Chapitre 75: [75] Departure
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[The Following Day]
It was barely five in the morning when Damien woke up, leaving Toki to sleep some more. Simply put, she was a little tired after their nightly 'exercise'.
He did a morning routine, rethinking everything he had gained over the past seven months.
'Sibyl, bring up my stats.'
[Here you go…]
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[Einar D. Damien]
[Age: 18 years, 5 months, 19 days]
[Height: 11' 6"] (3.51 m)
[Status: Thriving]
[Devil Fruit: Pulverize Pulverize Fruit (Advanced Mastery)]
[Fruit Rating: 6.5 Stars]
[Weapon: Ryūshi of the Supreme Grade Series]
[Ryūshi Combat Arts Comprehension: 37% ↑]
[Seastone Resistance: 100%]
[Notable Characteristics: Black Bones (III), Fishman-Hybrid*]
[Skills: Titanic Recovery, Titanic Vitality, Evolable Anatomy, Voice of All Things, Will of D., Rokushiki, Life Return (Advanced Mastery) ↑]
[Haki: Observation Haki (Nigh-Grandmastery) ↑, Armament Haki (Advanced Mastery) ↑, Conqueror's Haki (Nigh-Advanced Mastery) ↑]
[Strength: Bottom Tier Yonko]
(*Note: {Underwater Breathing} and {Underwater Maneuverability} have combined into the Fishman-Hybrid bodily characteristic.)
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Before even diving into any specifics, it was obvious to Damien that his height was finally coming to an end of its growth; he had only grown three inches in the past seven months!
Surely, he would probably hit another inch or two before plateauing in that department.
"Though much like my height, my strength doesn't seem to have grown much at face value," Damien chuckled to himself.
In truth, the only thing he upped was his Armament Haki, though progressing to the tippy-top of the other two, it was not enough to boost his strength.
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"Bottom Tier Yonko can be considered the level of Fujitora and Ryokugyu, perhaps even Oden at the time of his death," Damien calculated.
The truth of the matter was that Damien was not the protagonist.
Where Luffy could reach an unimaginable leap in strength, going from being a fodder to fighting against Emperors in two and a half years, Damien needed considerably more time.
After all, if you could beat the protagonist of a Shonen Series, then obviously the author was simply writing a wish-fulfillment novel.
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Though Damien's expression soon turned pleased as he saw a certain skill.
He looked down at his arm as exercised said skill.
*Krrr* At his command, the very pores of his skin let loose bursts of tiny pockets of air as the skin warped and squirmed.
It moved as if it had a mind of its own, moulding about at Damien's will.
Soon it diverted and opened up the flesh below.
The vessels halted momentarily as no blood flowed out as the very veins, arteries and capillaries obeyed Damien's thoughts.
His gaze had fallen upon something that could be considered an anatomical anomaly.
"So that's how my bones look," he muttered.
The pristine black bones shined a purple gleam. The Haki had seeped in almost entirely, reaching the cusp of the marrow itself.
"With this level of Life Return, perhaps once my Devil Fruit catches up, I can bring the theory of cellular manipulation to light."
The skin squirmed once more as each layer of flesh reappeared, covering the treasured bones once more and bringing them back to their original appearance.
*Grumble* Damien felt a pang of hunger.
One look at the sun revealed that it was nearing six in the morning. He went back to the bed and examined the sleeping Toki.
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[Amatsuki Toki]
[Age: 18 years, 1 month, 8 days (~791 years old by date)]
[Height: 9' 1"] (2.77 m)
[Status: Healthy, Sore]
[Devil Fruit: Time-Time Fruit (Advanced Mastery) ↑]
[Fruit Rating: 7 Stars (Ultimate-Class)]
[Skills: Paper Body (Kami-e)]
[Haki: Observation Haki (Intermediate Mastery) ↑, Armament Haki (Initial Mastery) ↑]
[Strength: Pseudo-Yonko Commander ↑]
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Damien was quite pleased with Toki's progress. Though her strength was practically completely dependent on her devil fruit, it was not exactly her fault. Ultimate-Class Fruits require a lot of mastery and it would be foolish not to put most of her training into it.
