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Sunken Kingdom Arc opening: Netsujou no Spectrum (Nanatsu no Taizai Op 1)
Nariyamanu ai wo sakebu yo subete wo daite koko ni irundaHikari wa soko ni aru yo
(This opening begins with a scene of Gian reaching out with a hand, the same hand becoming a scaled claw and a blue flick of fire became lit in his palm before he closes it and brings it to his chest.)
Yuzurenai omoi wo kakete kibou no hate wo boku wa ikiru yoYume wo tsunaida kimi to
(A follow up of the previous scene, where he looks back and sees the rest of his crew, with Robin in particular stepping out, as he smiles and begins to walk towards them,)
Hajimari wo itsuka bokura no te de umidasunda yo
Yasashii kimi no koe mo kitto sekai wo kaerareru
(A scene of the sea being blue and clear as glass as it shows the Going Merry sailing upon it. It then cuts to a scene where everyone on board is having a good time: Luffy, Usopp and Chopper are playing a game, Sanji bringing Nami and Robin a snack with hearts in his eyes, While Zoro and Gian are sitting at a table, the former drinking sake while the latter is reading a book while they watched what's going on.)
Dare mo hitorikiri ja tachiagare ya shinai kara
(The scene still shows the Merry sailing for a bit, before cutting to a panning shot of a massive expanse of land, which ends with a shot of a massive city. Closer inspection realizes that the city is actually underwater)
Tagai ni te wo nobashite kagiri wo koeta ashita e
(A red haired pale woman is shown sitting atop a throne before her face becomes silhouetted and then showcasing the heafs of 3 young men one at a time. A green colored flame suddenly covers the screen, which reveals a hooded figure wielding a black staff with the head of a cobra engraved upon it alongside a young, robed, blond woman. The figure raised a hand that crackled with black energy. The scene following is a shot of multiple armed soldiers, which ends as a serpentine eastern dragon like creature opens its mouth and lunges at the audience.)
Nariyamanu ai wo sakebu yo butsukariatte wakariaunda
Hikari wo tsukuridasu yo
(The scene then shows The Straw Hats racing across the city as people chase after them. another shot shows Zoro, Sanji and Usopp facing off against the three youths from earlier; Zoro's opponent wielding a zweihander, Sanji's opponent was barechested and a brawler, while Usopp and his opponent each shakenly pointed their weapons at each other, Usopp with his slingshot while the young man readies a bow and arrow. It the cuts to a shot of Gian and Luffy racing to the base of a pyramid with a massive Cobra-like statue, Gian reaches out as it shows the hooded figure from earlier has Robin in his grasp as blue flames surrounds Gian's body.)
Akiramenu omoi wo kakete kibou no hate wo boku wa ikiru yoYume wo tsunaida kimi to
(A panning shot shows the Gotengo underwater, zooming into the golden haired face of Vice Admiral Gideon as he stares with a stoic expression on his face. The scene ends as Gian, with and unconscious Robin in his arms facing down a shadowy snake-like monster as the blue flames appear behind him in the shape of his Full Transformation.)
And let's begin.
"Ahahahaha! We're rich!"
Merriment was abound as the Straw Hats safely descended from the clouds. With the help of a balloon like octopus, they're now back into the seas they know so well. They have lots of reason to celebrate now, after all they just hit the mother lode.
"All this gold has got to be worth billions!" Nami exclaimed, the look in her eyes obvious "There's so much we can do with it!"
"Skypiea has given us so much!" Usopp sighed in content. He himself has increased his arsenal of weapons vastly with a bit of genius and a brilliant marketing ploy of selling rubber bands, or as he stated the "Godly Weapon that brought the downfall of Enel". Through trading he's managed to make a variety of Dials that he can use later on.
"Now, yes it's true that we have all this gold but we need to remember that greed is a vice and it can ruin a person." Gian stated.
"Booo! Gian is so cheap!" Luffy pouted.
"Well somebody has to keep you all in line!" Gian retorted "We need to think carefully about what we're going to spend it on." He then turned around and there was nothing but silence.
