Omni Force: WAR

by NegaiFreak

When one war ends, another begins. As the Marines suddenly start appearing in other universes, it's up to the Omni Force to put a stop to their plans, but tensions between allies start inner conflicts and lead to more bloodshed... What will come of this war for the Omni Force? MULTI-CROSSOVER STORY! FEATURING MULTIPLE PAIRINGS! RATED T FOR SAFETY! PLEASE READ, REVIEW, AND ENJOY!

14. GRAVITY

I'm back with another chapter of this fic, along with a few more updates! I've been getting into a good groove lately, but don't think this awesome run I'm on means that I have all the time in the world. I've got weekly quizzes and tests to prepare for!

But in the news of the FanFiction Universe, here's what's coming up! After this and another chapter to complete the third quarter of "Omni Force: WAR", we'll finally get another chapter of "The Challenge of a Lifetime, followed by the completion of the third episode of "Traitor"! Furthermore, the SNEAK PEEKS section of my forum (link in my profile page) will be updated with two to three new stories surrounding the future of the Omni Force and a special preview to a future story…

Back to this though, we last left off with Sunset finding out about her boyfriend's betrayal and attempt to kill Law. After that, Ben arrived and put everyone to sleep as Gutrot…

What happens now? Let's find out!

OMNI FORCE: WAR

The twelve hours Akainu had given to his subordinates went by quickly, as it was early afternoon with seagulls flying about the docks. Those who were seamen to petty officers were out and about, doing their daily tasks of cleaning the halls as their superiors were walking off to the meeting that the fleet admiral had planned for today. Tsuru was one of those heading to the conference hall, folding her arms underneath her chest as she clenched the sleeves of her shirt underneath her marine coat.

'I don't like this…' she admitted inwardly as her eyes narrowed, 'That Sakazuki is pushing for us to succeed, even if it costs us everything…' she noted through her thoughts, 'It's unfortunate that Ryokugyu isn't here to help end this nonsense…' she grumbled to herself once she arrived at the door, sliding it open to see the several men and women already there, seated or standing.

"He's late…" Momonga muttered as his arms were folded over his chest, glancing over at the unoccupied seat at the front of the room.

"I'm not surprised," Comil commented from afar, "He took some pretty big hits from Straw Hat after all…" he mentioned as he nodded slightly.

"It makes me wonder if he'll even be able to continue fighting…" Gion admitted as she rested her head against her right hand, leaving her elbow upon the tabletop. As everyone else continued to converse, the old vice admiral took her seat at the table, glancing ahead to see Fujitora in front of her.

"Have you spoken to him?" she asked him, catching his attention for a moment as his head perked up.

"No," he answered, looking back down at a pair of dice resting in cup, "He sounded irritated, yet calm last night…" he noted as he tipped the cup over and sighed, "I wonder if his heart is finally wavering over all of this," he added curiously.

"I doubt it," Tsuru bluntly replied, "That man is too stubborn for his own good," she pointed out as she rolled her eyes, "I'm concerned that he'll drive us all into the ground if we don't succeed," she admitted with a nervous drop of sweat rolling down her cheek.

"I feel the same," the admiral in front of her agreed, lifting his cup to reveal the pair of dice with two dots facing up on each, "But I imagine it's only a way of his to inspire us to push further…" he noted before setting the cup aside.

"You always seemed to disagree with him, Issho…" the vice admiral recalled, narrowing her eyes, "Why are you suddenly defending him?" she inquired curiously.

"Hmph," the blind man scoffed, "I'd rather say it's more of me not wanting to test his patience," he confessed, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly, "Obeying makes this easier," he said.

"I'd rather follow my own lead before listening to that buffoon of a Fleet Admiral," a certain voice chimed in, making the elderly woman glance over at Lucci, who was standing in the corner, dressed in his white suit as he was in his human form.

"Lucci, watch your tone," Strawberry advised upon hearing him, "If he hears that, he'll kill you in an instant," he pointed out.

"Do I look afraid to you?" the CP0 agent questioned back to him, "To any of you?" he continued to inquire, catching the attentions of some of the others in the room, "My only focus is on our enemies," he stated with a stern tone, "I won't stop until they've all received justice," he declared, clenching his fists as he remembered his defeat yesterday.

"Which is why I'll have you and your Cipher Pol agents out on the front lines tonight," Akainu's voice chimed in, causing everyone to perk up as they saw him walk into the room. He still had a sling over his right arm, but the cast around it had been taken off.

"Your arm hasn't healed, Sakazuki?" Doberman asked as he arched an eyebrow.

"I'll be able to use it again tomorrow," his superior replied, showing that he could make a fist despite the evident injury he had, "As I've said," he continued, seating himself in his chair, "we'll continue our assault on the Omni brats tonight," he told his comrades, "I'm assigning Issho in my place to lead the charge," he added, looking over at the lone admiral in the room.

"As you wi-"

"Hold on a damn minute," Garp suddenly interrupted, causing everyone to perk up as they saw him leaning against the back wall with his arms folded over his chest, "Sakazuki, losing Smoker and the G-Five was one thing, but Kizaru?" he inquired rhetorically, causing the Magma-Magma user to narrow his eyes onto him, "Not to mention we had Rear and Vice Admirals alike taken down easily, along with those Pacifistas," he pointed out seriously, "Even you and Issho had your troubles against just a few of them," he added as he uncrossed his arms, "I'm not saying your plan won't work, but I've got a question for ya…" he kept going, furrowing his brow, "What exactly does your 'secret ally' know about our enemy?" he asked. Everyone was surprised by his rather observational question, staring over to see their superior place his fingers upon the brim of his cap, lifting it off of his head and placing it onto the tabletop.

"They know that the Omni brats are fighting amongst themselves on what to do next," he responded to the surprise of the others, "If they're right, we have to take advantage of it," he noted in declaration as he let out a breath of air, "That's all," he finished resolutely.

"Seriously?" Dalmatian whispered in confusion, "I half-expected him to blow up on all of us…" he grumbled.

"Hush, you fool!" Doberman reprimanded, "Do you want your ass to be boiled alive?" he questioned sarcastically. Just then, everyone saw the lone admiral in the room stand up from his seat, moving his head as his blinded eyes met Akainu's.

"I'll follow your orders to best of my ability," he promised as he bowed to him, "I shouldn't have to worry about any collateral damage in the city, will I?" he inquired, earning himself a smirk from the fleet admiral.

"Mow down everything in your path," he advised seriously to him, "To anyone that goes with him, do the same," he ordered to his subordinates before standing up himself, "We'll win… and we'll kill everyone in our path…" he muttered out as steam emitted from his clenched right fist.

OPENING

"All The Stars" by Kendrick Lamar featuring SZA

0:00-0:19 – Opens with the sun slowly rising over a rather war-torn Omnitrix City, with the Ben 10,000 Tower looking slightly damaged. Marine coats are strewn about the streets, while the camera pans up the tower to show Ben Tennyson looking out the window, pressing his hands against the glass as he is conflicted on how to act next.

0:20-0:38 – The camera then cuts to several shots of rifts forming between Erza Scarlet and Kagura Mikazuchi, Monkey D. Luffy and Roronoa Zoro, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, Natsu Dragneel and Gray Fullbuster, Rogue Cheney and Sting Eucliffe, and finally Trafalgar Law and Rook Blonko, as they stand with their backs facing each other, unlike everyone else.

0:39-0:58 – The scene shifts over to Sunset Shimmer, who lies in a hospital bed hooked up to an IV as bandages align her bloodied body. Time passes as the stars shine brightly in the sky, while she slowly slips out and into unconsciousness, trying to reach her left hand up to them.

0:59-1:38 – Fighting breaks out between the two groups as Erza and Kagura clash swords, with the former requipping into her Flight Armor. Luffy activates Second Gear and sets up Armament Haki on his right arm as he attempts to punch Zoro, but he blocks him with his swords, glaring ahead with his lone eye. Naruto and Sasuke engage in physical combat with their taijutsu, followed by the former creating Shadow Clones to attack his friend, which he easily cuts through with his Chidori-induced sword. Natsu activates his Dragon Force before charging towards Gray, who has a cold air wafting around him as he readies his Demon Slayer magic. In the meantime, Rogue batters Sting around with several of his attacks, but he doesn't retaliate as tears fall from his eyes.

1:39-1:57 – Cut to Avatar Korra, Rex Salazar, and Gingka Hagane, who are all preparing themselves for battle. The latter of the three starts to think about Irene Belserion and Jellal Fernandes, tensing up.

1:58-2:18 – The scene then shifts over to Twilight Sparkle and Juvia Lockser, both of whom are thinking of their beloved boyfriends while pregnant with their children, while they continue to clash within the Ben 10,000 Tower.

2:19-2:38 – Law and Rook clash in an isolated section of the hangar bay, striking blades as they glare at each other angrily, all while reminiscing over their own experiences with Sunset. The fighting ends with Law taking a bullet through the torso, as Sunset finally awakens.

2:39-2:58 – Cuts to Fujitora lurking just outside of Omnitrix City, with an army of Navy soldiers behind him. The scene then shifts between the imprisoned Smoker and Kizaru, the other Vice Admirals, and finally, Akainu as he smirks from his seat at the conference table in Marineford.

2:59-3:16 – The scene changes to Sunset trudging slowly along the hallways of the Ben 10,000 Tower, with blood dripping from each step she takes, including from where her eye was lost. As she hears the fighting going on, tears start to well up in her left eye, thinking it's her fault that things have delved into such a chaotic state.

3:17-3:37 – She finally arrives in the hangar to see what her boyfriend is attempting to do to Law, stopping him as she starts to develop an enraged expression.

