Hi guys Azza here.

So you know what's great ... when your laptop decides it no longer wants to function anymore and you get told that the internal hard drive is completely fried causing me to lose years worth of stuff that wasn't backed up.

Nice

For real though at the time of me writing this I kid you not I'm at my local library, you guys and girls remember libraries right haha! Yeah try having to rewrite this whole chapter when you only get 30 minutes of time on a computer with your library card so you fleece your family for three more. One hour a day over the course of about four days has brought you this just so I could let you guys know what's up.

Now that being said I have bought a new PC, custom built one this time just to make sure it lasts longer than my laptop did. Unfortunately I still need to buy a monitor so I can't use it yet but fear not because I'm working my ass off to buy one.

That being said this is a hiatus of sorts because obviously I'm not going to the library anymore, the 30 minute thing is crap and their computers were slow as hell. Give me about 2-3 weeks and I should have the monitor I want and will be able to return to bringing you all the content!

Now onto the chapter everyone!

I do not own Fairy Tail, One Piece or the Nasuverse.

The Power Within

/Zoro's POV/

"What the hell are you!? Is that some kind of Devil Fruit!?"

"Heh, never seen one of these majestic creatures before have you Pirate Hunter? Yes indeed this is the work of my newly acquired Devil Fruit. Yes I ate the Ox Ox Fruit, Model: Giraffe!"

"…"

"What?"

"That's supposed to be a giraffe, that weird looking thing? I mean yeah the neck is accurate but no giraffe ever stands on its hind legs like that."

"You idiot this is its hybrid form!"

"The hell is a hybrid form?"

"Wait so you don't know …?"

"Know what?"

"Do you not understand the kind of Devil Fruit I've consumed to become a giraffe human, I ate a Zoan Devil Fruit."

"A Zoan, I see."

"Do you Pirate Hunter, do you truly see the beauty and grace of the majestic giraffe!?"

"Huh? Oh I wasn't talking about that, honestly that's a pretty shitty Devil Fruit power to have I mean what good is a herbivore gonna do in a fight?"

"Damn you …"

Feeling as if he needed to suddenly drop to the floor lest he find himself dead Zoro followed his instincts as Kaku spun around, both his legs firing off a massive aerial slash attack that sliced apart a rather significant portion of the building prompting it to slide downward slightly as it teetered on the edge of collapse.

"No way," Zoro muttered under his breath as he slowly rose back to his feet. "If I'd been hit by that attack there's no way my body could have endured it …"

"My apologies," Kaku sighed as he rose to his full height. "I let your words get to me, giraffes are truly wondrous creatures and for someone to pour such unnecessary slander upon them … it truly rattles me."

"If your composure is so easily shaken then this fight shouldn't be too tough then," Zoro replied as he got into a new stance. "A swordsman without true composure is as good as dead on the battlefield after all."

"Is that so? Perhaps then you would care to educate me on how you believe a true swordsman should act, by actually managing to land a blow upon me."

"Hn. Two Sword Style: Tower Climb!"

Vanishing from view Zoro appeared mid air in front of Kaku and slashed in an upwards motion leaving momentary visible slash marks mere inches from Kaku's elongated neck.

"So fast-!"

"Tower Climb – Return!"

Slashing downward Kaku again barely managed to avoid the attack, gritting his teeth as an idea suddenly struck him.

"Tekkai – Flash!"

Using his comical nose to his advantage Kaku attempted to strike Zoro with a Tekkai infused jab which was blocked by two of Zoro's blades sending sparks flying in all directions. Zoro eventually decided to use the force behind Kaku's attack to his advantage and propelled himself upward slightly before attempting yet another attack only for Kaku to angle his neck out of the way at the last moment leaving him wide open.

"If you attack from midair you leave holes in your defense! Giraffe Scythe!"

Striking Zoro directly in the side using his neck Kaku sent him flying through a large pile of rubble as he used his swords to skid to a sudden stop, panting slightly as a trail of blood escaped his mouth.

"Iron Body. No blind spots."

