Big Mom continued her assault as Monkey D. Luffy was on the receiving end of her strike. Luffy would block each strike in succession as he has now altered his form into his Gear Fourth Bounce Man, in order to counter the strength of Big Mom. If he would have stayed in his Gear Fourth Snake Man form, he wouldn't be able to receive as much damage as he is currently. Although he was in his strongest form, each one of Big Mom's strike were powerful. Much stronger than the ones he's received before.
"This is the level of a Yonko! I truly appreciate this!" Luffy smiled despite the battle with one of the strongest beings in the world. In the face of adversity, Luffy continued to smile.
Not only did this inspire his men, but those who opposed Big Mom. Capone Bege smirked at the arrival of Luffy while Judge got a glimpse of the man in between strikes against his son, Sanji. Caesar the clown, who was easily disposed of by Luffy back in Punk Hazard finally understood why he lost to this man, who was now standing toe to toe with one of the strongest human being in the whole world.
Katakuri had no doubt regarding his Captain, that's why he followed him after all. He faced a strong opponent on Perospero yet he could not help but watch from the corner of his eyes, the battle between Luffy and Big Mom. 'Go get'em Captain.'
Sanji was deflecting his father's strikes and he too was not fully paying attention to the fight in front of him. This proved to be costly as Sanji was nearly impaled by Judge. In order to push his father back, Sanji kicked a ripple in the air causing a small quake that shook the very ground everyone stood on. This was only a slight kick rather than a full power one and yet it shook the foundation of the earth.
This quake did not deter the two emperors from colliding with one another. Luffy finally went on the offensive skillfully dodging Big Mom's right hook. Luffy jumped up in the air and launched a barrage of King Kong Gun. Although she was a gigantic woman, Big Mom was quick on her feet having the agility to dodge Luffy's punches.
"YOU DID THIS!" Big Mom was visibly losing her mind over the mishaps that happened at her son's wedding. The worst of the happening was the destruction of the giant cake and the picture of Mother Carmel being destroyed. All her blind range was being released at Strawhat Luffy and it felt good hitting something that is not dead after one strike. "MORE!" The Yonko laughed uncontrollably as she enjoyed herself in the most sadistic way.
"Okay then!" Luffy floated in the air in his bounce man form as he kicked the air in such rapid succession that it appeared to disappear and cause smokes to come out of Luffy's shorts. He swung both arms backwards and gathered his attack. He stretched as far as he could and released his hold launching a massive Jet Bazooka towards Big Mom. She raised her right arm to block the attack but was not expecting to be knocked back several feet before finally stopping. Her arms turned a nasty blue color from the internal damage of Luffy's attack.
"I see..." Stated Big Mom, uncharacteristically stating in a low voice. Everyone of the Big Mom pirates seemed to be in shock, even Perospero was trembling slightly.
"What's wrong with you?" Katakuri had disarmed Perospero after he was distracted.
"Momma is strong when she's angry. But she is downright deadly when she is angry and sane at the same!" Exclaimed Perospero who created another candy cane weapon on his hands. He was still fearful for his life but he had to protect himself from the enemy in front of him.
"What changed with you." Luffy was confused at the sudden change in the Yonko.
"You are Monkey D. Luffy. Yes...a delicious treat to fill my hunger." Big Mom slowly raised her head looking directly at Luffy. She had a disturbing smile that could only be described by a excited hunter finding its prey.
"I am, but sorry to tell you, I'm not anyone's meal." Luffy prepared for Big Mom but was surprised that her underlings attempted to blindside him. Luffy knocked the three men back towards the direction of Big Mom and jumped back creating some space. Good thing for his reflexes and observation haki, otherwise he would have been dead.
This angered Big Mom not for the reasons that Luffy would expect. Big Mom was angry at her own people and lashed out at them.
"Did I say you can interfere!" Big Mom revealed her bicorne to be as awesome as it looked. Napoleon was the choice name of said weapon and it sliced the pirates with eased, cutting through their skin like knife through butter.
Luffy's eyes were wide open in shock as Big Mom savagely sliced her own men in half just for interfering with her battle. The lifeless body of the three big mom pirates fell in front of the monster and Luffy could not believe what he was seeing.
"Those were your men..." He tried to remain composed but he was getting angrier as the minutes passed.
"And so? They were nothing but pawns to me, mere puppets!" Big Mom proudly stated as she walked over the decapitated bodies of the fallen pirates. No mercy, no regrets.
"They were people, with life, with a future, and you just take that away without hesitation?" Luffy walked forward as well, they were merely a few steps from one another, someone was bound to strike first.
"I'll do it again if you'd like." Big Mom knew she hit a nerve, grabbed a confused guest of the party by the head and brought her in the view of Luffy. 'Watch closely Strawhat!" This was her weapon, for that moment, Luffy was vulnerable for the death of others. Morales was such a weakness that is a weapon for cold hearted people such as Big Mom. She was going to squeeze the life out of the lady she was holding but found that the lady was gone from her hands within seconds.
Luffy reemerged from a thick cloud of dust holding the helpless lady in his arms. "I'm going to kill you." Luffy proclaimed as he gently dropped the lady on a soft cupcake shaped plant. He slowly turned around with an intense look in his eyes. Steam emerge from his body releasing his Snake Man form, returning to his normal looks. His eyes flashed a shimmer of anger and resolve that brought fear to the members of Big Mom pirates.
"Come then boy!" Big Mom wrapped her arms in Haki delivering an earth shattering punch towards her fellow Yonko. Luffy, did not shy away from the challenge, delivering his own punch that collided with Big Mom. The collision sent shockwaves towards the battlefield, knocking everyone back. To those who were strong enough to remain standing they were in awe at the power of the collision.
Now begins the true clash of the titans.
