The next chapter is out. This chapter has a lot of revelations, probably the most in the fic. So there would be a lot of notes after it. It is highly recommended that you read the notes to better understand this chapter.
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Elder Stars Fade and New World Order
Dragon was walking down the ruins of one of the streets of Mariejois. The city was in ruins, many members of both the world government and the marines were dead. The bodies of the tyrannical world nobles could be seen frequently around the ruins of the once majestic Holy City. Now the most formidable fighters in the entire world government were no more. The powerful admiral Kizaru was defeated by his greatest subordinate Sabo, the leader of the marines, fleet admiral Akainu was defeated by his own flesh and blood. And behind him was the corpse of the world government commander in chief Kong. Also every single Vice Admiral that came to the defense of the Holy City was killed without a shred of mercy. All who opposed the Knights of D, all who stood their ground were now dead. There was no one left to oppose them. But before the overthrow of the world government could truly come to past, there were several more individuals that needed to be taken out. The heads of the world government, the 5 elder stars, the Gorosei.
Inside a building were none other than the five elder stars. As the leaders of the world government, they're job was to oversee the entire organization. They were not meant to fight unless absolutely necessary. They did their fighting in the past, to earn the positions that they were in. All of them were marine admirals in the past before their promotions to elder stars. To earn that position was the highest honor. It meant that the entire world government trusted you to lead them. It meant it saw you fit to oversee them, to watch them. Most importantly it meant that your service was high enough that you could control the world.
"This has truly been a terrible day," said Gorosei 1.
"Indeed it has been for we have suffered a terrible defeat. Mariejois has been lost. The world government has been conquered," said Gorosei 2.
"I cannot believe that such a thing has happened. It is unfathomable that we have been struck at directly," said Gorosei 3.
"The revolutionary army has attacked and has left the city in ruins. And we have lost many men during the invasion," said Gorosei 4.
"And worst of all. We have lost admiral Kizaru, fleet admiral Akainu and commander in chief Kong. Our three strongest fighters have all been defeated," said Gorosei 5.
"This is the worst case scenario. For an enemy to strike at the very heart of the world government," said Gorosei 4.
"And it has occurred at the worst possible time, during the Reverie event. Not only have we lost the Holy City but many important figures from around the world have witnessed our defeat at the hands of the revolutionary army," said Gorosei 2.
"Perhaps the reason Dragon and the revolutionary army attacked during this year's Reverie was specifically for the world to witness our defeat," said Gorosei 5.
"That would make sense. Defeating us would simply not be enough. He needs to do it in such a way that the world would see it," said Gorosei 1.
"Speaking of which what is the current situation. We know we have lost Kizaru, Akainu and Kong but what else has happened so far?" asked Gorosei 3.
"It is terrible. Every single vice admiral that has come to the defense of Mariejois has been slain. And we have lost many marines and world government officials. Many also have fled in fear," said Gorosei 4.
"Cowards. Abandoning their duties when they are needed most," said Gorosei 3.
"What happened to the world nobles? Have they been evacuated?" asked Gorosei 1.
"No, none of them made it out alive. Most of the world nobles have been killed by the invaders. Right now only one is alive," replied Gorosei 2.
"One you say, which one is it?" asked Gorosei 1.
"Her," was the only reply that came out of the Gorosei's mouth.
The other members of the Gorosei were silent for a moment. They knew the implications of her being the sole surviving world noble.
"I see, so that's what he's after," said Gorosei 1.
"She is the last member of the world nobles and last true descendant of the twenty kings," said Gorosei 3.
"Not only that she is different amongst the world nobles," said Gorosei 4.
"So you know," said a voice behind them.
The Gorosei turned to the direction of the voice and saw that it was none other than Dragon himself standing in the hallway.
"So you've come, Monkey D Dragon," said Gorosei 2.
Dragon looked at the old veteran members of the world government like a predator stalking its prey. Despite knowing that they lost and that fighting against him was futile, they were not the least bit scared or intimidated. They were all experienced veteran combatants. They faced against powerful foes in the past during their time in the marines and as a result were not scared of facing any kind of opponent regardless of their strength.
