Series Title: The Last
Episode 2: “Steel, Sweat, and Shadow”
The wind grew colder. The waves stronger. But Roger’s resolve only burned hotter.
Years passed.
He trained harder.
Then harder.
Then harder than harder.
⚔️ Training Beyond Limits
Every morning, Roger ran barefoot across the jagged cliffs and forest trails. His legs bled. His lungs burned. But his eyes—sharp and focused—never lost sight of the sea.
He wasn’t just training for strength anymore.
He was training for power.
By age 14, Roger had pushed his body to its breaking point and beyond.
That’s when it happened.
🖤 Awakening Haki
While training one day in the forest—punching a boulder until his knuckles shattered—Roger screamed in frustration.
A roar echoed out of him.
The birds fled. The trees trembled. A group of nearby monkeys fainted.
Roger (panting):
“…What… was that?”
His body trembled. A black shimmer coiled around his fists. His arm turned glossy like obsidian.
He had unlocked Armament Haki.
And then, a flicker of something even rarer—Conqueror’s Haki—burst out when he focused too hard, knocking out small animals nearby.
He trained himself to control it.
Armament Haki: He trained by hitting boulders until they cracked, coating his arms until he could break a steel pot with a slap.
Conqueror’s Haki: He meditated under waterfalls, eyes closed, trying to project presence without force. Soon, he could make weak-willed people collapse just by walking near.
🗡️ The Sword of Fire & Storm
At 15, Roger visited a hidden blacksmith in the mountain region—a retired Wano swordsmith named Koroji Jinrai.
Roger (kneeling):
“Make me a sword that will shake the world.”
Koroji (gruff):
“You got the soul for it?”
Roger placed a small box of sea stones, a rare ore he found during his training years, on the table.
Koroji grinned.
For 12 days and nights, Roger helped him hammer the blade in silence.
He pumped the bellows, shaped the steel, and chanted swordsmith rites.
The result?
A legendary blade named Kaenshō — "The Flame Roar".
Roger tested it on a thick tree.
One swing.
Clean cut.
No sound.
Tree fell in perfect halves.
👀 Seen by Legends
That same week…
His father Garuis returned from a scouting mission.
And for the first time in 3 years, his mother Seris came home—still stunning, but now scarred and draped in battle-worn silks.
They found Roger in the clearing, swinging his sword with Haki-imbued fury.
Garuis (watching silently):
“He’s stronger than I ever was…”
Seris (softly):
“He’s got both of us in him… multiplied.”
They watched him swing his blade 10 million times a day. His hands bled, then hardened. He fought with his sword blindfolded.
He trained underwater.
He fought wild beasts.
He never stopped.
💥 Real Test: The Bandits
At 15, he wandered into a mountain village under attack by a notorious bandit gang.
25 of them. All armed.
Roger drew Kaenshō once.
The next 30 seconds were a blur.
Sliced through axes.
Dodged bullets mid-air.
Conqueror’s Haki knocked half of them cold.
He didn’t break a sweat.
The villagers stared in awe.
Old Man:
“What are you…?”
Roger (grinning):
“A pirate. Soon.”
💪 Age 16 – Mastery Training
Roger’s next year was refinement.
He learned:
Haki channeling through his sword
Observation Haki, by fighting blindfolded against wild wolves
Sailing, map reading, and storm navigation on a raft he built himself
He could now:
Cut through a ship mast in one swing
Predict movement 3 seconds in advance
Block bullets with his bare hand
🏴☠️ Age 17 – A Pirate Is Born
On his 17th birthday, Roger carved a small ship from old timber, reinforced with sea stone plating. It had one mast and a dragon-head bow.
He painted the name on the side:
“Jolly Roger” — a tribute to his father’s pirate alias: Captain Jolly.
Roger (standing at the deck’s edge, blade sheathed, wind blowing):
“The age of the Roger Pirates begins now.”
He raised a flag—a smiling skull with flames behind it and a single sword through the middle.
Roger (shouting):
“The sea won’t know what hit it. I'm gonna find The Last! And no one will stop me!”
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