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Here it is... Chapter 14
The Phantom God, Lancelot!
As the people on the stands celebrated and cheered for the raven-haired beauty who was dancing on the magnificent stage of the building, confetti's fell from the sky as fireworks continuously exploded outside. "QUEEN AMINRAH IS HERE!" The audiences screamed as they watched Robin moved her body to the sound of the playing drums captivating everyone who was watching her.
The drummers continued to play as the dancers and the royal guards moved on the sides of the stage as the raven-haired beauty continued to captivate the audiences. Little by little, the hearts of the people of D'tiole are stolen by the archeologist as the two figures that left the waiting room slowly made their way to the stage of the grand arena.
The people on the grand arena cheered for Robin as they have no idea on what is happening inside the waiting room where the other competitors are in. The raven-haired beauty continued to dance as she looked around and saw no one is entering the stage to replace her in performing.
What's going on? Where is the next one? The raven-haired beauty thought as she glanced on the side of the stage where the other competitors are supposed to enter. Did she forget her queue? Robin thought as she moved and dance to the beat of the drums.
As the dancers checked the next competitor, they gave a sign to the raven-haired beauty to finish her performance. With every graceful movement her hands made, the archeologist closed her eyes and was about to leave when the two figures went out the stage as the audience inside the Arena screamed even louder.
"It's Luke-sama and Lance-sama, two of our Gods!" The women inside the arena yelled as the men walked towards the center of the stage. Citizens of D'tiole screamed happily seeing the two men gracing the festivities with their heavenly presence.
"Lance-sama, look at me!" A woman yelled as the others yelled the same way looking at the handsome young man sporting clear glasses hiding his opal colored eyes, the man is slender and tall and was wearing a white military uniform and brown knee high boots.
The man named as Lance waved his hands as the women inside the arena screamed even louder. "Marry me Lance-sama!" A woman yelled as the others glared at her, "Don't be stupid! Lance-sama will marry me!" The other protested as the women on the stands started to fight.
"Tssss. What's so special with him?" The blonde-haired cook arrogantly said as he looked at the man who was wearing glasses. Black hair, nerdy looking, and there is nothing special on his looks. Why are the women fighting for this guy? Sanji thought as he watched the women inside the arena scream even louder.
As the man named Lance waved to the crowd, his companion watched as he started to cough. "Luke-sama, please take care of yourself!" The woman watching the man said as they sported a worried expression on their faces.
"Luke-sama is so handsome!" A woman said as the blonde-haired cook looked at the woman who was staring at the tall man on the stage. "Handsome?" Sanji said as he cringe his eye to have a better look at the second man.
He looks like a sickly man, he is even coughing. Why are they saying that he is handsome? Sanji thought as the women on the stands cheered and yelled even louder.
As the man named Luke waved to the women on the stands, cheers and screaming can be heard from all the corners of the Arena. The women yelled with heart shape eyes as the tall and slim man sporting a white military suit with blue checkered undershirt smiled at them, his brown short hair and chiseled features made the entire women inside the building blush.
Octavia and Cain watched the two men carefully as they made their way towards the raven-haired beauty as Luffy and the others looked at them in a questioning way.
"I thought it's a pageant for girls? Why are there guys included?" Luffy commented as Nami and Sanji looked at the raven-haired captain with a dumb-founded expression on their faces.
"You're kidding right Luffy?" Nami commented as Octavia chuckled to the comment of the young captain. "Your friend seems so innocent." The exotic beauty said as she glanced back at the stage where the two men finally stopped walking.
"Who are those guys?" The orange-haired beauty said as she pointed at the two figures that were now standing on the center of the stage. However, before Octavia could react to Nami's question the two men started talking which took the attention of the entire audience inside the arena.
"People of Anastasis, Marines, Pirates, and Travelers from across the lands, We the Gods of D'tiole welcome everyone to the Festival of the Moon Goddess!" The man named Lance said in a proud manner as he looked around the arena where everyone was looking back at him.
