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😳 WELL. THIS IS NICE. | Not Accepting.
He had his head in his hands. It was a small bother, but the flickering light from outside made him feel bad. Really bad.
And he's felt bad before, but this is a different bad. It's not upset because of someone's words or cold from the rain; whatever this was, it made his stomach turn in a way he's not really used to.
Ruby, nice as she is, does her best to help. She questions, he points to the window— the world gets darker and an indoor light floods the space instead. That would have been enough, he thinks, but she apparently wasn't done with her assistance.
He feels the couch sink in slightly as she sits beside him, Kidd flinching slightly when he feels her hand on his head, dark eyes darting up to look at her and see what she was trying to do to him—She leads him down, down, down until his cheek rests at the top of her thighs. He stills, unsure the meaning of all this...but she pets at his hair, the motion repetitive and reassuring.
As she continues, he can feel the swirling in his stomach start to settle, the flashing behind his eyes going away too. After a few more moments he feels like his usual self again. He doesn't know how she knew to do that or why that worked, but he glances up at her in awe. "You helped."
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Chapter 53 of Academy released. And the title is Rainbow Gold Treasure.
A calm gathering with warm drinks. Being able to see a semi-reunion of Baroque Works is one of my favorite things about Academy. There's essentially no limit on which characters will appear together, and it often leads to fun and interesting groups being formed.
After upperclassman Crocodile catches underclassman Law from the incident last chapter, Luffy rescues Croc from the avalanche. And oh my goodness! It's the return of good boy Luffy and good boy Kidd, from the Madam Sharley & good deeds chapter. They are so well mannered. Amazing return but also, thanks I still hate it. Luffy still wearing the sandals is too good hehehe.
There is a bit more fun with Luffy referring to Chopper as "Mr. Animal," and generally being so very formal.
Though he seems to snap back to himself after walking for a bit, though Kidd doesn't, and Luffy's reaction is priceless. Hancock finally getting to reunite with the real Luffy is nice too. Not the illusion from last time.
We are also treated to the visual of Crocodile carrying little baby Laphans. Perfection.
The chapter concludes with the group reaching the summit and getting close to seeing the treasure! I really like the mix of animal from Skypiea, Strong World, and Drum.
It's been an arduous trek to reach this point, though I'm eager to see what they discover.
Next chapter releases on the 16th/17th of January!
#one piece academy#ch 53#crocodile#luffy#eustass kidd#baroque works#trafalgar law#chopper#boa hancock
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chat, is this real life rn?
please tell me it’s all a joke.
PLEASE
#jjk#jjk ch 236#no FUCKING WAY#I cant do this anymore#first it was kidd and now it’s frosty#gege when I catch you Gege
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Kidd really didn't understand this whole thing. This...big building with hundreds of small, loud people. And then some not as small ones like this guy.
But what he DID know was that fair...was fair. Things should just be fair. But sometimes...they aren't? Why not? That didn't make much sense to him. "...So I can't take it out?" It being the class pet (a rather grumpy-faced lizard) he had seen in the window and attempted to set free.
Kidd's brow furrowed, still desperately trying to explain this to the other. "...But....cage? Cages are...bad."
@dxsole asked:
well , that's not fair , is it ?! // From Kidd to Jacob!
" Well , no . But sometimes things just aren't . That doesn't mean we have to let them bring us down , y'know . " Brow furrows in thought . " I hope that makes sense .... "
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i went ahead and ordered some for the table. (Kidd & Ruby... a maybe date?? Who cares, there's french fries coming!)
🍟 THIS IS GOING GREAT | Not Accepting.
"You're smart." Kidd still didn't have a firm grasp on how to order things he wanted. He would prefer just going up to someone and telling them he wanted something, but they always ended up giving him some paper with markings and pictures instead or telling him they didn't have what he was asking for.

It seemed more complex than it needed to be, but he's glad she understands. "The curly ones?" He doesn't actually understand the concept of curly but he does know that's what they're called. "They're the best ones." She knows this too because he won't stop mentioning how they're the best.
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Kidd is yet to know all these locations; so far he has the diner, the bathroom (and this was a common space, apparently, and all vastly different), the park, and the station. The last one he knows he didn't like even if it was the very first space he was brought into after waking up in the woods.
He hit the guy who questioned him at this station over the head with a chair. He's not proud of it but at the time he was seemingly brand new and did not like that guy's tone.
But Beck doesn't talk to him like that. He doesn't make him feel dumb and instead seems to want to teach him new things and how to act. So he eagerly follows. Especially seeing as food was involved. Fast food even.
"Okay." And he does nod in agreement. "I'll be good." And walk faster— he keeps his hands in his hoodie pocket but shuffles along quicker to keep up with Beck. He doesn't mind the brisk pace, he's very hungry and now that he's been promised curly fries he has no problem running if it gets them to the food faster.
"How'd you get...pay?" Money. "People don't wanna give stuff to me and I don't know how to get it. The good way." Without just taking. Or hitting now that he knows that's wrong.
It's been fine so far. Aside from some people telling him he couldn't do that and to go to another location, which felt silly to suggest as he needed to sleep and one place was as good as any other, he thinks.
Money = numbers things. He hopes. Kidd thinks he's pretty good at getting things. He may need to be told the right words, but once he knows, he basically knows.

"...No." He doesn't think so. "I've been in a diner." It was told to him. It was a food place and one of his favorite sort of places to be in. "I was given coffee. I do not like it." It burned and tasted bad. He isn't sure why anyone would give it to him.
Everything else had been good though. He thinks harder. "Curly fries." It was the only foodstuff he bothered to get the name of. "I like curly fries."
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Lionheart (ch 16)
1.6k words.
Gabe Kidd goes to America to beat up some AEW wrestlers. First, though, he is forced against his will to participate in an interview.
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Next Door
When you try to save your friends from bad press (your father's opinion on them) ending up having to find a way to survive it turns different than what you expected, but along the way there are your best friends, new friends and a very annoying gym bro that lives just Next Door
Previously on... Next Door//More about... Next Door//Next on... Next Door
Vol.7 Ch.30-little kids
She regretted everything: having had too many drinks; focused on the wrong guy; getting drunk to not think about what was happening, but mostly important she regretted how her main focus was Zoro interacting with kids.
She had never saw him like that, and it was not even because he didn’t notice her, he did, and she knew he saw her at her table downing drinks after drinks like no tomorrow.
Her head was throbbing so much Y/N thought her brain was about to get thrown out of her skull.
Taking her phone she checked the time: 8:33 am, then a text message got her attention. It was from Kidd, she unlocked the phone and opened the message app. A simple ‘we need to talk.’
The second she answered, he called. Y/N imagined Kidd eyeing his phone like a hawk. She laughed at that.
“Do you like him?” He started.
“Good morning to you too, I’m great just an headache. What about you? Have you slept good?” She mocked. It was insane, she thought it was just insane to start a conversation like that.
“I don’t… just answer my question. Do you like him? Yes or not?”
“First of all, who do you think I like? And second, why don’t you answer my question?” Leaving her bed she walked to the kitchen, maybe she could try and eat something.
“Because I am waiting for my answer. So? Do you like him?” Y/N had to remind him to be more specific, she had a couple of guys that she liked, not in a romantic way that’s it, but still. “Roronoa Zoro. Do you like Roronoa Zoro?” She laughed. “I’m serious don’t laugh.”
“Are you for real? Roronoa Zoro? The Roronoa Zoro that is always annoyed if I just even breath his way? Man please don’t make me laugh.”
“I’m not, I am dead serious. I didn’t say anything yesterday because it was your cousin’s wedding and I didn’t want to cause a scene but I swear…”
“You swear what? What were you going to do if we weren’t at the wedding?”
“Never mind.” The conversation was going nowhere, Kidd just started yelling and as a consequence Y/N kept raising her voice, which got Eustass Kidd angrier the more they talked.
Y/N was getting impatient, she just wanted to end the conversation here and there but whenever she tried to put an end, he started once again with his stupid ideas that she was just using him to get back at Zoro.
“You are just stupid at this point. I’m not that desperate to get a man attention like that.”
“Oh you forgot how we started talking?” She scoffed, what had that anything to do with their conversation? “I overheard you talking about Law and the second Chopper told you he is not interested in a relationship or whatever you wanted, oh look at her going into her next victim, aka me. I should have known better.”
“Hold on. Is not my fault I like it when a guy looks good. And before you could say…” he cut her off, Kidd didn’t want to know more, he made a mistake and he was paying the price of his decisions. He hung up the phone. “I can’t believe this.” She said and in the heat of the situation she smashed the plate on the ground. She had to cool off before doing anything, before having breakfast, before going out. She has to let it slide and move on with her day.
“Mutherfucker blaming me for his insecurities. Fucking bitch, how dare he yelling at me like… ugghhhh” she walked to her balcony, thinking that maybe some fresh air could have helped her. It did. A bit. Because the memories of last night came back but honestly, she was glad they did. Seeing Zoro making a child smile with just his presence was helping calming her nerves.
The phone in her pocket kept on buzzing, it was getting annoying so she decided to check what was so important to make her phone go off like that.
Zoro was pacing, back and forth in front of the door, he didn’t know what to do, nor what to think. Was the sound he heard a good or bad sign? Was she okay? Was he supposed to call an ambulance? The police? Both?
His phone dinged, taking him away from a spiral of stupid questions, to be honest, and took a deep breath when he saw it was Y/N. She had screenshoted his tweet, he didn’t care much, sent it to him and told him to get inside, the door was unlocked and that she was on the balcony.
He walked inside, the main space was clean, cleaner than what he assumed it was. Zoro had a picture of what Y/N was like and the fact that she always proved him wrong made him upset, he was always right.
Moving his focus to the kitchen, there he saw it: a plate smashed on the ground. Looking more carefully he was happy to not see a single drop of blood, thanking whoever was above him that she wasn’t hurt. Walking to the terrace he started thinking how to approach the topic, how to ask her without being too noisy and without making her mad once again. After hearing her scream he didn’t want any repeat of that.
“So, I heard you screaming and smashing things. Is everything okay?”
“Nothing is okay.” She didn’t move from her position, not a glance his way, nothing. He had to not think much about it, the two of them hated each other. “I woke up with an headache because I got drunk yesterday and I got drunk because…” a pause. “I wanted to” Zoro knew it was a lie but he didn’t care, she was talking to him without a hint of teasing in her voice and for him was good enough.