'Once Aurora is done with the Seastone Pendant, I'll have Toki use it next,' he decided.
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Though at that moment, perhaps by Damien's examing gaze, the girl woke up.
She wiped her eyes while giving a light yawn. She smiled at Damien who was watching her and responded, "Good morning, Damien-san."
Her bright face slightly frowned as she felt sore in some places.
She traced her hand near the area under her belly button and peaked at Damien. "At this rate, I will be pregnant soon," she whispered.
"No, you won't," Damien casually said, "I used my powers to deprive the sperm cells of their potency."
He realized his bluntness the moment he finished his words.
*Fwooo* The pirate appeared at Toki's side, running a hand through her green hair.
"I know you want to bring back the Amatsuki name and I do want you to have my children, but right now is not the time to bring them into this world," he gently told her.
Toki returned a thin smile and raised her chin, asking for something to complete the apology. Damien acquiesced and gave her a passionate kiss.
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[Later]
Damien and Toki went through the Flower Capital for one last time, enjoying the festivities that were put into place by the people upon hearing of their departure.
A celebration befell the nation's capital as people of all ages came out to play along.
It was a bountiful event. Until it wasn't.
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"Gun Modoki!"
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An X-shaped stream of energy soon scurried across the streets, shredding its way to the tall pirate that stood in its way.
Damien sighed, a wave of irritation plagued his face as he saw Oden rush at him with Ryuo-enhanced swords.
The people fell into a panic as they felt the ground-shaking explosion follow suit.
The unstoppable stream of energy was abruptly halted as the Samurai at its helm was caught with a single hand.
*Purrup*
Said hand was bubbling with familiar red Haki, though more dense and powerful than that of the attacker.
Damien, who withstood the attack, narrowed his eyes at the opponent before him.
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[Kozuki Oden]
[Age: 19 years, 5 months, 12 days]
[Height: 12' 6"] (3.82 m)
[Devil Fruit: None]
[Haki: Observation Haki (Intermediate Mastery), Armament Haki (Advanced Mastery), Conqueror's Haki (Initial Mastery)]
[Strength: Middle Tier Yonko Commander]
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While Damien was easily holding off Oden, his trusty retainers arrived.
"""Oden-sama!"""
Damien knew that Oden had taken over Kuri a few years earlier in his canon version, but it seemed that the future Akazaya Nine, or technically Eight, would still reach him somehow.
As of now, three of them had gathered, arriving at the area where Damien and Oden were. They stopped a few dozen meters away, too weak to go further.
Toki, who was watching nearby, was a little surprised as she saw the newest addition to Oden's retainers.
"That is…" she muttered while looking at the samurai who was big in all three dimensions. A figure they had met over half a year ago.
"It's you, woman!"
The massive Ashura Doji roared out as he pointed his weapon at Toki, "I'll regain my lost dignity now!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
His massive weight drummed on the earth, loud enough to make animals falsely believe an earthquake was imminent.
"Ashura, no!"
Kin'emon tried to stop him, but the former gang boss did not stop, charging at Toki who looked petite compared to his size.
"Take this!"
He slashed down a Ryuo-flooded blade, roaring his heart out.
Toki was not fazed by the size difference, instead, she exercised her powers in a brilliant flash of green.
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"Clockworks: Chronostasis."
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Ashura, who resembled a furious bull laying waste to the earth below him, abruptly paused in mid-air.
A dull boom went off as the built-up momentum and inertia from his massive frame exploded around him.
"Whhhaaaattttt thhheeeee hellllll!?"
Every word came out at incredibly slow speeds, even his pupils moved at snail's speed, his very mind unable to process what was going on.
All he saw was a huge, archaic clock swarming with mystical green energy that stood behind the young woman. Its arm was ticking on, barely having crossed the first five minutes.
[Clock Image (in Discord)]
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Oden, who was still trying to use brute force to make Damien move, failed to do so.
His face popped with veins as he put every ounce of strength into another push. Unfortunately, his large frame was soon sent flying into a row of buildings, taking them all down with him.
