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It was a Double Release yesterday (27+28) and some people may have skipped 27 so remember to check that out.
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[Capital City of Borealis Peaks, Mora Island]
It was levelled; the city once hailed for its prosperity and brightness was now nothing but dust and debris.
Pirates flooded through, wreaking havoc. Women and daughters were robbed from the arms of their dead husbands and fathers. Gold and valuables were swept clean as if a storm had come through.
The stench of smoke and blood filled the streets, bastardizing its vibrancy into something out of a horror story. Yet the gloomy atmosphere was far more prevalent in a small part of the island.
[Ruined City Image (in Discord)]
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"Xahaha! Roger, why don't you come under my flag, with a sword as sharp as you on my side, I can surely sit on the Throne of the World!"
The feral Xebec grinned with insanity, clawing his hands as if inviting his enemy, "Say it: the price for your allegiance."
Roger returned a smirk while placing his saber atop his shoulder. "I don't want to rule anything, Rocks! Let alone helping you!"
The words invoked disdain in Rocks' eyes. He saw great potential in Roger, but not great ambition.
*Fwoo* The air screeched as Xebec launched forth, his bare hand reaching for Roger's throat.
The mustachioed pirate had a flash of red in his eyes as he foresaw what would come and hurriedly dodged.
Rocks' hand ended up touching the earth below, crashing with a loud thud.
*Creak* *Crunch*
Seconds later, the ground began to wither and break away. The solid rock cracked and turned black. The nearby trees shrivelled and lost all life, wilting immediately.
Roger grinned with a sharp look, "That's a dangerous power… The Death-Death Fruit."
Rocks ignored the words and opted to reach out once more.
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"Touch of Death."
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Roger responded with a mighty strike of his saber.
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[Far North of the City]
A simple fist with a white bubble raged on as it crashed upon a large horizontal tornado.
BOOOM!
It was a fight between natural disasters! One could only imagine the hell to the island these two had caused.
"Borealis, the souls of the dead Sphinx Island people can't rest with you still breathing!"
Whitebeard's voice echoed through the demolished island as the duel momentarily calmed down.
"Bobobo! Newgate, you fool! Even at this level you still care for such weaklings! If they cannot walk by themselves then they deserve to be crushed and thrown away!" Borealis thundered out.
Whitebeard gritted his teeth in anger as his power levels rose off the charts. The white bubble now around his right fist grew thicker and denser, a green tint radiated off as the surrounding air was obliterated.
As for Borealis, he directed his right palm out to the sea nearby, as if calling for its aid.
*Purrup*
The sea bubbled as the level of water rose and rose and a powerful gust of wind swirled it around. A huge amount of water whirled around from the wind created by the Overlord.
He was using his powers to pick up seawater and circling it around his body, forming a giant typhoon!
Whitebeard snorted and rushed out, his white fist cracking the air apart in his wake. Borealis concentrated the natural disaster around his fist, meeting his opponent's attack.
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"Hurricane Hakai!"
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Both men shouted out as the two natural disasters clashed into an epic collision, razing all else nearby and shaking the island to its very roots!
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[Near the Docks]
The chaos at Mora Island didn't slow the pirates even one bit, if anything, it gave them a reason to try harder.
"Kill 'em all!"
The gleeful pirates couldn't help but roar out as they jumped out of their small sailboat and boarded a marine warship.
The entire vessel was surrounded by tens of such sailboats, dozens of pirates scaling from all sides.
*Bang*
Boom!
*Bang* *Bang*
The Marines tried to take them out, but for every pirate they shot down, two more would take their place.
They came like a plague, no matter how you tried to stop them, they would find a way through.
The marines took on the brunt of the savage Rocks Pirates, hit with the fear of death from the rabid fiends that came in the form of the Grim Reaper. Beyond the Navy formation, the Titanic continued its volley of cannonballs, while the Oro Jackson followed suit.
Quite a few Vice Admirals were clashing against the top dogs of the Roger Pirates, led by Scopper Gaban.
Yet things weren't as prosperous for the pirates as they seemed.
"Shakky-sama," a petite woman said. "The Marines are adapting to the tactics, it won't be long before they can push us away with our dwindling numbers."
The woman on the deck of the mighty Titanic didn't seem fazed.
*Fooo*
A cloud of smoke puffed out from her mouth.