3:38-3:52 – Ends with Ben waiting outside in front of an MPG portal, as a certain figure comes out in the dark of the night…

END OPENING

GRAVITY

"Ergh…" Law grunted as his eyes slowly opened. His blurred vision could only make out so much of his surroundings, but he could tell that he was not in Omnitrix City by the look of the wood floorboards. His confusion was halted as he felt a certain weight lying atop him, shifting his view over to his right shoulder. His eyes widened to see a sleeping Sunset upon him, snoozing soundly as she took slow breaths of air from her lips. "Sh-Shimmer?!" he stuttered out as a slight blush crossed his cheeks. However, his surprise soon faded as he noticed something odd about her. She was dressed in her regular attire, with no bandages upon her form. In fact, her injuries were completely gone. Even her eye seemed unscathed.

'H-How?' he wondered, blinking in confusion. It seemed impossible that her injuries would heal or even regenerate her body in one night. He then looked to see his own attire. He had a black, buttoned-down shirt on with his regular pants and shoes. His hat was atop his head, while his sword rested against the wall beside him. 'Wait… I… know this place…' he started to realize, recognizing the surroundings of the small wooden house. Back after he and Luffy's crew had worked together to defeat Donquixote Doflamingo and his family, they rested up in the home of Kyros, a legendary gladiator they fought alongside.

"Mmm…" the Equestrian magic moaned, opening her eyes slowly as the Op-Op user glanced down and grimaced, knowing he was in an awkward position, "Traffie…?" she uttered, while he just stared at her in wonder, seeing that both of her eyes were intact. She then blinked and started to blush upon realizing where she was. "AAAAAHHHH!" she shrieked, slapping the man in the face with her left hand.

"OW!" he yelped in agony, "Wh-What the hell, Shimmer?!" he shouted angrily in a venomous tone.

"S-Sorry!" she apologized with a stutter, backing away from him, "It was just a reflex!" she claimed.

"Sure it was…" he muttered in frustration, rubbing his cheek.

"So?" she questioned suddenly, causing him to perk up in surprise.

"So… what?" he uttered in confusion, arching an eyebrow.

"Have you made up your mind?" the female Omni Force squadron leader asked in reply, making him blink out of realization.

'Wait… isn't this…?' he began to recall before his vision blurred once again. His eyes then shot open.

"AH!" he gasped, sitting up with a start as he breathed rapidly, realizing that it had all been a dream or a memory. He was without his shirt and hat, glancing around to see that he was in a hospital bed, with an IV plugged into his arm. "What the hell…? AGH!" he yelled, experiencing a sudden pain from his torso, grabbing at it with his left hand. He felt the bandages over where he had been shot, much to his surprise as he noticed the rather unique texture of them.

"Hey, don't move around so much!" a female voice with an African accent demanded, surprising him as he perked up, "I was barely able to help get that wound stitched up, so you need to lie down!" she instructed angrily. Glancing to his right, he noticed the figure of the dark skinned woman approaching him, having a white dress that had a skirt reaching just below her knees, with her hair done in dreadlocks that hung down freely, as a ponytail was formed in the back.

"Sh-Shuri…?" he stammered in disbelief as she went over and took out his IV sharply, causing him to yelp slightly in agony.

"You're lucky to be alive, you know," she pointed out, sounding somewhat frustrated, "That Sea Prism bullet did a number to your body before you removed it yourself," she noted to him, "And I thought you were supposed to be a surgeon…" she mentioned jokingly, causing him to chuckle a little.

"Nice to see you, too," he responded as he rubbed his right arm, "So… where are we?" he asked, glancing around at the room as he shifted his body to make his legs hang from the comforter of his bed, "Your lab?" he guessed.

"Heh, I wish," the Wakandan scientist laughed as she walked over towards the other side of the room, "We're in your friend's tower," she told him, causing him to blink in surprise. Just then, he heard the doors slide open, looking over to see Ben entering the room with another recognizable figure. He was dark skinned as well, having short black hair with a well-trimmed beard. His attire was black, yet seemed regal with the trimmings and designs that adorned his shirt and his pants.

"Tennyson… T'Challa…" the Op-Op user uttered in surprise, stepping down from his bed with a pained grunt.

"Ah, wait-" The princess stopped herself as she saw the captain of the Heart Pirates limp slightly up to the Omni Force leader, having a look of guilt upon his face.

"Where's Shimmer?" he asked immediately in concern. The two men in front of him glanced at each other before the king went over to his squadron leader and placed his right hand onto his shoulder.

"Come with us," he beckoned, having him turn around and walk with them to the other end of the room. There, they found the Equestrian magic user back in her bed, unconscious yet breathing as the respirator she had was fogging up.

"She fell back into that state after she attacked Rook," the Biomnitrix bearer explained, "Only God knows why she was able to do get up at all last night," he added in wonder, letting out a sigh.

"Will… she be okay?" Law asked as Shuri approached the trio, pressing something upon the beads draped around her left wrist, causing a hologram to be projected appear over them. It revealed an x-ray of the red and yellow haired woman's skeleton, with bones marked in red to indicate fractures or breaks. Most of the damage seemed to be centered around her arms, legs, and ribcage, but the image he saw seemed to indicate that it was minimal to all areas.

"Her bones aren't the biggest problem," the scientist indicated, putting her finger onto the screen and sliding it to reveal another scan: one of the circulatory system, "She's lost over three pints of blood and suffered severe deterioration in her muscular and respiratory systems," she explained, making images of those parts of her body appear on the holographic monitor, "With that," she continued, pulling up one more picture, "her broken ribs have pierced both her lungs and her stomach," she told the group, causing the infamous Surgeon of Death to tense up.

"Shuri has her stabilized for now, so you need not worry," T'Challa reassured, placing his hand onto the pirate's shoulder.

"…Yeah…" he uttered out in response, frustrated with himself as he clenched his fists.

"I'll leave you two to discuss other matters," the king of Wakanda said respectfully, giving his squadron leader a pat on the back before leaving the room with his sister. A moment of silence passed before Law even looked back at the Biomnitrix bearer.

"Ben… I-"

"I know you were trying to do the right thing," the man he was speaking with suddenly interjected, sitting down in a chair beside his best friend, "Rook was, too," he mentioned, causing him to arch an eyebrow in confusion, "Well… in a way…" he corrected, "Truth is, I felt like you two were doing the wrong things for the right reasons," he pointed out as he blinked in surprise.

"What do you mean?" he asked as he tilted his head to the side.

"Did you really think you'd be able to kill that Akainu bastard so easily?" the Omni Force leader questioned back as a retort, "That you'd just manage to sneak behind enemy lines with Natsu and Luffy to kill him?" he added, "Hell, even Naruto and Erza could've blown your cover," he mentioned as he scratched his head, "I don't know if you'd all be dead if that happened, but it would've made things worse, not better," he told him seriously as he glanced away ashamedly. Despite the potential positive outcomes of the plan he had, he knew that there were risks with the team he had assembled, especially with those who were more prone to get into unnecessary fights.

"Huh…" he sighed deeply, "And… what about Blonko?" he asked curiously.

"Same boat," the bearded man replied as he looked up at the ceiling, "He wanted to protect you guys from making the mistake of getting yourselves killed," he explained, lowering his head with a frustrated sigh, "But of course, he wanted you dead for some… stupid reason," he muttered out, "Call it solitary confinement," he added, causing the Op-Op user to perk up, "That's where he is now," he finished, resting his hands onto his knees.

"I'm… sorry for-"

"Don't do that," Ben interrupted before standing up, "I already know by your face that you're sorry for what you did," he pointed out, "Now I wanna hear it from Rook," he stated, giving him a reassuring grin.

"…Thanks," Law finally said in gratitude, "So you called T'Challa?" he inquired, receiving a nod from the Biomnitrix bearer.

"Figured we could use all the help we can get now that it's come to this," he explained, looking back at Sunset, "He said he owed you a favor for helping him save his country," he mentioned, making the pirate crack a chuckle.

"And what about the others?" he questioned on.

"Well aside from Gray and his broken nose," the Omni Force leader began to reply, "no one's seriously injured," he said, causing him to let out a breath of relief, "Although, I'd say we might've taken two steps back with last night's little scuffle…" he admitted as he glanced off to the side.

"Sorry," the captain of the Heart Pirates apologized, only to hear the brunette haired man laugh again.

"Don't apologize, please," he requested, walking over to him, "I'm just saying we might've all used a little more energy than we wanted to last night," he pointed out, "And that might make things harder for us today," he added, placing his right hand onto his comrade's shoulder.

"So… what do we do?" he asked in response. The man before him said nothing for a moment, contemplating all of the possibilities lingering in his head.

X

"OW!" Gray yelped loudly from the men's barracks, having a large bandage over his nose that he had just touched with his right index finger.

"Serves ya right, Gray," Natsu remarked, catching his attention as he saw him lying upon his divan with just a few bandages wrapped around his arms, "You did pick the wrong side…" he pointed out, glancing off to the side.

"I don't need to hear that from you of all people!" his guild mate retorted angrily, "Tch," he scoffed, "We were both on the wrong side," he noted in frustration as he sat down on his own bed, "Law and Rook wanted to end the war, but in different ways…" he recollected, closing his hands into fists, "I still can't believe Rook was actually trying to kill him…" he mentioned, wondering why.

"None of that matters now," Sasuke chimed in, catching their attentions as they saw him approach with a couple of bandages upon his face, "What matters is that we're all ready for the next attack," he told them, causing them to blink in surprise before they both nodded in agreement.

