Ascension Or Journey From World To World

Somewhere in the waters of Calm Belt. Merveille Archipelago.

The Merville Archipelago is a group of islands, each of which represents one of the four seasons.

This archipelago fully justifies its name, "Merveille." After all, it really is a real marvel.

The Merville Archipelago is the territory of the newly created Alliance of the Kingdoms, called the <Vaalbara Empire>.

At the moment, several races lived in the <Vaalbara Empire>.

Among them were: Fishman and Merfolk, People who had wings with white feathers on their backs, People who had feathers on their elbows and of course the most ordinary people.

All these races were slightly different from each other, but these minor differences did not become an obstacle to their friendship.

As a result of the combined efforts of the representatives of all these races, a capital, the <Prontera> City, appeared in the <Vaalbara Empire>.

This city was located on the main island, next to the Palace in which Shiki once lived.

Most of the houses and buildings were made primarily of wood and stone.

Some buildings were made of white marble, others were made of coral and shells.

But even taking into account the fact that these buildings were completely different architectural styles, they created some kind of synergy and looked very harmonious.

On one of the main streets of the city was a building made of pure gold. This building, most of all looked like the Temple of one of the Greek Gods.

A large tablet hung on the entrance to the Temple, on which was written: <God-Oyaji Club>...

This Temple was one of the most popular and visited places in the whole city. It was in this temple that the Monks and Neo Marines held their meetings...

The <Prontera> City was a very beautiful place. The wide streets were paved with white stone. Everywhere trees and flowers grew. The city had many parks and fountains.

It was a wonderful place in which there was no racial discrimination and slavery.

Idyll reigned in the city.

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<Vaalbara Empire>.

Before the first appearance of the <Straw Hat> Pirates, 7 years remained.

In the <Prontera> City there was a huge number of training grounds. On many grounds, special climatic conditions were created.

There were training grounds where it was constantly snowing or raining, there were grounds covered with red-hot lava, and of course, there were grounds covered with dense forests and jungle.

All of these training grounds were really huge. Their area was not less than twenty square kilometers. They were like small islands.

Due to such a variety of climatic conditions, the Neo Marines and the <Imperial Guard> could temper their bodies and will.

Fleet Admiral of the Neo Marine Zephyr has developed a special training program for the Neo Marines and members of the <Imperial Guard>.

He did not forget to pay attention to other inhabitants of the <Vaalbara Empire>, Fishmen and Merfolk.

Thanks to the help of Jimbei and King Neptune, he was able to create the perfect training program for Fishmen and Merfolk.

Together, they were able to improve <Fishman Karate> and find ideal conditions for training this martial art. And thanks to the special spatial runes, all Fishmen and Merfolk could carry up to ten tons of water with them, due to which the <Fishman Karate> lost their main lack, lack of water.

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On one of the training ground.

One of the training ground was a beautiful forest through which a wide river flowed.

Near the riverbank, two people could be seen, a man and a seven-year-old girl.

The man had white hair and blood-red eyes. He wore swimming shorts and geta wooden sandals. His torso was n.a.k.e.d.

The girl had very long, flowing pink hair, on her soft cheeks there was a slight blush.

She wore a polka dot light-colored crop top with straps that floated behind her head and yellow shorts, and on her feet were white sandals.

The girl waved her small hand towards the river, the water in the river began to rise into the air and turn into a large shark. She clenched her hand into a fist and the shark began to shrink.

A three-meter long shark shrank to the size of a small Koi Carp.

The girl opened her fist and pointed with her hand towards the forest.

The small Koi Carp immediately flew towards the forest.

*Whoosh*

*BOOOOOM*

*Explosion*

*Whoosh*

*Whoosh*

*Whoosh*

*Whoosh*

Koi Carp exploded in the forest and instantly destroyed several trees. Tens of thousands of water drops began to scatter in all directions from the epicenter of the explosion. These drops pierced the trees through, the radius of destruction was really large.

In its action, this attack was like an explosion of a fragmentation grenade.

If such a Koi Carp explodes among a huge number of people, then the bodies of these people will turn into colanders.

The girl turned to the man and ran in his direction.

"Ray-nii-chan! Ray-nii-chan! Have you seen it!? I finally succeeded!" the girl screamed joyfully.

She jumped into Ray's arms and began to giggle.

Ray hugged the girl and began stroking her head.

"Shirahoshi, you are great! You have achieved tremendous success in controlling your devil fruit. This attack was very powerful," Ray said.

"Hehehehe. I will name this attack… <Baby Shark>!" Shirahoshi giggled.

