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Italic– Someone thinking

Italic and Underline– A flashback or Location shift

Bold and Italic– Terms that will be explained

Bold, Italic, and Underline– Journal entry, Bounties, Author notes, or Chapter

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Chapter 1: The Beginning of a Legacy

Excerpt from Isaac's Journal, Date being July 24:
It has been two long years since our escape from Vice-Admiral Merrian's Base, and the little vacation we've been enjoying has finally bored Shade. Knowing Shade, he'll believe it is time that we went back to the Grand Line to finally settle the score between himself and his nemesis, the Black Crow. Hopefully, we will be getting some jobs to keep Shade occupied and out of trouble. Then again, it is Shade that we're talking about, and trouble never seems too far away when it comes to him...

"Alright, I just got to get some supplies and we'll be set for the Grand Line."

The young man looked about the open air market, checking the nearby stalls for the supplies that would get him and his friend through the next part of their journey. He was taller than most and had a youthful appearance despite his short, gray hair. He wore no shirt, showing a strong if thin body while his left arm was covered from palm to shoulder in bandages. His hazel eyes were both sharp and filled with the spirit of a man that was willing to fight for life, a true man amongst men.

His name was Shidyk D. Shade, and he was known across the seas as the "Misfire Assassin."

Shade gave a yawn as he looked around for a place that held the stuff he needed, and wished that he didn't need to go shopping. He had just woken up from a nap aboard his ship, the Black Dragon, and his partner had forced him into getting supplies as they had been running low for some time now. It took him a while to shake off the sleep but once they had properly docked, Shade had gone off to find half of the list that his friend had given him. Granted, he wished that the list was much smaller so that he could go back to his nap or maybe have some food to satisfy his stomach, but he didn't want to push any of his partner's buttons.

After a while, Shade found a stall that was selling the food and got the owner of the stall to start putting food into bags while Shade waited for him. Soon, the gray-haired young man noticed a bar nearby and grinned as his stomach proclaimed lunchtime. It was true that he needed to get supplies, but his partner had not told him anything about not having a light lunch while doing so. After paying for the groceries he had bought, Shade made his way into the bar, which was filled with several rough men from sailors to crooks. He didn't care, he had seen far worse during his travels and a few cutthroats were nothing but a few mild annoyances, like flies that buzzed around.

Shade made his way to the bar and sat down on one of the stools, putting his stuff down and grinned at the barkeep, "Yo, Ossan, I'll take five plates of meat and a barrel of grog!"

The barkeep looked up from the glass he was cleaning at Shade and laughed for a moment as he answered, "That's a good one! What ya really want?"

Shade glared at the man hard as he growled angrily, "I already told you what I want, so get it!"

The barkeep dropped the glass he had been cleaning, and the sound of it smashing into the ground was the only thing that was heard as the entire bar became silent. The fierceness of the man, plus the way that he had just growled had made everyone shiver in fear. Shade began to tap his fingers on the counter, which awoke the barkeep, whom practically shouted, "Right away, sir!"

Shade grumbled under his breath about the lousy service, and made a note not to come back to the bar if he ever did. He really didn't care what everyone else was thinking in the bar, nor did he want to know what they were thinking. That was the way he had always treated the world, at arm's length and with no interest of those around him. It wasn't a bad way to live, honestly, but it always seemed that people thought he was a jerk or a monster if he was in a bad mood.

The barkeep returned after a few minutes with Shade's order and gave it to him. The young man smiled like a child as he clapped his hands together and exclaimed, "Itadikamasu!"

Everyone nearly face faulted as Shade began to eat at high speed, none of them believing that they had been scared of him a few minutes ago. Shade ate happily, not caring what everyone else thought as he ordered another five plates and barrel of grog. In time, the other patrons began to have bets on how much Shade could eat and a few were even paying for his meals just to win the jackpot that was starting to form. As they continued to watch and cheer Shade on, the door to the bar opened and everyone looked to see who had come in now.