"Wh-what …"

Zoro watched in confusion as Kaku's neck began to fold in on itself as his entire form became a massive cube, the Giraffe's long nose placed atop the cube as he glared down at Zoro in what he assumed to be a menacing manner.

"I've become a square with zero blind spots; victory is absolute for me now!"

"SHUT UP! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!?"

"Heh, so naïve. Have you not yet noticed what I've done?"

"What the hell are you on about?"

"Giraffe's have four legs … Rankyaku!"

"LIKE I SAID, ARE YOU GONNA FIGHT OR NOT," Zoro snapped as Kaku's folded legs began flailing pathetically from his cube like form.

"Where are you looking? My attack has already started!"

"What-!"

Looking upward Zoro was shocked to see the entire roof covered in bright white blurs that were bouncing off of it, all now poised to strike at his location.

"The slash attacks I directed upward will deflect off of the ceiling … and rain down upon you! Giraffe Shower!"

"Shit," Zoro gasped as he began rapidly swinging his swords to attempt to block some of the attacks before quickly realizing he had no other choice but to endure the attack, shielding his face from the brunt of the attack as thousands of tiny slashes rained down upon him as blood began to pour from his wounds.

'Damn … slash attack pellets … can't block them all!'

Once the shower finally ceased Zoro stood panting heavily however he only had a moment before again he felt something tell him to move as he brought two of his blades before him in a cross formation.

"Nose Pistol!"

Kaku again tried to use his nose to his advantage however the attack was blocked, negating most of the damage even though it still sent Zoro skidding backward into some more rubble.

"Damn bastard," Zoro panted as he righted himself prompting Kaku to grin.

"What a tough guy you are, surviving my Giraffe Shower like that, I'm utterly flabbergasted!"

"I've trained my body; you damn Gi-riff-raff!"

"Gi-riff-raff? I am a Giraffe!"

"Gi-riff-raff."

"That's wrong! I-I'm not Gi-riff-raff!"

"Shut up!"

"What-!?"

"Gi-riff-raff … Gi-riff-raff …"

Sheathing his two blades Zoro grabbed his third one from his sash, sheath and all and brought it out in front of him, holding it with both hands as he looked up at Kaku with a glare.

"Stop rambling because I couldn't give two shits!"

"Hn, if you think you'll get away with mocking me then you'd better be prepared for the pain that'll follow!"

"Likewise. You'd better prepare yourself because from here on out … playtime is over," Zoro said in a rough tone as he wiped the blood that threatened to obscure his vision. "First, I'll break right through that Iron Body of yours and cut strips from that pathetic hide of yours!"

"You think you have a chance, just try it and see what happens Roronoa Zoro!"

Removing his bandanna from his forearm Zoro placed it around the top of his head as Kaku cocked his head to the side in confusion.

"What, do you think you get stronger from wearing a rag around your head?"

"Who knows," Zoro replied with a dark grin as the wind picked up in the room. "Let's find out shall we …"

Kaku was shocked to see Zoro vanish, this time with speed far greater than any he'd previously used before, forcing him to use a technique he'd been saving in order to predict exactly what the Pirate was doing.

Unfortunately for Kaku he needed to use it a moment earlier in order to avoid being struck, preventing him from actively dodging the attack and forcing him to rely on his Iron Body Technique.

"Tekkai!"

"It won't work anymore," Zoro growled as he appeared behind Kaku, his blade at his right side slowly being placed back into its sheath. "One Sword Style – Iai: Shishi Sonson!"

A massive green sliced tore through Kaku's midsection as the Giraffe was sent flying past Zoro and into the back wall, a look of shock permeating his features as a large gash appeared on his chest.

"I-impossible," Kaku gasped as Zoro glared at the Giraffe looking human, slowly returning his blade to rest with the others signalling the end of his attack. "Y-you shouldn't have been able to do that!"

"You've gotten cocky, Gi-riff-raff. Did you really think I would make a claim about my swordsmanship I couldn't back up?"

"B-but it can't be … my Tekkai is just below Lucci's, there's no way you could be this strong!"

"Ode to the wonders of fruitful training," Zoro replied as he drew his other two blades once more. "When you cross blades with other swordsmen you pick up on things, little tricks that help you to improve upon your own form for the next time you cross blades."

