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Chapter 25 - Chapter 25 : “The Nearing End, Herald of the Abyss Control first Appearance”

Kael : "So tell me…" Kael grinned. "What happens when someone who already knows the end of your story decides to rewrite it?"

The Five Elders, ancient rulers of the world, stood frozen in the presence of a man who spoke of things that should not be known. 

The air between them grew heavy, thick with an unseen force, Kael's presence felt like something beyond even Haki.

Kael : "You believe yourselves to be gods, don't you?" His voice was neither mocking nor angry, it was simply the truth. 

Kael : "Rulers of this fragile world, puppeteers pulling unseen strings for centuries, maybe even longer. But tell me..."

He tilted his head, his piercing gaze boring into their very souls.

Kael : "Have you ever wondered who wrote your story?"

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Boom!!

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(Battlefield )

The battlefield of God Valley was in chaos, fire, blood, and destruction painted the once-pristine island. The cries of fallen men, the clash of titanic wills, and the sheer force of history being written shook the very foundations of the world.

But amidst the carnage, one undeniable truth became clear…..

Rocks D. Xebec was losing.

Rocks stood, blood dripping from his forehead, his breathing ragged. His demonic eyes burned with defiance, but his body was betraying him, even a monster like him had limits.

Across from him stood Roger, Garp, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Fleet Admiral Kong, all battle-worn, but still standing strong. 

Roger : "You're slipping, Rocks. Is this the 'King of the World' you wanted to be?" mocked Roger

Rocks snarled, teeth bared like a beast. His hands trembled, his Haki flickering. He had fought against Kong's relentless might, Garp's monstrous fists, Sengoku's divine fury, and now Roger's endless tenacity.

The very world was rejecting him.

Rock's : "I AM THE STRONGEST!" Rocks roared, his Conqueror's Haki exploding outward, black lightning ripping the battlefield apart.

But Roger stepped forward. Garp cracked his knuckles. Kong clenched his fists.

And in that moment, Rocks D. Xebec, the most feared man in the world—felt something he hadn't felt in decades.

He felt cornered.

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Elsewhere, the Rocks Pirates were beginning to crumble.

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The mission was falling apart. The once unstoppable Rocks Pirates were being pushed back.

And Rocks knew it.

Rock's : "DAMN YOU ALL!" he bellowed, throwing himself at Roger and Garp with reckless abandon.

A final stand.

A battle between monsters.

A clash that would decide the fate of history itself.

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(Near Center of The God Valley)

Moment Before

Kaido and Linlin moved through the ruined streets of God Valley, their massive figures barely concealed by the crumbling remains of once-grand structures.

Ahead of them, standing amidst the carnage, was Kael Draymour.

But he wasn't fighting.

He was speaking...to the Five Elders.

Kaido's massive hands tightened into fists as he crouched behind the remains of a collapsed palace wall, peering at the scene before him.

Kaido : "Oi, Linlin... What the hell is he doin'?" Kaido muttered, his deep voice laced with suspicion.

Linlin narrowed her eyes. She had never trusted Kael completely, he was an anomaly, something different from the rest of them. He was calculating in a way that even Rocks himself wasn't.

She watched closely. Kael stood before the Five Elders, calm, his dragon-like eyes gleaming with something neither she nor Kaido could understand.

And then, they heard it.

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With Kael and Five Elder's

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Saint Ethabaron : "What nonsense are you speaking?" he said, voice measured, but Kael could hear the faintest tremor in it.

He was Angry

Kael exhaled softly, then raised his hand.

The sky darkened.

Clouds churned unnaturally, as if something greater than the laws of the world had bent them to its will. A deep hum resonated through the island, a sound that didn't belong to the living, nor the dead, but something... beyond.

Kael's voice deepened, echoing through the air his soul merging with the abyss power letting it take over for a moment.

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Kael : "I am no mere man. No ordinary pirate. I am a being of older times, from an age before the Void Century… before even the first great civilizations rose from the dust." exclaimed Kael

The Five Elders stiffened.

Kael continued, his tone shifting into something almost reverent, ancient, eternal.

Kael : "I am one of the Forgotten, those who watched the birth of the universe. I have seen the rise and fall of countless empires. I have seen kings who thought themselves eternal reduced to dust. I have walked among gods, demons, and things that have no name."

And then ….. Silence.

Then, Kael took another step forward, his voice dropping to something almost... gentle.