"Mmm. It's a good name, but why is it <Baby Shark> and not <Baby Koi Carp>?" Ray asked smiling.

"I don't know? I just like the name!" cute tilting her head to the side, Shirahoshi answered.

Ray smiled and began to poke a finger on Shirahoshi's cheek. Her cheeks were very soft and looked like marshmallows.

"Ray-nii-chan, you said that as soon as I can create an attack, you will tell me a story about my devil fruit," looking into Ray's eyes Shirahoshi said.

"Of course. Let's find a comfortable place first," Ray said.

He waved his hand and a large... white... comfortable... cloud appeared in front of them.

"Cloud! I like to sleep in the clouds. They are so soft and comfortable!"  Shirahoshi said happily.

Ray sat on a cloud and put Shirahoshi on his l.a.p.

"Are you ready to hear an interesting story?" Ray asked.

"Nnn. I'm ready," Shirahoshi replied.

"I'll start telling from the very beginning… Once upon a time, many millennia ago, there was only one island in our world. It was not even an island, it was a supercontinent… whose name was... Pangaea.

Pangaea is a very ancient word, it means "The Whole Earth", "All Land", "Entire Earth". The very name of this supercontinent suggests that it was the only place on which living beings could live.

But once, the Great War began, as a result of which, the supercontinent Pangaea was divided into two continents.

It was the very first war... The very first, but not the last.

Living beings continued to wage war. And as a result of one of these wars, all continents fall to pieces and turned into a huge number of islands.

At the same time, Red Line formed. I'll tell you about Red Line another time. And you will learn all its secrets.

Due to the appearance of the Red Line, the whole world plunged into chaos.

Red Line divided the whole world into two halves, and because of this, global cataclysms began. Many islands were flooded precisely at this time, new sea currents appeared, the water level changed very much.

People tried to search for high islands and build their kingdoms and cities high above sea level. Many of these Kingdoms and Cities have survived to this day.

A vivid example of this is the capital city of Alabasta Kingdom, Alubarna City and the City of Shipwrights, Water 7. The architecture of both of these cities has been preserved since ancient times.

These were turbulent times. But... everything once comes to an end.

While the whole world was in turmoil and the inhabitants of the surface suffered from the Raging Sea, deep under the water, the Ancient Kingdom of Fishman existed... it was called... <Atlantis>.

It was a very peaceful Kingdom, the King of which was... <Poseidon>.

His name meant <Lord of the Earth>, and it was deserved.

Poseidon possessed incredible power. He was able to command the Seas and Sea Kings. He could create earthquakes and destroy giant islands with one punch.

And it was King Poseidon who became the one who saved the inhabitants of the surface and changed the whole world.

Poseidon used his power of creating earthquakes and destroyed part of the Red Line.

That is how the <Reverse Mountain> appeared.

After creating the mountain, he used all his power and directed the most powerful Sea Currents of all Four Seas towards the <Reverse Mountain>. All these Currents connected on the <Reverse Mountain> and formed the new Great Sea Current, which was called the Grand Line or the Great Sea Route.

But, in order to suppress the Raging of the Sea and stabilize all Sea Currents, this was not enough. Grand Line bordered on all Four Seas and their Currents began to mix with each other.

Then Poseidon decided to use his remaining powers and managed to separate the Grand Line from all the Four Seas, creating special areas of the sea bordering the Grand Line from the south and north.

In these special areas of the sea, there was neither wind nor Sea Currents, for which they were named… Calm Belt.

After the creation of the Calm Belt, the Raging of the Sea ceased. The water level returned to normal, and all Sea Currents stabilized.

Poseidon was able to change and save the whole world... but... he was dying. And he could not change that... his time was at an end.

As a result of the battle that destroyed the world and created the Red Line, Poseidon was badly wounded... and he had no more than 5 years to live. He knew about this and wanted to die as a Worthy King, as a Legend, he wanted his Will to continue to burn in his descendants!

And that is precisely why he spared no effort to save the world.

Of last strength, Poseidon ordered all the Sea Kings to live on Calm Belt and to protect it. He knew about the existence of devil fruits and knew exactly how they appeared in this world. And of course, he was sure that after his death, his power would reappear in this world, but already in the form of devil fruits...

This was the reason for his last order to the Sea Kings. He wanted them to protect Calm Belt from the future possessor of his power of control over the sea.

He knew that with the help of his power of control over the sea and the power of creating earthquakes, the whole world could be destroyed... But, Poseidon could not change anything, it was not in his power.

After his last order, he closed his eyes and began to dissolve in the waters of the sea, returning to the sources and origin...

His last wish was: [I wish that my Will was revived only in my daughters and only in the most difficult and most desperate times.]

