NOVEL WEB Dark corners 1
Poking into dark corners-
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Well i will start with this, One piece humans are dumb as bricks and so very guilliable you could probably cheat them of their organs if you parsed you words in a good way, or perhaps the east blue inhabitants are just to trusting because they are used to live in the “weakest sea” and haven't rubbed with the dark underbelly that thrives in the other blues and especially in the Grandline and the new World.
And if you are wondering how I learned this information, yes I scammed someone with my knowledge of the future in a Bar. My rise to greatness will be from intelligence not brawn even though I seem to be way above average here I won't risk it. Not until I test my strength against a canon character in the Grandline, until then I will do the smart thing and play it safe with bets, skill and my brain.
“Here you go sir, your winnings from the last night bets on the new bounty posters, enjoy your 40 million berries.” The sleazy bartender interrupted his thought process when he dropped the fat stacks of money in front of his table.
“Oh nice, for a moment I thought I would need to procure more funds by Hunting down a few more baddies…”He exclaimed loudly in purpose, the shady Bar he decided to stay for the week to gather information was full of low level criminals that had bounties placed their head by the local authorities.”buut it seems my luck has yet to run out! Bartender One more round of Vodka and full meal with lots of Meat!”
He chuckled darkly at the angry stares he got as result of his calculated outburst, he will track those fucktards down later and shake them for all they are worth it. To become a loan shark you needs loads of money and infamy, he will get both of them soon and open up shop here before he leaves once more, no matter how good of place east blue was to open his business there is a high chance that fucker garp will sniff him out like the bloodhound he is and ruin his business and brand him with a criminal record.
And probably because the former owner of this body was a Fucking D of all things, I didn't believe it till checked the birth records and tracked down the last location the fool had been staying before I found a nearby island close to louge town which housed the last living relative of Marius D. Fyrefray, Elisa D. Fyrefray, his “Grandma” who had thought him dead when black-wearing men had kidnapped him.
Anyways, that explains how I ended up on that abandoned Island where I nearly lost myself…ahem, she told me of our ancient lineage and…how fate usually screws us up if we don't fulfill certain conditions that we are beholden to? Some fucker from the past must have had quite the grudge to curse the D Clan with the power of a devil fruit.
During her yapping about her boring Past she revealed some peculiar information about our roots and blood which fall in line with what I remember from the Manga and the movies even though Oda said they weren't canon except for certain characters.
Ds can be characterized as such: particularly tenacious bunch, strong of spirit and a body that won't die easily unless you have made sure of it, a constitution that doesn't allow for illness to incubate and voracious appetite that can't matched by anyone except A Giant from elbaf which we will come back later.
Each D has a Huge chance to become a vessel for “change” or as Someone who has seen the Journey of a certain monkey and the sheer influence one Single D family had on the world would say: They are the reason why the World government hasn't taken full control of the world yet even though they were able to take down Joyboy 800 years ago.
And I am here for it.
That is why I need my headquarters on the grandline, if possible atop a sky Island I can pull around with enough motorized power for a small ship to yeet itself across the calmbelt.
To do what that lovable monkey can't.
“Coordinated Mayhem..” Marius whispered, his eyes locked on the fat stacks of berries he had just earned.
“Tell me bartender, do you know someone who would like to join me on a journey through grandline?”
The bartender paused while cleaning the glass he had on his hand and stared at him strangely, a gleam in his eyes made him raise an eyebrow at the clear interest he had roused from the inconspicuous Man.
“Are you creating a crew sir? Are you a pirate perhaps?” The bartender asked after staring at him for a few minutes.
“No no, not at all, just an aspiring businessman trying to find a couple of recruits to join me on a very profitable business journey.”he replied with an amused smirk on his face which was matched by the barkeeper who placed the cleaned glass on the table.
“Judging by the type of your future business you may just find yourself a crewmate very soon.” The bartender paused mid speaking to suspiciously stare at one of the customers who was eavesdropping on their conversation.”It seems I just found us a cabin boy as well Boss.”
Not waiting for the eavesdropper to react Marius blurred forward and grabbed the fool by his neck and pulled him up like a small child, his amused smirk never leaving his face.
“I might just have a better use for him, barkeeper, what do you say my new friend, how about you become a living-bait for us tomorrow at night!” Before the bait-to-be could react he was knocked out by a punch to his jaw that shook his brain.
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[Tomorrow at midnight.]
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“This is just fate spitting on my plans isn't it?” Marius said. His enthusiastic midnight walk had him come across a certain white haired justice-imposing smoking-addicted logia bastard that called this island his turf.
His voice must have been quite loud judging by how the marine-scum turned suddenly towards him with an angry glare that could cow some civilians if he wasn't puffing that smoke like an angry steam-train.
