"Hhaa!, " The sea surface was cut in between by Nakamura as he slash at Akuma.
'It's really bad! I need to do something, ' Thought Akuma, he completely turned into gas and dispersed around the two.
Backing each other, Mia and Nakamura held their swords tight.
Their eyes fixed on any movement around them. Each millisecond was counted by the two.
'Now!'
From above them, Akuma tried to grab the two by their head and pull them in the sea but his hands got cut.
Not completely, but still a cut that reached his arm bone. A kick on his abdomen sending him back.
"Tch, " A good chance was missed because of the opponents experience in multiple battles.
*Tue*
A white light passed through his stomach, leaving a very small hole but what if it was his heart.
"When!, " Turning into gas, Akuma saw a woman in light particles.
"Miss Light!, " Akuma, already knowing the abilities of Pika Pika no Mi, was a little tense.
"Now this is a problem, " Said Akuma, he dodged a light beam and another slash from Nakamura.
*Crack*
The air broke like a glass, the sea trembled with shock.
A large wave that can be considered a Tsunami. Raced towards where Akuma was fighting for his life.
"What the hell are you doing!, " Shouted Nakamura as he was lifted by Mia and they avoided the wave.
Turning into light, Shenuka flew out of the waves range but not Akuma as it was totally ineffective.
"No! Sister has gone insane!, " Said Mia seeing Merry do sky walk towards Akuma with her clenched fist.
"Let her be! She is also a pirate!, " Said Shenuka, coming next to them and turning back.
"I can't! She is the only person left for me as a family!, " Shouted Mia as he put Nakamura on a piece of land and flew towards Merry.
* * *
"Devil! I will kill you to avenge my children!, " With white light glowing on her fists, Merry shot multiple punches at Akuam.
Because Akuma had turned back to solid, each punch landed on him that made his cells tremble.
*Smack*
A punch hit him on his left cheek and almost broke his lower jaw.
'Stupid!, " Suddenly, thousands of ghosts came out of the sea and exploded.
"Ahhge!, " A scream was heard from the explosion center while Mia entered inside the explosion to save Merry.
As the black smoke went away, Mia held Merry in her arms.
Merry lost her life, half of her face burned. One of her arms was completely carbonized.
All her clothes were stuck onto her skin, not a place was left clean.
"No, sis!, " Cried Mia, shedding tears, her eyes red and the sadness already made her lose mind.
Yes, she was also in the explosion. With the already burned wounds, and the new ones.
She didn't seem that good anymore.
"Why!, " Screamed Mia, looking up at the sky, but the sun had set. Night was coming along with stars and the moon.
"Because you are weak!".
Akuma swung his bat at the still Mia, sending her flying at some distance.
Then dodging a light beam and slash from the front while diving in the sea.
Crashing on a block of ice, Mia was losing consciousness as her body descended in the water.
Turning into a huge sea serpent, Akuma swam forward.
With his observation, Akuma caught Mia and formed a dark green energy ball in front of his open mouth.
As the energy beam made his way towards Mia, something blocked it.
Looking, Akuma saw a very handsome young man holding Mia in his arms and glaring at him.
"Who is he?, " Said Akuam, multiple energy beams were fired but each one was blocked by the young man.
His arm glowed deep red with advanced armament.
Not spending much time, the young man got Mia out of the water.
"Haaaa!, " Breathing, Bell threw Mia on ice as he got up as well.
"Wake up!, " Holding her stomach, Bell used force to make her throw up the water she swallowed.
"*Cough*, " Opening her eyes, Mia saw a blurry figure holding her. It was a familiar person that she knew personally.
"Fleet Admiral?, " Muttered Mia, she tried to stand up but her legs didn't support.
"Catch!, " Throwing Mia towards Shenuka, Bell jumped in the air doing skywalk.
The ice they were on was blasted by Akuma's energy beam.
Taking his head out of the water, Akuma opened his mouth wide and a dark green energy ball formed.
"Oh? I would love to clash!, " Falling from the sky, Bell smiled at the sea serpent.
*Boom!*
As the beam was shot and Bell punched, an explosion occurred because of the two.
Akuma left his face got hit by something as his entire front was sent back in the water.
*Splash*
Diving in the sea, Bell saw Akuma still stunned by the punch. Taking a chance, he did a water kick and accelerated towards Akuma.
Spinning, his right leg glowed red and flames erupted even in the water.
As the kick hit on the stomach of the sea serpent. The water surface above them was blasted off by the impact.
Nearing, Bell caught Akuma by his tail and swung him inside the water that created a vortex.
Grinding his teeth, Bell threw the huge serpent out of the sea water.
It looked totally impossible, a very big sea serpent that length up to 12 kilometers was going up in the sky.
Nakamura and Shenuka were dumbstruck seeing the event happen in front of their eyes.
While Mia was a little angry not at Akuma for killing her family and friends.
Not at Bell for fighting Akuma instead of her.
But at herself.
She was weak, and she admitted that.
Yet, even after she trained and trained. Why was she still weak?
It's like she was incomplete, from within. Which is why she couldn't reach her limits.
'What is it?'