Moria raised the two shadows in his hands and laughed at the enormous corpse in the very center of the basement. Thick iron chains bound its body, two enormous devil horns jutted from its forehead, and tusks protruded from its lower jaw.
"Oh, oh! I can't wait!"
The grin on Absalom's lion muzzle had never faded. Now that the crucial moment had arrived, he spoke with growing excitement.
"This is the masterpiece of a genius-me!"
Hogback was already admiring his own handiwork as he gazed at Oars, who had yet to awaken.
Perona said nothing, but a trace of anticipation showed on her smiling, pursed lips.
Moria's face was also brimming with smug satisfaction as he smiled at them.
"Kishishishishi! Let's begin."
With that, Moria raised Barn's shadow.
Nami and the other two, who had been hiding inside Kumashi all this time, poked their heads out. The sight of the gigantic corpse of Oars the Demon made their hair stand on end!
"Is that Moria guy going to revive a zombie that huge?"
Nami stared at the enormous corpse in shock.
"Aaaah! We're doomed! Doomed! With Mr. Barn's shadow in a body that huge, how could we possibly beat him? Let's just run! It's not like Luffy and the other two will die just because they lost their shadows!"
Usopp had already lost all hope...
Below him, the adorably clueless Chopper murmured timidly.
"It's so cold here..."
Ever since Moria had taken Barn's shadow out of the Shadow Box, it had remained quietly in his grasp without struggling at all. In his other hand, Luffy's shadow kept trying to escape, but Moria's huge hand held it fast, leaving it unable to move.
Moria slowly made his way along the thick chain across Oars the Demon's chest until he stood before