Breathing as if he'd been unearthed from a vacuous tomb, the pirate struggles to keep off of his knees as his entire body begins to give in to the many wounds repeatedly inflicted upon his body. The world around the pair disappears, bringing them back to the empty streets of Aquares Ixen, the signs of his memory all but gone.. save for the blood flowing out of Luffy's body.

He collapses once more, face first into the cobblestone street, a cloud of dust rising up around him as red splatters in every which way.

"Ra.. Ramza.."

His voice is audible, yet the edge that comes with it is too difficult to be ignored. It's evident that every word he speaks draws further pain from his condition, but what must be said was too important to ignore.

"What-.. What do you-.. Fight for?"

The pirates eyes begin to close, slowly lowering as they drop their curtain to the light of the world.

"Y-.. You.. 're.. nakama-.."