Hi guys Azza here!
Thanks for all the feedback on the lemon everyone as you could tell it was definitely something I'm not used to writing but your feedback will definitely help for when I eventually write more down the line! Honestly I'm surprised it was taken so positively too I honestly expected people to hate it so thanks for blowing me away!
Anyway onto the reviews!
Dragonborn2704 – Thanks for the feedback its nice to know my first ever actual attempt already rates higher than what you consider to be trash! And no this island isn't from canon but it is part of the next arc its kind of set up for the main stuff to come.
And yeah that would be funny wouldn't it!
Etherious X – I did say I would attempt it one day just had to make sure I didn't mess it up!
Erasenpai946 – He made Seilah his in the same sense he made Erza his because she bit him back. He left Robin the choice on if she wants to truly become his or not and his bite on her is more an 'Intent To Claim' kind of thing.
Le Phoque Blanc – You basically mimic my reasoning for doing lemons to be honest. Doing them purely because is something I just don't really want to do which is why it took so long to write one as is because I thought it might devalue the characters I've written and the story by turning it into smut. And I'm hoping in the future I can get more descriptive with it I'm sure you noticed my reluctance to go too far into it during the last chapter in fear of it becoming like a cringe smut fanfic but I think eventually I will be confident enough to try it.
You know after ... studying up for it of course haha!
Anyway on with the story!
I do not own Fairy Tail, One Piece or the Nasuverse.
The Foreboding Derelict Island
/Zoro & Sanji's POV/
"Damn woman," Zoro groaned as he picked himself up off of the ground and dusted himself off. "How can someone so scrawny have such a strong kick?"
"I'd pay a million Berries just to be kicked by Nami again," Sanji sighed in response prompting Zoro to glare at him in utter disgust.
"Hopefully she kicks you so hard you don't come back ..."
"So do I-HEY WAIT A MINUTE DID YOU JUST INSULT NAMI'S PERFECT LEGS!?"
"Shut up you damn perv cook," Zoro snapped as the pair butted heads. "You're so damn lucky I'm in a good mood or else I'd kick your ass for getting me lost!"
"I got you lost, you'd have done that all by yourself you stupid Moss!"
"That's it I'm gonna slice you up!"
"Bring it on you-!"
"Urgh ..."
Both Straw Hats froze at the strange sound, blinking owlishly as they slowly turned their heads toward its origin. Standing before them was what clearly was meant to be a human however its flesh had become grey indicating only one thing."
"Oi are you seeing this?"
"Yep."
"Urgh?"
Blinking again as the human picked something from its teeth the pair spun on their heels and began sprinting away as fast as their feet could carry them.
"There's no way that's what I think it is," Zoro shouted as the human began screaming loudly.
"I don't even wanna know just keep running," Sanji snapped back in response only for the pair to skid to a stop at a large group of hands protruding from the road before them. "Oh crap ..."
The pair took a hard left as the hands touched the ground and began sprinting after them, the screaming from the first human now echoing across the area as more of the humans began to shoot up from the ground.
"Shit, looks like we might have to deal with these things!"
"What the hell is this island," Zoro growled as he drew his blades. "I hope the others are gonna be alright ..."
/Luffy & Franky's POV/
"We're going on an adventure, another crazy adventure!"
Both Luffy and Franky sung completely off key the entire way into town completely oblivious to the trap laid before them as their desire for adventure overwhelmed any common sense. Arriving at the entrance to the town itself the pair stopped and eyed the wooden arch curiously.
Ardorton Town
Established – RUN!
"Huh?"
"That doesn't sound too good," Franky said as the pair took a look at the towns clearly run down appearance indicating it hadn't been inhabited for quite some time. "Ah well who cares that just means there must be heaps of cool stuff lying around just waiting for us to take it!"
"Damn right," Luffy cheered in response as the pair continued their way into Ardorton Town in search of hidden treasure.
"Man this place is huge, who knows what we'll find around here!?"
"Yeah," Franky agreed as he pointed toward a nearby shop. "Let's start over there and work our way down the street."
