Hey everyone soooo yeah so it's been a while hasn't it lol I'm soooooooo sorry! But in my defense this chapter involved a lot of research and a lot of….making up lol since Tashigi and Fullbody hasn't fought much thus leaving me with little or no knowledge of how they fight. So I did what all great writers do in this kind of situation and I went to…their move sets in video games! But sadly that didn't help me out so much either lol but I figured something out and for some of the moves I created please don't laugh at the corniness! I may have the imagination to create a story but none when it comes to naming moves. Oh and another key note as you all know that I am doing two One Piece fics after this one and then a Fullmetal Alchemist one, but then I went searching and realized there are not many Fairy Tale fics out there with Natsu and Lucy….well ones that are finished and +10,000 words Sooooooooooo I decided that I shall make one after the Fullmetal alchemist fic! =D After that I'll do a Naruto one. OHHHH the first chapter to my next 6 fics are out (or will be out since I'm still editing them) so look at them! And I hope you like this chapter both negative and positive criticism are wanted! Oh!...lol Smoker is really OOC lol sorry Smoker fans
Chapter 11: Rage
Eyes cold and bottomless as he stared at the pirate captain on the ground surrounded by his own blood. Teeth clenched and fist tightened he looked at his once most difficult task and couldn't help but feel his lips begin to curl. Finally he took care of the one man who was able to escape his grasp twice, finally he was able to rid the world of a danger that would have soon blossomed into the end of the world as he knew it, finally he had passed that straw hat wearing hurdle in his life that he so desperately needed to overcome. Taking a few steps towards the teenage captain he kneeled down and took in the sweet ruby dye that had colored the ground beneath the boy. Stretching out his hand he took hold of a hand full of hair and raised the boy's head up. As he stared into the empty eyes of the once energetic and resilient Straw Hat Luffy a grin took full form on his lips. "Well Straw Hat I've got to hand it to you you've gave us all a hard time, and I'll admit that the thought that you might actually be the only that I wasn't able to catch constantly crossed my mind….but" Smoker said as his grin grew even wider "Here we are today….me hovering over you as you bleed out that last bit of life you have in you, and your crew completely surrounded and outnumbered" Smoker said as he pulled out a cigar and placed it in his mouth "Today is the day that not only the world was rid of Monkey D. Luffy but today is the day the world saw the last of the Straw Hat Pirates!" Smoker growled as he slammed Luffy's head into the ground cracking the cement in the process. Standing up he kept his gaze on the boy wondering if he should finish him here or allow him to suffer through his last seconds in the realm of the living. Both sounded equally as good to him but he decided on the latter and took a deep drag on his cigar and blew the smoke towards the lifeless body before him "good bye Straw Hat I'll be sure to send your crew with you so you won't be lonely" Smoker said with a wide malicious grin as he turned and walked away leaving behind the captain that was named Monkey D. Luffy.
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Staring at the woman charging towards him he couldn't help but wonder why they looked so much alike. Was it the way her eyes shimmered in the sun? or the way she scrunched her nose when she's angry? or her smooth angelic voice that gracefully danced its way through his ears? he didn't know what it was but all he knew was if the woman in front of him was not Kuina then she was painfully identical. After almost losing his head from a quick slash from Tashigi Zoro realized now wasn't the time to be comparing and contrasting and expelled all those thoughts out of his mind. 'Focus….take a deep breath and focus….she may not be as strong as Kuina but that doesn't mean I can daydream and expect to escape this alive' Zoro said to himself as he jumped back to create separation between the two. Closing his eyes he took a deep breath and released it
Tashigi stared at the man with a mixture of curiosity and confusion. She knew he wasn't fighting her for real like he said he would, but there was something else….something that was restraining him from concentrating on their match. Staring at the swordsman as he jumped back to create space between them she couldn't help but wonder what was going through the mind of Roronoa Zoro "what's wrong Roronoa? Had enough already?" Tashigi asked.
Slowly opening his eyes he absorbed her image once again and inwardly cursed himself as the questions once again flooded his mind. Growling at himself he stabbed his two katanas into the earth earning him a questionable look from Tashigi and walked towards the wall of the castle.
"What is he doing?' Tashigi asked herself as she watched the Straw Hat walk away "where are you going! Don't tell me the great pirate hunter Roronoa Zoro is running away!" bellowed Tashigi.
Ignoring the shrill screams coming from the woman behind him he placed his two hands on the wall in front of him and took another deep breath. Closing his eyes he threw his head back and then brought it forward slamming it into the wall creating a wide a gaping hole.
