His Hate
The next chapter of One Piece: Final Holy War is out. This is a particularly dark chapter and not for everyone. There are a lot of follow up notes explaining a lot of the points in this chapter, many of which are not in the chapter itself so I highly recommend reading them to better understand the chapter and why I did certain things. So enjoy and review.
"W – Wh – What happened?" stuttered Nami almost afraid of the answer.
"When a prisoner is placed in Impel Down, they are placed in one of five levels with different levels of torture and the most dangerous are placed in the secret Level 6 where there entire existence is erased from history. Bounties are a factor in the individuals placing though it is not the only one. Crocodile for example was placed in level 6 despite his bounty not being very high," stated Sanbi.
"Bonney was placed on level 3 however the level she was placed on was of no consequence because for her Impel Down would have been the worst hell on earth, the level being completely irrelevant. The torture she endured was far different from what the other prisoners had to endure. In fact she had to endure much worse than what the other inmates had to," continued Sanbi.
"While on level three she had to endure the scolding heat, thirst and starvation. But for her, that particular aspect wasn't the true hell for her. It was something entirely different, the worst thing imaginable," said Sanbi.
"W – Wh – What is it?" stuttered Chopper dreading the answer.
"Bonney was a young woman and she was in a prison dominated by men. I'm sure you can figure out what she had to go through being the only woman present in a prison where all the inmates were males and practically never really saw a woman in the prison. It is the worst fate for a woman," said Sanbi finally revealing Bonney's terrible fate in Impel Down.
All the Straw Hats felt their hearts drop at Sanbi's words. It really was the worst thing imaginable that happened to Bonney. Being the only woman surrounded by men in a prison of all places, the answer was obvious what happened. She was raped, probably by more than one person, perhaps even gang raped while there. For all the Straw Hats, rape was something they truly despised. Nami, Robin, Vivi and Shirahoshi all had to suppress a shiver as they thought about what Bonney went through. It was the worst fate for a female, something that they would never wish on any woman. Yet it happened to Bonney and most likely by several men. And to think that she had to endure it for two years, the women wanted to vomit and the thought.
Sanji felt his hands clenched so tight that he drew blood. This normally would have been a big deal for him since as a cook, his hands were his treasure and he made sure that it would never be damaged. But under the circumstances, that didn't matter to him. Sanji was someone who valued women above all else believing that they should be treated as goddesses. That they should be served, treasured and protected at all times, anything less would be blasphemy to him. Furthermore he also believed that anyone who harms a lady in even the slightest manner should be punished severely. That was a code that he upheld ever since he was a child. Now he found out that a lady went through the most heinous act to ever be committed on their delicate beings and had to go through it for two years. Normally anyone who harmed a lady would get an ass kicking. But right now, it was more personal. Those scum in Impel Down didn't just deserve an ass kicking, they deserved to burn at the flames of his Diable Jambe.
"But despite being where she was, there was still hope. While there she met someone, a guardian and protector, someone who stood by her side loyally all the time and who didn't believe that she deserved the terrible fate that was forced upon her. That person is someone that you're all familiar with, especially you Black Leg Sanji. That person is Bentham or the name you all remember him by Mr 2," said Sanbi.
"Mr 2, that okama guy," said Sanji remembering him from Baroque Works.
"Bon-chan, I remember him, he risked his life to help us escape from the marines. You mean he was captured and placed in Impel Down," said Chopper.
"That's right, though the circumstances are not quite what you think. Anyway back to what I was saying about Bentham. During Luffy's infiltration of Impel Down, Bentham was by far his greatest ally, no his greatest friend," said Sanbi.
"Luffy considered Mr 2 his greatest friend," said Zoro questionably knowing that even though Luffy did consider Mr 2 a friend, his greatest friend sounded a bit too much.
"Did something happen in Impel Down that made him think that way?" asked Robin choosing to get the facts since that is what she was good at doing.
"Yes, many things happened between Bentham and Luffy. You see when the two reunited, Bentham chose to help Luffy rescue his captive brother Ace who was been held in the secret Level 6 of Impel Down. The two fought together like true nakama through Impel Down which is more than what I could say about you all," said Sanbi.
The Straw Hats narrowed their eyes angrily at his jab at their bonds. He made it sound like they weren't Luffy's nakama which to them was a deep insult. But what made that insult even more hurtful was that it was somewhat true. They were so intent on letting Luffy handle everything for them that they failed to realize that he was not invincible. The War of the Best proved that. And that made Luffy leave them. To them, the most hurtful thing about Sanbi's insult was the truth behind it.
"Continuing on Bentham and Luffy eventually encountered the chief warden Magellan who easily defeated Luffy and brought him to the brink of death with his poison powers," said Sanbi.
"So that's where Luffy got his immunity from poisons from," commented Chopper remembering treating Luffy on Fishman Island and found that he was immune to poisons.
"Bentham then rushed to find Luffy help. He fought his way into Level 5, The Freezing Hell of Impel Down where he fought tooth and nail to find help for him, both against the wolves of Level 5 and the freezing cold of that level. Wounded, exhausted and suffering severe frostbite, he did not stop even for a second, he fought to the very end for him, a truly noble individual," said Sanbi.
The Straw Hats couldn't help but respect him even more for going so far for their captain. The ones who did know him for having sacrificed himself to give them a chance to escape from captain Hina had their already high respect for him go up even more while those that didn't know him personally still respected him a lot for going so far to save Luffy. Robin, who actually worked with Bentham during her time in Baroque Works also held particularly high respect for him as even during his time as a Baroque Works agent, he still valued friendship above all else which was something she respected him for as all her nakama had a similar quality.
"Eventually Luffy and Bentham were rescued by Ivankov and his nakama and were nursed back to health and Ivankov and his newkama friends choose to help Luffy rescue his brother. Unfortunately though, when they all made it to Level 6, Ace was already being transported to Marineford for his execution. They chose to free the ex-Shichbukai Crocodile and then-Shichbukai Jinbe because they didn't have much time until Ace's execution so they needed as much support as they could get. That along with the fact that Magellan was hot on their trail," said Sanbi.
"So that's why Luffy was with Crocodile and Jinbe," said Zoro.
"I always wondered why Luffy would team up with Crocodile after what he did to Vivi-chan," said Sanji.
He was not the only one as all the Straw Hats who were part of the crew during the Alabasta incident were curious about why the two were together.
