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Enies Lobby opening: Sacrifice by 9mm Parabellum Bullet (Berserk 2017 opening)
Luffy panted as he dropped to the ground exhausted, his body bruised and bleeding. Across from him, Rob Lucci casually wiped his hands clean of blood, his face still the same stoic sadism he's been displaying from the start.
"If this is the strength of the crew that dares challenge the World Government, then I must say this whole endeavor to rescue that woman is a complete waste of time." Lucci scoffed.
"Gomu Gomu no Gatling!"
Luffy's rapid fire punches lashed out, but to no avail as Lucci simply sidestepped all of them with Kami-e. The assassin smirked before dashing forwards in the blink of an eye and delivering a vicious punch straight into the rubber boy's chest, sending Luffy crashing into the walls. Before the captain could rise, Lucci was on him again, this time one finger pointed at his throat.
"Die." He simply stated as Luffy stared at him hatefully.
"Shig-!"
"Gomu Gomu no Bell!" and Lucci was surprised with a sudden headbutt, causing him to be thrown off of the downed captain.
"I'm not going down yet! Not until I save Robin!" Luffy shouted.
"And I've made it quite clear, I won't let you do that." Lucci growled as he got back up. Luffy frowned; he didn't want to admit it, but Lucci outclassed him in every way possible. He needs to push himself to his limit here, if it means saving a nakama, then he has to push himself along the way.
"It seems I really can't beat you unless I'm serious." Luffy frowned.
"Then why don't you get it together?" Lucci taunted. th
"I promised everyone, I won't let any of our Nakama get hurt." Luffy's glare hardened "I promised Gian… that I'll help him get Robin back…!"
"AND NOTHING IS GOING TO GET IN MY WAY!"
Lucci's eye's widened slightly as he saw the captain get down into a crouch. A barely audible pulsing sound, and suddenly Luffy's body began to steam and glow faintly red.
"Gear…Second!" Luffy shouted as he swung his fist back "Gomu Gomu no… JET PISTOL!"
And this time even Lucci couldn't react as the metor-like punch speared into his chest, knocking him into the metal door, denting it slightly in the process.
"Hehehe… I'll admit that was quite impressive." Luffy gasped as he saw Lucci stagger up, a grin forming. "You really are full of surprises Straw Hat, too bad that still won't be enough to save her." And the transformation took place immediately, golden fur with black spots began to grow alongside muscle and claws. Soon, Lucci took on his half-human half-leopard form, his eyes glinting with bloodlust.
"Now I'll really enjoy making you bleed."
And the two fighters clashed again.
Meanwhile:
Nami was concerned, and it wasn't just her current state of being. If the giant hole made through the wall was any indication of things to come, then they have a lot of problems on their hands.
"What happened to Chopper enough to make him do that?"
The monstrous reindeer had interrupted a brawl between her and Kalifa just moments prior. Busting his massive arms easily through the stone, the unshackled doctor took the time to rearrange many parts of the room with his brute strength, including sending a bathtub full of water flying at the two women before scaling the building further.
Yup, a bathtub. This whole battle took place in Kalifa's private bathroom, and the assassin spent the whole battle toying with her. Nami grimaced; she really is a bit over her head in this match up. Not only does her opponent have superhuman training, that bubble-creating Devil Fruit of hers has a rather nasty side effect.
The navigator glanced down at her body, now shining with soap after one particular attack. More than just a simple gloss, the attack actually made it difficult for her to move at all. It was the same move used against Sanji earlier, and now she could understand how he was beaten. Right now Kalifa was glancing through the hole the Monster made earlier, and upon judging that The Beast truly departed, she turned her attention back to Nami.
"You mentioned that Monster is one of yours. To think you'd have a pet like that." Kalifa scoffed "I'd think you'd want to stop him right now, but the way that you are that would be quite difficult don't you think?" Nami cursed at that; it's true, her smooth coating courtesy of Kalifa's powers have left her very restricted in terms of mobility.
"Chopper's one of our friends, just like Robin is!" Nami shouted and, using all her strength, made a dash towards the staircase. She couldn't get far however, and Kalifa casually cut her down with a Rankyaku.
"Unfortunately, that won't be happeneing. My job is to keep you here, and dispose of you once I am-!"
The assassin was caught off guard as the girl who was cleaved in 2 by the wind blades simple fizzled into thin air.
"Now you're hiding?"
Footsteps behind her made Kalifa spin around, a smirk on her lips. The little cat burglar may be invisible to her now, but it's far too simple of a parlor trick to work. The entire time, Kalifa knew she held the advantage; the attempts to attack made by Nami had hardly amounted to anything, and this time it won't be any different. The female CP9 member raised her arm, making it curve.
"Shinaru Shigan Whip!"
The pinpoint finger stabbed into its target, causing Nami to drop the mirage in pain as she was thrown back. The navigator hissed; it was hard enough to hold the new Clima-Tact in her hands as it is in this form, let along cast any of her Weather Arts.
"There has to be a way to get this smoothness off of me!"
But she doesn't have much to think, as her eyes widened at Kalifa forming multiple balls of foam around her, swirling like white patches. The assassin smirked; she wasn't sure what Spandam had planned when he offered her and Kaku a Devil Fruit, but Awa Awa no Mi certainly had its usefulness, and she'd sooner defect from the World Government then deal with whatever mutant form Kaku gave himself.
"You can't attack, you can hardly even run. Honestly that cook was more of a challenge than you." Kalifa scoffed "Hitsuji Gumo Relax Hour!"