"Which some of you won't be participating in," a voice chimed in, catching their attentions as they saw T'Challa enter the room, now donning a necklace with black teeth upon it.

"Uh… who the hell are you?" the fire dragon slayer asked, tilting his head to the side.

"Wait a sec…" the ice mage started to say, narrowing his eyes before widening them in remembrance, "Aren't you… T'Challa?" he inquired, causing the king to smirk a little.

"Law hasn't introduced me yet if I remember," he noted, going over to the pair of Fairy Tail wizards, "I am T'Challa of Wakanda," he introduced, "And I will be helping you in the rest of this war," he mentioned to them.

"I'm sorry… what's a Wakanda?" Natsu questioned apologetically as he tilted his head to the side, earning himself a glare from Gray.

"What do you mean when you say some of us won't be fighting?" the shinobi asked, shifting the attention away from the pink haired man's silly question.

"For starters, these two have earned themselves some rest," the African man responded, gesturing towards them.

"Aw, come on!" the fire dragon slayer complained, raising his fists, "I'm totally ready to pick another fight!" he exclaimed as his tongue flared excitedly.

"Then perhaps you should think of this as a punishment for your foolish behavior," the bearded man retorted with another smirk, making the son of Igneel grimace in realization before turning away ashamedly as did the shirtless man near him.

"So you'll be on the frontlines with us?" Sasuke guessed, receiving nothing but a simple nod in response.

"My sister will be tending to the wounded of our team," he pointed out, "She may need help from some of you for specific areas," he added to those he had just chastised.

"Of course…" Gray replied, glancing down at the floor in shame as he balled his fists.

"As for who will be joining us, well…" the king continued, glancing over to see Zoro yelling angrily at Luffy for almost breaking his Sandai Kitetsu, Naruto rubbing his left arm, which he had removed the bandages from to reveal the burn markings that had been left behind, Rex putting on his jacket by his bed, and Gingka staring out the window to see the damage already done to the desolate city. Sting and Rogue were nowhere to be found, much to the Uchiha man's confusion as he had expected them to be around. Just then, a huge rumbling caught their attentions as they found themselves taken aback, regaining their balance in but a moment.

"Don't tell me…!" the swordsman of the group began to say, getting up and running over to stand beside the beyblader as they viewed what was happening outside, "Shit…" he cursed in realization, widening his lone eye.

"They're here," the man next to him uttered as he uncrossed his arms. Down below, buildings were toppling over due to the immense force of gravity being pressed upon them. Standing before several Pacifistas and marine soldiers was Fujitora, who had his sword unsheathed as he was heading for the tower in the distance.

"Time to go," T'Challa stated, heading towards the door.

"Hey, hold on!" Natsu cried out, "What can you even do to those guys?" he questioned with an arched eyebrow. The king stopped, letting off a grin. Without warning, the teeth of his necklace released a dark substance over his body, materializing into a suit that appeared to shred away his own clothes as it formed. His head was covered by what looked like a panther's head, complete with pointed arches on both sides that were adorned by silver trimmings. Everyone else looked at him in shock as he turned his head towards them.

"Well?" he inquired, drawing forth what appeared to be claws from his fingertips of his suit. Sasuke soon followed him out, along with Gingka, Rex, and Zoro as they exited. The others remained behind, hopeful that their friends would succeed in the upcoming battle.

"Hmm…" the gravity Devil Fruit user hummed as he stopped at a decimated intersection, with the tower only a few blocks ahead, "Fan out," he told his men and the cyborgs with them, "If we divide the enemy, it will make defeating them less troubling," he explained.

"Sir!" the men all simultaneously responded as they ran off to either the right or the left, being led by their superiors as the robotic behemoths followed them. The blind man stayed behind, using his scabbard as a cane to navigate his way forward. His ears then caught the sound of something coming towards him, being a large spear. It adorned a golden embellishment in its center and was ornamented by a red decoration, reminiscent of ribbons which flowed down and attached to both sides of the pole. The rear of the pole featured a substantially thick golden stud with a flat silver surface. Before it could even strike its target though, it suddenly fell to the ground hard, only inches in front of him as it left a deep indent in the pavement of the street.

"Straight to the point, ey?" he inquired. Standing several yards away from him were Kagura and Erza, as the latter of the two was dressed in her Giant's Armor.

"Damn…" she cursed, turning to her partner, "I thought you said he wouldn't see any of my attacks coming," she pointed out to her.

"I said he was blind, not deaf," she retorted, unsheathing her blade, "I'd requip into something more suitable for this fight," she recommended as she got into a ready stance.

"Very well…" the Fairy Tail wizard replied, enveloping herself within a golden light to change her appearance. When it subsided, it revealed that she was now dressed in an armor that was mainly black in color, sporting some silver trimming. A distinctive feature of the armor was its pair of wings, which were reminiscent of those of a dragon or a bat. Around her neck was a neck guard decorated by several gems, and her long scarlet hair was tied up in a high ponytail, with two bangs framing her face. Her large shoulder pads, each composed of two silver-edged plates one over the other, sported silver crosses on them too, and flanked the high collar, whose shape was reminiscent of that of a dress. The silver-edged breastplate revealed a fair amount of her cleavage and belly, with plates flanking her hips and reaching down to her very large waistguard, composed of very long, silver-edged plates shaped like feathers and decorated by silver crosses. The waistguard left the front of her body exposed, with her groin being covered by a dark indument. The slim gauntlets came equipped with prominent protection for her hands, each sporting silver patterns. The plates guarding her legs were sliver-edged on her thighs and knees, but pitch black dark on her metal greaves.

"Black Wing Armor?" the swordswoman beside her inquired rhetorically upon noticing the outfit, "I would have selected something slightly less… promiscuous…" she muttered while glancing off to the side. Her comment caused Erza to chuckle a little, bringing forth a pair of axes into her hands in a flash of light. They had purple handles leading up to their blades, which were black in color and ended up in a gold pointed tip. They also had bandages that wrapped around the shafts below the blades themselves.

"I prefer to think that a good offense can also be a good defense," she noted with a smirk, much to her comrade's surprise before she grinned.

"Just two…" Fujitora uttered, having gotten a good sense of his current surroundings, "All right…!" he began, raising his sword as a purple aura began to overtake his body, "Gravity Summon!" he bellowed, swinging his blade downwards.

"Here it comes!" Kagura cried out, enticing her partner to ready herself for the oncoming attack. However, nothing seemed to happen after a moment, much to their confusion as they blinked.

"HEY, WATCH IT!" a familiar voice shouted aloud, catching their attentions as they saw Zoro leap in with Shusui and Wado Ichimonji readied in his hands, slicing apart a giant, flaming rock that was about to strike the two women. It exploded into bits afterwards, raining down as he landed in front of them.

"Z-Zoro?!" his girlfriend stuttered in surprise.

"Was that… a meteor?" the requip user inquired as her eyes slowly widened.

"Look alive, ladies!" the swordsman who had arrived advised loudly to the pair, "If he so much as lifts a finger, you better watch yourselves!" he told them sternly.

"Pirate Hunter…" the admiral uttered, recognizing the voice of his new foe. The moss haired man let off a nervous grimace, recalling his previous encounters and battles against the man known as the Tiger.

"Erza!" another voice yelled, causing her to perk up and turn her head to see Gingka running over to them.

"Gingka?" she uttered in surprise.

"What are you doing here?" Kagura asked, arching an eyebrow.

"Figured you could use an extra hand," the beyblader replied as he unsheathed his own sword, "This guy's an Admiral, isn't he?" he guessed to them, looking over at Fujitora.

"Well… yes, but…" the S-class mage tried to say, only to have the words leave her as she could not bring herself to make him go elsewhere.

"The three of us can handle things here," the Mermaid Heel wizard declared to him, causing the two redheads to perk up in surprise, "You should just deal with the soldiers with the others," she advised.

"No way," the male of the two responded defiantly, "I'm sticking through this fight with you guys," he stated, pulling out his beylauncher from his belt, "The others should be fine," he reassured.

"I don't think-"

"Kagura," the requip user suddenly uttered, interrupting her as she blinked in surprise, "let him help," she advised. Her demeanor over the decision was perplexing to the gravity magic user, but she decided to disregard it as she knew the focus had to be put onto their enemy.

"Four against one…" he uttered, dropping his scabbard as he took a step forward, "You're taking quite the gamble against me, Pirate Hunter," he pointed out to the man in front of him, who merely let off a smirk.

"That title's gettin' pretty old for me these days," he commented, "Why not just call me Zoro to make things easier on yourself?" he suggested in a cocky tone.

"Zoro…" his girlfriend grumbled, placing her hand onto her face out of exasperation.

"Hm," the admiral hummed as he grinned a little, "Very well then… Zoro," he said, "I do hope that you and your friends will make an entertaining battle for me…" he added, sounding confident himself.

"We plan to," the moss haired man responded, getting his black bandana tied upon his head before grabbing his swords again, "So let's get right to it!" he beckoned, running out at the blind man.

X

The soldiers were carefully heading towards the tower, which was now just a few blocks away from their current location in the city. Some gulped in fright, knowing that they were nearing the den of their enemies. They had the advantage in numbers, but after hearing of so many of their comrades being defeated and their superiors being captured, their optimism wavered. They were so nervous that none of them even noticed the figure lurking in the alleyway.

"AH!" a lone voice screamed in pain, catching everyone's attention as they turned to see a man drop to the ground with claw marks in his back, bleeding profusely. Standing over him was the armored T'Challa, who glanced around at those surrounding him.

