Victory at Last
The climax of the Battle of Kaien Kingdom whereby the Straw Hats face the revolutionary commanders Drake and Doflamingo. Enjoy and review.
The slave camp on Kaien Kingdom was right now filled with chaos as the now freed slaves were now openly rebelling against their captors, the revolutionaries. The revolutionaries at first were currently able to hold off the now freed pirates despite their superior numbers due to themselves being armed and not weakened or exhausted from prolonged forced labor. However the timely arrival of the Kaien Kingdom royal army turned the tides of the battle in favor of the slaves and the royal army. The combined forces of the now freed slaves and royal army were now pushing the revolutionary slavers back. In the midst of all this, Pellinopee spotted Flint.
"Flint," called out Pellinopee.
Hearing someone call out to him, Flint turned to the direction of the voice. Seeing that it was Pellinopee, he couldn't help the shock.
"It's you, you're that other girl with the Straw Hats, the princess of Kaien Kingdom, Pellinopee was it," said Flint.
"That's right. And we came back to help," said Pellinopee referring to the soldiers she brought with her.
Flashback
Pellinopee was currently inside the palace of Kaien Kingdom inside the throne room with her father the king and Maxie. During the Straw Hats battle with the two revolutionary commanders, she along with Maxie chose to flee. She felt terrible for making that choice but did not regret it for she knew that the battle was going to be extreme. It was between a powerful crew of world famous pirates against two powerful revolutionary commanders, one being an extremely powerful and famous Shichbukai and the other a well known member of the worst generation of pirates. She originally was watching the battle, but eventually she chose to escape with Maxie early during the battle. After witnessing the incredible powers of both the Straw Hats and the two commanders, both she and Maxie knew that they would only be in the way and as a result chose to escape knowing that it was the only way for the Straw Hats to fight at their full strength. Right now, she alongside Maxie were reporting everything that they discovered to her father, King Leno.
"My god, is all what you say really true Pellinopee?" asked Leno.
"It is father, all of," replied Pellinopee.
"So the one really behind everything is actually the revolutionary leader Dragon," said Leno.
"That's right father, the revolutionary leader is in an alliance with the Blackbeard Pirates and while this island does belong to Blackbeard, the slave camp itself belongs to the revolutionary army. And the Shichbukai Donquixito Doflamingo who is actually a revolutionary commander is in charge of it," said Pellinopee.
"Also the former Supernova X Drake who himself was actually another revolutionary commander is on this Kingdom as well. Both Doflamingo and Drake were engaging the Straw Hats when we left," said Maxie.
"I see, then we must help them," said Leno getting up from his throne.
"No we can't father," said Pellinopee.
"Pellinopee," said a confused Leno.
"We just can't father. I've seen those two commanders and I can tell you that they're both extraordinarily powerful. If we try to help, it'll only result in unnecessary deaths. The best that we can do is leave it to them," said Pellinopee with downcast eyes.
"But they'll succeed. I know they will father. They're strong and they're my friends. They said that they would free this kingdom and they would," spoke Pellinopee with certainty.
Leno looked shocked at his daughter's strong faith in a group of pirates of all people, not to mention a group of pirates she only just met. But then he smiled at her.
"Pellinopee you really believe in them don't you" said Leno with a gracious smile.
"I trust them with my very life," said Pellinopee with certainty in her voice.
"I see. Then we'll leave it up to them, however," said Leno.
"I'd like to invite them to a banquet to celebrate the freeing of this kingdom," said Leno.
Pellinopee smiled at remembering all of the Straw Hats odd behaviors and eccentric personality and knew that they would be happy.
"I know that they'll definitely like that," said Pellinopee.
Pellinopee and her father looked at each other before Maxie deciding to interrupt them.
"If I may your highness I suggest that we still go and help," said Maxie.
Pellinopee and her father looked at Maxie questionably since he should know of how powerful both the Straw Hats and the two revolutionary commanders were and that they couldn't help in such a battle.
"I know that we can't help the Straw Hats against Drake and Doflamingo but we can still help free the others. Right now the ex prisoner Flint is focusing on freeing the slaves. We can help him do that. Right now there is still a large number of revolutionaries at the base and I'm sure we can help them subdue the revolutionaries. Since Doflamingo and Drake are preoccupied with the Straw Hats, I'm sure we can handle all the others," said Maxie.
Pellinopee looked at Maxie and then nodded. She wanted to help somehow and she may not be able to help with the two commanders, but she can still help with the rest of the revolutionaries.
"You're right Maxie. Okay let's do it," said Pellinopee who then turned to her father.
"Father," said Pellinopee.
Leno nodded in understanding at what Pellinopee wanted to say.
"Maxie," called out Leno.
"Yes your highess," replied Maxie.
"Assemble the royal guards. We are going to attack the revolutionary slave camp and help free the slaves," ordered Leno.
End Flashback
"And you came just in time, we were being pushed back and probably would have lost," said Flint.
"Glad I could help. As the princess I had to do something. And even though it's small compared to the Straw Hats, I'm glad I was able to help somehow," said Pellinopee.
"Speaking of which what's the situation with the Straw Hats?" asked Flint.
Pellinopee then got a serious look as she explained everything to Flint.
"I see, so that big name pirate X Drake that was one of Kaido's subordinates is actually a revolutionary commander and is one this island," said Flint.
Pellinopee nodded in response.
"Then we should go help. Those guys are strong and the Straw Hats might have been able to handle Doflamingo by himself but they can't handle both him and Drake. Order your soldiers to finish up and we'll go help," said Flint.
"No we wouldn't," said Maxie.
"No, why not?" questioned Flint.
"Those two aren't normal. If we send the soldiers they'll all just be killed," replied Maxie referring to Drake and Doflamingo.
