Sabo's body bore clear signs of Void Erosion, purple patterns spreading beneath his skin like veins, a horrifying sight.
Seeing her companions return with their comrades grievously wounded, Claire was overwhelmed by anguish. She hurried forward to examine the injured.
"Kizaru's light essence has suffered severe damage and needs a great deal of Stellar Energy to stabilize," she said as she administered emergency treatment to Kizaru. "Jinbe has internal bleeding in several places, but fortunately, none of his vital organs were hit. Sabo is in the most danger. The Void Erosion is spreading, and if it isn't treated in time, he may..."
"What will happen?" Luffy asked nervously.
Claire gritted her teeth. "He may be completely assimilated by the Void and lose his sense of self."
A heavy atmosphere settled over everyone. Though they had survived a life-and-death battle and successfully obtained the three Anchor Stones, the price had been devastating. Everyone understood that this was only the beginning. The true final battle still lay ahead.
"But we succeeded," Ace said firmly, taking out the Abyss Stone that radiated a deep blue glow. "We got the Anchor Stones."
Lin Ye also took out the Light Stone, its golden radiance warm and sacred. Zoro carefully presented the Storm Stone, its silvery-white brilliance flickering like starlight.
When the three Anchor Stones were brought out at the same time, something wondrous happened. The three differently colored lights began to resonate with one another, intertwining in the air. Gold represented hope and light, deep blue symbolized profound wisdom, and silvery white contained the storm of freedom.
The lights gradually formed a massive tricolored formation on the ground, fifty meters across. Its structure was incomparably intricate, composed of countless exquisite runes, each gleaming with a different radiance. This was not a formation created by human