/Flashback/

"Alright that's enough of me hitting you two I suppose."

Panting as they clutched their heads Zoro and Sanji growled as they looked up at a grinning Natsu before Zoro finally decided to snap.

"What the hell kind of training even is this! Can we really get good at dodging by doing this or is this you just playing some kind of sick game!"

"Can you improve from this? A fair question I suppose but I suppose the better question would be will you allow yourself to improve from my training?"

"Huh?"

"Do you honestly believe I would want to waste my time beating the both of you with a stick? I'm a higher being, beating mortals with a stick isn't exactly something I would bother wasting my time with unless it served an actual purpose!"

"Well if it serves a purpose then why hit us so hard!?"

"How will you ever learn? Pain is the ultimate master, or so they say, which means the more pain you endure the more likely you are to adapt quicker to avoid its loving embrace," Natsu replied as he eyed Zoro's twitchy hand. "However I suppose since you appear so eager for some alternative training I shall oblige you Zoro, you too Sanji once I'm done with our resident moss growth."

"You've got something else for us to learn?"

"Draw your swords Zoro, all three of them," Natsu commanded prompting Zoro's eyes to widen in shock as Sanji cleared some distance from the pair knowing full well Zoro was going to be going all out. "Yes those will do nicely for this demonstration …"

Both Zoro and Sanji's eyes widened in shock and awe as Natsu placed a hand on the legendary katana at his side, the War Titan's Sword which he slowly unsheathed seemingly for pure dramatic effect.

"Now as you know I'm not some grandmaster of the sword however I have learnt much in my years of their use. So can you guess what I want you to do Zoro?"

"Attack?"

"Hold nothing back, show me the skills of the famous Pirate Hunter," Natsu said with a grin as he held his own sword out at a forty five degree angle.

Zoro charged forward and attempted to attack him with a barrage of slashes only to find he'd been halted in place, not by any kind of Gravity manipulation rather he'd been stopped in an all too familiar manner.

The tip of Natsu's blade held two of his blades back effortlessly, zero exertion clearly present on Natsu as he held back Zoro's attack.

"Attacking me by swinging wildly Zoro? If Luffy's Gum Gum Gatling couldn't get the job done then how would swinging blindly like that work?"

Pulling back from the insurmountable wall Zoro immediately began re-evaluating the situation only for Natsu to begin advancing forward with long, confident strides that hummed with an almost ancient power.

"As you should know by now Zoro your enemy won't give you a chance to stand still and evaluate their technique! You will need to think and plan your moves several steps ahead, channel your strength calculative if you want to defeat the best of the best!"

"Wh-what the hell," Zoro gasped as Natsu's blade gained an almost phantom like apparition behind it. "What the hell is that-!"

"One Sword Style: Phantom Dragon Shock!"

Before he made any attempt to attack Zoro Natsu vanished and appeared behind him, his blade held out horizontally before him as he slowly slid it back into its sheath. The moment the hilt hit the edge of the sheath Zoro found himself enduring pain all across his chest as a large gaping slash appeared.

"O-oi," Sanji gasped as he ran out to Zoro's side. "This is meant to be training!"

"I am training you," Natsu replied as he slowly turned around to reveal his glowing eyes. "Pain is the ultimate teacher Sanji, besides he's not going to remain that way for long."

Extending his free hand outward Natsu sent out a burst of God's Aura mixed with the White Arts that began knitting Zoro's flesh back together until no visible wound existed, shocking Sanji who had never seen such an ability before.

"That technique," Zoro panted as he spun around onto his knees. "It's like a technique I have except mine doesn't create a phantom version of the blade behind it."

"You have a technique like that?"

"Yeah …"

"Show me, I want to feel its power for myself."

"Fine," Zoro sighed as he rose to his feet.

"Oi are you insane moss head, you'll get destroyed again!"

"Maybe so perv cook but he's not wrong in what he says," Zoro replied as he locked eyes with Natsu. "I've grown stronger through pain; my time on the Baratie should be more than enough of a reminder of that."

