One Piece: Path to Power

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[Another chapter? It's a selection type chapter so I wont count it as a daily or bonus, technically you can skip half down and see the fruit but do read along, you'll get a cookie. ? ​​

[RANT ALERT]

[Honestly I am regretting going too heavy with the system but I will continue with it. System will only come into relevance with helping with earlier bits and other nuisances like explanations ad whatnot. ? ]

[Skills that affect the body passively can be upgraded with SP, like regeneration and vitality. Things that are used in physical combat cannot be upgraded via SP. Things like Haki that hone your senses must be trained like usual so it isn't as crazy as it sounds.]

[Racial skills or inherited skills can be evolved like Nature Talk but that's like purifying a bloodline type of idea. You'll see that soon.]

[Thanks for the support so far!] ?

----- A Month Later -----------------

A month swam by, I trained, trained and trained.

"Sibyl, show me my stats please." I ask with my young voice.

[Coming right up...]

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[Einar D. Damien]

[Age: 7]

[Height: 5'4]

[Status: Healthy]

[Strength: Paradise Pirate [Level 3] | (Damien = Mr. 2(Alabasta))]

[Devil Fruit: None]

[Skills: Disease Immunity, Rapid Regeneration (II), Superhuman Vitality, Enhanced Senses, Nature Talk (III), Persona (I), Fruit Sensor (I), Concentrated Breathing (Active Mode)]

[Points Balance: 1400 SP]

< Quests Complete - Pending Rewards >

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'Strength has reached third level of the stage, not bad. I should also have some quests to claim but before that I want to do something else.' I surmise.

"Sibyl, give me your thoughts on Devil Fruits." I ask my trusty System.

[Devil Fruits are normal fruits infested with Devil Energy; resulting in swirls and changes in colour to occur on the exterior while also tainting the taste.]

[Like I told you a few weeks ago: It's better to prepare your body first, before eating a fruit. You do not want to rely too heavily on the powers gained, but rather mix them with your physical capabilities. A scrawny Whitebeard with the Tremor Fruit wouldn't be able to do much without an extremely durable body capable of withstanding the impulse from quakes.]

[Now that your body is physically ready, you can get a fruit, though I suggest you don't let it interfere with your physical training.]

'True, I don't want to be useless in case my fruit is suppressed or anything. Kizaru with seastone cuffs would be easy to take out, but if you give Garp a logia while wearing cuffs, he'd still be OP as hell.'

I took out a little piece of paper which had a few words written on it:

[Filtered Devil Fruit - Randomizes the type of fruit. Subsequent qualities of the fruit can be filtered certain parameters to gain a desired type of fruit. System will generate a list of matching fruits from which user can choose from. ONE TIME USE]

I grin with excitement as I rip the paper in half.

A glow of white shines as a screen pops in my head.

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[Filtered Devil Fruit]

[System will randomize between (Logia) | (Paramecia) | (Zoan)]

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'I know it's random... but let's see about these types.'

'Hooo....ok. Zoan? Do I like the idea? Of course. It's cool. BUT, it's only cool if it's a mythical type. Otherwise it has too many disadvantages. Do I want mythical type? Meh, I like the Phoenix so far but I prefer others.'

'Though I may cuck Marco if I do roll a Zoan...'

'Logia... very cool BUT too simple. Things like Magma, Light and Ice: all OP as hell. But they are too simple and too flashy. It's cool that normal attacks go through you, but, in the New World, the benefits of Elementalization are no longer relevant as the real obstacles all use Haki.'

'To top it off, many logia, being elements have their own weaknesses to certain elements, which can make them more of a problem than a solution. they are quite overrated.'

'Paramecia. Since I can pick my desired qualities of fruit, this is probably the best, considering how versatile they are. My favorite fruit: Gura Gura no Mi. So OP. You just can't compare it to any Logia. I mean you can literally shatter the air with a punch and flip reality with the other.'

'In general I want a highly destructive fruit, considering Kaido and Big Mom... damage output is what I need as they can grunt off huge hits like 'Kong Gun' with simple attacks.'

"Go ahead with the Randomizer."

*DING*

[Randomizing Fruit Type...]

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*DING*

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[Randomized Fruit Type: Paramecia]

A new screen of blue followed:

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[Please pick a sub-type Paramecia: (Internal Augmentation Type) | (External Augmentation Type) | (Secretion Type) | (Release Type) | (Support Type) | (Disaster Type) | (Special Paramecia Type)]

[Internal Augmentation Type - Permanently changes internal structure of the body (Rubber Rubber Fruit)]

[External Augmentation Type - Can choose to change external structure of the body at any time (Dice Dice Fruit)]

[Secretion Type - Secretes a fluid from the body (Wax Wax Fruit, Venom Venom Fruit)]

[Release Type - Releases a type of power out from the body (Float Float Fruit, Hollow Hollow Fruit)]

[Support Type - Powers gained work to aid user or others (Glare Glare Fruit, Through Through Fruit, More More Fruit)]

[Disaster Type - Extremely destructives fruits, can cause great changes in the external environment (Tremor Tremor Fruit)]

[Special Type - Has special qualities no other type has (Mochi Mochi Fruit, Op Op Fruit)]

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'Internal, external, support, release... I rather take a Logia than these, after all I don't HAVE to eat this fruit. Disaster seems to be what I want... special Paramecia is also an option. Katakuri's Mochi fruit is practically a Logia and Op Op fruit is just crazy.'

