when one looks back to their childhood, one remembers the vivid springs of laughter, climbing trees and reaching out for the stars, and making flower crowns in fields of flowers. but when [name] looked back at her youth, it was void of those colorfu...
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chapter 036. she will never fall
[ butterfly vs bear ]
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moria slammed his massive hands into the shattered ground, the force sending a ripple through the battlefield, a desperate attempt to startle the straw hats into submission. the debris quivered, unsettled dust curling into the sky, but not a single one of them flinched. they stood their ground, their gazes locked onto the looming warlord, their determination unshaken despite the monstrous presence before them.
with a guttural growl, moria launched himself into the air, his bulky frame twisting unnaturally as he reared back for a devastating kick aimed straight at luffy. the air howled around him, but luffy, ever light on his feet, sidestepped with ease, dodging the attack in a single swift motion before repositioning himself in the perfect stance to counter.
"gomu-gomu no..."
with a burst of speed, luffy shot forward, fingers gripping the thick leather of moria's belt as he propelled himself directly into the warlord's bloated midsection, his entire body a blur of motion.
"jet rocket!"
the impact was instantaneous and brutal. the warlord's stomach caved inward as the force of the strike tore through him like a cannon blast. a strangled choke escaped moria's throat, his eyes widening in shock as an eruption of shadows spewed from his gaping mouth, spilling into the air like thick, writhing ink. though he had spent a lifetime hoarding the stolen darkness of others, believing himself to be the unrivaled master of their power, even a man as monstrous as he could not contain a thousand souls at once. his own greed had become his undoing.
"the shadows are escaping!" the voices of lola's men rang through the air, filled with disbelief and awe as they watched the swirling darkness unravel from moria's body.
luffy was relentless, ignoring the burn in his muscles, the weight of exhaustion clawing at his every breath. he couldn't stop now. not when victory was within reach.
"jet bazooka!"
twin fists slammed into moria's gut once more, sending another violent tremor through his already struggling frame. a fresh wave of stolen souls poured from his mouth, tearing themselves free from his grasp. the dark tendrils twisted and spiraled toward the sky, their release heralded by the gasps and cheers of those who had waited too long for their freedom.
"look at them go!"
"but those shadows are supposed to be under his command!" a panicked voice rose from the crowd, confusion and disbelief rippling through the onlookers as they struggled to comprehend what they were witnessing.
