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"H-How are you still alive?" Enel shouted in shock as Luffy walked out of the crater created by the Lightning Attack. His clothes were burned in several places, and the bandages covering his right arm had burned out, revealing his badly burned arm.
Luffy paid it no mind as he looked at Enel with clear disappointment. "Was that your best shot?" Enel growled in anger as Luffy formed a Tornado with black Lightning on his left palm.
"I lost against Akainu because of my cockiness. I thought because everyone so far was easy to defeat. I thought I was already powerful enough, and because of that. My crew paid the price of my foolishness. No More." Luffy stated as he slammed his left hand on his chest; the tornado entered his body.
"What are you doing?" Enel shouted, and one could hear fear sipping into his voice as the wind suddenly changed direction. Suddenly, a gust of wind slammed against him, planting his feet into the ground. He clenched hard as he tried not to be blasted off the top, but his feet slowly started being pushed back, leaving behind a trial on the ground. Enel's eyes widened as winds around the pirate scum started changing shape, many of them looking like snakes with red eyes and their jaws open, glaring at him.
"My Devil Fruit doesn't simply control Lightning; it controls the Storm itself and everything inside. Gear Second: Typhoon Man." Luffy shouted as Enel was blasted off from the place. He quickly used his Devil Fruit to return to the ground, but what he saw made his blood turn ice cold.
Luffy was enveloped by winds all around him, his straw hat moving wildly as a small tornado enveloped his entire being. Enel watched as the veins around Luffty's body started being more and more apparent; winds that looked like long snakes formed around Luffy, glaring at Enel, who flinched at the sight of them; the wind suddenly got denser. Enel quickly shielded his eyes with his arms; suddenly, tiny cuts started forming around the ground. Enel winced in pain as his body was suddenly cut on his arms and legs; while the wind got stronger and stronger, the tornado increased in size; Enel could hardly stay in place as Luffy looked at him; his eyes had changed color, now having the same color as ice in a frozen lake.
"You will never win against a God!" Enel shouted derisively as he used his staff. Lightning formed above his head before changing shape. Enel sent a giant electric dragon head towards Luffy, who stood in place. The wind enveloped him like armor.
Enel smirked, knowing there was no way for the pirate scum to dodge it, and he was proven right as the dragon head collided with Luffy; a blind light engulfed the entire sky as bolts of white Lightning spread everywhere, and the whole tree shooked violently.
"Was that it? I have to be honest. I'm disappointed," Enel gasped as the dust cloud that engulfed the new crater blasted away, and Luffy stepped forward.
Enel felt his heart beating in his throat at the sight before him. The white part of his eyes had turned a shade of red, while his eyes were the color of ice. His body was covered by winds that seemed like long snakes that swirled around it as if Luffy were their master. The snake head made of wind rested on Luffy's shoulder as Luffy kept moving forward, glaring at Enel, who gulped loudly.
"Since I arrived here, all I heard was about you. Everyone told me how you were a God and could never be defeated. Now, please tell me this is not all you can do." Luffy spoke with a sneer as a broad smile engulfed his face, but instead of smiling back, Enel felt terrified by that smile. It was unsettling. Suddenly, he heard the sound of the tip of his staff hitting the ground repeatedly, and he realized it.
I'm shaking!! Enel thought, but instead of backing away, he slammed his feet on the ground before letting out a cry. The clouds turned black above them as bolts of Lightning struck around them, but not one of them hit Luffy, despite Enel more than once directing them towards the pirate who didn't feel threatened.
"I'm a God, you filthy pirate," Enel shouted as Lightning enveloped him once again. "I have been a god for decades. Do you really think an ant like you can stand on the same level as me." Enel shouted with rage as the bolts of Lightning increased in size, many taking forms, looking like dragon heads.
