As his crew spread out over the island/ship Larch was, supposedly the next one, until he sensed a huge danger coming from the sea behind them.

Larch: You are an impatient one aren't you. Nojiko take Pluton and run.

Nojiko: Larch-kun.

Larch: Do it.

Larch spoke in a firm voice, making Nojiko stunned, but she walked towards the controls room, while Larch was beginning to walk towards the back of the ship with his arms in each side.

Larch: It's time for battle.

In each of his hands appeared a sword, on the right hand appeared a purple one, while on the left it was a red one.

On Gecko Moria ship.

Beth: Captain seem weird, he always is the one to charge first, than sending his crew, so just one possibility remains and that is that a stronger being is in the sea than this ship.

Beth was walking down a path, until she felt something near her, making her stop in the process.

Beth: Why don't you come out here, even though i can't see i can sense sometimes.

???: What would you know, a beautiful woman like you can sense me.

Suddenly in front of Beth a human with features of a lion appeared.

???: Pardon me, my name is Absalom and what will be yours my lady.

Beth: I don't think that you need to know.

While saying that, Beth emanated a calm, almost invisible aura.

Absalom: Well i feel bad that my future wife wants to battle me, but what can i do?

As he spoke, he started disappearing, becoming invisible again.

Beth: That is a troublesome ability.

Closing her eyes, Beth used the Observation Haki, but still she didn't find anything that may reveal Absalom presence.

Bang

While she was trying to figure out where he was, she got kicked in the back by him, projecting her into the woods.

In another location.

Kuina: "This time i won't be doing anything."

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Flashback:

As Kuina was jumping from tree to tree, in skypeia.

Kuina: "Why did Nojiko left like that, why did she have that kind of face."

As she had at the battlefield, she found Larch holding Nojiko with a sad face.

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Kuina: "I won't let that repeat again."

As Kuina was walking, she felt a presence in front of her.

Kuina: You can come out.

The person that came out was someone that she wasn't expecting to appear there.

???: Hi Kuina-san long time no see.

Kuina: Sabo-kun, what are you doing here?

Sabo: It's a long history, but briefing it up, while i was travelling in the fog, i was capture by Gecko Moria pirates, who then stole my shadow. I tried to get it back, but they are to numerous and strong as well. So for you to be here, that means that Larch-kun is also here, i bet that he as gone to face Gecko and his giant.

Kuina: Giant? What giant? As for Larch-kun, he stayed in the ship.

Sabo: Oh you don't know, after Moria stole my shadow he put it in a giant dead body, making it alive again. His devil fruit has that power, to 'reincarnate' beings. He stood on the ship, so the rumors are true.

Kuina: What rumors?

Sabo: It's said that the ships that enter in the Florian Triangle don't come out, when i first enter here and found Gecko, i thought that it was him, but think it through i remember a rumor that i heard before i sailed coming here. It was about that a giant monster inhabited the Florian Triangle.

Kuina: So then.

Sabo: Larch-kun must be going to face him and leaving you guys to Gecko Moria. I will help you guys, as i want to recuperate my shadow.

As he spoke, he raised his right hand, as he did blood appeared in it as it formed a sphere of blood rotating at high speeds, creating from the sphere, about a thousand bugs.

Sabo: This should help us communicate with the others, take this.

While saying that one of the bugs transformed into earpiece.

Sabo: Let's go i know a short cut to Gecko place.

Back to the ship, Larch was standing on the edge of Pluton, in front of him stood a gigantic creature that looked like an octopus, it was completely black, while it's eyes were blue.

ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Seeing Larch in front of him, the monster roared, shaking the earth and making tsunamis in the sea, making almost the Thriller Bark topple.

Larch: Now that is one way of greeting. Let me show you mine.

With his hands on the side, Larch aura started raising rapidly as a dark red energy appeared around him, covering his whole body.

The monster upon seeing this, thought that it was a demon, instead of a human that was staring at him.

In the highest tower of the Thriller Bark.

???: What the fuck was that? If that was a roar, then the creature that send it, must be colossal even bigger than Oars. Perona go check it out with one of your ghosts.

Perona: Yes, Moria-san.

At the same time they were talking, they felt two presences in front of them, right outside of the door.

BOOM

Sabo: I have returned Moria and this time you will lose.

Gecko: 'Vampire' Sabo, you have returned so this time i will lose, presumably because of the woman standing next to you. If that is it, then you are really stupid t think that she could make any difference. Hihihihiiih

Sabo: Even if she can't make, her companions can and if that still isn't enough then her captain will have to do it, while i hope that the situation doesn't reach that case, or else we are in for a difficult time.

Gecko: Perona i will take care of this. Doppelman. Oars.

As he spoke, his shadow swifted, showing a equal Gecko Moria in front of him ready to fight, while outside of the tower.

Thump

Thump

Thump

Boom

As they were hearing sounds of step resounding in the outside, a great explosion went next to them, as the wall was destroyed, showing a giant face to Sabo and Kuina, who was terrified upon seeing this.

Gecko: Let's see how you manage against Doppelman and Oars.