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The ocean roared as Weiss's grip on Poseidon's Wrath faltered. The legion of ancient sea kings circled like living storms, their bioluminescent eyes flickering with defiance. The artifact's power thrummed in his veins, but its whispers were deafening—a cacophony of drowned voices from the Void Century.
"You are not our queen," the largest sea king hissed, its voice a tectonic rumble. "You are a thief. A shadow."
Nami's Storm's Heart crackled as she stabilized a crumbling coral pillar, shielding Shirahoshi. "Weiss! They're tearing the island apart!"
"I know!" Weiss snarled, blood trickling from his nose. The system blared:
Soul Integrity: 62%
Poseidon's Wrath Duration: 2 minutes remaining
Lucy materialized beside him, Eclipse Key blazing. "Sync with me! We'll force them to obey!"
"No," Weiss growled. "They're not beasts—they're judges. And they think I'm guilty."
Kizaru's Ultimatum
The admiral reappeared in a burst of light, his smirk razor-thin. "Tick-tock, dragon boy. Mariejois offers a deal: hand over the Tears, and Fish-Man Island survives. Refuse…" He nodded to the sea kings shredding the island's barrier. "Well. Pop."
Erza's blade pressed against Kizaru's throat, her armor scorched from their earlier duel. "You talk too much."
"And you're too slow~" Kizaru dissolved into photons, reforming atop a sea king's spine. "Choose wisely, Weiss. Your harem can't save everyone."
Nami's clima-tact whirled. "We don't need saving!"
Harem Sync Update
Nami: Storm's Heart + Celestial Navigation = Astral Maelstrom
Lucy: Eclipse Key + Soulforge = Void Anvil
Erza: Adamantine Armor + Poseidon's Resonance = Abyssal Guillotine
The Adamantine Sea King
The largest sea king—a leviathan with scales like black diamonds—surfaced, its maw wide enough to swallow the island.
"Im's chains bound us. Zeref's lies poisoned us," it intoned. "You reek of both."
Weiss's Dragon Dominion recoiled. This creature had witnessed the Void Century. Fought Im's knights. Died for them.
"I'm not your enemy," Weiss shouted, the Tears' glow dimming. "I'm here to break the chains!"
The leviathan laughed, a sound like sinking continents. "Prove it."
System Alert
Ding!
Soulforge Compatibility Detected
Fuse Poseidon's Wrath with Dragon Dominion? (Risk: Soul Collapse)
Weiss didn't hesitate. "Do it."
Agony erupted as the Tears fused with his core. Golden scales erupted across his body, hybridizing with the sea kings' bioluminescence. The system screamed:
Soul Integrity: 41%
New Ability Unlocked: Sovereign of the Abyss
Harem's Gambit
Nami and Lucy lunged at the leviathan, their synced weapons carving fissures in its armor.
"Astral Maelstrom!" Nami's attack churned the ocean into a vortex of lightning and starlight.
"Void Anvil!" Lucy's Eclipse Key hammered the beast's skull, bending reality itself.
The leviathan staggered—and Erza struck. "Abyssal Guillotine!" Her blade, amplified by Poseidon's resonance, cleaved through the sea king's diamond scales.
It roared, blood black as oil flooding the water. "You… fight with their fire… but your soul… burns differently…"
Weiss soared into the gash Erza's blade had created, his Sovereign claws plunging into the leviathan's core. "I'll free you. All of you."
The sea king's defiance crumbled. "…Then we will follow… Sovereign…"
Zeref's Counterstroke
As the sea kings stilled, a portal of black flame erupted. Zeref stepped through, cradling a pulsing lacrima—the stolen soul of the Adamantine Leviathan.
"A noble performance," he murmured. "But souls are such… fragile things."
The lacrima shattered. The leviathan's corpse disintegrated, its essence absorbed into Zeref's palm.
"NO!" Weiss lunged, but Zeref vanished, his laughter echoing.
"Come to Mariejois, dragon. Let us end this dance."
Aftermath: Bonds in the Abyss
The sea kings retreated, leaving Fish-Man Island in fractured peace. Weiss collapsed on the seabed, his Sovereign form dissolving. Nami and Lucy dragged him to the surface, their sync fading.
"You're an idiot," Nami muttered, her voice trembling. "A suicidal, dragon-brained idiot."
Lucy's Eclipse Key hovered over his chest, its void magic stabilizing his soul. "He's our idiot."
Erza watched Kizaru's distant light fade. "Mariejois won't wait. We need to strike first."
Weiss's hand closed around the depleted Tears. "Then we drag Im into the light."
System Alert
Ding!
Quest Updated: Assault Mariejois
Reward: Unlock "Dragon's Ascension" (Evolve Dragon Dominion)
Warning: Harem Sync must reach 200% efficiency
Cliffhanger: The Throne's Shadow
In Mariejois's deepest vault, Im caressed a fossilized dragon skull. The Adamantine Leviathan's essence swirled around them, merging with a hundred others.
"Soon, Sovereign," Im whispered. "You will join your kin."
The skull's eyes ignited with hellfire.
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