The Finishing Touch...

The End Between the Reaper and Coyote!

The man in the mask smiled as he delved down into the bottom of the ship. It was a horrid day in his opinion, it only reinforced his opinion of the World Government. Having such a devastating ability at their arsenal…and not using it all the time. Pirates were running this world into the ground and the Marines did very little to stop them. They had this method, this unbelievably effective method that could purge islands of the horrible pirate blood from the world and they were wasting it.

He looked around him. He was fairly confident that once more he had been engulfed by darkness…the way he liked it. He took his mask off and continued his descent into the darkness. His entire body was hidden in the darkness and whenever his body did come into view a large shapeless cloak covered it, his identity was a secret he didn't want these Marines to know. His pure yellow eyes glinted in the darkness as he continued with his descent.

He found a small Den-Den Mushi hidden away where it shouldn't be. He dialed the only number he knew. A light voice came over the machine it was fuzzy and obviously not used to using Den-Den Mushi's. "Hello Helllmire Gan, right? How is the mission going?"

The man with the yellow eyes sat down in the shadow as he took a deep breath. "I've done it, didn't I? I've infiltrated the Marines, watched them use a Buster Call…my plans have taken large steps. We'll soon be able to use their own technology against them. We got the information thanks to me, now we just need the rest to get the money."

"The Revolutionaries thank you," finished the Den-Den Mushi as it began to turn off. "Destroy all evidence." Gan nodded, picked the small Den-Den Mushi up and tucked it under his cloak. He'd get to the main engine room and toss it in the fire. After that, maybe he'll go to the deck and join the rest of the Marines in watching this magnificent bonfire.

(-With Mikoto-)

Mikoto dodged backwards still trying to recover from Trevor's recent surprise attack. He couldn't catch his breath, Trevor should've been taken down. Twenty-five hits from Mikoto, they were all together as they fed on Trevor's flesh, but Trevor didn't seem to mind. Whether it was his own physicality that supplied him with the strength to withstand the punches or if it was just his state of mind was completely blocking out the pain, either was a viable choice. However, Mikoto still had a chance at taking him down. He'd just have to overwhelm him. Hit him enough and either his strength would finally give out or the pain would break down the mental wall that was his insanity.

Mikoto leaned and dashed towards Trevor. He sent his entire body at the Shichibukai. He brought his entire body around and tried to land a quick kick on Trevor's body, only to be met with the glaring thrust of Trevor's hand. Mikoto dodged away in a split second, he felt his hair grow singed from the speed of Trevor's thrust. Mikoto tried to regain his nerves, but Trevor rushed at him. A forward thrust followed by a swipe with his other hand, a step-in and a massive uppercut for Mikoto's chin. A high-speed chop with hand wrapped up the continuous combination.

Mikoto swayed to the side, then ducked to avoid the thrust into the swipe. He kept moving, by jumping back to avoid the uppercut and then he dashed backwards once again to avoid the next attack. Mikoto kept moving away. Trevor moved in with another thrust, this one Mikoto was barely able to dodge. His hand caught Mikoto's shirt ripping the question mark in half. Mikoto didn't care, he ducked down and moved in at high speed. He ducked beneath the swipe and moved in again. He had to end this quickly, the Buster Call was still going on. He rotated around, aiming for Trevor's swollen side with another kick. Trevor was forced back another step, but he refused to give in. He stepped in and brought his hand around swiping the air. Mikoto watched it as it came back in, once more it dug into the space just above Mikoto's eye causing another curtain of red to blanket his view.

Mikoto backed up. He couldn't see out of his left eye at all. It was completely covered in the heavy red liquid. He tried to calm down, but this was the first time he had seen so much blood. He couldn't see…he was fighting against a killer while he was blind! He tried to back away from the fight, knowing full well that it was going well for him. He was slowly letting his mind get the better of him…but for good reasons! He couldn't see, both of his arms were still drained from his Rapid Fire. He had been delivering nothing but kicks for the last few seconds, and even those seemed to be having diminished effectiveness. He moved forward, trying to ready his nerves once more, but a dangerous thrust from Trevor broke that plan.

Mikoto backed away, further than he should have. He moved back this much because he was scared. He took another deep breath and tried to move in again, but suddenly Trevor seemed bigger than he was. Mikoto realized he threw away his chance to run away. This man was more than he could handle. Mikoto should've left the instant…the instant…the instant he gave up on being king of the pirates.

That was the rule. If Mikoto decided to back away, if he decided to run away instead. He would be done. He would've forfeited the title forever. This was it. This was when he needed to stand his ground, step in and truly finish it. He would be King of the Pirates and in order to do that…Trevor needed to go down. He tightened the grip on his left and right hands. They weren't healed far from it. The Rapid Fire's side-effect was still coursing through his arms. He should take his distance and try to buy more time, but what Pirate King would do that? Mikoto wouldn't do that. He'd step in and have it out. Screw his arms…taking Trevor down comes first!

Mikoto moved in his resolved had hardened. He wouldn't be wasting anything now. He guaranteed that the next five minutes would be the end. He'd go at full without holding anything back. Mikoto zoomed in at top-speed, hoping to overwhelm him with this and this alone, but Trevor had already adjusted to it. He had already mastered keeping track of Mikoto's speed. He wouldn't let him get ahead of him. He kept pace, using his Haki and his own decent speed he kept pace with Mikoto. Mikoto sped up, moving in…and being sliced into by Trevor's arm. A huge uppercut from Trevor broke out, slicing into Mikoto's head and throwing it back. Mikoto withstood it. He swayed back at the same time to reduce the damage! He wasn't done!

