One Piece: Path to Power

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Sabaody Archipelago - the last island before the 'New World'!

it is actually a massive mangrove forest growing out from the middle of the ocean.

Since it is only made of wood, it has no magnetic pull to affect a log pose.

It is made up of 79 separate trees known as Yarukiman Mangrove.

Each tree is called a grove and serves as an island on which people live on.

[A/N: The layout of Saboady]

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The other difference between most islands and this is the fact that you may find certain astronaut-like people walking around.

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The Celestial Dragons! (Tenryuubito).

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They are the aristocratic descendants of nineteen of the Twenty Kings who established what is now known as the World Government.

They can give any order and it must be followed through.

Their words dictate all others around them.

They are the LAW.

They can simply point their finger out and demand you to become a slave.

What would the World do in front of this absurd and dehumanizing act?

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They must simply look away as families are ripped apart.

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What will happen if you try to stand up to them?

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You will be killed on the spot, heck they might even deploy an Admiral to escort these Nobles.

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So what are the Celestial Dragons?

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They are the Gods of this world.

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Sabaody Layout:

Grove 1-29: The Lawless Area

Grove 30-49: Tourism and Amusement Area

Grove 50-59: Shipping Area

Grove 60-69: Marine Base Area

Grove 70-79: Hotel Area

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[Grove 41]

The atmosphere is quite pleasant.

Tourists walking about in the calm wind and nice weather.

Few marines posted around the area.

Everything was well until the Fire Nation attacked... *Cough*

Everything was fine until a huge silhouette of a ship was seen at the horizon near the docks.

[A/N: Grove 41 Image]

There were a few people docked at the edge of the grove.

Pirates.

They were just preparing to sail out as the man on the crow's nest spotted something on the far horizon.

He took out a telescope and zoomed in.

"What is that...?"

He mumbled as the shadow grew to look like a huge silhouette of a ship.

He kept waiting as the ship was finally visible.

He saw the tall masts, the wide sails, and the words printed upon the foresail.

What he saw made him drop his telescope.

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"N-No way..!"

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He was so surprised as he fell on his bottom as he reached into his pocket and took out a crumpled piece of newspaper.

The name written on the paper matches the words on the sail of the giant ship.

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[ R O C K S ]

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The man was shaking in trepidation as he picked up his telescope once more to see who was on board.

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He confirmed their identities.

He was sweating bullets. His hands were shaking. His legs were quivering.

'I just wanted some extra money to live a nice life! Why am I so unlucky to meet these monsters?' the man thought to himself as he looked down on his ship with haste.

"C-Captain!!!" He yelled down.

A burly man down below looked up with a drunken expression.

"What is it brat?" He called out.

The scout just pointed his finger out.

The drunken man followed his finger and saw it.

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"HOLY SHIT!"

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The fat captain exclaimed as his bottle of booze fell to the ground, yet the noise was suppressed by another loud sound.

An 18-foot tall shadow came descending from the sky, straight to the ship.

*BOOOOM*

The ship groaned as it broke apart by a simple strike of a giant club.

"WORORORO! You guys are so weak." A deep yet young voice resounded as the ship sank right away.

The Rocks Ship, The Titanic, pushing aside the debris of the broken ship.

The people on the grove noticed the giant ship soon enough.

[A/N: I named it Titanic. It's literally a titan among ships, and other than that, it is destined to sink.]

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Todd, one of the 5 marines positioned at Grove 41 was casually walking down the street, glancing at the beautiful cooks lined up the food stalls.

'That blond is hot.' he whispered as his gaze was redirected at a shadow on the other side of the Mangrove.

His eyes opened wide as he heard a blast and the ship's identity became clear.

Walking down the street were 5 people of various sizes.

The citizens just stared at the oncoming party.

On the far, left was a very tall and muscular youth with horns coming out of his head.

On the far right was a beautiful woman, quite short compared to the taller man to her left.

He held a naginata in his hand as he walked with glorious blond hair.

The young man beside the horned youth had crimson eyes as his distinct hair danced in the breeze.

But the one that Todd was staring at, the one who had him shaking and caused him to release a #1, was the man in the center.

He had wild red dreadlocks raging out from his scalp to all directions, a savage grin stuck upon his face as he looked around the frozen folks.

'The Great Sin Xebec! Bounty, over 2.6 Billion Berries!!' he exclaimed in his head.

