Inside a clearing, right next to the Cloud River that flowed through the Upper Yard, a tall and fat man, whose body was completely round, struggled to stand up as he panted heavily.
Around him, there was utter devastation, which was all thanks to the monstrous Marksman, who was a Madman who decided to shoot down all the Could Balls, triggering all the explosives that he had prepared.
And strangely enough, it was as if the man was a living Impact Dial as all the force that reached for his body was simply absorbed by him. And not just that, the man would expel it all out too, creating energy blasts of varying strengths.
"You are a Monster." The Priest said, gritting his teeth, and raised his head to look at the tall man who was approaching him with unhurried steps. "What kind of Power is that?"
How could this man not get tired? He inwardly asked.
"Satori, The Priest, do you surrender?" Augur did not answer his question but aimed his rifle at his head.
The Priest gritted his teeth again and then rolled over to lie on his back, staring at the sky above where constant explosions were taking place.
"If I surrender, God Enel will kill me." He ruefully smiled and then prepared to accept his fate as he decided to use the Reject Dial against his enemy.
"You don't have to throw your life away," Augur said, seeing through the Priest's intentions. "As for Enel, he won't live past today."
"You think your God will win?" Satori chuckled. "God Enel can not be defeated. He is the successor of God Mors."
"Mors?" He frowned. "Black D. Mors?"
"You knew him?" The Priest surprisedly looked at him.
"I know about him." He smiled. "And yes, my Master will win."
"Is that so?" The fat man looked at the sky, lost in a dilemma, and eventually, he just closed his eyes and passed out.
Seeing that the man had chosen to gamble with his fate, Augur smiled and then knelt to take off all the Impact Dials that the Priest was wearing on his body, as well as the extremely precious Reject Dial, which was hard to come across.
He further sapped the energy from the unconscious man's body, making sure that he would not be getting up any time soon.
"Augur!" He heard a call from behind him and saw Bart coming running into the clearing, with Lily sitting on his shoulder in her miniature form.
"Is that a Priest?" The Giantess curiously asked as she jumped off her ride's shoulder and increased to the size of a human, landing next to Satori's body.
"Yes." He nodded and then looked up at the sky, where Sin was still fighting against Enel.
"That guy has crazy powers," Bart commented, having witnessed the tornadoes that were being sent down on the Upper Yard a couple of minutes ago.
Had Sin not intercepted them with Lightning, they would have wreaked havoc on the Island.
"Yes." Augur nodded his head.
"Can you sense Yamato?" The Giantess asked after she picked up Kuina and Bonney's signatures, but could not locate the Oni Girl.
"She's dealing with the Priests named Shura and Gedatsu, and she's fine."
"Should we go help her?" Bart asked, and Augur shook his head.
"No. She's having fun and wouldn't appreciate us interfering in her battle. Let's go and check up on Bonney and Kuina, and then we will clean up Enel's God's Army that is on the move and heading towards their location."
"How many are there?"
"50. Led by Yama, and his Lieutenants, Hotori and Kotori, who are brothers of this Priest." He pointed at Satori. "There's another group, called Divine Squad, but they are not on the move yet. Their numbers are in the hundreds."
"I am curious. How good is your Observation Haki?" Bart curiously looked at their Marksman, who gave the faintest of smiles before he was off, running towards Bonney and Kuina.
Lily too rushed forward, almost as if taking Augur's speed as a challenge to her, and the tall man just stayed there and sighed.
There was no way he could move as fast as either of them. However, after taking a look at the sky, where a battle which was far beyond his scope was taking place, he determinedly chased after his companions.
On the other side, in the Iron Cage, Bonney was engaged in a heated duel with Ohm, who was slightly superior to her in terms of Observation Haki and was ridiculously skilled with his Eisen Dial.
Away from them, Kuina was standing still as she had her eyes closed and her hand on the hilt of her sheathed sword. She was focusing on the same attack that she had used earlier to take out the Giant Puppy, who was now unconscious by her side with a diagonal gash across its belly.
