Chapter 4 - Wrath He who Leads
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____MARCO POV____
"Hey Marco!"
I look over and see Teach. A member of the second division under Aces command.
Marshal D Teach is a good man.... Kinda... He does have his rough spots (okay, a lot of rough spots), but that's all men for you. Since he joined the Whitebeard pirates, the marines have been on his back since he refused to be a shichibukai under their command. He is also one of the apocalyptics (which are also known as the four horsemen of the apocalypse) known as War. There's three others but they haven't discovered their own powers as of yet so we can't tell for sure who is one. Well actually there is one apocalyptic who has been discovered other than Teach, the guys name is Paulie, he's a friend of Sloth, Kaku, and is the apocalyptic Pestilence. But this subject can be for another time...
"Hi Teach, what's the problem!" I ask, knowing he only comes to me like this only if it involves the Sins, Apocalyptics or whether Thatch, Haruta or Ace did something... Most likely the latter.
"You better get to your office. But don't let the wrath take over when you see it, zehahaha!" He laughs. Why would I let my wrath out? There's a pun for that. Since I'm usually the laid back, calm guy it's not everyday you see me angry but when you do, it's like my Sins nature came out and I'm like a living hell.... So I've been told.
As I reach my office I realise now why Teach told me to keep my wrath in check. Those three are gonna get their asses kicked. Big time...
It wasn't so much that they painted my whole office in rainbows. No, I'm used to that. It was the paperwork that I'm pissed about. That was 10 months worth of paperwork done and neatly organised and now they're trashed!
"THAAATCH! HARUTAAA! AAACE!!! YOU GUYS ARE DEAD!!" I roar, my flames flittering along my hands.
"I TOLD YOU GUYS TO LEAVE HIS PAPER WORK OUT OF THIS!!" Haruta yells at the two accomplices.
"BLAME THATCH!!" Ace yelled as the trio were trying to run for their lives.
Division commanders and members of the crew hastily got out of the way as to not get hurt in the fury that is apparently me.
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After the subtle ass kicking the trio of misfits and the cleaning of my office, I took back to my office where I did my paper work. All. Over. Again!
This task is tedious as hell and takes hours!
Stephan, a large, white dog with what looks like a moustache like Oyaji, made a loud yawn and a huff.
"Yeah... I hate work too buddy.." I say to him. Stephan has been with the crew and myself since I was born.
Well, while I'm here I might as well introduce myself. My name is Marco, I'm the personification of Wrath and I'm also the first mate and first division commander of the Whitebeard pirates. I'm 24 years old and-- okay I kinda lied on that part. Im actually 64 years old, physically 24 due to being reborn after dying twice.
Here's a little bit about me...
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Marco was just 17 when he joined Edward Newgate, who was 24 at the time. He had eaten his devil fruit when he was 9 so he had some knowledge and skill of his Phoenix powers. The blond boy knew he wanted to see the world and he wanted to do so as a free man. Newgate offered him a chance and a family and the boy gladly accepted.
However it did not last long... He was killed after just 8 months on the sea by some low class pirates, they took him by surprise and stabed him into the chest.
Newgate, who was slowly being known as Whitebeard at the time, was in utter shock and rage. His son was killed. He used his Tremor Tremor no mi and was quickly rid of the pirates. He then immediately went to his son, but found a small baby in way too large clothing pooling around the small body and sparkling blue ash was around the child along the way. This was in the place of the dying teenager.
Newgate was quick to realise that this was Marco. The devil fruit the boy ate must not have given him just the powers of a phoenix, but the ability to be reborn as one as well. Deciding to take the now small boy, he assessed the child in case of injuries and to get a good look at the boy.
His skin was a was a healthy creamy colour, his cheeks and nose dusted in pink slightly as his flames now gone and the cool, night air nipping at the boys skin, his face seemed plump and his eyes were still in its half open way that it always was big his eyes, they were the brightest shade of blue you could find.
And so Newgate took the boy and raised him with the proper love and care a child without parents had deserved. He felt especially proud to learn that the boys first words were 'Dada!' And his first steps were towards the man.
As the boy grew up, he gained knowledge of his powers, how to read and write, how to fight and any other knowledge that he deemed important for the boy.
Marco grew to a smart, strong (not to mention attractive) young man.
But one day at age 19...
He had been diagnosed with a deadly illness that had been killing him from the inside out.
Newgate, now more commonly known as Whitebeard, had felt so much dread for his first son. He knew the young man would die so he had made it his sworn duty to keep him comfortable and as happy as he could be until his last breath. It was heartbreaking to see his son dying once again, it hurt even worse to know that he could not even do anything to stop it! On this day they had adopted a small white puppy that looked like it had a moustache like their captain. Marco had named the pup Stephan.
At this point in time, most of the division commanders of a Whitebeards crew had joined like Jozu who was 23 when he joined, Rakuyo was the same age as Marco and he was fearing for his best friend, Vista was 25 as he joined, a little before Jozu, Namur had just joined and was worried. Other members were either yet to join or weren't even born yet.
