Zoro couldn't believe what just happened. Lycan who in his own right was a giant of a man, had just grown twice in size and become a whole lot hairier. He looked a lot more intimidating than the wolf man from Enies Lobby, but that is just the thing. That one was a result of a devil fruit so how come another wolf man stood before him.

"What are you?" asked Zoro.

"He´s a werewolf! A human being able to transform into a wolf without the aid of a devil fruit!"

Zoro looked up at Robin who still was on the third floor.

"What!"

"There are many legends about that particular race, but they were all dismissed as myths and devil fruit users! I've never believed in them but now I that I have seen one in action, I can see why they were giving their second name!"

"And what´s that!"

"The Immortals!"

"You are correct." said Lycan.

Zoro turned his attention at him and began to glare.

"Thanks to my Hi-speed regeneration, I live a lot longer than any human could ever do and thanks to my master, I will live longer than any werewolf before me."

"What do you mean?" asked Robin.

"A normal werewolf only lives a thousand years, while I have been in servitude of this house for the last 4000. With my Hi-speed regeneration and my master's power, I can´t di…" was all he got to say before Zoro sliced him in half, from the left shoulder to the right thigh.

"Shi Shishi Sonson!"

Lycan was about to fall to his knees, when his right hand grabbed on to the left half of his body and pressed the two halves together. A short time after a low sizzling sound could then be heard and the two parts became one again.

"You talk too much!" said Zoro a bit pissed off.

"Well then, should we let our fangs do the talking?"

Zoro took off his bandana from his left bicep and tied it around his head. He then put Wado in his mouth and drew Shusui and Kitetsu, while saying "Fine with me!"
They both leaped at each other and as soon as they were in range they commence the high speed battle from before. Lycan saw that it didn't go anywhere and leaped past Zoro to a bookshelf. He grabbed a hold on the giant shelf and lifted it high above his head, before throwing it with all his might at Zoro. Zoro quickly sheathed Kitetsu and grabbed with both hands on to Shusui, lifting the sword above his head and swung it down.

"Daishinkan!"

The shockwave of this attack was powerful enough to leave a cut in the floor several meters long and in the process Zoro sliced the shelf in two and cut Lycan´s left leg and arm off, causing him to fall. Zoro drew Kitetsu again and walked over to Lycan on the floor. He then placed a blade against Lycan´s throat and asked "What would happen if I took your head?"

"I would die, but I don't have any plans on doing that anytime soon." said Lycan before his left arm instantly regenerated and slash out at Zoro. Thanks to his Haki, Zoro dodge the surprise attack and leaped back. Lycan regenerated his leg and got up again.

"How did you do it so fast? Before it took you some time but now you do it instantly."

"In this form my regeneration works much faster than normal."

Zoro looked at Lycan, trying to figure out what to do.

"Ok, if I can't take you down bit by bit, then am going to take all of you down with one attack."

Zoro then took the swords in the stance of Pound Ho

"Senhachijū* Pound Ho!"

Three powerful streams of compressed air went flying against Lycan, who closed his left eye and open his right, revealing it to be jet black.

"Luna Nova*!"

Suddenly a black sphere appeared in front of Lycan and absorbed Zoro´s Senhachijū Pound Ho then disappeared.
Lycan then shifted eyes while yelling "Luna Plena*!" and a white sphere appeared. Out of the white sphere Zoro´s attack reappeared and flew towards him. Zoro jumped to the side and dodge the attack, but it destroyed the wall making parts of the second and third floor collapse. Robin who was on a collapsing part of the third floor used her Cien Fleur: Wings to fly to a safe area.

"You don't worry about her safety?" asked Lycan Zoro.

"Why should I? She is a strong woman and she can handle herself."

"I see."

"Now it is my turn to ask a question. What the hell was that thing you did just now?"

"It´s a power my master granted me. The right eye allows me to absorb any attack made out of air or energy and the left allows me to send it right back if I wish. I call it Remotio Luna*."

Zoro looked at him like he was an idiot, forcing Lycan to ask "What?"

"I just ask to get some kind of hint and you just tell me everything about it, included its weakness."

"And what is that then?"

Zoro turned around and took the stance of Oni Giri. Lycan surprised by this took a step forward.

"It is weak to physical attacks!"

Zoro spun around and leaped at Lycan.

"Rengoku Oni…" was all he got to say before Lycan suddenly grabbed his neck with his right hand and quickly lifted him as high as he could, releasing a powerful roar while doing so.

"That why I am not!"

