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Skypiea Arc opening: Skyreach (Akame Ga Kill! Op. 1)

In the dark, you don't need eyes to see.

The abnormally large insects have long gotten used to such an environment, they have had millennia to evolve and carry out their purpose. The two energy signatures may have strength, but they've only been on this world for mere couple of years.

These insects were the Meganulon, a timeless and ancient species descended from an ancient dragonfly. These soldiers were the larval form, drones that gathered the necessary materials needed for the next step of their return. They were only a small part of a grand scheme of things, but their role is just as important.

The Meganulon were mindless, obeying the orders of a higher power. Their only objective is to gather energy, and it just so happens that there are two potent sources of it smack in the middle of their hiding ground.

And like a moth drawn to a flame, the swarm bore down on the two unfortunate signatures.

Gian growled in exertion as he swung a leg out, the kick strong enough to splatter another group of bugs. Having only just came out of a fight with another Kaiju-Zoan user, he isn't in the best shape to get into another fight just yet. Beside him Ryugetsu is also tiring, his wounds affected him much more and, in the dark, his normally sonic speeds were of little use. The two of them combined created a force to be reckoned with, holding their own against the insects for some time now. But they were merely two people, and even their strength cannot last forever in this war of attrition. They can feel themselves tire while their foes crashed against them with seemingly no end to their numbers.

"Ryugetsu, how many can you detect with your Mantra?" Gian panted as he slammed his fist through another bug.

The acolyte whirled around, knocking down a group of insects that jumped at him with mandibles snapping "Too many! It's like an endless tide; when we take down one, 5 take its place!"

"Yeah… no kidding…" Gian gritted as more of the massive bugs surged against them. A few have leapt at him, snapping their jaws and one even managed to take a bite out of his left shoulder. They were losing their battle, and if they can't find a way to get out of this, then they'll be overrun…

Meanwhile:

"Gomu Gomu no… Gatling!"

"Heavy Gong!"

Luffy's punches and Chopper's Heavy Point attacks struck against their attackers, causing them to squeal as they were sent packing. The massive insects have managed to find them too, albeit at a lesser rate then what the two Kaiju-Zoan users were encountering. Even so, a couple dozen of them managed to find this new source of energy. The 4 did not have as much as the two other massive energy sources they sensed, but the Meganulon do not discriminate. Any living being, no matter what size, is capable of fueling the next step.

"Aisa-chan, what are these things?" Luffy asked. Said little girl was pale as she witnessed the grooved exoskeletons of the large insects coming towards them. So far, the combined effort of Luffy Chopper and Nola were able to keep them at bay, but as before there seemed to be no end to them.

"Impossible… they can't be real…" Aisa whispered as she crouched behind Nola's coils "They were just stories…"

"Aisa-chan! What are you talking about?" Chopper yelped as two Meganulon grappled with him. Before the little girl could answer, Nola suddenly began to retch as she dropped the crushed insects from her mouth.

"Nola! What's the matter! Are your wounds acting up again?" Chopper cried out. The snake didn't answer as she continued to hack, until she opened her mouth and vomited out a slime covered figure.

"Ugh… he was making such a racket in my stomach…"

"Damn snake! What's the deal with bringing these dead bugs to me?!" Gedatsu shouted angrily, before locking eyes with Chopper.

"YOU!" his eyes widened "How dare you humiliate me back in my Ordeal?! I will-" the priest was suddenly grabbed by the reindeer and hoisted to his feet.

"How are you even still alive?!" Chopper snapped "And I have no time to deal with you! We're in a lot of trouble!"

"What?! I don't see any trouble?"

"WHY ARE YOU ROLLING YOUR EYES INTO THEIR SOCKETS?!"

"Chopper, who's this guy? You know him?" Luffy asked as he kicked away another bug.

"No, not really. Just some big idiot that I had to get past to find this place."

"HEY!"

"Well it can't be helped. Can you fight?" Luffy asked.

"I am a Priest of Enel-sama! My abilities rank higher than any of yours!" Gedatsu responded arrogantly, completely forgetting how Chopper beat him earlier.

"Good, then help us!"

Gedatsu was about to follow suit before he realized what's going on "Wait a minute! You are all heretics! Why should I assist you?"

