All right! I'm SO excited about this story! You guys are going to love it! I told it to my sister and she said that it was really good! I think it's good, too! Now I can finally add the characters I enjoy writing about the most: the D's!

They're really cool! And if you don't think so, I hope to change your mind in this story! ;) But, if I don't it's cool! :)

Remember that gods live longer than humans do! So, in this book, 50 human years = 5 god years. 100 human years = 10 god years.

I hope you enjoy this story! Thanks!

DISCLAIMER!: All the rights to the characters in this book go to Oda himself. These are not my characters!

In a world far, far away and much like our own...but...not... There is a large continent that is sectioned off for two very different people. One side of the continent is inhabited by normal people with normal lives. This section of the land is called the Blue. They are just like you and I. Split up into different villages, the people have tribal lifestyles. Growing crops, tending to cattle and sheep, they were independent and happy. Their religion was much different from our own, though.

The other half of the continent was where their gods lived. It was called Deiterra. It was a beautiful land that never died. In the people's religion, this was the place where the sun was made and would be let out into the sky like a balloon, but at the end of the day, it would loose it's energy and fall back down to the ground again where the gods that inhabited Deiterra would fill it up with energy again.

The King of the Gods was the ruler of the Sky. His name was Dragon. Dragon was a mysterious, yet kind god and rarely did anything to the people of the Blue. Whenever he did help the people, it would be to bring rain to the crops and the people. Hurricanes, tornadoes, and other disastrous storms were rare and would only happen when he would get angry. Being a long-tempered god, that was, thankfully, rare.

Dragon's brother, Roger, was the god of Wealth and Fame. Roger's son, Ace, was the god of Fire. Many years ago, Ace had ran away from home because he hated the reputation he had in the world because of his father. Roger would often give wonderful gifts to worthy men, but that caused jealousy, thus gaining Roger and his entire family a bad reputation among the wealthy. Ace had not been seen for many years and was rarely talked about.

Finally, the King of the God's had a son. His son was the god of Life, Happiness, and Determination, Luffy. Because of his power, he was naturally foolish and playful. The thing he did best was causing trouble. Yet, the thing that Luffy was most of was curiosity. Meeting new people was always his favorite. Luffy was the only child in Deiterra, so what else was Luffy to do then want a friend? Yet, Luffy's lonely life in Deiterra wasn't going to last long. Soon, it would crumble just as Life did...

Fifty Years After the Young God's Birth...

"Your majesty!" a large, dark-skinned god called out.

A tall man with long, slicked-back, black hair turned around to look at the other god, "Yes?"

"Your son! He's a menace!" the god growled, "My apologizes for saying this, King, but... you've got to handle your son! He is yours! Take responsibility for it! Don't leave that brat on our shoulders!"

"Calm yourself, Teach," The King of the Gods said quietly, "He is just a child! Of course he is going to want to play. Don't talk to me as if there is a way to fix the way the youth behave. Return to me if he is disturbing the peace in one hundred years."

"O-one hundred years, King Dragon?" Teach stuttered.

"Did I mumble?" Dragon challenged.

"No, sire, but you have to admit that is quite a long time!" the god complained.

"I cannot. To the humans that would be an entire lifetime, but to us that is a mere nine or ten years," Dragon replied, "Do not fret. It will be a mere blink of an eye, you'll see. All good things come to those who wait, dear Teach!"

"I don't care if it was just one human year! Ten god years is still too long! I want peace and quiet this instant!"

Dragon turned to Teach and roared in a booming, intimidating voice, "Was that an order?"

Teach stopped. "Ah-N-n-no, sire! I can wait! I'll be patient! You'll see! Oh, and... I hope that you don't mind but I had the warrior spirits arrest your son... He's outside the door, sire..."

Dragon lifted his head up, closed his eyes, and let out a low, tired sigh. "And on a holiday, too... How is this going to get any worse? All right, Teach, bring him in. Oh, and release him before you let him in."

Teach agreed and left. When the doors opened again, a small little boy ran into the room and hugged his father's legs. "They're so mean, daddy! I don't like them!" the little boy cried.

Dragon smiled softly and crouched down to look at Luffy in the eye. "Luffy, you are aware of why they captured you, aren't you?"

"Was it because..." Luffy hesitated, "I was being rowdy?"