Multiple foam bullets stuck to her, pinning her to the ground. Nami gasped, she could feel her strength slipping away from this; she hardly had enough energy to move her head!
"Time to end this, pirate. It's a shame, you really were quite cute." Kalifa strode over and raised another finger, intent on stabbing her heart with a Shigan.
"I wouldn't stand so close… you knocked me around too much… you might've just knocked away all your handiwork." Nami whispered.
Kalifa's eyes narrowed, before she realized the room got darker. Looking up with a start, she noticed clouds gathering; in her haste to end the pirate's life Kalifa did not notice that the staff like weapon was constantly producing a stream of orbs, now forming into dark clouds. Earlier the ginger haired girl had used a similar tactic.
"You plan to create another bolt of lightning? When I'm standing this close to you?"
Nami smirked "Look again, that cloud is way too think to support a lightning storm, but it does have enough to condense and disperse!" a drop of water finally made Kalifa realize what she meant.
"Let's go, Rain Tempo!"
And the drizzle became a downpour and with it, Kalifa met the end of Nami's staff. Blocking the strike, she flipped backwards, before coming face to face with a now refreshed Nami, all the smoothness washed off of her.
"You figured out how to undo my handiwork…" Kalifa accused.
"It took a while, but I kind of had Chopper to thank for this." Nami stuck out her tongue playfully "The ruckus he caused earlier had knocked over that tub in the room, and a few splashes of water just so happen to hit one of my feet." She smirked, gripping the upgraded Clima-Tact "From that point on, I knew I just needed enough water to wash off that film you put on me."
"Clever girl," Kalifa sneered "Though you're rather ungrateful, considering I made you all clean." The assassin bunched her leg up once again before delivering another kick. Now with the strength returning to her, Nami was able to at least parry the kick with the Clima-tact.
"You returning to normal matters little, I've already seen the skills you possess, and your little gimmick of making rain and mirages isn't going to work here!" Kalifa scoffed.
"I know that I can't keep up in a prolonged one-one-one fight, I can see that you're miles ahead of me in strength, but there are plenty of ways to work around that!" Nami retorted. Kalifa dashed at her again, another Shigan primed, but this time Nami merely disappeared into a wisp before contact was even made.
"If you're trying to sneak up on me again, then you need to think of something new."
"Oh, I don't plan on doing that!" Kalifa gasped as she heard Nami's voice, except that it was amplified 5 times. Only now did she see the new images appearing; 4 copies formed out of thin air, replications of the Navigator of the Straw Hats of all shapes and sizes.
"But if you're going to do anything, you'll have to look through all of me!" Nami smirked as a ball of lightning gathered at the tip of her Clima-tact. "One of these lightning balls are real, but can you guess which one?"
Kalifa gritted her teeth at that.
"Thunder Ball!" and all copies of Nami flung the ball of electricity at the assassin. Kalifa's eyes darted around, trying to determine which is real. In doing so she wasn't able to pay attention to all of them, and the real ball slammed into her, sending electricity coursing through her body.
"This upgraded version really handles well" Nami admired the upgrades done to her weapon. A smile graced her lips; Usopp had done some upgrades shortly after they've returned from Mu, adding in a few dials taken from Skypiea. Where her previous version was able to create a few simple weather patterns, this new Perfect Clima-Tact was able to unleash miniature storms in addition to enhancing the already unique weather creation. "I hope you can see this, Usopp."
"To think… a weapon like that could create…" Kalifa gasped as she staggered up, her body smoldering from the electricity. She narrowed her eyes, she really underestimated the girl, as an agent of CP9 she really shouldn't have.
"To handle a weapon that could create weather like that… it was like she was doing magic!"
"And I'm not done yet! If you think that little lightshow was something, then this next act might just stop your heart if you're not careful!" Nami stated as clouds began to gather at the ends of the staffs she and her mirages wielded. Kalifa growled; she still can't pick out the real one. And those clouds are beginning to crackle with electricity as the gathered water vapors began to react.
"Rankyaku!" an air blade shot forward, but it only managed to pop one of the mirages. Kalifa hissed; she still has her powers at her disposal. If she can't the real one manually…
"Soap Sheep!" she called out, as volumes of foam began to expand from her body, covering her until just her face and limbs remain outside the bubble surrounding.
"Getting each one of those copies will take too long, you're attack will be long done by then. So instead, I'll just wash them all away! Hitsuji-Gumo Tidal Wave!"
And the bubbles burst and flew towards the Navigator, expanding into a large wave of foam threatening to engulf each mirage. Nami gasped, if she gets hit by that her strength and mobility will be drained again!
"Cyclone Tempo!" she hastily spun a high velocity windstorm, throwing it at the tidal wave of bubbles. As expected it carved through the makeshift wave, a path that allowed her to escape.
"Shigan!"
Only for splitting pain to pierce her shoulder from behind. Nami yelled as she fell, her shoulder bleeding as Kalifa removed her finger. The blond assassin smirked; the pirate fell right for her diversion.
"To think making you reveal yourself would be that easy?" She stood her once more "This time, I'll make sure you're full of holes before I get rid of you. No more lightning for you."
Nami breathed rapidly, before giving a shaky grin.
"Is that so? Then why don't I use something I already have then?"
"W-What?!"
Kalifa heard the crackle too late as she spun around and saw that the dark clouds that gathered had not disappeared, but remained in place and was now fully formed! The distance was way too close to her; there was no way to dodge.
