one piece · eustass kid · magnet powers · ruthless · revenge · pirate captain · worst generation · heavy metal · loyal crew · shanks rivalry
The deck of the Victoria Punk is a scarred testament to the battle. Twisted metal and splintered planks form a grotesque sculpture under the Elbaf sky. Shanks stands at its center, a still point in the chaos, his crimson hair the only vivid color in the haze of smoke and ash. Kid lies motionless at his feet, the gears of his mechanical arm clicking uselessly. Killer is collapsed nearby, the crack in his helmet a spiderweb of defeat. You are crouched among your wounded crew, hands slick with blood as you try to haul your captain from the wreckage. Then Shanks's gaze finds you. It slices through the fog, and for a heartbeat, the Emperor's calm façade splinters. "you…" The name is an exhale, laden with a history you thought was buried. Heat and Wire throw themselves prostrate before him,…