The Evolution of the Future Pirate King!
Mikoto leaned forward and placed all of his weight onto his front leg. Trevor paused as he looked at Mikoto's odd form with his entire body bent over his leg. Trevor brought his arms across his body and prepared to block any one of the coyote's random attacks. Based on his previous experiences, he knew a powerful attack could come from Mikoto regardless of any stance.
Mikoto lowered himself even further before dashing off at Trevor. His speed was even faster then before as he raced towards Trevor in a straight line. In mere moments Mikoto was already right in front of Trevor. Trevor reached out and lashed out with an incredibly hard hand, he saw his hand slide right through Mikoto's neck. Trevor smiled as he was sure of his own victory.
"Wolf Cutter!" Trevor had no idea how it happened, but he felt a sharp slicing pain in his body. Trevor backed up separating himself, his side had been cut open and was now bleeding. He looked up and saw Mikoto standing there, his left claw coated in blood. Trevor was taken back as he saw the man he was confident he had drilled his hand into was still standing and looking at him with his hand coated in his blood! "One more time!" shouted Mikoto as he brought his body back down and brought his weight onto his front leg. It was the same technique as before he must've done something that negated the damage Trevor should've dealt to him. Trevor knew what was coming.
"Colors of Observation Haki," said Trevor calmly. His eyes locked onto Mikoto all of his moves would come to light in a brief moment. Mikoto dashed forward with incredible speed, it was just like the last move. Nothing was different. Mikoto quickly got up and into Trevor's personal space. Trevor reached out on instant slicing into Mikoto's neck. Trevor had a brief moment of happiness before his side suddenly got pounded in his side. Trevor was thrown backwards, confused. He saw Mikoto again, once more completely unharmed despite the fact that Trevor saw himself slice into his skull.
Even worse Trevor's own Colors of Observation Haki was telling him that Mikoto's intention was to rush him. As soon as they got close Trevor killed Mikoto and Mikoto's mind went blank. He couldn't see any more into the technique. How was Mikoto avoiding his Haki? He should've been able to predict his every move, but this technique somehow avoided it.
Mikoto's legs were on fire. They were aching. That technique still wasn't trained enough for continuous use, especially in order to use two of them back-to-back. He would have to limit it and restrict its usage for the rest of the fight. Mikoto looked back up at Trevor who still seemed bewildered at the technique just as Mikoto thought. Mikoto came to the sudden realization that he shouldn't...no, couldn't hold back. That was the one attack that seemed to allow Mikoto to land a blow on Trevor. He needed to push Trevor even harder and he needed that technique to do it. He moved his left arm testing it, it was working like it should. He would go straight from that to Rapid Fire, he would blow Trevor back with that combination. His legs would just have to hold out for that time period. Mikoto leaned forward shifting his weight to his front leg to prepare for the fast dash.
Mikoto propelled himself forward quickly covering the ground in between him and Trevor. Just like the other two times Mikoto found no problem entering in on Trevor's personal space. Trevor brought his fist forward smashing it into Mikoto's face, but couldn't. Mikoto had already dodged to the ground, but Mikoto knew that according to Trevor's eyes he thought he killed Mikoto. It was an after-image! A quick dash to Trevor's side created a momentary image of Mikoto in front of Trevor, which was the Mikoto Trevor had killed three times. Best of all is the fact that Trevor's Haki was disrupted. Trevor thinks he killed him, so he drops his guard alongside his Haki even if it is for a second and that's just enough for Mikoto to hit, "Rapid Fire x 25!" Mikoto released 25 highly condensed and quick punches into Trevor's side. Trevor was blown back, but quickly regained his footing.
"Crap!" muttered Trevor as he grabbed his side, "if it wasn't for Colors of Armament...that would've hurt even worse." Colors of Armament was commonly known as a way to increase attack power, but you could also use it to increase defense powers. Trevor usually uses it to harden his hands and sharpen them to deliver powerful blows, but this time he hardened his side rather then his hands Trevor used Haki to harden his sides to a much tougher state.
Mikoto grunted and moved back. His legs were still in pain and he cringed in pain as he did so, but he needed to regain the distance. He didn't expect someone to survive the Rapid Fire attack. Rapid Fire had several tricks to it. The fact that it was 25 punches all blended into one was only the tip of the iceberg. The first punch broke down his opponent's defenses, the second further breaks it, and so on and so on, eventually with enough punches the target's defense is completely broken and the remaining punches get past uninhibited and at full power.
