One Piece: An Immortal Legend

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Word Count: 3438.

Hello everyone and welcome to my second ever work!

Those who know me from 'Jujutsu Kaisen: Reborn as Potential Man', I'm happy to say that I'm back with a new adventure for us all!

And those that found this as my first work, welcome to you as well! I hope we can have fun together on this journey!

A couple of things before we start, the MC has the Voice of Gilgamesh from Fate.

So please search up 'One Minute of Gilgamesh's English Dub Laughing at Others' on Youtube if you're not familiar with him to get a good grasp on his voice(Tho I usually just use his Japanese voice in my head).

He will also be mostly Chaotic Neutral but can dip into Chaotic Evil at times when he deems it necessary, so I just wanted to warn you from the start.

Also in case you missed the synopsis, he will be Racist and Arrogant (calling people Monkeys and Mongrels on a daily basis). So if you can't handle that, you should leave lol

I know it's an odd choice for an MC, but Trust me, just Let Me Cook! Character Development will come in time!

With that over and done with, let's begin shall we?

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Wealth. Fame. Power.

Gol D. Roger, The King of the Pirates, obtained this and everything else the World had to offer. And his dying words drove countless souls to the seas.

"You want my treasure? You can have it! I left everything I gathered together in One Place. Now you just have to find it!"

These words lured men to the Grandline, pursuing Dreams far greater than they ever dared to imagine. 

It marked the beginning of the time known as the Great Pirate Era!

And this was the Story of one such man… 

This was the Story of Adam D. Valentine, a man on a Search for a nigh Impossible Dream.

A Dream for True Immortality, to Never be Forgotten!

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Within the deep and quiet reaches of the Calm Belt was an unassuming island, it had a huge dense forest full of enormous trees and other flora with many different varieties of animals roaming its bountiful fields. 

And then curiously, ripples began forming within the waters near the island. A very unnatural sight to witness as the Calm Belts are 2 highly dangerous and still stretches of ocean that border the north and south of the Grand Line.

The most important aspect of the Calm Belts is that they are, as the name implies, always completely calm. They never have any ocean currents or winds blowing, making it impossible for non-self propelled ships to travel through. It also made them a Death trap for all sailors and any islands within natural fortresses. 

However, that isn't the only important and lethal quality of the Calm Belts as their still ocean currents made them the perfect breeding grounds for Sea Kings. These 'Sea Kings' are essentially Leviathans, apex predators of the ocean that can grow up to truly ridiculous sizes, some even rumoured to grow large enough to swallow entire islands whole.

It was then that the ripples in the water seemed to abruptly become more and more violent before a gigantic Sea King about a Kilometre wide emerged from the ocean. It looked as if someone had crossbred a cow with a sea creature then increased the size of the resulting hybrid manifold.

The Sea King seemed to act oddly, twitching and shuddering every few seconds almost as if in pain. It convulsed in the water for a few seconds before slamming its body against the coast repeatedly for the next minute.

Eventually, it seemed to give up and accept its fate while convulsing in agony in the water. Then suddenly strong impacts began reverberating from its body, the outlines of multiple impressions showing from its skin.

The impacts then stopped for a moment as if to give the Leviathan relief before a pillar of Orange flames shot out of the Sea King's side, causing it to shudder and screech in agony before slumping on the nearby beach of the island.

A few moments later, the hole in the Sea King's body stopped smoking before a large figure emerged from it. It was a man who stood at a staggering 9'2 feet tall or 280.416 cm, he had short pure White hair styled in a small middle part to the side of his head with fiery Orangish Red eyes.

He wore tattered dark pants and a white collared shirt which seemed to have been burned by the Sea King's stomach acid, the acid seemed to have caused superficial skin deep burns to cover the some of his body which were healing at a visible rate.

His youthful face twisted into a frown as he cracked his neck and stretched his dark feathered wings, a moment later a flame was lit at his back. He sighed in annoyance as he noticed his singed clothes before looking ahead at the forest in front of him.

"Hm.. It seems Mother was right, these clothes were the right choice to use when testing my Durability in 'Speed Mode'. I can't exactly destroy something twice after all…" 

This man was a 17 Year old Adam D. Valentine, a Lunarian just reaching his age of Maturity. 

[Picture is on the Cover or in Discord]

Adam turned to the slumped body of the Sea King behind him, beginning to walk towards it casually and grabbed onto its horns before pulling on it. The entire enormous Leviathan was dragged along the ground as he took it inwards towards the forest.