"Who said anything about standing on the same level as you? You are so small. You are naught but a mere stepping stone for me. Not even that, you are just someone with a powerful enough devil fruit, and that's why you hide here because you know that down there, all your power will amount to nothing; you are so pathetic. You came here because you know you are weak, and only the smallest inconvenience has caused you to lose all the control you had. Look at yourself, all you have now is whatever scrap of ego you have left and all you can do is shout how you are a god, hoping that the actual god will give you some miracle, but gods will not help you. Even Coby, for how weak he was when I met him, even he was braver than you. You are nothing but a child who found a nest full of ants and acted like a god amongst them, completely ignoring the approaching Storm." Luffy spoke with an echo in his voice that caused the entire tree to shake, which Enel noticed, looking up at Luffy with even more fear, a fear he wanted to hide.
"Shut Up!! You are nothing but scum." Enel shouted as he used all the strength he had. The bolts of Lightning quickly came together in a single place above them; Luffy watched unbothered as the bolts of Lightning changed color, turning a shade of black. Suddenly, an enormous dragon head appeared from the clouds, roaring down at Luffy, who looked back at it unbothered.
"That's a very big lizard. I'm so scared," said Luffy with a sneer before looking back at Enel, whose Lightning around his body had turned black like those above them. Enel had a broad smile, licking his lips slowly before laughing loudly.
"You will pay for what you said, filthy pirates, and once I'm done with you, I will kill every single person down there that you call friend but don't worry, I will let you live long enough and simply watch as I butcher all of them," Enel claimed with a burst of sinister laughter. He expected Luffy to get angry, but the Captain of the Straw Hat pirates stared blankly at him.
"Is talking all you can do?" Enel quickly rushed at him, and with his staff at hand, he promptly slashed forward, but Luffy easily dodged his attack by stepping aside; his eyes remained fixed on Enel, who felt like he was looking at the devil himself.
"That's not an attack. This is an attack," Luffy said as the wind snake rushed towards him with its mouth open. Enel quickly turned his entire body into Lightning, expecting the wind snake's teeth to pass through his body, but instead, he let out a scream of pain as the teeth sunk deep into his shoulder.
"Go Away, Devil!" Enel screamed in pain as he quickly used his Lightning to get away, trying to gain some distance. Luffy simply stared at him, unimpressed. His wind snake returned to Luffy's shoulder, and just like the Captain, he, too, had a smile on his face.
I need to use my weapon right now; this is getting bad. Whoever he is, he is strong... Enel's thoughts trailed off as he fell to his knees; he felt it rushing up to his mouth. He closed his mouth in desperation, trying to hold it inside, but he couldn't; his mouth opened, and he puked a chunk of dark blood from his mouth. He breathed heavily, sweat rolling down his face, his vision blurred.
Why is my blood changing color and becoming thicker? Enel gasped as he looked at his shoulder, the place where the snake had bitten him. The holes had opened more, but that wasn't the worst; the veins near his shoulder were turning darker, suddenly visible through the skin.
"So you noticed, congratulations," Luffy said mockingly before laughing as he approached the fallen god menacingly.
"What did you do, how can you inject poison inside me, your snakes are made of wind??" Enel demanded, before coughing more blood and using his staff to stand up somehow; he would never be on his knees in front of a pirate scum like this man.
"Who said anything about poison?" Luffy asked with a mocking chuckle as the wind snake let out a similar sound, as if they were mocking Enel, who finally stood up. His entire left arm had swelled, and his skin had turned a deep shade of red, the veins visible through the skin and with dark blood rushing through them.
"What is it then?" Enel demanded as his vision got even more blurry; he could see the dark veins slowly approaching his heart; he tried to use his Mantra to fight back the infection, but no matter how hard he tried, the dark blood kept advancing through his body.
"Why would a Dead man need to know that?" Luffy questioned coldly, his voice making Enel panic. Grappling his staff as hard as possible, he quickly raised it towards the dragon head above them before bringing his staff down with all his strength. The Black Dragon's head let out a mighty roar that echoed for hundreds of miles away before rushing right at Luffy, who looked up at him without a hint of fear in his eyes.
A Massive explosion of black Lightning engulfed the entire beanstalk. Those at the bottom looked as the massive tree started shaking violently. Suddenly, the top started collapsing, bursting into flames that quickly engulfed the entire thing.
