The Covenant of the Full Knight

A dramatic color spread depicts the legendary Rocks Pirates crew in a chaotic, powerful group pose. At the center, a massive man with blond hair and a purple coat laughs wildly. Around him are figures including a long-haired blond man eating grapes, a swordsman with a massive blade, a pink-haired woman holding a bowl, a man with a rifle, and a tiger lying in the foreground. The word 'ROCKS' is emblazoned across the bottom in large, cracked letters with a flaming skull motif. The scene is set against a stormy sky with dynamic action lines and smoke effects.

Fourteen years ago at Gyaban's house in the realm of the sun, Elbaf, just before the fateful massacre, silhouettes of young Shanks and Buggy play near a treehouse. A voice recalls, 'GARP TOLD ME ABOUT HIM THE LAST TIME WE CROSSED PATHS.' Another adds, 'SEEMS LIKE IT. THE KID'S DONE WELL TO STAY OUT OF THE NAVY'S CLUTCHES.' Shanks reacts with shock: 'CAPTAIN ROGER HAS A SONI! WHATI!' In the present, a young man with wavy hair says, 'THE KID MIGHT JUST BECOME THE PIRATE KING OF THIS NEW ERA.' Shanks smiles and replies, 'WHO KNOWS. WITH CAPTAIN ROGER'S BLOOD FLOWING THROUGH HIM...' Buggy grins, 'YOU AND BUGGY WERE ALWAYS LIKE OUR SONS.' Shanks agrees, 'TRUE... SO I BASICALLY HAVE A LITTLE BROTHER THERE!!' Someone exclaims 'WOW...' A voice laughs 'WAHA HA!!' while another asks 'IS THAT SOI' The final panel shows a grinning man with sunglasses and wild hair stating, 'BESIDES, MOST BURDENED WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS FAIL TO REACH THE TOP. Y'KNOW THE TITLE'S NOT HEREDITARY, RIGHTI' The chapter title reads 'CHAPTER 1169: I HAVE TO DIE NOW!!'

At Quest Castle in Elbaf, a massive fortress rises amid trees as figures react in panic. "DOGA HA HA HA HA!!" "UWAA!! IT'S LOKI!!" "ERRR I MEAN PRINCE LOKI!! HE'S RETURNED!" someone shouts. "ELDER JARUL JUST ARRIVED TOO!" A large impact sound "ドズン" shakes the area. Below, soldiers stare in shock as Prince Loki strides forward in ornate armor. "HE WAS JUST CHAINING YOU, AS ORDERED..." one soldier says. "WHY DID YOU DO THAT...I!" another demands. "YOUR MAJESTYI!" Loki is addressed directly. A sign reads "FOVER OF THE AUDIENCE CHAMBER". Loki's massive form looms as he questions, "MY BODY... IT'S MOVING ON ITS OWN!! WHY DID I CUT DOWN THAT SOLDIERI WHAT AM I...I" A voice commands, "MOBILIZE THE ENTIRE NATION AND FORM A GRAND ARMY OF WARRIORS!" Another replies, "I'M SIMPLY FORCED TO SNIFF OUT ANYONE IN MY WAY...I IS IT BECAUSE OF THOSE ORDERSI"

Loki continues his rampage, declaring, "THEN THE COUNTRY WILL SUFFER AS LONG AS I LIVE... THIS BODY OF MINE IS A WALKING HAZARD!" Close-ups show his face with a skull-like symbol as he wonders, "IS IT MESSING WITH MY THOUGHTS TOOI! COULD IT REALLY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DISOBEYI WILL THIS LAST FOREVERI" In the hall, Loki shouts, "YOU MEN... KILL ME NOW!!" A crowd reacts with "!!I" and "HUHI!" as he pleads, "I HAVE TO DIE NOW!!" A vision shows Loki's past with the narration, "THE LAST 143 YEARS OF MY LIFE....!!" He swings his weapon, yelling, "IT'LL BE FOR NOTHING!! IT'LL ALL BE FOR NOTHING!!" Chaos erupts as soldiers charge. "OLD MAN!! I'M BA-" one begins before being cut off. "YOUR MAJESTY, WHAT ARE YOU SAYINGI!" another cries. Loki screams, "HURRY!! BEFORE I'M COMPLETELY TAKEN OVER!! AS IF I'D EVER LET ELBAF BE ENSLAVED!!"

