A Legend in the Making
Somewhere in the New World
The storm is in full force and the ship is violently shaking from side to side; Dragon is looking at the face of his son, same eyes, same hair color, with a little tag that says "Monkey D Luffy". He looks at the child with a love that can only be attributed to a parents love for their child. He hands the child off to one his men for safekeeping while he tries to keep the boat steady. He is on his way to meet his father to hand his child off to him so he can live a normal childhood alongside Garp's other grandchild.
An hour later he finds the man that he handed his child off to only to find him without his child and a grim expression on his face.
"Where is Luffy?" Dragon demanded.
"I don't know, I set him down on one of the escape rafts that the ship has to keep him comfortable, and when I came back the raft was gone with him along with it" the man responds fearfully.
Dragon immediately looked in the ocean to try and find his son, but after 15 minutes of looking as far as the eye could see with the same man that lost his child shivering next to him, no raft was in sight. Everyone on board suddenly felt fear and anger, they looked over to see an extremely pissed off Dragon. Dragon lets out a burst of conquerors haki knocking out the weaker willed members, showing how pissed he is.
Dragon suddenly grabs the man that was formerly holding his child by the neck, looking at him with eyes of a killer, showing him why he is the world's most wanted criminal. The man is having his life flash before his eyes and expecting death from the hand of the supreme commander.
"Why shouldn't I kill you right this moment for losing my child?" Dragon threatened.
"Please Dragon-sama, I am very sorry, I didn't mean to, I just set him down and the next moment he was g-" the man pleaded but was cut off by a sword chopping his head off. The owner of said blade was a woman. The woman was in tears at the fact she lost her child and it was this man's fault that their baby boy was gone.
"You can repent for your actions with your life" the said in a tone that made every single person on board shiver at the deathly tone she spoke in. Followed by a glare that said 'that if anyone is going to speak up then they will die'.
The pair looked at each other completely broken and not wanting to speak. They were both in tears, the people on board the ship were looking at them with pity; when they saw the body of their fallen comrade they glared hatefully at him, even in death the crew members were still out for vengeance against the man that lost the child of their leader.
When the boat sailed, they saw in the distance a marine ship with a dog figurehead and a man standing on it laughing with the biggest smile on his face. He was supposed to meet his grandson shortly, however he saw the grim look on his son's face, a sight no parent wants to see. When the ships are aligned next to each other, Garp boards the ship with a dragon figurehead to see his son and his son's lover to be without a child in their arms. Garp's face suddenly turns grim and dreading what he is about to hear.
"How about we talk in our private quarters" Dragon asks with a fake smile on his face. Garp nods his head and follows his son to his quarters leaving everybody on board each ship keeping to themselves not uttering a word. Inside Dragon's quarters Garp is the one to break the silence.
"Where's the gaki you want me to take care of, I want to see my grandchild you ungrateful son of mine?" Garp asks with a hint of worry in his voice. Dragon proceeds to explain what happened minus the man's consequence for losing the child. By the time he is finished, Garp is in tears fearing for the life of his grandchild, and not knowing what has panned or where he is. Garp suddenly stands up enraged and out for blood.
"Where is the bastard that lost my grandchild, I'm going to kill him?" Garp says in a tone that even scares his son.
"I already killed him after I learned of his transgressions" spoke Luffy's mother in a scary tone.
"Good you better have, please let me know if you find him, I'll do my best to look for him on my end as well, but I can't promise anything. Hopefully he even survives as long as it takes for someone to find him, or for him to drift to the next island. He could also capsize in these treacherous waters, or he could get eaten, or-" admitted Garp.
"I get it, his chances of surfing are small, but if he somehow manages to survive, thank you for your help, I'll tell you if I find him and give him to you to raise, and hopefully you can find, if you do tell me" Dragon spoke void of emotions.
"See you soon gaki, I hope we can find your child in good health" Garp spoke sadly.
Garp proceeds to leave his son's quarters leaving a pair of sulking and crying parents behind. He makes his way back to his ship in complete silence, nobody is willing to speak in fear of him relatialting. He then departs from the meeting place with tears streaming down his face, nobody has seen Garp like this and doesn't know what to do. The ship then leaves headed towards Marineford so he can continue to serve as a marine.
