One Piece: Starting with God Valley, intercepting the Dark-Dark Fruit

Garin didn't keep Gig waiting for long. He led Gig to the end of the secret chamber, where several luxurious coffins were placed. The coffin in the middle was the largest and the most ornately decorated.

Above each coffin hung a corresponding photograph, and from the various bizarre hairstyles, it was clear that the people lying in these coffins were the successive heads of the Figarando family.

Upon arriving here, Garin first bowed to the coffins in front of him, and Gig followed suit.

Then, Garin walked to the largest coffin in the middle and slowly pushed open the lid.

Jig walked over to Garin and looked into the coffin. Inside lay a skeleton clad in golden armor. What was truly astonishing was that the skeleton still had hair, and it even retained the hairstyle from the photo. The shelf life of that hair was simply incredible.

However, Gigg's gaze was soon drawn to the knife the skeleton was holding in its arms.

The knife has a jet-black blade with vein-like purple veins along the edge, and a bright red ruby ​​is inlaid at the bottom of the hilt.

As he looked at him, Giger's eyes grew increasingly vacant, as if he had lost his soul.

Garin was also staring at the knife inside the coffin. He seemed perfectly normal; he even touched the blade and said...

"He is the first patriarch of the Figarando family, Saint Casillas, the owner of this sword. Speaking of which, you and him... Gigg? What happened to you!?"

Garin finally noticed Giger's unusual behavior, and at that moment, a sudden change occurred.

The blade he touched suddenly burst into flames, and then the entire blade transformed into a streak of black light, passing over Garin Saint and flowing into Giger's right hand.

The black light gradually coalesced back into the shape of the sword, and Gigg finally regained consciousness. He raised his right hand, which was holding the sword, with a blank expression, and murmured...

"What just happened? And what's with this knife?"

Garin was also stunned by what he had just witnessed. He composed himself, gave Giger a deep look, and said,

"The sword in your hand is one of the Twelve Swords, named the Demon Sword Muramasa!"

As soon as the words "Demon Sword Muramasa" were uttered, the sword in Giger's hand began to emit wisps of black smoke.

A look of shock flashed across Giger's eyes, because this black aura was all too familiar to him; it was the power of darkness!

Chapter 49 The Secret of the Heavenly Dragon

Giggs felt the same way he did when he obtained the Dark-Dark Fruit in God Valley; the Muramasa sword seemed to be a part of his body.

With a thought, Muramasa instantly transformed into a wisp of black energy and merged with Giger's right hand, eventually forming a black knife-shaped mark on the back of his hand.

Garin witnessed the entire process, his expression shifting from initial shock to calm. Looking at the mark on Giger's hand, he slowly spoke...

"As expected, you, with the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, are the most compatible master with Muramasa."

Garin's words sounded a bit mysterious, so Giger pressed for more information.

"Does Uncle Karin mean that anyone with the Dark-Dark Fruit ability can become the master of Muramasa?"

"Of course not. To become the master of the demon sword Muramasa, one must first be a descendant of the Figarando family; otherwise, one will be devoured by Muramasa."

"Swallow?"

“That’s right. Eight hundred years ago, the Holy Ancestor Casillas was also a Dark-Dark Fruit user, and his development of the Dark-Dark Fruit was almost beyond its limits. He could even actively separate the demonic power within his body.”

When Giger first heard Garin mention "transcending limits," he thought it meant the awakening of a Devil Fruit.

He even thought that the ancestor's development level was a bit inferior, only "about to surpass", which meant that he hadn't even achieved the awakening of the fruit.

Until his last sentence, Giger directly denied this, because the idea of ​​actively separating demonic power was too outrageous, and even he, with his memories of Earth, had never heard of it.

This shows that the user has touched the most fundamental power of the Devil Fruit, and further shows that the awakening of the fruit is not the limit of the Devil Fruit's power, but there is an even higher level above it!

The news that Giger received from Garin today completely overturned his understanding of the pirate world, and also made him, who has memories of Earth, put away his sense of superiority.

Come to think of it, the comic wasn't finished to begin with, and no one can guarantee that this timeline will be exactly the same as in the comic; there are too many unknown factors.

Giger believed that he had developed the Dark-Dark Fruit quite well using the memories of Blue Star, but awakening it was still a long way off, let alone surpassing the limit.

At this moment, his thirst for knowledge was extremely strong. Galin did not hide anything from Giger, the heir of the family, and continued to talk about that ancestor.

"Eight hundred years ago, our ancestor used this demon sword Muramasa to deliver a crucial blow to Joy Boy, but he himself was also severely injured. He died from his injuries not long after the World Government was established."

Although he already knew of Joy Boy's existence, Giger still pretended to be curious and asked,

"Uncle Garin, who is this Joey Boy you just mentioned? Is he very strong? Even a powerful figure like our ancestor wasn't his match?"

"Joy Boy is the common enemy of all the Celestial Dragons, and the only one who has trained the power of a Devil Fruit to the point of transcending the limits. He possesses a terrifying power of rules, and because he completely fused his own power with the power of the Devil Fruit, a Devil Fruit that has both Paramecia and Zoan characteristics was born, named the Nika Fruit."

As soon as the name of the Nika Fruit was uttered, the mark on Giger's right hand suddenly flashed with black light, and the Muramasa Demon Sword was conveying to him an emotion called resentment.

He suppressed the agitation of Muramasa and asked in a deep voice.

"So this Joey Boy is dead, right?"

Garin did not respond immediately this time. After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke.

