《Born In One (one piece fanfiction)》


 Chapter 1 book 1

    It was a sunny day on an island in the north blue. A brown-skinned little boy about 8 years old was laying down on the grass. The boy named Theodore O''Quinn looked to his left, he saw the three boars that he had killed. Looking to his right he saw a basket with a beating heart." I can''t believe I woke up in the world of One Piece, and I got a devil fruit." Theodore laid back down on the grass, contemplating his experience ever since waking up in one piece.


    '' it''s been 4 years since my memories awoke¡­ I wonder why I woke up in the world in the world of One Piece.'' Theodore grabbed his beating heart, got up from the grass and started walking towards his home, '' I have a family again¡­ a mother, a father and 7 siblings.'' After reaching the outskirts of his village Theodore made a right to where his home was located,'' not only that but I awoke with a devil fruit¡­. Its power seems to be around death, '' thinking up to here Theodore side and shook his head, '' of course its powers are related to death, especially after my past life¡­ not to mention those weird nightmares I keep getting after I awoke.''


    Reaching his massive home Theodore saw his two younger twin brothers Adam and Oliver playing a game of tag.


    Oliver ran towards Theodore, " hey, Theo, want to play tag with us?" Oliver said whilst Quickly sidestepping Theo transitioning into a spin.


    Theodore raised his eyebrows shocked at what just happened, " uhh...no thanks." Looking back the 7-year-old boy was already down the road, '' how''s that kid so agile.'' Theodore scratched the back of his head as he pondered the Oddity that is Oliver.


    Theodore footsteps coming in front of him, " Olllieee!!! Get back here and let me tag you." Adam, Oliver''s other yelled.


    "No!" Even with being so far down the Road Theodore still heard Oliver''s response. Adam rushed past him in an effort to catch up to his brother.


    Theodore smiled as every day ever since Awakening in This Strange World has been this way, '' man those twins sure are energetic.'' Theodore went inside the massive house, towards the kitchen when he saw freakishly tall mom preparing lunch, " Hey Mom." Theodore said as he came into the kitchen.


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    Looking back and seeing her son; Theodore''s mom smiled, " Hey sweetie, you here to eat?" She said after she finished pouring some juice in 7 Cups.


    Theodore walked up towards the dining chair and sat down with the box that contained his beating heart, " yeah Mom, I''m just here to get a quick snack before I go out again." Theodore responded while his mom was setting the sandwiches down on the table.


    " oh, okay sweetie. " Theodore''s mom responded. As she finished preparing to table she noticed her son''s box on the table, " Theodore Maximus O''Quinn how many times have I told you not to put that box of yours on the table. " Theodore''s mom put her hands on as she narrowed her eyes at her son.


    Theodore quickly took the Box off the table and put it on his lap, scratching the back of his head, " sorry Mom... I kind of forgot." Theodore said sheep-fully.


    "Hmmm, you kind of forgot¡­ and what if I kind of forgot to feed you." Theodore''s mom said while inspecting her son.


    "Uh¡­ I don''t think that''s legal." Theodore said while looking away from his mom''s shark gaze.


    Hearing her son''s response she laughed, " sweetie we live on an Island if I didn''t feed you a couple of times I don''t think anyone would really know." She said while pointing at Theodore.


    " yes, ma''am." Theodore nodded. Inwardly he was amused in the fact that his mother reminded him of his past life''s aunt. Both loving and strict and both of them freakishly tall, except his aunt wasn''t 9 feet tall. His mom gave him a kiss on his left cheek before she went to call the rest of the kids for lunch.


    After finishing his lunch Theodore went to the woods with his box in hand so he could train his devil fruit powers. '' I wonder if I''m going to be as tall as my Mom and Dad.'' Theodore couldn''t help but laugh at the Ridiculousness of One Piece, " 9 feet and 10 ft respectively¡­ Jesus."


    Theodore walked into the woods looking for a strong Beast to help train his haki and devil fruit.


    I still got deeper into the woods, he heard a growl coming Northeast from himself. Theodore saw a huge tiger about five foot in height, 7 ft in length, " well, you''re a big kitty aren''t you." Theodore said as he quickly put down the box with his beating heart.


    Theodore quickly lunged at the Beast, reinforcing his fist with armament haki. Theodore Upper Cuts the huge tiger what is left hand. The tiger gets blown back, it falls down and skids on the ground. The tiger gets up and pounces on Theodore, leveraging it''s weight to swing its right paw at the boy. Using his observation Haki Theodore ducked under the mountainous swing, but the Tiger was it done as it leaped away from Theodore''s counterblow, the tiger turned around rushed the curly-haired boy slamming him to the ground.


    pinning him with its colossal weight Theodore felt as if a house was put right on top of him, his ribs cracking under the pressure of the Tiger. The massive Beast wasn''t finished as it tore out Theodore''s throat, its canines cutting through the boys delicate meat, it''s massive jaw crushing Theodore''s esophagus and with its paws planted firmly on the ground the Beast pulled Theodore throat out.


    Blood Stained the grass red. Theodore laid unmoving, with its battle finish the Tiger moved closer so it could eat its meal. Suddenly Theodore pounced on the Beast went an imitation of the Marine technique for, " I got you now you son of a b****!" Theodore yelled as he palmed the tiger with deaths touch.

 Book 1 Chapter 2

    The tiger was paralyzed for a moment, but it dropped dead on the ground. Theodore walked closer to the Fallen tiger, putting his hands on its chest. Black fog started to spread from the Beast body, it''s flesh decaying as if some prehistoric creature, bones melting like candle wax. The giant hole in Theodore''s throat started to heal at a visible pace, his broken bones we''re being mended and reinforced.


