Kida: W-What is this place?!
Yang: Welcome mortal to the Dark Room~!
Shiho: What are you, Nakanaka?
Raven:...Who?
Shiho: Never mind.
Kida: So what do you do in here?
Freddy: We usually talk about stuff, answer review questions, or do dumb stuff.
Gwen: First off mind introducing yourself?
Kida: To who exactly?
Yang: Duh~! To the readers!
Kida: F-Fine…My name is Kida Tabako! And I'm a powerful Magma Make Mage~!
Varvula: Till I took her down with my rad skills yo~!
Shiho:...Never say that ever again…
Kida: You got lucky that's all~! Next time you'll get burned by my lava~!
Peace: Wasn't Touma the one who beat him?
Kida: So is this what you guys do all day? Just talk and beat each other up?
Raven: We also do experiments!
Freddy: And sibling shipping between Luffy and Elsa
Yang: I blew up a girl on her birthday!
Gwen: I did a seance inside a vacuum cleaner
Peace: I wore a disturbing outfit. No thanks to Ibuki.
Sanya: I got amnesia for a couple of minutes.
Kida:...You guys are insane.
Shiho: Tell us something we don't know.
Varvula: We should start this chapter soon before something else goes wrong.
A few minutes after
The Home Team were quieting down after a minor argument turned into an all out brawl. Before Sanji was chasing Usopp across the deck, Kinoko and Kuroko were rolling across the floor, and Index and Lucy bickering. Luckily, Nami manages to resolve the situation using her fists with the first four, which quiet Index and Lucy from arguing. Their cheerful nature however was cut off when an unexpected visitor appeared in front of their ship.
"I-Is that…" Laura shuddered in fear.
"THIS IS FOR CONNIS YOU BASTARD~!" Without hesitation, Sanji charged at the intruder, lashing out his signature kick.
"W-Wait Sanji!" Lucy called out, trying to stop him.
BOOOM~!
After the bright light flashed at the front of the Going Merry, Sanji laid on the ground covered in charred and burned.
"S-SANJI~!" Nami, Laura, and Usopp cried out as they rushed to his body.
"Please wake up Sanji~!" Usopp pleaded, shaking his unconscious body.
"PIEER~!" Pierre quickly hid behind the main deck in fear. Gan Fall sat in silence, glaring hatefully at the man. Kinoko, Kuroko, Summer, and Honey were startled but kept their guard against him.
"YAHAHAHAHA~!" Eneru laughed. "What a foolish man. If I come here to bring you all pain, that would be the first thing you felt."
"Why are you here, Eneru?" Gan Fall demanded.
"T-That's E-Eneru?!" Kuroko asked in fear. 'This is the same man who launched that attack back at Angel Island yesterday?'
"Yahaha~!" Eneru laughed again, not phased by how outnumbered he was. "I was expecting a warmer welcome. It's been six years, my former God, Gan Fall~!"
"..." Kinoko stood there motionless, her eyes covered by her hair.
"H-He killed Sanji~!" Usopp wept, while shaking the cook's charred body. "I-I wish Chopper or Wendy were here…They would know what to do!"
"Sanji…" Laura murmured with tears.
"SANJI~! IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY~!" Usopp wailed out with tears.
"Hold on you two~!" Nami called out, getting their attention. "You're checking his right side~! His heart is supposed to be on the left side!"
Usopp slowly placed his hand on Sanji's left side, checking for a heartbeat. "...HOLY CRAP~! He's alive~! Back from the dead~!"
"Thank goodness he's not dead…" Laura breathed in relief. "But we have to treat him quickly!"
"Eneru…" Gan Fall growled.
"There's no need to be resentful," Eneru said with a grin. "It would ruin this wonderful reunion we're having, don't you think? Why don't you cheer up, Gan Fall? Yahaha~!"
"Look here~!" Tired of his laughter, Usopp stood up bravely…
…Which failed due to his entire body shaking in fear.
"I don't know what you did to Sanji, but you better not try any monkey-business you hear?" He declared with his teeth chattering. "Or else my eight-thousand followers will rip you to shreds~!"
"E-Eight-thousand?!" Summer exclaimed falling for Usopp's lies easily.
"..." Eneru stared quietly at him, not impressed by his bravery.
"T-Tell you what," the sniper continued. "If you just leave right now, and I'll forgive you and I'll call of m-."
"HOW DARE YOU KILL SANJI YOU BASTARD~!" Kinoko abruptly roared, cutting off Usopp. She constructed a pixelated-looking cannon arm and aimed at Eneru's head.
"W-Wait Kinoko~!"
BOOM~!
Kuroko's voice was overpowered by the sound of Kinoko firing a white beam at the man. Eneru didn't move from his spot as the beam exploded upon contact to his head.
"GYAH~!" Usopp was thrown back by the explosion.
"What the hell was that Kinoko?!" Laura asked.
"What…does it look like…?!" Kinoko questioned in anger, between breaths. "I'm…avenging Sanji…"
"But he wasn't dead," Laura clarified. "Didn't you hear Usopp yelling that out?"
"Oh…well…that doesn't matter. That bastard's dead now," Kinoko replied, slowly calming down.
Unfortunately, when the dust cleared up, Eneru was in the same position he was before. His head was gone out of his body, but blue static electricity morphed it's head back to normal like he was never shot.
"...W-What?!" Summer yelled out in disbelief.
"Did that just go through his head?!" Kinoko gritted her teeth in anger.