Vivi herself was deep in thought. When she read in the newspapers that Luffy and Crocodile were teaming up, she didn't know what to think. Unlike Robin, who she forgave because she was Luffy's nakama, Crocodile however was never Luffy's nakama so she never understood why Luffy was working with him. Also Robin never really hurt Vivi directly the way Crocodile did who nearly destroyed her kingdom and put her and her people though a lot of misery when he started the Alabasta civil war. She hated Crocodile and could never forgive him. But the fact that Crocodile the man she hated above all else was teamed up with Luffy, the man she loved left her with conflicted feelings. She knew that Luffy would never team up with Crocodile willingly after what he did to her but she still wasn't sure why the two were together. Now she finally understood why. While she would never forgive Crocodile, she would not begrudge Luffy for choosing to side with him since he needed to save his brother along with himself. Besides regardless of whatever Luffy did, she could never hate him.
"The group fought their way out of Impel Down and it was there that Bentham chose to make the ultimate sacrifice. It was this that truly made Luffy see him as nakama," said Sanbi.
"What did he do?" questioned Brook.
"After everyone was able to steal a battleship, they came across the final obstacle, the closed Gates of Justice. There was no way to get through it however the gates were then opened. It was then revealed by Jinbe that Bentham stayed behind and sacrificed himself to open the gates," said Sanbi.
Everyone did not expect that and it showed on their features which were all stunned.
"Bentham quietly left the group and transformed himself into Magellan where he gave the order to open the Gates thus allowing everyone to escape. He unfortunately had no hope of escaping and thus sacrificed his life and freedom to allow them all to escape," said Sanbi revealing Bentham's noble sacrifice.
All the Straw Hats didn't know what to say as they were all silent. They knew that Bentham was a noble individual willing to do anything for his friends. He proved it back at Alabasta when he sacrificed himself to allow the Straw Hats to escape. Then at Impel Down he struggled hard to get Luffy help even to the point of death. Then he makes the ultimate sacrifice by staying behind to allow the others to escape thus effectively forfeiting his life and freedom for them. Mr 2, or Bentham since he was no longer a Baroque Works agent was perhaps Luffy's greatest ally in Impel Down and they would have to thank him for helping out their captain as much as he did, that is if they ever got to meet him.
"Bentham sacrificed everything for Luffy in that final moment. Everyone was escaping and thus it was also his only opportunity for freedom. Yet he chose to give it up to allow all of them to escape. He knew that if he stayed behind, he will never get out of Impel Down but he chose to stay anyway," said Sanbi explaining the magnitude of Bentham's sacrifice.
"Impel Down is hell, it is designed to torture its inmates. Bentham had a chance to escape this hell but he chose not. He chose to stay in Impel Down and suffer all for Luffy's sake. He knew Magellan would most likely kill him or put him through the worst torture as punishment but it didn't stop him. Can you all even begin to understand the depth of the sacrifice that Bentham made?" said Sanbi.
It was a rhetorical question but it got all the Straw Hats thinking about it. It was the ultimate sacrifice which would result in the ultimate punishment. It took tremendous loyalty and willpower to do what he did. It was something that several of the Straw Hats were familiar with having performed similar acts for their precious ones. Nami basically sold herself to slavery for eight years to free her hometown, Robin sacrificed herself to the world government to prevent them from unleashing the Buster Call unto her crew and Zoro nearly gave his life for Luffy and the crew by taking in all his pain. Bentham's actions were well respected by all the crew though more so those that actually did similar acts. Bentham proved that he was without a doubt one of the strongest individuals they knew and truly showed that despite not being part of the crew, he was Luffy's and by extension their nakama. Despite none of them having any real bond with him the way Luffy did, it pained them to know that he died. Furthermore it pained them to know the anguish that Luffy went through when he had to leave Bentham behind. The crew knew that Luffy was not the type of person to leave anyone behind so for him to have done that to Bentham must have been a really painful thing for him to do. It made the Straw Hats feel even worse for their actions or lack of actions in making Luffy leave the crew knowing he had all this bottled up inside him.
"But Bentham's story doesn't end there. Even after he sacrificed himself to allow Luffy to escape, he still continued to help Luffy indirectly," said Sanbi.
"Also fate seemed to have still been on Bentham's side. Bentham was left on the brink of death due to Magellan's poison powers. But when Magellan was carrying a badly poisoned and dieing Bentham away, he was confronted by the Blackbeard Pirates now with several Impel Down inmates bolstering their ranks," said Sanbi explaining what happened afterwards.
"A rematch between Magellan and the Blackbeard Pirates ensued. When Blackbeard used his powers on Magellan, the darkness enveloped Bentham as well. Blackbeard's darkness powers can negate the effects of devil fruits and as Bentham's poisoning was due to Magellan's devil fruit, Blackbeards darkness saved him as well," said Sanbi explaining how Bon Clay survived
The Straw Hats all had happy looks on their faces glad that Mr. 2 or Bon-chan survived. It meant that there would be an opportunity to meet him in the future and thank him for everything he's done for Luffy.
"Magellan himself took a vicious beating from the Blackbeard Pirates. Blackbeard and his original crew were careless with him the first time and were defeated. But the second time, they weren't. Also they had several of the strongest Impel Down inmates strengthening his crew. Magellan didn't have a chance," continued Sanbi explaining Magellan's fate.
"Blackbeard and his original crew had a grudge on Magellan for nearly killing them so they naturally wanted some payback. The Impel Down inmates obviously held grudges against Magellan as well since he was the chief warden. Magellan was left in severely bad shape thanks to the Blackbeard Pirates," said Sanbi.
"Bentham lived and was once again put on level 3 of Impel Down. And later Bonney was also placed there after her arrest. It was destined that the two would meet," said Sanbi now going into the relationship between Bentham and Bonney.
"After the War of the Best and Whitebeard's death, a new age began. After Whitebeard's words confirming the existence of the One Piece, pirates began to take to the seas once again meaning that there were now more pirates than ever before. Also Sengoku's resignation from the marines resulted in the famous battle between the two admirals Aokiji and Akainu with Akainu being the victor and thus succeeding Sengoku as fleet admiral. Under Akainu's leadership, the marines became an even more powerful force of justice and thus more pirates were arrested," said Sanbi explaining how the massive changes of the world affected Impel Down.
