Entering the Tower of the seven deadly sins they come across the first door. It's labeled the dream room. After opening the door they see a doll with pink hair. The doll looks up and says "I will not let you pass. I am The goat sin of lust Gowther. Lord Meliodas would be very upset if I did let pass. However for the sake of the little game that he wants to play all but one of you may pass. And I Choose You Baldy, and Sparkle."
" Well it seems I get to test my skills to see how much my training paid off. All right goat sin of lust time for you to see the true power of the Akuma Akuma No Mi" Carlos proclaims proudly.
The rest of the crew slipped by and walked up a set of stairs. At the top of the stairs there's another door. Senji looks with a sigh " this is going to be repetitive."
On this door it says the endless void. The door slowly creaks open and at the back of the room there is a pig mink. The pig snorts " You may call me Hawk but one of you may pass on to Lord Meliodis."
Axel steps forward and says " I'll take this one you guys go on ahead."
At the top of the next set of stairs the door reads The room of the undead. When they walk through this room they see a tall skinny man. His spiky gray hair almost resembles Senji's. He's wearing tight leather pants and a tight leather jacket that seems too small for him. "Oh so you guys seem to have my twin on your crew he looks a little different. But I bet he hasn't tasted immortality. I am known as Immortal Ban. I've been alive since the void century. Let's just say my devil fruit keeps me alive" says Ban.
" I'll take this prick, the rest of you go on, someone needs to teach him a lesson." Senji says as he takes off his jacket so he's just in a tank top and his jeans.
The next door says the Solar room. When they enter there's nobody in the room but the room is as bright as the sun was out. The group looks around and realizes that the small frail man Edgar is seemingly missing. "I guess this room is just a free pass," says KuroShiro.
A very deep bellowing voice that seems like it's coming from every side as it echoes through the room says "Fools. Do you really believe that Edgar was your friend? I am the lion sin of pride Escanor. Or as you all know me Edgar. You were all so easy to manipulate. This Tower will be your undoing. Which one of you dares to fight me. I am the most powerful of all of the seven deadly sins. Even the great Lord Meliodas fails in comparison to me."
" Edgar, we trusted you and you broke our trust. I got this one guys. Clearly this man doesn't understand loyalty. Everyone go on ahead I want to fight him" KuroShiro steps forward as he gets into The Stance he uses for Bear-Fu.
The room after that Says fairy King's throne. When they walk in they see a man sitting on a throne. He glances up and says " I've been observing you. I already know who I want to fight. I want to fight the one you call Kanda."
" Well I won't keep you waiting then" Kanda snarls back.
The Next Room the Sorceress's playroom. A rather skinny woman wearing very revealing purple clothes. While spinning an orb in hand she says "at this point you guys probably realized we're splitting you up. Whichever one of you wants to fight me I don't care, all of your attempts will be futile"
"I got this, I guess. She gives off an awfully familiar vibe. I believe I'm the best fit to fight her" says Ellie.
The room after that says the giant room. In this room stands a girl that Towers far beyond any of the crewmates. Standing at 30 ft she looks down upon everybody and says " not much left for the pecking. All right I guess I'll fight you snake girl."
The very last door right before Meliodas says the goddesses quarters " well Asahina you just go on ahead I've got this one. We all know you're the one to take out Meliodas" Octavia says as she pulls out her swords.
Finally Shalltear and I make it to a door with no description on it. " Well this is it, are you ready to fight Meliodas? He's very very strong."
" You have nothing to worry about. I will not allow to torture the people of this town anymore with his lies. Shalltear you leave this to me" I say.
Back inside the sunroom
" You cannot best me Panda for I am the Lion's son of pride. You seem to have the ability to shadow hmmm…. Panda you realize Shadow does not exist without the sunlight this battle was predetermined from the moment you stepped into this room. Now let me show you how cruel the Sun can really be'' Escanor as he pridefully points towards KuroShiro.
" You're right, the battle was predetermined. I will show you why Shadow is stronger than sunlight. I will also show you the true power of my Bear-Fu. I learned during our year of trading the proper way to combine the power of Shadows and the power of my Bear-Fu" says KuroShiro as he summons forth Malu.
The two exchange blows. Escanor swings his mighty ax. At the last second KuroShiro armaments his hand to stop the ax in his tracks. Without even thinking as if KuroShiro and Malu Bond were so strong that they did not need to share thoughts to know what each other was thinking. Malu strikes escanor in the back, knocking him to the ground. Escanor looks up and laughs "hahahahahahaha I did not expect an attack like that. I will not let an attack like that happen again. If this is the extent of your power you have no chance against me."
