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Chapter 1
chapter one
“Why did I come with you two again, Mason?”
"You had nothing to do."
I looked at my friend who dragged me to com-a-con. I wouldn’t dress up like an anime character the same as he did. He had dressed up as Sanji from one piece. As we walked around, I saw a stand full of anime items. I walked over to it as my friend kept walking as I looked around the stand. I looked around and saw all of Zoro's swords.
I smiled then looked at them. “Let me get the swords.” He smiled as he looked down at me.
“Sure, that will be five thousand barriers.”
I looked at him for a second, then smiled as he looked at me.
“In American dollars, it’s a thousand dollars.”
I laughed the took out my wallet then pulled out my bank card. He smiled then took my card then pushed the swords and a fruit my way the fruit had a with a tag on the side. The one I was looking at the looked like flames. I looked at the tag and read it. “Flame-flame fruit type logia.
“I like you, have a devilt fruit and good luck, AHAH!”
Everything suddenly went black as he laughed.
Ponyville Island pov
On the Island of pony walked about the only town on the island. Then a crash came from the everfree Island a few miles away. Six ponies on the cost looked at the island. Rainbow spoke a bored tone in her voice. As she checked over her bow.
“Some of the larger beasts must be fighting again.”
“A new king of the island my being crowned.”
“Applejack I don’t think we need another new beast king on the island we get our medical herbs from is a good thing.” Commented Rarity as she cleaned a cuttle with a golden and gem incrusted guard.
“Of what is somepony fell from the sky!”
Pinkie yelled while swinging a massive battle-ax.
“Pinkie there no way somepony fell from the sky and crashed down that hard. But, even if somepony did they would die on impact.”
Twilight spoke as she looked through a grimoire given to her by her teacher Princess Celestia.
Twilight looked up at the girls a frown on her face. “Say, we haven’t heard anything from the guards in town about the last pirate attack on the treasure ship last week?”
Donovan pov
I floated in a pinny blackness unmoving not knowing which way I was going. Then a blinding light struck me as I started to open my eyes. I saw large trees all around me, and I felt like I was dreaming as I looked up at a bright blue sky. I moved and felt things touching my sides. I looked down, and reality kicked back in as I looked at the swords and devil fruits. I blocked then looked around my area. I was in a dark forest, with my oy light coming from the opening I saw the sky from a moment ago. "What the hell is going on!?" After my yell, I heard something stomping up behind me. I slowly turned head to see what behind me. I saw a set of yellow eyes a good twelve feet in the air. Without thinking, I scope up the fruit and swords then took off running. I heard this thing behind me as I ran. 'If this is a dream I want to wake up now!' it was getting closer, and I knew I wasn't getting. I looked down at the fruit in my arms and knew I could save myself it one of them but the curse.
"Get down or get crushed!"
I heard a woman yell then was a massive log swing right for me. "Buwa!" I dropped to the ground sliding a few feet as the log flew over and I heard the pained yell of a beast than a crash. I looked back, and I saw the log trap had smashed whatever was chasing me. I signed as I looked forward and found a woman with a light brown tan. She had on clothes like a female Indiana Jones. With a hard cap a whip on her side. We walked over them, grabbed my shirt.
"Do you have any clue how lucky you are?!"
I nodded my head, and she let me go. I got up, and she looked at me for a second.
"You're no herbalist or a treasure hunter that's for sure. So what are you doing here?"
I looked at her for a second then I got up then ran away from her. I didn’t know what was going on, and I heard her yell for me to come back she would help me. I ran through the trees and kept running until I couldn’t hear her anymore. I stopped and looked around to see if there was anything around here. I saw a cave, but I knew there was something in there, but I need the shelter. I set the fruit down then drew Woda Ichimonji. I widen my stance then raised it behind my head then grabbed my right arm with my left. “Single Sword Rising Phoenix!” I swung with everything I had and to my shock then attacked worked. A blast of air flew from my swing turning the air itself into a blade.