His demand was not answered as a trio of Meganulon ambushed him, leaping onto his back. The priest screamed as he tried to buck them off, only for a flurry of blows to knock them off for him.

"Raccoon… you…"

"Don't think I've forgiven you for what you did to us earlier, but we need to get out of here first." Chopper sighed in his Arm Point "If you want to get out of here alive, then help us!"

Gedatsu looked for a bit longer, before leaping to join them as another group of Meganulon charged towards the group.

Meanwhile:

"I don't think we can hold for much longer!" Gian shouted as he fired an Atom Ray, incinerating a group of insects where they stood. The Kaiju-Zoan duo were now covered in scratches and bite marks, and as the fight dragged on, they can feel themselves getting weaker.

"We have to… I'm not strong enough to fly yet…" Ryugetsu shot back as he blasted a gust of wings with a wing beat "Just a bit longer…"

"How much is a bit?!" Gian grunted as more bugs dogpiled him, forcing him down. He threw them off with a roar but it was already very straining "I think the numbers are actually getting higher!"

"Just wait!" Ryugetsu snapped, leaping up to avoid another slew of bugs. As more Meganulon surged towards them from all directions, they began to pile onto Gian. Ryugetsu at this point had flown a fair distance away but Gian was now crushed under a living bed of insects.

And then the order came.

"NOW! USE AN ATOM PULSE!"

The blinding flash of light came a quarter second after the command, the following shockwave scorching the bugs in their shells and blowing them into pieces. In a flash, Ryugetsu swooped down, grabbing the exhausted Gian and dashed back towards the hole in the ceiling. The only thing that accompanied them were the angry shrills of a tide of Meganulon, enraged that their prey got away.

"God… what the hell was that…" Gian panted as he fell to his knees. The two Kaiju-Zoan users looked extremely worse for wear as their clothes were now in tatters and fresh wounds covering their bodies "Come on, I just got this shirt!"

"I don't believe it… all this time there was something like that within the Upper Yard…" Ryugetsu observed.

"And they would've killed us if you hadn't been able to regain the stamina needed to fly. I'm just glad you recovered as quickly as you did."

"Actually… I was able to fly again for quite some time there." Ryugetsu admitted kind of sheepishly "I just wanted to take as many of them down with that last attack as possible. It would help even a little bit."

Gian deadpanned "… if you hadn't just saved my life I'd kill your right here!"

"Hehe, you had your chance earlier. Too late for that." he then grew serious.

"Whatever's down there, it isn't just going to stay there. Did you notice earlier, while they attacked us?" Ryugetsu noted "That attack wasn't random, those bugs were coordinated and focused. If I had to say, it would be as if they were targeting us specifically."

"You're right… something isn't right here." Gian agreed "The fact that as if nobody knew they were down there, it's like they were purposely hidden until someone ventures underground. The question is, how long are they going to stay that way?"

"I do not want to wait for that answer… right now, we have a potentially bigger threat than the end of the Survival Game." Ryugetsu looked grim. He then turned to his fellow Kaiju-Zoan users.

"Go, fetch our weapons. We need to inform anyone that's still standing."

"Shandora… a few of my nakama are there. This could affect them too." Gian looked somber "We don't have much time."

"Then let's go, we need to warn as much people as we can!"

The two set off immediately, a new goal in mind. The Ruins of Shandora seemed so far away, and time was something they did not have.

"Everyone! We have problems! A lot of them!"

When they finally reached the ruined city, they wasted no time in their attempts to inform others of their discovery. Where was everyone?

"Guys! Zoro? Luffy? Robin?" Gian panted as he ran "We have a big situation here! We need to-!"

His voiced died as he and Ryugetsu arrived at the center of the city, both eyes widening in shock.

The only thing ingrained in their vision was the sight of Robin getting stuck down by a blast of lightning from Enel.

Meanwhile:

"Those bugs are… *sniff… they're leaving!" Chopper noted.

"They just backed off… weird." Luffy agreed.

"Perhaps they know they're no match for us?" Gedatsu said.

All of them are tired but they managed to fend off the swarm. Now they noted that something was amiss.

"I can still sense them with Mantra… they're all heading for one location…" Gedatsu declared.