    When Theodore finished the body of the huge Beast was all gone and so was the blood. It''s as if the fight was all a hallucination. Theodore got up  touching his throat, " well that was traumatizing. " he thought in a jokey voice. He looked at the spot where his foe had just been slain. Shaking his head Theodore grabbed his box to return home.


    '' I really should train my devil fruit powers more, '' Theodore thought as he was on his way home, '' there''s a lot of abilities I still can''t use on reflex, '' Theodore saw his massive House up ahead, '' there''s no way that tiger would of been able to tackle me and rip my throat out if I had a better grasp on my abilities.''


    Theodore went into his house, greeted his parents and siblings then went up to his room. The room was quite spacious, with his bed, a nice looking dresser, and a whole lot of toys. Laying down on his bed, Theodore gazed at the ceiling, '' but what am I training for? Do I go to venture out in one piece or do I stay with my family.'' Theodore lifted up his hands, staring at it. Black fog shrouded his hand for a second. After the fog disappeared his hands were now skeletal, '' a devil fruit huh, '' Theodore thought touching his throat, '' there are so many times I should have died in this world¡­. I wonder to what extent does my devil fruit Powers go? If someone stabbed my heart would I die? '' Theodore looked at the Box with his heart, '' well I hope I don''t find out. ''


    After a few more thoughts, it was time for dinner. Theodore went downstairs in the dining room where the rest of his family was sitting down, " hey, theo, how was your day? " Theodore''s father asked while his mother was preparing their dinner. Looking down at his plate of rice and vegetables in a bowl of meat soaked in honey barbeque gravy with cinnamon rolls as dessert. Theodore suddenly felt his stomach Rumble like thunder during the lightning storm, '' man¡­. That woman sure can cook. '' Theodore sat down as his mouth was watering, picking up his utensils Theodore was going to devour the meal in front of him.Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on.


    His father sitting at the head of the dinner table smiled at his son,  " looks good, huh theo " his father said noticing the boys grumbling stomach, "uh, yeah, dad it''s making my mouth water, " Theodore''s father laughed, " well, Dig Inn, honestly even after a long day of work¡­ seeing you guys like this makes even that job Bearable, " Theodore''s father said while smiling as if he''s won the lottery.


    Theodore looked at his new father, " I love you too Dad, " Theodore said while looking straight into his father''s eyes teared and his smile got even larger, the corners of his mouth reaching all the way to the Temple of his skull, " well thank you, son, now let''s eat. " Theodore''s father said to everyone at the table.


    Theodore does love his dad and everyone else in this family for that matter, as he didn''t get to spend much time with his last. after dinner you know what you go brush your teeth and then go to sleep. After waking up, he ate breakfast, then went out to play in the woods with his siblings Adrian the third oldest, the twins Oliver and Adam, and the youngest his sister Sarah.


    " hey let''s play a game of freeze tag, " Oliver suggested.


    " play what you want, I''m only here because Mom and Dad force me to supervise Brats, " Adrian said while walking behind the group.


    " don''t be like that man, we should spend all the time we have with our family, " Theodore reprimanded Adrian for dismissing such a valuable moment.


    " what are you? an old person? " Adrian looked at his younger brother who always seems to be lecturing him.


    '' remind me of the younger me on Earth, who didn''t know the value of having somebody that wants to be around you, '' Theodore thought, he shook his head, '' or maybe it''s because he''s just a kid. ''


    Adrian narrowed his eyes at Theodore " you''re weird " he proceeded to ignore his siblings after that Exchange.


    Adam looked annoyed with both his brothers, " can you guys just hurry up, we''re starting already. "


    Theodore looked at his youngest sibling Sarah " why so quiet sis, "


    Sarah looked back at him, " oh nothing, I''m just happy I get to play with you all. " she smiled while gesturing to all her siblings.


    Theodore laughed proud of the Innocence of his sister, " you''re right we''re all together except for Rye and ski. " Theodore thought about his two eldest Brothers who we''re helping his parents clean the house right now.


    " you''re it, " suddenly everyone except Adrian who was sitting down on a Boulder ran away.


    " hey¡­. That''s not fair¡­. Ah whatever. " the O''Quinn siblings played for a while until they heard screaming and smoke coming from their Village.

 Book 1 Chapter 3

    Theodore frowned at the Sight & Sound he heard; he had a bad feeling about what was going on at the Village right now and he hoped it wasn''t true, "Hey you guys I''m going to get us some snacks, so stay here alright" Theodore said, haven''t noticed the commotion coming from the village yet and if it was what he thought it was he hoped that they would stay here so they would not get in his way, "ok Theo " they responded, telling him what they wanted him to get from the house. Theodore ran with all his might, even using his imitation of soru. When Theodore got to the Village all he saw was an all-consuming Flame devouring The Villagers, the smell of burnt meat lingering in the air, the sight of screaming Villagers fleeing, but most shocking of all that was marines were using the fleeing villagers as target practice.


    On the way to his house, Theodore felt immediate Danger with is observation haki. Avoiding the bullet he saw Marines in front of him blocking his path, " Hey, kid how did you survive? " the Marine was confused, " well no matter, we''ll take care of you right now. " the Marine pointed his rifle at Theodore and shot him in the head. Theodore''s head was flung back as the force of the bullet knocked him off his feet. The Marine looked at his body lying there, " at least it was quick and easy¡­ I really don''t like doing stuff like this for World- " black fog was spreading out of Theodore''s body concealing the Marines View. He frowned, " what the hell''s going on? " he asked the Marines near him, " I don''t know, why are you asking me. " the Marines all fired their rifles into the fog where Theodore was last seen.


