Hi guys Azza here!
So first off I just want to bring to your attention something you all might enjoy reading when it comes out. Over the last week I've spoken with a user by the name of NineTailedAnnihilator who asked to create their own sort of story based within my Power Of The Dragon Universe.
Basically from what I've been told its going to start around the Grand Magic Games Arc and feature an OC who uses Light and Earth Magic with a twist I found genuinely intriguing.
So if any of you are interested the story is called Tale Of The Blind Magus, so far only the character profile for the OC is up however I've been told that a chapter should be up fairly soon so if any of you are interested go check it out I'm interested to see what NineTailed Annihilator comes up with!
Also I just want to let you all know I've been working on a smaller story set during the massive time skip between Volume III and IV that will come out at some point soon. It's set in the Witcher Universe and is basically just Natsu being summoned in, talking about a few things and getting into a minor scuffle with Gaunter O'Dimm as Geralt, Yennefer and Triss ask him to go find Ciri who is still running around dimension hopping from the Wild Hunt. It won't be a massive epic like my other stories hell it may not even be more than two chapters but I was replying The Witcher 3 last week and thought it would be funny so I did it and it's a thing now haha!
If that piques your interest it'll be out in a few weeks!
Anyway onto the reviews
DarkFireCat – Its kind of hard to say yes or no because it spoils later stuff but its not exactly Devil's Aura is all I can say, same goes with most other Devil Fruit users too.
And to answer your other question basically reviving the dead falls under Lady Death's Authority and by Authority I mean that in the sense that Death is literally her Authority kind of like how other Gods and Goddesses have their own Authority.
Summoning a mortal being whilst being a crime isn't really significant compared to summoning back a higher being since it surpasses her own Authority. Several beings can surpass her Authority however such as a Primordial being, The One Above All and his Attendant.
But to go back to why they can't simply summon Roger back basically I have set the rule in place not just for him but for the entire verse in general. Summoning back Gods and Devils just to ask them things is all well and good but being able to do such a thing would inevitably be abused by being such as Chaos and Discord so my in universe reasoning is simply that Death's Authority automatically prevents it from being possible.
Shadow465 – Actually Natsu is the only one who can fight Berserker so they'll have their fight for obvious reasons as you no doubt have come to realize. Also Caster is a powerful foe as you'll come to find out in this chapter so you'll see why I had Natsu fight him first.
Anyway on with the story!
I do not own Fairy Tail, One Piece or the Nasuverse.
Trials Of The Upper Yard
/Mordred's POV/
Gritting her teeth as she blocked strike after strike Mordred found herself quickly on the backfoot as the fellow Saber assaulted her with a relentless barrage of strikes with serious weight behind them.
'This guy's gotta be bordering on nearly EX levels of strength and for a Saber that's ridiculous!'
Blocking a vertical strike the flat of her blade Mordred shoulder charged Saber, pushing him back slightly before spinning around in an attempt to slice through the side of his armor. To her surprise however Saber somehow managed to swiftly skid backward and barely avoided the attack as a screeching sound tore through the area from the steel of her blade scratching the surface of his armor.
"You'll need to do much better than that Saber!"
'To think he was able to recover so quickly from my parry and narrowly avoid my strike …'
"Don't get distracted now Saber unless you want to end up defeated like all the others who came down into my trial before you!"
Jumping out of the way of a punch Mordred was surprised to see a rune etch itself into the spot Saber struck followed by a massive explosion that rocked the area kicking up dust and debris in all directions.
'That settles it this guy is a Saber on par with myself or Father, no way could any ordinary Saber do that without using their Noble Phantasm!'
Skidding backward from the force of the blast Mordred jumped at the last moment to avoid a similar punch which set off another explosion however this time the ground around the crater morphed into concrete lances that shot toward her.
"Shit," Mordred hissed as she spun herself around in midair to avoid the first attack as she sliced apart the second and third.