He spaced out in the middle of her talking, Zoro heard nothing of what she said after, the man was so into his own thought he forgot he was with someone else. Just when Y/N called his name he was back on planet Earth.
“Sorry, you were saying?” She rolled her eyes and walked inside. “If you don’t care, why bother asking.” It wan’t a question and he wasn’t asked to explain himself but he did it regardless. He apologized, explaining that when she talked about the wedding his mind, on its own, started to remember bits of the night before.
“Really, it wasn’t planned. I wanted to know if you were doing fine, genuinely curious.” She sat on her couch and he followed, cautions in case she didn’t want him there. Y/N didn’t say a word, he took it as a good sign, it was fine for him to take a seat next to her. “So, if is not too much to ask, why were you screaming.”
“Eustass fucking Kidd.” Zoro noticed how she called him by his name and not referred to him as ‘punk boy’. He had to bit the inside of his cheeks to not smile at that. “Man is so insecure he thinks I was using him. He implied am I an attention seeker. Do you think I seek for attention?” She was now looking at him, deep into his eyes, his soul. He felt weird.
“No, I don’t think so. Also, Eustass is stupid so don’t listen to him. He is always wrong.” He said. He knew she was going to say something stupid so he managed to play his cards right by anticipating her next question by shutting it down before she could even ask.
“Thanks.” Never in his life he ever thought to heard that word from her, not if it was meant for him, no sir. He didn’t say anything, until he had an idea.
“Are you free today?” Y/N looked at him confused, Zoro could guess what she was thinking right now, but just waited for an answer. She told him Franky was nice enough to give her a day off. “Great. So go change, I have something in mind that might take your mind off of things.” She pondered what to do, he saw it but then agreed.
“I’ll be right back.” She said heading to her room.
Y/N was dying inside. She wanted to know where were they going, what were they going to do, but she didn’t dare to ask. Zoro had told her it was going to be a surprise, so even if she asked he wasn’t going to talk.
“Please tell me.” She gave in. She couldn’t stay any longer without knowing.
“I told you it is a surprise, and besides we are almost there.” He answered.
It was true, not even five minutes later Zoro parked his car and invited her to get out the car, to which she didn’t have to be told twice.
“A…dojo?” Seeing the building she was in a loss for words. Why did he took her there? Was she going to take part of the class? Was he going to give her a private lesson? What was happening?
“Yeah, I have a lesson and a meeting with a special guest. I thought it was going to be of help. I can drive you back home if you want.” Y/N looked at him, then she looked back at the dojo. Her eyes shifted between the man and the building a couple of times, she couldn’t believe what was happening. “So?”
She agreed. It could go any worst than this morning right?
She regretted accepting the idea. She was surrounded by kids, not older than 10 years old, asking questions and question and more questions all together. Some of them complimented her beauty, one of the kids joked about being the happiest guy if she was to go out with him.
“Do you like master Roronoa?” She didn’t know if she was supposed to laugh or yell at the kid for the question. It took her sometimes to come up with an answer good enough to shut him up but before she could mutter a single word, Zoro walked in.
Y/N had a thought, for a second she had an unholy thought about Zoro dressed in that samurai edoten. The color wasn’t that flattering but she knew that if it was anyone else they couldn’t pull it off as much as Zoro was.
He smiled at her, the kids too immersed in the stretching session to notice the exchange of looks the two adults were having. Y/N scoffed and went back to the exercises.
After the stretching was over, Zoro personally handed the students a wooden sword.
“Do as much as you can. This time I won’t push you too much.” He said, winking at her.
“No, I don’t…”
“Okay now, before the beautiful lady that joined us can waste our time take your position and let’s start.” Y/N’s mind was racing, she couldn’t believe he thought she was coming back at the dojo; she couldn’t believe he winked at her while saying that; she couldn’t believe he called her beautiful. He just called her beautiful and she didn’t know what that meant.
She couldn’t ask for explanations, she couldn’t take Zoro outside and ask him to explain himself so she just kept on doing what she was told to do.
Zoro was happy, happier than usual. He loved training his little samurai in the art. He grew up in the dojo, he was immersed in such a beautiful tradition he took proud in teaching the new generations about it, in hope they would take it to heart and teach it to the future generations.
His happiness was because she was laughing. It was the first time since the wedding he saw her laughing to her heart content and now, watching his students show off in front of her, Y/N was having the time of her life.
“Okay okay, enough now. Give me back the swords and go change. I have a little surprise so don’t be late.” As on cue the kids rushed to Zoro heading their weapon, Y/N followed in tow. “You can go home if you want, I need to stay and check the kids for another hour and a half.” He said once she was close enough to hear him. Unbeknownst to the both of them the kids were looking at them, laughing and giggling at the interaction.
“I think I’m going to stay. I don’t want to go home yet. If that’s okay, of course.” He waited before answering.
“Go change then. I’ll see you at the front desk later.” Zoro watched her leave the room and when he was sure she couldn’t him he called his little students. “Okay, listen to me. The lady that joined us today had a pretty bad morning so now do me a favor. Either in groups or one by one, I really don’t care, go to the garden by the main entrance and give her a compliment. Anything to make her smile okay?” They all nodded “great, now go change first.”
It didn’t took Zoro long to change so he was able to see, from afar that’s it, the kids doing as they were told, watching carefully how Y/N reacted at the compliments she was receiving.
“I thought you hated her?” Kuina asked, stopping next to her cousin.
“I thought that too.” He said. “Now let’s get this room ready for our guests.”
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Kidd honestly wasn't sure what else he was meant to do outside take things and leave. It wasn't like anything was held down or under lock and key (he doesn't actually know what a lock or key is, but the sentiment is there).
Nor did he know what to do with this guy who started following him around. It seemed like they were in the same situation; utterly lost. "Uh," He holds up an Arizona can, which he had taken because he liked the colors, 2 5-Hour Energy's (Taken for the same reason), a banana as well (seemed interesting), and a pocketful of potato chips (he had opened them inside then poured them all in his pocket. Honestly he's not sure why, but it felt like the right thing to do).
One of the potato chips was tossed into his mouth. "I got stuff. Good stuff." Again, he's basing this on the colors.
can i help you? | chats - kidd & inkblot!ethan
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ch. 1126 spoilers under the cut BECAUSE I NEED TO SCREAM ABOUT IT
Shanks to Barto: Get this poison to Luffy he must die😡
Shanks 2 seconds later: 😂😂 gotcha! I love that kid more than myself. Jokes on you, it was a test!
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Shanks to Barto: Oh yea sure, you can go. Forgiven and forgotten about what happened here. Noooo worries, pal!
Shanks 5 minutes later, as Yasopp sinks the whole ship: Jokes on you, nobody does bullshit like this on my territory. Perish 😌💅
LIKE. I CANNOT PUT INTO WORDS WHAT THIS MAN DOES AND WHAT IT IN TURN DOES TO ME. THE MUSE IS ROARING WITH LIFE. THAT MAN IS SO POWERFUL AND PEOPLE STILL UNDERESTIMATE HIM.
I also wanna see just how powerful he is. First Kidd, then this, and I don't think Oda even scratched the surface of Shanks' power. Just... SCREAM TO ME ABOUT THIS I AM ON A HIGH!
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Ok laddies time for this week's theory time (do I need to make a masterpost of my theories? This is getting a little ridiculous lol)
Spoilers for One Piece chapter 1115 spoilers under the cut
The way I jumped and threwwww my kindle (onto pillows) when Vegapunk confirmed all the Atlantis theories!!!!!!! I made the mistake of reading it right before bed and I was wide awake for like another two hours talking to a friend and just thinking about it 😅
I honestly was ready to scrap my theory from ch 1113 about there being whole continents 800 years ago before a great flood happened, and I'm still reeling on how it all turned out to be true besides the natural phenomenon part (here's my theory from ch 1114). And Oda once again proves how fucking genius he is bc I never expected 200 meters?????? Omg???? That's over 650ft for my fellow US folks. Here's an image going around Twitter from a YouTube video that shows what are own world would look like if sea levels rose 200m

Insanity
These recent chapters have had me really questioning the mechanics of the One Piece world lol. Tbh I think we all just assumed that the world was just Like That and mainly functioned to drive the plot forward. But there are actual reasons behind it?? With this revelation, I started thinking about how the sinking of land could have been intentional on the Allies' part, beyond the destruction of the Great Kingdom and erasing it from history. The way the world is now, with the Red Line going all the way around and the Calm Belts running perpendicular to it, it's incredibly hard to travel between the different Seas. The islands are also fairly isolated from each other, especially on the Grand Line. It makes it hard for information to travel around, and the only way to get world news is through a heavily vetted newspaper. To me, it all seems purposeful to further subjugate the world by physically dividing the people, making them easier to control and rule over.
I also want to reiterate how easy it would've been to erase the Great Kingdom from history and collective memory when the Allies/World Government had the capabilities of mass destruction that could cause sea levels to rise hundreds of meters. Not only does it make the original land inaccessible, the amount of people that died was probably immense. And with the death of a large number of people comes the loss of knowledge. Those that survived likely wouldn't have wanted to pass down information on the Great Kingdom from both the trauma of the event and the fear of retribution by the World Govt (I assume the laws forbidding research on the Void Century was immediate). So potentially after just one generation, knowledge on the Great Kingdom and how the world used to be would've disappeared. Iirc only the Minks and the Kozuki family passed down info on the kingdom's existence, and their lands are largely isolated from the rest of the world. (Speaking of which, they both are in locations where further rising sea levels wouldn't affect them)
Looking into it further, the way the geography of the world also seems like it's trying to prevent (or at least discourage) people from getting into or leaving the Grand Line and also travel between islands. Just trying to get to that sea is dangerous because it requires a person to either sail through Reverse Mountain, where many pirates canonically have died because of the crazy currents and storms and end up crashing into the mountain, or going through the Calm Belt, which is current and wind free and infested with Sea Kings. And once you're in the Grand Line, the waters itself are extremely difficult to navigate. Now what's in the Grand Line that the Allies may have wanted to prevent people from getting to? Laugh Tale.
For a little while now, I've been playing around with the idea on how the magnetic fields on each island may have been created to specifically help a pirate/sailor get to Laugh Tale. We've already seen Kidd using his awakened devil fruit powers to change the polarity of different objects, what if it's possible to change the polarity of an entire island? With those powers, a person could have created the seven paths of the Grand Line. I'm still trying to decide if this was done outside the Allies' control, or if it was an order from the Allies and the person was secretly loyal to the Great Kingdom.