"It's been a while members of the 5 elder stars," said Dragon greeting them.
"I see that you've finally made your move and attacked us directly revolutionary leader Dragon," said Gorosei 1.
"We knew that you would attempt to invade the Holy City at some point, but we never anticipated that it would be so soon," said Gorosei 4.
"Furthermore we never anticipated that your subordinates would be so overwhelming strong that even the vice admirals and admirals cannot overcome them," said Gorosei 3.
"Are you really surprised by this? You didn't really think that my elite fighters would be weaklings did you," replied Dragon.
"No we didn't. We knew they'd by strong. But we didn't expect them to be this strong. From the reports we received, each of them have strength paralleling that of an admiral. Just one fighter with that kind of power is a threat to us. The fact that you have eleven of them means that you have far more military power than the whole world government," replied Gorosei 4.
"And we received more distressing news from those who encountered the invaders," said Gorosei 2.
"That being what the revolutionaries were calling themselves," said Gorosei 4.
"They were calling themselves the Knights of D," said Gorosei 3.
"I think you know where I'm going with this revolutionary leader Dragon," said Gorosei 4.
"The Ds are mostly threats to us. With the exception of those like former vice admirals Monkey D Garp and the giant Jaguar D Saul who was also a vice admiral, all of them are threats to us though Saul did oppose us in the end," said Gorosei 1.
"Having eleven powerful Ds on your side is a scary thought indeed. When we heard what the revolutionaries called themselves, we were beside ourselves with fear," said Gorosei 5.
"We even received a report that your son Monkey D Luffy is among them. And from what we heard, he is strong enough to kill fleet admiral Akainu," said Gorosei 2.
"The fact that eleven such fighters all obey you just speaks volumes about you, leader of the revolutionary army," said Gorosei 1.
"Ds are usually not ones to obey others. The fact that they choose to follow you means that you're quite a character. Also you must be an extraordinarily powerful being to keep them in line," said Gorosei 3.
"Tell me Dragon, why have you attacked us so soon? We thought that it wouldn't be years before you made a direct assault on Mariejois. So why?" asked Gorosei 5.
An amusing smile appeared on Dragon's face.
"Very well, seeing as you're all going to die anyway, I'll tell you," said Dragon.
"You were right, I wasn't going to attack the Holy City for at least 20 years, but something happened," said Dragon.
Dragon paused for emphasis before answering the question obviously going through their minds.
"And that is my son, Monkey D Luffy joining the army," said Dragon.
"You see I have many soldiers under my command, ranging from regular foot soldiers to powerful commanders. However the majority of the revolutionary army's power is concentrated in the hands of the Knights of D. So even when the army's might and power steadily increased over the years, it was still not by much," said Dragon.
"But that changed when Luffy joined. You see as a D and my son, I knew that he would be able to awaken our sublime power. So when he joined, I trained him to awaken and harness his latent powers. Then when he became a Knight of D, the power of the revolutionary army increased substantially, to the point that I was confident enough that I could make a direct assault on Mariejois," said Dragon.
"You see the reason that I did not plan to attack for a long time was because I thought it would take several years to obtain enough military power equivalent to a Knight. I honestly was not expecting to gain another Knight at all since to awaken the power is an extreme rarity. So I focused instead on gaining enough followers and influence," said Dragon.
"I was going to wait a while to attack, but when Luffy joined and awakened his powers, there was no need to wait. In the end, all I had to do was wait for Reverie to attack," said Dragon.
"And Reverie would be the perfect time to strike, as this highly publicized event would make the invasion known worldwide. Many high ranking people from all over the world would witness first hand the fall of the world government along with the might of the revolutionary army," said Gorosei 5.
"Exactly," replied Dragon.
"But didn't you say that you were not expecting to gain another Knight. Yet you got Luffy. You sound as if you weren't expecting him to join at all," noted Gorosei 4.
"I honestly thought he was not going to join no matter what I do which is why I never focused on recruiting him and instead focused on strengthening the army. But in the end he joined of his own free will," said Dragon.