"…I sense them too… Wait!" Aisa's eyes suddenly widened "Two aura signatures… really stong! I've never seen such powerful auras before!" the girl closed her eyes and focused.

"No… I have… one of them is the God Bird! They're growing distant, separating themselves from the horde of bugs!"

"Ryugetsu is with them?!" Gedatsu noted with alarm.

"Then the other large aura must be Gian!" Luffy shouted "They're together somehow! How did that happen?"

"Oh no! Didn't Gian say something about how Ryugetsu is one of God's associates? What if he's in trouble?" Chopper cried.

"If Ryugetsu is indeed with him, then it's safe to assume that your friend is no longer standing." Despite the animosity, Gedatsu greatly fears the power bestowed to the flying acolyte. It's something he can't come close to "He is a merciless warrior that makes quick finishes to his foes and-"

"The God Bird does not want to hurt anyone!" Aisa cried out. Gedatsu only shook his head.

"Little girl, there's much you don't know about how we came to be. Ryugetsu is a monster contained in a Birkan body and-"

"He's not a monster! He's only with you guys because that madman for a God forced him to!"

Gedatsu's eyes widened "D-don't say that! Enel-sama will hear you!" he said fearfully. Enel had all of Skypiea and the Upper Yard under his eye. His Mantra was able pick up even the smallest electric signals of a brain wave. This allowed him to have a near omnipresence on the Island, and he could act accordingly should he ever catch wind of something unpleasant. Because of this, Gedatsu was visibly surprised when no strike of lighting hit where the little girl is.

"I know that's the fact, I just know it!" Aisa continued.

"But… Nola said that Ryugetsu attacked him…" Chopper whispered. The large snake bowed her head.

"Come to think of it, the cause of that was more on my impulsiveness than anything else… annoying as it is to admit."

"I used to think that it was the case too, that the God Bird is just an underling of Enel and doing his bidding. But that day made me realize different, the day he saved me in the Upper Yard…"

Flashback:

"Help! Help!"

Sneaking into the Upper Yard to collect Vearth is a common past time for Aisa. Curious as she is she'd always seen the things that the rest of the Shandia view as sacred as near mythical. Their new camp being in a place where Enel is unable to find them, she had plenty of opportunities to go exploring.

But going into the territory of God was dangerous, not just because of the priests, but because of other things. She had already stayed far longer than she anticipated, and the risk of Enel coming for her now is greater than ever. Instead of the usual route home she needed to take a shorter way, this one by a cloud river, very close to where the Priest Satori had his trials. The rotund priest seemed to be busy elsewhere, because it was not him that attacked her just then.

Panting as she ran, as another monstrous gurgle sounded behind her, her Mantra picked up movement to her right. The clouds erupted as the massive eel-like creature sprung from the vapors again, snapping down and narrowly missing her. This sky lamprey has been chasing her ever since it picked up her presence, and the predator jawless maw was now intent on swallowing her. The fish was tenacious, repeatedly lunging at her without pause.

Try as she might, the fish was hot on her heels, and just before she reaches the edge of the territory where the Shandians are camped out at it seemed like her luck ran out when. Not looking where she was running, she tripped over a stray root and landed heavily into the ground. A hiss behind her indicated that the lamprey had caught up, revealing it's toothed circular mouth ready to devour her.

Time seemed to slow down as the fish lunged its head forward. Her eyes shut as to not see her demise, then snapping open again as gust of wind tore past her, and the next thing she knew was a winged figured delivering a rapid kick towards the massive lamprey. The jawless fish gurgled in fury as it threw itself against this perpetrator, but the winged warrior vanished almost instantaneously, reappearing behind the creature and lashing out with a spear and chain. A few more exchanges and the larger than life fish gurgled in pain before disappearing beneath the cloud cover.

Aisa was breathing rapidly; although she's never met him personally, every Skypiean and Shandian knew who this winged warrior was. Every so often they would see him circling the skies, out of reach. The lone wolf, the winged observer, the Bird of God: Ryugetsu.

And more importantly in this context, a subordinate of God Enel.

Fear began to overtake her thoughts now; the bird of God reports directly to God Himself, is that what he's going to do? Inform god of this little trespasser on his Holy Land? What would God do to her?

