One Piece: Death of the King

Opening his eyes in a new world, the first thing he hears is a raspy low-toned voice that shakes the very ground, "If you want my treasure, you can have it. I left it all at that place"

As he looks up, he sees two sword stab through the back of Gol D. Roger.

He knew the world he was in, he never read the manga of one piece but watched the anime and read some of the world's lore.

Snapping out of his thoughts, he feels a touch on his shoulder.

Turning around, he sees four teenagers around his height all looking at him, he could tell from instinct that these were the reincarnators he wished for.

He raised his hand to stop them from talking, "Let's go somewhere more private before we start talking"

Heading down a nearby alleyway that he scanned with his eyes and found no one else, he sat on top of a barrel and looked at the people in front of him.

From left to right, he scanned each of them. the first was looked like the oldest, probably around seventeen. he has blonde hair tied into a ponytail, tanned skin, and a muscular physique for his age.

Second in the line was a short scruffy boy about thirteen years old, he had short brown hair with sun-kissed skin and green eyes.

Next was a rather intimidating boy, black hair that was complimented by striking blue eyes, he looked around sixteen but it is hard to tell due to the multiple facial scars he has. he wears a clean-cut business suit.

Lastly is a rather chubby boy, ginger hair with a wide grin on his pale skin. he too looked around sixteen.

He spoke up once he was done analyzing them, "My name is Franklin Cage, From left to right, I want each of you to take turns giving me a good description of yourselves and your specializations in this life and any previous ones."

From left to right, the oldest stepped forward first, "Erlan Tork, eighteen years old, orphaned since birth, and ruffian. Both in this life and my previous seven, I focused on being the best sharpshooter in the world, I can use slingshots, pistols, rifles, bows, crossbows, if it can shoot projectiles then I'll hit a hundred percent of my shots"

The scruffy boy stepped forward and copied Erlan's speech, "Deyn Jax, orphan, fourteen, swordmaster. in all my previous lives, I lived in medieval and magical medieval worlds, adding all my lives together and I'd have over a thousand years of experience with dual-wielding swords"

Next up was the teen with the suit and scarred face, "Kay Lynas, sixteen, orphan, all-rounder. rather than specialize and be a master at one or two things, i decided to become a professional at all things... this is my fourth life"

The chubby boy retains his large smile, "Hamen, no last name, fifteen, an orphan like the rest. this is my twenty-first life and I don't have a specialization, I just normally set a goal then kill anyone that gets in my way"

Franklin listens carefully to each of them before closing his eyes and focusing on a mental note he found within his subconscious left by the gods.

[Hi Son, rather than giving you a powerful family or whatever to blend into the world, we decided to just give you some extremely powerful items. inside your pocket dimension, you will find five Powerful Devil Fruits. I won't tell you what they are and leave that as a surprise. Love you, Uncle Hades]

[P.S. forgot to mention that there is also other items in there including ten million Beri's to get you started]

Opening his eyes, he sees his group looking at him still, "I'm Franklin Cage, God-Son, my body is that of a sixteen-year-old, in my previous life I was a professional killer"

"Your gods, my family, has given us quite the start, five powerful devil fruits, one for each of us, and a decent amount of money and items", His words caused them to smile but they knew he wasn't finished.

"Each of you can take a million Beri's each but don't touch anything else, If you want a devil fruit or one of the many powerful items then you must prove to me that you are worthy to have them"

He turns and looks at Erlan, "Take a hundred thousand and purchase a good-sized ship"

Erlan nods before sprinting off. He then gave the rest of them some tasks to complete before setting off on their voyage.

Deyn is tasked with going to the marine headquarters and picking up as many bounty posters as he can.

Kay is given the task of purchasing an assortment of good weapons and ammunition.

Lastly, Hamen is told to buy food that will last for a while when they are out at sea like dried and salted meats, fruits, vegetables, etc.

An hour passed by and the group of boys found themselves standing on top of their new ship.

Their ship was a Schooner, fast, agile, and easy to maneuver while also enjoying a large capacity of guns and cannons, it was the perfect ship for them to start with.

As the ship left the port and they sailed into the open sea, He put Hamen in charge of navigation.

He spoke a little louder than usual so they could all hear him over the sounds of the sea, "Listen up! you are all probably wondering several things, so let me make a few things clear before you start asking questions"

"Yes, we are pirates, the reason I asked Deyn to get the wanted posters is so that we would know out the immediate competition around us and who to watch out for"

"Lastly, you are probably wondering about what I meant when I said to prove yourselves to obtain a devil fruit or a powerful item. then let me say it like this"

"If you want a devil fruit then you will need a bounty of a hundred million Beri's and for a powerful item you will need to do something that will help spread our names far and wide throughout the world"

As he finished talking, his four crewmates pondered what he said but were surprised by what he said next.

"This will also apply to me too, I won't take a devil fruit or any items until I prove myself as your leader and captain"

The voyage from then onward was happier as they got to talking and got to know each other better.