Journey to One Piece

310. More lies

Trebol was just yeeted into the ocean by Ken and Law just sighed looking at another guy being taken down so easily. His revenge on Doflamingo was coming very fast and he didn't know what he should feel. 

He should feel elated and excited but all he could feel at the moment was bitterness. Doing everything wouldn't still bring Corazon back and he was only riding the coattails of someone else. 

Ken didn't know of his thoughts and he didn't care. He pushed open the huge gate and walked in. There was nobody in the scene and everything looked serene. The grand entrance, adorned with elaborate decorations.

Marble floors gleamed under the soft glow of crystal chandeliers, their sparkling light reflecting off gilded frames housing masterpieces of art. The whole surrounding was clean and pristine. But the eerie silence was what would give anyone a chill. 

Ken and Law looked. They had tied up Baby 5 and Buffalo and said that Doflamingo was waiting for them here. But after entering, the whole castle seemed to be empty. There was no one. But this small silence was broken by the cry of a young kid. 

Both Law and Ken turned their head only to see a very young kid crying and running. Running as fast as her legs could carry her and behind her was Doflamingo swinging around like Spiderman and had an evil laugh like always. 

He was running after while the small girl was wailing and in fear. She looked horrified and her eyes looking around searching for someone to help her. Soon her eyes laid on Ken and Law, who had appeared. Seeing them made it seem like she had seen some hope and shouted. 

"Please.. Please help me.. This evil guy is going to ruin me." The girl shouted. She had snot from her nose and tears in her eyes. Ken looked at the kid while Law just looked at Doflamingo with nothing but hatred in his eyes. Ken who already had his sword out proceeded to attack at Doflamingo. 

He was way too fast for Doflamingo to react and before Doflamingo could do anything he was beheaded quite easily with the single swing of a sword. The head and the body split apart, stopping him in his tracks. 

The young kid, who had been crying saw that her harasser had finally died. She burst out into more tears as she saw that she was finally free. Law who had been standing looked at Doflamingo's severed body. He couldn't believe that his biggest motivator just got severed with a single swing of the sword.

He felt something was wrong but he couldn't put a finger on it. Seeing the young kid crying, he felt a bit of pity and thus came forward and bent his knees to talk to her. 

"What is your name kid?" Law asked while Ken just looked at them with no emotions on his face. 

"My.. My name is Terrie. This evil man wanted to kidnap me so I was running from him." The young kid said. 

"Kidnap you? Why was he kidnapping you?" Law couldn't help but ask a genuine question. 

"I.. I don't know.. I was eating a candy on the street with my mom when this man came running after me. He killed.. He killed my mother and then tried to kidnap me.... My mother." The child burst out into a sorrowful wail and Law couldn't help but extend his end to console her. 

It was then who Ken came forward and stopped the hand of Law from touching the young child. Law was confused and looked at Ken who just looked at the young child with emotionless eyes. 

"How many years has it been that you have been a chibi?" Ken asked. The young child's face seemed to contort a bit when Ken asked the question but she continued her crying. But Law noticed the small flinch she had when Ken asked the question. 

Instantly he became vigilant and knew something was wrong. 

"It must be very hateful being this small after all these years. Isn't it right? Sugar?" Ken said and the young kid who had been crying shuddered as she looked at Ken's eyes for the first time. Looking at those blood red eyes made her body shudder. 

She felt like she was looking at some kind of evil from hell. Her tears died up almost instantly as her face panicked. Law took out his sword knowing the kid was Sugar. He had known of her but didn't know she was such a small kid. He couldn't even imagine what would have happened if he turned into a toy for touching this kid. 

And he was angry for being deceived. 

"I don't know what you are talking about Uncle." Sugar replied. Ken held his zanpakuto with more strength when he heard him being called Uncle. He might be uncle in his mental age but he definitely didn't look like one. And this kid called him uncle. Unforgivable. 

"Sugar.. Let's cut to the chase. Release all the toys all over the country or I kill you right here. Choose." Ken said as his sword lit up into flames. Her face and eyes reflected the yellow colored flame as she took few steps back. She knew that her disguise was of no use and now had to actively find out an way out of it. 

As Sugar contemplated that there was very sharp sound in the surroundings. A sound of something slicing through the air in a very fast speed, followed by a clanking sound of metal. Sugar looked at Ken holding his sword high. There was a fine thread being stopped by the sword. 

Ken looked sideways to see Doflamingo coming out of one of the doors of the castle. The actual Doflamingo! His fingers were moving fast as he walked towards Ken and as he did so Ken was swinging his sword casually meeting the attacks of Doflamingo quite easily and without any effort. 

And even then Doflamingo had a wide grin in his voice but one could see the bulging veins in his forehead.