    The fog was swirling, wrapping itself around a levitating black and gold skeletal figure like a robe. The Marine staring at the skeletal figure it''s hooded robe made out If fog was as black as night if someone were to pair closer at that robe they would see the souls of Theodore''s victims. It was Theodore''s mythical zoan devil fruit, model: Ancient Lich. Theodore''s black and gold skeletal body was chock-full of weird Engravings, " now, let''s try this one more time, " Theodore reached out his left hand, the black fog covered an area of 25 meters, '' deaths field '' the fog went into the eyes, ears, and nose of the Marines. Instantaneously they dropped like flies, convulsed then died.


    Theodore looked at them with his light blue Soul fire eyes, " sick bastards, my family better be alright. " Theodore flew to his house, looking up he saw smoke coming from that direction; his gut starts twisting and turn thinking about the fate that befell his family.


    When Theodore arrived what he saw was a scene straight out of his nightmares. His eldest brother Rye sat in a pool of his own blood riddled with bullet holes, a couple of feet from him was his mother with eyes open bullet in her skull execution-style, and her long dress was ripped. Next to her was his father who was bisected by a blade his guts and entrails laid in a pool of blood, created this vicious soup-like concoction. Theodore looked for his other brother ski, he searched for a while outside, but he did not find him. So Theodore went into the burning house, the flames had no effect on him as his zoan fruit carried properties of logia fruits.Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings.


    Theodore had no luck finding his brother downstairs in the flaming house, so he floated upstairs as the stairs had already collapsed. Looking around Theodore saw the of his brother charred corpse with debris collapsed on top of him. Theodore took the debris off the Corpse and then he brought him outside, " I''m sorry Mom, dad, Rye, ski¡­. I let you all down¡­. I let it happen again, " there a creaking noise as Theodore bald head skeleton hands tightly into a fist, " I''m going to get the kids and make sure they''re safe¡­. Then we''re going to have a grand funeral. "


    He bowed to the corpses then left.


    Theodore arrived at the location where his siblings was that, but it was not the spot where he left them. Sarah, Oliver, Adrian, Adam all look horrified at what they saw, some were even crying. A group of Marines arrived in front of the children, " Hey, we didn''t take care of these kids, " a marine to the right said, " let''s just do this as cleanly as possible. " before they even pulled their triggers, Theodore shrouded the Marines in black fog enabling deaths field; killing all but one Marine.


    The Marine looked at Theodore''s 15 ft tall skeletal form that looked like the harbinger of death, " who ordered this massacre? " Theodore asks the Marine in a gravelly voice. Theodore floated closer to the Marine while emanating a crushing pressure, " it was a World Noble called Fleming Maximilien that ordered us to do this. " the Marine fell to the ground on his ass and backed up, there was a wet spot in the middle of his pants, his body shivering, eyes watering as Theodore floated closer, " who''s your commanding officer? " he grabbed the Marine his neck lifting him up off the ground, Theodore squeezed the Marines neck enough to choke him but enough to break him, " it-s cccommo-....ccongo-..., " Theodore squeezed a little harder, " hurry it up, I''m losing my patience, " he said in a voice as cold as a blizzard in the North Pole, " commodore hard-on bloggs¡­. 64th branch. " Theodore looked at the sweating, shivering Marine and used a devil fruit ability called "slow death" the Marine started to conclude; he wanted to scream but only pain moans were released as Theodore kept a tight grip on his neck.


    After 5 minutes the Marine died. Theodore looked at his siblings who are crying and pleading to him, to not kill them. The black fog wrapped around his skeletal figure, he transformed back to his human form shocking his siblings. As Theodore walked up to them they backed away, it felt as if a knife was twisting into his beating heart that was locked in the Box, " guys¡­ mom, dad, Rye, and ski did not make it¡­. Also, the house is burning, " hearing the news the siblings cried even harder, Theodore brought them into comforting hug where they stayed for a while before going back to that burning home.


    Standing in front of the blazing house, his siblings cried with renewed vigor. Theodore was watching them squeezed his fists until they turned white,'' I swear I''m going to torture everyone that''s responsible for this Massacre! For making my siblings lose their innocence! For killing my family again!!! This is the last time, '' he looked at Adrian who is kneeling near his parents crying, then at Sarah who was pleading for everyone to wake up, " Please Mom, I''ll clean my room! Dad, I''ll eat my vegetables! So please wake up! " she sobbed, Adam was leaning his head on a tree punching it, bruising his little fist while crying, and Oliver was puking in the nearby shrubs.


    Theodore looked into the sky, " I''m going to need power if I want to take those responsible out, " he looked back at his remaining family, " imma need to raise their power also. " and so this horrendous day ended with the O''Quinn siblings burying their relatives and Theodore making preparations.

 Book 1 Chapter 4

    It was a sunny day in the North Blue the skies were clear except for a mass of black fog traveling west.


    Theodore looked at his siblings who were being carried in the fog. He thought back to what happened yesterday, " so¡­. Theo¡­ umm, " Adrian scratch the back of his head, looking for the right way to ask his brother, " what is it? " Theodore raised an eyebrow wondering if the boy was going to ask the question, " umm¡­ what was that thing that you came out of? " all his siblings were looking at him, " well¡­ that was my devil fruit power¡­ that''s what allowed me to keep you safe, " Theodore looked at them while turning his arm and so it''s black-gold skeletal form.


    "Theo, why would the Marines do this?¡­ why would they kill our family? " Adam asked, his eyes had a tremendous rage burning inside of them, those eyes we''re saying do not lie to me, " not all Marines are good, but those ones we''re following the orders of scum call World Nobles, " and Theodore was not planning on lying to them, he was going to tell them the truth so when he left they would not be naive, " the world Nobles get away with whatever they want because they are descendants of the founders of the world government, " at that explanation Adam and Adrian both looked pissed, " so they slaughtered our village for no reason!!! " at the explanation Theodore gave them Sarah started to cry again, Adrian went to comfort her, Adam and Oliver both sat with their heads to the ground as they knew they could do nothing.