"The number of pirates and criminals sent to Impel Down went up sharply. Impel Down became so overcrowded that killing inside of the great prison became common. Impel Down staff killed or tortured inmates to death frequently to allow space for more pirates. Inmates themselves began to kill each other. Still despite the increase in killings, it didn't help the overpopulation problem of Impel Down. The situation became so bad that prisoners were simply kept on the levels. They were no longer confined to cells as the numbers were far too high for that," explained Sanbi the overpopulation problem of Impel Down.
"Bonney didn't have a chance. With the massive amounts of male prisoners now free on each level, she was violated frequently by the inmates, a terrible existence. However there was some salvation for her, and it was in the form of Bentham," said Sanbi.
"Bentham was a truly noble soul as you all know by now. He did not believe that Bonney should suffer such a terrible fate. So he stood loyally by her side, protecting her from all the vile rapists of Impel Down. Bonney in turn naturally saw Bentham as a true friend. The two were each other's only comfort while in Impel Down. Both of them were alone and drew strength from each other. Bentham was her protector and guardian while Bonney was his companion and friend," said Sanbi.
"This is how Bentham continued to indirectly help Luffy. He faithfully protected the woman who loved his beloved deceased brother Ace," said Sanbi.
Everyone listening to Sanbi once again had to applaud Bentham's bravery. The more they continued to hear about him, the more they grew to admire his strength and bravery. In another world, they were sure that Bentham would have been their nakama. In fact they would be happy to have him as a nakama, even Sanji who abhors okamas would be pleased to have him as a nakama having also been moved by his strength and will. They also understood how Bentham was indirectly helping Luffy, he was protecting Bonney, the woman who was in love with his older brother.
"Interestingly protecting Bonney made Bentham a much stronger fighter who probably would have been able to fight on par with a revolutionary commander," said Sanbi.
That part took all the Straw Hats completely by surprise. They knew that Bentham was quite a capable fighter being one of the top three strongest in all of Baroque Works and who fought evenly with Sanji but saying that he could take on a revolutionary commander was completely on a different level. They encountered two commanders before Drake and Doflamingo with Sanji being three if Ivankov was included and Robin probably encountering more during her time with the revolutionary army and the commanders that they did encounter were extremely powerful, on par with a Shichbukai. Doflamingo himself was a Shichbukai and Drake was an extremely powerful Supernova. Ivankov was able to match the Shichbukai Bartholomew Kuma and Kuma himself was formerly a revolutionary commander. So to say that Bentham was on par with such powerful fighters was something that the Straw Hats certainly did not expect.
"Don't look so surprised Straw Hats, Bentham did nothing but fight day in and day out in order to keep Bonney safe. While you all may have been training on a daily basis, he was fighting on a daily basis. He had to fight every day to protect Bonney and himself as everyday, someone would try to rape Bonney, kill him or both. Everyday was a life and death battle for him while for you all it was simply training. Training no matter how hard it is could never equal actual fighting. And he fought everyday for her, to keep her safe. For you all, if you didn't train, you wouldn't get strong but for him, if he didn't fight, he would get killed and Bonney violated. He had to have become stronger for her," said Sanbi explaining Bentham's growth in strength.
The Straw Hats were able to understand this. Despite how much stronger they got in their training, it never really equaled what they gained in actual battle. All the Straw Hats understood this but none more than Zoro and Sanji. As the two top fighters, they had to train the hardest to be strong because if they weren't strong, then no one would be able to protect their crewmates. But what they went through was nothing compared to what Mr 2 went through, though Sanji might argue with that. For Zoro if he was on the verge of exhaustion or death from training with Mihawk, he could stop and rest though he would likely get mocked by Mihawk for being a weak swordsman. For Sanji, if he ever grew tired or stopped running from the okamas, he would get a dress put on him and lose his manhood. But for Mr 2, if he ever stopped fighting, it would mean his death and an even worse fate for Bonney. And he did this while under the exhausting conditions of Level 3 of Impel Down while Zoro and Sanji lived in relatively good conditions. Zoro and Sanji might claim to have been through hellish training while Sanji might say he was actually in hell but compared to what Bentham went through, what Zoro and Sanji went through was paradise. Bentham had to have become much stronger to protect Bonney and living like that for two years, it was no surprise that Bentham would be at the level of a commander.
"Shortly after the successful invasion of Mariejois, Dragon-sama decided to perform a raid of Impel Down in order to acquire pirate slaves and in some cases a few possible commanders. As I explained before, the revolutionary army lost quite a few commanders prior to the invasion and needed to regain some more. Impel Down does contain possible candidates as there are people down there who despise the world government and or pirates," said Sanbi.
"Luffy despite having not fully recovered from his severe injuries at the hands of Fleet Admiral Akainu wanted to come along. He wanted to come because he wanted to help save Jewelry Bonney and Bentham," said Sanbi.
"I already explained how much Bentham helped Luffy and how Luffy held him in such high regard. Dragon-sama initially didn't want him to come because of his injured state but Luffy begged him to come along. He really wanted to save Bonney and Bentham," said Sanbi.
Everyone, the Straw Hats, the Neptune family, Hachi, Camie and Vivi could all understand why Luffy wanted to rescue both of them so badly. Bonney was the woman who loved his brother so that alone made her someone for Luffy to want to rescue. And Mr. 2 was one of the most loyal people to Luffy who risked everything for him and Bonney and would do so again without a single moment of hesitation.
"Luffy even mentioned that he wanted Bentham to join the revolutionary army as his nakama. He even mentioned that had he never left the crew, he would have welcomed Bentham with open arms or made him join without taking no for an answer," said Sanbi.
Again this part didn't surprise the crew. Given how far Mr. 2 went for him and Bonney, it was natural that Luffy would want him to join the crew as his nakama had he not left. Despite his rather odd personality he would have fit in perfectly. In fact his odd looks and personality would have made him fit perfectly in. Almost every member of the crew has something weird about them. In terms of personality Zoro has the worse sense of direction, Sanji becomes a total idiot around women. With looks, Franky was cyborg, Chopper a talking raccoon reindeer like creature and Brook a living skeleton. A shape shifting okama would be nothing special for the crew. The one thing that he had which every member of the crew had was an intense belief in friendship and a deep loyalty to nakama. In addition he also had a dream which was to become the greatest okama queer ever and surpass Ivankov so he had the dream aspect covered as well.
