SPOILER: End of Archiplego arc
Gone
His entire body ached, no killed. He couldn't believe he was still alive yet he was. The pain was proof of that if nothing else. Kuma was close, he was under the giant's shadow and he needed to move. More importantly Zoro needed to move.
Zoro.
He never seemed to get the chance to fully heal before coming into another fight and this one had started with him still hurting from his previous encounter with Kuma. They couldn't defeat him, not then, not now. Zoro had to move.
Yet he wasn't. He couldn't. Just like Sanji the pain had immobilized him and Sanji knew that it was a miracle the swordsman was still breathing. He heard Kuma's deep voice, didn't understand the meaning of the words just knew it was bad. His giant hand/paw came down, sweeping towards Zoro and he wanted to shout but couldn't find his voice. Then there was a soft pop followed by a deathly silence.
That's when the screaming started. He could see Usopp shaking in terror and screaming his heart out at Kuma but nothing registered in his head. Nothing else mattered because Zoro was gone. Disappeared. Vanished.
The faint cries of Luffy reached his ears. He could hear the pain in his voice. It was enough to bring out the fear and Usopp stooped down ready to pick him up. He barely registered when Kuma made the imposter warlord vanish as well. Didn't register Luffy's shouts to flee. Zoro was gone.
Sanji couldn't handle that, he couldn't run not when this man – creature – had taken away the one thing that made every single day worth living. Heedless of his captain's cries and Usopp's pleas Sanji forced himself up. Taking a deep breath – Zoro's image fixed in his mind's eye – he charged forward.
What was the point of living without Zoro anyways?