"..." Without a word, Eneru's head turned towards Kinoko and Usopp. The sniper shrieked in fear while the pixel-mage angered turned to horror. They both stared at the man's expressionless gaze over them. One second, he vanished from the railing he sat on, and then next he was in front of Kinoko and Usopp.
BZTT~!
"GYAH~!" Kinoko and Usopp screamed as the electricity flowed through both of their bodies, instantly getting the other's attention.
They could just watch as smoke wafted out of both Usopp's and Kinoko's bodies. Usopp landed on top of Sanji's body while Kinoko collapsed to her knees and landed on her stomach with her butt in the air.
"EEK~!" Nami screamed in horror.
"KINOKO! USOPP~!" Laura cried out.
"DAMN YOU ENERU!" Gan Fall snapped his rage boiling over.
'H-He got there so fast!' Kuroko thought with a stunned look. 'Like electricity…No he is electricity…!'
"LEAVE THEM ALONE~!" Summer lunged towards him with her fist pulled back.
"Summer don't~!" Kuroko warned, noticing the man point his finger towards her. She quickly touched her, causing the two to switch places. Which meant she had to take the blunt force from Eneru. "GYAH~!"
"N-Not Kuroko too~!" Honey gasped trembling.
The teleporter's body was charred black and smoke was emitting out. But unlike the others, Kuroko stood in front of him, still somehow conscious from his attack as her body wobbled.
"Hmm interesting…" Eneru spoked a bit surprised but didn't show it. "You've been receiving divine punishment from someone else, I see. That's the reason why you didn't fall over like the rest."
"..." Kuroko slowly looked up, glaring at Eneru without a word. 'Even if he outmatches her in terms of power, sissy is much better than this g-'
Eneru instantly sank his hand onto her head, releasing a lot more electricity into her body. To the point that the others saw a bit of her skeleton. The remaining survivors couldn't do anything but watch, their bodies were paralyzed in fear of the man. After he was satisficed, Kuroko was a smoking mess and collapsed on top of Usopp and Sanji. Eneru then turned to Cure Summer who shook terrified by the man's cold gaze.
Chapter 38: Ordeal of Sharks; Cure Flamingo vs Kouta.
Shervan, Lucy, Index, and Awatsuki were terrified when they saw their comrades' terrible conditions. Lucy subconsciously reaches towards her keys, but his voice froze her in place.
"The rest of you will stay quiet…" Eneru warned. "Or join your friends…am I clear?"
Nami clamped her mouth shut, nodding her head in fear. Honey, Awatsuki, Lucy, Index and Laura did the same, knowing full well of his powers.
'...' Shervan stared at Eneru for a while, not being phased by his dull gaze. No one can tell what expression he had due to the mask he had, but he slowly nodded his head.
"...Very good," Eneru said as he turned away from them.
'Who is this guy?' Lucy asked in fear. They walked towards Nami, Laura, and Honey without a word. Index gasped when she caught a glimpse of Usopp, Kinoko, Sanji, Kuroko and Summer's charred bodies, but held it in.
"What do you want, Eneru?" Gan Fall finally asked. "What wicked reason did you come aboard?"
"During the six years I've been on this island, I've kept you subordinates very busy," Eneru informed him. "They've been slaving away for years and hardly have any time to rest."
"My warriors are reduce to slaves?" Gan Fall growled.
"They are quite extraordinary. Truly gifted followers, but it appears that their hard labor and loyalty are over," Eneru said, "You see, I don't have no use for this island, nor the service of your royal warriors. Perhaps you suspect a sinister motive for my arrival. But I have simply come here to bid you farewell. That is all."
'Farewell…?' The seven bystanders thought to themselves.
"...I say this," Eneru continued after a short pause. "I sometimes envy the blissful, innocent stupidity of the Skypians. They foolishly only see this island as a clump of dirt in the sky."
"What do you mean?" Gan Fall demanded.
"Stupid old fool," Eneru said with a chuckled. "In all these years, you never figured out the motives of our take over of the island. The reason why the Blue Sea flies are meddling in our affairs, and the reason why the Shandians are fighting so hard to return to their sacred homeland. It all ties to one purpose and one alone, they all seek the treasures of Shandora, hidden in the legendary City of Gold. It was once below the Blue Sea world, but was brought here."
'This guy is not messing around. He already knows what we're after…I wonder if his mantra…'
"What is this Gold? Why is it important to them?" Gan Fall questioned.
"YAHAHAHA~!" Eneru responded with a laugh. "Your cluelessness never ceases to amaze me. The only ones who know nothing about gold and its values are living in the midst of untold fortune. You didn't even know what Gold is, so how could you win this game?"
'A game? He planned this entire battle royal as one sick game…?'
"Our game of survival is closing to the climax!" Eneru announced. "Whoever wins gets the gold! YAHAHAHA~!"
Eneru hopped on the railing, facing away from the others. "Can you hear that? The sounds of the lively competition?"
BOOM~! CRASH~!
KABOOM~!
The sounds of the combat drifted to the Going Merry. While the sound got the group a bit startled, no one witnessed Shervan's slightly smirking thanks to the mask. 'The sound of destruction and agony all around us...that's what I want everyone to fear when we take the stage…'
"As a matter of fact, I'm a contestant myself," Eneru revealed. "So I must be off…"
"Wait Eneru~!" Gan Fall called out. "Are you going to let my warriors go free?!"
Eneru smirked at him. "...Only God knows…And he's not telling."
In the flash of light Eneru was gone in an instant. This caused the others to regain their breaths now that the intense atmosphere was gone.