"It was there, in level 3 of Impel Down where Luffy, in his quest to rescue Bentham and Bonney that he developed a fearsome hatred for pirates. He found both of them but he was too late. He found both of them surrounded by pirates, Bentham, fatally wounded and Bonney covered in sexual fluids," said Sanbi.
All the Straw Hats gasped in shock and some had sick looks on their faces, however none more so than the females.
"Oh my god," said Shirahoshi who was now tearing up in fright and sadness.
"N – n – no," stuttered Nami at hearing about Mr 2's and Bonney's tragic fate.
"That can't be," came out of a worried Robin's mouth.
"Oh no," said a deeply hurt Vivi.
"I could tell from your expressions that you know what happened. Luffy entered just as Bentham was mortally wounded by the pirates and Bonney gang raped by the pirate scum in Impel Down. Bentham tried so hard to protect her but the heat and starvation of level 3, the constant fighting, the lack of proper medical treatment, the accumulation of all his injuries from the time of Luffy's first break in and all his fights, it became too much for him. He was left on the brink of death. And even worse, with him out, there was no one to protect Bonney. She was easy prey for the scum. She was taken again and again until she herself was left on the verge of death," explained Sanbi the terrible fates of the two people that Luffy entered Impel Down to rescue.
"Both of them died right in front of him," said Sanbi the grisly truth about Bentham and Bonney.
All the Straw Hats flinched at hearing that both of them die. For many of the Straw Hats, death was no stranger to them. Many of them lost loved ones in the past. Nami and Robin their mothers, Chopper his father figure and Brook his crew just to name a few. But death was not associated with Luffy. With Luffy, no one ever died, things always worked out. He saved Nami and her people, Vivi did not die thanks to Luffy, Shirahoshi did not die thanks to Luffy, Brook felt that he could live again thanks to him. With Luffy, death was something that could be overcome. And yet, here they heard that Luffy lost two people he wanted to save. Two of Luffy's precious people were snatched away by death.
"Can you imagine the feelings of pain and anguish that Luffy went through when he saw them die right infront of him. Bentham, or Bon-chan as Luffy liked to call him, the one who made the ultimate sacrifice for him and who kept Bonney safe and Bonney, the woman who adored his brother, both of them dead. And it wasn't like Ace's death who died a rather painless death. Bentham endured brutal torment for his selflessness and Bonney went through the greatest hell for any woman for a long time," said Sanbi.
The Straw Hats wanted to vomit at the terrible fates of the two people that Luffy wanted to rescue and at Luffy's own pain. The women on particular wanted to be there for Luffy to help him as not only did they want to help the man they love, but due to the nature of the tragedy being of rape, as women, they felt they best could comfort him.
"Their deaths awakened something dark and sinister within him. It was pirates who viciously tortured and killed Bentham and pirates who raped Bonney to death. It was then that Luffy's hatred for pirates truly manifested," said Sanbi.
The Straw Hats were now besides themselves in shock, fear and hurt. Hurt for his loss and shock that Luffy, the same Luffy who always was having fun, who always fought for the sake of others and who never seemed to hate anything felt true hatred towards anything much less pirates. But it made sense to them. He lost one of his closest nakama and the woman he wanted to help at the hands of pirates. They were not just killed. Had it been so, then his hatred would not be as deep as it was now, but they suffered terribly at the hands of pirates.
"Luffy," said Usopp sadly at the revelation of Luffy's dark change.
"Luffy," said an even more sad Robin who couldn't believe that the same boy who saved her was now like this.
"In a fit of pure undiluted rage, Luffy massacred everyone on level 3. That was where all the pirates who killed Bentham and raped Bonney were and they all died extremely gruesome deaths at Luffy's hands. Not one individual except the revolutionaries survived. If you think what I did to Arlong's and Hody's crew was brutal, it was nothing compared to what happened on level 3. I can assure you that even the most battle hardened warriors would throw up and the brutality of the scene," said Sanbi.
All of Luffy's friends had to suppress a cold shiver as they tried to imagine the scene that Sanbi was talking about and immediately wished that they hadn't. When they thought about Luffy, they imagined him ranting, eating tons of meat and stealing people's food, playing silly childish games with Usopp and Chopper and generally being an idiot. They couldn't imagine him surrounded by oceans of blood and corpses littered everyone and a dark, frightening and menacing aura around him. The males even Zoro and Sanji couldn't help but sweat in fear as they thought about it and the women held themselves in an effort to comfort themselves and rid their minds of the dark image of their hero and savior being a dark demonic avenger.
"Luffy was also on the verge of massacring every single member of Impel Down, both staff and prisoner. Lord Dragon himself had to personally interfere in order to stop his ruthless rampage," continued Sanbi.
This again got the Straw Hats to wonder just how enraged he was. From what they heard about Dragon so far, he was by far the strongest being in the world, even stronger than the mighty Pirate King Gol D Roger. So for Luffy to have been so angered that it required Dragon himself to personally interfere, Luffy must have been a true destroyer. Luffy was almost unstoppable before he left the crew and now that he had awakened the legendary powers that were dormant within him, it did make sense especially if he was as enraged as Sanbi described.
"Dragon was able to convince Luffy that the pirates would suffer for their crimes against you all, Bentham and Bonney and against humanity. Death was too good a punishment for them. They needed to live in order to suffer for all the pain and misery they caused to all the people they hurt in the past, including those two. They will live as slaves forever, suffering and working to pay off the depts they piled up on themselves when they caused misery to everyone. Luffy agreed," said Sanbi.
The Straw Hats all had darkened looks on their faces at the fact that Dragon actually convinced him that slavery was the right thing. They were fully aware that Luffy was never one to really kill preferring to let his enemies live with their ruined dreams, a punishment he saw worse than death. That belief was still adopted by Luffy even as a revolutionary but in a much darker and more brutal way. Rather than just let them live with their ruined dreams, he would now make them suffer physically, mentally and emotionally as slaves to the army. For pirates who generally enjoyed doing what they want when they want, it was the worst thing for them, having that privilege taken away from them and instead forced to live a life of misery. But that still didn't mean that it was right. And that especially didn't make it right that Luffy, who was the embodiment of goodness and purity would adopt such a dark philosophy. That wasn't retribution, that was cruelty and Dragon took advantage of Luffy's grief to make him adopt his dark view of the world.
"Also Luffy had some old scores to settle in Impel Down. Magellan was one of them and fell victim to Luffy's wrath. He was a major problem for Luffy the first time he broke into Impel Down and though Luffy didn't have anything against him personally, he was still on the receiving end of Luffy's vengeance since he wasn't able to take it out on all the prisoners," said Sanbi.