*Bang* A quick bullet shot out of her pistol, taking out a Rear Admiral some hundred meters away with a piercing incendiary round.
"Don't worry, I got news of some backup arriving, we just need to hold on till then…" Shakky then turned her eyes to the far shores. A hint of worry was apparent. 'Hold on a while longer, Damien-chan…'
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"We can do this all day!"
Sengoku expected the response; the defiance of pirates has always been an aggravating subject.
Instead, he simply raised his hand and pointed at the three pirates.
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"Impact Wave!"
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The golden shockwave exploded out toward the pirate trio. Its momentum seemed unstoppable.
"Silver Crash!"
"Raimei Hakke!"
"Abyssal Ruin!"
A joint attack filled with silver, purple and crimson energy clashed with the incoming shockwave, seeking to dispel it with great zeal.
Boom!
It was as if a bomb had gone off, the ground under the collision was no more as ripples of force echoed through the region.
The air currents raged out in all directions, picking up a lot of dust and debris. The shockwave, however, broke through the joint attack.
"""Ugh!"""
The pirates bathed in the bone-shaking attack that reverberated within their bodies, forcing loud grunts from their bloodied lips.
The shockwaves of the Buddha Fruit were the perfect counter to those with either armour or thick skin, seeking to obliterate from the inside out.
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Sengoku gazed at the broken pirates without a hint of pity. "Let's see if you can remain standing after this one."
He raised his hand once more.
Damien woke up from his lost state from the pain alongside the others. Their bodies demanded rest, but naturally, it was not an option.
'This move will probably be much more painful…' Damien surmised with his anime knowledge upon hearing Sengoku roar.
He cracked his neck, hoping his head would still be attached to it after this fight was over.
He peered at Kaido. The fearsome pirate was bloodied up. His entire body was purple, with a few open wounds and obvious broken bones. Yet under that suffering was a manic grin.
"WORORORO! This is what I've been looking for!"
The words came alongside a boom of Conqueror's Haki; Kaido was getting stronger with every hit he took!
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*Clatter*
A few shards of armour fell from the silent knight, but the sharp glint in his eyes was unwavering.
*Fwwm* His silver weapon was pure black, swirling with power.
"After this, I'll make a chance to open an attack, it won't be long, maybe a few seconds, but you'll know when you see it," Damien proposed.
Kaido didn't respond, however, Silver Axe did: "Provided we survive this round, no?"
Damien shrugged, "Only a fool considers their death within their plans."
The words left the armoured pirate silent, though that silence didn't last long.
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"Big Buddha Impact!"
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A loud explosion went off just from the attack being brought into reality.
The golden bubble of energy and vibration rushed on ahead, twice as big as the previous ones.
The sky took upon a golden colour in its wake, spanning dozens of meters. Its pure size dwarfed even Kaido, shuttling at the three with unseen momentum.
Kaido acted first, his arm popped with veins as he wrapped his club with powerful Haki and thunder.
"Surging Thunder!"
Silver Axe began to slash his weapon down dozens upon dozens of times.
"Silver Rain!"
Damien exhaled a deep breath mixed with droplets of blood.
His heart began to pump a copious amount of blood as his body once again released a huge field of destruction.
The black and red lines arched from the Sin Incarnate's body, falling on the earth resembling magnetic field lines. Both the pressure and temperature of the zone skyrocketed.
The pirate then used the higher mastery of his powers, weaving the energy at his discretion.
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"Desolation Zone: Infernal Ruin!"
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A single current of ultimate destruction burst out, swimming with pulverizing energy.
BOOOM!
The attacks collided into a grand spectacle. A spectrum of light blinded the nearby area, even visible to the naval battle taking place nearby.
It sent out enough energy and wind to lift hills and shatter them into tiny pieces. The tornadoes that were summoned from the clash rained down these very pieces, even reaching the core of the island!
*Rumble*
A huge crater spread out in all directions, spanning hundreds of meters, and covering the entire shore with dust and dirt particulates.
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Moments passed.
Sengoku gazed into the dust cloud, his bespeckled face unsure of the outcome. Though his Observation was quite powerful, it was not to the point of seeing the future.
"Hmm!?" Sengoku's eyes widened in surprise as he saw his entire body covered in a black shadow.
He saw the dust cloud shatter as a giant moving structure was now meters from his body.
It was trees!
Sengoku's large body was swamped away by the sea of trees as they began to grind into his golden body.
