"B-B-Blasphemy!" The old woman stumbled from the claim of Luke. Her composure breaks as she poimted at the latter with her shivering finger.
"Alright go to sleep. Tomorrow's another day." Luke waved his hand and the old woman went unconscious while her memory of meeting Luke got erased too. He reached out and the camera of the old woman flew towards him.
He destroyed the camera into bits before a giant lobster carried them upstream.
"L-Luke, w-who-" Blackbeard was about to say something when Luke hushed him down.
Swish!
"Quiet." Luke said as he made an energy bubble to prevent any sound to escape. In the future, he will introduce to Blackbeard a convenient way to communicate using telepathy but not for now.
"Why?" Blackbeard slowly straightened his posture. He wanted to know whose God Luke were talking about. It's kinda unbelievable that Luke could declare such a thing to the one who owns the sky. It's reckless but he also felt the thrill of capturing one.
"A certain person who holds a powerful Logia Devil Fruit. It can be said that he proclaimed himself to be the God of this place." Luke narrowed his eyes with mocking gaze.
"A what? And he call himself a God?!" Blackbeard instantly felt offended hearing this. He holds the most powerful Logia Devil Fruit in the arsenal and someone proclaimed such unreachable title. This unknown bastard totally irked him.
"You will face him later.." Luke said while crossing his arms.
"What about you? Are you interested in fighting this fake God?" Blackbeard asked. If it's only a Logia Devil Holder he's facing, it should probably be alright. However, he felt something was off as he stared at Luke with confusion.
"This person can shot a long range attack in his hideout. If I say long range, it's quite a fair distance place that we are unable to reach at our maximum speed.
So, we need him to reach us instead.
As for me, I am preserving my powers for an upcoming great battle.."
Luke didn't mind revealing his plans and secrets since he already hold Blackbeard's soul. He can end the man's life with just a thought if he wanted.
Blackbeard went silent. He felt like really being scammed as he's now became a meat shield for Luke. But Luke's ambition was in line with him so he's not so against this idea of collecting Devil Fruits.
"Here's the plan..." Luke listed all Blackbeard needed to do. His advantage of this situation is his knowledge. He knew what type of person Enel is and how to counter him.
He wanted to see how capable Blackbeard in facing a powerful enemy alone. In the future to come, he will give missions to the latter to fetch some Devil Fruits for him. Some are powerful targets that needed caution.
Also, Blackbeard's precious crew is already incomplete so he will have to at least give him a compensation and he knows whom to rope in.
"You ate the Warp Fruit from Van Augers I gave you as your second Devil Fruit, right? If I'm not wrong, you can teleport to a fair distance using that ability." Luke asked for confirmation.
"Yes. Although it's not my ideal fruit, it's a pretty convinient ability. That Van Augers hid it well from me." While feeling uncomfortable that Luke knows his body works, Blackbeard had no choice but to admit. It was as if his resistance to Luke was non existent.
"Then let me see how you compete with this God of the Sky Island." Luke glided the wooden plank towards the place called the Upper Yard where Enel let loose his minions to hunt.
After landing the forest, Luke and Blackbeard immediately met a trouble.
Four individuals arrived to confront Luke. They were the so called Priests of Enel's legion.
"Let me handle them." Blackbeard smiled with confidence as he glared at the group.
"No. They are skilled fighters. They will only distract you from the incoming attack of that man. Just focus your attention above. We're here on secret mission, not seeking for war." Luke sat down on a tree trunk. He added with a calm voice,
"Also, they are already been dealt with."
Blackbeard saw that the group indeed halted their steps as they were frozen still, even unconscious. He suddenly felt envious of how convenient Luke's ability.
RUMMMBLE!!
Luke who's chillin' suddenly opened his eyes. A massive ray of light was fast approaching their direction from the heavens.
Blackbeard gave a nervous smile. Darkness cloud instantly spreads all over the place.
