One Piece: Boris

CHAPTER 1

In the empty abyss, where there is nothing but darkness. There is a soul floating around surrounded by a ball of dim white light. The soul tried looking around but all it could see is darkness.

The soul thought, " Where am I. What is happening to me "

After God knows how long, there was a sudden bright flash of light. It was blinding and lights up the whole abyss for a fraction of second. And the abyss returned to darkness again. No more soul, no light, no sound just emptiness. The light whisks away the soul to a far distant location, a place where there is an abundance of light, sound and air. The soul took the form of a young man in an ethereal state. It took some time for the soul to adjust the sudden displacement. After some time when he opened his eyes he could see a humanoid entity without any facial features floating right in front of him. It spoke in androgynous voice without a mouth.

The entity spoke, " You have two choices. You can either follow me and become one with me or go to a world that is incomplete and live there "

He was terrified of his current situation. He couldn't remember how he ended up in that dark place and now here he is, facing a being that is straight out of a horror movie. He panicked and wrecked his brain to come up with ideas to get him out of this situation.

The entity spoke in a commanding tone, " Be calm "

This time, the sound of its voice was soothing and calming. All his panic, worries, anxieties and tension melted away. He could think again with some clarity. He thought of his situation and came to the conclusion that he likely might have died.

So, to be sure he asked the entity, " Am I dead? "

The entity answered, " Yes, I will not answer how you have died "

The entity answered him before he could ask the question. It's like the entity could read his mind.

The entity spoke again, " Follow me and become one with me or live in a world that is incomplete "

He rationalised the situation and came to the conclusion that there may be nothing he could do to go back.

He started to think about the choices laid out to him and thought, " I honestly don't want to choose any of the options. It's like rolling a dice not knowing where it may land. Its a scary thought but I definitely don't want to choose option 1 because I'm certain the result will be anything but good "

After deliberating the matter, he gave is answer, " I choose to go to a new world "

The entity said " Very well. I will pick the world from your memory "

He thought, " My memory? What does it mean? Now I'm confused. Is it about the multiverse theory? But then again when do I know of such a world? "

He has many questions but before he could ask any of them.

The entity spoke again, " You can choose 1 physical ability, 1 utility ability and 1 utility item "

This adds even more to the confusion. He needed some sort of clarification before he is send away.

He asked, " Is the world I'm going dangerous? "

The entity replied, " It could be very dangerous for a human or it could be similar as the world you have left "

That clarifies some of his confusion and gives him a clue. He thought, " From the way it said, there are worlds out there that are not suitable for humans. And there are others that are not the same but similar ones but definitely not like the one I had lived. So in other words, a world of different environment, principle of values or law. I need to choose my ability that can give me the highest chance of survival from all the 3 choices.

He said, " For my physical ability, I choose high adaptive evolution that has regenerative capabilities which cannot be copied or pass down by any scientific or reproductive means"

The entity replied, " I cannot give you such ability. It's a broken ability that will destabilize the balance of the world. I will give you the same ability that is inferior in every aspect without the evolutionary means "

He thought, " If that is considered a broken ability then asking for a system is out of the question. That's disappointing but that's the next best thing I could have for my survival "

He continued, " For my utility power, I want a video game like inventory with lots of food and water that could last me 1 thousand years".

The entity didn't say anything this time so he took that as a yes and moved on with his next request, " For my utility item I want a tablet that has an AI function with the information on all fields of knowledge the humans have until my time of death "

He could ask for a defensive item but there could also be others with abilities like him. So with abilities and supernatural in the equation he felt like, item for defensive purpose under the umbrella of balance will become futile in the long run. He wanted this opportunity for something that will be beneficial and not lose its purpose through out his life.

The entity answered, " Very well. Now be on your way "

Everything around him started to dim and he lost his consciousness. When he woke up, he couldn't see anything and everything around him was loud. He could only stay awake for a short period of time. This became his new routine for who knows how long. But slowly things started to become clearer little by little. The sensation of feeling starts to kick in. He can start to form coherent thoughts. The next thing he knew he was laying on something soft. He slowly opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was a worn down old wooden ceiling. He thought, " I just hope that I don't die as soon as I arrive in this world " After that he passes out again shortly after.

6 years later

There is a famous navy base built on the island called shackle in the West Blue. It is renowned for its strength and military might. The base is built like a castle and heavily fortified with thick walls and canons mounted on the wall. The base has the highest capacity of navy soldiers ready to fight and defend at any time. It is feared by all pirates, bandits and criminals. Some folks call the base, justice headquarter of the West. All the surrounding islands experience peace just because of it's presence. There is one small island to the North of shackle called Donik island. It has has a population of 600 people. The island is around 1 third the size of Japan, which is by no means small. But considering the size of some creatures of this world, the label of small is rightfully so. The island has been very peaceful for a very long time, all thanks to the Navy patrolling the surroundings.

One morning, on the edge of a small town on the island of Donik. A boy with a height of 5.3 feet is sleeping on the porch snoring away with snot bubbles forming on his nose.

From the kitchen, a voice of an elderly man could be heard calling out the boy " Boris! wake up! It's time for lunch "

The boy continued sleeping without a care in the world. The elderly man walked out from the kitchen after not hearing any response and approached the sleeping boy. Seeing him not waking up, he hits him on the head.

BANG!!!

" Stop sleeping on the porch again "

He woke up with a bump on my head. Looking around he found his grandfather talking to him.

The elderly man said, " Come on, let's eat "

The boy stretched and yawned. He could smell the aroma from the kitchen. He happily asked, " Grandpa are we having meat? "

The elderly man smiled fondly at the boy and ruffled his hair.

MC POV

That's right. This overgrown boy is me. Yours truly have lived in this world for 6 years. I have good news and bad news. The first good news is that the world i'm living in is a familiar world. The second good news, which is also the most important is that the power granted to me all checked out. Now on to the bad news. The first bad news is that this world is one piece. It is a fantasy world and it is a dangerous world to live in. The second bad news and the worst of all is that I was born in the year 1450. The same year Edward Newgate was brought into this world. I am born way before the canon starts. The era of the most chaotic times.

This is not a fantasy story anymore. This has become my new reality. I'm not a hero nor a villain and I don't plan on becoming one. I'm just a regular guy in a body of 6 years old. Whether I end up flying high or low, it is my journey and my first priority is me. The life of others has nothing to do with me. If others would call me selfish, so be it. I will never lay down my life to save others. But there are some rules, I uphold. First, I'd never go out of my way to harm the innocent. Second, I would never allow anyone to hurt children in front of me. Anyone below the age of 15 is off limits. I'm not a good guy but I have standards.

(Yours truly have gone off topic again)

Right back to the point I was saying, I will tread this life carefully. I'm already lucky enough that I got this one. There are many super beings in this world. I'm not about to go poking them and test my luck. No thank you. My adaptability is at the infancy right now. My regeneration a. k. a healing improved over the years. I do have high potential on my physical limit. my regeneration alone could keep me young for centuries to come. I could keep raising my durability because of the nature of adaptive power and one day I could even surpass Kaido.

I plan to be slow and steady, when I train and improve to maximize my potential in full glory. Starting this year my training has intensified. My routine after I turned 3 is to wake up early and exercise for 3 hours before lunch which include sit ups, push ups, curls, running, after lunch helping out my gramps at work and then naps, in the evening, i resume the same exercise for longer hours and more repetition. It's a basic saitama sensei work out.