The Death of Gecko Moria

The conflict between Buggy and Wind Calamity ended with both sides backing down. Firstly, as Ancient Zoan Zoan, Wind Calamity possesses an exceptionally resilient body and superhuman regenerative abilities after Awakening its Devil Fruit power. Depriving it of its fighting and mobility before killing it is not an easy task and requires a great deal of time and patience.

In the original work, when Sengoku, Fujitora, and Tsuru, who were escorting Donquixote Doflamingo, faced the problem of Jack two years later, they also drove Jack away instead of capturing or killing him.

Secondly, Buggy was also wary of Kaido, who could appear at any time. It would not be wise to expend too much energy on the Wind Calamity, which was difficult to kill and could fly.

Similarly, the Wind Calamity was even more wary of Buggy's inexplicably powerful strength. After figuring out the latter's intentions, he also chose to wait for the arrival of his leader, Kaido.

Afterwards, the Kozuki Army and the Genji Army fought for a while before each sounding the retreat and returning to their respective camps.

The battle at Peace-War Pass has come to an end, but another war within Izumo Wano Country is escalating into an even more relentless struggle.

A desolate, deserted plain, once home to villages that vanished long ago amidst the thunder of warhorses, has now been transformed into a perfect battlefield.

The nearly ten-meter-tall, demon-like man simply swung his massive fist, pulverizing several zombies in front of him into dozens of pieces of flesh, muttering coldly, "Boring."

"Hehehehe..." Gecko Moria's maniacal laughter gradually subsided, turning into a gritted teeth scream, "Kaido!"

Even after ten years, Gecko Moria has never forgotten the man before him. He sailed Thriller Bark into the foggy seas to create Zombie Army, all in order to one day return to the New World and defeat Kaido, the man he hated to the core!

"Kill them! Kill that damned bastard!" Gecko Moria commanded from a distance. Hordes of zombies, some staggering and others charging wildly, surrounded Kaido. A light rain was falling, and there was no sunlight. The zombies that Gecko Moria had collected and created in Wano Country continued to pour out.

"See? This time, even the heavens are on my side! Hehehehe!" Gecko Moria shouted madly, "Die, Kaido!!"

Kaido casually brushed aside the zombies as if clearing weeds, only slightly raising his head to look at Gecko Moria: "Your voice sounds familiar, but I don't remember who you are."

"Bastard!!" Gecko Moria felt a surge of rage rising from his heart to his brain. All his companions had been killed by this man ten years ago, and now this man couldn't even remember who he was. Such contempt made him want to tear the man to pieces immediately!

He exhaled twice, calming himself down a bit, and said in a sinister tone, "My name is Gecko Moria. When you get to the underworld, don't forget who killed you!"

"Gecko Moria... so you're Shichibukai." Kaido looked at Gecko Moria's face. "I have some recollection of you."

He recalled how, ten years ago, after escaping from Wano Country, he randomly picked up a ship and set sail with a few sailors. Later, he saw a well-built pirate ship at sea, so he killed all the people who resisted on board and took over the ship. The pirate who was called the captain was quite skilled in martial arts and seemed to resemble the man in front of him somewhat.

Countless zombie samurai, dug out of Chaos Burial and cemeteries by Gecko Moria, surrounded Kaido, but this could not stop Kaido's advance in the slightest. Whether they were low-level or elite soldiers, Kaido only needed one punch to crush them all.

Broken bones and rotting flesh were everywhere, and countless black shadows swirled in the air before flying away into the distance...

"They're all useless!"

Watching the zombie that couldn't even withstand a single blow from Kaido, Gecko Moria's facial muscles twitched involuntarily as he grumbled resentfully, "An excellent shadow... If I had an excellent shadow and a body like Oars', I could definitely defeat this guy..."

"Any new moves?" Kaido a little bored, and the power in his fists increased, making it impossible for the zombies to keep up with his sweeping speed.

"Hmph! Shadow's Asgard!"

As Gecko Moria finished speaking, all the zombies stopped attacking, clutching their necks in despair. Black shadows flew out and surged towards Gecko Moria.

Ten... one hundred... two hundred... five hundred... one thousand...

A thousand shadows were devoured by Gecko Moria, the veins on his neck bulged, and his body swelled up until it was like a small mountain in the blink of an eye!

"I can now fully control the power of a thousand shadows!!"

Gecko Moria spread his palms upwards, his confidence soaring like a roaring force within him. "Over the past year, besides creating zombies, my body and the Shadow-Shadow Fruit have become perfectly integrated. Since I can't kill you with zombies, I'll do it myself!"

