thefictionvixens Chapter 22 Crisis! Darkness Has Arrived
Chapter 22 Crisis! Darkness Has Arrived
"Hey, men! Enemy ships are approaching! Prepare for battle!"
Marco, hovering in the sky with a confident smile, loudly proclaimed the start of the battle.
Not far away, on a pirate ship.
The captain held up his binoculars, his face showing both terror and a hint of fanaticism!
"That's... the Whitebeard Pirates! Oh no, things might get really bad today..."
"But... if I can beat them! If I can take down Whitebeard... then wouldn't I be famous? Hahahaha!"
"Men, prepare for battle! Once we take down the Five Emperors, why would we need to sell those damn Devil Fruits? We'll be set for life!"
With that, he slammed a purple Devil Fruit into the bottom of the box, and the rolling waves roared loudly.
"Get the boat closer to me, you bastards!"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a golden light streaked across the sky with a whooshing sound, its aura as powerful as a god descending to earth.
The spear was covered in fierce flames that seemed to pierce through everything, as if it wanted to compete with the sun in the sky.
The captain had just raised his head when he saw a golden spear thrusting down at him.
“Puff…”
With just one shot, the daydreaming captain fell into a permanent sleep.
Incidentally, the entire ship, from deck to hull, was pierced by the violent force, and was cut in half.
A cheer erupted from the Moby Dick.
"Wow, that's amazing! Little Sun! No wonder you're the strongest rookie in our Whitebeard Pirates!"
Ace elbowed the crew member: "Didn't you say I was the strongest back then!?"
The crew burst into laughter upon hearing this: "Captain Ace is jealous!"
Feeling the joyful atmosphere on the ship, Whitebeard took a swig of wine and gave a satisfied smile to the horizon.
Karna's arrival seemed to have brought back some memories of his youth.
Sachi led a group of people onto the small boat: "Alright, hurry up and come with me to move the treasure over here, otherwise it will all become underwater treasure!"
After a short time.
The Whitebeard Pirates pocketed all the treasure and valuables.
The crew poured out chests of glittering jewels and scattered them on the deck.
Sachi wore a satisfied smile.
"Little sun, this golden light suits you perfectly."
The crew members nearby were counting money until their hands cramped: "Yes, yes, Little Sun, this is all the spoils you've won."
They piled up the money: "A total of 6700 million Berries, it's all yours!"
Karna remained expressionless: "Fulfilling my Master's orders is my duty. No reward is needed."
He pointed to his body, which had become a spirit and then returned to its original form.
"Besides, I am a servant, so I have no use for money. I might as well give it all to you."
Ace stepped forward, a smirk on his face: "Hey, Sun, 6700 million Berries, that's no small sum."
Karna remained expressionless: "Distribute them among the people."
"Wow, really! Karna, you're my god! That's amazing!"
The white-bearded man laughed heartily: "Kurara... truly a hero of charity."
Just as Karna was about to leave, he heard another commotion erupt from the crowd.
"Wow! What an unexpected find! A Devil Fruit! I wonder what kind of fruit it is."
The black-bearded man, who was surrounded by onlookers, broke out in a cold sweat.
A feeling of excitement and anticipation filled his senses, causing his once honest and simple face to vanish for a moment.
"That's... the Dark Fruit I've always wanted!!!"
Sachi weighed the fruit in his hand and tossed it between his fingers.
Seeing his action, the black-bearded man almost rushed forward.
Damn it, don't break him!
Sachi walked up to Karna with the fruit in his hand, his distinctive mustache twitching.
"Hey, Little Sun. Do you want this Devil Fruit? Speaking of which, what happens if a Servant eats a Devil Fruit...?"
Blackbeard's eyes were about to pop out of their sockets. What would happen if this golden-armored bastard ate the fruit?
Will he possess abilities like a normal person? Or will the fruit simply return to the sea?
Damn it, I can't accept either of them! I've waited all these years! How could it be here...?
Just as he was about to lose control, the deep voice echoed again.
Wait, and hold onto hope.
Karna sensed a dark aura and looked around.
But all I saw were the crew members' smiling faces and expectant expressions.
Finally, his gaze fell upon the Devil Fruit; perhaps the aura emanated from it.
Although I already knew that this kind of product existed in the world, actually seeing it was a different experience.
This fruit is disgusting... extremely disgusting, it makes him want to vomit.
At least that's how Karna felt.
Correspondingly, Sachi noticed that the fruit seemed to tremble in his hand, as if some life within it was in fear.
The thing seemed terrified, desperately wanting to escape the fruit's cage and fly into the vast ocean.
Sachi was so startled that he threw the fruit to the ground. He had been sailing the seas for so many years and had never seen anything like it.
Karna silently moved away from the fruit, and the fruit's strange movements stopped instantly.
"You can take the fruit too; I have a very poor compatibility with him."
Upon hearing him utter these words, the black-bearded man in the crowd breathed a sigh of relief. Beneath his honest smile lay a ferocious, suppressed laugh, which was about to come true... after years of forbearance.
At this moment, the Avenger in the shadows seemed to empathize, and his joyful laughter was no longer concealed.
Go, Teach! Seize your destiny! Let darkness devour everything!
Karna's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he turned his gaze towards the direction from which the aura was coming.
What he saw was no longer the honest and dutiful old sailor, but a ruthless and cunning black-bearded man with fierce eyes and a menacing smile.
Right behind him, a dark shadow formed by a wisp of black mist coiled and lurked in the shadows behind the black-bearded man like a venomous snake.
He had now given up hiding from Karna and, taking advantage of the dark aura emanating from the fruit, stared directly into Karna's eyes.
Karna's hair stood on end, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. Such a reaction was rare for someone of his strength.
"Servant... This chilling, dark aura is like a venomous snake. Could it be! Great Demon Furu... No, the aura is different."
Karna shuddered the golden spear, then slowly walked toward Blackbeard, the heat spreading outwards.
Although Whitebeard couldn't sense the chilling aura, he was acutely aware of the power emanating from the sun.
"Karna, what have you discovered?"
Karna stopped in his tracks. He was surrounded by noisy crew members, all of whom were brothers who had spent many years with Blackbeard. It would be inconvenient for him to take action here.
His sharp gaze softened. Is this the confidence that allows you to show yourself in front of me?
The Servants in the shadows...
Karna sighed. "It's nothing, Captain. It's just that that Devil Fruit makes me feel a little uneasy."
Ace immediately ran over and tapped him on the head: "Haven't you remembered yet? You have to call him Daddy, Little Sun!"
The white-bearded man laughed loudly, "Kuralala... what he said is fine, after all, I'm not the sun god."
His kingly eyes turned to the fruit in Sachi's hand: "This thing is called a Devil Fruit, and I think there must be a reason for that. When a demon meets a god, neither side will be happy."
Karna bowed his head in apology; he had a good impression of the white-bearded man.
"If there's nothing else, I'd like to go back to the cabin with Ace first. I promised to train with him."
Ace's small eyes were filled with great confusion: "What? When...?"
Before he could finish speaking, Karna pulled him into the cabin.