"What the hell is this!?" he roared out.
The Admiral's giant body was swept away from the emergence of nature, taking him by surprise.
A circular shockwave soon burst out from the marine as he combated the trees, reducing them to bits and pieces.
He had but a split-second to spare as he felt another attack coming.
Electricity sparked through the air as a shadow of equal height appeared from behind. It was Kaido, his eyes were whitened out, almost as if his body was moving on its own. A deep growl bellowed out from the Beast as he slammed his cracked club onto the Buddha.
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"Divine Thunder!"
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BAM!
The sound of a metallic gong broke out under the rush of thunder from the young pirate, his creaking kanabo club ramming into the Admiral.
Sengoku felt the attack grind into his back, evoking a grunt.
Yet another attack came at him in the form of a silver shadow that fell from the skies. A cracked razor-sharp axe cutting down at Sengoku's golden dome and past his afro.
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"Silver Cathedral!"
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The arc of silver energy crashed on the Admiral's skull, threatening to shatter it thoroughly. Sengoku grunted from the two-way assault, feeling the ache echo through his massive frame.
"!!!"
Suddenly he felt his body crawl with weight. His golden stature felt the familiar crushing powers descend upon him.
The memory of Damien's desolation zone came to Sengoku's mind. At the devil's thought, the red-eyed pirate appeared directly in front of him.
Damien saw the Admiral, even with the constant crashing powers of Kaido and Silver, he was standing still tall.
But he also saw a small hint of what technique the marine was using in defense; it was almost as if he was unable to move!
*Fwoo*
Sengoku felt the crushing weight disappear, no, rather the entire zone was all pulled into the Sin Incarnate's left hand.
The pirate's body began to glow red, his hand was almost like a volcano bursting with lava! The volatile energy began to shape itself much like a glove, encasing the palm with a blanket of bubbling crimson arcs.
Damien took a deep breath from his waning stamina and proceeded to slam the incursion forward.
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"Deathly Rupture!"
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The palm was awfully similar to Sengoku's attacks as it crashed into the Admiral's stomach. The crimson torrents of energy rushed into the massive body emulating shockwaves.
It was unlike his previous attack that drilled into the opponent, rather, this one bounced and echoed through the victim, with one goal: to rupture all vessels, muscles, tendons, and flesh!
[Deathly Rupture Image (in Discord)]
"Ugh!" Sengoku felt the joint attacks ripple through his body. A grim glint passed by his eyes, shining through his thick glasses.
Boom!
An explosion burst out from the attacks, swallowing the Admiral entirely. Regardless of the outcome, this was the pirate trio's final stand, putting everything on the line to hold back the might of an Admiral!
To Be Continued…
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Author's Corner.
Do you guys think Sengoku can be taken down with this?
Damien's moveset is also on here: https://discord.gg/aJHHHPvb6q
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[East of the Ports]
"Bwahaha! You'll need to cut faster than that, Rayleigh!" a man yelled out.
His red fists were currently matching in speed with a black sword over the destroyed field. They moved faster than the eye could track. Rayleigh made no mind to Garp's mocking words, just replying with a powerful attack.
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"The Starry Night!"
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Garp grinned at the attacks as a red current flooded down his right arm and wrapped around it.
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"Fist of Pain!"
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The space-bending punch directly slammed upon the two blade attacks as powerful shockwaves were sent out.
BOOOM!
The already devastated lands were further destroyed while the attacks continued to create large waves in the ocean nearby, even impacting the naval battle nearby.
*Fwooo!*
The air howled as the two men halted in their attacks. Both cancelling the other out. "Hehehe," Garp chuckled, his shirt was cut apart and his knuckles were bruised.
Rayleigh sighed as he saw his own bloodied arm and shaking sword as he gazed at the man beside him. They were about to continue, however, their duel was interrupted.
"Puru," "Puru," "Puru."
Garp took out his snail, caring little for Rayleigh's objection to pausing their fight and answered the call.
[A/N: Before you ask how these snails don't seem to be destroyed by the fight, think of them as Doflamingo's glasses or Luffy's sandals.]
"Katcha~!"
The snail woke up as a voice spoke out in a great hurry: "Garp-san, it's bad! R-Really bad!"
"Calm down, there's no good or bad news; it's just news," Garp replied while picking his nose. Yet his words didn't calm the informant down at all, if anything, it left him more panicked.