"I told you," She heard Nami breathe out "That I'd defeat you with this one last attack. And as the Navigator of the Straw Hat Pirates… My predictions are never wrong! Thunder Lance Tempo!"
Pure lightning, in the form of a crackling spear, shot out of the black cloud straight for Kalifa. The woman could only watch as the high voltage attack pierced into her, sending its energy coursing through her body. When it ended, Kalifa dropped to a smoldering heap.
"H-How…?"
Nami looked at her impassively "I knew you'd be trying to disperse the mirages as quick as possible, considering you got hit with my earlier attack. You didn't want to risk making the wrong decision again, so you tried to force me to reveal myself. Because of that, I was able to form a technique that did not require my constant attention to defeat you."
Kalifa only sighed, cursing herself slightly for losing to such a simple trick. Then she blacked out, the electricity taking its toll. A third CP9 member was now defeated.
"Now to get that key…" Nami murmured. She had avenged Sanji, and better yet had succeeded in getting stronger. She found the key in Kalifa's suit pocket.
"Key number 2… I think that's the one for Zoro's cuffs." She smiled, it was good luck that she'd find the exact one she's looking for. With that, Nami departed the room, hoping to find Zoro and free him from his shackles before things get too far out of hand.
It took a while, but she finally found Zoro and Usopp in an odd predicament. The swordsman, bound by cuffs and unable to use his skills to their potential, had to improvise by replacing one with Sogeking acting as a makeshift blade to use some of his techniques. The sniper wasn't having any of it as he screamed bloody murder all the while, but it seemed to be working and the air blade Zoro created was enough to deter his opponents, enough for her to slip in and began working the key into the slot.
"Thank god, now I can fight back!" Zoro grinned when he saw the navigator with the key they needed.
"I mean it didn't stop you before…" 'Sogeking' mumbled woozily.
With a click, the seastone cuffs snapped off and fell. Zoro flexed his wrist, before drawing his full arsenal of swords.
"This area looks wrecked, did-" Nami noticed.
"-Chopper bust through here? Yeah, took us all by surprise." Zoro grunted. Not being one to usually show his emotions, even he was concerned and disturbed by the Doctor's monstrous form. Just earlier Chopper's rampaging led him to the middle of their confrontation, where he clashed briefly with all 4 of them before letting out a roar and climbed higher.
"I hope he's ok... we need to help him somehow." Nami sighed.
"And fast too, I noticed his breathing was labored in that form, it must take a tremendous amount of
Whistling through the air caused the trio to stop their conversation abruptly. A long blade cleaved through the dust cloud that was formed by Zoro's attack earlier, to which the green haired swordsman blocked with a CLANG, clearing the air with the impact.
"Ah, it seems like you're free now." Kaku noted. In his half giraffe form, the assassin towered over the others, though the awkwardness of the transformation did not offset his stance in the slightest. He and Roronoa Zoro had broken through an upper floor into the room they were in currently, where Jabra and 'Sogeking' were located. The result was a rather one-sided team up with what had occurred, until now.
"Yup, and with that goes your last opportunity to take me down!" Zoro sneered.
"That's what I like to hear." Kaku raised his swords in response, and the two swordsmen once again, sparks and steel flying asunder as they did so.
"When did this place become a zoo?" Nami wondered "Well, doesn't matter now. We still need to get the other keys!"
"I was getting to that!" Usopp announced, the distraction from earlier should give him-
"AAAAHHHH!"
Nami screamed as 'Sogeking' was sent flying into the wall with a single punch. Licking his lips, Jabra grinned, his half-wolf form stalking up to them.
"Hey now, are you ignoring me?" Jabra smirked as he eyed his two foes hungrily and picked up the key.
"No…! I'm planning to get that key from you!" Usopp gasped in pain as he staggered up. Jabra laughed at that.
"Gyahahaha! You really do want to save your nakama, don't you?" the wolf man grinned, before opening his clawed hand and dropped the key back to the ground. "Well I'm feeling generous, so why don't you come take it?"
"Huh? You're giving it to us?"
Jabra smirked "I am! To tell you the truth, I'd rather be somewhere else right now. I'm only after you guys because it's my job! Why don't you just run along now with it and we'll call it even?"
"Oh… alright!" 'Sogeking' stammered as he stooped over to pick it up. He should have been more careful, for the next thing he felt was stinging pain as he felt sharp claws dig into him.
"Jushigan!"
"GAAAAH!"
The sniper crashed to the ground in a heap, ten bloody holes in his chest as Jabra cackled with sadistic glee.
"Hey Long-Nose, it's best not to let your guard down, or else this wolf will rip you to pieces!"
"USOPP!" Nami screamed as he ran over to tend to the sniper. 'Sogeking' shakenly tried to get back up, but his strength was fading.
"That was a dirty trick!" Zoro shouted as he saw the scene play out. He tried to disengage, but another sweeping Rankyaku forced him back.
"Quit toying with your prey Jabra and finish them off." Kaku ordered.
"Alright, alright, I'm getting to that!" Jabra grinned as he towered over Nami and 'Sogeking' and flexed his claws.
"Don't worry, I promised him that I'd kill him quickly, I'll extend that courtesy to you!" Nami slammed her eyes shut, there's nothing else they can do in the face of death "Now die!"
"Concasse!"
And the wolf man was sent flying with a yelp, as a black silhouette flew past the two, one blow to the face was all it took. Nami cracked an eyelid open and gasped at who her savior was.