As he made his way through a grassy clearing, countless animals eyed him up but knew to keep their distance. They hadn't survived in the presence of a Lunarian for so many years without knowing their place in the pecking order.

A few minutes Adam found himself near a large wooden house, it had a stone bonfire near it which looked to be worn down with repeated use. He let go of the Sea King and grabbed some nearby fire wood, placing it in the middle of the bonfire.

Adam crouched near the pile of wood, reaching a hand forwards before a spark of orange flames ignited at the tip of his fingers and lighting the wood into a huge bonfire within an instant. He stood up a moment later and stared at the flames with his own fiery Orangish Red eyes before raising a hand.

He watched on with some satisfaction as flames Ignited at his fingertips, flowing down his hand like a river of water before lighting up his whole arm with their glory.

This was one of 2 main 'abilities' or aspects of his Lunarian biology, they are all capable of igniting flames and controlling them perfectly with ease. They could also get hot enough to even reach the heat of Magma when he reaches full maturity, and that was without needing to train with them that much.

The flames at his back were a signifier of his second ability, a switch between 'Invulnerability Mode' and 'Speed Mode'. In essence, his race could activate a form of nigh invulnerability on command whenever the flames on their back were activated.

They essentially acted as a muscle, it would get stronger and easier to maintain naturally as you reached full maturity but could also be trained to be more efficient and effective. 

That wasn't the only ability however, as whenever they weren't on; his body switched to a 'Speed Mode' where, as the name implied, his speed was enhanced immensely. So if he were to swap between each mode strategically in battle, he would be able to both tank all damage and outpace his opponents.

He also kept access to his flames at all times as well as his fully functional Black feathered wings which allow sustained flight. A Lunarian's body is also much bigger and stronger than a Human's, making the average untrained Lunarian about 75 times Stronger than the average untrained Human.

All of these abilities and aspects of their natural Biology made Lunarians a terrifying race, one compared to Gods by lower Races. They were even considered to be monsters capable of surviving any environment no matter how intense.

'And yet despite all that, those filthy Monkeys managed to cull us down to a handful. The sheer gall and audacity of those weak Monkeys, to think they managed to infest the world with their filth! Revolting Mongrels!'

Adam clenched his hand into a fist with disgust evident in his face, he scoffed while reaching down to the ground where a large Butcher knife was awaiting him. He picked it up and began carving away at the Sea King's body with practised ease, the knife's sharp edge gliding along the meat like butter.

He removed a huge chunk of meat, taking it with him as he set up his cooking station, he placed the meat on a nearby table. Grabbing some salt and herbs, he gave it some quick seasoning before laying it on the grill with a pleasant sizzle filling the air a moment later.

A seconds later, the door to the wooden house near him was opened, revealing a dark skinned and white haired woman about 11'5 feet tall or 347.98 cm, despite her size she was still much shorter than the average fully grown Lunarian. She wore a light pink blouse with what looked to be a pure white apron and beige pants.

She has shoulder-length, wavy white hair with soft bangs framing her face and a loose side ponytail over her right shoulder. She also had the same dark feathered hair as him with a flame burning at her back, although hers seemed to be weaker than his own despite the difference in size.

They both shared a striking resemblance despite the obvious difference in size, which is to be expected since she was his mother: Selena Valentine.

"Oh, Adam! That smells good! Caught a big one have you?" She called out with a tender smile, in her hand was a large Newspaper which ruffled softly in the breeze.

"Hm? Yes mother, I have. Come and sit down, food should be ready soon enough." He replied absentmindedly as he grabbed the scalding hot piece of meat with his bare hands and flipped it, he wasn't bothered by the heat in the slightest since he was practically immune to extreme heat to a great extent.

His mother giggled slightly at his seemingly indifferent tone, knowing that it was his form of a warm greeting. She walked forwards towards the bonfire and sat at a nearby handcrafted wooden table, ruffling the newspaper in her hands slightly while reading it.

"You haven't heard the news have you? Gold Roger has been executed at Loguetown like they announced the other day! Apparently he has some kind of treasure hidden in the Grandline that he hid away, they're calling it 'The One Piece'!"

Despite himself, Adam felt a slight shiver run down his Soul, he couldn't quite tell what it was but there was something Special about that name. He turned around to face his mother, immediately spotting the newspaper she turned to him so he could look.