"T-The Golden Lion Fleet is here!"
Garp's smile shook a little as he responded, "Shiki? That is bad news, Bwahahaha!"
His joking voice suddenly became solemn, "Call the Fleet Admiral, this is slipping out of our control now."
"R-Roger!"
The boisterous marine then turned his attention to his foe.
"Garp looks like we will have to continue our fight at a later date," Rayleigh said, sheathing his blade.
Garp simply 'huffed' as he jumped to the nearby battlefield where the trees themselves seemed to have flooded out. He had felt the shaking from afar alongside the explosion that went off.
It was where his homey Sengoku was located.
"Oye! Sengoku! Where're you at, Sengoku!"
He was calling the name out as if he was searching for a lost child. It wasn't that he couldn't sense him, rather, he didn't want to put the effort into spanning his Haki.
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Eventually, he reached the center of the giant crater. Or at least, the center of one of the few giant craters.
*Munch* *Munch*
Garp was currently dining on a rice cracker bag that he seemed to have summoned out of thin air.
Walking through the ravaged and broken lands, he eventually saw quite a sight, one surprising enough to make him drop his snack.
"S-Sengoku, what happened, pffff!" Garp had to stifle a laugh as he saw the state of his colleague.
He didn't care for Sengoku's fuming response, rather his eyes were glued to the Admiral's hair and body.
The once mighty afro had been reduced to a minefield with random rips and tears alongside random botches and cuts all over. His proud marine attire had been left to shreds, leaving his chest bare.
Garp's eyes turned sharp as he saw the broken ribs.
Eventually, he returned his gaze to the man's hair. "Sengoku, my friend, I don't think the bird's nest hairstyle is for you," Garp said in a serious tone.
One would think he was giving friendly advice.
Sengoku glanced at the Vice Admiral with heavy eyes, "They were tougher than expected…"
The tall marine gestured at the ruined earth where three bodies lay.
Damien, Kaido, and Silver Axe were all unconscious. Sprawled within a small area.
Garp wasn't surprised by the outcome but there was something else that piqued his curiosity. "Those trees?"
Sengoku sighed while spitting a wad of blood. He subconsciously touched his upper chest, feeling the dull pain from his broken ribs.
"Sin Incarnate Damien seems to have a power far more dangerous than we imagined."
Garp slowly nodded.
"Why did you come here? Did you deal with Rayleigh?"
The words evoked a memory from the other marine.
"Oh yeah, I forgot, that flying turkey Shiki is here with his little pack of puppies."
Sengoku froze, "You took this long to tell me!? We need to go back to the fleet!"
Garp hummed, "Right, right… What about these three?"
The words were enough to wake Sengoku from his haste.
"... Their potential, especially the two monster rookies, is absurdly high," he said slowly. "They'll become huge threats if they are allowed to grow up..."
The air around the Admiral grew harsh and tense, further amplified by the cold breeze that happened to pass by.
"..."
*Thwack!* Garp walked over and slapped his friend's shoulder, eliciting a painful groan.
"Sengoku, when did Basara-san's philosophy drain into your head? These kids are around the age as my own brat, don't worry, I'll personally capture them both if they get out of hand."
Sengoku narrowed his eyes at his friend Garp and sighed. He then gazed at Damien, muttering, "Give up this lifestyle today, otherwise only a cold cell in Impel Down awaits you."
Perhaps it was a feeling but Sengoku just knew the young pirate could hear his words.
"Let's go, Garp."
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[At the Same Time as Damien's Collapse]
Rocks and Roger were now standing face to face, the area nearby had already been reduced to dust with nothing but rubble left.
"Roger… You are also of the D. Family!"
"I will rule this world and destroy those Dragons! Join me, Roger!" Rocks yelled out with a crazy smile.
The jolly swordsman simply grinned and then shook his head. "Sorry, but I have no interest in such a dream!" Roger laughed.
Xebec squinted his eyes as he had a menacing smirk plastered to his face.
"So you have chosen death?"
The words left Gol D. Roger solemn, he could hold down the evil pirate, but defeating him as of now was beyond his capabilities.
Roger never cared for how others saw him, he was once just a weak kid who had an impossible dream, many tried to talk him out of it, yet he just laughed them off. His dream was his own and that's all that matters.
Thud!
The nearby ground shook as a man with golden-blond hair landed.
