Four years have passed since I came to this world. Other than that one incident with the doctor nothing much had happened at this particular village however two years ago they executed Gol D. Roger not to far from here. His last words set off a huge number of fools who thought it would be easy to get his treasure and strike it rich.
'It has always amazed me how stupid greed can make people' thought Diesel. 'Everyone is always on edge when they see a ship sailing into port because they're not sure if it's some random pirate. Apparently thousands of new pirate groups are trying to use little villages like this to gather people, supplies, and funds to sail to the grandline and have been wreaking havoc worldwide.'
Diesel had been paying attention to all the gossip he could hear because he totally forgot to ask when in the timeline he would be sent. It wasn't until the day everyone watched Roger's execution that he realized when he was. He was rather excited as he thinks he should be able to reach at least Admiral level by the time the main storyline starts.
"*cough cough* Diesel" Sister Vanessa muttered weakly. While this village may have been spared the pirates and chaos most had to deal, with Sister Vanessa came down with a disease similar to that of Roger. It had no cure, which saddened everyone greatly as Sister Vanessa was an ideal nun and everyone in the village cared for her. Diesel also felt indebted to her so he did everything he could to help her while she was still here, and refused to let her do anything strenuous.
However it seemed like time has run out as last month she collapsed and has been bedridden since. Over the course of a few weeks she steadly got worse until the doctor I threw said she wasn't gonna make it through the night.
Although I was physically a four year old child my mind was much older and had traveled the earth seeing all there was to see. So sadly death was not new to me but I owed her so I stood a little straighter and went to say goodbye.
"I was truly blessed to have you here these last few years Diesel but I think it's time for me to leave this world for a better place. I'm sure god has a plan for you and you will gain happiness one day."
Before he could respond his vision changed as he was looking at her apparently activating part of his devil fruit for the first time. He saw what he could only assume was her soul, it was truly pure and was exactly what one who knew her would expect. In a single moment he seen all the lives she had touched.
As he knew she was fading he bowed and said "I may not follow your path but I will do everything I can to be a good man and never harm the innocent. Thank you for all you've done for both myself and all the others you've helped over the years."
She just smiled and peacefully faded away.
The next day we buried her behind the church she cared for so much. After everyone else left I just looked to the sky and said "Senior I dont know if you can hear me or if you even care. But this woman was a truly pure soul. If there was ever one who deserved to become an angel of heaven it would be her, please watch over her soul regardless of where it goes next."
This was all he could do for her. He took one last look at her grave then grabbed the small pack with all the clothes he had and left without looking back. As he left the church grounds though he heard a beautiful voice speak to him.
"Worry not fledgling spirit of vengeance, she has earned her place amongst us in Heaven even without your request. As such she shall watch over and guide the innocent for eternity. Continue your journey in good conscious knowing shes come to her true home. Know that we are all watching you from on high, because the world you are in needs you to be all you can be Rider. The faithful of this world suffer and through prayer I will let them know of your arrival so they will never hinder you. May sister Luck shine upon you."
Startled by the sudden voice Diesel almost dropped his pack but looked up and said "you are obviously not the Senior I met before but you still answered me anyway, thank you."
After that it was like a weight was lifted off his shoulders. He had already left a note for the next person from the church, asking them to tell the few villagers he talked to he was going to leaving to train and it would be years before his return. So with more determination than ever he headed toward the massive monster filled forest behind the church with a smile on his face.
He traveled till he found huge tree to climb with a thick canopy that could hide him and ate the only food he brought with him. Tomorrow he would have to build a shelter in this tree to base himself out of and from now on he would have to hunt and cook his own food. He had done this seven times in his previous life and he loved each one. There was something primal about living like this that he thinks brings one more in touch with the keener base instincts non domesticated animals have, thus sharpening his own.
Diesel went to sleep in the tree quickly, as if it was totally normal. He had a lot to do tomorrow after all.
Waking up the next day he immediately started to look for something to eat and quickly came across a lone monster that looked like some kind of herbivore dinosaur. 'This looks tastey and the skin doesn't look to thick and hard to cut with the hunting knife he asked for after doing some errands for the doctor' he thought.
He found a semi straight stick and some vines and tied the hunting knife to the end of the stick to make a spear. Then he crept up a tree to get close to the base of the skull where the spinal cord connects to the head as it's a natural weak point of any animal. He waited till it got in just the right spot and jumped putting all his weight behind his spear and striking as fast as he could.
It didn't even know anything had happened and soon it was field dressed then picked up and taken to his tree. After starting a fire he finished cleaning it and started cooking the meat. As this was one piece he was able to eat far more food than should be possible given his size and quickly ate all the food he had just gained.
Back in the church he went hungry often just to make sure the sister had enough food because nuns live kinda like monks with only what's given to them by the community. Out here though theres plenty of food and I'm right at the time when I'm gonna start needing it since this body is only four years old.
Diesel assumed since he used a wish for a strong body it would need a lot of good food to grow into the best he can be. Currently he was the size of the other children his age and mostly looked normal like them to. His strength and speed were a lot higher though and for some reason he had silver hair and eyes that looked like two whirlpools of mercury.
After finishing his meal he immediately began cleaning up the bones to use as weapons and tools. the sturdy leg bones would be clubs, the ribs as disposable punctures type weapons, and the spares he would use to make rock axes so he could build a proper shelter.
'A four year old on his own hunting dinosaurs, making tools out of their skeleton, building shelters, and training both his body and mind in the middle of a forest... Even I am suprised at how ridiculously manly this is. If I dont slow down I'll have a full man beard before I turn seven and when I go through puberty my balls dropping might cause an earthquake' he thought 'Oh well time to get serious, training starts now.'