One Piece: The Legend of Beasts

"Dad! Mom!"

A raging fire rose from a small village, and the air was filled with smoke. The surrounding houses became dilapidated, with only broken tiles and ruins left. Corpses were lying in disorder on the ground, and the stench of decay and blood mixed in the air made people feel nauseous.

A boy about ten years old lay in front of a middle-aged man and woman who were crushed by the collapsed house and kept shouting. No matter how hard he shouted, the two people would never respond to him.

This is the Kingdom of Carlota, located in the first half of the Grand Line. Due to years of poverty, it could not afford to pay the Heavenly Gold and was disqualified as a member country by the World Government. As soon as the restless pirates got the news, they rushed there and began to burn, kill and loot without restraint. The king was killed on the spot, and countless citizens died. Even the most remote small village from the capital was looted.

The only survivor was a teenager who happened to run into the mountains to play and luckily escaped the disaster.

"Wow...everyone has been killed, what should I do?"

Witnessing the tragic situation in the village, the boy could no longer suppress his grief and burst into tears.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind: "Ah, God... there is still a living child! It's so great..."

The voice was as gentle as the spring breeze, melodious and pleasant, and full of kindness and love. The boy stopped crying immediately and turned around to see a nun in a black robe looking at him in surprise. The woman looked about seventy years old, with wrinkles all over her face, a few strands of gray in her curly hair, and a cigarette in her mouth. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, the boy would never have believed that the old woman in front of him was the owner of the gentle voice.

"Mother-in-law, who are you? I don't think I've ever seen you before..." With red and swollen eyes, the boy looked at the nun blankly, at a loss for a moment.

The nun placed her hand on her chest and said softly, "I am a monk who happened to pass through this country. I wanted to come here to spread the doctrine, but I didn't expect such a tragedy to happen. It really makes me sad..."

As she spoke, her voice became choked with sobs.

"Sister Granny, can you tell me? There are pirates here, why is there no navy to protect us?"

The young man asked, tugging at the nun's clothes with a crying voice. When he was a child, he heard his parents say that the navy was the messenger of justice that punished evildoers and eliminated evil. As long as the bad guys appeared anywhere, they would definitely punish them.

Therefore, in his young mind, the navy has left an indelible impression on him, and it has always been his dream to become a powerful navy to protect his family.

The nun was slightly stunned, and couldn't help coughing twice, then she forced a smile and said, "Ah, that's because this country is not a partner of 'justice'."

"Partner of 'Justice'?"

"You'll understand when you grow up."

The nun stretched out her hand and smiled gently. "Come with me. I'll take you to a good place. There are many homeless children like you there. I believe you will become good friends with them!"

"Um……!"

The boy, who had already fallen into despair, seemed to see a ray of hope. He wiped the tears from his eyes, nodded excitedly and agreed, then he held the nun's withered but warm arm and walked out of the village.

So they left this country that did not exist in history and crossed the sea to the giant island of Elbaf in the New World - the "Lamb's House" where nuns lived. It was a place that took in orphans from all over the world. The boy quickly became friends with them and soon adapted to this new environment.

Two years later, many children left the Lamb's House one after another. The boy naturally didn't understand the reason, so he ran to ask the nun what was going on.

"Ah, that's right! Some kindhearted people contacted me and offered to adopt these children, so they are going to their new homes! All right, go play with the other children."

The young man wanted to say something, but when he saw the nun's amiable and kind face, any doubts in his heart disappeared and he did not ask any further questions.

Two years later, two men in civilian clothes came to the nun's house and asked to take the boy away by name. The nun readily agreed to their request, personally sent the boy to the ship, and said goodbye to him reluctantly.

The boy followed the two men across the ocean and saw a strange and spectacular building from afar. A line of large characters was clearly written on the outer wall: MARINE.

"Everyone, listen carefully! Our navy is an organization that serves the Celestial Dragons, and all actions must be in compliance with the arrangements of the World Government!"

"Countries that have not joined the World Government do not deserve human rights, and there is no need for our navy to protect such places!"

"But the Celestial Dragons have been attacked. No matter what, we must eliminate all the criminals!"

From then on, the boy was forced to stay in a secret room every day and night, staring at the instructor's endless sermons on the Den Den Mushi screen. The painful experiences in the past and these radical thoughts constantly stimulated his brain, and the boy slowly changed into a different person. He obeyed the orders of the World Government, faithfully completed tasks again and again, and eliminated many forces hostile to the government. As a result, he was appreciated by the top leaders and was promoted step by step to the position of Lieutenant General of the headquarters.

——The world works the way it should. As long as you abide by the rules, you are living correctly and are worthy of becoming a partner of "justice"!

——All pirates should be eliminated, and those who object to government orders should also die!