He was Rayleigh, Roger's First Mate.
"We need to leave. The Golden Lion Fleet is here alongside their leader, if we stay any longer, the other Overlords might make a move too," he warned.
Both Rocks and Roger's eyebrows went up.
"Shiki is here too? Wahaha, you're right, Rocks, I'm sure we'll cross paths soon," Roger said.
Rocks didn't respond. He instead walked elsewhere, as if looking for something.
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Now only Roger and Rayleigh remained.
"Roger…, that man, with his ambition, the seas will be very chaotic soon," Rayleigh said with a solemn tone.
His captain just grinned in response, "You're right, partner! But that is a problem for the future, we'll deal with it then. let's go and have a banquet with the others!"
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[Nearby]
Rocks had made his way to the ruins of Mora Island.
A giant human with glorious blond hair sat on top of a broken pillar that had collapsed with a gourd of saké in hand.
His right fist was bleeding and his chest had many wounds and injuries driven into it. On the side across from him was a corpse, a rather large and muscular man lying on the ground without a wisp of life.
He was one of the Three Overlords of the Seas, Esso Borealis.
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"Xahaha! Looks like you did what you came to do, Newgate," the insane man said.
Whitebeard glanced at his captain and nodded. "What now?"
"Let's go find the kids, Shakuyaku already brought the Titanic," Xebec said. "I got what I came for…"
He then cast his gaze to the far right of the broken-down building as he narrowed his eyes upon a certain item lying on the ground.
*Thump* *Thump* *Thump*
Xebec walked over and picked up the item… it was a weapon. One of the 12 Supreme Swords – Mokushiroku!
"What a powerful blade...," he cackled. Xebec traced his hands on the guard as he clenched it and pulled out the blade.
Shing!
The wind howled in pain as the surrounding air shook in the sword's wake.
"XAHAHAHA! Very good!"
Xebec's left arm that held the blade was now popping with red veins as if the sword fought to control its wielder.
"Don't act up, you're just a little piece of metal," Xebec snorted as his grip deepened. "Just bow down to me."
BOOOM!
A powerful pulse of black Conqueror's Haki burst out of the man, wholly concentrated upon the sword in his hand, sending cracks into the earth below.
*Vvoooo!*
Twenty seconds passed as the chaotic aura calmed down, evoking a grin on the man.
"Very good... Now, let's leave, Newgate." With that said, the man sheathed the blade and clicked it onto his waist.
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[Aboard the Titanic]
"Welcome back, Captain," Shakky said.
The evil pirate hummed in response as he strolled onto the Titanic. He glared at the horizon, seeing the marine fleet far away. Some dozen ships chasing close behind, the Golden Lion Fleet!
Rocks then saw the three corpse-like specimens lying on the main deck.
"Those two lived after taking on Sengoku, not bad."
Naturally, the identity of Silver Axe was seen and thrown to the back of his mind.
"Shakuyaku, set sail back to Hachinosu. Make sure to recruit more fodder, I need more pawns for what's to come."
Shakky nodded while puffing on her cigar.
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[Seven Hours Later]
A new day had come.
The bright sun shone into Damien's waking eyes.
"Looks like I'm still alive…"
He was feeling his body's condition. It wasn't bad, just some blunt trauma enough to kill a few dozen people.
Most of his broken bones have been mended but left him sore. It was mainly Sengoku's shockwaves that broke down his body to pieces from within. "Should be all healed up by tonight," he said.
Damien then tried to remember what happened at the very end of last night.
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It was when Sengoku unleashed his "Big Buddha Impact."
The three had countered it with every ounce of strength they could muster, powering through the pain to deliver their last stand.
At that instance, Damien had heard some voices at the very last second before the Admiral fired his move.
It was a whisper from the trees.
Mora Island was 80% forest. The nature nearby had sensed his dilemma and gathered together to surprise-attack the opponent.
Damien still wasn't confident in taking Sengoku with just that…
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"Looks like your plan worked," a calm voice resounded, bringing the Sin Incarnate out of the flashback.
Damien looked to the side and found the once-broken Silver Axe with new gear.
"You counted on us to force Sengoku to use 'Iron Body' thus immobilizing himself, giving us the chance to land all those blows, colour me impressed."
Damien returned a helpless smile.
"Even with all that, we all fell to a single attack right there and then."