"You went up against Dracule Mihawk, the World's Greatest Swordsman back then so of course you got destroyed! But this …"

"Is an opportunity," Zoro said as he pulled out one of his blades from his sash and began to spin it around creating several afterimages. "With Natsu and even Mordred I have goals to try and surpass, ones that can teach me what I need to grow stronger and point out all the flaws in my style and techniques."

"Interesting," Natsu hummed as his eyes tracked Zoro's speed. "He hasn't even realized just how fast he moves when he does that …"

"Get ready Natsu, this is one of my best techniques!"

"Bring it," Natsu ordered as he entered a defensive stance.

With surprising speed Zoro vanished and appeared behind Natsu, already sheathing his blade in much the same manner Natsu had done earler as the space right before Natsu's blade exploded with a powerful slash of green that almost appeared to sit still in the air around him.

"One Sword Style – Iai: Shishi Sonson!"

Natsu was sent skidding backward by the attack though it didn't break his guard despite the power behind the attack. As he forced himself to a stop Natsu looked at Zoro with genuine praise, it was a truly powerful attack that could dispatch most of the foes they'd come across so far of that there was little doubt in his mind.

"Well done Zoro, of all the attacks I've seen from you guys so far I'd have to say that one is currently the most impressive!"

"Really?"

"You probably don't even register how fast you move when you do that attack but it's definitely faster than any regular human being could ever hope to see."

"He's right moss head, when you started that attack I didn't even see you move," Sanji begrudgingly added. "It was like you teleported almost."

"It is a great attack however it can definitely be improved upon, the power and speed behind them can definitely be implemented into other attacks."

"How so?"

"Remember how I formed that shadow behind my blade when I did my attack, which functioned as a second solid blade. With a bit of work I think we can put you on the path to creating a truly devastating attack considering you wield three blades instead of just one."

/Flashback End/

'Time to put that training to good use,' Zoro thought as Kaku slowly rose from the large hole his body had left in the wall. 'In this fight I WILL master that technique!'

"No … this isn't how things were supposed to go," Kaku growled. "I still haven't shown you the true wild power of the almighty Giraffe!"

"Then why don't you show it to me already and stop screwing around, stupid herbivore?"

"STOP MOCKING THE GIRAFFE," Kaku roared as he vanished from view, appearing on the roof as his elongated forelegs smashed through the roof and pulled through two large blades. "I'm not going to let you get away with this Pirate Hunter!"

Drawing his third blade and placing it in his mouth Zoro adjusted his grip on his other two blades before entering a defensive stance, his eyes never once daring to leave Kaku's form knowing full well that the CP9 Agent could kill him with a significant slip up.

"Come on then, herbivore."

"Geppo!"

Vanishing from view Zoro immediately looked upward and already readjusted his guard as Kaku came charging toward him from the air, blocking a sword strike from one of the massive blades using the two blades in his hands.

'So heavy …!'

"With my superior ability to control the reach of my arms, legs and even neck size at will my effectiveness on the battlefield has effectively doubled! With this power not even you will be able to survive!"

Kaku began slashing wildly using both swords being held by his Giraffe like pseudo hands and his rear legs which constantly sent out aerial slash attacks that began tearing up the already trashed room.

"I am a Four Sword Style User and with the power of my Devil Fruit I can now make full use of the style! Combining the precise sword with the majestic Giraffe has created the ultimate swordsman, one you can never hope to surpass!"

"Can't surpass? The ultimate sword wielder?"

Kaku was shocked when Zoro almost instantly cut off Kaku's attack, staggering the agent as he entered a new stance.

"You might be a Four Sword Style user, you might also have a Devil Fruit that compliments it … but none of those things will ever be a basis for my defeat! Three Sword Style: Dragon Twister!"

"Shit-!"

A massive spiral shockwave erupted around Zoro sending Kaku flying upward into the roof blowing yet another hole in it as Zoro jumped backward, immediately re-entering a defensive stance.

Spinning around suddenly Zoro blocked a two bladed strike from Kaku who appeared in midair behind him, the attack still powerful enough to send him skidding backward as the Giraffe human immediately went on the offensive using both his two swords and legs amped with Tekkai to attack Zoro.