    " But I''m going to train you guys... so you can defend yourselves. " the siblings looked like farmers in the middle of a drought and it suddenly started raining. The rest of the day was spent with Theodore explaining what devil fruit are, and him flying over the sea to search for a new island.


    Theodore landed on the beach of a New Island. He let his siblings down looked around for a bit, then came back to speak to them, " looks like there''s a village to the north¡­ let''s go there. " the O''Quinns went North until they reached the village. Theodore sold some of his neighbor''s valuables for cash, after that he checked his siblings into an inn, " stay here all right, I''m going to earn some money, " Theodore checked the room, looked under the bed, and closed the blinds, " how are you going to do that? " Adam asked, " yeah, what are you going to do¡­ whatever it is let''s come with you, " Adrian said, " first of all, I''m going down bounty hunting, second of all, it''s dangerous, so stay here, " Theodore commanded while looking each and every one of his siblings in the eye, " make sure you come back, okay, " Sarah ran up Theodore and hugged him tightly, then Oliver after that followed the rest, " I''ll always come back, remember that okay. " after they nodded Theodore left the inn.Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon.


    Theodore saw a wanted poster worth 5 million beli, " that should last us for awhile, " the wanted poster was for captain carice, so Theodore went up to a Marine, "uh¡­ excuse me, sir¡­ where''s this guy located? " Theodore showed the Marine the wanted poster. He looked at it then at Theodore with an incredulous look, " if you''re worried about that scum being on this island, he''s not, " Theodore sighed, all he wanted was this question is, " sir, where would I find this pirate, " Theodore asked. the Marine looked at him up and down, " how old are you, kid? 13...14? Its best you stay out of this, go play or something, " despite Theodore only being 8 he was five foot four, which is pretty tall for an 8-year-old, but not when your parents Giants that are 9 and 10 ft tall, " I''m a bounty hunter, and I have responsibilities¡­. Please tell me where I can find this man, " Theodore was at the limit of his patients, any more misdirection from the Marine and he would gut him, " a bounty hunter huh¡­ Whatever¡­ I don''t know where he is if we did we would have captured him already, but his pirate flag is a skull with a green hair and front teeth missing¡­ and he was last seen on an island Northeast from here called the yard. "


    After the Marine told Theodore where the pirate was last seen he immediately headed to that location. Arriving at the yard Theodore asked a few people about the Pirates location then left.


    Theodore was floating in the sky as he looked at the pirate flag with green hair and missing teeth. He dove straight down to the ship, threw his box to the side and called for the captain, " are you crazy kid, you must want to become a slave¡­ I can arrange that for you, " Captain Carice stepped out of his quarters has he narrowed his eyes at Theodore, " I''m here to turn you in¡­ dead or alive, though I prefer alive, " Captain Carice started laughing the funniest joke having just been told to him, " kid, it''s either you''re the funniest person alive or you got dropped in your head as a little brat¡­ either way, I''m going to have some fun with you¡­ get''em Boyz!! "


    Captain Carice who is smiling looked around and saw his men were frozen still, black fog concealed the entire ship, " I said get him!!! " his face beat red, full of pimples, lips chapped, teeth missing and spit spraying out of his tar looking mouth.


    Theodore activated "deaths field" killing them all instantly, " I don''t need them, I just need you, " he set looking at the captain with a dangerous look, " captain, you''re going to help me with something, you''re going to help me train my haki, " Captain Carice backed away whilst looking at the ocean, " I wouldn''t do that if I were you, " the captain was still in his field, in his territory

 Book 1 Chapter 5

    The captain was sweating, he looked at his underlings, " are they dead? " Captain carice asked while his hands shuffling about on the deck, " you already know the answer to that captain¡­. Also, you don''t need to try underhanded methods, just take your sword out and fight me, " the captain got up, drew his curved sword, " you''re going to regret this kid, " he said as his voice was shaking as a lamb right in the middle of a pack of wolves.


    The captain ran at Theodore stabbing him in the stomach, followed by a headbutt. Theodore''s sense of pain over the past 4 years has become distorted, with all the Fatal attacks that he took from Beasts he Hunted. Captain carice pulled out his sword and backed off, Theodore was bleeding, his nose broken, " I told you you were going to regret it kid! " the captain said with a smile that suddenly turn into abject Terror as Theodore looked at him straight into his eyes approaching him with a saunter, " again! " Theodore commanded.


    The captain was shaking in his boots but unfortunately for him his only means of survival was the demon in front of him, '' haki is the will power, and ambition inside all living beings¡­ and how do people will power get stronger, by stressful and tumultuous events, times of crisis, '' Theodore looked at the captain who just cut off his arm. Theodore healed it back by absorbing one of the captains dead underlings, '' I can''t always be in times of crisis just to strengthen my will, my haki¡­ the best way to do it is through pain, since I''m partially immortal, '' thinking up to here Theodore looked at his lockbox that he threw in the corner the ship, '' it should work¡­ I believe that''s how my haki got stronger over the years. ''


    After a while, Theodore fought back using both Armament haki and observational haki.


    Theodore was staring at the clouds, " Suns about to set, " he murmured, he looked at the bloody face of Captain carice that he had knocked unconscious, " let''s go " Theodore grabbed the captain, his box then left flew off the ship.Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original.


    It was in the middle of the night about time Theodore reached his new home Island. Walking into the local Marine Base threw the captain''s body at the floor, " this is the captain on this wanted poster, he''s alive, " was surprised, but didn''t question as they were far stranger things that happened in this world, " alright let me just get the paperwork, then you will have your money, sir,,. " Theodore did the paperwork, got his money, then left for the inn.