Luffy promptly agreed as the pair walked over toward the sealed off store, Franky easily ripping off the boards and knocking down the front door in order to allow the pair access. Once inside the most obvious thing to the pair was the thick layer of dust on everything making it hard to discern anything of real value from what was left inside.
"Do you think they took all the cool stuff?"
"Who knows? If we're lucky we'll find something pretty cool in here though."
"You mean like this?"
"Oi is that a multitool!?"
"A whatawat?"
"A multitool," Franky repeated as he took the tool out of Luffy's hands and dusted it off. "These things are like ten tools in one and cost like five thousand Berries each!"
"Oh really, well that's pretty cool."
"I'll say! You'd better believe I'm putting this baby to good use!"
"Man there's so much crap just lying around in here, look at this perfectly good couch just left here!"
"Yeah you know get the dust off of it and give it a bit of a dry clean and that'd be a SUPER good couch."
"And just look at this," Luffy said as he grabbed a hold of the blade end of a sword sticking through the wall. "Who just leaves a sword behind like this?"
Pulling on the sword Luffy accidently pulled down the entire wall revealing one of the back rooms of the store including the part of the wall the sword had been stabbed into ... and it's supposed victim.
"Urgh?"
"..."
Picking up the wall Luffy gently put it back into place, much to Franky's shock and disbelief, only for it to crumble away leaving the supposed dead person standing before them with a sword through its mouth.
"Urgh ..."
"WHAT THE HELL," the pair screeched as they fled the store through a nearby window.
"Wh-what the hell was that Franky, was that a real life-!?"
"Oi oi just calm down Luffy there's no way it's one of those things," Franky replied quickly as they ran further into town. "It was probably just one of the locals playing a prank on us or something ... yeah that's it!"
"But he had a sword through his face," Luffy snapped back as they reached what appeared to be the town centre, a rundown square with overgrown grass and vines seemingly reclaiming the area for nature herself.
At the centre of town was a statue though its head was missing and in its place the head of a human sat atop a spike with the word HEATHEN scrawled in capitals on the chest of the statue. Looking around the pair quickly realized there were more than just the one head as countless other heads sat impaled atop spikes, all somewhat animate though how exactly that was the case the pair couldn't even begin to guess.
"What the hell is up with this joint, were they some kind of evil Wizards or something?"
"Well now that's just plain rude, not all of us were 'evil' as you so eloquently put it, some of us were just more inclined in the ways of the dark!"
"Oi Franky ...?"
"Yeah?"
"Did that head on top of the statue just talk?"
"Nah there's no way," Franky chuckled nervously as he looked up at the head. "You didn't talk to us did ya?"
"Well who else was going to talk to you?"
"..."
"DON'T YOU FUCKING MOVE," Franky shouted as he revealed his Weapons Left and aimed right at the head who didn't even so much as blink at the threat.
"Well it's not like I'm going anywhere now is it young man what with my lack of a body and all."
"That's ... look just shut up and answer our questions alright!"
"How rude," the head replied with a sigh. "But as it seems you are likely the only visitors I shall see for some time I suppose I shall answer your questions."
"So what exactly are you," Luffy asked prompting the head to roll its eyes.
"I'm a severed head in case you didn't notice though as to not anger you further I shall answer the question I know you truly meant to ask. My name is Anton Vordeu and I was the Mayor of Ardorton until the place ended up like this."
"What happened here Mayor, why are there all these severed heads and dead guys running around?"
"A complex question," Anton replied as his eyes motioned for the pair to look behind them. "And one I'm afraid I do not have the luxury of answering for you unless you bring me with you."
"LIKE HELL-!"
"Fine," Luffy said as he extended his right arm upward and grabbed hold of the spike and lifted Anton off of the statue, retracting it quickly as the pair turned to face the charging group of grey skinned humans.
"Oi Luffy are you sure this is a good idea!?"
"This guy has answers and is the only one not charging toward us so I say we take him with us!"
"Fine," Franky snapped. "Then if he's so keen on coming with he won't mind if I do this! Weapons Left!"
Opening fire on the bodies Franky's attack shredded through their exposed flesh and bone; blowing them apart into a writhing heap and allowing the pair time to flee with Anton in hand.