"Thank goodness he's gone…" Laura sighed in relief. She slowly went to Summer's side. The others follow suit, checking on Kinoko, Sanji, Usopp and Kuroko. Unaware of two Cloud Spheres floating above them; two beings on one ball, and one figure with red hair tied in a ponytail.
"...What's this kid's deal?"
Cure Flamingo muttered in confusion as she found herself traveling across branches to catch the young dragon slayer, who was three branches ahead of her. She thought it would be Luffy and her against him and Wyper. However, the boy quickly climbed the tree and taunted her childishly that he couldn't catch her. While the oldest one out of her team, Cure Flamingo had a bit of a temper when being insulted or underestimated, and quickly chased after him.
"What's the matter? Are you tired already?!" Dimanu yelled back with a taunting tone. "If that's the case, then you'll never win against my Ordeal~!"
"Your Ordeal?!" Flamingo asked confusedly.
"Yup, I didn't want the Priests to have all the fun making their trials. So I created my own!" He replied as if she asked him. "And here we are~!"
The two made it to a certain area of the forest. Six trees were parallel at each other despite their distances and some of the thick branches were either extended across the other side or met halfway.
"Welcome to Dimanu's Ordeal of the Sharks~!" Dimanu proudly announced.
Flamingo looked down and noticed a wide and large Cloud Canal pond below them. When she spotted familiar blue fins circling around, she shuddered. "A-Aren't those…"
"Yup, Sky Sharks," Dimanu answered with a grin. "I added some of them by fishing them out from the Milky Roads by myself. Honestly, I would have preferred to have the Delta boy or Honey girl here, but beggars can't be choosers!"
'I could understand Shervan since they're both Dragon Slayers, but why Honey?' Flamingo questioned in her head.
"Also," Dimanu continued. "I didn't want to disrupt Wyper's fight with your captain. As a result, I decided to lure you here to my Ordeal~!"
"You and the Shandians are working together?" Flamingo asked, a bit surprised.
"Well duh~!" He said mockingly. "Between you guys, Eneru's warriors, and three Ultimate Elites wandering the Upper Yard, the Shandians need all the help they can get."
"Well that doesn't matter," Cracking her knuckles, the redheaded Precure smirked. "I'm going to give you a pounding for that comment earlier."
"Which one?" Dimanu asked curiously. "Is it the one about you being a bird? Or the fact that you're so slo-"
Dimanu was cut off by Flamingo's fist slammed into his face, sending him tumbling across the branch. He quickly caught himself before he could slide further, with a smirk on his face. "...You really tired of hearing my voice huh?"
"GUM GUM BALLOON~!"
BOOOM~!
Wyper was unphased as the cannonball whizzed past his head and exploded in a tree behind him. The fight between the two was a stalemate as Luffy kept inflating into a balloon bouncing back the cannonballs Wyper fired out.
"I can do this all day~!" Luffy yelled out to him, after he landed on the root. "Cannons and rifles can't hurt my rubber body!"
"So it would seem. Time for a change in tactics," Wyper said after he spat out his chewing tobacco. He popped open a compartment at the top of his weapon, and then pulled out a silver round from his pocket and placed it into the compartment. Once he closed it up, Wyper aimed his bazooka at Luffy.
BANG~!
When Wyper fired his bazooka it released a blue stream of gas that washed past the straw hat captain. Luffy cringe in disgust of the smell of the gas.
"GAH~! That's so gross~!" Luffy gagged, clamping his hands over his mouth. "What the hell is that?"
"This weapon is called the Burn Bazooka. By igniting the gas from the Breath Dial it will release deadly, blue flames that will incinerate anything it touches instantly," Wyper explained. "Let's see you bounce this back at me, Straw Hat."
Blue flames erupted out of the barrel of the bazooka as it traveled along the stream of gas towards Luffy. Screaming in panic, Luffy quickly lunged out of the way just in time as the blue flames blasted through the large tree he was standing on.
Luffy tumbled onto the ground. Once he got up, he was stunned when he saw the aftermath of Wyper's Burn Bazooka did to the trunk of the tree. 'What the heck is that thing? It burned right through the tree…!'
He quickly realized that the Shandian leader had vanished from his main position. "Where did he go?"
On his Dial-Powered Ski's, Wyper flew from behind Luffy, and swung his leg aimed at the boy's head. Luffy barely avoids it by ducking just in time. Both of them glaring at each other.
After blackflipping a few times, Luffy prepared his own attack. "Gum Gum Pistol~!"
Wyper used his Dial-Power Ski's to kick Luffy's stretchy arm, causing it to miss his face. After kicking his arm away, Luffy immediately stretches his arms out, grabbing a tree and launching himself outside the clearing. He spun around until he launched himself at Wyper.
"Gum Gum Stamp~!" Luffy launched his foot at Wyper who retaliated by raising his own leg, blocking Luffy's feet with his skis. "And…" He kept flying at him, and whipped out his other leg. "Sickle~!"
Luffy flew by Wyper who avoided his second leg. He landed on the ground, and unleashed a barrel of fists. "Gum Gum Gatling~!"
Wyper manages to dodge Luffy's punches, and even deflect a few with his bazooka and skis. He then launched himself past the pirate, aiming his bazooka, firing the stream of gas before it ignited with blue flames.
Luffy quickly shot his arm up and pulled himself up using the overhead branch. "Phew~! That was close!"