    7 years passed in a flash. Theodore was sitting down watching Adrian and Adam spar, " it looks like Adrian is gonna win, " Sarah who was sitting next to Theodore said, " yeah, Adrian reached a higher level with the sword¡­ not to mention his haki is better, " Adrian slashed with his long sword, Adam parried the blow with his Armament haki coated blade. Adrian stepped in and thrusted his blade; Adam leaped to the right dodging the blow, used rankyaku, one of the Marines six powers to create a slicing wind.


    Adrian sliced the wind apart, dashed towards Adam started a diagonal slash with his right arm, but Adam was ready to parry it. all of a sudden Adrian switched his slash from left to right. Adam who fell for the feint did not have enough time to react, when the longsword of Adrian landed on his neck, " I win! " Adrian said with a smile.


    Adam looked frustrated as he sheathed his curved sword, " I can''t believe I fell for that trap, " Sarah got up brought them both a cup of ice water, " you shouldn''t worry, fights are about strategy and tactics which you''re not so good at, " she said slashing with an imaginary sword imitating Adam, " When You Reach a certain level in combat experience unless the gap between you and your foe are wide, it''s usually up to chance and of course strategy and tactics, " Theodore reiterated What Sarah Said, " I already said that theo! " she said as she looked at Theodore incredulously, " yeah, I just want to beat it into Adam''s head that you have to strategize in a fight, " Sarah snorted at her brother''s response, " sure."


    Sarah picked up the sniper rifle and her pistols, " I''m going to catch some Pirates, you guys want to come? " her siblings agreed leaving together with Sarah to have some sibling bonding.


    Sarah showed the target of their hunt a pirate crew watch 300 million beli. The Captain''s bounty alone was worth 195 million beli. after the captain were three other crewmates 1 worth 60, the other 30, and the last 15 million beli. and so the siblings spit some time searching for their prey going by the name of the Lost Pirates.

 Book 1 Chapter 6

    Theodore was leaning back on a chair reminiscing about the first time his siblings ask to become bounty hunters


    " no." Theodore walked without looking back at Sarah, " come on, theo¡­ we want to help you out¡­ just let us do this, " Sarah tried to persuade her brother, she jogged and grabbed his arm so he could face her, " why are we doing all this training if you''re not going to put it to use! " she studied his face looking for any reaction, " because it''s dangerous, I didn''t spend all that money on mentors and teaching you guys haki just so you could go fight Pirates, " Theodore pulled his hand from Sarah and put it on her shoulder, " I did it so you could have a form of self-defense in case I was- " Sarah knocked his hands off her shoulder, " bullshit! If it''s dangerous to fight pirates, why are you still bounty hunting, we already have a nice house, know how to defend ourselves, and live in a peaceful town so why are you still doing this!? " Sarah quickly countered.


    " Even then, you''re not our parents theo you''re not even the oldest, so why are you still doing this!? Huh!? " Theodore looked at Sarah, " it''s none of your business while I''m still doing this¡­ but the matter is that none of you are coming with me, go tell the others what I said."


    Theodore was brought back to reality with a loud commotion coming from the island that the Lost Pirates were hiding on. He turned his head to look at the enemy''s pirate ship then jumped off his ship.


    On the Beach of the island, Theodore walked to where his siblings we''re at. Passing by the luscious trees colorful fruits of the jungle, spirited and perceptive Birds flew away as they spotted his 7 ft tall form surrounded by Death.


    When he arrived where his siblings were fighting, most of the Pirates were dead except for the four with the highest bounty. Captain lost and his three subordinates Olay, Zayn, and Fook.


    Captain lost who is hiding behind cover produced a red liquid out of thin air, hardened it, then threw it at Adrian and Adam who were fighting Zayn and Fook.Unauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation.


    Adrian slashed with his sword which Zayn parried, stepped in then with a right diagonal slash. Adrian backed up and dodged the blow to perform a special technique, he dashed forward and performed two successive slashes cutting off zayn''s wrist, "aaaagh!! What did you f****** do!!! " Adrian went up to a dead pirate tore some cloth from his clothes then what''s up to Zayn, wrapping the cloths around his wounds.


    "Zayn!!!" His surviving crewmates yelled, " eyes on me s*** head, " Adam said as he parried Fook with his blade then kicking him in the stomach with his right foot, followed by Adam cutting off Fook''s left arm, " idiot, " Adam mocked, " pass me some of that cloth, " taking the cloth from Adrian, Adam wrapped it around Fook''s wound.


    Captain lost watched as two of his best men went down helpless to do anything as Sarah was keeping him at Bay with her sniping skill five of his fingers, " dammit, that b**** is going to be the first one I torture when I get out of this mess, " he muttered under his breath. Captain lost peeked out his head throwing the sharp red liquid in the direction of Sarah who quickly sniped his remaining pinky finger off. Captain lost did a muffled scream, "Gaaahh¡­.. this little b**** is playing games with me.


    " Sarah!  stop playing around, " Adrian walk to where Captain lost was hiding and punted him in the head knocking him out, " alright, let''s gather the bodies and put them on the ship¡­. Ollie!! Are you done with your target, " Adrian inquired, Oliver appeared with an unconscious Okay slumped over his ripped shoulders, "alright, I''m here, " he put the unconscious man down on the ground, " what are you doing?! Let''s go! " Adam said, Oliver who put the body down sighed and picked Okay back up.


    Theodore who was watching the battle finally made his presence known to his siblings, " why do you guys waste your energy on these bottom feeders? We''re taller than them¡­ a well-placed kick would knock them out. " Theodore said as he walked up to the unconscious Captain lost. She stared at the captain, " Geez, theo you scared me¡­. What are you doing? " Oliver asked, curious as to why his brother was staring at the captain. All of a sudden Theodore Twisted Captain lost neck.


