## One Piece Chapter 481: Shadow's Asgard - Chapter: 481 - Pages: 0-16 - Characters: Roronoa Zoro, Luffy, Oars, Nami, Lola, Perona, Gecko Moria, Tony Tony Chopper, Sanji, Brook, Usopp, Nico Robin ### Summary Page 0: Chapter 481, "Shadow's Asgard," opens with a cover illustration of Roronoa Zoro sitting formally on a large mat inside a hall while animal figures sit near him. The page is not part of the Thriller Bark battle, but it identifies the chapter title and presents a separate cover image before the story resumes. Page 1: The tower and mansion grounds of Thriller Bark stand in wrecked silence after Luffy's giant attack. Oars lies crushed into the rubble, his massive body folded under the impact while smoke rolls through the broken buildings. The watching victims and Straw Hats stare at the motionless giant, and one of them says, "... Even a zombie wouldn't be able to stand up again after that beating!!" Another finally dares to believe it: "Oz... He lost...!!! For sure this time...!!!" The shock spreads through the crowd of monsters and victims alike. "What's going to happen... to Thriller Bark...?" someone asks as everyone faces the ruined battlefield. The fight against Oars seems over, but the question hanging over the page is larger than the fallen giant: what will become of the island, of the zombies, and of the stolen shadows as dawn approaches? Page 2: The victory begins to settle in. Nami looks across the battlefield, exhausted and stunned, while Lola and the others take in the fact that Oars has truly fallen. A stitched creature says, "They really did it." Another mutters, "They're pretty impressive..." The zombies and victims who served Moria begin to panic in a different direction now: "What happened?" "Where's our master?" Perona, watching the wreckage, can only admit, "We really brought some unbelievable guys here...!!" The shadowless people erupt into cheers, led by Lola's huge shout. "They won!!!" she cries. "They really did it this time!!!" The relief is enormous because these people have been trapped in darkness for years, and for the first time the Straw Hats seem to have broken the power that kept them from walking under the sun. Page 3: The crowd's gratitude pours over the broken mansion. "Thank you! You guys are the best!!!" they shout. "You really are our Ray of Hope!!!" But before the celebration can become real, Luffy suddenly drops back to his normal size. People cry, "Ehhhhhh!?" "He shrunk!!!" and "Who are you!?" as the hulking Nightmare Luffy is replaced by the battered ordinary Luffy lying in the rubble with a weak "Uuu...!!" Nearby, Oars remains down but not completely destroyed. From inside the giant, Moria realizes what the blow has done. "It doesn't hurt... but I can't move...!!" he says, while the damaged spine and ruined body prevent Oars from standing. Oars lies helpless, and Moria asks in confusion, "Why did you shrink!?" The borrowed shadows are gone, and Luffy's time as Nightmare Luffy is over. Page 4: The Straw Hats and victims realize that Moria is still conscious. Someone looks toward the wreckage and says, "He's still conscious..." Chopper understands the medical horror of what they achieved: "The bones in his spine must be shattered, but we still couldn't destroy him. This ability makes a complete mockery of life...!!!" Another voice warns, "The sun." Across the battlefield, Zoro and Sanji sit battered and breathing hard, too wounded to rush in. Brook feels something strange in his own body and says, "... What is this feeling? I feel shivers down my spine...!!" Meanwhile, Usopp panics beside the fallen Luffy. "Hey, Luffy!!! Get your shadow back, quick!!!" he yells. The battle is not finished because the shadowless Straw Hats and victims are still seconds away from annihilation by morning light. Page 5: The survivors turn their urgency back toward the stolen shadows. "We don't have time to celebrate!! You guys are going to disappear!!!" someone shouts. "The shadows! That's right!! We need to hurry!" Lola screams, "Go wake Moria up and get our shadows back!!! The morning sun is almost up!!!" Before anyone can reach him, Moria rises out of the wreckage from atop Oars. "There's no need to wake me...!" he says, emerging conscious and furious. The crowd cries, "Moria!!!" The zombies, still loyal to him, rejoice: "Uoooh!! Master!!" and "Thank goodness you are unharmed!!!" Another insists, "There's no way that Lord Moria could lose!!!" In the middle of the ruins, Moria's survival turns the moment of victory back into dread. Page 6: Moria stands high on Oars's broken body and faces the crowd. A victim pleads, "Release all of our shadows!!" Another yells, "If you don't want to get beaten up by the Strawhats again," and someone else adds, "That's right! Give them back, you bastard!!" Moria answers with a laugh: "I... If you're awake, then that's perfect!! Now... Kishishi... This isn't some kids' fight...!!! A real pirate doesn't back down, even from death." Lola shouts...