"Who did that?" Chopper shouted in fear. Usopp gulped hard at the sight of the top of the massive beanstalk falling down as if made of paper, feeling fear at the sight of such power. But he looked at everyone else. Even Nami didn't look frightened, so despite the fear he was feeling, Usopp didn't cover in fear this time. Instead, he quickly refilled his revolvers with more ammo.
Come on, Luffy. Where are you? There's no way this is your end, Usopp thought, sweat rolling down his face as the top of the tree fell down, crashing on the Upper Yard. A large dirt cloud covered the entire thing.
"Was Luffy defeated?" Cricket asked fearfully, but as he looked at the Straw Hats, he could see that none of them seemed concerned, not even the doctor deer; he wasn't sure what his name was.
The answer to his question came in the form of a figure crashing down. As the dust cloud faded away, Enel lay on the ground on his back; his entire body was bruised, with hundreds of cuts and dark veins spread all around his body, but he wasn't alone, just as Wyper was ready to do the finishing blow, he was stopped when Luffy walked out of the dust cloud, but he was different. Many gulped at the sight of Luffy; he looked terrifying as he kneeled down to Enel, looking down at him as if he were a mere ant.
"How the mighty have called, tell me how does it feel to be an ant?" Luffy asked with a wide grin that only made Enel shiver in fear, but that was nothing when Luffy grabbed him by the throat.
"You attacked my nakama. I never forgive someone who does that-" Enel opened his mouth and screamed in pain, his body thrashing around, but Luffy wasn't letting go of him, and the scream only got louder and louder. Cricket watched as the one who was seen as an unstoppable god now was screaming in pain at the mercy of a pirate.
"How about I made your body boil?" Luffy asked with an innocent smile; his grip around Enel's throat grew tighter; he could hardly breathe as he kept screaming in pain. His skin started blistering; it seemed as if his skin was boiling. The fingernails began falling off his fingers, sliding down as his skin turned bright red and black, and the black veins underneath became more and more apparent.
"Luffy, just kill him." But their Captain wasn't listening as Enel's scream grew louder and louder; his skin started peeling off his chest, revealing the red meat underneath, and his dark veins spilled open like sieves.
"Luffy, Enough." Nami shouted with a hint of desperation as she ran up to him, hugging him from behind, her arms around him; this made Luffy let go of Enel and go silent as Nami hugged him from behind, her head resting against his back.
"Is enough, Luffy. We all are safe. It's over." Nami spoke softly from behind, not wanting to let go as Luffy slowly turned back to normal; his eyes turned normal, and the wind snakes disappeared.
"Thank you, Nami," Luffy said with gratitude before reaching up, his hand closing around Nami's hand tightly, almost afraid that she would disappear. Slowly, Nami pulled away from him, allowing Luffy to turn around and look at her; his left hand cupped her cheek when Nami noticed something that made her gasp.
"Your arm!" Nami shouted, pointing at his right arm; Luffy looked down at it. The charred dark skin had recovered, now looking much healthier, but there were still quite a few black spots around his arm, and there was a long scar like a thin snake that ran from his wrist all the way to his shoulder.
But Luffy wasn't bothered, and for the first time since the fight with Akainu, he tried to move his right hand; he winced in pain but still slowly moved it, and his hand closed into a fist.
Nami smiled in joy to see that. The other crewmates looked happy to see their Captain recovering. Robin felt her heart swell with joy at the sight, still remembering the way he protected her from Enel.
"Wypar, this war is over. Tell the whole Sky Island that Enel is Dead." Luffy shouted. Wyper quickly roared in happiness, raising his arm. After years of fighting, they finally won against the one everyone considered a God.
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The moment word spread of Enel's defeat, the air shifted—buzzing with celebration. Food and drinks appeared as if conjured, the island's people coming alive with joy. A massive bonfire roared in the center, flames licking the star-studded sky as villagers and warriors alike danced wildly around it.
Luffy's crew sprawled near the fire, indulging with abandon. Vivi, for once, allowed herself to let go—her father, her responsibilities, the kingdom fading into the background. Her laughter joined the cacophony, light and free, as she leaned into the moment. Yet deep inside, she knew this reprieve would be fleeting; choices awaited her that she could no longer ignore.
