Of Shanks Arm 2
Rockstar was a newbie on the Red Force. After meeting the notoriously strong Yonkou, Red Hair Shanks, he gave up his position of pirate captain to become part of something even greater.
And after a few fights, he couldn't help but notice how small his world had been before. How arrogant he was despite being so weak.
After fighting with his new nakama, he felt as if he was the ignorant, small chick that had just been introduced to the new world. They were amazingly strong, precise, smart, and bad-ass.
Though, they did have their moments…
Most of the time, they would be partying and drinking themselves dumb and into day-long hangovers…
The world's dangerous hangovers, he soon learned. Shanks was abnormally grumpy as he recovers from his drinking binges.
And as time went by, he couldn't help, but always stare at the meaty stump where Shanks's left arm used to be.
How could one so great lose his arm?
After all, although he was forever handicapped, Shanks was the strongest person in the world that he knew.
In his opinion, he might even be stronger than Whitebeard or the Marine Hero Garp.
And through the frequent meetings with Mihawk, he learned that it wasn't Hawk-eyes that claimed his arm.
So who did?
What sort of man could have injured his honorable captain?
Curiosity filled his being, but Rockstar couldn't ask the person himself…
Maybe it was too personal? Or shameful?
So he was surprised when Shanks noticed him staring at the wound and grinned,
"Oi, you want to know the story behind this wound?"
He couldn't deny his curiosity so he nodded, waiting for the story.
And though Shanks wasn't as great a story-teller as Yasopp, he found himself immersed in the world of ten years ago.
The world where Shanks met a little boy, who he said was just like him when he was a brat…
How he lost his arm by a Sea King and gave his straw hat to the boy…
As Rockstar listened, he could tell how proud Shanks was of the kid.
If he hadn't known better, then he would have thought that the kid was his son or love-child…
And Shanks was damn proud of the kid.
No traces of remorse showed in his bright eyes…
No regret for losing his arm or trademark hat shown as his captain described him.
And if captain was proud of him, then he was too.
Rockstar couldn't help, but get excited at the thought of meeting the boy too…
The new generation that his captain betted on.
The pirate king that will shake the world…
Monkey D. Luffy.
A/N: Yes, I'm obsessed with Shanks's arm... But I promise that this will be the last one! ...Maybe...