Katakuri vs Perospero
"I have yet to be pushed this far ~perospin." Perospero was livid on how he was being challenge by a mere nobody. He was strong in his own right, being the first son of Charlotte Lin Lin and all but he did not look outside his own land. Perospero was very strong, strong enough to win every match he's ever been in without trouble. Yet here he was stuck with a battle against Katakuri, the First Mate of the Strawhat Pirates.
"You know to be honest with you, same with me." Katakuri respected the skill of the very gifted and talented Perospero, but he hated the man. He hated what the man stood for and who he was fighting under. He just absolutely despised everything about the person.
It was a comical yet serious battle between Candy and Mochi. The funniest part, noone was gaining advantage. For one reason or another, they have continued to build upwards with their abilities going higher and higher with each clash of their weapon of choice. Katakuri used his mochi trident while Perospero create a candy cane staff. Each clash of their weapon their ground gets higher as they chased one another eager to get the upper hand of one another.
From the impact of Big Mom and Luffy's massive clash their tower collapsed, causing both men to free fall from the sky. Even without gravity, the two highest ranking men under their Yonko commander fought at the highest level. Each move was carefully thought out with not a single person gaining the upper hand.
Perospero has never been challenge not enough that he remembered the people he has fought against. His brothers would name their greatest triumphs carrying their victory on their shoulders but Perospero was different, he did not feel that his battles were important enough to remember. He would defeat multiple enemies at the same time, conquer countries subdue pirates armadas, and yet he never felt the joy of true accomplishment. Not until now. His battle with Katakuri gave him hope of having his greatest accomplishment of his entire life. Not even conquering nations, not even defeating armadas, being Big Mom's first born, was enough to excite him more than this battle.
Katakuri on the other hand has his fair share of excellent battles. It signifies his growth as a combatant and as a person. His fight against Pika of the Donquixote pirates was the pinnacle of his accomplishment so far. That is until today when he secures a victory against Perospero, that he guarantees.
As the duo fell from the sky, they continued to try and kill one another, not one gaining the upper hand.
Vinsmoke Sanji vs Vinsmoke Judge
Father against his son, or a son which he does not even recognize any longer is not going as smoothly as he would like. Sanji was far stronger than he expected. Even his highly modified, vastly superior technology could not keep up with the shear strength and abilities that his son now wield. Despite his mental block for his son, Judge could not help but imagine the use of such power for the Germa 66. He smirked to himself trying to figure out how he can get his son to his side. Before, he would never even imagine trying with the failure, but now he was going to use him.
"You seem to be holding back." Judge advanced weaponry has mostly been exhausted and it's only the early part of the plan that he has agreed to participate in. The only reason he agreed was that Ceasar and Capone Bege pledge to be allies with the Germa 66 and the plan was as solid as it can get. The only factor that changed the outcome was the sudden arrival of the strawhat pirates.
"I don't need to try. Father." Sanji said his name with such disdain in his voice. He hated the man with passion. No matter how angry he was, he could not bring himself to bring down his father, he could not stoop to his level.
"Tell me Sanji, how did you become so strong?" Judge took a step back, maintaining his composure despite the difference is power. He knew that he was outmatched but he could not look weak in front of the Germa 66.
"Tsk, no thanks to you." Sanji felt a massive gush of wind as the clash between Luffy and Big Mom sent shockwaves throughout the battlefield. Sanji remained standing, and so did his father, signifying that they were not mere weaklings.
The thought cross his mind to ask Sanji to return back to the family and help them grow stronger, but yet again he would not. He was too proud to ask the man he disowned all those years ago. Plus he could tell he would say no, he can already see it in his eyes.
"Very well Sanji." Judge prepared his staff while Sanji's legs flared up. "Show me your resentment!" He dove forward charging at his son.
Around the party
Everyone was trying to figure out everything that was happening in the commotion. The Germa 66 was against the Big Mom pirates and allies and for a moment they were at advantage. The Fire tank pirates were helping them as well.
Reiju was fighting with Smoothie holding her own against the long legged woman.
Big news morgan was smirking to himself as he took down details regarding the party and all that was happening, his eyes fixated on the battle between Strawhat Luffy and Big Mom Charlotte Lin Lin.
The moment where the alliance was at an advantage quickly faded. The Big Mom pirates and alliance suddenly were fighting back amidst all the chaos causing Capone Bege to groan. This was a hard situation to get out of.
Tashigi continued to run, run as fast as she could. Zoro was heavier than she anticipated but she could carry him. The only problem was he kept on bleeding. Many of Big Mom pirates were trying to fight Tashigi to get their sweet commander back but Tashigi was skillfully fending them off with her sword hand. Then some of the Germa 66 were trying to kill Zoro so it was two sets of enemies coming after her. Luckily they were also fighting with one another to reduced Tashigi's enemies. She looked up and found Caesar floating above her in a cloud of smoke. She shrugged this off and continued to make her way through the forest.
Caesar who was the man responsible for causing big mom to shut down was now flying away as fast as he could. Big Mom pirates were trying to sphere him down to no avail. He kept flying and flying until he stopped seeing a familiar face in the distance. Doflamingo Donquixote was before him, on a ship, with grave look in his eyes. He wasn't standing on the ship, Doflamingo was tied on the helm of the ship, his body battered and bruised.
Then all the other ships had someone in front of them and Caesar shuddered in fear. All of Doflamingo's men were tied in front of a ship. All of them were extremely beaten, and bleeding.
After seeing the jolly roger of that Man, Caesar quickly turned around flying back to the island on to be impaled by a sphere from one of the ship. He had to make an emergency landing after flying as far away as he could from the enemies., falling on the deck Iron Maiden. "He's Here!" Caesar exclaimed in fear.
But who is this...he?
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