One Piece: Kaido's adopted son, starts with the Eight Gates Formation.

He even wanted to put his consciousness into a deep sleep, or to end his own life.

However, the concept of "changing state" was also taken away.

His soul fire, which had burned for billions of years, was forever fixed in the state of "awakeness".

He became a living sculpture, absolutely unchangeable!

That conceptual light came quickly and went quickly.

When the light faded, Bailer GAN remained seated on his throne, one hand slightly raised as if about to issue a command, in the posture of a monarch.

The crimson soul fire in his eye sockets was still burning.

The decaying aura that symbolized "aging" emanated from him still lingered.

Outwardly, he seemed unchanged.

However, all the top-tier powerhouses present—Whitebeard, Kaido, Captain-Commander Yamamoto—could clearly sense that Barragan, this "existence," had been completely "removed" from this fluid, ever-changing world.

He became a timeless, still painting.

But what's even more terrifying than that is...

They could sense that the "aging" power emanating from Barragán had not disappeared.

It simply lost the ability to spread outwards.

Then, it was forever imprisoned within Barragan's body, and began to age at an unstoppable, frenzied pace towards its sole target—Barragan himself—in an eternal process of "aging."

His stark white bones, in an instant, after millions of years of weathering, became fragile and on the verge of collapse.

Then, under Lynn's "concept fixation" law, it was forcibly restored to the perfect state of that moment when it was "fixed".

Then, aging begins again, and then recovery occurs once more.

It goes on and on, without end.

His consciousness was forever imprisoned in this endless cycle of self-destruction and self-reconstruction.

He will forever, consciously, feel himself, moving towards decay and death again and again, yet he will never be able to reach the other shore of liberation called "the end".

This is an absolute and eternal torment, a billion times more cruel than the deepest hell.

"..."

Quiet.

A deathly silence.

Whether they were proud pirates or rigid Grim Reapers, after understanding the eternal punishment that Barragan was currently enduring, a chilling coldness emanating from the depths of their souls instantly swept over their entire bodies.

They looked at the "sculpture" that still maintained its royal majesty, and there was no longer any hostility in their eyes.

All that remained was the deepest, most profound fear.

And, a trace of... pity, which they themselves were unwilling to admit.

Compared to this fate, death is practically a supreme blessing.

"Um."

Lynn clapped her hands, seemingly very satisfied with the "work of art" she had completed.

He wobbled down from his throne and then, like a curious child, flew around Barragán's "sculpture" once.

He reached out his small hand and gently tapped on the bone knee, which had lost all warmth yet remained indestructible.

Bang bang.

It produced a crisp sound, like striking ancient, cold iron.

"Hmm, this toy shouldn't break."

Lynn nodded in satisfaction.

Then, he turned around and gave Kaido, whose face was stiff with ecstatic joy after witnessing such terrifying methods, an innocent and radiant smile.

"Dad, this is for you!"

He pointed to the "Eternal Emperor" and spoke loudly in a tone of reverence, as if presenting a treasure.

"You can dust him every day!"

"..."

Kaido looked at the sculpture that exuded an aura of endless despair, and then at Lynn's pure, expectant eyes. His stiff expression instantly came back to life.