He slammed his enormous hand onto the ground in a show of defiance, and the earth shook violently. A chasm seven or eight meters wide was dug into the ground, and huge boulders the size of houses flew out in all directions!

Back in Thriller Bark, Nightmare Luffy, stuffed with a hundred shadows, possessed power and speed several times greater than his own, completely surpassing Oars. Now, Gecko Moria can completely control a full thousand shadows!

"Oh...?"

A hint of interest flickered in Kaido's eyes; this was more interesting and powerful than many of his opponents.

"Hehehehe!" Gecko Moria approached Kaido, slapping him hard with his palm as if he were swatting a fly, trying to turn Kaido into mincemeat!

Boom!!

The ground collapsed, and even thousands of meters away, the sound echoed like thunder across the plain!

As Gecko Moria's palm touched the ground, cracks appeared all around him. Before a smug look could even appear on his face, a cold voice came from beneath his palm, "Nothing special."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gecko Moria felt the force under his palm lift him up, and his body spun around so much that he was twisted 180 degrees and crashed to the ground!

Boom!!

Another deafening sound!

Gecko Moria's massive back was slammed into the ground, while Kaido's feet, though slightly subsided, remained motionless!

"Aaaaaah!"

Gecko Moria quickly got to his feet, pulled out a huge pair of shadow scissors, and, using the terrifying power he had gained from absorbing a thousand shadows, frantically slashed and rammed at Kaido.

Kaido stood still, clashing his fist against Gecko Moria's scissors. Even facing the sharp edge, his fist remained completely unharmed!

Gecko Moria's eyes were filled with disbelief and anger. He swung his shadow scissors faster and faster, and in an instant, only black afterimages could be seen flashing by.

The combined strength of a thousand men made Gecko Moria's power and speed no less than that of any top executive in a Four Emperors crew, but the more this was the case, the more he could feel the gap between himself and Kaido.

"No! Why doesn't he feel tired? Why is there not a single flaw in his defense!"

This frenzied battle lasted for nearly half an hour. Gecko Moria went all out every time, but he never achieved what he expected. He had the strength of a top executive of Four Emperors crew, but due to his laziness over the past ten years, his endurance and stamina were far from sufficient. Even his mental power to control shadows showed signs of collapse, and a tingling numbness and weakness spread throughout his body.

"That's enough." Kaido clearly saw Gecko Moria's condition. His right fist, accompanied by a whistling sound, slammed into the Shadow Scissors. The entire scissors shattered inch by inch, turning into countless black bats that fled in panic. However, in the next moment, unable to withstand the power of the collapse, they turned into countless black fragments, which scattered on the ground and then returned to nothingness.

Kaido's offensive was far from over; the unstoppable punch, carrying immense power, slammed into Gecko Moria's stomach, which was like a sitting duck!

Instantly, Gecko Moria's eyes rolled back as he retreated rapidly, various shadows flying out of his mouth and scattering in all directions.

After carving two furrows hundreds of meters long into the ground, Gecko Moria stumbled and finally collapsed to the ground, blood gushing from his ears, nose, and mouth.

"You're quite strong for being able to do half an hour of warm-up exercises with me." Kaido twisted his neck, no longer looking at Gecko Moria a hundred meters away, and continued walking indifferently towards Peace-War Pass.

He had only taken a few steps when a black shadow loomed over the sky. Suddenly, the air currents began to sink, and the Shadow Horn, which had been able to pierce through Little Oars Jr..'s body during the Marineford War, fell straight down!

As Kaido dodged, the Shadow Horn still pierced through his pants and a patch of skin on his ankle, drawing a few drops of blood.

"Hehehehe... hehehehe..." Gecko Moria, his face stained with blood, stood more than ten meters behind Kaido, panting and laughing wildly.

Kaido turned around expressionlessly and walked towards Gecko Moria, who unleashed countless Scattering Bats that swarmed towards Kaido.

With just two punches, the Scattering Bats all crumbled and shattered into black dust.

"Doppelman!"

Exhausted after unleashing that Shadow Horn, Gecko Moria tried to shift positions, but a giant hand had already grabbed his neck, choking off his last bit of strength.

Gecko Moria's face contorted in pain. "Kill you, I will definitely take my revenge..."

"I wish you could kill me, but you can't."

Kaido responded coldly, then unleashed a punch of full power into Gecko Moria's chest!

Instantly, the sounds of bones breaking and internal organs shifting echoed in Gecko Moria's ears, followed by another full-force punch!

