"Ahhhh..."
"How…?"
"What happened?"
"Ah...the shadow inside my body..."
"Damn it, the shadow is leaving!"
"No! Moria-sama!!"
…
On the Thriller Bark.
Not far from the castle.
In a gorgeous but eerie church, countless zombies of strange shapes gathered here.
They were originally going to attend Absalom's wedding, one of the three zombie generals, but instead of waiting for the bride and groom to arrive, they were met with a nightmare of despair.
They all screamed and struggled in pain, full of fear and anxiety.
But they still opened his mouth involuntarily, and dark shadows rose into the sky and flew in all directions…
And on the other side of the Thriller Bark.
"Bang...bang..."
"Damn...what happened?"
The earth shook.
A cloud of smoke and dust rises up.
A huge, exaggerated figure that covered the sky also roared unwillingly.
It sounds like a loud bell, and the terrifying sound numbs people's scalp.
"Damn it! Ahhhh..."
No matter how unwilling and hard he struggles, he still opens his mouth uncontrollably.
"Brush..." A black shadow separated from its body and rushed towards the direction of the castle.
An unbelievably huge body that was tens of meters tall.
It seemed that all of a sudden, it lost its source of strength.
It collapsed there with a bang.
"Boom..."
For a while, the whole giant ship seemed to tremble violently.
Rocks flew, and smoke rose everywhere.
Astonishing wind pressure was raging, and the waves were surging on the sea.
It makes one break into a cold sweat.
"This is..."
"Shadow! My shadow!"
"My shadow is back!"
"Great! We can leave!"
"Thank God!!!"
"Woooo..."
And deep in the forest.
Faintly, there were bursts of screams.
A pirate and businessman who passed through this devilish sea in the past but was snatched away by Gecko Moria and was forced to be trapped on a terrifying ship, unable to escape or see the sun...
Everyone was ecstatic and cried with joy.
…
And at this moment, inside the gorgeous castle.
Looking at the tall figure covered in blood lying on the ground with wide-open eyes.
Obask Luke, who didn't care about the outside world at all, looked calm.
He took the hand towel next to him and wiped the blood on his hands slowly.
"Are you back?"
Looking at the shadow at his feet, he chuckled.
He was an orphan born on an island in the Grand Line.
Born with the awakened Observation Haki, he can easily cover the entire island, senses the target's breath and emotions, and even directly determine whether the other party has hidden malice.
Adopted by an orphanage funded by the world government.
Due to his astonishing food intake and his body, which is far beyond that of ordinary people, CP agents noticed him.
He was then taken to the CP training base for brainwashing and training.
With his amazing talent, he stood out and became another shining star who has attracted as much attention as Rob Lucci.
When he was eight years old, he accidentally injured his head during a training session.
After waking up, he began to remember his previous life memory and finally understood what kind of world he had entered.
From that moment on, he was unwilling to be mediocre and be the lackey of the World Government, so he began to secretly hide his strength.
And exercise harder than usual.
He grits his teeth and puts a hundred times more effort than others, practicing day and night.
Even when others thought he was asleep, he still stayed awake and meditated to comprehend life's return.
With his own talent and hard work, at the age of twelve, he had mastered all Six Styles, and at the age of fifteen, he had mastered the life return.
Today, Luke, who just turned seventeen not long ago, has already exceeded the 5,000 Power Level.
Not only was he born with Observation Haki, but he also honed it to perfection.
And he has already mastered Armament Haki.
He has become the truly strongest person in CP9 for the past 800 years.
But being cautious by nature, he has always kept a low profile and hid his true strength.
Externally, he only shows talent and strength that is almost the same as Rob Lucci but slightly surpasses him without seeming too exaggerated.
Until half a month ago, he received orders from Spandam, the chief commander of CP9.
He was asked to follow Rob Lucci and others to the Galley-La Company in the Water 7 as an undercover agent or as a boatman.
He didn't want to waste precious time like Rob Lucci and his team in the original trajectory, and he didn't want the World Government to easily get the Pluton blueprints.
So, he refuses decisively and wants to shirk the responsibility.
Originally, Spandam had already agreed.
As a result, he bumped into the former CP9 chief commander, who happened to be coming from the Holy Land to visit his son.
Seeing that his son, the dignified chief of CP9, actually gave in because of the opinions of a CP9 member, Spandine was extremely dissatisfied and overbearingly vetoed Luke's opinions and tried to use his power to force him to go.
The irritated Luke first pretended to be helpless and agreed.
After Rob Lucci and others set out first, he turned around without hesitation and killed Spandine and Spandam, the father and son who he had long been displeasing with.
He even snatched two Devil Fruits that had just been escorted to Enies Lobby and were about to be sent to the Holy Land Mariejois through the giant vortex current connecting the three major agencies of the World Government.
Then, he defected directly and magnificently.
Unfortunately, he encountered a huge storm.
He strayed into the Florian Triangle and broke into the Thriller Bark.
He was even targeted by Gecko Moria, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
After a fierce battle, he was finally crushed by Moria, who had greatly increased his strength after absorbing hundreds of shadows.
After waking up, he found that he had not only lost his shadow.
But he was imprisoned by Moria at the bottom of the castle.
Therefore, Luke, unwilling to be slaughtered by others, began his own revenge plan.
Relying on the already extremely skilled life return, the broken and dislocated bones were put back into place.
After he recovered a lot from his serious injuries, he directly used Life Return to greatly reduce his size and escape.
With the Life Return, he changed his body shape, disguised himself as a zombie, and waited for opportunities to act.
He also saw his own zombie, the Demon Oars.
It is definitely different from the original MAX version, and not only is it proficient in the six, but it may also be the kind that has mastered Haki.
However, as an elite CP9 trained by the World Government,
How could Luke be stupid enough to confront someone head-on?
The results apparently went well.
Being suppressed by Kaido and completely losing his spirit. Coupled with the excessively comfortable life for many years, the former West Blue hero completely let down his guard.
"What should I do next..."
After Luke just turned around, he accidentally caught a glimpse of the plate of fruits next to him.
Then his pupils couldn't help but shrink, and he stood there blankly.
"That is…"
I don't know when it started.
A round fruit wrapped in large leaves with strange patterns has quietly appeared on it.
"Paramecia: Shadow-Shadow Fruit?"
Luke steps forward subconsciously.
After picking up the fruit, Luke was in a daze.
Having seen the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia before, he naturally recognized this fruit.
This is clearly the Shadow-Shadow Fruit that belongs to Moria.
It seems that after the other person's death, the demon escaped from his body and was reborn directly.
But he didn't expect that it would appear in front of him like this.
"Ah la la, does this mean you chose me?"
Luke stared at the Shadow-Shadow Fruit and smiled lightly.
Although it's not that he doesn't have other options, he doesn't necessarily have to choose it.
But he had to admit that he was a little moved.
After all, no matter how the version changes.
The ability of Shadow-Shadow Fruit is one of the very buggy abilities.
Gecko Moria, the guy who was tortured by Kaido and, lost his spirit and became a fat nerd, didn't fully unleash its power.