His partner, Murphy, pulled out a snail.

"T-This is Captain Murphy... We have a problem at Grove 41! I repeat we have -" His mouth froze as he saw a shadow covering his entire body.

Kaido stood glaring at the marine.

"Oy, Marine." The youth said.

"H-Hai?!"

"Where can I find the best saké around?" he asked.

"G-Grove 44..." He answered as he fell on his bottom in fear.

"I see..." The youth turned around and looked at the other tall giant with the glaive.

"Old man, let's go to Grove 44." He said to Whitebeard.

"Gurarara, let's go kid."

The two of them walked away.

Todd looked at the other 3 and heard them chat.

"Shakky-nee, I'll go check out the Grove 1." The red-eyed youth told the pretty woman.

She took a puff and nodded, "I need to restock some things, do as you want till then. Just meet back at Grove 44 in a few hours."

The boy nodded and disappeared into the air as the remaining woman went off her own way.

As for Todd...

'They said it's suppose to be safe this time of the year!' He yelled in his head.

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[Grove 66 - Marine Base of Sabaody]

A marine informant officer froze as he heard a report from his snail.

"...Uhh.."

He was murmuring something as he pieces together what he is to report.

He turned his head to the office beyond the hall that read,

[ Vice Admiral Ren's Office ]

*GULP*

He took a deep breath and ran in.

"R-Ren-Chujo!"

[A/N: Chujo: Vice Admiral]

He addressed the 8-foot tall man who sat in the seat.

The marine had short facial hair and long blond hair.

He was smoking a large cigar.

"Nandayo?" He asked.

"C-Chujo-dono... WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY!"

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[Grove 1]

A large, stone building with a dome shape sat before the giant mangrove, a triangular roof confining the people within.

It read one word upon its front,

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[ H U M A N ]

[A/N: Picture of the Building]

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This is The Human Auctioning House of Sabaody Archipelago.

Where rare materials, ancient arts, and other goods are auctioned.

But the main attraction in the auction is slaves.

Men.

Women.

Children.

You name it.

Sold to the highest bidder. People yelling out numbers, branding fellow living creatures with a price.

Morals? What is that? Is it edible?

Justice? Such a concept is nothing but a farce.

The strong rule the weak. They decide what is right and what is wrong.

And the strong here are the World Nobles who are known to wander these halls.

Rare breeds are sold in huge amounts of berries, the rarest of goods being:

Mermaids!

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"COME ONE, COME ALL! A VERY RARE PRODUCT HAS ARRIVED!"

The male auctioneer yelled out.

"OUR GRAND FINALE IS HERE!"

The man gestured to the huge curtains as they drew apart.

*Shing*

The curtains creaked as the product was shown proudly.

3 large, spherical fish tanks.

Water filled to the brim.

Within it were 3 frightened girls with a metal collar around their throat.

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"BEHOLD! 3 YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL MERMAIDS FOR SALE!"

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The hundreds of participants jumped up as they saw the final good.

"Beautiful!"

"How lucky that I came here today!"

"I WANT 'EM ALL!"

"Is it 'buy one get 2 free' sale?!"

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The people sitting in the audience all reacted and applauded the amazing 'product' on the stage.

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Though in the VIP section near the front had 3 unique individuals.

3 astronaut-looking people with greedy smiles.

They had glass domes on their heads for their own air to breathe and worn white suits all over their bodies.

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[A/N: Celestial Dragons - not these 3 but this is how they look]

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They had many bodyguards around them.

The older Noble, who was in the middle seat, had his feet resting on the back of a man on his knees.

"Chichiue-sama! I want them all! Get me all of them!" One of them exclaimed as he danced up and down.

[A/N: Chichiue meaning Father]

"Hmm. Very well. Since my son wants it then, of course, he can have it." The father nodded to his guards.

The man in black shades nodded with great respect, "As you wish, Saint Obrien-sama."

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"800 000 000 Berries!"

"910 000 000 Berries!"

"990 000 000 berries!"

Shouts rang out as the auction went on.

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The Cipher Pol agent then lifted his hand and called,

"1.5 Billion Berries."

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His words were more than enough for the others to stop immediately.

*Murmuring*

Though most were greedy for the mermaids, none of them had the guts to bet over the Dragons.

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Well, Except for one leisurely voice that rang out.

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"2 Billion."