Unnamed island in the New World
What they didn't know is that the small little raft drifted towards an island with civilization on it. Off the coast of the island is a raft with a newborn baby aboard. People start to gather when they see a raft headed toward the island. When the raft makes it way close enough to where people can see what's inside their hearts sink when they see a tiny baby inside. A young bystander quickly swims towards the raft to bring the child in as quickly as possible so he can reactive medical aid, nutrients,...etc. Everyone was wondering why the child was out in the middle of the sea by himself, and became the talk of the town for the coming weeks.
After being brought to the local doctor, the doctor administers the proper medication in his system to stabilize his condition. He was barely alive when found, but after a month of care he is finally healthy enough to leave the doctors and to his new home. He is left at the town's orphanage, a two story building with a common sleeping area for the children, a kitchen being enough to feed 30 kids from ages 0-14. After they turn 14 the orphanage can no longer look after them, they do not have enough funds to look after growing kids. It is more beneficial to utilize their assets on new born children so they at least have a chance at life. At 14 you can provide decently for yourself, much better than a newborn anyway, and get a job to support yourself.
6 Years Later, Luffy age 6
Garp had not heard a single thing about his grandchild, the marines on the island never reported it to HQ because there was no point in doing so. He was taken care of and it wasn't their job anyway. Dragon would lead the Revolutionary Army with the thought of his son on his mind, he was trying to find him but didn't have any luck. The island Luffy ended up on was not a big island and only had a couple small towns, no big shots would come to this island, keeping Luffy hidden from everyone, for the time being.
Growing up Luffy was different from the other kids at the orphanage, he was noticeably smarter and more athletic than the other children, he would often sneak out into the woods and amuse himself however he could. He would climb trees, jump from branch to branch, and even wrestle animals.
He was a recluse and didn't go out of his way to talk to others. He enjoys the smell of the ocean and would often sit on the rocks near the beach looking up at the stars. He would often hunt for food in order to get more than the orphanage would give out, this led him to get stronger and stronger. He likes a good fight and the adrenaline rushing through his veins.
One day however he found out that he had an interesting ability one that left people very confused and scared.
Flashback
Luffy was walking back home from the forest tired, with his body full of cuts and bruises, on his journey he ran into a pack of wolves, they ferociously charged at him, leaving him with a large bleeding gash on his thigh. When all hope seemed lost he screamed out.
"Stoooooooop!" He screamed in agony, then all of a sudden all the wolves fainted, foaming at their mouths. Not knowing what was happening he quickly ran to the local doctor to get his wound treated.
When telling people what happened, they started to become very weary of him and often avoided him, leaving him all alone. He slowly figured out that people were scared of him, people they couldn't understand what did, and didn't want it to happen to them.
End Flashback
Present time, Luffy's sixth birthday
No one celebrated his birthday, he was treated like an outcast, given barely enough to survive. They all didn't understand what he was doing and it scared them. They thought that one day he would turn against them leaving no survivors, this led to harsh words treatment and being an outcast. No children would play with him, he would have to grow up really fast since no one looked after the boy.
Walking out of the orphanage all by himself not knowing where to go just started to walk into the forest. After about an hour of travel he was met with a small cabin with an old man in his 70s on the front porch. The man in question was a retired samurai from Wano no kuni, he was famous for his finesse and grace with the blade. He relied on speed and precision rather than brute force, his skills with a sword were known throughout the country.
Seeing the boy walk near his cabin he could feel the boys spiritual energy, and could tell the boy had a strong will. He figured it might be a good idea to pass on some of his knowledge before he passed on, and he had nothing better to do.
"Gaki what are you doing this deep in the forest, all sorts of animals are out and about you could get hurt?" he asked intrigued.
"Just hunting, got pretty hungry, the orphanage only feeds me so much" Luffy answers, not really paying attention.
"A small brat like you is going to get eaten up real easily, especially without a weapon. Your hands can only do so much" the man says.
"I'm pretty strong and my hands do me justice, what's your name Ojiisan?" Luffy asks.
"My name is Miyamoto Musashi gaki and what yours" the now identified man says.
"My name's Monkey D Luffy, so what do you want with me Ojiisan?" he wonders.
"I'm just an old man concerned about a little brat who thinks he can run around this forest like he's the king" he replied stoically.
"I'm not a little brat, and I have a superpower that makes me super strong. I bet I could beat you in a fight" Luffy says smugly.
"Oh ya brat, hit me with your best shot" Miyamoto Musashi replies confidently.
"You asked for it Ojiisan" he says before unleashing his conquerors haki making the man kneel on the floor. 'What the hell, that little brat has a conqueror's haki, and it's strong enough to affect me in such a way. This is what I've been waiting for, finally someone worthy to be my successor has finally come' he pondered with a small smirk on his face.