Silver Axe didn't seem surprised. "Breaking an Admiral's ribs is already an accomplishment not many can claim to have accomplished."
The armoured man sighed, giving away a piece of information: "Sengoku seemed to have exercised an advanced form of Conqueror's Haki, as expected from an Admiral."
Damien hummed, though not ecstatically, "Infusion, is it? It really dissolves your conscience away..."
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"It looks like you joined the Rocks Pirates, Silver Axe."
The armoured man nodded. "I want to see how far a man with the ability to conquer such a blade can go."
The pirate soon went elsewhere, leaving Damien to ponder.
He needed a shower, but there was something else on his mind.
Damien felt a calling.
It was his body, telling him that it was ready to evolve! It has been a long time since he felt this, and it brought a smile to his face.
"All that beating from Sengoku was worth it!"
Alas, the celebration had to wait as Damien felt something afoot.
His left hand was aching. Damien glanced at it and saw a mess. Almost as if a dog had mauled it. The bones weren't just broken but shattered to pieces.
His body was doing its best to bring them all back together but it would take a while.
"Damn Sengoku, just wait till I drop a nuke in your face!"
Damien used his free hand to crack his limbs together, the pain was excruciating.
'Sibyl, bring up Sengoku's stats."
[You still remember me? Very well.]
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[Sengoku]
[Age: 37 years, 6 months, 20 days]
[Height: 9' 1"] (2.78 m)
[Status: Slightly Injured]
[Devil Fruit: Human-Human Fruit: Mythical Model Buddha (???)]
[Fruit Rating: 6.5 Stars]
[Haki: Mastery of Observation Haki, Armament Haki (???), Conqueror's Haki (???)]
[Strength: Within Yonko Stage]
(A/N: "Mastery of ___" meaning reaching and stopping right before the Advanced Mastery stage. Otherwise, it's a stat that can still evolve.)
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"So I wasn't wrong on his Observation, though it's considered mastered, it's not in the levels of Future Sight, but just Observation in general," Damien concluded.
Advanced Observation would be such a level. Damien had sharpened quite a lot of his strength over the past day.
"Show me my stats now."
[Coming right up.]
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[Einar D. Damien]
[Age: 16 years, 9 months, 14 days]
[Height: 10' 6"] (3.2 m)
[Status: Injured; Hungry]
[Devil Fruit: Pulverize-Pulverize Fruit (Intermediate Mastery)]
[Fruit Rating: 6.5 Stars]
[Seastone Resistance: 82.4% ↑]
[Skills: Lightning Recovery (+), Mighty Vitality (+), Evolable Anatomy, Voice of All Living Things, Will of D., Rokushiki]
[Haki: Observation Haki (Nigh-Advanced Mastery) ↑, Armament Haki (Intermediate Mastery), Conqueror's Haki (Intermediate Mastery) ↑]
[Strength: Top Tier Yonko Commander ↑]
[NOTE: The strength level to attain Skill: {Underwater Breathing} has been reached!]
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His Observation had practically reached Sengoku's level. However, in Damien's case, he could take it a step further.
His strength had accumulated enough to reach the Top Tier Yonko Commander. Such a level was home to the likes of the future Donquixote Doflamingo! Though in the grand scheme of things, it wasn't worth mentioning.
And it seems it came with another surprise.
"Sibyl, that last note there…"
[Yes, you have reached the strength to get the first of two skills left behind by the original System user.]
Damien leaked a smile.
"How do I get it?"
[You can claim it now, though I suggest waiting until you upgrade your recovery and vitality. Both of these should be done once your body is in its healthiest state.]
Damien nodded, it seemed he had to wait a few days to fully take in his feats, a wait worth waiting for.
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"Hmm?" His mind then went elsewhere. He naturally noticed the empty upper part of the ship.
All the fodder pirates were either in their quarters below or in the nearby ships. It seems a VIP was onboard as Damien could sense a powerful presence.
Damien then kicked a giant ogre asleep on the other side of the deck. Kaido grumbled awake, slowly standing up. "Oh? Is it morning already?"
"It seems they're all seated in the main hall," Damien said, walking in. "Let's say hello to the Golden Lion."
To Be Continued…
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Author's Corner.
Damien breaking Sengoku's ribs is like Zoro leaving a scar on Kaido; enough to hurt and leave an impression, but that's about it.
Images are available on Discord alongside other niche details: https://discord.gg/aJHHHPvb6q