Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece.
It was, as usual, a foggy, dark morning on Thriller Bark. Moria's servant, Rin, had walked into his master's room to deliver his breakfast, which was comprised of cereal, bacon, eggs, orange juice, and tea, all on a large white tray.
"Master, I have your breakfast!" squeaked Rin, laying the breakfast tray on the floor with his head bowed low. Hearing no response, Rin looked up. "Master?" he said, looking concerned. "Master?" he repeated, a bit louder this time. Then it hit him- Moria wasn't going to reply. He screamed, louder than he had ever done before, dropping the tray, its contents spilling everywhere.
Soon the news had spread throughout all of Thriller Bark. Gecko Moria, the Shadow Shichubukai, had died. Perona was distraught, crying on Lich's shoulder, who was looking grim.
Moria's subordinates gathered in his room, were Rin and the other zombies were slowly lowering Moria into a coffin.
"Master Moria…is dead. He tried to achieve his goals, but in the end, it was too much for him." said Absalom solemnly, a lone tear running down his check, as Hogback read out the eulogy.
"A great man….fought against malicious pirates…..tried to become pirate king…"
Only some of Hogback's words registered in Lich's head. In his opinion, Hogback's words just didn't do Master Moria justice.
They walked out of Moria's room to bury him just outside the mansion, in the graveyard. The tears were flowing freely down Lich's cheeks now, as Rin and Bearsy lowered the coffin into the ground. He wiped them away.
"So where do we go from here?" asked Perona, sitting on the ground, hugging her knees to her chest.
"Well….I suppose we just have to continue on in Master Moria's wake." replied Lich, sniffing slightly.
"We have witnessed the end of an era."
Gecko Moria's four subordinates walked out of the graveyard, awaiting their fate.
A/N: Don't get me wrong, as I've said before I love Moria, but I just thout it'd be cool to do this.