"But the Straws Hats need our help. He alone was able to keep all the slaves from rebelling. And may I remind you that he defeated several of the Straw Hats and captured them with ease. And with that other commander here now, the Straw Hats will certainly loose. But if you send the soldiers, they can at least keep that Drake guy busy while the Straw Hats handle Doflamingo," said Flint.
"Like I said those two aren't normal. And if we send the soldiers, they'll only be in the way. The best we can do now is handle things here," said Maxie.
"But …" started Flint who was cut off by Pellinopee.
"Flint-san we have to believe in their strength. They're all really strong. They'll find a way to succeed somehow. But we have to have believe in them and have faith in their abilities," said Pellinopee.
Flint looked ready to argue but finally relented.
"Okay," said Flint finally relenting.
Pellinopee then looked off in the direction she knew that the Straw Hats were fighting the two commanders.
"Everyone, please be careful" thought Pellinopee wishing the best for her friends.
With the Straw Hats
The Straw Hats were continuing their battle against the two powerful revolutionary commanders in which was pretty much an even fight. The teamwork of the Straw Hats allowed them to match the power of the revolutionary commanders. However they were still unable to gain the upper hand on either of the commanders and they knew that they had too in order to defeat them and free Kaien Kingdom. And now the clock was ticking due to the knowledge that one of the revolutionary army's Knights of D was on his way to Fishman Island to abduct Shirahoshi for her power. The sense of urgency was great and it was this urgency that lead Zoro and Sanji to decide what the best course of action was. It was to quickly get one of them over to help the others defeat Drake and then face Doflamingo together.
"Alright cook you ready?" asked Zoro.
"Yeah," replied Sanji.
"Then let's go," said Zoro.
The two began running towards Doflamingo at moderate speed. Zoro then jumped towards Doflamingo like a jumping crab while Sanji leapt in the air.
"Gazami Dori," said Zoro who tried to clamb down his swords on Doflamingo like a crab's claw.
"Poitrine Shot," called out Sanji attempting to kick Doflamingo straight in his chest.
"Worthless," said Doflamingo who easily dodged both attacks.
Zoro spun around and attempted to cut Doflamingo.
"Rengoku Oni Giri," said Zoro unleashing his attack.
Doflaminog jumped backwards avoiding the attack.
"Hyakuhachi Pound Ho," said Zoro sending a large projectile of air blades towards Doflamingo.
Doflamingo jumped sideways avoiding the attack only to end up jumping towards Sanji who was in a one handed handstand position.
"Cotelette," said Sanji who attempted a hard kick to Doflamingo in his one handed handstance.
The kick hit Doflamingo directly but he blocked it. However the sheer force of the attack sent Doflamingo flying back. However Sanji was quickly closing in on him.
"Sky Walk," said Sanji quickly jumping on the air to get to Doflamingo.
Doflamingo extended his finger about to skewer him but Sanji stepped higher in the air and began spinning around rapidly before landing a powerful downward kick to Doflamingo.
"Concasse," said Sanji when making the powerful kick.
However even though the kick was strong enough to make some big spider cracks on the ground, Doflamingo blocked it with his hands. Doflamingo quickly paralyzed Sanji and lifted his hand up ready to finish him off. Unfortunately he didn't get the chance as Zoro was already on him.
"UI-Tora Gari," said Zoro who charged at Doflamingo with a large tiger aura.
Doflamingo quickly ducked out of the way and made a series of back flips putting some distance between himself and Zoro.
Sanji then quickly began running towards Doflamingo at high speed ready to unleash a powerful kick. Doflamino smirked as he extended his finger thus taking control of Zoro and forcing him into Sanji's path. However to his confusion both Zoro and Sanji smirked. Zoro held out his swords in a cross and Sanji jumped onto them. Then Zoro using his strength spring boarded Sanji towards Drake who was currently pushing the rest of the other Straw Hats back. The result was that Sanji was sent towards Drake at high speed.
"Sky Walk," said Sanji using his sky walk to run and gain additional speed.
While sky walking towards Drake he quickly began spinning around activating Diable Jambe.
"Diable Jambe," said Sanji whose leg was now orange for the heat.
"Bien Cuit : Grill Shot," finished Sanji who delievered a powerful Diable Jambe enhanced kick to Drake who was currently too preoccupied with the other Straw Hats to notice Sanji coming towards him.
Drake took a direct hit to his jaw and screamed in pain as he was burned from the heat of Sanji's attack.
"Sanji!" shouted Chopper at seeing Sanji suddenly land a direct hit on Drake.
"Sanji-kun!" shouted out an equally surprised Nami.
The other Straw Hats had either surprise or happiness or both at seeing Sanji suddenly appear and take down Drake who himself fell to the ground unconscious and defeated from the surprise attack. Sanji then turned to face his nakama with a smirk. Then he lost his cool guy demeanor when his eyes suddenly turned to hearts.
"Nami-swan, Robin-chwan, did you see my amazing kick?" said Sanji his eyes with hearts, now in full love mode.
Nami and Robin normally wouldn't bother with Sanji but they had to admit that it was an amazing kick and now Drake was defeated. So they rewarded him with a smile. The other Straw Hats except for Zoro gathered around Sanji.
"Yohohoho that was very impressive Sanji-san. We might have lost had you not showed up," said Brook.
"Meh, I could have taken him down earlier if I wanted to," said Ussop his eyes closed and he had an expression like I could have done it if I tried.
"Really, from what I saw it looked like you were hiding behind Chopper all the time," smirked Franky causing Ussop to deflate.
"Well guys it's too early to celebrate yet," said Sanji turning serious.
