Ryuma' zombie's eyes shrank, he did not notice when Nixon moved but each time he tapped his shoulders many areas on his body was being frozen. He held the sheath of the blade with one hand and flickered up a small section of the sword which shone a horizontal ray of light. Although, he may not necessarily win that doesn't mean he wants to go down like this.
Already seen, his movements coming, Nixon sped up the freezing of Ryuma and in the next short span of time he turned into a deformed frozen cube. He was has seen Ryuma turn into a crystalized solid moved around then walked from him. When he was a little distance off, he turned back around and saw the ice being broken.
"Can break the ice," Nixon lightly turned around in an noble and elegant manner to face Ryuma.
Ryuma who was breaking from out the ice, shattered it completely, then moved from where he was and instantly drew his sword right out. He carried across the atmosphere then quickly slashed at Nixon. In response, Nixon just lightly jumped back, and the slash which missed him cut along the ground, destroying the ice and cracking up the land underneath to about 10 meter in diameter.
Ryuma then flickered from where was right to where Nixon appeared then next. He drove the blade along the sky horizontally to the his chest region. Nixon who was about to move heard when a voice said,
"No need to dodge...."
"Captain,"
Discerning it was the Joshua's voice, Nixon raise his right brow slightly, in spite of knowing why Joshua that he did not bother to move from where he stood. Ryuma who was about to cut open Nixon stomach, blade stopped half a inch from at region. Few seconds passed, and the blade still no further, Nixon eyes flashed when he saw this, he seems to have thought of something.
".... for he his already dead,"
Thud..
Just right after Joshua spoke, Ryuma's body to the ground making dust particles to rise and his sword made a clang sword as it fell.
"The skeleton should have just died," Nixon who saw this slowly folded his arm then used his left silver jeweled fingers to top on his other hand. There is no other way to explained it, the zombie which sounded like the skeleton must have died not now which can he seen as the shadow which was under his feet flashed away in a distance.
"He should be quite submerged under the water now, but he was able to hold out until now," Laffitte said with a flicker of light running through his eyes. The time they have come reached on the ship is somewhat short, but the Joshua did not only dice him to pieces but also put his flames on his and he who is a devil fruit user fell in to the sea. But he still held on through this, this is quite something.
"His endurance should have ran out now," Joshua who still had a dead, cold expression on his face said. Although he has cut Brook to pieces, him being able to struggling reattached himself under water, the possibility for that is not high by he may not be low either. The small speck of flames which he ran across his bone body should have already vaporized under the body of water so he did not think much.
So was really killed him must be the level of water under which he has submerged under. He who was walking reached the body of Ryuma, lightly bent down and took up the black sword, looked and it and his eyes flashed. Nixon who standing near Ryuma body was wondering why Joshua would even look on the zombies blade.
Joshua slowly sheathed the sword and through it a certain direction.
"Motoa take this,"
Motoa who was some distance away from Joshua coughing continuously, moved his right hand which was in rest position and caught the sword in a horizontal format.
"The zombie's sword,"
Motoa who was coughing, lightly wrinkled his brow , he doesn't know why Joshua throw him the zombie's blade. This also puzzled everyone this, but there is no way Joshua one give Motoa a use worn out blade whose dullness can't turn to its former sharpness.
Motoa who once again looked on the blade and his eyes sharpen, he drew out the blade and beauty black blade which had a red triangular sequence pattern is what greeted his eyes. He slowly moved it across the air, and a faint dark light travelled along the slicing section reflecting its sharpness. Then when it moved a dark hue of blue came into view at as it reached the tip.
"This...this is one of the 21 great swords," Motoa who has stopped coughing eyes flashed with a navy blue light. His whole aura which seemed dead radiated hints of sharpness as he slowly moves and become one with the blade.
"That's right, this black sword should be called Shusui," Joshua did not explicitly say what its was called but gave a somewhat major guess of what it name should be.
"Actually a great sword," Guzen eyes flashed with a little bit of surprise he has never thought the zombie was actually wielding one of the 21 great swords.
Great swords are blades which are right below the the 12 supreme blades making it the second highest steel weapons in the whole 6 seas. This makes them extremely rare, for they are known for their power, sharpness, toughness and only handful of highly expertise swordsmith can forge such a blade.
"The zombie should have been a expert swordsman when he was living," Laffitte smilingly said as he swirled around his his cane. This must be, cause from someone to wield a blade like this, you must be quite powerful and have a high attainment in swordsmanship.
Nixon nodded in agreement, only did he agree with Laffitte, why he also nodded his head because now he knew why Joshua gave him Motoa the sword.
Joshua gave no comment after that. The shusui is quite powerful for it was one of the Wano's national treasure and this sword was indeed wielding by a strong swordsman. For Ryuma himself was basically called Sword god for his mastery in swordsmanship and such profound accomplishment can be noted for he could even s slice copper and even kill a dragon with not much effort needed. Also, the reason why the sword his black was because of his several consecutive times using Ryuo on it. Even so, such information doesn't need to be said at all.
