"Not from this world?"
Roy thought of himself and found it somewhat amusing. Could it be like him? Clearly impossible.
"What world do you think she's from?" Roy smiled.
"The world I'm referring to truly exists. When did Devil Fruits first appear? When humans came into contact with the forbidden power, it led to the plundering of resources. You should know that the purpose of war is always resources."
"Looking at world history, there are two other worlds besides the current one. Discussing this is forbidden in Mary Geoise, but the Donquixote Family has records from nine hundred years ago."
"Around fifteen hundred years ago, at the beginning of the Void Century calendar, the world experienced a war, a war between the earth and the sky."
"Ultimately, the earth emerged victorious, driving away the beings who didn't belong there, ending the enslavement on earth."
"The people of the earth gained new power. The enslaved prayed for strength, and at that moment, Devil Fruits were born. This means Devil Fruits first appeared around fifteen hundred years ago."
"It was also at this time that the name 'Imu' already existed," Doflamingo said.
Roy recalled the mural in Elbaf. The figure standing opposite Joy Boy had a solar halo, and similar halos appeared on the people of Alabasta's ship. This suggested they enjoyed some kind of power, perhaps directly granted Devil Fruit abilities. Alabasta, with its four-thousand-year history, is one of the world's oldest nations.
Perhaps they were once enslaved by the moon people from the sky, and launched a war over resource plundering.
The Nika of that time might not have come from the moon but was someone from the Blue planet. So, the first world's murals showed no trace of Nika; perhaps he initially sided with the earth.
Eventually, they overthrew the highly advanced civilization and established the nations that exist today.
Then, six hundred years passed. The world's rulers, having obtained power, grew corrupt over their six-century reign.
Having been ruled by angels from the sky, they maintained an oppressive attitude towards non-human races.
The Tontatta Tribe of Dressrosa is the most obvious example, a diminished clan living there. There were also the little people Roy had seen before, hiding in the Calm Belt to avoid past tragedies repeating.
After six hundred years, the contradictions between the two sides intensified again. Joy Boy set sail, uniting the world's oppressed races in rebellion. Their ideology of equality clashed with the world's established advanced ideology.
Clearly, the conservative ideology represented by Imu won, ruling the world once more. Joy Boy left a backup plan, perhaps successfully ensuring Devil Fruit power was no longer solely controlled by the former world nobles.
The war caused sea levels to rise by two hundred meters, forcing the world nobles to relocate to Mary Geoise.
Alabasta, which betrayed the alliance of the twenty kingdoms, was initially part of it. Queen Lily of the Nefertari family chose to side with Joy Boy, refusing to enslave the world.
The two energy masses beside Alabasta have always protected it, corresponding to the two Devil Fruit abilities passed down for millennia in Alabasta: the Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Falcon, and the Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Jackal.
Facing angelic enslavement, the people of the earth prayed and received help from the earth god and forest god, gaining Devil Fruit abilities to resist their angelic rulers.
The Shandora people, living on the earth, were most prosperous nine hundred years ago, with a brilliantly advanced civilization.
They were likely traitors from the moon people who sided with the earth, driving the others to the sky.
Nine hundred years ago, they chose Joy Boy. After their defeat, their civilization was seemingly destroyed, but they left behind a spark.
The first world was a world of technology, destroying the ancient civilization and establishing a new order.
The new order consisted of twenty nations, the victors, who formed the World Government.
Six hundred years later, a new challenger emerged: Joy Boy from a massive kingdom.
He discovered that races other than humans were being enslaved. Those who were desperate prayed, wished, and desired for the return of the Sun God.
The power of the Sun God, who had once saved them, was birthed within a Devil Fruit, escaping the world's rulers and falling into Joy Boy's hands. Joy Boy ignited the war, beginning the liberation of all races.
The war of the Second World occurred. The conflict nine hundred years ago still ended with Imu's victory. The sea god's wrath submerged the world, and they ascended to Mary Geoise to become Celestial Dragons.
In several wars, Pluton never appeared, suggesting it was forged during the World War. Then, Zunesha blamed itself for not reaching the battlefield in time and accepted the punishment from the Kozuki family.
The gradually clarifying history unfolded before Roy, who had read many ancient texts.
The ancient script passed down by the giants in the Harley ancient religious texts has existed since ancient eras past. The moon people brought advanced civilization, enslaved the world, and continuously extracted resources.
The first world war out broke.
The second world war occurred six hundred years later. The once-enslaved humans spread their greed to those who had fought alongside them, even including the Shandora people. Thus, they sided with Joy Boy, along with the Lunarians, who were driven to the Red Line after the first defeat, the tonttata, the long-armed tribe, the minks, the long-legged tribe, and others.
According to Vegapunk, the third world war never stopped; it's merely a continuation of the second. This war has persisted for eight hundred years.
When people are enslaved and pray to the Sun God again, the drum of liberation will sound once more, and war will ignite again across the world.
Joy Boy failed, but he also left behind the seeds of hope, prophesying that nine hundred years later, the world would again be engulfed in war.
The prophecy began nine hundred years ago. Toki, a century later, Elbaf, all were waiting for this world.
Joy Boy must have done something to Imu, perhaps stripping her of control over Devil Fruits, allowing their power to spread worldwide.
He liberated the power once held by the enslaved, granting them the ability to resist Imu again.
"So, Imu herself is a demon."
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