It was a double paged article with Roger's face emblazoned in the middle of it, despite already being Executed, he had a Mad grin strewn across his face as if he had gotten the last laugh. The title just above it was 'PIRATE KING, GOLD ROGER'S GREATEST TREASURE IN THE GRANDLINE!'.

"Says here that apparently thousands of people are already taking to the seas, 'A Great Era of Piracy is upon us!'." Selena read aloud with a grin, turning the newspaper back towards herself and reading off of it.

"Haha~, at this rate he might even get close to achieving what Nika did~!" She exclaimed cheerfully, a hint of slight admiration in her voice while placing an elbow on the table before resting her head on her hand.

Nika is the name of a mythical warrior revered as the Sun God by slaves from ancient times and whose existence is tied to Elbaph mythology. He was known as the Warrior of Liberation, a Beacon of Hope and Joy for those who had lost everything.

He was an enigmatic man, one which was known very little of, but despite that his name was forever etched onto the History of the World despite the World Government's consistent efforts to bury his name. 

"Hah! As if a 'King of Monkeys' could hope to achieve what Joyboy did!" Adam mocked with obvious disbelief since Nika was one of the only men from other Races which he genuinely respected, Joyboy was another name used to refer to The Sun God which he had learned from his mother.

"Well~, he might be a Monkey but he's also quite Strong, no? Achieving all he did and charting the entire world isn't anything to scoff at! And who knows what this One Piece is, but it must be really amazing if he found it on the last island of the New World!" Selena insisted, that soft grin never leaving her face.

"Who cares what the One Piece is, going after it would be a waste of time. Worthless treasure is probably just a watersports button that nukes the Redline or some shit." He refuted dismissively, waving her off before reaching forwards and removing the chunk of meat from the grill with his bare hands.

His mother laughed at this, watching as he took the meat to a cutting board and sliced it into manageable chunks. He placed the food on some nearby wooden plates before bringing it to his mother, sitting down before her while giving her a plate.

"Pfft.. Yeah, maybe!" Selena laughed cheerfully, although a few moments into her laugh she winced before a guttural cough rushed through her throat. She coughed to the side and into her hand, moving it away a second later to reveal a layer of blood within it.

"Hm.. Your illness has gotten worse. …It looks like that quack doctor was right, it won't be much longer now, will it?" Adam spoke solemnly with a grimace, he had long since known that the day his mother would pass away would come eventually.

The quack doctor called her disease 'Unnamed-Fatal-Anime-Mom-Respiratory-Disease', and said there were no known cures. His mother had to convince him to not slaughter the Mongrel where he stood for such a prognosis but they had accepted it eventually.

"I suppose so, but don't worry about me Adam, eat up! How else would you grow to be taller than me eventually? You just reached your growth spurt age after all, you need all the nutrients you can get." She teased, taking the subject away from her illness while wiping her hand clean of Blood with a nearby cloth.

"Oh let up, will you?!" 

With that, the pair of Mother and Son cheerfully ate their lunch in the beautiful stranded island in the middle of the Calm Belt. Making sure to enjoy each moment they had together to the fullest.

Adam D. Valentine looked up from his plate of food towards the skies, watching on as the sun was slowly overtaken by dark grey clouds. His basic knowledge of weather patterns and such he learned from his Mother told him all he needed to know from a glance to the sky.

'Huh.. It's gonna snow…'

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3 Days Later.

Adam walked through a snowy forest, the flames on his back radiating heat which melted all nearby frost. In his hands were chunks of dry firewood, much like the rest of his body they were kept completely dry with his innate heat.

He walked past the nearly frozen carcass of the Sea King he had hunted 3 days ago, it hadn't spoiled much due to the freezing temperatures. He and his mother fed from it for the sake of convenience, although the almost Kilometre wide Leviathan was pretty much fully devoured by this point.

"I suppose all the energy required to feed our flames and bodies has to come from somewhere. Although Mother hasn't been eating much due to her illness worsening, it's mostly just been me." The Lunarian muttered under his breath, watching as some animals nibbled on the carcass for food.

Deciding that he could always get another one, he allowed this and simply entered his home. Adam immediately locked eyes with a fireplace in the corner of the home, it was nearly spent of fuel which was the reason he had left to begin with.

After feeding the flames, he heard a low cough from behind him which caused him to turn around quickly. He made his way forwards towards where his Mother laid, she was covered with a heavy woollen blanket against the heat.

