The first to wake up was Lucci, his evolution taking less than 2 hours. Once he woke up, he felt incomparably powerful, the power he held within his fingertips far outclassing his previous self. He smiled after clenching his fists, feeling the energy within.
Then he started moving his friends to the infirmary. This was a marine war ship after all, so a med room was standard. After that, he stepped out of the room and sat down on the deck, then raised a hand to his chest, closed his eyes and focused.
His consciousness sank deep within him, and in a mere moment, he found something clinging to his soul. This was the devil fruit. He examined it, trying to find out what to do with it. This analysis was possible due to the skill analyse and assess.
In his mind, it took some time, but thanks to thought acceleration, it wasn't that long. "It's of no use to me," he muttered after understanding what a devil fruit actually was and what its limits were.
"Steal life." He cast the skill on himself, pulling the devil fruit and detaching it from his soul. Its power drained away from him before it appeared in front of his hand. It was a cat-shaped fruit with an orange colour and the black spots of a leopard.
Once that was done, he stood up, "Time to see how much stronger I've grown," he muttered and raised a hand. Energy was packed within that fist; he was ready to unleash it in a random direction.
"Lucci?" asked a voice behind him. Surprised by this, Lucci turned to find Blauno walking towards him. He did treat their injuries utilising one of the skills Michael granted him, so it was no surprise that he was awake.
"You're awake, Blauno? Are the others up as well?" asked Lucci.
Blauno nodded, "Yes, they are up as well. Would you like to explain what happened?" asked the man calmly.
"Of course, I'll explain what happened, so let's get to the kitchen. I'm sure we are all hungry," muttered Lucci. It wasn't entirely true since he himself didn't feel hungry.
"Ok, for some reason we are all fully healed, so I'll have Kumadori and Fukurou hunt us a meal," spoke the man. Lucci shook his head.
"It's fine. I'll go," he said while walking to the railing.
"Wait, Lucci, your devil fruit!" shouted Blauno as Lucci leapt into the ocean.
Rushing over, Blauno looked over the ship to see nothing but ripples on the water. Blauno's mind raced, unsure of what was going on. He was sure that Lucci, as a devil fruit user, couldn't swim. He was about to turn around, but a shadow appeared on the water's surface, and seconds later, Lucci emerged with two large fish in his hands.
He landed calmly on the surface. "Let's have these cooked," said Lucci while dragging the fish into the kitchen. Blueno's shocked face was a sight to see; even Lucci chuckled a bit when he saw it.
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After the fish was cooked, the group sat in the dining room and ate calmly. "So, Lucci, what happened to that CP2 bastard?" asked Jabra while biting into his food.
"He's dead," answered Lucci.
"What? You killed him? With the injuries you had?" asked a shocked Kaku.
"Yes, but before I can explain, I require an answer from you all to a question of mine," spoke Lucci, his tone serious. The others looked at him, confused and serious. It was clear that he'd caught their attention.
"I plan on exerting my revenge on the world government and Cypher pol," he started.
"Chaapapapapa! Lucci plans on joining the revolutionary army," spoke Fukurou
"I did not say such a thing; I have my own plans. I'm aiming to become an emperor of the new world and form an army of my own to take on all the forces in the world and establish my own empire," said Lucci with a smile on his face.
"HAAHAHHA! That's a rather ambitious idea, Lucci, especially after your defeat to that straw hat brat!" mocked Jabra.
"HAHAHA!" Lucci laughed back, before speaking, "Yeah, I'm sure it is," he said, but his words came out and were accompanied by a golden radiance, a powerful aura that wasn't oppressive like conqueror's haki, but instead, instilled a powerful sense of reverence and awe within the group, swaying their hearts. "But I think I have a chance, don't you?" asked Lucci with a smile filled with a captivating charm.
The 6 looked at him, unsure of what to say.
"Now my question is, will you join me?" he asked while holding a hand out in a welcoming gesture. "Let's build a new world together," said Lucci while keeping his smile. Unbeknownst to Lucci, the aura he emitted was laced with the power of Justice King Michael, the power to dominate all life.
Hearts moved, and wills swayed; the group all spoke in unison.
"I shall join you, Captain Lucci," spoke Kalifa.
"I will join you as well," spoke Blauno.
"Yo yoi! I shall accompany you down this path, fraught with danger and rewards!" spoke Kumadori
"Why not? Let's do it," spoke Kaku.
"Chapapapapa! I'll join too," spoke Fukurou
"Why not?" spoke Jabra.
Lucci smiled at the group, his heart swelling with gratitude towards them. "You all have my thanks, but your strength is not enough. We'll have to fix that," said Lucci.
"Yeah, we'll have to train our powers to their max," said Kaku.
"No, this is the limit to what a devil fruit or the six powers can give us. So I'll grant you power, will you accept?" he asked. Once more, the coercive aura of his heroic aura washed over them.
"Of course," was the unanimous response. Lucci smiled, then accessed the power within him.
5 different coloured specks of light danced around him, each one radiating a distinctive force.
"What is…" before Jabra could finish, Lucci cut him off.
"I thought long and hard on how to boost your strength and what suited you best. I can't be reckless and infuse too much within you in one go, so…Here, this should be enough for now," he said, and the specks of light flew.
The clumps of light fused together, forming 6 distinctive lights. One was red/orange, one was blue, one green, one orange/yellow, and 2 were pink. They flew out. The pink lights entered Blauno and Kaku, while the red entered Kumadori, the green went to Fukurou, the yellow one entered Jabra, and the blue entered Kalifa.
"These are lesser spirits; they'll grant you power that aligns with their respective elements. Kalifa, I gave you the water spirit, Blauno and Kaku got the space spirit, Jabra, I gave you the earth spirit, Fukurou, you have the wind spirit and finally Kumadori, you have the fire spirit," spoke Lucci with a smile on his face.
"Wow!" marvelled Fukurou as his hands were wrapped in small wisps of green winds.
"Don't worry, this is to strengthen your souls. When the time comes, I'll give you the medium elementals," said Lucci.
"This is incredible," muttered Kaku as he felt the fabric-like space around him.
"This is just the beginning," said Lucci with a smirk.
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