Tashigi stared at the man like he had grown another head 'What…what the hell just happened?' Tashigi asked herself as the swordsman made his way back to her. As he got closer she noticed the trail of blood rolling down his nose from the wound on his forehead he had gotten from slamming his head into the wall. Tashigi opened her mouth to talk when her eyes met his. They were fierce and deadly, the soft uncertain eyes he had previously were now gone. Taking a deep breath she unconsciously took a step back.
Zoro raised his hand to wipe the blood that escaped from under his bandanna. Staring into her dark pools hidden behind her glasses he no longer entertained any other thoughts other that the fact that he had to defeat the person before him no matter the cost because his captain and crew were waiting for him and he would be damned if he lost today because of his weak resolve. Firmly grasping his two katanas and pulled them out of the earth he placed Wado Ichimonji into his mouth and raised his two katanas "sorry I kept you waiting, I needed to….clear my head" Zoro said "from here on out I will face you will all I've got so I expect you to do the same if you cherish your life" Zoro said.
His words struck fear into her heart. Up until now she had never seen the murderous intent in his eyes, if she didn't know it before she knew it now, Roronoa Zoro was no longer looking at her as a woman but as an opponent and if she did not face him with all she had then she could end up dying before the day was done. Pushing the fear aside and rebuilding her courage she brought her katana up as well and forced a smile in attempts to hide her fear "Well it's about time Roronoa why the change of heart?" Tashigi asked.
Never taking his eyes of hers he tightened his grip on his katanas "there is still someone I have to defeat and a captain's dream I have to help accomplish" Zoro said in a deep husky voice "so I'm sorry but…I will not be losing to you today" Zoro said as he lunged forward "Santoryu….Oni Giri!" growled Zoro.
'Someone he has to defeat?' she asked herself but before she could complete her train of thought Zoro was a mere couple of inches away from her 'so…so fast' Tashigi thought as his katana inched it's way closer to her chest.
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Moving faster than he could think Fullbody brought his arm up to block the incoming kick. Although he had successfully blocked the attack from taking his head off he didn't manage to gain proper footing and due to the strength of the kick he was sent flying backwards. After finally coming to a stop Fullbody laid on his back staring at the vast blue sky while the cold snow below caused him to involuntarily shiver. 'Ugh damn it! again he managed to make a fool out of me' Fullbody thought to himself as he sat up fixing his glare on the blonde cook 'I'll show him the true meaning of pain!' Fullbody mentally growled. Making his way to his feet he growled out of irritation and allowed his rage to overtake his entire body.
Chuckling to himself at how easily the purple haired marine was sent backwards Sanji decided to relax 'Che and here I thought he actually got better' Sanji thought to himself 'Shitty marine getting me all worked up for nothing' Sanji said before feeling an absurd amount blood lust emitting from the marine. Turning his body to look at him Sanji was shocked at how strong his murderous intent was 'hmm this might be interesting after all' Sanji said to himself "Finally serious huh?" Sanji asked with a cocky smile.
Glaring daggers into the blonde before him Fullbody tightened his fist "I'll….show you how serious I can be!" bellowed the marine as he dashed towards Sanji.
Sanji watched as the marine before him suddenly vanished before his eyes 'what the?' Sanji asked until he noticed Fullbody sprung himself downward and then launched himself forward 'shit!...he's too fast!' Sanji mentally screamed.
"Take this you filthy pirate! Gazelle Punch!" growled Fullbody as he threw a vicious uppercut hitting Sanji clean beneath the chin launching him into the air 'Che he barely dodged it…..but no worries I'll get him next time for sure!' Fullbody said to himself.
Landing harshly on the snowy ground Sanji slowly brought his hand up to his chin 't-that was a close one' Sanji said to himself as he sat up 'If I didn't step back as fast as I did I could have lost my head!...I guess he really is stronger' Sanji thought as he got to his feet "nice punch you have there" Sanji said.
Chuckling to himself Fullbody tightened his fist "Well if you liked that one so much then you going to love this one" Fullbody said as in an instant closed the gap between the two
'Shit how fast is this guy!' Sanji asked himself but quickly threw all thoughts out when he saw Fullbody bring his arm back 'shit it's another uppercut' Sanji though as he brought his arms up to protect his chin.
"Heh you've guessed wrong pirate! have a taste of my Liver Blow!" bellowed Fullbody as he slammed his fist directly under Sanji's ribs causing the blonde cook to cough up an immense amount of blood and double over in pain.