"Not bad, that one killed most of those who managed to survive my initial assault," Saber praised. "But …"
Mordred let out a gasp of breath as a fourth concrete tendril slammed into her side sending her flying toward Saber who was stanced up and ready to strike.
"Transmutation allows me to attack from almost any conceivable position, if it can be manipulated in some way, shape or form then I still retain the upper hand!"
Bringing his sword forward in an attempt to strike Mordred he was shocked when she performed a mid air roll, dodging the attack at the last possible moment as Clarent began to emit a series of red sparks.
"This is for thinking you can get so cocky early in the fight," Mordred snapped back as she landed a solid strike on Saber's sword arm which cleaved it right off.
Landing on the ground behind Saber Mordred rolled and jumped to her feet in preparation to strike only to find Saber completely unmoving.
"Oi are you done already?"
"Honestly … I wasn't expecting you to even land a hit against me," Saber replied as Mordred quickly came to realize no blood was pouring from his wound like it should have been. "I should have realized you'd perform such an evasive action after your first change in direction in the air. I shall not make that mistake a second time."
Mordred's eyes widened as Saber simply knelt down and picked up his severed arm and turned it into a second sword as another arm sprouted from where the severed one once had been.
"What …"
"Haven't you figured it out yet from the lack of blood and my strange voice," Saber asked as he stabbed both blades into the dirt before reaching for his helmet and banged on the side of it to reveal that it was completely hollow.
"You're-!"
"A Homunculi; of a sort," Saber replied as he drew the two blades from the dirt. "My soul is bound to this suit of armor through the power of Alchemy however in life I was freed from its curse. Somehow Fate decided to have me return to my cold, metallic form once more in Servant form, how or why that is the case I cannot say."
'So he is, or was, like me …'
"I know that you can understand the pain of being one afflicted with an unnatural body considering your own origins, Mordred Pendragon," Saber continued surprising Mordred to the Saber's knowledge of her True Name. "However fairs fair which means that I should properly introduce myself."
Armored Alchemist
Failed Specimen Of Human Transmutation
Alphonse Elric (Saber)
"No way, you're the one who even rivals Paracelsus von Hohenheim in terms of overall legacy in the field of Alchemy and Magic itself!"
"It has been quite some time since Paracelsus and I have spoken about Alchemy, life in Chaldea is a busy one after all and people like us have much work to do so there isn't much time to converse about passion projects and past exploits."
"So that's how you knew who I was," Mordred replied prompting Alphonse to nod in response. "At least you didn't decide to go rubbing it in my face or anything."
"I'm not the kind of person to do that, maybe my Brother would as a joke but not me. In all honesty I hope that you do manage to get past me and return to Natsu's side however we both know history is not set in stone, time is breakable and events can be forever rewritten thanks to outside interference."
"You know something?"
"I do indeed however I can only tell you if you win against me that will be when my Master's hold over me is at its weakest."
"I see," Mordred sighed as she clutched Clarent even tighter than before. "Then I guess I've got no choice!"
"That's the spirit Mordred," Alphonse said as he entered a defensive stance with his two swords. "Now come and show me why the Pendragon name is so rightly feared throughout history!"
Mordred shot off toward Alphonse as the pair clashed, cracking the ground beneath them as their fight entered its next stage.
/Natsu's POV/
"Oh my you are quite swift aren't you Natsu even despite your young age, perhaps I should up the ante on this challenge just for you?"
"Who the hell is this old guy and how can he make damn volleyballs hit with that much force!"
"They're beginning to reach speeds that could actually damage you should one of them land; you should really stop messing around with him and end things quickly."
"I really should shouldn't I," Natsu replied just as one of the balls stopped mere inches from his face before exploding into tiny cubes.
"Finally," the old man said with a grin as he stroked his beard. "About time you stopped acting like a fool."
"You've seen how strong most mortals around here are so why would I have taken anything seriously save for this God asshole?"