Slash marks formed on the stones outsides the cave mouth and long cuts formed in the cave. A second later, I heard a roar of pain then something started to run out of the cave. I readied myself again then waited for whatever was coming. A second later, a massive lion came running out with its right eye cut out. ”Single Sword Rising Phoenix!” I sliced the beast down the center, and it fell over on its side. I looked down at creature then grabbed the fruit again. I walked into the cave to see what was in the cave. It was dark, but I could see with the little light I had. When I was deep enough, I saw some more light. I sheathed the sword then started to run for the light. I ran out into the light and stopped as I looked at a ruined castle. There was a small valley to the right with a rope bridge.
“What is this place?”
I looked around as I walked to the old castle. I jumped over a few stones and downed columns as I walked up to the large doors. They were large wood and iron doors. I tried to open them, but they didn’t move at all. I frowned then set the fruit down again then drew Woda Ichimonji and Sandai Kitetsu. I swung both swords, and a second later two blasts of air cut the doors down. I sheathed the swords then walked into the castle then grabbed the fruit. I looked at it as I walked down the halls. When I got to a huge room, I saw two thrones with two large banners.
A blue one on the left with a crescent moon and the right was gold with a sun. I looked at them for a moment then I walked up to the blue banner throne then sat down as I looked at the fruit. ‘Is it worth it? I know I’ll me curse, but I would be all but unstoppable.’ An I looked at the fruit I decided to do it. I brought the fruit to my mouth then took a bite and was going to throw up from the horrid taste. 'Just one bite!' I choked down the mouth full than wait for something to happen. Nothing changed, and I felt the same as I always had. Then I felt it hit me, and my chest started to burn my skin started to turn red as smoke started to come from my mouth. After a few seconds, flames erupted from my body and I felt like I was coming apart. After a few minutes, it stopped then I stood up with some fire with on my shoulder and hands.
“There you are... HOLY BUCK!”
I looked over to the door and saw the woman. “Stay back!” Fire shot out of my hands, and she jumped to the side. I panicked then I clenched my fist trying to stop the flames. The fires on my hands started to die, and the fire on my shoulders died as well. When it died out, I sighed as I looked around he the woman. I found her hiding behind a large stone. “Um, miss?” She looked up at me then grabbed the whip on her side. She drew it very quickly and swung it at me.
“Whip cracker!”
I jumped away, but when it hit the wall behind where I stood. It broke right through the wall as I landed a good ten feet away. “Wait please I didn’t mean too!” She pulled then whip back then swung it again.
Whip grab!”
I tried to move again, but I was too late. The whip was on my arm then went right through my whole body, and I started to panic. “What the hell!” I knew it was coming, but I felt it going through my body, one the flames closed. I touched my body as the woman looked at me in shock.
“W-what are you?”
I looked at her and yelled. “I don’t know I took a bite out of that fruit I have over…” I looked over to the flame flame fruit she looked over to, and we saw it had turned to a pile of ash. We looked back at each other then she took off running. “Wait!” I ran after her and followed her out of the castle. I chased her through the forest then I stopped when we reached a coastline. She ran to a small ship. I looked around and saw a second island not too far from this Island, I guess. I looked back over to the ship, and she was already sailing away. I blinked then it hit me I was alone now with monsters on this island. I looked over to the other island and decided what I was going to do. “I need to get over there, but first I need to get control over this fruit first and the sword skills.” I turned then started to walk back into the forest and started to go back to the castle. While I walked, I heard another woman yelling, or maybe it was a young teen. I started to run that way, not have all this under control or not I had to help somehow. I jumped over a small cliff and saw a woman with brown skin with white ash on her skin.
Three of these lion things were all around her, and I drew two swords as I fell. “Rashomon!” I drew the swords quickly killing one of the monsters. I cut the lion in half, and I landed then jumped in front of the woman who was holding a staff. The other two beasts looked at me, then jumped at me. I turned the blades to the side then jumped up. “Tower climb!” I killed another one with two slash marks going up its chest and face. Tower climb return!” Two more air projectile slammed into the back of the beast, and it fell to the ground dead. I landed back on the ground then looked around. I looked at the woman, and she sighed then smiled at me.