    "What the fuck!!!" Adam exclaimed while Adrian and Oliver grimaced and looked away, Sarah who saw what her brother did giggled, " you''re so naughty theo, " she said in a joyful tone, " why did you do that!! theo! " Adam stepped up to Theodore until they were face to face. Adam was 5 inches shorter than Theodore, " I wanted his devil fruit, " Theodore replied matter-of-factly, " you already have one you greedy f***!! " Adam yelled with a look of disbelief, " I wanted another one. " Theodore said as he grabbed a red devil fruit that came out of Captain lost corpse.


    Theodore got up then moved towards the ship, Sarah following right behind him, shortly after shrugging Oliver also moved towards the ship. Leaving behind Adrian and Adam who had disbelieving looks on their faces.

 Book 1 Chapter 7

    "So? What did he say?" Adrian who was leaning on the counter in the kitchen asked, " he said no, " Sarah said while jumping up on the counter to take a seat, " well, technically he said "none of you are coming with me, go tell the others what I said ``'''' Sarah mocked Theodore''s voice, " why does theo act like he''s the boss of us? " Adam looked around the kitchen genuinely curious for the answer. Everyone Shrugged, "no, seriously, that guy acts like we came from his balls or something," Adam said, " it''s probably because from the moment our parents died, he''s been the one taking care of us¡­. Think about it, what other children that went through that Massacre would have survived¡­. And even if they did those children wouldn''t be able to live as comfortably as we do¡­. All of this is because of theo, " Oliver stated matter-of-factly.


    " Oliver, " Adrian said, " it''s the truth, whether you want to believe it or not theo''s words hold weight¡­ if it didn''t we wouldn''t be seeking his permission. " everyone in the kitchen was silent for a while until Adam got up to leave, " either way I''m going, " Adam said as he left.


    " why are you the one who gets the fruit? Huh? " Adrian snapped back to reality, " because I''m the one who killed the  guy, " Theodore responded casually, " off the work we did, " Adam said as he wrinkled his brows, shriveled his nose, and pursed his lips in confusion, " what? Do you want the fruit too? " Theodore show the devil fruit with its red spiral design, " yes I want the devil fruit, "  Adam responded, nodding his head he got up to take the devil fruit out of his brother''s hands, but Theodore quickly snatched his hand back, " anyone else? " Theodore asked his siblings, " Nah, I''m good, " Oliver answered, doing push-ups and other exercises on the ship, " nope all I need is my sniper and my observation haki, " Sarah answered showcasing her beautifully engraved sniper rifle.


    Theodore gestured towards Adrian, " no, I don''t want it¡­ someone has to be able to swim around here¡­ to keep you from drowning, " Theodore smirked at Adrian''s reply, " well, that settles it guess we''ll have a spot for it¡­ me and you, theo, " Adam said, Theodore looked back at Adam while juggling the devil fruit, " I guess so. "


    '' those two are always arguing¡­. Wish they would just get along, '' Adrian thought. He got up from his chair and went into his cabin to escape the heat of the Sun. laying down on his bed, Adrian Stared  at the wooden ceiling. the ship Rocked back and forth creating this strange soothing feeling. the smell of seawater sounds of seagulls hunting for fish allowed Adrian to easily Escape into his daydream. of the fires, The Blaze, Inferno itself burning his friends and villagers as they scream in agony.


    Marines swing their swords ripping into the flesh of the innocent. Those same Marines pointing their rifles and shooting balls of death. Adrian remembers this well as if the god of time superseded today with that day from 7 years ago. His heart rate sped up as Adrian started hyperventilating, smelling iron, a just-struck matchstick, and burning coal.


    That day when those Marines look at him and his siblings, he felt an abrupt shiver in his very soul. It was like a million little centipedes we''re going back and forth on his skin, biting and tearing his flesh. When Adrian thought this would be their final day, Theodore came down like an angel to protect them, but at the same time he was a god of death that rained vengeance on the Marines. Everything else was a blur except for when he and his siblings were burying his parents and his eldest grave.


    Adrian clenched his jaw as he inhaled. He felt his fingernails puncture his skin. Getting up, Adrian exhaled. He gazed into the mirror, at his reflection, " calm down Adrian. " he muttered as he took a second to do breathing exercises, lowering his heart rate. He turned his head left look at a little ledge with a picture frame on it. Adrian walked towards it, grabbing the frame he thought about Theodore and all the killings he''s made, especially today. Then he thought about Sarah who seemed to be becoming more sadistic by the day, Adam who he believed had an anger problem in a sense of inferiority, and Oliver who had an extremely lackadaisical attitude. He squeezed portrait, '' I have to stop them from going down this dark path. '' Adrian thought, still remembering the terrifying gaze of the marines.If you come across this story on Amazon, it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it.


    The o''quinn''s ship docked into the port, the siblings got the captured Pirates and headed for the Marines office.


    " hey, " a citizen of the town whispered to his friend " look, it those O''Quinn siblings¡­ looks like they captured some Pirates, " the citizen gestured to the siblings, " fuck man... it looks like one of them is dead¡­ aren''t they too young to be bounty hunters, where are their parents, " the friend said, " I don''t know, " the citizen Shrugged, " they just showed up one day¡­ I think they''re orphans, " the citizen said, " damn¡­ they have pirate hunting to survive huh¡­ kids shouldn''t have to go through that, " the friend had a look of pity on his face, " it''s a cold world , "


    Adrian who was listening to the conversation sighed. People either viewed them as freaks or had some look of pity on their face.


    Reaching the Marines office the o''quinn''s went inside, " well, well, well, if it is it the O''quinns¡­ you guys got some Pirates for me, " the captain who is in command of this Marine office said, " boom, the Lost Pirates baby, " Oliver smiled as he gave both Olay and Fook to the Marines with his siblings following suit, " you guys really are the best around here, " the captain said, "oh please, you''re flattering  don''t stop " Oliver said with his hand behind his head smiling cheekily, "no seriously, don''t stop, " all of a sudden Oliver''s smile disappeared. just as fast a tense atmosphere descended into the room.