"Fair point," the old man said as Natsu began to walk forward shattering everything in his path.
"It's been quite some time since I've needed to let my Crash Magic act on instinct rather than to concentrate it into a shield, you've impressed me Servant."
"Caster," the old man replied. "I'm a Caster Class Servant."
"Very well then Caster you've impressed me however I do have one question for you, if you truly are a Caster then how do your punches have weight behind them?"
"Oho, underestimating the Caster Class are we? Not all Caster Class Servants are physically inept you know, you can even become a Caster if I recall correctly so would you consider yourself physically incapable?"
"No."
"Of course not," Natsu replied as he shattered the last ball and reined in his Crash Magic once more. "I'm assuming you use your power in direct combat like I do?"
"Heh," was the old man's response as he entered a strange pose as his entire body became coated in a Golden Aura. "My power is something of an oddity I suppose in the Caster Class however I most definitely qualify for it nonetheless."
It was then in that moment Natsu froze as malicious intent the likes of which he'd rarely felt struck him full force, all of it generating from the seemingly calm old man before him. Such vicious, concentrated hatred not necessarily for him but … something Natsu couldn't comprehend was being channelled as the man began moving to the point he left at least three afterimages behind merely shifting his arms.
"I don't know if you've yet come to understand this lesson yet Natsu but if you haven't then it falls to me to teach it to you for without it you will never defeat Enel."
"What is this presence …"
"The power of the Divine and yet it is still centred in the mortal plane," Ahnkseram said in awe. "Whoever this old man is he's someone we could learn much from, to have actually managed to achieve Divinity as a mortal is simply unheard of!"
"What do you mean by 'achieving Divinity' and how has this old man done that?"
"You know how Elise was able to get the power of the Gods by being trained by Eliza and how Hagoromo's line were able to inherit the power of the Gods through their bloodlines?"
"Yeah."
"This man without any Divine interference has somehow managed to achieve the power of the Gods, a feat that I've never heard being possible throughout my lifetime. To achieve such a feat this man would have had to have not only achieved peace with himself but also surpassed his mortal limits without any outside influence."
"Is that even possible for a mortal to achieve, doesn't everyone have their peak as a mortal?"
"Yes they do however all beings are born with latent potential left over from their creation at higher hands and this man … this man has successfully tapped into that power. He is not a God nor did he gain any kind of immortality however he would surely have become long lived and extraordinarily powerful as a result."
"So if he's at peace then what's this unfiltered bloodlust being directed our way?"
"That would be what lies beyond his mortal limit," Ahnkseram replied still awed at what they were witnessing. "This rage is likely the manifestation of the decades spent trying to achieve this power Natsu, his every waking moment laid bare before us before he unleashes what lies beyond."
"Like a gate of sorts opening and letting loose a flood of emotion that laid trapped behind it?"
"Precisely! Though as a Servant it should be interesting to see if he can access one hundred percent of that latent power, either way I wouldn't advise messing around in the slightest with this man and to pay attention to any advice given."
A surge in Caster's power informed the pair that he was getting ready to unleash the power Ahnkseram referred to as he entered a new stance.
"In order to truly surpass all that there is to surpass Natsu and become the man you were born to be you must understand that the notion of Gods and Devils being superior to mortals is utter nonsense, mortal potential is infinite!"
"I never subscribed to the idea that some mortals couldn't achieve feats on par with the Gods and Devils however not all mortals could do it," Natsu replied as Caster narrowed his eyes.
"Observe Natsu Dragneel the power of mortal potential, perhaps seeing it firsthand will make you understand what I'm talking about."
Behind Caster a construct began to form with the power Caster had been outputting becoming condensed into its form. Taking a step back to eye it as it formed Natsu couldn't help but gape in awe at the Divine Aura surrounding the construct and Caster himself.
"It's so pure …"
"And yet so polluted with that rage we felt earlier, quite the contradiction isn't it?"