He then leapt over the branch he grabbed onto and spun around in mid air below Wyper. "Gum Gum Spear~!" Luffy shot both his legs down at Wyper, who quickly leapt out of the way, causing Luffy's legs to slam at nothing, picking up some dust.
Wyper skeed up the tree trunk with tremendous speed. Once he was at the top of the giant tree, Wyper leaped above Luffy and caught him in midair with his skis. He then flipped end over end and threw Luffy right into the ground.
Just as Luffy landed on his back, Wyper aimed his bazooka, and fired another blast of blue flames. The straw hat escaped the flames by stretching his arms out towards the tree and pulling himself away from the blast radius.
After he reeled himself close, Luffy launched himself off of the tree, straight at Wyper. "So if you like bazooka's huh? THEN GET A LOAD OF THIS~!"
"NOW YOU DIE~!" Wyper roared as he launch himself towards Luffy
Luffy stretched both his arms back. "Gum Gum…!"
Wyper blasted a stream of gas from his bazooka and lowered his orange shield. "Burn…!"
"BAZOOKA~!"
KA-FOOM WHOOM~!
Right after their battle cries, the two men fired off their attacks at each other. Luffy was consumed by the blue flames while his fists managed to break Wyper's shield and struck his guts. Both men were blasted off throughout the huge forest, and landed hard on their backs.
Wyper slowly sat up, resting his bazooka beside him. Despite the blow, he glared hatefully at his opponent. "Straw Hat…"
Luffy flipped back up into a sitting position. He glared right back at the Shandian leader. "That bastard's dead."
After a brief recovery from Luffy's attack, Wyper stood up while carrying his bazooka.
"STRAW HAT~!" Wyper roared. "WHERE ARE YOU!? I KNOW YOU'RE STILL ALIVE~!"
"YEAH~!" Luffy yelled back, causing Wyper to readied his bazooka. "AND I PLAN ON STAYING THAT WAY!"
Luffy was about to head towards Wyper until he felt something creeping towards him from the trees. Before he could react or see who it was, Luffy found himself in a dark abyss.
"WAH~!" Luffy comically screamed while falling deeper into the abyss. "WHAT'S GOING ON!?"
Unrecognizing the large "root" slithering through the trees. Wyper paused awaiting for Luffy to attack, but nothing came. "Where did that kid run off too?"
His wandering was cut off by the explosions of the battles going on around him. "I don't have to waste my energy fighting him." He looked at the Reject Dial he had on his hand. "I need to save it up when fighting with Eneru. If I use the Reject Dial one more time, I'll be reduced to ashes…"
Curiously, Wyper glanced at the distance where Flamingo and Dimanu went off to. "I better go see if the runt's alive. I don't want to have to deal with straw hat's friend on my tail."
Dimanu's Ordeal of Sharks proved to be nerve racking for Cure Flamingo. After hearing from Shervan and Shirabe how durable Dimanu was, the redheaded Precure knew she had to go all out against him.
"Sea Prism Stone Club~!" Dimanu's arms morphed into dark-gray clubs and launched it towards Flamingo. She sidesteps to the right to avoid it, but was caught off guard when a smaller club grew from the side of the original, and slammed into her right cheek.
Despite being struck, Flamingo quickly gathers herself and leaps in the air, avoiding numerous smaller clubs flying in her direction. She landed on the last club and leaped off of it, preparing to execute an ax kick towards the dragon slayer.
With his arms back to normal, Dimanu crosses his arms above his head, blocking Flamingo's heel. Although he blocked the kick, he could feel its force, because the weight of the branches bent slightly. 'Damn, she's not holding back on her strength. I guess it was a good thing that I made her riled up.'
Dimanu managed to push her leg off his arms, and began to puff his cheeks. "Prism Stone Dragon Roar~!"
While in midair, Flamingo could only cross her arms while Dimanu fired off his signature dragon slayer roar, consuming the Pretty Cure. Cure Flamingo winced feeling the shards cutting her skin, but endured it as she was launched back. Luckily she caught herself by flipping her body in mid air, landing on the large branch.
The dragon slayer didn't give her breathing room, as he pounced forward with his fist coated in sea prism stone. Once he got close, Flamingo weaved her upper body to the left, dodging the fist aimed at her chest.
"Don't underestimate the strength of a flamingo~!" Flamingo's moves were so swift and clean, she grabbed onto Dimanu's wrist and used the momentum to perform a Shomen-ate aikido technique, slamming her right palm into his chin, blasting him back.
"...!" Despite countering his punch, the Pretty Cure winced a bit while waving her palms a bit. "What the hell? Why does it feel like I just slapped an anvil?"
"You wonder why you are much hurt than I am?" Dimanu predicted her question. "Mainly because my upper body, along with my limbs and head are 50% made of solid sea prism stone."
"Sea Prism Stone… Those are minerals that can weaken Devil fruit eaters," Flamingo theorized, recalling Pagaya's information, looking a bit stunned. "You're saying that half of your body is made of stone?"
"Yeah, it's all thanks to those deranged scientists back at CB," Dimanu playfully replied. He managed to catch himself back on the branch. "The higher ups were trying to make a Dragon Slayer that can slay any Devil Fruit user. I might be able to go toe to toe against Logia users like Eneru."
"If that's the case, then why can't you?" Flamingo curiously asked. "You realized what Eneru's doing to those Skypians below right?"
"You're right about that," Not wanting to just be talking, Dimanu jumped onto the same branch Flamingo was on. "In fact, I was planning on taking Eneru by myself when we first wound up in this place."