Damien seemed bored as he gazed into the dusty pile of debris that hid the body of the new Daimyo of Kuri.
He did not have to wait for long before a declaration resounded.
"No matter what, I'll make you at least take a step back before you go!"
The young Samurai shot out from the fallen mess, blood dribbled out from his mouth which he cared little for.
However this time, Oden did not go right at Damien, instead he jumped into the air, trying to gather as much momentum as possible.
"I'll put everything into this one!"
Oden's arms popped till they looked as if they belonged to a wild beast, his eyes sharpened to that of a predator and his body surged with vigorous Haki, flowing out uncontrollably.
He gave out a thundering roar as his prized swords were soon clad in the potent Emission Haki. A chaotic wind surrounded the warrior, showcasing the concentration of Haki and brute strength.
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Damien couldn't help but give Oden some points for his insanity. To applaud his efforts, he went on the offense.
"Hmm," The pirate narrowed his eyes and dug his feet into the ground, forcing cracks to form.
The light crouch of his knees generated enough potential energy to send dull tremors through the earth below.
A deep grumble resounded as the Sin Incarnate's body suddenly shot to the skies, leaving a black trail from his coat behind and the wails of the air.
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Kin'emon and Denjiro gulped as they saw the pirate soar upwards, fearing the outcome, "Kin-san, Oden-sama will still be alive after this, right?"
The blond man next to him did not respond but rather watched apprehensively.
In the two seconds it took Damien to reach the sky, Oden was ready—he gave out a final war cry as he shuttled forward, his blades held before him.
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"Oden Two-Sword Style: Paradise Totsuka!"
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It was the same attack he used to inflict Kaido with his only scar for decades.
Though it lacked the edge from the future, the attack was certainly reaching a level far above what the current Oden should be able to exhibit.
*Vvooo!* The air howled as the ruby-like ring on Damien's middle finger warped into a current of crimson energy, forming into Ryushi.
Immediately, both Damien and his weapon exploded in pulverizing energy.
The volatile strands of energy were so thick and dense that they began to transform the very particles in the air into awkward compounds and impossible molecules, shaking up their chemical makeup.
Utilizing Moonwalk, Damien rushed toward the coming Oden, his body flooding with the familiar reddish energy belonging to Wano's Ryuo.
*Vvoosh!*
The people below thought it to be an act of miracles as they saw the red trail that seemed to cut through the very clouds. It was bright enough to momentarily dim the afternoon sun; dulling the brightness with a blood-red hue.
[Image (in Discord)]
Explosions went off in the form of sonic booms, leaving Oden to feel a threat to his life.
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"Ryushi Combat Arts: Crimson Comet!"
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Boom!
The spectators could not help but look away from the bright light originating from the collision.
Beyond that, their very bodies were flung into the air from the torrents that had appeared.
*Rumble* Black lightning rained from the sky as the howling winds carried on from the exchange.
However, it did not last long.
"Ughh! Not again!"
Oden's burst of Haki was swept away like a blade of grass in a hurricane; his body lost control from the Emission Haki and Pulverizing Energy drilling into his body.
His conscience disappeared as the Samurai was shot like a shooting star, blasting off again into the distant horizon.
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Damien casually landed on the shaken-up earth below with a thud, watching as Oden's body disappeared away, blasting off again.
"Damien-san, will he still live…? He is a Daimyo now," Toki's soft voice arrived in his ears.
The pirate cupped his chin in thought, "Well, I got a little carried away."
Which was followed by a shrug, "But he'll live, maybe a handful of dozen broken bones, one or two collapsed lungs, nothing some ice couldn't fix."
Toki absently nodded, her current medical experience gave a rather different diagnosis but she went with Damien's words.
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""Oden-sama!""
Kin'emon and Denjiro ran behind the distant star, hoping to find a living Oden.
Meanwhile, Damien tapped Toki's shoulder while gesturing at the frozen Ashura Doji.
"Oh, right."
Toki let the overgrown samurai loose and he fell to the ground with a loud bang.
"Ugh," Ashura Doji groaned, shaking his head.
He looked at the distant two retainers and chose to retreat, "I'll deal with you two later!"