"What is happening?" The orange-haired maiden said as Sanji looked at her with a confused expression on his face, "Yeah, is this part of the program?" The blonde-haired cook said as Octavia looked at the two, "I don't know myself what is happening either." The raven-haired beauty said as she looked at Cain who is now standing up.
"We better go." The raven-haired man said as Octavia looked rather confused on what is happening, "Go where?" The raven-haired beauty asked as Cain just stared at the young woman with his red serpentine eyes, "No more questions and go." The man said with his low tone of voice making the exotic beauty nod quickly to his whim.
"I guess we have to go first, good luck to your friends. I hope one of them wins!" The raven-haired beauty said and without any warning, stood up from her chair and left without any other word from her.
Nami and Sanji couldn't react quickly as they watched Octavia and Cain leave their seats and walked out the Arena. "Wonder what happened?" The orange-haired maiden said as she looked back at the two men who were still talking on the stage.
"We have a situation happening inside the waiting room." The man named Lance said as he looked at the audiences inside the arena, "Situation?" A woman said, "I wonder what is happening." Another woman said as the audiences looked at the two Gods.
"We cannot continue the competition." The man named Luke said as everyone inside the arena was shocked at what they heard. "The competition will not continue?" A woman said as she covered her mouth. "What's happening, why? It's only now that we celebrated the festival of the moon Goddess!" A man said as the people started to protest on the announcement.
Luffy and the others watched as the crowd's happy and energetic energy shifted to annoyance and anger. "Wow. They are super-pissed off!" The cyborg said as the raven-haired captain nodded in agreement to his statement.
"The competition will not continue? How about my prize? I'm sure Robin and Viola will take first and second place!" The orange-haired beauty said as she started biting her thumb nail. Shit, we used a lot of money for their dresses; we must get the money we used. Nami thought to herself as she looked at the people on the stands.
As the people protested, the two men held their own as they watched the citizens bicker. "SILENCE!" The two Gods of D'tiole said giving off an enormous pressure silencing everyone inside the arena.
"What was that?" Nami suddenly said as she grabbed the railing of the chair she is sitting on, Luffy and Law on the other hand looked at the two men, "Haki?" The raven-haired captain said, "Did you feel that Luffy-yah?" The raven-haired doctor asked as he stared at the two men on the stage.
"Shishishishi. Yeah, they have haki. Wonder if they know that person I came across on the city earlier." The young captain said as his grin spread even wider on his face.
"All of our competitors fainted due to unknown reasons, we are asking the medical team to check on the ladies, but as of the moment there are no answers given to us." The man with glasses said that shocked the crowd.
"Fainted? What happened to them?" The audiences said as Nami and Sanji sported a worried expression on their faces. "Fainted? Viola-chan!" The blonde-haired cook immediately said as he stood up from his chair.
"As of the moment, we only have one entry left." The man wearing an eyeglass added as everyone gasped hearing the announcement of the Gods. Nami on the other hand remained silent as she looked at the stage where Robin is standing.
One competitor left, so that means Robin will win the competition? The orange-haired beauty thought as she glanced at the two men, but if she wins, what will happen to the loosing candidates when they wake up? The navigator thought as she watched the scene unfold.
"With only one competitor left on the competition, we cannot let the festival of the Moon Goddess continue even further." The man named Luke said as Lance looked at the people inside the grand arena.
"However, this might be the will of the heavens to send a message to everyone that the country of D'tiole no longer needs to celebrate the Festival of the moon Goddess." Lance said as everyone inside the grand arena remained silent listening carefully to the announcement of the two Gods.
"So the competition just ended? We don't have a new queen…" A citizen said as the two men smiled at everyone. "By the power given to us by the heavens, and our all mighty King we decided to crown Ms. Nico Robin as the new Queen of D'tiole." The sickly man said as everyone on the stands was surprised at what they heard.