The construct finished forming giving Natsu a good idea as to its size with it easily towering over the forest they were in with it being at least a good thirty feet tall and its countless arms each spanning almost half a kilometre wide.
"Enhancement: 100 – Type Guanyin Bodhisattva!"
"Such power," was all Natsu had to say before finding himself blocking a strike from one of the hands of the construct which sent him skidding through the forest, a shockwave ripping through his body forcing him to regenerate several muscles that were torn as a result.
"That attack wasn't as powerful as one from someone like you or Kaguya at her maximum but damn that's some insane power for a Servant!"
"Look out!"
Sensing something approaching at astonishing speed Natsu barely reacted in time to block another strike that still slammed him into the earth via a palm thrust attack. After several moments the hand retracted revealing Natsu who was lying in the crater with his guard up, a shocked look on his face.
"I expected a faster reaction from someone of your calibre than that Natsu, such a shame."
Pulling himself out of the crater Natsu leapt out of the hole and landed on the opposite side of the crater as Netero summoned his construct again entering yet another meditative stance.
"So this is why he's a Caster Class Servant, such power behind a construct such as this even exceeds Nobu's when she was using the power of the Holy Grail!"
"Theoretically speaking Nobu probably could also become a Caster Class Servant that would utilize not only her construct but her natural affinity for fire and weapon manifestation to fight with them all possessing serious power."
Natsu prepared himself for the next attack to hit him however this time he looked right at Netero and activated his Hybrid's Aura, holding out his right arm and halting the hand in place with a well timed tap.
"So that's how it is going to be eh," Caster sighed. "Very well then I suppose I should up the ante yet again."
"More hands incoming!"
"Enhancement: 100 Type Ninth Hand!"
Blocking a hand from his other side Natsu began to feel a crushing force begin to weight down upon him as he looked up at another hand performing a chopping motion.
"Shit …"
The hand struck his head with a resounding gong sound chiming through the area as Natsu was smashed into the earth under the substantial weight behind Caster's attack.
"Is that all you've got Caster," Natsu growled as he began to push back against the hand with his head as it began to slowly raise itself from the crater. "I've taken punches from the Earth Titan that could crack a continent, this is nothing!"
"Don't go getting overconfident just yet Natsu for this battle has yet to begin," Caster replied as he made several sweeping motions. "Enhancement: 100 Type Eight Through Thirty Five Hands!"
In the blink of an eye dozens of hands were upon Natsu as he charged his fists with Aura coated flames as he began fending off a barrage of powerful blows and although he was successful in fending them off the force behind them was still forcing him deeper and deeper into the crater.
"Behind you!"
"Enhancement: 100 Type Fifty Fourth Hand!"
"How did he get one behind me when the construct is so far away," Natsu growled inwardly as he received a blow to the back that sent him flying into the side of the crater where the rest of the hands began to pummel him with full force.
"That had seemed unusually long compared to the others so perhaps it is meant for surprise attacks from behind?"
"Most likely," Natsu sighed through grit teeth as he slowly began to counter the fists once more, still astonished at the speed at which they were coming. "What I want to know is who the hell this old guy actually is!"
Seeing an opening Natsu vanished from the ever expanding crater and appeared in front of Caster who didn't even appear phased in the slightest as he brought his hands together in a prayer like motion. His fist being mere inches from Caster's face he suddenly found himself trapped by two hands that came together in a clapping motion effectively trapping him.
"Oho, now this takes me back!"
"He reacted to that in a centisecond, what the hell is this old man!"
"You honestly should've expected that based on the amount of afterimages he's been leaving behind simply through basic movement."
"A speedy Caster," Natsu sighed as he began to push back against the hands. "How am I supposed to out speed him?"
"You're missing the most crucial point of all this Natsu," Ahnkseram chided as he sent a visual replay of Caster's arm movements. "Whenever he has performed a new attack his first movement always involves this exact same stance which means that his fighting style has an inherit weakness!"