"Sanji-kun!" she realized "How did you turn back to normal?"
"I don't know how, but while I was immobilized, a bathtub full of water fell from the heavens." The cook explained "When it washed over me I came here immediately." Then he turned to Nami and gave a dopey grin.
"So how was my performace Nami-san? Did you fall for me~?"
"I wish that bathtub had knocked you out…" the navigator sweatdropped, but she was beyond relieved.
"I'm sorry, Sanji-kun… I wasn't able to get the key…" 'Sogeking rasped.
The chef gave a sympathetic glance "Its ok, everyone has something they can't do. Though we need to hurry it up, I passed by a window on the way here and the Gates of Justice are beginning to open!"
"The Buster Call!" Nami realized "I heard it over the intercom, but I didn't think it'll be here that quick!"
"Did Luffy not make it?" 'Sogeking' dared to think.
"Gyahaha… that's right!" Sanji's eyes turned to a hard glare as he saw Jabra stagger up and wipe a bit of blood from his lips "Nico Robin's reckoning is approaching, are you able to make it in time?"
"If Robin-chan goes through those doors, then we'll never be able to reach her!" Sanji said "Leave him to me, you find another way to help Robin-chan!"
"M-Me? But I didn't even manage to-!" Usopp stammered.
"I told you, there's always something someone is unable to do. I'm able to do what you can't, and in turn you're able to do what I'm unable to! Find that thing, and use it to help!"
"He's right!" Nami nodded "There's got to still be a way to help out!" with that, the navigator dragged the sniper out of the room. Jabra noticed the movement, and let out a growl.
"And do you just think I'm letting you leave this easily?" he prepared to pounce after them, but was met with another kick.
"I told you, I'm your opponent now!" Sanji growled.
"Oh, well in that case, I'll just kill you first!" fast as a cannonball the wolf-like man barreled into the chef, the two grappled together as they smashed through a wall into another room.
With Sanji:
"You would've been better off if you had your little friends with you, chef." Jabra growled as he circled the cook. Sanji never took his eyes off of him, tracking his every move. They were now in the interior balconies of Enies Lobby, fighting along a narrow path where the middle of the room reached all the way to the bottom of the tower.
"Worry about yourself, you mutt!"
Jabra grinned before pouncing again, all ten fingers thrusting forwards "Jushigan!" The attack forced Sanji to duck, embedding into the wall. Gritting his teeth, Sanji snapped his leg up, catching the wolf-like assassin with a swift kick to the mouth, sending him flying into the distance. "Collier Frit!"
"Heh, I didn't even feel that." Jabra scoffed as he stood up and shook himself. Sanji growled; he knew the assassin must've used that technique that turns his body hard like steel. It really is a good defensive technique, one that he'll need stronger strikes in order to break through.
"Rankyaku Koro!" a bouncing blade of wind, this time traveling along the ground, sped towards the chef. Seeing the way the technique moved about, Sanji opted to leap over the attack before dashing at the wolf again.
"If one kick didn't work, how about multiple?" he snapped, ducking under Jabra's sweeping claw before retaliating with another kick.
"Cuisse!"
"Tekkai!" even with the Iron Body technique, the fast kick made the wolf flinch, making Jabra lose his focus. But Sanji wasn't finished yet.
"Jarret!"
"Quasi!"
"Queue!"
"Tendron!"
"Flanchet!"
"Basses Cotes!"
"Longe!"
Each individual kick forced Jabra back, his feet skidding on the ground as his tried his best to guard. At the end of that string of blows however, came the finishing touch, a kick much more powerful than the others.
"Veau Shot!"
This strike was enough to send the wolf man slamming into the wall, breaking another hole into the building. Sanji panted with exertion, only to widen his eyes when the wolf staggered back up again.
"I'll admit, that one stung just a little bit." Jabra sneered "But I can defend against any strike, for I'm not just skilled in Rokushiki, I happen to be the Tekkai master of CP9!"
"Why don't you quit hiding behind a shield and fight?!" Sanji snapped back. Jabra's smirk widened; he was going to show this lowly pirate just how much he could fight with his defenses on.
"Well, if you say so!" the wolf man affirmed before disappearing in a Soru. Sanji's eyes darted around, turning too late to see Jabra already behind him, his fists raised.
"You may have noticed how other Tekkai users cannot move while hardening their body, well it just so happens that I can! Tekkai Kenpo: Okami Hajiki!" Sanji choked out blood as the twin fists impacted into his chest before he was sent backwards into another wall. He barely had time to react when Jabra was on him again, claws outstretched and ready to attack.
"Tekkai Kenpo: Roga no Kamae!"
The wall around him exploded as the force of the strike impacted the area. Jabra let out a howl of triumph as he saw the prone form of the cook lying motionless in the rubble.
"It really was foolish of you to think you can challenge me alone." The wolf man stomped over, aiming his claws at the man's neck "The least I can do for you now, is once again offer a quick death."
It was only then Sanji's eyes snapped open and he lashed out, taking advantage of the moment where Jabra's guard was down. Planting both feet into the wolf's chest, he sent the man off of him with a heavy kick.
"Deuxieme Hachis!"
Jabra yowled in anger as he felt himself impact the ground. Sanji got back up, fire in his eyes. That blow was landed during which the assassin didn't have his Tekkai up, he was hoping it would've done more damage.
His hopes were dashed when he saw that Jabra recovered, the wolf had a look of rage in his eyes, before shifting to a softer tone.
"Ok, I'll admit you're quite skilled. I think you might be the right guy for the job."
