The Iron Islands were a cruel realm of wind and salt, seven jagged lands clinging to the Narrow Sea: Pyke, grim seat of House Greyjoy; Great Wyk, wild and barren; Old Wyk, ancient and hallowed; Harlaw, stony and scattered; Saltcliffe, stripped by storms; Blacktyde, green only at the edges; and Orkmont, cradle of sea-kings carved by shifting tides.
Aboard the black-sailed Silence, Euron's eyes swept the islands.
He descended Great Wyk's smoke-choked mines, trod Old Wyk's storm-lashed reefs, climbed Saltcliffe's sheer cliffs, skirted Blacktyde's deadly currents, and crossed Harlaw's stony fields. Every ridge, inlet, and hidden bight—even the scattered, nameless rocks beyond any lord's claim—was mapped with relentless precision.
The Pirate King System activated:
- Map of Iron Islands: Complete
- Exploration Points: +1,280
Random Draw Initializing…
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[Ding! Result Confirmed]
[Item Acquired: Seafood Fried Rice 🍤]
• Type: Food
• Description: Baratie specialty. Fragrant fried rice with seared seafood—Sanji's first dish for Gin.
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[Special Item Acquired: Lineage Factor 🧬]
• Type: Genetic Blueprint
• Description: Vegapunk's ultimate blueprint of life. Encodes heritage and rare physiology. Tampering risks catastrophic mutation.
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[Skill Acquired: Archaeologist 📜]
• Type: Knowledge Skill
• Effect: +30% Success uncovering relics, +20% Deciphering ancient texts
• Description: Keen insight into lost civilizations. Reveals hidden treasures, ruins, and secrets buried by time.
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[Skill Acquired: BasicShipbuilding ⚓]
• Type: Crafting Skill
• Description: Expert in ship design; builds vessels swift, durable, and sea-ready.
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[Skill Acquired: BasicGourmet Craft 🍳]
• Type: Life Skill
• Effect: +10% Meal Quality, +5% Crew Morale
• Description: Expertise in flavors and cooking techniques. Proper meals restore health and raise crew morale.
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[Talent Acquired: Merman's Breath 🦈 - v1]
• Effect: +200% Lung Capacity, +50% Underwater Agility
• Description: Lungs of the ocean's depths. Move and breathe underwater like a true sea-dweller.
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[Skill Acquired: Marine Six Style — Paper Art - v1]
• Effect: +15% Evasion, +10% Agility
• Description: Body flows like thin paper in the wind—nimble, flexible, impossible to predict.
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[Item Acquired: Dance Powder 🌵]
• Type: Tactical Tool
• Effect: Generates rainfall; alters desert conditions
• Description: Alabasta's powder. Summons rain and controls desert climate. Wielded by Crocodile to deceive the masses.
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[Item Acquired: Seastone Cuffs 🔩]
• Type: Restraint
• Description: Rare Seastone used by Marines to bind Devil Fruit users. Escape is nearly impossible.
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Months passed.
A Braavosi water-dancer had washed ashore on Pyke: Raphael Ortega, graceful as a knife in moonlight, yet haunted by a bitter heart.
He had slain the favored son of a wealthy merchant over a fleeting dalliance. She had offered a single night's warmth; her house had condemned him to death.
So he fled across the Narrow Sea, to the stony, wind-lashed isles of the Ironborn.
Each day, in Pyke's narrow yard, he crossed blades with Euron.
Raphael's rapier flowed like a winding river—yet Euron drifted around him like driftwood on the tide. Every thrust missed by a hair. Euron was no longer a student; he was reshaping Braavosi art into something sharper, stranger, deadlier.
Under Lysa's sharp guidance, he shed the clumsiness of a beginner in weeks. Before long, High Valyrian rolled from his lips with cold, regal clarity—with eerie precision.
With his training complete, Euron turned his gaze beyond the Iron Islands. Across the Narrow Sea lay untamed ports, strange lands, and rewards waiting to be claimed.
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📚 Author's Note:
Yo-ho, crew! 🏴☠️ I was down with a nasty fever, talking to parrots instead of writing. But I'm back in action and feeling shipshape! Thanks for your patience—next chapter is nearly ready to set sail!
Thanks to calixto488 for the 1 Power Stone!
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