"Yes! That's exactly why, Luffy!" Dragon nodded. "You have to care for you actions more! If you don't, then no one in Deiterra will like you! We don't want that, now do we, Luffy? You're a very wonderful, cheerful person. You deserve better than having your fellow gods complain about you. Now, Luffy, will you promise to me that you will behave? This is a very special day, Luffy. Today is the new holiday meant just for you, Luffy! It's the day of your birth, May 5th. Everyone in the Blue is celebrating you! They'll give you gifts, my son. But, they won't give you any gifts ever again if you show them your bad side. Will you behave today, Luffy?"

"Yes!" Luffy nodded.

"Good," Dragon smiled. Suddenly, a large bell rang through the air like a beautiful melody. "It's time, Luffy. Go get dressed, quickly! You don't have much time until the ceremony! If you're late, you'll make a bad impression!" With that, Luffy ran off to his room.

He grabbed a long robe that was studded with brilliant red gems and crystals. It was almost too big for him, but it would work. Luffy ran back out to his father, took his hand, and then they walked out of the palace. As they walked through the streets, the annoying, teenage spirits teased, "You gonna mess this up, kid? Just like you ruined the God of Trickery's garden?" They all burst out laughing.

"Wha-No! I wouldn't do something so stupid like ruining a garden or like dying at fifteen like you guys did! I'm smart! I'm the Prince of the Gods! Don't laugh at me-" Luffy barked.

"Luffy!" Dragon hissed, "Don't! That is not what a god does. Stand tall and show them what true pride is, Luffy."

Luffy gasped and then nodded. He straightened his back, standing rigid and firm like Dragon was above him. Luffy felt annoyance boil up inside of him as he heard the teenagers laughing harder.

Finally, they arrived at a tall staircase that extended over the trees of the Blue. "Come, Luffy. We have to go up these stairs."

"Where do these lead?" Luffy asked as he walked up the steps.

"To the clouds," Dragon replied, "While in the clouds, the humans below cannot see us. Thus, we can witness the celebration without drawing too much attention to ourselves." They walked up the stairs to come to a beautiful view of the world below in the clouds. On a certain cloud was a large fire as well as many of the other gods celebrating around it. The moment they saw Luffy, they stopped and called out cheers to him, congratulating him and wishing him luck. Dragon grabbed Luffy's shoulder and pointed down to the village below where thousands of people danced and sang cheerfully. A large crowd of people walked up to a freshly painted altar and placed wonderful gifts under the shrine. "Those are the people that worship you, Luffy!"

Luffy stared down at them in awe. There were so many children and people of so many different ages down there. There were not like the ghosts, but their figures were crisp and well-defined. "Can... Is there any way that I can meet them?"

"What?" Dragon gasped, "Luffy, that's too dangerous!"

"Oh, please, Daddy?" Luffy pleaded, "Just for today? I'm so lonely! I promise, if I can meet them and talk to them, then I'll never misbehave in the town ever again! I'll be the best god that you could ever ask for! Just... please! Let me have this one day to be happy!"

Dragon hesitated. "A-all right, Luffy... But the moment the celebration ends, you must return to Deiterra. If you don't, you will be punished! Do you promise to return before the sun rises tomorrow?"

Luffy nodded, "Yes, Daddy!"

"Now, since I can't do that, I'll ask a friend to do it for me," Dragon said. He looked over at a god far away from them. "Teach! Come over here!"

The god that he had been talking to previously came over to Dragon and asked in a low, annoyed tone, "What is it this time, your majesty! I'm not going to babysit your brat..."

"No! I want you, since you are the god of Illusions, I want you to temporarily turn Luffy into a human. By the time the sun rises tomorrow, he will be punished. Do you have all that, Teach?"

"Ah! So, it's a lesson, huh?" Teach laughed, "I think you're right. This brat deserves a good punishment! He's be such a pain..."

"Don't disappoint me, Teach!" Dragon warned.

"Oh no, your majesty! I won't!" Teach laughed proudly. "Oh, and also, King Dragon, I'm not the god of Illusions... I'm the god of Darkness and Trickery! Don't underestimate me..." Teach walked up to Luffy and put a hand on his shoulder, a black fog rolling out of the large god's hand. Luffy's clothing suddenly turned old and poor. "Listen to me, Luffy. These fake clothes will keep your appearance hidden from the humans. Do not, whatever you do, cause a ruckus or else you shall be punished. When you return into the land of Deiterra, your facade will disappear and you will go back to living a normal, god life. Yet, if you do not return by the time the sun leaves to Deiterra in the morning, you will be punished so harshly, you won't be able to fool off ever again."

