41 Headquarter (2/2)

Ezio grinned. They arrived in front of an old woman. This was the Heaven's Gate.

„You have to pay to enter Sky Island”, said the woman unfriendly.

„Old woman, how do people from the Blue Sea usually come up here?”

The woman pointed to the west.

„There is a bridge in this direction that connects Sky Island with the Blue Sea. It is the only way to come up here. Of course, if you can fly than that would change things”

„Thank you, old woman. Leave this place now. You will die if you don't. I think that after today you will lose your job. I'm really sorry about that”

After that the two arrived at the bridge that connected the Heaven to the Blue Sea. It was a bridge that was made out of clouds.

Ezio smiled and then the bridge burned in black fire. It took a while but after that the whole bridge that was formed out of clouds was gone. Nobody could visit this place with a ship anymore - the only way to arrive at Skypiea was to fly.

Ezio wanted to make his headquarter at a place that was far away from the World Government and the Emperors of the four Seas. With Bensons ability, he could bring all his people up here , but other people wouldn't have it so easy. The World Government knew about Sky Island, even Garp found it back then. The thing was that they weren't interested in this piece of land. There were so many islands in this world and these islands weren't as hard to reach as Sky Island. Besides this, there wasn't something that interested the World Government on Skypia. They didn't now that there was a poneglyph. So this land was free from marines and the influence of the World Government. The only problems the citizens had were people from the Blue Sea who would make troubles, but that were mostly pirates. This place was perfect for him.

„I think all people are on the Upper Yard now. Even the old woman listened to us. It's time to make this place into an unique piece of land - a land that is ruled by a Blackflame”

Ezio started to burn the clouds. For the people of Skypiea, these clouds were like the water for the people on the Blue Sea. Everything that surrounded the Upper Yard started to burn in black fire - it was like the Upper Yard was surrounded by a black sea.

All the people from Skypiea that were standing on the Upper Yard looked at this black sea of fire that was surrounding them. They were shocked. It wasn't only them, even Ezio's crew was shocked.

The heavens started to burn - the whole Upper Yard was surrounded by black fire, and this black fire started to burn more and more clouds.

After this day, the sea of clouds surrounding the Upper Yard was called the Burning Heaven.

This was a natural defense for one of the most troublesome organizations the world ever faced.

Every bridge that connected Sky Island with the Blue Sea was burned down, and everyone who wanted to reach this place by flying first had to pass this burning sea.

But in this world, there was no one who would survive this black fire.

You ask why?

Because this fire could burn everything in this world.