"You..." Shura could only say.
Raising one leg, Velvet pointed her leg towards his face, as a dagger protruded from the sole of her boot. Still holding Shura's jacket, Velvet stopped him from fleeing and only allowed him to pull his head back, to avoid getting slashed. However, slicing his glasses, Velvet's dagger knocked them into the void, while she had managed to slash her opponent's nose.
"How dare you?" Shura roared, aiming his spear at her.
However, gripping the tip of the weapon with her demonic arm, Velvet managed to stop it. Using all the power he had left, Shura attempted to aim the tip of his weapon at Velvet's heart, as she struggled to break the spear between her fingers. Struggling for long seconds, the two adversaries finally saw a large figure jump out of the water.
" What ... ? "
The head of a shark was visible, while its jaws were closed on Gin's body.
"Gin?" Menma wondered.
Feeling the shark's teeth sink into his flesh, Gin stood still, with his eyes open. Feeling his strength fading, he was unable to retaliate, seeing as he still held Gan Fall's and Chopper's bodies in his hands.
"What the...?" Velvet wondered.
"That fool..." Shura growled. "He rushed to his death."
Yet, now that he was out of the water, Gin seemed to come to his senses, as he was able to catch his breath. Displaying an angry look, he threw the bodies of Gan Fall and Chopper towards the sacrificial altar. Then, in an instant, he grabbed his tonfas and twirled them around.
Seized by a bad feeling, the shark let itself fall back towards the lake. However, before it could touch the clouds, it felt Gin's tonfas hit its skull with such force that the impact ejected it towards the forest and crashed it into many trees. For his part, the power of the attack sent Gin flying until his body slammed into the altar steps, near Peter.
Feeling the stone steps slam into his back, Gin dropped his weapons. Then, his injuries prevented him from getting up, while he lost consciousness and remained on the ground.
"These guys are crazy." Shura remarked.
Suddenly, he felt Velvet's power concentrate in her hands.
" That ... ? "
Suddenly leaping high into the sky, Velvet raised her demonic arm in the air, before creating an energy sphere composed of darkness.
" What is that ? "
" IMPULSE DESIRE ! "
Launching her attack, Velvet attacked Shura in an attempt to kill him. However, at the time of the throw, she felt her injuries deteriorate again, while the imposed time was over. Losing in power, her energy sphere nevertheless headed towards Shura.
" FUZA ! "
Opening his beak, the giant bird created a jet of flames that hit the dark sphere, causing an explosion. Immediately, Velvet found herself surrounded by a cloud of smoke. Unable to see, she could only hear the flapping of wings coming towards her. Trusting her hearing, she aimed her demonic arm towards her, to hit Shura. Unfortunately, attacking her at the same time, Shura managed to use his mantra to dodge her attack, while piercing her abdomen with his combat spear.
So when the smoke cleared, Menma saw Shura still standing on Fuza's back, while Velvet started to fall.
"It's over." Shura affirmed.
Looking at him with hatred, Velvet let out a cry before twirling her legs. Popping out of her boot, a blade suddenly slashed Fuza's eye, causing him to scream in pain.
"What...?" Shura wondered, almost losing his balance.
Managing to grab hold of Fuza's wing, Velvet prevented him from using it. With a cry of distress, the eagle tried to maintain his flight. But the weight of the young woman tilted his body to one side, and forced him to fall towards the lake.
"If I die, you die."
"Drop that." Shura ordered, about to stab her again.
"QUAAAAAAAAA ! "
Hearing a strange duck cry, Shura turned towards the shore, and saw Carue running towards him, while Zoro was still on his back. Seeing Shura, as well as Velvet, Zoro recognized the woman Chopper had treated. Seeing her mortally wounded, while Gin's body lay on the steps of the sacrificial altar, Zoro understood who he must consider his enemy.
Without wasting a moment, he stood up on the duck's back, before drawing his swords. Then, he remained completely still, even when Carue jumped over the lake.
Seeing the duck jump towards him, Shura aimed his weapon at Zoro.
" Who are you ? "
" TORA ... "
"DIE!" Shura yelled, aiming his spear at Zoro.
" ... GIRI ! "
Continuing to jump above the lake, Carue was surprised to receive no damage. However, seeing Velvet in front of him, he bumped into her, before the pair landed on the Merry.