"S-S-Surrender!" one man stuttered in demand, catching his attention as he looked to see a burly man practically shuddering in fright as his pistol was shaking in his hand, "We have you out-!" His shout was interjected as the king leapt out and slashed at his chest with his metallic claws, knocking him down to the ground. He speedily rushed out at the others, slicing by them one after another without giving them a moment to think. One man readied his rifle and managed to fire it off to strike him in the back.

"Hey, I got him!" he exclaimed excitedly with a pump of his fist.

"Uh… wait…" a comrade of his uttered, widening his eyes. The bullet that had made its mark only appeared to make the back of the armor glow a bright violet, as its user turned his head towards the attacker.

"Ah…ah…" he stammered out in disbelief, seeing him charge towards him. More of the soldiers began shooting at him, but their bullets merely deflected off of the suit as the violet light upon it grew exponentially.

"Thank you for that," he said in gratitude, leaping up suddenly to their collective shock, "Now I can take you all down at once!" he bellowed, slamming his right fist into the ground to make a shockwave of energy pulsate, striking all of the men around him as they were knocked away by its force. The violet light disappeared from his suit however as he quickly stood up and glanced around to see that most of his foes had been dealt with. Just then though, he found himself having to quickly jump away from the laser beams shot at him from the Pacifistas, who continued to fire as he ran off in the opposite direction.

"TARGET… LOCKED ON," one uttered, opening its mouth as a bright yellow light emitted from it. T'Challa took notice, grimacing in realization as he had no time to evade the eventual attack.

"Shadow Dragon…" a voice started to bellow, catching his attention as he looked ahead to see Rogue standing yards away with his chest puffed out, "RRRROOOOAAARRR!" he exclaimed, unleashing a torrent of shadows from his mouth. The armored man ducked as the dark torrent struck one of the cyborgs, sending it careening back into the others as they crashed to the ground. Sparks emitted from their bodies before they simultaneously exploded.

"Hm, impressive," the Wakandan king complimented as the dragon slayer as he ran over to him.

"Thanks," he replied in gratitude, but then blinked in surprise, "Um… who are you?" he asked, having never seen the suited African man in his life.

"Introductions can wait," he responded, standing back-to-back with him as he readied his claws, "We need to drive these men out of the city," he pointed out seriously, seeing that there were more soldiers closing in on them.

"Right," the Sabertooth mage concurred, letting a shadowy aura envelop his right hand as he narrowed his eyes onto their enemies. In another street next to theirs, Rex and Korra were currently fending off more of the marines, as the latter of the pair was blasting fire from her fists towards her foes, making them move back.

"Watch out!" the EVO yelled, morphing his arms into the Block Party before generating energy shields from them to defend himself and the Avatar from the laser beams shot from the Pacifistas. With both battles in the streets raging, no one took notice of Rob Lucci walking freely towards the tower in the distance, transforming his body into his hybrid form of a half-human, half-leopard as he grinned ominously.

"Just you wait, Ben Tennyson…" he muttered under his breath, drawing his claws, "I'll have your head this time…" he declared ominously.

"White Dragon…" a voice started to shout, causing him to perk up as he saw Sting suddenly run up to him with his right fist cloaked in a white light, "IRON FIST!" he roared, striking him squarely in the face with his glowing extremity, making slide back quite a few yards.

"Tch," he scoffed, wiping his lips and seeing the blood that stained his fur, "Peh," he spat, grinning a little, "That all you've got, punk?" he inquired to the guildmaster, who got into a ready stance as he clenched his fists.

"I've got more where that came from, kitty cat…" he remarked mockingly as he smirked, but it soon faded into a serious expression as the Zoan Devil Fruit user in front of him dropped his hat and coat, preparing to face him.

"Two Swords Style…" Zoro began, lunging out at Fujitora with his blades readied, having the tips pointed to his right as they were parallel to each other and the ground, "Nigiri!" he exclaimed, swinging them forward.

"Hmph," the admiral scoffed, imbuing his own sword in Armament Haki before blocking the attack with it, resulting in a strong burst of wind that blew throughout the area, "I thought you used three swords, Roronoa…" he commented amidst the air blowing about, causing the Omni Force member attacking him to perk up slightly, "Even so, you are strong," he admitted as he could feel his sword shaking in his hand. All of a sudden, the gravity around his opponent increased, forcing him against the ground face first in an instant in a loud thud.

"Zoro!" his girlfriend screamed in fright, seeing that the force being put against him was now creating a crater with him in the center, struggling to get up as he was bleeding from his head.

"Not holding back this time… huh?!" he inquired loudly to the blind man with a smirk, who aimed his sword down at him.

"I have no intention of playing with you…" he responded, about to pierce him with the blade. Without warning though, Kagura leapt in with her armament aimed forward, slamming it into the metal tip of her foe's fiercely.

"Archenemy: Blast Form!" she yelled, forcing her target back in an instant before he could do away with her boyfriend. He slid back several yards, as his mouth slightly gaped open. She had stopped his sword right over the infamous swordsman, where he had been pinning him down with an immense force of gravity. As he heard her land down and squat to lift the moss haired man up by his right arm, he wondered if she was somehow immune to his powers. His thoughts were halted though once he sensed another presence approaching from above. Flinging one of the axes down towards him, Erza flew above her target. However, the weapon was forced towards the ground due to the gravitational pull, cutting into it.

"Dammit!" she cursed, soaring down with her other ax in her left hand readied.

"It seems you haven't been paying attention," the admiral remarked, about to unleash an attack onto her as an ominous, dark aura began enveloping his blade. However, his attempt was interjected as something span by and knocked the weapon out of his hand, much to his shock as his mouth gaped open.

"Apparently you haven't either!" Gingka remarked, having launched Samurai Pegasus to disarm his adversary as the end of his ripcord rested in his right hand. Thanks to that, the requip user had a clear opening at her foe, letting out a battle cry as she swung it down towards him. He reacted quickly, crossing his arms over his face and coating them in black, managing to block the attack as it sent him sliding back quite a few more yards, even making him have to flip over to regain his footing upon the pavement beneath his sandaled feet.

"I see…" he concurred after a moment, letting a purple aura envelop his extremities, "Gravity Crush!" he exclaimed, closing them into fists. Zoro arched an eyebrow at the attack's name, but then glanced up and widened his lone eye. Several of the upper stories of the tall buildings nearby began to topple apart into rubble, which loomed over the group of four as they all grimaced in realization. Swinging his right arm down, Fujitora practically threw the rubble as ammunition toward his targets.

"Heads up!" the pirate of the group cried out, catching the attentions of his teammates as they gasped to see the pieces of concrete and glass coming their way.

"Pegasus!" Gingka shouted, enticing his beyblade to zoom by, jumping up and shattering the pieces of rubble into bits that rained down onto the Omni Force members. At that moment, the admiral reclaimed his sword and imbued it in Armament Haki.

"Gravity Blade!" he bellowed, enveloping his weapon in a dark violet aura.

"Crap!" Zoro yelped in realization, "Everyone, get back!" he commanded to the others as he jumped away. Both the beyblader and the requip user followed his order and went with him, but his girlfriend stayed behind, standing her ground as she placed both of her hands onto the hilt of her sword and plated her feet. "Hey, Kagura!" her boyfriend shouted, "I said get back!" he demanded to her, only to receive no response.

"Raging Tiger!" their foe exclaimed, performing a blank horizontal slash with his blade to generate a powerful force, ripping through the ground and heading straight for the Mermaid Heel wizard in front of him. She did not flinch as her own body was covered by a reddish aura.

"Kagura!" Erza screamed once the tearing ground reached her position, followed by an explosion of dust that enveloped the entire street. It cleared away a few moments later, revealing that not only was the bow-wearing woman was unharmed by the attack, but the ground behind her was also left unaffected by the crushing force of the gravity.

"Oh…" Fujitora uttered, having sensed that something was amiss as the dust had yet to settle around him.

"Kagura, are you all right?!" the woman known as Titania asked out of concern as she flew down to stand beside her comrade, while the two men ran over.

"I'm perfectly fine," she replied with a grin.

"So you used your gravity magic to counteract his…" Gingka realized, making her nod in response.

"My own power isn't as great as his," she admitted, looking back at the dissipating dust cloud, "but if I can cancel out his own power, that leaves with only having to deal with him as a swordsman," she explained, "Once we finish things here we'll hel-" None of the four even had a second to react. Without warning, their ally was struck aside into a building in an instant by their enemy, who appeared out of nowhere.

"KAGURA!" Zoro screamed as he looked over at the hole in the wall made from her impact.

"Your friend is quite clever," the admiral noted, catching his attention almost a second too late as he was barely able to cross his swords to stop his, sliding back several yards.

'Where'd that speed come from?!' Erza asked inwardly, flying up only to be struck in the back by the hilt of her adversary's weapon.

"Erza!" her shaggy haired friend yelled. He then was suddenly greeted by the blind man, who coated his right fist in Armament Haki before slamming it into his torso. He spat out a wad of blood afterwards, tumbling back several yards. At that same moment, the requip user had fallen to the ground in a hard impact, leaving behind a small crater.

"What the hell did you just do…?!" the pirate yelled in between breaths. He was suddenly struck upside the head by the hilt of his enemy's sword, crashing into a window of a nearby building.

"Mass Cancellation," he uttered, partly sheathing his blade into its scabbard, "You all assumed that my Devil Fruit powers only applied to the environment around me and not myself," he pointed out as Kagura arose from the building she had been sent into, bleeding from the head slightly.

'So that's it…' she muttered inwardly, grabbing her sword and jumping out towards him.

"Archenemy…" she began to bellow, making him perk up as he heard her, "Slici-!" Her attack was interjected as he suddenly spun around and slammed his left foot into her hip. A crack resonated from the impact of the attack, which she could feel as she winced. She crashed into a wall once more, falling onto the sidewalk.

