"The Dark-Dark Fruit? That's the Darkness Devil, one of the most powerful fruit Demonic Wills. If you possess any will that touches upon the light, he will refuse to awaken! So you could never awaken it!"
The Five Elders thought it was impossible. Judging by Shane's earlier fighting style, his abilities had leaned increasingly toward the light, which should have made awakening the Dark-Dark Fruit impossible.
Yet now he really had awakened it!
For some reason, the Five Elders' instincts told them this was something utterly terrifying, because even Imu could only choose one or the other.
Why could Shane possess both?
There was no answer.
The man within the light stopped answering, but this also meant their earlier attack had accomplished nothing, because the darkness beneath their feet had already spread past them and climbed onto the barrier!
Somewhere no one could peer into.
Shane stood in place, his body transformed into pure darkness.
The Violet Haki Door twisted, and with the darkness melting into it, became a spinning violet Haki black hole that devoured everything.
It slowly revolved, seizing everything around it.
Within his consciousness, chains wound around the Dark Will as it roared like King Kong.
"No!"
It bellowed, furious at this outrageous turn of events.
Devil Fruit Awakening had always required harmony with the Demonic Will. Who had ever subdued a devil through sheer strength of will instead?
The crucial point was that so many Demonic Wills were all helping Shane.
The battered Dark-Dark will wished it could destroy the Dark-Dark Fruit's power, but doing so would mean the Demonic Will would disappear as well.
Shane would wield the Dark-Dark power without restraint!
"Don't you like darkness? You like great power, devouring everything. Now I'm stronger, and I'll devour your darkness."
Hearing Shane's words, the Dark-Dark