A young man looked at the entire bar for a moment before he started to walk towards the bar counter where Shade sat. He was of light built, but from the look of him you knew right away that he could stand up to the best of them. He wore a black suit and a matching pair of shoes and pants, making it hard to know if he was going to a funeral or if he were some young businessman. His messy black hair was tied into a ponytail so as to not get in the way, and he wore a pair of sunglasses that hid his brown eyes away from the world. Upon his suit he wore a strange design: it seemed to be a cross with circles at the ends and the middle but it was put in a diagonal angle that made it look more like an X than a cross.

The young man sat beside Shade as he asked the barkeep, "Do you have any beer left?"

The barkeep nodded and served the fellow a glass as Shade continued his onslaught of the food before him. When Shade finally noticed the other man, he almost choked when he saw who it was and began to cough as he tried to dislodge the food that had gotten stuck. After hitting himself on the chest for a few minutes, he grabbed one of the small barrels of beer and drank heavily.

As Shade recovered from his minor shock, the dark-haired young man asked, "So how have you been, Shade? I haven't heard from you in two years and I was starting to think that the World Government finally caught you."

Shade smirked back, as he finished getting his breath back, "It's been way too long, Rayo. I've just been laying low for a while."

Rayo nodded as he sipped his drink, "Yeah, two-years' worth. So what have you been up to lately?"

Shade shrugged as he bit into another meat rack, "Not much, just training and sailing around with my partner."

Rayo chuckled, "I'm surprised you haven't eaten both you and your friend out of house and home."

Shade ate another meat rack, a glare in his eye, "Don't push it…"

Rayo chuckled again, "Sorry, sorry. I keep forgetting that you get touchy about that," he then turned serious; "I've been getting a lot of news nowadays about a rookie from East Blue."

Shade drank some beer, his curiosity getting the better of him, "Who?"

Rayo fished something from within his suit and presented Shade with a bounty poster that looked fresh from the printing press. Shade took the poster and looked to see the person Rayo was talking about, and was surprised to see some kid. The kid was smiling broadly and had one of his hands held in front of the picture, a straw hat on his head as he looked at camera from the ruins of some building. Shade wondered if the kid had destroyed the building or if it had been like that before the kid had come around and looked at the name of the kid:

Wanted Dead or Alive:

Monkey D. Luffy a.k.a. "Straw Hat Luffy"

Reward: 30 Million Belli

Shade handed Rayo the bounty poster back, "What's so special about the kid?"

Rayo pocketed the bounty poster and adjusted his sunglasses, "This kid took down a lot of big names here in East Blue, including the Fishman known as "Saw-Tooth" Arlong, and from what my sources say, he also took down Buggy the Clown and Don Krieg of the Pirate Armada."

Shade snorted and waved off the names that his friend had mentioned, "Small fry…"

Rayo had a small grin, despite knowing better, "Shade, the kid isn't you. I doubt he could get a bounty like yours in the amount of time you got yours."

Shade bit into another meat rack as he muttered nonchalantly, "Whatever."

After that both men were silent as Shade continued to eat his meals and drinks, wondering why Rayo would start with some small news like a new rookie on the scene. During this day and age, rookies like "Straw Hat"Luffy tended to pop up from time to time and the Marines would start to get antsy. Granted, the bounty on the kid was probably the largest in all of East Blue, but it wasn't something that Shade was impressed with.

Rayo then broke the silence between them, "I also heard that he's on the move again…"

Shade stopped in mid-bite, knowing exactly who Rayo was talking about the moment he spoke up, "Do you have a location?"

Rayo nodded, "Apparently, he's been sighted in a Grand Line island called Alabasta with one of the Shichibukai. The one known as Sir Crocodile, I believe."

Shade took a swing of his beer, confusion written on his face, "Why would he be with one of the World Government's lapdogs?"

Rayo shrugged, apparently just as confused as Shade, "Don't know, but it must be something big for him to be so close to the entrance of the Grand Line."

Shade threw the bone of the meat rack back on to the plate and stood up, "Guess that means I better get going."

As Shade got his things and began to leave, he looked back at the barkeep and grinned, "Oi, Ossan, give my friend there my bill."

