Ascension Or Journey From World To World

Grand Line. New world.

The New World refers to the second half of the Grand Line. It is located between West and North Blue, and Fishman Island and the other side of Reverse Mountain. The New World stretches from Mary Geoise to the other side of Reverse Mountain. The only known people to have fully explored it are Gol D. Roger and his crew.

The New World is such an abhorrent challenge that some pirates refer to the first half of the Grand Line as "paradise" when comparing it to the second half.

The New World contains the island of Laugh Tale, which is said to be the final island in the Grand Line. It is rumored that the legendary treasure of the <Pirate King> Gol D. Roger, One Piece, and the true history, found on the Rio Poneglyph, are located on this island. 

The Yonko, the four strongest pirates in the World, reside in the New World. 

While the Paradise of the Grand Line possesses highly volatile and unpredictable weather conditions, the New World is even more erratic. While certain islands are relatively simple in terms of weather and climate.

One thing is certain... The New World... A place where people who will begin the next generation gather. He who conquers this sea will become the <Pirate King>.

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New world. Elbaf.

Elbaf is a kingdom inhabited by giants, and is considered to be the strongest country in the world due to its army famed for its strength.

Even the <World Government> is wary of Elbaf and tries to stay away from this country as far as possible.

Elbaf is considered one of the most mysterious countries in the whole world. Although the giants believe in honesty and honor, they never reveal any information about their homeland.

Their society is mostly peaceful, but revolves around honor in battle and reveres reputable warriors. Their culture resembles the culture of medieval Scandinavia, and all the citizens of Elbaf look like the Vikings.

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Elbaf is one of the most beautiful Kingdoms of this World.

The most notable landscape features are the steep rough mountains forming the Fjords and the extremely large tree growing in the center of the island.

This tree was Yggdrasil. The World Tree of this World, as well as the Will of the One Piece World.

For the race of giants, Yggdrasil is considered a sacred tree that they have been protecting from the rest of the World for centuries.

This is one of the reasons why most giants never leave Elbaf. Over the past few centuries, only a few have left their homeland in order to become Pirates.

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On one of the steep rough mountains, near Yggdrasil.

The island on which the Kingdom of Elbaf was located was the largest of all the islands existing in this World. It is a reminder that once this World looked completely different and large islands were not some rarity, as in modern times.

On the top of one of the mountains, in the middle of a beautiful meadow, on a large white cloud were four people, a man, and three women.

All of them were incredibly beautiful and created the impression of God and His Goddesses, who descended into this World from heaven to enjoy this tranquility and silence.

The man had long white hair and blood-red eyes.

He was smiling and gently stroking the head of a beautiful pink-haired woman who was sleeping on his l.a.p.

Next to them were two other beautiful young women.

One of them has long teal hair that reaches her waist and blue eyes.

Another beauty has long black hair and piercing black eyes.

All four were dressed in traditional Japanese kimonos of different colors and with different patterns on them.

Two beauties were sitting next to their husband and sister, they read the latest issue of the newspaper and smiled coldly.

"The main enemy of the <World Government>. The global threat. The victory of the Marine. The death of Whitebeard. The new Yonko, the devil who took the place of Whitebeard. What idiots. <World Government>, as usual, tries to distort the whole truth. Nothing new," Hanc.o.c.k said contemptuously.

"Hehehe. It's useless. The war was broadcasting all over the World. People saw everything that happened with their own eyes," Hiyori giggled.

"No difference at all. They are trying to save their reputation. But it doesn't matter now, we have to wait for the attack of <Gorosei>. I'm sure that when Im saw Ain, Bonney, Daphne, and Shirahoshi, Im realized that they are important people for me," continuing to stroke Shirahoshi's head, looking at his wives, Ray said.

"Jotun, yes? To be honest, I thought Im was some kind of demon," with a hand on her cheek, Hanc.o.c.k said.

"Well, after reading all the manga and books about various mythologies, I'm not surprised at all. Scandinavian Mythology turned out to be very popular and can be found in most Worlds," tilting her head, Hiyori answered.

