Kapitel 23: Kizaru Gets Serious And The New Age

The next 2 Chapters are in my patréon account at patréon.com/Saintbarbido.

Like I said on my last chapter, I didn't like this and the next chapter that well. The good thing is that the One piece world is almost over. I won't be mad if y'all start hating.

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"He's mine."

Whitebeard bit out. His bisento slashed out at Akainu and they started fighting. Kizaru on the other hand had his hands out of his trouser pockets. No more talking was needed. One step and we were clashing up in the air. His reflexes were much better now that he wasn't playing around. In my God-killer form, although his speed was equal to mine, he hadn't had any luck in actually hurting me.

He was clearly much more experienced in hand to hand combat than me though. We jumped backwards in the air and his hands changed into a black color. He extended the armament haki till the elbows and flashed infront of me in an even faster speed.

I blocked his punch by crossing my hands together and a light sword crashed onto my back. He had attacked me simultaneously. I shrugged it off and attempted to punch him. My hand went through his body but the afterimage faded into the air and this time when the light sword landed on my neck, I felt it burn my skin. A bubble shield erupted from me and pushed him and his speed clones away. That's right, seems like Kizaru had been hiding some very nifty tricks away.

Three Kizaru's were floating a bit away from me.

"Your skin is very tough. If one sword couldn't break through it, what about three?"

"Two, can play that game Kizaru. Death by a million."

God-killer, in the position I was now, only helped me with my durability and strength. Kizaru had me outmatched when it came to speed. So I had to go the path of Byakyuya Kuchiki. Red rose petals started drifting around me, leaving slashes on whatever the came into contact with. The pirates below us, who had been waiting for a chance to get a piece of Kizaru backed away.

Kizaru gestured and his clones flashed to both of my sides.

"Yasakani no magatama."

Light missiles boxed me in from 3 different directions. I constructed a katana on my hand and started directing the flow of the petals to surround me. Times like this, made me feel grateful for my powers. It was exhilarating controlling something with just your thought. The light missiles slammed into a tornado of red rose petals and dissolved into nothing.

The three Kizaru's were on me in an instant, too fast for my rose petals of death to engulf and kill him. I started parrying the attacks aimed at my vitals while the death by a million roses guarded me from the long range attacks. Kizaru's speed was increasing as time went on and I also had to start channeling the red to enhance my speed.

(General P.O.V)

Everyone was momentarily dazed, watching the flashing beams of 3 yellow light beams crashing with a red streak that had occasional flashes of purple lightning in the air. This spectacle presented the pinnacle of devil fruit mastery. Though only a few knew that the red streak's power didn't entirely come from a devil fruit.

The fleet admiral, had a tense look on his face from his position on the execution platform. Ace, on the other hand gritted his teeth, in pain at seeing his friends and family suffer, all in the mission to save him. He couldn't hide the slight hope budding inside him upon Chris' appearance.

"Dai funka!" Admiral Akainu was trading blows with whitebeard and although he was weaker powerwise, his resilience more than made up for it. But, even as he fought the strongest man in the world, he couldn't stop paying attention at the lightshow happening above them all. The pirates and Marines as a collective were all left wide-eyed in shock before their need to preserve their lives returned in full force.

Vista was stuck wondering who it was using a stronger version of his own skill but he ultimately could not do anything about it.

"Aaaahh! Aceeee!" Luffy's shout roused some of the ones still in shock and Coby shaved to his position to intercept him. After getting another hormone shot from Ivankov, Luffy was ready for round 2 and single-minded in his mission to rescue his big brother. Coby got a punch to his face for his trouble.

Luffy continued on running and when things got dire, a wave of conquerors haki emanated from him. The wave sent many of the Marines falling down, unconscious. It also picked the interest of the peak powerhouses in the battlefield. This naturally included Chris.

(Chris P.O.V)

'luffy' I thought stopping. Kizaru did the same and we both turned our gaze to the boy in the yellow vest and red shorts running amidst fallen Marines. Inazuma constructed a bridge and Luffy jumped on it and started running up. I knew what was coming so I turned to attack Kizaru.

My petals surrounded him and shredded everything inside into little pieces.

"That was close."

To my left a leg covered in haki made its way to my head instantly. I craned it backwards and it harmlessly went over it. Then I dogded another kick sent to my belly and took a punch to my face that did nothing to me.

" This is going nowhere Kizaru. You're faster than me but you also can't hurt me, why don't we stop this charade?"

"I'm a marine."