"Requip!" the Fairy Tail mage's voice exclaimed, catching the admiral's attention as a bright golden light had enveloped the form of the woman herself. As it dissipated, it revealed that she had changed into an armor that was more like a fancy attire bearing reminiscence to a cheetah. Its breastplate took the form of a very revealing, armored cheetah-patterned top, with some bare armor protruding from the upper part of it, in correspondence to her breasts, and some fur lining the lower edges, exposing her stomach and some cleavage. There was no waistguard, with the armor instead sporting a pair of revealing black shorts, with a belt holding a cloth hanging over her left leg attached to them; the arms were covered by dark armbands reaching up just below her shoulders, with her left arm being protected by cheetah-patterned armor, consisting of a single pauldron and a wide arm guard. Her legs were covered in similar stockings reaching up to her thighs, with armored, asymmetric high-heeled boots over them: yet again, the left leg was the more armored one, with the boot reaching up to the knee, which was protected by a cheetah-patterned knee guard; the right leg, on the other hand, was covered by a boot only reaching up to part of her calf. The outfit was completed by a large collar around her neck and by a tail hanging from the back of her shorts, both made of bushy fur, plus a pair of large cheetah's ears adorning both sides of her head. In her hands were a pair of short swords with elaborate handguards similar to a rapier's, shaped like a rose's thorns. She sped towards her target, who could hear her very footsteps as he turned around in an instant and block her attempt at swiping him with her swords by using his own.

"It's clear to me that I need to do whatever I can to defeat all of you," he concurred after a moment, coating his blade in Armament Haki as it shook against those of his foe, "I apologize…" he said with a contorted expression upon his face, much to Erza's surprise, "but I will not be holding anything back," he declared as the dark violet aura began to envelop his blade again.

"Neither are we!" Gingka's voice yelled just before Pegasus spun in, leaping up to break the deadlock between the two sets of swords while also managing to graze the blind man's forehead. The requip user glanced back and smiled to see the beyblader standing up, despite the fact that he was clutching his stomach in his left hand and bled from the mouth. "Zoro, now!" he cried out. Perking up, Fujitora sensed the infamous Pirate Hunter running towards him, grinning deviously as he readied the pair of swords in his hands.

"Tower Climb!" he yelled, swinging them upwards to unleash a pair of air-based projectile slashes at his opponent. He managed to step back to evade them however, letting off a small smile.

"You're not giving me much of a challenge, Roronoa," he remarked, readying his blade again, "Is that all you can muster?" he inquired curiously to him.

"Hey, I've only two good swords right now," he retorted with a smirked as he felt the gravity around him grow heavier, "But they're enough to do this!" he yelled. His adversary suddenly realized his mistake. By increasing the gravity around him in midair, he practically had a weight equivalent to that of a falling meteor. "TOWER CLIMB RETURN!" he roared loudly, swinging his swords down fiercely and rapidly. The admiral barely had time to get away from the attack, losing his coat in the process as his foe's blades struck the earth, shattering it apart in an instant. The force of the attack blew him and the other Omni Force members back, leaving behind a large cloud of dust that slowly began to dissipate.

"Nice move, Zoro!" the shaggy haired man complimented from afar as Erza stood in front of him protectively. As the dust finally settled, the two of them looked over to see Kagura limping out from the sidewalk as she clutched her left hip.

"Kagura!" the requip user cried out as she ran over to support her upright, draping her right arm over her shoulders, "Are you all right?!" she asked out of immediate worry.

"I think so…" the Mermaid Heel wizard replied weakly, wincing a little, "That kick might've broken a few of my ribs…" she admitted to the shock of the others as their eyes widened, "He really is strong…" she noted, looking back at the dust cloud.

"You should stay back and let us handle things then!" her close friend requested seriously.

"Without me, you'll be helpless against his gravity!" she retorted in frustration.

"Even with you, we're still in trouble!" Erza shouted.

"Ladies, shut up!" the pirate of the group yelled, catching their attentions as they saw him jump out of the cloud and land in front of them with his back turned, breathing heavily, "We just need all the help we can get right now," he told them as blood dripped from his head. The two women glanced at each other before nodding in unison, going over to stand beside him. Pegasus span back to its owner, who also took place alongside his teammates. As the dust finally settled, Fujitora could feel that the sleeves of his outfit had been ripped open as a result of the air-compressed projectile slashes of the infamous Pirate Hunter.

"Hm," he hummed with a grin, fully unsheathing his sword as he tossed the scabbard aside, "Seems I'll have to be more serious," he concluded, aiming the blade forward at his foes, who all got into ready stances.

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"AGH!" Sting yelled before he tumbled across the pavement of the street. Ten minutes had passed since his encounter with Lucci. While the Cipher Pol agent had gotten a few distinct marks on his body, his opponent looked worse, bleeding from his arms and head as he breathed heavily.

"I know you, don't I?" he inquired as the white dragon slayer got back onto his feet, "Yeah… from the Gran Tesoro…" he recalled, narrowing his eyes, "You were there when Straw Hat took out Gild Tesoro…" he mentioned. Still panting, the Sabertooth guildmaster remembered the event he was speaking of. Upon reaching the ship that doubled as an entertainment venue for all pirates and marines, he had fallen extremely ill, or at least he thought he did with something that made gold spots appear on his skin. None of the Straw Hat Pirates, nor the Omni Force members he was with knew what had caused it at first. Even Sunset did not know.

'Milady…' he uttered inwardly.

"Too slow!" his opponent suddenly yelled, making him blink in surprise before being ambushed by a Haki-coated fist from the Devil Fruit user to his chest, followed by a flurry of quick strikes with his index fingers, "Finger Pistol Spots!" he shouted, landing one last hit to the right shoulder of his target, sending him flying away.

"GAH!" he yelped in agony, spitting up blood before he crashed into the pavement again, "Dammit…!" he cursed as he slowly sat up, only to be struck down by a powerful kick by his opponent's right foot.

"Tempest Kick!" he bellowed, causing him to cough up more blood, gritting his teeth in pain, "For someone to be on the same side as Tennyson, you sure are weak!" he remarked with a smirk. The comment caused the blonde haired man to develop an angered expression, as white scales started to form upon his body.

"Oh trust me, pal…" he began to mutter, grabbing the half-leopard man's foot to his surprise, "I'M JUST GETTING STARTED!" he bellowed, puffing his cheeks before unleashing a tornado of light from his mouth into the face of his target, knocking him away and allowing him to get back up. He coughed up more blood as he got to his feet, glaring ahead at the Cipher Pol agent.

'So he has the ability to enhance his strength, hm?' he guessed inwardly, grinning deviously, 'At least now, this'll prove to be a great fight…' he noted to himself as his muscles appeared to tighten and grow a little.

"Tell me, will you still be able to entertain me?" he inquired to his adversary, who put his arms up defensively, "Even after you've taken so many hits?!" he added, vanishing in an instant, much to his surprise.

"Where'd you-?!" He did not have time to think as his foe suddenly reappear at his left, readying his right leg.

"TEMPEST KICK…" he began to bellow, "LEOPARD TAIL!" he exclaimed, unleashing a kick in the shape of a swirl onto him.

"White Dragon Talon!" he yelled back as he covered his right hand in a bright light, counteracting his enemy's attack with it as a burst of wind followed. However, he was sent flying into the windows of building behind him, shattering them upon impact as he fell through.

"Heh," Lucci chuckled afterwards as he landed down, "Nice try, but you'll need to be faster to-" He stopped talking at the moment he realized that he could not move his feet, nor his arms.

'Wh-What the hell?!' he stuttered through thought before noticing the glowing white marking upon his leg.

"White Dragon Holy Ray!" Sting bellowed as numerous beams of light honed in and struck his adversary one after another, enveloping him an explosion of smoke and dust.

"Agh…!" he grunted out, gritting his teeth angrily, "So your counter was meant to paralyze me, huh?" he inquired, checking to see that he could move again, "Well good luck getting another one of those hits in because it won't-" His remark was interjected once again as his opponent jumped out at him with his right fist readied, cloaking it in light.

"White Dragon Iron Fist!" he roared, slamming it into the torso of his foe fiercely. However, he widened his eyes to see that the Devil Fruit user had not budged an inch.

"Iron Body," he uttered, catching his attention as he looked up to see the disappointed expression on his face, "Empty Tree…" he added.

"Huh?" the dragon slayer uttered, only to suddenly be met with the force of his own attack, sending him flying back before landing on the ground and sliding along it, "AGH!" he yelped in agony, grabbing at his right wrist as his hand was twitching.

'He didn't absorb that attack…' he realized, 'He redirected it back at me!' he noted inwardly, wincing out of the pain he was feeling, 'I think he actually-!' His thoughts were halted as he was struck square in the face by the Haki-coated right foot of the Cipher Pol agent. He was sent crashing through the building he was in front of, smashing through the window at the other end of it before landing upon the ground upon his back.

"Guh…" he groaned, coughing up more blood. The second he managed to get back onto his feet, he was ambushed by a flurry of quick strikes from the left index finger of his adversary.

"Finger Pistol…" he started to shout while continuing his assault, "YELLOW LOTUS!" he screamed, jabbing his finger into his target's torso, sending him flying back into a streetlight, which collapsed upon his impact with it.

"Agh…" he grunted, struggling to move after the barrage he received. Lucci then wrapped his tail around his body, pulling him off the ground and over to him.

"I made the mistake of taking things too easy with Tennyson last time," he admitted, readying his fists as he aimed them at the chest of his opponent, "I won't do that twice," he declared. Thinking that he was about to deliver a finishing blow, Sting raised his right arm and managed to close his hand into a fist, cloaking it in light.