"Alright then pal you'd better get to talking or you'll be joining those guys," Franky growled as the pair made a beeline for the entrance they'd come in.
"Very well I suppose I shall explain the tale whilst we flee," Anton sighed before clearing his throat. "First we shall go back several years to the assault on our fair town by a powerful Pirate ..."
/Mordred's POV/
"Whoa, this castle is huge," Chopper said in awe prompting Mordred to snort in response.
"Camelot makes this one look like a piece of-."
"No way even the doors have jewels in them," Nami squealed as she bolted past the pair and launched herself at the slightly ajar set of large doors. "I'm so glad I suggested we come here!"
"That's not how I recall the conversation going," Mordred scoffed only to be on the receiving end of a death glare.
"I wonder where all the people are," Chopper piped up in order to break the tension as Mordred returned her full attention to the castle itself. "You'd think they'd have taken the valuable stuff if they were gonna move or run away?"
"Look at the outside of this place," Mordred said as she knelt down and traced a piece of blackened dirt with her finger. "Something happened here, something that clearly didn't end well for whoever lived here."
"Now that you mention it these doors have massive claw marks in them," Nami pointed out as the group returned their attention toward the entrance. "And this door looks like it's about to come off of its hinges."
"Should we really go in here then, what if whoever did this is still inside?"
"Settle down Chopper," Mordred replied as she picked up the small Reindeer and placed him on her shoulder. "Dont forget I'm here to fight off anything that tries to start something with us."
All three suddenly spun around as the sound of gunshots pierced through the eerie silence of the island followed by multiple explosions near the town. Summoning Clarent to her side Mordred marched toward the door and kicked them fully open with one falling off of its hinges with a resounding crash.
"Get inside now!"
"Wh-what the hell was that!?"
"As far as I can tell we should be the only people here," Mordred replied quickly as the pair ran toward the run down stairwell. "But for there to be gunshots means we're not alone ..."
The trio looked back toward the doors at the sound of more gunfire only to find multiple grey humans now standing where they had once been, slowly picking up the doors and placing them back in their former positions.
"What."
"The."
"Hell ..."
"Urgh?"
Leaping from her place on the stairs Mordred entered an offensive stance ensuring that the stairwell was fully covered as she drew the attention of the grey humans toward them.
"Oi what the hell are you guys!?"
"Urrrgh ..."
All three were shocked when one of the humans simply rotated its neck a full one eighty degrees before letting out a high pitched shrieking sound that had both Chopper and Nami on the ground in seconds.
"SHUT THE HELL UP," Mordred roared over the noise as Clarent sliced its head off just above the jaw as the grey human continued to make a strangled gurgling sound. "What the ..."
"I think we should probably run," Nami said quickly as Mordred fell back to the stairs right as the doors on the lower level began to shatter revealing even more of the grey skinned humans.
"What the hell are these things," Mordred growled as she fired off a burst of flame and lit the carpet leading up the stairs alight. "Are they some kind of-?"
"CRAP THERE'S EVEN MORE OF THEM," Chopper screeched as more of the grey skinned humans began charging down the second floor hallway.
"Both of you hold on," Mordred shouted as she grabbed Nami by the waist and jumped onto the railing.
Crouching low Mordred launched the trio upward to the roof, smashing through the glass skylight as they landed on the concrete ceiling. Dropping Nami and Chopper she immediately spun around and went to check the grey skinned humans who seemed more or less confused as to what they should be doing now that their prey was out of sight.
"Well it looks like we're safe for the moment at least," Mordred sighed as she turned around to face the others. "But we can't stay up here we've got to figure out what's going on here and how to get out of this mess."
"Agreed."
"Yeah!"
"So before we go any further are we all in agreement on what those things were," Mordred asked prompting the pair to nod quickly in response. "Well then things just got a whole lot more interesting ..."
/Zoro & Sanji's POV/
"Three Sword Style: One Thousand Eighty Pound Phoenix!"
Zoro fired off an aerial slash attack that ripped apart an entire group of the grey skinned humans only for them to continue shambling forward with what little of their limbs they had left. Taking several steps backward he looked to Sanji who bore an equally grim look on his face as the pair nodded in understanding.