"First show me the (Special Type) fruits.

*DING*

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--- [SPECIAL PARAMECIA TYPE] ---

[Mochi Mochi Fruit - Allows the user to create, control, and transform into mochi - closest paramecia type fruit to a Logia, making them a Mochi Human]

[Status: UNEATEN]

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[Op Op Fruit - Allows its user to create a spherical space or "room" in which the user has complete control over the placement and orientation of the objects inside, making them a Free-Modification Human]

[Status: EATEN]

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[Soul Soul Fruit - Allows the user to freely interact with and manipulate human souls. Making them Soul-Manipulating Human]

[Status: EATEN]

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[Balance Balance Fruit - Allows user to freely switch anything of equal value. This can be a physical, phycological, spiritual or cosmical exchange, making them a Mad Tita- *COUGH* an All-Conserving Human]

[Status: UNEATEN]

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'Damn! The Op Op fruit is already eaten. Soul went to Big Mom, Mochi is not my thing... Balance Balance Fruit? Exchange for anything with something of equal value...' I tap my chin and think.

'This can be very OP if used correctly. BUT. It only works if I have it's absolutely equal in all forms. It can be very useful to support type pirates but that is not what I am. it can't be used in direct fights but rather behind the scene.'

I suppose it can exchange for strength and skills, but I could do that with hard work, is it worth exchanging for?'

I sigh and continue, looking for more, "Show me the Disaster types then."

[Affirmative.]

--- [DISASTER TYPE PARAMECIA FRUITS] ---

[Tornado Tornado Fruit - User can create tornados by the swing of the hand, making them a Tornado Human]

[Status: EATEN]

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[Moisture Moisture Fruit - Enables the user to control the moisture in the air, can cause extreme change in moisture over an extremely large area. Can cause droughts, blizzards, wildfires, extreme heat, extreme cold and more. Making them a Moisture-Manipulating Human]

[Status: UNEATEN]

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[Tremor Tremor Fruit - User can create tremors by the smashing the air through a medium, making them a Tremor Human]

[Status: EATEN]

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[Weather Weather Fruit - User gains full control over the weather over an large area, making them a Weather Human]

[Status: EATEN]

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[Pulverize Pulverize Fruit - Gives the user the ability to crush and cripple anything to everything they come in contact with into innumerable pieces through pressurization and pulverization, making them a Pulverizing Human]

[Status: UNEATEN]

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[Clank Clank Fruit - Allows the user to create things by combining inanimate objects at will, making them an Assimilation Human]

[Status: EATEN]

[A/N: Bullet is cannon in this Fanfic btw]

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'Tornado, Humidity, Tremors, Weather, Pulverizing and Assimilating. All of them are quite powerful but 4 can be crossed off. Humidity is decent but what speaks to me is the Pulverizing Fruit. hmm...'

"Sibyl, give me your thoughts on the Pulverize Pulverize Fruit." I ask her.

[The Fruit has various offensive and defensive properties. Using its inherent nature of being able to crush anything it comes into contact with, the user is also able to nullify the effects of fruit attacks by pulverizing them to pieces. Essentially put, you can pulverize any living or non-living things, causing them to separate into numerous cubes.]

[By imbuing your fist with the fruit power you would also be able to send out pulverizing energy outwards. It is also capable of being fired as a burst of energy at the opponent.]

[Destruction wise, it is only second to the Tremor fruit however it is superior over shorter distances and can easily cause mass destruction over a large area of land.]

[The only negative is that it is difficult to control; user may accidentally destroy homes, ships and land by stepping too hard or by something as small as cracking fingers.]

[It can also cause the body to deform due to its great destructive capabilities. The Laws of Physics are light in this world, but they do exist. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The Law of Recoil demands a strong body to be able to properly wield this fruit.]

'Okay wow. So essentially I can crush anything to everything into small cubes, including land, attacks and living things with this fruit...'

[A/N: Kinda like Gildarts Magic]

As a fan of the Tremor Fruit, I think this is quite fitting for me and would work really well with my preference of using fist attacks over weapons.'

'Now I do like the Balance Balance Fruit but I think it is only useful in certain scenarios, so I could just use the Mimic fruit token for it since it doesn't cause any damage to anything.'