Kael : "I have written history itself. I have inscribed the past, shaped the present, and foreseen the future. And yet... this world?"

He chuckled, a low, hollow sound.

Kael : "It still finds ways to surprise me."

The Five Elders did not move. Even as the wind howled around them, even as the weight of Kael's words bore down upon them like an unseen storm.

"So tell me," Kael whispered, his purple eyes gleaming like dying stars. "Do you still believe you're the ones in control?"

For the first time in history, the rulers of the world felt truly powerless.

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Kael stood with his arms crossed, his piercing gaze locked onto the Five Elders, who were tense, though masking their emotions. The air was thick with Haki, Kael's presence alone was suffocating.

Nearby…. Kaido and Linlin are Shocked to hear Kael exclamation

And then they Hear Kael speaks again

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Kael : "Immortality."

His voice was calm, almost amused.

The Elders did not react outwardly, but Kaido could see the faintest shift in their stances.

Kael smirked.

Kael : "I wonder... is it truly a gift? Or is it a curse?"

The Five Elders remained silent.

Kaido's grip on his kanabo tightened. What the hell was Kael talking about? Immortality? That was something only whispered about in myths.

Then Kael said something that made Linlin's breath hitch.

Kael : "And then, of course... there's Him."

A brief, chilling silence.

The Five Elders, for the first time, visibly tensed.

Kael : "The one who watches from the shadows. The one even you kneel to."

Linlin's eyes widened. Kaido's jaw clenched.

Kael knew something. Something that even Rocks didn't.

Linlin licked her lips, intrigued.

Linlin : "Heh… this just got interesting."

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The air around God Valley's center turned heavy, an oppressive force pressing down on the battlefield. Even the distant clashes between Rocks, Roger, and the Marines seemed to fade for a moment, as though the world itself held its breath.

The Five Elders stood firm, their expressions unreadable—but their eyes betrayed something deeper. Recognition. Fear. Disbelief.

Kael smirked, his purple-amber eyes glowing like embers in the dark, reflecting the abyss that lurked beneath his soul.

Saint Ethabaron, took a step forward, his grip on his kanabo-like blade tightening. His voice, ancient and gravelly, was filled with restrained fury.

Saint Ethanbaron "You are not supposed to be here… "

Kael : "Ah… I see. You do remember, don't you?"

Saint Saturn : "That name… That existence… should have been erased from history."

Kael : "And yet, here I stand."

Kael let out a small chuckle, tilting his head.

Kaido's breath hitched behind the ruins where he and Linlin were hiding. What the hell did that mean?

Saint Ethabaron took a slow step forward, his eyes narrowing.

Saint Ethanbaron : "The Abyss does not belong in this world. It is beyond the cycle. Beyond even us."

Kael grinned, the flickering flames of destruction reflecting in his gaze.

Kael : "And yet, despite all your power, despite your centuries of control… you still couldn't erase it completely, could you?"

The Five Elders stood in tense silence.

Kael : "You called me an anomaly." Kael continued, his tone almost amused. "But you should have known better. I am not an anomaly, I am inevitable."

A deep rumbling echoed through the battlefield, as if the world itself trembled at his words.

For the first time in centuries, the Five Elders felt something they had long thought beneath them.

Dread.

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The Five Elders stood motionless, their expressions locked in a mix of shock and calculation. The name Kael spoke—"Abyss"—wasn't just an anomaly to them.

It was a remnant of something far older than even their rule.

The white-bearded Elder clenched his fist, his voice barely above a whisper.

Saint Saturn "Impossible… The Abyss should have perished long before the Void Century."

The atmosphere darkened, a deep pressure settling over the battlefield. Even Kaido and Linlin, still hiding nearby, felt a cold sweat creep down their backs.

The Five Elders remained silent, their thoughts racing.

Kael : "Tell me, Elders…" Kael's voice was a whisper, yet it carried through the air like a storm. "What happens when the past refuses to stay buried?"

The Five Elders did not answer.

Because for the first time in their long, calculated existence—

They did not know.

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Kael's plan was in motion….. The abyss was the source of everything…. Life, death, human, history of the past and future….and everything else

Kael's plan was to introduce it to this world as a history far beyond the Void Century who reappeared again… making it something that surpasses the emergence of Void Century Unveiling because it was forgotten far beyond, so he asked the Voices to tweak the timeline and history of the world a little bit.

Just to make the ruler of this world tremble…..

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