And don't think I missed that little detail Vegapunk said about the Allies using ancient weapons!!!!!!! Literally each chapter has been teasing the reveal of the Elders having Uranus!!!! 。゜(`Д´)゜。 It seems like the Lulusia attack really was just a taste of what their weapon can do. I can't imagine how big an attack (or how many attacks in succession?) it would take to cause 200m sea level change???
#I can't wait for the official translations to come out and compare notes haha#also can't wait for the next chapter to blow our minds again#one piece#one piece spoilers#op spoilers#one piece 1115#egghead spoilers
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Trying to put all of the pieces of Blonde Bucky Ch 2 together to see if any of it will make sense.
So far we've got Buck going feral (on par for me), the return of Nora who is still too hot for Curt, Bucky learning that while a red lip is a look it is not the look Nora is going for, pretty gold nail polish, a destroyed bar, and as always Jack Kidd not being paid enough for this.
Do I want to go the extra mile and add in CurtRosie? Yeah I probably will because they've still got me in a chokehold that one day I will explain
Muses willing, I should publish this tomorrow? Then I can get Jealous Biker Gale out after that. Finally I'll do one more fic then lock in on Stalag Arc Part 2. My final fic might be something I let y'all vote on? Not sure what the options would be, but I'll keep y'all updated.
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She smiled and Kidd just smiled back— no reason really. It seemed like the right thing to do.
—Doughnuts. Kidd chuckles under his breath but does his best to hide it. Funny word. Kidd can't parse out why it's funny but it felt funny.
He notes the gesture she gives him, still lightly staring at her hand before she actually guides him— oh, he can't...can't stay in the line now. There are a lot of rules just to get the cup of smoke.
"Yeva." He initially thought it was nice. He had yet to meet anyone named Yeva...but then again, he hadn't met many people. "I'm Kidd." He holds his hand out (someone told him that was what you were supposed to do) and smiles.
He keeps smiling even as his brows raise, slightly confused. Did she mean his shirt? Kidd glances down, noticing the difference in color where the cold from outside had hit his shirt. "Cold? Uh," He shrugs. "Maybe? Don't feel much different."
He does flinch when the person behind the counter comes back, drink in hand, plopping it down with Yeva's order and waltzing off as Kidd wraps his hand around it.
It was warm to the touch and that made his lips part in slight awe. Nice. Actually, now that he looks down at it, it's not like smoke at all. Is it more...liquid? Fluffy? It had white fluff on top that was quickly disappearing into the liquid below.

Weird. "Uh, what are those, um," What's the funny word? "Dough...nuts. What are they?" He took a hesitant sip of his own drink, being met with a chill (whipped cream), then a sweet sip (chocolate), followed by a bitter aftertaste (coffee).
He doesn't realize he's burned himself, but it doesn't matter either way. He's mostly dealing with the bitterness. He looks to her, calm as ever, "This is horrible."
Kidd had no clue where he was, but that was the least of his problems right now.
He had only come inside for two reasons; one being the chill outside that had successfully gotten into his bones and caused him to shake and twitch in the most annoying sort of way. He didn't like it. He wished it would stop.
Secondly, people kept exiting this building with little containers of...something with smoke? A good smoke. Not like the stinky things people put in their mouths. A nice-smelling smoke that they...drank? It was weird but a lot of people had them and seemed to enjoy them...so it felt like something he should pursue.
What started as a simple quest turned into something monumental. Not only had someone told him he had to wait behind a bunch of people to get the smoke, but now that there were no people in front of him, this guy wouldn't give him anything.
"Like I said already, you need money. Things cost money. I can't give it to you for free— it's against company policy."
Kidd slowly blinks, hoping this expression will help relay the fact that he did not know what money was, and even if he did, he doesn't think he has any. He also didn't know what company policy was, but it sounded dumb.
"Well?!"
His mouth opens to answer but someone answers for him. They put some...paper on the counter. He's seen it before. Still wasn't sure what it was for.
The guy who didn't want to give him the smoke sighed, seemingly sated. All he wanted was paper? That's it? There was loose paper outside...it just seemed a little silly to try and get some out of Kidd.
"Okay, so payment's covered— you wanted the, uh,"
Kidd pointed to the nearest patron, specifically at the steaming cup they had. "...That."
"...Half-caff mocha with whipped cream?"
Kidd hesitates at all these unknown words but eventually nods, firm in his decision. "Yeah."
"...Okay."

As they scurried off to grab his order, Kidd glanced at the nice person with all the paper, giving them the smallest smile. "Thanks. I don't have, uh, any of that." He means money.
Kidd also glances back to see the entire line staring at him, clearly unhappy. He faces forward again, lips tightened into a thin line and brows high on his face. "Everyone looks, uh, mad back there. Don't look."
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lappy - ass lyk tht
shelhiel - kisskisskisskisskiss
ethanuno - tld
kuudere - talk to me
tatsunoshin - two hearts
omar+ - body language
the chainsmokers - don't lie
atura - whenyousayit
mashinomi - star status
perfume - ラヴ・クラウド
dark cat - bubble tea
pretty patterns - ffffff
kenshi yonezu - plazma
young franco - going on
baobei - fkin my friends
venbee - this one's different
negative shawdy - dancing with the lights out
mac wetha - born vacant
annie-dog - the feeling in my fingertips
will sass - string theory (feat. catching cairo)
rituals of mine - head on
guru doug - undressed
knock2 - my melody
claar - police horse
tessa dixson - highspeed crash
anatole muster - wonderful now but it's fast
paica - beautiful shapes (feat. pasocom music club)
mahalia - life size
ky vöss - angelicode
reyanna maria - wish u well
danny dwyer - system overload
sim - happy
horsegiirl - material hor$e
ang3l - in my head
ohrwurm - i want u there 2
mymy - listen
jugem - itaiy0.feat shachi
cafune - internet crash
picco - fake theory
oklou - take me by the hand (feat. bladee)
sono - yēa
757shai - falling backwards (sped up)
ch!kub! - gyuuu
stella the pixie - dancing on my own
2adore - different land
lil crimes - regal
miraie - stargaze by myself
d1v - back to life
757shai - why would i stop
masta ace & marco polo - certified
ilajide - live from jump
logic - not a game - feat. lucy rose
shane kidd - bushido
duane's primo - mallrats
savon araeo - lick
darrell cole - .meet the vultures
mega ran - it must be
logic - intergalactic icons
layfullstop - did i stutter
kodie shane - watch me burn
savannah cristina - it's a wrap
jolianne - afterthought
lauren sanderson - superstar
monogem - lemon tree
hope tala - survival
sunday moon - down
l.ucas - out of love
su lee - wabi sabi
morgan saint - blazing
mallrat - pavement
berryblue - blue
charlie houston - pink cheetah print slip
king mala - hypothetical
minnie - drive u crazy
joy oladokun - good enough
kelsea ballerini - first rodeo
kacey musgraves - deeper well
isabel pless - shirley temples
samia - bovine excision
kirnbauer - siento lento
macseal - easily undone
esme emerson - together
leah dou - california baby
easha - xoxo
lucy dacus - ankles
june henry - daylight
lighthearted - borrowed
laur elle - killjoy
housewife - work song
annie dirusso - back in town
junior varsity - new york
olivia o'brien - memory lane
land of talk - as me
momma - i want you (fever)
mana garden - love to death
neanderthal - spiders
boilermaker - ladyfinger
saetia - tendrils
luby sparks - broken headphones
yuragi - for your eyes only
tokyo tea room - if you love her
lights & motion - tidal wave
jyocho - strong body and rich future of macho minimal fairy
hiromi - balloon pop
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ONE PIECE Ch 1080 ‘Iron Fenix’
A mix of spoilers, light novel, and script that follows the Kidd Pirates’ quest for vengeance after their defeat. [Warning: Extreme violence and a very long story]
The chapter starts with a flashback. We see things from Kidd’s perspective in a series of panels.
First, we see Shanks’s fleet in front of him. On the right side, Killer is telling him not to lower his guard.
In the next panel, the Damned Punk cannon fills the scene. We see that he is aiming at the ship in front of him.
The next panel is split in two. In the first one, we see Killer jumping in front of him, screaming, “Look out, Kidd!” In the second and last panel, we see Shanks above him, unleashing “Divine Departure.” The page gradually becomes black.
There are only a couple of speech bubbles with people screaming, “Save the captain!” or “Killer too is wounded!” After those, pitch black.
The next page is a single large panel where we can see Kidd from above, awakening from the knockout, screaming, “Killer!” They are on one of the two halves of the ship. He is surrounded by the remains of his crew, who were kneeling down, waiting, hoping for him to wake up.
Some of them were treating his wounds. As soon as they see their captain awake, they start screaming, “He’s alive! The captain is alive!” “Hooray!” “Bring more bandages!” and other similar exclamations.
Kidd slowly tries to stand up while some of the crewmates try to keep him sitting. “Calm down, Captain, calm down, you’re wounded.” Kidd doesn’t listen, and once he is up again, he tries to walk while screaming, “Where is Killer? Where the hell is Killer? Tell me!” The crewmates are hesitant; they don’t look Kidd in the face.
One of them, while looking down, says, “He’s down, Cap. He was wounded heavily, and they had to operate on him quickly.” We see a close-up shot of Kidd, shocked and furious. “What! How! Damn you, Killer, why?”
We see him walking down the remains of the ship, screaming, “Out of my sight, you idiots!” The crew members are scared and concerned as they open a path to let him pass. After a couple of meters, Kidd falls to his knees. “Captain!” say the crew.
We see him kneeling down, crying, “Why, you! Don’t you dare die on me, don’t you dare!” For the first time, we can see a large wound on his belly and chest from Divine Departure.
He is losing a lot of blood and also starts bleeding copiously from his head.
In a long shot, we can see the whole crew rushing to save their captain. “He’s very wounded!” “He should have stayed lying down!” “Quickly, we need a transfusion!”
Before losing consciousness, we see Kidd standing up again and rushing down a ladder. The crew behind him: “No, Captain, stop! You’re wounded!”
Close-up shot of Kidd’s face on the verge of collapsing. He is furious, with tears falling down his cheeks: “I’m sorry, Killer, I lost again.”