“I thank you for your aid, but I must say, you didn’t have to slay them this day.”
She was talking in rhymes, and I smiled as I looked at her. “I know miss, but if you were hurt I would be full of remorse. And, I must say I like how you talk Rhymes are so hard to do right.” She smiled as she walked passed the bodies of the best.
“Well, if my rhymes are what you like, maybe you’d come to my house for dinner tonight?”
I laughed a little then, not my head. “Sorry miss but I have to start training because of this.” I held my hand up then flames erupted from my hand. She looked at me shocked as she looked at it.
“Mage is in my gaze!”
She smiled as she looked at me.
“Say would you like to train with my friend someday?”
I nodded as I sheathed my swords then started to walk away. “No, but thanks for the offer. I need to go and get ready for tonight.”
“Every will, I hope the night sees you well.”
I waved as I walked back into the darkness.
Daring do pov
Pov I sat on my ship as I looked back at the Ever free island not sure of what I really saw. I took my notebook and then took my pen out then started to write out a note about the strange man I saw.
‘A young man maybe five foot-seven a strong build with long blonde hair with brown eyes. Around his early twenties. He has some form of magic I’ve never encountered before always the attack was sent right through his body. But one strange thing beyond this magic I noticed was that he was carrying three swords.’
I finished writing and stood up then started to use a magic gem on the mass. A strong gust of wind blew into the sail taking me away from the island. I didn’t feel right leaving him there but I had no way to know what to do if something happened. After an hour I was across the channel and docked in ponyville docks and jumped off the ship then started to run to golden oak’s library. Everyone looked at me as I ran up to the door. I slammed the door into the wall and I saw the elements of harmony in the main room. They all looked at me as I gasped for air. “Call the princesses! We have a big problem on Ever free Island!”
Set sail!
I sat with Zecora at a table sitting across from the six women I dealt with not a week ago. They had come to the island wanting to ask me for some help. They said a group of pirate ships was coming this way, and the marine vessels wouldn't get there in time. Twilight spoke up as she looked at the table.
“There aren’t many fighters on this Island and we need everyone who could fight to help protect the island. I know you don’t owe us anything but if you can...”
I held a hand up stopping her from begging for help. “I’ll help you fight under the conditions that people from your island to help build a real house on this Island for me and Zecora.” They readily agreed as it was the best bet they had at making through the attack. After we finished talking we left for the beach then we waited for something to happen, a bell sounded, and we jumped up, then rushed to the coast.
"What are fighting?!"
Twilight yelled up to an observation tower.
"Four galleons!"
I looked out of the horizon to try and see them. I saw four dots from far off ships then I looked at Twilight. "How many people can fit on a galleon?" She looked at me, then spoke.
"Between fifty to four hundred."
I smiled as I looked at the ships, then drew my swords. "Is that all I may get some practice in this fight." Applejack scoffed as she looked at me.
"What?"
"I don't care how strong you not even you can take them out alone."
I smiled as I looked at her. "What would you give me if I can destroy one of those ships in one shot?" She laughed then pulled at her top pulled it a little.
"I'll let you feel."
I laughed a little as I looked at her then looked out to the sea. After half an hour they were a few hundred meters away from us. "Hiken!" I turned my fist into flames and launched it as a column of fire at the two closes galleons. This attack is so incredibly powerful that it blew through both ships in one shot. Once they were a hundred yards away, I drew my swords then put the Wado in my mouth then ran as fast as I could then jumped using a burst of fire under my feet giving me a bust as I hopped over to one of the burning ships. I jumped out of the burning boat then landed on the deck, of the third ship in the middle of the crew. "108 caliber pound phoenix!" I attacked the ship cutting it in half making a column of water flew up as I jumped up into then cut the ship up another three times. The ship sunk with all hands aboard.