"Another interesting encounter was between Luffy and Arlong. Luffy who was still enraged over the deaths of Bentham and Bonney confronted Arlong. The fishman in an unusual act of fear pleaded with Luffy to spare his life. Even he despite his beliefs of fishmen being superior to humans recognized how frightening Luffy was in his enraged state. He surrendered willingly to the army as he knew that regardless of whatever fate he would suffer at the hands of the revolutionary army, it would be nothing compared to what Luffy would do to him," said Sanbi.
"Luffy had ill feelings towards him for making you suffer dearly Cat Burglar Nami. He nearly killed him in a fit of rage but he was stopped by Dragon-sama who convinced Luffy that he would instead be killed on Fishman Island as an example to those who attempt crimes as heinous as Arlong's," said Sanbi specifically to Nami.
Nami couldn't really imagine Arlong feeling fear. For as long as she knew him, Arlong was fearless and rightly so as he was immensely strong even by fishman standards. He had nothing to fear as there was no one in East Blue strong enough to challenge him, that is until Luffy came along. Arlong showed several emotions that she never saw on him before, anger and rage, anger at Luffy's persistence and resilience and rage when he really harmed him. Despite seeing those emotions on Arlong, she never saw fear in his eyes. He never for one second seemed to be afraid of anything. So she couldn't imagine Arlong ever showing fear. But when she thought about Luffy's enraged state, even she couldn't blame him. The thought of Luffy's enraged form made her more scared than anything. She couldn't imagine anything more frightening than a truly angered and enraged Luffy like the one in Impel Down. In fact, despite the way Arlong treated her in the past, she couldn't help but feel sorry for him having to face an extremely demonic Luffy.
"That incident forever left Luffy with an extreme hatred for pirates. His hate for them was on par with his hate for the world government. Anytime Luffy was ordered to kill a pirate, he did it with extreme brutality. Luffy is the worst nightmare of the Pirate World," said Sanbi.
"I would even go as far as to say that he will kill you all without hesitation should he ever reunite with you all again," said Sanbi.
The Straw Hats all gasped in shock and horror. Ever since Luffy left, they wanted to find him so badly. There was the prospect that he would not want to return to them but they never considered the possibility that he would hate them and ultimately try and kill them.
"N – n – no way, Luffy wouldn't do that to us," said a deeply hurt Ussop.
"Luffy wouldn't hurt us, would he," said Chopper expressing doubt about Luffy for the first time.
"Luffy," said Franky.
"Luffy-san," said Brook.
"It can't be, I know that Luffy has been having some problems but to actually want to kill us," said Sanji concerned about this new development.
"Luffy, just how much have you changed?" said Zoro, the first of Luffy's nakama who was heavily affected by this.
However as bad as the male members of the Straw Hats were affected, it was nothing compared to how the females were feeling. To Nami and Robin, they just heard that the man that they love would openly try and harm them while Vivi and Shirahoshi despite not being pirates were equally hurt by this revelation. When they met Luffy at Mariejois, the Impel Down Incident didn't happen yet so as bad as Luffy was back then, he was now much worse.
"Luffy, do you truly hate us so much?" questioned Nami who sank to her feet and was now openly crying, the thought of her hero hating her being too much to bear.
"Luffy," said an equally saddened Robin who like Nami felt deep hurt at the fact that Luffy might actually hate her and openly want to kill her.
"Luffy-san, do you truly hate your nakama so much," questioned a hurt Vivi who despite not being a Straw Hat was still nakama with them and felt their pain over Luffy hating them.
"Why Luffy-san, why," said a crying Shirahoshi who found out that her beloved Luffy was now far deeper into the darkness than before and would actually harm his friends.
Hachi, Keimi, Pappug, Neptune, Fukaboshi, Manoboshi and Ryuboshi also had somber expressions at the dark revelation. Their hero was no longer a hero, but something else. Though even though they took it bad, it was nothing compared to the Straw Hats and especially for the women. For the first time, the Straw Hats felt true despair.
For them, it was a true hell.
Well this chapter is finally over. Despite Luffy not making an actual appearance he was an important part of this chapter. Well anyway the follow up notes. Please read them as they are very important
Someone asked how I come up with this stuff. Well I am a huge One Piece fan and someone who enjoys fics where the main protagonist is the enemy. Also I am very interested in who the final villain of One Piece is and the Great War everyone is talking about. So I do a lot research to be able to make this fanfic fit right into Oda's One Piece. Anyway the final villain has to be someone immensely powerful, really cool and very mysterious and Dragon fits that better than anyone seen so far. Also for there to be the Great War, someone has to start it and the revolutionary army seeing as they wish to overthrow the world government are the perfect candidates to start the war. Since this fic is about the war it ties up a lot of loose ends in Oda's One Piece.
Somone also asked that I type a review for chapter 4. I'm not too sure what that person meant. I mean what's the point of me typing a review for my own story. If that person could explain what he meant then I could address his question.
Someone also tried to come up with the reasons for Luffy's pain. I will neither confirm nor deny it. You'll just have to wait to find out. Also this fic has a number of inspirations from different animes, mangas, movies, books and games. If you look close enough you'll find them. I will not say what they are because I want all readers to think of this fic as simply One Piece Final Holy War.
Another person is curious about me giving Luffy Ace's devil fruit. Again I have not decided but I have plenty of time to decide.
The hell that Bonney has been through for the last two years has been revealed. She was placed in Impel Down and raped brutally by the inmates. What worse hell is there than that? Being raped in Impel Down was expected for Bonney when you think about it. I mean, she was a young woman and she was placed in a prison, a male dominated prison. Pretty much all the inmates there are males so they never really saw a woman in a long time. Furthermore all of them are criminals and have no morals so they wouldn't hesitate to rape a young woman like Bonney. And she had to go through that for two years, being raped for two years. Just what is a worse hell that that?
The circumstances that resulted in Bon Clay first being placed in Impel Down. Oda covered it in a side story called Operation: Baroque Works Revival.
Why Bon Clay chose to protect Bonney? Well I think we all already know the answer to that. I mean Bon Clay is very noble individual and someone who really believes in friendship. He risked his life to help the Straw Hats escape the marines. He risked his life to save Luffy and get him medical treatment from Ivankov. He practically sacrificed everything for Luffy to escape Impel Down. There is no way that such a noble individual would actually let a woman be raped. He would do everything in his power to protect the person.
