SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 60 out, this is Chapter 61 of this fic. For everyone who put this fic on your favorited and followed lists and/or story alerts, thank you, but remember everyone, a lot of authors, myself included, sustain on readers' reviews.

Pairings: Ace/Sasha, sibling Luffy/Sasha and Sabo/Sasha, patriotic-retainer Law/Sasha

Disclaimers: One Piece belongs to Oda Eiichirō-sensei. Me, on the other hand, own absolutely nothing, except my OC.

Chapter 61: Arc 6: Former God vs. Priest Shura!

"Now, offer your lives to God Enel." Shura demanded and stabbed his javelin at the ship, only have his flames extinguished by Sasha's barrier. "Why do you struggle?" he questioned. "There's no way you can escape death. Die gracefully!" Fuza flew backwards and released a stream of flames from its beak. "A barrier?" Shura frowned when the flames was dispelled by the forcefield. "Release it!" he ordered. "You and your friends cannot escape death. Water?" he growled, when he and Fuza were attacked by a spiral of water spearing streams. "Well, what should we do Fuza?" he wondered, the giant Sanjocho flying to dodge the water spears. "The girl has abilities that have us at a distinct disadvantage. What a dilemma, as long as she has the barrier in place, we can't touch them. Are you trying to live without sacrificing anything?" he questioned the silent water elementalist. "For someone to live, another must die. That's how life is. Did you know that this is a sacrificial altar?"

"I heard something like that." Chopper answered.

"It's true." Shura admitted. "The rest of your group is trying desperately to get here. There are four separate areas that we, the priests, govern. The rule is that when the targets are in one area, the other priests aren't supposed to do anything to the targets. But this sacrificial alter does not belong to any of those areas. In other words, it's a free area. So it doesn't matter who strikes the ones at the alter. But it should be after those who're receiving the ordeal in some area die."

"Then, Luffy and the others..." Chopper gasped.

"Don't freak out." Shura chided. "My coming here doesn't mean your friends' death... unfortunately... I came here for a different reason."

"But does that mean we can also get out of here if Luffy and the others come to rescue us?" Chopper asked.

"Yeah, that's right." Shura confirmed. "If you can get out of this free area. But, old that thought. The reason I came here is because, although those are the normal judgment rules, when there's an exceptional situation, the rules change a little. For example, when three of the sacrifices escaped the forest over there without permission using vines. Someone has to die to atone for the others' crime of escaping. Sacrifice is a fact of life. Especially if they are to come back, in order that they can more deeply realize their own fault when they see their friends' deaths. Offer your lives to God!" he flew in on Fuza's back, his Heat Javelin poised to pierce the barrier.

"Sorry to keep you waiting!" Gan Fall parried off Shura's attack.

"Looks like a special guest showed up." Shura snorted. "Gan Fall!" he roared, chasing after the former God.

"He is quite good." Gan Fall admitted. "He is a worthy opponent. Let's rough with him, Pierre. What?" he looked at his ride. "That child is Selena's reincarnation? Then, all the more we have to win this fight, Pierre."

"What's the old previous God doing here?" Shura wondered. "Shall we play with him a little, Fuza?"

"Just keep barking!" Gan Fall retorted, taking the fight to higher grounds.

"We don't need two Gods on this island!" Shura snapped and the two adversaries clashed in the air.

After a brief tussle, Gan Fall knocked Shura off Fuza with his Impact Dial.

"We need to give him one more push, Pierre." Gan Fall landed back on his sky dot bird. "Let's go!"

"You son of bitch!" the wounded Shura cursed. "You probably came here knowing this, but you're already a criminal. I'll show you what I do to aggravating fools like you. String Ordeal!" he declared.

SailorStar9: Any OOC-nes is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just hate plot bunnies sometimes? Reviews are much appreciated.