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Bold is for attacks

Steve's POV

"RAAAOOOAA!" I transformed into my demon form and roared loudly at Burgess, shaking the rubble around us.

"You again." Burgess sat up and wiped the blood off his lip.

"We've got some old issues to work out." I growled "I owe you big time for Mock Town, not to mention the crap you pulled to set the war off. No matter what you ever try and pull, I'll always stand in your way."

"You think I give a damn?!" Burgess yelled.

"Oi Luffy." I smirked "Leave ripping this guy apart to me and blondie here. I told you that technique is too dangerous, you'll be completely useless now. Since I'm dealing with this chump I'm banking on you getting back on your feet and finishing off Doflamingo."

"You take care of him." Sabo told the announcer from the arena.

"Galleon Lariat!"

Burgess charged at us and lowered his shoulder.

"Brimstone!"

I pulled back and opened my mouth before blasting him with a red laser knocking him back into one of Sabo's punches.

"Looks like you can actually fight." I glared at him "I'll try not to burn you with him."

"I could say the same to you." He smirked holding up a finger with a flame on it.

"Huh, so it's yours then." I laughed a bit "Alright let's see who's fire burns hotter!"

"Life Return: Four Legged Form!"

I dropped onto my hands and feet and lowered my horns "Horn Pistol!"

I charged towards Burgess but as I got close, he reached out and grabbed my horns with both hands.

"Your fruit is something special." He said "I'm gonna get a real nice haul outta you."

"Flip!"

I changed back to my two-legged stance and threw him over my head.

"Dragon King Claw!"

Sabo dropped on top of Burgess and drilled him into the earth with a solid punch.

"Get up." I growled "My wrath isn't satisfied yet."

Monet's POV

"They're trying to push the Birdcage back out." I hummed.

"Is such a thing even possible?" Robin asked.

"I see no reason it's not." I told her "provided with the adequate amount of force the strings would forcibly be pushed back but having an object that won't get cut to push with would be hard to come by."

"Zoro is using his swords." Viola said from the other end of the transponder snail.

"They've got the factory over there." Sugar pointed out "Some big cow guy is pushing it. Sis how much time is left."

"Given the current speed and radius the strings will reach the center in approximately three minutes." I told her.

"That's not much time." Robin sighed.

"Pushing them away may in fact buy us more time." I said "Sitting here hoping not to die does none of us any good, let us lend a hand."

Steve's POV

"RAHH!" Sabo threw Burgess up into the air with an uppercut.

"HAAA!" I flew behind the man and grabbed him by the head.

"Hell's Death Drop!"

With one fluid movement I slammed him down into the ground, burying him up to his legs in rubble. With Burgess out for the moment I had a chance to look around, the sky was strangely clear as the strings blocking the view slowly faded away.

Cut it a little close for my liking but I suppose having it gone is reassurance enough.

"Seems like everything is over." Sabo remarked.

"For now." I sighed shifting back to normal and taking a seat "There'll be more battles in the future, more fights and more conflicts. It's the nature of the world."

"Ain't you gonna kill me?" Burgess said.

"Why waste the strength." I smirked "Besides, once you go back a big fat loser, I bet Blackbeard will kill you himself. I have no interest in stealing your soul."

"You're too soft." He said.

"Your phones ringing." I told Sabo "Go answer it."

Sabo picked up the phone and a woman started yelling at him so he ran off.

"Heh." Burgess smirked "I was looking forward to telling him what Ace said, after the Captain whopped his butt two years ago. Well I can tell you, I bet you'll get a crack out of it!"

"The second he realized he was gonna get killed he got all depressed and said, Don't tell my brother." Burgess laughed "What an idiot, he had no idea how much his life was worth! If the Marines caught someone like that, they'd be sure to announce it to the world!"

"Would you shut up." I grumbled grabbing his beard "You're annoying me. You don't think I remember that kind of stuff? I was there, you don't need to tell me how he felt. If I had better control of my powers at the time maybe I could have done more. But all I can do now is be there for him when he needs me. Luffy has something you can never understand, the power to bring people to him, to make them smile with him, get angry with him and cry with him."

"RAH!" Burgess tried to stab me.

"I won't let you make him look like that again." I pulled the wrapping off my right arm "I have to live, so that he can keep going, if I were to die, Luffy would lose all hope! So don't you try and tell me about my fucking regrets!"

I drilled Burgess with a gut punch, spraying purple flames everywhere and sending him flying "Hellfire Fist!"

"That one…" I wrapped my arm up "Was for harassing Robin in Mock Town."

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