"Remove his ability to perform the praying motion and I'll succeed in cutting him off from summoning the 100 Type, all well and good to say that but actually catching him off guard is going to be a challenge."
"That it will be which is why you must enhance your senses to their absolute limit, break through the hands that stand in your way and forcibly sever them!"
"Don't know if you noticed but each one of these hands is packing serious power behind them Ahnkseram, simply forcing my way through won't be as easy as you think."
"Ah but we have the advantage of surprise Natsu and now would be the perfect time to try out our new technique wouldn't it?"
"Perhaps …"
"You know it's the perfect time so stop acting like it isn't!"
"Fine I'll do the damn technique but so help me if you've been tricking me about what it can do I swear I'll let Aava use you as her chew toy once she wakes up!"
"Like I've said a million times we're in this mess together so I have no reason to screw with you anymore, not get to preparing it!"
Sighing Natsu closed his eyes and began leaking raw Hybrid's Aura from his form which quickly began to escape from the hand prison Caster had been holding him in prompting Caster to narrow his eyes in suspicion.
"What are you up to now Natsu?"
The Crimson Red and Galaxy Blue Aura began to mix into itself becoming Pitch Black and Pure White before shooting up into the air above the pair and began forming a large cloud with a Magic Circle at its centre of similar colour just on the opposing side in terms of colouration.
"What are you planning this time," Caster frowned as he began to sense the power building within the eye of the cloud formation behind the Magic Circle which began to glow ominously.
"Almost there …"
"Now remember concentrate on the point you wish for it to strike!"
"I know," Natsu replied with a frown of concentration as a black and white light began to emerge from the Magic Circle putting Caster on the defence.
"An attack even though you have been rendered immobile!"
"I'm never immobile Caster," Natsu replied as a loud rumbling sound began to echo throughout the forest. "And as a being who finds himself tossed into a life of endless battle I must always find new ways to combat my foes!"
"I'd say that judging by the old man's reaction he had no idea you were capable of this."
"Perhaps I'm not in the future?"
"Who knows," Ahnkseram replied as Caster moved various hands to shield himself from the attack.
"Hybrid's Aura: Black Arts – Knha Yarthgil!"
A thin beam of corrupted light was fired from the centre of the massing energy and to Caster's surprise it did not strike him directly but instead struck the wrists of the hands holding Natsu in place, severing them allowing him to escape much to his shock.
"I-impossible," Caster gasped as Natsu emerged from the severed hands dusting himself off without so much as a scratch present on his body. "You've physically wounded my 100 Type Guanyin Bodhisattva, that shouldn't be possible!"
"And why is that," Natsu asked curiously as he snapped his fingers directing the beam to slice apart several more hands before it faded away.
"My 100 Type is a construct made from my own Nen, a power source that has been proven to be untouchable on a conceptual level. A construct made through its power could be destroyed but it would regenerate at the will of the user however even focusing on the severed hands I cannot regenerate them!"
"Nen? Well I suppose that despite your amazing feat of surpassing your own limits you aren't privy to the true nature of all things so allow me to enlighten you as to what I've done and how it's possible."
"What was that dark technique you used and how did it sever the Nen connections for the hands of my 100 Type?"
"The technique I used was one I recently created with some help, one that was born by delving deep into the Black Arts. The technique is called the Lightray Ahnk and is designed to sever the connection between whatever it slices and the power that flows through us all."
"You mean Nen?"
"Ah yes that's right you don't know about the bigger picture so I'll explain that then maybe the rest of this will make more sense. You see what you call Nen is but one name of the true source of power."
"What?"
"Magic, Chakra, Nen, Ki, Reishi are but a few of the names derived from the true source of all power," Natsu explained as Caster listened with rapt attention. "The true source of power has no true name however I refer to it now simply as The Source, a fitting name for something that generates all abnormal abilities throughout all reality isn't it?"