Until everyone heard a steadily growing snicker.
"Skrehahaha… with all that gold I can buy me a gazebo… and maybe a lifetime supply of nice suits too~!"
"YOU JUST WANT TO SPEND IT YOURSELF!" Usopp smacked him in the head.
"Oh come on! Don't you all think it'll be good to have a gazebo on the ship?!" Gian snapped back.
"BUT YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT SAFE SPENDING! WHERE DID YOUR DIGNITY AND PRIDE GO?"
"Hey! If everyone's happy then I think it's a good choice!"
"WE'RE NOT LETTING YOU SPEND THE GOLD!"
"All that gold does look like it can buy a lot of booze." Zoro noted.
"THAT'S EVEN WORSE!" Usopp screamed.
"On a more serious note, there are somethings we can use this gold for. First and foremost we should go find a place that can fix Merry up good." Sanji stated.
The crew fell silent at that; it's true, during her time serving as the ship for the Straw Hats the Merry has sustained a hefty amount of damage to her parts. With the figure head snapped off, the sail getting ripped in half, and holes blown in by cannon fire to list of few, she's seen better days.
"Yeah, Merry has taken quite a bit of abuse hasn't she?" Gian nodded with a hint of sadness.
"We've had her with us for so long, there's only so much we can do…" Usopp mumbled.
Sanji nodded "I'm glad we're all on the same page for this. I also noted this a while, but maybe it's time for someone else to join us."
Luffy broke into a smile.
"Yeah! Our next crewmate should be a shipwright! They can fix Merry up!"
"Exactly, a shipwright-"
"And then afterwards we'll get a musician!"
"-Like I said… a shipwright is a necessary part of any crew." Sanji sweatdropped at Luffy's predictable antics "If we do get one, it can help us out a lot."
"And if we can't, any repairs would at the very least give us some more time." Gian smiled "I think we should find one as soon as we can."
"And perhaps we can soon!" Nami stated "The Log Pose is pointing directly at a place called Jinguji Island, maybe we'll find one there."
"All right! Let's go find Merry a doctor!" Luffy shouted and the crew proceeded as planned.
Later:
Jinguji Island turned out to be a rather heavily forested island, but the Straw Hats were able to find a small town situated between the trees leading to the sea. It wasn't exactly the busiest place they've been to, but for a port town it has what it's expected to have.
"Let's see if we can find a shipwright around here?" Nami proposed "Meanwhile we'll also need some supplies so the rest of you get busy!"
Everyone else went to go find whatever else they need for the journey ahead. Luffy and Sanji went to go get food, Chopper went to get medical supplies, while Zoro and Usopp went to help Nami with the ship.
"Well, what else do we need to get?" Gian turned to Robin.
"Perhaps we can just look around, this way we can bring enough things back to the others." Robin responded.
Looking around, the city did not contain much. Everything that was worth going to they've already seen at similar port towns and with the rest of the crew already off getting supplies the duo quickly found themselves out of place.
"Ok, I'm bored already. Are the others back yet?" Gian groaned.
"It's only been a couple of minutes, they shouldn't be ready just yet." Robin shrugged "There are a few taverns around here, perhaps they will interest you?"
Gian shook his head "I don't drink, and really not in the mood for any bar food right now. Maybe you'd have a better time."
"I don't think so, those kind of establishments aren't exactly my type of hang out. If that's out of the option then perhaps we can help find a shipwright as well?"
"Well, I guess a few extra pairs of eyes can't hurt anyone, we'll just-"
The two were interrupted suddenly by commotion from the nearby square. Looking at each other they quickly departed towards the source, where they found a large crowd beginning to gather.
"-Years have passed and we've remained on the surface, but not for long! The time for the return has come again! The Old Kingdom will rise from the sea once more!"
At the center of it all was a ragged old man in dark green overalls, his beard trailing on the cobblestone floor. His eyes had a crazed look to them and he didn't seem to care about what he was saying, nor did he pay any attention to the confused onlookers.
"Their time is returning! The Old Kingdom will reclaim what they have given!"