'W-what the hell is with the power behind those punches!' Sanji asked himself as he tightly gripped the side where he got punched and tried his best to stand back up. Glaring into the now amused eyes of Fullbody Sanji clenched his teeth 'if I allow myself to get hit with anymore of those punches I might just lose this fight' Sanji said to himself.
"Hahahaha the look on your face is priceless! I want to see more! I want to your pathetic face screaming in pain!" Fullbody growled "I will show you hell!" Fullbody announced as he again dashed forward towards Sanji.
"Che you think I'd let you hit me again!" Sanji bellowed as he brought his leg up "Parage Shot!" screamed Sanji as he sent a barrage of kicks towards the approaching marine.
"Heh useless" Fullbody said as he weaved past each of Sanji's kicks and was not inches away from his chest.
'He….he dodged all of my kicks' Sanji said to himself as he stared at the marine in horror as he effortlessly got passed his attacks.
"Haven't you realized it yet?" The marine asked "haven't you realized the difference of strength between us?" Fullbody screamed as he brought his fist back and slammed it into the side of Sanji's face delivering a devastating counter sending the cook flying to the ground. Cracking his knuckles he slowly walked to the unmoving cook with a malicious grin plastered on his face.
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Quickly bringing her katana up she managed to barely parry Zoro's attack but the brute strength behind it was enough to send her tumbling to the ground. Sitting on the snow covered ground she couldn't help but stare at the green haired man before her. His strength was just like she imagined it to be and possibly even stronger, while his speed was just as incredible. Getting to her feet she couldn't help but realize that her entire body was trembling and it wasn't because of the snow, no it was in fear. She was actually afraid of Roronoa Zoro, all this time she'd convinced herself that she could defeat him, but now that he was actually seriously fighting her she's uncertain if that's really possible. 'Have all my training up till now been for nothing? is my goal to defeat Roronoa Zoro and retrieve Wado Ichimonji a fools one?' Tashigi asked herself as she looked at Zoro '…..no! I've become strong! and Wado Ichimonji deserves to be with a better person than Roronoa Zoro! I will defeat him' Tashigi said as she gripped her katana tighter "Roronoa Zoro you may have caught me by surprise earlier but that won't be happening a second time! be prepared cause her I come!" Tashigi cried as she charged forward toward the straw hat swordsman
Staring at the charging woman Zoro brought his two katanas up In preparations for her attack 'alright I'll end this as quickly as possible' Zoro thought to himself but suddenly the woman that was charging towards him vanished "what the!" Zoro said as he frantically looked around for Tashigi "left, right, forward, behind, below…..above!" Zoro said as he quickly looked up to see Tashigi soaring towards him.
"Take this! Ryūtsuisen!" screamed Tashigi as she brought her Katana crashing down towards the crown of Zoro's head.
"Tch" Zoro said as he quickly brought his two katanas up and blocked the attack
"Oh very good Roronoa" Tashigi said as she jumped backwards creating a gap between them "to be able to find me and block my attack in such a short amount of time is truly impressive" Tashigi said.
"Aa that was a very impressive attack you have there" Zoro said "if I didn't realize where you were a second later I would be dead right now" Zoro said causing Tashigi to unconsciously smile at the comment "but try not to let it get to you head" Zoro said immediately erasing her smile "I'll be ending this now, I have no time to drag out this match any further" Zoro said his eyes turned cold and his grips on his katanas tightened.
Taking another involuntary step back due to the crushing pressure behind his stare Tashigi placed her right foot in front of her left, while pressing the blade of the sheathed sword against the curve of the sheath "Well…how about I pick up the pace and show you what I really got" Tashigi said
Zoro cocked an eyebrow and stared at Tashigi wondering what exactly did she mean, but after seeing her stance immediately he knew her next attack wasn't going to be any ordinary one. Getting in a defensive stance Zoro awaited Tashigi's next assault.
Taking a deep breath Tashigi bellowed "Battōjutsu Soryūsen" and in an instant she was in front of Zoro and brought her katana towards the side of Zoro neck.
"What the! how did she!" Zoro said but immediately shut up as her katana inched its way towards him as he quickly blocked it but suddenly felt a bone crushing blow to his ribs causing him to drop to a knee.
Noticing his venerable state Tashigi quickly took the opportunity to seize her victory and brought her katana down towards Zoro's neck "this is my victory Roronoa Zoro!" Screamed Tashigi but Zoro twisted his neck and blocked her attack with the katana in his mouth. Tashigi looked at Zoro in shock 'he….he blocked it with Wado Ichimonji! but how is that even possible!' Tashigi asked herself.