In the next panel, we see Kidd in front of the door, shocked: “No! No, Killer! No! What have I done to you?!”
On an entire page, we see Killer on a table, tubes everywhere, some even in his head. Blood bags surround him, and medical devices are scattered around the room.
He is completely bandaged. The stains of blood cover the bandages. Kidd is almost unconscious, both from his wounds and from seeing his friend in that state.
He walks slowly towards the table holding Killer. He hugs his friend carefully, saying: “Forgive me. I’ll fix you. Believe me, I’ll take care of you, Killer.”
In a series of two panels, we see Kidd fainting, slowly falling while covering Killer with his blood.
In a double spread, we see both Killer and Kidd from above. Kidd is on the floor at Killer’s side. Blood is everywhere, and people are screaming: “Help them!” “We need blood, quick!!” “Captain! Killer! Hold on!” Chaos erupts.
In the last panel of the page, we see a long shot of the remains of the boat with the surviving members of Kidd’s crew drifting towards a cave on the coast of Elbaf Island at sunset. A couple of speech bubbles say: “Row faster! Faster!” and “Quick, we’re losing them!”
On the next page, we see a box in the left corner saying: “20 days later.”
Dorry and Brogy are walking on a trail in the woods, smiling as always while carrying two big chests full of tree trunks.
Dorry says: “Hey Brogy, this is the last cargo, right? We should be able to finish the new vessel with this wood, right?” Brogy answers: “Sure, Dorry. I can’t wait to see that beauty finished once and for all. Imagine the look on Shanks’s face when he sees our masterpiece.”
The duo laugh, and Brogy gives Dorry a pat on the back.
In the next panel, we see a close-up shot of both giants, where their faces change from joyful/happy to utterly terrified.
Dorry is only able to whisper: “This can’t be real.”
In a double spread, we see the entire city of Elbaf in the distance below, completely enveloped in flames.
Back with the giant duo, Brogy exclaims: “We need to rush, Dorry! People need our help, quick!” They drop their wooden chests and start running down the hill.
In the next panel, there is a high shot of the giants from behind. We can see the city getting closer. Suddenly, a column of flames and smoke erupts in the western part of the city, while, at the same time, a series of giant pillars and dust emerge suddenly from the eastern side.
Dorry: “What is this madness?!” Brogy: “I don’t know, but we must do something. Let’s split up, Dorry. I’ll go left, and you go right. Okay?” Dorry: “Gotcha, Brogy. Let’s meet up with all the survivors on this hill after the chaos settles down.” Brogy nods to Dorry, and in the next panel, we see the duo splitting in two opposite directions.
On the next page, we see a back-and-forth between Dorry and Brogy.
Brogy is rushing through a street surrounded by buildings and houses in flames. Every tree is a giant torch. We see him clearing the space in front of him with his sword, previously blocked by wooden beams, tables, pieces of walls, and all sorts of rubble.
The same goes for Dorry, who, instead of being surrounded by flames, is moving through an intricate labyrinth of metal beams and iron poles. Each building is pierced by giant metal bars.
We see both of them hearing screams and rushing further down the street to help those in need.
Back with Brogy, we see a close-up shot of him, disgusted, as he looks at what seems to be a corpse burned to a crisp. With a furious expression he screams: “Who’s the demon behind this?! I’ll make you pay for what you’ve done!”
Back with Dorry, he is running too. Suddenly, after turning a corner, he emerges into a giant plaza. What was once a beautiful display of giant architecture is now a huge pile of rubble, blood, and metal.
The only things still standing are the columns that surround the plaza. On each one of them, there is a corpse pierced with a metal beam. Dorry is speechless: “What is happening here…” His facial expression is that of a man who isn’t sure if he’s living a nightmare or reality.
His gaze is drawn to a dark figure with its back turned, at the end of the plaza.
Dorry looks at the figure incredulously: “It can’t be you. You should be at the bottom of the ocean.”
On the next page, we see Brogy destroying every obstacle in his path with his axe. Burned corpses are everywhere, but now there are also bodies chopped to pieces. The street is a bloodbath, and the buildings are splattered with huge blood stains.
Brogy, furious and terrified, exclaims: “Oh my, oh my, this can’t be real. I must hurry.”
A series of loud screams snap him out of his thoughts. A close-up shot shows him lifting his head and looking ahead: “There are still people I can save! HOLD ON, I’M COMING TO SAVE YOU!”
After a couple of turns, he arrives at the source of the screams, in the market plaza.
In a double spread, we see a giant pyre made of wooden beams and tree trunks. The pyre is humongous; it towers over every surrounding building by a large margin. On each beam, there are two or more giants tied with rope — men, women, children, elders — all screaming and crying in pain.
The ground surrounding the giant pyre is covered with every sort of wooden object: doors, chairs, tables, wardrobes. It’s as if every house has been emptied of its contents to fill the plaza.
Brogy looks at the chaos in front of him in disbelief: “This is madness.”
A gaunt figure appears on top of a beam near the bottom of the pyre — it’s Heat.
“You!” exclaims Brogy. “You should be dead already! Curse you! What have you done to my people?”
Slowly, the other members of the Kidd Pirates emerge from the shadows, each standing on one of the highest pillars of the pyre. Only Killer is missing.
Heat very calmly says: “Do you like our farewell gift for you giants?”
Brogy: “What?! Farewell? What are you talking about? Free my people immediately!”
Heat: “Oh, but you will understand soon enough. In the meantime, let’s play a game. Let’s see if you can free all of your fellow giants before they burn to a crisp.”
Close-up of Brogy, his facial expression one of panic: “Don’t you dare, stop!”
As Brogy rushes toward the pyre, Heat blows a torrent of flame toward the ground covered with wooden objects. Everything immediately catches fire, and with a couple of jumps, Heat reaches the highest beam of the pyre, surrounded by his crew.
Brogy momentarily halts his charge to scream: “NO! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, YOU CRAZY MONSTER!”
We see a series of panels in which giants scream in pain, the light of the flames reflected on their faces.
In the next panel, we see a low-angle shot of the Kidd Pirates. Heat is in the center. He says: “Good luck! And let us know how the challenge goes. See ya!”
After saying that, the pirates jump behind the pyre and vanish from the plaza.
A long shot shows Brogy breaking everything in front of him with his axe. The flames are already at the base of the pyre. Screams of pain and panic fill the air around him.
A close-up shows him exclaiming: “Curse you, Kidd Pirates! We will kill you! Shanks will kill you all!” Another wave of cries echoes through the plaza. Brogy: “Hold on, brothers! I’ll save you, I promise!”
With a massive swing of his axe, he destroys a huge area of debris in front of him, creating a path to the pyre.
On the next page, we see Dorry in a battle stance, looking at the dark figure at the end of the plaza. “I thought we erased you from this planet, Kidd. Shanks was wrong. He should not have spared your life back then.”
Side view of Kidd’s mouth as he speaks: “You are right, giant. Look at what happened because of that fool, Redhair.” He smirks.
Back view of Dorry: “SHUT UP, YOU MONSTER! I’LL MAKE YOU PAY FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE!” With his sword unsheathed, he lunges toward Kidd.
In a big panel, we see a long frontal shot of Kidd, smiling without looking behind him. His appearance is different. He has a huge scar across his torso, with large metal stitches holding it closed. On his left eye, he displays a sort of metal orbit-like piece covering the part of the skull where the eye is. Inside the orbit, a red glowing eye gleams. A large scar marks his head, starting from the forehead and reaching the middle of his cranium. A couple of strange bolts mark the bald spot on his head.
His left shoulder is covered by a levitating round pauldron. Above the pauldron, a series of long, thin spikes float slowly.
He has a noticeable amount of bolts and pieces of metal embedded in his body, giving him a crazier look on his face.
Behind him, we see the huge figure of Dorry leaping into a swing directed at Kidd’s head.
“DIE, KIDD!” screams Dorry.
The next panels are a series of images following the trajectory of the massive blade.
The power of the swing suddenly stops just 1 cm from Kidd’s head.
We then see Kidd’s face in a side view shot with the blade above his head. He is laughing.
“Come on, big boy. You can’t even touch me? Can’t you do any better?” asks Kidd in a condescending tone.
The next panel shows Dorry trying to move the blade with all his strength, but without any success.
“Curse you, Kidd, and curse your damned power!” exclaims Dorry, veins bulging on his face.
Kidd continues: “I never liked you giants, but I was wrong. Now I consider you really valuable. You are the perfect tool for me to beat Red-Hair.”
Dorry: “Nonsense! You’re crazy, Kidd!”
But as soon as he finishes speaking, Kidd releases the sword, which snaps back at Dorry with the full force he was using to move it.
In the next panel, we see a side view of Dorry hitting his own head with his sword. Kidd looks up as if he’s thinking about something.
In the next two panels, we see Dorry’s helmet breaking under the impact of the sword, and he drops to the ground, leaving a trail of blood in the air.
Dorry lies on the floor of the market plaza, holding his head with his hands. He takes a couple of moments to recover from the massive hit. Slowly, he gets up, still dazed. His face is covered in blood, with a big gash on his forehead. Luckily for him, the helmet was able to stop the blade from cutting into his skull.
“YOU’RE DEAD, KIDD, PREP — ” the giant screams angrily, but before he can finish, he notices that there’s no one in front of him.
We see a panel from behind Dorry’s shoulder, showing nothing in front of him.
A couple of text balloons appear from the side of the panel: “A bait, like the lowest of worms. That’s what you are to us. You will bring Red-Hair here.”
Dorry’s face looks surprised and scared.
In the next panel, we see Dorry quickly turning to face Kidd. Kidd is mid-air, his face oozing bloodlust from every pore, while the new robotic red eye glows menacingly. We can see that his left arm has transformed into a huge cannon. With a scary smirk, he says: “Last time you were lucky, but not now. DAMNED PUNK.”
In a highly detailed double-page spread, we see a slightly high shot of the cannon’s final blast. In front of him stands the corpse of Dorry, decapitated but still on his feet. Behind him, we see the trail of the huge projectile that Kidd shot.
Everything in the path of the projectile is destroyed, leaving a huge hole in the city.
The hole stretches beyond the horizon, revealing that the entire city has been pierced. All around the trail, buildings are in various states of destruction. Debris litters the scene, trees have been cut in half and are flying through the air, and screams fill the air in text balloons. It’s a portrait of pure destruction.