For his part, Zoro landed on the sacrificial altar and remained standing for a few seconds. Behind him, Shura's spear shattered into pieces, as the man cried out in agony as a large wound appeared on his abdomen. Screaming in fear, Fuza immediately flew away, while his owner was still on his back.
Seeing this, Menma left the Merry to run towards Zoro.
" Zoro onii ... "
She stopped suddenly, seeing Zoro's state. Unconsciously dropping his swords on the ground, Zoro was bleeding profusely from an injury to his abdomen. Frightened, Menma could see the tip of Shura's spear stuck there. Finally, Zoro collapsed on his back, and stayed on the ground.
"ZORO!" Scared Menma. "Zoro! ZORO!"
She got no response. Falling in front of Zoro's body, she shook him.
"Zoro! Wake up! Zoro!"
Always nothing.
" CHOPPER ! GIN ! "
Turning around, Menma desperately searched for help. However, around her, there were only people lying on the ground. Gin, Chopper, Velvet, Gan Fall... they were all mortally wounded.
"Impossible..." Menma frightened, as she was all alone.
Suddenly, a gust of wind hit the Merry's hull and slashed it.
" What ? " Cried Menma.
Looking at the shore, she saw about twenty men, dressed in white clothes, who looked like goats.
"Shura-sama lost?" One of the men wondered. " I can not believe it. "
"We have to go warn Enel-sama! These pirates are very dangerous."
"No! This boat has to be destroyed." One of the men asserted.
Smiling, he said.
"Everyone on this boat seems unconscious or mortally injured! If we manage to finish Shura's job, don't you think Enel-sama will reward us?"
Hearing this, the other men began to smile, before pointing the palms of their hands at the Merry. Immediately, one of them pressed down on the palm of his hand and created a sharp gust of wind, which flew towards the Merry and struck its mast, severing it. Horrified, Menma saw it fall and crash into the rest of the Merry.
"Destroying this ship will be very simple." One of the goatmen asserted. "We're going to cut it up into pieces, just like the bodies of the people in it."
Trembling with fear, Menma dared not move. She thought that if she didn't make a sound, the men wouldn't attack the ship. However, another sharp gust of wind rushed at her, threatening to slash her.
" That ... ? "
" QUUUUAAAAAAA ! "
Positioning himself in front of Menma, Carue let the attack crash into him. Unable to even scream in pain, he felt the attack create a deep wound, knocking him to the ground.
" CARUE ! "
"Hey, did you hear?" asked one of the goatmen.
"There are still people! They must be killed."
Sobbing in fear, Menma couldn't even move.
" Help me ! Help me, please. "
Suddenly a moan was heard. Getting to his feet, Chopper moaned in pain as he put his paw on the wound in his abdomen.
" Chopper ? "
Managing to stay upright, Chopper staggered and nearly fell. Yet he remained balanced on his feet. Looking ahead, he saw the goatmen, who were on the shore, about to attack the Merry. If nothing was done, they were going to destroy the Merry and kill everyone on the sacrificial altar.
" Either you help the fighters fight...or you stay hidden like the coward that you are. "
Thinking back to Velvet's words, he decided to prove to her that he was no coward. He rummaging in his pockets, he grabbed a Rumble Ball. Seeing him smash it between his teeth, Menma cried out.
"No, Chopper! Don't do that! There are too many of them."
However, ignoring her words, he ducked towards the ship's rail. Then, finally, he says.
"Menma...no matter what, don't make a sound and especially don't try to get my attention."
" What ? "
" JUMPING POINT ! "
Transforming, Chopper then performed an incredible leap that threw him over the lake.
"What?" one of the goatmen wondered, raising his face.
"There's a survivor." Someone asserted, seeing Chopper fall in their direction.
"KILL HIM ! KILL HIM !"
Aiming the palms of their hands at Chopper, the goat-men created several sharp gusts of wind that slammed into the reindeer's body, creating a multitude of horrific wounds.
Still, managing to stay conscious, he held his hand over his mouth. And if anyone had been able to observe him correctly, he would have seen that Chopper had put two more Rumble balls in his mouth, before breaking them.
"Kill him." One of the goatmen repeated, aiming at him.