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Damien, who enjoyed the change of pace, felt some eyes nearby.
"Hyorgoro, thanks for keeping the people safe."
At the drop of his words, a giant shadow fell from a building nearby, it was Hyogoro the Flower.
"No problem, I'm sure the Daimyo of Kuri will come forward to pay for the damages in full," the gang boss responded.
"I will also take this time to bid you both farewell."
Damien nodded to him while Toki returned some kind words.
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All in all, it was a fun day for Damien as they officially left for the edge of the country. It took some hours, but they reached it.
"Is that the ore you talked about?" Toki asked as she saw the giant pile of metal.
Damien nodded while waiting for the person hiding about to arrive.
*Whizz!*
At that moment, a black shadow fell in front of the pirates, bowing to them both.
"Lord Damien, you may recall me, I am Kaka Shi, the captain of the Shogun's Oniwabanshu," the silver-haired man introduced himself.
"The Shogun sent me to ensure you pick up the seastone. I apologize for the delay, I was held up by a black cat that had stopped in front of me."
Toki giggled at the masked Ninja who stood before them.
"No worries," Damien said, though his mind seemed to remember a hazy image of a certain character.
"Would you like me to slice it into a more manageable size?" the ninja offered.
Damien shook his head, gesturing to the Ninja to move aside.
Instead, the pirate raised a hand in the ore's direction.
*Fwooo*
A dull wind whistled as the uneven pieces of ore disappeared for a moment, and perfectly cut and equally sized bars of metal appeared.
They were neatly arranged in perfect rows and columns, much to Damien's satisfaction.
Kaka Shi's jaw hidden in the mask seemed to drop as he saw the sorcery that had just happened.
"Damien-san is a bit of a perfectionist," Toki whispered to the Head Ninja.
*Fwooo*
Another burst of wind went off as the ore was soon taken into Damien's inventory, storing it away.
The usage of the Balancing Fruit did well to please Damien's slight OCD, exchanging an uneven pile of things for a neater one.
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"Let the Shogun know that I'll soon call him on the snail I left to talk more about the Seastone trade."
The Ninja bowed his head as he saw the two jump on a small boat that had magically appeared.
All the while some Koi fish attached themselves to said boat, drifting the pirates back down the way they came.
Damien's trip to Wano had finally come to an end!
To Be Continued…
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Author's Corner.
That draws the curtains on Wano, at least for now. Who knows when Damien will return (apart from myself).
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Chapitre 76: [76] Logia
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[Six Days Later]
[Mortem Island]
A young boy with curly black hair, wearing a button-up blue shirt, was currently tossing a few atlas stones of a few tons in weight, juggling them.
He heaved a dull yawn, opening his mouth wide enough such that his eye mask almost rolled down onto his face.
Boom!
The balls of stone fell to the ground, loosely tossed aside.
"A-ra-ra! What's gotten into you?"
His question was directed toward the tree that stood tall by his side, though as of now, it began to shift and shake, almost as if reaching out to the distant horizon.
Kuzan, who felt the dull rumbling all around him, knew immediately what was to come.
"It's been so long... he finally came back!"
The boy exploded into cold air and rocketed toward the makeshift docks below the cliff he was at.
*Krrr*
The air was frozen as the chilly young male arrived just in time to see a boat heading toward him.
Kuzan unconsciously gave a cheery laugh as he waved at the vessel, the air freezing around his arm.
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"Yo, Kuzan, been a while."
The boy looked up and saw the familiar face that had matured a little since the last time they met.
The previous mild irritation he had disappeared as he saw a fist reaching toward him.
Their knuckles clicked as the two greeted one another with a fist bump.
Another person walked off the boat, this time, a woman. She wore a new kimono that was primarily white with blue wave-like patterns on its lower half and along the end of its sleeves. A blue band ran across her midriff, further tightened by a red rope that also held onto a katana.
[Clothing image (in Discord)]
"Kuzan-kun, you've grown taller!"
Toki slightly leaned down and gently ran her hand through the boy's curly hair.
"Of course, I'm almost nine years old!" the boy announced with some pride.
