Plans for Invasion and Cleansing
The next chapter is here. It reveals quite a lot. Review and tell me what you think. And please read the notes at the end because it clarifies things that might be confusing.
"The time is near," said Dragon.
"Time for what father?," asked Luffy.
"Time for what? Isn't obvious. Time to invade Mariejois." Replied Dragon.
"Already father?" asked a perplexed Luffy.
"Why yes Luffy." Confirmed Dragon.
"Truth be told, I wasn't expecting to have the invasion of Mariejois this soon. In fact, the invasion wasn't supposed to take place for several more years but you joining certainly speed things up," explained Dragon.
"I am very selective when it comes to choosing members to be part of the Knights of D. Each must have great power, be a D, have all three types of haki and have awakened the power of D. Each of these requires luck as you should know." Continued Dragon.
"It's really tough finding people who meet each of these. And even if they do, they need to have the most important thing. And I believe you know what that is." Said Dragon.
"Be loyal to you, your army and your cause," answered Luffy immediately knowing that this was the most important aspect. Not just for the Knights of D but for all members of the revolutionary army.
"I wasn't expecting to find another candidate to become a member of the Knights of D so soon. And I certainly wasn't expecting it to be you of all people on this world. I was at Lougetown to see if there was a possibility but I could immediately tell that would never happen." Said Dragon.
"So to think that you would join my army of your own free will. Even now it still surprises me. And you already met quite a few of the requirements to be a member of the Knights of D. And I fully believed that you would be able to awaken the Power of D since you are my son. And despite being here for only a short time, your loyalty was certainly with me." Continued Dragon.
"But even if you were the perfect candidate to become a Knight, I still did not expect you to become a member so quickly. It takes years to master the Power of D. You achieved it in just a few weeks. That is the fastest of any D in history, including myself and Roger. Not only that, I thought it would take years for you to become loyal enough to the army for the rank. Yet it took a few weeks. Truly I did not expect things to go so well." Finished Dragon.
"Thank you father. But it was thanks to your training as well as the battles with the other Knights that I was able to become this strong. Sure I was brought to the brink of death several times but in the end, it was worth it. I am know strong enough to serve you and help you crush the world government," answered Luffy.
"Well said Luffy. Spoken like a true Knight of D." replied Dragon to Luffy's speech.
"Anyway your joining occurred at the perfect time. You see this year is the world government's council of the Kings. Also known as Reverie." Said Dragon.
"Reverie what's that? I think I heard about it a few times back on Fishman Island but I can't remember what it is about." Asked Luffy.
"It's sort of a gathering of major figures of the world government. It takes place every four years. Important people from all over the world would be gathering there. Kings, princess, princesses, politicians and other high ranking people from different islands, cities and kingdoms would be present to discuss world affairs. We are going to invade during this year's Reverie" explained Sabo just entering and joining the conversation.
"Welcome Sabo, glad you could make it." Said Dragon to the most powerful member of the Knights of D.
"Greetings Lord Dragon, Luffy-sama," greeted Sabo politely in his usual monotone aloof voice.
"You too Sabo," greeted Luffy back.
"Well as I was saying. Many high ranking officials would be there. The Gorosei and the Tenryuubito should be there as well." Further explained Sabo.
"Those heartless bastards. The ones who ordered the destruction of Robin's homeland and made her life hell. And those stuck up bastard Tenryuubito. If they are going to be there, I want to be there as well to kill them all." Said Luffy in an angered voice with haki beginning to leak out.
Of course both Dragon and Sabo were not even fazed by Luffy's haki as both are powerful experienced warriors of D so neither were intimidated the slightest.
"Furthermore with so many high officials present, it's only natural that they would have high protection. Because of that many vice admirals would be there as well. Also Admiral Kizaru, Fleet Admiral Akainu and World Government Commander in Chief Kong would be there as well."explained Sabo.
"Akainu that bastard who killed Ace. He is the one I want to kill the most. Hey dad, Sabo, during the invasion, I want to be the one to kill Akainu." Said Luffy in a deeply angry and hateful voice while clutching his chest from feeling his scare throb at the mention of Akainu's name and the prospect of killing him. At the same time, hateful haki was coming from him.
"We can't make any promises. Akainu is the fleet admiral for a reason. He earned that position by battling an admiral class enemy for 10 days straight. And since Aokiji was an admiral at the time, he had great mastery over haki which made it even harder for Akainu to defeat. Whoever faces Akainu during the invasion will have to go all out and fight with the intention of killing him,"explained Sabo.
"The Shichibukai are also given invitations to come and serve as bodyguards but it is optional and usually all of them except Kuma ignore it," said Sabo.
"Kuma," thought Luffy.
"What is it?" asked Dragon.
"Well Kuma did save us back at Sabody Archipelago. So I wanted to thank him for saving me and my crew." Said Luffy in a soft voice.