"What are you talking about?" Sanji questioned, visibly confused.
"This whole fight was a test, I had to see if you were strong enough to take on the challenges ahead." Jabra explained "You see, the truth is Nico Robin is my long lost sister. I've been trying to find the opportunity to get her out, but it seems like you're much stronger than me. Will you please save her for me?"
Sanji was at a loss for words at the new revelations as Jabra hastily fished out the key from his pocket.
"Here, take it. Go to the Gates of Justice and save her!"
"Wow, who would've thought, she never told us about her family before." Sanji mumbled.
"I wouldn't expect her to, let's hurry now time is of the essence!" Jabra urged. Sanji nodded and picked up the key, seemingly not noticing something was amiss.
"There's just one more thing I want to ask though." Sanji said, right as Jabra's claws were inches from his neck. He soon found himself met with a foot to the mouth though, as Sanji's kick sent him skywards before crashing down to the ground.
"DID YOU REALLY THINK I WOULD FALL FOR SUCH AN OBVIOUS LIE?!" the chef snarled "If you're gonna bullshit me then at least think of something more believable! You don't even look anything like her!"
"Not to mention the Shitty Monster would probably sooner be celibate than have someone like you as an in-law."
"Tch, so there's no fooling you huh?" Jabra growled "Then I'll just rip you to shreds the old fashioned way!"
Before Sanji could do anything, Jabra already flitted towards him. The next thing the cook felt was a hard punch straight to the gut.
"Tekkai Kenpo: Don Po Ro!" the punch caused Sanji to double over. Gritting his teeth, he used the momentum to flip over the wolf man
"Brochette!"
Jabra was drilled into the ground by a downward spinning kick. Snarling, the assassin kicked out from underneath his foe, before readying his claws to flay his target.
"Tekkai Kenpo: Rokaru Area Network!"
This time it was a rapid slashing move, Sanji felt his clothes begin to rip. Trying his best to focus, he swept out another kick, only to find the wolf already leaping above him, grinning sadistically.
"Rankyaku: Lupus Fall!"
Unlike the usual air blades, these kicks shaped multiple wolf-like jaws. The braying attacking seemingly homed in on the cook, who despite his best attempts to dodge, was caught at last, the surrounding area exploding from the impact.
"Gyahahaha! Don't think just because you got the key it means you're going anywhere! I'll hunt you down, just like how we'll hunt that woman!"
"Grrr… Don't think I'm done yet!" Sanji growled as he forced himself to get up "I'm not falling until we save Robin-chan!"
"You're still worrying about that wench?" Jabra sneered "Being distracted by useless emotions like that is the quickest way to get killed in a battle!"
"Keep talking… it'll only make it all the more satisfying when I kick your ass!"
"Well, why don't you try?" Jabra leered before dashing forwards again. Sanji tried another kick, but he found that he still can't break past the man's iron like defenses, and another slash sent him tumbling.
"Damn it! It's clear at this point that his Tekkai is leagues above that cow guy I fought on the train." Sanji seethed "How am I supposed to kick past iron?" he was running out of options, and nothing external seemed to make Jabra even the least bit winded! There has to be some way that he could work around the iron like technique…
"Work around… That's it! I still have that technique!" realization hit Sanji at the best time possible, for Jabra's claws once again raked down and he was forced to roll away. Hopping up immediately, Sanji entered a new stance.
"If I can't break past you, I'll just force myself through!" Jabra's eyes widened as he saw the cook begin to rapidly spin on one foot. His jaw dropped slightly as he saw one of his legs beginning to heat up and glow.
"What the hell? I can feel the heat from here! What is this move?!"
"Diable Jambe!" the next thing Jabra felt was the red hot foot slamming into his stomach, before he was sent soaring across the room and forming a crater once he smashed into the wall.
"AAAARRGGHHH!" Jabra howled in pain "I-I'm on fire! How did you blow past my Tekkai!?" the heat was intense, it was as if his entire body, both inside and out, were on fire.
"This is the rage of the Devil himself!" Sanji declared "In both speed and power, this kick contains the inferno of hell itself!"
"How is this possible? Where did he get that strength all of a sudden?" Jabra thought, and Sanji was already on the offensive, leaping over the drop for another attack. Jabra grinned; that last attack may have been powerful, but in his arrogance the pirate left himself wide open!
"I'll give you that last hit, but you're exposed in the air against a Rokushiki user!" a few Geppos and Jabra was now in a good position for a fatal strike, both hands pointed their claws at the seemingly helpless cook.
"Jushigan!"
"Crap, I can't block it!" Sanji hastily twisted his body, pushing against the pain as one leg attempted to sweep the wolf from the air. However, the ten claws instantly sank in and clasped on with an iron grip.
"Gahahaha! You're done for!" Jabra howled triumphantly.
"Well I had to put myself in this position," and Jabra gasped as he felt the heat close to his face. In his rush to end things, he didn't notice that Sanji had maneuvered his other leg to positon itself directly over his head!
"NO!"
"After all, this last blow will end this fight! Diable Jambe: Flambage Shot!"
The fiery kick was so intense, Jabra practically became engulfed in flames as the heel of Sanji's foot collided with his face. One devastating drop kick sent the wolf crashing multiple stories down to the ground floor of Enies Lobby, and the smoke cleared and Sanji landed, Jabra had left a wolf-shaped crater in the ground, blood dripping from his lips as his eyes rolled back, a foot shaped imprint on his face as all consciousness left him.
