Aftermath of the Buster Call

The Awakening
"Nearly a week has past since the battle upon Wano between the Fleet Admiral, Kurama and previous Shichibukai, Salazar. Daddy L. Legs had been instrumental in his survival. When, in his last moment of life, she appeared, she was said to have stopped the very flow of time itself," A pirate of her crew spoke as he walked around the large castle they seemed to have been occupying. Banners of ancient samurai and shinobi clans hang gallantly throughout. Banners that such pirates had no attachment to.

The other pirate, a woman dressed in nothing but exotic garbs, expressed disbelief. "Listen, no one loves our Empress more than the Kuja, but to stop time itself? Do you know how absurd that is?"

"Well, how fucking else would she have saved the fucking pirate AND stop the Buster Call?" the male pirate inquired aggressively.

"I don't know! Maybe her generals helped her."

"Please, as.."

"Shush!" The Kuja stood at attention. "She's coming this way."

Her footsteps were large, causing trembles upon the marble floors as she danced across them. Her very presence itself was magical, bringing with it a charm that warmed the cool air around them. Their breaths grew quiet as she came closer.

She nodded and proceeded into the room they guarded.

"So, it seems you've finally awoken. I had hoped the rumors were true."