"But still, I never thought that before, in our world there were so many gods and all races lived in different Worlds. Fishmen and Merfolk, Longarms, Longlegs and Snakenecks, Giants, Dwarves, Sky People, Minks, Three-Eye Tribe, Humans, each the race lived on its own planet. This is amazing. But even more surprising is that there was a war that affected all these Worlds. The very first Jotun, Ymir, decided to devour all the Gods in order to gain their powers. And now, after many millennia, this World is ruled by his last descendant, Im. If not for the curse of the World Serpent, then Im could have left the Red Line and killed all its enemies with its own hands," looking into the distance, Hanc.o.c.k said.

"The World Serpent. I knew that Red Line is not an ordinary mountain and I guessed that it was actually the skeleton of Jörmungandr, but I did not think that it sacrificed its life to curse all the descendants of Ymir, it is very different from Mythology." Ray said suddenly.

"But now it became clear why the Red Line is considered indestructible. In this World, people simply can't reach the level of the Gods, and Jörmungandr was at that level. Everyone knows that only another God or the Weapons of the Gods can damage God," Hanc.o.c.k said.

"I don't understand, we have not yet become Goddesses, but we can already destroy the Red Line... The Dragon Gods are so much stronger than the Gods of other races? But why then Susu and Albedo still have not become Goddesses? They're not Dragons," thinking about this a little bit, Hiyori asked.

Ray looked at Hiyori and answered,

"Hiyori, that might be a little harder than it seems. Do you remember how Albedo and Susu were born? When their World was still a game, I changed their races and turned Albedo and Susu into Supreme Beings. Albedo became the First Primogenitor of Demons and Devils, and Susu became the First Primogenitor of Kitsune and Huli-Jing. Their races already had almost unlimited potential, the First Primogenitors are not limited in development by their bloodlines and can develop their powers and future divinity in any direction.

When I marked them as my wives, they received my bloodline and it was mixed with their own bloodlines, but since the Dragons cannot be Primogenitors, they did not turn into pure Dragons, but became half Dragon and half Kitsune/Devil. Now they have all the abilities of two races and their Dragon bloodline dominates and gradually absorbs other bloodlines. I am sure that before we ascend and become God and Goddesses, they will already be pure Dragons, but they will retain all their second race's abilities and skills."

"Ohhh, now I understand. Hehehe, I'm not used to it all yet. I need more time," Hiyori answered with a smile.

"Ray, but why then could Shalltear turn into a Dragon? Wasn't she the First Primogenitor of Vampires?" looking at Ray, Hanc.o.c.k asked.

"Because she is the First Primogenitor of Vampires and has the ability <Devour>. I think I don't need to explain what this ability does. It is literally the same as my <Predator>. When I marked Shalltear as my wife, her Vampire bloodline tried to "Devour" my bloodline, but eventually lost. As a result, Shalltear turned into a Blood Dragon," Ray answered with a shrug.

*Sigh*

"It turns out that Shalltear has such a powerful ability! Incredible! Wait... Don't tell me that other Ancient Vampires have this ability too?" with a surprised expression on her face, Hiyori asked.

"Mmm. All vampires have <Vampirism> and <Absorption>, but, in most cases, they can only devour other Vampires, and only once every few decades. For vampires, this ability is the biggest Taboo. One who at least once using this ability will be considered the vilest outcast and enemy of the entire Vampire Race. Its soul will be branded and this vampire will forever be banished from the Coven in which it lived. Summing up, the strength and abilities of a vampire directly depend on its purity of the bloodline. Only the First Primogenitors are not limited in development, and in theory, they can develop indefinitely," looking at the huge city at the foot of the mountain, Ray said.

"I read that <Devouring> is one of the most dangerous laws... Because using devouring on the target, the user devours absolutely everything, from personality to the soul and all target's knowledge. This law is practically impossible to control," Hanc.o.c.k said with a serious expression.

"This is true. <Chaos>, <Abyss>, <Void> and <Devour> are considered the most dangerous and uncontrollable laws in the entire Metaverse. They can distort and corrupt the soul of absolutely any living creature. Even the strongest Gods are not able to resist the influence of these laws.