“And what exactly do you mean by that?” Smoker growled at him, his body turning intangible.
He sighed softly, shrugging his shoulders and started approaching his “ally”, after all he was a bounty hunter still and didn't want to give smoker a reason to hunt his ass all the way across the grandline just as he was about to do with Luffy after he leaves this place beforehand.
“Calm down you angry-puffing Tom, it's me Marius the local bounty hunter.”He raised his hands up to show that he wasn't a threat to the smoke-logia, no matter how much he wanted to steal the seastone jute on his back and beat him to submission.
That idea became more attractive the closer he got to the justice-kool aid smoke-puffer but he must resist the urge for a bit more, after all good things come to those who wait.
‘Patience Man, be a little bit patient.’
“So it is you, for a moment there I thought you were some crook trying to rob civilians.” Smoker snorted when he saw his face in the light.
“That is why I am walking Right now, smokey, to find one of those fine gentlemens to earn me some beautiful cash.” He blew a raspberry at the Marine.
“Not if I catch them first, no you will not.” the marine tilted his head up arrogantly, it seems even the infamous smoker had a bit of pride in him after sucking the world government's shriveled penis.
“Smoker you don't get paid by the bounties bro, you have a wage so why are you trying to compete for some common crooks?”He rolled his eyes at the clear case of a man seeking a rival to compete.
“Because it is my duty as a marine to uphold justice-”
“Justice and order and blah blah, are you that dumb Smoker?” It seems my words hit a chord on the Driven marine.
“What do you mean by that bounty hunter?”Smoker growled through gritted teeth, his cigarettes nearly burned out.
“Think about it, Why is it that The World Government is so adamant on hunting down even the archeologists who seek to learn from the past or try to destroy those countries that don't wish to join them by their free will.” He explained carefully, choosing the words that would hit this particular Man's character like a sledgehammer.
Seeing the clear confusion on his face he couldn't help but sigh in disappointment, clearly he had been brainwashed by the propaganda.
“Don't tell me you actually don't know about the massacres done to west blue and the south blue?” Marius cringed now at the open-mouthed Man, disappointment was now present in his face and couldn't be hidden even if he wished.”Smoker, do you even go out of your marine office man?! Converse with the fishermen and the traders that bring you the goods from across the sea? Drink a beer with the civilians in a bar and hear their stories and experiences?There are thousands of them that tell something similar, black-wearing agents of the world government come to them and demand they hand over their newborns to be slaughtered like pigs for fear of being related to Gold Roger, Thousands, tens of thousands of innocent babies were slaughtered by the explicit order of Your Beloved justice-uphealding regime.”
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The wide-eyed look of disbelief began shifting into a myriad of expressions that did not fit with the serious look the Marine had, they looked uncanny, did not fit at all, they made him look too weak which broke the hard character smoker was used to presenting to the world at large.
“Captain-Smoker Sir!” A cry from a young-woman broke the Marine from his reverie.
“Do keep what I said to yourself, Smoker, I don't want innocent civilians to die because they revealed their hardships in drunken stupor. They have suffered enough for multiple lifetimes and I don't want them to end up as another body in a bag because they told the truth.” With those words he turned around and began walking on another direction.
“I Chose to join the marines to protect those civilians not cause harm Bounty Hunter, but I shall keep what you told me this night to myself until I find proof of these sanctioned slaughters.” a smoke tendril whispered to his ear, conviction could be heard one each syllable spoken by the logia-user.
“You should begin with the endless war perpetrated by the World Government for the Ownership of The Jewel Tree Adam.” He whispered back before jumping atop a roof and disappearing away in the darkness of the night.
“jackass.” Smoker Muttered as the bounty hunter left his sight, that bastard did not leave without leaving his mark that much he can grudgingly admit to himself.
He looked at the moons in thought, thousands of newborns slaughtered because of that Man whose death brought forth the greatest Pirate Era ever to be imagined. For the possible sin of being born as his blood they were massacred.
‘Unforgivable.’ Growling angrily he began sprinting towards his base of operation, a clear goal on his head that caused him to completely ignore his subordinate who was trying to gain his attention.
“Meet me at the base Tashigi.”He growled out before transforming into smoke and flying towards his destination.
“Captain Smoker Sir?”The Young woman stood there in place, confused at her superior's mood change.
Unnoticed went the area where Marius had hid away into the darkness of night, the old basilica spire he was crouching down unto made for a perfect spying place which he made sure to use to track the two side characters who will play a major role later down the line.
‘Fucking hell I nearly shat my pants there for a moment, Why the fuck did that white haired motherfucker have to appear tonight of all days?!’He screamed mentally, cursing whoever controls the fate threads for the random encounters he had to suffer through.