Zoro, meanwhile, was locked in a fierce beer-drinking competition with Nami. His trademark scowl deepened as Nojiko leaned over with a smirk. "Zoro, I know my sister. You're doomed. No one beats her at this."
"Watch me," Zoro growled, slamming his emptied mug next to Nami's with a ferocity that made Usopp flinch.
Nami's devilish grin widened as she tapped her fingers against her cup. "Care to make it interesting, moss-head? Ten million berries to the winner."
Zoro's eye twitched, but his pride burned brighter. "Deal."
Robin chuckled softly from the sidelines, her amusement evident as she sipped her wine. Luffy, mid-bite of a turkey leg, laughed uproariously. "Shishishishi! Zoro, you're in trouble. Nami's the undefeated champ!"
Ignoring the warning, Zoro leaned into his promise: "I don't lose. Not to witches, not to swordsmen, and definitely not to her."
The contest escalated. Barrel after barrel of beer was drained, Chopper waving his arms in a desperate plea. "Stop it! You're going to get alcohol poisoning!" But his protests were drowned out by the cheering crew. Nami's face glowed red, her eyelids drooping, while Zoro swayed, his body teetering with every sip.
By the forty-first round, Usopp called out, "Another!" pouring fresh beer into their mugs. As they lifted them, Zoro faltered. Halfway through, his hand slipped, the glass tumbling to the ground as he collapsed in a snoring heap.
"Nami wins!" Luffy shouted, lifting her triumphantly. She cheered, tossing back her last drink before tossing the mug into the fire. Luffy grinned up at her, his arms wrapped tightly around her waist. Pain flickered in his injured arm, but he ignored it, focusing instead on the way Nami smiled at him. She bent down suddenly, capturing his lips in a kiss that drew cheers and whistles from the crew.
Sanji's gaze darkened, jealousy flickering across his features. But he sighed, looking away. Seeing Nami happy—even with the idiot captain—softened the blow. He turned toward the edge of the party, where the older knight lingered, watching from a distance with his horse by his side.
"Not a fan of parties?" Sanji asked, exhaling a plume of smoke as he approached.
The knight's gaze didn't waver from the bonfire. "It's been so long since we've had peace. Fear of Enel became our way of life. Even now, I can scarcely believe he's gone."
Sanji flicked ash from his cigarette, a thoughtful look crossing his face. "Yeah, fear's a bastard. But if you let the past chain you down, you'll never move forward." He offered the knight a cigarette. After a moment's hesitation, the old man accepted.
As Sanji lit it, the knight coughed violently on the first drag, but the second came easier. "...Thank you, Chef of the Straw Hats."
Sanji's brows lifted slightly. "Got ghosts of your own?" the knight asked, his tone probing.
The cook froze, memories flashing unbidden: a man with hair like his, three other faces he despised, and one—golden-haired and kind—that lingered like an ache in his chest. "Yeah," he said finally, his voice low. He didn't elaborate, settling instead onto a low tree branch and letting his gaze drift back to the fire.
Luffy, in the firelight, was performing an absurd, improvised dance. Sanji huffed a laugh but paused when he heard a sharp inhale. Turning, he saw the knight staring at Luffy, his expression stunned.
"What's wrong?" Sanji asked, frowning.
The old man shook his head quickly, his eyes shadowed. "Nothing. It's just... he reminds me of someone."
Sanji didn't press, though suspicion lingered. Instead, he looked back to the party as laughter erupted. Usopp was making ridiculous faces, prompting Luffy to double over with his signature, carefree laugh.
Later
"Robin, are you sure it's here?" Luffy questioned as he used the ball of air for his crew to float along with him, including the Monkey brothers and Wyper.
"Yes, Captain. It should be around here somewhere." Robin answered as they floated above a sea of clouds, even higher than the beanstalk. All they could see were clouds everywhere.
Cricket and his Monkey brothers looked quite nervous. They were sweating despite not being that hot up here.
"There!" Cricket abruptly shouted, pointing a finger at the far distance. The others quickly looked at where he was pointing. Luffy squinted his eyes and saw something glittering above a cloud.
