A/N: Everyone's been telling me that I'm taking too long with this arc, so I'm gonna speed it up. Also, the Poll is over. The result of Enel was decided by the most votes, so don't blame me.
The ruins around them crumbled as the cloud keeping them afloat was destroyed by Enel's power, sending them all crashing down to another set of ruins below.
"AIM FOR THE CLOUDS!" Zoro yelled as he tried to manuever around the falling debris.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK I'D DO, AIM FOR THE BUILDINGS?!" Gin snapped as he held onto a still unconscious Chopper. His grip loosened when a piece of rubble smashed into his head, forcing him to momentarily fight with the urge to rub the lump that formed or keep Chopper from hitting the ground hard. As the two Straw Hats were falling, Braham and Wiper were using their skates to jump from one piece of rubble to the next while Pierre flew around the rubble to avoid it hitting either him or Gan Fall. Holy only howled in horror before ramming head first into a building, which surprisingly only knocked the poor dog out cold as the rest of the rubble fell all around him. Everything was quiet for a few moments while Wiper and Braham gazed around the area in awe.
"Is this...our home?" Wiper asked with wide eyes.
"I think...it may be." Braham answered in a whisper before noticing movement out of the corner of his eye. "WHO'S THERE?!" he yelled as he aimed his guns at the stranger, a blue haired woman holding her hands up in surrender.
"Wait! Hold your fire!" Vivi shouted as Wiper joined his friend and aimed his bazooka at her.
"You're one of the Blue Sea Dwellers." Wiper stated, his bazooka still aimed at her.
"Yes. And we're not the enemy. Please, lower your weapons." she pleaded as Grace and Robin walked over, leaving Carue to the safety of the shadows. Neither of the warriors yielded, even when some of the rubble around them shifted before being violently thrown away.
"Shit, that hurt!" Gin cursed as he rose to his feet with Chopper in his arms.
"Gin?" Grace asked in shock before looking at the other person grumbling about the ruins. "Zoro?!"
"Where'd you two come from?" Vivi asked in surprise before seeing Chopper. "What happened to Chopper?!"
"It appears that we've landed in another set of ruins." Gan Fall said after dismounting Pierre.
"Even the Knight is here as well." Robin mused.
"Oh, you guys are here?" Zoro asked in a bored tone before looking around the area. "Where are we?"
"Welcome!" Everyone turned to see a figure slowly descend on a cloud in the shape of a perfect sphere.
"ENEL!" Wiper growled as everyone tensed in either shock or anger at the sight of the man.
"Enel?" Gin asked in confusion. "Why does that name ring a bell?"
"Is that who everyone up here calls God?" Zoro asked as he eyed the man.
"That's him." Vivi answered, her eyes narrowed in hatred.
"Congratulations on making it this far." Enel said as he looked down at them all. "I commend your efforts in my little survival game."
"Game?" Grace asked. "What do you mean, 'game'?"
"The Survival Game, of course." Enel said with a smile. "Roughly three hours ago, I decreed that all those in Upper Yard would fight until only five remained. The fighters would include myself, my 50 enforcers, the priests, former God Gan Fall, the Shandians, and you Blue Sea Dwellers. And now, time is almost up." Everyone was furious at his words as he held up his right hand, a bored look on his face. "Let's see, who's left. All of us here, including that bird, make ten. Two are with that little angel that just lost her father..."
'Conis? Pagaya?!' Grace thought in horror.
"The three remaining Blue Sea Dwellers," Enel continued before his eyes shifted to the right, a smile coming to his lips as something large could be seen barreling towards them. "And the unexpected entry that I decided to allow for the fun of it." Everyone turned before Grace screamed in terror as Nola rose above them all, her head swiveling around while tears streamed from her eyes.
"The Lord of the Sky?" Braham said in confusion.
"Why is that snake here?" Zoro asked before realising someone absent. "Wait a second! Where's Luffy?"
"Luffy?" Vivi asked.
"You, the duck, our painter, and the doctor all ran off at the first sight of the snake, so you didn't know that he tamed it and got it to listen to him." Robin explained.
"He tamed it?!" Grace yelled.
