A/N: I don't own One Piece, but I do own Rob Kusatsu. Please note that I changed the Kusatsu that I used in my 'Carving a Future' to this version, who was CP9's top member until he saw the error of his ways, went rogue, and joined the Straw Hats.

Kusatsu stared at the monstrosity that stood before him. It looked like some sort of ninja-zombie-beetle combination, and all it was wearing was a pair of shorts, which was in stark contrast to Kusatsu, who was wearing a black tracksuit (like Kaku's), black trousers and black boots.

"So you're my shadow, huh? Pretty adequate, given that you don't look like much." said Kusatsu.

"Neither do you." replied the zombie.

"Touché. So, do you have a name, or what?"

"I am Amaterasu, the Gold Knight!"

"Right. That's an…interesting name. So are we going to fight, or what?"

"SORU!" said Amaterasu, attempting to perform the high-speed Rokushiki technique. However, as he didn't have the physical requirements to perform it, he only managed to run at normal speed. Kusatsu sweatdropped.

"What the hell are you doing?"

Amaterasu didn't answer him, he just continued to run around. There was a loud crash as Kusatsu kicked the zombie into a nearby wall.

"Gah! Are you some sort of god?" asked Amaterasu.

"No, you're just an idiot."

Amaterasu flared up. "How dare you hurt other people's feelings! Take this!" He ran at Kusatsu to punch him.

"Tekkai."

As expected, the attack didn't affect Kusatsu at all.

"Is that it? Are you really my shadow?"

"Zombie Punches!" Amaterasu began to punch continuously, but Kusatsu dodged with Soru.

"You're not even worth my time. One 'Rankyaku' should be enough…"

"I have one last trick up my sleeve!"

Amaterasu took out a bag of flour and threw it at Kusatsu. It hit him in the face, sending flour everywhere. He coughed and spluttered as he was, effectively, blinded.

"Eat this!"

Amaterasu punched him so hard he crashed down into the ground.

"That's fighting dirty!" coughed Kusatsu, trying to clear his eyes to no avail.

"That's payback. Now, have some more!"

Amaterasu continued to beat up on Kusatsu. It looked like the ex-CP9 member was going to lose. But then, he remembered one of the teachings of his father, Rob Lucci.

"Remember, you have six senses, not just one. So if you're using only your eyes to know where your enemy is, you're weak."

Kusatsu stood up, breathing deeply, like a mantra.

"DIE!" came Amaterasu's voice, and in that moment, Kusatsu saw in his mind's eye his enemy coming up behind him. He suddenly whirled round, eyes still shut, and slammed Amaterasu's face into the ground, before dumping the entire bag of salt into his mouth. He could feel his shadow returning as he did so.

"Checkmate." said Kusatsu, before going to wash off the flour in his eyes.

A/N: Good? Bad? Let me know!