"This is Heavens divine intervention informing everyone that the New Queen of the Nation has arrived!" The man named Lance said as everyone started to cheer, whilst Robin on the other hand was shocked at what she was hearing.
The Queen of D'tiole? The raven-haired beauty thought as she looked at her nakama on the stands who sported a rather happy appearance. "She won! Robin won!" Nami said as Sanji and Luffy cheered for their nakama.
"Everyone, we have our Queen… With this, you are the now crowned as D'tioles New Queen and to marry our King tomorrow and rule our land as Husband and wife!" The two Gods of the Isle said as they handed the crown of Gods to Robin whilst the Strawhats are shocked at what they heard.
"Marry? Did he say marry?" Sanji said as Luffy and Franky stood up from their chair and looked at their nakama who was also shocked at the announcement of the two Gods. "Shit! So what Octavia said was true, Robin!" Nami yelled as the raven-haired beauty looked at the entire arena where the citizens of D'tiole are celebrating.
As Robin looked at everyone, the drums started to play as confetti fell from the sky. People inside the arena screamed as they started to celebrate the new queen of the Island. Marry the King? The raven-haired beauty thought as she looked at her nakamas and glanced on the farthest corner of the arena as she saw a familiar green-haired man watching.
The raven-haired beauty clenched her fist as she looked at everyone. Marry… Marry… Marry… Those are the words that echoed on Robin's head as the green-haired man slowly walked towards the stage.
Shit, did they say Marry? Robin will marry their King? The young swordsman thought as he watched the expression of the raven-haired beauty. He clenched his fist as he watched the two men place the crown on her head.
I won't allow her to marry anyone… The swordsman thought as he looked at everyone, "ROBIN!" Zoro yelled as the raven-haired beauty looked at the green-haired man and her nakamas and smiled at them.
"This is such a privilege to be chosen by the heavens to be your queen. However, I am sorry… But I cannot accept this title to be your queen." The raven-haired beauty said as everyone is shocked on what the new queen said.
"It really is a privilege for someone like me to be chosen. However, I am a pirate, I have a crew that I need to sail with, I will never their side." Robin added as the two Gods beside her clenched their hands as the raven-haired beauty continued to talk.
"I think there is someone more worthy of this title." The raven-haired beauty said as she held the crown and slowly removed it from her head and returned the crown to the two Gods while the citizens are shocked on what they heard and saw.
Luffy and the others smiled at the decision of the raven-haired beauty as Nami sat down her chair with a relieved expression on her face. "Whew! I'm glad Robin didn't accept the title." The orange-haired beauty said as she looked around and saw the reaction of the audience.
The citizens are disappointed on what the raven-haired beauty said as they cannot hide their anger and dismay to the newly appointed Queen and started throwing things towards the stage.
"You should be grateful our King accepted you filthy pirate!" A man said, as the others agreed on his comment he said.
"Why would you join in the first place if you are not prepared to be our queen?" A woman said as she started crying, "You may look like our Queen Aminrah but you don't have the courage as she does!" The old woman on the stands said as she threw garbage to Robin.
"Don't act high and mighty!" A man yelled as he threw the chair he was sitting on to Robin, but before it hit the raven-haired beauty the young captain punched the chair away from her.
"What do you think you all are doing?" Luffy yelled as he felt irritated at the things the people are doing to his Nakama. "Stop it!" The young captain said as garbage continued to be thrown at them.
Seeing their captain agitated, Sanji and the others immediately went towards the stage. "Stop this Nonsense!" Sanji yelled as he kicked the cans away from Robin, "SHUT UP! WHO ARE YOU TO ORDER US AROUND!" The people yelled as they threw even more garbage to the group.
"Why the hell are you all acting this way?" Nami yelled as the entire audience screamed "BOOOOO!", "Leave our Island worthless Pirates!" The people inside the Arena yelled as they started to remove the chairs on the stand and threw it towards Luffy and the others.
