【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

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Do you still think you can hurt me? Magellan glared angrily at Straw Hat Luffy, who was barely able to stand, yet still rushed towards him in a fighting stance. Magellan angrily changed the color of the venom on his body to a darker color, and controlled the darker poison dragon to twist and rise into the air behind him, roaring angrily at the charging Luffy, "This is a death sentence for you, invader!"

"Luffy!!" Lucci looked in horror as a scarlet poisonous dragon hung above Luffy, rushing towards him from above. Lucci's eyes were full of fear, and he pounced on Luffy with all his strength. They had no time to dodge, Lucci knew it, so he pressed Luffy in his arms the moment he grabbed him. He was now a little glad that Luffy's body was relatively thin, so he could completely block it.

"Lucci..." Luffy turned his head to look in the direction of the voice, his eyes wide open. He had never seen Lucci look so scared, his eyes were full of fear, calling him desperately, and then he saw Lucci rushing towards him, saw Lucci hugging him, pressing him down, and then saw him using his body to block all the red venom for him, Luffy opened his eyes wide, he saw his brother giving his life for him, no, he was already doing it, Luffy opened his eyes wide in horror, looking at Lucci who enveloped him with his body.

No, don't! Luffy felt a strong sense of disgust at the scene that was about to happen in the next second, and even he was shocked.

Luffy reached out and used all his strength to grab Lucci's shoulders, who was holding him down, and turned around. "Balloon!" Pain was the only thing he felt. As the poison flowed through his blood, he couldn't even tremble in the pain. Luffy could feel that he was about to pass out. His vision began to fail. He saw Lucci's terrified face under him. When his brain was about to stop working and his vision finally turned to black, Luffy grinned. "I... saved you."

Lucci's body froze, his face filled with fear as he stared at Luffy, who had fallen on top of him. What had happened to Luffy? Hadn't he done it? Hadn't he blocked it? Why did Luffy look so painful?

Lucci stared blankly at Luffy's eyes that were gradually closing. He clearly saw the intense pain in Luffy's eyes. His brother was suffering. His brother was suffering... because of him... At this moment, something in Lucci's heart broke.

All the sounds, smells, and movements around him faded away. Lucci's mind was filled with only one thought: Luffy was suffering for him, and the venom was invading and melting him. Lucci suddenly came to his senses and grabbed Luffy tightly.

"fire punch!!"

The poisonous dragon was instantly engulfed in flames, and Magellan immediately retreated.

Ace's blood froze as he stared in horror at Luffy, who was covered in venom and dying in Lucci's arms. He was too late, Luffy was injured! Anger suddenly surged in his heart. The tears and heartbreak on Luffy's face became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Anger completely overwhelmed the fear in his body.

Ace turned around suddenly, with fierce flames bursting out of his body. He didn't care about Jinbe's warning, nor did he care about the poisonous smoke being released in the air. He attacked Magellan like a wild beast. He couldn't see anything, only focused on his anger, focused on how to release it with all his strength. He didn't care about anything around him, he only knew that he was going to kill him, kill the guy who hurt Luffy.

"Luffy!" Qi yelled in fear, trying to get Luffy off Lucci, but Lucci suddenly grabbed Luffy, stopping his movements "Luffy?"

Lucci didn't notice Qi's existence, didn't notice the existence of anyone, his mind was now full of his brother, and with trembling hands he quickly took off Luffy's shirt that was stained with venom. Lucci focused on the venom on Luffy's body, frantically removing some of the poisonous mucus that was still left on his brother's skin, completely ignoring the fact that he was also burned by the venom.

Lucci hugged Luffy tightly and tried to use his ability, but why, why didn't it work? Why couldn't he help him? Someone was shouting something beside him, but Lucci couldn't hear clearly. Only one thought kept echoing in his mind: Damn it, damn it, why didn't he do it? Why couldn't he even do this?

"Lucci!" Qi shouted worriedly, then turned to look at Ace who was fighting with Magellan. Due to the rapid flames, Magellan was temporarily suppressed by Ace, and Sabo also rushed over, so there was no need to worry about the battle over there for the time being. He was more worried about Luffy's injuries and Lucci's condition.

"Fire Fist Ace, Dragon Son, I won't let you leave alive..." Magellan shouted angrily while dealing with Ace's attack. Before he could finish, he was suddenly hit hard by another attack. His body was knocked back. Magellan let out a scream of pain. A fierce flame suddenly hit his chest. Magellan immediately used venom to resist. "Who is it!?"

"How dare you touch my brother!!"

Lucci didn't pay any attention to the shouting around him. All his attention was on his younger brother. He placed his trembling hands on Luffy's pale face and patted his cheek gently, trying to wake Luffy up. "Hey, Luffy, I should apologize to you for not thinking of it sooner. I promise to buy you a lot of meat to make up for it. Please, wake up quickly and open your eyes."

"Lucci, don't touch the Straw Hat Boy, I..." Ivankov, who rushed over, was stunned by the venom on Lucci's body and the heartbroken expression on his face, but he quickly reacted and stretched out his hand to stab the Straw Hat Boy in the waist.

"What do you want to do!?" Lucci instantly grabbed Ivankov's wrist, held it tightly, and stared at Ivankov with cold eyes.

"He's still alive, but he's been hit by twenty different venoms. His condition is dire. Without a healing hormone injection, he'll die in agony." Ivankov sighed heavily, feeling the force of his wrist being crushed. "Even if it costs him ten years of his life, this will increase his chances of survival by 2-3%."

Qi frowned, looked at Ivankov and asked worriedly, "Is there no other way?"

"There's no other way. Ordinary antidotes are no longer effective on him. Only an injection of healing hormones can give him a chance of survival. And that only stimulates his body's potential. Whether he can survive truly depends on the Straw Hat boy's will. He can only survive by enduring the pain of constant destruction and regeneration in his body..." Ivankov explained. "This is the only way at the moment. It's best if you can hold him down during treatment. This kind of pain is unbearable for ordinary people."

Qi looked at Luffy with concern, his face gradually turning pale. He knew this was the only way, and he believed Luffy could pull through, but... Qi turned to look at Luffy. The one who felt the most pain now was probably Luffy, who made the decision, and was watching his beloved brother suffer in front of him but was powerless to do anything.

Qi silently took Luffy from Lucci's arms. This time he was not stopped. He put Luffy on the ground, lowered his head and held Luffy's hand to prevent Luffy from hurting himself because of the pain of healing.

Hearing Ivankov's explanation, Lucci couldn't control his body from shaking, his face full of pain, and finally Lucci's hand trembled and loosened, and the next second Luffy's scream completely broke his heart, pure fear reflected on his face, and another scream cut through the air. Lucci twitched in fear, his body curled up unconsciously, he wanted to cry out loud, wanted to cover his ears and hide to resist his brother's pain-filled scream.

He was vaguely aware that someone had rushed in front of Luffy. Luffy saw Ace turning his head in horror, his face filled with pure shock and despair. Ace's terrified and broken voice echoed in his ears... Luffy finally realized his surroundings. They were in Impel Prison, escaping... Jinbe and Crocodile were fighting Magellan, trying their best to distract Magellan and avoid his poison gas. He should do something...