"Are you sure?"
"Isn't that supposed to be their prime weakness," Sanji replied as he lit a new cigarette. "Just watch my back until its ready."
"Fine," Zoro growled as Sanji began spinning around on his right leg forming a black miniature tornado. "These pieces of shit aren't gonna push me back any further ... they want a fight then I'll give em one!"
Extending two of his swords out in front of him Zoro began to rotate them until they were no longer visible, generating a powerful blast of wind that made the grey humans struggle to advance in the process, as his prepared his attack.
"Three Sword Style: Great Demon Fan!"
The grey humans caught within the attack suddenly began to sustain deep gashes to their bodies as the razor sharp winds within tore them to pieces. Maintaining his attack as his eyes shifted toward Sanji he saw a spark of flame within the black tornado and grinned.
"Good."
Ceasing his attack Zoro winced as both his blades had begun to glow a bright red colour, steam rising from them. Raising an eyebrow at the heat he looked over to Sanji who had now ceased spinning and was in his own offensive stance.
"Alright go finish em off but don't screw it up!"
"Fuck off you damn Moss," Sanji growled as he jumped up into the air and landed on his opposite leg right in the centre of the grey humans. "Black Leg Style: Diable Jambe – Party Table Candle Course!"
Spinning around rapidly to once more become the black tornado now tinged with flame Sanji proceeded to kick all the grey humans around him sending them flying backward in all directions ablaze. Zoro sheathed his third blade and went to sheath his other two when he noticed one of the ones that had been glowing red now bore large cracks at its base.
"Shit ..."
Looking up just in time to see Sanji finish off the last grey human he sheathed his blades and walked over to the slightly panting Chef.
"We should probably get back to the ship, who knows if there are any more of these things running around."
"You expect me to go back knowing the others are out there in this," Sanji snapped back prompting a loud sigh in response.
"Are you seriously that stupid? You do realize that Natsu is back at the ship right and I'm sure once we explain what's going on he'll look for the others."
"Ah ... excuse me; you wouldn't happen to be living people by any chance would you?"
Sanji froze mid retort as the pair both looked toward the voice that had just spoken to them finding a young girl clutching a teddy bear tightly to her side. Her long blonde hair was braided in a rather adorable way however her clothing appeared rather old fashioned as she wore a strange black dress with countless orange and black ribbons adorning both it and her hair.
"A little girl?"
"Hold on a moment," Zoro said before Sanji could move any closer. "What if she's with them?"
"You stupid Moss Head how the hell could a little girl be with those things," Sanji snapped before turning toward the girl who eyed them with seemingly innocent eyes. "Sorry about him he was dropped on his head at least eight or so times when he was born, my name is Sanji and we're both living people."
"Oh my ... real living people after all this time," the girl whispered to herself as a grin broke out across her adorable face. "Oh my but that is simply wonderful, please you must help me!"
"Help you, to get off of this island," Zoro asked cautiously as the girl seemed to fiddle with the hem of her skirt.
"W-well yes that too but also I have a friend you see ... a rather new friend who I met not too long ago, she's locked up in that big castle up there and I cannot seem to free her."
"So there are other living people here then," Sanji asked prompting the girl to shake her head in response.
"No, she and I are the only ones left and that's only because the bad man who made this place the way it was made it so. He didn't know I was here because I was out playing in the woods at the time but when he returned some time later he placed my new friend in the castle and sealed her away!"
"Do you have any idea who it was?"
"Before he ... died, the Mayor did say he knew who it was," the girl replied as she turned around to face the direction of the town. "He said that the man was a Warlord Of The Sea-."
"A Warlord," both Sanji and Zoro gasped surprising the girl who seemed to jump backward on sheer reflex.
"S-sorry, we didn't mean to scare you it's just we've run into a Warlord Of The Sea before and trust us they're big trouble," Sanji replied prompting the girl to nod in understanding.
"To think there are more than one who can possess such frightening power ..."
"So this Warlord attacked this place did he," Zoro asked as the girl again nodded.