Marco died at 19 on a snowy day...
And was born again on that same snowy day...
October 5th...
The members of the Whitebeard pirates were all shocked at the young man turn to sapphire ash and finding a baby covered in blue and yellow flames with large clothes pooling around the infant the ash scattered into the wind. Stephan had come close to the baby, recognising the scent as one of his masters, Marco!
Whitebeard, aged 43, had picked up the baby once againg and assessed him again to find any injury or difference of the once again baby boy. Whitebeard had explained that the devil fruit Marco ate not only gave him the power of the phoenix, but allows him to be reborn like one as well. All the witnessing Whitebeard members swore to secrecy of this revelation for the safety of the baby and had took it upon themselves to be the big brothers and sisters they were to raise the boy (again in Whitebeards case).
They had all celebrated at the reborn of their brother and son and partied hard!
Over the years Marcos first words were this time 'Papa!', Many were adoring the tiny blond, saying how cute it was that his first word was their captain, others were depressed that it wasn't their name the baby said first. Many lost money in those bets.
Again, the babes first steps were to his father as well (with the help of Stephan who had grown a bit over the time). This time all (except for Whitebeard) were depressed that their little brother didn't go to them. Again, a severe loss of money was made and Vista was one rich bastard.
"How did you know he'd go to the captain, Vista?!" Exclaimed Rakuyo.
"Hahaha! It is obvious, isn't it? He is our Father! And a child will always go to their father!" The now rich man said, Marco in his arms, petting his moustache like it was a kitty.
These were the proudest days for one Edward 'Whitebeard' Newgate.
The pirates all had put a careful eye on the boy incase that illness came back to the boy but so far nothing happened.
At age 8, the Whitebeard pirates had gained two new, and young, members. One Thatch who was aged 9(weirdly enough, he wasn't wearing a pompadour at this age), and an kimono wearing Izou aged 8 like Marco.
The three boys became the best of friends and the closest of brothers, Thatch having that "big brother" title as well.
Marco remembers his two past lives and had told the crew, even Thatch and Izou. They all agreed to keep it a secret from marines, pirates and even the future members of their family. They kept Marcos illness from Thatch and Izou for the sake of Marco and the two boys.
At age 12 he became the new personification of the Sin, Wrath. He had met Rayleigh, his predecessor, and was taught the knowledge of the sins.
Over the course of time he had met the other sins. Three of them had caught his eye.
Since Marco was an alpha, any omega in his family he'd feel protective of, so when he met Penguin, Kaku and Luffy, he was reluctant to leave them.
Luffy had told them of his "family"
and they were disgusted. He had never felt so much rage build up inside him, he punches a cliff that day and it has crumbled to dust. Wraths personal power was strength.
Marco swore if he met Luffy's father or brother he's going to either kill them or harm them and cause long term problems for their future.
Luffy told them that his brother is trying to make up for what he has done but they all held a degree of dislike to the brother.
But then he met his mate...
One Portgas D Ace...
Marcos phoenix mark on the majority of his back had heat up and glowed slightly. Thankfully he wore his purple shirt so no one has noticed.
He didn't mention to Ace that he was his mate, the fear of rejection is real. Although he has seen Shanks and Mihawk with each other and they seemed as happy as they could be, even though Shanks was ridiculously possessive of Pride... But that was Greed for you...
Although he feel resentment to Ace, it had vanished when Ace spoke of Luffy so fondly, and the fact that the guy was his mate didn't help.
He felt his heart pick up whenever Ace smiled at him. He had it bad....
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____MARCO'S POV____
And that is what my life like for the past 64 years...
Whenever I got even a little sick, all of the older/senior members and Oyaji goes around like it's the end of the world. Thatch, Izou and some of the newer members like Haruta and Ace always was worried and wondered why they did that.
Turns out the illness affects the heart and other vital areas of the sort.
Oh hey... The paperwork's done!
"Marco!" Izou ran into my office in a haste. This seemed urgent.
"What is it Izou? Is there trouble?" I ask.
"Looks like the Strawhat pirates are coming straight at us. Oyaji told us to come to you, saying you'd know what to do." He says, looking around I now see other Division Commanders in my office as well.
Ace looks like he really wants to see his little brother, I'd like to see him again as well, if has been some years.
"Here's what we'll do. We'll allow them on board if they ask, if they cause to be a threat, we fight. Clear?" I say, knowing that we have the upper hand as the Strawhat pirates have only 10 or so members where as we have 16 Divisions.
"Right!" The rest of the commanders reply and goes out of my office and onto the deck.
I follow, with Stephan on my heels, smiling, I'll get to see out youngest brother again. I'd like to see Kaku and Penguin again. I wonder how Sabo is...
As I see their ship, the Thousand Sunny, my smile is hidden by curiosity. Father always did say I was a curious child when he raised me(twice).
As the ship comes closer, an orange haired girl calls out. "Permission to come aboard?!"
"Permission granted!" Shouted Thatch.
'Well... Lets meet again, little brother...' Was my last thought as I was going to see him again...
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