Flamingo manages to bring her arms up, quickly blocking Dimanu's right hook aimed at her face. "Unfortunately, Sea Prism Stones aren't invincible." He continued while he successfully aimed his left fist into the Precure's stomach, sending her flying, crashing in the trunk. "Even if I can touch him, I can't nullify his electricity. Plus Eneru can do more than just fire electricity out of his body."
Looking a bit winded from the punch, Cure Flamingo managed to jump out of the way from Dimanu's fist which left a dent on the trunk. "It sounds like you…fought him…once."
"Nah, I just had to be a test dummies for many devil fruit users back at C.B," He nonchalantly replied while he launched his Prism Stone Dragon: Titan Fist towards her.
Once she landed on the next branch a few meters away from him, Flamingo noticed the incoming dismembered fist, and slammed her palm at its side, redirecting it away from her vanish into the deep forest.
"Whoa~! You Pretty Cure are no pushovers, but let's see you keep up with me," He summoned another Sea Stone made Fists. "Sea Stone Dragon Titanic Fist: Barrage~!"
Dimanu fired one fist after another, trying to overwhelm the redheaded Pretty Cure. Cure Flamingo swatted one fist to the side, but just as she dealt with it another one was right behind her. Despite this, that didn't stop her as she kicked the second one to the side.
"Keep it coming~!" She taunted back with a smirk on her face. "I'll swat each one of them!"
"Alright~!" Dimanu challenged smirking as well. "You ask for it~!"
The Sea Prism Stone Dragon Slayer launched one Titan Fist every five seconds towards Cure Flamingo who either slapped or kicked away with quick reflexes. Both the Pretty Cure and the Dragon Slayer kept at this, neither of them slowing down.
KA-BOOM~!
Near a couple of ruins, ten of Eneru's soldiers were blasted back by one cannon ball fired by Genbo.
"You all have enough yet?" Genbo taunted the down soldiers.
"Don't give up~!" One of the goat soldiers encouraged. "We must not let him get any further!"
"Shut up~! I'm after Eneru's head~!" Genbo snapped as he aimed his bazooka at them. "GET OUT OF MY WAY~!"
KA-BOOM~!
Genbo fired a bazooka, unleashing a large cannon ball that tore past five of the soldiers hurling them in the air. He then fired another cannon ball, which blasted the remaining soldiers before being embedded into the large tree.
"These weaklings aren't worth my time," Genbo grunted at the ten soldiers down by his feet.
"What exquisite ammunition," The Shandian warrior turned to find the commander Yama, a large mountain of man, emerging behind the ruins. "Matter that denses don't usually exist in the sky. This earth mineral is known as iron is it?"
Genbo quickly tensed up as Yama loomed over him. "You made quick work with my men, which is quite a difficult task. You must be the Shandian Warrior Genbo."
"Good guess…Commander Yama," Genbo growled. He readied his cannon, knowing full well that he's no match for Yama. "NOW DISAPPEAR~!"
The cannon ball fired by Geno whizzed towards Yama. Despite his large figure, the commander quickly flipped in midair, catching the cannon ball in between his feet. He then placed it on the ground and punt the cannonball right back at Genbo. Genbo had no chance to react as the cannonball slammed into his stomach, launching him backwards right into a tree.
"Hump," Yamma grunted at him.
"I-I'm not done yet…" Genbo muttered in pain. Despite the hit, he slowly attempts to move back on his feet. "I can't die here…Not now!"
"Still alive I see…" Yama noted a bit impressed. "You are a tough warrior to crack. Very well, as a show of respect for your warrior spirit, I will end your suffering with a special technique."
With surprising speed and elegant, Yamma performs a series of backflips heading towards the wounded Genbo. Once in the air, the man pulled out a string of Ax dials and triggered them all. "Ten Ax Attack~!"
"DAMN YOU YAMM-!" Genbo bellowed, but was cut short when his body was riddled with bloody X-marks on his body.
"Ax Mountain~!" Yamma yelled as he slammed his large body into Genbo's smashing him straight back into the tree. He then leaped back watching as Genbo laid limp in a bloody heap not responding.
"So close and yet so far," He declared being the victor of the battle, he let out a loud battle cry. "YAHAHAHAHA~!"
Yamma's battle cry echoed into the area Robin and Tsuchimikado were located in. They were both trekked through a small patch of Sea Clouds until they came across a certain structure that perked Robin interest.
She took her shoes off and began taking mental notes in her journal of the incrimpsions on the ruins. Tsuchimikado just leisurely glanced around the area, despite his layback attitude he was on high alert for any enemies attempting to ambush them.
"Seems like someone's enjoying their victory," He said solemnly.
"A memorial of the city itself…" Robin mumbled. She scanned the slanted stone block in front of her. It had a face carved in the top, two symbols in between them and carving what looks like a large map. "Its descendants built it after the great city fell, Shandora…That was the name of the city."
She then traced her finger on one of the symbols. "402SE…This was at its peak eleven years ago...But it then toppled around eight hundred years ago."
"She's really interested in the history of the Upper Yard huh?" Tsuchimikado asked. He aloof nature quickly turned to serious, when he sensed someone watching them.
"The time frame matches almost perfectly the hundred years of history that vanished from this world," Robin was too into the discovery to sense someone approaching them. "Perhaps this island holds the key…The keys to a long forgotten history that was veiled from below."
Tsuchimikado sensed movement out of the corner of his eyes. He quickly got close to Robin when a large figure emerged from the clearing.
"This must be the complete map of Shandora," Robin realized, jotting more notes on her notepad. "Perhaps if I venture further into the city, I'll find more clues of the Void Century."