The rest of the Straw Hats also turned serious.
"You're right," said Nami.
All the Straw Hats nodded knowing that Sanji was right. They may have taken down Drake, but the other and more powerful revolutionary commander Doflamingo was still a major threat. All of them looked at Doflamingo and began walking towards Zoro who was smirking at Doflamingo.
"I can't believe that you guys fooled me like that. You wanted me to use my powers so that one of you could get to Drake quickly. The attacks were just a distraction for me to do just that. I can't believe that I walked right into your plan," said Doflamingo with an angry frown.
"I shouldn't have underestimated you," finished Doflamingo.
"That's what you get for underestimating us. Now it's just you Doflamingo," said Zoro.
"The tide is now in our favor," said Sanji who was next to Zoro.
The other Straw Hats were now close to Zoro and were now ready to take down Doflamingo.
"Don't get too ahead of yourselves. You may have defeated Drake but this battle is far from over," said Doflamingo.
Zoro and Sanji stood infront of the others. As the monster trio they were the front line fighters and were going to protect their weaker crewmates. Zoro then sheathed both his swords suddenly.
"What, why is he sheathing his swords?" thought Doflamingo.
Zoro then sprinted towards Doflamingo at high speed.
"Santoryu Ogi : Rokudo no Tsuji," said Zoro drawing his swords and slashing at Doflamingo simultaneously six times.
Doflamingo managed to dodge five of them and only get scratched by the sixth.
"Sky Walk," said Sanji jumping into the air towards Doflamingo.
"Diable Jambe : Flanchet Strike," said Sanji attempting to kick Doflamingo's head with Diable Jambe.
"Hi no Tori Boshi," said Ussop firing a flame that took the shape of a phoenix.
The phoenix flew towards Doflamingo who was about to dispel it when Sanji swung his leg through the fire essentially making his Diable Jambe hotter. With his legs now hotter Sanji then attempted to kick Doflamingo again.
"Diable Jambe : Flambage Shot," said Sanji who was driving his foot downwards to Doflamingo's head.
Doflamingo however raised his arm up blocking the attack. Unfortunately even though he blocked the kick itself, the heat was burning his forearm. The kick despite being blocked sent him down to the floor. He looked down and saw that there were two giant arms right between where he was about to land.
"Mi Fleur : Gigantesco Mano," said Robin with her arms crossed.
"Slam," she finished.
The two large arms were about to slam Doflamingo together but using both his hands, a few fingers on each hand, he stopped the hands from impacting on him.
"Incredible, his powers can even stop arms this big," said Robin in amazement that Doflamingo could even use his ability to stop giant body parts.
"Strong Right," called out Franky who launched one of his massive arms at Doflamingo with a chain attached to it.
Since Doflamingo was surrounded by Robin's giant paralyzed arms the only place for him to dodge was up. So he jumped up successfully dodging Franky's attack, only to be met in the air by two the high jumpers of the crew, Chopper in jumping point and Brook.
"Kasuriuta: Fubuki Giri," said Brook who launched a fast attack.
Doflamingo was able to see it since he was able to avoid Zoro's attacks however what he didn't count on was that parts of his body was suddenly covered in ice. Brook used his devil fruit ability to bring the very cold of the underworld and use it to freeze parts of Doflamingo's body. Doflamingo easily broke but Doflamingo lost some time since he had to break out of the ice and Chopper took full advantage of this. Going to arm point he unleashed his attack on Doflamingo.
"Kokutei Roseo Metel," said Chopper.
Chopper in arm point began hitting Doflamingo with a barrage of hits using his hooves and enlarged arms. Doflamingo after being hit began falling from the air. However he was able to land on his feet. However as soon as he landed he began panting. Sanji's initial Diable Jambe which he hit Doflamingo with before Drake's defeat, the heat from the Diable Jambe that he blocked, along with Chopper's attack, all the damage began to take its toll on Doflamingo. He was still very much alive and still able to continue fighting strongly but the Straw Hats superior numbers and excellent teamwork was getting the best of him right now. Drake's defeat really put him in a bad position where he might actually loose.
The Straw Hats look on as Doflamingo got up albeit with panting. They were not surprised that Doflamingo recovered from that last attack. As a revolutionary commander and more importantly someone who could hold his own against both Zoro and Sanji who were both very strong, it was completely expected that it would take more than that to defeat Doflamingo. But the mere fact that he took damage from their combinations showed that he was not as invincible as he seemed and that he could be defeated. It didn't matter what kind of foe they faced, once they were together, they could win. And that was enough for the Straw Hats.
"Well I have to admit that was impressive teamwork on your part. It's been a very long time since anyone has been able to do this much damage to me," said Doflamingo.
"Most times when people rely on numbers for their advantage, that actually has the opposite effect. Even though they have numbers, because there is no coordination or teamwork, each person ends up hindering the other thus weakening the group overall. But not you guys. You all are working together adding to each other's strengths as well as covering each other's weaknesses. It's really rare to ever come across a group like that," commented Doflamingo.
The Straw Hats continued to look at Doflamingo neutrally.
"But even that kind of group has its weakness. For you see, by doing that you actually reveal one critical weakness to your group's power," said Doflamingo who suddenly smirked.
The Straw Hats all narrowed their eyes at Doflamingo knowing that him being an experienced Shichbukai and revolutionary commander, he could spot weaknesses that most ordinary enemies wouldn't see.
"And that weakness is that you all depend on each other too much. So if anything happens to any one of you, the group will fall," said Doflamingo darkly.
Each of the Straw Hats tensed when they heard Doflamingo say that. It meant that he was going to kill one of them. Of course they came into his battle fully aware that they would be risking their lives against a powerful foe so they had no intention of backing down.