However, he stilled, seeing Chopper change shape, while a huge shadow covered the soldiers. Backing away, they ended up screaming in fear, before a figure slammed into the ground, crushing several of them. A bestial roar was then heard.
Standing on the Merry, Menma watched the scene, before falling on her ass. Then, she heard noises of shocks, as well as noises of agonies.
"Kill him! Kill him!"
"It's no use, you have to run away."
" Help-meeeeeee ... ARGH ! "
"He is killing us."
" ENEL-SA ... AAAAAAAAAHHHHH ! "
Trembling more, Menma finally clapped her hands to her ears, just as another bestial roar was heard, and curled up on herself.
" Luffy ... "
Helping Johnny to walk, Bruno almost lost his balance, while he was as injured as his friend. Trying to catch his breath, he betrayed the fact that he was exhausted.
"Bruno! You need to rest." Lucy affirmed.
"No way." The man retorted, taking another step. "We've only come halfway! We need to get to the Merry as soon as possible."
However, Nami's foot tripped him, knocking him to the ground.
"Hey, are you crazy?"
"You're exhausted." Nami affirmed. "Just like the rest of us! Honestly, what do you think you'll be able to do, arriving at the scene of the fights, in your condition? You will only be putting your life in danger, without being able to do anything to help our friends. "
"And do you seriously think that's an excuse to just sit around and do nothing?"
"Bruno...Gin and Chopper are not incompetents." Affirmed the redhead. "They know how to fight and will do anything to protect the Merry! We have to trust them! If we are unable to do so, why would we decide to let them guard the ship."
"You know very well that Chopper is a doctor and not a fighter! As for Gin…"
He suddenly fell silent, before affirming.
"He is considered part of the monster quartet but...in reality, Raynare and Lucy are much more powerful than him! In truth, I think it was a big mistake to give him the mission to manage the security of the boat. "
Immediately, Nami's fist hit the top of his head, causing a huge bump to appear.
" OUCH !"
"You're really dumb! Do you really know the word 'trust'? If you don't trust your friends, you'll never be able to make real connections with them! I trust Gin and Chopper and I know that they will protect the ship, even if it means dying."
Listening to him, Bruno ends up looking away.
"Tsss! You're actually starting to sound like Luffy."
"He may be stupid, but I respect the fact that he trusts us, even when we're not with him! Bruno, let's rest for a few minutes."
Having remained silent, Robin turned to see Vivi, looking behind her.
" Princess Wednesday ? "
" Where is she ? "
"Huh ? "
"The kid who was being chased by pokemon...where is she?"
Having managed to leave Upper Yard, Aisa jumped through a cloud. Lee crossing, she fell a few meters lower to land on another cloud, where there was what looked like an Indian village, hidden from view of Enel.
However, as she ran towards the village, she stopped, hearing someone roar in anger.
"Kamakiri! Raki! Can either of you explain to me what this means?"
Trembling in fear, Aisa hid behind a teepee. Then, looking discreetly towards the center of the village, she saw Wiper yelling at his two companions. Pointing to a tent, the warrior roared.
"Why did you bring a stranger back to the village? Have you forgotten that this is strictly forbidden according to our laws?"
"Wiper..." Katakiri said calmly. "You are the one who informed us of a large number of people from the blue sea, who have managed to come here! Among them are pirates! We thought that bringing this man back to the village would allow us to find out more! You never know! One of them might have powers comparable to Enel's."
"Tsss! And what did you learn?"
"The man was unconscious when we returned to the village." Raki confessed. "And he didn't wake up."
" Damn it. "
Picking up a large bazooka, Wiper pointed it towards the tent where the injured man was resting.
"We don't need him! Whoever these pirates are, we'll destroy them."
"Wiper's right." Braham asserted, still having his hands resting on his guns. "In the past, the Shandias have already been betrayed several times by inhabitants of the blue sea! There is no reason to trust this man."
"I agree." Genbo agreed.
Performing a strange dance, a man dressed as a shaman began to say.
"ANYAHA! ANYAHA! I agree! Helping people, who are not Shandia, is an unforgivable crime! We must kill this man."
"Braham! Genbo! Ayoho!" Kamakiri said looking at the three warriors. "Under no circumstances are we trying to betray the tribe! We just think it's better for us to find out more about our enemy and take advantage of this situation to interrogate him.
