I find my way to the big garden placed with at least a hundred two stories houses. Garden was, where all guest were staying at the moment. Templar Leader Ventus Sanctus was staying with one of these houses. It wasn't hard for me to find him because, with my Observation Haki, I knew exactly how many people living in each house.

I made my way to the house, grander than the others, and opened the door without a second thought. I knew Lord Ventus already felt my presence, thus stalling time would only make it worse.

When I walked in, there was an old man at the age of at least 100, yet looked at his forties. Still, he was sitting upright, and I could feel the vitality flowing out from him. He looked at me smiling and pointed the opposite chair, showing for me to sit down. I walked to the chair carefully and looked around with the Glasses of Confucius. I searched for a necklace and cape. All the ranked Marines would use Cape, thus searching for a Cape would uncover them, if there were any.

After I made sure, there was one besides Templars Leader and me, I took my sit, and crossed my leg, looking directly to face across me. Wrinkled face yet it was carrying the sign of health. There was no indication of man in his hundreds. His eyes were green swords piercing wherever they point. He had a clean shaved face, with grey, white hair neatly cut, fitting perfectly his once handsome face.

"I always wanted to meet you, but my son was impudent, wasn't he?" he started to talk, without dispelling the smile he was carrying.

"He tried to force me to kiss his ring and kneel to the ground," I said, nonchalant, but the fire inside of me burning intensely. I was looking at every possible item I could think of, would set a trap. There seems to be no trap. It only means either this old man want to make a truce with me, or he is so confident about his powers.

"Aquilo always act rashly. That was the reason I send him to the North Blue, but not kept him around me." The old man talked very slowly.

"Oh, I thought reason for him to be in North Blue was that he was weak." I test the waters. A fierce light passed through Old man's eyes. But the smile never budged.

"Also that. We are at the point of no return. I can't forgive you, no matter what. So, don't think that I am trying to make a truce with you." saw through my thoughts, and resume "I just want to have a chat with you, and understand you, because I have to explain all that happened to my Lord."

"Oh, so you think you will live long enough to tell others about me?" I retort his thoughts with a smile. Aren't you cocky bastard, thinking I will let you kill me just like that.

"There is just one thing I can't understand. Why, the Leader of the Black Wing, Hitomi, would help the Straw Hat Crew?" he said with the most wicked smile I've ever seen. But seriously? You thought I would fall for that? I already checked Den Den Mushi and saw all of them. You want me to admit I am both Hitomi and Madara, henceforth destroy my legacy? Dream on!

"You Templars were always schemer. You infiltrate in Marines and World Government without them even noticing you. Now you try to destroy the Black Wing. The organization cleans this seas from its evil by saying I am Hitomi and helping the Straw Hats?" his smiled vanished for the first time, while his hands seize on chair's armrest. "First of all, I am not the Hitomi, you mentioned earlier. I saw him once in the screen in the Submit War, which I couldn't see you there, Mr. Equitable. For the part helping Straw Hat crew, they sure don't need my help."

Just as I finished speaking, the Old man jumped from his seat and pointed me a staff firing a lightning bolt.

"Zeus' Wrath!" he exclaimed.

So, this is the item they talked about, enable to their lord to smite them. A Duke Item...

The lightning bolt passed where I was seated and took down everything on its way. I was as thick as an adult man and filled with power.

"You are nothing before me. I have been award with a Duke Item. With the Devil Fruit, I have, with enough time and preparation I can fire this baby 100 times in a day." Old Man walked casually to where I was hiding and pointed the staff once more.

If it is all his power, I can beat him. The Thunderbolt is strong. But not as strong as Jutsu I created. Also, I had wind affinity could counter the thunder element. What worries me is his Devil Fruit. I don't know what is it yet. I have to force him to use it.

I was hiding behind a coach, and his steps were closing on me. I activated the glasses and searched for the staff, so, I could see the direction it pointed out anytime. When he was a few steps away from me, I pulled out Very Good Sword and filled it with Wind Chakra and my Armament Haki. The Sword took the black color surrounded by azure winds. I thrust it into his heart with my maximum force and speed. Even if he had Observation Haki, he couldn't evade this speed.

Garp thought me lots of things about Haki. Observation Haki had its branches as well. Some could see little of the future, while some would see people's aura from miles away. However to overcome Observation Haki only the speed would be useful. Against the ultimate quickness, even seeing it ahead would be futile.

The Sword was just about to pass through his heart, a red liquid formed around it with a sizzling sound. On his face started to bloom a wicked smile. "Doesn't matter how profound you are. You are still inexperienced. The move I just displayed is Logia Defense. Even with the Haki, you can't hit a Logia Fruit User, if he turns himself the element of the Fruit before hitting by Haki." Old Man said slowly. "I ate the blood fruit. I will drink all your blood and absorb all the techniques you learned."