On the next page, we see Kidd descending to the ground, his left arm transforming back into the massive metallic arm that he always wears. Smiling like a madman, he says to himself, “And now, let’s wait for the fat one.”
In the next panel, we see a mid-shot of Brogy, helping to reassure a young giant who is crying. “Everything will be okay,” he says with a big smile on his face.
In the background, we can see that the pyre has been disassembled and that all the giants previously bound to it have been saved. They are now safe and sound behind Brogy, who is looking at some of the wooden debris still burning. Alongside the giants, we see newly arrived pirates treating the burns of some survivors.
In the following panel, Fugar of the Social Club Pirates emerges from behind Brogy, walking in front of him.
“Hey Brogy, now that we’ve saved all of your fellow giants, you need to rest a bit. We need to treat your burns.”
Brogy, looking down at the smaller man, answers, “Sorry, Fugar, but I can’t. I need to find those responsible for this madness and punish them. Also, I need to reconnect with Dorry; he’ll be mad when he finds out what happened. Oh, and thank you for what you’ve done! Without you, I wouldn’t have been able to save my people. We giants will always be in debt to you.”
On the next page, we see the tall figure of Fugar on the left side, occupying the entire page vertically, while on the right side, we see a flashback of what happened after we last left Brogy.
Fugar starts talking: “Oh, please don’t mention it, good giant. You would have done the same for us. Plus, your people shielded us numerous times from the Marines, even before joining the Red-Hair fleet. It was just luck that we were still around Elbaf. We were at the dock in the north, ready to depart, when we spotted the flames in the distance. Once we saw the fire spreading in the city, we rushed to help those trapped in that hell.”
In the next panels, we see Fugar and Brogy smiling. Fugar gives a pat on Brogy’s huge boot, saying, “Thankfully, we were able to reach you just in time. The most important thing is that everyone is safe now.”
We see them smiling together, with pirates and giants smiling in the background.
In the final panel, we see a giant projectile piercing the city in the background, destroying the pyre and launching everything nearby into the air.
The scene continues with buildings being pulverized by the devastating power of Kidd’s “Damned Punk” attack. Every pirate and giant caught in the projectile’s path explodes in a gruesome cloud of blood.
Fugar and Brogy, who were laughing just seconds ago, now stand frozen in terror, their faces petrified by the horror of what just happened. The air is filled with the screams of people running in every direction, panic overtaking them.
In the following panels, we see Fugar and Brogy turn slowly, their expressions shifting from shock to disbelief as they take in the living hell before them. The plaza, once filled with life, is now a scene of unimaginable carnage.
A series of panels depict the chaos: people torn to pieces, giants and pirates weeping over the bodies of their fallen comrades, children crying in terror, and the entire plaza reduced to a massive pile of debris. Amid the chaos, people run around in a frenzy, a true depiction of madness.
Fugar and Brogy look like ghosts, their faces drained of color and life.
After a moment of stunned silence, Fugar suddenly screams, “Guys! NOOOOOOO! NOOOOOOO!!!” His voice is filled with raw pain as he begins to cry like a child. We see him running towards his fallen men, desperation in his every step.
Brogy, still standing, doesn’t move, but his face is a mask of anger and despair. He mutters to himself, “This can’t be true, this can’t be true, I must be dreaming. Curse you, Kidd, and curse you, Redhair, for not killing that monster.”
In the next panels, the focus shifts to the survivors. People are desperately trying to rescue the wounded, while Fugar collapses to his knees behind his dead subordinates, sobbing uncontrollably.
On the next page, the overwhelming desperation among both pirates and giants turns into a frenzy of anger. The air is thick with shouts of rage: “We want the ones responsible for this! We want vengeance!” “THE KIDD PIRATES!! THEY ARE THE CULPRITS!” “I want them!” “They must pay!”
The following two panels show Fugar walking with his head down, his fists clenched tightly at his sides. His face is hidden, but the zigzag lines around his body indicate that he is seething with fury.
Brogy, now on his knees, stares blankly at the destruction before him, still struggling to process what has happened.
Fugar steps in front of Brogy, still looking down. In a close-up shot, we see Fugar’s face for the first time — it’s a mask of pain, desperation, and pure anger. Tears stream down his cheeks as his teeth clench together.
Through gritted teeth, he says to Brogy, “Let’s erase them from the face of the earth. They killed my people and your people. I just want to kill them and avenge my comrades.”
The final panel shows Brogy looking at Fugar, his expression one of disbelief. It’s as if he never expected to see this frail, old man so consumed by fury and bloodlust. The two of them are united by their shared grief and burning desire for vengeance.
Seeing Brogy in his numb state, Fugar snaps, shouting, “WAKE UP, GIANT! THEY KILLED YOUR PEOPLE, THEY’VE DESTROYED YOUR CITY, THEY ARE ERASING YOU GIANTS FROM THIS PLANET!!! WE NEED TO STOP THEM! WE NEED TO KILL THEM NOW!!!”
Brogy, still shocked, remains silent, simply staring at Fugar with his mouth agape.
Frustrated by his friend’s inaction, Fugar turns back to his crew. Before moving to join them, he slightly turns his head and says in a calmer tone, “Don’t worry, if you prefer to stay here, I understand. I don’t blame you. I only blame that stupid Redhair for letting those monsters live. It’s his fault this madness has happened.”
Turning to his remaining crew, Fugar roars, “Get ready, brothers and sisters! Today we will avenge our comrades who fell to those cowardly monsters! Let’s give them a lesson they’ll remember for the rest of their short lives! Let’s go!”
The next panel shows Fugar’s crew, energized by their captain’s words. Each member is furious and bloodlusted, with some readying their weapons, others screaming battle cries, and a few painting their faces with war colors.
We see Fugar leading the charge, his crew following the path of destruction left by the projectile. He looks ahead, scanning the horizon, and shouts, “That’s the direction! LET’S GO, SOCIAL CLUB PIRATES! LET’S HAVE OUR VENGEANCE!” This is followed by roars of approval from his crew.
In the next shot, Brogy’s silhouette stands in the middle of Fugar’s path, almost as if trying to stop them.
A mid-shot of Brogy reveals his face shrouded in shadows. Calmly, he says, “Fugar, wait.”
In a close-up of Brogy’s face, his wrath is palpable. “THE GIANTS WILL HELP YOU!! LET’S VANQUISH THOSE DEMONS AND AVENGE OUR PEOPLE!!! LET’S HONOR OUR ANCESTORS, BROTHERS!!”
He then turns to a young giant, saying, “Olafar! Take everyone else to the mountains, far from this madness, and make sure everyone is safe.”
The young giant, though reluctant, nods and begins to follow Brogy’s orders.
In the next panel, we see dozens of male giants behind Fugar’s crew, screaming battle cries and ready to avenge their people. The giants are armed with improvised weapons — beams, wooden trunks turned into maces, and crude cleavers.
Two panels show Brogy and Fugar looking at each other, followed by a large panel covering almost half of the page. This panel depicts both captains from a low angle, with their crews behind them. Both Brogy and Fugar are screaming, “LET’S GO!!” while pointing their respective weapons forward.
In the final panel of the page, we see, from a bird’s-eye view, the massive group (in the hundreds) of pirates and giants leaving the plaza and entering the enormous tunnel in the buildings created by the projectile.
In the next page, we see a long shot of the plaza, with Kidd always at the center of it. He is surrounded by his crewmates, all except Killer.
A side view shows Kidd walking, holding his chin with his hand. Around him, Heat and the other crew members are present. Kidd appears to be deep in thought. He asks calmly, “Did you bring the giant to the shore?”
“Yes, Captain!” Heat responds. “The guys are preparing the welcome party for Red-Hair’s return.”
Kidd smiles with satisfaction. “I bet he will be extremely happy to see his fellow giants.”
Heat adds, “Captain, we still need more resources to finish the preparations for the party. Right now, we have only the giant. It’s not enough.”
Kidd replies, “Worry not. Heat, the fatty should be on his way. Hopefully, with some of his fellows, we’ll have plenty of resources once I’m done with them. Now go and help Killer with those devices.”
Heat says, “Sure, Captain,” then turns to his crewmates. “GUYS, DID YOU HEAR THE CAPTAIN’S ORDER? LET’S REACH KILLER; EVERYTHING MUST BE READY FOR RED-HAIR’S RETURN.”
In the next panel, we see the group quickly heading outside of the plaza.
We then see Kidd turning to look at the giant void he created with Damned Punk. He continues to hold his chin with his hand, thinking, “I need to avoid the tallest buildings; I need those as markers. Also, we need to place one on each hill. Yeah, but we also need to supply power to all of them. Mmm, those batteries should do the trick. I hope Killer will be able to set up THAT.”
But while Kidd is immersed in his thoughts, the next panel reveals a crowd in the distance walking through the tunnel toward him.
“They’re here,” says Kidd with a smile. “But who are those others?” he adds, squinting into the distance.
In the following panel, Kidd focuses his right eye, while from the red mecha-eye, a strong red light begins to glow.
In the next panel, we see the point of view from the artificial eye. The view is like looking through a telescope, with graphs, numbers, and symbols creating a HUD. The mecha-eye switches focus from giant to pirate and finally zeroes in on Fugar, who is framed by a rectangle with a short bio beside him.
We return to a close shot of Kidd’s satisfied face. “Fugar!! Ahaha, that old fart!! Where the hell did he come from?? I thought no pirates were on the island! This is almost comical! He looks furious, ahaha. I must have killed a couple of his subordinates with my attack. Ahaha!” As he laughs, he continues, “Oh dear Red-Hair, this will be great! You’ll have so much fun once you’re back!”
In the next page, a series of panels depict the crowd of giants and pirates running toward the plaza, screaming curses and threats at Kidd. They finally arrive in the plaza, still at a distance from Kidd. They stop, surrounding the dreaded pirate.
From behind, the crowd parts to reveal Brogy and Fugar. They are holding their weapons — Brogy with his usual axe and Fugar with a pair of large guns, seemingly too big for his frame.
A mid-shot of Kidd shows him with his arms wide open, like a host receiving his guests. “Welcome everyone! I’m glad you could make it to the party!”
An over-the-shoulder shot reveals Kidd talking to the group in the distance. We can see their angry faces. Still smiling, Kidd continues, “Hey Brogy, I see you brought friends! That’s a fantastic surprise! They’ll help us prepare the perfect welcome party for Red-Hair’s return! Oh, and I’m happy to see that you won the fire challenge — that’s great.”