Rayo was soon given the bill and after reading the total, his face went livid, "THAT BASTARD!"

Shade grinned hearing Rayo's outcry at having seen the bill that he had left him and almost felt bad about doing so.

Almost.

Later…

Shade checked the list of supplies one last time, making sure he had not forgotten anything as the people past him while he sat near the execution scaffold where the late Pirate King, Gold Roger, had been executed on. He had chosen to sit near the scaffold because a lot of people tended to avoid the relic that was considered a holy item by pirates. True, it had been meant to be a beacon of strength for the World Government but that had all backfired when Roger uttered the words of his treasure, the One Piece. Shade couldn't care less about Roger or the One Piece, but he had to give the man respect for he had shown no weakness even near his death.

Seeing that he had not missed anything, Shade was getting ready to leave when a shout made him looked up in time to catch a large piece of debris, the size of a boulder, fly at him. Everything around him seem to slow down as Shade readied himself and pulled back his right arm, his eyes locked on the large piece of debris. As the flying boulder-sized stone flew closer and closer, he felt his arm tense for a second before he let his fist fly. Fist and stone met in the air and nothing seemed to happen for a moment and the world seemed to hold its breath while the two touched. Then a crack appeared on the boulder before the giant piece of stone suddenly shattered as more cracks overwhelmed it and the debris fell apart before Shade.

When the dust settled down, Shade was greeted by the sight of several men chasing some citizens around while three large men with cannons fired here and there, causing damage as they entered the square. Shade could tell that the men were probably pirates, and judging from the way they were acting, they were probably getting ready to enter the Grand Line in high spirits. He couldn't believe such a bunch of amateurs were causing disorder in Lougetown, and his blood began to boil as he looked back at the scaffold.

He soon walked towards the three leaders as they laughed and fired each and every way, not caring who got in the way. The largest of the three soon took notice of Shade and stopped firing as he sneered and made it clear he wasn't impressed by his attitude, "Who the hell are you?"

Shade looked at him and crossed his arms, "I don't give my name to pieces of crap that go around blowing stuff up to get a kick out of things."

The three large men looked at Shade in disbelief before they erupted in laughter and made it clear that they weren't taken him seriously. The second tallest pointed at Shade, a stupid grin on his face, "You don't seem to know who we are! We're the Legendary Ogres of the East Blue!"

The smallest man, one who was slightly larger than Shade, posed and shouted, "Terry the Gray Ogre!"

The second man then posed almost immediately, "Billy the Yellow Ogre!"

The tallest then pointed at himself with his thumb, "And I'm Rick the Silver Ogre!"

Shade couldn't believe what he was hearing or seeing after the three introduced themselves. He wondered what kind of an idiot one had to be to actually pose while they introduce themselves to someone. He almost lost his anger out of pure disbelief at how the three were acting and would've left if he didn't remember that the three were doing something that annoyed him.

Terry then pointed his cannon at Shade, "And now that we've introduced ourselves, you can either tell us who you are or get blown to bits!"

Shade then noticed that he was surrounded by the men that had been chasing civilians' only moments ago and caught on that they had set him up for this. He noticed that almost all of them had some sort of weapon and tattoos of skulls and crossbones covering their bodies. He couldn't believe that the "Ogres" were using such a pathetic tactic on him and sighed out loud, "You three think numbers are going to make a difference here?"

Billy laughed as he answered, "How about if we see!? Men, scatter this bastard's body all over the place!"

The men shouted acknowledgement of their boss's orders and rushed at Shade, each of them drawing their weapons. As the first man came at him, Shade merely ducked as a sword was thrust at the place his head had been a moment ago as he flicked the man's exposed gut. The man's eye bulged and he went flying into his friends, toppling them over like pieces of dominos. As another aimed his gun at him, Shade quickly grabbed the sword the first man had dropped and tossed at the guy, cutting his hand before he sprung and knocked the man on the floor with a punch. Another man jumped him from behind, his sword above his head ready to cut Shade's head, only to be stopped as the gun that the second fellow used fell to the floor, fired, and hit him on the shoulder. Shade merely spun and grabbed the man before he smashed him into the pavement with a simple shoulder toss.