"So this 'Source' is really Nen?"
"Nen is Nen don't get me wrong," Natsu said quickly confusing Caster slightly as he shook his head. "In each world The Source adapts to suit the specific environment that it has found itself in so for your world it became Nen and in my world it became Magic."
"That makes sense but how does that relate to you being able to sever the Nen connection of specific parts of my construct?"
"Your construct is made up entirely of Nen yes?"
"It is."
"So let me ask you this then Caster if I was to cut your arm off right now would you be able to grow another one?"
"Well of course not!"
"And why is that?"
"Because human beings cannot regrow their limbs through some kind of regenerative process," Caster replied prompting Natsu to nod.
"And do you know why that is?"
"Because we lack the genetic properties within ourselves to do such a thing?"
"Correct again which basically brings us to the answer as to what my technique has done," Natsu said with a grin as he picked up one of the severed hands and pointed to the point it had been sliced off. "Look at the area I have sliced the hand here and compare it to the area on the arms and tell me what you see?"
"Impossible," Caster gasped as he brought the arm closer to his face. "H-how have you managed such a feat!"
"The Black Arts combined with my Hybrid's Aura and a sliver of another power granted me the ability to sever the connection to The Source at the point of incision with my Lightray Ahnk," Natsu replied as he dropped the severed hand. "Unfortunately such a technique is still in its early stages of testing and it was only because you gave me ample time to prepare that I was able to pull it off."
"You wish to further develop such a dangerous ability," Caster asked in disbelief. "Why in the world would you want to do that!?"
"To ensure that I can handle almost any scenario I come across in my duties in future," Natsu replied in a slightly darker tone. "Recently I lost quite a few people I considered friends and all their deaths could have been avoided if I had the power to act immediately, unfortunately it could be centuries before I make any more progress with this technique if at all due to the volatile forces I'm dealing with."
"I see …"
"For now I'll settle for the fact that I have gained an advantage over you Caster since you have lost over a dozen hands from your construct," Natsu said with a his grin returning full force. "Soon I shall defeat you and move to save my new friends."
"We'll see about that Natsu," Caster replied as he began to release more of his own powerful Aura now identified as Nen. "I still have quite a few tricks up my sleeve to stop you here!"
"By all means try Caster, many before you have tried and failed so let's see what makes you any different!"
/Meanwhile On The Going Merry/
"I can't believe they left me here alone to repair the ship," Chopper sighed as he hammered away at a wooden board trying to seal a crack in the hull. "I barely even know how to fix a ship that's Usopp's thing!"
With one final strike the reindeer human sighed and stood up to inspect his handiwork before shaking his head knowing in his mind that the ship wasn't going to last much longer in its current state.
With one last sight he climbed back onto the deck of the ship and began making his way toward the kitchen for some water when a kunai struck the deck in front of him, slicing off a tiny bit of his fur in the process as he froze in place.
"Oi raccoon dog where are the rest of the Straw Hats?"
"I'm not a raccoon dog," Chopper snapped spinning around to face a rather frightening looking man who looked down on him as if he were nothing more than trash under his boot.
"I don't really care what you are I only want to know where the rest of the rats scurried off to, it is rare that prey ever escape my web after all so I'm intrigued to see just how they have managed to escape my sight for the moment."
"A-are you with this God," Chopper asked feeling the fear begin to rise up in him once more as the man smiled.
"Servant Assassin, current opponent for the Trial of String though it seems God Enel has grown tired of you lot," Assassin said as he began walking on thin air. "Or he's just trying to piss off the King of Balance, either way it is of no real concern to me."
"Y-you're a Servant!"
"How very observant of you but I'm not interested in hearing your pointless observations, where are the rest of the Straw Hats?"
"I-I'm not telling you!"
"Is that right," Assassin replied with a grin as he closed the distance between the pair, kicking Chopper in the head sending him flying through the nearby wall into the back of the ship. "Well I wasn't simply asking for the information it's more of a demand."