"Well, this is entertainment I guess?" Gian gave a shaky smile.
"Old Kingdom…" Robin was deep in thought "What is he talking about?"
One of the witnesses sighed "Looks like the crazy lunatic is at it again."
"Excuse me, but you know what he's saying?" Gian asked. The onlooker, a middle aged man, looked back at the two visitors.
"Oh, you two are probably passing by. Well, here on Jinguji Island we have him, the old loon, who's been here for god knows how long. They call him Moki, and every so often he'd come to town and rave about what you're hearing right now."
"He said something about and Old Kingdom, what does he mean by that?"
"It's an old legend from around here." The two turned to see a young woman in a grey suit "What you're hearing from Old man Moki is the claims of a Kingdom lost to the world millennia ago. He claims that it's coming back."
Gian and Robin looked at one another "Robin, you're the one that knows about history, do you know any Old Kingdom that's been lost in this area?" Gian asked.
"Not in any evidence I've found, then again I haven't looked everywhere."
"Don't you two spare too much thought about it, we know as little as you do, so much so that we think Moki-san is just making it up." The same young lady responded "He took one look at those decaying stone remains and he thinks he knows something."
That got the two's attention "Remains? There's remnants of an old civilization here?"
The young woman didn't respond in time for the old man let out another tirade.
"The ruins speak of them! The first people! Everything we own, everything we've created, all have started with them! Mu has given to us, and Mu shall return to us! The time-"
Eventually he just returned to shouting the same old routine over and over again. The people of the town clearly have heard this many times and many of them were not keen on listening to the whole thing. Moki eventually just wandered off on his own, still shouting the same messages.
"Well, I've seen some interesting people before but that's still a first…" Gian blinked.
"Mu… what does he mean by that?"
Gian looked back at the archeologist "I remember him saying that Mu supposedly gave the people of this place something, but he never specified what. Do you honestly think that's what the Old Kingdom is called?"
"It's a stretch, but I think there's more meaning to it than that. From the way the old man speaks of it, this lost kingdom is more than your ordinary kingdom."
"You're not saying there's a grain of truth to what he's saying are you?" Gian asked.
"When it comes to history, even the smallest of information is to be taken as a grain of truth" Robin responded "There's always something deeper in what people have described."
"Um, if I may add, why the sudden interest in something that could possibly be fabricated?" the two turned to see the same woman from before, looking at them with a curious look.
Robin stared impassively at her "History is something that can tell us a lot should we look for it. Something like this, insignificant as it may seem to people, may hold the answer to a much larger piece of a puzzle we know nothing about. There are things I wish to discover for that other people don't appreciate me looking into, and though sometimes I wonder about the consequences of what I do I look on regardless."
"I'm just along for the ride, she's the expert here." Gian shrugged.
The woman nodded "I see, well I'm not exactly the right person to ask here considering I know as little as you do, perhaps less, but if you do wish to find out more about the supposed kingdom, you should perhaps visit the very ruins Moki-san was talking about."
"So there are ruins here!" Gian whispered.
The woman pointed to the forested hill just behind the town "No one knows how they got there and the years haven't been kind to them, but just within the forest are the remains of an old temple. Not much is left though, but people in the town have found a few inscriptions written in a language none of us know."
Gian glanced at Robin "Would you like to have a look?"
Robin closed her eyes "It would be a waste not to go, even if the reward isn't very high." She smiled and looked at the woman "Thank you miss- oh, we never asked for your name."
The woman smiled "You can refer to me as Sara. I wish you two well on your findings!" With that, she walked off.
"So, guess that answers the question on how we're spending our time here." Gian shrugged.
"This is actually quite interesting, a supposed kingdom lost to history, even for me this is rare."
"Then go exploring we shall!" Gian smiled "Just tell the others that it's your idea if they ask why we're late." Truth be told, he was rather curious as well.
"Fufufu, I don't think it will take that long, Sara-san did say there isn't much to see after all."
As the two walked off, they failed to notice Sara glance back at them, a smile playing on her lips…
Later:
"Well… this is actually kind of disappointing."
