Post by REI SATSUKI on Oct 15, 2012 19:09:08 GMT -6
Changes to Section: Biography
Update: It was during this time that Rei developed a reputation as something of a troublemaker among the remaining citizens, who had become superstitious because of the plague. After accidentally eating the Hie Hie No Mi and gaining the abilities of a Devil Fruit user, Rei was labeled a 'witch' and shunned by most of those on the island. She took the resentment in strife, no matter how badly it hurt and pretended to relish in the wariness many had of her. Around thirteen or so, she made the mistake of stealing from an old man named Sinclair, an outsider to the island and the North Blue.
After learning what had occurred and why she had resorted to theft, Sinclair took the child in. He soon discovered she was surprisingly intelligence and began teaching her how to fight, after witnessing how badly she had been mistreated by the villagers and wanting her to be able to defend herself. Sinclair remained on the island with Rei for several years and instilled a deep sense of adventure in Rei with his tales of the Grand Line and of the former Pirate King. However, when she was seventeen, Rei learned that Sinclair had come to the island knowing he only had a short time to live. Unable to find a cure for his chronic illness and weary of the futile search in his old age, Sinclair instead chose to make his peace and leave his mark on the next generation through his apprentice.
Despite some protest from Rei, Sinclair comforted her with the knowledge that everyone had to die. It was then that she swore to do something to surpass even death, to become famous and make her name known by becoming the next Pirate King. In loyalty to her master, Rei remained with Sinclair for another year, until his death when she was eighteen. Having no other family and considered an outcast by the rest of her hometown, Rei left the island and never looked back. She founded the Black Moon Pirates with the intent to seek out crew members and make her way to the Grand Line to find One Piece and fulfill her goal of becoming the next Pirate King.
