Here's T, I had fun creating this one.
This letter is made of four different times in history, one of which is the One Piece verse but the other three are eras from the past that I actually believe it or not researched a little bit to write this how I wanted it to be.
Anchient Egypt- During Ramesses II's rule. Ramesses II is known for having many mistresses that bore him numerous sons.
Song Dynasty- During this time a bunch of new things were being made or thought of, new battle tactics, ways of writing and painting, and they started to use paper money. They wer govorned by a group of people as well.
Mughal Empire- Set near the end of this era when the govornment was falling apart, the people were rebelling, and invaders were taking over.
Summary: They stayed together through the ages.
Time
Ancient History: Bronze Age- New Kingdom (Egypt)
A young man sat on a gleaming stone wall staring out into the sandy dunes with a contemplating expression set. Dark hair had by all of the noblemen in the Great Egyptian Empire was pulled back showcasing powerful eyes burning with red when the sun shifted and pale skin that was an oddity in the land of Egypt. A shift in position caught the Light of Ra on the gold bands on the youth's forearms, gold bands set with jewels and engraved with the marks of Sekhmet; the Egyptian Fire or the Sun Goddess.
Only one person in all of Egypt had these bands and it was the one of Pharaoh Ramesses II's eldest sons; Portgas D. Ace, taking his name from his mother who had gifted him with his pale skin that shown brightly in the calming moonlight. Prince Ace's mother had been a gift to his Father, a gift that had been received and used to sire yet another heir to Egypt's throne. But Ace had no inclination to become Pharaoh, in fact he knew he was at his highest already, there was no way that the High Priest would allow a child of mixed blood to take over Egypt after Ramesses's rule. That and he had several older brothers that would have to die for him to even have a chance at the High Throne, so Ace was content to be the priest, the living bridge to Sekhmet's will. He was in no way even close to his father's power who was a god in the flesh, the Living Horus. But he was powerful enough with his feeble connection to Ra through Sekhmet who shared the responsibility of the sun, he had enough power to command his own wing in the palace if it pleased him, he controlled his own battalion of warriors, he had his own harem, and he possessed his own slaves and land. He held his mighty father's ear being one of his only sons that had been chosen by a god or goddess to serve.
But with all his power, all his influence he was unable to do the one thing that truly mattered to him. He was unable to protect his brother Luffy. Luffy was one of Pharaoh's youngest sons, and much like Ace his mother had been a gift to Ramesses II. Ace had many brothers and a multitude of sisters but Luffy was special, he was one of the only ones who didn't shun Ace his power, but that could be because Luffy was just as pale as Ace. And Luffy was shunned as well; he was cursed, in fact, for being chosen by Chons at the tender age of two months, something that had never happened before. The Moon God choosing Luffy so young was determined by the High Priest as an act of insurgence by the god. An act that was a strategic move to disrupt Amun-Ra and Horus's will, an act that would force Luffy to be chosen as the next Pharaoh as he showed his fortitude at an early age; an act that after Pharaoh had heard from his High Priest had caused the regal ruler to throw a statue of Chons at Luffy badly bruising the child and creating a cut under his eye. This marked the child forever as the infant of Crons, who had tried to undercut Amun-Ra and Horus.
And Ramesses had never forgotten this either, he had sent Luffy as far away as he could. He sent him to foreign countries disguising an act of trust as a way to be rid of the child; secretly the Pharaoh had hoped that one of his fellow rulers would assassinate Luffy. Getting rib of the pest for him and giving him an excuse to invade their lands. But Luffy had never been touched; he had been coddled by the foreign dignities, he had been treated like he was truly going to become the next Pharaoh. Which caused the High Priest to whisper malicious poison into their father's ear once more; creating an acute paranoia towards Luffy and not a day went by that Ace did not curse the High Priest for what he had suggested to the Pharaoh. The High Priest had rotted his father's mind until he was willing to marry his son, Luffy, the bridge to Crons the Moon God who helped to control the tides of the great Nile, to a barbarian in the north. Risking angering Crons and having him take his grace away and leaving Egypt with an angry Nile. But that was not what Ace was concerned about; it was the fact that his baby brother was to be left in the care of a savage from the north; a young prince named Roronoa Zoro.
And no matter how Ace pleaded with his father Ramesses was not to be swayed in his decision, he had even taken to having Ace locked into his quarters for trying to help Luffy run away, leaving Ace with the threat that if he tried it again then he would be stripped of his title and power and be banished.
Not two days later the Great Egyptian Empire found herself missing two of her princes. The priest to the goddess Sekhmet and the priest to the god Crons, two of her princes. It was seen as an act of a vengeful god that Pharaoh Ramesses II was found dead a month later on the night that the sun hid the moon.
Middle Ages: Song Dynasty (China)
The boom of explosives and the sound of tortured screams resounded through the bloody battle ground; the new weapons were wrecking havoc on the enemy, the research that went into the design of the new tools of destruction was well founded. It was sickeningly easy to beat back the Jin army. And Luffy ,a slim figure clad in rich silk with stunning embroidery depicting a dragon, couldn't quite stomach that fact, he was used to battles of honor. Where it was a mans own strength that kept him alive and not fancy killing machines. Sometimes Luffy found himself disgusted with the new war tactics that his fellow governors found oh so appealing.