She barely noticed that Ryugetsu landed lightly in front of her, peering down with an unreadable expression.

Then he spoke.

"A Child of the Shandia… why are you intruding on God's domain?"

His voice was lower than she'd expected, much lower. It's not a wrathful priest, but more of a chastising parent.

Mustering up her courage she looked him in the eye. They were firm, yet she couldn't sense any hostility from him. He was also certainly much taller than she was.

"I-I-I… I'm here b-because…" damn the shaking of her voice. However, Ryugetsu hardly took notice.

"This is no place for anyone, least of all a child." The winged warrior spoke "Aside from the dangerous creatures that inhabit the forest, the rest of Enel-sama's priests also roam the place." He then took notice of the small sack in her hands.

"What is that you got there…?"

Aisa paled, stealing Vearth from God's domain, and now being caught for it?"

"I-It's what belongs to us!" making sure her voice quivered as least as possible, she told him that fact. This caused the warrior to raise an eyebrow.

"Er- I mean- It's-" she falters; Even though Wiper is constantly finding a way for the Shandia to return to the home that rightfully belongs to them, actually doing so was far too much of a challenge. This close to their new home was far enough so that Enel can't detect those blasphemous words, but who knows what his bird would do?

But if Ryugetsu thought something of it, he didn't show it. A simple closing of his eyes and turning away with a short "I see." was all that he said.

Aisa blinked "So…"

"You should probably leave. The Priest will find you soon if you don't, and they won't be as lenient as I am."

"Y-you're just going to let me go? A-are you going to tell God that-"

Ryugetsu sighed, and only now did Aisa compose herself enough to manage her Mantra again. During the earlier conversation, her demeanor has been thrown off balance and in her panic she didn't use it. But now, her Mantra picked up what she didn't see before, and it was almost enough to overwhelm her.

She couldn't help but gasp; Ryugetsu emitted an aura of so much anguish and sadness that she can't help but wonder what the warrior had experienced. Underneath the calm exterior laid something broken, and try as she might, she couldn't comprehend it.

"Our being here has already caused far too much pain." The winged acolyte muttered with a tinge of regret "Why shed any more blood over such insignificant matters?"

"B-but what about-?"

"What my duty to Enel is none of your concern, it is a burden I bear alone. I will promise you here that I will not reveal the hidden location of your people, but you need to leave, and never come back here." Ryugetsu demanded. In that moment, Aisa's mantra picked up a change in Ryugetsu's spirit; the winged warrior was now surrounded by a brownish red veil similar to that of a massive bird like creature. The emotions she felt before were compounded tenfold.

The shifting in the air signaled the arrival of another. Aisa hurridly picked up the sack of Vearth and ran off in direction of her home. She looked back only once to see a rotund winged warrior riding on a round, white ball descend towards Ryugetsu. Satori had picked up the commotion in the area, but it would appear that Ryugetsu convinced him that he's got it handled.

Since that day, Aisa's curiosity towards Ryugetsu only increased further. It was through her readings of some of her tribes' old manuscripts did she learn about the legend of the so called God Bird.

Supposedly. Thousands of years ago, the Shandia's homeland were at the mercy of a new predator, vicious insects the size of canines. They terrorized the creatures of the land, draining their vitality should they catch them. The ancient Shandia were almost wiped out completely by this plague, but their savior came at an unexpected form.

From the skies descending a pair of monstrous flying beasts, like the greatest eagles with nary a feather and wings that bring about gale-force winds. These beasts clashed with the insect swarm, slaughtering them by the dozens. It was through this that the bugs were driven underground, forever fearful of this new threat.

Since then, the birds have only been seen a handful of times and eventually they disappeared from their written records. But even so, once in a blue moon whispers of rumors of certain individuals growing leathery wings of flight match that of the divine bird.

She is certain Ryugetsu is one of the people who share that power, but she doesn't know how that came to be.

She does know one thing: those emotions she felt the other day, they were genuine. Ryugetsu was too complicated for her to figure out.

The other members of the Shandia took notice of her new behavior towards the myths of old, but all brushed it off as nothing to worry about. Meanwhile, Aisa was busy trying to figure out just what set of circumstances made Ryugetsu ally with a God as despised as Enel. She has a rough theory, but that's all it is. She hopes that, one day, her questions can be answered.

