Silence
"Thump... thump thump... thump--"
The deep melody, like a heartbeat from the Underworld, roared through the heavens and earth with a suffocating rhythm.
The sky suddenly split open, a hideous black rift tearing through the void!
Countless dark musical notes surged forth from it, tearing and twisting like hungry Beasts, eventually converging into an indescribable, enormous outline.
"Boom--!"
The earth trembled, and my entire mental world felt as if it were about to collapse at any moment!
--It was a gigantic, demonic figure.
Its face was deathly pale, it had no lower body, and only a blurry void connected it to the sky;
A strange tuft of messy yellow hair stood up on his head, as if it had been scorched by flames;
His mouth stretched from ear to ear, and black musical notes dripped from his twisted smile, revealing a mouthful of fangs.
His right eye is a black hole that devours everything, while his left eye flashes a blood-red "X," its light piercing the heart like a curse.
A black cloak billowed in the wind, and an extravagant top hat swayed in the breeze;
The flames licked the air, yet eerily devoid of any heat, like a death knell.
Tot Musica
"Thump... thump thump!!"
As the melody continued, the colossal demon fully materialized, hovering in mid-air within the dream, looking down upon all living beings.
"What... what exactly is that thing?!"
Baby-5 was deathly pale, her legs were trembling, and tears were welling up in her eyes.
Usopp froze, his Adam's apple bobbing. "This is... beyond what humans can contend with...!!"
Luo gripped the Kikoku tightly, veins bulging, his voice hoarse. "Born from her song?! This is... a special ability of the Devil Fruit?!"
Nami's heart pounded, her eyes wide with horror. "This... this is what she called the New Era?!"
--In the instant everyone was horrified!
"Boom!!"
A sword light swept across the heavens and earth!
Shanks roared and unleashed a "Divine Departure," while Griffon unleashed a dazzling Impact of Haki, forcefully Luffy, back dozens of feet!
The air was torn apart, and the void rift shattered instantly!
Luffy tumbled to the ground, roaring, "Red-Hair!!"
However, Shanks had no time to pay attention to him at that moment.
He stared intently at the enormous, grotesque figure in mid-air, his blood almost freezing in his veins, and veins bulging on his forehead!
His voice was hoarse and trembling, yet it was filled with unprecedented fear and rage; his roar shook the heavens and the earth.
"Tot Musica...!!"
"The Demon God of Elegia's Destruction... Why is he appearing in Uta's mental world?!"
Upon hearing this, Law and Nami were shocked, their breaths catching in their throats!
"Wh... what?!" Nami's face turned deathly pale, her voice almost choked.
Luo stared intently at the colossal shadow, his voice hoarse. "The truth behind Elegia's destruction years ago... it was this thing?!"
However, the enormous, strange figure seemed to sense the threat from the outside world.
"Heh--heh heh heh..."
Tot Musica's grin widened suddenly, and in the next instant, it abruptly raised its arm!
"Thump--!"
Uta's body jolted violently, and an even higher melody uncontrollably spilled from her throat!
"Second Movement--!"
The music roared, and the earth Quake-Split!
The demon's body swelled wildly, and its originally messy yellow hair grew into twisted green hair that lashed out like venomous snakes;
The fingertips of both hands gradually elongated, transforming into jet-black claws;
His teeth were even sharper, and his grinning mouth almost stretched all the way to behind his ears;
And the top hat on its head, in its twisting motion, transformed into a crocodile-like helmet!
"Ughhh--!"
Uta's body struggled painfully in mid-air, yet she was still forced to sing! Her red and white hair drifted limply, and her pupils gradually lost focus.
An unprecedented fear and rage flashed in Shanks' eyes!
"Damn it... He's... forcibly draining Uta's life force?!"
"You bastard!! Stop it--!"
"Thump thump--!"
Before the second movement had even ended, the melody began to rise again!
"Third Movement--!"
In an instant, Tot Musica's form completely twisted, transforming into an even more abstract and unbearable evil god!
Its original cloak disappeared, revealing a slippery, grotesque pudding-shaped lower half;
Suddenly, a pair of extra arms sprouted from both sides of his body, their five claws outstretched, as if capable of tearing the entire world apart!
Huge wings stretched out from its back, each feather shimmering with an ominous light;
Its fangs became even more ferocious, and its unruly hair swelled into an uncontrollable green flame;
The hat on its head has been completely transformed into a crown inlaid with red gemstones and a golden crocodile!
At this moment, that perpetually grinning mouth finally transformed into a look of utter rage!
Perfect body
The world suddenly fell into a deathly silence!
"Divine Departure it!"
Griffon flashed with a blazing red light, his Conqueror's Haki like a volcano, transforming into a massive red slash that stretched across the heavens and earth!
"Boom!!"
The slash was like the wrath of a god, tearing the entire sky apart and rushing straight towards the demon god with the momentum of destruction!
However--
Tot Musica simply raised one of its massive claws and slapped it lightly.
"Snap--!"
That crimson slash, powerful enough to shatter mountains and rivers, shattered instantly in mid-air, turning into countless powerless fragments of light!
"How... how is this possible?!"
Law, Nami, Sanji, Usopp, and Baby-5 were all speechless with horror, their hearts feeling as if they were being squeezed by an invisible giant hand!
Tot Musica, his face contorted with rage and his wings trembling, was about to plunge the world into complete darkness!
Luo's breathing quickened, his hand gripping the hilt of the Kikoku Blade tightly, blue light gathering at the tip of the blade.
"R·ROOM--"
Just as he was about to unleash the Awakening power of the Op-Op Fruit once more—
"Ughhh--!"
Tot Musica's massive body convulsed violently, his grinning face froze abruptly, and then he let out a deafening roar of pain!
"Buzz--!"
The entire dreamlike space was as if struck by a giant hammer, cracks spreading wildly, the void collapsing, and musical notes turning into dust and dissolving in all directions!
"Wha... what's going on?!"
Shanks' expression changed drastically as he stared intently at the collapsing illusion, his pupils shrinking sharply.
A lazy, nonchalant voice drifted from the depths of nothingness:
"Hey--Moshi Moshi~ Little Luo Luo, can you hear me~?"
"!!!"
Luo's body trembled, several veins bulged on his forehead, and his eyes twitched.
He gripped the Kikoku tightly, his teeth grinding together. "Damn it... at a time like this—!"
Baby-5's ears twitched; she immediately recognized the voice and exclaimed in surprise, "Rosinante?!"
"Boom!!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the entire dream space shattered completely!
Countless fragments of light scattered and flew everywhere, and the world collapsed instantly, as if a mirror had been smashed into countless pieces.
Everyone felt a sudden darkness before their eyes, and their bodies suddenly felt light—
"Whoosh--!"
Consciousness suddenly returned!
--A Concert scene in the Sabaody Archipelago in the real world!
At this moment, a tall figure stood quietly in the center of the stage.
White trousers, a pink heart-patterned shirt, Rear Admiral's cape draped over his shoulders, and a half-smoked cigarette dangling from his lips.
It is indeed Rear Admiral Rosinante!
A pale purple circular halo rippled around him, spreading out like waves.
Beside him, Uta's eyes were closed, but her lips were still moving slightly, as if she were still singing.
But the stage and the entire audience were deathly silent.
--No sound came out.
"This, this is...!!"
Shanks was startled and stared incredulously at the halo.
Rosinante lazily exhaled a puff of smoke, a slight smile playing on his lips:
"The Calm-Calm Fruit."
"I can make any sound disappear completely, before I allow it."
Rosinante
The entire hall fell silent, as if the symphony of the world had been forcibly muted.