He now stood at a minuscule 7' 11" in height (2.41 m), though it was obvious that he had quite a lot of height left to grow into.
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The trio made their way back to the heart of the island, much to the appreciation of the vegetation along the way.
Kuzan was a little jealous of the singing birds and dancing greenery, the same wildlife that could not wait to dine on him, which were now cherishing the few moments Damien's foot was near them.
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A little while past, Toki had excused herself to go prepare some special delicacies for the ice-boy.
He could eat just about anything but had a strong attachment to dairy milk and coffee.
"Ahem," Kuzan cleared his throat and said, "Last I recall, you said you would teach me some special techniques if I impressed you enough."
"Did I say that?" Damien, who stood across from the expectant boy, played dumb.
Kuzan raised his index finger, as if to educate the pirate, and quoted, "Your exact words were, 'If you impress me enough upon my return, maybe I'll let you in on some new techniques with your devil fruit.'"
Damien's face warped into a smirk at the cheeky reply, "To think the boy that's usually laying around like a couch potato has such a sharp memory."
"Though you have yet to impress me."
Damien flicked his fingers as if to taunt the boy, a trick that worked wonders.
Kuzan smiled as his body shattered into shards of ice, disappearing with a chilly wind.
The pirate raised an eyebrow as he felt the presence behind him.
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"Ice Time Capsule!"
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Within moments, a wave of ice was unleashed, shooting on ahead at Damien. It left a trail of chilled earth in its wake.
Damien watched with interest as he felt both his legs freeze immediately, all the while the chill spread up and through his chest.
Soon, his entire body was frozen.
Kuzan wasted no time and crossed both arms, sending another attack.
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"Ice Ball!"
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It was a thick current of pure frost. The ice horizontally screamed onwards and met Damien's rigid body.
A giant sphere of ice remained, the Sin Incarnate frozen at its core.
"A double freeze ought to hold him for enough seconds…"
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"Ice Block: Partisan!"
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*Creak*
Four sharp spears of solid ice spawned at the drop of the words. They shone with light-blue luster, reflecting a chilly glint.
*Fwoo* *Krrr*
The projectiles shot out ahead and a freezing sound followed as the air in the atmosphere froze alongside their trajectory.
Boom!
The ice sculpture in the middle exploded into countless bits of ice.
The over-eleven-foot-tall statue sent out a cloud of dust that froze from the concentration of the cold.
Each fine piece of ice shined from the warm sun, creating quite a glittery spectacle.
"..." Kuzan heaved a cold breath in the form of white vapour, watching from afar.
His eyes narrowed at the silhouette that appeared at the center of the dust storm.
"There's more where that came from!" he declared, picking up a few pieces of grass.
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"Ice Saber!"
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A quick exhale and the floating blades of grass became an actual weapon, held in the boy's hand.
He did not wait for the dust to clear, instead, Kuzan skied across the floor, his feet mounted with a pair of ice skates that closed the distance between the two.
The two blades left an elegant trail of his movement, matching that of a master ice skater.
He jumped up, evoking a dull boom from his momentum, and slashed at the dark shadow.
*Shatter* Kuzan clicked his tongue as he felt the glacial blade explode into innumerable pieces with a single point of contact.
'Is his skin made of metal?'
The boy was about to retreat until a large hand shot out from the cloud of dust, tightening around his throat.
"Ugh!" Kuzan groaned as he felt the vice-like grip that held him in the air; no amount of effort could free him.
"Show me more."
The boy heard Damien's voice alongside the two glowing crimson pupils from the clearing dust.
He gulped, though not backing down.
"Hmm?"
Damien squinted his eyes as he saw the boy begin to release frost from his hands, followed by the creaking of the ice.
It took moments before the entire section of the forest nearby was met with the brutal cold, freezing the vegetation as if it were hit by an ice age!
Kuzan grinned and did something interesting.
Instead of trying to free himself, he reached out and grabbed Damien's arm and began to freeze it in place.
"Try this one!"
Damien heard the cocky words, alongside the extreme coldness that exploded out from the youth, far beyond anything before. It was arctic cold!
