quickly teleported both of them into the kitchen. They were surprised as Wego jumped through the wall with wide opened jaws while she closed the distance to them.
Quickly, Law slashed Kikoku against Wego´s skull as she quickly caught his blade in between her jaws. Nico, who had been thrown behind Law, quickly stood up, eyes widening at the sight of his father desperately trying to keep Wego from biting him. He gritted his teeth as he refused to back off, using all his strength to push Wego back, increasing his grip on the hilt of Kikoku as he watched the saliva mixed with her black blood dripping from the blade to the ground.
Both men gasped in pure shock when Wego crushed the blade in between her jaws, shattering it as it continued to lunge for Law´s head. Nico quickly grabbed Law´s cloak, trying to pull him with him as he flicked his hand, only finding his body suddenly falling as he slipped on the ground, both falling to the floor as Wego hovered over them like a shadow out of a horror movie.
Then, out of nowhere, large, muscular hands grabbed the jaws of Wego in a vice-like grip, shielding the two from her attack and pushing her backwards. Law´s eyes widened at the sight of Wego´s fangs sinking deeply into the saliva-covered skin of his hands, her paws relentlessly digging into his arms as she tried to bite them off while he turned his head to yell at them.
“GO TO THE OTHERS!!!” the tall, muscular man yelled out in fierce determination to save his captain and Nico.
“JEAN!!” both, Nico and Law, screamed out in pure shock.
Wego snarled and thrashed in protest, her razor sharp teeth gnashing dangerously close to Jean´s face as she struggled against his iron hold. With a primal roar of defiance, Jean held firm, his muscles straining against her relentless onslaught. But even as he fought to keep her at bay, Wego´s claws continued to slash mercilessly at his arms, leaving deep, bloody wounds in their wake.
Law, torn between his duty to save his crewmate and his desperation to protect his son, found himself paralyzed with indecision. Forcing himself to his feet, Nico pulled Law with him as both jumped through the window of the kitchen back into the dining hall.
As the battle within the kitchen raged on, Law´s heart ached with sorrow at the sight of Jean´s selfless sacrifice. He knew that by sustaining those wounds, Jean would soon face certain death, that left the captain of the Heart Pirates feeling helpless and devastated. With determination in his eyes, the surgeon finally tore himself away from the harrowing scene, his heart heavy with grief, as he fled the dining hall with Nico. Behind him, Jean Bart continued to hold off Wego with all his strength, his valiant sacrifice his last action of his unwavering loyalty and courage for his captain.
“We need to head out!!!” Nico yelled out as he teleported them through the corridors, unable to focus on the deck to teleport themselves to within the chaos that prevented him to focus.
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