She could have killed it, but once it fainted, she did not bother with it anymore.
Gathering up her Armament Haki, and coating her sword in it, she quickly drew her blade out, making a crescent, and her blade cleanly cut through the cage.
She spun around and created another crescent, creating an opening, which was big enough for even someone like Bart to pass through.
"Good job! Take off its Dials before you go." She heard Bonney's call and immediately knelt next to the puppy as she started taking off the Impact Dials that it was wearing on its wrists.
"Done." She informed the Pinkhead and got up to leave, but stopped when she heard her speak again.
"Stay. They are coming here."
"How many?"
"50."
Kuina took a deep breath, and then sheathed her sword again, deciding to wait for the God's Army to arrive at their location.
He narrowed her eyes when she saw how pressed the Priest was against Bonney, whose punches seemed to be packing a lot more strength than they usually did.
"Distortion!"
Kuina gaped when she saw Bonney suddenly shrink in size, and Ohm was simply stunned when he was smacked across the face by a miniature person.
And then she watched as Bonney suddenly started growing bigger and bigger, almost reaching Bart's size, and then ruthlessly stomped her foot on her enemy.
"Hehe. I am the best!" She giggled like a child as she returned to her normal size and then looked at the nearly mangled man, who had clearly broken several bones in his body.
Bonney then quickly snatched away the Eisen Dial and took out all other Dials that the man had on him.
"What was that?" Kuina looked at her in disbelief, and the Pinkhead just winked at her before looking past her, into the woods. "Good job, Augur!"
As soon as she said that, the Marksman of their Ship suddenly appeared in the clearing, followed by Lily.
Augur nodded to her and then they all watched her use the Eisen Dial to merge the Iron Cage with the Whip, and then she retracted it, clearing the place.
"This is fun and easy!" She excitedly tested the weapon. "I will keep it." And she nodded to herself.
However, it was at this instant that something caught their attention, and it was the sudden silence in the sky.
They all looked up and saw Sin and Enel floating in the air, a good distance away from each other, chatting about something.
"Sin knows Infusion?" Lily surprisedly asked, but both Bonney and Augur stayed silent as they kept listening to the conversation that was taking place.
Just when Bart entered the clearing, they watched Sin rush towards Enel, and in just a couple of seconds, they were looking at the Lightning Chains that bound the Birkan in his place.
A smile was about to cross Kuina's lips when she witnessed one of the most dreadful sights of her life, as innumerable Wind Blades suddenly rained towards the ground from the Clouds.
"Despicable Bird!" Bonney angrily yelled, and their hearts clenched when they saw Enel unleash a barrage of hits on their Captain, who was focusing on stopping the Air Blades.
Kuina's body swayed when she saw innumerable explosions in the sky, in a scene that seemed to announce the End of everything.
"Sin!"
The pinknead screamed his name when he crashed on the ground, not too far away from them, but before they could react or rush to check on him, they heard Enel's boastful words again.
"Behold the Power of a True God..."
They watched the Birkan raise his arms in the Air, and in just a couple of seconds, innumerable Wind Blades again formed in the sky.
And then there were a dozen terrifying Serpentine Drgaon, which were made out of Wind too.
"Divine Judgement!" Enel gave his verdict, but soon a whisper sounded out in their ears.
"Rumble..."
Hope flickered in their hearts when they saw the Lightning fall from the sky to intercept the Wind Blades again.
The next thing they saw was a piercingly bright star shooting up into the sky, hurting their eyes with how bright it was, and then it obliterated the Wind Dragons that were coming down before it crashed right into the Birkan.
"Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
A painful scream overshadowed the loud explosions in the sky, and when the light subsided, they watched two figures fall to the ground.
"He's hurt..."
Kuina heard Bonney's wavering voice, and by the time she had looked in her direction, both their Staff Officer and Marksman had disappeared from the clearing.