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A young voice from the far left echoed through as the people looked shocked.

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"Foolish kid!"

"He's already dead."

"Such a handsome face, dead too early..."

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The people shook their heads in pity as they gazed at the youth.

He wore black attire with a weird magnetic feel to it, with a simple yet quite sharp in design.

His red eyes gazed boringly at the auction hall as his black and red hair rested messily upon his head.

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The CP agent scowled.

"YOU! KID! Call off your bid now!"

The youth looked at the grumpy man and smirked.

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"Auctioneer-san, aren't you gonna count down yet?" He asked without a hint of worry nor fear.

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*Gasping Audience*

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"Y-YOU!"

As for the auctioneer.

"U-um, this young friend, you may want to rethink your choice," he said.

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The youth gazed into the shocked man's eyes and smirked.

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"I refuse."

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As for the Dragons...

"A disgusting commoner trying to bid over me?! Kill him already!" he commanded his men.

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'I don't need to bid and could free them right away, but it brings a certain joy by seeing these 'gods' with such expressions.' Damien chuckled in his head.

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*Gun Loading Sounds*

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The CP agent came around 3 meters away and pointed the gun at my forehead.

"You asked for this yourself, kid."

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The youth just looked at the man's smug face as his finger inched onto the trigger and was itching to pull it.

A grin emerged on Damien as his eyes locked on the man as a red aura shot out of his mind, wholly concentrated on the agent before him.

"T-Thi- "

He couldn't finish his words as his eyes rolled back into his head as his mouth foamed.

*Thud*

He collapsed onto the cold auction floor, unconscious.

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"What was that!"

"Nani!"

"Is this a devil fruit power?"

The ignorant audience went off however others hidden around the audience had an entirely different view of things.

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A man sat in the far left end of the auction house, he had the appearance of a pirate.

Long pink hair.

Long chin.

Tall and slender build.

He was wearing an open red coat with golden shoulder patches.

He knocked a grin with shocked eyes as he murmured,

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"Haoshoku no Haki...!"

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His fellow mates around him also picked up.

"Captain John! This kid... he's that 'Sin Incarnate' from the Rocks Crew!"

"Right! His current bounty is 487.6 Million Berries!" Another man said in a loud whisper as he pulled out a bounty poster.

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"Johohoho, to think someone so young can have such a price on his head..." The pink-haired man laughed.

[A/N: Captain John Image]

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"Pirate!" The other CP agents pulled out their weapons as they surrounded the Nobles.

Damien got off his seat and started to move down the stairs, descending closer and closer to the stage.

He then said a few words,

{{Those guns, point them to your fellow agents.}}

His voice rang out the auction hall, each syllable carried a magnetic echo, one that many weak-willed humans would follow to the tee.

The agents weren't of the elite squad, their minds weren't fully trained.

The government does not expect anyone to have the guts to actually hurt a Noble so they have yet to actually send out any truly powerful guards to escort them.

No real problems have ever occurred here for decades now, making them quite lax.

After all, this is the time even before God Valley, the time when the Nobles realized that they weren't invincible.

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The agents relaxed their shoulders as their eyes went dull, the words endlessly echoed in their minds.

They then simply turn to each other and lifted their weapons.

8 guards, one pointing a weapon at the other.

{{Good. Now let go of your doubts and worthless lives... pull the trigger.}}

Damien's voice yet again went off as a few other sounds followed.

**BANG**

**BANG**

8 shots went off as the guards fell to the floor, dead.

The Dragons subconsciously retreated as they saw their trusty aids fall dead before them.

"Y-You commoner... How d-dare you!", one of them said in a shaky voice.

"D-Don't think about h-harming us! I will have your entire family killed!"

"Admiral! Someone call me an Admiral!"

All 3 of them instantly started to shake in fear as they looked around the panicking audience and started yelling out.

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Damien smiled evilly as he responded with an ominous tone,

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"Hehe, I'm afraid no one can save you now..."

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Author's Corner:

About Kaido, honestly Idk if his horns came from his fruit or it's just his quirk...

Maybe he's a distant descendant of Oars or something lol?

And yes I know I am using the mermaid cliché but guess what, it probably happens quite often so it isn't that convenient as shown.

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Random Trivia:

Would you rather always have a full phone battery or a full gas tank?

(Money wise gas but convenience wise...?)

Thanks for Reading!