"ZEHAHAHA No Devil Fruit Shall work against me!! Come, you puny God!!" Blackbeard laughed out loud as he warped upwards to face the incoming attack head on. He could feel the overwhelming power of a Devil Fruit, but he didn't falter. Instead, he took it as a challenge.
BOOOOOM!!! RUUUMBLE!!
"Vortex!"
Dark clouds swirled around Blackbeard's hand as he punched upwards.
WRRROOOOM!!
Luke watched the spectacle where the giant lightning didn't land on the ground. Instead, it was greedily absorbed by the dark clouds of Blackbeard.
"ZEEHAHAHA!! This attack is indeed came from a Devil Fruit Holder!! This faker sure knows how to bust his ego with this puny power." Blackbeard was grinning from ear to ear while mockingly stared at the dark sky. Luke already told him that this Devil Fruit Holder can hear what he says so he wasn't pulling back on his mockery.
"It seems so. I also feel like sleeping with his boring show of power." Luke yawned as he laid down supporting the back of his head by his hands.
RUMBLE!! RUMBLE!! RUMBLEE!!
As if the heavens got angered, the whole Upper Yard suddenly filled with thunderstorms.
Luke's eyes flickered as he showed a smile. The person was pretty impatient than he initially thought.
CRACKLE!! BOOOM!!
Enel arrived by riding a thunder in an instant. He looked indifferent as if he didn't treat Luke and Blackbeard his equal.
"ZEHAHAHA!! This faker looks so pretencious that it's so funny! ZEEEHAHAHAHA!!" Blackbeard's annoying laugh echoed the forest.
"Teach." Luke reminded again about their plan. He didn't want his target to cause too much commotion in the place.
"Oh, right!" Blackbeard reached his hand. He then pulled Enel like a magnet.
Enel felt his body getting pulled, his expression changed. He tried to escape using his power, but it couldn't be summoned no matter what he did.
He didn't expect these blue seas visitor would deal with him in such a easy way.
Luke also assisted Blackbeard by freezing Enel. This is the only way to deal with their opponent without causing too much commotion. However, he noticed something. His control over blood with a pure Logia User seems weaker.
"ZEHAHAHA!! This faker seems so-so in my opinion." Blackbeard gripped tightly at Enel's neck making the latter's face contorted with pain.
"For some reason, your laugh really do sound annoying." Luke picked his ear. He continued, "Anyway, finish the job. We have many islands to visit."
In this small episode, Luke can defeat Enel alone if he wants to. His Armament Haki already reached the first advancement.
Armament Haki have 2 parts. The first part were split in two basic applications called Hardening where he can apply it to any of the body parts and Imbue for outside application like sword or garments for attack and defense.
The second part are the two awakening applications called Emission where one can attack without touching the target. It's also harder than a normal hardening by a notch. The last is the Color of Arms where one can cause internal destruction to a target.
Right now, Luke is currently mastering the last awakening, Color of Arms. There's little progress but it can also be said to be none since the concept needs too much concentration and he will find a right place for a practice.
Meanwhile...
Blackbeard successfully extracted the Goro Goro no Mi of Enel while glancing at Luke in confusion. He felt the thrill of exploring forbidden places now that he has a powerful backer.
"Where? Are we going to harvest some Devil Fruits every place we visit?"
"Yes and No. Don't ask, just follow my lead." Luke reduced Enel's corpse into atoms leaving no traces. He also erased the memories of the Priests.
...
Luke and Blackbeard floated downwards. They were leaving the Sky Island.
"You mentioned we will facing a great battle soon. Who are we fighting this time?" Blackbeard asked with interest. He faced Enel's destructive power and indeed the man was something to be wary of. However, Enel seems to be lacking or clueless about Haki for defense. It was like he was facing his own counterpart.
Now that Luke mentioned he was facing a great battle, he was intrigued. Who's the lucky person to be facing his monster of a master?
"Not battle actually. We will assassinate a powerhouse and hopefully obtain a Devil Fruit." Luke crossed his arms with serious face. He continued,
"That powerhouse is one of the Four Emperors of the Seas
Charlotte Linlin, also known as Big Mom."