In the highest layer of clouds, there was a temple like place which was surrounded by many clouds. Intertwinng and interlocking, so the the well strong greenish trees moved about in the mutli patterned clouds. At different regions, the vines which run in and out of the clouds had myriads of rich scented petals which enhanced the incense which flowed around in the air.
At the foot of this network of clouds which had the vines running along, there were many big and small boulders which had one straight colour which is pale grey. One this neatly shaped stones there were words on them which were encrypted in ancient text. The shrubs which floated around on the single entity clouds, had numerous kinds of beasts carving portraying many distinct attributes of a creature.
The several sized trees had many well preserved trunks, branches and leaves and the source of it all which is the root ran in and out of the ground. The thick long roots that had a deep brown hue extended far and wide on the surface of the earth.
All that which was mentioned was in a spherical area, but inspite of that this was just the ground level. Above this surface, there was medim size cloud ring which rotated at a slow speed, the vast amount of flowers seen, was rich in its abundance. Then on the last ring which was wat smaller then the medium size ring, were many twisted clouds.
On these clouds, were many ornaments which shone brightly around the temple, simply showcasing the high quality gold that they are made with.
This is the God's shrine.
In the middle of the clear white circular surface area, in a arc format, there sat four individuals doing their bow of complete respect to an certain direction wholeheartedly.
"It there something that peaks my lords interest," a tall human who had wings on his back said as he drank a plate of coloured drink. He had on a pale red orange jacket and pants, the helm of such monotnous attire had fur as its ends. He had a split mustache which had two shrap edged points. This is Shura one of the four priest of Enel Shura.
"Well something like that"
"There are three Blue sea persons who are on Sky land now, but 2 of them have reached the Upper Yard."
Right in the squared shrine, there were several multi colour flowers surrounding it. At both sides, there were two golden fountain shaped in ferocious beasts, the encircled around it, vines of the flowering plants ran all in and into the base of water. The one who was surrounded by all this beauty was a figure under the shadow of the golden covering smilingly playfully as he eats a water coloured berry.
"What!"
The four individuals instant stopped what they are doing as they call out in alarm. It been a long time they now persons live under the realm of the clouds, because many have travelled up here and venture the island in the clouds for many reasons. But why they really blurted out was because the these persons have broke into the sacred area, the home of god which is classifed as forbidden land.
There were many instances where the many Blue sea people enter here, but they died after doing such actions. Anyone who enters here will receive divine punishment, because this is an forgiveable sin. Now they are some people who enetred again how they not be furious.
"Have all the fifty divine soldiers died," someone who had a bald head and a tanned complexion asked with a serious face, as he rubs his white big dog. Such person was Ohm, one of Enel four priest.
"No, though their movements were not discrete, the divine soldiers couldn't pick them up, inspite of flying over them and now they have entered the upper cloud layer."
"But what I notice is that one of them has wings."
The dark shadow who was laying down folded his legs, as he rests his head on his hand which had a few bracelets sparkle with a faint golden light.
"Wings,"
Hearing this, all the individuals eyes flashed with a bit of killing intent. Otherwise from them who have wings, there is particular group who has wings as well . Over the pass 400 years they have been fighting with group of persons for almost none stop of their lives. The hatred and killing for each other have reached a height where the war between them simply cannot stop over mere words. They are the Shandians.
"Hehehe.., are the shandians so desperate, that they went to as far as to ask help from these few Blue sea people," the person who said that had a round yellow glasses and a white jumpsuit covering his round body. Satori, another one of Enel four priest.
"Even though he has wings he is not from the shandia tribe, it most be some ability of the Blue sea person," the shadow said in low hefty voice.
The four nodded simultaneously, they did not have a speck of doubt in their heart when they heard the god's answer.
"We must quickly eliminate them," the dark, tall man who wore purple clothings said as he crossed his gloved hands over to each other. Although he said that, his cheerful and happy tone was totally in contrast other serious individuals. As if he was very pleased they at what they have done. This person is Gedatsu, also another priest of Enel.
"Good,"
The dark figure then raised from the laying down position, then cast his eyes over the lot who was present.
"You all go out and eliminate these intruders, cause for what they have down is an aboiminable sin and such a thing tainted, immoral act is not of god." The shadow stamped done its staff and.The low, dull sound which dispersed in the surrounding caused everything to tremble faintly. As if the words the individual just spoke ,was as if god was declaring something in the atmosphere.
"Yes"
Wicknessing such feat, the four heavily worshipped then vanished from where they sat.
The whole surrounding regained its silent and former calm, but the figure who was in the center was repeatedly grining as he hold down his head.
"Lets see who will be standing at the end of this fight," the white scapula of the dark figure shrap eyes glowed as he laughed hoarsely into the sky.
....
