The desert heat of Whiskey Peak was fading into a cold, moonlit night. After the battle with the 100 bounty hunters, the crew found shelter in a hidden cellar. But the atmosphere was heavy. Princess Vivi stood in the corner, her eyes filled with tears as she looked at a map of Alabasta.
"It's not just a rebellion," Vivi whispered, her voice trembling. "Someone is erasing the history of my people. The rain has stopped, and it's like the very memory of water is being deleted from the sand."
Amine opened his system. The violet screen was flickering violently, more than ever before.
[Warning: Narrative Distortion detected in Alabasta Arc.]
[The 'Origin Author' is bypassing the original One Piece plot. Estimated casualties: 100%.]
"Luffy, this isn't the story you're supposed to live," Amine said, his face grim. He grabbed his stylus, but his hands were shaking. "In the original script, Alabasta survives. But the 'Origin Author' has decided to cut this entire arc. He wants to delete Vivi and everyone she loves to 'speed up' the story."
Luffy stood up, his straw hat shadowing his eyes. "Delete? My friends aren't drawings, Amine. They're real."
"To him, we're just ink," Amine replied. He began to draw a 'Protective Layer' around Vivi, but the ink wouldn't stick. The system gave a chilling error:
[Error: You cannot protect a character marked for 'Deletion'.]
"Then I'll rewrite the Deletion!" Amine shouted, pressing the stylus onto the stone floor. He drew a massive 'System Shield' that glowed with a blinding light. He wasn't just drawing a shield; he was forcing the story to recognize Vivi's right to exist. The effort drained his energy, making his vision blur.