This toom me a couple of re-reads to understand what's going on, but I found it arresting right away! Such a cool and beautiful idea. A worthy tragic backstory for the Alabastan poneglyph. I love the idea that there is a strong friendship between two women, even if the Government was too strong for the Queen to resist, and for the Knight to survive.
Thank you very much. The very location of the poneglyph is already fascinating, but the royal, ruling family knows and has been protecting it since the Void Century, although their ancestors belonged to the people who would form the World Government. There had to be a connection, and I thought of two close friends on two opposing sides against their will. Joy Boy and the Ryugu Kingdom inspired me as well.
I aimed for a sense of disconnect both in style and structure for the prompt, to allude to several points/levels of 'misinterpretation'. What caught your interest that you kept reading and re-reading the story?
I'm thinking it probably was that sense of disconnect that caught my interest, actually! Though I'm not too sure... The lines felt harsh and pointy and proud, much like the Knight and The Queen themselves. And also, the Knight is a woman and it's all about a deep bond between two women even though politics and tragedy drive them apart.
Plus, it's about the Lost Century, the big big unexplained mystery of the series, and it doesn't make the mistake of trying to explain too much (I mean, not that one could explain that much with 300 words, but still).
Since all the things I intended to say have already been said by Serrende, I'd only like to add that it's a very interesting drabble and one of my favorite topics in all One Piece. And I love stories about Alabasta, unfortunately it seems to be one of the less popular arcs.
I really, really admire how much effort you brought into this and it actually got me thinking about the whole deal for at least a day! XD
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I aimed for a sense of disconnect both in style and structure for the prompt, to allude to several points/levels of 'misinterpretation'. What caught your interest that you kept reading and re-reading the story?
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Plus, it's about the Lost Century, the big big unexplained mystery of the series, and it doesn't make the mistake of trying to explain too much (I mean, not that one could explain that much with 300 words, but still).
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I really, really admire how much effort you brought into this and it actually got me thinking about the whole deal for at least a day! XD
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