Remember the Titan Sargeras, he was the strongest Titan, the Eternal Being, the Creator, and the Demiurge, but even he could not resist the <Abyss> and his whole essence was distorted and corrupted by it… As a result, he became the <Fallen Dark Titan> and the <Destroyer of Worlds>...

I can use the <Devour> and resist the influence of someone else's soul and personality only because I have the <Great Sage>, but I cannot devour the Gods or Creatures equal in strength to them, at least until the <Great Sage> evolving into <Wisdom King Raphael> or even better... into Ciel," continuing to look at the capital of the Giants, Ray said.

*Sigh*

"Too complicated," Hanc.o.c.k said with a sigh.

Hiyori nodded in agreement.

"So what will we do next? Darling, didn't you want the Giants to join our Alliance? I think this God of Elbaf will accept our offer," Hanc.o.c.k asked, resting her head on Ray's shoulder.

"Mmm. Yes, that was exactly the plan. But I changed my mind when I saw the warriors power of the Kingdom of Elbaf and when we read books in the secret library of the Royal Palace of Elbaf," Ray replied, hugging Hanc.o.c.k.

"You do not want them to leave their homeland and show their power to the world?" looking inquiringly at Ray, Hiyori asked.

Ray nodded.

"Giants are the Guardians and Keepers of Yggdrasil. Yggdrasil is the Will of the World. If the Tree will be destroyed, this World will begin to collapse.

You saw the power of this country with your own eyes, all the Royal Guardians are at the level of Vice Admirals, the Generals are no weaker than the Admirals, and King Thor himself is at the Yonko level. Even his younger brother Loki is a bit stronger than Yonko's first mates. Do not forget about the God of Elbaf. This is the Will of Odin himself, once one of the three strongest Gods of this World.

I am sure that Odin knows about our existence and he will gladly accept our offer. But... what happens when we leave this world?

The race of giants will no longer be hidden from the whole World. People will know their true power and they will no longer be the Guardians of Yggdrasil. In the long run, this will lead to disastrous consequences. Giants must continue to be the Guardians and Keepers of Yggdrasil. They must not reveal their power to the rest of the World.

Do not forget... Ignorance breeds fear and caution. People will never dare to attack Elbaf unless they know the true power of this Kingdom."

Hiyori nodded and said,

"It's true. We're afraid of things we don't know. In fact, Fleur could have hidden Elbaf from the whole World. She was able to create a magic that looks like the one that hid Pandaria from the whole World."

"Mists of Pandaria? It may work... I will ask Fleur to do this," Ray answered with a little thought.

*Yawns*

Ray and the girls saw that Shirahoshi opened her eyes and yawned.

"Good morning ~" rubbing her eyes cute, Shirahoshi said.

Hanc.o.c.k and Hiyori hugged Shirahoshi from two sides and began to rub her cheeks.

"Ufufufu. Shirahoshi-chan is so cute," Hiyori said joyfully.

"Hehehe. Her pink cheeks are so soft," Hanc.o.c.k said with a happy smile on her face.

Ray smiled when he saw the interaction of his wives. All his wives loved Shirahoshi very much, she was the youngest among them and the girls couldn't help but enter Onee-san mode and start spoiling Shirahoshi.

"Hehehe. Hanc.o.c.k-nee, Hiyori-nee, it tickles," giggled, Shirahoshi said.

"Shirahoshi-chan, did you sleep well?" Ray asked.

"Mmm. I slept very well. When I sleep next to Ray-nii, I always feel comfort and warmth," Shirahoshi answered with a smile.

"Hehehe. I'm glad. Now we can go to Wano, do you want to visit Hiyori's home country?" kissing Shirahoshi on the forehead, Ray asked.

"Yes! Hiyori-nee said that her country is very different from other countries. I want to see it with my own eyes. Hehehe. We can also beat and rob Kaido and his Pirate Crew. Hiyori-nee can slice them all into small pieces. They will die and we will take away all their treasures," Shirahoshi said with a gentle and beautiful smile.