Mikoto closed in again, already entering his top gear. He sped around Trevor, moving two or three steps at a time. Trevor roared as he brought his hand around and sliced it straight across Mikoto's chest, drawing another wave of blood from him. Mikoto caught himself before he fell and took it up another notch. He sped forward and continued circling Trevor like a vulture, waiting for an opening. Trevor was still smiling as he kept pace. He brought his body forward, throwing out a swing that cut deep into Mikoto's shoulder. Mikoto didn't stop he kept running.

Trevor thrust out his hand for Mikoto's forehead and…it stayed true. The thrust didn't slow down…it didn't waver…it didn't miss. His thrust cut deep, burying itself straight through Mikoto's head and possibly ending the match. Trevor smiled as he looked over at his ultimate prey in its final moments. He won! He won again! He still had it! Karasu said that he was old…that he was slowing down! That was just one old man's fear! Trevor still had it! He won against the young kid! Nothing more mattered.

Then Mikoto disappeared. Trevor stared at it, the place where Mikoto was. He wasn't there, but that wasn't possible. A man with a hole in his head can't just move and no one can just disappear like that! No one! Trevor remained there, half-basking in his assumed victory and also half-confused at what happened to his prey. And then…then he remembered the last time this happened. When he was confident his thrust had killed Mikoto and ended the fight. It wasn't that Mikoto disappeared…it was that…he wasn't there in the first place.

After-Image!

Trevor glanced around him and then finally below him. He was met with Mikoto, and he knew instantly that this was the real one. Only the real one would have that insidious mocking smile plastered over his face. Mikoto brought his entire body around like a whip, striking upwards with his leg. Trevor's entire body was shuddered upwards and away from the ground and into the air. Mikoto continued whipping his body around until he was back on his own two feet. He braced himself, gripping his left wrist with his right hand.

"Rapid-Fire x25!" Mikoto brought his left hand forward, continuously pumping his fist once more. The pumps eventually evolved into punches that sped towards Trevor. Trevor managed to bring his guard up just in time in order to block these punches, but it was weakening with every pound that Mikoto brought into it. He couldn't keep it up much longer. Finally the punches combined at the end, they hammered into Trevor's guard. The final one broke it apart. Trevor's arms split up as he tried to steady himself from the salvo of punches. His opinion of Mikoto's punches being paper-cuts hadn't changed, they were still light, but enough of them…

Mikoto brought his other fist, his right fist in, "Rapid-Fire x 25!" With Trevor's guard broken, he couldn't bring his arms in close enough to block this time. Instead Mikoto's right fist shot in and hit Trevor once, twice, then again and again. His punches came in like fire. Each blow buried themselves deeper and deeper into Trevor's guard. He was completely blown back with the punches, his jaw was probably broken along with his ribs from Mikoto's earlier outlast, but Trevor wasn't done for yet. He stepped forward, his own powerful will coming through once more. He struck out widely with his own hand in a last ditch, desperate attempt to live on. It sliced viciously through the air. He wasn't done yet. Trevor stumbled forward again and kept swinging at Mikoto.

Mikoto tried to dodge each slice, but they slowly grew in closer. Mikoto whipped himself back around, turning himself completely around planting his foot and turning his body inwards towards Trevor and lifting his leg up into the air. He didn't have the time to wait for his arm to heal for another Rapid-Fire and his arm were firmly numb from the reckless act of his previous Rapid-Fires. However, he still had his legs. Mikoto brought his leg chopping inwards from a seemingly impossibly angle. The kick smashed into the side of Trevor's neck and there was a loud cracking sound as it came down.

Trevor's body was thrown to the side with the force. Mikoto couldn't pull his leg back, he didn't have his leg under control and the momentum carried him down and into the ground. Mikoto tumbled for awhile unable to balance himself. He slid across the ground with a heavy breathing. He barely managed to twist his head around to see Trevor. Who was flat on the floor, not even attempting to roll his head over at Mikoto.

Mikoto smiled as he dragged his body up. He tried desperately to lift his entire body to his feet and once he was on his own two feet, he tried desperately to stay standing. While he would love to wait around and bask in his temporary victory over Trevor, he had to get going. He stumbled forward another inch almost falling. It was left, right, and then repeat. He had to get off of this island soon.

The Tragedy of the Fishman Brothers...

In case you are wondering yes...yes I have mentioned Gan before. He appeared in an earlier chapter with the revolutionaries. His goal was world domination through lies, deceit, and manipulation basically.

Mikoto wins it! Mikoto has finally managed to blow through Trevor, but just barely he used up all of his tricks. I was wondering if anybody got the After-Image trick would end it seeing as how Mikoto didn't use it all too much during this fight despite it being the one blow he had that nearly wrapped the fight up last time. Also I mentioned a good plot twist for those of you who thought it was Gan or Mikoto winning...you're wrong...you are dead wrong! The most shocking reveals still haven't been revealed! Next two chapters promise plot twists that will force you to the edge of your seats! AND BEYOND!

Also, it appears Monday will be my uploading days from now on...