Brogy shouts, “CUT THE CRAP, KIDD!! YOU ALMOST KILLED MY PEOPLE! I’LL DESTROY YOU!! WHERE IS DORRY? SPEAK!!”
Kidd, trying to suppress a laugh, responds, “Oh, Dorry, right! Well… he lost his head… so I brought him to the shore to cool down a little. I think he’s now helping Killer and the others preparing the party.”
Fugar, enraged, cries out, “DON’T MAKE FUN OF US, YOU MONSTER! YOU KILLED MY MEN!! NOW PREPARE FOR OUR REVENGE!! GUYS, GO!!!”
Dorry shouts, “LET’S GO GIANTS! WE NEED TO TAKE BROGY BACK!! FOR OUR ANCESTORS, FOR ELBAF!!”
In a landscape panel, we see both pirates and giants charging into battle with guns blazing, with Brogy and Fugar leading the charge.
Back to Kidd, who is laughing. “Woooow, calm down, everyone!! First, let me explain your role in all of this, then you can have your fun, okay??”
In the next panels, we see Kidd snapping his fingers. Different shots depict pirates and giants instantly losing all their weapons: blades, spears, guns — every sort of metallic weapon is being drawn from their hands by Kidd’s power.
The following panel shows a massive ball of weapons forming above the crowd’s heads. Fugar and the stronger members of the group try to hold onto their arms, but they are unable to resist the force.
Seeing that things aren’t going as planned, Brogy, the only one still able to hold his axe, tries his luck. “You wanted it, Kidd. This time, I’ll erase you: HAKOKU SOVEREIGNTY!”
A series of panels shows the axe descending. At first, we only see the handle, but after two panels, once the attack is completed, it’s clear that the metallic head of the axe is missing, and the attack didn’t even start. Dorry looks in disbelief, first at the wooden handle of his axe, then above him. The metal part of the axe is levitating above his head, and as soon as he looks up, the axe drops on his head with enough force to knock him down.
The giant ball of weapons suddenly explodes, sending blades, swords, and projectiles flying towards the crowd.
Everyone in the group tries to shield themselves with whatever they can, or with their bare hands. Some turn their heads in fear, bracing for the worst.
In the next shot, every type of metal weapon is planted deep in the dirt, just a few centimeters from hitting each member of the crowd.
A mid-shot of Kidd shows him laughing like a maniac. “Ahaha, I can’t laugh any harder or I’ll die! I can’t breathe!” Then, his expression changes instantly to seriousness. “You are pathetic. A bunch of worms. But you’ll serve well as guinea pigs for my new creation. Let’s see if it’s colorful enough.”
The next panel shows Fugar rushing towards Brogy, who is touching his head. Everyone else looks terrified.
A very close shot of Kidd’s mouth: “GOREPUNK”
In the next panel, we see a long shot of a humongous head emerging rapidly from the terrain below Kidd’s feet.
The following shots reveal different parts of a titanic metal structure rising from the depths. We see terrified pirates and giants, vibrations so intense that some of them fall to their knees. There are clouds of dust and debris, along with claws, hooks, saws, fangs, chains, spikes, and collapsing buildings. Huge shadows are cast over the frightened giants’ faces.
After this medley of terror, we see a mid-shot of Fugar, Brogy, and other pirates looking up, their mouths agape.
Fugar can only manage to say, “That’s …. Impossible.”
In an epic double-page spread, we see Kidd’s machine of pain in its entirety: a gargantuan steel creature occupies almost the entire plaza, standing at least 500 meters tall. The creature has a frail human body with ten long arms, five on each side, forming a fan shape. Each arm ends in a hand with ten very long, thin fingers. The legs are hidden beneath the plaza.
The creature has four heads. The front and back heads display a painful expression, with mouths open in what seems to be a scream of agony. Each jaw is lined with long fangs, and the eyes are covered with bands. A halo of long spikes crowns the forehead. From inside the ears, two long spikes emerge, and the lengthy lobes descending to the chest are adorned with spiky piercings. The face of the creature is covered in piercings everywhere.
The left and right faces are nearly identical to the others, but with mouths open in a ghastly laugh, and long metal tongues hanging out. These tongues are pierced with numerous metal spikes.
The most terrifying aspect of the iron monster is that it is entirely covered in tens of thousands long chains with hooks and spikes, huge saws, razor-sharp blades, and drills. Scattered across the creature’s body are thousands of large mouths, all with long fangs bared in a hateful expression. A massive mouth dominates the creature’s belly.
A myriad of chains hang from the long fingers and arms. The silence around is broken by the sound of these chains oscillating slowly.
The fingers themselves are made of long blades, and numerous circular saws emerge from the palms. Two of the ten arms hold large kris blades, while two others are colossal chainsaws, each the size of a tall building. One arm clutches a giant metal head by its steel hair; the head’s eyes are sewn shut, and its mouth is open in an “o” shape. The final two arms are enormous drills.
Lastly, we see a small black dot on top of the head of the steel monster. It’s Kidd.
In the next page, we see a series of small panels showing the terrified expressions of the pirates and giants, still paralyzed by the shock of the unreal creature standing before them.
The following panel reveals a full-body shot of Kidd, his arms raised in a triumphant pose: “BEHOLD MY MASTERPIECE!! Have you ever seen such a spectacular work of art?! This is our passport to the One Piece! No one will be able to stand in our way — not the World Government, nor the Yonkos. Not even your hero Shanks! With this, we will reshape the world!”
A mid-shot of Kidd continues, his demeanor shifting to that of a madman: “And this is all thanks to your and Redhair’s incompetence!! If you had killed us on the spot, none of this would have happened!!”
“And I bet you giants didn’t even realize you were sitting on a goldmine of iron! As a matter of fact, your land is a massive chunk of iron! We never would have dreamed of creating such a giant machine of war until we stumbled upon this land, particularly one of the caves your ancestors abandoned thousands of years ago, thinking there were no more minerals left.”
Panels show a flashback: first, we see Kidd’s crew reaching the shore on the remnants of their ship. Pirates are seen carrying the wounded, including Kidd and Killer. Next, we see them discovering a huge, abandoned cave entrance, blocked by dense vegetation and plants.
A panel shows the pirates breaking into the cave. We see Kidd and Killer gradually recovering. Kidd appears furious, recalling what happened. He works tirelessly in the cave until night, crafting a plan to defeat Redhair, his anger evident as he tinkers with scrap parts.
We see him grafting his skin and implanting metal parts into his head and other parts of his body. He works on some kind of machine, moving from euphoria to anger due to a lack of sufficient resources.
We then see him discussing with his pirates, pointing at a blueprint on the wall. The blueprint depicts a strange war machine (different from the one he is currently using) with a series of points connected by lines. Kidd is seen punching the table, expressing frustration over the lack of resources to complete his plan.
In the following days, we follow him as he walks around the cave in a depressed state. He takes a torch and explores the vast mine.
We see him touching the walls of the enormous cavern, looking up at the ceiling, which is obscured by shadows in the distance.
Thanks to his Devil Fruit powers, he deduces that this must have been a very old iron mine, at least 2000 years old. He moves iron dust through the air, then concentrates, trying to “feel” the iron around him.
Suddenly, almost shocking him, he hears a strong signal emanating from the depths of the mine. We see him modifying a piece of his metallic arm into a sort of hoverboard, then soaring at breakneck speed toward the bottom of the mine with a manic grin on his face.
He rushes through the cave tunnels, the signal growing stronger as he plunges deeper. He follows a narrow, seemingly bottomless vertical tunnel, then launches himself into the abyss.
At one point, he has to switch to his newly made artificial eye to see in the darkness. After what seems like a long descent, he reaches the bottom, but to his surprise, there’s nothing around — only a very narrow space with some debris.
The iron signal is still incredibly strong. He holds his head, as the signal is almost painfully intense.
He looks around, searching for any clue that might lead him to the source of the signal, but finds nothing. He sits down on a strange, rounded rock.
As soon as he sits, he jumps to his feet immediately in pain, massaging his rear. Something has bitten him. He looks at the rock and, to his surprise, sees a series of strange spikes emerging from where he was seated. Curious, he clears the surface of the “rock,” and suddenly, his amazement is palpable.
From the perspective of his artificial eye, we see what Kidd was sitting on: it’s the top of a massive diamond spike. He looks astounded.
He then transforms his mecha arm into a gigantic drill and begins drilling around with fervor.
In a double spread, we see him from above in a wide-angle shot: a vast expanse of white crystals fills the entire scene. Thousands of crystals with incredible geometries stretch beneath Kidd’s feet.
At the center, a massive spiked ball stands partially embedded in the crystal terrain. It resembles an ancient tool stuck in the ground, with several of its spikes broken and a long crack running through its center, splitting it in half.
Kidd looks initially astounded, but then a huge smile spreads across his face. “It’s a drill! That’s the head of a massive drill, yeah! Once they exhausted the iron deposit in the upper part of the mine, they must have drilled until they hit this layer of crystals!
They must have tried to drill into the minerals, but when the drill broke apart, they probably thought there was nothing but crystals below the top surface. They surely didn’t have any device to sense the iron beneath. Oh hell, this is crazy!! Ahahaha!”
With a wild look, screaming like a madman, he exclaims, “Brace yourself, Kidd, we’re opening this can of worms. AHAHAHA, I’LL BLOW THIS PLACE TO PIECES!! AHAHA!”
He then flies up the tunnel, looking above him and saying, “Let’s try this new trick.”
We see the huge metal arm disassembling itself and then reassembling into an enormous coil, levitating in the middle of the tunnel. Its two extremities converge into a large sphere above the spiral. Kidd hovers above the coil, just in front of the spheres. What was a madman just minutes ago is now a cold, calculating mind.
Close-up of his face: “Now this will be hard.”
Another close-up shows Kidd’s face under extreme stress, followed by a series of panels depicting iron dust moving from everywhere in the cavern above. It converges into a massive iron cloud and then rushes down the tunnel at high speed.
Full-body shot of Kidd, every muscle in his body contracted to its maximum capacity, his lone hand resting on the sphere. His face is a mask of pain and fatigue as the surrounding walls crumble slightly: “NOW MELT!”
In the next panel, a stream of iron dust surrounds Kidd, then enters the top of the spiral.