"Shit! This is getting weird; we can't fight them since they really didn't do anything bad." The captain said as he looked around and momentarily released his Emperors Haki forcing the entire audience to lose consciousness. Slowly as the people on the stand fall down, the group looked at each other as they decided to leave.
"Let's go while they're asleep." The young captain said as they heard a clap coming from the far side of the stage. "Who would have thought that there is someone other than us who can use haki here?" The man with glasses said as the sickly looking man looked at the whole group.
"This seems interesting; I know I have seen them before." The man named Luke said as he started to cough. "You know them Luke?" The man with glasses said as he looked at the whole group and saw the straw-hat on Luffy's head.
"Blalalalalalalala. I know who he is, the man who defeated Doflamingo recently, and the captain of the Strawhat Pirates. Monkey D. Luffy!" Lance said as the sickly looking man looked at the raven-haired man on the side. "So if he is Luffy that means, you are the surgeon of death Trafalgar Law." Luke said as he pointed at the ally of the Strawhats.
"You managed to defeat Joker and now Kaidou is hot on your trail, now you are here on our Island and destroying our tradition? What heartless pirates you all are! Kiakakakakakakauuhuh." The sickly man said as he started to cough as he looked at Robin. "We even disqualified your opponents for you to win and avoid any unnecessary confrontation, what a shame." Luke said as he extended his arms and cracked his fingers.
"Just come with us and we promise not to hurt you or any of your friends!" The man with glasses said as Luffy and the others glared at them.
"What are you saying, Robin won't go anywhere!" The young captain said as Sanji took a long drag and glared at the two men. "We won't allow you to take Robin-swan away!" The blonde-haired cook said as the rest nodded.
"Yeah! I won't allow you to take her away." Zoro said as he walked towards the stage as Robin looked at the green-haired swordsman, "Tsss. What a bunch of over-protective kids!" The man with glasses said as the sickly looking man looked rather serious.
"Are you kidding us, there's only two of you and there are seven of us!" Nami said as the group prepared to fight the so called Gods of D'tiole.
"Numbers are such a lousy way of determining the winning side. You give us no choice!" The man named Luke said as he started to levitate off the ground and started to fly surprising Luffy and the others. "WOW! He is flying! I want to fly too!" The raven-haired captain said as he had sparkles on his eyes while Nami punched his head. "FOCUS STUPID!" The orange-haired beauty said as the sickly looking man as he brought out two pistols and fired repeatedly towards the group.
"YAHHHHHHHHH!" Nami yelled as Robin Jumped across the stage while Luffy stood there and received the gunshots. "Shishishishishi. Bullets don't work on me!" The captain said as the bullets bounced back towards the flying man.
"Tssss. Guns are useless against him huh? Kiakakakakakaka. They might be stronger than we thought!" The sickly looking man said as he flew higher and higher reaching the roof of the Arena. "Hey come down! That's no fair!" The young captain yelled as Franky and Sanji looked at the man named Lance.
"Blalalalalalalalalalalalala. If you don't want to be our queen then I have no choice but to take you by force." The man with the glasses said as he looked at the raven-haired beauty as he suddenly appeared beside Robin and held her waist angering the green-haired swordsman.
Robin on the other hand just looked at the man beside her as she crossed her hand, "Don't under estimate me!" The raven-haired beauty said as she closed her eyes. Dos Fleur: CLUTCH! The archeologist said as she sprouts two hands on the back of Lance and covered his mouth, she then forces the man with glasses bending him backwards.
"Ohhhh, that feels rather weird. Blalalalalalala. A useful ability, too bad it won't affect me." The man with glasses said as he passed through the hands Robin sprouted shocking the raven-haired beauty. "What happened?" Robin said as she watched the man pass through the arms she sprouted.