"Yes, there's definitely Gold there!" Nami shouted, her eyes turning into berry signs, much to Zoro's disgust, who murmured 'Witch' under his breath, but his choice of words didn't sit well with Nami.
"Zoro, you officially owe me ten million berries." Nami reminded him with a greedy smile, rubbing her hands together. Zoro growled, looking away, much to the amusement of the crew, especially Sanji, who was greatly satisfied by seeing the mosshead being put in his place.
Luffy laughed out loud as he increased the speed of the air ball, but Usopp noticed that it wasn't going as fast as it did last time. "Luffy, why are you not going faster?"
"Because we are much higher now, the higher I go, the weaker this ball of air becomes, and I'm pretty sure if I keep going higher. Eventually this ball will pop and we all will fall to our deaths." Luffy japed with a wide grin, but the crewmates weren't as amused.
"That's not funny Luffy," Usopp berated his Captain, who simply laughed it off.
"It must have to do with the air not being as dense up here," Nami reasoned as they approached the shining thing in the distance.
"That-That-That must be-"
"The Shandorian Golden Belfry Bell." Cricket finished for his brother, looking amazed at the sight.
The air ball disappeared as they reached the cloud. Their feet could stand on the cloud's surface, but all their attention was on the giant golden bell before them. Standing on a platform that was also made of gold, which glittered against the sunlight, the bell was supported by two large golden beams that made it stand three feet above the platform.
The platform had two sets of staircases that led to the bell. They quickly noticed that it was covered in plants and tree branches. The gold was covered in moss in many places, but that didn't take away from its beauty.
"It's real. I can't believe it after so long," Cricket said, amazed, tears rolling down his face. He looked at the bell and could almost see a vision of Noland shaking hands with someone who looked similar to Wyper.
"Now. This is your chance to prove everyone, even those down there, that Noland was No Liar," Wyper reminded him, placing a hand on Cricket's shoulder. The latter knew that, and without saying a word, he strode forward, climbing up the stairs and reaching the golden bell. His hands grasped the heavy clapper of the bell.
Cricket took a deep breath before moving the clapper. It felt like moving a house, but he would never give up. He moved it towards himself with all his strength, and with a roar, he pushed it forward, and the bell rang.
"Wooowwww!" Chopper stared, amazed at the sight as its beautiful melody echoed for miles ahead, undoubtedly would be heard all the way to the blue sea. Luffy smiled in satisfaction to see Cricket and his monkey brothers sharing a big hug as the bell kept ringing for everyone to hear.
Nami, while she would want to take that bell with her, she knew Luffy wouldn't allow her to take this one bell.
"Luffy, can we take that bell with us, pretty please?" Nami begged with puppy eyes while pushing up her breasts, knowing how much Luffy loved to play with them every time they fucked, despite her best attempt. Luffy smiled widely before putting his arm around her waist, bringing her closer to him.
"Nope," Luffy said with a burst of laughter when Nami pouted loudly before trying to escape his grasp but not really giving it all.
"Hey, don't make that face, Nami. Last time I checked, there's an entire city of gold just waiting for us." He whispered with a grin, which made Nami squeal. Her eyes turned to berry signs, and now she remembered why she loved her Captain so much.
"Thank you, Luffy!" Nami shouted before kissing him on the lips, but eventually, they pulled away when they saw Robin approaching the platform.
"This is a poneglyph!" Robin said, astonished as she strode towards the one thing in this place that wasn't made of gold. Luffy looked down and saw that underneath the bell, in front of the platform made of gold, was a square part that wasn't made of gold.
"What does it say, Robin?" Luffy asked as he approached her as she read what was written, but Luffy noticed something that caught him off guard: on the side of the poneglyph, words that looked similar to those written on the poneglyph were carved into the gold near.
"Gol D. Roger was here, Luffy. It's said that he was able to carve this message with the help of a man named Kozuki Oden." Robin answered, looking back at him with a look of amazement.
"Wait, I thought his name was Gold Roger?!" Vivi asked in confusion.
