Chapter 1. Homecoming

Luffy disappeared a day after Sabo died. Four years later he came back with a slave brand burned into his flesh. Whatever happened to him, made Luffy view the world differently. Follow him on his journey to become the Pirate King, the freest person in the world, as snippets of his past slowly reveal itself to his crew.

(AU, stronger/more mature/darker Luffy, no romance)