[She says such cruel things with such a beautiful smile on her face… Cute... Shirahoshi-chan is so sweet.] Ray, Hanc.o.c.k, and Hiyori thought.

"Well, then, let's not waste time," getting up from the cloud, Ray said.

He waved his right hand and created the <Gate>.

Hiyori, Shirahoshi, and Hanc.o.c.k nodded. They got up from their seats and entered the gate.

Ray entered after them and the <Gate> immediately disappeared.

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New world. Wano Country.

Flower capital.

A strange portal appeared in one of the dark alleys of the Flower Capital. Three incredibly beautiful women and a white-haired man with red eyes came out of this portal.

"Wano Country. We are here again," the man said.

"Several years have passed, but nothing has changed. The Flower Capital is still the only prosperous place in the entire Wano Country," Hiyori said sadly.

"Is this a Wano Country? I don't like the atmosphere of this place. There are too many negative emotions and bad people in this place," Shirahoshi said this with a pale face and eyes closed.

Shirahoshi's Observation Haki was at the highest level. She received talent in this type of Haki from her mother. Shirahoshi was able to "see" emotions, the future, auras and "Hear the voices of all things". Like Ain, Shirahoshi could strengthen her Observation Haki with the power of her Devil Fruit. She created vibrations in the air and spread them in all directions, it worked on the same principle as echolocation.

Ray went to Shirahoshi and laid a hand on her head.

"Shirahoshi-chan, do not use the empathy and abilities of the <Third Eye>. You have not yet learned to ignore other people's emotions and filter so many thoughts. You must continue to study the <Occlumency> and try to create the <Parallel Stream of Consciousness>, then you can use the <Empathy> and <Legilimency> without any problems and danger to yourself," stroking pink silky hair, Ray said.

Shirahoshi nodded and opened her eyes. Her face returned a healthy color and she smiled at Ray.

"Hiyori, do you want to visit Denjiro and Kawamatsu?" looking at Hiyori, Ray asked.

She shook her head and answered,

"No. Now is not the right time. First of all, I want to kill Kaido and Orochi."

"Fine. But be on the lookout. I feel that the <Gorosei> will make their move when they find out that we are in the Wano Country. They are stronger than Yonko, but we will not fight them. I will immediately kill four Mythical Zoans users and capture Bald Swordsman. I will destroy his identity and he will become the ideal Training Dummy for those who want to improve their swordplay skills. As soon as he stops to benefit us, we will give him to Demiurge or Aura," Ray said with a serious expression on his face.

"This is a good idea. He must be a very strong swordsman and he wields the world's strongest cursed sword, <Shodai Kitetsu>. It is possible that it was he, who created it. I would not be surprised if this turns out to be true," Hiyori nodded.

Hearing her words, Ray thought,

[Hiyori is right. This old man may indeed be the very first blacksmith to create one of the twelve Saijo O Wazamono grade swords, the first and strongest cursed sword, <Shodai Kitetsu>. In this case, he must have knowledge of how to awaken the spirit of weapons. Cursed swords are very powerful and useful, they are very similar to the Cursed Gear from the World of Seraph of the End.]

"Darling?" seeing Ray's thoughtful expression, Hanc.o.c.k whispered.

"Mmm. It's alright. I was pondering over the identity of this Bald Swordsman. What Hiyori said could really be true. We know that the <Gorosei> are very old and have been living for at least eight hundred years. So he really can be the creator of <Shodai Kitetsu>," looking at Hanc.o.c.k, Ray replied.

Ray looked at Orochi Castle and smiled coldly.

"Let's cut off some snake heads," Ray said quietly.

"Hehehe. I have been waiting for this moment for a long time," Hiyori giggled, covering her mouth with a sleeve of a kimono.

Shirahoshi and Hanc.o.c.k smiled and nodded.

Ray waved his hand and created the <Gate> leading directly to the throne room in the Orochi Castle.

The girls and Ray entered the portal and it immediately disappeared.

Silence fell again in the alley.

The inhabitants of the Flower Capital continued to enjoy life, none of them knew that today would be the day of the death of Yonko Kaido and Shogun of Wano Country, Orochi...