That time Joshua and Laffitte who has flown to over to the upper yard and reached the giant tree. There were now passing through the many layers of clouds, but a small period a time was taken to do things because the distance between each was very large. Even so, with the abilties of both persons, it was nothing for them.
Then after a flying for a period, they burst through the layer of clouds which was more dense than the previous ones. They both moved down from the sky and stepped down the soil of the upper yard.
"For this place to look so heavenly, this is not the sight I'm expecting," Laffitte unhurriedly said as he look on the surroundings before him. The area all around was like a level 9 magnitude earthquake has just passes through. The whole area was in clouds of ruins.
There was no standing building insight at all, the many huge trees were uprooted and smashed into pieces all around. The earth was scarred because of the many destroyed infrastructures and there were numerous huge whole in the ground. As if myriads of individuals were mining here. The air around seems very polluted because the still remain dust particles which were in the air.
"This was all done by the person who now runs here," Joshua replied as he glimpse around.
"Is that so," Laffitte smiled, what happened here he did not care. It was just because the sky island looks so eyes catching and magical, thats why he even mentioned it.
This was indeed was a beautifully place, after all this was the city of gold, however, when Enel took over from Gan Fall. He enslaved the 650 divine soldiers to works all time around to mine and dig out all the gold to construct his maxim. Now this is what is left of it.
"It seems we have company," Laffitte calmly said as looked to the dead left of him.
There stood on a piece of piece of destroyed infrastructure, there a individual sat circular on his giant bird looking down on the walking persons in black with a cold face.
It was Shura.
With Joshua and Laffitte bascially being on upper ruins which is right below the god shrine, it s not suprising they reached there so quickly.
"Blue sea people how dare you enter the holy ground of god," Shura coldly said as he straighten out his hand which had a heat spear.
"God," Laffitte raised a brow when he heard such name, even if the Sky Island is place filled with wonder. Laffitte did not think there will be a existing god here or anywhere a matter of fact.
"Shura, why are wasting time talkng to the ones who trespassed on the god's santuary,"
"God you see this, how careless," Gedatsu was walking up onto the Laffitte and Joshua from behind said with an elated expression.
"You can't tell me what to do, Shura coldly answered.
"You guys continue, I'm enjoying the little scene," Satori at the front floating on a cirular ball said o with a smiling face and a entertained tone.
"You shut up."
"It not time for the bickering among each other, the god is already not pleased with blue sea people stepping on his forbbiden ground. Do you want him to extend his anger on us," Ohm was at the right side said as he walked slowly with his huge white dog.
Hearing such statement everyone expression changed, if the god's wishes are not fulfilled, the punishment they will receive would definately be huge. Then everyone calm down then looked on the enemy in the middle.
Now right around Joshua and Laffitte were surrounded at the four points. Wanting to escape is not possible as the four priests of god have them locked in a 'cage.' Although this was so, both persons still this had there usual respectives faces. But Laffitte eyes twinkled as he looked on a certain something.
Ohm who was standing at right section , slapped his whip in on the ground and said, "Holy go chew them up. Then the big white dog roared, splaters of spits flew out of its mouth as gnashed its teeth.
Then the huge dog which haven't moved eat yet, carried its mouth over Ohm and tore him in half. He churned his mouth as he grinds the upper body of Ohm to pieces, blood fleah and organs splastered about the place as his lower body fell to the ground. Ohm one of the four priest died just like that, not knowing what hit him.
Satori, Shura and Gedatsu were shocked when just saw they this. What the hell just happened. They have been together for many years and they know Holy his very loyal and obedient to Ohm, so how can he just kill him like that. But no matter how they rubbed there eyes, its the same bloody mouth holy and lower body of ohm they see on the ground.
"Saturi look out!"
Someone shouted from a distance to the round guy who still had a shocked expression on his face.
"Ehh,"
Satori who heard this moved his head from the side to infront of him and what greeted him was a cane which was inches away from his face. Failed to react, the cane pierced through his forehead and he was instantly taken through the air by the power of and speed of the cane. His round bloated figure flew and passed many ruined buildings at astonishing speed.
boom...
His body came to a stop as he hit something, when they smoke disppeared there was Satori constantly twitching, his glasses which was already fallen off showed his bulged, bloodshot eyes which now moved to the center. Blood leaked from the his forehead where the cane was and where it was emebedded was on a 'headless tree trunk.
Satori died nailed to a tree bark.
!Satori!
Gedatsu and Shura called out in shock again when they saw this, another one of the four priest died just like this.
"Damn,"
Sensing a shadow coming towards him, Shura slapped his bird named called Fuza at the waist. He then screamed and instantly took of into the air, he swirled its self once in a circlular pattern then came to a stop.
"Do you think you can get be surprise like those wastes," Shura forced calmed as he talked. Although he did not know what method the figure used to let Ohm die in the mouth of Holy like that, Satori must be caught by surprise.