Time passes, and it would appear that Ryugetsu has kept his word on not reporting the case of Aisa. She still sees him from time to time, circling the skies per usual. Despite that, the little girl never had the chance to meet the warrior up close again.

Flashback End

"What I felt from him that other day, I don't know why, but I know he's not a bad person." Aisa gave a small smile "he has his own thoughts, and no matter how God tries to control him, he can't suppress those thoughts."

"So he's a good person then?" Luffy ponders.

"W-well, I don't know that… it's just a gut feeling."

"Well then it's nothing to worry about. I'm sure Gian can handle this!" the rubber boy smiled

"You have a lot of misplaced faith in your friend's abilities…" Gedatsu shook his head.

"I know he can" Luffy grinned "We just need to focus on how to get out of here."

A blessing came in the form of a grinning Chopper as he hopped onto Nola's head "Good news everyone! Nola says she can smell the surface! And after sniffing around a bit, I think she might be right!"

"Then we need to go!" everybody hopped onto the back of the giant snake, save for Gedatsu as Nola has no intention of letting the poor priest anywhere close to her, before hurrying to the exit to this cave.

Meanwhile:

"ROBIN! NO!"

"E-Enel-sama…" Ryugetsu gasped out as he witnessed the scene. Around the self-proclaimed God of Skypiea laid multiple people. The previous God, Gan Fall was unconscious as his suit of armor smoldered. Meanwhile, Robin had fallen out cold as a desperate Gian hurried over to her and attempted to rouse her back awake. His fear and anger only increased as he witnessed Zoro charging at the God, only to be struck down by a similar bolt of electricity. Wiper also followed suit, and due to a lucky break thanks to a combination of a jet ski laced with kairoseki and a reject dial, he had originally managed to land a devastating blow onto Enel. The possibility of a victory ended however as the God rose again in a shower of electricity, before firing off another blast and shocking the warrior into submission as well. But the berserker continued to get up, wounded but defiant. His ancestors were on the line, and they've finally reached their home. He soon learned that Enel had no intention of leaving, and one final blast of lightning brought Wiper out of commission as well.

The two Kaiju-Zoan users witnessed it all in stunned silence, and it was only once the dust settled did Enel turn to them.

"My Beasts, it would appear only you two are worthy enough to join me in Fairy Vearth. Come, we will depart immediately."

"W-what are you trying to say…?" Gian was almost white with fury at this point. The sight of two of his nakama lying on the ground, fate uncertain, made him reach for Atom Splitter strapped to his back. Only his logic managed to keep him in control.

"It's time for me to depart this land. People were not meant to live in the sky, and it's up to God to keep that order in check." Enel explained "The time of Skypiea has come to an end. As my guardian beasts, you will accompany me to the endless land as it is to be expected."

"L-leave? Enel-sama, don't tell me that-" Ryugetsu choked out.

"Yes, Skypiea will have to be annihilated, a small sacrifice in the grand scheme of things."

"You can't do that, there's still people on there!" Gian shouted.

Enel closed his eyes and shrugged "Whatever happens to the lives of mortals do not interest me. I am here to pass my divine law, nothing more. This land can offer me nothing else, I've already found the gold in this place, uncovered as much secrets as there is. There's no use keeping it around."

Ryugetsu gritted his teeth; any hope of warning anybody about the impeding insects beneath the Upper Yard dissolved when they came upon the mad God. There wasn't a sliver of a chance that Enel would care about this.

"Thousands of people are down there… you're just going to kill them?!" Ryugetsu demanded.

"Yes, all life are mine to take as I wish, because I am God!" Enel sneered "Do not think you are above me to give me advice, Ryugetsu."

Ryugetsu's face warped into a mask of fury "All these years… does your madness have no limit…" he could no longer hold himself back, his own fear melting away at this revelation "As we speak, there are perhaps millions of monstrous insects down below us… and all you can think of is ascending to your so called heaven?! WAS BIRKA NOT ENOUGH?!"

