Chapter 60: Dark Freedom
Mary Geoise
Umi's eyes opened as she awoke to see the roof of the castle being demolished by the tree that was spreading ethereal roots down to where that other tree was located.
"Lady Umi. We failed to anticipate several intruders- now even criminals are venturing into-," Germain explained.
"How?," asked the red-haired woman as she got to her feet.
"What matters more is what is happening now. We should be able to drive them off.," explained Abraham.
"Activate THAT!," Umi commanded as Howard realized the implications.
"B-but that's madness! We'd be caught in the crossfire, and we'd lose our attack force and-," he argued before he was telekinetically pinned to the ground.
"USE IT!," Umi commanded.
Darwin sighed as he ordered-
"Awaken Uranus Squal."
Outside Pangaea Castle
As the odd shape began to spread down tendrils of light, a green orb appeared with static jade sparks. It solidified into a very unusual shape-
A massive, flying saucer-like creature with a large green-sclera-red-iris eye on top that was accented with the World Noble hairstyle with two upward curls to resemble horns. the sides of the "disc" and the lower half were covered in the same type of eyes.
"What the hell?," asked Rockstar as he noticed the odd hovering creature as it began cry out liquids that rose upwards to form six different colored clouds.
A blue cloud with a singular eye that had a black iris with interchanging white circles, a red cloud with tiny red sclera eyes with a maw of yellow fanged teeth, a yellow cloud with a pink-sclera eyed cutesy face, a purple cloud with green sclera eyes with a dopey expression, a white cloud with completely black eyes with no sclera with a jagged black maw for a mouth, and a black cloud with yellow sclera eyes with crimson red irises with ripple patterns and purple eyebrows.
Rain Storm- (Blue Cloud with a singular eye)
Light Storm- (Yellow Cloud with a cutesy face)
Gale Storm- (Purple Cloud with dopey face)
Hell Storm- (Red Cloud with yellow fangs)
Chill Storm- (White Cloud with black eyes/fanged maw)
Dark Storm- (Black Cloud with yellow sclera)
"It can't be.," said a Marine Iguana humanoid with a jade tribal collar/waistband, dull green pants with dark boots, and green armbands.
Canelazo D. Naranja- Haki Trainer of the Red Hair Pirates.
A dark-skinned man whose entire torso and head were covered by a large green tribal mask threw a spear at one of the clouds- the white one, as it froze on contact.
Mezcal- Astronomer of the Red-Haired Pirates.
The castle's defenders watched in horror as the monstrous Uranus Squal hovered into view, its six clouds of varying colors and expressions materializing around it. The blue cloud, Rain Storm, began to swirl with an intensity that suggested an imminent tempest, its singular black iris narrowing with a predatory focus on the intruders. The red cloud, Hell Storm, churned with a fiery anger, its teeth-filled maw gaping open as if eager to devour everything in sight. The yellow cloud, Light Storm, flickered with playful yet lethal light, its pink sclera hinting at a mischievous nature capable of blinding and cutting through the sturdiest of defenses. The purple cloud, Gale Storm, let out a gust of wind that sent debris spiraling into the sky, its dopey eyes betraying the power hidden within. Chill Storm, the white cloud, revealed a jagged black maw that promised an icy end to any who dared approach. And finally, Dark Storm, the black cloud with piercing yellow sclera and crimson irises, crackled with the promise of a dark and painful demise, emitting bolts of black lightning that seemed to warp the very air around them.
Rain Storm proceeded to fire down precipitation that began to pierce through the solid ground, Hell Storm followed up by generating fiery rock projectiles in all directions, Light Storm generate piercing arrows of light to hone in on targets, Gale Storm generated a cyclone towards the Red Hair Pirates, Chill Storm began to billow bilzzards that froze the immediate and lastly Dark Storrm proceeded to shoot out lighting that compressed whatever it touched into nothing.
"What's with all the commotion?," asked a familiar voice as Shanks turned around to see individuals in unified attire-
A tall man of lanky proportions. So far, he has only been seen in his hybrid Zoan form, which depicts him as a humanoid dragon-like individual with a single antler over his head and wild, long hair that covers most of his serpentine neck. He has a pair of long whiskers and flame-like eyebrows.
As expected of most of these individuals, he donned a fancy military uniform, consisting of a dark blue, high-collared, buttoned trench coat that extends down to his boots, long light gloves, a cravat, and a cape with epaulets draped over his shoulders. He also sports a light armband with a special emblem on his left arm. Like several world nobles, he wears a resin bubble over his head, with a respirator-like device covering his snout and jaws.
St. Limoshif Gillingham- Holy Knight.
A muscular, elderly man with wrinkles, a bulbous nose, shaggy body, long hair held in place by pigtails, and a light, short full beard that is styled in a crucifix shape below the mouth. He wears sunglasses. He wore a dark-blue colored tunic held together by light colored strings, a belt and decorated with various medals and a rose pinned on his attire's left breast, leaving the right comparatively bare save for a single medal in parallel to his rose. His tunic is also open at the upper torso, exposing part of his chest, and he wears long light gloves and dark boots, the latter reaching all the way to his thighs. Furthermore, he wears a light-colored armband on his left arm with the Holy Knights insignia depicted on it. He completes his uniform with a fancy cape sporting a furry collar and epaulets draped over his shoulders.
At least four pentagrams decorate his attire at various spots: one above his rose, one above his belt, one below and positioned between his sword, and a final one on his pants. His belt buckle is decorated with the Hoof of the Soaring Dragon that's flocked by a pair of feathered wings. He keeps a sword with a thorn-shaped guard at his side, held in place by a shoulder sash-like belt.
Vinsmoke (previously Shepherd) Sommers- Holy Knight.
Charlotte Gunko was among them.
And lastly, a tall man of lean, muscular stature, sporting long hair arranged in a small braid to the left side of his head and some facial stubble. He has an uncanny resemblance to Shanks. Unlike him, he does not have a triple set of scars over his left eye and still possesses both arms.
Befitting his status as a World Noble and Holy Knight, he wears a regal ensemble consisting of a high-class military tailcoat fastened with frog closures, a pair of light trousers (with dark straps on the left thigh), dark gloves, thigh-high metallic boots, and a cravat wrapped over his neck. He keeps a saber over his left hip, held by a shoulder belt.
Figarland Shamrock- Holy Knight Commander.
"Eh? Shanks split himself in two?," asked Rockstar.
"Just what we need right now," observed Beckmann.
Shanks turned very serious as he looked at Shamrock.
"I thought you didn't want to come here ever again. What made you crawl all the way back here?" asked Shamrock.
Shanks then pointed his sword as it generated a gryphon covered in long golden barbs on its back. It breathed as it released a mix of an eagle cry and a leonine roar.
Shanks de-activated his Regalia, got on it, and rode off. The other Red Hair Pirates proceeded to leave with Porter, one of the members, generated giant hats to cover them before they vanished
Shamrocks attempted to pursue, but suddenly, the ground beneath them began to quake.
They then saw an unusual sight-
A Giant Free Luffy clad in black ramming the Fishman Island sphere against the Red Line like a hammer.
Next Chapter: Poseidon
Author Notes: I've been prolonging the chapter because we got news of the Holy Knights and decided to incorporate them into this chapter. And leaving the shocker of the dark Luffy as the cliffhanger.
Everyone has been theorizing that Uranus might be a UFO, and so this "Uranus" is one.