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The shock on Cabaji's face was obvious as he withdrew his blade from Zoro's abdominal wound.
"Wh-why didn't you dodge his attack?" asked Nami.
My body wouldn't stop shaking, my knees buckled and I sank down, wide eyes glued on Zoro.
"Is that enough of a handicap for you?" Zoro grunted, still standing before Cabaji. "Now, I'll show you just how superior my skills are to yours." He said, a murderous glare in his eyes.
"Yeah! Go Zoro! Get him!" Luffy cheered.
"You've made a serious error in judgement. I will not be mocked." Cabaji responded.
"My blades aim to be the world's greatest. I refuse to lose even once to someone who calls themselves a swordsman. You and your crew fucked with the wrong village."
"Ah, I see. A strong resolve keeps you going, but wounds like yours will be more than enough of an excuse for losing to me." Cabaji raised his blade.
"If I lose to someone like you even with these minimal injuries than I don't have a very bright future ahead of me, now do I?" Zoro replied, placing Kuina's blade in his mouth.
"Alright! Yeah!" Luffy chanted from the sidelines.
"I won't stay and watch this, you pirates could stand around till the end of time and kill each other for all I care, it doesn't matter to me whether you guys win or lose" said Nami, back already turned to leave.
She turned towards Luffy "I'm gonna take this opportunity to swipe their treasure and get out of here. Maybe we can team up again if we ever get the chance. See ya, luck with the fight."
"Thanks, see ya." Luffy called out.
She paused, eyes on me now, "Last chance, kid?"
I shook my head and she nodded then jogged off down an alley.
"Here's a taste of my ultimate acrobatic move." Said Cabaji, palm now extended towards Zoro. A series of tops danced on his hand.
"Acrobat technique the dance of 100 kamikaze tops!" he shouted, flinging the tops at Zoro.
Zoro swung his swords, deflecting the sharp edged tops.
Cabaji then took to the rooftops, using his cycle to ride up the building, "Acrobat Technique fireworks in the cool summer breeze, sting of the unicycle!" He called, now diving down at full speed, sword first towards Zoro.
Suddenly everything froze! Cabaji's form, frozen in midair. Zoro, stood still, bracing for Cabaji's attack, swords ready.
My eyes darted towards Buggy. His frozen palm extended towards Zoro. His motives were clear in my mind. He planned to hold him down while Cabaji finished him.
Just as soon as the moment came, it was gone and everything was moving full speed again.
"-Sting of the unicycle." Cabaji unpaused and repeated, falling full force once more.
There was no time to question the abnormal Deja vu I'd just had.
I was too far, there was no way I'd intercept Buggy's hand on time, and even if I did, I lacked the strength to hold it down. I got up from the ground, sprinting for it anyway.
"Cabaji! I'll hold him!" Buggy called out. Just before his hand reached Zoro I managed to tackle it to the ground.
"You little bitch!" he called, as my small body wrestled with his hand. It flew out of my grasp, but my neck was its new target. He lifted me up from the ground, my hands trying to peel his giant gloved fingers off my neck.
Zoro threw himself out of the way, dodging Cabaji's attack. "Kanna!" he called, from where he landed.
Luffy was now by my side, he yanked Buggy's floating hand off of me, just as my vision began to blur. I fell to the ground, coughing.
Luffy's foot now pinned Buggy's hand to the cracked pavement. "If you're gonna fight somebody, it's gonna be me! Got it!" Luffy growled.
Cabaji snickered towards Zoro's fallen form. "Trust me, I don't need my captain's help to finish you off."
Zoro still sat where he had thrown himself, huffing from exhaustion.
"Enough…" he said between breaths, "I'm tired."
Cabaji laughed historically, "So you've finally given up, huh? All that talk about avenging your village and being the greatest swordsman just a bluff? Ha, I'm impressed you've lasted this long."
"No, I think you've misunderstood." He huffed in response, arms shaking to pull himself up. "I'm tired of watching your little sideshow."
Cabaji's eyebrows furrowed in anger. "So sorry to have disappointed you, how about my real swordsman skills?!" he flung his sword forward and pedaled full speed towards Zoro.
Zoro braced himself. Swords positioned in a battle ready stance. Just as Cabaji closed in, Zoro shouted the words "Oni Giri!" as he sliced through the acrobat.
Cabaji skidded off his unicycle, a small pool of blood already forming beneath his body. I watched in shock as my own personal demon drifted off into unconsciousness.
Zoro's knees buckled, his body slumped forward and tumbled down to the ground.
"Zoro!" I raced over to my sister's fallen childhood friend, perching down by his side. He briefly lifted his face up, twisting over to face me.
"I-I just need a nap," his eyelids fluttered before he passed out from exhaustion.
I always knew Zoro was strong but this… this was incredible.
"Hey, Kanna!" Luffy called. I glanced up at the straw hatted man, his foot still crushed the clown's hand. "Try and get him out of here. Shit's about to get ugly."
I glanced back down at Zoro's fallen form then nodded, "Right!"
I slowly squirmed my body beneath his heavy arm, struggling with all my might to hoist him up. "Come on, Zoro..." I huffed. I had to get him out of here.
"Nobody's going anywhere!" Buggy announced. I glanced over my shoulder, his other hand hurled right towards us, fingers curled into a fist. Knives emerging from the webbing of his gloved digits, I averted my eyes as they zoomed toward us. We were done for.
"YOU'RE FIGHT IS WITH ME!" Luffy flung himself between us and Buggy's fist, halting the flying limb right before the blades pierced through his face. The force pushed Luffy back, his feet lifting the pavement up beneath him. He skidded to a halt right in front of me and Zoro's crippled form.
I shook stumbling forward. Mustering all of my strength I began dragging Zoro along slowly. I just needed to make it to the alley, just a few more steps.
A loud grunt escaped my lips as I collapsed the instant we reached the shadows of the abandoned buildings, out of Buggy's sight. Zoro's unconscious body landed over me.
I fidgeted out from beneath him. Then kneeled by his side, pushing his limp form over gently so that he was laying on his back. His skin was pale and clammy. Sweat glistened down his blistered cheeks. Cabaji's Arsenal Technique had left him with various 2nd degree burns throughout his face.
I glanced down and began analyzing the rest of his wounds. The blood instantly staining my hands as I lifted his shirt and loosened his sash, revealing exposed muscle and tissue damage. Dammit…what now?
I had little to no experience dressing this kind of wound. I've had a couple throughout my time with Buggy but none were ever this deep. I continued to stare down at the bloody gash and it began pulsing in my mind. I imagined the wound beneath the surface and willed it to repair itself. I imagined the skin and muscles mending themselves rapidly.
A wave of nausea hit me and my vision began to darken and blur. I refocused my eyes trying to make sense of what was happening. My body felt so weak and drained all of a sudden. I couldn't even keep my head up anymore. I stumbled over, then everything went black.
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