"Since conventional methods can't secure victory," Kordo said viciously, "we'll use the final measure!"
He turned toward the Star-Attractor Device inside the observatory and plunged his staff into the device's central control console. The Void Origin Shard at its tip immediately resonated intensely with the device, and the entire observatory began to shake violently.
"Activate Void Summoning!" Kordo shouted. "Open a portal directly to the Void Origin!"
The Star-Attractor Device let out a deafening roar. The purple beam shooting from its top grew thicker and shot straight into the sky. At the end of the pillar of light, space began to tear apart as a massive black rift formed.
"This is bad!" Astra's expression changed drastically. "He's going to connect directly to the Void Origin! If he succeeds, the entire world will be dragged into the Void!"
A suffocatingly terrifying aura flowed from the black rift, pure chaos from the deepest reaches of the Void. The rift continued expanding, and the spatial structure along its edges had already begun to collapse. Even light warped into bizarre shapes.
"We have to stop him!" Luffy clenched his fists, the star patterns on him flashing with resolute light.
"That's right." Ace nodded in agreement. "We can't let his plan succeed!"
Astra watched the widening rift in the sky, fully aware of the gravity of the situation. Once the Void Summoning was complete, it would no longer be merely Aurora Island's problem. The entire world would face the threat of destruction.
"Luffy, Ace." Astra turned to his two companions. "Prepare for the final battle. We must destroy the Star-Attractor Device and defeat Kordo before the portal fully opens."
"Understood!" the two answered in unison.
However, getting close to Kordo while he performed the Void Summoning would not be easy. The Void Energy around him