    "Oliver! "  Adrian said, " what?  I''m just joking,"then oliver looked at everyone in the room, " really " he said in a high-pitch voice, " I''m just joking, you guys want some lighten up, " the siblings traded the Lost Pirates  for 240 million berri, 60 million was subtracted because Captain lost was dead, " hey did you guys think about my offer¡­. come on, what about it join the Marines, we could use talented youth like you guys, " the captain said, "Nah, we''re good, "  Adrian replied as they left the Marines office.


    it was in the afternoon. The sky was pinkish- Orange, it looked straight out of a painting. Theodore and Adam were facing each other in the large backyard of their house.


    " you ready? " Theodore asked, " always. " Adam replied while quickly closing the distance himself and Theodore. Both Adam and Theodore we''re armed with unknown grade swords of okay quality reinforced buy armament haki. Theodore had a one-handed wooden Sabre while Adam wielded a two-handed wooden curved sword.


    Adam took a large step quickly closing the distance between himself and Theodore, simultaneously he swung a left diagonal slash aimed at Theodore''s neck. Theodore who was in his hybrid form was levitating 1 feet off the ground with his signature black fog surrounding him. As the blow came, Theodore deflected it while stepping backwards. Adam did not relent moving in with a right swing aimed at the collarbone.


    Theodore parried the sword with his own, the black fog wrapping around Adams''s leg. Adam barely managed to block the blow as he staggered backwards. Of course Theodore did not let up, as he dashed forward Theodore executed a Flurry of Blows. Adam panicked for a moment but he finally managed to create some space between his brother and himself. Adam took a moment to catch his breath, " looks like he''s preparing something, " Adrian said to Sarah, keeping his eyes on the fight, " well he''s need a special move so he can Theo, "


    Adam positioned himself in a high guard. Abruptly he dashed closing a distance with soru, left behind in his wake was a mighty sonic boom. Adam thrusted, slashed, and parried his brother. His steps left footprints in the soil, their haki filled swords striking each other like tools hitting a metal pipe, even though they were wooden.


    Adam lunged forward, his sword clashing with Theodore''s; both brothers glaring at each other as their swords sent sparks flying like fireworks on a holiday. Adam suddenly spit in Theodore''s eyes. Theodore himself launched a heavy punch into Adams stomach, But that did not suppress Adam enough stop him from placing his sword on Theodore''s neck.


    " I win," Adam said with joy.


    " so you did, " Theodore responded while wiping the saliva out his eyes, " here''s the fruit, I''m going to wash my eyes before I catch pink eye, " Theodore headed for the house before turning back towards Adam, " and congrats man¡­ already grown up, just yesterday I was kicking your ass, " Theodore said with a smile on his face, "dude, you''re only 1-year older than me, " Adam looked on as Theodore returned inside the house, finally he stared at the red-spiral fruit chuckling at the events that just took place.

 Book 1 Chapter 8

    In an empty clearing, Adrian was looking at a spar taking place between his brothers. Adam Dodged a blow from Oliver, all the while countering with a group of crystalline red needles made from his devil fruit. Oliver speedily knocked the projectiles off course, lunging in a Flash towards Adam followed by precision thrust aimed at his vitals.


    Adam raised his hand blocking the onslaught with a red shield. The Rapier a speeding bullet clashed with the red shield, spraying Sparks all over. Adam who blocked Oliver''s onslaught went on the counteroffensive, with Slashes, thrusts, and the combination of his devil fruit, Adam was able to put Oliver the back-pedal. Oliver was sweating, each strike from Adam putting him on the defensive with his brows furrowed and teeth gritted, it look like each Blow from Adam came from a huge Boulder.


    Finally Oliver''s Rapier could not take the punishment, snapping in half after a decisive blow from Adam, " damn, " Oliver said as he looked at his broken Rapier, " I win, " Adam gloated sheathing his sword back in its Scabbard, " you broke my sword asshole¡­ well I''ve been meaning to get a new one anyway, " Theodore, Sarah and Adrian who were spectating walked up to the Duo, " I could use a new sword too, the ones we have right now are only common grade, " Adrian said pulling his longsword out, the edges on the blade were chipped like a saw.


    " we need some high-quality blades if we''re going to face pirates with higher bounties, " the siblings agreed, quickly Gathering their cash and belongings so they can set sail for Hendricks den on the island of tsumi.


    The O''Quinn siblings we''re traveling Southeast the direction of the island of tsumi.


    " so¡­ Adam, I see you''re getting really good at handling your devil fruit, maybe we can spar some more, " Adrian said trying to strike up a conversation on the quiet ship, " what are you talking about? I''ve always been good with the devil fruit since I ate it 3 years ago, it''s intuitive¡­ like moving another limb, " Adam stated matter-of-factly, " well how was I supposed to know? I don''t have a devil fruit, and every time I asked you two, you would always say you''re busy, " Adrian wrinkled his brows as he responded.


    " well, that''s the answer¡­ the only way you can get stronger with a fruit is being imaginative with it''s abilities¡­ at least that''s what theo told me, " Adam gestured towards Theodore who was leaning against the ship''s railing, gazing at the North Blues tranquil waves, the sun was high in the sky, shining on the water that was sparkling as if a toddler dropped all the world Supply of glitter into the ocean. with every motion of the waves was the illusion of pearls and diamonds backdrop by bright Blue Sky.