"If one of you were to die, then the group would fall into chaos. Some of you would become enraged and abandon coordination and teamwork in favor of revenge. Some of you may fall into despair having lost one of your nakama. Some may even choose to run away seeing that one of your own is dead. Some of you may feel fear knowing that since I killed one of your nakama, I could possibly kill you as well and that fear would cause you to hold back, make mistakes and prevent you from fully working together with your crewmates. Regardless of what happens, your teamwork which is your main strength will undoubtedly be broken up at the loss of just one of your own," said Doflamingo.
The Straw Hats listened intently at what Doflamingo was saying knowing that he was right. They would react in one of more of those ways, mostly like the first and second. For Zoro and Sanji who were both the more hardened members of the crew, if one of their nakama was to die, they would definitely be filled with rage and would try to avenge their fallen comrade throwing strategy and teamwork out of the window. Franky was likely to do the same. Chopper, Ussop and Nami would likely be too grief stricken to fight properly and they too would also likely not fight at full strength due to the fear that they could be next. Brook, Franky and Robin would also be too emotional to properly go along with any strategy. Like it or not, Doflamingo hit the nail on the head when he described what would happen if one of them was to be killed.
"Of course that would happen if one of more of you were to die but I have something else if mind," said Doflamingo.
Doflamingo then held out his hands causing each of the Straw Hats to tense up in defensive stances.
"Oye everyone listen up, be careful, he can cut you by just moving his finger. And cook you and me are the only ones who could stop him before he tries cutting any of us since we can sense him with observation haki," said Zoro, the first part and the last part specifically for Sanji.
Sanji heard Zoro and made sure to pay close attention to Doflamingo, his observation haki in full swing. He had to be sharper now than ever before because just one move from Doflamingo could kill one of his crewmates. If anything happened to one of his crewmates because he was unfocused, then he would never be able to live with himself. The same thing with Zoro. Both of them were now focused on the Shichbukai though they were paying extra attention to his fingers since they were what he would use to slice up people.
Doflamingo was smirking as he held out his hand while the Straw Hats were ready to counterattack, especially Zoro and Sanji who were the only ones who could predict his moves with observation haki.
All of a sudden Zoro and Sanji both dodged an attack which was surprisingly from behind. Turning around they saw that the attacks came from none other than Chopper who was in heavy point and Franky, their own nakama.
Franky went for another hit on Zoro while Chopper likewise went for one on Sanji. Zoro quickly turned his swords around to the butt so that he wouldn't cut Franky and successfully deflected his punch. Sanji likewise easily dodged a hit from Chopper.
"Oye Franky, Chopper, what the hell are you two doing?" questioned Sanji.
"It's not us, it's him," replied Chopper.
Both Zoro and Sanji knew who Chopper was referring to. He was referring to Doflamingo who used his devil fruit powers to take control of Franky and Chopper.
"Teme you …" cursed out Zoro just before blocking an attack from Brook this time.
"I'm sorry Zoro-san, but I can't help myself," confessed Brook.
Sanji was dodging Chopper's huge fists easily. Chopper due to his massive size was very slow, especially compared to Sanji who was excellent with speed and dodging. This combined with his observation haki allowed him to dodge all of Chopper's intentional attacks with ease. However Sanji couldn't really fight back because Chopper was his nakama and he knew that Chopper wasn't in control of his actions.
Chopper himself was trying with all his might to stop himself from attacking Sanji but to no avail. No matter how hard he fought, he just couldn't control himself. He was completely at the mercy of Doflamingo's powers. Eventually he got so desperate that he couldn't help but shout out.
"Sanji, attack me!" shouted Chopper suddenly.
Sanji was surprised by Chopper's outburst. More importantly it was something that Sanji didn't want to do since Chopper was his nakama.
"Sanji I can't control myself. Just knock me out and finish that Doflamingo guy," said Chopper.
Sanji was hesitant but understood. There was nothing Chopper or any of his nakama with the exception of Zoro could do against Doflamingo's powers. So knocking them out was probably the best thing that they could do though it was not something he wanted to do with any of his nakama, particularly the ladies.
Zoro was currently easily avoiding Franky and Brook's attacks. Both were strong but Zoro was far stronger and like Sanji his observation haki allowed him to block all of their attacks. While Zoro was busy with Franky and Brook who heard Doflamingo's laughter.
"Hahahaha, it's just as I've said, if anything was to happen to anyone of you, the group as a whole would lose," said Doflamingo referring to his earlier statement about the Straw Hat's weakness.
Zoro and Sanji who were both busy fending off their nakama glared at Doflamingo with absolute hate at the fact that he would dare turn their nakama against them.
"You all thought that when I said that if anything was to happen to anyone of you then the group would implode to chaos. That I was referring to killing one of you. But as you can see that's not what I meant," said Doflamingo.
"What I was referring to was turning you all against each other. You all thought that I was going to kill you all that you forgot about the other ability I posses," said Doflamingo referring to his ability to control other people's movements like puppets on a string.
"Your power comes from your teamwork. So the only way to defeat you all is to break your teamwork. Killing one of you is one way to do that. However for me in particular it's not the only way. I'm capable for turning you all against each other," said Doflamingo.
Zoro had enough and went into a stance.
"Santoryu: Tatsu Maki," said Zoro.
A dragon like tornado was created that quickly blew Franky and Brook into the air. Zoro put only a little power into the move so that it wouldn't harm either of his nakama. Also he used the back of his swords so it didn't make any cuts to either of them.
Zoro then sprang towards Doflamingo in a fit of rage and was about to use Oni Giri when suddenly Robin jumped into the path of his attack.
"Robin-chan!" shouted Sanji at seeing Robin about to get killed by Zoro.