"Wh…White… Dragon…" he weakly began.

"Hmph," the Devil Fruit user scoffed, "Ultimate Radius…" he started to bellow.

"IRON FIST!" the Sabertooth guildmaster yelled, throwing his clenched extremity out.

"SIX KING GUN!" his adversary bellowed, unleashing a powerful shockwave from his fists. Though the luminescent extremity never reached its target, it did manage to take most of the shockwave's impact. However, the blonde haired man could feel his arm breaking in multiple places, screaming out in agony. Once the attacks ceased, he was released from the tail of his half-leopard foe, who trotted past as he fell to his knees and clutched his broken arm.

'Dammit… dammit!' he cursed repeatedly through his thoughts as tears formed in his eyes, 'Milady… what do I do?!' he asked inwardly. Elsewhere, sparks flew about as Zoro and Fujitora clashed their swords again and again, speeding around rapidly throughout the street they were on.

"Gravity Summon!" the latter exclaimed as his blade was enveloped in a dark energy. The swordsman he was facing then noticed a shadow looming over him, glancing up and gasping to see the rubble about to rain down onto him. Fortunately, Kagura leapt in and sliced it apart into bits, diving down towards the admiral afterwards with the tip of her blade aimed towards.

"Archenemy: Bla-! AGH!" she yelped, wincing at the injury she had received at her left hip before she could complete her attack attempt. Her pain gave the blind man an opening as he jumped towards her with his blade readied, coating his fist in Armament Haki. She widened her eyes in fright, but was thankfully saved as Erza leapt in and pulled her away before she could be struck.

"He's quite fast when he's weightless…" the requip user noted, evidently frightened by how quick he could be as he clashed with Zoro once again, making sparks fly about the area.

"I'm sorry…" the Mermaid Heel wizard apologized as they landed on the edge of a balcony upon one building, catching the attention of her friend as she was set down on her feet, "I know I'm only slowing you down in my current state, but-"

"Kagura, please," the woman known as Titania interjected pleadingly, "I should apologize for thinking you wouldn't be enough help now with that injury," she admitted ashamedly, "That said, you should try to let us handle Fujitora while keeping your magic in effect," she advised, going over to the edge of the balcony.

"And what will you do?" the bow-wearing woman asked out of concern. The scarlet haired woman glanced down at the street below, seeing that she was right above the fighters as Gingka had jumped in and began clashing his blade against the admiral's.

"I have an idea," she said, turning to the Mikazuchi woman as she blinked in confusion.

"TORNADO BURST!" the beyblader yelled as a wind-like energy surrounding his blade shot out like a shockwave, blowing his target back a few yards as he slid along the pavement.

"Hm…" he hummed curiously, repositioning his blade in his hand.

"I'm guessing that whatever you did to make yourself faster is wearing off," the shaggy haired man noted, breathing heavily with sweat dripping down his face, "You've got your own limits, just like we do, huh?" he inquired.

"Heh," the blind man chuckled, "I'm not done just yet, boy!" he challenged, dashing out at him with his blade readied. However, his swiping attempt was blocked as Pegasus leapt up and met his sword head on, making sparks fly all around them. "Oh…" he uttered, sounding surprised, "I'm impressed, boy!" he admitted, enveloping his blade in a dark aura once again, "Seems I'll have to step it up a notch!" he realized as he tightened the grip on his blade.

"Requip!" a familiar voice bellowed, catching the attentions of the three men as the Omni Force members widened their eyes upon what they saw. Having covered herself in a golden, Erza was diving down, donning a bulky, darkly colored armor. It consisted of two parts. The first part, a lower plate which covered her stomach and most of her chest bore a simple diamonds and stripes pattern engraved into it near the top. On top of that lied another plate which hung from the neck and went to her midsection. Extended over this top plate were four round, metallic extensions which were attached underneath the plate around the neck. The neck featured a large cylindrical plate which was sectioned off into six progressively larger sections. Around each shoulder were very large shoulder guards with four distinct sections with a large spike jutting off to separate each section from the next. The armor featured large gauntlets bearing the sectioning pattern of the rest of the armor with the sections becoming smaller as the gauntlets moved in towards her hands. Underneath the bottom chest plate was a skirt bearing a woven pattern. The edge of this skirt bore small spikes and a larger spike hung beneath every other small one, dangling over the leg greaves. The greaves bore the same sectioning pattern as the rest of the armor but were split down the middle with a large piece covering the knee. Several curved spikes jutted out from the outward facing sides of the greaves. Atop her head sat a large, spiked headdress. Two bladed shields, with three sharp parts on each, appeared upon her arms as they seemed to be attached. She slammed them together, creating a singular, oval-shaped shield as she continued to dive down towards her target.

"ADAMANTINE COMET!" she bellowed before slamming down into the earth where the admiral was, creating an explosion of smoke and dust.

"Wh-Whoa!" Gingka stuttered in shock, barely able to catch his beyblade before it could have gone flying off, making it stop spinning. Zoro glanced up and noticed the figure of his girlfriend standing at the balcony, grinning in realization.

"Kagura must've used her magic to make her heavy enough to make that much of an impact," he explained, catching the attention of the beyblader.

"Boy, that's amazing…" he noted, sounding impressed. He then took a moment to look at his spinning top, having felt something off about it in his hand. He blinked in surprise to see the bits of metal that had fallen off, along with a deep crack at one portion of the fusion wheel.

'Damn…' he cursed inwardly, putting it back into its pouch, 'Madoka's gonna charge me double for the damages again…' he realized with a grimace, which faded into a serious expression, 'but now's no time to worry about all that,' he concluded through his thoughts. The dust cloud had yet to settle, but he and the infamous Pirate Hunter got into ready stances all the same, prepared to fight.

"AAAAGGGHHH!" Erza's voice screamed, much to their surprise as they suddenly saw her armored figure fly out from the veil of dirt and slam through the windows of a building on the other side of the street.

"Erza!" the shaggy haired man cried out, leaping up to go check on her condition. Zoro was about to follow until he was ambushed by Fujitora, who slashed at him rapidly. He managed to block the first few with ease, but as he continued to try and slice at him, it was becoming more difficult to stop the attacks.

'Two swords aren't gonna be enough for this!' he concurred inwardly, looking at his Sandai Kitetsu that he had yet to unsheathe. He recalled how Luffy had partially broken it last night, grimacing at the thought of completely getting it shattered. 'That doesn't matter right now!' he declared to himself, tossing Shusui out of his right hand and grasping its hilt in his mouth, blocking another swipe as he took hold of the hilt of his third sword, pulling it out quickly as he jumped back.

"So you've decided to use your third sword?" his opponent inquired, having heard the action with his keen ears.

"Tch…" Zoro scoffed, clenching his teeth a little.

'I've probably only got one good move I can do with Kitetsu's state…' he noted to himself, crossing the two swords in his hands across his chest and holding the blade in his mouth horizontally as he got into a lunging stance. Above, his girlfriend saw what he was about to attempt, widening her eyes slightly.

"Gravity Blade," Fujitora uttered, enveloping his weapon in the dark violet aura before dashing out at his foe, who did the same.

"Oni…" he began, clashing his blades against the lone one of his opponent's fiercely, "GIRI!" he bellowed loudly. All of a sudden, he took notice of the cracks on the metal of his right hand sword growing.

'Not good!' he realized, clenching his teeth tightly down on the blade in his mouth. Seeing what was happening, Kagura immediately jumped from the balcony towards them, readying her sword. However, she suddenly felt another singe of pain in her side, wincing as she grabbed at it with her left hand. At that moment, the metal of Sandai Kitetsu shattered into pieces, making its holder widen his eyes in disbelief before being blown back a few dozen yards by the force of the attack.

"Now down to just two, ey?" the admiral inquired as he sped forward. The pirate prepared his blades to block the attempted attack from him, but it appeared as if he would be too late as the blind man swung down his blade. Just as Gingka had gotten Erza back onto her feet from the building she had crashed into, they looked and gasped to see what had happened. Blood was splattered on the pavement as the moss haired man looked up and widened his lone eye in horror. The Mermaid Heel wizard had intercepted the slash with her left shoulder, which bled profusely as she clenched her teeth in pain.

"Gah…!" she grunted out, dropping her sword before using both of her hands to grab her enemy's weapon.

"Kagura!" the requip user screamed, while the beyblader blinked in shock, wondering what she was doing.

"Zoro… now!" she yelled to her boyfriend, who perked up and shook, seeing the blood from her wound spread down her kimono to her injured hip. A certain memory made its way into his mind for a moment, recalling a time he had shared an important time with her.

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FLASHBACK

By the time the Straw Hat Pirates were back at sea, Luffy had already been an Omni Force member for quite some time. After they made it to the New World, he had the idea to try and get his own crew members on the team as well. The first of whom was obviously his first crewmate, but he was adamant about not joining. His rubbery captain insisted that he should see what other worlds were like and forcibly dragged him into an MPG portal into a new universe.

However, the Gum-Gum user had accidentally forgotten where exactly he had set his location to, so they were stuck in the middle of nowhere, lost in a field. Zoro demanded they go back to the Sunny, but his friend assured that they would find someone of the multiversal team eventually. By chance, they wound up in a town where they met Gingka and Erza, who were there to visit Kagura at the Mermaid Heel guild. While there, the swordsman found himself becoming incredibly bored. Though he learned the two women he had met also were well-versed in the ways of sword fighting, he still had a rule internally lodged in his brain that he would never cut a woman.