Dragon and Sabo both had their eyes shadowed.
"I see. Well that makes sense. But it wouldn't make that much of a difference. Kuma is a full Pacifista, a complete human weapon. He no longer has any free will of his own. You would have trouble thanking him because of that," said Dragon in a soft voice.
"But I still wanted to thank him." Said Luffy.
Both Dragon and Sabo were silent for a moment.
"Very well. But only if you see him first. It is all out war so the Knights would not be holding back," said Dragon with a regretful tone.
Luffy himself had his eyes downcast.
"However." Said Dragon suddenly
At this Luffy quickly perked up.
"I would have the Knights try to avoid Kuma to give you the opportunity. Sabo can you handle that?" asked Dragon to the leader of the Knights of D.
"It shall be done Lord Dragon," answered Sabo in a respectful tone.
"One more thing father," asked Luffy.
Luffy then paused for the next question because it was one he needed to know.
"Will Alabasta and Ryuuga Kingdom be there?" Luffy asked the question.
Both Sabo and Dragon narrowed their eyes and had serious looks on each of their faces. It was known that Luffy defeated Crocodile and saved Alabasta Kingdom and became good friends with princess Vivi in the process. Also it was known that Luffy defeated Hody Jones saving Ryuuga Kingdom and also became good friends with princess Shirahoshi, the current reincarnation of the ancient weapon Poseidon. Simply asking about those two showed that Luffy still held deep loyalty to his nakama despite swearing allegiance to the revolutionary army. Of course it was a curious question and they needed Luffy so they decided to answer.
"Yes, both Alabasta Kingdom and Ryuuga Kingdom received invitations to attend this year's Reverie. So it is likely that king Nefatari Cobra and princess Vivi both of Alabasta along with King Neptune and princess Shirahoshi of Ryuuga Kingdom would be present." Answered Sabo with his eyes narrowed and keeping a sharp eye on Luffy.
"Vivi, Shirahoshi," thougth Luffy who began to reminisce on the memories he had with the two.
"I see," said Luffy finally after a few moments.
"Also Luffy one more thing. We still have time before the invasion of Mariejois so I have a special mission for you." Said Dragon.
"What is it?" asked Luffy.
"I want you to kill Big Mam." Dragon stated.
"Big Mam you mean the emperor of the sea."
"That is correct. I believe that after you saved Fishman Island that you would have some issues with her. So I figured it would be best to send you" Dragon said.
Luffy then remembered the events of Fishman Island and how Big Mam was willing to destroy it because of some candy. She was willing to kill Shirahoshi, Hachi, Camie, Pappug, Neptune, the Neptune princes and all the people because of some candy. He then remembered how he declared war on her and how he'll beat her in the New World and make Fishman Island his territory. Of course the way he is now, he obviously can't make Fishman Island his territory but he can still protect the people of Fishman Island by killing Big Mam.
"I'll do it father," said Luffy with steel and finality in his voice.
"Very well, you are expected to leave immediately." Said Dragon.
"Of course you are needed for the invasion of Mariejois so you'll need to finish Big Mam, be back here and completely healed for the invasion. So you have a fairly narrow time frame to work with. Can you handle it?" asked Dragon.
"Yes" answered Luffy with an affirmative nod of his head.
"We still have quite a bit of time before Reverie actually takes place. During that time, a few loose ends are needed to be tied up. One of which is the execution of Big Mam." Said Dragon.
"Like what?" asked Luffy.
"Just some loose ends, nothing for you to worry about." Replied Dragon.
"Well for now, you focus on your mission. Go!" ordered Dragon.
"Okay" said Luffy as he left.
When Luffy was gone, Sabo and Dragon continued to converse.
"Despite being very loyal to the army, he still clearly is attached to his nakama." said Sabo voicing his concerns.
"Well that is true. But in the end, his loyalty to us exceeds his loyalty to his nakama." rebuked a confident Dragon.
"Still, he clearly cares for them. That might be a problem," said Sabo.
"That's true. But I don't think it would become that big of a problem unless we actually harm them. As long as we are not responsible for them getting hurt, he should remain loyal to us." said Dragon.
"And if it comes down to one of us harming his nakama" asked Sabo voicing the million dollar question.
Dragon was silent for a moment.
"I suppose we would have to do what needs to be done. We are so close to conquering the world government. We cannot have anything stopping us right now." Said Dragon.
"However if we do harm them, we must make sure at all costs that Luffy does not find out about it," said Dragon.
"Of course we'll try as much as possible not to harm," finished Dragon.
"Very well my lord," said Sabo in a respectful tone of voice.
"Anyway its time for the cleansing to begin." Said Dragon.
"I see," said Sabo.
"There are clearly a few revolutionaries in the army who would not approve of an assault on Mariejois and would try to stop us. They would have to be killed." Said Dragon.
