Epilogue

«"You soon of a bitch… You are going to pay for this…you are not going to survive…" Luffy looked at Hades with a dead-glare…»

I was just looking, unable to do anything. My heart was beating so loud, my knees felt weak. I have just lost my friend, and now what? Was I going to lose the rest too? Robin, Zoro, Chopper, Sanji, Franky… Luffy. I could not have accepted that because all my life I was collecting treasures and now that I've finally found the most precious treasure of my life, I won't let it go so easily. I stood up –not realizing that I had fallen down- and I started moving towards to Hades. Luffy was fighting him with all his might, and the rest were coming closer to help him. Each one of us was in a really bad shape but I knew that none of them would have stopped fighting until they were all dead. "

"Even if I no longer have the power that crystal was giving to me, I am still strong. You all die here; this is the end of your journey" Hades spoke as he punched Luffy.

Then the battle became wilder than before. Everyone was fighting, everyone was wounded but it didn't matter. They were fighting for the loss of their nakama; they were in great pain for me. I stood besides Robin, but I didn't know what I could do.

"Navigator-san, please step aside. You are badly wounded, so please move," Robin pleaded

"I want to help; you are here because of me, Ussop died because of me. So, what is wrong fighting or dying with you guys?" I yelled and I saw Sanji looking at me with an apologetic face.

"Nami-san, we are here to save you, Ussop died in order to save you. So, even if we are going to die here, you must live and fulfill your dreams for our sake. So please let us protect you" She kissed my forehead and attacked to Hades.

"Nami, please be patient my love. I will kill them and then we can live together, forever," He was laughing as he promised me that he would come after me and kill my friends. I just couldn't have taken it anymore, I had reached my limits…An uncontrollable force was growing inside me, and made me wanting to scream…

"STOP IT!" I yelled at the top of my lungs, and everyone stopped fighting. Many of the zombie-slaves fainted while some others seemed powerless.

"I am feeling weak" Franky spoke

"Me too…" Chopper pouted

"I am not sure…but I think" Robin said in a skeptical tone

"What?" I asked

"Navigator-san, I think you have…"

"A special power, I know…isn't she great?" Hades said proudly

"You are so pathetic. Using a woman's power in order to hide your own weakness" Sanji spoke at him, and his voice showed how much he hated him

"It doesn't matter…" Luffy attacked again

"You don't give up, huh?" Hades said amused

"I never give up…GEAR THIRD!"Luffy screamed "Any last words?" Luffy asked him

"What?" Hades whispered unsure of Luffy's next move.

"ANY LAST WORDS?" Luffy screamed and he disappeared for some seconds. Hades seemed for first time scared. He was looking around trying to find Luffy.

"Where are you? Where are you? Show up yourself!"He screamed repeatedly. He was becoming desperate; he was feeling probably for first time the danger. The others had stopped fighting him and some of them were smiling. I looked at Robin, not understanding what was going on. Her smile was even brighter… Oh, I understood… It was finally over. I didn't feel relieved neither relaxed. But at very least, I knew that the worst is done…and the war is won

"Why are you all smiling? I am going to kill you, burry you alive. I have won, I am the king" His hands were shaking, sweating was streaming down his face. I knew the feeling of being scared, of knowing that you are all alone. I was feeling that way a long time ago. But I knew that what he was feeling was much, much worst. I didn't know if he was just a human…I doubted it.

Suddenly, Luffy appeared and punched Hades with such a force that I could have helped but wondering if Luffy was all right. His eyes winded from the sock, his face and clothes were covered with his own blood.

"I lost…I-I am dyi-i-ing," He whispered and his cold face became emotionless. Just like that, he stood still, forever. There was a moment of silence when the ground started shaking violently. Rocks were falling from the top of the cave and the zombie-slaves were disappearing one by one. The crystal was in pieces, and soon everything there would be in pieces too.

"Luffy, guys" I called them, starting walking towards to them but I felt my mind going slowly numb and the whole place was fading to black…

…

"Nami…" I screamed and caught her before she was crushed by a huge rock. Her injured face was pale; blood was still in her hands. She seemed so tired and…sad.

"We should get the hell out of here" Zoro spoke and took in his arms Ussop.