"He killed everyone here and then he took the bodies that were mostly intact, from there I didn't see anyone until about a year later when he showed up again."
"He came back?"
"He returned and dumped a whole bunch of these things you've been fighting here as well as locked up my friend and hasn't been back since."
"So there's some Warlord running around killing off towns and taking the bodies to experiment on them, I don't like the sound of this."
"Neither do I," Zoro agreed as he turned toward the little girl who just looked up at him expectantly. "Alright we're gonna get you and your friend out of this place, back at our ship there's a guy who will be able to bust in and save her no sweat."
"Honestly Natsu would probably just do that warping thing he does and deal with it in five seconds flat," Sanji laughed only to freeze at the little girl's shocked gasp.
"D-did you just say ... Natsu?"
"Yeah we did," Zoro replied as he once again eyed the girl suspiciously. "Why, you got some kind of problem with him?"
To both their surprise the girl's entire mood began to shift as she began jumping up and down cheerily, her eyes full of joy before she grabbed a hold of both their hands.
"Please take me to Lord Natsu, if anyone can fix this mess it will be him!"
"Lord?"
"How do you even know Natsu anyway?"
"Hm? Oh well I've known him for quite some time, he did save me after all," the girl replied cheerfully. "Of course no one here would know anything about that since it all happened in a time and place so very very far away ..."
"I think we should just take her to see him," Sanji sighed. "Even if she is a threat I know Natsu will be able to deal with her."
"Yep!"
"I don't like any of this," Zoro grumbled. "Not one bit."
"Urgh ..."
"Oh no," the girl cried as she jumped behind the pair. "More of them!"
"Damn it," Zoro growled as he drew two of his blades. "Protect the girl!"
"Right!"
Charging forward Zoro effortlessly slashed apart another mob of the grey skinned humans as Sanji took care of the girl. Just as he was about to finish off the last one the ground began to shake.
"Crap ..."
From the earth a massive grey humanoid burst forth, its arms having been replaced with metal clubs and a third arm attached to its chest which seemed to be holding a large sword.
"Gonna have to make this quick," Zoro said as he jumped backward in order to avoid one of the club hands whilst placing his third blade into his mouth. "Oi get the girl away from here!"
"No I wanna see Mister Swordsman defeat the monster!"
"Tch, damn brat," Zoro growled as he began sprinting toward the massive being, spinning his blades as he ran. "Three Sword Style: Secret Technique – Three Thousand Worlds!"
Vanishing in a burst of speed Zoro appeared behind the beast which was now staggering backward, a large chunk of its body having been blown away by Zoro's attack however it simply spun around and swung its club at him, striking him in the side and sending him flying through several trees.
"Damn it," Zoro growled as he slowly rose to his feet. "Oh no ..."
Looking in his right hand one of his swords, Yubashiri, had shattered right at the hilt rendering it completely useless. Sheathing the sword he removed his other blade from his mouth and stood before the beast with a furious expression.
"You broke one of my swords ..."
"RUUARRRGH!"
"Roar all you want but it's too late to take back what you did, you'll pay for this."
The beast simply roared again and moved to strike Zoro however he easily evaded its attack by jumping out of the way and rolling back onto his feet, charging toward it as he spun both blades into a reverse grip behind him.
"Two Sword Style – Iai: Rashomon II!"
Soaring past the beast it suddenly froze as not only it by all the ground and trees behind it were sliced apart as two massive shockwaves ripped through the area. Zoro rolled in midair and skidded to a stop landing on one knee panting slightly as he surveyed his new technique.
Looking at the destroyed beast he grinned whilst sheathing his swords, his moment of pride soon to be shattered as the sound of applause reached his ears.
"WOW! Mister Swordsman that was so cool, you totally destroyed that monster!"
"At the cost of one of my swords," Zoro sighed as he drew his broken Yubashiri. "Damn thing ..."
"Oh, sorry Mister Swordsman I didn't mean-!"
"Dont worry about it," Zoro replied waving the girl off. "And my name isn't Mister Swordsman, its Zoro."
"Zor O?"
"Zoro, all one word."
"Zorro?"
"No it's just Zo Ro."
"Zoro."