After nearly ten punches, Gecko Moria was thrown to the ground like a rag doll.

Kaido looked down at Gecko Moria as if he were looking at a dead man, then turned and left. Even a young Whitebeard could not survive ten of Kaido's full-force punches without any defense.

The sharp pain in his chest caused Gecko Moria to cough up blood. His blurred consciousness left him with no strength to speak. He clearly felt that his sternum had been shattered into countless pieces, and even the world's best surgeon, Hogback, could not save him.

In a daze, he seemed to hear the voices of his companions.

"Hey kid, how about joining my pirate crew and we conquer this sea together?" The young Gecko Moria looked at the swordsman in front of him with a somewhat eerie smile.

"Conquer? What a boastful tone!" The swordsman laughed loudly after saying that. "But I like it. The mere sea should be trampled underfoot. My name is Nois, and from now on I'm the second-in-command of the ship!"

"Your ranking will be right behind mine, swordsman," navigator Amonlei laughed as he welcomed Nois aboard the ship.

"Captain Moria, what do you think of that fog up ahead?" The newly joined pirate was quite lively. "If it's all foggy like that, your Devil Fruit ability will be really useful. You won't have to be afraid of any sunlight, right, everyone!"

"Yes, that's definitely the best base!" That was the voice of the ship's doctor, Ailuoen.

"Only the Grand Line has such a magical place, with sea fog that never dissipates all year round!" Navigator Amonlei exclaimed excitedly.

"Hehehe, after we've sailed the Grand Line for a week, we'll establish our base here!" Moria laughed heartily. "Amonlei, compile the nautical charts here; this place will be my territory from now on!"

"The New World is truly amazing. Wano Country, which is said to have the oldest history, seems to be nearby." Navigator Amonlei, holding a nautical chart and munching on an apple, sat on the ship's railing.

"Watch out, Amonlei."

"Don't worry, don't worry, the seas have been very calm lately. If we keep sailing like this, we'll reach our destination soon!" Amonlei took a bite of his apple, then suddenly pointed to the distance on the sea, "Hey, do you guys see that? There looks like a ship over there."

"Captain Moria, what should we do?" Swordsman Nois asked.

"Hehehehe!" Moria chuckled menacingly. "We're pirates, let's go for it and rob that ship of all its treasure!"

The pirate ship's deck was littered with mutilated corpses and severed limbs. The bloodthirsty and ferocious Kaido slaughtered pirates who came at him one by one, showing no signs of fatigue. With a rip of his hands, he easily tore Amonlei, who seemed to be trying to sneak up on him, in half, his internal organs and intestines scattered all over the ground.

"Amonlei!" Moria, who was no match for the enemy and was severely injured, cried out with bloodshot eyes, as if he was about to shed tears of blood.

Kaido merely glanced back at Moria before continuing his ruthless slaughter.

The heavily wounded swordsman Nois continued his attack on Kaido, while Moria struggled to his feet, attempting to seize the opportunity to attack Kaido both sides. However, in the next instant, he let out a heart-wrenching roar, "Nois!!"

Kaido's reflexes were astonishingly fast; he twisted Noyce's sword before Nois could draw it, then easily grabbed the latter by the neck and broke it in two.

Then, one by one, his comrades who fought back were killed beside Kaido. The once ambitious faces became lifeless corpses, and the laughter and cheers turned into mournful screams on the deck.

Moria attacked Kaido relentlessly, vowing to kill him, but he couldn't stop Kaido's killing spree in the slightest. With the death of the last of his crewmates, Moria's physical injuries and mental breakdown caused him to finally pass out.

When he awoke, he found himself washed ashore. Kaido hadn't killed him; instead, he had thrown him and all the corpses on the deck into the sea. This place was an ancient country called Wano Country.

He sobbed uncontrollably, his tears, mixed with blood, falling onto the beach.

The Moria Pirates were wiped out, but he survived and continued to live on, sustained by an even stronger belief.

To this day, he has not gained any new companions, but only works with the two or three people he first met as partners, creating a large number of zombies that can be resurrected even after death.

"Nois... Amonlei... Ailuoen..."

Moria laboriously murmured one name after another, his consciousness fading. "I can no longer avenge you... nor can I fulfill the goals we set for each other..."

He would rather spend his days and nights with zombies than recruit any more companions. It wasn't just because he was afraid of his companions dying in front of him again; the most important reason was that the only companions he truly believed in were that group—that group of vibrant, diverse partners.

Gecko Moria, Shichibukai, died in battle against Kaido of the Beasts.