Chapter 29: The encounter between shadow and Light
In the second half of the Grand Line.
At this moment, on a small snowy island, twenty strange creatures with double horns, prominent fangs, and a height of more than six meters each, dominate the area. They walk through pools of blood, moving among the lifeless bodies scattered everywhere. Occasionally, someone's last breath is heard, and they mercilessly crush it as they pass without saying a word, causing a painful end.
"Moria! You will have a terrible fate! It won't be long before you.... [Cough, cough, cough] And it won't be long before you bastards join us in hell!"
Temple, with his hands tied behind his back, crawls through the bloody snow, enduring the pain of his wounds in a desperate attempt to curse the person in front of him. At this moment, his companions of so many years were killed one by one by these strange Gecko Pirates.
"Kishishishishishi~"
Moria was sitting on the largest corpse he could find, with a knife more than three meters long stuck in the ground next to him. Seeing the desperation on Temple's face, he smiles dazzlingly, baring his fangs.
"What a pitiful appearance, Captain Temple of the War Elephant Pirates. Even with a bounty of 67 million berries, you should maintain some dignity."
But Captain Temple was already in despair at this time. Knowing that he was bound to die, he didn't care what Moria said at all, and just wanted to seize the time to curse one more time.
"Bah, it doesn't make sense! I thought you were someone special."
Moria stands up with a disappointed expression and, in one swift movement, removes his knife from the ground. He looks at the bright sun and says:
"I appreciate the relationship you had with your companions. Groups of pirates like you are rare. So, I have decided to give you a magnificent death, more beautiful than that of the Pirate King, Roger."