Zoro stood up and winced at the pain in his ribs "that was a very interesting move there" Zoro said "You attacked with you katana in order to draw my attention to blocking it and when I wasn't looking attacked me with you sheath" Zoro said
Smiling at Zoro she took her stance again "Why so shocked? didn't think I was capable of such an attack?" Tashigi asked.
Zoro stared at her for a while before answering "Aa I think I'm still underestimating you thus the reason I haven't defeated you yet" Zoro said as he placed Wado Ichimonji back into its sheath "Tashigi…..you were a worthy opponent but it's time we end this" Zoro said.
"Yeah I agree Roronoa Zoro get ready!" Tashigi cried as she got back into her stance and dashed forward towards Zoro "This is the end Roronoa Zoro!" Tashigi screamed.
Zoro closed his eyes and took a deep breath "Santōryū Ougi… Sanzen Sekai!" Zoro growled as he held two of his swords at an angle against each other and rotated them rapidly while running towards Tashigi to create momentum; he then attacked her with full speed and power. "Sorry but it's my victory" Zoro said as he sheathed both his katanas "…..shit I lost count….umm she's probably number eighty four*" Zoro said "yeah that sounds about right….now where's Luffy and the others oh well better start looking" Zoro said as he ran off in search of his crew.
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The cold snow was beginning to seep through his clothes causing a wave a shivers to run down his body. As he turned to try to move he was greeted this time with a wave of pain. His jaw was throbbing and the warm liquid running down his cheek reminded him that he had just been punched. 'ugh….was I unconscious?' Sanji asked himself as he still refused to open his eyes, or rather didn't have the energy to do so yet. 'That shitty bastard Fullbody is going to pay once I get up!' Sanji said and finally decided to open his eyes only to see a spiked fist approaching his face "Shit!" Sanji screamed as he barely rolled out of the way.
Growling at the fact he had missed a perfect opportunity to take care of the blonde cook Fullbody turned to Sanji who was now sitting across from him "hmmm how unfortunate….you were able to wake up before I could kill you" Fullbody said.
"Che shitty marine trying to take me out while I'm unconscious have you no dignity?" Sanji asked
"Dignity? what reason do I need that? I need is to defeat you and then eternally stay by the lovely captain Hina's side" Fullbody said.
"Tch pathetic" Sanji said.
"What did you say?" Fullbody growled.
Ignoring the marine Sanji took out a cigarette and lit it "Fullbody…..I'll have to admit….your strong, very strong but strength alone will not allow you to defeat me" Sanji said
"What? foolish pirate you making no sen.." Fullbody said but was interrupted by a kick to the neck sending him crashing to the ground. Propping himself up on his arms he stared at the ground in shock 'I….I didn't even see him….I never even saw him move!' Fullbody said to himself "You bastard!' Fullbody screamed as he got up ready to attack Sanji but the pirate was nowhere to be seen "Where is he?" Fullbody asked.
"Behind you" Sanji calmly said.
Turning around as quickly as he could he brought his fist back "how dare you kick me! I'll return the favor ten times over!" Fullbody cried as he threw another counter, but Sanji easily blocked it with his leg.
Taking a long drag of his cigarette he looked at Fullbody "Like I said strength alone will not allow you to defeat me, because you resolve for defeating me is weak!" Sanji growled
"Weak! how dare you call my resolve weak!" Fullbody retorted.
"You fight for the recognition of you commanding officer, you fight to receive praise for your accomplishments, you fight for your own selfish reasons and that is why your resolve is weaker than mine!" screamed Sanji "My hands are used for cooking so my crew can grow strong so we can accomplish our goals! and my legs are used for protecting my crew! my legs are the legs that will help support my crew no matter what! and at this moment my captain is still recovering from almost dying and he is still fighting along with the rest of my crew! so your reason for defeating me is so you can go back to your captain and boast about how strong you are, well my reason for defeating you is so I can help protect my crew and my captain! that is why your resolve will NEVER be stronger than mine and that is why you will NEVER defeat me!" Bellowed Sanji as he ran towards Fullbody.
"Che such foolish words from a stupid pathetic pirate! I will defeat you no matter what it takes you will fall by my hands!" Growled Fullbody as he dashed forward towards Sanji and tried to throw a right hook but was easy dodged by Sanji 'Shit I missed!' Fullbody said to himself as fear began to enter his entire body.
"Fullbody! I will show you hell!" shouted Sanji "Santen Découpage!" Sanji screamed as he threw three powerful near-simultaneous roundhouse kicks with one leg to the Fullbody's throat, chest and stomach, striking him with the entire length of his leg knocking out Fullbody in the process "Tch shitty bastard" Sanji said as he threw his cigarette on Fullbody and walked away "Oh and that's sixty three you shitty marimo!" Sanji said with a smile.
