Chapter 005: What is Haki?

Previously on one piece-:

Amy initially rejected Roger's offer of joining his crew but eventually accepted it because she wanted Lucius to have the best haki training he could get. Lucius told everyone except Ginny and the readers his dream. They sang Bink sake and Uhm. Basically a slice of life useless chapter 🗣️

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"So does anyone here know what haki is?" Rayleigh asked the trio that consisted of Lucius, Kuma and Ginny who were sitting in front of him.

They looked at each other before shaking their heads in denial. Rayleigh rubbed his beard for a few moments then smiled while saying "Haki… In simple terms it is a power that lays dormant within everyone but only those who truly believe in its existence can see and use it. Do you know why?" Asking a hypothetical question at the end to create some suspense for the kids and as expected. Rayleigh had their full attention.

"It's because haki's main concept revolves around Firmness of one's heart. If you don't firmly believe in its existence then you don't have the qualifications to see it. Let alone use it." Rayleigh continued his explanation

He then coated his right hand with armament Haki for demonstration. "This is… Armament Haki. You probably can't see it yet… but you will now." Rayleigh said as he gently tapped against the trunk of a tree nearby causing the tree to be destroyed from inside out.

"Your hand is covered in black!" Kuma exclaimed in surprise when he saw Rayleigh's right hand that looked normal a moment ago. Rayleigh smiled knowingly but his eyes narrowed ever so slightly towards Lucius inwardly thinking 'Interesting… He either trusts me wholly or he knew of Haki's existence from the start and believed in it… Not my place to ask questions though.'

Rayleigh nodded his head with a smile on his face before speaking "Yes. That is a sign, you have started to believe in haki. If you didn't hear my explanation and see this unbelievable demonstration. You would have probably presumed I had used some sort of trick… like Skeptical little Ginny over there." Teasing Ginny at the end, who was looking doubtfully towards His hand as if she couldn't see it.

Ginny pouted before unconsciously letting out a jab. "Maybe you casted some illusion on Kuma-chi to trick us." Kuma, embarrassed at Ginny's remarks, quickly apologized to Rayleigh "Ginny, you shouldn't say that! I apologize, Rayleigh-san, Ginny just has a sharp tongue."

Rayleigh let out a chuckle then he said "It's alright.. Shanks, Buggy, Come over here and give a demonstrate" looking over the side where Shanks was standing with buggy and a few others.

Shanks and Buggy glanced at each other before quickly coming over upon hearing their teacher and vice-captain's order. Rayleigh then instructed "Use only your Haki to cut down all the trees in that area in a Square shape. Enough for a small sparring area, You have… 5 minutes." Pointing towards a nearby area.

Ginny watched in surprise, her doubtfulness quickly dispelling as she saw two kids around the same age as Lucius swiftly chopping down trees by merely using their hands, having enough time left to even play catch using giant boulders.

"That specific usage of Haki is known as Armament Haki. In simple terms, it's coating your parts or even your entire body with a protective substance." Rayleigh explained after feeling profound of his two students accomplishing the task with practice ease. "Buggy, your stamina training will be doubled for next week. I noticed some beads of sweat by the time you finished." Rayleigh commented at Buggy who let out a groan but didn't object merely muttering a weak "Hai! Rayleigh-Sensei!"

Rayleigh then turned to the trio who he could see were eager to learn more causing him to smile due to the joy of teaching others. Before he focused on explaining further. "There are, in total, Three types of Haki. Armament Haki, that was demonstrated. Observation Haki and… Conqueror's Haki. The first two can be trained but the last can only be obtained if you have the qualities of a king or a conqueror."

The trio felt excited. Even Lucius, afterall from what he had read in canon, knew this was the ultimate method to becoming more powerful. However Rayleigh's next words quickly poured water over their fantasies "For now Though… you won't be training to use haki until I make sure your body is ready."