Calling Bon Clay/ Mr 2 Bentham. Betham is Bon Clay's real name. Just that Bon Clay/ Bon–Kurei/ Bon-chan is what he is known more commonly by.
Straw Hats knowing about how Bon Clay helped him. Bon Clay is one of my favorite characters who helped Luffy significantly during the Impel Down arc. So I felt that it was important that the Straw Hats know how much he helped Luffy. I mean if it wasn't for him, Luffy would have never made it out. That guy went through a lot for Luffy, he probably helped Luffy and risked his life for him more than any of the Straw Hats ever did so I felt that the Straw Hats should know about the depth and sacrifice that Bon Clay made for him.
Honouring Bon Clay. This chapter is also meant to honor Bon Clay who I believe never received enough credit. Despite all that he did, Luffy didn't seem too affected. In fact, he only cried at the end and after that seemed to have been completely unaffected. Granted he didn't have time to think about Bon Clay because he had to rescue Ace during the Whitebeard War but still, he seemed to have been completely forgotten by everyone, including Luffy. This chapter shows that he wasn't forgotten, in fact, Bon Clay heavily affected Luffy as shown in this chapter.
Vivi's thoughts on Luffy teaming up with Crocodile. Another thing that has been cleared up is Vivi's thoughts on Luffy teaming up with Crocodile. We already know what her thoughts about Robin are since after the Ennies Lobby arc she was shown that she didn't mind Luffy making Robin his nakama. However Crocodile is a different story. Unlike Robin, Crocodile directly harmed Vivi and her kingdom so it was unlikely that she would ever forgive him. Because of that, her thoughts towards Luffy teaming up with Crocodile were unknown and Oda never showed her reaction, instead showing her curiosity over the 3D2Y mark on Luffy's shoulder. Well now we know her thoughts about that, at first she was conflicted, but she understood that Luffy had to rescue his brother and given how uphill the battle was, he needed all the help he could get. So while she still hates Crocodile, she understands that Luffy had no choice but to team up with Crocodile. Besides, she could never hate Luffy, she loves him and is part of Luffy's harem.
Bon Clay is a real hero. I mean, Impel Down is hell, it is designed to torture the inmates. Bon Clay had a chance to escape yet he forfeited it all for Luffy's sake. Had he stayed, he would be incarcerated in Impel Down forever. More importantly a terrible fate awaited him because Magellan would be enraged at Bon Clay's actions and would have no mercy on him. He knew all this, yet he chose to stay anyway knowing full well what would happen to him. Bon Clay was the real hero of the Impel Down arc so I really thought that the Straw Hats should understand his ultimate sacrifice for Luffy.
How Bon Clay survived Magellan. The answer is Blackbeard. From what we saw during Bon Clay's final moments, he was facing an enraged Magellan so it was expected that he die. But he didn't. Now we know why, he was accidently saved by Blackbeard. After Magellan, fatally poisoned Bon Clay, while carrying his body away, he was confronted by Blackbeard. Blackbeard's devil fruit powers always him to negate devil fruits. So when he covered Magellan in darkness, the darkness covered Bon Clay as well. The darkness absorbed all the poison from Bon Clay thus removing it from him and saving his life. And unlike regular poison, Bon Clay was instead poisoned with a devil fruit and since the darkness darkness fruit can negate devil fruit powers, the darkness absorbed and negated all the poison from Bon Clay. Thus Bon Clay was saved by accident.
Blackbeard didn't intend to save Bon Clay. Him saving Bon Clay was only accidental. Blackbeard has no reason to care about Bon Clay so he wouldn't bother try to save him. He only saved Bon Clay because his devil fruit saved him by chance. In essence, Bon Clay was very lucky and survived purely by luck. He was very lucky that Blackbeard confronted Magellan just in time and even luckier that Blackbeard's powers negate devil fruits, perfect for saving his life since his poisoning was due to Magellan's devil fruit.
What happened to Magellan has been revealed after the Impel Down breakout. I did say that this fanfic will cover a lot of loose ends so here is another, what happened to Magellan right after the Impel Down Arc. According to Sengoku after the war, Magellan took a vicious beating and was barely alive. Now we know what happened. Blackbeard and his crew viciously beat Magellan within an inch of his life. The first time the Blackbeard Pirates confronted Magellan, they only lost because he was careless about his devil fruit powers. This time they were more careful. Also Blackbeard had several of the most powerful Impel Down inmates backing him up. Also Shiryu was there as well and he is said to be equally as strong as Magellan. As you can see, Magellan never had a chance. Also all of them had a grudge against Magellan in some way. The original four Blackbeard Pirates grudged him because he nearly killed them with his poison. The Impel Down inmates obviously held a grudge against him because he is the chief warden after all.
Magellan is still the chief warden of Impel Down. I know it was revealed in a cover page that Magellan was demoted to vice warden and Hannyabal took his place as chief warden but I can't see the vice warden being stronger than the chief warden. So I decided to instead have Magellan remain as warden. Also I did say that this fic diverges after chapter 653 and episode 573 so this is another one of those divergences.
More pirates being in Impel Down. After Whitebeard confirmed the existence of the One Piece, there were now more pirates than ever before. Also when Akainu became the fleet admiral, the marines became an even more powerful force of justice and thus more pirates were arrested. There were more pirates because of Whitebeard's words and because of Akainu, more pirates were arrested and sent to Impel Down. Thus it was expected that Impel Down become too overcrowded.
Overpopulation in Impel Down. Whenever there is overpopulation, there will always be problems. And Impel Down is no exception in fact with Impel Down the problem is even worse since there is an overpopulation of criminals. With such a huge overpopulation its obvious there would be a lot of killing. Inmates would kill each other and prison staff would kill inmates just to make room for more incoming inmates.
Bonney not getting a cell for herself. I'm not too sure but from what I've seen in Impel Down, several inmates share a cell. But the overpopulation problem became so bad, that cells were not enough. They just let them out on each floor and the torturous conditions, the inmates killing each other and the prison guards all prevent anything major from happening. This is why Bonney didn't get a cell, because the overpopulation is so bad that the inmates aren't put in cells so there was nothing really between Bonney and the inmates. Also keep in mind that Bonney is a pirate and the guards themselves are sadistic so they would not feel any sympathy for Bonney being a woman.