Finding the ruins wasn't very hard, it was only shortly after they entered the forest were they able find signs of old artifacts. However, arriving at the scene they soon saw how desecrated the ruins were. Heavy amount of jungle vegetation covered most of the area, leaving little room to maneuver. The main building of the ruins, a rather large construct that the duo deduced was the temple that was spoken of earlier, was in rather poor conditions with years of weathering and erosion affecting the stone. In fact, it is partially caved in, with only the entrance and a bit of the inside accessible.
What was accessible was quite extraordinary however, as the temple's gate was an overarching wonder. On either side of the old building are two massive pillars, and even more spectacular are the two spiraling decorations adorning the monoliths. Twin serpent like creatures were engraved around each pillar, their bodies shining with a faint green luster. Upon closer inspection, it would appear that they are in fact two serpentine dragons, coiled around the pillars and facing each other with a tooth laden maw.
"I think this is all we have…" Gian looked around.
Robin is deep in though. It's clear that the pillars are both very aged; the stone material is the same as the one used for the temple. What's intriguing are the two dragon statues, while they've inevitably lost some of their luster, the material is different from the pillars, and still retained some of their light.
"These statues, they aren't made up of stone, but of some other material. Yet this material isn't something I've seen anywhere else in the world."
"Whatever it is, it's probably made at a more recent time considering the statues don't look to have much weathering on it." Gian noted.
"Or that the materials used to create them are much more durable." Robin stated "From what I can see it isn't any form of rock at all, it seemed to be some form of a mix between jade and some kind of metal…"
"Metal huh, Goro-san has some experience in geology but he's mostly a mechanical genius, not a geological one." Gian frowned "besides this doesn't looks like anything I've seen from any of his books."
"I'm going to take a look inside, maybe we'll get some answers." Robin said.
"You sure? Doesn't look like there's much you can see with all the debris in the way."
The two went in anyway, and it soon became apparent that searching will be difficult. Much of the temple has collapsed onto itself, leaving only a bit of the area closest to the entrance accessible. The one strip of wall that was accessible however had rows upon rows of what appears to be writing carved within the stone. Gian lit a fireball in his palm as Robin attempted to decipher the written words.
"This is strange, these writings are unlike anything I've seen from other cultures yet they share similarities with some of the one's I've seen before." Robin frowned, this new development is a struggle to decipher even for her.
"What can you make out? If there's some similarities, then there should be some that you can recognize?" Gian suggested.
Robin shook her head "There are, but due to so many discrepancies there that I can only make out a few words and those ones are not enough to make out enough detail about anything."
"Well maybe we should keep looking, I know we don't have much space but if we go a bit- hey, what's this?"
Near the end of the temple, just out of reach from the fallen debris, lay a small, faint green stele. Robin's eyes widened as she saw what it was.
"A poneglyph? Here?"
"It's a lot smaller than ones you've found before, don't you think?" Gian realized.
"Perhaps it was only to engrave a small amount of information." Robin nodded before setting down to translate.
"This temple is to signify our enduring friendships with the colony of the Greater Mu Empire. Glory to Her Majesty the Empress and Lord Manda's unending coils to forever bring both our clans towards a brighter tomorrow." She stood up, clearly surprised by her findings "That's all it says, but just by this there seem to be a lot more information for us."
"All that from just a block?" Gian is amazed "This is amazing! Mu actually exists, or at least existed once!"
"And some of their civilization is revealed to us. The kingdom is ruled by an empress alongside a figure known as Lord Manda… this is an extraordinary find indeed!"
And a smile broke over her face, one that Gian couldn't help but smile alongside her.
"Still, there's so many questions that remain…" Robin noted "We still don't know what this temple is used for aside from it being used as a token of friendship."
"Whoever made the block probably, they would seem to have a rather close relationship." Gian said.
"And even more intriguing, this poneglyph is different. While the other ones I've found are made from the same stone for all of them, this one seemed to be made from the same materials used to create the dragon statues we saw out front!"
"Why the sudden difference here?" Gian asked.
