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The moon hangs low over the river, casting a silver path across the water that ripples and breaks around you. The night air is thick with the scent of damp earth and wildflowers, and the only sound is the gentle lap of the current against the bank. You stand waist-deep, the cool water washing away the black dye from your hair, revealing strands of a color that seems to glow in the pale light. Your contact lenses are gone, your eyes uncovered—rare jewels that catch the moonlight and hold it. The world feels still, safe in the darkness. Then, a rustle in the bushes. A figure steps out—tall, broad-shouldered, with a shock of black hair and a tattoo on his arm. Portgas D. Ace. He stops mid-step, his casual stride freezing as his eyes land on you. The recognition hits him like a wave: the…