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The air around him never felt so light, it was like by defeating Luffy the weight of the world was lifted off of his shoulder. Smoker's smile seemed to not fade as he walked away from the lifeless rubber captain, but soon did when arms sprouted out of his body constricting him and lighting rained upon him from a hovering thunder cloud. As the smoke cleared Smoker stood unharmed and turned his head to look at his attacker "Hmm so the cavalry has arrived" Smoker said with a smile as he stared at Nami and Robin. "I must say I am very shocked to see you here since I noticed you were fighting Hina….so if you're her I assume you've defeated her?" Smoker asked
Ignoring Smoker completely Nami's eyes hardened and her grip on her Perfect Clima-Tact tightened "Where's Luffy?" Nami asked.
Smoker grinned at the question "probably on his way to the depths of hell by now" Smoker said with a malicious smile.
A loud gasp escaped the navigators mouth as each word entered her ears causing her legs to buckle beneath her. Body beginning to tremble Nami urged herself to calm down "Y-your lying!" Nami growled and she tries her best to ignore the stinging in her eyes
Smoker stared at the woman in front of him and was very amused at the sight "Lying?" Smoker said with a smile "well then how about you look behind you and see whether or not I'm lying" Smoker said.
Fear slowly taking its hold on the navigator she took a deep breath as she knew that when she turned around there will be either two things waiting for her. Luffy will either be alive proving that Smoker was lying or….Luffy would be dead just like the Commodore said. Slowly turning not sure if she wanted to see what was behind her, until Robin released a loud gasp causing Nami to turn around faster than she wanted too. The sight before her caused her heart to all but shatter into a million pieces as her captain was lying in a pool of his own blood. "n-n-no…i-it can't be…..L-Luffy?" Nami said as she took small shaky steps towards him "Luffy….you can't be….you just can't be….dead right?" Nami asked as she dropped in front of the teenage boy "Luffy…wake up!" Nami said as tears began to roll down her cheeks "Luffy wake up! you can't die! whose going to be Pirate king if you're dead! who's going to help us accomplish all our dreams! who's going to lead our crew!" Nami screamed between sobs "Luffy you….you just gotta wake up…please wake up….for me" Nami said as a sudden laugh behind her rang through the air.
The greatly amused Smoker laughed hysterically as he watched Nami "Hahahahaha I'm so sorry miss…..but he won't be waking up for you" Smoker said.
Nami turned and angrily glared at Smoker "you!" Nami said as she stood up "you did this! if it wasn't for you Luffy wouldn't be….he wouldn't be…" Nami trailed off.
"Dead?" Smoker said.
"He's not dead!" Nami bellowed as she rose her Perfect Clima-Tact "but you….you I can't say the same for" Nami angrily said.
Chuckling to himself "oh is that so and why is that?" Smoker asked
Standing up straight with her weapon at hand "because I'm going to kill you!" Nami growled
Smoker erupted into another a laughing fit "You defeat me? what makes you think that you can defeat me when your captain couldn't?" Smoker said.
Nami was about to answer when Robin walked toward Nami and stood beside her and crossed her arms across her chest "because she's not alone" Robin said.
Smoker wore an arrogant smile as he looked at the two women in front of him "So you two women think you can defeat me?" Smoker asked "Well this does save me some time since I was going to hunt you all down anyways so I would like to thank you for making it easier by coming to me" Smoker said "prepare to die you foolish pirates!" Smoker said.
Nami and Robin prepared themselves as they knew this would be no easy task "you ready Robin?" Nami asked.
Turning to Nami Robin nodded her head "yeah" Robin said.
Smiling at her crewmate Nami glanced at Luffy 'Luffy….we'll take care of things here…..just please stay alive' Nami said to herself as she turned her attention to Smoker and prepared to begin their assault on the Commodore.
*** So I've been reading a lot of fics on here and I've come to the conclusion that compared to the brilliant writers on this site I am….well trash lol I apologize if my writing isn't good and I do hope to get better although I am not sure how long that will be but I will never give up cause I WILL NEVER SAY NEVER (lol Justin Bieber reference….ohhhh dear god I need sleep smh) and I'll keep trying to improve so until then please try not to hate me too much lol
***Fullbody moves were based on Ippo from the manga Hajime no Ippo and Tashigi's moves were based on Kenshin from Rurouni Kenshin =]*Tashigi was number fifty nine…just in case you wanted to know =]