"Ivankov is one of them. That freak would be more interested in protecting the subordinates than achieving our objective. He too would have to be disposed off." Said Dragon.
"What about Luffy?" asked Sabo.
"During his break into Impel Down, Ivankov was a major ally of his. If he dies, Luffy would surely not react well," said Sabo.
"We'll make sure he doesn't find out. Tell him that the world government found out where he was and sent a force to kill him. His newkama friends were also killed trying to protect him."
"Notify Monroe of the Knights of D. Have him kill Ivankov and the rest of those idiots on that newkama country." Said Dragon.
"As you wish my lord." Said Sabo in his usual respectful voice when speaking with Dragon.
"Also Red Hair Shanks and Kaido would have to be disposed off. Both are threats to us ruling the world. Even if we destroy the world government, both would still oppose us. During the war of the best Kaido tried to attack Whitebeard to seize power. Red Hair was able to intercept and stop him. He might try to use the destruction of the world government to seize power. He would have to be killed," said Dragon.
"And Shanks is even more dangerous to our cause. Shanks is one of Roger's former nakama. As a result he knows all about the power of D. Also he witnessed my battle with Roger meaning he knows of my abilities. Having seen Roger fight with the power of D many times, he knows all about it, including how to counter it. Likewise he knows of my devil fruit powers so he'll know how to fight me. He too knows the true history and the location of Uranus. Furthermore Shanks was Roger's student making him my enemy as well. He is currently one of my most dangerous enemies and he would definitely oppose me so he would have to be taken out." Stated Dragon as a matter of fact.
"Shall I take him out my lord?" asked Sabo.
"No I have a better idea. I'll have Teach kill him instead. There is clearly history between Shanks and Teach and I know that right now Teach is strong enough to kill him," said Dragon.
"You plan to have Teach kill Shanks in order to avoid Luffy suspecting that we would be responsible for Red Hair's death correct," said Sabo seeing what Dragon was planning.
"That is correct. Luffy already has bad history with Teach over his capture of Ace. He would certainly believe that Teach or Blackbeard would do something like kill Shanks. "said Dragon.
"And Luffy would believe that Blackbeard did it to get one step closer to becoming pirate king or something similar, not because you ordered it,"said Sabo.
"That is correct. Teach was chosen to kill Shanks not only because of his history with Shanks, but because Luffy would never question as to why he did it, nor would he suspect us. As a result he would never find out." Said Dragon
"It certainly would be disastrous if Luffy found it," said Sabo.
"Indeed it would," said Dragon.
"Not to mention, Luffy would be able to channel his rage at Shank's death along with Ivankov's during the invasion of Mariejois"
"As for Kaido, well you could handle him," said Dragon.
"Yes my lord." said Sabo.
"I'll order the rest of the Knights of D to be prepared to purge the revolutionary army of its traitors or those who would not support our cause. In the mean time you are ordered to kill Kaido of the Four Emperors," said Dragon.
"Very well lord Dragon" answered Sabo.
Dragon then got off his throne with his cloak flowing.
"Let the cleansing begin," said Dragon.
Another bombshell chapter. Well as usual some notes and explanations.
First on Teach killing Shanks. I know a lot of you wanted to have Luffy kill Shank because you are interested in the meeting between Luffy and Shanks and how it would turn out. But Luffy is still loyal to his nakama and still loyal to Shanks, despite him being very loyal to Dragon. He just wouldn't be able to bring himself to kill Shanks. If Dragon ordered Luffy to kill Shanks, then Luffy might become enraged that his father ordered him to kill his friend and idol and he would leave the army. Dragon doesn't want to take that chance. So instead, Blackbeard would do it. Luffy would easily believe that Blackbeard would kill Shanks just for power and instead want to kill him not knowing he did it under orders of his father Dragon.
Shanks is dangerous to Dragon. Since Shanks is a former crewmate of Roger, Shanks knows about the power of D. He has seen Roger use the power of D many times so he knows a lot about it. So it is likely that he would know how to counter it. Also he has seen Dragon fight a big battle with Roger so he knows about Dragon's devil fruit powers. So he knows about both of Dragon's sources of power, the devil fruit and the power of D. So he'll know how to fight and ultimately kill him. Shanks also knows the true history if you recall the Straw Hat's conversation with Rayleigh at Sabody Archipelago and the location of the ancient weapon Uranus. Also because Shanks was close to Roger he would never support the army, in fact like his ex captain, he would oppose Dragon. So Dragon needs Shanks dead. He can't get Luffy to do it since Luffy holds him in high regard and doing that might make Luffy leave the army. So Blackbeard would do it instead. They have history so he's perfect.
