Alright, let's try this again.

Got rid of the first attempt, hope this goes better.

Why?

Monkey D. Luffy lay on the ground, unable to move through a mixture of pain and exhaustion.

He was covered equally in dirt and dust, his breathing heavy and shallow.

His trademark straw hat lay just out of reach, not that it mattered. He couldn't even muster the strength to try and grab it.

He struggled to turn his head, and could just make out the immobile bodies of Sanji and Zoro.

Their enemy had removed him from the fight and proceeded to fight both of them, leaving him to watch helplessly as they were both defeated and then killed.

Hot, angry tears stung his eyes as he remembered that everyone else was gone as well.

Ussop and Chopper, Franky, Robin,... Nami.

He heard footsteps approaching, and he turned his head to look at the man, the one responsible for all of this.

He was wearing a pair of black sneakers and baggy white cargo pants. A white robe covered a black shirt, and a hood obscured his face, although Luffy would never be able to forget it.

He growled, a deep, animalistic sound that couldn't express all the things he was feeling.

He felt responsible for the death of his crew. He had stood on the sidelines unable to help them as they fell to this man. He should have done something! He was the captain dammit!

He felt an unmistakeable sadness that they were all gone. They had been his friends, his companions who had consoled him on all of their journeys together. And now he could never laugh, never cry, never share in the experiences he had delighted in during their time together.

And above all, he felt betrayed and confused.

For this man, the one who had single-handedly decimated his entire crew, had been his friend as well, a crewmate on the ship they had all sailed on.

He finally found the strength to talk, but could only manage a single word.

"Why?"

The man didn't bother to answer, and instead crouched down on one knee, moving a hand up to cover Luffy's forehead.

The man's face betrayed no emotion, and his lips moved to utter a phrase that Luffy could not hear.

A flash of light, and Luffy saw no more.

His question still hung in the air, heavy and unanswered.

Why?

I think this is better than my last intro, although I might have lost some future readers by killing off the entire crew.

This will make sense later, but only if you continue reading.

I would like to personally Ookami103 for allowing me to use her drawing for this story. Go check her profile out on deviantart if you like it.