Rayleigh chuckled seeing Ginny throwing another snarky remark "Then you could have just told us this later, why tease us like this? Stinky old ma-Oww" But this time he wasn't merciful as he gently knocked her head with Haki.

"Haki, although it's the ultimate power in this world, it still relies on your body. Specifically how much stamina and energy you have in your body. So I used this demonstration to motivate you all to work harder to train. Afterall. Only by having a strong body with a lot of stamina could you possibly stand at the top of this world and achieve your dreams." Rayleigh glanced subtly at Lucia when he said the last part of his speech.

Lucius nodded, his heart pounded in excitement,Unconsciously letting out subtle hues of some kind that only Rayleigh could see. 'He definitely has it…' Rayleigh thought with delight. Being able to train another conqueror besides Shanks was something he felt proud about. He was looking forward to what these two would achieve in the future.

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Amy was making preparation before she would head out towards an island she used to use as her training ground. She wanted to regain at least her old strength by the time she had to leave with the Roger pirates.

"Lucius, Take care of yourself while I am gone, Don't worry, Mum will be back after at least a month of training" Amy said gently while she caressed Lucius's hair. Who was hugging her. He mumbled "Stay Safe.." barely being able to hold back his tears.

It had been a long time since Lucius had ever cried. His heart had hardened quite early in his past life after losing everything. So he felt quite delighted yet also in a dilemma of feeling the urge to cry right now. For Lucius. Emotions are what made him feel alive even if it was sadness. He embraced it dearly.

Amy stayed and hugged Lucius for about a minute before walking upto Kuma. Who without saying a word gently sends her 'flying' Towards her Destination. Quite familiar with this procedure as she had been going there every year with flowers that she herself grew.

After 'flying' for around 5 days, Amy finally managed to descend upon the island. Her eyes carried a mixture of sadness and melancholy seeing her home. Nearly everything was in crumbles as if it was bombed repeatedly for multiple days.

Which Amy knew was likely the case considering her home was probably marked to be 'Erased' From history… merely because she was born and raised there. Each of her steps felt heavy with guilt and remorse as she walked towards the center of this island.

Upon arriving what Amy saw made her pause in her tracks. She saw a banquet of flowers, specifically her favorite Lotus flowers along with multiple bounty posters attached to a makeshift graveyard.

Amy's heart skipped in anticipation and hope as her steps hastened towards the site. She fell on her knees before the graves of everyone's graves she had been able to bury. "I am Glad… you are alive. Gjon…" she muttered out a name holding a piece of bounty with the same name. She thought she would never be able to meet despite the glimmer of hope she held inside her heart.

The bounty picture showed a man wearing clothes resembling a knight, His face hidden behind a mask that looked like a spade. Yet his red eyes and black wings were the most notable traits of him that remained fully visible.

[John 'The Fallen King'] [Dead or Alive] [Bounty: 1,319,121,400]

Another bounty nearby showed a beastly yet rough looking man holding a massive Kanabo.

[Kaidou 'Hundred Beasts'] [Dead or Alive] [Bounty: 1,567,774,000]

And finally a bounty that vaguely resembled the first one yet seems to be of a smaller figure with similar red eyes and black wings. It wore a mask resembling a heart.

[Albert 'The forsaken Jack'] [Dead or Alive] [Bounty: 472,600,000]

"Kaidou... I thank you for helping him escape. And I hope you are not a bad person." Amy thanked who she presumed was the reason behind her Husband's freedom while internally praying Kaidou doesn't touch her husband's bottom line.

## 2 months ago in December##

Gjon frowned slightly before his red eyes shot open, feeling the frequent trembling this research facility was experiencing. He remained chained as the building slowly crumbled around him. Eventually he heard a distant laughter that sounded like "Wororororo!!" Before someone burst through the wall. There Gjon saw him. 'An Oni…? They really overestimated themselves. Didn't they?'