The sound of a large foot crushing a twig finally caught Robin attention from her research. She slowly turned to find the large mountain man.
"Glad you can join us," Tsuchimikado remarked. "I didn't want to rip you out of your wonderful daydream, but we've got company."
"Are you one of God's soldiers?" Robin integrated Yama.
"My name is Commander Yama," He announced himself. "I'm not here to talk. I'm here to defeat you two, and claim my title as Eneru's Priests."
The Pretty Cure and the Dragon Slayer were finally catching their breath after their little routine came to an end. The area around the two were filled with tree dents from the fist's impacts. Cure Flamingo was athletic one of her team yet she herself sweated a lot, breathing heavily. Dimanu was trying to hide his magic exhaustion from the way he was standing, but he too was looking exhausted.
"Is…that all you got?" Flamingo managed to call out in between breaths. "Because if that's it, then…"
"No!…" Dimanu shouted back. Despite his magic exhaustion showing, he stood his ground. "...I'm not done yet…"
"So much for being a Devil Fruit Killer, he can't even kill the mist girl,"
Taunting by the harsh words in his thoughts, Dimanu had no chance to react when Flamingo jumped forward and swung her fist right into his stomach. His gape in shock as he went sailing into the air and falling into the cloud lake below.
Flamingo didn't let up as she leaped off of the branch and dived down towards Dimanu. Once she got close, Flamingo twisted her body, performing a roundhouse kick right into his right side. The Dragon Slayer was launched into the ground area away from the hungry cloud pond of sharks, bouncing off a bit before landing on his back.
Despite the harsh impact and blows he received, Dimanu slowly got up in a sitting position when Flamingo landed in front of him. She cautiously walked towards him, ignoring the injuries she received.
"...Why did you do that?" Dimanu slowly questioned her.
"...What are you talking about?" Flamingo asked, confused.
"You could've won my Ordeal," Dimanu clarified bluntly. "You could've let me fall into the Clouds and let me get eaten by the sharks. So why did you kick me here?"
"W-Why would I do something like that?!" Flamingo shouted obliviously. "I may be part of a pirate crew, but I wouldn't just leave you there to die!"
"Why not? You would've won the fight, and passed my Ordeal," Dimanu replied. "Plus you can brag to the others about beating a Dragon Slayer."
"I'm not the type to brag about my success," Flamingo modestly scoffed. She did her best to ignore her tired straining body. "Also, we're not done yet. I may have passed your Ordeal but we're both still standing. If you want to continue fighting, then I'll be happy to take you down right he-."
KABOOM~!
Right after hearing the sound, Flamingo and Dimanu quickly ran in separate directions, avoiding a cannonball exploding where they were.
"Where did that come from?!" Flamingo questioned alarmingly. Before she could think of her next move, two more cannonballs flew from above in her direction at a fast pace. The Precure jumped back to avoid one of them, but was caught in the line of sight of the second one which was too close for her to move. "...Crap!"
BOOM~!
The athletic girl screamed in pain while being engulfed in the blast radius of the cannon. Dimanu sat in the distance, and looked up to find Wyper perched on top of the branches, looking battered and bruised with his fight with Luffy.
"Took ya long enough~!" Dimanu chided out to Wyper with a grin. "It looks like Straw Hat gave you quite a beating huh?"
Wyper didn't reply back as he focused on the dust cloud. Once it disburses, Cure Flamingo is seen still on her feet, breathing heavily from the explosion. Though her body and clothing were in poor condition, the Pretty Cure didn't show any signs of standing down, and glared right back at the Shandian.
Wyper clicked his teeth, "You are just as annoying as Straw Hat. I do commend him on his strength, but now he's dealt with."
"Dealt with…?" Hearing his words, made Cure Flamingo blood ran cold. Her shock turned to boiling anger as she rushed at him, bellowing angrily. "What the hell did you do to Luffy yo-."
"Sea Prism Stone Club~!" Dimanu rushed towards Flamingo and rammed his pillar arm into her stomach. She was too focused on Wyper and slowly recovered from getting blasted by a cannonball to notice him. Flamingo tumbled across the ground and landed on her stomach. She slowly coughed while slowly standing.
"Sorry Flamingo, but I need to end this quickly!" Dimanu announced. Before she could let her fully recover, the dragon slayer used the last bit of his magic to prepare his final move.
"Sea Prism Dragon Roar~!" Dimanu fired off his signature roar directly at Cure Flamingo.
Noticing the attack heading towards her, Flamingo tried to run out of the range of it. But the injuries she received from him and Wyper were finally catching up to her, causing her to stumble a bit. "Crap, come on move~!"
That unfortunate incident causes Cure Flamingo to be devoured by the dark gray funnel, hurling her across the field. Once the attack died down, and the cloud cleared up, Cure Flamingo laid sprawled on her back with her eyes pure white. Her Precure outfit vanished into her normal clothes, signifying she's KO'ed.
"Finally~!" Dimanu announced as he flopped on his back, breathing heavily. He had a wide yet tired grin on his face. "I hate to admit it but she was a tough opponent to beat."
"So was Straw Hat," Wyper muttered as he walked towards him. "I don't know what happened to him. It was clear he was alive after he took a full blow from my Burn Bazooka."
"Seriously?" Dimanu blinked in awe. "Man, now I wish I fought him…Oh well, the flamingo girl was a good warmup."
Wyper glanced at Asuka thinking she might wake up. After a few seconds of no reaction, he turned his gaze at Dimanu. "You're going to just lay here all day?"