He stood on his bird, sweeps his javelin across the sky, then immediately his grey weapon started to to release heat as a bright red colour is formed on the javelin. His eyes flashed with a yellow as he carried the heated javeling down sky, then punch it forward.
The whole 50m radius went up in yellow orangish flame, the temperture in the atmosphere rose as it burning entity was release. Looking on the shadow which is dissapitating in the flames, a hook was formed at the Shura's mouth.
"He..hehe...hehehee..., is that the end of you, it looks like your nothing but a sneaking rat," Shura laughed as the figure became ashes in is his flame. For a second there, he really thought the person really had the power to take down two of the priest bu he guessed he was just overthinking things. But wneh he heard these words his expression changed.
"Is it," there Laffitte appeared right up from the flames in his wavy papered, just smiling at the disbelieved Shura.
"How can yo-..." Shura was shocked , but Laffitte did not give any time to respond as he ran right through the bird and him. The stomach, legs, hands started to have some big instant bumps, and such action was repeated until they became an inflated distorted ballon. Then..
Pop..
The bird and Shura burst out into a pool of blood, flesh, internal organs and also their blood flew on the scarred earth, the clouds, broken builiding. Letting bascially everything have a splash of their grind organs and blood.
"All...All dead,"
Gezatsu who was left stood their with a petrified gaze, his companions who were just alive have become no more. Then it was as if his, emotions, mind, thoughts, behaviour all came to one for the first time, when he saw Joshua who was in black still standing their.
"Even if I die, I must take one of you with me," Gezatsu eyes flashed as he crossed his hands. He took a step off, but right when he did that he was surrounded in a black flames.
No scream, no torture, no last words, no pain expression, was seen or heard as he disappeared off the face of the earth. It was like he was never their before.
Ruff.. ruff..
Laffitte who has gotten back his cane and fell at Joshua's side heard a dog barking, then turned around with a smiling face.
"Good boy," Laffitte who had is head slightly tilted said as he rubbed the big dog. Such scene looks weird, this is making one think how and why did Holy betray Ohm. However, the time when Laffitte eyes tweeked he was looking on Holy. Right wher he stood, he slowly was hynotizning Holy, making him believe, his owner and the others are the enemies.
How Laffitte clearly did it, who knows.
"But since you have played your part...," Laffitte who was still rubbing Holy's head talked with sunnily smiling face.
"....you are no longer of use to me."
His eyes flickered with cold light, then he lifted up his hand off the dog, then ran it right through his neck. The dog which was still barking choked as it spat out some mouthful of blood, he looked on Laffitte as if he was asking. Why...
But Laffitte continued as he ripped off the dog head, blood once again greeted world as his oesophagus, wind pipe, tongue, fell on its white furry body.
Now the whole team was wiped, they came fast and died fast. They were the same group of persons who gave Luffy, crew and friends alot of trouble. But they were easily wiped out by Laffitte bascially.
The gap differ too much.
Seeing everything finished, Joshua turned to a certain area in the space and said,
"Aren't you done watching,"
Then right to the far north east side, where there was nothing but a ruined area. The air vibrating a little, then a figure slowly came into being.
Clap...clap...clap....
"I must say you surprise me mortals, its seems my predication about the fight was not just a little off but way off."
The figure continued to clap monotonously, as he came into being, just judging from his tone he seemed to have a few hints of surprise.
There on a spherical white ball, there sat a folded legged a pale skinned individual who looked around 8'9". He has on a baggy pants which in a orange and dark blue colour, on the orange section of his pants, there were many oval slim pattrens which ran right around in a slant way. In the two cut quickly parts of this pants, there were two vertical sections running right across in a dark blue colour and in that spacing there were a few small circles which were in orange.
Right over that there was a light green blue skirt which was split right to the near top of his waist which showed his pants design. However at the sides where it hang and at the back, the skirt extended right down. Round his waist, there was a blue purple shaul which was wrapped right aroundand the long taol of the hanged right down, almost touching the ground.
No shirt was noticed on his upper half, even so it was spotted that he had long earlobes just by looking on the pinna was stretched all the way to his chest. On his hands and his bare feet there were many golden bracelets, on his back both above and below there were several cream colouered drums which had there mitsudomoe on each drum. On top of his wide grinning face, he had on a white bandana and in his right hand he had a golden staff for a weapon.
This is the god of Skypiea, the one who single handedly wiped out Luffy and his crew but was later beaten by him.
Enel..
Hearing the word Enel referred to them as, Laffitte sneered, "the so called god doesn't look much to me." Joshua did not voice is opinion but calmy looked on Enel.
"I, god must congralulate you on your brillant victory,"
"The fight was very amusing," Enel clapping came to a stop as he swept his divine eyes on the two in black.
