Chapter 17: The age of Gods!
"HIKEEEENNNNN!!!!" A loud noise rang out as a pillar of flames headed straight for Sanemi.
"the hell?" Sanemi muttered as he crossed his arms and the flames pillar engulfed him. A huge explosion occurred as smoke and soot filled the area.
"captain...I think you killed him..." An average-sized, muscular man with slightly tanned skin, long legs, and long brown hair said as he walked up to the one who created the pillar.
"huh!?! Crap I was supposed to ask where the food supplies were!?!" The man yelled as his face turned from smug to pure panic. The man had black curly hair and a muscular body.
His upper half was naked and a tattoo could be seen upper left bicep spelling ASCE with the 'S' crossed out. He was also wearing black shorts and an orange cowboy hat.
"dead? who the hell are you declaring dead" Sanemi muttered as he came from the smoke as his gaze turned towards the two men.
"Who are you and why the fuck are you shooting flames everywhere?" Sanemi asked again as the two men got in a stance.
"You are pretty strong eh? I am Ace...Portgas D. Ace and today I am here to take down Kaido!!" Ace declared as his black turned ablaze and the second guy pulled out his katana and covered in armament haki.
"Take down Kaido? Rahahahahhahah!!!" Sanemi laughed loudly and then in a burst of speed appeared behind Ace with a Kanabo ready in his hands.
"Raimei Hakke" Sanemi roared as he smashed both Ace and the guy with him in a single strike and sent them flying away.
"hump idiots...well that should send them back to where they came from...or the sea" Sanemi muttered as he swung his Kanabo a few more times.
This was the Kanabo Kaido gifted to him in the second year of his stay since it was his birthday. It was made from the strongest steel and hardest materials available throughout Wano.
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1 year and 4 months ago.
"So captain...how long are going to stay here? most of the newbies are trained enough, I would say we can take on Shirohige and his crew now" Otto said as he approached Sanemi who was sitting on the top of Onigashiba castle.
"It's going to take some time...I wish to see a certain event beforehand we leave... an event that will pave the way for the future." Sanemi said as his blade appeared on his hands.
Aliyeh was the name bestowed to the blade by someone unknown. Over the years Sanemi has tried multiple times to restore the blade but it always ends with a failure. No matter how expensive and exclusive the material is the blade simply refused to be put back together.
Whenever a molten or casted mater is tied to join the blade the material simply melts off. Sanemi has even tried seastone but it too failed.
Sanemi's fingers traced the blade as embers emitted from its cracks as if they would be lit up in flames at any moment.
"Captain that is..." Otto muttered.
"Otto when I first recruited Rosita and you...I had but one purpose to find about the past...over this journey, many others have been added...yet my final wish is to uncurtain the past...not of the void century...but of the era of Gods" Sanemi said as he swung the blade creating a flaming arc.
"Captain..." Otto muttered in awe as he watched Sanemi swing the blade as if it was light as a feather.
"Call rest of the division captains....today I will tell you...a tale of the Gods" Sanemi said as he stood up and disappeared in thin air.
"Captain you...you...you forgot to tell us where and when you idiot!" Otto yelled the last part filled with emotions as tears riddled his eyes from his captain's stupidity.
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"Years ago...there was a time when the world was walked up by no mortals but by Gods.
The Gods mostly lived in harmony and all were respected equally.
All but two...One who was praised to be the victor...the strongest and the one who will shine brighter than the sun...he was none other than the God of victory Nika.
And the other? it was the one scorned and feared by others. Looked up because of respect? no, he was looked up from fear. He was the one whose darkness even swallowed despair he was the God of Loss...Haisha.
Both of the Gods were highly sought and placed above the others one way or another. Both of them had no wish for dominion but alas like a river time flows and changes perspective.
The God of Loss grew jealous over the respect and praises Nika was bestowed upon. His anger grew as he questioned his own stand. Driven mad by his ambition and hatred he attacked the God of Victories!
The God of Victories was no pushover he defended his honor and his title as he fought the vile creature God of Loss had become now.
By consuming the dark miasma and losing to his inner demons Haisha had changed! His figure grew to a terrifying height as even his footsteps caused mayhem. His head now adorned two crimson red horns which grew like a bull.
Terrified by the God of Loss's terrifying appearance the rest of the Gods sought shelter to Nika the God of Victories. Together they worked, gathered, and fought a hard battle as the God of Loss's body finally gave up and he lay defeated into the earth.
God's celebrated the death of the demon all except one...Nika the God of Victories himself. He with weak steps approached the dying body of The God of Loss as he gently kneeled near his head.
"Oh brother. " Nika mourned.
"Why did you have to do this? tell me for I have not sought anything but the answer to this" Nika said as tears gathered in his eyes.
"hahahahahahha" Haisha laughed looking at his brother's conditions.