The fight between Roger and Dragon. I did say that there was an epic battle between Dragon and Roger. I wouldn't reveal much but I would say that it was different that Garp's battle with Roger. Roger saw Garp as a rival and friend. Dragon on the other hand I would tell you is by far Roger's strongest and greatest enemy. They do look about the same age, both are extraordinarily powerful and as seen so far in this story have almost opposite personalities. Roger is carefree like Luffy was and Dragon cold and manipulative. Roger vs Garp would be Pirate vs Marine. Roger vs Dragon on the other hand would be good vs evil. I'll reveal the nature of this colossal battle later.
Reverie. Well I did hear in the Fishman Island Arc that Reverie is supposed to take place this year. So I figured it would be the perfect time to invade the Holy Land. More importantly Vivi and Shirahoshi would be there. This would set up the fateful meeting between two of Luffy's girls, Vivi and Shirahoshi. Also the fact that many big people would be there would allow the revolutionary army to showcase there terrifying power. Not to mention all the important people are in one location so it is the perfect chance to kill a good chunk of their enemies.
About the high security at Reverie. I just made that up. I figured for a big event like Reverie where so many important people are gathering, naturally they would have beefed up security. So I believe that quite a few vice admirals, Kizaru, the fleet admiral Akainu and Commander in Chief Kong along with the Gorosei would be there all at once. So basically this would be the best opportunity to take out the world government.
Kill the Emperors first. The emperors are a threat to the revolutionary army, each for their own reasons. Big Mam and Kaido might use this to seize more power and Shanks will always be an enemy to Dragon. So they have to be taken out. Also the emperors death would make the Reverie more important since the death of three emperors would cause the world government to panic and bring everyone together at Reverie to try and tackle the situation.
About Luffy seeming a bit softer and OC. Well he had to be OC for the story to work. So sorry about that. And if the timeskip was too long, it would mean Reverie has already past and the Straw Hats would become too strong if the timeskip was too long. Also I didn't want him to appear heartless or too cold. I wanted him to still care for everyone. I just don't see how he could have a harem if he is completely cold blooded.
Luffy mastering the Power of D in a few weeks. Well Luffy basically created Gear Second right after seeing CP9 perform Soru. And the time skip between that and invading Ennies Lobby was just a few hours. So in a few hours, Luffy basically invented Gear Second on the spot. Not to mention that Rayleigh said that two years would not be enough for anyone to master just one type of haki. Luffy on the other hand in a year and a half mastered all three. Let's face it. Luffy grows extremely fast.
Dragon finding it tough to find another Knight of D. Well the requirements are you must be extremely strong, have all three types of haki, be a D and awaken the power of D. Each requires luck so to have all four is just hard. Truth be told, Dragon wasn't expecting to find another Knight in years. But he did not expect Luffy to join the army.
The invasion taking place so soon. Well if I had to wait for reverie in another four years all the Straw Hats would be too strong for the Knights. Also Dragon stated that it took years to master the power of D. Dragon wasn't going to invade until Luffy was ready. Luffy was ready in just a month. And it was close to Reverie, in other words, Luffy was ready at the perfect time.
I know a lot of you wanna see more Straw Hats. But this is a war so I'll need to move between the Straw Hats and the Knights. Don't worry the Straw Hats will get their time. Sanji will definitely react to the death of Ivankov and the newkama. Ussop would react to the death of Shanks thinking his father might have died too. Also the Straw Hats should know that Vivi and Shirahoshi would be at Reverie so naturally they would be interested. They will be concerned that Vivi or Shirahoshi were hurt.
Dragon is evil. He now orders the killing of his own men. Trust me, the story would reveal even more evil things about him. He is the main bad guy and the strongest. His devil fruit is the storm storm fruit.
Storm Storm fruit: Ability to create and control storms and storm elements at will. Wind, clouds, rain, thunder, lightening, tornadoes, snow and hail, they all answer to him. It is a paramecia type and probably the most overpowered in this story. I'll reveal more later.
Luffy killing Big Mam. Well Luffy did declare war on Big Mam. This way he is still kinda helping his crew. It will also make things more interesting during his inevitable confrontation with Shirahoshi.
Finally a review wanted to know if I was adding Margaret and Makino. Margaret maybe, Makino no. Makino seems to already have a child judging from a cover. Also I want the harem to consists of girls that were really helped or saved by Luffy. Nami was saved from Arlong, Vivi's kingdom was saved, Robin was freed from the world government, Shirahoshi was freed from Vander Decken and her kingdom saved and Hancock while was not really saved by Luffy is in love with him. These women would take Luffy's dark side much worse than others who do not know him so well. Margaret while close to him was never saved by him and never seemed to have feelings of love for him. Though she did have an obsession with his testicles. So Makino definitely no, Margaret maybe. You decide.
As for that everyone tell me if you want Margaret in the harem. If I get enough yes's them she's in.
And review please. Gives me more motivation.