"I have a theory, this particular poneglyph was not made by their usual creator at all. It was given as a gift by none other than the Mu Empire." Robin suggested "The creator then used it to carve out the message." She became deep in thought again.
"Though now this begs more questions, why did the creator have such a relationship with Mu? What is this island's importance to all this?"
She hummed to herself, newfound revelations brings out quite a bit of fatigue "And nothing here seemed to mention anything about Mu's return from obscurity, unlike what the crazy old man suggested, unless they're hidden within the scripture that I can't translate."
"Just what is this kingdom? From what I've gathered, it seems like it was quite big at the time." Gian noted.
"And how did it disappear with next to no trance up until now?" Robin frowned "If the Kingdom is as big as it is, there should be at least something, but until today I've never encounter even a single passage talking about Mu. Just what is-?"
"Giannnn~! Robinnn~! Where did you guys wander off to?"
The two were broken out of their thoughts by the shouting of their names. Soon the underbrush rustled to reveal Nami stepping out. She frowned when she saw the two of them.
"Oh there you two are! Do you know how long we've waited?" she scolded, hands on her hips "Everyone's ready to go! Yet here you two are on a date at a- what is this place?"
"Oh crap, we've forgotten about the others- HOLD ON WHAT DO YOU MEAN DATE?!" Gian's eyes widened.
Before anything else could be said Robin stood up and dusted herself off "My apologies navigator-san, I had grown weary of waiting so I decided to go for a walk and I asked Gian to accompany me. I hope we didn't cause too much trouble."
"Just come along, we need to go. There's no shipwright on this island but someone managed to fix up Merry for at least a while longer, now we have to leave the Log Pose already locked onto the next island."
"Yeah, we'll be there immediately." Gian nodded.
The three then departed back for the port. As the ruins grew further away, Robin looked back at them with a small frown on her face. What little she knows about this newly unearthed lost kingdom only furthered her curiosity. But the question remains why there are so little information to begin with? Granted the field of archeology is constantly discovering new evidence of ancient civilizations, but this is the first time she's even heard of the Kingdom of Mu when before there was nary a shred of evidence that points to the matter.
Maybe somewhere down the line, she'll have a better opportunity to find out more.
As the three of them went back towards the Going Merry, they didn't notice the bushes behind them rustle. A moment later Sara stepped out, looked on and gave a smile. She then reached for her left ear, revealing a coiled dragon shaped earpiece.
"I can confirm, High Priest Axor, that the woman does indeed know how to read the ancient language of the Kozuki Family. This is interesting development indeed."
Later:
"Next time you two disappear like that, is it too much trouble to at least tell us where you went?" Zoro grumbled as the Merry returned to the sea to their next destination "We spent a while looking for you!"
"You all left before we could say anything…" Gian grumbled. He and most of the crew were present on deck, with Sanji in the kitchen while Robin had gone into her room saying she had some thinking to do "Besides, we hadn't realized there was something in the forest."
"What was it that you guys found anyway? When I found you both you seemed like you were in the middle of a conversation." Nami asked.
Gian sighed "Even I don't know, but apparently it's the remains of a temple left by an ancient civilization that once lived here on the island. We didn't find much else though so there's still a lot we don't know."
"So a few old buildings took up that much time? I can understand her but I never knew you'd be interested in this." Zoro said.
"Hey, it's good to learn a few things." Gian shrugged "Besides, she said she needed the company."
"You and her have been spending an awful lot of time together recently, did something happen?" Zoro asked.
"…What are you suggesting?"
"Whenever we split up you're always paired up with her, I honestly couldn't care less but considering you were rather suspicious of her when she first joined us it's strange to see you warm up to her that quick."
"It's been a couple of days, opinions change." Gian rebuked "And considering you all pick other people before me when we're off doing stuff I naturally only have her left."
"One time I asked you to guard the ship with me but you said Robin needed company!" Usopp reminded him with a big smile.
"UH-well, I mean it was already pre-determined that I would-"
"Hmmm, I think our Gian has a crush on our newest member!" Nami smirked.
"Nami that is a very pointed accusation!" Gian snapped.