Zoro however reacted quickly and stopped just inches from Robin. Had he been even an inch closer, Robin would have been dead. He didn't have time to think about this as he was suddenly tackled to the ground by Ussop.
"Ussop," called out Sanji who then turned to Doflamingo in rage.
"Bastard!" shouted out Sanji who sprang after Doflamingo similar to what Zoro did just before.
He then began spinning during his run and then jumped into the air.
"Diable Jambe : Premier Hachis," said Sanji.
Suddenly however he saw Nami appear between him and Doflamingo.
"Nami-san," said Sanji in surprise upon seeing Nami and adverted his kick to avoid hitting Nami.
Nami then swung her Sorcery Clima-Tact at Sanji's head knocking him down. The attack didn't do much damage since Sanji was very strong but it did stun him and prevented him from attacking Doflamingo.
"Nami-san why?" said Sanji in a surprised and hurt voice at the fact that one of his beloved ladies actually hurt him.
However upon seeing the regretful and apologetic look on her face, he instantly knew what happened. Doflamingo used his powers to take control of her. Sanji then turned his gaze to Doflamingo, his face full of anger and rage.
"Teme, how dare you do that to Nami-san," said Sanji in a cold voice.
Sanji was about to run towards Doflamingo when Nami jumped infront of him thus stopping him.
"Dammit, I can't get to him without getting past Nami-san first. But I just can't hit her," said Sanji in his mind.
While Sanji was busy musing over this he suddenly felt something coming towards him and dodged a large fist, revealed to have been from Chopper. Chopper was then joined by Nami and the three surrounded Sanji with Nami standing directly between himself and Doflamingo. Now Sanji knew that he was in a tight spot, it was bad enough that he had to face Nami but now that he had to face Robin as well.
Meanwhile Zoro was preoccupied by Franky, Ussop and Brook. He was currently blocking Brook who was thrusting his cane sword rapidly at Zoro who was blocking all of them. Suddenly he was forced to use one his swords to block Franky's massive metal fists. Zoro jumped back and Franky attempted to punch him again, however Zoro jumped over him and began racing towards Doflamingo.
"Santoryu …"started Zoro.
However just as he was about to unleash his attack Ussop suddenly jumped infront of him forcing him to stop his attack.
"Damn it," said Zoro in frustration.
Sanji was currently dodging simultaneous attacks from his nakama Chopper, Robin and Nami. It wasn't hard for him to dodge them but the fact that they were his nakama made it hard to counterattack. This applied more to Robin and Nami who were women and attacking women went against his code.
Deciding, to go to the cause of all this, he stamped his foot hard on the ground and began running on the air thus easily bypassing his three nakama.
"Sky Walk," said Sanji jumping on the air and quickly advancing towards Doflamingo.
"All right Sanji!" shouted Ussop at seeing Sanji heading towards Doflamingo.
"Go Sanji!" shouted Chopper.
Sanji quickly got over to where Doflamingo was but before he engaged him, he began spinning around briefly in the air activating Diable Jambe.
"Diable Jambe," said Sanji.
With his leg now literally fired up from Diable Jambe, Sanji brought his leg down hard on Doflamingo with a powerful axe kick.
"Flambage Shot," said Sanji as he used his attack.
Doflamingo however easily blocked the kick making sure to position his forearm so that he wasn't touching the heated part of Sanji's leg. Even though Doflamingo easily blocked Sanji's attack, another problem had arisen. He was forced to release his control on the Straw Hats.
"Hey I can move again," said Nami.
"Same with me," said Brook.
"Yeah but how come?" asked Ussop.
"Perhaps it's because Doflamingo was engaging Cook-san that he was forced to release his technique on us," deduced Robin.
"We should now use this opportunity to assist Sanji-san and Zoro-san as much as we could before he takes control of us again," said Brook.
The Straw Hats all agreed that this was the best course of action.
Sanji meanwhile was attacking Doflamingo with extreme ferocity due to the fact that he did something as vile as force his nakama to fight each other. Unfortunately in his enraged state he was very predictable and Doflamingo was easily avoiding all of Sanji's attacks.
"Diable Jambe : Extra Hachis," said Sanji who launched a barrage of Diable Jambe enhanced kicks.
Doflamingo though easily dodged them all. Sanji then came back with yet another Diable Jambe attack. Though the cook in his enraged state was very predictable, he was also extremely fierce and as a result and Doflamingo wasn't getting any opportunities to counterattack. Doflamingo was so busy trying to avoid Sanji's attacks that he didn't notice the Straw Hats all take a formation. Eventually Sanji started to slow down both from his injuries and from exhaustion. As soon as he slipped up Doflamingo quickly used his devil fruit powers to slash him.
"Looks like this battle has taken quite a toll on you," commented Doflamingo.
"Well this is the end for you," said Doflamingo who held his hand out ready for the finishing move.
Doflamingo was about to sever Sanji's head when suddenly something blitzed infront of him. Before he realized he received several slashes which were done so fast that he was unable to even feel them until they were made.
"Brook," said Sanji upon noticing his nakama.
"Yohohoho we're going to lend our assistance Sanji-san. So let's end this," said Brook.
"What are you …" said Sanji until he noticed his nakama were all up.
Furthermore he noticed that they were in a formation with Zoro being the furthest away.
"I see," said Sanji understanding what he had to do.
"Alright then, Diable Jambe : Premier Hachis," said Sanji.
Sanji then went for a straight Diable Jambe enhanced kick at Doflamingo who easily sidestepped. But then he suddenly he noticed something appear right in front of him. That something was Chopper in arm point.
"Kokutei Cross," said Chopper.