"Getaway!"
I heard someone yell from the other ship then I sheathed my swords before landing on the front of the boat looking down at the frozen crew. They all looked at me then I covered my hands in my fire as I looked at them all. I covered my other hand in flames as they both turned green. I created many small, glowing greenish-yellow fireballs that float around my enemies. It few seconds the whole ship was covered then I clenched my fist. "Firefly burst." The entire thing turned into a fireball as the crew dropped on the deck our fell overboard. With the battle over, I used the same trick of a fire burst as I jumped back to the beach. I landed behind the gathered crowd as they all looked at me, shocked at what they had seen. I walked beside Applejack a smiled on my face. "We didn't shake hands so I won't hold you to it." I started to walk hands again in pockets as I walked back to town to find Zecora. But I noticed as I walked everyone who was going to fight was following me like zombies.
"That was so cool!"
I heard a little boy yell from my right then something grabbed onto my leg. I looked down and saw a boy with brown hair with a thin build. I lifted my leg, and the little guy was holing one for dear life as he looked at me.
"Can you teach me how to do that?!"
He yelled a smile on his face, and I couldn't help but smile back. "Maybe when you're a little old, what's your name?"
"Pipsqueak!"
I laughed as I grabbed the back of his shirt then pulled him off my leg. "Ok, Pipsqueak if you want to learn to use flying sword attacks then you have to have a strong body and a strong mind."
"How do you use your mind to sent flying attacks?"
I smiled as I looked at him, then set him back down on the ground. I kneeled to his level then started to explain it as best I could. "Think of it like this, and you can have all the strength in the world but without the mind to use it. You may as well be trying to cut a piece of paper with nothing." He looked at me then nodded his head.
"I get it!"
He smiled then I looked at him a smirk on my face as I grabbed a stick off the ground. "Watch this, in the hands of a true swordsman anything is a blade." I walked up to a tree than in a quick motion I made three cuts. A second later the tree fell to the side. I looked back at him is mouth on the ground as I held out the stick to him. "Cut everything and nothing Pipsqueak that is the secret to all swordsmanship." He took the stick from my hand then I ran away, leaving them with that as I spotted Zecora walking. I walked up behind her a smile on my face as I grabbed her side. She jumped then turned as if she was about to hit me but stopped when she saw it was me. She huffed then waved my hands off, and I laughed with a smirk on my face.
"My you are brave, but it may lead to your grave."
I backed off knowing now if she was talking like that I was in trouble. She spoke normally more often, but when she rhymed, I knew she was mad. I quickly walked down the street to our little sailboat then waited. Soon enough, she came up two bags in hand.
"Ok, we're good now so do not frown."
I nodded as I pushed us off then hopped onto the small deck. While we sailed three more large ships with two winged and horned horse of the sail and flag. I stood up and was about to attack when Zrcora grabbed my arms.
"Stop it's the princess marines!"
I stopped as I looked at the ships again as the sailed passed us. I saw some of them looked at us as they passed us and I saw a few who may even give me a fight. I glared at them then smiled as I looked up at them. They docked on the shore when we were about to dock on the small dock I made on the island. When we landed, I tied a rope to the pier as Zecora waited for me on the dock. We walked down the path I cut into the forest the monsters had learned to stay on the far side of the island of in the day time. We walked up to her hut, and I opened the door for her then followed her in. I sat down on the chair we had made out of the stuff from around the forest.
"Say, would you go get something for me?"
I looked at her as she started to cook dinner. "Sure, what do you need?"
"Some of the fruits from the east of the coastline there are wild plum and peach trees."
I nodded then walked out of the hut then started to walk east. A good twenty minutes later, I found a large group of plum and peach trees. As I gathered the fruit, I heard footsteps coming from behind me. I stood up then turned my head and saw a massive group of marines with the girls out front. I set the fruit down then looked at them all.
"Donovan Arethy, you must come with us to the Capital island of Canterlot."