Zoro was being choked once again and Lycan just stood there, pressing the life out of Zoro´s body.

"I´m sorry for doing this, but I have no other choice." said Lycan in a low voice.

Flashback. 4000 years ago.

It was a battlefield with many fighters and more dead. In the middle of all the fighting a trail of blood went away from it to some small ruins on the outskirt of the battlefield. The trail continued inside one of the ruins and inside it sat a large man in armor, missing he´s right arm and holding his left hand over a fresh scar across his left eye. A shadow could be seen in the doorway and a child appeared behind the shadow.
"Why are you here werewolf?" asked the shadow.

"Who is asking?"

"Does it matter?"

"No, I guess not. I am here because I ran from battle, disgracing myself and my pack."

"What is your name?"

"When I ran and abandon my brethren, I abandon my name. Such is the law of my pack."

"Would you like me to give you one?"

"WHAT?!" yelled the werewolf.

"If you chose to follow me I will give you a name and a new purpose, one to protect the people of my kingdom as Miles Lycan."

The shadow then walked away but the child stayed and looked at the wounded man. He then smiled a big smile and ran up to the shadow again. Lycan just sat there, intrigue by the offer but at the same time scared of it. He got up and followed the shadow, hoping it was the right decision.

End of Flashback

Lycan got ready to finish Zoro off, when he notice that the swordsman was looking somewhere else and he looked in the general direction of where Zoro was looking to see Robin. She was trying to hold back the tears while clutching her hands to the railing.

"Are you wondering what will happen to her after your death?"

Zoro turned his attention to Lycan and began to glare at him.

"When we are done here, I will take her to the sacrificial chamber and drain her body of all her blood to ou…" was what he said before Zoro´s glare intensified and a dark aura surrounded him. In the blink of an eye Zoro had cut the arm holding him in nine pieces. Lycan leaped back as fast as he could because as soon as Zoro touch the ground, the dark aura expanded into a big dark dome where all you could see inside was Zoro himself. He stood there a while before saying "If you believe yourselves the gods of life and death, then I will give you the demonic god of destruction."

"Kiki Kyutoryu: Asura!"

Zoro got into the stance of Pound Ho again and fired it off.

"Asura: Sanzennihyakuyonjū* Pound Ho!"

The nine streams of compressed air flew towards Lycan and fused together into one big one, blasting with power. Lycan quickly used his Luna Nova to absorb the attack, but Zoro had hid himself inside the attack and was already in range to strike Lycan.

"Asura: Ichibugin!"

Zoro got behind Lycan after cutting him nine times and leaving nine deep marks. Lycan accidentally activated Luna Plena sending Zoro´s attack through the ceiling and destroying the top of the mountain. The attack continued through the air until it hit the Night-time Dome, shattering it and letting the sunlight through. Back in the library, Lycan turned back to his human form and fell on his back. Zoro returned to normal and sheathed his swords before turning his head to Lycan and asked "Are you alive?"

"Yeah, but don't worry I can't fight anymore and if I did I would die."

"Why?"

"Because of hunger. Healing as fast as I do will make you burn a lot of calories and the transformation is the same deal. I am not like Zoans who can transform as many times as they like to."

"I see that. You could have transformed from the start but chose to see if it was necessary, right?"

"Right."

"Hey, I don't know about you but I'm going to take a nap." said Zoro while laying himself on the floor.

"You are willing to sleep so close to the enemy?!"

"Hey, it's not like you have the energy to fight anymore and you don't look like the type to attack someone in his sleep."

"Ha, you've got me there." Said Lycan before he and Zoro closed their eyes and drifted to sleep.

A short while later, footsteps could be heard coming from the stairs. It was Robin descending the stairs and walking towards the sleeping Zoro. When she reaches him, she sat down on her knees, lifted his head lightly up and placed it on her lap. She sat like that a while, before saying "Sleep well Zoro. And thank you for not dying a horrible death." with a serene smile on her face.

Authors Notes

Hi everyone, I will just say that I am a lot happier with this chapter than the last two.

The * section.

Senhachijū Pound Ho is an attack that mean 1080 pound cannon and i believe will appear later in the manga and anime since Zoro have shown his 360 pound cannon.

Asura: Sanzennihyakuyonjū Pound Ho means Asura: 3240 pound cannon and I just thought it would be awsome.

Luna Nova means "New Moon" and Luna Plena means "Full Moon"

Remotio Luna means "Shifting Moon"

See you next time and please leave a review to tell me what you think about the story.