However, Enel hardly paid him any attention "Back in Birka, they all doubted my findings for that of a heretic. Now, while they scatter as ashes with the wind, I've ascend above all of them. I care little about the affairs here, a God has no shortage of territory that he can take. Whether or not your so called insects make their way to the surface and causes destruction is no skin off my back." Enel scoffed, relishing in the increasing outrage of his acolyte "Now, you may be wondering why I've been waiting on you two. As Kaiju-Zoan users, you are the perfect fit for a God."

"…What…" Gian was also enraged by the madman's tone of indifference, but he didn't expect those words to pop out of Enel's mouth "Ryugetsu said that-"

"All Devil Fruits are the same to us Birkans? I expected as much." Enel chuckled "It's true, back in Birka those fools had that backward type of thinking. It was only through discovery that I've gained knowledge on the subject. It's certainly quite interesting, how beasts of legend have taken place in a simple Devil Fruit. Ryugetsu was one of those who were blessed with the power of a beast of a bygone era, and now you are as well. Such power is untamed, unpredictable, and only rightfully should belong with a God. It is up to me to temper that power, make it so that you are the perfect guardians for me!"

"So that's what this is all about? You want to turn us into your pets?" Gian growled.

"You're perceptive, that's a good quality to have. Without a God's guidance, two beasts such as yourself are nothing more than savages! It's my duty to enlighten you and use your power for what they're worth. Only God is worthy enough to hold onto a power like that." only now did Gian get a glimpse of how deep within his hubris Enel is.

"Now, join me, and we will depart to Fairy Vearth" Enel stated. When neither of the two moved, he only sighed "Well, can't say that I'm surprised. You two are too misguided to see the bigger picture. If you really want to stay with this wasteland until its end, then you can join the rest of your insolent companions!"

Ryugetsu was shaking with rage. Even as all the life is being taken, all Enel can care about is his own selfish desires. He wasn't surprised, considering what kind of person the God is, but it didn't make it any less infuriating.

8 years of having to witness up close at the arrogance and hubris of Enel, 8 years of having to get past the trauma of losing his entire island and people, his bottled up anger was beginning to spill over, and soon it will flow like a broken dam.

"No more… I won't let you hurt anyone anymore…" Enel turned back briefly, but Ryugetsu has already vanished.

"I'M DONE BEING AFRAID!"

Quicker than sound, Ryugetsu's kusarigama lashed out, the sickled slicing through the air faster than Enel's Mantra can track. Ryugetsu aimed for his head, a sure fire kill.

The blade stuck right below Enel's bandanna… and passed right through it.

"Tsk tsk tsk…" Enel sighed "All these years… you still haven't learned your place."

Ryugetsu hardly had a chance to blink when Enel appeared behind him. He immediately lashed out with a foot, but that passed through the God as well.

"You truly are a savage beast… 50 million Volt Vari!"

And Ryugetsu howled in pain as the electricity crackeled into his body, before eliciting an explosion and knocking him back hard into a nearby ruin.

"Do you really think I did not notice you cursing my name every so often? Do you really think I haven't noticed what you've done with the Skypieans?" Enel sneered as he watched Ryugetsu struggle to get up "Your pathetic display of defiance didn't work back in Birka, what makes you think you can even do anything now?"

"I have nothing else left to lose…" Ryugetsu choked out "All that's left… is to see you die!" he flew at him again, but Enel is just too fast, transforming into lightning and sidestepping the blow. Enel only chuckled before raising his golden staff and tapping two of the drums strapped to his back.

"Once again, I'll have to show you the power of God. Kiten!"

From the glowing drums, a massive flash of electricity seared out in the shape of a wolf like beast. It slammed into Ryugetsu's chest, causing him to scream in agony. This time, he fell to his knees as the attack ended, struggling to catch a breath but not getting any due to Enel flashing in front of him and grasping him around his windpipe.

"And you think you can muster up even the slightest resistance. An untamed beast like yourself… THINK YOU CAN STAND UP TO GOD?!" Ryugetsu's howls of pain could be heard for miles as Enel coursed millions of volts through his body, but the Kaiju-Zoan user continued his defiant glare. This lasted until he was dropped, gasping hard. Ryugetsu could do nothing but stare in rage as Enel raised his staff, preparing to drive it through his despondent subordinate's head.

"I will admit… it is a bit of a shame to put a good beast down…" and down he thrusted.

