pertwk Chapter 2081 The Knights of God, Shanks and Stinky Shanks; The Truth Behind the Battle of God Valley
Chapter 2081 The Knights of God, Shanks and Stinky Shanks; The Truth Behind the Battle of God Valley
Chapter 2081 The Knights of God, Shanks and Stinky Shanks; The Truth Behind the Battle of God Valley
Ace: "Dad!"
Whitebeard's words shone into the softest part of Ace's heart.
Compared to his biological father Gol D. Roger, who gave him life and ultimately ushered in a chaotic era with a single sentence, Edward Newgate, the white-bearded man who treasured him, was undoubtedly more in line with the image of a "father" in Ace's heart.
Although they did not come from the same sea or the same world, the bond they shared through the memory copies was so real.
He saw another version of himself, finding a home on the Moby Dick, laughing and joking with his "family".
He also witnessed the devastating Marineford War, where the old man, as imposing as a mountain, led the entire Whitebeard Pirates in a charge against the Marine Headquarters to save his "son." He fought to the very last moment of his life, standing tall and clearing a path for his "sons" with his back to the battlefield.
Those images, that will to protect his family even at the cost of going against the world, were deeply etched in Ace's heart.
Even though he chose a different path from that "Ace".
Although he did not board the Moby Dick or become the "Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates," the recognition and pride from his "father" never faded because of their different paths.
Whitebeard acknowledged "Ace" as a person, his will, his choices, and the great achievements he made, not just "Ace of the Whitebeard Pirates".
This unreserved paternal love made even Ace, who had become the creator of the world, feel a tightness in his throat.
A thousand words welled up at my lips, but in the end, they all turned into the simplest, yet most affectionate, call.
Ace: "Dad."
Whitebeard: "Ace!"
Ace: "Dad!"
Ace raised his voice slightly, as if trying to convey his feelings through the chat group.
Whitebeard: "Ace! Kuralalala!"
The white-bearded man laughed even more heartily, his laughter seemingly able to dispel all gloom.
Ace: "Dad!!!"
Ace's face revealed a smile as pure as a child's, even a little silly.
An ordinary group owner: "."
Su Yunqing's lips twitched slightly as she watched the shouts constantly refreshing on the screen. For a moment, she didn't know whether to criticize the two's sudden, idiotic interaction or to be moved by the father-son relationship that transcended the world.
The richest man in the lighthouse: "."
Tony Stark couldn't help but facepalm as he watched the screen overflow with undisguised family affection.
As a genius, former arms dealer, and superhero who lacked love in his childhood and had a strained relationship with his father, he had mixed feelings about this straightforward and somewhat "stupid" expression of emotion.
I feel a little envious, a little unaccustomed, and also a little bit dazzled.
I don't know what to say either.
Ice Queen: "."
A distinct look of disdain and speechlessness flashed in Esdeath's eyes.
Is this kind of conversation, devoid of any semblance of strength and resembling that of a child, really something that strong people like them should be able to say?
Can't you be a little more mature?
However, while some people can tolerate it, others really can't.
Kazuma and the human-headed dog: "Hey, hey, hey, you two, that's enough."
Human Head Dog and Zhen: "We know you two have a good relationship, and it's touching that you're reuniting across the world, but could you please be mindful of the occasion?"
Kazuma and the human-headed dog: "Please consider how we bystanders feel! We're getting goosebumps!"
Kazuma Sato couldn't help but complain.
Whitebeard: "Kurararara, brat, if you're jealous of my outstanding son, just say so."
Whitebeard didn't take it to heart at all; instead, he laughed triumphantly.
Ace smiled somewhat sheepishly, resuming his previous calm and gentle tone, but the joy and relaxation in his eyes were undeniable:
Ace: "Sorry, I'm a little too excited."
He sincerely apologized to the others, but anyone could hear the satisfaction in his tone.
Ace: "But speaking of which, after I became, well, the administrator of this world, I examined many secret files and original historical documents that the World Government had sealed away and that Im and the Five Elders had tried their best to cover up. I then discovered that the secrets hidden in this world were far more numerous and complex than I had imagined."
Ace: "For example, Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, actually has a blood-related older brother."
The chat group fell silent for a moment after these words were spoken.