Bon Clay indirectly helping Luffy. Even after he helped Luffy escape, Bon Clay still continued to help Luffy albeit indirectly. He helped Luffy by protecting Bonney, the woman who loved Ace. Also it didn't matter that Bonney was in love with Luffy's brother, Bon Clay doesn't care about that. He simply helped Bonney because he is a good person who just can't sit back and do nothing as Bonney is raped. Even if Bonney never knew Ace, Bon Clay would have still protected her.
Bon Clay being as strong as a commander. The reason that he became so strong was because he did nothing but fight day in and day out. Everyday someone would try to rape Bonney so everyday Bon Clay had to fight. While the Straw Hats trained for two years, Bon Clay fought for every second during those two years to protect Bonney. He couldn't stop to rest because if he did, the inmates would have killed him and even worse, raped Bonney. Training and fighting are two different things, training no matter how good or how hard could never equal fighting. And that was all what Bon Clay did for two years. Also Bon Clay couldn't stop for anythin. During the two year time skip Zoro and Sanji could stop and rest. They wouldn't like it and Mihawk would mock Zoro and the okamas would do something to Sanji. But at least they could still stop and rest. Bon Clay couldn't stop and rest because if he did, he would die and much worse would happen to Bonney. Also Zoro and Sanji lived in good living conditions while Bon Clay lived under the torturous conditions of Level 3. Zoro and Sanji got food, water and medical treatment but Bon Clay got none of that. His living conditions, the constant fighting, all of that was literally hell on earth and compared to what he went through, Zoro and Sanji had it easy with Mihawk and Ivankov. He was starving and thirsty because of the heat of Level 3, badly wounded and exhausted from the constant fighting, not getting any food, water or medical treatment, all this made Bon Clay much stronger, strong enough to take on a commander, he had to in order to protect Bonney.
Bon Clay strong enough to escape. Bon Clay was on par with a revolutionary commander so he was strong enough to attempt an escape. But Impel Down is impenetrable, being in the calm belt surrounded by sea kings. He is also completely outnumbered. Furthermore, he was starving, thirsty, exhausted and badly wounded from all the fighting so he is never at full strength. Finally he can't escape because that would mean leaving Bonny at the mercy of all the inmates. If he isn't around, no one will protect her. So he had to stay.
Bon Clay developing haki. I did say that all commanders can use observation and armament haki and Bon Clay is no exception. With the overcrowding of Impel Down, if he didn't then it was obvious what would have happened to Bonney. So he had to learn how to use both types of haki without any real training, just fighting so he could protect Bonney. He had to or else Bonney would have been raped. With observation and armament haki along with his constant fighting under extremely hellish conditions, he would have certainly been on par with a commander.
Bon Clay being nakama to the Straw Hats. When you think about it Bon Clay would have fit into the crew perfectly had Luffy not left. I mean Luffy is a rubber man who likes meat, Nami is greedy for money, Ussop has a long knows and tells lies, Sanji has a swirly eyebrow and is a pervert, Zoro has a crappy sense of direction, Chopper is a child-like reindeer creature, Robin can sprout multiple limps, Franky is a cyborg who wears speedos, says super and cries comically a lot and Brook is a living skeleton who always makes skull jokes. So an okama who always dances around and acts eccentric will actually be normal for the crew. He like all the other crew members believes deeply in friendship and would gladly risk his life for his nakama. Also I'm not too sure if Bon Clay has a dream but if he did, it would be to become the greatest okama and surpass Ivankov one day. Bon Clay's got the weird looks, the dynamic personality, the strong belief in nakama and a dream, in all aspects, he is a perfect Straw Hat.
Luffy choosing to go into Impel Down. After his battle with Akainu, Luffy was badly wounded and still hadn't recovered when the revolutionary army chose to raid Impel Down. Dragon told Luffy that he didn't want him to come along because of his injured state but Luffy begged him to come along. In actuality Dragon wanted hom to come along, in fact Dragon anticipated Luffy wanting to come, he knows his son very well and knew that he would come along regardless of his injuries. Dragon knew that if Luffy came along, he would undoubtedly see something terrible regarding Bonney. He knew that what Luffy would see would enrage him. Furthermore he knew that Bon Clay would be in a terrible state when Luffy found him thus further fueling his rage.
The incident that made Luffy hate pirates has been revealed. He literally saw Bon Clay, his close friend being tortured and killed right in front of him and saw Bonney, the woman who loved his brother raped before his very eyes. To see pirates do such a thing to two people that Luffy wanted to help, how could he not hate pirates. Now you see why he hates pirates so much, they tortured Bon Clay and gang raped Bonney.
Bon Clay is dead. That's right, I said it, Bon-chan is dead. First let us all have a moment of silence for Bon Clay. I know that a lot of people liked him but he had to die. Bon Clay had to die to show Luffy that he can't save everyone, that no matter how strong you are, you're not guaranteed to be able to save everyone. Furthermore Bon Clay had to die in order for Luffy to really go down the dark path. As you can see, his death had a tremendous impact on Luffy making him hate pirates tremendously. So while we are all sad for his death, he wasn't just written off, he died having a really huge effect on our dark hero.
Again I said this fic diverges of chapter 653 and episode 573. And Bon Clay was revealed to have been alive long after that, sometime in the Punk Hazzard arc in a cover page. In this story he survived Magellan's wrath but died during the revolutionary army break into Impel Down.
Luffy knowing that Bon Clay was alive. After Luffy and his group escaped Impel Down, Luffy actually told everyone that he believed Bon Clay was alive. That is part of why he wanted to go into Impel Down, to save him along with Bonney. It turned out that he was right and Bon Clay really was alive. Unfortunately when Luffy found him he was on the verge of death.
Dragon knew that Bon Clay was alive. Ivankov believed Bon Clay to be dead but remember, Blackbeard is secretly a member of the Knights of D. He obviously reported to Dragon that while he engaged Magellan in battle, Magellan was carrying a strange okama with him. From Ivankov, Dragon knew that Bon Clay faced off against Magellan alone. Putting the two together, Dragon deduced that the okama Magellan was carrying was Bon Clay. Furthermore Blackbeard also told Magellan how his powers accidently saved Bon Clay so Dragon knew that Bon Clay was alive.