"I understand, Teach!" Luffy said, "I won't fail you guys!"

With that, Luffy disappeared into the village below. When he opened his eyes, he saw people dancing, singing, and laughing all around him. His heart filled with excitement when he saw everyone around him. Somehow, he didn't feel so lonely anymore. Suddenly, Luffy felt something ram into his back. "Oof!" someone behind him said. There was a bang as the figure collapsed to the ground.

Luffy looked behind him to see a little girl with short, orange hair. "Oh! I'm sorry!" Luffy apologized as he helped the little girl to her feet. She wore a worn, brown, fur-skin dress with a tooth necklace around her neck. Luffy blinked. "Who are you?"

The little girl looked up at him and also blinked in confusion. Frowning, she crossed her arms and scoffed, "Well, it's quite rude to ask a person who they are before first introducing themselves!"

"Oh! It is?" Luffy said, "In that case, my name is Luffy! It's nice to meet you!"

"Luffy?" the little girl gasped, "But that's the god's name!"

"W-what?" Luffy stuttered.

"Are you a god?" she asked.

He stared at her in shock for a long time before finally saying, "No! I was named after the god!"

"Oh... All right... My name is Nami," she introduced. "I came here with my mom and my older sister! Who'd you come here with, Luffy?"

"N-no one," Luffy replied. "I'm... I'm an orphan. I don't have any parents. I live alone in the forest! I came out here to celebrate the great god's birthday just like all of you guys!"

"Why?"

"What? What do you mean 'why'?" the Prince of the Gods asked with narrowed eyes.

"Why would you, an orphan boy that lives in the forest alone, come out here to celebrate a god's birthday? Why would you care about that sort of thing?" Nami asked him. She was getting on his nerves now with all of her questions...

"Well, I was born in this village. But then my parents were... killed...? Yeah, killed," Luffy lied, "I came all the way out here to spend some time with you guys; after all, it does...you know, get sort of lonely when I'm all by myself in the forest in there. It's so dark, and none of the monsters like me... And..." Luffy hesitated, "and all I want is a friend!"

Nami blinked at him. "A...friend?"

"Y-yes! Is that bad?" Luffy challenged.

"No! It's just fine!" Nami smiled, "Because I like having some!"

Nami reached down and grabbed the Prince of the Gods' hand. "Wha-what are you doing! Let me go!" The little girl didn't listen to him, though. They ran through the crowd of people, running under the legs and their feet.

"Here we are!" The two stopped at a large shrine with a large statue of the god sitting on the throne in the shrine. 'I look younger than that!' Luffy growled in his thoughts as he stared up at the god on the throne. Nami walked over to the shrine and untied the tooth necklace around her neck and placed it on the shrine. "There! Now maybe the god can get it, don't you think, Luffy?"

"Huh?" Luffy looked up at her. "Oh! Yes! More than anything! He'll get it. I'm sure he'll treasure it, Nami!"

Nami smiled. She pointed down at a wool bracelet. "My friend, Usopp, gave this to God Luffy-sama. He's an amazing at making things!" Motioning to a plate of chicken, Nami said, "And my other friend Sanji gave him that! He's a chef's apprentice!"

"Oh," Luffy nodded.

"Come on, Luffy! I want to show you something!" Nami pulled him through the forest to a small river. She looked up and down the river to see if anyone was there. "Hmm... It doesn't look like Usopp or Sanji are here yet... Oh well! This is the forest where the tribe lives, Luffy! You must live in the other forest next to Deiterra, huh?"

"Yeah, something like that...!" Luffy smiled.

"You should stay with us, Luffy! It's so wonderful at the village; there's no monsters there and everyone's really nice! You should come!" Nami told him. "You could live with my mother, Bell-mère, and my sister, Nojiko!"

Luffy shook his head with a gentle smile, "That's really kind of you, Nami, but I-"

"Nami!" a woman's voice called out through the forest, "Where are you, Nami? It's time to head home!"

"I'm here, Bell-mère!" Nami called out to her mother.

A woman with red-violet hair with a strange hairstyle on, a pipe hanging out of her mouth. "I told you not to wander off here during the celebration, Nami! Come on, we're going home!"