*CLANG

Sparks flew as the two alloys clashed together, Enel frowned as he saw Atom Splitter's blade push against his golden staff. With a heave, Gian swung his weapon in an arc, bringing it down but missing as Enel back flipped out of the way.

"That weapon… it has the same material as Warrior Wiper's skates… You wish to harm me?"

"You're perceptive… that's a good quality to have." Gian drawled as he locked gazes with Enel. Even the God could feel an underlying sense of bestial rage coming from the youth, but he had nothing to be afraid of, he was God after all.

"You and I have no quarrel. You can still come with me, you could even be worthier than Ryugetsu." Enel sneered. Gian's response was to fire out an Atom Ray, the thermonuclear beam lancing a hole through the God's electric body.

"Originally, our plan was simple. We wanted the gold… and then we continue with our adventure. Your Survival Game made us get involved into all this…" Gian charged, Atom Splitter raised in the air.

"That could've been fine and all, but you crossed the one line you shouldn't have!" he then pointed at the prone forms of Robin and Zoro lying, barely conscious "you hurt my nakama, but more importantly… you've hurt her!"

It would be at a later date that he truly realized the implications of what he said, but in the heat of the moment, the sight of Robin being struck by lightning was enough to make him want to disembowel the God in front of him.

"Yahahaha… I see, your sentiments for you friends is admirable. I will remove such foolish thoughts from your head." The two clashed again, steel matching gold as the two weapons slammed together. However, even with the seastone of Atom Splitter, Enel was simply too fast for him to land a good hit. If even Ryugetsu can't match his speed? What good can he do? However, unlike Ryugetsu, Enel's Logia body has no reason to fear his radiation heat blasts. So to charge forwards with Atom Splitter raised is the only option he has.

And it appears Enel knows this, as he soon disengaged and began to bombard him with volts of electricity. Gian was stuck by multiple as he tried to avoid them. Enel sneered as he tapped two of his drums again.

"30, 000, 000 Volt Hino!" another wave of lightning, this time in the form of a bird-like creature screeched as it emerged from the glowing drums, eveloped Gian as the Kaiju-Zoan user entered a world of pain. However, Gian didn't fall after that, though standing was incredibly hard.

"Hmmm, you're more resilient than Ryugetsu was. Impressive, but not enough, Yahahaha." Enel cackled.

A roar then alerted him as Gian went Partial Transformation, lunging at him faster with Atom Splitter ready for blood. Behind him, Ryugetsu recovered as well and also entered Partial Transformation, screeching as he also dashed forwards with claws out stretched.

"Such wild beasts… let God tame you!" Ryugetsu reached him first, and in his Logia form Enel took no damage as the attacks passed through him harmlessly. His Mantra then detected the falling of Gian's blade as he simply blinked into the sky.

"God shall bring you both down… El… THOOOOR!"

And two massive pillars of lightning slammed into the ground from the sky, directly on top of the two Kaiju-Zoan users. When the dust cleared, both were lying face down, no longer able to put of any fight. They had witnessed the power of a God, and even as monsters, it shows them that they're still nothing compared to a God.

Enel sneered as he witnessed the two downed Kaiju-Zoan users. The Kaiju were impressive, but God's power was more than that. His attention was then turned to a shaking figure curled in the corner of one of the runes. Ah right, her.

"Woman, it seems like you are the only one left. Perhaps you can accompany me to Fairy Vearth?"

Nami gulped, she'd witnessed this God- This devil- strike down both her friends and others with short order. Just how powerful is he? There's no way she can put up a fight, when not even her nakama could do anything.

"I-I'll do it! I'd like to come with you!"

It was the only way she could save herself at this point. Later, before they leave, she'll find a way to escape. In the meantime, she'd have to go along with him, hoping there would be an opportunity soon. With that she grabs the Waver, hoping for a chance to make a quick getaway soon.

Shortly after the God departed, Gian and Ryugetsu began to stir. Fresh wounds littered their bodies, adding to their exhaustion. Their defeat at the hands of God was to be expected, but what are they going to do now? There was still the topic of the insects…

"Ok… that did not work…" Gian groaned as his wounds began to heal.

"Forgive me… I wasn't able to keep my emotions in check." Ryugetsu winced, he was wounded worse; only the thought of protecting the people here made him continue.