*Hiss*
The sound was that of a gas leaking from its container. Kuzan was breathing out a chill that began to turn the very air blocks of ice.
"!!!" Damien's crimson eyes trailed up to the sky as he felt the rumbling, a storm was coming amid Kuzan's attack!
Within a second, the skies that had suddenly darkened began to pour a copious amount of rain.
It fell to the point that it resembled buckets of water being thrown down from the heavens themselves.
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"Ice Block: Hailstorm!"
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The cold air Kuzan had just released forced the water to instantly freeze. Each blob of water hardened like glacial ice, falling at faster speeds.
Kuzan concentrated and began to use his coldness in more accurate ways: creating a cold wind that funneled toward him like a tornado.
Each shard of thick ice was nearly five inches in width, thousands upon thousands of them!
Boom!
Bang!
Boom!
Kuzan smiled as saw the white cloud of frozen vapour explode as each shard hailed onto the Sin Incarnate, burying him in the flurry of extreme ice.
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Around fifty meters away, bits of ice began to materialize into the body of a young boy. Soon, Kuzan had fully reformed, his eyes glued onto the target of the hailstorm before him.
It was incredible.
The entire portion of the forest, fifty meters in radius, was frozen solid.
The once vibrant greenery had become a tundra!
Icicles hung from the crystalline trees, the soil was white and shiny, and some unlucky birds had been frozen in midair!
There was a certain serenity found in such frost.
[Icy Aftermath Image (in Discord)]
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Kuzan pumped his fists and exclaimed, "Hehe, it took me almost a whole month to freeze that storm; I had it prepared just for you!"
Unfortunately, a calm voice brought him out of the delusion, "You supercooled the air down here, pushing the warmer air up above and unfroze your stored storm, melting it."
The ice boy was unsurprised by the lax voice; his eyes traced the voice and found the dark shadow behind him.
"The cold turned the water to hail and into that icy attack of yours... consider me impressed."
Kuzan heard the praise in Damien's voice and returned a cheeky smile.
"As much as it hurts for me to say this," the Logia user muttered with an ambivalent expression, "that thebo- thermbo- turbodynamics book was pretty useful!"
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Damien chuckled at the lazy kid's admission and gave him a love tap.
*Bam!*
"Auggh!" Kuzan fell to the ground, clutching the pulsing dome that rang like a gong.
The Sin Incarnate blew on his fist as if to polish it.
"The technique I spoke of will help you overcome attacks, even like this one that was used with Haki."
"!!!" Kuzan, who was in the process of rolling as if he were on fire, froze. The boy shot up from the ground, ignoring the big bump on his dome and locked onto Damien with bubbling anticipation.
In return, the pirate showed him a finger.
*Fwwm* Damien covered it with Haki and tapped it onto Kuzan's forehead, slightly poking at him.
"Now, concentrate your intangibility toward my fingertip in contact with your forehead."
Kuzan did so, closing his eyes and thinking of the single point.
"I'm going to remove my finger and poke once more. Within the opening, I want you to materialize yourself away from that single point of contact."
"..."
Damien let his words sink in for a moment, enough time for the boy to fully remember the exact placement of the finger.
The Haki-clad finger then was removed.
*Fwooo*
A chill went off as Damien saw the boy's forehead begin to swirl into a blue vortex.
Nodding at the sight, the Sin Incarnate proceeded to poke on ahead once more.
"..."
Kuzan, whose eyes were still closed, felt a dull warmth come near his forehead, spiking the thoughts in his brain.
His body naturally diverged at the point of contact, slowly opening up.
"Now open your eyes."
Kuzan did so, peeking out.
His dark pupils widened as he saw the finger in place as it was before, though this time, he did not feel it at all, even though the finger was inside of his skull!
Damien smiled at the sight and explained, "Logia users can be countered with Haki, anyone can attest to that. However, the best users of these powerful fruits can also counter this very weakness by elementalizing around Haki attacks."
"My finger clad with Haki should technically blow your brains out, but it doesn't; you've reformed your forehead around the finger, essentially overcoming it."
He finished by saying, "Once you are familiar with Observation Haki, this should become far more usable."
