One Piece: Legacy of the Pirate King

Chapter 32One Piece: Legacy of the Pirate King

Time didn't exist here.

The edge of the world was not a place but a fracture—between now and never, memory and oblivion.The Red Spirit hovered before the crystal-encased island, anchored by nothing but will.

And before them stood the Guardians.

Not made of flesh. Not born of life.

But of forgotten stories.

Ghostly warriors, draped in faded Jolly Rogers—representing pirate crews that history erased. Their swords bled mist. Their eyes held nothing.

They were the last line of defense between the truth… and the world.

The First Guardian: Captain Harkon of the Silent Tide

His voice sounded like waves crashing in reverse.

"I once sailed under the Black Sun. We tried to reveal what the Celestials buried… and we were wiped from time."

His saber pointed to Lian.

"You carry a fire meant to be smothered. Turn back."

Lian stepped forward.

"No."

And the first battle began.

Battle in the Fracture

Harkon moved faster than sound.

His blade struck Lian mid-sentence, cutting the memory of his stance—making his body forget its own balance.

Lucien leapt in, unleashing a wall of phoenix flame—but it passed through the Guardian like fog.

"Normal attacks won't work," Sera shouted. "They're memory constructs!"

She activated her Chrono Glyphs, adjusting their team's internal memory anchors.

"Fight with your will, not your strength! Focus on what you believe, not just what you've done!"

Rin inhaled deeply.

And then she remembered the first time she ever protected someone.

A little girl. A broken sword. A promise.

Her blade ignited with light.

She struck—and landed a hit.

The Guardian howled. "You remember too much…"

And faded.

Wave After Wave

Each Guardian brought a new nightmare:

A beast formed of amalgamated pirate souls—the Maw of Regret.

A twin pair of captains who fought using illusions of loved ones lost—the Echo Brothers.

A silent woman who erased the voice of anyone who looked her in the eye—Captain Vel of the Quiet Storm.

Each tested a crewmember's resolve, not their power.

Lucien had to burn a false memory of his mother begging him to stop fighting.Mimi had to deactivate her mech and fight hand-to-hand, remembering the time she was just a child with dreams, not armor.Sera faced an ancient librarian who questioned every truth she ever decoded.

And Lian?

He faced himself.

The Final Guardian: The Lost Flame

Lian stood across from a mirror.

But the figure inside it was… wrong.

His reflection wore black armor. His eyes were hollow. His smile, cruel.

"I'm what you could become if you believe the world owes you legacy."

They clashed—fist to fist, flame to flame.

The mirror self used twisted versions of the Chrono Drive, even a warped "Inherited Will Burst" that tore space.

But Lian gritted his teeth, wounds opening across his chest.

"I don't need the world to owe me anything."

"I'm not here to inherit.I'm here to protect."

He punched forward—full strength, not just with Haki… but heart.

The reflection shattered.

And the crystal island opened.

Inside the Throne of Truth

They stepped onto the island.

The child-like figure on the throne stirred.

No face. Just shadow.

But when Lian approached, it slowly reached out…

And placed something in his palm:

A golden straw hat emblem, glowing with memories.

A voice echoed.

Not from the creature. But from the hat.

"You made it, huh?"

It was Luffy's voice.

"If you're hearing this… I'm gone.But not really.Because the Will of D. doesn't die.It chooses.And it chose you, Lian."

"Go out there.Mess up the world a little.Make 'em laugh.Make 'em cry.And above all… keep that hat in the sun."

Lian's eyes filled with tears.

So did Vivi's.

So did the crew's.

The light around the island swirled—

And the final message appeared in ancient glyphs above the throne:

"The Truth Was Never a Weapon.It Was a Gift Meant to Be Shared."

As They Left the Island

The Compass dissolved.

But Lian no longer needed it.

He was the compass now.

Guided by the truth, the flame, the laughter.

And behind them?

The Guardians bowed—not as enemies…

…but as pirates who could finally rest.

Preview: Chapter 33 – The Straw Hat Returns

Lian decides to return to the surface—but the world has already changed. Word of the new D. has spread. Factions rise. Alliances crumble. And in the distance, a legendary Straw Hat crew member returns, carrying a message from the past—and a warning for what comes next.