"You underestimate me. I have some tricks up my sleeve. I call this technique the grave of Moria. Abata Ura Masarakato, On Kaibara," all of a sudden the chains bound around Gecko Moria's coffin fall and He stands there lifeless. KuroShiro reaches into his bag and pulls out a bottle inside the bottle. Inside the bottle all can be seen as pure blackness. He uncorks the bottle, reaches into it and pulls out the shadow of a giant gorilla. KuroShiro puts it inside Gecko Moria, then Gecko Moria eyes open slowly.
As Gecko Moria looks around " where am I. God dammit panda will you let me rest in peace. I don't even get the chance to rest in the afterlife you keep bringing me back. Of course I do feel the urge to beat my chest, you put that stupid gorilla in me again didn't you."
" Silence, I command you to attack alongside me and Malu. You to Kage. You see, I don't just control my shadow. But his as well. My and the sun light is making the shadows more powerful" KuroShiro says as he gets in his Bear-Fu stance.
"Panda, your shadows and your corpse will not make a difference. I am The Lion of pride, a god among men" Escanor says more pridefully than before.
" But what you do not know is I have learned to control the shadows of others, not just my own. I call this technique Shadow possession" Escanor realizes that his shadow and Kuroshiro's shadow have intertwined. Every time KuroShiro moves, so does Escanor's arm.
" Wow, this technique is pretty good. However, it's not good enough." Escanor takes the Divine Rita and cuts away his shadow. Then swinging back up says " cruel sun." KuroShiro quickly hides by walking into a group of Shadows and disappearing. " You will never win in life by hiding Panda. You must learn to be prideful and accept defeat. Using the Shadows to hide is very clever. I will give you that. However you and your entire crew will ultimately fail. For I am Loin of pride and my pride will not let me lose.
Just then Kuroshiro says quietly in his head hoping that Gecko Moria and Malu can hear him " attacking from either side you two You'll be the distraction. And I will hit him from the back when he's not expecting it" they both tack without a second of Hesitation. While Escanor is distracted, KuroShiro sneaks from Shadow to shadow. Finally he hides inside Escanor's shadow and jumps out and puts his paw directly to the back of escanor's head "Claw pistol" he yells finally. At that very moment he also says in his head to both Malu and Gecko Moria " thanks you two."
Gecko Moria snaps back with a sarcastic retort" don't get used to it. I only listened because this guy is really starting to piss me the fuck off with his pride that and pride this. I will find a way to break your Hold On Me you stupid panda."
Escanor hit the ground with a thump. He stands
back up " Now I am getting angry. However, that is a Valiant effort. How many times do I have to tell you you will not win? Fate has already been decided.
"I don't believe in fate. I believe in working hard and never giving up. You keep saying we were destined to fight and you are the one that will win. However you forget i have friends that will never give up on me. I owe it to them to try my hardest even if I have to challenge fate" says KuroShiro.
As he lifts up his ax over his head, Escanor proclaims " then you will die alongside your friends. At this exact moment your friends are probably challenging the rest of my crew. Although they may not all be strong, your crew is weak in comparison. It's funny you hero types are always so quick to believe in the power of friendship, friendship doesn't give you power. True power comes from being the best at everything. You cannot hope to get any stronger if you hold on to Such trivial ideals of life.
Angered by Escanor's statement, KuroShiro Dives face first into a group of Shadows disappearing once again. However this time upon coordinating everything instead of appearing behind he uses the shadow possession ability to make all the Shadows around Escanor grab him. He appears in multiple places in a shadow clone type state and all of the Shadow clones attack all at once. Escanor manages to block a few of the blows but is hit in his side with a claw pistol.
Eskinor flies back and smashes into a wall. "Do you know what the funny thing is Panda? You have only witnessed about 75% of my power. But now even though it is eternally dark on this island, I still gain more power as the Sun reaches closer and closer to its highest point. Which is high noon and so it would seem now is high noon." Escanor's mustache starts to spark along with his hair and his hair starts to transform into fire itself. His eyes start to blaze as bright as the sun before the long escanor's entire body is engulfed in flames. "You see Panda, you cannot hope to beat me. I The Lion sin Of Pride Will always triumph over my foes. Count yourself lucky I haven't used this form in over 75 years. Now Panda you shall die. Cruel Sun" says Escanor as a giant ball of sunlight appears over top of his head and he shoots it off directly at KuroShiro.