"Nah, I'll be up," Dimanu answered while lazily waving his hand up. "Don't worry about me. You go on ahead, I'll catch up just after a little nap."
"Fine," Wyper grunted as he climbed up the tree trunk with his Dial powered skis, leaving Dimanu to his nap.
"HO-HO-HOO~!"
No sooner did Eneru left, the Home team were yet again invaded by two Satori look-alikes.
"Who the hell are these guys?" Nami asked while taking a step back.
"That's a stupid question~!" The left one mocked in a happy tone.
"We are Deputy Divine Commanders~!" The two cried out.
"...Please don't tell me that Satori split into two," Laura mumbled while cuddling the unconscious Manatsu.
"You brutally killed our brother Satori," The right one declared.
"And now you will pay~!" The left one finished.
"Brother?" Nami blurted out confused. "What are you guys talking about?! I haven't killed anyone~!"
"Yeah, she may be a brute who resolves everything with her fists, but she would never kill~!" Index defended.
"SHUT IT NUN~! YOU'RE MAKING IT WORSE~!" Nami comically barked.
"Shut up~!"
A third voice echoed, confusing the home team. In mere seconds a blurred figure came up towards Shervan with their palm close to his face. Before he could react, he was blasted out of the ship with incredible force, shattering his mask.
"SHERVAN~!" Happy, Honey, Laura and Nami shouted.
"Was that an Impact Dial?!" Lucy exclaimed.
"I'll get him~!" Happy sprouted wings and flew to where Shervan landed.
"HOH~! HOH HOO~!" The two Satori clones laughed. The third one was a young woman with short red hair, tied in a ponytail. She had wings just like the Kami soldiers and wore a white uniform.
"My name is Hotori~!" The left one greeted me.
"And I'm Motori~!" The right one introduced next.
The two then presented the third one, who sat on the railing cross legged. "And this is our beloved little sister Joto-~!"
"YOU DUMPLING DUMBASS~!" She barked at the two. "How many times do I have to tell you not to call me Jotori. It's Josie~!"
"She seems out of place," Laura, Honey, and Happy mumbled with a sweatdrop.
"Satori may be annoying from time to time, but seeing him with just nothing but bones pisses me off more," Josie growled glaring at them.
"Sorry to burst your bubbles, but I didn't kill your brother," Nami protested.
"I believe Satori was one of the four Priests that work under Eneru," Gan Fall explained as he stood up. "That Lost Forest was under his domain."
"Yeah, Luffy and the others dealt with him yesterday," Happy realized.
"So you were responsible for putting him in this condition," Josie chuckled darkly. "...If that's the case, then we'll make you bastards pay."
"YEAH YOU'LL PAY~!" Motori and Hotori shouted.
"PIERRE~!" Gan Fall called out.
"PIIEE~!" Acknowledging his comrades' need, Pierre picked up the lance and tossed it to him.
"We must deal with these three quickly and return to the business at hand," Gan Fall resolved. He caught his lance, and pointed at the three Shandians. "We need to find Eneru and rescue my subordinates before the unthinkable happens!"
"Are you sure you're still able to fight Sky Knight?" Awastuki asked.
"I may be injured, but I'll never lose to the likes of those two," Gan Fall determinedly said.
"Awatsuki~! Laura~! Index~! Nami~!" Lucy took out her Fleuve d'étoiles whip, looking determined to fight the three. Cure Honey brought her batons up. "You take the injured into the Sickbay, we'll handle these three."
Laura dragged Manatsu into the Sickbay with Awatsuki and Index's help, Nami looked down at the charred bodies of Usopp, Sanji, Kuroko, and Kinoko. She then flipped out her signature weapon; the Clima-Tact, from her waist. It was three small blue parts that she snapped together into a one long staff.
"What the hell is that?" Josie questioned, raising her eyebrow at Nami's weapon.
"Don't consider me some kind of damsel in distress!" Nami declared towards Lucy, who was a bit surprised by her weapon. "I won't stand back. Cause this time, I'll be the one to protect my friends~!"
"Very well then," Gan Fall agreed. "First we need to determine which dials they're using."
"We know the girl used some sort of Impact Dial," Honey replied, recalling how she was able to hurt Shervan earlier.
Hotori and Motori locked their arms dancing in a circle. "TIME TO AVENGE OUT BROTHER~! TIME TO AVENGE OUR BROTHER~!"
"I guess you two can handle those three," Josie mumbled, unphased by the two. She then glanced down at charred Kinoko and had a sly grin. "I'll deal with this humiliating b! #$%! I'm going to have so-!"
With quick reflexes, the female Kami warrior brought her left hand out. Using the shell to successfully block an incoming kick surrounded by dark green wind. She glanced at Shervan with a cocky smirk. "Nice try, but I'm not like those two dumplings~!"
"..." Without responding, the boy managed to emit a magic circle in front of Josie, unleashing a dark green hurricane that hurled the girl off the ship and into the forests. He then flew after her, vanishing into the forest.
"...I forgot how strong Shervan is," Lucy said, startled by his magic.
"Will he be okay on his own?" Honey asked concerned.
"Yeah, I was able to catch him before he fell through the canal," Happy stated while picking up Kinoko. "...He then flew by himself and told me to retrieve Kinoko while he dealt with her…"
Suddenly, Kuroko, Sanji and Usopp vanished out of sight, startling them. "...Kuroko?! Sanji! Usopp~!?" Nami yelled out in surprise. "Where did they go?!"
