A moody atmosphere prevailed in a luxurious villa studded with beautiful gems. There was a group of individuals gathered in the largest bedroom in the villa, the room belonging to the leader, best friend, father figure, son, hero, savior and elder brother of each member of his family who was now lying lethargic on his large and comfortable bed.

"Human" A small black dragon that should no longer be small grasped the thin hand of the human who saved him from despair. Raon, the human's favorite black dragon, Cale Henituse was sobbing, his sobs so pitiful and painful to hear.

"P-p-please forgive me" The red head's brackish, guttural sobs managed to escape the dragon he considered his son, the head of the Empire's entire military force turned his head in all directions, about to convey the same to everyone present in his room.

"Don't talk Dongsaeng, don't" Alberu Crossman who had now become the ruler of an Empire sat on his knees next to his sworn brother who lay haggard, losing all the fat he had.

Silence, no one was able to open their mouths, their tongues were too bitter, it was so hard to accept the fact that the stubborn stone expression man they loved so much, the star that shined their lives was dying on his bed, his light began to fade, spreading out from his delicate pores.

Cale gazed fondly at his family one by one then he began to move his stiff damn mouth to call out to them both present and absent.

"Raon, Ohn, Hong, Ron, Beacrox, Choi han, Rosalyn, Lock, Alberu-Hyung, Eruhaben-nim, Marry, Saint-nim, Hannah-nim, Cage-nim, Father, Mother, Basen, Lily-ugh" Black blood escaped from his lips, Ohn panicked and immediately wiped his adopted father's lips with his own hand gently.

"Cale-nim!" Damn, the appearance of this black haired bastard had not changed at all even though time had passed for decades since they struggled for survival. Cale smiled softly before a sharp pain shot through his chest.

Cale's chest was tight, all sorts of emotions piled up in his heart. Unconsciously the rhythm of his breathing changed rapidly, his lungs struggling to take in as much of the remaining oxygen he could grab as possible.

"Hey Cale, it's okay, don't be afraid, we're all with you Cale" Everyone immediately approached him so that his usually spacious bed felt cramped now. Cale smiled peacefully in between his excruciating tightness, it was a shame he couldn't say goodbye to the maid and his parents who had passed away first, maybe Cale could greet them there.

Cale rolled his vision, the last thing Cale remembered was the tearful face and the room full of heartbreaking sobs from his family and Eruhaben's gentle smile that never failed to calm him down.

"Go-good bye, t-thank y-you" Cale managed to say his real feelings even though it was not fully conveyed, a sense of peace covered his heart and Cale left with a smile on his face, leaving his family devastated by his absence among them.

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"Augh uuwaa uwaaa" The sound of a small whimper was muffled between the roar of the wind and the rushing waves of the ocean.

"Captain I see something down below!" A fat man with meat in his hands pointed at something floating around their ship.

"I can see it, Benn help me, I want to see what's inside that thing" A young man with bright red hair ordered his subordinates to protect him from anything that might appear when he jumped down.

The young man called captain took off his favorite straw hat and handed it to the fat man next to him.

"Take care of my hat" he said before jumping out of his ship.

The young man's sharp senses caught a small sound coming from what appeared to be a cradle as he approached. The captain of the pirate ship brought the cradle closer to his arms, seeing what exactly was inside the cradle.

An unprotected rattan cradle bobbed on the open sea, inside the soft cradle was a dark red-haired baby crying in terror. His whimpers were small and his lips were blue from the cold.

The face of the red-haired pirate leader, Akagami no Shanks immediately paled, he frantically lifted the cradle and shielded it from the waves that suddenly crashed, damn the new world's fickle weather plan.

"Oh my! Yassop! Benn! Anyone! Damn it, please help me!" Hearing the captain's shout, Benn the right-hand man, assisted by Yassop the sniper, immediately tied his body with a buoy and then jumped and swam against the swift current of the ocean towards his captain who could not move with the cradle in his arms.

"Captain! Hold my hand!" With great effort, Shanks finally accepted the hand of his subordinate and was pulled by another subordinate from the ship through the buoy rope attached to Benn's body.

Once upstairs, Shanks frantically lunged at their doctor's door, ignoring the puzzled looks of the rest of his crew.

"Hongo!" the captain shouted.

"Why Captain? I told you I don't feel like drinking" Hongo, the ship's doctor was seen playing with his swivel dagger.

"That's not it bitch! Hurry up and take care of this! It's dying!" Shanks immediately showed the cradle in his hand to the ship's doctor.

"Who- Oh my God! Bring the baby here, quick!" Without further ado Hongo entered doctor mode, very carefully he took out the poor baby and performed emergency aid on it.

Seeing the condition of his Captain who was shaking frantically without being able to do anything made Hongo cluck his tongue. Hongo called some of his friends to help him and kick their useless captain out.

"Hongo, i-is the baby going to be okay?" Hongo grinned at his captain's limp words.

"Hah! Don't doubt my abilities Captain!" With that remark the door to the infirmary closed, leaving only the bustling paramedics inside.

Shanks sat outside with his executives who tried to comfort him by just sitting next to him and it helped him calm down, really.

About an hour later Hongo's subordinate opened the door of his room. Without warning Shanks rushed in to see how the poor baby was doing, his executives also came in with him.

The sight of Hongo panting and the smell of drugs greeted them. Shanks immediately approached a large bed filled with a tiny baby with a very beautiful face.

"Don't worry about it, the baby is fine now" After feeling better, Hongo approached the group of men.

"Haaaahhhh" Shanks released his worries, the baby was fine.

"But Captain, did you accidentally knock over a woman? I mean yes you know what I mean" Yassop asked after seeing the mane color of the beautiful baby in front of him, red was not a color commonly found anywhere.

"Why would you think that? I'm not an asshole!" Everyone stared at him flatly making Shanks fidget.

"Just look at the baby's hair color! Anyone would think this child is the result of your depraved behavior out there Captain" The fat man with meat, Lucky Roo openly expressed his opinion which was nodded by his other fellows.

"..." Shanks was speechless.

"How's the condition?" Shanks changed the topic.

Hongo crossed his arms over his chest, his serious look making everyone nervous.

"It's fine now, but I need to monitor the condition for at least the next two weeks, we don't know how long this baby will be tossed around in the middle of the ocean" Shanks nodded his head, it made sense.

"Honestly I almost lost him earlier, but this kid has a strong will to live" Hongo chuckled softly, he stroked the pale skinned baby's cheek gently.

"So that's it, I'm sure she'll grow up to be a tough willing pretty girl" Yassop said confidently and everyone agreed except Hongo.

"Since when did I say he was a girl?" Hongo frowned.

"Huh?" One word from Benn summed up how they all felt.

"This baby is a boy you moron"

"Haaahhh??!!" The loud shouts of the brainless people startled the poor baby in front of them. The red-haired baby curled its lips before letting out a whimper that turned into a deathly cry.

"Uagh Uuuh"

"Oh no no" Hongo was about to lift the baby but it was too late.

"Huaaaaa!!!" The adorable baby began to hum a heartbreaking cry that wouldn't stop until he was satisfied.

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Note : I'm so sorry if my English is very bad, this is first time I write a fanfic in English.

Please tell me if I write it wrong, thank you ❣️❣️