The air in the room hung heavy, thick with the scent of shattered opulence and unspoken truths. Stussy's crimson eyes widened, her breath catching as her mind reeled. Her black bat wings twitched erratically behind her, slicing through the air with a ferocity that shredded the silken bedsheets into ribbons. Panic clawed at her chest, a cold, primal terror that drowned out all reason.
"What… what are you doing?" Her voice quivered, barely holding its regal edge as she forced the words past trembling lips.
Darren stood before her, a towering figure radiating raw, untamed power. His presence was a storm—brutal, unyielding, and laced with a predatory hunger that made her vampire instincts scream. His eyes glinted with menace, locking onto hers with an intensity that pinned her in place.
"What do you think, Stussy?" His voice was a low, mocking drawl as he seized her wrists, his grip iron-hard and unrelenting. He yanked her arms above her head, pinning them with a savage ease that made her heart lurch. "You're the Queen of the Pleasure District, the siren who rules the desires of this lawless sea. Shouldn't you know exactly what a man like me wants?"
Stussy's body shuddered, her pale cheeks flaring with a heat that felt like it could burn through her skin. Her fangs sank into her lower lip, drawing a bead of dark blood that trailed down her chin, a stark contrast to her ghostly pallor. The sight only amplified her eerie, otherworldly beauty—a predator cornered, yet still dangerous.
"Damn you!" she spat, her voice a hiss of defiance. She summoned every ounce of her strength, her muscles coiling as she unleashed her Armament Haki. The air crackled with her power, the wooden floorboards groaning and splintering under the force of her resistance. The walls trembled, as if the room itself feared her wrath.
"Release me!" Her shout was sharp, laced with fury and desperation.
Darren's brow furrowed, his grip tightening. Her resistance was fierce—too fierce. This could spiral out of control. A cruel smirk curled his lips as he leaned closer, his voice dropping to a venomous whisper. "Queen Stussy," he purred, "you wouldn't want the World Government to learn of your little secret, would you? Your loyalty to Dr. Vegapunk?"
The words struck like a blade. Stussy froze, her body going rigid as if the air had been sucked from the room. Her eyes widened, raw terror flashing across her face. Her secret—her allegiance to Vegapunk—was a truth she guarded with her life. If the World Government uncovered it, the consequences would be unimaginable. As a CP0 agent, she knew the horrors of their interrogation chambers: endless torment, no mercy, no escape. And worse, it wouldn't just be her. Vegapunk himself would be dragged into the abyss.
I can't let that happen, she thought, her heart pounding. My life is nothing compared to his safety.
Her resistance crumbled. Her fangs bit deeper into her lip, drawing more blood as she glared at Darren with a mix of loathing and resignation. "You're a vile, shameless bastard," she hissed, her voice trembling with barely contained rage.
Darren's chuckle was low, dismissive. "Even bastards have their charm."
He leaned closer, his grin wicked and unyielding. "Besides, you started this game, Stussy. And while your words curse me, your body…" His gaze raked over her, deliberate and provocative. "It's singing a different tune."
Shame and fury flickered in her eyes, a storm of emotions she couldn't voice. She turned her head away, her silence a grudging surrender. Her bat wings began to fold, her fangs retracting as she prepared to shift back to her human form.
"No," Darren's voice cut through the air, sharp and commanding. "Stay like that."
Stussy froze, her breath hitching.
His grin widened, a glint of amusement in his eyes. "I want the vampire."
Her cheeks flushed a deeper crimson, her eyes flashing with indignation. Before she could retort, a low, beastly growl rumbled beside her ear, and her mind went blank, swept away by the sheer force of his presence.
The clash that followed was chaos incarnate.
When the storm finally subsided, the room was a ruin. The floor was a maze of cracks, the grand bed reduced to splintered wreckage. Darren lounged on the leather sofa, his posture languid, triumphant. He plucked a gold-tipped cigar from the coffee table, lighting it with a flourish. The rich smoke curled in his throat, a slow exhale escaping his lips as he savored the moment. His Indestructible Body—forged through Kaido's brutal training—rendered the cigar's toxins meaningless. Poison, pain, weakness: all were trifles to him now.
He glanced at Stussy, sprawled across the wreckage of the bed. The Queen of the Pleasure District lay curled in on herself, her breath coming in ragged gasps. Her skin glistened with sweat, her black wings trembling faintly behind her. Her crimson-painted toes curled, her body a portrait of vulnerability and defeat. Yet even in her broken state, there was an undeniable allure—a fallen empress, her mystique unshattered.
Darren's chest swelled with a primal sense of conquest. Stussy was no ordinary woman. Queen of the Pleasure District, CP0 operative, a dark emperor of the underworld—her titles wove an aura of untouchable grandeur. Her Mythical Zoan fruit granted her a resilience that let him unleash the full extent of his newfound powers—Giant's Strength and Soru's Divine Speed—without restraint. His Indestructible Body had met its match, and he'd emerged victorious.
"Thanks, Kaido-sensei," he murmured, a sly grin tugging at his lips. "Next time, I'll bring you something better than sake."
"You… bastard," Stussy rasped, her voice weak but venomous as she lifted her head. Her eyes burned with a fury that could ignite the room.
Darren raised his hands, feigning innocence. "Didn't you enjoy yourself?"
Her face flushed with mortification. "Never," she spat, though her voice wavered, betraying her.
He smirked, but then his gaze drifted downward, and his expression faltered. A crimson stain marred the torn white sheets, stark and undeniable. His cigar nearly slipped from his fingers as he choked, coughing violently. Disbelief flooded his mind.
The Queen of the Pleasure District… a virgin?
The thought was absurd, impossible. Yet the evidence lay before him, as undeniable as the wreckage around them.
To be continued...