I nodded at his curt answer. ,'I'll have to use that.'

"Overdrive second form: heatwave."

Instantly the whole world grew silent. Kizaru was also frozen in place though his body went into a guarded mode and started turning into light. I strolled right at him and punched him right on his belly. I then floated down and got some kairoseki handcuffs before taking them and putting them on his hands.

Whitebeard's Bisento was aimed at Akainu who had his hand out in it's magma form. I took my Katana and slashed both of his hands off but didn't kill him. Aokiji's ice was clashing with Marco's Phoenix fire, in a stalement. To tell you the truth Aokiji was a pretty good guy so I didn't do anything to him. After Sengoku retires and given Akainu's future armless form, he'd probably become the next fleet admiral.

Garp was blocking off Luffy's path to his brother, so I kicked him through the hole he had used to break the stone bridge. Had it been someone else, they would probably be turned into mush but it being Garp, he would just walk it off. Sengoku was standing next to a chained up Ace. A quick tug at his beard and I threw him far away into the residential area. I broke Ace's kairoseki chains and slipped out of heatwave and into mayhem.

Kizaru crashed out of the air and onto the ground with his face. Akainu cried out as both his arms fell off his shoulders in a spray of blood before he turned into his magma form. Garp crashed on the ground and a 50 meter crater formed around the impact point. A huge Buddha figure appeared in the residential area before Sengoku tried to make his way back. Luffy had a surprised look on his face before smiling and continuing to run towards us.

"What…I'm free?"

Ace looked around and saw me. Understanding came to him and he stood up,

"Thank you Chris."

I nodded.

"Don't mention it."

"Ace!"

"Luffy!"

The two brothers met with Luffy crying tears of joy. I wished that in canon that's how it had happened too, but without my Intervention, things would have gone bad.

"Flame commandment: Fire pillar."

Ace jumped off and a tornado of fire surrounded his form. The tornado merged into a fire pillar that assaulted the Marines gathered at the base of the execution platform.

"I never thought a day would come where you would help in trying to save me."

"Shishishi, Chris really came through for us, huh"

Ace smiled.

"Yeah he did. Hiken!"

More Marines were thrown away but I was pre-occupied with the glowing Buddha palm that was currently aiming to smash Luffy and Ace to a pulp. A large palm construct surrounded me, glowing red and intercepted Sengoku's blow. The shock wave from the contact of both palms sent debris flying around us.

Sengoku had a furious look on his face when he shouted,

"Whoever you are, get ready to answer for your actions!"

My shields absorbed the force and instead of dispersing it, I did a trick I had been working on since the time I had found out the mechanics of my shields, I absorbed it and transferred all the force to my other arm then punched at Sengoku's crossed hands. He got pushed back and landed on the wall behind him.

"Chris!"

"Go on ahead Luffy, get your big brother to the ship."

I told him, though I was still looking at Sengoku.

"I'm surprised you got back here so fast fleet Admiral."

"Garp, get your lazy ass up!"

He said while extracting himself from the cracked wall. Garp made his way out of the crater and stood next to him.

"Your speed, is the fastest I have ever seen. Faster than even Kizaru, but, it seems like you can't keep it up. So let's see you avoid my fist of love!"

He charged at me in soru, though I could tell he wasn't as mad as he tried to show. I traded a few blows with him and even in my God killer form, his punches stung. My timer in the God killer form was coming to an end so I decided to do the last thing on my list before leaving to find Rayleigh.

I broke off from our battle and floated suspended in the air. The thing I was about to do, would ensure that the Marines would be too distracted with me to continue chasing Ace.

" Everyone stop. This battle is over!"

I enhanced my voicebox with the red so my voice was very loud. At my first statement, they all grew quiet and started to look up at me.

"The root of this war is not caused by Ace's father being Gol.D. Roger. It's a ploy by the world government to kill off any adventurous spirit by destroying a symbol of their greatest fear, a man who inspired many to dream for a new age."

I stopped and saw they were all paying attention to me.

" Stop fighting and look at the world for a second. The Marines, keepers of Justice, serve the celestial dragons who treat people like playthings and cause suffering everywhere they go. Pirates are notorious yes, some are evil but others just want freedom. Likewise, Marines are decent yes ,but, some like admiral Akainu are ruthless and no different from the pirate scum they fight. These decent Marines and pirates are however few and hold no real power. For if they did, the first thing they would do is try to make the world a better place. What I'm about to do, is usher in a new age. An age that will no longer be a dream. That age starts with the end of the celestial dragons."