"Damn … I thought I had you with that," Zoro growled as he found himself struggling to fend off all the attacks as his body began to feel the pain from the numerous wounds he'd sustained throughout the fight. "What a vigorous attack!"

"What's the matter Pirate Hunter!? All you seem capable of doing now is blocking, you can't defeat me like that," Kaku taunted as he landed multiple slashes to Zoro's body as blood spurted from the wounds coating the grass crimson red.

"Argh …"

"You guys are just mere Pirates and going up against the World Government was the biggest mistake you ever made!"

The barrage continued as Zoro's parries began to let in more and more attacks as he continued to lose more and more blood with each successive strike Kaku managed to successfully land.

"Now that it's come to this, in the name of Absolute Justice, you'll have to die … just like Nico Robin!"

Zoro's eyes widened as the image of Robin screaming that she wanted to live entered his field of vision. For that brief moment Zoro fell unconscious as he saw Robin however his body forced him back into the fight through sheer willpower as he planted his left foot firmly on the ground as a Crimson Red shade of his right hand blade appeared before Kaku's throat.

The Giraffe human froze in place as the heavily panting and seemingly only semi-conscious Zoro stood half ready to collapse due to his wounds. Despite this outward appearance the animalistic survival instinct of his Giraffe self screamed for him to flee as he eyed the blade carefully.

"You bastard …"

"What was that just now … that menacing Aura!? For a brief moment, the shadow around him looked like it granted him extra arms and faces! What the hell is this guy!?"

As Kaku withdrew to a safe distance and assumed a defensive stance Zoro slowly turned to face Kaku although his eyes were obscured by his bandanna so he couldn't discern if the swordsman was even able to see him or not.

"You're getting carried away. You talk too much."

"Huh? You're tired of listening to me," Kaku replied as he took several steps backward. "Then I'll use my strongest Rankyaku, Sky Slicer and end this battle by splitting you clean in two!"

Kaku placed one hand on the ground and began to spin around, somehow able to balance not only the strange body shape of the Giraffe itself but also its added weight with ease as the wind began to pick up in the area.

"Give it up Pirate Hunter, there's nowhere left for you to run now that I'm about to use this attack! It's on a whole other level than any other attack I've used so far!"

"You fool …"

Kaku's eyes widened as Zoro looked up revealing his half dead looking eyes that mimicked the stories he'd heard of possession, however this wasn't the most chilling fact.

"You're the one … who has to give up."

Suddenly the wind that was blasting toward Zoro simply found itself pushed back as an Aura burst to life around Zoro's form. A faint Crimson Red licked his skin as the swordsman crossed his two blades out in front of him in an X formation.

"I-impossible," Kaku gasped as he realized what Zoro had just done, not expecting anything on this level from the garbage low class Pirate when the fight started.

"Devil's Aura: Nine Sword Style – Asura!"

"There it is again," Kaku gasped as the shade like additions to Zoro's body began to manifest themselves however this time they were visibly solid. "Six arms … three faces; this is that Demonic thing I saw earlier!"

Looking Zoro in the eye he was shocked to see one of his eyes, his left eye to be more specific, was glowing Crimson Red whilst his other retained the almost dead look. He didn't have much more time to contemplate it as he felt a surge of power emanate from Zoro's form.

"Y-you're too late Pirate Hunter," Kaku shouted as Zoro entered an offensive stance. "My attack is all but prepared, you stand no chance!"

"You're the one … who's too late," all three of Zoro's faces said in unison which sent a sliver of fear running through Kaku's spine.

"How about waiting until you achieve victory before making such a boast! Rankyaku – Sky Slicer!"

Firing the massive blast from his right leg Zoro simply waited for the attack to arrive before flicking all nine of his blades in an outward motion as a large hole emerged in the attack, effectively halting it as it dispersed into nothing right before Kaku's eyes.

"N-no way …"

"Hardships are fine by me for I walk the path of Asura," Zoro growled as he vanished from view and appeared behind Kaku, a Crimson Red trail the only indication of the path he'd taken.