Combine that with the Mikoto's after-image attack it was the perfect combination. The after-image created an opening, your opponent drops their guard as they strike at your after-image and could no longer block, this just means that the Rapid Fire can avoid all blocks and land directly on his opponent without any problems.
Trevor decided not to allow Mikoto to charge again and moved in instead. Trevor's arm came flying out, slicing into the air as Mikoto further backed away. Mikoto was struggling not to show the pain that was charging through both his legs and his arm. Mikoto just had to stay away until his body recovered from the damage his own moves inflicted on him. Getting that time wouldn't be easy. Trevor kept closing in and lashing out again. Mikoto's superior speed combined with his beast-like instincts allowed him to narrowly avoid each strike. Trevor's barrage kept Mikoto on his toes, Mikoto needed to stay ahead Trevor's Haki also allowed him to foresee almost everyone of Mikoto's dodge, so he needed to remain as far away from each of his slashes or else Trevor would foresee the dodge and cover the necessary ground.
Mikoto was starting to regret using Rapid Fire x 25. With only one arm he couldn't defend himself much less attack. Not only was that attack sealed during this fight, but his after-image technique couldn't be used either. Trevor kept pressing Mikoto, Mikoto couldn't gain the necessary speed. He had used everything he had trying to defeat him as quickly possible especially with that last move, it was inconceivable that Trevor would be able to survive it and get going as quickly as he did. He wasn't even stunned! The only thought that was in Mikoto's head though was how incredible the Shichibukai was! Were all of them this strong? If so, then the Grand Line was going to be something incredible! Six more pirates of equal power as Trevor!
Mikoto charged forward heedless of his wounds. His mind was filled with thoughts about the remaining six Shichibukai. Mikoto launched a quick punch to Trevor's side, it would've dealt incredible damage if it wasn't for Trevor's Colors of Armaments Haki strengthening his side. Trevor spun about and launched a counterattack, even with Mikoto's quick reflexes the attack still hit him, though it was only a small scratch. The blow drew blood. Mikoto quickly jumped back putting more distance between him and Trevor.
Whether it was Trevor's own lust for victory or his anger that Mikoto had hit him again, he rushed at him. He slashed several times, each time his hand only barely cleaved through the air above or to the side of Mikoto. Trevor brought his fist downwards once more slicing through the air, forcing Mikoto backwards. Mikoto stumbled for a brief second as he tried to regain his footing, Trevor took advantage of this opening with a straight thrust. Mikoto stopped trying to regain his footing and instead fell to the ground allowing Trevor's almighty thrust to slice into his shoulder rather then his chest.
Mikoto fell to the ground and quickly caught himself and charged forward, closing the already small distance between him and his target. Mikoto fired a quick punch into Trevor's gut. Trevor stumbled backwards, but he fired a quick chop while doing so, slicing the air as Mikoto dodged to the side. Trevor was just proving himself to have a tough hide with his Haki, Mikoto's punches were barely dealing anything he was lucky if they hit him and dealt even some small amount of damage. However, he was still leading Trevor was swiping air. Not to mention his Rapid Fire was quickly recovering, just a few more minutes and it would be revived.
"Just keep coming at me," laughed Trevor as he dropped his guard and strolled forwards, "I'm still just getting warmed up. My power is still only at about forty percent!" Trevor knew it wouldn't stay at that level for long. He usually only used that amount of power for playing around and the time to play around was over. It was probably over a few minutes ago, but Trevor didn't want it to be. He enjoyed playing with his targets more then fighting with them. After all who could stand up to him if he went all out. Oh, well, can't be helped. Trevor extended his two arms and focused.
Mikoto rushed in. He didn't like the look of Trevor's position, he seemed to be intently focused on something. Based on previous experiences, he could only push him and hope whatever trick he was about to use would be interrupted. Mikoto got in close and just as he was about to fire a punch, Trevor swung his arm around and down. Mikoto jumped back avoiding his ordinarily razor-sharp chop. Trevor's hand ended up right in front of Mikoto, but Mikoto was still sent reeling back with blood leaking out of his shoulder.
Mikoto was frozen. He saw it, it was just a glimpse, but he saw it. He saw what Trevor did. It was Haki again. It was similar to before where Trevor hardened his hands, but on top of that Trevor even extended it a bit. He brought his Haki forward in front of his hand and launched a downwards chop, extending his range. Mikoto could barely tell when he dodged the strike...well, tried to.
