Lorne withdrew the golden lightning and dark gold Haki surrounding him, stepped out of the crater, and walked toward the stunned Duke Inuarashi and Boss Nekomamushi.
His long hair was platinum, fluttering in the breeze, with a few lingering arcs of electricity crackling softly among its tips.
"Lorne!" Carrot cried out.
She rushed over and grabbed the hem of his clothes.
Her eyes widened as she stared fixedly at his hair.
"Your hair turned platinum!"
"And those sparks are so pretty!"
Carrot reached out a little paw, wanting to touch Lorne's hair.
"Don't touch it, Carrot." Lorne tilted his head aside to avoid her and smiled.
"I haven't fully reined in the lightning yet. Careful, or it'll turn you into a roasted rabbit." Lorne patted her head.
Carrot pulled her hand back and stuck out her tongue.
"Everyone was terrified just now. We thought you'd drowned in the sea, but then you flew up dragging two monsters!"
Kuina walked over and looked at the two enormous Sea Kings in the crater.
Both carcasses were a thousand meters long, charred black by lightning and giving off heat.
"Rear Admiral, did you really kill them ten thousand meters beneath the sea?" Kuina asked, tightening her grip on Wado Ichimonji.
"Does the sea's curse really have no effect on you?" Kuina's eyes were filled with shock, her fingers gripping her sword hilt tightly.
"None." Lorne clenched his fist, feeling the power surging within him.
"My bloodline is extraordinary. It completely devoured and assimilated the fruit's power," Lorne explained.
"This isn't a Devil Fruit's power. It's the power of my own bloodline." Lorne looked at his hands, faint lightning flickering in his palms.
"So the sea won't reject me. Instead, it'll become my home ground," Lorne said confidently.
Ryan and Bakel gathered around as