"Devil's Aura: Nine Sword Style – Asura Crimson Mist!"

Nine deep gashes appeared on Kaku's body as the CP9 Agent fell to his knees, his eyes rolling into the back of his head as his body forced him into unconsciousness due to the overwhelming amount of pain his body had suffered in a single moment.

Kaku's Giraffe like form reverted to that of his human one as the CP9 Agent fully succumb to his injuries whilst Zoro reverted to his regular form, slowly sliding his blades back into their respective sheathes before turning around to face the fallen CP9 Agent.

"Oi Gi-riff-raff, Paulie says you're fired," Zoro grunted before also collapsing into unconsciousness.

After several moments shadows began to engulf Zoro's form as he sank into the floor leaving no trace of Kaku's opponent. The moment the shadows left a tiny one reappeared and took the key Kaku had been guarding before it too vanished leaving the Agent to his fate.

/Franky's POV/

"Damn ball bastard," Franky grunted as he slowly climbed his way back up the wall toward the kitchen of the Tower Of Justice. "I wonder how that Reindeer is doing against the mime looking guy?"

The sound of several explosions spurned Franky to climb faster knowing full well that the Straw Hats were his ticket out of there. It also helped that they openly defied the World Government like he did and weren't exactly shy about showing it too.

Indeed they would be useful allies to have against them.

As he managed to finally reach the top he quickly realized that all signs of battle had ceased. Did the Reindeer lose against the CP9 Agent? Did he win?

"What the hell …"

Standing before him was a massive beast, larger than anything he'd ever seen before, and in its hand was the head of Kumadori. The CP9 Agents body had clearly lost his head as the beast grabbed it with what Franky assumed was its unmatched strength and unintentionally severed it.

"O-oi! What the hell are you supposed to be!? Where the hell is that little Reindeer!?"

The beat looked right at Franky before raising the hand it held Kumadori's head in and tossed it at the wall, cocking its head to the side as the head was reduced to pulp. Franky took a step back toward the edge as the beast returned its sights to him and began to grit its teeth.

"RrrrraaaaAAAAAAARGH!"

Franky was barely able to dodge in time as the monster punched the ground destroying most of the balcony they stood on leaving only a small space for the pair to stand, rather unfortunate since that put the cyborg in close proximity to the monster itself.

"Where the hell did this thing even come from anyway," Franky growled before looking up at the beast and recognizing something. "Wait a minute … that hat, that's the Reindeer's hat!"

It then became apparent that the beast was indeed Chopper, the transforming Reindeer humanoid Doctor of the Straw Hats had morphed into … whatever this thing was. That begged the question however, just what happened to turn Chopper into a mindless, bloodthirsty beast?

"If you can kill one of these Agents without even trying then I'm definitely no match for you," Franky said as he slowly backed up as Chopper began advancing toward him. "But I do know one thing and that's that you've got a fatal weakness!"

Chopper pulled his hand back and prepared to strike Franky only for the cyborg to hold up his own palm as a metallic cylinder emerged.

"There's only one way I'm gonna be able to take you down without killing you so here goes! Coup De Vent!"

Firing his attack at Chopper Franky was shocked to find it had zero effect whatsoever, the attack failing to even so much as push him back an inch.

"Oi oi, that was a pretty strong attack right there …"

Instead of a response Chopper simply went to attack again forcing Franky to dive inside in order to avoid the fist that was several times larger than a human.

"Alright then fine I guess I'll go down there with you since you clearly don't wanna go by yourself," Franky snapped as he charged toward Chopper. "Coup De Vent!"

Aiming his left arm behind him Franky used the force behind his own attack to propel himself like a missile right into Chopper's chest knocking both of them off of the Tower Of Justice as they fell down into the sea below.

Upon impact with the water Chopper's body returned to his usual small self, completely unconscious, forcing Franky to haul him out and swim to a small piece of land attached to the tower.

"Well … that was a thing," Franky sighed as he held Chopper up by the scruff of the neck. "You'd better be grateful for this otherwise I'm gonna be SUPER pissed!"

