Darius sat on the damp stone floor, his eyes glowing with the reflection of the blue interface.
[Beast Arm Evolution System — Host Interface]
Host: Darius
Level: 4
Race: Human (Evolution-Compatible Vessel)
Status: Stable
LIFE CONDITION
Health: 96%
Stamina: 70%
Mental State: Focused BODY PARAMETERS
Strength: 15
Agility: 17
Endurance: 19
Perception: 16
HAKI STATUS
Observation Haki: Locked
Armament Haki: Locked
Conqueror's Haki: Locked Condition: You have to unlock them on your own with your own potential
Abilities:
BEAST ARM MODULE:
Current Arm: Left Arm
Active Model: Chicken Arm (Common Beast Tier)
Compatibility: 87%
Stability: High
AVAILABLE ARM SLOTS
Slot 1 — Active
→ Common Beast: Chicken Arm (Equipped)
Slot 2 — Locked
→ Ancient Beast Arm (Unavailable)
Slot 3 — Locked
→ (Unavailable)
"Higher evolution tiers will unlock additional arm forms." EVOLUTION PROGRESS
Current EXP: 10 / 500
(Gained from defeating: Basilisk — Impel Down Level 2)
Evolution Condition:
→ Accumulate EXP
→ Defeat high-grade beasts
→ Survive lethal encounters
System Note:
"Upon reaching the evolution threshold, the current arm will transform into a new Beast Arm form." Other abilities will unlock by leveling further
Darius closed the menu, his mind racing. "So I have to unlock Haki on my own. Armament and Observation should be possible since I understand the concept, but Conqueror's... we'll see if I have the king's blood in me."
He turned to Vaal, who was watching him from the shadows. "Hey, Vaal. You didn't answer before. Does anyone ever come down here?"
"Yes," Vaal grunted.
"When?" Darius asked, a spark of hope in his eyes.
Vaal's face remained grim. "Every six months."
Darius's face fell. "Six months? Why that long?"
"When the Navy captures too many pirates, this prison gets crowded," Vaal explained. "They take the ones on the verge of death to an isolated island. They make them fight until they kill each other. The ones left standing come back here to wait for the next turn."
Darius leaned back, understanding hitting him like a physical blow. So that explains the gladiator pit I saw when I first arrived. I have to wait. But that's fine. I'll use this time to train my Haki and kill every beast that roams Level 2. I need to be strong. If I want to compete with monsters like Roger, Xebec, and Garp, I can't stay a 'chicken' forever.
"I'm going to sleep," Darius muttered, closing his eyes. "I've done enough for one day."
Somewhere in the West blue: God Valley
While Darius slept in the depths of the ocean, the surface world was screaming. In a dark room on a forbidden island, a woman named Eris watched a towering figure standing by the window.
"So you are going to do it anyway?" she asked softly.
The man turned. It was Rocks D. Xebec, the most feared man on the seas. A wild, dark aura radiated from his silhouette. "Yes, Eris. I am going to make this world kneel before me. I will even kill that thing which has been ruling the whole world from the shadows."
"And how will you do it?"
Rocks let out a low, guttural laugh. "I have my plans. It will take time, but the era of the Heavens is coming to an end."
The Shattered Coast
At the same moment, the sea itself was shaking.
Two figures stood at opposite ends of a ruined shoreline. The air groaned under the weight of their presence.
Gol D. Roger rested his blade, Ace, against his shoulder. His coat fluttered wildly in a storm of black lightning. Across from him, Monkey D. Garp rolled his shoulders, his veins bulging like thick cables.
"Always going for the big one, aren't you, Garp?" Roger grinned, his killing intent flooding the battlefield.
"Today, I'll bury you in this sea, Roger!" Garp roared, drawing his fist back as the earth beneath him began to fracture.
Conqueror's Haki exploded from both men. The heavens split apart in jagged lines, the clouds torn in half by the sheer pressure of their wills.
"Dream on!" Roger's smile sharpened. His blade ignited with golden-black lightning. "Until I become the King of the Pirates—no one in this world can kill me!"
"DIVINE DEPARTURE!"
Roger stood where he was and swung. Crimson Haki erupted from his blade, a massive scarlet slash tearing through the air and racing forward with overwhelming force."
"GALAXY DIVIDE!"
With a thunderous leap, Garp rose into the sky. His punch came down, and the world exploded, A titanic beam of raw power tearing through everything below."
BOOM!
The impact did not create an explosion; it created a catastrophe. The sea split apart down to the bedrock, carving a massive trench through the ocean. Mountains in the distance cleaved in half. For a single breath, Roger and Garp stood locked—blade against fist, eyes burning with mutual respect and madness.
Roger laughed. Garp grinned. And the world broke around them.
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