The following panel shows a long shot of the coil, with Kidd completely obscured by the torrent of iron. As the dust enters the coil, it quickly melts, pouring out from the bottom in a massive flow of molten iron. The coil glows with a bright white heat, flooding the darkness of the tunnel with light.
We see another shot of the tunnel below with the enormous broken spiked ball in the distance and the massive torrent of melted iron descending rapidly. Then we return to a very close shot of Kidd’s face.
His expression is a mix of euphoria, madness, and extreme stress. Veins are popping all over his face: “IT’S SO FREAKING HOT!!!! I AM MELTING!. BUT I CAN’T STOP NOW!!!”
We see a series of panels showing the flow of both liquid and solid iron diminishing until the dust at the top of the coil has completely transformed into molten metal. Kidd appears on the verge of collapsing.
A mid-shot shows Kidd throwing his cape, now full of iron dust, down the tunnel. His serious face is partially covered in shadows.
In the next panel, we see him falling, seemingly having fainted. However, in the following shot, we realize that he has actually collapsed onto his cape, which is now levitating, straight as a board, thanks to the iron dust it absorbed. Kidd is lying down, smiling, with his arms and legs dangling outside the black cape.
He is sweating profusely and gasping for air, his body recovering from the inhuman stress. Some burn marks are visible on his arm and chest. Despite being extremely tired, the pirate is euphoric, laughing heartily: “AHAHAH, I did it! I did it!! This is going to be great!”
A close shot shows him turning onto his side and leaning out of the cape to admire his new creation. Ecstatic, he exclaims: “BEHOLD MY MEGA-DAMNED PUNK!” as if addressing a crowd.
On the next page, we see a one-point perspective shot of a humongous cannon occupying almost the entire length and width of the tunnel on the left side. On the right side of the page, there are various shots detailing the massive weapon. Numerous panels, pipes, and valves cover the enormous cannon, which resembles a larger, more refined version of the Damned Punk. It features slick and shiny surfaces everywhere.
We see Kidd slowly getting up, placing both hands on his hips. He says: “Okay, now it’s time to fire this thing and see what treasures this cave holds.”
In a mid-shot above his waist, he is first seen inhaling deeply. In the second shot, he exhales slowly and says calmly: “And now…” His face is covered in shadows.
“LET’S GOOOOO!!!” screams Kidd, diving headfirst into the tunnel with his finger pointed at the cannon.
The next shot shows the cannon from below, firing an enormous bullet. The shot is so powerful that the cannon explodes into pieces, partially destroying the surrounding tunnel.
The entire second half of the page depicts the projectile leaving a trail of energy as it strikes the massive spiked ball partially submerged in the crystal layer below.
The impact is staggering. Although the projectile is considerably smaller than the gargantuan drill head, it pulverizes the spiked ball, sending millions of crystal shards flying everywhere and even denting the surrounding layer where the drill head was embedded.
We see the vibrations from the incredible shock causing a small earthquake-like effect. After a brief overview of the reactions of Kidd’s pirates and some random giants to the sudden tremor, we return to the crystal layer, now featuring a massive hole in the middle.
In the next shot, Kidd is seen falling through the tunnel, initially covering his face from the debris with his hand, then looking ecstatic at the hole below: “I did it! I DID IT!!!!”
A close shot from the side shows Kidd’s face: “And now, let’s see what secrets lie in there.”
A long shot from above shows him falling into the tunnel, with the immense darkness of the hole in the background.
A series of shots follows him as he dives into the hole. From the perspective we observe, Kidd appears minuscule compared to the vast dimensions of the hole. “I’ve never felt such a gigantic presence of iron,” he says while falling.
Inside the hole, a very long shot shows him as a tiny dot against the surrounding darkness.
A mid-shot captures him with his mouth open in disbelief: “It’s pitch black. Let’s see what’s around here.”
A close shot of his face shows his artificial eye glowing red: “This is unbelievable,” he says, astonished.
In a double spread, we see Kidd floating in the air, overwhelmed by the breathtaking view around him.
The cavern is impossibly vast and filled with iron; the veins are everywhere, almost as if the rock is 100% metal. The cavern is so immense that the walls and the bottom are lost in darkness.
We see layers upon layers of iron, columns of rock, and massive stalactites of minerals creating a surreal landscape.
A grid is superimposed on the environment, as if we are viewing the enormous cave through the artificial eye.
Kidd screams, “REDHAIR, PREPARE YOURSELF! WE WILL ERASE YOU FROM THIS WORLD!!” in a manic tone.
A mid-shot of Kidd shows his expression, a blend of madness and euphoria: “Look at this, Killer. This is our passport to the One Piece.”
In the next page, we return to the present. Kidd stands with his arms wide open, proudly displaying his creation: “And that’s how we created this work of art. You giants were really close to a goldmine of iron! Really damn close. With that, you could have become a power rivaling the World Government and the Yonkos.”
A close shot of Brogy shows him looking up, his face a mix of disbelief and awe. The terror he felt moments ago has faded, replaced by curiosity and incredulity: “That’s… that’s impossible. Our ancestors were master miners; they couldn’t have…”
Before he can finish his thought, Fugar interrupts with urgency: “BROGY! YOU STUPID GIANT, WE NEED TO RETREAT FAST! WE CANNOT MATCH THIS POWER!! QUICK, WE MUST GET TO SAFETY AND INFORM SHANKS!” Fugar grabs Brogy, pulling him from his stunned state.
A mid-shot of Brogy shows him snapping back to reality: “Yes! Yes, you are right! MEN, LET’S RETREAT, QUICK!”
A long shot captures the huge crowd of pirates and giants scrambling away in panic, desperate to escape.
In a mid-shot, Brogy is seen running with Fugar close behind him. Fugar glances back at Kidd and shouts: “IT’S NOT OVER, KIDD! WE WILL NOT FIGHT THAT THING NOW, BUT BE SURE, WE WILL RETURN WITH THE ENTIRE FLEET!!”
The following panel shows Kidd from an above-the-shoulder angle, watching the retreating crowd. From this vantage, the fleeing figures appear tiny. Kidd is laughing, enjoying the chaos.
A mid-shot of Kidd shows him deep in thought, his hand on his chin: “I won’t need to use the arms right now, but it would be useful to test their functionality. Mmmh, but I can’t destroy all the buildings. Aaaah, I’ll test them another time, maybe with Killer and the others.”
A close shot of Kidd’s face reveals a demonic grin, his artificial eye glowing ominously on the metal skull plaque: “Let’s start the party.”
The next page showcases a collage of panels illustrating the enormous spikes at the end of the chains, levitating in mid-air under Kidd’s control. The spikes move like serpents, emerging from various parts of the steel creature: its arms, chest, shoulders, and fingers.
Suddenly, the chains begin to whip and shoot down towards the retreating crowd of pirates and giants.
The following panel depicts a tidal wave of spiked chains raining down upon the fleeing figures.
In the next panel, a pirate, running frantically, looks up with a horrified expression as he sees the spikes descending. “NOOO!” is all he can scream before a massive spike pierces him through the chest.
The next panel shows the pirate who was impaled by the massive spike, hanging lifelessly, his body limp and bloodied. The spike is almost as tall as him, piercing through his body and pinning him to the ground.
Behind him, a grim tableau unfolds — tens of other pirates are similarly impaled by spikes, their bodies gruesomely displayed. The giants, however, remain untouched.
The rest of the page consists of a series of small, intense panels showing pirates being violently skewered by the spikes: some through the head, others through the chest, and some in multiple places. Each panel captures the sheer brutality of the assault, emphasizing the chaos and carnage.
Amidst the chaos, Fugar, seeing his comrades slaughtered, turns. Brogy in a panic: “NO, FUGAR, YOU CAN’T DO ANYTHING! RUN!!” But Fugar, already facing Kidd with rage, responds: “YOU DAMNED DEMON, I’LL MAKE YOU PAY FOR TH — ”
The next panel reveals the grim reason Fugar cannot finish his threat: a colossal spike cleaves his legs apart, while another spike impales him through the chest, slicing him nearly in half. He dies instantly, the life leaving his eyes as the brutal attack overwhelms him.
A close shot of Brogy shows him, tears streaming down his face: “FUGAR, YOU DAMN FOOL, WHY DID YOU STOP? THIS CAN’T BE REAL, THIS CAN’T BE REAL!!!”
A long shot follows, with Brogy and the other giants frantically running away, surrounded by the chaotic scene. The giants are in full panic mode, shouting: “RUN!!!! EVERYBODY RUN AWAY FROM HERE!!!!” In the background, the bodies of the fallen pirates are being dragged towards the steel creature’s body by the chains.
Above the shoulder shot of Kidd shows him observing the pandemonium below with a satisfied grin.
With a twisted smile on his face, he comments: “That was pretty cool, but now it’s time for the main attraction! Let’s see if Brogy will like the surprise.”
Kidd raises a finger, exclaiming: “HEY BROGY, ARE YOU READY TO MEET DORRY?”
He then dramatically declares: “GATES, OPEN!!”
The next page illustrates the horrific transformation of the steel monster. Hundreds of the thousands of mouths scattered across its body suddenly snap open. The panels show various perspectives of these mouths opening, their gaping maws revealing nothing but darkness and the terrifying anticipation of what’s to come.
A long frontal shot focuses on the massive mouth on the creature’s belly. Behind its jagged, fearsome teeth, an array of horrific machinery is revealed: massive spiked columns, spinning drills, razor-sharp saws, and every conceivable device of pain. It resembles a colossal meat grinder, prepared to tear through anything in its path.
A close-up of Brogy’s face captures his terror as the sounds of the opening mouths and the whirring of the machinery behind them reach his ears. He instinctively looks over his shoulder, his face a mask of pure fear and disbelief.
What he sees is so shocking that he stops, drops to his knees, eyes rolled back, his body completely unable to move from the sudden and unimaginable wave of terror that overwhelms him.
A double spread depicts Brogy on his knees, viewed from behind, with giants running in panic in the foreground. The background is dominated by the colossal steel monster, covered in hanging chains, each with a pierced pirate body dangling from the end.
All of the monster’s mouths are open, revealing a terrifying cluster of blades, drills, and spiked columns, similar to the huge mouth on the creature’s belly. It’s a massive meat grinder, a monstrous machine of pain, death, and terror.