"Blalalalalala. In order for your attacks to be effective you need to physically touch your opponent, however what if you can't touch your opponent? What will you do?" The man with glasses said as he jumps through the air and landed on a golden beam above the group.
As the man stood there watching everyone, Robin and Zoro were shocked at what they are seeing. The man's body is slowly moving down the beam, as his feet down to his abdomen passed through the gold beam as his whole body managed to pass stopping on his chest.
The man named Lance cherished the expression Robin and Zoro showed as he grinned at the two. "I ate the Dankai Dankai no mi that gives me the ability to phase through anything I want. People, walls, and bullets nothing can harm nor touch me! Blalalalalalalala! I am the Phantom God of the twelve Gods of D'tiole Lancelot!" The man said as he continued to fall down the beam as he reached the ground and passing through the solid gold floor.
"BLALALALALALA!" The man with glasses laughed as he immediately launched at Zoro causing the green-haired man to jump back to avoid the attack. "Shit, this guy is tricky to fight!" The swordsman said as he grinned and looked back at the man.
Sanjuroku Pound Ho The green-haired man said as he held one of his swords horizontally above the shoulder of his sword arm, and then performs a circular swing that launches the air compressed projectile spiraling towards the man Named Lance.
The man with glasses screamed as the attack headed straight for him as a huge explosion erupted as his attack hit. "Yeah! One down!" Nami yelled, "These so called Gods are not as strong as they say they are. Hehehehe." The orange-haired beauty said as she heard a disturbing Laugh. "BLALALALALALA!"
"Shut up already Lance and finish them off!" The flying man said as he levitated on the hole of the roof. "Blalalalala. You are no fun Luke!" The man with glasses said as he walked out the smoke shocking everyone.
"I told you, nothing can hurt nor hit me!" The man with glasses said as he sprung into action hitting Nami and Franky. "Guahhhhhh!" The two said as they felt a strong punch hitting them simultaneously.
"BASTARD!" Sanji yelled as he saw Nami getting punched by the man called Lance. "I won't forgive you!" Diable Jambe The blonde-haired man said as he heats up his leg, adding extreme heat as he sprung towards the man with glasses.
Flambage Shot Sanji yelled as he kicks the side of the man with his foot, however as his foot came into contact with the body of the man, his foot immediately passed through his body leaving the cook to hurl forward. "What the fuck?" The cook said as the man with glasses grinned and punched his face.
"GAAAHHHHHH!" The cook said as he received the punch of the man with glasses, "Useless!" Lance said as Luke made his move flying towards the group in high-speed firing his pistols to Nami making the orange-haired navigator scream as she tried her best to avoid the gunshots.
"You're getting irritating!" Luffy yelled as he stretches both his arms far back, and then hurls them forward Gomu Gomu no Bazooka! The raven-haired captain said however, before the attack reaches the flying man, Lance touched the foot of the raven-haired captain.
Passers Log! The man with glasses said as Luffy's hands passed through the body of the flying man hitting the walls of the Arena. "What the hell?" The captain yelled as he immediately looked at the man touching his feet. "Get away!" The raven-haired man said as he kicked Lance but the same thing happened as his foot passed through the man's face.
"This is getting us nowhere; we should find a way out!" Nami said anxiously as she looked around and saw Ace who suddenly appeared on the stage.
"Ace, you're here!" The orange-haired beauty said as the raven-haired man grinned at his nakama. "Come on! I know a way out." The Youngman said as everyone looked at him and nodded as they started to run towards the back of the stage.
"Oi, Oi.. Where do you think you are going?" The man named Lance said as he quickly followed the group. "You won't get away from me!" The man with glasses added as Law immediately stopped and looked back at the man following them.
ROOM Law said as he creates a spherical space around him and his allies. Emergency Law said as he teleports himself and the Strawhats from one side of the ROOM to the other shocking the man named Lance.
"What the, where did they go now?" The man with glasses said as he stopped on his tracks as the other one hovered above him.