"That's right." Enel answered, catching everyone's attention again. "And I must say, he was rather strong for a mortal. Still, like all the others that opposed me, he too fell before the might of God." he finished, his smile taking on a sinister look as he took in their horrified expressions.
"Cut the crap!" Zoro barked as he drew his swords. "Luffy's not so weak to be taken out that easily!
"He's right." Gin agreed as he put Chopper down and drew his tonfa and began to spin them around. The others Straw Hats were adopting similar stances and glares as they stood by Zoro and Gin's sides.
"Believe what you will, but the fact remains. I've already brought Judgement down upon that Blue Sea Dweller." Enel stated as he jumped down from his cloud. "If you wish to see for yourselves, I'll happily comply. The question now is," he began before raising his arm to the sky, electricity beginning to spark around him. "Who should I pass Judgement on this time? The three heading form Angel Island to warn it's inhabitants of their impending demise? Or the ones still waiting for you all upon the vessel the Blue Sea Dwellers arrived up here on?" Fear and rage spread across their features at Enel's power and choice. "Now, which do I make disappear?"
"HOW ABOUT YOU DISAPPEAR?!"
Before anyone could register who's voice that was, a sickening crack was heard as Enel found himself flying away, a searing pain on his face. In his place was a figure crouching, his fist blackened before turning back to normal. It rose and turned to others, causing them to smile at his appearance.
"LUFFY!" his friends cried out in joy at the sight of their captain.
"Straw Hat?!" Wiper said in shock. "Where'd you come from?"
"I'm so glad you're alive!" Vivi smiled, her eyes starting to well up. "I had thought for a moment...that he was right about you being dead!"
"Nah. I'm alright." Luffy grinned.
"Wait a moment." Gan Fall interrupted. "Enel can sense every living thing throughout all of Skypiea. If you were alive this whole time, Enel would've sensed you all this time. So how is it that Enel thought you were dead?"
"Nola helped us." Luffy replied while gesturing to the snake, who was now lying down with it's mouth wide open.
"Nola?" Gan Fall asked.
"We?" Gin asked.
"Yeah!" he answered. Before they could ask anything else, the sound of war cries could be heard from the snake. They all watched as Shandian warriors all began to fly out of Nola's mouth, shocking everyone but Luffy.
Aisa's eyes flew open before tears started streaming down her face again.
"The voices..." she whimpered.
"Are they disappearing again?" Nami asked as she and the others on the Going Merry turned to her in worry.
"No!" she sniffed before crying even harder. "They're...all returning!"
"What's going on here? Why were you all in that snake?" Braham asked his fellow Shandians.
"That Blue Sea Dweller in the straw hat is to blame." Kamakiri answered.
-Flashback-
Kamakiri was still staring at the hole Enel made after Luffy claimed to have sent him away with a punch.
"Amazing." he muttered before the sky above them brightened, causing him to scream before he tried to run.
"NOLA! NOW!" Luffy yelled over the noise above them as he grabbed Kamakiri and jumped towards Nola, who opened her mouth wide before swallowing the two of them. Both of them were screaming, though for different reasons, until they finally landed on some ruins inside of her stomach. Kamakiri just stood up and looked around in shock while Luffy laughed. "That was fun! Let's go again!"
"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" Kamakiri yelled hysterically at Luffy. "WHY WOULD YOU WILLINGLY JUMP DOWN THIS SNAKE'S MOUTH?!"
"Why not? I told Nola to do this." Luffy said, causing Kamakiri's jaw to drop.
"WHY?!" he yelled as loud as he could.
"Because Enel can't sense us while we're in here." Luffy stated. Kamakiri could only blink at his answers before his lips open to reveal a tiny, "...what?"
-Flashback ends-
"And you're saying you learned this when the snake swallowed one of those enforcers?" Zoro asked.
"Yeah. And if I coudn't sense them, then neither could Enel." Luffy finished with a grin, only for Vivi to punch his face in.
"You moron! What if they had gotten digested immediately after being swallowed?!" she yelled as Luffy's face popped back out.