Panic spreads as Loki rampages. "UWAAAH!!!" echoes while "Zババババ" effects tear through the scene. Soldiers yell, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOINGI! HARALDI!" A massive silhouette of Harald appears with thoughts, "IT CAN'T BE... I REALLY AM IMMORTAL...!!!" Loki is struck down amid cries of "SOMEONE HELP ME!!!" and "HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DIE NOWI!" Harald's forces clash violently. "ALL OF YOU, RUN!!!" someone orders as "クリアッ..." sounds ring out. A sword is raised with "STOP THIS...!!!" and "I'M REGENERATING!!" visible. Wounded soldiers and giants react in horror with "!!I" and open-mouthed screams as the battle engulfs the castle halls.

In a calmer outdoor setting near a stone building, two figures converse. "WE'RE BOTH BOUND BY THE MOST SHALLOW PACT OF THE HOLY LAND... TO SERVE THE INDIVIDUAL THEY CALL THE 'GREAT ONE'," one explains. "HARALD AND I..." A flashback panel shows a younger Harald. "I'LL CUT TO THE CHASE," the speaker continues. The conversation deepens: "MORE PLAINLY, WHEN WE WERE AWAY FROM THE HOLY LAND... YEAH, IT MEANT WE COULD ONLY TALK..." "BUT EVEN THEN, WHEN WE'RE IN RANGE, WE CAN'T DEFY THEIR ORDERS. THIS IS JUST THE SHALLOW-SEA COVENANT CONTRACT MIND YOU..." Recognition hits: "I KNEW IT! YOU'RE FROM THE RED-HAIR PIRATES, AREN'T YOUI!" The other replies, "THAT'S A CURIOUS POWER." They sit together with food and drink. "IF HE AGREES, HE'D HAVE TO ENTER INTO A DEEPER COVENANT... IF IT HELPED ELBAF'S MEMBERSHIP BID, BUT... HARALD WOULD PROBABLY BE HAPPY TO JOIN THE KNIGHTS OF GOD... IS THAT A PROBLEMI"

A cloaked swordsman stands amid swirling eyes and flames, explaining the pact. "In exchange, the Great One's voice can reach them anywhere... So disobedience becomes totally impossible, even if you're far away." "They're also granted the ability to travel vast distances by means of an Abyss Pentagram....blesses them with inhuman strength and immortality." "THE COVENANT OF A FULL KNIGHT..." A scarred young man stares forward with a grim expression. In a wooden room below, a bespectacled bearded man and a dark-haired man discuss the danger. "I really don't think Harald should join-" "..." "I can't see them just honoring their word." "Those guys have a boundless appetite for greed..." "Harald would be fully under their thumb if he enters into that deeper covenant." The scene cuts to a wide view of Elbaf's mountain village and castle as an off-panel voice cries out, "WHAT THE-I!"

Chaos erupts as armored Harald clashes violently with another warrior. "WHAT HELL IS EVEN GOING ON HEREI!" "KNOCK IT OFF, OLD MAN!!" Harald swings his massive blade while the opponent yells, "COME BACK TO YOUR SENSES!!!" "WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU, HARALDI!" "WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL USI!" A close-up shows the opponent demanding, "AND WHERE'S ALL THIS STRENGTH COMING FROMI!" "HOW ARE YOU EVEN BREATHING AFTER ALL THOSE STAB WOUNDS!" Below, panicked soldiers react to the rampage. "I BET LOKI'S UP TO NO GOOD AGAIN!! HURRY!!" "WE MUST AID OUR KING!!" "DID A FIGHT BREAK OUTI!" "HE'S GONE MAD!! THE KING... WE HAVE TO STOP HIM!!" "ALL GUARDS REPORT TO THE THRONE ROOM, NOW!!"