"I believe the pigtailed girl…Kuroko was it? Teleport her those two below deck," Gan Fall replied. "I caught a glance of her body moving a bit when those two appeared…"
"To think, dealing with Misaka's punishment actually saved her…" Lucy mumbled with a sweatdropped.
"Well compared to Zoro and Sanji? She's not human after all," Nami bluntly said.
"TIME TO AVENGE OUT BROTHER~! TIME TO AVENGE OUR BROTHER~!" The two continued to chant like nothing happened.
"ARE THESE TWO STILL CHANTING?!" Lucy and Nami exclaimed dumbfounded.
Launched across the forest, Josie quickly caught herself skidding back a bit. Her expression was a mix of confusion and anger. "What the hell?!"
When the female soldier looked up, the emerald haired boy was already a few meters away from her. Startled, she quickly brought her right arm out, with an Impact Dial resting on her palm.
"Don't look down on me you F& brat!" Josie growled. With her Dial powered skis, she rushed towards Shervan with lightning speed. Her right arm extended out preparing to release the Impact Dial into his face. "I have killed many Blue Sea Dwellers who foolishly infiltrated the Upper Yard and you're no excep-"
SKISSH~!
With a gust of dark green wind, Shervan was already behind Josie before she could finish her sentence. A small pool of blood formed in front of her. Josie gasped in shock when she realized what had just happened.
Her right arm was sliced clean off her shoulder.
Before Josie could let out a scream, Shervan quickly snatched the flying dismembered arm by the wrist and thrust her own Impact Dial right into her face.
BING~!
"GAH~!" An agonizing scream hollered out of Josie's lips, as she was sent flying into the air by her own Impact Dial. Trails of blood lingered out of her right stump as she found herself flying over the Sea Cloud abyss below. "N-No…I refuse to die. Not by this little piece o-!"
Josie was cut off yet again when the boy had unexpectedly appeared above her. The female Kami soldier's entire tough demeanor changed into pure horror when her eyes met his visible left eye. His left yellow eye glinted menacingly at Josie as he took her mangled and broken arm, placing her palm on her stomach. "...
…
…Fall."
KABOOM~!
In a different area of the Upper Yard, two Shandian warriors suffered severe injuries by the pink haired boy Kouta. In his Chimera mode, he had black lion legs, long goat horns, and a slender snake tail. The battle became one sided as Kouta overpowered the two Shandians.
"DIE~!" One Shandian charged towards the pink haired boy. Preparing to thrust his spear into Kouta's neck.
"..." Kouta brought his right arm up in front of his neck, letting the spear sink through his bare arm. When he swung his arm out, the tip of the spear broke off due to his lion muscle limb. The man was caught off guard as he tripped forward, giving Kouta the opportunity to swing his left fist under the man's chin launching him back.
The second warrior fired his pistol multiple times at Kouta. He avoided all the bullets with cat like instincts while at the same time honing in on the two injured men. "Damn, what with this kid?!"
Kouta got in front of the gun wielding Shandian and lashed out his tail with quick motion. The warrior quickly brought his gun to aim but the snake had already bit down on his pistol, ripping it out of his hand. It bit down on the firearm till it shattered into pieces. With their weapons destroyed, fear dwelled in their minds as Kouta coldly stared at them, preparing to kill the two.
"FOUND YOU KOUTA!"
Kouta's ears perked upon hearing the familiar voice, he brought his left arm up, blocking a surprised right hook aimed at his head. Their gauntlet let out a sudden miniature explosion, overpowering Kouta's, sending him skidding across the ground.
"You two get out of here now!" Hibiki yelled out to the two Shandians warriors. While the two Shandians felt bitter of being rescued by a Blue Sea Dweller, they nodded and escaped by using their skis. Once they were gone, Hibiki turned to her opponent. "Kouta…"
"I'm glad you came after me, Gungnir…" Kouta said emotionlessly, lowering his left arm down. "That saves me the trouble of hunting you down myself. It will be my duty to bring your relic to my sister. Even if I have to take it from your dead body."
"...I will stop you," Hibiki clenched her fist tightly. Her scarves waved behind her like a cape, and stared at him with a determined look. "With my fists, I will destroy Aoi's bond on you~!"
After declaring their intention, Hibiki and Kouta charged at each other. Their fists were once more going to clash.
Kida: Holy Crap~! So many fights were happening and ending~!
Peace: Yeah, but I can't believe that Flamingo lost though. I thought she would beat Dimanu.
Freddy: If Wyper didn't interfere, Flamingo would've been able to beat Dimanu.
Yang: The bird woman may have won the Ordeal but lost the war.
Varvula: Seriously am I the only one who thinks Cure Flamingo sounds funny? I don't know it just, flamingo is a funny animal/word on a Pretty Cure.
Sanya: What about Cure Pine? The first two were fruits while the last one is a noun.
Freddy: All three of them are nouns.
Yang: Well it looks like Cure Egret isn't the only one named after an animal!
Raven: Nothing is going to beat Cure Milky. Think of all the memes you can make with it.
Shiho: No one wants to hear your potty mouth.
Kiba: Next Chapter: True Siblings and False Jealously.
Gwen: When are they going to make a Cure Bat or Cure Zombie?
Kiba: Cure Zombie? What the hell is a zombie?
Varvula: She said it…
Yang: Well nice knowing you!
Kiba: What are you talking about?
Gwen:...You're coming with me.
Kiba: W-Wait, why are you dragging me?! Why are you so suddenly strong!?