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Chapter 1. Poliskwan, the defeated warrior

Poliskwan, didn't arrive to that island on the Grand Line by chance. There was nothing left of the man he used to be. Since he was young he had dreamed of becoming the strongest warrior of the world. That's why he had fought the best fighters one after another, trying to become even stronger.

When he ate that Devil Fruit he thought he would become even stronger, but he was mistaken, because after that he met defeat, a humiliating defeat. Now he was running away from the pain of his injuries and from his shattered dreams. He couldn't become the strongest warrior in the world on his own. He was seeking for help.

Bury was an island famous in all Grand Line for three reasons: the sapphire and diamond mines, the medical knowledge and the great hospitality of its inhabitants. For this reason the towns and villages had been destroyed several times by pirates and all kinds of villains. However the survivors would rebuild the houses and the harbor over and over again, and instead of buying weapons for defense, they would build even more inns for visitors.

Bury was also rich in history. His founder, Arquiloco StormSeeker, was a peculiar merchant. He was a great navigator, able to predict all kind of storms and natural disasters. He arrived at the islands just after a disaster had occurred and he sold his products (mostly food and medical resources) at a high price. When he arrived at Bury, however, he couldn't continue with his business. He felt there was something special within those people, so, instead of tricking them, he gave to the survivors all the resources he had on his ship. Then, he stayed on the island and help with the rebuilding. The people from this island never forgot what Arquiloco did for them, that's why they always received all the visitors with open arms.

Poliskwan had heard the history of this island before, that's why now that he felt so lost, decided to visit Bury. The first thing he saw when he arrived at the harbor was huge statue of a man with the words "Arquiloco, one of us" written on it.

Poliskwan hosted at a small inn in the outskirts of the city. However, he didn't feel comfortable on the company of the other visitors who drank in the dining room, and wasn't interested in the beautiful women who danced and singed there. Instead he decided to walk around the harbor. There were all kinds of men there, most of them asking for money or trying to get warm with a small fire. Poliskwan ignored all of them, until he heard a call:

"Who are you young man? I haven't seen you here before."

The one who had talked was an old man who was sitting near a bonfire along with other four men. In other circumstances Poliskwan wouldn't have bordered to answer, but now he felt alone. He needed to talk with somebody.

"That's a long story" He answered.

"Well, we have plenty of time. Why don't you sit here with us and tell us your story?"

Poliskwan smiled and sat between those unknown men. Then he started talking:

"The first thing I remember is being alone on an island when I was six. I was thinking about what to do with my life. Even though I was young I was very strong, something I have probably inherited from my father. The man who trained me was very severe, and thus, I learned to take care of myself pretty fast. Some years later I felt like living an adventure, so I abandoned that island and head to the sea.

I decided I wanted to become the strongest warrior in the world. To achieve this dream I started travelling from island to island challenging the strongest in each of them. I spent ten years travelling and fighting pirates, marines and bounty hunters. I won most of that battles, but I never killed any of my opponents. That's why some of them are good friends of mine now.

Recently I found one of those Devil Fruits. I had seen others in my travels, but wasn't really interested on them. However, when I saw this Fruit I felt the urge of eating it, so I ate it.

At first I felt stronger, as strong as a marine admiral. But one man was enough to completely defeat me. That's how my dream ended, and now I'm here, feeling alone and without purpose in life."

When he finished talking the man who had invited Poliskwan to join the laughed:

"Once I had a dream also, young man." He said. "When I was young I had tree friends. We all dreamed of living epic adventures on the sea. So, one day we abandoned our work as fisherman and became pirates. When we were together the fourth of us were invincible. For two years we enjoyed the adventures, the treasures and our friendship.

One day one of my friends died, and with him, our dream also died. Because the rest of us didn't have the strength to continue with our travels. We came here, to this island, and buried him. While we were going back to the inn I felt like having a bath on the sea, so I told mi friends to continue without me.

When, some hours later, I got to our room I found something terrible. The marines had prepared an ambush and my friends had been made prisoners. Y saw blood, but I never knew if they were killed or if they are still alive in Impel Down. When left on my own I'm just a coward, and that's why I ended up here, on this harbor, living like a beggar"

The man finished talking, and another one of them started telling his own story, but Poliskwan wasn't listening anymore. He was thinking and planning. Thinking about becoming a pirate, having a big ship and a strong crew, friends who will help him become stronger. That night he stayed with those strangers but he didn't talk anymore, he was just trying to answer the questions that popped inside his head: How many crew members did he need? Where could he find them? Where could he buy a fine pirate ship?

The next morning Poliskwan woke up on the beach near the harbor. He was still thinking about his new plan. He didn't want to be on his own anymore. He had to find friends, but he wanted the best for his crew. However that island was a place as good as any other to start searching for some of them.

He walked around the black streets of the town, watching old ill men and women beg for some money or food, children running, and workers living their homes to spend the day in the depths of the mines. Suddenly he saw a white shine and he started following it. It was a small group of three doctors dressed with white robes, led by a woman with short curly brown hair and a determined expression.

The group of doctors was heading to a place surrounded by a large amount of people. A house had fallen down and a man was trapped under the rubble. Some were trying to get him out, but it was a difficult and heavy task. Poliskwan got close and started helping to. It wasn't difficult for him to move all the rubble with his strong arms. Finally the man was free, and the doctors started to examine him.

"It's too late." Said a voice.

The one who had talked was the doctor with curly hair. Poliskwan was surprised because her words were filled with grief, and when he looked at her she seemed to be about to cry. She may have known the man, but it didn't look like that was the case. It just seemed that she was regretting the loss of one more life.

The woman talked again:

"Come on, we have people waiting"

When they heard this words the other two doctors woke up and followed the woman through the streets. Poliskwan also started to follow them, he wasn't sure about why he was doing that, but there was something special about that woman. He wanted to know more about her.

Some minutes later they entered a dark alley near a pub. There, last night, a fight had taken place. One of the fighters was dead. The other was bleeding and was about to loss consciousness, but was still breathing. The doctors started their work, surrounded by a crowd which started cheering when the man opened his eyes again.

Poliskwan was watching all the scene from the roof of a nearby house. He suddenly realized that there was a woman crying near the dead man body, probably his wife. She took a dagger from the dead man's body and approached to the doctors. Nobody was paying attention to her, and the doctors were too concentrated on their work to notice that something was wrong. The woman raised her hand, ready to strike the doctor with curly hair and kill her.

In that moment Poliskwan jumped from the roof and throw the woman to the ground. She started shouting and tried to get up again, but she was taken down by some city guards. All this noise was enough to drive the attention of the doctors, who quickly understood what had happened. The one with curly hair got up and said:

"Thank you, you save my life"

"You're welcome" –answered Poliskwan.

"My name is Zahe. Who are you?"

"I'm Poliskwan, but some call me Polis. I'm just… a visitor"

He wanted to talk with her more, but the city guards started to ask questions about the incident and they got separated. When Poliskwan could get rid of them, Zahe had already disappeared.

Disappointed que abandoned the alley and started walking across the streets again. He was lost in his thoughts until he heard some unknown voices speaking through an open window:

"Have you seen that on top of the hill? Seems like something is burning"

Poliskwan looked in the direction of the hill and he saw an enormous bonfire. He had a feeling that something terrible was happening there, and that he knew exactly what it was. Concerned, he changed direction (he was heading to the harbor to get a ship) and head to the hill.