"Do you have any idea what you did brat" he yells at the boy.
"No not really, I suddenly got it after being attacked by some wolves" he replies offhandedly.
"Brat, what you did is called conqueror's haki, however I have a question for you" "Ya Ojiisan" "How would you feel about being my successor in the way of the sword?" he asks, hoping Luffy will accept his generous offer.
"Why would I do that, my supper is all I need" he replies confidently.
"You honestly think that only that will allow you to survive in this god forsaken world we live in. Our world is corrupt, marines and the World Government are given enough power to whatever they want without any consequences. While what you have is extremely rare, only one in several million have that kind of haki. And if the marines find out you can do that, that will stop at nothing to hunt you down and kill you.
"Why? It's not like I did anything wrong?" He asked, hoping for a reason behind his predicament.
"Sorry gaki but that's the world we live in, and especially with that D in your name they would kill you even if you were a newborn baby if you were a D. The World Government does its best to hide the dirty work they do, but most people who look into it can at least find a rumor of what they do" he says.
"Fine, it seems like I'm going to be in danger no matter what way I go about it, so I Monkey D Luffy will be your successor in the way of the sword" he says while puffing his chest out.
"Oh, I thought you already accepted that offer" he says without even looking at him, only to have Luffy face plant in the ground and muttering about sly old geezers.
A couple years later
After a couple of years under the tutelage of Miyamoto Musashi, he has unlocked the remaining two types of haki. Sadly Miyamoto Musashi does not have conquerors haki and will have to find someone else to teach him that if he wants to perfect it. He also moved out of the orphanage on his ninth birthday to live in a spare room at his sensei's house. When leaving the orphanage everyone who loved there felt relieved to no longer have him leaving with them.
They feared what he could do, and as a result he wouldn't speak to anyone other than his sensei, he didn't trust anyone other than his sensei. He was scared that they would turn their backs on his just like the town did with him. People would glare and walk out of the way of him. He felt truly alone and couldn't count on anyone other than his beloved sensei.
He started to think of his sensei as a father figure, he didn't just teach him the way of the sword. He taught him how to properly cook what he hunted, taught him how to clean his clothes, and taught him how to take care of himself. Miyamoto Musashi wasn't getting any younger and soon he would pass on. He wanted to leave the world of the living knowing that his apprentice could take off himself.
And two years into his training he finally was going to start to teach him his sword style. The first two years were solely focused on his unlocking his armament and observation haki. Those two are a necessity in the New World, without them you would get demolished in any fight, no matter how good your sword study is.
The sword style is called Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu, a style created to make the wielder a one man army with no equal. He starts by having him learn the basic techniques of the style. By the time he finishes learning the basics of the style a whole year has passed, and Luffy recently turned 9. On his birthday his sensei told him he passed the test on the basics of the style, and will start to learn the intermediate techniques.
He was a prodigy and the pride of his sensei. The style was extremely complex and precise and he got the basics of the style much quicker than it should be humanly possible. His sensei spent 3 years learning the basics of the style and Luffy learned it in a mere year.
Luffy was very fast for a child and that worked perfectly with the style he was learning. And he only got after over the years, and he wasn't a weakling either, he was also stronger than a normal child his age.
His observation haki was noticeably stronger than his armament, he preferred to dodge rather than charge and lock blades, and try to overpower his target. He was graceful with his feet and with his blade. It was like he was dancing, no one could touch him.
Basic techniques of the style:
-Flying Slash: sends a vertical blade of wind at the target.
-Flying Dash: dashes towards your opponent finishing behind them leaving hundreds of cuts all over the opponents body.
-Flying Charge: holds blade parallel to the ground, and finishes behind the opponent leaving a whole in their body.
-Flying Destruction: aims for the opponent's sword and breaks their blade in half, aiming precisely at the swords weak spots allowing for the cleanest cut.
After mastering the basics moves of the Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu, he spends 5 years learning the intermediate and advanced versions of the style. Each move of the style is incredibly complex and takes an enormous amount of time to learn, and an even longer time to master.
At the age of 14 he has learned the basic, intermediate, and advanced version of the style. He develops his first real bond with his sensei. His sensei was the only person that was close to Luffy, but they both knew that his time was coming to an end. But even though he was going to die soon, he had a smile on his face. His apprentice became an excellent swordsman under his tutelage. He still needed experience in the real world before he could become a real swordsman. His haki has become very strong after training from the age of 6 to 14. He had advanced observation, but his armament haki was only good enough to turn his blade black.