Then he looked at the Gorosei with a sinister grin.
"It's partially thanks to you that he joined the army," said Dragon.
"What do you mean?" asked Gorosei 5.
"Oh please. Do I really have to tell you? What did you think was going to happen when his brother Ace died during the War of the Best," said Dragon.
"I see," replied Gorosei 5.
"In fact, many of the Knights in some way or the other joined because of your actions. So in fact you helped me recruit them," said Dragon.
Looking at the five members of the Gorosei condescendingly he couldn't help but say.
"It's ironic really. That you helped me gain the same Knights who would later overthrow you," Dragon stated condescendingly.
"One more question. What is your reason personally for starting the whole revolutionary movement?" asked Gorosei 3.
The smile left Dragon's face for the first time since the invasion.
"I know the true history," stated Dragon seriously.
"What?" was the shocked reply from Gorosei 3.
Likewise the rest of the Gorosei also paled. If there was one thing they were scared of, it was the true history being revealed to the world.
"What did you just say?" Gorose 4 stuttered out.
"Surprised, you shouldn't be. After all, the poneglyphs are written in the language of my ancestors. So naturally anyone who awakens the ancient bloodline can read it," said Dragon.
"I know the true history of this world. How the world the D were originally the rulers of the world and how the twenty kings forged an alliance to successfully overthrew the Ancient Kingdom of Imperion, the kingdom of the Ds. How they stole the world from D and persecuted them for years," stated Dragon.
The Gorosei were silent as they listened to Dragon recite the true history.
"That's right, I am also fully aware of the one hundred year genocide of the D which took place shortly after the destruction of Imperion," said Dragon.
The Gorosei remained silent as Dragon finished.
"So that's what this is about. Revenge for something that happened over a thousand years ago," said Gorosei 4.
"Oh it's more than just that. You see I intend to make the bearers of D the rulers of the world. Just like it was a thousand years ago. The way it should be," said Dragon.
"That is why my subordinates the Knights of D are all bearers of D. Because they are destined to be the rulers of this world," said Dragon.
"Do you know why I called my elite warriors the Knights of D? It is because that was the name of the most powerful fighters of Imperion. My ancestor Darcia was king of the ancient kingdom. And he formed the order of the Knights of D to protect Imperion and destroy anyone that threatened to harm it," said Dragon.
"So you intend resurrect Imperion and make yourself it's king. And you've resurrected the Knights of D to ensure that it happens," said Gorosei 5.
"Well you could say that. But of course I need to get rid of the world government before that could happen," said Dragon.
"Now I think it's time I kill you all," said Dragon.
The Gorosei instantly was on guard ready to fight for their lives to defeat the man or god who was standing before them.
"Oh there's one more thing that you might want to know," said Dragon.
"What is it?" asked Gorosei 3.
"I have two of the ancient weapons under my control," said Dragon.
"What did you just say?" said Gorosei 4 in shock.
"You have two of the ancient weapons," said Gorosei 5 also in shock.
The rest of the Gorosei were also equally shocked.
"Again you shouldn't be surprised. I can read the poneglyphs thanks to my power and the location of the ancient weapons are on the poneglyphs," said Dragon enjoying the looks of surprise on the faces of the five elder stars.
"The colossal battleship Pluton. A ship so powerful that it could destroy entire countries. The mermaid princess Poeisdon. A mermaid with the ability to control sea kings. Finally Uranus, a sea king so powerful that it brings destruction to all," said Dragon.
"I have Uranus already under my control, and I know where the other two are. So I could collect the other two whenever I want,"
All members of the Gorosei paled realizing that Dragon basically had all three ancient weapons in his control.
"I don't get it, if you had the ancient weapons under your control, why did you not unleash them onto Mariejois? Why use this round about method of building up and an entire army?" asked Gorosei 2.
"Well it's actually very simple. I wanted to use the army because the D would be taking back what is rightfully theirs using their own power, not the power of weapons of mass destruction." said Dragon.
"Your own power. The power of your elite revolutionaries. And the power of the ancient weapons. You have everything needed to rule the world," said Gorosei 1.