"Since they're here, I guess that didn't happen. Besides, Luffy doesn't put anyone's lives at risk besides ours." Gin said.
"Hold on! We still need to finish of Enel!" Wiper growled.
"Follow me!" Luffy said in a serious tone while staring off into the distance. "I know exactly where he is!"
Enel was going through many emotions he wasn't used to as he staggered around while trying to stand. Fury, rage...fear. No one had been able to lay a hand on him since he ate the Goro Goro No Mi. He'd become invincible. He'd become God! And yet this Blue Sea Dweller, this mortal, had wounded him twice. It didn't make any sense. What's more was that he had someone concealed his presence since his last encounter with him. His eyes were wide as he stared at the blood dripping to the ground. His blood.
"This...can't be!" he stuttered before coughing up some more blood. His left eye had swollen shut after Luffy's punch to his face, the bones that made his jaw cracked and jagged. It hurt too much to talk anymore, but that didn't stop him from snarling before he disappeared from where he was. He appeared again next to a cave that had been hollowed out by the previous God's enforcers that his own enforcers subdued six years ago. He walked through despite wobbling here and there, his mind still reeling from the punch he received earlier. 'This isn't good. I can't see straight.' he thought as he placed his hand against the wall, his other hand using his golden weapon to stay upright. 'Have to get to the Maxim! With it increasing my power, I'll strike down that despicable mortal!' He finally managed to walk all the way through the tunnel before coming to a magnificent sight. An ark that would put any other ship to shame. A multitude of giant paddles stuck out of each side. Giant gears and light bulbs adorned the back and deck. The most defining feature was the giant face made out of solid gold, a throne at the bottom with two golden orbs next to it for Enel to transfer his power throughout the ship.
"The Ark, Maxi*CRACK*" went Enel's jaw when he spoke, sending more pain throughout his face. 'Marvel later, kill Blue Sea Dweller with straw hat now.' he thought as he grabbed his jaw.
"ENEL!" Enel's good eye widened in fear as he turned around, only to recieve a punch to the other side of his face, sending him spiralling under the Ark and into the cave wall on the other side. Enel slide off the wall and onto his knees, his mind trying to comprehend what just happened, despite the nauseating dizziness he was experiencing.
'How did he get here?!' Enel thought through the pain as he struggled to get up. He looked up to see Luffy walking towards him, only his skin was red, with steam coming off it. 'It's impos-' His thoughts were cut off when Luffy suddenly disappeared, only to appear in front of him and kick him in the chin so hard, his head nearly snapped off his shoulders. Enel couldn't think straight after that, so it was no surprise that he couldn't tell that he was now on the recieving end of Luffy's merciless onslaught. Luffy punched Enel with blackened fists continuously while a dust cloud kicked up around the two of them. It lasted a good minute before Luffy finally stopped and jumped out of the dust cloud, panting a bit as his skin returned to normal.
"That's for every life that you've ruined, you fake God." Luffy scowled. The dust finally cleared, revealing a beaten and broken Enel lying in face down in the dirt. Luffy stared at him for a few moments before turning around and heading for the exit. Enel just laid there before his fingers twitched.
'I...cannot die.' Enel thought as he fought hard to stay conscious. 'I...will not be...beaten by this mortal...I...am...God!' He struggled to move his body, only to feel his strength being sapped as something was press down hard on his back. He didn't know what was happening, but everything stopped when something was pushed onto the back of his head, a single word being shouted out.
"REJECT!"
Aisa gasped again, her body still as she turned to stare at Upper Yard.
"What's wrong?" Sanji asked. After waking up from his injuries, Sanji flew into a panic at where the women were. After waking up Usopp, he and the sniper were about to take off, but stopped just before jumping to shore.
"Enel's voice." she croaked out, tears falling fast. "It's gone."
"EVERYONE, LISTEN UP!" called out Captain McKinley. "BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE TRAITORS PAGAYA, AND HIS DAUGHTER CONIS! BOTH ARE CRIMINALS FOR ATTEMPTING TO AID THE BLUE SEA DWELLERS! IF YOU SEE THEM, REPORT THEM TO THE WHITE BERETS IMMEDIATELY!" he ordered to the horrified crowd.
