In just over ten days, the time seemed to fly by. Due to the robbery of the Heavenly Tribute, the World Government was furious.
They had no capacity to suppress the Fallen Angel Pirates and instead ordered the Navy to assemble a fleet to attack the Rocks Pirates, sparing no expense to recover the tribute. To bolster their forces, they also conscripted the newly formed—yet still incomplete—Shichibukai. The Grand Line was a swirling sea of unrest, and a great battle loomed on the horizon.
However, within the Totto Land Kingdom, El, though fully aware of the tumultuous external situation, showed no inclination to involve himself.
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Year 1472 of the Sea Calendar, November 11th.
It was a special day. In the grand castle atop Atlantis, cries rang out from the birthing chamber:
"Wah… wah…"
A loud, spirited cry echoed as a newborn baby boy—winged and delicate like a carved jade doll—broke free from the arms of the giant maiden Lily, flapped his wings, and took flight.
"Crash! Clatter!"
Flying wildly around the room, he collided with vases, instruments, and anything else in his path, leaving destruction in his wake. The scene was utter chaos.
"Mama-mama-mama! What a naughty little one!"
Despite having just given birth—and it being her first child—Linlin's monstrous physique was no mere boast. Coupled with her Mythical Zoan Vampire Form, she recovered swiftly, her once-pale complexion already flushed with vitality. With a single grab, she caught the little troublemaker mid-flight, cradling him with a radiant smile.
"Causing such a ruckus right after being born… Little Ares, you need to behave!"
Kukulkan Ares. This was the name El had prepared for the child, imbuing it with hope and ambition.
"Wow… isn't this a bit much? Even the walls have cracks!"
Lily, the giant maiden assisting with the delivery, stood in stunned disbelief, staring at the fractured walls.
"These walls were specially reinforced! Even an adult giant wouldn't be able to do this!"
"Well, considering he's the child of El and Linlin, it makes sense," Gerd said with a chuckle, though her own astonishment was clear. "This little guy is even more outrageous than Thor and Sif were when they were born!"
Even Dr. Kureha, though mentally prepared, couldn't hide her shock at baby Ares. She shook her head in exasperation, muttering,
"What kind of little monster is this? This family… one more outrageous than the last!"
Indeed, the Kukulkan family was filled with monsters. No one could imagine how terrifyingly powerful they would become once all these children grew up. At that point, the Totto Land Kingdom might truly possess the strength to overthrow the World Government.
"Tsk, tsk… Maybe this little one will become the strongest of all the children," Lily teased as she playfully tickled Ares. The son of two natural-born powerhouses—El and Linlin—seemed destined for greatness. He had inherited the bloodlines of both the Lunarians and the Giants, making his sheer birth strength and resilience even more astonishing than those of his older siblings, Thor and Sif.
"It seems so," Gerd agreed with a smile. Though she had immense faith in Thor and Sif—believing they would one day surpass her to become the strongest warriors of the Giants and follow in their father's footsteps—Ares's potential was undeniable. Thor and Sif had developed their monstrous physiques gradually with age, but Ares was already showing signs of steel-like skin and phenomenal strength. With the Mythical Zoan Azure Dragon Form that El had set aside for him, even half the effort his father expended could yield unimaginable achievements.
"Let's head out now…"
Holding the restless newborn who wriggled in her arms, Linlin squinted her crescent-shaped eyes in delight. Nuzzling her cheek against her son's tiny face, she said joyfully, "Don't keep El-oniichan and the others waiting!" She had yearned for this day for more than a decade. From her abandonment by her parents on Elbaf, to meeting the kind El-oniichan, and enduring all the trials and tribulations since, she now cradled the ultimate treasure: their child.
"Mom!"
"Mama Linlin!"
"Aunt Lily!"
"Aunt Gerd!"
"Granny Kureha!"
"Is this our little brother?"
"Quick, let me see!"
As the doors to the birthing chamber opened, a group of expectant little ones in the wide hallway burst inside. Wings fluttering, they gathered around Linlin, their eyes bright with curiosity as they beheld their newborn brother.
"You've done well, Linlin…"
El approached, taking the wide-eyed boy from Linlin's arms. The infant kicked his tiny legs and peered curiously at his surroundings. El smiled softly, holding his son close. He was already aware of everything that had happened in the room.
For five years, El had honed himself relentlessly. His Observation Haki hadn't just been polished—it had reached a truly remarkable level, granting him the ability to hear others' thoughts, glimpse moments of the future, and "see" through barriers to observe targets directly. The moment his son was born, El had witnessed his extraordinary behavior firsthand. This child had indeed lived up to both his and Linlin's hopes—truly worthy of the name Ares, the god of war.
"Tsk, tsk, your family sure is something else…"
Leaning against the wall, Dr. Kureha eyed the group of children, shaking her head in awe. "Every child you have is more astonishing than the last. If it had been an ordinary midwife in there, never mind getting knocked over—they might not have survived at all!" She had narrowly avoided being hit herself.
Anyone else might have been seriously injured by the newborn's sheer force. Even walls reinforced to withstand a giant's strength had cracked and caved in—proof of the terrifying constitution this child possessed.
"Hahaha, the Lunarians were once called the 'Race of Gods'…" El grinned, holding the fluttering, chirping baby Ares in his hands. "But my hope is that one day, the Lunarians will truly become the 'Lunarian God Clan'!"
It wasn't an impossible dream. By this generation, the Lunarians had already begun to merge with the Giant bloodline.
If the research team managed to master the technology of bloodline factor manipulation, the Kukulkan family's descendants would grow stronger with each passing era. Standing atop the world wasn't just a possibility—it was an inevitability.
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