"Hmm?" Came out of Kaidou's mouth, his gaze momentarily falling on the tied of Gjon. Feeling amused he casually strolled over before asking "Are you strong? Bah doesn't matter! Join me and I shall free you! Wororororo". Although Kaidou didn't seem smart but he had picked up some cunningness after hanging around with Linlin. So he knew if Gjon was kept here then he was still probably very valuable.

Gjon stared back at Kaidou before saying "If you help me find my wife. I shall join your crew otherwise I can only promise to be an ally." Kaidou's interested was piqued. "Is she strong?" Kaidou asked curiously. Gjon smiled widen as he said "Definitely much stronger than me!"

"Wororororo! Then I welcome you to the crew! From now on, you shall be my right hand man! Your monikar is.. 'king of spades'!" Kaidou excitedly said before quickly attacking Gjon with his kanaba both as a way to test Gjon's strength and also to free him.

Gjon was quite surprised by the attack but he managed to endure through it. The seaprism chains that were holding him free finally loosened, allowing for a burst of vitality to go through his body. The room fell silent for a moment before Kaidou watched with an excited gaze that Gjon had casually walked out through the rubbles of the walls.

Cracking his neck before letting out an unique laughter "Gajajajaja! Thanks for the workout… Captain!" Then the next moment. Gjon made a hole through the wall towards his left direction. "If you don't mind, I have a fellow comrade who although young is probably gonna be as strong as me after growing up."

Kaidou merely laughed "Worororo! Lead the way!". He wasn't in a rush to leave so he was quite delighted to get a free crewmate. Gjon nodded before he started punching through a few more walls before entering a room where a young lunarian boy was kept chained. Who's vaguely similar red eyes widened in surprise upon seeing Gjon and Kaidou.

"Yo! Arber, Missed your big bro?" Gjon casually greeted a heavily chained Arber who was pleasantly surprised yet also relieved to see one of his race still being alive. Before he could even speak Gjon casually destroyed all the chains that kept him Captive.

Finally free Arber curiously asked "Aniki, What's happening?" Gjon shrugged before introducing him to his new captain "This is Kaidou, My captain for the time being. They foolishly captured him and brought him here. Thankfully it's a blessing for us since we will finally be able to escape."

Kaidou feeling curious asked Gjon "If you could break the chains, why didn't you escape earlier.?" Gjon glanced at Kaidou before his smile curled upwards. "Instead of answering, Let me show you."

As Gjon finished speaking his body rapidly grew taller. At least three times taller than his previous height of 21 feet. His wings became more prominent and beautiful. His red eyes formed a pattern of upside down cross as his head grew a pair of black demonic horns.

Kaidou was pleasantly surprised exclaiming in excitment "Worororo! It seems you have a strong devil fruit!! And it's a mythical zoan as well!" Gjon smiled in pride as his movements casually destroyed the buildings around him.

[Hito Hito No mi, Model: Fallen Angel Lucifer.]

Soon they quickly made their escape after Kaidou's failed attempt to recruit a certain scientist.

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"Do you think he will seek revenge?" Saint Mars asked with a slight frown. Saint Nusjuro shook his head before replying "It wouldn't matter. At least his wife is dead otherwise… we would truly have a fearsome duo if they were together."

"Hmm, Still, I will try to keep an eye out for them using CP0." Ju peter said before addressing another matter "Regarding Roger. That kid seems to quite agitated recently. He is likely heading towards one of the weaker seas. We haven't found any information on why exactly." Ju peter frowned slightly before continuing "His ability is truly troublesome… He always finds out the spies before they even get to be on the same island as him."

"Indeed. Although It doesn't matter, shiki has agreed to our offer and is already gathering the forces needed to erase this threat. It would probably take at least two years before it comes to fruitation." Nusjuro lightly commented.

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Word count: 2175

Author's note:-

I kept the haki explanation simple because I didn't wanna overwhelm any readers, especially the ones who aren't exactly one piece fans but still like reading fanfics about unknown franchises. I am one of them tbh. As I love discovering a new franchise via the scope of a reincarnator fan being in that franchise world. If that makes sense.

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