"Well, I seemed to have overdone that dish a little bit." Sanji mused "Still, this does mean I managed to get the key."
With that the cook began to find his way to Robin, looking for a path that'll lead him there.
"Marimo and the Shitty Monster have better hurry it up, or we won't have much time left."
While that was happening:
"Kahahaha! Look at how much you're bleeding 'Beast Warrior!'"
Gian seethed as he staggered back up, the cuts on his body closing the best they can. Gylzar had taken up a new strategy, simply sitting afar and letting his guided razor discs fly at him and rend his skin. The cyborg CP9 member cackled; he was enjoying this greatly.
"How does it feel, feeling the sin seep from your veins?!"
"You seriously need help…" Gian grimaced. Charging again, he intended to grapple the assassin, but Gylzar had already Geppoed above him. Showing his sharp teeth, the Partially Transformed Gylzar's chest mechanism once again slid open.
"Rankyaku Iron Flay!"
This particular Rankyaku, rather than being formed from a kick, was the result of the spinning guided discs that were fired from Gylzar's chest. The multitude of air blades that resulted served as a forefront of cutting power, slicing into Gian's Body before the twin discs cut through him further. Indeed, it seemed that he may have to endure another cut yet again.
Gian growled; he was done being cut up. As the discs flew closer, he endured the multiple air blades blossoming out from it as his dorsal fins blinked blue.
"Atom Searing Bullet!"
3 rapid thermonuclear fireballs, shooting out from Gian's mouth like a gunshot, soared towards their target. The first two managed to destroy the guided discs flying towards him, while the last impacted with Gylzar, sending a moderate explosion when it struck.
Gian didn't have much time to rest however, as a fast shape soon darted out of the smoke, blades ready to carve into flesh as Gylzar assaulted him again, the buzz saw on his abdominal region spinning wildly, begging to cut into flesh. Gian met the charge with a hard kick, only for Gylzar to activate Tekkai before slicing downwards, to which Gian narrowly missed getting his leg lopped off. One more fist met Gylzar's blades, sending a shockwave across the room and forcing both Kaiju-Zoan users back.
"I can do this all day if it weren't for the fact I have to be somewhere." Gian growled.
"And I plan to keep it that way." Gylzar rasped "The time you have left is very limited, what will you do?" Gian cursed as he shot a glance out the back window; even through the distance he could see the massive gates that signaled Robin's doom should she pass through it. He could see a sliver of light shining through a crack in the massive doors, a sign that the approach of the Buster Call is imminent, and that the time they have to try and save her is dwindling by the second.
"Don't worry, you'll be dead long before that door opens. Then she can wait in futility for you to arrive, not knowing you've already bled out into the ground!"
"You really love hearing yourself talk, don't you?" Gian snapped. His heart was pounding however, he needs to hurry up, and the psychotic cyborg opposing him isn't making things any easier. He prepared another attack, but the entire room suddenly began to shake crack.
"What? What's going-"
And the wall to their right suddenly burst open to reveal a hulking beast, its shaggy shoulders shook off the rubble as it began to sweep its arms around. Fitting its head through the hole it made in the wall, the monster clambered in, after climbing an entire tower it finally reached the source of power that drove it here.
"BUUUOOOOOOOAAAAHHH!"
"What is this creature?" Gylzar demanded, his blades flexed. He could feel it, the same powerful force that he felt earlier. Could this be the source?
Gian however, was more observant, something about the creature seemed familiar, as if it was a long lost friend. The Beast was panting, fog expelling from its mouth as it gazed at them with opaque eyes, seemingly the climb up had exhausted it.
Then he felt it.
"Wait, I remember this feeling… earlier it seemingly crept up through the lower part of the tower… that life force that felt like Aura, yet it was so rough…" His eyes widened as he gasped; he didn't want to believe it, but after gazing at the monster again, his eyes rested on the sight of one pink hat.
"C-Chopper?"
And Chopper's head instantly snapped towards the source of the voice. A low bellow sounded from his throat as he stomped over. Gian, startled by the monstrous appearance of his friend, almost didn't notice the palm strike by the massive deer. Ducking out of the way, Gian was nonetheless send skidding across the floor.
"Chopper! What's happened to you? Don't you recognize me? It's Gian!" he called out with increasing desperation, but the Wild Beast could hear nothing as he continued to thrash around the room. Gian was truly worried; what could've caused the doctor to push himself to become something like this?
A stray punch from the massive deer send Gian flying into the wall, embedded into the stone. Gian wheezed from the blow; he was certain a few ribs were cracked with that. His head spinning, he saw Chopper charge towards him. Whatever transformation this monstrosity is it's seemingly very taxing on the doctor's stamina, as Gian could visibly see the creature being more emaciated and could hear his ragged breath. Still, if that last strike was anything to go by, the Monster still could easily do damage.
Then Chopper let out a groan of pain as a spray of blood ruptured from his shoulder. Gian shouted in alarm as he saw Gylzar leap into the air, the buzzsaw on his stomach spinning and gleaming red from reindeer blood.
"I don't know who you are, but 'Beast Warrior' is mine to kill!" The assassin snarled as the rampaging form of Chopper bellowed and brought both arms down in a hammer strike. Gylzar had already Sorued out of the way however and his red cyclopean eye gleamed as it fired its optic laser. The scatter shot singed multiple areas of Chopper's fur, further enraging the reindeer. A heavy backhand knocked the cyborg assassin backwards, but Gylzar merely kicked off the wall before soaring across the room, cutting Chopper with another slash that sent the deer further into a frenzy.
"LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Gian screamed "He's has nothing to do with our struggle!"
Gylzar tilted his head back. "Oh? I see… I think I get it now… He's another one of your nakama isn't he?"
Before Gian could do anything, Gylzar Geppoed over the deer, landing on Chopper's broad shoulders. With one motion downwards, he impaled both arms into the Reindeer's back. Chopper's bellow of pain mixed with Gian's roar of rage, the former now bucking wildly, but with the massive amount of energy needed to sustain this form, along with the duration he's used it for already, Chopper was nearing his limit and soon slumped downwards with reduced struggling.
"This is a fun game… Now 'Beast Warrior', you get to pick how your friend dies by my blades! Should I carve inwards and sever his spine? Or should I cut upwards and cut off his antlers?"
"YOU BASTARD!" Gian roared, but the moment he took a single step Chopper let out another howl of pain: Gylzar had pushed his blades even deeper.
"No, No, No! You probably shouldn't take another step forward… or I'll slice him open on the spot!" Gylzar cackled. It took all Gian had to not rush him right then and there, but Chopper ultimately won through. Burning hate in his eyes, Gian could do nothing as Gylzar's grin widened.
"That's how it is, 'Beast Warrior'! Everything you have, everything you hold dear, I am the Blade of the World Government that will rip it all from you!"
"This is your punishment as a criminal! The suffering you are dealt for your power! Just like how we hold Nico Robin's life, I also hold this one's life in my hands!" Gian's hands were balled up so hard that his Partially Transformed Claws were digging into his palms, but one wrong move could send Chopper to his grave, and if he lost another nakama before he got to her, there was no way he could face Robin then.
"I have to save him…! I HAVE TO SAVE HIM!"
But it seems that Chopper still had a little fight in him, for during his raving towards Gian, it seems that Gylzar's blades were loosed just enough for him to not notice the massive reindeer shift. With a mighty roar Chopper bucked upwards, briefly knocking Gylzar off balance. The next thing the cyborg knew, he was already clasped by the deer's massive hands and flung into the ground!
"BUUUUOOOOOOOOHHHHHH!"
"Insolent Beast!" Gylzar snarled, pointing both blades towards the reindeer. With a single leap, he prepared one last slice to disembowel the monster. And it just so happens Gian also took this opportunity, bunching his legs and leaping with all his strength, his fists engulfed in atomic energy as he dashed at Gylzar. All while Chopper's palms were preparing to slam down yet again.
"COUP DE VENT!"
And then a fourth event happened, a huge blast of air slammed into the monstrous Chopper, causing him to bellow as he was pushed through the wall into open air.
Gian noticed the whole thing play out, and almost reacted. But there was something else preceding that thought.
And that thought was to beat Gylzar with everything he has!
The cyborg assassin, forced to pause his attack as his target was blown away from him, couldn't react fast enough to see Gian's punch plant itself into the side of his face. Staggering backwards, he only felt the bone crushing kick that was sent into his stomach, before his face met Gian's knee. With one last angry roar, Gian's other fist slammed squared into his face, knocking him into the wall and sending him crumpling to the ground. His eye seemingly dimmed; Gylzar was motionless after the assault.
Only then did Gian gasp and rush to the hole the Monster made. He could just barely make out the form of Chopper flailing in the air as he fell towards the ocean. Footsteps behind him made him whip his head back to see Franky panting as he ran to the window.
"Good Lord… for such a big guy he sure was a fast climber…!"
"What the hell was that for?!"
Franky turned one eye to him as he prepared to jump from the hole.
"Trust me, I did you a favor. He was rampaging non-stop, he would've hurt himself if he kept it up." Gian had to admit that was the truth, he did notice Chopper's labored breathing after all.
"Still, we're like so many stories up, what if he gets hurt?"
"Don't worry, I'm going to make sure he's alright." Franky assured him "When you're done here, hurry up and get to Nico Robin. She's waiting for you." with that, the cyborg leapt out of the building towards the ocean as well, though he had to expel a bit of gas from his bottom to reduce the velocity he'll falling from.
"He really did just jump off of a tall building into the ocean, didn't he?" Gian sighed, once again praying for both their safety. He returned to look at the spot where he beat down Gylzar earlier. To his shock, the Assassin's body had disappeared. Alarms went off in his head as he whipped around, before the dark aura he felt consistently appeared again behind him.
It was until the searing pain of a steel blade slicing itself down his back did he realize how fast his foe got to him. Still in their Partial Transformations, the attacks were even more vicious and it forced Gian to his knees.
"Hehe… don't worry, that was nothing personal." Gylzar's hissed into his ear. That last beating had done some damage; a bit of the metallic parts of his body was scorched and dented, and his eye was slightly cracked. Now, retribution comes swift as Gian was viciously kicked into the wall where he lay prone on the floor.
"Y-you even used that line?" Gian gritted "You really are an edgelord…!" the wound was savage, but its clear Gylzar didn't want him to die just yet, rather simply giving him another large wound. As he felt the slash slowly begin to heal, he was aware that the cyborg assassin marching up to him.
"That mouth of yours is far too tough for your own good…" Gylzar growled "You shouldn't be talking when you're at death's door, considering how pitiful your efforts have been thus far."
"Well what are you waiting for? Aren't you going to kill me?" Gian shouted.