"No way to take unnecessary risks." Wiper roared, preparing to fire.
"Wiper...you really need to think about calming down."
Walking towards the group of warriors, an old man eventually positions himself in front of Wiper.
" Chief. "
"I support Kamakiri and Raky's gesture! In view of the situation, it is forbidden to underestimate these people, who can potentially become a threat to us! Wiper, we will have nothing to lose by simply waiting for this man wakes up so he can tell us what he knows."
Growling, Wiper stared at the village elder for a few seconds. Then, finally, he lowered his bazooka.
"If this man refuses to speak, he will suffer my wrath."
"Wiper..." called Braham. "You must know something too! It seems that Gan Fall has returned to Upper Yard."
"That old fool?" Wiper growled. "Tssss! He must still foolishly believe that Upper Yad can be quietly pacified! What a fool! Win or lose! Those are the only two outcomes in a fight! Negotiations have no place in this matter."
Seizing a cigarette which he wedged between his teeth, he declared.
"Kalgara said that one day the flame of Shandora will be rekindled! We must never lose our goal of reclaiming the land of our ancestors! And it doesn't matter if it's Enel, Gan Fall or blue sea pirates that stand in our way, we will crush them."
"You also need to know something." Raki affirmed. "From what I heard, a young woman would have rebelled against Enel and suffered his wrath! It happened in Lovely Street. "
" So what ? "
"Something else happened! In fact, according to what is said, this woman was accompanied by ... Aneko. "
Immediately, everyone around her began to display surprised and frightened looks, upon hearing that cursed name.
"A...Aneko? The demon destined to appear 24 hours before the destruction of Skypiea?"
"That demon is here ? "
"Wipper, what should we do?"
Remaining perfectly calm, the warrior remembered his attack on the Merry and his fight against Raynare. During this confrontation, he had been able to see the color of Raynare's wings. And now he was sure he hadn't hallucinated. Still, he laughed.
"It's good news that she's here."
" What ? "
"Think! If this woman is destined to destroy Skypiea, I doubt Enel will sit around doing nothing! Surely he would want to fight her to prevent her from destroying his kingdom! And hopefully they will try to between killing."
Hitting the ground with the muzzle of his bazooka, he declared.
"And we, we must be present when the winner of this fight has been decided and, without hesitation, we must kill him! And that is how we can recover the land of our ancestors. "
" YEAH ! "
Hearing this and looking at Wiper's creepy face, Aisa couldn't help but swallow her saliva. Finally, she quietly decided to go back to her teepee, before anyone realized she had gone to Upper Yard. However, at this moment, she felt strange sensations in her head. Opening her eyes, she felt like she felt Gan Fall's disappearance. Then, that of Bruno and Velvet. Then she felt the double elimination of Zoro and Shura, as well as the defeat of Satori. And to finish, this was the same thing for Chopper and about twenty divine soldiers of the army of Enel.
Screaming in fear, she drew the attention of the warriors, as she suddenly fell to her knees, while shaking with fear.
"Aisa?" Kamakiri wondered.
Seeing the girl put her hands on her head, Raki walked towards her, before crouching down.
"Did you feel anything, Aisa?"
In truth, Aisa had already felt the same phenomenon, throughout her day, as she had felt the defeats of Sharpedo, Snaking, Glalie, Lucario, Drifblim, Torkoal, Corvisquire, Hariyama, Drapion, Braviary and Scyther. But it was the same for Yosaku and Reiner.
"I...Several voices died out at Upper Yard."
"How?" Raki wondered.
" Huh ? Your mantra ? " Said Wiper.
"Huh ... Yes! There were several fights in Upper Yard and... a dozen pokemons were defeated."
"WHAT?" several fighters wondered.
"And that's not all! For a moment, I felt the voices of Gan Fall and two priests die out."
At this moment, the warriors remained silent, while they only stared at the young child. Ten pokémons and two priest were defeated? For them, it was unthinkable. But if this was true, this news was the opportunity they had always dreamed of.
"Is that true?" roared Wiper's voice.
Trembling in fear, Aisa could only nod.
"Aisa is never wrong and everyone knows it." Raki affirmed.