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"I pick the Pulverization Pulverization Fruit," I said out loud.

*DING*

[Paramecia Type Devil Fruit (Pulverize Pulverize Fruit) has been moved to {Inventory}]

Hearing this, I instantly went into my inventory and brought out the fruit.

The overall shape was that of a pineapple though the body was dark blue with small black swirls all over it. Unlike a pineapple, the crown on top wasn't long and rigid, but a soft and mellow green as it laid softy on the side of the fruit.

[A/N: Pulverization Fruit Image]

I checked its description,

[Pulverize Pulverize Fruit (Kudaku Kudaku no Mi)]

[Paramecia Fruit | Disaster Type]

[Fruit Rating: ??????⭐]

[Anything to everything touched by user will be crushed into small simple cubes]

[User becomes a Pulverizing Human]

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"What does the fruit rating measure?" I ask her.

[It is a number that factors in all the fruit's qualities. It's a ratio between its strengths, weaknesses, restrictions, and difficulties. The highest rating is 7 ?'s. The '⭐' shows half of a star.]

[This fruit is 6.5 stars, one of the strongest fruits in existence.]

"Hmm, I see..."

Nodding at the description I bring it close to my mouth and take a bite.

*CRUNCH*

"..."

"..."

"THIS TAKES LIKE SHIT ROLLED IN ROTTEN EGGS TOPPED WITH SHREDDED BROCCOLI WITH A SIDE OF BOILED CHEESE!"

'What a horrendous taste..."

"'Devil energy taints the taste' my ass... the devil literally shits these out his crack if anything." I complain.

*CRUNCH*

I hold back tears as I try to swallow it as fast as I can; reminding me of my past when I ate tried to swallow my vegetables as fast as possible, all the while my dad stood glaring at me.

*CRUNCH*

'I know you only need to take 1 bite to get the powers... but I am a paranoid person... The type who would triple check my alarm before sleeping and the type who would make 3 different backup downloads for my school presentation.'

*CRUNCH*

'And with that, it's finally over.' I sigh in relief.

The fruit's details run in my head as I learn its contents and abilities.

A smile breaks out as I look at my right palm.

I try to channel my newfound powers as something does indeed happen.

A red light shines on my hand until...

*BOOOOM*

A rather loud explosion echoes through the quiet forest as a giant crater 100 meters wide can be seen with dust floating about.

The ground seemed to have shattered into thousands of small 3 inch thick cubes, creating a giant crater.

*COUGH* *COUGH*

"Ouch..."

[I did tell you it's difficult to control.] Sibyl interjects.

"Oh shut up." I throw back.

"Damien-bro! You good?" Josh yells from afar.

'I feel like people would ask that even if you get shot or something. 'you good bro?' like seriously...'

"Yeah, I'm fine," I reply as I jump back to my feet.

'I wonder if Whitebeard caused a mini earthquake when he tested his fruit too?'

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*FWOOOO*

I concentrate on my breathing as I enter the superior breathing mode and relax my muscles and body. I inhale a crap ton of oxygen and guide it through my trachea and into my lungs.

*FOOOOOO*

I expel the CO2 and relax my heart.

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I then jump back to the forest, away from the large crater nearby.

I walk up to an orange tree and focus my power.

Warm yet destructive and volatile energy slowly floods out of my heart as it flows through my shoulder, to my arms, and finally comes to my palm, waiting to rage outwards.

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"Crush."

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I utter as my hand glows red as it touches the tree.

*VWOOOOOM*

A quick sound of pixilation erupts as the tree turns red and separates into small red cubes until it all collapses onto the floor.

Utterly pulverized.

[A/N: Like this but in the shape of a tree and the cubes are a lot smaller]

I can't help myself from grinning as I see the tree before me in pieces, pieces that then flew away from the wind as the only trace of a tree ever being there was from the scars on the ground from where the roots used to be.

Though my thoughts are disrupted...

"Yes~ blow my insides with your energy, Damien-kun~"

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Author's Corner:

Good day, humans,

Fruit-wise, I have seen a lot of mythical Zoans recently in fics and too many logia. I wanted a paramecia and a strong one at that, kinda like that Fic when MC had the distortion fruit, great Fic btw.

Thinking of strong Paramecia I instantly remembered one scene: Whitebeard literally grasping the air in his fingers and flipping reality around.

I mean like boy... that is OP as hell and it looks hella badass! SO I leaned towards destruction fruit and came to thought, tremors shake and shatter everything, so I wanted something that crushes and cripples everything. Thus arriving at the Pulverize Fruit.

Hope you like it, thanks for the read!

SPOILER: Prepare for time skip

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Random Trivia:

Would you rather never be able to eat warm food or never be able to eat cold food?

Thanks for Reading!