But to become a full master of the sword style, each user creates their final and signature techniques. His sensei had 3 techniques that were his own personal creation, and as such for Luffy to say he has mastered the sword style he needs to create his own techniques. Those final three techniques often define the moniker that the swordsman will receive. His sensei swung his blades so fast that they lit on fire giving him the moniker, "Kagutsuchi".
Luffy already knew what element he was going to use with his swords and how he was going to complete his final version of the style. He was going to use lightning, he realized that when conquerors haki was used, a black lightning with a red outline followed. He was going to learn how to tame that lightning and use it with his sword style. He would however need a master to teach him how to control his conquerors haki before he could create the final version of his style.
His style would be exclusive only to awakened conquerors, without the haki of the supreme king it would be impossible for you to use Luffy's final sword style. Luffy wanted to be different from any other swordsman, something never seen before. After spending years and years with Miyamoto Musashi he learned how to trust again. But would trust no one other than him.
The intermediate and advanced versions of the style are based on the basics of the style, but are much deadlier. The more the user of the style advances in the techniques, the more they become accustomed to using it. The use of the style is different from every user. The style is very personal, and will be used differently by every user. The style is very free and any user can modify the attacks to suit their own needs, or the needs of the battle.
14 years 7 months after Luffy ended up on the unnamed island
Miyamoto Musashi was laying on his deathbed, he was around 80 years old now, and had finally passed his legacy on to a young brat that would turn the world upside down.
"Luffy, I thank you for giving me a reason to live these past few years, I was afraid I would die alone and without anything for people to remember me by. But I found someone to give my legacy" he whispers, struggling to speak from the lack of a functioning body, consequences of his age.
"No, it should be me thanking you for everything you have done for me, I would still be wondering the forest hunting if it wasn't for you, you taught me so much, I don't know how to thank you for everything you have done for me" he cried out with tears streaming down his face.
"You have no need to repay me for anything gaki, I'll be gone soon so I have a couple gifts I would like you to have to remember me by" he says.
"You have already done enough for me, I can't take anything from you" he pleads to his father like figure.
"You aren't taking anything from me, I am giving it to you, it's a gift brat, so shut up and accept the gift. I'm going to die anyway, and if I didn't give them to you they would rot anyway in here" he says raising his voice a little.
He then reaches from behind him and gives him a sword. This wasn't his sword, his sword has a 12 Saijo O Wazamono blade; he turned his own blade black proving his skill. Pulling out a katana he then hands it to Luffy. The blade is in the rank of 21 O Wazamono, Miyamoto Musashi defeated the previous wilder back in his youth and is now giving it to his students. The sword's name is Ikazuchi, and can become a Saijo O Wazamono sword if the user turns the blade black.
"I will leave this sword to you as I know your style will best be represented by this blade. I also give my blade to you, you understand how my style works and you will live on as my legacy" he hands him his blade, the name of blade shares the title of his moniker, Kagutsuchi.
"I have one last gift for you" he says while taking out a small chest, the chest is relatively small and doesn't hold the normal type of treasure. "In this chest there is a devil fruit, the devil fruit inside has an unknown power not seen in hundreds of years, the devil fruit doesn't appear on any encyclopedia I've researched. It's obvious that the World Government is trying to hide it for whatever power lies within the fruit" he explains.
He opens showing the fruit to Luffy, Luffy has never seen a fruit like this one, it's clear that this fruit is one of a kind.
"If you want to eat it be my guess, but if you choose not to, that is ok with me as well; but just make sure that it doesn't get into anyone else's hands if you don't eat it" he whispers putting the fruit back inside the chest. Luffy nods his head trying to stop crying.
Now live on Luffy, create your own path, live without any shackles holding you back. Live Free" and with that final declaration Miyamoto Musashi, a once great samurai passes on to the afterlife, leaving Luffy to take the world by storm.
Town
Luffy is 14 years old, and is very tall for his age, taller than most kids his age, standing at an impressive 5ft7. He has raven shaggy hair, (similar to Ace in the Alabasta Arc), he has midnight black eyes, eyes void of emotion. On his left hip he has two swords in their sheaths. One is black with a red trail that goes through the blade, and a purple handle with red and orange flames patterns. The other has a white handle with yellow and purple lightning bolt patterns on it, with a distinct yellow line on the blade.
He carries a backpack on his back with the necessary items for him to get himself through the day. Along with a special chest inside containing the devil fruit given to him.