"No not quite," said Dragon.
"What do you mean Dragon?" asked Gorosei 3.
"While I have more than enough military might to crush the world government, it would take more than that to solidify my rule," said Dragon.
"There is one other thing I need. And I think you know what I'm talking about," said Dragon.
The Gorosei where silent but had knowing looks.
"I need her," said Dragon.
"So that's what you're after," said Gorosei 2.
"Saint Cassandra, the world noble that you violated all those years ago when you infiltrated Mariejois," said Gorosei 1.
"And the mother of your child, Monkey D Luffy," said Gorosei 4.
"In fact I'm sure that what you say about not having enough military power to attack before Luffy joining wasn't true at all. With so many powerful subordinates you would have still conquered Mariejois especially since you have the ancient weapons under control," said Gorosei 3.
"The reason you didn't attack was solely because Luffy wasn't in your army. As your son and the son of Saint Cassandra, Luffy represents a union of the bloodlines. The blood of the D and the blood of the Tenryuubito both flow through his veins. He is the heir to both Imperion and Mariejois. That means having him under your control gives you control over both superpowers," said Gorosei 2.
"Even if you attacked early on, it would take years before you had full control over the world. But because Luffy is the true heir to both kingdoms, the world falls on his shoulders. Having him significantly speeds up the transition process of the power shift from the world government to you," said Gorosei 3.
"In fact I believe the incident 19 years ago was specifically for this moment. You infiltrated Mariejois and raped the world noble Saint Cassandra specifically so that the child she would conceive would merge the bloodlines and hence by right inherit the power of both kingdoms. Then you would use him as a puppet ruler after successfully overthrowing the world government," said Gorosei 1.
Dragon was silent for a moment before smiling.
"Well I have to admit I'm certainly impressed. As expected of the 5 elder stars," said Dragon.
"We would have bought what you said about not having enough military power until Luffy joined. It was plausible before you mentioned needing Cassandra. You wouldn't need Cassandra if the issue was purely military strength," said Gorosei 5.
"That was Luffy's purpose in life. To help me make the D the true rulers of this world. However Cassandra gave Luffy to Garp who in turn took him to Goa Kingdom. I would have taken him into the army when he was a child however my father Garp kept an extremely close watch on him so I couldn't get to him. If anything happened to him, he would know it was me," said Dragon.
"And when he left to become a pirate, he was too committed to his nakama for him to join my cause so I pretty much gave up on it and instead focused on strengthening my army. However when he joined I reinitiated that plan," said Dragon.
The Gorosei where silent as they processed what Dragon said.
"You truly are an evil individual. Raping an innocent woman just for power. In fact you see your own son as a tool to achieve your dark ambitions," said Gorosei 2.
"I would hardly call any of you saints either. After all you were the ones who destroyed my kingdom and persecuted my people for years. And protect the world nobles who take slaves and treat all others like garbage. I'm doing this world a favor by getting rid of all of you," said Dragon.
"I'm guessing you're going to take Cassandra hostage and use her as leverage to get Luffy to fulfill your ambitions," said Gorosei 2.
"Again I'm impressed. While Luffy is very loyal to me, I sense that there is still great loyalty to his friends and as a result might betray me. I'll need her to ensure that doesn't happen," said Dragon.
"Now I believe I've done enough talking with all of you. It's time I got rid of you all. After all not only are you the last obstacle to overcome before overthrowing the world government but the fact that you're aware of Luffy's heritage means that I can't let any of you leave here alive," said Dragon.
"You will not get away with this Dragon. There will always be someone out there who will overthrow you. You will not succeed Dragon," said Gorosei 4.
"The words of a dying old man. How boring. Now last time where are you hiding Cassandra?" said Dragon.
"We'll die before we tell you," said Gorosei 2.
"That's fine. I'll find her anyway," said Dragon.
"Now time for you all to die," said Dragon as wind began to pick up around him.
Dragon walked away from the corpses of the Gorosei. The buildings and the surrounding environment were completely destroyed from Dragon's battle with five elder stars. But in the end he was uninjured since he was the strongest being in the world and the Gorosei despite being former marine admirals were aged and old.