The Ogre Brothers watched in complete awe and horror as their crew began to thin out in their attempt to kill the gray-haired young man. They could not understand how it seemed that whenever someone attacked this insolent fellow, something wrong happened and the next would fall. Soon the men that had attacked Shade were all knocked out and the three "Ogres" were the only ones left standing amidst their crew's moaning and pleading for mercy.

Shade casually cracked his neck, as if he had done nothing but a light workout and looked at the trio, "Is that all? I was hoping for a real warm up at least…"

Rick growled as Shade's attitude rubbed him the wrong way, "So you want to mock us!? Then take this!"

Soon all three of the "Ogres" pointed their cannons at Shade and shouted in unison, "Triple Ogre Blast!"

The cannons of the "Ogres" all fired at the same time, and the cannonballs soon hit Shade dead on. The "Ogres" laughed as Terry boasted to his comrades, "Let's see him get up from that blast!"

As the dust settled, the "Ogres" silently gasped and their jaws fell wide open as Shade appeared from the veil of dust and debris unharmed, tossing one of the cannonballs absentmindedly while the other two lay at his feet. Shade cracked his neck again as he asked, "Are you three done goofing off?"

Billy was the first to recover as he shouted, "That's impossible! How did you survive our special Triple Ogre Blast!?"

Shade grinned at them as he flexed his arm a bit, "Why don't I show you?"

The three large men watched as Shade's left arm began to spark odd colored flames before a black flame began to wrap around his appendage like a serpent. The three men could sense something wrong with the flame, almost as if it were searching for something. The flame soon wrapped around the cannonball, engulfing it completely for several seconds before it disappeared and the three large men were shocked the moment they saw the cannonball again. It had rusted completely and become brittle, as though it had aged for over a hundred years within the flames it had been engulfed with. Shade soon gripped the rusted cannonball and crushed it as if it were paper, the remains scattering in a burst of dust.

Shade dusted his hands off from the debris and let one of his boots crushed one of the two remaining cannonballs, and like its former comrade, it burst into dust at the pressure. The three "Ogres" realized that Shade had engulfed their ammunition in the strange black flames and had made them brittle enough that they had lost all of the power that they had had.

That was when Billy realized with cold fear who they were dealing with, "Wait, I know you! You're…you're "Shade of the Devouring Fist!" The Misfire Assassin!"

Rick jumped back at the declaration, "What!? He's the guy with 324 million Belli on his head!?"

Shade began to make his towards the three without any concern at the declaration, his eyes filled with the rage he had pent up, "You three picked a fight with me, and that's a good reason for me to beat the hell out of you. What really annoyed me, though, is the gall you three have in trying to destroy the island of Gold Roger."

The three "Ogres" were ready to scream and run like little girls as the three felt the aura of wrath around the gray-haired young man. They knew, of course, that this island had been the Pirate King's birth place and where they finally executed him. They had plan on making a lot of noise to cause fear to the Marines and the World Government before they headed towards the Grand Line. They didn't know why an assassin would be angered for them doing what pirates did, but none of them wanted to die and knew they had only one option.

All three "Ogres" fell to their knees, their heads on the ground at the same time, "Please have mercy, Shade-sama! Please, we'll do anything!"

Shade just kept walking until he was before the three and a malicious grin spread across his face, "Mercy's gotta be earned."

The three men's scream were heard throughout the town as Shade punished the trio for their actions.

Later…

Shade made his way towards the dock as the sun began to sink into the ocean, spraying an orange glow across the waters. He always did like sunsets as it was during these times that he always felt at ease from everything that was occurring around him. As he made his way to his schooner and began to load the groceries he had gotten from the market, he felt a very familiar presence appear from within the ship.

He smiled and waved as he greeted the emerging figure, "Hey, Isaac, I'm back!"

