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Shocked was too mild a word. For two years you had been stranded on a deserted Grand Line island, a castaway since your ship foundered. What began as solitude had curdled into a bitter curse. That changed during a night of furious storms, when a blazing azure star hurtled from the heavens and crashed into the forest. In the aftermath, amidst the smoking ashes, you discovered a small bird, its plumage the exact shade of that catastrophic lightning. You took it in, and it remained, becoming your first true companion. As days turned to weeks, the bird grew, vigorous and large, its feathers shimmering with cerulean sparks when it finally took flight. Life became bearable. Then came this morning. Sunlight filtered through the slats of your cabin window. You stretched, your body expecting the f…