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Bold is for Attacks

Steve's POV

"Look out!" I yelled jumping back.

The giant nutcracker dolls were flailing around and making a mess of things. We had managed to knock a few down but they just got back up.

"They're not alive so they have no stamina." I said "They don't stay down."

We weren't able to just ride by because Cavendish's horse had been taken down with one chomp.

"Demon Body!" I transformed into my full demon for,

"Hellfire Six King Gun!"

I laid into one of the soldiers with my powerful attack, it bent in two and flew back but a few seconds after landing it pulled itself off the floor and started clacking forward again.

"Damn." I growled "I burned a hole in that thing but it's still standing."

"Roundtable!"

Cavendish flipped passed and sliced the monsters head off, once again it made a gear grinding noise and just picked its head up.

"There's still more." Cavendish said "And they're not stopping."

"Luffy let's do the thing!"

"Which one?" he asked.

"The one that's good for multiple targets." I told him.

"Right!" he said picking up a block of rubble "Gum-Gum Catapult!"

He threw the rock at me and I laid into it with a flurry of punches, firing rock shards at the toys.

"Hellfire Shrapnel Shot!"

The nutcrackers were perforated with shards of rock, but again they only got up and kept walking.

"Are these things immortal?" Kyros wondered.

"If I didn't have these cuffs on I could just break them apart at the core." Law growled.

"Hmm?" Luffy hummed "Something's falling."

Something crashed into one of the nutcrackers and smashed it into the ground. I looked up and saw another person descending.

"Robin!" I called out as I transformed back to normal.

"It's the parrot guy." Luffy said pointing at Bartolomeo who had just crashed down.

"You were down here?" Robin said landing next to me.

I smiled at her.

All in one piece, good.

"Hurry up and unlock me." Law begged.

I heard the ground shift as someone jumped down.

"The girl and the traitor got away." the man said.

This guy had tall and spikey blue hair and a steampunk like outfit.

"Doesn't matter…the two of them won't make a dent in the palace." He said "I am Gladius, now state your names!"

"Steve you must go to the next level." Robin told "Rebecca is waiting there with the key to Law's handcuffs. Monet should be with her as well."

"I'm not just gonna leave you here." I said.

"I will, be perfectly fine." She smiled "Have some faith, you will be of more use up there."

"Barrierbility!" Bartolomeo yelled "Staircase!"

"Fine." I said turning away from her "Come on up the stairs!"

By the time I turned Luffy was carrying Law up and Kyros was running on ahead.

One Level closer to Doflamingo…

Monet's POV

"It seems Robin and Bartolomeo landed okay." I said walking away from the cliff "the rest are on their way up here."

"That's good." Rebecca smiled.

"I told you Usoland and his friends were strong." Leo cheered "We've gotta go save Princess Mansherry, Rebecca you should stay with Monetland, wait here for Luffyland and the others."

"We'll be fine for a few minutes." I nodded "I am more than enough to deal with most attackers."

The dwarves skittered off and I was left alone with the Princess.

"I had never been to this field." I said "And now it's been moved all the way across the country, it's quite beautiful. I wish I had gotten to see it in its natural location."

"Yeah it's nice." the girl said shyly.

"You're quite trusting given my past." I said "I appreciate that."

"Well I've never known you while you were with them so I have no reason to hold a grudge." The girl said "I was taught that holding grudges only poisons the future."

"Wise words." I adjusted my glasses.

"Uhhh." a voice groaned "What's all the racket."

"Oh dear." I gulped turning around.

Diamante…

"Oh~" he slurred "It's you two."

I stared him down "Rebecca run away, I can handle him, but you should run away and get the key to the others."

I looked over my shoulder she was frozen in fear.

"RUN!" I said pushing her.

She stumbled forward before fleeing.

"You've interfered enough Monet." Diamante glared "You know what happens to people who turn their backs on Doffy."

"Tell me, where is the Young Master?" I asked "I believe I owe him a resignation letter."

"HMPH!" Diamante lifted his sword and slashed at me.

"Snow Wall!" I put my hands up and blocked the attack before moving my hand forward "Snow Impact!"

I shot off a blast of packed snow that drilled his stomach. Diamante's body became paper thin and all the attack did was push him away.

The force of the air moved his flag body, dammit.

"HRAAA!" Diamante turned back to normal and got ready to slash his sword.

"You know your sword can't piece my snow." I said preparing to erect a wall.

"You're right." He smirked "But you're not who I'm looking to hit."

"Huh?!"

The sword swerved right passed me.

"Rebecca! Look out!" I yelled.

I can't form a wall at that distance.

"GAH!" Diamante yelled out in pain as his chest was sliced open.

"Kyros!" I gasped.

"Don't you dare, lay a hand on my family ever again!"

This is his true form, it's just as strong as he was years ago when he attacked the palace alone.

"The keys!"

I turned back and saw Luffy, Steve and Law had made it to the upper level. Luffy stretched his hand out for the key, quickly grabbing it and unlocking Law's cuffs, once free Law used his powers to slice up one of the giant nutcrackers.

"You Bastards!" Diamante roared.

"Finally free." Law said rubbing his clearly sore wrists.

"Seems like we made good time." Steve nodded.

"So this is the fourth floor." Luffy said "Mingo must be around here somewhere."

"He's in the palace." I told them.

"It seems I'll be held up here." Kyros told them "May I trust Doflamingo to you?"

"Of course!"

"Quickly!" I yelled "You can get in over there."

"You're not going anywhere Monet!" Diamante yelled.

He tried to stab me but his sword was pushed away by a fist covered in fire.

"She's done working with you." Steve glared.

"Come on!" Luffy yelled throwing me over his shoulder "Let's go!"

"Where are you taking me?!" I yelled.

"You wanna beat that guy too right!" he yelled "I'm gonna beat that bastard so that you can be free!"

Luffy…

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