The Gate to Kisho

Chapter 6

Fuyu's Flash Strike

Shouting flooded through the streets of the wretched town. Innocent citizens locked themselves up and marines filed down every stretch possible, ensuring that their target would be unable to escape.

Adderbones immediately threw Zato up into his hands, grinning as his fingers slowly began to sharpen as if they were morphing into weapons. "Unfortunately last time I was rushed and couldn't show you my abilities. I used brute strength. Let's see you take on the powers of the fruit I consumed!"

'So he too has a power?' Zato thought, attempting to break free.

"Sharp Sharp Barrage!" Adderbones roared, sending a flurry of jabs, only these with much more power than the ones before. Zato kicked away and responded, "Block Block Wall!", releasing energy to negate the offense.

The admiral, however, came nowhere near the end of his attack. "Twirling Spear!" he roared once more. His hand began to protrude outwards and rapidly spin. "Sharp Sharp Strike!" Without warning Adderbones dug his new weapon through Zato's heart. "Venom Dance!" Zato suddenly turned pale…

'Damn, he was smart enough to attack the heart before injecting the poison!' He kicked his leg upwards into Adderbones' chest, finally breaking himself free. Landing at the edge of the balcony, he began taking deep breaths to compensate for the recent damage he took. "This… this isn't over!"

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As the chaos leapt to be the center of attention, Fuyu crept alongside the western wall, hoping he could manage to slip in. "I got here in one piece, now how shall I approach this?"

Voices above startled him, and he dived into a bush before two Marines could look over the lower balcony. "Thought I heard somethin'… well anyways, did you hear about the whereabouts of the second target?"

The second Marine softly tapped the railing as he mumbled to himself. "Second target… I thought the boy who stopped Adderbones back at the village was our only focus."

Without previously even knowing it, the men gasped at the sudden sight of Fuyu standing beside them. "So, who's the second target?"

"Fuyu Sashimi!" they both cried, only to be knocked down the ground. "Damn… hit the Alarm Mushi!!!" One of the pair swiftly produced a Den Den Mushi, only this one held a button at the top. His thumb dropped down to punch it, but Fuyu sliced it off with a quick dagger toss. "I don't know what that is, but after hearing Alarm, I don't think I want that thing going off."

Jerking his two weapons out of his previous focus, Fuyu slipped them into their sheath and made his way into the massive marine base. "Surprising how Zato still lives… but his purpose is to serve as a distraction. Now it's time I revealed my two-sword combat. Nitoryu: Wangetsu Hamaguri" (Two Sword Style: Crescent Clam).

Bringing together his two swords, Fuyu crushed through the walls standing in his path. He startled a pack of marines who at once began firing at him. "Nitoryu: Senkou Sutoraiki!" (Flash Strike) Within a second he had torn through the room, slaughtering every single opponent in his way. The response was a loud alarm ringing through the whole base, which he sighed about.

Before Fuyu knew it, he had been completely surrounded. "Tch, how many of ya'll are there?"

"Trespassing into one of the six marine bases of West Blue is a serious crime, especially for you, Fuyu Sashimi," said Lieutenant Doki. "What your ambitions are I care not of. The bounty upon your head is all that matters, which is why you're going to die here right now."

"It's you, the one who gave me my bounty. Fortunately I take it as a compliment, so make sure you tell your replacement to crank it up after this – Nitoryu: Aka no Basu!" (Blood Bath) Doki stretched his arms out and dragged two of his underlings into the way of the attack, defending himself just before Fuyu could slay him. "Interesting, Lieutenant. I never thought you were the type to sacrifice your own people."

Without order a gunshot occurred. Fuyu swiftly ducked, spinning around on the floor in order to trip the enemies around him. "Nitoryu: Bouseki no Hasu!" (Twirling Lotus) Suddenly, there was a scream, bringing panic to Doki. Fuyu had managed to spin at an incredible speed with his swords, finally breaking a hole in the floor. Over a dozen marines fell with him to the library below, half of whom were instantly paralyzed or killed by the damage taken.

Doki leapt down to follow Fuyu and dived around the library as the two began their fight. The lieutenant crept from aisle to aisle, searching for his target. "You know you're completely trapped, don't you, Fuyu?"

Out of nowhere came a blast from the shelf, as Fuyu tore straight through it and swung his blades at Doki. "Of course I'm trapped, but that doesn't mean I won't get out!" Shocking the lieutenant, Fuyu kicked off his back and took a great stride in mid-air, grabbing onto the ledge of the upper floor. Using his upper strength, he yanked his body completely over and turned to face Doki. "Sorry I can't keep playing, but you aren't the one I'm looking for. Here's a little treat before I bust up this playground of yours!"

Doki's eyes bulged at the sight of a dagger heading straight his way. Fuyu walked away from the site of destruction, and away from the scream of the lieutenant. "Three documents, that's all I'm here for. And once I've got them, this place will be down in flames."

With that, Fuyu stuck his weapons back in their sheaths and dashed down the final hallway.

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Sorry for many delays. I'll try to get going faster, but…

Anyways, I'm also using a mix of Japanese and regular attack names. Fuyu's I prefer to use as Japanese.

Enjoy, don't forget to review!