"Lord Dragon," stated Sabo.
"Sabo," replied Dragon.
"I sensed that five powerful fighters' haki just disappeared. I take it those were the Gorosei's," said Sabo.
"They were. They were quite formidable as expected of the 5 elder stars but in the end, even they cannot match the power of D," replied Dragon.
"I see," said Sabo.
"Speaking of which, what are the other Knights doing?" asked Dragon.
"They are currently finishing up. The majority of the marines and world government officials have been killed. All vice admirals who participated in the defense of Mariejois are dead. All world nobles are also dead," said Sabo.
"And what about Luffy?" asked Dragon.
"He was victorious in his battle with Akainu. However right now he is heavily wounded," replied Sabo.
"I see. Has the rest of the army arrived?" asked Dragon.
"They have. They are currently at Navy HQ and G1 right now awaiting your orders," replied Sabo.
"Tell them to enter Mariejois and finish up the remainder of the enemies forces. Also have then send a medical team here to take care of Luffy's injuries. We'll wait for him to recover for us to make our announcement," ordered Dragon.
"It will be done," replied Sabo.
The rest of the revolutionaries stormed Mariejois with ease. Because the majority of the strongest enemies were killed by the Knights there was not much opposition left. The remaining marines and world government officials were small fry seeing as the high ranking and powerful marines were slain by the Knights. So it was basically just clean up duty for the army masses. The masses of the revolutionaries stormed the Holy City killing the remaining members of the world government. It was an absolute massacre. Nothing was left alive. A medical team also took Luffy away to tend to the injuries he sustained in his battle with Akainu.
A few days later Luffy was healing rapidly. Despite not being at one hundred percent, he was still healed enough to move freely. The revolutionary army meanwhile took the opportunity to confiscate all the resources that Mariejois had in its possession. This was mostly money, gold and treasure which could be used to further fund the army. In addition all slaves were freed and released with the exception of pirates slaves as the revolutionaries had special plans for them. Since most of the strongest marines where dead, they were able to enter G1 and Marine Headquarters unhindered and confiscate all resources in their arsenal. Unlike Marijois, G1 and Marine Headquarters had items even more useful that Mariejois. While Mariejois was mostly money and funds, G1 and Marine Headquarters had maps and sea charts. They also had weapons and best of all the battleships. These battleships included the giant Buster Call ones.
"It is time to reveal our victory to the world," said Dragon.
"Turn on the video den den mushi," said Dragon.
"Yes my lord," replied a revolutionary.
The revolutionary turned the video den den muchi towards Dragon. Dragon's face was now visible on the monitors of Sabody Archipelago.
"What's that?" asked a citizen.
"Why is the monitor's on?" asked another.
Meanwhile another citizen who was a reporter was shivering when he saw the man's face on the monitor.
"Hey he something wrong?" asked a citizen next to the reporter.
"Th – th –that man is," said the reporter.
There as a few seconds of pause.
"Dr – Dr – Dragon the revolutionary," the reporter managed to stutter out.
"W – What did you just say," asked someone next to the reporter.
The said person then turned to look at the monitor.
"Greetings people of the world. I am Monkey D Dragon, leader of the revolutionary army. I am here to make an announcement to all of you," said Dragon.
The people on Sabody Archipelago were silent as they listened to the powerful revolutionary leader. A sinister grin appeard on his face.
"The revolutionary army has successfully overthrown the world government," said Dragon.
There was silence all around. The reporter among the people watching the announcement dropped his notepad in shock. He was not the only one as everyone was in shock over what they just heard.
"The revolutionary army has overthrown the world government," said a citizen.
"That can't be," sad another.
"Myself and my most powerful subordinates attacked the Holy City of Mariejois were we successfully killed all high ranking members of the world government," said Dragon.
The monitor then showed the Knights of D standing besides Dragon with Luffy to his left and Sabo on his right.
"That is Straw Hat Luffy," said a citizen recognizing the world famous pirate turned revolutionary.
"Why he is in the revolutionary army?" asked another citizen.