Harald bursts through a wall in a fiery explosion. "WHAT HAPPENEDI!" "EXPLAIN YOURSELF, HARALD!!!" In the throne room, a bloodied, desperate Harald pleads on his knees. "PLEASE... LISTEN TO ME, LOKI...!!" "MY SANITY IS SLIPPING BEYOND MY CONTROL...!!" Elder Jarul reacts with shock. "!I" "ELDER JARUL...!! WHAT I'VE DONE IS UNFORGIVABLE." "HUFF." Harald continues confessing amid rubble and fallen guards. "LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I'VE REPEATEDLY STAINED MY HANDS..." "TELL THEM ABOUT THE GUARDS I SLAYED!!" "!I" "...WHAT HAPPENED HERE...!!" "TELL THE PEOPLE OF ELBAF..." "...TRYING TO MAKE ELBAF A MEMBER NATION!!"

Harald's massive armored form looms as he reveals the truth. "THEY WANTED ME TO ENSLAVE OUR PEOPLE......AS WARRIORS FOR THE GOVERNMENT!!!" "...AND ENDED UP IN THIS MISERABLE STATE...!!" "SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT HOW I WAS TRICKED..." Jarul and others react in horror. "MY KINGI!" "!!I" "THEY NEVER INTENDED TO HONOR MY TERMS FROM THE VERY START..." "!!I" "WHAT DO YOU MEANI! HOW WERE YOU TRICKEDI!" Harald collapses, declaring, "IT WAS NEVER MY DREAM TO SEE ELBAF SUBJUGATED BY THE GOVERNMENT!!" "NO ONE ELSE CAN BEAT ME WITH THESE GODLY POWERS!!!" "WHATI!" "LOKI MUST BE THE ONE TO EAT ELBAF'S SECRET TREASURE!! PLEASE SEE TO IT..." "ELDER JARUL...!!" "URGH...!!" "I AM THE WORST KING IN THE HISTORY OF ELBAF...!!"

Harald and Loki stand face to face in heated confrontation. Harald shouts desperately, "LET ELBAF KNOW WHAT A DISGRACE OF A KING I WAS!! KILL ME AND ELEVATE YOURSELF AS A HERO!!!" Loki counters with equal force, "YOU MUST KILL ME AND TAKE THE THRONE... LOKI!!!" Loki presses on, "THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS IS SECURING ELBAF'S FUTURE... DON'T YOU SEEI!!" Harald refuses to yield, replying, "I DON'T CARE ABOUT HOW I'M REMEMBERED!!!" Loki insists, "THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT..." In the lower panels the castle of Elbaf looms in the background as Harald pleads, "I'M COUNTING ON YOU, LOKI!! YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN MAKE THINGS RIGHT!!!" Loki recoils, "YOU'D GO THAT FAR..!!" Sweat and tension mark both giants' faces amid the swirling argument.

Chaos erupts inside the castle. Loki, now transformed with a massive horned form and flowing cape, rampages through the chamber. A warrior cries, "YOU'RE NOT THE KING HARALD I KNEW!!" Another shouts, "WHAT HAVE YOU DONEI!" Loki declares, "I AM NOW THE GREAT ONE'S VASSAL..." and "INDEED, THAT HARALD IS GONE..." Massive impacts shake the room as Loki strikes down guards. Harald lies bloodied on the floor while Loki looms over him. Guards yell, "THE TRUTH OF WHAT HAPPENED HERE WILL DIE WITH YOU!!" and "NONE OF YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO ESCAPE...!!" One commands, "SEAL THE CHAMBER DOORS..." Another warns, "THERE'S A CRIMINAL ROAMING THE CASTLE." A final cry rings out, "SIREI!" Debris and bodies scatter across the shattered hall.

