【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

"I will never forgive anyone who dares to harm my family, Shadow Rider!" Doflamingo finally came to his senses, watching Lucci's veins bulge, and controlled his clone to attack Lucci, while his Armament Haki-infused legs kicked him heavily.

Lucci drew his sword to block Doflamingo's kick, while Law swung his sword to block the threads that Doflamingo's clone shot at Lucci. He then quickly rushed towards the clone and engaged in fierce combat with it.

"Your opponent is me!" Luffy charged towards Doflamingo, who was being blocked by Lucci, but was stopped halfway by a figure. Luffy was shocked and dodged the attack to the side. "Hey, what are you doing! Bellamy, I really didn't mean to!"

"Straw Hat Master, he's been controlled!" Law glanced at Bellamy and warned sharply, while simultaneously blocking Doflamingo's clone's attack.

"I'm sorry, Straw Hat, please stop me!" Bellamy cried, resisting all of this from the bottom of her heart.

"I don't know what your relationship with him is, but if you want to stop him, you'll have to beat him until he's completely unconscious!" Doflamingo laughed triumphantly, kicking Lucci again at the same time.

Lucci glanced at Luffy's situation, dodged Doflamingo's kick, turned to block the threads that came flying at him again, looked at the smug Doflamingo, his expression hardened, he bent his waist slightly, and swung his hand at Doflamingo's abdomen.

Doflamingo's pupils contracted, and he quickly retreated while simultaneously covering his body with Armament Haki. However, his Armament Haki was useless against the sharp blade, and an unsightly bloodstain instantly appeared on his waist and abdomen. Doflamingo clutched the wound in his abdomen, glaring at Lucci with a gloomy expression and a hint of fear in his eyes.

"Let's do it this way, Straw Hat!" Bellamy roared in anguish upon hearing Doflamingo's words. His hands continued to move uncontrollably, swinging the blade at the straw hat. His body moved on its own, like a manipulated puppet.

"I can't do it! We're friends!" Luffy shouted angrily as he dodged Bellamy's swung blade.

"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" Doflamingo scoffed at their conversation. "Weaklings can't even choose how they die!"

Lucci sighed as he watched the chaos on Luffy's side. He dodged the transparent threads that Doflamingo had secretly shot at him and rushed towards Bellamy.

"Hey, Lucci!" Luffy shouted, stopping Lucci as he prepared to attack. "He'll die!"

"That's right, one more blow and he'll be meeting his maker." Doflamingo sneered, twisting his fingers to control Bellamy to attack Lucci, while using his other hand to control his clone to continue attacking Law.

Lucci didn't say anything, but simply dodged Bellamy's attack and swung his sword at the strands of transparent threads above Bellamy's head. The next second, Bellamy fell down. Lucci didn't look at Bellamy lying at his feet, but instead looked at the smug Doflamingo. Seeing the momentary twist of his expression, he couldn't help but find it amusing.

Bellamy crashed heavily into the dust, silently glancing at the man standing condescendingly in front of him, coughing up bright red blood, his fingers digging deeply into his palms.

Seeing his parasitic Threads severed in an instant, Doflamingo's mocking smile froze on his face. He turned to look at Lucci with a gloomy expression, his face twisting involuntarily. It was this kid who ruined his plans again.

"Are you that surprised, Mr. Flamingo?" Lucci teased, looking at the shock on Doflamingo's face, his smile undisguisedly mocking.

Doflamingo's expression darkened for a moment before he controlled his clone to attack Lucci. He knew the clone was no match for the Dragon Prince, but he needed to hold him back for the time being.

He knew perfectly well that he couldn't fight three people at the same time, especially the Dragon Prince who had taken down Torrebol in a single encounter and had even ruined several of his plans. This kid was really getting in the way, and he had to find a way to get rid of him.

"Are you alright, Bellamy?" Luffy rushed to Bellamy, who was lying on the ground, and asked. Then, he glared angrily at Doflamingo. "You stay here, Bellamy, I'll avenge you right now!"

"Fufufu, how pathetic." Doflamingo ignored the Straw Hat Boy's provocation, his lazy, mocking smile returning to his lips. His gaze fell on the pitiful Bellamy, covered in blood, on the ground. His smile widened, his voice filled with contempt and mockery. "I'll set you free, Bellamy, just like before. After all, trash like you, worthless as you, is only good enough for this."

Bellamy clenched his fists tightly. Blood loss blurred his vision, but Doflamingo's towering figure remained etched in his mind's eye. The man he revered as a god had ruthlessly destroyed everything he had—his worth, his dreams—and cruelly manipulated him, telling him that he had always been nothing but useless trash to him.

"Straw Hat!" Bellamy struggled to his feet, his broken ribs making it increasingly difficult to breathe, but he still stared intently at Luffy and hissed, "This is my final duel! You shall face this challenge!!"

"Hey, Bellamy!" Luffy frowned as he looked at Bellamy, covered in blood but still determined to fight him, and shouted, "Doflamingo has completely betrayed you. He doesn't deserve you at all..."

"Shut up, Straw Hat!" Bellamy interrupted. "Stop worrying about the enemy. I know myself well, and I know exactly what my fate will be. Doflamingo has always been my idol. I can't betray someone I admire just because I didn't get the answer I wanted!"

"I have no reason to accept your duel!" Luffy shouted angrily.

"Then you'll stand there! Until you understand my resolve!!" Bellamy compressed the springs beneath his feet, leaped into the air, and slammed down towards where Luffy was standing.

He knew he had idolized the wrong person, but Bellamy didn't care anymore. This was his last battle, and if he could die at the hands of another man he admired, he would have no regrets!

"Straw Hat Master!" Law glared angrily at Doflamingo as he watched Luffy fall to the lower level with Bellamy. "Your schemes are as insidious as ever!"

"Fufufu, do you know what I hate most, Law!" Doflamingo's face darkened, his anger intensifying, but he laughed out loud, "That's being looked down upon!"

"I can't tolerate guys like you even for a moment thinking you can defeat me! Listen up! I'm a Celestial Dragon, possessing the most noble bloodline in the world!!"

Lucci looked thoughtfully at the crazed Doflamingo. "So that's how you managed to forge this morning's newspaper?"