“It must be that fucker Doflamingo, he is the only one mad enough to try and use his string string fruit to play puppet master with people's lives. God Please make sure I am there the day Luffy whoops his ass to take pictures or piss on his corpse…nono I have a better idea.” Once more the madness that had infected him decided to show its ugly head once more, an unknown factor of growth in the body of the Ds is the ever present looming chance of Madness which can cause the power hidden within their souls to show itself unconsciously.
A heartbeat could be heard beating louder.
And as fate had decreed, at the dawning of a new day something special was about to happen that will be felt by everyone in this Island.-(Narrator)
“I will have him chained with the same chains his kin keep their prisoners in check.” Marius D. Fyrefray eyes glowed red momentarily, red and black lighting crackled from his body and blasted in all directions like a bomb going off which caused windows to shatter and hundreds of civilians to fall unconscious.
Such widespread use Conqueror's Haki however was quite easy to track since the epicenter of it was visible thanks to the blown clouds which blocked the moonlight who was now glowing down the church with divine Light
“...Did I just use what I think I just did?” He asked loudly, his eyes instantly tracing the black and red lighting that flared momentarily from his chest.”That was the most randomest way I could have found out I had the Haki of a supreme King.”
He blinked momentarily when he heard something whisper in his ear and turned around to look at…
A King has been born..
“A painting?” Marius murmured.
He can hear me?
“My oh my more strange occurrences I had no clue until now.” He closed the gap and stood in front of the wall painting that seemed to have existed for centuries judging by the cracks and age that ozed from it.
Not stranger than someone who can hear Our voice, Conqueror.
“Touché O painting on the wall Touché.”He admitted calmly while analyzing the treasure he had found before he remembered that he had just blasted the surrounding area with haki.”Until we meet again Void survivor One.”
How? How do you know such information?!
“While this basilica may have been “reconstructed” outwardly, the Sun motif is still present with iconography of demons and angels led by a Warrior God bathed in light can be found in some corners hidden by plinths and also you who still have his name inscribed at undamaged corner to your left in gold.” He was not bullshiting, this building is said to have been a centuries old ruin before all its parts were taken and rebuilt by “unnamed craftsman”.
I didn't need much hints then that, The Sun motif at the doors and winged angels surrounding a White figure who had a smoky circle trailing behind his back screamed DIVINE.
“The Basilica of Sun God Nika, the Warrior of liberation, the Patron God Of Slaves and Giants from elbaf, The Mythical warrior who fought against the 20 kingdoms to a standstill before he was betrayed, he-who-shines-brightest…or am I wrong?” He smirked Devilishly, the famous D smile coming naturally to his face.
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“Well no point on continuing this talk anymore, I don't want to reveal myself yet to the enemies of my bloodline yet paint on the wall.” He waved his hand before jumping from the tower and disappearing.
He knows, HE KNOWS! HE KNOWS! HE KNOWS! HE KNOWS!
The mural chanted in a trance.
A D KNOWS THE TRUTH! IT MUST BE THE PROPHECY!
The mural roared, the spiritual imprint it had actually flared like wave of power that reached the shoreline, marine life of all kinds froze at the tiny needles that hit their unprotected animal brains and scurried away into the depths of the ocean where the true rulers of the sea awaited, those who protected the ruins of the past found at the depths of ocean, The Sea kings who could hear such subtle information as it passed by them like vibration to their sensitive ears.
It is Time then?
Indeed it must be.
The Queen has been reborn at last.
Indeed she has but has “He” thought?
He must Also have returned, the prophecy said they would come back together as a pair…
Our Queen is still to Young though?
But she did call us back then so that must mean…
Yes you must be right.
It is time, we must prepare for what will come.
Shall we begin sinking “them”?
No, we must not be hasty and jeopardize His ascension with our intervent
ion, remember only our queen can decide when we must attack.
Hmm you are correct, but we can at least help with “those”.
Those being hidden treasures at the bottom of the sea, fruits, gold, ancient blueprints safely kept Inside boxes and weapons with unparalleled power.
And so they agreed, the council of the Deep came to an agreement.
The ancient leviathans who dwelled the darkest depths of blues decided.
It is time they gathered their kin for War, from youngest to eldest the sea kings will answer to their ruler.
Poseidon's Rebirth would signal the Return of “Joyboy” The Supreme King who will hear their voice just as the first did before he was*#&@#*$¥ by them, The accursed twenty pawns.
At the time when she awakens her powers Joyboy would get his as the prophecy has foretold.
The Power Of Nika the Sun God, the Warrior of liberation and Freedom. Patron God of All those who seek to be Free from the shackles placed on them.