Luffy walks through the town ignoring all the glares he is getting from the civilians. A little kid then runs into him, the kid looks up in fear having heard stories of Luffy from the townspeople. Everybody knows of the boy that randomly washed up on the beach of the town. That same boy happened to have some sort of power that made everyone shiver in fear. The young boy didn't understand why the boy was hated for something that was out of his control but still feared him nonetheless. When he ran into him he dropped his ice cream cone on the floor. And started to tear up at the fact he just lost his precious ice cream. Luffy, seeing the sad look on the young boy's face, knelt down next to him and handed him enough money for three scoops.
"Here you go, sorry for knocking for ice cream over" he said in a friendly manner to the curious little kid.
"Thank you" he said before running off.
Seeing the kid run off it reminded him of a younger version of himself, very curious and scared of others. Continuing his walk through the town, he sees a mother teaching his child how to read on a bench in a park. This action brings upon some memories for our young protagonist. He remembers when his sensei taught him all sorts of different things. But his favorite was always learning about devil fruits and the awesome powers they granted the user. He thought the loss of swim was a small price to pay for the "super awesome powers" they gave the user.
Flashback
"Today I'm going to teach you some of the things you're going to need to know if you are going to survive in our shitty world" he says, Luffy peeks up at the subject of the outside world. The world off of the island they lived on. "In the outside world there are fruit called devil fruit, these fruits are each unique and give the eater a special power"
"Wooaaaahh, really? what kind of powers can these fruits give you?" He asks is a squeaky voice full of fascination.
"There are three types of devil fruits, logia's, zoan's, and paramecia's. Logia's let the eater turn into a natural element, that means they can turn into that element. Pretty much becoming intangible except if you are hit with haki, or a devil fruit that has the advantage on yours, like magma has the advantage on fire. Zoan's let the eater turn into an animal; there are three types of zoan's. Mythical zoan's allow the user to turn into a mythical animal like a phoenix. Ancient zoan's let the user turn into an extinct animal like a dinosaur. And finally normal zoan's let the user turn into a normal animal like a panther. And finally paramecia's, by far the most vague category giving the user a supernatural power like creating tremors or creating and controlling strings. Special paramecia's act like logia's but are made from a man made substance like mochi" he explains wisely.
Luffy looks at him with the widest eyes ever seen, devil fruit seemed too good to be real. They seemed like a dream come true, a supernatural power; that is the kind of thing that children dream about having. Surely it can't be that good, there must be some sort of side effect to something that good.
"Ojiisan, it can't be that good. That sort of thing is too good to be true, I mean everybody would want that sort of thing if it was true!" he was yelling, not believing what he was hearing.
"Of course it isn't that good, those fruits are extremely rare and worth a hefty price. Mythical zoan's are the rarest, followed by logia's, then zoan's, and finished by paramecia's. They are so rare that they are only really known in the Grand Line and the New World. In the Blue Sea all people hear are rumors of devil fruits, but have never seen one in their lives. On top of being very rare, once you eat one you can no longer swim, and will be cursed by the sea" he explained.
"Wow I would totally eat one if I found one, hopefully it isn't some useless power. If it was useless that would totally suck. Some of them have super awesome powers. I bet the strongest people have devil fruits" he says cheerfully.
"Most of the strongest people indeed have devil fruits, but some people are extremely skilled and have not eaten a devil fruit" he starts telling him, followed by an explanation on how the power system works in the world. The yonkos, the warlords, and the navy. Luffy gets so entranced by the story he doesn't realize how one has passed and even skipped a meal. Very odd because Luffy loves food so much that the very thought of such an act is impossible to believe.
End Flashback
14 years 7 months after washing up on the island
Standing at the harbor preparing to embark on his journey, to live free without any shackles holding him back, like his sensei told him to do so. Walking towards his little boat only made for a couple people embarks one his journey with his backpack, log pose, and goal to turn the world upside down.
Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu — Flying Heavenly Sword Style
Kagutsuchi — God of Fire
Ikazuchi — Thunder
First story I've ever written, sorry if there are mistakes. And let me know what you want added, and please give suggestions for whatever you think I should add.
Tell me what devil fruit you want his to be.
Do you want him to join Whitebeard or Shanks so he can fully learn conquerors haki, or should he start his own crew.
What do you think about using the lightning that comes from conquerors haki and controlling it. I have a theory, and thinks that Shanks uses this technique in canon and that's what makes him yonko level.