"Yeah that's it."
"Hehe, Mister Swordsman Zoro!"
"..."
The rather amusing moment was suddenly interrupted as gunfire rang out across the silent island spurring Zoro and Sanji into action. If there were only two other humans on the island aside from their crew then the gunfire meant one of their own was in trouble.
"Wait aren't we going to the ship!?"
"The ship can wait we've got to help out our friends first," Sanji replied with a smile to the girl he currently held in his arms who simply looked up at him curiously.
"Oh ..."
"Let's just hope we aren't too late to help out whoever it is that's in trouble," Zoro sighed as they ran toward town as fast as they could.
/Usopp's POV/
"WHY ME," Usopp cried as he fled from a horde of the grey skinned creatures. "Damn it Natsu why couldn't you have just sent me home!?"
Usopp's cries could be heard throughout the forest as he bolted away from the ever increasing horde knowing full well his current arsenal of weapons wouldn't do anything against these beasts, thoughts of how to kill Natsu swirling through his mind as he came across the entrance to the castle he'd heard some of the others talking about.
"Oh man I hope those guys are here!"
Bolting inside Usopp failed to notice all the grey skinned humanoids looking at him as he darted right up the stairs, oblivious to their mobilization, as he charged into the first room he could find and slammed the door shut.
"Damn," he panted heavily. "I should be safe here for a bit ..."
"How dare you!"
"Wha-?"
Spinning around Usopp froze as he came face to face with a rather young girl with long pink hair wearing a bright pink and white frilly dress. His attention however was quickly drawn to the fact that her body had red spikes jutting out of it and ... was that a tail!?
"Are you always such a rude little piglet, barging into a maiden's room without so much as a single knock? Well what do you have to say for yourself!?"
"Uh ..."
It was then Usopp realized that the girl was stuck in a cage, a cage that seemed to surround her entire bed for some reason. Seeing that made him realize that he may not have picked the best room to hide in however at this point with the grey skinned humans outside he had little choice in the matter.
"Why do you keep looking at me like that," the girl snapped as she stamped her foot. "I know I'm dazzling but I'm asking you serious questions here!"
"You do know there are all these grey people running around the place right?"
"You mean those rejects that the quack Doctor produced, yes I'm well aware of them," the girl replied as she sat down on her bed. "Don't tell me you ran in here expecting to be rescued!?"
"Rescued? I didn't even know anyone was here!"
"Wait ... so you weren't sent here to retrieve me?"
"I was just finding a place to hide out around here, didn't even know you were in here when I ran inside," Usopp admitted as the girl seemed to gain a more depressed look to her once cheerful and arrogant self. "Sorry."
"It's quite alright, of course a weak little piglet like you wouldn't be working for them anyway. I suppose I'd hoped I'd be freed after all this time but I guess it wasn't to be."
"Is there a reason you've been locked in that cage?"
"I was locked in this cage on this island because HE hated my musical talent," the girl huffed prompting Usopp to shoot her a confused look. "I'm an idol you see so whenever I get the chance I like to sing!"
"I guess that explains your clothes but did they also put those spikes into you as well?"
"Spikes? Oh you mean these, no these are natural," the girl replied. "You see I am partially a Dragon so I cannot hide certain features I was born with."
"D-D-Dragon ..."
"You seem more shocked than scared little piglet, tell me why you react differently?"
"W-well it's just there's a guy on our crew who is also a Dragon so-."
"WHAT!"
With the girl's screech Usopp learnt firsthand why she'd been locked away here as her shout sent him flying into a nearby wall, his eardrums ringing as he struggled to get to his feet.
"You must free me this instant!"
"Wh-what," Usopp groaned. "Why would I do that?"
"If you free me then I shall escort you back to your ship or wherever else you came from so I can meet this Dragon person you speak of!"
"Let's say I did want to free you," Usopp said as he pointed toward her cell. "Those bars are made from Sea Stone so I can't just break them."
"Then you'll have to get the key!"
"And where's that?"
"No idea."
"..."
"What!?"
"How do you expect me to free you if you have no idea?"
"I don't know piglet just improvise!"
