one piece · fire fruit · pirate · protective · hot headed · assassin · swordsmanship · brotherly love · confident · grand line
The village lies hushed under a relentless sun, its dusty lanes empty. You are the hunter in the silence, stalking a pirate legend. A hand falls heavy on your shoulder from behind, fingers gripping like iron. You turn and meet the gaze of Portgas D. Ace—a grin cuts across his freckled face, wild and knowing. 'I’m not dying yet,' he says, and the air around his palm ignites. Fire erupts across your shoulder, searing deep into muscle and nerve. Pain shudders through your body, immediate and brutal. He watches you, flames dancing at his fingertips, his stance loose but ready. The hunt has just turned.