One Piece : The Blood Emperor

Five months later...

The day before Luke's departure, at dusk.

Booom!

"Yahahaha! Rooku! See that?! See that!? How is it? My improvement is not bad right?" Luffy laughed out with confidence. Before him was a 20 meter wide crater he just made using a 3rd gear giant fist.

Six months have past since they met and Luffy's body training improved so much in that short period of time.

During that time, Luffy mastered the 2nd and 3rd gear with ease while having the 500 times gravity suppression at present. Even after using 3rd gear, he can maintain his original body size.

Both of them fought almost everyday and Luffy ended up getting beaten miserably. Of course Luke made a lie as he was wearing blindfold while fighting, but the result is as clear as day.

Luke felt bad for not letting Luffy even hit him once no matter what kind of method the latter used. It all ended in Luffy with utter defeat.

In the final month, Luke taught Luffy the basic concept of Haki just like what Rayleigh did in the original story. He didn't know if Luffy can progress so much on these concepts especially on Conqueror's Haki. It will all up to Luffy's unique way to train on how to improve on them. When they meet again, there will be some elements of surprise for that... maybe.

"Not bad. We should celebrate by having lots of meat tonight." Luke nodded with a smile.

Luffy opened his mouth to say something, but he decided to stay silent.

Luke saw this and also went silent.

"Come on. It's not like you'll never see me again. I will only leave for a couple of months and join you to sail the seas together. I made a promise remember?" Luke smiled. He also getting used to have the company of Luffy. This kid always made a funny joke that made him amused all the time.

"Alright. As your captain, I command you to come back on time safe and sound!" Luffy made a rare serious face.

"...." Luke bowed his head in silence. He didn't actually know if he can win against an Emperor. But he will try his best even if it cost him his life. Win it all or lose everything, he'll leave it to fate.

"I promise. Don't worry captain, I'll never break my promise." Luke smiled with sincerity.

"Nshishishi! Now were talkin'! Yosh! Prepare the meat! Let's have a meat party tonight!!" Luffy raised both hands upwards as he shouted.

...

Night comes...

"Say Luke. If I may ask, what's your dream? It keeps bothering me all this time." Luffy ate some meat while asking. At the time they first met, Luke mentioned that his dream is even more impossible to achieve than his, to be a Pirate King.

Luke smiled as he glanced at the vast starry skies.

"Let me tell you a story of an orphan boy."

"Once upon a time, a six years old skinny boy lived on a slum with his parents, the dirtiest place of a city where one can sleep beside a garbage pile full of dirty things."

"On one thought, nobody wants to live on such a place but not the boy. He was satisfied with his life as long as his parents were there with him. Both him and his parents were very poor and they only hunt any sellable scrap goods to exchange for little money."

"One night, the boy woke up by a sudden loud noise. Oblivious on what was going on, he peeked outside their house and was shocked to the core from what he witnessed."

Luke paused and clenched his fists really hard that it causes a thundering sound in the night sky.

"..." Luffy was silent all the time. He just listened carefully without bothering on the changes of their surroundings.

Luke relaxed his body as he took a deep breath.

"The boy saw his parents got beheaded by a scar-faced man and threw their dead corpse on a garbage pile outside their house. Then another man light up the corpses with fire along with their little house.

The boy freaked out and shouted for help. However, no one responded. He tried to open the only exit of their house, the front door, but it was blocked by something heavy outside.

And yet this young boy refused to die just like that. Their house is made of light material. A slight cause of fire will engulf the house in just a matter of seconds.

He grabbed a gallon full of water and a small knife. Instead of splashing the fire with water, he took the knife and started to burrow the ground with all his might. Since the ground have soft foundation due to the pile of garbage over the years, he managed to dig a few feet down with desperation.

Yes, the boy buried himself while carrying the gallon of water as his life saver. However, the heat still reaches him even though he's already buried so he burrowed once again with difficulty using his bare hands."

Luke closed his eyes. He paused the story because it is not worth it recalling his past. But he already told the story, why not as well finish it.

"The boy lived. The slums were left in ruins. Bound by hatred, he swore to avenge his parents death.

