Born Homies
"It's coming." In Cake Castle, the Big Mom Pirates, Big Mom and her children looked at the giant mirror in front of them.
They could clearly hear the footsteps coming from the mirror.
That sounds like a lot.
"Big Mom, long time no see." Teach's figure appeared, and led by Katakuri, his body passed through the mirror and arrived at Cake Castle.
Behind him, a number of officers appeared, though not many, including his deputy Rediat.
The five members of this marriage alliance are Mobius, Wos, Kos, Wallace, and Nelson.
Also present was Lafitte, who had been living with the Big Mom Pirates for a month.
Such power is terrifying; it's basically enough to contend with the Big Mom Pirates.
Meanwhile, Dark Emperor Teach and Big Mom Charlotte Linlin, unbeknownst to anyone, used the power of the Mirror-Mirror Fruit to travel to Whole Cake Island for a historic meeting.
Teach's mere presence exuded immense pressure, both physically and psychologically, signifying Teach terrifying and unimaginable strength.
To prevent any accidents, Katakuri tensed up, his pupils flashing red, using his ability to Future Sight to its fullest extent.
"Mama! Five years have passed in the blink of an eye." Big Mom looked at Teach and smiled. She could feel a great threat from Teach. She did not expect that Teach would reach this level in just five years.
"Have you brought the things over yet?" Big Mom was getting impatient; she desperately wanted more family members as tall as her due to the effects of the Growth Potion.
"Of course," Teach, turning his head to acknowledge.
The shadows shifted, quickly extending from Rediat's feet to Big Mom's front. A box emerged from the shadows, carried aloft by shadow tentacles, and came before Big Mom.
"Mama Mama!" Big Mom took the box, opened it, and inside were twenty bottles of Growth Potion neatly arranged. "They're so beautiful." Her eyes reflected the green light of the Growth Potion.
The Night Pirates are known for their integrity, a fact evident in the vast seas, as evidenced by the generous rewards they offer from the Combat Pyramid.
It's equivalent to having 3 billion Beli in front of her, and the value of the Growth Potion is far greater in Big Mom's mind than it is to others.
After all, the Growth Potion is actually quite useless for most people.
Appropriate size is important; being too huge is not good. Moreover, the period after taking the Growth Potion is a period of weakness, during which combat power will be greatly reduced. Without the protection of a powerful force, one will definitely be killed by enemies.
"Next up is our Homies," Teach said. Teach had been eyeing the Homies for a long time. Although they wouldn't significantly boost his combat power, they would still be a formidable asset.
Moreover, the Homie he desired were not for himself, but for his son Saga.
"No problem, what kind of Homie do you need?" This is a mutually beneficial deal, and Big Mom naturally wouldn't break the agreement, unless she didn't want the Growth Potion anymore and risked offending the Night Pirates, which would make reconciliation with Elbaf impossible.
The executives behind Teach exchanged glances. Mobius took two steps forward, exuding a terrifying and ferocious aura. Everyone present felt as if they were being stared at by a prehistoric beast.
Mobius entered his Yamata Eight-Headed Serpent Orochi Human-Beast Form, with eight dark green heads and emerald snake eyes, looking extremely terrifying.
Mobius opened his mouth, and drops of deadly venom dripped from it, landing in Mobius palm. The venom emitted a toxic fumes that would spread rapidly.
Mobius's poison is feared in the New World. During the war with the Whitebeard Pirates, the captain of an affiliated pirate crew died after being poisoned by Mobius.
The toxin is extremely potent, spreading throughout the body instantly and then continuously eroding vitality.
The captain died in just half a day, even with the restorative effects of Marco 'Phoenix Flame.
Under Mobius's control, it was confined to a certain range.
"Turn it into Homie."
The Eight-Headed Serpent Orochi's venom is very potent. Although it doesn't kill instantly, its ability to erode life force is terrifying, and for the time being, there is no cure.
At most, it can be suppressed; even if it can be lifted, the eroded vitality cannot be recovered, which is equivalent to a loss of lifespan.
However, as a means of attack, it is somewhat lacking, because Mobius's characteristic of secreting venom through his fangs cannot be changed. During combat, it is difficult to attack with his fangs, even though Mobius has eight heads.
