Ending the Darkness
The earth trembled, and flames and dust churned endlessly on the cracked ground.
The figure symbolizing "god" fell from the sky, crashing to the earth like a meteor.
The Shockwave turned an area of several miles into a scorched wasteland.
"Boom--!"
The rubble was scattered everywhere, and the gale swept across the land; the oppressive force that had once filled the world was rapidly fading away.
Imu lay sprawled on the ground, looking disheveled and breathing erratically.
His eyes, which once commanded the Rinnegan of all things, were now bloodshot, gleaming with fear and bewilderment.
"You... how could you... know this..."
His voice was low and hoarse, as if even his soul was breaking.
"This is clearly... a secret that has long been sealed away..."
Roy hovered high in the sky, surrounded by lightning like a cloak, and ripples spread out in layers beneath his feet.
"Imu."
"While you are powerful, you have indeed reached a level that humanity has never attained."
He looked down at the broken figure, his tone cold and stern.
"But in the end, he still couldn't escape the shackles of the Devil Fruit..."
Imu looked up, his pupils trembling.
That black divine radiance flickered, dimmed, and shattered once more on His skin.
Strands of dark energy leaked from the wound, dripping onto the ground like blood, as if even "eternity" was being shaken.
"..."
Roy's gaze was like lightning, and his voice echoed throughout the world like thunder striking the heart.
"For hundreds of years--"
"You gained immortality by touching forbidden power,"
"To pay with one's life as a price, to forge a pact with the darkness,"
"To gain power beyond imagination."
"You did succeed--"
Thunder roared, Roy's voice turned icy. "But your body is already crumbling, isn't it?"
"?!!"
Imu shuddered, and a crimson color spread to his pupils.
He wanted to speak, but no sound came out; the "power of the contract" within him was surging wildly in reverse.
His blood turned into black mist, his skin cracked, and his bones collapsed!
"Constantly changing hosts, transferring both body and soul,"
Roy continued, "To prolong your immortality with a 'new body'—"
He looked down at Him, his tone as heavy as cold iron.
"So, this is why you 'Hundred Plans to find Vivi, isn't it?"
"Her body is your final vessel."
"..."
For a moment, the air seemed to freeze.
Imu's expression finally changed completely.
His face contorted, his pupils contracted sharply, as if the scars of his soul had been ripped open.
"You... how much do you really know... Roy?!"
His roar shattered the heavens, but the oppressive power within it was no longer what it once was; only a roar of fear and rage remained.
Roy remained silent as lightning gathered in his palm, causing space to distort and collapse.
"I know,"
He said coldly, "Enough to send you to hell."
"Whether it's Joy Boy's will or Nika's laughter,"
"It's still the Promise Davy left behind—"
"You will be the final judge."
"--It will be Justice itself!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the heavens and earth roared once more!
"Boom--!"
Two world-destroying forces suddenly appeared on either side of Imu!
Left side--
Teach's figure tore through the void, his laughter arrogant and demonic.
"Thief—hahaha!!"
His right arm rotated and extended, black and white light intertwined and swirled, the shadows of the swamp and the dazzling White Flames frantically merging on his fist!
Two diametrically opposed forces resonated perfectly in his hands.
"Gum-Gum Python King Gun!!"
"Bang--!"
The fist's shadow tore through the sky, like a twisted tornado devouring everything. The colorful light and the abyss resonated and exploded in that instant, tearing the light and darkness of heaven and earth apart!
Right side--
Loki roared as he plummeted from the sky, his body crackling with lightning, his massive form like a mountain!
He raised the ancient giant hammer, Ragnir, Thunderclouds instantly covered the entire continent, with lightning flashing like a sea!
"Thunder God’s Wrath--!"
The sound was like the booming of war drums, shaking the heavens!
Hundreds of thousands of meters above the ground, the lightning that covered the entire Battlefield was drawn into him by his hammer, transforming into a beam of pure Heavenly Punishment —a divine light that pierced through heaven and earth!
White and black, thunder and laughter, giants and rubber--
Two extreme forces pressed down on Imu at the same instant!
"Boom--!"
The Red Line was engulfed in an apocalyptic burst of light; the earth shattered, and the sea was hurled into the sky.
Even the Warship that rushed over from thousands of miles away was nearly capsized by the Shockwave!
A radiant light enveloped the heavens and earth, silencing all things.
The air froze, and the atmosphere trembled like a mirror.
--However, at the epicenter of the explosion, a low growl echoed from the darkness!
"Click--!"
A crack appeared, and jet-black light burst forth from it!
Imu's figure has reappeared!
He suddenly spread his arms wide, and the last of his Conqueror's Haki condensed into a dark defensive barrier!
The lightning and colorful flames were blocked by that barrier, and the air emitted a sharp tearing sound!
"Ahhh--!"
He roared, his flesh and blood tearing apart, yet he still stubbornly blocked the destructive Impact from both sides!
The Rinnegan's gaze remained fixed on the person in the air.
"Roy!!"
He roared, his voice a mixture of madness and resentment.
"You think killing me will end all of this?!"
Darkness churned, and His voice tore through the heavens:
This world is falling apart!
Everything you've done has been in vain!
"The wheels of history will eventually roll on once again!"
Roy's figure hovered in the clouds, lightning swirling around him, the raging winds surging around him yet remaining calm, his expression utterly serene.
He did not respond to Imu's roar, but simply slowly raised his right fist.
These things are none of your concern.
His words were as soft as a whisper, yet they overwhelmed the roar of heaven and earth.
The next second--
"Whoosh!!"
Two figures appeared simultaneously beside him!
--On the left, Garp arrives amidst the fierce wind, his laughter passionate and heroic;
--On the right, Thundercloud Luffy on a thundercloud, his fist burning with intense red light!
Three generations of will converge: grandfather and grandson, teacher and student, belief and inheritance!
All three simultaneously pulled their right fists back.
Three dazzling Cross-shaped Star appeared in the sky, echoing each other and intertwining to create a galaxy-like brilliance!
"Roy--!"
"Roy--!"
Garp and Luffy roared simultaneously—a battle cry that transcended generations, a roar belonging to humanity!
Roy laughed heartily, his eyes shining like stars, his voice resounding through the heavens:
"Liberation Resonance, Galaxy Starburst--!"
"Boom--!"
The three punches unleashed simultaneously, thunder, blood flames, and Haki converging into a galaxy-like torrent, transforming into three destructive pillars of light that pierced the heavens and earth.
That being known as "God" was utterly submerged in the sea of light!
Heaven and earth shattered, all realms trembled, and above the Red Line, the voice of the gods was gone, only the roars of humanity and the winds of freedom echoed at the ends of the earth.
That punch completely ended eight hundred years of darkness!