Loki continues his rampage, smashing through the floor as Harald's body is hurled aside. Loki roars, "EVERYBODY, RUN..!!" while reaching desperately. He declares, "...INTO THE HANDS OF LORD IMU!!!" and "I SHALL DELIVER THIS COUNTRY..." In the lower panels a scaly giant warns Loki, "YOU WON'T BE EATING IT, LOKI... THAT FRUIT IS MINE." Loki retorts, "YOU JUST TOLD ME TO EAT IT, REMEMBERI!" Another figure questions, "DOESN'T THAT MEAN GIVING UP THE ABILITY TO EVER SWIMI!" Loki growls, "DAMN IT!! WHY DO I HAVE TO EAT THIS DEVIL FRUITI!" Harald's voice calls urgently from off-panel, "LOKI, HURRY!!!" The Devil Fruit glows ominously amid the destruction.

The fight intensifies. Harald yells, "HURRY, LOKI!! NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, WE CAN'T LET HIM LAY HANDS ON IT!!!" Loki clashes violently with the scaly giant, who warns, "YOU CAN'T EAT IT, HARALD!!! IT WOULD BE THE END OF THE WORLD!!" Loki grunts in pain, "UGH!!" The scaly giant states, "I'M AFRAID I MUST RETURN..." and reveals, "...THE LEGENDARY SWORD YOU GAVE ME LONG AGO." Loki shouts, "ELDER JARUL!!!" as he swings the blade. Harald pleads, "I WON'T LET YOU!!" while Loki declares, "I NEED TO EAT THE FRUIT AND TAKE UP RAGNIR..." The legendary sword Jarul flashes through the air amid explosive impacts and flying debris.

A massive black impact crashes across the battlefield as a giant armored figure looms. Jarul is sent flying amid debris while Gyaban watches in shock. "WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUI!!" someone shouts. "JARUL!!" "DON'T WORRY. MY HELMET SAVED ME...!!" Jarul calls back. "GWAAH!!!" Another voice cries as Gyaban yells, "GYABAN... IS THAT YOUI!!" Below, Harald towers with glowing eyes, his massive form dominating the scene. "HARALD, OPEN YOUR EYES...!!" a warrior pleads. "LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE DOING!!" another screams in horror. "NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT... WE'VE LANDED OURSELVES IN A REAL PINCH." The group struggles as Harald swings wildly. "URGH...!!!" "PLEASE STOP HARALD...!!" "YOU CAN'T LET HIM CATCH LOKI!!" Explosions and motion lines fill the chaotic panels as the giants fight desperately to restrain their rampaging ally.

A determined warrior sweats heavily, thinking, "IS THERE REALLY NO WAY TO FREE HIM FROM HAVING TO FOLLOW THESE ORDERSI!" "DAMN IT..." Nearby, the massive armored figure speaks with a dark grin, "I TRULY FEEL SUPERIOR NOW..." "HEY, SHANKS... THIS IMMORTALITY THING ISN'T HALF BAD." Shanks reacts with visible tension. Attention shifts to a heavy chest as someone notes, "THE FORBIDDEN DEVIL FRUIT PASSED DOWN WITHIN ELBAFI!" "THIS IS..." The chest opens with a "CLANK CLANK" and "HMI" A cloaked silhouette appears in an ancient stone doorway marked with chains and a padlock, exhaling "HUFF.." as locks snap "パコン!!" and "カチッ KA-CHK". Suddenly a huge black cube smashes forward in a surprise strike. "GRRK GRRK GRRK GRRK!" The warrior reels back, "AAAAH!!! WHAT IS THIS THINGI!" "A SURPRISE ATTACKI!" The page ends with the One Piece logo and "CH.1169 /END".

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