Chopper gasped as he struggled to his feet, the attack packing more power than anything he'd ever received before as he felt two of his ribs break upon contact with the man.
"Natsu wasn't kidding … these Servants are crazy strong," Chopper gasped. "What am I gonna do … how am I supposed to protect the ship from someone like this!?"
"How about you just do the sensible thing and give me the information I want," Assassin answered as he kicked down a piece of the broken wall to gain entry to what was left of the kitchen. "Where are they, next attack will shatter your legs?"
"I … I won't say anything!"
"Such a defiant look for one so young, a few years and you'd become someone worth fighting," Assassin said coldly. "Unfortunately I have little time to play with you so I'll simply end you now and hunt the rest myself."
Assassin summoned a series of kunai from his kimono sleeves and sent them directly at Chopper who closed his eyes preparing himself for the pain however it never came. After several moments Chopper slowly opened his eyes until they suddenly shot open at the person who had fended off the attacks.
"Well now this was unexpected," Assassin sighed.
"Seilah," Chopper cried as Seilah closed the portal she had emerged from with a snap of her fingers.
"I had returned to report a few things to Master however I find the ship on top of a strange land of clouds and Servants running rampant across it, no one aside from you in sight. Are you alright Chopper?"
"You guys were definitely right about these Servants Seilah they really hit harder than regular people, he broke two of my ribs just by kicking me!"
"I see, do not fear I shall eliminate this one so for now try to tend to your injury as best you can. This will not take long."
"So the King of Balance's attack dog has arrived, they called you the Goddess of the Chill Moon once did they not?"
"That was quite some time ago but since then I have grown and with such growth I have gained control over a newfound power."
"Good because there is only one woman fitting to represent the moon and it is most certainly not you," Assassin said as he summoned two kunai in each hand and launched himself through the roof tearing a hole in it as he began jumping into the sky.
"Be careful Chopper," Seilah said as she jumped out of the hole after him leaving Chopper alone to try and manage his wounds as best he could.
"Sure I'll be careful just got to hope no more Servants show up and render me incapable of fighting before I even get a chance!"
/Elsewhere In The Upper Yard/
"It seems Assassin has been engaged however some of the Straw Hats have managed to escape his carefully crafted web. No matter Berserker will finish off the ones that managed to slip through."
"See to it that they do or else it'll be your head if God Enel finds out especially since Dragneel is pushing Caster back!"
"Everything is still under control and God Enel will be pleased with the end results and what happens during it all is of little importance."
"Whatever you say Head Priest …"
/Luffy's POV/
"Man this place is crazy, that boat barely held together for us to make it this far," Sanji said as he watched the boat sink into the cloudy sea.
"I hope the others are ok, there's so much crazy stuff going on around here," Usopp said fearfully as he pointed to the giant construct in the distance before pointing to the massive castle that had appeared earlier on in the boat ride over.
"Ah it'll be fine guys," Luffy replied casually. "I'm sure everyone will be able to take care of themselves until we meet up again."
"You do realize that they're supposed to be sacrifices to some God right," Usopp asked as Luffy nodded.
"So what?"
"Aren't you worried that this God will bring down some sort of Divine Judgement on them or even us?"
"I'm sure Natsu already went after this God guy to find out if he's legit anyway so let's just take things as they come eh?"
"How are you the Captain again!"
"Oi guys looks like we've got to choose a path," Sanji said as he pointed toward four signposts.
"Trial of the Swamp sounds easy enough compared to the other ones, what's a few swamps creatures gonna do to you guys," Usopp asked prompting Sanji to shrug.
"It's up to Luffy which way we go."
"We can go swamp if you want Usopp, something tells me that we'll find some adventure down there!"
"Alright then guess we're going down the Swamp route," Sanji said as the three began walking down the path completely unaware of the horrors that would await them.
Hope you all enjoyed and I'll see you in the next one!