When the bow-wearing woman learned of the opportunity that he had, she chastised him for not accepting. To fight alongside the people of other worlds and protect them was something she believed had an honorable quality. The moss haired man just found it to be nothing more than troublesome and still refused to accept the offer. So she decided that the only way he would listen would be through a battle. Her challenge had the condition that if she won, he would join the Omni Force, but if he won, she would join. He stubbornly refused to accept the terms, making her comment on his apparent cowardice. It was not long after her remarks that the two were clashing atop a hill underneath a large tree that overlooked the town below.

"HAH!" the female swordswoman exclaimed as her sheathed blade slammed into the trio of swords her opponent used.

"You're pretty impressive…" he admitted with a smirk while carrying Shusui's hilt in his mouth, "Fighting me with that sheathed sword of yours, I mean!" he corrected, pushing her back as sparks flew about around them.

"That mocking tone of yours…" she muttered angrily, clenching her teeth, "I take it that's why you're not fighting me seriously!" she yelled, swinging her weapon down to send him sliding back a few yards. A trail of dust was left behind in the wake of the attack.

"Tch," he scoffed in frustration. He never thought he would have to use all three of his available swords. He never used more than two against that marine girl, whatever her name was. So why were things different now as opposed to then? It was because she had incredible skill with her blade along with her pure power.

"Why are you refusing to actually fight me?!" she asked demandingly, frustrated with him as much as he was with her, "It's because I'm a woman, isn't it?!" she inquired, shocking him a little. He had never expected her to guess the reason so quickly as he readied his blades again.

"Three Swords Style…" he started to bellow, holding one of them horizontally above his shoulder, performing a circular swing that launched a powerful, air-compressed projectile that tore through the ground as it made its way towards his adversary, "One Thousand Eighty Caliber Phoenix!" he yelled as the attack was about to reach her. However, she unsheathed her blade and slashed rapidly at it, slicing it clean in half as a good amount of leave blew off from the tree nearby. "Wh…What?!" Zoro gasped in disbelief, widening his lone eye for a moment before having to cross his swords to defend himself from his female foe.

"So tell me…" she began to him, "why hold back when you know I could defeat you?!" she asked angrily, blowing him back in an instant with a strong swing. He felt the blow, noticing a small cut at his chest.

"Damn, you're persistent…" he grumbled, tightening the grip he had on the hilts of his three weapons, "Even if I gave you an answer, you wouldn't be satisfied, would you?" he inquired as she narrowed her eyes onto him, "Huh…" he sighed, realizing that she would rather have an answer over none, "I don't cut women," he stated, "That straight enough of an answer for ya?" he guessed with an arched eyebrow. Admittedly, she was surprised, blinking for a moment. But his statement did seem to hold true. She grinned.

"And here I thought chivalry was dead…" she joked, catching his attention as he looked to see her get into a lunging stance, "Nevertheless, I find it appalling that someone of your caliber would refuse the chance to help others…" she confessed, leaping out at him in an instant. He managed to block her sword swipe well, standing his ground as his feet were planted firm.

"I'm a pirate, ya know," he remarked before they clashed again, "Not exactly the kind of person who'd help people…" he grumbled as he swung both swords in his hands to strike the blade of hers, causing sparks to fly about.

"That may be…" she concurred, making him look up at her in confusion, "but with someone like you being led by Luffy…" she continued, remembering how playful and friendly he seemed despite his title, "I have no doubt that you're a good person," she declared, tightening the grip on the hilt of her weapon, "That's why… you're going to fight me!" she added angrily, knocking him back a few steps, "Whether I'm a woman or not shouldn't matter!" she mentioned as she fiercely charged at him with anger in her eyes, "If that foolish pride of yours keeps you from cutting down your opponent…" she kept going, swinging her blade. Without even thinking, Zoro was performing the same action with the blade. He wanted to stop himself and just block again, but his own pride seemed to be overwhelming his rationale at the moment. A second later, blood splattered onto the ground from behind both of them. The moss haired man dropped the sword within his mouth in disbelief upon seeing what happened. Both he and Kagura had cut each other through their respective left hips, which bled onto the ground.

"I-"

"If you cut down the men, I'll cut down the women," she suddenly interjected, making him look into her eyes in shock, "And…" she continued, leaning her head in to look him in the eye seriously, "I'll be the only woman you ever cut," she finished, much to his astonishment. The moonlight above them shined brightly as their fight had ended, establishing a new bond between them that would become so much more.

END FLASHBACK

There was no time to second guess or make a careless mistake. The Mermaid Heel wizard was holding down Fujitora's blade with her bleeding bare hands, keeping him there. Jumping over or going around to attack him would take too long and allow for him to escape unscathed. Zoro had only one shot. It would be through his girlfriend, through the scar at her hip.

'I'm… sorry!' he apologized inwardly, gritting his teeth and shutting his lone eye as he swung his left hand sword, slicing through her scarred skin and into the torso of their enemy.

"EGH!" she grunted out, wincing in pain.

"AGH!" the admiral yelped before jumping back and dropping his sword. Though he had not taken a full-powered slash, he was cut quite deep as it bled. "Through your own comrade…?!" he questioned in disbelief.

"Z-Zoro…" Gingka stuttered out as he and Erza's eyes shook. The bow-wearing woman started to fall over, only to be caught by boyfriend as he dropped the hilt of his shattered blade to let her land upon his shoulder.

"Zoro…" she uttered weakly.

"I'm sorry, Kagura!" he apologized fervently, "I didn't want to do that… but…" he continued, closing his eye in frustration.

"It's… okay…" she responded, making him perk up in surprise as he looked to see the light grin on her face, "I'm… all right…" she added reassuringly as their teammates came down from above.

"Kagura!" the requip user yelled, running out towards them.

"Hey, watch out!" the beyblader shouted upon noticing something. Everyone looked out and gasped to see that Fujitora he reclaimed his blade, performing a blank horizontal slash as it was imbued in Armament Haki.

"RAGING TIGER!" he roared as the gravitational forces suddenly grew immense around him. They were pushed out horizontally, heading straight for his four foes.

'Zoro and Kagura won't be able to stop that in time!' the scarlet haired woman realized, moving her arms to bring up her bladed shields, 'But I don't know if the Adamantine Armor can hold out for much longer…' she inwardly admitted, noticing the several deep cracks in both the barrier and the armor itself. Before she could bring her shields together though, she saw a figure run out in front of her, being the shaggy haired man as he readied his sword, cloaking it within a wind-like aura.

"Gingka, wait!" she screamed.

"SUPREME HURRICANE…" he began, ignoring her cry to him as he swung his blade up, suddenly making the aura become a massive tornado that reached high into the sky, "SMASH!" he bellowed, throwing it down just as the gravitational forces struck, creating a massive explosion of dust that enveloped the area. In that moment, memories flooded his mind as his headband ripped off of his head.

FLASHBACK

Erza's mother had certainly proved to be a challenge. Even as the requip user had her friends in the form of the beyblader, Wendy, Korra, Rainbow, Alain, and Kuvira, none of them were doing enough damage to her. The latter of the group was the first to fall victim to the member of the Spriggan 12, having been pierced through the hip by her wooden staff as if it were a spear. The flame demon slayer was the next to fall, along with his Charizard as they exhausted their power, only leaving her with light burns.

Then came a shocking truth. The woman they were fighting revealed she was the creator of dragon slayer magic, though it came at a cost. She ended up, like most, turning into a dragon as a result she was given. By some miracle, she thought had regained her human form thanks to Zeref. But it was nothing more than an illusion. She did not feel human. Her insanity from wanting be a real human again was pushing her to extremes, leading to the point where she had decided that she would use the child she was pregnant with as a vessel for herself. But soon after, she said that she discovered it was not possible to enchant herself onto the child, thus discarding her.

The fight raged on. It came to point where the woman known as Titania had landed a powerful blow to her opponent's head with the combined force of her swords. But before she had done so, Irene had enchanted herself into the sky dragon slayer's body, leaving her own as nothing but a soulless vessel. Though the S-Class mage and some of the Omni Force members refused to hurt their comrade, even if her body was taken over completely by their enemy, Gingka still fought back, citing that it would not be what the pigtailed girl would want. And then the tides turned. Law had arrived, using his Shambles to retrieve the girl's soul and place it in the body of the infamous Queen of Dragons, allowing her to use it and then switch back to her own thanks to his help. In turn though, she fainted from exhaustion and injury dealt to herself, but it gave her allies the opportunity they needed to fight back.

At least until their adversary transformed into a dragon. She practically decimated the area, breaking almost all of her daughter's bones with a single powerful smack. Soon after, she summoned a giant meteor to crash down and completely wipe her from existence. But she underestimated the tenacity of the group. Even if Erza could barely move, Rainbow grabbed hold of her and soared up rapidly. Even if the beyblader's bey could not go so high, Korra airbended a vortex for it to climb. Their pirate ally slashed the meteor in two with his powers, allowing for the redheads to unleash their powerful attacks to completely destroy it.

Afterwards, with Wendy's magic enchanted into her sword, the requip user slashed through the scales of her supposed mother to make her morph back into her human state. But she had exhausted herself, as did the Avatar and the Equestrian magic user. The strongest woman of the Spriggan 12 was still alive and was ready to use her own child's sword to kill her.

But the shaggy haired man would not let the fight end so easily. He relentlessly attacked with his own sword since his beyblade was almost shattered from striking the meteor. Thanks to Law's help, it looked as if he could win. Seeing that tenacity and drive made Erza smile. It was something that she herself experienced firsthand, albeit in an embarrassing way. But that expression enraged her mother, who demanded that she stop.