"He is the son of Dragon, so it does make sense," said another citizen.
"All high ranking members of the world government have been slain. That includes, admiral Kizaru, fleet admiral Akainu, world government commander in chief Kong, the five members of the Gorosei, the vice admirals along with every single marine who came to the defense of the Holy City. All members of the Tenryuubito have also been killed," said Dragon.
"That can't be," said a citizen.
"He must be bluffing. I mean they were the strongest in the entire world government. They couldn't have been killed," said another citizen.
"But why would he do that?" said another.
"Heck how would I know," replied the one who mentioned Dragon bluffing.
The people continued to observe Dragon's announcement.
The monitor then showed Mariejois in ruins. Destruction was present everywhere. Buildings were badly damaged and even destroyed, there were corpses everywhere and there were even a few cases of gigantic plants, diamond like structures and even buildings and people encased in hardened blood. Most prevalent were corpses everywhere.
"How terrible," said a citizen.
"I can't believe it," said another citizen.
"Look at all that destruction," said another.
"The world government was originally the rulers of this world. From now on, the revolutionaries are the new rulers of this world. You know longer answer to them, you answer to us," said Dragon.
"What will happen to us now?" said another citizen on Sabody Archipelago.
"Right now there are several individuals and factions that would undoubtedly oppose us. They will all be eliminated. Furthermore anyone who shows support to the previous world government will be treated as enemies to the army," stated Dragon.
Wind began picking up around Dragon and the Knights, their cloaks blowing in their wind.
"The revolutionary army is now the new world government," said Dragon with finality.
A lot of revelations have been revealed in this chapter. I'm going to try and clarify them in the notes. It is recommended that you read.
Now that the invasion is over, the Straw Hats are going to be the main stars from now on.
World Government Commander in Chief Kong was killed by Dragon offscreen. I don't know what his abilities are so I decided not to include him.
All vice admirals that came to the defense of Mariejois were killed. However not all of them actually came. Some were simply too far away to make it to Mariejois. Smoker and Tashigi didn't make it to Mariejois in time so they are definitely alive. They will have roles later in the story.
I know Smoker appears to be Luffy's main rival in One Piece. However in this fic, he isn't. Luffy's rival is Sabo. They are close in age, and have opposite looks and personality so they make perfect rivals.
The Gorosei were all former marine admirals in the past. From what we have seen of the Gorosei so far all of them appear to have muscles and scars suggesting that they are all very strong. So I assumed that they were all former admirals. The commander in chief or fleet admiral could get promoted to Gorosei for great service however both the fleet admiral and commander in chief were former marine admirals in the past. Also there could only be one commander in chief or fleet admiral, so the only place for an admiral to get promoted to is Gorosei unless the fleet admiral of commander in chief posts become vacant. However in order for a marine admiral to reach Gorosei, they must be a true believer of absolute justice. Aokiji and Garp who both believe in moral justice could never be a member of the Gorosei.
I don't know the names of the Gorosei so I gave them numbers instead, eg Gorosei 1, Gorosei 2 etc. Also none of them seem to have a distinct personality.
The reason Dragon attacked during Reverie was because it was a highly publicized event where many important figures from around the world would attend. Striking at this time would allow these figures plus the entire world to witness the power of the revolutionary army.
Dragon tried to hide the real reason for invading so soon. While what he was saying was true, it is not the most important one. He told them that despite having so many strong subordinates, they still were not equivalent to a Knight. However when Luffy joined, the power of the revolutionary army increased a lot such that Dragon was confident enough to attack Mariejois directly. He thought he would have to wait another twenty years before he had enough followers and strength to equal a Knight. Furthermore because of how rare it is to awaken the power of D, he was not expecting to gain another Knight at all hence why he focused purely on gaining more followers. He firmly believed that Luffy would awaken the power of D since he is his son, but he wouldn't join because of his commitment to his nakama. However Luffy not only joined but awaken the power of D thus meaning that Dragon had enough military power to attack the Holy City.
The Gorosei unwillingly helped Dragon recruit most of the Knights. Read chapter 5: Profile of Knights of D for more information on each member.