Bon Clay being part of Dragon's plan. Dragon chose to make Bon Clay part of his plan. Ivankov told Dragon about how selfless and brave Bon Clay is. So Dragon knew for a fact that Bon Clay being the selfless hero that he was would do everything in his power to protect Bonney. But Dragon knew that Bon Clay would struggle and suffer immensely trying to protect Bonney. Thus two people that Luffy wanted to protect would suffer at the hands of the inmates in Impel Down, Bonney and Bon Clay. Losing not one but two important people to the pirates in Impel Down would undoubtedly fuel Luffy's rage even further thus not only making him stronger, but easier to control. And it worked perfectly. The loss of Bon Clay further angered and enraged Luffy. Like I said many times, Dragon is a master manipulator, he was able incorporate Bon Clay into his plan involving Bonney in order to make it better.
Bon Clay dieing despite being so strong. Bon Clay was on par with a revolutionary commander but he was still human. The effects of the last two years while made him stronger also weakened him. All his injuries he sustained while protecting Bonney accumulated and he got no medical treatment. He was starving, thirsty, wounded and exhausted. In his condition, even he has his limits. And he reached his limits right when the revolutionary army entered Impel Down.
Bon Clay and Bonney's death being different from Ace's. When Ace died, he took a magma punch right through his chest and died shortly. In other words, it was a fast and painless death and he was satisfied with his life since he died smiling. With Bon Clay and Bonney it was different. Bonney suffered immensely since she was raped a lot in Impel Down despite Bon Clay trying his best to protect her. Bon Clay suffered a lot while trying to protect her. Both of them didn't die painless deaths and were okay with dieing. Both of them suffering unspeakable for the past two years and Bon Clay died watching Bonney his friend get raped and Bonney died slowly from gang rape. It was a cruel death indeed.
Luffy's understanding about death. Luffy when he was captain of the Straw Hats was very naïve on the subject of death. He always believed that no one would ever die. He always believed that his crew was very strong and that he was strong enough to protect them and make sure none of them ever dies. He could do whatever he wants and there would be no consequences. And to some extent he was right because despite everything the Straw Hats ever faced prior to the Whitebeard War, no one ever died. Despite his recklessness, Luffy always succeeded. Bon Clay and Bonney's death showed that he can't always succeed, that his precious people are not guaranteed to survive despite how strong they are. Furthermore their deaths showed that even as strong as he is, he can't protect everyone. Unlike before he now realizes that he can't always save everyone. This was something he lacked before Ace's death. He always believed that no matter what, he could save his friends. Now he understands that not everyone can be saved. This shows his thinking as a Knight is different from when he was a Straw Hat. When he was the captain of the Straw Hats, no one ever died so he was very immature. But now that he lost not only Ace, but Bonney and Bon Clay as well, he now sees and understands the horror of loosing those you hold dear and not being able to protect them.
How Dragon was able to convince Luffy that enslaving pirates was the right thing has been revealed. When Luffy saw what happened to Bon Clay and Bonney, Luffy truly hated all pirates and believed them all to be scum. He would have killed them all in Impel Down but Dragon convinced him otherwise. He convinced Luffy that death was too good for those scum. For all of them who did nothing but make others suffer, death wasn't good enough for a punishment for them. Death was far too merciful for them. Making them slaves is a far more fitting punishment for them. They like to make others such as Bon Clay and Bonney suffer so they in turn should be enslaved and suffer. They should be enslaved and put on slave camps where they would suffer for all the lives they have ruined, where they could work off their depts to all the people they hurt in the past. After what happened to Bon Clay and Bonney, Luffy truly hates pirates and believes that they should suffer just as his father said. He now wholeheartedly believes that his father is doing the right thing by enslaving them. After all they made both Bonney and Bon Clay suffer so they all deserve to suffer on the slave concentration camps.
Luffy's thoughts regarding Shanks. Shanks was his idol yet he was a pirate. So what does Luffy think about him. I'll keep that secret for now. I'll save it for when Luffy reunites with his crew. Can't give away everything now can I.
Luffy vs Magellan round two. Since the revolutionary army broke into Impel Down they would naturally run into Magellan. Luffy chose to take on Magellan since he was a major problem for Luffy the first time he broke in. He doesn't have anything against Magellan personally but he was a big problem for Luffy the first time and there were not even inmates for him to take his rage out on. Also unlike before, Luffy completely dominated Magellan.
Luffy vs Arlong round two. Since Arlong was in Impel Down, it was expected that he and Luffy have a reunion. But the thing is, you can imagine how terrified Arlong was when he saw Luffy. Arlong believes fishmen to be superior but even he pissed his pants when he saw the demonic Luffy. He may have been angered that Luffy was able to fight evenly with him during the Arlong arc but even he felt true fear when he saw how enraged Luffy was. And Luffy held a fearsome grudge against him for what he did to Nami. Finally Arlong is a pirate. Imagine what it was like for Arlong facing a dark demonic Luffy who wanted nothing more than to utterly destroy him. Even he with all his racist believes knew a true monster when he saw one, and that was exactly what Luffy was. The only reason that he is alive is because Dragon convinced him to spare Arlong and that he would die on Fishman Island as an example to anyone who dares do something like what he did to Cocoyashi village.
Arlong is dead. He was killed by Sanbi at the end of chapter 47: Understanding the Enemy. Check that chapter out for more details.
Vivi and Shirahoshi meeting Luffy at Mariejois. Vivi and Shirahoshi reunited with Luffy during the invasion before the Impel Down incident. That means that they saw Luffy before he developed his hatred for pirates. That meant that he wasn't as dark as he is now. For that reason, the dialogue between Luffy and the two girls didn't seem as hateful as it would be now. I can assure you, if they met Luffy now, the conversation would be much different. However Luffy would not try to harm them since neither of the princesses are pirates.
Now that we know why Luffy hates pirates and how much he hates them, I think you can imagine how his reunion with the Straw Hats would turn out. Furthermore as it was Sanji and Nami who made him leave first I think you can imagine what would happen now if they ever saw Luffy again. His mind has been warped by Dragon and now he hates pirates with a passion. And all the Straw Hats are pirates. So the question is, what would happen should they ever reunite with Luffy.
A lot of people are asking when Luffy is coming back. I wouldn't answer that but by reading this chapter, you can certainly get an idea of how the reunion between Luffy and the Straw Hats would play out.
Well that's all the notes. I know a lot of people were looking forward to this chapter so I hope to see plenty of reviews. Until next time.