The ordinary group owner: "???"
An ordinary group admin: "What the heck? Shanks has an older brother?!"
Su Yunqing could hardly believe her ears.
Red-haired Shanks has an older brother?
No, do you want to look at what you're saying? Wasn't he found by Roger?
His brother couldn't possibly be Bucky, could he?
Wait a minute, she seems to have seen some outrageous speculations online before she time-traveled, saying that besides Shanks, there was also a "Stinky Shanks". She took it as a joke at the time, but it turns out it's true?
Ace: "Furthermore, Shanks and Dracule Mihawk, the 'World's Greatest Swordsman,' both have Celestial Dragon blood."
Ace: "Or rather, they are actually from a Celestial Dragon family, but for some reason they are not on the official list."
Ace continued.
At this moment, Su Yunqing felt as if her brain was overloaded.
Are Shanks and Hawkeye Celestial Dragons?
One of the Four Emperors and the world's greatest swordsman, from any perspective, could not possibly be related to the Celestial Dragons. And yet you're telling me they are Celestial Dragons?
An ordinary group admin: "Wasn't Shanks an apprentice crew member on Roger's ship? And didn't Hawkeye always go it alone? How could they be Celestial Dragons?!"
If this is true, then how did Shanks end up on Roger's ship? And why did Hawkeye become a Shichibukai?
This shouldn't be the mainline One Piece world, but rather a derivative of a parallel universe, right?
Su Yunqing couldn't believe that the orthodox timeline was like this. Why didn't they say that Hawkeye was Im's son?
Whitebeard: "Kurararara, I don't know much about Hawkeye; but as for Shanks, that kid is definitely connected to the Celestial Dragons."
Whitebeard: "And his brother is a member of the Knights of God."
An ordinary group admin: "No way, this is really a canonical timeline?!"
When Su Yunqing saw that the white-bearded man also said the same thing, her last shred of hope vanished.
If even Whitebeard from a different world said so, then the authenticity of this information is extremely high. It is very likely that it is not unique to the Ace world, but is common to all pirate worlds.
This is outrageous! How many more shocking secrets are hidden in the original work?!
She thought it was already absurd enough that the Gum-Gum Fruit was a Mythical Zoan type, the Nika Fruit.
An ordinary group admin: "But what is the 'Knights of God'?"
Su Yun asked, somewhat puzzled. She had never heard of this name before, nor had she seen it in One Piece, which she watched in her previous life.
Could it be that it was updated after the time travel?
Ace: "The Knights of God are a secret military force composed of Celestial Dragons. They are extremely powerful and are directly under Im, obeying only Im's orders."
Ace: "Its members are mainly selected from the most elite and loyal warriors from the original 19 Celestial Dragon families; but when necessary, it will also recruit top-level strongmen from non-Celestial Dragons, grant them status comparable to Celestial Dragons, and absorb them into the organization."
He paused, then continued to reveal the organization's terrifying aspects.
Ace: "They have the power to judge and execute Celestial Dragons who violate the rules. They are the executioners of Im, who cleanse themselves and maintain the 'purity' and 'loyalty' of the Celestial Dragons."
Ace: "Moreover, all the God Knights are governed by Im's power, which grants them regenerative abilities similar to immortality, as well as abilities such as long-range teleportation."
Ace: "Their base is located deep within Mary Geoise, in a forbidden area called 'Knight Temple Shangra'."
Ace: "Besides that, I also learned the full truth about the God Valley incident."
Ace's tone carried a hint of coldness.
Ace: "Thirty-eight years ago, in the Valley of the Gods, Figarand Green, the God Knight who later became known as the 'King of the Valley of the Gods,' secretly murdered his wife in the lower realm."
Ace: "When the King of God Valley protested out of moral obligation and condemned the Celestial Dragons for their indiscriminate slaughter and resource plundering on his land, Grimm killed the king directly."
From the very beginning, an atmosphere of bloodshed and brutality was palpable.
Ace: "Afterwards, the Celestial Dragons used six boxes containing precious Devil Fruits as 'prizes' to inform the Knights of God and the other Celestial Dragons present about a way to obtain 'points' and their function."
Ace: "Thus began a bloody 'competition' in which civilians and slaves were slaughtered to earn 'points' and compete for Devil Fruits, with Grimm Ancient Saint having the highest 'score'."
