Though at first too embittered to accept their help, Popora eventually comes to trust them, and leads them to the remaining seals. Touched by his devotion, the Straw Hats resolve to befriend Popora and free him from his lonely vigil. Heartbroken, but dutiful, Popora was left to maintain the spell until the monster was no more. Even the sage found this monster too powerful to fight in desperation, he committed his entire soul to a spell that sealed it deep beneath the island. Corrupted by the islanders' hatred, the orb's magic created a rampaging beast that decimated everything. When the sage refused, his orb was stolen and-despite his warnings-used to animate an idol of island's old guardian god. In time, however, more and more outsiders began to take interest in the island - and his people grew suspicious and hostile, demanding that Popora be refashioned into something that could destroy the outsiders. This sage had molded Popora from clay and imbued him with life, as a guardian for his people. One thousand years ago, the island held a small but fertile civilization, supported by an elderly sage and his magical orb. At first dismissive (and thinking the creature was set to guard some hidden treasure), the Straw Hats reconsider when Robin finds a set of ruins detailing the island's history. All the while, a strange rabbit-like creature named Popora tries to attack them, apparently determined to protect the seals. Unconcerned, the Straw Hats fight their way through these phantasms, shattering a seal with every victory. This link activates whenever they near one of the ancient stone seals hidden throughout the island, summoning phantasms of many past enemies. Throughout, Luffy's orb exhibits several more powers, chief among them a psychic link to the memories of each Straw Hat. In doing so, they find a number of wildly different environments, from dense jungles to frozen mountainsides-as well as endless hordes of hostile pirates and Marines. Though stunned, the Straw Hats quickly recover and regroup, making camp by the island coast. Seconds later, the orb spontaneously summons one, beaching the Sunny and scattering the crew. As the other Straw Hat Pirates express disinterest, Luffy wishes aloud for an island to explore. One day, while fishing for provisions (the Sunny's stores having been emptied by an ill-considered eating contest), Luffy pulls a strange blue orb from the ocean depths.
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