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The World Nobles, also known as the Celestial Dragons, are the aristocratic descendants of 19 of the 20 kings who established what is now known as the World Government. These are the people who are allowed to live in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise. However, due to their connection to the World Government, they constantly abuse their power and look down on the people below them, referring to them as commoners. They can sometimes be seen walking around Sabaody Archipelago, but remain disconnected to the point that they wear resin bubbles over their heads to prevent them from breathing the air of the common people. When visiting places out of the Archipelago, they wear other types of helmets, as the bubble helmets only work inside Sabaody. Whenever they appear, people instantly bow so as not to upset them, with the exception of the guards, servants, and slaves that are alongside them. Even kings and queens of lesser nations are expected to bow to the whims of the World Nobles or their whole kingdoms could face destruction. The Celestial Dragons each possess a government-issued identification chip to identify their statuses.
The World Nobles claim to possess "the blood of this world's creators", which is their sole justification for their actions. This single fact allows them to utterly disregard any facet of law or society that does not serve their own interests. They have no regard for Justice, at best paying it lip service if at all, and are above any retribution for their actions (to the extent that they cannot be punished by the law, anyway). The vast majority are under the impression (or delusion) that they are gods, not humans, and seem to think that being a Celestial Dragon itself is something beyond human comprehension. Because of this, most of them are unable to fear even if they are threatened by those who would ignore the World Government's protection.
So far, typical Celestial Dragons have shown absolutely no physical combat abilities whatsoever, and appear to merely be simple humans. They have great pull in the government as well as a vast amount of wealth to do with whatever they please. Through the tremendous political power they have with the government, they can order things of such magnitude and triviality like the creation of a bridge that connects every island for no reason other than they simply wanted to, as well as make any commoner they want into a slave of theirs right off the street. They can even enslave royalty of other kingdoms. They are also completely immune to the entire legal system and justice set by the World Government, as shown where they are allowed to kill anyone that simply crosses their path. Their political authority is just second to that of the Five Elders who are the highest ranking World Nobles.
Of course, there are exceptions to the norm. One happening to be a world noble who all but left the life that his family lives. He lives on a giant floating slaughterhouse that takes in sea life from normal fishes to sea kings. Turning them into canned meat, to be sold at port. The slaughterhouse is run by an army of slaves that the world noble brought, but unlike what normally happens. Once they work off the cost of buying them or served long enough. The slave mark on their backs would be taken off and they'll be free to go.
Till then they work on the factory ship, Butcher. The ship would drag nets behind the ship catching all kinds of sea life and bringing it onboard where it be sorted out. Tossing the fishes that don't make the cut back into the sea and other sea life that got dragged up as well.
The catch would be place in the freezer or the workers on the assembly line cut up the fish where it be canned right away. All the blood and offal parts would be either be used as chum or just toss back in the sea, where the bloody water that the ship leaves in its wake draws all kinds of sea life looking for an easy meal. That's how the ship lures in sea kings that are then hunted and then butchered for their meat.
Then there is the other thing about this celestial dragon is that unlike others, he made sure that he wouldn't be helpless if ever left in a position where he wouldn't be able to call an admiral for help. Like what happen to a cousin of his, Mjosgard who thanks to a shipwreck would had died if it wasn't for the mermaid queen protecting him. Through training and his love for hunting sea kings by himself he became very strong. He also learned how to use haki, having trained under Zephyr and training that the Holy Knights go under.
The Holy Knights are a squad of royal guards that operate within the Holy Land of Mariejois. In the World Government, they are the only authorized law enforcement within Mariejois, possessing more authority than even the Marines. They are responsible for handling disputes between the World Nobles.
Currently he's stalking another prey that had been in his sights for some time now. Monkey D Vampire, the granddaughter of vice-admiral Garp. He had seen her in action more than once. He knows that the usual ways wouldn't work on her, he seen her pull a bomb collar off of her without a mark on her. Then turn around and snap another bomb collar on the person who had snap it on her and then tried to pull it off. It caused the guys head to come flying off.
