At the top of the enormous vine, a gentle breeze swept across the sea of clouds, scattering the gloom that had shrouded the ruins of Shandora for four hundred years.
"You go on ahead."
Ace stood beneath the enormous Golden Bell, which was as large as a small mountain. He gazed up at the weighty historical relic and gave his crew an order. "There's still a mess to clean up down below. I'll bring the bell down myself."
Sabo and the others nodded. They knew just how heavy the massive Pure Gold bell was. Other than their captain's absurd strength and his Mythical Zoan form, no one could carry it down intact.
The group quickly made their way down the vine.
Once his companions had disappeared into the clouds, Ace took a deep breath.
He closed his eyes, and the blood and energy within him surged like a roaring furnace.
With a piercing cry that seemed to come from the dawn of time, dazzling crimson-gold flames instantly engulfed his tall, imposing form. The surrounding air twisted wildly under the extreme heat, and the once-white clouds were dyed the fiery red of the evening glow.
Zoan · Tori Tori no Mi · Mythical Zoan · Vermilion Bird Form, full transformation!
The flames bloomed like a lotus. A colossal mythical bird, vast enough to blot out the sky, appeared above the clouds.
Its feathers were crimson-gold, like flowing lava, and its long, magnificent tail feathers swayed freely in the gale. Nirvana Divine Fire endlessly encircled its body, but to keep the Golden Bell from melting, Ace precisely suppressed the heat radiating from his body.
The giant Vermilion Bird reached out with its powerful talons and firmly gripped the heavy base of the Golden Bell.
Its mighty wings beat, and the gale instantly