Night deepened. The clouds were as thin as a veil, faintly shrouding a pale yellow crescent moon.
When the thin layer of clouds slowly drifted away, moonlight fell gently, revealing the deep blue of the calm sea.
Beneath the dark, surging depths, the scent of blood drew in a vicious school of fish, which devoured the limbs of the body sinking ever farther down.
At this point, even if Teach had several lives, they wouldn't do him any good.
Leaving footprints in the soft sand, Lina turned and walked away. He raised his hand and clenched it, and a wisp of darkness spread from his palm.
It was like a pure-black glove with a sleeve. Lina's whole wrist turned dark and deep, as if a single glance could drag someone into an abyss, with not even light able to escape.
As a power to support him in battle, Teach's Dark-Dark Fruit was pretty good. Now—
It was his!
Lina looked as radiant as a spring breeze, and his pace quickened without him realizing it. He waved away the dark power and headed toward the island.
Everyone's battles were over. Only a few members of the Blackbeard Pirates had been any real fighters. Once Teach, Aokiji, and Shiryu had fallen one after another, the rest were no match for Lina's army of the undead.
The night breeze was a little chilly.
Before long, Lina left the beach and crossed the ruined streets, picking up some liquor along the way. At last, he arrived at a plaza.
Several bonfires blazed in the plaza. Sanji had set up a grill and a large pot and was busy preparing ingredients, while Luffy was already eating a huge skewer of roasted meat.
The group gathered together. The dim light barely illuminated one corner of the