Pirate: My crew are all emperors?

Rocks, who fell asleep, suddenly seemed to have arrived at the ancient battlefield and witnessed the war between demons and humans with his own eyes.

They were ruthless, greedy and not afraid of life and death. Humanity was retreating steadily under their offensive. It was not until those beings with powerful power appeared that the situation of mankind improved, and victory finally came.

Locks watched all this from the perspective of a bystander, and finally found that the man in black was actually looking at him. Locks thought it was an illusion, but then he saw the man walking towards him.

As the man in black approached, everything in the dream began to twist and break, and then turned into wisps of black mist, and everything around him once again turned into the appearance of that dark space.

Although Locks felt a little frightened in his heart, he was quickly suppressed by him and stared at the existence that turned into a black shadow in front of him.

"Did you show up just to stop me?"

"..."

The black shadow said nothing, but silently stretched his hand to Rocks' forehead. This time Rocks could clearly feel that he could take action, so he blocked the opponent's hand immediately.

"Stop trying to get close to me!"

There was some turmoil in the black shadow's eyes, and he said in a hoarse voice:

"The demons have not been completely destroyed. When they appear again, mankind will inevitably perish if there is no leader who can stop them!"

"!!!"

Locks' eyes widened slightly. Will those guys come back?

But just for this reason, can you just watch that Im doing evil?

"Hmph, the destiny of mankind should be controlled by humans themselves. Instead of betting everything on the so-called 'gods', it is better to rely on your own hands to control your own destiny!"

Having said this, the Dark Moon Knife appeared in Locks' hand at some point, and a faint dragon's roar could be vaguely heard coming from the blade.

"I won't trust you anymore!"

After speaking, Rocks swung his knife at the black shadow. The shadow was unmoved and watched as his body was scattered by Rocks.

Suddenly, Rocks opened his eyes again and found that he was back in the cabin, his clothes were soaked with cold sweat, and the Dark Moon Knife was standing quietly on the bedside.

"What's going on? Didn't I remember I put it on the table?"

Locks covered his forehead and recalled the scenes in the dream, and found that everything began to become blurry, so he simply stopped recalling it. It was just a dream anyway.

Holding the Dark Moon Knife in his hand, he subconsciously pulled it out a few inches and looked at it, only to see that the originally dark blade seemed to have two colors, one red and one blue, flowing through it.

This scene even made Rocks suspect that he was not awake yet, otherwise how could he see such a weird situation.

After completely pulling the blade out of the scabbard, the abnormality seen before disappeared and the blade returned to its normal appearance.

Did you really see it wrong?

Shaking his head, Rocks walked out of the cabin and found Liz still on the deck controlling the rudder.

"Liz? Do you want to take a break?"

Rocks was worried that Liz was too tired. After all, it was not easy for one person to control the entire sailboat.

However, Liz did not look back and just said lightly:

"It doesn't matter to me, we'll reach our destination soon anyway."

"How can it be so fast? Don't forget that it took a lot of time when we came here." Rocks said subconsciously.

But Lisi's tone did not change at all:

"It's okay, we'll be there soon."

"Liz?"

Rocks noticed something was wrong and walked over to see her condition. However, before Rocks could get closer, countless unknown plants suddenly grew on the deck, blocking Rocks firmly to the other side.

"It's okay. We'll reach our destination soon. Before that... just have a good rest."

'Liz' slowly turned her head, but it was not the familiar appearance, but a face shrouded in black mist.

At the same time, the situation near the sailboat also suddenly changed. Both the sky and the sea disappeared. A thick layer of black fog shrouded the entire ship, as if it had returned to that strange dark space. .

"Is it you!? What did you do to Liz!"

Locks' expression changed again and again. He never expected that the existence in that dark space would actually appear in the real world!

No, is this really the real world?

Rocks looked down at his hands. Although he could feel his body and domineering energy, the Devil Fruit in his body had lost its sensitivity, as if it had been pulled out of his body.

This feeling began to make Rocks wonder about the current situation. Has the Devil Fruit left his body, or is he still in some kind of dream?

Subconsciously wanting to cut off the plants around her with a knife, 'Liz' slowly spoke:

"Why struggle so hard? Everything you have is given by me. Without me, you would have died on that small boat."

'Liz''s words stunned Rocks, and a picture emerged involuntarily.

It was on that small boat that he died for the first time. He was killed by a pirate who came to search for treasure and fell into a pool of blood.

But the 'Dark Seed' found him on its own, resurrected him, and changed the timeline.

Because of this, Rocks has actually 'died' more than once, but he is always resurrected by the seed of darkness.

His knowledge of being able to understand other people's languages ​​inexplicably, or to understand ancient texts, was not acquired suddenly, but was formed through the interweaving of memories before his death.

But it is precisely because of this situation that Rocks' soul is cracking with every resurrection.The cracks are getting bigger and bigger, and his memory is getting blurry. Recently, Rocks has almost completely forgotten his past encounters, and only now can he vaguely recall some things.

"It's me who gave you a new life, it's me who made you get to where you are today, and now... it's your turn to repay me!"

'Liz''s figure gradually twisted and spread, turning into black mist and rushing towards Rocks.

Locks looked at the scene in front of him, and his expression gradually fell into a dull state.

Have you always been just someone else's puppet?

……

On Beehive Island, Edward, who was training Kaido, suddenly felt uneasy, as if something big was about to happen.

"The captain has been away for nearly two months, and there is no news at all. That girl Liz is also with him. Logically speaking, even if the captain forgets, she should report some situations to the island."

Kaido didn't know Edward's psychological activities at this time. After discovering the flaw in his movements, he clenched the mace in his hand and swung it towards Edward's chest with a hint of armed domineering.

This was a guy he found some time ago. He found that it matched his wide-open attack style, so he chose this weapon.

I thought that my blow would definitely hurt the vice-captain, but I didn't expect that in the next second, Edward would grab Kaido's head and push him to the ground. The force was so strong that even large cracks appeared on the ground.

"Boy, although it is a good thing to know how to find the enemy's weaknesses, don't forget to guard against the opponent's attacks!"

As if to impress Kaido, Edward stopped holding back his hands every time he trained. Injury to his muscles and bones was a common occurrence for Kaido, and he was carried home almost every day.