Therefore, Mobius needs a Homie like this to enhance his offensive capabilities.
Mobius was practically immune to his own venom.
"No problem." Big Mom couldn't help but admire the Night Pirates' thinking. The strength of Homie is related to its physical body and the strength of the soul power that Big Mom bestows upon it.
The Homie that Big Mom created for the Night Pirates were naturally no ordinary items.
The Homie, imbued with the deadly poison of Mobius, could sense its immense power even before it was born.
Bigmom reached out, and white soul power pierced through its hand Mobius the poisonous mist in Möbius's hand, obscuring his venom.
Soon, the poisonous mist in Mobius's hand churned like white clouds, and then a face with two venomous fangs appeared.
The poisonous mist began to change, detaching itself from Mobius's palm and flying through the air.
Its dark green, misty body coalesced into a snake-like form, seemingly influenced by Mobius.
After circling twice in the air, the serpentine Homie, composed of poisonous mist, coiled around Mobius's arm.
"From now on, your name will be Nelgal." Mobius smiled, feeling the power of his new companion, and reached out to stroke Nelgal's head as if stroking a snake.
"Yes, Lord Mobius."
Nelgal touched Mobius's hand affectionately.
The Homie are endowed with extraordinary intelligence; they are special beings who know certain things from birth and know who their masters are.
Big Mom is the creator of Nelgal, but the Homie have their own intelligence and independent consciousness, and cannot be controlled by Big Mom.
Although they may fear Big Mom and be countered by her abilities.
In the future, Zeus left Big Mom based on his own ideas.
Next up was Wos, Teach released a massive amount of black energy.
They recognized it as Teach's dark power, and also as material from Wos's Homie.
Wos needs a Black Mist Homie, which contains the power of Teach's Dark-Dark Fruit Homie can create a dark space.
Within the black mist, the enemy's vision is deprived, and their sensory abilities are suppressed and rendered useless.
Wos's Eye of the Devil is able to see the traces of others within the black mist.
Perceptual abilities are also not suppressed under the control of the Homie.
This is a perfect hunting ground for Wos, allowing him to maximize Wos advantages in battle.
The most important thing is to find a Homie that suits you and can improve your combat power.
Both Mobius and Wos made their choices based on this point.
It wasn't either Mobius's poison or Teach's dark power; both were far more powerful than ordinary Homie.
The black mist Homie were named You Ge by Wos. You Ge, formed from the dark power released by Teach, floated in the air and also had the ability to carry Wos with it.
Next up is Kos, and this time the Homie are using the Shadow Power of Rediat.
This shadowy Homie was named Max by Kos and had no fixed shape.
This Homie wasn't meant for him, but for his brother Van Augur. In his mind, the Shadow Homie would normally transform into a shadow cloak, like a suit of armor, to protect his brother.
At the same time, it can enhance physical skills, and the accompanying Shadow Power can make his brother's bullets more threatening.
After all, Devil Fruit that greatly enhance a gunslinger's combat power, like the Pierce-Pierce Fruit, are extremely rare. At most, there Devil Fruit that enhance eyesight, like the Glint-Glint Fruit, which are too useless for the world's top gunslingers.
With the Shadow Homie, his brother would definitely have a significant boost, and he didn't want his brother to gain a weakness for nothing by eating Devil Fruit.
As a master of physical combat, Wallace was not easily amplified by ordinary Homie, so he chose the Lightning Homie, since steel conducts electricity.
As for the material, it wasn't natural lightning like Zeus's, but a large piece of thunderstone taken from Thunder God Island, which had absorbed a large amount of lightning and was so full of energy that it was about to overflow.
Once it's taken out, you can clearly see the electric arcs flashing all around.
In short, this is a rock Homie, but it possesses the power of lightning and can be worn as an arm guard when not in use.
In battle, it can provide Wallace with powerful lightning energy and autonomously unleash powerful lightning attacks on others.
Redstone Homie was given the name Set by Wallace.
Next up is Nelson, who needs self-defense capabilities, so his Homie material is Teach's Dark Jade.