"That's actually so great! I never knew you had it in ya!" Usopp laughed.
"What is that supposed to mean?!"
"Don't screw it up." Zoro snorted.
"You too?" Gian balked "Guys you're making way too many assumptions here!"
"Actually," Chopper stepped up "I've observed you too together, and you displayed multiple signs of a person when they're attracted to someone!" he grinned "Every time you and Robin are together you try to puff yourself up and your tone of voice is more soothing!"
"That proves nothing, I don't do that." Gian huffed.
"She's displaying some of those signs back though." Chopper's next comment made him pause "She's very discreet, but some signs are slipping through that she's interested!"
"Chopper… what happened to you?!"
"Hey, I'm a doctor! I know how to read emotional signs from people and you two are getting there!"
"Wait does that mean Gian and Robin are getting married?" Luffy chimed in before Gian bonked him on the head.
"You stay out of this, idiot captain!"
Gian huffed before stepping away towards the figurehead of the ship "Whatever, you guys are lame! I'm not having this conversation any longer!"
"Oh come on! Don't be such a spoilsport!" Nami giggled.
"Yeah! We're just teasing you!" Usopp tried to coax "…Unless it's true!"
"Usopp for the last time I don't-WOAH" he was interrupted when the ship shook violently, knocking him to his butt.
"What the-? Is there a storm coming?" Zoro barked.
"No! The weather is clear! And there's no waves either!" Nami shouted back.
"A-Are we under attack?" Usopp whimpered.
"I don't see anyone…?" Gian reached for Atom splitter.
It was then that the Merry shook again, this time almost capsizing as everyone screamed and fell to the deck.
"Grab onto something!" Luffy shouted. It was then that Sanji and Robin rushed onto the deck.
"What's happening? Why is the ship shaking like that?!" the chef barked.
"We're trying to figure that out ourselves, swirly cook!" Zoro snapped.
Chopper's nose suddenly twitched, and his eyes widened "T-there's something coming out of the water!"
The crew looked up in shock to see a massive, blue-green scaled tail lift out of the water, followed later by a loud bellow.
"AAAHHH WE'RE UNDER ATTACK BY A SEA MONSTER!" Usopp screamed.
"Did we drift into Sea King territory?" Sanji asked.
"No… there's something different about this beast, it's giving off a feeling unlike those of Sea Kings!" Gian shouted.
"IT'S COMING OUT!" Chopper pointed, and the crew stared in fear and awe as a scaled head rose out of the water. Everyone screamed as the dragon-like creature opened its razor sharp jaws and let out a deep roar.
But to Gian and Robin, their eyes widened even further.
"You're seeing this now, are you?" Gian whispered.
"I don't believe it… it's the same dragon engraved at the ruins..!"
The dragon's head was similar to that of your standard serpentine eastern dragon, its long whiskers flicked in the air as its yellow eyes glared at the ship. Its two front arms, tipped with 5 claws were small besides its long serpentine body. It bellowed once again, before diving headfirst into the water, but not before wrapping some of its body over the Merry. The crews eyes widened in horror as they realized its intent.
"It's trying to crush the ship!" Nami shouted.
"That's not going to happen!" Shouted Luffy as he reared an arm back "Gomu Gomu no… Pistol!"
His fist smashed into the scaled hide of the dragon, sending a loud impact sound but otherwise the coils remained intact.
"Get off!" Zoro snarled as he drew all three swords "Santoryu: Tora Gari!" but his blades didn't even leave a mark on the skin of the beast. The crew could hear the wood of the Merry beginning to splinter as the dragon applied some pressure: it was tormenting them by crushing them as slowly as possible!"
"We need to attack somewhere else! Aim for its head once it comes up! A burst of blue flames revealed Gian's Partial Transformation as he leapt up before deliving a drop kick towards the dragon's body "Atom Death Drop!"
A low groan sounded as the angered beast reared his head out of the water, and that's when the Monster Trio attacked.
"Gomu Gomu no…"
"Tatsu…"
"Epaule…"
"…Muchi Maki Shoot!"
