A/N- Hello there! Quick two-shot songfic. I split it into two parts for the hell of it.

Warnings! Contains character death.

I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word

Luffy was stupid at 17. He was still quite stupid at 19. But at 30, he had matured more. His black hair had the odd greys, his eyes had huge bags, his chin had a layer of stuble. He was coping to the life of the pirate king well, Continualy getting attacked from all angles day and night, not going though a single night without an attack. Luffy couldn't even eat in peace these days. But he could handle it.

who was he kidding? His crew knew he was worn out, everyone could see it. So they started to attack more and more. Luffy spend less time with his crew doing normal daily things than protecting them against the attackers. Arguments erupted frequently, and the crew started to drift apart.

Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own

Luffy lost Franky first. Luffy had became close friends with Franky over the years, Franky still had the ridulous hairstyle but tended to go for the afro most days.

"I'm Just going to see the family back in Water 7. I'll be back soon. Keep Sunny looking SUPA for me!" Franky said before he left.

He never came back.

I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes

Luffy didn't think at first 'He wasn't coming'. No. Luffy believed in Franky. Franky was coming back. So Luffy waited.

And waited.

And waited.

Till one day, he realised. Franky wasn't coming back. Luffy pulled his hat lower on his eyes to cover the tears. Luffy knew Franky was gone, But he still had the spot of shipwright open for him. Just in case.

And so the first of Luffy's 8 pillars came crumbling down.

Listen as the crowd would sing
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

Zoro was next. A budding young swordsman arrived on Sunny, said he wanted Zoro to train him. Zoro acted tough and asked him to prove himself much like mihawk had made him done over a decade ago. The kid took down the attacking marines in almost 10 minutes. Zoro would never admit it but, he could see himself in the kid. He took him on and trained him.

Each day they would work hard into the night, pratising and train to be the best or in Zoro's case stay the best.

One say they were sparring; Full on of course. Zoro gain the upper hand, just to see kuina's sword break as the kid took a stab at Zoro. The sword went straight though his heart and was killed instantly.

Zoro had been there for Luffy since the beginning so it was a shock. Unlike Franky, Zoro was never coming back. All that was left of him was a lifeless body and a broken sword. Like a true pirate; Zoro was put on a boat, set alight and sent off into the distance.

All Luffy had Left of him was a broken sword.

And down went another pillar.

One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me

Sanji left when Zeff died. The news coo delivered a letter and key to him. Simply saying:

"I've hit the hay brat. Get your ass here"

Zeff.

Sanji said he didn't want to go especially after Franky and Zoro. The crew forced him to go, but Luffy said nothing both wanting him to leave and at the same time he didn't want another loss. Luffy couldn't spit out the order to stay, he would observe Sanji's free will, and let him go.

Sanji left quietly in the night so he didn't disturb any of his 'ladies'.

And so the third Pillar fell.

And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

That was it. The Monster trio were gone. Sanji became head chief and Zoro. Well Luffy didn't talk about that.

The attacks on the crew grew in strength and numbers, The strawhats barely got though some fights, while some were like spearing fish in a barrel. Luffy was getting worse. More sleep deprived, Angrier, Hungrier and lonelier.

Luffy just felt alone with out those two bickering.

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing

Ussop's leaving the strawhat's was quick. He left with only a simple note saying sorry on his hammock. All his stuff was gone, and the crew lost another member.

Luffy was falling apart, Franky's was hard, Zoro's was torture, Sanji's was hell itself. But Ussop was meant to one of his closest friends on the ship. The fishing group on the rail went down to the two devil fruit users, Not they ever felt like fishing anymore. They just mourned the Fallen and lost crew members.

And so four of Luffy's pillars were gone.