GONG.
The great golden bell of Shandora rang out across the skies.
Its echoes rolled like thunder, a voice forgotten by centuries — not just a signal of victory… but a message to the world.
Smoke rose from the ruins of Enel's shrine. The self-proclaimed god lay unconscious beneath broken cloudstone, his lightning drained.
The people of Angel Island wept and cheered.
The Shandians bowed for the first time in centuries — not to a ruler, but to a symbol.
To the sound.
To the sky's memory.
And far above it all…
Rex stood atop the bell tower, alone, as golden light washed over him.
In his hand, a fragment of cloudstone shimmered.
[…Hidden layer detected. Poneglyph beneath golden bell's inner base. Encrypted in multi-plane frequency.]
He knelt.
Placed the fragment into a carved groove beneath the bell.
It clicked.
The floor shifted.
And from the heart of the bell, a panel slid open.
Inside?
Another Poneglyph.
This one… unlike any before.
The Future Glyph – Fragment of Time's Echo
Nami and Robin (now reunited with the crew) approached as Rex stared at the newly revealed stone.
It pulsed not blue, but silver.
Carved deeper.
Etched with symbols that were… moving.
Not literally — but every time they blinked, the patterns seemed to change shape. Shift form. As if they weren't meant to be read in this timeline.
Robin gasped.
"This… this isn't just a historical record."
Nami squinted. "I don't understand it."
"You're not supposed to," Rex said quietly.
"These weren't written by the past."
"…They were written by the future."
Poneglyph Translation: Future Legacy
As Rex placed his palm against the surface, the symbols unraveled — one by one — into images.
Glowing light bent around the carvings, and three fragments of prophecy appeared, shimmering like illusions.
Robin stepped back.
"These are… not from our world…"
Nami clutched Rex's arm. "What… are we seeing?"
🔥 First Vision – Land of Shinobi (Naruto Universe)
The glyph showed a sprawling valley — giant statues of ancient warriors carved into cliffs. A nine-tailed beast roared as a boy with yellow hair formed a spinning ball of light in his hand.
"They call it Rasengan," Rex whispered.
"But it's just the same spiral written on the walls of Shandora."
The image zoomed in.
The boy screamed, eyes burning with fire and wind.
And above him…
A glyph in the sky, invisible to all but one.
The Michael Spiral.
Etched across time.
Rex stared.
"…So that's where it echoed first."
⚡ Second Vision – Realm of Ki and Gods (Dragon Ball Universe)
The image shifted.
Mountains shattered. The skies burned.
A warrior floated mid-air, golden-haired, surrounded by an aura that cracked the atmosphere.
Below him — another warrior, charging energy between his palms.
"Kamehameha," Nami whispered, stunned.
"But look," Rex said.
Behind them… carved into a pillar on a ruined Namekian temple… was the same spiral slash.
The energy of ki…
The movement of will…
All descended from the same principle.
"They never knew it," Robin breathed. "But they carried the same legacy."
🌑 Third Vision – Bleach World (Soul Society)
The glyph spun.
Now, a battlefield of white sand — swords clashed, and a figure with a black cloak and sharp eyes screamed a single word:
"BANKAI!"
The blast obliterated the sky.
But within the explosion — a pulse of energy formed a circular glyph, hovering above him.
The same mark.
Not a technique stolen.
A technique remembered.
Nami's hand trembled. "You mean… the Michael Techniques didn't just start here…"
Rex answered, calm.
"No. They started everywhere. We just forgot them first."
Return to the Present – The Prophecy Line
As the images faded, the Poneglyph spoke one final line — not in symbols, but in voice.
"One will rise who remembers all.
From storm, flame, blade, and light—
He shall wield them not to conquer…
But to connect.
Not to destroy…
But to remind the worlds they were once one."
"The Michael Heir."
Luffy's Response
As the crew gathered around Rex, silent and awed, Luffy tilted his head and scratched his chin.
"So… you're not from the future?"
"No."
"You're not from another world?"
"No."
Luffy grinned.
"Then you're just you."
He clapped Rex on the back.
"That's enough."
Rex… chuckled.
A real one.
Maybe the first in weeks.
"Yeah," he said softly. "That's enough."
Departure from Skypiea – With One Message Left Behind
The Going Merry floated gently along the descent cloud as the crew waved goodbye to the Sky People, now free from Enel's false rule.
Pagaya handed Rex a final package: a sealed cloudstone containing the Future Glyph copied for study.
"It's part of you," he said. "We only borrowed it."
Rex bowed once.
Then turned and faced the wind.
The golden bell tolled again behind them — echoing across the blue sky.
Down below, in the Grand Line…
Someone heard it.
Cutaway – Mariejois
The Five Elders stared at a new report.
A cipher-pol agent's photo showed the cracked ruins of Enel's shrine… and the spiral seal glowing in Rex's palm.
One elder closed the file.
"The Michael Line has returned."
Another stood.
"Erase the next Poneglyph before he finds it."
Final Lines
As the ship descended back toward the Blue Sea, Rex stood at the bow once more.
He looked out into the storm ahead.
Not with fear.
But with resolve.
"The worlds aren't separate," he said softly.
"They're just… waiting to remember."
And the storm welcomed him home.