The Will of D
Pretty much my theory on what the will of D is. Set during the two years when Robin is with the Revolutionaries and she has a conversation with my OC Rayven (from my other One Piece stories)
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Robin sat at the kitchen table reading a book when Rayven walked in, grumbling about something. Robin watched as the woman grabbed an apple and sat down, an angry sigh escaping her lips. The war had just ended and Luffy's message was sent out to her and the others and Rayven had been busy through it all. Robin had kept her poker face during the whole ordeal, but inside she had been crying for Luffy.
"What's the problem Rayven-san?" Robin asked, closing her book. She enjoyed talking to the younger woman since she was full of information and knew things in history that Robin did not.
"Those damn D's are giving me a headache again," the woman replied, taking a bite of her green apple.
"D's?"
"Yeah, Dragon and Teach."
"How so?" robin asked curious. She was still cautions of Dragon and had yet to officially meet him, but knowing he was Luffy's father eased the tension a little.
"Dragon's being a pain in the ass again with all the work he wants me to do and Teach just pisses me off. I need to get around to killing him one of these days," the woman replied.
Robin smiled at that last part. "Why do you refer to them as D's?"
"It's what they are and what makes them so annoying," Rayven responded, taking another bite of her apple.
Robin looked at Rayven curiously, sensing she was about to learn something interesting again.
"The D, their Defiance," Rayven answered, expecting Robing to already know.
"Defiance? Is that what the D stands for?"
"You don't know?" Rayven asked surprised.
"No," the older woman replied simply.
"The will to defy," Rayven answered, her teeth tearing off another bite of the apple.
"Defy what?"
"The Fates," Rayven said nonchalantly. "Everyone's life is dictated by the Fates. All their decisions are not truly their decisions. They are just following the path the Fates laid out for them," Rayven explained, finishing her apple. "Except for the D's. They are the special ones. The Fates can't write their fates. Those with the name D are free to make their own decisions, create their own paths. That's why their lives are generally harsher than others," the woman continued as she tossed her apple core into the trash can nearby. "But they are truly free, not governed by this world or the next's laws, and that' why they can smile at death. Because they have no regrets."
Robin nodded her head, taking all of it in.
"Also, they are capable of liberating others. Those they care about, that they befriend, are freed from their paths. Not quite the same way, but still free. Their paths created by the Fates are still there, but they are able to branch off, to make their own paths."
Rayven watched the strawhat pirate smile fondly. "How did this begin?"
"There are many theories, but the answer lies on Raftel."
"The Void History?" Robin asked.
"Yeah. One theory is that the first D was born a regular man but somehow was able to escape his path and the Fates, impressed with his will power, bestowed upon his the title of D. Other theories have it tied to Devil Fruits or demi gods," Rayven finished.
"Interesting," Robin said.
"Rayven!" Rygin yelled, bursting into the kitchen.
"What now?" Rayven asked, looking up at her apprentice.
"Dragon needs you immediately," the young teenager said.
Rayven let out an irritated sigh before getting up.
"Thank you," robin said as the woman was leaving.
Rayven grunted her 'you're welcome' before closing the door behind her.