"Well lucky for you I'm great at improvisation and stop calling me piglet, my name is Usopp!"
"Only when you free me will you be anything other than piglet, piglet ... now get going and find that key!"
"Awfully arrogant for being locked in there unable to do anything aren't you?"
"Why you ...!"
"But lucky for you I'm not an asshole so I'll break you out," Usopp said prompting the girl to go red in the face as she took a deep breath.
"STOP BEING A BIG JERK AND GO FIND THAT KEY!"
Usopp was blasted through several walls and found himself rolling to a stop in a nearby hallway. Picking himself up he heard a wheezing sound behind him and froze, slowly turning around to come face to face with a massive hulking being that stood over fifteen feet tall with countless arms and legs strapped to its body. Its main hands had been swapped out with blades and its face was bound by a mask with a single hole in it, the likely focal point for the wheezing sound.
"Uh oh ..."
Usopp bolted as fast as he could as the lumbering beast smashed through the walls and sections of the roof behind him in hot pursuit.
"Damn it this girl better be grateful for this!"
Tales From The Tale Verse
Pride Seeks The Ultimate Challenge III
Pride Vs Spider
I have come face to face with a being who believes me delusional for wanting to face the strongest this place has to offer. His talk of my being far too weak is laughable at best, surely my power cannot be questioned?
I shall prove it here and now to this ... human, that my Sin far outweighs all his preconceived notions surrounding my strength!
Bringing his axe down hard Escanor wasn't all too surprised when Feitan simply disappeared and several clangs indicated that the smaller man had slashed at several spots on his armor. His own attack created a rather large hole in the ground and as he ripped it free he spun around and clashed with Feitan's blade, the nimble Assassin vanishing a moment later and appearing behind him in an attempt to stab him through the back of the neck.
"You are swift I'll give you that," Escanor's voice boomed as the head of his axe blocked the attack. "However I can still read your movements!"
"So? The fight has barely begun," Feitan replied as Escanor spun around and the pair began exchanging a series of rapid strikes faster than the eye could see. From the sidelines Meliodas could only shake his head knowing full well he'd be the one in trouble for this whole mess and resigned himself to his fate.
"Let's see how you handle this," Feitan said as his blade began to glow an ominous white colour. "Shu!"
As his axe clashed with Feitan's blade once again Escanor was surprised at the power behind it, a significant amount compared to what it had been several moments prior. His mind immediately began discerning just what 'Shu' was and raced to calculate how to best counter it with his own power whilst he remained on the defensive.
"You seem confused," Feitan said as he struck Escanor's armor, cracking it just above the shoulder as the large man skidded backward from the force. "It appears you've never fought a Nen user before ..."
"It does not matter what power you wield," Escanor replied as his axe began to glow with a golden aura. "I will not fall; it simply is a matter of fact."
"Tch, cocky bastard aren't you."
Clashing with Feitan again it appeared his transference of power to his axe was indeed similar to what his foe had done with his own weapon. Using one's own power to strengthen their weapon was a rather basic practice in many worlds, this Escanor knew of course, however there was something about the way Feitan had done it that kept him on his toes.
"You caught on quick," Feitan said as he vanished from sight and reappeared atop a nearby building. "Then let's kick things up several notches and see if you really are strong or not!"
"I had been hoping you would show me something a little more than mere sword tricks, perhaps soon you will prove to me just why you believe me to be so weak? Or perhaps you are simply all talk yourself?"
"Hn. Pain Parade!"
Vanishing from his place on the roof Escanor found himself being hammered by hundreds of individual aerial slash attacks coming from all directions. He possessed great speed however it appeared that Feitan's speed was simply far greater, so much so that he was now outstripping his own by leagues.
More cracks in his armor had begun to show as he sustained repeated blows, his features slowly forming into a grin as his entire body began to glow the same golden colour as his axe had been earlier.
"I see that you aren't as weak as I had first presumed Assassin however the facts have not changed," Escanor said as the golden glow moved to his now clenched fist. "The fact of the matter is that I-!"
Spinning around Escanor punched the ground with such force that multiple blocks simply shattered as Feitan reappeared several metres before him, disrupted from his sprint in order to avoid being struck by the powerful blast, right in the path of Escanor's axe.
