Authors Note: I'm not so sure about the details about pairing, etc., and I'm not even sure I will include one. If I see enough comments telling me too, I guess I'll take a look at it. As for the logistics of the story, I have the general conflict and most of it thought up, but not any of the details. This will be set right after the Big Mom conflict, so I will be crafting a story pretty much from scrap. Also, Luffy will not have the Gomu Gomu no Mi, as I plan to give him a different devil fruit later. Also, in this story, Marineford never happened, so both Ace and Whitebeard are alive. Furthermore, the admirals (not fleet admiral Sengoku) that left after Akainu became fleet admiral will come back, since I think it's kinda dumb that with all this corruption they felt like it was randomly too much for Akainu to be fleet admiral. I feel like the World Government would want to replace Sengoku soon with Akainu anyway, so this is happening in a world where every admiral is at the Marine's disposal except for Sengoku. Finally, Garp resigned. After Sengoku left, I don't think Garp would be able to deal with Akainu becoming fleet admiral. All of these edits aren't done randomly, and will be essential to the story. Also, Blackbeard is a cunt and I love Thatch, so he's getting erased. However, expect his Devil Fruit to appear, and don't expect it to be on the side of the good guys. Without further ado, enjoy! Be forewarned: unbeta'd, so my writing is probably trash!

I don't own OP, don't feel threatened, Oda.

Chapter 1: The Beginning of the End

Luffy fell backwards, exhausted and beat-up.

They did it.

After days of fighting, Luffy managed to repel the Big Mom pirates and kill Big Mom.

However, it was not without a price.

Luffy's fleet was destroyed. The only survivors were the representatives of each faction and Luffy's crew.

He wept, his heart going out to his fallen nakama. Was it worth it? Was it worth it to beat Big Mom and end her reign of terror on Fisherman Island? While he did not know the answer to these questions, he felt internally that it wasn't. No reward is worth it if you have to sacrifice your nakama.

But, Luffy may be airheaded sometimes, but he realized that his nakama wouldn't want him to mellow in his own sadness. His nakama sacrificed themselves for a reason. They sacrificed themselves for a goal; and aspiration.

So, in honor of his fallen nakama, Luffy would not fail to accomplish his dream and become the king of the pirates.

A couple weeks later

Marine Base

Akainu's eyes widened significantly.

Impossible, he thought to himself, the brat has gone and defeated one of the Yonko!

Him, along with the rest of the pirates, are becoming too strong for just the marines to handle. Akainu shuddered at the thought of the pirates banding together. At this point, nobody could stop them if there was an inter-yonko alliance.

That's it! Once pirates band together, they are unstoppable. We have the military might to easily crush them one by one if we use all of the resources at our disposal.

He called Aokiji on the Den Den Mushi.

"Aokiji."

"Yes, Fleet Admiral?"

"You have heard of Luffy's defeat of the Yonko, Big Mom, correct?"

"Of course," Aokiji replied.

"Then you must realize that Luffy, along with Pirates in general, are becoming far too strong. They are transforming from mere pests into a force that could easily topple the world government if they banded together. Therefore, it is only natural that they must be eliminated."

"What are you proposing?" Aokiji said, slightly annoyed that it was taking so long for Akainu to get to the point.

"I'm proposing that we eliminate pests how they ought to be eliminated. One by one. We start on one yonko, and deploy a massive force of admirals and vice admirals to crush them. For now, we should focus on Kaido and Red Hair Shanks. Luffy only managed to defeat Big Mom on the technicality of being a stupid bastard and not being afraid of a power obviously greater than his, and most of his fleet was destroyed in the battle, so there is no reason to consider him a yonko-level threat right now."

"This…Could work…" Aokiji said, realizing the plan's potential.

"I will gather the rest of the admirals, and we will have a meeting to discuss which admiral fights which yonko. After we take down Kaido and Shanks, we can focus our attentions on the Revolution, and then Whitebeard. Dragon has become a pain that we've allowed to grow far too big. When we send the admirals, there will be nowhere he can flee."

Straw Hat Crew

Luffy suddenly received a call on his Den Den Mushi.

"Luffy!" Ace shouted, a mix of awe and pride for his little brother in his voice.

"Hey Ace! Why are you calling?" Luffy replied, curiously.

"I think it's time you've met my captain. You've just taken down a Yonko, which is no small feat. Let's throw you a damn big party on Pop's ship! Make sure to invite your nakama, Luffy!"

A massive smile grew on Luffy's face, and he couldn't help but radiate, despite the past events that had occurred just a few weeks ago.

"Sure!"

Author's Note

I'm sorry, but yes, a life for a life. Ace survives, but unfortunately, Shanks will not. Shanks will die, probably next chapter. I haven't decided yet if Dragon will get it, but I think if he does he will die a lot later in the story, and his death will have a lot of meaning behind it. My fruit idea is really unique, so I want everybody's honest opinion. This fruit will be paraded as the "ultimate devil fruit", but won't be an insta-win fruit, and will be extremely hard to master and extremely selective in its requirements to use perfectly.

The Ishi Ishi (will will) no Mi

The user is a will human. It is a paramecia type fruit that allows the user to take their Haki to the next level. In order to reap the benefits of this fruit, the user must have Conqueror's Haki. Conqueror's Haki (by the definition used by this story) is the ability to project one's haki out to a long range, therefore attacking the will of the person affected. This fruit basically allows the user to use that range to make their haki take physical shape. The stronger the will of the user, the stronger the fruit. It can create energy balls of pure will, create walls, and increase the users speed and strength exponentially. It also has the ability to manipulate minds, but it takes an extremely strong will and Luffy isn't exactly someone who would use this except for things like making marines forget Luffy was there. The more entrenched the memory is, the harder it is to manipulate. A master of this fruit would be able to instantly turn a grown new world pirate with strong haki into a bumbling baby with little effort. But, it is also the hardest fruit to use and learn, as it is heavily dependent on technique. While it gives you the ability to physically manifest will, the user has to figure out how and in what form.