Capítulo 22: Cold II
"It seems inappropriate for the world to refer you a rising Marine, Ray" said Kuzan as he slowly walked back into the training grounds, his clothes ruined slightly. Just his sheer presence seemed to freeze the surroundings and the very air itself.
"Let the people think what they want" replied Ray bluntly before thinking of a wonderful solution to their problem.
"HAH HAH HAH, I've got a brilliant idea Kuzan" said Ray suddenly.
"Hmm?"
"Lets continue fighting, but no Haki or Devil Fruit abilities, let's how our physical capabilities match up against one another" suggested Ray, as they weren't able to use their full powers, this was the best method.
"Hah, you're a battle freak, you know that?" sighed Kuzan, he realized Ray's personality had similarities to Garp.
"So... yes?" questioned Ray.
Kuzan using Soru, appeared under Ray, preparing an uppercut towards his chin. As they both disabled their Haki, they relied purely on their physical abilities to react to one another.
Ray managed to block Kuzan's uppercut with his left palm, firmly gripping his first before pulling Kuzan towards him.
Straight after, Ray aimed his right knee towards Kuzan's chin however, Kuzan mimicked Ray as he also blocked Ray's strike with his left palm.
Kuzan through a sudden burst of immense strength, broke free from Ray's grip as he followed up with a side kick, landing on Ray's torso.
Evidently, Ray slid a few metres back as he wasn't able to react fast enough.
"Brilliant, my friend" praised Ray, "However, this isn't over"
Through the use of Soru, Ray launched a front kick right away, blasting Kuzan through a building. Although Kuzan possessed inhuman physical strength, possibly the strongest of the three Admirals, he still spent majority of his time practicing his devil fruits.
Ray on the other hand, focused mostly on his physical capabilities as that ultimately increased the limit of his Haki and techniques.
"That hurt a little, what sort of training did Garp put you through man" said Kuzan jokingly as he got straight back up, he wasn't effected much. Both were students of Garp after all.
Smirking, Ray launched himself into the air, using Geppo, Ray redirected his momentum as he utilised a drop kick towards Kuzan.
The force so potent that an air blade was created, Kuzan however, reacted just in the time as Ray's attacked passed by him and sliced through a few buildings.
"FUCK, why did you dodge that" shouted Ray in panic, that was more fines on his monthly salary.
Annoyed he rushed at Kuzan again, sending a flurry of attacks, varying combinations that would dispatch most pirates in seconds.
Of course Kuzan was no slouch, effectively blocking and even parrying a few blows.
Hours later...
The Marine training grounds was left in complete ruins, small craters were scattered over the area, the surrounding buildings were also not spared in this duel.
Two figures clashed in the air, wanting to avoid further damage, although it was a little too late for that.
Ray had gotten a hold of Kuzan's collar, with a firm grip, Ray rotated his body quickly as he proceeded to fling him onto the ground with all his might.
Kuzan fell down in an instant, no one being able to perceive his figure, as he was simply thrown too fast.
As he crashed into the ground, a small earthquake shook Marineford, gathering the attention of Sengoku.
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[Main Building, Marineford]
"ARGHH, GOD DAMNIT! Garp, get both of them to stop, I'm sick of it" demanded Sengoku as he started to pull his hair in anger.
As usual, Garp was taking a nap on his couch, choosing to be ignorant of the events at the training grounds, further enraging Sengoku.
A brief silence before Sengoku punched Garp on his head.
"Huh?!?" exclaimed Garp in confusion as he looked around, before turning towards Sengoku.
"Get... the hell out of my office, GARP!" shouted Sengoku as he kicked Garp out of his office.
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Back at the training grounds...
Kuzan leaped out of the hole Ray put him in, rubbing his back as it ached in pain.
"Man, you sure did a number on me" complained Kuzan, despite his complaints, they were both in similar condition.
"It's best we stop now though... good fight, bro" replied Ray.
"Arara, likewise" said Kuzan as he felt refreshed after this short fight.
"Ah, have you heard, there's a new Yonko in town" reminded Kuzan.
"A new one?"
"Although they're called the Yonko, the battle for the 4th official position had been ongoing for a while... till now that is" explained Kuzan.
From what Ray knew, only Kaido, Big Mom and Whitebeard held that title from his time in the Marines.
"Which crew?" asked Ray in curiosity.
"The Red Hair Pirates, led by Red-Hair Shanks and his somewhat small yet powerful crew" replied Kuzan.
"I see, thanks for the reminder Kuzan, I'll head off for today, see ya man" concluded Ray as he turned around while waving and walked away.
Kuzan smirked and also left, wanting to take several naps to compensate for today.
'You're finally a Yonko Shanks, I wonder how strong you've gotten' thought Ray as he clenched his fists tightly in excitement.
His first real battle had been Shanks, although Ray lost convincingly, he helped Ray strive for his goal.
A bright smile was hung upon Ray's face, unable to hide his thirst for a rematch, however, for now he had to remain patient and bide his time.
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