The three combination attacks all smashed into the horned head at once, a punch from Luffy, a whirlwind from Zoro and a harsh kick from Sanji caused the beast to roar in pain as it unwrapped itself from the ship and fell back into the ocean with a massive splash.
The relief was short lasted as the dragon reared out of the water again and howled at the crew, killer intent in its eyes.
"No way… how much can that thing take?!" Sanji panted.
"I'll give it something to chew on!" Gian snarled and leapt at the creature head on as he pulled out his glaive, the bladed head began glowing as he did so "Atom… Flame Wave!"
The large ball of fire smashed into the dragon's head, causing it to roar again. As the creature turned to snap at the smaller Partial Transformation, Gian whirled around and collided his tail with the beast's head, causing it to hit the water as he landed back on deck.
"Keep your eyes open, it'll come back soon!"
Indeed as the sea began to bubble to signal the return of the dragon, the crew braced themselves for another attack.
But when the dragon's head reared back out of the water, for just a brief moment, its eyes locked with Gian's.
And that's when he heard it: a deep voice, coming from seemingly from nowhere.
"G-Gojiraaa…?"
"WHO SAID THAT?!" Gian barked looking around wildly.
"Said what? We didn't say anything?" Zoro shouted back "Pay attention, it'll attack again!"
But the dragon only narrowed its eyes, before slinking back beneath the waves. To the flabbergasted crew, the last thing they saw was its tapered tail sending forth a spray of water as it dove to the depths.
"W-what the hell?" Gian panted, reverting back as his shock ended.
"Oh my god… that was so horrifying…" Chopper panted.
"I-I thought we were going to die…!" Usopp wept.
"Did honestly no one hear that?" Gian looked around.
"What? Was there something you heard and we didn't?" Nami asked with a tint of concern.
Gian's eyes darted around, before meeting Robin's. She seemed like she wanted to say something, her eyes also showing a tint of curiosity and, is that worry he sees?
"…Never mind, it could just be a heat of the moment thing…"
"We should probably get out of here." Luffy stated, and the crew unfurled the sails.
Only for the ship to stop moving completely.
"Umm, why have we stopped?" Sanji asked.
"There's wind… but we're dead in the water!" Nami cried.
The sea around them suddenly began to bubble, sending everyone into a panic again.
"Oh no! Is the dragon back?!" Usopp screamed.
"Wait, there's multiple areas frothing in the water!" Zoro shouted.
"And something's coming out!" Chopper shouted as well.
What revealed itself was a shock to everybody in the crew. Not one, not two, but 5 silver colored objects rose out of the water, their sleek shape causing water to flow down from the sides. Their figure showed little else, save for a few small windows.
"Are… are they ships?" Nami whispered.
The crew then saw that one of the objects was projecting a white colored ray of light that surrounded the Merry, and to their surprise, found that the beam was lit from an elongated extension, and that it was in the shape of a dragon's head; the same dragon that attack them earlier.
"What is happening?!" Luffy cried.
And then they all heard it, a loud voice broadcasting from one of the objects, and a declaration that caused two members of the Straw Hat Crew to hitch their breath.
"STOP! IN THE NAME OF THE GREAT MU EMPIRE, CEASE YOUR ACTIVITY AT ONCE!"
A/N:
And thus, the events of our original Sunken Kingdom Arc is fully underway! Classic Kaiju Fans all know what's going on here, but for those of you who are fresh into the series, let me give you a bit of backstory! Back in the 1960s in addition to Godzilla movies, Toho also made a handful of movies that also developed a cult following. One of them was Atragon, a movie about the very kingdom listed here (and quite the political motif as well). This following arc takes some inspiration from that movie, as well as a few other sources of inspiration that we'll get to in time.
Meanwhile, I hope you'll enjoy this original arc that will give us a bit more exposition, I'm planning to get this done in 4-5 chapters, after which we'll get back to the regular stuff. In the meantime, try to figure out some of the stuff I've got put in the opening! We'll see you sometime after I get back from watching Infinity War tonight!