/Sanji's POV/

"Explosions all round the tower yet I haven't managed to run into anyone yet, the hell did they go," Sanji sighed as he walked along a narrow corridor pausing to light a new cigarette. "Damn, running low ..."

Kicking the ground hard enough to crack it Sanji jumped up toward the ceiling in order to avoid an attack he managed to sense at the last moment.

"Damn, I almost fucking had you! How did you manage to avoid my attack without detecting me!?"

Landing on the ground several metres before his opponent Sanji shrugged as he let loose a puff of smoke from his mouth.

"I sensed killing intent coming my way so naturally I avoided it, nothing more than that really."

"But that's impossible!"

"Not really, but you wanna know something that's really impossible?"

"What's that?"

"You keeping my darling Robin from going back to the sea with us," Sanji replied with a frown. "CP9 or no we won't lose here, the countless explosions rocking this place should give you an idea about how serious we are."

"HAH, you think even if you manage to free Nico Robin that any of you will go free!? The World Government has contingencies in place for shit just like this!"

"Let them come then."

"What-!?"

Raising his right leg and resting his arm atop his knee Sanji locked eyes with the man he was about to face, further emphasising how serious he truly as about this.

"You messed with one of us and that never ends well, especially not when we're at our lowest already ..."

"Are you actually thinking you can take me on!? Do you even know who I am!"

"No clue."

"Grr, I'm Jabra and I'm one of the strongest members of CP9!"

"One of the strongest eh? Good."

"The hell do you mean good!?"

"Once I kill you and take that key it'll be one less major threat for my friends to deal with," Sanji replied darkly as he charged forward with speed that shocked Jabra who was forced to use Soru to escape as the pair began their battle.

Tales From The Tale Verse

Alucard's Worldwide Tour Now With 80% More Vampire Nazi's VII

Nighty Night

Shots rang out through the deserted streets as a group of terrified fledgling Vampires scrambled off in any available direction. One unfortunately wasn't fast enough and was shot through the back of his leg, his kneecap flying away with the rest of his flesh as he dropped to the ground in pain.

The young Vampire barely had the time to scream before a sinister shadow loomed over him, his eyes meeting the barrel of a handgun, the glowing red eyes behind it narrowed dangerously.

"Where's Dimitri?"

"I don't know," the young Vampire cried before feeling his other kneecap blown away by the second gun. "ARGH! I DON'T FUCKING KNOW ANYTHING!"

"Wrong answer," was the only reply as another gunshot rang out silencing the terrified cries as silence fell over the town once more.

Alucard grit his teeth as he looked around the deserted street, the idea that Dimitri could hide from his sight was absurd yet somehow the bastard actually managed it. Knowing this he was forced to resort to more mundane methods of discerning his former servant's location.

"Currently Alucard found himself in a small village on the Hungarian border, all clues he'd managed to discover pointing to this being Dimitri's hidey hole yet somehow he'd managed to conceal his presence and prolong the hunt.

Sniffing the air Alucard could smell the fear flowing from the other remaining fledgling Vampires and slowly sunk into the ground. He would kill them, all of them, for simply allowing his hunt to go on as long as it had. Every second he wasted here was another second the boy remained with The Major and that was unacceptable.

Over the course of an hour Alucard hunted the fledgling Vampires until only one remained, his whimpering and cowering form eliciting a look of disgust from merely being associated by species with such a pathetic coward.

"P-please ... don't kill me!"

"Then tell me what I want to know and you'll be free to go," Alucard replied in a calm yet forceful tone "Where is Dimitri hiding?"

"Th-there's this Chinese place, real big restaurant, but it's all a front for Dimitri's contraband ring! The place is called The Jaded Empress, y-you can't miss it!"

"Is that all you know?"

"Yes it is," the man cried. "Now you're gonna let me g-?"

A single gunshot rang out as Alucard ended the fledgling before swiftly sinking into the shadows once more, reappearing atop a radio tower in order to survey the village.

"There," Alucard hummed as his eyes locked onto his target. "I'm coming for you Dimitri, hope whatever The Major gave you was worth it?"

Hope you all enjoyed and I'll see you in the next one!