"Kneeling and crying beside a dying man...over the years of victories have made you soft brother!!" Haisha yelled as dark miasma covered his body.
The God's panic-stricken and confused were unable to comprehend what happened next.
Haisha's whole body covered in miasma exploded as the darkness covered the lands. Nothing escaped the miasma as even the sun was consumed in it. The light...the universe...everything seemed still..."
"And that is the story of The age of Gods...or as much as I am aware of it," Sanemi said as the rest of the Division leaders seemed in awe.
"Crimson horns and ginormous height...captain does that mean..." Rosita muttered as the rest of the Division leaders too now turned their gazes towards Sanemi.
"That is correct...the Oni... and the Giants both are the spawn of the God of Loss Haisha! " Sanemi exclaimed as he let out a grin.
"But captain...is this story of the Gods even real? if it is then how are we even existing right now? " Duvalin said in complete disbelief as his mind refused to believe the stories of Gods.
"The story of God's is true...and the proof is this!" Sanemi said as he pulled out his blade Aliyeh.
Aliyeh glowed crimson as embers emitted from it.
"This was none other than the blade of God of Victories...Nika himself! The blade was broken and then sealed away with a poneglyph which I stumbled upon by fate..." Sanemi said as the blade continued to glow and release heat.
"Well if that is the case then what about the world after it? if everything was consumed in the darkness then how did the sun raised again? " Adam questioned.
"Well I don't know...but somehow...someway Nika managed to live up to his name became the victor yet again. That is the reason I seek and roam this world! " Sanemi said as he poured alcohol in multiple cups and passed the cups around.
"I had all but a selfish goal to seek knowledge but over this course of journey of Oni Piraters...new goals have made their way in my heart...well then...now let us toast! for this occasion where our journey of completing our dreams finally begins!" Sanemi yelled as he raised his mug.
"To find the history of The Age of Gods!" Sanemi yelled.
"To become known throughout the world and leave my mark forever!" Rosita yelled as she too raised her cup.
"To find the most exquisite booze!" Otto yelled as he raise his cup.
"To find the origin of the D. !" Adam yelled as he too followed the suit.
"To become the strongest fighter ever to be known throughout the lands!" Mary said as she too raised her cup.
"To shake this world with a storm!" Duvalin yelled with a grin as he too raised his cup.
"To find the history of Skypiea and Birka!" Afriel too joined as she raised her cup.
Sanemi's grin widened as it threatened to split his face.
"To...A new era!!" All of them yelled together as they all took a sip and then slammed their mugs on the ground symbolizing the start of their era!"
The sea throughout the world grew chaotic as the winds took a new shape the whole world stood awake as these seven individuals with such vivid dreams, each capable of changing the world met together with the call of fate now have truly bonded over a cup of wine as they vow to shake this world of its current state.
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Shirohige Edward Newgate also known as the strongest man alive was now old and weaker than his prime. His conditions might have fallen yet none dared to challenge his title all except one.
"A new storm is brewing up...this world will soon change...as a new one arises to take his place" Shirohige murmured as he stared out of the window.
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"To think something like this would be happening with Sanemi-sama without my presence...how regrettable..."
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"To think such an interesting individual would arise to raise this storm..." A shadow figure sitting in a familiar garden muttered
"But...his ideals do not clash with my interests for now...but if he gets too delved in this...it would be time to show that the world government is not all talk..." The figure muttered in a monotone voice as its wine-red eyes gleamed.
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A/N: As usual Tobi is here to explain multiple things in case to fellow readers who don't know much about the items and lore don't know about.
Afriel: An Angel who is said to grant vitality, vigour and youth.
Nika: Means victor in Persian or now known as Iranian
Aliyeh: Means the noblest or of the highest standing in Iranian
Haisha: Means loser in Japanese.
1) The relation of the God's and their names:
Gods should always have special relations with their names and Tobi does no else effort in researching and looking for as contrasting names as possible.
Nika the word meaning Victory comes from the Persian language a modern kingdom which was founded in recent times(comparatively) while Haisha comes from Japan a culture of the past. Situated on opposite sides of Asia Tobi felt that these two countries met the perfect conditions to provide contrasting names for these Gods.
2) Why did MC's personality change?
A) Quite simple in case you read and notice about MC's item MC has a vision although newly acquired MC had frequently used it in the world of Naruto. The vision belonged to MC and was lost due to MC's loss of system while entering the world of One Piece. As seen through Genshin lore, Loss of Vision results in Loss of ambition. Here MC lost his ambition but immediately grew a new one being the son of Kaido he too adopted such a rash loud personality yet maintained most of his original personality of being calm-minded and of helping others. Contrasting and making MC's personality rather perfect and flexible.
Now wait for a long time and continue to read on to know more about this age of Gods and perhaps about this devil fruit.