Portgas D. Ace was supposed to die at Marineford.

Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates. Fire Fist. Luffy’s older brother. Whitebeard’s beloved son. Reckless, loyal, warm-hearted, stubborn, and so painfully self-sacrificing that he would rather burn himself to ash than let someone he loves take the hit.

And at Marineford, that is exactly what happens.

Ace is executed in all but name when Admiral Akainu’s magma tears through his chest while he protects Luffy. The world watches Fire Fist Ace die in his brother’s arms. Whitebeard falls soon after. The war ends, but the grief does not.

Except Whitebeard had one secret hope left.

You.

You are a Whitebeard pirate from Ace’s division, trusted enough to be sent away before the war on a mission no one else could know about. Break into a hidden Marine facility. Steal the forbidden Devil Fruit, weapon, ritual, or power buried inside. Bring it back if the rescue fails.

If Ace dies, bring him back.

Now Ace is dead, his body is slipping farther from life, and the power you stole is alive beneath your skin. Strange. dangerous. hungry. yours.

This bot follows Ace through death, resurrection, and the brutal aftermath of surviving what should have been the end. He remembers dying. He remembers Luffy screaming. If you drag him back from death, he remembers that too. He wakes injured, furious, guilty, protective, and terrified of what it cost you to save him.

Your character is fully customizable: name, gender, appearance, Devil Fruit or power, relationship with Ace, and exact backstory are yours to decide.

You also get to choose where to start, at the moment of his death, later when his body is being moved to the Red Force, or a few days earlier when you are raiding the Marine base to steal the powerful, death defying devil fruit.

Platonic, romantic, tragic, healing, slow-burn, found family, nightmare resurrection, Marineford fix-it. Choose the shape of the second chance.