Trevor smirked. The look on Mikoto's face told Trevor everything he needed to know. Mikoto had put it all together, but it was too late. Mikoto failed to realize the destructive powers of Haki early enough. Trevor sharpened his blade and approached Mikoto, it was a shame that he would destroy a perfectly good plaything, but it was a joy that he would add a new skull to his collection. "More lambs have come to the slaughter…more people have come to their graves…more idiots have drowned underwater...more masters have killed their slaves," sung Trevor quietly.
Mikoto's ears perked up at the song. It wasn't unheard of to sing in combat, but the song was just odd. Not just the lyrics, there was something even more foreboding about it. It made Mikoto's blood freeze listening to it. His entire body felt cold as he heard Trevor continue to recite the song, "Bloody bodies scattered on the ground…bloody souls sink down, down, down…soon blood will cover this little town…"
Mikoto leaned forward and forced his weight onto his leg. His Rapid Fire was almost back up and running. Mikoto prepared to use it in a final burst. It worked the last time, so it might work again. Mikoto burst from the starting point and dashed upwards at Trevor. Mikoto's eyes widened as Trevor had already begun his swing, not waiting for Mikoto to get close enough to his body to use the technique again. Mikoto changed direction to the side evading the slash once more.
"And I will feel alive again!" continued Trevor as he slowly began swaying from side-to-side as he began approaching Mikoto, "Destroyed are the church, the bar, and inn! Just to make to me feel alive again! Dead bodies are a hundred and ten! But I am alive one again!" Trevor leaned forward and then leapt forward, spinning his body around launching a dangerous slice for Mikoto's neck. Mikoto backed up avoiding the slice. He wasn't getting away easily though. Trevor, continuing to spin, brought his other arm around and at Mikoto's side. Mikoto brought his arms up and blocked it, but the brute force behind Trevor's attack still forced him backwards and onto the ground.
"Dead are the merry men...dead are the merry boys..." Trevor continued as he approached Mikoto and launched several downwards thrusts at Mikoto's body. Mikoto scrambled backwards avoiding each and every attack. "Dead are the merry girls...Broken are the merry toys..." Trevor swayed back as he brought his body back up, Trevor slowly began to sway back and forth again.
Mikoto was slowly beginning to put together what it was about the song and Trevor that unnerved him. Trevor's mind disappeared almost. He no longer seemed to have any conscious movements. Each and every single one of his movements seemed to simply be focused on attacking. He had transformed into a killing machine, his consciousness gone. He was relying on instincts combined with Haki to attack and move. A human who was moving with only the thought of killing his target in mind. No fear, no worries, no joy. Mikoto backed up desperate to take the distance again and use his after-image move.
Trevor didn't respond to Mikoto's frantic avoidance move. Trevor kept swaying and stepping forward at his slow pace. Mikoto didn't care as soon as he got the distance that he needed he rushed forward towards Trevor. Trevor's hand reached out and fired a thrust at Mikoto. Mikoto dodged to the side causing Trevor's hand to once more only pierce an after-image. Mikoto curled his fingers and tightened his fist. He was lucky that his arm was ready once more for a Rapid Fire. "Rapid Fi...urgh!" Trevor had jammed his knee upwards and into Mikoto's body halting the attack. Trevor spun around and latched his fingers around Mikoto's neck. Trevor slammed Mikoto into his ship.
Mikoto had forgotten how close they were to Trevor's ship, much less the sea. He was too involved with fighting Trevor that he had forgotten that the sea was so close to him. Trevor's eyes snapped back open and focused intently on Mikoto. "Well, well, well...I knew it wouldn't take too long once I decided to use my full-power. But killing in that mode is so tiring, so I try to switch back to my normal self before I do so...and I'm glad I did. You know why? Because this is the best part. Watching your squirming victim accept their fate."
Mikoto tried to free himself, but couldn't. Trevor had vice-like grip...whether that was from Haki or not was hard to tell. Mikoto couldn't even move either of his arms as he struggled to break free. Mikoto was still struggling, he was stuck in the air as he looked down at Trevor. Finally, Mikoto did something even he didn't understand, he smiled.
The Will of D. Lives On!
Yeah…I feel kind of let down by what I was imagining, but come on! The only other 100 Chapter spectacular I could think was having Mikoto's Dad come in and interrupt the fight…and his dad is dead and is staying dead. Other then that I found out that my computer's Grammar check SUCKS! Seriously, I used my school's computer and did a last minute grammar check…I had like 15 errors in this chapter!
Anyways, I personally feel like the whole Will of D. thing is a good reveal and makes an interesting final twist.