"And I will greatly enjoy that." Gylzar hissed "Pirate scum like you, your existence is already an insult to the World. Yet with the power you hold, one that could threaten all of existence, it's truly no wonder you and Nico Robin are drawn to one another."
"This moment really reminds me of that day, a day your woman remembers far too well. The very sin of that island, the moments that led to their purge, I can tell you they were in the same position you're in right now!"
"Can you shut up already?!" Gian snarled "What is the point of all this talk?!"
"I'm simply reminiscing of that day when I helped purge an entire island of criminals off the face of the world. With all that happened, she doesn't even remember me, but I could recognize her anywhere."
Gian paused "W-What did you say?"
"Now I got your attention, don't I?" Gylzar chuckled "Nico Robin never even told you the details of the events of the Ohara incident, did she? Of course, you only found out about it just recently, so there's nothing you can do about it anyway. But I remember it all, the extermination of an island of criminals, and the fear she has in her eyes as a child, knowing that her entire existence is a crime!"
"You mean you…" Gian stammered. Gylzar only tilted his head at that.
"Yes, I will tell you this right now. That fateful day when Ohara was wiped from existence? I was there for its destruction!"
A/N: And this chapter comes to an end! I told you all I'd get this one out faster, and here it is! With this we finish the second round of fights, and get into a bit of backstory! There will probably be a lot of mixed reactions for the last part, I know it seems a bit extra violent but I wanted to show just what kind of person Gylzar is. Speaking of which, if you're wondering about the last part, all that will be explained in the coming chapters! I already hinted at Gylzar's lifespan being unnatural, and you'll see why soon. Aside from that, I was originally unsure of having part of an OC's backstory being connected with one of the Straw Hats' but I eventually decided to settle with this ending because I wanted to expose Robin to a Kaiju-Zoan early, which I eventually hope would explain why she knows a bit about the Kaiju to begin with. With that said, the next chapter will end the first portion of battles, with Zoro having his and another part of Gian and Gylzar's confrontation dealt with.
Gy: I am very disturbed about how you chose to describe me.
G: And I am in pain.
Yup, all for the sake of work!
Also, it is now the 75th chapter of this story! We are three quarters of the way to 100! To celebrate, I am once again bringing back out Q&A panel for this story! If you have any questions about anything, leave it in the reviews or shoot me a PM! Some of the questions will be answered in more detail in later chapters of Monster's Log, but I'll answer anything here that doesn't spoil what I plan to do later on!
With that, I'll see you for the next chapter!
Responses to Reviews:
To Enclave1:
I think I missed your review last time! So sorry about that.
G: What an idiot.
Shut up. Anyways between the two songs, Till I Collapse is the far more suitable one, so that's very fitting!
G: We stan Marshall Mathers in this house.
To 64thVanSull:
I actually cannot wait until I write about Brook. Godzilla's theme song will definitely be snuck in at some point!
G: So he's basically the Jaskier to my Geralt!
Why would you ever think you'd be Geralt?
To Matt:
Glad you liked it!
G: You're valued by us!
To FightingGOLD:
G: Heh, Part 5
I do really love the name.
But yeah, I have no plans to discontinue this story as of right now. Even as life bogs me down, and uploads slow down, I don't think I'll ever stop. Simply because I enjoy this as a hobby, and it has helped me in a way.
G: That's so sweet.
To Canadian Magus:
Being the main draw point for the next few chapters, it'll have a few more parts to it!
To XenoLucifer:
Gi: Now listen here you little shit-
G: Dude, learn to take criticisms.
First of all, thank you for reading. I really don't know what to say other than not everyone is going to enjoy the characters and I get that. I will admit, I wrote Gideon exactly like he'd be a cliché, because that's how he's supposed to be. I always meant for Gideon to be a seemingly perfect character within the Marines, he's meant to have this near perfect image that, unless you're part of his command, is what others believe he is. Of course, if you had continued to read, which I doubt you did, you would see that he's not exactly that perfect image. The other members of his command know this, and so does a few other people. So yeah, the clichés are there for a reason.
G: He's basically the Golden Age Griffith to my Golden Age Guts without all the rape.
Gi: And without all the other similarities so it's really just imagery only.
Which brings me to the point about Ghidorah, and frankly I'm kind of confused about your reaction here. I get that the whole 'fated rivals' things is a bit overdone in some mediums, but you have to remember this is still partially a Godzilla fanfiction, and to merge 2 massive worlds together I have to include as many elements as I see fit. Ghidorah also happens to be Godzilla most recognizable foe and from the way I see it, it makes no sense not to use him in some fashion. In a world where I'm trying to merge Godzilla Kaiju elements with One Piece, not having one of the most recognizable Kaiju simply isn't an option.
This being said, I can assure you this is not a "Fated Rivals" Story. I still have many storylines this work will go through, and while it may seem like that sometimes, the end goal is not to have Gideon and Gian fight in one final battle. If you read any more than his introduction you'd see he has a lot more motivations, and I plan to introduce even more later on. We still have a long way to go after all.
G: Someone probably wasn't a fan on how Naruto was handled.
All in all, thanks for actually having an opinion.
To Raidentensho:
G: Atom Splitter really is underutilized at times.
Another weapons may be something that's brought up later, but for now I have nothing yet. As for Ultraman, I'm still deciding on how to incorporate it into this story so that idea is still iceboxed for now.
Thank you for reading, we'll see you next time!
Leave a review or Gian has to find all 900 Korok seeds in BOTW!
G: PLEASE NO! YOU STILL HAVEN'T FOUND THEM ALL YET!