"Captain, are you sure I must take this, ," Motoa who was somewhat immersed in the profound experience of the black sword and the power and strength it gives off stopped and said to Joshua. The sword which he has at the back of his waist seem ordinary, so the better choice of the two if for him to have it.
"I gave it to you, so take it and with this blade it also be line and in rank with the other blade at your side," Joshua answered with no change in is voice. Shusui sword, is good after all it was the sword Zoro was to suppose to get and use. But he did not care for he soon will get a blade for himself.
"Well, cough.... since the captain said give this sword unto me, I will be impolite then and yes I do have a sword of the great sword rank," Motoa coughed as he sheathed the blade.
Enel who was basically forgotten did not care what was taken place at this very moment, for he already had his rightful weapon which is the golden staff of god.
"You've got a great sword on you already," Guzen said with a little interest. All he knows is that he old man is powerful and him a great sword does really come by surprise.
"Yes," Motoa said as he drew a white hilt blade which is made layers of vertical line running down it.
"This is not it, cough..cough.... this sword is one of the 50 skilled swords, The White Cleaver, a grade lower than the great sword."
"However, now, I won't be needed this again, : Motoa said as he through the blade somewhere and at the same time not minding the twitching faces all those who were around.
"Now this sword is the great sword and its called..." Motoa said as he took off him a sword whose hilt had and golden miniature dragon wrapped it. Whose scabbard was also in a blue wrap with its bottom edge in a golden colour.
He fixated it horizontal across his face and only is right eye was remained seeing.
(Jap-Konpeki no doragonsōdo )
" Azure Dragon Sword,"
Motoa voice became a little strong as his eyes flashed with a ray of navy blue light.
"Good sword," Joshua said soft as he look on the sword, from the time they might it knows that the old man has on of the 21 swords by his side. Also even though, he hasn't being released, it still gives off a strong breath which is is even above Shusui.
Then after a while Motoa both Shusui and his Azure Dragon sword by his waist and when he did that his robe flustered in the winds lightly.
"His aura is stronger or should I say... more sharper," Laffitte sharpen his eyes, him adding another great sword by his waist made the breath he released was even more heavy. Not only him but the other also saw this, even Enel slightly glanced at the him.
Then a sudden weird silence just washed over all them who stood at different, the light humming took over and the zombies which were the still about stood still where they at. Laffitte who was some distancing away from Motoa smiling face grew bigger for some reason.
Just subsequently after that, the earth before Motoa vibrated then teared opened and a ice spike which was thicker than three bodies builders forearms burst right from the earth. With its head being very pointy, it thrusts it way right into the open, damn gloomy air.
Right after a short period of time, blood ran right down from the ice spike in several slim streams. The top area of the icicle was dyed in red and its tip dripping blood.
"Pluahhh..."
Then , a huge amounts of blood then suddenly just from the space onto the icicle and ground creating a some puddle. Later on like a light bulb switching on and off so the outline of the figure came behaved. With it coming to a now seeable being, naked eyes were now able to see a person who had a white shirt died in red, a long black jacket and a blue pants. He had long curly yellow hair with a a circular pattern hat over his head and he had the face of a lion.
"The hiding mouse is finally out," Enel who held up his head, opened his eyes lightly looked on the mortal with distain in his eyes. He has already sensed him hiding nearby a chalk coal tree but he did not pat attention to him. However, just like him, everyone knew he was hiding and watching what was taken place. But no-one really attention to him.
" Cough...Nixon thank you for saving me, cough... if you didn't this old man would have been killed by the lion kid," Motoa looked at Nixon in the distance and said.
"Even if I didn't act, you would have dealt with it by yourself," Nixon answered back in an expressionless tone.
"Must have naively thought because you have some invisible devil fruit no-one would notice you," Guzen sneered as he looked dying figure. It without much thought to realize that its some paramecia devil which gave him this ability.
"Leader!"
The zombie's who could have talked looked on the Absalom with a petrified gaze. Not only did they not run up because of Nixon's ice power, it was also because he gave them to command to stay there. With some being sensible they knew he was going to act but they never thought he would be taken down so easily which shocked them.
"I..it s...seems l..like I s..sti..still f...fa...iled" Absalom who was shivering incontrollable talked with a stuttering voice. When he realized that the leader o the intruders was Joshua, he immediate became solemn after all this person is the one who killed two vice admirals. He did not think he could take him on, so only made the generals and other zombies to attack but was rendered useless basically all were frozen.
So, he watched from in the dark and attacked Motoa foe he thought probably he could incapacitated the group. But this was still was still useless as the black haired crazy looking boy said he was basically still seen even though he was invisible.
"I.. ju..just hop..hope, the other my...mysterious and Moria sama re..received the news,"
"For the enemy this time is not easy,"
Absalom who had a pale face weakly said with his left eye closed. This is all he can say, for him having a giant hole and parts of of inner region being frozen periodically, there is no escaping death.