The darkness was ever-present. All he did was stumble around through it, unsure of who he was. But as he stumbled around, he caught sight of a light, and began making his way towards it. As he got closer, he began to remember more details about himself. His name was Taras, the cousin of Boros the Conqueror, he was extremely powerful… and he should be dead. He had been slain by the same person to kill Boros, yet he was still alive.
When he finally reached the circle of light, he was confused at what he saw. It was a young adult human, sitting at a desk, typing on a laptop. Confused, he made his way forward, and the mystery grew as he saw some of the words he was thinking appear on the screen.
The young adult turned to him and smirked, Hello, Taras. I was wondering where you were. Taras was confused, deciding to ask, "Who are you and how do you know my name?" The smile just grew on the person's face. Shouldn't you know, I created you. Stepping back, Taras, wide-eyed, tried to run, but suddenly he couldn't move.
I have stopped typing, Taras. Whatever I put on this page is what action you take. Whatever death I put on this page is another death in my mind. So, you can't escape. But I have no use for you now, your story is over. It's time to say goodbye to the physical world you know.
As he said it, large hands stretched out on either side of Taras. Taras, not knowing what was coming next, tried to scream, but he couldn't. He realized just then what his powers were. Whatever the Story Teller wanted, the Story Teller got. And with that, that hands slammed into him, compressing him down to size.
Walking over to where Taras had been standing a few moments before, he looked down at what was left. Bending over, he picked up a brand-new manga book. Flipping through the pages, he could see all his thoughts and paragraphs translated into the very detailed style of the original manga. Sighing, he said, Just as I pictured them in my head. Walking back to the desk, a bookshelf materialized next to it. Taking one last look at the cover, he noticed a little note on the corner of the cover: Special Edition; Q&A with Author. Flipping to the back, he managed to find the pages that indicated the questions and began to read them.
Q: Why did you write this story?
A: I mostly did it, and I'm gonna sound like Saitama right now, for fun. I did this story specifically because I saw that most stories in the One Punch Man section were Tornado x Saitama, so I just decided to do something different.
Q: Did you expect this story to be as successful as it was?
A: To be honest, no, and it was a happy surprise. To be truthful, I wanted my other story, One Piece: Pirate Wars to be more successful than this one, so I was a little disheartened. But I guess people aren't looking for One Piece stories when they are still catching up with the original.
Q: What happened to the other aliens that were with Taras?
A: I'll let the readers decide that one for themselves. Although, for me, I feel like Amai Mask had something to do with it…
Q: Do you plan to do anymore stories, or will you just be focusing on your One Piece FanFiction?
A: I will be writing more stories later. Right now, I want to get them to the Grand Line, then I'll go ahead and write other stories. I have a few good ideas that I think people will like.
Finished with the questions, the Story Teller shelved the manga, putting it on the far left. Sitting back down at the desk, he went to work on his next chapter of One Piece: Pirate Wars.