In return to his friendly greeting a shoe was thrown right in Shade's face, smacking him and making him fall flat on his rear. He winced as the figure soon stood before him, glaring daggers at him, "I sent you out hours ago! I thought the Marines caught you with all that screaming I was hearing!"

This was Isaac Schrodinger, one of Shade's oldest friend and perhaps the brother he had never asked for or wanted. He was about a head smaller than Shade but with the way he acted, Shade always felt that Isaac could tower over him. His wavy blonde hair reached nearly past his chest, though it was held in place by a ponytail that let only a few loose bangs down. His golden yellow eyes might've been behind a pair of glasses, but the stern look he was giving Shade was one that would've sent others running. He was even dressed sharp with a white suit that had a red shirt peeking from beneath while a necklace dangled around his neck.

He took the shoe he had thrown at Shade and fixed back on his foot before he began to address him, "How many times have I told you to only do what's on the list and not gain any attention while we're resupplying the ship!?"

Shade tried to calm his friend while he held his arms before him to save him from any more flying weapons, "I was, I swear! I kind of got caught in a little brawl with some idiots that I needed to teach a lesson-"

Isaac looked furious, "You got into another fight!?"

Shade tried again to calm the blonde down, "They were tearing up the place! I couldn't just let them do that, could I?"

Isaac grabbed Shade by the ear as he stormed towards the door that let inside the ship, "Just for that, you're getting veggies for dinner only tonight!"

Shade looked as though he had seen death and began to panic, "Not vegetables, Isaac! I swear it was just, I swear!"

Meanwhile; somewhere in the Grand Line…

The Marine Officer watched as his men fought the pirates aboard the enemy's ship from his own ship with mild interest. They had come across the ship out of pure accident, and being Marines, they could not let the scoundrels go free. He was in a rather good mood despite the turn of events as he had settled his son and daughter down for a nap and it looked like he was finally going to get a small break from him to actually do something.

He checked his reflection on a nearby mirror and adjusted the jacket with the word "Justice" again as it seemed to be off. He was a tall man, towering over others, but with his youthful countenance, it seemed odd for him to be in his forties. His blonde hair was slicked back, but no one could tell due to the cowboy hat he wore to cover his head. His fine gray, silk suit was done properly at least, and even the white shirt underneath hid the muscles in his body that had not faded. His green eyes shone brightly in the fading sun, eyes that were capable of showing both humor and wrath equally.

He was Vice-Admiral Jack "Hundred Man" Merrian, the commandant of the Marines' Special Forces Unit and a feared man across the seas.

Merrian looked to his side and motioned to a lovely woman who was sipping tea, "Tell me Uzu-chan, what's the name of the pirate that Dalu and Bones are taking care of the moment?"

Standing beside him was both his wife and the secretary that followed him in all of his travels across the Grand Line. She was clad in what looked like a secretary's attire as well, with a white skirt and matching jacket while a light blue shirt glowed from underneath the jacket. Her blue eyes, much like Merrian's, shone slightly in the fading light even from behind the glasses. Her light violet hair was tossed a bit from the wind that was blowing, and Merrian could only think how beautiful she looked today as the sounds of battle began to seize.

Her name was Uzura Merrian and she was, to Merrian, the most beautiful woman in the world.

Uzura looked at the bounty poster someone had printed off and delivered to her when they had spotted the ship, "I believe he's called Kumo the Deadly, and he's worth 58 million Belli."

Merrian gave a nod as he adjusted his jacket, "I suppose he'll be a decent bonus. Goodness knows the Officials will be happy to have another criminal for the gallows."

Suddenly one of the soldiers ran towards the pair and saluted a few feet away, "Vice-Admiral Merrian! Captain Daluand Lieutenant Boneshave just captured Kumo the Deadly!"

Merrian nodded and waved the man off, "Tell them to put him in the brig with the rest."

The soldier nodded and ran off in the direction that he had come after giving another salute. Merrian could see from where he and Uzura was three people come aboard his ship, and was glad to see his subordinates had not suffered any injuries.