"According to conventional wisdom, he is definitely dead, killed by the twenty kings of that time. But everyone knows that Devil Fruits can be reborn after a Devil Fruit user dies. As long as the Devil Fruit containing his will still exists, he has not truly died!"

After saying that, Garin looked deeply at Giger and said,

“We will naturally not let this fruit fall into the world. We have been searching for it for the past eight hundred years. But this fruit, like your Dark Fruit, seems to have its own will. Every time we are about to find it, it has either been eaten or some accident will suddenly occur and it will disappear again.”

"Fortunately, during this long period of time, those who were lucky enough to obtain the Nika Fruit were unable to unleash its power, and there wasn't even a single user who could awaken the fruit's power. Therefore, the world only knows about the Rubber Fruit that we fabricated to conceal our existence, and doesn't know about the Nika Fruit."

After saying all this in one breath, Garin suddenly reached out and placed his hand on Giger's shoulder, saying earnestly,

"But we still can't let our guard down. This world belongs to us Celestial Dragons. Once someone fully unleashes the power of the Nika Fruit, they will become our greatest threat. You must have heard a lot about the Celestial Dragons over the years, right?"

"Yes, the world's descriptions of us Celestial Dragons are not very good."

"Hmph, there's no need to pay attention to the words of ants. However, most Celestial Dragons nowadays are indeed only interested in pleasure. Their long-term pampered life has corrupted their minds. Only one of the kings from back then remains. Once the power of the Nika Fruit is revived, I find it hard to imagine how we, in our current state, will be able to resist."

Giger nodded in agreement, thinking to himself that if it weren't for Korin and those few clear-headed individuals among the Celestial Dragons, they probably wouldn't even have needed Nika's Devil Fruit to awaken; the Rocks Pirates alone might have been wiped out by the Celestial Dragons.

Garin sighed and said,

"Actually, besides the Nika Fruit, the Dark-Dark Fruit is also a key target of our search. Its power played a crucial role in the battle eight hundred years ago. However, our ancestor had not yet truly reached the level of Joy Boy. Therefore, in order to prevent the Dark-Dark Fruit from becoming difficult to deal with if it fell into someone else's hands, he separated a part of the Dark-Dark Fruit's demonic power before his death and injected it into the demon sword Muramasa."

"This demonic sword accompanied our ancestor in battle for many years, and our ancestor often nourished it with his own blood. So the Dark-Dark Fruit will leave the Figarando family, but this one will never leave. It will always belong to our clan."

"As a user of the Dark-Dark Fruit, with its help, things like awakening the fruit will become much easier for you. I'm not entirely sure about the specifics, you'll have to experience it for yourself."

"It turns out that our ancestors' ideas were so farsighted. Powerful Devil Fruits like the Dark-Dark Fruit are indeed hard to find. If it weren't for that idiot Rocks, we don't know how long it would have been before we saw it again."

"Now it has finally returned to our Figarando family, and I believe this is the will of Heaven!"

Chapter 50 Gift

Garin's words gave Giger the feeling of being the chosen one, but he wondered if his luck could surpass that of Luffy in the future.

He had even considered killing Luffy ahead of time, but Luffy wasn't even born yet, so if he wanted to take action, he would have to go to Luffy's father, Dragon.

According to the original timeline, Dragon would definitely be brought into the Navy by Garp, and then Garp could look for an opportunity.

Giggs certainly couldn't attack Dragon the moment he saw him, especially with Garp in the Navy. He needed a reason that would leave everyone speechless.

Of course, there are plenty of reasons. Dragon is a traitor who will betray the Navy sooner or later. When that happens, wouldn't it be perfectly reasonable for him to "accidentally" kill a Navy traitor?

Giger silently pondered in his mind, while Garin, thinking he was worried about the future, said...

“Gig, the probability of Nika's Devil Fruit awakening is still very small, so you don’t need to worry too much about it. What you need to do now is to increase your strength and elevate the Figarando family’s status in Mary Geoise!”

"Um?!"

Giger was startled; something about those words didn't seem right. He couldn't help but ask,

"Reach even higher? Isn't the Figarando family illustrious enough?"

"Of course it is illustrious, but it is not enough. When twenty kings besieged Joy Boy, our ancestor contributed the most. If he hadn't died so young, how could the Narona family have become the rulers of Mary Geoise? The throne of heaven should belong to our Figarand family!"

Upon hearing this, Giger thought to himself, "Good heavens! So my uncle is also a traitor who wants to usurp the throne!"

After saying that, Garin regretted it a little. He looked around and lowered his voice.

"Just remember what I said. Don't mention it again after you leave. Im Saint's abilities are unpredictable, and there's no guarantee he won't hear it."

Giger nodded. He couldn't even handle Grando now, let alone the ultimate boss, Im.

Garin patted Giger on the shoulder and said,

"Alright, take anything else you like in the secret room. I want to see how strong you are after we leave."

The black Bible materialized from Giger's hand, and he asked honestly,

"Uncle Garin, can I take them all with me?"

"..."

If Gig weren't his own nephew, Garin probably would have already drawn his sword. He took a deep breath and glared at Gig, saying...

"You're not even the head of the family yet! And you're taking it all away? Do you even have the ability to protect this legacy?!"

"Uh, I was just mentioning that you're being a bit stingy, Uncle Galin."

Garin snorted coldly and said,

"Everything here will be yours sooner or later, so think bigger."

"All right......"

Giger reluctantly agreed, then thought for a moment and asked,

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