"Captain McKinley! The girl Conis has been spotted near the docks!" one of the White Berets reported. "What's more, two Blue Sea Dwellers are with her!"
"WHAT?!" McKinley yelled before he and the White Berets dashed towards the docks, only for McKinley to receive a massive headache when Conis ran the Waver she was riding up into the air and right into his face, sending both into a nearby building. Everyone was stunned at the sight before Conis and her companions made themselves known.
"GET THEM!" another White Beret yelled as they charged them, only to stop when Conis pointed a bazooka at him.
"This is a Burn Bazooka!" she said as she looked at him dead in the eye. "Don't make me use this!" The White Beret was sweating bullets before he and the others all backed off. Johnny and Yosaku then unsheathed their blades and were now acting as shields in case anyone else tried to harm her. "Everyone! We have to leave Angel Island!" They were all staring at each other in confusion. "God Enel is planning on destroying everything!"
"HA! As if we'd believe a heretic like you!"
"You and those Blue Sea Dwellers are the only ones that God Enel is going to destroy for all of your blasphemy!"
"Why don't you leave?!" The last comment came from a small child who threw a rock at the girl, only for Johnny to grab it and crush it with his hand.
"Try that again, punk! I dare ya!" Johnny roared, scaring the small child.
"Do not believe a word she says!" McKinley yelled from where he lay. "So long as we obey the rules, God Enel will not punish us, and we can continue to live our lives!" Conis could only glare at McKinley before closing her eyes.
"You two." she whispered to the swordsman duo. "Do as I do."
'What are they planning?' McKinley thought before his eyes widened. Without warning, the three of them took their weapons and tossed them to the side. "They've discarded their weapons! Arrest-"
"WE REFUSE TO VIEW ENEL AS GOD!" the trio roared, sending cold fear into the hearts of every person within earshot. They all began to run away, yelling that the judgement was coming to strike them down. All of them waited for the judgement, but nothing happened.
"What's going on?"
"Shouldn't they be dead by now?"
"Maybe God Enel didn't hear them?"
"Don't you get it?" Conis asked them all. "There's no point in just striking me down when he plans to strike us all down. We've known for years what Enel is capable of. We've known it since he first came to our island six years ago. We've known because we've feared that he would strike any of us down at any given moment if he detected even a fraction of anything against him!"
'Please, all of you!' Yosaku thought. 'Listen to her!'
'We can't let another like Old Man Pagaya fall to that fake God's insanity!' Johnny thought, a bead of sweat rolling down his cheek.
"Enel has played with our lives since day one! Now he has no more need for us, or this island!" Conis pleaded as she continued to try and convince her fellow Skypeians to evacuate. "Before we pray for help or miracles, we must abandon-"
BOOOOONG!
Everyone stopped. Stopped talking. Stopped worrying. Even stopped breathing for a moment.
BOOOOONG!
All eyes were to the sky above Upper Yard. The sun seemed to be shining brightly around it as a majestic sound rang throughout the sky.
BOOOOONG!
Tears began to form in almost every eye, young and old, as the sound continued. From the Skypeians who felt fear leave their hearts.
BOOOOONG!
To the Shandians living in seclusion away from prying eyes of both God Enel and the Skypeians.
BOOOOONG!
To the Straw Hats that had come up just for Gold and an adventure of a lifetime.
BOOOOONG!
And to the Straw Hat captain and War Demon Shandian pulling the chain to the massive bell causing the sound.
BOOOOONG!
"There's an ancient tale about this land!" Conis remembered Gan Fall's words while she and her father were being hidden away at his home. "400 years ago, Upper Yard appeared from the Blue Sea via the Knock-Up Stream! When it appeared, the sound of a bell rang throughout the heavens. People called it 'The Song of the Island! Soon after, the war between the Shandians and Skypeians broke out. For 400 years that sound has never returned, but I'm confident that it'll rant out again one day. For you see, they say that when that song is heard again-"
"The war," she muttered as tears cascaded down her cheeks. "Is over!"
BOOOOONG!
A/N: I know. Anticlimactic. Still, now I can finally move on.