Also thank you for the continued love for this story! Last chapter hit a whooping 20 reviews, the most I've gotten for this story so far! Truly, thank you all for taking interest in this and I hope I can keep this up!
Responses to Reviews:
To TsundereCharuru18:
G: Eyyyy! Squad!
Take him, I'll even giftwrap him up in a present.
To Karsap:
For CP9, I'm planning something that fits the assassin theme for the group, so you can probably guess who that is. As for the MUTOs, I currently don't have any plan yet but if they were to appear I'm thinking Strong World would be a good time to bring them in.
To The Storm Master 567:
You'll probably figure it out if you read the opening for this arc!
To Chance Green G King:
I definitely need to watch it, it's a pretty old film so finding it is gonna be hard, especially here in Canada since we don't even have HMV anymore. But the arc isn't going to be exactly like the movie, as you'll figure some of it out with the opening!
To ZILLAFAN:
G: If I could swim I'd do it.
You haven't been to Mariejois yet.
G: I read ahead, from what I've seen those guys have it coming to them.
Oh, well you're aren't wrong about that.
To Matt:
Gideon and Gian will have their first formal introduction to each other later this arc. If you want to know more about him, he made his first appearance back in Chapter 24, and once again at Chapter 44.
To Toad-sage66:
He's about the same size as Oars right about now. After the timeskip the size'll increase more.
To Kristopher B:
Actually Radon is what the Romanji spelling of Rodan is in Japan, In this case it's also what the more ancient people call him, and you can expect Rodan to be known as a different name by different cultures in this story.
G: Boom, educated.
To Guest:
I'm trying to do only the parts that will help with the story, if I can't usually add Kaiju elements it usually tends to be left aside. The only exception to this are new crewmates joining since they're rather important.
To pokemonking0924:
You can probably guess the Kaiju if you've watched Atragon, or at least some of the Godzilla movies.
R: I'll be back for a bit by like, the end of the pre-timeskip or something!
G: Says here we don't even meet, you're supposed to-
STOP READING AHEAD!
To 64thVanSull:
G: Drake?
Yeah?
G: Where's the door hole?
Its goes right there you see- no, you know what? We don't have time for this.
G: aww.
To SolanaLeonhart:
That'll happen by the end of the arc!
To mekyaku:
The main antagonist this arc isn't a kaiju-zoan user, but he will have a devil fruit! This arc is actually going to leave One Piece physics for a little bit, as you'll see later. Glad you're enjoying it, and Destoroyah will actually be pretty major when he does eventually show up.
To Slimjim77:
Thank you, welcome to the ride!
To Scarlet Rose White:
There's going to be one more original arc before the timeskip, that's the plan.
To C.S Skywalker:
Yeah, originally I was planning to put Nami as the pairing, but that's been done quite a bit. It went as no pairing for a bit before I settled on Robin. You're right, Robin's a very complex character and hard to write for, but that's where the challenge becomes fun because as I build Gian up, I can find more ways for them to relate with one another.
I'm probably just going to skim Long Ring Long Island and only focus on the important parts once I'm done with this arc.
To Guest (both of y'all I guess):
No… but Mothra does have something to do with Roger! And to an extent Enel is going to give some assistance with Spacegodzilla when he does eventually show up, though not in the way you described.
To JayH120:
Ryugetsu will come back officially later on in the story!
R: I'm so glad I have great fans.
G: I do not dance.
You do, I saw you do it many times.
G: Lies. You were high and you were hallucinating.
No, I don't- it's going to happen eventually, you and her.
G: well until then I'm not dancing.
To Fencer22:
Yeah, some of the earlier chapters do have an unnecessary amount of those, I honestly feel I should go back and edit some things so they'll be more natural.
To ZILLAFAN again:
I'm not sure how that can fit but maybe?
To Master of red windex:
Pacific Rim Kaiju currently don't have a role yet, but I'm seeing how they can be put in at least somehow.
To Guest:
Thanks.
G: well that was anti climatic.
R: at least he likes it.
And that's all this time! We'll see you soon!
Leave a review or else Gian spoils Infinity War.
G: Thanos don't demand my silence bitches!