——This is my righteous path! No one is allowed to interfere!

Adhering to these ideas, the man, with the name "Honest Xiluk", frightened many brutal pirates on the sea and gradually gained the respect of the navy. People knew very well which kind of people should not be offended.

At this moment, Xiluk rolled his eyes, several of his teeth were broken, and the "Justice" cloak on his back became shattered. He spun his body into the sky, and began to fall straight down quickly on the upper side of the strait, landing on the superstructure of the ship. The entire building could not withstand the impact and collapsed, raising a cloud of dust.

The two parties who were fighting in the air were suddenly shocked when they saw this scene and forgot to breathe. They slowly stopped their actions. After a brief silence, the next second, a thunderous cheer rang out from the sky.

"It must be Shilluk! I've seen his face in the newspaper!"

"Ohhh! That kid did it!"

The pirates raised their weapons high and cheered loudly. The remaining navy was struck by lightning, and they opened their jaws in disbelief, not knowing what to do. Looking at the scene in front of him, the usually serious Newgate raised the corner of his mouth, and his beard curled up slightly.

—You little brat, you’re quite good at it.

He exclaimed sincerely and asked Stussy who was nearby, "How long will it take for the drug to wear off?"

The female pirate sucked the blood of a sailor and threw him carelessly into the sea. She wiped her bright red lips and smiled: "Ten minutes, this time is enough for us to rob the sky gold."

Newgate nodded, turned around and shouted to the other pirates, "Hiluke has been defeated! The wounded will follow Stussy back to the ship first, and the rest of you will join me in invading the navy ship!"

"At your command, Captain Newgate!"

The injured pirates supported each other and followed Stussy slowly towards the place where the ship was docked. Newgate took the brunt of the attack, while slashing down the navy who tried to stop him, and led a dozen pirates to quickly approach the navy ship.

"Tsk, those guys are so noisy."

Kaido spat on the ground and jumped back onto the deck with an unhappy look on his face. His entire left arm had been twisted to a bloody mess, and even the bones inside were twisted like a rag that had been squeezed dry. But he moved his right arm nonchalantly, walked quickly to the back of the ship and stopped.

The black cloth was not damaged after the fierce fight, and was still tightly wrapped by the heavy chains. The chains were pitch black and had a metallic luster. These chains were made of seastone, which was as hard as diamonds. Ordinary swords could not hurt them at all. They were usually only available in the underground world. Once a person with special abilities touched them, they would become weak and could only be slaughtered. Therefore, Xiluke was relieved to put the sky gold in a conspicuous place so that the unsuspecting pirates could easily take the bait.

Kaido casually stretched out his right arm and gently placed it on the surface of the chain. Several thin lightning bolts burst out from his palm, and the originally indestructible chain turned into tofu dregs in an instant, turning into powder and falling to the ground. He grabbed a corner of the black cloth and suddenly opened it. With golden light shining everywhere, gold and silver treasures full of golden light suddenly appeared in front of him.

"How much of the people's wealth did that bastard king plunder?"

Kaido couldn't help but complain out loud, and was about to reach out to touch it, when he heard a low groan from behind him.

"Wait a minute..."

Kaido was stunned and looked back subconsciously, only to see Xiluk standing up shakily from the ruins, covered in blood, holding on to the wall of the cabin and gasping for breath, his eyes staring at him, like a poisonous snake waiting for an opportunity.

"Oh ha ha ha! That's more like it!"

The young man was extremely excited by his action. He took out the mace with his right hand, pointed it at him and shouted, "Do you still want to continue? I'm always available!"

"You little brat... do you know what you are doing? Ahem!"

Xiluk spat out a mouthful of blood, and said with all his might, "Tenjo Gold is what the ruler of the World Government... the Celestial Dragons need! Taking away Tenjo Gold means being hostile to the God of this world!"

"..."

The man's series of words made Kaido stare at him with extremely complicated eyes. He stroked his forehead with his hand and sighed meaningfully, "It's really sad that someone like you would believe in such idiocy!"

"shut up!"

Xiluk punched the wall, causing the entire cabin to buzz, and roared, "The world ruled by those adults is perfect! Obedience is justice! You, as 'evil', will not understand!"

Kaido didn't say anything. He had nothing to say to this hopeless man.

“…Hehe!”

After venting his emotions almost crazily, Xiluk gradually calmed down and sneered, "I admit that you are much more powerful than I thought. However, justice will not succumb to evil like this...!"

A spiral blue ball of light formed in the palm of his right hand. A cruel look flashed across his eyes as he grinned, "Die with me! Infinite spiral!"

Before he finished speaking, Xiluk threw the ball of light in his hand out of the ship at such a fast speed that even Kaido was too late to stop it.