Ace: "But Rocks D. Xebec, who came to protect his wife and children, suddenly led a group to attack, disrupting this massacre; the Knights of God had to suspend the 'match' and instead protect the Celestial Dragons, the world nobles present."
Ace: "During the chaos, some Devil Fruits were stolen by Kaido, Bartholomew Kuma, and others. The known ones include the Fish-Fish Fruit (Mythical Zoan type, Azure Dragon form) and the Paw-Paw Fruit."
The arrival of Rocks temporarily interrupted the massacre, but it also ignited an even more brutal battle.
Ace: "The Battle of God Valley broke out. Im ordered the Knights of God to hunt down the Rocks family. To protect his son, who was still an infant at the time, Rocks fought alone against many Knights of God."
Ace: "He fought with all his might, even severely injuring elite knights like Grimm, rendering them unconscious; but at the last moment, Rocks was inadvertently affected by Im's strange abilities, losing his self-awareness and undergoing a terrifying 'demonization'."
Ace: "Rocks, who regained a sliver of consciousness, begged Garp and Roger, who were also present at the time, to stop him from becoming demonized."
Ace: "After receiving Rocks' request, Roger and Garp joined forces to severely injure the demonized Rocks and miraculously temporarily lifted the influence of Im's power, allowing Rocks to regain his sanity."
Ace: "But Rocks knew his injuries were too severe to be cured, so he told Roger and Garp to leave."
Ace: "After Roger and Garp left, the God Knights, including Grin, who had recovered some strength, arrived and gave the dying Rocks a final chase, ultimately killing him."
Ace: "Since Shanks seemed to have accidentally boarded Roger's ship, Grimm had no choice but to bring another baby left behind in God Valley back to Mary Geoise and raise him carefully."
Ace: "Grimm, due to his performance in God Valley, also earned the title of 'King of God Valley' among the Celestial Dragons."
Ace: "And the entire God Valley was completely erased from the map by Im's order due to the war between various forces. All related records were destroyed, and the truth was buried in the dust of history until I completely took control of all the secrets of the World Government."
After saying all this, Ace fell into a brief silence.
He felt as if he were standing in front of those deliberately sealed archives again, reliving the overwhelming emotions he felt when he first read the entire record of the "God Valley Incident".
Through the deliberately obfuscated and blurred strokes, what Ace saw was a man's brilliance in the face of adversity, a brilliance that could shake his very soul.
Lox D. Giebeck.
What was in God Valley back then? There were top-tier Devil Fruits brought by the Celestial Dragons as "prizes"; there were slaves who had been kidnapped and were hailed as the "most beautiful woman in the world"; there were mountains of rare treasures from various plundered kingdoms.
That was a feast that could drive any pirate mad.
But Rocks' only goal was to rush in and save people.
He didn't try to snatch the Devil Fruit that was right in front of him, didn't even glance at the world-famous beauty, and didn't touch the glittering treasures.
In his eyes, there was only his family, only those clansmen who followed him and trusted him.
Alone, he charged into the Jedi, guarded by the Celestial Dragons and the Knights of God, in order to reclaim his blood and comrades in the slaughter competition.
If it weren't for this unwavering determination, given Rocks' unparalleled strength and the powerful figures he commanded, he could have planned a more elaborate attack, gained greater profits, and perhaps even avoided death.
What made Ace feel most cruelly was another secret.
Marshall D. Teach, the "Blackbeard" who killed Thatch and betrayed the Whitebeard Pirates in the original future, was actually Rocks' biological son!
Ace didn't know if his father knew, but he probably didn't.
If they knew Teach was Rocks' son, their feelings towards Teach would probably be even more complicated, but they would never tolerate him killing his family.
My father's definition of "family" transcends all blood ties.
However, if Teach knew that during the chaotic battle at God Valley, when Rocks charged alone towards the Knights of God, while other pirates and ambitious individuals swarmed in to seize Devil Fruits and treasures, only Old Man also rushed towards the most dangerous center, rushing to Rocks' side.
No, Teach will not regret it, risking his brother's life for the Dark-Dark Fruit.
Even if he knew all this, he wouldn't regret it.