"Yeah… next time I'd do my research before going against a Logia…" he then smiled lightly at Ryugetsu "Then again, you had a lot of guts for finally going up against that asshole. It appears that I'd been wrong about what I said earlier…"

"Save it, you saw how much good that did…" Ryugetsu sighed "we should've saved our energy for what's to come. We weren't even able to Transform Fully at the time, now it'll be delayed even further."

"OH NO! WHAT HAS HAPPENED HERE?!"

The shocked voice of Chopper alerted the two of them as they saw the rag tag group race up to them. Chopper immediately went to attempt and tend the wounds of those struck down, while the remaining ones looked around with disbelief.

"E-Enel-sama did this…" Gedatsu observed.

"WHAT?! WHERE IS HE RIGHT NOW?!" Luffy snarled.

"That's not important… there's something bigger than all of us here, bigger than even what a mad God has planned for us…" Gian wheezed out.

"What? What's going to happen?" Luffy cried out.

"It's hard to explain… but they're down there! Immeasurable numbers! I-I don't know how much time we have, but we need to-"

"Wait… earlier we saw some bugs underground!" Chopper remembered "Gian, don't tell me that-"

"You saw them too?! That's exactly it! We have no idea what they're doing down there. According to Ryugetsu there were next to no records of it! We have to keep them from-"

Aisa suddenly screamed "SOMETHING'S COMING TO THE SURFACE!"

"Huh?! My Mantra picked it up too!" Gedatsu yelped.

Ryugetsu staggered up, fear in his eyes "No… not something… a swarm… it's them… they're coming… it's too late…"

A low buzzing sound, one that gradually grew louder, made the group look up. What they saw made each of them felt an unsettling feeling deep in their stomach.

Thousands upon thousands of insects, the same ones the group have witnessed underground, emerged over the canopy.

With one major difference: they've now sprouted wings, and are flying across the sky.

And as the cloud of insects began to blanket the skies, there was only one question on everyone's minds:

What will become of Skypiea and the Upper Yard?

A/N: and there we have it! We're nearing the climax of the arc! In addition to Enel, Skypiea will now be under siege by the Meganulon as well, and soon another monster will join the fray. All will come to a head as the next few chapters hit the scene. I don't have as much to say here, aside from keep waiting for that! In the meantime, I appreciate some of the questions I'm getting; it's nice to see how curious people are for this story! With that being said, I predict the Skypiea Arc should probably last for another 3-4 chapters before we can finally get on with that Original Arc I've got planned! We'll see you next time!

Responses to Reviews:

To keysjake36:

G: Well, out of the frying pan and into the fire I suppose.

He'll have to fight a lot more!

To Son of Whitebeard:

I would say so. A lot of people don't enjoy the Skypiea Arc for obvious reasons, but the fact that it brought so much world building to One Piece is something that can't be ignored.

To The Storm Master 567:

I wouldn't bet on it. Usually for character deaths in this story, it's either for the goal of development, as in the case of Mr. 0.5, or in Arlong's case it was due to me going to change up how a future Arc is going to go (you know the one). I generally tend to kill of other characters only if I'm certain that removing them will either not have too much of an effect or not matter at all. And as for Enel, I want to say that I perhaps still have something going on for him much later down the path.

And yes, you can expect at least one Kaiju-Zoan user that was in the Roger Pirates.

To Chance Green G King:

Glad you enjoy it, should come to a head soon enough!

To JayH120:

R: I'm overjoyed to see how well my reception is. It brings a tear to my eye.

G: Ok, I don't get it, why does he sound so courteous in the comment section but in the story he sounds normal?

It's called manners Gian, maybe you ought to learn some.

G: Oh, that's why- HEY!

Yeah, I wanted to keep some things similar but touch up on other things. So we'd have something fresher in this arc and the arcs to come.

To pokemonking0924:

Hope you enjoyed the Meganulon here, they'll be around for a bit longer!

To SubZPhantomX:

Glad you liked it so far! Hope you enjoy the rest! I know the start of the story is a bit slow but to some people it picks up later on!

And that's all for this time! We'll see you all hopefully soon!

Leave a Review and all will be well!

G: Or will it be?

R: It probably will be.