"That doesn't seem to be the case. I doubt the Pirate King would get his own name wrong." Robin answered as she wrote something in a notebook. Luffy gave her a nod. She knew they would have a private discussion later on about what was written in the Poneglyph. Robin was delighted that her Captain wanted to know more about One Piece and the Void Century.
After marveling at the golden bell for an hour, Luffy decided the time had come for them to return. "Should we return the bell to its place? I'm sure I can carry it with my Airball," Luffy asked Wyper and Cricket, and they both smiled brightly. That was more than enough.
With Luffy's help, the bell was once again returned to its rightful place, and the crowd cheered in joy.
Days Later
Four days later, in the dead of night, a loud whisper pierced the quiet. "Vivi! Wake up! We're stealing the gold and running!" Luffy's enthusiastic voice was barely subdued.
Vivi groaned, burying her face into the pillow. "Whatever you're planning, just do it quietly. I'm sleeping," she mumbled, her voice muffled and thick with exhaustion.
"But Vivi! We're pirates! Pirates live for treasure!" Luffy protested, bouncing slightly on his heels like an overexcited child.
"Treasure or not, I'd rather sleep," she replied flatly, eyes still closed.
Unfortunately for Vivi, Luffy didn't take no for an answer. By the time the sun thought about rising, she found herself stumbling groggily behind him, Nami, Usopp, and Chopper, who were all venturing toward the giant snake's remains. Zoro remained behind, engrossed in his morning training routine, the sound of his blades cutting through the cool air punctuating the quiet.
Vivi lingered near him, arms crossed as her thoughts churned. Zoro's rhythmic movements caught her eye. After a while, he sheathed his swords, glancing at her with the sharp, perceptive gaze she was starting to associate with him.
"You're thinking about your father again, aren't you?" he asked bluntly.
Vivi stiffened but didn't deny it. "Yes," she murmured.
Zoro exhaled, his expression unreadable. "Then stop."
Her head snapped up, disbelief flaring in her eyes. "What?! How can you say that? My father is alone, my kingdom is falling apart—"
"Why did you come with us?" Zoro interrupted, his tone calm but firm.
Her mouth opened, then closed. She had no ready answer. The weight of his question hung in the air, pressing down on her.
"You joined us knowing what you were leaving behind," Zoro continued, crossing his arms. "We're not a family you can come and go from whenever the mood strikes. Every one of us left something behind to be here. Usopp's got a girl waiting for him, but you don't see him moping. Nami fought tooth and nail to free her village, and she still chose this life. Hell, even Sanji walked away from the only people he could call family. We all gave up something, Princess. You're not special. So figure out what you want and do it fast. We don't have room for hesitation."
With that, he turned and strode past her, his words lingering like an open wound. Vivi stood there, stunned into silence, as the truth of his statement settled uncomfortably in her chest.
The faint breeze carried with it the scent of sand, stirring memories of Alabasta, her father, and long-forgotten conversations. One, in particular.
"Love is the death of duty, Vivi," her father had said as they strolled through the palace garden. His voice was grave yet tender.
"What does that mean?" her younger self had asked, wide-eyed.
"A time will come when you must choose between what you love and what your duty demands. Love complicates everything. It makes the easy choices hard and the hard choices unbearable. What is honor compared to the love of a woman? What is duty against the laughter of a child? The gods have fashioned us for love, and that is both our strength and our weakness. But you are a princess, and for us, duty always weighs heavier. One day, Vivi, you will have to choose and carry that choice with you forever."
The words hit harder now than they ever had. Her hands trembled slightly as she clenched them into fists.
"Vivi, are you okay?" Nojiko's voice broke through her haze. The blue-haired woman stood nearby, watching her with concern.
Vivi blinked, tears slipping unbidden down her cheeks. But her eyes gleamed with newfound resolve.
"I've made my decision," she said softly, her voice steady despite the emotion behind it.
Nojiko said nothing, only nodding in silent understanding.
Vivi turned her gaze toward the Going Merry, its silhouette glowing faintly in the dawn light. "From now on," she declared, her voice firmer now, "I'm not just Princess Vivi of Alabasta. I'm Vivi, a pirate of the Straw Hats."
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