"Uncle how long are we going to be here?" the voice of the reason why he's tracking down Vampire.
Stepping into the room where he's busy butchering a large fish that was caught in today's catch, came his niece. Who happen to had run into Vampire during an outing, which she refused to give details about. All that matters to his niece is to get her hands on Vampire.
"Once we get enough meat in then we're heading to port," the uncle said.
"Why can't we just leave and head for port?" the niece ask.
"Got to make my quota," the uncle said.
"I still don't understand why I can't just make Vampire mine," the niece said.
"You know the rules. We can't go around taking known family members of high ranking marines. It just get people not wanting to do their jobs," the uncle said. (1)
"And you making me breath the same air as commoners," the niece said not being in her suit so that she wouldn't have to breath the same air.
"You agreed to this when I took you aboard. Besides, it would get in the way of your training," the uncle said.
"You're the only one who would train me," the niece said looking at her arms that are now tone from all the training she has been doing.
"You still have much to learn before you're even close to being able to last long against her. She is Garp's grandfather but much stronger then he was at his peak," the uncle said.
"Isn't he just a vice admiral?" the niece ask.
"He's admiral level, just that he refused to go higher in rank," the uncle said.
"He does dress in his late wife's underwear and sings," the niece said.
"You know well that other world nobles done worse," the uncle said. "Besides, it doesn't change the fact that he's strong."
"Like you?" the niece ask.
"Yes like me. He's the one who got me to start training myself and stop being soft like the rest of the world nobles, besides the Holy Knights. Besides you can't say you don't like how strong and powerful your body has become after all the training I put you through," the uncle pointed out.
"That's true," the niece said flexing her now powerful body.
"Now you don't have to rely solely on your bodyguards or the marines to fight your battles," the uncle said.
"Like how you don't have any?" the niece ask.
"Once I gotten this strong all they're really good for is for show. Besides they're better being guards for the ship. I am the only world noble who doesn't depend on the Heavenly Tribute for my spending money," the uncle said.
"The others look down on you for that," the niece said.
"So what, they're a bunch of do nothings. I'm the only noble around here who does some work around here. Plus unlike the others I actually help out by keeping the countries under the World Government fed, for a price of course," the uncle said.
"You do make news in the paper," the niece said.
"Well I do know what good PR can do. I'm the only world noble that helps out when there's a food shortage in a country. And my can goods can be found just about everywhere," the uncle said.
"What you think about Vampire being able to contact every snail around?" the niece ask.
"Going to make things very interesting once the doc gets his hands on her radio," the uncle said.
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Dreadful Whale -
Vampire looked down at the exhausted body of Silk. She place Silk on her bed after she had wiped her down of the sweat that was covering her. Of course she would had like the state that Silk is in was caused by hot sex with her, not training in using haki. How she would have like it to be so, but she wouldn't force Silk into having sex with her till she's ready.
Vampire left Silk to sleep in her room and headed up to the deck of the ship. She didn't bother to put on a shirt or anything else as she got on the deck of the ship in nothing but her underwear. It's night out and the sky has a bright moon out that's almost full.
"Ok so why are you two here?" Vampire ask Belo Betty and Ahiru who had sneaked onboard her ship.
"You always know when we're around," Betty said as she and Ahiru step out in the open.
Betty is a tall, slim woman with short, purple hair in a bob cut. Her pale green eyes are usually covered by a pair of black-framed sunglasses with red lenses. She also wears red lipstick and usually smoking a cigarette, which she is doing now. And she is the commander of the East Army of the Revolutionary Army.
She wears a red top hat with red goggles, a pair of red curled horns on the front, and a long and puffy white plume on the back. She wears a red tie and her torso is barely covered, as she leaves her cropped red jacket with pink outlines open that are the only things covering her large breasts. She has red and white striped stockings under her red thigh-high boots. Her frilly red skirt is short on the front and long at the back. She also carries around a large flag with the Revolutionary Army's symbol on it.
