"System, raise my Conqueror's Haki."
[Ding!]
[1,000 Justice Points consumed. Conqueror's Haki has reached Initial Level.]
[10,000 Justice Points consumed. Conqueror's Haki has reached Intermediate Level.]
[Remaining Justice Points: 4,091]
[Detected: Host possesses innate King's Disposition. Triggering special promotion!]
[Ding! Conqueror's Haki has been elevated to Advanced Level!]
[Congratulations, Host. You have officially stepped into the ranks of the strong!]
[Detailed explanation of Conqueror's Haki levels incoming.]
A torrent of knowledge surged into Renn Hawk's mind, flooding him with descriptions and insights.
[Conqueror's Haki: The supreme aura overwhelming all others!]
Initial Level – Awakening of Authority
The first glimmer of kingship. At this stage, the user can unleash a burst of spirit that shocks the minds of those far weaker in will, knocking them unconscious. However, its range is small, its focus crude, and it cannot yet differentiate between enemies and allies.
Intermediate Level – Extension of Will
At this stage, the user's control sharpens. The range and potency increase dramatically, and one can precisely choose who to affect, sparing comrades while targeting only foes. Even opponents with strong wills may experience momentary suppression.
Advanced Level – Aura Made Manifest
The user's will takes form, no longer intangible. The unleashed aura generates pressure waves capable of minor physical destruction. Its overwhelming presence makes even Marine Vice Admirals feel their hearts seize, some freezing in place under its weight. This is the threshold of mastering "Coating."
Top Level – Proof of Supremacy
The full command of coating one's body or weapons with Conqueror's Haki "Supreme Coating." Attacks gain exponential destructive force, capable of striking even Logia users' real bodies. Those who wield this level stand at the world's summit. Every gesture carries the dominance of a king, their aura so strong it bends the heavens, tearing the skies when clashing with equals.
Pinnacle – Beyond All Else
The highest echelon of Conqueror's Haki. Even among kings, levels vary, but those who reach this stage wield dominance that transcends all others.
"…So this is the power."
Renn Hawk kept his eyes closed, carefully savoring the flood of strength coursing through his body. Vast, unshakable, and terrifyingly natural it felt as though this power had always belonged to him.
If Armament Haki was the unbreakable armor and Observation Haki the all-seeing senses, then this this was sovereign authority itself. Conqueror's Haki.
By rights, his remaining Justice Points should have only elevated him to Intermediate. But his inherent "King's Disposition" triggered a transformation, elevating it directly to Advanced.
Now, with Advanced Conqueror's Haki, he stood one step away from mastering Supreme Coating.
"Which means…" Hawk slowly opened his eyes, his mind calmly assessing.
Conqueror's Haki.
Observation Haki.
Armament Haki.
Body.
Martial arts.
All elevated to Advanced.
Once he fully mastered this transformation, his overall power would rival the candidates for Admiral.
Excellent.
One town Mock Town had yielded a transformation this vast. Then what would the entire Grand Line bring him? And what about the upcoming war at Marineford, just a year away?
A thrill ran through Hawk, the kind of excitement that set his blood boiling. Yet he forced it down, steadying his breathing.
Food must be eaten bite by bite. Roads must be walked step by step.
For now, the immediate task was to prepare for the Sky Island expedition and secure the golden city that awaited him above the clouds.
Turning, Hawk looked back at the formation of thousands of Marines still assembled, their murderous aura lingering from the purge.
"Dane."
His voice rang clear.
"Sir!"
Dane stepped forward, heels together, his salute sharp.
"You'll lead the main fleet back to G-3 Base. Until my return, you will serve as acting commander."
"Yes, Commander!" Dane accepted the order without a flicker of hesitation.
Hawk nodded once, then turned his gaze past Dane to the figures standing just behind him.
Smoker. Tashigi. Zoro. Sanji. Hibari. Peacock.
"You six will remain with me."
His eyes swept over them, their varied expressions betraying nerves, pride, or determination. But Hawk's decision was already made.
Dane, his most loyal and trusted subordinate, was the only one suited to hold the base in his absence.
Smoker, despite his Logia powers, was stagnant his grasp of Haki painfully shallow.
Tashigi had decent swordsmanship and Devil Fruit potential but needed proper discipline in Haki.
Zoro and Sanji future monsters in their own right possessed staggering potential, but were still raw ore waiting to be forged.
And Hibari and Peacock, children of Marine elites, were his links to the higher brass.
This was his future cadre. His blade for the wars to come.
"The era of Marines ruling the seas is about to arrive." His words carried the weight of certainty.
"In the waves that are coming… all of you…" Hawk's gaze turned sharp as a drawn blade, cutting across them one by one.
"You are far too weak."
The air grew still.
Not even the proud Smoker or the battle-hungry Zoro dared speak. They had already experienced Hawk's overwhelming superiority firsthand during the crushing "lesson" on the training grounds. That gap was not one of effort but of entire worlds.
"In the time before the Knock-Up Stream, you'll undergo special training under me."
"Yes, sir!"
The reply came firm, though each voice carried its own undercurrent of determination or dread.
"Good."
The fleet began to split. With a low hum, Dane's massive squadron pivoted away, sails swelling as they carried their thousands of Marines back toward the G-3 Base.
Only a single warship remained, anchored near the scorched ruins of Mock Town. The air here still smelled of ash and sulfur.
At the forefront stood Renn Hawk, the weight of command heavy but steady upon his shoulders. Behind him, six young Marines braced themselves, knowing what was about to come.
"Your first lesson will be simple." Hawk turned, lips curling in a predator's smile.
"Anyone who kneels… or faints… eats no dinner tonight."
The words barely left his mouth before it hit.
"BOOM!"
A wave of invisible fury erupted outward from him, slamming into the world like a tempest.
The shockwave swept the ruins, a tide of pressure suffused with raw will.
On the outskirts, the ordinary Marines on watch staggered as though hammered in the chest. Breath caught in their lungs. Their vision blurred. Their knees trembled, begging to collapse.
What… what is this?!
They didn't know. They couldn't name it. But their training held firm, keeping them upright, teeth clenched, trembling but unbowed.
For them, Hawk required nothing more just to taste the presence of Conqueror's Haki and resist however they could.
But in the eye of the storm…
Smoker and the others bore the brunt of his unleashed power.
"Urghhh—!"
The weight crashed upon them like an avalanche, threatening to crush body and spirit alike.
And Hawk? He only stood there, calm, watching. For this was their beginning.
Their forge.
Their trial by fire.
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