    " yeah, you have to be creative with the abilities that you get, "  Theodore replied without shifting his attention from the peaceful waves, " hey Theo,  when am I going to awaken my fruit? " Adam inquired, " it''s not something that just happens, you have to push your fruit to its limit, on its own and with haki, " Adrian who was listening to the conversation raised his eyebrows in confusion, " awaken?  what''s that?" Adrian asked. Oliver who was doing handstand push-ups was intrigued about a conversation got a chair to sit down, " an Awakening is the next level 4 devil fruit users¡­ basically a power-up, " Adam replied.


    both Oliver and Adrian had incredulous looks on their faces, "  isn''t having a fruit enough of a hack! " Oliver said, " And Theo told you this, " Adam gestured towards Theodore, " my question is, how do you know all of this stuff Theo, " Theodore who heard the question turn his head to look at his siblings for a moment before going back to gazing at the ocean, "So¡­ You''re not going to answer us? Ok, " Oliver said. Oliver got up and walked to a metallic lockbox he picked it up and put it to his ears, hearing the beating of a drum, " that''s so creepy, I know we asked you this before but aren''t you traumatized by having your heart in a box? " Theodore turned around for good this time and looked at oliver, " what''s with all the questions¡­. And what makes you think it''s a heart, " Theodore went up to Oliver and grabbed his box from him.Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site.


    " the damn box is beating, Plus you can''t die traditionally except for water¡­ so I''m guessing you''re like that Legend that mom used to tell us¡­ Immortal beings now you can only kill by destroying a prized possession, " Oliver replied pointing to the Box in Theodore''s hand, " well, aren''t you a smart bunch, " Theodore said sarcastically, " maybe he''s an alien¡­. That''ll explain why he knows so my about haki at a young age and why you''re so strong , " Adam joked. Theodore decided to ignore his brothers, " See!! He didn''t deny it " Adrian, Adam, and Oliver started laughing.


    Time passed and finally they reached Tsumi Island''s port of Hendricks Den, A town steeped in sin and treachery, a gambler''s Paradise where everything can be bargained for, and everything has a price. The crew decided to find an inn to sleep in.


    Walking around they found one call Meiji sleep-place. They went inside and talk to the owner booking 3 rooms. Adrian and Theodore in one room, Adam and Oliver and the other, and Sarah by herself, " aww, why do I have to stay by myself, " Sarah said with a pout, " because, you''re a big girl, " Adam said sarcastically, " I know I am, I''ve been eating all my vegetables like theo said, " Sarah said with pride as her chest was pushed out both hands on her hip, " nevermind, " Adam and Oliver shook their head.


    The siblings decided to rest for a while before going out to shop for their new swords. At the moment they were in the dining area eating meat, vegetables, and honeyed wheat. The food was decent, the drinks were good answer Adrian he was in the company of his family, " Mama''s food taste better, " Sarah said suddenly, " Sarah, it''s not nice to criticize other people''s hospitality, " Adrian scolded, Sarah turn her head and snorted while muttering under her breath.


    "Theo, why were you packing your clothes earlier, " Sarah asked Theodore all of a sudden, "  so we could come here, " he responded, " but, you had another boat¡­ different from ours, " Sarah said head tilted in confusion, " I have some business to take care of, " Adam slammed his Fork down, " here we go again! always with the secrets¡­. Where you going, huh! "  Adam narrowed his eyes at Theodore, who was calmly eating his meal despite the outbursts from his brother.


    " that''s not any of your problem, " Theodore replied calmly, " this guy here, " Adam gestured towards Theodore with a face as if he couldn''t believe this was reality, "you''re going after that Celestial Dragon, am I right? " Adrian who was spectating asked, " what makes you think I''m going after a World Noble, " Theodore grabbed his napkin, wiping his mouth, " because you know how to hold a grudge, I remember that man who tried to kidnap Sarah and Oliver when they were younger¡­. That man and his family suddenly went missing, " Adrian started, " and you think I did that, " Theodore replied.


    "Yeah, you were the only one in the town now strong enough to do that¡­ and don''t even say the Marines did it, I know you didn''t report it, " Adrian looked as if he caught Theodore right where he wanted him, " we''re coming with you whether you like it or not¡­. Or else why would you trained us, " Adrian picked up his sake, gulped it down like a snake devouring its prey, " I trained you guys, so you can defend yourselves while I was gone¡­. Just in case another incident like THAT happened again. "


    After that conversation and their meal the O''Quinn siblings finally went shopping for their new swords.


    After browsing for a little bit they came across a shop called Sirens great blades, so the group entered.


    " welcome customers, " the shop owner greeted, " hello sir, were in the market for some me swords, could you please help us out, " Adrian politely responded. The shop owner readily agreed, showing his catalog to his hopeful buyers until finally, all four brothers settled on a weapon. Each of the O''quinn''s were doing a practice swing with their new weapons, " excuse me, sirs,  if you''re interested, there is an auction going on tomorrow evening for a Great grade sword (? Wazamono) sir, Theodore I''m sorry we had no more stock of skillful grade swords " the shopkeeper informed the group and apologized to Theodore who told him it was all right.


    The group bought 3 skillful grade swords(Ry? Wazamono) Adrian had a beautifully crafted longsword with Engravings on the Pommel and guard, his sword was called The Dawn Splitter(Yoake supuritt¨¡). Adam had a Nodachi a Japanese Greatsword called the Blood-Drinker(Chi o nomu hito). The O''Quinn siblings are massive in height, clocking in around 11 ft. So the swords they wield would be massive to average humans. The Blood Drinker''s blade was blood red as if it was plunged into a foe and vacuumed all the viscous blood in the target''s body.


    And lastly Oliver had a Spanish style Rapier. Its name was GrimFrost(Shimo) it was a silver colored sword with diamond encrusted handles. Oliver lunged forward being able to perform 10 thrusts at a vital point on a training dummy that the shopkeeper provided, " not bad, " Oliver said impressed.


    After a successful shopping trip the crew decided to return to the inn to rest.