A storm brewed above the Grand Line, dark clouds twisting as though reacting to a deeper, unseen disturbance. The wind howled not from nature but from the will of a man who had slain a Yonko and stood at the peak of power. And yet, Figarland Shamrock's eyes remained cold, calculating.
He knew victory over Shanks was not the end. It was merely the prelude.
If Shanks was the sword of fate… then Monkey D. Luffy was its flame.
Shamrock sat in his private war chamber aboard the flagship. A crimson map of the seas sprawled before him, markers tracking every known movement of the Straw Hat Pirates. His eyes fixed on the latest report: Luffy had just departed Wano after yet another absurd victory.
"To think a man of Kaido's caliber would be defeated by a nonsense cartoonish 'God'. The world is getting more and more absurd." Shamrock spoke in disdain.
There is no use in the world to have multiple gods. "There should only be one god. ME." though Shamrock
"Gorosei and Imu will be eliminated and consumed after I've gained more power but for now, feeding this cartoonish nonsense 'god' will do for now"
[System Notification: Proximity Update — "Son of Destiny approaching Egghead Region"]
Shamrock tapped the table, and a small orb projected a dossier in mid-air.
Target: Monkey D. Luffy
Alias: Straw Hat Luffy
Bounty: 3 Billion Berries
Devil Fruit: Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika
Status: God of Liberation, Reincarnated Mythical Being
"Sun God... pathetic joke," Shamrock muttered.
He had read the texts. The Void Century. The Great Cleansing. The origin of Im. Luffy was more than a nuisance—he was the spark that could reignite the great flame of rebellion. And worse, he had the plot's protection.
In the original story, Luffy would rise to defeat Blackbeard, Im, and even the World Government. Shamrock himself would never even reach that stage, cast aside before the endgame.
But now?
Now, he wielded the blade that consumed fate itself.
Cerberus.
"You called for us, Commander?"
Four armored figures entered the chamber, their capes bearing the insignia of the God's Knights. Each was powerful in their own right masters of Haki, feared throughout the seas.
Shamrock didn't look up. "You will carry out a shadow operation. No witnesses. No survivors. Your target is the Thousand Sunny."
The knights stiffened.
"Luffy? But Commander, Garp"
"Garp is irrelevant. He's not there."
He finally turned his gaze upon them. His Conqueror's Haki flared. Sharp, precise, like a scalpel pressed to their throats.
"Do you doubt me?"
They dropped to one knee immediately. "Never."
He gave a faint nod. "Strike from the shadows. Poison the food. Sabotage the ship's sails. Kill the crew quietly. But leave Luffy alive. I will deal with him personally."
The plan has to be meticulous. Luffy is protected not just by his crew, but by the will of the world itself. If the attack was obvious, the narrative would shield him. If Garp or Dragon got wind, they'd raze the skies.
So it had to be done the only way anyone couldn't predict: in secret.
Shamrock dispatched five Den Den Mushi carrying false orders to Cipher Pol, framing a smuggler ring in the area. The World Government would unwittingly block Luffy's allies.
At the same time, two marine surveillance ships were "hijacked" by God's Knight spies. Their black-box reports would show Luffy dying from an accident at sea.
A death with no body. No heroics. No revolution.
Just another lost pirate.
Shamrock stepped into the Cerberus's inner sanctum. The blade rested on its throne of bone and steel, still humming from its last feast.
"Another god to devour," he whispered.
He pressed his hand to the hilt.
[Cerberus Resonance Initiated] [Skill Activation: Advanced Haki Binding — Will Anchor Mode Enabled]
His entire body surged with force as armament and conqueror's Haki fused into a single killing intent.
He turned to the shadows behind him.
"Inform Imu-sama that I have located the Sun God. And when I return… it will be with his corpse."
As his flagship veered toward the Egghead Region, thunder split the sky.
This time, fate would not write the ending.
He would.