Day Three

[Monkey D. Luffy]

" . . . fy . ."

" . . . uffy . ."

". . . LUFFY!"

Agh! Hahh . . hagh . . guh . . Wha? That was . . Ace's voice? Why am I hearing him now? . .

Straw Hat 'came to,' at least in regards to his subconscious, seated amidst a chasm of vacant space, encompassed by little other than the void of pitch black oblivion. Grasping his throbbing forehead, the rubber pirate fell victim to haunting visions, visions of his own actions; yet they weren't his own. They were the actions of an all-consuming entity.

Recalling horrid images, mugiwara flushed with volatile emotions. Anger at his powerlessness to stop it, grief of his separation from beloved comrades, anguish from his inner tribulations, sorrow for those he inflicted agony upon.

Staring terrified at his bloodied palms, Luffy gritted his teeth as the snap of Cindy's neck repeatedly buffeted his mind, followed consequently by the shriek of her last dying breathe, splintered with panic and fear while her lifeless body fell limp into a grave of muck.

Damn it . . How . . how could you? Why?! . . . why'd you have to kill her?!

Copious tears bubbled and streamed down the youth's visage, trickling into salty puddles before leaping from his chin and splashing against his scuffed lap, which had since been dyed a deep scarlet.

Technicallyyy it was YOU who killed her, homo-sapien. At leeaast that is what everyone else belieeeves, gehgehgeh!

The raspy, looming voice of Darkrai echoed from the depths in reposte, giggling maniacally as the captain whimpered. Clamping his jean shorts with rage-hexed digits and curling his fists, Luffy shouted back into the shroud darkness.

NO! You bastard! This was your fault! You controlled me, you used MY body! Why are you even doing this?? Get out! Get out of me and face me head on! I'll annihilate you!!

Keh, simpleton. What fuuun would that be? You're so weeaak and patheeetic, I'm experiencing much more pleeaasure in this body of yours. Why am I doing this, you ask? Becaaause I relish in bringing nightmares to liiight, to gaze as the spirits of you humans crumble. Truth be told, this was a meeere experiment ordered by Sir Delphox, however I willingly volunteeered.

Seething darkness twined together like ribbons of swirling smog, culminating into a sentient figure whom revealed themselves beneath a blanket of shadows. The creature appeared as a mass of cloaking obsidian with a plume of foggy white billowing from its face and extending upwards. A red spiky growth resembling a lower jawbone wreathed around its neck and the figure's head remained primarily concealed apart from matching, vibrant cyan eyes.

Wiping away his sobbing eyes, Luffy's countenance abruptly morphed into that of a beast, drunk with wrath. Charging into the foreboding dusk, his dirtied sandals clapped against the muddy surface before heaving an elastic fist forth. Expediently, the thoughtless attack swathed through Darkrai's intangible body as the nightmarish Pokemon drifted closer, careening around the enraged pirate.

You reeaally are quite dense. Assuming you can purge me out with ineffectual physical strikes. You can harm me no more than you can harm your meeemories. Accept it, my hold is stronger than your meeaager willpower.

DAMN IT! Guh . . can't . . fight it . . anym-

Kwee Kwee Kwee!

Shrill chirping of birds awoke 'Luffy' from a deep slumber. Peering both eyelids open, his sclera were still shaded black. Eyeing the avian creature perched upon his chest, the possessed captain grinned with unhinged malice.

Gripping the songstress between his wrapping hands, mugiwara squeezed without relent until the innocent tweeter 'popped' beneath his crushing hold. Feathers belched forth as gooey crimson seeped down his greyed mitts. Tossing the departed fowl to the wayside like trash, Luffy arose to his feet and scampered off.

"Who will be our next victim, eh Mugiwara? Gehgehgeh!"