#Later somebody mentions the literal blessings he keeps giving his crew

[thisisallthehattersfault]

The wind picks up without warning, whipping through Arlong Park hard enough to toss the rubble around. It shoves clouds unceremoniously out of the way, unveils the sun so it’s full heat is pounding down on Luffy’s head and shoulders. The light sears into Arlong’s eyes, blinds and burns him. He snarls.

Luffy snarls back.

“Nami doesn’t belong to anyone!” He says, and when Arlong lunges for him Luffy dodges fast, so fast, so fast with his blood pounding through him hot and buzzing. His pulse is heavy in his throat. His whole body feels warmed and primed and battle-ready, heated to boiling by the light of the sun. His next punch sends Arlong crashing right back into the rubble. This time he only lays there, wheezing.

“Nami will be free!” Luffy declares. He says it with his whole chest, says it loud so it will be heard even over Arlong’s choking, stands tall in the sunlight and announces it for all the world to know. It rises in him bright and bubbling and spills forth in a great big belly-laugh. “She — shishishi! N-Nami will — she — sh-she will…”

Oh. Oh! Something is happening!

“Nami will sail to the farthest corners of the world and discover the hidden places. She will tame the wind and tether the waves and leash the storm to fill her sails and never fear the devouring sea. She will chase the horizon until it circles back around again, and she will always find her way home. Nami will be free. And you, Arlong — you will be a childhood nightmare, and nothing more.”

#One Piece #monkey d luffy #monkey d. luffy #Arlong The Saw #one piece nami #not present but important #God AU #Deity AU #Joyboy #Sun God Nika #I just feel like if Luffy WAS a god he'd be the last person to know about it #Later somebody mentions the literal blessings he keeps giving his crew #and he's just like yeah it's a mystery but I think probably all captains can do that #and someone has to be like no luffy. No they can't.