Her illness had rapidly progressed over the last 3 days, she had chosen to stop taking the medicine which was delaying the inevitable and simply accept her fate. Choosing to Die on her own terms instead of hanging onto life without reason.

"Well Adam, it shouldn't be too long now." Selena said with a small self deprecating chuckle, causing him to frown and lay a hand on her. Heat flowed down his arm and into her, stopping her shivering since she could no longer summon any flames or heat herself up due to her condition.

"You shouldn't speak mother, save your strength." He responded, sitting down next to her to keep her warm.

"Hehe.. We both know that doesn't matter much anymore, it's my time to go. But it's also your time to spread your wings and begin your Voyage." She whispered, her body beginning to give out slowly but surely.

"Remember this no matter what; you are a Lunarian, the Pride of our Race as well as the last of us all. You naturally gained Conqueror's Haki from childhood, you were destined for Greatness!" Selena asserted as her voice then gained strength unbecoming of her condition.

She reached forwards with slightly shaky hands, wrapping her hands gently around his face and moving it so she could look him in the eyes one last time before speaking.

"I believe you can do it, you can achieve what your father couldn't! What only Nika had achieved! Make the World know your name, make them remember it for all of History! Achieve True Immortality!"

Selena Valentine's voice did not lose even a hint of its strength even as Blood began seeping down her mouth, it remained as solid as steel throughout it all. Adam D. Valentine reached his hands up and gripped his mother's, resolve evident in his fiery red eyes.

"I swear on my Pride as a Lunarian, I will do it no matter the cost!" 

"Haha~.. That's good! Thank you for being my son, Adam… I know you will achieve our Dream… Rise to the heights of The Sun God, become.. Become…" 

Selena Valentine slowly trailed off as her heart began slowly but surely beating weaker and weaker, within a few seconds it reached a complete halt.

Adam D. Valentine made no visible signs of emotions as he stared at his mother's serene face, even as she died she held a breathtaking satisfied smile.

And then, without him even noticing, a single tear fell down one of his still open eyes.

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10 Minutes Later.

Adam set down a final log of wood upon a raised platform, strapping it together with the rest of wood that made up a funeral pyre. He ignored the still falling snow, turning away and entering his home for what would likely be the last time for the next several years.

He turned to the side and grabbed some equipment he and his mother had already prepared ahead of time for his voyage, strapping it onto his waist and into a satchel with a secure grip. He then turned to where his mother laid, she was dressed in a light robe which allowed her wings to be free.

With a tender grasp he took his mother's body in his arms, he then carried her out of their home despite their size difference with ease. Adam gently laid her down on top of the funeral pyre, taking extra care to be sure she wouldn't fall.

This was the Lunarian race's traditional funeral practice, to be cremated on a Pyre powered by the flames of their most beloved. It was believed that doing so would help guide the souls of those dearly towards the afterlife.

"...I won't forget you, Mother." Adam whispered quietly as he took one last look at his mother's face with a small bittersweet smile strewn across his face.

And then he reached down to the ground logs of the funeral pyre, sparks of flame flowed out of his hands softly and into the wood. The entire pyre lit ablaze, its heat melting away all the snow and frost nearby as all the animals in the forest turned to face it.

"Please rest easy, I will be sure to achieve your last wish." 

Adam D. Valentine clenched his left hand into fist, Goldish Black sparks began flowing from his body as his Conqueror's Haki dispersed from his body and throughout the island. He raised his other hand which held a type of compass called an Eternal Pose with the tag 'Loguetown' marked at the top.

"This I Swear! The name 'Adam D. Valentine' shall be engraved upon the minds of every single Mongrel that walks upon this Planet for the rest of Time!"

Selena Valentine's body began turning into ash, the ash began flowing upwards in the cool breeze and being carried into the heavens. All animals in the island around him then began to fall to the ground, their wills being overwhelmed by his own through the effect of his rampaging Conqueror's Haki.

And then Adam D. Valentine made a Declaration, one which would eventually be written in the History books of the World as the beginning of a Great man's Legacy.

"I Will Become An Immortal Legend!"

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Author's Note:

ROLL CREDITS!

So, it's a new beginning for a great journey! Here's to the (Hopefully) Amazing ride ahead!

And before you ask, the 75 times stronger on average thing is just an educated guess. Just makes sense to me.

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