"Should we make our own path?" Sanji asked

"The place is falling apart, what should we do Captain-san?" Robin was looking desperate

"Destroy anything it gets on our way" We started running but as I passed the broken crystal, I saw my reflection and somehow the image made me feel warm inside. Nami in my arms wearing the ripped white dress, it seemed right. Of course, I would prefer if she was awake and not injured, but…I finally understood her great importance in my life…She was not a simple friend, a simple comrade, she was something different. Every time she was near to me, my heart was starting beating faster, and I just could have never let anyone hurt her, made her cry…I wanted to be the one who will make her laugh, smile… I wanted to be the one who will always protect her, because she was always the place where I could have found peace. When I was desperate, she was the only person who I could have shown my weakness, because I knew that her faith in me was unshaken. And, I had to almost lost her in order to finally realize…how much I love her…

"Luffy, hurry up" Chopper yelled and I followed them. I looked for one second the now destroyed place and then followed my friends, my family…

Many years later…

«I never learnt the end of the myth…Did she save him? Did she try to? Or she continued take caring of her tangerine tree? Back then, when I was in Hade's island, I thought that this specific myth was describing my story, but I was wrong in so many ways. In the story, Persephone had no friends who would have came and saved her, but I did. Because of that, I lost one of my most precious friend, but I didn't lose the man that I loved… The sadness for the death of my friend left a huge wound in my heart but it was always reminding me, that I had people who cared about me more than I did for myself…

It has been so many years but I remember everything as they had happened only yesterday…but now I am happy… I am pretty sure; I have never felt so happy in my whole life…»

"Momma, Ace punched me" The six year old child cried and ran towards to his mom

"Come on sweetheart I am pretty sure, you will be just fine. Ace, why did you punch Ussop?" The orange haired woman looked at her other son

"It was an accident" Ussop's twin brother spoke

"Ace…"She spoke in a deadly serious voice

"He pissed me off, he is such a crybaby. He isn't like dad" The little boy looked with pity and his brother

"I want to be brave and I am brave and strong," He answered back

"No, you are not…you are a crybaby"

"I am brave"

"You are not"

"I am" The young mother was getting really pissed off and when she was about to explode her husband came

"Ace, when I was kid, I was a crybaby too. But you are the big brother and you have to help him" The raven haired man smiled kindly

"He is only four minutes older," The young woman whispered

"What's your point?" He looked at her confused. She sighted and kissed him in the cheek.

"Where are you going?" He asked her as he was heading to the kitchen, or to be more specific to the only person who was capable of cooking in this ship.

"To help Bellemere with her studies, her teacher is busy today" The woman entered to her daughter room…

The night came peacefully as ever. The only sound that they could have heard was the one of the waves. The woman touched her husband's bare chest, caressing his old but huge scar. He was sweating, but she did not mind, in fact she liked it. She started kissing his chest when she heard her man speaking or trying to speak

"It's been so many years and I still feel powerless when you are doing these things to me" She licked the bottom of his lips and giggled

"Well, I can say that you are only getting better…and I don't even know how this is possible. You always surprise me" She listened to his steady breath and hugged him even tighter

"Tomorrow we will be reaching his hometown… How will she react…You know, she is probably thinking that he is still alive" He spoke in a concerned voice

"I don't know actually, but I guess we will find out. I wish he was here…"

"He is here; he is always in our hearts just like my brother. They have never left even for a second…" He kissed her forehead

"Do you think that the stupid green head would be a good father to my nee-san's child?" She thought aloud and the man beside her laughed

"He will be fine, and my sure the child will grow up perfectly fine. Just like our kids" He smiled

"Yeah, with a crazy lover ever single cook, a robot psycho man, a perverted skeleton and a cute animal-man…" She remained silent for a moment and then half smiled "But still I think we couldn't have been more perfect" she laughed and her husband joined her

"I totally agree with you" He slowly reached her full lips and kissed her with a burning passion. Her lips welcome his force and joined his dance offering them a feeling that could never have been replaced… So, they continued living with their family, friends along with them and their angels standing always by their side…

…The end…

I am so sorry for not updating… I just didn't feel like it and I preferred not to write something that I would not have liked. So this is it, I am really happy that this story has finally came to its end. My first story…Oh gosh…

I want to thank EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR REVIEWS… always helping me :D thanks guys!

As you noticed I change the rating because I changed my mind for a scene, so yeah… I am sorry if I disappointed anyone :D The funny thing it that my other One Piece story will be M-rating…yeah whatever…

I preferred not to name the characters in the last paragraphs, I hope you don't mind…

Well, thanks for reading this, I hope you've enjoyed it… I am waiting your reviews, tell me if you liked the ending or not :D

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