It had been a long few weeks of travel for the old soul, but he now found himself on the island of Water 7. As he waited among a group of his fellow Marines for training, he couldn't exactly help but recount the events that had ultimately led him here. Back in his younger days, he couldn't have ever imagined that he'd be sitting amongst a group of fodder while awaiting "training" from anybody - yet, times had indeed changed. Not only had Farren's power decreased considerably during his time of incarceration, but things had also changed in the world far more than he could have ever anticipated. He'd been living in the dark for well over 72 years while in Impel, thus he hadn't been able to read up on the changing political climate of the world, as well as the increasing combat potential of both sides.
The war between the World Government and the so called "Revolutionaries", as well as the advent of what people referred to as "Pirate Kings" or even "Yonko's" were all very foreign to the old man. He could have never expected that the world could have changed so much in less than one hundred years, however, he also could not have expected that people within this world could have grown so much stronger. When Farren rampaged around the Blues, many at one point could have considered him one of the strongest alive. Even though his abilities were greatly diminished now compared to what they used to be, even he could tell that if he were in his prime even today he still likely wouldn't be able to stand a chance against some of those who were considered the strongest today - even with the devil fruit he'd recently purchased and consumed. "Haki" was something that Farren was well aware of even in the past, but it was an ability that only those who were in the later parts of Paradise, or even well into the New World held the aptitude to use. Today, even people in the early parts of the Blues appeared to be able to use this.
Things were changing at an extremely drastic rate, and Farren knew full well that if he was even going to attempt to survive in a climate such as this, he needed to be as flexible as he possibly could when he came to learning and adapting. He'd have to push himself to his limits and break through them. He'd have to sit his pride to the side for just a while and absorb as much knowledge as he could from the younger generation, and soon enough he'd be able to return to being the terror that he once was.
The war between the World Government and the so called "Revolutionaries", as well as the advent of what people referred to as "Pirate Kings" or even "Yonko's" were all very foreign to the old man. He could have never expected that the world could have changed so much in less than one hundred years, however, he also could not have expected that people within this world could have grown so much stronger. When Farren rampaged around the Blues, many at one point could have considered him one of the strongest alive. Even though his abilities were greatly diminished now compared to what they used to be, even he could tell that if he were in his prime even today he still likely wouldn't be able to stand a chance against some of those who were considered the strongest today - even with the devil fruit he'd recently purchased and consumed. "Haki" was something that Farren was well aware of even in the past, but it was an ability that only those who were in the later parts of Paradise, or even well into the New World held the aptitude to use. Today, even people in the early parts of the Blues appeared to be able to use this.
Things were changing at an extremely drastic rate, and Farren knew full well that if he was even going to attempt to survive in a climate such as this, he needed to be as flexible as he possibly could when he came to learning and adapting. He'd have to push himself to his limits and break through them. He'd have to sit his pride to the side for just a while and absorb as much knowledge as he could from the younger generation, and soon enough he'd be able to return to being the terror that he once was.