Early Morning,
Blaize slept in the ship deck, like Kuzan, on a cozy recliner grudgingly prepared by the Marine soldier. Just now, the same soldier woke him up saying they neared Greenhill Island.
In the Soldier's eyes, he saw contempt and disdain. At first, Blaize didn't understand but then it dawned on him it's because he's just a Marine Captain. 'No wonder, I got those weird stares.'
Still, it didn't bother Blaize in any way. He rose to his feet and stretched his body before walking to the edge of the front deck. His devil fruit ability detected some heat signatures a few kilometers away.
Aokiji woke up from his sleep a little earlier than him. He also stood on the front deck and gazed in the direction the Greenhill Island is located. He appeared very laid back and a little sleepy with no expression on his face.
Blaize knew it's how Aokiji is. He then looked around to see if he knew anyone. He recognized four Rear Admirals; Momonga, Dalmatian, Tokikake, and Lacroix who was a giant.
As for the last one, he was an unknown face. He also had no clue about the two Vice Admirals who are onboard as they were unknown faces to him.
"Blaize, when should we attack?" Aokiji asked.
It's what Blaize likes about Kuzan, he treats him as an equal even though he's lower-ranked and a lot younger than him.
"Let's attack now!" Looking over the horizon, Blaize continued. "The sun will rise in thirty or so minutes. Before the actual Sun rises, let me show them the true power of Sun."
"Sun?" Aokiji scratched his head in confusion, not understanding his words.
"Let's get near."
"If we go any further, we will surely be spotted by the pirates." Aokiji shook his head.
Hearing it, Blaize smiled. "The Speed Pirate seems to have already noticed our arrival. Your plan won't work anymore. Let's attack them head-on."
"What do you mean? How?" Aokiji finally showed a surprised expression.
Blaize also didn't know how they noticed the arrival but with heat signatures, he found all the pirates are on high alert and waiting in ambush.
If not for his devil fruit ability even he would have been fooled by them. Had they tried to sneak in without knowing this, it would have ended in a tragedy.
"Are you sure?" Aokiji asked again.
"Ninety percent! Why don't I go and check it?" Blaize's hands felt itchy, so he proposed this method. Surprisingly, Aokiji agreed.
Cracking his neck left and right, Blaize used 'Geppo' and jumped in the air. With a slight kick, his figure streaked towards Greenhill Island.
At the same time, all the Marines were woken up and on high alert. Ready to welcome the orders any moment. Kuina and Regis also came outside with other soldiers.
When they came out, they noticed Blaize speeding away from the headship.
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Blaize stopped when he was just 500 meters away from the Island. He mumbled, 'It's been so long since I openly used my devil fruit power! It's time to let loose!'
Blaize stretched his right hand and a huge miniature sun burning in golden light materialized before him. Unlike before, they didn't emit any heat.
The miniature sun grew bigger and brighter illuminating the entire region as if the sun itself has risen. The change not only alerted the Pirates but also alarmed the Marines.
In no time, everyone witnessed the extraordinary sight. A huge sun with a diameter of around 50 meters hovered in the Sky. The night sky turned extremely bright as if it was the middle of the day.
"Fuck...How did the night turned day all of a sudden?" One of the Speed pirates cursed.
"Forget about that! Look at the sky, look at the sun, it's at least ten times bigger than we usually see."
The huge commotion woke all the Speed pirates. Even the deep sleeper Luke was roused from his dreams. If not for the abnormally big sun, he would have slapped his underlings for the racket.
In fact, the Speed pirates didn't know about the Marines' arrival. Blaize got the misconception because Speed ordered half of the crew to stay awake and ready to battle any moment.
Well...it doesn't matter anymore.
Luke directly asked Speed. "Brother, what's happening?"
"Do you even need to ask, the Marines are here? Get ready, the attack is not simple!" Speed spoke and commanded,
"Vulken, Jasper, divide the crew as we planed. The number of marines will be high, but if we act according to the plan, we can easily take them down."
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At the same time, on the other side, the Marine soldiers and officers were dumbstruck. Kuina stood on the deck like others and watched the display of power filled with awe.
"Regis-san, have you seen Blaize-san use this move before?" Kuina asked Regis who was next to her.
"Yes, but it's completely different!" Regis answered, gripping his sword hilt tight.
Vice-Admirals and Rear Admirals on board were also shocked. They knew Blaize because of the incident that happened before but that's all there is to it.
It's the first time they witness Blaize's strength with their own eyes. It's extraordinary. They also wondered, 'What kind of devil fruit he had eaten?'
Only Kuzan didn't show any kind of shock or surprise as he knew what Blaize is capable of; he also heard it from Garp-san.
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With a slight wave of Blaize's hand, the huge sun hurtled towards Greenhill Island. Seeing the scene, the Speed pirates were nearly scared out of their wits.
They have been in New World for many years and have seen things, but it's the first time for them to witness a Sun descending upon them. They thought the end of the world is coming.
But what happened next changed their views.
Before the huge sun could crash into Greenhill Island, a muscular figure shot towards the Sun and stopped the glowing golden ball of flame in one hand.
Since there's no force behind the throw, Luke was able to stop it with the palm of his hand. Seeing it, Blaize smirked and snapped his finger.
"Boom!!"
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