Ahiru is a woman with tanned skin, prominent lips and long brown hair. Her left arm is a mechanical prosthesis with light and dark green coloring. She wears a black shirt, a red tie and a green jacket. She also has a pair of goggles on her head. She is the deputy commander of the east army and the assistant to Betty.
"You two are here for the radio," Vampire stated knowing that her father had sent them because she already knows them. Thanks to her keeping in contact with her brother Sabo.
"Yes, and seeing how we're the closest to you. We came to ask you to hand it over to us," Ahiru said.
"Really now? And why are you two not on my bed already naked so we can make a deal?" Vampire ask causing the two to blush.
"We're not interested in that," Ahiru said.
"The reason why he sent you two women here, is because of that," Vampire said causing the two to blush.
"What about your girlfriend?" Betty ask.
"She's still deciding on that and you two know that I don't force women into my bed," Vampire said. "But to the main point I'm not going to be parting with it."
"What do you want for it?" Betty ask.
"And not us in a threesome," Ahiru adds.
"If Dragon wants the radio, he can ask for it himself in person," Vampire said before glancing at the crow's nest. "Isn't that right?"
"You always could tell when I was watching you," Dragon said before he jumps off the crow's nest and landed in front of his daughter.
"Yes, and I'm still not going to giving it away to you," Vampire said.
"Still the same," Dragon said remembering how Vampire got when she found something and refused to give it up.
"You can look it over and see what you can learn but its staying with me," Vampire said.
"Betty, Ahiru you heard her," Dragon said.
"Right boss," Betty said as she and Ahiru went off to take pictures and look over the machine. Leaving the father and daughter alone.
"Saw Luffy off with his crew," Dragon said.
"I have been hearing things about him. He still has a long way to go before he's up to either Sabo or Ace's level," Vampire said.
"And no one else is close to your level," Dragon said knowing that Vampire always pulls her punches. How much is still something that he's still trying to figure out.
"Luffy still has no idea who you are. He knows mom because of me," Vampire said.
"You know that reason," Dragon said.
"Very few people know about that fact. Or about that other thing," Vampire said thinking about Ace.
"Sabo still is trying to remember," Dragon said.
"At least you have one son with you," Vampire said.
"I did offer you a chance to join with me," Dragon said.
"I know it would be nice, but I just like this kind of life," Vampire said.
"Things just change after mom and your mother died," Dragon said. (2)
"Just make sure what you're doing is worth it," Vampire said.
"That I promise," Dragon said.
"So how long are you going to be hanging around?" Vampire ask.
"As long as it takes to get what we need," Dragon said. "Also go and put on some clothes. You'll get your death of cold."
"Right dad," Vampire said leaving to get into something while her dad is acting like the dad she remembers.
Leaving Dragon to himself as he waited. He has few chances like this where he could be with Vampire. He's with Sabo who Vampire recognized when she had showed up at the main base to visit him. He was surprise how Sabo is the brother of choice of his two kids, along with Ace. Who he remembers how his wife Dara had treated Ace as her own, after his father had showed up with him. Just like they did with Vampire. Making him wonder when he should tell Vampire about how he and her mother had found her.
But that can wait.
"What about your friend?" Dragon ask seeing Vampire now wearing shorts and a shirt.
"She's sleeping," Vampire said having checked on Silk and scanned her to make sure she's sleeping. "And Betty and Ahiru are taking pictures and taking notes."
"Well that should give us enough time to catch up," Dragon said.
"Yeah it does," Vampire said who still remembers how it use to be. When the family was still all together as a family.
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Author's Notes -
1 - I figure that the world nobles do follow some rules to keep things from breaking apart. Like not making slaves out of family members of high ranking marines.
2 - In almost every anime and manga series there is always a missing parent or the main cast comes from broken homes. The series that have the main star having both parents who aren't abusive is the exceptions to that rule where the main star either has no show parents or one of them is missing.
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