Chopper was about to hit Doflamingo with his hooves in an X but then he was suddenly paralyzed by Doflamingo.
"Oh no you don't," said Doflamingo.
Doflamingo was about to kill him when he suddenly jumped back due to nearly being hit by several gunshots thus freeing Chopper.
"Weapons Left," said Franky who was shooting from his knuckles.
While Doflamingo was busy dodging Franky's attack, a large arm was forming some distance away.
"Mil Fleur : Gigantesco Mano," said Robin who formed the giant arm.
The giant arm then moved back while Sanji stood in the palm. He had his leg up so that Robin wouldn't get burned. The giant arm then flung Sanji at high speed towards Doflamingo. Doflamingo who made quick work of Franky and Chopper noticed Sanji coming at him at high speed. Just as he was about to use his powers to kill him, Sanji suddenly jumped vertically up into the air.
"What the …" said Doflamingo who was taken off guard by Sanji's move.
"Sky Walk," said Sanji who was now in the air.
"Hi no Tori Boshi," said Ussop who sent a large phoenix like attack into the air towards Sanji.
Sanji quickly used his leg intercepting Ussop's attack thus making his own Diable Jambe stronger.
"Diable Jambe," said Sanji ready to use another of his most powerful moves.
"Poele a Frire : Spectre," said Sanji.
Sanji began kicking down repeatedly sending streams of fire towards Doflamingo. Doflamingo was forced back from the raining fire. Even then, some of the fire balls still scorched him burning him but he didn't have time to worry about the pain due to having to dodge the raining fire. He didn't realize due to being preoccupied by Sanji's attack that as he was backing up, closer and closer to Zoro. As Doflamingo came closer and closer, a demon like aura suddenly surrounded him.
"Santoryuu," said Zoro whose demon like aura actually seemed to get more menacing by the second.
"Enbima Yonezu Oni Giri," said Zoro who suddenly launched himself towards Doflamingo with his three swords.
Doflamingo never saw it coming as he was swiftly cut by Zoro's attack which was a direct hit. He had no chance of surviving such a direct attack from a swordsman of Zoro's caliber. It was over, it was finally over. Doflamingo was dead and Kaien Kingdom was free. Despite all the trouble they went through, all the times when they found out how much the odds were stacked against them, from the prospect of possibly facing Blackbeard, to the prospect of facing the revolutionary army, they came out on top. Even the surprise of having to face a second commander didn't stop them.
The battle of Kaien Kingdom was over, the Straw Hats have had their first victory over the revolutionary army.
Well the battle is now finally over. The Straw Hats have finally defeated Drake and Doflamingo and the battle of Kaien Kingdom is now over. As usual some after chapter notes.
Pellinopee and Maxie leaving the battle: I think several people noticed the disappearance of Pellinopee and Maxie during the battle. Well, it is finally explained. Sometime after Drake explained his role in the revolutionary army, Pellinopee and Maxie left. As a result, they didn't hear about the truth behind Kuma's actions, the Special Weapons or Shirahoshi's danger. This was because both of them are unaware of the events of Thriller Bark, Shirahoshi being an ancient weapon etc. So when Doflamingo revealed all this, Pellinopee and Maxie would be very confused and ask repetitive questions. So instead I just removed them to avoid this. They left because they saw how strong both the Straw Hats along with the two powerful commanders were and realized that they would only just get in the way. So they left because it would allow the Straw Hats to fight without worrying about their safety.
What has Flint been doing? Flint was helping to free the slaves. He couldn't have helped with the battle so freeing the slaves was the best thing that he could have done right now.
Pellinopee and Maxie helping. Pellinopee and Maxie couldn't help the Straw Hats against Drake and Doflamingo. But they can still help by taking care of the rest of the revolutionaries. Flint freed most of the slaves and they started an all out revolt. However because all the slaves were tired and exhausted they were being suppressed. However Pellinopee and Maxie arrived with the royal army and were now pushing the revolutionaries back. So now after the Straw Hats defeat Drake and Doflamingo, they wouldn't have to worry about facing the rest of the revolutionaries.
Neither Zoro nor Sanji are at Shichbukai level. They're close but they're not quite there. Here's proof. During the two years timeskip, Luffy trained under Rayleigh, Zoro under Mihawk and Sanji under Ivankov. Luffy (before joining the army) was not stronger than Rayliegh and Zoro was not stronger than Mihawk. So Sanji is obviously not stronger than Ivankov. If you recall Ivankov is at Shichbukai level since he could go toe to toe with Kuma and is supposedly stronger than Crocodile given Crocodile's reaction to him. Yet Sanji is weaker than him so Sanji is close but still below Shichbukai level. And since Zoro is at the same level as Sanji, he too is not at Shichbukai level yet.
Sanji defeating Drake in one attack. Normally it would take more than one powerful attack to defeat a Shichbukai level enemy. However Sanji was able to get an absolutely flawless attack in so it was far more damaging than one of Sanji's typical Diable Jambe attacks. Drake was so preoccupied with the other Straw Hats that he wasn't able to notice Sanji despite him having observation haki. Also Drake got plenty of damage from the Straw Hats before Sanji's attack so that was also a factor.
The members of the Straw Hats besides Zoro and Sanji have gotten stronger. During the battle of Kaien Kingdom, the other members of the Straw Hats besides Zoro and Sanji have really shown their growth. In the past, the other members of the crew would lose badly to a Shichbukai level enemy. However here they have shown that they can go toe to toe with a Shichbukai level enemy without Zoro and Sanji. This shows how much the Straw Hats have grown and gotten stronger.