The poneglyphs are written in the language of the ancestors of D. So anyone who was awakened the bloodline can read the poneglyphs.
A bit about the true history was revealed. The ancient kingdom was called Imperion and was ruled by the D. It was the most powerful nation in the world and essential was so powerful, the Ds were the rulers of the world. But the twenty kingdoms formed an alliance, the ancient alliance and successfully overthrew Imperion. Essentially that meant that the ancient alliance and the Tenryuubito became the rulers of the world while the D fell in disgrace. Following this was a one hundred year genocide of the D were those with the name D were persecuted and hunted down ruthlessly. The D were the leaders of Imperion so naturally any D had to be eliminated to ensure that the rule of the ancient alliance remained unchallenged.
The previous Holy War was between the Ancient Kingdom of Imperion and the Ancient Allaince. Imperion lost however. Now the remnants of Imperion, Dragon and the Knights of D and the revolutionary army takes on the descendants of the ancient alliance the world government. In essence the world government and revolutionary army are continuing the ancient battle from a thousand years ago. This was a thousand years in the making. Hence the title of this fic Final Holy War.
I modified the Void Century a bit. The void century was supposed to have taken place about 800 years ago. In this fic, it is about a thousand years ago. Hence this being the Thousand Year Holy War. The void century was the period where Imperion and the D ruled the world, the war between Imperion and the Ancient Allaince and the genocide of the D. The world government band research on the poneglpyhs and the void century to prevent the knowledge of Imperion and the D to become public knowledge. People might rebel if it became known. Furthermore it might encourage the Ds around the world to take up arms. And the Ds are very powerful as One Piece has shown.
Dragon wants to revive Imperion. The Ds were originally the rulers of the world. That is why his strongest subordinates are all Ds, because they were the rulers of Imperion, and Dragon intends to make them the rulers of the world once again, just like a thousand years ago in Imperion. Of course Dragon will be the supreme ruler naturally, but the Ds will still have great power.
More on the ancient kingdom of Imperion. The king of Imperion was Darcia who was Dragon's and Luffy's ancestor. Since Dragon is a descendant of Darcia, him taking back the world would essentially mean that Imperion would once again be revived and the descendent of the ancient king would become the new king. The D would become the rulers once again. Note the only thing Darcia king of Imperion and Darcia from the anime Wolf's rain have in common is the name. The physical appearance of Darcia is up to you. If you want him to look like Darcia from Wolf's rain, then that's fine. I just noticed that Darcia from Wolf's Rain seems to resemble a young Monkey D Dragon hence the name Darcia.
King Darcia created the order of the Knights of D to protect Imperion and destroy anyone who threatens to harm it. They were the most powerful fighters in all of Imperion. Dragon resurrected this ancient and powerful order as his elite subordinates. Just like how the Knights of D were the strongest fighters of Imperion and answer only to Darcia, the Knights of D are the strongest in the revolutionary army and answer only to Dragon. This further shows how Imperion is being revived from the ashes.
Dragon knows where all three of the ancient weapons are since he can read the poneglyphs and the location of each weapon is on a poneglyph. Pluton is a huge powerful battleship, Poseidon is a mermaid that can control sea kings and Uranus is an unstoppable Sea King. Uranus is the same monster as the Kraken from Clash of the Titans.
Dragon has Uranus in his possession already. Remember he fought Roger for possession of Uranus hence he knows where it is. Since Roger is no longer around, Uranus now belongs to Dragon. Also because it is a sea king, it does not require any additional resources to harness.
He knows where Pluton is but Pluton is a huge battleshop that require a lot of man power to operate so it would be a waste of resources. Furthermore only Franky really knows how to operate it since he alone saw the blueprints. This suggests that Pluton might make an appearance in the future and the revolutionary army might target Franky.
Poseidon is a mermaid so she has to listen to Dragon in order for him to truly use her power. This suggest he might make an attempt on Shirahoshi in the future.
Dragon didn't use the ancient weapons because by using his army, it would better show the Revolutionary army overthrowing the world government Imperion ascending to power.