"What? Why, Bell-mère? What's wrong?" Nami asked.

"I got in an argument with a man selling snacks back there. Nojiko wanted something," Bell-mère said as she held the hand of a small girl with blue hair. Bell-mère widened her eyes at the sight of Luffy, "Ah! Who's this cute little guy, Nami? A friend of yours?"

"His name is Luffy!" Nami introduced.

"Hello, Luffy!" Bell-mère greeted, "Where's your parents?"

"He doesn't have any!" Nami answered for him.

"Oh? He doesn't?" Bell-mère's eyes widened. "Then why don't come home with us, Luffy? We have a very nice home! You'd like it a lot, I'm sure!"

"I can't... B-but, thank you for asking!" Luffy tried his best to make sure everyone he met liked him after being told that if the humans hated him, they'd loose trust in their god of Happiness and Life.

"Oh? Why not, kid? You look so cold in those clothes!" Suddenly, a loud growl erupted from Luffy's empty stomach. Bell-mère lightly nudged Luffy's side, "C'mon! Don't be shy! You don't have to stay with us forever, just long enough to get that tummy of yours all full!"

"I... I suppose I could spend a few minutes with you guys..." Luffy decided cautiously. 'I'm sorry, Daddy... I'm just REALLY hungry!' Luffy apologized to the King of the Gods in his head.

With that, the Prince of the Gods went back to his new friend's house. Nami's mother served a huge meal of several different types of meats, vegetables, and lots of oranges. What Luffy thought would be only an hour or two turned into a couple of hours. The four spent the time singing, dancing, and laughing. The Prince had never been happier in his entire life! Finally, the commotion calmed down, but through all of the fun that he had had, Luffy felt extremely tired. 'I'll just close my eyes for a second or two, and then I'll get going...' He told himself. But, the moment he shut his eyes, he fell fast asleep.

When the Prince of the Gods opened his eyes from his nap, he looked out the window to see the horizon growing pink. "The sun's coming up!" Luffy exclaimed in worry. He ran out of the house, scrambled down the road, past the gifts, and into the forest. "No! This can't be happening!" he screamed. Suddenly, Luffy felt something on his neck. He looked down to see the tooth necklace, on his wrist a wool bracelet, and... Luffy stopped at the sweet aroma of chicken.

The Prince of the Gods looked over to see a plate of chicken in the grass off the path. He stretched his arms toward it, picked it up, and wolfed the food into his mouth. Luffy began running again, flowers and gifts raining onto the ground the more he ran. Being the god of Determination, he was always hungry for more, literally. He was surprised at how many people gifted him with food. The gifts that he just had to collect slowed him down more and more.

Suddenly, something shocking happened. Luffy stopped. "What..." he looked around in confusion, "What am I...? What am I doing? Where am I going? Um... Oh, yeah! Deiterra! I've gotta get back to the gods!" He continued to run. This happened more the sun rose. Luffy looked up ahead to see the sun a few inches out of Deiterra. "No! Please, Sun! Don't go! Don't leave!" Luffy called out. He was so close!

The sun floated from Deiterra and into the sky. Everything stopped in Luffy's world. His legs fell to the ground; his face hung down, his hair covering his eyes. The Prince's breath was slow, quiet, and steady. His large, black eyes were narrowed in utter confusion. Luffy's head slowly raised to stare straight up into the sun's rays. "What...?" he whispered, "What's going on? What am I doing? Where am I? W-who am... Who am I?"

This is the legend of the God of Life, Happiness, and Determination. For goofing off and not paying attention, his punishment was being unable to remember ever being a god. Only knowing his name, the God of Life, Happiness, and Determination disappears. The world looses hope, awful monsters raid villages and kill the innocent, and happiness and life almost completely vanishes.

And yet, one day, far in the future, our hero rises again to save the world, bring back the joy, and reclaim his throne...

To Be Continued...

Ooh~! How'd you like that story, y'all? Hahaha! Hmm... I'm actually kind of nervous if you guys will even like it... But, hey! I'm an author! It doesn't matter if I'm scared; I should stick up for my art, my masterpiece, right! :D

All right, in case anyone was wondering, this is not a real religion: I made it up. Just wanted to like... point that out.

That's all I have to say! Bye, y'all~! :D Talk-Write to you guys later! Bye~!

(I REALLY hope you guys enjoy this! My stomach has butterflies right now I'm so nervous! Hope you like this!)