With no time to dodge it and no shadows close enough KuroShiro is hit dead on. As his fur starts to singe he feels himself smacking into a wall. The Stone slowly started to heat and then a hole melted completely through the stone. KuroShiro finds himself on the ground teetering on the edge of life and death. Just as he's about to close his eyes he hears a faint voice " you bastard. How could you do that to him? He's the kindest soul I know. Yeah he may be annoying, yeah he may not be the sharpest tool in the shed. But you made a mistake underestimating him. KUROSHIRO DON'T YOU DARE GIVE UP FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE FOR YOUR CREW. IF ANYTHING FIGHT FOR ME YOUR FRIEND." KuroShiro opens his eyes to see Senji standing over top of him. As he begins to close his eyes again he thinks ( is this it is this the end is this how I die. But what really have I lived for and what have I done? Maybe it's best I just pass on. But wait I made commitments, promises that I must keep.Wow look at the moon tonight it's for such a beautiful sight to behold.) Then the voice echoes again in KuroShiro's ear. "I said get up damn it Don't you give up on me."
Finally gazing back up at the Moon an idea Sparks in KuroShiro's head. (I could go in the sulong form. I remember mastering it when I trained with Luffy. That's it I must go sulong.) Embracing the moonlight while he stands up still staring at the moon. A new burst of energy provided by the moonlight beams through him but this was different from any other sulong form. He could feel the power of his devil fruit coursing through him in an instant he knew exactly what to do. "Escanor you have not only unleashed the wrath of my sulong form. You have also helped me awaken my devil fruit to its fullest potential" KuroShiro says as all the shadows start to swirl around him. A black shadowy cloak forms around his body. His hair grows long and white his eyes glow blood red with the gleam of the Moon. Within seconds he appears behind Escanor. Without any time to react Escanor is thrown into a mountain 50 ft away.
The power of the Sun still boiling with an Escanor he flies back. But this time he cannot seem to even lay a hand on Kuroshiro. Finally KuroShiro puts his Paws up to the back of Escanor's head. "This is it, this is the end of you. I'm sick of your games. I KuroShiro chef of the Phoenix pirates, shall end you. SHADOW CLAW BAZOOKA." All of the shadows just swirl up into KuroShiro's paws forming a giant mass of shadowy energy. The energy turns into a sharp piercing blade and goes directly into Escanor's neck. And thus was the end of the Lion Sin Of Pride Escanor.
Falling to the ground barely able to stand KuroShiro. Is caught by none other than Senji. " Did you really mean all that stuff? Am I truly your friend? I'm so tired. Going both sulong and awakening my devil fruit really took everything out of me. I think I'm just going to sleep now" KuroShiro says very very softly with a hint of rasp as he struggles to get the words out.
"Of course it didn't mean it, I was just trying to encourage you, you know. I knew you weren't going to just up and die" Senji says, realizing shortly after that his words were in vain for KuroShiro. I had fallen asleep in his arms.
[ In another part of the Tower Of Sins]
Shalltear makes her way down to the dungeons. There she sees a giant pod connected to a series of electrical wires. This wasn't just any electrical pod. This pod held her sleeping younger sister. Many years ago a man in red with his friend Weasel had dropped it off. Shalltear, remembering back to that day says" if it wasn't for that kind man you would be dead. I finally found you again Elizabeth. Just then she hears a screech. This screech was not of an animal of any kind but a screech she distinctively knew. This was the streak of her beloved pet bat Origami
"There you are, were you here this whole time watching over Elizabeth. Aw you're such a sweet boy. So that's why you didn't fly back to me they have you chained up aww you poor baby Don't worry Mama will save you.
She manages to break the shackle Origami The small bat shrieks and flies around joyfully before landing on the pod intuming Elizabeth. "We'll save her together" at that exact moment she breaks open the pod a cold mist pours out. Crackling noise starts to happen as the ice falls from around Elizabeth. Elizabeth's eyes open and there stands her older sister Shalltear. Along with a small bat Origami sitting joyfully on her shoulder.
"Is that you big sis? I can't really see all that well. What happened to me? The last thing I remember was you putting me in this pod. You told me it would save me. Save me from aging. Wow Shalltear I know it has to have been a few hundred years. But you don't look any older than the day you put me to sleep in this pod."
"A lot has happened my dear sister. But we don't have much time to explain. I met some new friends and they're currently battling for the fate of this kingdom. The short version is about 100 years ago a group of pirates came here named The Seven Deadly Sins. And they brainwashed the people and to believing lies about our family. But just yesterday another group of pirates, who seem very different, came to our aid. They call themselves the Phoenix Pirates. And I truly believe that they defeat The Seven Deadly Sins. Come on, we must make haste."
[ Back inside the sunroom]
"Well while we wait for the others to finish I guess I can regale you with my fight and how I beat The Fox Sin 0f Greed" Senji starts to speak even though KuroShiro unconscious body lace in front of him. Not knowing if the panda could even hear him.
TO BE CONTINUED…