"Gan Fall managed to defeat all these people?" Braham wondered. "I didn't think he could do that."
" Maybe it's Pit, his subordinate. " Genbo affirmed. "Nobody knows what he's really capable of."
"ANYAHA! ANYAHA! Who cares?" Ayoho questioned. "All that matters is that we now have a chance to conquer Upper Yard."
"It's not Gan Fall." Aisa retorted. "I...I think there are other people on the island, fighting on the island."
"Other people?" Repeated the village elder.
"Never mind." Wiper affirmed. "Looks like the gods have finally heard our prayers."
Raising his gaze, to look in the direction of Upper Yard, he declared.
"It's time for us to crush the rest of the priests and pokemons! And then we'll deal with Enel and Aneko."
Looking at his warriors, he declared.
"Gather everyone and ready the weapons! It's time for us to return to Upper Yard."
Seeing the warriors getting ready, Raki turned around, to see Aisa, sneaking away. Nevertheless, clutching the strap of her bag, Raki lifted her above the floor.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
"Aisa! Where were you. You went back to Upper Yard, didn't you?"
"Let go of me," Aisa ordered, beginning to gesture.
However, her arms slipped out of the strap of her bag, and she fell on her buttocks.
" Ouch ! "
"I'm keeping this." Raki affirmed, slinging the strap of Aisa's bag over her shoulders.
"Hey! Give it back to me! It's full of treasures."
"I know it." Raki assured her.
Putting her hand on Aisa's head, she winked at her, before assuring her.
"I'll bring you back a souvenir."
" It's true ? "
"Wiper..." Kamakiri called him. "Before we leave, shouldn't we wait for the wounded man to wake up."
"Huh? Why?"
"If what Aisa says is true, we shouldn't underestimate the people fighting against Enel! Maybe we can even make them allies."
"Allies? I hope you're kidding? What do you know about these guys?"
""All I know, it's, in 400 years, they may represent our best chance of reclaiming the lands of Shandora! Therefore, I think they deserve a little interest in them! They might as well be enemies or allies. "
"If you want, I can tell you about them."
Surprised, everyone turned to a man who came out of a teepee. Despite his bandages and his teeth which had lost some teeth, Bellamy was on his feet again. He had survived the Knock Up Stream and was fit to fight.
"Who are you?" Asked Wiper.
"My name is Bellamy! And I think I know who the people from the blue sea are! If you want, I can tell you everything I know."
"Huh? And why would you do that? Would you like to be considered an ally?"
"More or less! In truth, I would like you to allow me to go to Upper Yard."
"Huh? What for?"
"I want to defeat an enemy there." Bellamy asserted, clenching his fist.
Getting back on his feet, Bruno affirmed.
"We can't stay here any longer."
Looking up, to see Nami sitting on the branch of a tree, he shouted.
"Nami, it's time to go."
Looking around with binoculars, Nami made sure no enemy was coming towards them. Luckily, they seemed to have managed to outrun Hunter J and Zancrow. However, Nami found this very strange.
"That woman we fought was on the back of a flying dragon! Therefore, I should have seen her searching the surroundings, from the sky! Yet, I have the impression that the priests aren't making the slightest effort to find us! Why? Could Loke have managed to stop them from following us?"
"Nami!" Bruno called her.
"I'm coming." The redhead affirmed, looking one last time through her binoculars.
Suddenly, something caught her attention.
"What...?" She wondered.
Standing on her branch, she looked through her binoculars again, before stuttering.
" Im ... Impossible. "
"What do you have?" Bruno asked.
Startled, Nami almost fell, while the man was behind her, with Robin. Screaming in fear, she put her hand to her heart, roaring.
"You guys are crazy! I almost had a heart attack."
"I told you I was joining you, but I don't think you heard me. " Bruno asserted.
"How did you go up so fast?"
In response, Bruno showed a zipper, which opened part of the tree trunk.
"I climbed inside the trunk."
"Your power comes in handy for that sort of thing." Robin affirmed.
Then she turned to Nami.
"So, Miss Navigator, what did you find interesting?"
"Look." Nami advised, tossing the binoculars at Bruno.
Picking them up, Bruno peering through them, in a direction Nami was pointing. Finally, he managed to see the coast of the island.