Arriving at the back of the stage, the group looked around as everyone stopped. "Yes! Thank you Law!" Nami said as Luffy and the others looked around and saw Viola who was crawling on the floor.
"Viola-chan!" Sanji yelled as he immediately went straight to her and picked up the raven-haired beauty on the floor, "Sa.. Sanji?" Viola said as she completely fainted. "What the hell happened to her?" Franky said as he looked at his nakama and helped the cook picking her up.
"I don't know." The cook replied as Franky sighed, "Whatever happened we have no time to worry about it now. Let's go and have Chopper look at her later." The cyborg said as he helped the blonde-haired man in carrying their nakama.
"There's no time for us to rest, let's go and get out of here!" Ace ordered as Luffy and the others looked at the raven-haired man. "Yeah, let's go." The group said as they started to run towards the left side of the stage where they saw the songstress of D'tiole looking at them.
"Wait, she's one of them!" Nami said as Luffy glared at the woman in front of them, "Get out of the way!" The young captain yelled as he extended his hand. "No Luffy, she's not an enemy!" Ace immediately said as he grabs the hand of his little brother. "She's with me." The raven-haired man said as Luffy stopped his attack.
"Here, you guys can use this passage way, it will lead you all to the old city." The red-haired maiden said as the Strawhats stopped in front of her and looked at the passageway. "Are you sure that it's safe?" Nami said as Rosa smiled at them. "Don't worry, it might be old but this is the only way out of the arena without you guys running into trouble." The songstress said faintly as Luffy grinned at her.
"Thank you Ms.!" The young captain said as he entered the dark passageway, one by one the group ran towards the old passageway disappearing into the darkness. Sanji on the other hand stopped in front of the beautiful maiden and held her hands. "Thank you Ms. I am forever under your debt!" The blonde-haired cook said as he kissed her hand and ran inside the passageway.
Rosa blushed as she saw Sanji kissing her hand as Ace bit his lips as he watched Nami entering the old passageway. "Rosa, come with us!" Ace immediately said as the red-haired maiden smiled at him, "It will be a burden if I accompany you Ace. Go before they find you." The songstress said as she pulled the lever that will close the door of the passageway.
The raven-haired man looked at the red-haired maiden as he instantly grabbed her hand not waiting for her response and pulled her towards him forcing the songstress inside the passageways before the door closes.
"I won't leave you this time around." Ace said as he pulled the maiden as they started to run towards the passageway where they saw Luffy and the others waiting for him.
"What should we do now Luffy? Those two are chasing us!" Nami yelled as they saw Law and Rosa running towards them. "Best way for us is we should leave the city!" Franky said as Sanji nodded to his advice.
"Yeah, that fucking man is a pain in the Ass!" The blonde-haired cook said as everyone nodded to his statement, "To think there are ten more like him. Tsss. Let's leave this island while we still can." Franky commented as Zoro and Robin looked at the cyborg.
"We can't leave just yet! Chopper, Usopp and Brook is not with us!" Zoro said as Robin looked at her back and saw Ace holding Rosa's hand. "Ms. You said this passageway will lead us to the old district of the city?" The raven-haired beauty said as the songstress nodded at her question.
"Yes, this passageway leads to the old district of Anastasis." Rosa said briefly as Robin placed her hand on her chin, "If this will lead to the old city, we can drop by at the house of Anya and fetch the others before we leave the city." The raven-haired beauty said as everyone nodded to her suggestion.
Luffy on the other hand looked at her with a questioning look, "Who is Anya?" The raven-haired captain said as Robin and Zoro sighed. "They will tell you the story later, first we must leave here!" Nami said as everyone agreed and started running.
"We should get them then and leave this stupid Island!" Zoro said as the group continued to run towards the end of the passageway where they headed to the old district of the city of Anastasis and fetch their Nakamas who are in the house of the young girl known as Anya.
Chapter done, hope you all enjoyed reading through this chapter.
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