I nodded my head as I reached for my swords and the girls after seeing what I could do they backed away, scared of what I could do. "I don't want trouble but, no I'm not going anywhere Zecora is waiting for me." The marines stupidly charged me swords drawn ready to kill. I drew my swords and started to cut them down as they attacked me. A few even started to fly around, but I cut them down with my flying sword attack. A few tried to attack me with strange energy attacks, but I let then go through my body. I knew what I was doing and what I had done in the earlier hours of the day. As the twenty marines fell, it became clear to them the small force they had wasn't enough to take me on or capture me. I knew it didn't make sense as I killed the men. I didn't understand why I felt nothing as I killed them all; I didn't know how I killed all the pirates without feeling anything.
"Donovan!"
I turned my head slightly to see who yelled my name. It wasn't Zecora's voice; it was the little boy as he looked ar me. I let a sword got through my arm then I kicked the hell out of the man and sent him flying. "Kid you need to leave you don't need to see bloodshed." He looked at me then down at the bodies at my feet. I looked over to the girls then pointed my sword at Fluttershy, making her flinch. "Fluttershy take him and leave seeing this will do enough damage." She quickly ran over and picked him up before running for a ship. I looked at the ten remaining marines as the girls were around trying to save those they could.
"HEY!"
I looked over to the sea and saw another one of the ships coming this way. One of the men I cut down who could still move pulled out a flare gun. I was about to stop him but he fired a canister of smile kind with black smoke floating high into the air. A second I looked at the ship again and it was turning. I saw cannon ports started to open up and I knew what was coming. I put Wado in my mouth then readied my strongest attack that I’ve gotten a good grip on. “!08 caliber Phoenix!” I sent the attack then destroyed the ship by cutting it clean in the middle, and I sent another attack their way and sunk the ship. I sheathed my swords and yelled at the marines that were still standing. “The hell is wrong with you!? You’d all have died if they fired on this shore!” He dropped down as he looked up at me.
“I know, but we were ordered to capture or kill you, Sir.”
I grabbed his collar, making him jump. “Why!?”
“You're a threat to ponyville island; they’re worried that you could turn on the Island if they did something to anger you.”
“So, you attack me trying to keep me from getting angry or attacking back?”
He was quiet as he looked at me then I threw him down on the ground. “I see, I help, and I get attack well fine. If you want me to be an enemy, then I’ll be the enemy.” I walked away, going to the hut, but a few of them tried to stop me. I turned and drew my swords, cutting them all as they ran at me. I looked over at the five girls, and they dropped to the ground or backed up, scared of me. I pointed down the coast as they looked at me. “Go down this coast get on that ship than leave. The fallout from this will be bad, and I don’t want you to get drawn into this.”
T-thanks.” They ran off as I walked into the forest heading for Zecora’s hut. I got the hut and found marines holding Zecora down and were trying to cuff her as she fought with her. I drew my sword then started to run at them So of them drew swords and started to charge me. I set my swords on fire as I charged the now scared guards. “Yaki Oni Giri!” I slashed all of them, blowing them away with burning wounds. The remaining marines looked at as I charged them a demon on the hunt. They turned then started to run away scared as they looked at me. I was huffing as I looked at them then turned and cut the cuffs off her hands.
“Donovan!”
She jumped up and hugged me as she started to cry. I half hugged her. She calmed down after half an hour. Zecora stood beside me on her ship as we looked back at the Island. “You sure about this? I could keep fighting them off; it wouldn’t be that hard.” I looked down at her and she as she sighed then nodded as she looked at me,
“No, I wouldn’t ask you to have to fight like that every time they come back.”
I looked down at her and sighed as I activate the wind gem. The ship started to move, and I pushed Zecora to the living area. I sat down on the deck, watching the sea waiting for something to attack. “Where do you want to go?”
“To my homeland?”
I looked back and saw Zecora looked at me. “Ya, I guess I get to meet your family.”