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Damien recalled a scene from the anime: when Kuzan, or more correctly, Aokiji, was against the future Whitebeard.
While being stabbed through the chest by the Emperor's glaive, Aokiji was able to ignore the attack by simply materializing himself around the glaive.
[Image (in Discord)]
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"Awesome!"
Kuzan, who felt the power of the technique, could not help but feel joy.
The moment he lost his concentration was the moment his powers broke, reforming his brain back.
"Idiot."
Damien's eyes flashed red in Observation as he foresaw the boy's head explode like a watermelon from the finger lodged into his brain, pulling back in time.
Kuzan, who had no idea what happened, was met with a flick of the pirate's finger, sending him ten meters back, crashing into some frozen trees.
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Damien ignored the boy who had disappeared, leaving a trail of broken trees, instead focusing on the mess in front of him.
"He's not even nine years old and he changed the forest into a tundra, this concentrated frost will stay for months to come."
A wry smile spread across the pirate's face, "Logia are true monsters, let alone in the hands of future Admirals."
He then raised his hand toward the frozen circle.
The hand turned gray within seconds while a white fern-like pattern emerged.
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"Equilibrium Restoration."
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The white light shined brightly in a pulsating pattern as if sucking up the frost.
It took barely ten seconds before the tundra returned to normal temperatures, the ice nowhere to be seen.
From a scientist's eyes, the condition of the region was ideal with standard temperature and pressure, an impossible occurrence amongst natural order.
Damien clenched his frosted arm, reining in his ability, "That's better."
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A storm had built up a few days before the arrival of the Sin Incarnate at Mortem Island. One caused by the pirate himself.
[Sabaody Archipelago]
A bright sky, pleasant winds yet masses of people left perplexed.
"I can't believe it!" a citizen of the archipelago exclaimed. "The Government had to hold the Reverie over Transponder snails due to the threat of the pirates!"
Another group of men chimed in their thoughts:
"Who would have thought, for the first time in history, there is such a threat to their rule-"
"Shhhh! Don't speak too loudly, idiot!"
The man then whispered a warning, "My cousin's aunt's brother's daughter's dog's father's owner's nephew told me that their babysitter went missing after talking about the situation to some kids!"
"Yeah, yeah, I heard a similar story in the pub just last night, it's crazy!"
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Many conversations were going off about the recent topic that swept the masses.
The World News Agency, which had regained quite a lot of popularity by now, released the official announcement of the alterations made to the Reverie.
It came down to a few points found in the TL;DR section:
- Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Reverie of 1484 will be held remotely.
- All fifty members will be sent secured snails to ensure absolute privacy and confidentiality.
- The Remote Reverie will be held in three weeks.
Author: Morgans.
Naturally, something as official as the World Summit being forced to be held in such an odd way garnered attention.
It was not hard to connect the dots that due to the threat of the pirates in the New World, the World Government had to take this path. But of course, they did not want the people to know too much of the situation so they opted to dub it as 'unforeseen circumstances'.
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Not only did this news spread like wildfire, it even reached the ends of the world such as the Four Outer Seas.
Many Nations and their people were graced with the bombastic headlines that would surely go down in history, or will it?
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[A Snowy Island in the Grand Line]
The news also arrived on an inconspicuous and eternally cold island.
However, its few residents were not overly keen to read the news as another event was currently taking place.
A dull shack stood at the base of a mountain.
A woman, who was nearly out cold, was seen pushing to her wit's end within the said shack.
"Waaaaah, euuuugh!"
Slowly but surely, a large child was birthed, much to the woman's contentment.
An old lady cleaned the newborn, placing it into the mother's hand.
*Creak*
A man with broken teeth and scruffy black hair watched from the side with great emotion. His odd-shaped body made him stand out though the stench of booze pushed away any curious eyes.
"What will you name him?" the woman asked, through her eyes stuck on the boy.
The man leaned in, tracing his finger on the child's wrinkly cheek.
"Teech," he answered. "Marshall D. Teach."
To Be Continued…
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Author's Corner.
More to reconnect the plot to Kuzan's advancements. All the while a certain someone has been born on the other side of the world...
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