The Dark Jade's transformative abilities and robust defense allow Nelson to withstand most attacks in the world, especially after Teach Awakening his Dark-Dark Fruit, which further enhanced the Dark Jade's durability.
With its Dark Jade properties, the Homie can definitely protect Nelson's safety, and also possesses considerable offensive power.
This dark sphere of Homie was named Barbatos by Nelson.
The members of the Big Mom Pirates discovered that the materials used by the Night Pirates to create their Homie were all very special, practically unique.
Mobius's venom, Teach's black mist and Dark Jade, and Rediat's Shadow Power are all their unique Devil Fruit abilities, not those found in nature.
Even that huge golden thunderstone was something they rarely saw; it seemed to have appeared only among the prizes given out by the Night Pirates during the sword-doting tournament.
The exact origin of the product is unknown, and it is very likely that it is known to the Night Pirates.
The creation of the five Homie — Nelgal, You Ge, Max, Seth, Barbatos— did not significantly deplete Big Mom's resources.
Now, only one Homie remains to be created, the Homie that Dark Emperor Teach wants.
"You're the only one left, Teach!" Big Mom cracked her neck and smiled at Teach.
The Homie of the Night Pirates have opened their eyes, but they wonder what kind of Homie the Dark Emperor needs? It must be related to his abilities, though.
Teach was already prepared. He gently raised his hand, palm facing up. The next moment, a terrifying dark gravity appeared in Teach's palm, constantly compressing and condensing.
The combination of dark power and dark gravity.
Soon, a Black Hole more than a meter high appeared before everyone, surrounded by black mist, while the center was completely dark, radiating endless gravity and devouring everything.
The spread of power was controlled by Teach, but even so, it created a terrifying pressure.
"Mama Mama! Another powerful baby." Big Mom looked at the Black Hole in Teach's hand, a hint of fear flashing in her eyes, and couldn't help but laugh.
Her body had already begun to move, using her abilities to infuse it with her soul.
This process was much slower than the previous ones; the stronger the body, the more powerful the soul it needs to sustain itself.
Weak souls would be crushed by the power of this "Black Hole".
Finally, the Homie was completed, and a powerful Homie appeared, no less powerful than Zeus and Prometheus.
"Looks pretty good, Hades!" Teach said with satisfaction, sensing Hades' power.
Hades is the name Teach gave to the Black Hole Homie, after the mythical Pluton.
"As you command, my master." Hades was incomparably Haki, radiating terrifying power that swallowed even the light. No one dared to doubt just how terrifying the power it contained was.
"Now that the deal is done, let's talk about the specifics of our cooperation," Teach said to Big Mom.
The two factions can be considered allies. In addition to marriage and trade, they need more cooperation and trade based on their shared interests to strengthen their ties.
Only greater interests can bind the two forces together.
Cooperation involves multiple aspects, with each party seeking what it needs.
Cooperation in the Underworld, development cooperation across the Golden Sea, and cooperation on the overall strategy for the New World —all these involve joining forces.
And trade in unique resources within each other's territories.
The New World has all kinds of islands, many of which are unique in the ocean and have special resources.
As one of the World's Strongest, the Big Mom Pirates control an incredibly vast sea area, directly controlling dozens of islands, which are also the most central regions.
They indirectly control hundreds of islands that belong to the Big Mom Pirates.
Various minerals, and even some exotic resources, are all needed by the Night Pirates.
Conversely, the Night Sea Domain also contains many things that the Big Mom Pirates need.
Teach also made a special list of all the resources the Night Pirates could provide, making the trade easier. As for the Big Mom Pirates, the Night Pirates had already investigated them.
Teach and Big Mom didn't manage the transactions, big or small, but delegated them to their subordinates, which took a considerable amount of time.
"So, what's the situation? The conflict between the Flying Pirates and the World Government. Should we intervene?" Big Mom asked, eating her dessert and looking at Teach.
The fact that Big Mom said "we" indicates that she has acknowledged the relationship between the two parties, meaning they will stand together through thick and thin.
"No need, just wait quietly. We'll act when the time is right." Teach shook his head with a smile. "Let them fight it out; it'll be a feast for the eyes."