Chapter 29: Ace's Tale ~Separation in Illusion~

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A few days prior before Kii's escapes.

"Arzen..." I hear someone called me distinctly.

"Arzen... Did you hear us?" another voice asked.

"Ace-kun... What happened?" a sweet voice asked.

"Arzen? Arzen? Open your eyes." another familiar voice called to me again.

"Ace-kun... Please be alright." the sweet voice told me sadly.

My heart clenched painfully at the sound. I don't want her to be sad. I don't know how I know it was a woman voice, I just know it. My head feels funny. Where was I? Who am I? Is it even me that they were calling? I'm not sure about it, but I'm sure that I don't want to hear her voice sound so sad. So fragile. Who was she?

"Arzen, Please! Wake up... She is gone. Please wake up!" the voice called to me again.

Who is gone? The sweet voice is gone? No! She can't be gone. I don't want her to be gone. I have to protect her. Eh? Why did I have to protect her again? Ah, she is my treasure.

Arzen. Is that me? But, she called me Ace. How come? I tried to open my eyes. It's heavy. I feel as if I'm here yet I'm not. Who are they? They sound so desperate. I want to make them feel better, yet I can't really remember who are they. Really... Who am I? I wonder.

"Arzen! ... Arzen! ...!" their voice starting to get muddled and sound as if it's getting farther and farther.

So, I am Arzen?

"Ace..." another new yet familiar voice called.

Or, am I Ace? I am a bit confused here. Am I Arzen? Or am I Ace?

Damn, the head killing me. It's so heavy. My mind blank. I can't recall anything. Where did the sweet voice go? I miss it somehow. I want to hear it again. But, I don't want to hear it sad, so I hope next time I hear it again, the sweet voice will sound happy. 

My treasure. Who is she?

A glint of silver suddenly pops up in my mind. It has blue at the tips, swaying in the wind. I realized that it was someone's figure. No, not someone. It was a girl and she is my treasure. I feel myself reaching out to her. My treasure. My life. My desire. My soulmate. My dream. My home. My K...

"Ace! Oi, Ace! Wake up, idiot! Until when are you going to sleep?" another voice snapped me from my musing.

Eh, what was I talking about again? Ah, my treasure! My treasure is actually a girl with silver hair named...

"Ace!" the voice shouted. My body jerked up as I woke up in surprise. 

Oh, damn! My head! I look around. I was sleeping on the deck. Eh, where am I?

"So, you finally awake, huh?" someone said while grabbing my neck and gave me a noogie.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch" I protested. I kneed my attacker on the rib and turned to look at him.

"That hurt, Thatch!" I said instinctively.

Eh, Thatch? I feel something is wrong here.

"There you go spacing out again!" Thatch rubbed my hair. For a second, someone with a kind smile and silver hair overlapping his feature. I blink my eyes.

Nah, Thatch is kind but he has a light brown (honestly, I thought it looks more orange than brown) hair. It is also pompadour style, not a neat prince-like style. Prince? Where did it come from? Why the hell I compare him to a prince? We're pirates! I never even meet a prince.

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