Pirates: Your emperor has returned!

Pirates: Your Emperor Has Returned! (Written by Mu Du Hong Chen)

Biography of Ryan Rowan, the first emperor of the Alabasta Empire

685 AD – Time Travel;

690 - He ate the Sand-Sand Fruit and developed its power based on Azir, the "Desert Emperor";

695 – Met her best friend Nefertari;

715 AD – The Alabasta Empire was established;

719 – Rowan died in battle, falling on the eve of the establishment of the World Government;

720 AD – The World Government was established;

The blank century begins.

……

Eight hundred years later.

1507 in the Haiyuan Calendar—

Rowan awakens from his slumber due to the aftermath of the battle involving Crocodile, the then-user of the Sand-Sand Fruit.

……

On that day, a million-strong army stood tall in Marineford, and the massive desert disc locked onto the Holy Land of Mary Geoise!

Rowan declared to the world:

Your emperor has returned!

[1. Chapter One: The Tomb of the Former King]

The Grand Line, Alabasta.

The tomb of the former king.

This is the final resting place of the kings of Alabasta, near the capital Albana.

Apart from specific sacrificial ceremonies, no one disturbs this sacred and magnificent mausoleum.

At this moment, the tranquility of the former king's tomb was broken by a few reckless people.

They are pirates.

More accurately, they were pirates who fled here!

……

"Huff...huff! Captain, I can't go on anymore, I can't run!"

"Get moving! Do you want to be killed?!"

The pirate captain yanked his crew member to his feet, then looked back in horror, "That man really is in this country!"

The first mate, panting heavily, said:

"No, rather, why did that man force us here when he could have caught us much earlier?"

This was also what the captain was curious about, but they could no longer delve into it further.

All around, the sand surged and gradually coalesced into a human figure.

A tall man wearing a black fur coat and with a horizontal scar on his face appeared before the pirates.

His left hand was gone, replaced by a huge golden hook.

That person was none other than Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, whose original bounty was 81 million Berries!

Seeing that the former king's tomb was right behind him and there was no way to escape, the pirate captain decided to step forward.

"Hey, Crocodile, we surrender. You can hand us over to the Navy if you want, but don't harm my crew!"

Upon hearing this, Crocodile just smiled gloomily and lit a cigar for himself.

Suddenly, yellow sand surged, and a sharp sand-cutting blade slashed across the chests of the pirates.

The Sand-Sand Fruit's power activated, instantly draining the water from the pirates' bodies, causing them to collapse on the verge of death.

"Hehehe, I'll spare your lives. After all, 'national heroes' can't be too ruthless."

Crocodile strode past the pirates, muttering to himself.

"However, it's thanks to your speed that I was able to use the pretext of pursuing you to get close to this tomb that only the Alabasta royal family can access!"

His true purpose was to uncover the earth-shattering secret hidden behind the Kingdom of Alabasta—

Ancient weapon: Hades!

Crocodile extended his right hand, activating the Sand-Sand Fruit's corrosive power, which corroded a small crack in the outer wall of the tomb.

Immediately, his body elemental form transformed into a cloud of yellow sand and disappeared inside.

Upon entering the tomb, Crocodile turned on his flashlight, illuminating the surroundings.

He saw a path leading downwards, but it was blocked by a stone gate.

But this cannot stop Logia-type Devil Fruit users.

As Crocodile continued along the road, he arrived at the underground of the former king's tomb, and his face instantly darkened.

This is indeed a mausoleum of extraordinary scale.

Even though the flashlight beam only revealed a small part of the iceberg, Crocodile had never seen such a magnificent place.

However, the "ancient script" he had been hoping for did not appear here.

"Tsk, isn't it here?"

After thinking for a moment, Crocodile shook his head and said, "Forget it, we haven't found anyone who can translate ancient scripts, so we can at least rule out this one."

However, just as Crocodile turned to leave, a strange aura suddenly locked onto him!

"who!"

Crocodile broke out in a cold sweat and immediately turned around, but saw nothing.

Even though it was daytime, being underground in a cemetery still gave me the feeling of being watched.

Even Crocodile felt extremely uncomfortable.

He looked around but found nothing, so he decided to return the way he came.

But at that moment, a loud rumble suddenly broke out all around, and one after another, the ever-burning lamps lit up, instantly drowning out the faint light of the flashlight!

click!

A cracking sound rang out.

Click! Click! Click! Click...

Then came an increasingly loud cracking sound.

Crocodile looked up and saw that the wall not far away was now covered with cracks!

Countless golden rays poured out from it, causing a slight stinging sensation in his eyes.

Crocodile felt the ever-growing amount of energy before him and couldn't help but shrink his pupils.

not good!

He quickly elementalized his body, turning it into sand and clinging to the ground.

Immediately, the walls shattered, and a suffocating atmosphere spread throughout the entire tomb!

Crocodile was even more shocked.

That's... Conqueror's Haki?

This is deep within the tomb, where Crocodile is the only living person.

But he had never heard of any dead person being able to unleash Conqueror's Haki!

He vaguely saw a figure slowly stepping out from the golden light behind the wall.

Who?

Crocodile squinted, and as the golden light gradually faded, he finally saw the person clearly.

It was a "person" wearing golden armor, with dark purple ribbons adorning its waist, neck, and wrists, and a bird-shaped helmet.

The style is similar to traditional Alabasta clothing, but there are some differences.

Crocodile remained in his elemental state, observing his opponent.

The "person" seemed somewhat bewildered, looked around, and then suddenly fixed his gaze on Crocodile!

Observation Haki?

Crocodile felt a chill run down his spine instantly. He had no idea that beneath the tomb of the former king of Alabasta lay a monster who could use two or even three types of Haki!

But Crocodile has his own set of rules for doing things—

Get started first!

Taking advantage of the moment when the "person" was confused, Crocodile quickly closed in on him and then swung out a sand-splitter scimitar.

Swish!

hit!

The scimitar slashed through the air, but something unexpected happened that Crocodile never anticipated.

That ability, which should have absorbed all the moisture from the other's body, was now completely useless!

Then, the "person" spoke.

"The power of the Sand-Sand Fruit?"

His voice was a little hoarse, as if he had slept for a long time and his mouth was dry.

"Wait a minute, I should be the user of the Sand-Sand Fruit..."

Suddenly, he noticed Crocodile's appearance, and his voice became very surprised.