Thousands of smaller spiked chains are already flying through the air, targeting each giant. Some of the chains have enormous hooks instead of spikes.
On the next page, we see each chain piercing and hooking the giants, some of them impaled by multiple spikes or hooks. The air is filled with screams and pain.
In a side view of Brogy, with chains passing over him, he murmurs, “It’s a dream, this must be a dream. It can’t be real,” incredulously.
A series of panels shows him slowly getting up, completely dissociated. He has a smile on his face as he walks toward the massive machine of pain.
“Now I’ll go inside that thing and wake up. It must be one of those silly nightmares. It can’t be real, it simply can’t! It must have been the booze we drank yesterday with Dorry. I’m sure he’s already awake.”
In a front shot, he continues walking with a smile, while behind him, giants are being dragged back by the chains, rapidly flying toward the giant meat grinder. The scene is filled with cries: “BROGY, SAVE US!!!” “AAAAH, SOMEBODY SAVE US!!!!” “NOOOOOOO!” “LET ME GO, PLEASE!”
Everyone is crying and screaming, as panic fills the air.
Brogy keeps walking: “…and I bet that Mrs. Gumrir is already baking her cakes. I love her cakes. I can’t wait to wake up and eat…”
His mumbling is abruptly cut short by seven spikes and three hooks piercing his body from all directions.
“GAAAAAHHHH!” he screams, spitting blood. His eyes return to normal, almost as if the pain has brought him back to sanity.
“AAAAAAH, WHAT’S THIS PAIN? WHAT’S HAPPENING?” he asks, staring at the chains pulling him. “UH,” he mumbles, looking above him.
On the next page, a series of panels shows the chains pulling each giant into the massive meat grinders.
Blood explodes from the mouths, screams of pain echo, bodies are chopped to pieces, and meat oozes from the teeth of the grinders — a true depiction of hell.
“NOOOO! NO, MY PEOPLE!” he screams while being yanked through the air by the merciless chains, inevitably sealing his fate.
A long shot shows the massive mouth on the belly of the creature wide open, rapidly approaching. All of its instruments of pain rotate furiously as chains from deeper within the mouth pull Brogy into the giant meat grinder.
A close shot of Brogy reveals him looking ahead, screaming with tears streaming down his face. His expression is a mask of terror, panic, and desperation: “CURSE YOU, SHANKS!”
In a double spread, we see the gargantuan iron monster from below. Blood pours from every mouth, and pieces of meat fly through the air.
In the center, a huge pool of blood erupts from the massive central mouth, with fingers, a foot, and other parts of Brogy being launched upward.
It’s a statue of madness, blood, and gore. Even the worst demons couldn’t conceive such a machine of torture.
Blood flows like rivers over the slick surface of the iron monster. Every member of the giant group of pirates and giants has been reduced to a bloody pulp. No one is left alive.
The air, still reeking of blood, is eerily quiet. The only sounds are the creaking of chains hanging slowly and the dripping of blood. Birds are singing in the silence.
In the next panel, we see a long shot of Kidd, his hand raised, his head tilted upward like an opera director at the end of a grand rhapsody. Without moving an inch, he slowly says, “Masterpiece, did you hear that, Shanks? Did you hear my symphony of death?! I bet that such a triumph of pain has reached your senses. My creature is perfect.”
“Oh! Don’t worry, you’ll be able to try it yourself!” says the madman, now laughing with his hands on his hips, gazing down at the blood-stained plaza below.
A series of panels shows Kidd leaping off the massive creature.
Once on the ground, he starts mumbling again, hand on his chin, like a scientist analyzing the results of his experiment: “Yeah, that was cool. Everything worked fine, although it’s not easy to keep everything moving simultaneously. No doubt this masterpiece will be able to take on entire armies. Plus, with the help of the guys, I can just focus on amplifying Haki. Now, Killer should have finished with those devices. Shanks will…”
“Hey, that was really cool. A little bit bloody, but cool nonetheless,” Killer says, standing on a broken column surrounded by other crew members. He is holding a cube-shaped device with sonar-like screens and a round antenna on top. His other arm is completely bandaged, and a huge scar on his chest is closed with grafts.
“Killer! Guys! You made it to the spectacle! Did you see our creature?? It’s crazy, isn’t it?”
“Yeah, with that thing, we’ll be able to bring down both the Marines and the World Government,” Killer replies.
“HEY, DON’T FORGET ABOUT REDHAIR!” Kidd screams angrily.
“Yeah, Redhair, obviously. Anyone who stands in our way will face our vengeance. We will claim the One Piece, Kidd.”
Close shot of the faces of Kidd and Killer: “You can bet on it, my friend!”
Long shot of the group together: “But before that, have you finished placing the radar system on the shore?” Kidd asks impatiently. “We need to cover the whole island before Redhair returns. Oh, and now that we’ve finished here…”
Close shot of Kidd’s face with a menacing grin: “I’ll add my final touches to the Welcome Party!”
The next page starts with a box that reads: “Three weeks later.”
We are on Redhair’s pirate ship.
Shanks is sitting on a barrel, looking down, absorbed in thought and visibly concerned. The rest of the crew surrounds him, having never seen their captain like this.
A mid-shot of Benn Beckman asks: “Hey Shanks, is it really that bad?”
Shanks, raising his head, says, “I have a really bad feeling, Benn. First, that wave of pain that reached me while we were on Egghead, then the nightmares, and now this disturbance — I can’t feel anything other than this noise. Those nightmares were insane, and the fact that we haven’t been able to contact anyone on the islands doesn’t help.”
Lucky Roux, trying to lighten the mood for his captain, says, “Come on, Cap, maybe a storm caused interference with the comm system! Let’s not jump to conclusions.”
Close-up shot of Shanks’ face in side view: “I hope so, Roux. I hope so…”
“Captain, we are near the shore!” Yasopp shouts, pointing to the beach getting closer in the panel.
In the next panel, we see the crew on the shore. Shanks is looking around, with Beckman at his side, looking in the opposite direction. Shanks observes, “Nobody in sight, Ben — no ships, no fishermen, nothing.”
Benn responds, “That’s unusual…”
Shanks says, “Let’s prepare for the worst.”
Mid-shot of Shanks unsheathing his sword: “Everyone, keep your eyes open! I have a really bad feeling. Stay alert and watch out for traps.” Behind him, his crewmates have already unsheathed their weapons, standing on their toes and dead serious.
Close-up shot of Shanks leading the group: “And now, let’s go meet the giants.”
A series of panels shows the crew climbing a path from the beach to the city gates.
In the next page, we see them walking around a giant cliff. Shanks, irritated, says, “And now let’s see what the hell is happening.”
The following page shows the entire crew from above in a semi-long shot.
They are looking slightly above in disbelief. Every crew member has their mouth open, stunned by what’s in front of them. Lucky Roux has dropped his pork leg, Ben Beckman has his hands in his hair, Yasopp is covering his mouth with his hand. Some of them are crying, some are looking away, and some are angry.
Shanks is crying too, staring ahead in a dream-like state. “It’s my fault. This is just my fault,” he says, tears streaming down his cheeks.
In a terrifying double spread, we see the scene from the Redhair pirates’ point of view.
In the foreground, the crew is visible, with some on their knees, while in the background, a scene of madness unfolds: A giant wall stretches from one crest of a mountain to the other, with a huge gate in the middle.
The decapitated body of Dorry is pinned to the wall to the left of the gate with poles that pierce his body. Where his head was supposed to be, a crude drawing made with blood stains the tiles of the wall. It looks almost like a child’s drawing, if not for the gory ink used.
On the right side of the wall, there is another crude drawing depicting Brogy’s body and head. A boot and a couple of fingers are pinned to the wall. A sign with an arrow saying “I am here! :)” points to a barrel at the base of the drawing. The barrel oozes blood and red organic matter from its fissures.
Above each drawing is the name “Dorry” and “Brogy,” surrounded by drawings of smiles, butterflies, and hearts. Above the gate, a huge billboard reads: “Welcome Home, Shanks!” with rough drawings of Kidd and Killer’s faces, blinking on either side of the text.
In the valley in front of the gate, scattered are hundreds of chopped parts of giants, impaled on long poles linked together by threads with hanging little flags, almost like decorations at a birthday party or fair.
Blood and red ooze everywhere, staining the green of the grass.
Below, scattered like mannequins, are hundreds of pirate bodies with holes in them.
Each body is in a different pose: some are dancing, some are kissing each other, some are singing, and some are holding cotton candy or playing with swords. Metal bars run through each body to keep them upright in the desired position. All the pirates have grafts pinching their lips, cheeks, and eyebrows to create a grotesque illusion of a smile.
Finally, we see the trunk of a body placed on top of a metal pole, almost like a scarecrow. One hand is raised in a greeting sign, while the other points to the gate. The body wears a blood-stained uniform. A gaunt head with light bulbs instead of eyes looks at the visitor with an empty expression. A long white beard surrounds an impossibly wide-open mouth from which a giant speaker emerges.
It’s Fugar’s.
Suddenly, from the speaker, a disturbing jingle plays, followed by a silly voice saying: “Welcome Home, Redhair Pirates! Come to the central plaza! A big surprise awaits you!”
THE END.
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Alan Silva & The Celestrial Communication Orchestra | eremite records
released July 26, 2023
Allan Silva: conduction & synthesizer
Marshall Allen: alto saxophone, flute, E.V.I.
Johannes Bauer: trombone
Joseph Bowie: trombone
Karen Borca: bassoon
Roy Campbell, Jr: trumpet & flugelhorn
Baikida Carroll: trumpet & flugelhorn
Daniel Carter: alto & tenor saxophone, b-flat clarinet, flute, trumpet
Joseph Daley: tuba & tenor horn
Bobby Few: piano
Edward "Kidd" Jordan: tenor saxophone
Jackson Krall: drums & percussion
Bill Lowe: bass trombone and tuba
Sabir Mateen: tenor & alto saxophone, clarinets, flute
Wilber Morris: bass
Itaru Oki: trumpet, oki trumpet
William Parker: bass
J.D. Parran: baritone saxophone, clarinets, wooden flute
Warren Smith: drums & percussion
Steve Swell: trombone
Ijeoma Thomas: vocals
Oluyemi Thomas: bass clarinet, c-melody saxophone, wooden flute
Francis Wong: tenor saxophone & flute
2001-05-24, The Uncool Festival, Le Prese, Poschiavo, CH
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