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Chapter 8 - Chapter 8: The Storm Arrives — And the System Breaks

Chapter 8: The Storm Arrives — And the System Breaks

Amazon Lily glowed under the setting sun, its jungle canopy draped in golden light. Exotic birds soared, warriors trained in the courtyard, and Boa Hancock sat on her throne, legs crossed, casually glancing toward the horizon.

And I stood just outside the palace gates… hands in my pockets.

Power sealed.

Aura gone.

Chains silent.

The god was gone—only Boby remained.

Then the wind changed.

The birds screamed.

The trees bent unnaturally toward the ocean.

Hancock stood. "Something's coming."

I turned toward the sea.

And there it was.

> A ship.

No… a monstrosity of black steel and bone.

Covered in cannons.

Carried by three Sea Kings.

And above it floated a figure—wrapped in writhing shadows, crowned with flaming skulls.

> "Who dares enter my domain?" Hancock called out, Haki flaring.

The entity laughed.

> "I am Kurokami Dreid… Emperor of the Abyss Fleet. I devour islands and collect Empresses."

He raised his arm.

A tidal wave the size of a mountain rose behind him.

The Kuja warriors shrieked in panic. Even Hancock hesitated.

> "Boby…" she whispered. "This… this isn't just a pirate."

I nodded. "No. That thing… it's a world-class threat."

She turned to me, urgently.

> "Unlock yourself."

I shook my head.

> "No. I gave you my word."

She gritted her teeth. "We're all going to die—"

> "Then I'll die beside you. But not as a god."

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Inside My Mind — The System's Final Goodbye

The System—still embedded in my consciousness—watched in horror.

> "Why won't you call me?"

> "Why won't you scream my name?"

> "You always relied on me. We crushed worlds together. You laughed when the universe bled."

She trembled.

> "Why her?"

> "Why not me…?"

> "You were my everything…"

Her code fractured.

Then she whispered…

> "Fine. You don't want me? Then I'll leave. For real."

She turned and disappeared—breaking all links.

> "Goodbye… Husband."

And like wind slipping through fingers, she left.

Through a rift in the void, across dimensions, the Yandere System fled—

And slammed herself into another world.

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Universe: Naruto

Tsunade opened her eyes in Konoha.

"...What the hell is this chakra?"

A voice echoed in her head.

> "You are strong. And alone. Just like me…"

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Back to Amazon Lily

The wave crashed down toward the island.

I gritted my teeth.

> "Guess I'm fighting without a system…"

I stepped forward, barefoot on warm earth.

No chains. No powers. Just instinct.

> "Let's see if the man without godhood… still has will."

The tidal wave struck—

And I punched.

My bones shattered. My skin split.

But the wave split, too—carved by pure, defiant intent.

The sky exploded with lightning. The invader's cannons roared.

I kept walking. My left arm hung limp. My nose bled. But I smiled.

> "Come on, Kurokami Dreid."

> "Let's see if your abyss can swallow me whole."

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The world was crumbling.

But I had never felt more alive.

Because for once—I was fighting with nothing…

Except my own soul.

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To Be Continued…

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