"Huh? And? I only see the shore."
"Can't you see anything else?"
Looking more carefully, Bruno finally sees an old little house, which was at the edge of the shore. It looked abandoned and very old. So old that roots and a huge amount of moss had grown on its walls and roof. But what especially shocked Bruno was the fact that this dwelling looked like a house, which had been cut in two. Exactly the same house as...
"Cricket..." Bruno said.
"Huh?" Robin wondered, looking back.
"Do you understand? Nami asked. "We were right to believe that this island was very strange. "
"But...it's impossible." Bruno affirmed. "If Cricket's house is here, does that mean this island is... Jaya?"
"No, this house is not Cricket's." Robin retorted. "But its missing half."
"What ? "
"An island in the sky, made up of earth." The young woman remarked, handing the binoculars back to Nami. "That is something we could call absurd! But, if you ask me, I think Upper Yard is, in fact, an island in the Blue Sea."
"An island from our oceans?" repeated Bruno. "Wait a minute! That's an even more absurd suggestion! I mean, do you know of a way for an island to be projected all the way here?"
"How did we get to Skypiea?" Robin asked.
" Huh ? "
Opening his eyes wide, Bruno seemed to understand what she wanted.
" Im ... Impossible. "
Then he turned towards the ruined half house.
"So, this island...is...?"
"Yeah!" Nami assured. "It's a piece of Jaya."
At this moment, a sound of explosion was heard.
" What ? "
Who will join Luffy's crew?
Before Shells Town: Raynare - 38 million - (Highschool DxD) / Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail)
Arc Shells Town: Roronoa Zoro - 60 million -
Kuro Arc: Usopp
Arc Baratie: Sanji / Gin - 32 million -
Arlong Arc: Nami/Johnny/Yosaku
Drum Arc: Chopper
Alabasta Arc: Nico Robin / Eevee (Pokemon) / Bruno -52 million- (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) / Nefertari Vivi -25 million- / Menma (Anohana)
Skypiea Arc: ? /? /?
Arc Enies Lobby: Franky
Arc Post Enies-Lobby:?
Thriller Bark Arc: Brook
Punk Hazard Arc:?
Tesoro Arc:?
Dressrosa Arc : ? /?
Wano Kuni Arc: Jinbei /?
Post Wano Kuni Arc: ? /?
Arc Battle Teach :?
With other characters:
Buggy: Alvida - 21 million-, Magi - 29 million (OC), Bull (OC), Kuro - 37 million -, Morgan - 17 million -, Megumim - 105 million (Konosuba), Zala (Miss Doublefinger) -35 million, Babe (Mr 4) - 3.2 million, Drophy (Miss Merry Christmas) - 14 million, Willy - 20 million, Needless - 57 million
Arlong: Syra (OC)
Milhawk: Alice (OC)
Wapol: Musshuru
Crocodile: Noscula (OC), Mr 6 (OC), Miss Halloween (OC)
Garp: Sakura (Zombieland Saga); Jin (My Hero academia); Emma (The Promised Neverland)
Enel: Hunter J. (Pokemon), Zancrow (Fairy tail), Pit ( Kid Icarus ), Pokemon ( 53 )
Im: Light Yagami (Death Note)
Cobra: Neni (M. 9)
Wiper : Ayoho ( OC )
Sengoku: Shinichi Kudo (Detective Conan)
Shanks: Nana Shimura -840 million- (My hero academia), Utsuro -970 million- (Gintama)
Individual: Reiner ( Shingeki no kyojin ), Garou (One Punch Man), Babidi (DBZ), Orochimaru (Naruto); Mirko (My hero Academia), Samus (metroid), Team Rocket (Pokemon), Velvet Crowe, Akoya Seishu ( Kengan Ashura), Hiyama Shunka ( Kengan Ashura), Black Knights (Code Geass), Suzaku Kururugi (Code Geass), Elsa Granhiert
Gold D. Roger (formerly): Igneel - 1.380 billion - (Fairy Tail), Acacia (Toriko), Bardock (Dragon ball Z), Hiruzen Sarutobi (Naruto), Utsuro - 970 million (Gintama), Nana Shimura - 840 million ( My Hero Academia)
Xerec (formerly): Aizen (bleach)