8 CHAPTER 8

Devil Fruits are mystical and mysterious fruits found throughout the world that, when consumed, grant the eater a special super-human power, at the cost of the eater's ability to swim. A Devil Fruit can grant the consumer one of an immense variety of powers that can be used in many ways, from mundane utilities to powerful attacks. The power that the eater acquires depends on the type of Fruit. Devil Fruits can be classified into three different categories: Paramecia, Logia, and Zoan.

Paramecia is one of the three Devil Fruit types, being the most common out of them. This type of Devil Fruit allows the user to achieve one of a large variety of abilities that enable their consumers to become superhuman or perform a superhuman feat.

Zoan is one of the three Devil Fruit types. This type of Devil Fruit allows the user to transform into another species at will or an interspecies hybrid. Zoan types are especially effective in close combat.

Logia is one of the three Devil Fruit types, being the rarest and most powerful out of them. This type of Devil Fruit allows the user to transform the composition of their body into a natural element at will, as well as create and control the said element.

"So, which one do I have?", Enzo asks.

After sleeping for the night, and eating our breakfast, and paying for the bill. Stoner brought me once again in the forest, this time he was carrying camping supplies. It turns out that the reason we had to go to town was that he didn't have camping supplies. He did mention that he was retired and that it never occurred to him that he will immediately find someone to be his student in the first town that he visited. He also said that it was not really important to buy the camping supplies but no way was he going to eat meat from the animal that we hunt without added spices and seasoning on them. So, basically, we went to town so that we can buy supplies to make our food better.

Anyway, right now Stone just explained to me what are devils fruits and its classifications. After I heard there was multiple devil fruit in existence, I was worried. Worried that I ate a lame fruit. Seriously what's the use of having powers if your powers are weak and dumb. I'm an old fashion kind of guy, when I talk about powers, I mean power that can cause massive amounts of destruction, cause those powers are the best.

"Based on the change of your arm yesterday, I believe you ate a zoan type fruit. If you're asking what type of creature? I have no idea. You need to learn how to use your powers so that we can tell what animal it's base from. Since I'm not a devil fruit eater I can't tell you how to channel your ability. But from what I saw in my career, I believe that you'll eventually find a way to use your powers, just like turning on a switch. It will become second nature to you", Stoner said.

"hmmm", I replied.

Hearing my reply or the lack of words from my reply, Stoner probably believes that I didn't like the devil fruit ability that I got, cause he immediately said, "I want you to remember this, no devil fruit ability is weak, only a weak user".

I nodded my head, indicating it as a reply that I understood what he is saying.

"Zoan fruit abilities, causes your body to become physically stronger. Plus if you want to learn Rokushiki style you need to have a strong physical body. So I need you to run", Stoner said as he began firing pebbles on my feet.

"OUCH! OUCH!! WHEN DID YOU GET THOSE?!", I shouted at him.

"I SAID RUN BOY!!", Stoner shouted with a maddening grin on his face.

"OUCH! F*CKER!", I screamed and run towards the forest. I used the trees as cover from the pebbles that Stoner was throwing at me.

"How can those pebbles hurt so much", Enzo said as he looks at his feet. One of his feet had a huge bruise mark on it. After running for a few minutes I took cover in the back of a towering tree. The trunk of the tree was probably 3 meters wide and towering at a height of 100 meters high.

"….whistle…BANG!"

"What the fuck", I said as I heard a banging sound on the other side of the tree. I look at the tree that I was hiding at and I saw cracks were forming on it. Seeing this I immediately run, when I was a few meters away, the tree collapse.

"BOOM"

"Damn, this brutal", I said as I look at the collapsing tree.

"I said run boy, run till you drop!", Stoner shouted as once again throwing his pebbles.

This time, I really ran, I didn't look back, as the sound of trees continues to fall behind me, I didn't care. I run till the burning sensation of the muscles of my legs began to hurt. I powered through to all the pain, cause the pebbles that the old man is throwing is more painful.

The day was already ending when I eventually collapse on my back while panting for air.

"…panting…sounds….panting…sounds…..", I laid down on the ground, unable to run anymore, behind me were multiple trees that collapse.

"I guess this is where going to be camping for the night", Stoner said as he carried a huge boar in his shoulder.

"When…(panting)..did..(panting)…catch a boar..(panting)", I asked him.

"Oh this, I took a break in targeting you when I saw this boar. This will be our dinner for the night", Stoner said as he drops the big animal near me. "'l'll get a fire started", Stoner said.

I didn't notice it but I fell asleep, the exhaustion of the day had gotten to me. The only thing that woke me up was the smell of roasted pork.

"Oh, I thought you didn't want to eat cause you fell asleep", Stoner said as he took a piece of the juicy pork and place it in his mouth.

"tsk.tsk. can't you see that I was only sleeping for a bit", I said and immediately began eating my fill of roasted pork meat.

From time to time you could hear the growls of hungry animals that smelled the meat. Stoner on occasion would throw meat bones in that direction, it wasn't a kind gesture though, it was a way to inflict pain on the animals that we're being too aggressive, a sort of warning I suppose. Every time he threw a piece of bone, you could hear the whimpering of the creature that was hit by it.