The first of the two was a woman with a dark complexion to her skin and curly black hair that was held back with a headband. She was dressed in an open purple shirt that was tucked into a red sash around her waist and finished off with a pair of blue pants along with black, knee-high boots. She was definitely fit, not muscled per se, but anyone who saw her could tell immediately that was athletic, even though she only had one arm, leaving a loose sleeve pinned up near her shoulder. She walked briskly, pulling the captured pirate captain with her good arm with a stern look in her eyes.

The second fellow was taller that the other two but like the woman, he too had a dark tone to his skin and had black hair that hung around messily. Though he wore a simple white business shirt and gray pants, one of the odd features to his clothing had to be the black frock coat he was wearing with the symbol of the Marines upon his breast pocket. What truly was odd about this man was that he seemed terribly thin, and looked more along the lines of a skeleton than a person. Despite his appearance, he carried himself along as anyone else and did not seem to mind when others looked away from him.

Merrian decided to greet them both, "Glad to see you two are safe."

The woman, Captain Dalu, scoffed, "For this piece of trash? We could've sent Bones alone."

The man, Lieutenant Zachariah Bones, looked surprised, "Are you actually complimenting me, Dalu?"

Dalu sneered at Bones, "I'm insulting you, moron."

Bones looked ready to give a quick jab at his comrade but Merrian decide to step in, "Well done, you two. Be sure to take this man to the brig."

Both nodded but the distraction of their commander's appearance had been enough for Dalu to loosen her grip and Kumo jumped back, panting from the obvious beating he had taking. He glared at the Marine Officers and barely croaked out, "I'm not…going down that easy!"

Merrian sighed at the pirate's action and crossed his arm in an effort to be patient, "Would it kill you to come quietly? I just put my children to sleep and I don't want them waking up until we land somewhere."

Kumo seemed surprised at this and exclaimed quite loudly his shock, "You have kids!?"

Merrian was patient man, but he was not known to be gentle to pirate or any type of criminal. With one swift motion, he kicked the poor pirate across the deck like he was a football before Kumo landed with audible thud on the other side of the deck.

He growled under his breath at the noise, "Honestly, couldn't he have landed with less noise?"

Bones was the one to speak up when he caught what Merrian said, "But you kind of kicked him…"

Dalu knew better than to say anything of the sort to Merrian and quickly grabbed her fellow officer, "We'll get him to the brig now, sir!"

With that, Dalu and Bones went to get the out cold pirate from the wreckage his landing had caused while a child's wail began to sound from somewhere. Uzura sighed as she looked from where the crying was coming from, "Seems that Don has woke up, dear."

Merrian sighed and knew it would take hours to settle his son back to sleep.

END OF CHAPTER 1

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Translations and Explanations Section:
Okay this is where I tell you a little bit more about the terms I used for my fan-fiction. They may or may not be perfect, so please comment if I had done some sort of error. This is also where you'll find out more about the next chapter.

Black Dragon – Shade and Isaac's ship, a schooner-type that helps them get through the seas.

Ossan - A term that means "Old man"

Itadikamasu - The Japanese way of giving prayers, it roughly translates to "Thank you for the food.

Triple Ogre Blast – The Ogres of the East Blue attack. It's just a basic cannon blast from all three "Ogres."

Shade of the Devouring Fist – One of Shade's alias.

Misfire Assassin – Another of Shade's alias and the one people tend to connect him with.

"Hundred Man" Merrian – Vice-Admiral Jack Merrian's nickname.

Shade: On the next Chapter of Legacy of the Assassin!

Paikea: Someone! Please help me!

Shade: Sure I'll take you back to Skypeia…as soon as I can figure out where it is.

Toby Dicey: Who the hell are you!?

Isaac: The Axe-Head Pirates? Never heard of them.

Paikea: Next time on Legacy of the Assassin! The Girl who fell from the Sky – Welcome to the Grand Line!

Well here is the first chapter of the redone Legacy of the Assassin. I'm sorry it took so long, and I also want to apologize to the fans of the old version for deleting the previous one. I hope this chapter was enjoyable and hope that you liked all the characters that will be introduced during the course of this story.