"Daytime: Super Slash!"
"What-!?"
Feitan's Aura shifted at the last moment just as Escanor's attack slashed the air right in front of him, a searing heat striking him and sending the Assassin flying through dozens of buildings as Escanor jumped high into the air and landed on a nearby building.
"Now let us see if I was merely all talk little Assassin or do you have something more substantial up your sleeve?"
As the dust settled Feitan emerged from the debris of one of the buildings, his clothes torn up and a large slash across his chest. His sword also appeared to be broken, clutched at his right side as he stumbled toward Escanor with a cold glare in his eyes.
"You ... you'll pay for this," Feitan hissed as Escanor felt a massive surge of power come from Feitan's form, his body becoming completely enveloped by a Crimson Red Aura.
"So you can use it as well ..."
Emerging from the Crimson Sphere Feitan was now wearing a suit of white and red armor that concealed his true form almost entirely save for a small slit where his eyes were located. His fists were clenched at his side however it was clear this wasn't a form designed for hand to hand combat.
"Pain Packer!"
"It seems I have angered you," Escanor grinned as he adjusted his stance with his axe. "Come and let us see what thrills this new form of yours shall grant me!"
Without a word Feitan formed a small marble sized ball of fire and flicked it upward much to Escanor's surprise. Watching as the small ball rose high into the air he missed what Feitan had said in that moment.
"Rising Sun!"
The sphere suddenly expanded into a miniature sun much to the shock of Escanor and everyone present as everything began to get incinerated. The sun quickly expanded to consume Escanor himself however unbeknownst to Feitan he had made one critical mistake.
Now at the centre of the newly formed sun Escanor ceased struggling and took a deep breath before his eyes suddenly shot open, his own Crimson Red Aura flaring to life as it mixed in with a bright golden one.
His form grew in size as he felt his power increased exponentially and with one swift movement he had taken hold of the miniature sun and condensed it into the palm of his hand, much to the shock of everyone around who weren't even prepared for the sun to begin with let alone for it to be so easily countered.
"Wh-what the hell!?"
"Though it is not noon you have managed to trigger it, how interesting," Escanor mused as he aimed the palm with the sun in it toward Feitan. "This form is me at my absolute strongest, the symbol of power itself ... The One!"
"The One," Feitan growled as he felt his rage continue to grow. "Seems you weren't all talk after all!"
"I am Pride therefore I have little need to lie, my achievements and power speak nothing but praises for myself," Escanor replied. "Divine Sphere Escanor!"
Firing the sun at Feitan everyone in the area began to warp away from the area knowing full well what would happen should it make impact with anything. And impact it did, right onto Feitan's outstretched hand.
An explosion rocked the area as a massive dome of fire engulfed the pair, destroying an entire section of Equilibrius in the process. Within the massive blast however Escanor was advancing toward Feitan, his fingers extended outward like a blade as nothing but pure power radiated from his form as Feitan watched him approach seemingly impressed.
"Perhaps you could do it," Feitan mused as Escanor came to a stop before him. "Your strength is indeed impressive however I do wonder ...?"
"Divine Spear Escan-!"
"I think that will be quite enough of that."
Escanor was stunned as his attack was frozen in place, his entire form unable to move save for his head. Looking toward Feitan he noticed the man didn't even so much as bat an eye at the oddity meaning he knew this was likely to occur.
"What is this!?"
"I think the two of you have destroyed enough of the city as it is, time to end things here," the voice said as both Escanor and Feitan jerked forward, dropping out of their respective forms and hit the ground unconscious.
The massive dome of fire simply vanished as a second figure arrived shaking his head in bemusement.
"Honestly do they never learn?"
"You know how it is Brother; fights for supremacy will always be a thing."
"Hopefully we can get this place rebuilt before Natsu comes back; he'll be pissed off to see his city in ruins."
"We'll deal with the reconstruction later for now we need to deal with these two," one of the figures said as they both looked down at the unconscious forms of Feitan and Escanor.
Hope you all enjoyed and I'll see you in the next one!