"Now you two come kneel before, and let me appoint you, the title immortal soldiers and I surely will take you to a land full of prosperity and riches," Enel arrogantly said. When he saw how Laffitte took out the priest like nothing and even used some sort of skill to let Ohm's dog' betray him Enel was very surprised and interested by such feats.
Although Joshua did not seems to do anything, his skills should not be lower and he was also able to sense him hiding which is a plus. As for the dead priest, Enel never cared of them, they were too weak thats why they died.
Joshua did not have any wave when he heard, Enel observation spread right over the entire sky island because of the eloctromagentic waves in the air and from the time they stepped foot on Skypiea he was watching them. But the time he really appeared, was when Holy killed Ohm.
1 minute....2 minutes...5mintues... 10 minutes.
Ten minutes went by and both Joshua and Laffitte stood at the same area without any signs of moving. Enel who had his hands widen out slowly carried them back in when he saw this. He went back in his godly posture, his eyes dropped and his facial expression went bland.
"What a pity,"
Enel shoke his head in contempt, as if was mocking the mortals foolish and unwise decision. He held up his head and a electric arc ran through his eyes, then many small flints of electric started to release from his body until the discharage was more evident.
His expression was cold as ice as he moved his hand upwards.
"Disobeying me, is disobeying god himself,"
Enel low mighty roar ran through the entire area, and many fliints of lightning ran from off his body onto the ground shocking to instant numbness. The sky above started to form dark clouds, many heaven shattering thunder started to blast from the air and flickers of snake like electric ran through the atmosphere as it binds its to its will.
"Thunder and lightning," Laffitte who has moved away from Joshua to somewhere unknown looked on the sky shatterring and reforming with squinted eyes.
"Logia type, thunder fruit," His eye flashed with a bit of intellectual light, Just by looking on the lightning body of Enel and the lightning in the sky Laffitte came up with this anwer. As one of the strongest fruits in the logia department, the thunder fruit's might spread far and wide. Many have hunting it down but came back unsuccessful mutliple times because wanting to find a fruit which is can be anywhere over the world has surpassed impossible.
"It no wonder he calls himself god,"Laffitte gave his comment again, with a powerful fruit like this one would build up some sense of arrogance and superiority. Cause on should know that, lightning power and detternace force is no joke. As whose discharge is bascially as hot as the sun's surface, its release is shockingly powerful.
The winds became very troubled as the lightning continue flash across the sky. Dust and specks of dirt, broken tree tree limbs floated around in unison as the power of god is awaken in this mortal world .
Joshua who lightly looked in the sky still had a calm expression on his face as if the least bit which is happening around him is off no concern to him. He had no intention of moving from where he stood for quite a while now.
"Now face the wrath of god," Enel, who was still sitting on his white ball uttered coldy as he moved down his hand. Then has the heavens were open and the earth was at bay, many clouds started to go around in a spiral way as many electric flints come into one. The whole area darken as a huge pillar of electric shoot down from the sky merciless, the speed was beyond fast that any where it passed through the winds were cut into halves.
Joshua's whole self continue get paler and and paler until the lightning pillar fully overshadows him.
"God's judgement,"
booommm.....
The column of lightning smashed on Joshua and the ground ruptured to countless piecs. Crack and broken up so the ground around was destroyed. The winds blasted out in all cardinal points as the broken trees, demolish buildings disintergrated to atom sizes. The atmosphere became distorted as the shockwave scatter hundreds of metres out, vaporising the many clouds and destroying anything and everything thats was in path.
The lightning continue runs through the whole area like a made dragon harvesting everything in the time of destruction. But it then paled out and everything came into view, the ground in a far diamater was destroyed. There a several pieces of trees, building etc, which were burnt to a crisp, the many clouds which floated around have long since disappeared. Leaving only repeated dischrages of electric flint in the air, in the center of the explosion, it the ground which sank many times down was scorched.
"Rejecting a god, you get sanctioned by god."
Enel eyes flicker with many lightning discharges as he look on the area which was filled with thick smoke.
"Now where did that mice run off to," Enel carried his dropped eyes to and fro the surrounding. He knows that Laffitte avioded the column before it stroke, but he did not immediately act because he can be dealt with right afterwards.
But when was doing that, he instantly stopped moving them and looked back in the center of explosion. The smoke slowly but surely dispersed and as it did this, a gray wavy shadow came into being. Enel who has noticed such pale shadowy figure expression changed by the passing minute.
In the center of the scorched earth and the dispersing smoke, the figure of the person became more and more visble. The smoke which have bascially died out because of the blowing of the winds shown Joshua in the center panting his black clothes. Looking all around no visible burns, no scorched regions, not even a wrinkle on his clothes was seen.
The only thing which was on his clothes was only some light specks of dust, which he was now brushing off.
Gif here..
After all that, he bascially came out unharmed, complete and utter no damage was taken.
This horrified Enel who saw this.