"HEY!" the beyblader shouted, catching her attention for a brief second before his right fist collided with her face, "YOUR FIGHT'S WITH ME!" he bellowed, knocking her down as she tumbled across the dirt with her sword still in hand, "If you're gonna just take my attacks, then I guess I'll just end it now!" he declared, raising up his blade as a tornado-like aura enveloped it, reaching high into the sky. His opponent got back to her feet, appearing to ready her own sword. "SUPREME HURRI-!" Blood splattered. He widened his eyes in disbelief as did everyone else watching, while the tornado disappeared from his sword. Irene had pierced through herself with her own weapon. Her daughter's weapon.

"Wh…Why?" the requip user stuttered out, still lying upon the ground.

"I… don't know…" the enchanter responded as she fell to her knees, "Maybe… it was you…" she admitted, much to her shock. She remembered that she had been lying. She did not enchant herself onto her daughter because it was impossible. Rather, it was because she did not want to take the life of her child away for her own.

"Hey, just hold on a sec!" Gingka cried out, starting to go over to her.

"You…" she uttered weakly, making him stop as he perked up, "Please…" she begged as she began to fall over, with her eyelids drooping shut, "be there for her…" she finished before lifelessly hitting the ground. The beyblader could hardly believe it. The woman they fought, practically risked their lives to stop, was now pleading to him to be there for her daughter?

He almost did not want to believe it. But those were her dying words. As the S-Class mage said her brief farewell, he vowed to himself that he would keep that promise Irene bestowed onto him. He never thought he would have to make that promise twice. A while after their fight, the human form of Acnologia had shown up, stomping on the deceased remains of the creator of dragon slayer magic. As soon as he took notice of Wendy, he was ready to kill her until Jellal Fernandes arrived, bombarding him with several powerful spells in his arsenal. But they proved to be useless. The destructive dragon inhaled the energy sent his way. He was immune to the magic of the world, thus making him invincible.

Thankfully, Blue Pegasus finally arrived in their Christina to retrieve their friends and lead their fiendish foe away from Magnolia. Though it was not long before they reached the ocean that he had caught up, prepared to crush the ship into splinters. The Crime Sorciere leader found it in the best interest of his friends to lead the monstrous enemy away, trying to knock him off of the vessel with his power. But that proved fruitless as he found himself caught in the beast's grasp.

"Jellal!" the shaggy haired man screamed as he rushed out onto the deck. Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki had already demanded that everyone abandon ship as it was now being used to try and ram their draconic opponent into the water below. Most of the people aboard had left, even Alain, Law, and Wendy as they all flew off on the former's Charizard. But Gingka wanted to do something. He had to do something. The blue haired man was the love of Erza's life. He could not just let him die. He reached into his pouch and pulled out Pegasus, seeing the bits of metal falling off from it. With one attack, it could be shattered completely, never to resurrect again.

"Hurry! Save yourself!" the voice of the entrapped man echoed, causing him to blink in surprise before looking back at him.

"Don't be stupid, Jellal!" he shouted back, taking out his launcher, "I'm gonna save you!" he declared, placing the bey onto the contraption before the ripcord.

"Don't worry about me…!" the Crime Sorciere mage grunted out, "I've already committed too many sins to deserve a second chance!" he bellowed, coughing up blood as Acnologia squeezed his body in his hand. The beyblader's eyes widened. Where was this coming from? He knew that the tattooed man had committed atrocity after atrocity in the past, including almost killing the woman he loved, but now? Now he was trying to hold back arguably the strongest being in existence of this world, maybe of any world. Even with his past, he was still trying to protect his friends.

"Gingka! Jellal!" a familiar voice called out, being the requip user herself as she ran out towards them. Though her broken bones had been healed to an extent, she still had no reason to be walking around, much less on her own.

"Erza?!" both men exclaimed before something split apart between them. The deck of the ship was breaking away from the rest of it as they were approaching the water fast.

"Gingka, get her out of here!" the heavenly body magic user demanded as he turned his head to him, "Forget about me and go!" he yelled pleadingly.

"Jellal…!" the shaggy haired man snarled, frustrated with his stubbornness. He had the opportunity to take his shot. It would probably mean that he would lose Pegasus forever. But as important as his beyblade was to him, he wanted to save his friends, and that included the man being squeezed in Acnologia's hand. So why did he not take the shot?

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the woman known as Titania jump ship with tears flowing down from both of her eyes; artificial and real. She knew that her love was doing this for the sake of everyone. After enduring one tough sacrifice today, she was not sure if she was prepared to take on another, especially his. But it was his decision, and it would have been next to impossible to try and save him given the circumstances.

"Gingka…" Jellal uttered, catching the Omni Force member's attention again, just as they hit the water, "you'll be there for her when I'm gone, won't you?" he requested to him with a smile. The beyblader's heart dropped. He was really willing to die. Taking Pegasus off of the launcher and putting it back in its pouch, he glanced over at the ocean water they were submerging into, gritting his teeth as tears formed in his eyes.

"I CAN'T MAKE THE SAME PROMISE TWICE, JELLAL!" he suddenly screamed, "YOU HAVE TO LIVE! LIVE FOR HER!" he commanded as tears streaked down his face, "I CAN STILL SAVE YOU!" he bellowed, clutching his shirt over his heart.

"Then do that… by saving her," he replied softly despite the pain he was clearly in, surprising him again, "If she's alive… then that's more than enough for me to know…" he grunted out.

"Jellal…" the shaggy haired man uttered. Those were the last words he heard from him before the entire ship had submerged. By some miracle, Law managed to teleport the beyblader from the water onto a small island where he and the rest of the Blue Pegasus members were. They mourned the loss of Ichiya, but he was only thinking about the Crime Sorciere leader and his last words. He stood up resolutely, wiping the tears from his eyes as he affirmed himself that he would keep Erza safe.

END FLASHBACK

As the dust had yet to subside, Fujitora coughed madly, feeling the blood dripping out of his wound. He was fine otherwise, but found himself stunned by the power and riskiness of his enemies. One had slashed through an ally to strike him, while another had intercept one of his most powerful attacks. Once the cloud finally cleared, he heard a thud. That was Gingka, who lied upon the pavement on his stomach, unconscious and bleeding from the mouth and head.

"GINGKA!" Erza screamed, running over and squatting down to push him over onto his back, "Wake up! Say something!" she demanded, fighting back the tears that were filling both of her eyes.

"Zoro…" Kagura uttered weakly to her boyfriend, catching his attention, "My… sword…" she pointed out, looking over at the weapon lying upon the ground, "Use… it… to…" she tried to say to him, only to faint as her eyelids drooped shut.

"Ah, hey!" he yelped in surprise, "Kagura?! KAGURA!" he screamed repeatedly, trying to get her to wake back up.

"Hm…" the admiral hummed curiously as he could hear the pair's cries, "Down to two, hm?" he inquired, readying his blade. Upon hearing his remark, both of the still standing Omni Force members developed angered expressions on their faces. A golden light enveloped the requip user's form as she wiped her eyes, dissipating soon afterwards to reveal her in her Clear Heart Clothing. She picked up the blade of her fainted friend, holding it tightly in her left hand. The swordsman did the same with his girlfriend's sword, setting her down gently upon the sidewalk.

"Stay here," he requested softly as he walked over to stand beside the woman known as Titania.

"You're wrong by the way," she said to their opponent, making him perk up slightly, "Our friends' swords still remain in this battle!" she bellowed.

"And we're gonna cut you down with 'em!" her teammate declared fiercely as he clenched all the hilts of his trio of swords tightly. A sudden feeling of dread washed over Fujitora as he could sense the impending rage, yet he was grinning in anticipation, wondering how his foes would fare.

ENDING

"Long Hope Philia" by Masaki Suda

0:00-0:15 – Opens with Ben and Rainbow Tennyson taking a long walk along the shoreline at dawn, still in their teens. They smile at each other as they continue onward towards the horizon.

0:16-0:32 – As they continue their trek, they're joined by the rest of the Omni Force's first squadron: Ash Ketchum, Naruto Uzumaki, Gingka Hagane, Rex Salazar, Rook Blonko, Hinata Hyuga, Avatar Korra, and Natsu Dragneel.

0:33-0:49 – After a while of walking, the second squadron joins in, with Sunset Shimmer passing by her boyfriend and standing beside Ben. The rest of her team also passes him as well, joining up with the others.

0:50-1:07 – The third squadron also joins in on the walk, which turns into a jog as the Omni Force members suddenly become their older selves, continuing onward.

1:08-1:29 – Ben then sees several silhouettes in the distance, realizing that there are plenty of new Omni Force members to come in the future as he passes by Erza Scarlet, who joins the group on their trek as the strive to become greater under the shining sun.

END ENDING

Man, I got pretty emotional with those last few parts, didn't I? Not to mention, I'm kinda cutting it close when it comes to deadlines for chapters. But can you really blame me? I'm a college senior for crying out loud!

Anyways, here's some things you'll need to know. One, the Black Panther's a part of the Omni Force! Yeah, I loved that movie so much, so I felt it was appropriate to put him in here. How he and Law met will be revealed in due time.

Next, the battles. Sting and Lucci's fight will be concluded in the next chapter, as will Erza and Zoro's against Fujitora. I tried to leave both of them off on the best cliffhangers possible. Not to mention, I wanted to add some drama with the flashbacks.

Speaking of which, I kind of switched up my writing style a bit here. I've been reading a few more fics here and there (mostly My Hero Academia ones…) and decided to try and adjust how I wrote some scenes. Make a little more drama, you know?

Oh, and the ending will be extended as of next chapter! By the way, that's coming on next Sunday at the latest! Be on the lookout for it!