"Graaay..... You really can't give that power?" On the ship. Mary was standing beside Gray and asked again with a fishy voice.
"Sigh... Like I said... Devil fruit power can't be copied like other skills. Besides... Didnt you choose another ability? I'll help you get it..." Gray looked at Mary with helpless eyes.
If he can copy devil fruit. This world should be his playground by now...
"Well..." Mary was depressed. She really liked Gray's ability. Especially the fact that it can control people.
But soon she changed her mind. Gray already told them that he can get any fruit ability they want. Even if it was eating by someone else.
Thinking of the fruit she chose. Mary was somehow satisfied.
Mary, Legolas, and Tauriel. Already thought of what abilities they want.
For their choices. Gray didnt feel anything wrong. After all the abilities they want are really suitable for them. And... Good thing non of them asked for fruit like Gura Gura no Mi(Tremor-Tremor Fruit). Or The dragon fruit that Kaido own...
That would have been very troublesome... Even though Gray doesn't want to start a war against the four emperors. But he's not scared of this either.
It's just that he doesn't have much time. The pattern on his hand weirdly started to fill itself faster then it should be.
Which means he will have to leave this world soon. For that reason, he didnt follows Luffy to Alabasta. Even though there are many fruit users there. But most of them are useless fruit for Gray and his crew. So he left directly.
And because of this Gray worked Baccarat to the limit those days. Sometimes going east some time going west. Searching for what they still need in this world.
Gray already got many abilities. But he didnt merge any to them. Mary and Legolas choose only one fruit. Even though Gray told them that he can combine two fruit abilities. But they are not really interested to have many abilities. Mary is not interested in how complex the ability is. As long as it's very powerful and has good potential. She will go with it. Beside controlling one ability is better. Like this, she will be able to focus on it only.
And Legolas almost the same. To began with he was only interested in one ability. So he didnt choose another one for now.
Only Tauriel choose two fruit abilities. One which he already found. And the other will soon catch.
And Baccarat is satisfied with her current ability. And Gray also doesn't want to make any change in her ability. In case something wrong happened or her ability disappeared this will be a great loss.
As for Perona? Gray is not sure if she will stay with them or not. So he doesn't have any plan for her right now.
Not only this. Gray also hunted talented people like crazy those days.
He didnt copy all the skills he met before. Because he doesn't have enough D disk space. But now he can fix this. Gray copied every useful skill he met. For example the sword skills he ignored before. He already copied it for himself. And the Black-Leg skills that Sanji the cook on Luffy's crew.
Many skills don't mean he won't be able to use them. But like this, he will have many ways to fight in many different situations.
And for this he also relied on Baccarat. With her ability, he directly found the people who have talent attributes. Even though some talent looks so useless. Like [Cooking talent] or [Musician talent]. But as long as it's talent. Gray won't let go. After all, it's disk space for him.
And there were also good talents of course. Like [Fighting talent] and [Physical Talent].
It's been two weeks since they left Drum island. These two weeks, Gray already developed many skills in his new ability.
And also learned what he can do and what he can't.
Devil fruit is quite a unique ability. It's not limited by the ability itself. But how the user will use it.
Gray's mind doesn't lack any imagination and knowledge. So it was pretty easy to develop new skills.
Not only this. Gray also found new pitch-black energy within his body. This energy is very similar to the dark energy that the ability of the fruit gave him.
But purer and thicker than the black smoke.
Till now Gray wasn't able to control it. But he can feel it inside him.
How did this energy appear? It's not in an accident. It's the crown second-evolution ability.
[Energy Purification].
Every time Gray uses the dark shadow ability. He can feel that the crown is absorbing some of the dark energy and feed it back to his body as new stronger energy.
This energy doesn't have anything to do with the dark shadow source. It's totally new energy produced by the crown after the purification of the dark shadow source energy.
Even though Gray doesn't know how to use it. But sooner or later he should have way. Maybe if learned a skill alow him control the energies he will be able to use this energy inside him.
"We reached Jaya island!" Legolas who was staying at the top of the ship suddenly shouted.
Hearing Legolas, everyone knows that they have reached today's goal.
Jaya island is a lawless island in the first half of the Grand Line. Many pirate are gathering here.
But Gray doesn't care about this. Or it can be said. He doesn't care about this island. What he cares about is what in top of him.
Gray raised his head and looked at the sky.
"Is there really island up there?" Tauriel came to Gray said and said with a wondering tone.
"I heard about Sky Islands before. But never really thought of going there" Baccarat also came to their side and said.
"Sky island????" Perona not far away. Heard their word and suddenly a bad feeling hit her heart. But the next action Gray and the other done scared her!.
"Let's start," Gray said. And directly controlled the magnet of the ship and raised to the sky. Not only him. Legolas and Tauriel also did the same and cooperated with him.
Mary and Baccarat stood on the ship while looking at the sea surface that is getting further and further away from them.
Not far away. Another pirate ship was moving toward Jaya island.
"Captain look there is a ship flying on the sky!!!" One of the crew saw the iron ship moving toward the clouds and yelled to his captain.
"What? Are joking with me?" The captain didnt believe him and looked where his crew pointed. But as soon as he saw the iron ship. He was stunned. The ship is really flying in the sky!...
Under the shock eyes of the pirates, the ship flew all the way. Till it disappeared completely from their sights.
....
After half an hour. Gray and his party flew all the way to the sky.
1000 meters..... 5000 meters.... 9000 meters...
"We are close!" Gray looked at the struggling Legolas and Tauriel and said. To rise the ship like this. Is not an easy task!.
If they didn't work together. Gray doesn't think he will manage to raise the ship like this.
9500....9700...9999...10010 meters.
After rising a full 10 thousand meters. Finally, the ship penetrated a weird thick cloud and then found themselves in ocean water.
Seeing that they entered the water again. Gray knows that they reached their target. Things were easier after. With little bush. The ship came out to the water surface.
"Is everyone okay?!!" Gray looked around and asked everyone on the ship.
"More or less" Tauriel finally relaxed and said with a tired tone.
"Yes... We survived!!!' Perona not far away from Gray said while lying on the ground.
Really! They should tell her when they want to do such a thing!! At least to prepare mentally...
Seeing everyone is okay. Gray relaxed and looked around him.
White clouds! Or it can be called... Ocean clouds!.
In front of him, there is actually a white sea!.
10 thousand meters from the ground there is another sea! a white sea.
Gray came all the way to this sea to find Skypiea!.
The island that exists on the top of this white sea.
"So beautiful!" Tauriel looked at the scene in front of her and said.
"Yes... It's almost like haven!" Legolas on her side was also amazed by the scene.
"Let's go" Gray won't stay here and waste time. So he let Baccarat led them again. And moved on.
After half an hour. Finally Gray and his crew saw a building on this white sea!.
"Heaven's Gate..." Legolas read what written on top of the gate. With weird expiration on his face.
"Wow!! Is the heaven really here!!" Perona wasn't able to keep her calm and said with a marvelous voice.
"Look there is someone there" Baccarat pointed at the tunnel under the gate and said.
Looking closely it was a short old woman holding camera and taking pictures for Gray and the others.
But what made everyone amazed are the small white wings behind him!
"Angel??" Mary said with suspicious eyes.
"Angels shouldn't be so ugly....." Gray said while also looked at the old woman.
Soon the ship reached the old woman's side.
"I am Amazon, The Heaven's Gate inspector... Sightseeing? Or perhaps war?" The old woman said calmly to Gray and the others who are looking at her.
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