Davy Jones extended his only remaining hand and touched Roy's forehead with his index finger.
Roy didn't dodge.
An extremely cold force surged in from between his eyebrows, spreading throughout his body along his blood vessels and nerves.
The power was like an icy river, but it did not harm anyone; it simply cleansed away the remaining black mist, hidden injuries, and cracks in his soul.
"This is the original use of the Dark-Dark Fruit."
It's not about devouring others, but about controlling your own darkness.
Davy Jones withdrew his hand, his body beginning to become transparent.
I'm leaving.
The last thing that belongs to me in this world, I'll leave it to you.
Roy opened his mouth, but found that he couldn't make a sound at all.
Davy Jones gave him one last look.
"Don't die, kid."
You also need to slaughter those nineteen bastards for me, one by one.
As soon as he finished speaking, the surface of the black lake trembled violently.
Davy Jones's figure shattered from bottom to top, turning into countless black specks of light.
The points of light did not dissipate into the air; instead, they surged toward Roy as if they were alive.
A warm, violent force, containing all the remaining will of that man from eight hundred years ago, poured into Roy's soul.
It's not about devouring.
It is a gift.
Roy's vision blurred.
When he could see his surroundings again, he found himself back inside the magic circle.
The black mist was still churning, but it posed no threat to him anymore.
The black smoke formed from the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit gradually receded into his skin, as if it had merged into his flesh and blood.
Something inside my body has changed.
My intuition has become sharper, and my perception has become clearer.
He could even sense the anxious, angry, or expectant auras outside the magic circle through the black mist.
So he began to sink.
Outside the magic circle.
Yamato knelt on the icy plain, sobbing uncontrollably.
She dug her fingers deep into the frost-frozen earth, gripping the ground like this to get a little closer to Roy.
" Yamato!"
Kuina ran over from the side, trying to pull Yamato up from the ground.
Yamato didn't move.
She just stared at the black orb of light in the sky, as if trying to pin her gaze into it.
"Brother Roy is still inside..."
"I know!" Kuina cried out, her voice trembling with emotion. "I know, but he wouldn't want you to do this!"
Yamato remained motionless.
Just then, a loud bang came from the sky.
It looked like something enormous had shattered from the inside.
Everyone looked up.
The pentagram magic circle suddenly began to collapse.
The texture is cracked, and black mist is overflowing.
Countless cracks appeared on the surface of the black sphere of light at the center of the magic circle, and dark red light emanated from each crack.
"The magic circle is cracked!" Tesoro stood up from the ground, ignoring his injuries, and stared wide-eyed at the sky.
The sphere of light exploded.
The sky was filled with black mist, mixed with cracked patterns, as if a black sky had been shattered.
At the same time, Roy's body fell from the center of the magic circle.
He fell from a height of several hundred meters, like a bird with broken wings.
The black mist was pulling at him, trying to completely engulf him.
But his body seemed to be resisting those things; even though he was unconscious, there was still a very faint black light flowing around his body.
"Brother Roy!" Yamato was the first to rush forward.
The power of frost spread along her legs, forming an icy path beneath her feet.
She ran wildly along the icy path, faster and faster, until finally she leaped up and caught Roy as he fell.
boom!
Yamato, holding Roy, crashed to the ground, his back and shoulders slamming into the rocks.
She used her frost power to create a cushioning layer behind her, but the impact of the fall still made her arms numb and her entire back feel like it was about to fall apart.
But she didn't let go.
"Brother Roy! Wake up! Brother Roy!"
Roy was covered in blood, his chest and arms were covered in gray-black cracks, and his skin was as cold as if he had been pulled out of an ice cellar.
But his breathing was steady and his heartbeat was strong.
Yamato pressed his ear against Roy's chest, listening to the rhythm of his heartbeat.
"Still alive... still alive..."
Tears welled up again.
This time, she didn't hold back.
Tesoro, Bullet, Crocodile, Hawk Eyes, Red Count, Kaido, Ace, Luffy... everyone gathered around.
"Quickly! Medical team!" Bullet waved and shouted into the distance.
Yamato was crying so hard she couldn't speak, but she clung tightly to Roy, refusing to let go.
Robin and Chopper squeezed through the crowd and rushed to Yamato's side.
Chopper frantically opened the first-aid kit and used a blood pressure monitor and stethoscope to examine Roy.
"Breathing is normal, heartbeat is normal, body temperature is a little low, many external injuries, but internal injuries are not serious... It's okay, it's okay, it's okay!"
Chopper himself was almost in tears, wiping away tears as he checked the items.
Tesoro collapsed to the ground.
He was covered in wounds, his golden armor was mostly shattered, and he was in a terrible state.
"Boss... you fucking scared me to death..." Tesoro's voice was hoarse and trembling, and he couldn't finish his sentence.
Bullet stood to the side, his white tiger armor removed, his body covered in blood and mud.
He looked at the unconscious Roy, his lips moved, but in the end he only uttered one curse:
"Damn it, he's got a tough life."
Kaido stood outside the crowd, a broken black blade still stuck in his shoulder.
He looked down in Roy's direction, his face expressionless.
Yamato looked up at him.
Kaido remained silent for a long time, then turned and left.
"It's good that he's still alive."
Only this sentence remained, scattered by the wind.
The magic circle in the sky completely dissipated.
The black fog did not fall to the ground; instead, it rose into the sky and gradually thinned out.
Like a flock of Karasu that had lost their nest, they circled one last time in the sky before fleeing in panic into the distance.
The darkness over Elbaf gradually receded.
After an unknown amount of time, a faint glimmer of dawn appeared on the eastern horizon.
The first rays of dawn fell, illuminating the scorched earth.
Amidst the ashes, tender green shoots are beginning to emerge.
Loki sat beside a rock, with the Iron Thunder stuck in his side.
He looked up at the gradually brightening sky, his golden vertical pupils flickering uncertainly beneath the bandages.
The truth about his father, the hatred of the World Government, the blood and fire on this island.
Many things have changed.
But the sun still rose as usual.
"This world is really something else."
Loki murmured something, a slow grin spreading across his face.
Luffy up to Roy.
He looked down at the man he had once tried his best to catch up with, and remained silent for a long while.
Then he grinned, a carefree grin as usual.
"You are indeed very strong."
"However, I will still surpass you."
Roy did not respond.
His eyes were closed, his breathing was steady, but the corner of his mouth seemed to twitch slightly.