Doflamingo losing after Drake's defeat. As soon as Drake was defeated, the Straw Hats pretty much dominated Doflamingo initially. Their power and more importantly their teamwork and co-ordination was really getting the best of Doflamingo. A lone commander pretty much has no chance against the crew which is why Doflamingo was losing now. He may have had the upper hand when Drake was still in the fight but now that he has been defeated, Doflamingo pretty much began losing completely.
Doflamingo's explanation on the crew's teamwork. Most groups when they rely on superior numbers to overwhelm the enemy, that actually does the exact opposite. Because there is no teamwork or co-ordination amongst the group, pretty much everyone gets in the way of each other. This lack of teamwork actually causes the group to become weaker as a result. So the larger the number, the less of an advantage they have. But this does not apply to the Straw Hats. Because of their bonds, their teamwork and combinations are perfect. They know each other so well that they can add to each other's strengths and cover each other's weakness perfectly. Long range fighters like Franky, Ussop and Robin do damage from a distance while Zoro and Sanji prevent Doflamingo from really getting to them. This perfect teamwork is what is really allowing them to dominate Doflamingo. However this has a major weakness.
The weakness of the Straw Hats' teamwork. Their greatest strength is also their greatest weakness. Their teamwork is both their strength and their weakness. If just one of them were to die, their teamwork is done for. If one of them were to die, the emotions they would experience would cause the teamwork of the group to break apart. For example Zoro and Sanji in rage would abandon strategy and teamwork for revenge. They would be too emotional to properly work together with their crewmates and fight widely and make mistakes. They would also end up interfering with some of the other Straw Hats attacks. Nami, Ussop and Chopper who are the weakest and more cowardly crew members might chose to run. Also because they are the most emotional, they would be too grief stricken to be of any help with the crew. This weakness is pretty much exclusive to the Straw Hats. With another pirate crew, if one of their crewmates died, it wouldn't exactly stop them, but if just one of the Straw Hats died, their all finished.
Zoro and Sanji sensing Doflamingo's powers. Zoro and Sanji can see Doflamingo's techniques with observation haki. However it doesn't work as well with his controlling technique. Zoro and Sanji could tell when he is about to use his slicing powers easily with haki but they have a much more difficult time sensing when he is about to control someone's movements. That is why they have not been able to avoid Doflamingo's controlling powers. Because they can't really see it coming like they could with his slicing technique.
Doflamingo's desperate attack. Doflamingo taking control of the other Straw Hats is more or less his final desperate attack. He realizes that he was going to lose unless he did something. That something would be to break the teamwork of the Straw Hats. The reason the Straw Hats were winning was because of their superior teamwork so the only way for him to win was to destroy that. And he did just that. He broke the Straw Hats' teamwork. However instead of doing it by killing one of them, he did it by taking control of them and turning them against Zoro and Sanji.
Why did Doflamingo take control of the other Straw Hats instead of outright killing them? Doflamingo gave a long speech about how the Straw Hats would lose if one of them was to die, so why did he take control of them rather than kill them? Well it was for two reasons.
First reason for taking control of the Straw Hats. The first reason was more like a diversionary tactic. Doflamingo by saying that he was going to kill one of them made them prepare themselves for his slicing powers. They were expecting him to try and cut one of them so much that they were completely unprepared for his controlling technique. Him taking control of them completely took them off guard so much that none of them not even Zoro and Sanji could do much. Also unlike Zoro and Sanji who have powerful haki and as a result can resist to some extent his controlling technique, the rest of the Straw Hats are completely helpless to his powers.
Second reason for taking control of the Straw Hats. The second reason was because he was unable to kill them. Unlike his controlling technique, Zoro and Sanji can pick up on his slicing technique much easier with their observation haki. As a result, as soon as he even attempts to cut them, both Zoro and Sanji are already on him. In other words, he doesn't take control of them because Zoro and Sanji wouldn't give him an opportunity to do so. As soon as he tries, Zoro and Sanji would attack immediately thus stopping him from doing so. So since he cannot kill them, he instead takes control of them.
Doflamingo can only control the Straw Hats movements. Doflamingo's powers only allow him to control the movements of the Straw Hats. He can only make them punch, kick, jump and attack physically. He cannot make them use special attacks. He can make Franky and Chopper punch but he cannot make Franky use any of his special weapons nor can he make Chopper transform into one of his other forms. Likewise he can't make Robin use her devil fruit powers. He can only make them move and physically attack but special abilities beyond their physical attacks, he cannot make them use. This is a limitation of his devil fruit powers.
Someone asked whether the reason Luffy joined the revolutionary army in this fic is the same as the one in my other abandoned fic One Piece Shippuden. The answer is yes. The reason is the same. The thing is, in One Piece Shippuden I never really revealed the reason so no one knows why Luffy joined in the first place. It was never revealed because I stopped that fic and worked on this one instead. But this fic will reveal the reason Luffy joined the army. However the chapter The Prince and Two Princesses does hint at the reason. So check it out if you want a clue.
The reason Luffy left the crew and the reason he joined the army are completely different. The reason he left the crew was more or less him just being in a brief moment of anger. Him joining the revolutionary army however is a decision he chose to make. He didn't really leave the crew. The argument was too petty for him to really leave. He just went to vent some steam. As soon as he left, Dragon found and convinced him to join the army which is when he really chose to leave the crew. Luffy would have returned had Dragon not found him and convinced him to join the army.
Many people want to see the highly anticipated chapter where the crew sees Luffy and his dark change. Well that wouldn't happen for a little while. But for now, you could enjoy the chapter The Prince and Two Princesses where Luffy reunites with Vivi and Shirahoshi during the Invasion of Mariejois. It's not going to be the same as when Luffy sees his former nakama but for now you could enjoy it for now.