The boy was smart. He avoided people trying to capture and let him enter to an orphanage. He knew the dark history of the orphange at a young age. That orphanage used childrens to do organ trafficking thanks to his parent's warning. They told him to stay away from that place as far as possible.

He lived on sewers most of the time before he met an old scavenger. The two get along well. Later, he found out the old man kill people for a living. Him being a scavenger was actually a disguise.

With the help of the old man, the boy also became an assassin at a young age.

Soon, he grew up and become infamous in the underworld at the age of twenty and the old man he called master already left the world.

He was a free man. Killing people for bounties.

However, he has principles just like his master. He never killed innocent targets. He made sure that his target was the worse of the bunch.

The young man soon started to investigate the cause of his parent's death. One night, he recognized the scar faced man who beheaded his parents and captured the guy for answers. Of corse he treated the scar-faced the 'best treatment' in his arsenal.

He found out that the cause of his parent's death was actually the scheme of the orphanage that has the connection of the strongest mafia of the city.

Yes. He killed everyone in the mafia within one night. However in return, he almost died during the process.

He finally exact his revenge. However, he lost his goal that gave him a will to live. And so he continued on killing vile people with or without bounty as years passes by.

That was the time he was entitled as the number one assassin in their country. Many vile individuals feared him.

One day, a woman called out to him and gave him a 4 years old little girl telling him to take responsibility for the child before she escaped.

He was shocked and speechless but he also thought it was normal. That's because he was used on having sexual affairs everywhere he went. His favorite spot for relaxation are the brothels that's like his everyday drug. And the woman that approached him most likely sold her body for money. But due to the hardships of life, she gave her child away. He wouldn't blame her either. Such is the reality of the world.

He never showed an interest to any woman because of the nature of his work. He always played it cool like a hungry stud. However, he also dreamt of having a partner once he settled down in the future.

Turned out he really was the father of the little girl after the test.

The little girl was very sensible. She brought sunshine to his boring life.

One time when he heard the little girl she doesn't like killings in a theatre show, she said that it's bad to take away someone's life. Life should be cherished be it good or bad.

The man went silent when he heard his daughter. It was a childish reasoning, but he was hit pretty hard. His goal in life is to nurture his precious daughter. He can't use his bloodied hands from killing people and hold her untained hand like it's nothing. He should change in some way.

The man did changed for the better years past. However, an catastrophe is about to hit him and his precious daughter.

A fellow assassin kidnapped his daughter. The assassin managed to uncover his identity and contacted those filthy rich people he had offended before.

He was about to rescue his daughter when he suddenly transported to a far away place."

"He... failed. The end."

Luke then stayed silent after that. He found a booze and gulped it down in one go.

"...How is that possible?" Luffy scratched his head in confusion. He knew the story had the connection of Luke but he was lost at the end. Maybe it's real and that man was Luke.

"I wonder how too." Luke didn't mind Luffy's confusion. He continued, "Say captain, would you help me find that man's home to see his daughter if she's in good condition?"

"Well..." Luffy hesitated for a bit. He didn't know if that girl will survive that dilemma too.

Luke shook his head. He smiled, "I believe in miracles captain. My dream is to go to that place. It's very important to me no matter how impossible it is. And I know you are the only person who can help me."

"Me? How?" Luffy had a question mark on his face.

"The One Piece. Captain, let's find it together. Maybe miracle will shine upon us." Luke stared at Luffy with full of seriousness.

Luffy stared back before showing a wide grin. He stood up and shouted, "Yes! Yahahaha! We definitely will!"

...

Midnight...

Killer Bee and the sand siblings were on a small sailing ship. A figure suddenly appeared before them, it was Luke who greeted them with a smile.

"Let's begin. Proceed to my arrangements, let's go to that island first before we go to the calm belt and exit to the grandline." Luke said in a small voice.

"Alright." Killer Bee shrugged.

Luke stared at the faraway windmill village. He took a deep breath.

"Let's surprise the world by turning it upside down."

*****

A/N : I know it's a filler chap. But at least we know the origin of MC. The story is compressed to a very short story.

There will be one extra chapter today for compensation.