Chapter 218: Deep Seas, Death and Departure

Chapter 218: Deep Seas, Death and Departure

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As Enel's thunderous heartbeat reverberate throughout the New World, the Straw Hats were already prancing around on Fishman Island.

They had yet to deal with the local troublemaker, Hordy Jones. But there was no rush, they had just arrived there anyway.

But they were stopped in their tracks for a moment, all of them looking at the sea that surrounded the island.

The underwater currents became wild, and sporadic, it managed to make some of the Straw Hats panic.

Luffy looked up at the sea above him with a confused gaze.

'Is Long Ea-Enel up to something?'

The future Son God's mind immediately went to the Sky King. If there was anyone strong enough to make the world react in such a way, then that was Enel, at least in Luffy's eyes.

He was also the only person with lightning/thunder powers that Luffy knew of.

Robin also looked up at around the same time as her captain. Her eyes contained a bit more concern.

She also immediately thought about Enel, with worry at the forefront of her mind. She didn't let her emotions show outwardly, however.

At the end of the day, there wasn't much she could do besides worry. She may have gotten stronger, but not to the point where she could stand by Enel's side.

The upcoming war was going to be a lot more dangerous as well from what Enel had been telling her. Robin knew that there was no point worrying about him, but she still couldn't help it.

Alas, she knew that Enel was strong enough to handle himself. So she ended up just sighing and continuing with her sightseeing, taking her mind off of things after the thunder ended.

Despite its far-reaching effects, the Awakened Enel's heartbeat became contained within his body after a minute or two.

That short amount of time was all he needed to announce his presence to the world regardless.

His mind felt like it was more liberated than ever, it felt like his mind itself had evolved...

Instead of the mantle that usually appeared during the awakening of a Zoan, like Nika's, Enel seemed to gain something else...

A large spinning circle with lightning drums. The lightning forming it was so concentrated that it felt like a solid object. It spun endlessly, hovering over the Emperor's upper back.

The Sky King could feel it as if it was part of his body. A powerful limb that he could manipulate to some extent.

He turned the drums into blades for a moment, turning the spinning circle into a deadly buzz saw.

The Emperor heaved a sigh as his heartbeat calmed down for good. And in that moment, he felt his newfound strength slipping.

At that moment, he felt weak and sluggish. It was as if he had most of his senses cut, at least in comparison to before.

His Observation Haki range receded back to its usual, sensing only the island and the seas around it.

Enel grasped at his head, as he felt one of the biggest headaches in his life splitting his head apart. Regardless, he grit his teeth and didn't make a sound to signal that he was in pain.

'So this is the blowback of using my awakened from, huh?'

Enel closed his eyes as the veins bulged on his forehead.

The 'blowback' of using his awakened form was rather simple... A head-splitting fever. It sounded quite forgiving, but in the middle of a fight, it would be far too much to handle.

But the most important part of the blowback was the sudden shift in perspective. The Emperor only got a taste of what it felt like to be near-omniscient, to be able to sense everything at once in a part of the world.

It was a godly power that provided one with a certain 'rush'. And being suddenly stripped of that while receiving a fever was certainly not a great feeling.

'At least I am not using up my lifespan or something like that...' Enel grasped at his head, it seemed the fever would be there with him for a while.

Raijin still looked at him.

"Yes... You have a long way to go still. You aren't me, you won't be in that form forever.

Near him, he could still hear the stifled cries of the old woman that had worshipped the old god her whole life.

But those cries also ended after a few seconds.

The old woman finished grieving rather quickly. Instead, she walked over to the dusty remains of the Old God with an Urn, and slowly started sweeping the dust inside the urn.

Enel didn't say anything in that moment, he simply sighed and allowed her to do her job.

The urn was quickly filled, and placed upon the throne, the God's final resting place.

The old lady bowed one last time to her old Lord in silence, before she finally turned around and looked at Enel.

"I knew this would happen when I first laid my eyes on you... But that still didn't prepare me. I apologise for showing you such an unsightly scene." The woman bowed once more, this time to the Emperor, her new Lord.

"It's fine. You were loyal to Raijin, it's only natural to grieve under the circumstances." Enel waved at the woman to raise her head as he slowly crouched down and spoke to her evenly.

"So, what will you do now?" He asked the old lady as he looked around the tomb of the Lightning God.

"I... I will remain here. I will take care of Lord Raijin's tomb, the last wisp of his consciousness may have passed, but my duties haven't stopped yet."

The old woman also looked around the temple for a bit as she spoke.

Enel had already expected that answer, he merely nodded before slowly standing back up and preparing to leave.

"I understand... I must take my leave. I would stick around for more time, but the world waits for no one."

But just as he was about to turn into lightning, the old woman stopped him.

"Before you go..." She grabbed onto his coat with one arm, her hand searching into her coat for something.

"Here, take this." She took out a small golden pendant with a red heart. The Emperor raised an eyebrow, the pendant felt ancient.

"This is to be given to the New Lord, it signifies your connections to the Shrine Maidens." The Old Woman immediately explained the pendant's purpose to the Emperor.

It sounded like a symbolic gift, so the emperor accepted it without thinking much. he took it, grabbing it tightly, before smiling and putting it in his pocket.

The old woman bowed once more, a pleasant smile spreading on her lips.

"With this, we are one of heart... I wish you the best of luck, Lord Enel."

The Emperor raised an eyebrow when hearing that, but he didn't put much more thought into it, figuring it was just her tradition speaking.

Instead, he turned to light and reappeared outside, in the clouds.

With Raijin truly gone, the storm had already died down. The magnetic field of the island was back to normal from what Enel could feel.

'With this, the Mad Monk and his crew should be able to get on with their journey...'

His gaze turned towards the ships of the Mad Monk Pirates, which were slowly heading back to shore.

'Well, onto my next destination... Well... There are a few places I want to visit... Poseidon/Shirahosi for one, there's also the Moon and Wano.

Hmm... I'll just go to Poseidon first, and check on the situation there. It would be a shame if something went wrong and she actually died. Though it's doubtful with how strong the Straw Hats are this time around...'

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