Someone asked weather there really is a Will of D or if it is just something I added to my story to make the Knights much stronger. The answer is yes. I do believe that in Oda's One Piece, their really is some kind of power the bearers of D have. It might not be called Will of D but I'm sure that the Ds have some kind of power. It would be awkward if the only thing special about the Ds was their middle initial. Most anime powerful families have a certain power exclusive to them. For example the Uchiha clan have the Sharingan. So I'm sure Oda is going to give the Ds some kind of power. I merely took that concept and developed it. We probably won't see Oda show what kind of power the men of D have, and it's likely going to be different from min.
The anti-revolutionary alliance. The anti-revolutionary alliance wouldn't really happen for a while. Right now the Straw Hats have to really gain allies in order for the alliance to really happen. So they would have to convince various factions that the revolutionary army can be defeated. And the best way to do that is to take down the Knights and other elite revolutionaries. If a faction witnesses the Straw Hats actually defeat a powerful revolutionary, then they'll be more inspired to rebel against the revolutionary army.
About Aokiji. Someone asked about Aokiji. Well he left the marines prior to the invasion so he wasn't present at Mariejois. He is one of the strongest surviving marines. Also there are a lot of things about the Ohara Incident is going to be revealed and Aokiji is going to be a major reason behind it. He'll definitely appear at some point in the fic.
Someone also mentioned that my OC are too powerful. This fic was meant to illustrate my version of the big war that Whitebeard was talking about along with my version of the final antagonist of One Piece. Since Dragon is the final villain of this fic, his subordinates are supposed to be really powerful. They are the final villains so they have to be beyond any other villain we have seen.
Someone is also curious about what Luffy is doing right now. Well he isn't doing anything that is important to the storyline. He is performing missions for his father, but they are not really worth mentioning. He is not really involved in any main storylines for now. He is also training with his father and Ren to become stronger. If I was to mention him in the story right now, it would just be a filler and I don't think anyone wants to see a filler.
Zoro and Sanji having conqueror's haki. Well unfortunately neither of them are going to have that haki. That haki is really meant for leaders. Luffy is leader of the Straw Hats, Shanks is leader of the Red Hair Pirates, Hancock is leader of the Kuja Pirates etc. Zoro and Sanji aren't really leaders, maybe Zoro but not Sanji. Rayliegh has it because as the first mate he is also a leader. Ds are natural born leaders which is why all the Knights have the conqueror's haki. Secondly the conqueror's haki wouldn't help them against any of the elite revolutionaries much less the Knights. It's not like Zoro and Sanji can knock the powerful revolutionaries out with it so it's pointless to really give it to them. And the rest of the revolutionaries that they can knock it, the crew is strong enough to easily beat them up. They don't need the conqueror's haki.
The rest of the crew having haki. Haki is something that requires time and training to master. The Straw Hats can't just master haki in a few days no matter what so the Straw Hats wouldn't be able to learn how to use it regardless of who teaches them. The just can't afford to take time off to learn it and I don't think that anyone wants to see another timeskip. Also I deliberately made sure that none of the elite revolutionaries are logias except for Sheeva. I did that so that they wouldn't really need haki to hit them. I would have preferred for Sheeva to be a paramecia but there wasn't any way for the water water fruit to be anything other than a logia.
None of the commanders or Special Weapons can use haoshoku haki for the same reasons as the Straw Hats. They aren't really leaders and even if they could use, it wouldn't work on the Straw Hats since despite some of them not being very strong, they are all strong willed.
After some consideration, I decided to make Hawkins a revolutionary commander. He doesn't act like a typical pirate and he's a fairly cool individual. He is fairly mysterious so his background can be subject to change. He fits the criteria for a revolutionary. So it's official, Basil Hawkins is now a revolutionary commander. I made a few minute changes to the chapter Another Commander which reflect these changes. Nothing much so you don't have to read it because it's unlikely you'll even recognize the changes since they are so small. Of course commanders like Doflamingo, Hawkins and Drake, along with ex commanders like Law, Kuma and Ivankov, don't really fit my uniqueness policy for revolutionary elites but I'll excuse that since Oda created these particular guys, not me.
Doflamingo's devil fruit. Doflamingo possess the body body fruit. This allows him to control a person's body. He can control their movements as if they're a puppet. Furthermore he can control a person's limbs and tell them to "come off" which is how his slicing powers work. He can control one person per finger so the maximum number of people he can control is 10, one per finger. In Oda's One piece he apparently has wires but this fic does diverge after One Piece chapter 653 not to mention that Doflamingo's powers were revealed way too late for me to make changes.
Drake's devil fruit. He possesses a dinosaur devil fruit. An Allosaurus Allosaurus fruit or Tyrannosaurus Tyrannosaurus fruit. I'm not too sure exactly what to give him so you decide what dinosaur devil fruit he's eaten. There isn't much to explain about his devil fruit. He gets a huge boost in strength, speed etc and has powerful jaws that can tear an enemy apart. He like most other zoans can transform into a smaller more agile hybrid form.
Luffy is not evil. He is on the same side as the final villain in One Piece Final Holy War but Luffy himself is not evil. He's ruthless, fearsome and destructive. He'll kill anyone who opposes the army and follow his father's orders without question but Luffy himself isn't evil. He's just being manipulated to serve an evil purpose.
People are asking about LuffyxNami moments. First this is a harem fic so Nami isn't the only girl Luffy will have. However because there is a war going on and Luffy is not only Nami's enemy right now, but he's one the side as the revolutionary army. So there wouldn't be any LuffyxNami moments in the near future. Maybe much later in the story, perhaps after Luffy turns against his father but not right now. The most will be from Nami's POV of how she is sorry for what she did and how she misses him so much and wish she told him how she felt etc etc.
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