The identity of Luffy's mother has been revealed Cassandra. Years ago Dragon infiltrated Mariejois and raped Cassandra so that the bloodlines of D and Tenryuubito would be united. Since Luffy has the blood of both the D and the Tenryuubito flowing through his veins, Luffy by birthright inherits both superpowers. Both kingdoms fall on his shoulders. That essentially means that Luffy is the ruler of the world. Dragon would control the world by control him.
That is the real reason why Dragon hasn't attacked yet. Even if he attacked earlier, it would take years before he could truly solidify his rule. But since Luffy who is heir to both Imperion and Mariejois is under his control, Dragon's rule over the world is now happen much faster.
Dragon's revolution began the moment he raped Cassandra. His greatest subordinate would be his own son. After that he was fairly subtle during the years only getting active years after Luffy's birth. He was mostly focused on recruiting new followers and especially focusing on gaining the Knights.
Dragon tried to not tell that to the Gorosei since that is one of the most highly guarded secrets he has, however the Gorosei are not fools, they caught on to him. He tried to say that he didn't have enough military power to attack and he had them fooled but the moment he mentioned Cassandra, the Gorosei caught on to him. If the problem was purely military, he wouldn't need Cassandra.
Both Luffy and the Knights don't know about Cassandra. He kept that secret from them for obvious reason. Luffy would be enraged that his mother was raped even though he never met her and the Knights wouldn't follow someone who engaged in an act as vile as rape.
Garp knows about Cassandra is Luffy's mother. He never told Luffy because Luffy would be devasted, if not by the fact that his mother is the so called tyrannical Tenryuubito, then by the fact that he was a child born of rape. He kept training Luffy and Ace so that they could not only become strong marines, but that they would be committed to the world government and in Luffy's case so that he would never join the revolution. Garp kept training him to keep an eye on him. If Luffy went missing, Garp would certainly know that it was Dragon. Also if Luffy was to join the marines, Garp would better be able to keep an eye on him and protect him from Dragon. In Ace's case, Ace is the son of Roger and as this fic has mentioned, Dragon was Roger's greatest enemy. Roger wanted Garp to raise Ace since he trusted Garp. But also he wanted to protect him because Roger suspected that Dragon might make an attempt on his son.
Dragon is evil. He is the main antagonist. Lets go over what he has done so far. He ordered Blackbeard to capture Ace and started a huge war. He ordered Whitebeard's and Ace's death. He ordered the killing of many of his own subordinates to cleanse it and now we find out he raped Luffy's mother. Furthermore Dragon does not care about his son, he only cares for what he could do for him, his army, his Knights and Imperion. He also does not love Cassandra in any way, shape or form. Dragon is pure evil.
Dragon is planning on using Cassandra as a hostage against Luffy. Luffy is very loyal to Dragon, no question. But even he can tell that he is still loyal to the Straw Hats. And as the Straw Hats are going to oppose Dragon and his Knights, he might try to kill them. In turn Luffy might become angry that Dragon tried to kill his nakama and hence betray him. Furthermore Luffy might betray Dragon if he finds out about Blackbeard, what Dragon did to Ace and his mother. So Dragon plans to use Luffy's mother to ensure that Luffy remains on his side.
The revolutionary army just became stronger. They confiscated all that Mariejois had in its possession which was mostly money, treasure etc. The slaves were freed with the exception of the pirate ones. What's happening to them would be revealed later. Also since all the strong marines were dead, Marine Headquarters and G1 are empty. So the revolutionary army confiscated all the resources they had which are things like maps, sea charts, guns, swords, weapons etc. Also they confiscated all the marine battleships which include the giant Buster Call ones. So not only did the revolutionary army gain a ton of resources, their naval power as increased dramatically.
I don't know what particular fighting abilities the Gorosei have so I killed them offscreen.
The revolutionary army has overthrown the world government and has now become the main antagonists of the fic.
Now that the invasion is over, the Straw Hats are going to be the main stars of the fic. They will be appearing consistently from now on.
This chapter had a lot of revelation so I hope for a lot of reviews.