They had all been picked to represent their people, to think of them when they made decisions. And yet it seemed that only few of them did so. It sickened Luffy that the lives of the 'commoners' as some of his fellows had begun to call them were so expendable. When he voiced his thoughts at conference the people that loved war, that loved that they were the ones with all the power would say that he was against advancement. He wasn't, he was all for the increase of trade it brought much needed business to their land and he was fascinated with the new found way that artist were creating their paintings. It was the aspects of destruction that he found unsavory; the creation of grenades, flamethrowers, and new crossbows that made it so very easy to kill someone. He wasn't against the idea of better weapons to protect their soldiers with, it was the principals that some of the others were up taking. That war was a better chose that going on the offensive would be the best move in their current situation, to abandon their long tradition of merely protecting their lands.
Only a handful of people in the group that governed their lands understood his point of view and only his most trusted friend spoke with him in assembly. Ace was always by his side, he could count on Ace. He knew he could, the man had been with him when they were both mere newly minted soldiers waiting for their first taste of real battle. They had fought together, beating back the Jin and the Southern Han side by side. Protecting each other and helping each other. Ace understood where Luffy was coming from, he understood the feeling that Luffy got in the pit of his stomach when he thought about being the invaders. They had gone through hell, watching comrades die in front of them, seeing families torn apart by the wars, and witnessed whole villages being destroyed by the raiders. And Ace understood that Luffy didn't want to be those people, the people that innocents cursed, that mothers feared for their sons from, and children were taught to hate. Ace understood and for that Luffy was grateful.
Early Modern Period: Mughal Empire (India)
The quiet gasp of a man taking his last breath, the drip drop of blood leaking from a body onto the floor, and the tense silence of the night. Lavish white stone walls reflect the light of the ever watching moon, illuminating the now dead Emperor with a slit throat. The rebels had come, killed, and were now going to disappear. A cycle that had been the norm for several years ever since the fight for power had upset the rulers of the Empire. Different factions calling for their head to lead, all the while the common people got sick of their own dying for the nobles selfish power struggle, thus the rebellion was born. Invaders ran unchecked by the armies as they were to busy with their owners fights and squabbles. And so the rebellion was born, made to eliminate possible candidates that would take the reins of their Empire and run it into the ground; they weeded out the contenders that looked to fatten their own pockets. Leaving only the few who would stay true to the people alive.
It was dirty work, sinful work, work that would condemn those who participated to hell; none the less even with these facts and beliefs known people still committed the acts that would have them burn in damnation for all eternity. The people that were in the rebellion were numerous, the ones that actually killed few. But two of the very best, two of the few capable of taking another's life no matter the cost were Ace and Luffy. Riffraff whose parents were killed by feuding forces when they were of the ages six and nine, they lived on the streets for two years before being found and adopted by a kind man named Shanks who took care of them for four years before he as executed for going against the current Emperor of Delhi where they lived. After Shanks death the tow were tossed out into the streets once more where they joined the rebellion with the thought of injustice and revenge in mind.
Ace was immediately allowed into the fighting force after he showed his talent in the art of fighting (Shanks had been teaching Ace and Luffy while they lived with him) while Luffy had to slowly climb the ladder of rank for three years before he was allowed to join his brother on his current assignment; the assassination of unworthy rulers. So Ace an Luffy were trusted with the task to kill the ones that the citizens found unfit to guide them, they had been doing this duty for two years and had yet to be caught. And for that they both gave thanks for, for their predecessors had all been caught and killed after three assassinations and they had gone for two years killing dozens. Each night before they left they would pray and each moening when they returned would they repent. They prayed for luck and the grace of the gods and they repented for taking another's life.
But one night they forgot to pray and they missed their target accidently killing an innocent passerby. They were able to escape still but were devastated by what they had done, they were so shocked by this new sin they ad committed that they forgot to repent.
And that was their down fall, for on the night of their next job the gods did not heed their prayers and they were caught and sentenced to death for treason. Many came to view their execution for they had become legends, they had gone for tow years and killed a multitude of nobles. And when the blades of steel came rushing down towards them they merely calmly stated, " Jangan pernah kembali, berjuan untuk hidup Anda. (Never back down, fight for your life.)"
One Piece Universe: Marineford (Grand Line)
Shocked silence drifted through the stunned battlefield, Monkey D. Luffy had just used the 'King's Disposition' a rare Haki found only in one out of hundreds to stop the descent of the shimmering blade that was about to take his older brother Portgas D Ace's life. The pause was broken by the same Monkey D. Luffy when he kept running towards his brother ignoring the astounded spectators, "I'm coming to save you Ace!" And just like that the silence was broken.
Portgas D. Ace watched as his little brother made his way to him, this wasn't right. Ace was the older brother and he was supposed to take care of Luffy not the other way around, he had promised Sabo to keep luffy alive and here the rubber idiot was risking his life to save him. And as he watched his little brother punch their grandfather, as he was reunited with Luffy and set free, as he acted on instinct to protect Luffy from Akainu's attack memories rushed and bombarded him. Lazy summer night spent star gazing, long days filled with training, and those special moments where Ace felt that everything was right with the world.
As he was burned and scorched by the magma Ace saw his little brother, he was safe. He'd fulfilled his promise to Sabo and had kept Luffy alive as long as he could. With his last glimpse of his baby brother Ace started to slip away but not before seeing the look of panic, disbelief, and soul crushing sadness in Luffy's eyes. And as he saw Luffy being dragged away Ace couldn't help but think to himself and what he thought made him smile and so as he died, he died with no remorse.
Don't worry Luffy, we'll meet again in the next life. We'll always be together.