This was the last wish of the Legendary King of <Atlantis>, Poseidon...".

Ray finished his story and looked at Shirahoshi.

Tears flowed down Shirahoshi's cheeks, she hugged Ray and buried her head in his c.h.e.s.t.

Ray began stroking her head.

"Why are you crying? You should be proud of such an ancestor," Ray whispered.

"*Sniff* I'm proud. *Sniff* But, but, but. It's so sad, why doesn't anyone know what Poseidon did?" Shirahoshi asked.

"Earlier, absolutely everyone knew about this story. But after the Great War during the <Void Century>, all this knowledge was destroyed. It is possible that this knowledge was preserved only in Elbaf. After all, giants live for a very long time and their ancestors participated in many wars," continuing to stroke Shirahoshi's head, Ray said.

"Ray-nii-chan, that devil fruit you gave me. Is this the power of control over the sea that Poseidon possessed? And the power to create earthquakes appeared in this world as a devil fruit, the power of which is owned by Whitebeard." looking at Ray, Shirahoshi asked.

"Yes. When the right time comes, I will give you the devil fruit of Whitebeard. Having received the power of these two devil fruits, you will become a real Poseidon, well, in your case you will become <Amphitrite>," Ray said.

"I will become very strong! Someday, I can fight on equal terms against older sisters! You will see," Shirahoshi said with fire in her eyes.

Ray smiled and stroked her head.

"Of course, I'm sure that you will become one of the strongest Goddesses. You have almost unlimited potential," he said.

"Nnn. I will become the Goddess of the sea," Shirahoshi nodded.

"In order to become a Goddess, you will have to train hard. You must learn to control your Conqueror's Haki and Observation Haki. Your Conqueror's Haki is very strong, with it you are able to control all Sea Kings. The same applies to Observation Haki, you can feel the emotions of living beings, it's a very dangerous ability. Empathy can affect your personality, so you need to learn <Occlumency>," Ray said.

"Ray-nii-chan, can I predict attacks and see the future just like you?" looking at Ray, Shirahoshi asked.

"You can. I will teach you this when you get older. Now you need to continue to study <Occlumency> and Magic," Ray replied.

"Mou, but the magic is so boring. I thought it would be fun, but it's not fun!" puffing her cheeks, Shirahoshi answered.

Ray smiled and poked a finger at her puffed cheek.

*Pffuuuuh*

Shirahoshi looked at Ray and said: "Ray-nii-chan, if you continue to tease me, then I will complain to the older sisters."

Shirahoshi puffed out her cheeks again and turned away the other way.

Ray smiled and hugged her.

"Hehehe.The older sisters spoil you too much," he said.

"Mmm. I like it when the older sisters spoil me. But most of all I like when Ray-nii-chan spoil me," Shirahoshi replied joyfully.

Ray patted Shirahoshi on the head and said, "Then let's continue your training, and after it, I will prepare you your favorite ice cream."

*A sip*

"My favorite ice cream. Let's continue the training! I'm ready!" rising from Ray's knees, Shirahoshi shouted.

Ray got up from his seat and waved his hand, thereby returning the cloud to his spatial storage.

"Now you need to learn how to stop the current of this river. You need to learn how to feel the flow of water," looking at Shirahoshi, Ray said.

Shirahoshi nodded and headed toward the river. She raised her hand in a "Stop" gesture and tried to stop the current of the river.

It was very difficult to do this because Shirahoshi did not touch the water itself, she learned to control it from a distance.

Devil fruit users were only capable of such actions after the "Awakening" of the devil fruit.

After the awakening of the devil fruit, the user becomes able to influence the world around him by the power of his fruit and control his power from a distance. But if the devil fruit has not awakened, then all its power is concentrated in the user's body and he can only release it from his body.

Shirahoshi tried very hard, she was extremely concentrated.

The current of the river became slower and slower. About five minutes later, she was able to stop the current of the river. But this did not last long, only ten seconds, after which the river current resumed again.

*Hard breath*

"Huff, huff, huff. Ray-nii-chan, I could… do it," looking at Ray, Shirahoshi said.

She closed her eyes and began to fall, Ray immediately appeared next to her and picked Shirahoshi up in his arms.

He looked at Shirahoshi's tired face and smiled.

She was still a child, and training of this kind simply depleted her mind.

"You did a good job. Now let's get back to the palace," leaning over and kissing Shirahoshi on the forehead, Ray said.

Shirahoshi smiled in her sleep and snuggled closer to Ray.

*Flash*

They disappeared in a flash of flame and the training ground fell into silence.