The Elementalist Lucia [One Piece x OC fanfiction]

XXXXII - Scorched sea and icy gaze

The rain fell heavily, the waves were huge, Lucia clung to the rope that stretched the sails like a madwoman to maintain the course. They finally arrived in sight of a completely inflamed island, on which a volcano was erupting and whose lava was flowing into the ocean. Lucia frowned... That sounds familiar... Why do I have this feeling of déjà vu... Luffy started to say that he wanted to land on this island:

"Lucia, can you smother the flames?"

"No", Lucia answered, "I'm sorry but I have the feeling that this fire could even burn me because of its intensity."

A fire which burns the sea... which burns water... She felt a deep uneasiness which continued to amplify while the heat of the flames irradiated her skin. She nervously rubbed her scar on her chest without even realizing it.

Then a sobbing noise caught their attention and they discovered with astonishment that the snail phone in the kitchen was sobbing loudly. It was an emergency call. Despite Robin and Usopp's warnings, Luffy had already picked up the phone and was addressing the caller.

"Yes hello, this is Monkey D. Luffy speaking and very soon I will become the king of the pirates!"

In the same movement Lucia and Usopp hit the captain on the back of the head:

"IT'S REALLY NOT A TICK TO SAY THAT!" yelled Lucia

"You shouldn't have answered and you talk too much!" continued Usopp

The one on the other end of the line started by telling them that he was cold and then that he was going to be sliced by a samurai. He finished his diatribe by saying that he was on the island of Punk Hazard before being executed live. Lucia was speechless. Punk Hazard ?? Why does that tell me something too... She was pulled out of her reflection by Brook who explained to them that the samurai mentioned by the one who was at the end of the snail phone was certainly originating from the Wano country, the isolated region of the world government, which held between its ranks the greatest swordsmen in the world.

"But we're far from Wano country..." noticed Lucia.

Listening only to his instinct, Luffy decided that they would save the one who had made the call. The idea turned the stomach of Lucia, decidedly, this island put her in a state that she did not understand. To decide who would go to the burning island, they decided to draw straws. She looked at the pieces of paper with an anxious look. She moved an uncertain hand towards one of them but Luffy stopped her:

"You stay here!"

"What?" exclaimed Lucia.

"Since earlier I can see that there is something wrong when you look at this island", Luffy explained. "And then if ever the sparks get too close to Sunny you can give him some time before he burns with your power."

"WAIT WHY CAN SHE STAY AND NOT ME?" shouted Usopp dejectedly.

Lucia swallowed before sighing:

"Ok... it'd be a lie to say I'm not relieved. Thanks Luffy !"

"You're welcome", answered the captain with a smile.

They watched as Luffy, Robin, Usopp and Zoro rode away from Sunny in the Mini-Merry while they stayed on the ship, away from the flames. Nami looked at her:

"Is everything okay Lucia? It is true that you are a little pale since a while ago..."

"Huh? Yes... yes... it is just that the strong heats do not put me at ease", she improvised, "the water badly supports the strong temperatures..."

"I will concoct you a small fresh cocktail", answered Sanji. "That will refresh you!"

"Thank you", she blew.